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Almond Lace Cookies
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- Nonstick cooking spray
- .67 c. blanched almonds
- ½ c. sugar
- ½ c. butter
- 1 tbsp. all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp. milk
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray large cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray. In food processor with knife blade attached or in blender at medium speed, blend almonds and sugar until almonds are finely ground.
- In 10-inch skillet over low heat, cook almond mixture, butter, flour, and milk (do not use margarine because it separates from sugar during cooking), stirring, until butter melts and mixture is blended. Keep mixture warm over very low heat. Drop 1 heaping teaspoon mixture onto cookie sheet. Repeat to make 3 more cookies, about 2 inches apart. (Do not place more than 4 on cookie sheet, because after baking they must be shaped quickly before hardening.) Bake 5 minutes or until golden.
- Remove cookie sheet from oven and let cool about 1 minute to set cookies slightly. With pancake turner, loosen and turn cookies over, one by one, and quickly roll around handle of wooden spoon. (If cookies get too hard to roll, reheat in oven a minute to soften.) Cool cookies on wire rack. Repeat until all batter is used, greasing cookie sheet each time. Store cookies in tightly covered container.
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The latest issue of ZooKeys - no. 346 - has been automatically registered in ZooBank on its day of publication last Friday. This marks the successful deployment of an automated registration-to-publication pipeline for taxonomic names for animals. The innovative workflow was jointly funded by the EU FP7 funded project pro-iBiosphere and a U.S. National Science Foundation project to develop the Global Names Architecture (DBI-1062441).
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The present invention generally relates to tunable microstrip devices and methods of forming and using such devices.
Microstrip components such as filters and antennas are widely used in telecommunications. Different techniques have been used to achieve frequency tuning of the components, including for example, using varactors.
Some embodiments relate to tunable microstrip devices. Some of the embodiments may provide tunable filters with lower insertion losses and/or larger tuning ranges than similar tunable filters based on varactor diodes.
One embodiment provides a tunable microstrip device that includes a first conductive strip, a second conductive strip and a set of micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) switches. The first and second conductive strips are provided on a single plane and separated from a conductive ground plane by a dielectric substrate. The first conductive strip has a main segment and a first group of auxiliary segments disposed to form a physical series at a first end of the main segment. Each auxiliary segment is associated with a corresponding micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) switch. The first conductive strip has a first capacitive coupling section that includes a portion of the main segment and one or more of the auxiliary segments of the first group. The first capacitive coupling section has a first side that is separated from a first side of the second conductive strip by a gap. A first of the MEMS switches of the first set is adapted to electrically connect a first of the auxiliary segments to the first end of the main segment, and each of the other MEMS switches is adapted to electrically connect a corresponding one of the auxiliary segments to one of the auxiliary segments closer to the main segment in the series. Each of the MEMS switches of the first set is disposed at a second side of the first capacitive coupling section that is farther away from the second conductive strip than the first side of the capacitive coupling section.
Another embodiment provides a method of tuning a microstrip device. The method includes configuring a first conductive strip and a second conductive strip on a single plane for capacitive coupling, with a first side of the first conductive strip being separated from a first side of the second conductive strip by a gap. The first conductive strip has a main segment and a first group of auxiliary segments, with the auxiliary segments forming a physical series at a first end of the main segment. A first set of micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) switches is provided at a second side of the first conductive strip that is farther away from the second conductive strip than the first side of the first conductive strip, and each of the MEMS switches of the first set is associated with a corresponding auxiliary segment of the first group. A parameter of the device is tuned by electrically connecting at least a first of the auxiliary segments of the first group to the first end of the main segment using a first of the MEMS switches of the first set.
The teachings of various embodiments can be readily understood by considering the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
To facilitate understanding, identical reference numerals have been used, where possible, to designate elements with similar or identical structures and/or similar or identical functions in the figures.
Various embodiments provide a tunable microstrip component formed by parallel coupled microstrip lines with one or more switchable elements for adjusting a resonant length of the component. The tunable component, which may be an antenna or a filter, may be used in tunable receivers for a variety of applications such as surveillance systems, or multi-band, multi-service systems.
As shown in
In this embodiment, the conductive strip 104 includes a main segment 104M and a group of one or more auxiliary segments or tuning elements, e.g., 104A, 104B, 104C. The auxiliary segments 104A, 104B and 104C are disposed serially at one end of the main segment 104M. A two-position switch 105A is provided between the main segment 104M and the first auxiliary segment 104A. When switch 105A is in its normally open (or off) position, the main segment 104M and auxiliary segment 104A are disconnected from each other. When switch 105A is in its closed (or on) position, the main segment 104M and auxiliary segment 104A are electrically connected. In one embodiment, switch 105A is a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) switch, which can be made of standard materials, e.g., silicon-based materials. In another embodiment, switch 105A is a PIN diode or any type (e.g., GaAs, BST, silicon) of varactor diode or MEMS varactor to provide continuous (analog) tuning capability.
As shown in
In one embodiment, auxiliary segments 104A, 104B and 104C are substantially rectangular shaped, and have respective lengths LA, LB and LC, which are generally smaller than the length LM of the main segment 104M. Each of LA, LB and LC may have different values, or may be equal to each other.
The resonator of antenna 100 includes the main segment 104M and any auxiliary segments 104A-104C that are electrically connected to 104M. In this context, auxiliary segments 104A-104C that are only indirectly electrically connected to the main segment 104M via other auxiliary segments are also part of the resonator.
By electrically connecting one or more auxiliary segments 104A, 104B and 104C to the main segment 104M using switches 105A, 105B and 105C, the resonator length L may be adjusted in respective increments of lengths LA+G, LB+G, and LC+G. Here, G represents generally the gap length (may also be the length of a switch's connector) between adjacent segments. The gap widths, G, between different segments may be equal or different. In practice, the gap G could be as large as about 20% of the segment length. Typically, each gap is wide enough, e.g., has a low capacitance, so that adjacent segments 104M-104C will not be significantly electrically connected at operating frequencies of the antenna 100 when the gap's switch 105A-105C is open. However, since the electromagnetic wave does not usually couple well in this direction, in one example of a segment length of about 1.5 mm, the gap can be as narrow as about 0.2 mm for this particular example.
For example, a resonator length LM+LA+G can be obtained by connecting only the first auxiliary segment 104A (switch 105A on) to the main segment 104M. A length of LM+LA+LB+2G can be obtained by connecting both the first and the second auxiliary segments 104A, 104B to the main segment 104M (switches 105A and 105B both on), wherein it is assumed, in this example, that both gaps have the same width.
Since the resonant length L is related to the center wavelength λg of the antenna 100 by approximately L=λg/2, a tuning frequency range from about 3.8 GHz to about 6.1 GHz can be achieved by providing a minimum resonant length of about 3.0 cm and a maximum resonant length of about 5.0 cm. Furthermore, since the length of each auxiliary segment directly correlates with the frequency tuning interval, a finer frequency tuning over a larger range would favor the use of a larger number of auxiliary segments with shorter segment lengths.
In the embodiment shown
Other characteristics of the microstrip device 100 can be adjusted by varying other parameters. For example, a smaller separation between the conductive strips 104 and 102 (i.e., smaller value of D) results in stronger coupling. In one example, D is selected to be significantly smaller than λg.
The bandwidth the antenna can be adjusted by varying the width of the strip 104, or by varying the dielectric substrate thickness. The width of the feed line strip 102 is usually selected, based on the substrate material and thickness to provide 50 ohm impedance, while the width of the resonator strip 104 can be selected primarily to adjust the bandwidth.
In this example, switches 105A, 105B and 105C are disposed on a side of the conductive strip 104 farther away (in the y-direction) from the conductive strip 102, e.g., the "non-coupling" side. This configuration has the advantage of avoiding undesirable interference with electromagnetic wave coupling (between the conductive strips 102 and 104), e.g., unwanted reflection, scattering loss and so on, which may otherwise arise if the switches were placed closer to the coupling side. In addition, the DC bias lines or wires that are associated with the switches may also deteriorate the device performance.
In this example, the capacitive coupling has a minimum value when switches 105A and 103A are both "off", thus disconnecting the auxiliary segments 104A and 102A (and any subsequent ones) from their respective main segments. A maximum capacitive coupling can be obtained by having switches 103A, 103B, 105A, 105B and 105C all being "on", thus connecting segments 102A and 102B to the main segment 102M, and segments 104A, 104B and 104C to the main segment 104M. Again, the capacitive coupling length can be tuned in increments corresponding to the respective segment lengths and gap widths.
In one embodiment, switches 103A and 103B are MEMS switches. In other embodiments, switches 103A and 103B are PIN diodes, or varactor diodes as previously mentioned.
In general, the first group may have a different number of auxiliary segments from the second group, and the auxiliary segments in each group may have different shapes and/or dimensions. In some applications, however, it may be desirable to have the same number of auxiliary elements in both groups, and/or to provide auxiliary elements that are substantially identical. This configuration of strip 104 can be used in the embodiment of
The auxiliary segments 102A-102B on conductive strip 102 can be used for tuning the capacitive coupling length l independent from the use of auxiliary elements 104A-104C on conductive strip 104. The use of different groups of auxiliary segments on strips 102, 104 may be used in different combinations for tuning the coupling length and resonator length.
Another embodiment of the present invention provides a tunable microstrip filter 200, which is shown schematically in
One portion of the conductive strip 204 is capacitively coupled to conductive strip 202 over a coupling length l1 while the other portion of the conductive strip 204 is capacitively coupled to conductive strip 206 over a coupling length l2. In this example, an input signal from conductive strip 202 is capacitively coupled via length l1 to the conductive strip 204, and then capacitively coupled for output to the conductive strip 206 via length l2.
The conductive strip 204 includes a main segment 204M and two groups of auxiliary segments (or tuning elements), a first group (204A, 204B, 204C) being provided at one end of the segment 204M and a second group (204D, 204E, 204F) being provided at the other end of the segment 204M. Similar to the configurations in
Again, the two groups of switches are provided such that they are located on their respective non-coupling side of the strip. Thus, the first group of switches (205A, 205B, 205C) is provided on a side of strip 204 that is farther away from strip 202, and the second group of switches (205D, 205E, 205F) is provided on the opposite side of strip 204, i.e., farther away from strip 206. Also, the inter-segment gaps are wide enough such that the adjacent segments 204, 204A-204F do not have significant capacitive coupling when their corresponding switches 205A-205F are open.
The resonant length L of the filter 200 is given by the length LM of the main segment 204M, and any additional auxiliary segments that are connected to the main segment 204M. Thus, the resonant length can be adjusted by electrically connecting to the main segment 204M, one or more auxiliary segments 204A, 204B and 204C using corresponding switches 205A, 205B and 205C, and one or more auxiliary segments 204D, 204E and 204F using corresponding switches 205D, 205E and 205F. Since the center wavelength λ of the filter is related to the resonant length L by: approximately L=λ/2, the center frequency of the filter can again be tuned by adjusting the resonant length L.
Each group of auxiliary segments, i.e., (204A, 204B, 204C) or (204D, 204F, 204F), can be used independently or in conjunction with each other for adjusting the resonant length L and the coupling lengths.
In one embodiment, coupling lengths l1 and l2 are selected to be equal to each other to provide symmetric coupling between strip 202 and the respective strips 204 and 206. For other applications, it may be desirable to provide asymmetric coupling by using different values of l1 and l2. Although not shown in
In this example, switches 305A and 305B are MEMS switches, which, in their normally open positions (shown in
A potential drawback with the single resonator configuration shown in
The inner conductive strip 404 has a main segment 404M with two groups of auxiliary segments or tuning elements (404A, 404B, 404C) and (404D, 404E, 404F) and associated switches (405A, 405B, 405C) and (405D, 405E, 405F) for connecting one or more elements to the main segment 404M for adjusting the resonant length.
Similarly, the other inner conductive strip 406 has a main segment 406M with two groups of auxiliary segments or tuning elements (406A, 406B, 406C) and (404D, 406E, 406F) and associated switches (407A, 407B, . . . , 407E, 407F) for connecting one or more elements to the main segment 406M for adjusting the coupling lengths. In this coupled resonator configuration, strips 404 and 406 function as resonators, while also provide energy coupling with neighboring resonators or feedlines. Thus, the various groups of tuning elements in conductive strips 404 and 406 are used to adjust both resonant lengths, as well as capacitive coupling lengths between strips 404, 406 and outer strips 402, 408. In another embodiment, the resonators 404 and 406 may also be bridged and thus electrically coupled with a varactor diode 420 to provide additional coupling strength tuning capability.
Although not shown in the figure, one or both of conductive strips 402, 408 may be provided with switchable auxiliary segments (similar to strip 102 in
To illustrate the tuning capability of the microstrip filter of this invention, simulation has been performed for a single-resonator filter 500 shown in
The embodiments illustrated above relate to various configurations of microstrip components with the conductive strips on the top or front side of a dielectric substrate, i.e., opposite side from the conductive ground plane. In these configurations, the ground plane is provided as a continuous layer on the back side of the dielectric substrate.
In alternative embodiments, conductive strips with switchable auxiliary segments can be provided on the front side of the dielectric, with modifications to the made to the conductive ground plane for implementing other component configurations. These embodiments are shown in
In this example, the boundary 715 is located such that there is a gap (g) along the x-direction between the projections of the ground plane boundary 715 and one end 706 of the conductive strip 704 (i.e., antenna element), as shown in
Conductive strips 802, 804, 862 and 864 are similar to embodiments previously discussed, with one or more auxiliary segments (shown in hashed patterns) for tuning the component characteristics such as frequency and/or coupling lengths.
To help visualize the relative layout of the conductive patterns on both sides of the dielectric substrate, the conductive patterns on the front and back sides are superimposed on each other, and illustrated in
In this embodiment, the ground plane 950 is truncated, i.e., not being continuous across the entire backside of the dielectric substrate. The conductive ground plane 950 is shown as superimposed on the front view of
The PIFA configuration of
The truncated ground plane 950 acts as a short circuit to the signal coming back through the feed line 910. This ensures that the first operation point of the antenna occurs at the quarter-wave length resonance of a structure that includes a portion of the feed line 910—i.e., the total length given by L1 (between 908 and the connection point 914) and L2 (between point 914 and the end 906 of strip 904) being approximately equal to a quarter-wavelength at the first resonant frequency.
In addition, the antenna also operates at half-wavelength resonance because the conductive strip 904 can resonate and radiate with both ends 906, 907 being open circuited, with the length of strip 904 being approximately equal to a half-wavelength of the second resonant frequency. Such an arrangement allows operation in dual-band or multi-band applications.
In the conventional PIFA structure, it is difficult to tune the input impedance with any type of tuning elements as the distance between the short pin and the feed pin location would primarily determine the input impedance characteristics. The PIFA structure such as that in
In system 1000, tunable filter 1004 is tuned to a desired center frequency with a given bandwidth, and a selected signal from a multiband/broadband antenna 1002 is passed to a radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) 1006 for processing at the IF/backplane 1008. Signal from IF/backplane 1008 is sent to the RFIC 1010, and tunable filter 1012 is tuned to pass a RF signal to the antenna 1002. The antenna 1002 can also be a tunable antenna such as the embodiments of the present invention.
While the foregoing is directed to embodiments of the present invention, other and further embodiments may be devised without departing from the scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow.
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Perry Stone talks in His Studio. He tells us what was once believed until the 4th century. He tells us that angel's took on the form of flesh. They went into the daughters of men and made a race of Giants. Giants would corrupt man kind. There is strong evidence that when the giants die they become demons. There is no where in the bible that tells where evil spirits originate. The giants have no resurrection. Spirits of Giants are the demons now that men encounter on the earth. Perry shows us examples of Goliaths shoe, spear, and shield.
• Goliath 11 to 13 feet tall
• Armor on Chest -- 195 Pounds
• Spear Head -- 24 Pounds
1 Samuel 17:6 -- Shield bearer that went in front of Goliath.
1 Samuel 17:40-51 -- David took 5 smooth stones from a brook -- Used a sling shot -- The shield didn't help Goliath -- The coat of metal didn't help him -- Got Goliath in the four head
Genesis 6:4 -- There were Giants on the earth
Is there physical evidence of Giants?
Biblical Archeology Review May/June 2000 Vol. 23 Numbers 3 -- 1930s in Syria -- Foot Prints of a Giant in the temple -- 3 Feet Long
Deuteronomy 3:11 -- Og -- King of Bashan -- Bed -- 18 feet long -- Would have been the average size of Foot Print
Sounds like Mythology -- no -- Perry believes that mythology is a corruption of the truth. He believes that the Greeks made up stories connected with them -- Satan tries to corrupted everything that was original and everything that is true
Golan Heights -- Bashan in bible
Numbers 21:33-34 -- Moses and children of Israel camped out in Bashan -- Sent Spies to spy out the promise land
Two Unusual Things in the Area of Bashan -- Evidence of Giants
1. Large Circle Stones -- Also in Stone Hinge England -- Ireland -- South America -- Can see Mount Herman in Northern Israel -- Second Group of Fallen Angels Came Down -- To teach men righteousness -- Fell into sin again - Came in Israel -- The fell when they got here
2. Dolmens -- Large Stone Table -- Over 3000 in Bashan Area -- Evidence of Race of Giants
Genesis 6:4 -- Giants in the earth before and after the flood
Exodus Chapters 19-34 -- Moses got the word of God on Mount Cyanide
- There was no word of God until Moses got the word from God
Genesis 6:2 -- Angels became enamored by the daughters of Men
Deuteronomy 3:11 -- Giant -- Og -- Bed -- 9 Cubits Long -- 4 Cubits Wide -- 13 to 18 feet long
History indicates and scientists agree that all the platelets were together at one time -- Pangaea
Genesis 10:25 -- Peleg -- In his day the Nations were divided


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I read an article somewhere that states China's one-child policy has resulted in the death of over 40 million children. If true, that should be included to the 80 million civilian deaths caused by the Chinese government in the 20th and 21st century.
When the Propaganda Office won't comment you know this is a political hot potato. Chinese people are confused, though, when one is quoted as wanting the "insects" removed from "public service". Government employees do not serve "the public" in a police state....they serve the rulers.
Different countries have very different situations. Though it was a difficult decision to make, the one-child policy was and remans necessary. It has been very successful and the positive results of the policy will be evident in 20-30 years. Truth be told, in today's China, most parents feel one child is enough. Ask 100 parents and the vast majority will tell you they wouldn't want two (or more) children.
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Agreed. China needed to have significant population reduction; too many people with too few resources. There are many ways to do that but police states will always follow the simplist, and most brutal, path. That's what's wrong in China.
Ken how your boyfriend today ? should try one child enforcer for America cut amount inbreeding rednecks
I'm still squealing like a porker!
Agreed. America needed to have significant population reduction; too many redneck people with too few resources. There are many ways to do that but corrupt states will always follow the simplist, and most brutal, path. That's what's wrong in America.
OODA loop agrees
Can you imagine the heartbreak the family is having? To add to the tragedy, they will be given an apology and a cheque for a pittance to compensate for their loss.
Feed me
Of course, a one child policy has its dangers. Imagine if all those children turned out like the CCP malignant dwarfs above.
Every Chinese with a speck of authority behaves just as the government does, like Stalin or Hitler. The boss of a little tea stand throws his weight around just like the Chinese family planning officials do. The boss of Foxconn is the same
I'm just trying to think of what would happen in such case in my home country. Hello? The official and the driver would have been assassinated by next morning by relatives of the victim. Hello? China, wake up?
How many times American like kill children , shoot in school --
BIG PROBLEM many mental American
American Donut wrote:
Feed me
U.S.A. = Too many donut haha
to abort only the ones that will grow up to be fenqing..
fenqing are grown up in any real sense
The United States of America is a mess. LA cop gone crazy shooting everyone.
Nippon Ned again. One LA cop no big problem. But all China police do same every day. That BIG problem. Take guns from China police. Save lives.
!! The United States of America is a mess. LA cop gone crazy shooting everyone !!
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How many babies CCP murder today ? Sick men bosses in China.
We most Chinese hope that each family can have 2 kids, 1 child for 1 family is too cruel, and is not good for the growth of the child both mentally and physically, these only chidren are more likely to be selfcentered and tend to be lonely at home
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As the Bow River threads its way through Banff National Park, it traces a route through both landscape and time. Grizzlies and elk, black bears and cougars have long followed the river valley in search of food and mates, changing their patterns with the seasons.
The wildlife still follows those seasonal trails, but now, so do more than 3 million visitors a year. Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of National Geographic Traveler magazine's 50 Places of a Lifetime, Canada's oldest national park isn't just our backyard alpine playground - it's known the world over.
Like the wildlife, the majority of the visitors are drawn to the valley bottom, the front country where the living is easier and the routes well established, by construction if not by time. That puts enormous pressure on the valley and on those responsible for protecting it, and the surrounding peaks. They'd be the first to say they don't have all the answers, but they're certainly looking for them. From hybrid buses to recycled hotel soap, their solutions just might surprise you.
You might never see wildlife on the distinctive crossing structures over the Trans-Canada Highway near Banff, but thanks to cameras and DNA research projects, Parks Canada knows they're being used, says spokeswoman Judy Glowinski.
The bridges are perhaps the most visible example of the complex mandate managed by the mountain park in the heavily travelled valley. They're built over a highway that was twinned to enhance driver safety, with fencing to protect wildlife from speeding vehicles, while overpasses and underpasses allow the animals to maintain their seasonal ranges.
"The valley bottom represents just three per cent of the park, and it's the heart of our challenges and our debates," says Glowinski, noting a new vehicle travels along the highway near Lake Louise once every six seconds on summer days - making the recent announcement of the two-lane stretch's twinning a welcome one in terms of safety.
The park is also weaving educational experiences throughout the visitor path, from roving uniformed interpreters on trails to messages of stewardship at the new solar-powered washrooms at Lake Minnewanka.
The notion of stewardship isn't new to many of the hotel properties in Banff National Park.
"Our Green Partnership Program is the cornerstone of everything we do," says Lori Grant, regional spokesperson for Fairmont Hotels and
Resorts. "This is something that we've had a commitment to for 18 years."
At the Fairmont Banff Springs, eco-friendly elements include an Audubon-certified golf course that uses biodiesel vehicles, and a new partnership with the World Wildlife Fund's Climate Savers program.
At the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, Jackie Budgell is the environmental systems manager, a position resulting from the No Net Negative
Environmental Impact agreement between the hotel and Parks Canada to get the $65-million Mount Temple conference wing built. Essentially, it means that despite the increase in hotel rooms and meeting facilities, the hotel must stay within its pre-expansion environmental footprint.
In fact, low-flow plumbing fixtures have allowed the hotel to decrease its water usage by more than 150,000 cubic metres a year since 1995. But it doesn't stop there: Energy-efficient lighting, green power purchases, wildlife and habitat monitoring and environmental education initiatives are all part of the mix.
The hotel is also replacing plastic takeout food containers with compostable and biodegradable models, providing biodegradable doggie waste bags along the lakeshore, installing its own biodiesel processing unit to transform used cooking oils into fuel for grounds equipment and shuttle buses, and turning used hard soaps into laundry detergent for use in staff accommodations.
"We're not only committed to meeting (the No Net Negative Impact) goals, we like to go above and beyond," Budgell says. "We tend to be trendsetters in environmental initiatives - if it works here, it will likely be used in other properties, too."
Across town, the owner of Banff's Juniper Hotel & Bistro could have torn down the former 1950s Timberline property in 2004, but instead took a less-drastic approach. "The renovation saved materials that were worth salvaging and put them back into the property," says the Juniper's general manager, Christine Frewin.
But that's just part of the story. "When the property was built, we worked with a Parks Canada archaeologist," Frewin says. "They've known for quite some time that the Banff area was an important trade route and a sacred place for the Salmon people, moving through from the Shuswap area to hunt bison on the plains.
"We've tried to bring those stories in to the guest experience here - Banff is well known as having been founded by the Canadian Pacific - but the human history here is beyond CP," she says.
"As a national park town, we have both an opportunity and an obligation to be a leader in environmental matters," says Chad Townsend, Banff's environmental services co-ordinator. "It's part of what visitors expect, and it's embedded in our community plan."
To this end, the city has bought four bio-diesel electric hybrid buses, which hit the road this week and will form the town's transit system. Wrapped inside and out in wildlife-education messages, the buses will generate their own electrical power whenever they brake - ideal for stop-and-go driving. There are parking issues in Banff, says deputy Mayor Karen Sorensen, and it's hoped tourists will leave their vehicles at their hotels and head around town by bus.
A new pedestrian bridge over the Bow River this fall hopes to take even more cars off the road, while prototype LED street lighting is using 30-per-cent less electricity than conventional lighting. The new bus maintenance building will even capture rainwater to use for vehicle washing.
"Behind the scenes, there's been a radical rethink of waste diversion," Townsend says. This includes a new recycling system, an organics drop-off program (backyard composters run the risk of attracting wildlife), and solar-powered compacting garbage cans.
The town is also buying toilet paper and towels from the same place to which they send their paper to be recycled.
"It's rare in the environmental world to be able to close that loop, supporting the market for both recycled products and recycling," he notes.
Last year, Banff launched a Towards Zero Waste Events project. "We'd like to eliminate garbage that needs to be landfilled as a result of special events," says Andrea Thiessen, director of events and special projects for Banff Lake Louise Tourism. "We want to avoid items packaged for single serving, and keep food and drinks in reusable containers."
The following websites have additional information on measures to make Banff National Park even greener.
- Audubon: audubon.org.
- Banff Lake Louise Tourism: banfflakelouise.com.
- Parks Canada: pc.gc.ca.
- Town of Banff: banff.ca.
- World Wildlife Fund: wwf.ca.


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Comet ISON will soon pay Mars a visit
On October 1, Comet ISON will pass within 6.5 million miles of the Red Planet. Wish I could be there with my scope. No worries. NASA already has a telescope lined up and ready to roll. It's called the HiRise (High-Resolution Imaging Experiment) camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. This 19.7-inch (0.5-m) scope has been busy since 2006 snapping high-resolution photos of the surface of Mars. At best it can see niggle out details about 1 foot (0.3m) across.
On Aug. 20, Sept, 29, Oct. 1 and 2, NASA will direct the probe's telescopic camera at Comet ISON. Since one of those dates has already passed, expect to see images of the first attempt soon. The two remaining Mars rovers – Opportunity and Curiosity – may also get a view depending on how bright ISON becomes. On Oct. 1, if my math is correct, the comet should shine at around mag. 2.5-3.0 from Mars, making it a naked eye object.
As you might guess, HiRise wasn't sent to Mars to do astronomy. Since it's target is the bright, sunlit surface of Mars below it, the camera was set up for shorter exposure unlike a typical camera-equipped telescope.
"The camera is designed for rapid imaging of Mars," said the telescope's principal investigator Alfred McEwen of the University of Arizona. "Our maximum exposure time is limited compared to detectors on other space telescopes. This is a major limitation for imaging comets. Nevertheless, I think we will detect Comet ISON."
The comet arrives at an auspicious time for study. It's now crossing the "frost line" just beyond the orbit of Mars where water ice, the most common material in comets, starts to rapidly vaporize in sunlight. Scientists and amateurs alike are hoping this will boost the comet's brightness and tail length.
Closeup study from Mars will hopefully give us a better idea of ISON's size. I've seen diameter estimates of around 3 miles, but no one knows precisely. NASA comet specialists say that if it spans at least 0.3 miles (0.5 km) ISON will likely survive its close encounter with the blazing sun on Thanksgiving Day.
16 spacecraft and every scope Earth can muster will be directed at Comet ISON as wends its way in and out of the inner solar system and back to the icebox of the Oort Cloud. It's all part of a worldwide ISON observing campaign. To find out more and how you can get involved, click HERE. NASA video including more about the Mars flyby HERE.
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I did not work my regular job this morning. I got to sleep in till almost 6. I drove School Bus. Stepping into the house at 9 AM, the warm, very blue sky was illuminated by the Sun. But that could not overwhelm the Moon which was clearly visible. Of course the Moon was only visible because of it's vast elongation from the Sun. Even if ISON gets as bright as the Moon on Thanksgiving Day, it is not going to be easy to see, so close to the Sun.
Bob, can you explain how the image of Ison that's circulating on the 'woo-woo' sites was made – the one that makes it look like a triangular craft? I know it's something to do with parallax, and both its own and Hubble's movement through space, and the stacking of images. However, I can't picture it in my mind's eye. Can you explain how it was made? Thanks.


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