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I'm a SAHM I have 2 girls one who is almost 3 and one was a premie actual age 5 months adjusted age 3 months. Before my second was born I feel like I was such a good mom. My house was clean, I cooked dinners, we ate healthy snacks and lunches. I would make breakfast most mornings. We spent tons of time outside, reading, playing together, doing messy fun stuff. I had little preschool plans for her usually accompanied by little "field trips" every week, we had a nice little schedule, we didn't watch much tv... blah blah blah. Most importantly though I felt like I had a bond with my DD that she knew I loved her and I knew she loved me.Ā
Then we moved out of our apartment into our house which was obviously a little more effort as far as house work goes but I still felt like I was in control of life. Then we had our second child earlier than expected and we were spending a lot of time at the hospital with her and life felt a little crazy but I was ok with it because I thought eventually we would get back to normal.ĀShe has been home for 4 months and I feel like we are just constantly going by the seat of our pants.
I can not get my house cleaned to save my life, and it's not like just a little mess it's everywhere and things that should be done often like cleaning the bathrooms are put off for far too long. I still "cook" but most nights pulling a hot dog out of the fridge and putting in the microwave and similar meals. If we had money to eat out than we totally would be. I think the worst part is that even if I have a second to get stuff done I have no energy to do it so I just don't do anything (like right now being on the computer instead of tackling the dishes).
I'm so irratable lately. I feel like I spend no time with my oldest daughter that I'm not distracted by the millions of things that I need to get done. And we just don't do as much fun stuff as we used to together. I used to be ok with making messes but now I don't let her because I know I'll never be able to get it cleaned up. I find myself sticking her in front of the TV just so she will let me get stuff done. She eats like crap which is partly because she has suddenly become a picky eater and partly I know because I just don't have the energy to fight her.
My baby is not a very happy one. She cries a lot. She takes 15 min naps, I can't get her on a good schedule. She is still strictly BF and I don't want to start her on solids because I feel like that's the only thing I'm doing well for her. I just don't feel like she loves me and I don't feel bonded or however you would like to say it to her like I did with my first. Don't take that the wrong way I love her to death, I'm not really sure how to describe what I feel is laking.
I know this all sounds a little silly but seriously, my life is my kids and my responsibility is the house and feed everyone and if I suck at it then what good am I? Any tips or advice or some big peice of this "2 kid" puzzle that I'm missing would be greatly appreciated.


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Ubisoft has settled into an admirable regularity with the Assassin's Creed saga, but it's the first time since the second chapter that the series has undergone a major revision. It's a far cry from the iterative plodding that predates this entry, and the key to this revitalisation is the American Revolution – a more compelling, dense and grounded backdrop to the eternal Templar-Assassin conflict, but also one that at times feels needlessly bloated.
That is to be expected, given Ubisoft's penchant for milking each setting dry for historical reverence, as the game transpires over the 30-odd formative years of the United States. But not content with a sequel based around a more complex narrative, driven by infamous events of the era, Ubisoft has created an open world that dwarfs its predecessors in both scale and ambition.
Through its atmosphere and meticulous faithfulness to its facsimile of 18th Century America, Ubisoft has created nothing short of the benchmark for which all other open-world games will be measured in years to come. No doubt other developers will look upon this sizeable expanse, mouths agape, and the sheer wonder of its art direction is not lost on the player either. Whether it's the critters that roam the frontier and can be skinned for profit, Red Dead-style; the snow-flecked rooftops of Boston; or the undulating waters of the Atlantic, the scenery is incomparable by today's lofty standards.
It's a world, stunning as it is, that the game takes a leisurely pace digging into. The first five to ten hours of the game are spent during new protagonist Connor's (tongue-flummoxing real name: Ratonhnhaké:ton) pre-Assassin days, establishing narrative footholds in various small pockets of the game's map, and this flip-flopping around the epochs of his life come with the subtlety of a daytime soap opera. It's only once the trademark garb is ceremoniously donned, all the predictable narrative twists and turns are spelled out and the hit list of timely villains – whose early introductions belie their later laughable pantomime wickedness – is outlined, that the game finally proposes to kick-start.
But it doesn't – at least not with in the manner that it should. The backbone of missions are formed by notable incidents of the age, front-ended by cameos that'll have historians rolling their eyes in derision, and it soon becomes abundantly clear that Ubisoft's self-indulgent fascination with its own storytelling impedes the gameplay on a fundamental level. One mission involves Connor taking command of three firing lines repelling the advance of Redcoats, later mounting a cannon to stave off a similar advance, while another sequence has him escorting Paul Revere on his famous midnight ride; each differs slightly in gameplay terms, but what they share is a lack of meaningful agency. Such missions devoid of interactivity are rife, and often everything just falls back on a blood-drenched skirmish or a ropey exit to maintain interest. But perhaps the most surprisingly dour note is how linear everything feels. Somehow Ubisoft has taking a prosperous open-world setting and made it feel like a corridor.
Assassination missions come out worst in this regard. A very precise route, while perhaps not immediately obvious, is often the only way to reach an enemy undetected, the game ushering players towards executing its handful of big bads in a way it has already predetermined, either with patience masquerading as strategy, or blunt assault within the game's large-scale set pieces. There was a time when Assassin's Creed enabled players to track targets, study routes and decide which of these two methods would prove most fruitful, but Ubisoft has reinstated the training wheels in an effort to appeal as broadly as possible. Occasionally the game decides it can't even trust the player to dispatch a target, switching to a cut-scene to finish the job and commence the victim's sanctimonious parting words. It's a blow that fundamentally undermines the player's actions up until that point.
It's often these areas of fragmented gameplay and misjudged relinquishing of controls that outline the wayward focus of a developer more concerned with spinning a yarn than crafting a fulsome game. While chapters featuring Desmond have always been the least invigorating of the narrative's two timelines, one particularly ill-judged sequence has the former mixologist scaling a skyscraper, parachuting off the crane protruding from its rooftop and landing on the helipad of a neighbouring tower. It sounds enjoyable enough on paper, with the game's signature parkour mechanics put to spectacular use in the trappings of its modern-day setting. But as Desmond reaches the apex of the construct, the running, jumping, parachuting and landing are all interrupted by multiple cut-scenes. This is not a lone offence, as the game constantly disrupts otherwise enthralling sequences with incessant breakers, leaving a game that was once trumpeted for its fluidity feeling needlessly fractured.
But by no means should the quality of Desmond's brief chapters be a barometer of the overall worth, with Ubisoft more or less embracing their direness by appearing to commit as few resources as possible to these meandering excursions.
It's wise, given that the world inside the Animus needs as much nourishment as possible. The nascent municipalities of both Boston and New York are a staggering sight to behold, and Ubisoft has wisely cut the chaff to bolster these pockets of Colonial America with engaging side quests. The most notable are the Liberation missions, offering a wider freedom of approach as you seize forts from Redcoat control, while outside the main cities the Frontier offers tracking and Homestead quests that do much to paint a beguiling picture of the time. They succeed, much like Revelations and the games before that, because of the diligent balance between activity and story, input and spectacle; where previously the series has been plagued with features needlessly bolted on, here is a choice crop of supplementary diversions, confidently delivering where the majority of main missions struggle.
They don't all work, of course, as Assassin's Guild side quests are an arbitrary, unfulfilling venture, much like the dutiful exploration around the dreary oubliettes located beneath the streets of Boston and New York, both of which should and most likely will be ignored. But there's a wealth of content here that stretches beyond just delivering another annual entry, as the breadth of scope branches entirely into new genres. Naval warfare is the true showstopper of the piece, imbuing a real sense of empowerment and adventure through a series of privateer contracts that could just as well span their own entire game – which, at times given the lack of character coherency with Connor, it does.
The protagonist of Assassin's Creed III is portrayed as a less poised individual than the series is used to; one unsure of his abilities and own indignation, which in some respects feels like a step back from Ezio's stoic gravitas, and in others carves a figure that's more touchingly relatable. In some respects his personality has been reflected in his move set, the focus put on showmanship, so controls have been stripped back to further emphasise the flow of combat, with large windows to counter and little input required for the player to exterminate a whole regiment of enemy soldiers. It pales in comparison to Rocksteady's similar work on Batman: Arkham City, with a lack of quickfire gadgets and clear directives that enable the player to lead the attack, rather than just observe it.
It's indicative of Ubisoft's approach, so wary of the player discovering their own enjoyment, or missing key information, that it so fervently handholds through what should be its most spectacular moments. At times this reduces entire chapters to tediously long treks between cut-scenes, a lot of which feel like less than worthwhile narrative additions. It's an odd occurrence of a game giving and taking away in equal measure. Moving forward, Ubisoft needs to decide whether what's more important, telling a story or making a game, because Assassin's Creed III fails to accomplish either with any great success.
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The best review I've come across so far.i cannot get over how linear and unimaginably bland this game is.
A real disappointment.
This review is wel written, but full of wrong facts the 1st 5/10 hours r played as hathem not as connor and he dosnt seem to have played most of the best bits of the game :S
It's accurate; if you took 5-10 hours playing as Hatham, then you sure were taking your sweet time.
Absolutely could not agree more with this review. The first 5-10 hours I spent more time with the control in my lap waiting for a cutscene to end or staring at a loading screen than I did playing the game. I might not have minded if the plot wasn't soooooo frickin' lame. If you're going to devote that much screen time to story, at least hire a real writer for heaven's sake.
What the heck the creators wanted to tell us?…..
I am very disapointed and angry (like a bird) about this creepy stuff. They pissed in our faces while they changed all the best on this game. "
requiescant in pace
dear Ezio……
What does a developer have to do to impress you maggots?? I thought the story was incredibly immersive, the combat (once mastered) is very fluid with excellent animations. The open world has to be explored to be appreciated, in my opinion it is the most beautiful and authentic open world ever created. For me this is (in the words of rockstar games) a bold, new direction and what all developers should aim for. Well done ubisoft, screw the critics!
Wolfric Thorsson
Well it took a few days, but as of last night I can officially say goodnight to the Assassins Creed series. Those games were almost the entire reason I have a PS3, I loved the gameplay, the storylines were fantastic and the entire package was entertaining. I've been waiting over a year to find out how they were going to wrap it all up, and given what they've put on offer so far, I should be able to say that I am far from disappointed with AC3….instead i'm finding myself saying the complete
Don't get me wrong, the gameplay changes that they have made to the economy are intriguing, definatley trying to be more realistic. The fight system as well, despite the fact its almost completely different to what we've all been used to so far, is still a functional bit of kit that feels fluid enough. The polish on this game has been done to a mirror finish! Unfortunately I feel the reason for this incredible polish is to try and make up for the rather large screw ups that would be hard for even a blind man to miss.
The Ubisoft team has been working on this title since Brotherhood was released, that was 2 years ago. Granted that meant that they had a year where they were trying to develop 2 games at once (Revelations and AC3) but they then had another year where they could focus on AC3 and noting else. Given this knowledge, you would assume that blatant graphical glitches like people talking without moving their mouths, people disappearing in the blink of an eye or others sinking waist deep into the pavement would have been picked up on! But that's not even half of them. Fortunately Ubisoft picked up on several massive glitches, putting out a patch on the release day, so when people loaded the game for the first time the patch would smooth things over, but even with this well timed plaster they still missed a ton of stuff.
I really am disappointed with how they've finished off what, in my opinion, has been the best series of titles to hit the PS3 since its birth. The story has been so engaging, I found myself at the end of each game going "NO! What happens next?! Desmond?! Altair?! Ezio?!?!", I felt like this – as the final game – would wrap everything up neatly, and give the Assassins the send off they deserved. Instead I feel like we've been 'Mass Effected' – they took a brilliant title, with a well developed story line, had loads of time to work on it properly, and instead it feels like they rushed to the finish line, leaving gaping holes in both the plot and the games coding.
So long Assassins Creed – Requiescant In Pace.
Woow graphics are awesome. I´ll buy it for PC
I'm actually about four hours in, reading this site *because* I was so bored with the game and wondering when it was going to just let me run around having fun that I got worried and started looking up reviews.
When the game feels more like a chore that browsing the net feels like fun goofing off, then you're in trouble.

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Itaboraí (Portuguese pronunciation: [itɐβoɾɐˈi], [itɐbuɾɐˈi]) is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, that belongs to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area. It was founded in 1672. In 2006, it had a population of 220,981.
Culturally, its closest municipalities are São Gonçalo and Niterói, connected to them by the Niterói-Manilha highway. It is officially planned since the start of the last President Lula's and Governor Sérgio Cabral's terms to be further connected to them and to Rio de Janeiro's downtown by the Line 3 of the Rio de Janeiro Metro, that will have the first submarine tunnel ever built in Brazil.
It is geographically close to Rio de Janeiro's airport and a SuperVia train line, but the poor infrastructure dedicated to the cities of Magé, Guapimirim and Itaboraí creates a significant gap between this area and the Baixada Fluminense, so that it is much easier for one use them with the public transit/highway routes from Mangaratiba, many kilometers more away, and most people who want to drive west go for the São Gonçalo-Niterói-Rio de Janeiro route instead.
It borders counter-clockwise São Gonçalo, Maricá, Tanguá, Rio Bonito, Cachoeiras de Macacu and Guapimirim, the last five have tourism as the greatest source of their income. It has a small coastline, mostly representing mangrove on the shores of polluted rivers' ends, that even though is the most preserved of the Baía de Guanabara. Itaboraí has one of the fastest-growing economies of the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro since mid-2000s, related to the chemistry and petroleum industries, and the related civil construction, housing and services to accommodate the new wave of workers, but infrastructure was not prepared for this, what resulted in the symptoms of overgrowth the city now sees.
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I recieved a letter in the mail on 9/30/2013 indicating if I do not contact them before Nov 4 2013 my factory warrenty will be expiring!! I haven't even had the car a year so I know this notice is a ripoff and trying to intemidate people into buying there coverage ! I won't respond to company bullys and I feel like they should be stopped..
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We had GeoVera Earthquake Insurance on our Condo for 7 Years, when they recently told us that "They do not cover dwellings of more than 4 units! and had to Cancel the policy or as they put it "Non-Renewal"
Our building has 75 units.When I asked for a full refund as acording to their Policy we were clearly NOT covered, they told us that "if we had made a claim in that time they would have paid us"
I find this hard to believe as Insurance Companies do not pay unless they have to, also I can not believe that they are that incompetent as not to notice this for 7 years!
I am not giving up on this I want my money back!
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AUTHOR: Flynrider - (U.S.A.)
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If you had a paid insurance contract for your building, they would have been obligated to pay claims under that contract. Insurance companies do tend to try and pay out as little as possible, but they can't sell you a policy on a building and then turn around and say they don't cover that type of building.
They certainly have every right to decide not to renew the policy if it no longer fits their risk profiles. Insurance companies do this all the time.
I don't think you'll get anywhere on your assertion that claims on the old policy would have been denied. Since you didn't make a claim, you have no way of proving that. You can try complaining to your state's insurance commisioner, but I don't think you'll get very far.
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This invention was made with United States government support awarded by the following agencies: NSF CCR-9875805, NSF ECS-9979408, and DARPA F30602-00-2-0555. The United States has certain rights in this invention.
1. Field of Invention
The present invention is directed to wireless communication systems. In particular, the present invention is directed to wireless communication systems utilizing multiple antenna arrays.
2. Description of Related Art
Presently, multiple antenna arrays are used for transmitting data in wireless communication systems. For example, multiple antennas are used at both the transmitter and at the receiver for transmitting data. These multiple antenna arrays can increase wireless channel capacity linearly by the number of transmit antennas, providing the number of receive antennas is greater or equal to the number of transmit antennas. Unfortunately, the relatively high dimensional nature of multiple antenna array systems has high computational complexity in practical systems.
One example of a wireless communication system for generating a high data rate using a multiple antenna array is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,097,771, issued Aug. 1, 2000. This system is otherwise known as a Bell Laboratories Layered Space-Time (BLAST) system. The BLAST system utilizes multiple transmit antennas and multiple receive antennas along with signal processing for interference cancellation.
An example of such systems utilizes, for example, four transmitter antennas and four receiver antennas. This system can create four independent sub-channels within a single bandwidth by coding the sub-channels individually as opposed to coding them jointly. Thus, the system increases capacity within a bandwidth by four-fold by exploiting the idea of diversity such that each channel corresponds with transmitting over many Raleigh fading channels. Accordingly, even if one channel is bad, it is combined with the other good channels to reduce the fluctuation of signal strength. This is because each channel then has enough diversity so that each one ends up appearing as a traditional additive white Gaussian noise channel from clear signal processing. However, the creation of the sub-channels requires signal processing to remove interference between the sub-channels.
In operation, the BLAST system performs signal processing to create four parallel sub-channels in a sequential procedure. This sequential method involves removing channel interference by sequentially subtracting the signal of one sub-channel from the other sub-channels. Unfortunately, the system ends up starting with the sub-channel with the lowest diversity. This is a problem because the sub-channel with the lowest diversity order is, in essence, the worst channel. The higher diversity sub-channels are created by subtracting decisions from the worst sub-channel to create more reliable sub-channels. Therefore, this method is backward in the sense that it starts with the least reliable decision to create successive, more reliable sub-channels. Thus, problems with the worst sub-channel can create problems with the more reliable sub-channels. Also, this method is excessively complex and thus requires a significant amount of processing power. Furthermore, this method has the problem in that it creates unequal levels of diversity. For example, in a four sub-channel system, one sub-channel has a first order diversity, another sub-channel has a second order diversity, another sub-channel has a third order diversity, and the last sub-channel has a fourth order diversity. This creates more unreliability because the lower order diversity sub-channels are more unreliable.
The present invention provides a more reliable wireless communication system utilizing a multiple antenna array. The system is more reliable at least because it begins with a higher order diversity sub-channel. Additionally, the present invention provides a less complex method of determining initial decisions on sub-channels. Also, the present invention is very efficient. Furthermore, the present invention provides dramatic performance improvements over traditional systems.
These features, along with other features described below, are provided for by a system and method for performing space-time processing method for removing interference for a multiple antenna array system. A decision of a desired sub-channel of the signal vector is generated by nulling out the interference of a first set of sub-channels by multiplying the received signal vector by a unitary matrix generated from a QR decomposition of a channel matrix. An improved symbol decision is generated by successively canceling channel interference due to a second set of sub-channels. The symbol represents transmitted bits, transmitted coded bits, or other useful transmitted information. For example, the symbol represents the decoded or coded bits of a digital transmission.
According to another embodiment, the system and method performs an extended space-time processing. An improved symbol decision of a desired sub-channel of the signal vector is generated by generating a baseline decision for the sub-channel. This baseline decision can be generated by the baseline method, by the BLAST system, or by any other method useful for generating a decision for a sub-channel. Next, a contribution of a strongest sub-channel is subtracted from the signal vector to generate a modified signal vector. The modified signal vector is multiplied by a unitary matrix generated from a QR decomposition of another channel matrix. Channel interference of the remaining sub-channels of the modified signal vector is successively cancelled from a remaining sub-channel.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the following figures, wherein like numerals designate like elements, and wherein:
The signal vector received by the receive antennas 140 can be represented as:
r t =A s H t s t +n t
where rt represents the received signal vector, As represents a power normalization constant, Ht represents the channel matrix, st represents the transmitted signal vector, nt represents a noise vector, and t represents a discrete time instant. For simplification, the time index may be ignored in the following descriptions.
The received signal vector values can further be represented as:
The noise vector can be assumed to be an nr dimensional complex Gaussian vector with zero mean and covariance matrix I. Noise is assumed to be independent at different time instants. A k-dimensional complex (real) Gaussian random vector with mean m and covariance matrix R can be denoted by:
CNk(m, R)(Nk(m, R)).
Each entry hi,j in the channel matrix H represents the path gain between the i-th receive antenna and the j-th transmit antenna. In a rich scattering environment, all entries are modeled as independent identically distributed (iid) CN1(0,1) random variables. A chi-squared variable with K degrees of freedom denoted by χk 2 is defined as:
where ai represents independent identically distributed N1(0, �) random variables.
For further analysis, E[•] denotes expectation, t means transpose for real matrices where the transpose is Hermitian for complex matrices, and ⊥ stands for "orthogonal to."
Generally, transmitted power is equally distributed between transmit antennas and the same signal constellation is used at all transmit antennas. The power normalization constant As normalizes the signal constellation to have unit average power. Since the noise has unit power in the channel model, the signal to noise ratio (SNR) is represented as:
SNR=n T A s 2
The transmitted power is generally fixed independent of the number of transmit antennas.
Generally, the channel matrix H changes over time due to channel fading. A quasi-static approximation of the fading channel is adopted. For example, the channel remains unchanged during a coherent channel period which lasts Tcoh time instants. However, the channel changes independently from one coherence period to another. Also, H is generally known to the receiver 130, but not to the transmitter 110.
The ergodic capacity of the multiple antenna system 100 can be represented as:
C=E[C(H)]=E[log det(I+(SNR/n T)HH t)]
In particular, C(H)=log(1+SNRχ2k 2) for a k-order diversity (1,k) system.
According to one embodiment, the processor performs baseline space-time processing method or baseline method for removing interference for nT=nR=n.
In this method, the processor generates a decision of a desired sub-channel of the signal vector by nulling out the interference of a first set of sub-channels by multiplying the received signal vector by a unitary matrix generated from a QR decomposition of a channel matrix and the processor further generates the improved symbol decision by successively canceling channel interference due to a second set of sub-channels. The symbol represents transmitted bits, transmitted coded bits, or other useful transmitted information. For example, the symbol represents the decoded or coded bits of a digital transmission.
A more detailed description of the baseline method is described below.
For initial definitions, a tight lower bound of C(H) for a n transmitter and n receiver, (n,n), system is found according to:
While this baseline space-time processing analysis is calculated for a (n,n) system, it can also apply to a nT transmitter and nR receiver, (nT,nR), system. The channel matrix H can be written as (h1, h2, . . . , hn) where hj with 1≦j≦n denotes the j-th column of H. Then, let Hj denote the linear space spanned by h1, h2, . . . , hj. Accordingly, Hj=Span(h1, h2, . . . , hj).
Where Q is a unitary matrix with the following properties:
H j =Span(q 1 , . . . , q j),1≦j≦n
H j−1 ⊥q j, 1≦j≦n.
The entries in the upper triangular matrix G have particular distributions summarized as:
|g j,j|2˜χ2 2(n−j+1) 2, 1≦j≦n
|g i,j|2˜χ2 2,1≦i<j≦n
The signal vector received by the receive antennas 140 can be rewritten as:
Symbols from different antennas interfere with each other. Accordingly, in step 215, the processor 150 performs interference nulling in one step by multiplying r by Qt. This is a significant simplification over present systems that perform extensive processing to null out interfering sub-channels. In particular, present systems perform interference nulling by decoding sn by projecting r onto Hn−1 ⊥, thus avoiding interference from symbols s1, . . . , sn. The signal due to sn is then subtracted from r and sn−1 is decoded by nulling out interference from s1 to sn−2. This processing proceeds until the signal is decoded.
According to the present invention, the processor 150 determines the symbol y=Qtr, where r is the received signal and Qt is the Hermitian transpose of Q. In other words, y=Gs+w, where s is the transmitted signal and w is the noise. Therefore, the interference nulling pattern is created directly by the unitary transformation. In step 220, the processor 150 decodes the symbol yn of the nth transmit antenna according to:
y n =A s g n,n s n +w n
Again, where As is the power normalization constant, gn,n is the upper triangular matrix, sn is the transmitted signal, and wn is the noise. The corresponding decision is denoted ŝn.
In the following steps, the processor 150 successively decodes the symbols from n−1 to the first transmit antenna. Accordingly, in step 225, the processor sets j=n−1. In step 230, the processor determines if j<1. If true, then the processor exits the operation in step 235. If false, the processor proceeds to step 240 where it subtracts interference from the next symbol according to:
which can be rewritten as:
In step 245, the processor 150 decodes the symbol decision ŝj based on {tilde over (y)}j. In step 250, the processor decrements j by one and returns to step 230.
This process effectively creates n non-interfering one-dimensional sub-channels where the jth sub-channel is described as:
{tilde over (y)} j,t =A s g j,j,t s j,t +w j,t,1≦j≦n
|g j,j,t|2˜χ2(n−j+1) 2
In particular, the jth sub-channel corresponds to n−j+1 order diversity.
which shows that interference from the transmit antennas 120 corresponding to rectangles above the unit have been nulled out and that interference from transmit antennas 120 corresponding to rectangles below the unit must be cancelled by using decision feedbacks. Therefore, the baseline method provides a framework to construct various layered space-time structures.
For performance analysis, a D order diversity channel is described as y=hx+n where |h|2˜χ2D 2,n˜CN1(0,σ2) and As normalizes the signal constellation to have unit power. The average SNR per diversity branch is denoted
The probability of bit error, Pe, of the binary phase shift keying (BPSK) is then determined according to:
The term
is the interference term due to imperfect decision feedbacks. In order to quantify the effect of interference, it is approximated as a Gaussian random variable, {tilde over (w)}j. Pe is defined for sk to be pk. That is, Pr(sk≠ŝk)=pk. Given an equal probability of 1 and −1 under BPSK modulation, it is easy to verify that
E[s k −ŝ k]=0
E[|s k −ŝ k|2]=4p k.
Therefore, the mean and variance of {tilde over (w)}j are given by:
E[{tilde over (w)} j]=0
by using gj,k˜χ2 2 and it is independent of sk−ŝk. Then, Pe is calculated for all sub-channels under a Gaussian approximation of interference. Pe is calculated by first calculating pn
Third, the overall probability of bit error, Pe, is obtained by averaging across all the sub-channels. Accordingly,
According to another embodiment, the processor 150 performs an extended space-time processing method or extended method.
As shown above, the strongest sub-channel with the largest diversity order is formed by successive decision feedbacks from the rest of the sub-channels. Accordingly, the strongest sub-channel has better performance than those with less diversity. Unfortunately, this fact is not utilized in a BLAST-type space-time processing structure. The present inventors have recognized that a direct way to improve system performance is to subtract the strongest sub-channel from the total received signal using the strongest sub-channel's decision. This is defined as a "loopback" process because it forms a feedback flow in a reverse order. Loopback operation can effectively remove the contribution of the transmit antenna corresponding to the strongest sub-channel.
A (6,6) system can be used to further explain the loopback procedure. First, decisions are generated for the sub-channels using the baseline operation, BLAST, or the like. The resulting diversity order for each respective sub-channel is 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. From the generated decisions, a signal due to, for example, the 1st transmit antenna is effectively reconstructed. This signal is subtracted from the received signal. The received signal is now effectively a 5 transmitter and 6 receiver (5,6) system. If the baseline operation is performed, the diversity order of all of the sub-channels from 2 to 6 is improved by 1 diversity order. These improved sub-channels produce improved decisions which thus assist in the decoding of the 1st sub-channel. Thus, the first iteration of a loopback operation results in a diversity order for each respective sub-channel being 6, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. This accordingly improves the diversity order of the second sub-channel to full diversity. The loopback operation can be continued by subtracting successively improving sub-channels. For example, both the 1st and 2nd sub-channels are next subtracted, thus effectively forming a (4,6) system.
The depth of the loopback operation is defined as Iloopback. Therefore, sub-channels 1 to Iloopback are used successively in the loopback cancellation. Since processing structure evolves after each loopback operation, the final structure has the property that the first Iloopback+1 sub-channels have full diversity order, while the rest have 5 down to 1+Iloopback. For example, the baseline operation corresponds to Iloopback=0. Also, the loopback processing can iterate at the final stage Ifinal times without looping back to the next sub-channel.
In the extended method, the processor 150 generates an improved symbol decision of a desired sub-channel of the signal vector by first generating a baseline decision for the sub-channel. This baseline decision can be generated by the baseline method, by the BLAST system, or by any other method useful for generating a decision for a sub-channel. Next, the processor 150 subtracts a contribution of a strongest sub-channel from the signal vector to generate a modified signal vector. Then, the processor 150 multiplies the modified signal vector by a unitary matrix generated from a QR decomposition of another channel matrix. Finally, the processor 150 successively cancels channel interference of the remaining sub-channels of the modified signal vector from a remaining sub-channel.
A more detailed description of the extended method is described below:
In step 625, the processor subtracts the signals from the sub-channels 1 to i to generate an improved received signal {tilde over (r)} according to:
In step 630, the processor 150 decodes the received signal {tilde over (r)} to generate symbol decisions ŝi=(ŝi+1, . . . , ŝn
In step 635, the processor 150 sets k=1 to begin a loop for k=i to 1 to cancel interference from the other sub-channels. In step 640, the processor determines whether to exit the loop based on k<1. If k≧1 , the processor advances to step 645. In step 645, the processor cancels the interference from the other sub-channels according to:
and then updates symbol decision ŝk by decoding {tilde over (r)}k. In step 650, the processor 150 decrements k and returns to step 640.
If k≦1 in step 640, the processor 150 increments i in step 665 and returns to step 620. If i>Iloopback in step 620, the processor 150 advances to step 660 where it fixes i=Iloopback. In step 665, the processor 150 performs the functions of steps 625–650 for Ifinal−1 iterations. In step 670, the operation ends.
Then, p is calculated in accordance with the baseline structure. Next, a loop is set from i=1 to Iloopback. By Gaussian approximation of residual interference, the noise � is distributed as CNn
Then, pi is generated as described above with respect to the baseline operation. Next, from k=i to 1, pk is updated using the above equations with a diversity order of D=nR and
While this invention has been described with specific embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. For example, various elements and various steps of different aspects and embodiments may be combined with various elements and various steps of other aspects and embodiments. Accordingly, the preferred embodiments of the invention as set forth herein are intended to be illustrative, not limiting. Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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|Wireless communications system having a space-time architecture employing multi-element antennas at both the transmitter and receiver
|May 25, 2000
|Aug 24, 2004
|Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System
|Smart antenna multiuser detector
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|Feb 3, 2009
|Industrial Technology Research Institute
|MIMO-OFDM system and pre-coding and feedback method therein
|Dec 15, 2004
|Oct 27, 2009
|Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
|Receiver apparatus using maximum-likelihood-determination
|Mar 15, 2003
|Oct 26, 2010
|Alcatel-Lucent Usa Inc.
|Spherical decoder for wireless communications
|May 24, 2011
|Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
|Method and apparatus for executing MIMO eigenmode transmission
|Mar 15, 2003
|Sep 16, 2004
|Davis Linda Mary
|Spherical decoder for wireless communications
|Jan 5, 2006
|May 24, 2007
|Pang-An Ting
|MIMO-OFDM system and pre-coding and feedback method therein
|Dec 15, 2004
|Jul 12, 2007
|Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
|Receiver apparatus
|Nov 15, 2007
|May 29, 2008
|Seigo Nakao
|Method and apparatus for executing MIMO eigenmode transmission
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|455/295, 455/101, 375/267, 455/67.13
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|European Classification
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Wildflowers Trading Company ripoff fraud business; Took my money, no response, no merchadise received! Vestal New York
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I ordered $57.80 worth of Grateful Dead Merchandise on May 24, 2003. My Credit card was billed a few days later....I tried to contact the company a few weeks later regarding my order with the "contact form" listed on the web site...no reply, no reply, no reply after many submissions for info on my order. On June 24, 2003 I notified Wild Flowers to cancel my order and refund my money....no reply!
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Jim Costa
James Manuel "Jim" Costa, a Democrat, has represented the 20th Congressional District of California in the U. S. House of Representatives since 2004. (map)
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- 5 Contact
- 6 Articles and resources
Record and controversies
Iraq War
Environmental record
For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal
Born in Fresno on April 13 1952, Costa is a third-generation family farmer. His grandparents emigrated from Portugal's Azores Islands in the early 20th century. He graduated from Fresno State in 1974. He was a state legislator for 24 years, serving in the California State Assembly from 1978 until 1991, and in the California State Senate from 1994 until 2002. He was an aggressive fighter for farmers, the environment and health care in the Fresno area.
In 2004, Costa defeated Republican state senator Roy Ashburn to become the U.S. Representative for the 20th District.
Costa's legislative priorities are largely centered around California's Central Valley, a key agricultural region for the U.S. According to his House biography, Costa "has spent the majority of his life working to improve the lives of the people of the San Joaquin Valley on the local, state and national level. An accomplished problem solver, Costa cares first and foremost about the Valley, above partisanship and politics. His innovative approach to practical legislation has brought significant benefits to all Valley residents."[1]
2006 elections
No major candidates announced their intentions to contest Costa's seat in the November 2006 election. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [2]
2008 elections
|This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the California superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.
Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Jim Costa, as a superdelegate, had not endorsed a candidate for President.
- For more information and sources, see the state page for this superdelegate linked to in the blue box above.
Committees and Affiliations
- House Committee on Agriculture
- Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
- Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats
- Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia
- House Committee on Natural Resources
- Subcommittee on Water & Power
- Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Chair
Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)
- House Committee on Agriculture
- Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
- Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture
- Subcommittee on Department Operations Oversight Dairy Nutrition and Forestry
- House Committee on Resources
- Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Subcommittee on Water and Power
- House Committee on Science
- Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
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Wikipedia also has an article on Jim Costa. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
DC Office:
1004 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3341
Fax: 202-225-9308
Email: congressmanjimcosta AT mail.house.gov
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Phone: 661-869-1620
Fax: 661-869-1027
District Office - Fresno:
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Phone: 559-495-1620
Fax: 559-495-1027
Articles and resources
- Official website
- Campaign website
- Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database
Local blogs and discussion sites
Corresponding article on Wikipedia and Cause Caller. (If Cause Caller link does not work, pick from its list of senators and representatives.)
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About offline conversion tracking
Importing offline conversion events gives you a more comprehensive look at which keywords and targeting criteria (for example, geography or time of day) drive the most cost-effective conversions. This data can help you target and optimize your campaigns for increased profit.
If you attract leads or buyers online, or both, you might want to record a conversion in the following cases:
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- 30 days after the online sale so you can exclude transactions that resulted in a return
- Only if the sale was made to a new customer
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- Instructions: Import conversions from Salesforce
- AdWords Conversion Import allows you to import conversions that you track in any other system into AdWords. It's a broader option that applies to many different ways of tracking offline conversions, and is the best option if you don't use Salesforce.
- Instructions: There are 2 main steps to tracking offline conversions:
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AdWords provides you with a unique ID, called a "GCLID," for every click that comes to your website from an AdWords ad. To track offline conversions, you'll save that ID along with whatever lead information you collect from the person who clicked your ad.
Later, when that person "converts" in the offline world, by signing a contract, for example, you give that GCLID back to AdWords along with a few details about the type of conversion it was and when it happened. Then AdWords records this conversion along with your other conversion tracking data.
You design, build, and sell custom boardroom tables. You use AdWords to drive prospective customers to your website, where they then can submit their contact information and request a sales call. If a lead results from a click on an AdWords ad, the lead's contact information will also include a GCLID.
Once a week, your salespeople review that week's sales and send you the prospects (and associated GCLIDs) that converted into customers, along with the date and time of each sale. You then compile that data into a five-column spreadsheet and upload it into your AdWords account. Within a few hours you'll be able to see which keywords and queries are contributing not just to new lead submissions, but, more importantly, to actual sales.
This new data saves you time and makes it easier to maximize your investment in AdWords.
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You can use AdWords automated bid strategies to optimize for offline conversions. If you do, it's a good idea to do the following:
- Import offline conversion data frequently. (Daily is best.)
- Begin uploading conversions and then wait the length of your conversion window before you turn on automated bidding.
- If you're tracking a combination of online and offline conversions, try the target ROAS bid strategy. With target ROAS, you can better optimize for online and offline conversions by assigning different values to different conversion actions, such as leads and offline sales.
Say you're tracking leads through an online conversion action, and final sales through an offline conversion action. You can assign different values to each conversion action to reflect the value each has for your business: for example, the value of a lead is $10, and that of a sale is $500. This gives AdWords more insight into your sales funnel. And the more insight AdWords has into your sales funnel, the better it can optimize your bids for you.


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These are so called Democrats on the Senate Finance committee who voted against Jay Rockerfeller's public option amendment.
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Switzerland vs. United States - 02-24-10
-That was a lot more nerve-wracking than it should've been. The United States, fresh off its impressive win against the mighty Canadians Sunday should've blown out the Swiss right? This should've been over as soon as the first puck dropped. Right?
-Well if these games (and the 2006 games) have taught us anything, there is a ton of parity throughout the world of hockey. The Swiss rebounded after a less than stellar outing against Belarus and gave the United States quite a challenge. In the end, the United States' talent was able to be the difference in a 2-0 win.
-Really, this game came down to Jonas Hiller. He has been the primary reason the Swiss have had any chance against any team in this tournament. Today was no different. He was spectacular. He stared down a roster filled with NHL talent and only blinked once. He showed he is a legit top level goaltender.
-All due respect to Hiller, but where did the United States' offense go? They scored 11 goals combined in their past two games. Today, it dried up on them. They'll need to do better in the next round against either Finland or the Czech Republic.
-After being fairly quite, Zach Parise showed up in a big way. He scored the game's only goals. His effort on the United States' power play was something special.
-Brian Rafalski continues to be a difference maker for the United States. His ability to get the puck on net through traffic set up Parise's first goal.
-Ryan Suter (above) has been outstanding this tournament. He plays in all situations and he more than capable of handling any situation on the ice.
-The United States needs bigger contributions from the likes of Paul Stastny and Patrick Kane. They're racking up some of the highest ice time totals among United States forwards but their productioin has been meager.
-Ryan Miller wasn't a problem today obviously. He was hardly tested a great deal, but he recorded the first shutout by a United States goalteder since 2002.
-The United States had a 44-19 lead in shots.
-Phil Kessel led the game with five shots.
-Thomas Deruns led the Swiss with four.
-Mark Streit led the game with 29:06 of ice time.
-Ryan Suter led the United States with 24:06.
-Brooks Orpik had 15:19 of ice time and one shot.
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Virginia State Park campgrounds are moving to a hybrid reservation system. Until recently, customers were able to reserve sites but not specific sites. They simply selected a site when they got to the park. Based on customer feedback, more specific campsites at more parks may now be reserved up to 11 months before arrival by customers for next year's camping season, which starts in March 2017.
The six parks already offering specific site rentals will add spots, and two state parks - Bear Creek Lake and Holliday Lake - will be added to the mix. All state parks with developed campgrounds will offer specific-campsite reservations for arrivals starting in March 2018. (Details will be added to this page prior to April 2017.) The six parks that originally offered specific campsite rentals will, of course, continue to do so for the 2016 camping season.
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Based on 741 Ratings for the 2007 - 2012 models.Review this car
By melvablue on Saturday, April 13, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 62,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "comfort,reiabikity, looks, economy"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"Have thourougl enjoyed this car since ipurchased new in 2009. Love design, interior setup, comfort, fuel economy,satellite radio,waranty, reiability, power for being 4- cyl with 5 speed manual with overdrive. Got upgraded wheels, spoiler, tint and cargo cover. Have moved so much, love roominess, sturdiness,ease of driving, controls,satellite radio, uts easy for all people to get in and out. Really sad 2012 is last year. Other awesomething like dual glove boxes, chilled shwlf for drinks, lightedcup holders,auxiliaryinput, holders, cargolight that is also flashlight. Love it. Even fabric interior has remained awesome. Lovereclining back seat and fold flat storage. All with 30-35mpg and more room than smaller compacts."
6 people out of 6 found this review helpful
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By seattlematt1976 on Monday, December 26, 2011
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 96,300overall rating 3 of 10rating details
Pros: "Good sound from speakers"
Cons: "See review above..."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 2
"LOTS of problems--Engine head replacement at 54K miles, Alternator replacement due to known defect, noisy front suspension, hard/lifeless/uncomfortable interior, seat trim broken, airbags unreliable (light is on), front brake rotors always warped (inadequate braking system), interior panels rattle/vibrate loudly. Chill Zone doesn't cool drinks as advertised, can't change headlight bulbs as DIY--due to design of car. Also changing headlights can trigger computer to disable one (or both) low-beams, requiring dealer visit to clear the code. Loose fuel cap will trigger check engine light with code for oxygen sensor (almost replaced it too!), loud and rough engine (2.0L World Engine)--sounds like a sewing machine. Fiat should have killed this car the minute they took over Chrysler. I have orders from my wife--get rid of this car!"
5 people out of 5 found this review helpful
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By Jeff on Wednesday, November 2, 2011
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 200overall rating 7 of 10rating details
Pros: "Great price and MPGs. Low maintenance."
Cons: "Fairly cheap interior. Too soft seats."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I have owned a Jeep Patriot for over two years and really like the car. When I was looking for a reliable second car, I initially thought about buying used. A local Dodge dealer had a "one day only" sale on a base Caliber Express. The price was $12k! If you have looked at the price of used cars lately, you know that $12k does not buy very much. Especially a car with power mirrors, windows and door locks and cruise control. From my experience with the Jeep, I knew that I would enjoy driving the Caliber just fine (as they share the same platform/engines/transmissions/suspensions, etc.). The Caliber drives even better than the Jeep. It does have the same too soft seats. I wish that they were firmer and had more support. But the seat material is improved from my Jeep. Is this car a Porsche? No, not by a long shot. Are there better cars out there? Yes, but nothing can touch this car for the money that I paid. The Caliber is a nice solid car with a decent ride, good reliability, great fuel economy and low maintenance. Nothing fancy. It just gets the job done reliabily and with a low cost."
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By Stephanie on Wednesday, February 27, 2008
overall rating 7 of 10rating details
"Great car. My first post-college/"real world" vehicle purchase, and it was a good one. I got the '07 RT version w/ the chrome trim and color inlays on the interior (looks great in orange). The features on this car are very impressive...storage features, sound system, etc. The only complaint is the value dropping so rapidly. After only 9 months, I've easily lost nearly $10,000 in value. Granted, I love this car...I just wish I'd either paid less or it was still worth more."
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By K.C. on Wednesday, February 19, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 150,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "extremely comfortable ride, fun to drive, reliable"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"I just bought this car a week or so ago and it is very easy to drive and extremely comfortable on long drives. It's interior design is clean and stylish. I feel safe driving with my kids in it, also. It's an overall great vehicle. I'm really enjoying owning this vehicle!"
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