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A rogue ruined...
He is the Killer Duke, accused of murdering Mara Lowe on the eve of her wedding. With no memory of that fateful night, Temple has reigned over the darkest of London's corners for twelve years, wealthy and powerful, but beyond redemption. Until one night, Mara resurfaces, offering the one thing he's dreamed of . . . absolution.
A lady returned . . .
Mara planned never to return to the world from which she'd run, but when her brother falls deep into debt at Temple's exclusive casino, she has no choice but to offer Temple a trade that ends in her returning to society and proving to the world what only she knows...that he is no killer.
A scandal revealed . . .
It's a fine trade, until Temple realizes that the lady and her past are more than they seem. It will take every bit of his strength to resist the pull of this mysterious, maddening woman who seems willing to risk everything for honor...and to keep from putting himself on the line for love.
©2013 Sarah Trabucchi (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers
"Fallen Angels WOW!"
I really like the hero and heroine. They're gorgeous, good and kind, sexy, attractive -- and so flawed and proud. This was an engaging story from start to finish with well drawn characters, a really interesting storyline, enough steamy sex to keep it interesting and integrated into the plot not just thrown in for the heck of it.
Temple for his physical attractiveness, kindness, and intelligence. The heroine, Mara, runs a close second. I also really liked Lavender, the piglet, -- a nice touch. I like that I don't feel frustrated with this author about either one or both of them being ninnies about their feelings for each other. Some romance authors take their H/H denial about their feelings too far, causing this reader a high level of frustration for having to deal with what at first seemed to be an attractive, intelligent adult into a seeming half-wit about their mutual attraction. This can result in either a low rating of the story or a return if I can't finish it.
Rosalyn Landor is one the best female historical romance narrator to be found. I look for books she's narrated. Her accents are always so well done, and although there's not a big variation between her male and female characters, I never get confused about the gender. She is five stars for me every time.
I feel good getting in touch with the characters who make this book such an enjoyable story. The scene descriptions make one feel a part of the action. I absolutely fell for Temple. Wow, what a man.
This is the third equally entertaining listen in this three (so far) volume series I found the heroes, i.e., "fallen angels,' consistently hot, handsome, sexy, smart and extremely intriguing due to their flaws and strengths and the stories they're in. Pair them with an equally matched heroine, engaging secondary characters; a sense of time and place; and a plot you want to follow to the end through myriad changes and surprises and I'm hooked! I advise reading them in order, but it won't spoil the experience if you don't. I am anxiously awaiting the next volume. PLEASE say there will be another! . This is a credit worthy listen, of course!
"Team Temple!"
Listened for fun/Read for Review (Audible/Edelweiss)
Tracking Books Review (Short)
Overall Rating: 5.00
Story Rating: 5.00
Character Rating: 5.00
Audio Rating: 5.00
First Thought when Finished: No Good Duke goes Unpunished sealed the deal for me: I need to read more Sarah MacLean!
Book Thoughts: Temple! Temple! Team Temple! If you can't tell I just loved the killer duke to death. He is everything that I expect from my rogueish historical leading men: dastardly, damaged, and a really good friend. I will admit that it took a bit for Mara to prove to me that she was worthy of Temple but boy did she! Her back story was heartbreaking but her gumption was outstanding. Together they made me smile!
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Narrated By Rosalyn Landor/ Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
Rosalyn is probably one my favorite narrators! I just love her voice and it is perfectly suited for historicals. She just pulls off this series spectacularly well. I totally recommend these on audio!
Final Thoughts: Oh that epilogue *evil grin*
"Couldn't wait for this to be over!"
You know how you wish a good story would never end? Well, this story seemed endless! I couldn't wait for it to be over! The heroine was SO whinny and silly I felt like hitting my head against the wall and shouting: could this woman be any dumber! Really. Don't waste your credit. This book will just make you grind your teeth in anguish!
"Loved this series"
I have loved this series. Maclean's characters are intriguing and deeply likeable. Landor's narrations are strong and easy to follow. But I have to ask: Can you please re-produce book 4 with Rosalyn Landor narrating? I just can't listen to Justine Eyre's grating, fingers down a chalk board, faux british, vocal scratchings.
I bought this book because I absolutely LOVE Rosalyn Landor. She is one of my favorite narrators. However, half way into the book, I found myself skipping ahead bit by bit. I agree with some of the other reviews..to much left unexplained and the story simply dragged on and on and on. I'll have to listen to other books by the author. One irritating book does not make a bad author. I'll hope for better.
"Not My Favorite in The Series, But Still Enjoyable"
3 1/2 Stars!
I listened to this book on Audible, though I do own the ebook as well.
The narrator was lovely, and MacLean's writing style and voice was also lovely.
The story was a bit flat for me. It was simply "okay". I liked it, but nothing really stood out about it after I was done. It was enjoyable while it lasted, but gone as soon as I finished.
I really loved book 2, One Good Earl Deserves a Lover. But the spark, wit, and banter that was so heavy in that book was almost completely MIA in this book. I think that was why I was so disappointed in Temple's book. I missed the fun banter that MacLean gave in the last book. In OGEDAL, I marked up a few dozen passages of favorite quotes. In this one, I marked perhaps 2.
Still, I did like reading the "Killer" Duke's story, and I will of course come back for more books by MacLean. I'm curious about Chase's story next.
"Questionable Heroine"
Made the heroine stronger.
No question - Temple!!
Not necessarily
At first I wanted to return the book because I thought the heroine was so weak and lacked a sense of responsibility. She redeemed herself eventually, but it was too long in coming.
"Was disappointed."
No. However, I did enjoyed A Rogue by Any Other Name.
Rosalyn Landor is the best. I love her voice.
"Refreshing Plot! Risky character development."
I have not read the print version but Landor does such a great job, I'd bet the audio is better!
When the heroine approaches Temple in the streets at night.
Very consistent. Good stuff! Male voices are not much differentiated among the minor characters, though….except for children.
All moments when the characters were torn between current attraction and past resentment.
I might have liked the heroine's reason for tricking Temple to be justified/explained a little sooner. It was hard to like her…what she had done seemed unforgivable and an indication that she was not a good person.
"Good Installment To The Series"
I read some reviews after reading No Good Duke and I don't agree with the notion that Mara is a horrible heroine because she drugs Temple.
When Mara first reveals who she is, Temple is one shocked, angry dude - one shocked, angry, large, very muscular man named The Killer Duke who beats men up for a living and who has a reputation for never losing a fight. She had a knife and laudanum with her when she approached Temple. He took her knife and told her,
"You might as well sit. You're not going anywhere."
Unease threaded through her at the words. "What does that mean?"
"It means that you turned up outside my door, Miss Lowe. And I have no intention of letting you escape again."
I totally understand Mara feeling threatened by that statement. She uses the only weapon she has and doses Temple with laudanum, leaving him a note that says, "I had hoped it would not come to this, but I will not be intimidated, and I will not be strong-armed." I wonder what else she was supposed to do when Temple threatened to keep her against her will.
Mara's a very literal woman - that's simply how she understands the world, and it's a common enough character trait in fiction. Early on Temple tells Mara, "Nothing you could say will make me forgive." It makes so much sense that Mara believes him, she takes him at his word, and doesn't even try to tell him what her motivations are/were.
Mara's father was abusive, beating her and her brother for infractions. If that were my childhood, I suspect I'd be very slow to trust - as Mara is slow to trust Temple. Yes, this is one of those, "If they'd only talk to each other, this mess would be cleared up" stories. But I found the reasons for not talking understandable - frustrating, yes, but understandable.
And when she does fulfill her promise, I thought Mara's courage was impressive.
Like others, I couldn't put this book down. I thought the characters were believable, the plot riveting, the setting unique. Like others, I also found the end over-worked. Overall: very enjoyable.
Rosalyn Landor is a favourite narrator and she was outstanding with the delivery of the story
"An excellent read that you can't put down"
It's an excellent read if you read the book and I just loved listening to it again and again. Must listen to it if you're a fan of romance genre.
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NEW YORK, April 20 (UPI) -- Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig announced Wednesday the league office is assuming control of the Los Angeles Dodgers' finances.
Selig issued a statement saying the day-to-day operations of the team will be overseen by an MLB representative in the wake of a report team owner Frank McCourt is struggling to pay the bills.
"I have taken this action because of my deep concerns regarding the finances and operations of the Dodgers and to protect the best interests of the club, its great fans and all of Major League Baseball," Selig said.
Someone will be appointed to oversee the Dodgers "in the next several days," the statement indicated.
The Los Angeles Times reported this week McCourt received a $30 million loan from the Fox television network to cover the Dodgers' payroll. It marked the second time he has had to do so since the end of last season, the newspaper said.
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From: Jackie Doty <>
Subject: HEROUX-LEDOUX
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 09:10:11 -0500
I submitted this question about the time everything shut down, and I don't
think it ever went through. So here's with another attempt.
I am looking for the parents and marriage date of MICHEL HEROUX and
Their daughter, Felonise/Felinda was married in 1886 to Amedie Doucet
(Elzear and Lucie Rivard-Lavigne) in Minnesota.
I figure Michel and Marguerite were m. between 1840-1870.
Areas were Gentilly, Becancour, St-Leon-le-Grande.
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Functional Complementation Analysis (FCA): A Laboratory Exercise Designed and Implemented to Supplement the Teaching of Biochemical Pathways
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One of the most widely used tools in modern biology is molecular cloning with restriction enzymes, which create compatible ends between DNA fragments that allow them to be joined together. However, this technique has certain restrictions that limit its applicability for large or complex DNA construct generation. A newer technique that addresses some of these shortcomings is recombineering, which modifies DNA using homologous recombination (HR), the exchange between different DNA molecules based on stretches of similar or identical sequences. Together with gene targeting, which takes advantage of endogenous HR to alter an organism's genome at a specific loci, HR-based cloning techniques have greatly improved the speed and efficacy of high-throughput genetic engineering.In this video, we introduce the principles of HR, as well as the basic components required to perform a recombineering experiment, including recombination-competent organisms and genomic libraries such as bacterial artificial chromosomes (BAC). We then walk through a protocol that uses recombineering to generate a gene-targeting vector that can ultimately be transfected into embryonic stem cells to generate a transgenic animal. Finally, several applications that highlight the utility and variety of recombineering techniques wi…
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Genetic engineering – the process of purposefully altering an organism's DNA – has been used to create powerful research tools and model organisms, and has also seen many agricultural applications. However, in order to engineer traits to tackle complex agricultural problems such as stress tolerance, or to realize the promise of gene therapy for treating human diseases, further advances in the field are still needed. Important considerations include the safe and efficient delivery of genetic constructs into cells or organisms, and the establishment of the desired modification in an organism's genome with the least "off-target" effects. JoVE's Overview of Genetic Engineering will present a history of the field, highlighting the discoveries that confirmed DNA as the genetic material and led to the development of tools to modify DNA. Key questions that must be answered in order to improve the process of genetic engineering will then be introduced, along with various tools used by genetic engineers. Finally, we will survey several applications demonstrating the types of experimental questions and strategies in the field today.…
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This is not the time to buy beaten down stocks
Bear markets play out many ways. Sometimes prices crash rapidly. Then value investors can start selectively buying under-priced stocks. There can be a rapid recovery after a high-speed bear market, if underlying fundamentals are sound.
Sometimes prices drift down over a long period. In a slow motion bear market, tired bulls gradually shift out of equity. Value investors have to wait. The apparent capital destruction in a slow motion bear market is often not that large.
But there is a time value and opportunity cost to holding assets yielding negative returns. A slow motion bear market eventually hurts much more than a high speed bear market.
Sometimes, a slow motion bear market changes character. The downtrend accelerates. This changes the psychological dimensions. Most investors find it difficult to adjust their attitude when this sort of change of pace occurs.
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This is not the time to buy beaten down stocks
India has been in a slow motion bear market over the past 13-14 months. The capital destruction has been substantial in aggregate. But it has averaged out at a loss of about 2 per cent per month. This is in contrast to 2008, for instance, where prices dropped by over 50 per cent in 10 months.
Is there a chance that the gently sloping downtrend of 2011 will transform into a steeper Southern slope? I hope so. It is much easier to invest when there is less fear of a price downside. There are two key uncertainties for all equity investments. One is the price trend. The other is the expected time period for positive returns.
The time-horizon will always be uncertain. But if prices have already seen major corrections to levels of under-valuation, the price trend is less uncertain. In a slow motion bear market, with relatively small price corrections, one is always afraid of further large downmoves.
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While in the middle of a slow motion bear market, one knee-jerk reaction is to sell off all equity holdings after getting tired of accepting capital losses for a long period.
Another common response is to buy stocks with apparent defensive strength (low or negative beta) while selling high-beta stocks that have lost more ground than the market index.
Both actions may be misguided when holding a diversified portfolio. A diversified portfolio will move more or less in tandem with the overall market, which means that there will eventually be a recovery. That recovery will usually be led by the stocks that have lost the most ground.
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If a diversified portfolio is sold off within say, 10-15 per cent of a bull-market peak, that's good. But if prices have dropped by over 20 per cent from the peak, a sell off will just book paper losses, leaving no prospect of future upside. So, if you hold a diversified portfolio and you didn't exit near the peak, don't sell once prices have fallen a long way.
The second point: If a bear market lasts long enough, even defensive stocks give negative returns. Defensive stocks just lose ground more slowly. The best-performers in the early stages of a bull market are usually the stocks that have lost the most ground in the previous bear market.
So there is not much point to restructuring to become defensive in the middle of a bear market. It is better to keep an eye on big losers. As and when the trend reverses, an investor who is overweight in such "losers" usually becomes a big winner in the next bull market.
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Selecting a portfolio of losers that could be turnaround stocks involves following some rules. One is, of course, that the company should remain in business. It may be in desperate straits. But it should still be in operation, and reporting its financials. The share should also be traded and liquid.
A second criteria is that any business problems should ideally be cyclical, rather than permanent in nature. For example, look at auto stocks, at shipping and capital goods - the problems there are major but they are cyclical.
A turnaround in the business cycle could make them big winners. But avoid beaten-down energy PSUs unless there is a balance of payments crisis that actually compels a round of reforms.
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It isn't yet time to buy beaten-down stocks of any description. India is still in a slow-motion bear market. There is still a major downside. Right now, the best anybody with a beaten down portfolio can do is to average down systematically.
But if the Nifty loses another 15-20 per cent, preferably in a hurry, buying stocks that have dipped more than the market will be a winning strategy.
That's when a smart investor will start picking up the dogs.


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Rox Minor Leaguer Cota suspended
Rox Minor Leaguer Cota suspended
Cota received the penalty under the Major League drug program, despite not being on a Major league roster since June 15, 2007, when he was released by the Pirates.
"I want to make it clear that I did not use any banned substances in order to improve my performance," Cota said in a statement released by the Players' Association. "In July 2007, I had season-ending surgery performed on my left shoulder. During this past winter, while I was a free agent, my shoulder was slow to heal. I took substances that were prescribed for me by a doctor in Mexico.
"I believed I was taking anti-inflammatory medication that would help my shoulder heal. What I did not know at the time was that these substances would cause me to test positive under MLB's drug policy. I have learned that I should only rely on medical care provided by U.S.-based doctors. I apologize to my family, my teammates, the fans of Major League Baseball and the Rockies' organization. I know I will be more careful in the future."
Cota, 29, is hitting .333 with eight RBIs in 15 games for the Sky Sox this season. He played parts of the past seven seasons with the Pirates, hitting .233 with 12 homers and 61 RBIs in 196 career games.
Cota signed a Minor League contract with the Nationals last November and was released in March. Cota then signed a Minor League contract with the Rockies.
He is the second player penalized this year under the Major League policy. Giants catcher Eliezer Alfonzo was suspended for 50 games on April 30.
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Ya, I was wondering about this question.
Because I recently bought some stuff off ebay and then suddenly the seller say bank transfer nia ._. So okay lor, bank transfer but then he said DBS only. Wah now got problem cause I never do OCBC to DBS before. So I googled around and the only result I get from
" How to Bank transfer OCBC to DBS " was that cant be done only internet banking can. But it was from 2007. So maybe in the 3 years difference now can?
So back to question. How can I use ATM to transfer funds from OCBC to DBS account???


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This invention relates generally to antennae and in particular to narrow band antennae.
The approaches described in this section could be pursued, but are not necessarily approaches that have been previously conceived or pursued. Therefore, unless otherwise indicated herein, the approaches described in this section are not prior art to the claims in this application and are not admitted to be prior art by inclusion in this section.
To define the direction of radiation D with angular precision Δθ requires an aperture of,
D=1.22λ/Δθ (1)
or so say the text books on optics. Therefore to define the direction of a beam in the horizontal plane a large area is conventionally needed.
As illustrated in
Basically this is because the wave field has to execute a number of oscillations on the circumference of this area before we can tell where it is coming from: the fewer the oscillations the poorer the angular resolution. Mathematically speaking the wave field may be written as,
where for illustration a wave polarized with the E field in the horizontal plane and the H field parallel to the z-axis is assumed. The Bessel function Jm is central to the issue of directionality. Roughly speaking,
|J m(kr)≈1 kr>m
≈0kr<m (3)
The number of oscillations of the wave field around the circumference is restricted by the size of kr and hence the limitations on resolution.
Additional references which are useful as background to the subject matter contained herein are: J. D. Lawson, Journal IEE 95 part III p363 (1948); V. G. Veselago, Sov. Phys. USP. 10 509 (1968); J. B. Pendry, A. J. Holden, W. J. Stewart, I. Youngs, Phys. Rev. Lett. 76 4773-6 (1996); J. B. Pendry, A. J. Holden, D. J. Robbins; and W. J. Stewart, J. Phys. [Condensed Matter] 10 4785-809 (1998); J. B. Pendry, A. J. Holden, D. J. Robbins, and W. J. Stewart, IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques 47, 2075-84 (1999); D. R. Smith, W. J. Padilla, D. C. Vier, S. C. Nemat-Nasser, S. Schultz. Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 4184-4187 (2000); J. B. Pendry, Phys. Rev. Lett. 85 3966 (2000); A. J. Ward, and J. B. Pendry, Journal of Modern Optics, 43 773-93 (1996); and J. B. Pendry and S. A. Ramakrishna, J. Phys. [Condensed Matter] 15 6345-64 (2003), all of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
As shown in
However equation (3) is only approximately true. In principle we could take a circle with a small circumference and with a highly sensitive piece of apparatus measure the amplitude of the high frequency angular components. This is a severe challenge because, although these amplitudes are always finite, their magnitude diminishes very rapidly as the radius shrinks. To illustrate the point we give an approximate expression,
For example for a structure of diameter r=λ/π,
hence J9(l)=2.76ū10−6 and this is the magnitude of the signal we would need to detect for an angular resolution of only 360░/m=40░. The sensitivity required increases dramatically as the radius shrinks relative to the wavelength.
This trade off between sensitivity and angular resolution for small apertures must always be born in mind whatever other means are devised for obtaining high resolution. One way or another a very sensitive amplifier is required. Conversely, if a highly directional signal is to be radiated from a compact structure, very high intensity fields must be injected at some points on the structure.
The needs identified in the foregoing, and other needs and objects that will become apparent from the following description, are achieved in the present invention, which comprises, in one aspect, an antenna comprising a first region having a first refractive index, and a second region having a negative refractive index, wherein the second region substantially surrounds the first region, such that radiation outside the second region is reproduced in the first region.
In another aspect of the present invention, a method of producing an antenna it taught comprising providing a first region having a first refractive index, and providing a second region having a negative refractive index, wherein the second region substantially surrounds the first region, such that radiation outside the second region is reproduced in the first region.
In the following we present a system for creating high angular sensitivity in a compact structure. The demands of sensitivity places severe demands on the properties and manufacture of the components and some of the issues this may involve are discussed. The central element is the negatively refracting materials that have recently appeared onto the electromagnetic scene. These have introduced new possibilities for control of electromagnetic fields and particularly for manipulation of the near fields, which are important ingredients of compact directional aerials.
To sense the direction of radiation precisely with a small diameter aperture the rapidly oscillating components that give the directional information need to be amplified.
The invention will now be described further, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
A narrow beam antenna is described. In the following description, for the purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the present invention.
In the following sections, the use of negatively refracting materials to compress an incoming wave into a smaller volume is discussed.
n=r 2 2 /r 3 2 (6)
and within this inner cylinder 3 an observer will see a compressed version of the incident wave. The compression factor is simply the refractive index, n. This structure maps the contents of a larger cylinder 1 of radius r1 into the smaller cylinder 3, where
r 1 =nr 3 =r 2 2 /r 3 (7)
We now have a short wavelength version of the incident wave travelling in the same direction and hence we can employ our detector of choices, e.g. a horn antenna or dipole array, to detect the radiation, but with the length scale reduced by a factor of n and therefore with enhanced directionality. It will be obvious from reciprocity that an aerial radiating short wavelengths inside the small cylinder will result in a highly directional beam emerging into vacuum. By making a structure of radius r2 we have is gained an effective aperture of radius r1. The region between r1 and r2 is empty space and therefore the effective "gain" in aperture is a factor of n=r2 2/r3 2.
Negative Refraction
This simple conclusion results from some complex mathematics. Negative materials will be described in the next section, then the design procedure will be explained as well as the materials needed to complete the design.
The refractive index defines the relationship between wave vector, k, and frequency, ω, when an electromagnetic wave propagates through a material:
k=nω (8)
n={square root over (εμ)} (9)
and ε is the electrical permittivity, μ the magnetic permeability. We know that if either one of these quantities is negative then a wave propagating in such a material would result in an imaginary value of n and hence of k. This happens at optical frequencies in metals and the imaginary wave vector means that light does not penetrate far into a metal and is almost completely reflected.
Some years ago Veselago (V. G. Veselago, Sov. Phys. USP. 10 509 (1968)) pointed out that some very strange things occur when both ε and μ take negative values: k is once again real but with a strange twist. He argued than whereas we usually choose n to be positive, in this new situation we are forced to choose the negative sign for the square root in (9). Although there has been some heated debate about the sign of n the conclusion, now backed by several experiments, is that choice of the negative sign gives the correct results for refraction in negative media.
Amongst the strange effects noted by veselago was the curious refraction of radiation at a surface. The negative refractive index implies that radiation refracts to the "wrong" side of the normal giving rise to the chevron style diffraction shown in FIG. 4. As shown in
As shown in
Materials with ε<0 are relatively easy to find. At optical frequencies metals have this property, and at lower frequencies a lattice of thin metallic wires has very similar properties with a plasma like form to the dielectric function,
ε=1−ωp 2/ω(ω+iγ) (10)
The paper by J. B. Pendry, A. J. Holden, D J Robbins, and W. J. Stewart, IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques 47, 2075-84 (1999) shows how to make an artificial material with a magnetic response that is effectively negative. This is the "split ring" structure shown in FIG. 6. The left-hand part of
The paper D. R. Smith, W. J. Padilla, D. C. Vier, S. C. Nemat-Nasser, S. Schultz. Phys. Rev. Lett. 84 4184-4187 (2000) describes a realization of a material with both ε<0, μ<0 and hence with negative refractive index. Their pioneering work has been confirmed by numerous subsequent studies both experimental and theoretical.
However the key concept for the purposes of the present work was introduced in J. B. Pendry, Phys. Rev. Lett. 85 3966 (2000) where it was pointed out that the focussing action noted by Veselago and illustrated in
Conventionally the near field dies away rapidly with distance and so fails to contribute to a conventional image. In contrast the slab of negative material actually amplifies the near field and so gives the correct contribution to the image of all components, near and far field. This means that the image is in principle perfect, through to achieve perfection the material must be completely free of any loss. However even with a lossy sample it is possible to get sub-wavelength resolution and to do better than a conventional lens.
As shown in
This ability to manipulate the near field with the same precision as the far field is the key to designing a compact highly directional aerial. As mentioned earlier, the high-angular-resolution components of the wave field are much reduced in amplitude inside, a small volume (see FIG. 2). Essentially they become part of the near field and to extract the angular information they must be amplified. This is similar to the problem solved by the "perfect lens." To return to
Methodology used to Design the Device
We begin with the philosophy that diffraction of waves is easy to understand when the geometry is simple. For example refraction of radiation at the interface between two dielectrics can easily be solved and results in Snell's law for the change in angle at the interface. Refraction at a curved surface is more difficult to calculate especially if the radius of curvature is comparable to the wavelength. Now we make an analogy: we can physically take a slab of dielectric and shape it into a curved surface. For example we could make a cylinder from the dielectric. Mathematically we could do the same trick by bending the coordinate system changing it from a rectilinear Cartesian system to a cylindrical one.
Some time ago Ward and Pendry (A. J. Ward, and J. B. Pendry, Journal of Modern Optics, 43 773-93 (1996)) showed how to rewrite Maxwell's equations in a new coordinate system. They concluded that the equations had the same form as the original Maxwell's equations, but the bending changed the values of ε,μ that appeared in the equations. The precise values of the fields also changed, but what stayed the same were the trajectories of rays and the places where they came to a focus. We are going to use this idea to shape a slab of negatively refracting material into a cylindrical lens with the properties outlined. First we need some mathematics which we take from the original Ward and Pendry paper.
If Maxwell's equations are rewritten in a new coordinate system they take exactly the same form as in the old system provided that we re-normalize ε and μ according to a simple rule. This affords a huge saving in effort because it reduces what appears to be a new problem to an old one: that of solving for the wave field on a uniform mesh in a non uniform medium.
Consider a general coordinate transformation from a Cartesian, x,y,z, frame to a new set of axes,
q1(x,y,z), q2(x,y,z), q3(x,y,z), (11)
Three unit vectors, u1,u2,u3, point along each of the axes q1,q2,q3 respectively. Next we introduce the length of a line element,
ds 2 =dx 2 +dy 2 +dz 2
=Q 11 dq 1 2 +Q 22 dq 2 2 +Q 33 dq 3 2+2Q 12 dq 1 dq 2+2Q 13 dq 1 dq 3+2Q 23 dq 2 dq 3 (12)
If the line element is directed along one of the three axes qi,
ds i =Q i dq i (14)
Q i 2 =Q ii (15)
Using these quantities we can rewrite Maxwell's equations in terms of the coordinates q1,q2,q3: (see A. J. ward, and J. B. Pendry, Journal of Modern Optics, 43 773-93 (1996) for details),
which as promised are identical in form to the familiar equations written in a Cartesian system of coordinates. The re-normalized quantities are,
{circumflex over (ε)}ij =εg ij |u 1Ę(u 2 ūu 3)|Q 1 Q 2 Q 3(Q i Q j)−1 (17a)
{circumflex over (μ)}ij =μg ij |u 1Ę(u 2 ūu 3)|Q 1 Q 2 Q 3(Q i Q j)−1 (17b)
The new fields are given by,
╩ j =Q j E j , Ĥ j =Q j H j (19)
These results greatly simplify if the new system of axes is orthogonal, i.e. if u1,u2,u3 are orthogonal vectors, since in that case g is a unit matrix
u 1Ę(u 2 ūu 3)=1 (21)
Ward and Pendry tested these transformations in the case of a cylindrical wave guide with perfect metal boundaries and found that the distorted mesh shows the same excellent convergence as the original uniform version.
In an antenna as illustrated in
Viewed from inside the smaller cylinder 3, the world beyond r3 seems to be filled with a miniature version of the region external to r1. To observers internal to the circle 3, there is also no evidence of the boundary at r=r3 which is perfectly transparent to outgoing radiation. The material between r1 and r3 acts as a wavelength expander/contractor. The radial magnification factor is r1/r3. Provided that an observer stays outside or inside the relevant boundaries, he has no means of detecting that the boundaries are there. It should be stressed once more that these statements apply only at one highly specific frequency at which the device is designed to operate.
Therefore the system is designed which, from the point of view of radiation, eliminates the space r1>r>r3. The methodology is as follows: to identify another system which is known to eliminate a region of space, possibly of a different shape, and then to apply a transformation of coordinates that reshapes the known region to the desired region. We shall exploit a result recently derived in J. B. Pendry and S. A. Ramakrishna, J. Phys. [Condensed Matter] 15 6345-64 (2003) that regions of space filled with negative material can optically compensate for positive regions: the two regions effectively cancel one another from an optical standpoint. For example as shown in
{circumflex over (ε)}2(l)=−{circumflex over (ε)}1(2l2−1), {circumflex over (μ)}2(l)=−{circumflex over (μ)}1(2l2−1), l3<l<l2 (22)
Then not only is the region between l2 and l3 perfectly transparent to radiation, but also radiation crosses this region with no change of phase or amplitude. optically speaking this space does not exist. The antenna, described exploits this result.
As shown in
Since we have shown how to relate coordinate transformations to changes in ε,μ, we can use the transformation to deduce what values of ε,μ to choose in the region r3<r<r1. We divide this region into two further domains,
ε1(r)=μ1(r), r 2 <r<r 1,
ε2(r)=μ2(r), r 3 <r<r 2 (23)
We then need to determine the values for ε1,μ1,ε2,μ2 so that the system behaves as required.
Having defined the cylinders in the x,y,z coordinate we now define a new set of coordinates, l,φ,Z so that, in the new coordinate system, the boundaries appear not as cylinders but as planes:
x=r 0 e l/l
Next we calculate the quantities needed to map from the old to the new coordinate system. From equation (13) we have,
Q l =r 0/l0 {square root over (e 2l/l
Q φ =r 0 {square root over (e 2l/l
Q l Q φ Q Z =r 0 2/l0 e 2l/l
The new {circumflex over (ε)},{circumflex over (μ)} follow from (17),
{circumflex over (ε)}1=l0ε1, {circumflex over (ε)}φ=l0 −1εφ, {circumflex over (ε)}Z =r 0 2/l0 e 2l/l
{circumflex over (μ)}1=l0μ1, {circumflex over (μ)}φ=l0 −1μφ, {circumflex over (μ)}Z =r 0 2/l0 e 2l/l
and the new fields follow from (19),
╩ l =Q l [+E xcos φ+E ysin φ], ╩ φ =Q φ [−E xsin φ+E ycos φ], ╩ Z =Q Z E z
Ĥ l =Q l [+H xcos φ+H ysin φ], Ĥ φ =Q φ [−H xsin φ+H ycos φ], Ĥ Z =Q Z H z (27)
╩ l =r 0/l0 e l/l
Ĥ l =r 0/l0 e l/l
We now come to our result: if in
First we set,
then for the outer region,
{circumflex over (ε)}1=+1, {circumflex over (ε)}φ=+1,
{circumflex over (ε)}Z =+r 0 2 e 2l, ln(r 2 /r 0)<l (29)
for the middle region,
{circumflex over (ε)}1=−1, {circumflex over (ε)}φ=−1,
{circumflex over (ε)}Z =−r 0 2 e 4l
and for the inner region,
{circumflex over (ε)}1=+1, {circumflex over (ε)}φ=+1,
{circumflex over (ε)}Z =+r 0 2 e 4l
We also everywhere set,
μ1=ε1, μφ=εφ, μZ=εZ (32)
μ(l2+δ)=−μ(l2−δ), (33)
This enables us to invoke the theorem that antisymmetrical regions optically annihilate one another.
Next we use equations (26) to transform to the xyz coordinate frame to give for the region outside the cylinder radius r2,
εx=+1, εy=+1, εz=+1, r>r 2
εx=−1, εy=−1, εz =−r 2 4 /r 4 , r 3 <r<r 2 (34)
εx=+1, εy=+1, εz =+r 2 4 /r 3 4 =+r 1 2 /r 3 2 , r<r 3
and with identical values for,
Equations (34) and (35) define the structure we wish to create.
Now let us take the further step of asking what happens when we eliminate the gray region from FIG. 13.
l1=l0ln(r 1 /r 0) (36)
where the inner region begins. Transforming the truncated system back into the xyz coordinate system leads to
Alternatively if we view the system from inside, then the inner region finishes at,
l3=l0ln(r 1 /r 0) (37)
where the outer region begins. Transforming the truncated system back into the xyz coordinate system leads to
Since ω is fixed and kz is conserved, the in-plane component of wave vector, kr, is increased by a factor r2 2/r3 2=r1/r3 relative to the incident wave.
The maximum aperture of a receiver inside the inner cylinder is,
D=2r 3. (39)
However, because the wavelength in the plane is reduced by a factor r3/r1, the resolving power is equivalent to an aperture in free space of
D eff=2r 3 ūr 1 /r 3=2r 1 (40)
It is important to note that only the region,
r<r 2 ={square root over (r 1 r 3 )} (41)
need be filled with material and the region,
r>r 2 (42)
is free space. Therefore the material system is more compact than an equivalent free space system by a factor of C, where
C=r 2 /r 1 =r 3 /r 2 (43)
Negative Refraction and Curved Surfaces
In this section we shall explore how the structure designed interacts with electromagnetic waves and in particular how the fields are configured within the regions where ε,μ are both negative. We begin with a simple ray tracing exercise and ask what is the trajectory of a ray which starts at infinity and interacts with our structure, as shown in FIG. 16.
The trajectory has the following form in free space,
r=R/sin φ, r>r 2 (44)
where R is the impact parameter. We also know that the trajectory is compressed in the inner region, but still executes a straight line because the refractive index is constant,
In the transformed coordinate frame,
r=r 0exp(l) (46)
and therefore the trajectory becomes in the transformed frame,
r 0exp(l)=R/sin φ, l>l2 (47)
Invoking the symmetry of the trajectory we have,
r 0exp(2l2−1)=R/sin φ, l2<l<l3 (48)
or in the original frame,
This is the missing portion of the trajectory in the region where the refractive index is a function of radius. Remembering that,
we can also write,
which shows explicitly that φ has the same value at r3 as at r1.
First note that only trajectories that impact upon the cylinder 2, radius r2, are refracted to the inner cylinder 3. They are negatively refracted at both interfaces as required, arrive as predicted but fill only the middle half of the inner cylinder 3. Only those trajectories which strike the middle cylinder 2 are captured, the rest appear to escape. This appears to contradict the prediction that all of the light impacting on the outer cylinder, radius r1, will pass through the inner cylinder 3.
The dilemma is resolved by the fact that we are dealing with waves and not with rays. The missing trajectories are indicated by the numeral 72. We see from the figure that they correspond to closed trajectories that never escape from the system. However this is true only in the ray approximation. The closed trajectories will in fact correspond to cavity resonances and when Maxwell's equations are solved will couple to the external rays. Energy will leak from the external rays to the internal resonances and in time the missing trajectories will be populated with energy. This process leads to the enhanced resolution.
Obviously the classical trajectories alone contain only the directional information available from an aperture the size of the middle cylinder 2 whereas the antenna resolution is of the same order as would be obtained in a conventional antenna with an aperture equal to that of the outer cylinder radius r1. The effective aperture r1 defines the angular resolution in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cylinders. The length of the cylinders defines the angular resolution in a plane including the longitudinal axis of the cylinders. Generally the length of the cylinders is great compared with the wavelength of the antenna.
To calculate how this system responds to an incident plane wave of the form,
H z =H z0exp(ikr cos φ−iωt), r>r 2 (52)
we assume for simplicity that the wave vector is perpendicular to the axes of the cylinders, and that the magnetic field is parallel to the cylinder axis. Within the inner cylinder 3 the wave field again has a plane wave format but with a shorter wavelength,
H z0exp(ik[r 1 /r 3 ]r cos φ−iωt), r<r 3 (53)
Next we must find the fields in the region r3<r<r2 which we do by recognizing that ε,μ in this region have been constructed to be antisymmetric to the outer region r2<r<r1. Therefore knowing the fields in r2<r<r1 we can calculate the fields in r3<r<r2. Substituting from (24) for the new coordinates, lφZ:
Ĥ Z =H z0exp(ikr 0 e lcos φ−iωt), l>l2 (54)
Invoking the antisymmetry principle between the two regions gives,
Ĥ Z =H z0exp(ikr 0 e 2l
and substituting back into the original system gives,
H Z =H z0exp(ik[r 2 2 /r]cos φ−iωt), r 3 <r<r 2 (56)
Equations (52), (53), (56) specify the fields everywhere. It is easy to check that these fields satisfy the boundary conditions at the two interfaces, and are solutions of Maxwell's equations in each of their domains.
There are several points of interest in FIG. 18. Note that the fields are uniform everywhere, with excursions only between ▒1. Contrast
The solution to Maxwell's equations in (52), (53), and (56), assumes that the values prescribed for ε,μ can be realized exactly. In the next section we examine how the situation degrades when there is less than perfect realization of ε,μ and the effects of losses which degrade the resonances which populate the inner cylinder 3 with flux. To calculate the less than perfect fields we need to make a more formal decomposition of the fields in terms of cylindrical harmonics:
We assume that region I, r>r2, comprises free space so that,
k 1 =ωc 0 −1 (58)
and Jm,Hm (l) and cylindrical Bessel functions of order m. In the absence of any material inside the cylinder, there would of course be no scattered wave and am=0. There would also be no scattered wave if the inner region 2, 3 was filled precisely as prescribed above, but since we are now considering an imperfect situation, we need to allow for scattering.
In region II, r3<r<r2, we no longer have an ideal material and therefore writing the solutions of Maxwell's equations is more involved. We shall assume that the imperfections arise from the materials employed being lossy, and for simplicity we shall further assume that the loss takes a particular form:
μ(r)=(1+iδ)μ ideal(r), r3 <r 2
ε(r)=(1+iδ)ε ideal(r), r3 <r 2 (59)
With this assumption we can exploit coordinate transformation to write down the solutions in this region:
where Jm(k2r),Ym(k2r) solve Maxwell's equations in a uniform medium with gain, so that,
k 2=(1−iδ)ωc 0 −1 (61)
which transforms to absorption when inverted in the complementary medium.
Region III, r3>r, we assume that we can make this essentially free of loss since it is a "normal" non negative medium.
k 3 =ωc 0 −1 r 1 /r 3 =k 1 r 1 /r 3 (63)
These assumptions, made to represent imperfections in the simplest realistic manner, will not affect the qualitative nature of our conclusions.
It remains to calculate the coefficients, which we do in the appendix with the following results:
First we define Am,Bm,Cm,
which we then use to calculate the coefficients required:
We now have the solutions we require.
Discussion of the Materials Required
Let us recap on our objectives. The aim is to achieve angular resolution which beats the diffraction limit. The material part of the system is contained within r<r2 and the resolution we could obtain from a conventional system of these dimensions is of the order,
Δθ2=λ/(2r 2) (70)
The fields have been decomposed into cylindrical waves of order m: see equation (57) which we reproduce here,
Clearly the higher values of m contribute greatest to the angular resolution and we can give an equivalent formula for the resolution,
Δθ=π/m max (71)
which from (70) implies that on the boundary r=r2,
m max2=2πr 2 /λ=k 1 r 2 (72)
J m(k 1 r 2)≈0, m>k 1 r 2 (73)
This is a point made at the beginning in equation (3).
Inside the inner cylinder 3 the fields are give by (62),
This cylinder is filled with a high refractive index material so that,
n 3 =r 1 /r 3 (74)
so that,
k 3 =k 1 r 1 /r 3 (75)
and in principle this small cylinder 3 has,
m max3 =k 3 r 3 =k 1 r 1 (76)
In other words within this small high refractive index cylinder 3 we have the potential for angular resolution equal to that provided by a much larger cylinder radius r1 in free space. This is only true if we can ensure that the relevant waves actually get through,
d m≈1, m<m max3 (77)
Our ideal design ensures that dm=1 for all values of m but losses will degrade this ideal performance and hence degrade the resolution.
First we discuss the classical ray picture. Absorption will reduce the intensity of a ray but unless the absorption is very large it will not have a catastrophic impact on the ability of a ray to reach the interior of the inner cylinder 3. Therefore we expect the rays mainly to get through. However as we have seen in (72) mmax2 gives only the angular resolution associated with r2, not the enhanced resolution associated with r1.
The additional waves with higher values of m can only enter the inner cylinder 3 by tunneling through the resonances corresponding to the closed classical ray trajectories. Unfortunately resonances are very susceptible to absorption and we expect that for even modest values of loss δ the resonances may be sufficiently damped to cut the angular resolution back to the smaller value. Very low loss materials will be needed to realize the full performance of the system.
With that introduction let us see what the calculations give. We choose a system with dimensions appropriate to the GHz regime,
r 1=0.04m,
r 2=0.02m,
r 3=0.01m, (78)
f=ω/(2π)=30 GHz
Thus our ideal resolution would be,
Δθ1=λ/(2r 1)=0.01/(2ū0.4)=0.125 radians=7.16 degrees (79)
whereas simply filling the space inside r2 with conventional technology would give only half that resolution,
Δθ2=λ/(2r 2)=0.01/(2ū0.02)=0.25 radians=14.32 degrees (80)
We could be more ambitious choosing a larger ratio r2/r3, but this places greater demands on the material.
We made three sets of calculations corresponding to,
0.01, (81)
Roughly speaking the larger values of loss are easily attained with current technology, whereas δ=0.01 will be a challenge.
We assume a plane wave incident along the x-axis with magnetic field polarized along the z-axis. In
To estimate the angular resolution we can expect in each case we show in
The high loss material shows no improvement over conventional technology. Intermediate losses of δ=0.01 give useful improvement from Δθ2=14.32░ to around Δθ=11░, low loss of δ=0.001 gives Δθ=9░, approaching the ideal of Δθ=7░.
Reference, has been made above to an antenna of a generally cylindrical form. However, the antenna may be provided in any suitable form. For instance the antenna may comprise, as illustrated in
The spherical equivalence of equations (34) and (35) are as follows:
μx=εx, μy=εy, μz=εz (83)
Thus there is provided an antenna which beats the diffraction limit for the angular sensitivity of an aerial of a given aperture. The device exploits negatively refracting materials to enhance the angular resolution. In an ideal situation infinite improvement is in principle possible. A test calculation which aims to improve resolution by a factor of two, and assumes that ideal materials were available, shows that the design is a successful one. Consideration of losses which are likely to occur in real materials reduces this improvement but for a material having a level of losses which we believe may be attainable in the near future resolution could be substantially enhanced relative to the conventional limit. The materials challenge is severe, but when low loss negative materials become readily commercially available, the diffraction limit on angular resolution may be beaten effectively.
Although the foregoing description of the present invention has been shown and described with reference to particular embodiments and applications thereof, it has been presented for purposes of illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the particular embodiments and applications disclosed. It will be apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art that a number of changes, modifications, variations, or alterations to the invention as described herein may be made, none of which depart from the spirit or scope of the present invention. The particular embodiments and applications were chosen and described to provide the best illustration of the principles of the invention and its practical application to thereby enable one of ordinary skill in the art to utilize the invention in various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. All such changes, modifications, variations, and alterations should therefore be seen as being within the scope of the present invention as determined by the appended claims when interpreted in accordance with the breadth to which they are fairly, legally, and equitably entitled.
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Get a whawazzat? Spud poles have been around since the late 19th century. Tall wooden or steel poles, they pin cargo ships (at right), work boats and dredging barges in place. They are far handier than anchors, But rising high from a deck, they are also ugly as sin.
So who puts an eye-sore like that on a recreational motor yacht?
Dick Leeuwestein for one, but he hides it really well. In recent years, the yard that bears his name has installed Hollandia spud pole systems on 40 or so (mostly) steel motor yachts. He tells boating magazine De Waterkampioen his electric spud poles are fast, invisible, no-sweat, push-button alternatives to anchoring. "People thought a bow prop was exotic when they first saw one on a yacht. Now they are everywhere." A power-driven telescopic spud pole "is not an off-the-shelf item," says Leeuwestein. His poles are invisible from the outside. "We need a minimum inside cabin height of 1.8 meters to work with," says Leeuwestein. A tailor-made system can run to €3,000 and up.
The galvanized tube walls are 8-10 mm thick. Full lowered through the hull they can hold the power of the engine. A 2-section pole goes 3m deep and weighs 300kg. A 3-section pole goes 5m deep and weighs 400kg. These numbers must be double as a yacht of about 10m requires 2 poles. Several ship yards in the Netherlands install spud poles on recreational yachts. The advantages are inescapable: the poles quickly pin a vessel in place while it waits for a lock or bridge to open. At night there is no need to account for an anchor tide-turn circle. No messing with anchor lines. No running forward and aft. No stress.
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A trio of firefighters rescued two women who had lost consciousness in a smoke-filled apartment building in the East Village Sunday morning, the FDNY says.
Fire crews went to the apartment building on St. Marks Place around 8 a.m. after getting a call about several people trapped inside the burning building.
When they arrived, crews pried open a back door and found smoke and a small fire inside. The blaze was quickly extinguished, and firefighters set off to see if anyone was still inside.
That's when firefighters Michael Demeo, John Rocchio and Marlon Sahai found the two unconscious women on the floor in two separate rooms.
They pulled the women out, and EMS crews took them to area hospitals. Both were listed in serious condition.
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Nationalities confirmed of 13 dead in student foreign exchange coach crash in Spain
A TOTAL of 13 female university students died after a coach with Britons and foreign exchange students onboard crashed on a Spanish motorway.
At least 13 people died after a school bus crash in Tarragona, Spain
The coach was carrying Erasmus students from several different countries who had been attending the annual Las Fallas festival in Valencia, in the south east of Spain when the driver lost control and careered through a crash barrier before smashing into an oncoming car and overturning.
All of those who died in the coach crash are women, while those injured are mostly aged between 22 and 29.
Catalan Interior Minister Jordi Jane confirmed today seven of the 13 Spanish coach crash dead were Italian women.
He said two were from Germany, one from Romania, one from Uzbekistan, one from France and one from Austria.
One of the nine people seriously hurt was said to be fighting for their life in hospital last night as 17 forensic experts worked on confirming the identities of the fatalities - said to be foreign and "all women" by leading politicians - and organising the repatriation of their bodies.
Twenty-eight people remained in hospitals in three provinces late yesterday afternoon.
the coach veered off to the right of the motorway towards a crash barrier on the hard shoulder before it swerved to the left
The tragedy happened just before 6am today as the vehicle - carrying around 60 passengers - collided with a car and overturned on the AP-7 motorway.
Local emergency services co-ordinators confirmed students from Ireland and Britain were travelling on the crash coach, with two Irish students confirmed as injured.
A spokesman for Emergencies Catalunya said the others were from Peru, Bulgaria, Poland, Palestine, Japon, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Italy, Hungary, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland.
The coach crashed on a motorway after students had attended a fireworks display
Catalan president Carles Puigdemont announced two days of mourning following the coach crash.
The students, most studying temporarily at Barcelona University, were on their way back to the Catalan capital after enjoying the last night of the international Las Fallas Festival.
Authorities have now lowered the number of dead - initially put at 14 - to 13.
They raised the number of people involved in the accident from 59 to 63, including two people in a car the coach crashed into.
Firemen work at the site of a coach crash
A British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) spokesman said: "We are in contact with the relevant authorities in Spain following the coach crash in Tarragona."
Spain's Acting Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz attributed the crash to an "undefined human error" and said the dead included women of several nationalities which are yet to be confirmed.
The coach driver had been expected to appear in front of a judge this morning to give evidence in a closed hearing.
But the hearing was cancelled after he was admitted to a hospital intensive care unit yesterday night.
He is said to be suffering from a pulmonary contusion, which is bruising of the lung caused by chest trauma.
An investigating judge has launched a manslaughter probe following the tragic accident and wants to question the driver as part of an exhaustive investigation to ascertain if he has committed a crime.
The unnamed driver is being officially described as a person who is "investigado", a new legal term in Spain which means he is the subject of a formal probe but has not been accused or charged with any crime.
Authorities confirmed he had tested negative for alcohol and drugs and was being helped by a psychologist because he was suffering shock.
The vehicle he was driving, a three-year-old coach which had passed all its MOTs, was one of five in a convoy belonging to the same firm which had been hired by a local Erasmus student association.
Alejandro Lopez, owner of Autocares Alejandro based near Barcelona who was driving the vehicle in front of the one that crashed, said: "I lost sight of my colleague who was behind me before crossing a bridge over the River Ebro and I began to grow suspicious.
"I stopped in a service station because I knew something had happened and began to call him but he didn't pick up the phone.
"Fifteen minutes later I was told there had been an accident with fatalities."
He also revealed he had decided not to tell his passengers and they only found out when they reached Barcelona.
Students involved in the crash had been returning from Barcelona
Mexican exchange student Victor Pano Torres, 21, speaking with a neck brace from a hotel near the crash scene where the less seriously-injured were taken, added: "I was asleep and don't remember anything.
"The accident woke me up. A friend was travelling in front of me but thankfully he's okay too."
The place where the coach crashed is a known accident blackspot.
But officials ruled out the state of the road in their initial assessment of the tragedy.
The coach was carrying Erasmus students from several different countries
Catalunya's Interior Minister Jordi Jane, speaking outside a hotel in Tortosa where the less-seriously injured passengers on the coach were taken, said: "We haven't got all the information, but it appears the coach veered off to the right of the motorway towards a crash barrier on the hard shoulder before it swerved to the left with such force that the vehicle crossed to the other side of the road."
The occupants of the car it hit, two Catalans who were travelling southwards towards Valencia, were injured but not seriously.
Catalan president Carles Puigdemont declared two days of mourning and suspended an official visit to Paris.
Barcelona University where most of the dead and injured were thought to have been studying ordered flags on its main campus to be flown at half-mast.
The tragedy is one of the worst involving a coach in recent years in Spain.
Twenty-eight people, mostly teenagers, died in July 2000 when a coach and a lorry collided with each other near the northern city of Soria.
Funeral workers put a stretcher bearing a body into a hearse after a traffic crash in Freginals
The Fallas, an annual festival in Valencia which the students were returning from, is held every March and attracts many foreign visitors as well as Spanish tourists.
The city of just over one million inhabitants swells as around two million revellers descend on the city.
The focus of the festival are huge cardboard, wood, papier-mache and plaster statues which are set alight.
Many poke fun at corrupt politicians and Spanish celebrities.
A hotel in Tortosa near the crash scene is understood to agreed to receive relatives of the victims.
Catalunya's Interior Minister Jordi Jane travelled to the hotel this morning and was expected to make an official statement at the doors of the hotel.
The driver of the coach involved in this morning's crash is said to be alive and is being treated in hospital for injuries which have not been revealed.
Emergency officials work near Freginals, Amposta south of Tarragona
Erasmus Student Network Barcelona UB, which organised the trip, posted a black ribbon on its Facebook page today with a statement in both Spanish and English.
It read: "ESN Barcelona would like to convey our condolences and join the pain of the families, friends and relatives of the victims.
"We feel the deep loss. In the same way we would like to express our sincere willingness to be as helpful as possible with the family, friends or institutions."
Spain's Royal Family tweeted from its official account: "Our feelings and support to the families of the victims and the injured in the coach accident on the AP-7 in Freginals."


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Clinton Regional Development Corporation Director Mike Kirchoff is looking at the positives in the closure of the Evergreen Packaging Company.
Kirchoff says he is award the company sent the required 'warning' to the Mayor about closing the Clinton plant and that about 100 employees are affected. The company manufactures paperboard containers for a variety of products, including food items.
The CRDC executive told KROS NEWS they would do what they can to get the company to reverse the decision, but that there were long odds of changing the company's mind at this point. He said state officials would also be contacted for any assistance that might
Kirchoff says the closure of the plant points to the importance of couple of programs the C-R-D-C is working on. One of those, he said, is an effort to visit the corporate headquarters of the companies with branch operations in the community. Kirchoff said the other effort to establish a strong and robust retention program to address future situations.
Kirchoff pointed out the positives in the situation. He said 80-percent of site selections start with looking for an available building and Clinton did not have any facilities to offer and the Evergreen Packaging building can be marketed. He also said having an available work force is also a key and they will be getting information about the workforce that can also be attractive.
Kirchoff added that there are several announcements in the pipeline about new and expanding businesses that will offer opportunities for those displaced workers. He also said that openings are available at some of the new and expanding businesses announced in the past year that might provide opportunities.
KROS NEWS is waiting to hear back from a contact with the Evergreen Corporate Office.


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This will be the Fifth Annual Austin's Shoes Run offered by the Rotary Club in Corinth. It is set for Oct. 5 at 8:30 a.m. in downtown Corinth.
"We are excited about this event and it is a great fundraiser. Our running community and Rotary are always very active in this event," said race chairperson Greg Cooley.
Rotary's 3.1-mile run through downtown Corinth has raised over $65,000 for the club's numerous projects over the past few years.
Another chairperson, Bobby Capps, said this race is something people are really coming to know the Rotary Club for.
"Austin's Shoe Run has really put us on the map. We have had a bunch of participants from the local area to come out, as well as folks from outside our area," Capps said.
In past years of the Austin's Shoe Run with Rotary 5K, over 250 runners have taken part in the race. Event organizers are expecting much of the same for the 2013 event.
Registration for the 5K and 1-mile fun run can be done by going to www.corinthrotary5k.com until Oct. 2.
Registration forms can also be picked up at Cooley and Labas Financial Advisors on 409 Cruise Street and at Austin's Shoes located on 1792 Highway 72. Cost for the 5K is $25 until Sept. 23 and $30 after the deadline. Cost for the one-mile Fun Run is $10.
"That is our pre-registration deadline, but folks can still register in person until 8 a.m. on the day of the race," added Cooley.
Package pickup for pre-registered participants will be available on Friday evening, October 4 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at SOUTHBank downtown.
Racy day registration will be held in the SOUTHBank lobby from 7-8 a.m.
The race features disposable-chip timing with multiple timing displays along the course.
Awards will be given to the top three participants in 41 brackets divided by age and gender, as well as overall top finishers. Awards will be presented in divisions such as Overall Male, Overall Female, Grandmaster Male, Grandmaster Female, Master Male, Master Female, Wheelchair Racers -- any gender, 0-5, 6-9, 10-12, 13-15, 16-19, 20-24 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 & over.
The race start begins next to SOUTHBank and takes runners through the shaded streets of the older residential neighbors of Corinth. Runners will finish adjacent to Fillmore Street Chapel.


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Two men were taken to hospital after a house fire in Coppull last night.
"The fire service were called to a chip pan fire at a property on Mavis Drive at 11.10pm.
Watch manager Neil Taylor, from Chorley Fire station, said: "When we arrived two males, aged 27 and 73 were outside the property and suffering from smoke inhalation.
We immediately provided oxygen to them whilst assessing the extent of the fire.
"The younger male had tried to extinguish the blaze using a coat to smother the pan, and an extinguisher to put out the fire which had spread to the kitchen units and ceiling."
The house sustained fire damage to the kitchen and smoke damage to the remainder of the property.
The two casualties were taken to Chorley hospital for assessment.
Officer Harris added: "No smoke alarms were fitted in the property, they only discovered the fire by luck, if left undiscovered this fire could have been far more serious.
"We stress that people shouldn't attempt to tackle fires themselves. If possible turn the cooker ring off, shut the door and get out immediately, then call the fire service.
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Well Roberto Di Matteo has publicly backed Carson but Albion fans haven't.
massive 62% of fans think that Myhill should takeover from the skipper.
It's perhaps a little unfair on Carson who did will for the Baggies last season keeping 15 clean sheets.
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LORAIN — Bugs in their apartment at 1703 Oakdale Ave., have forced Arthur Hines and his sons and grandson to sleep on inflatable mattresses.
"Every night we're itching," said Hines whose landlord is Kent Sutton. "Every night and day."
With 57 citations, George Schneider is the landlord most cited by the Nuisance Inspection Task Force — which only inspects the outside of homes — through May 1. Sutton is only one who comes close to Schneider with 48 violations. Both men, who are among Lorain's biggest property owners, have at least three times as many citations as any other landlord, according to task force records.
The home was one of the first cited by the task force when it formed last July. When The Chronicle-Telegram visited the home in July of last year, Michelle Wragg, who was living in the home at the time, complained of cockroaches. Broken tiles were visible in the bathroom and kitchen and there was no screen on the front door.
However, Hines said Sutton has been a good landlord since November when Hines and his two sons and his 7-month-old grandson moved in. Hines said he doesn't want to move out, but wishes the bugs would.
Hines said he complained to Sutton in March and a maintenance man arrived a few days later and sprayed a liquid in the home. However, Hines said the bugs, which resemble bedbugs, continue to feast on him and his family.
The family includes Hines' 31-year-old son, Demetrius Hines. The younger Hines is particularly vulnerable to the bugs. He suffers from cerebral palsy and often lies on the living room carpet because he can't walk without assistance.
Arthur Hines in April put a mattress that he said was infested with the bugs on his porch to be thrown out. In a follow up interview last month, Hines and his son, Arvin Hines, said more spraying had been done, but the bugs remain.
Arvin Hines said they had to throw out a couch and other furniture and buy four inflatable mattresses. "They didn't reimburse us for nothing," he said.
Arvin Hines said he's been frustrated by the failure to exterminate the bugs.
"If that spray is supposed to kill them, why are they coming back?" he asked. "Other people who lived here said they moved out because of bugs."
While Arvin Hines was upset about maintenance, Mary Nickerson, his next door neighbor at 1713 Oakdale, said she was satisfied with Sutton. Nickerson said a home she rented from Sutton in 2009 on Lexington Avenue had basement flooding and cockroaches.
However, Nickerson said she has had few problems in her new home since she moved into with her children last July. When a basement water pump burst, Nickerson said repairs were made promptly.
Sutton downplayed the violations during a phone interview he cut short last month.
"Those 48 citations were of such minor stuff that it was unbelievable," he said.
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