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Beyond the Boundaries of Healthcare
Deze informatie is alleen in het Engels beschikbaar.
Disclaimer: due to the coronavirus pandemic, this course description might be subject to changes. For the latest updates regarding corona virus, please check this link.
Topics: Multidisciplinary perspective on the limits of healthcare.
Disciplines: Medicine, ethics, political science, public administration.
Skills: Teamwork, presentation, ethical analysis, policy brief.
This course is an (extracurricular) Honours Class: an elective course within the Honours College programme. Third year students who don't participate in the Honours College, have the opportunity to apply for a Bachelor Honours Class. Students will be selected based on i.a. their motivation and average grade.
The achievements of modern healthcare seem limitless. Indeed, the dramatic increase in average life expectancy during the 20th century and the cure of many diseases by new technology and medicines can be said to be one of society's greatest achievements. At the same time we are faced with the limits of healthcare in multiple ways. As societies grow more culturally diverse, will we maintain enough societal and political support for basic health insurance? Can doctors still perform their job when they are plagued by high administrative burdens? In an ageing society, is there a way to make healthcare financially sustainable? This course will confront students with these and other limits of healthcare and look beyond the boundaries of disciplines to offer a more nuanced view of contemporary healthcare issues. This is important as healthcare is a complex sector in which not only pure facts, but emotions and normative perspectives play a hugely important role – on the level of the patient-doctor relationship, but also on macro-level governance and in political debates.
Throughout this course a total of eight interdisciplinary issues in ten sessions concerning the limits of healthcare will be discussed. Theory and practice will be connected in all the course meetings by interesting guest speakers and an excursion, but also by the students themselves! Each week a different team of students will prepare the session by collecting interesting practical insights. We will consistently connect the limits of health care to the work of the doctor, civil servant, or other type of professional that students are studying to become. Students are free to discuss the topics on the basis of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students will be challenged not only to acquire knowledge on contemporary healthcare issues (such as COVID-19, prevention, ageing, technology), but also to look at these issues from different angles using skills and methods from different disciplines. Most notably students will learn from the ethics approach and write a short ethical analysis on a normative healthcare issue. For the final assignment students will be taught public administration skills and deliver a policy brief prepared on one of the 'limits' threatening healthcare.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Explain the multifaceted role of healthcare in society by connecting normative and governance perspectives to (medical) care issues;
Apply knowledge of the limits in healthcare to the practice of (medical, governance and other) professionals;
Analyse an ethical healthcare issue;
Create and present a policy brief on one of the limits facing healthcare.
Programme and timetable:
Course meetings will take place on the following Tuesday evenings, from 18.00-20.30:
Session 1: 1 February 2022
Session 2: 15 February 2022
Session 4: 8 March 2022
Session 5: 15 March 2022
Session 8: 5 April 2022
Session 9: 12 April 2022
Session 10: 19 April 2020
The programme will look as follows:
Introduction in Wicked problems in healthcare: Complex problems, different societal views and various actors
Limitless Technologies: What to do (and what NOT to do) when everything is possible?
Being Mortal: Boundaries to Life
Healthcare Governance: Dilemma's between accessibility, quality and affordability
Policy and Professionals: The Boundaries of Regulation combined with an excursion (date to be announced) on how to write a policy brief at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports (VWS) / Council for Health and Society (Raad voor Volksgezondheid en Samenleving)
Where does the Patient end and the Human begin?
Active Citizenship: Responsibilities of the State and the Individual
Borders: Migration and Global Health
Boundaries of Solidarity
Beyond the Boundaries of Healthcare: Final Session, presentations of the final project
Guest lecturers will be invited to speak in several seminars.
Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC)
Reading list:
Gawande, A. (2014). Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. New York: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company.
Huber, M. et al. (2011). How should we define health? British Medical Journal, 343, d4163.
Riasio, H., Puustinen, A., & Vartiainen, P. (2018). The Concept of Wicked Problems: Improving the Understanding of Managing Problem Wickedness in Health and Social Care. In Thomas, W., Hujala, A., Laulainen, S., & McMurray, R. (Eds.), The Management of Wicked Problems in Health and Social Care. Routledge.
Simpkin, A., & Schwartzstein, R. (2016). Tolerating Uncertainty – The Next Medical Revolution? The New England Journal of Medicine, 375(18), 1713-1715.
This reading list gives an impression of the literature we will read for this course. The definitive reading list with mandatory and recommended literature will be announced via Brightspace.
Course load and teaching method:
This course is worth 5 ECTS, which means the total course load equals 140 hours.
Seminars: 9 seminars of 2,5 hours
Excursion: 1 excursion of 3 hours
Literature reading: 5 hours/week
Practical work: 6 hours (preparation for one session in teams of 2-3 students)
Assignments & final presentation:
Ethical analysis: 10 hours
Policy brief: 40 hours (teams of 3-4 students)
Final presentation policy brief: 8,5 hours
Assessment methods:
The assessment methods will look as follows:
20% Participation assessed continually through participation in seminars (including the practical work assignment via different working forms/multimedia resources, that is preparation of one of the sessions by a team of 2-3 students)
10% Ethical analysis on one of the 'boundaries of health care' in preparation for the policy brief, deadline: 20 November 2020
20% Presentation of the policy brief
50% Policy brief (teams of 3-4 students), deadline: 23 December 2020
Students can only pass this course after successful completion of all partial exams. This entire course is eventually graded with a pass or fail.
Please note: Attendance is mandatory.
The assessment methods will be further explained in the first session of the class.
Brightspace and uSis:
Brightspace will be used in this course. Upon admission students will be enrolled in Brightspace by the teaching administration.
Please note: students are not required to register through uSis for the Bachelor Honours Classes. Your registration will be done centrally.
Submitting an application for this course is possible from Monday 1 November 2021 up to and including Thursday 11 November 2021 23:59 through the link on the Honours Academy student website.
Note: students don't have to register for the Bachelor Honours Classes in uSis. The registration is done centrally before the start of the class.
Contact: Honours_class@lumc.nl
Prof.dr. J. Bussemaker
Prof.dr. Martine de Vries
3000HC080
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A Criminal Is Cleaner Than You Think. And, No, They Didn't Drop The Soap.
Orange is the new black and the new black is pure as white.
Recidivism is a predictive factor for the probability of a released criminal becoming a repeat offender.
When rates of recidivism are increased, a criminal may be more likely to repeat the same crime and/or engage in criminal activity again.
The polarity of prison systems across the globe play a pivotal role in determining how recidivism can be affected.
In places like Norway, a prison operates in the fashion of a rehabilitation centre. Cells appear as dorm rooms. Inmates are not dehumanised. Overall, the atmosphere is less oppressive and more optimistic.
Norway has consistently ranked number one on a number of lists entailing the best, most comfortable prisons in the world.
- Bolorzul Dorjsuren, The Borgen Project
In stark contrast, the American prison system is designed to punish and treat criminals as irredeemable. Inmates are dehumanised and, once released, the prospects of reintegrating into society are virtually obsolete.
America's recidivism crisis is far more alarming than any other democratic country in a similar economic bracket. […] The country's high recidivism rate alone demonstrates that our prisons are as ineffective as they are inefficient. A sobering reality which calls for a reimagined criminal justice system.
-Liz Benecchi, Harvard Political Review
Norwegian 'prisons' reduce recidivism by enabling inmates to reintegrate. As all prisons should operate, the main goal should be to steer criminals away from crime and ensure betterment. Not only for the individual, but the collective body of society.
A summary of the conceptual egregore that keeps any civilisation civil and high-functioning.
Instead, the American system is determined to condemn with summary execution. Those who serve and complete their sentence may well find permanent refuge in jail as there is hardly any warm welcome expressed upon return.
Hence, the rise of unemployment and vagrancy is impressed upon this insensible, callous reflection of what should be the criminal's support.
Recidivism clogs the criminal justice system. Without employment opportunities and bare necessities such as housing, food, or clothing, successful reentry into society seems nearly impossible for former prisoners.
'Criminal' is not a dirty word.
It should not inspire consternation through the thoughts and expressions of those who possess only a whit more luck or cleverness to conceal their accruing interest of petty crimes.
The Norwegian system, much like other nations conducting proper etiquette of socialism, treats the criminal as a wayward child. Still able to receive discipline as a means of correction, but not necessarily mandating force, aggression or demeaning tactics.
The American system is problematic. The living conditions are a presage to neglect and abandonment. The cells are claustrophobic with old, rancid, wrinkling paint. The inmates are resigned to uniform fashion, undeviating in the absence of personality.
A lurid orange to highlight the criminal's sordid nature as a spectacle for derision. Denied the rights of humanity. Subjected to unreasonable acts of humiliation.
Whether rightfully or wrongfully convicted, the matter of jurisprudence should be indiscriminate.
Criminality is treated as incurable through the lens of American philosophy. Is corporal or capital punishment as prevalent through Norwegian praxis?
The answer is subject to further review as Norwegian jurisprudence does not eliminate penalty entirely.
Nevertheless, the American legal system is a squalid reflection of its nation's farraginous personality.
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American prison life is an overcrowded shelter for the lost and abandoned. It is an erroneous, if not ignominious, display of justice in which redemption is received with contempt and premature conclusion.
It operates almost exclusively on the logical fallacy of keeping the general public "safe" by segregating those most likely to engage in illicit activity.
Norwegians do not see prisons as permanent housing for those who have demonstrated immoral behaviour.
A Norwegian prison is comparable to a convalescent home.
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The file extension for the output.

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The path where the templates can be found.

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Configures nunjucks to render with different tags

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This example uses [showdown](https://www.npmjs.com/package/showdown) as a markdown parser. You can preprocess your data as you prefer, e.g. when you are using RST.

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Enter the Double Impacts. Many interesting things here. Would certainly have a different set of strengths here. Dynamics, claimed bottom octave coverage in one package, suspect a good match to current electronics.
Corelli, these speakers have just come to my attention and am very interested in them as well so am hoping that we get some good feedback from your thread. I am looking at the Double Impact as a replacement for a set of Wilson Audio Sophia 1s that I am very happy with but the price for the Double Impacts are so down to earth that they can not be ignored.
I have the very first pair of Double Impacts made and have been enjoying them for months now. They are seemless from top to bottom, have some of the best bass I've heard in a speaker, throw a huge soundstage, are very dynamic and have liquid mids with very detailed and airy highs. I've owned Vandersteen 3a's, Revel Salons, Magnepan 1.7i's and Legacy Audio Focus SE's and while they were all great speakers the Double Impacts are my fav. I was leery that a $3000 speaker could perform so well, but after comparing them side by side with the Legacys they won me over. If you're looking for a very musical speaker that disappears behind a huge wall of live sound, the Double Impacts are well worth looking at. FWIW, I drive them with a 24 watt Decware tube amp.
mac, thanks for your helpful comments. That's an impressive array of speakers you have owned and good to know the DI's are such a well rounded performer. I'm not a believer in "the best" of anything. But it does sound like the DI's are balanced performers. One question--is there anything you really miss about the 1.7's that the DI's don't bring to the table?
Corelli, it's difficult comparing the DI's to the Maggie's as they are such differant animals and it's all about personal preferences. The Maggie's were amazing with such stunning detail and with how they totally disappear. What they lacked for me was dynamics, which Tektons excell at. At the time I had the Odyssey Candela pre with their Kismet Monoblocks. They drove the Maggie's well but compared to the Tekton Enzo's I had at the time they lacked that dynamic slam I was looking for.
Since then my tastes have gravitated towards high efficiency speakers with low powered tube amps.......I was looking to move to a 300B SET amp until I came across the Linear Tube Audio ZOTL 40. With high powered SS amps the DI's are dynamic giants but I've fallen in love with the NOS tube sound and the DI's sound amazingly good with them. With either low powered tube or high powered SS amps the DI's will provide much musical pleasure.
So while I loved the sound of the Maggie's, I don't miss anything about them especially since I've taken the smaller tube amp route. Hope that answers your question.
Very helpful and consistent with what I've experienced with the 1.7's and read about the DI's. Thanks for your advice.
Would you be interested in trying the Coincident Frankenstein MK II SET (8 watts) with your speakers to determine how compatible they may be?
Terry definitely is crazy about the speakers! I have heard them at his house and they are a ridiculous bargain! They are huge and good and only 3k! Great deal for the audio community.
Can anyone comment on their patented design and how its sound differs from "standard " dynamic speakers?
Sorry for taking so long to respond, I lost track of this thread. I doubt the Frankensteins would drive the DI's well, but I'd love to hear them together. While the DI's are rated at 98.6 db sensitivity as Israel Blume points out that only tells part of the story in how easy a speaker is to drive. I'm thinking with their four way design and possibly erratic impedence curve, they are more difficult to drive than Coincident speakers. Someday I hope to have an all Coincident system but finances dictate another route for now. My Decware Torii sounds great as long as I don't push it too hard which limits the volume, so I'm going to try the Linear Tube Audio pre and amp as I have heard them on the DI's and they came very close to the Frankensteins with the Super Victorys I heard a while back......a VERY realistic live sound, as if the performers were in the room performing. As a matter of fact, Terry Londons upcoming review of the DI's should be with the Linear Tube Audio MZ2-S pre and ZOTL 40 amp as they are in his reference system.
Kalali, I had the Tekon Enzo's without the new patent and thought they sounded great. I really can't discern any difference that the patent might add.....that doesn't mean it's not doing so.
Can anyone go to the Chicago Audio Society meeting. I live in a far western suburb of Chicago and am not a member but I sire would love to the chance to hear both the Tekton Double Impacts and the Maggie 3.7's.
Good point, if this speaker has a challenging impedance characteristics then the Frankenstein wouldn't be the best amplifier choice. The Linear Tube Audio amplifiers seems a more suitable option. If 48025 is your zip code you can't be far from me, 48323. I was going to offer you an opportunity to try mine. Another factor is that your speakers are 4 ohm (I looked it up) and my Frankensteins have only 8 and 16 ohm taps (my system speakers are 14 ohm nominal).
All the unscientific claims and BS about mass similar to that of the instrument which made the sound is quite comical. Talks about a Fender jazz bass guitar...isn't it electric? Speaking of cone mass, his woofers look like ordinary Eminence pro stuff, I am sure they are fine but doubt they are the gold standard. Maybe it's the flux capacitors he is using?
As with all audio products the most important question/ criteria is how does it sound? Advertising, marketing and white papers are clearly secondary concerns. Listening determines the true quality and value of an audio product. If this Tekton speaker sounds good then one has to conclude that the chosen drivers are wisely selected.
If a speaker utilizes exotic and expensive drivers and yet it sounds less than good then their pedigree and expense are irrelevant.
I agree with both of you. If it were my choice I wouldn't promote my speakers based on this patent or hype suggesting all other speakers are now obsolete. It just undermines ones credibility and some might even find it a tad insulting. I also understand he is a small fish in a big pond trying to set himself apart in an effort to market his product.
Now if the speaker sounds as great as many of the posts suggest, I don't really give two hoots about the fuzzy patent stuff. Might pull the trigger on this today. Worst case is I'm out $300 shipping in exchange for two months playing with a new toy. We all find less enjoyable ways in this hobby to part with that sum!
Hello neighbor. It really is a small world. How kind of you to offer try your Frankensteins. They are my end goal amps but I would need new speakers for them. I'm enjoying the DI's too much to let them go at this point. I'll probably keep them for my theater system. I can't afford the Coincident speakers this year so going with the Linear Tube Audio gear will get me a good way of the way there. You're more than welcome to take a listen......even if it's a step down from what you're used to listening to!
Im with you Corelli, the boastful patent claims are over the top to me but it's the results that count and I've been more than pleased with both of the Tekton speakers I've owned.
My review on the Double Impacts has been submitted to my editor at hometheaterreview.com and hopefully will be put up in the next couple of weeks. This speaker is shocking in regard to its overall performance, and when you put in its price it's one of the greatest bargains that I know of in high-end audio. Remember not just great for the money, this is a reference level speaker that competes with anything on the market today. Laugh if you want about Eric's explanation of his patient, my ears let me know he has created a beautiful musical speaker that sounds different in certain ways then other designs.
I may end up with this speaker. It would be placed in a large casual room not unlike a play room. If somehow the space below the lower midrange and above the upper woofer could have been smaller I would have tried it in my somewhat smaller family room (still good size). At 54" size will be a consideration for my applications. I have always wanted a multi driver large speaker.
have you heard the Pendragon before the Double Impact? I know your review is coming out but if you have heard both I was hoping you could give us a mini comparison. One I guess is do you think the Double Impact is better and in what areas.
Put in the order today. Added the upgraded caps, wiring, connector package.
Kind of crazy how this hobby has evolved over the years. Remember how I assembled by first system after only much careful A-B' ing various speakers, etc. Assembled a Pioneer SX-636, EV Interface B's, Pioneer PL-112D and Shure M91E. Could have done much worse for a kid in high school.
Now we read review after review online and purchase often expensive equipment without ever a listen. But you know what--it's still a lot of fun. And I'm often impressed with how well we can still make an informed choice.
Let's hope for more of the same.
Don't overlook the Tekton OB Sigmas.
I look forward to reading your review as I've come to appreciate your truthful non BS reports and impressions.
I agree with your decision to upgrade to better parts and wire as these aspects really do matter. Higher quality always pays off in the long term.
Hi Mac, I'd like to hear your terrific system once you receive the Linear Tube Audio amplifiers. Just let me know when you have some time.
Given teajay's exceptionally high praise of these speakers and the fact that you have 2 very fine amplifiers you likely have more quality than you realize.
In case anyone is curious, Mr. Alexander's patent that is cited in the DI description can be found here. Although after reading its 14 pages I'd have to say that it doesn't provide a great deal more information than what is stated at the Tekton website.
Also, for those who may consider how much amplifier power is desirable for use with this speaker, it should be kept in mind that given its 4 ohm nominal impedance the stated sensitivity of 98.82 db/2.83 volts/1 meter is equivalent to 95.82 db/1 watt/1 meter. That follows from the fact that while 2.83 volts into 8 ohms corresponds to 1 watt, 2.83 volts into 4 ohms corresponds to 2 watts. That distinction is particularly relevant in the case of tube amps, which in most cases cannot supply more power into 4 ohms than into 8 ohms.
Corelli, best of luck with your purchase.
I never liked the Pendragon model. I know it was called the "Wilson killer" because it was voiced like that company's house sound. Kinda in your face, potent bass, and I hated that Focal sourced tweeter. The Pendragon would be great in home theater systems or for folks who want to play loud, like your at a rock concert.
The Double Impact is a qualitative shift from sounding like an analytical/electrical device to beautiful tonality/timbres, 3D imaging, all the micro-details without the etch found in many very detailed speakers. I won't go into all the details, but I think you get the message, I found the Pendragon Speakers annoying to listen to, and bought a pair of up-graded Double Impact Speakers.
"Analytical/electrical device" Yep, I know where you're coming from. Many speakers that seem to aspire to an ultra detailed/uber resolution presentation fail to sound natural and realistic. For a 3000.00 USD speaker to get it right is quite an accomplishment. Sounds as if this may be Tekton's best effort to date.
Appreciate your frank comments on the Pendragon/DI comparison. I always become a bit uneasy when someone loves every speaker of a given brand ( especially one as diverse as the Tekton line). You're mentioning many of the traits I'm looking for in my next speaker. Gettin' a bit more excited. How significant did you find the break in period to be with this speaker?
I've had the Double Impacts for several months now, and can verify what's already been said about them. Excellent speakers at this price-point, with superb bass control and detail, stunning almost eerie midrange. Live recordings and vocals particularly come alive on them. With a decent amp and excellent source--like an Yggdrasil dac--they will play pretty much anything well. Piano enthusiasts should take note of these speakers as they sound phenomenal with classical piano recordings. Burn-in period on my speakers was about 30 hours, after that they opened-up very nicely. Best bang-for-the-buck in audio that I have come across.
Teajay, your impressions of the DI's are spot on with mine. I still had my Legacy Audio Focus SE's when I recieved my DI's and spent 3 weeks with both until deciding to sell the Legacys. Many couldnt believe I preferred the DI's over such a good speaker, but I did and do. Next I'll be adding the Linear Tube Audio MZ2-S pre amp and ZOTL 40 amp and I thank you for your great review of both. While I love my Decware Torii mkIV it limits me to SPL readings of lower to mid 70db before sounding strained and harsh. Sometimes I like to listen a bit louder and I'll also like the extra headroom the ZOTL 40 will bring......along with its beautiful live musical sound. Can't wait to read your review of the DI's with the LTA gear and finally hear a professional extol the virtues of the DI's as I've been doing since getting mine last September.
Charles, once my LTA gear is in place and burned in I'll give you a shout to come and listen. My system sounds quite good now but the LTA gear should take it to the next level......maybe close enough to the 300B SET sound to make me happy for life!
I agree totally with Jeff's assessment. Break in is quite quick with subtle improvements occurring up to about 100 hours. I was using the Yggy DAC to great effect until getting the PS Audio Perfectwave transport and DAC. Tekton and Schiit are two of the best audio values out there.
LASTLY, as good as the DI's are has anyone seen Tektons new line of PMD speakers? Three Professional Monitor Designs priced at $10k, $20k and $40k a pair. Tekton is venturing into stratified air with these. Can they really sound that much better to justify the increased price? If so they will be unbelievable!
did you listen to any rock / metal on the Double Impact? Did they do well with less than perfect recordings? My listening tastes are varied but rock / metal is a big staple.
mac4825, you can see further above that I am considering the Double Impacts. I have to say that I had not seen the PMDs on their website until you pointed it out. The advertising braggadocio really has turned me off.
My own taste in music revolves around jazz from the late forties until the early seventies (Blue Note, Impluse, Prestige, West coast labels). However, for reviewing proposes I used many hard funk, and rock records to evaluate the DI's performance regarding dynamics/punch and they handled with ease anything I throw at them. The DI did not make rotten recorded music sound great, however it still drew out the best of what could be done with these recordings.
I believe that Linear Tube Audio is also one of the greatest bargains in high-end audio along with the DI speakers. David Berning is another genius and how Mark has brought his design to the market for regular folks who could not afford Berning's much more expensive line is a blessing for music lovers (Just like Eric's DI speakers) . Believe me, based on a lot of listening experience the ZOTL pair is as good as anything out there. Think of the color/timbres of a 300B amplifier with the balls, speed, and kick of a 845 tube! And for tube gear its dead quite.
Audio Archon is an authorized dealer for Tekton Designs in the Chicago area. We are working with Eric Alexander from Tekton to have upgraded versions of their wonderful speakers here to audition. The base models will be sold through Tekton direct and the upgraded versions through dealers.
We expect to have our "upgraded" Double Impacts here shortly.
In addition, we are an authorized dealer for Linear Tube Audio (ZOTL) and also some top quality 300b SET amps. So if interested to hear the Tekton speakers, we can put together a nice combination for the audition.
" I had the Tekon Enzo's without the new patent and thought they sounded great. I really can't discern any difference that the patent might add..."
Not sure what you're saying here. You couldn't hear the difference between the Enzo and the DI? I'm sure that's not what you meant; but what is? Do I smell an opportunity to save $1400?
It sounds to me that the Linear Tube Audio products with my Double Impacts will be a very formidable combination. Your reviews of the micro ZOTL and ZOTL 40 went a long way towards me making my decision to go with them. I thank you for that. And you're right, together with the DI's it might not just be one of the best audio values around but maybe one of the best systems out there. I can't wait to add the Linear Tube Audio amps to my system and I'm sure your upcoming DI review will only have me chomping at the bit even more!
sorry for the confusion, that's not what I meant at all. While the Enzo's are a great speaker they are not in the same league as the DI's. I only meant I could not detect any discernible sound attributed just to the new patent. It certainly may be there, I just couldn't detect a distinctive sound signature difference between the pre patent Enzo's and the post patent DI. Having said that the DI's do you everything better than the Enzo's from a deeper, tighter bass to their naturally organic liquid mids to their airier highs. There is more micro and macro detail, a larger sound stage and more precise imaging. The DI's disappear behind a seemless wall of sound and that's easy to become lost within. While I loved the Enzo's, the DI's take things to a whole new level and are well worth the extra $1400. Hope that clears things up.
The claims on the website adhere to the P.T. Barnum school of thought - There's a sucker born every minute.
I would ignore the over the top hype marketing talk and just judge the DI purely on its sonic merits. Based on a very creditable reviewer and actual owner feedback , this is far more important. It's difficult to find a really good natural sounding speaker at any price. For 3K dollars it seems this is a very special speaker. It could potentially serve you well for many happy years , long after you've forgotten the over hyped commentary. Think value and long term satisfaction. Let your ears and brain decide.
Let's not let this thread get buried in the pros and cons of marketing. Much more valuable to me are the thoughts of independent thinkers that have experience with the DI's.
Spent my Saturday at Home Depot buying $300 worth of mdf to enhance my dedicated listening room. Maybe I'll post a pic when it's all done if I can figure out how to do that.
Rotarius, truth is in the listening. Reminds me of when I was 18 and some fly by night speaker outfit offered speakers that were SPEC-tacular.
Brought them home and my EV Interface B's shamed them. Thank goodness I trusted my 18 year old ears. Returned them.
In spite of your (and mine) uneasiness with marketing, I'll be surprised if these get returned based on so much consistent commentary regarding the DI's.
I'm a complete noob here when it's come to hifi but I'm interested in these. I have the opportunity to audition the golden ear triton 1s which I've seen reviews say they are great value for the money I'm just wondering how they compare to each other?
fly by night speaker outfit offered speakers that were SPEC-tacular.
goodness I trusted my 18 year old ears. Returned them.
The point is why would you want to give money to a guy who puts out pseudoscience and lies? There are plenty of people who have been shafted by this guy and have posted online about his business ethics. Just google it and see for yourself.
I am merely pointing out the facts, easily verifiable. This is important to some of us here to make an informed decision.
I don't own Tekton products but based on comments from owners on this and other threads I've read they seem quite happy with their speakers and dealings with Tekton. Who are the "plenty" people who've been shafted? What will ultimately determine the success or failure of this or any company is the quality/performance of the product and customer service. I get the impression Tekton is doing pretty well with both aspects.
rotaries, I googled and found only one complaint, which funny enough was someone on A'gon, whose pair had mismatched woofer colors. He later explains he loves their sound and has bought two or three pairs since then. Maybe I misunderstood your post, but I found no complaints about Tekton other than the one.
Charles beat me to it!
The only negative thing I can say about Tekton is that they were slow to ship the grills I ordered for my speakers. My conversations with Eric Alexander over the past few months have been quite informative, with very little BS. I ended up getting some of his Enzo 2.7's for my home theater setup. Quite good speakers for the money, though the Double Impacts best them.
I have owned 2 pairs of Eric's speakers, still own one pair. Without question great value for the money. I spoke to Eric on the phone several times and was impressed, seems like a real good guy.
Someone in this thread is posting not about pseudo science and lies, not about bad business practices, but about ideological differences. I think it's time for him to either post about the true nature of his issue with Eric or not post in this thread.


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Realtime AI is Not a Myth
Dinesh Vadhia
Learns and predicts as it goes along.
Add new data immediately and automatically.
Interactive to improve the relevance of results.
A dynamic AI is the one that learns and predicts as it goes along. An AI that adapts to a changing world without re-training. An AI to interact with in different and unpredictable ways. With all three parts working together in concert to discover ('things') such as images, video, audio, db records and documents — this is dynamic AI.
Conventional AI transforms raw data into feature vectors and feeds them into a machine learning algorithm. Working its magic on the feature vectors, the algorithm outputs a trained model also called a predictive model(*). Show the model unseen data and it will return a prediction (or score). This is a big deal. But, it is also limited.
This is odd
Predictions remain fresh until new data arrives at which time the model has to be re-trained to bring it up to date. Two problems arise: the current model predictions are out-of-date and the length of time to re-train is proportional to the volume of data. The industry solution is to re-train the model as fast as possible.
On many levels, this is an odd situation because modern software systems don't work like this. A good counter-example is a database management system (dbms) to manage and manipulate data with simple crud and query statements. Add, update and delete data at any time while people continue to query the database. A dbms is a dynamic system whereas an AI service is a re-trained static model.
AI for the here and now
AI is a category term for different deep learning and machine learning methods for specific tasks including regression, classification, clustering and recommendations. Thingy is a dynamic AI for the discovery of items ("things") such as images, video, audio, db records and documents. It is characterized by:
Automatic generalization: Given one or more items as a query, Thingy learns in realtime to discover other relevant items. This means there is no machine learning 'model training' phase.
Interactive: Engage with Thingy in different and unpredictable ways through various query options.
Dynamic: Add new data to Thingy automatically at any time.
Thingy's three parts working together
This is the first in a series of three articles to cover the three areas.
To kickoff, the first slidedeck shows a query with one image and Thingy discovers other relevant images in ranked order. So far so good. Next, add another image to the query. Well, this is not a typical machine learning scenario but Thingy amiably discovers other relevant images satisfying both query items. And, so on as more images are added to the query.
The concept is "given a handful of example images, discover others like them" with the learning taking place in realtime. Thingy learns and predicts as it goes along.
Automatic generalization
Items ("things") can be images, audio, video, db records, documents, genes and in fact, all datatypes. But, not text per se though text documents are good to go.
Thingy is a dynamic recommendation engine and the next article in the series walks through interactive discovery with example results.
Bottom line: A dynamic AI learns and predicts as it goes along. Add new data at any time. Engage interactively in different ways to improve the relevance of results.
(*) In the image and audio space, trained deep learning models are employed without a machine learning component for object classification and recognition.
Articles in series
Realtime AI is No Longer a Myth
Interactive AI with Tom Cruise
The End of Dumb AI
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The cue to cue rehearsal(s) consists of fully costumed actors on the stage going through the show while the stage manager (SM), lighting, sound and set designers integrate all the technical elements. During this process, the players get our only chance to eavesdrop on what the SM says in her microphone to put everything in motion. Normally she is at the back of the house, unseen and unheard by those of us waiting to for our cues backstage. We get our marching orders from the assistant stage managers, Rhiannon and Marlena, positioned on stage left and right. The long set of instructions she utters to prepare the light and sound operators for an upcoming sequence would be indiscernible to most people.
As I stood there, in Sarnoff's spot on downstage left looking out at the theatre that this community is so blessed to have, I reflected on the confluence of technical skill and equipment that has had to happen to make The Farnsworth Invention possible. An inspired director, moving lights, comprehensive fly gallery, world-class theatre designers, professional stage manager, beautiful projections and so much more come together through a process that extends over many months to create a theatrical experience that is truly unique.
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I made it through that rough spot, took a deep breath and moved forward, as we all do in theatre when times get tough. A deep sleep, a hearty breakfast, and a healthy lunch prepared for later, I am ready to embrace Day #2 of cue to cue and another vital step in the process of delivering a world-class theatre experience to our Fort McMurray audience. The show previews on Thursday and opens on Friday.
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\section{Introduction}

The Authors stress that for a continuous beam, ``the effect of the detuning impedance is to add an additional tune shift to the bare machine working point". In other words, the detuning impedance is indistinguishable from the external quadrupole focusing. We agree with the Authors on that; our disagreement with them is about the relationship between beam optics and coupling of transverse collective modes.

First, let us clarify the general coupling conditions and the terminology for the transverse modes of a coasting beam, since the Article~\cite{BiancacciPRAB2020} creates confusion in these respects. It is well-known that for a coasting beam, the transverse spectrum consists of two complex-conjugated series, which may be called {\it positive-based} and {\it negative-based}, $\Omega \approx (Q_\beta + n)\omega_0$ and $\Omega \approx (- Q_\beta + n) \omega_0$ respectfully; $n=0,\pm1,\pm2,...$ is an integer harmonic number. Driving impedance terms, which are relatively small, are dropped here for the moment, and the notations are same as in the Article. Each series, in turn, consists of four types of modes, distinguished by the signs and values of the angular phase velocity $\Omega/n$, see e.g. Ref.~\cite{lee2018accelerator}. For the positive-based modes, these types follow,

\begin{itemize}
\item{ Zero mode, $n=0$, $\Omega= Q_\beta \, \omega_0 \equiv \omega_\beta$;}
\item{ Fast mode, $n >0$, hence,  $\Omega/n > \omega_0$;}
\item{ Backward mode, $-Q_\beta <  n <0$, hence, $\Omega/n < 0$;}
\item{ Slow mode, $n<-Q_\beta$, hence, $0<\Omega/n < \omega_0$.}
\end{itemize}

Notation for the negative-based modes follows with complex conjugation, $n \rightarrow -n\,$, $Q_\beta \rightarrow -Q_\beta$,

\begin{itemize}
\item{ Zero mode, $n=0$, $\Omega=-Q_\beta \omega_0 \equiv -\omega_\beta$;}
\item{ Fast mode, $n<0$, hence,  $\Omega/n > \omega_0$;}
\item{ Backward mode, $0<n<Q_\beta$, hence, $\Omega/n < 0$;}
\item{ Slow mode, $n>Q_\beta$, hence, $0<\Omega/n < \omega_0$.}
\end{itemize}

Due to the driving impedance properties, only the slow modes can be unstable. An illustrative sketch of the spectrum is presented in Fig.~\ref{PlotFastSlowModes}, assuming smooth approximation and focusing detuning impedance, when the modes can cross but not couple.

For the Article's PS example with lattice tunes $Q_\beta =\omega_\beta/\omega_0=6.4$, a slow mode with frequency $\omega_\beta -7 \omega_0 = -0.6 \omega_0$ has the nearest mode $-\omega_\beta +6 \omega_0 = -0.4 \omega_0$, the backward one. The Article, including the title, calls the latter mode ``fast," which is a terminological mistake: the value of the phase velocity of that allegedly ``fast" mode is actually smallest among all the modes.

\begin{figure*}[tbh!]
  \centering
  \includegraphics*[width=0.7\textwidth]{PlotFastSlowModes2.pdf}
  \caption{\label{PlotFastSlowModes} Sketch of a coasting beam spectrum, assuming smooth approximation and focusing detuning impedance. For graphical reasons, the lattice tune $Q_\beta=1.4$ is assumed, for this Figure only. Positive-based part is in red; negative-based is in blue. Zero modes are shown by thick solid lines, backward modes -- by dashed lines, slow ones -- by dotted lines, and fast modes -- by normal solid lines. All crossing lines necessarily have the same difference of the harmonic numbers, which is the nearest integer above the doubled tune, $n_1-n_2= \pm \mathrm{ceil}(2Q_\beta)=\pm 3$ in this example.}
\end{figure*}

In linear systems with time-independent coefficients, modes can couple only when their frequencies coincide. Clearly, positive-based modes can couple only with the negative-based ones, and vice versa; one of the modes must be stable (fast, zero, or backward), and another unstable (slow). For the PS example, the positive-based slow mode with $n=n_1=-7$ might couple with the negative-based backward mode with $n=n_2=+6$. The coupling can happen if the lattice tune difference between the two modes, $0.6-0.4=0.2$, is compensated by the detuning impedance, presumably able to shift the betatron tune up by $0.1$. Note that the difference between the harmonic numbers of the coupled modes, $n_2 - n_1 = 13 = \mathrm{ceil}(2Q_\beta)$, is just above the doubled betatron tune; the same is true for any pair of coupled modes.

We beg pardon for this pedantic textbook explanation, but we feel obliged to make it since in the Article the terms are confused and the harmonic numbers are given without signs, making a false impression that the modes of the neighbor harmonics, 6 and 7, can sometimes be coupled.

Let us now come back to Eqs.~(23). They are derived from Eq.~(22) by an ansatz that the collective oscillation $y(s,t)$ is a linear combination of two harmonics, $n_1$ and $n_2$. In that derivation, the dependence on $s$ was dropped without any explanation. For equations with constant coefficients, such as Eqs.~(23), this omission is a mathematical mistake, since the cross terms in Eqs. (23) depend on the coordinate $s$ in a different way than the direct terms, $y_1 \propto \exp(i n_1 s/R)$, while $y_2 \propto \exp(i n_2 s/R)$, and $n_1 \neq n_2$. To provide the mode coupling, the cross terms can only be built by harmonic $n_1 - n_2=\pm \mathrm{ceil}(2Q_\beta)$ of the driving impedance weighed with the beta-function, $Z^\mathrm{driv}(\Omega,s) \beta(s)$. In the smooth approximation, where $Z^\mathrm{driv}(\Omega,s) \beta(s) = \mathrm{const}$, these cross terms are equal to zero. Thus, instead of Eqs.~(23) of the Article, the mode coupling problem should be described by the following equations;
\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
& \Ddot{y}_1 + \omega_\beta^2 y_1 = -2\omega_\beta \Delta \Omega^\mathrm{tot}\, y_1 -2\omega_\beta \Delta \Omega^\mathrm{driv}_{n_1 - n_2} \,y_2 \,;	\\
& \Ddot{y}_2 + \omega_\beta^2 y_2 = -2\omega_\beta \Delta \Omega^\mathrm{driv}_{n_2 - n_1} y_1 - 2\omega_\beta \Delta \Omega^\mathrm{tot}\, y_2  \,.	\\
\end{split}
\label{TrueEq}
\end{equation}
Here $\Delta \Omega^\mathrm{tot} \propto i \int{ \dd s [Z^\mathrm{det}(0,s) + Z^\mathrm{driv}(\Omega,s)] \beta(s)}$ is the conventional uncoupled coherent tune shift at the sought-for frequency $\Omega \approx \pm \omega_\beta +n \omega_0$, and the cross-coefficients can be expressed as
\begin{equation}
\Delta \Omega^\mathrm{driv}_{n_1 - n_2} = \Delta \Omega^\mathrm{driv}_0
\frac{\int{ \dd s\, Z^\mathrm{driv}(\Omega,s) \beta(s) \exp(i (n_1 - n_2)s/R)}}{\int{ \dd\, s Z^\mathrm{driv}(\Omega,s) \beta(s)}}\,,
\label{CrossCoeff}
\end{equation}
with $\Delta \Omega^\mathrm{driv}_0$ as the contribution of the driving impedance into the conventional coherent tune shift, $\Delta \Omega^\mathrm{driv}_0 \propto i \int{ \dd s\, Z^\mathrm{driv}(\Omega,s) \beta(s)}$. Let us stress again, that within the smooth approximation, apparently presumed by the Article, but contrary to its Eqs.~(23), the cross coefficients can only be zeros, since the integral in the numerator of Eq. (2) is equal to zero for $n_1 \neq n_2$. It is also worth noting, that the mode coupling described by Eq.~(\ref{TrueEq}) can hardly be of practical importance: the coupling may show itself only near the half-integer resonance, wherefrom the tunes should be kept out anyway.

The Authors claim that the proposed instability mechanism is conceptually analogous to the transverse mode coupling instability (TMCI) for bunched beams. Here they overlook an important difference between the azimuthal harmonics of a coasting beam and synchrotron harmonics of a bunch. The former are exact eigenfunctions for the coasting beam for arbitrary impedance, provided that the smooth approximation is justified, which is apparently assumed in the Article. This fact is guaranteed by the translation invariance of the dynamic equations. Contrary to that, the synchrotron harmonics of a bunch can, at best, be only approximations for the eigenfunctions, which accuracy deteriorates when the coherent tune shift becomes comparable with the synchrotron tune. For a bunch, the dynamic equations are not invariant under the synchrotron phase shifts, and thus, strictly speaking, the synchrotron harmonics can constitute the eigenfunctions only at zero wake field. That is why coupling of the azimuthal harmonics is forbidden for homogeneous coasting beams in the linear approximation, while coupling of the synchrotron harmonics of a bunch is possible. Note also that the eigenvectors of equidistant multiple bunches are the same harmonic exponents, for any impedance.

Now we are coming to the last point of this comment, to the claimed excellent agreement between the theory of Eqs.~(23) and pyHEADTAIL simulations for the PS presented in Fig.~6. Were this agreement really there, it could only mean that a mistake occurs also in the code. However, we think that Fig.~6 demonstrates something different. Rather, it demonstrates an illusion of agreement. To show this, let us first have a look on the upper plot of this Figure, which represents the growth time $\tau$[turns]. Here, we clearly see an agreement for all the points with $\tau \gg 1$, where the cross terms of Eqs.~(23) do not make any visible difference. For these points we indeed see agreement between the textbooks and the pyHEADTAIL simulations, while nothing at all can be said about the innovative aspect of the Article. Apart from these conventional points, we also see in this plot a sequence of points and the line at the growth time $\tau \approx 0$. These results of the code and Eqs.~(23) might really demonstrate the agreement or disagreement between the theory and the simulations, but for that we have to see these data. Instead, we see something indistinguishable from zero, or from infinity, if to speak in terms of the growth rates. Thus, the data of the upper plot of Fig.~6 consist of two parts: one is irrelevant to the suggested model of the mode coupling, and the other is obscured from judgement about the model validity by means of the way the data are presented.

As to the bottom plot of Fig.~6, we see there that the mode tunes are locked in the half-integer resonance. For the simulations, something like that has to be expected just on the ground of the sufficiently strong detuning quadrupole for a lattice with nonzero harmonic $13$. For a perfectly smooth lattice, however, the half-integer tune $6.5$ would be as good as any other tune; thus, the result of the simulations must be sensitive to the lattice smoothness. Since Eqs.~(23) are fully insensitive to the phase advance per cell or other smoothness parameters, the agreement between the pyHEADTAIL simulations and theory in the bottom plot of Fig.~6 can be only accidental.

We'd like also to note that, although the half integer resonance is not presented in the smooth approximation, it plays a significant role in any real machine. Approaching this resonance results in a big variation of beta-functions and, consequently, fast increase of effective impedance $ \left< Z^\mathrm{driv}(\Omega,s) \beta(s) \right >$ and its coupling-related harmonic, mentioned above.

We hope that our disagreement with key issues of the Article is clearly expressed, and we would appreciate a response of the Authors.

This manuscript has been authored by Fermi Research Alliance, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC02-07CH11359 with the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of High Energy Physics.

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Reading some of the blogs, it appears that sadly Ocean Wanderer had a crew member die of a possible heart attack, they are still a way from the finish, what a terrible situation to be in, what does one do, legally or morally ?
Obviously drop out of the race to get the body off the boat so the family can pay their last respects.
Sorry to hear such terrible news. How far are they from the nearest port? Don't know if the CG will take a body off your hands. If no large freezer and no ice you've got a problem. Burial at sea might be a solution.
I checked the yacht position on the ARC website, and it is 262 miles from St Lucia. Very sad.
That would be a terrible position to be in. my regards to their family.
It is sad news indeed, condolences to the family.
I don't know any details, but might there be something to be said for going out while doing something you love?
All of those involved with the ARC were deeply saddened to learn this morning of the sudden death of Andrew Nash, crew member on Ocean Wanderer. In the early hours of Thursday morning, 8 December, Andrew suffered a suspected heart attack onboard the boat.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Andrew's wife and family, and with his crewmates aboard Ocean Wanderer. Andrew's family have been informed.
The yacht crew are in contact with MRCC Fort de France, and are currently continuing on to Saint.Lucia.
On the ARC Viewer, Ocean Wanderer appears to be motoring toward St Lucia at about 6.5 knots in an easterly breeze of the same strength. If they have enough fuel, they should arrive in Rodney Bay about noon tomorrow.
What a terrible situation for the crew on board, and the family at home!
It is indeed a sad way to have to deal with this situation. You will recall we hypothesized about this in an earlier post.
Apparently he was 64 years old. Much too young. . . . .
He was sailing, not a bad place to be and to meet whatever comes next.
It's those that are left behind that hurt the most, my thoughts are with them, with the hope that they remember the good times, the nice things he did, and the pleasure he had in joining this sailing trip.
Burial at sea? Maybe not necessary immediately but getting the body outdoors, and lashed under canvass, is a priority. Decisions then can follow daily.
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I must admit that having reached mid-60's, and with a family history of sudden, unforewarned, cardiac arrest at such age, I do worry about the safety/welfare of my wife and daughter if we are at sea and something similar should happen to me. Whenever we leave on a trip I always try to talk about what my wife should do/how to handle a situation if I am "incapacitated" while aboard but she frequently responds that she doesn't want "to even think about it". It is, however, something that needs be thought about and. to the extent possible, planned for.
Nostra Vida (NOR) has engine problems and has kindly offered the fuel she can't use to Ocean Wanderer (GBR) to help speed them on their way. As the tail end of the fleet catch-up with those in the light airs, one of the boats will take Nostra Vida in tow.
Ocean Wanderer made landfall in Rodney Bay about an hour ago.
The burial at sea would not have been a solution. If they were many days from a landfall I would have called and asked for assistance removing the body. They did the right thing given their position.


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London Mayor demands tech firms take greater responsibility for impact they're having on world
Sadiq Khan warned of tougher online regulations if companies like Facebook and Twitter can't forge a relationship with governments.
There must be greater responsibility by technology companies for the impact they're having on the world, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has stressed.
The former human rights lawyer took to the SXSW stage in Austin, Texas, on Monday to share his vision for a "better, more inclusive future."
Khan underpinned his fear of perpetuating an online platform of hate by reading out some of the tweets trolls have thrown at him, including, "I say kill the mayor of London and you'll be rid of one Muslim terrorist."
He said: "I don't read them out to be portrayed as a victim. What happens when young boys and girls from minority backgrounds see these on their timelines? We simply must do more to protect people online. Facebook and Twitter and other platforms are finally starting to react to the criticisms. But with the skills and resources the companies have at their disposal, I believe it's possible to go further and faster."
The mayor spoke of an "increase in disconnect and disillusionment" of many communities among Briton, fueled in part by social media and the tech revolution.
"The dominant characteristic is the unprecedented scale and speed of change driven by technology," he explained. "We see it all around us. Technology is disrupting and shifting the way we do everything: the nature of our economies and the types of jobs available, where we live and how we travel, the way we consume news and the way we're communicate with one another. How we deal with this transformation will be a defining challenge of the 21st century because it cuts across so many layers of our society.
"Understandably, there are concerns about they ways some of the biggest firms on the planet are impacting our lives. These new platforms have been used to exacerbate, fuel and deepen the divisions in our community." Khan added it "should worry democracies around the world."
He admitted that politicians have been sitting on their hands while the tech world has exploded around them, and said "we all placed too much faith in the vision of great tech pioneers." The stronger duty of care that he strives for will be the responsibility of governments and Silicon Valley working together for change.
If relationships between the two can't be forged, Khan warned of tougher regulations similar to the rules Germany has recently put in place. Tech firms which fail to remove content like hate speech now face hefty fines. But as a big proponent of free speech, the mayor doesn't back strict regulation.
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It would seem that occasional seasons of rain will not due. We cannot get by on last month's rain. We must have a steady supply.
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