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Ever wonder if tostada stacks are gluten free? What about a dessert made out of pretzels? Whether you're managing celiac disease or looking to steer clear of grains or other gluten-containing foods, we've hunted down five easy recipes your friends and family will never believe are gluten free. Each focuses on flavor, ease of preparation and family appeal, and no one will suspect you of sneaking a gluten-free recipe onto their dinner plates. Sneaky? Nah. It's easy, and you can do it too!
May is Celiac Awareness Month, and for the many people diagnosed with this autoimmune disease, eliminating gluten (the protein found in wheat, rye and barley) and gluten-containing foods involves careful food choices in order to avoid health complications. Not diagnosed with celiac disease? Some people are gluten-sensitive (meaning their bodies don't digest gluten properly), and beyond intestinal distress, they may experience different unrelated symptoms, including fatigue, skin rashes, headaches and sinusitis.
Crunchy Chicken Tostada Stacks
You might be surprised, but most corn tortillas are naturally gluten free. If you're searching for a fun, family-friendly dinner that everyone can enjoy—regardless of whether they're gluten free or not—this is a perfect choice. Everyone can build their own stacks, and there's no need to cook a separate meal for your gluten-free family members. This recipe also doesn't use any packaged seasoning mixes, which often contain gluten. (Flour tortillas are not gluten free, and there are some corn tortillas that are made from a blend of corn and flour, so always check the label to be safe.)
Hash Browns and Eggs
A lot of people assume that all packaged convenience products aren't gluten free or safe to eat. But potatoes are naturally gluten free, and many brands of hash brown potatoes are gluten free too. I suggest Simply Potatoes brand (a 20-oz. package), which is marked gluten free on the package. (If you can't find them, be sure to check the label to ensure the brand is gluten free.)
Crispy Cornmeal-Crusted Catfish
Confused about which grains are safe? Gluten is found in wheat, rye and barley, so cornmeal is completely safe! Fried fish from a restaurant may have been fried in oil that was also used to fry battered onion rings or battered fish, so it wouldn't be safe for those especially sensitive to gluten. There's no worry about that with this recipe! Not only is it prepared at home using cornmeal, not flour, but it's broiled too. Healthier and no risk of cross-contamination.
Beefy Pasta Skillet Dinner
This one-dish winner can easily be converted into a gluten-free recipe by using a gluten-free pasta. Eaten on their own, gluten-free pastas can sometimes lack flavor, but in this dish, the pasta absorbs all the wonderful flavor from the other ingredients while simmering.
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Being gluten free doesn't mean you have to give up sweet treats. If you want to make a gluten-free cake, you may have to invest in a number of gluten-free products, but the packaged gluten-free pretzels twists you can use in this fun dessert are widely available. Most chocolate chips are safe, but read the label, as they could be processed with gluten (or check the company's website for product information). I suggest Glutino pretzels and Hershey's chocolate chips, both of which are gluten free.
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In this after-death communication, Celynda is warmly greeted at the cemetery by her Grandmother, only after to be coldly greeted by something else. This post explores how to handle unwanted entities.
Celynda writes:
"I had an experience while visiting my Grandmother's grave at the cemetery. First, I stopped to see my Grandfather who passed October 1, 2006. Afterward, I visited my Grandmother who passed more recently, September 19, 2012. As I was standing over my Grandmother's grave, I felt a strong presence holding me. It was the most beautiful, warm and amazing feeling I have ever felt in my life! It felt like she was trying to tell me something or that she knew just how much I needed her… as lately I've been under a lot of stress. She always made me feel so important and would brag to all her friends about how successful I am and how I'm going to be a Doctor."
"I got in my car after I felt her stop hugging me. I was so happy. Then, while still sitting there while I was getting ready to leave, I saw something dark quickly pass by on the outside of the passenger side of my car. Then, it passed by on my side. I left after that. I've always been sensitive and would see things while I was growing up."
"During my pregnancy, (my daughter is now a one-year-old), I woke up in the middle of the night and saw a white shadow (cloudy image) that looked like one of my Grandparents. I asked, "Who are you? What do you want?" Then, it faded away. I didn't feel threatened; it was definitely a peaceful presence."
"More recently, my daughter woke up in the night, screaming at 12:00 am. So I walked around with her a little until she fell asleep. As I laid next to her, I could feel a bad presence in the room. When I looked around, I could see a dark shadow. All of the sudden, it felt like something was holding me down. The pressure was mostly on my head and I could hardly move my hands. I screamed for my mom and her fiancé because I was spending the night at their house. I banged on the wall. The crazy part of this is that their room is next to mine, but they couldn't hear me. Sometimes, I feel that being this sensitive is a gift. Other times, I feel it is a curse."
Commentary- Although Celynda met her Grandmother in the cemetery, over her grave, she could have just as easily met her anywhere. There is a long time tradition of burying our dead in the ground for a variety of different reasons. Some of them include; respect, burial rites, dust to dust traditions, and religious beliefs that one's soul could better reach the afterlife of the underworld by being buried in the ground, and are therefore; part way there. Then, there are some people's belief that one's eventual ashes could reconstitute in original physical form, to rise up in a resurrection of an afterlife that happens to exist in the other direction, known as the heavens.
Whatever the rites, beliefs, traditions listed above, or the many other scenarios not covered here, the fact that remains is, the physical body once laid to rest in that grave, will eventually become, as they say, "dust to dust." The good news is that our loved one's souls and spirits do not actually rest in their graves, our loved one's souls and spirits now rest with us.
It's true, a quiet gravesite makes an excellent place to get away from the distracted world of the living, to pay our respects to our lost loved ones. And, because it is a peaceful place, dedicated to the peaceful pondering of our thoughts and feelings about them, it can be a great place to receive a visitation from our loved one, too. And in this case, Celynda was able to connect with her Grandma with an energetic hug in a way that completely rocked her world! She called it, "the most beautiful, warm and amazing feeling I have ever felt in my life!" That's something noteworthy, for sure, and something Celynda will never forget.
Shortly, after this extraordinary light-filled experience, Celynda experienced the darkness. As I have said many times before, we live in a dualistic world. In this place where learning is achieved through contrast, there are light and dark, good and bad, peace and despair, love and hate, trust and fear, and so on. In this world of opposites, opposition exists. Just as there are light beings, there are also dark beings, as well as everything in between.
If you are a person who is energetically sensitive, like Celynda, it doesn't take much to be aware of all kinds of things that others cannot even begin to perceive. Whether or not you want to, you are apt to notice this wide range along the light/no light spectrum. Celynda mentions that she has always been aware of both and that; sometimes it's a blessing, then, at other times… it's a curse.
At some point, for someone like Celynda, it may not be a question of how to handle the light ones, it will be a matter of how to handle the "dark ones." Believe me, unwittingly having had my own experiences with dark entities in the past, I know first hand that they exist. And while I don't even like talking about the subject, it is important to address here, because it can happen. Although there exists both extremes in our reality, what you focus on matters. Here are a few things I've learned along the way to avoid the "dark ones."
- Don't give your energy to what you don't want in your life. If at all possible, avoid derogatory people who have nothing to contribute but their negativity. How many times, after being with such a person, do we walk away feeling disempowered? Many times, we can instantly recognize these folks by their demeaning attitudes and demeanors. They simply cannot hide it. And, while these people have the right to be this way, (given the light and dark thing), it doesn't mean that they don't attract dark energy around them. They certainly don't attract light energy to them! Just love them from a far!
- Watch out for energy vampires. Although they are actual people, and many times, benign, they have an uncanny method of sucking the energy (life force), right out of a person, leaving one physically, mentally, emotionally and energetically weak, confused and/or depressed. The result can be unprotected areas for negative thought forms and entities to make their home.
- Avoid negative thoughts and actions. A thought form is just that; a repetitive thought brought to life by focused attention. Negative thought forms are products of our own creation and, without ever realizing it, they mostly affect the one creating them and the people closest to them.
- Don't entertain what you don't want in your life. When one is at the point of entertaining something, an invitation has already been extended. If one doesn't want dark energy to enter their personal sphere, they must avoid things with dark energy attached. This could include- disturbing shows, movies and images. Also, dark thoughts, feelings and disrespectful or demeaning conversations about one's self and others. You have the power to un-invite anything through your will and your words. Make sure you say it like you mean it!
- Don't act like prey. Some of these darker entities look for weaknesses to exploit, such as dependencies, addictions, fear, low self esteem, mental/emotional pain, as well as depression and/or other oppressive diseases, imbalances, moods, attitudes and emotions that leave one feeling helpless, hopeless, out of control and wide open for destructive exploitation and abuse. Living life as a victim is a sure fire way to attract dark and oppressive energies our way. Many times, in all our efforts to repeatedly try and fail in life, we have given up our own power and will, because we have become tired, beaten down, resigned and cynical. Remember, in a world of opposition, in order for there to be a victim in this world, there has has to be a perpetrator or "evil doer," as well. And… it's a good thing that, with time and awareness, we are able to change our perspective about the way we see things.
- Despite the pain and ugliness that exists in this world, don't give up. There are horrible atrocities that go on in our world on a daily basis. Some of us, or our loved ones, have been exposed to horrible people and/or things that would make any ordinary person, living an ordinary life, cringe in fear and disgust to know that these atrocities even exist. Yet, they do exist. Unfortunately, this too, is a part of our world; the ugliness, as well as the beauty, the pain, as well as the pleasure. And, this is the nature of this dualistic world to which we belong, as we attempt to live within the opposites of this opposition. In the face of the helplessness and hopelessness of one's fear and pain, we could easily relinquish our power, and get sucked into the darkness, only to be consumed by it. Or… we can become an agent of light, and one who serves to illuminate the darkness with the light. Although it may not seem like it, at the time of our greatest hardships, there is always a choice about who we will be in the face of it, and which we will serve; the dark or light. Viktor Frankl is a great example of this. Viktor Frankl was a Neurologist/Psychiatrist who, for a period in the 1940's, was imprisoned in Auschwitz concentration camp. Viktor learned the importance and power of finding meaning in every form of existence, even unbearable ones. Amazingly, instead of allowing himself to be victimized, he looked at every situation as something that he could learn from, thus, not giving up, but making life a reason to continue living.
- If it's light you want, engage only with the light. Consciously give your spiritual, mental, emotional and physical energy to the light. Meditation, prayer, spiritual practices that raise your vibration, uplifting and positive thoughts and conversations are important, as are compassionate service to others and self. At some point, even find a way to make peace with a painful past; what you did or did not do; what was done to you or wasn't done for you. In doing these things, you will begin to feel much lighter. Why would a dark entity want to hang around the light when it might be exposed? Although it is possible that darkness could change and move in the direction toward light at some point, it probably wouldn't be a sudden change… unless it occurs in the form of spontaneous enlightenment.
- Fill yourself with light and love. Visualizing and imaging white light filling you up and circling around your body like a bubble is a great way to start. Add some love in there for good measure. You can even practice "being" the embodiment of love and light itself. "Fake it 'til you make it!" There are much worse things a person could do with their time on this Earth.
- Live in the light. Being honest, truthful, transparent, having personal integrity by making amends to yourself and others. Although forgiveness for wrong doings committed against one's self or one's loved ones can seem unacceptable and unthinkable, taking vengeance is like drinking poison and expecting someone else to die.
- Practice love and trust, over fear. Surround one's self with good and positive people, things and thoughts. Don't let the dark beings scare or intimidate. Our fear is their food. If something uninvited shows up, don't entertain it. "White light" yourself, or whatever you do to raise your vibration, and move on if possible.
As with physical people on this planet, there will always be extreme examples of those who are living in the "light" versus those who are living in the "darkness." There is also the possibility of everything in the range between. Some neutral life forms may be rather curious about one's light. An example of these beings could be "inter-dimensional beings." Many of these beings are benign. One probably wouldn't even notice them. There are those on the darker side that see an opening and just want to mess with someone, or worse; to exploit them in some way or live vicariously through them. This is the reason for many addictions that are difficult to break. Then, there are the worst ones of all. Those unhappy nasty beings that would ruin lives. If this is a serious problem, one might need to get some outside support and strength for assistance. This may include a number of ways that serve to un-invite, and actually "boot out" dark entities. No doubt, your belief system, (religious, spiritual or otherwise), may play an important part in the success of this.
Whether it's the "light ones" we love, the "neutral ones" we may not notice, or the "darker ones" which we may notice and sure wish we didn't, it's important to realize that these beings have always been here in some way, shape or form. Like anything else we've lived side-by-side with in the physical world, and may have liked or not liked, (Think: annoying mosquito, no see um bugs and yellow jackets), these other-dimensional/inter-dimensional beings have always existed in the non-physical, too.
So while Celynda is sensitive enough to experience both extremes of the spectrum, and I'll admit, that last experience at her mom's house must have been terrifying to her, STILL… it's amazing that she felt her Grandmother's love and support in the form of an energetic hug, which she badly needed at the time. And… on top of that, it also rocked her world!
So spirit sensitivity: gift or curse? All things considered, I'd say it's a gift to even be able to be aware of such things. The nature of reality is a fascinating subject to explore. One thing is certain to all who have experienced these things… it sure sheds a whole new perspective on reality.
At the very end of it, I tend to be the optimistic and say that it's all about the LOVE and LIGHT! Why? Because even fear and darkness have the potential of changing their minds to become such. It is only a matter of choice, because it is always a matter of which perspective you are choosing to look from; dark or light. And with this possibility… enlightenment could occur at any moment.
And, as always… May the Force be with YOU!


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|Oracle9i Real Application Clusters Deployment and Performance
Release 1 (9.0.1)
Part Number A89870-02
This appendix explains how to configure locks to cover multiple blocks. Refer to this appendix only for rare circumstances to override Oracle Real Application Clusters' default resource control scheme as performed by the Global Cache Service (GCS) and the Global Enqueue Service (GES). The topics in this appendix are:
Oracle strongly recommends that you avoid overriding the resource control performed by the Global Cache and Global Enqueue Services. The default scheme provides exceptional performance for almost all system types in almost all Real Application Clusters environments. In addition, assigning locks requires additional administrative and tuning effort. Therefore, using the default scheme is preferable to performing the complex tasks required to override the default strategy as described in this appendix.
Cache Fusion provides exceptional scalability and performance using cache-to-cache transfers of data that is not cached locally. In other words, before an instance reads a data block from disk, Oracle attempts to obtain the requested data from another instance's cache. If the requested block exists in another cache, then the data block is transferred across the interconnect from the holding instance to the requesting instance.
Real Application Clusters' resource control scheme guarantees the integrity of changes to data made by multiple instances. By default, each data block in an instance's buffer cache is protected by the Global Cache Service. The GCS tracks the access modes, roles, privileges, and states of these resources.
In rare situations, you may want to override the GCS, and the Global Enqueue Service, by configuring multi-block locks where one lock covers multiple data blocks in a file. If blocks are frequently accessed from the same instance, or if blocks are accessed from multiple nodes but in compatible modes such as shared mode for concurrent reads, then a lock configuration may improve performance.
To do this, set the
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS parameter and specify the number of locks that Oracle uses for particular files. The syntax of the parameter also enables you to specify lock allocations for groups of files as well as the number of contiguous data blocks to be covered by each lock. If you indiscriminately use values for
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS, then adverse performance such as excessive forced disk writes can result. Therefore, only set
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS for:
READ ONLY, and tablespace containing rollback segments
Using multiple locks for each file can be useful for the types of data shown in Table A-1.
When the data is mostly read-only.
A few locks can cover many blocks without requiring frequent lock operations. These locks are released only when another instance needs to modify the data. Assigning locks can result in better performance on read-only data with parallel execution processing. If the data is strictly read-only, then consider designating the tablespace as read-only.
When the data can be partitioned according to the instance which is likely to modify it.
Lock assignments that you define to match this partitioning scheme allow instances to hold disjoint sets of locks. This reduces the need for lock operations.
When a large amount of data is modified by a relatively small set of instances.
Lock assignments permit access to an un-cached database block to proceed without Parallel Cache Management activity. However, this is only possible if the block is already in the requesting instance's cache.
Using locking can cause additional cross-instance cache management activity because conflicts can occur between instances that modify different database blocks. Resolution of false forced disk writes or excessive forced disk writes can require writing several blocks from the cache of the instance that currently owns access to the blocks.
Set the
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS initialization parameter to specify the number of locks covering data blocks in a datafile or set of datafiles. This section covers:
The syntax for the
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS parameter enables you to specify the relationship between locks and files. The syntax for this parameter is:
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS="{file_list=#locks[!blocks] [EACH][:]} . . ."
file_list specifies a single file, range of files, or list of files and ranges as follows: fileidA[-fileidC][,fileidE[-fileidG]] ...
Query the data dictionary view
Sets the number of locks to assign to
Specifies the number of contiguous data blocks to be covered by each lock; also called the blocking factor
Specifies #locks as the number of locks to be allocated to each file in
The default value for !blocks is 1. When you specify blocks, contiguous data blocks are covered by each of the #lock locks. To specify a value for blocks, use the exclamation point (!) separator. You would primarily specify blocks, and not specify the
EACH keyword to allocate sets of locks to cover multiple datafiles.
Always set the !blocks value to avoid interfering with the data partitioning gained by using free list groups. Normally you do not need to preallocate extents. When a row is inserted into a table and Oracle allocates new extents, Oracle allocates contiguous blocks that are specified with !blocks in
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS to the free list group associated with an instance.
For example, you can assign 300 locks to file 1 and 100 locks to file 2 by adding the following line to your initialization parameter file:
The following entry specifies a total of 1500 locks: 500 each for files 1, 2, and 3:
By contrast, the following entry specifies a total of only 500 locks spread across the three files:
The following entry indicates that Oracle should use 1000 distinct locks to protect file 1. The data in the files is protected in groups of 25 contiguous locks.
If you define a datafile with the
AUTOEXTEND clause or if you issue the
ALTER DATABASE ... DATAFILE ... RESIZE statement, then you may also need to adjust the lock assignment.
When you add new datafiles, decide whether these new files should be subject to the default control of the GCS or whether you want to assign locks using the
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS initialization parameter.
The following examples show different methods of mapping blocks to locks and how the same locks are used on multiple datafiles.
Figure A-1 shows an example of mapping blocks to locks for the parameter value
In datafile 1 shown in Figure A-1, 60 locks map to 120 blocks, which is a multiple of 60. Each lock covers two data blocks.
In datafiles 2 and 3, 40 locks map to a total of 160 blocks. A lock can cover either one or two data blocks in datafile 2, and two or three data blocks in datafile 3. Thus, one lock can cover three, four, or five data blocks across both datafiles.
In datafile 4, each lock maps exactly to a single data block, since there is the same number of locks as data blocks.
In datafile 5, 30 locks map to 170 blocks, which is not a multiple of 30. Each lock therefore covers five or six data blocks.
Each lock illustrated in Figure A-1 can be held in either shared read mode or read-exclusive mode.
The following parameter setting allocates 500 locks to datafile 1; 400 locks each to files 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, and 12; 150 locks to file 5; 250 locks to file 6; and 300 locks collectively to files 7 through 9:
This example assigns a total of (500 + (6*400) + 150 + 250 + 300) = 3600 locks. You can specify more than this number of locks if you add more datafiles.
In Example 2, 300 locks are allocated to datafiles 7, 8, and 9 collectively with the clause "7-9=300". The keyword EACH is omitted. If each of these datafiles contains 900 data blocks, then for a total of 2700 data blocks, then each lock covers nine data blocks. Because the datafiles are multiples of 300, the nine locks cover three data blocks in each datafile.
The following parameter value allocates 200 locks each to files 1 through 3; 50 locks to datafile 4; 100 locks collectively to datafiles 5, 6, 7, and 9; and 20 locks in contiguous 50-block groups to datafiles 8 and 10 combined:
In this example, a lock assigned to the combined datafiles 5, 6, 7, and 9 covers one or more data blocks in each datafile, unless a datafile contains fewer than 100 data blocks. If datafiles 5 to 7 contain 500 data blocks each and datafile 9 contains 100 data blocks, then each lock covers 16 data blocks: one in datafile 9 and five each in the other datafiles. Alternatively, if datafile 9 contained 50 data blocks, half of the locks would cover 16 data blocks (one in datafile 9); the other half of the locks would only cover 15 data blocks (none in datafile 9).
The 20 locks assigned collectively to datafiles 8 and 10 cover contiguous groups of 50 data blocks. If the datafiles contain multiples of 50 data blocks and the total number of data blocks is not greater than 20 times 50, that is, 1000, then each lock covers data blocks in either datafile 8 or datafile 10, but not in both. This is because each of these locks covers 50 contiguous data blocks. If the size of datafile 8 is not a multiple of 50 data blocks, then one lock must cover data blocks in both files. If the sizes of datafiles 8 and 10 exceed 1000 data blocks, then some locks must cover more than one group of 50 data blocks, and the groups might be in different files.
In this example, four locks are specified for files 1 and 2. Therefore, the number of blocks covered by each lock is eight ((16+16)/4). The blocks are not contiguous.
In this example, four locks are specified for files 1 and 2. However, the locks must cover eight contiguous blocks.
In this example, four locks are specified for file 1 and four for file 2. The locks must cover four contiguous blocks.
In this example, file 1 has multi-block lock control with 4 locks. On file 2, locks are allocated.
Use the !blocks option of
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS to align the extents of contiguous blocks allocated to an object with lock coverage. When using the !blocks notation, contiguous data blocks are covered by one lock. For example:
Allocates 1000 locks to file 12 with a periodicity of 25, in other words one lock covers 25 contiguous blocks.
If an extent definition (
NEXT EXTENT) for a table corresponds to !blocks, then in this case the 25 contiguous blocks covered by a lock coincide with the extent boundaries. In other words, all the blocks covered by a multi-block lock are in the same extent.
This is important when using free list groups. When no more blocks exist with free space, Oracle allocates a new extent. The blocks in this extent are then allocated to a particular free list group. If not properly configured, then locks can also cover blocks from another extent which might be in the free list group used by another instance. This results in false forced disk writes.
If you do not use the blocking factor as described in this section, then the same lock can cover blocks from different extents allocated to distinct free list groups, thus incurring additional overhead. This situation is what free list groups are supposed to avoid.
To accommodate growth, the strategy of dynamically allocating blocks to free list groups is more effective than the preallocation of extents.
See Also:
"Extent Preallocation Examples" before using the methods described in this section
You can also use the !blocks option of
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS to dynamically allocate blocks to a free list from the high water mark within a lock boundary. This method does not eliminate all forced writes on the segment header. Instead, this method allocates blocks as needed so you do not have to preallocate extents.
Because locks are owned by instances, blocks are allocated on a per-instance basis--and that is why they are allocated to free list groups. Within an instance, blocks can be allocated to different free lists.
Using this method, you can either explicitly allocate the !blocks value, or leave the balance of new blocks covered by the existing lock. If you choose the latter, there still may be contention for the existing locks by allocation to other instances.
A segment's high water mark is the current limit to the number of blocks that have been allocated within the segment. If you are allocating extents dynamically, the high water mark is also the lock boundary. The lock boundary and the number of blocks that will be allocated at one time within an extent must coincide. This value must be the same for all instances.
Consider the example in Figure A-6 with four blocks for each lock (!4). Locks have been allocated before the block content has been entered. If Oracle fills data block D2, held by Lock 2, and then allocated another range of four blocks, only the number of blocks fitting within the lock boundary are allocated. In this case, this includes blocks 7 and 8. Both of these are protected by the current lock. With the high water mark at 8, when instance 2 allocates a range of blocks, all four blocks 9 to 12 are allocated, covered by Lock 3. The next time instance 1 allocates blocks it will get blocks 13 to 16, covered by Lock 4.
This example assumes that
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS has the following setting for both instances:
With the
EACH option specified, each file in
file_list is allocated
#locks number of locks. Within each file,
!blocks specifies the number of contiguous data blocks to be covered by each lock.
Figure A-7 shows the incremental process by which the segment grows:
In this way, if user A on Instance 1 is working on block 10, no one else from either instance can work on any block in the range of blocks covered by Lock 2. This includes blocks 6 through 10.
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS in Real Application Clusters has further implications. For example, setting it can increase monitoring overhead and you may have to frequently adjust the parameter when the database grows or when you add files. Moreover, you cannot dynamically change the setting for
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS. To change the setting, you must stop the instances, alter the setting, and restart all the instances. In addition, consider the following topics in this section:
Sites that run continuously cannot afford to shut down for parameter value adjustments. Therefore, when you use the
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS parameter, remember to provide room for growth or room for files to extend.
You must also carefully consider how you use locks on files that do not grow significantly, such as read-only or read-mostly files. It is possible that better performance would result from assigning fewer locks for multiple blocks. However, if the expected CPU and memory savings due to fewer locks do not outweigh the administrative overhead, use the resource control scheme of the Global Cache and Global Enqueue Services.
Never include the following types of files in the
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS parameter list:
TEMPORARY tablespace.
READ ONLY; the exception to this is a single lock that you can assign to ensure the tablespace does not have to contend for spare locks--but setting this lock is not mandatory--you can still leave this tablespace unassigned.
When data is frequently inserted into a table from multiple nodes and the table is not partitioned, you can use free list groups to avoid performance issues. Free list groups separate the data structures associated with the free space management of a table into disjoint sets that are available for individual instances. However, if you override the Global Cache and Global Enqueue Services, consider assigning locks with free lists as described under the following topic.
If each extent in a table is in a separate datafile, you can use the
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS parameter to allocate specific ranges of locks to each extent, so that each set of locks is associated with only one group of free lists.
Figure A-8 shows multiple extents in separate files. The
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS parameter allocates 10 locks to files 8 and 10, and 10 locks to files 9 and 11. Extents A and C are in the same free list group, and extents B and D are in another free list group. One set of locks is associated with files 8 and 10, and a different set of locks is associated with files 9 and 11. You do not need separate locks for files that are in the same free list group, such as files 8 and 10, or files 9 and 11.
This example assumes total partitioning for reads as well as writes. If more than one instance updates blocks, then it is desirable to have more than one lock for each file to minimize forced reads and writes. This is because even with a shared lock, all blocks held by a lock are subject to forced reads when another instance tries to read even one of the blocks held in exclusive mode.
To optimize parallel execution in Real Application Clusters environments when not using the default resource control scheme, you must accurately set the
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS parameter. Data block address locking in its default behavior assigns one lock to each block. For example, during a full table scan, a lock must be acquired for each block read into the scan. To accelerate full table scans, you use one of the following three possibilities:
To speed up parallel DML operations, consider using hashed locking or a high grouping factor rather than database address locking. A parallel execution server works on non-overlapping partitions; it is recommended that partitions not share files. You can thus reduce the number of lock operations by having only 1 hashed lock for each file. Because the parallel execution server only works on non-overlapping files, there are no lock pings.
The following guidelines affect memory usage, and thus indirectly affect performance:
If you set
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS, then Cache Fusion is disabled. In this case, you can use three statistics in the
V$SYSSTAT view to measure the I/O workload related to global cache synchronization:
DBWR cross-instance writes occur when Oracle resolves inter-instance data block contention by writing the requested block to disk before the requesting node can use it.
Cache Fusion eliminates the disk I/O for current and consistent-read versions of blocks. This can lead to a substantial reduction in physical writes and reads performed by each instance.
You can obtain the following statistics to quantify the write I/Os required for global cache synchronization.
V$SYSSTAT view:
SELECT NAME, VALUE FROM V$SYSSTAT WHERE NAME IN ('DBWR cross-instance writes', 'remote instance undo block writes', 'remote instance undo header writes', 'physical writes');
Oracle responds with output similar to:
NAME VALUE --------------------------------------------------------- ---------- physical writes 41802 DBWR cross-instance writes 5403 remote instance undo block writes 0 remote instance undo header writes 2 4 rows selected.
Where the statistic physical writes refers to all physical writes that occurred from a particular instance performed by DBWR, the value for DBWR cross-instance writes accounts for all writes caused by writing a dirty buffer containing a data block that is requested for modification by another instance. Because the DBWR process also handles cross-instance writes, DBWR cross-instance writes are a subset of all physical writes.
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The ratio shows how much disk I/O is related to writes to rollback segments.
V$LOCK_ACTIVITY and the physical reads statistics from
The following formula computes the percentage of reads that are only for local work where lock buffers for read represents the N-to-S block access mode conversions:
These so-called forced reads occur when a cached data block that was previously modified by the local instance had to be written to disk. This is due to a request from another instance, so the block is then re-acquired by the local instance for a read.
False forced writes occur when Oracle down-converts a lock that protects two or more blocks if the blocks are concurrently updated from different nodes. Assume that each node is updating a different block covered by the same lock. In this case, each node must write both blocks to disk even though the node is updating only one of them. This is necessary because the same lock covers both blocks.
Statistics are not available to show false forced write activity. To assess false forced write activity you can only consider circumstantial evidence as described in this section.
The following SQL statement shows the number of lock operations causing a write, and the number of blocks actually written:
SELECT VALUE/(A.COUNTER + B.COUNTER + C.COUNTER) "PING RATE" FROM V$SYSSTAT, V$LOCK_ACTIVITY A, V$LOCK_ACTIVITY B, V$LOCK_ACTIVITY C WHERE A.FROM_VAL = 'X' AND A.TO_VAL = 'NULL' AND B.FROM_VAL = 'X' AND B.TO_VAL = 'S' AND C.FROM_VAL = 'X' AND C.TO_VAL = 'SSX' AND NAME = 'DBWR cross-instance writes';
Table A-2 shows how to interpret the forced disk write rate.
|Forced Disk Write Rate
Less than 1
False forced writes may be occurring, but there are more lock operations than forced disk writes. DBWR is writing blocks fast enough, resulting in no writes for lock activity. This is also known as a soft ping, meaning I/O activity is not required for the forced disk write, only lock activity.
Equal to 1
Each lock activity involving a potential write causes the write to occur. False forced writes may be occurring.
Greater than 1
False forced writes are definitely occurring.
Use this formula to calculate the percentage of false forced writes:
Then check the total number of writes and calculate the number due to false forced writes:
SELECT Y.VALUE "ALL WRITES", Z.VALUE "PING WRITES", Z.VALUE * pingrate "FALSE PINGS", FROM V$SYSSTAT Z, V$SYSSTAT Y, WHERE Z.NAME = 'DBWR cross-instance writes' AND Y.NAME = 'physical writes';
Here, ping_rate is given by the following SQL statement:
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW PING_RATE AS SELECT ((VALUE/(A.COUNTER+B.COUNTER+C.COUNTER))-1)/ (VALUE/(A.COUNTER+B.COUNTER+C.COUNTER)) RATE FROM V$SYSSTAT, V$LOCK_ACTIVITY A, V$LOCK_ACTIVITY B, V$LOCK_ACTIVITY C WHERE A.FROM_VAL = 'X' AND A.TO_VAL = 'NULL' AND B.FROM_VAL = 'X' AND B.TO_VAL = 'S' AND C.FROM_VAL = 'X' AND C.TO_VAL = 'SSX' AND NAME = 'DBWR cross-instance writes';
The goal is not only to reduce overall forced disk writes, but also to reduce false forced writes. To do this, look at the distribution of instance locks in
GC_FILES_TO_LOCKS and check the data in the files.
The following section describes the lock names and lock formats of locks. The topics in this section are:
Internally, Oracle global lock name formats used one of the following formats:
A two-character type name for the lock type, for example, BL, TX, TM
The first lock identifier. The meaning and format of this identifier differs from one lock type to another.
The second lock identifier. The meaning and format of this identifier differs from one lock type to another.
For example, a space management lock might be named ST00. A lock might be named BL 1 900.
The clients of the lock manager define the lock type, for example BL for a lock, and two parameters, id1 and id2, and pass these parameters to the GCS API to open a lock. The lock manager does not distinguish between different types of locks. Each component of Oracle defines the type and the two parameters for its own needs, in other words, id1 and id2 have a meaning consistent with the requirements of each component.
All locks are Buffer Cache Management locks. Buffer Cache Management locks are of type BL. The syntax of lock names is
type ID1 ID2, where:
Is always BL because locks are buffer locks.
The database address of the blocks.
The block class.
Examples of lock names are:
This is a data block with lock element 100.
This is a segment header block with lock element 1000.
This is an undo segment header with rollback segment #10. The formula for the rollback segment is 7 + (10 * 2).
There are several different types and names of locks as shown in Table A-3:
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Controlfile Transaction
Parallel Execution Process Synchronization
Cross-Instance Call Invocation
Redo Thread
System Commit Number
Direct Loader Index Creation
Database Mount
Sequence Number
Distributed Recovery
Sequence Number Enqueue
File Set
Sequence Number Value
Redo Log Kick
Space Management Transaction
Instance Number
Transaction Recovery
Instance Recovery
DML Enqueue
Instance State
Temporary Segment (also Table-Space)
Mount Definition
Temporary Table
Media Recovery
Library Cache Invalidation
User-Defined Locks
Library Cache Lock
User Name
Library Cache Pin
Begin written Redo Log
Row Cache
Instance Registration Attribute Lock
Password File
Instance Registration Lock
Process Startup
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Tennessee and UConn won't play in regular season, but that just adds fuel to the fire.
By GREG AUMAN, Times Staff Writer
Published December 22, 2007
This is one in an occasional series on the history, personalities and issues in women's college basketball leading to the Final Four in April in Tampa.
Top-ranked Tennessee and No. 2 Connecticut are in California for road games this weekend, but for the first time in 13 seasons, that's the closest they'll come to playing each other.
What is easily the best rivalry in women's college basketball was canceled in the summer by Vols coach Pat Summitt, whose defending national champions are off to a 10-0 start and face No. 5 Stanford today.
"I'm asked about (not playing UConn) a lot, but it is what it is. I made the decision," Summitt said by phone Thursday night. "It certainly wasn't the most popular decision, especially with the media and fans."
The schools had met every year since 1994-95, with Connecticut holding a 13-9 edge but Tennessee winning the past three meetings. From 1995 to 2004, the perennial powers met seven times in the Final Four, including five times in championship games, with the Huskies winning four of those ultimate showdowns.
Connecticut hasn't been to a Final Four since beating Tennessee for the 2004 title, and coach Geno Auriemma publicly criticized Summitt for not continuing the series, suggesting she let their personal feud claim what has been their sport's calling card: Fans who don't know anything about women's college basketball can appreciate a UT-UConn game.
"I think she should just come out and say she's not playing us because she hates my guts," Auriemma told the Hartford Courant before the season. "And I think people would buy that. Then everyone would be happy. She should just say he's a dope, a smart---, and then everyone could say that they agree with her."
The undisputed powers -- they're the top two teams on every ballot in the Associated Press and coaches' polls -- aren't playing each other, but they're loading up on highly ranked opponents. Tennessee has already beaten top-10 teams in Oklahoma and North Carolina; UConn has wins against Stanford and Duke.
Women's basketball coaches are much more likely to stage those kinds of nonconference battles than their men's counterparts. Already this season, there have been 10 games pitting women's top-10 teams against each other; on the men's side, there has been just one (Texas' upset of UCLA), though there are two more today in Memphis-Georgetown and Texas-Michigan State.
Summitt said she has always sought the best competition, even when her team wasn't one of those teams. Early in her coaching career, she lined up games with Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion and Texas, then the nation's elite programs.
"It brings more exposure to women's basketball when we do that," Summitt said. "It's part of getting your own team ready and seasoned for the postseason. When you have games like Stanford-Tennessee, you stand a good chance of having a game on TV."
If there's an upside to not having Tennessee-Connecticut as a staple of January basketball, it's that it could bring an even more intense spotlight if the two teams meet in Tampa during April's Final Four.
"I can tell you right now, I would expect us to play each other in the postseason," Summitt said. "That'd be what a lot of women's basketball fans would want to see. I'd like it, too, because that means we're in the Final Four."
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BUCKHANNON -- West Virginia Wesleyan captured 22 individual event titles in the 2017 Bobcat Classic contested Thursday and Friday on the Wesleyan campus.
The event included Davis & Elkins, Alderson-Broaddus, Glenville State and WVU-Tech.
Katie Demi (pictured right) led the way on the women's side, winning the javelin with a heave of 40.58, an NCAA provisional mark.
She was joined in victory by teammates Jordan Lynn (shot put), Aiyana Kachmarek (pictured below) (discus), Lauren Crimm (hammer), Anja Beckmann (triple jump), Ali Allen (long jump), Joy Price (high jump), Mim Stonecipher (pole vault), Mykera Days (100), Caylee Painter (200), Sydney Pineault (800 and 1500), Rachael Englund (10,000), Baylee Summers (steeplechase), Lauren Cvechko (100H), Lauren Leaman (400H) and Audrey Barber (heptathlon).
Dylon Rippeto led the men's attack with victories in both the hammer throw and discus throw.
He was joined in victory by Alex Moss (javelin), Nicholas Molina (pole vault), Jacob Ortiz (long jump), Isaiah Robinson (800), Austin Jarrell (5000), Nate Moore (110H) and Austin Austin Gresser (400H).
Wesleyan also captured wins in all four relays.
"Today was a good step for our team overall," Wesleyan head coach Jesse Skiles said. "We also had some nice performances from many athletes who were in college debuts, or doing new events. We have a lot of kids who just want to help the team in anyway they can."
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Hello again, I hope you all had a great New Years celebration? I am sure it was filled with great moments and lots of delicious food and drinks! 😉 I am almost back to Miami, just a few more days with family back in Switzerland, basically half-way back from Bangkok to the US
My recipe today, reminds me of a vacation in a hot place, by the ocean….. The inspiration is a mix from the Middle-East and Greece – and from a recent restaurant visit. I went to the Cheesecake Factory with my friend Molly a few weeks back and ordered a salad that was called "Greek Faro salad" on the menu. It was delicious indeed – it was basically a Greek salad, but with some beets (I LOVE beets, especially now during the winter season) and it also contained some farro, which is a type of grain. Unfortunately, I could not find any farro in the supermarket (yet), so I decided to add falafel to this salad instead, as I thought it would fit and make it a satisfying meal as well. I also did not fry the falafel (traditional preparation method), but baked them instead to make them healthier.
This dish contains following Superfoods:
- Tomato
- Garlic
- Olive oil
For the falafel:
- 1 cup dried chick peas – soaked overnight and drained (they will expand to more than 1 cup!)
- 1 onion
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 – 1 teaspoon hot pepper
- 2 – 4 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon cumin (optional in my view)
- 1 teaspoon coriander (optional in my view)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tbsp lemon
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 – 6 tbsp flour of your choice (I used gluten-free all-purpose flour)
For the salad
- 1 – 2 beets
- 1/4 cucumber
- 1 – 2 tomatoes
- 1/2 cup feta cheese
- 1 onion
- 1/4 bell pepper (any color)
- Dressing: 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper
- Pre-heat the oven to 375°F (= 190° C)
- Blend the chickpeas in a blender until you get a smooth texture
- Add the onion, parsley, cilantro, salt, hot pepper, garlic, cumin and coriander and blend more
- Put into a bowl, now add the baking powder, olive oil, lemon juice and flour, mix carefully
- With your hands, form little balls and place them on a baking tray, pre-lined with parchment paper
- Put into the oven, bake on each side about 15 minutes, until both sides are nicely browned
- While the falafel are baking, prepare the salad by cutting the beets, tomato, cucumber, bell pepper and onions
- Mix the salad with some olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste
- Arrange the salad on a plate, add the falafel and sprinkle the feta cheese on top!
Do you feel like in a vacation now? 😉
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Web Design and Development
Search engine optimization (SEO), the art of making your website more appealing to search engines, can deliver lots of free high quality traffic. So if you've had a website long enough, you have probably implemented a few strategies to improve your SEO. But some people who either (1) believe that their SEO tactics aren't as successful as they could be or (2) don't have the time to learn how to properly optimize their sites, typically hire SEO professionals to do the job for them.
Beware, hiring an expert is a great idea if you find the right one. But more often than not, the person you hire might employ ineffective or outdated strategies. And some experts might even utilize black hat SEO techniques which might do more harm than good. So, if you are looking for an SEO expert, or are trying to decide whether or not your current expert is legit, here are 5 red flags which will help you determine whether your expert knows what he is doing.
There are indeed some strategies that will provide results for any website, but the best strategies (or those that are delivered by an expert) should be tailored for your website. The strategies should not only attempt to get you traffic, but they should also help to get you the kind of traffic that you want, the visitors that are interested in your content, products, or services.
When someone sends us a message that tells us that they can double our traffic within a week, or that they can help us to achieve #1 rankings for each of our keywords, it sounds really good. Unfortunately, it is indeed too good to be true. As all real experts know, SEO isn't an exact science. As a result, there is no magic formula which will yield number one results for every keyword or immediate increases in traffic.
Instead, only after a careful evaluation of a website, can an expert say what improvements he can make, and what general results he can deliver. Also, there will likely be a more realistic time frame, probably 1-2 months before real and consistent results are seen.
Search engine optimization includes more than just meta keywords AND there is a proper way in which they should be implemented.
It is important to know that meta keywords are generally not important. Google ignores meta keywords. Yahoo uses them sparingly. And the only search engines which typically use meta keywords are meta search engines, which have very little market share. So, if you do choose to use keywords, only use a few AND you should also have other strategies in place.
For example, some other strategies that you should consider include:
In order to gauge the effectiveness of an SEO campaign, you need detailed statistics which enable you to identify where your traffic is coming from and via what keywords they find you in search engines. After all, if you do not have a method for analyzing your results, how will you know whether the SEO strategies are effective?
Many self-proclaimed experts have no records of success. This is probably the biggest red flag. Think about it this way, Would you hire a copywriter, illustrator, or web designer that doesn't have one entry in his portfolio? Probably not.
In addition to the 5 indicators listed above, you will also want to stay away from an expert that doesn't tell you what strategies he is implementing, regardless of whether or not you are indeed experiencing positive results. Many SEO professionals use techniques that Google and other search engines don't approve of. And while these techniques might work temporarily, when Google discovers what your website is doing, you might find yourself with no traffic at all!Tags: black hat seo, Google Analytics, keywords, meta tags, organic search, search engines, sitemap, website statistics
I like the way you used the term SEO Professional – I tend to be wary of anyone who claims to be an "expert".
I am completely with you. Right now on Twitter, every 3rd person who follows me is an SEO expert
Falls squarely in the category of, "If it sounds to good to be true…"
This is a great post to remind folks to pay a little attention out there.
I cringe when I think a person's first venture into something like this would be a bad experience.
Definitely beware of anyone who cold calls (or email spams) you too! Raju, I noticed that with Twitter too.
Should we not try to develop a similar guideline for seo blogs as well. I am surprised by the number of bloggers who write about seo without any understanding of the basic. And I think these people are more responsible for increasing the obsession with outdtated concepts like meta keywords, search engine submission and to some extent even pagerank
This is a good article. Since SEO is very vital in web marketing, it is very important to be cautious in hiring an SEO expert to do the job. Website owner should consider one thing in choosing an SEO firm and that is knowing the ethical practice of a certain SEO firm. Avoid those who uses black hat SEO, they will just cause problems.
The big problem is Google or any other search engine company doesn't show how it indexes the pages and order them. This is the reason, lot of people come up with lots of ideas and few of them just guess that this or that might be the way to get to the TOP in SERP
SEO is an ongoing process. Keep experimenting. If the results are negative stop what you did and if the results are positive. Add that step to your SEO list and do it for the next post.
Ho yea…. infact there are so many SEO-Magicians these days that have a huge bowl in their hand to collect our money.. so as a result I prefer to be my own seo expert lol… even if I am not very sure…its better we try our strategies ourselves rather than getting in the trap of the WEBSEOZARDS
The contest winner for me was the SEO expert blog I ran into using the default WP permalinks…..sorry that just cracked me the hell up.
The big problem is Google or any other search engine company doesn't show how it indexes the pages and order them. This is the reason, lot of people come up with lots of ideas and few of them just guess that this or that might be the way to get to the TOP in SERP
It's an honest article about the dark side of "so called SEO experts". I agree will all five red flags.
Getting quality website traffic is an art and a qualified SEO should be hired to do the job.
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Yesterday we talked about Tracy's situation.
Today, I want to talk about the way forward. Specifically, I want to talk about the strategy for getting 'the mainstream' folk on board with the healing we all so desperately need.
This is my story.
I was praying and meditating about how to reach millions with this healing? How are we going to make sacred and healthy sexuality and intimacy as easy and safe to practice and learn as yoga is today?
That night, I had a dream where I was with my dearest friends in a dark cottage. I was sobbing with them about 'finding my way home'.
I smelled the pungency of pot in the air.
I woke up, it was 4:20 AM.
Since then, I have been seeing 420 everywhere.
I wondered "What has marijuana got to do with healing sexuality?"
I thought of all sorts of possibilities, but none of them made sense. Until I found this magazine in Las Vegas: http://elevatenv.com/digital-issues/
It's a magazine about *medical* pot usage. It appeals to the masses–"help your football players get healthy by using medical marijuana!". It's education. It's support.
I thought about how the FIGHT for sexual freedom is very similar to the battle for the right to use the plants which God has provided.
That battle raged for a looong time until those who wanted legalization found the way to get support and sympathy from the public:
**Appeal to those who want the sick to heal.**
This means: kids with leukemia. Mothers dying of cancer. People suffering and who were not getting relief from hospital painkillers, or where those painkillers had tremendous side effects.
Everyone wants to help cancer sufferers, right?
Everyone cares for those who are sick, right?
And this has become the doorway. First, it was a medical 'exemption'. Then, full-on legalization.
In Colorado and Washington State, people are not having 'reefer madness'. Society hasn't collapsed. Death and carnage do not reign supreme. People see that.
People can be trusted with freedom to use what they need for their bodies.
Soon, marijuana will be legal everywhere.
How does this apply to intimacy and sexuality training?
Who is suffering in our society?
- The disabled
- The infirm aged (bedridden and alone)
- Veterans (22 veterans commit suicide per day, I have read)
And what heals like almost nothing else?
Connection. Touch. Affection.
Premature babies do much better when getting touch. There are studies. There is proof.
Why is cuddling as a business taking America by storm?
Because touch is a basic need.
We need to help people see that:
1. Touch *is* a basic need.
2. Those who do not have the 'market value' to get touch will go without it–and will be lonely, and suffer. And maybe even die.
3. There are many people willing to support those who otherwise would not have touch and healing.
4. We need to make touch as a 'healing modality' safe and easy to get for those who need it.
That is Phase I.
We need to come out of the shadows and begin educating and supporting people around getting touch in their lives as a first step to healthy sexuality (sex is, after all, another form of touch.)
We will talk about how we and others are doing that and can do it in the new group we are creating just for this purpose.
I personally am not satisfied with helping a few people get some relief and even some healing in the shadows. I want to change the conversation. I need to make this world a place worth living in both for myself and everyone else.
And the shift is already on.
Let me know if this resonates with you.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post3581313909140025818..comments2017-06-13T02:21:34.031-04:00Comments on The DiaTribe: Are You Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot?Paul Cousineauhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-7662984757927646722007-08-30T20:15:00.000-04:002007-08-30T20:15:00.000-04:00The Indians mystify me yet again. The official web...The Indians mystify me yet again. The official website states they've been cautious of calling up Miller because of his injury history.

"Oh no! After three weeks of top-notch pitching, Miller is injured! If only we'd stuck with our unreliable relievers all year long instead of letting Miller dominate for the time he was healthy!"Voltairehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-69698537609352750962007-08-30T11:30:00.000-04:002007-08-30T11:30:00.000-04:00Yes...as easy as bringing a few stubs down.I think...Yes...as easy as bringing a few stubs down.

I think AstroCab was born from when we got him. Nobody knew how to pronounce his name and AstroCab sounded like a guy from a comic book

On JoeBo, this is the best description of my feelings about The Big Borowski (from Steve Buffum's B-List at theclevelandfan.com):
 Can we just say that the idea of Joe Borowski saving a playoff game terrifies me beyond the powers of speech and leave it at that?

And you know what? Somehow, I "knew" he'd get out of it, the same way I "knew" Wickman would save games. It's weird.

But still terrifying.

You know what else? The only person seemingly not terrified by Joe Borowski as closer is Joe Borowski. Which, ironically, is why Joe Borowski IS the closer.

Yeah, that's just about right.Pat Tablerhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-34369238775876438712007-08-30T11:08:00.000-04:002007-08-30T11:08:00.000-04:00I agree, Asdrubal is cool enough. Plus, I just do...I agree, Asdrubal is cool enough. Plus, I just don't see how AstroCab works. Where do you get Astro from? Am I missing something?

While Borowski has scared me quite a bit this year, I love seeing how fired up he gets after his saves.

I'm making the trip in for this weekend's games. Anyone know how hard it is to sneak someone into the suites? Is it as simple as bringing them a stub down?Cy Slapnickahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-58985461223568950482007-08-30T10:16:00.000-04:002007-08-30T10:16:00.000-04:00I hope that they don't empty the tank winning the ...I hope that they don't empty the tank winning the division. It would be nice to get an extra day off down the stretch for Fausto.rick grayshockhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-8947503475945531002007-08-30T08:13:00.000-04:002007-08-30T08:13:00.000-04:00After attending the game last night (27K in attend...After attending the game last night (27K in attendance...for 2 of the best 5 pitchers in MLB...ugh), confidence is extremely high.

I know I've said it MANY times, but with the rotation going like it is, if the offense puts up 4 to 5 runs a game, the Tribe could rattle off a stretch of 20 of 25 or something ridiculous and just run away with the division.

It's starting to feel like that.Pat Tablerhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-47773908405835746742007-08-30T01:32:00.000-04:002007-08-30T01:32:00.000-04:00Commenters coming out of the woodwork! Love it!We...Commenters coming out of the woodwork! Love it!

We're talkin' baseball... INDIANS BASEBALL...... we're talkin' TRIBE!t-bonehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-31591488964918354622007-08-30T00:31:00.000-04:002007-08-30T00:31:00.000-04:00You sure got something going here, you throw up a ...You sure got something going here, you throw up a picture and get 5 comments, awesome! I'm holding out voting on the nickname until I see another option. Astrocab is ok, but Droob just won't cut it.rick grayshockhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-40615240269787631862007-08-30T00:30:00.000-04:002007-08-30T00:30:00.000-04:00Very much sarcastic, Voltaire.Very much sarcastic, Voltaire.Vegas Watchhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-76464185434583486322007-08-30T00:10:00.000-04:002007-08-30T00:10:00.000-04:00I suppose I can refuse to vote in the pool, since ...I suppose I can refuse to vote in the pool, since it would fry my laptop, but I want to refuse to vote in the poll, too.Voltairehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-69408260013980475872007-08-30T00:09:00.000-04:002007-08-30T00:09:00.000-04:00I hope the previous post is dripping in sarcasm. H...I hope the previous post is dripping in sarcasm. He's almost the worst on the team.

But that's besides the point. A good lead in 1st place!

Can I refuse to vote in the pool? Cabrera DOES NOT need a nickname! People, his name is ASDRUBAL! Tell me that isn't cool enough (and after that, explain why).Voltairehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-71953282377294299372007-08-30T00:03:00.000-04:002007-08-30T00:03:00.000-04:00http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/pitching?sort=...http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/pitching?sort=saves&split=0&league=al&season=2007&seasonType=2&type=reg&ageMin=17&ageMax=51&hand=a&pos=all&minip=0

By any reasonable metric, Joe Borowski is the best reliever in the American League.Vegas Watchhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-42956281673769470652007-08-29T23:43:00.000-04:002007-08-29T23:43:00.000-04:00Been too long PT. It feels like the good old days ...Been too long PT.

It feels like the good old days again with a padded lead. I'm finally started to think playoffs again.

One month to go. Just be 1 game better than Detroit for another month....and we get baseball in october.TheNaturalMevshttps://email@example.com


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Healthy smiles for Naco's children – Sierra Vista Herald
Every day there are hundreds of good people at work in our community making a big difference in people's lives. With volunteers and staff, these nonprofits provide help for the hungry, the elderly, families, veterans and people in need of assistance. These nonprofits enrich us with the arts, history, cultural events and celebrations. They help improve our environment, caring for our land, plants, animals and the outdoor places we love. They provide educational opportunities to students of all ages and walks of life.
The nonprofit programs highlighted in this column share one common attribute – they have received funding from the Arizona Community Foundation of Cochise. ACF of Cochise makes grants to community nonprofits, schools and other organizations, helping these organizations continue their important work. ACF of Cochise manages many carefully invested funds so that those funds will grow from generation to generation, providing more dollars for future community support. Through their giving programs, ACF of Cochise puts that money to work each year all across southern Arizona.
In this first column, we highlight the Naco Wellness Initiative, a project that has improved the health of people in Naco, Arizona, and Naco, Sonora, since 2004. Their programs are overseen by co-directors Lupita Guadalupe Sanchez and Marielena Borquez. I had a chance to meet with Director Sanchez and Naco Wellness Initiative President and Executive Director Tom Carlson to learn about their latest project "The Little Smiles of Naco."
The Naco Wellness Initiative operates a series of gardens and two clinics. They educate people in gardening, nutrition and personal health. They teach people how to avoid, or live with, diabetes and other chronic conditions. They serve as a center for health and physical education classes. They provide physical therapy for people recovering from injuries, strokes or other health setbacks. The Naco Wellness Initiative loans walkers, wheelchairs and hospital beds to people in need. Thanks to community support and grants, their work is provided at no or minimal cost. Their many programs log 10,000 visits per year from people of all ages.
The Naco Wellness Initiative recently received a grant from ACF of Cochise to help fund their newest project "The Little Smiles of Naco." The program provides dental health education to grade school children on both sides of the border. With the help of student interns from the Dental School at the University of Hermosillo, oral exams were provided to over 1,100 kids. Seventy percent of the children were identified as having cavities or needing tooth extraction. "The Little Smiles of Naco" program is teaching children better dental hygiene habits now, so that they can enjoy a lifetime of improved dental health.
The Naco Wellness Initiative arranged for the donation of a dental chair and equipment to the Centro Salud rural clinic. The children, and the dentists who can help them, will now have a place to go to receive dental care. The Naco Wellness Initiative's work addresses immediate health needs, but its goal is for people to gain skills that will help their families live healthier lives.
"The best part of our work is seeing the smiles from the people we help," Sanchez said. "A thank you from the heart is the best." As Executive Director Carlson put it, "Wellness, to us, is a healthy community."
The Arizona Community Foundation of Cochise provides scholarships and grants in our community.
For more information about how to apply, call 520-439-0595 or visit www.azfoundation.org/Cochise. ACF of Cochise grows its funds with community support. If you are interested in giving in our community, consider contributing to one of ACF of Cochise's funds. Your dollars will become a lasting legacy that will continue to benefit our community.


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Samsung builds retail clout in Nairobi
Thursday February 25 2016
Samsung Electronics has opened its largest Africa Samsung branded store in Nairobi to fight the recent surge of cheap arrivals and grow sales.
The move is also a vote of confidence in Nairobi's retail market which has been ranked among the fastest growing in Africa.
The store is situated along Kenyatta Avenue with 4045 square feet of floor space. It will showcase Samsung's latest technologies in mobile devices, wearables, business to business products and accessories.
"We have to keep on ensuring that our customer centres are not just stores that stock our products, but a place where we demonstrate how technology can transform lives and businesses," said Simon Kariithi, Head of Internet and Mobile at Samsung Electronics East Africa Ltd.
Faced with declining sales, smartphone makers are among others things opening mega-stores in key cities around the world to fight the lacklustre sales season.
The design of the Delite store allows for customers to interact with a number of devices that can converge to improve personal user experience.
"The new experience centre provides us with an opportunity to showcase how the technology at Samsung can be integrated to offer daily personal and business solutions," added Mr Kariithi.
The new store will employ over 20 people who will be trained on customer service and how to raise the bar amongst competitors.
Communications Authority reports a mobile penetration rate above 88.1 per cent, a figure that points to increased sales in mobile phones. Techno, Huawei, Infinix, Wiko, Htc among other brands have posed stiff competition to Samsung, owing to their affordable prices tagged along with quality technology.
To attract more customers, Samsung had to find a superior way of engaging with customers. This is because the phone manufacturer has not been able to reduce its phone pricing.


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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Random Tuesday Thoughts #55 -- Guess who's kind of back but not really
It's been a minute since I've been a part of the random fray, and now Dorkisms feels empty and sad, so I'm going to join in this week and hope that the sleep-deprivation currently fueling this doesn't make me look crazier than I already am. So, let's get this shit started, yes?
- If you stopped by last Wednesday, you're aware that I went dark for the SOPA and PIPA protest. I don't know about you guys, but seeing as how I sometimes post copyrighted images and videos here, the bills would have the potential to seriously fuck up my shit. I'm so glad that both of them have been shelved indefinitely. Victory!
- Those back to back storms that pelted the Pacific Northwest with hella snow? Yeah, that was in my neck of the woods. We had well over a foot; Midget's school was closed for the entire week. It suuuucked.
- On Sunday (once it was safe to drive again) Jeremy and I took the girls to see the Phineas & Ferb live show that had rolled into town. It was pretty neat: I totally recommend it. My only warning is that the Phineas mask is one of the creepiest looking things on the goddamn planet.
- Resident Evil 6 was announced last week, and a bitchin' trailer came with the news. I've been geeking out about it ever since.
- Munchkin got a Rapunzel doll for Christmas, and her long, flowing locks are FUBAR. Yesterday I spent well over an hour combing its hair, and I'm not even halfway done.
- I was tagged in a blog meme last week, and I have been dragging ass on completing it because my writing opportunities have been pretty sparse lately. I will get it done, damn it!!
- I've been trying to cut back on Mountain Dew ever since that story about it having the capability to turn a mouse into gelatinous goop came out, but I just can't do it. It tastes good and is filled with caffeine, damn it!
Well... fuck. I ran out of steam really quickly on this one. Now you understand why I haven't been posting regularly! I need to go crash. Cheers!
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- Mom in High Heels said... [Reply to comment]
Mmmm...Mountain Dew. This is James Bond's drug of choice. Have you tried Throwback Mountain Dew? It's made with sugar (what? REAL sugar? Shut up), like it originally was, as opposed to rat melting artificial sweeteners. It's really good. If you haven't tried it, you should.
I have friends at Ft. Lewis in WA and all they've talked about on FB is the snow and the insanity of it all. We've only had snow once this year, much to Indy's extreme disappointment.
- Jan 24, 2012, 7:11:00 AM
- Stacy Uncorked said... [Reply to comment]
I didn't go dark last Wednesday (because I wasn't sure that I knew how - or if I did, would forget to un-dark it...) but I didn't post that day, either. I'm glad the bills have been shelved indefinitely - don't need the government raining on our internet parade. ;)
My aunt was lamenting the inundation of 18 inches of snow in her neck of the woods (she lives in Stanwood) I was a little jealous of all my family members posting awesome snow pics in the Seattle are and wishing our move had already happened so we could enjoy it too - at least Mother Nature threw us a bone with the little bit we got here over the weekend. :)
Sorry about the battle with Rapunzel's hair - that's one of the reasons I was glad PN didn't mention she wanted one... ;)
Non-School Snow Day and School Non-Fun
- Jan 24, 2012, 8:41:00 AM
- Hey Monkey Butt said... [Reply to comment]
Oh no snow. Gawd I hpe we don't get any of that here!!! Im hoping! Glad all is well and that you aren't buried in snow! Welcome back!
- Jan 24, 2012, 8:45:00 AM
- Kristine said... [Reply to comment]
Our snow last for only a day before it melted. Hubby was so depressed. ROFL!
- Jan 24, 2012, 12:48:00 PM
- Nadine Hightower said... [Reply to comment]
I had one of those long hair chrissy doll and her hair was a mess!!! It never combed out!!
- Jan 24, 2012, 3:03:00 PM


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There are 15children in a class
1)what is the probability that i)0 ii)1 iii)2 iiii) at least 3 were born in january.
Thank you
Let be the probability of a child who were born in January; be the probability of a child who were NOT born in January.
It is easy to see that and
According to the Binomial Distribution:
Here we have , for (i), (ii) and (iii), you can let , and respectively.
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I am currently a stay at home mom with my 2 year old daughter. I have been in the childcare field since 2005 and just recently got out of it to move down to LA from KY. I started as a nanny until I went to college in Orlando,FL for Personal training. I then worked in the infant room at Kinder Care Learning center in Louisville,KY. After working there I realized how much I enjoyed working with kids and have continued with that career since 2006 with my latest job as a Lead Twos teacher at Bright Horizons Family Solutions where I was for 2 years. I have worked hours towards getting my CDA and plan on continuing it. I absolutely love children and love knowing I can make a difference in a childs life.
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