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Carlos Tevez again scored a vital late goal as United rescued a point at Ewood Park to remain in pole position in the championship race.
The Reds were far from fluent on a frustrating afternoon but just as he's done against Tottenham and Lyon in recent months, United's Argentinean striker popped up to find the net with time running out.
In the 88th minute, Tevez showed lightning reactions to turn in Paul Scholes' flick-on from close range and cancel out Roque Santa Cruz's first-half opener. But more than simply earn a point on an afternoon where it looked for long periods like United would return to Manchester empty-handed, Tevez's goal dramatically strengthened the Reds' title challenge with just three games to play.
Sir Alex's men now travel to Stamford Bridge next Saturday with a three-point lead and a significantly better goal difference than rivals Chelsea. And so, while the performance at Ewood Park was hardly vintage United, it may yet turn out to be highly significant.
The manager certainly knew the importance of this fixture and, despite a Champions League semi-final to look forward to on Wednesday, named a strong side. The only notable absence was Edwin van der Sar, who was left out due to a slight groin injury. The Dutchman is expected, however, to be fit to face Barcelona in mid-week.
Nemanja Vidic made his first appearance since injuring his knee in Rome 18 days ago, while Tevez partnered Wayne Rooney up front. That meant Gerard Pique and Ji-sung Park had to be content with places on the bench, while Ben Foster, Nani and John O'Shea joined the pair in the dug-out.
On a cold and windy afternoon at Ewood Park, the Reds took time to warm up. Indeed, the home side almost went in front on six minutes when Roque Santa Cruz's shot fell into the path of Jason Roberts. Tomasz

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What a great ad.
beetle_breath on November 3rd, 2012 11:33 pm (UTC)
Mr Sports Jacket looks like he's telling one of his awkward off color jokes while the wife cringes in embarrassment.
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john_holton on November 4th, 2012 01:35 am (UTC)
Hey, that guy's wearing a seersucker jacket! Sears sold it, he's the sucker that bought it! (Sorry, couldn't pass that one up...)
write_light on November 4th, 2012 02:56 am (UTC)
There's an American Institute of Men's and Boy's Wear???
vilakins on November 4th, 2012 09:11 am (UTC)
What do the guy's shortie pyjamas say about him wearing them to the beach, I wonder. The other guy looks pitying and the woman is trying not to laugh.
singeaddams on November 5th, 2012 12:41 am (UTC)
I want to punch that man in the face.


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NEW YORK Aluminum billet spot premiums have hit 13 cents per pound for the first time since August on the back of increasingly tight supply due to a number of planned and unplanned outages, as well as continued strong demand.
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Looking Back at 2011 – Highs and Lows December 30, 2011Posted by Wilhelm Arcturus in Blizzard, Casual Games, entertainment, EVE Online, EverQuest, EverQuest II, Lord of the Rings Online, Need for Speed World, Rift, Sony Online Entertainment, Vanguard SOH, World of Tanks, World of Warcraft.
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Last week I looked forward to figure out where I might be headed online game-wise in the new year. That list was filled with a lot of not-quite-MMOs.
Now it is time to look back at what came to pass in 2011, or at least what came to pass from my vantage point in this little corner of the gaming world. So, as I did last year, I present you with a lot of bullet points in no particular order.
- LOTRO is still there, still has wonderful Middle-earth charm, still has some of the best role-play tools available in any MMORPG.
- Their games survived and thrived post free-to-play.
- They got a nice new chunk of Middle-earth on the map with Rise of Isengard.
- I made it to freakin' Moria at last!!11 one one one
- Their stuff still doesn't feel as polished as WoW or Rift, which is bad in a still-growing field of competitors.
- Their character models, awkward at launch, are not aging well at all.
- I am still in Moria and have no plan to buckle down and get to Mirkwood, much less Isengard.
- They shipped their last new game when?
Sony Online Entertainment
- I say this every year, but EQ still lives! 12 years in and still going!
- Time locked progression servers brought back a healthy slice of that MMO nostalgia goodness!
- I got to partake in that goodness with Potshot for a while… and it was damn good!
- EQ got a new expansion with things like parcel delivery through the mail, more zones, five new levels, and hotbars that look like they are now from this century.
- EQII still does a ton of things better than other games, like housing interiors.
- SOE reconciled the Live/Extended split so there is, again, but one
PopeyeEverQuest II.
- EQII got a new expansion and actually added a new class, beastlords, to the game after seven years.
- Star Wars Galaxies goes out with dignity and some fond memories.
- Planetside 2 announced!
- Vanguard is actually getting some attention!
- That whole PSN/SOE hacking thing. It killed our momentum on Fippy Darkpaw and made SOE look bad in general.
- The nostalgia marketing effort around the EQ progression servers started weak and then totally disappeared once they went live. A 12 year old game has a big nostalgia card to play, but SOE chose to pretty much ignore it the day after the Time Locked Progression servers were launched.
- The behavior of some players on the TLP servers reminded us all why we went to instanced dungeons in the first place, plus a lot of other old arguments sprang up anew on the forums. Too much nostalgia.
- Hey EQ team, haven't items through the mail been on every MMO since 2004? What took you so long?
- EQII still pisses me off with a myriad of stupid little things, like why is "auto loot" when solo and "auto greed" when in a group the same setting. I want to do one but not another. The game has more settings than any MMO I have ever played, yet felt the need to combine these two?
- EQII pissed off members of the instance group and pretty much closed the door on us ever going back there again.
- SOE remains amazingly unprepared to announce things. The whole merger of EQII Live and Extended brought up a couple dozen questions, the immediate answers to which were, "Uh… we need to think about that."
- I still cannot get past level 60 or so in EQII before becoming bored.
- There were layoffs and the death of The Agency.
- Who decided that a double station cash event was a great idea three days after a triple station cash event?
- Planetside 2? Was the original popular enough to spawn a sequel?
- Star Wars Galaxies… Lucas pulls the plug, leaves SOE to clean up the mess.
- The EVE Online CSM actually does some good, gets management to focus on EVE fundamentals.
- CCP management actually turns things around for the next EVE expansion.
- Crucible moves the game forward by fixing what we already had.
- Oh, hey, I am in null sec! Bet you didn't see that one coming!
- Dust 514 looks like it might become real giving CCP… two games.
- Arrogance, blindness, and Incarna nearly lead the company off a cliff.
- Over-extension of resources meant layoffs and the long-term postponement of a World of Darkness based MMO.
- EVE is back on the right course… but there are still times when the game is dull. I had to buy Peggle to play while sitting and watching local.
- Dust 514 makes sense I guess… CCP clearly has to focus… but with their customer base all on the PC, was going to a console game really the right move?
- WoW still has more players than any other subscription MMO you play… not that there are many of those left.
- Still immensely profitable.
- Has plans for pandas. My daughter is all over that.
- Oh, and they shipped Star Craft II in the last decade… and are talking about Diablo III and some new game.
- WoW is down 2 million players since this time last year.
- Cataclysm malaise and the killing of game nostalgia by redoing the world we started with. Can they ever do a WoW progression server now?
- The slow response time of Blizzard, which worked out fine when things were going good, is starting to work against them.
- Pandas? That was the big news in 2011 from Blizzard?
- Did they ship a freakin' thing in 2011? Does Blizzard and its huge profit margin exist simply to keep Activision from losing money every quarter where they do NOT ship a version of Call of Duty?
Trion Worlds
- Rift actually turned out to be well executed. It is like somebody learned from the last dozen years of MMO foibles.
- Comfortable and polished enough to pick up and hold on to some defectors from WoW.
- Public quests… rifts and invasions… done in the way that Warhammer Online should have.
- Turned out to be a good place for the instance group to call home for now.
- It is, really, just another fantasy MMORPG in the WoW model. If it had shipped against Burning Crusade or Wrath of the Lich King I am not sure it would have been as successful.
- Nothing in Trion's next acts has me interested.
- I am beginning to reconcile myself with Steam. I am still not fully on board, but I see the utility of the system as a platform to distribute games.
- Wow, they put a lot of games on sale for real cheap over the summer and this winter.
- Steam achievements are… something I guess.
- The internet went down for a couple hours last week and guess what I couldn't do? Play any of my games on Steam! And, of course, Steam is where most of the single player games I would want to play when the internet goes down are. This is the part I cannot reconcile.
- Just because a game is marked down from $29.99 to $3.74 does not mean I will like it. I have a lot of very inexpensive games that I do not like now that I simply wouldn't have purchased at all were it not for a Steam sale. Victory for the developer and Steam there, not for me. Steam now represents the greatest collection of games I do not play on my current PC.
- Why in the hell did I buy the entire Pop-Cap catalog? I know it was marked down 84%, but I really only wanted Peggle. Damn you Steam! And damn me for violating the "never buy anything online after dark" rule.
- How often does Team Fortress 2 get updates? Steam was updating it so frequently I had to uninstall it.
Free to Play Movement
- Lots of free to play games out there to sample, like World of Tanks, League of Legends, and Need for Speed World, and a lot more are promised.
- Older games are getting a new breath of life via an influx of new players via this model. It seemed to do wonders for EverQuest II.
- Facebook… there were sure a lot of new games there.
- Lord British is now the self-designated champion of light platforms and free to play.
- To one degree or another, the current consensus on the business model seems to be that a company must bestow some sort of advantage on or remove some annoyance from players who pay. It is accelerated experience and golden bullets that support most of the games I see, with the selling of actual content far behind in the pack. And the idea of supporting a game entirely based on cosmetic items sales appears to be a myth on par with Big Foot and the Loch Ness Monster.
- The games that I play that converted to free to play were the ones I played when they were subscription based. Time is still the biggest tax on my ability to play games.
- That a game is free to play does not make it fun to play. A business model can ruin fun, but it can rarely create fun.
- Is there any game idea that has not yet been screwed up in attempting to bring it to Facebook?
- Lord British is now the self-designated champion of light platforms and free to play
Players, Blogs, and Community
- Players, like those in EVE Online, show that a group with limited, rational objectives can make their voices heard and see their demands met. #Occupy protestors take note.
- Community and playing together is not dead. Thrown into the EverQuest progression servers, people got together, formed groups, and played nicely… for a while.
- Hey, we all like to comment on each others blogs! Thanks for taking the time to leave comments on mine.
- Every time I go into a game's official forums, I am saddened. This is surely a symptom of the human condition.
- EverQuest progression servers were a self-selected population of those who wanted most to group up and play nicely… and that has devolved into all the problems that made the WoW model of solo content and instances so popular. Remember that when you have your rose colored glasses out.
- For every rational discussion where consensus is reached I see in a blog comment thread, there has to be a dozen cases of the complete inability to see the other person's perspective or even admit that it exists. Can we get over that please?
- I am still not sure which is worse, people complaining bitterly about a game they do not play and do not understand, or people complaining bitterly about people who do not like their game de jour. Of course, they are often the same people on both counts, so at least they are easy to spot and ignore.
- Most of the problems in-game… in any game… such as hacking, cheating, bad behavior, poor community, illicit RMT, and the state of official game forums are all pretty much our own damn fault. Can we promise to try to behave better next year?
So that was 2011, at least from where I sit. Yes, I failed to mention SWTOR, but I think that is really part of 2012. There is still too much new game euphoria for me to get any feel for how things are going, especially since I am not playing.
Still, trying to recall a whole year, even with the blog open in front of my for reference, is doomed to failure. What did I miss? What came to pass in 2011 that I should have remembered?
- 1. stargrace - December 30, 2011
Just a few comments about Steam that may save you some headache in the future. One, you can switch it to offline mode. I know the problem with this is that you can't switch it while the internet is down, but you can switch it and then just turn it back on when you think you want to update games. No internet required. Also, you can disable each game from updating individually. I only have Skyrim updating, the others are turned off.
- 3. Norikue - December 30, 2011
I was going to state the same thing Stargrace said about going into offline mode with Steam, until I saw both comments here. So I had to check it out myself.
I turned off Steam, unplugged myself from my router and tried to start up Steam. It still has the option to go offline even though it'll boldly state that you do not have a connection. Small print on the bottom gives you the option for offline mode.
Maybe that was Steam client update you missed?
- 4. coppertopper - December 31, 2011
Havent had a problem playing steam games offline in months myself. Once you start a friends list or join a steam group (like Casualties of War ; )) its tough to accept any other distribution platform.
Also don't understand your issue with Rift and updates. Yes just have to launch Rift for the updates, not login. This works the same as any other MMO, whether bought off steam or not.
- 6. Mbp - December 31, 2011
Re: Steam and offline mode. If you start Steam with no internet connection it (usually) gives you the choice of offline mode. Perhaps your problem is that the internet goes down while Steam is still running. Maybe disabling the "run on Windows start" feature coupled with closing down Steam after a game would increase your chances of getting in offline.
PS Surprised to hear that internet outages are still an issue where you live. Is it a rural area?
- 7. coppertopper - December 31, 2011
I just assume that everyone has "run Steam on startup" and 'autologin' enabled like myself, so its one less step for me. And now that you bring it up, not sure if the Steam overlay works with Rift since I bought the box off the shelf. That would be the only other advantage (besides Steam achievements if there are any).
- 8. The Rogue Blogger » 2011, We Hardly Knew Ya - December 31, 2011
[...] Apparently, at the end of the year, it is a common practiceto look back at the previous year and forward to the new year. Not one to buck tradition, unless I feel like it, here is my look back at 2011: [...]
- 10. Out with the old year, in with the new. MMO predictions for 2012 « Welcome to Spinksville! - January 1, 2012
[...] didn't make a great job of my predictions last year. TAGN has a super gaming roundup of 2011, covering what actually did [...]


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A radar system for detecting the presence of threat providing electronic manmade devices placed in a given area of operation comprising: a radar transmitter for transmitting a radar signal designated as a probe signal to the given area of operation to cause said threat providing devices to produce anomalous energy signals, a radar receiver for receiving a reflected radar signal from said area of operation including said anomalous energy signals, designated as Target Anomalous Response (TAR) signals, a circuit responsive to the received signal for processing the signal to detect the (TAR) anomalous energy signals indicative of a threat producing device.
1. A radar system for detecting the presence of at least one threat providing passive electronic device placed in a given area of operation comprising:
a radar transmitter for transmitting a radar signal designated as a probe signal to said given area of operation to cause said at least one threat providing device to produce anomalous energy signals,
a radar receiver for receiving a reflected radar signal from said area of operation including said anomalous energy signals, designated as Target Anomalous Response (TAR) signals, said radar receiver including a bank of filters, each filter having at least one of a different frequency range and resolution that is matched to a given TAR signal such that each filter selectively propagates a different frequency TAR signal from said reflected radar signal at its output, and
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transmitting radar probe signals into said area of operation to cause said electronic circuits to produce anomalous RF energy signals designated as Target Anomalous Response (TAR) signals,
receiving reflected radar probe signals and said TAR signals from said area of operation,
processing said received signals to isolate said TAR signals, and
detecting said threat by analyzing said processed TAR signals,
wherein the step of processing said received signals includes filtering said received signals via a plurality of filters, each of said filters set to a bandwidth matching that of a possible TAR, the output of said filters providing a plurality of TAR signals.
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a radar receiver for receiving a reflected radar signal from said area of operation including said anomalous energy signals, designated as Target Anomalous Response (TAR) signals, said receiver further comprising a reference generator for generating a synthesized TAR reference signal,
a correlator responsive to said TAR signals and said synthesized TAR reference signal for providing a signal correlation time record, and
means responsive to said signal correlation time record for processing said record to detect said at least one threat producing device.
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This invention relates to radar systems and more particularly to a parametric radar employed for manmade device detection.
There have been many threats against various facilities and human rights promulgated by terrorists or other groups intent on destroying property and killing people in order to impart panic and terror in today's society. Many of these threats and attempts at disruption employ man made devices, which devices can be placed in a small vehicle or hidden in conventional places. Such threat enabling devices may be activated by means of remote control or various other mechanisms, and explode at will. It is often difficult to detect or otherwise discriminate such man made devices from their environment by conventional means. The detection and location of these man made devices is of great importance in mitigating many kinds of threats.
Small threats are typically very difficult to detect since they are of low radar cross-section, may be slow moving, or perhaps static, and may be situated in an environment of clutter interference. For example, of importance is the detection of electronic hardware or circuits associated with small classes of weapons and unmanned vehicles. This is especially true in the detection of small UAV systems. In such circumstances, conventional radars that depend upon primary (or direct mirror-like) radio reflections of their transmitted wave forms are relatively non-effective detectors of man made devices and of such threats. In a conventional radar system, increasing the illuminating signal power and correspondingly the energy returned from such objects within a radar beam to achieve improved transmission/range or improved detection sensitivity does not fundamentally improve an object's signal to clutter signal ratio and thus it's detectability under clutter dominated conditions (note that in this instance both the signal power of the object and it's background clutter power will be raised by the same degree and that this does not increase the object's signal to background clutter power ratio that is fundamental for increased detectability). Increased radar receiver gain yields the same, no net detection value result under clutter dominated conditions. Thus, by providing greater transmitted radar illumination power and/or greater receiver gain, one does not change the object's signal to clutter signal ratio. Moreover, Doppler discrimination is of limited value in the discrimination of slow moving or static objects of interest within a background of clutter having similar behavior. It is understood that if one has a non-moving object then Doppler radar is ineffective in detecting the object.
In combination with the above-noted problems the additional challenge of detecting weak signals from relatively small objects within a large background of interfering signal energy is extremely difficult utilizing conventional radar systems. Secondary radars or transponders are typically employed to detect and track the above-noted types in like environments. However, these objects must be technically cooperative or friendly in the sense of operating active transponding electronics designed for such applications. Thus, as one can ascertain, one can track a small vehicle by conventional radars if the vehicle contains a suitable transponder, and therefore is capable of returning a signal which can be detected as distinct from background signals. However, non-cooperative targets would not use such transponders. For example, a terrorist utilizing a small vehicle or having a man made destructive device on the vehicle would not incorporate or use such transponders.
In order to solve the above-noted problems a parametric radar system utilizes radio energy analogous to that associated with conventional radars. However, the system is designed to ignore or otherwise not receive or process primary or directly reflected energy from objects.
A parametric radar (PR) system transmits radar signals, which signals are designed to promote the production of anomalous RF energy within electronic devices contained in a threat vehicle or other device/object. Such radar transmitted signals may be referred to as probe signals. Probe signals can be directed to impinge upon the threat object and due to electronic non-linearities therein causing such electronics to produce target anomalous response signals, which response signals are returned to the radar and which are processed by the processing circuitry in the radar system to provide output signals indicative of the nature and location of the threat target. The PR system anticipates the effects that the probe signals will produce due to known classes of nonlinear effects and thereby optimizes the receiver and detection of such objects while rejecting signals of non-interest from other passive reflections at primary radar signal frequencies. The signals from the PR radar pulses which generate the TAR (Target Anomalous Response) signals or return energy that is manufactured within a targeted electronic object by its associated device non-linearities and by related RF convolution mixing and harmonic distortion. These signals can be at a PR radar signal harmonic and/or at radar signal cross-product frequencies.
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For example, anomalous energy at harmonic and/or cross-product frequencies can be manufactured within an electronic object by device/component nonlinearities and related RF convolution (mixing). Signal energy derived from such anomalous responses can be engineered to occur at other than normal primary radar frequencies or be otherwise separable from energy directly reflected from objects within the radar beam. The type and degree of separation anticipated as a response from the probe signal drives detection parameters within the PR radar that in turn uniquely tag objects of interest while rejecting energies from most passive or non-electronic objects. This energy rejection mechanism thereby eliminates the majority of clutter interference associated with non-electronic objects. In a conventional radar system, increasing the signal power illuminating and therefore energy returned from objects within a radar beam, either through improved transmission or improved receive sensitivity (greater radar illumination power, gain) does nothing to effect a fundamental change in returned object signal to clutter signal ratio. Both signal and clutter scale together in a linear fashion result in no net first order improvement in the radar's ability to discriminate the desired object from clutter. Increased illumination in a PR system on the other hand, promotes significant signal nonlinearities within electronic objects being illuminated and attendant potentials for higher returned power at harmonic and cross-product frequencies. The class of anomalous response is referred to as the Target Anomalous Response (TAR). This of course has been discussed in conjunction with
Thus, the signal to clutter (or �signal to noise�) power ratio at TAR associated cross-product frequencies increases as the illumination power increases. The effect is non-linear and can be dramatic at high illumination power such as to clearly delineate slow moving or static electronic objects of interest from surrounding reflections originating from inanimate objects such as trees, animals or other non-electronic objects. Given that the transmitted direction of probe signals is known and/or received TAR direction is determinable using conventional radar techniques, one can define the bearing angle to the target. Given that the probe signal is modulated analogously to a conventional radar (e.g. pulsed radar) one can utilize the round trip time from probe signal transmission to reception of the TAR as a ranging measurement as in normal radar processing. Thus PR can determine a target's location.
One possible class of probe signal useful within a PR system is one containing two (or more) carriers, separated by a known frequency (or frequencies), both generated simultaneous within the envelope of the transmitted signal. Referring to
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In operation, probe signals having waveforms 111, 112 as shown in
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As one can see, the outputs TAR1 to TARN of filter bank 42 are directed to the input of processing circuit 45. The processor circuit 45 enables determination and selection of potential TAR component frequencies according to the received and filtered RF signal data and has an output which is directly input to signal integration circuit or module 47 which provides as an output the received signals to module 49 for subsequent detection and tracking (
As one can ascertain, electronic objects come in a variety of forms, with differing attributes and resulting susceptibilities to PR probe signals and detection. Most electronic devices however, can be generally described as having the ability to couple RF energy to and from free space, whether directly in the form of a discrete antenna or indirectly as a consequence of interconnections and enclosures. One particularly important class of electronic object that is germane to detection by the present PR system and which would be included in unmanned vehicles and other threats is the radio receiver. Radio receivers are necessary command and control links critical to threat function. As such, radio receivers are attached to an external antenna optimized for the receipt of weak radio signals over operational frequency ranges. Antennas provide an ideal means by which PR probe signals can enter and create suitable TAR within radio receiver electronics at designed receive frequencies and/or otherwise susceptible ones (harmonically related, image related . . . etc.). Additionally, if the probe signal spectrum is dynamically changed or swept across the frequency band associated with known threats susceptibilities, the system may be able to optimize the probability of detecting threat receivers and locating them in range and bearing. Once detected, the specific probe signal frequency versus TAR frequency and amplitude responses can be captured as a record. This record of TAR signature susceptibilities may in addition be used to effectively fingerprint and/or identify and track particular threats.
Another important class of electronic object for PR detection and localization is the radio transmitter. Note that transmitter bearing is often the only localization parameter determinable by conventional radio location devices; thus the addition of a PR ranging function is significant. This and the ability to dual utilize radar assets for both passive & active localization provide significant advantages to the use of PR. Radio transmitters are associated with key threat communications equipment required to relay sensor data, provide status and acknowledge commands. They are often associated with corresponding receivers and their transceiver architecture, such as a cell phone or other transceiver arrangements. Transmitters alone, whether they are actively transmitting through an antenna or simply connected to an antenna can generate TAR effects like those previously discussed for receivers. However, when one examines an actively transmitting system, there is an additional attribute of interest. The relatively high levels of RF power associated with final stages of the transmitter can act in the role of a local oscillator, mixer and modulator. Mixing between the signal to be transmitted (acting as a local oscillator) with an incoming probe signal provides an opportunity for the generation of significant amounts of TAR. The TAR generated will be the convolution of the spectrum of the �native� threat transmitter spectrum and the spectrum of the incoming probe signal. As a result, newly generated TAR will have spectral components that exceed the product of both spectrums. Given that high levels of TAR are generated that are outside the native threat transmission spectrum, broad amplitude/energy detection techniques in the TAR band may be sufficient to ensure detection and localization. Localization can be performed by measuring round-trip delay to derive range and PR beam steering to derive bearing.
It is possible to provide a means to achieve additional sensitivity in the detection of threat transmitter generated TAR signals. This can be performed while also providing rejection of the generally strong transmitter signal itself, by processing PR receive signals within a TAR signal matched correlator. The objective is to apply correlation gain to TAR components while suppressing noise, components of the transmitter signal and those components associated with primary reflections of the PR probe signal itself.
It is important to derive a suitable TAR correlation reference signal in the face of a spectrally dynamic, data modulation driven threat object transmitter spectrum. In order to accomplish this, the PR system provides a receiver processor function that generates a baseline TAR or TAR reference signal (synthesized TAR Reference signal) by first filtering the un-TARed threat object transmitter signal components from the received signals that include both PR Probe and TAR signals. This is illustrated with reference to the receiver of
In any event, the probe signal replica 57 is obtained from mixer 44 b of
Typical of signal correlators, sets of overlapping time sampled data records are independently generated for both TAR received signals and for the new reference signal. A subsequent multiplication, signal time sample by respective reference time sample, followed by integration over a given record length of the resulting products produces a single correlation time sample for each correlated record. Correlation in this manner can result in a TAR signal matched filter gain proportional to the record length processed. Thus the correlation approach as previously discussed is able to use knowledge of the threat transmission itself, which in the case of a modulated threat transmission may be spectrally dynamic, in conjunction with stored knowledge of the probe signal and its anticipated effects upon the threat transmission, to synthesize a correlation reference signal and perform related correlations in search of localization information. This correlation process provides ranging, important in the localization of the source of a given threat transmission. The above techniques are applicable in the localization of both ends of a communications link e.g. both the unmanned threat itself and of manned threats employed in the control and data processing ends of its communications link.
One may gain high strategic value in implementing the above described technique. Command and control assets include ground control stations, airborne control stations and possibly intermediate relay stations which can be manned or unmanned stations.
In another area of PR application one can employ a bi-static radar technique to advantage. An example of this would be the use of an airborne PR as an illuminator for both air and surface searches, while employing a remotely located TAR receiver, that may be in local proximity to potential threats. This, for example, can be employed in
A PR Probe spectrum can be generated as a composite of two separate radars and transmission signals working cooperatively, with individual spectral components assigned to each of the radars. In one configuration, two relatively simple radars, one airborne and one terrestrial, for example, can cooperatively illuminate common search volumes to detect & localize potential PR responses.
A communication backchannel link 330 may be established between radars 300′ and 300′ to coordinate certain information such as GPS data, scheduling of the fixed terrestrial platform transmission times, and global position of the target volume, for example. Through this synchronization (shown schematically as module 340) the transmit pulses from each of the waveforms 111, 112 of
To further enhance effectiveness the spectrum of the PR formed convolution (TAR emulation) can be further tailored to exclude all but optimal spectral components of the anticipated TAR. Thus, the output from the convolution circuit and an output from the processing circuit is directed to the correlator. This basically provides correlation gain to the TAR components while further suppresses the main components of the transmitter signal and those components associated with primary reflections of the PR probe signal itself. Repeated correlations are performed between the PR derived reference and incoming signals to provide a signal/correlation time record upon which to base threshold detections. The threshold detection occurs in module 49 which after the above-noted steps provides a signal indicative of the particular type of threat as described above, which threat is located within the threat area.
It would be apparent to those skilled in the art that there are many modifications which will be deemed to be obvious and are encompassed within the spirit and scope of the claims appended hereto.
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- Nov 25:
- Grand jury focused on key fatal Ferguson 'tussle'
- Anger at Ferguson case based on emotion, evidence
- Holder: 'Disappointed' by violence in Ferguson
- Ferguson officer: 'I know I did my job right'
- ABC's Stephanopoulos interviews Darren Wilson
- Protesters block highways, bridge in St. Louis
- Critics question timing of Ferguson announcement
- Obama: No excuse for violent, destructive protest
- Brown's attorneys criticize grand jury, prosecutor
- Two Ferguson protests Tuesday in Colorado Springs
- Reaction to the Ferguson grand jury's decision
- Timeline of events after death of Michael Brown
- County police chief: Fabric of Ferguson torn apart
FERGUSON, Mo. — An unarmed 18-year-old whose fatal shooting by police has sparked a week of protests in suburban St. Louis suffered a bullet wound to his right arm that may indicate his hands were up or his back was turned, a pathologist hired by his family said Monday.
But the pathologist said the team that examined Michael Brown can't be sure yet exactly how the wounds were inflicted, citing the need for more information.
An independent autopsy determined that Michael Brown was shot at least six times, including twice in the head, the family's lawyers and hired pathologists said.
Witnesses have said Brown's hands were above his head when he was repeatedly shot by an officer Aug. 9 in Ferguson.
In Washington, President Barack Obama said the vast majority of protesters in Ferguson were peaceful but warned that a small minority was undermining justice.
During a brief pause in his summer vacation, Obama said overcoming the mistrust endemic between many communities and their local police would require Americans to "listen and not just shout."
The president also weighed in for the first time publicly on the militarization of some local police departments, saying it would probably be useful to examine how federal grant dollars had been used to allow local police to purchase military-style equipment.
Attorney General Eric Holder was scheduled to travel to Ferguson this week to meet with FBI and other officials carrying out an independent federal investigation into Brown's death.
Obama said he told Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon that he wanted to ensure Nixon's use of the National Guard was limited in scope.
Forensic pathologist Shawn Parcells, who assisted former New York City chief medical examiner Dr. Michael Baden during the private autopsy, said a bullet grazed Brown's right arm. He said the wound indicates Brown may have had his back to the shooter or he could have been facing the shooter with his hands above his head or in a defensive position across his chest or face.
"We don't know," Parcells said. "We still have to look at the other (elements) of this investigation before we start piecing things together."
A third and final autopsy was performed Monday for the Justice Department by one of the military's most experienced medical examiners, Holder said.
Also Monday, Nixon lifted the neighborhood's midnight-to-5 a.m. curfew two days after it went into effect when he declared a state of emergency. The governor had summoned the National Guard overnight after police again used tear gas to quell protesters.
Brown's death has heightened racial tensions between the predominantly black community and Ferguson's mostly white police department. Another protest quickly deteriorated Sunday night as marchers pushed toward one end of a street, and authorities — who said they were responding to reports of gunfire, looting, vandalism and protesters hurling Molotov cocktails — pushed them back with tear gas.
It was unclear when National Guard troops would arrive, but Nixon said they would be under the direction of the Highway Patrol, which is overseeing security during protests.
Police were telling protesters Monday that they could not assemble in a single spot, saying they had to keep moving. In federal court, a judge denied a request from the American Civil Liberties Union for a restraining order that would have prevented authorities from enforcing the rule.
Authorities also were establishing a designated protest zone for nightly demonstrations. The plan was announced Monday by St. Louis County police.
It was not clear what would happen to those who refuse to use the area along West Florissant Avenue, where the majority of protests have occurred.
A grand jury could begin hearing evidence Wednesday to determine whether the officer, Darren Wilson, should be charged in Brown's death, said Ed Magee, spokesman for St. Louis County's prosecuting attorney.
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Poll: Would you go on 'Catfish' just to meet Nev Schulman or Max Joseph?| September 11, 2013 at 12:46 AM EST
Forget Sherlock and Watson, we're all about Nev and Max.
I'll fess up, half the reason I still watch MTV's Catfish is because I find Nev Schulman and Max Joseph totally charming and sweet. Even their friendship is adorable. I respect their integrity and love how they approach their jobs on the show. As the episodes's progress, Schulman has especially become a stronger, slightly more agressive force. I love that he is so supportive and goes to bat for people, but he's let Max influence him in a "take no BS" way of life.
Another thing I take away from Nev and Max on Catfish is how they incorporate humor. If I was working on a show like this, I would feel stressed out 24/7 for the other people, and never enjoy myself. But just in a recent episode, Nev and Max told Ashley that she was allowed to relax and enjoy the process as a part of her life. The mini bits of humor that MTV splices into Catfish are some of the best bits from an entire episode.
And, hey, they're both easy on the eyes.
So, anyone else feeling like this? Mini-crushes? Something that's occurred to me is that other people probably feel the same way. And how far would someone go for this kind of crush? Would YOU ever try to get on Catfish, just to meet one of them? I think we'll see some interesting results on this poll… so let's see what you guys think…
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How Many Diver / Sea Scallops Per Person?
I am planning on serving pan-seared diver/sea scallops as an entree on Christmas Eve along with a potato side and a vegetable side. I will also be serving a salad, bread, and an appetizer beforehand.
How many scallops would you serve per person?
It depends on how large they are. Restaurants usually do two or three, but I find that to be a somewhat skimpy portion unless they're very large or part of a multi-course meal. I would probably go with four or five, depending on their size.
re: boredough
6 oz is probably more appropriate than my 8 oz serving suggestion; but I'm a glutton..:) 3 u10s pp would a good serving.
Here's a nice pic of some fresh scallops from the Boston Fish Pier...not quite U10 but awfully good.
I rarely cook them, prefer them as a tartare or carpaccio.
To get a good sear, and still keep them rare/mr in the interior, you need a very hot stove..or put them in the freezer for 1/2 hour just before cooking..Dry them or theyll steam and not develop that nice crust that you want. The freezer time is a trick I use if I want to sear tuna or salmon and keep them rare on the inside.
As to variations in scallops...2-3 of the U 10's is "enough" for me. For a change in flavor, try Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard scallops...small like pencil erasers..short season which just started..don't cook..justa squeeze of lemon or soy.
I don't know where everyone is but these guys have been around forever and do a great job at shipping.
These are a little pricier..$30+-/lb in Boston as opposed to mid/high teens -20 for quality fresh, never frozen,sea scallops; but a nice treat...and a sweeter flavor than sea scallops..which I also love.
re: 9lives
If they are the really big ones, I would say 2 or 3 unless you know the folks are big eaters. Last time I ate them out there were three and it just seems too much of the same flavor and texture since there is not much variation within or between scallops.
Without knowing the size of the scallop, it's impossible to answer. I've seen very large sea scallops where 3 would be plenty and smaller where 6 or so would be a good portion.
When I serve seafood, I usually figure 1/2 lb per person. Most people except those with the largest appetite should be happy...especially with all the sides.
I cooked a 1 lb swordfish steak last night and shared it with Ms 9. She's a very light eater and I had a nice piece for lunch today.
Get U10s and go with 3 per person. Any more and the dish will be way too rich. I wouldn't do potatoes as a side. Scallops are beige- so are potatoes (unless you do purple potatoes). Too much beige on the plate. Also, the starch won't help with the richness of the scallops.
What veg are you doing? Make sure whatever it is, it has some sort of acid component, or that the sauce has some sort of acid to cut the butteriness of the scallops.
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You know I don't consider scallops rich--unless you make a butter sauce--but I do consider them dense protein--like raw fish that I can't eat very much of. Risotto with lemon zest is my favorite accompaniment to scallops and I serve it on an olive green plate. The risotto is ivory colored, the scallops golden brown and sprinkled with fresh thyme it makes for a pretty plate--I think the same could be true of the potatoes.
re: magiesmom
If there's enough of them deal me in! In the good old days, foie gras was an occasional main. Both have become a luxury metered out in small portions.
Thanks to everyone for your helpful comments! I plan on serving them with a leek, celery root and potato mash along with haricots verts or Brussels sprouts. The scallops will be pan-seared with a beurre blanc sauce. I like the idea of a risotto with lemon zest, too...but I have such a hard time getting my risotto right ;). I guess I need to add a bit more color to the plate...it's all white, brown and green. Maybe I can incorporate some red somehow??? If anyone has any other suggestions, I welcome them. Thanks again!
re: escondido123
All of my plates are white...the fine china has a gold rim.
re: cm143
Google Bobby Flay's recipe. For your purpose, skip the cilantro and double the honey, or add a TBS light brown sugar even better, and reduce the citrus if it is very acidic. You want a beautiful, colorful slaw that primes the senses and melds with mild flavors to follow -both wine and fish. I'm danish, and red cabbage in most forms is traditionally prepared more sweet than savory.
A roasted red pepper coulis would compliment the flavors nicely and help with brightening the plate up.


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Bahrain slams rights report as biased, erroneous
Ministry charges NGO failed to ascertain or understand changes
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- Bahraini anti-government protesters carry steel rods into clashes with riot police firing tear gas and birdshot in Manama, Bahrain, on Saturday, March 2, 2013.
Manama: Bahrain's interior ministry has rejected a Human Rights Watch report, saying that it was "contradictory, misinformed and incorrect".
The ministry also accused the rights watchdog of failing to respect an agreement by publishing the picture of detainees it was allowed to interview.
The New-York-based NGO published its report at the end of a five-day visit to Bahrain on February 28.
In a long and searing statement, the ministry said it had arranged for the NGO delegates to visit Jaw Prison and police stations and temporary detention facilities.
The NGO representatives opted to see only the prison, the ministry said.
"The delegation was provided free and private access to detainees and permitted photography in the prison on condition that the pictures be used for human rights research only, and not be published or used for any other purpose that contravenes Bahraini law," the statement said.
Sarah Leah Whitson, the head of HRW Middle East and North Africa division, and Jan Egeland, the Europe Director, were also given an interview with Shaikh Rashid Bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, the interior minister, the ministry said.
"On the last day of their visit, the representatives released a press statement making various allegations against the ministry, based on what the delegation claims it was told at the meeting. They also published photographs from their visit to the prison, contravening privacy and security conditions," the ministry said.
"The press statement contradicts itself. It includes wrong information about important facts, including incorrectly representing or quoting officials. It also ignores the significant reforms that have taken place in the ministry since the report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI)."
According to the ministry, "it was apparent at the meeting with the ministry officials that Human Rights Watch's representatives had done little or no work beforehand to fully assimilate the BICI Report, much less to ascertain or understand the changes within the ministry and the reforms undertaken by the government of Bahrain since the publication of the BICI report."
"They were even unaware of basic changes such as the appointment of a new chief of police in 2011. The delegation spent almost the entire meeting making provocative, accusatory remarks, and disregarding information provided by the most senior officials," the ministry said.
Their unsupported allegations included suggesting that the ministry has "done nothing" by way of reform in the last two years, notwithstanding a briefing on the five BICI recommendations that concern the ministry, the statement said.
"Allegations were also made about a lack of accountability at the ministry. Following the unrest in 2011, a number of internal investigations were conducted, and certain high- and low-ranking police personnel were found to have acted contrary to written and verbal orders and rules on the use of force, which were clearly set out under Bahraini law."
The ministry charged that the NGO disregarded information publicly available.
The ministry said that it rejected "the delegation's inaccurate assertion that Bahraini police officers do not receive full and certified law enforcement training". "A wide-ranging curriculum for police recruits and current officers is in place, and this aspect has received recognition from visiting human rights experts including more recently the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights."
The ministry said that it was "disappointed and saddened by the unsupported accusatory statements made by Human Rights Watch's representatives".
"It is apparent from their conduct that minds were made up prior to their arrival in Bahrain. This proved to not be a neutral fact-finding mission but a political action. It is not the first time that Human Rights Watch has failed to apply its professed high standards of objectivity and completeness. On a prior occasion, a Human Rights Watch representative admitted to the ministry that he had completed writing his report on Bahrain before arriving in Bahrain and was simply there for the formality."
The ministry said that it valued the work of human rights organisations and NGOs in helping governments in their efforts towards reform "because they act responsibly and provide neutral observations and because they are not political actors".
The ministry said that it had met and engaged with 11 other international organisations concerned with human rights over the last year and looked forward to continuing its policy of constructive engagement.
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Authors: Steele, Michael Anthony
Title: Fight this fire!
Publisher: New York : Scholastic, 2011
Characteristics: 24 p. :,col. ill. ;,21 cm
Statement of Responsibility: by Michael Anthony Steele ; illustrated by Chuck Primeau
Summary: When a rookie starts with the Lego City Fire Department, the chief has a hard time finding something the new fire fighter does well.
Alternate Title: At head of title: LEGO City
Branch Call Number: jE STEELE 2011
Subject Headings: Fire departments Juvenile fiction LEGO toys Juvenile fiction Fire fighters Juvenile fiction
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(Text automatically translated) In the middle of Provence, in the heart of the Var, stone property consists of a house of the 18th century barn type and a separate loft. Completely renovated in early 2010, it is nestled in the heart of a plot of almost 4000m2 of oak and olive trees. Inner side: Stone, wood, vintage tiles, stylish decor, the presence of a Provencal fireplace, you will ensure a pleasant atmosphere in any season. The main house consists of a large living room (kitchen, dining room and living room), a ground floor bedroom with two single beds, a bedroom on the 1st floor with a double bed and a bed baby, a bathroom and two separate toilets. The loft has one bedroom with a double bed, a bathroom and toilet, upstairs, a comfortable double sofa bed. This room has a beautiful view of the garden, heated pool in season and inter village. Outer side: A swimming pool and sun beds in operation from May to September, a reading corner near a waterhole, hammocks. Terraces, stone walls, lush and exotic vegetation contribute to the overall success of your stay.
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The weather certainly has a way of reminding us how we are hard wired to nature. Stopping at a food store on Friday to pick up loaf of French bread for dinner, I thought I had run into an unannounced special sale. There were literally no parking spaces. I had to wind my way to the outer reaches of this typically unused section of the parking lot to find the last parking space. Once inside the store, it finally dawned on me. There was a forecast of snow the next day and everyone was in the store to buy milk, eggs and bread! It was as if people were afraid that they may not have enough food to last 48 hours.
This has to be another lesson from the work of Edward O. Wilson, who wrote about our connection with nature. The fear of being in our homes with nothing to eat scares people into running to the stores. The result is that we all seem to survive. We may even have to get creative and dig into the back of the pantry shelves for that mystery ingredient that we only seem to use in times of climatic despair. This reinforces the belief that we are affected by nature and that we react in ways that are similar to our ancestors, storing up for winter hibernation.
And, on a related side note, be sure to check in on neighbors who may be in need of some T.L.C. Maybe they could use their walk shoveled or someone to visit when they cannot get outside. Maybe you can bring them some of the bread or eggs you purchased at the store. A home baked cake or cookies would gos long way, too! This is especially important for older adults. As the winter months tends to keep us indoors more and not out working in our garden, we lose contact with people. The snow should be a reminder to check on those neighbors who are in need. So, if you are out buying things before the next storm, remember to pick up a little extra for those who may be house bound.
Time to make snow angels!