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Things to see & do:
Whether you just want to get away from it all, enjoy varied beautiful landscapes, relax on golden sandy beaches, visit the many historical sites and towns from the Neolithic period through to the 20th Century, or wish to have a full activity holiday, Le Helleguy is the ideal base.
Brittany offers a wealth of opportunities, some of which are listed below.
- Local Facilities - shops, restaurants and markets
- Local Attractions - places of interest which are close by
- Nearby Activities - activities which can be pursued in the area
- Further Afield - beaches, towns and tourist attractions
- Other Options - birdwatching, megaliths, religious sites, military architecture etc.
Local Facilities:
The nearest village to Le Helleguy is Quistinic, less than 3 kilometres away, with a shop, bars and restaurant. The nearest crêperie and bar is less than 2km away, where delicious meals can be sampled at very reasonable prices – highly recommended!
Supermarkets and other shops can be found locally in the village of Bubry (6km) and in the larger town of Baud (12km), both easily accessible from Le Helleguy. Baud also has a Sports Centre and swimming pool.
Pontivy is the nearest large town with plenty of shops, supermarkets and a stunning Chateau overlooking the river Blavet.
Markets are held each week in most towns, usually offering very good value, tasty fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as traditional local food, fish/shellfish, clothes and crafts. Market days for local towns are listed below:
- Monday – Auray, Pontivy
- Tuesday – Etel
- Wednesday – Carnac, Vannes, Bubry
- Thursday – Hennebont, Malestroit, Locminé
- Friday – La Trinité sur Mer
- Saturday – Josselein, Quiberon, Vannes, Baud
- Sunday – Carnac, Ploemeur, Auray, Phelan le Grand, St Gildas de Rhuys
Local Attractions:
Poul Fetan
Within 4 miles of Quistinic is the beautifully restored 15th, 16th & 17th Century thatched village museum of Poul Fetan.
Lovingly restored, Poul Fetan is a working museum with a traditional baker, potter, farm etc. where one can see traditional costumes, architecture and activities such as wool dying & spinning, butter making, village washing and much more.
Sample the delicious breads and cakes cooked in the traditional bread oven (a non-working example of which can be seen at Le Helleguy).
Village de l'An Mil
Close to Melrand is another medieval working museum of a 1st Millennium village, including a traditional farming community with rural livestock breeds.
Blavet River
Take a leisurely stroll or cycle ride along the endless river paths, listening to the cry of Buzzards or the squeak of Kingfishers that ply the river. Pass through wooded slopes and rocky valleys, open fields and quaint farmsteads.
Nearby Activities:
For those who prefer to take an active holiday there are plenty of options to choose from, including those listed below. More detailed information on each can be found on tourist websites such as those available from our Useful Links page:
You have plenty of choice for cycling whether you prefer to cycle along the flat towpath beside the river Blavet (with access to over 50km of towpath between Hennebont & Pontivy) or take some of the stunning (and quiet) country lanes which wind through vales, woodland and villages. Bicycle hire is available locally (plus we have 4 adult bikes onsite at Le Helleguy).
The river Blavet is famous for its fishing. Alternative locations include the Nantes-Brest canal and river Evel. In fact there are over 28 fishing areas in the vicinity for all types of angling. Potential catches include: Roach, Dace, Carp, Pike, Perch, Salmon and Trout. Daily or weekly permits can be purchased.
A number of golf courses are within easy reach of Le Helleguy, (one only 10 minutes drive away), often situated in beautiful natural surroundings. These include:
- Rimaison (12 km / 8 miles)
- Val Queven (35 km / 23 miles)
- St. Laurent (40 km 25 miles)
- Ploemeur-Ocean (43 km 27 miles)
- Baden (44 km / 28 miles)
- Rhuys-Kerver (73 km / 46 miles)
Horse riding
Local equestrian centres offer the chance to go horse-riding and pony-trekking.
There are plenty of country walks, well signposted, both in the immediate area and beyond. Maps of recommended walks with details on what to see on route are available in the cottages.
Water sports
Plenty of water sports can be pursued locally, on rivers, inland lakes & reservoirs or by the seaside. These include:
- Canoeing & Kayaking
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Surfing
- Windsurfing
- Sand-karting
- Jet skiing
Further Afield:
Southern Brittany has many fine sandy beaches. Our nearest recommended beaches are only 30 minutes drive from Le Helleguy and include:
- Larmor Plage (Plage de Port Maria) – near to Lorient, a fine sandy stretch of beach with a busy water-sports centre, a favourite for surfboarding and sailing. There are pleasant beachside cafes which serve refreshments & lunch.
- Larmor Plage (Plage de Toulhars) – near to Lorient. Located just before the village of Lamor Plage, a left turn takes you to this lovely safe, sheltered bay, with quiet sandy beach area – ideal for families with young children.
- Carnac - 5 beautiful sandy beaches stretching along 2½ miles of coastline. There is a coastal path following the coast line, which alternates between capes and sandy coves, much favoured by family holiday makers
- Port-Louis – Lorient. An ancient fort stands at the entrance to this beach front. The Grands-Sables beach here is a favourite with locals for bathing and water-sports.
- St Pierre Quiberon – an ideal resort for families, lovely sandy beaches, home of the National Sailing School and the sand-carting club, UCPA
- Plage de Kervert – This naturist beach at St Gildas de Rhuys offers a largely unspoilt area edged with dunes and planted with marram grass
- Ile de Groix – a short boat ride from Lorient takes you to this tiny island (5 miles by 2), which offers opportunities for pleasant walks and cycle rides. In addition, the beach of Grands Sables (the sole example of a convex beach in Europe) is one of the finest beaches in Brittany, offering clear water and fine white sand.
Historic towns & cities
Many of the towns and cities of Brittany have managed to retain their medieval centres and character almost allowing one to step back in time as you walk through cobbled streets and observe the detailed wood carvings on the half-timbered houses.
Josselin was the seat of the once powerful Breton Rohan family who built one of their many chateaux here by the river.
Pontivy has another Rohan period chateau together with a more modern quarter called Napoleonville. The latter was built by Napoleon as a garrison town, Pontivy being central to Brittany and on the purpose built canal between Nantes and Brest.
Auray is a beautiful coastal town with plenty of quaint side streets and is a short walk away from the port of St. Goustan where there are many tempting restaurants specialising in seafood.
Nearby St. Anne-d'Auray has an impressive cathedral and a vast war memorial to the Bretons who died in World War I.
One can also find a super tea room 'Les Gormandises' located nearby on Rue du G de Gaulle. Fine patisseries can be sampled here accompanied by homemade ice-creams – a recommended 'must' for morning coffee or afternoon tea.
Carnac, famous for its Neolithic megaliths and more recently its beaches, has an interesting church with stunning triple barrel vaulted ceilings, covered in amazing painted images.
Lac de Guerledan
The Lac de Guerledan is a vast scenic park area of natural woodland and rocky hillsides surrounding a reservoir. The area is ideal for walks and for water sports such as dinghy sailing, water-skiing, pedalo hire, rowing and canoeing.
Other Options:
The local woods and rivers provide good opportunities to see birds such as Black Woodpecker, Serins, Kingfisher and Black Redstart. Nearby reserves on the river Blavet and Gulf of Morbihan offer Nightingale, White Stork, Spoonbill and even Sacred Ibis. Hoopoes, Golden Oriole and Zitting Cisticola (I still prefer the old name Fan Tailed Warbler!) may also be seen.
Megaliths – Neolithic
Brittany and in particular, Morbihan, is famous for the volume and variety of Neolithic remains, from 5000 B.C., including many Tumuli, Menhirs, Dolmens and the famous alignments of Carnac.
Military Architecture
For enthusiasts and novices alike, Brittany is home to
a variety of styles in military architecture from
traditional Chateaux, to the 17th Century forts of
Vauban, defending strategic coastal towns and military centres ...
... through to the bunkers of the Atlantic Wall built during World War II to defend against Allied invasion and to protect the strategic U-boat (submarine) pens of Brest, Lorient and St. Nazaire.
Many of these chateau, forts and bunkers have now been converted into interesting museums with lots more scattered across the countryside and coastline waiting for visitors to rediscover.
Pilgrimage & Religious Heritage
Brittany has a fascinating wealth of religious monuments and buildings to be discovered, many dating back to the 12th Century pilgrimage routes through Brittany - heading towards San Juan de Compostela (Spain).
Festivals and Pardons
Many festivals are held across Brittany throughout summer, where one can hear local Celtic music being played (on bombards, bagpipes and drums), see traditional Breton dancing and partake of local food and drink such as cider.
Lorient also hosts the annual International Celtic Festival at the beginning of August – approximately 10 days of music and dance involving bands from across Brittany, Ireland, Scotland, Spain and other countries.
Most churches and communities celebrate a religious pardon during the summer months – a procession through the commune leading to the local chapel or church, often followed by traditional festivities. Visitors are always welcome to join in the celebrations.
Boat Trips
Many local ports such as Lorient, Quiberon and Vannes offer boat trips around the beautiful Gulf of Morbihan or to the interesting islands of Ile de Groix, Belle-Ile and Ile aux Moines.
Museums, parks, zoos and more…
Wildlife reserves, parks, chateaux gardens, zoos, an aquarium and a whole variety of museums covering topics such as the French Resistance, Dolls, Postcards, Megaliths etc. can all be found in and around the Morbihan region of Brittany.
Further Information:
Further information on all the above is provided in our Information Pack, available in the cottage. If you have any requests regarding specific interests which you may wish to pursue while staying with us, please let us know.


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COLLECTION | CJ Yao
C.J. Yao kicked off her first show since graduating from Central St.Martins this afternoon at Freemasons Hall. Her collection was inspired by a dream she had back home in China, this dream consisted of everything around her being magnified and everyone had actually shrunk back to their childhood size. The collection was based on this dream which included a lot of oversized pieces linking back to the childhood element.
Think Bill & Ben meets Peter Pan with some added leather and faux fur hand warmers. The collection was very wool based and included a lot of panels on the coats. Block colours were also the main features from the show however a few panels of print, leather and PVC made appearances. The thick, layered colour palette is perfect for autumn and the pieces were styled with low belts, slit trousers and fur face pieces.
The outfits looked great bouncing down the runway with C.J's shoes that are collaboration with Ecco. These shoes made the smart pieces in the collection look more casual which was an interesting contrast.
My favourite pieces from the collection were the cropped wool trench coats, which were layered on top of other pieces along with black leather gloves. I also loved the use of the massive oversized hoods that covered most of the models faces along with the synched waist dresses with the Ecco boots.
Overall I really enjoyed the collection and loved the pixie look the models were given by Label M and Body Shop. The show in fact did feel as if we were in Yao's dream and the whole childhood link was really interesting. The audience got extremely excited when we saw she had in fact designed a kidswear outfit and we saw a young boy walking down the runway at the end of the show.

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So with the Grass Roots Season nearly over clubs are already starting to look to next season and with this anticipation comes the prospect of the trials. Due to the many formats in mini soccer and youth football, 5 a side, 7 a side, 9 a side and 11 a side nearly every year clubs need to attract more players and add to their squads. Some do by joining teams together, some through referrals and some through dare I say it poaching, and some through trials.
Having had a number of parents ask me recently when I am holding my trials for my U10 mini soccer teams I have started to question the use of trials. The parents have looked at me kind of strange when I state that I don't hold trials, even though I reason that "what can I learn about my players in a few hours that I don't already know." Anyway it seems I am certainly in the minority on this one so I have started to question myself, perhaps I am missing a trick here?
I have therefore posted on Twitter and Facebook the question who is holding trials and why? I have had very little answer to this but those that have answered have generally supported my original thoughts in that, it is what we have always done when we need new players.
This got me thinking even more about the trial process and my thoughts on talent identification as a whole.
The top clubs in the world spend millions and millions of Pounds/Euros every year on talent identification attempting to bring the best and most gifted children into their academies. Whilst there are some success stories I think we can say that as a whole the academy system has not been a raging success in identifying giftedness and nurturing it into talented adult performers. So with this in mind how can Grass Roots Coaches be expected to perform any better and thus if this is the case are trials of any benefit at all?
In my experience a trial at a grass roots club usually takes 1-3 weeks with coaches watching a number of games. This is a very small snapshot of performance at a given moment in time. It neither confirms the players giftedness over a pro-longed period nor does it give much indication of the opportunity to develop into talent. In many cases (I would actually say most) it is simply an illustration of that person's maturity at that given time and thus possibly effectiveness as a player not giftedness.
I am often asked by parents, spectators and other coaches do you have any potential superstars, or who do you think is going to make it. My answer is always the same "I have not got a clue, too difficult to say". What I would say though is that if I was picking a player who might make it I would not be just looking at their ability today but instead at a number of social and psychological & environmental factors.
Daniel Coyle's Thoughts:
Looking deeper into the trial process it is clear that lots of clubs use the 'trial' as another word for an open day to welcome children to their club and as aforementioned to attract players where there is a deficiency in playing numbers. If they attract too many they try to accommodate them but all too often there is a finite level of resources, but still help the children find other clubs. But then there are some clubs it appears use the trial in the true sense of the word even as young as U6/7/8. Every year they start a fresh and each player must trial again for their right to play in the team and children from across the region trial for places in the 'top clubs' with promises being made to entice them.
This throws up even more questions, what are they looking for, what are the motives, what are the long term goals, for whose benefit is this? Research into children's motives in participating in sport are very clear – enjoyment, fun, learning new skills, being with their friends. So does this trial process support the research findings of why children participate in sport or run contrary to it?
As the trial process is simply a glimpse of performance and as a result of non-linear and fast changing development patterns of children what happens next season when the promising young player may not be so much quicker than his peers, is no longer the strongest player on the park or has hit a growth spurt and lost co-ordination. Will he lose out in the trial process to the next batch of trialists and can no longer play football with his friends or work with the coach he has built the relationship with? Therefore is the trialing of young children just a conveyor belt where at the beginning of each season the perceived most able children are brought in at the expense of others?
As the result of this process often culminates in positive on field performances it can therefore be seen as a successful way to conduct recruitment of children to Grass Roots Teams. But could this actually be viewed as poor process good result (or poor process good short term result). There is after all a greater responsibility on coaches other than to win more games than you lose and this needs to be kept in mind at every step when working with the youngest age groups.
Having thought long and hard about the trial process I have decided against it for me my teams. For me it just does not fit in with my philosophy and the reasons why I coach at the 7-11 age group but I wish all children undergoing trials this summer the best of luck.
As always all comments welcome.


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Aiyo... tua-tua nih (tua la gak umo nak masuk 33 nih), susah tol nak menghapal. Daya ingatan da mula nan ado katanya. Yeap... still working on the Malique and Najwa tune - Kau Yang Punya. Merasalah! Cam aku lak yang nak perform.
Hari ni kesibukan yang amat nak abihkan kerja yang tersadai. After done, rushed to the Akademi.
Walaopon rasa nak absent kan diri, tak sanggup sebenarnya (walaopon sora garau feeling cam sex maniac time call orang kat phone ngan this breathy, husky sound).
Cabaran demi cabaran... at this point, aku bukan sahaja yakin musim Akademi Fantasia ni as good as the best season in musim kedua, I now believe that they have surpassed even that.
Why do I say that? In terms of personality, memang meka cam bebudak kuarga Fantasia musim kedua. Colourful, different... and REAL! Not hamming it up for the cameras.
In terms of talent, they're also quite a diverse range of voices, with very different influences.
What I mean when I say they may have just become the BEST season of Akademi Fantasia ever, is simply due to the fact that I cannot imagine anyone of them leaving the show on Saturday after the concert.
Seriously, soalan aku paling kerap dapat - is who will leave this week.
And HONESTLY!!!! I have no answer. Voting trends are crazy! It's all over the place. Anyone can go at the last minute, and I'm not joking.
Talent wise, and attitude wise, I think all the kids dapat ciom bau final da, so they're all doubling their efforts, and nearly losing their sanity trying to beat themselves.
Yes, the competition bukan lagi against each other. I'm glad the kids are holding on to what I told them in my session, two weeks ago, that the real competition is THEIR OWN SELVES!
Why do I say that? Because if they screw up on stage... no one caused them to do that. The blame can only be on them, no matter what.
It doesn't matter how high or low their performance is in comparison to the others. They have to better their own performance, not for the sake of the show, but for the sake of justifying the amount of money fans are pouring into the AFUNDI for them, sebagai biasiswa untuk mereka teruskan lagi pengajian mereka untuk lagi seminggu.
Want to know something?
In terms of ratings, the show is consistently (tak silap ek, aku takde figures, ni dapat verbal reports je) over a million viewers for the concert alone, dan peaking at 500,000 for the Diari. Amik ko!!!
And sapa berani kata Akademi Fantasia da hilang sengat?
In terms of AFUNDI, I am glad to say that musim keenam, according to what I've heard, has beaten musim Akademi Fantasia keempat, kelima dan keenam so far at this point. In fact, in terms of figures, it's now hot on the tails of musim ketiga.
So takyah ok yang negatif tu kata Astro nak wat AFMASUK demi nak SMS lagik.
And also pada mereka yang masih tak paham kenapa kekadang korang AFUNDI, AFUNDI dan AFUNDI tapi peratusan tak berganjak... it's because even 1% is something like beribu (belasan, puluh - depending on when you vote sebab time Konsert the numbers da swell maximum!)
But are the kids justifying it? Hell yeah!
Semua kerja keras gila.
Tapi hari ni spent more time ngan Hafiz to work on memorising the lyrics. Dia da hapal verse one and two more or less. Needs some final touch up, and abihkan verse three.
He also needs to work on what parts to stress on in the lyrics sikit agik.
Yazid seems to be doing fine so far, and he seems to be keeping tabs on bab sebutan dia.
Aishah is dealing with her performance routine for Flora Cinta, while Claudia seems to be all out on When Ur Gone.
Aril skang putting his personal touches on Nakal and Akim nampaknya ready tuk take on Situasi.
Aiyo... panassss.. panassss... panasssssss!!! It's scary how this week's concert will go. I know I'm going to cry sangat no matter who goes. Damn!
Apapon, comic relief sikit, layan bebudak wat choreography tuk lagu bonus. The boys kelakar siot masa Fiona, and the girls worked on their routine for Untukmu, which is a tribute to Feminin. Merasalah aku dok gelak.. nostalgia hawau!! Teringat zaman sekolah dulu.
It's going to be aa hard couple of days before the concert, but hoping for the best.
Esok pening lak banyak kena wat. Pagi pagi da kena ke Astro. Nak temankan Faz for something. Apa dia? Tunggu je!!! You'll know soon!
Ok la... korang layan Diari. I need some sleep.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Where the hell is my mojo????
Aiyo... tua-tua nih (tua la gak umo nak masuk 33 nih), susah tol nak menghapal. Daya ingatan da mula nan ado katanya. Yeap... still working on the Malique and Najwa tune - Kau Yang Punya. Merasalah! Cam aku lak yang nak perform.
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hello Joe,
Love your update. Thanks so much dear...
Hi Joe,
To be honest, I prefered your reviews for the past seasons of AF, coz I think that there's honesty and sincerity in your reviews then. Now, I feel it's very much biased since you are part of the team. Sometimes I wonder how you see the things that you saw coz for AF loyal fans like me, just didn't see the jolly good things that you saw. It it never as good as AF2 by a thousand miles.
Just my two cents...
Hi Joe! Thanks for your daily update. Makes going thru the day easier and better, macam dah dapat makan ubat yang dah ter'addicted!' ROTFLOL! *grin* Coz nak tunggu update jam 9.00mlm kat dairi tu lamanya sangat!
Good to know tht most of the kids are doing fine.
I hope Hafiz will do fine. For the sake of his fans (I am a fan of Aril), I hope he does a great job this Saturday and prove to his complaining fans that he can take any challenge that comes his way.
I hope Aril will perform even better than he did last week. I just hope that with Marsha's presence in the Akademi will not make him go out of focus and get too distracted.
My salam to them if you can sampaikan.
take care,
A caring observer.....
Hi Joe,
I hope you get well soon. Just want to add that I really enjoy Sarimah on Diari. She never fails to make me laugh!
hope Hafiz bleh bt yg terbaek diz saturday...
i know u can do it Hafiz..
cdih la ngan fans die yg asik x puas ati je tu...
menjatuhkn maruah fans lain yg x de kene mengena ngan hal tu..huhh..
and also bleh menjatuhkn Hafiz..
btol ke diorg tu fans Hafiz or saje je nak bt kaco..emmm...
hai joe.... kita teruskan melihat ikan-ikan didalam akuarium ..heheh...
ada pelbagai drama.
episod a ... aisyah jelas kat akim dan marsha.
episod b ... marsha meneruskan misi menggoda aril... kelihatan aril rimass... kesian dia .. tapi peminat aril cool ajer...takkomplain...walaupun mereka nampak aril rimas ... fans prlajar lain..ambil kesempatan menambah kutukkan untuk aril .... jadi mangsa lagi aril ni...
episod c ... hafiz tertekan ...hmm dah keluar the true colour of hafiz ..... cam mana nak menghadapi dunia luar nanti kan ..... wah...fans hafiz dah terjerit-jerit kat luar .... membuatkan semua orang pening .... cam nampak bersifat kenegeriaan gitu ....hmmmm
Tapi yang paling akak hairan .... tak kedengaran isma bergitu diminati ....tapi... kenapa undian dia terlalu tinggi .... ada apa-apa ker ni.... banyak juga yang bertanya..... dan syak sesuatu ...hmm...tapi takbaik fitnah... so.... lihat ajelah ....
karl votes for isma kak!
apart from isma, Aril, Akim & Aishah gk
tu je my fav dis season
cheh. hampeh la ko jolie. dulu bukan main lagi ko kalau tulis pasal af very kritikal. tapi bila ko dah jadi a part of team af7 asyik nak puji jerkk. nyampah mak. woi kalau setakat dgr cakap tanpa fakta, org takkan percaya. kalau benar af7 ni lebih baik dr season musim-musim lepas tunjukkan lah figurenya bukan setakat dengar cakap. ni lah kalau dasar mulut-mulut longkang....
as good as af2? lol.
af6 is better than this season thanks to ramli ms.
the saving grace this season is acis; the coreographer is worse than the one in af3.
this season is between af4 and af5 quality, (no) thanks to the Principal. what happened to the 7 goals or whatever?
true : you're welcome
Anon no. 1 - i see the magic of the kids as a fan. sorry you don't like my style now, but i've always been true to me and that's what counts.
Anon no. 2 - sorry memang takleh kem salam. but glad you find my postings comfort of sorts.
Anon no. 3 (TLW) - sarimah is the best.
Anon no. 4 - agreed!
chekdenoor : biasalah. AF mesti ada drama... heh!
Karl : ko rupanya!
Anon no. 5 - wait for the stats at the end of the season in three weeks and tengok tul ke tak. as for kalao nyampah, tu lantak la ko. lots of other reading material out there. i write not to please and kalao ko rasa aku kena cater agenda ke citarasa ko, silap.
Anon no. 6 - yeap abang ramli rocks. but no, af6 is not even close to other seasons. it looked better after af4 and af5 but that's it. and in terms of overall - af7 is definitely closer to af2.
Is it my imagination, or did I missed it? I can't recall seeing Aril practicising his NAKAL song this week. Why, eh? Not complaining, just wondering. Aril's fans don't complain...*wink*
I hope he will be well prepared for the concert this saturday.
The concerened one.....Anon No. 2
r u looking for me???
eh silap lak
Adakah ARIL akan buat gaya geleng2???hu2..
Why dont Hafiz fan club behave macam fan club Datuk Siti Nurhaliza..tertib, bersopan, hormat kan orang. Ni belum apa-apa, dah kecoh macam Hafiz tu penyanyi professional. Tengok Kak Siti kita, senyap aje fan dia, bila Kak Siti nyanyi - MELETOP!!Bukan kah fan club hafiz reprent image Hafiz??


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Reported: 9/26/2012 10:14:13 PM 22:14
Posted: 10/30/2012
Location: Key West, FL
Shape: Fireball
Duration:30 seconds
|Big orange/yellow fireball traveling NorthtoSouth over Atlantic, many lights 3persons saw-2took Cellpics,the zoomedin 1 had shadowface
11pm Saw nice moon then saw 1 big orangey yellow object with a lot of lights around ran thru house to teel my wife and see it again over Atlantic big orange fireball -went into clouds that's it. My wife missed it but I said I bet those 2 people lying in hammock saw it. She went over and they did see it and they both took cell pictures.


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The before-and-after colorization example shown at Google I/O 2018.
Google is taking to the stage at the Google I/O developer conference this week to show off its new products and technologies, one of which is a new AI-powered version of Google Photos. The new app will feature a host of new intelligent features, including the ability to colorize black-and-white photos with one tap.The "Colorize" tool uses artificial intelligence to make a "best guess" of what a color version of an old monochrome photo would have looked like.
You can watch Google CEO Sundar Pichai introduce these new Google Photos features during the Google I/O keynote yesterday in this video (it starts at 1:33:15):
You can start using some of these powerful new features today by downloading the latest version of Google Photos for iOS and Android.
Colorize Photos Use Deep Learning to Automatically Colorize Black and White Photos
ColorizePhoto.com is the easiest way to add realistic color to black and white photos. Simply grab color from an existing image and paint it on the black and white photo.
While the neural network is good at certain subjects such as turning grass green, others, like nailing the skin tones on people, are a lot more challenging. So, Google is working to improve the feature and won't be launching it until it's "really right," the company tells TechCrunch.
Colorization has traditionally been done by Photoshop experts who spend hours upon hours researching colors and meticulously converting small portions of photos at a time. But researchers have been making huge strides in teaching AI how to colorize images through learning from examples. Simple apps and websites have also emerged to provide auto-colorization.
It's easier than ever to take action on your pictures in @googlephotos. Rolling out today, you may start to see suggestions to brighten, archive, share, or rotate your photos, right on the image. #io18 pic.twitter.com/NPT0l0GuBy
Color pop desaturates the background while leaving subjects in color. One-tap photo sharing with people identified in photos.
With Google's vast image libraries, world-class researchers and developers, and AI prowess, though, we may soon see some colorization results that push the envelope in terms of what's possible.
Tags: ai, artificialintelligence, autocolorization, colorization, colorize, google, googlei/o, googlephotos
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If you would have said to me in 2010 that internet marketing would be in the forefront of the industry in five years I would have laughed at you but, it seems the student has out grown the teacher. Internet marketing is steadily becoming more relevant than physical advertising. For years internet marketing got the crumbs but the real money always went to the big, traditional agencies.
Well I can safely say it's a new day and internet marketing is growing furiously and forever. Brands have been steadily shifting their marketing budgets to our side of the table. This change is causing huge amounts of chaos in our industry. If you think I'm just talking I will let the facts speak for themselves.
- By the end of 2016, brands will spend more on mobile advertising than desktop.
- By 2018, they will spend $32B on marketing technologies.
- By 2019, they'll spend more on digital than broadcast in the U.S.
- According to Gartner, digital marketing is now the #1 priority for CEOs of technology-enabled businesses for the next five years.
We know we have to make content that's original, timely and cool enough for people to share. And it has to sell stuff too. I would have to say the biggest barrier is that your content has major competition. All of us have got to deal with entertainment companies and every other brand out there. The Internet has uncovered a wealth of quirky, hidden talent. That consumers and traffic is driven to. Did you know the most subscribed channel on YouTube today, for example, is not HBO or CNN. That spot actually is held by a hilarious, foul-mouthed video game commentator that goes by the name of PewDiePie. He has an amazing 36 million subscribers, more than YouTube's main channel itself! What this says is anyone trying to get their brand out there will have to be creative and work hard.
These changes are evolving the industry at a rapid rate. Digital and traditional marketing have seemed to have merged, and in return that has activated many things to change on both sides. The one-stop shop experience is almost expected of Digital agencies, and advertisers that handle TV networks and other physical forms of marketing are now demanding that broadcast ads target households individually. There has also been a huge shift to mobile people spend more time on their mobile devices than anything else. But mobile still remains the best platform for brands.
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58% of users say that ads interrupt the experience, and some studies have shown that on small screens, 49% of clicks are accidental. That's not very good but I'm confident that marketing as a whole will come up with an answer for this problem soon. Until then it's understandable why most companies and brands are taking their time with the whole mobile platform.
Admittedly there is some trouble evenly marketing through all plains but that will get better in time and with the proper testing. The best thing I can say is "It's great and crazy time to be in digital marketing. A lot of times we have been put on the back of the to-do list, and have spent a long time waiting for our shot. We have been given a great chance to shine, to all digital marketers everywhere it's time to show the world what you can do!"


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Today's marketing events have gone taste-centric, and modern marketers are taking advantage of several trends. Edible signage, sensory booths and even virtual reality have changed the game. Whether you're a food-based brand or not, your customer's experience matters. Your attendees remember tastes, and you're not far from getting involved with this year's latest,
providers below have taken charge with the consumer's taste buds, delivering unforgettable experiences to their brand's favorite fans.
Loliware's Edible Signage
First up, we'd like to highlight the company Loliware for their edible signage pitch during ABC's "Shark Tank." The signage, responsible for producing the first edible, biodegradable cups, was originally created to reduce event waste. By transforming the sampling process, Loliware essentially redrafted what it means to make edible products. Signage which can be repurposed, eaten and even marketed to specific events is highly unique, and it's capable of transforming entire marketing campaigns.
Volkswagen's "Eat the Road"
The "edible everything" campaigns have gone far. Volkswagen, too, has extended itself in the edible direction, creating its "Eat the Road" campaign. The campaign, crafted from direct mail, let readers tear out and eat magazine pages. Created from propylene glycol, these pages were redesigned to taste like sugar. Jet Blue had a short follow-up, creating a New York Post edible ad which tasted like a potato chip.
Volkswagen's start-up didn't stop the roll-outs, either. Soon after Jet Blue's creation, Videri Chocolate Factory celebrated its 5th anniversary by creating two-pound edible posters. Established in stores, local restaurants, art galleries and breweries, the signs certainly made an impact.
Everything Skin-Based
While edible ads might've stirred up the most attention, conductive ink has become one of the more flexible edible marketing resources. Creations like MIT Media Lab's DuoSkin prototype made stylish, gold leaf tattoos which were eatable. As if that wasn't enough, following creations capitalized on the trend.
Consumable marketing resources, in the past, have been incredibly unique. Now, they're promising a new horizon of interactive business resources. If you haven't yet, check out the latest, greatest edible thrills in circulation. Edible marketing is a niche subject, but it definitely has its kicks. Regardless of the trend, several truths still stand. Consumers like food—even if it's presented in an unorthodox way. Additionally, the pure strangeness of edible anything will often grab a buyer's attention. Edible designs aren't going anywhere. In fact, they may be on the rise.


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Antitrust: Commission confirms supplementary Statement of Objections sent to Intel
The European Commission can confirm that it has sent a supplementary Statement of Objections (SSO) to Intel on 17th July. The SSO reinforces the Commission's preliminary view outlined in a Statement of Objections of 26 July 2007 (see MEMO/07/314) that Intel has infringed EC Treaty rules on abuse of a dominant position (Article 82) with the aim of excluding its main rival, AMD, from the x86 Central Processing Units (CPU) market.
In the SSO, the Commission outlines its preliminary conclusion that Intel has engaged in three additional elements of abusive conduct. First, Intel has provided substantial rebates to a leading European personal computer (PC) retailer conditional on it selling only Intel-based PCs. Secondly, Intel made payments in order to induce a leading Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to delay the planned launch of a product line incorporating an AMD-based CPU. Thirdly, in a subsequent period, Intel has provided substantial rebates to that same OEM conditional on it obtaining all of its laptop CPU requirements from Intel. In addition, the Commission has included in the SSO additional factual elements relating to a number of the objections outlined in the 26 July 2007 Statement of Objections.
Each of the conducts outlined in the 26 July 2007 Statement of Objections and the SSO is provisionally considered to constitute an abuse of a dominant position in its own right. However, the Commission also considers at this stage of its analysis that all the types of conduct reinforce each other and are part of a single overall anti-competitive strategy aimed at excluding AMD or limiting its access to the market.
Intel has eight weeks to reply to the SSO, and will then have the right to be heard in an Oral Hearing. If the Commission's preliminary views expressed in the SSO are confirmed, the Commission may decide to require Intel to cease the abuse and may impose a fine.
A Statement of Objections is a formal step in Commission antitrust investigations in which the Commission informs the parties concerned in writing of the objections raised against them. The addressee of a Statement of Objections can reply in writing to the Statement of Objections, setting out all facts known to it which are relevant to its defence against the objections raised by the Commission. The party may also request an oral hearing to present its comments on the case.
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Gangnam Style (the video that's taken the – oh, you know what it is) is meant to be dead. Several times over.
According to Time magazine, Gangnam first died in early October, when Google's Eric Schmidt was snapped jiving to the pop smash. "Sure Schmidt is a strategic genius behind the world's most important internet company," noted Time, "but he also dresses like your dad. So the minute the lanky 57-year-old software engineer busted a move, we fear 'Gangnam Style' jumped the shark." Then came CNN, which wrote Gangnam's obituary a fortnight later. "I hereby declare," declared CNN's Jarrett Bellini, "October 12, 2012, as the day Gangnam Style died."
But reports of its death were greatly exaggerated. Since Schmidt's effort, Boris Johnson has laid claim to the video, as have the boys of Eton. And Madonna. And Ban Ki-moon. And, on Wednesday, Anish Kapoor. Every time a posho or politician referenced the video, Gangnam sprang back to life – Lazarus-like – from the cyber-graveyard where all memes go to die (that's Rebecca Black over by the mausoleum; Downfall's by the church wall, underneath Kim Jong-il looking at ... things).
No one, it seems, can stunt the popularity of Gangnam Style. Not even David Cameron, whose love for northern indie has ruined The Smiths for a generation of Mancunians, but whose association with Gangnam has only seemed to boost its popularity. For the time being, it is the cringe-proof meme, the zombie meme, the meme that knows no shame. Quite possibly, it will be danced by grannies at weddings in 2030 – the 21st-century equivalent of the conga line; the new macarena.
So can anyone kill Gangnam? In days gone by, you would have plonked the Duchess of Cornwall in front of the camera, and left her to it. But if The Killing can survive Camilla's touting of Sarah Lund's jumper, you sense Gangnam could deal with the Duchess prancing around like a horseless rider. Piers Morgan, too. His every movement drips with cringe, but his strong Twitter following would at the least give Gangnam another million views. Donald Trump, George Osborne, and Rebekah Brooks are other obvious candidates. But even then, one senses Gangnam's Teflon nature would carry the song. It is like a disease that is immune to antibiotics: the lamer its company, the cooler it becomes.
So perhaps we need the opposite: someone who, like Gangnam, remains genuinely popular. Someone who, if placed in the same room as Gangnam, might burst the meme mainframe, disrupt the space-time continuum. Someone like Ryan Gosling. Oppa Gosling Style – the meme to end all memes. Quite literally, I hope.
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The On Religion column on Saturday examined the crisis of faith of a minister, Teresa MacBain, who resigned her pulpit after concluding that she no longer believed in God. After the article was published, questions were raised about her educational background. Although her résumé says she earned a master of divinity degree from Duke University, she now acknowledges that she received no degree from Duke.
The column also misstated the timing of her first public comments about her atheism. Ms. MacBain spoke to a convention of atheists a few days before — not after — she stepped down as minister of a Methodist church in Tallahassee, Fla.
Corrections: September 27, 2013
An article on Monday about the JOBS Act, a new federal law aimed at helping new businesses acquire financing, contained several errors.
Under the provisions that went into effect on Monday, a broad range of private companies — not simply the small start-ups referred to in the law as "emerging growth" companies — will be allowed to ask for equity investments without registering shares for sale, but only from accredited investors, defined as those with personal net worth of more than $1 million or annual income of more than $200,000. The companies will not be allowed to seek investments from ordinary investors (this would be allowed under a provision of the law that is not yet effective).
These businesses may raise an unlimited amount of money; they are not limited to $1 million.
Because the companies cannot yet raise equity investment from ordinary investors, it is not the case that they must produce audited financial records for investments of more than $500,000 from that source.
The number of Kickstarter projects that have received pledges of financing is about 104,000, not "nearly 50,000," which is the number of successfully financed projects.
And because of an editing error, the article referred incorrectly to the changes to existing law being made under the JOBS Act. The revisions stem from the law itself; it does not make changes in the provisions of other laws.
An article on Wednesday about the continuing recovery in the housing market omitted the credit for several remarks by Robert Shiller, the Yale economist who helped develop the Standard & Poor's Case/Shiller index of housing prices. He made his comments in an interview with CNBC, not with The New York Times.
An article on Thursday about a new investment fund at SecondMarket that will hold only bitcoins misspelled the surname of the brothers who created a similar investment product. They are Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, not Winkelvoss.
A chart on Wednesday with an article about higher retail rents on the sunny side of Manhattan streets misspelled part of the name of a store on the east side of Fifth Avenue. It is F.A.O. Schwarz, not F.A.O. Schwartz.
An article on Wednesday about the 2013 MacArthur fellowships referred incompletely to the professional affiliation of one MacArthur fellow and referred imprecisely to another's. Jeremy Denk, the concert pianist, is on the faculty of Mannes College the New School for Music as well as on the faculty of the Bard College Conservatory of Music. Sheila Nirenberg is a neuroscientist at Weill Cornell Medical College, not at Cornell University.
An article on Thursday about plans to offer advice and counseling about drug abuse to concertgoers at the TomorrowWorld festival near Atlanta this weekend misstated the surname of the president of the board of DanceSafe, a charity that will have volunteers at the festival providing information. She is Missi Wooldridge, not Woolridge.
A correction in this space on Thursday about a pop music entry in the Listings pages last Friday misidentified the site where the singer-songwriter Tom Odell performed on Saturday. It was Irving Plaza — not the Bowery Ballroom, where he played in the spring.
An obituary on Sept. 20 about Hiroshi Yamauchi, the longtime president of Nintendo, included a quotation from a 1988 New York Times article that inaccurately described the Nintendo video game Super Mario Bros. 2. The brothers Mario and Luigi, who appear in this and other Nintendo games, are plumbers, not janitors.
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A gift for you: Printable statement of gratitude
It's that special time of year where we as a community take a step back and take time to relish in all we have to be grateful for in our lives. From the smallest things like the creamy aroma of your morning coffee, to the bigger hurdles in life, we each have something to be thankful for every day. Even if sometimes we forget. By acknowledging these experiences, it instantly provides a sense of light and love in your attitude and view on life. It is also another useful way to place things into perspective as in our busy lives we can often get caught up in sweating the small stuff, and overlook what really is important.
We gather in unity, and reconcile our differences to give thanks. Whether we share it over a meal, a gift, or an act of service, Thanksgiving is a sentimental time for all.
The Beach People would like to share with you some beautiful words that the very talented poet and author James Redmayne crafted for our family to share with yours this Thanksgiving with a downloadable Statement of Gratitude.
We invite you to keep it somewhere safe, or to share the words with those around you. It is our gift to you.
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I'm thankful for The Ocean
Her gentle flow and faithful tide
I'm thankful she is constant
A trusted friend, always there but ever-changing.
I'm thankful for her salted air
Each deep breath renewing me
Each exhalation releasing landlocked problems,
Wisped into her changing winds.
I'm thankful for her golden sands
A warmth that spreads deeper than my skin
Softening and re-molding
Untangling long-held hurts and heartache
I'm thankful for The Ocean
For her stormy days, and her calm
When I am bowed by the worries of land
I will go, again, to my sweet sea.
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macon.com MIDDAY UPDATE: Coca-Cola No. 2 exec takes over as CEO; Cumberland fire 30 percent contained; jury recommends death for Ga. woman
The Coca-Cola Co.'s second-in-command has taken over the top post at the world's largest beverage maker.
Muhtar Kent officially became chief executive of the Atlanta-based company on Tuesday, replacing Neville Isdell.
Isdell has been CEO since 2004 and will remain chairman of the Coca-Cola board through the company's annual meeting of shareholders in April 2009.
The split of the chairman and CEO roles is a first at Coca-Cola. The board will determine whether to keep that arrangement or return to having the roles held by one person.
Isdell's plans and Kent's promotion were announced last December.
Isdell's tenure as Coca-Cola's leader saw senior management changes, a big acquisition and a focus on improving employee morale.
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Cumberland fire 30 percent contained
Rain on Monday failed to stop the threat of a wildfire burning on the northern end of Cumberland to nearby historic structures, officials said.
Jenny Lynn Bruner, spokesperson for the Georgia Forestry Commission, said the 1,604 acre fire, which has been called the South Cut fire, was 30 percent contained Monday afternoon.
She said there are areas inside the fire lines that continue to slowly burn.
"There isn't any active fire outside of the containment lines but as long as there are hot spots, the potential for the fire to spread because of wind is there," she said.
Bruner said an area known as the Settlement -- a cluster of historic structures, including a mansion built by the Carnegie Family, and First African Baptist Church, the site of the September 1996 wedding of John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Carolyn Bessette -- is a "pretty good ways" from the fire but still in the path of destruction.
The fire began as two separate fires June 22 that were sparked from lightning bolts. Since then, crews from eight different government agencies have worked day and night to suppress the fire with the help of three Georgia Air National Guard helicopters.
Storms on Monday forced the crews to halt their activities and take cover beneath nearby tents.
"We're worried about the lightning," said Bruner.
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Jury recommends death for Ga. woman
A Cherokee County jury has recommended death for a Georgia woman convicted of fatally shooting her ex-husband's wife.
Barbara Ann Roberts was convicted Friday of capital murder in the death of Darlene Roberts. The jury's recommendation followed a hearing Monday.
Circuit Judge David A. Rains is set to sentence 52-year-old Barbara Roberts in August. He is not bound by the jury's recommendation.
Darlene Roberts was killed April 6, 2006 near the Alabama-Georgia line.
Prosecutors said Robert Schiess III, a neurosurgeon with whom Barbara Roberts shared an apartment in Conyers, played a role in the murder. He is set to stand trial on a capital murder charge in November.
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Gahanna police fielded four unusual calls in one day regarding wildlife.
Gahanna police fielded four unusual calls in one day regarding wildlife.
Gunshots were reported at 6:47 p.m. May 18 in the 250 block of Hamilton Road. A resident told police he heard neighbors having a possible dispute and then heard several gunshots.
Police discovered the shots were from a pellet gun.
A woman told police she had discharged a pellet gun because a skunk was trying to attack her dog and she was trying to scare it away.
Moments earlier, a tortoise was reported in the driveway going into Columbus Academy at 6:08 p.m. May 18 at 4300 Cherry Bottom Road.
And moments later, a Totten Drive resident reported a snake in her front yard at 6:51 p.m. May 18. The snake appeared to be a harmless garter snake, and the resident was told it eventually would leave the area if left alone.
A very large snake also was reported by two residents about 2:01 p.m. May 18 in the 150 block of Mill Street.
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* A Dunbarton Road resident complained to police at 1:36 p.m. May 17 about a man selling pest-control services in the area. The salesman was marking driveways with a crayon so he would know he had been there, according to the resident. Police said he had company credentials but was advised to cease and desist.
* A resident reported a female with tattoos was trying to sell something at 2:04 p.m. May 16 in the 1000 block of Woodtown Drive. Universal Global Stars was the group soliciting without a permit, according to police.
* A suspicious person was reported at 3:23 p.m. May 15, soliciting replacement windows on Larry Lane. The caller told police the woman was soliciting but then asked if a hospital was in the area. The woman last was seen going toward East Johnstown Road.
* A Windward Way resident complained to police at 6:21 p.m. May 16 about her mother-in-law receiving a phone call, saying she won thousands of dollars and needed to meet the party at a bank the next day.
* Several men were warned about littering on Havens Corners Road at 1:59 p.m. May 15. Police had received a call about bright yellow and orange objects being thrown out the window of a black truck in Blacklick. A passenger in the vehicle said they had been discarding yellow popcorn.
* Two males were reported lying nude on the tennis courts of Hunters Ridge Apartments at 10:59 a.m. May 13. One left in a dark green Honda around the back of the apartments, and the other left on a bicycle, wearing yellow shorts and carrying a squirt gun.
* Police received an anonymous call at 5:57 p.m. May 13 to check a green electrical box for a missing front and exposed wires in front of the herb garden by Gahanna City Hall, 200 S. Hamilton Road.
* Frying grease appeared to be thrown at the entrance of a business in the 80 block of Granville Street. The incident is believed to have occurred sometime the evening of May 11 or 12, according to police reports.


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QUESTION: If PDN (Power Distribution Network) analysis is an assessment of the input power supply voltage to a CPU then why is it measured using a VNA and not an oscilloscope?
ANSWER: First, your understanding of PDN is largely correct. The PDN includes the voltage regulator, printed circuit board traces or planes, vias and decoupling capacitors including the capacitor series resistance (ESR) and inductance (ESL). The voltage arrives at the load (CPU) and must be within allowable regulation limits. Internal to the CPU, the bond wires and die capacitance also form part of the PDN.
While CPUs can be difficult to assess from the PDN perspective FPGAs can be as or even more difficult due to the higher edge speeds. The spectral content of many high speed FPGAs can be as high as 10GHz, requiring the PDN assessment to include the content from DC to 10GHz. It is clear that only computing the DC input voltage regulation range is insufficient.
Since we are interested in monitoring the voltage at the output of the regulator but including all of the pathways to the pins of the load (CPU or FPGA) it would seem that the best tool would be the oscilloscope, which allows us to directly view the voltage in the time domain. However, a fundamental limitation is that we do not know the load current pattern, since that is determined in large part by the software contained within the CPU or FPGA. It may not be obvious, but the output voltage is a function of the load profile and its reflection through the AC impedance to the regulation to a large degree. Therefore, capturing the voltage excursions of interest requires coordination with the FPGA operation. A resistive PDN and associated load pattern is shown in Figure 1. The same load pattern applied to a PDN with a single anti resonance, caused by the load impedance, is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 1. Load current patter (green trace) and voltage response (yellow trace) for a resistive PDN.
While there is nothing particularly notable in Figure 1, the response shown in Figure 2 indicates two distinctively different responses. The first, natural response results in a damped ringing due to an underdamped antiresonance. The second or forced response is related to the current burst in the center of the load current pattern.
The natural response is the response of the regulator to a load step where by the output voltage is allowed to settle before then next load transient is applied. The forced response is when the load step is applied sometime before the output response has had time to settle. In that case, subsequent load transients can reinforce themselves creating output voltage excursions that are greater than the natural response produces. The behavior is a function of the bandwidth of the regulator.
Therefore, if the regulator's bandwidth is very close to, or a multiple of, the antiresonant (peak in the AC impedance, See Figure 6) frequency the result can be a growing output voltage waveform. The amplitude of this response will eventually settle to a fixed level after a number of cycles, dependent on the antiresonant Q. Many antiresonances can occur in the PDN range of DC - 10GHz, with each antiresonance exhibiting these interactions with the regulator and load step profile.
Figure 2. Load current patter (green trace) and voltage response (yellow trace) for a PDN with a single resonance.
While it would seem to be appropriate to measure the transient response of the PDN using an oscilloscope it is not as easy as it sounds. Measuring in the time domain requires us to provide the dynamic current stimulus and therein lies the issue. The Picotest J2112A Current Injector is much faster than an electronic load with a typical response time of 10nS as shown in Figure 3. It can also be controlled using an AWG making it ideal for generating irregular load profiles.
Figure 3. Measuring response using an oscilloscope
This solution is acceptable for many lower power devices of 1.2V and above, however, FPGAs can be much faster and with much larger current changes than current injectors can generate.
Another possible solution is to write software using the FPGA to create the repetitive load profile. The only problem is that we do not know what the worst current profile looks like given the target impedance, and therefore, do not know how to create it. [Ref. 1]
The RF Vector Network Analyser ('VNA') can easily measure impedance over a very wide frequency range. The OMICRON Lab Bode 100 offers a range of DC-40MHz. The Agilent E5061B can measure up to 3GHz and there are several VNAs that can measure to 10GHz or more.
The two-port RF VNA measurement can very accurately measure milliohm resistances consistent with an FPGA. Several application notes are referenced at the end of this post. [Ref 2]
Figure 4. A low cost RF VNA and common mode transformer can measure 1 milliOhm
Figure 5. Measurement showing the 1.3 milliOhm resistance and 500pH inductance
The theory behind target impedance is very simple, essentially using Ohms law to relate the voltage change as the product of the current change and the impedance of the path from the regulator to the FPGA. Though FPGAs do not always state it, the target impedance required for proper operation is the AC impedance of the path including all series and shunt loading, is usually a not to exceed impedance value with the goal of having as flat a response as possible.
At DC this works, though with AC signals the impact of the varying impedance isn't quite that simple.
Of course we can solve this for Z
Therefore, we have converted the FPGA's input voltage requirement (output of the regulator) to the impedance domain where we can more easily assess it. As a rule of thumb, many engineers assume that the FPGA current change can be up to 50% of the maximum operating current. The example impedance simulation in Figure 6 shows a PDN with a target impedance of 125 milliOhms and three antiresonances.
Figure 6. A simulated impedance response showing three antiresonances each with a peak impedance within 125 a miliiOhm limit
In our sample case, applying a 2A dynamic current change (from the FPGA as seen by the regulator) should theoretically result in a regulator voltage change of 250mV. Yet the simulated output of the regulator shown in Figure 7 is clearly significantly greater. At the rising edge of each of the initial bursts, we can see the three different ringing frequencies. Since the three antiresonant frequencies are broadly spaced, it is difficult to see the highest frequency while the other two frequencies are much more obvious. This is another advantage of the RF VNA measurement vs. the oscilloscope, in that the log sweep makes it much easier to identify these broadly spaced responses.
Using the ADS simulation optimizer we can determine the worst case current profile that results in the largest voltage excursion, shown as 559mV in this simulation. A closer view of this excursion is shown in Figure 8.
Figure 7. Dynamic load current change and voltage response
Figure 8. Closeup view of Figure 7
Therefore, a more realistic assessment of the output voltage based on the output impedance measurement is:
Where i represents each antiresonance in the impedance measurement. A detailed examination of this can be found in a recent article Target impedance based solutions for PDN may not provide a realistic assessment referenced at the end of this post.
Figure 9. A real world example showing two low frequency resonances. The blue trace is the current signal and the yellow traces is the voltage response. The green trace is just the function generator trigger output.
So why is the PDN assessment so important for power systems designers to understand?
The most important concept to understand about PDN is that the FGPA's data pattern induced load current profile causes 'forced' load step responses on the regulator that are superimposed on one another causing the voltage excursions to be larger than one would otherwise think. This is why the regulator's regulation range can exceed the FGPAs input limits causing potential catastrophic consequences to the performance.
- Target impedance based solutions for PDN may not provide a realistic assessment, EDN http://www.edn.com/design/test-and-measurement/4413192/Target-impedance-based-solutions-for-PDN-may-not-provide-a-realistic-assessment
- Measuring Ultra Low Impedances and PDNs, www.picotest.com/blog
- New Injector Supports Testing POL's www.picotest.com/blog
- Agilent 5990-5902 Evaluating DC-DC Converters and PDN with the E5061B LF-RF Network Analyzer
- Agilent 5968-4506E New Technologies for Accurate Impedance Measurement
- Agilent 5989-5935 Ultra-Low Impedance Measurements Using 2-Port Measurements


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Azu Ojai strives to provide the tastiest and freshest ingredients while preparing our dishes with the pure natural flavor of farm driven produce and flavors. We offer Organic, Vegan, Paleo, Gluten free, Vegetarian, and other dietary restricted options as well as healthy nutritional options for kids. Our dishes are designed to meet the needs of Everyone who walks through our historic doors. We cater to couples nights out, large parties and receptions, wedding events, Happy Hour connoisseurs, anniversary celebrations, outdoor dining, Tapas tastings, wine tastings, beer samplings, corporate events, and have a wide variety of Tapas and Celebration menus to choose from.
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We at Azu Restaurant & Ojai Valley Brewery believe the best dishes & beer are made from fresh ingredients. We look to the local farmers that we know grow quality organic and natural produce, that help give our menu that special California twist. Our bar menu is filled with craft cocktails with juices squeezed right from Ojai's citrus orchards. We feature our sister company Ojai Valley Brewery on tap and over 20 local and International wine's by the glass including wines from The Ojai Alisal Vineyard.
Family Owned & Operated since 2000. Eighteen years ago Chef & Owner Laurel Moore decided to bring Spanish Tapas & Mediterranean Cuisine to Ojai. In the almost 2 decades we have been in business we have blended traditional Tapas and Mediterranean flavors with California favorites and in 2015 started an artisanal brewery so we could offer light bodied, food friendly craft beers for hot weather. Ojai's original California Tapas Bar, Restaurant, and Event Venue. Moore's vision translates the best cuisine of the Mediterranean into an exclusive, Ojai-sourced menu. She lovingly restored downtown Ojai's Bill Baker's 1910 building, and in turn created Ojai's eponymous gathering place for community, curious foodies and wine lovers. Her daughter, Elizabeth Haffner came on as general manager in 2006 and together they have built a warm, creative environment filled with inventive dishes and a family-like atmosphere where locals catch up at the end of the week, and visitors to Ojai find an easy mix of casual sophistication, flavors of local soil, and extensive wine list.
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