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Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Tullow Oil Plc, the U.K. explorer with the most licenses in Africa, dropped the most in two months in London trading after warning of likely delays to its projects in Uganda because of a tax dispute.
Tullow paid Heritage Oil Plc $1.5 billion last month for its interest in two Ugandan blocks, prior to bringing in China National Offshore Oil Corp. and Total SA as partners. Final approval has been held up until the issue of capital gains tax between the Ugandan government and Heritage is resolved.
"In the very short term, it is therefore anticipated that there may be some slow down in activity." Tullow said in a statement today.
Tullow wants to bring in Cnooc and Total to help develop the Lake Albert basin, which may pump more than 200,000 barrels of oil a day in 2014 or 2015. The explorer increased its estimate for discovered resources in Uganda to 1 billion barrels of oil from an earlier forecast of 800 million barrels, following results from the Mpyo-1 well.
"The situation in Uganda is a major concern," said Dougie Youngson, an analyst at Arbuthnot Securities Ltd. in London. "The CGT issue needs to be resolved before we are likely to see any further activity and this could have a major impact on the valuation of these assets should the situation continue for a prolonged period of time."
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Tullow retreated 4.6 percent, the steepest decline since June 29, to 1,238 pence as of the 4:30 p.m. close in London. It was the second-biggest loser in the FTSE 100 index of leading U.K. shares.
The tax dispute is expected to be sorted out in a "few weeks," Tullow's Chief Executive Officer Aidan Heavey said on a conference call.
"It's very important that everything is done properly and that we all understand exactly how things could move forward in the future," he said in an earlier phone interview. "We will take some time now to get clarity on" Ugandan tax legislation before "we move forward."
At the same time, Tullow said first-half earnings more than doubled on higher crude and natural-gas prices.
Net income rose to $81.7 million from $31.6 million in the year-earlier period, the London-based company said in a statement. Revenue increased 11 percent to $486 million.
'Deep Contact'
The Kigogole-5 and Kigogole-2 appraisal wells were drilled in July and August and encountered 14 meters and 16 meters of oil bearing reservoir respectively, Tullow said. Kigogole-2 was drilled in an area adjacent to the Nsoga-1 discovery, "confirming a deep contact in common" with the Nsoga-1 well.
The company expects to find a further 1.5 billion barrels of resources in Uganda's Lake Albert basin.
Tullow plans to produce the first oil from its Jubilee field in Ghana in either November or December, the company said. It's investing about $3.35 billion with partners to pump as much as 120,000 barrels a day next year.
The full-year production forecast was raised to between 57,000 and 58,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day, compared with a previous forecast of between 56,000 and 57,000 barrels.
Tullow expects to boost output to 95,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day in 2011.
The company reported earnings in U.S. dollars for the first time today.
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"Life knows no age or time.
Youth will ever set out to seek fortune.
Man will ever fight for the love of Woman.
Kings will threaten –Queens weep – Ministers conspire.
And so – though our storyis of three hundred years ago,
it is as young as Yesterday – or To-morrow."
These are the opening title cards for the 1921 silent movie of The Three Musketeers, starring Douglas Fairbanks. Ninety-two years later, the sentiment still holds true.
Dumas struck narrative gold when, during researches for his history books, he came across an obscure title in the Marseille public library: Mémoires de M. d'Artagnan, capitaine lieutenant de la première compagnie des Mousquetaires du Roi (Memoirs of Mr. d'Artagnan, Lieutenant Captain of the First Company of the King's Musketeers) by Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras. In this semi-fictionalized memoir of the famous musketeer D'Artagnan, published in 1700, Dumas found the names of Athos, Porthos and Aramis.
Weaving together historical details of the period as well as letting his own fertile imagination run wild, Dumas created tropes and archetypes we are still mining today: "buddy stories," tales of a young man wanting to prove himself, wanting to "belong to a team" and thwarted love are all timeless themes that recur in popular culture. But to Dumas and his large audience they felt new, and he created characters as durable as any in popular culture.
And while the attitude of the piece toward women is of its time, we must remember that Dumas created a character that paved the way for the villains of James Bond, Holmes's Moriarty or Harry Potter's Voldemort. She is of course Milady de Winter, who (I believe) rises above the misogyny of her origins to pretty much wipe the floor with most male heroes. As she points out, it takes eight men to bring her down. Like Voldemort, she seems capable of coming back from the dead, and like Moriarty, the obscurity of her origins and her ability to shape-shift only amplify her power. The very fluidity and ambiguity of Milady's character adds to her power. She is not an evil woman; she is a terrifying force of nature.
As to the rest of the story, while it is indeed timeless, any stage version must be of its time. The Batman or Lone Ranger of my childhood are not the same as those portrayed today. Today, people like their heroes with a certain moral complexity, which Dumas was certainly happy to supply. Life was precarious in 1625, swords killed, and living life to its fullest every day makes sense when life is so very dangerous. We hope we have brought to the stage characters that embody all the life-force and all the fun of Dumas' originals, as well as acknowledging the fact that Dumas took his entertainment seriously indeed; and because of that, the story has survived to be a classic that is indeed "as young as yesterday – or tomorrow."
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Barceló deserves loud applause for the incredible face-lift that has totally transformed this property from an aging, middle-of-the-road has-been to a glamorous complex worthy of gushing praise. On verdant grounds brushing up against a luscious beach, this expansive, always-bustling compound now boasts a gorgeous new clubhouse, called Casa Club, which showcases a jaw-dropping spa and fitness center, high-tech kids' clubs, shops, two large swimming pools, dual lobbies, a game room, Internet café, 10 handsomely decorated restaurants, a piano bar, theater and casino. There are now two distinct resorts to meet various budgets and preferences. The family-friendly Barceló Bávaro Palace Deluxe is the top of the line. The Barceló Bávaro Beach and Convention Center is adults-only, and in addition to the clubhouse dining rooms, it has its own fine buffet and a French restaurant. All resort guests get a half-price discount at the 18-hole golf course. Among the diversions are horseback riding; and the new themed weeks, like culinary week. A mega-resort, the constant shuttle is a necessity.
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By StephanieL
Aug 13, 2013
I just got back from the Barcelo Bavaro Palace Deluxe in the Dominican Republic and here's what you need to know before booking this hotel… The Beach: One of the most beautiful beaches I have ever visited. The sand is white, the water is a clear, light blue, and the palm trees are plentiful almost all the way to the water's edge. There is plenty of water movement, but no big waves here, and the water temp in August is perfection. There
is seaweed continuously washing up on the beach, but it is also continuously being maintained by the hotel staff… They have a machine sweeping it off the beach in the early morning and then individuals can be found sweeping it away throughout the day. I thought the seaweed might be a big drawback when I read about it in previous reviews, but it was not a big deal at all. This is a long stretch of beach, shared by both the Barcelo Palace and the Barcelo Beach Adults Only Hotel, so there are plenty of empty sunbeds to be found, no matter what time of day. However, be warned, there is no beach service for food and/or drinks and the spots closest to the Barcelo Palace's main area—where the pools, bars, and restaurants are located—are taken early in the morning and stay that way during peak hours (9am to 3pm). This means that when you're ready for another frosty beverage—adult or otherwise—you will have a fairly long trek ahead of you. You should know also that the cups they give you are small and made of a very thin plastic, so by the time you arrive back at your beach sunbed, your drink has melted and is growing warm. To solve this problem, we found souvenir mugs in one of the hotel gift shops, and had the bartenders put our drinks in those instead. I highly recommend doing this if you plan to drink at all while out and about during the day at this hotel. The Hotel: In two words, beautiful and massive. The hotel is open-air throughout, with the exception of the indoor restaurants, shops and bars, which are almost all centrally located, and there are plenty of places to sit and relax in every area of the hotel. The pools are beautiful and quite large, and one features a swim-up bar (however it stays so busy, it's often hard to get a drink). The grounds are gorgeous—full of greenery and well maintained. The golf course is nice and green—lots of water hazards. The open-air theater is quite large and seating is available both upstairs and down—The shows are okay, nothing earth shattering. The casino is bigger than expected, but not large. There is even an open-air church overlooking a small body of water near the golf course. There is a trolley available throughout the day that will take you to all the different areas of the Barcelo property if you don't want to walk. The check-in lobby is upstairs, and therefore not on beach level, which means no coastal breeze to cool things off, so prepare yourself for a hot and sweaty wait at check-in. The rooms are nice—probably a bit nicer than the average hotel room—and very clean. Each type of room has it's own section of the hotel and my husband and I, along with two other couples, stayed in a Junior Suite Deluxe. These rooms are housed within four separate buildings that line the beach. Building 4 starts just north of the pool area, and Building 1 is directly next to the Barcelo Adults Only Hotel. After exploring the rest of the hotel, you'll definitely want to pay a bit extra for one of these rooms (unless you are bringing children, in which case, there is a family section of the hotel for that.) The Junior Suites Deluxe rooms are worth it because of their location—the only thing separating them from the beach is a sidewalk. As for what you get with your Junior Suite Deluxe, it's nothing special, other than a terrace with a Jacuzzi for two. Other than that, it's pretty basic stuff—a flat screen TV, a small fridge stocked with a couple of beers, a few juices and carbonated beverages, an alarm clock/ipod dock, etc. The room is not stocked with liquor as in many other all-inclusive hotels. I wouldn't bother paying extra for an ocean front room as these seem to have less privacy than others, and also you are able to see the ocean from the other rooms. If you don't want a long walk to and from the main area of the hotel each day (or a trolley ride), you'll want to request building 3 or 4. Otherwise you'll be closer to the Barcelo Adults Only, and your all-inclusive package does not include anything at that hotel. We stayed in building 1, and after our long, hot wait at check-in and long, hot walk to our rooms, we followed the sidewalk from our room, which led directly into a bar/restaurant within the Barcelo Adults Only, and were quite frustrated to learn they could not serve us and we would have to walk all the way back to the main area of our hotel for food or beverage of any kind. Oddly enough, if we had stayed at the Barcelo Adult's Only—which was less expensive—we would have been able to enjoy service at both hotels. Had we known this, we would have booked there instead. The Adults Only hotel is much smaller, but also much quieter, with no children and less people overall. So if you're looking for a quiet vacation, you'll want to stay there. The Barcelo Palace, while nicer than the Adults Only, is literally swarming with people at all times. But on the upside, there are always plenty of fun things to do if you would rather not just lie on the beach or lounge in the pool—karaoke, dancing, windsurfing, kayaking, snorkeling, paddle boating, etc. Not sure if these same activities are available at the Adults Only hotel. The Service: If you look for warmth and friendliness from your hotel staff while on vacation, DO NOT STAY AT THIS HOTEL. I've never stayed elsewhere in the Dominican, so I don't know if the people staffing this hotel are representative of all Dominicans. I really, truly hope not because I fell in love with Bavaro Beach and would love to return there in the near future. However, I am not willing to take a nearly five hour plane ride again, nor pay this much money again, to be treated with barely masked disdain or ignored completely. I cannot speak for the Adult Only hotel, as we could not be served there, but the Barcelo Palace has much to learn in the way of hospitality and common courtesy. Which is such a shame, because if it weren't for that, I might return to this beautiful hotel again. As it is however, I will never stay in the Barcelo Palace in Punta Cana again. In fact, I seriously doubt I will ever stay at another Barcelo property, period. Vacations are too short and too costly to spend them being treated poorly. Do not bother springing for the Club Premium upgrade. We found those unlucky souls were treated with the same contempt as the regular guests. And do not bother tipping—it will get you nowhere. I cannot begin to imagine why. It does not matter how friendly, or gracious, or polite you are, your good manners will not be reciprocated. And if you can avoid it, do not use the restroom facilities unless you are in your own room, as you will be watched like a common criminal while you relieve yourself and wash and dry your hands. Again, I cannot begin to fathom why. As I mentioned before, check-in was awful. There are two long desks, each able to accommodate at least six staff members to check you in, and yet, though there are at least 12-15 staff members running around, only two or three of them are actually helping out with this. And though you are waiting patiently in the line, many of the hotel guests will go straight to the desk instead of the getting in line behind you, and the staff will accommodate them before you instead of asking them to wait their turn. Do not bother trying to use any of the 'credits' you may have received when booking. They are useless everywhere, except maybe the golf course (and even there, you still must pay to rent clubs and a cart). Even with a $200 credit for room upgrade, they were going to charge us $700 for 4 nights for the exact same room, just more of an ocean view. It's the same at the spa, with an $80 credit, a massage will still cost over $100 (I was amazed to learn it cost that much when I realized a relaxing outdoor massage is in full view of everyone in the pool and is accompanied by the sounds of thumping club music.) As for dining out at night, we were told the restaurants fill quickly, and to make our reservations upon arrival, and so we did. However, after waiting in the long check-in line, and then waiting in another line to speak to someone in guest services to make our reservations, the only times available at any of the seven restaurants were for 10:45 at night, and some had no availability at all. So if you don't enjoy eating your main course at midnight, plan on getting very familiar with the buffets. If you are able to get into any of the restaurants, the steakhouse and seafood were the best. Don't bother with the Italian—blech! For lunch and breakfast, most guests frequent the buffets located near the pool, and for breakfast, they have some okay options here. But we did not really enjoy the lunch buffet as much, so we ate in the sports bar most days, which was better. However, on our last day there, we found the 19th Hole restaurant and had we known about it earlier, we would have eaten there every day. It is the only sit-down restaurant available during lunch hours—it was quieter there than in other parts of the hotel and it was delicious! It said 'Club Premium' when we walked into the restaurant, but we asked and the staff assured us it was for regular guests too. To sum up, if you have not booked your hotel yet, DO NOT book here. I've stayed at all-inclusive resorts in Mexico, which were less and expensive and just as beautiful, and I've yet to have a bad experience. If this is your first time going all-inclusive, do not be discouraged—The Barcelo Palace experience is not what the all-inclusive vacation was meant to be. If you are unfortunate enough to have already paid for reservations here, prepare yourself for disappointment—mostly with the fact that such a beautiful paradise is completely ruined by rudeness. And maybe brush up on your Spanish in case you feel the need to forget your manners for a moment, in which case you'll want them to understand what you're saying.
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As a child, I once visited my aunt in her husband's house during Ramadan. She had dark circles around her eyes due to lack of sleep, and she was haggard and toiling in the kitchen. She told us that her husband and his brothers all had "varied" food habits when it came to breaking the fast. And since her mother-in-law was too old to help, she had to do it all herself. This image became nightmarish for me. What about Ramadan's spiritual benefits? In this case, won't women dread Ramadan, if it mean … [Read more...]
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Most errands require a car.
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30 Colonial Parkway has a Walk Score of 38 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so most errands require a car.
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The hotel is just down the road from 95 but the area itself is quiet. The staff is friendly and the overall ambiance is cozy and country outside. There is a restaurant next to the hotel but not sure how it is ... we didn't eat there. The breakfast was good. The room was also clean.
The shower and toilet is separate from the vanity which is fine. However, there wasn't much space and it felt crampt to change.
newer design for motel chsin
beds and tv outdated
Charged credit card after it had been charged with kayak, will dispute whole stay. Staff had no idea what was going on. No way would I let family stay there . Location only reason for stay
This hotel demonstrated the highest quality in services, friendly, helpful staff and the very best coffee for guests. It set the bar high, and unfortunately our stay at the next Hampton Inn in Euphoria came nowhere close.
Everything was perfect.
Really enjoyed the seating area in the suite. Usually have to use the other bed as a 'couch' area, so I liked having a different lounging spot.
Clean and close to places to eat.
Was iin room 303 next to the elevator. Could hear it when ever it was in use
Shower was ok but mold on the curtain.
Pricing absurd for this location. Would not honor online pricing
Clean and fresh. Very low price. Nice firm bed. Flat screen TV with direct tv 200 channels.
Could use new towels.
Employees were pleasant and helpful.
I arrived exhausted at 2:15 AM after a 650 mile trip. I found a NO VACANCY sign on the door and nobody in the office. It took several attempts to receive an answer. The room was clean but toilet did not flush. The TV did not get good reception.
All first floor good for over night stay
The price
A/C did not work, room had a bad odor
They did have a pool... but it was located in the middle of the parking lot and was dirty and not opened when we wanted to swim. The only good thing about the hotel was its location to the place where I needed to be.
They charged me an extra $10 in cash when I asked for 2 beds. The owner has ZERO personality. Upon entering, the room smelled musty. Furniture was worn and scratched up and bedding was definitely from 1980. I didn't even shower... didn't want to...
beds were comfortable. rooms clean
bathroom a little out dated
Convenient to stores and highway
The room smelled musty, had to open the windows to air it out.
Price for a one nighter. Quiet area.
Could not get a queen bed, even though we requested one and motel was not full. Also, had a very limited availability of dining options in the area.
Right off the interstate, lit very well saw police patrol the lot during the late nite hours.
The towel rack was hanging off the wall had to store towels on the back of the toilet tank and the shower curtain rod was bowed in causing the shower curtain to roll twds the middle of the rod
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Highlights include stays in Canada's culturally-rich cities and a close encounter with Niagara's mighty falls.
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Nielsen Could Have Twitter's Retention Rates WrongBy: Andy Beal - April 29, 2009
Nielsen Wire posted a shocking statistic to its blog:
Currently, more than 60 percent of Twitter users fail to return the following month, or in other words, Twitter's audience retention rate, or the percentage of a given month's users who come back the following month, is currently about 40 percent.
The post also included a comparison of Twitter's retention rate, compared to Facebook's and MySpace's:
But–and it's a big but–did Nielsen fail to take into account that many Twitter users start off using the web site interface, then quickly migrate to a third-party application? That's the suggestion Brendan O'Connell offered up.
A quick look at Twitstat seems to back up his theory. Twitstat is tracking over 200 different Twitter applications and, as the chart below shows, only 27% of Twitter users are using the web interface:
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The Associated Students of Rio Hondo College (ASRHC) is a student representative organization comprised of students at Rio Hondo College, who are elected by vote or by appointment, to serve as the student voice through the participatory governance process. The ASRHC functions to integrate the students' needs and concerns with the administration, faculty and staff in order to improve the campus environment and overall college experience.
The ASRHC is housed within the Student Life & Leadership Department which is the core department for all co-curricular activities on campus. The ASRHC and Student Life & Leadership Department share guiding values and commit to providing students with events and programming that reflect: Leadership Development, Social Responsibility, Cultural Diversity, and Student Success and Degree Completion.
The ASRHC is broken up into three (3) branches. Please see below for the 2014-2015 ASRHC Officers:
- The Executive Branch (E-Board)
- President – Alejandro Ramirez
- Vice President – Joanna Ruiz
- Secretary – Joey Lujan
- Treasurer – VACANT
- Attorney General – Janira Colmenares
- Legislative Branch (Senators)
- Campus Engagement – Janet Macias
- Community Service – William Ashby
- Cultural Diversity – Ivanna Vasquez
- Legislative Affairs – VACANT
- Student Success – Leslie Gutierrez
- Sustainability – Georgina Bernal
- 12 Senators at Large
- Sean Burton
- Javier Cano
- Juan Castellanos
- Nathan Fresquez
- Amado Gonzalez
- Irene Reyes
- Reyna Vasquez
- Judicial Branch (Court Justices)
- Chief Justice – VACANT
- Court Justice – Jose Chavez
- Court Justice – Ivan Gregorio
- Court Justice – Alejandro Lopez
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Photograph - Julius Toth & Austin Convertible Car, New South Wales, 1958 Reg. No: MM 085018
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- Black and white photograph from an album containing a personal story of Julius Toth's immigration experience and a collection of 40 photo reproductions. Julius left Hungary late in 1956 following the unsuccessful Hungarian revolution and subsequent Soviet Occupation. He escaped to Austria where he spent three months in Displaced Persons Camps before migrating to Australia in March 1957. This image is one of five which record a trip Julius and his friends made from Melbourne to Sydney in the 1958 Christmas holidays. Julius recalls the strange and beautiful landscapes they saw, meeting 'native Australians' and camping on the side of the road using the cover from their Landlady's Hills Hoist.
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- Young man dressed in a white vest, dress trousers, sunglasses and a hat, leaning on the back of an Austin A90 Atlantic convertible motor car which is parked on the side of a road.
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Mr. Jindong Zhou joined Simcere in 1994 and has over twenty years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to his promotion, he served as Vice President of Manufacturing overseeing several GMP manufacturing plants. As Executive Vice President, he broadens his responsibilities beyond manufacturing to include sales and marketing and other executive office support.
Mr. Xiaojin Yin joined Simcere in 2000, and as Vice President of R&D he introduced both Bicun and Endu to the Company together with many other pipeline products. In his new role as Senior Vice President of R&D, he will continue to oversee the Company's R&D activities with a focus on bringing more pipeline products and senior R&D professionals to the Company.
Mr. Qingsen Li joins Simcere from Taikang Insurance Co. Ltd. where he was General Manager of Training and Human Resources. Prior to Taikang, Mr. Li held the position of Vice President and Director of Human Resources at Novartis China.
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Wow, it's really interesting to read the fear amongst the cable and isolation naysayers.I saw the presentation and it was clear that it's preliminary results presented by marketing guys trying to get a jump on the final, official results, which are likely months away.The defense contractor analyst was not starting from ground zero at measuring sonic phenomenum because his specialties are sonar and radar, not audio.I'm reserving judgement until we see and actual white paper and it's subjected to validation. If nothing ever comes out, then we can lay it off to pure marketing hype, but if they deliver it could be a great leap forward in correlating what we hear to what's happening electronically.BTW, the CDPs compared were an old Linn, a current Rotel and a dcS. It was amazing to finally get confirmation of how badly that old Linn measured vs. what I heard it in the early 1990s.
Breakthrough Approach to Audio Measurement
Cable manufacturers Nordost and Vertex AQ had good reason to present their joint seminar, "New Approach to Audio Measurement: Why Cables Really Matter," no less than five times during the show. As Art Dudley will report at length in his December "Listening" column, their groundbreaking new approach to measurement, developed by Nordost and Vertex AQ in collaboration with military electronic-engineering consultant Gareth Humphrey Jones, has produced an entirely new method for measuring the audible effects of components on sound. We're talking not only cables, support platforms, and the like, all of which can now be unequivocally shown to affect a system's sound quality, but also CD players, amplifiers, and speakers.
Co-presenters Roy Gregory of Nordost (former editor of HiFi+) and Steve Elford of Vertex AQ (pictured) projected a series of graphs that for the first time definitively demonstrated the effects of audiophile power cables, supports, and the Quantum device on sound. They also measured differences between CD players. Simply changing from a stock power cord to a well-made audiophile cord resulted in a 36% reduction in timing errors between the original WAV file and the same file burned on to a CD and played back by a typical high-quality player. Vertex AQ's support platform further reduced noise by 15%. The Quantum unit reduced noise by another 11%. Furthermore, there was no apparent hierarchy; if the support platform had been introduced first, rather than the power cord, its effect on errors would have been far greater.
Errors and effects that were formerly attributed to jitter have for the first time been identified as program-related using real music as the test signal. These errors cannot be identified by the standard continuous tone tests that everyone and their mother have been using all these years. To quote Roy Gregory, "We knew this stuff worked, but we didn't know why. Now we can gain insight into how to construct cables, CD players, and amps to produce better sound."
According to Gregory, the so-called law of diminishing returns, which says the more costly, high quality parts you put into a cable or device, the less of an improvement you will hear, need no longer apply. Using this new form of measurement to perfect products, it should now be possible to mate properly designed cables, components, and supports to deliver sound that reflects every bit of the time and investment devoted to their design and manufacture. This will not happen overnightdeveloping these measurements took a good six months, and this is very much a work in progressbut the results so far are extremely heartening. Bravos and gratitude to all.
Strange then that most of this "Nordost marketing blitz" is conducted by Steve Elford of Vertex AQ (a UK-based competitor), the majority of information disclosed thus far is on the Vertex AQ site and that the end of the talk turns to discussing the strengths of rival brands (to both companies) such as Stillpoints, Finite Elemente and Crystal Cable. As I said earlier, these people are still at the "3,000 ways not to make a lightbulb" stage; maybe the end result will come to nothing, or maybe it'll join Audio Precision and the Miller QC Suite as one of the barrage of tests people use to determine product quality. It's too early to say for sure, even if those determined to play judge, jury and executioner think they know better.
Okay, now I get it. "We really don't know WTF we're doing at this point" translates to "incontrovertible proof", and "Nordost is paying Vertex AQ for this work" translates to "this is a strategic alliance having no relationship to Nordost".
I don't know why the post reposted, sorry. But no, that's not how it happens. "We really don't know WTF we are doing at this point" translates to "We've found something. How big a thing we don't know at this time." And where on earth did you get the idea that Nordost was paying Vertex AQ? Sometimes a strategic alliance is just that; a strategic alliance. Of course I may be wrong, and it was Nordost on the grassy knoll after all.
Oops, sorry - I should have said "Acuity", rather than "Vertex AQ". Somebody's paying them to come up with the measurement technique. There's no way they're doing it on their own. It's hard to keep all these scammers straight.
"Seminar", huh? "Cables really matter", huh? "Timing", huh? The problem is that there are plenty of fools out there, ready *once again* to spend their money on ignorant fools' or plain scammers' cables - the choice is yours. Ridiculous "seminars" by ridiculous vendors for ridiculous clients...
And yet another "breakthrough" in a piece of wire. Actually it's called another way to fool the dopey. I thought the other company had the "breakthrough" the other week, in last month's ad. Will these still need to be on cable "elevators" has that issue been resolved?
I understand why people like "monkeyboy," "Costas," ands "George" are skeptica;, but I am also puzzled why they are ridiculing the experimental evidence that was presented in the Nordost-Vertex seminar. Are they satisying that difference testing doesn't work? Are they saying that difference testing is legitimate, but only in the hands of people who don't work for Vertex or Nordost? Or they claiming that as they _personally_ can't think of a reason why cables or vibration isolators can affect sound quality, their opinions should therefore be treated as received lore? Open your minds, people, maybe there is something in this work that does deserve further experimental investigation.
John, some of us are skeptical because we understand science and electronics. Null and difference tests are absolutely valid, but to convince me I need ALL of the data with nothing hidden or obfuscated. That hasn't happened here, and you and I both know that will never happen.
Ethan, when ypou write "John, some of us are skeptical because we understand science and electronics," I had to roll my eyes, because your preantation on "audio myths" at the recent AES Convention did little more than reveal your own lack of technical knowledge. FIrst, Dr, Crum;s presentation showed why your oft-made claim that acoustic "comb filtering" is the cause of all perceived differences is flawed; second, your claims that the correct use of dither is also an audio myth was embarassing, given that the careful reearch in the academic literature has convincingly shown both the audibility of its beneficial effectsa and the audibility of its omission. You admitted in your presentation that you have _no_ scientific training or qualifications -- perhaps you should leave subjects like this to those of us who _do_!
LOL, nice try John. :->)I never said that comb filtering is the cause of all perceived differences! I'm certain the MAIN reason people think they hear a difference after demagnetizing an LP or raising their speaker cables off the floor with cable elevators is what JJ and Poppy addressed. They didn't want to offend by using the word "delusion," but I'm glad to because it's the truth and the proper word. In my comb filtering article I was trying to be conciliatory to 'phooles, by showing them a reason the sound really can change. And I stand by that using my measurements as proof.John, if you're so convinced that dither makes an audible (not measurable) difference, please read my dither article and email me your guesses (and I do mean guesses) as to which sections are dithered and which are not:www.ethanwiner.com/dither.htmlAs an aside, it amazes me that you could see JJ's and Poppy's presentations and still not understand how frail and unreliable hum
"I never said that comb filtering is the cause of all perceived differences!" Ethan, please don't insult me by back-tracking. Both in your AES presentation and on the Stereophile forum, you stated definitively that acoustic comb filtering was the reason people heard a difference, for example, with the Furutech "LP demagnetizer." Yet Dr. Krum's presentation showed definitively why the measured differences in the continuous sound at 2 different positions in the room have little or even no effect on the perceived sound quality. Your protests have as little credibility as your implications in the AES presentation that Stereophile promotes Geoff Kaits' "Intelligent Rocks." And while I am on the subject, you should be ashamed of using an AES presentation to promote your room acoustic treatments. And you accuse others of being sales hacks!
John, your hostility is misplaced, and surely inappropriate. If you show me a forum post where I said comb filtering is the ONLY reason people think they hear a difference with replacement power cords et al, I will mail you a check for $100. That you can make your case only by stuffing words into my mouth says much more about you than about me!John, the best solution is for you and I to get together in person, with our laptops connected to your system or mine (or preferably both in two sessions). Then we can test our various theories as to what matters and what does not. I test you blind, and you test me if you'd like. Single blind is fine, and having a few witnesses from both sides of the "debate" is better still. Now, I know you won't agree to this because it's in your financial interest to perpetuate anti-science BS. But I'd love you to prove me wrong and accept this "challenge" for lack of a better word.
How was that AES presentation, did JA attend? I heard it was quite good. Talking bout' magic things audiophiles believe in. Did Mickey Fremer attend to to debate these things, as he certainly has some really far out abilitys to hear things, from his write ups. Who attened the Stereophile workshop, what went on there? Ethan did you go to the Stereophile workshop? Another question I thought of, how does a consumer based publication, get a spot at a PRO event?
"If you show me a forum post where I said comb filtering is the ONLY reason people think they hear a difference with replacement power cords et al, I will mail you a check for $100." Ethan, you specifically said and have not denied it that you feel comb filtering is the reason I and others heard a difference with the Furutech "LP demagnetizer." You said at AES and you said it on the Stereophile forum. And regarding your blind test "challenge," as I once wrote in ther magazine, and has been reprinted by Tom Nousaine et al, "blind testing is the last refuge of the agenda-driven scoundrel." Consider yourself so accused. And, BTW, when you write "know you won't agree to this because it's in your financial interest to perpetuate anti-science BS," I think you need to take a chill pill, Ethan. You should note that almost none of the products you took a swing at at AES are advertised by their manufacturers in Stereophile. Like the Amazing Randi, you don'
George asked "how does a consumer based publication, get a spot at a PRO event?" Michael Fremer is well-known in the NY pro-audio scene; I have been a full member of the Audio Engineering Society since 1981 and a voting member of NARAS (Producers and Engineers Wing) since 1997. George also asked "Who attended the Stereophile workshop, what went on there?" This panel included mastering engineers Bob Ludwig and Greg Calbi, Sony Legacy senior VP Steve Berkowitz, and manufacturer Eveanna Manley. The topics was about why, if conusmrs have embraced HD video, they generally are content with MP3s etc. The room was SRO full - whereas Ethan's session on "Audio Myths" was about 70% full.
John, in hindsight I should have said "audiophile magazines" at my workshop. It was unfair of me to single out Stereophile Magazine. Okay, now here are two questions for you: 1) If comb filtering isn't the reason you and others heard a difference after "demagnetizing" an LP, what is your explanation for hearing a difference? Please be very specific! 2) If getting together with you in person is not a valid way to tell if you can really hear the effect of tweaks like demagnetizing vinyl, what is your better suggestion for *proving* the effect is real? Finally, it looked like there were close to 200 people at my talk late Monday afternoon. I can believe there were more people at Mike's. So what? Half the people had already left the show by Monday. Are you suggesting that Scientific Truth is best decided by a popularity contest?
Ethan, when you say,"you and I both know that will never happen."What evidence are you relying on to make statement? Are you, in fact, just working on anecdote and inductive reasoning? Put another way, aren't you letting your own prejudices get the better of you?You may well be right, all of this comes to nothing. It may just be a lengthy excuse for a 'white paper'. Or, it might be something that itself leads nowhere, but in the process delivers concrete results in a wholly unexpected manner. Or maybe, just maybe, it adds something constructive to audio, which has importance far beyond the companies currently announcing this. You don't seem able to parse this, Ethan. You seem intent on cutting it off at the knees. This is like walking into Pierre and Marie Curie's lab 110 years ago, pointing at the big pile of pitchblende and saying "You call THAT a nuclear power station?"It's good to be skeptical. It's destructive to be cynical. I just wonde
"What evidence are you relying on to make statement?" My evidence is many years of posting in the Stereophile forum. :->) I really do wish that John would agree to get together in person to hash this out. Web forums are not a good venue for a technical discussion and meeting of opposite minds, and a blog comments area is even worse. I imagine that John and I agree on much more than we disagree, even if he won't say so in public. Unlike many 'phooles, John is an accomplished recordist, so he knows what matters. But if you think about it, some people have a vested interest in preventing conclusive acceptance of what is audible and what is not. Hence my "never happen" comment.
Nice answer, but it evaded the question. The original posting was about a prospective measurement system. Your comments suggested (correctly, I feel) that it is as nothing without showing its workings. You then implied that no such disclosure of data and working will ever be forthcoming. Are you basing this implication on anything more than anecdote or inductive reasoning?
Woooowwwwwwwww. It's amazing what this has turned into since I looked at it a week ago.I'm willing to wait and see what this "measurement system" actually consists of in the future, but it still seems to me to be marketing more than a scientific endeavor. To think that Nordost has absolutely nothing to do with the project when their marketing guy is making the presentation and they paid for the room and provided promotional signage within that room is...a stretch. We'll call it "a stretch." Any scientific "breakthrough" must be open to dissection by others. If it passes scrutiny and can't be disproved, then more power to them. But to use it as a marketing ploy and get as much mileage out of it (and thus, sales) as possible with the potential that it quietly goes away in the future is simply making it appear as nothing more than a marketing exercise. Especially when it was PRIMARILY aimed squarely at the foreheads of consumers, not at anyone else within
"John, in hindsight I should have said "audiophile magazines" at my workshop. It was unfair of me to single out Stereophile Magazine." Thank you for the correction, Ethan. Of course, the problem with a public event is that things that are said can't be unsaid. Now for your questions. You asked: "1) If comb filtering isn't the reason you and others heard a difference after "demagnetizing" an LP, what is your explanation for hearing a difference?" I have no idea, not do I have to. Science proceeds by experimental observation first, with explanation later, sometimes very much later. More in my next response.
Ethan asked " 2) If getting together with you in person is not a valid way to tell if you can really hear the effect of tweaks like demagnetizing vinyl, what is your better suggestion for *proving* the effect is real?" Yes, I heard a difference when I wasn't expecting one. That is all I need. For me. Yes, more work is needed but am certainly not offering to do that work myself. Perhaps when I retire :-)
I thought the claim was not just that the effects of the LP demagnetizer could be heard, but that the additional bass could even be heard from another room, right? See this blog entry from Stephen Mejias - http://tinyurl.com/yjcdmqb - Stephen says: "There is a difference and it is obvious and it is immediate. The applause at the very beginning of the LP sounds more like real applause, more like pairs of human hands coming together to make sound, and less like Styrofoam or static. JA walks into the room and announces, 'There's more bass, too!'". Given that the change was so obvious, I would think any of the claimants would be very eager to embarrass the naysayers with their ability to immediately identify it. After all, that's what happened at Mikey's, right? As to what Ethan said at the AES, I don't see why anybody would get mad at him for stating the obvious about Stereophile.
Ted Clamstruck stated "As to what Ethan said at the AES, I don't see why anybody would get mad at him for stating the obvious about Stereophile." Okay, Ted, when, exactly, did Stereophile review favorably (or even at all) the "Intelligent Rocks" that Ethan used as an illustration of an audo myth?
NyQuil wrote: "Nice answer, but it evaded the question." Not really. In my initial post I wrote "some of us are skeptical because we understand science and electronics." When you understand how electronics works, you understand that ALL such "high-end" wire products are a scam. There is nothing new under the sun when it comes to wire at audio frequencies, and all this stuff has been understood fully for 100+ years. Therefore, it's safe to conclude those marketeers will never offer proof their wires "measure" better. In fact, they insult us by even claiming the benefits of their wire is even measurable. They're hiding behind the apron strings of science. The should go back to using subjective prose because they will never prove it with science. If you or anyone else would like to make a long-term bet,$1 ,000 says a year from now there still will be no proof. Google to find my email addy.
JA said, "I have no idea, [nor] do I have to." Yes John, ethically speaking, you DO have to prove it. Based on a single anecdotal experience, you are suggesting people should spend $1,800 (!) on a device that may or may not work, and most likely does not work. When an extraordinary claim is made - in this case that music on a non-magnetic LP can be improved by applying a demagnetizer - that demands extraordinary proof. My proof that the Furutech demag is BS, besides the common sense obvious, is I heard no difference in the two clips you mailed me. If the effect was so obvious you heard it from another room, then I would have heard at least a small difference. And if the bass really changed, that is trivial to measure yet I measured nothing. It amazes me that anyone could see the talks Monday by JJ and Poppy and still insist "I know what I heard that one time" is valid.
JA said, "I have no idea, [nor] do I have to." Yes John, ethically speaking, you DO have to prove it. - Yet Ethan. I do not remember you making that demand when we reported, anecdotally, of the effect of your own product :-) And when you said that "Based on a single anecdotal experience, you are suggesting people should spend $1,800 (!) on a device that may or may not work, and most likely does not work." I offered my experience, honestly described. People are free to believe or ignore as they wish. I have no desire to submit my experiences to your thought police, Ethan. You have every right to offer an opposed opinion, as you are doing here.


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The 3.0 release of DinnerNow.net is primarily about adding support for new Microsoft updates, bug fixes and some clean up work. Here is a summary of the changes. You can read about these changes in more detail in the following sections.
DinnerNow.net 3.0 supports the following updates from Microsoft.
By far, the biggest change in this release is that there is now a single master solution that contains all of the DinnerNow projects and supporting files. DinnerNow is made up of 31 projects and all up, contains over 500 files. In the previous release of DinnerNow (version 2.5), there were eight separate solutions in different directories. This made navigation and searching difficult because you had to open the solutions separately. It was also difficult to get a sense of overall structure of the application, not to mention having to use command line builds. But what made things really cumbersome is that none of supporting files, i.e. the build scripts, SQL files, etc. were part of any solution. Therefore, the only way to view and edit those files was to go outside Visual Studio. The screenshot below shows what the structure of version 2.5 of DinnerNow looks like.
In DinnerNow.net 3.0, all projects and supporting files are in one solution which makes it significantly easier to navigate, search and build the solution. The interesting thing is that in order to combine all the existing solutions into one master solution, I didn't have to change any of the existing solutions or projects. I took advantage of Solution Folders and Visual Studio's ability to add one solution to another. Note that you can still open the individual solutions separately. Read my previous blog on how to combine separate Visual Studio solutions into one master solution. The screenshot below shows the new solution structure in Solution Explorer.
DinnerNow 3.0 fixes the following bugs.
I hope you'll find version 3.0 of DinnerNow.net helpful. Looking forward to your feedback.
Habib Heydarian


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Although a promising step forward, Dr. Cripe said the study's main limitation is that precancerous cells were infected with the oncolytic virus in a laboratory culture before being injected into mice.
"Targeting and hitting the cells after they are already in the mice will be another matter," he said.
The research team also nurtured the stem-cell like tumorigenic cultures over an extended period of time in the laboratory. In the next research phase, the team will try to verify results in the current study by seeing if they can detect the presence of cancer stem cells in primary neuroblastoma tumor cells from patients.
Dr. Cripe cautioned much more research is needed before determining whether rQNestin34.5 would be efficacious in treating neuroblastoma patients in a clinical setting.
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This catch might not receive as much publicity as Roger Bernadina's fabulous one from earlier in the evening yesterday, but it was still just as good. In the ninth inning of a 10-2 game, Kendrys Morales of the Angels crushed a ball deep to center field. A's outfielder Coco Crisp immediately began tracking the ball, and at the last possible moment, made an effortless-looking leaping catch, pulling the ball from over the wall and taking a possible homer away from Morales.
Because the outcome of the game wasn't in question (the A's would win 10-4), this catch won't be thought of nearly as highly in comparison to Bernadina's...but it was still pretty damn good. Against the Angels, no less...Mike Trout, eat your heart out.
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TORONTO - DECEMBER 3: Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick #14 of the Buffalo Bills passes the ball during their NFL game against the New York Jets on December 3, 2009 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Jets defeated the Bills 19-13. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)
The Buffalo Bills open the season on Sunday against Gang Green. Like last year, when the team had a stellar 5-2 start to the season, Buffalo needs to get off to a fast start in 2012. This is a team on the rise with exponential potential. How well quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick performs could very well mean the difference between the Bills ending currently the longest playoff drought in the NFL (12 years), which is also the longest playoff drought in franchise history or once again fading down-the-stretch on the way to more disappointment. In 2010, Fitzpatrick completed 255 of 441 passes (57.8 completion percentage) for 3,000 yards with 23 touchdowns to 15 interceptions in 13 games (all starts). Last season, he threw for 3,832 yards on 353 completions of 569 attempts (62.0 completion percentage) with 34 touchdowns to 23 picks in 16 starts. Coach Chan Gailey has taken the team out of the dark ages and into the modern, pass-happy era on offense in two seasons. Photo Credit: BuffaloBi...
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