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District 833 is moving forward with improvements to schools across the district after successful passage of the $96 million bond referendum in November 2015. The chart below highlights the work to be completed over the next few years as a new Oltman Middle School is built and improvements are made to the other middle schools in the district.
Below is the timeframe for projects to be completed, with expanded information on each project available through the links on the left side of this page.
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I arrive home last night to see a big blood puddle near the porch. Oh, no what happened now. So I call all the dogs and they are find. See the two cat and they seem find. Suddenly Kelly comes out saying, "Don't worry about the blood it was a big rat". Apparently the cat caught a rat and was eating it there. Now if only it can be trained to clean up after itself.
Last night while putting up the animals one of the darn turkeys bit so hard I started bleeding. I do not like killing animals but that was the closest I got to burchering an animal in a long time..
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"Finally–a design for children's ministry that actually takes children seriously! Incisive, thoughtful and creative, David Csinos and Ivy Beckwith have written a wonderful guide, packed full of constructive ideas, for fostering a 'new ecclesial culture' in which children are full and lively participants in Christian life and community."


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WEST HAVEN, Conn (WTNH)– Two West Haven property owners are still holding out and don't want to leave. A homeowner on Elm Street and the owner of the Citgo gas station on first avenue.
They've filed a lawsuit that alleges the $200 million project does not fit the bill as public use and is unconstitutional. And that's holding up the whole project.
Mayor Ed O'Brien said, "We are in the process right now of going through the eminent domain process on the last few holdouts I know they got 50 that they already have control either they purchased them or closed on them already. Or they are in the process of closing." O'Brien added, "Because they can't get site plan reviews. They can't go to the planning and zoning commission until they have control of all the properties."
Mayor Ed O'Brien said right now the area is plagued with blighted properties and empty buildings. He says other businesses in that area closed even before the project. O'Brien added, "That's an area that had a lot of environmental contamination and it will open the whole waterfront up again. It will bring much needed tax revenue to the city of west Haven." The mayor said the outlet mall called The Haven will also create hundreds of jobs.
O'Brien said, "There will be 65 high end retail stores. I believe there's about 7 or 8 restaurants. The boardwalk along the water will all be open to the public so West Haven residents will have full access to that." Some West Haven residents agree. Vincent Giardina III said, "I feel sorry for the people who unfortunately have to lose their houses or move out of their houses because of the eminent domain but that sometimes happens with progress."
The mayor said if the developer does get the go-ahead it will take 18 months to build from the start date. O'Brien added, "I think ultimately it will go through the eminent domain process and the court will either rule that they move ahead of the project and they gets 125 percent of market value or it doesn't"


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Does Satan in John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost deserve any sympathy?
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Satan, the chief villain of John Milton's poem Paradise Lost, deserves little sympathy, despite the efforts of some critics not only to see him as a sympathetic character but also to argue that Milton himself found Satan sympathetic. The best quick antidote to such views is a reading of C. S. Lewis's wonderful little book titled A Preface to Paradise Lost. In that work Lewis, far from seeing Satan as a tragic hero, instead emphasizes the ways in which Satan is a laughable fool – the buffoon in his own self-constructed comic tragedy. Yet it should also never be forgotten that Satan, at bottom, is tremendously vain and fundamentally evil.
Here are some specific reasons that Satan arguably deserves little sympathy:
- He leads others (not only other angels but also Eve) into a temptation that results in enormous pain and suffering for them.
- He refuses to ask God for forgiveness, thus illustrating the pride that caused his fall in the first place.
- It never occurs to him to ask God to let him suffer in place of his followers. In that sense as in many others, he truly is an antichrist.
- Rather than confining suffering to himself and others, he determines to make Adam and Eve and their descendants suffer as well.
- He impregnates his own daughter; he is literally a child molester and is also guilt of incest with his own child (2.765-66).
- He promises Sin and Death that, once he has accomplished his mission on earth, they
". . . shall be fed and filled
Immeasurably, all things shall be your prey" (2.844).
- After he seduces Eve, he is filled with joy (10.345).
- On his return to hell in Book X, he explicitly urges Sin and Death to "kill" human beings (10.402).
- Once he returns to hell, he shows continued contempt for God (10.488).
Satan deserves little sympathy, then, because he never seeks sympathy, mercy, or forgiveness from God, nor does he ever acknowledge his wrongdoing, nor – most significantly – does he ever show sympathy for anyone else. One potential exception to this latter statement occurs in Book 4, 358ff., where Satan seems to show some sympathy to Adam and Eve. Ultimately, however, he chooses to proceed with his plan to corrupt them and make them suffer. He never accepts personal responsibility for his choice but instead tries to blame God for this decision. Little wonder, then, that the narrator comments,
So spake the Fiend, and with necessity,
The Tyrant's plea, excus'd his devilish deeds. (4.393-94)
Something extra: Paradise Lost lends itself very well to approaches using historical criticism. Anyone familiar with the literature and theology of Milton's own era – including with Milton's own writings in prose and in verse besides Paradise Lost – would have a very difficult time believing William Blake's claim that
"The reason Milton wrote in fetters when he wrote of Angels & God, and at liberty when of Devils & Hell, is because he was a true Poet and of the Devils party without knowing it."
Even this famous assertion does not really suggest that Milton actually sympathized with Satan; instead, it implies that Milton felt at greater imaginative liberty when depicting Satan than when depicting God.
This is a highly Romantic notion, not the sort of thinking that Milton himself embraces or even implies.
All those things that you just listed and you think that he deserves sympathy? He is doing those things out of hate. He knew what he was doing. He definitely does not deserve any sympathy.


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The article "New Stanford/NYU study documents the civilian terror from Obama's drones" (by Glenn Greenwald for The Guardian) mentions interesting findings by a report on the use of drones by the US.
In the United States, the dominant narrative about the use of drones in Pakistan is of a surgically precise and effective tool that makes the US safer by enabling "targeted killing" of terrorists, with minimal downsides or collateral impacts.
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Washington, D.C. (November 3, 2015)—The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) today urged the Senate to proceed to debate on S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act of 2015. The bill would instruct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to put forth a new rule based on set criteria about what constitutes a "water of the United States" (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act.
"The recent redefinition of what constitutes a WOTUS goes far beyond what Congress intended in passing the Clean Water Act and expands EPA regulatory jurisdiction in an unprecedented way. The fact that the Sixth Circuit Court has enjoined enforcement of the rules shows that there are major problems with what EPA and the Corps produced and that Congress should provide additional direction to the agencies to fix it," said Chuck Conner, president and CEO of NCFC. "A debate on S. 1140 would be an important step in that direction, and so we urge senators to vote 'yes' on the motion to proceed later today."


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|Mar 3, 1992
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|Jun 29, 1989
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|Jun 29, 1989
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|Ajay Sreenivas
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|Ball Corporation
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The present invention relates to an antenna particularly adapted for multiple-beam operation, and more particularly, to a multiple-beam array antenna which is capable of contemporaneously transmitting and/or receiving a plurality of beams of varying gain, directivity and/or frequency. The antenna minimizes space, weight, componentry and power requirements through a highly effective beamforming means, and can be advantageously employed in a variety of satellite and other communication-oriented applications.
It is becoming increasingly desirable to simultaneously transmit and/or receive two or more beams. For example, with the advent of satellite cable communications, there has been a growing interest in simultaneously receiving and/or transmitting multiple signals with a single earth station antenna. This interest has prompted the development of several earth-based, multiple-beam antenna configurations employing fixed reflectors and multiple discrete feeds. Three commonly employed multiple-beam earth station antennas are the spherical-reflector antenna, the torus antenna and the offset-fed parabolic antenna, and offset-fed Cassegrain antenna.
As the viability and use of satellite communications have increased, so has the need to consolidate satellite operations. More particularly, it is quite desirable for a satellite antenna arrangement to have the capability of contemporaneously receiving and/or transmitting multiple beams to and from several earth stations, including both stationary and mobile earth stations. Due in large part to space, weight, mechanical complexity beam separation and stability considerations, the above-noted earth station antennas have not been widely employed for multiple-beam satellite applications, and arrangements employing multiple antenna elements, such as simple dipole arrays, have been developed.
In such satellite antennas, the antenna elements typically cooperate so that through the employment of multiple arrays, multiple-beam operation can be achieved. Despite advances in this relatively new field of endeavor, the goal of further minimizing space, weight, and complexity requirements, while maximizing system flexibility and performance, remains. Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a satellite antenna system wherein multiple-beam operation is achieved through the use of a unique antenna arrangement wherein two or more antenna arrays can be selectively employed to contemporaneously contribute to the contemporaneous transmission and/or reception of one or more beams. As will become apparent to those skilled in the art, such an arrangement allows for minimization of space, weight and componentry requirements, while optimizing system flexibility and performance.
From a transmission standpoint, the multiple-beam antenna of the present invention comprises antenna means, and beamformer means for receiving input transmission signals and providing beamformer transmission signals to the antenna means. The antenna means and beamformer means are provided such that the antenna may contemporaneously transmit at least two transmission beams, wherein at least two of the antenna means contribute to the formation of at least one of such transmission beams. The beamformer means generally includes means for establishing which of the antenna means will contribute to the formation of each of the transmission beams, and further includes means for establishing the relative power contribution of the antenna means to the transmission beams.
In a preferred embodiment, a separate input transmission signal corresponding with each of the transmission beams is provided to the beamformer means. Further, the beamformer means comprises a separate power dividing means and interconnected phasing means to receive each of the separate input transmission signals, and a separate weighting means and interconnected combining means to provide each of the beamformer transmission signals. Such components of the beamformer means are interconnected to define a matrix configuration.
In the preferred embodiment, it is also desirable to include power means for establishing the power of each of the separate input transmission signals provided to the beamformer means. Additionally, amplifier means may be interposed between the beamformer means and antenna means for amplifying the beamformer transmission signals. Finally, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that each of the contemplated antenna means could advantageously include an array of antenna elements.
From a reception standpoint, the multiple-beam antenna of the present invention comprises antenna means, and beamformer means for receiving input reception signals from the antenna means and providing beamformer reception signals corresponding with each of the received beams to be processed. Antenna means and beamformer means are provided such that the antenna may contemporaneously receive at least two reception beams and provide at least two beamformer reception signals corresponding therewith, wherein at least two of the antenna means contribute to the formation of at least one of such beamformer reception signals. The beamformer means generally includes means for establishing which of the antenna means will contribute to the formation of each of the beamformer reception signals, and further includes means for establishing the relative power contribution of the antenna means to the beamformer reception signals.
In a preferred embodiment, the beamformer means comprises a separate dividing and interconnected weighting means to receive each of the input reception signals, and a separate phasing and interconnected combining means to provide each of the beamformer reception signals. Such components of the beamformer means are interconnected to define a matrix configuration.
In the preferred embodiment, it is also desirable to utilize an array of antenna elements to define each of the antenna means and to interpose amplifier means between the antenna means and the beamformer means. Additionally, a processor means would be utilized for processing the beamformer reception signals.
From both a transmission and reception standpoint, the above-described transmission antenna and reception antenna can be consolidated to achieve dual usage of the antenna means and beamformer means. In such applications, the frequency range for transmission beams and frequency range for reception beams are substantially non-overlapping. In a preferred embodiment, a discriminating means may be interposed between the antenna means and beamformer means to discriminate between beamformer transmission signals and input reception signals.
Numerous advantages of the present invention will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.
A principal advantage of the present invention is that it is capable of acceptably transmitting and receiving a multiplicity of beams in a manner that promotes accuracy and precision while minimizing space, weight and componentry requirements. Due to the structure of the antenna, it is particularly flexible in operation, being equally capable of transmitting/receiving a few beams as well as a relatively large number of beams. The antenna is well adapted for use on satellite support structures.
More particularly, the antenna subarrays of the present invention function in combination to service multiple beams such that efficiency in operation as well as reduction in space, cost and componentry are realized. That is, by grouping radiating elements together into a predetermined number of cooperating subarrays, feed componentry requirements, and hence power consumption as well as antenna weight and complexity are considerably reduced.
Another advantage of the present invention is that the beamforming means enhances operation through its ability to flexibly and effectively form beams possessing high levels of gain and directivity. That is, the beamforming means is provided with circuitry which is readily provided to impart desired levels of phase and amplitude to each beam. Consequently, for each beam, desired geographic coverage over designated regions, and desired levels of beam amplitude for each of the designated regions, can be achieved.
Another advantage of the present invention is that through use of a separate antenna means (e.g., antenna element arrays) to transmit and/or receive beams, beam separation constraints generally imposed by multi-beam reflector antennas, are substantially avoided.
A still further advantage of the present invention is that componentry which interfaces the beamforming means with the subarrays is designed to provide both optimum signal processing and significant cost savings as a result of reduced power consumption. More particularly, with respect to the case for beam transmission, positioning of amplifiers "downstream" of the beamforming means, allows for processing of signals at amplitudes that are significantly less than they would be if amplifiers were positioned "upstream" of the beamforming means. Redundancy switching, linearizing and bandpass filtering further ensure that reliability in processing is realized and that properly weighted signals of desired frequency are achieved.
It is yet another advantage of the present invention that transmission and reception of multiple beams can be performed simultaneously. Simultaneous operation is achieved by transmitting in one frequency band and receiving in another frequency band. In one preferred embodiment, simultaneous operation is realized using one array, thus allowing for further reduction in componentry and costs.
These and other features, advantages and objects of the present invention, will be further understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art by reference to the following written specification, claims and appended drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a satellite, with an antenna, embodying the present invention, mounted on the satellite, and a partial view of the earth having schematic representations of multiple beams, as indicated by circles;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the satellite with the antenna mounted thereon;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a transmit system for the antenna;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a receive system for the antenna;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a beamforming matrix employed to effect transmission and reception in the antenna;
FIG. 6a is a partial schematic view of a dividing/phasing circuit of the beamforming matrix of FIG. 5;
FIG. 6b is a partial schematic view of a weighting/combining circuit of the beamforming matrix of FIG. 5; and
FIG. 7 is a transmit/receive system used in another preferred embodiment of the antenna.
For purposes of description herein, the terms "upper," "lower," "right," "left," "rear,""front," "vertical," "horizontal" and derivatives thereof shall relate to the invention as oriented in the drawings attached herewith. However, it is to be understood that the invention may assume various alternative orientations, except where expressly specified to the contrary. It is also to be understood that the specific devices illustrated in the attached drawings, and described in the following specification, are simply exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts defined in the appended claims. Hence, specific dimensions, and other physical characteristics relating to the embodiments disclosed herein are not to be considered as limiting, unless the claims by their language expressly state otherwise.
The reference numeral 10 (FIG. 1) generally designates a multiple-beam planar array antenna embodying the present invention. Planar array antenna 10 is particularly adapted for use on satellites, such as the illustrated communications satellite 12. Such antenna 10 could, by way of example, be employed for communications with earth-based, stationary and/or mobile stations. In the present example, satellite 12 is a geostationary satellite positioned over a particular region of the earth, such as the United States.
As with satellites in general, satellite 12 (FIGS. 1 and 2) includes a body 14 interconnected with booster 16 and solar panels 18. In the present example, antenna 10, which includes transmit panel 20 and receive panel 22, is mounted on the forward surface of body 14. Panels 20 and 22 are connected by use of hinge 24. In the preferred embodiment, panels 20 and 22 (FIG. 2) are folded together prior to launching of satellite 12. Once in space, however, a switch is triggered so that panels 20 and 22 become substantially coplanar. As will be explained in further detail below, panels 20 and 22 could be incorporated into a single panel through which both transmission and reception would be performed. The circuitry of antenna 10 for transmitting and receiving beams is shown in schematic form in FIGS. 3-4. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, conventional hardware can be utilized to yield such circuitry, and can be mounted proximate to the forward portion of body 14.
Panels 20 and 22 can be of like construction. Referring particularly to FIG. 2, transmit panel 20 includes a transmit antenna array 28 mounted on a backing plate 30 that could, for example, be of aluminum honeycomb construction. In the preferred embodiment, transmit antenna array 28 is circular and of a microstrip construction. Further, the antenna array 28 is subdivided into discrete transmit subarrays 32, each of which includes a predetermined number of microstrip antenna elements. In one example, each of the microstrip elements can be corner fed and is nearly square such that circular polarization is realized.
As is typical in array arrangements, the antenna elements of each of the transmit subarrays 32 can contribute to combinatively transmit radiation from the transmit subarrays 32. As will be explained in further detail below, however, and of particular importance here, the radiation pattern which may be generated from any one of transmit subarrays 32 need not function in the present invention to define any one beam or to contribute to all beams transmitted by the antenna 10. Rather, the radiation patterns of two or more of transmit subarrays 32 can contemporaneously and selectively contribute to transmit and/or receive one or more beams of varying frequency, gain and/or directivity. As mentioned, receive panel 22 (FIG. 2) can be constructed the same as transmit panel 20. Receive panel 22 includes a receive array assembly 38 comprising receive subarrays 40 mounted on a backing plate 42.
In the preferred embodiment, transmission is performed within the S- band while receiving is performed within the L-band. It should be appreciated that other frequency bands could be used for transmitting and receiving without changing the function of antenna 10. As explained in further detail below, use of two different frequency bands advantageously allows for simultaneous transmission/reception of beams when transmit panel 20 and receive panel 22 are integrated into one panel.
Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, schematic drawings of the circuitry for a transmit antenna system 50 and a receive antenna system 52, respectively, are provided. For explanation purposes, FIGS. 3 and 4 show up to n transmit subarrays 32 and up to n, receive subarrays 40, respectively, substantially any number of each could be employed. Similarly, it should be appreciated that while the examples of FIGS. 3 and 4 are for a system capable of transmitting up to m beams and receiving up to m' beams, antenna 10 is, in general, capable of transmitting and receiving any number of beams, limited only by space constraints attendant to the intended applications of antenna 10.
In the preferred embodiment, receiving is essentially the converse of transmitting; therefore, only the elements associated with the case for transmitting are explained in detail. As illustrated in FIG. 3, up to m transmit signals are provided by as many as m channel preamplifiers and power means, or, in another example, by a multiplexer (not shown), via channels 54 to a beamforming means 56, which in the preferred embodiment is a beamforming matrix. As many as n outputs of beamforming means 56 are communicated to redundancy switching network 58 via lines 60.
Lines 61 interconnect first redundancy switching network 58 with linearizers 62, and amplifiers 63 are interconnected with linearizers 62 via lines 64. Linearizers 62 serve to maintain operation of antenna 10 in the linear range such that, for example, the outputs from amplifiers 63 are proportional to the corresponding outputs from beamforming means 56. While transmit system 50 can be operated in a nonlinear range, when doing so conventional signal weighting techniques would be provided to ensure that desired transmission is realized in response to the beamforming matrix outputs. Outputs from amplifiers 63 are interconnected with second redundancy switching network 66, via lines 68, and in turn, lines 70 interconnect second redundancy switching network 66 with bandpass filters 72.
It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that first redundancy switching network 58 and second redundancy switching network 66 function in combination to ensure that when up to a predetermined number of p,p, amplifiers fail in operation, each of the signals outputted from beamforming means 56 will still be amplified as necessary for acceptable transmissions. In one example, two to four "backup" amplifiers are provided for every 8 of amplifiers 63. The value of p may be varied according to the amount of system failure that can be tolerated by antenna 10. As will also be apparent to those skilled in the art, in another preferred embodiment, first redundancy switching network 58 and second redundancy switching network 66 could be combined to function as one network without affecting the operation of transmit system 52.
It should be noted, that in the preferred embodiment, no more than n amplifiers 63 need actually be employed to service n transmit subarrays 32, thereby contributing to minimization of space, weight and componentry. Additionally up to n bandpass filters 72 may be employed to service up to n transmit subarrays 32. The outputs of the bandpass filters 72 are interconnected with transmit subarrays 32 of transmit panel 20 via lines 76.
As mentioned above, receive system 52 is equivalent to transmit system 50 except that the flow of signals in receive system 52 is opposite to that of transmit system 50. Consequently, receive system 52 includes the same basic componentry, arranged in the same order, as transmit system 50. In the preferred embodiment, transmit panel 20 and receive panel 22 are separate units, so that the number of transmit subarrays 32 need not be the same as the number of receive subarrays 40. As discussed below, even in another preferred embodiment, in which transmission and reception are realized on the same panel, the number of subarrays employed to achieve transmission and reception need not be the same. In the example of FIG. 4 receive system 52 is adapted to receive up to m' beams through use of up to n' receive subarrays 40. As with the values of m and n, the values of m' and n' are only limited by hardware and other predetermined constraints for the intended application of antenna 10.
As shown in FIG. 4, receive system 52 includes beamforming means 80, which has up to m' channel receiving lines 81 as outputs. Beamforming means 80 is interconnected with first redundancy switching network 82 via lines 84, and amplifiers 86 interconnected with first redundancy switching network 82 via lines 88. Amplifiers 86 are interconnected to second redundancy switching network 92 via lines 94, while lines 96 interconnect bandpass filters 98 with second redundancy switching network 92. As with transmit system 50, first redundancy network 82 and second redundancy network 92 could be combined into a single network without impairing operation of receive system 52. Lines 100 serve to communicate radiation from receive subarrays 40 to band pass filters 98.
Central to the operation of both transmit system 50 and receive system 52 is beamforming means 56 and beamforming means 80, respectively. Beamforming means 56 of the transmit system 50 is structurally equivalent to beamforming means 80 of the receive system 52, so that the following discussion serves as the description of the components and structure for beamforming means 56 and beamforming means 80. It is of particular importance that beamforming means 56 includes dividing/phasing networks 106 and weighting/combining networks 108. In the example of FIG. 5, as many as m dividing/phasing networks 106 are interconnected with up to n weighting/combining networks 108 by way of as many as m x n matrix interconnections 110.
As illustrated in FIG. 3 and FIG. 6a, each of dividing/phasing networks 106 includes a dividing circuit 112, which in the preferred embodiment may be a corporate dividing arrangement, and phase shifting means 114(i,j). As will be appreciated, i and j are any real numbers, and conventional time delay means could also be employed to provide the phasing function for each of dividing/phasing networks 106. In the example of FIG. 6, up to n-way division of each signal inputted via channels 54 is realized through use of dividing circuit 112, and the desired phase adjustment for each signal is imparted to each resulting subsignal by one of as many as n phase shifting means 114(i,j), which in FIG. 6, are designated in matrix form as 114(l,l) to 114(l,n). As should be appreciated, for the mth one of dividing circuits 112, the matrix notation for phase shifting means 114(i,j) would be 1144(m,l) to 114(m,n).
As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 6b, each of weighting/combining networks 108 include power weighting means 116(i,j), which are designated in matrix form as 116(l,l) to 116(m,l), and combining circuit 118, which in the preferred embodiment is a corporate combining arrangement. As should be appreciated, i and j are any real numbers, and for the nth one of weighting/combining networks 108, the matrix notation for power weighting means 116(i,j) would be 116(l,n) to 116(m,n). Moreover, it should be noted that weighting means 116(i,j) could be realized through use of conventional passive elements or by using microstrip lines of varying widths positioned between ends of matrix interconnections 110 and combining circuit 118. In general, for each of weighting/ combining networks 108, as many as n weighting means 116(i,j) can be employed.
As will be appreciated, the above-described arrangement allows for the selective and contemporaneous contribution of one or more of the transmit subarrays 32 and/or receive subarrays 40 to multiple-beam transmission and/or receipt, respectively. That is, by selectively dividing, phase-shifting, weighting and combining transmit signals, each of up to n transmit subarrays 32 can simultaneously contribute to the transmission of each of up to m beams. Similarly, by selectively dividing, weighting, phase-shifting and combining receive signals, each of up to n' receive subarrays 40 can contemporaneously contribute to the reception of each of up to m' beams.
In operation, transmit system 50 and receive system 52 operate in much the same way except that during transmission (FIG. 3) signal flow is from as many as m channel preamplifiers (not shown) to as many as n transmit subarrays 32 so that up to m beams are directed away from transmit array assembly 28, while during reception (FIG. 4) beams are directed toward receive array assembly 38 and signal flow is from as many as n' receive subarrays 40 to as many as m' channel receivers (not shown).
Referring particularly to FIG. 3, a desired number of up to m signals to be transmitted from transmit array assembly 28, are communicated by channels 54 to beamforming means 56. Each of signals transmitted via channels 54 is, for example, then divided as many as n ways into as many as n subsignals and a predetermined phase adjustment is imparted to each of the subsignals by way of phase shifting means 114(i,j), and the subsignals are then communicated across matrix interconnections 110. Such phase adjustments are made in direct relation to those transmission beams to which the various transmit subarrays 32 are to contemporaneously and selectively contribute. Consequently, the outputs of dividing/ phasing networks 106 are typically non-identical. That is, the value of the phase imparted by phase shifting means 114(i,j) will generally vary within each dividing/ phasing network 106 and from one dividing/phasing network 106 to another.
The subsignals from each of the dividing/phasing networks 106 are communicated to a corresponding one of as many as n weighting/combining networks 108. In the example of FIG. 3, each of the subsignals received by any one of the weighting/combining networks 108 are weighted by weighting means 116(i,j), and then such subsignals are combined by combining circuit 118 to form a beamforming signal having up to m beamforming subsignals, to be transmitted via line 60 to first redundancy switching network 58. The beamforming signals are transmitted to amplifiers 63 to raise the beamforming signals to acceptable levels for transmission from transmit array assembly 28. In general, as many as n beamforming signals can be generated by beamforming means 56.
As previously noted, componentry minimization is achieved by positioning amplifiers 63 "downstream" of beamforming means 56. Further, since power is dissipated during beamforming, the positioning of amplifiers 63 "downstream" minimizes overall system power consumption. That is, of course, quite important in satellite applications.
The amplified signals are filtered at bandpass filters 72 to ensure that transmission is performed within the desired band, which in the preferred embodiment is the S-band. Each of the filtered signals are then transmitted to one of transmit subarrays 32.
It is particularly significant that the total radiation pattern generated by transmit array assembly 28, to yield up to m beams, can result from a combination of any one or more radiation patterns of two or more transmit subarrays 32. Due to the operation of both dividing/phasing networks 106 and weighting/combining networks 108 each of the radiation patterns generated by each of the transmit subarrays 32 can possess up to m different phases and m different corresponding amplitudes. As the radiation patterns from the transmit subarrays 32 are combined to form the total radiation pattern, up to m beams having up to m phases and up to m amplitudes are formed.
With the above theory of operation in mind, it should be evident that the phase and/or amplitude of any one of the generated beams could be varied by merely adjusting the phase and/or weight of any one of the subsignals processed in beamforming means 56. More specifically, as mentioned above, phase and amplitude of one or more of the beams can be selectively and effectively established.
Referring to the example of FIG. 1, it is possible to more fully understand the above described concept of phase and/or amplitude adjustment. In FIG. 1, eight beams are shown to be transmitted across the United States. Under some circumstances it may be desirable to adjust geographic coverage and/or amplitude of one or more of the eight beams by adjusting the phase and/or amplitude of the radiation provided by one or more of the contributing transmit subarrays 32. For example, beam be sent to the northeast than, for instance, to the southeast. While this could be achieved by controlling the relative power of the signals provided to channels 54, appropriate weighting of subsignals can also significantly contribute to the desired result. In another example it may be desirable to adjust directivity of the beams. This can, to a great extent, be appropriately realized by the selective dividing and/or phasing of the subsignals.
Referring to FIG. 4, it can be appreciated that receive system 52 operates in reverse relative to transmit system 50. That is, radiation received at receive subarrays 40 is transmitted from ports 102 in the form of up to n' signals to beamforming means 80, subsequent to filtering and amplifying of the up to n' signals at bandpass filters 98 and amplifiers 86, respectively.
It follows from FIGS. 4, 6a and 6b, that for receiving, dividing operations are performed by use of combining circuits 118 and combining operations are performed by dividing circuits 112. It should be appreciated that the ability to adjust the phase and weight of the subsignals developed by combining circuit 118 is less significant than for the transmitting mode in which control of geographic coverage and amplitude of the beams is a chief concern. Moreover, when receiving, m' signals are outputted, rather than inputted, at channels 81.
In another preferred embodiment of antenna 10 (FIG. 7) transmission and reception are performed in a single transmit/receive system 122. As will be recognized, transmit/receive system 122 is, in many ways, similar, in construction and operation, to transmit system 50 and receive system 52. Therefore, common elements of transmit/receive system 122 are given reference numerals similar to transmit system 50 and receive system 52, with the addition of a suffix "a."
As illustrated in FIG. 7, channels 54a and 81a are interconnected with beamforming means 124 by first circulator means 126 and channels 128. As should be appreciated, beamforming means 124 has the same structure as either beamforming means 56 or beamforming means 80, and first circulator means 126 could be a conventional circulating or diplexing device. Second circulator means 130, which could also be a conventional circulating or diplexing device is interconnected with beamforming means 124 via lines 132. Lines 60a and 84a respectively interconnect first redundancy switching networks 58a and 82a with second circulator means 130.
On the transmit side, first redundancy switching network 58a is interconnected with linearizers 62a via lines 61a, and amplifiers 63a are interconnected with linearizers 62a via lines 64a. Second redundancy switching network 66a is interconnected with amplifiers 63a by way of lines 68a, and output lines 132 are interconnected with transmit/receive subarrays 134 through diplexer means 136.
As will be appreciated circulator means could be used in place of diplexer means 136; however, use of diplexer means 134 is preferred when possible since, in contrast to a circulator diplexer, means 136 is relatively light-weight and provides bandpass filtering. Nevertheless, when transmission and reception are performed at the same frequency, diplexing means 134 cannot be used, so that, in those situations requiring transmission and reception at the same frequency, alternative arrangements including circulators and filters may be required.
On the receive side, input lines 138 interconnect second redundancy switching network 92a with transmit/receive subarrays 134 via diplexer means 136. Amplifiers 86a are interconnected with second redundancy switching network 92a via lines 94a, while lines 84a interconnect amplifiers 86a with first redundancy switching network 82a.
In operation, transmit/receive system 122 (FIG. 7) operates in the same manner as transmit system 50 when as many as m signals are transmitted from transmit/receive beamforming means 124 to transmit/receive subarrays 134. On the other hand, transmit/receive system 122 operates in the same manner as receive system 52 when beams received at transmit/receive subarrays 134 are transmitted to transmit/receive beamforming means 124.
In the foregoing description, it will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the invention without departing from the concepts disclosed herein. Such modifications are to be considered as included in the following claims unless these claims by their language expressly state otherwise.
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Moore: Is helping the homeless hurting our city?
Jan. 6, 2017 at 11:27 p.m.
Longview's growing homeless population is not easy for me to write about. The topic brings up a wide range of emotions and opinions from just about anyone you talk to.
Homeless people come in all forms: Some are down on their luck, some are homeless after the loss of a job or divorce, some by choice, some because they're trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty, some because of addiction and some from untreated mental illness.
Don't believe me? Just drive over to Magrill Plaza one morning and then to the Newgate Mission area.
Businesses along Marshall Avenue, in downtown, along South Mobberly Avenue and our community as a whole have been affected by this growing population. It is difficult to promote Longview as a great retirement city when prospective residents drive by Magrill Plaza and see it has been taken over by transients and homeless people.
Parents visiting their children at LeTourneau University are often flabbergasted when they see the area around Newgate Mission around noon any day of the week. Property values around these blighted areas have been significantly affected, further perpetuating the blight problems in impoverished areas.
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A few years ago a woman was murdered at Newgate Mission on South Mobberly Avenue and two weeks ago a gentleman stabbed at Magrill Plaza.
Are we helping or hurting the homeless by our actions?
Several times I have had encounters with transients or homeless people, and I soon learn very few are actually from Longview. Most have the same answer when asked why they are in the city: They say "I really like it here" or "This is a nice community with good people." I cannot fathom the burden this is putting on the jail and law enforcement.
I have noticed a growing trend of people providing food for the homeless community. Longtime established nonprofits that serve the homeless very seldom have problems with having enough food to serve. They have many resources at their disposal, from local restaurants, grocery stores and the East Texas Food Bank in Tyler.
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Problems arise when well-intentioned people go out and search for homeless camps and homeless residents at parks and take them food. Many times they are delaying alcoholics or drug addicts from getting treatment and help for their addiction. Well-intentioned people are creating incentives for more homeless to come to Longview. We are a very giving community.
A few days ago, as I was watching people drop food off at Magrill Plaza (a city park) I was wondering why they don't take a few of these people home and let them live in their spare bedrooms or garage. Why don't the big churches in North Longview feed the homeless from their commercial kitchens and let them all hang around their church 24 hours a day? I encourage people who write checks to our local homeless shelter nonprofits to go and see for themselves how the money is being spent and what services are being offered.
Perhaps it is time Longview has a serious discussion on what we are doing to help and what we are doing that may inadvertently be hurting our homeless. Longview is a very giving, caring, compassionate community. As a society we are morally obligated to take care of the less fortunate. The dilemma is how we, as a community, define "take care of."
— Murray Moore, a Longview resident, was mayor from 2003 until resigning from office in 2005.
— Murray Moore, a Longview resident, was mayor from 2003 until resigning from office in 2005.


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Rachel Khouri
Its a good app but I would prefer if there was more and all the videos you have are from youtube so I could just search what I want on youtube and there will be more than what is on the app.
Hazel Adan
So slow i can't wait anymore please fix this app
Veronika Stupele
Very helpful It's amazing, now I can make Loom Bands whenever I need to.
Kendall Barnes
Love it I just got my loom kit yesterday and I've made the starburst bracket the triple single and the rail road braclet
Niamh Moore
Cool app It's fun but a bit slow
Ab Cd
Very bad game it would not be I think but the fault is bathroom
Damaris Urbina
Think I love it Haven't tried it yet but I think I will like it
Cookie Cat
AWSOMEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! This app is so cool i can make tons of bracelets
Julissa Morales
Loved it It was a bit slow but it was worth it
Holly Jones
Holly This is amazing but i all ready new how to make all if the loom bands
Helen Barcia
Awesome!!!!! My child really like this she have a loom kit that makes her so much exited to make different loom bands that she definetly don't know how to make any.
Chloe Csmpbell
Very cool app The reason why I give it 5 stars because it shows your how to make rainbow loom bands
Florijay Junio
SARABESUTYCORNER I love it I dif evryting
alka kumud
SO amazing game i loved it soooooo muchhhhhhhhhhh
Ava Wheeler
So great Easy and fun
Hiya Shah
It s fantastic
Gini Peacock
Best game in history of games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Georgia Gibson
I love it This app is the best
Harisaran Hasasensa
Hmm It works
Stacy Rojas
Great It is the best thing
Kerry Martin
Very good
Ahkahsiv Kihsuak
Nice Easy to play; it :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
pooja pkl
Dont install this app nothing good in this app
Amber Schofield
Great For beginniners it is a god send, it saves you the trouble of going on to youtube and looking it all up. And there are some pretty good designs on there to! Definitely install if you don't know how to make most bracelets! Only improvements is add more vids soon!
Paxton Bennett
So Popular I made a baby bottle a wallet a bad and a elephant so far! now I'm like really popular at school! Yay!!!!!
Seema Sadiq
Super dumb There is no option to go home menu ...
Nazish Bilal
Love it Great app but I wish there were more design so


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Az álláshirdetés lejárt.Aktuális állást talál az aktív állásajánlatok között: új keresés indítása itt
|Title of Position:
|Supply Associate (Vehicle Maintenance and Repair)
|Position Number:
|Category & Level:
|General Service, G-6
|Asset and Fleet Management Section,
Supply Management and Logistics Service
|Effective date:
|as soon as possible
|initially for one year (renewable)
|Closing Date:
|14 April 2015
UNHCR's Vehicle Fleet Strategy aims to ensure appropriate, cost-effective and safe vehicles as well as professional fleet management services. The appropriate maintenance and repair of UNHCR's vehicles is a key part of the strategy. The objective is to develop a comprehensive and adaptable approach to the provision of vehicle maintenance and repair services to field operations which will lower operating costs, reduce vehicle downtime through unscheduled maintenance and repair and at the same time provide transparency to fleet costs and performance data. Closely linked to the provision of maintenance and repair is the supply of spare parts which includes ordering, inventory control, recording of use, etc.
Difficult access to competent maintenance and repair facilities, extended and fragile spare-parts supply chains, an ageing and oversized vehicle fleet and low levels of fleet management competence in the field combine to create a sub-optimal environment for effective vehicle maintenance and repair. The impact to the Organisation is a higher than necessary vehicle breakdown frequency, resulting in disruption to operations as well as avoidable costs. Therefore, the implementation of the vehicle maintenance and repair activities is of paramount importance and the Supply Associate (Vehicle Maintenance and Repair) supports the implementation. The incumbent maintains regular contact on a working level on routine issues with other UNHCR offices and may have contacts with UN agencies, NGOs, government partners and commercial contractors. The incumbent may directly supervise general service staff in the office, and reports to the Senior Supply Officer (Vehicle Maintenance and Repair).
- UNHCR fleet management rules and procedures are applied in a consistent, effective and transparent manner.
- UNHCR operations have effective and quality vehicle maintenance and repair services.
- Apply UNHCR's fleet management strategy when preparing plans for maintenance and repair of fleet assets.
- Conduct spend analysis using historical data to identify trends that can be used to plan vehicle maintenance and repair activities and development of Frame Agreements.
- Plan for acquisition of vehicle maintenance and repair services and associated supply of spare parts.
- Develop vehicle maintenance and repair strategies taking into account UNHCR short and medium term requirements.
- Coordinate activities of partners and/or contractors performing vehicle maintenance and repair activities, and ensure they understand and adhere to relevant UNHCR rules and procedures.
- Respond to requests for information and advice from field operations and coordinate responses from a range of HQ units in order to provide a clear, consistent and timely response.
- Collect information relating to vehicle maintenance and repair in cooperation with field operations and HQ units and support data analysis and information sharing.
- Promote an understanding of vehicle maintenance and repair activities by providing information or support as and whenever required.
- Provide customized vehicle maintenance and repair reports and / or contribute to reporting processes in relation to Global Fleet Management periodically and when requested.
- Monitor the quality and accuracy of vehicle maintenance and repair related data in relevant business systems.
- Compile and analyse statistical information, identify trends and developments in vehicle maintenance and repair related matters that will assist in decision making.
- Any other related duties as required.
- Access to relevant business systems for data collection, recording and analysis.
- Propose modus operandi for vehicle maintenance and repair activities and provide advice to field operations in coordination with direct supervisor.
- Completion of secondary school education with post- secondary training / certificate in logistics, business administration, commerce, economics or related field.
- Minimum 6 years of previous relevant job experience in relation to vehicle management, vehicle maintenance and repair or broader supply-chain.
- Fluency in English and working knowledge of another relevant UN language or local language.
- Empowering and building trust
- Managing resources.
- Technological awareness.
- Analytical thinking.
- Planning and organizing skills.
- Competency in any other UN language(s).
- Supply chain learning programs and/or other procurement/logistics related training.
- Knowledge of MSRP/PeopleSoft or other ERP systems.
External candidates must be legally present in Hungary at the time of application, recruitment and hire.
Submission of applications
If you wish to be considered for this vacancy, please submit your motivation letter, resume and Personal History Form (P11), by e-mail with "Your name - Application for the Supply Associate (VMR)(10023707) position" in the subject line to the email addrress below by 14 April 2015.
Please download and complete the Link megjelenítése (P11) and its Link megjelenítésefor submission.
Shortlisted candidates may be required to sit for a test. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. No late applications will be accepted.
UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, training or any other fees).
A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, please visit the portal of the International Civil Service Commission at: Link megjelenítése
Alapítvány / Non-profit
Asszisztencia / Adminisztráció
Beszerzés / Logisztika / Szállítás
Ügyfélszolgálat / Vevőszolgálat / Szolgáltatás
|Minimális tapasztalat
|Több mint 5 év
|Szükséges iskolai végzettség
|OKJ képesítés
|Munkaidő tipusa
|Teljes munkaidő
|Elvárt nyelvtudás
|Magyar, Angol


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RCIA (The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) is the process by which one becomes a fully initiated member of the Catholic Church. Participants can be those who are unbaptized and have no Christian background, those who were baptized and raised in other Christian communities, or even Catholics who have not completed their sacraments of initiation (Confirmation and/or Eucharist). The process is one of a total conversion of self to the person of Jesus Christ. While much of our time looks like a "class," we also focus on the life of sin and grace, as well as growth in personal prayer.
Our sessions are designed to give participants as broad and deep an understanding of the Catholic Faith as possible in our limited time. We focus on four main pillars: The Creed, the Sacraments, Morality, and Prayer. We dig deeply in to the scriptural roots of Catholicism as well as Church History. We try to answer not only what Catholics believe, but why. The sessions offer you much information, but are also question-driven. We want everyone to have all their questions reasonably answered, and to be able to make an educated decision as to whether or not they wish to be fully initiated Catholics. Each session also explores some of the Catholic tradition of prayer and spirituality to begin developing from Day One. At no point in the process are you committed to completing all of it, nor of becoming Catholic. There are also no fees for the sessions.
Two Sessions are held each year (each session meets weekly):
- Tuesday evenings, from 7-9 pm, beginning September for people coming into the church on Easter Vigil each year.
- Wednesday evenings beginning May from 7:00-9:00 pm, for people coming into the church on Christ the King (late November) each year.
For more information or to register, contact Tiffany Pyle at 630-718-2135.


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But the moment I got back in my car I knew I would never see him again, ever. It suddenly seemed obvious to me that the whole world, especially Los Angeles, was designed to protect me from these people I was meeting. There was no law against knowing them, but it wouldn't happen. LA isn't a walking city, or a subway city, so if someone isn't in my house or my car we'll never be together, not even for a moment. And just to be absolutely sure of that, when I leave my car my iPhone escorts me, letting everyone else in the post office know that I'm not really with them, I'm with my own people, who are so hilarious that I can't help smiling to myself as I text them back.
Loving every bit of Miranda July's new book, It Chooses You, which includes interviews she conducted with people she met through ads in the PennySaver while writing The Future. Being my absolute favorite movie in quite a while, I love getting a glimpse of her thought process of character and plot development. You can read some excerpts from the book in The New Yorker here.
bonus: cats all over the cover and overall, a really well designed book.