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Justia Regulation Tracker Department Of Transportation Surface Transportation Board Fortress Investment Group LLC-Continuance in Control Exemption-Florida East Coast Railway, L.L.C. and Central Maine & Quebec Railway US Inc., 11498-11499 [2014-04461]
Fortress Investment Group LLC-Continuance in Control Exemption-Florida East Coast Railway, L.L.C. and Central Maine & Quebec Railway US Inc., 11498-11499 [2014-04461]
Download as PDF 11498 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 40 / Friday, February 28, 2014 / Notices 60 days before this exemption is to become effective, to send notice of the transaction to the national offices of the labor unions with employees on the affected lines, post a copy of the notice at the workplace of the employees on the affected lines, and certify to the Board that it has done so. 49 CFR 1150.32(e). CMQR, concurrently with its notice of exemption, filed a petition for waiver of the 60-day advance labor notice period. CMQR's waiver request will be addressed in a separate decision. CMQR states that it intends to consummate the transaction as soon as practicable after the effective date of this exemption. The Board will establish in a separate decision on the waiver request the earliest date that this transaction may be consummated. If the notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the effectiveness of the exemption. Petitions for stay must be filed no later than March 7, 2014.4 An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35805 must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, one copy of each pleading must be served on Robert J. Keach, Esq. (as Trustee for MMA), c/o Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A., 100 Middle Street, Portland, ME 04104– 5029, and on Terence M. Hynes, Sidley Austin LLP, 1501 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20005. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: February 25, 2014. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Jeffrey Herzig, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2014–04460 Filed 2–27–14; 8:45 am] tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 4 A stay would normally be due in this case by April 8, 2014. Here, however, the due date for stays will be March 7, 2014. The date is set earlier in case the Board grants CMQR's petition for waiver of the 60-day notice period and allows the exemption to become effective on March 17, 2014. Having stays due on March 7 for this case also creates uniformity with the due date for stays in Docket No. FD 35806. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:47 Feb 27, 2014 Jkt 232001 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35806] Fortress Investment Group LLC— Continuance in Control Exemption— Florida East Coast Railway, L.L.C. and Central Maine & Quebec Railway US Inc. Fortress Investment Group LLC (Fortress Investment) has filed a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2), for the benefit of an investment fund managed by an affiliate of Fortress Investment, Fortress Worldwide Transportation and Infrastructure General Partnership (Fortress Worldwide), to continue in control of Central Maine & Quebec Railway US Inc. (CMQR), a noncarrier, upon CMQR's becoming a Class III railroad. This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice of exemption in Central Maine & Quebec Railway US Inc.—Acquisition and Operation Exemption—Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, Ltd., Docket No. FD 35805, wherein CMQR seeks Board approval under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire and operate approximately 244.2 miles of rail line in Maine and Vermont currently owned and operated by the bankrupt Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, Ltd. (MMA).1 As discussed in that notice, CMQR is a subsidiary of Rail Acquisition Holdings LLC (RAH), which is, in turn, owned and controlled by Fortress Worldwide.2 The purpose of this verified notice of exemption and the concurrently filed one in Docket No. FD 35805 is to restore and preserve rail service on and over the rail lines of the bankrupt MMA located in Maine and Vermont. Although MMA has continued to provide certain rail services while in bankruptcy, east-west through service between points in Quebec and points in Maine has not been available to shippers since the July ´ 2013 Lac Megantic rail accident in 1 MMA and MMA's Canadian affiliate, Montreal Maine & Atlantic Canada Co. (MMA Canada) filed bankruptcy petitions with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine and the Superior Court for the Province of Quebec, District of Montreal, respectively, on August 7, 2013, ´ following a rail accident in Lac Megantic, Que., on July 6, 2013. 2 Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement (Agreement) between the trustee, MMA, and MMA Canada, RAH will assign its rights to CMQR and to a Canadian subsidiary of RAH, Central Maine & Quebec Railway Canada, Inc. (CMQR Canada), to enable CMQR to acquire the U.S. rail assets of MMA and CMQR Canada to acquire the Canadian rail assets of MMA Canada. CMQR Canada will file an application with the Canada Transportation Agency to seek authority concerning the Canadian lines. PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Quebec. CMQR and CMQR Canada will provide rail service over the entire prebankruptcy rail network of MMA and MMA Canada. The parties intend to consummate the proposed transaction as soon as practicable after the effective date of this notice of exemption and the concurrent notice of exemption filed in Docket No. FD 35805.3 Fortress Investment notes that another rail carrier subject to the Board's jurisdiction, Florida East Coast Railway, L.L.C. (FECR), is currently owned by FECR Rail Holding LLC, which is, in turn, owned by investment funds managed by an affiliate of Fortress Investment. FECR, a Class II carrier, operates approximately 350 miles of rail lines in Florida extending between Jacksonville and the Miami metropolitan area. Fortress Investment represents that: (1) The railroads would not connect with each other or any railroads in its corporate family; (2) the continuance in control is not part of a series of anticipated transactions that would connect CMQR's rail lines with the lines of any other rail carrier owned by Fortress Investment or any investment fund managed by any affiliate of Fortress Investment; and (3) the transaction does not involve a Class I rail carrier. Therefore, the transaction is exempt from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2). Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board may not use its exemption authority to relieve a rail carrier of its statutory obligation to protect the interests of its employees. As a condition to the use of this exemption, any employees adversely affected by this transaction will be protected by the conditions set forth in Wisconsin Central Ltd.— Acquisition Exemption—Lines of Union Pacific Railroad, 2 S.T.B. 218 (1997). If the notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the effectiveness of the exemption. Petitions for stay must be filed no later than March 7, 2014. 3 Pursuant to the 49 CFR 1150.32(e), CMQR must provide notice to labor regarding the line acquisition and certify to the Board that it has done so 60 days before the exemption becomes effective; the parties cannot close this transaction until April 15, 2014. CMQR has petitioned the Board to waive this period so that the parties can consummate their sale transaction on or before March 31, 2014, in accordance with the Agreement and the bankruptcy court's expectations. The Board will rule on this waiver request in a separate decision. E:\FR\FM\28FEN1.SGM 28FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 40 / Friday, February 28, 2014 / Notices An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35806 must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, one copy of each pleading must be served on Terence M. Hynes, Sidley Austin LLP, 1501 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20005, and on Robert J. Keach, Esq. (as Trustee for MMA), c/o Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A., 100 Middle Street, Portland, ME 04104– 5029. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at WWW.STB.DOT.GOV. Decided: February 25, 2014. By the Board. Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Raina S. White, Clearance Clerk. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Title: Quantitative Consumer Research—U.S. Mint Customer Spend Trajectory Research. 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Surface Transportation Board
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2014)]
[Docket No. FD 35806]
Fortress Investment Group LLC--Continuance in Control Exemption--
Florida East Coast Railway, L.L.C. and Central Maine & Quebec Railway
US Inc.
Fortress Investment Group LLC (Fortress Investment) has filed a
verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2), for the
benefit of an investment fund managed by an affiliate of Fortress
Investment, Fortress Worldwide Transportation and Infrastructure
General Partnership (Fortress Worldwide), to continue in control of
Central Maine & Quebec Railway US Inc. (CMQR), a noncarrier, upon
CMQR's becoming a Class III railroad.
This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice
of exemption in Central Maine & Quebec Railway US Inc.--Acquisition and
Operation Exemption--Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, Ltd., Docket
No. FD 35805, wherein CMQR seeks Board approval under 49 CFR 1150.31 to
acquire and operate approximately 244.2 miles of rail line in Maine and
Vermont currently owned and operated by the bankrupt Montreal, Maine &
Atlantic Railway, Ltd. (MMA).\1\ As discussed in that notice, CMQR is a
subsidiary of Rail Acquisition Holdings LLC (RAH), which is, in turn,
owned and controlled by Fortress Worldwide.\2\
\1\ MMA and MMA's Canadian affiliate, Montreal Maine & Atlantic
Canada Co. (MMA Canada) filed bankruptcy petitions with the United
States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine and the Superior
Court for the Province of Quebec, District of Montreal,
respectively, on August 7, 2013, following a rail accident in Lac
M[eacute]gantic, Que., on July 6, 2013.
\2\ Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement (Agreement) between
the trustee, MMA, and MMA Canada, RAH will assign its rights to CMQR
and to a Canadian subsidiary of RAH, Central Maine & Quebec Railway
Canada, Inc. (CMQR Canada), to enable CMQR to acquire the U.S. rail
assets of MMA and CMQR Canada to acquire the Canadian rail assets of
MMA Canada. CMQR Canada will file an application with the Canada
Transportation Agency to seek authority concerning the Canadian
The purpose of this verified notice of exemption and the
concurrently filed one in Docket No. FD 35805 is to restore and
preserve rail service on and over the rail lines of the bankrupt MMA
located in Maine and Vermont. Although MMA has continued to provide
certain rail services while in bankruptcy, east-west through service
between points in Quebec and points in Maine has not been available to
shippers since the July 2013 Lac M[eacute]gantic rail accident in
Quebec. CMQR and CMQR Canada will provide rail service over the entire
pre-bankruptcy rail network of MMA and MMA Canada.
The parties intend to consummate the proposed transaction as soon
as practicable after the effective date of this notice of exemption and
the concurrent notice of exemption filed in Docket No. FD 35805.\3\
\3\ Pursuant to the 49 CFR 1150.32(e), CMQR must provide notice
to labor regarding the line acquisition and certify to the Board
that it has done so 60 days before the exemption becomes effective;
the parties cannot close this transaction until April 15, 2014. CMQR
has petitioned the Board to waive this period so that the parties
can consummate their sale transaction on or before March 31, 2014,
in accordance with the Agreement and the bankruptcy court's
expectations. The Board will rule on this waiver request in a
separate decision.
Fortress Investment notes that another rail carrier subject to the
Board's jurisdiction, Florida East Coast Railway, L.L.C. (FECR), is
currently owned by FECR Rail Holding LLC, which is, in turn, owned by
investment funds managed by an affiliate of Fortress Investment. FECR,
a Class II carrier, operates approximately 350 miles of rail lines in
Florida extending between Jacksonville and the Miami metropolitan area.
Fortress Investment represents that: (1) The railroads would not
connect with each other or any railroads in its corporate family; (2)
the continuance in control is not part of a series of anticipated
transactions that would connect CMQR's rail lines with the lines of any
other rail carrier owned by Fortress Investment or any investment fund
managed by any affiliate of Fortress Investment; and (3) the
transaction does not involve a Class I rail carrier. Therefore, the
transaction is exempt from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C.
11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2).
Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board may not use its exemption
authority to relieve a rail carrier of its statutory obligation to
protect the interests of its employees. As a condition to the use of
this exemption, any employees adversely affected by this transaction
will be protected by the conditions set forth in Wisconsin Central
Ltd.--Acquisition Exemption--Lines of Union Pacific Railroad, 2 S.T.B.
218 (1997).
If the notice contains false or misleading information, the
exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49
U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to
revoke will not automatically stay the effectiveness of the exemption.
Petitions for stay must be filed no later than March 7, 2014.
An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 35806 must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E
Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, one copy of each
pleading must be served on Terence M. Hynes, Sidley Austin LLP, 1501 K
Street NW., Washington, DC 20005, and on Robert J. Keach, Esq. (as
Trustee for MMA), c/o Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A., 100
Middle Street, Portland, ME 04104-5029.
Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at
WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.
Decided: February 25, 2014.
By the Board.
Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Raina S. White,
Clearance Clerk.


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Mobile Apps and Their Global Growth
Written by Santiago Lopez
It is no surprise to hear nowadays that tablets and cell phones have out-sold desktops and laptops in worldwide sales. In this modern era everybody wants to stay connected and small portable devices allow you to communicate with the world 24/7. With the world making a switch in preference for the use of mobile devices, developers started creating mobile applications, more commonly known as mobile apps. They are designed specifically to run on smartphones and other mobile devices and take advantage of device features such as touch-screen, camera integration and GPS.
At the beginning of this year, Apple revealed that 50 billion apps had been downloaded from the AppStore since its opening in 2008. In fact, they gave a $10,000 gift card to an American, Brandon Ashmore, for being the person who downloaded the 50 billionth app. Parallel to this, Google announced that 48 billion apps have been downloaded from Google Play to date.
Users can download all kinds of apps these days, from games to social networking to retail, music, online banking, etc. You even see great companies working together to bring people outstanding apps, like the Nike+ app which was developed in partnership between Nike (Sporting goods) and Apple (Technology) two of the most recognized brands in the world. The growth of mobile apps continues and there is a lot of room for new business.
Prashant Fuloria, the CPO of Flurry (a company that provides app developers with tools to measure how much people are using their apps) commented in a conference in San Francisco this year that: "China recently surpassed the U.S. with the number of smart devices, with 240 million smartphones and tablets in use. But that represents just a quarter of China's population, which means potentially, there's far more room for growth in China. Ditto in India, which has the same number of smart device users as Canada — but has 36 times the population".
Mobile apps have gone global and there is continuing growth especially in emerging markets such as China, India and Latin America.
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*Boston University School of Public Health, Center for International Health and Development, Applied Mental Health Research Group, Boston, Massachusetts; †University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia; ‡Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; and §Director of Health, Lusaka District Health Management Team, Lusaka, Zambia.
HIV and violence are two major public health problems increasingly shown to be connected and relevant to international mental health issues and HIV-related services. Qualitative research is important due to the dearth of literature on this association in developing countries, cultural influences on mental health syndromes and presentations, and the sensitive nature of the topic. The study presented in this paper sought to investigate the mental health issues of an HIV-affected population of women and children in Lusaka, Zambia, through a systematic qualitative study. Two qualitative methods resulted in the identification of three major problems for women: domestic violence (DV), depression-like syndrome, and alcohol abuse; and children: defilement, DV, and behavior problems. DV and sexual abuse were found to be closely linked to HIV and alcohol abuse. This study shows the local perspective of the overlap between violence and HIV. Results are discussed in relation to the need for violence and abuse to be addressed as HIV services are implemented in sub-Saharan Africa.


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Waning Crescent on 17 April 2031 Thursday
Moon phase on 17 April 2031 Thursday is Waning Crescent, 25 days old Moon is in Pisces.
Moon phase for 17 April 2031 Thursday 12:00 UTC
Waning Crescent 19% illuminated
Waning Crescent is the lunar phase on 17 April 2031, Thursday . Seen from Earth, illuminated fraction of the Moon surface is 19% and getting smaller. The 25 days old Moon is in ♓ Pisces.
21* April Apr16:57
Moon* ♈ Aries
Moon ♉ Taurus
Crescent ♉ Taurus
Crescent ♊ Gemini
Previous main lunar phase is the Last Quarter before 2 days on 14 April 2031 at 12:58.
Moon in ♓ Pisces
Moon is passing about ∠6° of ♓ Pisces tropical zodiac sector.
Flower Moon after 19 days
Next Full Moon is the Flower Moon of May 2031 after 19 days on 7 May 2031 at 03:40.
New Moon in Aries ♈ after 4 days on 21 April 2031 at 16:57
First Quarter in Leo ♌ after 12 days on 29 April 2031 at 19:19
Full Moon in Scorpio ♏ after 19 days on 7 May 2031 at 03:40
Last Quarter in Aquarius ♒ after 26 days on 13 May 2031 at 19:07
The length of the lunation is 29 days, 13 hours and 8 minutes. It is 1 hour and 12 minutes shorter than the next lunation's length. The lengths of the following synodic months are going to increasing with the true anomaly getting closer to the value it has at the point of New Moon at apogee (∠180°).
The length of the current synodic month is 24 minutes longer than the mean synodic month length. It is 6 hours and 39 minutes shorter compared to 21st century's longest synodic month length.
Lunar orbit position on 17 April 2031 Thursday 12:00 UTC
At the beginning of the lunation cycle the true anomaly is ∠70.3°. At the beginning of next synodic month the true anomaly is going to be ∠106.4°.
5 days after point of perigee on 11 April 2031 at 19:13 in ♐ Sagittarius. The lunar orbit is getting widen, while the Moon is moving away from the Earth. It will keep this direction over the next 9 days, until the Moon reaches the point of next apogee on 27 April 2031 at 10:30 in ♋ Cancer.
6 days after ascending node on 10 April 2031 at 14:56 in ♏ Scorpio. The Moon is located north of the ecliptic over the following 6 days, until the lunar orbit crosses from North to South in descending node on 23 April 2031 at 20:23 in ♉ Taurus.
6 days since the beginning of current draconic month in ♏ Scorpio, the Moon is navigating from the beginning to the first part of the cycle.
5 days since the previous standstill on 12 April 2031 at 00:31 in ♐ Sagittarius when the Moon has reached South declination of ∠-21.160°, the lunar orbit is extending northward over the next 8 days to face maximum declination of ∠21.107° at the point of next northern standstill on 25 April 2031 at 12:37 in ♊ Gemini.
Syzygy in 4 days
In 4 days on 21 April 2031 at 16:57 in ♈ Aries the Moon is going to be in a New Moon geocentric conjunction with the Sun and thus forming the next Sun-Moon-Earth syzygy alignment.


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March 20, 2014 by Amy Elliott Bragg
Detroit Tigers spring training, 100 years ago
A hundred years ago, in March 1914, the Detroit Tigers were warming up for the season in Gulfport, Mississippi.
January at Gulf Park, Gulfport, Miss. From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History on Flickr.
Gulfport, a harbor town on the Gulf of Mexico, was barely 15 years old when the Tigers selected it for their spring training camp. It was founded in 1898 as a lumber port, but by the time the Tigers arrived for their first training season in Gulfport in 1913, the town had also become a coastal vacation spot, attracting snow-birds, tourists, and recreational fishers in search of "roses in December" (and, no doubt, beaches in January).
The Tigers had yet to settle on a permanent training camp. In 1911 and 1912, they trained in Monroe, Louisiana, but found the hotel accommodations lacking. An elegant solution existed in Gulfport: the magnificent Great Southern Hotel, one of the most luxurious resorts in the South.
Great Southern Hotel. From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
The Great Southern, opened in 1903, had a telephone in every room, running water (hot and cold!), and an in-house orchestra. Each of the hotel's 250 rooms had a view. (For further reference: this incredible high-resolution panorama of the Great Southern; the longer story — with great vintage postcards! — of the Great Southern's establishment, its glory days, and eventual decline and demolition in 1951.)
Lobby of the Great Southern Hotel, via Mississippi in Preservation.
The manager of the Great Southern in 1914 was James Lynch — a former baseball umpire, funnily enough. He came from Nevada, where he had umpired in mining towns. Reported the Detroit Free Press:
Baseball in this circuit was supported largely by wealthy mine owners who wanted to give the public a show regardless of expense. … The hotel man tells of umpiring ball games in Tonopath and Goldfield where scores of the spectators were 'toting guns,' but he never had the slightest trouble, the miners' love of fair play and their conviction that he was on the level protecting him.
Lynch volunteered his services as an umpire for any exhibition game the Tigers deemed to play during spring training.
The Tigers occasionally shared the hotel with other conventions, including a group of suffragettes, who came to the Great Southern for a day of rousing feminist oratory. Detroit Free Press sportswriter E.A. Batchelor made light of their rhetoric:
It is just as well for the Tigers that they were busy at the ball park today. A bevy of suffragettes swooped down on their hotel for a meeting and luncheon and after tearing into their food, proceeded to tell the male sex exactly where it gets off. … From the fragments of speeches which drifted into the lobby, it seems that the best of men is lucky to get a draw with a horse thief in respectability and intelligence and the whole trousered bunch is batting about .006.
— Detroit Free Press, Mar. 7 1914
On February 17, 1914, a "Bloomer Girls" team formally opened the camp season.
"Bloomer girl," 1913. Via the Library of Congress.
Batchelor noted the youth of the 1914 club; Ty Cobb, who was 27 years old in 1914, and Sam Crawford, who was 34, were its longest serving players. A few players were not yet of legal voting age (which, in 1914, was 21). I couldn't find a team photo from 1914, but here are those fresh-faced boys a year earlier, in 1913:
Via Baseball Fever
The players spent their free time boating, fishing, golfing ("Toots" Schultz was said to be whittling his own golf clubs out of billiard cues), going to the beach, automobiling, writing letters home, and eating the sophisticated European cuisine at the Great Southern, which caused stomach upset during grueling days of training:
A sample meal for a young ball player who has eaten a light lunch and has about $1.75 left on his daily allowance at dinner time is caviar, sweetbreads with mushrooms, shrimp salad, French pastry, ice cream and camambert cheese. This lay-out is palatable, there is no question about that, but it hardly is the best possible combination for building bone and muscle.
Detroit Free Press, Mar. 19, 1914
They also loved ice cream: "The Tigers are particularly gripped by this gastronomic vice, and on several occasions they have cleaned the hotels that entertained them of every hit of ice cream, sherbet, punch, and frozen pudding."
A big show was planned for Thursday, March 19, 1914, with the Tigers scheduled to play the New Orleans Pelicans in Gulfport. It was "the biggest event in the town's history," and Gulfport declared a legal holiday. Unofficially, it was "Ty Cobb Day," a chance for Southerners to see their Georgian hero. The Mayor suggested that all businesses close for the day except restaurants and "soft-drink emporiums." Visitors came to Gulfport by trolley from Biloxi, Pass Christian, and other Gulf Coast towns, and by train from a hundred or more miles away.
Did this game ever happen? I could find no report from game day the paper. It's possible that the game was rained out; 1914 was a cold, soggy season in Gulfport, with temperatures occasionally dropping into the 40s. Consequently, the Tigers were said to be relieved when spring training season came to a close on March 25, 1914, and the Tigers left town to play a few exhibition games, including one in Memphis, on their way back to Detroit.
Gulfport's time as the Tigers' spring training camp came to a mysterious end in September 1915, when the Great Southern's manager sent a letter to Frank Navin reporting that Gulfport had been badly damaged by the New Orleans hurricane of 1915, which wrecked the ball park and required the Great Southern hotel to be closed indefinitely for repairs. But the hotel's owners were shocked when the Tigers decided not to return, and they disputed Lynch's claims. In fact the ball park was not at all damaged and the hotel would only be closed temporarily for routine upgrades, they assured. James Lynch left his employ at the Great Southern that November, causing some reporters to wonder whether his letter to Navin had been sent out of spite, or because he believed that the hotel would not be able to handle the Tigers with out him.
Whatever the cause of this perplexing deception, the Tigers packed out to Waxahachie, Texas for the 1916 spring training season. The park where they played is still in use. (!)
Go Tigers,
– THE NIGHT TRAIN
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Family's tribute to Kevin McClintock
Kevin McClintock.
Erin Hutcheon
Published: 07:22 Tuesday 17 November 2015
A Derry man who was tragically killed in a road traffic collision in Newtowncunningham on Friday, was due to become a father again in just five weeks time.
Last night Kevin Barry McClintock's heartbroken fiance Anna Bryson, revealed that she has decided to call their unborn child, who she knows is a girl, Caoimhe, as a tribute to her late partner.
And she described the man she has spent the last 15 years of her life with as a "great fella" and "devoted daddy."
The Galliagh man's fiance said the couple's three children Megan, Aoife and Caitlin had been left heartbroken by his death.
"He loved them so much," she said. "He loved spending time with them and doing things like building their bikes. Kevin and I were together 15 years. He was looking forward to this baby. But we hadn't thought of a name. But I'm going to call her Caoimhe because it's the nearest name to Kevin."
32 year-old Kevin McClintock from Galliagh and Orla O'Reilly who is originally from Cavan were killed on Friday afternoon when the cars they were travelling in collided on the N13 at Moyle near Newtowncunningham. A third man who was involved in the accident remains in a critical condition in the Royal Victoria Hospital.
Kevin McClintock will be laid to rest this morning following Requiem Mass at 10.30 in St Joseph's Church, Galliagh. Ms. O'Reilly's funeral will be held in her native Cavan.
The Derry man's parents Tony and Jacqui said they had been overwhelmed by the tributes paid to their son online.
"I have maxed out of friends because so many people came on to talk about him on facebook," said Tony, "He was just so well known and liked."
Tony said his son would have done anything for anyone.
"All you had to do was lift the phone," he said. "He was our oldest son. No parent should have to bury their child. Kevin was one of the best, we are devastated and heartbroken. He was just a gentleman."
Speaking from the family home at Dundrean Park, Kevin's sister Roisin said her brother was "just brilliant."
"Kevin was brilliant to us," she said. "He had a heart of gold. We had such a laugh with him. He loved all his nieces and nephews."
The family also said their thoughts would be with the family of Orla O'Reilly.
"We are devastated for her and her family." said Tony.
Kevin's funeral will take place this morning from his parent's home, 11 Dundrean Park, Galliagh, at 10am for 10.30am Requiem Mass in St. Joseph's Church, Galliagh. Interment afterwards in the City Cemetery.
He is survived by his fiancé, Anna, daughters Megan, Aoife and Caitlin, parents Tony and Jacqui and siblings Roisin, Tony, Gary, Gemma and Chloe.


Facebook's error in overestimating the average viewing time of video ads will not have much impact on advertising dollars set aside for the platform in India, but it will make advertisers suspicious of viewership metrics it provides in future, media planners say.
The California-based tech giant recently revealed that the average viewing time for video ads on Facebook was much lower than what it had claimed as there was an error in the way the social media platform did its calculations. The company was not taking into account video ads that were viewed for less than three seconds.
"We discovered an error in the way we calculate one of our video metrics. This has been fixed, it did not impact billing, and we have notified our partners both through our product dashboards and via sales and publisher outreach. We also renamed the metric to make it clearer what we measure. This metric is one of many our partners use to assess their video campaigns," a Facebook spokesperson told ET.
While this could reflect on advertisers' decision making, media planners said the impact is limited in India because Facebook is not the most popular destination for video advertisements.
"Advertisers decide to allocate advertising dollars based on overall viewership numbers. If these numbers are bumped up then the decision making is definitely affected.Yet in India the impact in not so huge," said Amardeep Singh, CEO at Interactive Avenues, the digital arm of IPG Mediabrands, that buys space advertising on Facebook on behalf of its clients.
While Facebook attracts 15-20% of the overall advertising dollars allocated for digital media, Indian advertisers mostly prefer YouTube for video advertisement. "For video advertisements, YouTube is by far the biggest. Other OTT platforms such as Hot Star are also becoming popular," Singh said.
Sam Balsara, chairman at Madison World, said Facebook's revelation is unlikely to dent increasing video usage on digital in the country. However, media planners said this would call in for some bit of caution and scrutiny on metrics story.
"Clients would like to be doubly sure on what is being reported. No longer clients would be okay to hear that since its Facebook, everything is all right," said Gopa Kumar, vice-president at Isobar India, the digital agency from Dentsu Aegis Network.
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The Shelter mission is to rehabilitate and return to the environment 70% of the animal rescued received
But there are always cases that cannot return to the environment, and these are the ones that you will be able to meet and learn about them on our Guided Tour through the shelter's trails
Meet more than 75 species of Costa Rican animals, each one with their stories and reasons why they cannot return to live in the wild.
Come and learn their stories, and with your visit, funds will be used to save and return to the wild lots of other animals.
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This is the reason why most of them, are very used to being close to humans...
On our Guided tour, you will be able to observe up close and in full color all this amazing animals.
We try that all the animals in the Shelter receive quality of life, through an excellent diet, adequate spaces and constant entertainment through the environmental enrichment of the enclosures.
Many of this animals were kept as illegal pets
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Q: Permutations of Dataset I have data with missing values. I need all permutations which follow the two rules: Every year must be represented in each draw; and each draw must contain  a minimum of two elements for each year. Here is the data.
assoc = <|
   "A" -> <|"1990" -> "Aretn1", "1991" -> "Aretn2",
     "1992" -> "Aretn3", "1993" -> "Aretn4", "1994" -> "Aretn5"|>,
   "B" -> <|"1990" -> "Bretn1", "1991" -> "Bretn2",
     "1992" -> "Bretn3", "1993" -> "Bretn4", "1994" -> "Bretn5"|>,
   "C" -> <|"1990" -> "", "1991" -> "", "1992" -> "",
     "1993" -> "Cretn4", "1994" -> "Cretn5"|>,
   "D" -> <|"1990" -> "Dretn1", "1991" -> "Dretn2",
     "1992" -> "Dretn3", "1993" -> "", "1994" -> ""|>,
   "E" -> <|"1990" -> "", "1991" -> "", "1992" -> "",
     "1993" -> "Eretn4", "1994" -> "Eretn5"|>|>;

Using the brute strength method, here are the permutations that qualify

Clearly a picking function using an elaborate Module with Reap and Sow or Select would do it. But I am trying to use more code efficient methods of Query or Counts that Datasets and Associations were created for

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Study of Wide Swath Synthetic Aperture Ladar Imaging Techology
Zhang Keshu, Pan Jie, Wang Ran, Li Guangzuo, Wang Ning, Wu Yirong
Combining synthetic-aperture imaging and coherent-light detection technology, the weak signal identification capacity of Synthetic Aperture Ladar (SAL) reaches the photo level, and the image resolution exceeds the diffraction limit of the telescope to obtain high-resolution images irrespective to ranges. This paper introduces SAL, including the development path, technology characteristics, and the restriction of imaging swath. On the basis of this, we propose to integrate the SAL technology for extending its swath. By analyzing the scanning-operation mode and the signal model, the paper explicitly proposes that the former mode will be the developmental trend of the SAL technology. This paper also introduces the flight demonstrations of the SAL and the imaging results of remote targets, showing the potential of the SAL in long-range, high-resolution, and scanning-imaging applications. The technology and the theory of the scanning mode of SAL compensates for the defects related to the swath and operation efficiency of the current SAL. It provides scientific foundation for the SAL system applied in wide swath, high resolution earth observation, and the ISAL system applied in space-targets imaging. Combining synthetic-aperture imaging and coherent-light detection technology, the weak signal identification capacity of Synthetic Aperture Ladar (SAL) reaches the photo level, and the image resolution exceeds the diffraction limit of the telescope to obtain high-resolution images irrespective to ranges. This paper introduces SAL, including the development path, technology characteristics, and the restriction of imaging swath. On the basis of this, we propose to integrate the SAL technology for extending its swath. By analyzing the scanning-operation mode and the signal model, the paper explicitly proposes that the former mode will be the developmental trend of the SAL technology. This paper also introduces the flight demonstrations of the SAL and the imaging results of remote targets, showing the potential of the SAL in long-range, high-resolution, and scanning-imaging applications. The technology and the theory of the scanning mode of SAL compensates for the defects related to the swath and operation efficiency of the current SAL. It provides scientific foundation for the SAL system applied in wide swath, high resolution earth observation, and the ISAL system applied in space-targets imaging.
Preliminary Exploration of Systematic Geolocation Accuracy of GF-3 SAR Satellite System
Ding Chibiao, Liu Jiayin, Lei Bin, Qiu Xiaolan
GF-3, the first full-polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite of China with a resolution up to 1 m, was successfully launched in August 2016 and, after 5 months of in-orbit calibration, it was officially delivered to the users in January 2017. In this paper, the geometric positioning error sources of the entire system are analyzed based on the real data acquisition, including atmospheric transmission, image processing, and geometric positioning. The positioning precision of the SAR system is validated by corner reflectors. The results show that the satellite positioning accuracy improved by 3 m. GF-3, the first full-polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite of China with a resolution up to 1 m, was successfully launched in August 2016 and, after 5 months of in-orbit calibration, it was officially delivered to the users in January 2017. In this paper, the geometric positioning error sources of the entire system are analyzed based on the real data acquisition, including atmospheric transmission, image processing, and geometric positioning. The positioning precision of the SAR system is validated by corner reflectors. The results show that the satellite positioning accuracy improved by 3 m.
Performance Analysis on ISAR Imaging of Space Targets
Zhou Yejian, Zhang Lei, Wang Hongxian, Xing Mengdao
Usually, in traditional Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) systems design and mode selection for space satellite targets, coherent integration gain in azimuth direction hardly can be analyzed, which depends on target's motion. In this study, we combine the target orbit parameters to determine its motion relative to radar and deduce coherent integration equation in ISAR imaging to realize the selection of imaging intervals based on coherent integration, which can ensure the resolution in azimuth direction. Meanwhile, we analyze the influence of target orbit altitude to echo power and imaging Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) that provides a new indicator for space observation ISAR systems design. The result of simulation experiment illustrates that with target orbit altitude increasing, coherent integration gain in azimuth direction of large-angular observation offsets the decreasing of imaging SNR in a degree, which provides a brand-new perspective for space observation ISAR systems and signal processing design. Usually, in traditional Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) systems design and mode selection for space satellite targets, coherent integration gain in azimuth direction hardly can be analyzed, which depends on target's motion. In this study, we combine the target orbit parameters to determine its motion relative to radar and deduce coherent integration equation in ISAR imaging to realize the selection of imaging intervals based on coherent integration, which can ensure the resolution in azimuth direction. Meanwhile, we analyze the influence of target orbit altitude to echo power and imaging Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) that provides a new indicator for space observation ISAR systems design. The result of simulation experiment illustrates that with target orbit altitude increasing, coherent integration gain in azimuth direction of large-angular observation offsets the decreasing of imaging SNR in a degree, which provides a brand-new perspective for space observation ISAR systems and signal processing design.
CS-SAR Imaging Method Based on Inverse Omega-K Algorithm
Hu Jingqiu, Liu Falin, Zhou Chongbin, Li Bo, Wang Dongjin
Compressed Sensing (CS) has been proved to be effective in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging. Previous CS-SAR imaging algorithms are very time consuming, especially for producing high-resolution images. In this study, we propose a new CS-SAR imaging method based on the well-known omega-K algorithm, which is precise and convenient to use in SAR imaging. First, we derive an inverse omega-K algorithm to directly obtain echoes without any convolution between the transmitted signal and scene. Then, we formulate the SAR imaging problem into a sparse regularization problem and solve it using an iterative thresholding algorithm. With our derived inverse omega-K algorithm, we can save significant amounts of computation time and computer memory usage. Simulation results show that the proposed method can effectively recover SAR images with much less data than that required by the Nyquist rate. Compressed Sensing (CS) has been proved to be effective in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging. Previous CS-SAR imaging algorithms are very time consuming, especially for producing high-resolution images. In this study, we propose a new CS-SAR imaging method based on the well-known omega-K algorithm, which is precise and convenient to use in SAR imaging. First, we derive an inverse omega-K algorithm to directly obtain echoes without any convolution between the transmitted signal and scene. Then, we formulate the SAR imaging problem into a sparse regularization problem and solve it using an iterative thresholding algorithm. With our derived inverse omega-K algorithm, we can save significant amounts of computation time and computer memory usage. Simulation results show that the proposed method can effectively recover SAR images with much less data than that required by the Nyquist rate.
A Radar Multi-target Tracking Algorithm Based on Gaussian Mixture PHD Filter under Doppler Blind Zone
Wei Qiang, Liu Zhong
Due to the Doppler Blind Zone (DBZ), the target tracking of Doppler radar becomes more and more complicated. In this paper, a multi-target tracking algorithm based on Gaussian Mixture Probability Hypothesis Density (GM-PHD) for DBZ is proposed. The algorithm introduces the Minimum Detectable Velocity (MDV) information to the traditional detection probability model to update the GM-PHD and the updated equation of the GM-PHD is deduced. The simulation results show that, compared to the traditional GM-PHD with the only Doppler measurement, the proposed algorithm improves greatly the radar tracking performance of moving target under the condition of minor MDV. Due to the Doppler Blind Zone (DBZ), the target tracking of Doppler radar becomes more and more complicated. In this paper, a multi-target tracking algorithm based on Gaussian Mixture Probability Hypothesis Density (GM-PHD) for DBZ is proposed. The algorithm introduces the Minimum Detectable Velocity (MDV) information to the traditional detection probability model to update the GM-PHD and the updated equation of the GM-PHD is deduced. The simulation results show that, compared to the traditional GM-PHD with the only Doppler measurement, the proposed algorithm improves greatly the radar tracking performance of moving target under the condition of minor MDV.
Design of an Ultra-wideband Pseudo Random Coded MIMO Radar Based on Radio Frequency Switches
Su Hai, Zhang Xiaojuan, Ye Shengbo, Zhang Qunying, Fang Guangyou
A Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) ultra-wideband radar can detect the range and azimuth information of targets in real time. It is widely used for geological surveys, life rescue, through-wall tracking, and other military or civil fields. This paper presents the design of an ultra-wideband pseudo random coded MIMO radar that is based on Radio Frequency (RF) switches and implements a MIMO radar system. RF switches are employed to reduce cost and complexity of the system. As the switch pressure value is limited, the peak power of the transmitting signal is 18 dBm. The ultra-wideband radar echo is obtained by hybrid sampling, and pulse compression is computed by Digital Signal Processors (DSPs) embedded in an Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) to simplify the signal process. The experiment illustrates that the radar system can detect the range and azimuth information of targets in real time. A Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) ultra-wideband radar can detect the range and azimuth information of targets in real time. It is widely used for geological surveys, life rescue, through-wall tracking, and other military or civil fields. This paper presents the design of an ultra-wideband pseudo random coded MIMO radar that is based on Radio Frequency (RF) switches and implements a MIMO radar system. RF switches are employed to reduce cost and complexity of the system. As the switch pressure value is limited, the peak power of the transmitting signal is 18 dBm. The ultra-wideband radar echo is obtained by hybrid sampling, and pulse compression is computed by Digital Signal Processors (DSPs) embedded in an Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) to simplify the signal process. The experiment illustrates that the radar system can detect the range and azimuth information of targets in real time.
Distributed Aperture Coherence-synthetic Radar Technology
Lu Yaobing, Gao Hongwei, Zhou Baoliang
The distributed aperture coherence-synthetic radar could accomplish long-range and high-precision detection performance according to include multi-unit radars and energy synthesize in space. It provides an effective measurement to resolve the contradiction between platform restriction and detection performance. As the new radar has many advantages, such as strong survival ability, high cost-effectiveness ratio, high angular accuracy, strong expandability, and easy realization, it significantly orients the development of radars. In this paper, the operating principle, technical advantage, development of domestic and foreign, and the key technology of the distributed aperture coherence-synthetic radar are illustrated; in particular, the principle verification experiments are also described. Lastly, the future perspective for the development and typical application of this new radar is also discussed. The distributed aperture coherence-synthetic radar could accomplish long-range and high-precision detection performance according to include multi-unit radars and energy synthesize in space. It provides an effective measurement to resolve the contradiction between platform restriction and detection performance. As the new radar has many advantages, such as strong survival ability, high cost-effectiveness ratio, high angular accuracy, strong expandability, and easy realization, it significantly orients the development of radars. In this paper, the operating principle, technical advantage, development of domestic and foreign, and the key technology of the distributed aperture coherence-synthetic radar are illustrated; in particular, the principle verification experiments are also described. Lastly, the future perspective for the development and typical application of this new radar is also discussed.
Synchronous Design and Test of Distributed Passive Radar Systems Based on Digital Broadcasting and Television
Wan Xianrong, Sun Xuwang, Yi Jianxin, Lü Min, Rao Yunhua
Digital broadcasting and television are important classes of illuminators of opportunity for passive radars. Distributed and multistatic structure are the development trends for passive radars. Most modern digital broadcasting and television systems work on a network, which not only provides a natural condition to distributed passive radar but also puts forward higher requirements on the design of passive radar systems. Among those requirements, precise synchronization among the receivers and transmitters as well as among multiple receiving stations, which mainly involves frequency and time synchronization, is the first to be solved. To satisfy the synchronization requirements of distributed passive radars, a synchronization scheme based on GPS is presented in this paper. Moreover, an effective scheme based on the China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting signal is proposed to test the system synchronization performance. Finally, the reliability of the synchronization design is verified via the distributed multistatic passive radar experiments. Digital broadcasting and television are important classes of illuminators of opportunity for passive radars. Distributed and multistatic structure are the development trends for passive radars. Most modern digital broadcasting and television systems work on a network, which not only provides a natural condition to distributed passive radar but also puts forward higher requirements on the design of passive radar systems. Among those requirements, precise synchronization among the receivers and transmitters as well as among multiple receiving stations, which mainly involves frequency and time synchronization, is the first to be solved. To satisfy the synchronization requirements of distributed passive radars, a synchronization scheme based on GPS is presented in this paper. Moreover, an effective scheme based on the China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting signal is proposed to test the system synchronization performance. Finally, the reliability of the synchronization design is verified via the distributed multistatic passive radar experiments.
Joint Selection of Transmitters and Receivers in Distributed Multi-input Multi-output Radar Network for Multiple Targets Tracking
Lu Yanxi, He Zishu, Cheng Ziyang, Liu Shuangli
Only a subset of transmitters and receivers in a distributed Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) radar network is allowed to actively track a target at a particular instance due to the limited time and energy resource of a MIMO radar network. It is therefore desirable to obtain an efficient method to overcome the resource constraints while optimizing the tracking performance. In this study, posterior Cramer-Rao lower bound is used as the performance metric and the selection problem is formulated as a Boolean programming problem aiming at optimizing the worst tracking performance of multiple targets. It is later relaxed to a semidefinite programming and solved by the block coordinate descend method. Numerical results show that proposed method superior to the fixed selection method. In addition, with less computation complexity, the proposed method obtains nearly equivalent performance compared with exhaustive search method. Only a subset of transmitters and receivers in a distributed Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) radar network is allowed to actively track a target at a particular instance due to the limited time and energy resource of a MIMO radar network. It is therefore desirable to obtain an efficient method to overcome the resource constraints while optimizing the tracking performance. In this study, posterior Cramer-Rao lower bound is used as the performance metric and the selection problem is formulated as a Boolean programming problem aiming at optimizing the worst tracking performance of multiple targets. It is later relaxed to a semidefinite programming and solved by the block coordinate descend method. Numerical results show that proposed method superior to the fixed selection method. In addition, with less computation complexity, the proposed method obtains nearly equivalent performance compared with exhaustive search method.
Detection Performance Analysis for Distributed MIMO Radar
Cheng Ziyang, He Zishu, Wang Zhilei, Lu Yanxi
To address the problem of target detection in distributed MIMO radar, three styles of distributed MIMO radar systems are given in this paper. With respect to the geometric distribution relations of distributed MIMO radar, the styles are distributed coherent MIMO radar, random phase MIMO radar, and random amplitude-phase MIMO radar. Next, the square law detector structures of random phase and random amplitude-phase MIMO radar are derived in the paper when there is a low signal-to-noise ratio, and the performance of the two detectors are analyzed as well. Finally, simulation results demonstrate the theoretical analysis of this paper are of guiding significance for the actual engineering. To address the problem of target detection in distributed MIMO radar, three styles of distributed MIMO radar systems are given in this paper. With respect to the geometric distribution relations of distributed MIMO radar, the styles are distributed coherent MIMO radar, random phase MIMO radar, and random amplitude-phase MIMO radar. Next, the square law detector structures of random phase and random amplitude-phase MIMO radar are derived in the paper when there is a low signal-to-noise ratio, and the performance of the two detectors are analyzed as well. Finally, simulation results demonstrate the theoretical analysis of this paper are of guiding significance for the actual engineering.
Distributed MIMO-ISAR Sub-image Fusion Method
Gu Wenkun, Wang Dangwei, Ma Xiaoyan
The fast fluctuation associated with maneuvering a target's radar cross-section often affects the imaging performance stability of traditional monostatic Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR). To address this problem, in this study, we propose an imaging method based on the fusion of sub-images of frequencydiversity-distributed multiple Input-Multiple Output-Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (MIMO-ISAR). First, we establish the analytic expression of a two-dimensional ISAR sub-image acquired by different channels of distributed MIMO-ISAR. Then, we derive the distance and azimuth distortion factors of the image acquired by the different channels. By compensating for the distortion of the ISAR image, we ultimately realize distributed MIMO-ISAR fusion imaging. Simulations verify the validity of this imaging method using distributed MIMOISAR. The fast fluctuation associated with maneuvering a target's radar cross-section often affects the imaging performance stability of traditional monostatic Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR). To address this problem, in this study, we propose an imaging method based on the fusion of sub-images of frequencydiversity-distributed multiple Input-Multiple Output-Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (MIMO-ISAR). First, we establish the analytic expression of a two-dimensional ISAR sub-image acquired by different channels of distributed MIMO-ISAR. Then, we derive the distance and azimuth distortion factors of the image acquired by the different channels. By compensating for the distortion of the ISAR image, we ultimately realize distributed MIMO-ISAR fusion imaging. Simulations verify the validity of this imaging method using distributed MIMOISAR.
Three-Dimensional Precession Feature Extraction of Ballistic Targets Based on Narrowband Radar Network
Zhao Shuang, Lu Weihong, Feng Cunqian, Wang Yizhe
2017, 6(1): 98-105.
Micro-motion is a crucial feature used in ballistic target recognition. To address the problem that single-view observations cannot extract true micro-motion parameters, we propose a novel algorithm based on the narrowband radar network to extract three-dimensional precession features. First, we construct a precession model of the cone-shaped target, and as a precondition, we consider the invisible problem of scattering centers. We then analyze in detail the micro-Doppler modulation trait caused by the precession. Then, we match each scattering center in different perspectives based on the ratio of the top scattering center's micro-Doppler frequency modulation coefficient and extract the 3D coning vector of the target by establishing associated multi-aspect equation systems. In addition, we estimate feature parameters by utilizing the correlation of the micro-Doppler frequency modulation coefficient of the three scattering centers combined with the frequency compensation method. We then calculate the coordinates of the conical point in each moment and reconstruct the 3D spatial portion. Finally, we provide simulation results to validate the proposed algorithm. Micro-motion is a crucial feature used in ballistic target recognition. To address the problem that single-view observations cannot extract true micro-motion parameters, we propose a novel algorithm based on the narrowband radar network to extract three-dimensional precession features. First, we construct a precession model of the cone-shaped target, and as a precondition, we consider the invisible problem of scattering centers. We then analyze in detail the micro-Doppler modulation trait caused by the precession. Then, we match each scattering center in different perspectives based on the ratio of the top scattering center's micro-Doppler frequency modulation coefficient and extract the 3D coning vector of the target by establishing associated multi-aspect equation systems. In addition, we estimate feature parameters by utilizing the correlation of the micro-Doppler frequency modulation coefficient of the three scattering centers combined with the frequency compensation method. We then calculate the coordinates of the conical point in each moment and reconstruct the 3D spatial portion. Finally, we provide simulation results to validate the proposed algorithm.
A Method for Reducing the Impact of Range Ambiguity
Wei Min, Li Xiaobo, Wang Li
In this paper, we study the clutter suppression problem of an airborne bistatic radar with range ambiguity and propose a novel method to reduce the impact of range ambiguity using geometric configuration. First, a clutter model, under any bistatic configuration is used to analyze the impact of range ambiguity. Second, a clutter equal-distance ring model of the airborne bistatic radar is established, and the relation between the geometric configuration and range ambiguity is analyzed. Third, the maximum pulse repetition frequency required to avoid range ambiguity is calculated. Simulation results show that the clutter suppression performance of an airborne bistatic STAP is greatly diminished with range ambiguity; however, this impact can effectively be reduced by selecting the appropriate radar configuration. Finally, simulation is performed to validate tests its validity. In this paper, we study the clutter suppression problem of an airborne bistatic radar with range ambiguity and propose a novel method to reduce the impact of range ambiguity using geometric configuration. First, a clutter model, under any bistatic configuration is used to analyze the impact of range ambiguity. Second, a clutter equal-distance ring model of the airborne bistatic radar is established, and the relation between the geometric configuration and range ambiguity is analyzed. Third, the maximum pulse repetition frequency required to avoid range ambiguity is calculated. Simulation results show that the clutter suppression performance of an airborne bistatic STAP is greatly diminished with range ambiguity; however, this impact can effectively be reduced by selecting the appropriate radar configuration. Finally, simulation is performed to validate tests its validity.


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