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text: So when I was younger probably about like 7 years ago I wanna say I stumbled across some funny ass videos and have since then shared it with easily over 100 people. Anyway these videos consist of a car of dudes driving around and the guy in the passenger seat yelling out ruthless insults to random people they drive by. It's not all adults they yell at too they yell some fucked up shit at little kids. I probably watch them once a year and still get a kick out of them. First Video they did - "Verbal Slaughterfest" Second video they did - "Christmas Massacre" <- My Personal Favorite 4th Video I believe but the 3rd was like an extended version of another video they had. - "Armageddon" Anyways I thought I'd share em for you all in case people haven't seen them, I remember the first time seeing them when I was like 14-15 it was fucking hilarious.

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Lifetime Cancels 'Witches of East End' and 'The Lottery'
Monday, November 10, 2014 2:14 PM EDT
reports Deadline. The series followed a new generation of witches based on the book of the same name. Featuring former "Days of our Lives" and "Revenge" actor, Eric Winter, "Witches" ended its second season in early October.
'The Mentalist' To Conclude After 7 Seasons
Saturday, September 27, 2014 5:47 PM EDT
'DAYS'' Eric Winter Has a New Project!
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 1:05 PM EDT
Lifetime Sets 'Witches of East End' Premiere Date
Friday, July 26, 2013 11:01 PM EDT
'DAYS' Eric Winter Lands a Spellbinding New Gig
Thursday, June 27, 2013 6:50 PM EDT
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WITH its towering cypress and pine trees, its view of the San Francisco hills, its sprawling Spanish-style clubhouse above the grassy amphitheater at the 18th green and its occasional fog off the Pacific, the Lake course at the Olympic Club is one of golf's most pastoral panoramas.
But for three legends of the game, it has been a gloomy graveyard.
Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson; each a legend, each a dominant golfer in his era. Together, they won 24 major golf titles, including six United States Open championships (Hogan four, Palmer and Watson one each).
But in the three previous Opens at Olympic, each finished second.
Hogan, so near in 1955 to what would have been his record fifth Open title, lost in an 18-hole playoff to Jack Fleck, an obscure touring pro.
Palmer, after blowing a seven-stroke lead with nine holes to play in the final round in 1966, lost an 18-hole playoff to Billy Casper.Continue reading the main story
Watson's 45-foot uphill putt on the final hole in 1987 stopped inches short of forcing an 18-hole playoff with Scott Simpson.
That haunting history is enough to make today's dominant players wonder whether there is an open grave at Olympic, where the 98th United States Open will start on Thursday.
Fleck, Casper and Simpson left with the Open trophy, but the conversations at Olympic are usually about how Hogan, Palmer and Watson did not win.
Hogan even thought he had won. Walking to the scorer's tent after a par 70 for a 287 total and what he thought was the title, he handed his ball to Joe Dey, then the executive director of the United States Golf Association.
''This is for Golf House,'' Hogan said, meaning the U.S.G.A. museum.
Moments later, Gene Sarazen, working as a radio commentator, congratulated Hogan on ''your fifth Open.'' In the locker room, weary from that Saturday's 36-hole finish, he sat on a bench and sipped a Scotch and water. But in those years, when the leaders did not always go off last, the virtually unknown Fleck was only one birdie away from tying Hogan.
''Is Fleck good enough to tie you?'' Hogan was asked.
''He must be good,'' Hogan said. ''He uses Hogan clubs.''
Then a pro at a municipal course in Davenport, Iowa, Fleck had recently visited Hogan's new plant in Fort Worth to pick up a set of the new Hogan irons.
''I was the only one he let in the factory,'' Fleck has said. ''He wouldn't let any of the big names past the front door.'' Hogan even brought two new wedges to Olympic for Fleck.
On the 18th hole, Fleck made a sidehill eight-foot birdie putt for a 67 that created the Sunday playoff, which Fleck won, 69 to 72. Walking off the final green, Fleck turned to Hogan. ''I can't believe it, Ben,'' he said. ''I can't believe it.''
Fleck, who now owns and operates the Lil' Bit of Heaven golf course in Magazine, Ark., would win only two more PGA Tour events -- the 1960 Phoenix Open and the 1961 Bakersfield Open in California, but he had snatched Hogan's fifth Open.
Eleven years later, Billy Casper snatched what would have been Arnold Palmer's second Open.
At the time, Palmer had been America's golf icon for nearly a decade. He fired a three-under-par 32 on the front in Sunday's final round and was seven strokes ahead of Casper, who acknowledged to Palmer that he was just hoping to finish second.
''I'll try to help you,'' Palmer said.
Palmer forgot to help himself. He bogeyed the 10th and the 13th. At the short 15th, he plopped his tee shot into a bunker. With a bogey there as Casper birdied, his lead was suddenly down to three strokes.
''That,'' Casper has said, ''is when I thought, 'Hey, I can win this.' ''
On the long 16th, Palmer pulled his tee shot into high rough. Choosing a 3-iron, he slashed at the ball, but it bounded only 50 yards.
''If I had to do it again,'' he said later, ''I probably wouldn't hit a 3-iron.''
With another bogey there along with another Casper birdie, Palmer's lead was one stroke. At the 18th he pulled his 1-iron tee shot into high rough. Another bogey for a 71 dropped him into a tie at 278 with Casper, who made a par for 68. In the Monday playoff, Palmer led by two at the turn, but let it get away and lost, 69 to 73.
''I told him, 'Arnie, I'm sorry,' '' Casper has recalled. ''He didn't say anything.''
Casper, however, was not Fleck. Considered one of golf's great putters, he had won the 1959 United States Open at Winged Foot and would win the 1970 Masters. His 51 victories on the PGA Tour are sixth on the career list, behind Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Hogan, Palmer and Byron Nelson.
In 1987, Watson, the five-time British Open champion, had not won on the PGA Tour for three years. But after 54 holes at Olympic, he was one stroke ahead of Simpson and Keith Clearwater. And as Watson left the 13th green in Sunday's finale, he still led Simpson by one.
At the 422-yard 14th, Simpson holed a four-foot birdie putt, but Watson also birdied there with a 20-footer.
At the 157-yard 15th, Simpson drained a 30-foot birdie putt to share the lead. At the 609-yard 16th, he holed a 15-foot birdie putt to take the lead. When Simpson finished with 68 for 277, Watson needed a birdie on the 347-yard 18th to tie.
After a tee shot into the sloping fairway, Watson had 113 uphill yards to the flagstick. His pitching wedge landed on the green, then spun back, settling on the fringe, about 45 feet away. His birdie putt was on line, but it stopped inches short.
''I probably should have hit a 9-iron,'' Watson said later. ''I had a breeze at my back when I stood over the ball, but as I hit it, the breeze at my back was in my face. A gust of wind must've come up.''
Simpson had also come up, big. As a reliable grinder on the PGA Tour for two decades, he has won seven tournaments and more than $5 million in prize money. He was granted a special exemption by the U.S.G.A. for this year's Open.
But by one stroke, Tom Watson finished second in that Open at Olympic, just as Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer had finished second in the other two Opens at Olympic, the graveyard for golf legends. Who will be interred there this time?Continue reading the main story


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IT Conversations
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I miss IT Conversations. I should call Doug Kaye just to have him say "Sathyaish Chakravarthy" to me.
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Legends of Tomorrow
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After receiving a distress call from another timeship stranded in space, Rip decides to answer the call in order to use the other ship's computer to track Savage. The team is suspicious and warns him this could be a trap but he moves forward with his plan. Ultimately, the team was right and they have to battle time pirates. With most of the team captured, it is up to Professor Stein to rescue them all.


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Peapod, Boscov's hiring in the Baltimore area
You might have seen Peapod's trucks making deliveries across Baltimore.
More people are using the online grocery service, which means Peapod, part of the same company that owns Giant supermarkets, needs more workers to drive those trucks and work at its warehouse in Hanover.
The company seeks full-time order selectors, full-time order writers and part-time delivery drivers. If you're interested, apply online at https://peapod.greatjob.net.
And speaking of retail, Boscov's is looking to fill openings at its soon-to-open store at White Marsh Mall. The department store chain is seeking full- and part-time sales help for the fashion and home departments, full- and part-time help in stocking and receiving, and a manager for the furniture and bedding department, among other positions. Interested persons can apply in person at the store on Mondays to Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The store is expected to open in October.
Meanwhile, two engineering firms with Baltimore-area offices are also on the hunt for workers.
Michael Baker Jr. Inc. is looking for civil engineers with zero to four years experience and senior civil engineers with five to 10 years experience for the firm's Linthicum office. It also has openings for project managers with 10 to 20 years civil engineering experience.
Email a resume to email@example.com, or apply online at www.mbakercorp.com.
And finally, M.C. Dean, an electrical engineering firm, seeks electrical apprentices for its Baltimore office. Call (571) 262-8965, or apply online at www.mcdean.com/careers.


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Online configurators can not only be great timewasters, but give us a glimpse of how desperate a brand can be for its customers. Why else would Bentley let you stamp obscenities on the door sill of a Mulsanne?
The Bentley configurator opens a multitude of options leading to taste-free combinations heretofore known only among certain Middle Eastern bling collectors and Lamborghini customizers. Even though the crew in Crewe doesn't let buyers run as amok as the corporate cousins at Bugatti, there's still hundreds of possible choices on most models, letting customers steer further from staid British luxury into color combos last seen on sportcoats from the Herb Tarlek collection.


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8th Grade Dance
Date: Saturday, May 20
Time: 6:30-8:30
Ticket Price: $15 (includes a sit-down dinner)
Tickets will be sold before school on April 24- May 5 and at the door on May 20.
West Wilson Middle School is hosting the third annual Wilson County Kids' Marathon!!
When: May 6, 2017 (This does not interfere with the Kids Rock Marathon in Nashville.)
Where: West Wilson Middle School
935 N. Mt. Juliet Rd.
Mt. Juliet, TN 37122
Time: Times will vary based on grade level
K (half mile) – 8:00 am
1 – 8:30 am
2 – 9:00 am
3 – 9:30 am
4 – 10:00 am
5 – 10:30 am
6 – 11:00 am
7 and 8 – 11:30 am (6th, 7th, and 8th may be combined at 11:00 depending on entry numbers)
Who: Any Wilson County student currently enrolled in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Cost: Prior to February 10 - $20 per child
After February 10 - $25 per child
All runners that wish to participate must be registered and paid in full BY THURSDAY MARCH 30th.
How it works: Children should run 25.2 miles (12.6 for kindergarten) prior to May 6th. Runners may break this up in any increments they wish and may begin running at any time once their registration has been received. Attached you will find a runners log with a sample entry completed at the top. Runners should bring this log with them on race day and will exchange the log for their race number. On race day, students will run the final mile (1/2 mile for kindergarten) of their marathon. As they cross the finish line, students will receive their medal and a bottle of water.
All students participating should return the attached form to Mrs. Schwarz at West Wilson Middle School along with the required payment. Each participant will receive a Wilson County Kids Marathon T-shirt, race number, medal, and water.
If you have any questions, please email firstname.lastname@example.com .
8th Graders Headed to High School Wildcat Camp
2017-18 Student Registration
*If you have a current student that will be changing schools due to their normal grade progression promotion (6th Grade Feeder School Students), your student will automatically move to their zoned school and be considered a returning student. In July, you'll need to update information through Family Access during the Returning Student Online Registration. Information will post on the County website closer to that time.
New Students to Wilson County
If this is the first time your child will be in a Wilson County School, you will need to place an online application at the following link: https://skyward.wcschools.com/scripts/wsisa.dll/WService=wsEAplus/skyenroll.w
Once the application is completed, please call the school at 615-758-5152 for an appointment time. All applications will need to be done prior to the appointment at West Wilson Middle School. Please bring the following documentation to the appointment with you:
2 Current Proofs of Residence dated after July 1, 2017 (must have Parents name and address-Please see list on www.wcschools.com of acceptable proofs)
Updated Tennessee Immunization Record and proof of a physical dated within the last year
Birth Certificate and Social Security Card
Custody Papers if applicable
Proof of any special class placement (Gifted, Advanced, IEP, 504, etc)
*If your child was previously enrolled (currently withdrawn) from a Wilson County School and will be returning to the district, please don't complete the online application process. You should already have a Family Access account so you just need to contact the zoned school for instructions.
Returning Students
Returning Wilson County Students will register for the 2017-18 school year through Family Access during the Returning Student Online Registration in the month of July. Information will be posted closer to that time. Parents will be required to provide their 2 proofs of residence dated July 1, 2017 or later during registration. Please see the county website at www.wcschools.com for a list of acceptable proofs.
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The day before Easter, I had to make a grocery run for things to make some cakes with. Well, my horrible luck caused me to break 2 nails trying to open the truck door. I had my pretty dotticure on and didn't want to change it. Since I had to cut my nails down to nubbins, I changed my mani with it. I had to wait until later in the evening and was up until around 3am. So, I watched Snow White & The Huntsman while doing this mani.
For this mani, I used all China Glaze polishes. Passion For Petals, Sunday Funday, and Mahogany Magic(which I purchased myself). I topped it off with Fast Forward topcoat. For this, I used dotting tools in various sizes and just dotted everything on, pretty much. My thumb matches my ring finger.
I did apply a topcoat over the base colors, then once I started dotting I held my hand in front of a small fan to speed up the dry time on the flowers. I think it's too stinking adorable and don't want to take it off.
What do y'all think?
Note: Some of the polishes in this post were previously provided for review & one was purchased by me.


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As published in adweek.com It takes art and science to build social awareness and lift bottom lines.
Andy Semons
As published in philanthropynewsdigest.org Most nonprofit executives will acknowledge that the funding landscape has never been as competitive as it is today. Donors have an overwhelming variety of causes to choose from, an abundance of guidance and advice to listen to, and not nearly enough time to sort it all out and make an informed decision. The question for nonprofits is: What can we do to break through the noise and build lasting and meaningful relationships with donors?
As published in philanthropy.com Charity websites and appeals often focus on statistics and stories that tap into our worst fears. Over 1.6 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed in the United States this year. One in three women is a victim of domestic violence. More than 1.2 billion people live in extreme poverty, on less than $1.25 per day. Malaria kills an African child every three seconds. Such statistics, often amplified by streams of photos and videos of hungry children, victimized animals, and suffering patients are inescapable. But are they effective in maximizing donations?
Post this simple question to your social media profile when you get home tonight: Describe in one word (and one word only) each of these political candidates – Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. I did this following the Milwaukee debate between Clinton and Sanders. Now admittedly there are many biases in sending out political or any other kind of polls among social media friends or followers. Nevertheless, my totally unscientific method yielded interesting findings about the value of each candidate's brand.
A few months ago I was having lunch with a friend at a trendy Madison Square area eatery where they pipe ridiculously hip music everywhere, including the rest rooms. And as I was washing the remains of chocolate soufflé off my face the familiar piano riff of David Bowie's "Oh You Pretty Things" radiated out from somewhere in the WC cubicle. I stood transfixed at the sink.
Our commentary on holiday ads as posted in MediaPost's MarketingDaily blog. As 2016 begins, another season of warm and fuzzy ads has ended and we are no longer bombarded by smiling faces, weeping grandparents, holiday sweaters and sleigh bell music. And now that our focus is turning towards the upcoming onslaught of political ads, we're almost nostalgic for holiday clutter. But we still wonder whether any holiday advertiser truly benefitted from all those ads?


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It's not too late to enrol at KGV! We have places available on many of our courses and a team of expert advisors on hand to help find the right course programme for you. This week, a drop in service will also be available for those who haven't yet applied to the College and would like to. Come and talk to us any day this week between 9:00AM and 4:00PM.
Don't forget to bring along with you evidence of your GCSE results and your completed Enrolment Pack which you can download using the link below.


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I had something completely different planned for today... My day however, went to the shits, and I have nothing done. My husband will be done work in 10 minutes and it takes him about 45 minutes to get home.. I'm really hoping that he stops for a bottle of wine, so that should give me about an hour to make this house look like I've achieved something today, plus get a post written... I'm typing fast!!
I saw something the other day that completely cracked me up. The problem is, I can't remember which blog I saw it on. Because I'm running short on time, I don't have it in me to search through hundreds of sites to find it.... So,,, if I took this idea from you, let me know and I will give you credit!
For all of you Non Bloggers, I have to explain that we bloggers have access to a certain amount of information regarding views on our blog.. We have a "stats" section....
Here, we can see who is referring our site and where are viewers are coming from.
A lot of my views come from the Google Search Engine.. People who are searching for something completely different sometimes end up on my site because of certain "key words" that they searched.
On our stats page, we are actually given the list of keywords that brought people to the site...
When I went and looked really closely at my "all time" list of keywords,, it was hilarious.. I think that I should share them with you.. There seems to be a bit of a trend!!


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Paintball Packages
If you fire paintballs like Bugsy Malone then refills are available for £5 per 100 balls, or buy a box for £75.
Full safety briefing is given before your session starts, this includes rules, instruction on how to use your weapon and emergency situations. Throughout your experience you and your team mates will be pushed to the limit with games like TEAM DEATH MATCH, CAPTURE THE FLAG and one of your games may be in the DARK!


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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Nov 30, 1999
|Filing date
|Sep 24, 1997
|Priority date
|Sep 24, 1997
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Dean Kitchener, Julius George Robson
|Original Assignee
|Nortel Networks Corporation
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (12), Non-Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (25), Classifications (18), Legal Events (8)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The present invention relates to radio antennas and, in particular, relates to the same for use in a dual mode mobile radio handset.
Personal communication networks are being deployed extensively world-wide using cellular mobile radio systems. Earlier networks, still in operation, use analogue modulation formats for the radio air interface protocol. These analogue networks exhibit the problem of call saturation in high usage areas. To overcome this problem higher capacity air interface protocols using digital modulation format networks have been introduced in tandem, that is an area is covered by both systems.
In the United States and Canada the early standardised analogue network known as AMPS has reached a fairly universal coverage of the populated North American continent. The newer digital networks, however, tend to be deployed in areas of high usage. A result of this is that there are areas of digital network coverage overlaying a universal analogue network coverage. Additionally, different air interface protocol standards of digital networks have been deployed regionally, since different telecommunications operators have developed their own protocols or have developed such protocols in line with national and sometimes international standards authorities, for example, the GSM protocol. Whilst it is reasonable to suppose that handsets operable for different radio communications protocols are similar from the users point of view, it is not possible, in particular, to use a digital mobile radio in an analogue cellular region and vice versa. This stems from the fact that whilst both types of handsets possess antennas, radio front end transmitter, receiver and baseband circuits, they operate on different air interface protocols which operate, inter alia at different radio carrier frequencies.
Therefore it can be seen that each individual personal communications system user will need a dual network service for complete coverage. Consequently the user requires a handset that will not only function throughout the coverage area of the specific subscribed-to digital network, but also have a switched alternative mode to operate on the universal analogue network.
The problem of implementing a dual mode handset has been considered to be surmountable by several different approaches; one solution uses two separate radio transceivers piggybacked and combined at the man-machine interface (keyboard and audio); a second solution uses two separate radio sections piggybacked and combined at the digital signal processing part of the radio transceiver, --applicants have a pending application relating to such a scheme, GB9603316.2. These two above approaches have problems in that both modes of operation transmit via an antenna. If the frequencies of operation are different, as indeed they will need to be, then two types of antenna will be necessary.
For a dual mode terminal perhaps the simplest option for the antenna is to use a separate element for each of the desired bands. This could be in form of one external and one internal antenna, or two internal antennas. Two external antennas would be cumbersome, and unsightly. Such use of two antennas which have separate resonant frequencies of operation is accordingly complicated and unwieldy.
For the case where one external and one internal antenna is used it may be better to use the internal antenna to serve the higher frequency band. This keeps the size of the internal antenna down, thus ensuring that the volume required for the antenna inside the handset is kept to a minimum. For the external antenna a standard extractable monopole could be used, with a helix on the end for when the antenna is retracted. Alternatively, a fixed external antenna could be used. For the internal antenna a bent folded monopole could be employed. However, bent folded monopole elements do not provide sufficient bandwidth; for a typical, efficient bent folded monopole element one night expect a 5-7% 10 dB return loss bandwidth.
A number of dual band helical structures have been investigated at the Helsinki University of Technology, and these were presented at the 1996 IEEE VTC Conference. The helical structures presented are shown in FIG. 1. They consist of: (a) two helical antennas, one within the other; (b) a helical-monopole combination; and (c) a helical antenna combined with a wound monopole. The paper states that the dual frequency operation can be obtained from all three of the structures that are shown. Results for structure (a) state that it was tuned to the frequencies 1740 MHz and 900 MHz, and that 10 dB return loss bandwidths were obtained of 5.2% and 2.2% respectively. The dimensions for the antenna were D1 =6 mm, lh1-12 mm, N1 =5, D2 -3 mm, lh2 =14 mm, N2 =5, and 1s =10 mm. Results for structure (b) state that it was tuned to the frequencies 1750 MHz and 894 MHz, and that 10 dB return loss bandwidths were obtained of 12% and 4.5% respectively. Structure (c) is simply a more compact version of (b), and not surprisingly has a narrower bandwidth. For the upper and lower bands, measured bandwidths of 11% and 2.9% were obtained where the overall structure height was 34 mm. Thus, in summary these antennas provide a bandwidth which is not sufficient for many radio applications, and also does not leave any margin for manufacturing tolerances.
A dual band external antenna is described by Ali et al in `A wide band dual meander sleeve antenna`, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1995, vol.2 p.1124-7, Jun. 18-23, 1995, Newport Beach, Calif., USA, and this is called the wide band dual meander sleeve antenna. This antenna is described as potentially useful as a low profile antenna for a dual mode handset. However, the results presented in the paper are for the case where the experimental antenna is mounted on a large ground plane (90 cm2).
One possible configuration for a combination of antenna elements could be a monopole used to serve the AMPs radio, and an internal bent folded monopole used to serve the PCS radio. Disadvantages arising from such a configuration are: the SAR performance may be unacceptable; the monopole is susceptible to damage/breakage; and, Isolation may be poor.
A still further option is the use of a single antenna structure which is combined with a dual band matching network, but this is also complicated and unwieldy.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to overcome the aforementioned problems.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a radio antenna having resonant frequencies operable to receive and transmit radio signals in different frequency bands according to two operating protocols.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, there is provided a dual resonance radio antenna operable at two wavelengths λ1 and λ2, where λ1 corresponds to the higher frequency, comprising a first monopole element having a length corresponding to a quarter of the wavelength of the lower operating frequency and a cylindrical element comprising a coaxial stub which surrounds the first monopole element having an electrical length corresponding to λ1 /4 the cylindrical portion being electrically connected at the top of the monopole, providing the monopole with an exposed λ1 /4 length between the stub and a base of the antenna; wherein at the lower operating frequency, current is induced on the outer surface of the coaxial stub which is in phase with the exposed λ1 /4 section and the antenna performs as a quarter wave monopole; and wherein at the higher operating frequency the stub presents a high impedance at the top of the monopole whereby the effective length of the monopole is λ1 /4, as measured from the base of the antenna.
Advantageously, the coaxial region of the stub is partially or completely filled with dielectric.
In accordance with a further aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of operating a dual resonance radio antenna operable at two wavelengths λ1 and λ2, where λ1 corresponds to the higher frequency, the antenna comprising a first monopole element having a length corresponding to a quarter of the wavelength of the lower operating frequency and a cylindrical element comprising a coaxial stub which surrounds the first monopole element having an electrical length corresponding to λ1 /4 the cylindrical portion being electrically connected at the top of the monopole, providing the monopole with an exposed λ1 /4 length between the stub and a base of the antenna; wherein at the lower operating frequency, current is induced on the outer surface of the coaxial stub which is in phase with the exposed λ1 /4 section and the antenna performs as a quarter wave monopole; and wherein at the higher operating frequency the stub presents a high impedance at the top of the monopole whereby the effective length of the monopole is λ1 /4, as measured from the base of the antenna.
In order that greater understanding of the invention be attained, an embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 depicts three dual frequency antenna configurations;
FIG. 2 depicts a typical handset schematic;
FIG. 3 is a detailed implementation of a dual mode radio front end;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a dual band monopole structure made in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 5 is a first embodiment of an antenna made in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 6 shows the measured return loss for the dual frequency monopole prototype shown in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 shows the measured azimuth radiation pattern for the dual band monopole shown in FIG. 5 at 900 MHz;
FIG. 8 shows the measured azimuth radiation pattern for the dual band monopole shown in FIG. 5 at 1900 MHz;
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of an antenna made in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 10 shows the dimensions of a second embodiment of an antenna made in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 11 shows the measured return loss for the dual frequency monopole prototype shown in FIG. 10;
FIG. 12 shows the measured azimuth radiation pattern for the dual band monopole shown in FIG. 10 at 900 MHz; and
FIG. 13 shows the measured azimuth radiation pattern for the dual band monopole shown in FIG. 10 at 1900 MHz.
FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a typical cellular radio handset. Radio frequency signals are received and transmitted by the antenna 2 which is connected to a radio front end 4. In the radio front end transmit and receive signals are converted between radio frequency and base band, whereby digital signal processing means 6 encode the transmit and decode the receive signals and from these can determine the audio signals which are communicated to and from the handset user by loudspeaker 7 and microphone 8. The front end will typically contain transmit and receive paths which are mixed to an intermediate frequency with a local oscillator. These intermediate frequency signals will be further processed and mixed so that the input and output signals to and from the front end are at baseband and suitable for digital to analogue or analogue to digital conversion, as appropriate, prior to digital signal processing.
Referring now to FIG. 3, there is shown a handset architecture, comprising a dual mode radio front end for the reception of both digital PCS 1900 signals and analogue AMPS signals. PCS 1900 operates in the frequency band 1930 to 1990 MHz on the receive downlink to the handset and in the 1850 to 1910 MHz band on the transmit uplink from the handset. AMPS operates in the frequency band 824 to 849 on the transmit uplink from the handset and in the 869 to 894 MHz band on the receive downlink to the handset.
PCS 1900 operates either in an uplink mode or in a downlink mode; AMPS can operate in both modes simultaneously. For this reason the switch 14 from the antenna 12 has three positions. Details of the antenna are not shown in this figure for simplicity.
Turning now to the receive path for the digital PCS 1900 signals, when the switch 14 directs incoming digital PCS 1900 signals to the PCS 1900 receive path, the signals from the band select filter 22 are passed to a mixer 30 which mixes the received signal with a signal from a synthesised local oscillator 34 to produce an intermediate frequency (IF) signal at 225 MHz which is subsequently amplified by further amplifying means 36. The PCS 1900 signals are passed through a second switching circuit 44 which operates simultaneously with the first switch 14 by mode control means (not shown).
The mode control means identifies whether the signals are digital or analogue modulation and determines in which mode the transceiver is operating. The receive signal output from which 44 is fed to an IF amplifier with automatic gain control and a receive signal strength indicator (RSSI). If an analogue AMPS radio signal were present at the antenna and a decision made to receive that signal, the switch 14 would feed the signal from the antenna 12. For transmit, the PCS 1900 and AMPS baseband signals are raised to 150 MHz and 225 MHz intermediate frequencies (IFs) respectively. The upconverted IF containing either the PCS 1900 signal at 150 MHz or the AMPS signal at 225 MHz is applied respectively to the PCS 1900 transmit band at 1850 to 1910 MHz and the AMPS transmit band at 824 to 849 MHz. The respective signals are RF band filtered by 26 and 28 prior to power amplification and then fed to the antenna via separate filters and switch 14.
The main factors that should be taken into account in the design of an antenna are electrical performance, volume required (internally), cost, and manufacturability. With regard to the electrical performance of antennas, the main performance parameters are: radiation efficiency; isolation (where two elements are used); typically the return loss should be >10 dB across the operating band. Thus the PCS antenna requires a 7.3% 10 dB return loss bandwidth, while the AMPS antenna requires and 8.1% bandwidth. Mean effective gain is a measure of the handset antenna radiation pattern, and involves the multi-path angular density function. SAR is fixed by regulatory limits. Radiation efficiency, this should be greater than -2 dB for the handset in isolation (ideally >-1 dB for external antennas). With the handset in the presence of the head and hand the efficiency should be >-3 dB. The isolation required between two antenna elements ought to be >10 dB, since if the coupling is too high this can result in a significant reduction in efficiency.
Referring now to FIG. 4, a schematic diagram of a dual band monopole structure made in accordance with the invention is shown. The wavelengths for the two resonances are given by λ1 and λ2, where λ1 corresponds to the higher frequency. At the higher frequency the antenna simply looks like a quarter wave monopole. This is because there is a λ1 /4 coaxial stub at the top of the initial λ1 /4 `monopole`. The stub is short-circuited at one end, presenting an open circuit at the top of the monopole. For the lower frequency, current is induced on the outer surface of the coaxial stub which is in phase with the lower λ1 /4 section. The overall height is λ2 /4 and so a second resonance is generated. By the use of a dielectric loading, the second section of the antenna can be varied in length.
The dimensions of one antenna are shown in FIG. 5. The antenna was mounted on a rectangular PCB with dimensions comparable to a standard handset. The measured return loss is shown in FIG. 6. For the lower resonance the 10 dB return loss bandwidth is 800-930 MHz. The centre of this band is 865 MHz, and using this centre frequency the percentage bandwidth is 15%. Note that the AMPS band (824-894 MHz) is accommodated within this bandwidth. For the upper resonance the 10 dB return loss bandwidth is 1870-2050 MHz. The centre of this band is 1960 MHz, and using this centre frequency the percentage bandwidth is 9.2%. While this bandwidth is adequate for the PCS 1900 band (1850-1990 MHz), some slight retuning is required, which would involve a small lengthening of the 33 mm monopole section shown in FIG. 6.
The measured azimuth radiation patterns at 900 MHz and 1900 MHz are shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. The measured azimuth gain is quite low at 900 MHz, and further measurements are required to determine the antenna efficiency, and elevation patterns in the two bands. The elevation pattern for 900 MHz may well be down tilted.
At the lower frequency, the overall structural length is designed to be nominally equivalent to a quarter of a wavelength long. This is where the reason for the choice of the frequency ratio of two becomes apparent: it is a quarter of the wavelength at the higher frequency. Unfortunately, the stub cannot be ignored. This is now an eighth wavelength short circuited stub which results in an inductive reactance at the open end. Consequently, the structure looks like a quarter wavelength monopole with an inductive reactance at its centre. This affects the input impedance such that some matching is required.
There are two ways of overcoming this: either a match can be placed on the board which is inconvenient, or the stub can be partially dielectrically loaded which changes the reactive component in the coaxial region but does not affect the outside whereby the structure can fairly easily empirically be matched. FIG. 9 shows a second embodiment 90 with a 1 mm thick tube 92, closed at a distal end and having a PTFE plug 94 inserted at the open end, a copper tube 96 extending from a sma connector 98 mounted on a ground portion, such as a mobile phone case, 100. There is no d.c. connection between the tube 96 and the case 100. The tube could be replaced with a solid element: alternatively the antenna structure could be made flexible. FIG. 10 shows the physical dimensions of an embodiment. The flange of the dielectric protrudes by 2 mm in the example shown. This enables the structure to be self-locating since it ensures that the dielectric extends to a particular depth inside the structure. Nevertheless, it could be flush.
The coaxial region can also be fully dielectrically loaded but the electrical length would be changed, which would require a shortening of the coaxial region, but it shortens the whole structure. It does nothing to change the length of the intermediate portion operable at the highest frequency because the open circuit still exists. By increasing the lowest frequency some control over the frequency ratio can be obtained. This allows a consequential flexibility in frequency ranges so that frequency combinations such as GSM and DECT, AMPS and PCS 1900, can be covered.
Equivalent performance is obtained in the azimuth pattern at both frequencies. The measured return loss is shown in FIG. 11; it can be seen that the return loss for this element is greater than 10 dB across both the AMPS band and the PCS bands. The square markers show the band limits. FIG. 12 shows predicted and measured vertical polarisation patterns for a quarter wave monopole in the same position as the dual resonance one and for the dual resonance monopole at 860 MHz. The results show that an antenna made in accordance with the invention provides equivalent performance to a quarter wavelength monopole. The azimuth pattern for the dual resonance antenna is vertically polarised and omnidirectional, with a mean gain of 0 dBi and a pattern ripple of 3.3 dB and you can see they are very close, even in the elevation plane. FIG. 13 shows the corresponding results at the higher frequency, 1920 MHz, and the difference between the predicted and measured elevation patterns is almost non-existent.
If it was desired to reduce the length of the monopole, it would be possible to coil the lower section up whereby the lower section is reduced in height. This would result in a reduction in the bandwidth available, but this is possible for certain scenarios. A suitably flexible coaxial stub could also be employed to coil the top section as well but that would have to be quite wide.
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Q: "Where does he stand in terms of competitors that you've coached?"
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Q: "How do you identify transfers that can help your program on the court and off?"
A: "I've always felt like this with transfers. One, we've had some guys that we recruited here and were involved with while they were in high school, so there was a previous relationship established. I think you always want to get to the core of why a kid may be transferring. In a lot of ways, the problems they're enduring at one institution aren't necessarily going away at the next one. The things that you're being required to do on the court may be the same at the next place they go to. Trying to figure out why a young man wants change would be really important to me. Sometimes change is good. It's good for the coaches, players and all around. Sometimes guys are looking for things in change that may be unrealistic or you can't provide for them. I've had kids that transferred that I recruited and was because they didn't get enough shots, didn't score enough or wanted more freedom on offense. Those things are fine provided it fits into what you're trying to do as a program and the understanding that there's another 12 guys on the team besides that player, too. I'm always trying to figure out why they're leaving and what the reasons are."
Q: "What were your thoughts on the experience with the U19 USA Basketball team?"
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A naked meth-head in a Phoenix park told police he had a good reason he was walking around completely naked.
Steve Charow, a 47-year-old Phoenix resident who just happens to be a registered sex offender (surprise!) tried to explain that a Good Samaritan he met in the park offered to wash his clothes for him, so he stripped down and handed them over, according to court documents obtained by New Times.
Charow only said this to police after he tried to run from officers at Cortez Park, near 35th Avenue and Dunlap, after several people phoned in to the cops. Police caught up to Charow and he "appeared to be under the influence of drugs" and was "saying things that did not make sense."
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There the Home Office front bench sat, like a row of Thunderbirds puppets, waiting to bring in the biggest change to our civic relations for 60 years (or 300 years, or 800 years depending who you listen to). It was chaotic. It was shambolic. The Father of the House said with considerable melancholy - a mood he should deploy more often - that it all "bore no relation to the House of Commons I was elected to".
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Rustic Elegance is an awesome cabin nestled away atop the mountain with all the necessities for a romantic retreat or just the right size for a small family. We are far enough from town to enjoy peace and quiet yet close enough for restaurants and entertainment. Cabin located 6 miles from heart of Pigeon Forge, 9 miles from the Wilderness Water Park and 10 miles from the heart of Gatlinburg - the Smokies are your playground!
Cabin sleeps from one to four persons. Slide into the indoor jacuzzi tub for relaxing while watching the big screen TV or step out onto the very private and secluded deck for a dip in the hotub before retiring for the evening to the King Size Bed in the Master Suite.
Rustic Elegance is a true vacation rental by owner. We accept three night minimums, and monthly rentals. Please see the 'Links to More Information' section below for booking availability.
Email Me - Owners are regular working folks looking to keep the mortgage paid - not a corporate property management company! Thanks!
Keywords: cabin, pet friendly, secluded, private
Hi Everybody - thank you for your interest in Rustic Elegance - we like many others bought the cabin as an investment for our future - then the economy went south - but we are hard working folks just trying to make ends meet and love to get away to the cabin for some peace and quiet away from it all! Hope you decide to stay with us and take some time to stop and smell the roses!
Pamela Boyette purchased this cabin in 2006
We love the location of our cabin in that it is sooooooo convenient to both Pigeon Forge (just 6 miles straight down Dollywood Lane) and Gatlinburg (10 miles) - you can use the back roads of Teaster and Veterans Blvd to beat all the traffic to get back to the tranquility of the cabin yet be right in the mix within minutes!
We love the woods surrounding cabin - the seclusion away from everybody and everything - it always feels like a special getaway just the two of us! The cabin is great for a couple or a small family - the hottub on the back porch is great to relax in while enjoying nature around you everywhere!
Our family enjoyed our vacation in Rustic Elegance! Close enough to enjoy all the "madness" of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge and far enough away to relax in peace and quiet! It was wonderful just to sit out on the rockers with a cup of coffee, the only sounds, nature.
My family loved this little cabin! Very clean, easy to get to, centrally located and all at a great price to allow our family to enjoy without breaking the bank!! This is perfect place for small family or couple. Someone had mentioned in a previous post the road was rough getting up to this cabin, we had no trouble at all! I would recommend some instructions for the fire place for those like us who have never used gas log but other than that all was perfect! Will absolutely be back to stay again!!
We had an absolute blast for our little get away!! Thanks so much for such a great place to stay! Already looking at dates for our next visit! Thanks again!
Our cabin was very nice. It was clean and inviting when we arrived after a long trip on the road. The location was perfect with amazing views of the mountains off the back deck. The owner was extremely nice and easily contacted with any questions we had. Out trip was exactly the way we had envisioned it to be and it will definitely not be our last time in TN.
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Traci Henson and Rob Shelton, Alabama
We weren't sure our trip was going to go thru a week before our scheduled time due to the fires that hit the Gatlinburg area, but we're so thankful that we went anyway, despite the concern. We had a fabulous time!! This beautiful cabin was far away from where the fires were, so there was no sign of them anywhere. (of course, they were all under control by the time we arrive too). But enough about the fires. :) We loved be nestled up in the woods in this cabin. We were the only ones around. None of the other places had any occupants. So it was soooo quiet. It was perfect for our family of 3. We enjoyed eating in, the jacuzzi, the pool table, and we sat by the fire and even watch some Christmas movies. It was chilly outside, but nice and cozy inside. You will love this cabin and everything about it. We did go into Pigeon Forge one day for a few hours. We even saw the Christmas light show at Shadrachs and our little 8 month old got to see Santa for his first time and did wonderful!! This is a great light show if you get a chance to see it! Walmart was only 15 minutes away and obviously has anything you need. There's also a gas station market 2 minutes down the road that has many items as well if you need something quick. We did go to Gatlinburg for a few hours and saw some of the fire damage, which was sad, but fortunately it didn't affect the downtown area very much, which is where all the tourists were. We loved our stay at Rustic Elegance and would love to come back for a stay in the future. We recommend it to anyone! Thanks again for Pamela's hospitality and the wonderful experience
We spent a weekend in December shortly after the neighbor city of Gaitlinburg was evacuated due to wild fires. I looked online and didn't see any wild fires around the cabin, but when I asked the owner if the smoke would be too heavy, she said "I don't know, I don't live in Tennessee". Seriously? Even if she doesn't live in TN, she has a management company or at least a cleaning company taking care of the house. I only didn't cancel the reservation because I wouldn't have time to get another house in time. When we got there, we learned from the neighbors that there were wild fires 3 miles away from the cabin. So because of the owner's lack of willingness to help, we could have been put in a dangerous situation. Thankfully it rained a lot so everything was under control. To get there, be careful when using GPS (even Google maps) because it will take yo to a private road (the owner should have made that clear in the ad). You should look for Lilly Road in Google maps and then follow the instructions the ad has. The house is suitable for a couple and not more than that, due to its open floor plan. The jacuzzi is in the living room, so one more reason that this is a cabin for a couple only. When we were filling the jacuzzi we ran out of hot water before the very end, so the water was lukewarm. It was in the morning and we hadn't used the hot water that day yet. I guess the tank is small. The living room is nice and comfortable. The bedroom is small but the king size bed is pretty good. The bathroom/bedroom/living room were all cleaned and didn't have any smell. The kitchen had some stains but was otherwise clean. The appliances are very old and the cookware was cheap and old. We cooked very simple meals, though. The hot tub didn't have a cover, so the water wasn't clean. We spent most of our time in the living room so we ended up having a good time anyway, but I wouldn't go back.
Perfect location if you like to be close to everything, yet secluded. Cabin is clean, we'll maintained and if there are issues, they are fixed immediately. I highly recommend this cabin and I hardly ever leave reviews.
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