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There are three general types of neck pain:
- Acute. Pain that lasts less than 4 weeks.
- Subacute. Pain that lasts 4 to 12 weeks.
- Chronic. Pain that lasts 3 or more months.
For acute neck pain, a specific cause is oftentimes not known or even sought. The pain goes away within 4 weeks, so most people are just happy to get on with their lives and aren't concerned with what specifically caused the temporary nuisance.
See Neck Cracking and Grinding: What Does It Mean?
But when neck pain becomes subacute or chronic, then it's likely that some form of medical treatment or guidance is needed to alleviate the pain. Depending on the cause, there may be more effective treatments for certain conditions.
See Common Causes of Neck Pain
Complete History of Patient
As a first step to diagnosing the specific cause of neck pain, typically a doctor will take a thorough history of the patient. In addition to learning about the person's medical background, the doctor will ask the person questions about the following:
- Description of neck pain. When did the pain start? Does it come and go? Is the pain in one spot, or does it radiate into the shoulders, arms, or fingers? Are there any other symptoms in addition to neck pain?
- Occupation. What type of work does the person do? Does the person perform manual labor or sit in front of a computer all day? What is the commute like?
- Lifestyle. What type of hobbies or activities does the person enjoy? Does the person tend to be more active or sedentary—for instance, do hobbies include gardening, watching TV, or swimming?
- Posture. Does the person often slouch or tilt the head forward? What type of chairs are used?
- Sleep habits. Does the person usually sleep on the side, stomach, or back? What type of mattress and pillows are used?
- Recent injuries. Did the person do or feel anything unusual recently that might have led to this neck pain? Maybe the person had an accident or fall? Or perhaps the neck was tweaked while lifting something?
- Old injuries. Thinking further back in life, do any significant injuries stand out? Perhaps an old sports injury, car accident, or a fall that was particularly hard or scary?
The doctor does the complete history in order to better understand the nature of the patient's pain, such as if the pain is worse at certain times of day or exacerbated by certain activities.
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Physical Exam of Patient
After taking the patient history, the doctor will do a physical examination. This typically involves:
- Observation. Examine the person's posture, particularly the neck and shoulders; and inspect the neck for any lesions or abnormalities.
- Palpation. Feel along the neck's soft tissue for signs of muscle spasms, tightness, or tenderness.
- Range of motion test. Check to see how the person's neck moves side to side, up and down, and rotates compared to what would be considered normal. Even if the person has full range of motion, the doctor will note whether that is achieved with ease or if certain movements cause pain or struggles.
If the doctor suspects any chance of nerve compression, the following physical exams might also be performed for neurological status:
- Reflexes. Simple tests done with a rubber hammer can examine reflexes in the biceps, triceps, and forearm, which can show whether nerves in the neck are sending signals as intended.
- Muscle power. Testing various muscles for any signs of weakness, such as in the shoulders, arms, or hands.
- Sensation. Check for any unusual sensations, such as tingling that goes into the shoulders, arms, or fingers.
By obtaining a thorough history and performing a detailed physical examination, the doctor can narrow the list of likely diagnoses and point to the next course of action.
Diagnostic Testing
If neck pain is the result of trauma or if it keeps coming back despite treatment efforts, then a doctor will probably request diagnostic testing for more information about what might be the underlying medical cause. Diagnostic testing options could include:
- X-ray. Using electromagnetic radiation, an X-ray (radiograph) gives a good picture of the bones. This can be used to identify spinal degeneration, fractures, or even tumors.
- CT scan. This imaging method uses X-rays in conjunction with a computer to create better images. A CT scan provides a series of cross-section images, which enables better viewing of the bones than a regular X-ray. CT scans are better than MRI's for identifying subtle bone changes.
- Myelogram. This test injects dye through a spinal tap, which enables better viewing of the spinal canal, discs, and neural foramina. When checking for a neck pain cause, a CT scan is often combined with a myelogram to get a view of what's going on with the bones, discs, and nerves. Historically, this was a much more common spine test. It is not as often utilized secondary to the infection risks associated with a spinal tap as well as the radiation dose of the CT scan.
- MRI scan. Using radio waves and a strong magnet, an MRI detects variations in the anatomical structures of differing tissues to create a series of detailed cross-sections of the soft tissues and bones. Unlike an X-ray or CT scan, an MRI can show soft tissues and does not use radiation.
- Electrodiagnostic testing. A nerve conduction study could be performed to test the electrical activity of the nerves in the arms and legs; typically this test is immediately followed by an electromyogram, which tests the electrical activity of the muscles. These tests measure the speed at which electrical signals are being sent along nerves and can give clues as to the location of where a nerve might be having a problem. Electrodiagnostic testing has some operator-dependent factors that may not make the results as reliable as other forms of testing.
- Bone scan. Using a radioactive tracer, a bone scan can identify areas of increased bone activity. This can identify subtle fractures, as well as areas of bone degeneration, or boney areas affected by cancer. While it is a useful study, there is a significant radiation dose associated with bone scans. Physicians are becoming more cautious in using this study because of the concern for the long term effects of radiation.
Other tests could include laboratory blood tests for diseases, or somatosensory evoked potentials for possible spinal cord issues.
For most physicians, diagnostic testing is used to confirm the cause that is most likely, based on the information obtained during the patient history and the physical examination.
Depending on the specific neck complaints, sometimes the cause cannot be diagnosed with certainty. On the other hand, the more significant and serious problems are often the more straightforward problems to diagnose.


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"Maybe I Don't Have Good Pictures", Alia Bhatt On Katrina Kaif Not Liking Her Instagram Posts
Be it the success and appreciation for their recent ventures, 'Sanju' and 'Raazi' or their love, it's been a Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt show all over in the past few months. The another topic this alleged romance has given rise to is Alia Bhatt & Katrina Kaif's tiff. The reports of the relationship between Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif turning sour have been doing rounds for quiet some time now.
The reason happens to be a certain Ranbir Kapoor. Till last year, Kat and Alia were the BFFs painting the town red, holding hands and doing several talk shows together. However, ever since rumours of Alia Bhatt dating Ranbir Kapoor started doing the rounds, speculations about an alleged fallout between Alia and Kat were rife.
In fact, a source close to the two actresses told a media portal, "Previously, Alia and Katrina would perfectly time their gym sessions so that they can come together. They both train at Yasmeen Karachiwala's but ever since RK and Alia got together, Kat avoids her like a plague."
However, in a recent interaction with the media on the sidelines of the Caprese bags new collection launch, Alia Bhatt dismissed any form of stress between herself and her current boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor's ex-girlfriend Katrina Kaif. "I don't check my Instagram likes. So, I don't know why people are checking that? But I have to admit I have always been very fond of Katrina.", said Alia.
"I believe that its the same both ways, according to us. So, I don't know why other people feel differently? But now I will send her a message to start liking my pictures because if that's the barometer of friendship then we must start liking everyone's picture.", she added.
"Or maybe, I don't have good pictures," Alia said, adding that from now on she will post good pictures and then maybe "she will like it. But with her, I have no stress whatsoever".
While speculations are rife that Alia and Ranbir are tying the knot next year, the actor said, "I don't react to rumours. Rumours are not meant to be reacted upon. As long as you aren't entering my bathroom, I am fine because if you are not talking about me then maybe I am not relevant enough." She added, "But honestly, I am in a very good place both personally and professionally so no issues whatsoever."


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SEATTLE, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (NASDAQ and MTA: CTIC) today reported on interim results from a cooperative group sponsored Phase 2 clinical trial of brostallicin in combination with cisplatin for the treatment of women with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer that were presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) held from December 4-8, 2012.
The study enrolled women with confirmed measurable metastatic disease and triple negative subtype breast cancer. At the time of data analysis, 48 women had been enrolled in the study and 47 were evaluable for efficacy. Approximately half of the patients had received between two and four prior chemotherapy regimens in the metastatic setting. The primary endpoint of the trial is 3-month progression-free survival (PFS). Secondary endpoints include overall response rate (ORR), duration of response, 6-month PFS, overall survival (OS) and safety. In this study, patients received cisplatin on Day 1, brostallicin on Day 2, and GCSF or pegylated-GCSF on Day 3, with the cycle repeated every 21 days. The study is led by principal investigator Dr. Alvaro Moreno-Aspitia, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL. Key findings include:
- As of this analysis, 10 of 47 evaluable patients (21%) achieved a confirmed tumor response. Nine patients had a partial response (PR) and one confirmed response (CR).
- Despite the heavily pretreated population, 3-month PFS was at 51% and 6-month PFS is currently 26%.
- Median duration of response was 3.4 months; median time to progression was 3.2 months.
- Adverse events were mostly hematologic (74.5%) and consistent with other treatments in this setting.
Triple-negative breast cancer lacks progesterone and estrogen receptors and the HER2 biomarker that is present in most breast cancers, which makes standard therapy with hormone or targeted therapy ineffective. The authors concluded that in this study the combination of brostallicin and cisplatin showed promising activity in heavily pretreated metastatic triple-negative breast cancer patients and achieved its primary endpoint comparing favorably to other Phase 2 clinical trials in this disease. Final results of this trial are expected to be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2013 Annual Meeting. A follow-up randomized Phase 2 trial is in development.
About Triple-negative Breast Cancer
This term is used to describe breast cancers (usually invasive ductal carcinomas) whose cells lack estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors, and do not have an excess of the HER2 protein on their surfaces. Breast cancers with these characteristics tend to occur more often in younger women and in African-American women. Triple-negative breast cancers tend to grow and spread more quickly than most other types of breast cancer. Because the tumor cells lack these certain receptors, neither hormone therapy nor drugs that target HER2 are effective treatments (but chemotherapy can still be useful if needed). About 10% to 20% of breast cancers are triple negative.
About Brostallicin
Brostallicin, a novel synthetic second-generation DNA minor groove binder, has shown potent cancer killing activity, and has demonstrated synergism in combination with standard cytotoxic agents as well as with newer targeted therapies, in preclinical experimental tumor models. Brostallicin binds covalently to DNA within the DNA minor groove, interfering with DNA division and leading to tumor cell death. More than 200 patients have been treated with brostallicin in single-agent and combination studies.
About Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
Cell Therapeutics (Nasdaq and MTA: CTIC) is a biopharmaceutical company committed to the development and commercialization of an integrated portfolio of oncology products aimed at making cancer more treatable. CTI is headquartered in Seattle, WA. For additional information and to sign up for email alerts and get RSS feeds, please visit www.CellTherapeutics.com.
- American Cancer Society. Available at http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-breast-cancer-types. Accessed November 2012.
- Living Beyond Breast Cancer: Guide to Understanding Triple-Negative Breast Cancer 2nd Edition 2012. Available at http://www.lbbc.org/Understanding-Breast-Cancer/Guides-to-Understanding-Breast-Cancer/Guide-to-Understanding-Triple-Negative-Breast-Cancer. Accessed November 2012.
This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties the outcome of which could materially and/or adversely affect actual future results and the market price of CTI's securities. Specifically, the risks and uncertainties that could affect the development of brostallicin include risks associated with preclinical and clinical developments in the biopharmaceutical industry in general, and with brostallicin in particular, including, without limitation, the potential failure of brostallicin to prove safe and effective for the treatment of women with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, either alone or in combination with cisplatin, as determined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and/or the European Medicines Agency; that additional clinical trials of brostallicin may not occur as planned; CTI's ability to continue to raise capital as needed to fund its operations; and competitive factors, technological developments, costs of developing, producing and selling CTI's product candidates, and the risk factors listed or described from time to time in CTI's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, without limitation, CTI's most recent filings on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. Except as may be required by law, CTI does not intend to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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In a decision that will be of interest to claimants with third party funders, and those funders themselves, the High Court has recently ordered the Claimant in a £700m swap mis-selling claim to reveal the identity of its litigation funder.
The facts of the underlying case are not directly relevant to this interim decision, but in summary the claim involves alleged mis-selling by RBS of an interest rate swap, breach of contract, what has been described as "artificial distressing" by RBS's Global Restructuring Group, and LIBOR manipulation. The Claimant in the action is Stuart Wall, owner and controller of the parent company of the Opal Property Group, now in insolvent liquidation.
RBS believes that the claim is being funded by a third party funder or funders who have taken a stake in the claim in return for funding. The Court is empowered under the Civil Procedure Rules to order such funders to provide security for costs to Defendants. Security for costs is, in simple terms, protection afforded to Claimants by way of a payment on account by Defendants to cover the Claimants' legal costs in the event the claim is discontinued or lost and an adverse costs order is made against the Defendants. Mr Hall contended at an earlier hearing that since his possible costs liability to RBS was covered by after-the-event insurance, no security for costs order against him or any funders could or would ever be made.
The Court decided in RBS's favour and ordered Mr Hall to reveal the identity of any litigation funder/s. The Court reached its conclusion on the bases that:
Mr Hall additionally sought to rely on the provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998 ("HRA") in resisting the application. The HRA provides that the Court must exercise its powers under the Civil Procedure Rules in such a way as to be compatible with the fundamental rights and freedoms provided by the European Convention on Human Rights ("the Convention"). Article 8 of the Convention provides that "Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence." Mr Hall argued that being required to reveal the identity of any litigation funder would constitute an invasion of his private life under Article 8.
The Court rejected this argument. It held:
This decision is a preliminary victory for RBS which will allow them to make an application against Mr Wall's funders for security for costs. The Court was not at this stage deciding that application, but did comment that the existence of Mr Hall's ATE insurance would not of itself defeat any such application.
Third party funders have, in general, reacted with equanimity to this decision. Funders are aware that their involvement in a claim may become known in the ordinary course of litigation, though this is the first time that a Court has ordered a funder's identity to be revealed at such an early stage in the proceedings. The decision to fight the application has been viewed by the funding community and lawyers as puzzling. Many third party funders in a similar scenario are unlikely to have objected to being identified, and indeed many funders are as a rule keen for their involvement in claims to be known. This leads to the conclusion, which is perhaps unfair, that there was some collateral purpose in the Claimant objecting so strenuously (and at such cost) to the application. What effect, if any, this decision will have on the litigation funding market remains to be seen.
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Stolen Souls is the third installment following GoB and focuses entierely on Jack Lennon. The style is the same and GoB and it's sequal, Collusion, and many of the same charicters reappear or are mentioned. However, while you had to read GoB to understand the sequal, S. Souls can be read independantly, but there will be references to the 1st two throughout that won't sink in if this is where you jump into the series. But beware, if the 1st two were violent and dark, this one is… let's say a little more disturbing.
The 3rd installment finds Jack Lennon (from the 2nd book) trying to ballance his dangerous job with raising his daughter. Meanwhile, when a Lithuanian sex-trafficer is killed by a kidnapped girl in her escape, his "ill-tempered" brother vows to stop at nothing to find her. But, while fleeing her persuers the girl winds up in the hands of a very disturbed serial killer. In between all this, Jack must find the girl and rescue her before her original captors due AND work to keep his own daughter safe in the ballance.
The third installment runs off some of the same themes of corruption and mob violence, but deals directly with human trafficing. And the author spares no details; all the felt emotion and intensity of the others is as strong as ever in this installment, but beware–parts of this story are hard to read. I've read stories detailing cruel and horrible scenes (Kiss the Girls, the Hannible Lector series…) but there are scenes in this book, felt all the more in the way the author tells the story, that are the stuff of horror movies. And I do mean double checking the locks, leave and extra light on, grown men sleeping with 9 iron type horror movies. As with the 2nd book, there are no "loose ends" so look for many of the same characters and if you thought something needed to be cleared up in the last one you'll get an eyefull here. Note this takes an honest look at the sex-trade world and while it deals with the topic well, it is definately not for everyone. Fair warning, like I said of the others, if you read the 2nd, it will be hard not to read the 3rd and if you read the 3rd you will find yourself, like me, waiting for the 4th.


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LITTLE FALLS — A U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigator has ruled Redco Foods did not violate any immigration laws at its Little Falls plant, company officials said Monday.
But the union representing the plant's striking workers said it had not received any such notification.
The union, Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 50, sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff in January accusing Redco of illegally using German immigrants to fill in for the striking workers.
George Hunter, vice president of marketing for Redco, said the Germans were representatives from Redco's sister company who were looking at machinery at the plant. Redco's parent company is based in Germany.
Hunter said the company's lawyers were informed by Homeland Security investigators "that there wasn't an issue."
About 50 workers at Redco Foods in Little Falls have been on strike since Nov. 1 because they feel a new contract proposed by Redco won't be fair to newly hired workers.
Ray Scannell, director of research and education at the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, questioned if Homeland Security actually had ruled on the immigration issue.
"We have received no letter, and Local 50 has received no letter, as of right now saying that the investigation has been concluded," Scannell said.
Homeland Security officials could not be reached Monday, but have said that they will not discuss this type of investigation.
The union also has dropped several unfair labor practice charges it levied against the company, and another charge has been dismissed by the National Labor Relations Board.
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Predatory Lending: Wall Street Profited, Minority Families Paid the Price
The editorial page of the New York Times recently weighed in on an important but underappreciated aspect of the financial crisis: The systematic targeting of communities of color for risky and unfair loans. As the Times put it:
Pricing discrimination — illegally charging minority customers more for loans and other services than similarly qualified whites are charged — is a longstanding problem. It grew to outrageous proportions during the bubble years. Studies by consumer advocates found that large numbers of minority borrowers who were eligible for affordable, traditional loans were routinely steered toward ruinously priced subprime loans that they would never be able to repay.
Rampant lending discrimination during the housing bubble exposed black and Latino communities to the harshest consequences of the economic crisis. The link between race, subprime lending, and devastating rates of foreclosure has been crystal clear for some time. Researches at Princeton have found, for example, that "the greater the degree of Hispanic and especially black segregation a metropolitan area exhibits, the higher the number and rate of foreclosures it experiences." That same study found that these disparities are due in large part to the disproportionate chance that minority borrowers will receive subprime loans.
As a result, minority families have absorbed a crushing blow from the collapse of the housing market, and the larger economic crisis. According to the Pew Research Center, the median wealth of white households has grown to 20 times that of black households and 18 times that of Hispanic households. These inequalities, moreover, reinforce themselves over the course of generations.
As discussed in a very incisive two-part series that aired today and Thursday on National Public Radio, wealth gaps reproduce themselves as each generation enjoys advantages (or lack thereof) inherited from generation-to-generation. This means that the current racial wealth gaps beget future racial inequality. "Study after study," NPR reported, "shows that white families are more likely than blacks and Hispanics to enjoy certain economic advantages — even when their incomes are similar." The result is an uneven playing field and structural inequality. This is why discriminatory lending is so pernicious. Exposing minority communities to disproportionate rates of foreclosure means that the cornerstone of economic stability and growth for families and communities — home-ownership — simply evaporates.
For all these reasons, the Times is exactly right: Lenders who engaged in such practices should face vigorous enforcement of civil rights law.
But the predatory lenders were only part of the story. Wall Street banks that bundled those mortgages for investors deserve much of the blame. Their nearly insatiable appetite for subprime loans to package and sell on the securities market encouraged lenders to maximize volume at all costs — including by peddling loans with abusive terms and an elevated risk of ending in foreclosure. By signaling its willingness to buy up enormous quantities of subprime loans, Wall Street set the stage for an upsurge in discriminatory lending strategies. Conventional lenders had historically not set up shop in communities of color, so subprime specialists could flood those communities without competing with institutions offering standard loan products. Put simply, Wall Street created a system of incentives in which businesses built on discrimination could flourish.
There is a direct line connecting Wall Street to the discriminatory lenders who caused so much damage to communities of color. Many of the worst lenders folded when the housing bubble burst, but their enablers in the securities market mostly remain in business. The harm they caused will run deep and threatens to exacerbate existing racial disparities, damage that may play out over the course of generations. The response, therefore, must address all of the actors who contributed to discriminatory lending. Going forward, fair lending rules must ensure that Wall Street pays a price when it makes discrimination profitable.
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It is confusing to me why the ACLU would be giving this issue visibility. It's clearly important but it feels like a reach outside of the core business of defending the bill of rights.
- September 18, 2011
I think the ACLU's mission includes the protection of all parts of the constitution, including the XIVth Amendment, particularly since the effect of the practice is to deprive particular groups of full participation in American society.
- September 19, 2011
Nobody steered minorities to subprime
mortgages. The mortgages were designed to let minorities access to financial market.
The rate of such mortgages were higher
because the risk of lending to people without credit hystory was higher. The NY Times is totally wrong steering racial tension.
- October 1, 2011
No they're NOT wrong. I have a friend who works in High finance, who's worked on both Wall Street and at the World Trade Center, and he said that the "lending to people without credit history rationale is pure, unadulterated bullshit.
They never bothered to inform the buyers of any of it and charged higher rates with the end-goal of foreclosing and taking back the property to raise their own profits and people being put out on the street could be DAMNED as far as they cared. So shut it with the rationalizations of 'people had no credit history' because it's a no-fly zone with THIS economist.
Creditors don't approve loans in the thousands to 'people without credit history and even a person in his (or her) freshman year of Business Administration KNOWS that. End of story."
- January 15, 2014


text: New week, new chances, new everything? I know it's been rather quiet on the blog front, but fear not, a lot of work is going on behind te scenes. I feel that it's time for some changes around here, and thinking through new ideas is probably my favourite thing to do. One of these ideas included doing a shoot, and the picture above is one of the results. So stay tuned and do let me know if there are any topics you want to see on Dogs and Dresses more often. To be continued ;)


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NEW HAVEN — A 26-year old Waterbury man was charged Monday with sexually assaulting a woman at gunpoint he had just met through an online dating site.
Police said they received a report at 1:50 a.m. from a 22-year-old woman of a sexual assault at a multifamily home on Edgewood Avenue.
The woman told police that she had traveled there from Massachusetts to meet a man whom she had met through the Tagged dating app, and that as the man led her upstairs to his residence he pulled out a gun and sexually assaulted her in the stairwell.
Officers responding to the house said they saw Timothy Turner Jr., 26, of Waterbury, who matched the victim's description of her assailant, open a door on the third floor and close it when he spotted the police.
Police said Turner was then taken into custody. He was charged with first-degree sexual assault, first-degree unlawful restraint, first-degree threatening, first-degree reckless endangerment and second-degree breach of peace.
Police said Turner was visiting a relative who lives at the house.


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Continued fuel smuggling, tax system discourage investors—Total exec
By: Amy R. Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
7:53 pm | Sunday, July 31st, 2011
Continued fuel smuggling and the changing rules in the Philippine taxation system are increasing the uncertainty for international companies to invest in the Philippines, according to Total Philippines president Ernst Wanten. At the sidelines of a conference hosted by the Philippine Institute of Petroleum (PIP), Wanten noted that the huge challenges faced by investors in the oil industry remained the "same as they've always been" despite the government's goal of achieving a "level playing field." "We're on the same line with the government on the principle of [having a level playing field]. We can see that and we're happy with that. It's simply the capability of doing it, and the way they go about it [collecting
tax or customs duties], which is inadequate," Wanten explained.
On the issue of fuel smuggling, Wanten admitted that they have a "feeling that smuggling is increasing again." "We feel more pressure again from the same illegal players that's always been there. And everything's the same as before. There was a point, anyhow, after the new government came in last year, we felt there was a real reduction," Wanten said.
Wanten added that the PIP, of which Total is a member, has been pushing for measures to curb fuel smuggling. "We've even proposed how to tackle it. But it's more of putting it to work." As for the country's taxation system, Wanten noted that while the oil industry was in favor of properly taxing everybody, the government, however, was not going after the players who were not paying taxes.
"What we've seen in the drive of the new government to increase tax collection is that, to us, it just looks like they are looking at [going after] the normal, legal companies. There is a drive to collect more, but we think the way they're doing it is not good at all. They're still not tackling the ones who are not paying taxes," Wanten said. "The basic [objective] of the drive [to increase tax collection efficiency] is correct. But the way they do it is what we're not happy with. And it's a general consensus among [oil] industry players. It also increases the uncertainty for international companies to invest in the Philippines," Wanten added.
One of the uncertainties that might drive away investments was the Philippine taxation system whose rules, according to Wanten, were not clear and changed retroactively. And this setup, he said, was a unique thing in the world. "The rules are not applied in a consistent way and it just increases the uncertainty of doing business in this country. The ideas are right in the government, but at the moment [these are] not rolled out in the right way and it could have a reverse effect," Wanten warned.


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Here's how to make an invisibility cloak – Science – MSNBC.com
By Alan Boyle "Researchers say they are rapidly closing in on new types of materials that can throw a cloak of invisibility around objects, fulfilling a fantasy that is as old as ancient myths and as young as 'Star Trek' and the Harry Potter novels.
Unlike those tales of fictional invisibility, the real-life technologies usually have a catch. Nevertheless, limited forms of invisibility might be available to the military sooner than you think."
Interesting article. The ideas are basically to take the incoming EM radiation (light, radar, etc) on one side of a "cloak" and use conduits to bend them around the object you want to hide, then let them out on the far side. That way the viewer essentially sees through the hidden object. Right now, you can't be moving for it to work, and it is easier to see radar invisibility happening before visible light, but hey, that's now. What about in 75 years? I may have to rethink my next SF story…


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Do you want to make money in the stock market even if you don't own any shares? You can do it through short selling. The technique involves selling shares you don't own at a higher price and then buying them back at a lower price. The difference between the two prices is your profit. However, this involves risk as the short seller does not own the shares during trading and it is probable that he may default on settlement or delivery. To reduce the risk, SEBI launched the Securities Lending and Borrowing Scheme (SLBS) on the NSE in April 2008.
When a trader short sells shares he doesn't own, it's termed a naked short sale. SLBS allows the trader to borrow shares at the initiation of the short sale. This is called covered short selling and ensures that the trader fulfils his obligation by imposing adequate margins. Under the scheme, the lenders give their idle shares to short sellers for a period ranging from one month to a year, for a fee that is determined by demand and supply. This gives long-term investors an opportunity to earn additional income. SLBS is applicable in the cash market.
However, short-selling can also be done in the derivatives market. An investor can go short on a stock or market index by selling a futures contract or by buying a put option. Futures enable a trader to buy or sell a fixed quantity of stocks or index (defined in terms of market lots) within a specified period, while a put option grants its buyer a right to sell. So if XYZ stock is trading at Rs 100, the futures seller as well as the buyer of a 100 strike put option will gain if the price falls below Rs 100 on the date of settlement.
However, short selling via the derivatives market has some drawbacks compared with doing it through SLBS in the cash market. In the derivatives market, the futures and options (F&O) are traded in market lots, so one has to buy or sell the number of contracts specified in the rulebook. On the other hand, in SLBS, the market lot is one stock. So if a trader wants to sell ITC futures, he needs to trade in a market lot of 1,000 shares. This means a wrong judgment could magnify the losses for the trader. However, by using SLBS, he can choose to short sell only one stock. This safeguards him from the ill-effects of leverage.
Pros and Cons
SLBS helps in exploiting arbitrage opportunities between the cash and derivatives markets. When the futures are trading at a discount to the cash market, one can short sell the shares by borrowing them through SLBS while simultaneously buying the futures contract. Let's assume the stock of ABC is trading at Rs 200 in the cash market and at Rs 180 in the futures market. The market lot is 100 shares, while the market-determined cost of borrowing the shares through SLBS is Rs 5 per share. If we borrow shares in the cash market and sell them, and simultaneously buy the futures contract, it will entail a profit of Rs 2,000 [100 x (200-180)]. Even after paying Rs 500 as borrowing cost, we will generate Rs 1,500 as riskless profit.
Though SLBS seems beneficial, investors have ignored it and all efforts to garner their interest have failed. Between June 2009 and June 2010, there have only been 106 trades, amounting to a meagre Rs 6.42 lakh. The majority of the participants prefer the derivatives segment for short selling. According to experts, the reason for the lack of interest is the high cost associated with SLBS. According to Santanu Syam, Executive Director of Operations at Angel Broking: "A borrower needs to pay the full amount up front, besides additional margins. The sum of all margins works out to as high as 100 per cent or sometimes even more." Also, SLBS is applicable only to stocks that are traded in the F&O segment.
The system forces investors to shell out more than they need to pay in the derivatives segment. For example, if an investor wants to borrow 125 shares of Infosys at a price of Rs 2,600, it would involve a payment of Rs 3.25 lakh, plus the cost of borrowing. Also, margins such as cash margins are as high as 25 per cent of the lending price. So a short seller will need to pay Rs 4.06 lakh. In the derivatives segment, the investor will pay about 40 per cent margin (all inclusive).
Therefore, the same could be short sold with a margin of Rs 1.3 lakh. Short selling is beneficial when the markets are overvalued or when stocks are trading at unwarranted premiums over their fair values. Also, it enhances liquidity and provides stability to the stock markets. "To make the scheme more useful, the regulator should revise the margin requirement and introduce scrips other than those listed in the F&O segment," says Syam. Hopefully, the recent approval by SEBI to allow physical settlement in the derivatives segment will be the impetus that revives SLBS.
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Wow. Just when I had declared hockey dead, we see quite possibly the greatest Stanley Cup Finals game in years and years. I still highly doubt the Penguins can save us from a Detroit Cup, but if you watched the game, you saw a much better Sidney Crosby and Geno Malkin that might have you thinking they have figured something out…and the longer the series goes, the better they have become.
So your telling me there is a chance?
By the way, we would like to apologize to the buildings and vehicles of Detroit for the lack of fires last night. Sorry.
Penguins Stay Alive – Pitt Gazette …
This game was supposed to be nothing more than a 60-minute formality.
The Penguins had been penciled in as props, a 20-man ensemble charged with offering just enough resistance to keep TV viewers and the Joe Louis Arena crowd interested until Detroit earned the opportunity to parade the Stanley Cup around their home rink.
Did anyone expect genuine suspense? Yeah, right. About as much as a typical North Korean election.
These Penguins apparently didn't understand their season was destined to end last night.
And it didn't.
They earned one of the most dramatic victories in franchise history by defeating Detroit, 4-3, in triple-overtime of Game 5 to slice the Red Wings' lead in the Cup final to 3-2. Game 6 will be at 8:08 p.m. tomorrow at Mellon Arena.
"It's a huge game," winger Petr Sykora said. "We just wanted to get this one and go back to Pittsburgh."
Sykora scored the winner at 9:57 of the third overtime -- the fifth-longest game in Cup final history -- when he threw a shot past Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood from the right dot.
"I hated to see Petr Sykora get that puck," Detroit coach Mike Babcock said. "You just know it's going in."
The goal was Sykora's sixth of the playoffs, but his first on the road.
The power play that led to his goal was made possible when Detroit forward Jiri Hudler smacked Penguins defenseman Rob Scuderi in the face with his stick and received a double-minor.
"I was just praying for blood," Scuderi said.
Although Sykora ended the game, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is the primary reason the Penguins won it. On a night filled with heroic efforts by both teams -- like Ryan Malone who earlier took a puck in the face, throwing himself in front of a Detroit shot in the waning seconds of regulation -- his might have been the most spectacular.
He finished with 55 saves -- a number of them breathtaking -- and came through with one of the most clutch performances of his career in his most important game as a pro.
"He stole the show for us," Malone said.
The Penguins won despite losing defenseman Sergei Gonchar because of an unspecified injury he received late in the second period. Gonchar left the ice long before Max Talbot scored with 34.3 seconds left in regulation to put the game into overtime, although he was on the bench for the third overtime and assisted on Sykora's winner.
Talbot's goal was a season-saver for the Penguins and was the payoff for coach Michel Therrien's decision to use him as the extra skater in a late-game situation for the first time this season.
Ryan Malone takes a puck in the face
Detroit News …
Party postponed. Put the Stanley Cup back in the box, for now.
On an incredible night of emotional swings, when the game seemed won and lost and won again about a dozen times, the Red Wings lost in crushing fashion, in the third overtime. As the clock ticked toward 1 a.m., Penguins right wing Petr Sykora fired a shot past Chris Osgood to beat the Wings, 4-3, in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Monday.
All of sudden, the pressure grows. All of a sudden, the Wings' lead is only 3-2, with Game 6 Wednesday night in Pittsburgh.
The winning opportunity was set up when Wings right wing Jiri Hudler was called for a four-minute high-sticking, giving the Penguins the power play.
It was an unbelievable turnaround, after the Wings fired shot upon shot, after they carried a lead into the final minute of regulation, on the verge of celebration.
The Wings had their chances -- oh, my, did they have their chances. But Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury stole the game and killed the party, thwarting the Wings' furious flurries. The Wings outshot the Penguins by an astounding 58-32, but couldn't get the clincher.
How do the Wings shake this one off?
"We got no choice," Henrik Zetterberg said. "We're still confident. Game 6s have been very good for us. We just have to get fluids in, get our bodies ready and regroup."
Maybe the size of the moment hit the Red Wings flush in the face. Or maybe thoughts of parades and trophies danced too early in too many heads.
Or more likely, Fleury was just magnificent. The puck bounced crazily all night, off sticks, off crossbars, off skates. And yes, again and again, it hit Fleury, as the Joe Louis Arena crowd shrieked and gasped.
This was terrific drama, if you're into heart-stopping entertainment and ridiculous saves. The Wings overcame early nerves and a two-goal deficit with a furious rally and a relentless array of shots, but they couldn't get the winner, no matter how desperately they pressed.
Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk, Dan Cleary and others all had prime chances in overtime, and with every save, the exhausting tension mounted.
Another day, and more crazy stories out of Valley Ranch.
For instance, how about signing your soon to be 35 year old WR to a 4 year deal? …
According to multiple sources, the Cowboys and Owens on Monday agreed to a four-year deal worth $34 million, including $13 million guaranteed. An official announcement is expected today.
Owens, who turns 35 in December, was scheduled to receive a $3 million roster bonus today as part of the three-year, $25 million deal he received when he joined the Cowboys in 2006. Instead of making $7 million this season, Owens will earn roughly $13.7 million.
Owens' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, declined to comment.
The contract compares to the three-year, $27 million contract Randy Moss received from New England in March, although Owens is three years older than Moss.
In two seasons with the Cowboys, Owens has 166 catches for 2,535 yards and 28 touchdowns. He holds the team's single-season record with 15 touchdown receptions, set last year.
And of course, Pac Man is reinstated (sort of) …
Nearly 14 months after he was suspended by the NFL for repeated violations of the personal-conduct policy, cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones can return to the football field.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reinstated Mr. Jones on a limited basis Monday, allowing him to participate in the Cowboys' organized team activities, minicamp, training camp and preseason games. A final determination on a full reinstatement will be made by Sept. 1, six days before the season opener at Cleveland.
"This limited reinstatement is a step in the process," Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said in a team statement. "Adam is aware of the things that need to be done in order to take the next step."
Efforts to reach Pacman Jones and his agent, Manny Arora, were unsuccessful.
Mr. Jones was acquired April 27 in a trade with the Tennessee Titans. He will begin practicing with the Cowboys today as the team begins its third week of organized activities.
Mr. Jones – who had a meeting with Mr. Goodell two weeks ago in Atlanta – and the Cowboys were hoping for some sort of resolution so that the cornerback could work out with new teammates, study a new scheme with coaches and join the team's player-development program, which teaches life and financial-management skills. Former Cowboys player Calvin Hill is a consultant for the program.
According to the league, Mr. Goodell told Mr. Jones that "his continued participation in the NFL depends on demonstrating that he can conduct himself in a lawful and reliable manner. Jones will be expected to continue the personal conduct program established for him by the NFL and the Cowboys and to avoid further adverse involvement with law enforcement."
The Cowboys' decision to acquire Mr. Jones was met with concern because of his history – he has had 11 off-field incidents since being selected sixth in the 2005 draft by Tennessee – and the uncertainty of when, or whether, he would be reinstated.
Most recently, Mr. Jones paid a Las Vegas casino $20,000 after failing to repay three markers, or loans, he received in September. Felony theft and fraud charges had been threatened before he sent the payment.
Jerry Jones has taken risks on players before, with varying degrees of success.
One who worked out was wide receiver Terrell Owens, who agreed with the Cowboys on Monday to a new four-year deal worth $34 million, according to multiple sources. But the risk was less successful with defensive lineman Alonzo Spellman, who was battling a mental disorder. His skills had diminished when he joined the team in 1999.
Last year, the Cowboys signed Tank Johnson to a two-year contract while he was serving an eight-game suspension for violating the league's personal-conduct policy.
"The maturation process is slower for some," Mr. Johnson said last week. "But once you reach that point, it's kind of the point of no return. You don't digress. You keep going forward."
Mr. Jones, who signed a four-year, $13.3 million contract with the Cowboys that included no guaranteed money, has said he understands this is a final chance.
He recently moved to Dallas and has met most of his teammates, while becoming close with two former Cowboys, Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders. Mr. Jones took part in Jason Witten's charity bowling event last month and was part of a workout Mr. Sanders held at Southern Methodist University with several NFL and college players.
"I've been working with him daily, and he's my new fishing buddy," Mr. Sanders said. "He's thankful and eager to prove he's worthy of a second chance."
Rangers pitchers are not missing bats …
The Texas Rangers' lineup continues to score at a league-leading pace, and just about anyone who comes to the plate seems immune to recording an out.
Unfortunately, the same can be said about much of the pitching staff the past two days.
Rangers pitchers surrendered four home runs, 16 hits and nine walks as the Cleveland Indians opened a four-game series Monday with a 13-9 victory at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
Spoiled in the messy pitching performance were a grand slam by Marlon Byrd and a two-run shot by Josh Hamilton. The Rangers have scored 17 runs the past two games, but opponents have scored 26.
"You've got to pitch," manager Ron Washington said. "I've been saying that since Day One. Our offense is a pretty good offense, and they're going to score runs. But their runs are no good if we don't hold the other team down."
The Rangers have the highest ERA in the American League and have allowed the most runs, hits and walks. The numbers the past two games aren't pretty, either.
The 26 runs came on 27 hits with 15 walks and seven homers. Ten pitchers the past two days combined to throw 408 pitches, and only relievers Josh Rupe and C.J. Wilson didn't allow a run.
Cleveland saw 224 pitches Monday. The Indians entered the game with the worst batting average in the American League at .233, and only Kansas City had scored fewer times.
But Cleveland jumped on Doug Mathis, who was making his third career start and second against the Indians. He didn't make it out of the fourth inning.
Casey Blake victimized the right-hander for two two-run homers and a three-run double as the Indians jumped to an 8-3 lead.
"That's what happens when you fall behind," said Mathis, has a 9.00 ERA. "You fall behind big-league hitters and you get the ball up in the zone, it's easy to hit."
Hamilton hit his 16th of the season in the third, giving him homers in three consecutive games. He enters today as the leader in the three triple-crown categories.
The Rangers forged an 8-8 tie with a five-run fifth, four of which came on Byrd's fourth career grand slam and the fifth for the Rangers this season.
Cleveland, though, took the lead again in the seventh. Ben Francisco clubbed a two-out two-run homer in seventh on the first pitch from Joaquin Benoit, who had relieved Eddie Guardado (0-1).
Problems mounted for Benoit in the eighth. He surrendered another home run, this one to David Dellucci, and walked four of the next five hitters.
Josh Hamilton switches agents …right before his extension is done? Hmmm.
Josh Hamilton's negotiations for a long-term deal may be held up a little by his decision to switch agents during negotiations that appeared to be progressing. Hamilton, a born-again Christian after returning from bouts with his drug addiction, explained to friends that he wanted to be with a Christian stable, so he switched agents from Matt Sosnick to Michael Moye as he seemed to be closing in on a long contract.
Devin Harris speaks about Avery …
In Dallas, they're still debating the relative merits of Jason Kidd -- and by extension, the wisdom of the not-so-dearly departed Avery Johnson, who allegedly has a selective memory over his role in the execution of the deal that helped submerge the already-sinking Mavericks.
Devin Harris doesn't really know what to make of it.
But it is remarkable that the Nets point guard, whom the Mavs admittedly loved, tends to side with Johnson after knocking heads with the coach for much of their 3 1/2 years together.
"It's good to know," said Harris, referring to Johnson's claims of protesting the historic deal of Feb. 19. "But there's not a lot we can do about it now. We were close, and this is his way of showing his allegiance to me. I don't think he was a big contributor to the trade talk when it was going on. He was giving his output -- a little bit, here and there -- to show it wasn't something he would have liked to do, just something he was compelled to do."
In other words, Harris actually thinks owner Mark Cuban and GM Donnie Nelson pulled the trigger without Johnson's full support?
"Possibly. They are the owner and GM, he's just the coach," Harris said. "I mean, you don't know. Obviously I'm just throwing it out there. I wasn't in the war room or behind the scenes when the move was going on."
Johnson, who was fired immediately after the Mavs were pummeled in the first round against New Orleans, had also claimed that Harris was "like a son to me." Harris validated that assessment.
"It developed into that" kind of relationship, Harris said. "The first year or two was a little (contentious). We didn't always see eye-to-eye, he was a little harder on me than I think he should have been. This last year, we developed a relationship that way."
So how does a "dad" trade his "son"?
"It is a business," Harris said with a shrug.
Another Hamilton Story – this one from 2004 …
Are the Sharks close to dealing Patrick Marleau? …wow. I hope they do. Big Mistake, but it would likely be done to allow them to keep Brian Campbell.
An NHL source — not connected with either team — advises that the Sharks and Columbus are indeed close to a deal. San Jose would send Marleau and another player (unspecified) to the Blue Jackets for their first-round draft pick — 6th overall in the NHL entry draft later this month — and right wing Nikolai Zherdev.
Now, of course, it's hard to analyze the prospective exchange when you don't which one of Marleau's teammates would be accompanying him to the Ohio capital.
And I'm fully aware that 90 percent of the trade rumors out there never materialize. But this one might make sense if indeed Doug Wilson has decided he wants to start 2008-09 minus both his old coach and his old captain, and is willing to take a chance that Zherdev has overcome the bad rap that dogged him his first three season in the NHL.
First, Columbus could see Marleau as the skilled center who makes its big gun, Rick Nash, even more of a scoring threat. And in a deep draft year when the top 12 players are touted by some as ready to make the leap to the NHL, the Sharks would get their highest pick since 2003. As of now, San Jose doesn't have a pick until the 4th round.
As for Zherdev, a year ago he was in Coach Ken Hitchcock's doghouse and generally considered a selfish disappointment after being picked 4th overall in 2003, two spots ahead of Milan Michalek. But he seemed to get his act together most of last season, scoring 26 goals and a career-best 61 points –more than any player in a Sharks jersey other than Joe Thornton.
Still, Columbus simply may see that as improving his trade value.
On the financial side, Zherdev has one season left on his contract and will earn $3.25 million — less than half of the $6.3 million that Marleau will make each of the next two seasons under his new deal. That would certainly end any discussion of whether there's enough money around to make a competitive offer to re-sign Brian Campbell.
Anyway, enough speculation for now. We'll all know by July 1 whether Marleau is back for another go-round as that's when his no-trade clause kicks in.
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At NYFW everything centers around the models walking on the runway, but oddly, that's the most boring part of the event. The designer is showing a collection that is based around one thematic look and once you've seen the first 10 looks, you pretty much get the idea. There's a much more diverse display of fashion outside the tents. There's a silent but colorful fight for attention out there. Its common to see one attendee being photographed by a dozen photographers. But photographing those moments doesn't really appeal to me. Backstage is another place where you'll find endless photographs waiting to be created. It's crowded and hectic and if I get an opportunity to make photographs there, I jump at it every time.
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David T. Felson, MD, MPH; Jennifer J. Anderson, PhD; Allan Naimark, MD; Alexander M. Walker, MD, DrPH; Robert F. Meenan, MD, MPH
Study Objective: To determine whether obesity preceded knee osteoarthritis and was thus a possible cause.
Design: Cohort study with weight and other important variables measured in 1948 to 1951 (mean age of subjects, 37 years) and knee arthritis evaluated in 1983 to 1985 (mean age of subjects, 73 years).
Setting: Population-based participants; a subset (n = 1420) of the Framingham Heart Study cohort.
Methods: For those subjects in the Framingham Study having knee radiographs taken as part of the 18th biennial examination (1983 to 1985), we examined Metropolitan Relative Weight, a measure of weight adjusted for height at the onset of the study (1948 to 1951). Relative risks were computed as the cumulative incidence rate of radiographic knee osteoarthritis in the heaviest weight groups at examination 1 divided by the cumulative rate in the lightest 60% weight groups at examination 1. Relative risks were adjusted for age, physical activity level, and uric acid level.
Results: In 1983 to 1985, 468 subjects (33%) had radiographic knee osteoarthritis. For men, the risk of knee osteoarthritis was increased in those in the heaviest quintile of weight at examination 1 compared with those in the lightest three quintiles (age-adjusted relative risk, 1.51; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.14 to 1.98); risk was not increased for those in the second heaviest quintile (relative risk, 1.0). The association between weight and knee osteoarthritis was stronger in women than in men; for women in the most overweight quintile at examination 1, relative risk was 2.07 (95% CI, 1.67 to 2.55), and for those in the second heaviest group, relative risk was 1.44 (95% CI, 1.11 to 1.86). This link between obesity and subsequent osteoarthritis persisted after controlling for serum uric acid level and physical activity level, and was strongest for persons with severest radiographic disease. Obesity at examination 1 was associated with the risk of developing both symptomatic and asymptomatic osteoarthritis.
Conclusions: These results and other corroborative cross-sectional data show that obesity or as yet unknown factors associated with obesity cause knee osteoarthritis.
Felson DT, Anderson JJ, Naimark A, et al. Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis: The Framingham Study. Ann Intern Med. 1988;109:18–24. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-109-1-18
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Impressive DXD downloads
PAP posted a topic in Music Downloads & StreamingI must say I find this download very impressive. This really sounds as if being there. The label has a very good track record. Their previous releases has all been 96 pcm, and very very good indeed but this DXD takes it all up a notch. If this is exemplary for DXD recordings then that is what I will be searching for. DXD recommendations please! Sound Liaison; Carmen Gomes sings the Blues.
Are there any music recordings exceeding 75 db SNR?
esldude posted a topic in General ForumCan you point to any music recordings with more than 75 db SNR? Excepting purely electronic recordings are there any with this much or more signal to noise?
Well, the noise floor of 16-bit is -96dB (putting aside that -120dB is achievable in practice with the use of noise-shaping dither). If -96dB were 20% above the noise floor of most equipment, then most equipment would have a noise floor of -115 to -120dB (the former being 96 x 1.2 and the latter being 96 divided by 0.8). Based on measurements of a lot of equipment at sites like audioscience review, very few DACs and virtually no amplifiers are capable of -115dB and pretty much none are capable of -120. And the vast majority of amps fall short of even -96dB, while for DACs -96dB is middle of the pack.
I very much love the Vivaldi interpretation of Dixit Dominus by Negri in the (originally?) Philips recording "Sacred Choral Music Vol. 5: Dixit Dominus RV595, Sacrum RV 586, In exitu Israel RV 604, Introduzione al Dixit RV 635" CD released in 1990. I am really crazy about it. Its like a 300 years old, early fusion of John Coltrane and The Doors ;-). But the sound quality is just awful, spoiling the joy of listening to a loud replay. Any idea which forum I could use to gather some music lovers to join me and approach Philips for a remastering...? Money does not matter... (stupid to say this, but I would be willing to spend more than for another silly 10-20 CDs). Sounds crazy, might be rediculous, but never give up... Any co-maniacs? Any ideas? Thanks guys!
Greetings Folks, For some reason, playing back my ripped SACD's with Aurdirvana coupled to my Devialet leveraging a Weiss INT 202 is causing seriously bizarre play back. Track's volume is variable within a song, fluctuating up and down at any moment. Sounds awfully psychedelic in a not pleasing way! Anyone know what the cause could be? i believe my settings are all good. When i rip the SACD's to PCM with Audiogate, it's no problem. Blech. Help!??
It's The Mastering That Matters!
The_K-Man posted a topic in Music Downloads & StreamingNot the format. Discuss - with these websites in mind: http://no-more-loudness-war.blogspot.com/2014/10/welcome-to-safe-haven-to-discuss-issues.html https://www.audiostream.com/content/high-resolution-downloads-nevermind and https://www.facebook.com/2016SaveOurMusicNoRemasters/
I am building the ideal free music playback software!
skerry2006aj posted a topic in SoftwareHello! My name is Dobrescu Gheorghe, i am an independent researcher, student, working at my PhD in waves and math, and i am creating the ideal free music playback software. IT features algorithms created me, one for high resolution resampling, which is able to predict new samples exactly in their natural position. And a second algorithm that can re-create transients, by using a very complicated algorithm, which studies more than a dozen samples, and is able to determine what the musical note was, and how it's transient should look like. I am creating it's user interface to be as elegant as possibl. I am building the ideal music playback software, elegant user interface. High resolution resampling. I invite you to my blog to discuss it. I also accept requests for different features, and want to hear what users want to have from other softwares. Thanks a lot, and if you are interested, please support me, as i am having a hard time creating the software, because of not owning a very powerfull computer.
Recording streaming audio from Youtube, Spotify, etc....
Rialta posted a topic in General ForumWhenever I record audio from Youtube or Spotify, The recording normally sounds thin and without body. I look at the frequency spectrum in Har-Bal, and there is a pronounced dip in the frequency at around 460hz and nearby frequencies. I record using Audacity at 24/176.4, I have not tried to record at 16/44.1 yet, but I don't think it would make any difference, it happens no matter what website I go to. I have used Sound Forge as well, the same dip. Of course, I can correct for that dip in Har-Bal, but I am not going to know what the original frequency spectrum is, so I have to do the best I can. I normally download classical or jazz music either at DSD or high-res PCM on Youtube. The songs themselves sound fantastic when I finish recording, very little noise, but again, they sound relatively hollow and thin. Do other people experience the same thing? Is there any way to correct for that, stop it from happening? Maybe it is the built-in sound card?! Thanks to all, I am new to downloading from websites, but not to being an audiophile.
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PAP posted a topic in Music Downloads & StreamingDSD Native 10% off on all downloads https://www.nativedsd.com Hd tracks 15% off on one download http://www.hdtracks.com/ Sound Liaison 50% off on 6 downloads https://www.soundliaison.com/
TIDAL Download Store
bkinbk posted a topic in Music Downloads & StreamingJust got this email Why not? If they have the files, might as well appeal to as broad a market as possible. I still like to download my favorite albums. If HDTracks or PONO doesn't have something in hi res, i'd consider going to TIDAL for CD quality downloads.
Are we just kidding ourselves?
Jason Breckling posted a topic in General ForumI want to believe in high res audio as much as anyone. I want to believe I haven't wasted a fair bit of money at HD Tracks and Linn Records. I believe I've even heard the difference, through a carefully constructed A/B test, between 44.1k/16bit and 96k/24bit files. In the end though, there are a lot of questions I just can't reconcile. First, there is the fact that a great many people don't have amplifiers, preamplifiers, or speakers that will reproduce a signal beyond 20k. There has been some interesting and thoughtful discussion on this point, so maybe this isn't an issue. I'll let that one go for the moment. Then there's the bit depth. I'm finding it interesting that the s/n ratio on most really good amplifiers is in the 94 - 106db range, which is no where near the 144db required to take full advantage of the s/n of a 24 bit recording. Do amplifiers even exist that have a noise floor that low? If the weakest component in the chain is still too noisy to hear the advantages of the file format, does it make a difference? This is of course setting aside the fact that the best microphones in the world (AKG C12, Telefunken 251, Neumann U47, etc...) are limited to 20k on the high end and have s/n ratios in the 70's (db). Then there is the rest of the signal path (mic preamp, eq, compressor, console, etc...). If any one of these is not up to the capability of the file format, doesn't the idea of calling the end product "high res" fail"? I know there are people who believe that high res is snake oil and that anyone who believes they hear a difference, is fooling themselves. I'd like to hear from the other side though. How given all of these facts, is it still possible for high res audio to provide any benefit at all? To be clear, I am not questioning the value of the format, so much as I'm wondering if the equipment isn't keeping us from ever being able to hear it.


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It has begun!
With a poke through the cardboard and a twist of the cap, we're off! The first tea we pulled out is the Organic Buttered Rum. The two main ingredients are coconut and vanilla and from the first whiff, we were drunk. Well, Stacey said she smelled "alcohol" but I think she was just excited.
Tea: DAVIDsTEA Organic Buttered Rum
Ingredients: Black tea, coconut flakes, vanilla beans, cornflower petals. Organic and natural flavouring.
DAVIDsTEA's Description: Hot buttered rum is so delicious we want it all day long. Unfortunately, most employers frown on workplace drunkenness, so we came up with this rich and creamy alternative. Toasted coconut and vanilla beans mingle with black tea in a caramelized caress of flavours. Decadent hot or iced, it also blends perfectly with dark rum, brown sugar and a dash of milk – so go ahead and indulge your inner pirate, off the clock.
Since this is a black tea, we used 1.5 tsp of the loose leaf per cup of water (98°C) and left our cups sit for 5 minutes before taking out our infusers. After steeping time was up, our teas were a rich brown and smelled delicious.
Stacey: It tastes better with little sips… The taste comes out more that way… Mmm, yes, that was nice.
Brooke: But in a good way.
We were feeling the thick and buttery part but couldn't quite get the coconut/rum sense so we re-steeped our cups for about two more minutes. We both agreed that it seemed a little weak and wanted the full effect.
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Brooke: Do you feel like a pirate, Stace?
Stacey: Pfft. *pause*. Yeah. Wait.. yeah. Okay. I do.
So, there you have it. A tea for those with a sweet tooth that like to go "Arrr".
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Area residents needing a fresh veggie fix can welcome back the Buckwalter Place Traditional Farmers Market,on Tuesday.
Hours are 3-6 p.m. every Tuesday through October.
Market manager Larry Hughes, a Hampton Hall resident, said the farmers will set up in a different part of the Buckwalter Place development, which is at the northwest corner of Buckwalter and Bluffton parkways, than for the market's first year in 2010.
"With construction starting soon on the Family Entertainment Center, we lost our field from last year. We've got a new place just off the boulevard roundabout and in the field opposite the CareCore National headquarters buildings," he said.
Hughes said to "just follow the market signs and look for the tents and activity," adding there will be plenty of parking.
The market is operated in partnership with the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service. It is in a six-market circuit in Beaufort County running five days a week.
"We will continue with our format of a traditional farmer's market featuring locally grown produce," said Hughes, a regional and state extension advisory board member. "This gives our farmers and their clientele the best chance to interact."
York Glover, extension agent from the Beaufort regional office, said "early in the growing season the Buckwalter market will probably start with a half-dozen farmers and could grow to as many as 10 or more as crops develop." He said the Buckwalter market is a "complement to the Thursday Old Town market" and intended to serve residents in the new part of town, as well as Sun City and the Okatie area.
Follow the market on its Facebook page.