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Class Action Lawsuit Against Apple for Offering Refurbished Replacement Devices Under AppleCare Moves Forward
Tuesday September 17, 2019 6:18 pm PDT by Juli Clover
A U.S. District Judge in San Jose today certified a class action lawsuit that accuses Apple of using "inferior" refurbished products as replacements for its AppleCare and AppleCare+ protection plans despite promising consumers new or equivalent to new replacements. [PDF]
The class action lawsuit was first filed against Apple in July 2016 by customers in California who were unhappy that their iPhones and iPads were replaced by refurbished devices under Apple's AppleCare or AppleCare+ plan.
The plaintiffs, Vicky Maldondo and Joanne McRight, claimed that Apple's decision to offer refurbished devices violate its own AppleCare Terms and Conditions and the Consumer Legal Remedies Act. From the original lawsuit:
The Apple Plans purport to provide consumers with Devices that are "equivalent to new in performance and reliability." What that phrase means is 'new' as refurbished devices can never be the equivalent to new in performance and reliability. Plaintiffs allege that it means refurbished. Refurbished is synonymous with the term "reconditioned," that is, a secondhand unit that has been modified to appear to be new for all purposes relevant to this litigation.
"New" means a Device that has never been utilized or previously sold and consists of all new parts. The word "refurbished" appears only once in the AppleCare+ terms and conditions even though the printed booklet is 33 pages long.
The lawsuit seeks compensation for iPhone, iPad, or iPod owners who purchased AppleCare or AppleCare+ coverage.
The law firm behind the lawsuit says that Apple customers who paid for AppleCare should have received new Apple devices that Apple promised, and is aiming for the difference in value "between devices that work like new and the inferior devices Apple provided class members."
Tags: lawsuit, AppleCare
MagMan1979
"The law firm behind the lawsuit says that Apple customers who paid for AppleCare should have received new Apple devices that Apple promised, and is aiming for the difference in value "between devices that work like new and the inferior devices Apple provided class members."
Apple did NOT promise "new" devices, they state in their policy "equivalent to new in performance and reliability", NOT brand-new!
This, right here, is plain English as far as I can make out...
Now, here is what Wikipedia says about refurbished electronics...
"The main difference between "refurbished" and "used" products is that refurbished products have been tested and verified to function properly, and are thus free of defects, while "used" products may or may not be defective. Refurbished products may be unused customer returns that are essentially "new" items, or they may be defective products that were returned under warranty, and resold by the manufacturer after repairing the defects and ensuring proper function."
Thus, there is ZERO false marketing by Apple to customers, as their statement of "equivalent to new in performance and reliability" EXACTLY describes what a refurbished item is!
Another ****ing pointless lawsuit by scumbag lawyers! When are these a-hats going to face prison time??? Oh, and throw in the idiots who bring forward these types of claims because they're too stupid to read ENGLISH and just want a quick buck!
ilikewhey
apple refurb might as well be brand new, same warranty period, only difference is the resale value since the refurb comes in a different box.
i mean i get where the plaintiff is coming from, but in the spirit of replacement, the refurb functions just as good as brand new.
edit. i don't think i can agree with the plaintiffs here, as much as i have criticism for apple, like cheaping out on storage for 1k phone, this isn't one of them. from a environmental perspective reusing components saves hundreds and thousands from going into the landfill.
I thought Apple always gave an Apple Replacement unit under AppleCare, not a refurbished one. You can confirm whether it's refurbished or an Apple Replacement by looking at the model number. Apple Replacements are brand new.
i have received refurb iphone replacements, and macs too, i think only under certain condition where the refurb is showing issues would apple give you a new replacement.
uller6
Product and component failures follow what's called a "bathtub curve." Over a large population of devices there are statistically the most failures at the beginning and at the end of life period - think a graph shaped like a bathtub. In between these periods of high failure rates, failures are at their lowest frequency and are mostly random.
Refurb units should be a bit further past their early bathtub curve failures, so one could make the argument that a refurbished product is actually more reliable than a new product.
macfacts
I'm not surprised apple is nickel and diming customers
AndrewR23
No. Apple has been giving replacements that have new casings, battery etc, but the insides of the phone are reused.
I believe the section of this lawsuit where the plaintiffs define "New" and "Refurbished" is what's going to eat them alive. Apple's wording of "equivalent to new replacements" is what will save them in this lawsuit. Apple's definition of "equivalent to new replacements" means Apple can take a refurbished product, change out all the parts that need replacing with "new parts" and use that product under their definition. This lawsuit is frivolous. The only way I can see this lawsuit carrying any weight is if the products they received as replacements exploded while they were taking selfies next to their Avocado Toast or if Apple refused to fix their replacement product if it was having problems.
What part of "equivalent to new replacements" was not understood...
AtomicDusk
Interesting, considering refurbished products sold via the Apple store on line come at a steep discount.
Logic stands to reason that if refurbished were truly equivalent to new they wouldn't be discounted...
...and that concludes this session of armchair lawyering.
sbailey4
"The word "refurbished" appears only once in the AppleCare+ terms and conditions even though the printed booklet is 33 pages long."
Hmm, so refurb is only listed once? So how many times is it required to be listed for it to be legit? Twice? Three times? Also if one has a phone and after some period of time its broken and is in need for an AppleCare replacement, that device is no longer new either so an equivalent to new would be a direct replacement for that device not a brand new one. People are off their rockers any more with everything. SMH
rafark
I agree with this. If you're paying an extra, you should get a new phone, not a used one. How much is the phone + AppleCare? $1500 just to get a used device is a rip off in my opinion.


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Het stadhuis van Wageningen is gelegen aan de Markt in Wageningen.

Geschiedenis
Wageningen bezit sinds 1263 stadsrechten, onbekend is het waar het stadsbestuur in de eerste honderden jaren vergaderd heeft. Op een kaart uit 1650 staat "raethuys" bij de voormalige St.-Nicolaes- of Gasthuiskapel in de Kapelstraat. Waarschijnlijk werd de kapel als raadhuis gebruikt sinds de katholieke macht alhier in 1581 aan een einde kwam. In 1671 verpachtte de stad dit gebouw en werd hier de waag gevestigd. Vier jaar later werd de locatie verkocht.

In 1666 werd door de gemeente het "schutteryenhuys" aangekocht, dit gebouw deed tot 1650 dienst als schutterij van het Sint Anthonieschuttersgilde, daarna als woonhuis. In 1698 werd Isaac van den Heuvel door het stadsbestuur gevraagd voor een ingrijpende verbouwing, of misschien is toen zelfs een geheel nieuw gebouw neergezet. In 1722 werd het beeld van Vrouwe Justitia naar ontwerp van Ignatius van Logteren geplaatst. In 1754 werd het huidige bordes gebouwd.

Het stadhuis werd in 1862 ingrijpend verbouwd. In 1922 en 1955 werd het stadhuis nog tweemaal verbouwd, waarbij in 1922 het stadhuis fors werd verlengd. In de nacht van 2 op 3 maart 1972 werd het stadhuis door brand getroffen, waarbij de volledige kapconstructie verbrandde. In 1984 werd het stadhuis verbouwd. Nadat de Wageningse bevolking tegen de bouw van een nieuw stadhuis had gestemd werd het stadhuis en aangrenzende panden van 2014 tot 2016 nogmaals ingrijpend verbouwd.

Wageningen
Rijksmonument in Wageningen
Bouwwerk in Wageningen

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The Linn Cove Viaduct is a 1,243-foot curved bridge that carries the Blue Ridge Parkway around one of the most environmentally sensitive areas of Grandfather Mountain in Avery County. The viaduct opened to traffic on 11 Sept. 1987, exactly 52 years after construction of the parkway began. Completion of the 469-mile scenic highway was delayed for many years while the National Park Service and Grandfather Mountain, Inc., considered various routes around the eastern slopes of the mountain. The design of the viaduct provided the long-awaited solution to traversing the Linn Cove boulder field, the most problematic area from an environmental standpoint to be crossed by the parkway. Construction of the viaduct redefined expectations for modern bridge-building design by proving that structures could be utilitarian in function and still preserve the environment.
The viaduct was designed by Figg and Mueller Engineers, Inc., of Tallahassee, Fla., and the general contractor on the project, whose cost totaled $10 million, was Jasper Construction, Inc., of Plymouth, Minn. The S-curve roadbed rests on seven vertical piers spaced 180 feet apart and consists of 153 precast concrete segments cemented together with epoxy glue and held in place by tension cables that run through the center of the span. Each of the 100,000-pound segments is a different shape, and only segment No. 93 is square and straight. The road served as the building platform from which workers erected the bridge one segment at a time, moving their equipment out along the span to begin the next section. This method eliminated any need to scar the landscape with access roads or to compact fragile soils with heavy machinery.
The Linn Cove Viaduct has received more than a dozen national design awards, including a Presidential Design Award in 1984 and the American Consulting Engineers Council Award for Engineering Excellence in 1985. Its distinctive S-shape is recognizable in numerous national automobile TV commercials. In response to the public's interest in the viaduct, the National Park Service has built a visitors center nearby with interpretive exhibits as well as a system of trails that winds under and around the bridge.
"Viaduct Designer Revisits Landmark," Avery Journal, 16 Sept. 1993.


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package org.kaazing.gateway.client.impl.wseb;

import java.net.URISyntaxException;

import org.jmock.Mockery;
import org.jmock.api.Invocation;
import org.jmock.lib.action.CustomAction;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.kaazing.gateway.client.impl.Expectations;
import org.kaazing.gateway.client.impl.WebSocketChannel;
import org.kaazing.gateway.client.impl.WebSocketHandlerListener;
import org.kaazing.gateway.client.impl.util.WSURI;
import org.kaazing.gateway.client.util.HttpURI;

public class WebSocketEmulatedHandlerTest {

    /*
     * test successful connection
     */
    @Test
    public void testProcessOpen() throws URISyntaxException {

        Mockery context = new Mockery();
        final CreateHandler createHandler = context.mock(CreateHandler.class);
        final UpstreamHandler upstreamHandler = context.mock(UpstreamHandler.class);
        final DownstreamHandler downstreamHandler = context.mock(DownstreamHandler.class);
        final WebSocketHandlerListener listener = context.mock(WebSocketHandlerListener.class);

        CreateHandlerFactory defaultCreateHandlerFactory = WebSocketEmulatedHandler.createHandlerFactory;
        UpstreamHandlerFactory defaultUpstreamHandlerFactory = WebSocketEmulatedHandler.upstreamHandlerFactory;
        DownstreamHandlerFactory defaultDownstreamHandlerFactory = WebSocketEmulatedHandler.downstreamHandlerFactory;

        context.checking(new Expectations() {
            {
                oneOf(createHandler).setListener(with(aNonNull(CreateHandlerListener.class)));
                will(saveParameter("createListener", 0));

                oneOf(downstreamHandler).setListener(with(aNonNull(DownstreamHandlerListener.class)));
                will(saveParameter("downstreamListener", 0));

                oneOf(upstreamHandler).setListener(with(aNonNull(UpstreamHandlerListener.class)));
                will(saveParameter("upstreamListener", 0));

                oneOf(createHandler).processOpen(with(aNonNull(CreateChannel.class)), with(aNonNull(HttpURI.class)));
                will(new CustomAction("will fire createCompleted") {

                    @Override
                    public Object invoke(Invocation invocation) throws URISyntaxException {
                        CreateHandlerListener listener = (CreateHandlerListener)lookup("createListener");
                        CreateChannel channel = (CreateChannel)invocation.getParameter(0);
                        listener.createCompleted(channel, new HttpURI("http://localhost:8001/echo/dt"), new HttpURI("http://localhost:8001/echo/dt"), "foo");
                        return null;
                    }
                });

                oneOf(downstreamHandler).processConnect(with(aNonNull(DownstreamChannel.class)), with(aNonNull(HttpURI.class)));
                will(new CustomAction("will fire downstream connected") {

                    @Override
                    public Object invoke(Invocation invocation) throws URISyntaxException {
                        DownstreamHandlerListener listener = (DownstreamHandlerListener)lookup("downstreamListener");
                        DownstreamChannel channel = (DownstreamChannel)invocation.getParameter(0);
                        listener.downstreamOpened(channel);
                        return null;
                    }
                });

                oneOf(listener).connectionOpened(with(aNonNull(WebSocketChannel.class)), with("foo"));
            }
        });

        WSURI uri = new WSURI("ws://localhost:8001/echo");
        WebSocketEmulatedChannel channel = new WebSocketEmulatedChannel(uri);

        //override CreateHandlerFactory
        WebSocketEmulatedHandler.createHandlerFactory = new CreateHandlerFactory() {
            @Override
            public CreateHandler createCreateHandler() {
               return createHandler;
            }
        };

        //override upstreamHandlerFactory
        WebSocketEmulatedHandler.upstreamHandlerFactory = new UpstreamHandlerFactory() {
            @Override
            public UpstreamHandler createUpstreamHandler() {
                return upstreamHandler;
            }
        };

        //override downstreamHandlerFactory
        WebSocketEmulatedHandler.downstreamHandlerFactory = new DownstreamHandlerFactory() {
            @Override
            public DownstreamHandler createDownstreamHandler() {
                return downstreamHandler;
            }
        };

        WebSocketEmulatedHandler handler = new WebSocketEmulatedHandler();
        handler.setListener(listener);

        handler.processConnect(channel, uri, new String[]{"foo"});
        context.assertIsSatisfied();

        WebSocketEmulatedHandler.createHandlerFactory = defaultCreateHandlerFactory;
        WebSocketEmulatedHandler.upstreamHandlerFactory = defaultUpstreamHandlerFactory;
        WebSocketEmulatedHandler.downstreamHandlerFactory = defaultDownstreamHandlerFactory;
    }

    /*
     * test failed connection
     */
    @Test
    public void testProcessFailed() throws URISyntaxException {

        Mockery context = new Mockery();
        final CreateHandler createHandler = context.mock(CreateHandler.class);
        final UpstreamHandler upstreamHandler = context.mock(UpstreamHandler.class);
        final DownstreamHandler downstreamHandler = context.mock(DownstreamHandler.class);
        final WebSocketHandlerListener listener = context.mock(WebSocketHandlerListener.class);

        CreateHandlerFactory defaultCreateHandlerFactory = WebSocketEmulatedHandler.createHandlerFactory;
        UpstreamHandlerFactory defaultUpstreamHandlerFactory = WebSocketEmulatedHandler.upstreamHandlerFactory;
        DownstreamHandlerFactory defaultDownstreamHandlerFactory = WebSocketEmulatedHandler.downstreamHandlerFactory;

        context.checking(new Expectations() {

            {
                oneOf(createHandler).setListener(with(aNonNull(CreateHandlerListener.class)));
                will(saveParameter("createListener", 0));
                oneOf(downstreamHandler).setListener(with(aNonNull(DownstreamHandlerListener.class)));
                will(saveParameter("downstreamListener", 0));
                oneOf(upstreamHandler).setListener(with(aNonNull(UpstreamHandlerListener.class)));
                will(saveParameter("upstreamListener", 0));
                oneOf(createHandler).processOpen(with(aNonNull(CreateChannel.class)), with(aNonNull(HttpURI.class)));
                will(new CustomAction("will fire createCompleted") {

                    @Override
                    public Object invoke(Invocation invocation) throws URISyntaxException {
                        CreateHandlerListener listener = (CreateHandlerListener)lookup("createListener");
                        CreateChannel channel = (CreateChannel)invocation.getParameter(0);
                        listener.createFailed(channel, new IllegalStateException());
                        return null;
                    }
                });
                oneOf(listener).connectionFailed(with(aNonNull(WebSocketChannel.class)), with(aNonNull(Exception.class)));
            }
        });

        WSURI uri = new WSURI("ws://localhost:8001/echo");
        String[] protocols = new String[] {"foo"};
        WebSocketEmulatedChannel channel = new WebSocketEmulatedChannel(uri);

        //override CreateHandlerFactory
        WebSocketEmulatedHandler.createHandlerFactory = new CreateHandlerFactory() {

            @Override
            public CreateHandler createCreateHandler() {
               return createHandler;
            }
        };
        //override upstreamHandlerFactory
        WebSocketEmulatedHandler.upstreamHandlerFactory = new UpstreamHandlerFactory() {

            @Override
            public UpstreamHandler createUpstreamHandler() {
                return upstreamHandler;
            }
        };
        //override downstreamHandlerFactory
        WebSocketEmulatedHandler.downstreamHandlerFactory = new DownstreamHandlerFactory() {

            @Override
            public DownstreamHandler createDownstreamHandler() {
                return downstreamHandler;
            }
        };

        WebSocketEmulatedHandler handler = new WebSocketEmulatedHandler();
        handler.setListener(listener);

        handler.processConnect(channel, uri, protocols);
        context.assertIsSatisfied();

        WebSocketEmulatedHandler.createHandlerFactory = defaultCreateHandlerFactory;
        WebSocketEmulatedHandler.upstreamHandlerFactory = defaultUpstreamHandlerFactory;
        WebSocketEmulatedHandler.downstreamHandlerFactory = defaultDownstreamHandlerFactory;
    }

}

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Het WTA-tennistoernooi van Luxemburg (officieel BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open) van 2010 vond plaats van 18 tot en met 24 oktober 2010 in de Luxemburgse hoofdstad Luxemburg. Het was de vijftiende editie van het toernooi. Er werd gespeeld op overdekte hardcourt-banen.

In het enkelspel won de ongeplaatste Italiaanse Roberta Vinci het toernooi. Ze versloeg in de eindstrijd de als achtste geplaatste Duitse Julia Görges in twee sets. Het was de eerste toernooizege van het seizoen voor Vinci, eerder dit jaar speelde ze ook al de finale van het WTA-toernooi van Barcelona.

In het dubbelspel won het als tweede geplaatste duo Timea Bacsinszky en Tathiana Garbin het toernooi. Zij versloegen in de finale het als eerste geplaatste Tsjechische duo Iveta Benešová en Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in twee sets.

Enkelspel

Geplaatste speelsters

Prijzengeld en WTA-punten

Toernooischema

Finale
{{Wedstrijdschema laatste 2 zonder 3 met 3 sets
| RD1=Finale
| RD1-seed1=8
| RD1-team1= Julia Görges
| RD1-score1-1=3
| RD1-score1-2=4
| RD1-score1-3=
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2= Roberta Vinci
| RD1-score2-1=6
| RD1-score2-2=6
| RD1-score2-3=
}}

 Bovenste helft
{{Wedstrijdschema laatste 16 zonder 3 met 3 sets
| RD1=Eerste ronde
| RD2=Tweede ronde
| RD3=Kwartfinale
| RD4=Halve finale
| RD1-seed01=1/WC
| RD1-team01= Jelena Dementjeva
| RD1-score01-1=7
| RD1-score01-2=7
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02= Peng Shuai
| RD1-score02-1=5
| RD1-score02-2=63
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-seed03=Q
| RD1-team03= Ivana Lisjak
| RD1-score03-1=2
| RD1-score03-2=1
| RD1-score03-3=r
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04= Polona Hercog
| RD1-score04-1=6
| RD1-score04-2=1
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05= Angelique Kerber
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-seed06=WC
| RD1-team06= Joelija Poetintseva
| RD1-score06-1=3
| RD1-score06-2=1
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-seed07=LL
| RD1-team07= Jill Craybas
| RD1-score07-1=5
| RD1-score07-2=1
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-seed08=5
| RD1-team08= Daniela Hantuchová
| RD1-score08-1=7
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-seed09=4
| RD1-team09= Ana Ivanović
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score09-2='''6
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10= Johanna Larsson
| RD1-score10-1=3
| RD1-score10-2=0
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11= Romina Oprandi
| RD1-score11-1=5
| RD1-score11-2=3
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=

Onderste helft

Dubbelspel

Geplaatste teams

Prijzengeld en WTA-punten

Toernooischema

Bron
  Toernooischema WTA

Luxemburg 2010
Luxemburg


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PNS Tabuk, built in Romania, inducted into Pakistan Navy
by Web Desk November 13, 2020 0 Comment
PNS Tabuk, built in Romania, has been inducted into Pakistan Navy.
According to the Spokesperson for Pakistan Navy, the commissioning ceremony of PNS Tabuk was held in Romania.
PNS TABUK is a multipurpose and highly adaptive platform of medium size and tonnage. The ship is equipped with state of the art electronic warfare, anti-ship & anti-air weapons/ sensors along with modern self-protection and terminal defence systems. The ship is capable to perform a variety of maritime operations in a complex maritime environment and can embark multirole helicopter and an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) simultaneously.
The spokesperson said another ship of this type, Yarmook, has already been inducted into Pakistan Navy.
He said induction of PNS Tabuk into the fleet of Pakistan Navy will enhance the Pakistan Navy's capabilities to defend maritime affairs.
While addressing the ceremony, Commanding Officer of PNS TABUK, stressed upon the significance of this project and laid emphasis on the additional set of capabilities added to the Pakistan Navy sphere of operations with the induction of these potent platforms. He further highlighted the impact of these platforms to ensure forward presence and perpetual readiness in the area of operations while being deployed on PN's initiative of Regional Maritime Security Patrols in the Indian Ocean Region.
Chief Naval Overseer (Romania), Ship's Crew and Senior Management of DAMEN Shipyards, Gorinchem and Galati were also present on this occasion.
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Prof. Azim Surani Wellcome Trust Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, UK
Azim Surani completed his PhD in Developmental Biology at the University of Cambridge. His earlier researcher led to the discovery of Genomic Imprinting in mice. His interests extend to the epigenetic programming of the genome in early mammalian embryos and in germ cells. His recent work has focused on the... read moreepigenetic mechanism of germ cell specification in mice, and on some of the unique epigenetic programming events in early primordial germ cells. He is also pursuing research to determine the relationship between germ cells and pluripotent stem cells. There is ongoing research on elucidating the mechanism of epigenetic reprogramming of adult stem and somatic cells to restore pluripotency in differentiated cells.
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Had it not been for the South Asian Games towards the end of the year, it would have been really difficult to gauge the performance of myriad sports, which do not get the exposure and competitive platforms that cricket and football have.
The highs and lows for Bangladesh
Gaurika Singh, the Nepal's swimming sensation, was for the second time the headline of almost all the national newspaper front pages on Tuesday as the country wrapped up the 13th South Asian Games with unprecedented success.
Hosts shine as SA Games conclude
The 13th South Asian Games came to an end yesterday, bringing the curtain down on the largest multi-discipline sporting extravaganza of the region at the Dasarath Rangasala in Kathmandu.
Archery hits bullseye
Ety Khatun and Suma Biswash, two of the lesser-known archers from Bangladesh, could not hold back their tears as they rose to prominence by winning gold medals in the 13th South Asian Games to lead the country to unprecedented success, both for the discipline and the country.
Archers create history
Bangladesh's archers swept all 10 gold medals of the 13th South Asian Games, cruising to the title in the four events decided yesterday and in doing so, set a few individual and collective records in Pokhara.


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December's artist in the spotlight - Jordan Jackson
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Backstage's "Artist in the spotlight" for December is the super talented Jordan Jackson. Every month the series "Artist in the spotlight" features the latest Low-Fi musical crush of the Backstage team. Jordan is a pianist and singer-songwriter from London who is currently based in Denmark. She already had her first Low-Fi concert at Villa Kultur where she dazzled the audience of the sold out concert with her soulful setlist.
A mixture of soul, jazz, reggae and pop would be a plain way of describing Jordan's music. In lack of better words, and the joke's on me, because a writer should know better. But one could say she straddles lines that go from Alicia Keys, through Amy Winehouse to Sade.
We met Jordan earlier this December when she played a concert at Villa Kultur and won us over with her soulful style. The mix of new music, plus some of her older songs from her last EP "Footprints" from 2017, warmed the hearts of everyone who braved the cold that night to make it to the cozy old villa.
Jordan was born and raised in the UK, but she is no stranger to Danish audiences. You might have seen her in a concert at Copenhagen Jazz Festival in 2016 or when she performed on the popular Danish TV show Danske Pop at the beginning of 2017.
For this concert she was accompanied by a bass player and a drummer, as well as a violinist for one of the songs. Jordan's repertoire moved naturally between themes and personal events such as moving to a new country, love and break-up or getting another shot at love. The more heartbreaking it got, the sweeter the relief.
She carried the concert's narrative with honesty and no fluffines — with funny anecdotes about moving to Copenhagen and trying to wrap her head around the language. All of these followed by real attempts of speaking Danish or even translating the song titles into Danish. Cheers for the effort! Some of us might have given up on that.
When she announced in the beginning that there will be plenty of audience interaction, I was already praying to all forces of the universe that the musician won't put a mic in front of my lips and ask me to sing along. With the cold I was nursing at the time, this possibility made me imagine all kinds of scenarios, either of which ended with the audience bursting into laughter when they would hear me sing. Or, it could go the other way — nodding nervously and saying "No, no, no, can't do this" and becoming the reason for the concert to get all awkward.
Thankfully, none of the scenarios above came to life and awkwardness was successfully avoided!
Jordan kept the mic to herself, while conducting the entire room to sing or hum different notes of the same tune - "Footprints". I mimicked singing until the end of the song with utmost confidence. So, naturally, the entire room sounded like a decent choir during their first warm-up before practice. A non-invasive audience interaction throughout an entire song is definitely my jam.
Jordan performing at Villa Kultur
Given the amount of obvious enjoyment on the sides of both performers and audience, the concert seamingly went by too quickly, even Jordan herself jokingly wondered "Did we play the songs faster or something?".
However, if at this point you are regretting not snatching a ticket for this concert, don't fret, because there is another one coming! This one will also be a double threat, because Jordan will share the stage with JuWehl, an up-and-coming soulstar and a new favorite of ours.
If you want to see Jordan Jackson live, this is where you can get a ticket for her second Low-Fi concert, together with JuWehl. And if you would like to enjoy her online, make sure you check her out on Facebook and Spotify.
If you want to see Jordan Jackson live, this is where you can get a ticket for her second Low-Fi concert, together with JuWehl. And if you would like to enjoy her online, make sure you check her out on Facebook and Spotify.
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That's the Legends division. But only for one more year.
So the players toil away in the hot summer sun, consigned to their fate that once again, Iowa fans will be finding solace in hoops season intersecting the end of the football season.
Or just maybe - the Hawkeye team will remember they were right there in 4 of those games they lost in 2012, and this year someone will make the plays to turn those close ones in the right direction.
I mean, can the passing game be any worse? We have known quantities and qualities of the pack of tailbacks/fullbacks, the tight ends, the offensive line. It's enough the think that in year 2 of Greg Davis's offense, things are going to work a lot better.
And then there is the defense. When you consider what comes back, three senior linebackers, a secondary again under the care of Parker The Younger, and a D line that may finally remind us (a bit) of the days of Roth and Babs and general chaos in the backfield.
Of course, the schedule is daunting. Trading the likes of Indiana and Penn State, for Ohio State and Wisconsin. 5 Big Ten teams are ranked in the new preseason poll, and the Hawks play all of them in the last 6 weeks of the season. Scary.
Some would argue that this is just the way it should be - if you are going to make a name for yourself, it shouldn't be easy.
2013 is the last year of the 12 team Big Ten. On July 1st, 2014, Maryland and Rutgers join the B1G, and that will end the era of Legends and Leaders, sadly (ha), as the Hawkeyes join the new B1G West division. Why talk about this now?
Because if the Hawkeyes can put together a good year in 2013, the schedule sets up for a run to the B1G title game next season.
So they work under the Iowa sun and the watchful eye of the coaches, preparing, scheming, working. Ever closer comes the day.
Yesterday was the annual Kids Day in Kinnick Stadium, and as we now sit 13 days and counting, some of the questions are beginning to be answered. Namely, the quarterback.
And today, as we sit at 8 days and counting, it has been confirmed: redshirt sophomore Jake Rudock will be the starter as the season begins. He, a 6'3 205 lb QB from one of the nation's elite high school programs in Florida. As this went all through spring ball until now, it told us that the competition for this job was intense, but as Jake was the backup last year, it's not surprising that he will begin the season in the number 1 spot. But - it may also be like 2008 - where Stanzi did not emerge the winner until the Big Ten season opened.
Hand it off, Jake. This year the Iowa tailbacks should begin to banish the plague that has struck the Hawkeye running game over the past few seasons. Weisman, Canzeri, Bullock (he may be more a slot wideout, tbd), a couple of the redshirt freshmen, and one more.
He, a true freshman, who turned a lot of heads at the Kids Day scrimmage. #29, LaShun Daniels, Jr. 6'1 and 215 before he gets a full season of Iowa Strength and Conditioning - more than a few Iowa fans in Kinnick were reminded of a young Mr. Greene.
This loaded backfield will feature classic bruisers and classic speed, a Hawkeye thunder and lightening rushing attack. Just what a new QB needs to find his way.
But we must be balanced, and so we must pass the ball. Wideout has been a point of concern for Iowa fans this offseason, we have a senior in KMM, and flashes of some good from Cotton, and some of the younger guys in Smith and Hillyer. Not adding up to an elite passing attack on the outside.
We need a playmaker, someone who can stretch the field when defenses hedge to slow up the Iowa rushers.
And we may have found him. And not from the usual places, high schools, but a junior college. #22, Damond Powell. Last year he had 14 tds catches on 41 receptions totaling 1231 yards. (waits while you do the math). That's 30 yards per catch, a ridiculous, video game type number at any level of football.
Granted, junior college defenses don't look like the Spartan, Buckeye, or Wolverine defenses. But you don't average that many yards if you are slow. And in his public debut before Iowa fans, Powell showed the secret to his success - speed.
I see wide receiver screens - get it to him quickly, and let him take off. I also see deep passes and letting him run under it. When combined with our other weapons, he could be the real deal.
And while we don't have known depth at that position, we do at the position that is often the Iowa Quarterbacks best friend - tight end.
CJF now a senior, and looking to improve his draft status with a standout final season. Hamilton, Duzey, we actually go 5 deep in this position, some more pure blockers, some more like large receivers. All capable on the field.
Imagine - Rudock in the gun, and 5 tight ends lined up, and then streaking/lumbering down the field - the Hawkeye Run and Shoot!
All this behind and Iowa line that should emerge a classic Iowa O line - strong, flexible, and nasty.
Year two of the Greg Davis offense. It has to be better. Perhaps even good.
And then there is the prospect of Iowa running a form of no huddle for much of the time. Not a hurry up like some teams run, more of a get to the line with time left to analyze the defense and then change the play. I believe the model for this is Peyton Manning, a fairly good quarterback.
A better offense, one that converts 3rd downs, holds onto the ball, does something with it - will always help the defense.
That is by giving them rest. A better Iowa offense will help the Iowa defense on that fact alone. But we can also think the defense will just plain be better. Better and more rested.
It starts up front of course, where when Iowa does well, we have stars at this position.
Maybe we have one. And it's not unexpected. Carl Davis, now a junior, #71, at 6'5 and 315. Flashes of his potential in the past, but never the consistency. But it seems he has recommitted himself and in the public displays this spring and summer, he has been a menace to the first team Iowa offense.
Trinca-Pasat will be next to Carl, he at 6'3 290, that's a lot of beef in the middle.
The ends, Ott on one side and Alvis on the other. In the classic 4-3, the tackles clog up the middle and the ends attack the quarterback from the outside. But just try and keep Mr. Davis away from the quarterbacks.
They the starters, but playing against the offenses that we face these days, a healthy rotation on the D line is required. And we should have it and we will use it. Strength in numbers.
The three behind them, all seniors. Kirksey, Morris, Hitchens. That's a lot of starts at the front of the back 7. And there will be a lot of tackles, and some interceptions.
In the back, Lowery and Lomax at corner, with Miller at free safety and Lowdermilk has beat out Nico Law at strong safety. This should be a position of strength, and much of it may come from the return of Phil Parker.
Parker, you may recall, ran the D backs during those years we were near the top of the NCAA in interceptions. But when he was promoted to D Coordinator last year, he stopped overseeing the secondary. This year, he returns to that role, while continuing to oversee the entire defense. The Iowa players are excited to have him back. And we may be entitled to once again see the Iowa secondary routinely changing games with thefts and pick-6s.
Maybe I'll even have to bring back the linebackers v. secondary interception tracker. We can dream.
Kicker Meyer, now a senior, we will need a good year out of him, and we can probably expect it. Punter, Kornbrath, the 6'6 240 lb punter, now a sophomore, and he must do better than he did last year. Which is not unreasonable to expect.
The freshly released Iowa Two Deep has KMM on punt returns, and Cotton and Canzeri on kick returns. I like it. In B1G games alone, Cotton had the highest kickoff return average in the conference last season. Over under on 3 kick return tds this year?
Per usual, the younger defenders will cut their teeth on punt and kickoff returns. Clearly these are important - hidden yardage and all.
Put it all together, and what do we have. The experts, not much. We shall see if the players are paying attention.
Iowa will be better in 2013. But the schedule gets harder, and somewhere in the balance, let's hope the Hawkeyes serve notice that they are on the way back.
A lot of B1G teams are feasting on cupcakes to open the season, but the same cannot be said of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
A reminder, we beat the Huskies 18-17 in Soldier Field to open the 2012 season. And there was happiness.
NIU would not lose another game until they got all the way to the Orange Bowl, where they faced Florida State. The Huskies were only down 17-10 at the end of the 3rd, but the Seminoles scored 2 4th quarter touchdowns to ease to the 31-10 final.
The Huskies are very high on the 2013 season, and why not - a BCS game, and a not so dark horse Heisman candidate at Quarterback.
He, senior Jordan Lynch. A first time starter in 2012, he passed for 3138 yards, with 25 tds and just 6 pics. That, a pretty good passing season. But Lynch is no pocket passer. He also rushed 294 times for 1815 yards, and 19 more touchdowns. That 1815 number - an NCAA Division 1 rushing record for a quarterback.
Against the Hawkeyes in Chicago, he only completed 6 of 16 passes for 54 yards. But he rushed 18 times for 119 yards - a 6.6 yard average per carry. And then he got better.
So the Hawkeye defense must be ready up front and in the back and in between with the linebackers. They have got to lock him down and force him to throw the ball. A well rested and rotated defense; fueled by a better Iowa offense, sustaining drives, converting 3rd downs. NIU has other players of course, but Iowa must shut down the Huskie quarterback.
On defense, the Huskies must replace 7 starters, so it's possible they will have some issues with the Iowa offense. Keep in mind there is no tape of Rudock throwing a college pass - so they don't know what they are getting until they see it.
There was one other change for NIU, and that was at the top spot. Their coach departed after just two seasons for the head job at NC State. Into his position stepped the Huskie offensive coordinator, Rod Carey. So his tenure begins on the road in front of 70,500 Iowa fans who will be starving for an end to the 6 game losing streak.
Iowa fans who need to be wearing white - or gold - as the temp on Saturday is going to be above the 95 degree mark. In fact, the $4 bottles of water will only cost 2 bucks in Kinnick, there will be misting stations set up in all 4 corners of the concourse, and you can bring in more than 1 bottle of water yourself.
Of course all the fans have to do is sit or stand there. Not so the players. And this could be an upside in the long run.
It would hold that we will need to be rotating players, early and often, in this kind of heat. So much, in fact, that we might even dip below the 2 Deep in certain positions. Thus getting kids some experience who might not be in the game should the temp be only 75 on game day. And that is building depth - early in the season - that could do wonders for us as we head on into the Big Ten season.
And we will also find out if the heat, and Big Ten depth, can wear down a Mid American Conference team.
If you are watching from the comfort of your home or bar, don't be surprised to hear the booth guys overtly going for the Hawks - its a 3 man crew of Paul Burmeister, Chuck Long, and Danan Hughes. Hawkeyes across the board.
The Iowa rushing attack nets 180 plus, with two scores, and the new QB tosses two td passes in his debut, one to CJF, and one to Davis. Meyer goes 1 for 1 on the new season after a drive stalls, his kick from 38 is dead center.
The defense forces 3 NIU turnovers and we convert 2 of those into 10 points. Final Iowa 31, Huskies 20.
Bandwagon gassed up, washed and polished, and a new Die Hard Battery (to last through the March Madness). Good seats are available - don't wait too long!
And now, time for our annual cramming-as-much-football-into-the-holiday-weekend guide.
It all kicks off not long after these notes land in your inbox Thursday night!
UNLV @ Minnesota, 7:00 pm. Both games on BTN.
Sleep, to sweet dreams of football.
Then wrap up the night with Northern Arizona @ Arizona, 10:00 pm, Pac 12 Network.
Not that we care much about Arizona, the goal is to watch as much football as possible.
Saturday - the 12:00 pm kickoffs: aka brunch time before Iowa Football.
Buffalo at Ohio State, ESPN2.
Clearly, you must be in a bar on Saturday afternoon. It could be worse.
Central Michigan @ Michigan, BTN - but only GameDay updates.
Northern Iowa @ Iowa State ummm….not on your tv anywhere around here.
So wait an hour and go with LSU @ TCU, 9:00 pm, ESPN.
Then wrap up your Saturday with Northwestern at Cal, 10:30 pm, ESPN2.
Ohio @ Louisville, 3:30, ESPN.
Florida State @ Pitt, 8:00 pm, ESPN.
Be a true sports fanatic by watching the US Open during down times. Oh wait, it's on CBS, and for those of us with Time Warner Cable...never mind.
That should have you all set to go for the looming College Saturday/NFL Sunday bender that begins next week!
In other words - the most wonderful time of the year!


Smashing Pumpkins have released a pretty melodramatic music video for Being Beige, a song from their recently released ninth studio album Monuments to an Elegy. The Soundwave 2015 act have once again proved they're completely comfortable with a 90s-esque video production style, and we're not sure if that's a positive or a negative thing.
The Pumpkins' music video for Being Beige (below) sees frontman Billy Corgan take centre stage, of course. Vision of him singing the track is interspersed between images of natural phenomena such as fire and water, two strange naked women (the final shot is slightly NSFW) and brief footage of Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder playing along in the shadows.
Despite his bemused expressions in parts of the video, Corgan knows how to stare straight down the lens, and stare damn well. When he sings the first part of the chorus, "The world's on fire," you almost end up believing him.
Music Feeds reviewer Brenton Harris deemed Monuments to an Elegy to be "a welcome and wholly unexpected return to the band's pop-infused alt-rock origins".
Smashing Pumpkins will perform at Soundwave 2015, and have also announced Sidewaves in Melbourne and Sydney.
Check out ALL of this week's new videos right here!


In preparing a session on cultural property issues for the Eric P. Newman Graduate Seminar, I was reading more of the news about the systematical looting of Syria. The debate about how the sale of antiquities, including coins, helps to fund ISIS has been hotly contested, but images such as the aerial views of the ancient site of Dura-Europos are just too depressing for words.
What I had missed until I read Sam Hardy's blog on conflict antiquities is the discovery of a numismatic book among an unlikely assortment of weapons and somehow academic-looking publications. The photograph below was one taken of materials confiscated by the Kurdish People's Defence Unit after a battle with Turkish Islamic State fighters.
The confiscated book is missing the first pages, its dark-green hard cover, and very last page (p. 591). The page with the text and images of coins in the Syrian photograph is page 17. Incidentally, the first volume of Archéologie et Histoire de la Syrie was published in 2013.
There is indeed a personal connection of mine to the book. Winfried Orthmann was professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at Saarbrücken University, where I attended his lectures as an undergraduate. And the book was published and printed in my hometown Saarbrücken.
Now how this very scholarly book on archaeology of Syria ends up in the hands of ISIS fighters is an interesting question. I, for one, have never underestimated the often erudite knowledge people who are involved in looting ancient sites in the Mediterranean. For people interested in a general overview of coins from Syria, this book is indeed helpful. Articles by Christian Augé on "La monnaie en Syrie à l'époque hellénistique et romaine" (pp. 149–190, with four plates illustrating 71 coins) and by Cécile Morrisson (who won the ANS Huntington Medal in 1995) on "La monnaie en Syrie byzantine" provide excellent and well-illustrated introductions to the coins of this region. Her article gives a considerable amount of detailed scholarly information on site finds of coins in Syria.
So this is an extremely unlikely find—a scholarly, not exactly inexpensive, and heavy—book on the archaeology of Syria in the hands of ISIS fighters. If anyone doubts the multifaceted connections between looted antiquities and war in Syria, this discovery has to make one wonder.
After my last post identifying the Archéologie et Histoire de la Syrie (1989) as the volume confiscated from ISIS fighters, Professor Winfried Orthmann, one of the editors of this German collection of essays on the archaeology of Syria, sent me an email. He informed me that he had sent a copy of the book to the director of antiquities at the Ar-Raqqah Museum. It is also possible that the had an additional copy of the book. Raqqa, a city in the Euphrates River in the northern region of Syria, has been a stronghold of ISIS for a while, and the looting of its museum has been widely online (see, for example, this and this). In any event, it is certainly possible that this relatively rare academic volume seen in the photos was one of the copies from the Ar-Raqqah Museum.


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Engagements, weddings and other special events…we all do our best to remember these extraordinary days year after year. Other times – bad ones like the anniversary of Superstorm Sandy – we try our hardest to forget. And, with good reason.
Superstorm Sandy, now documented as one of the worst natural disasters to strike New York City, and one of the costliest storms in U.S. history, resulted in damage estimates ranging from 50 to 68 billion dollars. The storm claimed the lives of 117 people in the U.S. alone; 286 internationally. It also caused an estimated two million lost working days, disrupting business worldwide and adversely affecting the lives of people beyond measure.
One of the key drivers of loss for this event was poor accountability for – and communication with – displaced workers. Fortunately, for many public and private sector organizations impacted by this monumental weather event, emergency notification services (like those provided by Send Word Now) worked around the clock to keep people alert and informed.
Managers collaborated via conference bridge, response teams united, and employees worked to carry out their essential duties. In the end, many of these organizations found they were able to get back on their feet faster than anticipated.
Take the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Euronext, for example, who shared their own "Sandy story" with the attendees of Send Word Now's 2013 Global Alert Conference earlier this month. (Special thanks to AnneMarie Staley, Managing Director, Global Business Continuity Management, of NYSE, for taking time out to speak to everyone in attendance.) Simply put, amazing.
The one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, though clearly not a fond memory, is a time of great reflection. The storm's effects were absolutely devastating, but we all learned many valuable (and sometimes difficult) lessons about preparation, response and recovery. And, as evidenced by the many successful uses of emergency notification services, we were also reminded of the vital role communication plays in business resiliency, employee accountability and personal safety.
Get ahead of the storm. Take this time to learn more about preparedness for severe weather. Download the National Preparedness Month Special Report: Weathering the Storm from Send Word Now.
Also, read Able, Ready & Willing: Best Practices for Employee Accountability in a Crisis for other helpful hints.


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Waiting for Snow With the Weather Channel's Jim Cantore (Photos)
Before the snow materialized, he threatened not to cover another Washington winter storm.
Written by Carol Ross Joynt
| Published on January 21, 2014
Jim Cantore, outside 400 North Capitol Street, reporting that the snow will eventually come to Washington. Photographs by Carol Ross Joynt.
By 10 AM the first flakes had begun falling on Washington, but an hour earlier, the Weather Channel's Jim Cantore, posted near the Capitol building, was getting frustrated. The storm was supposed to have begun. He locked his eyes on a cloudy but dry sky and shook his head. "Being a forecaster who's already been here for two busts, yes, I'm a little concerned," he said. He even threatened to abandon ship. "I will quit coming to Washington if doesn't snow here. I'm serious, I won't come back here; I don't care if there's 60 inches of snow forecast." Fortunately, it appears one of television's most popular and respected meteorologists will keep the nation's capital in his peripatetic professional life.
We watched as Cantore and his producer and cameraman did live shot after live shot—what Cantore calls "puking them out"—on the corner of 400 North Capitol Street, Northwest, with the Capitol as a backdrop. "You have to go all the way back to before January 26, 2011, for the last time we hit two or more inches here," he said. "For three years [Washington] has been in a massive snow drought." Why was it not coming down in the way that had been predicted? Cantore said the storm was "bending around DC," a phenomenon the city has experienced with previous snow threats. It was remarkable, too, he said, "because it's snowing in Baltimore, it's snowing in Philly, and it's snowing in New York City."
We pressed him to give context to Washington's flukey winter weather. "If I were to just stop for a second and ask, 'What's going on meteorologically?' you watch this energy come through the Midwest, and the snow that they get there sometimes jumps to the coast, because that's where the energy goes," he explained. From there, he said, it spins up and coats the northeast coast, making snow in DC difficult. Unless, of course, the storm is coming up from the Gulf Coast, which he calls "a much better track."
Cantore said he's reported on three real snowstorms in Washington, including the famous "commutergeddon" of 2011. "That was the time we went from rain to snow, and as soon as everybody saw it change to snow they left their offices and spent the night on the George Washington Parkway," he recalled. For the famous Snowmageddon of the year before he was in Vancouver.
"I love coming to Washington—I'm just beginning to sour about coming here for weather," he pointed out with a laugh. "One bust is fine, two busts hurt, three busts is unacceptable."
When he has a chunk of time between live shots, Cantore retreats to his rental car, where he pores over weather data on his computer. The cameraman, Mike Broleman, zips himself inside a so-called Pak Shack, which he said is typically used for ice fishing. Broleman, producer Steve Dresner, and Cantore suit up for the weather in layers of clothing, hooded jackets, hats, and smartphone gloves. Cantore has layering down to a science. "There's a base layer, which goes against the body, almost like a second skin. There's a mid-layer, which can consist of fleece, some type of semi-lightweight jacket, then another fleece over that, a jacket, and the outer shell." His gloves are Smartwool from L.L. Bean, which pull up high, between his wrists and elbows.
They never know where they will be sent, said the Rockville-based Dresner, and they don't get to pick and choose their storms. Case in point: Cantore said he arrived last night from a skiing trip in Utah. He woke up Sunday morning thinking he was going to have a "bluebird day, lather sun sauce on my head, and enjoy a beautiful day in Park City—and then all of a sudden it's, 'Jim, we've got a big potential in the Northeast." He got the last seat on a flight to Washington.
"I'm a lot of moving parts," he said of his professional life. But he's always ready. Back home in Atlanta he has "go packs" for whatever the assignment may be. "I have a whole closet dedicated to storm coverage, whether it's hurricanes, winter weather, or severe weather in the spring."
Cantore has more than a quarter million Twitter followers. He checks his feed regularly between live shots.
How does a camera operator stay warm between live shots? Mike Broleman zips himself up in this Pak Shack, typically used for ice fishing.
Brrrr. Even Cantore gets cold, but he hops in his car from time to time and wears lots of layers.
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I ordered the Mopar speaker upgrade kit online for about $500 which consisted of 6 additional speakers. One "center dash speaker" two "upper door speakers" and three additional "subwoofers" for behind the seats. The TA comes with a 12 speaker system and this kit supposedly adds the missing 6 speakers.
First, I went to install the included "Center Dash Speaker and Grill". Well, to my surprise, it is already installed in the car and working from the factory.
Next, i installed the "Upper Door Speakers and Grills". I knew that I needed these as the TA comes with block-off filler plates where these speakers get installed. I followed the included instructions and they installed perfectly. To my surprise, they worked immediately without any additional programming which the instructions said you need to have done at the dealer.
Now, on to the sub's behind the seats. I removed the carpet behind the drivers seat and found one sub installed from the factory. I removed the other block-off plate and installed the missing drivers side sub. Next, I removed the carpet behind the passenger side seat and to my surprise there was one sub installed from the factory. So I installed the one missing sub and closed things up. Turned on the radio and the 2 additional subs that I installed DID NOT WORK. I guess that I need the dealer to do the software mod to get these going.
So in conclusion, of the additional 6 speakers I purchased in the $500 kit, I only needed to use 4 of the speakers. But what really amazes me is that the viper is marketed as a "12" or "18" speaker system.
The "18" speaker system actually only uses "13" physical speakers and the "12" speaker system actually uses "9" physical speakers.
The reason being is that the "center dash speaker", the 2 "upper door speakers" and the 2 "rear hatch speakers" and called "Unity Speakers" and are thus 2-way drivers and each single physical speaker actually counts as 2 speakers.
Check out the diagram below I was able to find on the Harman Kardon website.
While I'm glad that I now have all the speakers that the Viper was designed to have, I feel a little misled in SRT's marketing of their audio systems.
Excellent information! Let us know how the software upgrade goes at the dealer to get the two additional subwoofers working and then what you think about how it sounds vs the stock TA system. It seems, to me, that those 4 speakers you installed are exactly what's missing. It bugs me seeing the block off plates in the doors so I want those speakers and then a little extra low end from the two additional subs would be great.
Interesting info. Thanks for sharing! Would be nice to just be able to purchase the pair of door speakers separate, and the subs individually.
This is too funny, I was about to start another thread. I just did the same thing but I am having some issues with my dealer upgrading the software.
They claimed that they have upgraded the software and I now see the surround option on the head unit but the additional subwoofers are still not working. I upgraded from the 9 speaker option, not sure if that makes any difference.
Dealer had tried twice now and no success. I am thinking about taking it to another dealer at this point.
Can you please check the model # of the amp in the trunk please? I'd like to make sure that they are all the same amplifiers.
Great information. Something I was interested in doing, but was side tracked. Hope the extra sub works out. Do you recall during the sub installation whether the rear of the subs are enclosed? It's been a while since I last checked from underneath the car.
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In your opinion, does the 18 sound that much better than the 12?
I had a Harmon Kardon system in one of my older cars and had nothing but trouble with them. Sound quality was always poor no matter what speakers I upgraded to. It's too bad Dodge didn't go with at least a BOSE system. I don't think you'll ever get the Harmon Kardon system to sound that great. But on the other hand, when I'm in my Viper, I hear very little of it!
Sit in a car with the 19 speaker HK from factory and you will change your mind.
All 4 of my BMW's had the HK system in them, and they all sounded great. Definitely never heard of anyone having issues with a factory HK system until now.
BOSE is junk. It is always Chevy's system, so we will never see that in a Dodge I doubt.
The HK in my Rover sounds great as well.
I had the 9 in the '13, and now 12 in the '14. Barely any difference, but I rarely have the radio turned up. The system in my new Dodge Ram sounds great, however.
I have the 18 speaker system in my GTS TA, it sounds nice and the bass is okay but it doesn't get very loud. Its as if there isn't enough treble. So, its okay but nothing to write home about.
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Couldn't resist...my granddaufgter's favorite song for now.
So does anyone know if you can do the 19 speaker upgrade in a car that doesn't come with it? 18 is great, but I want that extra big factory subwoofer. I'm blown away still by how good it sounded in the one I sat in at Chelsea.
I think you heard the 18 speaker system, the Jeep has 19 speakers??
the 19 speaker was an upgrade. The 19th speaker is a real subwoofer, not just a midbass. According to the engineer that was demonstrating it for me anyway.
You're the first person I've heard say there's a 19th speaker option for the Viper. I've always heard 9 (for the base 13s), 12 (option in 13, standard in 14), or 18.
The 9 speaker system is poop, I can hear all three speakers that were added to the 12 - the center speaker and 2 subs.
Beats me. Maybe the guy just misspoke thinking the system had same number of speakers as the Cherokee? But then I see a few cars listed as having 19 speakers, are those mistypes as well?
Maybe I missed it, but what is the part # for the 18 speaker upgrade. Also did you ever get it all worked out?
Nothing misled. All auto manufacturers count each driver as a "speaker". Due to packaging constraints in a vehicle, putting a tweeter on top of a mid-range driver in the same housing is in fact two speakers.
Oh jeez, Harmon Kardon is regarded way better than Bose. Bose is highly over-rated. The 19-speaker HK speaker system in my Summit Grand Cherokee sounds amazing.
I will say that I have owned many different cars but the HK system in my GTS is the best sounding factory system I have heard, especially when you factor in the tight space of the car itself.
Bought a new Dodge Dart also as my daily runner and I gutted that sound system as it was beyond horrific.
Digging this back from the dead, but I just confirmed tonight that my car is doing this as well. All speakers installed and the dealer updated the software(see surround sound in the head unit), but the additional subs are not working. Has anyone found a solution for this?


IBM leads the way in cloud ECM solutions according to third party user review source G2 Crowd1. The writer positions the number of cloud deployments as low; "key findings revealed that despite the growing cloud trend, a majority of Enterprise Content Management software is still deployed on-premise, with only 22 percent of software installations taking place in the cloud", but I'm surprised at how many there are at this stage.
I would have expected the number to be much lower and if I was to guess, the majority of those who are on cloud are SharePoint Online. Our ECM world is pretty stodgy and deep rooted with lots of long-term established imaging, workflow and document management systems with customers looking to minimize risk at every turn. This number will grow steadily over time as clients go through the life cycle of upgrading their ECM platform and look for more economic and lower hassle ways of managing their content. It's just the evolution of IT and what we at RKO are calling "ECM for the NEW Enterprise". The NEW Enterprise may see the core platform go to the cloud but in the short-term is more likely to find the core on-premise platform integrated with the next generation of cloud based content management and business application providers such as Box, VersaFile and Force.com.
This leads to the second key finding that drives overall satisfaction scores – time to implementation. "User feedback revealed that implementing new software required an average of five months to go live, reflected in the low average ease of setup score of 72 percent." Why must it take so long to implement an ECM based solution? In our experience, it's because we continue to build custom one-off solutions as otherwise the solution won't solve their business challenge! That's why ease of set-up scores are so low. It's horrible value to clients that it should take this long and be this difficult to solve their business challenge and deploy an ECM solution. So why do they put up with it?
In the past, there weren't any mainstream options to ensure the solution was effective as it takes time to design the solution, the information architecture, the security model, the customizations to accommodate usability needs, etc etc.
Now, we are starting to see that mentality shift within our client base as departments are being forced to be more agile and speedy in solving problems and driving positive outcomes. As the Information Technology world evolves, more and more business areas and departments are looking for ease of deployment solutions and will by-pass IT departments to get it. Often the solution can even be expensed on a credit card! Those are the main reasons cloud line of business solutions are really taking off and ECM needs to keep up.
Before building a custom solution on your current platform, start with a search for vendors who are providing stand-alone "line of business" solutions or templates that solve your specific business problem. These are often deployed via the cloud and should have the capabilities of integrating with your company's standard ECM platform. A packaged solution delivered via cloud will involve less time and people to deploy and sustain. Don't expect the solution to be a 100% match, but even if it gets you 50% of the way there, it will cut your implementation time and costs significantly. The added benefit is these solutions will have an upgrade roadmap, taking that responsibility off your back.
If you don't find an exact match, expand your search to the partner ecosystem. Most ECM platform vendors have a partner program where implementation specialists have already built the solution you are looking for at least once or multiple times. If they don't have a pre-canned solution, they may at least have experience and some re-useable artifacts to help speed your implementation.
If you don't find a partner, work with your ECM Platform sales rep to connect you with similar but non-competing clients around the world. Chances are someone has already built what you are trying to do. If you are managing your ECM program, a great place to do this type of networking is at the platform vendor's conferences. There are typically lots of opportunities at sessions, events, tradeshows and product manager meetings to meet and get introduced to your peers around the world. Get to know these people, stay in touch, share ideas and request information. To get this started you may have to open the sharing by offering something up front. Everyone is always interested in what others are doing with similar technologies to get ideas so offer to demo your system through on-premise or virtual open-house. This is a longer-term approach but very effective.
At RKO, everything we do must provide value and help with a business outcome. I hope this information achieved that. I welcome your feedback, opinions, experiences or recommendations.


Following the lives of four suicidal strangers who meet on the roof of a building, A Long Way Down is a charming, yet flawed film. The acting is fantastic. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, and Aaron Paul as the Topper Four, each character is nuanced and relatable. I particularly enjoyed Imogen Poots as Jess, a girl with a broken heart and eclectic tastes who yearns for freedom. None of the characters feel stereotypical, and the subject matter is handled with delicacy.
I wish the story had gone a little deeper, though. You find out why the characters wish to end their lives, but you never really get to know them. There are warm, funny moments sprinkled throughout that make this film stand out from the crowd and provide levity from the dark subject matter, but it would have benefited from a longer run time.
I enjoyed this film more than I thought I would, and I definitely recommend it if you're bored one day and have nothing to watch. It's definitely flawed, but A Long Way Down has charm in spades, along with a message of hope.


The great tragedy of American schools today is a consistent problem of underfunding. Constantly searching for money has forced schools to add structures incrementally - we've all seen "temporary" trailers squeezed on to school property. In fact many of these trailers are virtually permanent. We know of one very large school system that has almost 50% of their "temporary" trailers still in use after 30 years. These structures are typically poorly insulated, poorly ventilated and inadequately lit - remember it was most likely the LOW BIDDER that won the contract for selling the trailers to the school system. There are studies that show that students forced to learn in a substandard and unhealthy environment do not perform as well and have more health problems (higher insurance costs) when compared to students learning in a more permanent and well designed classroom building.
Eco-Panels has worked with school systems to construct classrooms from single class pre-k to entire high school grade levels. For school systems that are concerned about energy costs as well as the health and safety of their students we would love to work with you. We've proven that our costs are very competitive when compared with trailers or traditional construction.
Eco-Panels has also partnered with the Charlotte, NC office of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, an internationally known architectural firm, to provide architecturally attractive and rapidly constructed classroom structures known as learning cottages.


Texarkana Arkansas Mayor Ruth Penney Bell is among 166 officials in 74 counties who have declared May as Historic Preservation Month and Arkansas Heritage Month, according to a press release.
"As we enjoy these month-long celebrations of our Arkansas heritage, we hope all of the people of Arkansas will take time to reflect on the importance of their local historic sites, especially those listed on the National Register of Historic Places," Department of Arkansas Heritage Director Stacy Hurst said. (A list of Miller County's National Register properties can be found at arkansaspreservation.com/Historic.
For a list of Arkansas Heritage Month events, visit arkansasheritage.com/News-Events/Heritage_Month/heritage-month-events.
For information, call the AHPP at 501- 324-9880.


Delray's vibrant Downtown District is home to an eclectic mix of eateries, shops and entertainment venues, but it also hosts many professional service businesses. Attorneys, architects, doctors and financial business people have found that doing business downtown is a pleasure. Downtown Delray Beach has become a growing source of pride for the City and its citizens. Over the past twenty-five years, investment in public and private development has resulted in a revitalization that inspires people to live, work and play in the urban core every day. More than two decades ago, Delray Beach dramatically revitalized its downtown core. The 2002 Downtown Master Plan, led by the City of Delray Beach and the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, guided millions of dollars in dozens of successful development projects. The City is once again experiencing a time of managed growth and redevelopment. This phase of construction and redevelopment will leave an imprint on our downtown and the region for years to come.
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The Authority's main areas of involvement in the downtown development include: Marketing and Promotion of the Downtown district (and its neighborhoods - as seen through the DowntownDelrayBeach.com site, Social Media, print, television, digital media, and public relations, as well as Merchant Programs of the Night and Day Downtown Delray campaign and programs such as Savor the Avenue, Delray Beach Fashion Week, Dine Out Downtown Delray Restaurant Week, the Mother's Day Orchid Giveaway, Shop Small Saturday and more.
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In the Bleak Mid-winter
Weather Eye
with John Maunder
In the bleak mid-winter,
Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone,
Snow had fallen,
Snow on snow,
Long ago.
These words, from the first verse of the well-known carol, were written by the English poet Christina Rossetti in 1872 in response to a request from the magazine Scribner's Monthly for a Christmas poem.
It was published posthumously in Rossetti's Poetic Works in 1904. The poem became a Christmas carol after it appeared in The English Hymnal in 1906. The text of this Christmas poem has been set to music many times; the most famous settings being composed by Gustav Holst and Harold Edwin Darke in the early 20th Century. The version by Darke is favoured by cathedral choirs, and is the one usually heard performed on the radio broadcasts of Nine Lessons and Carols by the King's College choir.
The carol featured in the Queen's Christmas TV message in 2012. The carol is usually featured on Nine Lessons and Carols by the King's College Choir on Christmas Eve, and was also part of the Music and the Spoken Word programme from Mormon Tabernacle Choir on Sunday December 5 2021 on New Zealand's Prime TV.
Weatherwise, of some significance is that eight years ago on December 15, 2013 the Mail Online (UK) had the following headlines relating to a severe snow storm, which hit the Holy City – and at the same time Cairo experienced its first snowfall in more than 100 years. Perhaps a reminder that Christmas carols really do come alive.
A Christmas card come to Life: Jerusalem hit by worst snowstorm for 20 years, as eight inches fall across Holy City.
- Unusually heavy snowfall, as temperatures dip below freezing.
- Dome of the Rock and Western Wall bathed in white blanket.
- Prime Minister Natanyahu gets in on the fun with family snowball fight.
As all my readers will be aware, the weather is always with us; and although we may all hope that the weather this Christmas and in 2022 will be to our liking, it is perhaps important to remember that in the Southern Hemisphere where the carol In the Bleak Mid-Winter may seem unusual, there have been two significant and tragic events at Christmas.
The first was on Christmas Eve in New Zealand, in 1953, when the Tangiwai rail disaster occurred with loss of 151 lives following a rapid rise in the Tangiwai river. The second was in Darwin, in Australia on Christmas Day 1974, when Tropical Cyclone Tracy killed 71 people and destroyed 80 per cent of the city's houses.
I take this opportunity to wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas and I will be back in 2022 with some more WeatherEyes.


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