text: Event Come to visit us at the NAMM Show 2017, booth 6780! RCF will be at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, to present several extensions to its flagship Touring and Theatre Series, the professional line of subwoofers and the D Line Series of compact cabinets for the touring industry. The company's latest developments also include the brand new E Series of analog mixing desks. Follow RCF on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and don't miss the occasion to attend our product demos as shown below. HDL6-A DEMOS Daily January 19-21 Hilton Anaheim California Ballroom ABC, second floor Thursday 19th - 11:30 - 12:30 a.m. Friday 20th - 12:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Saturday 21st - 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Like its counterparts, the HDL10-A and HDL20-A cabinets, the HDL6-A is a smaller version of the active two-way line arrays featuring two 6.5" midrange drivers with a 1" compression driver on a 100° x 10° waveguide, powered by an on-board 1400-watt dual channel amplifier. Come and hear the system's incredible output power, low-frequency extension and vocal clarity dues to the extremely low frequency crossover point at 1 kHz! DON'T MISS THE CHANCE TO VISIT US! BOOTH 6780 NAMM 2017 January 19-22, Anaheim, California Read more Installation Northern Stage upgrades with RCF HDL10-A Situated in the heart of Newcastle University's main campus, Northern Stage Theatre is one of the most progressive production houses in the UK. With its three performance spaces, including a 450 seat main house, 160 seat studio and small multi-purpose development room for up-and-coming theatre companies and events, once new production manager Chris Durant arrived nearly a year ago, one of the immediate priorities was to improve the technical infrastructure. Operating as a charity, the Theatre had done little to upgrade its technology since 2006, when the facility metamorphosed from its previous guise as the Newcastle Playhouse into Northern Stage. Durant already had plenty of experience of RCF's high value systems, having authorised the spend on a new RCF D-Line line array while at Sage Gateshead, and he was soon back in contact with his local supplier, Nitelites. Having authorised the purchase of an RCF HD32-A active two-way system with SUB705 subwoofers, along with two NX10-SMA stage monitors for the newly refurbished Stage 3, he duly set out his blueprint for the main space. He discussed the situation with executive director Kate Denby and artistic director Lorne Campbell arguing that it would be a false economy to hire in systems if they wanted to operate as a leading production house. "It was clear we needed our own," he insisted — and fortunately the request was rubber-stamped. The production manager's focus was on the 'epic' Christmas season production of Roald Dahl's James And The Giant Peach, in which both Stage 1 and Stage 2 would combine, with the 440 seats enveloping a giant, extended central stage. This helped define the sound system specification. Nitelites director and system designer Andy Magee outlined the challenges. "While the theatre's existing loudspeaker had been a premium system in its day it was over ten years old. Its coverage was too wide, it lacked projection and was unable to cover the rear of the room. I knew that with the HDL10-A there would be sufficient energy delivered to the back of the room while maintaining a consistent spectral balance throughout the listening area." Two main hangs of five HDL10-A per side are now suspended from a bridge truss while a further pair of HDL10-A, located behind the main array, fire down to cover the audience wrapped around the front of the giant stage. Low frequency is extended by two floor mounted SUB8004 subwoofers, while the system operates under BSS Soundweb control. Chris Durant is more than satisfied with this solution, believing that it has given the production house "a sonic signature". He states, "For a space as wide as this you need projection, and compared with the point source we had previously, this delivers greater intelligibility with ample bandwidth and directivity, and a more even spread. There is now so much headroom it's ridiculous." Equally delighted with the sonic makeover are fellow team specialists, head of sound Dave Burton, the Christmas show's FOH engineer, Josep Bria and the show sound designer, Nick Williams. All expressed optimism for the future. Stated Williams: "The new HDL system at Northern Stage empowers the sound designer with such a high level of precision and consistency that it has transformed the space. I now know that every seat in the house can receive the same sonic experience. Mixing and creating in Northern Stage gives the same degree of precision and control that I have in my studio. It is a remarkable and enjoyable system to work with." In conclusion, Chris Durant was unequivocal, noting the intimacy of the HDL10-A on the one hand combined with sheer power. He also confirmed that with its button presets, it was an easy system for house technicians to operate. "My aim is to produce three years of 'epic' Christmas shows so that it becomes a tradition for families. And with the RCF line array I have full confidence that we can deliver that." Read more Event RCF and VV & Sons launch the HDL50-A and TTL6-A onto the Middle Eastern market RCF successfully launched the HDL50-A and TTL6-A active three-way line arrays onto the global market earlier this year, confirming the company's constant effort towards innovation and new product development. These products were introduced to the Middle Eastern area with a dedicated event this autumn, that was jointly organized by RCF and the Italian manufacturer's partner in the UAE, VV & Sons. The two companies' combined effort led to a live product demo held at Dubai's Meydan Hotel, with around 100 international participants from the main AV rental and event production companies in the region. The demo was coordinated by RCF product specialists. A presentation – encompassing other successful products from the Italian manufacturer, such as TT25-A MK II, TT25-CXA, TT45-CXA, NXL 44-A, SUB8004-AS and EVOX 12 – was followed by a demo in the outdoor arena. This featured the HDL50-A and TTL6-A, along with the SUB9007-AS active high-power subwoofer, another new arrival in 2016. "All products received enthusiastic feedback. Participants were particularly interested in the remote control and monitoring options provided by RDNet," states Mr. Rebero, product manager of VV & Sons. The event's success was underlined by the prompt and positive feedback from the participants, several AV rental and events production companies placing their first order immediately after the demo. "We are very satisfied with the outcome, and are now planning to conduct more product training and demos with an extended range of RCF products," confirms Mr. Rebero. Read more Event RCF P Series proves to be the best choice for G20's outdoor audio-visual projection shows The G20 Summit is undoubtedly one of the most important events in world political and economic calendar. Its latest edition, in September 2016, was held in Hangzhou, China, and was only the second G20 convention to be held in an Asian country. The Summit took place in the newly-built Hangzhou International Conference and Exhibition Centre, strategically located in a modern and well-served area of Hangzhou. The large and spectacular external area around the building was freely accessible during the days of the Summit and hosted breathtaking audio-visual projections that entertained a large public, arriving from the whole region of Zhejian and abroad. The shows were reinforced with an RCF sound system that comprised 32 P Series loudspeakers, installed both on the ground and on the building's external walls. The main features of RCF's P Series are highly efficient coaxial designs, excellent intelligibility and a weatherproof design offering high-rating protection. States Mr. Jiang Chao, general manager of CD Stage company, RCF's local partner: "We are very satisfied with the outcome of the project. RCF P Series is a powerful line of weatherproof loudspeakers that guarantees a reliable, high-quality performance. The sound of the audio-visual shows was heard clearly across the entire coverage area, ,and the public was delighted throughout the summit." CD Stage is a long-standing investor in RCF's products, with several notable projects being completed every year in China, such as the recently equipped theatre of Zhaoqing University in Guangdong. Read more Event RCF provides HDL50-A for historic French radio station's Vibration tour Vibration is one of the most important radio stations in France. Set up in 1982, it can be heard throughout most of the country. The Live Vibration Tour is the main event promoted by the station, involving some of the most famous national artists – such as Soprano, Black M, and Fréro Delavega. This year's edition included five concerts in the cities of Orléans, Le Mans, Tours, Bourges and Blois, which took place between September 14-24. The rental company XCPH took care of most of the technical aspects of the tour and provided an RCF audio system for the second year in a row. Several HDL20-A had been used to cover a crowd of over 8000 people in 2015; however, this year Vibration anticipated higher attendance, therefore XCPH suggested the use of HDL50-A, the latest addition to the Italian manufacturer's D Line. The HDL50-A is an active three-way line array module with a built-in 2200W RMS digital amplifier, with 2x12'' woofers, four symmetrical 6.5'' midranges and two 2'' drivers. For all five dates of the tour, the system comprised 8 + 8 HDL50-A cabinets (as a main PA), plus several HDL20-A as outfill. Eight SUB9007-AS subwoofers in endfire configuration provided reinforcement of the low frequencies. The SUB 9007-AS active high power subwoofer is powered by a 7200 W digital amplifier, and has been conceived as the perfect companion for the HDL50-A and HDL20-A line arrays. It is one of the most powerful 2x21'' subwoofers in the field of live sound. Before the first date in the city of Tours, the XCPH team had received a specialised two-day training session from the RCF staff, who demonstrated how to make the best use of the HDL50-A system. Everything was managed with the RCF proprietary RDNet networking board and the recently released CR 16-ND control rack, designed to handle the HDL50-A line array. Mr. Nicolas Fournier, XCPH's sound manager, stated, "We really appreciated this all-inclusive system with its easy wiring solution. The rack is very useful in live situations, with the whole power supply contained in one box. The configurable mechanics with 0.2° minimum angle is very convenient. Thanks to the advanced machanics, the set-up of the angles can be made before rigging, when the modules are still in their cart, thus reducing assembly times – it is extremely practical! Furthermore, thanks to the support of the RCF team we learned a lot about the wide range of possibilities provided by RDNet." The CR 16-ND control rack with built-in DX 1616 matrix audio processor was also used to manage the processing, EQ and delay of the HDL20-A outfill cabinets. The Vibration Tour was attended by a total of over 50,000 people, with a crowd of 22,000 for the last date of the tour in Orléans featuring Fréro Delavega. "We were very impressed by the system, that provided high performance with only a few cabinets and kept the intelligibility constant even at 65 metres from stage!" adds Mr. Fournier. "The HDL50-A is very cost effective among large-format line arrays and will be our target investment in 2017." Read more Installation RCF VSA Perfect Solution for St. Gabriel's St Gabriel's is a Catholic School with a growing attendance thanks to the booming Austin, Texas economy. As they faced space limitations across the board, the school set out to build a new building that would extend an existing building and provide them with much more classroom space, a large lecture hall, a library, teacher meeting space, a remodeled gym and a new Chapel. After a 14-month construction cycle, the new building was opened in May of 2016. Cedar Park, Texas-based Ridge AV (www.ridgeav.com) was contacted by the school to come in and solve many challenges they had for integrating audio and video into a school environment. The expectations were high and rather complex, but the systems had to be extremely user friendly. "Probably one the most challenging projects we have ever taken on was their Learning Stairs Lecture Hall and Chapel," says Ridge President Mark Tarbet. "These were very ornate spaces where the AV system simply could not be visible or stand out. The speakers in both spaces could not be flown and could not be slightly. All we had to mount speakers on to were custom, hand painted stained-glass windows. To make it extra challenging and risky, both stained-glass walls were 100% custom built onsite by Italian craftsmen flown in for this project. No errors or replacements!" The Learning Stairs is a lecture hall made up of large wood-stained stairs. Up to 175 students can be seated in this space. It is also used for large meetings. The Chapel is a small Chapel that seats 50 people and is used by the School for Mass. To solve this challenge of sound in these two spaces, Ridge proposed to use RCF's VSA Series speakers which are vertical steerable line arrays that are just 5" wide and can be programmed to direct the sound specifically to the listeners, avoiding unwanted reflections and reverberation that the glass and hard surfaces that cause sound systems to lose intelligibility. As they looked at the VSA as a possible solution, Tarbet thought, "If perhaps we could possibly get them painted to somehow match the color of the window mullions and figure out how to re-enforce the mounting brackets on the mullions, we could potentially have a winner by mounting the speakers to the window mullions to hide them, and then use the steering capabilities of the VSA to direct sound coverage as needed." After conceptual 3D drawings were presented, the School agreed to the solutions. Ridge AV worked with RCF to try and get a good color match for an aluminum texture. After carefully picking colors and lots of sign-offs, the speakers were painted, and custom mounts were fabricated by Ridge AV. The end result exceeded all expectations. After installation, Ridge AV invited some of the school staff who were not involved in the specification to come in the spaces where the project owners and general contractor were waiting. The staff was asked to "find the speakers," and no one could initially! It was exactly what the general contractor and owners were hoping for. The sound quality was great thanks to the configurable steering capability of the speakers. 'We were able to mount the speakers rather high up (less noticeable) and span elevated stair seating to get sound cleanly where it needed to be," noted Tarbet. Read more Event Nitelites score heavily with RCF - right through the summer Newcastle-based Nitelites have reported record activity this summer with their RCF hire fleet of flagship TT+ (Touring & Theatre) line array systems and highly cost effective D Line HDL composite series line arrays. "We have hardly had a box sitting in the warehouse all summer," reports director Andy Magee. In addition to the high profile Great North Run, where they fielded over 280 RCF enclosures, Nitelites also had to run a mile of standard multicore cable to span the coverage area for the Tall Ships North Sea Regatta, This featured 48 x TTL55-A, 24 x TTS56-A and some TTL33-A, all controllable via RCF's proprietary onboard RDNet networking platform as the fleet said farewell to Blyth, Northumberland with a sunlit parade seen by thousands of onlookers lining the quayside, wishing the fleet well in the race to Gothenburg, Sweden. Meanwhile, down in Teesside, Stockton International Riverside Festival (SIRF16), featuring street theatre, circus performances, dynamic dance and music also saw a full RCF deployment, as the event approaches its third decade.. The main band stage (with finale show) was covered by 24 x TTL55-A and 12 x TTS56-A while all other areas featured HDL20-A, HDL10-A and TT22-A. Also in the Tyne and Wear area, South Tyneside Festival took place over three months throughout the summer, with open-air concerts, family fun days and live music, including Alexandra Burke and UB40, in the town's Bents Park. Providing the sound reinforcement for the season were 32 x TTL55-A and 18 x TTS56-A. Earlier in the summer Nitelites were down in London for the first-ever Esports Championship Series - Counter Strike Finals at London's SSE Arena, Wembley. For this they fielded 32 x TTL55-A; 10 x TTL33-A; 12 x TTL36-AS and 12 x TTS56-A. Up in Scotland, Midstock Festival is now in its third year at Dalkeith Country Park, and having already hosted such acts as The View, The Fratellis, The Hoosiers, Fish and dozens of great acts, bands this year included The Pigeon Detectives, Reverend & The Makers plus overseas acts such as Vengaboys (although headliners Scouting For Girls failed to appear). Ensuring optimum coverage were 24 x TTL33-A and 12 x TTS56-A subs. Nitelites were also on duty at the Great North 10K. The popular running event which attracted 5,000 runners, finished inside the iconic Gateshead International Stadium where Nitelites had 24 x TTL33-A and 12 x TTS36-A to help build the atmosphere. The company also provided sound reinforcement at another major music festival, Urban Field Events' Corbridge Festival featuring The Coral, Neville Staple Band, Too Many T's, Frankie & The Heartstrings, Mark Morris, Bessie & The Zinc Buckets, Grandmaster Flash, Cortney Dixon and more. Set up in the Tynedale Park venue for the occasion, were 20 x TTL33-A and 10 x TTS36-A. Finally, the annual Sunderland International Airshow is held near Roker and Seaburn seafronts. The biggest free show in Europe, and first held in 1988, the location provides a perfect amphitheatre for the likes of the world famous Red Arrows and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. For this spectacular event, Nitelites deployed 24 x TTL33-A and 12 x TTS56-A subs for the main stage, plus over 3 miles of 100v line coverage. Summing up, Nitelites director Andy Magee said, "We have had great feedback to our RCF systems at all these diverse events throughout the summer, and the performances have been exactly what people have wanted. "In the case of the smaller festivals, many are still growing but are still working on small budgets — and this is where RCF scores, as it hits the perfect price point. And In terms of staying within sound thresholds on noise sensitive sites he notes that one thing RCF is great at is LF control. "The TTL36-AS flown sub has a vertical steering algorithm so it doesn't radiate in areas you don't want it to go. "The LF cardioid tuning is highly effective and to my knowledge we've never received any complaints about noise pollution." Read more Event More than 280 RCF speakers for The World's Biggest Half Marathon Billed as 'the World's biggest half marathon' the Great North Run (GNR) has taken place annually between Newcastle-upon-Tyne and South Shields since 1981, and is one of the major events in the runner's calendar. For around two decades the public address and part of the technical infrastructure have been provided by locally based technical service company Nitelites. And as the event has exploded from the original 12,000 participants to today's 57,000 runners so the logistical challenges of supplying a vast inventory of loudspeakers and building infrastructure through the night — once the main motorway through the city has closed off — have grown exponentially. With Nitelites MD Jamie Moore project managing the event, this year the company provided over 280 RCF enclosures, including 56 x TTL55-A, 24 x TTL33-A, 24 x TTS56-A, 24 x TTS36-A, 12 x TT22-A from the Touring & Theatre series — and a large fleet of HDL20-A and HDL10-A from the D-Line series. Working for event founder Brendan Foster's Great Run Company, Nitelites director Andy Magee said the sound system really came of age around a decade ago "when we convinced the organisers that they should move up from a 100V line distributed system to a full range system." Today this has become a fully-fledge line array system. He stated that the biggest challenge had been loading in the equipment overnight without lighting, and loading out again within three hours of the finish to allow the carriageway to be reopened. On top of that, equipment specified the previous day, on the Newcastle side of the Tyne for the Junior and Mini runs, need to be redeployed. Add to that the eight hangs of four flown RCF HDL20-A used along the 200m specially constructed sprint track on the Quayside, for the Great North CityGames — another popular new event For the GNR itself, most of the activity covered the mile around the Start line, where Nitelites also provided staging, and at the Finish. Speaking of the system design, Andy Magee said, "We have half a dozen flat bed trucks carrying generators, power distros and control racks, and we fly the PA from these trucks on HIAB cranes, with nine TTL55-A and 6 x TTS56-A subs on each truck." Further up the course are six ground stacks of TTL-33A — and the total delay time was around 4 seconds. In addition, ground stacks of six HDL10-A and HDL20-A are also dispersed towards the rear behind the start line. The entire system receives motivational music and presenter mic feeds while at the Finish, many of the feeds consist of pre-recorded stings, appropriate to those clad in fancy dress costume, such as Superman attire. Nitelites also link with broadcasters on a separate zone, where they specify RCF TT22-A Mk2. "These are great in sensitive broadcast areas as they can be tightly controlled for live links, so we can turn them down when requested," says the Nitelites man. "There are personnel out on the course with Sennheiser 3732-COM-ii radio systems. The radio mic receiver has two outputs — pressing the button cuts the main and routes audio to the second output for talkback etc." Summing up, he says the company had again pulled off a major feat. He praised the crew and in particular system engineers, Tom Geoghegan and Lee Saddington — who were responsiblew for designing the complex cable topology "RCF's onboard RDNet [dedicated networking board] was a great asset," he concluded. "We ran the network over 2000 metres of standard multicore and all loudspeakers across that first mile were on line via RDNet." Read more Corporate JEM Productions Takes Delivery of First RCF HDL50-A Large Format Line Array in U.S. Earlier this year, RCF announced the expansion to the popular HDL Series with the new high-powered, large-format HDL50-A line array system. First to take delivery of the product in the United States is Wisconsin-based JEM Productions. "We have deployed various RCF gear for events from literally five people to over 15,000 and have always been able to perfectly flex our systems to meet the demand of the venue," says JEM owner Joe Ellis. "When it came time for us to enter the large format market earlier this year, the timing was perfect with the release of the new HDL50-A and SUB9007-AS, and once we heard it we knew our future included this system." JEM relied on RCF partner Soundworks Systems (www.soundworkssystems.com) to coordinate a product demonstration and purchase of the system. The HDL50-A is an active three-way line array module, designed specifically for large events — both indoors and outdoors - equipped with two 12" woofers, four symmetrical 6.5" midrange transducers and two 2" high frequency compression drivers driven by onboard 4400-watt RMS digital amplifiers. The system is completed with the SUB9007-AS, an active 6800-watt dual 21" subwoofer. JEM Productions was founded in 2011 initially to support local bands. At the time, owner Joe Ellis was an airline pilot with the sound company being a part-time operation. "After medical issues forced me out of the sky in 2012," says Ellis, "and demand grew from other bands and venues for our services, we focused our energy on expanding into the market full time." JEM now services clients across the country providing audio, lighting, staging and transportation for events ranging in size from small meetings to multi-day, multi-stage festivals. "Crystal clear, tasteful sound reinforcement is what built our company and what anchors our reputation as a first class provider of professional production," notes Ellis on the philosophy of the company. Aside from the sound, another major reason JEM Productions chose RCF is because of the support. "Whether a very small or very large system, it is critical to our success to fully support our products," says Ellis. "Nothing helps us do that better than having a great support network behind us – like RCF. One of the first concerts using the system featured six-time Dove Award winner Francesca Bettinelli performing in an outdoor event at the Thrivent Celebrates Hope concert in downtown Wausau, Wisconsin. For support with the new system RCF sent in Product Specialist Oscar Mora to assist in deploying the system in its inaugural run. "It was a very acoustically challenging venue with a Grammy nominated artist performing a free concert for a record breaking audience," notes Ellis. "Mora's aid in training and operation of the system is exactly what helps us maintain our reputation as a partner our clients can absolutely count on to exceed their expectations." One of the first major events JEM put the system to use was at the three-day Sub Octave Music Festival at the Outback Ranch in Minnesota. The event featured over 40 bands of various genres from electronic dance music to art-rock to the weekend of camping, music and arts. "With the launch of the HDL50-A system and us being one of the first in the U.S. to purchase, we had a timing conflict with our first large festival slated for the system and having enough inventory physically in the States," says Ellis. "RCF was amazing and sent us the supplemental boxes and transport carts we were missing from their own demo system so we could get the job done!" For the festival, JEM had two hangs of 8 HDL50-A complemented by 12 SUB9007-AS, plus some additional RCF HDL20-A and NX12-SMA monitor cabinets. What was truly amazing says Ellis, "is that with a 28 box system absolutely cranking EDM, we were clamping peaks of less than 30-amps of power! Unbelievably efficient." Read more Installation Finland's new Imatra Stadium equipped with RCF P-Series Finland's new Imatra Stadium, located in the Ukonniemi recreation area of the city, is described "as an international standard baseball-, ski-, roller ski- and biathlon stadium" with a web of cross-country snow ski trails connected to the facility. By relocating the former baseball stadium from the city centre and combining it with the ice rink (and the other winter sports pursuits), the city of Imatra has set a high benchmark. And with many different world-class events scheduled to take place here, a cutting edge communication infrastructure — with both state of the art audio and visual components — was essential to reflect this. A tender document was prepared by AV consultancy, Ramboll and electrical contractors, Etec Automation enlisted the help of technology specialists Audico Systems, as according to their project manager Ilkka Hilden, the AV requirement was extremely challenging. The contracts were split into sound and video, and to meet the audio requirements Hilden specified 30 RCF P-series wide dispersion two-way coaxial weatherproof loudspeakers. The product selection, Hilden said, had been relatively straightforward. "We had been using RCF P-series for many outdoor applications and knew that they are capable of handling high output and producing very high quality sound. As we are situated in Finland, and the weather conditions are quite harsh, it is a very demanding environment for speakers, and so we specified P3115-T for the audience areas and P6215 for the field, as the distances are bigger." Henry Tapiola, from the Stadium's development company, Imatra YH, had foreseen the difficulty in providing even sound coverage for a pair of uniform size football pitches, and both covered and uncovered seating, which would be expandable when needed. And the biggest challenge faced by Ilkka Hilden and his team, as would be expected, was finding the best way to achieve optimum intelligibility throughout the large stadium. "Also, because the speakers had to be placed in so many different locations, the delay settings had to be carefully considered. We then had to make the whole system easy to use by non-AV specialists." Audico faced challenging time scales, since the installation had to be completed and commissioned in time to host a major skiing championship. "We were not sure whether we could get the speakers fast enough and I have to pay major respect to RCF — as those guys must have been working extra hours to make sure we got the speakers just in time!" Summarising the elements of the fit-out that gave him most satisfaction, Ilkka Hilden says, "The best part of the project was to have designed a system that perfectly suits the stadium, and which the customer finds extremely easy to operate. "The level of clarity and intelligibility from the public address system is extremely good and we have received lots of excellent feedback from it." Henry Tapiola also confirmed that he had received nothing but positive feedback from visitors. "The sound is perfect for the audience in every corner of the stadium and across the entire site. Both the speech and music stand out thanks to these very modern speakers and the sound is in a different class to that which external sports facilities have previously been accustomed to previously." Read more Page 17 of 51 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 — 10 Items per Page Showing 161 - 170 of 505 results. ← First Previous Next Last →


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Yes, I am mixing metaphors, but the reason for that will become clear.
If I subtly hint that the administration of a large country is chaotic, would you know who I am referring to? If I even more subtly hint that the reason for this public impression is the public utterances of the president of the country, and that the actions of his staff don't help to change the impression, would you know what I am talking about? This president lives on a diet of social media poison and misinformation coming from him or being exacerbated by him.
That is as far as I can go, if I don't want to be forced to resign my job – but then I am not a diplomat from a country with whom the president and his country has a "special" relationship. This poor diplomat made the mistake of stating the bleeding obvious and putting it in writing.
When the furore over this resignation of the diplomat hit the news, the comment was made that the diplomat was 'caught in public saying something that is widely believed'. His 'punishment' was that he was forced to resign, because the political situation became intolerable for him.
Sounds unfair, but what can we do?
But so far it is a situation on the international news, and it doesn't really affect any of us. Or does it?
What do you do when things really go off the rails, and you are part of the situation? You may be part of the situation because you live in the country, or because the city where you live is under/on fire, or even because you are in a work situation where what happens is against your values and to the detriment of everyone involved. Do you keep quiet? Do you listen to the news and say to yourself 'the world is going mad' and turn your attention to something else? Do you say something to a friend and shake your head and move on? Do you voice your opinions out loud and try to change the situation?
This is not a recent moral dilemma, but rather one that is as old as humanity. I am not a Christian and I am sure that different scriptures address this issue, but I can only quote from Leviticus 5:1 because I recently became aware of this text: "'If anyone sins because they do not speak up when they hear a public charge to testify regarding something they have seen or learned about, they will be held responsible."
This indicates a moral obligation to speak up, and to bear the consequences, no matter what.
It is interesting how something comes into your awareness, and then the test follows.
I once found myself in a work situation where incompetence, dishonesty and a general lack of regard for the client was allowed once, then twice, and then quickly became the norm. This was because of a total lack of leadership, or rather leadership that took the entire team to the abyss.
I was part of this team, and I realised within my first month that dishonesty and extremely damaging work practices were the norm. What do you do when you are new in the situation? I did what I normally do, which is never to turn the other cheek, but to rather determine whether what I discovered was my misinformed view (which could change because of the facts I discover) or an informed view which would be borne out by the facts.
In this instance the facts were plenty – and all the facts indicated that the emperor was stark naked in terms of integrity and competence, and he had his sycophantic followers who convinced him that his invisible cloak was beautiful. The emperor also enjoyed raving whenever his ignorance and incompetence were challenged, in the belief that pure anger and hatred would gloss over the massive cracks that he not only created himself, but also condoned in others. This habit quickly filtered down to those of his followers who had not yet tried to use tantrums as a cover for incompetence and ignorance, and they discovered that not only did the tantrums work, but the emperor supported them, as images of himself.
This is the recipe for a toxic work situation.
What to do when you are in this situation? This is where I feel empathy for the diplomat who was forced to resign because he stated the bleeding obvious, which not only his colleagues, but the entire world knew.
I worked from my sphere to tactfully expose the dishonesty, by providing solid proof to the emperor. To my absolute astonishment, I was told to "do introspection" because I was focusing on dishonesty towards a client, where regular "white lies" do the job. I started collecting the evidence of dishonesty.
I believe that it is only fair to criticize the skills of others when I am in a position to give them the skills. So I provided the tools to counter the incompetence, en ensured that the tools were accessible. Not only was the reception very cold, but the emperor told me in so many words that nothing I could offer would ever be welcome – I presume because anything I offered exposed his nakedness and his raving madness.
Since it was clear to me that the client was not only suffering losses, but was also losing confidence in the emperor in his team, I decided to escalate the issues by stating the bleeding obvious to a higher level of management, first in person, and then in writing. What happened? Nothing. Why? Because for those who could step in and set down the rules that would create a healthy workplace, collecting the fees every month was far more important.
Meanwhile the emperor was making regular noises about "straight talk" – which meant "do as you are told, without questioning" and "collaboration" – which meant "I will tell you from my limited experience and what I grabbed from a book somewhere what standard I expect you to set without arguing – and yes, the standard is low, but remember, so is my intelligence and level of competence, so shut up and obey."
My cognitive dissonance, where the difference between what I believed was right and what was happening around me, was growing every day. Was it me? Was I the one with the warped view of the world?
When colleagues approached me to test their observations, which were identical to mine, I realised I was not wrong. When the client became quite verbal about their dissatisfaction and started talking about prematurely terminating the contract, I realised my observations were real.
And nothing was done to change anything.
I then discovered that the emperor had been escorted out of a previous work situation for the exact reasons I observed, and he was marched straight to this unsuspecting client, who was now paying the price for accepting him.
What could I do? Resign and walk away. I would have preferred to stay and root out the corruption, but one person can only be effective up to a point.
To my surprise, once I handed in my resignation, people from various corners (including the client who was losing on all fronts, and my employer who finally realised that I was not crying wolf) approached me - not to stay, but for me to provide as much evidence as possible of the rot that I had observed. They all realised that I would never thrive in a situation that will take a very heavy hand to change, and nobody tried to stop me. I handed it all over and walked away - after observing the emperor being fast asleep in a client meeting, while an irate client explained how the emperor and his team had failed. And nobody took any action - they were too busy admiring the emperor's invisible clothes.
I could have taken a strong case to the labour court, but as tarot teaches us, justice (where each one of us has to account for our deeds at the end of our lives) is far more important than judgment (where I could win a huge victory, but at the expense of my own wellbeing).
Rumour has it that the emperor will be marched off the premises again soon, this time in disgrace with no option of a new victim who will unknowingly accept him and the damage he does. I am happily working in a new environment where everything I can contribute is accepted with open arms.
There is hope for the diplomat as well – he acted and he will get his reward. On a cosmic scale, he played his role by speaking up. And he is not the only one. The tide of voices against the corruption is rising world-wide.
This is how we make the world a better place. We speak up and voice our concerns, and we take action, even if it is on a small scale, because if we don't say or do anything, we condone our dark sides. Are you part of the tide of integrity and well-being?
Karma is a bitch – if you approach her from the wrong angle.


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House Cloakroom:
After a wild week resulting in a last minute deal on a continuing resolution (CR) that finishes the fiscal year, the House returns under a one week funding bridge to allow full action on a complete package by the end of this week. Much of the agreement is outlined to the public, but the full details of the measure will be released early in the week in legislative language and a vote looks likely on Wednesday.
The House officially returns to the floor on Tuesday night to take up a couple small measures followed by Wednesday's action on the CR as well as a measure repealing the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
On Thursday, the House will begin debate on Budget Chairman Paul Ryan's 2012 Budget and this is expected to last two days with a final vote possible no later than 3 pm on Friday afternoon.
Major Floor Action:
· H.R. 1217 – To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund
· H.R. __ – Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Department Of Defense and Other Agencies (Subject to a Rule)
· H.Con.Res. __ – Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021
Major Committee Action:
- The House Education & the Workforce will hold a full committee hearing on Health and Human Services Department programs, with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and a Subcommittee hearing on "Davis-Bacon Act Implementation."
- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power will hold a hearing on "Jobs and Energy Permitting."
- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia will hold a hearing on "Political Transitions in the Middle East."
- The House Oversight and Government Affair Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, US Postal Service, and Labor Policy will hold a hearing on the "Federal Employees Compensation Act Assessment."
- The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a markup on bills on offshore drilling permits, offshore lease sales, and the establishment of new leases.
- The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on "How the Tax Code's Burdens on Individuals and Families Demonstrate the Need for Comprehensive Tax Reform."
Senate Cloakroom:
After narrowly avoiding a government shutdown, the Senate passed by voice vote late last Friday night another week long short-term Continuing Resolution that cuts $2 billion from FY 2010 levels. Leaders from both parties will continue negotiations with the White House to shape the next CR that both the House and Senate will vote on later this week. Hopefully, the next CR will fund the government through the remainder of the fiscal year.
The Senate is not in session on Monday. There will be votes on several judicial nominations this week in addition to the Senate's work on the CR.
Major Floor Activity:
A continuing resolution providing funding for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Major Committee Action:
The Senate Armed Services Committee continues their series of hearings on the defense authorization legislation on Tuesday.
Also on Tuesday the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing on natural gas drilling policies.
The Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing to discuss deficit reduction on Wednesday.
A hearing to discuss the FY 2012 budget for international development will be held in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday.


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We are in the midst of a 21st century conundrum. Should we, as change managers and PR professionals, stick with tried-and-true social science approaches to problem solving based on years of study and proven effectiveness? Or should we "go with it," throwing away all the old school concepts and just accept that our world now belongs to social media? In other words, should we do it "right," or is it more important to do it "right now"?
The practical answer may be that we must combine both old school and new. Perhaps we must understand that our historic, strategic approach based on research, applied social science and experience now has a new tactical tool—social media—which can, possibly, make us even more effective.
Today's addiction to 24/7 immediate access and constant connectedness—not just at work, but in social interaction and even on vacation—is reportedly affecting our ability to make effective decisions due to information overload and the frenetic pace of its delivery.
Some companies are reported to be so concerned with reduced productivity and the seeming inability of employees to focus on the tasks at hand as a result of constant interruptions of social media, that they are attempting to restrict access to the Internet to specific periods during the day and for only specific purposes. This may be like trying to put the lid back on Pandora's box.
Historically, traditional media reporters, editors and broadcasters were assumed to have the education, ability and experience to fulfill the responsibilities of the fairness, objectivity and accuracy of their communications. Through attrition and downsizing, what's left of those media seem to have lost, misplaced or perhaps abdicated their role as the arbiters of thought, fact, ethics and news.
To fill that vacuum, we now face a media environment increasingly filled with a hodgepodge of people with Internet access who believe themselves entitled to provide not only the "news" but their opinion to go with it. These self-appointed purveyors of information seem convinced that everyone within the reach of their "voice" cannot live without knowing what they had for breakfast and where they last "checked in."
Combine this with the blurring lines between professional and personal sharing of information and the tendency to combine social media platforms, we're witnessing a media atmosphere tailor-made for wreaking havoc on either professional or personal reputations—and sometimes both.
There have been many recent instances of inappropriate posts costing the jobs and reputations of those in government, politics and entertainment. Most instances seemed to be the result of immediate communication at times of high emotional turmoil. A few, however, seemed to occur due to individuals forgetting that "friending" someone on social media does not make them your friend.
This leads to two new suggested foundation rules.
1. Never miss an opportunity to keep your mouth shut and your finger off the send button when you are upset, emotional, and not in full control of your faculties or thought processes. Words, thoughts, deeds and opinions cannot be retrieved once said, written, blogged and sent.
2. Never write, send or copy others with words or pictures that you don't want the whole world to see—forever. Once in the ether-net, always in the ether-net.
The newly minted mantra that social media demands immediate response is only true if we allow it to be. In fact, social media's credibility is contingent upon people believing in the trustworthiness of the information provided and for that, the race goes not always to the fleetest.
To build that trust, we have a responsibility to master the social media tools and marry them to the foundation of ethics, information and truth—backbones of PR.
We must, before we push the send button:
• Understand the immediate situation that confronts the organization or individual.
• Draft messages points in simple, straightforward language that explain the reality of the events and information concerning the situation that we understand and know to be true.
• Review the statements and responses through at least two other sets of eyes to assure that they are free of error, factual, not defensive and crafted to attain the trust and supportive response of the reader or listener.
While these seem like simple steps, they seem to be too often neglected in the rush to "do it right now." PRN
Mike Herman is CEO of Communication Sciences International, He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Ahh bizkits! A few months back the BGH crew got a full on robot chubby (name the movie) when we watched "Tucker and Dale vs Evil" and now it looks like the horror comedy is finally getting a DVD and Blu-Ray release. November 29th is the day you can get your disgusting little mits on this romp about a weekend vacation gone wrong. I'm sorry about the disgusting mits comment, I just get so excited sometimes.
Hammer Films' "The Woman In Black" kind of came out of nowhere but hot diggity dog if it hasn't captured my heart and mind. Maybe it's because it's got Harry Potter in it or maybe it's because I'm a sucker for creepy kids. We may never know. But today we've got a new motion poster for the flick that hits theaters on February 3rd. Just to be clear Daniel Radcliffe is in the movie, it isn't really Harry Potter.
If you didn't play "Red Dead Redemption" then I'm not sure I want to be your friend anymore. The game was super dope to the max! And now Christian Cantamessa, the lead designer on the game, is directing and co-writing a new flick called "Wake Cycle". The movie takes place in an underground facility where two workers find they're running out of air after a nuclear fallout. I'm just kidding about the friend thing, I don't know what I'd do if I lost you.
George A. Romero looks to be eyeing a film version of the book "The Zombie Autopsies" which is about a group of scientists who discover that zombie apocalypse was actually brought on by a group trying to topple the economy. Nothing is confirmed on the project and right now it looks like the idea is just a twinkle in Romero's cataract-addled eye but the project sounds right up his alley. And by that I mean boring and confusing to me.
I have never wanted to be a cop so bad in my life after reading this story about an Ohio man who released about 50 animals from his small zoo and then killed himself. Why do I want to be a cop? Because how often do you get to hunt and kill a Bengal tiger in the middle of Ohio? If that's not fun I don't know what is.
A New York man is in prison after he was caught selling prescription drugs to people from his ice cream truck. I wonder if he put the pictures of what he had on the side next to the bomb pops and choco taco? I also wonder if his customers called him Big Worm.


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9 Ways Your Home Theater Is Killing You and How to Stop It
It might not inflict sudden death, but much like too many Happy Meals, your home theater could be causing insidious harm to your health. Until our well-intentioned government regulates contrast ratios and sound pressure levels (they are now regulating the volume of TV ads) it's every man, woman and child for themselves. However, there are some things you can do to lessen the effects. Here's a list broken down by body part. When you're done reading it, feel free to go out and have a stretch.
Besides causing unsightly crow's feet wrinkles, squinting at a TV screen causes eyestrain, and that means redness, itching, headaches, and overall discomfort. It is harder for the brain to interpret a TV image with a poor contrast ratio. Glare from a room with too much ambient light can also make it harder for the brain to determine what image to focus on. To compensate, the brain tightens facial and eye muscles, and bingo! Eyestrain.
How to fight it
Keep the lighting around your TV screen neutral - avoid placing the set near a bright window, and keep the ambient lighting 50% darker than the screen. Too dark is just as bad. And make sure your contrast is set properly. Also, the eye naturally wants to shift focus from distant objects to near objects; staring at a single object, especially a distant one, can cause discomfort. To prevent this, shift focus often. If possible, set your TV at eye level or slightly below; interestingly, this helps keep your eyes lubricated. To be safe, don't miss your regular ophthalmologist appointments. Even the sharpest HD screen isn't going to look good with blurry vision.
According to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 20% of American teenagers have some form of irreversible hearing loss. An Australian study determined that hearing risk is increased by 70% from using earphones with portable music players. Similarly, although less likely, high sound pressure levels from a home theater, over time, could cause hearing loss.
How to fight it
It's simple: turn down the volume. Listening to a portable player at 100 dB can cause damage over time. Turn it down. Or, use regular loudspeakers instead. It's easy to play earphones too loud, but people tend to play speakers softer - for starters, because of complaints from everyone else. Moreover, a well-balanced speaker system doesn't need to be cranked up to be enjoyed.
Sitting too long in one position can bring on Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a known enemeny of the sedentary. One of the main causes of these blood clots is lack of movement of the legs. Travelers are prone to this condition, especially those sitting in space-constricted coach; that's why DVT is also called "economy-class syndrome." Bedridden hospital patients are also prone to DVT. And, theoretically, so are avid TV viewers.
How to fight it
There is evidence that suggests wearing compression socks or tights can reduce DVT in travelers, but wearing support hose to watch TV might be a bit extreme. Instead, invest in some good quality home theater furniture that lets you stretch out. A Barcalounger with a variety of positions is even better. While a Toy Story 1, 2, and 3 Blu-ray marathon might sound like fun, take a break between discs and go for a walk, even if it's just to the store for more Redenbacher's.
Vanity issues aside, your waistline provides an obvious measure of your health. The bigger, the badder. Many studies have linked the obesity epidemic with increased time spent watching TV. In teenagers, obesity increases 2% for each hour of television they watched. Per se, watching TV doesn't make you fat. But if you're watching TV, that means you're not engaging in physical activity. Even worse, you might be snacking.
How to fight it
Passively speaking, you can simply cut out the snacks during your watching sessions. But, if you want to be proactive about it, plug in an Xbox Kinect, and start jumping around. You might also unplug your satellite dish and watch commercial-free movies and discs instead. That way you avoid the constant barrage of TV ads for junk food that encourage us to pack on the pounds. When's the last time you saw a commercial for broccoli?
The average 46-inch LCD HDTV weighs roughly 50 pounds. A blow to the head from an object that heavy - even if it's only from two feet up - is more than enough to give you a NFL-size concussion. Even worse, corners are good at placing all of the impact on a single spot. Combine that with a cranial pressure point or your throat and you could end up shopping at the big box electronics store in the sky.
How to fight it
Get a quality mounting bracket from a reputable brand and follow the installation instructions as closely as possible. Spring for a stud finder to make sure you're getting proper support. And if you're remotely wondering whether you're qualified to handle it, suck it up and pay an installer to hang it for you. Your head, toes, children, pets and drywall will thank you.


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South Africa's "green bishop" says those who have exploited the African continent should repay an "ecological debt."
"We now know that we can have clean energy, and companies that have contributed to the climate change must pay," Anglican Bishop Geoffrey Davies told Ecumenical News International during a May 5-6 meeting in Johannesburg to discuss how churches might influence future United Nations discussions on climate change.
Davies, known as the "green bishop" for his work on the environment, is the founder and executive director of the South African Faith Communities' Environment Institute, which brings together people from many faith groups who are committed to environmental issues.
His comments were made against the background of opposition by South African environmental groups to a US$3.75 billion World Bank loan to the country to complete the world's fourth largest coal power station, which is scheduled to start operations in 2012.
The World Bank has said part of the loan will also finance wind and solar power projects but activists say the Medupi power station in Limpopo province will pollute rivers and the air and make it difficult for South Africa to meet its climate change obligations by increasing carbon emissions.
Davies said that funding for alternative energy sources should come from rich countries.
"We are not asking for a loan or grant. The rich North has exploited Africa, first through the slave trade and through mining minerals. They have become very wealthy, but in the process they have polluted the skies and environment that we are worried about today," said Davies.
A recent statement by the Geneva-based World Council of Churches described ecological debt as being, "primarily the debt owed by industrialized countries in the North to countries of the South on account of historical and current resource plundering."
The WCC statement said that "it is the global South who is the principal ecological creditor while the global North is the principal ecological debtor."
The Johannesburg meeting was organized by the Economic Justice Network, a body that gathers 11 national church councils in southern Africa. It was examining church strategy following the 2009 U.N. conference in Copenhagen on climate change.
"Churches can add to the pressure that we require to have a legally binding document to emerge on climatic change," said Samantha Bailey of 350.org, an international movement that seeks to promote action on the issue.
Bailey was supported by Anne Marie Helland of Norwegian Church Aid, who is based in Pretoria. "No religion will say it is OK to destroy the earth," she said.
In 2009, Davies was named Environmentalist of the Year in an award sponsored by South African Breweries United for his work in bridging the gap between the environment and the spiritual life of people.
Before his institute's formation in 2005, Davies was based in Kokstad for 17 years, where he was the first bishop of the newly formed Anglican Diocese of Umzimvubu, in South Africa's Eastern Cape province.


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US Representative Stephen F. Lynch has reserved the union hall of Iron Workers Local 7 in South Boston for a Thursday afternoon announcement that he is running for the Democratic nomination in the special election to fill John F. Kerry's seat, a person with direct knowledge of the congressman's decision said Tuesday.
That person said Lynch has reserved the Local 7 hall on Old Colony Avenue for an afternoon event.
The reported decision by Lynch, a South Boston Democrat and former president of the Iron Workers local, sets up a battle between him and US Representative Edward J. Markey, dean of the Massachusetts congressional delegation.
Lynch's move to enter the race comes in the midst of a hectic week of political maneuvering touched off by Kerry's resignation as senator and confirmation as secretary of state Tuesday. On Wednesday, Governor Deval Patrick plans to reveal his choice for interim senator, an announcement that has the political world on edge.
The South Boston congressman's entry into the race poses a direct challenge to the Democratic establishment, which has made Markey its favored candidate in an effort to avoid a divisive primary. Markey, a liberal Democrat from Malden, has drawn support from several key figures in the Democratic leadership, including Kerry and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
The two members of the US House were among dozens of officials who flocked to Faneuil Hall to hail Mayor Thomas M. Menino's return to the political stage after a prolonged illness. After the mayor finished his State of the City address, the congressmen gave dueling, impromptu press conferences, standing almost back to back.
"I'm going to make an announcement on Thursday," Lynch said when asked about his event at the Iron Workers hall. "I don't want to step on my own announcement. Let's just say we'll have some news on Thursday."
Asked about a Menino endorsement, Lynch said he has met with the mayor several times."I've sat down with him toward that end," Lynch said. "We've had a couple of meetings. I haven't sat with him since [US Representative] Mike Capuano got out of the race, though. At that point, he had two city of Boston members of Congress who were potentially in the race."
A few feet away, Markey fielded the same question about a Menino endorsement. "I'm looking for advice from the mayor," said Markey, who has not met with Menino in person. "We've talked, and I think we'll talk again."
Markey said he welcomed a primary challenge, but also seemed to draw a distinction between himself and the more conservative Lynch. "My focus is going to be on climate change and equality for women and for gays in society," Markey said.
Lynch has painted himself as a scrappy outsider unbeholden to the Washington establishment. He has a voting record largely in line with the rest of the state's Democratic delegation and strong support from unions that can turn out Democratic voters in the primary. But some of his socially conservative positions on abortion could prove problematic in the primary, where voters from the liberal flank of the party have a strong influence.
As a state legislator, he had a 100 percent voting record from Massachusetts Citizens for Life, said the organization's president, Anne Fox, who recalled once attending a house party in which Lynch pointed proudly to his record on the issue. In Congress, Lynch has sided with the National Right to Life Committee 38 percent of the time.
In 2009, during debate on President Obama's health care overhaul, he joined antiabortion activists and voted for the Stupak amendment, which sought to ban the use of federal funds for abortion or health plans that covered abortion.
In 2010, he sided with Republicans and voted against the health care bill. Lynch said he opposed the legislation because the Senate had added the so-called Cadillac tax on expensive insurance plans and because he was disappointed that the bill did not allow states to adopt government-run insurance plans, a liberal priority. Lynch has said that he would not seek to repeal the law.
On the Republican side, Scott Brown, former senator, continues to stay silent about his intentions as he considers jobs in the private sector. His low profile has produced a great deal of anxiety among Republican leaders who feel he has a strong shot at winning the seat. Polls confirm that, if he enters the race, Brown holds an advantage over Markey.
Andrew Ryan of the Globe staff contributed to this report. Frank Phillips can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Acoustic Guitar Strings
The sound of an acoustic guitar is arguably the most well known in all of modern popular music. Without electronic components, the guitar relies solely on the interaction between the strings and the sound box to produce every note. Because of this, the strings of your acoustic guitar can significantly influence its sound. To get the most out of your guitar, keep an eye on the condition of the strings. You don't need to wait until your strings break to replace them. When they get old enough that their tone starts to change, it's time to re-string. Depending on the guitar, you may choose either nylon or metal strings. Nylon strings are the modern substitute for gut strings, so they're usually found on older styles of guitar such as baroque or flamenco. If you play the classical guitar, take care to fit it with the correct strings: since classical guitars are sized and tensioned differently from other varieties of acoustic guitar, they can be damaged by standard strings. Similarly, classical guitar strings won't work with other guitars. For metal-stringed guitars, there are several options available, each with its own acoustic character. The three most common types of metal strings are bronze, phosphor-bronze and silk-and-steel. The staple string for many guitarists, bronze produces a bright, quickly-fading tone that's lively and well-suited to any style of music. Phosphor-bronze is similar, but with added warmth and longer sustain. For a completely different sound, consider silk-and-steel. These strings create a tone that's gentle and mellow. Lower in tension and available in lighter gauges, silk-and-steel strings are easier to play and are great for vintage guitars that need special strings. It's also important to keep in mind the gauge of the strings you're choosing. Higher gauges are thicker, producing increased volume and extended sustain with an overall warmer tone. The trade-off of the rich overtones of heavy-gauge strings is that they are more challenging to play, requiring more force to fret, pick and strum. If you are an experienced guitarist, you likely have a preferred gauge already. If you're a beginner, it's a good idea to start with a lighter gauge to make the learning curve more forgiving. In the end, the right combination of material and gauge is a matter of personal preference. You may need to try several different acoustic guitar strings before you find the perfect ones for you, but the results will certainly be worth it.


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The Boise River near Middleton, Idaho, USA. This image was taken on an unusually cold and frosty morning in January 2013. Overnight a half inch of frost had accumulated on the trees and slush was floating in the river, not a common occurance for this area.
Idaho is a state located in the northwestern region of the United States of America. Idaho is the 14th largest state by area, ranks 39th by population and 53rd by population density of the 50 United States. Idaho was the 43rd state to be admitted into the Union, on July 3, 1890. Idaho is landlocked, being bordered by Canada on the north and the states of Washington and Oregon on the west, Nevada and Utah on the south and Montana and Wyoming on the east. Idaho is nicknamed "The Gem State" because nearly every known gemstone is found within the state. Idaho is also famous for producing about one third of all potatoes grown in the USA. Idaho also hosts the largest barrel cheese factory in the world, producing 120K metric tons of cheese per year. There is some ambiguity as to where the name "Idaho" came from, but it is generally believed to have simply been made up by George M. Willing. There is a possibility it was derived from a Native American phrase. Idaho is very mountainous and is a popular outing destination of the outdoorsman. The state population was about 1.58M in July 2011 with 84% being Caucasian, 11.2% Hispanic and 1.1% Native American. The state capital and largest city is Boise.Source: wikipedia


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State-to-State Cooperation: Vermont and Israel
Trade and Population Statistics
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|Total Exports to Israel (1996-Present)
|Israel's Rank As Trade Partner (2019)
|Military Contracts with Israel (2015)
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Binational foundation grants shared by Vermont and Israel
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Vermont-Israel Agricultural Exchange - The creation of the VIAE was stimulated by Representative Chuck Ross in 1991 after his trade mission to Israel. The Exchange promotes agricultural research and cooperation in such areas as the treatment of Mastitis (a cattle disease), genetic engineering, aquaculture, integrated pest management and sustainable agriculture. The State allocates approximately $10,000 for VIAE, which is run out of the Department of Agriculture.
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Vermont Government Missions to Israel top
September 2005 - Governor Howard Dean traveled to Israel with several other Democratic party leaders and met with numerous leading Israeli policymakers and academics. Among various tours and speeches, the delegation was taken on an army helicopter tour of Israel's southern borders to learn about the proximity of Israeli cities and villages to the terror hotbed of Gaza. Additionally, Gov. Dean met with Israeli President Shimon Peres and toured portions of Israel's border with the West Bank to view the security fence created to help keep suicide bombers at bay. Learn more about Gov.
July 1999 - Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell joined eight other attorneys general for a trip to Israel. The participants in the mission went to explore U.S.-Israel cooperation in legal affairs and discussed issues including youth violence, the death penalty, and extradition laws.
Partners For Change
The U.S.-Israel relationship is based on the twin pillars of shared values and mutual interests. Given this commonality of interests and beliefs, it should not be surprising that support for Israel is one of the most pronounced and consistent foreign policy values of the American people.
It is more difficult to devise programs that capitalize on the two nations' shared values than their security interests; nevertheless, such programs do exist. In fact, these SHARED VALUE INITIATIVES cover a broad range of areas, including the environment, science and technology, education and health.
Today's interdependent global economy requires that trade policy be developed at the national and state level.
Many states have recognized the opportunity for realizing significant benefits by seeking to increase trade with Israel. Vermont is one of 33 states that have cooperative agreements with Israel.
In 2019, Vermont exported more than $13 million worth of manufacturing goods to Israel. Since 1996, Vermont exports to Israel have totaled more than $200 million and Israel now ranks as Vermont's 19th leading trade partner.
Additionally, in 2015, Vermont received more than $3.4 million in foreign military financing (FMF) for U.S. military aid to Israel. Some of those companies that have received funding through FMF include Arrow Tech Associates in South Burlington.
Israel is certainly a place where potential business and trade partners can be found. It can also be a source, however, for innovative programs and ideas for addressing problems facing the citizens of Vermont.
Israel has developed several pioneering education programs. For example, AICE introduced an innovative Israeli peer tutoring program to North Carolina that educators adapted for use in the United States. Now known as Reading Together, the program is used in 28 states. The program is designed to help students achieve reading fluency and is mostly used for children in second grade. The hope is that with its implementation, increasing numbers of students will perform at grade level or above.
A range of other exciting approaches to social problems like unemployment, environmental protection and drug abuse have been successfully implemented in Israel and could be imported for the benefit of Americans.
The potential for greater cooperation with Israel for the benefit of Vermont is limited only by the imagination.
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One good way to break into the Israeli market is through a joint venture with an Israeli company. Funding for such projects is available from the Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD). BIRD funds projects in 36 states and the District of Columbia and hundreds of companies including AOL, GE, BP Solar, Texas Instruments and Johnson & Johnson have benefitted from BIRD grants.
The United States and Israel established BIRD in 1977 to fund joint U.S.-Israeli teams in the development and subsequent commercialization of innovative, nondefense technological products from which both the Israeli and American company can expect to derive benefits commensurate with the investments and risks. Most grant recipients are small businesses involved with software, instrumentation, communications, medical devices and semiconductors.
Since its inception, BIRD has funded more than 800 joint high-tech R&D projects through conditional grants totaling more than $210 million. Products developed from these ventures have generated more than $8 billion in direct and indirect revenues for both countries and has helped to create an estimated 20,000 American jobs. Dr. Eli Opper, the former Israeli chair of BIRD, has said that BIRD is a strong pillar of US-Israel industrial cooperation and that the extreme success of BIRD has led Israel to adopt similar models of R&D with other countries.
As of yet, no Vermont firms have taken advantage of the opportunities offered through the BIRD grants.
Scientific Innovations top
Researchers across the United States are making scientific breakthroughs and developing cutting-edge technologies in joint projects with Israeli scientists thanks to support from the Binational Science Foundation (BSF). BSF was established in 1972 to promote scientific relations and cooperation between scientists from the United States and Israel. The fund supports collaborative research projects in a wide area of basic and applied scientific field for peaceful and non-profit purposes. Since its inception, BSF has awarded some $480 million through more than 4,000 grants in 45 states and the District of Columbia.
BSF-sponsored studies are highly successful in achieving their two main goals: strengthening the US-Israel partnership through science and promoting world-class scientific research for the benefit of the two countries and all mankind. The BSF grants help extend research resources to achieve milestones that might not otherwise be attainable; introduce novel approaches and techniques to lead American researchers in new directions; confirm, clarify and intensify research projects; and provide unmatched access to Israeli equipment, facilities and research results that help speed American scientific advances. BSF has documented no less than 75 new discoveries made possible by its research grants and counts 37 Nobel Prize and 19 Lasker Medical Award laureates among its joint partners.
No Vermont institutions have yet taken advantage of the opportunity for additional funding and fewer risks available through BSF.
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In 1978, the United States and Israel jointly created the Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD) to help fund programs between US and Israeli scientists for mutually beneficial, mission-oriented, strategic and applied research into agricultural problems. Since its inception, BARD has funded more than 1,000 projects in 45 states and the District of Columbia with a total investment of more than $250 million. In 2000, an independent and external economic review of 10 BARD projects conservatively projected more than $700 million in revenue by the end of 2010, a number which far outweighs the total investment in all BARD projects over its 33 year existence and helps to continually strengthen the foundation.
Most BARD projects focus on either increasing agricultural productivity, plant and animal health or food quality and safety and have been influential in creating new technologies in drip irrigation, pesticides, fish farming, livestock, poultry, disease control and farm equipment. BARD funds projects in 45 states and the District of Columbia and at present is beginning to administer collaborative efforts between Australia, Canada and Israel as well. It is difficult to break down the impact on a state-by-state basis, but overall, BARD-sponsored research has generated sales of more than $500 million, tax revenues of more than $100 million and created more than 5,000 American jobs.
Vermont institutions have shared grants worth more than $295,000 since 1979.
Other Cooperative Programs top
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This is a good, easy cookie bar recipe that I've had for quite awhile! I think I originally found it in a magazine ad and then I came across it later at Kraft Recipes. This recipe uses a cake mix as part of the ingredients for the yummy chocolatey crust, so it's simple to put together. I usually prefer making things from scratch, but sometimes a mix comes in handy if you're in a time crunch. And these bars are so good you may not mind that they're made with cake mix!
My version of these bars is a little different from the original recipe–I usually use pecans instead of walnuts (this time I used a little of both), dark chocolate chips instead of chocolate chunks, and regular chocolate cake mix instead of German chocolate. When you're in the mood for a very chocolatey, chewy, caramel treat, this is a great recipe to try! Save some time by unwrapping the caramels ahead of time before you make these!
DARK CHOCOLATE CHIP CARAMEL NUT BARS by NancyC, adapted from Kraft Recipes
Makes a 13 x 9″ pan of bars
- 1 (11-ounce) bag Kraft caramels, unwraped
- 1 (5-ounce) can evaporated milk, divided
- 1 package (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix with pudding in the mix
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts, divided (I used a mix of pecans and walnuts)
- 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips, divided
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Unwrap caramels and melt them with 1/3 cup of the evaporated milk in a saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently until caramels are completely melted. Remove from heat; set aside.
Mix remaining milk, dry cake mix and melted butter in a large bowl. Press half of the cake mixture firmly onto the bottom of a greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan to form crust. Bake 8 minutes, then remove from oven.
Sprinkle 1 cup of the nuts and 3/4 cup of the dark chocolate chips over the crust. Drizzle evenly with melted caramel mixture. Top with teaspoonfuls of the remaining cake mixture; press gently into caramel mixture with back of spoon. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of nuts and 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips.
Put back in the oven and bake an additional 16 to 18 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
Note: if you want to eat these warm (they'd be great with some ice cream on top!) wait about 20 to 30 minutes before cutting them so they won't be so gooey. For less gooey bars, wait about an hour before cutting them, when they've cooled more. Be sure not to wait more than a few hours before cutting them; if you do, they will be harder to cut since the caramel and bottom crust will harden some.
It may be a little tricky to get your first piece out of the pan without crumbling it a bit, but once that's out, the rest of your bars should come out easily!
The combination of dark chocolate, nuts, and caramel is so good! What's your favorite chocolate/caramel dessert?
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2009 Lexus IS 250 DEFECT SUMMARYToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sienna, 4Runner, Lexus IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, IS-F, and GX460 vehicles sold, ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP (Saipan), and the U.S. VI or Zone A. Toyota is also recalling certain 2010 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Yaris, 4Runner, Lexus IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, ES350, IS-F, GX460, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles sold, ever registered, in the states of AZ, AR, DE, DC, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, and WV or Zone B. Toyota is also recalling certain 2009 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Yaris, Lexus IS250, IS350, ES350, IS-F, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles ever registered in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or Zone C. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
2009 Lexus IS 250 DEFECT CONSEQUENCE SUMMARYAn inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
2009 Lexus IS 250 RECALL CORRECTIVE SUMMARYToyota will notify the Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, or replace the air bag assembly. The recall is expected to begin January 24, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for this recall are Zone A Toyota: G0P, Lexus: GLG; Zone B Toyota: G0R, Lexus GLH; Zone C Toyota: H0A, and Lexus: HLA.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.


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AN ARGENTINE woman has tied the knot with a man convicted of killing her twin sister.
No one from the family of 22-year-old bride Edith Casas attended the Valentine's Day civil ceremony in the town of Pico Truncado.
Afterwards, a group of around 20 people threw rocks and eggs at groom Victor Cingolani, who is serving a 13-year sentence for killing the sister, a fashion model named Johana, in 2010.
Cingolani was out on a day pass to get married and escorted by prison guards and riot police.
"I want to start a family with Victor because I love him. He is innocent," the bride said before the ceremony.
The wedding had been planned for December but a judge blocked it, pending a psychiatric evaluation of Edith Casas at the request of her mother.
But Judge Marcelina Orellana ultimately let the nuptials go ahead, ruling there was no evidence that the bride had any psychiatric disorder.
The father was disconsolate.
"For me, they are both dead. Johana is with God and Edith with the devil," said Valentin Casas.