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|Mar 4, 2008
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|Donald C. D. Chang, William W. Mayfield, John I. Novak, III, Frank A. Taormina
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|The Directv Group, Inc.
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|Patent Citations (68), Non-Patent Citations (12), Referenced by (26), Classifications (21), Legal Events (3)
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The present invention relates generally to a phased array antenna. More specifically, the present invention relates to a low cost, low profile tracking phased array antenna for use on a commercial satellite terminal for equatorial satellite constellation systems.
Current non-geostationary satellite technology directed towards the consumer market typically requires a tracking ground terminal. However, the tracking antennas with this current technology are expensive and bulky and, therefore, generally unacceptable to consumers. Current programs, including Ka-band and Ku-band programs require the development of a less costly, lower profile antenna.
These current conventional multi-beam tracking ground terminals, include arrays with mechanisms for steering beams, such as phase shifters and/or gimbles. These arrays further include integrated mechanisms for simultaneously tracking the pointing directions of multiple beams, such as monopulse tracking loops, step scan, and open loop pointing schemes. These conventional tracking phased arrays are too expensive for a consumer market, primarily because each beam must have a separate set of electronics associated with each element to process the various signals, including many phase shifters and many duplicate strings of electronics. Therefore, the manufacturing costs for these conventional tracking phased arrays are generally beyond that practical for the consumer market whether for use as a fixed antenna or by a user as a mobile antenna.
Additionally, current conventional tracking devices such as small tracking parabolic reflectors provide a possible solution for fixed users. For multiple beam terminals, multiple reflectors are required with each reflector tracking a specific beam. However, while operative, small tracking parabolic devices have an extremely high profile. To provide a conventional tracking phased array that could be constructed with an acceptable profile, would be prohibitive in cost. Further, these small tracking parabolic reflectors are not a viable alternative for a mobile user because of both their size and cost.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a low profile multiple beam tracking phased array antenna.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a low profile tracking phased array antenna of a terminal that is for use on a commercial equatorial satellite constellation.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a low profile tracking phased array antenna for use on either a fixed or mobile consumer commercial satellite terminal for equatorial satellite constellations.
It is still a further object of the present invention to provide a tracking phased array antenna that is suitable for use on a commercial satellite terminal for equatorial satellite constellations and is intended as a consumer product which provides high performance, is relatively inexpensive, and has a low profile.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a tracking phased array antenna with an integrated retrodirective mechanism.
It is yet a further object of the present invention to provide a low cost and low profile antenna that is mechanically scanned in azimuth and electrically scanned in elevation.
In accordance with the above and other objects of the present invention, a novel satellite antenna is provided. The antenna includes a rotating circular plate for scanning in the azimuth direction. A plurality of radiation elements are interdigitally spaced along the surface of the circular plate to electronically scan in elevation. In a receive mode, a plurality of individual waves are received at the radiation elements. The radiation elements will be rotated such that a wavefront of the intended signal will be in alignment with the major axis of the long elements. A multiplexer device within each element multiplexes the plurality of signals into a single analog signal before the signal is converted to a digital bit stream by an analog to digital computer. The digital bit stream is then passed to a device that transforms the digital bit streams into multiple digital beam forms. The multiple beam forms are then sent to a digital receiver for processing of the information from the signals. Further, a device is provided for digital multibeam forming through FFT techniques which provides retrodirectivity.
These and other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the invention, when viewed in accordance with the accompanying drawings and appended claims.
The preferred antenna 10 is illustrated in
As shown in
In a preferred embodiment, the rotating plate 16 is less than one inch (1″) thick and has a diameter of fifteen inches (15″) or less. Obviously, the dimensions of the rotating plate 16 may vary. However, the greater the diameter and thickness, the larger and more costly the antenna 10 will become. As shown in
In accordance with a preferred embodiment, each slotted waveguide element 18 is approximately 10 wavelengths long. In one embodiment, 16 long waveguide elements 18 are positioned on the circular plate 16. The waveguide elements 18 are grouped into two groups and are interlaced, as shown in
In a receive mode, the array antenna 10 will be rotated in the azimuth such that all slot array elements 18 will be in alignment with the planar wavefront of an intended incoming signal. Consequently, all the slots in a long waveguide element 18 are excited by the same planar wavefront simultaneously.
Each slotted waveguide element 18 has a first end 20 and a second end 22. The first ends 20 are positioned on a surface of the aperture 24 defining the radiation elements, while the second ends 22 are overlapped by adjacent slotted waveguide elements 18 such that the elements are interdigitally spaced. Each waveguide element 18 has a plurality of cross-slot openings 26 formed on their top surfaces 28. An H-plane septum (a metal plate) 30 is inserted into each waveguide element 18. Each metal plate 30 has a plurality of slanted slots 32 formed therethrough which act as one of the key circular polarization exciting mechanisms.
The waveguide elements 18 operate in a standing wave mode and have an identical fan-beam pattern with a 6� by 150� elliptical beam created through the cross-slot openings 26 on the top surfaces 28 of the waveguides 18. The cross-slotted waveguides 18 and the septum plate 30 are both illustrated in
In operation, the circular plate 16 will be rotated to a position such that the wave front of an intended incoming wave is parallel to the central axes of these slotted waveguide 18. The fan beam radiation pattern of each slotted waveguide element 18 will intercept the incoming wave individually, which will then be amplified, filtered, coded, multiplexed, and down converted. As shown in schematic
Specifically, as shown in
The code division multiplex technique illustrated in the top portion of
Incorporating these multiplexing techniques, as shown in
The entire receiving antenna processing is performed through the combination of low profile one dimension radiation elements 14, which are placed in parallel on the circular rotating plate 16. The processing is further accompanied by aligning the long radiating elements 14 along the intended incoming waveform by rotating the circular plate 16 and then performing beam forming in the orthogonal direction by summing up the output signals of the long radiation elements. By processing the signals in this manner, a high performance antenna can be provided with a very low profile circular volume.
Similar to the antenna disclosed in the prior figures, the entire receiving antenna and tracking processing of this preferred embodiment is through the low profile, one dimensional radiation elements 14. The radiation elements 14 are again preferably placed in parallel on the circular plate 16 which rotates about its center axis. The long radiation elements 16 are also aligned along the intended incoming waveform by the rotating circular plate 16 and then subjected to multiple beamforming, through fast fourier transforms (FFT) at the digital multibeam beamforming device 54. The outputs of the digital multibeam beamforming device 54 through FFT are associated with signals from various directions covered by the different (contiguous) beams. The outputs of the FFT will be fed into a retrodirective processing mechanism, as described below, to determine where the intended signal is coming from and then to send the transmit signal to the same direction. The low cost tracking is accomplished by retrodirectivity. The history of the beam positioning will be stored in the terminal as a reference for the satellite emphmeris.
The received signals are again multiplexed into a single microwave stream via known CDMA techniques to reduce the component counts and the ultimate cost of the ground terminals. Incorporating the unique multiple digital beam forming technique with multiplexing provides contiguous multiple receive beams. The receiver monitors the signals from all the multiple beams simultaneously. The outputs of the digital multiple beamformer are then indexed through a set of orthogonal codes, such as Hadamard code, each of which represents the unique beam direction. By identifying the code of the signals locked onto the receiver, the location where the signal is coming from has been identified as well as the corresponding phase slope of the received aperture.
The transmit signal will be directed to the same antenna beam position from where the received signal originated. The transmit beam can then be steered by a phase conjunction mechanism. This multibeam beamforming and phase conjugation mechanism using a Bulter matrix is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,812,788. However, the present mechanism is incorporated in digital form through FFT and is therefore uniquely different from a Bulter matrix. The transmit beam utilizes the phasing information, to perform a phase conjugation across the array element, and digitally multiply the outgoing signals with the conjugated phasing (equivalently perform a DFT to the signals on the array aperture). All the retrodirective functions can be accomplished in a very low power and low cost consumer digital electronics.
During an acquisition phase (from a cold start), all the received beams will be on to cover the entire field of view of the fan beam (almost all the elevation at a given azimuth angle). The mechanical search volume will be reduced to a one-dimensional (azmuthal) direction. With some knowledge of where the new satellite may come into the field of view, one may decide to only turn on the receive beams through the incoming direction.
Once the satellite link is established, the tracking mechanism is similar to that of a step scan principle. The signal strengths from adjacent received beams will be monitored and used to compare with the one coming from the main beam, the beam with the strongest signal will be identified as the locked (main) beam. As a satellite moves through from horizon to horizon, a user terminal within the field of view (FOV) will switch the antenna to receive, and transmit beams from one position to another accordingly without conventional antenna tracking loops.
As for equatorial non-geosynchronous constellations, users can use the disclosed terminal to avoid interruption during handover. During transition, there will be one satellite coming in and another satellite going out from a user's FOV. Furthermore, there is only a limited time window when the satellites are at the same elevation or near the same elevation, but at a different azimuth angle. The disclosed antenna can form two beams pointed towards these two satellites simultaneously. Consequently, it can provide the capability of "connect before break" during the hand over phase.
This low profile antenna configuration with a low profile randome may look like a thick pizza, and can be mounted on top of a moving vehicle, such as an automobile or an aircraft. This configuration can also be used as fixed user or mobile terminals for low earth orbit satellite constellations at L, S, Ku, and Ka frequency bands.
Having now fully described the invention, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that many changes and modifications can be made thereto without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as set forth herein.
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WATCH: RealNews Interviews Obama's Challenge Author Robert Kuttner
In this 2-part video interview, The RealNews Network talks to economist Robert Kuttner, whose prescient book, Obama's Challenge: America's Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency, warned of the economic crisis and the need for a massive stimulative outlay from the government—spearheaded by this charismatic, popular, and influential president—before other economists even recognized the scale of the problem (and, indeed, before Obama had clinched his party's nomination).
In it, Kuttner talks about why the current stimulus is a decent start (if not nearly enough), how Tim Geithner's plan to rebuild the economic system exactly as it was is misguided at best, and why drastic times call for drastic measures.
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Over the course of the past several weeks I've been critical of how M-1 Global and Mixfight M-1 have communicated news to the general public. Mixfight.ru, the Russian arm of M-1 Global, responded by making Vadim Finkelstein available for an interview via e-mail.
Finkelstein, who recently returned to his native home in Russia after traveling to Japan last week for a press conference to announce a co-promotion between M-1 and former promoters and staff from Pride, addressed many of the questions that has been raised by this blog and others.
Finkelstein is also the manager of Pride heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko and addressed questions in the interview regarding the recent level of competition that Fedor has faced recently.
Sam Caplan: There has been a great deal of mis-communication in regard to Fedor's
involvement with a card to be held in Japan on Dec. 31. M-1 Global president Monte Cox has said it will not be an M-1 Global event yet a statement made on Mixfight.ru, which I believe is affiliated with M-1 Global, claims that it will be an Mixfight M-1 event. I realize there's a difference in the phrase "M-1 Global" and "Mixfight M-1" but both are using the M-1 name. Can you clear up any confusion by stating who will be promoting the Dec. 31 card in Japan that Fedor will be fighting on?
Vadim Finkelstein: An event scheduled for December, 31 in conjunction with M-1 Global and ex-Pride staff. We plan a long-term collaboration with them.
Mixfight M-1 is a Russian MMA organization which makes part of M-1 Global. M-1 Global intends to hold events worldwide.
Sam Caplan: Recent speculation has suggested that Hong Man Choi will be fighting Fedor on the card. Has an opponent for Fedor been determined? If so, can you name that opponent?
Vadim Finkelstein: Hong Man Choi is most likely to be Fedor's opponent for New Year. There are other candidates, which we are not revealing at this time.
Sam Caplan: UFC president Dana White continues to be critical of Fedor's management and Fedor's status as the possible best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Do you have a response to the following quote attributed to Dana White:
"Fedor isn't even a top-five heavyweight let alone (ranked) top pound-for-pound."
Vadim Finkelstein: Well, it's actually good that it's not Dana White but professionals being responsible for making up the world rankings based on the facts and current statistics.
Things he says about rankings benefit only his and the UFC's interests. If I were the UFC president and wasn't able to sign the best fighter in the world, odds are that I would probably make the similar statements.
Sam Caplan: White is not alone in his criticism. Many MMA fans in North America have been critical of the level of competition that Fedor has fought in recent years. Do you feel there is any validity in questions about the competition Fedor has faced recently?
Vadim Finkelstein: Fedor has always faced the best fighters in the world and he was victorious over every single one of them. His opponents were in the top-10 or top-5. Basically, every opponent may pose a threat. There are no weak opponents at this level. Fighting the best and finishing the fights in victorious fashion, Fedor has already proven his strength, talent and his right to be on the top. As for criticism, well, people are free to criticise anyone.
Sam Caplan: Is it possible that Fedor will face Josh Barnett?
Vadim Finkelstein: Yes, this fight may happen in the future.
Sam Caplan: Are there any other possible opponents available that you feel can prove to be a strong test for Fedor. Is so, could you name a few fighters that you feel are strong competition?


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Precision Targeting: The Economics – and Politics – of Improving Canada's Inflation-Targeting Framework
The Bank of Canada's inflation-targeting framework, since its inception in 1991, has proven itself a success. Yet further improvements in the system should be considered seriously for inclusion in a renewed monetary policy agreement, between the Bank of Canada and the federal government, and renewal is due in 2011. Some improvements would deliver genuine economic benefits to millions of Canadians over the years ahead. Lowering the target rate for consumer price inflation in particular would help secure the domestic purchasing power of our financial assets. Such a change, however, should be part of a coherent framework, which addresses financial stability goals and political imperatives.
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The tarp is on the field at Nats Park, the wind is howling and the skies are pretty freakin' dark.
They're expecting "severe storms" here in D.C., but we haven't gotten any rain yet and it looks like the heavy stuff might miss us. We shall see.
There's a ton of injury news to pass along today, starting with Jayson Werth, who took batting practice today. This marked a major step in the right direction after Werth broke his wrist back in early May.
Manager Davey Johnson said today that he was "really pleasantly surprised" with how Werth looked during the BP session.
"I didn't think he'd be hitting for another week, and it didn't seem like he (felt) any discomfort," Johnson said. "He said, 'I'm not as strong as I'd like to be with my bottom hand,' which was the one that was broke, but he swung the bat exceptionally well."
Given how Werth looked today, Johnson said he'll "more than likely" head out on a rehab assignment starting tomorrow. That rehab stint would likely begin at Single-A Potomac.
Werth could need a fairly lengthy rehab assignment, given not only his need to restore his timing at the plate but also work his body back into game shape after 10 weeks out of action.
While Werth's rehab process is set to begin, Drew Storen's is coming close to ending. The reliever worked a 1-2-3 inning yesterday at Potomac and felt great during the outing. He said he made some mechanical adjustments and focused on not overthrowing, which was an issue his previous time out in a game with Double-A Harrisburg.
Johnson said that the Nationals will be ready to activate Storen "soon, maybe as early as tomorrow."
That would leave them with a tough bullpen decision to make. Craig Stammen and Ryan Mattheus both have an option remaining and could be sent to Triple-A without the Nats needing to risk losing them on waivers, but both have pitched to a sub-1.70 ERA this season. Lefty Michael Gonzalez has allowed runs his last two outings and is another potential roster casualty when Storen returns, but Gonzalez does not have an option left.
Xavier Nady (wrist tendinitis) has now played nine games on his rehab appearance with Single-A Potomac, and Johnson said the team will make a decision on him by Friday.
Chad Tracy (groin surgery) still hopes to resume his rehab with Potomac sometime in the next couple days.
The Nats will have to either activate Nady from the DL and add him to the 25-man roster or designate him for assignment.
Lastly, Johnson said another roster move will likely come after the game. Jhonatan Solano, who has been bothered by a sore oblique, will probably go on the DL, with Sandy Leon taking his place as the Nats' backup catcher. Byron Kerr has more on that situation here.
Solano will be the fifth Nationals catcher (yes, the fifth) to miss time due to injury this season. Wilson Ramos (who had successful ACL surgery today), Carlos Maldonado and Leon have all spent time on the disabled list, while Jesus Flores missed five days with a hamstring injury in late May.


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I expected to like The Gathering Wilderness because I like To The Nameless Dead and Spirit The World Aflame but for some reason it bored me.
Album Rating: 2.5I still find their best albums to be their first three.
Bloodied Yet Unbowed is such a masterpiece...
Digging: Chelsea Wolfe - Hiss Spun
Album Rating: 4.0Finally came in the mail yesterday.
I am in love with this.
If their other albums are as good as this Primordial might become one of my favorites.
Digging: Ne Obliviscaris - Urn
Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound OffThey're a very consistent band. All of their stuff is awesome.
Digging: Swallow the Sun - The Morning Never Came
i forgot this came out, i need to get it
Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Offcertainly worth a try :]
wtf are you talking about
Album Rating: 3.5wait a minute
Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off
Album Rating: 3.5idk why I never started listening to this til now. So good.
Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound OffHell yeah.
Album Rating: 3.0This really let me down.
Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound OffGmork... :[
Album Rating: 3.0I know man, I tried to love it but it just doesn't do anything for me.
Album Rating: 3.5Not even "The Mouth of Judas"?
Album Rating: 3.0I definitely like TMoJ, but overall it just seems like they discovered a bunch of awesome melodies but couldn't do them justice in the songs.
Definitely haven't listened to this as much as I should have.
Digging: Midnight - Sweet Death and Ecstasy
Album Rating: 3.0I'm in the same boat as Balls, for the reasons Gmork mentioned haha. This sounds good and all, but idk, it doesn't really do that much for me. I'll be re-giving it repeated listens before the year ends though and see if my opinion changes.
Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound OffHmmm well this is top 10 of the year material for me lol.
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quote:Originally posted by fpczyzYes BT perhaps you are dense......... at least when it come to a subject you know little about........ but still feel compelled to make a feeble comment. You see old man in the world of International travel and radio communication the common language is English. All position reports and most importantly all Maydays world wide are made in English. It would be a sad day when a German Coast Guard radio operator did not understand a distress call "Mayday" coming in loud and clear in English................"German need not be spoken here"
quote:BT Posted - 02/27/2006 : 01:52:07-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (of course I realize you are humor challenged--ask your wife).


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A motorcyclist suspected of drunken driving suffered major injuries Wednesday night when he crashed into another vehicle in Clairemont, San Diego police said.
The 44-year-old man was speeding south on Mount Abbey Avenue about 5:30 p.m. and lost control of his motorcycle on a curve near Acworth Avenue, police said. The bike hit a northbound vehicle.
The motorcyclist was hospitalized with a broken vertebrae and several broken ribs, police said. The other driver, a 61-year-old man, was not injured.


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Fox Broadcasting got roughed up during this year's upfront advertising sales period, which wrapped up this week.
The network, owned by Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox media company, struggled to maintain its advertising base for the upcoming TV season.
During the industry's annual June sales auction, Fox accepted orders totaling roughly $1.6 billion for its prime-time commercial spots.
That represents a steep decline of nearly $200 million compared with Fox's 2013 upfront total. Last year, Fox's upfront ad sales approached $1.78 billion.
The annual auction is called the upfront because the networks take orders and negotiate pricing for their commercial time in advance or "upfront" of the new fall season.
Fox mustered rate increases of 2.5% to 3.5%, according to a person close to the negotiations who asked not to be identified.
In contrast, NBC wrangled rate increases of nearly 8%. However, Fox has long boasted some of the highest ad rates in network television because it offers advertisers younger audiences than the other major broadcasters.
Fox apparently was successful in maintaining its premium rates.
NBC, which finished last season in first place in the key advertising demographic, has been lobbying to raise its rates after a prolonged stay in the ratings cellar. NBC regained some ground during this year's ad market.
Fox's disappointing showing in the upfront market followed a disastrous season because of the ratings collapse of its onetime tentpole show, "American Idol." Fox's prime-time ratings for regularly scheduled shows were down about 20%.
Kevin Reilly, Fox's entertainment chairman, announced in May that he was leaving the network. Fox has yet to name Reilly's replacement.
The CW network -- a joint venture between CBS Corp. and Warner Bros. -- also struggled to maintain its share of the advertising pie.
Last year, CW accepted orders totaling a little more than $400 million. This year, CW's sales came in slightly below that amount, according to a knowledgeable person.
The CW and Fox also sold less inventory than they did last year, contributing to their lower totals. Networks typically sell about three-quarters of their ad time during the upfront market.
The CW managed to raise its ad rates by 3% to 4% for next season.
The small network attracted new advertisers in the financial services, automotive and fast-food industries. Advertisers said they were cautiously optimistic about CW's new fall shows "The Flash" and "Jane the Virgin."
The CW has been trying to broaden the appeal of its shows beyond its traditional core audience of women ages 18 to 34.


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A rematch between UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson has officially been placed on hold. The next time Jones enters the Octagon he will defend his belt against hard-hitting Glover Teixeira.
UFC president Dana White confirmed the news Wednesday night to ESPN.com.
While many fans will frown at this decision -- understandably so, considering the memorable performance Jones and Gustafsson put on at UFC 165 in Toronto -- it's the right one.
Though a large number of fans are sure to accuse Jones of ducking Gustafsson, the criticism will rapidly diminish should both survive their next opponents. Afterward, the highly anticipated rematch will immediately get placed on UFC's fight docket; Jones, more than Gustafsson, will demand it.
"I said before the [Gustafsson] fight my sights were set on breaking the record," Jones said, referring to the UFC mark he set for consecutive successful light heavyweight title defenses, which currently sits at six. "I want to crush the record. I want to beat the record so bad it can never be broken [again].
"I'm going to fight Glover and I will answer all critics about the Gustafsson fight. I will fight Gustafsson after I fight Glover. I won the fight but I look at it as a blemish on my record because some people think I didn't. I promise you, he will be next."
Jones doesn't have much of a choice but to fight Gustafsson, should he get past Teixeira. No matter how impressive a performance he puts on, it won't erase the image of him nearly losing his title to the Swedish striker.
Jones won the fight against Gustafsson and all three judges scored it in his favor, as did a majority of eyewitnesses. But he looked vulnerable during a bout for the first time. Before facing Gustafsson, most viewed Jones as unbeatable at light heavyweight. That vision has since evaporated.
Make no mistake, Jones would love to recapture that aura of invincibility, but the only way to do that is with an impressive win over Gustafsson. Jones needs this fight, and he wants it.
There is, however, a huge risk in foregoing an immediate rematch: Teixeira is no pushover. He will be an underdog against Jones, but has the punching power and submission skills to pose a serious threat.
A Teixeira upset will suck the energy out of Jones-Gustafsson II. Even a Teixeira-Jones rematch would lack the prefight punch Jones-Gustafsson II presently enjoys.
Also keep in mind that Gustafsson is slated to fight at least once before getting a second shot at the 205-pound title. UFC officials have yet to determine who Gustafsson will face next, but it is reasonable to assume that a top-10 contender is in order.
And just like Jones, a Gustafsson victory isn't guaranteed. Putting Jones-Gustafsson II on hold is a huge risk, but it could prove well worth taking; the financial rewards are potentially too great.
If all goes accordingly, Jones and Gustafsson will get through their respective bouts victorious and unscathed, then the rematch is set. UFC can then begin promoting what should turn out to be its most lucrative pay-per-view event in history.


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Originally Posted by DArtagnan
Yup, greed prevents that from happening.
But it's the kind of system I've been advocating for a while - though I would prefer no monetary system at all.
That way, you ensure that a game is created for no other reason than to create a game.


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i went to wildflour around 1:30pm last friday, and there were 4 people waiting at the tables. i tried to order a sandwich but the girl said they were too busy to take my order. no mention of how long the wait might be, no letting me place the order and come back later, just, sorry, we're not serving lunch. during lunch hour. weird.
the chocolate chip cookie i settled for was yummy, but not special. the baguette i got to take home was a sad specimen indeed - badly underproofed and doughy with a tight crumb and chewy crust. i'm glad i didn't go out of my way.


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4 January 2013
A large-scale study has identified 18 new gene regions (loci) linked to risk of developing gout.
The research combined data from more than 140,000 individuals and found 28 significantly associated loci in total, confirming all previously reported associations as well as uncovering the 18 new ones. Whereas most of the previously known loci mapped to genes that encode proteins involved in transporting uric acid or urate into and out of cells, none of the newly-found loci appear to be directly involved in urate transport.
Gout results from excess uric acid in the blood which crystallises, forming deposits in joints and surrounding tissue that lead to swelling and (often intense) pain. The condition affects nearly 1 million people in the UK and is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis. Whether or not it afflicts a particular individual is influenced by a complex interplay between genetic and lifestyle factors.
Most of the newly identified loci appear to be connected to regulatory pathways, in particular to those involved in glucose metabolism and to the inhibins-activins pathway which mediates a vast range of processes. The study authors speculate on the means by which alterations in these pathways might affect concentration of uric acid in blood serum, and the potential therapeutic targets they may present.
Current therapies for gout have variable response rates and can sometime have serious side effects. This work could ultimately help the development of new and improved methods for the treatment and prevention of the disease, although further and more detailed investigation of the mechanisms involved will first be required.


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Court records show that basketball great Dennis Rodman owes more than $800,000 in back child support to his ex-wife, according to TMZ. Dennis and Michelle Rodman have two children for whom the support is owed in addition to $51,441 in unpaid spousal support to Michelle. Rodman's lawyers responded to a filing in the case saying that his client is "broke."
According to his lawyer, Dennis is also "extremely sick" and just isn't making the same bank he made back in his heyday. The lawyer does not specify the nature of Rodman's illness.
According to Dennis' lawyer, the giant child support figure is based on an order Michelle obtained a while ago behind his back — requiring Rodman to pay $50,000 a month in child support … an order Dennis has been fighting since 2010.
New label for Dennis Rodman: 2011 Hall of Famer
Dennis' lawyer insists the monthly amount is "unjustified" because it isn't based on Dennis' actual income … it's based on ludicrous estimates made by Michelle's attorney.
51-year-old Rodman is due in court today for a contempt hearing — stemming from the child support bill — and he could be sentenced to 20 days in jail for failure to make payments.
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Second day after the Ring, and I feel pretty good. I didn't get out on my bike yesterday, due to company being over. The legs are just a little stiff. The blisters are healing.
I need to work on the blister issues. I have calluses on the outside of each heel, with a blister underneath. I need to work on getting rid of those calluses. I think I need to do some shoe research, and see if I can find one with a better fit. I may try the Scarpas that I wore for a review for Trail Runner Magazine a year ago.
I'm real pleased with this comparision:
I've noted with glee the number going down on the scale, but it's gratifying to see the gut shrinking. I've lost about 20 lbs. I need to lost another 15 lbs. I'm getting faster, just by being lighter.
I need to work on my walking. I will turn one of my running days into a 'power walking' day. I have done this on the treadmill, but I need to do this outside. The tread does the work for you. I have the perfect road for this too, the private road on our property. The FAA has an road easement through our place to a FAA directional beacon adjoining us. The road has been redressed in the last year with large #1 gravel-rocky and not that pleasant to walk on-PERFECT for training!
I also need to work on going up hills more efficiently, so I will target one running day a week to do some hill repeats on.
AND I need to get back to the Hard Core Workouts! I need to get the core stronger!
Yes, I had plenty of time to think about training needs on my run Saturday.
Being on the Massanutten rocks really sparked my desire to improve and go back there again.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Post Run Reflections
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You must live right next to the Newcomerstown VOR beacon! Used to use that one all the time when I flew a lot. Had a plane for 12 years! Nice work on The Ring and on your physical goals. Looking forward to seeing you again soon.ReplyDelete
Still feeling good the second day after is even more of an accomplishment! Way to go!ReplyDelete
Holy Moses, Kim, you are looking amazing!ReplyDelete
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ran into your blog. What a difference! you look younger. I'm a larger ultra runner, you are an inspiration.ReplyDelete
Hey, I've tried keeping up with your "walk"... Who are you kidding? You don't need to work on your walking!! :) Looking great, Kim! Congrats on a great year!ReplyDelete
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A teenager was stabbed at Baldwin High School on Long Island Friday evening, police said.
Officers were called to the school at about 8:30 p.m. and found the teen with non-life threatening injuries from the stabbing.
The teen has been taken to a nearby hospital.
Circumstances surrounding the stabbing were not immediately clear.
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May 8, 1999
I Go Back to May 1937
Poem: "I Go Back to May 1937," by Sharon Olds, from The Gold Cell (Alfred A. Knopf).
It's the birthday in Jackson, Mississippi, 1952 of playwright BETH HENLEY, winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for the comedy Crimes of the Heart.
It's the anniversary of V-E DAY, 1945, "Victory in Europe Day."
It's the birthday in Glen Cove, Long Island, 1937, of novelist and short-story writer THOMAS PYNCHON, author of the 1973 novel Gravity's Rainbow, which won the National Book Award.
It was on this day in 1541 that the Spaniard HERNANDO DE SOTO sighted the Mississippi River, the first European explorer of the New World to do so.
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Over at FiveThirtyEight, they have a number-crunching analysis of the number of papers (co)authored by women in the arxiv preprint server, including a breakdown of first-author and last-author papers by women, which are perhaps better indicators of prestige. The key time series graph is here:
This shows a steady increase (save for a brief drop in the first couple of years, which probably ought to be discounted as the arxiv was just getting started) from a bit over 5% women in the early 90's to a bit over 15% now. The more detailed discussion in the article is worth reading, and mostly stands on its own.
One thing, though, that I wish they had included was a reference to this graph from the American Institutes of Physics showing basically the same trend:
That's showing the fraction of physics Ph.D.'s earned by women over the years, and rises from a bit over 10% in the early 90's to around 20% now. The data on women in faculty positions is less complete, but shows a similar trend.
The FiveThirtyEight piece, by Emma Pierson, covers a lot of issues, but I wish they'd dealt a bit more with this change over time. Because in some ways, that tells you a lot about the underlying dynamics– if the number of papers featuring women as authors simply tracks the number of women in physics in general, that's one thing. If it rises more slowly than you would expect from the number of women in physics, that would be saying something else, and much less positive. Absent that, it's hard to know what to really think about the trend Pierson reports.
Of course, it's a difficult matter to tease this out, and there's also an issue of subfield distribution– the arxiv started out as exclusively high-energy theory, and has expanded over time to cover a lot more of physics and math, but it's by no means complete– when I spot an interesting paper in AMO physics, there's only about a 50% chance that I'll be able to find an arxiv copy. That's going to affect the pool from which they're drawing, which affects what you would expect to see in terms of authorship.
But this kind of basic analysis is a good starting point, and it's always nice to have more data in the discussion.


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I decided to try to save a little money (though they were still pretty pricey) and try out Eyeglass World's house-brand contact lenses as an alternative to my normal brand. So I go in there and get a $60 eye exam, and pay upfront for a three-month supply of whatever contact lenses they call their house brand (they had a great deal for me!). After opening my last box only two weeks after I got them (and spending six hours trying to extract one from my skull when it rolled back there because it wouldn't stay in place) I figured I'd just go back to my regular brand (they were supposed to last three months, not two weeks).
On the morning I'd cracked my last box, one fell out in the shower. I decided to go in there that day and order my usuals, but would need a replacement set until they arrived.
Okay. You don't want to refund me for crappy lenses (of the three month supply, I had only one left anyway) fine. I tried something new to save a few bucks and it didn't work. But to treat me like I got treated when I went back in there is rediculous and I don't know how you guys stay in business with such horrible customer service. I am the General Sales Manager at an auto dealership down the street, and would put any of my salespeople on the street in a heartbeat if they treated anyone, much less a paying customer the way I was treated at Eyeglass World.
I went in there like usual, to place an order for a three month supply of my name-brand lenses that don't suck. No problem, they order them up and take my money without a quip. Then I told the lady I needed a pair of spares until they came in. She told me that she wouldn't sell me another pair of crappy contacts until I had an eye exam (according to her records I hadn't had one in a year and 6 days even though I'd just had one a few weeks ago) because I was overdue. No "you say you just had one? let me look a little further," no "lets set up another apointment in the future and buy these in the meantime," no "I see in the past four years that your prescription has never changed so I'll sell you a spare set until the other ones you ordered with NO PROBLEMS come in", not even a "let me talk to my manager because there might be a problem with our records" nothing. She wouldn't even tell me who the manager was so I could scream at him/her myself.
Eyeglass lady, you seem to have garbage record keeping software so I can understand you having lost my most recent eye exam. Even disregarding that irritating oversight, can't you tell my my record that my prescription has never changed and six days past a year probably isn't going to put me in a coma??
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Allegiant Systems Announces The Public Launch Of The FlyDesk Buy-on-Board Application
The first iPad-based inflight solution available on the market
Mar 27, 2013, 10:58 ET from Allegiant Systems
LAS VEGAS, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegiant Systems is pleased to announce the public launch of the FlyDesk™ Buy-on-Board (BoB) application, the first iPad-based solution that enables airlines to process food and beverage transactions in-flight. The BoB application, which launched in beta on select Allegiant Air flights in October 2012 and which will be implemented fleetwide by the second quarter of 2013, is now available to airlines worldwide.
A 2012 report from Amadeus showed that an effective Buy-on-Board solution will improve customers' inflight experience, while creating additional revenue for the carrier. Through the Allegiant Systems Buy-on-Board application, flight attendants can find out all of the information and pricing on all a-la-carte food and beverage options, track inventory and process credit or debit card payments. If an airline is equipped with inflight WiFi, the BoB app will be able to process payments immediately (rather than waiting until landing), reducing the risk of cancelled or incomplete payments.
The system was designed specifically to meet the needs of Allegiant Air, a recognized ancillary revenue leader in North America that offers a large number of items for sale onboard. "Allegiant Travel was very excited to be able to offer the solution to our flight attendants," said Mary Grace Clements, airline VP of In-Flight. "By integrating the Buy-on-Board app with FlyDesk, we have provided our crew with a single device for their payments, manuals, and reports. Ultimately, we view the device as a fully integrated part of operations, as it provides mobile access to many parts of their workday."
Unlike other BoB applications, the Allegiant Systems BoB application is fully integrated into the same iPad that houses the airline's FlyDesk EFB and cabin solutions. This makes it easier to offer an expanded list of a-la-carte food and beverage options, without complicating the purchase process for the customer or the flight attendant processing the sale.
As a mature platform with various sized screens and a strong operating system, the iPad was a clear choice for the program. "We evaluated hardware and software for Android and Windows 8 as well," said Andrew Kemmetmueller, CEO of Allegiant Systems. "Ultimately, it came down to the decision that we needed a platform we could invest into for five years or more that provided required security and stability." As technology and airlines' need evolves, the FlyDesk solution may be available on the iPad mini.
The BoB app is offered as part of Allegiant Systems' integrated FlyDesk™ solution, which provides airlines with a turnkey mobile solution for their cabin and flight crews. As well as the BoB app, FlyDesk offers FlyDesk Cabin (in-cabin operations) and FlyDesk EFB (Electronic Flight Bag). FlyDesk's unique "apps store" format provides airlines with the opportunity to customize their solution and continuously add additional functionality as the need arises. All of the FlyDesk apps offer faster deployment, effortless scaling and continuous support.
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I made this after seeing a really cute artwork of Alice~ I'm not sure who it's by.. nor what kind of spin-off they did but I thought it had a loli look to it that I really liked. I made this quickly in a total of a week or so but in a span of two months (school gets in the way of everything!) This is the 90% of it done though. I still have yet to style the wig and etc etc. but here are some pics anyways!
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Who will win the MLS Cup: Dynamo or Galaxy?
Los Angeles Galaxy5th seed in MLS Western Conference #LAGalaxy #Donovan #BeckhamFinale #Beckham #MLSCup
The Los Angeles Galaxy are peaking at the perfect time. The Galaxy are lucky to get home-field advantage for the second straight year as they were the top seed left. This game will be David Beckham's final game for the Galaxy.
Houston Dynamo5th Seed in MLS Easter Conference #HoustonDynamo #BradDavis #MLSCup
The Houston Dynamo will be heading to their fourth MLS Cup in seven years. It will be a rematch to last years final and they will be looking for revenge.