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W hen Evelyn C. Jozefkowicz died on Aug. 10, the Peters Township School District was still on summer break. Her beloved students, staff and bus drivers were enjoying lazy summer days away from the classroom. For many, her passing went unnoticed. And who would ever have thought the tiny lady who directed traffic during school hours along East McMurray Road was actually 91 years old.
Many parents and former students knew the petite lady only as Evelyn, unable to pronounce or spell her last name, and that was just fine with her.
For 60 of her 91 years, Evelyn worked for the Peters Township School District, first as a playground supervisor at the former Venetia Elementary School. Later, she moved to the cafeteria in the original high school, along East McMurray Road, and finally, ending her career as a crossing guard. Evelyn loved children, but never had any of her own. All of the district's students were her children.
In her capacity as a crossing guard, the normally mild-mannered Evelyn ruled the road. Traffic flowed at a steady 15 mph. Any driver who reached the speed of 16 mph received a stare and a wave of her hand in a downward motion, the signal everyone knew meant to slow down. Didn't matter who the offending driver was, even a district superintendent received the same treatment. Evelyn was a crossing guard and no one dared to cross Evelyn. She meant business and that business was to ensure the safety of the students, parents and district staff.
In all types of weather, Evelyn was at her station near the entrance to the McMurray Elementary School. In her honor, a sign proclaiming the area as "Evelyn's Way" was installed. However, three months before her death, the sign was taken down because whomever put the sign up, did not get the school board's approval. A glitch, but, nevertheless, when Evelyn died, her sign was gone.
One school board member called the act "heartless," another referred to the removal as "bad timing." Whatever happened has been rectified. The sign will go back up. And to ensure nothing like that happens again, the board is working on a memorial/donation policy to spell out exactly what procedure is needed before any action, like installing a road sign on district property, is taken. When the board voted to have the sign reinstalled, the audience applauded.
A month or so ago, township council erected a sign in memory of the late Robert Atkison. He served on council for more than 20 years and was a member of the ambulance service. He died unexpectedly in early July. The small traffic lane known as Atkison Way goes from East McMurray Road between the library and township building.
Just east of Atkison Way and on the same side of East McMurray Road, is Evelyn's Way, both signs remembering the years of selfless contribution two individuals made as they worked tirelessly for their community in different capacities.
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Did you ever notice that these mass killings almost always occur in a school, which by current law is a gun-free zone? That tells me that nobody is going to shoot back if someone decides to start shooting at people.
These psychotic killers are no doubt evil, but they are not dumb. You don't see them shoot people at police stations, gun clubs or military bases, or at the White House or Congress. Why? Because if they do attack these places, people will shoot them.
I propose that school employees be allowed, if they want, to have access to their own guns at work, where students cannot get to them, to protect students and themselves from killers and other bad people until the police can come.
I am sure that laws can be changed to allow this to occur if the government really wants to protect children from these killers. As for anyone who wants to just take all the guns away, well, these liberals must just want to have more innocent children and adults killed. Because gun control does not work. It just causes more death.
There was an incident in Norway in 2011 where one crazy killed 69 people. Gun control did not work there.
When the settlers were taming this country and the Indians attacked, do you think that having a gun-free and bow-and-arrow-free zone would have worked? No. Killers are not dumb. Liberals have given them the gift of gun-free zones where they can hunt their prey like shooting fish in a barrel. No one is safe there.
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While some beauty statements are best left on the runway (mile-high crimped updos and florescent brows come to mind), replicating Fashion Week nail looks is the easiest and most cost-effective way to be on trend. Here, we examine some catwalk-inspired ways to decorate your digits.Metallic ManiaMetallic nails are sexy in a futuristic way that borders on sci-fi. Want to Judy Jetson up your nails like the models did for the Baby Phat Spring/Summer 2010 collection? Last year's Minx manicures -- the metallic-colored, in-salon nail wraps -- are one way to achieve this look, but the service ranges from $30 to $55 per application. The solution? Drugstore nail polishes with the words chrome and foil in the names. These can yield a molten-metal effect.Mannequin NailsMarc Jacobs and Michael Kors are just two of the designers who opted for nude nails at their Spring/Summer 2010 fashion shows. Nude nail polish, in both sheer and opaque incarnations, has ousted light pink from its reign of ubiquity. To make your nails look longer and add a ladylike vibe, simply find the flesh-tone shade that best matches your skin.Moon ManisHalf-moon manicures began with fashion designer Ruffian. For Spring/Summer 2009, the brand boasted a pointed pink and black iteration, then a maroon half-moon manicure for Fall 2009, and finally created a very wearable metallic gold/matte navy half-moon version for Fall 2010. To achieve this effect yourself, paint a coat of gold polish, let it dry and follow with a navy matte shade, leaving a small half-moon of the gold showing at the base of the nail bed.Whimsical WhiteAt both the Twinkle and L.A.M.B. Spring/Summer 2010 shows, it was all about the brilliant, snow-white tips. A white manicure looks very mod in a '60s throwback manner but is best implemented on squoval (that's square/oval) short nails for a decidedly modern feel.
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Vermont Soap Works Aloe Castile Liquid Soap Tea Tree 16 oz. (473 ml)
Vermont Soap Works Aloe Castile Liquid Soap is made with organic oils. Did you know that most foaming liquids (shampoos, laundry detergent, dishwashing soap, body wash, car wash, floor cleaners) are all basically the same stuff? Most of these formulas contain sodium lauryl (laureth) sulfate (SLS) and Diethanolamine (DEA), which may have harmful side effects. In response, Vermont Soap Works began working with Organic Castile Liquid Soap. These are saponified (soap based) foaming concentrates they make from certified organic coconut, olive and jojoba oils, essential oils, organic aloe vera and rosemary extract. After many trials, they developed their own proprietary formula called Aloe Castile. They believe it to be the mildest castile soap formula available anywhere. This has become the base from which they developed the entire line of castile liquid soaps, bath & shower gels and nontoxic cleaners.
The word 'castile' is a reference La Castilla - a region in central Spain historically significant in the history of soap making. In America, castile means any soap made with olive oil, often a liquid soap made from coconut and olive. Check your ingredients - most companies add synthetic foaming boosters!
Aloe Castile Liquid Soaps are natural detergent substitutes. They are free of artificial colors, fragrances, preservatives, animal products, their byproducts, and animal testing. These Castile Liquid Soaps are used for hand and body wash, oily hair shampoo, and for general purpose cleaning.
Vermont Soap Works gets a lot of questions from people regarding skin type. First, not everyone will have one specific skin type year in and year out. Oiliness and dryness can change with weather, hormonal cycles, diet, emotions, environmental sensitivities, disease and genetics. Many people get dry skin in the winter and feel oily in the summer. At other times, you may want a medicinal bar. Here's a simple test you can do to test your skin type:
Frequently Asked Questions:
Is there petroleum in my soap?
Any type of vegetable oil or animal fat will make some kind of soap product. But other than Fels-Naptha Soap or a similar knock-off, the people at Vermont Soapworks is not aware of any other company currently using petroleum in a true soap product.
Dominating the marketplace these days are detergent bars. They look and act like soap but are, in fact, detergent concoctions. Soap is like a snake with an alkali head. Alkali loves water and oils hate water. Put them together and you get something new ... soap! It loves water and it hates water. When you add water to soap it goes: love water, hate water, love water, hate water, love water, hate water; then it foams. Soap molecules are found throughout nature, in yucca, soap nuts, soapwort, etc, and are made by our own bodies to help digest fats.
The most widely used detergent is sodium lauryl (laureth) sulfate. It is in everything from detergent bars to shampoo to car wash. SLS is made by taking a chain of carbons from petroleum (or vegetable oil source if it is a premium ingredient) and adding water loving sulfur to one end and water hating sodium to another. Love water/hate water all over again. Detergents are useful because they make long lasting foam even in cold or hard water (compared with true soap products). They are cheap and abundant, and most are petroleum sourced.
Now detergents are pretty cool, and are often confused with soap products but chemically they are very, very different. Soap may be found in nature but detergents are not naturally occurring. Is it wise to make a long term chemical experiment of yourself and your children? The Precautionary Principal says, "Prove something is safe before we release onto and into our bodies, our soils, our food and our water." Rather than today's, "We think it is safe but you have to prove it is not before we will stop making it."
What is the dilution percentage of Liquid Sunshine for washing dishes by hand, especially with hard water?
The best way to do dishes with Liquid Sunshine is to put it right onto a damp sponge and use directly on your dishes.
Is the rosemary extract in the pet shampoo organic? Was it grown with pesticides? What method was used to extract it?
Vermont Soap Works just switched from a strictly natural to a certified organic rosemary extract. These are oleoresins, and come to Vermont SoapWorks as a thick green paste. This is the antioxidant preservative - about 1/10 of 1% is used.
I have a daughter with celiac disease who just had a baby. Do you offer any mild fragrance-free soaps that do but contain any wheat, rye, barley or oats? Please advise - the baby's skin is dry and needs a soap with some natural oil in it, but none of the other items listed above.
Vermont Soap Works' Butter Bar fits the bill here. No scents or grains and super mild for dry skin. The Baby Bar has a little bit of lavender oil, if barely scented soap is ok, this will fit the bill. Laundry residues sometimes cause dry skin too. Try using Liquid Sunshine Cleaner concentrate for laundry.
My husband has dry, red, itchy skin (inner thigh area). He was told it was yeast infection due to heat and sweat and was given Nyastatin. It has not worked. In fact, he still has dry itchy skin and it's 20 degrees. Which soaps can we start out with? I know that the soap may not help at all, but would like to try something. Anything other than sitting around listening to the doctor say, "There's nothing we can do about it. All you can do is keep using the medication."
Ouch! That sounds painful. Let's assume the diagnosis was correct, and this is yeast, or something yeastlike (like malesthesia furfur, which is fairly common - kind of like dandruff.) Blue Bar (double strength tea tree oil with peppermint) might be just the ticket. Wash affected area 3-4 times daily, leaving the soap on for a couple of minutes before rinsing it off. If the Blue Bar is going to work, you should see improvement in 4 days or less. If nothing really happens after 4 days, try lightly spraying vinegar on the affected area throughout the day and night. Some people do not like vinegar on their skin so watch for reactions. Rinse off with soap and water if a vinegar reaction occurs.
If your products are USDA Certified organic, why don't you have that circle green and white logo that accompanies that distinction on the products?
In the US, there are 3 levels of organic. 100% Organic (self-explanatory), 95% Organic (These can be labeled Organic - the remaining 5% has to be natural, but not certified organic); and Made With Organic. In the US, soap is always a "Made With Organic" product. When Vermont Soapworks sells soap in Europe, their products are almost all 95% to 100% Certified Organic.
What's the difference? In Europe, alkali, the processing aid that is used to convert organic oils to organic soap, is not counted as an ingredient. In the US it IS. Since soap products use up to 16% alkali by weight, they always fall into the Made With category stateside. Only the products in the 95% or 100% organic content category are allowed to sport the nifty USDA logo on them. This does make it harder to separate Vermont Soapworks from the muck and the mire of ordinary wannabe fake organic products.
Does the vegetable glycerin in the foaming soaps come from wheat, barley, rye, oats or soy?
Glycerin is a component of natural oils (triglycerides). Your own cell walls contain it. Vermont Soap Works sources their vegetable glycerin from palm oil, which is a typical source for high quality vegetable glycerin these days. Glycerin is purified and standardized (USP pharmaceutical grade is what they use) and does not contain gluten. Because it is made from vegetable oil, grain cops are rarely, if ever, used in its production currently.
You say that "chemical/synthetic free" means, among other things, no alcohols. But alcohol is a very effective sanitizing agent that can be produced in an ordinary American kitchen using generally available utensils. So why do you exclude alcohol?
Vermont SoapWorks avoids the use of alcohol in their products because so many people are topical alcohol sensitive, and most do not know it. Alcohol is used as an emulsifier in lotions - holds the water and oil based portions of the formula together. It works well for this, but alcohol can have the unfortunate side effect of drying one's skin as one is attempting to moisturize! The end result is that the individual feels GREAT when they apply lotion, but they need to re-up every 15 minutes or their skin dries out. Good news for the marketers of the product, but bad news for the consumer.
Alcohol and sugar are also used to make high end transparent soaps. The advantage is there is not free alkali in the soap (which makes your skin dry and irritated). However, alcohol-sensitive people will experience dry, irritated skin from the alcohol instead!
Vermont Soap Works does support the use of ethanol or essential oils for sanitizing wipes and sprays, and methanol (rubbing alcohol) for surface disinfecting (such as toilet seats).
Vermont Soap Organics produces USDA Approved, Certified Organic alternatives to the often irritating chemical and detergent based personal care products now in general use. They manufacture handmade cold process bar soaps for sensitive skin, liquid soaps for skin and cleaning, the first truly organic shower gels, numerous organic nontoxic cleaners and much more.
At Vermont Soap Organics, they take oils, which make you greasy, and turn them into soap, which make you clean. This process is called saponification (making soap). Soap is fascinating stuff - it is actually a salt that foams. This crystalline nature of soap allows it to be made clear as glass when boiled in alcohol with sugars. Now a salt is what you get when you mix an acid and a base together. Think of it like a child's seesaw. Oil and alkali must be in balance to make the perfect bar of soap.
Any unsaponified oils are called "free fatty acids," and they add to the moisturizing effect of high quality soaps. Use too much and the soap will not lather, and it will have a shortened shelf life. Excess alkali, or "free alkali" is harsh and drying to sensitive skin. About 25% of people are estimated to get a dry skin reaction to free alkali in soap. At Vermont Soap Organics, they formulate for a little bit of oil and no measurable free alkali. This is part of the reason why the handmade soap is so mild. Here's a light version of how the chemistry of soap plays out:
When you mix oils, alkali and water, they chemically react and turn into soap and glycerin. At Vermont Soap Works, they stir the glycerin back in to add to the moisturizing qualities of the final product.
Where does alkali come from?
In the old days, rainwater was filtered through hardwood ashes (coconut husk and plantain ashes in Africa and South Pacific, oak and maple in New England) to make a Potassium Hydroxide solution. Bar soaps are made from Sodium Hydroxide. This is what you get when you run electricity through salt water. Modern day Potassium Hydroxide is made from a similar process.
What makes it lather?
Soap is very unusual, acting like a snake with two heads. The oily head hates water and the alkali head loves water. When you mix soap and water, this love/hate relationship causes soap to lather.
Is glycerin good for my skin?
Yes! Glycerin is in fact more valuable by weight than soap. Milled soaps remove their glycerin by adding salt to their batch. Most glycerin in turn is used as a stabilizer in Food and Cosmetics production, as well as an inhibitor in cigarette paper, which allows it to burn more evenly. With glycerin removed, the end result is a soap that dries your skin. That's because glycerin, mixed with a little oil and water left in the soap, creates a hand-lotion-in-soap effect. This allows them to create a bar that cleans and removes oils, while also soothing sensitive skin.
What about the glycerin clear bars?
True transparent soap is made by boiling the soap base in alcohol and sugars. Heat and pressure may also be used. Pluses are a high glycerin content and mild pH. Negatives are a bar that dissolves quickly, and often contains artificial colors, fragrances, and alcohol which can dry your skin. Propylene glycol (antifreeze) and Triethanolalmine (TEA) are used to make the "melt and pour" soap base of many so called vegetable glycerin. Not quite natural!
What does "French Milled" mean?
One of the early uses for stainless steel was to run soap base between 2 rollers. They began experimenting with running hot and cold water through the rollers. French Milled soap was born! Advantage is a milder, longer lasting bar. These higher quality bar soaps are not milder than handmade soaps.
What is the alternative?
Vermont Soap Organics! You should be using natural handmade or "poured" soaps. These traditional, poured and cured processed soaps last nearly twice as long as most mass market bars. The soap is mixed in small batches and poured into wooden molds. The end result is an opaque premium bath and body bar that is mild enough for the most sensitive skin. Many sufferers of dermatitis can find relief from these types of soaps.
What does "Natural" mean at Vermont Soap Organics?
It means no artificial colors and fragrances and no testing on animals. It means using Rosemary extract as a preservative, not a chemically-derived formula. Natural is about better choices and the responsibility inherent in those choices: organic before pesticides; botanicals before artificial colors and fragrances; vegetable-based before animal-based; and reusable before disposable. Natural is about big-picture thinking. It's about socially responsible business, looking at how they source, formulate and package and reuse or safely dispose of what's left. It's about the relationship between producer and consumer and the planet that we share. Natural cannot be codified like the ten commandments. It is about staying as close to the original form as possible. Natural is about developing an integrated long-term view of everything that they do.
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Castile liquid soaps are excellent for cleaning hands and body, shaving, and as an oily hair shampoo. Use as a hypallergenic laundry concentrate and for general nontoxic cleaning. Safe for woodwork, fine linens, and all water-safe surfaces.
Vermont Soap Organics produces USDA Approved, Certified Organic alternatives to the often irritating, chemical and detergent based personal care products now in general use. We manufacture handmade cold process bar soaps for sensitive skin, liquid soaps for skin and cleaning, the first truly organic shower gels, numerous organic nontoxic cleaners and much more.
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Plenty of people get excited about seeing the Rolling Stones, but few get as excited as a woman at the Glastonbury Festival on Saturday night. Heidi Wesson got so worked up that she went into labor two weeks early during the veteran rockers' headlining set at the massive British music festival.
As a result, she had to miss the end of the Stones' set and was taken to the Glastonbury medical center, where she gave birth to a baby girl at 3:00am Sunday morning, reports NME. A Glastonbury spokesperson confirmed the birth and said it wasn't the first time a baby has been welcomed into the world during the festival: "We'd like to send our congratulations to the family. We look forward to welcoming them back in future years. We've had babies born here that are now grown-ups. They still come every year. That's a beautiful thing."
The mother and baby are reportedly doing well, and have been receiving well-wishes on Facebook.
The only downside was that Wesson had to miss the final day of the Glastonbury Festival, which included performances by Mumford & Sons, Smashing Pumpkins, Vampire Weekend, and Phoenix.
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Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
Drawing on old-school methods to splice cable TV lines for unauthorized use, hackers say they can buy a splitter at the local electronics store and easily run an additional line from the cable modem (news - web sites) line for the computer into the television. Without a set-top box, the result is free, basic, analog cable; with an illegal converter or set-top, hackers say they have access to premium channels such as HBO and Showtime.
"I only get (basic) cable. I don't subscribe; it just comes to my house along with the cable modem signal," said Noah, who wished to keep his last name anonymous. He saves roughly $40 a month on cable but spends about $42 a month on Internet access.
"Lots of people do this if all you want is analog cable," he said. "All cable services are run through the same line; they can't just cut power to analog cable and still give you a cable modem."
Cable operators have battled this form of piracy for years, but it's taking on new urgency in the race to build high-speed Internet service. Broadband providers are struggling with costs, with AT&T just last week instituting a price increase for cable modem customers.
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Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
> Working for a broadband conpany I can tell you that most times this is true. The only way to block the analog tv channels is to install a filter on the plant wiring. This is undesireabe because the current filters alter the levels on the entire cable system. So odds are the cable modem signal coming into your house has all the basic TV channels for free.
Most require you to have basic cable....
The "smart" cable companies will require you to buy basic cable, before you can get internet access. This is how all cable providers around my area have it set up.
Re: Digital Cable box PPV clear codes?
Does anyone know a list of "clear memory codes" for various Digital Cable box PPV events? These are the button sequences for clearing PPV orders from the box when the orders are blocked from the view of the cable company by a high pass filter.
Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
How would one go about getting around this filter, and how can you, "hack" a cable modem into letting you recieve cable TV?
Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
Ok, there is a cable modem and no channels at all, (only a few fuzzy), and there is one filter on the line in the cable box. The filter was removed (channels came in) and the next day it was replaced by the cable guy (not a routine check). If the filter was placed behind the cable modem but after the tv cable, would this work?
Arcom filters
I originally signed up for basic cable (28 channels) about three years ago. A couple of years ago my cable wire was cut and they came out and installed a new one and all of a sudden I was getting extended basic cable (~60 channels). So for 2 years I have had extended cable for $12.95. Two days ago as I was leaving to work I notice a cable technician doing something to the cable box out on the road. When I came home that night I realized what he was doing, installing a low pass Arcom filter on the line at the box.
As luck would have it he was going in the same direction as I was and I noticed he only stopped at various houses. I am assuming they check out people with basic cable form time-to-time to ensure they have a filter.
So my question is, are there any ar dummies out there that will just pass through the signal without any loss? I don't want to remove the filter incase the guy comes back and visually checks that a filter is installed. So I want to basically place another filter that looks the same on the ourside but is just an end-to-end connection on the inside. So are there any "fake" Arcom filters out there?
Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
anybody know how to hack cable TV on the computer? like a video-in from the computer's video card. any program that could do that or a website would be very nice, Thank you very much
Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
If you work for a "broadband" company, you should be FIRED!!!
(unless you meant it in a bondage way)
Cable Filters and Descrambler Question
Does anyone know of any software programs that can test for, identify, or otherwise determine if any filters are on your cable line?
Also, I've had a cable descrambler for a short while. One day it just stopped working. It stays on the Home Shopping Network. The channel changes on the box but the tv channel stays the same. When I remove the descrambler, cable goes back to normal (basic service)0. Could this possibly be that 'signal' I've heard about that can disable descramblers?
Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
your wrong
superior cable service tech
(not installer!)
Re: Most require you to have basic cable....
They do not do that to make you have to pay for tv rather than the HSD traps that go on the line for the cable modem are sensitive to voltage spikes and will kill modem RDC.
Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
ez to hack it...!!! all you have to do is.... heheh takes a 6yo baby to do so..
simply cut the cable get a triple spliter one for the tv one to the box --the other to go to cable company.....hehehehehe...
Re: Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
A Little Food for your thoughts.
Most homes are using a single coax line to transmit all of the cable signals that a home receivies. The line is then feed to a simple splitter that shares the signal to multiple devices. Inside a persons home they may choose to extend the length of their cable to reach a room that is a far distance from the wall patch. When the cable is extended the signal quality and level deteriorates. It is fully legal to extend the connection in your property. There are a lot of people that do this. The cable company would waste a lot of money chasing down low signal problems on every home in their area that has problems. I have been working with Cable DSL for a few years, and never have I seen the cable company run an additional line to a house or builiding from the distribution block or line. In order to block the analog signal, you would have to use a totally seperate line and enabledisable that line as necessary. Cable Modems DO NOT receive digital signal from the cable company, it receives strictly analog. A modems purpose is to MODulate(MODem)deMODulate(MODem) a signal from analog to digital and vice verse. (**Reference all existing white papers and technical manuals on modems**. The cable companys exisiting system is analog. It would cost them billions, if not trillions, of dollars to upgrade to a line that can carry a digital signal. If you have not seen a cable man diggin up your yard and everyone in your neighborhood, then you are not using a digital line. They way the cable company controls the signal is through Frequencys. The cable company does receive and send signals. If the cable company could not send and receive information, then no one with a cable modem would be able to access the internet. If you purcahse more PPV shows than the cable box is worth, then all you have to do is break it and they will never know how much to charge you when you return it. Remeber, computers are still a new technology and their security methods can be bypassed
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I am using high speed cable and I removed my filter about 3 months ago. I am watching free tv since then. I don't know there is anything that cable company does when he finds out. Will they sue me or put a new filter in? Any comments....
Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
Be careful cable companys monitor their or your signal levels closely. If your signal level changes, it throws a red flag for them to see. Every splitter added takes signal away, and shows the cable company a spiltter was added or some other problem to the cable lines or modem, which in turn brings them right to your front door. There is no way around the filter. The filters block all undesired signals except those needed for the cable modem. There is one filter most cable companys do use which stop signals from going to their main cable lines from all the TV's, if this filter is not in place and you hook your TV up your TV connection can shut down all the modems on the network. (which means your TV being hooked up without this filter can shut off a 100 or so modems coming off the same node as you. which means the cable company is going to come looking for the problem you just caused) Not all cable companys use them, but the companys are not stupid and know what is going on it is only a matter of time before the cable company, and a police officer show up at your door step informing you that you just commeted a felony. To the people who think a six year old can do this do not understand cable TV, because a six year old does not understand they do not try, that is why you don't see many six year olds sitting in fedral prison!!!!!!!!!
Re: Re: Digital Cable box PPV clear codes?
There is no button sequences. You just blocked your box from being veiwed by the your cable company, which is what they call a non-responing box which means they will come to check out why it is not responding. Your going to get busted. The high pass filter theory is all B.S. The PPV is still on your box and you will pay for them. On your remote push cable, then push power, once you hit the power button you have 3 seconds to push O.K. or enter on the remote go to menu 1 and you will see how many the PPV's you have to pay for. If you don't remove the filter now and let the box be polled, they will poll it when you return it, and you will pay for the PPV then. Either way your paying. All the people that think they can unhook the phone line and do the same thing I got news it does not work. Go to www.cableworld.com read the articles and see how much of this stuff is B.S. You got scamed do a little surfing before buying.
Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
I am about to remove the filter so I can theoretically receive a tv signal. I have the same situation as the poster above, in that I get a few crappy channels in the 62-75 range and everything else is snow. Will they know that I did this? And more importantly, the filter has security devices on it to prevent removal. Is there more to it than just cutting it out and re-splicing it with a coupler in between? That won't screw up the frequencies or anything? (That last part is just kind of a guess - I doubt it would, but if someone could confirm that doesn't happen, I would be more confident.
Re: Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
Uh ... you sound like you are smoking rock.
You mean you want to know how to feed a video cable line into your computer video card and learn how to become a video editor? You should try film school. But that's a lot different than hacking. You're using it in the wrong context.
Cable Modem Signals
Let me first say that everything I am about to post is straight from a college course on networking.
What this guy just said is BS. The cable company broadcasts all cable channels which means they can only SEND, not recieve. Since it is sending a lot of information, it does a technique called TIME SPLICING, which will alot so many miliseconds for each channel (AA,BB,CC,AA,DD) based on importance.
Now, your cable company no matter who they are, can not read anything filters or descrablers that are connected to the pole or underground wire. This is a FACT!
Now, noting that up to this point we are talking about analog signals which is basically how they origionally started sending cable when cable first came out. Digital cable is the newest technology, no more then 10 years old. The only thing that your cable company is not telling you is that your cable can not be digital because there is NO DIGITAL SIGNALS coming through that line. Your digital cable box just recieves dual station signals to help double the video quality, but the signals are still analog and will always be analog.
The digital boxes can and will send an analogical signal back to your cable company, but only this new technoloy. If you put the filter on another TV, then your cable company can not detect it. Also, they can detect cable modems. Luckily where I live (Philly), the cable company makes so much money they don't careawho is stealing cable ($90 Billion last year from ripping people off). It is not worth for them to chase cable stealers. This information came straight from a customer of mine that works at the cable company. Also he told me to not pay because they rape you with prices, but I hope you already know this if you are reading all these messages.
I hope this information was helping in determining how cable works.
Re: Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
Sorry, but the signal level they see can't possibly be for a level lower than the neighborhood node, which is affected by lots of factors bigger than your single splice. This big brother pipe dream of yours is ridiculous.
Re: Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
You're full of it
first of all the maximum penalty for stealing cable is something like 2000 fine and or 1 yr in jail.
Second you think that your one little splitter is going to drop our signal enough to cause a problem??
You think the cable company is going to be able to narrow the problem down to you? Sure! The best were going to be able to do is find what amps the problem is between that could be miles!!!
Don't give your input on something you don't know a dam thing about!!!!!!!!
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I have a question for anyone out there. If I purchased my own digital cable box, is there a way that I can reprogram it myself since it is mine to recieve cable I am paying for, or do I have to take it in and have it custumized and programmed by the local cable company. If I can do it myself, can someone advise me how. Also, I was reading a lot of chat about the Hi Pass Filters, and I had an idea theoretically and I want to know if it holds true with you more experienced and knowledgable types.
Legally I am allowed to own my own equipment so as not to have to rent it from the damn cable company. So I have one digital cable box (Motorola) in the living room of my house that I rent from the local armed roberrers I mean the cable company. I pay four dollars a month or something like that from them to use the box because I pay for digital cable. Here is my question. Legally, can't I take a new box that I purchased from ebay or whereever and have it programmed by my cable company to use in another room of my house. There are two reasons I am asking this question, one is because I can't recieve any channels higher than 72 in any room of my house without that box being connected to that specific tv in the other rooms of my house. The second reason I am asking is because if it is my property, then I shouldn't have to turn it in to be polled when I leave, thus being able to charge all the pay-per-views I want on it with a filter and not having to worry about it.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Please advise on this chat board, and/ or e-mail me at email@example.com
Re: Re: Re: Digital Cable box PPV clear codes?
how come i get the idea that you work for the cable company and are trying to scare people off ? and i know for a fact it is possible of getting ppv without paying
Re: Re: Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
Okay moron, that "has worked with cable/DSL for years". First, Cable and DSL are completely unrelated. Second, you obviously don't know shit, the "modem" is from MODulate, and deMODulate? Are you retarded you dumb ? An 8 year old could figure it out. So, just a little food for your incompetent thoughts, modem is derived from MOdem, and DEModulate, thus creating MODEM, you stupid . Now shut the up, learn to spell, i.e. "seperate" spelled separate, you dumbass, and "purcahse"?!? That is probably more along the lines of the fact you can't type, so keep your dumb ass off forums.
- I can't stand dumbfucks who think they have any intelligence at all...
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Holy shit this is the first post I've ever seen here that is accurate and 100% true!!! Do you people really think a cable company would come here to scare you off!?!?!?!
Whatever......... keep trying, I think it's funny when I disco people for $400 nonpays when they've only had it for a month. You're better off downloading movie's off gnutella............
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Please pass the crack pipe my man!
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Dude, traps block analog signal, and yes there are digital signals on cable networks. Please read above, to my earlier post about digital signal on an analog medium. And having a cable modem doesnt qualify you as "working with Cable DSL for a few years". You obviously dont know what your talking about.
Re: Cable Modem Signals
"The cable company broadcasts all cable channels which means they can only SEND, not recieve." ROFLMFAO!
You can't be serious in this posting!
Re: Cable Modem Signals
You should have gotten an F in the class then as the cable company does receive as well as send. How do you think that data from your modem and PPV gets back to them?? If they can do that don't you think they are smart enough to also use this sata stream for their own security use as well? They do monitor the signals and levels on return data streams and will check out changes in your levels. The levels are monitored everyday allday 24/7. The good cable companies do block analog channels on modem lines. Blocking the PPV data on your converters from going back is a temp soloution as they will poll the box when returned to the office and charge you for all of them on the spot. A good cable company limits the number of PPV bought beofre it stops if polling isnt working and a order is created to send service techs to house to determine why polling is not working. The days of the dumb old cable company are over guys, they have changed and are playing the high tech security game now and they are pretty good at it as most ways they create security is to exploit the BS that is passed around on boards like this and they actually generate revenue off of PPV sales to people that think they can get it for free and buy more than they would if they thought they would have to pay for it and actually do pay for it as the cable company isnt as stupid as you think.
Digital Cable Signal
I currently have regular cable & didn't subscribe to any premium channels such as HBO, Cinemax & showtime. If I bought a digital cable box such as the the Motorola DCT2224/1661 ABCDEFG already configured to receive all premium channels such as HBO, Cinemax, Showtime and the Movie Channel, I receive digital cable channels?
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Yes, you can buy your own cable box, all you have to do is give the serial number to the cable company. If its a Motorola, I'd bet it's a DCT2224 or similar. The number may be something like: GIxxxxxxxxxx. The cable provider will then "HIT" the box to accept all the proper channels in your account.If you use the Hi-pass filter, the box will still show up as a 'non-responder', and they will come running to find out why. I've never dealt with a customer owned non-responder in my 3 years, so I don't know how they would handle it exactly. I suspect you may be able to get away with a few PPV's, but if they susspect your trying to thwart them they may just remove your box number from the system. (it wont work anymore). I'd say a customer owned non-responder is something to draw attention too. While you may get a few, it wont last. Also, I've seen those Hi-pass filter auctions saying that they're 'digital descramblers' in addition to hi-pass filters. This is WAY wrong. All it is is a filter that blocks 5-42Mhz, nothing more.
Re: Cable Modem Signals
If cable systems cannot carry 'digital' signals, than how do 'digital' channels only take up 1Mhz of bandwidth when analog channels take up 6 Mhz? Did they 'compress' the analog signal for the digital channels?????? You dummy, it carrys digital information on an analog medium. RF by nature is analog, but it is only a carrier for the video/audio/digital information. Congratulations, you took a class on networking!!!! I took classes on broadband cable systems covering CATV, HSI and digital telephony, does that mean I can talk about optical data storage. And you should have failed that class if you think the cable company cannot detect cable modems. How do cable modems get there IP address? DHCP, I know in my crappy $100 router I can see everything requesting an IP via DHCP. Even if you know ethernet networking doesn't mean you know HFC networking. ("Hybrid Fiber Coax" by the way). Please don't trust just anybody who says the work for the cable company, I couldn't keep track of all the times I've heard: "The person on the phone said it's the box causing the problem, blah blah blah". Less than a third of all the people at the cable company know jack about how it all works. Unfortunatly, not all the installers/service techs know either. I can't even type fast enough to give you the thrashing you deserve. So , shut up about things you know nothing about.
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BRAVO to the last line...
Not to be the devils advocate here, but c'mon...anyone with a IQ (or ASVAB) over 50, and any experience in signal modulation/demodulation of any type be it RF, SHF, VHF, UHF, ETC... can tell that Mr. Cable guy actually knows what the he is talking about. I am not a cable guy, but rather a SATCOM guy, but data/voice modulation, demodulation, multiplexing, and transmission medium principles are the same no matter why you are applying them...
OK, moron...
"The cable companys exisiting system is analog. It would cost them billions, if not trillions, of dollars to upgrade to a line that can carry a digital signal."
Analog signals are used to TRANSMIT modulated digital signals from point to point for distance purposes. Digital signals (pulses between two voltage levels -- e.g. +5VDC for a one and 0 VDC for a zero) can't go very far, unless you are using fiberoptics, which just isn't practical for long distances. Digital signals (ones and zeros) are modulated on to the analog signal to be transmitted by representing the ones and zeros by some sort of change (frequency --FM, amplitude--AM, phase--PM/PSK, etc). For example in Frequency Modulation (FM), ones and zeros are represented by changes in the signal's frequency...simple huh? Of course that is just the basics...but now maybe you will have a clue. I have no idea what modulation techniques are used in cable TV/cable modem, but when Mr. Cable guy says at least twice in this thread that digital signals are modulated onto anolog signals, I have some clue what he is talking about, and I don't go trying to say...
"Cable Modems DO NOT receive digital signal from the cable company, it receives strictly analog."
Stricty analog? Man, the bandwidth on your cable modem must suck! It sends and receives digital signals that are basically "riding" on an analog carrier dumbass! BTW any digital toys you may have that send to or receive from a satellite (GPS, DISH, DIRECTTV, etc.) works the same way, just a different frequency range, and the atmosphere is the transmission medium.
Re: Re: Cable Modem Signals
First of all just to let everyone know a digital cable box as well as a cable modem all work off of mac code, as the data stream comes into the device the mac code is looked at if its not that devices mac code then it ignores the packet of data sent, I know this because I used to work for our local cable company before I quit and move on to a better job, EVERYTHING that is done to your converter or modem is based on that devices MAC code, as for polling thge box to find out ppv's, well lets see if they could do it over the cable line then why in the world would you have to have a phone line connected to it?? So to me sir it does sound like you are just trying to scare people off from testing and exploring and finding out just how BAD the cable tv and sat. company's are raping the coustomers that they do service, FREE TO AIR is the way it should be if the big wigs dont like it then maybe they shouldnt put the signals out over the airwaves
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Re: Re: Cable Modem Signals
I would like to point out that OLD network technology for LAN's used a coax cable just like your cable tv cable... Thicknet and Thinnet. Computers in those days didn't have a little radio station in them to send and receive data... they were digital. Digital cable boxes have little processors and memory in them, much like computers do. That must mean that cable tv is digital.
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What he said is half true. The data is there all the time. You can decode it but not with a box that is used on that cable system. Those boxes are meant to have 2 way communications for ppv but the data is still there. If you allow a ppv to come through with a non two way device you can watch it but the problem is the tuner. You need a QAM tuner to decode the signal.
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LMAO! I was wondering when someone was going to get it right.
Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
I have a cable modem, & I've always recieved cable tv at no cost, but it very fuzzy (minus the first 3 channels). how could i fix that?
Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
This has nothing to do with signal levels or interference. You are using a cable that is only rated for low frequencies to connect to your TV. These low frequency cables are primarily manufactured for hooking up VCR's and other single feed video sources to a TV via the coax input. VCR's only transmit video on channels 2,3, or 4, so this type of cable is fine for that purpose. However as you get into the higher frequency channels, these cables become very lossy. Just go to Radio Shack and buy a new cable that can handle the higher freqs (almost any cable should be fine since the low-freq cables are typically only packaged with VCR's).
Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
"I have a cable modem, & I've always recieved cable tv at no cost, but it very fuzzy (minus the first 3 channels). how could i fix that?"
Thats an easy fix. Pay for it or face theft of service charges!
Your CATV provider.
Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
It is because data line signal levels are much lower than are needed for TV channels so the picture is fuzzy because thr signal level is lower and not intended for TV lines. And the guy that said it is interference and needs a filter is a moron.
Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
This is due to the noise that the internet makes...the only way to correct it is to get a filter that filters out the noise...or run a secondary line from your cable box outside to your t.v. good luck
Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
WHAT?!? cable modem signal cannot interfere with CATV. I'm not going to be to specific here, but, modem downstream is around 700Mhz, upstream around 20-40 Mhz. Standard analog cable is 50-450 MHz.
that sounds more like ancient DSL, your talking about
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Who said the down stream is around 700Mhz? Did you test it? It can be from 54Mhz to 1Gig depending on where the cable company puts it. You talk like one guy came in and said it has to be around 700Mhz and that is law. The upstream can be from 5-40Mhz. And yes cable modems can cause interfernce with CATV it is called noise. Everything on this page is B.S. The only one that that makes sense is the actually cable tech not the installer there is a difference.
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Yes, I did test it, at 729.008 Mhz if you NEED to know. Old cable (before digital services) uses 50-450Mhz, digital video would naturally come before HSD. That would put the downstream TYPICALLY around 700Mhz. If a cable modem creates 'noise' that affects your picture, there is something wrong with the modem. I'm the one that fixes what the stupid installer screws up for over 2 years.
If, you want to know about "hacking" your cable modem linefor free tv, I'LL TELL IT ALL HERE.
If your lucky enough to not be traped, and have a lazy cable supplier.... you get free tv.
If not, There's nothing you can do.
Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
I am so sorry for you. You really don't understand what your talking about. If you would study more theory (electronics and induction) you would realize how easy it is to filter out certain frequencies on a line. Something as simple as a coil of wire or a capacitor can be used. I am a cable installer and I do use a special filter called an s4 filter for only allowing the internet through the line. The tech that did your installation must have just left that filter out. This is not to mention that splitting the line also reduces signal strength. Most two way splitters will cut down the signal by 3.5db. If the existing signal is low enough, splitting the line for tv just might kick the modem off. I suggest you get you facts straight and apply a little common sense.
Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
Re-hashing old topic with regards to cable TV and filters.
Is it possible to short out the filter that the provider installs?
I've removed my filter on an analog cable line 3 years ago and I guess through a random inspection, they re-installed the filter back again and now I only have basic TV again. I want to remove the filter again; but, this time short it out and then re-install it again, that way when they do an inspection again, they'll see a filter and leave me alone.
Re: Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
I been using cable internet and cable TV for years. Until recently my local provider charged additional $5 bucks for there internet service. Currently at $39.99, this coupled with there cable service brought my bill to $91 bucks. Far too much for the crappy programming. I decided to keep the cable internet and drop my service to basic. Channels 1-25. This service alone is $10.75 a month, but since Im a bundled customer I get $10 off.
Now this is where is gets interesting. I watch the cable man place a tier trap on the side of my house. Usually it would be on the pole but since I have digital phone that puts out 90v they have to put it on my house. After he was done, I remove the trap and of course I get everything for a low price of $40.50. But since it is risky I took that trap and gutted it out like a fish. Ran some OEM cable thrut it, solered the female end from a connecter filled it with wax and top it off with some resin. Now the filter is in place posing as a Trap. Just like the OEM. I can sleep better at night.
Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV
First of all, I would suggest you calm down. OK, so not everyone install cable TVs or wants to learn the basics of induction.
Second, I would like to point out that your message had the subject 'Cable modem owners hack for free cable TV', yet you said nothing about this.
Since you claim to be knowledgeable on the subject, may I ask that you suggest how to get the cable TV signals from the piece of cable that goes into the back of the modem.
Thanks in advance :)


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Western Pennsylvania has more than its share of historic buildings flocked to by visitors, as well as abandoned structures often ignored.
For an Elizabeth couple, seeking out and photographing such places has turned from a simple hobby into a viral local phenomenon.
Holly Harris and Jim Percy began taking trips around the area to find interesting structures in early 2011 and soon after started the Facebook page "Abandoned, Old & Interesting Places – Western PA," which now has more than 96,000 followers.
Harris isn't sure why the page has grown by leaps and bounds since its inception, but she thinks it may have something to do with the stories behind each structure.
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Acting as a sort of digital community for uncovering history, the page has become a forum for people to share their knowledge and experiences, not just place to gawk at "ruin porn" – the term for the genre of photography that's gained recent notoriety for images of crumbling areas of Detroit and other hard-luck cities.
Additionally, the page showcases photos of historical structures that have been restored and are still in use, including courthouses and other buildings constructed in bygone times.
The pair has traveled from top to bottom across the western side of the state – from Erie County to Greene County – in search of interesting places. Occasionally, they post pictures from outside the area, including a few well-composed photos taken in Virginia. The adventures provide Harris and Percy with some reprieve from running the Vocelli Pizza shop they own together in Pleasant Hills.
"It's something completely different from everyday work," Harris said. "It's like a little vacation somewhere."
In Washington County, the couple has photographed a number of places, including the former Flexicore Concrete plant in Monongahela, abandoned mining buildings near New Eagle, the former Roxy Theatre in Richeyville and a supposedly haunted house in Finleyville. The latter was the page's most popular post, earning more than 2,700 "likes."
"There's a lot of rumor and conjecture about the haunting there," Harris said.
Some have reported flying tools and spirits walking through walls at the Victorian-style house, which has a scissor lift holding up a portion of the porch, she said.
"There's at least one person on every post who asks, 'Is that haunted?'" Harris added.
While paranormal speculations tend to pique a lot of people's interest in the places, Harris explained that they're not there to ghost hunt and usually don't enter the structures.
"We don't ever go in and trespass. Plus, it's dangerous," she said.
More recently, the couple photographed Mingo Creek Presbyterian Church, which was at the epicenter of the Whiskey Rebellion, and an empty area inside Washington Mall that wasn't roped off when they stumbled upon it.
In Greene County, they've visited places such as the Rush Schoolhouse along Route 21 near Rogersville and the county's first courthouse, which was built in 1797 and is now part of Cornerstone Genealogy Society in Waynesburg.
While Harris and Percy post only their own photos to the web, they do encourage others to share images on the page, as well as add to the discussion by leaving comments.
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WAYNESBURG – During the last six months, Alpha Natural Resources has undertaken a major restructuring that included the idling of more than 40 mines as it and other U.S. coal producers grappled with a shrinking domestic coal market.
"I won't gloss over it; it's tough right now," said Kevin Crutchfield, Alpha's chairman and chief executive officer, who visited Greene County Thursday and sat for an interview. "But I believe I can see a path for hope, based on realism and based on what we see happening globally."
The U.S. coal industry has always primarily focused on selling its product in the domestic market, Crutchfield said. That will have to change.
"The U.S. market is shrinking, but globally coal is still the fuel of choice," he said. The Energy Information Administration projects coal will overtake oil as the number one energy source globally in the next three or four years.
"The question for us and other U.S. coal producers is how we take our coals and play internationally," Crutchfield said. "That's a new game for the U.S. coal industry … and we're going to have to learn it very quickly under, frankly, some level of duress."
Alpha, which now operates 104 mines, is the country's second largest coal producer by revenue and third largest by production. It also is the largest supplier of metallurgical coal used in steelmaking. The company has two mines in Greene County, Cumberland and Emerald, which together employ about 1,400 workers.
The mines, which are the company's only two longwall mines, have for the most part escaped cutbacks the company implemented in the fall to address what Crutchfield called "transformational" changes affecting the industry.
Those changes "hit hard and fast" in late 2011, as electric utilities announced the closing of coal-burning power plants because of stringent environmental regulations and it became apparent cheap natural gas was here to stay.
Coal at its peak held about 52 percent of the domestic market for electric power production but saw that share decline to about 32 percent last April. "It and gas had equal market share. To my knowledge, that was the first time it ever happened," Crutchfield said.
Coal has since regained some of the market, it's now about 40 percent, but the new reality is that the domestic market is shrinking and no relief is expected either in terms of natural gas prices or environmental regulations on burning coal.
"The coal footprint is going to get smaller, the question is how much smaller," Crutchfield said.
The company announced the restructuring in September, which involved the idling of a number of mines. Alpha had produced 125 to 130 million tons of coal annually. It recently projected annual production of 85 to 90 million tons. "That's a big structural reduction for us," Crutchfield said.
The company's mines in central Appalachia took a "disproportionate share" of the reductions because of their costs in relation to natural gas prices.
In northern Appalachia, which includes Pennsylvania, Alpha's utility customer base also declined, "but not to the degree of southeastern utilities that are dependant on central Appalachian coal," Crutchfield said.
In announcing its restructuring, the company also set forth goals that included maintaining its focus on the sale of metallurgical coal. "We think the fundamentals for steel globally over the next decade or two are pretty positive," Crutchfield said.
In regard to its thermal coal, which is burned at power plants, the company will focus on becoming more competitive in a smaller U.S. market but also attempt to sell more coal internationally.
The company normally exports about three-quarters of its metallurgical coal, which last year was about 15 to 16 million tons, Crutchfield said. It increased the export of thermal coal from 2 to 6 million tons last year.
Emerald and Cumberland primarily produce thermal coal, and part of the mines' production last year went to the export market, Crutchfield said.
The quality of coal produced by Emerald and Cumberland is "very desirable" to export markets, he said. The two mines also are probably the two most productive of the company's big underground mines in terms of ton per man hour cost structure, he said.
"These are excellent coal mines. They've got great track records," Crutchfield said. "The question is, in the long term, repositioning them to be able to participate in a smaller U.S. market and figuring out how to move these coals into the desirable market in the Asian region."
The restructuring that began in September is substantially completed, Crutchfield said, "but then again, the market is going to do what it's going to do, and we have to be prepared to be responsive to the marketplace."
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Movie, discussion planned on dyslexia
Sparked by the airing of an award-winning HBO film, local adults with dyslexia, parents and educators are coming together for an evening of discussion that could mean big changes to the way in which children with dyslexia are taught to read.
On April 11, the movie "The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia" will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Chartiers Valley Stadium 18 in Bridgeville. The free showing will be followed by a question and answer session with experts on dyslexia, assessment, multi-sensory instruction and accommodations. The event is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (PBIDA) and The Provident Charter School for Children with Dyslexia.
This inspiring documentary provides personal and uplifting accounts, clears up the misconceptions, and helps families understand that struggles with reading in the early years of school often move to the background as other strengths emerge.
"A 20-year study out of Yale indicates that 20 percent of the population has some degree of dyslexia. That means there are over 3,100 children within a 10-mile radius of Pittsburgh who would benefit if parents and educators had a greater awareness of dyslexia and took action to create change," said Christine Seppi, chair of the Pittsburgh region of the PBIDA.
Included in the film are interviews with super-achieving dyslexics revered in their fields – from Sir Richard Branson and financier Charles Schwab to politician Gavin Newsom and attorney David Boies.
For more information, visit thebigpicturemovie.com.
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Tanger Outlets will host its first "Tanger Taste and Style Experience" event noon-5 p.m. April 13-14.
The weekend will be filled with gorgeous styles, amazing foods and great shopping deals.
Attendees will enjoy local flavor from a number of Pittsburgh area gourmet food trucks, explore the "I Made It Market" vendor marketplace, shop at Tanger Outlet stores, take in a fashion show and enjoy music with DJ AJ Fresh.
Participating food trucks include: Bella Christie & Lil' Z's Sweet Boutique, BRGR, Dozen Dessert Truck, Oh My Grill, Pittsburgh Pierogi Truck, The Alternative, Moore's Hot Dogs and The Steer and Wheel.
Other vendors include Penn Brewery, Greenhouse Winery, J & D Wine Cellars, BBQ Stu's and Millers Mustard.
Macaroni Kids, a family-focused website and newsletter, will host a "Kids Kitchen Kreations" area from 1-3 p.m. both days. Children can use their imagination to create a fun, unique chef's hat.
Guests will enjoy the latest fashion trends of the season on April 13 during Tanger's Fashion Shows at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
The Pittsburgh Pirates Pierogie Mascots will make an appearance 3-4 p.m. April 13.
There is no cost to attend the event. Guests can enter to win a trip to Los Angeles to dine with celebrity chef Curtis Stone. For more information, visit www.tangeroutlet.com/washington.


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The state Superior Court heard arguments Wednesday in Harrisburg on whether a Washington County judge's decision to seal a legal settlement between a Mt. Pleasant Township couple and a group of gas drilling companies should be overturned.
Attorneys for the Observer-Reporter and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspapers are asking the Superior Court to unseal the a settlement agreement between Stephanie and Chris Hallowich and Range Resources, MarkWest Energy Partners and Williams Gas/Laurel Mountain Midstream.
The Hallowiches claimed that nearby drilling operations, a compressor station and a gas processing plant made their property worthless and posed health risks to their family.
The lawsuit was settled Aug. 23, 2011, following a closed-door meeting in the chambers of now-retired Judge Paul Pozonsky. The case file was immediately sealed, and all parties were forbidden to discuss any portion of the agreement.
During the August 2011 session, a P-G reporter openly objected to the sealing of the settlement. The newspapers contend that sealing the record is in violation of the common law rights of the media.
On Sept. 6, 2011, the P-G petitioned the court to intervene, and the O-R joined in.
Observer-Reporter attorney Colin Fitch said they asked the court to rule in favor of the newspapers based on the merits of the case.
"There was no reason to seal this record under the facts of the case," Fitch said.
Fitch said the defense adopted Pozonsky's rationale that the newspapers should have sought to intervene in the case before final action was taken to seal the settlement.
No ruling was issued from the bench.
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A Canonsburg man suspected of being a high-level dealer of marijuana in the area was arrested Friday by borough police.
Eric E. Chronister, 34, of 120 Oak Spring Road, was taken into custody while he was on his lunch break from his job. Police served a search warrant at his home and found a few pounds of suspected marijuana as well as drug paraphernalia at his home. Suspected steroids also were found
Borough police Detective Sgt. Al Coghill said Monday Chronister's arrest was a result of a cooperative effort with Cecil Township police.
"Cecil police, in particular Officer Jeff Holt, brought information to us about Chronister," Coghill said. "He had been flying under the radar until Officer Holt brought him to our attention. Holt received information that Chronister was selling in Cecil and that he lived in Canonsburg.
"We believe him to be a significant dealer. The marijuana we found was still compressed in bricks," the detective said. "At one point, he had 30 to 40 pounds of marijuana. When he was arrested, he told us that he would sell from three to five pounds a week."
Coghill estimated he was making an average of $3,200 a week in marijuana sales.
Tracking down drug dealers is a top priority for Mayor David Rhome.
"As mayor, it is my job to keep the community safe and work with the police chief, detectives and officers," Rhome said Monday. "When they get a lead, they run with it until it leads to an arrest. And I want the residents to know that any information we get is kept confidential."
Chronister was arraigned before District Judge David Mark on charges of possession and possession with intent to deliver marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was placed in the Washington County jail on $50,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for Thursday before Mark.
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Washington County shines as economic development 'winner'
The 10-county Pittsburgh region notched its fifth consecutive year as a top U.S. location for business investment, a Pittsburgh economic development group announced on April 2.
Washington County made its mark by taking the No. 2 spot just behind Allegheny County in the number of economic development deals that were sealed last year among the 10 counties.
During a news conference, the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance said the anchor for the five-year span of sustained economic prosperity and employment opportunities were the 269 economic development deals, or "wins," across the region during 2012, as well as record-high employment last year, and Pittsburgh's position as a national leader for job growth in high-wage industries.
PRA, an affiliate of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, presented its annual economic development performance scorecard for the region at the Fairmont Pittsburgh hotel.
"Across all 10 counties of the region and in all five key industry sectors, companies are investing," said Allegheny Conference Chief Executive Officer Dennis Yablonsky. "The deals of 2012 represent billions of dollars that will further build up the regional business landscape with new and expanded facilities, in addition to the expectation of job creation and retention in coming years."
According to Yablonsky, the five years of top-performing, sustainable prosperity, as evidenced by a total of 1,315 announced business investment deals and related employment opportunities since 2008, helped to secure a Brookings Institution "recession-recovered" recognition. It cited employment levels, gross domestic product and a return to long-term pre-recession rates of economic growth as indicators of full recovery.
He noted the Brookings ranking is significant, as Pittsburgh is one of only three regions in the U.S. to earn it.
One of the economic "wins" noted by PRA was Aquion Energy, a company that has its roots at Carnegie Mellon University, where Aquion's proprietary "aqueous hybrid ion" battery was created. The technology has become a commercial product, enabling every market from residential, commercial and industrial, as well as utilities themselves, to store all types of energy.
Aquion Chief Executive Officer Scott Pearson noted the Lawrenceville company now has 120 employees and 300,000 square feet of manufacturing space at the former Sony plant in Westmoreland County, with projections to have 200 employees by the end of the year.
Washington and Greene counties figured prominently in PRA's top 10 list of project wins, ranked by capital investment.
Second on the list was Consol Energy's BMX Mine, shorthand for Bailey Mine Expansion, a multiyear, $500,000 capital project in Greene County.
Washington County took the fourth, fifth and ninth spots of the top 10 investment list, with new headquarters projects in Southpointe II by Mylan Inc. ($60 million) and Ansys Inc. ($52 million), along with Perryman Inc. for its purchase of the Houston-based Accellent, which supplies high-quality forgings to the medical device industry. PRA pegged the advanced manufacturing expansion at $20 million.
Last month, Washington County commissioners announced there were 73 new economic development projects in 2012 that accounted for more than $346 million in capital investment.
Jeff Kotula, president of Washington County Chamber of Commerce, who attended the announcement by the PRA, said the county's No. 2 ranking in development projects among the region's 10 counties, as well as its ability to place three projects among the region's top 10 investments last year, speaks to its strength in economic development.
"It demonstrates our continuing leadership position in Southwestern Pennsylvania as an economic development engine for the region," Kotula said later Tuesday. "It just shows how strong we are down here."
He added that "while energy continues to drive our economy here," the local projects on the top 10 investment list also underscore the county's economic diversification. Mylan is the country's largest manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals; Ansys is a global leader in engineering simulation software; and Perryman produces titanium for use in the medical device and aerospace industries.
The 269 regional "wins" of 2012 spanned both announced investment and development projects totaling $3.2 billion in capital investment – the second highest amount since tracking began. Investment projects accounted for $1.8 billion in announced capital outlay – a solid increase over the $750 million recorded in 2011. Development projects totaled $1.4 billion in announced outlay and saw a return to $1 billion-plus levels of development investment.
According to Yablonsky, the projects included 59 in manufacturing, 55 in financial services, 53 in energy, 33 in information technology and 12 in health care.
He also noted existing regional businesses that are expanding remain the backbone of the economy and account for the majority of announced deals. In 2012, 72 percent of the deals (151) involved the expansion or retention of existing companies.
The 269 economic development deals are expected to create 8,388 new jobs in the Pittsburgh region over the next several years. These deals also are expected to retain 3,422 jobs, for a total regional employment impact of nearly 12,000 jobs.
PRA Chairman David Malone, president of Gateway Financial Group, noted the continued high numbers of economic development projects and their related investments help PRA market the region to attract additional companies here.
The latest numbers weren't lost on Site Selection magazine, which again placed the Pittsburgh region on its top 10 list of locations for business investment, putting it in the company of metro areas such as Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas. Yablonsky noted for the second consecutive year, Pittsburgh was ranked as the magazine's No. 1 region for business investment in the Northeast.


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I am positive Panthor and Megator will be released before Battle Lion.
I personally would like to see Swift Wind before Battle Lion as well.
I hope that Battle Lion won't be a simple repaint of the Battle Cat sculpt.
I'd rather see a new sculpt for Battle Lion that's at least 2x the size!
It'll be perfect as a $60 figure since Battle Lion is HUGE!
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Wanted: A pied piper for cats in Mt. Lebanon
It seems in their zeal to want to rid Mt. Lebanon of rats and other vermin, that it has now become over-run by stray cats.
Our flowers are ruined, our porch furniture soiled and the cat spray reeks! We are no longer afforded the enjoyment of watching the birds frolicking in our birdbath, nor the joy of welcoming baby birds into our yard – because the cats have killed them.
And then there is the noise. You haven't lived until you've heard a cat fight outside your bedroom window at 3 a.m.
Stray cats do carry rabies. So, not only do we have a risk to property, but a risk to health, too.
The really obnoxious part about all of this is that it could be alleviated somewhat if cat owners kept their cats indoors, or on their own property. They arrogantly feel that it is okay to let their pet cats cause havoc in their neighbor's yards – and impregnate other cats.
Cats become pregnant very quickly, and will deliver very quickly. It only takes 60 days from conception to delivery. The litter can be from two to eight kittens. The female can go back into heat as quickly as three weeks after giving birth. You can see how an "unmonitored" female cat can cause the cat population to explode.
When this problem is reported to Mt. Lebanon officials their reply is, "Cats have a right to roam freely." Really? What about my rights? The last I looked, cats did not pay taxes in Mt. Lebanon (or anywhere).
Home owners are told they cannot capture theses strays. Heaven forbid! But something must be done about this growing problem in Mt. Lebanon. If not now – when?
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Looks OK, I'm not a massive fan of the art style but it's great to see lesser known characters such as Megator and Robot Knights in there.
Awesome that this is even happening! I hope it comes to Android also or better yet, PSN.


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