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When I brought my daughter Aimee home, her older sister, Crystal, wanted to know why I didn't just put the stupid baby in the dryer with her stupid clothes. Crystal was 6. I told myself that this verbalization of her feelings was good. I did keep an eye on the dryer from then on, though.
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I seem to have zero banding issues with my OM-D + lens combo. Must be an indivudal lens or camera body specific issue.
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Olympus has acknowledged the banding that can appear in high ISO OM-D E-M5 images shot with the Panasonic 20mm F1.7 lens and says it is working on a fix. In the meantime, the only solution is to avoid high ISO settings when using that lens, for now. It says that it has tried 'every possible combination of body and lens,' and has not found the problem with other lenses.
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'After checking every possible combination of a body and a lens, we found the phenomena only with this combination (OM-D, E-M5 coupled with the Panasonic 20mm pancake lens). We are continuing to study how we can eliminate this and we recommend for our customers using E-M5 with Panasonic 20mm pancake lens to keep a low ISO to avoid this problem for the time being.'
I always found it weird that m43 lenses have updateable firmware. I bet this will be fixed by a firmware update to the 20mm f/1.7.
Doubtful. The 20/1.7 is a Panasonic product, and they have no real incentive to help Olympus out here. The lens probably performs like gang buster on a Lumix body BTW. No this will require Olympus to come up with a solution
One could say Olympus has already come up with a solution-IBIS. With the easy two stop advantage it affords you generally don't have to resort to high ISO shooting across a wide range of shooting conditions where you would have to with the IBIS-less Panasonic bodies.
@Sandyramirez - Panasonic has no motivation to help solve the problem? I guess the money that they could make from selling their lens to E-M5 owners is no incentive, huh?
SandyR, Panasonic is about to plow $630 million into Olympus. I would say they are more than motivated to help.
@ Tee1up - both panasonic and Olympus have said point blank that that is not the case. Reuters got it wrong...
They are partners in the µ4/3 consortium. Olympus will fix the issues, because they share the same mount compatibility. They are competitors only to a certain point.
Oly and Panny will BOTH benefit from a fix for this.
It's a record! A NEW camera that ONLY bands above 6400 with ONE lens.
Others should do so well...
I've been playing around with this combination and haven't noticed any banding. The whole point of the 20mm f1.7 for me is that you don't need high ISO though, so I don't think I've ever pushed it above 1600. Size/handling-wise, the 20 is perfect on the OMD body.
How the heck does a lens cause banding? Inst that a sensor property?
Easy. Lenses are no longer just glass. They contain electronics and motors that emit noise and electric interference, and if the camera is not shielded well for a particular frequency (like seems to be the case here), then these kind of problems arise.
It's a kind of electrical interference, between the sensor and the lens circuits (perhaps af motor...)
I remember something similar in the eos line
ooops... sorry Martin, I was writing!
I'm not losing sleep over this. I am not likely to buy one of the 20's any further. I've had one before with other Mft bodies. They work fine, but now I have the OMD that isn't the focal length I'd choose. Most likely would either go with a 14mm f2.5 or better yet a 25mm f1.4. I'm sure they will figure something out however.
Consumer advocacy... one more reason to love this website.
I'm still waiting on my E-M5 to arrive, but the 20mm f/1.7 has been my favorite lens for the GF1 since I bought it in January of 2010... and I'd hate to have to choose between it and the new camera.
I notice they don't specifically say how low an ISO one needs to avoid the problem, but from what people have posted here that is variable. For some it starts happening at 1600, others at 3200 or higher. I don't know if it will be an issue for me, but it's nice to know they are working on a solution.
I wouldn't worry too much about it. I picked up a 20mm f/1.7 about a week ago and haven't seen any banding on shots taken with it on my OMD. I do keep the ISO low. Unless you're trying to get a fast shutter speed to stop movement, IBIS plus f/1.7 will allow you to keep the ISO well below 1600 in all but the most challenging lighting situations.
no way man. if I can't take a pic of a black cat in a coal mine then life is meaningless ;)
Seeing as the GF1 is puke worthy @ ISO 1600 and above, you're still in a better position even with the banding problem.
Interesting. Banding with only one particular lens. The metering program could be wrong with a f/1.7 lens, like underexposing the sensor and digitally pushing the image with banding appearing.
That's the best explanation I've heard yet for what might be going on.
If it was a camera/lens communication problem leading to incorrect metering then the camera would just under/overexpose. The only reason it would then push/pull back to correct exposure is if it *knew* it had made an error, in which case it would be a very very easy firmware fix.
The response from Olympus seems to indicate the problem isn't that simple...
I wonder if this has anything to do with interference between the lens and whatever it is that causes the constant humming noise on the E-M5. If it is something of this nature, I would think it would be very difficult to fix.
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If you like to go to Catalina Island, you may have noticed that adult ferry tickets from Southern California are hovering right around $70, which is a big chunk of change, to whit 280 quarters, which will definitely take a dent out of your pocketbook.
However, if you belong to the AAA auto club, you can get $7.50 off on adult fares or $2.50 off on kids' fares on Catalina Express until Feb. 28, 2012.
Click here for the Catalina Express AAA discount coupon.
You must show your AAA card to use the coupon which can be used for up to 6 fares.
Note that this coupon says on the top it expires 2/28/2012, but then in tiny print in the bottom it says 2/17/2011. I think the bottom expiration date is a misprint because I did take this off the current AAA website.
Also there are holiday blackout dates for 2011, check them out.
You can call (310) 519-1212 or go online for more information.
Locations where you can board Catalina Express:
* Downtown Long Beach Landing
* Long Beach Queen Mary
* San Pedro
* Dana Point
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Excuse me. What is the big draw at Catalina Island? We must have missed it last time we were there. After 2.5 hours we were bored and wanted to go back to the mainland.
I guess if you want to hike up in the hills but, hell, I can do that in Laguna.
Give me one or two good reasons to pay $70 (or $62.50 w/discount) for a boat ride to Catalina.


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BeachFront!*Incredible Views!*FREE Beach Service!*Sleeps 8! in Miramar Beach
- bedrooms 2
- baths 2
- sleeps 8
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type Condo
- community Beach House
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 850 - $ 2,350 / week
$ 1,750 - $ 9,400 / month
vacation rental description
Destin Beach front condo in the Beach House Condominiums! You can't get any closer to the water! FREE Seasonal beach chairs and an umbrella for 2 included! Top floor 2BR/2BA Beach House Condo located on the beach in Miramar Beach in the Destin area very close to the Silver Sands Designer Outlet Mall! The views are spectacular from the kitchen, living room, and master bedroom! This condo has been recently renovated and painted! Granite counters in the kitchen, designer colors throughout, and nice furnishings makes this condo feel like home! Sleeps 8 with a king bed in the master on the beach side, 2 full beds in the first bedroom, and a sleeper sofa in the living room. There is also a washer and dryer in the unit! This top floor unit has incredible views! You'll love it! Nice artwork and decorator touches make it special! Watch the community pool area from the balcony too!
Vacationing here is an annual, sometimes two to three times a year event for many families! You should come too! When you come once, you'll want to come again and again! Some people make this area home after just one visit! Come see why!
Saturday to Saturday bookings preferred during Spring Break and Summer Months
Add $130 departure cleaning, $75 admin fee, & 11.5% tax.
Managed by Crystal Waters Realty. We manage other rentals too! Call or email us today!
Location: Close to the Silver Sands Designer Outlet Mall off Scenic Gulf Drive! Walk to several restaurants including Busters Bar and Grill and the Whales Tail!
Indoor Features: Approximately 1100 square feet, 2br 2ba! Professionally decorated with nice amenities and upgrades galore! Washer & Dryer in the unit!
property availability
Last modified on 11-26-2013 at 10:31 AM.
email owner view full calendar
Bill Grannan 850 654 4659
condo rental amenities
Washer & Dryer in the unit! Amenities include 650 feet of beach front, FREE seasonal beach service for 2, seasonally heated pool, kiddie pool, video game room, BBQ grills, DVD rentals, fitness room, lighted tennis courts, and large club house for gatherings. Walk to Busters Bar & Grill and the Silver Sands Designer Outlet Mall! 10 golf courses within 5 miles! Lots of activities for the whole family! All within 5 to 6 miles! Water park, go karts, bumper boats, bungee jumping, miniature golf, deep sea fishing, dolphin cruises, restaurants, movie theater, and all the water sports you can imagine!
activities and attractions in Miramar Beach Gulf Coast North
The Destin area is known as the Luckiest Fishing Village in the World! Deep sea fishing is very popular in the region. The sugary white beaches and the clear, sometimes Emerald Green waters give true meaning to the word, Paradise! The Destin area is abundant
with restaurants, bars, shopping areas, golf, and water sports.
vacation rental rates
Rates are base rate. ADD: $130 departure cleaning, $50 booking fee, & 12% tax
Plus Refundable Security Deposit $200 ***Seasonal Beach Service for 2 is FREE!***
3-1 to 4-11 $1650/week $270/night $6600/month 5 night min
4-12 to 5-16 $1250/week $205/night 3 night min
5-17 to 5-23 $1800/week $294/night 5 night min
5-24 to 6-6 $2213/week $362/night 5 night min
6-7 to 7-25 $2350/week $384/night 6 night min
7-26 to 8-8 $2250/week $368/night 6 night min
8-9 to 9-1 $1550/week $254/night 3 night min
9-2 to 10-31 $1200/week $196/night 3 night min
11-1 to 12-31 $850/week $139/night $2250/month 3 night min
***Winter monthly for 2 people**Nov & Dec $2250/mo**Jan & Feb to March 6th is $1750 plus fees***
Note: Rates are subject to change without notice until confirmed. 50% of the total is required to reserve. The balance is due 30 days before arrival. Trip Cancellation Insurance is offered at 6.5% of the total. Please ask for details!
Accept Visa, MasterCard, & Discover.
Bill Grannan 850 654 4659
accepted payment methods
Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.
Learn more in our Security CenterTop things to do in Miramar Beach
- Go to the Beach!
- Pool
- Theme parks - water park
- Deep Sea fishing
- Golf
Top things to do on a budget
- Beach
- Pool
- Cook out
- Tennis
- Watch a movie at your rental!
Top things to do with a family
- Beach
- Pool
- Dolphin Cruise
- Restaurants
- Sightsee
Bill Grannan , owner


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The Twin Valley High School Spanish Club would like to thank Kathleen and Aaron at the Wilmington White House for allowing us to park cars at the Fourth of July celebration. We will use the money to help defray the cost of our cultural exchange to Spain next April. The eight students will be participating in a weeklong homestay and an eight-day hike along the Camino de Santiago.
Thanks also to all the fine folks who came out to the White House for the outstanding fireworks display and helping the students reach their goal!
Ginny Knapp
Buddy Hayford


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Camelot on the Gulf in Navarre Beach
- bedrooms 3
- baths 3
- sleeps 6
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type Condo
- community Navarre Towers
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 850 - $ 1,900 / week
vacation rental description
Your paradise vacation! Beautiful gulf front 3/3 unit decorated with inviting cool colors. Enjoy the spectacular views of the Gulf of Mexico from your own private balcony. Play a game of tennis on the courts at Navarre Towers. Dip into the sparking pool or catch a wave in the gulf. Something here for everyone! Master suite has a king bed, second master suite has a queen bed, and guest room has a double. There is a TV/VCR combo with a DVD player in the master, a TV/VCR in the second, TV/VCR in the third, and a TV, VCR/DVD combo, and a stereo with CD in the living room. Leather sofa and recliner in the living room.
property availability
Last modified on 12-11-2013 at 4:06 AM.
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Julie or Tim 1-888-862-0034
vacation rental rates
2014 Rates
Spring Break: March 15 - April 4 $1200 wk TOTAL $1497.28 Weekly Only
Spring: April 5 - May 23 $1000 wk $1270.75 $160/night
Early Summer: May 24 - June 13 $1800 wk $2176.85 Weekly Only
Summer: June 14 - Aug 1 $1900 wk $2290.11 Weekly Only
Late Summer: Aug 2 - Aug 15 $1200 wk $1497.28 Weekly Only
Early Fall: Aug 16 - Sept 5 $1100 wk $1384.01 $224.87/night
Fall: Sept 6 - Oct 31 $1000 wk $1270.75 $159.14/night
Winter: Nov 1 - Nov 21 $850 wk $1100.86 $139.64/night
Nov 22 - Nov 28 $925 wk $1185.80 $160/night
Thanksgiving and Christmas rates are higher.
*The total weekly prices include all taxes and fees. Prices are subject to change without notice. 3 nightminimum for nightly reservations- taxes and cleaning fee will be added to the rate. Email or call for a total price. Weekly reservations are Saturday to Saturday.
Check in is at 3pm and check out at 10am. A minimum of 30% down per reservation is required at time of booking. Visa, Master Card, and Discover are accepted. Balance is due 30 days before arrival. Must be 25 to reserve.
Julie or Tim 1-888-862-0034
accepted payment methods
Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.
Learn more in our Security CenterTop things to do in Navarre Beach
- Pier Fishing
- Beachcombing
- Surfing
- Relax
Top things to do with a family
- Walk the Pier
- Visit the Zoo
- Deep Sea Fishine
Julie or Tim , owner


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Testing. Where's Teeney? I should leave your ass down here to rot. :hhh:
Put some chicks down here so we can watch them scissor.
My favorite sound in the world is the silence after the first gunshot. There's a stillness, as though the air itself is afraid to move. I do some of my best work in that silence.
[QUOTE=Gitfiddle;5137843]Put some chicks down here so we can watch them scissor.[/QUOTE]
Everything seems to be in order down here.


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Author Archives: John Nemo
We've Moved!
This Blog has moved to my new website – so pop over to Nemo Media Group for all my latest posts and insights!
How to get more page views for your blog
Reblogged from WordPress.com News:
This is a guest post by Kristina Chang, Evan Moore, Tony Xu, and Omer Rabin; students at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
"What makes a blog popular? What drives page views?" These are the questions that we've been trying to answer over the last few weeks. We were on a mission to dig into the data and analyze the strongest parameters that influence the flow of visitors to WordPress.com blogs.
Why Christianity Needs Real (Not Safe) Art, Music and Story
This Post quoting Tim Keller nails the need for inspiring artists within the realm of Christianity:
"The Church needs artists because without art we cannot reach the world. The simple fact is that the imagination 'gets you,' even when your reason is completely against the idea of God. 'Imagination communicates,' as Arthur Danto says, 'indefinable but inescapable truth.' Those who read a book or listen to music expose themselves to that inescapable truth. There is a sort of schizophrenia that occurs if you are listening to Bach and you hear the glory of God and yet your mind says there is no God and there is no meaning. You are committed to believing nothing means anything and yet the music comes in and takes you over with your imagination. When you listen to great music, you can't believe life is meaningless. Your heart knows what your mind is denying. We need Christian artists because we are never going to reach the world without great Christian art to go with great Christian talk."
I'll take it a step further: For me, musicians like Derek Webb and writers like John Eldredge have been a huge influence. I like them because they're not a "safe", watered-down, G-rated version of Mister Rogers' Christianity. I see too much of that in well-meaning but rather hollow Christian music, movies and books that give up the actual art part of the venture in order to be "safe" and not offend anyone.
Derek and John tell the truth. Their work is transparent, unapologetic and inspiring because it is so REAL. It resonates with the life I live and the world I know. They don't pretend and they don't mince words. Many people – including those calling themselves Christians – consider them offensive and dangerous.
Folks, Jesus was (and still is) offensive and dangerous to many people. The Gospel is offensive and dangerous. Claiming to be the one true God, above all others, claiming to be the only way to heaven and everlasting life – that's offensive and dangerous.
Jesus was wild, dangerous, controversial, beautiful, intimate, loving, kind, compassionate, empathetic, righteous and magnetic – the most talked about person in all of human history. He wasn't always safe for the whole family. Let's not water down our worship of him through art, music and story in order to be "safe" and non-offensive.
So keep it coming! I like my Christian art, music and books to reflect real life – dangerous, beautiful, inspiring and above all else REAL.
How about you? Who are your favorite Christian artists and why?
» The Reason For All Wrongdoing Keller Quotes
I love the truth of this from Tim Keller: "We will either worship God or other things. We cannot eliminate God without creating God substitutes. Something will capture our hearts and imaginations and be the most important thing to us – our ultimate concern, value, and allegiance."
I have found that so true in my own life. It's just the way we're wired as human beings. How else do you explain our worship of sports teams, or movie stars, or musicians, or technology, or gadgets, or cars, or whatever else?
Here's the full post: » The Reason For All Wrongdoing Keller Quotes.
Makenzie in My Dreams
Reblogged from Todd Stocker's Blog:
It's been nearly three years since my oldest daughter, Makenzie died in a car accident. Since then, our family has been on a journey marked by recovery, struggle, joy, sadness, questions and pain. Pain - there's been plenty of that. But what has been lacking in our movement forward are dreams. In my vulnerability, I pray for dreams about her. Last night, God gave me one.
PR Tip: Slogans versus substance in the battle over Obamacare's future
Former CIGNA PR guy turned health care whistleblower Wendell Potter makes an important PR point here:
"One of the rules of effective communications is to keep it simple. In attacking something you don't like, use as few words as possible, and make sure those words pack an emotional wallop."
Here's his full post: ANALYSIS: Slogans versus substance in the battle over Obamacare's future


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Beware a Quaint Christmas
If you've been a Christian for a number of years or if you grew up where Christmas is traditionally celebrated, the idea that a member of the Godhead became veiled in flesh may have lost its strangeness. It's Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year! It's kind Joseph, serene Mary, and incandescent baby Jesus in a manger. It's a crèche with quaint figurine shepherds, three wise men, sheep, a donkey, and an ox. Oh, and the chubby cherub with the "Gloria" scroll.
Precious baby Jesus; you just want to pick him up and give him a squeeze.
And if you could have, you would have been holding Yahweh who at that moment was upholding you along with the entire universe by the word of his powe…


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FRIDAY, January 30, 1863.The following bills were introduced, read the first time, and severally passed to the second reading :
By Mr. DOWNEY, [74] to fix the time of holding the Common Pleas Court in the Fifth District.
By Mr. LANDERS. [75] to Amend the 1st section of an act providing for the election and qualification of Justices of the Peace, and defining their jurisdiction, powers and duties in civil cases.
By Mr. HORD, [76] to amend section 1 of an act touching the laying out and locating towns, approved May 20. 1852 and providing when this act shall take effect.
Mr. WOLFE offered the following :
Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee be instructed to report a bill abolishing the office of Common Pleas Prosecuting Attorney and taking from the Common Pleas Court all criminal jurisdiction.
Mr. WOLFE said that he introduced the resolution to test the sense of the Senate. He doubted whether a law could be passed at this session, abolishing the Court of Common Pleas, but he believed that the sentiment of the General Assembly was in favor of the proposition embraced in the resolution. It would be one step in the way of reform. There was no necessity for continuing criminal business in the Common Pleas Courts. While Circuit Prosecutors received sufficient compensation to justify competent attorneys accepting the position, such was not the case, and never would be, with Common Pleas Prosecutors. The business of prosecuting could be better done in the Circuit Court, and at a great saving of money to the people.
Mr. MELLETT could not agree to the assumption that there was a necessity for abolishing the office of Common Pleas Prosecutor, and continuing the Court itself. The surest remedy was to abolish the whole Common Pleas system. One reason, perhaps, why the Court would not be abolished, was the fact that a large number of Judges, who would be legislated out of office, were working to defeat this measure. But this was no good reason for him, and it ought not to influence Senators. The reasons in favor of abolishing the system were manifold, substantial, and unanswerable.
Mr. BROWNE, of Randolph, said that, while he was in favor of abolishing the Court, he was also in favor of this proposition. The meagre salaries paid Common Pleas Prosecutors would never secure competent officers. One hundred criminals had, the past year, been let out of the Penitentiary because of illegal committals, all the work of ignorant prosecutors. Change the system, and there would be more convictions. It was an irresponsible system, page: 106[View Page 106] the prosecutor claiming all the prerogatives of a grand jury, and in many cases his action was unjust.
Mr. WOLFE moved to amend his resolution so as to add : "and that it is inexpedient to abolish the Court of Common Pleas."
Mr. MELLETT moved to add in the proper place, " and the jurisdiction of the said court in civil causes."
Mr. WOLFE objected to the amendment. It would reduce the Court to an old fashioned Probate Court. He favored every measure to reform it. He knew it required reform, but before he would consent to abolish it, he must be assured that a better system could be devised and brought forward to replace it. It was on this ground alone that he opposed the abolition of the Court. If you divest it of civil and criminal jurisdiction, you have a Circuit Probate system in the State. Will this be an improvement on the score of expense?-- You have the Judges to pay, and the machinery of a Court to keep up. If you strike the Court down--abolish it--you throw the Probate business into the Circuit Court. He knew that the Judges of that Court were competent, but, with a multiplicity of business, would you better the manner of doing that branch of business, or would you cheapen it? Another, proposition was to give the Clerks of Courts Probate jurisdiction. He was opposed to that. The most of the Clerks were not elected with a view to that end. They were not lawyers, and in many instances would not be able to grapple with questions that would come before them.--He was not wedded to the Common Pleas Court, but he was opposed to changes in our judicial system, and utterly opposed to experimenting with it. The people were not demanding the change. The demand was made by a certain class of Circuit lawyers, who thought a double system interfered with their practice. he admitted the objections urged, but was fully satisfied that the abolition of the Court would work evil. The Probate business combined. He dwelt at length on this view, and condemned severely the disposition to place it in incompetent hands--such as Clerks of Courts. He hoped a direct vote on the question would be taken. The Senate was as full as it was likely to be. He would not object to postpone, but when the vote is taken, let it be direct, and the mind of the Senate would be known on the subject. All admitted that some reform was needed, and when the views of the Senators are known, the Senate could act understandingly.
Mr. CLAYPOOL. The Senator from Harrison (Mr. Wolfe) had convinced him that the Court of Common Please should be abolished. He states that the Probate business is the most important. If it was so, the business should be in the hands of the highest and best Court in the State.-- He was not influenced by personal motives in this view. He had the pleasure of practicing under one of the ablest lawyers and best men on the bench. That gentleman himself thinks the Court should be abolished, and time and again said so. The salaries paid to Common Pleas Judges did not, and could not, secure the best talent. Unless the Judge, (as was the cause in this District) was a wealthy man, he could not afford to occupy a seat on the Common Please Bench. He was in favor of increasing the pay of Circuit Judges, and increasing the circuits. The salaries of Circuit Judges should be at least $2,000 per annum. Less than that would not secure the services of the best legal minds. He hoped a direct vote would be had. He believed a direct vote would be had he believed a majority on this floor were in favor of abolishing the Court of Common Pleas, and doing away with this multiplicity of Courts, which only impaired the dignity and efficiency of the Judiciary of the State.
Mr. RAY. The gentleman from Harrison (Mr. Wolfe) admitted the objections urged against the Common Pleas system, and that reform was needed. We have two Courts of common jurisdiction. If the ends of justice can be as well subserved by one Court as by two, and if the expense can be reduced 25 or 30 per cent., is it not right and is it not policy to do so? He thought the argument that a certain class of lawyers advocated abolishing the Court for interested motives was hardly worthy of the attention of the Senate. The people were satisfied with the old Probate system. It was a cheap and a fair system. The Common Please Court was a new thing to the people, and it was increased expense without corresponding benefit. The Judges of these Courts knew little or nothing of the condition of the estates in the counties. They issued citations and taxed the cost, and that is all they did. The Clerk and the Attorney settled the business. He compared the method of doing business by the Probate Judges. They were public administrators, and kept posted on the business before them. Put this business in the ands of Courts having criminal and civil litigation, and what time as the Judge to give attention to the settlement of estates?
Mr. WOLFE. Would not the same objection hold good if the business was in the Circuit Court?
Mr. Ray said it would. In that respect he differed with the gentleman from Fayette, (Mr. Claypool.) He wanted the Common Please Court abolished. He wanted the Probate business given into the hands of a clerk or surrogate, to be open when other public offices of the county were open, when people could be accommodated at all times. As it is, the time of court page: 107[View Page 107] is taken up with litigated cases, and the Probate business comes in as a sort of side bar, and it is done up by the clerk and the attorney, independent of the Judge, who is occupied with other business. If he was devising a system for the benefit of lawyers, he could not think of a better than the one now in existence. It is admitted that the criminal business of the Court was shamefully mismanaged. He would remove it to the Circuit Court. He would accept this, if he could not do better. But he demanded more, a greater reform, and the people would yet demand it. This Court was fastened upon them by restless politicians, who were always urging change. He was willing to increase the pay of Circuit Judges under the present depreciated state of the currency, but he would require the Judges to work. Let them hold three terms of the Court, if needed. He spoke of the Prosecutors as in general utterly useless under the double-headed system, but contended that if there was only one set of such offices under a Court of dignity, with sole jurisdiction, that competent talent would be secured. Make the office an honorable and reputable one, and the huckstering and brokerage of the crimes of the country, now so much complained of, would disappear. He contended that it was in argument in favor of the present system that a better one was not presented. The gentleman from Harrison, an able and ingenious lawyer as he is, could devise one. Give the Probate business to the Clerk, or give it to a local Surrogate. He opposed a circuit, a traveling Surrogate. The business should be in the hands of parties who could be accessible at all times.
Mr. RAY said, in order that the question pending should have more mature consideration, and be returned to the Senate when it was more full than at present, he would move the reference of the resolution to the Judiciary Committee, with instructions to act, in conjunction with the Committee on the Judiciary of the House, and determine the expediency of abolishing the Common Pleas Court, and instituting a substitute with Probate jurisdiction, and if found expedient, to prepare and present a bill for the purpose.
Mr. WOLFE opposed the reference. He simply offered the resolution to get an expression of the Senate, and the reference would defeat that object. He was willing to postpone the consideration of the subject, but he wanted a direct vole when a vote was taken.
Mr. MARCH was ready to vote on all these propositions now. He could not agree with the gentlemen who asserted that the Court was useless or inefficient. The Judges would compare favorably, for legal ability and moral worth, with the Judges of the Circuit Court. The convictions for crime in these Courts had been as numerous as in the Circuit Courts.
Mr. RAY. Does not the history of our criminal trials show that over seventy convictions have been made in that Court that could not be legally sustained?
Mr. MARCH. With all that it was the cheapest and best system. It was not a secret tribunal, like the Grand Jury system. It was not a place surrounded by guards where men could go to vent their malice against their neighbors. He did not believe in the theory advanced here that it required large salaries to secure the best legal talent. The history of the Judiciary in this State does not prove the assertion. He wanted to know what system would be substituted when you tore down the one under debate. It was easy to tear down, but often difficult to build up. He would not vote to abolish the present Court until he saw what substitute would be offered.
Mr. MELLETT regarded this as a test vote, and simply voting for an expression of opinion did not commit Senators to any substitute. If it was found that the Court was to be abolished, then gentlemen would present their plans of a substitute, as many of them had intimated they would do.
Mr. JOHNSTON said that it would be no test vote, so for as he was concerned, as he would vote against the abolition of the Court until he had an opportunity of voting tor something better as a substitute, in which case he might vote for its abolition.
On motion by Mr. COBB the motion to refer was laid on the table: yeas 19, nays 18.
Mr. FERGUSON thought the means proposed to get a direct vote on this subject were the worst that could have been thought of. A test vote could not be had in the shape now presented.
Mr. COBB moved to lay the resolution and pending amendments on the table.
Mr. WOLFE demanded a division of the question.
The amendment (Mr. Mellett's) to the amendment was laid on the table by yeas 27, nays 11.
The amendment (Mr. Wolfe's) was also laid on the table by yeas 28, nays 11.
The Senate refused to lay the resolution on the table by yeas 18, nays 21.
Mr. MELLETT moved to strike out from the word "resolved," and insert the following, "that it is expedient to abolish the Common Pleas Court."
The yeas and nays were demanded by Messrs. Mellett and Claypool, and being ordered and taken, resulted--yeas 17, nays 22--as follows :
YEAS--Messrs. Bearss, Beeson, Berry, Browne, of Randolph, Claypool, Downey, Dunning, Finch, Jen-kins, Landers, Marshall, Mellett, Moore, Murray, Pleak, Ray and Wright--17
page: 108[View Page 108]NAYS--Messrs. Blair, Campbell, Cobb, Corbin, Culver, Davis, of Parke, Davis, of Cass, Ferguson, Gaff, Gifford, Grubb, Hartley, Hoagland, Hord, Johnston, McClurg, March, New, Teegarden, White, Wilson and Wolfe--22.
So the amendment was rejected.
The question recurring on adopting the original resolution,
The yeas and nays were demanded by Messrs. March and Ray, and being ordered and taken resulted--yeas 18, nays 21--as follows :
YEAS--Messrs. Beeson, Berry, Browne, of Randolph, Claypool, Davis, of Davis, of Cass, Dunning, Finch, Gaff, Hartley, Hoagland, McClurg, Marshall, Moore, Murray, New, Ray, Wolfe and Wright--18.
NAYS--Messrs. Bearss, Blair, Campbell, Cobb, Corbin, Culver, Davis, of Parke, Downey, Ferguson, Gifford, Grubb, Hord, Jenkins, Johnson, Landers, March, Mellett, Pleak, Teegarden, White and Wilson--21.
So the resolution was rejected.
Mr .CLAYPOOL introduced a joint resolution, [7] in relation to the land donated by Congress to the State for the purpose of endowing Colleges, which was read the first time.
On motion by Mr. BROWNE, of Randolph, it was--
Resolved, That the special committee heretofore appointed by the Senate upon the instructions introduced by the Senator from Wells (Mr. Brown--day before yesterday) to investigate and report upon the affairs of the Quartermaster Department and of the Arsenal, be, and is hereby instructed to inquire into the expenditures, and investigate the manner in which the Commissary Department of the State has been conducted.
The resolution (introduced yesterday by Mr. Corbin) to reduce the State Prison Committee to eight members, coming up.
On motion of Mr. WOLFE it was laid on the table.
House bill 15 was read the first time.
The House concurrent resolutions (printed in the proceedings of yesterday afternoon) in response to joint resolutions introduced in the Senate of Kentucky, were taken up.
Mr. WOLFE moved to refer to the Committee on Federal Relations.
Mr. MARCH hoped the reference would not be made, but that the resolutions would be passed at once. He was in favor of responding to the patriotic resolutions of the Kentucky Legislature. The House had posted these resolutions by an almost unanimous vote.
Mr. WOLFE said that when resolutions were introduced here endorsing the sentiments uttered by the Governor of New York, they were referred to the Commit tee on Federal Relations He approved of the sentiments expressed in them, but he was willing they should go to the committee for their consideration. It would be time enough to act upon this matter when the Legislature of Kentucky had approved it. At present, it was merely the expression of an individual Senator from the State.
Mr. BROWNE, of Randolph, made an ineffectual motion--yeas 19, nays 20--to lay the motion to refer on the table.
Mr. LANDERS hoped the resolutions would be referred. The argument that the House indorsed them was simply no argument at all. The resolutions from the same body in reference to the message of the Governor of New York were sent to the committee, and they took the right direction.
Mr. RAY favored the reference, not because of opposition to the sentiments contained in the resolutions, but because he was opposed to catching up all the driftwood that floated in the newspapers and appropriating it as our own, when we had enough legitimate work before us to occupy all of our time.
Mr. CLAYPOOL desired to see this Senate once more endorse the declaration contained in these resolutions. That sentiment had been unanimously avowed at the extra session. It was: that however much we might differ from the men in power, we were for sustaining the government in all its efforts to prosecute the war vigorously.
Mr. CORBIN. There is too much time spent in discussing these matters. The resolutions under consideration were only presented to the Kentucky Legislature and our concurrence was not asked He was in favor of the reference--nothing could be lost by it.
Mr. LANDERS moved to amend so as to insert an endorsement of Governor Seymour's message.
Mr. BEARSS made an ineffectual motion--yeas 19, nays 20--to lay the amendment on the table.
Mr. MELLETT moved to indefinitely to postpone the motion to refer.
On motion by Mr. LANDERS the motion was laid on the table--yeas 20 nays 19.
On motion by Mr. Downey, the resolutions were then referred to the Committee on Federal Relations, "with instructions, when they report, to incorporate the sentiments enunciated in these resolutions,in their report or resolutions"
Mr. BROWNE, of Randolph, offered a concurrent resolution instructing the Committee on the Judiciary to confer with the House Judiciary Committee as to the expediency of reforming the Judicial system of the State, and of abolishing the Common Pleas Court, and if found expedient, that they report bills on the subject, and that all propositions introduced on that subject be referred to such committee.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Frontier Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), issued the following statement today after the announcement that private-equity firm, Indigo Partners intends to purchase the airline. In August, Frontier management approached AFA seeking to make changes to the current Flight Attendant contract which becomes amendable in March 2016.
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"As key partners in this transaction, and in the day-to-day operations of Frontier, we are looking forward to the growth potential ahead and to continuing our meaningful partnerships as our airline evolves. However, it is important that Flight Attendants first achieve fair value for the equity and profit-sharing section of our contract. Frontier Flight Attendants remain united and are resolute that any agreement must be for the good of the airline and be good for Flight Attendants," said Kathie Weis, AFA President at Frontier.
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FALLS CHURCH, Va., Sept. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Middle and high school science teachers from across the United States have returned from the second ECO Classroom session - a unique and innovative professional development program that provides hands-on environmental experiences instructors can bring back to their classrooms. The Northrop Grumman Foundation, in collaboration with Conservation International, created the program to help teachers inspire students to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers and become our next generation of environmental scientists.
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In July, teachers from Mississippi, Texas, California and Illinois traveled to Costa Rica. While there, they spent 10 days at Conservation International's Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring (TEAM) Network's (www.teamnetwork.org) Volcan Barva site at La Selva Biological Station and Braulio Carillo National Park. At La Selva they conducted group projects collecting data on tropical biodiversity, which they turned into lessons to share with their students back home.
Teachers also visited coffee and banana plantations, learned about the extensive plant diversity and botanical records of the region, rafted the local Sarapiqui and Puerto Viejo rivers and observed monkeys, peccaries, toucans and a host of other tropical species.
Chris Mihealsick, a teacher from Westwood High School in Austin, Texas, said, "We had the amazing opportunity to learn the TEAM protocol for measuring vegetation cover in a tropical rainforest. We then got to work on our individual research project comparing the vegetation, and therefore carbon sequestration, of old-growth versus secondary forest."
"Understanding how forests store carbon is crucial to students' understanding of climate change," said Morgan Cottle, project manager at Conservation International and co-leader of ECO Classroom. "By learning the TEAM protocol for monitoring vegetation and carbon storage, teachers can show their students how scientists conduct research to learn more about climate change."
During the 2012-2013 school year, teachers from the inaugural ECO Classroom parlayed their experiences into lessons – increasing the percentage of students collecting field data by 63 percent. Additionally, their travel-inspired lessons, stories and photos were valuable contributions to the first group's teaching this past year. Teachers created dozens of lessons about their experiences in Costa Rica – opening up their students' worldview in ways that may not have been possible without ECO Classroom.
The application period for the 2014 ECO classroom professional development trip will open in October 2013. To learn more, or apply to participate, visit: www.northropgrumman.com/ecoclassroom.
Building upon a strong foundation of science, partnership and field demonstration, Conservation International (CI) empowers societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature, our global biodiversity, for the long term well-being of people. Founded in 1987 and marking its 25thanniversary in 2012, CI has headquarters in the Washington D.C. area, and 900 employees working in nearly 30 countries on four continents, plus 1,000+ partners around the world. For more information, please visit at www.conservation.org, or on Facebook or Twitter.
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the Northrop Grumman Foundation are committed to expanding and enhancing the pipeline of diverse, talented STEM students globally. They provide funding to STEM programs that span from preschool to high school and through collegiate levels, with a major emphasis on middle school students and teachers. Northrop Grumman employees actively volunteer in support of many STEM organizations in their communities and internationally. In 2012, Northrop Grumman and the Northrop Grumman Foundation continued outreach efforts by contributing approximately $22.8 million to diverse STEM-related groups such as the Air Force Association (CyberPatriot), Conservation International (ECO Classroom), the REC Foundation (Vex Robotics) and the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering.
The Northrop Grumman Foundation supports diverse and sustainable programs for students and teachers. These programs create innovative education experiences in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. For more information, please visit www.northropgrumman.com/foundation.
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Alpheus Adams b Oct. 28, 1774 m Abigail Winslow Wing Adams both buried Mosswood Cemetery is brother to my Heman Adams b 05 JUN 1761 d 24 NOV 1848 in Butler County, Ohio b Indian Creek, Baptist Cemetery, Oxford Butler County, Ohio
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I am looking for the burial place of Nathaniel Adams born Apr. 1, 1734, Edward Adams b Jun. 28, 1668 and his wife Elizabeth Walley Adams b 1668-1709 if you run across it please let me know.
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I am no relation. I came across his name while adding names to the Mount Hope cemetery. I saw he died in 1914 and looked at wyonewspapers.org for the obituary. You can contact Wyoming State Archives for his death certificate.
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Back in 2006 we covered the Edgemere Estate which was, at $45 million, the most expensive residential property ever to be listed for sale in Canada. Now the Edgemere property on Lake Ontario along the Oakville gold coast has a new life as a condo project. The Edgemere Private Residences will be 30 ultra-luxurious condominiums in 10 different buildings. Units will be one-level and range from 2,000 to upwards of 5,400 square feet.
Edgemere is a storied property dating back from the Arts and Crafts Architectural Movement and featuring many historical remnants that date back to the turn of the century. These include a stone wall that defines the northern border of the property, the estate's original boathouse and lighthouse, and a carriage house and stable. As the estate is transformed over the next few years, little touches will ensure that the original feeling of the property lives on. The elegant arches from the original greenhouse will be incorporated into a new greenhouse and the keeper's lodge will become a three-bedroom guest cottage.
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PITTSBURGH, PA - In a move largely designed to help American companies compete with their European and Japanese counterparts in producing stronger materials for ultra-high temperature coal-fired power plants, the Department of Energy is preparing to fund a new research initiative with a consortium of boiler manufacturers and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). The Energy Department, through its National Energy Technology Laboratory, will provide $10.5 million over the next five years to The Energy Industries of Ohio, Inc. Headquartered in Independence, OH, the organization is leading a consortium of four major U.S. boiler manufacturers (Alstom, McDermott Technologies with its affiliate Babcock and Wilcox, Foster Wheeler, and Babcock Borsig), the Electric Power Research Institute, the Ohio Coal Development Office, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The consortium will provide an additional $4.8 million. The National Energy Technology Laboratory will manage the effort, act as a liaison between the consortium and the utility industry, and advise the consortium on environmental and systems issues. At the end of five years, a family of pipes and components made of advanced steel capable of withstanding operating temperatures up to 1,400o F is to be produced. The project also contains provisions for developing advanced alloys suited to 1,600o F if needed. Foreign boiler makers' products are typically designed to operate at temperatures approaching 1,300o F. Higher operating temperatures in coal-fired plants can lead to higher efficiencies - meaning that more electricity can be generated from a given amount of coal. Today's power plants are typically 35 percent efficient. By developing better materials that can withstand higher temperatures, the Energy Department hopes to boost efficiencies to 52 to 55 percent. These efficiency gains, alone, would cut the release of carbon dioxide and other emissions by nearly 30 percent. The project centers around five main goals:
Background In the early 1950s, American manufacturers began developing ultra-supercritical steam generators designed for 1,200o F, and pressures reaching 5,000 pounds per square inch. When they encountered unexpected problems, such as superheater corrosion and creep cracking - which occurs when pipes are stretched out of shape and are weakened because of excessive temperatures and pressures - manufacturers began building plants to operate under less-severe conditions. These, too, went through a "teething" stage, encouraging U.S. utilities to restrict steam temperatures used in fossil-fuel plants to 1,000o F and limiting pressures to 2,400 psi. Known as sub-critical boilers, they became the workhorse of American utility generation. With coal abundant in the United States and because of other economic factors, U.S. boiler manufacturers had little incentive over the last 20-30 years to design or build ultra-supercritical steam cycle coal plants. On the other side of the Atlantic, however, Europeans and the Japanese began building a new generation of coal plants within the last decade. With a limited supply of coal available to them, they had to extract as much energy from the fuel as possible. Efficiency and environmental performance, therefore, became salient features and foreign interest resurfaced in ultra-supercritical power plants. U.S. boiler manufactures stayed abreast of foreign developments, largely through teaming arrangements with Japanese and European boiler manufactures. Joint studies showed that with minor changes in boiler materials, steam plants operating at 1,100o F and 4,500 psi could be built. Overall, manufacturers learned that 1) high-strength ferritic stainless steels for heavier components would avoid heat-related failures, 2) high-chromium creep-resistant stainless steel for superheater and reheater tubes resists corrosion, and 3) higher-strength low-alloy steels make better waterwalls. Power Plant Issues Today The goal of American utilities is to continue to burn coal under strict environmental regulations, a goal that is shared by Europe and Japan, both of which are experimenting with advanced ferritic steels capable of operating at 1,200o F. Japan, for example, is building a new line of supercritical steam generators with steam temperatures that would reach 1,148o F. This goal would be achieved differently in the United States because so many aging coal plants have to be revitalized. Retrofitting existing plants with ultra-supercritical steam cycles is most definitely an option. But temperatures of 1,200o F would enhance efficiency by a marginal amount, so the push is to create a class of pipes and tubing that would hold up under 1,400o F, and possibly 1,600o F. Amid this environment, DOE has begun developing the Vision 21 concept for an ultra-high efficiency, virtually pollution-free power plant of the future. DOE's new project to advance boiler materials could become part of the Vision 21 effort. |
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"I lived in Vichy, central France (Auvergne region) from October 2003 until the end of May 2004, staying an extra month after the end of my scheduled term as a language assistant because I was enjoying it so much! My work was in a vocational further education college with some students older than I was and mostly involved oral work including the responsibility of conducting mock oral exams. I got on very well with the teacher of English who was my mentor at the college and we are still in touch, I sometimes send her resources she finds it hard to get in France. I lived in hostel accommodation for young workers that offered bed and breakfast and provided kitchen and social areas.
Before the Year Abroad I had always found oral work quite difficult in my learning of French as I was very shy about speaking in front of people, but once surrounded by the language that hesitancy was a luxury I could no longer afford if I wanted to eat, socialise, find my way around and do my job! By the end of my stay I was happily chatting - and even sometimes dreaming - in French, and in my final year back at university I found all my French classes so much easier, and the oral work in particular. Since graduation I worked at temporary jobs to gain experience for a year, then joined the local police force as that had been my ambition for some time. I have now been a police officer for more than 5 years. I believe the confidence and independence gained during my year abroad helped me through the application and interview stages for the police force and also with the challenges of the job once I started it - I live in hope that my language skills will also come in useful someday, but it hasn't happened yet!
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