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I don't know if Animals are really planned right now, but I would like to see them implemented. They would be separate from regular monster spawns and escalations, as well as being a source for in game resources.
They could even be used with the same mechanics that generate nodes. The equivalent harvesting node might spawn 1-3 animals, while a gathering node might spawn an entire pack of animals in an area. If they are farmed too much, they will die out, or move to a different hex.
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There has been some mentions of beast taming/handling in the past. But nothing official. So I'd like to make this post, in the hopes that it might be!
I'd like the ability to tame beast's, be it wolves, horses or giant spiders. Depending on the animal, its size and stats it could be used for a number of different purposes. Mount, guard, escort. You name it! Now I don't want you to confuse this with the rangers animal companion. What I am talking about is much closer to the beast taming in mortal online.
Where you had to go out in the world and find animals to tame. But to do so, you had to focus on the taming skill. What this meant is that while you might have been a weakling in combat, you could make up for this, by eventually be escorted by 1-3 attack hounds, which would do your fighting for you.
It was also a good way to make gold as the tamers were the only source a player could get a mount from. You could then also level each animal up in different ways, making a horse faster or a wolf stronger in combat and so on.
A final feature I LOVED. Was the fact that the animals were a constant in the world, unless you placed them in a stable in the city. This meant there was no magical mounts appearing out of nowhere. You had to be careful of where you decided to park your mount, both to assure no one would get any funny ideas about killing it (or stealing it if it wasn't very loyal to you) and you'd have a quick escape if things turned bad.
In one specific moment, I was being chased down by two players, I opened up the pet command menu and called for my horse. Soon enough I saw it in the distance coming right for me, to my rescue.
Mortal had a lot of issues, but this was one feature I really love and would gladly welcome into PFO.
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Sounds like a wonderful addition. Though I believe it should be limited to animals and a few animal like magical beasts. Griffons/Hippogriffs at the highest levels perhaps. Lets keep dragons and such as major events needing player cooperation to see to.
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I agree. I will certainly settle for a manticore or a dinosaur at the more epic levels. If only because they are mighty beasts, where as Dragons are sentient creatures. Which is how I feel they should be treated. Its another thing which bothered me in WoW. In the neatherdrake quest line they made it clear that this was a partnership, you had to earn the right to ride on their backs.
Then of course it never speaks to you again and it follows you around like a pack mule. Worse yet some you just find in chests and they follow you without a word! It takes away from the epicness of the creature.
One dream I'd have is to tame a rust monster! I bet that would scare the common bandit right off!
Voted yes, but that's the kind of stuff that won't happen anyway until GW got the IA right for rangers and druids pets.
I like ideas *like* this though I can live without this exact idea. Like in EQ, Enchanters could dire charm any monster (up to a certain level) and use it as a pet until it dies, or the enchanter leaves. Or in WoW, hunters being able to tame any animal and use it as a permanent pet. That *type* of thing, I like. It's just cool.
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Certainly! I am not saying we should copy Mortal. It was just a fairly good example of someone doing a very advanced/fun beast handling mechanic. Though I would still like for mounts to come from other players.
I like the idea of animals put to useful work:-
1. Guard dogs/wolves to sniff intruders/patrol.
2. Different types of animal beast of burden either mount, hauling, working fields
3. trained attack animals in combat I suppose?
4. Even livestock for food and atmophere?
Beast taming would be a great addition to Pathfinder online since in the PnP Pathfinder you can purchase many types of domestic animals for mounts, work animals, and guard dogs. This should require a player to invest skill into a "Handle Animal" skill with the ability to get access to certain commands at certain skill levels. They could also have handle animal be part of the class requirements for gaining ranger or druid levels, and with those levels be able to get an "Animal Companion" ability that would allow them to be able to tame a few types of wild animals.
Yes a movable feast of resources as well as providing atmosphere and diversity for the River Kingdoms. We already have wolves.
Again skill-training, would trapping, stalking (again for rangers) this required to capture these elusive and hardy animals in a world full of predation and dangers.
I would love to see work put in to develop animal companions (for ranger and druids) and familiars (for wizards and sorcerers).
For those classes their respective NPC is an important part of the identity. For rangers, it is so iconic it is hard to find a game where such a character doesnt have one.
Not only that but it can lead to things like animal husbandry and taming.
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I don't think we need to put in requests for features that are already definitely planned.
The idea isnt to request features that are already planned, but to give the devs an idea of if this is something they should look into doing sooner rather than later.
So while yes, its planned, but could it be an EE goal instead of a OE goal?
Great idea that this could follow the resource node overutilization schema. It would be away to show diversity and give room for some future skill-set growth (such as Druids and Rangers). Both aggro and non-agro wildlife should be considered. It would increase immersion as well with maybe a small amount of coding?
I do enjoy games like early Skyrim where I could spend 15 minutes hunting down that buck I shot with my bow across the river...
The only problem I have with this idea is the amount of animations that would need to be done for animals. Time consuming stuff. I'd rather have animation time devoted to new classes or weapons, to be honest. But were it not for that, I'd be game.
I agree with you Alain, this is an idea for when they grow their staff more. Although, if they were able to give us Graphic Design/Animation tools, then I think there would be people in the community willing to devote time to this project.
Animals,... lots of potential for... lots of things.
If the investment and commitment is there (and doesn't disrupt the balance significantly nor require too much development investment) then this would be a feature that could easily encourage fence sitters to jump on board. Lotsa people love this kinda customisation (and fluff) as it adds a special bit of recognition (not e-peen, but a visible form of recognition) to who they are. That would be meaningful for them, their friends and enemies.
I do think that there should be significant investment required to achieve something like this (so not everyone is running around with dire bears and the like) and that they be rare skills that may not necessarily contribute to combat (although that may be a little tough.) I am open to other implementations but once again, keeping things minimalist for now with a possibility of improving them in the future if they are under-powered or plain useless.
This feature could also be useful for a source of quests and other interactions.
I think domesticated animals makes a lot of sense. Consider Farmer and Herder skills, having to establish related points of interest, and then the animals as a source of materials for crafting. It makes much more sense for wool and hides to come from domesticated animals, than it does for them to come from piles of trash scattered about the countryside. Similarly, it makes sense for raiders to run off with those resources, or even rustle the domesticated animals. Then, of course, there can be hunting of wild animals.
I'd love to see harvesting nodes for pelts look like animals...at the very least. As it is right now, killing critters isn't how you get pelts...it's by digging through trash piles that also give you coal or iron or etc. Plants have specific nodes as do minerals...why not critter parts?


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Actually, Blow's been involved in the online gaming scene for over a decade.
Although WoW's success is certainly too complex of an issue to ascribe to one or two factors, replayability, and the entire "team" dynamic appear to be two of the most important. Leveling up comes far far after that.
Blow's first project [wulfram.com] is actually still alive over 10 years after its original release.
All the best gear and consequent social esteem comes from random drops. Because the drops are random, your best strategy is to spend as much time as possible killing as many things as you can to increase your chances of getting rewarded. Since these drops give social esteem, for a lot of people the payoff is high enough to be worth a significant investment in time.
It's basically the same kind of thing that causes people to spend hours in front of slot machines.
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- Release Date: Jul 3, 2012
- Summary: The solo debut release from the Belle and Sebastian guitarist shows influences from 1960's pop music.
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- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Jul 16, 2012His jangly, '60s-style ditties are allowed to run free through the village green. [20 Jul 2012, p.72]
Jun 15, 2012It's not so much "old sad bastard music," as Barry described it--more like charmingly puerile lullabies.
Jul 2, 2012Jackson may have been cast in the eternal sideman role in Belle & Sebastian, but (I Can't Get No) Stevie Jackson shows without a doubt that he is a pop craftsman in his own right.
Jun 15, 2012If you like 'The Wrong Girl' or 'I'm Not Living In The Real World', you'll find plenty to enjoy here. If you tend to shuffle past the B&S that isn't pure Stuart Murdoch, you'll just find your punnery tolerance levels severely tested.
Aug 24, 2012No one's asking Jackson to bare his soul. Still, there's a surface-y, writing-exercise quality to many of these songs. (I Can't Get No) Stevie Jackson doesn't really give us much Stevie Jackson, just some clever jottings and puns and tunes he's scratched out in a notebook.
Aug 22, 2012The album works its minimal beats and retrograde high to near perfection, perhaps only because of it had the ultimate incubation period. [Aug/Sep 2012, p.118]
Jun 15, 2012At the end of the day, I Can't Get No (Stevie Jackson) proves that Jackson is a perfectly capable guitarist for the band he plays in, who has the ability to whip a song now and again for a long player. Writing a whole album's worth of material? Not so much.
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Hey guys... Is it cheaper to get 5 1 gallon jugs or just a 5 gallon carboy for aging? I have a 6 gallon Carboy that my mead has been sitting in for a month and a half, but Im ready to rack it from the secondary to another vessel for bulk aging...
My local publix has 3 liter glass jugs filled with wine.. but that is pretty expensive as well.
Just trying to figure out how I can get this mead to a spot with minimal air space to bulk age without buying $35 dollars worth of marbles. Anyone have any suggestions?
Maybe its just best to buy a 5 gallon carboy.
Check out your local home brew store. I picked up my 1 gal jugs for ~$5 a pop. I like them because I can do small batches and experiment. I think you can find 5 gal carboys online for around $30, but there is probably a hefty shipping cost. I'd guess you could save a few $ with the 1 gal jugs.
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4 liter Carlo Rossi jugs make great fermenters and come with something called 'wine'. There are 1.5 liter versions that are great for making starters in too. Not too expensive.
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If you have a glass recycle yard sometimes you can sweet talk the person working there into giving you glass bottles for free. My buddy does it to get wine bottles and gallon jugs he usually brings the girl a bottle of home made wine and she lets him fill his truck with anything he wants. It's worth a try cheers
Your best bet is a 5 gallon carboy, they only run 17.95cnd in my neck of the woods...and you arnt stuck drinking Carlo Rossi.
Drank too much?...Is that a thing?
If you're after the gallon jugs.. try a local church.. communion wine. I purchased 4 for $10 at my LHBS.. Employee there told me they had gotten them from a church.
The juice aisle of your local grocery store. I pick up a gallon of organic apple juice for $8 every few weeks.
Thanks for all the tips everyone!! Looks like I have some options.


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We watched the show on a two for one coupon, so at $25 each, it wasn't a bad deal. However, compared to other stage hypnosis, this show is the C+ to B- range - Kevin spends quite a bit of time "pumping the audience" rather than having his participants perform the comedy. Part of this may be due to the intimate size of the crowd (under 50 people). Other shows we have seen have bigger crowds and more "weeded out" people.
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Koe then added a point in the sixth for a 6-3 advantage. Cotter scored two in the seventh end but Koe added a point in the eighth.
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Inviting FearAbove all, a materialistic society desires certainty—it seeks to guarantee it; passes laws to enforce it; wipes our the pathogens that threaten it; and lets everyone have guns to protect it. Even the seemingly innocuous habits of inking in plans and clinging to beliefs and opinions are the reverse-image of the uncertainties that the heart yearns to be certain about. Yet, if we seek security in that which is inherently uncertain, dukkha, or discontent, is the inevitable result. More »
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A Thousand Lives Away: Buddhism in Contemporary BurmaA Thousand Lives Away: Buddhism in Contemporary Burma By Winston J. King, forward by Edward Conze. Reissued by Asian Humanities Press: Fremont, California, 1990, 238 pp., paper, $15.95. More »
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Loving the Enemy•As a mother would risk her lifeto protect her only child, even so should one cultivate a limitless heart with regard to all beings. With goodwill for the entire cosmos, cultivate a limitless heart: Above, below, and all around, unobstructed, without hostility or hate. Whether standing, walking, sitting, or lying down, as long as one is alert, one should be resolved on this mindfulness. This is called a sublime abiding here and now. —The Buddha,from Sutta Nipata 1.8 • More »
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What Do Buddhists Mean When They Talk About Emptiness?Emptiness is a mode of perception, a way of looking at experience. It adds nothing to, and takes nothing away from, the raw data of physical and mental events. You look at events in the mind and the senses with no thought of whether there's anything lying behind them. More »
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The Power of JudgmentWhen the Buddha told Ananda that the entirety of the practice lay in having an admirable friend, he wasn't saying something warm and reassuring about the compassion of others. He was pointing out three uncomfortable truths—about delusion and trust—that call for clear powers of judgment. The first truth is that you can't really trust yourself to see through your delusion on your own. When you're deluded, you don't know you're deluded. You need some trustworthy outside help to point it out to you. This is why, when the Buddha advised the Kalamas to know for themselves, one of the things he told them to know for themselves was how wise people would judge their behavior. When he advised his son, Rahula, to examine his own actions as he would his face in a mirror, he said that if Rahula saw that his actions had caused any harm, he should talk it over with a knowledgeable friend on the path. That way he could learn how to be open with others—and himself—about his mistakes and at the same time tap into the knowledge that his friend had gained. He wouldn't have to keep reinventing the dharma wheel on his own. So if you really want to become skillful in your thoughts, words, and deeds, you need a trustworthy friend to point out your blind spots. And because those spots are blindest around your unskillful habits, the primary duty of a trustworthy friend is to point out your faults—for only when you see your faults can you correct them; only when you correct them are you benefiting from your friend's compassion in pointing them out. Regard him as one who points out treasure, the wise one who seeing your faults rebukes you. Stay with this sort of sage. For the one who stays with a sage of this sort, things get better, not worse. —Dhammapada 76 In passing judgment on your faults, an admirable friend is like a trainer. Once, when a horse trainer came to see the Buddha, the Buddha asked him how he trained his horses. The trainer said that some horses responded to gentle training, others to harsh training, others required both harsh and gentle training; but if a horse didn't respond to either type of training, he'd kill the horse to maintain the reputation of his teachers' lineage. Then the trainer asked the Buddha how he trained his students, and the Buddha replied, "In the same way." Some students responded to gentle criticism, others to harsh criticism, others to a mixture of the two, but if a student didn't respond to either type of criticism, he'd kill the student. This shocked the horse trainer, until the Buddha explained what he meant by "killing": He wouldn't train the student any further, which essentially killed the student's opportunity to grow in the practice. So the first prerequisite in maintaining an admirable friend is being willing to take criticism, both gentle and harsh. This is why the Buddha told his disciples not to teach for money, for the person paying is the one who determines what's taught, and people rarely pay for the criticism they need to hear. But even if the teacher is teaching for free, you run into the Buddha's second uncomfortable truth: You can't open your heart to just anyone. Our powers of judgment really do have power, and because that power can cause long-term help or harm, you have to take care in choosing your friend. Don't fall into the easy trap of being judgmental or nonjudgmental—judgmental in trusting your knee-jerk likes or dislikes, nonjudgmental in trusting that every dharma teacher would be equally beneficial as a guide. Instead, be judicious in choosing the person whose judgments you're going to take on as your own. This, of course, sounds like a catch-22: You need a good teacher to help develop your powers of judgment, but welldeveloped powers of judgment to recognize who a good teacher might be. And even though there's no foolproof way out of the catch—after all, you can master a foolproof way and still be a fool—there is a way if you're willing to learn from experience. And fortunately the Buddha gave advice about how to develop your powers of judgment, so that you know what to look for along the way. In fact, his recommendations for how to choose an admirable friend are a preliminary exercise in discernment: learning how to develop judicious powers of judgment so that you, too, can become an admirable friend, first to yourself and then to the people around you. The first step in being judicious is understanding what it means to judge in a helpful way. Think not of a justice sitting on her bench, passing a verdict of guilt or innocence, but of a piano teacher listening to you play. She's not passing a final verdict on your potential as a pianist. Instead, she's judging a work in progress: listening to your intention for the performance, listening to your execution of that intention, and then deciding whether it works. If it doesn't, she has to figure out if the problem is with the intention or the execution, make helpful suggestions, and then let you try again. She keeps this up until she's satisfied with your performance. The important principle is that she never directs her judgments at you as a person. Instead she has to stay focused on your actions, to keep looking for better ways to raise them to higher and higher standards. At the same time, you're learning from her how to judge your own playing: thinking more carefully about your intention, listening more carefully to your execution, developing higher standards for what works, and learning to think outside the box for ways to improve. Most important of all, you're learning to focus your judgment on your performance, and not on yourself. This way—when there's less you invested in your habits—you're more willing to recognize unskillful habits and to drop them in favor of more skillful ones. Of course, when you and your teacher are judging your improvement on a particular piece, it's part of a longer process of judging how well the relationship is working. She has to judge, over time, if you're benefiting from her guidance, and so do you. But again, neither of you is judging the worth of the other person. She's simply deciding—based on your progress—whether it's worth her while to continue taking you on as a student. You're judging the extent to which her recommendations are actually helping you perform more effectively. If either of you decides to terminate the relationship, it shouldn't be because she's a bad teacher or you're a bad student, but simply that she's not the teacher for you, or you're not the student for her. In the same way, when you're evaluating a potential dharma teacher, remember that there's no Final Judgment in Buddhism. When looking for a teacher, you want someone who will evaluate your actions as a work in progress, and you have to apply the same standard to him or her. And you're not trying to take on the superhuman role of evaluating that person's essential worth. You're simply judging whether his or her actions embody the kinds of skills you'd like to develop and the types of mental qualities—which are also a kind of action—that you'd trust in a trainer or guide. After all, the only way we know anything about other people is through their actions, so that's as far as our judgments can fairly extend. At the same time, though, because we're judging whether we want to internalize another person's standards, it's not unfair to pass judgment on what they're doing. It's for our own protection. 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Irises which exhibit capacitive reactance in a heavily loaded rectangular waveguide comprise generally U-shaped conductive vanes positioned in the waveguide perpendicular to the length of the waveguide with the opening of the "U" toward a broad wall of the waveguide but spaced therefrom. These irises are effective for increasing the electrical length of ferrite rectangular waveguide phase shifters. These irises may be added to the completed phase shifter to adjust its length by inserting them through previously formed apertures in one of the narrow walls of the waveguide.
1. In combination:
an elongated rectangular waveguide adapted for propagating waves along its elongated axis and comprising a pair of oppositely disposed, parallel broad walls spaced by a pair of oppositely disposed, parallel relatively narrower walls;
a substantially U-shaped electrically conductive iris being oriented transverse to said elongated axis and having a base and a pair of substantially parallel legs each having a first end and a second end, said first ends of said legs merging into said base and said legs spaced apart at their second ends by a gap, said iris positioned in said waveguide with said legs extending parallel to said narrower walls and with said base extending parallel to said broad walls, said iris being further dimensioned and positioned so that said second ends of said legs are spaced from said broad walls.
2. The combination recited in claim 1 wherein said iris is substantially a rectangular U.
3. The combination recited in claim 1 wherein said legs are of equal width within the waveguide.
4. The combination recited in claim 1 wherein:
the width of the gap between the legs is between 0.04 inch and 0.1 inch; and
the length of said legs from their first end to their second end is between 0.35 and 0.47 inch.
5. The combination recited in claim 1 wherein said waveguide is heavily loaded.
6. The combination recited in claim 5 wherein said waveguide comprises a ferrite phase shifter and said loading is induced by the body of ferrite material within the ferrite phase shifter.
7. The combination recited in claim 6 wherein:
said broad walls of said waveguide are substantially 0.778 inch wide;
said narrow walls of said waveguide are substantially 0.570 inch wide;
said iris is substantially a rectangular U and extends into said waveguide a distance between about 0.1 inch and 0.25 inch from one of said narrow walls;
said iris extends a distance between about 0.40 inch and 0.52 inch in the direction which is parallel to the narrow walls and perpendicular to said elongated axis of said waveguide;
said legs are between about 0.35 inch and 0.47 inch long; and
the gap between said legs is between about 0.04 and 0.1 inch.
8. An iris set for use in an elongated rectangular waveguide adapted for propagating waves along its elongated axis and comprising a pair of oppositely disposed, parallel broad walls spaced by a pair of oppositely disposed, parallel relatively narrower walls, each iris of said set extending through one of said narrower walls and being oriented transverse to the direction of propagation of said waves, said iris set comprising:
a connecting bar;
a plurality of U-shaped conductive irises, each having parallel legs which merge into a connecting base at one end, the other ends of said legs spaced by a gap;
said conductive irises spaced along said bar, each of said irises fixed to said bar along one of said iris's said legs so that when said iris is inserted in said waveguide through said narrow wall said base extends parallel to one of said broad walls and said other ends of said legs are adjacent to the other of said broad walls.
9. The iris set recited in claim 8 wherein each of said irises is substantially a rectangular U.
The Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. N00017-70-C-2403 awarded by Department of the Navy.
This invention relates to waveguides and more particularly to irises for rectangular waveguides.
Phase shifters are often used in large numbers in systems such as array antennas. Typical insertion phase shift for a ferrite waveguide phase shifter is about 2000�. In order to obtain the designed performance from such systems all of the phase shifters must produce the same insertion phase shift within a tolerance. This tolerance depends on the specifications for the system. In some systems this tolerance is as small as �5�--a tolerance of �0.25% for a nominal 2000� insertion phase shift.
The fabrication of ferrite rectangular waveguide phase shifters has not been refined to the point where all phase shifters are produced with their insertion phase within �5� of the design value. Most of those not within tolerance (about 90%) are electrically longer than desired while some (about 10%) are electrically shorter than desired.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,789,330 to Dixon et al. discloses decreasing the electrical length of such phase shifters by inserting inductive irises (vanes) into the rectangular waveguide through apertures in one of the narrow walls of the waveguide. (A rectangular waveguide has two wide or broad walls and two narrow walls. The wide walls are sometimes referred to as the top and bottom and the narrow walls are sometimes referred to as the sides of the waveguide.) In order to minimize the Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) or mismatch associated with these inductive irises, Dixon et al. teach using them in sets of two or three (pairs or triplets) with each member of the set spaced about one quarter wavelength from its nearest neighbor within the set.
If one set (pair or triplet) of inductive irises does not provide sufficient phase shift to bring the insertion phase of a phase shifter within the predetermined tolerance of the design value, then one or more additional sets of inductive irises may be used in order to bring the phase shifter within tolerance. When two or more sets of irises are used, the last iris of one set and the first iris of the next set are preferably about 3/8 wavelength apart--see column 3, lines 11-23 of the Dixon et al. patent. The Dixon et al. patent is incorporated herein by reference.
The technique of Dixon et al. is successful in salvaging (compensating) almost all of the 90% of phase shifters which are initially electrically too long (have too much insertion phase). However, this technique does nothing to salvage (compensate) the 10% of phase shifters which are initially electrically too short (have too little insertion phase), since they need to increase their insertion phase rather than reduce it. Discarding this 10% of phase shifters is extremely expensive since such phase shifters typically cost about $200 each and some typical systems may use many thousands of them.
The use of capacitive irises would be expected to be effective for increasing the electrical length of the 10% of the phase shifters which are too short. However, classical capacitive irises are ineffective for that purpose since in this type of ferrite phase shifter they exhibit inductive reactance in that they make the phase shifter electrically shorter. The reasons for this are not known, but are believed to relate to the heavy loading of the waveguide which concentrates most of the electric field (>70%) within the ferrite and may also involve resonance effects.
In consequence, an iris design is needed which will exhibit capacitive reactance in a heavily loaded waveguide.
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a generally U-shaped electrically conducting iris is inserted in a rectangular waveguide. The iris has a pair of legs spaced by a gap. At one end the legs merge in to a base portion. The waveguide includes a pair of parallel broad walls spaced by a pair of parallel narrow walls. The iris is positioned in the waveguide with the legs extending parallel to the narrow walls and the base extending parallel to the broad walls. The ends of the legs distant from the base are spaced from the broad walls.
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FIG. 1 illustrates in perspective a phase shifter and irises in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the phase shifter of FIG. 1 with the irises in place and with the top broad wall removed;
FIG. 3 illustrates a classical capacitive iris positioned in a rectangular waveguide;
FIGS. 4a, 4b, 4c, and 4d illustrate four other iris configurations which exhibit inductive reactance in heavily loaded rectangular waveguides;
FIG. 5 illustrates an iris in accordance with this invention mounted in a heavily loaded rectangular waveguide;
FIG. 6 is a graph illustrating the dependence of the phase shift induced by the iris of FIG. 5 on the dimensions of the slot in the iris.
FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a plurality of irises in accordance with the invention and a phase shifter 10 with which they are effective for inducing a capacitive reactance. The phase shifter 10 includes a rectangular waveguide 12 defined by a pair of oppositely disposed parallel broad walls 12a and 12b which are spaced by a pair of oppositely disposed parallel narrow walls 12c and 12d. The waveguide in this embodiment is loaded by a rectangular body 14 of ferrite extending between the broad walls 12a and 12b and along a portion of the length of waveguide 12. The body 14 is preferably centered between the narrow walls 12c and 12d.
In other circumstances the waveguide may be loaded by other dielectric materials or by a ridge extending from one or both of the broad walls and so forth. For purposes of this specification a waveguide is considered heavily loaded if 70% of the electric or E field is located in the central 1/3 of the waveguide's broad dimension.
As is well known, a guided wave in a rectangular waveguide propagates along the length of the waveguide in the direction 16 or 16a.
The phase shift introduced by the phase shifter 10 to signals propagating along the length of the waveguide is controlled by an external D.C. magnetic field applied to the ferrite 14 as is well known in the art. There are three sets 20 of apertures 22, 24, and 26 in one of the narrow walls (wall 12c) of the waveguide 12 positioned for the insertion of sets (triplets) of irises for adjusting the electrical length of the phase shifter. The spacing of the apertures 20 is in accordance with that described in the cited Dixon et al. patent, e.g., each aperture of a set is a prescribed distance (which is about one quarter wavelength at an operating frequency of the waveguide) from its nearest aperture and each set (triplet) is spaced a prescribed distance which is about 3/8 of a wavelength at that frequency from the adjacent set. The irises are disposed in sets 30 of three irises 32, 34 and 36 which are spaced from each other by the same distance as their associated apertures 22, 24 and 26, respectively. This spacing is established by a bar 37 to which the irises are preferably fixed. Bar 37 and irises 32, 34 and 36 are preferably aluminum and may be a single integrally formed piece. These triplets may be formed by machining triplets having solid rectangular vanes, but are preferably formed with the slots 40 initially present.
In FIG. 3, a classical capacitive iris 50 having a slot 52 disposed parallel to the broad walls 12a and 12b of the waveguide 12 and extending from the edge 54 of the iris nearest the body 14 to wall 12c is illustrated in a cross-section of waveguide 12. In accordance with classical theory, this iris configuration would be capacitive in a non-loaded waveguide. This iris configuration was initially tried in an attempt to increase the length of the "too-short" phase shifters. However, contrary to expectations, this type of iris exhibits inductive reactance rather than capacitive reactance in the phase shifter 10 in that it reduces the electrical length of the phase shifter. Consequently, in a heavily loaded waveguide phase shifter, this type of iris is ineffective for the purpose of increasing the electrical length of the phase shifter.
The iris configurations illustrated in FIGS. 4a, 4b, 4c and 4d were tried in an attempt to develop an iris configuration which would exhibit capacitive reactance. Each of these configurations is also ineffective for increasing the electrical length of the ferrite phase shifter. In FIG. 4a, a single vane 60 extends into only the top half of the waveguide 12. In FIG. 4b, a single vane 70 extends into only the middle portion of the narrow dimension of the waveguide. Classically this is a capacitive iris. In FIG. 4c, the iris 80 is a closed loop configuration with an elongated aperture 82 within the iris extending parallel to narrow wall 12c and where the loop does not contact either broad wall of the waveguide. This iris was identical in effect to one of the same dimensions without any aperture to within 0.1� of phase shift. In FIG. 4d, the iris 90 extends substantially from broad wall 12a to broad wall 12b, but does not contact either broad wall. Iris 90 has an H configuration having two in-line slots 92 and 94 with slot 92 having its open end adjacent to broad waveguide wall 12a and slot 94 having its open end adjacent to broad waveguide wall 12b. Each of these iris configurations is effectively inductive in that each of them decreases the electrical length of the phase shifter. Each of the irises of FIGS. 3 and 4 was fabricated by machining a triplet of irises like those of FIG. 1 except that initially each of the vanes was a solid rectangle.
In FIG. 5, an iris 32 in accordance with the present invention is illustrated in a cross-section of waveguide 12 taken along lines 5--5 of FIG. 1. This iris is a flat, electrically conductive member and extends substantially the entire distance between broad walls 12a and 12b of the waveguide, however, preferably without contacting either of these walls. An elongated slot or gap 40 extending generally parallel to narrow wall 12c makes the iris essentially U-shaped with an inner upright or "leg" 44, an outer upright or "leg" 46, a connecting base 42 at one end of the legs and an open or gap end 48 at the other end of the pair of legs. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the iris constitutes a rectangular U since its outline lies along the perimeter of a rectangle and the edges of its legs bounding the open part of the U merge with its base at right angles. The lack of electrical contact between the broad wall 12a and the gap end 48 of the iris is crucial to obtaining capacitive reactance since contacting both the inner leg 44 and the outer leg 46 to the broad wall 12a causes the iris to exhibit inductive reactance like iris 80 of FIG. 4c. The lack of contact between the broad walls and base 42 is not critical to waveguide performance but is an important difference from some classical iris configurations in that it makes post fabrication adjustment feasible at a stage where soldering or other contact assuring procedures are difficult or impossible to perform. Consequently, for waveguide uniformity of an individual waveguide over time and from one waveguide to another, the irises are preferably specifically designed to avoid contact between the base 42 and the adjacent broad wall. Preferably the separation between the base and the adjacent broad wall is the same as the separation between the other broad wall and the gap ends of the legs 44 and 46.
A single iris of this configuration induces a capacitive reactance when inserted in the waveguide. However the use of triplets is preferred to minimize the mismatch and maximize the amount of phase shift obtainable.
For S band (2.5-4 GHz) use, the rectangular hollow or cavity formed by the walls 12a, 12b, 12c and 12d of the heavily loaded waveguide 12 of phase shifter 10 is preferably 0.778 inch (19.76 mm) wide (broad dimension) by 0.570 inch (14.48 mm) high (narrow dimension). The inventive iris has general dimensions of extending into the waveguide a distance A parallel to the broad walls (12a and 12b) and having an extent B parallel to the narrow walls 12c and 12d. The slot 40 has a length C parallel to the narrow walls which is less than B and a width D parallel to the broad walls less than A. The length C is also the length of the legs 44 and 46. The width D is also the length of the gap between the legs at the open end of the U. The slot 40 is preferably centered within the portion of the dimension A which is within the hollow of the waveguide 12, thereby making the width of leg 44 equal to the width within the waveguide of leg 46. Leg 46 will actually be wider than leg 44 under these conditions to allow for the thickness of the wall 12c. For the above waveguide, the dimension A (penetration into the waveguide) is preferably between 0.100 inch (2.54 mm) and 0.250 inch (6.35 mm) and the dimension B (height of the iris) is preferably between 0.400 inch (10.16 mm) and 0.520 inch (13.2 mm), with dimension D (width of the slot or length of the gap) preferably between 0.040 inch (1.02 mm) and 0.100 inch (2.54 mm) and dimension C (the length of the slot or legs) preferably between 0.350 inch (8.89 mm) and 0.470 inch (11.93 mm). Further increases in the dimensions C, D and/or A increase the capacitive effect of the iris. However, increasing C makes the capacitive effect overly sensitive to fabrication tolerances; increasing C or D compromises the mechanical integrity of the iris and increasing A brings the iris too close to the ferrite--a condition which can impair system reliability.
For 10 degrees phase shift per triplet in the above phase shifter waveguide, the preferred dimensions of the irises are:
______________________________________irises 32 and 36 iris 34______________________________________A = .183 inch A = .200 inchB = .500 inch B = .500 inchC = .450 inch C = .450 inchD = .070 inch D = .070 inch______________________________________
The dimension A of iris 34 is made longer than dimension A of irises 32 and 36 in order to minimize the mismatch and thus VSWR associated with the insertion of the iris set into the waveguide.
The phase shift introduced into the phase shifter 10 by each triplet 30 of irises 32, 34 and 36 (constructed as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 5) is illustrated graphically in FIG. 6 as a function of the dimension D (slot (or gap) 40 width) with a dimension C (slot or leg length) as a parameter, where these dimensions are illustrated in FIG. 5. It will be observed that as the dimension C and/or D approaches zero, the capacitive effect decreases and the iris will become inductive. The phase value at zero slot-width is established by the values obtained using solid irises of the same size. The dashed portions of the curves (which extend from the solid portions of the curves which are determined by measured data to the zero slot-width value) are projected on an assumption of smooth curves.
The spacing between successive ones of the apertures 22, 24 and 26 (FIG. 1) is not ideal for the use of capacitive irises since these spacings were selected for use with inductive irises. The VSWR (voltage standing wave ratio) associated with each triplet is minimized by adjusting the dimension A of irises 32 and 36, FIG. 1. The spacing between successive triplets 30 is also non-ideal for capacitive irises. However, the resulting VSWR increase (by a factor of 1.015 per triplet) is small enough that it does not adversely affect the system in which the phase shfiter is used.
In accordance with the invention, an iris which acts capacitively in heavily loaded waveguides has been illustrated and described. This iris can also be used in less heavily loaded and non-loaded waveguides. Irises of this configuration may be permanently mounted in a waveguide if desired. Those skilled in the art will be able to make other modifications to the configuration, dimensions and positioning of the irises without departing from the scope of the invention as claimed in the appended claims.
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More on Maryse's WWE Release, Barry Windham Update, Live Event News
by Staff - October 28, 2011
- Devin sent the following: WWE returns to the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, Alabama on Saturday, January 7th, 2012 at 7:30 PM.
WWE returns to the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico on Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 at 5 PM
– According to his father, wrestling legend Barry Windham has been transferred from an ICU unit to a hospital in Orlando, Florida so he can be seen by a MRI specialist. Windham has regained some feeling in his fingers and toes but doctors aren't sure yet whether it was a massive heart attack or a stroke, or both, that he suffered a few days ago.
– Early word going around on the WWE release of Maryse is that she requested it but that's not confirmed. Maryse noted on Twitter that she was going out to have a "release" party tonight at club Trousdale in Hollywood and her boyfriend WWE Superstar The Miz added that he would be joining her.
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Netgear's CVD31XT cable voice modem, which has two voice lines, was certified in CableLabs' Certification Wave 64. CableLabs' DOCSIS 3.0 requires that each device be able to bond at least four channels on the upstream and downstream paths, which can result in downstream speeds of 160 Mbps and upstream speeds of 120 Mbps.
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Hotel Sofitel Chengdu Taihe - Chengdu
15 Binjiang Middle Road - Chengdu1-877-662-6988
Free Wi-Fi is just one of the great things you'll find at Sofitel Chengdu Taihe, a formidable choice for guests looking for luxury Chengdu hotels.
This 5-star Chengdu hotel has 3 restaurants serving breakfast, lunch and dinner so there's no need to worry about dining options on this trip. Whether visiting China on holiday or for work, make sure you take time out to de-stress as you can find massage/treatment rooms, a spa tub, a fitness center and a sauna on site. Unwind with some laps as this hotel features an indoor pool. Outfitted with a bar/lounge, you'll find the perfect place to have a drink. Knowledgeable staff are available at the front desk 24 hours-a-day and can provide express check-out.
Planning a meeting? This hotel has 11 meeting rooms, as well as a business center. Enjoy free newspapers in the lobby, where you will also find a safe at reception for your valuables. Other amenities include a hair salon, gift shops/newsstands, dry cleaning/laundry and an elevator (lift).
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Breakfast at Hotel Sofitel Chengdu Taihe
A buffet breakfast is served between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM for a fee.
Hotel Facilities at Sofitel Wanda Chengdu
- Business Center
- Meeting Room
- Conference room
- Bar
- Cafeteria
- Baby sitter
- Laundry service
- Lift/elevator
- Hairdresser
- Gift shop
- Gym
- Indoor swimming pool
- Personal newspapers
- Newspapers
- Front desk - safety deposit box
- Front desk - 24 hour
- Luggage room
- Sauna
- Massages
- Hydromassage Jacuzzi
- Internet/Email services
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- A resort fee is included in the total price displayed.
- One child 11 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
Check-in: after 2 PM.
Check-out: before noon.
PolicyExtra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
City tax and/or any other fees charged by the hotel
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Fee for buffet breakfast: CNY 150 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: CNY 400
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
Hotel Sofitel Chengdu Taihe is also known as
Sofitel Wanda Chengdu Hotel
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Room Details
Sofitel Chengdu Taihe offers 262 guest rooms for your luxury holiday. Guests can kick back at the end of a busy day and enjoy 42-inch LCD televisions with satellite channels. Corporate travelers visiting the Chengdu City Centre area will benefit from free wired and wireless high-speed Internet access as well as desks, complimentary newspapers and phones.
Private bathrooms are outfitted with luxury features designed to promote relaxation and well-being, including deep soaking bathtubs, rainfall showerheads, bathrobes and slippers. Irons/ironing boards, minibars, coffee/tea makers and complimentary bottled water are supplied in each room to facilitate basic travel needs. Additional guest comforts include soundproofing, air conditioning and hair dryers. Bathroom toiletries are provided free of charge.
Accommodation Services
- Air conditioning
- Telephone
- Mini bar
- Coffee and tea maker
- Soundproof rooms
- Hairdryer in each room
- In-room ironing facilities
- Safe
- Desk
- LCD flat screen TV
- Satellite TV
- High speed Internet access
- Wireless Internet access
Distances from Hotel Sofitel Wanda ChengduTianfu Square - 1.2 km / 0.7 mi
Sichuan Museum of Science and Technology - 1.4 km / 0.9 mi
Renmin Park - 1.7 km / 1 mi
Chengdu City Sports Center - 1.7 km / 1.1 mi
Wuhou Ci - 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
Sichuan University - 2.4 km / 1.5 mi
Chengdu United States Consulate - 2.5 km / 1.6 mi
Wide and Narrow Street - 2.7 km / 1.7 mi
Wenshu Monastery - 3.1 km / 1.9 mi
Yong Ling - 3.6 km / 2.3 mi
Du Fu Caotang - 4.1 km / 2.5 mi
Southwest Jiaotong University - 5.8 km / 3.6 mi
Jinsha Museum - 6.4 km / 4 mi
Sichuan Normal University - 6.5 km / 4.1 mi
Chengdu University of Technology - 7.2 km / 4.5 mi
The preferred airport for Sofitel Chengdu Taihe is Chengdu (CTU-Shuangliu Intl.) - 12.9 km / 8 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer.
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When the St Louis Cardinals eliminated the classless Dodgers and moved onto the World Series it was a good thing for Major League Baseball. First of all the Cardinals are one of the more storied and successful franchises in baseball. Their fans get it when it comes to the history of the game. The Dodgers on the other hand have a fan base of mostly phony plastic people who are notorious for leaving games early to beat the traffic. Many just come to the games to 'Be Seen'. They aren't as bad as the phonies who root for Tampa Bay...or should I say 'Not root for Tampa Bay' as evidenced by the horrible crowds they draw all season long. (Then they pack the stadium for a Playoff game, so phony and lame)
The Red Sox took care of eliminating the Rays and their sorry fan base and now St Louis has taken care of the despicable Dodgers. This sets up a World Series of two storied franchises with great fan bases since Boston advanced past the Tigers. As a Yankees fan I have to root against Boston but I just think they might be the 'Team of Destiny' this season. In any event it should be a great Series and not a Dodger or Tampa Bay Ray in sight...as it should be.
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If you're a dedicated watcher of daytime soap operas, you probably already heard. ABC has canceled its two long-running soaps "All My Children" and "One Life to Live." With a grand total of four soap operas left on network television, I think we can officially declare that the era of soaps is over.
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Countee Cullen
Countee Cullen was an American poet who was a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
Early life
Countee Cullen was possibly born on May 30, although due to conflicting accounts of his early life, a general application of the year of his birth as 1903 is reasonable. He was either born in New York, Baltimore, or Lexington, Kentucky, with his widow being convinced he was born in Lexington. Cullen was possibly abandoned by his mother, and reared by a woman named Mrs. Porter, who was probably his paternal grandmother. Porter brought young Countee to Harlem when he was nine. She died in 1918. No known reliable information exists of his childhood until 1918 when he was ... more »
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Once riding in old Baltimore, Heart-filled, head-filled with glee, I saw a Baltimorean Keep looking straight at me.
A Brown Girl Dead
With two white roses on her breasts, White candles at head and feet, Dark Madonna of the grave she rests; Lord Death has found her sweet.
The Wise
Dead men are wisest, for they know How far the roots of flowers go, How long a seed must rot to grow.
What is Africa to me: Copper sun or scarlet sea, Jungle star or jungle track, Strong bronzed men, or regal black
From the Dark Tower
We shall not always plant while others reap The golden increment of bursting fruit, Not always countenance, abject and mute, That lesser men should hold their brothers cheap;
Fruit of the Flower
My father is a quiet man With sober, steady ways; For simile, a folded fan; His nights are like his days.
Yet Do I Marvel
I doubt not God is good, well-meaning, kind And did He stoop to quibble could tell why The little buried mole continues blind, Why flesh that mirrors Him must some day die,
The Loss of Love
All through an empty place I go, And find her not in any room; The candles and the lamps I light Go down before a wind of gloom.
Saturday's Child
Some are teethed on a silver spoon, With the stars strung for a rattle; I cut my teeth as the black racoon-- For implements of battle.
For A Poet
I have wrapped my dreams in a silken cloth, And laid them away in a box of gold; Where long will cling the lips of the moth, I have wrapped my dreams in a silken cloth;
For A Lady I Know
She even thinks that up in heaven Her class lies late and snores While poor black cherubs rise at seven
The Shroud of Color
"Lord, being dark," I said, "I cannot bear The further touch of earth, the scented air; Lord, being dark, forewilled to that despair My color shrouds me in, I am as dirt
Simon the Cyrenian Speaks
He never spoke a word to me, And yet He called my name; He never gave a sign to me, And yet I knew and came.
To Certain Critics
Then call me traitor if you must, Shout reason and default! Say I betray a sacred trust Aching beyond this vault.
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Hotel with a full-service spa, in Thiruvananthapuram (Kovalam)
This spa hotel is located in Thiruvananthapuram (Kovalam), close to the beach, Vizhinjam Beach, Lighthouse Beach, and Hawah Beach. Local attractions also include Kovalam Beach.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Thapovan Heritage Home features a full-service spa. Other amenities include wireless Internet access (surcharge) and dry cleaning/laundry services.
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Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. Thapovan Heritage Home features a full-service spa. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) and a train station pick-up service. This Thiruvananthapuram hotel also offers a library, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
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- Year Built 1999
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Laundry facilities
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- Total number of rooms - 31
- Full-service spa
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Restaurant
- Free self parking
Available in some public areas: WiFi (surcharge) , Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Room service
- Shower only
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Where to Eat
Thapovan Heritage Home has a restaurant on site.
Room service is available.
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The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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- Yoga classes/instruction on site
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Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and Ayurvedic.
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Please note: To comply with local law, no alcohol will be served in this property on the first day of every month. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.


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David Hon scored the Tigers only points with a pair of field goals, each from the 34-yard-line.
It was a heavy defensive day for Campbellsville, spending 36 minutes on the field through 77 plays.
Senior linebacker Dwight Houston led all defenders with 14 total tackles, including seven solo stops and three sacks for 20 yards. The three sacks were the most by a CU linebacker in a game in more than a decade.
Georgetown jumped on top early 14-0 after two possessions. The home Tigers converted 5-5 third downs and were 1-1 on fourth down to start the game, scoring on a third-down, 15-yard pass to Randy Doss followed by a third-down, 9-yard pass to Doss. Both passes came from Neal Pawsatt, who completed 20-38 attempts for 268 yards and three touchdowns in the game.
Campbellsville answered Georgetown's second score with Hon's first field goal. Patrick Henry moved the maroon Tigers down field with the help of a 15-yard face mask penalty and a 23-yard pass to Demytreus Gipson to set up the first 3-point try.
The drive helped give the CU Tiger defense a rest and in response, Campbellsville posted back-to-back three-and-out series before Georgetown added a 24-yard field goal by Alex Kreimer before halftime to lead 17-3.
In the second half, Campbellsville cut the score to an eight-point difference on its first drive. Gerwan Brewer, who made his first appearance after a three-game absence due to injury, carried the ball 36 yards into Georgetown territory to set up Hon's second field goal. Brewer finished the game with 51 yards to lead the Campbellsville backfield.
Georgetown scored twice more in the second half, as Doss scored his third TD on a 32-yard run with 2:21 remaining in the third quarter and Coty Minnis caught a 13-yard Paswatt pass in the final three minutes of the game after a Campbellsville fumble.
Carl Ojala led CU's special teams with nine punts, the most in the Perry Thomas era. He averaged 39.1 yards per punt and placed three inside the 20, extending his consecutive game streak with at least three punts inside the 20 to five games.
Campbellsville (3-3, 1-2 MSC) returns home to Finley Stadium on Saturday for a 2:00 start against University of the Cumberlands for homecoming.
Georgetown 31,
CU Tigers 6
Georgetown, Ky.
GC — Randy Doss, 15, pass from Nick Pawsatt (Alex Kreimer kick)
GC — Doss, 9, pass from Pawsatt (Kreimer kick)
CU — David Hon, 34, field goal
CU — Hon, 34, field goal
GC — Kreimer, 24, field goal
GC — Doss, 32, run
GC — Coty Minnis, 13, pass from Pawsatt (Kreimer kick)
First downs 12 18
Rushing 37-78 39-85
Passing 11-32-0 20-38-0
Passing yards 154 268
Total yards 232 353
Fumbles lost 1 0
Penalties 6-37 4-34
Punts-avg 3-33 5-47
CU individual statistics
Rushing — Gerwan Brewer 7-51, Wayne Coffee 18-45, Seth McFerrin 6-12, Patrick Henry 1-2, Will Warf 5-(-32). Passing — Warf 9-19-0 for 124, Henry 2-13-0 for 30. Receiving — Stan Warrenhuffman 3-74, Demytreus Gipson 2-34, Diaz Bolden 2-28, Bobby Leonard 2-8, Brewer 1-5, Jeremy Satchell 1-5.
Tackles (solos) — Dwight Houston 14 (7), Blake Young 6 (3), Rodrick Dickerson 6 (2), Earl McCann 6 (2), Jeffrey Demary 6 (1), Brandon Hill 5 (2), Sean Bradley 4 (4), TayVaughn Wynn 4 (3), Mike Chandler 4 (3), William Harris 4, Dontae Brown 3 (2), Darius Skinner 3 (1), Nick Reed 3 (1), Derek Mincy 3 (1), Jermaine Dumas 3, Henri Baynham-Baker 2 (1), Kendall Marbury 2 (2), Winston Harbison 2, Roger Williamson 1 (1), Coffee 1 (1), Carol Ojala 1 (1), Alex Griffith 1, David Coffey 1.
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