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Waveguide Junction Circulators: Theory and Practice

Waveguide Junction Circulators brings together for the first time all the design aspects of this class of device. In a typical application the circulator allows a single antenna to be used for both transmission and reception. Together with semiconductor, passive and electronic devices, the circulator constitutes an essential building block in modern radar, satellite and telecommunication equipment. Features include:
* Examination of the properties and adjustments of the 3-port junction circulator and focus on the gyromagnetic resonator
* Description of the design of practical classic circulator arrangements
* Discussion of aspects of filter theory in the design of the classic 3-port junction circulator
* Consideration of practical concerns such as insertion loss and commercial specifications
Written by a leading academic authority and experienced industrial consultant, Waveguide Junction Circulators is a vital information source for designers working in microwave engineering. This valuable guide provides the academic researcher with a firm foundation in the theoretical aspects of this class of device whilst offering the industrial engineer an experimental platform for commercial design.

That pretty much says it all. Alternate titles included: "Jobless in Portland", "Waiting for Patrick to come home", and "I have no real reason to get dressed every day."

It's been four months. I've had one bizarre temp assignment. And one interview for a job I was totally over-qualified for. I am torn between boredom and wanting to get out there, but the need to job hunt and keep in touch with loved ones back east keeps me glued to the ancient laptop. There are days I don't get dressed until about the time Patrick is getting off of work for the day. I just surf...send resumes into black holes...check facebook...browse flickr...and then today I thought what the hell, may as well accomplish something with my boredom. And here I am. Glued to the computer and resenting being stuck in a new city with no money to spend.

On the bright side of life, I have my new camera? And Photoshop. And Patrick does come home every day. : )

That cat though...anyone want a nasty old blind, fat, flea-bitten, 20 something cat that won't ever die?
Thought not.

In January 2009, before we enacted the Recovery Act, Americans lost 779,000 jobs in one month alone. A year later, job losses have turned to jobs gains of 162,000 in March, including 17,000 in manufacturing—a complete reversal from what President Bush left behind.

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHIES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND ALBERT EINSTEIN, THIS IS THE EXCLUSIVE BIOGRAPHY OF STEVE JOBS.
Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.
At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, and when societies around the world are trying to build digital-age economies, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in the twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering.
Although Jobs cooperated with this book, he asked for no control over what was written nor even the right to read it before it was published. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted.
Driven by demons, Jobs could drive those around him to fury and despair. But his personality and products were interrelated, just as Apple’s hardware and software tended to be, as if part of an integrated system. His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values.