Over the course of August at Venice Marco Polo Airport, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 25 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 49 seconds, and weekly decrease of 19 minutes, 46 seconds.
Front-End Ratio. A ratio of an individual's monthly mortgage expenses to his/her monthly income. The expenses used in this calculation are usually the principal, interest, taxes, and insurance that an individual owes on a monthly basis. Mortgage lenders often use front-end ratios to determine whether an individual has sufficient income in order to qualify for a mortgage.
A good antenna front-to-back ratio is normally 20 dB. An antenna can have a gain of 21 dBi, a front-to-back ratio of 20 dB or a front-to-side ratio of 15 dB. This means the gain in the backward direction is 1 dBi, and gain off the side is 6 dBi.