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Diary of a Jackwagonby John Driver Bubba Watson Tim Hawkins
He's a comedian. He's a YouTube sensation. And now he becomes an author. Best known for his song parodies and riffs on yoga pants and homeschooling, Tim Hawkins now shares his perspective on life in the 21st century in his long-awaited debut book. Tim's topics are as wide-ranging as his stand-up comedy including marital communications ("Marriage needs a challenge flag, like in pro football"), worship music ("Pick the right key, because I'm not Barry White and I'm not a Bee Gee"), and food ("Eating a Krispy Kreme donut is like eating a baby angel"). Diary of a Jackwagon reveals a witty and relatable voice reminding readers that for life's many difficulties, laughter is always the best medicine - when there aren't any pills left.
The Diary of a Killer Catby Anne Fine
Tuffy the pet cat tries to defend himself against accusations of terrifying other animals and murdering the neighbor's rabbit.
Diary of a Mad Brideby Laura Wolf
Once I was a sane, levelheaded professional woman. Then I said "yes." Now I am the lunatic bride I always made fun of!What is it about getting married that turns normal people into total freaks?A savvy, riotously funny novel, Diary of a Mad Bride is for anyone who has ever been a bride, is about to become a bride, yearned to be a bride, or suffered the sheer indignity of appearing in public in the world's ugliest bridesmaid dress....My wedding was starting in less than twenty minutes, and I was stuck in a 7-Eleven parking lot with popcorn kernels wedged in my gums and vanilla ice cream melting on my dress. It was a disaster too large to comprehend. After an agonizing year spent planning my wedding, could it really end like this? The voices chronicling a year of wedding hysteria swirled in my head....-- My grandmother upon viewing my engagement ring:"What do you mean he gave you an emerald! Diamonds are eternal, emeralds say, maybe five years."-- My future father-in-law on the night of my engagement party:"To a happy marriage and, if necessary, a painless divorce!"-- My best friend, Anita:"Oh, screw congratulations. Of course I'm happy for you. Stephen's a major piece of ass and he's got a sense of humor. Just as long as you're certain this is what you want." Would I survive this day after all....?
Diary of a Mad Divaby Joan Rivers
Following up the phenomenal success of her headline-making New York Times bestseller I Hate Everyone...Starting With Me, the unstoppable Joan Rivers is at it again. When her daughter Melissa gives her a diary for Christmas, at first Joan is horrified--who the hell does Melissa think she is? That fat pig, Bridget Jones? But as Joan, being both beautiful and introspective, begins to record her day-to-day musings, she realizes she has a lot to say.About everything. And everyone, God help them. The result? A no-holds-barred, delightfully vicious and always hilarious look at the everyday life of the ultimate diva. Follow Joan on a family vacation in Mexico and on trips between New York and Los Angeles where she mingles with the stars, never missing a beat as she delivers blistering critiques on current events, and excoriating insights about life, pop culture, and celebrities (from A to D list), all in her relentlessly funny signature style.This is the Diary of a Mad Diva. Forget about Anais Nin, Anne Frank, and that whiner Sylvia Plath. For the first time in a century, a diary by someone that's actually worth reading.
Diary of a Mad Housewifeby Sue Kaufman
Diary of a Mad Housewife is a classic of women's fiction that gave a wry voice to the nascent feminist stirrings of the 1960s and helped incite a revolution in the consciousness of a generation.<P><P> When Bettina Balser begins to suspect that she is going mad, she starts a secret diary as a form of therapy and as an escape from the boredom and dissatisfaction she experiences as a 1960s housewife. Her fears pour onto the page: "Elevators, subways, bridges, tunnels, high places, low places, tightly enclosed spaces, boats, cars, planes, trains, crowds...." Through her observations of herself and those around her, Bettina seeks to find meaning in her exceedingly dreary life. Her frank examinations lead to many changes, including an extramarital fling, and her voice touches a timeless nerve, resonating on many levels--from the ever-evolving feminist consciousness to the gnawing existential search that is universal.<P> Diary of a Mad Housewife's humor and insight is as alive and pertinent today as yesterday, and will charm and disarm men and women of any generation.
Diary of a Madmanby Brad Scarface" Jordan Benjamin Meadows Ingram
From Geto Boys legend and renowned storyteller Scarface comes a passionate memoir about how hip-hop changed the life of a kid from the south side of Houston, and how he rose to the top--and ushered in a new generation of rap dominanceScarface is the celebrated rapper whose hits include "On My Block," "Mind Playing Tricks on Me," and "Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta" (made famous in the cult film Office Space). The former president of Def Jam South, he's collaborated with everyone from Kanye West to Ice Cube to Nas, and had many solo hits such as "Guess Who's Back," featuring Jay Z, and "Smile," featuring Tupac. But before that, he was a kid from Houston in love with rock and roll, listening to AC/DC and KISS.In Diary of a Madman Scarface shares how his world changed when he heard Run-D.M.C. for the first time, how he dropped out of school in the ninth grade and started selling crack, and how he began rapping as the new form of music made its way out of New York and across the country. It is the account of his rise to the heights of the rap world, as well as his battles with his own demons and depression.Passionately exploring and explaining the roots and influences of southern rap culture, Diary of a Madman is the story of hip-hop--the music, the business, the streets--and life on the south side of Houston, Texas.
Diary of a Madman and Other Storiesby Nikolai Gogol
Opening a door to a bizarre world of broad comedy, fantasy, and social commentary, the title story offers an unforgettable depiction of a lunatic civil servant and his struggles to be noticed by the woman he loves. This excellent introduction to Gogol also features "Nevski Prospect" and "The Portrait."
Diary of a Madman and Other Storiesby Nikolai Gogol
Hailed by Nabokov as "the greatest artist that Russia has yet produced," Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) left his mark as a playwright, novelist, and writer of short stories. Gogol's works remain popular with both writers and readers, who prize his originality, imaginative gifts, and sheer exuberance.This collection offers an excellent introduction to the author's works. Opening a door to his bizarre world of broad comedy, fantasy, and social commentary, the title story portrays a petty official's mental disintegration as he struggles for the attention of the woman he loves. Set during the repressive rule of Nicholas I, it satirizes the bureaucratic excesses of the era. Additional tales include "The Nevski Prospect," a portrayal of the feverish pace of St. Petersburg street life, and "The Portrait," a gripping depiction of a soul's perdition.
Diary of a Man in Despairby Paul Rubens Friedrich Reck Richard Evans
Friedrich Reck might seem an unlikely rebel against Nazism. Not just a conservative but a rock-ribbed reactionary, he played the part of a landed gentleman, deplored democracy, and rejected the modern world outright. To Reck the Nazis were ruthless revolutionaries in Gothic drag, and helpless as he was to counter the spell they had cast on the German people, he felt compelled to record the corruptions of their rule. The result is less a diary than a sequence of stark and astonishing snapshots of life in Germany between 1936 and 1944. We see the Nazis at the peak of power, and the murderous panic with which they respond to approaching defeat; their travesty of traditional folkways in the name of the Volk; and the author's own missed opportunity to shoot Hitler. This riveting book is not only, as Hannah Arendt proclaimed it, "one of the most important documents of the Hitler period" but a moving testament of a decent man struggling to do the right thing in a depraved world.stonishing snapshots of life in Germany between 1936 and 1944. We see the Nazis at the peak of power, and we see the murderous panic with which they respond to approaching defeat. Reck describes the travesty of traditional folkways that the Nazis engage in the name of the Volk, ruminates on the character of Hitler and regrets a missed opportunity he had to shoot him, describes the bombing of Munich, joins the resistance, and waits for arrest knowing he has been betrayed. This riveting book is not only, as Hannah Arendt proclaimed it, "one of the most important documents of the Hitler period" but a moving testament of a decent if sometimes deluded man struggling to do the right thing in a depraved world.
The Diary of a Manchu Soldier in Seventeenth-Century Chinaby Nicola Di Cosmo Dzengseo
Providing original insights into Chinese military history, Nicola Di Cosmo gives an annotated translation of the only known military diary in pre-modern Chinese history, providing fresh and extensive information on the inner workings of the Ch'ing army. The personal experience of the author, a young Manchu officer fighting in inhospitable South-Western China, take us close to the 'face of the battle' in seventeenth-century China, and enriches our general knowledge of military history.
Diary of a Manhattan Call Girlby Tracy Quan
A fun, witty, sexy, page-turning novel written by a real-life, high-priced Manhattan call girl. This is the diary of Nancy Chan, busy career girl, in her thirties, newly engaged and trying to balance job and romance. But Nancy is a high-class call girl, a fact her banker fiance, Matt does not know (he thinks sheâ s a copy editor) and Nancy wants to keep it that way. With one foot in the bedrooms of her rich and demanding clients and one in the world of her fiancé and his family, Nancy demonstrates, in her inimitable fashion, that if you know the dance, you can keep those two worlds from colliding. At least for a while. This wonderfully intelligent, sexually frank, rollicking novel gives us fresh insight into the machinations and politics of being an expensive call girl in the modern world. Quan pulls no punches, gives no apologies, and has written one of the best and most honest books yet on the topic.
Diary of a Married Call Girlby Tracy Quan
In this irreverent take on infidelity and modern marriage, newlywed topflight prostitute Nancy Chan finds herself struggling to adjust to the realities of domestic bliss. She's honing her respectable image as the wife of investment banker Matt, cooking fashionable meals and taking his shirts to the cleaners. But now that she and Matt share a home, it's getting harder to keep her career as an exclusive call girl a secret. Nancy fears what might happen if Matt finds out, but she can't quite bring herself to give up her financial independence. And now Matt wants to start a family. Motherhood could jeopardize her business--and what will it do to her body? Will Nancy have to give up her career to save her marriage? If you've ever had a naughty secret or struggled with competing desires, this funny, insightful romp will strike a chord. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Diary of a Monster's Sonby Ellen Conford
Bradley Fentriss lives with his dad. He loves his dad. He admires his dad. Bradley's dad, however, is not like the other dads in the neighborhood. He is very large. He is very hairy. He has sharp, pointy teeth. When he gets excited, his chest swells up so much that his shirt buttons pop open. But he is a good father. Whether fixing a hole in the ceiling,, attending Parent-Teacher Night, or planning an extremely unseasonal picnic, Mr. Fentriss is a truly devoted dad. And then some. Here's a story about the everyday life of a not-quite-everyday family. Dad puts a scare in strangers, but not for long. Not after they hear him say fatherly things like "It's important to know your limits," and "A healthy breakfast is the start of a healthy day." And "Watch out for other sledders! No crashing!" They have monstrously good fun-- and so will you.
Diary of a Parent Trainerby Jennifer Smith
Meet Katie Sutton. She may just look like your average thirteen-year-old girl but in reality, she's the world's leading expert in Grown Up behavior. And you're in luck because in your hands you hold a one-of-a-kind guide to training your parent and becoming highly skilled at: understanding their insane behavior, predicting their next moves, and operating them to your best advantage. So please keep this book out of the way of your grown up, we don't want them going into "grumpy mode" too soon.From the Hardcover edition.
Diary of a Playerby David Wild Brad Paisley
This book is the very personal story of how Brad Paisley came of age as a musician and a man. Focusing on what it means to play the guitar and how he found his voice through a series of guitars, the book will also share what he has learned about life along the way. Beginning with his own very personal love letter to the guitar and what the instrument has meant in his life as a way to find his voice in the world, the book then moves into a musical, but personal, diary. Brad tells the story of his own musical passion, while writing loving salutes and sharing memorable tales about all the great players in country, blues, and rock & roll who have inspired him over the years.As he wrote in liner notes of his instrumental guitar album, Play, his first guitar was a gift from his grandpa when Brad was only eight. Brad quickly learned that no matter how he changed and evolved, the guitar was his only real constant. When life gets intense, he says, "there are some people who drink, who seek counseling, eat, or watch TV, cry, sleep, and so on. I play." Included in the book will be sidebars from a wide array of musical stars who know and love Brad. In these sidebars, this host of guitar and musical gods will share their take on Brad or stories of their favorite memories about him.
Diary of a Professional Commodity Traderby Peter L. Brandt
Trading is generally far more difficult in practice than in theory. The reality is that no trade set up or individual trader or system can identify profitable trades in advance with complete certainty. In A Year of Trading, long-time trader Peter Brandt reveals the anxieties and uncertainties of trading in a diary of his 2009 trades. He explains his thought process as he searches for trading opportunities and executes them. Each trade includes charts, an analysis of the trade, and a play-by-play account of how the trade unfolds.
The Diary of a Provincial Ladyby E. M. Delafield
The Diary of a Provincial Lady is a witty celebration of the suburban British housewife. The Provincial Lady has a nice house, a nice husband, and nice children. She never raises her voice, rarely ventures outside Devon, only occasionally allows herself to become vexed by the ongoing servant problem, and would be truly appalled by the confessional mode that has gripped the late 20th century. The Provincial Lady, after all, is part of what made Britain great.
The Diary of a Rapist: A Novelby Evan Connell
The story begins with the unhappy marriage of junior clerk Earl Summerfield to the much older Bianca. Feeling victimized by his cold wife and mocking superiors at work, Earl decides to keep a diary, a chronicle of his apparently crumbling marital relations, the paranoia and abuses he is seemingly forced to tolerate at work, and the world around him going to pieces in 1960's San Francisco. What he sees, what he says, what he wants to say - everything swarms his head and consciousness, inciting and fueling fantasies of love, ambition, and avenging the violent crimes with which he was become obsessed. His angry and unstable mind alternates between feelings of apprehension and disgust, and exploring his own violent, sexual fantasies, and Earl takes action first by breaking into other peoples' houses and then fixating on various women, before settling with utmost and troubling certainty on the local beauty queen, Mara St. John's.This unnerving work is a contemplation of the middle-class existence in a changing world, narrated by an unstable man held hostage by his deteriorating mental state.
Diary of a Serial Killerby Ed Gaffney
For defense attorneys Zack Wilson and Terry Tallach, time is precious. Not just because they're paid by the hour. Or because their careers have taken off after a succession of high-profile cases. Or because a baffling, shocking serial murder case is threatening to tear Zack's family apart. For these two lawyers, time is precious because they have just walked into the wrong courtroom at the wrong time, where a man is shooting a gun into a crowd that includes Zack's innocent young son.
Diary of a South Beach Party Girlby Gwen Cooper
South Beach in the late 1990s is a town of blink-and-you'll-miss-'em nightclubs populated by celebrities, models, mobsters, heiresses, drug dealers, drag queens, and fun seekers of all stripes. It's a place where the famous come to party like locals, the locals party like rock stars behind velvet ropes, and the press is savvy enough to know what not to report. Rachel Baum is a sheltered, career-oriented everygirl when she moves to South Beach from her quiet Miami suburb, searching for a life less ordinary. Quickly making friends among SoBe's most exclusive scenesters, she spends her days building a career and her nights building a reputation. But in a town where friends become enemies faster than highs become hangovers, the life less ordinary turns into more than Rachel bargained for. As she pursues the endless party in penthouses, dive bars, after-hours clubs, and cocaine speakeasies, Rachel struggles to balance her goals and ambitions with the decadence and excess -- especially her drug-fueled, on-again off-again relationship with Yale-graduate-turned-addict John Hood -- that threaten to destroy everything she's always worked for. With tremendous wit and razor-sharp insight, Diary of a South Beach Party Girl portrays the innermost sanctums of South Beach's privileged Beautiful People through the eyes of a no longer innocent heroine.
Diary of a Spiderby Doreen Cronin
From the book: This is the diary ... of a spider. But don't be worried--he's more scared of you and your gigantic shoe! Actually, he's a lot like you. He goes to gym class and has grandparens Day at school. But he also spins sticky webs, scales walls, and takes wind-catching lessons. Lucky for him, his best friend is a fly. Includes picture descriptions. Other clever books by Doreen Cronin are available from Bookshare. This book contains picture descriptions.
Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughterby Melissa Francis
The Glass Castle meets The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother in this dazzlingly honest and provocative family memoir by former child actress and current Fox Business Network anchor Melissa Francis. When Melissa Francis was eight years old, she won the role of lifetime: playing Cassandra Cooper Ingalls, the little girl who was adopted with her brother (played by young Jason Bateman) by the Ingalls family on the world's most famous primetime soap opera, Little House on the Prairie. Despite her age, she was already a veteran actress, living a charmed life, moving from one Hollywood set to the next. But behind the scenes, her success was fueled by the pride, pressure, and sometimes grinding cruelty of her stage mother, as fame and a mother's ambition pushed her older sister deeper into the shadows. Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter is a fascinating account of life as a child star in the 1980's, and also a startling tale of a family under the care of a highly neurotic, dangerously competitive "tiger mother. " But perhaps most importantly, now that Melissa has two sons of her own, it's a meditation on motherhood, and the value of pushing your children: how hard should you push a child to succeed, and at what point does your help turn into harm?
Diary of a Stalkerby Parks Electa Rome
Electa Rome Parks paints a powerful portrait of a crazed fan who can't seem to close the book on the affair after a one-night-stand with a famous author--and who will stop at nothing to make him hers. Even if that means killing him. . . Bestselling author Xavier Preston is used to women throwing themselves at him. On top of being a successful writer, he's also tall, dark and sexy as sin. He's always relished the attention, in fact, and is ever-willing to entertain the erotic urges of women wanting to get between more than the covers of his novels. Except once he meets Kendall, he decides it's time to put his womanizing ways behind him and devote himself to her entirely. Well, almost. . . Gorgeous Pilar is the last decadent treat Xavier decides he'll help himself to--thinking they are both on the same "no strings" page. Except behind Pilar's fine façade beats the heart of a raving maniac--a fatally attracted fan addicted to the kind of hot loving only Xavier can give her. And she's not about to let him get away from her so easily. So what starts out as a discreet dalliance soon spirals into a deadly game of obsession and pain--which can only have one winner. . .
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- inetwork, a division of Bandwidth and the leading choice for innovative and scalable voice, 9-1-1 and SMS solutions, today announced Integra Telecom has selected the company to support its 9-1-1 requirements for hundreds of thousands of phone records as the company executes on its nationwide rollout of IP services. Integra is one of the largest facilities-based providers of communication and networking services, connecting businesses of all sizes with carrier-grade networking, communications and technology solutions in 35 metropolitan markets.
- The switch configuration for nomadic VoIP 9-1-1 provisioning took 20 minutes versus what would have been days with competing solutions, typically requiring dedicated resources for APIs support, firewalls access and other technical operational needs.
- By selecting inetwork, Integra benefits from rapid configuration and provisioning times due to the seamless integration of inetwork's portal directly into its Metaswitch platform.
- This integrated solution reduces time to market and eases operational complexity typically associated with meeting 9-1-1 requirements when expanding into new markets and expanding services within its existing footprint.
- In addition to its nomadic 9-1-1 solutions, inetwork offers a comprehensive, integrated wholesale portfolio that includes nationwide Voice Origination and Termination, Toll Free Origination, SMS services and static 9-1-1.
- inetwork provides open source development services tailored to precisely fit customers' needs including custom development, APIs and SDKs. All services are available through easy-to-use web tools and APIs, backed by inetwork's signature customer support.
- inetwork's 9-1-1 solutions operate with the high degree of reliability required by emergency communications. Most recently, the company's 9-1-1 network remained 100 percent operational throughout the course of Hurricane Sandy.
Rogier Ducloo, director of product management of Integra Telecom: "Integra's Hosted Voice Service offering is further enhanced by inetwork's hassle-free 9-1-1 services. We are pleased to work with inetwork. The company provides customizable, flexible communications solutions that our business customers depend on."
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About inetwork
inetwork, a division of Bandwidth, gives people the freedom to launch and scale innovative communication services requiring voice, 9-1-1, and SMS. Its purpose-built IP network, industry- leading web-based tools, custom open source development, and competitive pricing provide customers with an easier way to meet their communications needs. inetwork customers benefit from its flexible solutions, nimble operating environment, and responsive customer support. inetwork leverages its parent company's interconnected footprint (one of the largest in the nation), 49 state CLEC status, and financial strength to meet customers Voice Origination and Termination, Toll Free, SMS and 9-1-1 Call Routing needs, each with customizable deployment options, pricing models, and features. www.inetwork.com
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Dog owners on the Tsuu T'ina First Nation, southwest of Calgary, are being told to keep a collar on their dogs as a team is poised to sweep the community for strays.
Members have until Friday to get control of their dogs, because, starting Saturday, all stray animals will be removed.
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Band council told their members about the plan in January, and gave them until Feb. 15 to chain up their own dogs or make sure they are confirmed as their personal property.
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a low noise wide band amplifier and more particularly to a low noise wide bandwidth amplifier with an active load input matching network which eliminates the need for relatively large reactive elements, such as inductors and capacitors, in order to minimize the amplifier layout area.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Distributed amplifiers are known to be used for relatively wide bandwidth applications. Examples of such distributed amplifiers are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,992,752; 5,361,038; 5,550,513; 5,559,472; 5,751,190; 5,920,230 and 6,094,099. Such distributed amplifiers are also well documented in the literature: "A 74 GHz Bandwidth InAlAs/InGaAs-InP HBT Distributed Amplifier with a 13-dB Gain" by Baeyens, et al. IEEE Microwave and Guided and Wave letters, Vol. 9, Issue 11, pages 461-463, November 1999; "High Efficiency Monolithic Gallium Nitride Distributed Amplifier", Green, et al., IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, Vol. 10, Issue 7, pages 270-272, July 2000; "Experimental Performance of Ultra Broadband Amplifier Design Concept Employing Cascaded Reactively Terminated Single Distributed Amplifier Configuration", Virdee, et al., Electronic Letters, Vol. 36, Issue 18, Pages 1554-1556, Aug. 31, 2000; and "Analysis of the Performance of Four Cascaded Single Stage Distributed Amplifiers", by Banyamin, et al, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 48, Issue 12, Pages 2657-2653, December 2000.
Low noise wide band amplifiers are normally formed from Type III-IV semiconductors, such as GaAs and InP semiconductors, formed into one or more high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) or heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) gain cells for such distributed amplifiers. Examples of such low noise wide band amplifiers are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,710,523 and 5,838,031. Such low noise wide band amplifiers are also disclosed in: "6 to 18-GHz Two Stage Distributed Low Noise Amplifier Pesion For High Yield", Culver et al, Twelfth Annual Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuit (GaAs Ic) Symposium, 1990 Technical Digest, Pages 301-304, Oct. 7-10, 1990; "Ultra High Gain, Low Noise Monolithic InP HEMT Distributed Amplifier from 5-40 GHz", Electronic Letters, Vol. 26, Issue 8, Pages 515-516, April 1990; "2-18 GHz GaAs Monolithic Ultra Broadband Amplifier", by Lingli et al, 1998 International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology Proceeding. ICMMT '98, pages 238-241, Aug. 18-20, 1998. "Ka-Band Multi Stage MMIC Low Noise Amplifier Using Source Inductors with Different Values for Each Stage", Uchida, et al, IEEE Microwave Guided Wave Letters, Vol. 9, Issue 2, Pages 71-72, Feb. 19, 1999.
Many known distributed amplifiers are known to include reactive matching elements, such as inductors and capacitors. Such inductors and capacitors are many times larger than the active transistor amplifying device, causing the amplifier layout to be relatively large. Moreover, reactively matched amplifiers are known to have a limited bandwidth, for example, 10%-20% bandwidth, because at each discrete frequency point across the amplifier bandwidth, a different value reactive element is needed to cancel out the reactive impedance portion of the active device itself. Moreover, such reactive matching elements are known to include a resistive component which adds to input losses in the amplifier and cause degradation in the noise performance in the amplifier.
In order to overcome these disadvantages, direct coupled amplifiers with active input matching have been developed, for example, as disclosed in; "A Monolithic HEMT-HBT Direct Coupled Amplifier with Arrive Input Matching", by Kobsyashi, e1 at. IEEE Microwave and Guided Letters, vol. 6, no. 1, pages 55-57, January 1996. In this application a common gate HEMT is used for arrive impedance matching of a URT amplifier configured as a Darlington pair. In this application, the common gate HEMT is directly coupled to the HBT amplifler. Thus, a wide band low noise amplifier is needed which provides relatively lower noise figure performance and ax the same time reduces the layout size of the amplifier relative to known wide band amplifiers.
The present invention relates to a relatively wide bandwidth low noise amplifier with an active input matching network. The active load maybe formed from a field effect transistor (FET) or high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) in a common gate configuration. The active load input matching network has a lower overall noise component and includes only transistor channel noise relative to the noise associated with reactive matching components, such as inductors and capacitors. By utilizing the active load mode input matching network in accordance with the present invention, the circuit layout of the amplifier can be reduced significantly, for example, to 23 mils×47 mils.
These and other advantages of the present invention will be readily understood with reference to the following specification and attached drawing wherein:
The present invention relates to a low noise wide bandwidth amplifier which incorporates an active load input matching network in order to provide improved performance relative to wide band amplifiers which use reactive matching elements, such as inductors and capacitors, and also allows the layout of the amplifier to minimized. More particularly, the active load input matching network is used in place of relatively large reactive matching circuit elements. Another advantage of the invention is that the active load input matching network has a lower overall noise figure than an equivalent lossy reactive matching network since the only noise source in the active load input matching network transistor channel noise source. In contrast, lossy reactive components are subject to thermal noise that is much larger than the intrinsic channel noise of a transistor. As such, the active load matching network in accordance with the present mention has lower overall noise performance than amplifiers which utilize corresponding lossy reactive matching elements.
As will be discussed in more detail below, the wideband amplifier, in accordance with the present invention, includes a field effect transistor (FET) or for low noise applications a first high electron energy transistor (HEMT) in a common source configuration with active load matching provided by a second HEMT configured with a common gate coupled to the drain terminal of the first HEMT. The active load matching transistor has relatively wider band frequency performance than known wide band amplifiers which utilize reactive matching elements because at low frequencies, the common gate active load emulates a nearly ideal 50 ohm impedance where the intrinsic transistor impedance is in the mega ohm region. In contrast, the impedance of known wideband amplifiers with lossy reactive matching elements varies with frequency causing the amplifier input impedance to be poor outside the matched frequency region. In addition, at higher frequencies, the active input load appears more like an open circuit so that the intrinsic FET/HEMT impedance dominates at higher frequencies.
Turning to
There are several advantages of the active input load of the matching network 20. For example, the measured S-parameter S22 (i.e. output reflection coefficient) can be optimized, by adjusting the size of the transistor Q1. In particular, the S-parameter S22 is determined by the drain to source resistance Rds of the transistor Q1 whose size can be adjusted to be close to 50 ohms. The S-parameter S11 (i.e. input reflection coefficient) performance can also be optimized by adjusting the size of the transistor Q2 and the resistor R. In particular, the size of the resistor R can be used as a tradeoff between the S-parameter S11 performance and the noise figure. Moreover, using a small active low transistor Q2 as an active input mode generates less noise than a resistor of equivalent resistance. Other advantages of the active input load matching network over wideband amplifiers using reactive load matching elements is that the active load matching circuit 20 requires a minimum matching network and therefore can be configured in a relatively compact chip layout, especially at frequencies below 10 GHz. Compact chip layouts are crucial for low cost commercial monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMIC). In addition, the active input load using a common gate device provides better gain and input return loss than lossy input loads.
An exemplary low noise wide bandwidth amplifier incorporating the principles of the present invention is illustrated in
As discussed above, the amplifier 22 in accordance with the present invention utilizes an active load matching network which includes a active device, such as a FET or HEMT, in a common gate configuration. More particularly, the source terminal of the transistor Q2 is coupled to the gate terminal of the amplifier Q1. The drain terminal of the common gate configured active load matching transistor Q2 is coupled to the resistor R. The resistor R is also coupled to a DC biasing network which includes a DC voltage source 36, a resistor 38 and a bypass capacitor 40. The resistor 38 and the resistor R form a voltage divider relative to the DC voltage source 36 for biasing active load input matching transistor Q2. In addition to the load matching network 28, the amplifier 22 also includes a bypass capacitor 42 and an inductor. The inductor 44 is also coupled to the output port 34 by way of the coupling capacitor 36.
As mentioned above, the main advantage of the wide band low noise amplifier 22 is that it enables the chip layout to be minimized. An exemplary chip layout is illustrated in
Obviously, many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. Thus, it is to be understood that, within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described above.
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The Future Of Higher Ed And Its Impact On Elearning
Upside Learning
I recently came across the 2012 Higher Education Edition of the NMC Horizon Report , and found it quite fascinating. It gave me a lot of insights about the state of higher education globally and also left me thinking about how these developments would impact the global elearning industry. Here are the key points from the Horizon report. Mobile Apps. Tablet Computing. Game-Based Learning.
Did-you-Know Raptivity?
There are many fascinating facts, stories, theories, tricks and tips of certain people, things or processes. Do we all know about it? Most of us may not. After all we are humans and not overtly smart enough to retain all [.].
State of the LMS 2012
eLearning 24-7
For the past month, I have been conducting a survey on learning platforms and specifically learning management systems. . The data shows that what many vendors assume end users want is far from accurate. Too many vendors are focusing on talent/performance management as the next feature/component in their systems. Yet, as you will see from this survey, what you assume isn't always the case.
Adobe RoboHelp: iFrames
I Came, I Saw, I Learned
by Kevin Siegel If you have a need to include PDFs in your Help system, you have a few options. You can create a link to the PDF (which will open the PDF once the user clicks the link) or you can import the PDF into the project (which will create a topic out of the PDF). You can use iFrames (inline frames) to insert PDF files or HTML files within an HTML topic.
New Brandon Hall Group report forecasts major shift in 2016 online learning trends
Companies are increasingly dissatisfied with online learning tools, prompting many to reinvest in technology that supports a modern training approach. Download the report from Brandon Hall Group to see how new investments are bringing real business results.
The CBT Lady
Learning Visions
In the spirit of trying to explain to people what I do for a living, I was trying to explain to someone recently what I do for a living. "I help organizations design and deliver online training programs…" The guy made a cross with his fingers and hissed at me saying, "Oh no, you're the CBT Lady!" Visions of hairnet covered lunch ladies. haven't recovered yet from this one. The CBT Lady? "Oh no. You create those horrible things that we have to sit through. Every screen is locked out. Two weeks later. Same guy. He introduces me to his wife. She and I start chatting about what we do.
7 Tips for developing an E-Learning Strategy
Connect Thinking
Part of my job is to provide e-learning strategy support to clients. have a number of processes for this kind of engagement, and E-Learning Academy members to have access to an e-learning course on Strategy , and a number of other tools and resources. Top line tips for developing an e-learning strategy. 1. responsiveness, competition, changing consumer demands, legislation changes. Brandon Hall.
Book Review: Design for How People Learn
Experiencing eLearning
Julie Dirksen's Design for How People Learn is a great book for instructional designers because it actually is written using the principles taught. Some instructional design books use a "do as I say, not as I do" kind of approach: they talk about chunking content into manageable amounts, using effective visuals, and motivating learners, but they are filled with long, unbroken blocks of dry text. Design for How People Learn is an easy, fun read, with lots of visuals and realistic examples that touch on frustrating problems instructional designers face. " Lots of Images.
Adobe Captivate: Troubleshooting LMS Woes
I Came, I Saw, I Learned
by Lori Smith. Captivate developer created a nifty eLearning lesson complete with a quiz, advanced actions and some nice navigation features. All she needed to do to wrap up the project was get the finished lesson posted to her LMS and ensure it reported correctly. And And that, unfortunately, is where she ran into trouble. The lesson simply would not work once posted to the LMS. The developer contacted me. While I had never used her LMS, I have successfully posted and tested several Captivate lessons to myriad systems. One thing I have learned while working with all of those LMSs.
Join us LIVE on The Forge - Thursday at 2pm ET
Visual Lounge
This month on our live web show, we're bringing you a special focus on education! Video is more popular than ever, as it's being used to deliver content as part of blended learning, flipped classroom , and 1:1 tech initiatives. Tune in Thursday, February 16, at 2:00pm ET. ( Add to your calendar ) The streaming video will be posted below, so hit refresh on your browser just before 2pm.
Online learners need the means, the motive and the opportunity
Clive on Learning
Means, motive and opportunity might be necessary if you are to convince a jury to convict in a trial, but they also apply in a wide variety of other circumstances, not least whether or not learning technologies make sense for a particular population: Means Learners need the means to engage with technology, in particular the IT literacy. While not so long ago this was a major obstacle, even in developed economies, the problem is fast reducing. Just about every electronic gadget we use - a telephone, a tablet, a TV, a DVD player, a games console - is at heart a computer and works like one.
Conducting Good Virtual Meetings
Web Courseworks
"Do you see the L?" " "Yes, we see the L," came the response. We typed the O, and we asked, "Do you see the O." " "Yes, we see the O." " Then we typed the G, and the system crashed … " (source). Technology has come a long way since the first ARPANET link was established [.]. eLearning elearning Jon Aleckson meeting virutal Web Courseworks
Whitepaper: When The LMS Isn't Enough
In this whitepaper, you will discover the main reasons why the LMS alone is no longer meeting the needs of the modern learner. More importantly, you will learn what you can do to enhance its value.
Three Tips for e-Learning Dominance
Kapp Notes
Wouldn't it be great to have the most dominant, overruling, kick butt e-learning imaginable. meaning people actually learned and applied what you wanted them to learn and apply from taking your e-learning module). Here are three tips to help you achieve that goal. ONE: Make the learning meaningful. The learner needs to see an immediate need and application of the content to what they are doing. Make it realistic, targeted and focused on actions and activity. This is accomplished by giving the learner an actual situation in which they need to apply the knowledge you are hoping they learn.
Social media budget line item?
Clark Quinn
Where does social media fit in the organization? In talking with a social media entrepreneur over beers the other day, he mentioned that one of his barriers in dealing with organizations was that they didn't have a budget line for social media software. That may sound trivial, but it's actually a real issue in terms of freeing up the organization. In one instance, it had been the R&D organization that undertook the cost. In another case, the cost was attributed to the overhead incurred in dealing with a merger. These are expedient, but wrong. But who funds it? social strateg
Writing & Grammar: Adjectives Versus Adverbs
I Came, I Saw, I Learned
by Jennie Ruby Last week's challenge was a tough one. Several readers correctly punctuated the sentences but did not correctly identify which commas were optional. Sadly, only a minority of respondents got everything right. Here are the answers as presented by Larena Jackson. The goals were to correctly punctuate (or refrain from punctuating) these introductory phrases and to indicate whether the comma was optional or required. In the morning she will leave the house by 7:30. (optional comma as refers to time-In the morning, she.). Vera I. Sytch. Carrie Noxon.
Book Review: Design for How People Learn
Experiencing eLearning
Julie Dirksen's Design for How People Learn is a great book for instructional designers because it actually is written using the principles taught. Design for How People Learn is an easy, fun read, with lots of visuals and realistic examples that touch on frustrating problems instructional designers face. That's basically what I did." " Lots of Images. Stories and Examples.
"you simply can't train people to be social!"
Learning and Working on the Web
Tweet Over the past year I have been working on change initiatives to improve collaboration and knowledge-sharing with two large companies, one of them a multinational. In each case, implementation has boiled down to two components: individual skills & organizational support. These individual activities are not a single skill-set that can be trained in a classroom.
Storyboarding for eLearning
Storyboarding is a very important step for creating eLearning courses. But don't you feel it's a waste of time to start creating the courses from scratch and copy-paste text and other objects from the storyboard to the eLearning tool for course development.
Top Ten eLearning and Training Topics for 2012
As elearning continues to comprise a growing portion of the overall mix of corporate training and learning initiatives, elearning developers are eager to position themselves ahead of the curve. What courses are in demand? Where can they differentiate their services? Based on data from our own marketplace and industry-leading analysts, here's our Top Ten eLearning Topics for 2012. .
Microsoft PowerPoint: Hide a Master Slide Logo
I Came, I Saw, I Learned
by AJ George A PowerPoint user approached me recently with an issue. She was given a PowerPoint template with a company logo on it. She was asked to remove the logo but could not. My first thought was to tell her to remove it from the master slides. However, she had already tried this and the logo appeared to be part of the actual background, even on the master slide. PowerPoint
(New) e-Learning metaphors: cased based learning
Challenge to Learn
In my quest for new learning metaphors I have to pay attention to cased based learning (CBL) or Scenario based learning (SBL). It is not new, but it is very powerful. The great thing about it is that it approaches learning for the learners perspective, based on real world problems. It is great to use it in combination with the principles of action mapping , because these cases are always about a situation where you have to do things. It's not about learning but it is about applying what you have learned and about learning while doing that. It is not used as much as it should be.
Getting to Social
Learning and Working on the Web
Tweet You are engaging with social media for marketing and customer support. You have also put in place a social intranet, with activity streams for sharing information, collaboration tools for work teams and document management systems that include social tags and easy sharing. Now the hard work begins. You're ready to be a social business; everyone is connected but few know what to do.
Evaluating Training - Capturing the Benefits Aspects of ROI
Training evaluation is necessary and, in many ways, critical to the success of a business. But because short term priorities always seem to take precedence, it is typically something we plan to do better in the next course, or maybe next month, or even next year. After all, we've managed pretty well up to now, so surely another year can't hurt!
Mobile Learning should be more than converting Desktop eLearning to HTML5
mLearning Revolution
Over the weekend, I was looking at the entries submitted to the Adobe Captivate HTML5 Contest, hosted by my former Adobe colleagues. The basic idea behind this contest is that Adobe Captivate 5.5 users create a project and then use the HTML5 Converter for Adobe Captivate to convert it into HTML5. The entry with the most votes wins. In other words, while I think HTML5 will play a big role in how we develop and deploy learning and how our learners will consume those learning experiences on mobile, I think mLearning should be a lot more than just 'converting' desktop eLearning to HTML5. eLearnin
Quit Wasting Time Trying to Find the Right Look for Your E-Learning Courses
Rapid eLearning
A while back I shared an example of how to create more engaging course objectives. It's a great way to get past the bullet list of learning objectives that we often see in courses. then did a follow up post on how to quickly find images for your elearning courses. The tips in that post are good, but they set up an issue we commonly run into when building courses. Let me explain. That's not ideal.
Collaboration and community skills are the new workplace skills
Jane Hart
OK, these skills are not actually "new" – they've always been present – but perhaps they have not always been as visible as they should have been, as Oscar Berg explains in The collaboration pyramid (or iceberg). But, And Maria Ogneva agrees in her blog post, This is not your parents' software training , when she talks about how organisations should approach Yammer "training".
Understanding what you do
Learning and Working on the Web
Tweet I came across this most thought-proving post by Seb Paquet on Google Plus , that looks at how new ideas and especially new business models can be understood. Seb notes that: There is a small group of people who understand why you are doing it; A larger group of people who get how you are doing it; An even larger group of people who get what you are doing; and finally.
Seven Simple Secrets to Off-the-Shelf Course Success
Off-the-shelf elearning is applicable for a wide audience, but it won't address your organization's unique situations or distinctive content. So are these courses all that helpful? For sure! Read on for 7 secrets to make off-the-self learning your own.
'Prezi' App
Dont Waste Your Time
Prezi (iPad): I like Prezi and yes I like the rotation and zoom effects you can use (I also try to use them as little as possible as I know some people get a bit queasy!). "View and present your prezis anywhere with simple, intuitive multitouch gestures. Drag to pan and pinch to zoom in or out of topics, just like you do in any map apps. " Prezi Free: [link]. How are you using Prezi?
Changing Landscape in E-Learning
Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning
During the Thought Leadership Webinar on " Interactive Courses on a ShoeString Budget " in November, 2011, I had a good discussion with Jim Hanlin, President and Founder of Best Training Resources. Jim shared his views on the changing landscape in e-learning. Vikas: What are clients looking for in eLearning programs? Jim: What strikes me is that there is a phenomenal change in the eLearning industry in comparison to when eLearning was first introduced. As eLearning is ever growing and getting interactive likewise the clients' demands have also grown over the years. Jim:You are welcome
Never mind the quality
Learning with e's
While waiting for my flight home from Cyprus last week, I did an impromptu interview for some colleagues from Pakistan in the departure lounge. They quizzed me about my views on quality in education, and recorded my responses on video. They intend to share the video online once all the airport public address announcements have been edited out. It has never been about learning. Unported License.
Educating Factory and Technical Workers
Kapp Notes
There was an article today over at CNN titled " Desperately seeking Americans for factory jobs " that stated: There is a "critical shortage of machinists," a common and crucial position in factories, said Rob Akers, vice president at the National Tooling and Machining Association. "Enrollment in this field in technical schools has been down for a long time." " The problem comes at a terrible time. He, too, is having a hard time, a situation that will worsen as his older machinists retire. "Getting the worker is becoming a problem."
Move Beyond Learning to Applying: A Modern Management Development Program
A better way to develop front-line managers !It's well documented that people leave managers – not companies. Download this guide to learn how to shift the perspective from event to journey and how to take learners through Proficiency Journeys to get results.
Everything is a Remix
Dont Waste Your Time
This film of 'Everything is a Remix', part 4 in the series, covers various aspects of intellectual property, copyright, originality, ownership, etc. the film is introduced as: "Our system of law doesn't acknowledge the derivative nature of creativity. Instead, ideas are regarded as property, as unique and original lots with distinct boundaries. When others copy, we vilify!"
Bad News is Good News
The Peformance Improvement
When evaluating programs and organizations, bad news can be good news. What I mean by that is any feedback is helpful to an organization if leaders listen to the feedback, look for value in the information, and make improvements accordingly. However, what so often happens is that leaders immediately become defensive and look for ways to discredit or cast doubt on criticism. He writes: The N.C.A.A.
Bear pit pedagogy
Learning with e's
In our digital literacy teacher training programme at Plymouth University we create environments that encourage critical thinking. My colleague Peter Yeomans (AKA @ethinking on Twitter) says we create the 'bear pits' for our students. In order to develop key critical thinking skills, learners need to be able to argue effectively. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.
What will your training role be in the future?
The Learning Circuits
After sitting in on a training professional competencies focus group at TechKnowledge 2012, I became more inspired than ever to think about the role that learning and development professionals can look forward to in the future. For those who remain flexible and partake in continuous learning, I think this field will be more exciting than ever, providing wonderful opportunities for the 21st century. One thing seems nearly certain—as time passes, the role of the training professional and instructional designer will be transformed. Start with the core and work outward.
5 Unknown Ways You're Wasting Your Training Budget
In the US alone, companies spend over $70 billion on corporate training and about $1000 on individual employees according to Bersin by Deloitte. When it comes to training budgets, leaders struggle to pinpoint what impact (if any) their training programs are having. So what's the result? Companies end up wasting millions of dollars each year on ineffective training practices.
Social Media in Universities (Infographic)
Dont Waste Your Time
Another great Infographic, this time on the 'research' (I use the term loosely) on the 'Pros and Cons of Social Media in (Higher) Education' Click here or on the image below for the full infographic highlighting how social media (Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, etc). I do like the final section which actually highlights some of the benefits/successes and challenges that Universities will encounter as they try and implement a social media campaign. just wished that the creators of these infographics realised there was a world outside of the USA!
The eLearning Guild Publishes 2012 Global eLearning Salary & Compensation by Bill Brandon
Learning Solutions Magazine
The eLearning Guild has released the 2012 Global eLearning Salary & Compensation Report. Summary and links are here, along with a salary calculator you can use to compute and compare baseline salaries with your own situation. Professional Development
Becoming a Learning Architect
Integrated Learnings
By Dean Hawkinson. recently came across a review of a book written by Clive Shepherd called The New Learning Architect. In this book, Shepherd makes the point that we, as instructional designers, need to shift our focus from simple course creation to that of an architect who designs an entire learning environment, similar to the way an architect designs environments for living and working. began to reflect on the 11+ years that I have been an instructional designer and how the role has changed dramatically over that period of time. Brief History. Then came Web 2.0 and move it into learning.
Who Trains the Trainers?
Are you someone who has 'fallen into' your role? In most fields, professionals have gone to school and been 'prepared' in some way for their role in the workplace. An accountant, for instance, generally has some sort of degree or certification that relates to finance. Their subject matter expertise gets them selected to become a trainer, and they just join the organization's training department.
Workbook: Gamification and Your Enterprise Learning Strategy
This workbook is a response to your need to understand how to strategically incorporate gamification into your learning strategy, in order to drive real business results. It's designed to be printed, written in and used as a guide.
Write the Questions First.
Learning Visions
"Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer." ~ Rainer Marie Rilke, from "Letters to a Young Poet". Words to live by. And, it turns out, words by which to design instruction. Read more in Kineo Top Tip 64: Write the Questions First
Bending The Rules
Upside Learning
This weekend, one of my parents reminded me that I got my first digital game console exactly thirty years ago, the Atari 2600. I'd been playing simple games on my dad's Apple II, but the Atari console was a totally different experience. Different because first you hooked up to a TV screen, and second, loading software was as easy as swapping cartridges and resetting the console. Also, the consoles' ability to allow competition against another human opponent using a second controller was quite novel at the time. This is one way that gamers bend the rules. have a theory.


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