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In Reply to: RE: I was gonna comment on the SW overview for PC that includes 2 (that's right, two) players,... posted by carcass93 on October 5, 2011 at 14:43:23
I read the xonar review and well let just say I wont bother with any more "reviews" from that site. Clearly computer audio is not something the old audiophile magazines are versed in.
Though maybe that will change as they delve more into it. It kind of has to.
Follow Ups:
This is an old Stereophile review and quite out of date. Does not belong to a new web launch.
TAS 217, just out, has a rather nice review of the Juli@.
Did TAS217 comment on the serious problems with the Juil@ 64 bit drivers?
1. Failure to wake up from sleep approximately 10% of the time. (Sound is muted.)
2. Blue screen of death if two applications attempt ASIO operation simultaneously.
3. Failure of driver power management to mute the output automatically during the power down process, resulting in noises out the analog outputs at the selected output gain, unless the user has manually selected the "mute" option on the juil@ control panel. (Even if manually muted there remains a moderate power up and down thump when the card actually changes power status, as with the 32 bit driver that I used on a WXP system, but this is less dangerous.)
Because of these serious faults I would not recommend this card for a 64 bit system. In addition, I would not recommend any products from this company because at least some of these problems have been widely known for over a year and there has been no attempt to fix them or even release a new 64 bit driver. Anyone who uses this card had better be damn careful with how far they crank the volume control on their preamplifier.
I can confirm that the Juli@ has a very nice digital output, symmetrical with less time axis spread (jitter) than either the RME9632 or Lynx AES 16.
Non-optimized PC it was installed into?
To be sure carc. the computer was not optimized....
But the thing that really made me skeptical was the foobar/ asio4all combo with a card that fully supports asio. Foobar is bad enough but to through in asio4all???
And the "comparison" with 2 separate computers. IMHO it just says that the impact of the computer, os, psu, etc. is not something this reviewer understands.
Why not do the comparison from the same computer???? Certainly it had usb connections....
> But the thing that really made me skeptical was the foobar/ asio4all combo
> with a card that fully supports asio. Foobar is bad enough but to through
> in asio4all???
If you read the review, you will see that I was trying to solve the problem
that with ASUS's own driver for the Xonar cards, 96k data were downsampled
even when the PC was apparently set-up correctly for bit-correct playback.
Actually, "downsampled" is not quite the correct word, as with the ASUS driver,
a 40kHz tone sampled at 96kHz played back with a frequency of 8kHz, ie,
was aliased from a sample rate of 48kHz. This didn't happen with ASIO4all,
IIRC, or the beta driver that ASUS eventually sent me after the review
had been published.
Hi John,
Sure but you state that playback was with Foobar and Asio4all. Asio4all mucks up the sound, and unless all your listening was done with 96k files (and even then) you werent getting the best sound from your system, and any comparison would be compromised.
That was just one of the issues.
For instance why was the Ayre run off a different computer?? How can you fairly compare the 2 if the computers are different? If you compare dacs dont you do it with the same transport???? Why would you switch in this case?? Certainly the shuttle had a spare usb port??
But it's a yes/no answer.
Did you guys use ASIO or not?
This is a dual-headed driver -> it functions under the WDM (Windows Driver Model) and ASIO. Personally, I avoid cards with C-media based chipsets and associated drivers like the plague. Recent codecs HAVE provided for non-resampled digital out and a greater variety of sample rates and this has found it's way to their cards. For example, the ASUS Xonar D2 that I tested had strange counter-intuitive ASIO channel mapping (at the time of testing) and also does NOT accomodate automatic sample rate detection.
But I digress - back to the issue at hand:
ASIO operation can be totally different from WDM operation, IME and withing WDM operation, waveout, kernel streaming, directsound and now the new WASAPI can all behave differently as well. This is especially true when it comes to things like volume controls and resampling. There are also certain things that people need to be aware of (that few understand completely) that need to be done in the Windows environment to ensure that bitperfect playback is obtained when using WDM. The lack of a clear and total understanding of how the various iterations of the windows audio stack actually behave (given complex condition sets) has led to a plethora of misinformation about when and how the stack resamples. Some said that the stack ALWAYS resamples to 48khz, and is on ALL THE TIME (even with one stream) and kernel streaming is the only way to get bitperfect playback. Wrong. I was able to get bitperfect out using directsound (out of windows media player actually!) through to a receiver using a DTS test track that will scramble not only with resampling but even due to a simple volume bit change! The DTS test (if it can be used) is truly definitive.
So back to the review in question. The fact ASIO4ALL "cured a problem" is not proof positive there was a problem at all. Huh? In other words: the fact that there was resmpling going on does not mean (necessarily) that the driver is inherently defective. It *could* just mean that on that particular PC with that particular OS/Service Pack/Settings and that particular player and those particular Windows Audio settings that the windows digital mixer was being envoked for SOME REASON. It could be as simple as a microphone input being "on" or a seemingly innocent application polling the WDM driver causing the resampling engine to be enabled. Resampling can be enabled without "hearing" something being mixed in as well, something that many people also miss. It can be a negligible noise floor - the point is that a second data stream is present - even if that data stream seems to contain "nothing", its' still "there", just like zeroes in a true digital (-inf db) silence still results in a data stream. It's streaming zeroes - but it's still streaming.
I don't doubt the reviewer had an issue with the card. It's just his explanation for the problem which is not, in my mind, adequately definitive. I've done EXHAUSTIVE tests of WDM drivers (Direct Sound, Waveout, Kernel streaming), ASIO4ALL and ASIO drivers using various audio interfaces and let me tell you - there are some seemingly innocent or innocuous variables and settings that can cause digital mixing to be invoked. Worse yet, 90% of "definitive intel" out there in cyberspace is a combination of data that is either incomplete, partially incorrect, correct only for a specific condition set(s), or just dead wrong.
I'd love to install this card and run it through one of my "bitperfect" test batteries and see if this condition can be emulated, then provide what would be a more concise explanation as to the source of the resampling in non-ASIO mode.
I'm not a fanboy of this card at all. I already stated that I returned to the store it's little brother (in other posts). My agenda here is really simple: we need to be careful not to create false corollary especially about resampling because this information spreads like wildfire in our surprisingly small little online world of computer audio.
I liked the review. But I think the resampling part requires further investigation (or at least further explanation). Maybe the test done was definitive. Or maybe it was not. Too little info to say one way or the other.
considered posting a short and easy to understand summary of how to?
This will be of great help to inmates.
Is search for previously posted methods (me and others) and see if I can refer to them. Plus I need to check it for accuracy up to and including XP. Then I would need some volunteers to repeat said tests under Vista/Win7 to confirm behavior of WASAPI.
The test works well for digital outs (SPDIF, AES/EBU, USB and likely firewire devices as well). Any change to the bit accuracy of the DTS encoded test track scrambles the info the decoder needs at the other end. There is the trick - you need to send you data into a device which can decode DTS streams. It's not a valid or practical test for ALL applications, but when it's usable, it's always definitive and makes bitperfect troubleshooting in real time a breeze. When you are bitperfect, you get music. When you're not you get thissssssssssss. And you can actually get digital mixing to engage/disengage DURING playback and begin to make real corollary between things that affect bitperfect playback and things that dont - for EACH type of output you want to use or test. I wish I made a proper test report... I believe it's time to repeat this whole experiment, and on different OS as well.
I still use XP because I have drivers for all the hardware I have here, it works without hiccup, the OS is stripped down for dedicated audio usage, and I think I get fantastic sound where the OS is not the weakest link (hardware is now where I think I can get the most benefit from upgrade).
I really need to find the originator(s) of this test and give him/them proper accreditation for this fantastic idea.
The two most important items one must have are:
1. A means of ascertaining the actual speed the sound card is outputting.
2. A means of verifying (when this speed matches the sample rate of a file) that the output to the DAC matches bit for bit the content of the file.
There is little or no point in doing any further optimizations until one if confident that the music we purchased (possibly as modified deliberately by us) is actually reaching the DAC. Of course, once this has been achieved there is still the question of getting good sound because of more subtle and difficult problems, e.g. jitter and electrical noise. But if the wrong bits are getting out this is hardly important.
There are basically only two ways of getting the right bits out: trust or verify. Given the immense complexity and lack of transparency of all the software in a modern PC, (no matter what the type) and the track record of numerous vendors, IMO "trust" is an absurd concept. One is left, therefore with "verify".
In some (rare) circumstances, I've had resampling situations that actually resulted in a PITCH CHANGE. How noticeable is a pitch change from 44.1 to 48 or 48 to 44.1? On unfamiliar material, it might go by unnoticed! (This is what, like a "half" semi-tone in pitch change??)
So another test would be to play 44.1 and 88.2 of the same material to make double-sure there is no pitch change going on.
With DTS passthrough test, though, ANY resampling or ANY volume bit change (any change at all, then) will result in thissssssssssss.
It's a good test! And I've tested the test too... :P
You're right, but I would add:
-Trust OR
-Verify using a proven test method
Yeah, proven test method for sure. But I'm not sure how to explain this to people, because if one gets a magic "test box" that says "pass" or "fail" then one ends up having to trust this box. Or trust some inmate that his "proven" method actually works. :-)
Switching between 44.1 and 48.1 amounts to 8 percent, a little more than a half step (e.g. C to c#). Nearly all music lovers will hear this in an immediate comparison but only a minority (those with perfect pitch) are likely to notice this error in isolation. It's much less of a "ha-ha" than running a 45 vs. 33 1/3.
In the past I've managed to trick my system into making gross errors, e.g. 88.2 vs. 44.1. This goes beyond subtle or annoying and enters into the amusing category. (So far it has happened only when I was already trying to "trick" my system, otherwise it would definitely have been annoying.)
Yes. Half a note!
But from 44.1 to 88.2 or 96 anyone should be able to hear the chipmunks.
I work as a technologist in electrical engineering. We're always required to prove "black box" mathmatical models or algorithms with alternate calculations.
Too much "hey we got an answer, wonderful" in some areas.
And G.I.G.O. still applies too...
My dCS972 tells me all that. Even shows bit activity.
I see a lot of material that was on the main Stereophile site. let's see what they produce on the new site from here on.
Yes, John Atkinson and Tyll Hertsens were kind enough to allow me to post previously published reviews from Stereophile and Inner Fidelity, respectively. All content on all of our sites shows the author at the top of each entry along with the original date of publication.
but they were not out of place given what you're doing and that you want to have some content as you launch. And I also noticed several (what appeared to be) original articles. Nice work and I look forward to reading more.
Sheesh, I can be pretty cynical at times but I'm a rookie compared to some of the inmates around here.
The Stereophile content is certainly relevant and I also find the older articles of value for a number of reasons the least of which being to illustrate the pace at which this technology evolves.
And thank you for the kind words. At this point all of the articles on the first page and the first few on the second are original/new content authored by me. Excuse me while I duck & cover.
Always have your asbestos suit handy, Michael. :--}
I'll see y'all at RMAF....you won't need it there.
Fair enough Bill. But do you think they will do reviews separate from Sphile? I thought this was a spin off site? So wont the reviews still come from Stereophile?
I know I am expecting too much from a magazine, and granted it is a large field with many many options. And they do have to sell gear to get advertizers, regardless of the rules they have.
Just seems like they are missing alot of stuff, so hopefully they will get their act together as you say.
What I as the Editor have to do is attract readers. Readers attract advertisers.
In terms of rules, there�s simply no connection between content and advertising. The people involved with advertising learn what I�m reviewing and what I have to say about it the same time you do - when the review gets published.
I learn about who advertises on the site the same time you do � when I see the ads show up on the site.
Hi Michael,
What I as the Editor have to do is attract readers. Readers attract advertisers.
That is my point. SPECIFIC readers attract specif advertisers. Do you get requests from Budweiser to advertize?? Why not?? Arent you attracting readers? But yet the only advertisers I see on the site are AUDIO manufactures. Just like you never see an investment bank commercial on football games but every tennis match is sponsored by some big bank or investment company.
I probably wasnt clear. Your site is set up to report on audio gear, and to get audio manufacturers to advertize. So the content is geared to readers who are in to audio gear.
Those manufacturers are pushing a mac centric "the computer doesnt matter" agenda, and so is your site in large part to attract the readers who buy into that paradigm.
So you are not devoted to getting the best sound out of computer audio, but to promoting the industry line of plug and play. You wont report on how to tweak the computer os or hardware or how to build an audio computer because this is "computer audio for everyone". Dumbing things down seems to be the trend these days so I shouldnt be surprised if it hits audiophilia.
And to John's comment about cynics which is laughable, you both certainly have the best intentions but are naive in thinking that there is zero connection between content and advertizing. If you dont get advertisers your site will be pulled. So the connection isnt explicit, but it is implicit.
> I probably wasnt clear. Your site is set up to report on audio gear, and to get audio manufacturers to advertize. So the content is geared to readers who are in to audio gear.
I would imagine the people responsible for ads would be happy to have clients outside the audio industry. While the content of the site largely remains to be seen, it is my intention to speak to people who are "in to" music. The distinction being, I do not assume that all AudioStream readers will also be audiophiles.
> Those manufacturers are pushing a mac centric "the computer doesnt matter" agenda, and so is your site in large part to attract the readers who buy into that paradigm.
You are imposing your very focused point of view onto a site that is a few days old. While I do not agree with your simple paradigm we'll have to wait and see what actually happens.
> So you are not devoted to getting the best sound out of computer audio, but to promoting the industry line of plug and play. You wont report on how to tweak the computer os or hardware or how to build an audio computer because this is "computer audio for everyone". Dumbing things down seems to be the trend these days so I shouldnt be surprised if it hits audiophilia.
You may want to tweak your crystal ball because its only showing you the things you want to see. But seriously, the idea that over time computer-based audio will provide better sound quality while becoming more plug and play is good news for those people who are most interested in spending their time enjoying their music. You call this a dumbing down, I wouldn't.
I would imagine the people responsible for ads would be happy to have clients outside the audio industry. While the content of the site largely remains to be seen, it is my intention to speak to people who are "in to" music. The distinction being, I do not assume that all AudioStream readers will also be audiophiles.
Personally I think this is doomed to fail. Music lovers just dont give a crap about sq. Mp3 is perfect for them and iTunes is the cats meow. They have already embraced computer audio.
EX. I know a guy who LOVES music. He played the trombone in many orchestras and bands, is featured on 2 cds and has an amazing music collection. He said he had over 5,000 records and as many cds. He bought one of those $99 usb turntables and started putting vinyl on his ipod. I tried to explain to him the importance of doing it right and the quality he was missing, etc. But in the end he just didnt care. Listening to music was more important than how it sounded. Hey some people LOVE Taco Bell. They wont have any inclination to read a site that talks about where to buy a better burrito....
Maybe I am missing it but dont audiophiles have enough "music" sites???
Again, best of luck but you seem to have too broad a focus to have content that engages such a large audience past the first few visits. Hopefully I am wrong. We will see.
You may want to tweak your crystal ball because its only showing you the things you want to see. But seriously, the idea that over time computer-based audio will provide better sound quality while becoming more plug and play is good news for those people who are most interested in spending their time enjoying their music. You call this a dumbing down, I wouldn't.
Well that is an IDEA. Though I think that better sq and plug and play are often mutually exclusive, the industry HAS to peddle that idea. You have already bought in. Buy in doesnt make an idea true though. If your site doesnt address the computer situation it wont help audiophiles. Since manufactures cant seem to make a dac that IS isolated from what happens in the computer, tweaking the computer is vital for sound quality and well it seems talking about that is not something this site will do. (Lets see how my crystal ball does on that one. FWIW, it is tweaked already with a custom made sand box and herbies dots.)
So IMHO this site wont really help me in terms of improving sq, hence my "not bothering" comment.
Thanks for your best wishes.
Obviously I disagree and yes, you are missing something but you won't know what that is because you're "not bothering" ;-)
> What I as the Editor have to do is attract readers. Readers attract
> advertisers.
Exactly the case, Michael. From my tribute to my mentor John Crabbe,
editor of Hi-Fi News magazine from 1964 to 1982, at the essay linked
"If you tell the truth about components you review, there will always be a
small percentage of companies at any one time who are not advertising in
your pages. But if you publish the truth, you will have a good magazine.
And if you have a good magazine, you will have readers. And as long as you
have readers, disgruntled advertisers will eventually return. But if you
don't tell the truth, you won't have a good magazine. And if you don't have
a good magazine, you won't have readers, at least not for long. And if you
don't have readers, you won't have advertisers."
Those cynics who keep trying to link editors' decisions with advertising
would do well to keep John Crabbe's words in mind. They apply to websites
as much as they do to paper magazines.
Excellent quote and seems nearly self-evident.
I sometimes wonder with the more outrageous claims if the people making them aren�t inadvertently telling us how they�d go about things if given the opportunity.
> I sometimes wonder with the more outrageous claims if the people making
> them aren't inadvertently telling us how they'd go about things if given
> the opportunity.
I believe this is actually the case. The cynic is saying "If I were in your
situation, I wouldn't be able to stay honest so I must assume that neither
can you."
Hi John,
I believe this is actually the case. The cynic is saying "If I were in your situation, I wouldn't be able to stay honest so I must assume that neither can you."
Just the opposite. A cynic becomes cynical because of their honesty and constant experience that the rest of the world lacks it. So it is something more like "I have been disappointed frequently before by virtuous talk so why should this time be any different?"
Look at the first definition in the link below and it will become clear how the modern use of the term "cynic" probably arose.
From the same link:
": a faultfinding captious critic; especially : one who believes that human conduct is motivated wholly by self-interest."
Of course I saw that, but it doesnt undercut my point. Which by the way is that the cynic is cynical because their core beliefs are different from the masses. So in that definition the cynic doesnt include themselves as being motivated wholly by self interest!! They are cynical precisely because they are NOT wholly motivated by self interest and most everyone else is.
If they lumped them into the category they put everyone else, then they wouldnt be cynical!!
Now you're making my head hurt!
It seems to me that there are posters here who will always think the worst of Stereophile. They're not being cynical, they're being bloody minded. They fit the type described in my previous post because they maintain their core beliefs, regardless of the facts.
It's not medical advice, it's not financial advice, it's advice on reproducing music in the home at, hopefully, a high quality that the audio press provide.
The onus is on us, the end buyer, to go and audition anything we take a fancy to.
I accept that if you're like me and live far away from stores, then an element of trust must exist.
The cynics I refer to have not given Michael's site a chance to evolve. Of course it will have faults, what aspect of life doesn't? They are putting in the hard yards producing it. Much of the above is just sniping from the sidelines.
Sorry, am I sounding too cynical?!
What with the editors doing the mock interplay and the resultant slight to readers, wow. It's not like you are leading the parade, the contributors here are way ahead of you.
A parade. I like the metaphor and in sticking to it, yes AudioStream at 1 day old has just joined.
On feeling slighted, you�re suggesting that some people now feel slighted because we�ve suggested that they may be inclined to do what it is they�ve accused us of doing?
I'd call that a draw.
At least Michael is polite about it.
There is another Stereophile reviewer who likes to insult inmates and insisted that a $35 AES cable is the way to test a 382k usb dac 'because' he did not have another transport and 'because' a rival vendor 'approved' it sonically due to his product 'sounding' better.
Because old school knows that two wrongs don't make a right.
> Because old school knows that two wrongs don't make a right.
I think you misinterpreting what was being said. People make judgments and
statements based on their own experiences, cultural expectations, and
experience. (This is one of the subjects I will discussing in my forthcoming
lecture at the New York AES convention on October 21 - see link below - in
the context of assessing the sound quality of audio components.) People
therefore can't help but reveal their own ethos and expectations when
they make any comment. As I have written before on this forum, the words
we all choose to use are windows into our beliefs and character.
For example, regardless of what you think about his political beliefs,
when Rick Santorum equated gay marriage with having sex with dogs, we
learned more about Santorum than we did about homosexuality.
Similarly, when people make baseless claims about magazine content being
determined by ad revenue - and baseless they are, third-party statistical
analyses published on the Asylum and elsewhere showing that there is
_zero_ correlation between Stereophile's content and advertising - we
learn more about those making such accusations than we do about how to
edit magazines.
Let me assure you that any editor who put the interests of his
advertisers ahead of those of his reader would have a short career indeed,
for the reasoning outline by the late John Crabbe.
> I sometimes wonder with the more outrageous claims if the people making them aren't inadvertently telling us how they'd go about things if given the opportunity.
If someone feels wronged by this statement they should try to be more considerate before making knowingly outrageous claims. After all, if they didn�t knowingly make them the quote wouldn�t apply.
That�s preschool.
Either neither one of you understands what I typed or both of you are committed to making my point.
Does it increase the odds that I, or others reading this thread, will spend any time at the new site after this exchange? Does this exchange increase traffic to the new site? What would advertisers think about this exchange and its affect on their ROI?
> Does it increase the odds that I, or others reading this thread, will
> spend any time at the new site after this exchange?
I think it will increase the odds, now that it is clear that the site's
content is not affected by advertising.
> Does this exchange increase traffic to the new site?
I believe it will.
> What would advertisers think about this exchange and its affect on their
Why would that matter?
"I think it will increase the odds, now that it is clear that the site's content is not affected by advertising."
Advertising $ for good reviews wasn't my contention, nor did I ever suggest it. You must have me confused with someone else.
Coming to this forum and suggesting that members here are immoral and unethical because a few of them have directed such comments at Stereophile for such a practice isn't good business PR. The strategy of defending your integrity by suggesting people here are immoral/unethical is not a winning strategy.
"I believe it will."
Only based on your misunderstanding of my point above.
"Why would that matter?"
Because those who would advertise on your site expect that their investment pays off in such a way that it generates sales for them. If the representatives of the site that they're investing in, through advertising, are pissing off potential site visitors by insulting them, the return on that investment would tend to drop due to a decrease in potential visitors.
In general, for advertisers, an increase in visitors = an increase in sales and a decrease in visitors = a decrease in sales.
Based on past experience any mention on any forum increases traffic. No matter the nature of the exchange.
That said, I registered and entered this discussion to respond to a few questions that only I was in a position to answer.
Let's piss off some people at AA by suggesting they're immoral/unethical so we can generate some traffic to our site. You actually think it's moral and ethical to use this forum to direct traffic to your site for free. Wow. You take the cake and the box it came in.
Maybe these people should ask for the same discount that you're getting.
The link to the site was included in the first post (which I had nothing to do with). I chose to participate here for the reason I already stated - to answer specific questions relating to the site that only I was in a position to answer.
Joe, do you think (and I ask this in all seriousness, not as a wind up) that Michael's site will live or die with the attraction, or lack of it, of AA readers? I wouldn't think it would make a jot of difference.
There's no reason to "use this forum to direct traffic to your site for free". The traffic will come, regardless of what AA members think.
If this site and its members truly won't make a jot of difference in traffic, JA's initial post wouldn't have made it to this site in the first place.
As long as it was OK with Rod, I have no problem with JA announcing the new site on AA. However, #1 neither rep should have pissed in this pool and #2, the "admission" that stirring the pot, if necessary, was (possibly) a premeditated action is appalling.
"If this site and its members truly won't make a jot of difference in traffic, JA's initial post wouldn't have made it to this site in the first place."
I think that post was a courtesy, not a necessity.
Many posts were negative from the start. The pot stirring started long before JA commented.
> I think that post was a courtesy, not a necessity.
I posted the announcement in this forum because I thought that those
passionately interested in PC audio would welcome another, complementary
source of information to the Asylum's PC Audio forum. People shouldn't
read anything more into this fact and my thanks to the moderators for
allowing me to make that post.
> Many posts were negative from the start. The pot stirring started long
> before JA commented.
And my comments to which some have taken great offense were specifically
aimed at those I called "cynics," who see unethical agendas at work in the
activities of those of us professionally involved in audio publishing. Yes,
perhaps I should recognize that when you are in a hole, it might be best to
stop digging. But to judge from the recent "Yikes" post, the baseless
accusation that our editorial decisions are based on advertising concerns
seems to be taken for granted in some quarters. Which is why I felt some
sort of clarification was in order.
> the "admission" that stirring the pot, if necessary, was (possibly) a premeditated action is appalling.
Your quotes and parentheses illustrate very clearly that you know you're reaching for these conclusions. And you have to reach for them because they are not true. You made them up.
And you refuse to take me at my word and apparently would rather twist and interpret them so you can continue to be pissed off and appalled. I feel like I'm talking to some guy in a bar who's just pissed off because the lights are going to come on any minute.
The quotes were for emphasis (maybe not the best choice to show emphasis) and the parentheses around the word "possibly" were put there because you didn't outright say that it was premeditated, though one of your comments above did imply it was an option if need be.
Since you are not willing to put any effort into understanding why the comment JA made, and you agreed with, is wrong, it makes no sense to continue this exchange.
But you can have the last word.
sounds arrogant. Attract readers attract Ads???
When you put it that way, sure it does. But that's not what I said or how I said it.
Readership. Ratings. Advertising.
It all boils down to bottom line. Magazines (and television and radio) rely on advertising revenue. They're businesses after all...
journalists and reviewers who have a degree of humility, and those who think they are 'superior' to their readers.
I ignore the latter, who don't attract a broad base of readers but who may appeal to some advertisers.
They created a headphone oriented site some time ago. That might be a model for the PC audio site. The editor for that headphone site is someone who had been writing about headphones elsewhere.
I don't have any special insight. I might speculate that John Atkinson does not want to devote too much space to computer audio gear and topics in the printed magazine. High rollers in countries like Russia and China won't be interested in PCI soudncards and cheap DACs. On the other hand, many people who are interested in PC audio (and are not currently Stereophile subscribers) are not really interested in very high priced turntables, preamps, amps and speakers.
I'd guess that this is an experiment for Stereophile. One guy spends some time creating content for awhile and if it works, Stereophile taps into a new market. if it isn't working after 6-12 months, they move on to another experiment.
At present, the Stereophile forums are pretty barren for someone interested in PC audio. If you want good info or conversations about PC audio, you look elsewhere. That's bad news for Stereophile.
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by Zordon, Oct 12, 2012.
Shocked it wasn't unanimously for Ravens actually.
I honestly believe Dallas pulls an upset Sunday. 17-13
Ian kind of nailed it with the description. If Cowboys win (which I think they will too), they might lose to Carolina which is sad.
I agree with Calvin saying that they will play their best football so far in this game.
well, the good news is that none of them are better than .500 on their cowboys picks. :laugh2:
I hate to say it but this is the type of team that Dallas usually loses to. They are a tough sound football team, similar to the Bears in that regard. They better play their A game or this could be another ugly one.
This is the typical Ravens will come out and punch dallas right in the face and they will crumble. To go on record I hope I am 100% incorrect.
Hidden in the Ravens solid record is the fact this isn't the same Raven's defense.
Losing key pass rushers hurts. They have been getting killed in the rushing game and generally are just an average defense right now.
They are better offensively than they have been but this is a winnable game for Dallas if they play it close to the vest and get key plays from the skill players around Romo.
Balt deserves to be the favorite in this game but the Cowboys have to be close to full on desperate here. A win gets them back on track but a loss spells real trouble for a franchise that is getting kicked in the teeth by fans and media alike for every possible infraction.
two pick dallas to win, just goes to show there's only two Dallas Koolaid drinkers left on that bus..... A dallas offensive line that can't open running lanes and can't pass block......what was that last Raven home stat, 19-1 in the last twenty....I'll go with the Ravens!!
Sadly, I agree with you. One devastating hit by Ray Lewis or an Ed Reed pic six, and this team is done.
P.S. If Reed does intercept a Romo pass, I can almost guarantee he takes it to da House.
I hope we're the ones doing all the face punching.
No NFC has won in Baltimore since 2006, a stretch of 11 games. Time for that to fall.
Don't pay attention to that list of blowhards (says this blowhard, lol).
They ALL picked the Giants over Dallas earlier, so this means nothing. The Titans beat the Steelers last night.
I think this will be a strange game because the Ravens aren't the style of team we've become accustomed to. They are more finesse than brawn these days.
Maybe those 2 picked Dallas because they aren't on the Ravens bandwagon yet like most people are.
19-1 in their last 20 home games is a great stat. Kind of like that stat where a SB haven't loss their home openers since 1999.
The Cowboys had two weeks to fix their weaknesses against the Ravens. I have a feeling this will be the best football the Cowboys will play so far this season.
Not exactly. They were off Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday because of the new CBA rules.
However, the Cowboys are healthier now with the rest.
You are right. When I said 2 weeks, I also meant it on a mental level and not just physical.
Norm Hitzges put a double play on the Cowboys to cover (if you're into that sort of thing) and said he thinks Dallas will win outright.
For whatever that's worth, which ain't much.
I don't think this is a good matchup for Dallas on the road.
Dallas is too sloppy a football team to beat the Ravens on the road.
This could get ugly if the the Cowboys blow early scoring opportunities.
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"Demarco Murray Explodes for 57 yards and Tony Romo doesn't die, so that part is good..I guess."
I did a 3-way parlay on the over for Steelers/Titans (phew!), Baltimore to cover, and the under for Baltimore/Dallas.
The nice thing about betting against the Cowboys is that there's some comfort no matter what happens.

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Aug 02, 2013
I was in Florida visiting my family, less than 100 miles from Sanford, when the verdict was delivered declaring George Zimmerman not guilty. I remember feeling numb, then sick to my stomach. My reaction was intensified by the fact that I was with the African American males who matter the most to me: my husband, a dark-skinned man with a booming voice and larger-than-life personality; my younger brother, a six-foot, one-inch man with an easygoing spirit who works in corporate America by day and the music scene by night; and my eight-year-old son, an inquisitive young man who is one of my life's greatest joys. As I looked at them, hot, angry tears flowed down my cheeks. I shut off my phone and the television. I didn't want to see any news stories, talk to anyone, or read any blog posts or tweets. I just wanted to be alone with my anger and grief. I needed that time and space to process the verdict and its implications.
Later, when I listened to President Obama's response to the verdict, I imagined that he, too, needed that same kind of time. As the leader of a nation, the President is required daily to process situations quickly and decisively, and to make statements about the nation's position and next steps, almost immediately. But this time was different. As an African American man and father, I am sure this case hit home and struck a chord in ways no other policy or issue has during his presidency. President Obama said, "Trayvon Martin could have been my son[...] Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago." One must understand that the killing of Trayvon Martin and the "not guilty" verdict of George Zimmerman hit African Americans like the knockout blow of a heavyweight fighter. African Americans like our President.
President Obama acknowledged some important truths in his speech about the Zimmerman verdict-truths no president has ever stated so plainly. First, America's criminal laws are applied unevenly, resulting in racial disparities in "everything from the death penalty to enforcement of our drug laws." In 2010, the Sentencing Project found that African Americans were incarcerated at a rate 5.6 times higher than that of whites. Research shows that this trend was exacerbated by the "war on drugs" that began in the 1980s. In 2010, Congress passed and President Obama signed the Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced the sentencing disparities for crack versus powder cocaine. This legislation came about, in part, because of research that showed both versions of the drug were essentially the same. Prior to the passage of this law, 80 percent of those sentenced for dealing crack cocaine were African American.
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The suburb of Rho is only about 15 miles from Milan proper, but the traffic means that public transit is the only plausible route. Crowded and slow going, the Metro and suburban rail lines leave visitors that much more harried when they arrive at the nearly 4 million-square-foot Fiera. Given the logistics, it's sometimes just easiest to duck into the first pavilion that pops up—though in this case, the crown-molding laden fare at the Complimento Classico section isn't necessarily the most rewarding.
At the very end of the concourse, however, tucked inside this year's EuroCucina show, a special exhibition titled "Where Architects Live" made the haul fairly worthwhile. A series of spare rooms outfitted with videos and lighting, each one conjured the home turf of a given international designer, among them Zaha Hadid, Hon. FAIA, Shigeru Ban, Hon. FAIA, and David Chipperfield, Hon. FAIA. A couple of the quote-unquote residents were actually in attendance, including Doriana Fuksas, who was holding forth with typical flair to a gaggle of Italian journalists.
Then the problem of how to get back to the city—all the way across town to the Università degli Studi di Milano, whose gigantic Renaissance cortile is playing host to a special fuori Salone exhibition sponsored by Milan's 2015 Expo. Alongside a suite of large-scale, experimental project, the show's two biggest items are Atelier Bow-Wow's "Windowscape," a confoundingly complex hall of mirrors, and "Infinite Staircase," an elaborate lumber installation by designers dRMM in collaboration with the American Hardwood Export Council.
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Castro prison logs were falsified before his death
(Columbus) — Ohio officials say two prison guards falsified logs documenting their observation of Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro in the hours before he killed himself.
A report from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction says video indicates no checks were done on Castro at least eight times the afternoon and evening before he died.
The report released Thursday says checks were done properly twice before Castro hanged himself on Sept. 3 at a prison reception center south of Columbus.
According to the report, Castro's death may not have been as much of a suicide as it was the result of auto-erotic asphyxiation. The report says Castro's pants and underwear were pulled down to his ankles when he was found. It also says Castro did not leave a suicide note.
The report also says an ambulance contracted to provide medical assistance at the prison was significantly late in arriving, but the delay didn't affect the outcome.
The report also says prison staff failed to make sure Castro watched a suicide prevention video when he first arrived in August.
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Visitors today can keep watch over the scene in the booth at the end of the bar that Capone and his cronies once occupied.
Capone reached for his gun, but the barber was quicker with the razor.
Eig focuses so tightly on Capone that he sometimes misses the larger story about organized crime outside of Prohibition Chicago.
McCarthy announced he would again employ the only strategy that holds promise against a gang that has no Capone.
He suggests that "Modern organized crime may have been born" with Capone and his mentor, Johnny Torrio, in 1923.
Capone took the hint and tried a softer approach—a $1.5 million bribe offer to back off.
The commission contends that "El Chapo has easily surpassed the carnage and social destruction that was caused by Capone."
Pennsylvania played host to the most infamous criminal in history: Alphonse 'Scarface' Capone.
There is no Capone, no Guzman or any other kind of leader for law enforcement to target.
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Smoke Cancels NBA's First Mexico Game in 16 Years
(NEWSER) – At this rate, it might be another 16 years before the NBA decides to have a game in Mexico: Last night's game between the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves was called off after smoke filled the Mexico City arena before fans arrived, reports the AP. A generator malfunction caused smoke to pour into the arena, taking over the whole court and forcing players to retreat from their locker rooms to their buses. The game, which would have been the first regular-season one played in Mexico since 1997, will be played in Minnesota at a later date.


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Blair Fuller was an editor emeritus of The Paris Review and the author of two novels, A Far Place and Zebina's Mountain, as well as Art in the Blood: Seven Generations of American Artists in the Fuller Family. Born in New York to a family of artists, architects, and publishers, he became an editor at The Paris Review shortly after it was founded. He moved to California in the early sixties, where he taught in Stanford's Creative Writing Program and went on to cofound the Squaw Valley Community of Writers. He died on July 23, at the age of eighty-four.
Blair went out of his way to welcome the current staff of the Review and to support the new tack of the magazine. He read each issue cover to cover and was quick with both praise and criticism: "The Levé piece is my favorite. I feel badly that he ended his life. An interesting and original man … I wish Beattie could be trimmed a bit. Bolaño never did grip me. Otherwise a fine issue." His first response to the Daily was typically forthright: "What a terrible idea!" Eventually he softened and even sent several reminiscences (he called them "memories") as possible contributions to the blog. In June, he sent us these two snapshots from the early days (and nights) of the Review.
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Drugmaker Merck says it is suspending its sale of the cholesterol drug Tredaptive.
Merck told doctors to quit prescribing the medicine and advised patients to quit taking it only after talking to a physician.
The drug is not approved in the United States. Tredaptive is available in about 70 countries, including Europe.
Merck said last month initial results from a big, late-stage study showed that adding Tredaptive to traditional statin therapy did not lower the risk of heart attack, stroke and related problems. The drugmaker said then that doctors should stop prescribing Tredaptive to new patients.
Results also showed that patients taking the cholesterol combination pill were more likely to suffer some serious, non-fatal adverse events.
Merck says it made its decision based in part on a European Medicine Agency committee recommendation.
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Rivers Casino -- June 4, $26. Travel by motorcoach. Depart at 9 a.m. and return at noon. Slot -- $15, food -- $5.
"My Fair Lady" at the Porthouse Theatre -- June 15, free (limited tickets available). Travel by motorcoach. Depart at 1 p.m. and return at 5 p.m.
"The Confession," a musical -- June 25, $82. Travel by motorcoach to the Ohio Amish Country Live Theater. Lunch is included. Depart at 10 a.m. and return at 6:45 p.m.
Firecracker Cruise -- July 4, $114. Travel by motorcoach to Pennsylvania for a trip aboard the Gateway Clipper. Cruise the three rivers, enjoy a buffet dinner and fireworks. Departure and return times to be announced.
Hard Rock Rocksino -- July 23, $24. Travel to Northfield Park by motorcoach. Depart at 9 a.m. and return at 4 p.m. Slot -- $15 and food -- $5.
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Moses Sight & Sound Theatre -- Aug. 20 and 21, $215. Travel by motorcoach to Pennsylvania. Trip includes one breakfast, one dinner, two shows and one night in a hotel. Depart at 7 a.m. Aug. 20 and return at 5 p.m. Aug. 21.
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Rick Springfield explains his first novel
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Rick Springfield is officially a fiction writer with the publication of his first novel. The rocker tells "Good Morning America" that Magnificent Vibration tells the story of a 32-year-old man who's going through a personal crisis.
Springfield is promoting his book with a number of TV appearances and in-store events. On Tuesday he'll be featured on the syndicated "Live with Kelly and Michael." He'll also be a guest on Fox News' "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday. This week Rick is also taping an episode of "The Chew," which has a tentative air date of May 19th. "Magnificent Vibration" will be available Tuesday.
Springfield will make a release day appearance at Bookends in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He'll wrap up his book tour in Tempe, Arizona on May 16th.
Rick Springfield Book Tour Dates
May 6 - Ridgewood, New Jersey, at Bookends - signing
May 7 - Naperville, Illinois, at Anderson's - signing
May 8 - Chicago, Illinois, at The Standard Club - signing and luncheon
May 9 - Los Angeles, California, at Barns & Noble at The Grove - signing and performance
May 10 - Pasadena, California, at Vroman's - signing
May 14 - Seattle, Washington, at the University Bookstore - signing
May 16 - Tempe, Arizona, at Changing Hands - signing
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Greenwald: 'Huge' NSA Hits Still to Come
(NEWSER) – Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald—who has been diligently working the NSA and Edward Snowden beat—held a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" Q&A session yesterday. Among his answers, Greenwald claimed that there are still "huge new stories to come" from the leaks, reports Salon. "There are thousands of documents, and the majority of ones that should (and will) be published still remain," he wrote. Other highlights from the chat:
- The single most shocking revelation from the leaks: "The general revelation that the objective of the NSA is literally the elimination of global privacy: ensuring that every form of human electronic communication—not just those of The Terrorists™—is collected, stored, analyzed, and monitored."
- How he keeps his work secure from the NSA: "We use highly advanced means of encryption. Remember, the only ones whose op sec has proven horrible and who has lost control of huge numb


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- Cartoon Characters: Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Reginald (Reggie) Mantle III, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Hot Dog, Mr. Weatherbee, Miss Grundy, Chuck Clayton, Mr. Lodge, Big Moose, Pops, Dilton Doily.
- Vocal Talent: Dallas McKennon (Archie, Hot Dog, Mr. Weatherbee, Chuck Clayton, Mr. Lodge), Howard Morris (Jughead, Big Moose, Pops, Dilton Doily), Jane Webb (Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy), John Erwin (Reggie).
- Directed By Hal Sutherland.
Associate Directors: Rudy Larriva, Don Towsley.
- Produced By Lou Scheimer, Norm Prescott.
- Animated By Chic Otterstrom, Xenia, Otto Feuer, Jack Ozark, Ed Friedman, Virgil Raddatz, Virgil Ross, Dave Tendlar, Paul Krukowski, Les Kaluza, Bill Hutten, Ken Southworth, Reuben Timmins, Butch Davis, Bob Trochim, Tom McDonald, Bob Matz, Dick Hall, Bill Hajee, Len Rogers, Len Redman, Bob Carr, Bob Bransford, Bill Pratt, Bob Bentley, Norm McCabe, Judy Drake, Ralph Somerville, Murray McClellan, Jim Brummett, Russ Von Neida, Joan Orbison, Marshall Lamore, Jack Foster, George Grandpré, Bill Reed.
- Written By Bob Ogle.
- Edited By Joseph Simon.
- Art Director: Don Christensen.
- Storyboards: Sherman Labby, Gary Lund, Jan Green, Oscar Dufau, Michael O'Connor.
- Layouts: Ken Hultgren, Jim Davis, Kay Wright.
- Background Design: Erv Kaplan.
- Background Artists: Paul Xander, Maurice Harvey, Bill Geach, Venetia Epler, Martin Forte, Patricia Frye, Jack Healey, Rene Garcia, Ted Littlefield, Bill McArdle, Art Lozzi, Lorraine Morgan, Ann Guenther, Barbara Smith.
- Production Coordinator: Rock Benedict.
- Checking Supervision: Marion Turk, Jane Philippi.
- Ink And Paint Supervision: Martha Buckley, Betty Brooks.
- Music Supervisor: Don Kirshner.
- Camera Supervision: Roger Brown, Ray Lee, Ron Lapeer, Gary Milton, Sergio Antonio Alcazar, Roger Sims.
- Negative Cutting: June Gilham.
- Sound Effects: Einfeld Mahana Corp.
- Prints By: Technicolor.
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With goals in each of his three 2006 World Cup games -- he swears he touched the ball Jared Borgetti appeared to head into his own goal during Argentina's 2-1 overtime victory over Mexico -- and the nifty backheel to teammate Esteban Cambiasso for the goal of the tournament -- teamwork category (see video of the 24-pass sequence) -- against Serbia & Montenegro, Crespo has been indispensable to Argentina in its spectacular run to the quarterfinals, where it faces host Germany Friday in Berlin.
The 30-year-old Argentine is starting up front ahead of several other famous names -- Carlos Tevez and Leo Messi.
But it hasn't always been the case in an international career filled with ups and downs.
He burst on the scene in the mid-1990s, leading Argentina in scoring as it earned the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics. The same year he moved to Italian club Parma, for which he scored 61 league goals in four seasons and which he helped win the 1999 UEFA Cup and 1999 Italian Cup.
Crespo was the leading scorer in South American qualifying for the 2002 World Cup, but for the second straight tournament, he was Gabriel Batistuta's backup. He bounced around Italy and England, never playing for the same club two years in a row since his move to Inter Milan from Lazio in 2002. (He is rumored to be returning to Lazio from Chelsea if the clubs can agree on a $20 million-plus transfer fee.)
Germany defender Robert Huth, who played with Crespo at Chelsea, says his Blues teammate has been transformed his summer.
"He has been really lifted by playing in a team which is producing such great soccer," Huth said. "We never doubted his qualities at Chelsea. But the Argentine side is full of great players and they have played probably the best football of the tournament so far."
Crespo isn't taking anything for granted, though, against Germany.
"Germany will be difficult," says Crespo, "but we will try to go out there and enjoy it. It could be the decisive match of the World Cup, and we will have to be on the top of our game. We do understand we still need to improve. We don't need to change a lot, but we did allow Mexico too much of the ball. We need to work on that because if you don't have possession, you cannot dictate the game."
Germany should start the same lineup that rolled over Sweden in the second round. Captain Michael Ballack and leading striker Miroslav Klose were nursing injuries but will start. Midfielder Luis Gonzalez could return to the Argentina lineup in place of Cambiasso.
Argentina beat West Germany, 3-2, in the final of the 1986 World Cup. West Germany beat Argentina, 1-0, to win the 1990 World Cup in its last appearance before the return of unified Germany. Argentina and Germany played each other twice in Germany last year. Both games ended in 2-2 ties.
Germany (4-4-2): 1-Jens Lehmann (36 caps-0 goals); 3-Arne Friedrich (40-0), 21-Christoph Metzelder (25-0), 17-Per Mertesacker (27-1), 16-Philipp Lahm (22-2); 19-Bernd Schneider (68-1), 8-Torsten Frings (56-8), 13-Michael Ballack (68-31), 7-Bastian Schweinsteiger (32-7); 20-Lukas Podolski (29-15), 11-Miroslav Klose (59-28).
Argentina (4-4-2): 1-Roberto Abbondanzieri (26 caps-0 goals); Lionel Scaloni (7-0), 2-Roberto Ayala (104-6), 6-Gabriel Heinze (32-1), 3-Juan Pablo Sorin (74-11); 22-Luis Gonzalez (29-5), 8-Javier Mascherano (19-0), 10-Juan Roman Riquelme (35-8), 18-Maxi Rodriguez (17-6); 7-Javier Saviola (34-10), 9-Hernan Crespo (58-32).
Lubos Michel of Slovakia will be in charge of the Germany-Argentina game. He was only 28 when he worked his first World Cup qualifier. Michel, now 38, officiated the USA-Chile bronze-medal game at the 2000 Olympics and three games at the 2002 World Cup.
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Lippi: Ukraine isn't a one-man show
It would be easy to call Ukraine a one-man team. Italians know all about Andriy Shevchenko of Ukraine, the Azzurri's quarterfinal opponent on Friday in Hamburg, from his seven years at AC Milan.
But Italy coach Marcello Lippi warns that it would be wrong if his team only concentrated on the 2004 European Player of Year who is headed to Chelsea next season.
"He is a great player," said Lippi, "but they had two years of fantastic performances in qualification and then in this World Cup, after they suffered against a brilliant Spanish performance [4-0 defeat], they qualified from their group and haven't conceded a goal."
Lippi said that the athletic Ukrainians can take the game to their opponents.
"We can't think that if we take care of Shevchenko then we have taken care of Ukraine," he added. "He is one player in the end."
Francesco Totti, whose penalty kick won the Australia game, should return to the starting lineup in place of Alessandro Del Piero. Lippi started Alberto Gilardino and Luca Toni up front in a 4-3-1-2 formation against Australia but could go with the 4-3-2-1 he used against the Czech Republic with Mauro Camoranesi starting in place of Gilardino or Toni. With central defender Alessandro Nesta highly doubtful with a groin injury and Marco Materazzi suspended, third-choice Andrea Barzagli should join captain Fabio Cannavaro in the middle of the defense. For Ukraine, defenders Vyacheslav Svidersky and Andriy Rusol return from suspension. Veteran Serhiy Rebrov should return to the starting lineup but as an attacking midfielder. Andriy Vorobei should keep his job up front with star Shevchenko. Andriy Vorobin is out with a thigh injury.
Italy and Ukraine met four weeks ago in a pre-World Cup friendly in Lausanne, Switzerland. The game ended 0-0. Italy won both games when they were grouped together in qualifying for Euro 1996. Italy and Ukraine are in the same group (along with a third World Cup 2006 quarterfinalist, France) for Euro 2008 qualifying.
Italy (4-3-1-2): 1-Gianluigi Buffon (64-0); 19-Gianluca Zambrotta (55-1), 6-Andrea Barzagli (9-0), 5-Fabio Cannavaro (97-1), 3-Fabio Grosso (20-1); 20-Simone Perrotta (28-1), 21-Andrea Pirlo (28-5), 8-Gennaro Gattuso (44-1); 10-Francesco Totti (55-9); 11-Alberto Gilardino (19-8), 9-Luca Toni (21-7).
Ukraine (3-5-2): 1-Oleksander Shovkovsky (72-0); 6-Andriy Rusol (26-2), 22-Vyacheslav Svidersky (8-0), 2-Andriy Nesmachny (53-0); 9-Oleg Gusev (29-1), 4-Anatoly Tymoshchyuk (59-1), 8-Oleg Shelayev (23-0), 19-Maxim Kalinichenko (24-4), 11-Serhiy Rebrov (74-15); 7-Andriy Shevchenko (68-31), 16-Andriy Vorobei (56-7).
Belgian referee Frank de Bleeckere was the referee the last time the Italians, unbeaten in 22 game, lost. He officiated the Italy-Slovenia game in October 2004.
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A lackluster employment report sent stocks tumbling Friday on news that U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months.
The nation's unemployment rate dipped to 7.6 percent, the lowest in four years, from 7.7 percent in February. But that was only because more people gave up looking for work.
The numbers reflect a pulling back among employers as they navigate a still-fragile economy.
The Dow fell as much as 171 points in early trading, but later trimmed that loss to 41 points to close at 14,565.
March's employment gain was far less than the 180,000 to 200,000 jobs economists had expected and it was well below the average of 196,000 jobs added in the previous six months. But job creation for the prior two months was revised upward. January went from 119,000 to 148,000 jobs added and February jumped from 236,000 jobs to 268,000, the Labor Department reported.
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The percentage of working-age adult Americans who either had a job or were looking for one sank to 63.3 percent in March, the lowest level in nearly 34 years.
Jordan Levine, an economist and director of economic research for Beacon Economics in Los Angeles, cautioned against placing too much weight on the March numbers.
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The news hasn't been all bad.
John Boesel, president and CEO of CALSTART, a Pasadena-based consortium that promotes clean energy technologies, said Tesla Motors now has 4,000 jobs in California. Tesla also makes electric vehicles.
"That's a real sign of progress because a few years back GM and Toyota closed down a plant in Fremont that they jointly operated," he said. "There are some bright spots, but we're still not seeing the kind of growth we'd like to see in the overall economy."
The nation's biggest employment gains for March came in professional and business services, which added 51,000 jobs. Over the past 12 months that sector has grown by 533,000 jobs, the Labor Department said.
Health care added another 23,000 jobs and construction boosted its payrolls by 18,000 jobs. Construction suffered heavy job losses in the face of the nation's housing downturn, but that industry has added 169,000 jobs since September.
Associated General Contractors of America said its analysis of the government data showed that construction employment rose for the tenth consecutive month in March and was above 5.8 million for the first time since September 2009.
But the industry's unemployment rate was a still high 14.7 percent in March, the association said. Construction employment peaked at 7.7 million in April, 2006, the group said.
"I think the growth rate in construction jobs over the last year has been stronger that the overall economy, but the industry still has a long way to go," said Ken Simonson, the association's chief economist.
In the leisure and hospitality sector, food services and drinking places added 13,000 jobs in March and a total of 262,000 over the past year. But the nation's retail trade sector lost 24,000 jobs, a significant decline for an industry that added an average of 32,000 jobs per month during the previous six months.
U.S. postal employment shrank by 12,000 in March and employment in other industries - including manufacturing, wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing - was virtually unchanged.
A local jobs report last week showed that California added 41,200 jobs in February and its unemployment rate fell to 9.6 percent - the lowest level since December 2008.
Los Angeles County added 39,000 jobs in February and 89,400 year over year. The Inland Empire added 2,900 jobs in February and 27,500 over the year.
Other figures released this week by Generation Opportunity, a nonpartisan advocacy group, reveal that the March unemployment rate for Americans ages 18 to 29 was 11.7 percent.
The jobless rate among blacks ages 18 to 29 was 20.1 percent in March. The rate for Hispanics in that same age bracket was 12.6 percent, and the rate for women was 10 percent.


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Respiratory acidosisVentilatory failure; Respiratory failure; Acidosis - respiratory
Respiratory acidosis is a condition that occurs when the lungs cannot remove all of the carbon dioxide the body produces. This causes body fluids, especially the blood, to become too acidic.
Causes of respiratory acidosis include:
- Diseases of the airways (such as asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease)
- Diseases of the chest (such as scoliosis)
- Diseases affecting the nerves and muscles that "signal" the lungs to inflate or deflate
- Drugs that suppress breathing (including powerful pain medicines, such as narcotics, and "downers," such as benzodiazepines), especially when combined with alcohol
- Severe obesity, which restricts how much the lungs can expand
Chronic respiratory acidosis occurs over a long period of time. This leads to a stable situation, because the kidneys increase body chemicals, such as bicarbonate, that help restore the body's acid-base balance.
Acute respiratory acidosis is a condition in which carbon dioxide builds up very quickly and before the kidneys can return the body to a state of balance.
Symptoms may include:
- Confusion
- Easy fatigue
- Lethargy
- Shortness of breath
- Sleepiness
The health care provider will perform a physical exam. Tests that may be done include:
- Arterial blood gas, which measures oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood
- Basic metabolic panel
- Chest x-ray
- Pulmonary function test
Treatment is aimed at the underlying disease, and may include:
- Bronchodilator drugs to reverse some types of airway obstruction
- Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (sometimes called CPAP or BiPAP) or a breathing machine, if needed
- Oxygen if the blood oxygen level is low
- Treatment to stop smoking
Outlook (Prognosis)
How well you do depends on the disease causing the respiratory acidosis.
- Poor organ function
- Respiratory failure
- Shock
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Severe respiratory acidosis is a medical emergency. Seek immediate medical help if you have symptoms of this condition.
Call your health care provider if you have symptoms of lung disease.
Do not smoke. Smoking leads to the development of many severe lung diseases that can cause respiratory acidosis.
Losing weight may help prevent respiratory acidosis due to obesity (obesity-hypoventilation syndrome).
Be careful about taking sedating medicines, and never combine these medicines with alcohol.
Effros RM, Swenson ER. Acid-base balance. In: Mason RJ, Broaddus CV, Martin TR, et al. Murray & Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 7.
Seifter JL. Acid-base disorders. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 120.
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Brevard, N.C. - Michelle Prata teamed up with Claire Dillman to win the first point for Brevard at no. 1 doubles, and the BC sophomore won a hard-fought singles match in the third set tiebreaker, but Morgan Winston clinched the Bulldogs' victory on Saturday afternoon as #29 Wingate topped Brevard, 7-2.
Brevard falls to 9-7, 2-2 in the SAC, while Wingate improves to 12-4, 5-1 in conference play.
Kelli Ferguson and Winston recorded the first point of the match for the visitors, topping Elise Labus and Ana Drummond on court no. 3, 8-0, and Olivia Poole and Tiffany Williams downed Lindsay Hostetter and Jennifer Nyman, 8-1, on court no. 2 to assure Wingate the advantage heading into singles play.
Brevard rallied back to take the final singles point as Dillman and Prata built a 6-1 lead on court no. 1, before defeating Ali Evers and Becca Thomas 8-4 to send the teams into singles play.
Williams and Thomas recorded the first two singles points for Wingate, putting the Bulldogs within one match of clinching the victory, before Winston topped Nyman on court no. 4, 6-0, 6-2 for the win.
Ferguson and Evers also added singles wins for the Bulldogs before the crowd gathered to watch the final match on court no. 3 between Prata and Poole.
Prata took the first set 7-6, but Poole rallied back to even the score with a 6-1 set win sending the players into a tiebreaker. Neither player was able to gain an advantage until the final point, with Prata recording the 10-8 win to take the match.
Brevard remains at home and in South Atlantic Conference play as the Tornados welcome Catawba College for a SAC match on Monday, April 2nd. First serve between the Tornados and the Indians is set for 2 p.m.
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1. Ali Evers (WIN) def. Claire Dillman (BCW) 6-3, 6-4
2. Becca Thomas (WIN) def. Lindsay Hostetter (BCW) 6-0, 6-0
3. Michelle Prata (BCW) def. Olivia Poole (WIN) 7-6, 1-6, 10-8
4. Morgan Winston (WIN) def. Jennifer Nyman (BCW) 6-0, 6-2
5. Kelli Ferguson (WIN) def. Elise Labus (BCW) 6-1, 6-1
6. Tiffany Williams (WIN) def. Ana Drummond (BCW) 6-0, 6-0
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2. Olivia Poole/Tiffany Williams (WIN) def. Lindsay Hostetter/Jennifer Nyman (BCW) 8-1
3. Kelli Ferguson/Morgan Winston (WIN) def. Elise Labus/Ana Drummond (BCW) 8-0