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I want shutzhund people help me analyze this pup scenario.
Today, I took my 8 1/2 months to pet smart to get a tag. I thought it would be good to take her to different place. I did some obedient commands like sitz, platz, fuss. It's Saturday. So, there was adoption. So, I walked my pup around. She was friendly to everyone and cats and dogs, but there was one pitbull pup in the crate. My pup approach the pitbull slowly with wiggling tail, all of sudden the pitbull pup started barking at my pup. And my pup was scared that she tried to run away. I pulled the leash and padded her like it's okay to be scared.
My concern is that Is it a sign or anything that I should worry about going into shutzhund sport?
I socialized her with other pups and people in puppy class early at 2 months and kinda stopped at month fourth because the helper at the club told me not to do that. He wants a pup to focus on me and only want to play with me not other dogs,but she is friendly with everyone who approaches her.
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Worry about what? What it means or what it might effect in IPO?
Worry that she's a sissy hahaha.
Only teasing
not a schutzhund person, but wanted to say, patting her during a scenerio like that can be "reinforcing", I would have just walked away making no big deal out of it.
Second, it's very understandable a dog in a crate is going to react like that, I would never let my dog go up to another dogs crate and investigate/sniff it..Asking for a reaction which you got..
If you're interested in SchH, you should still give it a try! My dog would have reacted like this too honestly, and we are giving it a try because it sounds fun. I don't think this scenario is very telling, but even if he doesn't end up liking the bite work much, there's still OB and tracking. Training can help boost a dogs confidence, so you might be surprised about what your dog can do.
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Did your dog re-engage? Did she try to come back to the crate? If she was totally put off by it, its not a good thing, but its not a horrible thing. You have an 8 month old, that pup was probably 8 weeks old...most older dogs do not react that way towards puppies.
I would also never approach a dog that's in a crate. The dog is restrained, it has no where to run, and so it will only have a fear based, aggressive reaction. More confident dogs/pups wouldn't react in that way, but you will see that most dogs do react that way when they're in a crate and a strange dog walks towards them.
She turned back and looked again but I just walked to the tag machine and didn't go back there. While I was engraving a tag, that pitbull pup walked out and they saw each other again. My pup was in platz position behind me and my feet stepped on the leash. The pitbull lunged toward my pup but his owner pulled him away while my pup still in the platz position and keep looking at that pup.
Well thank you guys for answering.
Seem like this was not a big deal.
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Geez, methinks you have a little bit unreasonable expectations. :) Eight months is still a baby, pretty normal reaction I think.
Also I would be happy that she has enough sense to stay away from another dog that is looking for a rumble. My five year old defers and submits to my older dog, who tends to be a bully - doesn't affect his confidence in training in any way - he is just being smart at home and respects the other dog's senior status.
I'm not in a spot where I can watch the video, but based on the text in that Clothier article I'd have to question the connection. Rats don't have the complex social interaction. Plus, that was food motivated, not contact motivation. If we totally ignored but stuffed a treat into our dogs mouths every time they exhibited fear of a stimulus or object maybe there would be a closer connection to the rat study.
I'm not necessarily disagreeing since I haven't seen the video in the link. I just think from a scientific perspective rats getting food without human interaction is in no way comparable to a dog getting a pat after exhibiting a fear response.
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It's widely believed that Browns coach Romeo Crennel is in serious danger of being fired after the season, and that G.M. Phil Savage will survive.
But local reaction to Savage's not-so-nice e-mail to a reader could potentially bring him down.
Per Daulerio of Deadspin, Savage got a nasty message from a Browns fan understandably distressed by the team's performance this season.
Savage's response? "Go root for Buffalo-f#@* you-."
First of all, it ain't real bright to make the e-mail address of an NFL General Manager available publicly. Second, it's downright Donovan-style stoopid for said G.M. to take the bait when flamed by a fan.
The real question is whether this thing grows legs, and whether any folks in the organization who don't like Savage try to seize upon the incident in support of an argument to cut him loose.
In the end, the worst decision of the Savage era might have nothing to do with draft picks or free agents.
It's widely believed that Browns coach Romeo Crennel is in serious danger of being fired after the season, and that G.M. Phil Savage will survive.
CleveJimbo says: Nov 19, 2008 10:01 PM
I gotta call BS on this one. Emails are so easily faked…there's no way a GM replys to a fan with a straight up Eff You. At least if he wants to keep his job.
alewatcher says: Nov 19, 2008 10:03 PM
The email was probably from Romeo.
savocabol1 says: Nov 19, 2008 10:05 PM
Deadspin Florio? You might as well go to a high school newspaper and find more reliable sources. Obviously this is a ploy by a Browns fan to try to get Savage fired. ANYONE can change whats written in an email.
fuzzy dunlop says: Nov 19, 2008 10:08 PM
Why do you keep shoving this Donovan story down our throats?
rmizzzac says: Nov 19, 2008 10:08 PM
When I saw the headline I had planned to leave a snarky remark about how this article isnt about Mcnabb. Then I read it. Get a life Florio. And Donovon called…..he wants his balls back. Said something about you being all over them.
rolltide says: Nov 19, 2008 10:09 PM
My favorite part of this story was the use of McNabb as a baseline for stupidity.
Rob Noxious says: Nov 19, 2008 10:09 PM
Is this actual news, or a joke?
Favre2012 says: Nov 19, 2008 10:16 PM
No, the worst decision of the Savage era DEFINITELY is the drafting and coddling of The Soldier, Kellen Winslow the Lesser.
titans_fan says: Nov 19, 2008 10:19 PM
I bet a "someone else sent that email, not me" explanation makes it out in the next day or so. Someone, likely an assistant, will be made a scapegoat and everyone will be expected to move on (or move out).
myopinionisrighterthanyours says: Nov 19, 2008 10:24 PM
Hmmm, maybe Winslow was being treated like a piece of meat after all (double entandre intended).
misterj says: Nov 19, 2008 10:30 PM
are you sure that wasn't Jon Gruden's email instead?
Ze says: Nov 19, 2008 10:31 PM
"No, the worst decision of the Savage era DEFINITELY is the drafting and coddling of The Soldier, Kellen Winslow the Lesser."
Butch Davis drafting Winslow –> You = MORAN
Real Football Fan says: Nov 19, 2008 10:58 PM
I love this guy, lol.
brian_21 says: Nov 19, 2008 10:58 PM
Florio I'm pretty sure we've sent each other emails like that.
nasaelvis56 says: Nov 19, 2008 11:22 PM
Have you been drinking tonight, Florio? There is no way Savage would send an email like that. A guy like that knows how to cover his ass!
You better go stick to swinging at the McNabb off-speed stuff, because you missed badly on the heater.
kevlar says: Nov 19, 2008 11:36 PM
It's not spelled m-o-r-a-n, moron!
SBS0311 says: Nov 19, 2008 11:38 PM
Browns fans should look at their drafts from their re-entry until 2004 and then their drafts from 2005 until 2008.
Tim Couch, Courtney Brown, Gerard Warren, William Green, Andre Davis, Kevin Johnson, Rahim Abdullah, Dennis Northcutt, Travis Prentice, Quincy Morgan and James Jackson were all players taken in the top 65 picks and included a quartet of first round busts and a bunch of second round and early third round abominations.
Savage has brought in the QB of the future, one of the best LTs in football, a great WR (it's just a mess of a year, don't forget 2007 so fast, he'll work on the drops), a playmaking safety in Pool, good young CB in Wright, a guy who could be the RB when Lewis leaves in Harrison, along w/other good and useful draft picks like D'Qwell Jackson, Kamerion Wimbley, and an undrafted rookie FA like Cribbs.
Not to mention that he hasn't exactly done badly in the trade/FA front. He's used the FA market to build a pretty good o-line. Stallworth was admittedly a miscalculation, but Rogers has played well. The Corey Williams thing hasn't worked out but people were loving the move when he did it.
I hope the Browns fire Savage and the fans get the garbage they got from Policy and D. Clark from another know-nothing front office.
Taco Bill says: Nov 19, 2008 11:44 PM
"Testy" …..Email Must have been from Winslow
deymond says: Nov 19, 2008 11:48 PM
This has to be the least credible item Florio has posted since yesterday.
Flint521466 says: Nov 20, 2008 12:08 AM
Moron is spelled M-O-R-O-N. You Moron;-)
fmfnavydoc says: Nov 20, 2008 12:13 AM
Phil – please report to personnel to pick up your final check and your PINK SLIP!
navspex says: Nov 20, 2008 12:36 AM
I generally really enjoy PFT. But I cannot believe you are pushing this one, Florio. What is the name of the email recipient, Joe Plumber? Does he live next to Bill Cowher's new place in Strongsville, Ohio? Are his balls dragging on the ground? This is an example of why journalists have a hard-on for bloggers. Did Savage dis you somewhere along the line?
And Ze, it's spelled moron! See Websters:
Pronunciation [mawr-on, mohr-]–noun
1. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment.
2. Psychology. a person of borderline intelligence in a former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50 to 69.
This "story" is moronic.
Tom Wallet says: Nov 20, 2008 1:07 AM
Erin Moran?
Phil Savage did not write that. Phil Savage does NOT check that email address. They have an intern to do that. Mevins told me so I know it's true.
Bob S. says: Nov 20, 2008 1:27 AM
the gm and the coach who clearly saw anderson choke last year vs. cinci and had the chance to trade him for real value, but in their minds anderson was better than quinn – there is no doubt neither of the crennel and savage have a clue – both should be fired the day after the browns season ends.
BarkingTuna says: Nov 20, 2008 1:42 AM
"I gotta call BS on this one. Emails are so easily faked…there's no way a GM replys to a fan with a straight up Eff You. At least if he wants to keep his job. "
Spoken like somebody who doesn't live in the area nor follow this team. Based on what Savage has displayed in the area of public relations, those of us who hear his weekly radio appearances, read his comments in the paper, and hear/see what passes for a press conference every few months shouldn't be the least bit surprised. Savage would make a great VP of personnel or head of a scouting dept, but he lacks the leadership qualities, business sense, and PR skills to be a GM. He hasn't developed the skills necessary to be successful in his time here and is still clearly in over his head. Just look at how he handled the K2 situation just a couple weeks ago for a prime example of how he "manages" problems… I don't know that this email deal is true, but I'm certainly not surprised if it is, it's pretty much in character for him…
brian_21 says: Nov 20, 2008 1:44 AM
Mike D says: Nov 20, 2008 7:48 AM
Im surprised Savage didnt wish a staph infection on the guy….
The_Stig says: Nov 20, 2008 7:53 AM
Ummmm idiots, it's called a RUMOR MILL for a reason. Now please go sterilize yourselves; you're diluting the gene pool.
/actually like Jello & nekkid wimmins in my gene pool
enigk says: Nov 20, 2008 9:20 AM
To all you folks pointing out the misspelling of 'moron', please do a google search for 'moran' and enjoy the first picture…and the second picture, while unrelated, is pretty nice too.
ABROWNSFAN says: Nov 20, 2008 9:22 AM
I don't care what anyone says…the Browns are much better now after Phil arrived. He's helped build the roster and we now have depth for the first time. We just need a coach that can teach and motivate.
TheDPR says: Nov 20, 2008 9:22 AM
I don't know about the email…it's probably fake. That said, Savage is a tool and needs to be fired. In the NFL, when you suck at your job, you deserve firing. If you suck at your job and don't get fired, then your team owner sucks, too.
Ze says: Nov 20, 2008 9:38 AM
tis a joke my darlings
NoWearMan says: Nov 20, 2008 10:26 AM
This is complete bullshit. I am surprised florio even ran with it.
Mike, as an ardent supporter, i am disappionted.
ernielogo says: Nov 20, 2008 9:18 PM
Hey Florio,
Seeing how you publish a link that shows Phil Savage's email address, why not provide the email address of "Brett"? I know a few people who would like that info.


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This book sets up important relationships and establishes character traits that will be important later in the series.
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This is the first in a series. We were looking for a new series for my daughter. I appreciated most of the reviews are from kids so we ordered it. She loved it. Cant stop listening to it. We looked at the second in the series but she also looked at the book. It has drawings, maps etc so she is requesting to read that one. However I am sure she will want the audio also since she loves listening to books. When a book is on she sits on the floor and constructs legos. The tv is off and so is she. Quiet time of brain engagement. This is a wonderful story with adventure and magical lands.
He is a wonderful narrator and brings the characters to life. I have heard him in other books and he is a selling point for the audio.
Its a good start to a new fun series.
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This was the first audiobook I listened to, so I didn't have a baseline. But I have since listened to Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delany. Artemis Fowl is entertaining, but in my opinion, it seems to be a little unbelievable. I know this is fiction, but as a 12 year old, he has a masterful sense of strategy and foresight that no 12 year old would ever have. Not even a boy genius.
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In my experience, almost all semi-auto jams and misfeeds are user-technique related.
Nevertheless, I suggest that your new Kel-Tec will benefit from a chamber-and-feed-ramp polish job.
Semi-Auto Jamming / Limpwristing Kel-Tec PF-9 - YouTube
Above is a pretty good video
I'm taking a shot in the dark by purchasing a Keltec as I always believed them to be un-reliable, the above video however asserts to some degree that many of them are user related errors.
We will see, Im just justifying my purchase at this point. When I take it out, with a firm grip I am hoping all goes well. My gun is already on its way (Cherakote i think its called aka Tan on Tan)
In my experience, almost all semi-auto jams and misfeeds are user-technique related.
Nevertheless, I suggest that your new Kel-Tec will benefit from a chamber-and-feed-ramp polish job.
Its true Steve, look at this idiot:
Ke-Tec PF9 FTE Failure to Extract Jam - YouTube
And he wonders why it jammed???
Theres countless videos like this, another one (couldn't refind it on youtube) has a guy do this exact grip on the gun but right before says "Drrr Im not limp wristing see?" even though he is clearly limp wristing.
I am not an expert by any means just opinionated. In my opinion the money spent on a KT should be the down payment on a better gun.
Good luck, I will not buy any gun made in Florida.
Steves advise, as usual, is excellent. I got a kel tec in .32 as part of trade and rather than sell it I decided to see if it was any good. I was found that is was a decent, reliable(as any other very small auto loader I have had), and reasonably accurate for as SD pistol. Their big problem (my opinion here) is that they are a carry a lot shoot a little pistol not made to run thousands of rounds through. Shoot it enough to be able to use it for CCW but not much more. I have since added the P-11 in 9m/m as a higher capacity pocket gun to my CCW list.
Just got my Kel-Tec from the shop, first impressions of the gun are "HOLY CRAP look how small this thing is???"
I had held one way back but the youtube vids make the gun look much bigger then it is. Man this thing is going to be concealable!!! Can't wait to put rounds through it. Sadly wont be able to until finals weeks is over.
But something I would ask on this is, is it the actual frame (metal interior on this gun) that is cracking? Or the grip (the plastic handle, forearm (?) and trigger guard part which holds the frame. The P-11s are different from most other polymer handguns in this difference.
As I understand it, it's the exterior plastic that cracks.
Remember: I have no personal experience with this.
Yes Steve, i know you are just passing on the info. Thank you.
My concern was more about if the warranted part would be the numbered frame(ugh) or the grip. Sounds like thw grip.
Either way, i am still good to go with mine!
While there are more expensive single stack 9mm guns available today, in the 2 years I've had my PF9 it has been 100% and I would not hesitate to buy another KelTec product if I wanted one. However, because they are so small and light weight, they must be held more firmly than a larger heavier pistol. Your hands and arms are going to feel more of the power of the cartridge transferred into them than is normally absorbed by a heavier gun. Don't be afraid to do a little polishing, tweaking and smoothing here and there also that many of the more expensive firearms do not need. You usually get what you pay for.
the videos of other people shooting theirs, I don't know
My point with the videos is to illustrate that many folks are limp wristing their pistols and then they jam and they go "OH KEL TEC SUCKS"
Also these same people buy cheap steel ammo and wonder why the gun jams as well
I heard a guy who bought a kel tec say
"You usually get what you pay for, but with Kel-tec, sometimes you get more"
If my Pf-9 works well I will def be considering a P3at or a P32 -- $250 for a functional fire arm -> ridiculous
I still maintain and recommend that most people if they are only going to buy one firearm or their first firearm to go with something like a glock, ruger, or a springfield etc etc
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Running After Breast Implants?
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Will Inman: Last season was a ride. I had a great first half, getting moved up with Milwaukee, got shook up a few times – pretty bad – and then I started figuring some things out and getting comfortable, getting three good starts in a row at Double-A. Then the trade comes and flying out...
I am not trying to make excuses – it was a lot of traveling, a lot of worrying, a lot of stuff going on in my head. Why were you traded? Why are you moving? Didn't see it coming. What do they expect? What are they thinking?
It is like going to high school all over again every time you go to a new team. Even though I knew the guys in Milwaukee in Huntsville, you want to impress. You want to be that guy again. It is like going to school again for the first time. A lot of that can shake you up.
Then towards the end of the year, with all of that going on, the workouts got weird because I couldn't work out like I wanted to after I got sick in the middle of the year with mono, I got shook up a little bit. I just had a lot of stuff going on.
I am really happy with the way I handled it. I pitched a full season, stayed healthy. As far as the year went, I started getting tired at the end and then a lot of confidence issues that came around. I am working that out this year.
What did a full Spring Training mean for you?
Will Inman: It meant a lot. You get to meet everybody. A lot of great guys – lights out. As far as a group of guys – it is so laid back, everyone is confrontable. Really nice guys. I think it is priceless. You learn about people. You learn what they expect from you, and it meant a whole lot.
Does it also affect your confidence just being around everyone?
Will Inman: Oh yea. The biggest thing with that – when you go from team to team with pitching coaches. Our pitching coach can't really coach you if he has never seen you at all. Now, I think they have a full grasp of what I need. They have seen me pitching fully healthy, fully strong, when I throw lights out pitches, when I throw good pens. They see what I am doing so when I go off and I am up or down or my curveball isn't going through – they know the adjustments and they know how to verbally say it to me so I will understand it.
With the relationships – it is all about building them and knowing what it takes to make it click for him.
Last year you had Glenn Abbott and when I spoke with him after the year he noted that something wasn't right but he wasn't quite sure what it was.
Will Inman: Exactly. There was just a lot of stuff going on last year. People who followed it – my last five outings I would give up three in the first inning and then not give up any more and punch out 10. I could give up back-to-back-to-back-to-back hits and then strike out the side. It was a lot of feeing going on and a lot of stuff going on in my head.
Abby tried so hard. We talked so much, but it was tough for him. It was tough for him when he never saw me pitch when I was really lights out and full of confidence. It was tough for him to know what related well to get me going. I think relationships – and I talked to him in spring and told him how I felt – just builds up. It meant a whole lot to go to Spring Training.
You have a none-traditional delivery. Some would go so far as to say it was violent. Someone sees that the first time and says it is all wrong.
Will Inman: I do have a mix up on my delivery, yes. Some would call it violent.
It is weird. Guys will watch me throw – I wouldn't say it was violent. It is a little unorthodox with the arm throwing everywhere. I picked it up along the way and got some deception out of my windup. It gets things going.
I don't really throw 95. When I am throwing 88-90, I have to get something to sneak it by there. I feel that as far as strikeout numbers – that is a huge part of me, being deceptive, because, obviously, I don't throw 98. I don't have anything lights out. I try to locate with everything I have and be a little deceptive.
What were you thinking last year when the ball is coming in at 83-85 and you are thinking, 'I know I have more than that'?
Will Inman: Tired, mixed up, didn't know what was going on.
Saying that – how did the off-season change for you knowing you have another full year ahead?
Will Inman: Last year was my second full season. I don't think the off-season has as much to do with it as your habits during the season. I think eating a little healthier, getting a lot more sleep than you ever thought you needed. Sometimes you think you can run on six or seven hours of sleep when, you know what, 10 or 12, if you can sneak it in there, isn't bad. Sneak that nap in and sneak going to sleep at 9 o'clock on the day off instead of 11 can help you through some stuff.
Mentally is the biggest thing. Mentally at 20. I am not trying to sound like an old salty vet, but last year taught me a lot about the mental stuff. You get beat up a little bit and you have to go out there again.
We talk about the miles per hour on the fastball, and I think it was almost a confidence thing mentally of trying to place it, trying to be way too fine, instead of throwing to the mitt, giving it all you got. I am not a max-effort but am a pretty strong effort guy on the mound and when I try and place the ball that drastically throws my miles per hour off, drastically throws my deception off, and mixes it up too much.
Mentally, it is all about confidence out there. You have to know you are better than anyone else in the place.
What makes for a successful season for Will Inman in 2008?
Will Inman: I feel like anybody, when they start in Double-A or above, a successful season is when you get to the big leagues and helping your team out in the big leagues. I don't see how anybody could say a successful year is staying in the league the whole year – even if you have a lights out year. I think a successful season is making the team that puts you in the big leagues – your mentality, your composure, making them say, 'He is ready. We have to get him out of there.' That is a successful season.
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On Jitter, the S/PDIF Standard, and Audio DACs.
Norman Tracy
The following is a discussion of how the implementation of the S/PDIF standard used in consumer digital audio (and the closely related professional AES/EBU standard) can effect the fidelity of the recovered analog signal even when all samples are transmitted and recovered correctly.
1. The point of the exercise is to reconstruct an analog signal, not just move bytes from file to file or onto a display.
2. To reconstruct an analog signal from digital data two things are required, the sampled audio data values AND a clock signal.
3. In the S/PDIF serial audio data interface used to get data from CD, LD, DAT, DCC, MD, and PC soundcards to external DACs or digital recorders the clock is transmitted along with the audio data as part of the bi-phase mark encoding used. The absolute stability of this clock from the source varies depending on how good the designers were, the parts are, and the adjustments is. Some of the latest research in the area of jitter on this transmitted clock is contained in references #4 and #5 below. These papers show that jitter is a dynamic phenomenon related to both the quality of individual implementations and, counter intuitively, the value of the audio samples being transmitted. Also the wider the bandwidth of the medium used to transmit S/PDIF AES/EBU data the lower the jitter. Reference #5 shows that correct data values are received with bandwidths as low as 400 kHz while jitter levels of the recovered clock improve with wider bandwidths up to 5 MHz.
4. Popular S/PDIF receiver chips like the Yamaha YM3623B and Crystal CS8412 are NOT crystal controlled but rather recover the necessary clock from internal Phase Locked Loops (PLL) locked onto the incoming data stream. The simple two pin can crystals often seen directly attached to '3623's and '8412's are optional. The 3623 uses the crystal clock to quickly lock onto the S/PDIF signal. The 8412 uses the crystal clock to determine and display the sample rate and jitter level of the S/PDIF signal. Both parts ignore the local crystal clock once locked onto the S/PDIF signal.
5. Better (i.e. more expensive) outboard DACs use additional tighter PLLs after the receiver chip to further cleanup the clock. Generally there is a trade off between low jitter PLL and wide locking such that low jitter PLLs may result in a DAC being unable or slow to lock onto a high jitter S/PDIF input requiring use of a low jitter Class 1 source as defined in the 'Red Book' spec. from Sony/Philips. This lack of universality and the fact that parts budget spent on low jitter PLLs (like individual crystals for each sample rate) reduces the parts budget for everything else (like filters, DACs, analog circuits, power supplies, and case) leads many designers to leave well enough alone and use the clock straight out of the receiver chip investing the saved resources elsewhere in the design or lowering the cost. This allows the DACs master clock to be strictly a function of the source and interface. A few companies which make both transports and external DACs have implemented schemes in which the S/PDIF signal is supplemented with a second line carrying the master clock back from the external DAC to the transport. In this way the DAC's crystal becomes the master rather than the transport and the problems of recovering a spectrally pure clock are eliminated. No standards for this type of implementation exist. In reference #4 Dr. Hawksford calls for the clock signal to be transmitted on a second S/PDIF line, I know of no actual product which implements this scheme. Sony (in one product) and Arcam send the actual clock, Linn argues this leads to RFI problems and so they send a DC servo voltage which controls a VCOX in the transport.
6. As stated above accurate reconstruction of the analog waveform requires both correct samples and a accurate clock. A correct sample at the wrong time is just as much an error as an incorrect sample at the right time.
7. Incorrect samples are rare as the system is quite robust. A few DACs contain digital filters which interpolate across bad samples, most simply mute or allow the data through. Uncorrected bad samples sound like 'clicks' or 'pops'.
8. A mistimed sample due to clock jitter is a subtle effect usually going unnoticed by casual listeners using low resolution systems. Critical listeners report a variety of sonic effects related to the subtle details of reproduced sound including but not limited to high frequency details, the nature of reverberation, ambient sounds, and 'grain'. Information theory characterizes jitter as noise accompanying the clock signal. The variety of sonic effects reported by listeners may be accounted for by the fact that the jitter noise spectrum effects how its error is superimposed on the desired signal. Jitter with a white noise spectrum results in the systems noise floor being raised. When jitter noise has specific frequencies present these frequencies tend to show up as side bands on the desired output. See reference #1. In reference #2 Dr. Hawksford reports that a 1 LSB error of a 15kHz signal results from only 0.324 nS of clock error. In reference #2 Steven Harris states "For example, 2 nS peak white noise clock jitter will degrade a perfect 16-bit ADC from a dynamic range of 98 db to 91 db. To reduce clock jitter effects to less than 0.5 db impact on dynamic range, the peak jitter amplitude has to be less than 400 ps." The Harris paper is on jitter effects on ADCs using both measurements of actual devices and computer simulations. I believe the results apply to DACs as well.
9. The threshold of audibility of these effects is a matter of considerable controversy. Seventy years after the introduction of electrical amplification of musical signals a consensus has yet to be reached throughout the audio community as to the threshold of distortion in its many forms. I fear it will take that long again for consensus to develop regarding the distortion mechanisms unique to digital audio. Compounding the difficulty is the fact that a set of instruments to measure jitter at the levels of interest and analyze its effects has an entry price tag into five figures in US $.
10. Then comes a certain group of audiophiles who declare digital audio by its very nature is already perfect. They argue this point using a selected subset of the facts and tenuous analogy to other usually purely digital technologies. Their belief system includes a form of audio egalitarianism which has latched onto digital audio as a means to bring ultimate hi-fidelity down to the lowest common denominator. Anyone questioning this belief system is to be labeled self-delusional or a charlatan and immediately challenged to a duel in the form of an ABX test.
#1 The Jitter Game, Robert Harley; Stereophile January 1993
#2 A Digital Discourse, Dr. Malcolm Hawksford; HiFi News & Record Review Feb,April, June, Aug, 1990
#3 The Effects of Sampling Clock Jitter on Nyquist Sampling ADCs, and on Oversampling Delta Sigma ADCs, Steven Harris; Journal Audio Engineering Society, July 1990
#4 Is the AES/EBU-S/PDIF Digital Audio Interface Flawed?, Chris Dunn & Dr. Malcolm Hawksford; Audio Engineering Society preprint
#5 Jitter: Specification and Assessment in Digital Audio Equipment, Julian Dunn; Audio Engineering Society preprint
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This brilliant, hilarious, and practical parody of Marie Kondo's bestseller The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up explains how to rid yourself of unwanted obligations, shame, and guilt--and give your f*cks instead to people and things that make you happy.
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The movement started by M. Fethullah Gülen and based on the teachings and philosophy of Said Nursi is the most important social movement in Turkey today. It has resulted in the creation of publishing and television outlets, newspapers, a university, and more than five hundred schools in ninety countries. The movement emphasizes the importance of education, especially science and mathematical training, and the necessity for dialogue among all faith communities. This paper will analyze the attributes of the movement that contribute to its success, namely Mr. Gülen's successful use of rhetorical invention, his skill in fusing Sufi values with rationality, the adroit use of new media technology, and the importance of his transformational leadership in organizing and motivating volunteers. The implications and importance of this movement, especially as Turkey prepares to become the first Islamic country to enter the European community, will also be addressed.
|Rhetorical Invention, Nursi, Sufi, Hizmet, Himmet, Risale-I Nur, Ibn Rushd, Rumi
The International Journal of the Humanities, Volume 6, Issue 12, pp.67-78. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Article: Electronic (PDF File; 644.993KB).
Professor of History, Southern University at Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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Some work places prohibit employees, even a CCW holder, to carry in the office building or on official business by company policy, thus, making it against the rules, but not illegal. Is there ever a situation where you would justify carrying anyway? Of course, being fully aware that your actions could lead to anything up to and including termination. But, seeing as how it is not illegal (therefore there is no risk or losing your CCW or going to jail), is it worth it?
DISCLAIMER: The purpose of my question is for sensible conversation... I am assuming I am being clear and NOT condoning any illegal activity here, only curious if/when you could justify to yourself (and potentially your employer) for "deep carrying".


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Keeping Kids in School Through School-Based Health Centers: Recommended Reading
Nov 21, 2011, 7:08 PM, Posted by NewPublicHealth
Poverty, violence, drug use and other social issues contribute to the national school dropout rate—and students' health, according to research from the American Public Health Association. Nearly one-third of students do not graduate from high school, and that rate rises to fifty percent for Latino, Native American and Hispanic students. To help address health and social issues that impact the dropout rate, APHA recently launched a new Center for School, Health and Education, with a brand new website.
"Many social factors driving students to drop out of school… also present barriers their health, well-being and safety," says Alan Baker, APHA's interim executive director. APHA data shows that students who receive health and social support are more likely to stay in school and get better grades and that students who use school-based health centers have better grades and attendance compared to students who don't use the centers.
"School-based health centers have the capacity to impact dropout by creating school-wide policies and programs that address a wide range of social and health barriers," says Baker.
In addition to resources and reports to provide background on the issues that impact dropout rates, the site includes recent news on school-based initiatives. Recent stories have included a report that found that expulsions and suspensions, which increase the dropout rate, are often for minor infractions. The site also reported on a program that partners medical and dental students from the University of California/San Francisco with local middle school students to help improve heath behaviors and outcomes.
APHA has also published a new book, School-Based Health Care: Advancing Educational Success and Public Health ($24.50 for APHA members, $35 for non members),which includes an overview of the value of school-based health care and chapters by experts in the field, such as one on challenges and roles for school-based health centers following Hurricane Katrina.
>>Read more on the role of schools in children's health.
This commentary originally appeared on the RWJF New Public Health blog.


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"Is this organic milk any good?" the cashier asked as she slid the gallon over the scanner. It better be, I thought, since it costs almost 3 times the amount of inorganic milk. Milk that contains RBGH.*
For those who haven't heard, RBGH is a synthetic hormone used in dairy cows to increase milk production. The additional milk these cows produce is a boon for the suppliers but a health hazard to consumers. And cancer is chief among those health concerns. In the 1980's there was a battle that took place over the use of this hormone. Consumers won that initial skirmish, but in 1993, the FDA gave a thumbs-up to Monsanto, legalizing the use of Bovine Growth Hormone aka Bovine Somatotropin in cows.
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Barclays PLC has been sanctioned by British regulators in a case that raises questions about how the price of gold is set. On Friday, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority, FCA, fined Barclays £26-million, or $48-million, for failing to control a trader who managed influence the price of gold in June, 2012, generating a profit of $1.75-million (U.S.) for the bank.
The gold price is set or "fixed" by four banks – Barclays, HSBC, Société Générale and Bank of Nova Scotia – through matching buy and sell orders during twice-daily phone calls. The process dates back more than 100 years but it has come into question as regulators begin probing how other benchmark prices are set such as the London Interbank Offered Rate, or Libor, a key interest rate used by banks.
In the Barclays case, the FCA said trader Daniel Plunkett, created enough fake orders to push the price of gold below a certain threshold that would have required Barclays to pay a client $3.9-million. By missing the threshold, Mr. Plunkett's trading book profited by $1.75-million, the FCA said.
"A firm's lack of controls and a trader's disregard for a customer's interests have allowed the financial services industry's reputation to be sullied again," Tracey McDermott, the FCA's director of enforcement and financial crime, said. "Plunkett has paid a heavy price for putting his own interests above the integrity of the market and Barclays' customer."
In a statement, Barclays said it regretted the situation and had "undertaken a significant amount of work" to enhance its systems and controls.
The timing of the fine won't help Barclays' ongoing efforts to leave behind past problems and restore its reputation. The price fixing case took place just a day after Barclays was hit with a $450-million fine by British and U.S. regulators over attempted rigging of the Libor, which is calculated daily by the British Bankers' Association, a private trade association. The BBA sets Libor on the basis of information gathered from a group of banks around the world, including Barclays. Several other banks were also sanctions for alleged rate rigging.
Regulators have also been looking into how prices for other commodities, such as Brent oil, are set. And last week another group of three banks that sets the price of silver decided to end its 117-year old tradition and began looking at an alternative method.
While some effects of these reviews are beginning to spill into the market in terms of more transparency, it is questionable whether the Barclays' fine will significantly change the gold fix process. Friday's fine for Barclays was the first time a regulator has charged a company with wrongdoing in connection with setting the gold price.
"Talking to a lot of traders, it doesn't seem anyone believes there is collusion," said Jessica Fung, a commodities analyst for BMO Capital Markets in Toronto. She added that the overall problem is a lack of transparency. "A lot of us who don't necessarily sit on the inside have contracts based around the prices and don't have any insight. You are either in it or out of it."Report Typo/Error
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Social-bookmarking pioneer Delicious released its long-awaited redesign today. While our favorite features, and several new ones, are present, one thing is obviously missing: its dots!
The delicious.com domain name has long redirected to del.icio.us, but the reverse is now true. The low-down on the name change, from the Delicious blog:
We've seen a zillion different confusions and misspellings of "del.icio.us" over the years (for example, "de.licio.us", "del.icio.us.com" and "del.licio.us"), so moving to delicious.com will make it easier for people to find the site and share it with their friends.
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Tech entrepreneur sparks outrage online with blog on homelessness
By Amy Tennery
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A technology entrepreneur is facing the wrath of Twitter after writing a blog post seen by many as insensitive and even hostile toward San Francisco's homeless population.
Justin Keller, founder of Commando.io, an online server management platform, published the post on his personal blog this week and drew widespread, negative reactions online that even swept an unsuspecting namesake into the controversy.
In the post, titled "Open letter to SF Mayor Ed Lee and Greg Suhr (police chief)," Keller complained about escalating homelessness and drug abuse in San Francisco.
"I shouldn't have to see the pain, struggle, and despair of homeless people to and from my way to work every day," Keller wrote. "I want my parents when they come visit to have a great experience."
Social media users quickly reacted.
"So #JustinKeller is another future @realDonaldTrump who demands the homeless be removed from his view," tweeted liberalgranny50 (@peppersandeggs) on Thursday.
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A look at what the City would pay Joyce Wilson if she leaves for Florida job
EL PASO, Texas - If City Manager Joyce Wilson is offered and accepts the County Manager job in Lee County, Florida - the City of El Paso could pay her nearly $46,000 in vacation days she has accrued in about 10 years, or she could take 40 days off with pay.
Wilson's contract is slated to end in September 2014. She was hired in the fall of 2004. El Paso Mayor John Cook said the council can vote to end the contract early, if she requests it. The city would not have to pay her a salary severance if they voted to end the contract early.
Cook said Wilson hasn't taken a whole lot of time her accrued time off and has quite a bit of it.
"I know she's accrued approximately 1000 hours of sick time and vacation and leave time that she's never used. So there's going to be some negotiation," Cook said.
A fact check shows that's not the case. There are two categories of paid time off city employees accrue: vacation and sick time.
Wilson has 951 hours of sick time. According to a City Human Resources official, the city will not pay her for that if she leaves her job.
Wilson can only use those hours to add to her retirement if she were to choose to retire.
Then there's vacation time.
Wilson has accrued the city max of 400 hours of vacation time, that's about 40 work days.
If Wilson were to take the job in Lee, County Florida, she has two options for her vacation time: ask the city to pay her for it, which would be $45,952 or get 40 paid days off.


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text: fracking EPA: Fracking Can Harm Drinking Water By Kiah Collier, Texas Tribune • Dec 13, 2016 Cooper Neill / Texas Tribune From the Texas Tribune: The controversial oil and gas extraction technique known as hydraulic fracturing can contaminate drinking water under certain circumstances, according to a long-anticipated U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report released Tuesday. Scientists Use Satellites to Show How Oil and Gas Activity Causes Texas Quakes By Mose Buchele • Sep 23, 2016 Mose Buchele/KUT Over the last several years, scientists, including those at the U.S. Geological Survey and the Environmental Protection Agency, have linked an increase in earthquakes in Texas to oil and gas activity. But, industry and Texas state regulators remain reluctant to publicly acknowledge it. Now, a study that looks at the quakes from space might put more pressure on them to do so. Listen Listening... / 2:02 Why the Oil Bust Could Lead to a Litigation Boom By Mose Buchele • Mar 7, 2016 Spencer Selvidge/Texas Tribune Aubrey McClendon was a pioneer in the world of fracking who ushered in an American energy boom. So it was big news when the former head of Chesapeake Energy was indicted on anti-trust charges last week. When McClendon died in a fiery car wreck a day later, it sent shockwaves through the business world. Investigators are looking into the crash. But what of the charges that preceded it? Listen Listening... / 2:22 KUT's Mose Buchele reports What's Next for Local Drilling Bans in Texas? By Mose Buchele • Jul 1, 2015 Mose Buchele/KUT News This year state lawmakers severely restricted the ability of Texas towns to regulate local oil and gas drilling. A law known as House Bill 40 was a reaction to a fracking ban passed by voters in the North Texas city of Denton. Denton has come to represent local fracking bans and clashes between local governments and the oil and gas industry. But while Denton was the first city in Texas to ban fracking, it wasn't the first city to ban drilling within city limits. That practice goes back years, according to a survey by the Texas Municipal League. Scientists Find 'Alarming' Levels of Chemicals Around Barnett Shale By Rhonda Fanning • Jun 23, 2015 cipher/flickr From Texas Standard: The Environmental Protection Agency recently concluded that contamination of drinking water from fracking isn't as widespread as previously feared. But is the panic over water contamination a thing of the past? A new study is re-igniting the fears of some. The recent study checked the water quality at 550 wells across 13 Texas counties along the Barnett Shale. It's one of the largest independent surveys on water near fracking sites ever conducted in the U.S., and the conclusions are alarming. The Barnett Shale, a gas reservoir located near the Dallas-Forth Worth area, spans at least 17 counties. It's believed to have more usable natural gas than any onshore oil field in the country. But the shale in the area has a reputation for being naturally hard to drill into, so it was largely untapped — until hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, came along. Why Advocates Who Helped Pass Denton's Fracking Ban Now Want to See It Repealed By Mose Buchele • Jun 10, 2015 Mose Buchele/KUT When voters in Denton banned the oil drilling technique called fracking there last year, the North Texas city took center stage in a national debate over oil and gas, property rights and the environment. But now some of the same people who pushed for the ban are calling to repeal it. Fracking Bill Gets Tentative OK from Texas House By Veronica Zaragovia • Apr 17, 2015 Eddie Seal/Texas Tribune A bill that would override local fracking bans in Texas was approved by members of the House, after several hours of debate. The bill is aimed at blocking cities from banning activities like hydraulic fracturing. Last year, voters in the city of Denton approved a ban on fracking in their city limits. State Rep. Drew Darby, a Republican from San Angelo and the bill's author, says it's intended to preserve the state government's right to regulate oil and gas activity. After Scores of Quakes, Researchers Head to Irving to Study Surge in Seismic Activity By Mose Buchele • Jan 5, 2015 courtesy of USGS Updated 1/6/14 with more comment from Railroad Commission and information on Tuesday January 6th earthquake. A team of seismologists headed to the North Texas town of Irving Monday. Like some other Texas towns, Irving has experienced scores of small earthquakes lately, 20 since last September, including a magnitude 3.5 quake that struck on January 6th. And the city is hoping to figure out what's behind the shaking. Report: Texas Not Doing Enough to Keep Track of Its Water By Mose Buchele • Jan 1, 2015 Lower Colorado River Authority Texas is not doing a good enough job of tracking and managing its water resources, according to research from Texas A&M University. Researchers looked at water used for the H2O-intensive drilling process called fracking in Texas, and how the practice could be draining resources. They found that only a small fraction of the state's water supply goes to fracking, but tracking that water use itself is devilishly difficult. New Study Sheds Light on Natural Gas And Global Warming By Mose Buchele • Dec 9, 2014 Courtesy of UT's Cockrell School of Engineering Ever since the technique known as fracking unleashed massive reserves of natural gas in the U.S., the environmental cost of gas as an energy source has been a hot topic. Today, a new study out from the University of Texas aims to shed some light on the subject. Voters In Texas City Approve Ban On Fracking By Krishnadev Calamur • Nov 5, 2014 Residents of Denton, Texas, voted Tuesday to ban hydraulic fracturing in the city. According to unofficial results posted on the city's website, 58.64 percent of voters supported banning the controversial drilling method that is also called fracking; 41.36 percent voted against the proposition. It's the first time a city in the energy-friendly state has voted to ban fracking. The vote is expected to be challenged, but Mayor Chris Watts said he would defend the ban. Voters Cast Ballots in First Ever Push to Ban Fracking in Texas By Mose Buchele • Oct 21, 2014 Mose Buchele/KUT From StateImpact Texas: For Cathy McMullen, the reasons to ban fracking in Denton are as obvious at the drilling rig that sits on the corner of Masch Branch and Hampton Road on the northwest side of town. It's big, it's noisy, and she believes it vents toxic emissions into the community. The site is, however, not very close to any houses. "I'll show you where this exact same thing was sitting by someone's home," she says. Research Links Drilling Activities to Water Contamination in North Texas By Mose Buchele • Sep 16, 2014 Courtesy of Thomas Darrah, OSU For years, some residents of Parker County in North Texas have believed that nearby gas drilling was responsible for high levels of methane in neighborhood water wells. Research published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences appears to back that up. The study looked at water contamination in Texas and Pennsylvania. It suggests that faulty cement jobs on drilling wells could be at fault in North Texas. Cement is poured between the rock wall and the steel tubing of oil and gas wells to block contaminants. "We think either there isn't enough cement in this location or more likely there are cracks or imperfections in that cement. That's what allowed the strong gas to move up through the well and then out into peoples drinking water," says Robert Jackson, a professor of environmental sciences at Stanford, who co-authored of the study. Three Earthquakes Rattle Texas So Far This Week By Mose Buchele • Sep 12, 2014 OLIVER BERG / DPA/LANDOV It's been a shaky week in Texas with two small earthquakes rattling the Dallas-Fort Worth area and another slightly more powerful quake detected in South Texas. On Sunday, the first quake measuring magnitude 2.4 struck near Arlington. It prompted some residents to call 9-1-1 after feeling their houses shake and hearing "explosions," according to the Fort Worth Star Telegram. Earthquakes are often accompanied by loud "booms," something that has become a source of anxiety in newly quake-prone parts of the state. Lawmakers Hear Proposals for Confronting Man-Made Quakes By Mose Buchele • Aug 26, 2014 Oliver Berg DPA/LANDOV From StateImpact Texas: After a surge in earthquakes across Texas over the last several years, state regulators are considering their options. On Monday, the House Subcommittee on Seismic Activity heard some of those options. Many of the quakes are likely caused by wastewater disposal wells, where the liquid waste from oil and gas drilling is pumped back into the ground. The Railroad Commission of Texas is the agency that regulates the state's oil and gas industry, and it is proposing new rules for those wells. Denton Council Punts Fracking Ban Proposal To Voters By Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune • Jul 16, 2014 World Resources Institute via Texas Tribune From The Texas Tribune: DENTON – Voters will decide whether this North Texas college town will become the state's first city to ban hydraulic fracturing. After a public hearing Tuesday night that stretched into Wednesday morning, the Denton City Council rejected a proposal to ban the method of oil and gas extraction inside the city, which sits on the edge of the gas-rich Barnett Shale. The 5-2 vote kicked the question to the city's November ballot, the next step in a high-profile property rights clash that will likely be resolved outside of Denton. How Drug Smugglers Are Taking Advantage of the Texas Oil Boom By David Brown & Rhonda Fanning • May 21, 2014 U.S. Customs and Border Protection While fracking for oil along the Texas border has become a big business for petrol companies, a new entity seeks to tap into the lucrative market – drug smugglers. As infrastructure and activity increases to meet the demand of the booming industry, drug smugglers are starting to take advantage of the new roads and increased traffic, much of which is located on private ranch lands. "Because there are so many different companies, and so many different trucks going through that area, it provides a sort of way to blend in if you will," National Journal writer Ben Geman tells The Texas Standard's David Brown. "Essentially what's happening is you've got smugglers who are stashing marijuana, or other drugs, in trucks that are either 'cloned' to look like one of the industry trucks, or some type of truck that seems to fit right in driving around on these ranch lands." Town Hall Tonight Will Take on North Texas Earthquakes By Terrence Henry • Jan 2, 2014 Residents around Eagle Mountain Lake outside of Fort Worth have had a shaky few months. Dozens of small earthquakes have struck the area out of the blue. The Dallas-Fort Worth area is not known as a place that's prone to earthquakes. In fact, before 2007, there were no recorded earthquakes in the area. Since then, there have been hundreds. Studies of other swarms of earthquakes to the south in Johnson County and around the Dallas-Fort Worth airport have shown disposal wells to be the culprit, where wastewater from oil and gas drilling is injected deep underground. Inject enough wastewater, at the right pressure, and it can cause quiet faults to slip, resulting in earthquakes. Texas Water Shortages Could Put Limit on Fracking By Nathan Bernier • May 2, 2013 Eddie Seal/Texas Tribune Shortages of water could limit the growth of fracking in Texas, according to a report from Ceres, a nonprofit group that advises investors about corporations' sustainability practices. Monika Freyman, who wrote the report for Ceres, says that fracking accounts for more than 20 percent of the water used in some Texas counties. Tea Party Fights Republicans Over Texas' Rainy Day Fund By Trey Shaar • Apr 15, 2013 Texas Tribune http://www.texastribune.org/texas-legislature/82nd-legislative-session/appropriations-oks-31-billion-from-rainy-day-fund/ There's a debate right now over what Texas lawmakers should do with the money in the Rainy Day Fund. The fund was set up in the 1980s to smooth out the differences from times of oil boom and bust. 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