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The Amazin' Beer Chiller
Here is something for those beer guzzlers who like their drinks chilled. The Amazin' Beer Chiller can chill 12 and 16 ounce cans of beer from room temperature to chilled in two minutes flat! No rocket sciences to this except batteries, a little ice and water. The chiller uses its XTR Technology that spins the cans in the ice-cold water. Thus creating a vortex within the can that exposes all of the beer to the chilled "aluminum skin" in a jiffy. It works well for your soda cans too. So, no more getting up in the middle of your football game to tank-up on chilled beer, I'd say Cheers to that!
Though not available in the States the The Amazin' Beer Chiller costs about Won57, 000 ($61)
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The Amazin' Beer Chiller uses scientific principles to chill down a cold one in two minutes. Using what its makers call "patented XDR technology," it spins a 16-or 12-ounce beer or soda can in such a way that all of…

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I'm glad the National Football League owners decided to award the 2014 Super Bowl to the New York metropolitan area but the media pundits are being naive if they think the league did it because it's important for its "big game" to be played on the world's biggest stage.
As romantic as it would be to picture NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell leading his owners in a rousing chorus of Sinatra's "New York, New York," the truth is that business factors influenced the vote. There's little doubt that a Super Bowl in the near future will help the Jets and Giants help sell those slow-moving and controversial personal seat licenses. If the PSL concept proves successful here, it will spread to nearly every other NFL market. Super Bowl XLVIII will also help up the ante for naming rights for the new Meadowlands Stadium.
The biggest factor, though, is that it will give leverage to NFL owners in Rust Belt cities a huge boost in getting tax breaks and other governmental financing favors for any new stadiums, under the premise that now even cold-weather cities with outdoor arenas can have Super Bowls.
Since there's no possibility of a Triple Crown winner, this year's Belmont Stakes will not be a major sports story except to true horse racing fans. Frankly, the biggest drama after the Preakness was whether the bankrupt New York Racing Association would be able to get financing to have a summer racing season following the Belmont Stakes. Happily, NYRA was able to secure a $25 million loan to ensure races for the rest of 2010.
There's little doubt that both Aqueduct and Belmont desperately need the kind of casino gaming that has reinvigorated Philadelphia Park. The sad saga behind the questionable selection of a video lottery terminal operator for Aqueduct was covered extensively in the Queens Chronicle.
What angers me, though, is how little NYRA has done over the years to fill one of the nicest sporting venues in this country, Belmont Park. In the 1970s and early '80s many national music acts performed there. It was packed nearly every weekend.
There are plenty of name entertainers whose fees are not astronomical who'd love to appear at Belmont. Renowned artists could draw thousands there. But NYRA executives would rather keep whining as they have for the last 40 years about how off-track betting hurts business than invest in getting new fans.
Not only were the Mets nearly invincible in their last homestand but Citi Field was even more attractive because of the appearance last Thursday of Miss USA, Rima Fakih. Although she represented Michigan in the pageant, Rima grew up in Jackson Heights, graduated from St. John's Prep in Astoria, and is a big Mets fan. "I love it here so much that my nickname to my friends in Detroit is "Queenz" with a hip-hop style 'z,'" she said.
Congratulations to Dario Franchitti (husband of actress Ashley Judd) on winning this year's Indy 500. Motorsports' biggest race lacked some glamor this year, though, since Milka Duno, a fixture in People's annual "100 Most Beautiful" issue, failed to qualify for the race. Wait till next year, Milka!


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These origami pictures by Alma Haser effectively achieve abstract art with the use of cleverly folded imagery. Each picture contains an origami build of the subjects face which sits on top of their actual face.
The process in which takes place to create each image is actually quite fascinating. Alma makes multiple copies of each portrait and uses them to create the origami shape. She then places it on top of another copy for the final copy. If you look carefully, you can actually see the shadow that the folded build creates on the plain photo.
Alma's origami pictures almost looks as though the subject is looking through the world with skewed, bug-like eyes.


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The proposed operating budget reflects a zero percent property tax increase and focuses on maintaining what we have, with prioritized budget package options for Board consideration that would fund specific programs and services up to the maximum of a three percent property tax levy, explained Superintendent Jayne Miller. It reflects the Park Boards commitment to sound financial management and strategic long-term planning. In 2013, we are investing in neighborhood and regional parks, technology and equipment. We are expanding community engagement to ensure all residents have access to programs and services that are designed based on community input, participation and the diverse needs of residents.
The Superintendents Recommended 2013 Budget totals $62,794,451 for the general operating fund and $10,245,866 for the enterprise operating fund. Initiatives launched by Superintendent Miller in 2012 to align revenue and expenses to department activity areas are continued in her recommended budget. While the organizations budget and personnel numbers remain similar to 2012, positions and budget accounts have been realigned in the recommended 2013 Budget to meet the needs of the community and the organization.
According to Miller, the 2013 Recommended Budget reflects the Park Boards commitment to service delivery and incorporates organizational performance improvements.
We are committed to assessing and improving our work processes, Miller explained. The proposed 2013 Budget includes implementation of initiatives developed in 2012 to improve worker safety, internal service coordination and external service delivery.
The proposed budget and other budget-related documents are available for viewing at www.minneapolisparks.org (select left link About MPRB then Park Board Budget) or by calling 612-230-6400. The public may comment on the proposed budget during the following times:
Nov. 7, Public Comment Session Administration and Finance Committee meeting, MPRB Headquarters, 2117 West River Road, Minneapolis. The Committee meeting will follow the Boards regular meeting at 5 pm
Nov. 28, Public Comment Session Regular Board meeting, MPRB Headquarters, 2117 West River Road, Minneapolis, at 5 pm
Dec. 12, Public Hearing City of Minneapolis public hearing on City levy and 2012 Budget, City Hall, Council Chambers Room 317, 350 South 5th Street, Minneapolis, at 6 pm
The Superintendents recommended budget outlines initiatives aimed at meeting the Boards strategic goals and budget frameworks, including:
Focus resources on maintaining the park system and address issues of aging infrastructure, especially in neighborhood parks. Use Comprehensive Plan as guidance for maintenance of natural areas and boulevard trees.
Become a national leader in issues of sustainability, including collaborative efforts with the City Council, Mayor, County, local business leaders, and the public, making our city greener, cleaner and energy efficient.
Focus on our partnerships, especially with the City and the Public schools, to focus on the service delivery and responsibilities across jurisdictions to assess what is working and what can be changed or improved in difficult financial times.
Focus on new strategies of community engagement, including greater transparency and information that is posted online, outreach strategies, and clarity about our processes and procedures. Enhance our communications and relationships with communities, media, agencies, and partners.
Focus on a financial plan that increases revenue growth with grants, new program offerings, sponsorships and foundation giving, but also plan for potential budget reductions that are the result of projected state deficits or increased costs.
Assure that basic services and programs remain accessible, community based, and equitable. Reaffirm the importance of outdoor activities for children.
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As you buy supplies for your new business, you're likely to find the most confusing array of choices you face involves not computers--but paper. A box of 20-pound paper and some number-10 envelopes won't cut it; you'll need letterhead, business cards, manila folders, labels and more.
Office superstores carry the basic products. Paper manufacturers such as International Paper in Purchase, New York, producer of Hammermill paper for business, have formed partnerships with the superstores. Staples and OfficeMax carry the broadest lines, says Steve Bares, Hammermill's business manager. You can also find a variety of business papers at college bookstores, electronics retailers such as Best Buy, and stationery stores.
Seeking a wider selection of paper products? Investigate mail order catalog companies such as Quill and Viking, Bares says. Catalog companies are also a good source of specialty papers, including preprinted papers you can use to make your own brochures and mailers. PaperDirect Inc. in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the largest of these specialty paper suppliers, with more than 2 million business customers.
Jan Norman is a freelance writer who specializes in small-business issues. She can be reached at email@example.com.
Contact Sources
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International Paper, (901) 763-5997
JTF Business Systems, (800) 444-FAXX, http://www.jtfbus.com
Seagreen Technologies Inc., (888) 372-2221, http://www.seagreentech.com
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Pronunciation: /kləʊs/
adjective/adjetivo (closer, closest)
- 1 1.1 (near) próximo, cercano the closest bank is in Front Street el banco más próximo or cercano está en Front Street at close range o quarters de cerca close
to sth/sb próximo or cercanoa algo/algn, cercade algo/algn the closest city to Cambridge la ciudad más próxima or cercana a Cambridge, la ciudad que está más cerca de CambridgeExample sentences1.2 [shave] al ras, apurado that was a close shave o call [colloquial/familiar] se salvó ( or me salvé etc) por un pelo or por los pelos [colloquial/familiar]- A move to the village would give the Duchess her independence while allowing her daughters to be in close proximity to their father.
- A few people, almost invariably working in close proximity to birds, have been infected and become seriously ill.
- It is much smoother and more intimate than the ballroom tango, with the couple's upper bodies close together and lower bodies apart.
- 2 [link/connection] estrecho; [contact] directo a close relative un pariente cercano they are close friends son muy amigos, son amigos íntimos his closeest friends and family sus amigos y familiares más allegados they've always been very close siempre han sido or (Spain/España) estado muy unidos a source close to the government fuentes allegadas or cercanas al gobierno they were close collaborators mantenían una estrecha colaboraciónExample sentences
- My close friend and confidante was my cousin Kitty, the closest to me in age and the only other girl.
- I enjoyed living in the country and valued the close friends I made there.
- Little by little however, she seemed to get comfortable with the fact that I wanted to be close and intimate with her.
- 3 (in similarity) it's not the same color but it's a close match no es el mismo color pero es casi igual he bears a close resemblance to his brother tiene un gran parecido a or con su hermano, se parece mucho a su hermano that's the closest thing to a hammer I've got esto es lo más parecido a un martillo que tengo
- 4 4.1 [weave] tupido, cerrado; [print] apretado in close order [Military/Militar] en formación cerrada 4.2 [argument/reasoning] riguroso; [translation] fielExample sentences
- He was close to tears in breaking the news to me over the telephone.
- Specialist poultry breeders are close to ruin because of the current outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
- I had a low point towards the end of last season and that is why I was close to leaving the club, but now I am at my best ever level.
Example sentences- If the large crowd thought that the first half was a close contest the second half was to be an even closer affair.
- This left the overall result very close, but the winner was Steve Mascari with a total of 31 pts.
- I hope the matches this week are close, competitive and courteous.
Example sentences4.3 (British English/inglés británico) [Sport/Deporte] de pases cortos 4.4 [fit] ajustado, ceñido- The best precautionary measure is close observation of the patient's condition.
- Again, Leonardo used his method of close observation to study how machines work.
- Doctors said she wakened after the surgery and was being kept under close observation.
Example sentences- It was slow work, for the trees were close, and in places dense with the bare vines and stalks of undergrowth.
- He pulled out a sheet of thin blue paper covered in close type.
- If the agreement is in writing it may be in very close print on the back of a delivery docket or ticket.
- 7 [contest/finish] reñido it's going to be close va a estar muy reñido he finished a close second llegó en segundo lugar, muy cerca del ganador
- 8 (of weather, atmosphere) pesado, bochornosoExample sentences
- It was in the middle of the afternoon that some people began to notice a change, it began to get close and unseasonably warm.
- As many as 30,000 people are crammed into close, hot and extremely humid quarters.
- At weddings and religious ceremonies where attendees were crowded and when the atmosphere was very close, these "portable air conditioners" were in great demand.
- 9 9.1 (mean, stingy) tacaño 9.2 (secretive) reservadoto be close
about sth she's very close about what she did during the war es muy reacia a hablar de lo que hizo durante la guerraExample sentences- The third part of the trilogy is being kept a close secret.
- They announced the pregnancy in January after their romance had been kept a close secret.
- And while this was being sorted out, the brotherhood tried to keep the problem a close secret.
Example sentences- I've been begging her to let me meet you all for quite some time, but she's kept very close about it.
- She was quite close with money, and they often had horrendous arguments about spending.
- 10 [Linguistics/Lingüística] [vowel] cerradoExample sentences
- Its vowel height is near-close, which means the tongue is positioned similarly to a close vowel, but slightly less constricted.
- In the following presentation both the 'open' and the 'close' pronunciation of each of the five vowels is illustrated.
adverb/adverbio (closer, closest)
- 1 1.1 (in position) cerca we must be close by now ya debemos (de) estar cerca, ya debe faltar poco the car behind is very close el coche de atrás viene muy pegado stay close or you'll get lost no te separes o te perderás to draw/get/come close acercarse* don't come any closer or I'll scream no te me acerques más o me pongo a gritar close
to sth/sb cercade algo/algn we are closer to London than to Brighton estamos más cerca de Londres que de Brighton come closer to the window acércate más a la ventana to hold sb close abrazar* a algn they're following close behind nos siguen de cerca phew, that was close! ¡uf, nos salvamos por poco or por los pelos! 1.2 (in time) it must be close to suppertime ya casi debe ser la hora de la cena our birthdays are very close nuestros cumpleaños caen por las mismas fechas or muy cerca it's getting close to Christmas se acerca la Navidad
- 2 (in intimacy) the tragedy brought them closer together o to each other la tragedia los acercó or unió más
- 3 (in approximation) it's not my favorite, but it comes pretty close no es mi favorito pero casiclose
to sth the temperature is close to … la temperatura es de cerca de or de casi … he must be close to 50 debe tener cerca de or casi 50 años, debe andar frisando (en) los 50 this production is close to the original esta producción es fiel al original that's the closest to an apology you'll get eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que vas a recibir the industry is close to collapse la industria está al borde de la ruina he was close to tears estaba a punto de llorar
- 6 (in phrases/en locuciones) 6.1close by cerca we live close by vivimos cerca we'll pass close by our house vamos a pasar cerca de nuestra casa 6.2close on it must be close on suppertime ya casi debe ser la hora de la cena there were close on 10,000 present había cerca de or casi 10.000 asistentes 6.3close to I've never seen him close to nunca lo he visto de cerca close to 60,000 attended asistieron cerca de 60.000 personas 6.4close together junto his eyes are too close together tiene los ojos demasiado juntos our birthdays are close together nuestros cumpleaños caen por las mismas fechas or muy cerca 6.5close up de cerca to look at sth close up mirar algo de cerca
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Pronunciation: /kləʊz/
- 1 (conclusion, end) fin (masculine) to come/draw to a close llegar*/acercarse* a su fin to bring sth to a close poner* or dar* fin a algo he was born around the close of the 19th century nació a or hacia finales or fines del siglo XIX at the close of day [literary/literario] al caer el día [literary/literario] at the close of trading al cierreExample sentences
- The spirited crowd were said to be still dancing the night away when the ball drew to a close at 1 am.
- The incident was brought to a close at midnight when the man came down from the roof.
- The five-year project, which has disrupted many communities in Bradford, will draw to a close at the end of the year.
Example sentences- If big news breaks after the close of trading, a late trade can land a quick profit - or avoid a big loss.
- Say a customer wanted to find out how many transactions it could run before the close of the stock market on a given day.
- Shares fell around three per cent at the close of trading yesterday.
Example sentences- They had added an unbeaten 28 for the third wicket by the close.
- No more wickets fell before the close and Jaques ended unbeaten on 67.
- The declaration came with an hour of the fourth day remaining, and England grabbed the big wicket of Graeme Smith before the close.
- 2 /kləʊs/ 2.1 (in residential area) (British English/inglés británico) calle (feminine) ([ sin salida ]) ≈ quinta (feminine) ([ en Per ]) 2.2 (of cathedral) recinto (masculine)Example sentences
- She has come a long way from the Aga saga and the cathedral close.
- The museum is in the heart of historic Salisbury, in the cathedral close.
- Stuff like this gives just as much pleasure as a cathedral close or a Regency arcade.
Example sentences- There were no streets, only avenues, crescents and closes.
- Elsewhere, sober stone houses peek coyly at one and other across cobbled streets and evocative old closes.
- Around every corner lies another close, another lane, the bright sun throwing the rough stone walls into relief.
transitive verb/verbo transitivo
- 2 (block, deny access to) [road/channel/checkpoint] cerrar* the square is to be closed to traffic van a cerrar la plaza al tráfico to close one's ears to sth hacer* oídos sordos a algo you shouldn't close your mind to the idea no deberías cerrarte en banda a la idea or rechazar completamente la idea
intransitive verb/verbo intransitivo
- 1 1.1 [door/window] cerrar(se)* the door closed la puerta se cerró the door doesn't close properly la puerta no cierra bien her eyes closed and she fell asleep se le cerraron los ojos y se quedó dormida 1.2 [gap/crack/wound] cerrarse* the darkness closed around him la oscuridad lo envolvió 1.3 (fold shut) [flower] cerrarse* his hands closed around my throat me rodeó el cuello con las manos
- 2 2.1 (stop service, trading) [shop/library/museum] cerrar* at what time do you close? ¿a qué hora cierran? 2.2 (cease operations) [factory/shipyard/shop] cerrar*
- 3 3.1 (finish, end) [lecture/book] terminar, concluir* 3.2 [Finance] [prices/shares] cerrar* 3.3(closing present participle/participio presente)[years/remarks/words] último in the closing minutes of the game en los últimos minutos or en los minutos finales del partido closing price [Finance] precio (masculine) al cierre
Phrasal verbs
close down
verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object/verbo + complemento + adverbio, verbo + adverbio + complemento [shop/factory] cerrar* 1.1verb + adverb/verbo + adverbio 2.1 (cease operations) [shop/factory] cerrar* 2.2 (cease broadcasting) (British English/inglés británico) terminar la emisión -
close in
verb + adverb/verbo + adverbio 1.1 [pursuers/enemy] acercarse*, aproximarse to close in -
close off
verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object/verbo + complemento + adverbio, verbo + adverbio + complemento [street/entrance] clausurar, cerrar* -
close on
verb + preposition + object/verbo + preposición + complemento (reduce gap) [leaders/rivals] acercarse* a -
close out
verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object/verbo + complemento + adverbio, verbo + adverbio + complemento (American English/inglés norteamericano) liquidar -
close up
verb + adverb/verbo + adverbio 1.1 [shop/museum] cerrar* 1.2 [wound/gash] cerrarse*, cicatrizar*; [flower] cerrarse* come on, everybody, close up a bit! ¡vamos, pónganse un poco más juntos! 1.1verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object/verbo + complemento + adverbio, verbo + adverbio + complemento 2.1 [shop/museum] cerrar* 2.2 [Printing/Imprenta] [characters/words] juntar -
close with
verb + preposition + object/verbo + preposición + complemento 1.1 (engage) [enemy] enfrentarse a 1.2 (conclude deal) cerrar* trato con
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Patent Suit Targets Every Touch-based Apple Product
Apples corrupts me (141 comments)
I think deep down, really deep down. I sort of wish that Apple fails to defend against this lawsuit. I am just so sick and tired of seeing the lawsuits spew from Apple with no real repercussions while still able to stand on the high ground and look down on people who dare to accuse them of infringing on patents. It disgusts me and honestly, I fear for any future where the everyday man can't even consider developing an item or the next big thing for it most likely will infringe on some random patent down the line.


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Stop Wizet\'s blatant discrimination of the GLQBT community.
Dear Maplers: I am here to ask that those of you who identify or sympathize with the GLQBT community stop buying NX Cash. The reason is because Wizet has created an item, the crush ring, which can only be used by a boy and a girl. Why could two girls or two guys not use it Simple. Because Wizet doesn\'t want to PROTECT gays from discrimination, they want to BAN them. If they are going to cut out any sort of sexual content, then straight partnerships should not be allowed either (or, for that matter, even the WORD straight), as a partnership/marriage/engagement/whatever implies sexuality. I realize, also, that the cash shop is very popular, so as an alternative, I ask that those of you who agree with me sign this petition in order to get them to stop such discrimination. Thank you for your time. -Riki, a.k.a. Kedyven
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Thermoregulation & Body Temperature
Winter Weather and Senior Horses: In or Out?
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Insertion loss versus frequency in the IF band must be flat to achieve optimum system performance. The ADG904-R switch is ideally suited for this circuit because it has very flat insertion loss versus frequency. The insertion loss also remains flat over the supply voltage and temperature range. Switch off isolation is another very important parameter to maximize the performance of this circuit. The ADG904-R has excellent off isolation of greater than −50 dB up to 200 MHz.
The circuit consists of two ADG904-R CMOS RF switches and three IF SAW filters connected as shown in Figure 1. The switches have a supply voltage range of 1.65 V to 2.75 V. In this evaluation, a nominal value of 2.5 V is used. The RF input is connected to Pin 10 (RFC) of the ADG904-R switch, U1. The ADG904-R switch is a SP4T switch where the RFC pin is the common connection to all four switches (RF1, RF2, RF3 and RF4). Pin 4 of U1 (RF1) is connected to the input of the Triquint 856592 SAW filter. This filter is a single ended filter with a characteristic impedance of 50 Ω. It has a center frequency of 140 MHz and a typical 1 dB bandwidth of 20.7 MHz. Note that lumped element matching is required to achieve the optimum 50 Ω termination impedance. The output of the filter is connected to pin 17 (RF2) of the ADG904-R, U2.
Similarly, the second SAW filter (Triquint 856684) is connected to U1 and U2. In this case, the filter is connected to Pin 17 (RF2) of U1 and Pin 4 (RF1) of U2. The 856684 filter has a center frequency of 140 MHz and a typical 1 dB bandwidth of 16.18 MHz.
The third SAW filter (Triquint 856656) is connected to Pin 7 (RF3) of U1 and Pin 14 (RF4) of U2. The 856656 filter has a centre frequency of 140 MHz and a typical 1 dB bandwidth of 11.82 MHz.
It is important to use the PCB land layout pattern recommended by the manufacturer of the SAW filters. To achieve the maximum isolation from the input port to the output port, a plated slot was positioned under the filter. Improving this isolation enables the full out-of-band attenuation to be achieved and minimizes the in-band ripple. Each filter is matched to 50 Ω on the input port and output port using 0603 size inductor and capacitor lumped elements. This is an important aspect for achieving good performance from the circuit evaluation board. To further improve isolation, the 50 Ω transmission lines that connect the filters to the switches and to the RF edge connectors are designed as coplanar waveguides.
The standalone insertion loss vs. frequency for the 11.82 MHz bandwidth filter is shown in Figure 3. This data was measured with the filter on a separate circuit evaluation PCB with the same transmission line design and matching components, but with no switches in the RF path. This response is used as reference data. The insertion loss at 140 MHz was −9.17 dB, which is consistent with the data sheet value of −9.2 dB typical.
Figure 1. IF Band-Pass Filter Bank Switching Network (Simplified Schematic: All Connections and Decoupling Not Shown)
Figure 2. EVAL-CN0211-EB1Z Circuit Evaluation Board.
Figure 4 shows test results from the circuit evaluation PCB when the ADG904R switches are selecting the 856656 SAW filter. The response compares well to the standalone response, which is also included in the plot for reference. Due to the loss of the two ADG904-R switches in series, the insertion loss of the filter has increased by 1 dB. Ripple in the pass band is of importance in wireless infrastructure applications. The ripple across the band is 0.47 dB from the minimum to maximum peak within the pass band of 135.5 MHz to 144.5 MHz. This level is well within the data sheet specification for ripple, which is 0.8 dB max. The high off isolation of the switches is critical in this application to minimize leakage from one filter channel to the next. Poor switch off isolation would increase the in-band insertion loss and ripple of the filter. No evidence of this is visible in these test results.
Figure 5 and Figure 6 show the 856592 and 856684 SAW filter channel test results, respectively. The results shown include the loss from the two ADG904-R switches in series. This loss is approximately 1.0 dB. Both filter channels show good flat insertion loss, plus high out-of-band attenuation levels. The results shown are within the manufacturers data sheet tolerances and clearly show that the ADG904-R switches are not introducing any ripple, mismatch, or affecting the flatness of the filters in any way.
Figure 3. Standalone 140 MHz (Center Frequency), 11.82 MHz (1 dB BW), 856656 SAW Filter Frequency Response, No Switches
Figure 4. 140 MHz (Center Frequency), 11.82 MHz (1 dB BW), 856656 SAW Filter Frequency Response Measured on Evaluation Board with and without Switches
Figure 5. 140 MHz (Center Frequency) 20.7 MHz (1 dB BW) 856592 SAW Filter Frequency Response Measured on Evaluation Board with Switches
Figure 6. 140 MHz (Center Frequency) 16.18 MHz (1 dB BW) 856684 SAW Filter Frequency Response Measured on Evaluation Board with Switches
The absorptive version of the ADG904 switch can also be used in this filter bank switching circuit. The absorptive version contains 50 Ω shunt resistors on the RFx ports. This results in a good 50 Ω match when the switch is in the off state. This is important in some applications where reflected signals in the off channels need to be absorbed.
The circuit can be easily scaled to include more or fewer filter channels. Depending on the number of channels, other switches from the ADG9xx family may be better to use and offer more flexibility with layout. The ADG936 is a dual SPDT switch, the ADG918 is an SPDT switch, and the ADG901 is an SPST switch. All of these switches are available in both absorptive and reflective configurations.
The circuit is designed to be connected to a vector network analyzer (VNA) via SMA type connectors. The SMA connectors on the board are female. To switch between each filter channel there are jumper terminals on the board that can be manually changed. Note that one of the switch throws in each ADG904-R switch is not used. Therefore, when these unused switches are selected, the RF input and RF output ports are isolated, i.e., the switches are not connected to a filter.
Figure 7. Test Setup Functional Block Diagram
Equipment Needed
Setup and Test
The test setup is shown in Figure 7. The VNA is connected to
the circuit evaluation board through 3.5 mm connector type
cables. Full two port calibration of the VNA to the end of the
cables will be required before testing of the circuit evaluation
board. Table 1 shows the logic states to enable each individual
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- Special Populations - Classification
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Andrew Grandchamp, 52, of Brandon, was arrested Tuesday and charged with embezzlement and conspiracy for allegedly taking payment a pack of cigarettes for falsifying the weight of scrap metal delivered to the yard by Robert Withington of Rutland.
Withington, 42, was also arrested and charged with a felony count of conspiracy and misdemeanor offenses of larceny and driving with a suspended license.
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Associated PressSome former guards at the Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Va., are testifying against an Army private charged with sending hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the secret-spilling WikiLeaks website.
The guards are prosecution witnesses in a pretrial hearing that resumes Saturday morning for Pfc. Bradley Manning. He's seeking dismissal of the case, contending his nine months in isolation at Quantico amounted to illegal punishment.
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'Helping people to gain access to safe water and sanitation and contributing to helping the world's poorest people gain access to these basic requirements.
Specific Aims The charity Alive&Well has a very clear, simple focus:
To sink wells in villages in Africa, specifically Sierra Leone, putting in place firm foundations for building stable and healthy communities.
Our aim is to:
- Deliver safe water bore holes in a sustainable manner by training local crews to use the percussion drilling rigs, loan them the Alive&Well drilling rigs and support them with a living wage for themselves and their families while they drill free water bore-holes for other communities. Self help – real help.
- Develop our existing pump workshop to build low maintenance, reliable pumps that can be mass-produced for the bore holes we drill.
- Support the development of local skills/trades that are directly associated with the drilling crews and pump manufacture.
- Enable villages and communities where we have drilled wells to be self-sufficient and maintain and repair pumps for themselves.
- Develop our relationship with the Pujehun Development Organisation as our partner in the region and help it build a robust and sustainable internal management structure.
- Bring safe drinking water to the rural districts of Sierra Leone
- Become experts in the provision of water bore-holes and pumps to Sierra Leone
- Seek innovative ways and relationships to further our aims.
Note: A bore-hole will supply sufficient clean water for 250 people. Villages in the region vary in size and our plan is to work closely with our NGO partner, the Pujehun Development Organisation (PDO), the local communities and community leaders prior to starting work in a chiefdom so that we can identify those communities in greatest need.
All Alive&Well delivered water provision must be:
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- Sustainable
We will not finish working with a community until the above criteria are met or until we are convinced that it is physically not possible to locate water using available technology.
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- Place drilling rigs on the ground. These will be permanently available to the communities in the region. The rig is a simple mobile cable percussion drill and a 4×4 vehicle to pull it. A cable percussion drill – the drilling tools are suspended from a wire rope and are lifted and dropped to cut a borehole. More information can be found at www.dando.com
- Recruit and train local crews The crews will then use the rig to provide wells for communities that have no means to pay for them otherwise. (This statement doesn't really relate to its heading)
- Contribute to the development of sustainable communities We understand that there are many other elements needed to enable the creation of sustainable communities which is why we are working in partnership with the charity 'Wherever the Need' (WTN) www.wherevertheneed.org.uk. It is a symbiotic relationship as WTN focus their efforts on the provision of sanitation and enterprise projects in the Pujehun region and Alive&Well concentrate on the provision of bore-holes, pumps and training. WTN have the experience and expertise to help coordinate further use of the clean water supply for sanitation, irrigation and water storage (for the dry season) schemes.
Future Goals (Timeline)
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
Orange crew funding secured for 2013: £8,000 | Orange crew funding secured for 2014: £8,000 | Orange crew funding secured for 2015: £8,000 | Orange crew funding secured for 2016: £8,000 | |
Second Orange Crew Team Fund raisingTarget: £5,000 | ||||
New vehicle funding /sponsorship raisedTarget: £22,000 | ||||
Second-hand Dando rig Fund- raisingTarget: £7,000 | Green crew funding secured for 2014 | Second Green Crew Team Fund raisingTarget: £10,000 | ||
New UK Crew form to create second SL Expedition – Green Crew | New UK Crew Fundraising achieves target: £40,000* | |||
Second Orange crew team in place | Second Expedition to SL under way | |||
New Toyota in country | ||||
Secondhand rig purchased in UK |
* Excluding cost of second hand rig


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LO: LO: Minister, welcome to the program.
NR: Good morning.
LO: Mark Latham, what do you think of him?
NR: Well, look, I think we're seeing a lot of former leaders from both sides of politics appearing during this campaign. I think that when it comes to election day people will be much more focused on what we're offering in terms of alternatives, what the Gillard Government can deliver and what Mr Abbott is promising as prime minister. But we've seen John Hewson, we've seen Bob Hawke, we've seen Malcolm Fraser, we've had a whole cast of former leaders making appearances. And it adds colour and movement, but ultimately, it doesn't actually focus on the real issues that will affect the community, and that's keeping the economy strong, which enables us to invest in the health services, the area closest to my heart. And there couldn't be a starker difference between us and the Liberal Party on both of those issues.
LO: But why do you think that Mark Latham is doing the kind of thing that he did yesterday? By the way, our CEO apologised on behalf of this network and said that he crossed the line. But why do you think he's doing that to his old party?
NR: Well I don't know. I can't speculate what his motivation is, but I think, really, we all know that ultimately the public cares much more about what a Government will do for them, whether it is providing more health services or investing in having world class schools, than they are about personalities. And ultimately, that's a matter for the media, how much attention is given to personalities and how much attention is given to the former leaders. But really, when you look at Malcolm Fraser saying that Mr Abbott is not ready to govern, and Peter Costello saying that Mr Abbott is bored by economics, he's got some pretty big issues to worry about on his side of politics and that's what happens in election campaigns.
LO: But it is the Labor Party itself that's created the Rudd monster, if you like. It is because of what happened to Kevin Rudd that he is now dominating the campaign.
NR: Well, I think the Labor Party, as we famously said before, is bigger than just one person. And I think that's what former prime minister Kevin Rudd has made clear, and certainly what Julia Gillard as Prime Minister has made clear. It's actually what we offer as a Labor Government that is going to be in people's minds when they vote on election day, and there is a vast range of differences between us. Being able to keep the economy strong, being able to get rid of WorkChoices, being able to deliver the National Broadband Network, and in health and education, implementing some changes that have never been tackled before, and interestingly, when it comes to health, an issue where Mr Abbott didn't have the guts as the Health Minister to be able to pursue the ambitious changes that will improve services to our children, to grandmas...
LO: I hate to point it out, but all of the things that you're mentioning happened under Kevin Rudd. They became policy under Kevin Rudd, they were implemented under Kevin Rudd, and yet, the Labor Party threw Kevin Rudd out. If he did such wonderful things, why did you do that?
NR: Well I don't think anybody has been trying to walk away from what have been very ambitious health reforms, and Prime Minister Gillard has made clear that this is something that is a very positive legacy of Prime Minister Rudd. But ultimately...
LO: But that's the whole point. If he did this and if he had this legacy, why did you throw him out?
NR: Well I think we've been through all of that before. We've made clear that there were a range of issues where we believed we needed to take a different direction. This is one where we are determined to be able to implement ambitious reforms, because we know that they are going to deliver better services. We know that mums and dads want to be able to ring a GP in the middle of the night to get some advice about a sick child. We know people want to get their hip replacement done more quickly. These are things that Mr Abbott is tossing out the window. He has them on the health cuts list, and I think the challenge for Mr Abbott today when he's launching his campaign, is to explain to people - he's in Brisbane - Mr Abbott needs to explain to the people of Queensland why he is taking away commitments for GP superclinics, extra beds in hospitals across the country, from Cairns to Townsville, Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Mr Abbott needs to explain why those communities don't deserve those services, and so far, we've heard nothing on that.
LO: I wonder if you and others in senior positions in the Labor Party appreciate the irony of the situation. Julia Gillard hoping to be rescued by the bloke she knifed?
NR: Well, look, I think that the context that you may want to put it in, Laurie. But ultimately...
LO: Is there another context?
NR: Well I am a strong believer in thinking and being able to point to many examples where Labor, as a party, has a history of delivering health reforms, and this is not just one prime minister's history, this goes back to introducing the pharmaceutical benefits scheme. Introducing Medicare and now fundamentally reforming the way that we fund the hospitals and the GP services. That's greater than any one person. There's many people who have contributed fabulously to that. But we are taking to the community an opportunity for them to decide whether they want to improve and enhance their health services further, or whether they want to go back to Mr Abbott cutting those services.
LO: On the night of the leadership change, you said you were sad, but you added and I quote, "What would have been more sad is for us to not give ourselves the best chance." In other words, you thought you wouldn't win the election under Kevin Rudd. Now you seem to think that you can't win it without him.
NR: Well again, I don't agree with that assessment Laurie. I think that we have done the right thing to give ourselves the best chance to win an election, which is going to be fundmentally a photo finish. We've always said that it was going to be really difficult. I don't think that the media or the community believed it was going to be difficult. I think now there is a new focus on that, and if the polls that we're seeing today and in the last couple of days are correct, Mr Abbott would be the Prime Minister in two weeks time and I think that would be a devastating impact for the community. We will see cuts again to health services. Communities from the Gold Coast to Wynham to Townsville, to Cairns, let alone the rest of the country, but I know everyone is focused on... And I think you're in Brisbane today too... The impact on those communities will be devastating. Our health service will not be invested in, will stop the National Broadband rollout. Our economy is going to be in the hands of someone who is already bored with the economy and thinks we should copy New Zealand when they went into recession. This is a big choice. That will be a very bad outcome for the country and we want people, of course, to focus on what we, as a Labor Government offer, which will improve their lives into the future and the risks that Mr Abbott poses.
LO: The kind of message that you're trying to get out today has been obscured I guess, by the whole soap opera thing in the Labor Party. How do you shake off the soap opera for the final fortnight and get on to proper mainstream campaigning?
NR: Well we've been campaigning across the country from day one, and it is interesting because...
LO: No-one has noticed because of the soap opera.
NR: Well I think in local communities, people do notice. I think people notice when I go to the QE2 hospital in Brisbane and say they are going to get a new palliative care ward, when I can announce to a community that they're getting 20 extra beds, when we can explain that there is going to be a superclinic in their community so they can get afterhours care. Communities do understand that. It is true that that hasn't always been in the national headlines, but I think, increasingly, people are focusing on the local impact for them, and when they see that their schools and their children won't get computers that they need for their studies or where they worry that their jobs might be at risk because Mr Abbott hasn't got any strong economic record, in fact he's got a very dubious one, these are pretty big issues and I suspect people are actually quite focused and quite concerned about those. Not just about the personality politics that of course we've seen dominate much of the campaign nationally.
LO: Well before Tony Abbott came out with his health policy the other day, you claimed on the basis of his record as Health Minister, that he would want to wind back health spending. In fact, he's proposed quite a significant increase, hasn't he?
NR: Well no, he hasn't Laurie. What he has actually proposed...
LO: Well, $3.1 billion, an extra 2,800 hospital beds. That's pretty big.
NR: Well, $3.1 billion compared to our $7.4 billion of extra spending - 2,800 beds, 1,000 of which he hasn't actually accounted for in his budgeting. So I actually don't accept that these are commitments that are real. He has either not costed them properly, in which case there's a half a billion dollar hole, or they're a 1,000 beds short. And he can't tell us where those beds will be. He can't tell communities that have commitments already made to them whether he will honour those. And I think this is actually quite a damaging policy which has been put together in a rush, and which makes clear, by the way, that he will not pay for any beds until they are actually set up. So effectively, writing IOUs for millions of dollars across the country where we pay and he might actually pay in the end. I don't think that...
LO: But isn't that better than the kind of thing we've seen with school halls, where money is sort of loaded up at the front and then the States can do what they like?
NR: Well, if it were a situation where States could do what they liked, that would be right. But that is not the situation agreed to by us with the States and Territories. There are, in fact, much more strict performance accounting measures. There are strict quality measures. There are new pricing arrangements. All things which Mr Abbott is trashing. He's cutting funding for all of those things. He won't even support the My Hospitals website, which would allow consumers to compare what is happening at their local hospital and another. This is a man who when he was the Health Minister said he thought this was a good idea, and now he's trashing it as part of his savings to make a big headline promise on beds which he will never deliver.
LO: You say that he won't deliver, you say he hasn't funded his promises, but Labor to fund your promises is going to rip $300 million out of Medibank Private as a special dividend. Why can't the money go to policyholders?
NR: Well, this is a one-off event. Of course we have made sure...
LO: I'm sure policyholders wouldn't mind a one-off premium cut either.
NR: Well, by its nature, from tuning it from a not-for-profit organisation into one which has its separate corporate identity and does pay a benefit to taxpayers well into the future. But remember the comparison here is that Mr Abbott wants to sell off Medibank and have it be entirely private. There will be no benefits that are paid to taxpayers and there won't be then any sort of competitive tension which exists from having at least a majority publicly owned private health insurer compared with others. So I think you do have to look at the two different options that are being put forward here, and Mr Abbott has always said that he would sell off Medibank. He doesn't really seem to believe that there's a public role in health at all because we know that he cut $1 billion from public hospitals when he was in Government. And we're fearful that if he's the Prime Minister, he'll take that approach to health spending again, just cuts and cuts and cuts.
LO: In his policy speech today, Mr Abbott will say that the coalition are the better economic managers and he'll be able to point to opinion polls showing that the punters agree with him.
NR: Well I think that it is our job certainly, to make clear again to people really the extraordinary work that was done in protecting the economy from the global financial crisis and the hundreds of thousands of people that have kept their jobs as a result of it. And in comparison, you have Mr Abbott, who even the former Treasurer Peter Costello says is not interested in the economics, whose former leader, Malcolm Fraser, says he's not fit to govern. These sorts of issues I think are pretty important, when you have the New Zealand Finance Minister saying he's bemused by this debate and Mr Abbott's praising the situation in New Zealand, when actually they went into recession and we were able to protect Australia from that. So I think there will be a big focus for the rest of this campaign on Mr Abbott's ability to manage the economy. The risks of not being able to manage it, and of course, then the cost to the community in terms of services that can be delivered, whether it is through health or education or the National Broadband Network.
LO: You lay down a couple of markers. What should Mr Abbott do in his policy speech today?
NR: I think the challenge for Mr Abbott is to explain to communities across the country why they don't deserve a GP super clinic. Why mums and dads across the country shouldn't be able to pick up the phone at no cost and get a GP to talk to in the middle of the night? Why there shouldn't be faster access to elective surgery if your grandma needs a hip replacement? He needs to explain to the Cairns community or the Townsville community why they shouldn't get the extra beds that our Government is delivering because of a partnership with the States and Territories. And if he doesn't do that, the community is entitled to say - why should we vote for him if he can't protect these extra services or guarantee them coming to our community? What is in it for us?
LO: Minister, we're out of time, but we thank you.
NR: Thanks very much.


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