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Morfran ('Great-crow') is an extraordinarily ugly son of Tegid (Tacitus) Voel, listed also as one of Arthur's men who survived the Battle of Camlann.
Cerridwen's CauldronEdit
According to the Hanes Taliesin, Tegid Voel has lands in Penllyn by the side of Lake Tegid from which he takes his name. His son Morfran is so dark and ugly that he is mostly called Afaggdu ('Utter Darkness'). Morfran's mother Cerridwen is a sorceress who wishes to give to Morfran qualities that will make him acceptable to the nobility. Cerridwen discovers she can create a potion of herbs that will give to Morfran the power of prophesy. The herbs must be boiled in a cauldron for a year and a day. On that day, three drops of potion would leap from the cauldron and bestow the power on whoever they fall upon. The remnant of the potion would then become a poison so strong that it would shatter the cauldron.
Cerridwen sets a blind man to stir the cauldron, a boy named little Gwion to keep the fire burning and the lead the blind mind, while she herself keeps the cauldron stocked with water and herbs. When a year has past, Cerridwen stations her son Morfran by the cauldron to receive the drops when they come. Then Cerridwen drops asleep.
But when the drops come, little Gwion shoves Morfran out of the way and receives them himself, becoming full of wisdom. The cauldron shatters. Cerridwen awakes, sees what has happened, and is filled with fury. Little Gwion flees. Morfran tells Cerridwen how little Gwion had pushed him out of the way. Cerridwen takes after little Gwion, who will eventually transmogrify into her own child, and then into Taliesin. Morfran is now out of this story.
In another version cited by Bromwich (2006, p. 452), Afaggdu is another son of Tegid by Cerridwen, separate from Morfran, but Bromwich thinks this version is here in error.
In Another TriadEdit
Rachel Bromwich (2006, p. 46) lists Morfran in Triad 24 as one of the Three Slaughter Blocks(?) of the Island of Britain, they being Gilbert son of Cadgyffo, Morfran son of Tegid, and Gwgawn Red-sword.
A Survivor of CamlannEdit
In the medieval Welsh tale of Culhwch and Olwen, Morvran appears in the Arthurian court list (in Ford's translation [p. 127]):
... and Morfran son of Tegid–no one wounded him at the battle of Camlann because of his ugliness. Everyone thought he was an attendant demon; he had hair on him like a stag.Immediately following are two other survivors of Camlann to make up a triad: Sanddef Angel-face who was extraordinarily good looking, and Saint Cynwyl.
The early Welsh scholar Evan Evans in a copy of the 17th-century Peniarth 185 manuscript, now known as Panton MS 13, claims there were seven survivors of the Battle of Camlann: Sandde Angel's Form, Morfran son of Tegid, St. Cynfelyn, St. Cedwyn, St. Pedrog, Derfel Gadarn, and Geneid Hir.
One of the Twenty-four Knights of Arthur's CourtEdit
Morfran is listed in the 15th century list of the Twenty-four knights of Arthur's court in a triad along with Sanddef Angel-face and Glewlwyd Mighty-grasp as one of the Three Irresistible Knights, Morvran's ugliness making it repugnant to any to refuse him anything.
Comparison to the Ugly BraveEdit
In the continental Arthurian romances, the Ugly Brave is a Knight of the Round Table, mentioned fairly often. In the Post-Vulgate Merlin the Ugly Brave is said to be properly named Acanor, to be dark and ugly, and to be son of a king named Oriant who was formerly a pagan. No account names the Ugly Brave as a survivor of Arthur's last battle, but in the list of knights in Chrétien de Troyes' Erec et Enide, the Ugly Brave is listed immediately after the Handsome Coward which is reminiscent of the close connection of Morfan with Sanddef Angel-face in some Welsh texts.
It is possible the pairing of the ugly knight with the handsome knight in both traditions has a common origin. Or it might have arisen separately in both traditions without any relationship between them.
Some Name VariationsEdit
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Spatial gridding of daily maximum and minimum temperatures in Europe
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We developed an operationally applicable land-only daily high-resolution (5 km × 5 km) gridding method for station observations of minimum and maximum 2 m temperature (Tmin/Tmax) for Europe (WMO region VI). The method involves two major steps: (1) the generation of climatological Tmin/Tmax maps for each month of the year using block regression kriging, which considers the spatial variation explained by applied predictors; and (2) interpolation of transformed daily anomalies using block kriging, and combination of the resulting anomaly maps with climatological maps. To account for heterogeneous climatic conditions in the estimation of the statistical parameters, these steps were applied independently in overlapping climatic subregions, followed by an additional spatial merging step. Uncertainties in the gridded maps and the derived error maps were quantified: (a) by cross-validation; and (b) comparison with the Tmin/Tmax maps estimated in two regions having very dense temperature observation networks. The main advantages of the method are the high quality of the daily maps of Tmin/Tmax, the calculation of daily error maps and computational efficiency.
1 Introduction
Monitoring temperature extremes is important because they have major impacts on the economy, ecology and human life. Estimating the 2 m minimum and maximum temperature (Tmin/Tmax) at high spatial resolution is particularly important. The daily Tmin/Tmax is often of more interest than the daily mean temperature (e.g., as an indicator of frost or heat stress in agriculture). However, Tmin/Tmax data are usually available from fewer monitoring stations, and the values are less normally distributed than mean temperature values. Therefore, the gridding of Tmin/Tmax is more challenging than gridding mean temperature, and so is the focus of this study.
For high-resolution gridding (25 km²) in Europe, at least 40,000 stations would be needed if a density of one station per grid square was required. However, as only a few thousand stations are available, it is essential to generate an appropriate interpolation algorithm that most efficiently uses the available station information and additional predictor information (such as orography or continentality).
A number of studies have investigated the interpolation of daily climate variables to create regional or global data sets. Regression is a well-established interpolation technique that can be used in a variety of ways. Stahl et al. (2006) compared 12 regression variations and kriging methods for interpolating daily maximum and minimum temperatures in British Columbia (Canada). Gaussian filter inverse distance weighting methods (GIDS), which are based on multiple linear regression against predictors, yielded the best results if there was a high-density network of stations available. However, it was noted that methods that determine regression functions locally (such as GIDS) should not be applied in situations where the observed predictor range is too restrictive (e.g., no observations at high elevations). In such cases, the use of ordinary kriging (OK) was recommended.
Numerous studies have shown that a number of very similar techniques are suitable for interpolating temperature and other climate variables (Jarvis and Stewart 2001; Stahl et al. 2006). In universal kriging (UK), the trend of a variable is modeled as a function of the spatial coordinates. If the trend is defined as a linear function of the predictors, it is referred to as kriging with external drift (KeD). Alternatively, the estimation of trends and residuals can be undertaken separately and combined later in a process termed regression kriging (RK), which was proposed by Ahmed and de Marsily (1987) and Odeh et al. (1995). Regression kriging enables the application of nonlinear dependence to predictors. In cases of linear dependence, Hengl et al. (2007) demonstrated the equivalence of KeD and RK. In the present study, RK was preferred because of its greater computational efficiency and robustness.
The quality of the interpolation method is influenced by the explanatory predictors considered, such as elevation (Goovaerts 2000), aspect ratio and distance to the coast (Daly et al. 2002; Hiebl et al. 2009), seasonality and weather conditions (Hewitson and Crane 2005). The unexplained spatial variability of a variable can be considered in an additional step by interpolation of anomalies using other methods (New et al. 2001).
Haylock et al. (2008) described a high-resolution gridded data set of daily precipitation and daily 2 m Tmin/Tmax for Europe. They used a three-step interpolation method involving: (a) interpolation of climatological monthly values with three-dimensional thin-plate smoothing splines; (b) kriging interpolation of the daily anomalies with respect to the monthly climatologies; and (c) adding the interpolated anomalies to the climatologies to produce the final result. Splitting of the interpolation process facilitates selection of the most appropriate and efficient method with regard to time and space scales.
Section 2 briefly introduces the station data used in the study, Section 3 overviews the predictor data used, and Sect. 4 describes the new algorithm and explains the method for calculating the uncertainty. The final section presents the results and an evaluation of the new method.
2 Station data
This section briefly describes the station data sets used in the interpolation exercise, and the data sets used for evaluation of the new algorithm. To estimate the monthly climatologies, we used data from approximately 3,000 CLIMAT stations (Hoefrichter 2009) providing long-term averages (1961–1990) of monthly mean daily Tmin and Tmax observations. The CLIMAT data set has been thoroughly quality controlled and inhomogeneities have been corrected, making this data set a reliable basis for our analysis.
The daily anomalies were based on data from approximately 3,000 synoptic stations (SYNOP). For the period 2005–2008, only about 33% of SYNOP and CLIMAT stations were co-located, as a consequence of the addition of new stations and the removal of other stations since 1990. Data from SYNOP stations are available in near real time, but are not subject to a high level of quality control. Therefore, we introduced a degree of quality control by excluding daily observations that deviated by more than ±5 standard deviations from the averaged regional anomalies.
The density of the CLIMAT and SYNOP stations is variable, with the highest density occurring in Central Europe and lowest on the Greenland ice shield (Fig. 1). Approximately, 20 CLIMAT and 20 SYNOP stations are located along the southern coastline of Greenland. No CLIMAT data are available for the entire period 1961–1990 for high-elevation areas including the Greenland ice shield, and currently there is only one SYNOP station on the ice shield (at the Summit, 3,208 m). Despite the sparse station network in Greenland, we included it in the study area because this provided the opportunity to conduct a feasibility study on the use of our method in remote areas.
To evaluate the new algorithm for daily Tmin and Tmax we used data from two independent regional observation networks having very high spatial resolution. One, situated in southern Austria, has been in operation since January 2007 and comprises 200 stations covering an area of 29 km × 14 km (Kabas et al. 2008). The other network was situated in the Black Forest, Germany, and was operated in summer 2007. It comprises 96 stations covering an area of 8 km × 12 km (Schneider et al. 2008).
3 Predictors and predictor data sets
In the gridding method, the target variable (mean monthly Tmin or Tmax) was linearly regressed against multiple predictors. Useful predictors have to be physically related to temperature, readily available and applicable to the entire interpolation domain of interest, and statistically robust in the regression process. These criteria exclude some apparently good predictors. For example, objective weather classifications (e.g., Bissolli and Dittmann 2001) are only regionally defined, so are not applicable to the entire domain and are therefore not appropriate predictors. Satellite data are potentially useful for detection of such things as cloud and fog, but are potentially subject to the screening of low fog layers (with potential temperature inversion) by thin high clouds. Thus, the use of satellite products is not robust; and these are also affected by a limited period of availability. Hiebl et al. (2009) accounted for urban effects in the generation of a high-resolution climatology in an alpine region, but concluded that there was no general, operationally usable relationship between urban effects and temperature at the daily time scale.
Inversion is the reversal of the temperature lapse rate and leads to strongly modified regional temperature patterns. It predominantly occurs in winter and is often accompanied by fog. Fog prevents marked cooling during the night by limiting the emission of heat, and reduces warming during the day by reflecting solar radiation. Therefore, fog weakens the daily temperature cycle. We tested the inversion index proposed by Daly et al. (2002), but it was not robust and consequently was not used. The selected predictors are described below.
Elevation (Fig. 1a) correlates well with surface temperature, is globally available and is thus a useful predictor. We used high-resolution elevation data obtained from the shuttle radar topography mission (SRTM; see http://dds.cr.usgs.gov/srtm/version2_1/SRTM3/), which provides data within 60° north and south, and represents an improvement on previous high quality and resolution digital elevation model (DEM) products (Jarvis et al. 2004). Pole-wards the data set is complemented by data provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS; see http://eros.usgs.gov/#/Find_Data/Products_and_Data_Available/gtopo30_info). The original grid spacing of the SRTM data is about 90 m (the gtopo30 grid spacing is approximately 1,000 m) at the equator and increases toward the poles. The two data sets were aggregated to the target resolution (5 km × 5 km) by calculating the average of all grid values within each target grid box. The two DEMs were then merged by linearly weighting across an overlapping area extending 100 km southwards from 60°N.
Climate is strongly affected by the land–sea distribution. We represented this using the continentality index \( K = 1.7\frac{A}{\sin \varphi } - 20.4 \) (Gorczynski 1920) as a predictor. This index was based on the geographical latitude (φ) and the mean annual range of monthly temperatures over the period 1961–1990 (A in °C). The index is defined to usually take values from 0 to 100, with lower values indicating maritime climate and higher values indicating continental climate. We derived this predictor (Fig. 1b) from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) data (CRU TS 3.00; Mitchell and Jones 2005) for the period 1961–1990.
Geographical latitude is a potential predictor of the pole-ward decrease of mean temperature. However, we used the zonally averaged monthly CRU climate, which typically yields better cross-validation results as a predictor than geographical latitude (not shown).
RMSE (in °C) for temperature predictions using the predictor sets elevation (z), continentality index (K) and zonal mean temperature (b)
Predictor relation
t ~ z
t ~ K
t ~ b
t ~ K + b + z
The addition of the inversion index as a predictor resulted in a small reduction of the RMSE. However, inversion is a local phenomenon that cannot be adequately captured when determining the regression coefficients for the climate of an entire subregion (overfitting). Furthermore, artifacts can occur at the inversion height. Thus, only elevation, zonal mean temperature and the continentality index were ultimately selected for inclusion in the study.
4 Gridding method
The gridding method involved a two-step process. Firstly, the climatological monthly Tmin/Tmax data were interpolated using block RK, which applied the selected predictors in a multi-linear regression step (Wackernagel 2003). The resulting product is termed a monthly prediction map. Secondly, block simple kriging (SK) was applied to interpolate the normal score transformed daily anomalies. The back-transformed daily anomaly map was added to the monthly prediction map, yielding the final result. These steps are detailed below.
The gridding was performed in a rotated geographical coordinate system with pole at 180°W and 38°N. This placed the center of the study area at the equator of the rotated coordinate system and yielded a quasi-equal area grid across the target region. This enabled application of an isotropic variogram in kriging, minimized the number of grid nodes necessary and maximized the numerical efficiency.
4.1 Block regression kriging of monthly observations
The regression coefficients necessary for block RK can be estimated from point data (observations and predictors at station locations) if the applied regression function is linear (Heuvelink and Pebesma 1999; Leopold et al. 2006). To account for different climates, we determined the regression coefficients separately for each climate region. The regression coefficients were then applied to block-averaged (25 km2) predictor maps. The predictors, the coverage of the feature space and the covariance of the regression residuals (determined from the variogram, see below) have to be taken into account in determining the regression error (Hengl et al. 2003).
To insure the data were normally distributed, a normal score transformation (Deutsch and Journel 1998) was applied to the regression residuals prior to interpolation. For the kriging process, we used a spherical variogram model, which has a linear behavior near the origin and reaches the sill at the range beyond which autocorrelation becomes zero. For the necessary variogram estimate, we adopted a suboptimal but robust approach (Ahrens and Beck 2008). We estimated a climatological variogram range from normal score transformed monthly regression residuals (separately for Tmin/Tmax and each subregion). The range of the variogram of residuals was shorter (approximately 180 and 1,200 km for Central Europe and Greenland, respectively) than the monthly temperature range, which suggests that the trend had been removed. We also estimated a climatological nugget variance, which was 5–20% of the sill variance (dependent on the subregion, and the network density). However, as the nugget variation in the residual variogram reflects the trend estimation error within the regression step (Ali et al. 2005), it was generally not smaller than the nugget variance in the variogram of monthly temperatures.
Following interpolation of the normal score transformed regression residuals using SK, a back-transformation was applied, which yielded a residual map that was added to the regression map. These subregional maps were merged using linear weighting in the 250 km-wide overlap, to yield the monthly prediction maps showing the mean over the period 1961–1990 for Tmin and Tmax for the WMO region VI .
Solving the kriging system provided the block SK error variance (Chilès and Delfiner 1999). This was used to produce the quartile map of the interpolated residuals, which were back-transformed. We used half of the inter-quartile range (IQR/2) as an error measure. The quartile map of the interpolated residuals and the regression error map were combined to yield the monthly RK quartile map, following the additive relation described by Hengl et al. (2003).
4.2 Block simple kriging of the daily anomaly
The regionally interpolated daily anomaly maps were back-transformed, merged, and added to the monthly prediction map. This yielded the daily prediction maps for Tmin and Tmax.
The daily error variance estimated by block SK of the normal score transformed anomalies was used to produce the quartile map of the daily anomalies, which were back-transformed. For interpolation of the monthly residuals, we used IQR/2 as the error measure. The error maps of the monthly predictions and daily anomalies were then combined (Hengl et al. 2003).
Thus, the proposed method applies regression kriging for monthly data and simple kriging for daily anomalies, and is henceforth referred to as regression kriging kriging (RKK).
5 Results and discussion
This section illustrates the application of the block RKK gridding method and provides an evaluation of the temperature and error maps generated. An important part of the evaluation was a comparison with the E-OBS product (Haylock et al. 2008).
5.1 Temperature maps
The final steps in generating the daily products are illustrated in Fig. 5. The daily anomalies were interpolated using block SK, as shown in panel (a). Most of the large-scale variability was already adequately explained by the monthly product, but interpolation of the daily anomalies provided important additional information at the regional scale. The cold anomaly over Central Europe and the warm anomaly over Eastern Europe are particularly noteworthy. The daily anomaly map highlighted regions with marked daily temperature anomalies, which were then superimposed on the monthly mean product in the final daily product, shown in panel (b). Figure 5 also shows the uncertainty estimates for the gridded anomalies and the final product. The uncertainty of the final product was dominated by uncertainty in the daily anomaly interpolation (the daily anomalies were greater by one order of magnitude than the monthly regression residuals).
5.2 Cross-validation and comparison with simpler algorithms
We evaluated the performance of the RKK algorithm in three climate regions (Greenland, Central Europe and the Mediterranean) using cross-validation (Wackernagel 2003) and comparison with simpler but commonly used interpolation methods including ordinary kriging (OK) of daily observations and inverse distance weighting (IDW) (Ahrens 2006) of daily observations.
Cross-validation involves sequential removal of each observation from the observational data set, and re-estimation of the observed temperature from the observations in the amended data set using an interpolation method. Thus, the goal was to re-estimate point values at particular station locations. Therefore, these results were based on point interpolation, and not block interpolation. The evaluation criteria were RMSE (perfect score 0°C) and the ratio of the variance of interpolated temperatures and the variance of observed values (VARI, perfect score 1).
Evaluation of RKK, OK and IDW for Central Europe in January and July 2007, using cross-validation for daily Tmin/Tmax
Point RKK
Similarly, Table 2 demonstrates the superiority of RKK over OK and IDW (using Central Europe as an example) in terms of both RMSE and VARI. However, RKK overestimated the spatial variability, especially for Tmin in July. This was a result of the spatial variability imposed by the chosen predictors in the regression step during interpolation.
5.3 Validation of the uncertainty measure
A key issue was to provide a robust uncertainty measure with the RKK, and for this purpose we proposed the IQR. Correct modeling of the local uncertainty implies that 50% of the true values are within the local IQR.
To assess the uncertainty measure, the RKK was tested in two regions that are independent and have dense networks of stations, including a network in southern Austria operated by WegenerNet, and a network in the Black Forrest, Germany. We used block RKK to estimate the daily Tmin and Tmax for each test region at a spatial resolution of 5 km × 5 km (observations aggregated to the grid of the block RKK).
Average percentage of observations falling into the IQR for daily Tmin and Tmax in January and July 2007 for Central Europe and the Mediterranean Sea
Central Europe
Med Sea
However, the widths of the box plots indicate that there were large daily differences. The quality of the predicted temperature and its related uncertainty measure were associated with particular weather conditions, topographical complexity of the region and coverage by network observations. The RKK provided an uncertainty measure that on average (across the climate subregion, and over long time periods) yielded the target precision (50% of the observed values within the IQR), but for single day events at a local scale the uncertainty could be grossly overestimated or underestimated. This is also evidenced in Table 3, which shows that if using non-transformed data the method overestimated the uncertainty (about 80% of the observations fell within the IQR) in the regional observation network areas. Thus, error estimation remains uncertain.
5.4 Comparison with the E-OBS product
We compared maps estimated using the block RKK method with maps based on estimates obtained using a similar product (E-OBS; Haylock et al. 2008). As with the RKK, the E-OBS algorithm involves splitting of the interpolation process into two parts: (1) generation of a monthly map and (2) interpolation and addition of daily anomalies. E-OBS uses elevation and geographical coordinates as predictors by applying three-dimensional smoothing thin-plate splines for interpolation of monthly data, and uses KeD for interpolation of daily anomalies.
Average ratio of the estimated field variances of the daily products of RKK and E-OBS (Tmin and Tmax for the period 2005–2008 for Central Europe and Mediterranean Sea)
Central Europe
Med Sea
Figure 8a shows the average daily estimation error for each observation station using RKK. The largest estimation errors occurred in areas where there was most difference between the daily maps produced by E-OBS and RKK, including the alpine area, Scandinavia and the Mediterranean Sea. This highlights that large uncertainties mostly arise in areas with low network density and complex terrain.
6 Conclusion
We developed an operationally applicable algorithm (RKK) for generating a high-resolution gridded map of daily minimum and maximum temperatures for the WMO region VI. These maps are unique in their spatial extent, resolution and the number of observation stations used.
The RKK method separates the interpolation process into the estimation of monthly climatologies and the interpolation of daily anomalies. This enables selection of the most appropriate interpolation method for the climatological and daily timescales, respectively. For operational use the target region was separated into seven subregions. This decreased the calculation time by reducing the size of the variance–covariance matrix, which had to be inverted within the kriging process. In addition, the use of climatic subregions enabled local climatic characteristics to be accounted for, which resulted in smaller regression residuals.
An evaluation process indicated the usefulness of the method. For example, the RKK method showed a similar performance to the E-OBS data set (Haylock et al. 2008), and was similarly limited in regions with low station density. Kyselý and Plavcová (2010) recently demonstrated this for the E-OBS data set by comparison with an alternative data set that was generated from a high-density network in the Czech Republic.
A major outcome of the study was in establishing an accurate estimate of the daily interpolation uncertainty (calculated as half the inter-quartile range). The application of a normal score transformation of the monthly regression residuals and daily anomalies prior to interpolation reduced the estimation error and improved the quality of the RKK uncertainty measure (observations within the IQR in approximately 50% of cases with normal score transformation and 80% without transformation).
The use of other predictors should be investigated, such as the incorporation of land cover data, which reflects local energy fluxes and thus has predictive potential for local temperature patterns. The main challenge for the future is that simple static indexes, either topographical or weather based, can capture only a small part of the complex processes involved.
Monthly climate temperatures, based on various station networks, and daily observations were obtained from the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD; German Meteorological Service, Offenbach). The authors SK and BA also acknowledge the funding from the DWD and the Hessian initiative for development of scientific and economic excellence (LOEWE) at the Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Frankfurt/Main.
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(The Hosting News) – Data center solution provider Digital Realty Trust is venturing into the land down under. For $10.7 million, the company has announced that it has acquired land in Sydney, Australia for data center development.
It is the second time that Digital Realty Trust has ventured into the Asia-Pacific area (with its other facility being in Singapore). With over ninety sites, the company also has a presence in various locations throughout North America and Europe.
As a company, Digital Realty Trust operates by offering data center solutions through its facilities to tenants.
Commenting on the matter in a press release, Digital Realty Trust CEO Michael F. Foust stated, "The Sydney market is characterized by a robust business environment, yet has a limited supply of data centre space available to meet customer demand for highly reliable, flexible and secure facilities."
With the move, the company is hoping to provide for IT companies who are considering expansion in the area.
Earlier this year in April, Digital Realty Trust announced strong first quarter figures, signaling strong leasing from the company.
It's not the only news made recently concerning both data centers and Australia. Just earlier this month, reports surfaced indicating that Amazon Web Services is planning an Australian expansion. Meanwhile, data center company Equinix already has data centers located within the area.
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The winner of the day-night international here on Sunday will take the last semi-final spot alongside South Africa, New Zealand and defending champions the West Indies.
The loser will have an early ride home, but Australian captain Ricky Ponting believes the desperate situation will hold his team in good stead ahead of the World Cup in the Caribbean next March.
"We know we are going to find ourselves facing a sudden-death scenario at some stage during the World Cup, so the more we can test ourselves under those circumstances, the better off we will be," said Ponting.
"We have managed to play really well in bigger games and this is going to be a very big game, having to defeat India on home soil to keep alive our chances to win the Champions Trophy for the first time."
Australia, the undisputed world champions in both forms of the game, have never qualified for the final of the biennial Champions Trophy despite winning back-to-back World Cup titles in 1999 and 2003.
The Aussies find themselves in a must-win after being stunned by the West Indies in their opening match in Mumbai before bouncing back to whip old foes England in Jaipur on Oct 21.
"We have to play better than India in their own backyard," said Ponting. "We have had an unusually long break of eight days between matches, but that means we should be better prepared for this game."
Ponting underplayed fears about the excessive evening dew on the ground which makes bowling second a hazardous task even though South Africa thrashed Pakistan by 124 runs here on Friday.
"A lot of teams could have been psyched out by the pitches and conditions at different times," he said, adding he had noted how New Zealand beat Pakistan here on Wednesday.
"We took a close look at that game and we know this ground is going to get very wet and very dewy. We are prepared for that."
Australia were more worried about the fitness of young batsman Michael Clarke, who has not trained for a week due to fever and chest infection.
But all-rounder Shane Watson has recovered fully from a bout of severe gastritis that saw him rushed to hospital on Tuesday with chest pains.
Indian captain Rahul Dravid, meanwhile, urged his team to start performing after crashing to their sixth defeat in seven matches against Brian Lara's West Indians in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
"It's not nice losing, we have to perform," said Dravid. "We need to play well in the critical moments of the game. We need people to stand up and be counted.
"I concede we have not done well because the batsmen have not performed. But this is their chance to come good.
"You can plan tactics and have a strategy but at the end of the day cricket matches are won by performing on the field. We need to do that."
India received a scare when middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh injured his knee during training and was uncertain of taking the field on Sunday.
"The good thing he has some time to recover," said Dravid. "If he is fit, he will play. But we have two other batsmen, Mohammad Kaif and Dinesh Mongia, waiting in the wings."
The Teams:
India: R Dravid (Capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, M Kaif, Suresh Raina, M Dhoni (wk), Irfan Pathan, Sreesanth, Harbhajan Singh, Ramesh Powar, Munaf Patel, R P Singh, and Dinesh Mongia.
Australia: Ricky Ponting (Capt), Adam Gilchrist (wk), Andrew Symonds, Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Damien Martyn, Dan Cullen, Glenn McGrath, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Nathan Bracken, Shane Watson, Simon Katich and Mitchell Johnson.


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Automating Some of Your Marketing Can Increase Your ROI
The Investment in Marketing Automation
The typical investments to get started with Marketing Automation are:
- The time – you and your marketing and sales teams
- The time and cost of consultants
- Marketing Automation software or system(s)
The first item may be hard to quantify, because you won't get a bill for it. Making a rough estimate is usually the best bet. If you're doing a lot in-house, increase the number of hours. If you outsource a lot, you can decrease the number of hours.
The brings us to the second item: consultants or agencies. Do you really need them? I've seen companies who are successful with their own staff. However, most of these companies employ people with relevant experience. Even though Marketing Automation is much simpler today then it was only a couple of year ago, it's still a specialty. If you don't have in-house expertise, consider hiring someone, or work with outside vendors. Also don't underestimate the effort involved in creating good lead nurturing content: you may need some help with copy writing or editing.
Marketing Automation software has come a long way. Today, it is feature rich, fast to implement, simple to use (MUST) and usually pretty affordable. This has brought down the cost of doing Marketing Automation, and therefore also improved the ROI (lower cost = higher ROI).
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Where do the big gains come from? There are roughly two areas:
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- Better lead generation
- Less staff/employee time invested in the items that are/can be automated
Better Conversion
Measuring revenue in companies with complex sales processes is hard, because it may take up to 1 year to close a deal. A pragmatic solution is to use stages: from inquiry, to qualified lead, to a lead that is accepted by sales, via opportunity to closed business. For every step you can measure a percentage: say 5% of inquiries turns into qualified leads, and so on. Improvements in conversion rates make it possible to predict increased revenue much sooner.
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Marketing Automation does not just increase conversion, it can also make lead generation more effective. Often, the effectiveness of lead generation is measured by the number of new leads. However, a low quality lead is unlikely to result in revenue. With proper marketing automation processes, you can correlate revenue to specific lead generation activities. This gives you clear feedback which lead generation activities are working, and which are not. By adjusting your lead generation portfolio based on this information, you will generate better-quality leads and increase revenue.
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Information in this article may not be canonical to the storyline of the games or any other Sonic continuity.
Crack Ups is a fictional animated talking comic book created and published by cartoonist Sketch Lampoon in the episode "Sonic Breakout" of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.
The latest issue of Crack Ups has a story about Doctor Robotnik based on the nursery rhyme 'Humpty Dumpty' and it also features a poster of Sonic. They look like regular comics but the stories have buttons that play the animations and sounds, however these comics are still drawn out by hand.
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