An example of a primary change, this kind of shot is easy with the stabilisation and generally could not have been done with the II. This is also the in camera's in built b&w.
The adjust lever is now exposure comp.
So none of you guys have been forced to return them because of the seismic rattle...?
What rattle is that then ?
Seems (I think over on DPR mainly....shocking I know) that people are put off but the slight rattle of the sensor element when turned off. They should NEVER get one of the older Sigma f/2.8 primes. The whole lens element was free floating when not mount and the camera turned on.
If I had to guess you probably won't hear much about it here since most of us here seem to have a clue. Just MHO.
Oh that rattle. No, mine doesn't rattle any more. See I had the camera mounted on the car dashboard , anyway I took a corner far too fast and the shutter mechanism slid over so fast it shot out the side of the camera. (not covered by warranty) so i stuffed it back in and filled it with expanding foam. No more rattle for me.
Got it finally! Very first impressions (need to charge the battery, but couldn't help myself fiddling just a little) are that the smaller size will take a little getting used to, they took out some of the depth in the grip area which makes my thumb placement feel a little "off" but I imagine I'll get used to it. Focus seems pretty darn fast so far, in moderately-lit office environment. Definitely anything but slow in reasonable conditions. Interface seems like there are spots that will further fill in with firmware updates, but there's a surprising amount of customization in some areas I was not expecting. Such as: high-ISO noise reduction settings for EVERY full stop of ISO (off, low, med, high). Meaning if you wanted NR in just ISO 1600, you could do that. Never seen that level of control before. Also the image control fine-tuning is huge compared to previous. Really allows for a unique image output out of cam.
Can't wait to actually use it.
Nice! I just picked mine up at lunch today. Just got home from work and am charging up the battery. But, like you, I dabbled for a few minutes. Although I didn't dig as deeply in the menus, I do echo your other comments. Definitely feels a bit different than my old GR, but the smaller size is a nice addit...er, reduction.
Also ordered a dual charger with extra batteries from Amazona that arrived today. Charging those too, so I'll have 3 batteries in total, plus the ability to charge outside the camera.
Will try to put it through its paces this week.
Two more members have received their new GR's.
this thread has gone quite.
Are they happy with their purchases ?
Do their copies rattle too much ?
Are the buttons and dials working ok ?
Have their cameras caught fire exploded or fallen to bits ?
Me, I'm very happy with mine. Also delighted to say that the rear screen presents no problem at all in bright sunlight. Best screen I've ever used in that respect.
Well it does rattle. I'm not sure it's built to last as previous editions. I thought the dial on mine was slightly mis-aligned, but they're all like that. But on the plus side, the stabilisation is very good and results in positive, technically better images. But the files, they're not like the GR/GR II, no, they remind me more of Fuji files. Nothing wrong in that per se, but the previous edition had it's own unique magic in the files, especially the mono files. That's not there anymore. Plus the internal PP options are overdone, not quick and punchy as in the previous edition. The unique B&W/ High Contrast B&W in the previous edition is also not there, not the one known and loved in the GR/II. However, being able to crop a bit more is nice and guarantees more keepers. And generally, you do get more keepers if street shooting. There's definitely more resolution too and 1/500 at iso 3200 does indeed work very nicely, that's potentially a big deal. I'm ok with my purchase, I'm not going to return it. But it's more of a computer than the previous edition (and I haven't even used the touchscreen, probably never will) and not as 'raw' or straightforward as the previous edition. If you have the GR/GR II and it's working perfectly (mine wasn't), then think very carefully about getting the III. And do not let your copy of the previous version go, I think that's going to be looked on as a classic.
- I'm not sure it's built to last as previous editions.
- I thought the dial on mine was slightly mis-aligned, but they're all like that.
- ...the files, they're not like the GR/GR II, no, they remind me more of Fuji files. Nothing wrong in that per se, but the previous edition had it's own unique magic in the files, especially the mono files. That's not there anymore.
- ...the internal PP options are overdone, not quick and punchy as in the previous edition.
- The unique B&W/ High Contrast B&W in the previous edition is also not there, not the one known and loved in the GR/II.
- ..it's more of a computer than the previous edition... ...and not as 'raw' or straightforward as the previous edition.
Initial thoughts: the body is noticeably smaller in the grip area, both front and back. Fingers touch the outermost part of the lens assembly, and I haven't gotten totally comfortable with where to put my thumb yet, but these are both very minor things. Definitely not ergonomically bad, just a little different. Ridiculous people elsewhere have been complaining about the IBIS clunk (it's very minor, not much different than an M4/3 body), as well as a slightly wobbly rear 4-way controller and slightly offset looking lens barrel. I can see both these things, but they don't appear as defects to me, just quirks. Overall the body feels a bit heavier and more solid than the GRII, definitely a premium product.
It's not without some annoying parts, though. For one, the only customization for the exposure controls offered is in M mode, where you can swap shutter and aperture between the front dial and rear ADJ toggle. In M, exposure comp is hardwired to the rear wheel (not the ADJ toggle which is marked with an exposure comp icon!). In Tv and Av, the front dial controls the main control (shutter or aperture), the ADJ does exposure comp (okay, that's what it's labeled for) and the rear wheel does NOTHING! Can't be set to directly control anything. You can change ISO with it with an extra press left, but only if you've left that programmable button set as ISO. On a camera that is supposed to be so customizable, I need to be able to swap dials around as I wish. There are very comprehensive customization options offered in some areas, but not others. For example, high ISO NR can be customized to every single full ISO stop, between off, low, med or high. So if you want only medium NR on ISO 1600 only, you can do that. Image control replaces effects for JPEG styles, and has a lot more options to fine-tune files, which is great. However, something like bracketing does not even have a menu item devoted to it, instead being accessed from the Drive menu, with only two settings (EV between shots, and order of EV). So bracketing only works for exposure values. It feels half-baked.
I strongly suspect that some aspects of the camera didn't get finished in time for release. Keep in mind that very little was said about the camera until just before release, and things like max ISO were TBD until just before launch. By the designers' own admission, the camera was designed first for ultimate image quality, and they admitted they took longer over this than they expected to. However, most of my quibbles can be easily fixed via firmware (we know the grain effect for image control will be added in an update) and I really suspect they will be.
Another item that has been commented on is the way the camera sometimes heats up near the top right of the LCD, under the thumb. I have noticed this a little, and whenever I did, I popped the battery out to see if that is what caused the warmth. The battery has felt a bit warm in these cases, but not warm enough to transfer enough heat to the outside of the camera body. So I don't think the battery is the culprit, but perhaps the power transfer where the battery terminals mate with the internal circuitry. I suspect the power draw is ultimately the reason for the camera warming up. It's certainly not alarmingly warm, in my case. Less warm than my smartphone often gets.
I'm surprised that people have complained abut the IBIS clunk, but I haven't seen anyone ringing the alarm bells about the IBIS sound! It's fairly loud if you put your ear near the camera, similar to the Panasonic GX85, but it somehow sounds less refined than the Panny. Kind of squeaky rather than a quiet hum. Also, it seems the stabilization effect is constantly on, rather than just during half-press and/or exposure. You can hear adjustments being made when you move it around. This is even though the LCD doesn't appear to be super stabilized. I strongly suspect the IBIS unit could have some fine-tuning applied that would save battery life.
Oh, yeah. Complaints about the AF speed. In general I've found it to be pretty fast, a definite step up from the GRII. When I've been able to defeat the AF system has been in extremely bad light. Like, light bad enough that the LCD barely shows details that can be seen while focusing (the LCD gain in low light cuts out during focus, like most cameras). In conditions like this you will not get focus 99% of the time. Picking up my GX85, I was able to of course nail focus regardless, but that is because the GX85 focus is flippin' awesome. You buy a Panasonic system if you want extremely good single AF in low light, full stop. In nearly every situation where I would actually want to take pictures, the GR III is good, in the lowest lighting it hunts, and when it hunts it racks focus once fairly fast, then moves into the extremely slow focus rack that's been shown in videos. There is a definite limit to the lighting that AF will function in, and I think I just have to learn where that cutoff is.
Image quality is screaming, bloody good. Even with the added resolution, the lens is razor sharp. I don't know how they do this with such small amounts of glass. High ISO looks great, though I haven't analyzed files in detail yet. In the end, this is a camera made for IQ above all else. In a tiny package.
The JPEG science is a little different, yes, but I'm not convinced that the GRII look is altogether gone - I think you can get back there with a couple of tweaks to the very in-depth image control. I'm going to be experimenting, I'll be interested if you manage to find a tweak you like as well. I want to play with hi-contrast B&W a little, I never thought the GRII was perfect, but it was certainly a cool look. I am a positive film addict, and it too feels a bit different. It's where I'm going to put the majority of my effort.
But it's more of a computer than the previous edition (and I haven't even used the touchscreen, probably never will) and not as 'raw' or straightforward as the previous edition.
Specifically on this point, I do think we tend to feel like new cameras, that are different, are more like "computers" simply because the menus etc. are dense and we haven't gotten comfortable with them yet. I do think this GR is just as capable as previous models to feel like an extension of the arm, I suspect a little time will make it just that.
On the touchscreen, don't discount the utility of touch to compose and shoot. It's not for every occasion, but on the street, if you want to select a subject quickly and release inconspicuously, I think this feature is going to rule. You could even do it while holding the camera with your left hand, which doesn't look like you're anywhere near ready to shoot a photo. I like "pure" cameras, i.e. dials, shutter buttons and dedicated controls, but in the moment when you have to think of both getting the shot quickly and not disturbing or raising the ire of subjects, these shortcuts work really well.
I've had mine a week now and it's growing on me more each time I use it. Setting the focus point by touch is great, fast and accurate. I've not tried the touch to focus and shoot yet. Doubt I will.
As for the focus, I know it's probably my imagination but it appears to be getting better with use ?
Ibis. Didn't think I was really necessary with the focal length and leaf shutter of the GR. I was wrong. It's a real improvement.
The metering in my opinion is quite a bit more accurate than my mk2. So is the white balance.
I haven't played around much with the jpeg picture control . There most be thousands of different permutations ! I'm usually on positive or the hard and soft black and white.
Again today I had the opportunity to check out the screen in very bright conditions. It's great. I have screen brightness set on the adjust lever.
Nikon V1 dial was about the same. I don't think anyone can conclude the build quality is bad. We should come back to that in a few more months of use. And it's pretty subjective isn't it. I treat my camera equipment very well. It doesn't get abused. Others are not so careful.
At this moment I don't have any issues with this camera. If this changes I'll be sure to let everyone know.
A few things I would like taken care of in firmware at some point. And I have emailed Ricoh about the Bluetooth failure to communicate with my apple devices. Tried my dads Android and that's ok ?
Doubt I'll use it but it should still work .
No problem with the editing, it was late in the night, I just typed what came into my mind and not much else.
Took it out for a while today, took 72 photos without the battery indicator dipping below "full." I didn't chimp much at all and switched the camera off in between longer periods of shooting, but wasn't going overboard. Also spent a good amount of time this evening in the raw development function processing sixteen of those images, taking my time over different settings. When I finished the battery had just dropped one bar, and the area that tends to get warm had gotten a bit so. Pulling the battery out, it was also a bit warm. I do think the battery life is capable of a lot better figures than are being reported, if you're judicious with use of the camera.
Focus was fast on every shot today, and accurate, except for three images; all three were instances of aiming and shooting fast, without stopping or ascertaining that the focus box was green before full depressing the shutter button. It really does seem like the shutter button is designed to act like "release priority" on my Panasonic GX85: if you full depress the shutter while it's trying to focus, it will err on the side of getting the shot, which means if you don't give it enough time to focus, it will be out of focus. This will take a little muscle memory to overcome.
It really does seem like the shutter button is designed to act like "release priority" on my Panasonic GX85: if you full depress the shutter while it's trying to focus, it will err on the side of getting the shot, which means if you don't give it enough time to focus, it will be out of focus.
Don't you think this might be changeable if you disable "Snap Focus"? If you depress the shutter button fully, it's probably set to "Snap" focus distance, and depending on your aperture, that won't be hyperfocal, especially not at close range.
And you know what they say about pioneers: "They're the ones that take the arrows."
I suspect this is an American saying.


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Five Ways the Honorverse Builds an Immersive World
October 6th, 2017 by Ari Ashkenazi
Worldbuilding is the act of creating context for the actions your characters take. Not every book needs to invest heavily in worldbuilding – no one asked about the geopolitical situation in the Very Hungry Caterpillar – but as your story gets more complex, your audience will expect you to explain what's happening around your characters.
The Honorverse is a massive scifi space opera written by David Weber, and the main series currently spans 13 novels. These stories follow the exploits of the titular character, Honor Harrington, as she progresses from an unknown commander serving in the Star Kingdom of Manticore's navy to one of the galaxy's most powerful military and political figures. With such a complicated story spanning so many novels, good worldbuilding is not only helpful but also necessary to keep readers engaged. These are some of the ways the Honorverse builds one of the most compelling worlds in modern literature.
1. Gradual Expansion
Although the Honorverse's most recent installment involves a complex web of intrigue and conflict spanning multiple star nations, the series doesn't begin that way. In the beginning, the story is limited to Honor, her ship, a small cast of secondary characters, and a straightforward mystery plot culminating in an exciting space battle. Weber also uses this first book to introduce us to Honor's main antagonist, the expansionist People's Republic of Haven.
Since this is a hard scifi setting, the technology also needs explaining. Weber walks the audience through each invention that makes his setting possible and introduces each technology the first time it is used. Weapons systems are introduced with a short space battle, faster-than-light propulsion is explained when Honor's ship travels to another star system, and boarding craft are discussed when Honor needs to investigate an unwilling merchant ship. By explaining his world's technology in easily digestible chunks, Weber minimizes the likelihood of overwhelming his readers. With the groundwork laid in his first story, Weber is free to slowly expand his world and Honor's role within it.
The next book sees her promoted and commanding a larger vessel, but the overall scale of the conflict is similar to the first novel. By the fourth novel, Honor is a major noble commanding multiple ships, facing both military and political opponents. Weber's gradual approach to expanding the world is key to not overwhelming his audience or boring them with page after page of exposition.
2. Complex Enemy
Standing in opposition to Honor is the People's Republic of Haven, a democracy-turned-oligarchy that uses conquest to fill its empty coffers. This brings Haven into conflict with Honor and her allies.
In the early books, Weber dedicates several short chapters to showing what motivates both the rulers of Haven and their agents, which Honor is in more direct contact with. By portraying the villains as more than a group of mustache-twirling baddies, Weber shows the readers that the conflict goes deeper than simple good versus evil. Haven is in the wrong, but there are decent people on both sides.
Weber builds on this later in the series when, after a government shake-up, Haven becomes a more sympathetic faction, albeit one that's still an antagonist. The Havenite characters we'd been following throughout the last several books take up leading roles in their nation. By spending time with Haven, the audience is prepared to be sympathetic to and even root for the characters opposing Honor. Weber humanizes the antagonists and shows that they are motivated by realistic needs. This is an important part of building a believable world, as an audience quickly catches on when the villains act in ways that make no sense.
3. Believable Advancement
Although set in the far future, the Honorverse's star nations and technology change throughout the series. In the beginning, characters lament the stagnation of tactical doctrine; decisive victories are almost impossible because the losing side can simply hide behind impenetrable shields when they retreat.
As the books continue, new weapons are invented to break the stalemate. Capital ships begin focusing on long-range missile technology, discarding close-range laser weapons in favor of swamping their opponents with massive waves of projectiles. From there, improvements in miniaturization lead to fighters boasting weapons powerful enough to destroy capital ships at close range. Next, carriers are built in order to move these anti-ship fighters between star systems. To protect their capital ships, Navies quickly design new fighters to destroy the old ones.
Weber models the technology in his world after World War II, with the supremacy of battleships being supplanted by carriers and their aircraft. By building technological advancement into his stories, Weber shows his audience that the world isn't stagnant.
For hard scifi like the Honorverse, it's important that technology moves forward in a believable manner. Just because modern weapons are really good at killing things doesn't mean we aren't always looking for new ways to do it even better. Fantasy and soft scifi might get away with technological stagnation, as it's a common part of those genres, but a hard scifi audience will start to question why no one is trying to address weaknesses in the setting's current technology.
4. Multiple Viewpoints
As the name suggests, the majority of the Honorverse is spent with Honor herself, listening to her thoughts and experiencing the world as she sees it. However, Weber uses multiple viewpoints to give the audience insight into events and characters that Honor would have no way of meeting or interacting with. One example, as I mentioned earlier, is how the audience gets a glimpse into the series' villains to better understand what drives their actions.
However, that's not the only time Weber uses different viewpoints. Often, he'll add short chapters from the viewpoint of Honor's superiors back on Manticore as they either support or hinder her actions. This shows Honor's impact on the world, contextualizing her actions and how she shapes the story.
The third way Weber takes of advantage of different viewpoints is to illustrate tragedy. Several major tragedies take place within the Honorverse. Some of them touch Honor directly, and others are more indirect, but almost all of them are experienced through someone else's eyes. Weber illustrates the destruction of a major space station with three short chapters about people currently on the station watching the destruction race towards them. Reading the last panicked moments of a father, unable to save his child, is poignant and works to show the audience that the Honorverse isn't filled with faceless mannequins intended to drive Honor's story forward. Instead, it is populated with real people who have stories of their own.
These emotional moments are powerful experiences for the reader. If the only viewpoint was Honor's, there would be no way to directly experience an event without her physically being there, a problematic constraint when some of these tragedies involve the deaths of anyone close enough to see them happen. By briefly seeing the world through another set of eyes before returning to Honor, the audience knows the world is bigger than Honor. She may be the center of the story, but she's not the entire story.
5. Diverse Supporting Cast
The Honorverse, like many far-future science fiction stories, is set after humanity has left Earth to colonize the stars. As such, you'd expect people of all Earth's nationalities and races to be represented. Where many stories fail in this regard, instead defaulting to a cast of almost entirely white European people, the Honorverse succeeds with flying colors.
Weber created a world that's more diverse than any other I've read, and not just for unimportant background characters. Honor herself is of mixed Asian-European ancestry, her crewmates' names suggest a melting pot of ancestries from all around the world, and the queen of Manticore is a woman of color.
This kind of representation is sadly rare in works of fiction. Unfortunately, even Weber doesn't include many non-straight people in his work, but writing a story where racial and gender equality are the norm is a huge step in the right direction. Beyond the cause of social justice, diversity is important to realism. The real world is becoming more cosmopolitan and interconnected every day. The audience believes in Weber's world because its diversity reflects reality, which is so often poorly depicted in fiction.
The Honorverse is not a perfect series, but without a doubt Weber crafted a rich and detailed world capable of supporting over 20 total novels. If you're a fan of scifi or the detailed worlds of series like Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, I'd recommend the Honorverse to you. The first novel, On Basilisk Station, is an easy read and a great introduction to the series.
Dave L
> Honor's roll within it.
Shouldn't that be "role"?
Reply to Dave L
One thing I always did not quite like about David Weber's writing is the militarism/autocratic leanings. Kingdoms good, republics suspect. Even the backward, misogynistic world of Grayson is described as treating their woman with "nobles oblige."
In his other writings, especially the Safehold series, the overtones become even more prominent. A pity because the writing is just so engaging – and then you step back and consider "did I just read a piece of monarchist propaganda?"
Reply to Terra
Ari Ashkenazi
I can't speak for the rest of his work, but at least in the Honorverse series we do see that the original republic of Haven was good, and it was intentionally sabotaged so slide into the villain we see at the beginning of the series.
As for the Graysons, I can definitely see how that rubs some people the wrong way. I personally felt Webber was firm enough in how other characters hated the sexism that it was okay, but that's just me.
Reply to Ari Ashkenazi
An additional interesting element to the technology advancement is that Weber takes great pains to portray the origins of many of these pieces of tech in innocuous ways.
The fighters (in-series called LACs) being moved by carriers is hinted at in the second book. The non-carrier havenite ship uses its hyper field to pull several non-hyper capable LACs through hyper, and their presence changes the equation in the story. This is quite a few books before the new "Super LACS" like the Shrike and Katana show up, and is the first incident to remind people that "hey, you can put a lot of firepower in one place with a bunch of LACs…"
The super-advanced missile tech of Manticore is derived from a tech that also shows up in the second book, a tech that allows them near-FTL communication tech. Refining that tech by degrees and using it in new ways shows up repeatedly in the books until its ultimate evolution in the "Apollo" tech that allows missile-techs near perfect control over their salvos at obscene ranges.
Sorry for responding so very, very late to this one, I just came across it in an archive binge and wanted to share a point we discuss sometimes in the Honorverse fanclub.
Reply to William
I'm a huge Honorverse fan, wish I had a club to discuss it with =P.
Your wish is my command.
http://trmn.org/
A non-dues Honorverse fanclub, with chapters all across the US, Europe, and some lands beyond.
William Cain
SMCPO, TRMN
Not every story has to include ethnic or social minorities. Unless it's important to those characters it shouldn't be brought up except in passing, otherwise it feels tacked on. Touching on modern social issues if that's not the point of the story can take the reader out of the immersion.
If reading about how some background characters happen to be gay or Indian makes you like the story about a straight white protagonist better, that story might not be for you.
Reply to Gox
I remember this series having some social justice concerns, but it was a relief just to see epic scifi that had a diverse range of characters.
Then of course there's the military tech development porn, which I'm always here for. Yes, please tell me more about the factors that lead to missiles taking precedence over lasers.

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Huge increase in migrant arrivals on Lesvos
More than 2,500 people, mainly Afghan refugees, arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Wednesday morning in the space of three hours, a Reuters photographer said, with more on the way.
About 40 rubber dinghies each carrying 60 to 70 people arrived in the rain on one beach on the island, which was covered in life jackets and rubber tubes. Some were suffering from hypothermia.
Nine more boats could be seen in the distance, he said.
"It was difficult, we were afraid," said 18-year-old Ruhin from Afghanistan, whose younger sister collapsed on the shore.
Hundreds of thousands of mainly Syrian refugees have braved the short but precarious crossing from Turkey to Greece's eastern islands this year, mainly in flimsy and overcrowded inflatable boats.
Reuters photographers who have been working on the island said the number of boats was far greater than normal for such as short period. Forty boat arrivals would be considered large for a full day, they said.
The International Organization for Migration has previously estimated that of a record 430,000 refugees and non-refugee migrants who made the journey across the Mediterranean to Europe earlier this year, 309,000 arrived via Greece.
The European Union approved a plan on Tuesday to share out 120,000 refugees, mainly from war-torn Syria, across its 28 states, overriding vehement opposition from four ex-communist eastern nations. [Reuters]
Deeply-divided EU to hold emergency summit on migrant crisis
Authorities scramble to shelter refugees as weather turns
Would-be smuggler caught in Soufli
EU ministers agree plan to distribute migrants
EU refugee plan under fire as ministers try to break deadlock
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Federal Data Strategy, CDO Guidance Coming Soon, CIO Kent Says
Federal CIO Suzette Kent said today she is "hopeful" that the Federal Data Strategy and guidance on the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act will be released "in the next 30 days" by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Speaking at AFCEA's Homeland Security Conference today, Kent noted that guidance on the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act will include support for agencies that have yet to establish the role of chief data officer (CDO's), definitions of the CDO's duties, and how the CDO works with an agency's CIO, privacy officer, and evidence teams.
"The protection of data is critical, but how we use the data is the side-by-side sister with how we think about operating in a modern environment," she said.
As a refresher, the Federal Data Strategy – part of the President's Management Agenda released a year ago – will offer guidance to agencies on how to collect, clean, and use their datasets to support better agency performance. The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, signed into law in January, requires CFO Act agencies to appoint a CDO and work to make datasets as open to the public as possible. The bill also establishes a Federal CDO Council to support data efforts government-wide.
Kent's preview of efforts for 2019 echoed many of the Act's mandates.
"A couple of things that will be the top priorities … creation of data teams, chief data officers, councils and specific initiatives to build skills, like data modeling, architecture, and analysis. We will focus on inventory of our data … if anyone hasn't spent time looking at our numerous Federal datasets available, please do. It's phenomenal, but we have an opportunity to make it better," she said.
Kent also mentioned the need for better data protection tools that can protect critical elements and allow government to make more datasets available.
"Right now, we have a pretty binary system – you want the data? Here it is, download it. In some cases, there's components where because we can't separate that, we can't make it available," she noted.
She also highlighted an effort to clear up internal data sharing rules, which has been a struggle for agency leaders looking to make better decisions.
"I talked to some agencies who go buy Federal data from external data sources … we have opportunities to streamline that process," she said.
Outside of the Federal government's data efforts, observers can expect to see automation efforts "at every agency," Kent noted.
"Our priorities for defining the policy guardrails for how we use automated technologies in real world application at every agency are not just a priority for 2019, but it is a mandate for how we protect our Federal enterprise and our nation."
AFCEA
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Q: Prove that $\sum _{k=1}^n\frac{\left(-1\right)^{b_k}}{3^k+1}\:$ is convergence sequence Prove that $\sum _{k=1}^n\frac{\left(-1\right)^{b_k}}{3^k+1}\:$ is convergence sequence
$b_n \in \mathbb{N}$
I need to prove it by Cauchy's convergence test :
so let $\epsilon > 0 $ I need to fine $N$ such that for every $n>N$ and for every $p \in \mathbb{N}$ :
$|a_{n+p}-a_n| < \epsilon$
$|\sum _{k=1}^{n+p}\frac{\left(-1\right)^{b_k}}{3^k+1}\: - \sum _{k=1}^n\frac{\left(-1\right)^{b_k}}{3^k+1}\:| = |\frac{\left(-1\right)^{b_{n+1}}}{3^{n+1}+1}+\frac{\left(-1\right)^{b_{n+2}}}{3^{n+2}+1}+...+\frac{\left(-1\right)^{b_{n+p}}}{3^{n+p}+1}|$
can any one help me how to continue from here ?
thanks

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At the start of a new company or start of a new business in an existing company, it is possible for the company to apply for the granting of a temporary tax holiday. There may also be cases where a significant development of an existing business may be sufficient to obtain a temporary tax holiday.
There are two different levels of tax holiday, the tax holiday at cantonal and communal level and the tax holiday at federal level.
The application has to be submitted to the cantonal finance department. The tax holiday is temporary, i.e. it is limited to a certain period of time (generally 5 to 10 years). It is restricted to the cantonal and communal direct taxes, i.e. profit tax and capital tax. Depending on the importance of the project, the tax holiday can be a full or only partial tax holiday.
The main criterion is the number of jobs created. Usually, no tax holiday is granted with less than 10 jobs created.
The application has to be submitted to the federal economic department. The tax holiday is currently granted based on the federal law on regional politic. It applies only to the federal direct tax (8.5%) and is restricted to the regions defined by the federal ordinance. In the French speaking regions, there are only a limited number of regions which still can profit from the federal tax holiday. Some regions (Yverdon and Jura notably) can still profit from a partial federal tax holiday (50%) for any new project starting before 2010.
The request, should it be cantonal of federal, has to be submitted in written together with a complete file that presents the project, the investments, the interest for the canton, respectively Switzerland and a business plan which sometime has to be well detailed. The ability to present a file of a great quality is determining in the chances of obtaining a tax holiday. Our experience in that field and our valuable contacts will ensure you to get the most out of your project.


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1867 S Roane St, Harriman, TN 37748, USA Harriman Tennessee United States - 37748
**Property Location**.A stay at Comfort Inn Harriman places you in the heart of Harriman, within a 5-minute drive of East Tennessee Agricultural Exposition Center and Roane State Community College. This hotel is 22.1 mi (35.5 km) from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and 27.6 mi (44.5 km) from Turkey Creek Shopping Center. Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer. .East Tennessee Agricultural Exposition Center - 4.7 km / 2.9 mi Roane State Community College - 4.9 km / 3.1 mi Roane Medical Center - 6.4 km / 4 mi Rockwood Health Care Center - 8.6 km / 5.4 mi Watts Bar Lake - 9.8 km / 6.1 mi Fort Southwest Point - 11.7 km / 7.3 mi Southwest Point Golf Course - 13.3 km / 8.3 mi Southern Appalachia Railway Museum - 23.5 km / 14.6 mi Frozen Head State Park - 30.4 km / 18.9 mi Oak Ridge National Laboratory - 35.5 km / 22.1 mi Fort Loudoun Hospital - 35.9 km / 22.3 mi Avalon Golf and Country Club - 36.7 km / 22.8 mi Mayor Bob Leonard Park - 37 km / 23 mi ICEARIUM - 37.5 km / 23.3 mi Oak Ridge Art Center - 39.8 km / 24.7 mi .The preferred airport for Comfort Inn Harriman is McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) - 67.8 km / 42.1 mi. **Rooms**.Make yourself at home in one of the 48 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Your bed comes with down comforters and premium bedding. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries.**Dining**.A complimentary buffet breakfast is served on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM and on weekends from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.**Business, Other Amenities**.Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a business center, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.


Our Poesy Ring Collection is inspired by a 500 year old idea that dates as far back as when knights gave their maidens rings with inscriptions or "poesys" on the inside or out. Re-imagined to create a timeless and contemporary collection, each ring is designed to have personal meaning. These are the perfect piece to give a meaningful gift to inspire a friend, your family or even yourself. This 18K yellow gold poesy ring features blue sapphires alternating in size with "I love you more" inscribed on the inside. Available in 18k yellow gold in size 4.
Please contact us to order 18K poesy rings in custom sizes.
Inscription : "I love you more"
Metal : 18K Yellow Gold.


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Le tournoi de tennis de Québec est un tournoi de tennis professionnel. L'édition féminine 2015, classée en catégorie International, s'est disputé du 14 au .

Annika Beck remporte le simple dames. En finale, elle bat Jeļena Ostapenko, décrochant à cette occasion le  de sa carrière sur le circuit WTA.

L'épreuve de double voit quant à elle s'imposer Barbora Krejčíková et An-Sophie Mestach.

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Herbal medicine is based on the energetics of plants. Just like we can be hot or cold, so can plants – but that's just the beginning. As with food, herbal medicine can work toward creating an internal balance that might otherwise take longer to rectify. Herbal medicine can be used with physical pain, emotional stress, and acute or chronic illness. It is powerful enough to be used as a standalone treatment and safe enough to promote faster healing in conjunction with other therapies.
Traditional Chinese Medicine dates back thousands of years and offers its own unique determination of what is creating and sustaining an imbalance in the body. It takes into consideration our environment, our history (physical, emotional, and mental), and our food intake to create a balanced formula. This formula will make energetic changes in our bodies to facilitate healing at a root level. In fact, scientific research now demonstrates that herbs contain active components, which explains many of their claimed energetic actions. Herbal medicine also uses the knowledge that all compounds in a particular herb create the mechanism of action in healing, unlike drugs where one compound is pulled out based on its own individual action.
Unlike prescription drugs, herbs are meant to be used on a short-term basis. There are times or unique situations where people may utilize them over longer periods; however, they are meant to help you make adjustments to your health, which means once those changes are made and stable, the herbs are no longer needed.
There are over 450 different substances used in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Most are plants in origin, although some are minerals and animal material. Your provider will discuss these substances with you before prescribing so you know what you are taking. Some of the herbs you will be familiar with such as ginger, cinnamon, garlic, peony, or certain mushrooms. Others may be unknown to you. Some substances in the ancient texts are from animals that are endangered; please know that these substances are no longer used in the medicinal formulas created and we are extremely conscientious about our sources.
There are times when we can make substitutions of herbs to fit the needs of the patient's personal choices and health goals. As you take the herbs, your provider will monitor the changes you are experiencing every step of the way and make any necessary modifications to facilitate the desired outcome.
At Awakened Living we invite herbal medicine in as part of a holistic treatment if we feel the need is in the best interest of the patient. The herbs we choose are held to the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) standards of testing for heavy metals and other impurities that might otherwise contaminate their medicinal value. We also work only with manufacturers that provide certification in those areas. It is our goal to provide the highest quality of service and products that promote the greatest propensity toward healing.
Herbal medicine treats a wide variety of ailments effectively. If you are curious about what it can do for you, please contact us for a consultation.