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nadine.pineault Baba Haveli is the best pace we have stay at in India. The food is fabulous and the service could be any better! We would go back anytime! Thank you Imran and family for everything!
Near Jain Temple, Daftariyon Ka Mohalla, Moti ChowkAwesome 89%
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marc_puigtio Nice place in the middle of the old city. The place is just correct and just clean. The roof top and the staff are very nice. The views from the top are very nice and the place has a garden inside on the main entrance. Wifi was correct.
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The general consensus is that Alex Jones wanted her on the show, but they saw that she was unstable so they decided to cancel her. That's what Mark Dice says at least.
It takes her a millenia to say a sentence. It's impossible to watch her videos for lack of patience. But i do believe she knows about the satanism in hollywood.
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Written on: 02/10/2014 by Parsonswf208 (1 review written)
I honestly believe this is a fake company! I ordered an item of jewellery which turned out to be a discontinued item to which the company had confirmed to be me the order had been successfully placed with the supplier. They offered an exchange which I declined and requested a refund. They advised this had been sent to the finance department to which a week later I was still waiting and so requested an update, to be told in busy periods it can take longer. Two days later after still no refund… Read Full Review
Written on: 14/09/2014 by Francisco485 (1 review written)
I ordered a watch online, after various email tennis with the customer service department with differing statements of " due soon" "we are hoping it will be delivered shortly" " we expect a consignment this week" over a 3 week period, i eventually received an email stating the watch was now a discontinued model. After just being fed up with shoddy service and false promises, I just asked for my money to be returned, I am still waiting 4 weeks on. If I knew an organisation I could complain to I… Read Full Review
Written on: 27/09/2014
Try Trading Standards N.I-They will be very interested in this company yet again!
Written on: 29/09/2014
Thank you for the advice. I have emailed NI trading standards, and am awaiting a response. needless to say....still no refund from nigel Oharas!
Written on: 10/09/2014
I ordered a Seiko watch which was at a 40% discount and they say if it's too good to be true it usually is. I was told the watch had been ordered in just for me and was not in stock. A chase after 12 days got nowhere so I left it for another 16 days and received further excuses. I then contacted the Paypal resolution centre and received a refund within a few days. At least I did not have to wait endlessly for the refund as others have done. Using Paypal was very useful. I will never use them… Read Full Review
Written on: 10/09/2014 by dlCooke32 (1 review written)
I see that Nigel O' Hara is actively flagging all negative reviews on TrustPilot as having no proof of purchase which is a way to enhance their ratings. I have THE WORSE EXPERIENCE when buying form this website. Few week ago i purchased 2 watches and as my order did not arrived by the date I expected i contacted shop numerous of times and they kept saying that they have to order this watch from factory and blamed manufacture for delay (despite the fact that the watch was 'Available to order'… Read Full Review
Written on: 27/09/2014
Nigel O'Hara report all negative reviews on Trustpilot-Even though Trustpilot have been advised of this they continue to allow it. Everyone should persevere, this company should not be allowed to trade, they are criminals(this is just a personal observation, make up your own minds).
Written on: 02/09/2014 by kpnardi (1 review written)
I ordered a Withings pulse 02, and I was sent the old version of which I had, so they agreed to take it back, I sent it back in its original packaging and unopened, they took delivery of it on the 12th August. After chasing numerous times for my refund, all they say is it can take up to 28 days! shame they don't wait 28 days to take my money after dispatch! I have had correspondence with an advisor and he is useless, if not a robot just repeating the same thing. SO DONT USE THIS COMPANY… Read Full Review
Written on: 23/08/2014 by CallieHatch32 (1 review written)
They hook you in with massive discounts then either don't send the product or in my case, sent me the wrong thing after 8 long weeks of phone calls to chase (being fobbed off and lied to) and worrying that I'd lost my money. A box finally arrived this morning after I gave up and asked for a refund. It's the wrong watch!! I wish I'd never bothered. I've never ever had worse service. The positive reviews for this shop read like they were written by the employees, all the genuine negative reviews… Read Full Review
Written on: 04/09/2014
I totally agree with all of the above, I've never dealt with such and incompetent company.
Written on: 16/08/2014 by dmart (1 review written)
They took payment for a watch they did not have in stock and could not deliver. I had to phone to find out why no delivery and cancelled the order. After six weeks they still have not refunded the money, so we have had to recover the money from the credit card company. They still advertise the watch as 'available to order' which is tantamount to seeking payment on false pretences. … Read Full Review
Written on: 15/08/2014 by HonestJoe123 (1 review written)
I ordered a Rotary watch on the 3 Aug 14. I had not received any correspondence from them up until the 11 Aug 14 when I contacted them about my purchase. I was told that the item was not in stock and they were waiting to get from the manufacturer. I was given the opportunity to select and watch which I did. The bizarre thing is that the watch which I originally ordered was still listed on their site for purchase. As if that was not enough; all of my subsequent choices were not in… Read Full Review
Written on: 28/08/2014
Amazed that you have given 4 stars for value for money! They didn't give you the product. We could all advertise rock bottom prices and take the money with no intention of honouring the order and then stall customers attempts to get a refund.
Written on: 12/08/2014 by shamps01 (1 review written)
When ordering a product, you expect it to turn up - when it doesnt turn up and you cancel the order, you expect the money to be refunded. Nigel O'Hara are by far the worst ever online retailer I have ever used - they take the order, take the money and then when the order is cancelled - they keep the money. I am still waiting for the refund to be processed and continually get fobbed off with weak apologetic excuses about a systems failure/systems changes/new finance department. You can… Read Full Review
Written on: 06/08/2014 by Bertie-G (0 reviews written)
Watch I ordered was a good price and arrived in good time. The one star is purely for refund. The Bulova watch I ordered for my wife's anniversary present had letters printed on the glass, not as advertised. This made it look cheap, nothing like the £628 I paid for it. I sent it back, 2 days later they sent me an email stating they had received the watch. Month later, no refund, credit card late fee and interest. Called the number (Only sales number given on website, no accounts dept or… Read Full Review
Written on: 31/07/2014 by goDuncan174 (1 review written)
99% of their answers are automatic responses with 0 information about time of delievery or any other information. Take the money instantly and after more than 1 month still no information about the delievery. here you can check the case (start from bottom to top): 30/07/2014 17:29:00 Customer Services Thank you for your e-mail, We assure you that it has never been the case that we have been treating you differently due to the fact that your item has been discounted. All orders are of vital… Read Full Review
Written on: 01/08/2014
My story is much the same as your I ordered on 2nd May emails were pretty much identical to yours. I cancelled 7 weeks later they promised a refund 5- 7 days but did advise in busy periods could take a maximum of 28 days. (Guess with this history all periods are busy for refunds) Any way after 40 days (29th July) of much the same emails and none committal answers I took a much harder approach using 2 separate routes, now 3 days later I had a call directly from Nigel O'Hara Jewellers informing me that my payment was being made today and should be cleared funds within 48 hours. They did also point out that they are not in control of my Bank and that they may take longer to credit my account.
Written on: 31/07/2014 by Tberta (1 review written)
I found Nigel O'Hara via a web search. I then ordered a watch for my husbands birthday, which was in stock and would take 3 - 7 day delivery. After a few emails and call it came very obvious they could not locate the product I required They offered an alternative, which my husband did not want. So, after 7 weeks I cancelled. They were very good about it they said not to worry I would get my refund 5 - 7 days, but in busy period it would take a maximum of 28 days. Again after lots of emails and… Read Full Review
Written on: 26/07/2014 by Joandon (1 review written)
Like many people whose reviews I've read I ordered goods that were never delivered. My repeated requests for info were met with automated emails, and phone calls where I was told several times 'it'll be here in the week' - but it never was. I rang today and asked to speak to a manager and was told that as I was bring difficult they had the right to cancel the order! Do not use thus company. Please save yourself the stress and disappointment… Read Full Review
Written on: 23/07/2014 by LondonMarv (3 reviews written)
This is the worst website shop ever. Bought a watch online in June, still nothing received over a month later and not even an updated order status! Repeated contacts, no responses, or piles of excuses. I'm shocked they're allowed to continue operating. I'm writing to Trading Standards and Advertising standards today. These people abuse their customers trust and waste their time. Shop at your own peril… Read Full Review
Written on: 31/07/2014
Trading Standards recommended If you bought via Credit Card go to your Credit Card Company, and make a complaint ask for a refund under section 75a of the Consumer rights law. Or that I wrote to them telling I was taking them to the small claims court and send it by recorded delivery. Then actually take out a small claims via the court. However living in London they said it may be hard work. So I took their first option, which is being processed. I do agree they should be struck off. I have also Contacted a well know purchasing web site and reported them as that is where I found them.
Written on: 15/07/2014
Nigel O'Hara - OH DEAR! I wish I had read the reviews first! Instead I looked on Google Earth and saw that they run a "proper" shop in N. Ireland. Proper!!! What a trickster! I bought a watch that, it turns out is discontinued - as authorised sellers, they would know this? They would know that there is no stock, at the manufacturers, to order from! Yet they are still listing the watch and still taking YOUR money, if, like me, you go for their (automatic) price beater! After a week - no… Read Full Review
Written on: 31/07/2014
I like your advice, I will pay via Pay Pal in the future.
Written on: 15/07/2014 by MartinCollard (1 review written)
They don't deliver and then don't refund- avoid!! I ordered a watch on 09/05/14 after various emails from them saying delivery would be next week, then the following week etc I gave up and asked for a refund on 19/06/14 and received a reply telling me that in busy periods it can take up to 14 days for a refund. I hardly think this is reasonable as it takes less time to process the refund than it does to place an order. Despite this and numerous reminders to them I'm still waiting and they now… Read Full Review
Written on: 19/07/2014
I've been waiting almost 50 days for a refund on an order I cancelled. Do update on how you get on. Thank you
Written on: 21/07/2014
I'm only up to 33 days but have had this response today:
' Unfortunately it has recently been brought to our attention that the company we use to process these refunds have made changes to their system. This is something that we have not been informed of, and has resulted in us temporarily being unable to process refunds'
This is utter rubbish and I have now asked my credit card company to make a chargeback; I'm also going to contact Trading Standards tomorrow. I'm sure it would help if others did this as the shop might then be properly investigated
Written on: 31/07/2014
If you paid via Credit Card go to your Card company ask for a refund Under section75a of the consumer rights law. You may well be able to do this with your Bank. The only other option is to send a recorded letter telling them you will take them to the small claims court, however if you do this you will need to follow it through. Good Luck
Written on: 12/07/2014 by jim50420 (1 review written)
Firstly the only positive point. My watch finally arrived after 8 weeks and a pay pal non delivery complaint. It is as ordered and I am happy with it. From here on it is all downhill. I have notice that on several review sites this company has raised queries against many negative reviews so they do not count against their rating. I ordered and paid in full on the 17 May with the offer also including a £25 voucher or a pair of silver earrings which were selected. Needless to say the earings… Read Full Review
Written on: 31/07/2014
Lucky you used Pay Pal, I didn't and 13 weeks later no delivery no refund. I went else where and had it delivered with 5 days. Unfortunately I had to pay for it again without my refund. The Bank are now dealing with the refund under Section 75a of The Consumer Rights Law
Written on: 01/08/2014
Sorry to hear your story. I hope the bank come through for you. Do you not find it amazing that they show a 4* rating and only when you really dig do you find the countless negative reports hidden or under review. My review was selected for appraisal and removed and I was asked for a prohibitive list of proof to get it reinstated. I refused to send my personal details but sent all the correspondence or tickets as they call them and insisted they reinstate it. Once again good luck and I am sorry that they get away with treating people this way.
Written on: 08/07/2014 by hineshah (1 review written)
I ordered a watch as a gift for my wife from Nigel O Hara on the 26th April in the hopes it would arrive within a couple of weeks. Nigel O Hara said they had none in stock and were in contact with the manufacturer. This went on for a few weeks, most times Nigel O Hara stating "we can confirm that we will receive your order in a week and will email you once dispatched". Weeks passed and nothing happened, apart from the occasional email offering another product as mine still was not available. On… Read Full Review
Written on: 23/07/2014
Have you had your money back yet ?
Written on: 27/07/2014
I have had to go through my bank to get my money back. I am still waiting for confirmation
Written on: 31/07/2014
I have since been advised to do that too, so my Bank is dealing with mine.
Written on: 26/06/2014 by KathrynMorrow297 (1 review written)
I ordered an item some 13 days ago it was a guess item. Paid for it in full on this date as you would expect. Was told the item was to be ordered in especially. The only updates I received were when I requested them from the company. Was told 13 days after the Oder that the item could not be obtained. Which was fair enough. I then requested a refund and was told have to wait 5-7 days bearing in mind this was a birthday present and I had to go out and pay out again for another one. I was also… Read Full Review
Written on: 03/07/2014
Good luck with trying to get your money back. I am currently in the same position. It seems this retailer is notorious for the kind of behaviour you described in your review, advertising goods they do not have in stock and holding on to your money for up to 28 days.
Written on: 04/07/2014
This seems to be a common problem with this company. Advertising things they can't supply
Written on: 04/07/2014
It is now 4th July.i ordered on 13th June. No change here still no refund received a reply to my email fobbing me of again.I have now put this in the hands of my credit card company.
Written on: 09/07/2014
I placed an order on 26th April. They fobbed me off for a while saying they are trying to get a hold of the manufacturer blah blah! I requested a refund on 2nd June. Still waiting for it. I even rang them up directly and they confirmed I would receive my refund and a confirmation email within the next 24-48 hours. As expected, nothing happened. I have decided to go through my credit card company to get the refund.
Written on: 09/07/2014
I think that's the only way to go with these people. I emailed them again and said I would not be dealing with them any more and I had taken legal advice. I received an email back stating the manager had passed into the finance dept. we will see. My credit card company are claiming this back. Wish you luck.
Written on: 23/06/2014 by AnthonyCJ (1 review written)
I would like to echo many reviews on here where this retailer consistently fails to deliver an item they advertise quoting delays with the manufacturer as being the reason. Do not fall for this trick. The low prices are probably designed to get you to place an order (your credit card will be deducted immediately), but the item will most likely not be in stock or it will never be available. They may try to offer you an alternative of their choosing ... again do not fall for this trick. I am in… Read Full Review
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I know we all toss out those numbers, "Wait 3 weeks minimum before kegging/bottling!"
But recently I'm reading up on yeast/ferm and it seems that after stable FG has been reached only a few days at optimum ferm temps are needed to clean up any byproducts, ie. diacetyl.
Is there really benefit to waiting another two weeks if a beer finishes in 7 days? Are there things that will be cleaned up or drop-out beyond 48 hours after stable FG?
I'm asking the question: If beer was brewed right, fermed right, can it be great in under 3 weeks?
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Try it and see if you like the results. I recently went grain to glass in 4 weeks for the first time (I keg everything) and the results were okay.
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Great? I'm not thinking so but ok and drinkable? Probably.
But, I do pretty much adhere to the 3 plus weeks rule and have always been happy. I try to keep the pipeline going so that I don't have to rush any beer but it is hard at times.
A lot of people have had success with shorter fermentation schedules, from what I have been reading here.
It seems to depend on proper pitching, proper fermentation temperature control, and how big or complex the beer is.
I think Yuri Rage posted a thread on this topic that was quite good, and there was another thread called "Is patience really a virtue" that had a good discussion about this, and why people tend to recommend 3 weeks to begin with.
I've gone from Brew to Drinking in 6 days on a Pale Ale using Ringwood Yeast. Brew pubs use this yeast for that very reason.
Links to the threads I referencedhttp://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/agin...cussion-84005/http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/pati...virtue-331233/
If you're bottling, I think you still need the additional 3 weeks of conditioning at 70*F.
I'm kegging. Thanks for the links! I'm just wondering what specifically cleans up or falls out of flavor profile in that additional time. Will read-up!


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Daredevil Nik Wallenda completes historic high-wire walk, braving blustering winds, heavy spray
A daredevil American, Nik Wallenda, became first person in the world to walk on a tightrope across the roaring Niagara Falls, separating U.S. and Canada.
A high-wire artist Wallenda, 33, defied predictions of naysayers who warned him of everything from falcons to fierce winds toppling him as he braved heavy winds and heavy spray taking just under 30 minutes to cover the 1,800 feet distance across the mist-fogged brink of the falls.
Egged on by hundreds of thousands of people watching him from the Canadian and US sides of the falls, Wallenda gingerly walked on a cable suspended 196 feet over a never—before traversed rim of the biggest waterfall in the North America.
"I feel like I'm on cloud nine right now," he said at a news conference minutes after completing the walk.
"The impossible is not quite the impossible if you set your mind to it."
A member of the family of famed high-wire walkers Wallenda family, Nik said he had from childhood dreamt of pulling off the stunt, but never before attempted.
Other attempts have been made to wire-walk across the Niagara, but they have all been downstream.
Wallenda started his dream walk from the American end and arrived on the Canadian side, waving to his fans.
Attempts to cross the falls are strictly forbidden, but the authorities made an exception for Wallenda, who is a descendant in a long line of acrobats and circus performers.
Wallenda said the first thing he did after the walk was to call his grandmother to let her know that he had done it.
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In an effort to support the men serving their community, the Buckland Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary is hosting a quarter auction Saturday to benefit the department.
"The Buckland Volunteer Fire Department is a private entity and relies on fundraisers to raise money to insure the department can operate with the best equipment possible," Buckland Volunteer Fire Auxiliary Vice President Rachel Winkler said.
The auction is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the fire department in downtown Buckland. Doors open at 5 p.m.
John Roby, 69, of St. Marys, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys.
Arrangements are incomplete at Miller Funeral Homes in St. Marys.
Mary Lou Reynolds, 81, of Cridersville, died at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at Lima Memorial Health Systems.
Arrangements are incomplete at Bayliff & Son Funeral Home in Cridersville.
A northwest wind dropping temperatures to near freezing failed to stop the Wapakoneta Redskins hot bats in a Western Buckeye League game against the Elida Bulldogs.
Junior shortstop Josh Apple paced the Redskins smoking three hits and collecting two RBIs, while junior starting pitcher Johnny Crawford allowed only one frozen rope hit in five innings of a 9-1 victory.
With the win, the Redskins improve to 10-1 overall and 3-0 in the WBL, while Elida drops to 3-9 on the season and 1-2 in league play.
ELIDA — Back-to-back home runs in high school softball are a rarity.
Back-to-back home runs by twin sisters?
The words "blue moon" come to mind.
But Wapakoneta Redskins seniors Courtney and Ashley Knippen did just that Tuesday night, capping a seven-run second inning as Wapak rolled to a 16-7 win over the Elida Bulldogs at Dorothy Edwards Field.
ELIDA — The Wapakoneta Redskins varsity tennis team rolled to a 5-0 sweep of the Elida Bulldogs in a Western Buckeye League match Tuesday at Elida High School.
In first singles, Nic Oen blanked Ardie Sayoto 6-0, 6-0.
Joey Jose posted a 6-2, 6-4 win over Christopher Ellison in second singles.
Wapak completed its singles sweep with Andy Faller besting Aric Thompson 6-4, 6-2.
The first-doubles tandem of Rex Azbell and Anthony Kenard whipped Jordan Greeley and Nick Kempton 6-0, 6-1.
Considering their options, Apollo Career Center administrators are planning a community forum this week to discuss future funding and renovation options.
Apollo Superintendent Judy Wells addressed Wapakoneta City Schools Board of Education members Tuesday to explain the needs of the career and technical education center.
CRIDERSVILLE — The Cridersville fire chief brought up a new proposed fire contract by a neighboring community.
Fire Chief Ron Mertz informed Criderville Village Council members Monday that Shawnee Township trustees want to cut the amount they pay on a service contract with the village.
Typically, the two government entities sign a three-year contract with Shawnee Township paying $17,000 per year for Cridersville's fire and rescue service to the township.
Auglaize County remains the 10th healthiest county in the state, according to a national survey published recently by the University of Wisconsin.
"County Health Rankings and Roadmaps — A Healthier Nation, County by County" is in its third year of taking a closer look at the health of counties across the country with the end goal being to pinpoint areas communities can work toward improving.
Eva I. DeLong, 88, of Wapakoneta died at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at St. RitaÔÇÖs Medical Center in Lima.
She was born Oct. 15, 1923, near Cridersville to Norma Fox and Russell Williams. On July 27, 1946, she married Clarence F. ÔÇśWinnieÔÇŁ DeLong, and he preceded her in death April 17, 1995.
Surviving are a son, Dennis (Jean) DeLong, of Wapakoneta; three grandchildren, Doug (Kelli) DeLong, David (Ashley) DeLong and Michele (Rob) Seidel; and three great-grandsons, David Thomas, Grant Matthew and Ethan Alexander Seidel.


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Aimed at both the professional and leisure markets, Simrad's HH36 is packed with features: integrated GPS, Class D DSC and a large screen that can, in a pinch, be used as a basic mini-plotter.
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Hella marine's NaviLED PRO series bi-color LED nav lights feature a sealed, UV-resistant, high-impact housing that will last as long as the LEDs it contains.
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Now North Sails is offering a limited edition "collection," which is as fashionable as it is functional, and includes everything from windbreakers and sweat-wicking "tech shirts" to button-down dress shirts, towels and cashmere hoodies.
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Walker Bay, the same company that brought the sailing world its now ubiquitous injection-molded dinghies, has introduced a redesgined version of what it calls a "boat in a bag."


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A transversal type of digital filter is disclosed which uses substantially less hardware than previously known types. Conventional multiplying devices are eliminated by use of a read only memory containing a table of squares and addressed both by weighted value samples of the input signal and by values of the input signal. The weighted values are accumulated and corrected by the use of the second squared values addressed by the value of the signal sample to generate a sample of a filtered output signal.
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United States Patent Nussbaumer Oct. 21, 1975 [54] DIGITAL FILTERS 3,777,130 12/1973 Croisier et al. 235/152 Inventor: Henri J Nussbaumer La Gaude 3,822,404 7/1974 Croisler et al. 235/156 X France [73] Assignee: International Business Machines 523 33; jggzf grgsis Corporation, Armonk, NY.
[22] Filed: Dec. 3, 1974 21 Appl. No.: 529,205 [57] ABSTRACT A transversal ty e of di ital filter is disclosed which P g [30] Foreign Application Priority Data uses substantially less hardware than previously known Dec. 11, 1973 France 7345377 types- Conventional multiplying devices are eliminated by use of a read only memory containing a table of 52 vs. C] 235/156; 328/167; 333/70 T Squares and addressed both y weighted value samples 51 Int. cm G06F 7/38 of the input Signal and by values of the input Signal- [53] Fi ld of Search 235/15 152; 333/70 T, The weighted values are accumulated and corrected 333/13 2 32 /167 by the use of the second squared values addressed by the value of the signal sample to generate a sample of 56] References Cited a filtered output signal.
UNITED STATES PATENTS 3 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures 3,737,636 6/1973 Esteban 235/152 T5 )Gi l2 VE Xi A ADD 21 m 22 ll II B 1 ROM H c H l l I m I1 ii E ,(12 VF [2 G3 l R2 f Tl'\p-- y] 1 H n F US. Patent Oct. 21, 1975 Sheet2of3 3,914,588
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DIGITAL FILTERS OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to digital filters.
A digital filter is a device used to determine the values of the successive samples Y, of a filtered output signal Y by forming the sums of algebraic products of the successive values of samples of an input signal X. More specifically, if x,-. is the sample at instant (i-k) of an input signal x to be filtered, the sample Y, of the filtered signal at instant i can be derived from the expression where the a,, are constant coefficients which are a function of the characteristics of the desired filter. A filter capable of performing operation (1) is called a transversal filter with n coefficients. However, sample Y, can also be obtained from an expression-which uses the previously computed samples Y, This can be done by means of a so-called recursive filter which provides samples Y,- that satisfy an expression of the type 1 k i-k for a number n of coefficients which is the same as for the transversal filter mentioned above.
It will be observed that, whether the filter is of the transversal or of the recursive type, the samples Y, of the filtered signal can be expressed as n r k' I-A- where the 04 represent coefficients a and b, and the z,- represent data samples Y,-. and/or x Thus, in the general case, n multiplication operations, hence n multiplier devices, are required to obtain Y,-. Since multipliers are expensive devices, it is highly desirable to reduce their number to a minimum. In the past, various filter structures have been proposed which allow the number of multipliers required to be reduced by up to approximately 50%. Such a reduction constitutes a significant improvement and would be entirely satisfactory in many applications. However, in those applications which require the use of a considerable number of filters, said structures are still quite expensive.
Other filter structures have been proposed, which can be made to accomplish various functions using multiplexing techniques. The main component of these prior art filters is a memory storing the partial results of the operations summarized by expression (3) above. The values of the samples of signals x and y are stored in digital shift registers and serve as storage addresses to control data fetches from a memory, the re sult y, being obtained by means of simple logical operations wherein the data fetched from the memory are accumulated andshifted. Such a filter is described, for example, in French Pat. No. 70 47123 filed by the same assignee on December 17, 1970 and corresponding to US. Pat. No. 3,777,130 issued on Dec. 4, 1973. and corresponding to applicants US. Pat. application Ser. No. 513,797 filed on Oct. 10, 1974. However, the cost of these filters in the larger embodiments may well become prohibitive due to the fact that the memory size required is an exponential function of the number of coefficients and that the accumulator is relatively complex. Furthermore, whenever the transfer function of the filter is to be changed, the entire contents of the memory must be modified. This implies the use of an auxiliary memory to store all of the coefficients to be used for the desired transfer functions, and of a processor to compute on a demand basis the new partial results to be stored in the main memory.
Accordingly, the main object of the present invention is to provide a digital filter using a memory whose contents are independent of the transfer function of the filter.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following more particular description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a preferred embodiment of a filter realized in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 1A shows timing curves illustrating the timing relations of the circuitry in FIG. 1.
FIGS. 2A and 2B are schematic diagrams illustrating data storage devices that can be used in the filter of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the filter of the present invention.
As previously mentioned, the expression which the samples Y,- of the filtered signal must satisfy is essentially the same whether a transversal or a recursive fil ter is used and the basic principle of the present invention applies equally well to either type of filter. For simplicity, a transversal filter will be described hereinafter. The equation associated with such a filter is:
If Y, is to be derived from Eq. 4, a single addition will be required to obtain the term W which is constant for a given filter. The other two terms U, and V,- can be obtained in a relatively simple manner by using as basic element a memory storing the squares of the values of digitized samples, said memory being referred to hereafter as a squares memory. All that is required to obtain U, is to perform the operation x x a and to address the squares memory using the value of x and then to add together the values thus fetched from the memory. The elements which comprise the term V,- can also be obtained from the squares. memory by setting a,,=0. Assuming by way of example that the inputs representing the samples of the x form, as well as the coefficients, comprise three significant bits, that is, three bits defining their amplitude, then all words x can be defined by means of four bits. Any x will be obtained by addressing the memory using the value x x a, as shown in Table l.
of II is passed to a gate A2 and the outputs of gates A1 and A2 are combined in an OR circuit 01. When inversion is used, the transfer path is through inverter I1. AND gate A2, hich is activated by the complement of signal T2, i.e., T2, and OR circuit 01. The output value provided by ADD 2 is sent either to a register R1 through a set of gates G1 when signal T3 is logically one, or to a register R2 through a set of gates G2 when T3 has a logical zero value. The outputs from R1 and R2 are sent to the input D of adder ADD 2 through a set of gates G3. Input D receives the output from R1 through AND gates A3 and OR circuits 02 when signal T1 has a logical one value, and receives the output from R2 through AND gates A4 and OR circuits 02 when T1 has a logical zero value. Additionally, the output from R2 provides the filtered signal Y, at output V while the output from R1 provides information on the energy of the filtered signal at V It should be noted that the circuits shown at I1, Al, A2, 01, G1, G2, and
TABLE 1 Address x x 2 2 2 2 2" 2 2 2 2" 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 l 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 l 0 0 l 0 O O 0 0 0 l 0 0 0 O l l 0 0 0 0 l 0 0 l 0 l 0 0 0 0 0 l 0 0 O 0 0 l 0 l 0 0 O l l 0 0 l 0 l l 0 0 0 l O O l 0 0 0 l l l 0 0 l l 0 0 0 l l 0 0 0 0 l 0 0 0 0 0 0 l 0 0 l 0 l 0 l 0 0 0 l l 0 l 0 0 l l 0 0 l 0 O l 0 l l 0 l l l l 0 0 l l l 0 0 l 0 0 l 0 0 0 O l l 0 l l 0 l 0 l 0 0 l l l l O l l 0 0 0 l 0 0 l l l l l l l O 0 0 0 l Referring now to FIG. 1, a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the invention is shown. It will be assumed hereafter that the samples of the x form of the signal to be filtered are coded using a sign/amplitude code such that the corresponding binary words solely consist of one bit defining the sign of the sample and of several bits defining its amplitude. The latter bits are received sequentially and fed into a device which compresses data in time. This device allows the samples to recirculate in such a way that during the time interval between two consecutive input samples x, and x,-.,, a number of samples received earlier are available at the output of the filter, as will later be described in detail. These operations may be performed, for example, by the compression device described in French Patent application No. 73 38741 filed by the same applicant on Oct. 23, 1973 and corresponding to applicants US. Pat. application Ser. No. 513,797 filed on Oct. 10, 1974, which device includes a high speed shift register and associated logic circuits. It should, however, be noted that, for the purposes of the present invention, all of the bits of a given sample x are provided in parallel form and are then sent to the A inputs of a parallel adder ADD 1, the B inputs of which receive the bits of related coefficient a that are provided by a simultaneously operating memory labeled COEF. The output from ADD 1 is used to address a squares memory labeled SQ-ROM. The value fetched from the latter is fedto a gate A1 and to an inverter [1. The inverted output G3 are in fact reproduced on each of the conductors of the busses 21, 22, 23, and 24 along which travel the bits of the value fed thereto since all bits of a given value are processed in parallel.
Before describing the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, it may be well to point out that fewer operations than might be supposed are necessary to obtain the term V,. Since it follows that VI I-l i-i I-n-I V,- can, therefore, be obtained by updating the term V that was previously computed while detennining Y This requires no more than two additional references to memory SQ-ROM.
To explain the operation of the filter, it will be assumed by way of example that the filter has six coefficients, a, to a and that the values of the input samples x, are available in the sequence shown in FIG. 1A, at the output of the data compression device. The train of data values of the input samples x, may be thought of as consisting of sequences the duration of which is equal to the sampling period T of the signal to be filtered. During each of these sequences, the filter must compute a sample Y, that will satisfy the expression n E a 2, a} 1 0 11 W having a constant value for a given filter.
The next sample (3), Y will have the value Y1 am, (1 x (1 x 0 x 0 x a and consequently its corrective term (W+V will be Thus, the transition from Y to Y-, necessitates the updating of the corrective term, which is done by adding the value x and subtracting the value of x Each sequence of operations intended to form a sample of the filtered signal ends with such an updating of the corrective term. For example, at the end of the period preceding that during which Y is to be formed, i.e., end of period (2), input A of adder ADD 1, FIG. 1, received x while input B received zero. The output from ADD 1, x x was then used to address memory SQ; ROM which provided x on bus 21. Since signal T2 had at that time a logical one value (T2=0), x inverted by interter II was sent to input C of adder ADD 2 through AND gate A2 and OR circuit 01. Because signal Tl also had a logical one value, the contents of register R1, namely, the corrective term (W+V were sent to input D of adder ADD 2 through AND gate A3 and OR circuit 02. Adder ADD 2 then performed the operation (W+V x and fed the result to R1 due to gate G1 being activated by signal T3, thereby partially updating the corrective term. At the beginning of the next period, that is, the period (3) during which Y is to be formed, x is received at input A of ADD 2 and zero at input B. The output from ADD 1, x addresses memory SQ-ROM which provides x Since signal T2 has at this time a logical 1 value, x is sent unchanged to input C of adder ADD 2 through A1 and 01 while input D receives the contents of R1 through G3, as described above. The corrective term (W+V-,) is thus obtained and stored in register R1. The next term x is then received at input A of ADD 1 while coefficient a is received at input B. Memory SQ-ROM addressed by the value (a +x,) provides the word corresponding to (a,,+x,) to ADD 2 since signal T2 then has a logical one value. Because signal T1 also has a logical 1 value, input D of ADD 2 receives the contents of register R1 through G3. Adder ADD 2 then performs the operation (W+V (.r +a the result of which is gated to register R2 through G2 under control of the TI; signal. Next, x and a are received at the inputs of ADD 1 and memory SQ-ROM provides (x +a This word is fed to register R2 the contents of which then become (W+V (x +a,,) (x +a Thereafter, the above operations are repeated until R2 contains:
Y is then passed on through a gate (not shown in FIG. 1) located at output VF.
The term x is then received at input A of adder ADD 1. The corrective term for Y is partially updated as described above and a new cycle is initiated.
Most of the components of the device of the present invention are of a conventional nature and will not be described in detail. Suffice it to say here that parallel adders ADD 1 and ADD 2 may be of the general type described, for example, in the book entitled, Arithmetic Operations in Digital Computers, by R. K. Richards, and more particularly of the type illustrated in FIG. 4-1, page 84, providing that the negative words are complemented, or in FIG. 4-28, page 123, of said book. The structure of the memories may be of any conventional type, but in order to minimize their cost,
. it is necessary to reduce their size as much as possible.
This may be done by using the methods of operation described hereafter. Because the size of a memory capable of storing all of the words required is a direct function of the number of bits comprised in the address, the elimination of a single one of these bits will result in the memory size required being reduced by half. Since a sign/amplitude binary code has been selected in this example and the word provided by memory SQ-ROM is independent of the sign, the latter need not be included in the address. In addition, if we call X the memory address and X(O), X(l), X(2), the various O or I bits which define its amplitude, we may write:
X may also be written X=X(O)+X', where X'2 X( 1) 4 X (2) The lowest order bit of X' being always zero, the effect will be the same as if X had a length 1 bit less than X. Also, if X(O) 0, its contribution to X is nil and X =X however, if X(O) l, X can be obtained from the expression X l+2.X+X' Accordingly, the memory storing the values X can be replaced by a memory storing the values X' It will be observed that X is always even, so that its lowest order bit is zero. This bit is therefore unnecessary in the memory address. In other words, the address of the memory storing the values X (referred to hereafter as memory x' comprises one bit less than that of the memory storing the values X This permits reducing the memory size by half, but a scheme such as that shown in FIG. 2A must then be used to obtain X In this scheme, bit X(O) controls a gate G. When X (0) O, gate G is deactivated and the addressed memory X feeds a group of inputs, Gl, of parallel adder ADD 3 which provides X It should be noted that memory X does not supply the two lowest order bits (having weights 1 and 2), both of which are always equal to zero. When X(O) l, gate G is activated and the second group of inputs, G2, of ADD 3 receives the value 2X, which is obtained from X by shifting the bits one position to the next higher order. To obtain X it is further necessary to force a binary 1 into the carry input of that stage of ADD 3 which processes the lowest order bit. Thus, the operation X X 2X l is performed.
For example, if the value X 11 (so that X 196 in decimal notation) so that X(O) 0, gate G remains closed and the output therefrom is an all-zero value. Memory X is addressed by means of the value 111 and provides the value 110001, to which is appended the two lowest order bits which, as previously mentioned, are always 0. Thus, the value X 11000100, or 196 in decimal notation, is obtained on bus 21.
To take another example, if X 11 l l, or 15 in decimal notation, X(O) 1, gate G is activated and the group of inputs G2 receives 11100 while memory X which is addressed by means of the value 1 11, provides the term 1 10001 as in the previous example. Since two low order zeros are appended thereto, as explained above, the group of inputs G1 receives the value 1 1000100. This is added to the term 1 l 100 from G in ADD 3, which yields 111000000. Since a binary 1 is forced into the carry input of that stage of ADD 3 which processes the lowest order bit, there is finally obtained X 11100000+1 11100001 or 225 in decimal notation.
Thus, regardless of whether X l110 or 1111, the same memory position of X is addressed, thereby allowing the memory size to be reduced by half.
From the foregoing, it will be seen that the reduction in the memory size is achieved by reducing the number of words to be stored therein. The memory size could be reduced still further by reducing the number of bits comprising each stored value, without affecting the accuracy of the results obtained. Since bit X(O) is used as a gate control and is not utilized as a part of the address of memory X we may write X O.X(0) 2 X 1 2 x 2) 2 x0 where X comprises n+1 bits.
The latter expression shows that the bits with weights 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 in X can readily be obtained by means of simple logical operations. Accordingly, these bits need not be included in the words stored in memory X This memory can then be implemented in ac cordance with the scheme illustrated in FIG. 2B. The bits having weights 1, 2 and 8 are always zero and may be ignored, i.e., the inputs of group G1 which process these bits receive no signals. The value of the bit with weight 4 is identical with X(l) and that of the bit with weight 16 can b e obtained by performing the logical AND operation X(1).X(2). The fact that these five bits need no longer be stored in memory X results in a substantial saving in storage space. This explains the use in the diagram of FIG. 2B of an inverter 25 which inverts bit X( l) and an AND circuit A. The diagram of FIG. 28 illustrates the methods of operation discussed above.
From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the main advantage of the preferred embodiment of the invention is to minimize the cost of the memories required. However, this in no way limits the invention to the type of filter described hereinabove. Should future technological developments make it possible to reduce the cost of the memories, other embodiments of the invention might be deemed preferable. For example, it might be desirable to use a slightly more complex squares memory in order to eliminate the circuit that serves to update the corrective term since, from the expression we may also derive n n 2 2 i-47 0 2 t- Combining expressions (4) and (5), we get A schematic diagram-of a device capable of performing the operations represented by expression 6 is shown in FIG. 3. The values of the samples of x are simultaneously sent on bus X, to one input of each of the identical parallel adders ADD 1 and ADD 1. Similarly, the coefficients for those samples are sent to both of the other inputs of these adders, those intended for ADD 1 being first inverted by an inverter 11. The output term from ADD 1 is used to address the same memory SQ- ROM as has been described above. The output term from ADD 1 is used to address a second memory SQ- ROM which is identical with SQ-ROM. Since adders ADD 1 and ADD 1 are identical, it would be possible by the use of buffer registers to eliminate either of them and to cause the remaining one to alternatively perform its own functions and those of the eliminated adder by using a multiplexing technique. Similarly, either one of identical memories SQ-ROM and SQ-ROM could be eliminated. The two words fetched from the memories SQ-ROM and SQ'-ROM should be subtracted from each other in a subtractor stage S, with the data provided by S being accumulated n times. This accumulation would be performed as previously, using a parallel adder (ADD 4) and a register R3.
The input data compression circuit for the device of FIG. 3 is slightly different from that previously described since the coefficients do not occur in the same sequence as before due to the elimination of the coefficients zero that were necessary to process the corrective term. The new sequence is simply a a a, a a a,.
for that received six sample times earlier, thus:
x x x x x x x, x x x x x, x x x x, x, etc. The compression device which can perform this that the capacity of the compression register and the clock rate that controls the circulation of the words within this register are modified to reflect the new sequence of the samples x While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to a particular embodiment thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing and other changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
What is claimed is:
1. A digital filter for generating processed output samples of a signal Y from input terms representing sequential values of samples of an input signal X, said filter comprising:
a. means for algebraically and cyclically adding sequences of predefined coefficients to the sequence of terms representing the latest values of samples of the data to be filtered;
b. a memory storing the squares of the values of all possible sums resulting from the operations performed by said adding means;
c. addressing means for said memory to receive one of said sums from said adding means and to control readout from said memory of the corresponding square value; and
d. means for accumulating said square values fetched from said memory during each of said sequences to provide a corresponding sample of a filtered output signal Y.
2. A digital filter of the type wherein a sample Y,- of
a desired filtered output signal at instant i is generated by the accumulation of the products of the values of samples x of an input signal x and corresponding coefficients a said filter characterized in that it includes:
a. a first means for generating the term U defined by the expression said first means including:
i. sum means for providing an address value obtained by adding a first coefficient value a to the value of a sample x ii. a memory storing the values of the squares of all possible address values;
iii. means for addressing said memory, using said address value from said sum means, and for fetching from said memory the value corresponding to (x a iv. an accumulator to receive said fetched value;
v. means for repeatedly operating said sum means and said addressing and readout means with the value of k increased by increments of l until k=n and accumulating said values fetched from said memory;
b. a control means including a second accumulator for also addressing said memory to provide and accumulate the squares of the values of said input samples and a correction factor to generate a corrective term V; W expressed as c. and another summing means for adding said corrective term to the result of the operation performed by said first means.
3. A digital filter of the type wherein the value of a sample Y, of the desired filtered output signal at instant i is obtained by accumulating the values of samples of an input signal x weighted by corresponding coefficient values, characterized in that said filter includes:
a. a storage device to provide sequences of coefficient values;
b. a first means for forming addresses by adding the filter coefficients to corresponding samples of the signal x to be filtered;
c. a memory having at each storage address, a value representing the square of the memory address;
d. a second means for addressing said memory storing the squares of the addresses, using the address values provided by said first means;
e. a register means for accumulating the values thus fetched from said memory;
f. a third means for forming a second set of storage addresses by subtracting the filter coefficients from corresponding ones of said consecutive samples of the signal x to be filtered;
g. a second squares memory;
h. a fourth means for addressing said second squares memory, using the values supplied by said third means;
i. a fifth means for subtracting the values read out from said second squares memory as a result of the addressing performed by said fourth means from the accumulation perfonned by said second means.
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- Nov
29 Light Up Siesta Village and Holiday Parade
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Nov
30 Advent Procession
6:00 pm
- Dec
3 Rachel's Challenge Anti-Bullying Event hosted by The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Dec
4 Ringling Holiday Splendor
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The gift of music
Riverview High School received a donation of $5,000 during a break in the Kiltie Band Fall concert on Nov. 20.
Coming together for the community
All Faiths Food Bank called on volunteers to help distribute 7,000 Thanksgiving dinners Saturday.
Observer on the hunt for displays
We're making our list of the best holiday lights displays in Sarasota and checking it twice.