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In December 2010, Gene D. "Shorty" Carter, who local drug agents called the leader of a $1 million cocaine and heroin distribution ring, was charged with selling 44 ounces of cocaine and 22,000 bags of heroin, equal to 33 ounces, through a network of other dealers i Blair and Centre counties.
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Time to alter the 2nd Amendment and outlaw all these ridiculous guns.
They're useless as defensive weapons anyway.
Any trained security guard knows that a gun is USELESS as a defense weapon unless it is loaded and drawn, in hand, ready for action.
Why do you think the Brinks guards have their pistoles out in their hands as they transfer money?
Because the guns are USELESS unless they are IN HAND!
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I am looking for some opinions on a decent setup for our church worship team. I've attached two diagrams that I threw together with Visio to help people like me who need pictures to help visualize something. The one is our existing setup on stage with all the monitors, amplifiers and house speakers. The other one is all of that replaced with the Bose system and how I would connect the band. But I want someone who has experience with the PAS to give me some feedback and tell me what their recommendation for our church would be (given the facts). I will make this as detailed as I possibly can so you have as much information as you need and then some.
∙ Stage Size - 36' Wide x 16' Deep
∙ Sanctuary Size - 36' Wide x 100' Deep (that includes the stage)
Musicians and Singers:
∙ Lead singer (wireless Shure SM58 with receiver in the sound room)
∙ Four backup singers with one behind the piano (wired Shure SM58)
∙ Electric piano (Yamaha brand)
∙ Electric drums (Hart dynamics kit with an Alesis DMPro brain)
∙ Electric guitar (uses an effects board and two other effects pedals daisy chained)
∙ Acoustic guitar (plugs directly into an amp right now)
∙ Electric bass guitar (plus directly into an amp right now)
∙ Congas, harmonica and other percussion instruments (wired Shure SM58)
Our intent is to replace the two stage monitors, the four stage amps, four house speakers, the 24 channel mixer, the effects processor, the equalizers, the power amplifiers (except the one for our 70V system), and the digital delay. We currently have two smaller speakers in the middle of the sanctuary on a digital delay to fill the back end. My hope is that we won't need these anymore but I really need some professional advice on this one due to the fact that our sanctuary might be rather deep. Our ceiling isn't all that high and it's arched except for the back end. If I had to guess in the ceiling height I'd have to say it's about 10'-12' high at the bottom of the arch and about 15'-20' at the top of the arch. The other thing that concerns me is getting the volume loud enough in the back so people can hear the music over everyone singing and clapping.
Here's the diagrams...
I look forward to hearing from you all. We are a small church of about 200 or so in the Denver/Ephrata area of PA (Harvest Fellowship)
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Great diagrams. The layout you are proposing looks pretty good to me.
I might run the piano into the Personalized Amplification System™ (PAS) at the far right. Your version has the instruments well balanced. The only reasons I would put the piano input into the unit at the right are:
- for the sake of the Piano player: He or she would probably have an easier time hearing him/herself in the mix if both of the sounds he/she is producing are coming from the same point in space.
- for the "audience", having the Piano sound coming from behind the Piano would give a better sight/sound correlation.
On the other hand, having all those instruments coming out of one unit may not be as clear as having it come out of two units. It depends on what/how everyone is playing. You could try it both ways.
I wouldn't remove those speakers just yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if you find that you don't need them.
The Bose units project sound much more effectively than traditional systems and in your circumstances you will certainly hear the difference.
Thanks, ST for your input! I actually have the opportunity to try out the PAS at our church but only with two single base units. But I think that will be enough to at least give us an idea of how well they will project the sound throughout the sanctuary. So having the piano, piano vox, drums and congas through the one might not be that bad. But if money wasn't an issue I'd really like to go with five units total. We'll have to see how it all works out though. We'll be able to use these two units during a Sunday morning service which is our fullest service so it will be a good test for them I think. But we'll have to keep in mind that it won't be as good as having four so we need to be fair too. In my diagram I have the two units on the end as double base units for the drums and bass guitar. We might start out with all single bass units and upgrade later but we'll have to see. I might experiment with the units I'm borrowing to make the one double bass and see how much difference there is. It would be really nice if there was a Bose reseller close to us that could bring out four or five units to demo them for a day or weekend. So if any one from Bose is reading this and can hook me up please let me know.
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Hi Rick,
Great diagrams, indeed! (You're giving ST, the reigning king of diagrams, a run for his money in that regard!)
Here's a link for Guitar Centers, PA, our exclusive reseller for the Bose® Personalized Amplification System™ family of products. I'm also sending you some info for local contacts via Private Message...
It's been over four years and we still haven't made the jump yet!! Well, FINALLY we are going to get what we need and evaluate them for the 45 day trial. Here is my new sketch to view and see the new stage layout. Please read my notes attached to my sketch for more information as well as the above post from 4 years ago. As far as adding more B1s, I think I may consider adding more later if I discover what I first purchased won't be enough. But, I'm open for ideas! Please also see my Google SketchUp drawing attached even though it doesn't show everything. Thank-you for any help you can provide!
Rick Monyer
Harvest Fellowship
Stevens, PA
A picture speaks a thousand words, so here is a recent photo of our church sanctuary. I also wanted to let you know that the style of music is anything from soft rock, pop, heavy ballads, hymns, or even country. But we no longer have an electric guitar player so the mix is lacking in that sense. But most importantly is that we worship God with all our might so the music does get pretty intense at times. I play a Roland TD-20 drum set so we get good sound out of that. We have a Yamaha clavinova and an old Roland keyboard but I forget the model numbers. Well, that's all for now.
Hi Rick,
Great SketchUp Sketch.
Here is your Sketcher Sketch and accompanying notes.
-- click image to make changes to the live version --
L1® Model II
T1 ToneMatch® audio engine
Orange numbers are Systems and Inputs using those Systems.
Blue filled numbers are Channel connections to/from the T1 ToneMatch® audio engine.
Green numbers are for general notes about the Sketch and connections to non-Bose gear.
Quoting drumma777 from The Sketcher
Hi, Rick:
Between your two sketches (Google SketchUp vs Sketcher), it's not clear to me whether you're looking at Model I or Model II.
I would definitely stay with T1's, as you've shown in Sketcher layout.
However, I would say: don't judge the adequacy of the bass response from single B1's on those system which are connected to the computer/iPod or keyboards. You recognize that factor in your earlier notes, but if I was faced with the choice of Model II w/ 1-B1 vs. Model I w/ 2-B1's, I'd go that latter route -- particularly if you may not be moving them often to other location. Given the set up on the "short" wall of the room, the wider spread of the Model II won't be a major advantage to the congregation -- although it may help some on the stage.
Thanks for the feedback Dan! I was going to go with the Model II units but now I am curious about getting 4 Model I double bass packages, 4 T1s w/PS, and a PackLite extended bass package for the drums and bass. Hmmmmmmm... It would be considerably cheaper and what would I REALLY be gaining by using the Model II units over the Model I units? Wow! I would save $2400 using the same L1, T1, B1 configuration but using the Model II units instead and $800 cheaper than my original configuration but with more power and bass! I'm not too concerned with portability, I mean they're already pretty portable and we wouldn't be using them outside of the church all that much (maybe 10 events in a year outside the church). Now you got me thinking! Any more suggestions, questions, comments?
Just remember that you need the external power supplies for the T1's if you do go with Model I L1's.
The only other consideration (which I think relevant to your setup) is that the Model II does have a bit of floor-space advantage in that the B1s can nestle in close to the column. That should not be a major limitation with the size of your stage, but it *is* something to consider.
FYI, in general, one way to "compact the footprint" of multiple L1's is to "share a stack" between two L1s. That is, for two L1's and a total of 4 B1s between them, just place a stack of 4 B1's between the two L1s. Top 2 connect to one L1; the bottom 2 to the other L1. -- One may not like the look of it, but I can't think of an acoustical reason to NOT do so (and I have done just that, on at least two occasions).
For an "on-the-road" group, the Model II size & weight reduction *is* of more value.
OK. I've made up my mind after much deliberation and reading on this forum comparing the Model I to the Model II I've decided and our church board has decided that we should do this the best way that we can. I feel the best solution is to get three Model II double-bass packages with ToneMatches and one Model II single-bass package with a ToneMatch and add in a Packlight extended bass package. Here is a link to My Stage Layout in The Sketcher. I feel that this configuration will give me the best solution bass wise, power wise and coverage wise. I am under some serious pressure though to make a GREAT first impression with the church board because we will only have one Sunday service before our next board meeting to decide if we are going to keep these or not. I don't think that's fair, but this is what the board decided because our board meeting in February will be after the 45 day trial is up. So to say I am a little nervous is a HUGE understatement. Not that I don't believe in this product, but I understand that there could be things we'd have to work through to get it perfected and only having one band practice and then doing a full Sunday morning service. I know our board members and I think they will be understanding enough to know if we can work through any of the problems that could arise during the trial period. So I may be calling Bose everyday after I install on the 28th! :P Please give me some feedback on my new configuration and if there is anything I should be concerned with and even stage layout (placement of the musicians). You can see from the above photo, Sketchup drawing, and my Sketcher sketch how we'll be arranged. Most of the major instruments and vocals are on the right (stage left) and the other half are backup vocals and supplemental instruments. That's all for now. Thanks for all your help Dan. More advise would be greatly appreciated although at this point I'm pretty sure I'm going to order these over the phone today first thing this morning.
Hi Rick,
Here is your Sketcher Sketch.
-- click image to make changes to the live version --
L1® Model II
T1 ToneMatch® audio engine
Orange numbers are Systems and Inputs using those Systems.
Blue filled numbers are Channel connections to/from the T1 ToneMatch® audio engine.
Green numbers are for general notes about the Sketch and connections to non-Bose gear.
Quoting drumma777 from The Sketcher
It's a big step, Rick, but I'm sure the result will be that soon most folks will forget where all that sound is coming from!!
Our worship space is a bit narrower and about 1/2 the length (25'x45') -- but we're hardly pushing the 2 or 3 L1's we use (and we have to deal with an awful 'cave stage').
Since you have an elevated stage, and plenty of space between the L1's and the front row of listeners, I would not be concerned about getting the sound to the back.
Two key factors to work on for the "first time out":
Since you won't have monitors, you'll have more room to work with! By putting the percussion on the opposite from the e-drums, you can get them both out from the corners.
You can later make adjustments with respect to making more use of the stage depth and revising the placement of the L1's and people, but to get everyone used to really hearing everyone else, keep them as far from the L1's as you can.
Very good and thorough advice Dan.
This looks like a perfect room for multiple L1s. This is about the size of our church, we used a single L1 near the corner with very good results. Your set up ought to really rock the place!
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As our fiscal cliff looms closer and closer, I'm reminded of a poem from my childhood: A Fence or An Ambulance, by Joseph Malins. The first stanza goes as follows:
"Twas a dangerous cliff, as they freely confessed,
Though to walk near its crest was so pleasant;
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A duke and full many a peasant.
So the people said something would have to be done,
But their projects did not at all tally;
Some said, "Put a fence around the edge of the cliff,"
Some, "An ambulance down in the valley."
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As a result of the professional development provider-conducted module, participants will learn through the creation of their handmade hydrometers, how a hydrometer functions and what it measures. Using their hydrometers, they will determine the relative differences in specific gravity of liquids and compare these values to those obtained from a commercially manufactured hydrometer. Based on their findings, participants will create their own liquid density column. Participants will design a lesson they can implement in their own classroom.
Participants will learn the term specific gravity
Participants will learn the function of a hydrometer
Participants will learn the specific gravity of different substances
Participants will be able to construct a hydrometer
Participants will be able to determine the relative specific gravity of different liquids
Participants will be able to create a liquid density column
Participants will produce a lesson plan to guide their own students in the design and implementation of an experiment
Short Clip Videos as described in Engagement Phase
Exploration and Elaboration:
20 oz water bottles with tops cut off, 1 for each liquid used, 7 bottles/ set - 1 set/group
2 2-L bottle
3 oz. plastic drinking cups
Distilled water
Kosher salt
Corn syrup
Isopropyl alcohol (purchased at pharmacy)
Select one oil: Corn oil, Olive oil, Baby oil
Materials for hydrometer: To be made by each participant
Drinking straws
Permanent markers - 2 different colors
Small nails to fit inside straw
Plasticine or blu-tac
25 mL graduated cylinder
Paper towels
3 x 5 index cards
Universal hydrometers, 1 for each group (Nasco Science, 1-800- 558-9595 - item #SB16439M /$7.40 each)
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Glass or plastic container for disposal of liquids in density columns
Hydrometers of varying types for:
Tap water
Show a video of someone trying to start the car, but the battery is dead or relay a story of what that is like.
Ask participants, "Have you ever had a similar experience?" Most will say yes. Ask participants, "Do you know how to check your car's battery to insure it is in good working order?" Answers will vary.
Play the video clip that will show how to use a device to check the fluid levels in a car battery. http://video.aol.com/video-detail/auto-and-truck-battery-reconditioning-step-5/1607610001
Assessment is on going with verbal responses from participants.
Assessment is ongoing as participants work together, record data, and discuss findings with each other.
Ask participants the following questions?
Responses will vary, but most will find that it was difficult to get an accurate measurement. Some may discuss difficulties they had with the instrument staying upright or other faulty behavior.
Responses will vary, but most will say that the manufactured device provided more accurate measurements and was easier to use. The two instruments were similar because they both floated up or down depending on the liquid substance used.
The instrument is a hydrometer and its function is to determine the specific gravity of a substance.
Specific gravity is similar to the density of a substance, but it has no units of measure. This is because specific gravity is a comparison of the density of a substance to the density of water. The specific gravity of water is given the value of 1.000 when the temperature of the water is 60° F.
The water was at room temperature and the value of 1.000 is given when the water is 60° F. Slight differences may have been seen.
Tap water has minerals in it, unlike distilled water. Demonstrate this by placing the hydrometer in a sample of each separately and have a volunteer come up to read the values.
The specific gravity is not the same because of the fat content in the milk. However, there are many components of milk and the fat content has to be determined with other methods.
Responses will vary, but a common problem is that some substances mixed together such as saltwater and sugar water or alcohol. This is a good example that can later lead into discussion of solutions.
Having seen the videos, participants will respond that hydrometers are used to check car batteries. Hydrometers are also used for checking antifreeze level in car radiators, salt water fish tanks, wine and beer making, testing milk, and for specific needs in many other industries. When they get a urine test at the doctor's office, the urine strips are providing a specific gravity value. The normal range is between 1.020 -1.030. Values higher or lower than that may indicate that the body is not functioning normally and the doctor can begin to do other tests to make a proper diagnosis.
Show samples of other hydrometers that were collected for this lesson.
A hydrometer floating in the tank will provide a specific gravity value. You then have to use a special chart that compares the temperature of the water and the specific gravity value to find the salinity level.
Add any of the substances that increased the specific gravity of water such as sugar or salt.
Assessment is ongoing with oral responses and discussion of questions.
The density columns will reflect student understanding and oral discussion will reveal things that were correct or that could be improved in the future.
Density is a concept that is very conceptual and many hands-on examples and experiences help to foster better understanding. A common misconception is that density applies only to solids when, in fact, it applies to liquids and gases as well. The density of a liquid when compared to water is called specific gravity. Specific gravity of liquids is a measure constantly used in industry, but it is also used very commonly in our everyday lives from checking proper levels of car battery and radiator fluids to urine tests at the doctor's office.
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Density columns should be emptied in a designated container. Container can be washed and rinse in the sink with soap and warm water.
Hydrometers are calibrated, cylindrical glass tubes that are weighted with lead shot or mercury and are used to find the specific gravity of a liquid. Specific gravity is the ratio of the density of a liquid compared to the density of water at 60 degrees F. There are no units of measure associated with it because it is a comparison. For example, the density of water at 60 degrees F is 1.000 g/cm3. Its specific gravity is 1.000. The density of ammonia is .8974 g/cm3. Its specific gravity compared to water is .8974, which means that it is lighter than water.
The hydrometer is lowered into a tall column of the liquid to be measured and allowed to float upright. A reading is taken off the hydrometer at the point at which the surface of the liquid touches the glass stem. Hydrometers function on the basis of Archimedes' Principle. When the hydrometer is placed in a tall column of liquid, the liquid is buoyed up by a force proportional to the weight of the displaced liquid. Hydrometers float lower in low density liquids and higher in high density liquids.
There are universal hydrometers, but in various industries the range of specific gravity for liquids they use is very small. Therefore, hydrometers are designed for large values or small values.
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Bakeries measure the specific gravity of their batter to insure quality and consistency. Research other industries to learn how specific gravity is important in what they do.
Investigate how a car radiator works and the importance of antifreeze in the radiator. Learn how to find the specific gravity of the fluid so that the radiator functions properly.
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Saginaw County has thousands of prescription drug discount cards to give away, says Deputy Controller Charles H. Cleaver. The price: free.
SN: With medical costs and the price of prescription drugs ever rising, it's easy to see these cards disappearing into pockets all over the county in a great, big hurry.
The drug discounts are great to ease the pain of rising prices. For a cure, though, much of the nation is watching the great health care reform debate in Washington, D.C.
The cards, from the National Association of Counties, save consumers about 20 percent on certain prescriptions, said Cleaver, who has cartons of thousands stacked in his office at the County Governmental Center, 111 S. Michigan, ready for distribution.
Forty-four pharmacies will participate, he said.
SN: The program, which CVS/Caremark offers counties all over the nation, works like this, according to the company's literature:
The company approaches pharmacies to join the discount card network. Each pharmacy agrees to provide the discount for drugs that insurance doesn't cover, plus pay Caremark a fee for the marked-down drugs. In exchange, the pharmacies get more people in their doors, in the hopes that they'll buy more than just drugs.
"People can use these (cards) right now," he said.
With times tight and medications often pricey, Cleaver worries "somebody is deciding whether to take the drugs or eat," he said. "It's not a pleasant decision to make."
SN: It's not a decision that anybody should have to make. That's why the White House and Congress have begun debates over what form health care reform should take across the nation.
Ideally, no sick person would be left without access to health care, including prescription the prescription drugs they may need.
For now, though, we've got scattered efforts such as this drug card to help people get access to health care services and drugs.
The cards will be distributed at locations such as municipal buildings and the Saginaw County Department of Public Health.
The county prescription drug card is available to the uninsured or to cover gaps in drug coverage, said Jayne Heringhausen, community resource nurse. It cannot be combined with other insurances, she said.
"It's meant to be a discount card when something is not covered," she said.
Cleaver said the drug card covers uninsured pet medications in some circumstances.
SN: There's not much that's funny in the deadly serious realm of health care these days.
But this one made us laugh.
Don't get us wrong -- we love out pets, or dogs, cats, even pet rats -- but a discount for their drugs on their owners' prescription cards?
That's cute.
Cindy L. Louchart, a county employee, gave away about a dozen within minutes when people heard she had them, she said.
"Everybody is really searching for anything to help them out," she said.
SN: No doubt. Anything to help us make ends meet is welcome.
The prescription card carries no income guidelines, Cleaver said.
Kenneth D. Boensnecker, owner of Satow Drugs, 308 S. Main in Frankenmuth, said discount cards in general have proven useful to consumers pinched by drug prices. He hasn't seen the county card yet.
The card is one more resource in a toolbox of options, such as a state prescription card that's also available, said County Public Health Officer Natasha Coulouris.
SN: Hooray for all that help.
But that box of mixed tools -- special fixes for particular concerns -- can't address all of the cost and access problems in U.S. health care today.
"Obviously, we connect people with different resources based on their need," she said.
As another option, the Health Department has referred people to the Community Prescription Support Program, 401 Holden in Saginaw, which helps the needy get prescription drugs also, Heringhausen said.
CVS/Caremark administers the initiative, but it's open to any participating pharmacy, officials said. The county has not contributed money to the program, Cleaver said.
To learn more about the cards, log onto caremark.com/naco or call (877) 321-2652.
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And then wade into the great national health care reform debate.
Do your reading -- in this newspaper, with various resources online and at the library -- about the various facets of the health care issue.
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Mother Theresa once said "Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile, when it is difficult to smile. Smile at each other, make time for each other in your family." Since the East Cooper Community Outreach (ECCO) Dental Clinic opened 23 years ago in June of 1991, our mission has been to enable ECCO's eligible clients the ability to smile. This is accomplished by the collaborative efforts of area dentists, MUSC dental students/residents and auxiliaries who unselfishly donate their time and talents to enable those in need to create a better future for themselves.
The advent of the job-readiness initiative ECCO Works is especially important to the dental clinic staff and volunteers. This new program offers a sustainable approach to poverty elimination. Incorporating job preparedness, case management, skills training, and help with job placement, the goal of ECCO Works is to work with program participants to help them get a job and keep it for one year, while striving to advance into a career where livable wages can be earned. More information is available on our website, www.eccocharleston.org in the Empowerment Program subsection.
Enabling these ECCO clients to eliminate generational poverty often times means providing them a healthy smile. An unhealthy smile is often cause for low self-esteem and can be a significant barrier to acceptance in the workplace. A healthy smile gives these clients the self-confidence to move forward in both the job interview and placement processes.
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Developers of a rock quarry planned for north of town claim that even when the quarry would be at its busiest, nearby residents would see very little of it.
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Apex Mining, St. Augustine Mines grossly violated revolutionary policies on environment
Daniel Ibarra, Spokesperson
NPA ComVal-Davao Gulf Sub-region Sub-regional Command
04/12/2014. Earlier today (April 12) at 9am, the New People's Army discharged command detonated explosives against the reinforcing troops belonging to the 9thInfantry Battalion-AFP at Masara Apex Tenement Complex.
Papatinding militarisasyon ang nasa likod ng 'Operasyong Bakal' ng 5th ID, 86th IB at DENR
Vic Balligi, Spokesperson
NPA Central Isabela Front Operations Command (Reynaldo Piñon Command)
03/16/2014. Paulit-ulit at gasgas ang rason ng 5th Infantry Division Philippine Army para maisagawa ang mga operasyong pangkombat sa anyo ng umano'y 'Operasyong Bakal'. Walang pinag-iba ito sa isang kotseng kakara
Dapat kundenahin at labanan ng mamamayang Masbatenyo ang mapanlinlang na sabwatan ng Filminera Mining Corporation–9th ID Philippine Army–PNP Masbate upang higit pang dambungin ang mga yamang mineral ng probinsya
Luz del Mar, Public Information Officer
NPA Masbate Provincial Operations Command (Jose Rapsing Command)
02/02/2014. Pilit na nagbibihis-banal ang mga kaaway ng mamamayan sa kanilang pakanang magsagawa ng misa ang mga sundalong pari ng 9th ID Philippine Army sa mga barangay. Kakumbina ng mga nasabing ilulunsad na mis
On Oplan Bayanihan and the prospects of peace and environmental justice
Prof. Jose Maria Sison, Chief Political Consultant
NDFP National Democratic Front of the Philippines
12/09/2013. Presentation at the Media Forum on Oplan Bayanihan and the Prospects of Peace and Environmental Justice Sponsored by the Apo Sandawa Lumadnung Panaghiusa sa Cotabato (ASLPC) and Kilusang Magbubukid ng
NPA's Response to General Catapang's Hypocritical Pretensions
Magno Udyaw, Spokesperson
NPA Mountain Province Provincial Operations Command (Leonardo Pacsi Command)
12/07/2013. To the challenge issued by AFP Northern Luzon Command chief Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang, Jr. to the New People's Army, in connection with climate change, we say "Yes, We accept the challenge!" In fact
CPP supports calls for release of UP professor
Communist Party of the Philippines
10/08/2013. The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) expressed support for the demand of human rights groups, youth groups, teachers and scientists calling for the release of UP professor Kim Gargar, who is pr
NPA warns of more operations in Agusan vs. abusers of revolutionary policies on environment, ancestral domain
Aris Francisco, Spokesperson
NPA Comval-North Davao-South Agusan Sub-region Sub-regional Command
08/23/2013. More punitive actions shall be meted out by the New People's Army to the reactionary armed forces and capitalist invaders in Loreto and other towns in Agusan del Sur to defend the masses from encroachm
Ipagtanggol ang lupang ninuno! Parusahan ang mga mandarambong!
Sey-ang Rayos, Spokesperson
NPA Benguet Provincial Operations Command (Jennifer "Maria" Cariño Command)
04/30/2013. Matagumpay na inilunsad ng Jennifer 'Maria' Cariño Command ng NPA-Benguet ang hakbang pagpaparusa sa Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co. noong April 25, 2013 sa pamamagitan ng pagsunog ng drilling machine
On Earth Day, the NDFP-Mindanao renews its commitment to defend the environment against imperialist plunder
Ka Oris, Spokesperson
NDFP Mindanao Chapter
04/22/2013. The NDFP-Mindanao is one with the entire nation and the world in celebration of Earth Day. Today, we renew our commitment in defending the environment from the ravages of destructive imperialist indust
Del Monte's culpability
Cesar Renerio, Spokesperson
NDFP North Central Mindanao Chapter
02/27/2013. Del Monte's management makes a fool of itself by feigning innocence on their apparent culpability when the New People's Army launched a punitive action against them. All these years, they consider thei
Denounce massive AFP deployment in Bukidnon
Alan Juanito, Spokesperson
NPA North Central Mindanao Regional Operations Command (Julito Tiro Command)
02/22/2013. After the successful NPA offensive operations against the giant agribusiness companies of Del Monte and Dole last February 19, the local ruling classes grew anxious over the threat to their businesses
Pnoy's ECC for Xstrata-SMI is catastrophic
Ka Efren Aksasato, Spokesperson
NDFP Far South Mindanao Chapter
02/22/2013. Malacanang's approval and issuance of the ECC for the Xstrata-SMI gold-copper project in Tampakan is a plot hatched in hell. Pnoy is inexcusably accountable for this barefaced and traitorous act. He ha
CPP denounces plan to deploy US navy "volunteers" around Tubbataha
Communist Party of the Philippines
02/06/2013. The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today denounced the Aquino regime for planning to allow the US Navy to deploy "peace corps-like volunteers" around the Tubbataha Reefs supposedly to "guard"
Unite and demand justice for all US imperialist crimes against the Filipino people--CPP
Communist Party of the Philippines
01/23/2013. The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today urged all Filipino patriotic, progressive and democratic forces to raise the banner of Philippine national sovereignty to demand not only reparation o
NDF slams continuing puppetry in Tubbataha damage
Rubi Del Mundo, Spokesperson
NDFP Southern Mindanao Chapter
01/22/2013. As climate change bring about continuing heavy floods that batter thousands of poor families in Davao city and elsewhere in Southern Mindanao, the National Democratic Front Southern Mindanao urges the
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A discussion that began online moved to the airwaves this week, and the topic was, as radio host Bob Greenburg called it, a constant at this point in the scholastic season.
Baseball? No, we were back on basketball - and the disparity between public and private schools when it comes to the postseason in that, and other, PIAA sports.
It is on the court that the inequity of the PIAA system is most visible, and, in my opinion, the only place that will change is in a court - something I've said more than once, and a position that only reinforces itself as I see this play out each year.
That was the gist of our discussion on Greenburg's "PIC Sportsline" show, heard Mondays on ESPN Radio in Hermitage, near Pittsburgh, one that began on the blog of longtime sports scribe Rod Frisco, whose eponymous website is a favored place to debate the issues of scholastic athletics.
It's not as obvious - or as prevalent - in other sports. Football tends to have more public schools than private in the playoffs each year, with the parochial domination coming in the upper classes rather than the lower - something that may be the outcome of closures and consolidation in the ranks of the state's Catholic schools over the past decade or so.
Basketball? Different story - as recently as five years ago, the PIAA finals played host to a nearly even crowd, with nine public schools and seven privates among the 16 finalists (two in each class, four classes, two genders). There were four public school crowns and four private school champs that year.
But this year's basketball tournament was a better representation of what has been a visible problem since the late 1990s. Four of the eight boys teams in the finals were public schools, but just one managed to win a title in a field littered with parochial and charter schools. The girls' tournament was lopsided in favor of non-public schools, with seven of the eight entries in the finals coming from that category, and three of the four winners.
And it's starting to be a force in other sports, too - ask the Class AA wrestlers who have had to come up against Bethlehem Catholic.
There is no easy solution, and most of the arguments thrown out by opponents of the current system can be, well, thrown out like yesterday's garbage. It doesn't matter what other states do. It may not matter what the legislature does.
What matters is court case that was litigated nearly 40 years ago - in the shadow of Title IX's passage, although even that federal act didn't play a role in our state's situation. That's because the PIAA lives under the outcome of a case in Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court from 1975.
Although that case was relatively narrow in scope - the court held that a PIAA rule prohibiting girls from playing on boys teams was discriminatory - its outcome has defined the sports landscape we play under today.
It's why private schools and even charter schools are entitled to equal standing in the PIAA. It's why boys are playing field hockey. And it's not going to change until the PIAA's hand is forced on the issue.
To be fair to the folks in Mechanicsburg, why should they change the rules - at risk of court challenge, several of which they've already seen - of their own volition? The PIAA's rules are consistent with the legal status set upon the agency.
But there is a solution - play the game from the other side. Sue the PIAA because it's rules are discriminatory - toward public schools.
Private schools don't classify under the same rules as public schools, and that's patently unfair. Students transfer to private schools without any fear of action challenging the move. Charter schools take funding from the public school district, then take its best athletes.
And public schools are saddled with population counts that include practically every student who resides in the district - the result of legislative meddling - even when those students play sports elsewhere. They have to count students who are ineligible - in some cases, incapable - of playing sports.
Fair? I don't think so.
But without someone taking on the PIAA, unfair will continue to rule the day.
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April 13, 2013
Ever caught yourself screaming a question at the TV during one of President Barack Obama's press conferences? I have....
Bwahaha.....No way is a democrat tax and spending liberal incompetent going to stop his borrowing, spending and taxing. Obama and Michelle think they've been voted in office to Reign as lifetime dictators. They do NOTHING but think they deserve whatever they want. It's the "liberal" way. They could care less about the people in this country. Their too busy thinking of themselves!!!
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Haha I'm so glad I don't pay a dime to read this Teapartican rag they call a "newspaper."
It's one thing for an editorial to question the President's actions and policies. It's another to make fun of and make a twisted game out of it. If you want to actually make a change, this will do absolutely nothing but make the yokels feel better about their poor voting choices.
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This is, without a doubt, one of the dumbest, most irresponsible, patently false, thick-headed commentaries I have ever read - it's stupid even by Inter-Mountain standards. I hope readers realize that this made-up garbage is nothing but low-brow entertainment just about three steps below Dancing with the Stars. It annoys me to see newspapers wasting information space with such uninformed drivel. None of it deserves an articulated response because it is nonsense written by someone who has no command of the facts and is proud of it.
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Walker....if you feel this way about this article.....perhaps you haven't read some of your own incompetent, ridiculous liberal rants and opinions passed on as facts. LOL. Try it.
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Trouble with liberals is that even when you show them firsthand the facts and Obama himself on video sounding the words....liberal intelligence doesn't allow for 'comprehension' of the things entering their ears. Their mouths just fly open and veins start popping, face turns red, purple....THAT is the point you KNOW they realize you shoved some FACTS down their throats and they cannot handle facts nor truth. It's like "kryptonite" to them. A daily dose of laughing at liberals makes the day a lot better.
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Mister President, some people want to know why you recently gave Egyptian President Morsi $250 million dollars of taxpayer money.
Obama: Uh, as you know, President Morsi is affiliated with an important player in the region, uh, the Muslim Brotherhood. So we gave him the money to help him, uh, secure his hold on power and, uh, stabilize the region. Next question.
Mister President, Mister President, are you aware that Morsi's government is starting to behave a lot like President Mubarak's government?
Obama: Uh, uh, I must have missed that security briefing. But I've already talked about Egypt. Next question.
Mister President, Morsi is allowing the persecution and murders of innocent Coptic Christians in Egypt. Are you concerned?
Obama: Look, people. I've already talked about Egypt. Let's move along. I'm teeing off in 45 minutes. Next question.
And NOW Obama is giving al-qaida run Egypt three of our planes and promises eight of them. WHose side he on anyway?????????????
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I see it's very hard for What and Walker to 'swallow TRUTH.' Wait until it hits you square in the face of REALITY. Reality of what ignorant selfish greedy voters have done by voting this president into office is getting closer to reality than they hope to see. But just wait. We told you, but you wouldn't listen or heed the warnings. Same thing folks said and did during great depression.....deny deny deny it can happen. You can't SPEND TRILLIONS of dollars and KEEP BORROWING and SPENDING and SPending and TAXING and make an economy thrive. The liberal media is LYING for this president until the day they CANNOT any longer. YOU will have NO other warning. It will happen OVERNIGHT because of this. Keep your liberal heads in the sand....you'll be eating that sand too.
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With what O has said and written over the years we know, he is a communist, Muslim. His last known citizenship is Indonesian Muslim. His Bengazi acts of making the military, State Dept, CIA stand down and firing an Admiral and General who would refuse his orders to not help US citizens; and replace them immediately is the evil you celebrate as someone who is a natural born citizen and allowed to be resident of the White House. We need a full congressional investigation and then impeachemnt and trial in the senate on the failure at Benghazi, the murder of our citizens and the ensuing billions given to this evil including F-16 fighter aircraft. Is anyone in this town paying attention before it is too late.
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Old Timer, it takes a great deal of senility or prideful ignorance to patently accept the propaganda you seem to hold as fact. Communist? Muslim? Foreign-born? You must pray to Karl Rove at night because he seems to be your source of truth...
I know for a fact that Obama is not muslim, but Christian. That said, what difference would it make if he were a Muslim? Have you ever met a Muslim? Had dinner with a Muslim? Talked with them about their beliefs? I have and am proud to say that they are among the kindest, intelligent, and hard-working people I know. The way you refer to Muslims sounds a lot like people used to refer to blacks, Catholics, Jews, and before that, Italians, Irish, and Chinese...
Obama isn't my favorite president - he's not liberal enough and seems to have a blind optimism about cooperating with Boener and McConnel... but he is a breath of fresh air after the torturer-in-chief and clown that preceded him...
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You just know that someone that calls Obama a liar when he says something in his own words and his own book, is twice as dumb as Obama when still 'denying' what's written and spoken and ON VIDEO/AUDIO! You really have to be mentally unstable to stand there and still 'claim' you're right!! Talk about psychological problems---THAT would be an obvious sign of utter and untreatable insanity. (Disbelieving Obama's OWN words just shows the world how truly uncredible and foolish you lefties are--doesn't help your credibility at all.) You aren't calling us liars; you're calling the embecile you voted for a liar because the words and admitting of being muslim and siding with them over America is HIS thoughts/words. Deal with it.
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President Barack Obama said Wednesday that hes optimistic about reaching a budget compromise with House Speaker John Boehner before the Jan. 1 fiscal cliff deadline.
Thats reassuring. If no such deal is struck, automatic tax hikes and spending cuts both on a large scale would go into effect, derailing an already-weak economic recovery.
But the president also said that part of his optimism was based on his offer of $2 trillion in spending cuts over the last couple of years.
Make that the last couple of years of a 10-year agreement.
Hmm. So tax hikes would go into effect virtually immediately. Yet that promised $2 trillion in spending cuts would not go into effect until, as President Obama said, nearly a decade from now.
Does that live up to his description Wednesday of a balance of spending cuts and tax increases?
Meanwhile, Speaker Boehner didnt sound as upbeat as the president Wednesday about finding common ground.
His curt response to Mr. Obamas remarks: The president will have a decision to make. He can call on the Senate Democrats to pass our bill, or he can be responsible for the largest tax increase in American history.
Still, its good to know that President Obama has lowered his higher-revenue demand, though slightly, and that Speaker Boehner has agreed to some extra tax money in their efforts to find common ground.
After all, with our record national debt now over $16 trillion and climbing after four straight annual deficits of $1 trillion or more on Mr. Obamas White House watch, it would be naive to imagine that we can lower our red-ink effusion without both increasing revenues and decreasing spending.
Unfortunately, its also naive to trust people especially Washington politicians when they say theyll spend less eight years from now if only youll give them more money next month.
So yes, surely the president and Congress will still turn away from the fiscal-cliff plunge in the nick of time.
Yet if (when?) they do, that wont erase this long-term challenge:
Even with higher taxes on the rich (part of the presidents winning re-election platform), the U.S. government will never restore budgetary credibility without also drawing much more money from the non-rich and without making significant spending reductions.
Indeed, though the emerging fiscal-cliff accord would avoid the steep tax hikes and spending cuts scheduled to kick in on Jan. 1, that same compromise will include some tax hikes, too.
As Wednesdays Wall Street Journal reported: Almost all taxpayers would pay more to the federal government next year if President Barack Obama and House Majority Leader John Boehner close the deal they have been negotiating in recent days.
And: Starting the first week of January, workers would receive smaller paychecks as the payroll-tax rate rises. Higher-income households would face higher individual income-tax rates and tighter limits on deductions and other breaks, under the emerging agreement.
The story added that the administration has proposed limiting the value of itemized deductions and other breaks, possibly including tax-free interest on municipal bonds.
But mayors across the nation are sounding an alarm that removing municipal bonds tax exemption could push many communities off fiscal cliffs of their own.
Charleston Mayor Joe Riley and Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin stressed that concern Monday during a visit to this newspaper.
Mayor Riley defended those tax exemptions as not a loophole but a time-honored way to diversify investments. He warned that the ability of cities (including Charleston) to finance crucial infrastructure projects (including our citys drainage improvements) would be seriously jeopardized by removing that tax-exempt status from municipal bonds.
Mayor Benjamin echoed that appeal, citing those bonds as a primary vehicle for municipal funding of infrastructure necessities, not luxuries.
So which tax loopholes would you scrap to bolster federal revenue?
Clearly, its much easier to make a pitch about closing unidentified loopholes than to sell the idea of ending the tax exemption on municipal bonds or the tax deductions on mortgage interest and charitable donations.
And clearly, Americans and their elected representatives will face many more tough bottom-line decisions after the current fiscal-cliff crisis is resolved.


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Typing is a bit more arduous than usual today, but I guess that's the toll that 3-hours of hanging, climbing, and swinging through the treetops of the Berkshires exacts on one's fingers and forearms. But don't get the wrong impression; today's soreness is well worth yesterday's adventure at Ramblewild Tree-To-Tree Adventure Trails.
As Yankee's summer intern, I was very excited when I learned one of my days would be spent exploring New England, and even more excited when I got the inside tip on Lanesborough, Massachusetts' new attraction from our Senior Editor, Ian Aldrich.
Yesterday morning my twin brother Brian and I hopped in the car and headed off to Western MA, eager to find out what exactly Tree-To-Tree Adventures entails. And basically, it's the treehouse from your childhood's wildest dreams, with twists and turns no 8-year old could ever come up with.
A short hike from the parking lot leads you into a cool and shady Eastern Hemlock Forest, which stays 5 degrees cooler than the surrounding area in the summer. The distant shouts of joy, and squeaks and scrapes of cables and pulleys quickened our steps, as well as our heartbeats. We were greeted by a bubbly guide named Steph; she was eager to assist us with our safety harnesses and get us out onto the trails as quickly as possible. A short safety course taught us the workings of Ramblewild's advanced safety harnesses, which allow climbers to self-guide their way through the courses.
Our heads were craned skyward as we walked towards the HUB, the main platform where each of the park's 8 courses and over 100 unique elements are accessed, peering up at objects one would never expect to find dangling above the forest ground. "This is wild!" exclaimed my brother, flashing the same toothy grin that frequented his face years ago, whenever our dad allowed him to scale a particularly daunting tree or cliff.
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If you'd like to get over your fear of heights, get back in touch with nature, or seek thrills away from your typical amusement park, Ramblewild is worth checking out.
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So it's a small miracle that one soggy but cherished heirloom, a remaining black-and-white photo of the restaurant that the Gallagher family owned in the Rockaways for decades, is getting a second life.
Almost as remarkable is that it survived because of the kindness of a complete stranger, a Rowan University professor and filmmaker who has toiled for hours on a computer screen to bring back the flood-damaged 1966 image, which includes Gallagher's sister-in-law, Rosemary, as a young girl.


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While stating that the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference "marked a significant step forward," he underlined that climate change "remains a clear and present danger." He urged parties to the UNFCCC to "remain engaged, to increase the level of ambition and to focus on implementation while negotiations continue." He also expressed full support for the Government of Mexico, host of the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC.
After reading Ban's message, Bárcena presented two documents, prepared especially by ECLAC for the Summit. The first, titled "Opportunities for Convergence and Regional Cooperation," examines the main characteristics of the post-crisis scenario and identifies the ensuing demand for greater regional cooperation. The report then presents proposals to enhance that cooperation, including on climate change. The second, titled "Climate change: a regional perspective," jointly prepared by ECLAC and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), aims to contribute to the ongoing discussion on the economic impact of climate change in light of the results of the Copenhagen Conference. [ECLAC Press Release] [The Message] [Opportunities for Convergence] [Climate Change: A Regional Perspective]