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Top 10 Controversies in The IPL
Top 10 IPL Controversies
Top 10 IPL Controversies: IPL is the biggest festival in India and it is the biggest time pass for every cricket fan during the summer since 2008. You will get to see lot of emotions playing around as it is the matter of reputation of every players which make them perform more good. IPL, a tournament which have highest price money and also highest craze next to International tournaments. There has been lots of thrilling matches which you can never count using your fingers even if you have five hands. IPL is the tournament which always give positive energy. But we should always remember that every day of our life is stuffed with a day and a night, every light has a darkness, every positivity will have a side of Negativity. IPL also has those dark sides which is the controversy it gets surrounded with. From small issues to the biggest issues, controversy from IPL always turns the heads of the media which automatically ends in a huge attention. It may be a wrong thing to make everything a publicity, but that is how the world is made, good or bad, if it is going to the media, it is a news. In today's column, let us discuss about the smallest to biggest controversy of IPL.
Ravindra Jadeja was Banned in 2010 IPL
We can understand that players play IPL for money and not much for emotions for most of the time. yes, there some players who are comfortable with a particular team and attached to it, what we are talking is about most of the time. Jadeja was playing for Rajasthan royals in the first two seasons and made a mistake of his life ahead of third season. It is said that, he desired for more money and had talks with Mumbai Indians to sign a contract without having a discussion with his Rajasthan management. Yes, money is important but not every time especially when you are getting paid enough. It is not professional to do that and one year ban came in his way as the right way of penalty. It costed him an entire IPL in 2010 and he was back to play in 2011 when he was picked by Kochi tuskers India. He was a growing Indian all rounder at that time, but it is the character which always beats the talent. We are happy that, since then he is out of all controversy and settled with a formidable CSK for past 7 seasons.
Sri Lankan Players Getting Banned
This is one of the major controversy which created lot of tension in the 2012 IPL. Once upon a time in IPL, Lankan players were pat of every team and was contributing to the teams just like Indian players. Then on 2012, a major political tension broke out between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka and it is the issue which dominated every news of Tamil Nadu politics. The chief minister of Tamil Nadu during that time ordered that Sri Lankan players should not take part in the IPL games to be played in Chennai. This created a big controversy but nevertheless BCCI have to agree to the terms of the state government and abide by the rules to maintain peace during the tournament. Since then, Lankan players never played games in Chennai for few years but nowadays as tension is empty in this issue, Malinga started playing in the Chennai games. It is important to maintain peace despite tensions and BCCI just let it go because it was just one game for every franchise which wont cause any damage. We have no comments on state government decisions as it is good to maintain peace always.
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Chennai Super Kings banned for Two Years
The most successful team in the history of IPL Chennai super kings faced two years ban from the IPL due to the match fixing and betting allegations. It was big blow for the entire IPL as CSK is the team which holds Major fan base in the IPL and India's national Hero in cricket Dhoni was leading that side. It created lots of tensions and fans waited for two years without CSK which is surely a big depression for Fans as cricket is such a craze in any part of India. Even Dhoni the captain discussed about his depression during the period in which CSK got banned. The ban mainly happened because the involvement of betting by one of the main CSK management official Gurunath Meiyappan who is son in law of N Srinivasan by leaking the team secrets. This is one of the most horrible days of the IPL cricket.
Rajasthan Royals banned for Two Years
In the same year with CSK, Rajasthan royals got banned because of the match fixing and betting allegations which made them go out for two years along with Chennai. For the fans in that region, it is another heartbreak and they too waited for two years for their team to comeback and perform in the IPL. Their owners never came to the stadium to watch IPL since the incident and it took some celebrity attraction out of the IPL but it will never cause any harm to the tournament as Indian people is enough to add craze to the tournament. They came back in 2018 along with Chennai when they finished fourth and Chennai emerged as champions. We strongly hope the this kind of incidents never happen again in future as IPL is our family as all the eight teams.
Shah Rukh Khan was banned from Entering Wankhede
Another headlines controversy involving bollywood superstar SRK and as well known, he is the owner of KKR. He got banned for 5 long years from entering Wankhede stadium in Mumbai as he slapped a security guard stating that security harassed his son. May be as a father, he got emotional , but as such a celebrity when millions of people follow him, it would have surely set a bad example for youngsters. He was banned by the BCCI and he has never entered the stadium since that incident. It was not a fair act by the Bollywood super star.
Rahul Sharma and Wayne Parnell Controversy
During the 2013 IPL When Rahul Sharma and Wayne Parnell was playing for Pune warriors India, they both went o the night club for a party and was accused of consuming drugs in that night party. It became a controversy and both of them was pleading for innocence. Both were left unpunished but their IPL career has taken a backing since that incident. That is why senior players say junior players to avoid certain places during the game.
Pomersbach getting arrested
2011 IPL was hit by the controversy of Pomersbach who molested an US woman and got arrested by the Delhi police. He was all set to play for Royal challengers Bangalore was expected to be one of the biggest IPL superstar but the fate has turned things for him due to his behavior towards the American woman.
Lalit Modi sacked as IPL chairman in 2010
He might have been one of the best and passionate chairman of IPL, but forgery issue in funds saw him getting sacked form his position and he was thrown out of the IPL. He was thrown out of the IPL with immediate affect and it was nearly major controversy which made headlines during that time. no matter how valuable you perform, but one character mistake you will lose everything you have. This controversy is one of the prime example for proving it.
Spot Fixing
Spot fixing controversy in 2013 has been a most dark days of the IPL which made unpleasant atmosphere to the IPL days. It was not needed for the IPL but 3 players from Rajasthan royals was arrested by police with red hand evidence and was handed lifetime ban. Sreesanth alone proved innocent by supreme court later, but his career was ended there.
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Ouster of the Team Kochi Tuskers
Terms and conditions are very important for maintaining the team but kochi tuskers failed to it and as breaching of agreement saw them getting ousted from cash Rich Indian premier league. 2011 saw them getting introduced to the IPL and 2011 it self was the end of them in the history of IPL. When you maintain a team in such a big league, it is very important to maintain a discipline and laws to be yourself secured in the tournament and business. Ethics must be followed in it as it is the only thing which will gain you respect which is worth more than money.
Ganguly was ousted from KKR
Dada fans went extremely angry during 2011 IPL auctions as Ganguly was not retained in the KKR team and was ousted from the side. Being the prince of Kolkata, he is one of the player who holds vast major fans in the west Bengal. This made Dada fans in Kolkata and other parts of the country extremely angry. Dada found a place in the Pune warriors side to the joy of Dada fans and when the match between KKR and Pune happened in Kolkata , to everyone's surprise it was full of Pune jersey among the audience. That is the power of DADA in the state and that was proved by that one game in the IPL history.
Dhoni's run out in IPL 2019 Final
Dhoni was run out by a controversial way in the IPL which did not go well with CSK fans and it had left twitter divided among the opinion. When a Mumbai Indians player made a overthrow, Dhoni tried to snatch single but was Mms short from the crease. One angle showed that he crossed the line by less than inch but straight angle showed that Dhoni is out. Opinions was divided as each person followed each angle. Third umpire took a long time to decide on this decision as this was the decision which was about to decide who is the winner of the IPL 2019 which was eventually Mumbai Indians by the end when they clinched victory by one run. It is still a greatest confusion for everyone and if we have a chance to have our opinion on the issue, it was out, Dhoni was run out in that final.
Ashwin's Mankad
Ashwin's Mankad which dismissed butler was the biggest controversy of IPL 2019. It came at the most unexpected moment when Rajasthan royals was cruising towards victory easily. Ashwin mankaded Butler which made everyone in the Rajasthan dug out extremely angry. Twitter was divided over this and ha dtheir share of opinions. Rajasthan lost the match as they faced a major collapse in the batting line up after that. at the end to be more cruel, if they had that two points they would have qualified for the playoffs. Rajasthan coach was angry on Ashwin that his hand shake was not sweet as usual to him.
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Harbhajan Slaps Sreesanth
Emotions should never win beyond the bonding, that is what has happened in 2008 IPL when bhajji slapped Sreesanth. Sledging is possible in the every way of cricket and it will be good if it is maintained in the limit. In the opening edition of Indian premier league, in the match against Kings 11 Punjab and Mumbai Indians, Harbhajan slapped Sreesanth which actually made him go emotional and it sparked a great controversy. May be Bhajji got carried away on the heat of the moment and he allowed anger took control of him. it was the first big controversy in the history of IPL and still it is fresh on the memory of cricket fans. Sreesanth while shaking hands with Bhajji, sarcastically said that "well played" which made bhajji angry and urged him to act so vigorously.
Beyond all the controversy happened, IPL still stands tall among fans and it is still celebrated as the festival in India. We will look forward for the more positivity than a controversy and future IPL cups promising to be an another fantastic extragavanza
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zerorpc
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Mailing list: zerorpc@googlegroups.com (https://groups.google.com/d/forum/zerorpc)

zerorpc is a flexible RPC implementation based on zeromq and messagepack.
Service APIs exposed with zerorpc are called "zeroservices".

zerorpc can be used programmatically or from the command-line. It comes
with a convenient script, "zerorpc", allowing to:

* expose Python modules without modifying a single line of code,
* call those modules remotely through the command line.

Create a server with a one-liner
--------------------------------

Let's see zerorpc in action with a simple example. In a first terminal,
we will expose the Python "time" module::

  $ zerorpc --server --bind tcp://*:1234 time

.. note::
   The bind address uses the zeromq address format. You are not limited
   to TCP transport: you could as well specify ipc:///tmp/time to use
   host-local sockets, for instance. "tcp://*:1234" is a short-hand to
   "tcp://0.0.0.0:1234" and means "listen on TCP port 1234, accepting
   connections on all IP addresses".

Call the server from the command-line
-------------------------------------

Now, in another terminal, call the exposed module::

  $ zerorpc --client --connect tcp://127.0.0.1:1234 strftime %Y/%m/%d
  Connecting to "tcp://127.0.0.1:1234"
  "2011/03/07"

Since the client usecase is the most common one, "--client" is the default
parameter, and you can remove it safely::

  $ zerorpc --connect tcp://127.0.0.1:1234 strftime %Y/%m/%d
  Connecting to "tcp://127.0.0.1:1234"
  "2011/03/07"

Moreover, since the most common usecase is to *connect* (as opposed to *bind*)
you can also omit "--connect"::

  $ zerorpc tcp://127.0.0.1:1234 strftime %Y/%m/%d
  Connecting to "tcp://127.0.0.1:1234"
  "2011/03/07"

See remote service documentation
--------------------------------

You can introspect the remote service; it happens automatically if you don't
specify the name of the function you want to call::

  $ zerorpc tcp://127.0.0.1:1234
  Connecting to "tcp://127.0.0.1:1234"
  tzset       tzset(zone)
  ctime       ctime(seconds) -> string
  clock       clock() -> floating point number
  struct_time <undocumented>
  time        time() -> floating point number
  strptime    strptime(string, format) -> struct_time
  gmtime      gmtime([seconds]) -> (tm_year, tm_mon, tm_mday, tm_hour, tm_min,
  mktime      mktime(tuple) -> floating point number
  sleep       sleep(seconds)
  asctime     asctime([tuple]) -> string
  strftime    strftime(format[, tuple]) -> string
  localtime   localtime([seconds]) -> (tm_year,tm_mon,tm_mday,tm_hour,tm_min,

Specifying non-string arguments
-------------------------------

Now, see what happens if we try to call a function expecting a non-string
argument::

  $ zerorpc tcp://127.0.0.1:1234 sleep 3
  Connecting to "tcp://127.0.0.1:1234"
  Traceback (most recent call last):
  [...]
  TypeError: a float is required

That's because all command-line arguments are handled as strings. Don't worry,
we can specify any kind of argument using JSON encoding::

  $ zerorpc --json tcp://127.0.0.1:1234 sleep 3
  Connecting to "tcp://127.0.0.1:1234"
  [wait for 3 seconds...]
  null

zeroworkers: reversing bind and connect
---------------------------------------

Sometimes, you don't want your client to connect to the server; you want
your server to act as a kind of worker, and connect to a hub or queue which
will dispatch requests. You can achieve this by swapping "--bind" and
"--connect"::

  $ zerorpc --bind tcp://*:1234 strftime %Y/%m/%d

We now have "something" wanting to call the "strftime" function, and waiting
for a worker to connect to it. Let's start the worker::

  $ zerorpc --server tcp://127.0.0.1:1234 time

The worker will connect to the listening client and ask him "what should I
do?"; the client will send the "strftime" function call; the worker will
execute it and return the result. The first program will display the
local time and exit. The worker will remain running.

Listening on multiple addresses
-------------------------------

What if you want to run the same server on multiple addresses? Just repeat
the "--bind" option::

  $ zerorpc --server --bind tcp://*:1234 --bind ipc:///tmp/time time

You can then connect to it using either "zerorpc tcp://*:1234" or
"zerorpc ipc:///tmp/time".

Wait, there is more! You can even mix "--bind" and "--connect". That means
that your server will wait for requests on a given address, *and* connect
as a worker on another. Likewise, you can specify "--connect" multiple times,
so your worker will connect to multiple queues. If a queue is not running,
it won't affect the worker (that's the magic of zeromq).

.. warning:: A client should probably not connect to multiple addresses!

   Almost all other scenarios will work; but if you ask a client to connect
   to multiple addresses, and at least one of them has no server at the end,
   the client will ultimately block. A client can, however, bind multiple
   addresses, and will dispatch requests to available workers. If you want
   to connect to multiple remote servers for high availability purposes,
   you insert something like HAProxy in the middle.

Exposing a zeroservice programmatically
---------------------------------------

Of course, the command-line is simply a convenience wrapper for the zerorpc
python API. Below are a few examples.

Here's how to expose an object of your choice as a zeroservice::

    class Cooler(object):
        """ Various convenience methods to make things cooler. """

        def add_man(self, sentence):
            """ End a sentence with ", man!" to make it sound cooler, and
            return the result. """
            return sentence + ", man!"

        def add_42(self, n):
            """ Add 42 to an integer argument to make it cooler, and return the
            result. """
            return n + 42

        def boat(self, sentence):
            """ Replace a sentence with "I'm on a boat!", and return that,
            because it's cooler. """
            return "I'm on a boat!"

    import zerorpc

    s = zerorpc.Server(Cooler())
    s.bind("tcp://0.0.0.0:4242")
    s.run()

Let's save this code to *cooler.py* and run it::

  $ python cooler.py

Now, in another terminal, let's try connecting to our awesome zeroservice::

  $ zerorpc -j tcp://localhost:4242 add_42 1
  43
  $ zerorpc tcp://localhost:4242 add_man 'I own a mint-condition Volkswagen Golf'
  "I own a mint-condition Volkswagen Golf, man!"
  $ zerorpc tcp://localhost:4242 boat 'I own a mint-condition Volkswagen Golf, man!'
  "I'm on a boat!"

Congratulations! You have just made the World a little cooler with your first
zeroservice, man!

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For lifer, hope for release
TRACEY McMANUS
Jason Kalapp was 16 years old when he took a rope and a metal bar and forced his way into a neighbor's home.
Pushing her through the bedroom and kitchen, he ripped the phone off the wall as the 24-year-old tried to call for help.
He raped her twice, later confessing to her, "I have to kill you now."
The attack was so brutal that then prosecutor Wendy Berger, who is now a Circuit Court judge, said at the time that this is "one of the worst cases, factually, I had ever seen."
A year after the attack, Kalapp received five life sentences without the possibility of parole for two counts of sexual battery, kidnapping, burglary assault and attempted first-degree premeditated murder. Berger sought a life sentence so Kalapp could never be free again. He entered prison on April 30, 1998, where he remains today.
Now, because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week, he might be free again some day.
Kalapp, now 29, is the only offender from St. Johns County who can use Monday's Supreme Court ruling to argue his life sentences are unconstitutional.
The court ruled 6-3 that it is cruel and unusual to give a juvenile a life sentence without parole for any crime other than murder. In Florida, there are 77 juvenile offenders who must be given an opportunity for redemption.
The ruling extended the "children are different" rationale that drove the court's decision five years ago to outlaw the death penalty for killers under 18.
Justice Anthony Kennedy, who wrote the decision, said that in the case of a Jacksonville teen who committed an armed robbery, "The state has denied him any chance to later demonstrate that he is fit to rejoin society based solely on a non-homicide crime that he committed while he was a child in the eyes of the law."
'Against common sense'
The ruling calls for giving these 77 juvenile offenders in Florida a chance to get parole. The challenge in Florida is that the state abolished parole in 1983.
"Without the legislature taking any steps to change (parole) the only option the trial judge will have is to sentence these young men convicted as juveniles to a sentence other than life in prison," said Seventh Judicial Court Public Defender James Purdy.
Purdy said offenders can now request a resentencing by a judge through a motion for post conviction release. Without a parole system, their sentences must have a release date or an opportunity to show a judge they have changed.
To Paulo Annino, Florida State University clinical professor who wrote an amicus brief used in the Supreme Court ruling, life sentences prohibit juvenile offenders from ever proving rehabilitation.
"There are some individuals absolutely changed in prison who become outstanding citizens," Annino said. "To sentence that person like an adult when he or she is not an adult goes against science. It goes against common sense."
Annino noted Justice Kennedy's opinion that the U.S. is the only country in the world to enforce life sentences on juveniles who haven't killed.
In his 2009 study used in the Supreme Court ruling, Annino found that Florida is the only state in the country to have imposed life sentences for burglary, battery or carjacking. Eighty-four percent of those juvenile offenders in Florida are black.
"At the first sentencing many of these kids, because the law did not require it, there was no argument about the age of the defendant or the emotional status," he said. "The first time their age is going into consideration is at the resentencing."
No releases soon
But some, like appellate lawyer Bryan S. Gowdy of Jacksonville, say the ruling may not have an immediate effect on prisoners. Gowdy represented Terrance Graham in the landmark case ruled Monday, which challenged the life sentence Graham received at 17 for home invasion in Jacksonville.
Gowdy said the burden is now on circuit judges to examine each offender and determine whether he has proven himself rehabilitated and fit to re-enter society.
If judges hear appeals but resentence offenders with hefty prison time, the term could essentially be another life sentence, he said.
"If the judge tries to impose a 100-year sentence, I suspect an attorney will take that up again on grounds the court is trying to evade the Supreme Court ruling," he said.
Although the Florida Legislature has not yet addressed how to handle these resentencings, Gowdy predicts the ruling will trigger a flood of court filings by juvenile offenders.
Because of budget cuts in state agencies, Gowdy said it could take years for the appeals like Kalapp's to be addressed by a judge.
Attorney Bill Sheppard of Jacksonville, who represented Kalapp in 1998, declined to comment if he would pursue an appeal.
The success of those who do ask for a resentencing will depend on how the legislature addresses the new law, Gowdy said.
"I think that unfortunately there will be attempts by some to circumvent the purpose of the court's ruling," he said. "The sensible solution is to both protect society and to offer a chance of redemption to these kids who have done bad things and not try to play games with the system."

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Alex Wilson enjoys his low-key life at his family ranch, spending hours with his horses and being surrounded by his family. He doesn't know what he's missing until Angel Salvatore storms into his life.
With the threat to the pack and a new woman in his life, Alex finds himself struggling to take in all the changes. Shocked to his core when Angel declares them mates he has no idea that isn't even the biggest secret Angel will reveal.
Angel Salvatore is called to come to the aid of the Canyon Pack after rogue agents of her organization attacked. She has no clue that she'll also find the one person meant to be hers. Not only does Angel have to track down the last three rogue agents but she has a lot of explaining to do to her mate. Alex pushes her to lose control, which has her blurting out the one secret that no one knows.
Revealing the reason why he can't scent her, and why she has impressive speed and outstanding strength has the potential of destroying everything she's ever wanted.


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A hot summer in the Cold War
Jack Masey
Fifty summers ago, the world witnessed a remarkable cultural face-off between its two superpowers: after months of protracted negotiations, on December 29, 1958, the United States and the Soviet Union signed a groundbreaking agreement providing for the exchange of major national exhibitions in New York and Moscow during the summer of 1959.
The Soviet Union, bolstered by its success with the Sputnik space program, ploughed an estimated $12 million into its effort in the United States. With an impressive four-acre presentation, the Soviet Exhibition opened in New York City's Coliseum-one of the most luxuriously equipped exhibition venues in the world-on June 30, 1959.
The Americans, by contrast, had to make do with a paltry $3.5 million in Federal funding for their reciprocal effort in the U.S.S.R. Adding to the challenge was the venue for the American show-ten acres of raw forest in a park well outside the center of Moscow. In seven short months the Americans would need to build roads, run power and water lines, erect eight structures and design and install hundreds of exhibits.
Architect George Nelson, selected by the United States Information Agency to be part of the design team for the American effort, summed up the situation: "Panics and problems. No funds. No budget. No program." Soon, however, the USIA, together with Nelson and his teammates, R. Buckminster Fuller and Charles and Ray Eames, set about transforming the forest in Sokolniki Park into a veritable "Corner of America".
Although largely dependent on a grab-bag of contributions from the American private sector, the designers sought to make the exhibits as accessible as possible: hoods were lifted on cars from Ford, Chrysler and GM; cakes were baked in kitchens by GE and Westinghouse; IBM's RAMAC computer was pre-programmed to answer 4000 questions about America in Russian; and visitors were encouraged to personally pick-up or touch as many items on display as possible. Charles and Ray Eames's seven-screen film presentation, "Glimpses of the USA", sought to visually verify that everything on display in Moscow was genuine, and not created solely for the Moscow exhibition.
The day before the Exhibition was to open to the public, Vice President Nixon and Premier Khrushchev toured the U.S. site. There, the two leaders argued the relative merits of their respective systems, first in RCA's Color Television Studio and then at the kitchen in the All-State Model Home. In the midst of their exchanges (now famously known as the "kitchen debate"), the pair stopped at the Pepsi Kiosk for a sip of Pepsi-Cola. All the while, workers elsewhere on the site continued to work at a fever pitch to install exhibits.
Against all odds, the American show opened to the public on July 25, 1959, as planned. By the end of that first day, more than 70,000 Soviet visitors thronged through the U.S. Exhibition, pulverizing concrete floors along the way.
A major attraction for Soviet visitors, most of whom had never met an American, were seventy-five young Russian-speaking American guides stationed throughout the site. Visitors peppered the guides with questions: "Why is the U.S. surrounding us with military bases? How much does your father earn? Will you marry me?" It was an exciting time for all, and while these interactions produced one marriage between an American guide and a Soviet visitor, eight American couples who met at the Exhibition eventually married.
Keeping the hugely popular Book Exhibit stocked was an on-going challenge for the American staff. When hundreds of fiction and non-fiction books began disappearing, an urgent cable was sent to Washington declaring "Books Pilfered! Send More!" In an effort to keep even these replacement books from vanishing, some had their back covers nailed to the walls. At the end of the day, however, all that would remain were the back covers.
The Automobile show, Edward Steichen's "The Family of Man", Walt Disney's "Circarama" and a fashion show with rock 'n roll music were among the crowd's favorites. The Art Show, however, generated fierce controversy. Ironically, abstract artists like Jackson Pollack, ridiculed in the Soviet press as "lunatics from an insane asylum", were vilified back home as well. Conservative members of Congress in Washington worried that American abstractionists were Communist sympathizers using dribbles of paint to send secret coded messages to the Kremlin!
During its six-week run, more than 2,700,000 Soviets visited the "Corner of America" in Sokolniki Park. Today, the 1959 exchange of national exhibitions is viewed as one of the most important cultural encounters of the Cold War. But, whether or not the United States succeeded fifty years ago in changing the hearts and minds of Soviet fairgoers, one thing is abundantly clear: we made contact with people we hardly understood and they with us. And, more frequently than not, we found common ground.
"Cold War Confrontations, US Exhibitions and Their Role in the Cultural Cold War"
By Jack Masey and Conway Lloyd Morgan, Lars Muller Publishers, 2008
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@Greg-Plamondon honestly I would not recommend switching to the working branch. There is no guarantee for it to be stable, infact it's the opposite. I'd expect the working branch to be unusable fairly often.
You can mark this as solved.
I ended up backing up my /var/www/html/fog/management/other/ssl/srvpublic.crt file backing up the database and removing /opt/fog, deleting the fog DB and reinstalling from scratch then importing host, images, users, snapins and other pertinent tables from the backup.


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3 Little Pigs
February half-term fun! From the team that brought you Roald Dahl's 'The Witches', 'The Twits' and 'The Boy Who Fell into a Book', Tip Top is proud to present this classic tale as you've never seen it before. Follow our Piggy friends as they discover what it takes to out-wit the wicked wolf and learn the value of being different and playing to your strengths. Recommended for ages 5 up to young teenagers and their families.
Directed by Phil Cross
The Wolf Jack Morris
Harold the pig Dan Thomas
Henrietta the pig Amy Jones
Hargreaves the pig Jake Cross
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Shot with a stationary camera and a 100mm lens.
This is another test after my 03/31 check. More likely, I will shoot with the camera in hand using my 50mm or 24mm lens. I need a model to evaluate exposure. Nonetheless, I am learning my shooting environment. I will be great the have the Nanoleaf Canvas–expected late November of this year.
Their canvas uses 15cm [5.90551-inch] square panels. I'll place 9 [a single column of 6″ square panels or 54-inches] on each of the two wings. I guessed right on the wings height and width. Yeah!
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Kartik Kakade (born 25 July 1995) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Baroda in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 9 November 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Baroda in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 2 March 2019. He made his List A debut on 20 February 2021, for Baroda in the 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy.

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"""
project euler problem 2
https://projecteuler.net/index.php?section=problems&id=2

description:
Each new term in the Fibonacci sequence is generated by adding the previous two terms. By starting with 1 and 2, the first 10 terms will be:

1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, ...

By considering the terms in the Fibonacci sequence whose values do not exceed four million, find the sum of the even-valued terms.

algorithm:
calculate each term of fibonacci series starting at zero(0) by adding the current term with the previous one. Place each new term (i.e. sum) in a growing list of fib terms. Stop building the list once the current term is greater than 4 million.  Then sum the list after filtering for only even numbers (i.e. removing all odd numbers).

"""

import time
start = time.time()

def fib(terms):
    # print 'term1: ' + str(terms[-2]) + ' term2: ' + str(terms[-1])  # debug
    sum = terms[-2] + terms[-1]
    if sum > 4 * pow(10, 6):  # 4 million
        return terms
    terms.append(sum)
    return fib(terms)

print 'solution 2 => ' + str(sum([term for term in fib([0,1]) if term % 2 == 0]))
print 'execution time: ' + str(time.time() - start)


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Die Liste der Monuments historiques in La Queue-les-Yvelines führt die Monuments historiques in der französischen Gemeinde La Queue-les-Yvelines auf.

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Liste der Objekte
 Monuments historiques (Objekte) in La Queue-les-Yvelines in der Base Palissy des französischen Kultusministeriums

Literatur
 Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Flohic Editions, Band 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1, S. 606–608.

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The US State Department has announced that President Barack Obama's new Tibet Coordinator, Maria Otero, will meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Washington this week. Ms Otero is Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs. Last Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appointed her as Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues.
A written announcement said Ms Otero would coordinate government policies and programmes on Tibetan issues "within the context" of the US bilateral relationship with Beijing, and seek to foster an environment for substantive discussion between the Dalai Lama's representatives and the Chinese government, as well as support initiatives to help safeguard Tibet's "unique culture".
Last month, China said it "firmly opposed" any meetings between foreign officials and the Dalai Lama, after top Obama aides met the Tibetan spiritual leader in India.
Beijing also issued a veiled warning to the White House against an eventual meeting between Obama and His Holiness, who is seen by China as a "splittist" and "wolf in monk's robes" who seeks independence for Tibet, despite his repeated calls for only regional autonomy.
His Holiness has met every sitting US President since George W Bush in 1991, but will not be invited to meet President Obama during his week-long Washington visit. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters that President Obama will "meet the Dalai Lama at a mutually agreeable time," adding, "I think there was an announcement that it would be after his trip to China" in mid-November.
President Obama's decision not to meet His Holiness prompted Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Samdhong Rinpoche to accuse the United States of appeasement. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the top Republican on the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, said the US is "kowtowing" to Beijing by putting off the meeting.
But His Holiness' envoy Lodi Gyari said the Dalai Lama was "taking a broader and long-term perspective" and agreed to the postponement in the hope that a cooperative US-China relationship would help resolve Tibetans' grievances.


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Newsnight's scoop on Willett's tuition fee idea
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After watching Newsnight, and Policy Editor Chris Cook's scoop on David Willett's idea to overhaul the tuition fee system – turning universities into debt collectors – I went to dig a bit more about Cambridge's thoughts on what is currently research in its very early days before becoming policy. It's certainly a far, far way from that. Cambridge rebuked all notion, and knowledge, of the plans, as did Oxford. In any case, it's an interesting and certainly controversial proposal to change what is a currently a financial burden on the government. As I write in the piece by means of analysis, wading into policy on universities and their funding will more than likely prove to be a poisoned chalice for any party that wants to take it on and make firm commitments.
Writing about education has always been a really interesting and exciting part of journalism for me. Having gone through the system, it's personal, and we each have our own views. In seeing how education can enrich and contribute so fundamentally to people's lives, its reporting is of vital importance. Journalism can hold policymakers to account, and inform people's opinions on where our education system is going, and it's a huge responsibility to report education accurately and fairly, avoiding the pitfalls of political bias.
The University of Cambridge has said that there are no plans to pursue an overhaul of the student finance system, masterminded by the former Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts. A spokesperson has said that Willetts has not yet formally approached the University or involved it in the research.
Writing in the Financial Times after BBC Newsnight uncovered the proposal, Willetts outlined his idea: "We should give universities the opportunity to buy the debt that their graduates owe."
The policy would, in effect, turn universities into debt-collectors, replacing the current system of the government providing undergraduates with loans using taxpayers' money. It could also lead to a rise in tuition fees. Given its radical nature, Willetts sought to clarify that this research is not government policy. He also said that current IT systems would make this change impossible, and legislation would need to be passed.
Behind Willett's idea is a stronger incentive for universities to maintain contact and to ensure the best employment prospects for its graduates, which in turn would allow students to pay back more of the debt sooner. He adds: "They would gain, as would their students, from improving graduate employment rates and earnings."
Meanwhile, a spokesperson from Oxford University has said: "The University has yet to see a proposal from the government. Were such a proposal to be put to us, we would consider it carefully."
Willetts resigned from the post of Minister for Universities in the cabinet reshuffle earlier this month. He was replaced by Greg Clark.
Chris Cook, Newsnight's policy editor, wrote that Mr Willetts had presented this idea to leading institutions. This policy would not be for all universities – Willetts states that some universities have poorer employment outcomes and lower graduate repayment rates.
Cambridge graduates have a 4.3 per-cent unemployment rate in the first year out of study. According to a report published earlier this month, 92.1 per cent of university graduates were in employment or further study six months after graduating in 2012-13.
There will be concerns that such a measure would favour students who are more likely to repay student loans more quickly, typically those who study medicine, engineering or science. Willetts himself shares the worry that universities may be less likely to admit students studying subjects with lower employment rates. Students coming from lower-income families could also be at risk.
There will be undoubtedly some reticence from government and other parties to commit to any firm policy on student loan financing. This follows the furore surrounding Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats' pledge to scrap tuition fees at the 2010 election. On entering a coalition with the Conservatives, it was announced that universities would be able to charge a maximum of £9,000 a year. At the time, Willetts said this was a "progressive" reform. However, the move was heralded by widespread protests, including in central London, and a deep-seated anger against the Liberal Democrat leader.
Labour announced in April that they "may" replace the current maximum tuition fee of £9,000 with a lower £6,000 maximum. Yet at the same time, Labour said they are yet to agree any long-term policy. The party said in 2011 that such a measure would be financed by reversing a cut in corporate tax that banks pay. The Conservatives attacked this as an "unfunded spending promise."
Story link: http://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/news/0032790-cambridge-no-plans-to-pursue-student-finance-overhaul.html
andrewiconnell Covering the political and economic news from in and around Europe, analysing how events and rhetoric in the continent are shaping - and threatening - its future. Producer at Sky News. MA Broadcast Journalism graduate, Cardiff University. Languages undergraduate, King's College, Cambridge French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese & Ukrainian. Currently learning German & Italian.
Published August 19, 2014 January 16, 2015
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When war broke out between Senegal and Mauritania in 1989 over grazing rights at the border, many dark-skinned Mauritanians found themselves without a place to call home.
They were not only treated terribly by the Arab- and Berber-dominated government but were also exiled. Reports indicate that the government took the opportunity presented by the aftermath of the war to expel black Mauritanians from the fertile valley under dispute by claiming that they were Senegalese. According to the Human Rights Watch:
"Among those targeted for expulsion were black civil servants, employees of private institutions, trade unionists, former political prisoners and, in some instances, the wives of political prisoners. Many were summoned by the police, interrogated, forced to relinquish their identity cards and then transported in trucks, with or without their families, to the edge of the Senegal River, where canoes discharged them to Senegal. Two people are said to have died when they suffocated in a small van carrying 30 people — twice its proper capacity — for deportation from Nouakchott to Rosso on the border."
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Some of these refugees found their way into the U.S., where they managed to set up their lives away from the fear and strain of statelessness.
But it seems that they were not quite safe. A number of Mauritanian refugees have been deported back to their home-country, exposed to the risks and dangers of jail and ill-treatment, thanks to the new immigration policies set up by President Donald Trump.
According to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), America has deported 98 Mauritanians from the U.S.
Reports from Reuters indicate that even more Mauritians are at risk of deportation as many had to depend on translators for their asylum applications. However, since many did not have documents or credibility, they were denied asylum but were under observation by ICE.
Things however changed as ICE officials are picking up Mauritanians for deportation. The case of Amadou Sow, a father of five, made headlines in October when the attempts of ICE to deport him caught the attention of the press.
In another case reported by Reuters, Mo, one of the six deportees the organisation spoke to, stated that the travel permits he received from America was not considered a proof of citizenship and thus he had no legal rights to be in the country.
"They said anyone can make this," he said, referring to the document.
The deportees further revealed that they were asked why they had gone to the United States, with many saying they had to look for any other reason because talking of seeking asylum is frowned upon by the Mauritanian immigration officials.
Most of them are put in jail- usually overcrowded- and were only released when they called family or influential people or when they coughed up a bribe of up to $300.
Back in America, immigration lawyers and even legislators are trying to get the deportations stopped.


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"The Time Has Come" is a song by multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield. It appeared on his 1987 album Islands and was released as the second single from that album.

The song features Oldfield's then partner and former child singer, Anita Hegerland, on vocals and was co-produced by Oldfield and Michael Cretu, later of the Enigma musical project.

Releases
It was released in 1987 by Virgin Records as VS1013 and VST1013 in the United Kingdom, as 505539 in Portugal, as 80351 in France as F-609542 in Spain and as 609542 and 109542 in Germany.

The UK and Portuguese single's b-side was an extract from part two of "The Wind Chimes", whereas in Germany the b-side was "North Point". "The Wind Chimes" was co-produced by Oldfield and drummer Simon Phillips, and "North Point" was produced by Oldfield.

The maxi-single's contain an alternate mix of "The Time Has Come", the 12-inch mix, which is over 30 seconds longer than the normal mix. This 12-inch mix was later released on Oldfield's 2006 compilation album, The Platinum Collection.

The single was performed on a number of European television shows at the time, including West Germany's Peter's Pop Show.

Music video
The Wind Chimes video contains a music video for the song. The video was also made available on the 2004 DVD release of Elements.

The video makes use of basic 3D visuals, including floating objects. Many images in the video are references to the Ancient Egyptians. Hegerland appears in the video in Egyptian-style dress.

Track listings

UK/Portugal single
 Side A
 "The Time Has Come" – 3:53 (Mike Oldfield)
 Side B
 "Final Extract from The Wind Chimes (part 2)" (Oldfield)

German single
 Side A
 "The Time Has Come" – 3:53 (Oldfield)
 Side B
 "North Point" – 3:32 (Oldfield)

Spain/France/UK maxi-single
 Side A
 "The Time Has Come" - 4:25 (Oldfield)
 Side B
 "The Time Has Come" (Original mix) – 3:53 (Oldfield)
 "Final Extract from The Wind Chimes" (Oldfield)

German maxi-single
 Side A
 "The Time Has Come" - 4:25 (Oldfield)
 Side B
 "The Time Has Come" (Original mix) – 3:53 (Oldfield)
 "North Point" – 3:32 (Oldfield)

References

1987 singles
Mike Oldfield songs
Songs written by Mike Oldfield
Virgin Records singles
1986 songs


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CUHK Develops a Novel Faecal Test that can Detect Polyps and Early Colon Cancers with Sensitivity Over 90%
The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) is commonly used to screen for colorectal cancer but it has low sensitivity (around 50%) for early cancer detection and fails to detect polyps. The Faculty of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CU Medicine) has developed the world's first faecal "bacterial gene markers" test (M3) based on metagenomic analysis of over 1,100 cancer subjects. The sensitivity of this non-invasive test is 94% for colorectal cancer detection which is comparable to that of a colonoscopy. The test can also accurately detect polyp recurrence with over 90% sensitivity. It is the first test to offer a non-invasive approach to screen for polyp recurrence. The novel test can spare patients from an unnecessary colonoscopy thus reducing the risk of invasive testing and the pressure on medical services. The research findings on early colon cancer detection have been published in the high impact international medical journal Gut.
CU Medicine develops a novel bacterial gene markers test that can detect polyp recurrence and early colon cancers with sensitivity over 90%.
(From left) Prof. Jessie LIANG, Research Associate Professor of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics; Prof. Siew NG, Associate Director of the Centre for Gut Microbiota Research; Prof. Francis CHAN, Dean of Medicine and Director of the Centre for Gut Microbiota Research, at CU Medicine; and Prof. Jun YU, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease (CUHK).
Early Detection and Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Improves Survival
According to statistics of the Hong Kong Cancer Registry on colorectal cancer diagnosed between 2010 and 2017, the 5-year survival rate of patients with stage I colorectal cancer was 96%, but it dropped dramatically to less than 10% when patients were diagnosed at stage IV. Early diagnosis and treatment of cancers are associated with a favourable prognosis. As most colorectal cancers originated from polyps, early detection and removal of polyps can prevent the development of cancer.
Major Shortcomings of Current Screening Tools for Colorectal Cancer and Polyps
Current colorectal cancer screening tools have two major shortcomings. Firstly, FIT cannot accurately detect early colorectal cancer with less than 50% sensitivity and a high false-negative rate. Secondly, no non-invasive tool exists for the detection of recurrent polyps. These patients need to undergo surveillance colonoscopy on a regular basis to detect polyp recurrence. The inconvenience and discomfort of repeated colonoscopies deter many people from having the examination. It also adds a huge demand to the existing burden for colonoscopy services.
Bacterial Gene Markers Test Has the Potential to Enhance Effectiveness of Colorectal Cancer Screening
Using data from metagenomics sequencing, the research team from CU Medicine identified a group of four unique bacterial DNA markers, known as M3, which is effective in detecting colorectal cancer. Through analysis of stool samples from over 1,100 participants, including individuals with colorectal cancer and polyps, M3 CRC showed a 94% sensitivity in detecting colorectal cancer. The sensitivity of M3 is comparable to that of a colonoscopy for cancer detection (94%) and supersedes that of FIT for early cancer (50%) and polyp (<10%) detection.
The research team also tested the accuracy of M3 in the detection of recurrent polyps. They followed over 200 subjects who had undergone polyp resection within 5 years. They found that subjects who developed polyp recurrence had higher levels of M3 in their stool samples than those without recurrence. Using their novel proprietary detection algorithms, the M3 CRC test showed a remarkable sensitivity of over 90% for detecting recurrence of polyps.
Prof. Francis Chan explains that the stool sample for bacterial gene markers test can be collected at home, sparing users from bowel preparation. He hopes this can enhance the public acceptance of colorectal cancer screening.
The bacterial gene markers test only requires users to collect a small amount of stool sample and send to the laboratory for analysis.
Professor Jun YU, Professor of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics at CU Medicine, highlighted, "The M3 CRC test is the result of our research team's hard work for over a decade. We have successfully identified novel faecal bacterial markers that can accurately detect colorectal cancer and polyps which can now serve as a non-invasive tool for many patients and their families." Professor Jessie Qiao Yi LIANG, Research Associate Professor of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics at CU Medicine added, "Our recent study further showed that the clinical application of M3 is not limited only to cancer detection but it can also be applied to predict polyp recurrence. With this new innovation, we are hopeful that the number of unnecessary colonoscopies could be reduced."
Professor Siew Chien NG, Associate Director of the Centre for Gut Microbiota Research at CU Medicine, stated, "This discovery is based on our unique metagenomic dataset of thousands of subjects. The data are reproducible and can potentially be applied globally. Unlike blood tests or colonoscopic procedures that need clinic or hospital visits, this test only requires a small sample of stool and can be performed at home. The bacterial gene markers test can detect cancer early, when it can be cured. We are thrilled to report that it can also detect polyps, making colorectal cancer prevention a reality".
Professor Francis KL CHAN, Dean of Medicine and Director of the Centre for Gut Microbiota Research at CU Medicine regarded this new innovation as a prime example of successful translational research whereby scientific findings can be transformed into a clinical screening tool. He remarked, "Globally, approximately 2,800 million people are eligible for colorectal cancer screening. The potential of bacterial gene markers is huge. Not only can it assist us in prioritising medical resources, it will also bring benefit to both individual patients and society as a whole."
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CU Medicine Study Shows Modulation of Gut Microbiota Helps Enhance Safety and Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccine
CU Medicine Finds New Evidence for Link between Gut Microbiome and COVID-19 Severity Microbiome Imbalance Might Influence "Long COVID" Risk
40% of Hong Kong People Show Gut Dysbiosis Comparable to that of COVID-19 Patients CUHK Microbiome Immunity Formula Hastens Recovery of COVID-19 Patients and Offers Hope to Boost Immunity
CU Medicine Found SARS-CoV2 in Infants' Stool A Coronavirus Testing Centre Is Established for Paediatric Population to Identify Silent Carriers
CUHK Establishes Asia's First Microbiota Transplantation and Research Centre Hope for New Strategies in Disease Prevention and Cure
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Joint CUHK-HKU study discovers efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines correlates with a probiotic bacterium, Bifidobacterium adolescentis
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CUHK Discovers Children with Autism Have Delayed Gut Microbiome Maturity and Identifies Faecal Bacterial Markers for Autism
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Electric vehicle sales are expected to hit some 700,000 to 1 million by 2015. With nearly 50 prospective manufacturers seeking capital right now, it will be a crowded and competitive field until many of them fail due to lack of scale and additional funding.
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Sam King is an engineering manager at Nuna Health. Before Nuna, he worked as a software engineer at Google and on the healthcare.gov fix-it team, and he ran a small tech-for-good nonprofit.


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This article will briefly examine a number of methods of creating sine waves, and other waves, from digital values. The goal of this article is to familiarize the reader with a number of different techniques rather than to describe those techniques in detail.
The simplest method of converting a square wave to a sine wave is by filtering. Basically, a square wave consists of a fundamental frequency with a lot of higher harmonics. If the harmonics can be removed, then a sine wave of the fundamental frequency remains. This is easier said than done because simple passive filters are not too efficient.
However, a reasonable sine wave can be created with a three-stage RC (resistor-capacitor) filter that is shown in Figure 1.
FIGURE 1. Basic four stage filter. The component values will vary according to the desired frequency. The frequency here is about 1,500 Hz.
Photos 1, 2, and 3 show the result of filtering a square wave at outputs A, B, and C, respectively. Photo 1 is the result of two stages of filtering (note different amplitude scale).
PHOTO 1. A filtered square wave from Figure 1, output A. Not a very good sine wave.
It is certainly not a very good sine wave. Photo 2 looks more like a triangle wave than a sine wave.
PHOTO 2. The third stage (output B) is better, but still not a very good sine wave.
But it is certainly better than Photo 1. Photo 3 is actually a pretty good sine wave. The measured distortion is only a few percent. Not too bad for four resistors and four capacitors.
PHOTO 3. After four stages, (output C) a pretty good sine wave is created. Distortion is only a few percent.
Note that the amplitude of the final filtered square wave is about 0.5 volts. This is only 10% of the original amplitude of 5.0 volts. It becomes clear that filtering with passive components reduces the amplitude.
Another problem with this approach is that it is frequency specific (about 1,500 Hz here). A higher input frequency will result in smaller final amplitude. A lower input frequency will not be filtered as well and will not be as good a sine wave. However, if all you need is a fixed frequency sine wave, this method can be very effective.
You can certainly use active filters (filters incorporating an op-amp) to convert a square wave to a sine wave. They have the advantage of maintaining the amplitude of the signal but are fairly complicated and require a number of additional components. They are also limited to a fixed frequency response. This restricts their usefulness.
Switched capacitor filters are a form of an active filter. However, by switching capacitors on and off, the parameters of the filter can be modified by changing the switching rate. This makes the filter extremely useful for digital applications for a number of reasons. The first (already mentioned) is that the filter can be modified by changing the switching frequency. Another is that the switching signal is usually a digital clock with typical logic levels. This is easy to generate and control from a digital circuit.
There is also a direct relationship between the filter cutoff frequency and the clock/switching frequency. This is usually 50 or 100. What this means is that the clock frequency is generally exactly 50 or 100 times the cutoff frequency. (For example, for a filter with a cutoff frequency of 1 kHz, the clock would have to be 50 kHz or 100 kHz.) So, you can tune or sweep your filter over a wide range of frequencies very easily. The number of additional components needed to implement this approach can be very small (see Figure 2).
FIGURE 2. A switched capacitor filter may only need an input anti-aliasing filter and an output smoothing filter to operate properly.
However, probably the strongest feature of these filters is that they can have extremely sharp cutoffs. This means that they can remove the higher harmonics of a square wave very effectively which leaves a pure sine wave. The "order" of the complete filter shown in Figure 1 is four. That is, with four capacitors it can reduce the higher frequencies at a rate that is four times a single capacitor (crudely speaking).
Figure 2 incorporates an eighth order filter, and filters up to the 10th order are available from Linear Technology. (Maxim is another manufacturer and National Semiconductor marketed the first popular switched capacitor filter, the MF-10. This is still available for a couple of dollars.) The LTC1064-1 shown in Figure 2 has a frequency response that is about 72 dB down at 1.75 times the cutoff frequency.
There are a couple of negatives to switched capacitor filters. Often they require a negative voltage for operation (in addition to a positive voltage). They can exhibit a DC offset in the output of up to a few tenths of a volt. Since they are in the class of "sampled circuits," they require an input anti-aliasing filter. However, this is usually just a simple RC filter.
The output consists of a stepped waveform (see Photo 4).
PHOTO 4. A switched capacitor filter produces a stepped waveform because of the sampled nature of the circuit.
This can also be fixed with another simple RC filter. Photo 5 shows the final result of a square wave that is filtered with a seventh order switched capacitor filter.
PHOTO 5. A simple RC filter after the switched capacitor filter creates a very good sine wave with very low distortion.
As you can see, it is a very nice sine wave. Photo 6 demonstrates this with the harmonics lost in the noise floor that is over 60 dB below the fundamental. This sine wave has less than 0.1% distortion.
PHOTO 6. The spectrum of Photo 5 shows that the harmonics are lost in the noise floor of the instrument which is over 60 dB below the fundamental. The sine wave has less than 0.1% distortion.
The traditional method of creating analog signals is by using a DAC (digital to analog converter). This takes a digital value (typically eight to 16 bits long) and converts it to an appropriate analog value. This approach also produces a stepped output signal and a simple RC filter can be used to remove the edges. With a 12 to 16 bit DAC, the output steps are so small that filtering is often not implemented.
You can make your own DAC for a few pennies. The basic circuit is shown in Figure 3 and consists of an "R-2R" ladder. With 1% resistors, you can go six to eight bits. With resistors matched to 0.1%, you can go 10 to 12 bits.
FIGURE 3. The standard R-2R ladder network can convert a digital word into an analog signal. With precision resistor matching, up to 10 bits can be implemented.
With a DAC, you can make any wave shape desired by outputting the proper value. Creating sine waves can be troublesome for small microcomputers because of the difficulty in creating the actual sine wave values. It is not a simple mathematical operation. For that reason, a look-up table is often incorporated. Of course, a look-up table can be created for any desired wave shape. It is not limited to a sine wave.
This look-up table can be internal or external to the microcomputer and it can be RAM (random access memory) or ROM (read only memory). If it's ROM memory, the wave shape can't be changed. However, if it's RAM memory, the wave shape can be easily changed by simply modifying the contents of the memory. Using an external RAM to hold the wave shape is the typical situation for an instrument called an Arbitrary Waveform Generator.
Direct digital synthesis (DDS) is a method of generating precision sine waves with very accurate frequencies. It is an extension of the ROM look-up table described above. Over the last 10 years, DDS has become a very popular technique for frequency synthesis.
Many microcomputers today have internal counters that can be configured to automatically output a series of pulses in some form. These pulses can be modified either by duty cycle or by rate. Modifying the duty cycle is called PWM (pulse width modulation) and modifying the rate is called PRM (pulse rate modulation). Both of these methods can be used to create relatively low frequency signals (<1 kHz) fairly easily.
PWM is a very easy concept to understand. A square wave has a 50% duty cycle, so the average voltage over the whole cycle is 50% of the peak voltage. Likewise, a digital signal that is at logic one (or five volts) for 10% of the time will have an average voltage of one volt or 10% of the peak voltage.
Obviously, for this technique to work properly the PWM signal must be averaged. This is not a difficult task if the PWM signal is very high to begin with. A simple two or three-pole filter will average the signal quite well if the frequency of the modulating signal (desired wave form) is well below the PWM frequency. For example, if the PWM frequency is 20 kHz, then the modulation signal should be less than 0.1 kHz.
There are a number of trade-offs here. If you want a wide range of amplitude values, then the filter/averager will have to be better. Trying to average a signal that is on for 0.1% of the time without a bump in the output is not always a trivial matter.
PRM is a technique that is somewhat similar. However, instead of changing the duty cycle, the number of pulses is changed. Typically, PRM incorporates a very short but fixed length pulse. The number of pulses averaged over a given period of time determines the voltage. Obviously, if there are five times as many pulses per second, the voltage will be five times greater. This approach again requires an output filter to average the pulses. This is also a type of frequency to voltage conversion.
Figure 4 is a typical circuit for PWM averaging.
FIGURE 4. The PRM technique is easy to implement and can produce any output wave shape desired. It is limited to low frequencies. As shown, the upper frequency limit is less than 100 Hz.
Capacitor C1 and diode D1 are used here to change a fairly long pulse — or an irregular one — into a very short pulse. The capacitor allows only the edges of the pulse to pass and the diode removes the negative-going pulse. If the output pulse is already very short, these components can be eliminated. Resistor R1 and capacitor C2 form the averaging circuit. Resistor R2 is a bleeder resistor to allow a charge on C1 to dissipate. As shown, the upper frequency limit is under 100 Hz.
PWM has the useful characteristic of being able to act like a charge pump, as well. Depending on how the diode is connected, the output can be a negative voltage (reverse D1) or a voltage above the power supply (anode of D1 connected to Vcc).
The basic idea is to output a small pulse to put a charge on a capacitor and then disconnect the driving pin (three-state it) so that the capacitor will hold the value. The output will result in a stepped waveform of any desired shape. This is then filtered to remove the steps with a simple RC filter. Figure 5 shows how this is done.
FIGURE 5. The simple step-hold approach looks like a two-pole filter but operates very differently. A small current is briefly applied to C1 via R1 to increase or decrease the voltage on C1. Then the driving signal is turned off and C1 holds the voltage. R2 and C2 filter out the step edges.
(While the circuit looks like a two pole filter, its operation is very different.) Resistor R1 acts as a current limiting resistor so that the capacitor (C1) doesn't charge all the way immediately. Changing R1 changes the step size. The filter is comprised of R2 and C2.
This approach has a number of useful features. The first is that it can be very fast. The maximum frequency is limited by the number of steps you choose and the speed of the microcomputer. If you use a 40 MHz computer chip with 40 steps per wave, you can probably get up to 10,000 Hz for an output signal with tight code.
Additionally, hardware is simple and any waveform shape can be created. Photo 7 is the wave shape taken at the output pin.
PHOTO 7. The step-hold signal measured at the output pin of the microcomputer (Figure 5). The small pulses pull the voltage on the hold capacitor up and down. The horizontal steps are where the pin is three-stated and show the voltage held on the capacitor.
The stepped wave is created by the very small pulses near Vcc and ground pulling the signal up and down. The filtered 1,000 Hz sine wave is shown in Photo 8. Considering the starting wave shape, this is pretty good.
PHOTO 8. After filtering the step-hold wave, the result is a pretty good sine wave.
A problem with this approach is that the size of the steps depends upon the present voltage on the hold capacitor. That is, the steps are not linear. This makes sense when you think about it. A capacitor does not charge in a linear fashion. The rate of voltage increase is less as the charge approaches the charging voltage. A larger current limiting resistor will make the steps more linear but the amplitude of the waveform will be smaller because the steps will be smaller, as well.
However, it is possible to use two different current limiting resistors for the same hold capacitor/filter by using two different outputs. Drive one pin/resistor for big steps and drive the other pin/resistor for small steps. This simplifies the control of the signal.
This approach can also be used for changing the filter capacitors on the fly. Instead of grounding the capacitors, connect them to an output pin. To enable that capacitor, drive the output low (to ground). To disable the capacitor, three-state the pin (make it an input). Considerable variations in filtering (or other circuits) can be accomplished with this technique.