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With the 14-42x on the E-PL5, with Lens IS-priority set to ON and the main IS control set to ON, the image (42mm,, 1/5) is relatively sharp. With Lens IS-priority OFF and the main IS control is ON, the image is also sharp. I think the first of these settings represent the working of the lens-based IS, and the second IBIS. (I wouldn't swear to it, but the lens-IS seems to produce a slightly better result in this situation.). Turning both lens IS-priority as well as the main IS control off results in a very blurry picture.
From what I've read, there is no way of setting the IS in the EM-5 so that it uses lens-based IS. (The camera salesman I talked to suggested that this could be done in a firmware update.) However, the consensus seems to be that the 5-way IBIS is considerably better than the earlier-generation mechanism that's in the E-PL5, and it's also as good as or better than Panasonic's lens-based IS.
If any of you are wondering why this concerns me: I bought an E-PL5 (replacing a GX1) a few days ago, and although i've been generally impressed with it, I've been thinking of exchanging it for an E-M5. The way the E-M5 handles Panasonic's IS lenes is one of its few downsides compared to the E-PL5. The Olympus 5-way IBIS may be superior, but I like to have a choice.
Anyway, I bit the bullet and bought an E-M5, with the understanding that one of the two cameras will be returned. The battery is charging now...
Hi Bob,
Thanks for your little test report. Could you please also try a shot where Lens IS-priority is set to on and the main IS set to off and see how that compares to the other combinations.
The image is blurry.
They could have found a better way of explaining it, but the system actually makes sense. The main IS setting determines whether IS of any sort is used, and then, once this is turned to ON, if the Lens-priority setting is OFF, then the camera uses its own IBIS, and if the Lens-priority setting is ON, then it uses the lens OIS. BTW, I've read somewhere (DPR?) that Lens-priority IS is on by default, but that was not the case with the camera I got.
I was quite impressed with how the IBIS worked with the Panasonic 7-14 and the Olympus 45mm f/1.8 on E-PL5; I expect to be even more impressed with the EM-5's IBIS.
I am still not sure how to interpret what the manual says on p. 47:
"When using a lens with an image stabilization function switch, priority is given to the lens side setting."
It struck me in retrospect that my interpretation in the post to which you responded might be partly wrong. My initial thought was that it meant that the switch allows you to choose between OIS and IBIS (if the main IS control is on) or between OIS and no stabilization (if the main IS control is off). But in view of the fact that this note on the manual is on the page that talks about IS on versus off in general, it could also be taken to mean that the hardware switch allows you to choose between IS on and off and that the choice between OIS and IBIS is then regulated by the Lens-priority menu item. I think they could have used a few more words here to sort out these various interpretations.
When it comes to the E-M5: As Bob Tullis has already pointed out, there is currently no way you can get an OIS lens to use its OIS on the E-M5 unless it has a switch on the barrel. If it has, there is no problem here. You just have to remember to turn IBIS off if you turn OIS on. This could easily be fixed by means of a firmware upgrade but nevertheless remains to be seen if we will see it happen or not.
Furthermore, I would say your understanding about the E-M5 IBIS is largely correct. It is a very efficient stabilization system so I don't think you will miss OIS too much. The only lens with which I use OIS rather than IBIS on my E-M5 is the 14-45, where the reason is that OIS counteracts the shutter shock troubling the E-M5 at certain shutter speeds better than IBIS. I have found this to be true for this particular lens only. With my other OIS lenses (45-200, 100-300), there isn't any difference.
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isnt it the same as installing so people arent supposed to install? like gta v
damn they are going all out to make sure little people know about the 360 version....their barley advertizing it on 360
That's because everything was riding on this game, an for some reason they thought it would sell like COD. Which makes no sense because, only about 4 million people own a One.
Think they really thought just because it was the creators of MW AN MW2 it would ship like 5 million consoles for them. Game is mediocre at best, gets dull within days of playing IMO. Glad redbox offered it, wouldn't have wanted to pay $60 for it.

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Like many identical twins, Jo and Kerry Burton have always done everything in tandem - from coming down with chickenpox to donning tutus for ballet lessons.
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They even had to have their initials written on their bellies so the surgeon knew who was who.
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Food was excellent. Unfortunately after we got done with the food and were still looking at dessert menu (about 1.5 hours after we got seated), the person managing the seating asked us to leave because they had another reservation for our table shortly after.
First of all, there were still plenty of seating around (half of the tables still available at that point), secondly, it is not customer's responsibility to manage the seating - we didn't know what reservations the restaurant was getting, neither were we informed that we can only stay up to a certain time at the time we got seated.
Split a chicken tikka with a friend. Delicious sauce and basmati rice. Chicken was a little dry but did not detract from the delicious sauce. They have 1/2 portions which also appealed to us. Wine was very good. Service excellent. Desserts are made in-house. My friend loved her key lime pie. The bread pudding was fabulous and plentiful. Don't know if I would call it a special place, but would return if I had a friend staying at one of the two hotels near by.
Came for dinner with my husband and service was very good, I thought almost all the dishes were fine. We had a few smaller dishes- the tuna was good, the corn was tasty. The pasta dish was good but maybe too rich, the brussell sprouts needed to be cooked more and the asparagus was average (sauce was not the best on it?). This place is a good neighborhood place, saw lots of families and kids there. For a night out/date, not sure this is the place but can see locals enjoying it.
I so enjoyed the cozy, red-brick-and-mortar environment of this friendly, well attended Conn Ave haunt that I have to write to encourage others to try it. I arrived Wednesday evening this week by train from NYC, famished. Getting out at the Woodley Park/Zoo station, it was one of a small string of neighborhood restaurants. I walked into and out of every other one first because each was mostly empty. But District was lively, had a daily special— a burger entree with fries and beer at the bar for $17.
(Note to admin) I was disappointed to learn that Burger meant only a meat burger. Not a meat eater, I kindly expressed that offering a daily special only for some patrons was a mistake and to offer veggie burgers too, or change to a fish and beer at the bar.
I chose the grilled salmon, two six oz tender pieces on a bed of lucious fava beans with artichoke fried between, was delicious. It was plenty to satisfy my considerable appetite. What's more, the waiter was tuned in and friendly; he helped me order a half salad that was not on the menu, and very fairly charged me $4. I can't say enough how far such flexibility and good listening skills go with me. Who would not appreciate consideration like that?
As a result (I was in the area for days for a conference), I scheduled a lunch meeting there the following day with several professionals, and got the same waiter, which was great, and added a very personal sort of warmth to his service because we remembered each other. Super. Go eat at District. The food is wholesome and well prepared, the wine is equally well priced and well chosen and you can't beat being served by staff trained—and supported—in pleasing the customer. What does tht say? You can trust the food. Not easy to feel in moderately priced restaurants today.
We came to District Kitchen on a beautiful October Sunday and enjoyed dining on their small front patio area. The inside looks nice too but it was an outside kind of day. We ordered brunch food: the tomato and burrata salad, tomato soup, ham & eggs benedict, and a bellini. The salad was ok and the soup looked good, but the benedict was served lukewarm and the english muffins were untoasted, with only a small amount of sauce. It was nicely presented but not delicious. We asked about getting bread to go with our soup and salad but apparently that's not a thing. So I had a pleasant outing here but probably will try somewhere else to eat next time I'm in the neighborhood.
Excellent variety of offerings. I enjoyed crab and corn bruschetta appetizer. Entree was sautéed halibut over vegetable medley. The halibut was excellent but the vegetables may have been better--fava beans, corn, onions, cherry tomatoes. Side dish of grilled asparagus. Finished with a few cheeses. Wine selection simple but well selected and fairly priced. Service was helpful and enthusiastic. Unpretentious decor belies the sophistication level of the cuisine. I will definitely return. Many thanks for a lovely dining experience.
My favorite neighborhood spot for a delicious, reliable, fairly priced meal. I miss the Caesar salad (it's one of the few vegetarian ones in the city!), but the beer and orange salad is tasty, well-dresses, as has humboltd fog; it's a real winner. Our first server seemed a little distracted but a more familiar one took over and it was perfect as always. Thanks!
The evening started out well but quickly went downhill. The service alone warrants one star. There were long periods of time between meals where we were waiting on our server. I started to look around and noticed she was virtually the only one in the room with a sense of urgency. Expect she was essentially the only inside server and was even behind the bar mixing the drinks! This place would do well to hire more staff. The starters were delicious. The main course - we both had halibut - was nothing special. The fish was slightly over cooked and had little flavor. The vegetables were fresh and tasty however. The desserts felt like they were prepared days ago and kept cold - cremeburle and key lime pie. Not a great exeperience.
My uber driver recommended District Kitchen so we gave it a try. The food was outstanding. My husband ordered the paella and said it was the best he'd ever had. I had the shrimp and polenta - OMG I was licking the plate. Nice casual food and atmosphere. Recommended
My first experience was a very positive one. I met a client here for a first time meet -n- greet meeting, as District Kitchen is near her office. The waiter was very friendly and informative. Never had to look for him. I had the house special for the day, and though the halibut had to be replaced with salmon, it was incredible - fresh, visibly appealing and unique flavors. Casual and quiet atmosphere. I will definitely come back to check out dinner and maybe brunch!
District kitchen is a really great local spot for brunch as well as dinner. Highly recommend the breakfast egg sandwich, the brioche bun is incredible and the ingredients are all really fresh. My partner ordered the eggs Benedict which he said was a bit salty, which could have very well been the ham used. Great coffee too! It's nice and quiet, great service and never too crowded. This is an awesome neighborhood spot that I will definitely be returning too.
My friend and I met here for dinner before a conference at the nearby Marriott. We loved the food and service. Because the restaurant was filled with our conference participants, the space was very full and very noisy. It was a bit hard to talk over dinner (not a big deal for us, but be warned if you are looking for a quiet place to do business over dinner). We split the roasted beet salad (it was excellent) and the brussels sprouts (OMG - SO GOOD). She had the half order of salmon, which she said was perfect after a long day of travel. I had a delicious chicken with basmati and roasted vegetables. I'm on a tough, restricted diet (GF, DF, and more) and was able to find plenty to work with on the menu. Also - the wait staff were extremely friendly, patient and accommodating even though they were overrun that night. I highly recommend the District Kitchen!
In DC on family vacation and starved for good food without an attitude until we found District Kitchen! Amazing Paella and muscles, fantastic fries with the hanger steak. So good and friendly we went back the next night. Yummy salmon in a sambucca broth, great spicy shrimp, voluptuous heirloom tomato salad. Brownie Sundae was just that. There is a quote on the board from Julia Child, "People who love to eat are always the best people." That is how they treat you in this delicious and refreshingly original restaurant.
This place blew our expectations out of the water. We were in a rush to make a show and had asked the Chef to prepare some appetizers to be at our table when we got there as soon as the doors opened so we could eat and run. UNFORTUNATELY for us, the craft cocktails and beers were TOO good and we had to order a second round. Lol
The food was seriously unbelievable. The atmosphere was cozy but chic. The whole place was a knockout and a true gem for that neighborhood.
We can't wait to return. The Chef is a magician. Ask for the octopus appetizer. I've never had anything like it. The tuna poke bowl and the fried soft shell crab were equally as good.
There was absolutely nothing we did not love about District Kitchen.
The service was terrible - it was just two of us for dinner and we were kept waiting for over 15 minutes for drinks, dessert, and our check. The waiter then proceeded to leave a dirty wine glass (not ours) on our table, and then the manager spilled a ton of water on my purse and didn't apologize.
Second time to District Kitchen and will be back again! This time, brought it my coworkers and they all had a great time. Server was attentive & the food was delicious. 3 of us got tuna poke (amazing). We all shared the sweet & spicy cauliflower, roasted brussels sprouts with pecan and vanilla maple syrup & roasted street corn (the best!!). We had a Vegetarian in our group who got the Potato Gnocchi, really excellent choice! Overall, great dining experience.
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Harry paced back and forth across the Slytherin common room. He kept raking his hands through his hair. "Harry calm down," Draco said.
"Calm down," Harry snarled, his magic lashing out and causing everybody in the common room to scramble away from him. "My brother hasn't woken up in weeks. Who ever did this to him is going to pay for it, I can promise that." Putting up a mask, Harry gracefully exited the common room through the portrait and made his way to the Great Hall for dinner. Draco, Blaise, and Theo hurried after him.
As soon as Harry stalked into the Great Hall the students in the room fell silent. Harry ignored the silence and stalked his way to the Slytherin table and gracefully sat down amongst his peers. Draco, Blaise, and Theo following close behind him. Harry slowly added food to his plate and chatted with his classmates, pretending that a million thoughts were not going through his head at the moment.
'I'll find out who did this to you Alex, don't worry,' Harry thought as he smiled towards his peers.
After coming back from his visit to the Hospital Wing, found Severus hunched over Potions books trying to figure out which potion could have put Alex in the comatose state he is in. Severus was very sleep deprived, after spending weeks leaning over books and watching over Alex.
Severus was knocked out of his musing by someone coming out of his floo. Spinning around with his wand drawn, Severus stalked towards the intruder, only to come face to face with his best friend, Lucius Malfoy.
"Hello, Severus," Lucius said, spelling the soot off his clothes.
"Lucius," Severus said with a nod, after putting away his wand. "What brings you here?"
"News," Lucius said. "News that you probably wouldn't care about, because of what's going on but I think you should know, so that you can tell Alex when he awakens."
Severus lead Lucius to his sitting area and took a seat. "What news Lucius?"
"I have pulled on the rights strings and finally got them to review Sirius Black's case and they are going to give him a trial," Lucius said with a prideful look.
"Hopefully Alex will be awake by then," Severus said, running a hand through his hair.
Lucius gave Severus a look, that border on solemn, before saying, "He will wake up soon Severus."
"I hope so."
"I'm going to take a nap, Draco," Harry said as they walked back into the common room after dinner. "Wake me up in thirty minutes."
"Of course, Harry," Draco said taking a seat on a couch and pulling out his homework.
Harry, entered his room and sat on the edge of his bed. 'Think Harry. Think.'
'Who could do this to my brother? Who?' Laying back, Harry took deep breaths trying to calm his brain down. 'I'm going to take a nap and when I wake up, I will feel refreshed and ready to think some more,' Harry thought as he goes his eyes and fell asleep.
"Sev! Why didn't you help me?" Alex said, his tanned skin paling more and more as each second ticked.
"I thought you loved me!" Alex screamed as he fell to the ground. I reached my hand out to help him but Alex flinched away. "I hate you."
"Don't say that Alex, I love you," I said as tears fell down my face.
"No you don't you are just trying to replace my mother with me. You could never love me, like I love you," Alex sobbed.
"Please, Alex," I said.
"I hate you!"
Jolting up in bed, Sev looked around frantically for Alex only to realize it was only a dream. Rubbing his head with his hand, Severus groaned at all the emotions that was flooding his mind. Standing up, Severus changed out of his pajamas and into some robes. 'I won't be able to go back to sleep,' Severus thought, 'Might as well brew some potions.'
Just as Severus was about to enter his private potion lab, a banging at his door stopped him in his tracks. 'Who would come visit me this late?' Severus walked towards the door and pulling it open he came face to face with his godson, Draco.
"Uncle Sev, Harry won't wake up!" Draco said, the panic clear on his face. Before Severus could say anything, Draco was off, sprinting down the hallways.
"Tom," a voice whispered through the darkness. "Tom."
Professor Quirrell sat up straight and looked around. "Maa-aa-aaster do you h-h-hear tha-a-t-t?"
"Of course I do fool," Voldemort hissed.
"Tom, come to me," an eery voice whispered out of the darkness.
Professor Quirrell clutched his head in pain as Voldemort fought to take over. After a couple moments, Professor Quirrell looked up and his eyes, which were usually dull brown, were now a wine red color. Walking through his quarters, Voldemort stopped in the sitting room to see a young boy sitting on the edge of one of the couches with his back to him.
Walking around the couch, Voldemort came to stand in front of the young man. "Who are you?" The young boy stayed silent with his head bowed and his hands clasped in his lap. Voldemort reached out to grab the boy, but the boy's hand snapped up and grabbed a hold of his wrist.
"Tom, what are you doing here?" The boy said looking up, his big blue eyes captured Voldemort's attention.
"What do you mean, who am I? You're in my quarters," Tom snarled, yanking his wrist out of the young boy's hand.
"Tom, what do you want? Why are you here, in this school?" the young boy said.
"Why should I tell you?"
"I can help you."
"And why should I trust your word?" Tom asked, raising one eyebrow.
The young boy, looked down at his lap, before standing up and walking towards Tom. WHen he reached him, he looked up and Tom almost took a step back because blood was falling from the boys eyes. "I don't have much time left, but trust me. The stone you are after is a fake, placed in this building by Dumbledore. If you want to get your body back all you have to do is find me." The boy, slowly began to fade from existence, with one last plea he reached out towards Tom and said, "Find me."
*Meanwhile in the Hospital Wing*
Alex was still unconscious on the hospital cot, with Poppy bustling around making sure everything was up to par with his health. After casting one last, scan with her wand, Poppy walked back to her office.
With her back turned to Alex, as she walked away, she missed the one lone tear, that looked like blood, as it slowly fell down Alex's face.


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What effects music has on our body?
That music can touch us, everyone knows. But music has much more impact on people. Has in recent years been much research into what exactly music does to us. It turns out that that's a lot. Be smarter, socially just, be happier and perform better: all effects of music you can hear me, but what is here now where and why?
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Music by people linked to periods or events. Probably everyone will recognize you to think back to a particular song to an event where you've heard that song. But it can also be a reminder of a period. Think of a song you've heard many a vacation. If you're the song later listening, you think back to that period.
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All of these examples of healing through music are among other the stress hormone cortisol. If we listen to music, this stress hormone is released less so we can relax. Music activates the reward system in our brains, so we will feel better. This system is also active in e.g., good food. Through music, we are going to feel so good and relaxed. Therefore, music is often a good way to depression. Because music has so much influence on the brains, other body parts are also influenced by the nervous system, and we can heal with a relaxed attitude (in part).
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One reason to explain the Mozart effect is that listening to (some) classical music causes the heart rate, breathing and brain waves become balanced. This allows you to better use your brains and that leads to better performance. Here, the reason is also the same in that it does not in each piece of the case. Slower pieces have, for example, usually not have this effect.
A second reason is that the connection between the right and left brain improves when listening to complex music like that of Mozart. Simple music is received only by the right hemisphere. This connection is very important and plays a role as you make your music. How this works exactly is explained in the following section.
What if you make music?
Research also shows that music has a lot of influence on people who make music. When you make music, you are there at the same time doing all sorts of ways: you make moves to sound the music, you will see the sheet music for you and you hear your music. There have been several studies in children who make music and children who do not make music. In those studies, there are two equal groups of children taken. Both groups consist of children with an average IQ. After a few years of music lessons for one group shows that this group has a higher IQ. This is because people who are making music the left and right brain are better connected. The connection bar that the central link is growing between the left and right brain when you make music. This is very positive because the brains halves have different functions, and it is important that they work well together and are well coordinated.
Making music also ensures that teenagers better cope with their feelings. Making music can catch namely inner conflict and fluctuating moods. Again, this has to do with the larger connecting beam in the brains that has just been described.
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Re: [Ayreton] Re: barony/province/duchy/canton/laander/very small rocks question
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- Greetings!Just so we all know, in a Barony with Cantons, there is a Canton meeting each month and there is a Baronial meeting each month. If you work it right, the Baronial meeting can be after the Canton meetings, so folks on the local level can have their say/discussion. In this case there would be seven different discussions each month, since there is another (Baronial) meeting to add. That need not be a problem, but there is an extra meeting.Baronial officers would still have six (or however many Cantons there are) folks to supervise. A Baronial officer cannot hold the same office in the Canton, as one cannot report to oneself. (I cannot be a Seneschal of a group and the Regional Seneschal at the same time, for instance).
I have been a Baronial officer and a Canton officer in that Barony (Altavia, Fair Caid). It is fun for the Canton/Shire to run it's own events. In my opinion, it is also fun to be able to run an event with more resources (such as would be provided by a Barony-people, talents, money, etc.). Plus with another entity (Barony) there would be more events-and in my opinion, more events are better than less events. In additrion, a Barony gives you more excuses for schtick, and a figurehead/leader that is not available to Shires.
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-----Original Message-----
From: ayretontownecryer <ayretontownecryer@...>
To: email@example.com
Sent: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:46 am
Subject: [Ayreton] Re: barony/province/duchy/canton/laander/very small rocks question
GROUP BORDERSGroups below Principality level may not cross state or national borders without the Society Seneschals approval. All other levels of SCA groups may NOT cross state lines. (SOURCE CITATION: SCA Corpora - III B 2nd paragraph.)Side note: Corpora III is titled Branches. I would recommend reading this section of Corpora. Here is the link to the entire document.BUREAUCRACY/ EXTRA LEVEL OF PAPERWORKAs a student of how various bureaucracies work I would like to make a couple of comments about the pros and cons on this subject as there hasn't been any discussion as to how/why this would be a bad or a good thing.STATUS QUO - WHAT WE HAVE NOWThe current process goes like this. 6 groups.MONTH 1: 6 business meetings/moots. For area wide events/issues you have 6 seperate conversations on same subject. If there is an event with a meeting that month, Representatives of groups talk with each other and not always at the same time.MONTH 2: 6 business meeting/moots. Seperate conversation on same subject with representatives best take on what other groups said. Decision made or not. If there is an event witha meeting that month. Representatives come together discuss decisions.Thats incredibly fast for around here. Having been involved with the process for the 1st Ayreton Carnival this was the process we dealt with regularly. Often this process took 4 or 5 months on single issues. And this happened for each and every issue until an Event Steward was picked and then they focused at least the running of the event. That is a lot of bureaucracy.Pros - Noone gets forced into anything. At any time any group can opt out. Things take time to shake out. Minority doesn't get over run by Majority opinion. Each group gets to maintain its identity. Each group gets to keep doing its own events. Report and contact to Regional Officers. Disputes between groups worked out between groups and disputes inside a group are worked out inside that group.Cons - Things never happen quickly. Process does not deal with issues in a time relavent manner unless the issue is far in the future. At any time any group can opt out potentially causing undue burden on the other groups. Must have one group shoulder burden of 6 groups event bookkeeping. People feel progress isn't being made even if it is. Regional officers have lots of others they work with and you could be low on the priority list to respond back to. Disputes between groups or in a group that can not or are not being settled require a regional officer who may be far away.BARONIAL BUREAUCRACY - Shell Barony (As that is what this discussion seems to have focused on)6 cantons. 1 Barony.MONTH 1: Groups go to Baronial Meeting for area wide events/issues. Decisions worked out and made at said meeting.MONTH 2: Have follow-up meetings for progress.Pros - Decision making is quicker and/or more efficient. There is one "referee" that keeps things moving in direction. Each group gets to maintain its identity and be part of something bigger and a sense of better. Each group gets to keep doing its own event. Each group shoulders the burden it expected to shoulder. Good baron(ess) makes things very fun, run well and provides excellent leadership for the area helping it to grow. Report/Contact baronial officers who have only 5 other groups to deal with and so no matter how low on the priority list you are there are only 5 others that can be ahead of you. Disputes between groups worked out between groups and disputes inside a group are worked out inside that group. Disputes that can not or are not worked out between groups or in a group have a Baron(ess) who is readily available to direct and cause settlement to the benefit of all. NOTE: So could the regional officer.Cons - Majoity could over ride minority. Quicky made decision can miss important details. Being a part of something bigger could lead to a sense of loss of identity. Bad Baron(ess) could make things not fun, run worse and provide poor leadership causing people to walk away. Disputes that can not or are not worked out between groups or in a group have a Baron(ess) who is readily available to direct and cause settlement that makes things worse. NOTE: So could the regional officer.NOTE: For some in the area TGS losing its province status is a CON as well. For others, even in the Province, it is not. Thus I put it here in the NOTE section. It is an important NOTE certainly but it is not a sentiment that is universally shared.These are MY viewpoints based on what I have seen and offered for everyone to comment on. Please feel free to disagree and make constructive criticisms as well as make your own observations.Both levels of doing things have their advantages. Both have their disadvantages. You may feel that one is much more acceptable than the other. That's fine whichever side you fall on.I hope I have added another aspect of the conversation to be looked at more closely and helped to clarify some things for you. Please continue this conversation in the manner it has so wonderfully taken.Ian the GreenAyreton Towne Cryer
- Question--Would most of the Ravenslake people be working say later in the evening of Saturday at MKAOD? Yea, I know that having a meeting at an event is a killer for the host group.Another thought...what about a "Towne meeting" at a fighter practice, say at the beginning or end of a session at a popularly agreed time/day???Just playing with thoughts here while basking in the Florida sun...Acelina----- Original Message ----
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Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 7:53:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Ayreton] barony/province/duchy/canton/laander/very small rocks question
As I just mentioned - I would almost rather a specific
time and place OUTSIDE of events that the meetings be
held at.
At MKAOD - most of Ravenslake will be working, again,
as we were for Border Skirmish. At All Souls - most
of Vanished Woods will be working the event. Ditto TGS
for 12th Night. If we want to have a discussion, it's
hard to bounce ideas off of each other if we are
missing most of a group.
If we meet outside of an event, at worst, it'll give
people an idea of how Baronial Meetings will work.
People will get a feel for how far is it to travel,
time it takes to get to places, general idea of where
the meetings will be held, and who is likely to show
--- Tedesco da Venezia <tedesco@ayreton. org> wrote:
> That is what the purpose of last Saturday's townNo doubt, we will have others during this
> meeting was supposed to be
> for.
> process (MKAOD, All Souls,seneschals (and anyone else who wishes to
> 12th Night--just like last year) but I can see a
> certain value in having one
> specifically NOT during an event. Unfortunately,
> finding a time and date
> where everyone can get together is not an easy task.
> The nice thing about
> using the mailing lists is people can chime in any
> time they have a free
> moment, and with OVER 170 subscribers we are
> potentially involving more
> people in the discussion than any meeting ever
> could-- at the very least,
> more people are hearing the discussion that is
> taking place.
> The mayor's intention was for this to start,
> discussion to take place here,
> discussion to happen at the individual shire
> meetings lead by their
> individual seneschals, then we would have a
> follow-up area wide meeting
> where the
> participate) act as<eliebson@hotmail. com>
> representatives for their shires and voice all
> concerns, comments, etc, and
> perhaps take another area-wide poll, this time with
> a much greater
> distribution.
> No, there is no way we can involve NW Indiana.
> Chapter borders are not
> allowed to cross regional borders (state lines).
> There are some NW Indiana
> folk on this mailing list, and no doubt if we did
> something along these
> lines they would continue to subscribe to have a
> better idea of what's going
> on, which is fine. On top of that, Grey Hope has
> publicly stated that while
> they want to be a good neighbor, they did not want
> to join in, not wanting
> to be an stated part of the unofficial "Town of
> Ayreton".
> ~Tedesco~
> On 6/29/07, elliot liebson
> wrote:question: supposing that did happen, and
> >
> >
> > --I like this discussion, but I am wondering if we
> could have a
> > region-wide
> > moot (insert term of choice here) expresslly and
> solely for the purpose of
> > discussing this issue? I think it would be very
> productive to have as
> > many
> > well-informed bodies in the room as possible
> bouncing ideas off one
> > another,
> > and perhaps, if we are lucky, come up with a
> proposal or three for the
> > populace to consider. That does NOT necessarily
> mean having formal
> > petitions for everyone; it could simply be: 'we
> came up with these three
> > ideas that the discussiongroup generally can live
> with: what do you
> > think?'
> >
> > Here's a
> proposals were made, and(gulp) volunteer to take
> > discussed among the various groups, and suppose
> one or two received strong
> > consensus. What then? Do they go to the Crown
> and the BoD? do said
> > bodies
> > have to review these things before the populace
> discusses them? Again I
> > apologize for nit-pickiness, but I'm starting to
> shift into the
> > OK-lets-move- into-more- action-and- less-discussion
> mode. My sense is that
> > there is at least an interest in having serious
> discussion, and I don't
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Thursday, November 19, 2015
-14°C (8°F) this morning at just before 7am, with colder temps on the way, am glad for rice bag that Kristie made for me, 2 minutes in micro wave on high and my feet are toasty warm until I fall asleep. Will be using it lots this winter. Even turned down comforter over (down shifts after a while) so had a really good nights sleep even if bedroom was to cold to get dressed in this morning.
Pix of Kristie's granddaughter wearing booties I sent.
And last a pix of Jean MIles in Edinburgh wearing the Koigu gloves I sent (when she needed a lift me up gift), just because.
Have my ice cleats on my low boots for prolly the rest of the winter, better to be safe than sorry. Long gone are the days when I could pop out to car in my Birkies.
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Those colors on the left are very fun!!!ReplyDelete
I love my rice bags my daughter made. I heat two, one for my feet and the other for my knees or pull it up to snuggle with. If I put it in the middle of the bed where my body goes before pushing it over, I can go to sleep warm and toasty within minutes. I purchased barley-stuffed animals for my grandsons a couple years ago and they are warmed one minute in the microwave and then they snuggle down with them. They won't go to bed without them. :)ReplyDelete
Well, I will consider it hopeful that winter has arrived for you and I will pray for a similar blessing down my way. Here's to ready-steady gas deliveries and consistent electricity up your way too. I love crispy cold. Your socks and gloves amaze me - so deft with all those colors. Thanks for the pix of the wonderful booties.ReplyDelete
I'm happy to hear the rice bag is keeping you warm, Lynne. :-)ReplyDelete


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More cash in pockets but Northern Ireland income still lowest in UK
Northern Ireland people are feeling better off because of low inflation, but our disposable incomes are still the lowest in the UK, says a study published today.
The regular income tracker from low-price supermarket Asda said families in the region were £12 richer during March.
The increase equated to a 14.8% rise in average disposable income here - the largest percentage increase of any UK region.
Falling oil prices - feeding into prices at the pump - also benefited people here because we spend the biggest proportion of our income on petrol out of any region of the UK.
But Asda said disposable income was still lagging far behind the rest of the country.
Families here had just £92 per week money left over after bills - nearly half the UK average and less than 40% of the weekly disposable income of a family living in London.
The latest Asda findings echo research from earlier this month which found that Northern Ireland has taken the biggest hit in living standards in the UK. Think tank the UK Resolution Foundation said that Northern Ireland had fallen from being the region with the fourth-lowest income per household in 2007 to the lowest last year.
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Andy Clarke, the president and chief executive of the supermarket, said: "Wherever you live in the UK, this month's tracker brings more positive news for those holding the purse strings."
Mr Clarke added that he believed the economy was on the road to recovery, and that the gap between regions was narrowing.
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Asda said the UK was enjoying the benefits of 0% inflation - the lowest level for 55 years - in falls in the cost of clothes and shoes.
Sam Alderson, economist at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, added: "Price falls in sections of household purchases have helped relieve pressure on finances.
"Family spending power has now risen year-on-year for 18 consecutive months.
"With the outlook for inflation looking subdued for much of the year, households should now see further recoveries in their finances in 2015."
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Back then he played for Australia's Force in the Super Rugby competition and at 21, it would have been a long shot to earmark him as a future Springbok.
He returned to the Mother City, though, and slowly but surely edged closer to a regular starting berth at the Stormers.
A knee injury last season halted his progress and perhaps he was a little lucky at the start of the 2017 campaign with the promising Leolin Zas suffering a long-term injury.
If he was lucky, then that was just the break Leyds needed to prove that he is indeed world class and can play in the Green and Gold.
And Stormers fans have seen nothing short of that from the winger-cum-fullback this season.
But Leyds is not getting ahead of himself just yet and says: "Coming back from serious injury, all I wanted to do is get some game time for the Stormers.
"My goal every week is just to be in that starting line-up.
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He provided one of those anything-can-happen moments in the match against the Chiefs two weeks ago, giving a superb backhanded pass to SP Marais to dot down.
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In a judgment of 27 June 2014, published in December 2014, the Supreme Court specified the extent to which the mandate of a director should be pursued even after his termination.
It is generally admitted that the director whose functions have ended must pursue his mandate to a certain extent. Indeed, the director should pursue the exercise of his mandate even after his termination if the number of directors is below the legal or statutory minimum.
However, this continuation of mandate by the director should not last longer than the period of time that is reasonably necessary for the general meeting to appoint a new director.
The case which led to the Supreme Court's ruling concerned a director appointed in 1989 for a period of six years and whose mandate terminated in 1995. Acting for the company, this director had filed an opposition application in 2008 within a judiciary process and an appeal in 2010. The Court of Appeal of Brussels had declared that the appeal was not admissible because the director was not legally entitled to represent the company due to the termination of his mandate 15 years earlier. In the Court's view, the reasonable and necessary time period for the general assembly to replace the director had been exceeded.
The Supreme Court overruled this judgment by affirming: "It is not deduced from those provisions that the functions of a director whose mandate terminated should ONLY be pursued during the reasonable and necessary time period for the general assembly to ensure his replacement."
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PCB Layout Introduction. Wei Ren Feb. 2 nd , 2010. Content. Workflow System Analysis Transmission Lines Components Placement Transmission Lines Routing Power Distribution Crosstalk EMI Summary. Workflow. Optimization may need to be made after debugging the circuits.
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Optimization may need
to be made after debugging
the circuits.
Divide the whole system into several sub-systems by their functions:
Linear regulator (analog? digital?);
±12V, ±5V, ±3.3V, etc. (analog? digital?);
Signal path 1, (Priority?)
Signal path 2, (Priority?)
Digital-to-analog path;
Digital control path;
General Transmission Line Categories:
PCB Cross View
Parallel Lines
Twisted Lines
When a signal delay is greater than a significant portion of the transition time, the signal line must treated as a transmission line.
where, L0 – distributed inductor, C0 – shunted capacitor
so we have Characteristic Impedance Z0=(L0/C0)1/2
Propagation Delaytd=(L0C0)1/2
Issues About Transmission Line
1, Impedance Matching
In order to maximize the power transfer and minimize reflection from the load. Should have ZS=ZL.
The reflection coefficient:
Then we put the source, the load and the transmission line together. There are two boundaries which may generate reflections.
If miss-match, ringing is generated at the load.
2, Noise Coupling Issue.
a, Coupling between 2 parallel lines, f=100kHz,TTL signal
Without coupling
With coupling, 800mV
b, Direct-coupler
Layout Rules for TLs
A, Avoid Discontinuities.
at bends on the trace, keep the Zo constant.
A, poor
B, shaving the
C, by 45-degree
D, by curve
Vias take signal through the board to another layer. The vertical run of metal between layers is an uncontrolled impedance. So use the vias as few as possible
B, Do NOT Use Stubs or Ts
a), stubs
b), preferred solution
It is important to have a noise-free power distribution network, which also must provide a return path for all signals generated and received on the board.
1, Power Distribution Network as a Power Source
A, The effect of Impedance
A, Ideal case,
zero impedance
B, real case
Goal:Reduce the impedance of the power distribution
network as much as possible!!
B, Power Buses vs. Power Planes
Power Buses Power Planes
Power planes generally have better impedance characteristic than
power buses; Practical consideration might favor power buses.
C, Linear Noise Filtering
All the systems generate enough noise to cause problems. Since the power plane or buses does not eliminate line noise, extra filtering is required.
Bypass capacitors acting as a filter are needed.
Generally, 1uF to 10uF caps are placed across the power input to the board to filter the low frequencies (like 60-Hz);
and 0.01uF to 0.1uF caps are placed across the power and ground pins of every active device on the board to filter the harmonics ( in the range of 100MHz and higher)
Real capacitors have equivalent-series resistance (ESR) and equivalent-series inductance (ESL), so the real cap is a series resonant circuit, which has resonant freq,
It is capacitive at frequencies below Fr, and inductive at frequencies above Fr.
As a result, the capacitor is more a band-reject filter than a high frequency-reject filter.
Table 1. Bypass Capacitor Groups
Parallel the bypass caps to extend the range!
high-capacitance, low-ESL capacitor in parallel with a lower-capacitance, very-low-ESL capacitor.
Bypass Capacitors Placement:
1, Close to the active device, keep the connection as short as possible;
2, Close to the Vcc and GND.
Preferred Placement
Typical Placement
2, Power Distribution Network as a Signal Return Path
Each time a signal switches, AC current is generated. Current requires a closed loop. The return paths are needed to complete the loop by Ground or Vcc.
Current loops have inductance. They can aggravate ringing, crosstalk, and radiation.
Equivalent AC path
Table 2. Inductance of simple electrical circuits in air
3, Layout Rules with Power Distribution Considerations
A, Protect the circuit from damage.
Put a fuse between the power supply and device to protect the system from damage caused by short circuit, overload or device failure.
B, Be careful with feedthroughs.
PCB Topview
Common paths of signal return due to vias
C, Ground cables sufficiently
b) Enough grounds
lumped together
c) Grounds evenly
distributed among
signal lines
D, Separate analog and digital planes
On the boards with analog and digital functions, the power planes are separated; the planes are tied together at the power source. Place jumpers across the ground planes where signal cross to minimize the current loop.
E, Avoid overlapping separated planes
Do NOT overlap the power plane of digital circuitry and analog circuitry. If the planes overlap, there is capacitive coupling, which defeats isolation.
F, Isolate sensitive components
isolated section;
planes around the device;
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G, Place power buses near signal lines
Sometimes, power buses is the only choice when must use two-layer PCBs. It is possible to control loop size by placing the buses as close as possible to the signal lines. The loop for that signal is the same as it would be if the load used power planes.
H, Pay attention to the trace width
After estimate the current of each trace, calculate the trace width before route the wire. There are some use website as "PCB Trace Width Calculator".
For example:
H, Pay attention to the trace width
After estimate the current of each trace, calculate the trace width before route the wire. There are some use website as "PCB Trace Width Calculator".
For example:
Crosstalk is the unwanted coupling of signals between traces. It is either capacitive or inductive.
1, Capacitive Crosstalk
Capacitive crosstalk refers to the capacitive coupling of signals between signal lines. It occurs when the lines are close to each other for some distance.
The ground trace must be a solid ground. For good grounding, the ground trace should be connected to the ground plane with taps separated a quarter wavelength of the highest frequency component of the signal.
2, Inductive Crosstalk
Inductive crosstalk can be thought of as the coupling of signals between the primary and secondary coils of an unwanted transformer
Transformer equivalent
Inductive crosstalk
Crosstalk Solutions Summary
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) can be reduced through shielding, filtering, eliminating current loops, and reducing device speed where possible.