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The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, in Leipzig, is a large, mostly glass building shaped a bit like a banana. The institute sits at the southern edge of the city, in a neighborhood that still very much bears the stamp of its East German past. If you walk down the street in one direction, you come to a block of Soviet-style apartment buildings; in the other, to a huge hall with a golden steeple, which used to be known as the Soviet Pavilion. (The pavilion is now empty.) In the lobby of the institute there's a cafeteria and an exhibit on great apes. A TV in the cafeteria plays a live feed of the orangutans at the Leipzig Zoo.
Svante Pääbo heads the institute's department of evolutionary genetics. He is tall and lanky, with a long face, a narrow chin, and bushy eyebrows, which he often raises to emphasize some sort of irony. Pääbo's office is dominated by a life-size model of a Neanderthal skeleton, propped up so that its feet dangle over the floor, and by a larger-than-life-size portrait that his graduate students presented to him on his fiftieth birthday. Each of the students painted a piece of the portrait, the over-all effect of which is a surprisingly good likeness of Pääbo, but in mismatched colors that make it look as if he had a skin disease.
At any given moment, Pääbo has at least half a dozen research efforts in progress. When I visited him in May, he had one team analyzing DNA that had been obtained from a forty- or fifty-thousand-year-old finger bone found in Siberia, and another trying to extract DNA from a cache of equally ancient bones from China. A third team was slicing open the brains of mice that had been genetically engineered to produce a human protein. . . .


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Tougeki tournament: the European finals
This year, Japan Expo hosts the best European fighting gamers in the running for Tougeki!
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Tougeki organized by VERSUS DOJO is the biggest and most prestigious international tournament of fighting games on arcade terminals and brings together the best gamers every year.
This year, the festival hosts the Tougeki European finals. Participants fight on the video game stage on Saturday and Sunday, among others on the games Super Street Fighter IIX and Blazblue. A trip to Japan is at stake, to take part in the great Tougeki world finals of 2011.
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The gamers are definitely not going to miss this!
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- TOUGEKI Finals Saturday 02 July, 10h15-12h00, Video game stage
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You have until Dec. 31 to go through your stuff and make a noncash tax-deductible donation. Here's how.
This post comes from Meg Favreau at partner blog Wise Bread.
If you've ever thought about moving during December, I have one contraction for you: Don't.
I was stupid enough to do so this year, taking the stress of hauling my belongings to a new apartment, finding a storage unit, and trying to remember how my bed frame fits together and adding it to an already busy schedule of shopping, baking and holiday parties.
There is, however, one great thing about moving during December: It forced me to go through my belongings and make a substantial goods donation to my local Goodwill store.
Professors start website to encourage wealthy Americans to donate their tax savings to charities.
This article is by John Christoffersen of The Associated Press.
Upset the federal government recently extended tax cuts for the rich, three professors at Yale and Cornell universities have created a website that encourages wealthy Americans to give their tax savings to charities and send a political message in the process.
The professors started giveitbackforjobs.org to allow Americans "who have the means" to calculate what their tax cut would be and donate that amount to a charity.
"Extending the tax cuts for the very wealthiest Americans is frankly unconscionable," Yale Law School professor Daniel Markovits said Wednesday. With the website's help, "donors can pledge their money to support the kinds of programs that will help families, create jobs, and set the country moving toward a just prosperity," the professors said in announcing the initiative.
H&R Block's inability to provide the loans this year is good news for consumers. Why pay enormous fees to get your own money?
You may have heard that H&R Block won't be offering tax "refund anticipation loans" this year.
Be grateful. You didn't want one anyway.
With all the fees added, the loans can easily cost taxpayers an APR (annual percentage rate) of 85% to 1,300%, according to the National Consumer Law Center. The loans are usually marketed to low-income taxpayers.
Homeowners who don't itemize lost a deduction, but TV producers, rum makers and race horse buyers gained.
This article is by Steve Ohlemacher of The Associated Press.
The massive new tax bill signed into law by President Barack Obama is filled with all kinds of holiday stocking stuffers for businesses: tax breaks for producing TV shows, grants for putting up windmills, rum subsidies for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
There is even a tax break for people who buy race horses.
Millions of homeowners, however, might feel like they got a lump of coal. Homeowners who don't itemize their deductions will lose a tax break for paying local property taxes.
State goes after commercial dog breeders who aren't paying sales and income taxes. Puppies are among the assets seized.
Innovative enforcement of Indiana's tax evasion laws has put the state at the forefront of "puppy protection."
Andrew Swain, head of the Indiana Attorney General's Revenue Division, is being lauded for coming up with the idea of using tax statutes to shut down unlicensed, commercial dog-breeding operations that put profits before animal welfare.
Swain's boss, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller, says the closing of squalid puppy mills is a bonus. What really motivated him was going after tax cheats, a category he and Swain believe applies to some of the state's commercial dog breeders.
Why the tax suspicion? Because many dog breeding operators deal in cash-and-carry transactions on which they allegedly fail to pay income and sales taxes.
You have one more week to pay property taxes, add energy-saving improvements, dump losing stocks and empty your FSA account.
I'm a sucker for Christmas traditions. I watch A Christmas Carol (the one with George C. Scott as a robust Scrooge is my favorite). Actual Christmas carols are on the CD player. Ages-old schlocky but sentimental ornaments adorn our tree.
And as a writer, much to the dismay of some of my editors (I'm talking about you, Dan!), 'tis the season indeed! That means hauling out holiday hooks for stories and blogs.
Last year, I apparently had more time because I did 12 separate tax tips for Christmas.
2010, however, is a bit more rushed -- thanks, Congress, for putting off the tax bill until the last minute! -- so I'm offering you 12 tax-saving tips in this one post.
States collect levies on bagels, belt buckles, cup lids and haunted houses. Balloon rides? It depends.
This post is from Reuters' Prism Money.
What are the oddest, quirkiest and downright weirdest tax laws of 2010?
According to the Onesource Tax & Accounting unit of Thomson Reuters, some of the year's most unusual taxes include:
Tax credit for energy-saving improvements was extended, but won't be nearly as generous in 2011. That means a rush now.
This article by Amy Hoak is from The Wall Street Journal:
Forget holiday door-buster sales. For big savings, some homeowners are actually buying themselves new doors for Christmas this year, in time to claim the government's tax credit for home energy efficiency on their income taxes.
The credit covers energy-efficient doors and windows, insulation, roofs, water heaters, biomass stoves, and heating and air-conditioning systems.
And the savings can be big: It covers 30% of the cost of improvements, and taxpayers can get a credit of up to a total $1,500 for all qualifying improvements they've made to their primary residences during 2009 and 2010.
The credit expires on Dec. 31. But buried in the bill that extends tax cuts made while President Bush was in office is also an extension of the home-energy tax credit.
The catch: Next year, that tax credit could be reduced significantly.
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Let's hear from a couple Apple analysts who aren't lowering their price targetsMarch 19, 2013: 12:53 PM ET
Topeka's Brian White is sticking with $888. Bernstein's Toni Sacconaghi is still at $725.
FORTUNE -- After a string of analysts dropping their price targets in lockstep with Apple's (AAPL) falling shares, it's refreshing to hear from a couple of guys who haven't lowered their targets. Or at least not lately.
Bernstein's Toni Sacconaghi ($725, down from $800 last December) weighed in Tuesday with his views on the much-rumored Apple iWatch. He's skeptical, given his calculation that a watch is, as he puts it, "unlikely to be significant financially for the company." But he sees the value of proving to investors that Apple hasn't lost its innovative touch.
"We believe that for Apple's stock price to 'work' again," he writes, "consensus estimates need to be realistic, and investors need to believe that innovation remains strong, with the company able to introduce exciting new offerings into its base of loyal customers, with minimal cannibalization risk. To that end, a successful watch introduction could ultimately be favorable for the stock, particularly if the product is compelling enough to trigger positive estimate revisions."
Topeka's Brian White ($888, down from $1,111 in January) offers a three-step program designed to lead Apple into what he calls a "sustainable stock recovery."
Phase 1: Pay out more cash to win over value investors and stabilize the stock price
Phase 2: Work through the upcoming "trough" in Apple's profit cycle (White estimates a -19% decline year-over-year in fiscal Q2)
Phase 3: Tap into new growth opportunities such as 1) a lower-price iPhone to get a foothold in the 60% of the smartphone market the company is currently missing out on, 2) a deal with China Mobile (CHL) to reach its 715 million subscribers, 3) some totally new product categories such as -- you guessed it -- an iWatch and an iTV


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The UCLA Center for Brazilian Studies holds its inaugural event in conjunction with the opening of an exhibition on the last two centuries of urban change in Rio de Janeiro. The Latin American Institute now has a member center devoted to the Southern Cone of South America and will launch a Center for Mexican Studies in the spring.
Continuing a process of restructuring, the UCLA Latin American Institute launched the second of three new area studies centers, the Center for Brazilian Studies, on Feb. 5, 2009, at the Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL). A center focusing on the Southern Cone of South America got its start last October, and another devoted to Mexico will launch in April. This month's event did double duty as the opening of a YRL exhibition, "Rio de Janeiro: Two Centuries of Urban Change, 1808-2008," curated by José Luiz Passos, who directs the new center; Ludwig Lauerhass Jr., librarian emeritus; and Stephen Bell, an associate professor of geography.
"The creation of the new center for Brazilian studies offers intellectual space and institutional support to students and faculty with interests in Brazil," said Passos. "UCLA gathers one of the largest academic communities in the U.S. whose research and teaching have engaged or currently focuses on Brazilian issues."
Passos, who works on literature in Portuguese, said the center would sponsor courses, working groups, and, over two academic years, public lectures on "Brazil in Global Networks: Continuity and Change." The center also plans a colloquium on film and television, with special focus on Globo TV and Globo Filmes, and an online publication of working papers that presents new research and unpublished works by visitors, graduate students and faculty.
For the exhibition, the three curators selected roughly 50 items out of the more than 50,000 records in the UCLA Research Library Department of Special Collections. These books, periodicals, photographs, manuscripts, maps, film clips, artworks, and ephemera illustrate Rio de Janeiro's urban growth and modernization.
"We set the central theme to be two centuries of urban change so that the city could be seen in a dynamic context and not just in a sporadic, hit-or-miss basis," said Lauerhass.
Items in the exhibition are grouped into clusters such as a series of panoramic views, old and new cityscapes, the persistence of nature, the royal and imperial periods of Rio's development, and modern diversions and lifestyles. For the panoramic views, the curators selected an 1844 lithograph by Federico Gatti and Gaetano Dura, an 1880 albumen print by Marc Ferrez, a 1925 sepia-toned photograph from Album do Rio de Janeiro by Hübner & Amaral Cia., and a 2005 digital photograph by Helmut Battista of Guanabara Bay.
There is also a display case of nine black-and-white postcards from 1910 from the store Maison Chic. The photos include Praça Floriano Peixoto, a major public square; Palácio Monroe, the former house of the Brazilian Senate that was demolished in 1976; Avenida Rio Branco, a Parisian-modeled avenue built in the early 20th century, with few original buildings remaining; and the landmark lookout Pão de Açúcar, or Sugarloaf Mountain.
"We hope that the exhibit opens a vivid window both on the collections on Brazil and Rio, here at UCLA, and on the history and images of the city itself," said Lauerhass.
The exhibition in the lobby of the YRL runs through June.
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∆312.1 100cc CONTROLLED Final 1 & 2:
DRIVER REQ: Age 16 and older. Road Race Class 2 License.
ENGINES: Yamaha, Piston Port, 100cc Controlled, ICA Reed
EXHAUST: Any WKA approved pipe (except 100cc Controlled or ICA Reed with IR2 pipe at a minimum of 8.75" from piston to end of connector pipe. See Figure 554.6 for IR2 Specs.) All engines – 1.75" header.
FUEL: Spec Fuel.
MINIMUM WEIGHTS: Yamaha and Piston Port engines 360 lbs. Controlled or ICA engines 390 lbs. Controlled or ICA Reed engines running RLV IR1 or IR2 pipe 370 lbs.
OTHER: ICA Reed (See Section 607, 608 and Figures 608.2, 608.3a and b for approved engines and specifications). WKA approved 1 3/4" header and pipe only; head volume 9cc's and Tillotson HL360A carburetor (See Figure 554.6 for IR2 Specs. See Section 607.3 for carb specs.) Runs Saturday and Sunday for a single championship.
DRIVER REQ: Age 18 and older. Road Race Class 1 License.
ENGINES(S), Weight, Carburetor.
One 250 cc gearbox twin cylinder, 490 lbs, See Note 7.
One 250 cc gearbox single cylinder, 460 lbs, 39mm carb, See Note 4.
One 450 cc gearbox single cylinder 4-cycle, 460 lbs., 42mm carb, See Note 5.
One 125 cc gearbox single cylinder, 420 lbs.,
One 250 cc single cylinder non-gearbox, 460 lbs., any carb.
One 150 cc single cylinder 380 lbs., any carb(s).
Two 150 cc single cylinder 490 lbs., any carb(s).
Two 100 cc single cylinder 465 lbs., any carb(s).
Two 135 cc single cylinder fan cooled (West Bend 820 and Mac 101), 420 lbs., any carb(s).
FUEL: Open
Notes: (1) All engines are 2-cycle except 450 cc gearbox.
(2) Exhaust System: The exhaust system must be a WKA approved design and comply with WKA and local ordinance exhaust noise suppression requirements. Adjustable pipes are legal on all non-gearbox engines.
(3) Technical inspection: Post race technical inspection will include kart weight, engine displacement, fuel, and exhaust system. Other tech items for specific engines are specified below.
(4) 250cc 2-cycle Gearbox Engines:
Allowed single cylinder, mass produced factory motocross engines include Rotax 244, Rotax 257, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Honda, Honda TRX, and Suzuki. Maximum cylinder displacement is 253 cc's. Engine is to be stock appearing. Interchange of parts between model years is allowed. An aftermarket cylinder head with integrated girdle may be used on the Rotax 257 engines. 250cc two cylinder and GP engines are not allowed. One single-venturi float bowl or pumper style carb is allowed. Approved slide valve carbs are Keihin, Mikuni, and Dell'Orto 39 mm model carburetors. Carburetor venturi must remain stock. Dell'Orto VHSC carburetor is not allowed. Non-electronic power jets may be added to the carburetor.
OEM ignition is required. Programmable or reprogrammable ignitions are not allowed. Rotax 244 and 257 may use Motoplat, SEM, or PVL non-programmable ignition part #70xxx. Electronic devices to alter ignition timing or carburetor are not allowed. Pneumatic exhaust control power exhaust valve is allowed. Electronically controlled exhaust power valves are not allowed. Any component, bracket, or accessory (i.e., engine girdle, pipe bracket, ignition, bracket, fuel pump bracket, etc.) may be added as long as it does not directly improve engine performance. Transmission: Gearbox is not a tech item. Slipper clutch, axle clutch, or Sprag units are allowed.
(5) 450cc 4-cycle Gearbox Engines:
Allowed single cylinder 450 cc motocross engines include Honda, CRF, KTM, or Yamaha. 12.5:1 maximum compression ratio. Carburetor to be 42 mm model as supplied by engine manufacturer. Aftermarket rods made of ferrous material are allowed but must maintain OEM length. Cranks may be balanced, but the stock stroke length must be maintained. Kick starter assembly may be removed and plugged. Add-on oil coolers or dry sump systems are approved. Engines may be updated to current model year. Engines may be modified to allow for the use of external electric starter.
Ignition: OEM Only
Transmission: OEM transmission ratios only. Components may not be machined to reduce weight. Clutch discs, plates, springs, & hardware may be aftermarket. Slipper clutch, axle clutch, or Sprag units are allowed.
OTHER: Additional restrictions may be placed on these engines at any time if it is deemed necessary to maintain parity within the class.
(6) Unlimited races will run for 30 minutes.
(7) See USSK rules for detailed engine specifications for 250 cc Twin Cylinder karts.
DRIVER REQ: Age 18 and older. Road Race Class 1 License.
ENGINES: Yamaha; Piston Port; 100cc Controlled. All engines may be stock appearing except ICA Reed (i.e. Reed Jet, PCR, etc.) which must be controlled stock specifications.
EXHAUST: Any Fixed WKA approved pipe (No adjustable pipes allowed)
FUEL: Open fuel.
MINIMUM WEIGHTS: Yamaha & Piston Port engines 395 lbs.; 100cc Controlled 465 lbs.
OTHER: Karts must be dual-engine with engines of like category.
DRIVER REQ: Age 12 through 15 only, Road Race Class 3 License.
ENGINE(S): Yamaha only. Only heads with OEM casting "Yamaha" and cylinders with Y3 or Y4 and 787 are legal.
EXHAUST: RLV SBX muffler and RLV 26S Header with tube protruding through flange intact, 11.0" to 12.0" of flex from piston face to end of flex. 7/8" restrictor. (See Section 554.2 and Figure 554.2)
FUEL: Spec Fuel.
MINIMUM WEIGHTS: 320 lbs. – LITE, 340 lbs. – HEAVY
∆312.7 100cc PIPE MEDIUM & HEAVY:
DRIVER REQ: Age 16 & older, RR Class 3 license.
ENGINE(S): ENGINE(S): Yamaha KT100 (only Yamaha heads with OEM casting "Yamaha" are legal), ARC Comer P-50, ARC Comer P-51, PRD-RK-100, Parilla PV-92, Komet K-71
per Section 605, TKM BT82, PRC PP-100, DAP T-50, HPV 100, Komet Piston Valve.
EXHAUST: Any fixed WKA approved pipe.
FUEL: Spec Fuel.
MINIMUM WEIGHTS-MEDIUM: Yamaha - 360 lbs., Piston Port - 385 lbs., and Comer P51 - 400 lbs.
∆MINIMUM WEIGHTS-HEAVY: Yamaha 380 lbs., Piston Port - 405 lbs., and Comer P51 - 420 lbs.
DRIVER REQ: Age 16 and older. Road Race Class 3 License.
ENGINE: Yamaha KT100S, Only heads with OEM casting "Yamaha" and cylinders with Y3 or Y4 and 787 are legal.
EXHAUST: (1) RLV SBX muffler and RLV 26S Header with tube protruding through flange intact, 11.0" to 12.0" of flex from piston face to end of flex. (See Section 554.2 and Figure 554.2.) RLV SSX 7502, 7540, 7541, 7542, 7543, 7544, and SSXV 7548. (2) RLV SSX muffler. When a SSX Muffler # 7540 is used, it must be run with 4 holes up and part # 7502 must be run with 4 holes down. When an SSX Muffler # 7541 is used, it must be run with 4 holes pointed in the upper left direction. When an SSX #7543 is used, it must be run with 4 holes pointed in the upper right direction. (See Section 554.3 and Figure 554.3.)
MINIMUM WEIGHTS: SBX muffler -- 360lbs. LITE, 385 lbs. MEDIUM, 410 lbs. HEAVY.
MINIMUM WEIGHTS: SSX muffler – 340lbs. LITE, 365 lbs. MEDIUM, 390 lbs. HEAVY.
FUEL: Spec Fuel.
MINIMUM WEIGHTS: 385 lbs. MEDIUM, 410 lbs. HEAVY
∆312.9 100cc CONTROLLED SPEC 1 & 2:
DRIVER REQ: Age 16 and older. Road Race Class 2 License.
ENGINES: Yamaha, Piston Port, 100cc Controlled, ICA Reed.
EXHAUST: 100cc Controlled and ICA Reed engines – Only RLV IR2 pipe at a minimum of 8.75" from piston to end of connector pipe (See Figure 554.6 for IR2 Specs.) Yamaha and Piston Port engines – any WKA approved fixed pipe. All engines – 1.75" header.
FUEL: Spec Fuel.
MINIMUM WEIGHTS: Yamaha and Piston Port engines 360 lbs. Controlled and ICA Reed engines 400 lbs.
OTHER: ICA Reed engines (See Section 607, 608 and Figures 608.2, 608.3a and b for approved engines and specifications). Head volume 9cc's, and Tillotson HL360A carburetor (See Section 607.3 for carb specs). Controlled Spec 1 runs Race Day 1, Controlled Spec 2 runs Race Day 2, two separate championships.
DRIVER REQ: Age 16 and older. Road Race Class 2 License.
100cc Open – Open fuel – 410 lbs.
100cc Stock Appearing Piston Port – Open Fuel – 310 lbs.
100cc Stock Appearing Reed or Rotary Valve – Spec Fuel – 390 lbs.
100cc Controlled Stock 2000 – Spec Fuel – 390 lbs.
100cc Controlled Stock 2000 – Spec Fuel – 370 lbs with IR2 pipe
100cc Controlled Stock prior 2000 – Spec Fuel – 340 lbs. – Any WKA approved pipe
135cc Controlled Stock – Spec Fuel – 370 lbs. – Any WKA approved pipe
EXHAUST: All engines can run a WKA approved slippy or fixed pipe. Exception: 2000 Controlled engines running at 370 lbs. must run IR1 or IR2 pipe. All headers must be 1 3/4" except Open engines.
OTHER: COMER MIK351L, CRG S10-T1, DAP T85, ITAL ML21, JAKO 2LA, PARILLA REED JET, PCR TSL95, TSL98 and ROTAX R-100 VM-E engines must use the Tillotson HL360A carburetor. 9cc minimum combustion chamber for Controlled engines. Runs Saturday and Sunday for a single championship.
DRIVER REQ: Age 18 and older. Road Race Class 1 License.
ENGINES: 125 Gearbox (laydown), B Limited, or Open. (Spec 125 engines run under B-limited rules)
EXHAUST: 125 Gearbox - no adjustable pipes. B Limited and Open - any WKA approved pipe.
FUEL: Open
MINIMUM WEIGHTS: B Limited (including Spec 125) @ 380 lbs., 125 Gearbox @ 420 lbs., Open @ 375 lbs.
Road Race Karting - Over 100mph... one inch off the ground
The generous length of the tracks, most of which include long straightaways and fast corners, allow karts to reach speeds well over 100 mph. Some of the fastest road racing karts top speeds in excess of 120 mph.
While sprint and oval-track karting's minimum age is as young as 5 for kid karts, drivers must be at least 12 years old to compete in WKA's Road Racing Series.
The starter puts the green flag up 60 seconds before it's waved. A team member usually starts the kart's engine around 20 to 30 seconds before the flag is waved, when a swarm of go-karts takes off from the grid and onto the racing surface.
There are usually two to three separate (staggered) starts per race group for the different classes in each group.
The northern Virginia-based Woodbridge Kart Club, which has promoted road racing events for over 40 years, has numerous teams located throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. The WKC hosts two WKA national events – VIR and Summit Point – in 2012.
In Georgia, the Southern Kart Club has been a mainstay at Roebling Road Raceway, located near Savannah. The SKC promotes three to four events per year at Roebling, including a WKA national, which has teams from all over the South traveling to the historic track.
A "check your problems at the gate" attitude is sported by many, and when the hard-working practice and race days are over, cookouts, good conversation and fun times are found throughout the pit area as people unwind and reminisce about the previous days', months' and years' events.


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America may be the land of opportunity, but is that opportunity equal? Hardly, says sociologist Heather Johnson '94, whose new book shows that even the modest wealth of America's middle class opens doors that remain closed to a large sector of our society.
Sociologist Heather Johnson '94 speaks with students at Lehigh University. Johnson's studies have found that Americans' access to education is profoundly influenced by wealth.
The American Dream and the Power of Wealth: Choosing Schools and Inheriting Inequality in the Land of Opportunity (Routledge, 2006) explores the role that wealth plays in determining access to education"and how people perceive (or misperceive) this, given America's ideals of equality, fairness, and equal opportunity.
Johnson, assistant professor of sociology at Lehigh University, has illuminated a stark but often overlooked fact: income pays the monthly bills, but wealth pays for big-ticket items like the downpayment on a house or tuition at a private school. And big-ticket advantages"or the lack of them"shape our lives and our society.
The differences are not easily identified, but, according to Johnson, understanding them is essential to any discussion of the widening socioeconomic gap in America.
"While income is usually earned through an occupation of some sort, wealth is the money we own," Johnson said in a recent interview. "From research conducted by sociologists across the country we know that across the financial spectrum most families use income for necessities such as food, housing, and the more day-to-day expenses. On the other hand, large pivotal moments throughout the course of life are being funded by wealth."
American Dream began with Johnson's doctoral dissertation research at Northeastern University. She ultimately interviewed more than 200 white and black families from various socioeconomic backgrounds in cities across the country.
"The families with histories of wealth, even in small amounts, were the most fascinating to me," Johnson said. "Even if they acknowledged the history of wealth in their families as giving them huge advantages in life they would always say that all their accomplishments were individually earned and personally achieved."
This disconnect is to be expected, says John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and African-American Studies Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, who knew the author when Johnson was a student at Colby.
"One of the problems in this country is that people of privilege do not understand on whose shoulders they stand," Gilkes said. "For the most part, society rewards individual achievement, and none of us made it by ourselves, although society will tell us that."
American society loves stories of upward mobility, she said, but often people whose stories tell of digging their way out of poverty actually had a hand from a relative or friend. "I think if people were more honest about that we would have very different attitudes in our society," Gilkes said. "Wealth does matter, and not just the fantastic wealth of the upper class but the kind of wealth building that has happened for the American middle class since World War II."
While Johnson's study primarily is about wealth, privilege, and socioeconomic class, it inevitably moves into the ways race fits into the equation.
She uses the hypothetical example of two lawyers, one black and from modest circumstances, the other white and middle class. Though they may have similar incomes, the impact of wealth in our society could lead them to have very different lives.
Johnson writes that her research shows that the white lawyer, more likely to be from a middle or upper-middle class background, probably has advantages that are not obvious but are substantial.
He may have substantially less student-loan debt, for example. And while he is reaping the benefits of his income, the black lawyer, more likely to be a first-generation college graduate, may feel compelled to use his income to give back to his family and community.
"This is not a bad thing; it's just that by doing so he is not able to accumulate wealth the way his friend is," Johnson said. And that will affect the next generation in terms of educational opportunities, among other crucial advantages.
Gilkes, who has seen Johnson present at sociology conferences, says her colleague "is really making a difference. One of the biggest topics [in sociology] is the study of the growing inequality in the country and she is in the middle of it."
Johnson points to significant strides being made in our society in terms of issues related to gender, race, and sexual and religious orientation. "But class is still that huge elephant in the living room," she said, "that looming thing that has yet to be dealt with.
"The biggest challenge for us as a society is the ideology of the American Dream. As much as it is the heart and soul of this country and the most wonderful and beautiful thing about it, it is also in a very ironic way a major challenge for us, because until we can recognize that equal opportunity does not exist, we cannot make it exist, and until we can recognize it as a problem, we cannot have a solution. I truly believe that, in the United States, class is the final frontier."


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Is there any food that's better to come home to than ribs? I think not.
The recipe below calls for two separate types of soy sauce. If you live in an area where little to no distinction between light and darks soy sauces, it's okay to make due with what you have. Luckily, I happen to live in a city with a decent amount of Asian grocery stores, so this was not an issue on my part.
I wish I had something more pithy to say at this point, but c'mon – It's ribs! What more needs to be said?
- 4 lbs spare ribs, not yet cut into individual ribs
- 4 tablespoons clover honey
- 4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 5 garlic cloves, crushed
In a small bowl, make a marinade by combining the honey, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, the soy sauces, and the garlic.
Place the ribs in a shallow baking dish. Pour the marinade over the ribs. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and place in the refrigerator. Allow to sit for at least two hours, turning over the ribs once or twice.
Pre heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Meanwhile, take a baking sheet and line it with aluminum foil. Place a small rack on the cooking sheet, and then place the ribs upon that rack. Set aside any remaining marinade.
Place the ribs into the oven and roast for 30 minutes. Open the oven and brush the ribs with any remaining marinade. Turn over the ribs and place back into the oven for another 25 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to sit for five minutes. Cut the ribs into individual pieces and serve.
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The School of Christian Thought offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in apologetics, biblical languages, philosophy and theology. The mission of the School of Christian Thought is to serve and equip the Church; to provide students with foundational knowledge in philosophy, theology, and apologetics through reading and engagement with the ideas and languages of classic and biblical texts; to challenge students to display sound reasoning, to communicate clearly, and to demonstrate effective research skills; and to foster both intellectual and spiritual growth as students and faculty alike seek to glorify God in all things.
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Philosophy is an underlying element of every field of study and permeates all aspects of culture and society, including matters of faith. As a result, the history of philosophy is a necessary context for understanding contemporary problems and issues. HBU's philosophy courses are designed to help students explore the contribution of philosophy to Christian thought, and to consider Christian perspectives on philosophy. In addition, the study of philosophy helps students develop critical skills for use in all areas of life. HBU is committed to enhancing student's abilities as they aim toward excellence. Whether one engages in Christian ministry or seeks some other professional vocation, a well-developed mind and the capacity for clear and cogent expression are essential components for effective service. The study of philosophy, tempered by a Christian worldview, aids in this goal.
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HBU is committed to providing liberal arts undergraduate education dedicated to the view that Christian ideals and principles provide the perspective, goals, and values most essential in higher education. The implementation of this view is the responsibility of the entire University staff, but it is the province of the Department of Theology to offer the specific courses that enable students to gain an intelligent and meaningful acquaintance with the Christian religion and with the writings of the Old and New Testaments.
Nine (9) semester hours in Christianity are required for graduation in any major. These are basic courses designed for all college students and not for church vocations students alone. In addition to its support of the core curriculum, the Department of Theology offers majors in Biblical Languages and Christianity.
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The mission of the Department of Theology is to provide students with a foundation in the classical theological disciplines, facilitate intellectual and spiritual growth, and equip individuals in skills essential to Christian ministry. To accomplish this mission the Department of Theology offers two majors: one in Christianity; the other in Biblical Languages. These courses of study help students achieve an intelligent and meaningful understanding of the Christian faith, its history and its practices. They are appropriate for men and women who plan to enter a vocation in Christian ministry; they are also appropriate for individuals who desire to serve in active lay ministry. Many students who complete a major in Christianity or Biblical Languages may wish to continue their studies either in our Master of Arts in Biblical Languages program or our Master of Arts in Theological Studies program.
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Anyone wanting to understand God's work in the world will enjoy pursuing a Christianity major or minor in the Department of Theology. This degree is especially appropriate for those wanting to serve the body of Christ as a minister in a church, a missionary, someone in parachurch ministry, or whatever setting God calls you. We value our Baptist heritage, but our faculty and students are broadly evangelical, drawing from a variety of traditions and denominations. Thus, we welcome anyone who would wish to study with us.
Our broad program focusing on Biblical Studies, Theology, and Practical Ministry will give you a foundation for a variety of ministries and will prepare for graduate studies such as our Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS) or an MDiv. The main strength and focus of our department is the study of the Bible. You will gain a strong grasp of the Old and New Testament and will learn to interpret the Scriptures for yourself, even studying them in Greek and Hebrew. Along with the study of the Bible, we give you a strong foundation in theological disciplines so that you can understand how Christian theology addresses the questions of modern culture and how your theology fits within the variety of Christian traditions and denominations over the past two millennia. In all our classes we integrate discussion about how to apply the Bible in the church, but we focus specifically on these issues in a variety of Practical Ministry classes. Since God has gifted each of you in different ways, we help you explore your gifting and the needs of the church, so you can ably share God's love with a broken world.
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The MA in Apologetics would consist of 36 hours (consistent with many other humanities programs). The curriculum is built around core courses with a limited elective component in order to provide a focused program in which the various core components support each other for an overall comprehensive education. A requirement for the entire program is that students demonstrate a basic knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of classical apologetics by the end of their first two semesters, either by successfully completing PHIL 5300, Fundamentals of Apologetics, or by passing a competency exam on the material.
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The Master of Arts in Biblical Languages (MABL) offers a concentrated and intensive program of study in biblical languages for students having an undergraduate major in biblical languages or having completed at least six semester hours of Greek and six semester hours of Hebrew ("Advanced Standing" Program – 30 hours of course work), and also for those without an undergraduate major in biblical languages or at least six semester hours of Greek and six semester hours of Hebrew ("Entering Standing" Program – 42 hours of course work).
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Students who have an undergraduate degree in religion, biblical studies, or Christianity, where undergraduate courses taken covered the prerequisite areas of study, will be granted advanced standing upon their acceptance into the program, and will have thirty-six (36) hours remaining to earn the MATS degree. Where their undergraduate study lacks a subject area, students will be required to take the MATS level core courses. Other students will be required to take CHRI 5300. In completing the 36 hour program, all students should take six hours of biblical studies (3 hours of Old Testament and 3 hours of New Testament), six hours of theology, and three hours of philosophy.
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I realized something after using this, , I HATE feeler gauges! This takes all the guess work out of the job.
With this gauge I was able to set a brass nut to the correct groove depths. With the help of Dan Erlewine it was easier than I thought, and my fears went away!
The gauge works ok but there are some potential improvements that seem very obvious. 1) The gauge is marked up backwards. If the scale markings were oriented in the other direction you could simply read the dial. If you use the gauge as per instructions you have to do math in your head to arrive at the value you are measuring for. That seems silly. I have tried setting my dial to zero when the string is pressed down, which allows me to read the dial when I release the string and see the measurement value first hand. The problem with this is that it takes 3 hands to do this effectively. 2) The curvature on the bottom of the brass bass seems goofy. It makes the tool sit on most fret boards at an angle that makes it appear as if the brass block was machined incorrectly. The fact that you have to rotate the base for use on the outer or inner strings makes the angle on the foot seem like its either a bad fit or a really bad fit. A straight flat bottom seems like the best all around choice. I may machine my base to reflect this opinion. I am normally very pleased with Stew Mac tools but this particular tool seems to include unnecessary compromises that could be improved. Thanks.
This gauge made nut setup incredibly easy. More accurate than a ruler and faster than feeler gauges. My only criticism is that the brass feet will mark up your finished fingerboard a bit. I put little cork feet on it, but you could also use painters tape on each side of the first fret to prevent having to go back and polish the board again.
Great tool! I used it to slot the nut, set the action, and adjust neck relief on all my guitars. It's nice to have a measurement instead of eyeballing it.
This gives me great accuracy when measuring the nut string height. I might have to do 2-3 measures for each string, mainly because of quality control. I would like to have only one tool that works with bass and guitar, That's why I only give it a 4.
Don't even try to set your string height without this tool.
True, this does change the way you slot a nut, and provides much greater accuracy than feeler gauges or other measures. However, don't expect it to work as simply as it should. Consistently I have to take the same reading on the same string about three times to gain real accuracy. Even with that though, it is a great tool.
I bought this to accurately perform set ups and also to help when I was replacing a nut on my Gibson. I probably would have been just fine without it, but I must say it is a precise and pretty instrument and works very well for it's intended purpose. It will remain as part of my arsenal to keep my guitars sounding great.
Great tool . Sits stable on fretboard , handy swivel dial and easy to use . Easy to get repeatable settings , I think the plunger is to heavy as I use it for relief and saddle heights but you need to be careful as plunger holds string lower than actual . If it had a lighter plunger it would be a perfect alround gauge
Still a worthy tool in any toolbox . To give credit it is sold as a nut slot gauge and not a jack of all gauge and with that in mind its intended purpose gets a 100%
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I just dont know what to do with this kitchen. The cabinets are solid wood and very sturdy so I would like to keep them. I just dont know what I can do to make it look less rustic country and make it a little more modern. Any suggestions?
I am sure someone will tell you to paint them but you can make a big difference if you 1)change the hinges, 2) get rid of the plaid valance 3) remove the scallop edging around the window.
I'd do that first and see what you think. That should remove most of the 'rustic' part. If you still want to do more you can use a narrow strip of glaze just inside the outer raised panels.
After you've lived with that and you still need more.... well, then it might be time to paint.
My own kitchen was similar--even the walls. I painted everything.
The colors are true in the picture above, but not so true in this one, but it may give you ideas about what can be done with a country look.
I agree with metwo...change the hardware, including the hinges and get rid of the valance & scalloped stuff for sure.
Sorry but hardware will not do much to help you! I would either:
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B. Replace the doors and refinish the frames
Honestly, painting cabinets is not fun so I would opt for option B. Refacing the frames is very easy and new doors are not very costly if you have stock sizes.
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Well walmart is what we call a "sausage factory", mass produces and each one look the same, it has no statement or proposition to the view or people. Its not even built for people, as the inner space is too big for people (who need a ceiling soo high?). So architecturally, its quite poor. but also on its response to the environment (a building is not just what its inside, but also what its outside), as its looks like a fortress, and the only entrance is the big entrance on the facade, almost telling people "I only care if you came to buy", as you have nothing to look or do, on its back or sides. And that its poor design, as you want your building to become a space for people, not just who buy things but also people who pass through it, to give life to the place. Following the previews, it doesn't speak with the street, there is no language to share with any building close to him, roads, or people who walk there. Its just like the black monolith from Space Odyssey, but having a front door that only invite to consume.
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I seem to have figured it out.
I am trying to wire up a new humidistat/thermostat. It is a Honeywell Vision PRO IAQ with interface Module.
Problem is I need to wire up the "C" wire, which is listed as the 24vac Transformer Common. I have the wiring diagram for the furnace as well as for the thermostat, but nothing says which wire is actually the common.
Is there an easy way to find this out? According to the diagram for furnace there is a Black, White, Blue, Blue to ground, and Red wire coming out of the transformer. It looks as if the Black and white wire are High Voltage wire, which really only leaves the Blue wire as the common. Would that be correct?
I feel fairly confident about the rest of the wiring and this may even be more clear once I get a good chance to focus on it. Earlier I was somewhat rushed and my 3y/o kept pestering me. Not a good mix, but here is what I believe are the rest of the connections.
The circuit board on the furnace shows 3 wires going to T-sat....W, G & R. I am pretty confident on those. W, being the stage 1 heat and going to W1 on the t-stat module's board. G being the fan relay wire and going to the G on the module's board. Then R should be the Red wire which comes from the 24Vac Transformer and goes to the R on the module's board. I am then left with the Yellow wire, which I realize comes from th condensor and goes to the Y (stage 1 compressor relay) on the module's board.
Depending on the price of the transformer and the price of a fuse, you may want to fuse the 'former.
Blue should be your common wire, by the way you described it. Looks like you already had yourself straight.
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My husband (David) and I are expecting our first child, a girl, on January 31st and felt absolutely no rush to come up with a name for her because 9 months feels like FOREVER and picking a name is SO HARD, and now here I am in my 8th month, still calling her babygirl. I was of the persuasion that we'd go in with some ideas, but that we should wait till we saw her face to make the final decision, but you've had all these name regret posts recently, and I'd really like to avoid that stress and hassle, so the time for procrastination has passed--we need to name this baby!
Her last name will be Pascale-Hague, since we both hyphenated when we got married and we are pretty set on using my late grandmother's name, Carmela, as the middle name. So, names that start with or contain el or that are too long are sort of ruled out. I love nicknames and feel strongly about some nickname options.
Names we like, with comments are:
Ruby nn bee - this is my favorite. It is short, but has a cute nickname and goes well with Carmela. My husband likes it, but is afraid to commit to it for some reason. My only concern is junior high "Ruby Boobie" teasing, but junior high sucks for everyone, regardless, so I'm okay with this. Final issue: my husband has bright red hair. If this baby inherits this trait, would a red-headed Ruby be ridiculous or adorable?
Magnolia nn Nola - I think this is my husband's favorite. While I love the nickname Nola,we both fear the nickname Maggie. Also, is Magnolia Carmela too much?
Juniper nn Junie - So cute, but I don't think the name Juniper will age well.
Eleanor nn Nora - I love this name, but it is a no go because Eleanor Carmela sounds funny to me.
Penelope nn Penny or Poppy - Same problems as Eleanor
For extra information, if this were a boy, we really liked the names Oliver, Ezra and Jude.
I am definitely open to new name suggestions and am excited to see what you and your readers come up with!
Thanks so much!
Ruby is my favorite, too, and I think a redheaded Ruby would be adorable. More possibilities: Lucy, Sadie, Olive, Rose, Molly, Alice.
Your mention of the nickname Bee makes me think of Beatrix.
I love Magnolia, but I think your fears of Maggie are justified. You could probably work with it early on ("This is Magnolia, we call her Nola"), but she might choose Maggie herself later on.
If you like Juniper but want something with less risk of aging poorly, the name June is lovely. Plus, it's nice and short! June Carmela Pascale-Hague is a very good name.
If you like Eleanor, I wonder if you'd like Eloise? I know you're avoiding names that start with El-, but I think that one might work with Carmela: Eloise Carmela. Maybe not, it's hard to tell---but the EL sound might tie it together.
Name update! Jillian writes:
We had our beautiful blonde (not red headed!) baby girl on 1/28 and, thanks to you and your very kind readers, we had settled on Ruby, but we decided to a middle name. Our plan was to use just my late grandmother's name, Carmella, but I got to thinking of how great it would have been if she were alive to enjoy her namesake and how fun it would have been to tell her we were naming our child for her. David is really close with his grandmother (who is still living), so we decided to also use her name, Lucille, as a middle name. So, now we have a child with five names, but I'm happy we did it, because David's grandmother was over the moon and it was meaningful to both of us to be able to share that with her. So, Ruby Lucille Carmella (affectionately Ruby Lu) it is.
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SDR Platforms facilitate system prototyping/development.Analog Devices, Inc. Norwood, MA 02062-9106
Mar 07, 2014 Able to be software-configured for RF performance in 2,400–2,500 MHz region or for wide tuning over 70 MHz to 6 GHz range, AD-FMCOMMS4-EBZ includes AD9364 RF Transceiver IC in 1 x 1 SDR rapid prototyping FMC module. Built around AD9361 RF transceiver on 2 X 2 SDR rapid prototyping module, AD-FMCOMMS3-EBZ transceiver FMC module is engineered for 70 MHz to 6 GHz wideband tuning applications. Both modules include all HDL code and device drivers needed to get SDR platform up and running.
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Jan 20, 2014 Integrating 16 channels into single package, Model AD9249 dissipates 58 mW of power per channel at 65 MSPS, while 8-channel Model ADS9681 dissipates 110 mW per channel at 125 MSPS. Both 14-bit units are available in 10 x 10 mm package with on-chip sample-and-hold circuit. DACs achieve spurious free dynamic range greater than 90 dBc and signal-to-noise ratio of 74 dBFS or better. Both can be used with data clock outputs that operate at frequencies up to 500 MHz and 455 MHz, respectively.
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Jan 10, 2014 Housed in 8 x 8 mm package with 16 MHz ARM® Cortex™ M3 processor, Model ADuCM350 combines 16-bit 160 kSPS ADC, ±0.2% accurate voltage reference, 12-bit DAC, and configurable switch matrix. Passive complex impedance sensing enables baseline detection and detailed information of physiological, biological, and electrochemical reactions. Fusion of passive and active sensors ensures measurement accuracy for point-of-care diagnostics, home/self-test health devices, and vital sign monitors.
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Dec 20, 2013 Suitable for high frequency systems requiring accurate measurement of signal power independent of waveform characteristics, Model ADL5903 features single-ended input dynamic range of 35 dB, 50 Ω source-compatible. Device provides accurate RMS-to-DC conversion from 200 MHz to 6 GHz. Model ADL5506, offering complete subsystem for measurement of RF signals in wireless terminal devices, features typical dynamic range of 45–0 dBm and frequency range from 30 MHz to 4.5 GHz.
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Nov 20, 2013 Housed in 16-lead QSOP package, ADuM144x iCoupler® Quad Channel Digital Isolators come in 3 channel configurations with 1-minute isolation safety rating of 2.5 kV rms and operating voltage range of 2.25–3.6 V. Quiescent power supply current at 2.5 V is less than 5 µA per channel, and power supply current at 2 Mbps is less than 380 µA per channel. With power saving mode, current levels can be reduced to 0.1 µA per channel, resulting in 1 µW of total power for entire isolator.
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Nov 14, 2013 Operating from 4.5–16 V, Models ADM7150/1 provide up to 800 mA of output current and support output voltages from 1.5–5.0 V. Regulators achieve output-noise spectral density of 1.4 nV/rtHz from 10 kHz to 1 MHz, minimizing VCO phase noise in point-to-point microwave radios, satellite communications, defense electronics, and other wideband applications. Additionally, user-adjustable CBYP can reduce low frequency 1/f noise (8 nV/rtHz at 100 Hz) for precision analog front-end measurement systems.
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Oct 17, 2013 Consuming 140 µA at full bandwidth up to 1,600 Hz, 3-axis, 2-g Model ADXL375 continuously measures duration and magnitude of impact or shock events within full scale range of ±200 g without saturation. Device includes integrated memory management system consisting of 32-level FIFO memory. Housed in 3 x 5 x 1 mm LGA package, accelerometer is suited for low and battery-powered wireless sensor networks used in concussion detection, transportation, and asset tracking.
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Oct 04, 2013 Integrating dual 16-bit A/D converter with up to 14 bits of accuracy together with 240 MHz floating point ARM® Cortex™-M4 processor core, ADSP-CM40x Series enables manufacturers to achieve accurate, closed-loop control in servo, motor-drive, solar photovoltaic inverter, and other embedded industrial applications to optimize energy efficiency. In addition to 380 nm conversion speeds, processors feature full sinc filter implementation to interface directly to isolated sigma-delta modulators.
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Sep 10, 2013 Supplied in 5 x 5 mm, 32-lead LFCSP, AD7960 consumes 39 mW at 5 MSPS throughput and is optimized for DC linearity (±0.8 LSB INL) and AC performance (99 dB SNR) even at full throughput. This 18-bit PulSAR® ADC also has noise floor of 22.4 nV/√Hz relative to FS input. Available in same package, AD7961 is 16-bit PulSAR ADC that achieves SNR performance of 95.5 dB and linearity of ±0.2 LSB INL at 5 MSPS throughput. Both include LVDS interface that transfers data off chip at speeds to 300 MHz.
Broadband RF Gain Blocks operate over 30 MHz to 6 GHz range.Analog Devices, Inc. Norwood, MA 02062-9106
Jun 05, 2013 Supplied in SOT-89 package, single-ended RF amplifiers ADL5544/ADL5545/ADL5610/ADL5611 facilitate design of communications, defense, and instrumentation systems. Class 1C (+1.5 kV ESD)-rated products integrate on-chip bias circuit and are internally matched to 50Ω at input and output. Depending on model, OIP3 values range from 34.9–38.5 dBm and P1dB noise figures range from 17.6–21.0. Only external components required are coupling/decoupling capacitors and DC bias inductor.
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Analog Devices Enhances RF/IF Signal Chain Performance with Highly Integrated Synthesizer and Mixer Family
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