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Calling all 1st, 2nd and 3rd line support tech guys
Hey peeps,
Really hope someone here can help, should do considering the type of forum, he he. ::cheeky::
Anyway, I have been doing my job as an administrative assistant (or a glorified data inputer) for over two years now (Getting on 3) and its getting tedious, badly, same thing day in, day out, same paper work and same information.
For a couple of weeks now i have been thinking about my career path and I now want to progress a career in 1st line support, eventually leading to second and then third (Data centre) as this is what i can do, i can enjoy thoroughly and what a lot of people keep banging on at me about.
Now my question is, what certificates are required?
What would be the better way of gaining proven experience?
I have a few years of personal and it was mainly XP based, some very basic Vista (But not a lot to shout about) and now Windows 7.
The reason i ask for proven, is because most companies want someone who is already experinced with about 18 months + behind them and i don't have that.
Can someone help me here as this is really a matter of life and death (or at least the death of any hope of gaining what i want.
Please also keep in mind, i am in the UK so obviuosly i want something that is recognised in this country, unless its a global certificate.
Many, many, many thanks in advance,
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM + SP1
Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHZ (OC'd to 3.99Ghz)
Asus Rampage III Extreme x58 SATA 6GB & USB 3.0
6GB OCZ Reaper HPC Edition PC3-16000 (set 1606Mhz 8-8-8-26)
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EVGA Nvidia Geforce GTX 570
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Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
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Samsung SM2433BW 24" Widescreen Monitor
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Logitech G510
Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse
Thermaltake Toughpower 1200w (Modular)
CoolerMaster HAF-932
Zalman Reserator XT and ZM-WB5 Plus - GPU uses Stock coolers
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Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 32Mb Buffer SATA II Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB 32Mb Buffer SATA II Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 16Mb Buffer SATA II Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 750GB USB Samsung Spinpoint 2TB SATA II
Internet Speed
3MB Profile - 350-400kbs (Real-Speed)
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Matthew Mellen loves reality television shows like Project Runway, Top Chef and Top Shot. So, when it came to hiring associates for his small foreclosure-defense law firm, the California attorney decided to take an unusual approach.
Each time there's a new attorney position to fill at the Mellen Law Firm, he runs an ad like one that could be seen on Craigslist last week. Then, when five or 10 recent law grads apply, he puts them through a one- or two-week group tryout, for which they're paid $20 per hour, to determine who is "Top Associate," Mellen tells the ABA Journal.
Throughout the tryout, applicants participate in law firm work and are given actual litigation-related assignments to complete, working together in a packed environment at Mellen's office in San Mateo. Those who do well move forward to the next assignment. Every day or two, the one who has done the worst gets the boot, he explains. The last man or woman remaining at the end of the experience gets the job.
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"For my business to work, I have to have super-productive people," he says, explaining that clients who retain foreclosure defense counsel can afford to pay, at most, $1,000 per month. The Mellen Law Firm actually sues banks and takes cases to trial within that budget rather than simply negotiating.
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As a new round of would-be associates began their tryouts this week, Mellen said he had never seen a better group. He thinks that may be, in part, due to his explaining expressly in his advertisement, for the first time, that the session would be like a reality TV show. Previously, he said, he has explained this once applicants arrived.
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However, he found it easier to winnow the field earlier on. Of 12 applicants who said they would be ready to start the tryout on Monday, only nine came and only seven came on time, Mellen noted. And of those one hadn't yet taken the bar exam, another was "totally disheveled" and "looked like he had just come from a bachelor party." Another, when asked who might want to start later, instantly shot his hand up in the air.
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MU researcher awarded $2.1 million grant to test improved technology and teamwork
For more than a million patients who receive hospice care each year, improved communication among caregivers and hospice staff could mean less pain during the final days of life. This is what a pilot study by Debra Parker-Oliver, PhD, has suggested, and what a new $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow her to thoroughly research over the next four years.
"The whole idea is that we involve the caregivers and educate them, because they are who care for the patient every single day," said Parker-Oliver, an associate professor of family and community medicine. "We'll train them to become a part of the hospice team."
Parker-Oliver's new randomized controlled trial will involve 544 hospice caregivers and three longstanding hospice programs in the state of Missouri. Researchers will observe the impact of caregivers and patients' participation in hospice meetings on the caregivers' perception of pain management, and how caregivers' perceptual changes influence patients' reported levels of pain.
"Throughout our lives, we're taught that strong drugs like morphine are bad, and that we should be careful not to give too much or people will become addicted," Parker-Oliver said. "Perceptions such as these are often barriers to caregivers who have to administer these drugs to a loved one to help them manage pain."
Eight years ago, MU researchers embarked on this area of study by asking how they might help overcome communication barriers by involving family caregivers in hospice staff team meetings, alongside the physician, nurses and social workers supervising their loved one's care. Parker-Oliver received an MU Research Board grant and used it to buy two videophones and develop what they call an ACTIVE Intervention – Assessing Caregivers for Team Intervention via Video Encounters.
In a 2006 to 2008 pilot study funded by the National Cancer Institute, Parker-Oliver tested the ACTIVE Intervention. Researchers used the commercially available phones to connect a small group of family caregivers with their hospice care teams 45 minutes to an hour away. The caregivers could see a small image of the team, and on the other end at the hospice office, staff members could see a larger image of the caregiver projected onto a large television screen.
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"Our small study showed that it doesn't take a lot of exposure to that care team to make a difference," Parker-Oliver said. "It's almost magical when care providers and patients see that there's an entire roomful of people taking care of them, even though they might feel quite alone in their home."
While the pilot study helped collect preliminary data, Oliver said the purpose of this larger study is threefold.
"We want to be able to definitively say that when caregivers are involved in the hospice team meeting, it does improve patient pain, and that using the videoconferencing equipment is cost-effective and that its feasible for hospice programs to do," Parker-Oliver said. "Our goal is that we've found a way to empower caregivers to participate in the care planning of hospice patients and improve pain management for patients."
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The present invention relates to weather data or content analysis. In particular, the present invention is directed to a system and method of utilizing observed weather data, radar and/or satellite imagery to provide an indication of surface weather conditions for any selected point or ground-based point.
In the United States, the commercial weather sector provides forecasts, observations, and other meteorological content to businesses and consumers for direct fees and other forms of compensation. There is, at any time, a strong drive for value-added differentiation in this sector, since most of the basic weather forecast and observational data originates from a freely available, public data source—the National Weather Service (NWS).
Weather information vendors attempt to add value to the basic, public-domain database in many ways to distinguish themselves over other vendors. One area in which value-added products and services are being provided is surface weather observations or "Current Conditions." The NWS along with other public providers like the FAA and DoD produce about 1,400 so-called official surface weather observations each hour (or more frequently, as conditions warrant) in the Continental U.S. (CONUS). Most of the instruments are located near airports or airfields.
One limitation is that there are often considerable distances between reporting stations, especially in the Intermountain West and Northern Plains. If the 1,400 official observing stations were spread evenly over the CONUS, then a single station would represent about 2,000 square miles of land surface; an area of about 45 miles on each side. This is poor resolution for sensing and measuring many weather phenomena such as severe thunderstorms or tornadoes. Such small-scale events are often "invisible" or aliased as a result of the poor spatial and temporal resolution within the official observing network. This can be dangerous in respect to the protection of life and property.
Some private firms have installed low-cost weather instruments that augment the official network of government-provided weather observations. These private "mesoscale" observing networks are often used in concert with internet or wireless device delivery applications, and can provide much more local and timely weather information to a customer as compared to the basic observational data provided by the NWS by filling-in gaps in time and space. This way, customers may be able to receive temperature and other weather information from an observing point that is nearby rather than a distant airport. Moreover, the customer might receive these observations with higher temporal frequency, on demand, or with less time delay than via the generic public data source.
However, there are several problems and limitations with such private networks of weather observing stations. One problem is that the instrument packages are limited, and offer and provide only basic meteorological quantities. These typically include temperature, humidity, rainfall, pressure, wind speed and direction. The automated instrument packages typically do not detect the present weather or type of precipitation (rain, snow, ice, thunderstorm, etc.), nor can they detect important obstructions to visibility such as fog, blowing snow, and blowing dust. The instruments cannot sense the cloud cover, cloud ceilings, or types of clouds. While the instruments may detect rainfall by recording rainfall that falls into some form of rain gauge sensor, they generally fail to record snowfall and other types of measurable precipitation. Worse, if the rainfall sensors become ice or snow-bound, they will stop recording any precipitation over long periods in colder climates.
Another problem with private weather observing stations is that the instrument packages providing the meteorological data are often low-cost, low-quality, and can suffer from significant sensitivity, bias, and calibration problems. Further, these instruments are often poorly sited or installed. For example, to accurately sample the horizontal wind speed and direction, the location of the cup anemometer, wind vane, or other wind recording instrument is crucial. The identification of true north for proper directional reference can be difficult to determine.
For all observational sensors, there exists standard installation and maintenance protocols recommended by the NWS and other agencies. In many cases, these private networks do not comply with such protocols or standards and maintenance of instruments is often neglected. This is especially problematic with mechanical instruments such as wind and rainfall sensors, where regular maintenance by trained technicians is necessary. Depending on the harshness of the climate, sensors and instruments require complete or component-level replacement on a regular basis.
The placement of low-end and incomplete sensor packages does not scale well, and cannot fill the increasing need for a broad network of fine-scale information on current weather conditions. Thus, there is a need for a system that can provide surface weather observations for discrete locations without requiring the addition of costly fixed or in situ sensors for each location. The present invention provides for such a system.
The present invention is directed to methods and articles of manufacture for estimating or deriving weather observations/conditions for any given location using observed weather conditions from neighboring locations, radar data, lightning data, satellite imagery, etc. An initial estimate of weather conditions for a location is made based on a downscaling process using the current conditions at the neighboring locations. A measure of corroboration between the radar data and surface weather conditions at official observing stations may be established. Through the results of the downscaling process, radar calibration statistics and estimates of ground-based precipitation, the corroboration can be iteratively tuned, resulting in a weather conditions vector containing associated meteorological fields for locations that lie between or near the sparse network of official observing sites from which an estimate of the weather conditions may be made.
According to the present invention, an exemplary method for estimating weather conditions at a predetermined time at a predetermined location is as follows. Periodically, weather observation data and short-term forecast data is received. An initial estimate of weather conditions is established at the predetermined location from the weather observation data and short-term forecast data. The short-term forecast data may be adjusted by the weather observation data. Corrections to the initial estimate may be made via, e.g., interpolation methods, to determine first estimated weather conditions at the predetermined location. Second estimated weather conditions may be extracted from radar information associated with the predetermined location. Using the first and second estimated weather conditions, data is derived to populate meteorological fields in a vector, which is used to generate an estimate of actual observed weather conditions at the predetermined location at approximately the predetermined time. A set of weights may be applied to the first and second estimated weather conditions based on a difference between actual weather conditions and the second estimated weather conditions.
Additional features and advantages of the invention will be made apparent from the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments that proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The foregoing summary, as well as the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, is better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. For the purpose of illustrating the invention, there is shown in the drawings exemplary constructions of the invention where like elements have like reference numerals; however, the invention is not limited to the specific methods and instrumentalities disclosed. In the drawings:
The present invention provides systems and methods for estimating observed surface weather conditions in locations between the official reporting stations. As such, the present invention may estimate the surface weather conditions of large numbers of locations, well beyond the number of official reporting stations, by zip code, place names, GPS triangulations, etc. For example, a frequent problem encountered in the current observation network arises when a point is found to be experiencing "Light Rain," and a nearby point is simultaneously experiencing "Light Snow." Conventionally, there is no practical way to directly estimate the weather found between these two points. The present invention overcomes this limitation by interpolating conditions to points with unknown values that lie between the known points. The new interpolated values can be used to produce the discrete enumerated weather condition inputs for these intermediate locations.
Referring to
The observation engine 112 processes the aggregated and encoded data through various calculations (e.g., interpolator 114, radar synthetic weather generator 118, convective indicator integrator 120) to determine an estimated surface weather observation for a location, and stores the result in a database 122. The calculations made by processes 114, 118 and 120 may use PRISM high resolution climatology 116, NOWRad data 124, satellite cloud estimates 126, Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) data 128, and lightning or METAR Automated Lightning Detection and Reporting System (ALDARS) or storm attribute data 130 as part of their determination. The engine 112 outputs a weather conditions vector, containing associated meteorological fields for the selected location to a weather estimation engine 131. The weather conditions vector, described below, is used to estimate weather conditions at a selected location.
The process executes periodically and begins at step 150. At step 152, official METAR observations issued by the NWS, FAA, and DoD ASOS and AWOS locations are read. In addition, the present invention may ingest other Mesonet and/or or private observations records, as available. Next, at step 154, forecast grids for T+1 hr are read. These grids may include data such as the NWS RUC. Other high-resolution data models may be read at this step. This data is adjusted by the METAR data from step 152 and is used to establish a first estimate of the current observations.
At step 156, PRISM high resolution climatology is read to "downscale" the METAR-adjusted RUC data from step 154. The downscaling process will now be described with reference to
The initial estimate at each site will be computed by downscaling the short-term forecast grids (G) using a high-resolution climatology grid PRISM (P). To downscale the relatively course forecast grids, a deviation (D) from PRISM climatology at each relevant grid location is computed, as follows:
where G and P are functions of both space and time. The relevant grid locations where this computation takes place are the four surrounding grid points for each observation and interpolation point. For example, an observation point I, the relevant grid points are the grid points that surround I, as well as the grid points that surround each of the neighbors of I.
If G is not available, then a flat field of zero is assumed for all points in the grid, hence D=−P. A similar assumption is applied if P is not available. In either case, if any portion of the dataset is missing then the entire dataset should be considered missing. That is, if G is missing from one necessary locale, it must be treated as missing at all locales.
Once D is known for each of the four surrounding grid points; it is interpolated to a specific site (e.g., the interpolation point or a neighbor site) using bilinear interpolation. To do so, the location of the interpolation site is converted from latitude-longitude to grid coordinates using the mapping geometry of the forecast grids. If the specific site is at point (Ri, Rj) in grid coordinate space, then defining (ij)=floor(Ri,Rj) to represent the grid location to the lower, left of the specific site, then the bilinear interpolation weights W applied to the four surrounding grid points are given by:
This relationship assumes that no temporal interpolation of the grids is necessary. However, if such interpolation is necessary, then two sets of the above weights are computed; one for each of the two surrounding times. If the temporal interpolation is to be made to time Rt, and the surrounding two grid times are at T1 and T2, then the set of above weights to be applied to the grid valid at T1 are multiplied by 1−(Rt−T1)/(T2−T1), and the weight set valid at time T2 are multiplied by (Rt−T1)(/T2−T1). When interpolating to observation neighbor sites, Rt is the time of the observation. When interpolating to an estimated observation site, Rt is the time of the desired observation.
Temporal interpolation is preferable whenever one of following conditions applies:
1. The observations that will be used to estimate the conditions at the interpolated site are from a mix of different times;
2. The observations are from a different time than the initial grids; or
3. The time that the estimated observation should be valid for is different than the times of the observations upon which it will be based.
For the purposes herein, it is preferable to assume that observations that are less than about 15 minutes apart in time do not fall under the conditions above.
The selection of neighbors used in the interpolation will now be described. It is preferable that the optimal set of neighbors has high covariance with the interpolation point, yet low covariance amongst its members. That is, they are sites that are most related to the interpolation point, but at the same time bring new information to the interpolation that is not already contained in any of the other neighbors selected. This may be expressed as:
N(i): Min[(1−α)(1−CoVar(i,0))2+α(Max{CoVar(i,k),k<i})2]
That is, the ith neighbor is selected as the one that has a combination of maximum covariance with the interpolation point CoVar(i,0) (and hence minimizes {1−CoVar(i,0)}), however the maximum covariance with any of the already existing neighbors is quite low. The determination of covariance between any two points will be described below.
Graphically, the neighbor selection is shown in
Alpha is an arbitrary parameter (0<α<1) that weights the influence of the terms in the selection criteria. If α=0, then sites with highest covariance with the interpolation point are selected without regard to relationships between it and previous neighbors. This is often how sites are selected. However, to provide an understanding of the impact of using a non-zero α,
To select the N neighbors of the interpolation point O, the following is performed:
1. From the pool of candidates M, first select the candidate with the highest covariance with O. Add it the list of neighbors, and remove it from the list of candidates.
2. Iteratively repeat for each of the remaining neighbors to be selected:
The value of |b|min is reset upon each iteration in section 2. above. A further (or complementary) acceleration of the algorithm can be incorporated if the parameter DMAX (see below) is less than infinite, which allows the search to ignore all sites that have zero covariance with the interpolation point.
Since the covariance between any two points likely is used multiple times in the algorithm, it may be preferable to pre-compute the covariance matrix once before the algorithm begins. Since the covariance matrix is symmetric (CoVar(i,j)=CoVar(j,i)), only half of the matrix need be known.
In accordance with the present invention, covariance may be determined between: (a) each observation site and all of its neighboring observation sites, and (b) each observation site and the interpolation site(s). Using historical data, reasonable estimates of the covariances for (a) can be determined. However, this may not be the case for the interpolation sites which are at random locations and therefore have no historical data upon which to determine the covariance. Accordingly, a method to estimate the covariances is utilized for both the neighbor—neighbor covariance as well as the neighbor-interpolation site covariance.
A simple exponentially decaying function of 3-dimensional distance will be used to estimate the covariance. That is, the covariance between any two points in space (i and j) will be assumed to be:
CoVar(i,j)=exp {−(D/L)2}
where D is the 3-dimensional distance:
D=(Δx 2 +Δy 2 +δΔ 2)1/2
with Δx, Δy and Δz are the east-west, north-south and vertical distances respectively between i and j. The parameter δ is the aspect ratio for incorporating elevation distances into the computation with typical values of δ being around 100 (i.e., 1 km in vertical distance is equivalent to 100 km in horizontal distance). The parameter L is the e-folding length scale of the covariance decay. It likely will have values O (50 km).
There may be some applications where it is desirable to force the interpolation system to adopt a nearby observation at an interpolation site if that interpolation site is within a certain distance Do of an observation. Similarly, there may also be circumstances where no interpolation is done whenever an interpolation point is further than Dmax from any observation site. This can be incorporated into the covariance computation system by
With the above, if there is more than one observation within the critical distance Do of the interpolation point, each of those sites will be equally weighted. In that case, if it were desirable to pick the closest site only, this needs to be set as a condition. It is also possible that no observation sites are within the maximum allowed distance (i.e., all covariances are zero). This situation will also need to be set as a condition.
Returning to
The Kreiging scheme has properties that make it more preferable than traditional interpolation schemes (e.g., Barnes or Cressman), as follows. If an observation is perfectly correlated with the interpolation site, its observation will be used exclusively in the interpolation without consideration of other neighboring observations. Perfect correlation would occur, for instance, if the interpolation point was collocated with an observation. In addition, the Kreiging scheme provides a balanced approach to the interpolation. This alleviates circumstances that arise in traditional approaches when there is a clustering of observations in one geographic region relative to the interpolation point. This often occurs near metropolitan areas and along coastlines.
Kreiging is similar to the techniques used in 3-D and 4-D variational assimilation systems. It is a basic linear weighted method whereby an interpolated value V is estimated from surrounding values P using:
V=Σλ i P i
where λ are the interpolation weights used. In Kreiging the weights are determined based on the covariances between the observation points and the interpolation point (See Sec 6.) by inverting the matrix equation:
C o λ=C 1
where Co is the N�N covariance matrix of the N observation points and C1 is the N�1 vector of covariances between the N observation (neighboring) sites and the interpolation site. The vector of N weights, λ, can be solved for using standard linear inversion techniques such as those commonly found in mathematical libraries (e.g. LU decomposition in Numerical Recipes).
A drawback of the Kreiging scheme is that it is intolerant to missing data. In such cases, the weights, λ, should be recomputed using the covariances from the available observations. Further still, the set the neighbors ideally should also be recomputed. It may be that operational timing constraints will not allow such dynamic recomputation. If such is the case, then a biased estimate of V can still be computed using:
V=Σλ i P i/Σλi
where the sums are taken only over the i values associated with non-missing values of P.
Returning again to
Returning to
At step 158, lightning data is read to discriminate between lightning-producing and non-lightning producing precipitation systems. National lightning information is available either commercially or can be assimilated from the official ASOS observations. In particular, the present invention periodically receives lightning detection information that may include a timestamp and location of the lightning strike event along with a measure if its strength (e.g., power or amplitude) and its polarity (e.g., positive or negative, cloud-ground, or ground-cloud).
For the specified location (or any location of interest), the observation engine 112 determines a frequency of lightning strikes within 30, 10, and 5 nautical miles of the point that occurred within the past ten minutes. The lightning frequencies for each point are used to produce a probability of thunder. Qualitatively, the lightning data is used to determine if lightning and/or thunder occurred at or near a point of interest within the past ten minutes. If so, the estimated weather conditions should indicate this presence with enumerations such as "Thunder in the Vicinity," "Thunderstorm," "Heavy Thunderstorm," "Snow and Thunder," etc.
At step 160, infrared and/or satellite images are read. This information provides data regarding cloud cover and fog. This information describes cloud systems above the detectable range of automated ASOS ceilometers and sensors.
At step 162, the information is compiled and the weather conditions vector is generated for use by the weather estimation engine 131, which determines the estimated weather conditions for the location of interest. The processes above, and the weather conditions vector, will now be described with reference to an exemplary location of interest. It is noted that the location of interest may be any location for which there exists a reasonable number of nearby surface or remotely sensed weather observations from which the weather conditions vector may be synthesized.
Referring now to
PoP—Probability of precipitation. If this value exceeds about 30–35% then weather enumerations will include falling precipitation in some form.
POT—Probability of thunder. If this value exceeds about 20–25%, then thunder/lightning enumerations will likely be produced.
CPOR, CPOS, CPOI—Conditional probabilities of rain, snow and ice. These values are used to analyze the likelihood that if there is falling precipitation, it will be in the form of rain, snow, or ice. These probabilities (when combined are called CPOX) are used to produce a precipitation type. The CPOX is viewed in three dimensions to realize the entire compliment of weather types (e.g., discriminating sleet from freezing rain, or snow mixed with sleet from snow mixed with rain, etc.)
PFOG—Probability of fog. The likelihood that fog is present and is obstructing the visibility below 2 statute miles.
QPF—Quantitative Precipitation Estimate or Forecast. This is preferably expressed as an instantaneous precipitation rate in the units of inches/hour.
VIS—Horizontal visibility in statute miles. This is a measure of the total obstruction due to falling precipitation, fog, smoke, or other airborne contaminants or light scatterers.
In accordance with the present invention, the exemplary set of variables 200 are used because the conditions are falling rain with temperatures above 70� F. Other variables may be used for different conditions, as necessary. These variables 200 correspond to the resulting values within the weather conditions vector 206 (
In the present example, the interpolation process of
Referring to
Referring to
χComposite =W 2χInterpolation +w 1χRadar
The function that converts the least squares average to a weighting coefficient between 0 and 1 is presumed to be of the form:
where the average variance is scaled by some large value of average variance and the exponent δ is a tuning parameter that is determined through empirical testing.
Thus, the present invention derives a weather conditions vector containing information to determine a single statement of the estimated observed weather for any location specified. The processes may be implemented on a variety of computer platforms, and application specific operating systems. Still further, the present invention may be implemented in or across a plurality of processing chips or devices, and storage may similarly be effected across a plurality of devices. Therefore, the present invention should not be limited to any single embodiment, but rather should be construed in breadth and scope in accordance with the appended claims.
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The famous life story of the Lakota healer and visionary, Nicholas Black Elk.
Widely hailed as a spiritual classic, this inspirational and unfailingly powerful story reveals the life and visions of the Lakota healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863–1950) and the tragic history of his Sioux people during the epic closing decades of the Old West. In 1930, the aging Black Elk met a kindred spirit, the famed poet, writer, and critic John G. Neihardt (1881–1973) on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The Lakota elder chose Neihardt to share his visions and life with the world. Neihardt understood and today Black Elk is known to all.
Black Elk's remarkable great vision came to him during a time of decimation and loss, when outsiders were stealing the Lakotas' land, slaughtering buffalo, and threatening their age-old way of life. As Black Elk remembers all too well, the Lakotas, led by such legendary men as Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, fought unceasingly for their freedom, winning a world-renowned victory at the Little Bighorn and suffering unspeakable losses at Wounded Knee.
Black Elk Speaks however is more than the epic history of a valiant Native nation. It is beloved as a spiritual classic because of John Neihardt's sensitivity to Black Elk's resounding vision of the wholeness of earth, her creatures, and all of humanity. Black Elk Speaks is a once-in-a-lifetime read: the moving story of a young Lakota boy before the reservation years, the unforgettable history of an American Indian nation, and an enduring spiritual message for us all.
The premier edition features the first-ever annotated edition of Black Elk's story, done by renowned Lakota scholar Raymond J. DeMallie, the original Standing Bear illustrations and new commentary on them, new maps of the world of Black Elk Speaks, and a revised index.
©2008 The John G. Neihardt Trust (P)2014 Skyyrim Studios
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"A book that will change your life..."
This is a book that I will be relistening to and rereading over and over again the rest of my life. It is so full of fascinating detail about another culture, spiritual insight and wisdom that I will get more out of it every time I listen to it.
The spirituality of the hoop of the world. The ending when Neihardt takes Black Elk up Harney Peak one last night.
Black Elk
Yes. It is easy to listen to RobinNeihardt's voice so the fascinating book comes through well.
"An epic and important story"
This is a spiritual diary about the struggles of the aboriginal people in the U.S. It is honest about suffering and struggles of these people
"A haunting story"
To hear the words of Black Elk is so moving and sad indeed! May his vision yet be realized...for all.
"Tale of tears"
The greatest and saddest story I've listen to, well captured by Flaming Rainbow. How badly The People were treated, and the constant soup of lies they were forced to eat. Do not listen if you are not ready to hear America's dark history. What strikes me is how surprised people are to hear about the freedoms lost to our Govt today. Read and listen to the history of your Grandfathers folks; don't think that what was done to The People before wont be done to you tomorrow.
"Insight full, packed full of meaning ..."
Life & Times of a True Native American
Black Elk ... simple, understandable use of language but with tremendous meaning in every word. You can appreciate his life story simply as an autobiography or you can quickly find the deep understanding and meaning therein.
The narration is VERY dry and formal, BUT this is appropriate for the topic and the story.
Yes, I listened to the entire book in one sitting but I plan to revisit sections in the future and dig deeper.
I think a reader could use this an entre into the Native American spiritual perspective, but I think you could also use this much later in your research and growth on a much deeper level.
"A must read for any spiritual seeker."
This man and these people endured so much trauma, yet endured with grace and dignity. Black Elk's language and way of thinking is different from 'modern' ways, so it takes attention and focus sometimes to really listen. Reading the book changed me, my thoughts and my view of the blending of two worlds.
"True History"
Yes. I was only educated from the white man perspective on the true history. I like the narrator's style.
No, it is too long for myself to listen in one sitting.
If you are curious about the other side of what happened in the US with the Native Americans, please listen. It helps to shed some light upon the recent events (pipelines).
"Loved it!"
this book opened my eyes to all of the lies I learned about Native Americans in public schools
This is an important piece of history for all Americans. The story was heartbreaking but I'm glad I listened.
"couldn't stop listening: important and engaging"
Well, it's one of the books I've known I needed to read, but until I read/heard it, I didn't realize just how important it was that I read it! Even though it's translated through a white man, and as such surely has some influence of his worldview, it still strikes me as a treasure-trove of perspective on the times and happenings and worldview of Black Elk and his people. And, so very important for all Americans to know more about this history of our country--it seems to be far in the past, but there is no doubt this past reverberates today, in so many ways--and to understand why there is still need for reparations and healing.
Black Elk, of course.
He did a fine job, but I wondered how this would have been to have a native american, esp. one from Black Elk's tribe or at least region, read this. I think it would have felt more authentic. Native english (if that's a thing) does seem to have it's own sort of dialect, even across tribes in North America (the best example I'm aware of is often not pronouncing the g on the end of -ing words)
I did listen to it "all in one sitting" -- the first audiobook where I've done this. I had not intended to, but once I started, I seriously could not stop, til 2am!
If you live in North America, this should be required reading.
"fantastic book recommend to anyone"
This is such a great book to read and gives a great insight to the American Indians way of life and the struggle they faced in the genocide of their culture. Black Elk your words are forever held in my heart may the great spirit bring into being your vision of the sacred hoops of all nations.
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TMO "UnCarrier Revolution" 3.0 coming October 9
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No clue.. I will be watching the stream though!
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- 10-06-2013, 03:58 PM Thread Author #3
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I hope it's something like an increase in throttled data speeds to 3G. I only signed up for 2.5GB data and coming from 3G it would be nice to not experience a significant slow down over what I've become used to over the past 2 years if I were to ever exceed the 2.5GB. In the past years I've never exceeded that much data so it might not be a big deal as long as I setup the new phone using wifi and don't exceed the limit in the first month setting up the phone.
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How about you keep the same terms, but find some way to get a signal more than 30 miles outside the city?
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30 miles outside the city and you'll be living in a house boat 10 miles offshore in Hawaii.
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T-Mobile's Un-carrier 3.0 Event-T-Mobile US, Inc.NEW YORK — Oct. 9, 2013 — T-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE: TMUS), America's new No. 1 choice in wireless, is again upending and innovating the wireless industry, delivering unlimited global data at no extra charge in 100+ countries — making the company's home data coverage area larger than AT&T's and Verizon's combined.
Tonight, at a concert event for thousands of its customers at New York's Bryant Park, featuring international superstar and new T-Mobile collaborator Shakira, the Un-carrier announced that it is tearing down borders and walking away from the U.S. wireless industry practice of charging exorbitant international roaming rates.
"The cost of staying connected across borders is completely crazy," said John Legere, president and CEO of T-Mobile US, Inc. "Today's phones are designed to work around the world, but we're forced to pay insanely inflated international connectivity fees to actually use them. You can't leave the country without coming home to bill shock. So we're making the world your network — at no extra cost."
Americans take about 55 million trips to destinations outside the U.S. every year. When U.S. customers use their phones abroad the way they normally do at home, their costs often total $1,000 a day or more. So more than 40 percent of customers turn off data roaming completely. Another 20 percent more say they would if they knew how. The toll these roaming fees take on individuals and businesses is huge. Whether traveling for business or pleasure, wireless customers face a hard choice — use their phone when they need it and pay through the nose, or cut off communications to contain costs.
"It doesn't have to be this way," Legere said. "The truth is that the industry's been charging huge fees for data roaming. But what's most surprising is that no one's called them out — until now."
T-Mobile tonight announced that it's expanding the home data coverage for most Simple Choice customers to include more than 100 countries, at no extra charge. Starting Oct. 31, these Simple Choice individual and business customers automatically get unlimited data and texting in more than 100 Simple Global countries worldwide, and they will only pay a global flat rate of 20 cents per minute for voice calls when roaming in the same countries. Eligible customers on T-Mobile's popular Simple Choice plan won't have to activate anything or pay an extra monthly fee.
And, for customers in the U.S. wanting a saner, more affordable way to stay connected with friends, family and colleagues worldwide, T-Mobile's got them covered, too. The company announced tonight its new Stateside International Talk & Text feature for discounted calling and texting from the U.S. to all Simple Global countries. Customers never pay more than 20 cents a minute to any number in any Simple Global country, including mobile to mobile. Calls to landlines in more than 70 of these countries are unlimited and included at no extra cost. Unlimited texting is also included to all countries. Stateside International Talk & Text is available to most Simple Choice customers for just $10 a month.
In network news, T-Mobile tonight also announced that its latest-generation 4G LTE network is now nationwide, reaching more than 200 million people in 233 metros across the United States.
"We've not only delivered nationwide 4G LTE months ahead of schedule," said Neville Ray, chief technology officer for T-Mobile. "Our nationwide 4G LTE is right on top of our already nationwide 4G HSPA+ network — which translates to one wicked-fast combined 4G network experience."
In recent third-party tests involving millions of results from real customers nationwide, T-Mobile's 4G LTE nationwide network delivered faster speeds than the 4G LTE networks of Verizon and Sprint. In addition, T-Mobile's 4G LTE network already has faster median speeds than AT&T's 4G LTE network in 10 of the top 20 metropolitan statistical areas. In fact, T-Mobile's new nationwide LTE network delivers 4G LTE speeds more consistently than any of the national providers.
Making global connections and bringing the world closer together is also a key value for global artist, songwriter and Grammy Award-winning music icon, Shakira. T-Mobile is working with the musical powerhouse to bring that message to people everywhere and announced the collaboration through a new multiyear partnership agreement to include the creation of unique content, fan engagement and exclusive access to her new music.
"Today is all about bringing the world closer together," Shakira said. "I'm excited to partner with T-Mobile and look forward to being able to share my music in new and innovative ways."
As part of the relationship, T-Mobile will support Shakira's upcoming single and album releases to create unique T-Mobile customer experiences. T-Mobile is breaking the traditional sponsorship mold and creating a unique partnership where the company and the artist will work together to help amplify key messages and initiatives for each other, which will also include a select number of special events for the public and exclusive fan engagement activities.
These announcements build on months of momentum since T-Mobile kicked off its Un-carrier consumer movement earlier this year. Since then, the company has enjoyed a groundswell of support from U.S. consumers signing on in record numbers, making T-Mobile America's No. 1 choice in wireless since its Un-carrier launch in late March — with more net new postpaid customers than AT&T, Verizon and Sprint combined.
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