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An independent inquiry into the aged care sector will focus on ensuring adequate staffing and less complexity for Australia's rapidly greying population.
The terms of reference for the Productivity Commission's public inquiry into aged care were announced by the federal government on Wednesday.
Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot said the latest Intergenerational Report showed that by 2050, nearly one-quarter of Australians would be over 65, compared with 13 per cent now.
"Australia's aged care system provides targeted, affordable and high quality care," she said.
"But faced with rapidly increasing demand, it is important to ensure that it is equipped to meet future challenges."
One of the commission's key tasks will be to examine the sector's future workforce needs, and offer options to ensure it has a large group of well-trained staff at its disposal.
It has also been asked to look at ways to guarantee elderly people - particularly those living in the country, veterans and indigenous Australians - have access affordable, appropriate aged care services.
Part of this will include an investigation of how well the sector already meets the requirements of special-needs groups.
The terms of reference call on the commission to minimise the complexity of the aged care system for users, while maintaining financial protections and quality assurance.
Moving from current regulations to a new system should give the sector time to adjust and not interrupt care arrangements already in place.
"In developing the transitional arrangements, the commission should take into account the government's medium-term fiscal strategy," the terms state.
Ms Elliot said the commission would consider the aged care sector in light of Labor's recent pledge to contribute an additional $739 million to it.
Catholic Health Australia chief executive Martin Laverty said the government's terms of reference had prioritised the three most important needs of future aged care: choice, access, and sustainability.
"There are not enough aged care beds in places where they are needed," he said.
"Not every older Australian receives access to care when they need it.
"Providers of high care aged care beds are losing on average $13 per day per bed - this is unsustainable."
The LHMU, which represents aged care workers, was also pleased with the inquiry's terms of reference.
Union assistant national secretary Sue Lines said employees were often forgotten when it came to addressing the sector's issues.
"We especially welcome the inclusion of remuneration, training and size of workforce in the terms of reference," she said.
But the Australian Medical Association complained bitterly that the terms did not specifically address medical care in aged care facilities, and called for them to do so.
"This is a glaring oversight," AMA president Andrew Pesce said.
"There is currently no specific requirement on aged care providers to ensure that residents have access to medical care on an ongoing basis."
A draft report from the commission is expected by December, and should be finalised 12 months from the start of the inquiry.


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Austin-based Dachis Group said Tuesday that it has launched an effort to measure the adoption of social business tools. The firm--which provides social business consulting services--explained that it will start publicly publishing its Social Business Index, its ranking, analysis, and benchmarking of how companies are adopting social business tools. The firm announced the creation of its index in June. The index shows a real-time graph measuring the social activity businesses and brands, on a day-by-day basis by industry category. The firm's top "social businesses" on Tuesday evening were Facebook (#1), Google (#2), News Corporation (#3), Coinstar (#4), and Wal-Mart (#5). Dachis Group is headed by Jeffrey Dachis, and venture backed by Austin Ventures.


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By Millsie
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Bought these on sale to wear in Spring. Others fit great these will be great too.Love the fit and the fabric and good workmanship on the seams....
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Love these jeans!!!
By diamond girl
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I purchased these jeans in the black and I'm very happy with this purchase at this price. I like the way the bling is done "not too much". Because the bling is not over done you can wear them day or night. I got a size 6 because size 4 was sold out and I really needed a pair of black dress jeans. I'm retired now so I don't need to wear polly pants. The fit is good and because they dont have the double side seams like some jeans, they can be taken in. love, love these jeans, and at this price they are a steal. regards fellow shoppers. carolyn.
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By Princess
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I love these jeans. Purchased them in black and the sequins are subtle but sparkly!!! Great fit and so comfortable!!
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By Major TSC Fan
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I like the fit of Diane Gilman jeans, I am tall so would have liked these jeans to be a bit longer but otherwise I really like them.
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insecure sequins
By tired old nurse
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I loved the jeans until I wore them. I left behind a trail of beautiful sequins. I hope no more will come off as they shine beautiful. The fit is as usual good I am 93 years old and am new to wearing jeans.I am not sure whether I would recommend them.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Diane Gilman Radian Sequin Skinny Jean
I ordered these jeans in white & chambray; I am very pleased with them & would have given them 5 stars if they were a bit longer, I am tall & like my jeans to be longer than this, otherwise I am very happy with them.
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I was disappointed in these jeans. I have bought from Dianne before and have always been very happy. These jeans had a great fit but the sequins started falling off right away. Then I washed them according to instructions and lost alot more. Needless to say they are now my stay at home jeans!! Dianne, your garments are usually excellent quality, but I'm very disappointed in these jeans.
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I like the jeans themselves. I like chambray for summer. the sequins are only glued on and I lost at least a dozen in the first wearing. I found only four around the house so I guess the rest are lost someplace else. Nice concept but I find the sequins and studded jeans don't look nice for long because the bling always falls off. I prefer the embroidered jeans which last forever. I hope Diane brings us more embroidered jeans in different styles. I payed full price for these jeans and I don't feel they were worth it. They also fit a little bigger.
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I've worn them four times (today being the last) and sequins are falling off. I haven't even washed them yet. What's gonna happen to them? I recall listening to Diane G. speak and she kept saying the heat-sealing would ensure that the sequins never fall off. Not so, unfortunately.


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its like every time it rains, i lose more clearcoat.. typically around the trunk area/tops or rear quarter panels, a spot or so on the doors, front hood and fenders still perfect.. and mine is a 99 model.. i have to get the whole thing sanded and repainted now? grrr.. is this normal?
Some colors are worse than others, and some environments are harsher on paints & finishes than others. Generally speaking, although it does happen with some regularity, I wouldn't call it normal.
No way to fix clear coat though. Just has to be removed in reapplied. Regularly washing and waxing helps protect the clear coat.
id say almost half my trunk lid no longer has clear coat on it now.. really frustrating..
I was having the same with my 95, but wasn't surprised. I got about half of it off (all of the hood, trunk lid and 'shoulders' from front to rear) by just spending time with the stream setting on my hose noozle. I am going to borrow my neighbor's pressure washer to see if I can finish it. I really don't want to sand since then I will have to repaint...and my paint is good.
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Kidderminster 2-0 Barrow
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Promotion-chasing Kidderminster Harriers climbed back into the Blue Square Bet Premier play-off zone with a deserved win over Barrow at Aggborough.
Ryan Rowe hit the opener, finding the top right corner with a 20-yard strike - his ninth league goal of the season.
Barrow were denied a second-half equaliser when Sean McConville's left-footed shot was cleared off the goal-line by Josh Gowling.
But Jamille Matt headed the Harriers' second just seven minutes from time.
That made it seven goals in five league games for the sought-after striker as the home side took advantage of Luton Town's FA Cup distraction to climb back up to fifth.
Steve Burr's men might have won by more, Matt wasting a great one-on-one chance before the break, as well as being a denied close-range second goal late on.
Harriers boss Burr was presented with his award as Blue Square Bet Premier manager of the month for December before the game, his in-form side having won all last month's five league games - but the infamous curse on this occasion proved a fallacy.
Barrow remain bottom after failing to build on their 1-0 New Year's Day win at Gateshead.
Kidderminster Harriers manager Steve Burr told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
"We were happy with the performance but not the result against Hereford on New Year's Day. Today, we're pleased with the result but not the performance.
"Barrow are better than their league position shows and had their chances and it proves how competitive this league is.
"I'm delighted for Ryan Rowe. It was a great strike and gave us a great start. And Jamille Matt's got on a cross to head home and he'll get the headlines again."
Barrow boss Dave Bayliss told BBC Sport:
"You have to make your own luck. Sean McConville thought the ball had crossed the line for what would have been an equaliser.
"But there's no point feeling sorry for ourselves. The harder you work the more likely you are to get something.
"We just have to stick together and cut out the mistakes."
Lineup, Bookings (2) & Substitutions (5)
- 01 Lewis
- 02 L Vaughan
- 03 Demetriou
- 22 Dunkly
- 30 Gowling
- 08 Vincent
- 17 Shakes (Johnson - 58' )
- 18 Gittings (Williams - 86' )
- 21 Briggs
- 09 Rowe (Malbon - 73' )
- 20 Matt
- 23 N Vaughan
- 06 Williams
- 10 Malbon
- 11 Johnson
- 13 Blissett
- 01 Hurst
- 04 Hessey
- 16 Anderson Booked
- 03 Skelton Booked
- 05 Pearson
- 06 Owen (Rowe - 65' )
- 07 Rutherford
- 14 Harvey
- 22 McConville (Jackson - 84' )
- 09 Boyes
- 15 Hunter
- 21 Pearson
- 02 Flynn
- 11 Rowe
- 12 Jackson
- 23 Almond
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Full Time The final whistle is blown by the referee.90:00 +3:44
Shot by Lee Vaughan from outside the box goes over the net.90:00 +3:05
Danny Rowe has an effort at goal from outside the area which goes wide right of the goal.90:00 +2:41
Marvin Johnson sends in a cross, Tom Anderson makes a clearance.90:00 +1:43
Effort from deep inside the area by Jamille Matt hits the post.88:12
Gavin Skelton takes a shot. Save made by Daniel Lewis. Corner taken by Garry Hunter from the left by-line, save by Daniel Lewis.85:52 Substitution
Substitution (Kidderminster) makes a substitution, with Mike Williams coming on for Callum Gittings.83:28 Substitution
Substitution Sean McConville leaves the field to be replaced by Joseph Jackson.82:30
Assist by Callum Gittings.82:30 Goal scored
Goal! - Jamille Matt - K'minster 2 - 0 Barrow Jamille Matt finds the back of the net with a headed goal from close in. Kidderminster 2-0 Barrow.80:41
Shot from just outside the box by Keith Briggs misses to the left of the goal.78:36
Gavin Skelton concedes a free kick for a foul on Jamille Matt. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Mickey Demetriou, Sean McConville makes a clearance.75:43
The official flags Anthony Malbon offside. Free kick taken by Danny Hurst.73:58
Inswinging corner taken by Callum Gittings from the left by-line, clearance made by Adam Boyes.73:01
Curled right-footed shot by Marvin Johnson. Comfortable save by Danny Hurst.72:13 Substitution
Substitution Ryan Rowe leaves the field to be replaced by Anthony Malbon.71:37
Keith Briggs takes a shot. Save by Danny Hurst.70:05
Sean McConville takes a shot. Josh Gowling gets a block in.68:28
Ryan Rowe is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Free kick taken by Sean Hessey.65:31
The ball is swung over by Lee Vaughan.
Substitution James Owen goes off and Danny Rowe comes on.59:19
The assistant referee flags for offside against Marvin Johnson. Indirect free kick taken by Mike Pearson.58:25
Callum Gittings produces a left-footed shot from just outside the penalty area that goes harmlessly over the target.57:21 Substitution
Substitution Marvin Johnson replaces Ricky Shakes.57:01
Headed effort from inside the box by Ricky Shakes misses to the right of the target.56:02
Shot by Mike Pearson from outside the box goes over the net.55:28
Jamille Matt concedes a free kick for a foul on Sean Hessey. Direct free kick taken by Sean Hessey.52:15 Booking
Booking Tom Anderson booked for unsporting behaviour.50:13
James Owen fouled by Keith Briggs, the ref awards a free kick. Sean Hessey takes the direct free kick.46:23
Mickey Demetriou gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Sean McConville. Danny Hurst restarts play with the free kick.45:01
The second half has started.45:00 +1:08 Half time
Half Time It is the end of the first-half.45:00 +0:05
Sean Hessey challenges Ricky Shakes unfairly and gives away a free kick. Lee Vaughan restarts play with the free kick.42:54
James Vincent takes a shot. Brilliant save by Danny Hurst.42:10
Foul by James Vincent on Garry Hunter, free kick awarded. Sean Hessey takes the free kick.41:30
Ricky Shakes crosses the ball, Danny Hurst makes a comfortable save.40:09
Direct free kick taken by Mickey Demetriou.40:09 Booking
Booking Gavin Skelton is shown a yellow card.39:50
Handball decision goes against Gavin Skelton.39:18
Jamille Matt takes a shot. Tom Anderson gets a block in.38:50
Ryan Rowe gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Sean Hessey. Direct free kick taken by Danny Hurst.37:54
Ricky Shakes concedes a free kick for a foul on Alex-Ray Harvey. Sean Hessey takes the direct free kick.35:39
The assistant referee flags for offside against Jamille Matt. Sean Hessey restarts play with the free kick.34:01
James Owen produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the target.33:26
The official flags Jamille Matt offside. Free kick taken by Sean Hessey.31:55
Jamille Matt fouled by Gavin Skelton, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Keith Briggs.30:23
Ricky Shakes takes a shot.29:13
Ryan Rowe is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Danny Hurst.27:40
Callum Gittings challenges Sean McConville unfairly and gives away a free kick. Sean McConville crosses the ball in from the free kick, Jamille Matt makes a clearance.25:20
Ricky Shakes takes a shot. Adam Boyes gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Josh Gowling. Daniel Lewis restarts play with the free kick.24:05
Ryan Rowe is caught offside. Danny Hurst takes the indirect free kick.20:36
Callum Gittings has a shot on goal from outside the area which misses right.14:50
Sean McConville decides to take a short corner.14:17
Tom Anderson takes a shot. Save by Daniel Lewis.13:42
Ricky Shakes gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Sean Hessey. Sean Hessey takes the free kick.12:53
Free kick awarded for a foul by Jamille Matt on Tom Anderson. Sean Hessey takes the direct free kick.11:38
Shot from just outside the penalty box by Ryan Rowe misses to the left of the target.9:08
Inswinging corner taken by Callum Gittings, Header from deep inside the penalty area by Cheyenne Dunkley goes harmlessly over the crossbar.8:53
Jamille Matt takes a shot. Danny Hurst makes a brilliant save.6:59
Ryan Rowe has an effort at goal from the edge of the box that misses to the right of the target.5:10
The assistant referee signals for offside against Ryan Rowe. Indirect free kick taken by Sean Hessey.2:49
Callum Gittings provided the assist for the goal.2:49 Goal scored
Goal! - Ryan Rowe - K'minster 1 - 0 Barrow Ryan Rowe gets on the score sheet with a goal from outside the area to the top right corner of the goal. Kidderminster 1-0 Barrow.1:26
Paul Rutherford takes a shot. Josh Gowling gets a block in.0:41
Ryan Rowe is ruled offside. Danny Hurst takes the indirect free kick.0:00
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All 8 Cheat Sheet audio stories are available via iHeartRadio for free by clicking here (along with the complete archive of all stories: http://www.iheart.com/talk/show/Brian-Mudds-tracks/
Cheat Sheet Q&A there is an international version of TSA Precheck available:
Today's entry:
A recent discussion you had on TSA PreCheck was brought to my attention, and I wanted to expand a little.
TSA Precheck is a means to get through domestic security points swiftly. However, the new Global Entry Program allows passengers who are traveling internationally to clear Customs more swiftly upon returning to the U.S. Additionally, they will get through domestic TSA check points as well.
There are some countries that recognize the Global Entry program when entering their country as well. It is noteworthy that the Port of Palm Beach is the only place in Palm BeachCounty that offers the Global Entry office. We also have a TSA precheck office.
Bottom Line: This is a terrific update. Last week I spoke of the general effectiveness of TSA Precheck along with its limitations, the biggest of which is the lack of coverage for international travel and the most laborious screening process of them all... Clearing customs. That's what sparked this note and today's entry.
I was not aware of the new Global Entry Program. I investigated the service & it looks like a no-brainer if you were already inclined to use TSA Precheck and travel internationally – even if that's infrequent.
As stated in the entry, it works domestically just as TSA Precheck does but provides coverage for expedited customs screening in many foreign airports (and the list of airports is growing). Additionally the average time savings when clearing US customs upon returning to the US – 70% faster. That's huge as I've never made it through a customs line in Atlanta (my most common re-entry point) upon return to the US in under 45 minutes. Here's the reason it's a near no-brainer if you're inclined to do TSA precheck, it's only $15 more ($100 vs $85). Here is the link to the program: http://www.cbp.gov/global-entry/how-to-apply
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Ok, so maybe your bank has been hacked... Is it time to freak out?:
Bottom Line: Ok so this time may really be different. While its possible that isolated and quickly resolved small actual hacks of banks may have occurred over the years – there never has been potentially game changing event that has occurred. The overwhelming "hacks" on banks that have occurred and been reported in recent years haven't been anything other nuisance attacks know as "denial of service".
Denial of Service attacks are noting more than hackers direct a bunch of traffic at the servers, bank in the case of this story, bogging down the site so that customers can't access their accounts. In those situations which have frequently occurred and have been widely reported, no hacking of accounts and information ever occurred. This looks like it might be different.
The FBI did confirm that they are investigating, in conjunction with the Secret Service, bank hacking activity. That's about all we know other than the rumor that there are Russians ties to this. The name Chase has been thrown out there as potentially the most impacted but we really don't know at this point. So this really could be more serious than what we've seen before but it's not time to freak out unless…
With the reporting of this in the news the email scammers are out in force. The scammers that will try to trick you clicking on a link in an email that looks legitimate from you bank. These days they're even including phone numbers that will lead you to someone posing as a banker! Do not & I repeat DO NOT ever click on a link from any email that claims to be from a bank (even if it turns out to really be from your bank) or call a phone number from an email. The scammers are preying on the news cycle and trying to get you to impulsively fall into this trap. If you have a real concern go directly to the website of your bank and begin your query there or call the phone on your bank card – not the number in the email.
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Best credit cards right now according to customer satisfaction:
Bottom Line: Are you happy with the bank that backs all of your credit cards? Over the past year 10% of Americans were unhappy enough with at least one of their credit cards that they canceled a card with a particular bank and started credit with a new one. Apparently that worked out well generally because according to the 2014 JD Power customer satisfaction index overall credit card satisfaction was up 8% over last year. As for the most favored bank cards by users:
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Since launching his administration about two years ago, Abe has been trying to create a virtuous economic cycle in which a recovery in corporate earnings leads to improved employment, higher wages and stronger consumption.
However, before the Dec. 14 House of Representatives election, critics say Abe's bid to create such a cycle is only half complete, with measures that favor the rich and big firms showing their limited effectiveness.
Abenomics, which helped Abe's Liberal Democratic Party win the 2012 Lower House election and march back into power, is based on the so-called "trickle down" theory, which suggests that greater spending by large companies and the wealthy can revitalize the economy as the benefits trickle down to small firms and low-income earners.
Abe has been advocating radical monetary easing, "flexible" fiscal spending and structural reforms to boost growth as the "three arrows" of the Abenomics program.
But only the fiscal monetary easing parts of the equation seem to be in action, resulting in a temporary boost in corporate earnings until the elusive reforms can stabilize them.
In April 2013, soon after Haruhiko Kuroda was hastily named governor of the Bank of Japan, the central bank decided to launch quantitative monetary easing on an unprecedented scale, flooding the money market with funds by gobbling up of huge amounts of government bonds.
On the back of the widening interest rate gap between Japan and the United States, currency traders stepped up yen selling and dollar buying, pushing up the U.S. currency by over ¥30 from the launch of Abe's administration in December 2012, when the dollar stood at around ¥85.
According to a Jiji Press tally, Japanese firms listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange enjoyed a 14 percent year-on-year jump in combined pretax profits between April-September this year, with exporters' earnings inflated by the yen's rapid weakening.
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PC1s Cartridge - The Postman Delivers
as reviewed by Marshall Nack
The other day FedEx delivered a small, cubic package wrapped in olive green, hand-made paper and tied with a red silk cord. Hmm, I was expecting a phono cartridge—what was this? I undid the silk cord and removed the olive paper wrapper to find a lidded box covered in more beautiful, hand-made paper. Inside was a warranty card on hand-made stationery, then a hinged, bamboo box, and …
Ahh—there it is—the new Air Tight PC1s Cartridge. Wow! What a presentation! I daresay I've not encountered the like in all my years in audio. The aesthetic at work here is so refined and dignified, obviously from another culture—and guaranteed to bring a smile: a luxury product from a foreign land, hand-packed by Miura-san himself.
Reference System
This precious package arrived as I was finishing up a Brinkmann analog front-end review consisting of the Oasis turntable, the new 10.0 arm, and Pi Cartridge. A killer front-end, it will be my reference for this review.
The Brinkmann front-end was notable for possessing extreme resolution. This rig maintained a steady focus and a state of high dynamic tension. Like a thoroughbred, it was ready—and eager—to pounce at a moments notice. It traced the grooves and dredged up sharp transients and a slightly truncated decay, which conveyed the impression of a staccato-like performance. A note begins, and then ends; the next begins, then ends. There was plenty of space between the notes. I would not describe it as relaxed.
These two things—the steady focus and the quick start-n-stop—made the Brinkmann a real swinger, portraying swift action and nailing the twists and turns of the musical line.
When I observed this in my Brinkmann review, I speculated about what was responsible for the staccato-like behavior—the table, arm, or cartridge? I credited the table's direct drive mechanism.
A Sonic Seizure
If you want pure, unedited, orchestral sound, you must acquire Stravinsky's Firebird Suite (Sheffield Lab, LAB 24), a direct-to-disc recording from a single-point stereo microphone, dating from 1985.
For purist analog, this LP is about as good as it gets. (Some of my buddies will contest that and argue that the latest generation of 45 rpm LPs will spank it. They can be persuasive, but let's hold that debate for another day.) The Khorovody, which opens side two, calls for a soft dynamic and a slow tempo.
I swapped the Air Tight PC1s ($8,499) for the Pi Cartridge ($2,700) on the Brinkmann 10.0 arm, and… My, oh my, the sonic landscape shuddered!
The Major Difference
The major cause of the sonic seizure was that the staccato-like behavior was AWOL, nowhere to be found. In its place I found a continuous musical line. Transients, while sharp, dropped their razor-like edge and decay trails lengthened. The PC1s connected the dots. Oy! That means I have to issue a correction: the start-n-stop can now be truly attributed to the Pi cartridge.
Gone, too, was the thoroughbred-like state of high dynamic tension. The PC1s introduced steady-state calm. There was no falloff in resolution—the PC1s met the high bar established by the Brinkmann Pi (that's the Pi's strongest suit)—but focus backs off from the Pi's emphatic 20/20 vision and high contrast image boundaries. The stage has moved back a bit so it starts at the plane of the speakers and the objects on it are quite a bit different, being both larger and with softer edges. The PC1s does not push details into the foreground.
When I think about it, the Brinkmann Pi reminded me of a night at the Jazz Standard, a midsized club that seats maybe 100 ticket holders and features the top luminaries on the scene. The house policy is to always use amplification. Really, in a hall this size there's no need to amplify a brass instrument, a saxophone or drums. As soon as you put a mic in front of an instrument and play it through a PA system the sound changes—it becomes something else. As soon as you amplify it, you lose the subtle cues that make it acoustic and it starts to sound … staccato.
The PC1s reproduces the same recording with nothing between you and the instruments. The sound is another experience altogether—thus the sonic tremors. Do you attend amplified entertainments? You'll recognize the Pi. Personally, I love the all-acoustic venues that are common to classical music. (They're getting harder and harder to find in other genres these days.)
Another Difference
Another major difference was a very noticeable gain in body. From the top down and front to back, images are decidedly more massive. And this applies to the PC1s treble, which has a rounded top: it does not come to a point. Consequently, there is less of a tendency for it to hurl sharp treble projectiles at you.
Overall, the stage dimensions are about the same. However, a group of instruments now has volume. From a pair of doubled flutes to a whole string section, the volume of space occupied by the images seems appropriate.
We move into the next movement, Infernal Dance. The sonic drains stay open and clear with the bass drum volleys that come thundering out. Man, oh man! Macro dynamics are kicking, something to behold! The PC1s' low-end is very powerful—frankly, a tad oversized—but who's complaining? I like how the cartridge throws the double basses way off on the right in tight images that don't interfere with the rest of the action. They seem to have a life of their own, wholly independent of what's happening elsewhere.
My favorite recording of Berlioz' Harold in Italy is Colin Davis conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, with Nobuko Imai as soloist (Philips 9500 026, French pressing). I hasten to say I'm not talking about sound; the Philips mid-seventies, heavy-hand in post-production is all too evident. Things like the tone of the viola and violins are just too clean and sanitized and the spatial relationships among the sections of the orchestra are not right. It's the performance that can't be beat (as is most of Colin Davis' Berlioz series on this label).
Interesting, how dynamics play out towards the end of the first movement. Maestro Davis holds the orchestra to ppp, a very soft pianissimo, so that the solo viola, also playing quietly, can be heard. Immediately, the orchestra responds with fff. And then again, the cycle repeats many times. The PC1s swings between these dynamic extremes with utmost aplomb and complete control.
A Unique Insight and a Disclaimer
I have to say, this front end—the PC1s paired with the Vitus SP-102 phono stage, Brinkmann Oasis turntable, and 10.0 arm—was stellar, a paragon of virtues. I can vouch for the Vitus' extreme vision into the subject and grant kudos to the Brinkmann as a fine groove plunger. All together this package is among the very best analog front-ends I've come across.
Time for my usual disclaimer. The extreme level of insight can be a shocker. You will probably experience a lot more intimate details than you've heard before. On certain recordings the view was uncomfortably close; the perspective was like being at the position of the microphone. But let's be clear: It's not the fault of the front-end—that's how some LPs are engineered. This is truth and honesty. (Isn't that strange, to find myself making excuses for the excellence of this front-end?)
Swapping in the Shelter Harmony
Now, to give you a wider perspective, let's swap a stronger competitor onto the Brinkmann 10.0 arm. The Shelter Harmony MC (MSRP $5500) gave Harold in Italy a much needed credibility boost.
Remember I said the presentation relaxed with the PC1s? The Harmony took that one degree further. Likewise, the Harmony did nice things towards repairing string tone. (Especially if you get VTA correct; make it slightly lower in back.)
Let's talk about space first. Soundstaging is roughly equivalent to the PC1s (the Pi was also excellent in this regard), but the contents of the stage morphed slightly as transients became even softer and images more diffuse. There was more of that holistic feel across the stage—you know, where the musicians seem to be in the same space playing together.
More on the Shelter Harmony
That said, I was surprised to find these two Class A cartridges more similar than different. After installing the Harmony, I didn't have to re-balance the system. The tonality of these two carts is cut from the same cloth. They both handled the treble absurdly well, in equal parts silky, smooth, and delicately filigreed.
The main points of difference were the PC1s has a lot more fullness, a more substantial low-end and punchier dynamics. The Harmony has richer timbre and is more forgiving.
Theoretically, the Harmony should be the quieter of the two as noise absorption is one of the properties of its carbon fiber body. I couldn't say one was quieter than the other—both were excellent in this regard.
Sidebar #1:
That sonic chasm between the Pi and the PC1s was also present in the Harmony. The two Class A carts were fundamentally similar to each other and fundamentally different from the Brinkmann Pi. Now, this is not a matter of small increments and it's not like the Pi is weak: I have noticed this with all of the sub-$3000 carts I've tried.
What I observed supports a long held opinion regarding the pecking order in an analog front-end. Once you've got a reasonably good table and arm combination, the cartridge exerts the greatest influence on sound. You should put the cartridge at the top of your upgrade path.
Sidebar #2:
I'd like to share something about the Oasis turntable power supply that I thought worth passing on. I don't know why, but what you plug the little motor power supply into makes a big difference. Don't skimp on the power cord and experiment with conditioning. And note that Brinkmann makes an optional tube power supply that I'm told offers a huge improvement.
For most of the audition, I was using the Vitus SP-102 Phono Stage. I started with loading at 315 ohms, well within the manufacturer's range of 100-800 ohms. (They recommend ~400 ohms as optimal). I wound up liking 240 better.
VTA was set to level, parallel. VTF was set to 2.1 grams. (Manufacturer recommends 2 - 2.2 grams.) The PC1s took 100 hours—no, it's safer to say 125 hours—of burn-in to come together. Output voltage is a healthy 0.6 mV.
The PC1s is the improved successor to the original PC1, which is NLA. It has the same exterior and same motor. The major differences are the number of windings and the gauge of the wire. The price has been kept the same. (FYI: The PC1 Supreme is another thing altogether, with a different motor design and gold-plated exterior.)
Wires were all Kubala-Sosna: Emotion phono cable and Elation! power cord.
Somewhere along the line, I acquired the notion that Air Tights' PC1 family of cartridges gravitated to the cool and analytic side. That's because everyone mentions their incisiveness, resolution, and dynamics. Yes, the PC1s is all of that, but I should have known better. The truth of the matter is no product from Air Tight can be described as cool and analytic. The house sound veers towards the warm, full-bodied and musical, and the PC1s conforms.
I want to emphasize that third attribute above: make that powerful dynamics, which is buoyed by a slight rise in the mid bass. Yet, apart from that, the PC1s is extremely well balanced, such that no single aspect of performance sticks out. It is not a product that can be summed up with a single descriptive adjective.
The Air Tight PC1s Cartridge has become my new reference, replacing the Shelter Harmony, which will assume the secondary slot. Marshall Nack
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Thirteen Hundred Workers Staying In Ocala
Thirteen hundred employees found out Wednesday after months of speculation their company isn't even going to leave the property.
E-one promised to tell its employees before anybody else but by the time they held their four o'clock meeting the word was already out.
When it came time for the city and the county to decide on an incentive package to keep E-One in Ocala; it was clear the workers were the face of the company. E-one employees packed meeting rooms and email boxes and begged elected officials to do what they could to keep E-One here. and while the company hasn't accepted any incentives, it is staying; and that's enough for the face of the company.
"It's been pretty stressful, a lot of who, what, where, when," said E-One fabricator Marc May.
"I think the community was pulling for us to be here, we're talking about eleven hundred jobs at least," said E-One employee Eber Mundo.
The announcement was quick inside the welcome center. President Marc Gustafson read a press release and there was applause from the workers happy to stay in Marion County.
By Greg Bilazarian, WCJB TV-20 News.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
What Was Your Favorite Book Published in 2012?
As always there were so many more books that I wanted to read than was able to in 2012, but it was still a pretty good year for reading. Of all the books you read that were published in 2012, which one was your favorite?
Mine was Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, and I'm guessing I'm not alone.
If it's possible for a book to be a megabestseller while remaining underrated, I think Gone Girl is it. You hear people talk about how gripping it is, how readable, and it certainly is, but it's also ridiculously well-written. This was a cracking mystery bordering on literary fiction levels of psychological and cultural insight and prose quality.
Could there be some lingering gender or genre bias at play in 2012? Would Gone Girl have been received differently if it were written by someone named Jonathan? Are we still predisposed to not considering mysteries as possessing serious literary chops?
40 comments:
- Anjali said...
I loved Gone Girl! It was my favorite of 2012 as well.
I just finished Shine, Shine, Shine by Lydia Netzer. It's a close second for me.
- January 2, 2013 at 12:03 PM
- Jaimie said...
I know this one is sort of obvious, but then she's sort of obviously a great writer. Mine is JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy.
- January 2, 2013 at 12:13 PM
- Jared X said...
I loved "Gone Girl."
But my favorite of 2012 was "Cursing Mommy's Book of Days" by Ian Frazier. This book embarrassed me on the train more than once when I couldn't stop giggling. And, through all the silliness, the book gets modern parenthood and spousedom and even the workplace better than anything else I've read in a long time.
- January 2, 2013 at 12:31 PM
- Beth said...
My favorite books were Where She Went and Slammed. I assume at least one of those were published in 2012.
- January 2, 2013 at 12:47 PM
- Mirka Breen said...
Aside from my own? (Shameless...)
Ruta Sepetys' Between Shades of Gray. That's GRAY, not those other GREY books. Maybe it's because it is the best book I'm reading at this moment. Technically it's a 2011 book, but I'm always at least a year or two behind.
- January 2, 2013 at 1:28 PM
- L. Shanna said...
The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green. Amazing and beautiful-- I quote it often.
- January 2, 2013 at 2:20 PM
- Andrew Leon said...
Demetri and the Banana Flavored Rocketship
By far.
- January 2, 2013 at 2:27 PM
I loved Gone Girl, Nathan, and up until the second half of the book, I shared your feelings that the novel was right up there with any great work of fiction and that it was only snobbery that kept Flynn from getting the same quality of attention that someone like Franzen gets (though I saw this as more of a genre prejudice than sexism). However, Flynn really dropped the ball toward the end of the novel, where you can feel her becoming a slave to the gimmick she set up, and where (spoiler) Amy's character loses all its nuance as she turns into a stock psycho. Gone Girl is a good example of what the real difference is between genre fiction and (literary) fiction. It's not the prose. The prose is sometimes better in genre novels. Rather, it's that the standards in genre fiction are simply lower overall--the characters aren't as complex, the plot not as plausible, the jokes usually less funny--and Franzen would never allow himself the conventions Flynn relies on.
- January 2, 2013 at 2:54 PM
- abc said...
The Fault in Our Stars is my absolute fave, but Gone Girl gets second place. I love Gillian Flynn. I had been recommending her other books to anyone who would listen. I'm glad she's finally gotten some acclaim.
I'm super curious to see how the movie will be done--if they follow through with the movie. She certainly plays with the genre and with the reader's psychology and expectations. A movie I saw recently--a doc called The Impostor--does the same thing. It tells a story, but it also plays with its audience and makes them complicit in the very thing it is criticizing.
- January 2, 2013 at 2:54 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
I think that's an interesting point, though I think it still worked for me because (spoiler) Nick steadily reveals himself to be less than sane and totally unreliable himself, which I think made it more believable that he would have been in a relationship with someone that unhinged. I think there was still quite a bit of nuance in that book even though it came with a potboilerish veneer.
- January 2, 2013 at 2:57 PM
I loved Gone Girl (and what a great book for book clubs to discuss!)
But I have two others that were my absolute favorites for 2012: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh and The Light Between Oceans by ML Stedman. Both beautifully written, emotionally heartwrenching, with unforgettable characters and interesting ethical dilemmas.
- January 2, 2013 at 3:58 PM
- Wendy Paine Miller said...
Reading Gone Girl now. I feel spoiled every time I sit to read.
Such stellar writing!
~ Wendy
- January 2, 2013 at 4:23 PM
- Camels & Chocolate said...
Gone Girl was my favorite, and A Fault in Our Stars would probably be second.
- January 2, 2013 at 4:25 PM
- tigerlily* said...
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green was absolutly my favorite, although My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick is a close second.
- January 2, 2013 at 4:53 PM
- Carrie Rubin said...
My favorite of 2012, too! Wasn't thrilled with the ending, but I forgave it because the rest was so good.
- January 2, 2013 at 6:21 PM
Reflections by L L Howell
- January 2, 2013 at 6:27 PM
- Alana White said...
I loved Bring up the Bodies, Nathan. Happy New Year to you.
- January 2, 2013 at 6:38 PM
- Gdub said...
Bam! Hands down, Life Among Giants, Roorbach. This guy can WRITE!
- January 2, 2013 at 6:39 PM
- Amy Pine said...
Gone Girl was great. Tore through it in a day. Fault in Our Stars is fabulous as well, but my absolute favorite of 2012 is Laini Taylor's Days of Blood and Starlight, book two in her Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy.
- January 2, 2013 at 6:43 PM
I know I'm late to the game, but I liked Junot Diaz's "This is How You Lose Her" for its last short story.
- January 2, 2013 at 6:47 PM
- harryipants said...
The gender bias thing has so been done to death.
Seriously Nathan. If there is a bias it is a bias TOWARDS female writers.
Most READERS don't care. But many writers, which includes journalists, bloggers, and trashy magazine spewers of words onto pagers, seem biased towards females.
In my almost worthless opinion, Gone Girl is being given a pass despite a very weak ending, yet Franzen, who is not my favourite, but someone I mention only because you did, would be lambasted by all if he published a book with such an ending.
Despite that, some perspective... Anyone who can write a book as good as Gone Girl is a wonderful writer, and deserving of immense praise.
My favourite book in 2012 was Fifty.... naaaa, just kidding.
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson, Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel, and Building Stories by Chris Ware.
What a wonderful thing it is to be alive and have so much choice in 2013.
- January 2, 2013 at 7:18 PM
- Rosi said...
The Fault in Our Stars, but then I haven't read Gone Girl yet. Maybe I will change my mind when I get to it.
- January 2, 2013 at 7:19 PM
- Michelle Levy said...
The Fault in our Stars by John Green followed closely by Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor followed closely by Gone Girl. Really it's pretty much a three-way tie. Ooh, also Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood. So, four-way tie, I guess.
- January 2, 2013 at 7:25 PM
- Rebecca Taylor said...
I too loved Gone Girl and it's funny you mention ol Jon because I thought of him often while reading this book. Not sure if it was my absolute favorite, but I certainly enjoyed and bought it for many people this Christmas.
- January 2, 2013 at 8:29 PM
- Lisa Shafer said...
I really liked Adrienne Kress' Friday Society.
- January 2, 2013 at 8:31 PM
- Gail Strickland said...
THE BUDDHA IN THE ATTIC by Julie Otsuka ... hands down my favorite! It's compellingly human, and who could possibly do a more powerful job writing in first person plural. Incredible!
- January 2, 2013 at 10:21 PM
- Gail Strickland said...
THE BUDDHA IN THE ATTIC by Julie Otsuka is my favorite ... hands down! It is powerfully human, and who else could write an entire book so compellingly in first person plural?
- January 2, 2013 at 10:24 PM
- Gail Strickland said...
sorry. It looked like the first one didn't post.
- January 2, 2013 at 10:58 PM
- Marjolaine Hébert said...
That I've read and was actually published in 2012: The Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes.
- January 3, 2013 at 1:55 AM
- charlotteotter said...
My favourite this year was Bring Up the Bodies, but Gone Girl was definitely number two. I am seeing it all over everyone's favourites lists for 2012, so it clearly struck a nerve.
- January 3, 2013 at 2:46 AM
- Suzanne Grenager said...
Mine was my favorite, if that's allowed. Not least because I was also the publisher and I got it done. Hooray, Hoorah! It's called Bare Naked at the Reality Dance, if I may please say so. If not, feel free to delete.
- January 3, 2013 at 10:52 AM
- Suzanne Grenager said...
Mine was my favorite, if that's allowed. Not least because I was also the publisher and I got it done. Hooray, Hoorah! It's called Bare Naked at the Reality Dance, if I may please say so. If not, feel free to delete.
- January 3, 2013 at 10:53 AM
- Shakier Anthem said...
I second Shine Shine Shine and The Buddha in the Attic -- I loved both of them! Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain was stellar, as well.
- January 3, 2013 at 10:54 AM
- Melanie Schulz said...
I love the books you reccomend, they're always great. For me it was probably "Raven Boys"
- January 3, 2013 at 11:02 AM
- BeccaLathorn said...
"The Raven Boys" By Maggie Steifvater. She never disappoints, me lovies.
- January 3, 2013 at 12:29 PM
- BeccaLathorn said...
"The Raven Boys" by Maggie Steifvater. She never disappoints.
- January 3, 2013 at 12:30 PM
- Donna said...
I didn't love Gone Girl as much as you did. My hands down favorite was Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan.
- January 4, 2013 at 10:15 AM
- Carole said...
I loved Wild by Cheryl Strayed, but I was captivated by Gone Girl as well. The unreliable narrator was done so beautifully it'll be a tough standard to live up to.
- January 4, 2013 at 1:19 PM
Okay I admit I am guilty.My favorite book was and still is Fifty Shades of Grey.I have read all three of them at least six times.I love the characters,the romance and yes the naughty stuff is sexy and not offensive to me! All of that aside,the story is intense,well written and the characters are likeable,flawed,intriguing and irresistible.
- January 5, 2013 at 11:31 AM
- Gretchen said...
The Fault in our Stars. Definitely. I have been a life-long John Green fan, but I am happy to see, based on your comments here, that I am not alone in loving this one.
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A Riverton group recently toured schools in Rawlins, Lander and Pinedale, and discussion regarding details that could applied to new K-3 school to be built at1200 W. Monroe Ave. are being evaluated.
During the tours, Riverton school principals, custodians, lunchroom staff, parents, and other district officials noticed drawbacks to design choices and favored other features they felt would work really well at the new school.
"I don't want to lose that information," said District 25 superintendent Terry Snyder to the attending tour participants in the recent follow-up meeting. "A lot of points were made."
While the basic framework of the Pinedale school is to be duplicated in Riverton, considerable flexibility exists in how the building will be laid out and equipped.
Snyder encouraged the group members to explain thoroughly why they liked certain ideas or how in the capacity of their position, they didn't see other ideas to fit with the needs of the students in the district.
He said school officials from Gannett Peak in Lander expressed that if they could re-do a step in their recent construction process, they would better organize input from all staff and departments and initiate the collaboration from the beginning.
At Rawlins Elementary, the Riverton group liked the rubber padding around the playground, heated sidewalks outside the entrances, sinks and water fountains in all classrooms, and an isolated gymnasium that would accommodate public use. Ashgrove Elementary principal Alleta Baltes said she liked the area designated for special-needs education, along with the storage space.
Larry Hartwell saw the vinyl composition tile the school used as a drawback.A consensus among the group showed they would prefer not use similar tile because of the additional maintenance it requires.
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The overall feel of the building seemed to be more industrialized, the group agreed. Classrooms also had very large windows that could be distracting for students during class.
The group like Gannett Peak in Lander for its "family friendly" look and colors and materials used that seemed age-appropriate and more residential.
The carpet squares for flooring offered a nice design for the Lander school, the group suggested, and could be replaced by sections as needed to as opposed to the whole floor. The carpet also had patterns that helped direct student traffic throughout the hallways.
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