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Spartans hang on to beat Gaels, gain first victory
John Ballou
ASHBURNHAM — Oakmont senior running back Chad L'Ecuyer rushed for over 150 yards and three touchdowns and the Spartans' secondary, which had been picked apart by Clinton quarterback Andrew Grady, came up with a clutch interception late as Oakmont won its home opener in come-from-behind fashion, 28-25, over the Gaels at Arthur I. Hurd Memorial Field on Friday night.
Banged up and forced to sit on the bench for the majority of the second quarter, L'Ecuyer was a late arrival to the Oakmont sideline for the start of the second half. Upon his return, he did not immediately rejoin the starting unit but rather could be seen jogging in front of the team bench and high-stepping in place in order to stay loose in the coolness of the early autumn evening.
Once back on the field he looked none the worse for wear however as he took a pitch from quarterback Dominic Romano on an option run and turned it into a 5-yard touchdown to give Oakmont (1-2, 1-0 Mid-Wach C) a 21-13 lead with 15 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
The visiting Gaels (0-3, 0-1) scored twice in the fourth quarter — on a 40-yard run by Ben Lazare and a 9-yard run by fullback Tom Russell — to take a 25-21 lead with 2:18 remaining.
Oakmont's revamped offensive line — which placed Grant Jensen at center, Zach Senecal at guard and Connor Wells at right tackle — paved the way one last time as it took the Spartans just three plays and 60 seconds to traverse 73 yards for the go-ahead touchdown.
Romano kickstarted the drive with a 27-yard run around the right end on an option run he chose to keep himself. The junior QB morphed into a lead blocker on the next play as he tossed the ball to L'Ecuyer on a sweep to the right. Romano then joined Camden Brown, tight end Justin Latour, Senecal and Wells in sealing off the Gaels and opening an avenue along the Oakmont sideline for L'Ecuyer, who turned the corner, tight-roped the sideline in front of the bench and sprinted 41 yards to the end zone. Nick Ricci added his fourth extra point of the night and the Spartans had a 28-25 lead with 1:12 left to play.
"Chad got dinged up but he's going to be fine. He came back and gave us some big plays. I thought the offense really clicked well tonight," said Oakmont head coach Dave LaRoche. "Zach Senecal came in at right guard and did a great job for us, our center Grant Jensen did a great job and Reid Billings, but I thought Justin Latour, our tight end, really opened some things for us with some outstanding blocks. We also moved Connor Wells to right tackle and that solidified the line and that was the difference. I thought the Browns played exceptional — Camden with his blocking and Trevor all over the field on defense — and tonight was really a coming of age moment for Tyler Hildreth."
Clinton's final possession of the night began at its own 26-yard line but the Gaels, like the Spartans earlier, were not whole.
The Gaels' final touchdown had come at a price as junior quarterback Andrew Grady, who had completed 6-of-12 passes for 187 yards and a 62-yard, first-quarter TD pass to Jake Hatch, was injured while being sacked on a clean, blind side hit during the Gaels' two-point conversion attempt and was unable to return.
Backup QB Brandon Whitney, a sophomore, took over and directed five running plays which moved the ball to the Clinton 44. Facing third-and-eight with under 30 seconds to play, Whitney's first and only pass attempt — an under thrown ball intended for Jeremy Casiano — was intercepted by Brown, whose return ran out the clock.
"I thought our backup quarterback, Brandon, went in and did a very nice job and ran the offense, it's just he doesn't have the arm that Andrew has. It was unfortunate Andrew went down at the end because he was having a great night," said Clinton head coach Paul Constantino. "It got to be a little shootout there in the fourth quarter. We came back a couple of times but so did they. They made a couple of big runs at the end. The touchdown run was one thing, but the one when the quarterback kept it to the right was really a killer because now they know they have their four timeouts left and on the 40 and they can do a lot more than if they were back. That was the play that really hurt."
Clinton opened the scoring with Grady's 62-yard touchdown pass to Hatch on the Gaels' second possession of the night. Grady's strike came on the play immediately following his quarterback sneak which gained two yards on fourth-and-inches from the Clinton 36.
Oakmont, as it did throughout the night, answered the bell right away as the Spartans responded with a six-play, 79-yard drive which culminated with a 5-yard TD run by L'Ecuyer (14 carries, 152 yards, 3 TDs).
The Spartans took a 14-7 lead into halftime as fullback Tyler Hildreth rushed in from three yards out to finish off a six-play, 60-yard drive with 8:49 left in the second quarter. An 18-yard run by L'Ecuyer on a third-and-15 play near midfield had kept the drive alive for the Spartans, who also received a 42-yard run from Hildreth (12 carries, 88 yards, TD).
The Gaels punched in the first score of the second half on a 3-yard QB sneak from Grady with 4:45 left in the third quarter.
Clinton then bypassed a game-tying extra point attempt for a two-point conversion which failed when Grady overthrew his receiver in the end zone.
Lazare led the Gaels with 124 yards rushing on 13 carries while Russell added 46 yards on 11 totes.
After the disappointment of last week's loss at Auburn, LaRoche seemed satisfied with the Spartans' effort last night.
"We overcame some adversity and we played as a team. Nobody cracked under pressure and I really thought that was special," said LaRoche, whose team travels to Barre next week to take on the Quabbin Panthers. "We played 44 minutes tonight and that's what you have to play to win a football game and these kids understand that now."


Quick reminder of the rules for the Cinderella Tournament – it is single elimination, each match has a ten minute time limit, and a wrestler can also win by throwing their opponent over the top rope. If a match ends in a Draw, both wrestlers are eliminated from the tournament.
Now that I have finished all the profiles, every wrestler above has one on the website, you can click on their names above for more information on the wrestler. As I am (obviously) watching this on Stardom World, all matches will be shown in full. Lets get to it!
This was billed as a "dark match" but since I am watching it I guess it wasn't a dark match in the traditional use of the term. This is basically every contracted wrestler that didn't get into the tournament (aka the babies) and Kaori Yoneyama (aka the babysitter). Hanan and Ruaka are only 12 years old and recently debuted, while AZM is inexplicably a title holder in Stardom but still can't get into the tournament, likely because she is 14.
AZM acts at first like she is on Kaori's side against the rookies, but instead attacks her as the veteran is triple teamed. She hits a jumping crossbody on all of them for their trouble, AZM grabs Kaori but they are both dropkicked over by Hanan and Ruaka. This leaves the two 12 year olds alone in the ring, judo throw by Hanan and they trade holds on the mat until Ruaka throws Hanan off of her. Kaori and AZM return, AZM dropkicks Kaori but Kaori bridges out of the pin. AZM returns the favor but Kaori catches her crossbody attempt and drops AZM on the ground. Ruaka and Hanan trip Kaori and all three dropkick her while she is in the ropes before the rookies pose on her. AZM takes advantage of this and attacks both rookies, Hanan dropkicks Ruaka and then AZM dropkicks Hanan, all four wrestlers trade schoolboys but no one gets the three count as they return to their feet. AZM has had enough and sits on the top turnbuckle to watch, STO by Hanan to Ruaka but Kaori dropkicks her while hitting a senton on Ruaka at the same time.
AZM jumps down to break up the cover but soon returns to the turnbuckle, Kaori wraps up Hanan's legs but AZM comes down again and puts Kaori in a hanging armbar. AZM yells for Ruaka and they double team Kaori, AZM gets on the second turnbuckle but Ruaka hits a Fisherman Suplex Hold on Kaori before AZM can jump off. Hanan sneaks in a cover on Kaori which AZM also breaks up, AZM and Hanan trade elbows until Hanan hits another STO. Hanan goes for a toss on Kaori but Kaori blocks it, she lays all three of her opponents next to each other and goes for a diving senton, but all three roll out of the way. Satellite schoolboy by AZM to Kaori but it gets a two count, Ruaka boots AZM in the corner as Hanan recovers, but Kaori drop toeholds Hanan on Ruaka. Kaori goes for a senton on both of them but Hanan rolls out of the way, so Kaori only hits Ruaka. Hanan quickly schoolboys Ruaka, and she picks up the three count! Hanan is the winner!
This is the first win of Hanan's career. A pretty well structured match, rookie matches can be all over the place but clearly they planned this match well and no one ever looked lost. There were some minor things here and there but nothing match-breaking, and all four wrestlers got a chance to shine a bit since it was a decent length opener. Not a bad way to kick things off.
This match is in the 1st Round of the Cinderella Tournament. This is actually a pretty big match, as HZK and Kyona are both early in their careers and looking to move up the card. Both have a title (Kyona with the tag belt and HZK with the trios belt), and both have aspirations to get a singles championship sooner than later. Neither really has the edge going into the match, and with the Over the Top Rope rule anything can happen.
They immediately charge each other to start and HZK connects with a few kicks, but Kyona shrugs them off and the two trade elbows. Kyona applies a sleeper and swings HZK around, she tries to throw HZK over the top rope but HZK lands on the apron. HZK goes off the ropes but HZK avoids her shoulder tackle and kicks Kyona back into the ring. HZK goes up top but Kyona joins her, she tries to push HZK out of the ring but HZK hangs on. Kyona powerslams HZK back into the ring, she returns to the top turnbuckle and delivers a diving body press for a two count. She goes for a gutwrench but HZK quickly gets out of it, elbows by Kyona but HZK pulls her down by the hair and hits a series of mounted elbows. HZK picks up Kyona but Kyona palm thrusts her, Codebreaker by HZK and she slams Kyona in front of the corner. HZK goes up top but Kyona recovers and slaps her, Kyona grabs HZK and she goes for a powerbomb, but HZK pushes off of her and kicks Kyona in the head. She goes for the Full Nelson Slam but Kyona blocks it and hits a lariat, both wrestlers go for quick pins but neither gets the three. Kyona is up first and goes off the ropes, but HZK knees her. Lariat by Kyona but HZK connects with the jumping front kick, HZK slams Kyona in front of the corner and she nails the Bombs Away for the three count! HZK wins and advances in the tournament.
This match is in the 1st Round of the Cinderella Tournament. Jessicka Havok is the latest Monster Gaijin For Io To Defeat One Day to come to Stardom, this is her first tour with the promotion. Natsuko wasn't supposed to be in the tournament, but was a late replacement when La Rosa Negra had to pull out. Natsuko will likely be slaughtered here but its for The Greater Good.
Natsuko attacks Havok before the bell rings, but Havok absorbs her punches and knocks Natsuko to the mat. Clubbing blows by Havok, she goes for a lariat but Natsuko blocks it and applies a guillotine. Havok tosses her off and charges Natsuko, Natsuko ducks and tries to toss Havok over the top rope, but Havok easily blocks it. Havok chokes Natsuko but Natsuko gets away, she goes off the ropes but Havok boots her in the face. Havok gets Natsuko on her shoulders but Natsuko slides down her back, Havok tries to sit on Natsuko but Natsuko moves and rolls up Havok for two. Havok tosses Natsuko in the corner but Natsuko avoids her charge and schoolboys her again for a two count. Elbows by Natsuko and a dropkick, she goes off the ropes but Havok knees her in the stomach. Lariat by Havok, she picks up Natsuko and drops her with a tombstone piledriver for the three count! Jessicka Havok advances in the tournament.
As odd as it may sound, I think Natsuko got too much "offense" in this match. Havok was made to look like a fool for most of it, as the rookie over and over was getting out of her moves or avoiding them, as if she had done weeks of scouting even though she just was put in the match the day before. I'd rather have had Havok just crush her, instead 75% of the match was Natsuko successfully avoiding Havok. The right person won, but I don't think the structure of it did anyone any favors.
This match is in the 1st Round of the Cinderella Tournament. This is Tessa's first run in Stardom since her successful tour last summer, when she reached the Finals of the FIVE STAR GP. Kris Wolf is the current High Speed Champion, she isn't quite on Tessa's level due to Tessa's past success but Kris has improved a lot in the last six months so its not too lopsided of a match.
After some Fast Paced Action, Kris hits a Backstabber before hitting a jumping knee in the corner. Wolf chokes Tessa with her tail before straddling Tessa in the corner and dropkicking her in the… lower stomach area. Very low. Tessa is annoyed by this and elbows Kris repeatedly, she gets Kris in the corner and delivers a modified Codebreaker. Irish whip by Tessa but Kris hits a tilt-a-whirl slam, Kris gets on the second turnbuckle but Tessa recovers and throws her off. Tessa now goes up top and nails a Diving Codebreaker, picking up the three count! Tessa Blanchard advances in the tournament.
Here is where things go off the rails a bit, not only due to the time limit but due to the fact Stardom has so many matches on the card that some have to be super short. Since Kris is a champion in Stardom, she deserved a bit better than losing in two minutes, which is shorter than your average veteran vs. rookie match. Not only is it not enough time to do much, but having Tessa pin a champion so easily (and with no interference/cheating/etc.) doesn't do Kris any favors, at least have her win by tossing Kris over the top since that protects the losing wrestler a bit. I liked some of the spots and the action was fine, just not anywhere near long enough.
This match is in the 1st Round of the Cinderella Tournament. These are two of my current favorite Joshi wrestlers, so of course they are facing off in a time limited tournament match. Konami has been active in Stardom just for the last few months but has already had an impact, having high end matches with all of the promotion's biggest stars. Kagetsu announced she will be taking a hiatus after this tournament ends but didn't say for how long, so this may be the last time we see these two in the ring together for awhile.
They circle each other to start, seemingly in no rush to engage, Konami kicks Kagetsu to a seated position before kicking her in the back. Konami sits down to let Kagetsu kick her back, but instead Kagetsu elbows her in the head and rakes Konami's eyes. Dropkick by Kagetsu and she kicks Konami into the ropes, she gets a quick drink of water before spitting it into Konami's face. Kagetsu picks up Konami but Konami kicks her repeatedly in the chest, Konami goes for a dropkick but Kagetsu slides out to the apron. Kagetsu goes for a swandive move but Konami kicks her as she enters the ring, running kick by Konami and she covers Kagetsu for two. Konami goes for the cross armbreaker but Kagetsu muscles out of it, short armbar by Konami and she then puts Kagetsu in a seated armbar. Kagetsu gets to the ropes for the break, kicks by Konami and she delivers the Fisherman Suplex Hold for two. Konami goes for a kick but Kagetsu ducks it and applies a Wing Clutch Hold for two. Kagetsu gets the piece of luggage but puts it down when the referee sees her, Konami goes for a kick to the chest but Kagetsu holds up the luggage and Konami kicks it by accident. Schoolboy by Kagetsu, and she picks up the three count! Kagetsu wins and advances in the tournament.
Unlike Kris, unless Konami lost quickly via shenanigans and wasn't cleanly pinned, giving her a bit of a break even if she did lose in under five minutes. Lots of kicks here, which can be expected, but it didn't really have time to get going before it was over. Overall just a forgettable match.
This match is in the 1st Round of the Cinderella Tournament. This is Hetzza's first tour in Stardom, she is a young wrestler from WWS (in Mexico) and she will be in Stardom for three months. She is still really green, so hopefully she gets a lot of valuable experience. Mayu is one of the favorites to win the tournament as she won the last two, shouldn't have any issues here against the young Luchadora.
After a polite handshake, Mayu kicks Hetzza but Hetzza quickly rolls her up for two. They trade flash pins with neither having any luck, dropkick by Hetzza and she puts Mayu in a stretch hold. Mayu gets to the ropes to force the break, Hetzza starts working on Mayu's arm in the ropes but Mayu dropkicks her. Hetzza gets Mayu in a sunset flip for two, kick by Mayu and she kicks Hetzza again in the head for a two count cover. Mayu goes up top and she nails the frog splash, picking up the three count! Mayu Iwatani advances in the tournament.
This result was never in doubt, although it was even shorter than expected. Not much to say about a two minute match, however Mayu sold the hell out of that sunset flip.
This match is in the 1st Round of the Cinderella Tournament. Rebel is best known for her work in TNA, she is 38 years old but has only been wrestling for a couple years. This is her first match in Stardom and in Japan in general, so she is new to the crowd (unless they watch TNA, which is doubtful). Toni Storm is an incredible 21 year old wrestler and the current SWA Women's Champion, as well as my favorite to win the tournament. A tough first draw for Rebel in her Stardom debut.
Storm quickly gets Rebel to the mat with a headlock, Rebel gets out of it however and they return to their feet. Storm takes Rebel down again but Rebel struggles back up, wristlock by Rebel but Storm gets out of it and goes back to the headlock. Riveting offensive display for a four minute match. Now it is Rebel with the headlock, Storm Irish whips out of it but Rebel shoulderblocks her to the mat. Storm trips Rebel and hits an uppercut, snapmare by Storm and she hits a few hip attacks for a two count cover. Rebel knees Storm and throws her down by the hair, Space Rolling Elbow by Rebel and she rides Storm in the ropes. Rebel chokes Storm in the corner but Storm avoids the second Space Rolling Elbow attempt and hits a Backstabber. Storm goes for the piledriver but Rebel blocks it, high kick by Rebel and she hits a scoop slam. Rebel goes to the second turnbuckle but Storm avoids the moonsault, Gedo Clutch by Storm and she gets the three count! Toni Storm wins and advances in the tournament.
You'd think a four minute match would be action packed, but this certainly was not. They kept Rebel protected, which is good I guess if she hangs around, but the first half of the match had the same buildup as it would if they were going 20 minutes. Just no heat/sense of urgency/etc. from either wrestler, and not overly eventful. It wasn't necessarily bad, just really dry and not worth watching.
This match is in the 1st Round of the Cinderella Tournament. While their ages are similar, Hiromi and Kairi are on totally different levels. Kairi comes into the tournament as the Wonder of Stardom Champion, which she has held for almost a year. Hiromi has been wrestling for only about a year and a half but hasn't progressed past the midcard, she is somewhat of a comedy act as she is small and cute but doesn't have near Kairi's talent. Still, they are a tag team and seem to be on pretty good terms, so I expect Kairi to be pretty gentle on her friend.
Hiromi tries to attack Kairi before the bell rings but she misses, as Kairi avoids several of her opening dropkicks. Hiromi manages to roll up Kairi a few times but only gets two counts, elbows by Hiromi and she hits Kairi with more of them as Kairi lands in the corner. Kairi charges Hiromi but Hiromi avoids her charge and sneaks in a sunset flip for two, dropkick by Hiromi and she applies the rolling leglock. Kairi inches to the ropes and forces a break, Hiromi charges Kairi but Kairi tosses her out onto the apron. Kairi joins Hiromi and hits a Sliding D while still on the apron, but Hiromi doesn't fall to the floor. Kairi picks up Hiromi and chops her while she is in the ropes, which eventually sends Hiromi back into the ring. Kairi goes up top and hits the diving elbow smash, cover by Kairi but it gets a two count. Crab hold by Kairi but Hiromi gets to the ropes, Kairi jumps on Hiromi's back and scoop slams her to the mat. She goes for another Sliding D but Hiromi avoids it and quickly rolls up Kairi for two. Jumping DDT by Hiromi, she goes up top and hits a diving crossbody before quickly putting Kairi in La Magistral, but Kairi gets a shoulder up. Hiromi for another DDT but Kairi pushes her off and nails a spinning chop to the face. Kairi picks up Hiromi but Hiromi gets out of the Alabama Slam and rolls up Kairi for two. Elbows by Hiromi but Kairi hits a spear, Alabama Slam by Kairi in front of the corner and she nails the Diving Elbow Drop for the three count! Kairi Hojo wins and advances in the tournament.
This match is in the 1st Round of the Cinderella Tournament. The match we have all been waiting to see! Well, me anyway. Io Shirai is the current Stardom champion, best in the world, and is still getting better. Hana Kimura is just one year into her career but has done a great job creating a character in Stardom as she is already one of the crowd favorites. Skill-wise, this isn't even either, but Io has been known to be "giving" to younger wrestlers so I am anticipating an entertaining match between the two.
Hana does her normal dance before the match starts, but when she gets towards the ropes, Io comes up from behind and tries to throw her out of the ring for a quick win. Hana manages to hang on, backflip by Io and she dropkicks Hana to the mat. Io does her handstand walk kneedrop, cover by Io but it gets a two count. Hana takes off her belt and chokes Io with it, she sets up Io and puts her in the Muta Lock. She releases the hold after a moment, Hana charges Io in the corner and hits a double knee strike followed by a dropkick for two. Hana picks up Io but Io blocks the suplex and gets back to her feet. Hana and Io trade running strikes, Hana finally hits the vertical suplex before covering Io for two count. Hana boots Io in the face while she is against the ropes, but Io barely kicks out of the cover. Hana goes up top and delivers a missile dropkick, but Io again gets a shoulder up on the pin attempt. Hana goes off the ropes but Io catches her boot attempt and hits a dragon screw, Io charges Hana in the corner but Hana avoids her charge and tosses Io onto the apron. Io almost falls to the floor but hangs on, Hana tries to boot her off but Io hits a dragon screw in the ropes. Io hops up and hits a swandive missile dropkick, cover by Io but it gets two. Double underhook facebuster by Io, she goes up top and she nails the moonsault for the three count! Io Shirai advances in the tournament.
This match is in the 2nd Round of the Cinderella Tournament. Tessa and Storm lock-up to start, Tessa pushes Storm against the ropes and gives her a hard elbow. They both go back and forth off the ropes until Storm boots Tessa in the face, hip attacks by Storm but Tessa blocks the last one and hits a Codebreaker. Octopus Hold by Tessa but Storm drives her back into the corner, she goes for the running hip attack but Tessa moves out of the way. Tessa goes for a German but Storm blocks it and drops her with a leg trap German suplex. Running hip attack by Storm in the corner and she hits a fisherman suplex hold for a two count. Storm grabs Tessa but Tessa blocks the piledriver attempt and hits a cutter. Tessa charges Storm but Storm hits an uppercut, Drill-A-Hole Piledriver by Storm and she picks up the three count! Toni Storm advances in the tournament.
Short, but they packed in a fair amount of offense. Tessa has looked a lot better on this tour than the one with Stardom last summer, either she has gotten better in general or has just adapted better to wrestling in the promotion but I've been impressed. Storm is a great young wrestler, everything she does is so smooth and she has very limited wasted motion. Not long enough to recommend, but a fine watch.
This match is in the 2nd Round of the Cinderella Tournament. After a brief stare down they begin trading elbows, wristlock by HZK but Kairi flips out of it and reverses the hold. HZK returns the favor as they go back and forth trading holds, HZK hops out to the apron to get away and then snaps Kairi's neck over the top rope. Back in the ring, running elbow by HZK and she hits a second one before connecting with a boot while Kairi is against the ropes. Face crusher by HZK and she puts Kairi in an armtrap crossface, but Kairi gets into the ropes for the break. HZK slams Kairi and goes for the diving senton, but Kairi moves and hits the Sliding D to HZK's back. Chops against the ropes by Kairi and she delivers a dropkick followed by a neckbreaker for a two count. Octopus Hold by Kairi but HZK gets into the ropes, Kairi grabs HZK and scoop slams her on the mat. Kairi applies the Ikari but HZK gets out of it and rolls up Kairi for two. Spinning backfist by Kairi by HZK fires back with a jumping front kick and both wrestlers are down on the mat. Kairi and HZK trade elbows as they slowly get up, HZK clubs Kairi to the mat and cradles her for a two count. HZK tries covering Kairi again as time is getting short, she picks her up but Kairi blocks the Full Nelson Slam. Kairi elbows HZK in the leg and covers HZK with a bridge, but HZK gets a shoulder up. Kairi elbows HZK but HZK nails her with a jumping kick, she picks up Kairi and hits a Michinoku Driver for two. HZK goes up top and nails the diving senton, she goes up top again but Kairi recovers and joins her. Kairi tries to push HZK out of the ring but HZK elbows Kairi down to the mat, Bombs Away by HZK but the bell rings as the time limit has expired. HZK and Kairi Hojo are both eliminated from the tournament.
This match is in the 2nd Round of the Cinderella Tournament. Kagetsu asks for a handshake and Mayu foolishly falls for it, she shoulderblocks Mayu to the mat but Mayu kips up and hits a headscissors. Springboard armdrag by Kagetsu and both wrestlers go for dropkicks with neither connecting. They lock knuckles before Kagetsu slams Mayu into the corner and connects with a jumping elbow. Suplex by Kagetsu and she puts Mayu in a cross-arm submission, but Mayu gets to the ropes to force a break. Kagetsu puts Mayu in the ropes as Hana and Kris Wolf get on the apron to help kick at Mayu, Kagetsu gets Mayu on her shoulders but Mayu slides off. Jumping elbow by Mayu, she charges Kagetsu and dropkicks her while she is against the ropes. Northern Lights Suplex by Mayu, but Kagetsu kicks out. Mayu goes up top but Kagetsu dropkicks her onto the apron, Kagetsu goes up top too but Mayu headscissors her onto the apron also. Kagetsu quickly rolls back into the ring with Mayu following, spear by Kagetsu and she covers Mayu for a two count. Mayu goes for a hurricanrana but Kagetsu blocks it, she tries to drop Mayu onto the apron but Mayu brings Kagetsu over with her. Mayu kicks Kagetsu so she is almost out of the ring, but Hana helps prevent her from hitting the floor. Mayu keeps kicking at Kagetsu however, and eventually Kagetsu falls to the floor, eliminating her from the match! Mayu Iwatani wins and continues on in the tournament.
A small step down from the last few matches, but not a big one. Its hard for a sub-five minute match to be bad since most of it was high speed offense, my only quibble is that Hana stopping Kagetsu from hitting the floor was a cute spot that they did nothing with. Mayu just kicked her out anyway. I'd have liked for that to have temporarily saved Kagetsu at least long enough for her to get back on the apron, leading to Mayu doing something with more impact to finally send Kagetsu down to the floor. A good idea by them that was wasted. But I loved the action, Kagetsu is a lot of gimmick in Stardom but she showed here she is a great wrestler as well as she hit everything perfectly. Nothing bad here, just a bit too short and I didn't love the end sequence.
This match is in the 2nd Round of the Cinderella Tournament. They tie-up to start but Havok easily pushes Io to the mat, they tie-up again but they have the same result. Havok chokes Io but Io pushes off of her, she goes for elbows but Havok absorbs the blows. Hard bodyblock by Havok, she picks up Io and goes for the tombstone piledriver but Io gets claps her head with her legs to get out of it. Dropkick by Io, she covers Havok but it gets a two count. Tiger Feint Kick by Io and she hits a swandive sunset flip for a two count. Io goes for the German but Havok blocks it and snaps Io over her knee. Havok charges Io but Io keeps moving out of the way, Io pulls down the top rope to send Havok to the apron but Havok lariats her. Havok grabs Io to bring her out onto the apron with her, but Io gets on Havok's back and applies a sleeper. While hanging over the floor, so still not an ideal position. Havok slowly starts going to sleep, Io releases the hold and tries to return to the ring but Havok grabs her by the leg. Havok pulls at Io and they both end up tumbling to the floor, making the match a Draw. Both Io Shirai and Jessicka Havok are eliminated.
While I do think that Io and Havok could have a good match, this wasn't it. It started fine, but the last minute or so was garbage. I am not a fan of the "heel stupidly chases the face around the ring" spot, and here it lasted way longer than usual which only made it worse. The idea that Havok would fall for that and then tumble out of the ring is insulting even by normal wrestling standards. Than Io applying the sleeper while hanging off of Havok, while a neat visual, wasn't very logical. Then they both tumble out to the floor anyway. Sure it helps protected Io, but it just didn't make for a very good match. Definitely skippable.
Since two of the second round matches ended in a Draw, we are going straight to the finals with Mayu Iwatani vs. Toni Storm.
This match is the Finals of the 2017 Cinderella Tournament. Not to toot my own horn but these were the two wrestlers I had with the best odds of winning, so color me not surprised. I will say that I don't like swerves just for the sake of swerves and the predictable thing isn't always the wrong thing, it was logical based on storylines for these two to be in the Finals and here they are. Mayu is looking for the three-peat, while Storm is looking to finally get a title shot that she has long deserved. There is no ten time limit nor Over The Top Rules for this match.
Mayu takes Storm to the mat off the bat, but Storm gets away and they return to their feet. Mayu gets Storm down again and they trade holds for a few minutes until Mayu gets into the ropes, Mayu Irish whips Storm and she hits a jumping elbow smash. Slaps by Storm and she hits a snap vertical suplex, she kicks at Mayu's head before covering her for two. Storm chops Mayu in the corner and hits an uppercut, Irish whip by Storm but Mayu drop toeholds her into the second rope. Mayu goes for a dropkick but Storm moves, sending Mayu crashing out of the ring. Storm quickly goes off the far ropes and sails out onto Mayu with a plancha suicida, she slides Mayu back in and covers her for two. Storm kicks Mayu in the corner and chops her, snapmare by Storm and she gets a two count cover. Storm headbutts Mayu into the corner before hitting a knee, Storm charges Mayu but Mayu avoids her and hits a high kick. Dropkick by Mayu, she goes off the ropes and dropkicks Mayu while she is against the ropes. Mayu goes up top and dives out onto Storm with a diving plancha, she slides Storm back in and hits a missile dropkick followed by a diving footstomp. Mayu goes up top again and delivers the Frog Splash, but Storm reverses the pin into one of her own for a two count. Superkick by Mayu and she hits a Buzzsaw Kick, another superkick by Mayu but Storm blocks the suplex attempt and hits a Stunner. Storm picks up Mayu but Mayu elbows her off and they trade shots, Mayu kicks Storm in the chest but Storm blocks the next kick attempt and delivers a snap German. Running hip attack by Storm in the corner and she nails a reverse neckbreaker, but Mayu springs up and hits a release dragon suplex. Mayu goes up top but Storm avoids the diving footstomp, headbutt by Storm and she nails a snap piledriver, but Mayu gets a corner up. Storm goes up to the top turnbuckle and connects with the Diving Guillotine Legdrop, cover by Storm and she gets the three count! Toni Storm wins the match and the Cinderella Tournament!
For an event like this, its better to look at it as an overall presentation rather than individually since so many of the matches were so short. With 14 matches on one card, that is bound to happen. Almost all of the matches were at least fun to watch, with only a few exceptions, and those few exceptions were naturally really short matches so they are easy to get through. There were several really entertaining matches however, with Storm/Mayu. Hana/Io, and Kyona/HZK leading the pack. Top to bottom I'd say this show was a success, its a bit silly having so many matches in one night and I wish they split it up into two nights, but it is still an entertaining show and worth the cost of Stardom World to enjoy.


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By People Staff
Updated June 02, 2010 05:00 PM
Salma Hayek and husband Francois take a personal day at a tennis tournament. More: Al rojo vivo con María Celeste (Telemundo) marks its eight year anniversary.
HOMETOWN FANS
Salma Hayek – or should we say, Mrs. Pinault – shares some quality time with husband François-Henri as they take in a day of pro tennis here at the 2010 French Open tournament.
"C" FOR CHARISMATIC
Singer Chayanne charmed the crowd here on the set of the Spanish entertainment show El hormiguero, where he revealed the latest from his new album, No hay imposibles.
REUNITED?
Verónica Castro was hard to recognize with her freshly brightened hair, here in New York with her son, Cristian, and Claudette Lali, former girlfriend of the singer back in 1995.
During a trip to Disneyland, celebrity couple Seal and Heidi Klum brought out the animal in each other after a face painting session with the kids.
With his essentials in hand, actor Cristián de la Fuente returns to Los Angeles after filming the final scenes of the soap Corazón salvaje (Univisión).
OUT AT THE GAME
The Dream Team Agency
During his Super Saturday performance at Sun Life Stadium, singer Luis Enrique reunites with friend and also Salsa singer Jerry Rivera.
Hollywood hunk Bradley Cooper landed in Mexico City along with actors Jessica Biel, Sharlto Cople and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson out to promote the new film The A-Team, based on the classic eighties TV show.
THE B SQUAD
Ready on the red carpet for the The A-Team premiere was Leonardo de Lozanne and Andrea Legarreta, former stars of the stage and television hosts.
While out for the Rock In Rio festival in Spain, young singer Miley Cyrus goes platinum status for the sales of her latest album The Time of Our Lives, here in the heart of Madrid.
Álex Lora and Chela Lora (right) sat in on a taping of the talk show Laura de todos (Azteca América) to donate a bit of financial compensation to the family of Pedro Ávalos, a man killed at the hands of Celia Lora, the popular singer's daughter.
ANOTHER MILESTONE
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Journalist Maria Celeste Arrarás celebrated amongst friends and colleagues as she reaches the eight year anniversary of the news program, Al rojo vivo con María Celeste (Telemundo).
Looking great after the recent birth of her daughter Violeta, the beautiful Aylín Mujica joins well wishers at the special event with her better half, actor Gabriel Valenzuela.
Actor Ismael La Rosa, who will soon take the role as a dad, and actress Maritza Rodríguez from the drama Perro amor (Telemundo) took a break from filming to enjoy the celebratory occasion as well.
PROUD COLLEAUGES
José Diaz Balart and Carmen Dominicci, who once shared credits for Telemundo news, also joined in to congratulate their old friend during the gala.
TURNING HEADS
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4 of 15 ON THE PROWL
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\section*{\textbf{Introduction}}
The pulse width modulation (PWM) is ubiquitous in the design of various power electronics converters  \cite{holmes2003pulse, patrick2014fundamentals}. PWM is especially fundamental for the operation of inverters which are used for the frequency control of speed of ac motors \cite{holmes2003pulse, patrick2014fundamentals,buja1977optimal, denis2016core} (including spindle motors of hard disk drives \cite{jabbar2004analysis},\cite{jang2005bipolar}). PWM is also instrumental for the design of various uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) \cite{chen1995combination} as well as for the integration of renewal energy sources with the existing power grids \cite{carrasco2006power}.

The principle of PWM is to generate voltages which are trains (sequences) of rectangular pulses. The widths of these pulses are properly modulated to suppress lower-order line voltage harmonics at the expense of higher-order harmonics, which are in turn suppressed by inductors in inverter circuits. Traditionally, the PWM is studied on the level of line-voltages while the effects of various loads on the time-variations of desired output voltages and currents are left unattended.

In this paper, we are concerned with the analytical time-domain analysis of PWM for different load circuits used in applications. This time-domain analysis is useful for the assessment of  distortions in output voltages and currents caused by higher-order harmonics. The time-domain analysis is also needed for the calculation of hysteresis and eddy current losses in inductors \cite{mayergoyz1998nonlinear, mayergoyz1998nonlinear2, yao2017pwm, denis2016core} used for the suppression of high-order harmonics . This time-domain analysis is also fundamental for the development of optimal PWM schemes \cite{mayergoyz2018optimal, tyagi2020optimal} which result in minimization of the total harmonic distortion as well as possible selective harmonic elimination \cite{czarkowski2002solving}.

In this paper, we perform the analytical time-domain analysis of PWM for single-phase inverters. The obtained results can be easily extended to the three-phase inverters. This can be done by using per-phase time-domain analysis \cite{tyagi2020optimal} of these inverters. The loads discussed in this paper are traditional $LR$ circuits as well as more sophisticated $L$-$RC$ and $L$-$C$-$LR$ circuits. Some of these circuits are used in UPS \cite{chen1995combination}. It is also demonstrated that these higher-order load circuits more efficiently suppress higher-order harmonics. Finally, the developed analytical technique can be in principle used for the analysis of any higher-order linear load circuit subject to PWM voltages.

\section*{\textbf{Technical Discussion}}
Consider a single-phase inverter shown in Fig.~\ref{fig1}(a). Our goal is to derive the analytical expressions for output voltages or currents in the case when the loads are $L$-$RC$ and the $L$-$C$-$LR$ circuits shown in Fig.~\ref{LRC} and \ref{LCLR}, respectively, while the inverter voltage $v_{12}(t)$ is a train of rectangular pulses, as shown in Fig.~\ref{fig1}(b). Here, $T$ is the time-period , $\omega = \frac{2\pi}{T}$ is the frequency, and $N$ is the number of pulses in the half-period $0 < t < T/2$. This PWM voltage can be characterized by switching time-instants $t_1$, $t_2$, $...$, $t_{2N}$.
\begin{figure}[h!]
	\centering
	\includegraphics[trim={0 0.5cm 0 2cm}, width=1\linewidth]{SingPhasInvandVolt_Gen}
	\caption{(a) Single-phase H-bridge inverter, (b) inverter voltage.}
	\label{fig1}
\end{figure}

\section{Case of $L$-$RC$ load }
We intend to derive the analytical expression for the output voltage $v_R(t) = v_C(t)$ in Fig.~\ref{LRC}.
\begin{figure}[h!]
	\centering
	\includegraphics[trim={0 0.5cm 0 1.2cm}, width=0.8\linewidth]{RLC}
	\caption{$L$-$RC$ circuit excited by PWM voltage.}
	\label{LRC}
\end{figure}

It is clear that the following formula is valid:
\begin{equation}
\vst=\begin{cases}
0, & \text{if $ t_{2j} < t < t_{2j+1} $},\\
V_o, & \text{if $ t_{2j+1} < t < t_{2j+2} $},
\end{cases} \label{vt}
\end{equation}
where $ j = 0,1,2, ... , N, $  and
\begin{equation} t_0 = 0, \; \; \;  t_{2N+1} = \frac{T}{2}. \label{tif}\end{equation}
It is apparent that the voltage $v_s(t)$ has the half-wave symmetry:
\begin{equation}
v_s \left( t + \frac{T}{2}\right) = -v_s(t).\label{hws}
\end{equation}

By using Kirchhoff voltage law (KVL)  and Kirchhoff current law (KCL) the following differential equations can be written:
\begin{align}
L \frac{d\ilt}{dt} + \vct &= \vst, \label{KVL}\\
C \frac{d\vct}{dt} + \frac{\vct}{R} &= \ilt. \label{KCL}
\end{align}
Differentiating equation (\ref{KCL}) and then substituting it in (\ref{KVL}), we obtain:
\begin{equation}
LC \frac{d^2\vct}{dt^2} + \frac{L}{R} \frac{d\vct}{dt}+ \vct = \vst. \label{vceq}
\end{equation}
The general solution for the corresponding homogeneous equation can be written in the form:
\begin{equation}
v_{C}^h(t) = Ae^{s_1t} + Be^{s_2t}, \label{homoLRC}
\end{equation}
where $s_1$ and $s_2$ are roots of the following quadratic equation:
\begin{equation}
LC s^2 + \frac{L}{R}s + 1 = 0. \label{diffLRC}
\end{equation}
Here, for the sake of simplicity we consider the generic case when the roots of the above equation are distinct.

The particular solution to equation (\ref{vceq}), when $v_s(t) = V_o$ is given by the formula:
\begin{equation}
v_{C}^p(t) = V_o. \label{part}
\end{equation}
Thus, by using equations (\ref{homoLRC}) and (\ref{part}), we arrive at the following formula:
\begin{equation}
\resizebox{0.485\textwidth}{!}{$ v_C(t)= \begin{cases}
	A_{2j+1}e^{s_1t} + B_{2j+1}e^{s_2t}, & \text{if $ t_{2j} < t < t_{2j+1} $},\\
	A_{2j+2}e^{s_1t} + B_{2j+2}e^{s_2t} + V_o, & \text{if $ t_{2j+1} < t < t_{2j+2} $},
	\end{cases} $}\label{vcsol1}
\end{equation}
where  $ j = 0,1,2, ... , N$. The last formula can be rewritten as:
\begin{equation}
\vct = A_{k}e^{s_1t} + B_{k}e^{s_2t} + \chi_{k},  \text{if $ t_{k-1} < t < t_{k} $},  \label{vcsol}
\end{equation}
where
\begin{equation}
	\chi_k = \frac{V_o}{2} \cdot \left( 1 + (-1)^k\right), \text{ for }  k = 1, 2, ... , 2N+1.  \label{chi}
\end{equation}

It is clear that $\chi_k$ takes two values: $0$ or $V_o$. Furthermore, from formula (11) we find:
\begin{equation}
\frac{dv_C(t)}{dt} = s_1 A_{k}e^{s_1t} + s_2 B_{k}e^{s_2t},  \text{ if }  t_{k-1} < t < t_{k}. \label{vcderv}
\end{equation}
We now proceed to find the expressions for the coefficients $A_k$ and $B_k$. This is done on the basis of the following conditions:
\begin{enumerate}
	\item continuity of voltage $\vct$:
	\begin{align}
	v_C(t_{k}^-) &= v_C(t_{k}^+), \label{con1}
	\end{align}
	\item continuity of the derivative of the voltage $\vct$:
	\begin{align}
	\frac{dv_C}{dt}(t_{k}^-) &= \frac{dv_C}{dt}(t_{k}^+), \label{con2}
	\end{align}
	\item half-wave anti-periodic boundary conditions:
	\begin{equation}
	v_{C} (0) = - v_{C} \left( \frac{T}{2}\right), \label{con3}
	\end{equation}
	\begin{equation}
	\frac{dv_{C}}{dt} (0) = - \frac{dv_{C}}{dt}\left( \frac{T}{2}\right). \label{con4}
	\end{equation}
\end{enumerate}
The validity of formula (\ref{con2}) follows from equation (\ref{KCL}) and continuity of $\vct$ and $\ilt$. Similarly, formula (\ref{con4}) follow from (\ref{KCL}), (\ref{con3})  and the half-wave periodicity of $\ilt$.

By using equations (\ref{vcsol}), (\ref{vcderv}), (\ref{con1}) and (\ref{con2}), we can write
\begin{align}
A_ke^{s_1t_k} + B_ke^{s_2t_{k}} + \chi_k &= A_{k+1}e^{s_1t_{k}} + B_{k+1}e^{s_2t_{k}} + \chi_{k+1}, \label{e1} \\
s_1A_ke^{s_1t_k} + s_2B_ke^{s_2t_{k}} &= s_1A_{k+1}e^{s_1t_{k}} + s_2B_{k+1}e^{s_2t_{k}}, \label{e2}
\end{align}
where $ k = 1, 2, ... , 2N $.

Formulas (\ref{e1}) and (\ref{e2}) define a set of simultaneous linear equations with a four-diagonal matrix. It is remarkable that explicit analytical solutions to these equations can be found. This is because these equations have a special mathematical structure which allows to reduce them to two sets of decoupled simultaneous equations with two-diagonal matrices for coefficients $A_k$ and $B_k$, respectively. Indeed, by multiplying equation (\ref{e1}) with $s_2$ and subtracting from (\ref{e2}) we find:
\begin{equation}
(s_1 - s_2) A_ke^{s_1t_k} - s_2\chi_k = (s_1-s_2)A_{k+1}e^{s_1t_k} - s_2\chi_{k+1},
\end{equation}
which can then be rearranged as follows:
\begin{equation}
A_{k} - A_{k+1} = \frac{s_2}{s_1 - s_2} \left[ \chi_{k} - \chi_{k+1}\right]e^{-s_1t_k}.
\end{equation}
It is apparent from equation (\ref{chi}) that
\begin{equation}
\chi_{k} - \chi_{k+1} = (-1)^k V_o.
\end{equation}
Thus, from the last two equations, we obtain:
\begin{equation}
A_{k} - A_{k+1} = (-1)^k V_o \frac{s_2}{s_1 - s_2}  e^{-s_1t_k}. \label{Akall}
\end{equation}
Thus, it is evident that equations (\ref{Akall}) are simultaneous linear equations with two-diagonal matrix. Now, if we add equations (\ref{Akall}) for $k =1, 2,.. , 2N$, we obtain
\begin{equation}
A_1 - A_{2N+1} = V_o\frac{s_2}{s_1 - s_2} \sum_{n = 1}^{2N} (-1)^n e^{-s_1t_n}.  \label{Afl1}
\end{equation}
Next, from equations (\ref{vcsol}), (\ref{vcderv}) and the boundary conditions (\ref{con3})-(\ref{con4}), we find:
\begin{align}
A_1 + B_1  &= - A_{2N+1}e^{\frac{T}{2}s_1} - B_{2N+1}e^{\frac{T}{2}s_1}, \label{e3} \\
s_1A_1 + s_2B_1 &= - s_1A_{2N+1}e^{\frac{T}{2}s_1} - s_2B_{2N+1}e^{\frac{T}{2}s_1}, \label{e4}
\end{align}

Again, by multiplying equation (\ref{e3}) by $s_2$ and then subtracting it from (\ref{e4}), we obtain:
\begin{equation}
A_1 + A_{2N+1}e^{\frac{T}{2}s_1} = 0.  \label{Afl2}
\end{equation}
By solving simultaneous equations (\ref{Afl1}) and (\ref{Afl2}) we find:
\begin{align}
A_1 &=    \frac{ V_o s_2 e^{ \frac{T}{2}s_1}}{(s_1 - s_2) \left( 1+e^{\frac{T}{2}s_1}\right)}  \sum_{n = 1}^{2N} (-1)^n e^{-s_1t_n}, \label{final1} \\
A_{2N+1} &= - \frac{ V_o s_2}{(s_1 - s_2) \left( 1+e^{\frac{T}{2}s_1}\right)}  \sum_{n = 1}^{2N} (-1)^n e^{-s_1t_n}. \label{final2}
\end{align}
Having found $A_1$, the other coefficients $A_k$ can be computed as follows:
\begin{equation}
A_k = A_1 -  \frac{s_2 V_o }{s_1 - s_2} \sum_{n = 1}^{k-1} (-1)^n e^{-s_1t_n}. \label{final3}
\end{equation}
The last expression is derived by adding the first $(k-1)$ equations defined by formula (\ref{Akall}).
Finally, by using permutational symmetry of equations (\ref{e1}) and (\ref{e2}) similar expressions can be immediately found for the coefficients $B_k$, by interchanging $s_1$ and $s_2$ in (\ref{final1})-(\ref{final3}). Thus, by using these analytical expressions for $A_k$ and $B_k$ in equation (\ref{vcsol1}), we arrive at the analytical formula for $v_C(t)$ which is valid for any choice of switching time-instants $t_k$.

\section{Case of $L$-$C$-$LR$ load}
In this section, we extend the previous analysis to the case of the circuit shown in Fig.~\ref{LCLR}. We intend to derive the analytical expression for the output current $\ilb$ in Fig.~\ref{LCLR}. As before, the voltage $v_s(t)$ is described by equation (\ref{vt}) and it satisfies the half-wave symmetry condition (\ref{hws}).
\begin{figure}[h!]
	\centering
	\includegraphics[trim={0 0.5cm 0 1.2cm}, width=0.8\linewidth]{LCLRCircuit}
	\caption{$L$-$C$-$RL$ circuit excited by PWM voltage.}
	\label{LCLR}
\end{figure}

By using KVL and KCL the following differential equations can be written:
\begin{align}
\frac{di(t)}{dt}&= -\frac{1}{L} \vct + \frac{1}{L} \vst, \label{KVL1}\\
\frac{di_{1}(t)}{dt}&= -\frac{R}{L_1} \ilb + \frac{1}{L_1} \vct, \label{KVL2} \\
\frac{dv_C(t)}{dt} &= \frac{1}{C}\ila - \frac{1}{C} \ilb. \label{KCL2}
\end{align}
Next, we define the state-vector
\begin{equation}
\mathbf{x}(t) = \begin{bmatrix}
\ila \\ \ilb \\ \vct
\end{bmatrix}, \label{defx}
\end{equation}
and represent the equations (\ref{KVL1})-(\ref{KCL2}) in state-variable form:
\begin{equation}
\dot{\mathbf{x}}(t)= \begin{bmatrix}
0 & 0 & -\frac{1}{L} \\
0 & -\frac{R}{L_1} & \frac{1}{L_1} \\
\frac{1}{C} & -\frac{1}{C} & 0
\end{bmatrix} \mathbf{x}(t) + \begin{bmatrix}
\frac{1}{L} \\ 0 \\ 0
\end{bmatrix} \vst. \label{stvar}
\end{equation}
The characteristic equation for the matrix in formula (\ref{stvar}) can be written as follows:
\begin{equation}
s^3 + \frac{R}{L_1}s^2 + \frac{1}{C}\left( \frac{1}{L}+ \frac{1}{L_1}\right)s + \frac{R}{LL_1C}=0.
\end{equation}
For the sake of simplicity, we consider the generic case when the three roots $s_1, s_2,$ and  $s_3$ of the above equation are distinct. This implies that for $\ilb$, the general solution of the corresponding homogeneous equation has the form:
\begin{equation}
i_1^h(t) = Ae^{s_1t} + Be^{s_2t} + Ce^{s_3t}. \label{homob}
\end{equation}
On the other hand, it is easy to see that the particular solution to the state-equation (\ref{stvar}), for the time-intervals when $v_s(t)=V_o$ can be written as follows:
\begin{equation}
i^p(t) = i_1^p(t) = \frac{V_o}{R}, \hspace{20pt} v_{C}^p(t) = V_o.  \label{partb}
\end{equation}
Using (\ref{homob}) and (\ref{partb}), the general solution for $\ilb$ can be expressed as:
 \begin{equation}
\resizebox{0.49\textwidth}{!}{$i_1(t)= \begin{cases}
	A_{2j+1}e^{s_1t} + B_{2j+1}e^{s_2t}+C_{2j+1}e^{s_3t}, & \text{if $ t_{2j} < t < t_{2j+1} $},\\
	A_{2j+2}e^{s_1t} + B_{2j+2}e^{s_2t} +C_{2j+2}e^{s_3t}+ \frac{V_o}{R}, & \text{if $ t_{2j+1} < t < t_{2j+2} $}.
	\end{cases} $}\label{ilbsol1}
\end{equation}
where  $ j = 0,1,2, ... , N$. The above equation can be represented in the form:
\begin{equation}
\ilb = A_{k}e^{s_1t} + B_{k}e^{s_2t}+ C_{k}e^{s_3t} + \tilde{\chi}_{k},  \text{if $ t_{k-1} < t < t_{k} $},  \label{ilbsol} \\
\end{equation}
where
\begin{equation}
\tilde{\chi}_k = \frac{V_o}{2R} \cdot \left( 1 + (-1)^k\right), \label{tchi}
\end{equation}
for $ k = 1, 2, ... , 2N+1 $. It is apparent that $\tilde{\chi}_{k}$ takes two values: $0$ or $\frac{V_o}{R}$.

It is clear that the following formulas can be written for the derivatives of $\ilb$:
\begin{equation}
\frac{di_1(t)}{dt} = s_1 A_{k}e^{s_1t} + s_2 B_{k}e^{s_2t} +s_3 C_{k}e^{s_3t} ,  \text{if $ t_{k-1} < t < t_{k} $},\label{ilbfderv}
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\frac{d^2i_1(t)}{dt^2} = s_1^2 A_{k}e^{s_1t} + s_2^2 B_{k}e^{s_2t} +s_3^2 C_{k}e^{s_3t} ,  \text{if $ t_{k-1} < t < t_{k} $}. \label{ilbsderv}
\end{equation}

We now proceed to derive the expressions for the unknown coefficients $A_k$, $B_k$ and $C_k$. This is done by using the continuity condition for $\ilb$ as well as for its first and second-order derivatives. It is clear that the state-variables $\ila, \ilb$ and $\vct$ are continuous. Moreover, it follows from equation (\ref{KVL2}) and (\ref{KCL2}), the derivatives of $\ilb$ and $\vct$ are also continuous. Furthermore, by differentiating equation (\ref{KVL2}), we can also conclude that the second-order derivative of $\ilb$ is continuous. Thus, by applying the above stated continuity conditions at $t_k$ for all $ k = 1, 2, ... , 2N$, the following equations can be derived using (\ref{ilbsol}), (\ref{ilbfderv}) and (\ref{ilbsderv}):
\begin{align}
&A_{k}e^{s_1t_k} + B_{k}e^{s_2t_k}+ C_{k}e^{s_3t_k} + \tilde{\chi}_{k} \nonumber \\=  &A_{k+1}e^{s_1t_k} + B_{k+1}e^{s_2t_k}+ C_{k+1}e^{s_3t_k} + \tilde{\chi}_{k+1}, \label{eq1}
\end{align}
\begin{align}
&s_1 A_{k}e^{s_1t_k}+ s_2 B_{k}e^{s_2t_k} +s_3 C_{k}e^{s_3t_k} \nonumber \\ &=
s_1 A_{k+1}e^{s_1t_k}+ s_2 B_{k+1}e^{s_2t_k} +s_3 C_{k+1}e^{s_3t_k}, \label{eq2}
\end{align}
\begin{align}
&s_1^2 A_{k}e^{s_1t_k}+ s_2^2 B_{k}e^{s_2t_k} +s_3^2 C_{k}e^{s_3t_k} \nonumber \\ &=
s_1^2 A_{k+1}e^{s_1t_k}+ s_2^2 B_{k+1}e^{s_2t_k} +s_3^2 C_{k+1}e^{s_3t_k}.\label{eq3}
\end{align}
These are linear coupled equations for the coefficients $A_k$, $B_k$ and $C_k$ with the six diagonal matrix. It is remarkable that these equations can be decoupled and reduced to three separate sets of simultaneous linear equations with two-diagonal matrices. This is accomplished as follows. Multiplying (\ref{eq1}) by $s_2$ and subtracting it from (\ref{eq2}), we obtain:
\begin{align}
&(s_1 - s_2) A_{k}e^{s_1t_k} + (s_3 - s_2) C_{k}e^{s_3t_k}-s_2\tilde{\chi}_{k}= \nonumber \\
&(s_1 - s_2) A_{k+1}e^{s_1t_k} + (s_3 - s_2) C_{k+1}e^{s_3t_k}-s_2\tilde{\chi}_{k+1} \label{eq4}
\end{align}

Similarly, multiplying (\ref{eq1}) by $s_2^2$ and subtracting it from (\ref{eq3}), we get:
\begin{align}
&(s_1^2 - s_2^2) A_{k}e^{s_1t_k} + (s_3^2 - s_2^2) C_{k}e^{s_3t_k}-s_2^2\tilde{\chi}_{k} \nonumber \\ =
&(s_1^2 - s_2^2) A_{k+1}e^{s_1t_k} + (s_3^2 - s_2^2) C_{k+1}e^{s_3t_k}-s_2^2\tilde{\chi}_{k+1} \label{eq5}
\end{align}
It is clear that coefficients $B_k$  have been eliminated. We next eliminate coefficients $C_k$ by multiplying (\ref{eq4}) by $(s_2+s_3)$ and subtracting it from (\ref{eq5}). After simple algebraic transformations, the following equations for $A_k$ emerge:
\begin{equation}
A_k - A_{k+1} = \frac{s_2s_3}{(s_1-s_2)(s_1-s_3)} \left[ \tilde{\chi}_{k+1}- \tilde{\chi}_{k} \right] e^{-s_1t_k}
\end{equation}
for $k = 1, 2, ... 2N$.
 It is clear from (\ref{tchi}) that:
\begin{equation}
\tilde{\chi}_{k+1}- \tilde{\chi}_{k} = (-1)^{k+1} \frac{V_o}{R}.
\end{equation}
Thus, from the last two formulas, we conclude :
\begin{equation}
A_k - A_{k+1} =\frac{V_o}{R} \frac{s_2s_3}{(s_1-s_2)(s_1-s_3)} (-1)^{k+1} e^{-s_1t_k}. \label{eqnn}
\end{equation}
By adding the last equation written for $k = 1, 2, ... , 2N$, we arrive at the following formula:
\begin{equation}
A_1 - A_{2N+1} = \frac{V_o}{R}\frac{s_2s_3}{(s_1-s_2)(s_1-s_3)} \sum_{n = 1}^{2N}(-1)^{n+1} e^{-s_1t_n}. \label{aif1}
\end{equation}

Next, the following half-wave anti-periodic boundary conditions for $\ilb$ as well as its first and second order derivatives can be established:
\begin{align}
i_1(0) &= - i_1\left( \frac{T}{2}\right), \label{hw1}\\
\frac{di_1}{dt}(0) &= - \frac{di_1}{dt}\left( \frac{T}{2}\right), \label{hw2}\\
\frac{d^2i_1}{dt^2}(0) &= - \frac{d^2i_1}{dt}\left( \frac{T}{2}\right). \label{hw3}
\end{align}
The above equations follow from formula (\ref{hws}) which implies the half-wave symmetry of the state variables and their derivatives.
Using the above equations along with (\ref{tif}), (\ref{ilbsol}), (\ref{ilbfderv}) and (\ref{ilbsderv}) we obtain:
\begin{align}
&A_{1}+ B_{k} + C_{k}  \nonumber \\ &= - A_{2N+1}e^{s_1\frac{T}{2}} - B_{2N+1}e^{s_2\frac{T}{2}} - C_{2N+1}e^{s_3\frac{T}{2}}, \label{eq6}
\end{align}
\begin{align}
&s_1A_{1}+ s_2B_{k} +s_3 C_{k}  \nonumber \\ &= - s_1A_{2N+1}e^{s_1\frac{T}{2}} - s_2B_{2N+1}e^{s_2\frac{T}{2}} - s_3C_{2N+1}e^{s_3\frac{T}{2}}, \label{eq7}
\end{align}
\begin{align}
&s_1^2A_{1}+ s_2^2B_{k} +s_3^2 C_{k}  \nonumber \\ &= - s_1^2A_{2N+1}e^{s_1\frac{T}{2}} - s_2^2B_{2N+1}e^{s_2\frac{T}{2}} - s_3^2C_{2N+1}e^{s_3\frac{T}{2}} .\label{eq8}
\end{align}
Again, using the same steps as before, we can derive the following equation:
\begin{equation}
A_1 + A_{2N+1}e^{s_1\frac{T}{2}}=0. \label{eq9}
\end{equation}
Finally, we can solve the simultaneous equations (\ref{aif1}) and (\ref{eq9}). This yields the following result:
\begin{align}
A_1 &=  \frac{V_o s_2s_3}{R (s_1-s_2)(s_1-s_3)\left( 1+e^{-s_1\frac{T}{2}} \right)} \sum_{n = 1}^{2N}(-1)^{n+1} e^{-s_1t_n}. \label{final1LCLR}
\end{align}
Having obtained $A_1$, all other coefficients $A_k$ can be computed according to the formula:
\begin{equation}
A_k = A_1 - \frac{V_os_2s_3}{R(s_1-s_2)(s_1-s_3)} \sum_{n = 1}^{k-1}(-1)^{n+1} e^{-s_1t_n}. \label{final2LCLR}
\end{equation}
This formula is obtained by adding the first $(k-1)$ equations of the form (\ref{eqnn}).
By using the symmetry argument, similar expressions for coefficients $B_k$ and $C_k$ can be immediately written by the appropriate interchanging (permutation) of $s_1$, $s_2$ and $s_3$. In this way, the explicit analytical expression for the current $i_1(t)$ is obtained.

\section{Numerical Results}
Here, we present computational results for the output currents through the resistors for the $L$-$RC$ and $L$-$C$-$LR$ loads using the expressions derived in the previous sections. We compare these results with the output currents in the case of the $LR$ loads for which the analytical expressions have been previously reported \cite{patrick2014fundamentals, tyagi2020optimal}. The values of the parameters are chosen as follows: $V_o = 100$ V, $f = 60$ Hz $N=11$. The switching time-instants $t_1$, $t_2$, $...$. $t_{2N}$ can be computed using traditional sinusoidal PWM, where pulse widths are modulated proportional to the desired sinusoidal value, and placed in the center of each switching time interval.

Fig.~\ref{NR1} presents the output currents through the resistor computed for the $LR$, $L$-$RC$ and $L$-$C$-$LR$ load circuits.  For each case, the load resistor $R = 1 \Omega$. For the $L$-$RC$ and $L$-$C$-$LR$ loads, the capacitor $C = 50$ $\mu$F and $L$ = $100$  $\mu$H. The value of the output inductance for the $LR$ and the $L$-$C$-$LR$ loads was chosen to be $300$ $\mu$H. The presented results clearly reveal the significant reduction in the output current waveform ripple as the order of the load circuits increases.

 \begin{figure}[h!]
 	\centering
 	\includegraphics[trim={0 0.5cm 0 1.2cm}, width=0.89\linewidth]{NumericalResult1}
 	\caption{Comparison of output currents for the $LR$, $L$-$RC$ and $L$-$C$-$LR$ loads.}
 	\label{NR1}
 \end{figure}

In Table \ref{Tab1} we present numerical results for the $L$-$C$-$LR$ load which reveal that lesser (or comparable) harmonic distortion in the output current can be achieved even with a lower value of inductance $L$, by selecting appropriate values of the capacitance $C$. The corresponding output current waveforms are shown in Fig.~\ref{NR2}. Here, the value of $L$ is reduced from $50$ $\mu$H to $10$ $\mu$H, and the total harmonic distortion (THD) \cite{holmes2003pulse, tyagi2020optimal} of the output current is computed. We observe that even when the value of $L$ is lowered from $50$ $\mu$H to $20$ $\mu$H the THD can be reduced by appropriate choice of capacitance $C$. Since inductors are bulky components, and also have associated hysteresis and eddy current losses, a reduction in inductance can help make inverter circuits lighter and more efficient.
\begin{table}[h!]
	\centering
		\caption{Comparison of THD in output current of the $L$-$C$-$LR$ circuit, for fixed load of $R$=$1\Omega$ and $L_1$ = $300$ $\mu$H and different values of the parameters $L$ and $C$ (see Fig.~\ref{LCLR}).}
	\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
		\hline
		\multicolumn{2}{|c|}{\begin{tabular}[c]{@{}c@{}}Values of \\ Parameters\end{tabular}} & \multirow{2}{*}{\begin{tabular}[c]{@{}c@{}}THD in output current\\   (in \%)\end{tabular}} \\ \cline{1-2}
		$L$ (in $\mu$H)                                 & $C$ (in $\mu$F)                                 &                                                                          \\ \hline
		50                                        & 5                                         & 1.54                                                                  \\
		40                                        & 12                                         & 1.17                                                                    \\
		30                                        & 20                                        & 1.03                                                                   \\
		20                                         & 28                                       & 1.40                                                                    \\
		10                                         & 35                                        & 1.83                                                                   \\ \hline
	\end{tabular}
\label{Tab1}

\end{table}

\begin{figure}[h!]
	\centering
	\includegraphics[trim={0 0.5cm 0 1.2cm}, width=0.85\linewidth]{NumericalResult4}
	\caption{Comparison of output currents for $i_1(t)$ for the $L$-$C$-$LR$ loads, for different values of parameters $L$ and $C$. These results illustrate that better (or comparable) harmonic content in output currents is possible using a lower value of inductance.}
	\label{NR2}
\end{figure}

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After Hours - Naked Truth: real.stories.live.
Friday, February 7th | 7:00pm
Wine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests.
Celebrate ten years of the Naked Truth with some of our favorite storytellers!
Emcee Josh Healey is joined by David Nihill, Kari Kiernan, Don Reed, and Dhaya Lakshminarayanan for a special night of great stories.
David Nihill is a bestselling author, featured in Inc, NPR, Huffington Post, Forbes, and the Irish Times. David was recently part of the Irish Kings of Comedy Tour and SF Sketchfest. A Moth Storyslam winner and Grandslam finalist, David has also told tales at Porchlight, Fireside and Litquake.
Kari Kiernan is a writer and a storyteller, and a bona fide local: she graduated from Tam, holds a Master's degree from Dominican University, and spent a great deal of her young life at the Mill Valley Library. In addition to Naked Truth, she's been onstage at Porchlight, the Throckmorton, The Vent, and Literary Death Match.
Don Reed (HBO, Pop Up Magazine) is an entertainer. Works include: "Unleashed" on Netflix, a streaming comedy series "Bartlett," five solo shows Off Broadway and Bay Area - including "East 14th." Other credits: I Miss Toni, Snap Judgment 2016 Performance of the Year, The Flintstones, DMV, A Different World, Partners in Crime.
Dhaya Lakshminarayanan is an internationally recognized comedian and was the Grand Prize Winner of The Ultimate Comedy Challenge filmed in Singapore. She received the 2016 Liz Carpenter Political Humor Award, previously awarded to Samantha Bee and Wanda Sykes. Dhaya's stories have appeared on Snap Judgment and the Moth podcast. Dhaya also regularly acts as emcee at the monthly SF Moth Story SLAMs.
Emcee: Josh Healey
Award-winning writer, performer and filmmaker, Healy has been a regular performer on NPR's Snap Judgment. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Huffington Post, and his nephew's YouTube page, where it has at least 27 'likes.' He is the lead writer and producer of The North Pole, a comedic web series that hits on today's issues.
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This is the real Fontina, made from the raw milk of cows grazing in 6,500 foot high Alpine pastures. This semi-firm, cooked and pressed cheese is washed weekly in our caves to develop its signature funk and keep the paste plump. The uniquely rich and nutty flavor is reminiscent of truffles, with a subtle fruity, grassy aroma and supple texture. A central ingredient in Piedmont's famed fondutta, similar to Swiss fondue, blended to orgiastic rapture with cream, eggs, and shaved white truffle. Regional wisdom recommends you grab a glass of Barbaresco or other Nebbiolo-based wine. Try it with a big Chardonnay, or a bold Piemonte red.


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Home Center Well Colorado lawmaker acts fast to secure funding for school breakfasts
Colorado lawmaker acts fast to secure funding for school breakfasts
Rep. Cherylin Peniston, D-Westminster, announced today that she will introduce a bill to restore funding to the Colorado Department of Education's free breakfast program. Republican members of the Joint Budget Committee last week thought $125,000 for the breakfast program would be a good place to start cutting expenses to make up for major tax-revenue shortfalls this year.
The JBC was responding to a shortfall caused by the program's popularity. Republicans led by Colorado Springs Rep. Kent Lambert said school districts could pick up the costs, turn to charities for the money or charge students who qualify for the program 30 cents per meal. The money cut by the JBC would keep the program running until the end of the school year.
Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, who sits on the JBC, voted in favor of the funding for the Start Smart Free breakfast program.
"To me it was a no-brainer to vote for this because the money is already in the fund. All we had to do was authorize the spending. It is not a real good signal of what is yet to come. If we are off to something this controversial and divisive and it is only $125,000 and we are only a couple of weeks into the session, that should give you some indication of what's ahead. What is the Betty Davis Line? 'Fasten your seats belts. It's going to be a bumpy night.'"
"Being able to provide breakfast each day for our neediest kids is an important function of government. We should not be balancing our budget on the backs of our families in these tough economic times" Said Peniston.
People might be surprised at the effect charging 30 cents a breakfast can have on a family, said Rich Jones, director of policy and research at the Bell Policy Center.
"Democrats made tough cuts in the Majority for years, $5 billion dollars worth of cuts, but we were committed to not cutting at the expense of low-income schoolchildren," said House Democratic Leader Sal Pace, D-Pueblo. "We simply should not be taking away vital services from those who need them most in these tough economic times."
"Childhood hunger is a critical issue for Colorado that is only made worse by our challenging economic times," said Kathy Underhill, Executive Director of Hunger Free Colorado. "While 30 cents a day may not sound like a lot, for families who are experiencing financial hardship it can mean the difference between their kids going to school ready to learn or starting the school day hungry."
To qualify for free breakfasts in Colorado, a family of four needs to earn less than $28,665 a year, which is 130 percent of the poverty level, which is $22,050 per year. Currently about 8.3 percent of working families in the state live below the poverty level. One person working full time in Colorado for the minimum wage earns $15,309.
If funding doesn't come through, children who qualify for free meals will still get the breakfasts for free, said Mark Stevens, spokesperson for the Colorado Department of Education. Currently, students qualifying for reduced price meals are also getting breakfast for free. Those are the people who may now have to pay.
Kids qualify for reduced price meals if their families earn up to 185 percent of the poverty level, or about $40,790. Families who earn more than that pay full price for school meals.
If the legislature does not provide funding, it is the families (of four) earning between $28,665 and $40,790 who will have to pay 30 cents for breakfast going forward.
Stevens said the lunch program and the summer meals program are not affected by this funding shortfall. He also noted that the program running out of money early this year is a function of its popularity. "You can tell it is needed by how many people use it," he said.
Jones said the overall cost to the state does not necessarily go down by $124,000 just because the legislature refused to provide the funding. When funding runs out in March, he says, districts have to absorb the cost of collecting 30 cents a day from kids who used to get their breakfast for free–or the districts can continue providing free breakfasts and absorb the cost.
Beyond the question of whether 30 cents a day is really a hardship for any particular family, he said, is the fact that some of the kids who were getting the free breakfasts are quite young. He said we're talking about kindergartners.
"What if they just forget to ask their parent for 30 cents? What if they lose it? What if they just can't find the money once they get to school?" he asks.
He said some schools may let a kid run a tab, some may have an employee who chooses to reach into their own pocket for 30 cents. There are a lot of ways a school can choose to handle the problem, but all of them are more work than just giving the kid a free breakfast. "It just becomes an administrative hassle," he said. "It makes no sense."
"We know that if kids don't get breakfast, it has a negative effect on their performance in school. That is the real harm here. The state saves a little money now but it puts kids' education at risk. This is a case where we know that a small investment pays off."
Stevens said some families have multiple kids in the program. "It may just be thirty cents, but if you have three or four kids it starts to add up," he said.
The Bell Center released a study in December showing that poverty is going up in Colorado. He said that in 2004, about 20 percent of Colorado's working families earned less than double the poverty level; today it is about 25 percent of families who earn less than $44,100.
In the Pueblo City Schools District, 65 percent of students qualify for free meals and another 10 percent qualify for reduced price meals, said Jill Kidd, director or nutrition services. She said if funding is not restored, the school district will absorb the cost, about $6000 a month.
"It is a really good program, providing great benefits to the district and to the families at a low cost," she said of the free and reduced price meals. She said the district has found that kids who get breakfast in school tend to be late for school less ofter, call in sick less often, and pay more attention in class.
Additional reporting by Joseph Boven.
Cherylin Peniston
colorado free breakfast program
Pat Steadman
The Indy's Marianne Goodland joins 710 KNUS' Chuck & Julie to talk about the independent ethics commission
State water plan cost at least $6 million
Raise the Bar wants to make it harder to change Colorado's constitution


For athletes, a signature shoe is more about personal style and bragging rights, and it also serves as a form of validation that they've made it. Skaters are no different. From Koston to Janoski, Gonz to Busenitz, and everyone in between, practically every accomplished pro skater has a signature model attached to his name from his respective sponsor. But if you ask us, that list can be expanded. Taking nothing away from the guys who have rightfully earned their very own shoes, here are 10 additional skaters that we think deserve a signature model.


With the recent news of Paul Manafort being indicted, Paul Manafort's daughter Jess is being highly searched, as well. Text messages from her sisters hacked iPhone came to light earlier this year, and revealed things that raised the eyebrows of many. We've got the full story, so read on to know more about Paul Manafort's daughter in our Jess Manafort wiki.
Paul Manafort is all over the news today, as it has been confirmed that he will be indicted for crimes of conspiracy and money laundering, among other charges. Manafort, along with his longtime business partner Rick Gates, are both being charged with 12 separate criminal counts; conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, unregistered agent of a foreign principal, false and misleading Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) statements, false statements, and seven counts of failure to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts.
Paul Manafort was Donald Trump's right-hand-man at one point in his career, and as many have already formed their own opinion on Trump's ties with Russia and possible collusion regarding his run for presidency, Manafort remained one to watch due to his own shady business dealings and foreign political ties. The problem was, it was not so easy to prove. However, now that his indictment has been confirmed, it seems President Trump is washing his hands of Manafort, maintaining that today's announcement of his indictment has nothing to do with his campaign or campaign activity.
What Does This Have to Do with Paul Manafort's Daughter, Jess?
Hackers allegedly struck gold when they got hold of messages in Jess's phone and made public a conversation between her and her sister. The texts allegedly reveal many things, like how her father received millions for "work" in Ukraine or how he wasn't happy about Jessica's relationship with her husband, Jeff. According to the texts between Jess and her sister, Paul Manafort and his wife could not go through a "public divorce" because he had "too many skeletons" and "his work and payment in Ukraine is legally questionable." In the texts, Jess reportedly refers to her father as a man with "no moral or legal compass." She also wrote texts to her sister saying that all that money he had was "blood money" for the work he did in Ukraine. Allegedly, the texts speak about the incidents of revolt, deaths, and public outrage that occurred about a year ago.
Many are turning their eyes to Jessica and her leaked text messages, especially now that her father's been indicted. The government is alleging that Paul Manafort moved at least $75.0 million to offshore accounts without declaring the income to the government.
As for Manafort? He apparently welcomes the opportunity to confront the charges in court, but he will not be making a statement until he has had a chance to review the indictment in full with his legal team. He has asked for privacy for himself and his family at this time.


Former Garsen MP Danson Mungatana was on the night of Wednesday, April 10, arrested by Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives over the theft of KSh 51.5 million from Kilifi county.
He is among 21 other suspects set to be charged for fraudulent acquisition of public property, uttering false documents and dealing with proceeds of crime.
Mungatana is among 21 other suspects to be charged for fraudulent acquisition of public property, uttering false documents and dealing with proceeds of crime.
A statement by the EACC showed the agency undertook investigations over allegations that Kilifi county government had fraudulently paid KSh 51,569,775 to some private companies.
They included Daima One Enterprises, Zohali Services Limited, Makegra Supplies Limited, Kilingi Investments Company Limited, Leadership Edge Associated Limited and Johazi Investment Company.
The investigations revealed the said companies did not offer any services or supply goods to the county government of Kilifi.
The EACC also established the Local Service Orders (LSO) used were fake as they did not originate from the county government.
Mungatana was arrested in Nairobi and taken to Malindi where he and others will be arraigned at the Malindi law courts.
The Director of Zohal Services Limited, Wanjugu, which was named as one of the beneficiaries of the loot had in 2016 accused Mungatana of using her company in the scam.
The former MP, however, dismissed the claims.


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"""
sentry.db.models
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

:copyright: (c) 2010-2014 by the Sentry Team, see AUTHORS for more details.
:license: BSD, see LICENSE for more details.
"""

from __future__ import absolute_import

import logging
import six

from django.db import models
from django.db.models import signals

from .fields.bounded import BoundedBigAutoField
from .manager import BaseManager
from .query import update

__all__ = ('BaseModel', 'Model', 'sane_repr')

UNSAVED = object()

def sane_repr(*attrs):
    if 'id' not in attrs and 'pk' not in attrs:
        attrs = ('id',) + attrs

    def _repr(self):
        cls = type(self).__name__

        pairs = (
            '%s=%s' % (a, repr(getattr(self, a, None)))
            for a in attrs)

        return u'<%s at 0x%x: %s>' % (cls, id(self), ', '.join(pairs))

    return _repr

class BaseModel(models.Model):
    class Meta:
        abstract = True

    objects = BaseManager()

    update = update

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(BaseModel, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self._update_tracked_data()

    def __getstate__(self):
        d = self.__dict__.copy()
        # we cant serialize weakrefs
        d.pop('_Model__data', None)
        return d

    def __reduce__(self):
        (model_unpickle, stuff, _) = super(BaseModel, self).__reduce__()
        return (model_unpickle, stuff, self.__getstate__())

    def __setstate__(self, state):
        self.__dict__.update(state)
        self._update_tracked_data()

    def __get_field_value(self, field):
        if isinstance(field, models.ForeignKey):
            return getattr(self, field.column, None)
        return getattr(self, field.name, None)

    def _update_tracked_data(self):
        "Updates a local copy of attributes values"
        if self.id:
            data = {}
            for f in self._meta.fields:
                try:
                    data[f.column] = self.__get_field_value(f)
                except AttributeError as e:
                    # this case can come up from pickling
                    logging.exception(six.text_type(e))
            self.__data = data
        else:
            self.__data = UNSAVED

    def has_changed(self, field_name):
        "Returns ``True`` if ``field`` has changed since initialization."
        if self.__data is UNSAVED:
            return False
        field = self._meta.get_field(field_name)
        return self.__data.get(field_name) != self.__get_field_value(field)

    def old_value(self, field_name):
        "Returns the previous value of ``field``"
        if self.__data is UNSAVED:
            return None
        return self.__data.get(field_name)

class Model(BaseModel):
    id = BoundedBigAutoField(primary_key=True)

    class Meta:
        abstract = True

    __repr__ = sane_repr('id')

def __model_post_save(instance, **kwargs):
    if not isinstance(instance, BaseModel):
        return
    instance._update_tracked_data()

def __model_class_prepared(sender, **kwargs):
    if not issubclass(sender, BaseModel):
        return

    if not hasattr(sender, '__core__'):
        raise ValueError('{!r} model has not defined __core__'.format(sender))

signals.post_save.connect(__model_post_save)
signals.class_prepared.connect(__model_class_prepared)

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SF novel about crashed pilot
I would like to identify a SF book (possibly a part of a series) which I read in late 80s or in the 90s. What I remember from the story:
it happened on a planet (probably Earth, but I'm not 100% sure) inhabited by humans, which is under some kind of dictatorship or other unpleasant regime
a protagonist is found with amnesia (I think in a forest), some ordinary family helps him
the government is looking for him
it is revealed that he is a pilot of an interstellar space ship, who was sent from another planet to investigate what happens on the planet he arrived, but his space ship was shot down by the government upon arrival
the government knows that if the protagonist reveals the true nature of their regime to his home planet, an army will be sent to liberate the planet inhabitants from the regime
the government gets the pilot and pretends to be friendly; they want to get the information which planet sent him - so they will be able to stop the liberation expedition
eventually the protagonist regains his memory, tricks the government, and escapes to his home planet
This is all I remember - I think I have borrowed the book from a local library. I would be grateful for any help.
story-identification novel
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City of Illusions by Ursula K. Le Guin. One of her earlier novels; first published in 1967. It is part of a science fiction series which is sometimes called "The Hainish Cycle." (But this was a very loosely-connected "series" -- the idea was that several of her stories could all be considered part of one "future history," but the typical story was completely self-contained and used its own set of characters. Instead of being a "series" in the same way the Honor Harrington books by David Weber are one ongoing series about the main heroine and her friends and relatives.)
It has had many editions (and sometimes been packaged with other novels in omnibus editions), but here's a scan of the cover art of one of its paperback reprints:
Your memory of some of the major plot points is pretty accurate. The story is set on Earth. The planet has been dominated for centuries by an alien race called the Shing. They have telepathic powers which, among other things, make them masters of illusion. (The title of the novel refers to the city in the Rocky Mountains which is their headquarters here on Earth.) Surviving human tribes have generally reverted back to pre-industrial levels of technology, as I recall.
The protagonist wakes up in the woods with total amnesia. The people who find him call him "Falk," and he uses that name for much of the novel. We eventually learn that the Shing had somehow wiped out (or totally suppressed, anyway) his old memories to make him a blank slate. This was after they captured the crew of a ship which had come from the planet Werel to investigate conditions on Earth.
The Werelians tend to be human/alien hybrids who are themselves very strong and skilled in telepathic operations, and they are high-tech and could easily send a strong military force to fight to reclaim control of Earth for humanity . . . if they knew this needed to be done. Thus, as you said, when the ship arrived in local space, the Shing definitely did not want to let it escape to carry the word back to Werel. I don't remember exactly how they had damaged or captured it, but they had. (LeGuin worked on the assumption that no starship could travel faster than light, and Werel was at least a couple of hundred light years away, so the Shing knew it might be centuries before the Werelians got around to sending a second ship to find out why they still hadn't heard back from the first one.)
Eventually Falk falls into the hands of the Shing, who solemnly assure him that it was a small faction of rebels who originally wiped his memory, but the benevolent Shing (who claim to be quite human, despite any nasty rumors he has heard to the contrary) only want what is best for everyone, and will be glad to try to use their special skills to awaken his old self. But they will only do that if he volunteers to submit to the process. (Which, just incidentally, will supposedly mean destroying the personality and memories of "Falk," so that his restored self won't share his deep suspicions regarding the Shing.)
Falk believes they are only offering to revive his old personality because they desperately need to know the coordinates of Werel, and they can't find any other way to learn which of many possible stars it orbits. (The crew of the Werelian ship apparently were extremely security-conscious about such things.) Falk has an idea about a way to outwit the Shing, though, and thus agrees to go through this restoration process. In the end, as you remembered, both sets of memories are wide awake within the same body, and the hero finds a way to grab a lightspeed vessel and head back to Werel to spread the word about the sad plight of humanity's homeworld.
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That's funny, because Werel was the setting for her later novellas collected as Four Ways to Forgiveness - its elite had enslaved the people on Yeowe.
– Spencer
@Spencer Interesting. I don't think I've ever read Four Ways to Forgiveness, so I didn't know. Following your Wikipedia link, I see the article assures us that this "Werel" is not the same planet as the one mentioned in City of Illusions. If memory serves, "Werel" in City had a "year" that was over 100 of our terrestrial years in length.
– Lorendiac
Sounds like question material.
@Spencer To be clear: Are you suggesting that someone should post a question asking if LeGuin ever explained why she used "Werel" as the name for two different human-colonized planets?
That's definitely it, I can noe clearly remember the name Falk. That was quick, thank you!
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Book ID: Man recovers wiped memory (Le Guin)
Is there anything to support this Wikipedia claim about Ursula K. Le Guin re-using the planet name "Werel"?
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Juanita Curry Smith "Cubby" Durham, 76, died July 29, 2021 in Danville. Born September 1, 1944 in Nashville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Austin and Florine Thorne Smith. Cubby was a graduate of Mississippi State College for Women and earned her Masters at the University of Tennessee. She served for twenty-one years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Captain. Cubby was a Middle School art teacher for thirty-five years, working in Tennessee and later in Jessamine County, Kentucky. She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and enjoyed creating art, reading, rescuing animals, trail riding, camping, traveling, shopping, and drinking champagne.
She is survived by her husband, John L. Durham, III "Johnny"; her three daughters, Sidney Durham, of Lexington, KY, Jaymie (Steven) Ross, of Middleburg, KY, and Caribeth (Brian) Brown, of Roanoke, AL; and her five grandchildren, John Sawyer Durham, Hunter Ross, Gage Ross, Lillie Brown, and Mattie Brown.
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