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Bath produced a fantastic late rearguard performance to hold out for a 22-19 victory at Leinster.
The match was a tight affair throughout the 80 minutes, with both sides scoring a try apiece through Felipe Contepomi and man-of-the-match Andy Beattie.
However, Bath stole into a six-point advantage in the second half, and despite Leinster's mammoth efforts, they could not find a way back.
The home side starting positively, pinning Bath back through a fine kick from Girvan Dempsey, and Contepomi was able to knock over a cool drop goal from the next play.
Four minutes later, the Irishmen should have scored their first try of the contest. French winger David Bory failed to deal with an awkward bounce, and from the resulting turnover scrum half Brian O'Riordan dashed for the line, but he was held up by two Bath defenders.
However, Leinster were not made to wait long to appease for that missed opportunity, as Contepomi scored a well-worked effort. After good ball from the scrum, the fly half went on a simple loop to avoid the Bath tacklers and cross for an easy score.
Bath replied with two Olly Barkley penalties for 13-6, and should have had a further three-pointer but for some ridiculous back-chatting from Martyn Wood, which cost his side a simple penalty opportunity.
The visitors' game plan appeared to be focused on building the phases and drawing penalties from their opposition, and they did manage to move within four points ahead of the interval - setting up an intriguing second 40 minutes.
Bath continued their powerful work directly from the restart, and after a super surge from Danny Grewcock, they forced David Blaney to cynically bring the play to a halt - resulting in a yellow card for the hooker.
And with Leinster minds elsewhere, Barkley took a clever quick tap from the penalty before chipping the ball wide to Beattie, who pounced on the fortunate bounce to make it 16-13 in the visitors' favour.
However, much like Gloucester did against Bath last week, John Connolly's side failed to capitalise on their extra man, and it was Leinster who took charge of the game with some excellent ball handling.
A Contepomi penalty restored parity to the scores, and Bath struggled to get their hands on the ball as the 10-minute absence of Blaney ticked away.
The Leinster attack steadily increased and Ireland international Gordon D'Arcy was the length of Frikkie Welsh's fingertips away from setting up a score for his side.
The talented centre broke through the Bath rearguard before attempting to feed the ball out to Dempsey, but Welsh was alert to the danger and made a try-saving interception.
And how crucial that hand proved to be.
Led forward by the exemplary Beattie, Bath moved into a six-point lead with 15 minutes left, courtesy of a penalty from Barkley and then a thunderous drop goal from Chris Malone.
Contepomi responded once again to narrow the deficit to three and set up a highly tense finale inside the RDS.
Backed by the roar of the home crowd, Leinster summoned one last effort and they surged towards the Bath line, but the visitors' defence held firm for a terrific victory.
Leinster: (13) 19
Tries: Contepomi
Cons: Contepomi
Pens: Contepomi 3
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Bath: (9) 22
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Investors that are in the market for some income should take a look at these dividend stocks. These companies have a history of increasing their dividend payouts and have yields that are making them look attractive to income investors. These stocks participate in a variety of industries and vary in size. The one common attribute is the fact that the dividends make the stocks worth investigating.
Holly Energy Partners L.P. (HEP) is one of the highest yielders in the market right now. Shares are currently 7% as the limited partnership has seen its share price retreat to below $50 a share. Holley Energy is heavily tied to the demand for crude oil and energy commodities. Holly benefits when demand for oil products are high as the company generates substantial cash flows. The company has incredibly high debt levels and its earnings will suffer in the face of higher interest rates. In this low interest rate environment Holly should thrive.
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Lockheed Martin (LMT) may be the largest defense contractor in the country but Raytheon (RTN) has the highest yield of any of the large cap defense contractors. Raytheon is cheap on a price to book, price to sales, and price to earnings ratio too. The contractor's $1.72 payment has an effective yield of 4.1%. The company has bumped its dividend payment up for seven consecutive years. Raytheon's shares have dropped like many defense contractors with investors concerned about government cutbacks in defense spending.
Medtronic (MDT) is an industry leader in disease management. Medtronic has doubled its dividend over the past five years. The 97 cent payout amounts to a 2.85% yield which is positioning the company to become a serious dividend contender. Medtronic has increased its dividend for 34 consecutive years which is a pretty impressive record for any company. The $3.2 billion in free cash flow generated last year makes a 35th consecutive dividend increase appear highly probable.
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I like RTN a lot and LMT to a lesser degree. I think RTN will continue to stay strong due to their diversified product lineup. Strong yield and a pretty low valuation. I think it's a strong pick and I've had my eye on it for about three months now. I think RTN has the stronger valuation in comparison to LMT.
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A movement detection system includes a microwave antenna able to transmit microwave frequency signals into a space. An electronics controller is connected to the microwave antenna, and is configured to continually measure the impedance of the microwave antenna while it transmits microwave frequency signals into the space. An interpretive device is connected to receive impedance measurements from the electronics controller, and is configured to interpret and report changes in the magnitude and phase angles of individual impedance measurements as the passing of things and their direction through the space.
1. A movement detection system, comprising:
a microwave antenna able to transmit microwave frequency signals into a space;
a sensor controller connected to the microwave antenna, and configured to continually measure the impedance of the microwave antenna while it transmits said microwave frequency signals into said space; and
an interpretive device connected to receive impedance measurements from the sensor controller, and configured to analyze and report short-term changes in the magnitude and phase angles of individual impedance measurements of the microwave antenna as the passing of things and their respective directions through said space.
2. The movement detection system of
an oscillator for driving the microwave antenna into resonant operation.
3. The movement detection system of
4. The movement detection system of
at least one varactor connected to the microwave antenna and useful for fine tuning the resonant frequency of the microwave antenna.
5. A people detection and movement system, comprising:
a resonant microstrip patch antenna (RMPA) for mounting on an outside wall of a tunnel or concrete pipe and faced inward to detect the presence and direction of movement of people inside, wherein the RMPA has a front lobe and a back lobe that react differently to dielectric changes in their fringing and propagating e-fields according to relative direction;
a sensor controller connected to the RMPA to drive the RMPA with a variable frequency, and to measure the impedance and phase (Zin) of the RMPA while keeping the RMPA at frequency resonance; and
an interpretive device that interprets particular changes in the resonant frequency, impedance, and phase of the RMPA as being the movement of people nearby;
wherein, live objects moving near the RMPA affect the dielectric constant of any intervening wall and surrounding air, and thereby also affect the resonant frequency, impedance, and phase of the RMPA.
6. The people detection and movement system of
7. The people detection and movement system of
a threshold detector to screen out any false positives and movements of small animals;
wherein, an interpretation of changes in resonant frequency, impedance, or phase of Zin, is output to annunciate people movement and their direction of travel.
8. The people detection and movement system of
a mounting for the RMPA for covert installation on an outside wall of a tunnel or concrete pipe which faces the RMPA inward to detect the presence and direction of movement of people inside.
9. A method for detecting the movements of living things underground, comprising:
radiating the earth and an underground passageway with a resonant microwave patch antenna (RMPA):
maintaining the frequency of a continuous wave (CW) transmission applied to the RMPA in real-time to match the resonant frequency of the RMPA as it changes with variations in the loading caused by said earth and underground passageway and anything inside said underground passageway;
interpreting a minimum in the instantaneous input impedance of the RMPA as an indication of its being operated at its resonant frequency given how it is loaded; and
announcing the movements of living things underground by analyzing how the instantaneous input impedance of the RMPA changes over time.
10. The method of
announcing the direction of movement of living things underground by analyzing how the phase angle of the instantaneous input impedance of the RMPA changes over time.
The present invention relates to electronic sensing devices, and more particularly to sensors and systems that can detect and characterize the movements of human and animals from behind non-metallic walls and pipes.
Sometimes having electronic sensors and cameras placed in public view is beneficial. For example, traffic speed and red-light cameras help deter speeding and running red lights simply because they are present. Some States even post signs saying cameras are watching when they are not, and many companies sell dummy cameras that look like the real thing and have blinking red LED lights to look like they are operational.
Very often these cameras and sensors are vandalized for sport, and others are deliberately disabled by criminals in the act of their crime or who plan to return later. So these situations require instrument placements that are either unreachable without special equipment, or that are distant or hidden.
A special situation has developed at the Southern Borders of the United States. Storm drains and conduits were installed years ago to control water and sewage in cities straddling the International Border. Various grates, bars, and other barriers were installed but these have been defeated by contraband smugglers and human traffickers. The new generation of criminals assaulting the borders are determined, numerous, well-equipped, and many times lavishly financed. These groups have taken to completely destroying all security equipment and sensors within hours or days of their installation. Of course, the more visible and vulnerable a piece of equipment is, the more readily it can be targeted.
There is a need for a device and system that can electronically detect and characterize the movements of humans, invisibly, such as from behind non-metallic walls and pipes. The equipment is protected by its not being visible to passersby.
Briefly, a people detection and movement embodiment of the present invention comprises a resonant microstrip patch antenna (RMPA) for mounting on an outside wall of a tunnel or concrete pipe and faced inward to detect the presence and direction of movement of people inside. The RMPA has a front lobe and a back lobe that react differently to dielectric changes in their fringing and propagating e-fields. A sensor controller connected to the RMPA drives the RMPA with a variable frequency until frequency resonance is detected. The impedance and phase of the RMPA are measured while it is resonance. People moving near the RMPA will affect the dielectric constant of the intervening concrete wall and surrounding air. Such changes in the dielectric constant affect the resonant frequency, impedance, and phase. The phase changes are indicative of the direction the people are moving relative to the RMPA, and the delta frequency and impedance changes indicate the mass and proximity of the people to the RMPA. A threshold detector is employed to screen out false positives and the movements of small animals. An interpretation of the changes in resonant frequency, impedance, and phase, is output to annunciate people movement and their direction of travel.
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after having read the following detailed description of the preferred SPS receivers which are illustrated in the various drawing figures.
A resonant microwave patch antenna (RMPA) 120 with tuning varactors 121 and 122 is excited by an oscillator 124. Useful ranges for OSC 124 can vary from 50-MHz up to 300-MHz and RMPA 120 is constructed to have a matching resonant frequency.
Highly simplified, the microwave frequency excitation of RMPA 120 by OSC 124 will produce two simultaneous lobes, a rear lobe-A 125 and a forward lobe-B 126.
The dielectric constant (∈) of air 128 inside concrete pipe 102 is about 1.00, the dielectric constant of water is about 80.4, and people 104-108 will also be about 80.4. So whether people 104-105 are inside lobe-A 125 and people 106-108 are inside lobe-B 126 will be in high contrast to the dielectric constant of air 128. Both lobe-A 125 and lobe-B 126 will be loaded by the presence of people 104-108, and both will detune RMPA 102 and change its resonant frequency. Loading, or people 104-105 appearing in lobe-A 125 will produce a negative phase change, and loading, or people 106-108 appearing in lobe-B 126 will produce a positive phase change. The magnitude of the loading or impedance (Z) and phase changes electronically produced in RMPA 102 will depend on the mass of people 104-108, their relative direction to and distance from RMPA 102. Small changes in Z or phase can be ignored as the movements of small animals. Standing or flowing water inside concrete pipe 102 will appear as a steady state base condition.
The physical size of the RMPA needed to match operation at resonance can vary quite a lot over the range of 50-MHz to 300-MHz. The size of RMPA 120 also depends on the dielectric constant of the substrate materials used in constructing it. Typically, the dimension of the metalized surface of the RMPA can be approximated as one quarter (�) wavelength (λ) in the dielectric. Roughly, D=λ/4*1/√∈, where λ=c/f, ∈ is the dielectric constant of the substrate material, c is the speed of light, and f is the frequency.
The higher the frequency, the smaller physically will be RMPA 120. The higher the dielectric constant of the substrate material used in RMPA 120, the smaller the RMPA has to be for resonant operation. However, at higher frequencies, the depth of penetration of lobe-A 125 and lobe-B 126 will be reduced because of attenuation. And, at higher dielectric constants for the substrate materials used, RMPA becomes less efficient and has much higher Q. So the right balance will be dictated by the particular application will usually have to be empirically determined. In a prototype system that was built, the RMPA had to resonate at 150-MHz. Using standard printed circuit board copper clad FR4 material for the substrate, the resulting RMPA was about eighteen inches in diameter.
The physical orientation of RMPA 120 is important relative to the line of travel of the people it is used to detect. RMPA 102 radiates off only two of its edges, whether it is a square patch, a rectangular patch, or even a circular patch. Every RMPA has a feedpoint, and here the feedpoint connects to two inputs, phase detector 130 and impedance detector 132. The radiating edges of the patch are the ones that form "perpendicular" lines with the axis of the feedpoint through the physical center point of the patch. Drawing an imaginary line from the feedpoint to the center of the patch, the edges of the patch that are tangent to such line are the radiating edges. Radiation from these edges produces a linear polarization, and this is the axis for which phase affects are the most pronounced. RMPA 120 is positioned such that people movement through lobes 125 and 126 is longitudinal to the imaginary line drawn from the feedpoint to the center of the patch. Such radiating edges are turned to be perpendicular to the expected directions of people travel. Inside a pipe, that can only be along the inside of the pipe. Two RMPA's set at right angles to one another could be used in spaces not so restricted.
Scattering parameters (s-parameters) describe the scattering and reflection of traveling waves when a network is inserted into a transmission line. Here, the transmission line is the air 128 inside concrete pipe 102. S-parameters are normally used to characterize high frequency networks, and are measured as a function of frequency. So frequency is implied and complex gain and phase assumed. The incident waves are designated by the letter an, where n is the port number of the network. For each port, the incident (applied) and reflected waves are measured. The reflected wave is designed by bn, where n is the port number. When the incident wave travels through a network, its gain and phase are changed by the scattering parameter. For example, when wave a1 travels through a network, the output value of the network is simply the value of the wave multiplied by the relevant S-parameter. S-parameters can be considered as the gain of the network, and the subscripts denote the port numbers. The ratio of the output of port 2 to the incident wave on port 1 is designated S21. Likewise, for reflected waves, the signal comes in and out of the same port, hence the S-parameter for the input reflection is designated S11.
For a two-port network with matched loads:
S11 is the reflection coefficient of the input;
S22 is the reflection coefficient of the output;
S21 is the forward transmission gain; and
S12 is the reverse transmission gain from the output to the input.
S-parameters can be converted to impedance by taking the ratio of (1+S11) to (1−S11) and multiplying the result by the characteristic impedance, e.g., 50-ohms or 75-ohms. A Smith chart can be used to convert between impedance and S-parameters.
The frequency and impedance, or reflection coefficient (S11), of RMPA 120 are measured to provide sensor information and interpretive reports. RMPA 120 is electronically tuned by sensor controller 140 either adjusting oscillator frequency 142 and/or varactors 121 and 122 to find the resonant frequency of the RMPA each time a measurement is taken. The S11 (reflection coefficient) parameter is measured in terms of magnitude. The sensor controller 140 seeks to minimize the magnitude of S11, meaning RMPA 120 is near its resonant point and 50-ohms.
During an automatic steady state calibration, an iterative process is used in which sensor controller 140 seeks a minimum in S11 by adjusting the applied frequency through OSC 124. Once a frequency minimum for S11 is found, sensor controller 140 adjusts a bias voltage on varactors 121 and 122 connected to the edges of RMPA 120. The voltage variable capacitances of varactors 121 and 122 are used to fine tune RMPA 120 into resonance, and this action helps drive the impedance as close to 50-ohms as possible. Sensor controller simply measures the S11 magnitude minimum. Once voltage adjustments to varactors 121 and 122 find a minimum in S11 magnitude, the process is repeated with very fine adjustment steps in frequency control 142 to find an even better minimum. The voltages to varactors 121 and 122 are once again finely adjusted to optimize the minimum.
After calibration, an independent shift away from such minimum in S11 magnitude means someone passing through pipe 102 is affecting the balance. The reflection coefficient (S11) will change away from the original "calibrated" resonance value. Typically a person passing within the field will cause a peak maximum in the measured data. The rate of change of the measured signal in the area is directly related to the speed of the person passing through the fields of lobes 125 and 126.
S11 has both magnitude and phase, a real and imaginary part. Changes in magnitude indicate a disturbance in the EM-field of RMPA 120, and changes in the phase provide the directionality of travel 110-113. RMPA 120 is a linearly polarized antenna, the fields on one edge of RMPA 120 are 180-degrees out of phase from the field on the other edge. With a proper alignment of RMPA 120 in situ, people passing in front of RMPA 120 from left to right, for example in
If people 104-105 were to enter the fields of RMPA 120 from the left, for example, the measured phase in S11 will roll higher, e.g., increase from 180-degrees. If other people 106-108 were to enter from the right, the phase in S11 will decrease from 180-degrees. The process of detecting the direction of travel includes tracking the phase changes between the maximum and minimum in phase roll as each person passes entirely through the field. To calibrate the detection for people only and not small animals, a threshold value 148 is injected.
Living things are substantially comprised of water. Water has a dielectric constant of 81.0. People by volume are about 60% water. The volume of a person is significantly more than the volume of a dog or rat. RMPA 120 is making a bulk dielectric constant measurement, and at these operating frequencies, it is the effective dielectric constant of the bulk of the material near RMPA 120 that changes the electrical properties of resonant frequency and impedance. The bulk change caused by a human is distinguishably different than the bulk changes caused by dogs or smaller animals.
The response versus distance is not linear, but the changes in RMPA electrical properties are linear with linear increases in bulk dielectric changes. In other words, with this, the system can be set to ignore changes below a certain threshold until the threshold associated with a human is detected.
Inventors Larry G. Stolarczyk and Gerald Stolarczyk described a practical way to implement some of electronics equipment that can be adapted for use here in the present invention. See, U.S. Pat. No. 6,633,252, issued Oct. 14, 2003, and titled Radar Plow Drillstring Steering. The essential parts of which are adapted for use as follows.
The system 200 is used to non-invasively penetrate an air space with microwave radio energy to sense people that may be passing through. The system 200 includes a local oscillator 203 that produces a reference frequency (FX) with reference phase (θ1). A first phase-locked loop (PLL) 204 synthesizes a radio frequency F0, an integer harmonic of FX. The radio frequency F0 is passed to a forward-coupling port of a power splitter 206. An output port is connected to a wideband isolation amplifier 208. A three-port directional coupler 210 one-way couples the transmit signal out to an RMPA 212 which illuminates the coal seam 201 and produces reflected waves from the boundary rock interface 202 with the coal seam 201. A reflection port of the three-port directional coupler 210 is used for measurements, e.g., where eR=eOΓ cos θR, the reflected energy is a function of the output energy of RMPA 212.
During operation, RMPA 212 is placed in contact with a natural media, wall, or ground surface. An impedance mismatch can result in higher levels of coupler reflection port output voltage or standing wave ratio (VSWR). Any impedance mismatches appearing at any of the ports on a directional coupler will reduce its directivity and isolation between ports. Wideband isolation amplifiers are used to stop reflected waves from reaching the transmitter stages and causing impedance mismatches. The balanced mixers are in particular susceptible to performance degradations under uncontrolled conditions.
Radar signals radiated from the RMPA 212 enter the natural media or ground and are reflected back attenuated and with a change of phase. A wideband isolation amplifier 214 forwards the reflected-wave sample to a first balanced mixer (M1) 216.
A second PLL 218 synthesizes a coherent frequency F1, e.g., 10.70 MHz. A sample of the transmitted signal is provided by the power splitter 206 and a second wideband isolation amplifier 219 to a selectable 0�/90� phase shifter 220. A balanced mixer (M2) 222 provides an intermediate frequency (IF) F5 that is output by a third wideband isolation amplifier 224. The result is a suppressed-carrier signal with upper and lower sidebands offset from the carrier frequency by 10.70 MHz. This in turn mixes with RF in balanced mixer (M1) 216 to produce a first intermediate frequency (IF) F6. A bandpass filter 226 produces an output F6′. A third PLL 228 synthesizes another coherent frequency (F2), e.g., 10.720 MHz. This is combined with F6′ in a balanced mixer 230 to produce a relatively low-frequency IF signal F7, e.g., 20.0 KHz.
Both the oscillator phase shift θ1 and the frequency are multiplied by NO to create the output frequency NO ω1. The phase shift NO θ1, is canceled on mixer M1. The coupler reflection port voltage eR dependence on load plane impedance is mathematically represented by Equation (3). The reflection coefficient (Γ) is a complex number that can be represented as a vector magnitude with phase angle θR. Trigonometric identities are used and filter theory is applied to find that,
A bandpass filter 232 produces a signal F7′. A fourth PLL 233 synthesizes another radio frequency (F3). The radio frequency is applied to the LO part of the fourth balanced mixer (M4) 234. Heterodyning produces a signal output F8. An integrating filter 236 processes and outputs a signal F8′. The phase drift (θ1) in local oscillator 203 is automatically cancelled and does not appear in the output. An analog to digital converter (ADC) 238 outputs a digital signal format, e.g., for further processing by a computer.
A control line 240 selects a 0� or 90� phase-shift through the phase shifter, and this will cause the system 200 to output in-phase or quadrature measurements, e.g., as represented by a DC output voltage of the ADC 238. This control line is typically connected to the same microprocessor that receives the digitized estimates from ADC 238. Such arrangement provides time-multiplexed I and Q amplitude estimates that are indexed to a calibration table, like
The three-port directional coupler 210 is preferably located near the RMPA antenna 212 and is connected to it by a short coaxial cable or strip line. The RMPA antenna 212 is preferably placed close to a natural media surface so the driving-point impedance of an antenna can be adjusted to match the characteristic impedance of the coupler. This technique will maximize the sensitivity of the coupler reflection port signal to small changes in antenna driving-point impedance. An antenna driving-point impedance adjustment is therefore preferred, e.g., with a variable slot built into the antenna structure capacitor.
The balanced mixer placed between the coupler reflected port and the first balanced mixer is such that the signals that modulate the coupler reflection output are phase coherent with the transmit signal. Sidebands are thus produced that represent the phase and amplitude information in the reflection signals. The rest of the circuitry demodulates the information from the carrier.
The output signal of the second balanced modulator (M2) is mixed with a coherent sample of the transmit signal in the first balanced mixer. After filtering, such signal will faithfully replicate the reflection port signal. This simplifies the transceiver design and enables accurate signal measurements with low cost synchronous detection circuits.
A method embodiment of the present invention provides for the calibration of such RMPA sensor antennas. Sets of polynomial equations are constructed with independent variables (H) that allow any given antenna driving point impedance value to be measured, and represented as a calibration function with independent variable (H). The difference between the measured and calibration polynomial value is used to detect and image the coal seam.
Referring again to
The following equations help further describe the necessary working conditions of the system 200 in
Placing the quadrature hybrid into the 0� position yields:
At resonance, the electromagnetic fields radiate away from RMPA, as shown in
k is a constant based on the RMPA operational mode (TM11);
c is the speed of light;
a is the aperture area of the RMPA; and
∈eff is the effective dielectric constant of the material in front of the RMPA.
The resonant impedance of RMPA 600 will be,
ZO is the impedance of the RMPA (e.g., 50Ω);
μ2 is the magnetic permeability and for almost all cases μ2=1;
∈2 is the dielectric constant of the media;
L2=the lateral distance away from the RMPA.
For Equations (1) and (2), the resonant frequency and impedance are directly dependent upon the effective dielectric constant of the media.
∈eff1 is the effective dielectric constant as given in
ZO is the impedance of the RMPA (e.g., 50Ω);
L1 is the thickness of the concrete wall 604;
L2=the lateral, linear dimension of the air space.
There are direct relationships with the effective dielectric constant for both the resonant frequency and the resonant impedance. Any changes appearing in the dielectric constant will be reflected mainly in changes in the resonant parameters.
Here, a3 is the size of the RMPA aperture at a position L1+L2 away from RMPA 600;
And, a2 is the size of the RMPA aperture at a position L1 away from RMPA 600; and
ZO is the impedance of the RMPA (e.g., 50Ω);
L1 is the thickness of the concrete wall;
L2 is the distance to the person from the concrete wall;
Z2 is the wave impedance in air or 377Ω; and
The electronics 602 constantly measures the resonant frequency and the resonant impedance of RMPA 600. An organic, water-intensive body passing in front of the sensor will dramatically change these characteristics. Since the impedance is a complex number, having a distinct magnitude and phase, the directionality of motion can be determined.
Equation (5) and the associated definitions of the variables therein indicate that the RMPA is actually making a bulk dielectric constant measurement. This performance aspect is important because, even though the transmission model relies on the theory of small reflections to balance the system, the bulk dielectric measurement concept eliminates the need for any analysis requiring reflection phenomena, which is a characteristic of radar-based systems.
In conventional radar applications, a relatively large signal is transmitted with the hope of measuring a relatively faint return signal. One difficulty in operating a radar type system in a subsurface infrastructure environment is a small signal of interest has to be extracted from many, often stronger reflected signals arriving at the receiver. Radar systems are effectively blind in applications in which the return signal from a first interface can swamp the receiver, leaving the radar unable to detect anything else that may be near the radar antenna.
Embodiments of the present invention do not have such limitations. The RMPA's here and their associated electronics are not used to detect small signals in the presence of very large signals. Instead, the RMPA's are used to make repetitive and continuous measurements of changes in the bulk dielectric constant as targets of interest pass by.
A method embodiment of the present invention for detecting the movements of living things underground includes radiating the earth and an underground passageway with a resonant microwave patch antenna (RMPA). The frequency of a continuous wave (CW) transmission applied to the RMPA in real-time is maintained to match the resonant frequency of the RMPA as it changes with variations in the loading caused by the earth and underground passageway and anything inside the underground passageway. Each minimum in the instantaneous input impedance of the RMPA is interpreted as an indication of its being operated at its resonant frequency given how it is loaded. The movements of living things underground are announced after analyzing how the instantaneous input impedance of the RMPA changes over time. The direction of movement of living things underground can be further determined by analyzing how the phase angle of the instantaneous input impedance of the RMPA changes over time.
Although the present invention has been described in terms of the presently preferred SPS receivers, it is to be understood that the disclosure is not to be interpreted as limiting. Various alterations and modifications will no doubt become apparent to those skilled in the art after having read the above disclosure. Accordingly, it is intended that the appended claims be interpreted as covering all alterations and modifications as fall within the "true" spirit and scope of the invention.
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The world's governments will meet next week in a special session at the United Nations general assembly (UNGA) to identify ways to accelerate the progress on the millennium development goals, and also to reach a consensus for a timetable on a new set of sustainable development goals (SDGs).
The MDGs have brought about an unprecedented focus in combatting extreme poverty, hunger, and preventable disease. The SDGs will build on these efforts, but also add the challenges of ensuring more equitable economic growth and environmental sustainability, especially the key goal of curbing the dangers of human-induced climate change.
Setting international development goals has made a huge difference in people's lives, particularly in the poorest places by producing tangible targets. Sub-Saharan Africa in particular has benefited enormously from the MDGs, and the development community can learn from that success in designing the SDGs.
In the decade before the MDGs, sub-Saharan Africa was suffering from a high poverty rate, slow economic growth and the disease burden, including malaria, was ever increasing. In the decade that followed we have seen outstanding progress to combat all of these.
The MDGs made donor countries more ambitious in tackling developmental issues and offered a useful mechanism by which they could put pressure on each other to deliver in the specified areas. They also created a focus for attention by African governments, non-governmental organisations, UN agencies, international donors, foundations, and activists on the urgency of combating poverty, hunger, and disease.
We have seen remarkable progress in the fight against malaria following the advent of the mass distribution of insecticide treated nets, quicker diagnostic tests and more effective antimalarial drugs. By 2010, malaria deaths had dropped to around 660,000 per year, a decrease of more than 25% globally and 33% in the WHO Africa region compared to at the beginning of the century.
Despite this success there remains work to be done in achieving the MDGs, namely ensuring adequate financing is leveraged. The OECD has estimated that there is an annual funding gap of $62.1 billion to achieve the MDGs in 20 low-income countries. Furthermore, in 2012, the Roll Back Malaria Partnership estimated that it would take another $9.7 billion spent between 2012-15 if effective control and, where possible, elimination of malaria is to be achieved globally.
New funding needs to be forthcoming from a number of sources, including aid from emerging economies and increased domestic spending on poverty reduction. In relation to health, it is crucial that those countries that are signatories to the Abuja Declaration deliver on their commitment to spend 15% of their national budgets on health. Additionally, the success of innovative funding mechanisms such as Unitaid must be supported by donor countries and they must provide ample replenishment funding later this year to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB, and Malaria, which would ensure this vital agency's continued success.
What else should UN member states aim to achieve at UNGA?
• The timescale for the next set of goals should be kept at 15 years to allow time for new inputs to bear fruit.
• The number of goals should be set at a maximum of 12, as the recently published High Panel report recommended, to allow for ease of understanding and memorability.
• All governments, both north and south, should be accountable for meeting the SDGs as implementers and should not be distinguished as implementers and donors.
• The MDGs should be the basis for the SDGs. The MDGs helped to cut global extreme poverty by more than half and the SDGs must complete this unfinished business and end extreme poverty.
• The High Level Panel report and the SDGs should be unified in order to produce one set of goals and a timetable should be produced detailing this process. This would draw together the accountability systems and avoid both duplication and the potential for important issues to fall between the remits of the two processes.
• The MDGs have unquestionably helped to galvanise the global community in the fight against extreme poverty, hunger and disease. They created a global brand and reference point to rally behind for the past 15 years. At UNGA, world leaders have the opportunity to build on this legacy and meet the complex challenge of achieving sustainable development for all.
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1839 P$1 Name Omitted, Judd-104 Restrike, Pollock-116, R.3, PR64 NGC....
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Splendid 1839 Judd-104 Restrike Gobrecht Dollar, PR641839 P$1 Name Omitted, Judd-104 Restrike, Pollock-116, R.3, PR64 NGC. Silver. Die Alignment III (coin turn, center of Liberty's head opposite the N in ONE). Although not identified as a Judd-104 by NGC, just enough of the edge reeding can be viewed for a positive attribution, especially at 3 o'clock (all Judd-105 coins have a plain edge). The present coin is mostly brilliant with deeply mirrored surfaces. Except for the first four obverse stars (counting clockwise from the left side), the coin is well struck, with repunching noted on stars 5 and 8.
1839 dollars are usually not seen in Die Alignment III. Most 1839 dollars appear in Die Alignment IV. As late as 1993, David Bowers wrote in his encyclopedia on silver dollars that the existence of even a single specimen was unknown. Subsequent research conducted by Michael Carboneau and James C. Gray has identified a small number of similar coins; however, the current population of 1839 dollars that exist in Die Alignment III is estimated to be fewer than 20 pieces. In contrast, more than 75% of all 1839 dollars offered for sale are found in Die Alignment IV. The present specimen also exhibits a faint die crack at the top of the letters MERI in AMERICA. Most of the high grade 1839 dollars (regardless of die alignment) are restrikes made during one of these three time periods:
--during Mint Director James Ross Snowden's term of office (1853 until July 1860, when he sealed the Gobrecht dollar dies in a box)
--during Mint Director Henry R. Linderman's first term of office (April 1867-April 1869), or
--during Linderman's second term of office (April 1873-December 1878).
The die alignment and the reverse die crack suggest that the present coin was probably struck during Linderman's second term of office. This 1839 dollar is extremely pleasing and should fit nicely in any high grade collection of early dollars or advanced collection of Gobrechts.
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Better than Cinemax! Stats and data from the 2012 NFL draft
Cold, Hard Football Facts for April 30, 2012
By Kerry J. Byrne
Cold, Hard Football Facts draft beer guru
The 2012 NFL draft was the most-watched unexciting moment in television history. Some 25 million people reportedly tuned into the first round Thursday night. The huge audience proves that the NFL is so brilliant that it can turn hours of middle-aged guys in suits blowing smoke up the a$$es of 22-year-old football players into a ratings bonanza.
We expected something different. When we heard the draft was on TV, we were hoping for images of large-breasted Bavarian beer girls serving up liters of tasty lager. Instead, we got Mel Kiper and Mike Mayock serving up gallons of needless hyperbole. So sad.
Regardless, we were glued to the tube much like a 15-year-old boy obsessed by Cinemax, or a 42-year-old man obsessed by visions of those large-breasted Bavarian beer girls. Meanwhile, our man Bill Enright of Football Nation was on the ground at Radio City Music Hall. He even chatted with the Gridiron Godfather himself.
We're working on all our grades and finalizing team-by-team analysis right now. You can see all the picks right here, sorted by team. In the meantime, here are plenty of interesting stats, nuggets and bits of trivia we harvested from the 2012 NFL draft.
Teams Build from the Outside In
The draft tells us a lot about how teams are built. Essentially, as we've noted before, baseball teams are built from the inside out. But football teams are built from the outside in – teams look for playmaking talent on the edges of the field, and then build inward from there.
Wide receivers and cornerbacks, for example, are typically the most drafted positions. The 2012 draft was no different. NFL teams selected 33 wide receivers, more than any other position, but mirrored nearly perfectly by the number of cornerbacks taken, too (32). It's amazing how that dynamic typically unfolds year after year: teams match player for player on the edges of the passing game.
The same dynamic unfolds as we move inward: teams take defensive ends than defensive tackles (thought it was close this year); more outside linebackers than inside linebackers; and more offensive tackles than guards and centers.
The phenomenon of building from the outside in is completed with centers. They are the least drafted offensive or defensive position year after year and 2012 was no different: just five centers were taken among 252 picks.
Here's a look at the number of picks at each position
33 wide receivers
32 cornerbacks
30 linebackers
26 offensive tackles
24 defensive ends
22 defensive tackles
21 running backs
18 safeties
13 guards
12 tight ends
11 quarterbacks
5 centers
4 kickers
2 punters
That's 126 defensive players, 121 offensive players and six kicking specialists, for those of you keeping score at home.
Those Shiny Hood Ornaments sparkle brightly on draft day
Teams continue to triple-down on wide receivers. They drafted 33 this year, which may be the most of any draft in history (going through the history books now to confirm). NFL teams took 28 wide receivers last year and 30 in 2010.
We've long lamented the miserable bust rate of highly touted wide receivers. But the problem may not be with the players themselves, though the position does seem to attract a certain prima donna type athlete. The problem may simply be that NFL teams are so enamored with Shiny Hood Ornaments that they simply draft them too often and expect too much out of talent not up to the task.
Movers and Shakers
Cleveland handed the Vikings four picks to move up one stop to land Trent Richardson. But the Browns still ended the weekend with 11 draft picks, more than any other team.
Jacksonville caused plenty of guffaws when it drafted punter Bryan Anger in the third round. But the organization seems to have a rare affinity for specialists. Anger is the fourth punter or kicker the Jaguars have taken in the last 11 drafts. Only Seattle has taken more specialists (5).
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Minnesota, Seattle and St. Louis each landed 10 draft picks.
The Patriots were their typical draft-day wheelers and dealers: all of their picks came via a move with another team. Put another way, they didn't use a single on of their scheduled draft picks ... another reason mock drafts are largely useless and grossly inaccurate, a fact we've chronicled often in the past.
The Colts landed both the very first pick (Andrew Luck, of course), and the very last. This year's Mr. Irrelevant is also a quarterback: Chandler Harnish of Northern Illinois was grabbed by the Colts with pick No. 253.
Harnish is an Indiana schoolboy legend. He was a three-sport star at Norwell High School in Ossian, Indiana and led its football team to a 14-1 record his senior year.
The SEC dominates on the field and in the draft
The SEC, as usual, produced the most NFL draft picks, with 42. But the Big 10, which has declined in the talent sent to the NFL in recent decades, was right behind with 41 draft picks.
National champion Alabama led all schools with 8 draft picks; 6 of Alabama's 11 starters on defense were drafted, all within the first 146 picks
The rest of the major-conference scorecard: ACC, 31; Pac 12, 27; Big 12, 25; Big East, 12.
Two schools produced seven draft picks: Oklahoma and Georgia. Seven schools boast six draft picks.
Beware the Mighty Broncos
Once-little and disrespected Boise State had produced 45 NFL draft picks in its history (1970-2011); it produced six draft picks in 2012, tied for third most of any school. For a little perspective, national-title contender and SEC powerhouse LSU produced five draft picks.
Boise State joins the Big East in 2013, confounding geography students everywhere – even those at Rutgers. The move has the potential to move the balance of power in the Big East way out west. After all, the rest of the Big East this year produced a total of 12 draft picks, led by Cincinnati (4).
Pretty good draft break down....
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19)Earth's diameter is about 3 2/3 time that of the moon. How do their volumes compare?
I know the answer is about 49.3 times the moon but i have no idea how to get that or where to start!
20) The sun's diameter is about 110 times that of the earth. How do their volumes compare?
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The sun, earth and moon are also almost spherical in shape.
The volume of a sphere is given by the formula
Similarly, since sun's diameter is approximately 110 times that of earth's,
the volume of the sun would be (110x110x110) times that of the earth, that is 1331000 times!
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1871 50C Half Dollar, Judd-1110, Pollock-1246, R.8, PR65 Cameo PCGS....
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Very Rare Aluminum 1871 Indian Princess Design Half Dollar, Judd-11101871 50C Half Dollar, Judd-1110, Pollock-1246, R.8, PR65 Cameo PCGS. Ex: New Millennium Collection. A regular dies Seated half dollar reverse is paired with the familiar Indian Princess design, which has a starless periphery and thirteen stars on the second flag behind the seated Liberty. Liberty supports a Liberty pole, and rests her other hand on a globe inscribed LIBERTY at her side. Struck in aluminum with a reeded edge. A razor-sharp Gem with uncommonly near-pristine surfaces. A curly lintmark (as made) below the E in STATES is mentioned only for pedigree purposes. The dies are slightly rotated counterclockwise, and apparently shifted slightly between strikes, as the legends are widely (although faintly) strike doubled. Judd-1110 is exceptionally rare with only two other pieces certified, all three of which are PCGS coins and all are in Gem condition.(#61369) (PCGS# 61369)
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One Machine
Formed: 2013
From: London, United Kingdom
Last Known Status: Active
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Below is our complete One Machine news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Once Machine Plays "Armchair Warriors"
U.K. progressive metal act One Machine released a "sing thru" music video for the track "Armchair Warriors." The clip features vocalist Chris Hawkins (Endeavour), who joined the band in 2014 following the departure of ex-Mercenary vocalist Mikkel Sandager. "Armchair Warriors" appears on the debut album "The Distortion Of Lies And The Overdriven Truth," which is available via Scarlet Records.
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One Machine Releases New Music Video
U.K. progressive metal act One Machine, featuring ex-Testament guitarist Steve Smyth and ex-Mercenary vocalist Mikkel Sandager, released a music video for the track "The Distortion Of Lies And The Overdriven Truth." The song is the title track of the band's debut release, which dropped earlier in the year via Scarlet Records.
The video was shot by Anthony Dubois and directed by Mike Sloat. Check it out here:
One Machine Posts Behind The Scenes Webisode
U.K. progressive metal act One Machine, featuring ex-Testament guitarist Steve Smyth and ex-Mercenary vocalist Mikkel Sandager, posted a webisode on the making of the debut album "The Distortion of Lies and the Overdriven Truth." The album drops today via Scarlet Records.
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One Machine Streaming New Track
One Machine, featuring guitarist Steve Smyth (ex-Forbidden/ex-Testament/ex-Dragonlord) and ex-Mercenary vocalist Mikkel Sandager, is streaming the track "One Machine" from the upcoming debut release "The Distortion Of Lies And The Overdriven Truth." The album is set to drop on February 17th via Scarlet Records.
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One Machine Finishing New Album
The brainchild of guitarist/songwriter Steve Smyth (Nevermore, Forbidden, Dragonlord, Vicious Rumors), One Machine, is alive and kicking. One Machine boasts classic and modern influences, featuring a collection of international members carefully selected by Smyth: Mikkel Sandager (Mercenary) on vocals, Jamie Hunt (Biomechanical) sharing guitar duties, rounded out by a powerhouse rhythm section with Tomas "O'Beast" Koefoed (Mnemic) on bass guitar and Raphael Saini (Chaoswave) on drums.
One Machine just finished the recording process on a debut album, which is currently in the mixing stages. The band has already been offered European festival dates and expects to make a live debut this summer. Fans can check out a clip of the track "One Machine" right now through the player below.
Smyth had often given thought to leading his own band throughout his distinguished career as a member of bands including Testament, Nevermore, and Forbidden, amongst others. Smyth had written a number of songs, but the challenge of finding the right members to bring them to life remained.
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York Leads First UK Tour of Hare's Amy's View, 3 Apr
Editorial Staff • West End • 27 Mar 2001
The story follows an ageing actress, making a living through TV soap operas, who is a locked in a battle of ideology and emotional conflict with her daughter. Spanning the years from Labour's fall from power in 1979 to post-Thatcherite England in 1995, Amy's View explores one family's life, loves and tragedies while also providing a social commentary on the demise of theatre and traditional values.
Susannah York came to prominence starring opposite Alec Guinness in Tunes of Glory. Her film career includes Tom Jones, The Killing of Sister George, They Shoot Horses Don't They (for which she received an Oscar nomination), Country Dance, Jane Eyre and Images, while on television she has featured in popular series such as A Second Chance and We'll Meet Again. York's many theatre credits include A Singular Man, The Apple Cart, September Tide, Hedda Gabler and Man and Superman.
York is joined in the cast of Amy's View by Michael Jayston, Rebecca Lacey and Marcus D'Amico. The production is directed by Robin Lefevre, who recently directed Alan Plater's Peggy for You in the West End, and is designed by Liz Ascroft with lighting by David Plater.
Amy's View was originally presented in 1997 at the National Theatre and went on to enjoy seasons in the West End and on Broadway. Author David Hare's other plays include Skylight, The Blue Room, Via Dolorosa and The Secret Rapture. His many awards for his work have included two Evening Standard Awards, two Olivier Awards, a BAFTA and a Tony Award.
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World's most diverse exchange group implementing high-speed, ultra-low latency trading and market data network with Ciena technology
NEW YORK, N.Y. and LINTHICUM, Md. – May 5, 2009 – NYSE Euronext (NYX), the world's most diverse exchange group, and Ciena® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, today announced plans to implement the first 100G network that will enable NYSE Euronext to provide both the speed and ultra-low latency to facilitate unparalleled execution of equities quotes, trades, options data and other financial transactions in the U.S., Europe and globally. Ciena's 100G technology will be a core infrastructure component to support the growing bandwidth demands of NYSE Euronext's new state-of-the-art data centers in the greater
"It is critically important for NYSE Euronext, in our dual role as an exchange operator and technology company, to ensure a technology and operational infrastructure of the highest quality and integrity, and to provide the highest levels of speed and capacity, lowest latency and maximum flexibility," said Stanley Young, CEO of NYSE Technologies and Co-Global CIO of NYSE Euronext. "Powering our new data centers and network with Ciena technology will help produce a clear competitive advantage for NYSE Euronext and our customers in terms of executing trades and delivering mission critical information as well as advancing leading edge applications such as state-of-the-art co-location facilities."
For more than one year, NYSE Technologies' U.S. and European communications engineering teams led by Andy Bach, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Communications, as well as Global IT procurement and Legal support services, worked to define an architecture and select a partner to jointly define, create and deploy a leading-edge solution that would position NYSE Euronext at the forefront of ultra-low latency executions and market data distribution.
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Star Fox 64 3D Launches September 9
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