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UPDATE: 11:45 a.m.
Another message from Assistant Superintendent Graham Clark at 11:45 a.m asks parents to not come to Homestead High.
Parents with students at Homestead High School are reporting that Homestead is also in lockdown as a precaution. Here is the message parents are receiving:
This is Graham Clark, Associate Superintendent at the Fremont Union High School District. Today is Friday, January 25 at 11:15. Homestead High School is currently in a Code Red. Our other four campuses are operating normally. Police are on site. We want to assure you our students are safe and we will send you more information as soon as we have updates.
And there's this from a Patch reader: "Early Horizons on Lewiston (which shares space with the French-American school and DeLor Montessori) is also on lockdown."
Parents of students at multiple Sunnyvale schools in a lockdown because of a suspect search this morning are being told to go to a nearby intersection for more information, according to city and school district officials.
The city's website stated at 11:22 a.m. that parents should go to the southeast corner of Homestead Road and South Mary Avenue for information about the incident, which has prompted the lockdown of Cupertino Middle School and West Valley Elementary School.
The statement says children cannot be picked up at this time.
City officials said a search was under way between the areas of Homestead Road, South Bernardo Avenue, Helena Drive and Wright Avenue.
Cupertino Union School District spokesman Jeremy Nishihara said Cupertino Middle School, which is within the search area, is locked down while West Valley Elementary School, which is located nearby, was also locked down as a precaution.
Streets are also blocked off in the area, city officials said.
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Areas of concern
In an earlier era, concerns expressed by an associate veterinarian, staff member or per diem doctor who hinted at controlled
drug improprieties might have been met with a polite "none of your business," and that'd be the end of it. Today, newly developed
legal theories of vicarious civil and criminal liability can ensnare even the innocent. Workers with no malicious intent can
become involved in unwelcome investigation-related hassles—even implications of alleged complicity with unprofessional or
illegal activity of coworkers.
Those most at risk, of course, are people who hold professional licenses: veterinarians and credentialed technicians. Due
to their higher level of training in the field, licensees may be held to a higher standard of care in instances where the
diversion or abuse of addictive medication is, or "should have been," apparent in the workplace.
Protecting yourself
Potential workplace misconduct is a touchy and perilous subject. This is especially the case for nonveterinarian employees
at a clinic. For example, if a technician or receptionist feels compelled to alert the boss to concerns that controlled substance
abuse may be going on, her job might be placed in jeopardy. The risk is especially great if the boss is either personally
involved in illegal behavior or shielding an employee who is.
But doctors in the practice are at risk too. There are student loans to repay and reputations to be protected—becoming known
in the professional community as a scheduled-drug Buttinsky may not be the best way to hold onto or obtain a new associate
position. The same goes for per diem or relief veterinarians. Those who raise too much of a stink about drug inventory anomalies
may scare off future relief clients. Potential customers might start to wonder whether they want a whistle-blower filling
in for them while they're away on vacation or attending a conference.
So other than making a huge issue at work about sloppy controlled substance logs and potentially incurring the wrath of higher-ups,
what can the innocent licensee or other veterinary clinic employee do to protect herself from getting caught up in workplace
drug woes? One or more of these ideas might be worthy of consideration:
> Licensees can mention in an offhanded way to management that they attended a professional continuing education class about
drug inventories and felt it was appropriate to mention that some "firming up" might be needed to bring the clinic into compliance.
Providing a written list of specific ideas is a good idea as well. (Keep a copy to show investigators if a certain something
eventually hits the fan.)
> Licensees who spot recordkeeping flaws may want to ask upper management if it'd be possible to have a second team member
shadow them when monthly inventories of scheduled substances are conducted. This helps eliminate the licensee—usually a technician—from
being included in a list of suspects should drugs be found missing during a site visit by state or federal inspectors.
> Written prescriptions should be photocopied twice—one copy should be kept in the medical record and the other kept in a
chronologically catalogued binder or other permanent record. Remember that prescription mistakes happen all the time and these
copies are key to protecting the prescription writer and the clinic from liability for pharmacist error.
> Veterinarians who witness something they're concerned about may want to ask a second person to assist them when taking controlled
substances out of inventory for a procedure that requires anesthesia or when dispensing medications to a client. If that request
is routinely made, it's a signal to management that the staff or relief veterinarian is nervous about a lax existing protocol
or wants to distance himself or herself from something suspicious.
> Veterinarians always have the option of prescribing all scheduled drugs rather than dispensing them.
So while no one's immune from the implications of a drug abuse debacle in veterinary practice, just a little bit of prudence
and watchfulness can be your best friend—and ultimately protect the business.
Dr. Christopher Allen
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The Barrington Farmers' Market opens up again at the "White Church" today, June 30, from 9 am to noon.
"Come to the market to do your weekly grocery shopping," said Lisa Browning, market manager and nutritionist. "Eat local, farm-fresh foods, support your and your family's health, support local farmers and support local businesses. Rain or shine, we go indoors!"
Browning also provided a recipe for a honey vinaigrette dressing you can make with the honey sold at the market by one of the vendors, Aquidneck Honey. Here's the recipe, courtesy of the market's new newsletter:
Honey Vinaigrette Dressing
Easy and delicious, this dressing is perfect for salads, leftover whole grains and grilled or roasted veggies.
1/4 cup of your favorite vinegar
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 T fresh chopped Market herbs
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp Aquidneck Honey
1 tsp Dijon mustard
Why use local honey?
"Not only does local honey taste better than store-bought honey (actually, no comparison), it's better for you," Browning said in the newsletter. "Local honey is direct from the hive, just the way the bees made it. This is complete honey, with pollen grains and enzymes that the bees produce locally. Honey includes pollen from flowers in the area where the bees work."
"Natural enzymes, pollen, vitamins, minerals and amino acids are found in beekeeper's honey," she said. "When honey is processed commercially, it is finely filtered and heated. Filtering removes most pollen particles and heat can change the color, taste and destroy vitamins. Additives have even been discovered in commercially processed honey found in stores."
"Research suggests that consuming honey from an area that you live in may help suppress allergies," said Browning. "One of our customers swears it works better than any medication he has tried for gastric reflux."
So get rid of the white sugar in your kitchen and use honey as a healthier alternative, in salad dressing, on fruit, Browning said.
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From the Kuntrashians smelling each others Brawny Towel Vagina odor..to this as as ART..i just wanna scream. IM sorry..I simply find this type of so called ART utter BULSHIT!.. But, you know a bunch Hipsters sipping two buck chuck are are oohhhin and ahhhing that this is genius.. ITS A FUCKIN LESBIAN IN A FUCKIN GLASS BOX PEOPLE......
"Tilda Swinton will be doing unannounced, random performance art pieces sleeping in a glass box in the museum," the source added. "Today is the first performance. Each performance lasts the whole day the museum is open." Swinton and her box are located near the ticket collectors today, but the box may be in different locations at other performances.
"The Maybe" was first performed in London in 1995 at the Serpentine Gallery; Swinton conceived the performance piece, and asked artist Cornelia Parker to collaborate on the installation. Swinton later re-performed the piece in the Museo Barracco in Rome. Here's what the museum has to say about the piece:
An integral part of The Maybe's incarnation at MoMA in 2013 is that there is no published schedule for its appearance, no artist's statement released, no no museum statement beyond this brief context, no public profile or image issued. Those who find it chance upon it for themselves, live and in real—shared—time: now we see it, now we don't.


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Writer and film critic Adrian Martin marks the launch of his new book The Mad Max Movies (Currency Press and ScreenSound Australia) with a discussion about the connections between George Miller's films and the films they remember, rework and rewrite.
Mad Max screens with Kiss Me Deadly and Mad Max 2 screens with Raising Arizona as part of ACMI's Remembered By cinema program.
'In the Mad Max films, George Miller draws less from his immediate predecessors in independent '70s cinema (such as Martin Scorsese, Robert Altman or Terrence Malick) than from a handful of seemingly classical directors: Alfred Hitchcock, Howard Hawks, Fritz Lang, Orson Welles, Sam Fuller, Jacques Tourneur, Raoul Walsh, Budd Boetticher and Robert Aldrich (whose Kiss Me Deadly [1955] obviously provides inspiration for the character of the Greek-Australian car mechanic played by Nick Lathouris).
But in the borrowing and adapting of tropes from these masters, their formalist and modernist potentiality is heightened, brought into sharp relief. In this crucial sense, the Mad Max films are essays in film criticism, history and theory: they reinvent, help us to see anew, their forebears, and action-horror directors can do this no less than the critics-turned-auteurs of the French New Wave.'
The Mad Max Movies by Adrian Martin, Currency Press & ScreenSound, due for publication May 2003.
Adrian Martin is film critic for The Age. He is the author of Phantasms (Penguin, 1994) and Once Upon a Time in America (British Film Institute, 1998), and co-editor of Movie Mutations (British Film Institute, 2003). He has won the AFI Byron Kennedy Award (1993) and the Pascall Prize for Critical Writing (1997). He is co-editor of the Internet film journal Rouge (www.rouge.com.au).


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Can't argue with that Leap Day miracle! (Did I mention it's tonight?!?) Leap Day miracle indeed ♥ So, obviously, that's what I'm loving today... but here's other things I've been loving this week:
- The knowledge that this exists just makes my world that much better!
- C-U-T-E print, no? I need to this thing on my wall ASAP!
- How beautiful were the women on the Red Carpet this weekend? Love watching them all so elegant!
- This outfit may be one of my favorites of Jessica's ever. It's just perfect (and finally got me thinking about colored jeans!)
- Foster's latest trip to Baja totally makes me want to jump in my car & go anywhere. Check out all his pictures here.


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Following overwhelming support at a public hearing Monday night, city plan commissioners unanimously backed construction of a mosque in Brookfield, sending the plans to aldermen for final approval.
The voice vote drew applause, handshakes and hugs among the approximately 30 people who stayed to hear the vote after the hearing that packed the Common Council chambers and two overflow areas.
Commissioner Gary Mahkorn, one of two aldermen whose district includes the mosque site, said he was "so proud" of the community for its support of religious diversity and freedom of religious worship, some raised .
"We're a welcoming community," Mahkorn said. "I'm proud of this community. I'm proud of this country."
Mushir Hassan, project manager for the Islamic Society of Milwaukee and a Brookfield resident and physician, said he was bouyed by the positive reaction Monday.
"We're obviously very encouraged," Hassan said. "It's just very heart-warming the degree of support we've got from the greater community."
The commissioners' recommendation — which includes a long list of conditions including building an extended right-turn lane from Pheasant Drive onto Calhoun Road — now goes to the Common Council for a possible vote at its May 15 meeting.
If aldermen accept the recommendation (three of the city's 14 aldermen were among the seven plan commissioners voting Monday night), construction could begin as soon as June, with occupancy of the mosque eyed for spring 2013, Hassan has said.
The Islamic Society of Milwaukee has a May 18 fundraiser planned to help secure the estimated $1.5 million cost to build the mosque's first phase. A second phase that could to the mosque and increase maximum worship space from 114 people to 350 would raise the total cost to $3.6 million.
Mosque expansion eyed after widening
Hassan, however, said in an interview after the vote that he believed the Muslim community would wait to expand until after Calhoun Road is widened from two to four lanes from North Avenue to Capitol Drive. That widening may not occur for 10 to 15 years, City Engineer Jeff Chase has said.
Hassan said he believed the 114 maximum worshippers allowed under phase one would be more than adequate. About 60 to 70 currently meet for prayers at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. Waiting to expand until Calhoun Road is widened is "the most polite thing to do," he said.
Fundraising for a larger mosque also would take more time, he said.
Mayor Steve Ponto, who chairs the Plan Commission, told the standing-room-only crowd that any comments about religion would not be considered by officials. He told the audience to stick to zoning and site issues, such as traffic, stormwater and environmental issues.
Othman Atta, an attorney and executive director of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, told commissioners that federal government civil rights officials had asked him if he felt Brookfield was violating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act that prohibits zoning decisions limiting the free exercise of religion.
Atta said he told them Brookfield had done a . He told commissioners the federal government would only consider intervening if the project was denied.
Ald. Mark Nelson said he believed 86 people spoke Monday night, with all but no more than 10 speaking in favor of the mosque.
The prevailing comment by supporters and Islamic Society members was that a closer mosque was needed for convenience, shorter driving commutes and community fellowship.
Desire for mosque closer to home
"We came here for the same reasons just about everybody else did: great neighborhood, great schools," Bushra Zaibak said. "It would be so great to have a place of worship nearby so I don't have to leave Brookfield."
Mir Basir said, "I hope that next time my grandson is able to visit me, that I would be able to take him to my mosque."
Those opposed cited traffic and environmental concerns, not religious issues. However, some residents who have raised concerns at past public sessions about sharia law, terrorist ties and Islamic extremists were in attendance but did not speak.
Ted Gibbs, a longtime Brookfield resident, said the city should spend more time studying the potential traffic impact.
Magnet for Muslim growth, traffic
"I think this will be a magnet for Muslims who would like to come to Brookfield to pray," Gibbs said. Is there any reason not to delay and do a more thorough, more longer term study? Because it isn't going to be a mosque for 60 or 70 people."
Kathleen Grasse of Brookfield said, "I'm a big fan of the Bill of Rights and freedom of religion.... What I'm not a fan of any increase in traffic, any facility that's going to bring in 100 people, 100 cars."
Grasse urged officials to reject the mosque and impose a building moratorium in that location until the road is widened to support more traffic.
"I'm just disappointed," Sandra Ruggles, a former Brookfield resident now living in Milwaukee, said after the meeting. "I don't think they gave due diligence to a traffic study." Ruggles said none of her concerns related to religion, but were about parking and stormwater.
"They said they read all those blue sheets (of public comments from a May 2 informational session) but they didn't respond to everything," said Sharon Kurz of Brookfield.
Ahmed Quereshi, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, said after the hearing that he was "very happy" with Monday's public hearing and vote. "It was gratifying to hear the appreciation expressed for all the work we've done on this project," Quereshi said. "We plan to have a long-term relationship with the city."
Check out a replay of from Monday night's Plan Commission meeting.
- For more information on the mosque, see Patch's previous stories.
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Glasgow Daily Times
Former Glasgow High School standout Haley Perkins scored 15 points for Union College Thursday night in a 79-63 loss to Milligan in Appalachian Athletic Conference play.
The conference loss is the second in a row for Union, dropping it to 11-5 overall and 4-2 in the AAC.
Union got off to a bad start and never really recovered. Tied at 7-all, Milligan went on a 14-4 run to open up a 21-11 lead with 12:02 left in the first half. Union cut the margin to 27-20 with 6:43 to go, but Milligan closed out the half on a 9-2 run to take a 40-25 lead into the break.
While both teams had 23 rebounds in the first half, Milligan had 10 offensive boards. Additionally, Union turned the ball over 15 times in the first half as compared to Milligan's four.
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ABC Wins Sunday as Season Draws to Close
May 19, 2008 12:37 PM
A hectic season is winding down as nine programs finished their runs over the weekend.
Sunday saw the season finale of "Desperate Housewives" on ABC, pulling in the night's high score with a 6.1 rating/16 share in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic. The two-hour episode increased 9% above last week, helping ABC win the night with a 4.7/13.
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" also ended its season with a two-part episode, pulling in a 2.6/9 at 7 p.m. and a 3.8/11 at 8 p.m. The 8 p.m. episode fell 5% week-to-week, ringing up a tie with its season low.
"The 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards" (2.9/8) ticked up a slight 9% from last year, but was the second lowest rated CMA show since at least 1991. CBS finished second (2.6/7) for the night.
Fox (2.4/7) ended the seasons of "The Simpsons" (2.9/9), "King of the Hill" (2.6/7) and "American Dad" (2.7/7). All were essentially flat from last week.
NBC (1.3/4) finished fourth with repeats of "The Office."
The CW (0.5/2) saw one of its last original self-programmed Sunday nights, as "Everybody Hates Chris" (0.5/2) and "The Game" (0.8/2) finished nearly on par with last week. "Aliens in America" (0.5/1) completed its series run with little fanfare.
Speaking of series finales, "Moonlight" (1.8/6) left CBS (2.0/7) for good on Friday. The show was down a tick from last week. It was also the lowest rated show of the night on the Eye, as "Ghost Whisperer" (2.0/7) and "Numbers" (2.3/7) finished their season runs right around average for the season.
ABC (1.7/6) finished second on Friday with the season finale of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (1.7/6) and "20/20" (1.9/6). Fox (1.2/4) and The CW (1.2/4) tied for third with "Dodgeball" on Fox and "Friday Night Smackdown" on The CW.
NBC (1.0/4) wound up last with "Dateline" (1.4/4) and an "American Gladiators" (0.9/3) repeat, falling 40% from the time period's previous four-week average, mainly held by "Most Outrageous Moments" episodes.
Cop shows boosted Fox (1.6/6) to another Saturday win. ABC (1.3/5) finished second, CBS (1.0/4) third and NBC (0.8/3) fourth. Of note, "America's Most Wanted" aired its 1,000th capture.
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New High Center for Worship and the Performing Arts
January 2013
See: High Center
Messiah College Guitar Ensemble Concert
Saturday December 8, 3:30 PM
Hostetter Chapel
Free Admission
The Messiah College Guitar Ensemble presents a concert of various types of music. We continue to support the Guitar Studies that Mechanicsburg Middle School (MMS) includes in its music program by inviting their guitar ensemble to also perform several pieces in this concert and present a combined piece with both ensembles.
The (MMS) guitar students come to Messiah College each year to spend time with our guitar majors to explore ideas of improvisation and guitar playing techniques. Great fun!
Professor Zwally Presents Concert with Kerry Harker-Roth
To Benefit Christian Health Care Missions in Haiti
Sunday December 9, 2013
Free Admission. Free Will Offering For Missions in Haiti
Location: Slate Hill Mennonite Church
1352 Slate Hill Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011
See: http://www.slatehillmennonite.org
The Messiah College Department of Music presents in faculty recital Kerry Harker-Roth (viola and violin) and Randall Zwally (guitar and banjo). The performance will take place at Slate Hill Mennonite Church. The concert will feature classicsal Christmas, Appalachian and bluegrass music. Assisting in the performance will be George Waltemire (guitar) and Caleb Liddick (double bass). Proceeds benefit the Christian health care missions in Haiti through Thriving Villages International.
Workshop for the Christian Guitarist at Messiah College - Saturday April 13, 2013
With clinicians:
Randall Zwally - Director of Guitar Studies at Messiah College
See: http://www.messiah.edu/acdept/depthome/music2/FacultyBios/ZwallyBio.htm
Jay Umble - Instructor of Jazz and Electric Guitar at Messiah College
See: http://www.jayumble.com
Rob Zwally - Stringed Instrument Repair Specialist
See: http://www.stringdoc.com
For More information about the Workshop contact Randall Zwally at:
717-766-2511 ext. 2400
Please visit this site again soon for more updates about the Workshop!
Jay Umble Joins Messiah Teaching Staff As Adjunct Instructor in Jazz Guitar
Jay is from Annville, PA where he lives with his wife and son. He is one of the most sought-after jazz guitarists in our area. He is also the author of several jazz guitar instruction books.
Jay has recently released a new CD entitled "Spirit Crossing". He describes it as, "a blend of acoustic guitars and percussion with a few added elements of pop, light rock and jazz. This all original recording contains a lot of sonic textures and at times is quite dense. It has been described as the ultimate chill album."
Please read more about Jay at his Website: http://www.jayumble.com/
Messiah College Guitar Program Adds MIDI Guitar
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Recital Hall, High Center for Worship and the Performing Arts. Free Admission
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Many of us assume that the more we can engage with our customers, the better. The common wisdom tells us that more engaged customers tend to be more loyal. But recent surveys by Corporate Executive Board tell a different story: for many consumers, the rising volume of communications from marketers isn't empowering — it's overwhelming. Consumers actually want marketers to simplify the decision-making process, so that consumers can think less about the decision. Marketers can do that in three easy ways by helping consumers:
- Learn effectively without distraction — simplifying the research process by offering clear and streamlined brand-specific product information targeted to each decision stage.
- Trust the information they receive — providing independent ratings and reviews and recommendations from advisors consumers can trust.
- Weigh options confidently — making transparent buying guides and brand differentiated information easily available.
While the advice above may initially seem counter-intuitive, the studies found this approach to result in significantly higher likelihood to purchase. Read all the details here: http://hbr.org/2012/05/to-keep-your-customers-keep-it-simple/ar/1.
To find out how to simplify decision-making for your customers, give us a call at (818) 752-7210.
Sources: "Marketers Have It Wrong: Forget Engagement, Consumers Want Simplicity," Forbes.com 7/02/2012; "To Keep Your Customers, Keep It Simple," Harvard Business Review, 5/1/12


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Following years of conflict and poverty, the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) experiences some of the most extreme sexual violence in the world. Although sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) can affect anyone, women and girls are most vulnerable and suffer the most from an epidemic of severe rape and abuse.
IMA currently leads project USHINDI, a five-year USAID-funded program designed to provide a holistic approach integrating medical, legal, psychosocial, and economic support services to survivors and those affected by SGBV. IMA collaborates with the Ministry of Health and several national/international NGOs, community organizations and women's groups to provide quality care and treatment, raise awareness and improve the rights and protection of women. International partners include the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative, Save the Children and CARE. Local partners include Children's Voice, Program for Promotion of PHC (PSSP), HEAL Africa, and the Panzi Hospital Foundation.
In 2010 IMA and partners launched project activities that cover 10 health zones (Lolwa, Mutwanga, Lubero, Alimbongo, Obokote, Ferekini, Idjwi, Mwena, Shabunda and Komanda) within the Orientale, North Kivu, Maniema and South Kivu provinces. USHINDI provides access to quality and timely medical services, legal aid, psychosocial services, and economic support as well as assists in the legal prosecution of SGBV crimes. SGBV training is provided to a number of service providers in the community such as health personnel, schools, community workers and leaders, women and children's groups and legal staff that serve the most vulnerable populations. Additionally, IMA provides community sensitization to overcome negative social attitudes toward women as well as works with civil authorities to ensure the protection of all women and the application of laws guaranteeing safety, protection and equal rights.
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"Three Rivers: The Bluestone, Gauley and New," will premiere on PBS at 8 p.m. today and again at 11 p.m.
The 90-minute documentary is produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting, with assistance from the National Park Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture, organizations charged with protecting portions of the New, Bluestone and Gauley and the lands through which they flow. The producer is Russ Barbour.
"Three Rivers" examines the historical and ongoing relationship between man and nature in the region, and serves as both a travelogue and an examination of efforts to improve the environment, while promoting economic growth through tourism.
Jim Phillips, Naturalist at Pipestem State Park, says the three-river region offers the essentials for both man and nature to flourish, adding that, "If you're gonna have wildlife and a good variety of wildlife, you need to provide them with the basics and the basics would be food, water, shelter, a place to live and a place to raise their families." Phillips, Ed Wooton, also from Pipestem, and Sam Cowell, superintendent at Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park, contributed to the documentary.
The production reveals the area's geology and geography and what makes the New, Gauley and Bluestone rivers unique when it comes to boating and enjoying life along these streams.
An examination of the events behind the establishment of both New River National Scenic River in North Carolina and New River Gorge National River in southern West Virginia, as well as Bluestone National Scenic River and Gauley River National Recreation Area is part of the program.
There is a focus on the role of flood control in boosting the region's economy of the Gauley River, especially during Gauley Season. The production also examines the impact of industry, along the Bluestone, Gauley and New and efforts to improve the environment and quality of life, along these waterways.
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Hi all,
How do I find out if my car has the Bose amplified system or not?
and where in the car can I find the amp and the sub??! thanks!
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Hi all,
How do I find out if my car has the Bose amplified system or not?
and where in the car can I find the amp and the sub??! thanks!
Hi mate if u look in the boot on the left hand side, behind the removable pannel u should see a sub, if u then look on the right hand side behind the cover there should be an amp if it has one ?? jeff.
All A3/S3's comes with a sub woofer on the left hand side, Bose will have the extra amp on the right hand side to power the mid and tweeter speakers in the car.Quote:
Originally Posted by jeffers999
Ok I checked it out today and there seemed to be nothing?? :S
and these are the wires in the headunit area:
What are these wires about? I know theres one block for power and one block for the speaker connections, and the aerial but what are the rest??
I know there are full front and rear speakers, should I just wire them all up to the headunit and by-pass the amp if its not there?
I can confirm you car is definitely non Bose equipped, looks like someones took the sub out on the left hand side, was the car full of after market ICE at some point in it's life?
I think it was as it didnt have a headunit in either most probabaly removed before I got it.Quote:
Originally Posted by jojo
I've already connected a headunit, and the power is there, but theres no output from the speakers when the speaker block is connected.
How do I go about getting the speakers to work then?
If theres an amp then I'm sure it'll need some sort of power feed to tell it to turn on when the headunit comes on, and also some sort of sound input, either RCA input or speaker line in input??
Thanks for the help!
You should have sound through the front speakers, the rears,sub and CD changer (if you had one) are fed via the multi coloured din connector.
Search through Andymac's posts in the ICE forum for all the wiring information you will need.
the amp which is mising from the left hand side in your boot powers up the rear speakers. the best thing you can do is put a standard sub back in so the majority of the car is standard then change the head unit to whatever you want.
If your not that bothered with quality then you can pick up a replacement stock sub (with the sub/rear amp inside it) for around Ł30 on ebay. It'll be a straight plug & play install as all the wiring is there already.
You should however be getting sound from the front speakers as these run stright off the HU. I'm assuming the HU you have sourced is an original Audi HU. This must have been out of a Bose equipped car so will have the internal amp switched off. To switch it on you'll need someone with VAGCOM, as this is the only way to tell the HU to power the front speakers.
If you want really good quality then install a proper 4 channel amp and run 2 channels to the rears and 2 channels bridged to a sub (or one of my stealth subs). I can provide an adapter to give you the feeds from the Audi loom to plug into an aftermarket amp without chopping the existing wiring, so all you'll need to run is a power cable from the battery.
Here you go:
Hi Andymac, think i've seen you about on uk-mkivs too?Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyMac
Thanks for the help! Basically at the moment im just looking to get the sound up and running. I've got a pioneer headunit and I've got an audi adapter that connects to the power and speaker blocks of the audi.
The power is fine as it switches on. However, do the yellow and red wires need switching? constant and ignition power?
In terms of the speakers, can anyone post a pic of the amp? I havent found an amp after a quick search so if its not there then I'll just bypass that wire the rear speakers back to the head unit as sound quality isn't really top of my list. Maybe later on I'll see if I wana put a sub in.
For the front speakers, they are already wired to the head-unit i.e. they are not amped? In which case ill just have to check sound was going out from the head-unit. I'll have a look at it again probabaly on wednesday. thanks again!
Yes the perm live & ignition on power need to be reversed otherwise you'll lose all your presets.
The amp is inside the tupperware sub, which you don't have, so yes just rewire the rears to the Pioneer.
Here's a pic of the amp inside the sub:
Ok the pioneer is powering up but not outputting anything to the front speakers :S so Im guessing something is wrong with the output on the pioneer as I sent an electrical signal down the speaker wires and they seemed to buzz fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyMac
Instead I've sourced a VW beta cassette player and connected it up all the wires fit straight into the system.
Went to turn it on and nothing!
Changed the fuse and then when I tried to turn it on the backlight would flash blue for half a second and turn off??
Hooked it up to vagcom and it detected it fine with the 'DIAG' coming up on the screen of the radio, but there was a fault code logged something about internal memory error?
Anyone know what this could be?
Andymac you mentioned that you have to activate power to the radio through vagcom?
or do I have to enter the radio code ?
If the HU was from a Bose system in the previous car then sometimes these units have the internal front speaker amp turned off as it's not used in the active Bose system. This can only be switched on via VAGCOM.
Have you checked all the fuses? There are 3, one on the back of the HU, and 2 seperate ones on the fuse box. One for perm live (Radio) and one for ignition on live (Radio S-kont). Easier really to use a 12v testing screwdriver and confirm you have power on both the red/white wire and the yellow/red wire on the black ISO power connector (with the ignition full on).
The VW radio will just confuse the issue as I'm not sure how compatible they are with the Audi setup. If the unit is from a CANBUS vehicle (2001 onwards) then that could give you problems as you don't have it on your 98 A3. The CANBUS is used to tell the HU when the keys are in the ignition.
If you can get a buzz from the speakers by putting an AA battery across the connections then at least you know they are still wired up to the original loom. My guess was the previous owner either rewired the fronts for the aftermarket system or didn't even bother to replace them when he took out his aftermarket speakers (as he obviously didn't bother with the sub).
Maybe worth popping a door card off and just checking.
yep the speakers are connected but I'll try activating them through VAGCOM.
How do I do this?
I can get into the radio module and it detects it fine but where to from there?
the speakers at the front of the car will work from a genuine radio wether the bose is activated or not via the coding, so there must be somthing else at fault here.
ok in that case there is no fault with the wiring of the speakers.
I have two different HU's im using to test the audio.
The pioneer im sure theres something wrong with the speaker output, or that its not activated in the HU as its quite a complex one and maybe the outputs are turned off.
Instead of messing about with the settings on that, I decided to connect the VW Beta one instead. But that doesnt turn on past the flashing blue screen but it detects it fine in VAGCOM and turns on to show the 'DIAG' diagnostics mode.
So I just wana get the VW one working instead as its got the same colour coding as the audi and fits better,
so how do I get that one to work??
radio code?
thanks for the help once again!


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