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Radio station Triple M has been in the news over the last couple of months, for a variety of reasons.
Most recently, Network head Mike Fitzpatrick made the bold decision to ban all KISS songs from playlists around the country, due to being very KISSed off at comments from Gene Simmons about mental health. During a July 31 interview, Simmons said,
"…the world is a harsh place. My mother was in a concentration camp in Nazi Germany. I don't want to hear fuck all about 'the world as a harsh place.' She gets up every day, smells the roses and loves life. And for a putz, 20-year-old kid to say, 'I'm depressed, I live in Seattle.' Fuck you, then kill yourself."
The comments weren't given much consideration at first, until they resurfaced after the tragic death of Robin Williams. Which was when an obviously angry Fitzpatrick pulled all KISS songs, calling the comments "misguided and insensitive" and challenged other stations in Australia and North America to do the same.
There is no doubt that Simmons' comments were incredibly thoughtless and unacceptable, and it is Triple M's prerogative to ban the band from their station.
Nevertheless, it will be curious to see what the station will do from this point on, having drawn a clear line in the sand. The gravity of the comments by Simmons is not in question, mental health is not a topic we should take lightly.
But would the comments have drawn such animosity if it weren't for the tragedy of Robin Williams' death? Will similar comments on grave topics from musicians featured on the station receive the same response in the future? Nobody suggested banning Simmons when he recently defended horrible racist Donald Sterling because, as Simmons explained, everyone says "off-colour jokes" when they are drunk, nor has the suggestion been made after any other controversial statements he has made throughout his career.
Of course, Simmons isn't alone in his poor behaviour outside his music. Triple M favourites includes Tommy Lee, who once spent 90 days in jail for beating Pamela Anderson, AND Vince Neil, who was once arrested and accepted a plea bargain for domestic violence. In 2012, Seth Binzer from the band Crazytown (played on Triple M) was convicted of domestic violence. If a member of a rock band is arrested for assault or similar in the future, will the station take that as seriously?
The station's own employees have also been involved in their share of controversy. Eddie McGuire, a host on Triple M, went unpunished after suggesting that AFL player Adam Goodes promote the King Kong musical, just days after Goodes was called an "ape" by an AFL supporter in an ugly episode of racism.
It will be very interesting to see what actions Triple M and Mike Fitzpatrick will take in relation to future incidents by musicians and people involved with the station.
In July, Triple M Melbourne released a promo shot celebrating the number one rating for their breakfast show. The promo shot featured 25 men, without the hint of one single woman (or a married one). Not surprisingly the shot attracted a lot of attention, and not the pat-on-the-back kind the station was obviously courting.
After getting obviously annoyed by the comments, Austereo's Chief Content Officer Guy (lol) Dobson pointed out that Triple M is a "…male-skewed, football-calling network," and that most of the men in the picture were former players with inside knowledge.
Ignoring the fact that rare, fragile creatures exist called 'women' who are also football players, three of the men in the most prominent positions in the photo were Mick Molloy, Joe Hildebrand and Matt Tilley, none of whom have a playing history. The weakness of this reasoning is more readily apparent when you realise that Triple M Melbourne and Triple M Brisbane each only list one female presenter on their major shows (off-season or fill-ins not included). All other positions across the networks and cities are filled by men, according to their own website.
But even if the station is targeting a male audience, this doesn't mean that women should be excluded from the station. Rock music and football are not solely the domains of men, and including more women who are ex-football players, sports journalists, musicians, music experts, female comedians, or just good female radio hosts is not impossible, and I doubt that it would scare off the male audience who already listen to the station. If I were a man who is a fan of Triple M, I would be insulted that the station thinks so little of me that it assumes I wouldn't want to hear the perspective and voices of women.
Of course, this is not a problem that is restricted to Triple M. Women comprise just 17 per cent of the weekday presenters on the major metro talkback stations across Australia.
The dominance of this particular type of personality in presenting roles on these kinds of commercial radio stations is surely key to the popularity of podcasting, which will only continue to rise.
How many times can you possibly listen to Kyle and Jackie O be absolutely disgraceful toward women – most recently asking sports journalist Erin Molan how many players she has slept with (among other things) – before people will start to switch off? Before there were other avenues and media of entertainment for consumption, people had to switch to other radio stations that might not have been much better.
You can currently carry around a device full of your favourite songs, and this, in combination with almost unlimited access to easily downloadable podcasts, ensures radio will become less important. Podcasts give you the ability to access the minds of people who aren't represented in the mainstream. You can listen to podcasts on literally almost any topic you can think of. You can listen to the voices of people in different countries, of different sexes, genders, races, and sexualities. Podcasting gives you the option to never listen to a straight white man again if you so choose (and why wouldn't you).
If more people start demanding diversity of views and opinions and representations, and start switching off stations like Triple M and switch on a podcast instead, maybe radio stations will start listening to us instead.


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Jailed music star Molemo 'Jub Jub' Maarohanye allegedly assaulted his girlfriend at his home in Naturena, southern Joburg, while on a weekend pass.
Vanessa Nompumelelo Mgina told police at the Mondeor cop shop that "my boyfriend Jub Jub strangled me with both hands during an altercation on 2 December".
Mgcina, who is 32 years old, said she has since withdrawn the case against Jub Jub, who is expected to be released on parole next month.
"After having a meeting with my family, I decided to go to the police station and withdraw the case. I was angry and emotional and blew the whole thing out of proportion," said Mgcina.
Speaking on hbehalf of Jub Jub's family, the musician's manager Jeff Marhanele said the family was happy the case has been withdrawn.
"THe family can confirm that a woman came to their home in Naturena and wanted to see Jub Jub. She was not allowed to do so and was turned back at the gate. It came as a shock to be told that she had opened a case of assault against Jub Jub. She didn't even see him as he was in the house when she was attended to at the gate," said Marhanele.
Police spokesperson Lungelo Dlamini had not responded to questions sent to him by the time of going to press yesterday.
Spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said: "The outcome of the investigation will indicate what steps are to be taken in line with the departmental policy on parole placement. It is worth mentioning that (the department) takes this matter seriously and harsh measures will be taken against any offender who breaks the law or violates parole conditions."
In her initial police statement, Mgcina had claimed that she was sitting on a chair in the sitting room at Jub Jub's home and he was sitting in the lounge.
"His uncle went and called him for her. Molemo came and she asked him what he was doing home as she did not know that he was on a weekend visit. He started shouting at her and told her to shut up because she was making noise and disturbing his rituals. He strangled her with both hands and then he moved his left hand and shut her face with it. She started crying and he walked out of the room. She felt pains in the front of her throat," reads the police statement.
This is not the first time that he has been found on the wrong side of the law. in 2014, Jub Jub was caught having sex in jail, according to a report.
Sunday Sun once reported that the former musician was then moved from Johannesburg Prison to the Leeuwkop Correction Centre after sources claimed that a steamy, very loud romping session between him and a female visitor was the last straw for prison officials. The sources said the officials were fed up with the special treatment the convicted murderer was said to enjoy in prison.
"The loud screams and raunchy sounds gave them away and they were caught in action," a source told the publication, while an anonymous inmate added: "He was removed from his cell - kicking and screaming - and taken to Leeuwkop prison.


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This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/692,415, filed Apr. 29, 1991 now abandoned.
This invention relates to a bi-directional signal transmission system, comprising a bi-directional signal path with a low-impedance section coupled to a high-impedance section, for transmission of a binary signal in both directions. The invention further relates to an adapter for such a system.
An example of such a system is the well-known I2 C-bus system, disclosed in, for instance, Philips Data Handbook IC12a, "I2 C-bus compatible ICs, Types MAB84X1 family to PCF8579", 1989, pp. 31-53 which is hereby incorporated by reference. The I2 C-bus system is a serial bus system with stations (integrated circuits, ICs) that are interconnected through a bi-directional two-wire transmission channel, one wire for a binary data signal, and another for a binary clock signal, and that communicate according to a predetermined protocol. Dependent on its particular function within the system, each station can operate as transmitter or receiver, or both.
The data wire as well as the clock wire are connected to a positive supply voltage through pull-up resistors. The wires are floating high when the stations do not communicate. The stations' output stages have interfaces to the bus with an open-collector or an open-drain to perform the required wired-AND connection of all interfaces to the I2 C-bus.
The channel's impedance, i.e., the pull-up resistors, and the transmitting station's current sinking capability both determine the highest frequency usable and the longest distance possible between the transmitting station and a receiving station. The channel's parasitic capacitance becomes larger with increasing distance. Consequently, since the capacitance and the channel's impedance determine the rise time and fall time of the signal, the maximum transmission frequency drops. Reducing the channel's impedance would in itself allow higher frequencies. However, the transmitting station's limited and standardized current sinking capability would have to drain a larger current from the now smaller pull-up resistor, offsetting the advantage of the channel's reduced impedance. Therefore, the maximum transmission frequency for the I2 C-bus system is about 100 kHz at 3 mA, whereas the maximum distance between the stations should not be much greater than about 4 meters. In addition, owing to the limited output current, the driving capability of the transmitting station (fan-out) is restricted.
Another example of such system is a microprocessor device communicating with an integrated memory device over bi-directional interconnections through a buffer, a multiplexer or another routing device. See, for instance, Signetics Microcontroller User's Guide, 1989, pp. I-4-I-7. The operation of the routing device with regard to the direction of the data flow usually is controlled by the microprocessor. To this end, the microprocessor supplies a read-command or write-command to the routing device. This arrangement requires additional I/O pins, control circuitry and interconnections for controlling the routing device.
As indicated above, the prior art systems are afflicted with disadvantages that restrict the field of application with respect to the maximum communication distance, to the maximum driving capability or to the minimum number of I/O pins required. It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a bi-directional transmission system of the kind mentioned in the preamble, wherein the distance between communicating stations can be considerably greater than in the prior art. It is a further object of the invention to provide such a transmission system wherein the driving capability of the transmitting station is no longer a limiting factor. It is a still further object to provide means for widely extending the application of single-wire, bi-directional bus systems, such as the I2 C-bus system. It is still a further object to provide adapting means to adapt conventional circuitry in order to perform in accordance with these objects. It is another object of the invention to reduce the number of interconnections and I/O pins that constitute the communication channels between integrated circuit devices.
To this end, the invention provides a bi-directional signal transmission system that comprises a bi-directional signal path with a low-impedance section coupled to a high-impedance section for transmission of a binary signal in both directions. The system has an adapting means for adapting the signal coupling between the sections under control of the signal itself and dependent on the direction of the transmission.
The signal's transmission direction is either from the high-impedance section to the low-impedance section, or from the low-impedance section to the high-impedance section. The principle of the invention basically lies in realizing that the transmission from the high- to low-impedance section is the limiting factor in the communication, and that adapting the signal coupling in bi-directional use should therefore be under the control of the transmission direction. Upon arrival of the signal at the coupling between the sections, the adapting means senses the propagation direction and thereupon modifies the signal coupling. This architecture needs only local adapting means, i.e., located between the sections, as distinct from prior art adapting means that are controlled by additional control signals, for instance, the read/write command discussed above. The latter option would require ancillary control parts and control connections, increasing the number of parts needed and the cost.
The high-impedance section comprises, for instance, an output impedance of a station capable of at least transmitting binary signals, and the low-impedance section comprises a channel impedance of the bi-directional transmission channel.
In an embodiment according to the invention, the adapting means comprises a detectors for detecting the direction of transmission and a buffer connected to the transmission channel. The buffer is controllable by the detector. Upon detection of a particular direction of the transmission, the buffer is controlled to operate substantially synchronously with the signal. In the case of a transmission in the other direction, the adapting means may be substantially transparent to the signal.
In a further embodiment of a system in accordance with the invention, for transmission of an electrical signal, the detector comprises a sensing element located between the sections. The system further comprises a sensor for, upon sensing the polarity of a current through the element, supplying a control signal, indicative of the sensed polarity, to control the buffer.
The sensor may comprise a differential amplifier for sensing the polarity of the voltage across the sensing element. Preferably, linear-range means are provided for keeping the amplifier in its linear range. Its amplification characteristic is steepest in that particular region. Consequently, the amplifier's output signal is most sensitive to input voltage changes within the linear range.
The sensor element may comprise, for instance, a resistive element, a pair of diodes arranged in a mutually anti-parallel manner between the sections, or any other device, active circuit or passive circuit for generating a voltage difference upon sensing a current flowing through the sensing element.
In case the adapting means is partially or entirely incorporated in an integrated circuit, the diode arrangement in particular may contribute to the saving of substrate area. The diodes may be of the Schottky-type which may be advantageous in view of their low threshold voltage of 0.2 volts. The voltage drop across the sensing element preferably matches the input signal operating range of the differential amplifier. The other alternatives of the sensing element may be integrated as well, together with the buffer and the sensor.
The buffer includes, for instance, a controllable current source coupled to a node between the sensing element and the low impedance section. The current source has a control input coupled to an amplifier's output so that it is controlled substantially synchronously with the transmitting circuit.
The current source may include a main current path of a bipolar transistor coupled between the channel and a reference voltage. As is known, bipolar transistors have steeper control-voltage/current characteristics than field effect transistors, and drain more current. Therefore, a bipolar transistor gives rise to faster operation. Alternatively, the current source may comprise a field effect transistor. When the voltage across its main current path is reduced, its current driving capability is affected less than that of a bipolar transistor that would be driven into saturation. A field effect transistor would be able to fully charge or discharge the current source's load, whatever the case may be.
In addition, the current source may comprise a compound device, such as a Darlington transistor configuration or another current-amplifying configuration to gain speed.
Preferably, stabilizing means are provided for avoiding oscillations in the frequency range of interest for the signal transmission. The stabilizing means may, for instance, include at least one capacitive element between one of the amplifier's inputs and the amplifier's output for accomplishing phase-shifting. Alternatively, the stabilizing means may comprise a non-linear element, such as a diode, in a feedback path of the amplifier. In case the sensing element uses the anti-parallel diode arrangement, additional stabilizing means may not be needed since diodes are non-linear devices.
Preferably, the linear-range means includes an additional resistive element coupling the inverter's non-inverting input and the amplifier's inverting input through the sensing element. This prevents the amplifier from entering the flat range in its amplification characteristic. In case the current source comprises a bipolar transistor, the additional resistive element also keeps the transistor away from saturation.
Preferably, biasing means are provided for biasing the amplifier's output signal at a predetermined voltage level when the system is in a quiescent state. This is used to keep the current source, e.g., the bipolar transistor, just below its switching threshold. Consequently, less time is needed for triggering the current source into its active state.
A plurality of adapting means according to the invention, arranged in cascade at intervals along a signal path, permits still longer distances between communicating stations.
Note that the embodiments that are presented here are not limited to the I2 C-bus system. They may also be used in other bus systems that use bi-directional one-wire interconnections. Experiments on the I2 C-bus system at 100 kHz have indicated that inter-station distances can be on the order of magnitude of 100 meters and more when the system is equipped with adapting means in accordance with the invention, while still permitting acceptable communication.
Note also that a separately available adapting means, preferably as an integrated circuit, renders existing bus systems more versatile. The adaption is made only locally and does not require modifications in the conventional circuitry itself.
The invention will be explained in further detail by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:
FIG. 1 shows a first example of a system with adapting means in accordance with the invention;
FIGS. 2a and 2b show a prior art system and a second example of a system with adapting means in accordance with the invention;
FIGS. 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d show the basic circuit of an adapting means in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 4 shows a first embodiment of the adapting means;
FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the adapting means; and
FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the adapting means.
FIG. 1 shows a first example of a system with adapting means in accordance with the invention. Shown is an I2 C-system with two stations, 10 and 12, that communicate through a bi-directional, two-wire bus 14. Bus 14 includes a data wire 16 for data signal transport and a clock wire 18 for clock signal transport. The data signal and the clock signal both are binary signals.
Each of the bus wires 16 and 18 are pulled up to the supply voltage VDD through pull-up resistors 20 and 22, respectively, in the absence of communication. Communication between stations 10 and 12 is accomplished by pulling the wires low according to a predetermined protocol. Data is transferred from one station to the other under clock control of the transmitting station.
I2 C-circuit devices 10 and 12 comply with the I2 C-standards. This implies, among other things, a limited current sinking capability of about 3 mA at 100 kHz for the transmitting station to pull a wire low. This restricts the operating range of such a device to about 4 meters since the bus' internal capacitance and pull-up resistors 20 and 22 limit the signal's rise time and fall time. Lowering the value of pull-up resistors 20 and 22 would result in a larger load to be driven by devices 10 and 12, or, in other words, a smaller net current sinking capability.
To overcome that problem, adapting means 24, 26, 28, and 30 are introduced between each station, 10 and 12, and the wires 16 and 18, i.e. between the high impedance section and the low impedance section of the bi-directional wires 16, 18. When, for instance, station 10 starts transmitting, either over data wire 16 or clock wire 18, the relevant adapting means 24 or 26 modifies the bus' impedance as seen from station 10 upon detection of the signal propagating into bus 14. When station 10 is receiving a signal over wire 16 or 18 from station 12, adapting means 24 or 26 does not interfere with the communication and is substantially transparent.
Transmission is confirmed either through a separate control connection (not shown) between the transmitting station and the associated adapting means, or under control of the transmitted signal itself. The latter alternative is preferred when the number of interconnections and I/O pins of the stations and the adapting means are to be kept at a minimum. More importantly, adaptivity under signal control permits the use of standard I2 C-devices.
FIGS. 2a and 2b show a prior art system and a second example of a system according to the invention, respectively.
FIG. 2a shows an example of a prior art system, comprising integrated microprocessor circuit 32 communicating with integrated memory circuit 34 through routing device 36 over a bi-directional bus. See, for instance, Signetics Microcontroller User's Guide, 1989, pp. I-4-I-7, mentioned above. Routing device 36 is, for instance, a multiplexer, or a bi-directional buffer. The operation of routing device 36 is controlled by microprocessor 32 by means of control connection 35. An example of such buffer is an anti-parallel arrangement of two amplifiers, each with three-state outputs. The amplifiers are activated alternately, for instance, through the read/write command that is supplied to the buffers via control connection 35, depending on the direction of the data flow.
FIG. 2b shows a second example of a system in accordance with the invention with a microprocessor 32 and memory circuit 34 communicating over a bi-directional bus through an adapting means 38. Under the data signal (or address signal) control the adapting means amplifies the signal. This architecture does not need the additional control connection. Moreover, microprocessor 32 has one I/O pin less than the one in FIG. 2a, which reduces cost and control circuitry.
FIG. 3a shows the basic idea of a circuit suitable for use as an adapting means, for instance, adapting means 26 of FIG. 1. The same will apply to adapting means 24, 28, 30 in FIG. 1 and adapting means 38 in FIG. 2b. Station 10 includes I/O terminal 40 for receiving and transmitting a binary signal. Internally, terminal 40 is connected to a first pull-down-switch element, i.e, pull-down transistor 42, used for transmitting, and input buffer 44, used for receiving. Inherent to the I2 C-bus system is the wired-AND connection of the pull-down transistors. For further detail, reference is made to the above Philips Data Handbooks on I2 C-bus compatible ICs.
Adapting means 26 includes a sensing element 46 coupled between the high impedance section and the low impedance section of the bi-directional signal path, a differential amplifier 48 whose inputs are connected across sensing element 46, and a second pull-down element, i.e., pull-down current source 50 connected between another supply voltage Vss and wire 18 of the low impedance section. Current source 50 is controlled by the output of amplifier 48. The adapting means 26 adapts the signal coupling between the high impedance section to its left in FIG. 3a and the low impedance section to its right.
Sensing element 46 may comprise, for instance, a resistive element 46a (FIG. 3b), an anti-parallel arrangement of a pair of diodes 46b (FIG. 3c), or any active circuit 46c (FIG. 3d) that upon sensing a current flowing into it, generates a voltage difference between the inputs of amplifier 48. Connections to amplifier 48 of elements 46a, 46b and 46c are indicated by plus signs and minus signs, for connection to the non-inverting input and the inverting input, respectively, of amplifier 48. For the sake of clarity, sensing element 46 is assumed hereinbelow to include resistive element 46a.
Operation is as follows. When pull-down transistor 42 is turned on, indicating a transmission, amplifier 48 senses a voltage across resistive element 46 having a predetermined polarity. This polarity is opposite to the one generated when a signal is received. Amplifier 48 provides an output signal to the buffer that distinguishes between a pulling-low by station 10 and other events in order to properly activate current source 50 of the buffer. In the example shown, upon a pulling-low by transistor 42, the non-inverting input of amplifier 48 receives a higher voltage than its inverting input. Amplifier 48 then generates a high output voltage to turn on current source 50. Thus, current source 50 operates substantially synchronously with transistor 42. In all other events, amplifier 48 maintains current source 50 turned off, thereby keeping adapting means 26 substantially transparent to incoming signals. Note that only the differential mode amplification by amplifier 48 is relevant to the operation. Please note that the transmission's noise immunity is increased owing to the use of such an adapting means.
The basic concept of FIG. 3 needs some elaboration. Firstly, current source 50 has to be implemented, preferably, as a quick-reacting device. Secondly, pull-up resistor 22 forms an inverter together with current source 50 that is arranged in the positive feedback path of amplifier 48. This configuration may act undesirably as an oscillator. Phase-shifting means have to be introduced to avoid oscillations in the frequency range of the transmission. Thirdly, in order to provide a fast circuit, amplifier 48 has to be kept in its linear range where its input-output voltage characteristic is the steepest.
In FIG. 4, an embodiment of adapting means 26 is shown that complies with the above requirements. Current source 50 now is constituted by bipolar transistor 50. As is well known, a bipolar transistor has an exponential current-voltage characteristic and therefore can function as a fast-reacting current source. The phase-shifting means comprises a capacitor 52, coupling the output of amplifier 48 to the inverting input of amplifier 48, and a capacitor 54 coupling the base electrode of transistor 50 to wire 18. In order to keep amplifier 48 and transistor 50 out of their respective saturation ranges, a resistor 60 is connected between terminal 40 and the inverting input of amplifier 48. Resistors 56 and 58 act as a voltage divider and hold the inverting input at a predetermined voltage below Vss when the wire is inactive, thus giving amplifier 48 an offset. A resistor 62 is introduced between the output of amplifier 48 and the base of transistor 50 to limit the current into the base.
In a typical embodiment, where the difference between VDD and Vss is about 5 volts, the above passive components preferably have the following typical values. Sensing resistor 46 is approximately 200 ohms. Capacitors 52 and 54 are approximately 220 pF and 22 pF, respectively. Resistors 56, 58 and 60 are approximately 4.7 kohms, 47 kohms and 470 ohms, respectively. Resistor 62 is approximately 2.2 kohms.
The circuits of FIGS. 3 or 4 can be considered as impedance matching circuits for one direction. Its field of application extends beyond the communication systems discussed with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, which were only given by way of example.
FIG. 5 shows the principle of a configuration for actively controlling the signal coupling in both directions. A communication bus 70 couples two circuits (not shown) each of which is capable of transmitting and receiving a signal on the bus 70. A sensing resistor 72 is inserted into the bus. Resistors 74 and 76 represent the pull-up resistors. A differential amplifier 78 has outputs 80 and 82 supplying mutually complementary control signals to respective first and second buffers including current sources 84 and 86, respectively. One of the current sources 84 and 86 will be turned on, dependent on the propagation direction of the signal along wire 70. The other current source 86 or 84 stays inoperative. The current sources 86, 84 function as third and fourth pull-down elements.
Experiments indicate that such a configuration reduces the effects of ground voltage shifts that occur when a current in the supply line causes voltage drops owing to the internal resistance of the ground voltage supply line. Also, this configuration may be used to couple two physically different low-impedance sections of a transmission channel, such as a coax cable and a twisted line pair.
FIG. 6 shows an implementation of the scheme in FIG. 5. Amplifier 78 is implemented by the arrangement of amplifier circuits 90 and 92, each having an inverting input coupled to a non-inverting input of the other amplifier circuit. Sensing resistor 72 of FIG. 5 now comprises a series arrangement of resistors 94 and 96. A third resistor 98 connects a node between resistors 94 and 96 to ground. Pull-up resistor 74 and resistor 94 form a voltage divider with resistor 98 that is connected to the inverting input of amplifier 92. Its function has been discussed with reference to FIG. 4. In this way, the voltage divider partially merges with components already available. Similarly, pull-up resistor 76 and resistors 96 and 98 form another voltage divider that is connected to the inverting input of amplifier 90.
Current sources 84 and 86 comprise bipolar transistors 100 and 102, respectively, which function as third and fourth pull-down elements. Resistors 104 and 106 limit the current flowing into transistors 100 and 102, respectively. Capacitors 108 and 110 perform phase-shifting for keeping oscillations out of the particular frequency range associated with the signal transmission.
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The mortgage situation of the middle class is only a manifestation of the structural hollowing out as they borrowed to maintain a life style that was off shored.
WPA projects would be a relief and generate infrastructue - parks, schools etc. for the future generations, but unless a long term solution for the off shored jobs and the competition from cheap labor is stifled, then the future is gloomy.
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FULL TEAM/FULL PADS: UTSA practiced for the first time as an entire team Tuesday. The first four practices had been split-squad with a veteran group practicing in one session while a younger group practiced in another session. Tuesday was also the first day the Roadrunners went in full pads. Head Coach Frank Wilson says the team is being smart about how they practice: "We teach them all the time that we practice one way, full speed. You try to mirror the National Football League. We tell them to practice like young pros."
BIRD CAGE DRILL: UTSA cranked up the intensity Tuesday by having their Bird Cage Drill to begin practice. The Roadrunner version of the Oklahoma Drill, one player from offense is pitted against one player on defense while the entire team circles the two. Coach Wilson says the drill is about much more than intensity: "It's fundamental football. It's leverage and hand and hat placement and finishing a play. It's the core of what we do in everyday football at every position."
BOUNCE BACK DAY: QB Dalton Sturm said Tuesday's practice was a good day as compared to Monday. The signal caller said practice yesterday was a bit sluggish with several mental mistakes. Sturm on the first day in pads: "We came out today and responded well. I thought the guys came out mentally prepared and we had a lot of energy, which was great."
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THE OTHER QBS: We got our first look at the three other quarterbacks on the roster on Tuesday: Manny Harris, Jaylon Henderson, and Clay Roberts. Both Harris and Henderson appeared to be bigger in size. Harris is listed at 6'2" and 225lbs while Henderson is listed at 6'1" 205lbs. Both players went through drills almost flawlessly. The fifth quarterback, walk-on Clay Roberts, also had the build and look of a division one quarterback.
EMPHASIS ON QB BALL PROTECTION: A common theme in the first five practices of fall camp has been quarterback ball protection. At the beginning of each practice all of the quarterbacks go through various drills designed to have them place an emphasis on ball protection. From other players trying to rip the ball out when they drop back from under center, to practicing picking up low shotgun snaps, to even simulating falling on high shotgun snaps, it appears that offensive coordinator and quarterback's coach Frank Scelfo is covering all of the bases.
STRONG BACK: Starting LE Kevin Strong was back at practice after suffering what was described as a minor calf injury on Sunday. Strong suffered a cramp, which is strange for him because he carries around a jug of water to stay hydrated: "It was the really the first time I've cramped since I got here. I drink plenty of water everyday, I think it was just getting back into it."
STRONG LIKES TRANSITION TO END: In 2015, Kevin Strong played well for UTSA in the middle of the offensive line. This season, he's transitioning to the end of the line, something that he says he likes: "Last year was mostly three-tech, shade, and nose. I like the end a little more. I get to come off the edge and get more speed. I'm getting it down. I enjoy it."
FIEST TALKS FOR FIRST TIME: Graduate transfer linebacker Ronnie Fiest spoke with media for the first time since coming to UTSA over the summer. Fiest credits his relationship with Coach Wilson as to the reason why he's now a Roadrunner: "Coach Frank is a mentor for me from my years at LSU and from my sophomore year in high school. He's like a father-figure to me. It's an honor for me to come here and play under him."
O-LINE IMPROVEMENT: Coach Wilson said Tuesday that he feels like the offensive line is improving, specifically in pass-protection situations. But the improvement is a function of the work the group is putting in: "We're doing those all those things necessary in all phases to allow us to be able to protect our quarterback better."
NEXT AVAILABILITY: The next media availability is scheduled for Friday, August 12.


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A 62-year-old man is fighting for his life after trading shots with police in Seaford.
Armed officers were called to a house in North Way, Seaford, yesterday evening (Saturday) at 7pm after reports of a domestic incident involving a firearm. Shortly after they arrived a woman left the house safely.
Officers negotiated with a 62-year-old man for nearly six hours but early this morning at 1am he stormed out of the house and exchanged fire with police from the Surrey and Sussex Tactical Firemarms Unit.
The man appeared to be wounded, but went back inside. Police then entered the house and gave him first-aid. He was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, with what are described as life-threatening injuries. He is currently in a stable but critical condition.
Neighbours were told to stay inside their home during the seige and a local school opened up to act as an emergency control centre. Police have told Heart a shotgun has been recovered from the scene.
Ch Insp Jayne Dando said: "I should like to thank the head teacher of a local school who opened up the building to act as a rendezvous point for emergency services and also to provide shelter to a few local residents who were returning home, but unable to gain access to their houses for a little while."
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I have recently wondered whether or not the Carnation Milk Chocolate was upsetting my stomach and noticed the wheat starch ingredient (doctor wants me on gluten-free). The sugar-free carnation does not have the wheat-starch listed, so I'm trying that...hope that helps!!ReplyDeleteReplies
I cannot tell you how horrified I am to have just discovered that my insomnia (part of my gluten allergy manifestation) has been caused by my Carnation Breakfast Essentials mix! o_o THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for posting about the sugar free variety - I will look for it at the store today! Again, THANK YOU!!!Delete
Thanks so much for the great information! That's super helpful!ReplyDelete
The Scoopable Container of Instant Breakfast, As Opposed To The Individual Packets, Does Not Have Wheat Starch.ReplyDelete
The Scoopable Container, As Opposed To THe Individual Packets, Does NoT Have Wheat Starch.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for posting this! I have missed my CIB, but will go to the store to look for the sugar free variety and will stick with vanilla. Hope my tummy will be alright with it! It's the best tasting. Will also look for the scoopable container too!ReplyDelete


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