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Questions remain at epicenter of quake trend
Oklahoma is a seismically active state crisscrossed with thousands of natural fault lines. But seismic activity has spiked over the past five years, leading scientists, regulators, oil and natural gas industry representatives and the general public to question what is different today — if anything — and what could be causing the rumblings.
The number of earthquakes measuring magnitude 3.0 or greater has jumped from an average of less than five a year to about 40 a year for the past five years and more than 200 so far in 2014, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey.
>>READ: History of earthquakes in Oklahoma
Some researchers have attributed the swarm to natural causes. Others have pointed largely to the oil and natural gas industry, specifically at its practice of disposing of produced water by pumping it deep below ground. Others say the unusual swarm likely is a combination of factors.
Natural causes
One theory is that the state's recent rumblings have natural origins.
Oklahoma — along with much of the central United States — is home to thousands of faults and has a history of quakes.
Earthquake swarms also are known to have occurred in other parts of the country. Before joining the Oklahoma Geological Survey, Oklahoma Geological Survey seismologist Austin Holland worked for the Idaho National Laboratory, where an earthquake swarm was recorded in an area without oil and natural gas activity.
"We had several thousand earthquakes in Idaho over a couple of years. Then it went quiet," Holland said. "It was quiet before and after. Clearly the seismicity rates don't remain constant over time. There were no human activities that could have affected that in any way."
Continental Resources Inc. geologist Glen Brown has drawn a connection between the world's largest earthquakes and seismic activity in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma has a history of seismic activity. Five of the state's 15 largest recorded earthquakes occurred before the ongoing swarm, including the previous record-holding magnitude 5.5 in El Reno in 1952.
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Half of the world's recorded magnitude 8.0 or greater quakes have happened over the past 10 years. The other half occurred during the 1950s. Both times of great seismic activity in other parts of the world have corresponded with quakes in Oklahoma, Brown said.
"This is compelling data. What's happening in Oklahoma appears to be tied to global activity," said Jack Stark, senior vice president of exploration at Continental Resources.
University of Texas seismologist Cliff Frohlich, however, dismissed the connection.
"I'm unaware of any evidence worldwide that there has been a change in earthquakes in the '50s or presently," said Frohlich, a senior research scientist at the University of Texas's Institute for Geophysics.
Brown also has pointed to a swarm of earthquakes in northern Mexico over the past few years, including swarms in Chihuahua, Monterrey and Nicah, which are all hundreds of miles from oil and natural gas activity. While Oklahoma has experienced 20 magnitude 4.0 or greater over the past few years, Nicah has experienced 49, Brown said.
"What's going on in Nicah is phenomenal," Brown said.
Other possible explanations have to do with drought and lake and aquifer levels. Scientists have noted that earthquakes were created when Lake Mead was filled following construction of the Hoover Dam. Some researchers in Oklahoma and in other parts of the world are studying whether filling or draining underground aquifers could have a similar effect.
"Many times, the filling of dams has caused earthquakes because of the weight you're putting on the earth's crust," said William Fleckenstein, professor and interim department head at the Colorado School of Mines.
Oklahoma and other Western states are three years into a drought that has strained aquifers, lakes and other water systems.
Induced earthquakes
The U.S. Geological Survey has said man-made activity likely has at least contributed to the Oklahoma quakes.
"We've statistically analyzed the recent earthquake rate change and found that they do not seem to be due to typical, random fluctuations in natural seismicity rates," USGS seismologist Bill Leith said in a May report.
Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey, Cornell University, the University of Texas, Oklahoma State University and other sources have listed water disposal wells as a potential cause or contributor to the quakes.
However, oil and natural gas industry representatives point out that wastewater disposal practices are largely unchanged over at least the past 70 years. The average oil well in Oklahoma produces about 10 barrels of saltwater for every barrel of oil. That water — which is about four times saltier than the ocean — is piped or trucked to a disposal well where it is pumped deep underground.
The research largely has dismissed hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, as a concern, instead pointing to the way the industry disposes of the water that is naturally produced along with the oil and natural gas.
Cornell University professor Katie Keranen has concluded at least part of the state's ongoing swarm to a series of particularly high-volume disposal wells in eastern Oklahoma County.
A former University of Oklahoma professor, Keranen's latest research indicates that wastewater disposal wells can cause quakes more than 18 miles away, far more than the previously understood range of about three miles. With that range and pressure, the disposal wells could be responsible for the earthquake swarm the state has experienced over the past three years, the report published in the journal Science stated.
"The disposed fluids are capable of contributing to the seismic activity," Keranen said. "These wells are capable. That doesn't exclude anything else from contributing, but we have no reason to think these are tectonic. They don't match tectonic activity in other areas. It does seem these are just linked to wastewater. Our research focuses on wastewater and shows it is sufficient."
The study focused on 89 disposal wells in central Oklahoma. The report stated that four high-volume wells could have contributed to up to 20 percent of the recent outbreak.
"They might consider drilling more wells with less pressure each," Keranen said.
Fleckenstein, however, said that in his experience, disposal wells have a limited reach.
"The injection well has to be pretty close to the epicenter," he said. "The change in pressure doesn't extend out very far."
Oklahoma is dotted with nearly 12,000 water injection and disposal wells. The industry has used the technique in the state for at least the past 70 years.
In most cases and in most areas, disposal wells do not pose a problem, Fleckenstein said.
"The big question is going to be the resulting stress," he said. "What pressure is there? Is the area experiencing higher and higher pressure, or is the fluid leaking off into the surrounding rock? In many cases, it's like having a big fire hose pour into the ocean."
In other cases, however, rock formations are compartmentalized, Oklahoma State University researcher Priyank Jaiswal said.
"If you take an empty compartment and start filling it, over 50 years or so, we don't know what parts have filled in," said Jaiswal, assistant professor of seismology at OSU's Boone Pickens School of Geology. "Maybe we are trying to inject into compartments that are already full."
While scientists are eager to gain a better understanding of the earthquake swarm, Jaiswal said it is important not to overreact.
"One in every three Oklahomans works in the energy industry. Should we stop it? Not at all," he said. "Go to a state like California where earthquakes are common. They learn to live with them. Are earthquakes good? No. But there is a fine line there because there is a lot of economic incentive within oil and gas in Oklahoma."
>>READ: Quake study leads to cooperation
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Still, Jaiswal said studying and better understanding the Oklahoma quakes is a matter of national security.
"I think we are reacting appropriately," he said. "To close our eyes on this would be sin. There is a phenomenon that is directing this. Either we stop this phenomenon or learn to live with it. In either case, we have to be proactive."
Combination of factors
Others, however, say a combination of factors is likely the cause.
>>READ: Do quakes precede a big one, or prevent it?
>>READ: Earthquake insurance market is growing in Oklahoma
Texas' Frohlich has studied the relationship between oil and natural gas activity and earthquakes for nearly three decades. He has looked at the quakes associated with oil and natural gas drilling in the Fort Worth area, in west Texas and in Arkansas and said water disposal wells likely have at least something to do with Oklahoma's ongoing earthquake swarm.
Frohlich compares the relationship between disposal wells and earthquakes to smoking cigarettes and developing lung cancer.
Statistics show that people who smoke are more likely to develop lung cancer. But some people smoke and never develop lung cancer while others develop lung cancer even though they didn't smoke.
"It's very difficult to say this earthquake was caused by that well, but when you have water injections in areas where the faults and the rocks line up right, you're likely to have increased rates of earthquakes," Frohlich said.
"What I've learned is that in a lot of situations in Texas, it certainly looks like human activity is causing earthquakes to happen. What you'd like to find is a silver bullet that if you don't inject over 100,000 barrels you won't have earthquakes, but there doesn't appear to be a silver bullet. In some cases there are earthquakes, and in others there are not."
While Frohlich's research points to possible human involvement in earthquakes, he said he welcomes other researchers who reach different conclusions.
"Science is a dialog," Frohlich said. "It mostly happens in publications. A researcher writes a paper and submits it to a peer review process. Someone else will see the paper and try to poke holes in the theory."
Skepticism is highly valued in the field.
"If a smart person walks into my office and says, 'This statement is true because I've studied it my whole life,' my first thought is you're probably wrong," Frohlich said. "There's probably something you didn't think of."
The one thing all the scientists seem to agree on is that they need more data, more information.


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LYNDONVILLE A St. Johnsbury woman accused of hitting a police chief with her car during a torch run for Special Olympics Vermont has denied the charges.
Sixty-seven-year-old Sandra Raynor pleaded not guilty Wednesday to careless and negligent operation of a motor vehicle and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors.
Police say that Raynor said she didnt want to wait when she saw the runners, a police cruiser and a fire truck coming down the street that she wanted to cross on June 6.
Lyndonville Police Chief Jack Harris, who was not in uniform and was one of the runners, said when he tried to stop her from driving through the procession, she drove off and brushed against him with her car.
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Study: Magazines Beat TV In ROI
by Erik Sass, Tuesday, Oct 7, 2008 4:06 PM ET
A new study of magazine advertising ROI by Marketing Evolution found that magazines are the most cost-effective means of influencing consumer behavior at certain stages of the decision-making process, or "purchase funnel," beating out TV and online media. Specifically, magazines dominate two crucial stages: brand familiarity and purchase intent.
The Marketing Evolution study is actually a continuing meta-study, based on a survey of 38 different studies commissioned by various clients in recent years.
The most recent edition adds 18 studies to the 20 originally surveyed for Marketing Evolution's cross-media accountability study published in 2006. Both focused on big categories, including automotive, entertainment, electronics and pharmaceuticals.
Marketing Evolution used an ROI model based on "cost per impact" in three stages of the purchase funnel–brand awareness, brand familiarity and purchase intent. Impact was assessed quantitatively in each case, meaning that Marketing Evolution assigns numerical values to things like knowledge about a particular product, planning to look for it in the store, etc.
At each stage, ROI was defined by three interrelated measures: the average number of people influenced, the number influenced per $1,000 of advertising spending and the cost per individual impact, a per capita figure. The study used TV as an index of 100 because it gets the largest portion of ad dollars. In all three stages, TV dominated the first measure–total number reached–for reasons of scale. However, magazines proved more cost-effective in brand familiarity and purchase intent.
In the first stage–brand awareness–Marketing Evolution examined how consumers came to be aware of the existence of a particular brand. Here, magazines almost pulled even in terms of people reached per $1,000 of ad spending, with 91 versus 100 for TV. Magazines came in between TV and online for cost per impact in this stage. TV led with $0.98 per impact, with magazines following at $1.08 and online trailing at $1.97.
Moving on to brand familiarity, magazines were almost twice as effective as both TV and online in number reached per $1,000, indexing at 181 people reached versus 100 for TV and 101 for online. Put another way, the per capita cost to increase brand familiarity was about $1.40 for magazines versus $2.61 for TV and $2.58 for online.
Finally, magazines also dominated purchase intent, influencing 145 people versus 100 for TV and 68 for online. Expressed as a per capita expenditure, magazines cost about $1.23 per individual impact, versus $1.77 for TV and $2.61 for online.


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The real value of online content is engagement
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Evolution Petroleum Corporation, Inc. ( EPM ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 04, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.1 per share is scheduled to be paid on December 27, 2013. Shareholders who purchased EPM stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. At the current stock price of $12.25, the dividend yield is .82%.
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Nanny. Domestic caregiver. Housekeeper. These are some of the most difficult (and often demeaning) jobs in the American work force. How much do you pay your nanny? The national median is only $11 an hour. For housecleaners or "caregivers," the average is only $10, according to the "first-ever national statistical study of domestic workers," which was released today. It ain't hard to tell: domestic workers are in desperate need of a union.
The National Domestic Workers Alliance, which helped produce the study, says that it includes organizations representing more than 10,000 workers; a smattering of state-based organizations represent somewhat fewer. Great, until you learn that there are 800,000 domestic workers in the country, not including those that work for agencies. Domestic workers are also not subject to minimum wage laws. The vast majority of them are more or less thrown upon the mercy of their employers. A few key findings from the report:
- 23 percent of workers surveyed are paid below the state minimum wage.
- 67 percent of live-in workers are paid below the state minimum wage, and the median hourly wage of these workers is $6.15.
- Less than 2 percent receive retirement or pension benefits from their primary employer.
- Less than 9 percent work for employers who pay into Social Security.
- 65 percent do not have health insurance, and only 4 percent receive employer-provided insurance.
Domestic workers, in other words, are low-paid, uninsured workers with no benefits and no real support system to fall back on to help them change their situation. Domestic workers have no leverage. Consider this: "Among workers who are fired from a domestic work job, 23 percent are fired for complaining about working conditions, and 18 percent are fired for protesting violations of their contract or agreement." They have no recourse. Live-in workers say that their hours are frequently extended or changed unpredictably. They have no recourse. New York is the only state in America that has passed a "domestic workers bill of rights," with basic guarantees like overtime pay. The other 49 states have not. There is no recourse. Most domestic workers do not make enough money to quit their jobs, or take labor actions that could threaten their employment. There is no recourse. We expect our domestic workers to do jobs that are, if we're being honest, probably harder than our own, yet we also expect them to accept working conditions that we would react to with outrage if they were forced on us.
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|24 oct. 2006
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|10 mars 2004
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|10 mars 2004
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|Yihong Qi, Perry Jarmuszewski, Michael Certain
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|Research In Motion Limited
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The present invention relates to radio frequency test equipment, and more particularly, is directed to a coupler for use in a test enclosure and for coupling to test equipment to enable wireless communication with a device under test.
Wireless communication equipment are subject to various standards relating to wireless transmission, including but not limited to power emissions standards and interference standards. The four main cellular frequency bands cover 824 to 960 MHz and 1710 to 1990 MHz. Bluetooth, Wireless LAN (WLAN) and/or global positioning system (GPS) functionality is being added to many wireless products; the center frequencies of these systems are 2450 MHz and 1575 MHz respectively. Such wireless devices, e.g., cellphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and smart phones, must be tested prior to sale, to ensure they comply with appropriate standards, and in general, function properly.
Conventional couplers are designed to operate over specific frequency bands. Accordingly, when testing a device designed to operate at several frequency bands, the testing procedure must include switching the coupler for each of the frequency bands being tested. The need to switch between different couplers to test the same device decreases the reliability and repeatability of tests, increases the cost of testing, increases the difficulty of calibrating the tests, and increases the test time.
Thus, there is a need for a wide bandwidth RF coupler, operating in several frequency bands.
In accordance with an aspect of this invention, there is provided a coupler comprising a first element having a rectangular portion and a tapered portion with a nose, a second element having a rectangular portion and a tapered portion with a nose, a third element disposed between the nose of the first element and the nose of the second element, a matching network for electrically connecting the first, second and third elements.
In accordance with another aspect of this invention, there is provided a bow tie coupler comprising a first element having a tapered nose portion for connecting to a first portion of a signal feed structure, a second element having a tapered nose portion, a third element for connecting to a second portion of the signal feed structure, the third element located between the tapered nose portions of the first and second elements, and a matching network for electrically connecting the first, second and third elements.
In accordance with a further aspect of this invention, there is provided a coupler for use in a radio frequency test chamber, comprising a first element having a tapered nose portion for connecting to a first portion of a signal feed structure, a second element having a tapered nose portion, a third element for connecting to a second portion of the signal feed structure, and a matching network for electrically connecting the first, second and third elements.
It is not intended that the invention be summarized here in its entirety. Rather, further features, aspects and advantages of the invention are set forth in or are apparent from the following description and drawings.
The housing may be elongated vertically, or may take on other sizes and shapes (including clamshell housing structures). The keyboard may include a mode selection key, or other hardware or software for switching between text entry and telephony entry.
In addition to the processing device 18, other parts of the mobile device 1 are shown schematically in
Operating system software executed by the processing device 18 is preferably stored in a persistent store, such as a flash memory 116, but may be stored in other types of memory devices, such as a read only memory (ROM) or similar storage element. In addition, system software, specific device applications, or parts thereof, may be temporarily loaded into a volatile store, such as a random access memory (RAM) 118. Communication signals received by the mobile device may also be stored to the RAM 118.
The processing device 18, in addition to its operating system functions, enables execution of software applications 130A–130N on the device 1. A predetermined set of applications that control basic device operations, such as data and voice communications 130A and 130B, may be installed on the device 1 during manufacture. In addition, a personal information manager (PIM) application may be installed during manufacture. The PIM is preferably capable of organizing and managing data items, such as e-mail, calendar events, voice mails, appointments, and task items. The PIM application is also preferably capable of sending and receiving data items via a wireless network 140. Preferably, the PIM data items are seamlessly integrated, synchronized and updated via the wireless network 140 with the device user's corresponding data items stored or associated with a host computer system. Communication functions, including data and voice communications, are performed through the communication subsystem 100, and possibly through the short-range communications subsystem. The communication subsystem 100 includes a receiver 150, a transmitter 152, and one or more antennas 154 and 156. In addition, the communication subsystem 100 also includes a processing module, such as a digital signal processor (DSP) 158, and local oscillators (LOs) 160. The specific design and implementation of the communication subsystem 100 is dependent upon the communication network in which the mobile device 1 is intended to operate. For example, a mobile device 1 may include a communication subsystem 100 designed to operate with the Mobitex™, Data TAC™ or General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) mobile data communication networks and also designed to operate with any of a variety of voice communication networks, such as AMPS, TDMA, CDMA, PCS, GSM, etc. Other types of data and voice networks, both separate and integrated, may also be utilized with the mobile device 1.
Network access requirements vary depending upon the type of communication system. For example, in the Mobitex and DataTAC networks, mobile devices are registered on the network using a unique personal identification number or PIN associated with each device. In GPRS networks, however, network access is associated with a subscriber or user of a device. A GPRS device therefore requires a subscriber identity module, commonly referred to as a SIM card, in order to operate on a GPRS network.
When required network registration or activation procedures have been completed, the mobile device 1 may send and receive communication signals over the communication network 140. Signals received from the communication network 140 by the antenna 154 are routed to the receiver 150, which provides for signal amplification, frequency down conversion, filtering, channel selection, etc., and may also provide analog to digital conversion. Analog-to-digital conversion of the received signal allows the DSP 158 to perform more complex communication functions, such as demodulation and decoding. In a similar manner, signals to be transmitted to the network 140 are processed (e.g. modulated and encoded) by the DSP 158 and are then provided to the transmitter 152 for digital to analog conversion, frequency up conversion, filtering, amplification and transmission to the communication network 140 (or networks) via the antenna 156.
In addition to processing communication signals, the DSP 158 provides for control of the receiver 150 and the transmitter 152. For example, gains applied to communication signals in the receiver 150 and transmitter 152 may be adaptively controlled through automatic gain control algorithms implemented in the DSP 158.
In a data communication mode, a received signal, such as a text message or web page download, is processed by the communication subsystem 100 and is input to the processing device 18. The received signal is then further processed by the processing device 18 for an output to the display 16, or alternatively to some other auxiliary I/O device 106. A device user may also compose data items, such as e-mail messages, using the keyboard 14 and/or some other auxiliary I/O device 106, such as a touchpad, a rocker switch, a thumb-wheel, or some other type of input device. The composed data items may then be transmitted over the communication network 140 via the communication subsystem 100.
In a voice communication mode, overall operation of the device is substantially similar to the data communication mode, except that received signals are output to a speaker 110, and signals for transmission are generated by a microphone 112. Alternative voice or audio I/O subsystems, such as a voice message recording subsystem, may also be implemented on the device 1. In addition, the display 16 may also be utilized in voice communication mode, for example to display the identity of a calling party, the duration of a voice call, or other voice call related information.
The short-range communications subsystem enables communication between the mobile device 1 and other proximate systems or devices, which need not necessarily be similar devices. For example, the short-range communications subsystem may include an infrared device and associated circuits and components, or a Bluetooth™ communication module to provide for communication with similarly-enabled systems and devices.
The frequency bands of interest for cellular and smart phones are: 850 MHz GSM (824–894 MHz), 900 MHz GSM (880–960 MHz), GPS (1575.42 MHz), DCS (1710–1880 MHz), PCS (1850–1990 MHz), and WLAN (2400–2484 MHz).
A wide bandwidth coupler has two outer elements around a center element. The outer elements are rectangular at their outside portions and each have a tapered nose portion next to the center element. A matching network electrically connects the two outer elements and the center element.
The coupler exhibits better than 2:1 Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR), stable antenna gain characteristics and a dipole-like radiation pattern over a wide frequency range. In one embodiment of the present invention, the coupler exhibits the above characteristics over a frequency range of 824 to 2484 MHz, that is, all of the frequency bands for cellular and smart phones. Over each frequency band the coupler has very stable antenna gain. These characteristics minimize system error and thus maximize device failure detection during testing. The coupler can be etched easily on printed circuit board material. The wide bandwidth coupler is useful in an RF testing enclosure.
The wide bandwidth coupler eliminates the test time needed to switch the coupler of an RF test chamber, and reduces calibration time. Additionally, the wide bandwidth coupler enables simultaneous testing of multiple bandwidths, and improves the reliability and repeatability of test measurements.
Since couplers wear out sooner if they are switched frequently, the present wide bandwidth coupler should last longer as it will need to be switched less often.
In one embodiment, bow tie coupler 10 is located on a printed circuit board (PCB) RF substrate, such as a FR4 substrate, with no ground plane opposing the coupler. The elements of bow tie coupler 10 are created on the PCB using a board milling machine or by an etching method. Other methods of manufacturing bow tie coupler 10 will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art.
Small element 50 is coupled to the center pin (not shown) of a signal feed structure, such as a coaxial cable or microstrip line, connected to test equipment. Other suitable signal feed structures will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. Small element 50 has a square shape.
Medium element 20 is coupled to the outer sleeve (not shown) of the coaxial cable connected to the test equipment, that is, the signal ground. Medium element 20 has length len20. Medium element 20 has an outer rectangular portion and an inner tapered portion. Sides 23 and 24 taper to edge 22, forming a tapered nose portion.
Bow tie coupler 10 wirelessly receives and transmits with the device under test (not shown), that is, acts as an antenna for converting electromagnetic energy to electrical energy and vice versa. Large element 30 has length len30. Generally, len30 is greater than or equal to len20, with the specific length values chosen in view of the signal frequency range and/or center frequency. However, len30 and len20 may be the same in some embodiments. In one embodiment, len20 is about 20 mm and len30 is about 40 mm. Large element 30 has an outer rectangular portion and an inner tapered portion. Sides 33 and 34 taper to edge 32, forming a tapered nose portion.
Large element 30 has arm 35 which serves to extend element 30 closer to element 20, thereby making it easier to connect matching network 40 between elements 20 and 30.
Matching network 40 comprises matching components 41, 42 and 43. Component 41 electrically connects medium element 20 and small element 50. Component 42 electrically connects medium element 20 and large element 30. Component 43 electrically connects small element 50 and large element 30.
In one embodiment, components 41 and 42 are each a resistor having a resistance of about 190 ohms, and component 43 is an inductor having an inductance of about 1.2 nH. In another embodiment, components 41–43 are each resistors, while in a further embodiment, components 41–43 are each inductors. Other configurations of matching network 40 will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art, and may be comprised of combinations of resistors, capacitors and inductors.
It will be recalled that a VSWR of 2:1 corresponds to 90% of the input power being converted to output power, and is the RF standard for couplers. A VSWR of 1:1 corresponds to 100% of input power being converted to output power.
Ideally, the VSWR should be better than 2:1 over the entire frequency range of interest.
An alternate embodiment is shown in
The tapered edges of the noses of medium element 21 and large element 31 of bow tie coupler have a curved or exponential shape, instead of being straight edges as in bow tie coupler 10. Small element 31 of bow tie coupler 11 has a circular shape.
Although an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications thereof, have been described in detail herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to this precise embodiment and the described modifications, and that various changes and further modifications may be effected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
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British cartoonist and children's book author Glenn Dakin began his career as part of the British alternative comics movement of the 1980s. His work appeared in such magazines as Escape and Deadline, and amongst his creations were 'Temptation' and the semi-autobiographical strip 'Abe'. Dakin had already created 'Abe' for his college magazine, and the strip was later self-published by Dakin through Paul Gravett's Fast Fiction service. Dakin's work soon found its way to Australia through the Fox Comics anthology. Both 'Abe' and 'Temtation' have been collected in books by Penguin Books and Top Shelf Productions. Dakin collaborated with Phil Elliott on numerous strips including 'Mr Day and Mr Night', 'Greenhouse Warriors' and 'The Man From Cancer'. He was hired by Marvel UK for a period to write the comics 'ClanDestine' and 'The Real Ghostbusters'. Dakin eventually focused on writing children's books and children's television for the BBC. He still publishes a regular strip, 'Robot Crusoe', in the Sunday Times.
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At eight years old, A.W. Strouse was so titillated by the Old Testament that he built a sacrificial altar in his parents' front lawn. He prayed that God would fill him with the Word, but no divine inspiration was forthcoming. Instead, Strouse's earthly father spanked him heartily for having killed the grass.
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Strouse lives in Bushwick, Brooklyn and teaches medieval poetry at the City University of New York. His books include My Gay Middle Ages (punctum books, 2015), Thebes (Jerk Poet, 2015), and Retractions and Revelations (Jerk Poet, 2014). He is currently writing a study on literary theories of the foreskin.


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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who recently wrapped up shooting for "Bhoothnath Returns", says he will now join Ronnie Screwvala in his "exercise to collect funds" for Swades Foundation.
The 71-year-old is travelling to villages where Swades Foundation, run by former Disney UTV managing director Ronnie Screwvala and his wife Zarina, has been working for social welfare of the villagers. He is assisting Screwvala's foundation.
Early Thursday morning, he visited Raigad district in Maharashtra to help raise funds for the foundation, which works towards empowering rural inhabitants.
"Having finished very late last night (Wednesday) at Lonavala and the 'Party with the Bhoothnath', getting to bed almost at 5 a.m. to be up again at 6 a.m. to leave for Raigad (district in Maharashtra), by helicopter an hour away, to visit at my insistence, the work that the Swades Foundation does for the rural inhabitants," Amitabh posted on srbachchan.tumblr.com Thursday.
"It has been a most humbling experience to be in the midst of the villagers and their life and expectations and what they build so diligently and passionately. The Foundation is run by Ronnie and Zarine Screwala and I shall be joining them in this exercise to collect funds for the many activities and facilities they provide to the underprivileged."
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He is "astonished that the most elementary needs are missing among them. Yet they smile, exist and work continuously to better their condition".
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thanks mate. Im a bit new to these forum things, and am unsure what you mean by a "link". If you mean where is it from, i just went into ford and ordered them
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Can you just go into a ford garage and ask for this part? i only ask because it is hard to find any online with ford.
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The verdict of a Muskingum County couple is now in.
Richard and Kasey Klein were both found guilty of two counts of child endangerment and two counts of involuntary manslaughter. The charges are in connection with Mrs. Kleins two children 3-year-old Ayden Cecil and 2-year-old Anthony Tullius. They are believed to have accidentally drowned while the family was camping near Ellis Dam. In closing statements Thursday morning the prosecution accused the Kleins of "recklessly" placing the boys in danger. Assistant Prosecutor Bob Smith emphasizes the Kleins actions to place the tent within 20 feet of the river, knowing the boys had a tendency to wander off. Smith also highlights the long day of work the couple had prior to the night of the incident and Kasey's use of Xanax- making her unalert to the needs of her sons.
"This was a camping trip as planned and executed as a disaster," stated Smith. "That ladies and gentlemen is the very presents of needless indifference but disregarded to the strong possibility that these boys might slip, causing injuries to themselves, or in the worst case be killed, that is the essence of child endangerment."
In Kasey's defense her attorney David Sams implied Richard is to blame for the deaths, referring to Kasey's testimony where she recalled taking off Aydens shoes before putting him to bed and saying that he would be unable to put the shoes on himself due to Cerebral Palsy. When Aydens body was recovered from the river both shoes were on.
"Here is what happened, Mr. Klein realized that and realized that had to be explained," said Sams. "That's why he offered that explanation on his own, with out prompting in that interview. This is what we call in law conscience of guilt."
In Richards defense his attorney William Moody states there isn't enough evidence to convict his client of the charges. He highlights Richards willingness to cooperate with authorities.
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I am sometimes having a focusing problem with my FZ150. Whenever I want to sharply focus on a specific bird, The camera just keeps moving the focus in and out for a few seconds before it finally focuses properly. Usually that is too late, the bird has moved.
What type of focus would be best to focus quickly and accurately on just one tiny spot without having to keep pushing the button down several times to get focus around branches and trees?
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Imagine this: The New England Patriots make yet another Super Bowl, and Tom Brady is not the main reason.
By his own assessment, Brady wasn't very good in the Patriots' 23-20 AFC championship game victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. Vintage Brady doesn't need much assistance in such settings, but he got plenty of it from the Patriots' much-maligned defense, and from Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff shanking a 32-yard field goal with 11 seconds remaining.
Oh, yeah, Brady's 1-yard touchdown dive in which he soared over the Ravens' touted defensive line, provided the winning points with 11:29 remaining.
"In some ways, you always beat yourself up," Brady said after throwing for 239 yards, with two interceptions and, for the first time in 36 games, no TD passes. "I've been doing this for quite a while. I'm glad we won, I'm glad we're moving on. Hopefully I can go out there and do better in a few weeks."
That would be on Feb. 5 in Indianapolis in a rematch of the 2008 Super Bowl - Brady and coach Bill Belichick's only loss in the big game after three wins: a 17-14 shocker at the hands of the New York Giants when the Patriots were going for a perfect season. New England opened as a 3-point favorite against New York (12-7), which won at San Francisco 20-17 in overtime.
The Patriots probably wouldn't have won their 10th straight game overall - the last loss was to the Giants in Foxborough - if not for their defense's newfound stinginess. New England (15-3) ranked 31st in defense this season, but played just as well as Baltimore's highly rated unit for most of Sunday.
The Patriots shut down Ray Rice, the league's total yardage leader, who was limited to 78 yards. Brandon Spikes made a fourth-quarter interception of Joe Flacco, who played well before that and threw for two touchdowns. And when the Ravens were threatening to score a late touchdown to win their first conference title in 11 years, New England clamped down.
It's most critical play came from backup cornerback Sterling Moore, who stripped Lee Evans of the ball on what could have been a winning TD catch in the dying moments. Cundiff, an All-Pro kicker in 2010, then botched his kick.
"Child-like joy. It's all about child-like joy," linebacker Jerod Mayo said. "Last night felt like the day before Christmas for me and I haven't had that feeling in a long time. At this level, the day before Christmas is like a regular day. But now I just feel like I got my present."
Brady waited out the final tense minutes on the sideline, and then celebrated with the rest of his team when Cundiff's attempt went wide left. The Ravens (13-5) looked on in stunned horror.
Cundiff had no excuse.
"It's a kick I've kicked probably a thousand times in my career. I went out there and didn't convert. That's the way things go," Cundiff said.
"I just told him that it's going to be OK," added John Harbaugh, who in each of his four seasons as Ravens coach has led them to the playoffs, but never to the Super Bowl. "You know, we'll move on. He is a great kicker. You know, and everyone has a tough moment. All of us do, so Billy will be fine."
Baltimore appeared to be in fine shape after Flacco threw his second touchdown pass of the day.
Operating against a porous secondary missing its top cornerback, Kyle Arrington, who left in the second quarter with an eye injury, Flacco gave Baltimore its first lead. His short pass on third down to explosive receiver Torrey Smith turned into a 29-yard scamper down the right sideline after Moore completely whiffed on the tackle.


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Though the always fashionable Michelle Williams is notoriously shy, the 33-year-old Oscar-nominated actress shines in her new ads for her second Louis Vuitton campaign, stunning in a few quirky styles.
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