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Stanford University,
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Neural Control of Movement Lab,
Malcom Randall VA Medical Center and
Department of Physical Therapy,
University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32610
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Rice University,
6100 Main Street, P.O. Box 1892,
Houston, TX 77251-1892
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Manuscript received July 31, 2015; final manuscript received October 5, 2017; published online November 15, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Silvia Blemker.
Accurate prediction of muscle and joint contact forces during human movement could improve treatment planning for disorders such as osteoarthritis, stroke, Parkinson's disease, and cerebral palsy. Recent studies suggest that muscle synergies, a low-dimensional representation of a large set of muscle electromyographic (EMG) signals (henceforth called "muscle excitations"), may reduce the redundancy of muscle excitation solutions predicted by optimization methods. This study explores the feasibility of using muscle synergy information extracted from eight muscle EMG signals (henceforth called "included" muscle excitations) to accurately construct muscle excitations from up to 16 additional EMG signals (henceforth called "excluded" muscle excitations). Using treadmill walking data collected at multiple speeds from two subjects (one healthy, one poststroke), we performed muscle synergy analysis on all possible subsets of eight included muscle excitations and evaluated how well the calculated time-varying synergy excitations could construct the remaining excluded muscle excitations (henceforth called "synergy extrapolation"). We found that some, but not all, eight-muscle subsets yielded synergy excitations that achieved >90% extrapolation variance accounted for (VAF). Using the top 10% of subsets, we developed muscle selection heuristics to identify included muscle combinations whose synergy excitations achieved high extrapolation accuracy. For 3, 4, and 5 synergies, these heuristics yielded extrapolation VAF values approximately 5% lower than corresponding reconstruction VAF values for each associated eight-muscle subset. These results suggest that synergy excitations obtained from experimentally measured muscle excitations can accurately construct unmeasured muscle excitations, which could help limit muscle excitations predicted by muscle force optimizations.
Mean extrapolation VAF for the top 10% of combinations averaged across walking trials (black circles) for the healthy subject (left), the nonparetic leg of the stroke subject (middle), and the paretic leg of the stroke subject (right) using three to five synergies. Error bars representing plus or minus one standard deviation demonstrate the variability across walking trials for each data set. Reference lines represent VAF cutoff values for typical synergy analyses (90% and 95%). Using five synergies, all three data sets achieved on average a mean extrapolation VAF of 90% or greater across all walking speeds. The paretic leg data set exhibited a reduced extrapolation ability with more variability across walking speeds compared to the nonparetic leg and the healthy data sets.
Percentage of included muscle combinations that achieved a specified extrapolation VAF value (80%, 85%, or 90%) for the healthy subject (top), the nonparetic leg of the stroke subject (middle), and the paretic leg of the stroke subject (bottom) across all walking speeds. Extrapolation VAF results were generated using five synergy excitations. Extrapolation ability varied across walking speeds, but no consistent trend appeared across the three data sets. The percentage of acceptable muscle combinations changed significantly with relatively small changes in VAF cutoff value. For these results in absolute numbers instead of percentage values, refer to Table 2.
Overview of synergy extrapolation approach. All possible combinations of eight surface EMG measurements were identified and labeled as the included muscle subsets for each full data set (healthy, stroke nonparetic leg, stroke paretic leg). Synergy analysis was performed on each included subset to determine a set of three to five time-varying synergy excitations that reconstructed the eight surface EMG signals. The subset of remaining muscle excitations not included in the synergy analysis was labeled as the excluded muscle subset and was fitted with the extracted synergy excitations through linear least-squares regression. The constructed excluded muscle excitations were compared to the experimental excluded muscle excitations using VAF calculations. VAF values were averaged across muscles and gait cycles to create a single extrapolation VAF value for each included–excluded muscle subset pair. This synergy extrapolation approach was repeated for each walking speed of all three data sets.
Comparison of reconstructed and experimental (black) muscle excitations for (a) eight included muscle excitations and (b) eight excluded muscle excitations using three (red), four (green), and five (blue) synergies. Sample EMG data were taken from the paretic leg of the stroke subject walking at 0.7 m/s. The included muscle excitations were selected based on the previously described muscle selection heuristics and were reconstructed using the synergy excitations and synergy vectors obtained from synergy analysis. The excluded muscle excitations were reconstructed using the synergy excitations obtained from the included muscles and our linear least-squares implementation of synergy extrapolation. VAF values for each reconstructed muscle excitation are provided in Table 6.
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Some ghosts are friendly you know. This one is a friend to some and a foe to most. But you can't blame the ghost of MCAT for haunting people, because it's actually quite a handsome ghost; people make it scary for themselves. If you tell a kid that there's a creepy ghost upstairs, and you keep telling him that for months and months, or for years, then he'll make up a ghost even if there isn't one. And if the kid was to go upstairs someday, he would be scared of literally everything, even his own shadow. Students are told the stories of MCAT failures as if they were the brightest students to ever have lived, yet the ghost of MCAT got them. And they are told the stories of the students who passed MCAT, as if they were superhuman. The result is that they lose all self-confidence, and start seeing the ghost of MCAT, as if it were the ghost of the Grudge series.
But it's not all superficial you know. The ghost of MCAT is actually very scary for some people, even if they're not influenced by the demotivational speakers. However even in this case, you can't blame the poor old ghost. In this case, the problem is deep inside the student's brain.
It all started long ago, when he was just a kid, and used to cry when sent to school. When he would get homework, he would come home, and would find the lesson hard to understand. The "why" and the "how" was disturbing. He couldn't move forward without answering those questions, he couldn't learn the lesson, without fully understanding what he was learning. But he had no one to ask, and his teacher was no good either. So his grades fell, and his parents were cross.
His mother decided to teach her child herself. Now, she would make him learn the lesson, whether he understood it or not, because after all, she was no teacher. The child got used to it, learning, without understanding what it was that he was learning. This is where we shall use a different term for what he used to do. This is where we replace the term 'learning' with 'cramming'. He grew up, and since cramming would get him good grades, in all external effects, he found nothing wrong with his methodology, and especially in the educational system that he was in, cramming was quite normal. He entered matriculation, and was told: "the way to score in matric, is to cram the wording of the book. Concepts are a good thing, you can have them if you like, and we'll try to give them to you, but if you don't get them, then ignore them, because they don't matter that much." That was reinforcement for him, and his methodology that he had developed through years of practice found stronger ground. Then he entered F.Sc. and suddenly, he noticed a change. There was a stronger emphasis on something strange, something he hadn't heard much of through his educational career to that point, something called 'concept'. Now, he was told:
"You can pass F.Sc. without much concept, but after F.Sc, you're going to have to pass MCAT, with distinction, and that requires some pretty solid concepts. Did you not hear of Huzaifa? He topped in his matric, and got 1000+ in his F.Sc, but he got miserably humiliating marks in MCAT. Why? He used to cram everything, without clearing his concepts. And did you not hear of…"
And the examples continued. Now, he was scared. He tried to acquire concepts, and he got something, but it was way too cloudy. How could he, suddenly, shift from cramming to pure concepts, in such little time, when it took him a decade to nurture his cramming technique? He was stuck! And every time, they gave him the example of a Muneeb, of a Waqar, of an Ahmed, who failed MCAT due to lack of concepts and excess of cramming, his heart would sink deeper with every instance.
And then came the ghost of MCAT, and he was pale in its face. But if you were to see the ghost from your view, you would not see it to be that scary, yet he did. He couldn't help it, and even though the test was easy, even though he could've scored close to 1000 with the hard work that he had done, he failed miserably, because he was told that just because Huzaifa failed, just because Muneeb failed, just because Waqar failed, and just because Ahmed failed, so would he, because he was no different, no better. But who knows? Maybe Huzaifa, and the others failed, because they were given similar examples? Alas! It was too late, and he walked out of the hall as if he had lost the battle of his life, tearing his copy of the bubble sheet in despair, and cursing himself for having crammed all his life.
But it is to be asked, what could he have done to prevent what happened? Was there anything that he could have done?
Yes, there was. And let me say it out and clear, for anyone who is scared of the ghost of MCAT: "it's a game of nerves." The ghost is a mirror. It reflects what you have on your face. If you walk upstairs with fear, he will be just as scary as you thought he would be. But if you walk up there, hard as a rock, confident as if you're his father, and you look the ghost in the eye, and you say to his face, "Nah! You're not that scary. Though I wish you were, for I would've liked this to have been harder." You will see, that the ghost of MCAT will bow before you, kneel down, and will surrender. Then, you will have total command on what happens in that room, and then you will walk out, victorious!
P.S. The name of MCAT has been changed to MDCAT. It sounds deadlier that way.
Written by: Muhammad Rohan Hussain


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The Crossfit conundrum
It's not every day that I write about the pros and cons of a particular sport but first have to explain the rules. Yet so young is the subject of this week's column – the self proclaimed 'sport of fitness' known as CrossFit – that many people have yet to truly understand how it works. Created Stateside by ex-gymnast Greg Glassman, CrossFit has since become one of the world's fastest-growing training trends and is often accused of being cultish. Launched in 2000 there are now 10194 CrossFit affiliated training facilities worldwide including 305 in England, 42 in Scotland and 37 in Ireland. There's even a facility in The Faroe Islands, Mauritius and Raratonga, so next time you're passing…
But I digress. Let's return first to the question of what exactly CrossFit is. The official definition is 'constantly varied, functional movements performed at high intensity and scalable to all levels.' To simplify, that means you'll be training to move and perform better at… well… life (or, in CrossFit speak you'll be 'fit for purpose'). It also means such training can be suited to your ability, that it can and will become competitive, either against yourself or others, and that you'll never, ever get bored. In terms of its content, CrossFit is a complex beast with too many component claws to mention here but, at its most basic, it combines Olympic lifting with gymnastic skills and hard core cardiovascular fitness.
Sometimes I think it's the closest to hell that exercise can get. Other times, the nearest to heaven. Honestly, I'm in two minds. I used to be intoxicated by the mixture of disciplines and the inevitable endorphin high that followed.
But having done CrossFit 4-5 times a week for a 10-month period last year, I can tell you with confidence that there are other, perhaps more authentic, ways of describing it. Sometimes I think it's the closest to hell that exercise can get. Other times, the nearest to heaven. Honestly, I'm in two minds. I used to be intoxicated by the mixture of disciplines and the inevitable endorphin high that followed. I loved the phenomenal group energy engendered by sweat, grit, falling weights and loud rock music, not to mention my new muscles.
But then the love affair began to sully as I started an ongoing battle against injury: pre-existing biomechanics issues that were illuminated and exacerbated by the intensity and repetition of CrossFit-style training. I also discovered the most crucial side of the CrossFit coin: that if you're not coached by the best, your experience can be all the worse. And while the coaches at my CrossFit 'box' (the name given to the warehouse-style training facilities where the sport is taught) certainly knew their stuff, the numbers in class were too many; it became impossible to receive the kind of care and attention required to emerge from regular CrossFit training uninjured. More importantly, I didn't feel I was getting my money's worth: at £175-£225 per month to attend oversubscribed classes, I couldn't help feeling that I was being had. Someone was making serious money, but I wasn't making serious progress. In fact, I was going backwards.
Yet nine months later, it's October and I'm back in a CrossFit box performing a high-intensity (read: brutal) workout. Except this time I'm in a new facility called CrossFit 1864 (www.crossfit1864.com) where the ethos is very different. Here, classes involve a maximum of eight people, membership is capped at seventy and coaches Maria Turner and Phil Morton are 150% committed to teaching people to excel.
"CrossFit isn't just about beasting yourself," says Phil as he hands me a glass of water. "It's about getting fit, strong and balanced so you can be awesome at life whether that means keeping up with your kids or getting out of a chair when you're 85."
After some mobilisation exercises, we move on to the prescribed strength exercise of the today, a one-legged squat move known as the 'pistol'. Phil listens as I tell him about the original injury in my left lower back. Interestingly, I struggle to perform a pistol on my right side. The two are connected, he explains: my right buttock muscle isn't firing very well so my left (stronger) side takes too much of the strain.
His knowledge is impressive. He even gives me activation exercises to do at home for that right glute. But first, there's the final part of our session known as the WOD (workout of the day) Today it's a task affectionately known as '21,15, 9'. It starts with a 'sprint' on the rower followed by 21 thrusters (a whole body exercise that combines a weighted front squat and a push press and makes me feel like dying). After that, it's kipping pull-ups; a more gymnastic version than its stricter better-known counterpart. Repeat the whole lot for two more sets, dropping down to 15 and 9 repetitions respectively. Maria watches solicitously, giving me cues to correct my form where necessary.
Eleven minutes later and I am on the floor, wheezing. I remember how this feels; I remember CrossFit.
"Never again," I think. And yet…
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Reader question – I really want to try CrossFit. How do I find a good facility near me?
The short answer is that you can locate training facilities affiliated with CrossFit here: map.crossfit.com. The longer answer is that you'll need to do your research. Every box is different; the open market business model of CrossFit means that there's little standardisation. If you wanted to set up your own training facility with Crossfit above the door, all you need to do is pay around £1800 and pass a weekend course. That said, CrossFit is in the midst of changing the rules to encourage higher standards. But still the quality of coaching can vary hugely so it's vital that you, the trainee, take a trial session, ask questions of the coaches and other members, and when you do start CrossFit training, build up the intensity gradually.
– By Lucy Fry
First appeared in The Sunday Telegraph.


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I found one challenge I just couldn't resist. The POC or Person of Color Challenge. I am not a person of color but some of my favorite writers and characters are. I love to read all types of books so this is just the challenge for me. I am late in the game but have done a challenge for May already this month. I will probably do a second one too as well before the month is over. Check out my review of Lost and Found by A. Scraff HERE. To check out the actual challenge site, click the button on my side bar under Reading Challenge #4!
I am not going to put up a list of what I will read for the rest of the year. I will surprise myself and everyone else too! lol
Monday, May 10, 2010
Another day, another challenge! lol
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BYD Video: Makers Of The Highest Quality Electric Cars In The World
BYD of Brazil presents this video in which the automaker touts the quality of its plug-in electric cars.
Now, there's little doubt that BYD is the maker the highest quality electric cars to come from a Chinese-owned/located factory, but is BYD really the highest quality plug-in car manufacturer in the world?
The automaker sure wants us to think this is true, but until we get our hands on some BYD plug-ins here in the U.S., we'll have to hold off on agreeing or disagreeing with BYD's bold claims.
Regardless, the video is impressively done and shows how BYD really pays attention to all the details. We suspect most every automaker runs similar tests, but this video makes it obvious that BYD takes pride in the products it puts out.
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@5:22 even their workers have to pass the Gobi desert road test, thats real dedication!
All do like BYD if not more. Take the Germans, they will kill themselves if they fail on quality. The real question is When will they make a fully electric car that will have similar specs to the Model 3 or S 70D? And how much will it be?
You are confusing The JAPANESE with the Germans . The JAPANESE have killed themselves over PRIDE in the QUALITY of their work. The Germans have other priorities.,0verpricing Cars , Parts & service… I've never heard of such a thing except for the Japs , Which is a pretty foolish thing to do or even think about, if you ask anyone!…
I am sorry I was using it metaphorically! And you are right about the Japaneses.
At any rate this clip is nice but what counts is making a full electric car like the model 3. Let us hope they come with some soon.
When I was a little boy, Made in Japan meant crap. Not so long ago, Made in China meant crap.. Not anymore like any other country making our crap with cheap labor, they evolve and eventually surpass us…
Bring on the full electric cars to the masses, I don't care from where they come.
There is not 1 single home in the world that does not have something from China!
BYD..For one thing, they make great videos . Iron phosphate Batteries ? sound out dated ? But with warren buffet Behind them , They will succeed . Buffet can take a piece Sh*t & turn it into Gold. Buffet is Seldom Wrong because he's connected & always gets the right information from the right people, & 0h., He's very Smart ! ..If 0nly we would have followed his lead…ie: Bought silver below $2…sold it in the $40 plus range ..Last check Berkshire Hathaway was $150.000.00 + Per Share ! Pretty Fascinating!
Well made video except for showcasing the ICE … so 20th century!
The video IS well made.
But, the car? It's just a drab sedan, not as good looking as a Corolla.
Quality? I'll check back in 5 years.
Boring looks, but at least it's not Toyota Prius Ugly.
I've driven the BYD electric sports utility vehicle (the e6) on a test track in the USA. It is roomy, the dashboard layout was extremely confusing, it had problems going 40mph, the sensor read-out was flickering with the numbers and on the far side of the car from me all the way over by the mirror, the drive mode control was non-intuitive (the park button was completely occluded by the directional lever and not marked), the stitching on the leather seats was loose enough to have wrinkles and quirks, and the exterior had an unexplained structural pipe about 8″ long in the front left wheel well that nobody understood. The charge port was an unpolished cut-out in the plastic body panel, held on by a loop of flexible plastic and a friction clip. I am quite sure that it was not weather sealed.
My BYD experience will forever set the bar for quality and design. The low bar.
The e6 is 8 years old. The Chinese technical savoir-faire is on an exponential curve.
Now if you wish to keep the same opinion forever and never put it into question or update your informations… You would be like basing your appreciation of all Hondas based on the first crappy ones from the 70's
Reality is a moving target.
the E6 is a terrible vehicle and it can't even climb hills, but let's worry more about their latest offerings…
Thank you very much for that report! Now I understand why BYD isn't attempting to sell large numbers of the e6 in the USA.
To those of you who say that this is like the early days of Japan selling cars in the USA: You're ignoring one very important difference: That was when American made cars had fallen to a low point in quality, so Japanese auto makers like Toyota and Honda and Nissan didn't have to try that hard to compete.
But these days, American cars in general are much better made; much more reliable. So Chinese make cars have a much higher bar to meet for market entry. They have yet to show that this is a bar they can overcome. Now, it's not realistic to think they never will be able to. But they need to demonstrate they actually can, and so far they have not.
"BYD Best Quality Wold Electric Cars"
Unfortunately, Chinese quality control is about as good as the proofreading for that caption… 😉
It's Eric. He doesn't believe in proofreading his articles.
As PP was pointing out, the proofreading error is in the title of the BYD-produced movie, Eric has no control over that issue.
I remember a few years ago when BYD wanted to bring the e6 here, and one of the people that was involved in testing the car in California said that the frame was all rusted out. There car was never introduced here is a telling sign. I also remember reading that they had quality control problems in manufacturing their batteries leading to later problems.
I've always been excited for Chinese competition but after hearing that they can't even produce an anti-corrosion frame, makes me leery of anything they produce.
Wow, just finished watching. What an amazing beautiful commercial. Hopefully it's not just marketing and they have improved to that point.
@RexxSee I test drove the BYD all electric in 2014. My opinion and experience is less than 2 years old. RIP Datsun.
Datsun = Nissan
Nice! Great commercial! At this rate, BYD might become the next Subaru or Toyota.
Not so fast…:
BYD E6 quality review 2012; Not nearly as bad as Vex's expert opinion:
Vex's expert opinion quotes, "2014"…
JD Power and Associates 2015 review on other BYD models:
It is called the learning curve. It's where efficiency and effectiveness essentially double in repetitive production environments over time. As stated by another poster, we wary of using the past as a heuristic for the present and future.
With BYD's 6000+ pure EV buses world wide, that has logged over 100MM miles of revenue service, I think we would have heard/seen about significant problems by now too. They are doing a lot right and are going to be one of the major market participants.
Hey, I'm just an EV driver, I am not an expert at reviewing cars! It was the consensus of everyone who went. The test track had about 8 or 9 vehicles for us to try out. The Smart EV was actually really fun to drive on that track and cute. It had more personality than the Golf EV, in part because some of us were able to get the little fella to drift!
Take my opinion or leave it, but unlike most Americans, I've driven one.
The one conclusion we had in their favor was that the vehicle we were driving was probably a prototype because the organizers said it wasn't for sale yet. Which made me go look at the BYD site, and I am reasonably convinced it was a prototype Tang all-electric, which apparently never made it to production as an all-electric. The e6 was too small.
BYD has achieved notable success in selling EV buses worldwide. Clearly they have no problem with quality there.
Also, very clearly, BYD has failed to sell significant numbers of its cars in any first-world country, despite test marketing its e6 to fleets in the USA.
Vexar has given us a very plausible and apparently fact-based reason for BYD's failure to market cars in countries where they have to compete on quality. If you want to convince us Vexar is wrong, Sandler, then you need to offer an alternative reason for BYD's continuing failure to enter truly competitive markets for highway-capable automobiles… either gasmobiles or EVs.
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Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh Piyaji 28th June 2017 Written Episode Update
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The Episode starts with Kanak falling in Uma's arms. Diya aur baati hum…..plays…. Uma makes her sit in the cart. He asks her to wait and removes her hair stuck in his bangle. She thanks him. He smiles seeing her. She asks what happened. He says I m capturing this moment, as my wife thanks me for the first time. They leave. Kanak falls. Uma asks why are you falling, did you get had any intoxicating thing. She says no, and thinks you will be getting intoxicated now. He smiles and thinks she is a riddle. He says I want to support you in whatever you do, you can test me. She says let it be, else you will give Dharm gyaan again. He says my gyaan is useful for you.
Bhabho sees Rani and asks what happened. Rani thinks I can't lie to Bhabho, but Bhabho will find wrong that I have stolen Meenakshi's makeup. Bhabho asks her about meeting badal. Rani says body can get ill any time. She takes Bhabho's blessings and runs.
Golu reaches to meet Bijli. Rani waits for him. Golu likes the place and says now there is some mins distance between us, its a romantic place. Golu and Rani get help and wear the mask on their faces. Golu gets a call from Meenakshi. She asks him to careful listen, tell Bijli that Ved is a police officer, girls like someone from police in family. He says I did not meet Bijli yet, I m going to my table right now. She asks him to take a selfie and send her. He says fine. Golu goes and girls joke in his fat body. Golu gets upset. Rani comes there and scolds the girls, saying person is judged by nature, not face. He sees her and says Bijli. Rani says I know such a man who is diamond by heart, but is fat, you all clean your mind so that you can get some place to fill good things. Everyone clap. Golu's mask falls away. Rani sees him and gets shocked. She says Golu ji…. He removes her mask and gets shocked seeing Rani.
Uma treats the patients. Kanak looks on. Kanak thinks none can say he is a fraud, I will not get fooled by him, its tough to cheat Sandhya's daughter but its tougher to make him drink wine, I have to think something.
Suman asks Paulmi will she dedicate her life to manage this house, Kanak will manage Uma, she will win everyone, you will be alone. Paulmi says what's seen is not true. Maasi asks what is it. Paulmi says I was telling Suman that glass utensils looks clean, but has marks on it when seen from close. Suman says yes. Maasi says she is right, Paulmi's words have depth these days, prepare for puja, Uma is not here, we have to do it. She goes.
Maasi says Paulmi was saying about Uma and Kanak, before Kanak takes any step against the family, I have to find it. Uma comes to Kanak. She gets scared. He gives her walnuts and says you are in deep thinking, you will need this, its useful for brain, see its shape, its like our brain, its great herb for our brain health, nature has many secrets, have it. Kanak says you have to meet your patients. He asks do you want me to leave, what are you planning again, for dinner. He goes. She says you will get extra thing, wine. She eats walnuts. She takes the wine bottle and says I got the way to break his Dharm. She makes jalebis, and adds wine in the sugar syrup. She puts jalebi in the wine sugar syrup and smiles.
Uma comes and likes the jalebis. Kanak sees him. He asks shall I take one. She says yes, why not, I made this for you, sit. He eats the jalebis and says its very tasty. She says have more, eat well. Uma says I did not eat such tasty jalebi till date. She says you liked it, my hardwork got succeeded, have more. Uma eats many jalebis. She smiles. He gets dizzy and says sorry, I forgot Dharm, you did not taste, you have it. She says no, you have it. He says my wife has to share it.
Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh Piyaji 29th June 2017 Written Episode Update Precap : Kanak thinks Uma will speak out all secrets. She asks Uma to answer him.


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Cabin Time
I didn't blog all weekend because we were in Happy Jack with my side of the family, enjoying some time away from the Internet and cell phones...it was a rough four days! I didn't even really take that many pictures, it was really nice to not be worrying about getting the right shot for the blog, or getting my phone out in time to catch a photo for Instagram. Don't get me wrong, I love blogging and the process of blogging, but this weekend it was nice to just enjoy life, instead of document it.
Keep it real,
- Vanessa said...
I love that first pic!! :) And I totally understand. It feels SO good to unplug sometimes.
- BuenoBueno said...
im so excited to go stay in a cabin with my closest friends first week of october!!!! Your picture of you snuggled on the couch made me more excited!!! time to relax and vacation in Michigan!!! WOO HOO! I enjoy time away but after awhile I start going a lil nutty bc something in my body needs to work all the time!
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Welcome to J&J Winery - where vision, faith, and hard work blend together in harmony. Melody, Karen, Jim, and Jeff invite you to take a journey to this enchanted refuge. We also welcome you to take a moment and travel through the chronicles of J&J winery.
In the beginning...
In the beginning, Jim said to Jeff, "Let us plant grapes and make wine." And they did, and it was good!
The above is the true condensed version of the genesis of J&J winery. The complete, unabridged version follows: In early 2004, neighbors Jim and Jeff were enjoying a glass of merlot in the beautiful Abington countryside. Jim commented that they should both grow grapes on the rolling hillsides of their properties and make wine. Both men like to garden (and both men like to drink wine) but neither had ever grown grapes. Together they planted several grape plants at both of their farms. Unfortunately they didn't do their homework as it related to soil needs, and their young plants struggled. They sought the advice of theup-and-coming vintner, Tom Christa (who at the young age of 74 had been growing grapes more years than Jeff had been alive), and with his help and guidance, and much careful pruning, the grape vines produced their first crop in 2008.
Difficult as it is for A-type personalities, grape vines take several years to mature before they can safely produce their first crop. Jim and Jeff watched their plants and added more plants year after year, and decided to learn to make wine in the interim.
They started reading every wine making book they could get their hands on, and they learned to make wine from kits. Jack Hart taught them to make wine from grapes, and then Jack sent them to northeast Pennsylvania to buy 2,000 pounds of grapes. Immediately Jeff and Jim were hooked.
Jeff is currently enrolled in the third of five on-line classes at UC-Davis (the Wine University), and he will soon have his vintner license.
The First Miracle
No, no one at J&J Winery turned water into wine. Jeff did, however, experience a miracle when he lived to tell the story of his blackberry wine staining the sand-colored grout on their kitchen floor.
The miracle occurred when Melody did not kill Jeff after his first attempt to make blackberry wine! Jeff quickly learned the significance of the wine-making term, "headspace." When the black, fermenting wine bubbled out of the kettle, over the counter, and onto the kitchen floor - Jeff learned to respect the power of a vigorous fermentation (and he once again was reminded of what a loving, forgiving wife he had).
Not What I Meant
In November 2007, Jim casually mentioned to Jeff they should think about creating a winery. Jim's vision of the winery was a cozy, intimate winery in a small section of his barn. However, as Jim watched the grape plants begin to thrive - he started to dream big. His vision grew to include a winery along the stream between their two farms.
But how does an A-type personality start a winery? Jeff and Melody were up to challenge - and the research began in earnest. Melody and Jeff headed to a winery trade show to learn from the experts. Jeff's 5-year-plan included a few acres near Centerville, but Melody had a different vision. Not folks to put off until tomorrow, right away they solicited the help of the experts.
It was the Vintage Winery Consultants, Dr. Richard Vine and Ellie Butz, who answered the call. Richard insisted that they explore the real estate near Centerville and Richmond - and the search was on.
Downtown Richmond? No. Downtown Centerville? No. Near the antique district! No.
Several months and many real estate tours went by with little progress. Such beautiful areas! However, the properties were too small, or too remote, or just too run down. That perfect location - that little slice of Heaven that they all could feel but just hadn't seen... it was elusive.
It was elusive until that Fall day in September 2008 - a crisp breeze blowing the potpourri of red, yellow, and burnt orange leaves from the ancient trees... On a whim, the realtor suggested they take a look at 3415 National Road West. From the road they could only see a colorful tree line and a small gravel lane. As they slowly made their way down the winding lane, the farmstead and water neared - and Melody's eyes spoke volumes. They found their Eden! After much construction, concrete, and paperwork - Jeff, Melody, Jim, and Karen are proud to welcome you to J&J Winery.
Please visit us soon, and enjoy a slice of our Heaven that is located in America's Heartland - Richmond, Indiana.
3415 National Road West
Richmond, IN 47374
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"Whispers For Jack" :: Celebrating the music of John Farnham
Starring Zane Carroll
John Farnam is, without challenge, Australia's most successful solo artist, on-stage and on record. His "Whispering Jack" album was the first album to sell over a million copies in Australia alone.
Thirty years on, Piano Bar proudly presents Zane Carroll celebrating the music of the legendary John Farnham in a show covering his greatest hits spanning five decades.
Prepare for a fantastic night of songs you know and love, accompanied "uplugged" by Andy Pobjoy in true Piano Bar "Intimates" style.
Tickets will sell fast, so don't miss out on this exciting show.
Tickets $15 plus booking fee
Our full bar and food menu will be available. Doors open at 6pm with the show commencing at 7pm


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3 Things Parents Need to Tell Their Blogging Teens
- Personal information about yourself and others needs to remain private. This not only includes your address and phone number, so that the child predators don't get any ideas, but the secret your best friend shared with you yesterday is also off-limits.
- Blog posts can come back to haunt you. Blogs are open for the entire world to read and the posts are going to be there for a very long time. So, not only are your high school teachers able to read it, but the information may be available to the college admissions officer who will be doing a background check on you in a couple of years. To people who don't know you, you are what you write. Be picky about what goes in your blog.
- Keep your password to yourself. Don't allow anyone else to post on your blog. Log all the way out of the service when you are done. You do not want anyone posing as you and posting gossip or negative comments.
You may also want to remind your teen that you are part of the public that is capable of reading his/her blog. While you trust that he/she will be able to follow these simple requests, his/her safety is your number one responsibility.
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Welcome back to my blog! Hope all of you enjoyed your weekend!
Its a new month with lots of celebration!!!! It means new challenge at CSCC. We have to use the Craft Shop Beautiful Banner as a theme, sponsored by a lovely Lady Priya Sivraj !!! I love to play with watercolors and I am inspired by color burst and butterflies!
Here is my DT post!
I took a scrap piece of watercolor paper. On a small piece of a tile, I spread different acrylic colors on it and sprinkled some water and press my watercolor paper on it and got this beautiful result!
Using a stencil I applied a thin layer of embossing paste on it and outlined the whole design with my Japanese brush pens for more dimension:).
Then I took a white CS for my card base and popped up it at the right side of my card. Then I added a colorful dots washi tape and a sequins ribbon! Recently I won a candy from Janis http://herpeacefulgarden.blogspot.in/. She sent me this gorgeous butterfly die cut set as a bonus gift, Thank u so much Janis:) Happy to use it here! I stamped a banner with best friends sentiment and fussy cut it and popped it up too. And added few flower sequins on butterflies.
Hope you enjoyed this creation and like it!
Supplies used:
Camel Fabrica Acrylic watercolors
Bloom and butterflies stencil from Itsy Bitsy
Studio calico embossing paste
Japanese color pens
Washi tape; Purple colored Sequins ribbon
Radiant Neon 4 cool ink pad from Tsukineko; Versamark black pigment ink
Banner stamp set from WRMemory Keepers
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Our Team
At Zenviron, our people are our most valuable assets. We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the right people who are highly competent, live the company's values and actively contribute to our long-term success.
We are committed to ensuring that our people strategies are aligned with our values and continue to drive our long-term success.
Our workforce consists of people with diverse cultures, backgrounds and skills, and this diversity enriches our breadth of knowledge, capability and experience.
We are led by one of Australia's most experienced people in the renewable sector, Carl Keating. Carl has been involved in 15 of Australia's 35 large-scale wind farm developments.
Carl is supported by our experienced design and project management team which has installed in excess of 1.6GW of renewable electricity generating capacity, representing close to 50% of Australia's total installed capacity.


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Theodore is vice-president of North American Product Development, a Ford Skyliner owner, and a GT40 devotee known to doodle GT40s during dull moments in meetings. Theodore was running late, so we talked via cell phone, out of reach of our dictation recorder.
He outlined the mission of Ford's Living Legends studio as one of designing cars that celebrate Ford's heritage, and this is the third product in a series that started with the Thunderbird concept (and production car) and continued with last year's Forty-Nine show car. [We expect a new Mustang design to be the fourth in the series.] These concept and production cars are designed to bring the legends to life.
Theodore stresses that the GT40 is only a concept, but he reckons there very well may be a market for more than 100 or so cars per year like the GT40, priced around $100,000. He also confirmed that everyone involved with the GT40 project is passionate about it, and hence its prospects were unaltered by the recent departure of former CEO and fellow GT40 enthusiast Jac Nasser.
As concepts go, he confirmed, this one is designed with more attention paid to potential production. More feasibility and engineering synthesis have been conducted on this car than on the average show car.
If it were to go into production, it could easily be split: powertrain, chassis, and body, and any or all of the three could be produced in-house or with supplier participation. And as for timing? Theodore points out that the design will be as fresh in three to five years as it is today.
We discussed the concept of a $100,000 Ford, and Theodore pointed out that $80,000 Vipers weren't viewed as a problem for Dodge. The allure of a high-performance engine based on a mass-produced design and supported by a huge dealer network has a definite attraction.
From Theodore's office, it was out to the Dearborn proving ground, where our photographer was clicking away at the GT40. The designer, Camilo Pardo, met us there and walked us around the car.
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DBNA Lundu branch to replace demolished building
KUCHING: Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) Lundu branch needs a new building following the demolition of its present one to make way for the construction of the Pan Borneo Highway project.
Branch chairman Suimi Kinseng said the DBNA Lundu building at Kampung Jampari, Lundu – Sematan road, was demolished in September with compensation already received from the relevant authority.
"We are now looking for a site for a new building, and we estimate it to cost in the region of RM500,000," he said when met after leading a 12-member delegation in a courtesy call on Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong at the State Legislative Assembly building yesterday.
Opar assemblyman Dato Ranum Mina also joined the delegation during their meeting with Manyin, who is also DBNA advisor.
Suimi said a new building is needed as the focal point for DBNA Lundu to carry out activities and programmes especially among the youths to preserve the culture, traditions and identity of the Bidayuhs in Lundu district, who are made up of the Salako, Lara and Jagoi groups.
"We are appealing to both Dato Sri Michael Manyin and Dato Ranum Mina to assist with funds to build this new building, to top the compensation which is already paid to us," he said.
Suimi also said during the meeting with Manyin, DBNA Lundu expressed their support for Manyin's recent statement on the government's move to build centralised schools in order to improve academic performances in rural areas and they also shared Manyin's concern on the issue of local teachers.
DBNA president Datu Ik Pahon Joyik and deputy president Charlie Ungang also joined the meeting.


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Yorkshire's leading companies saw their share prices plunge as more than £100bn was wiped off the FTSE 100 within minutes of the market opening following Britain's shock decision to leave the European Union.
At close of play, more than £50bn was wiped off the value of the UK's biggest companies.
The FTSE 100 Index closed down 3.15 per cent, falling 199.41 points to 6138.69.
York-based housebuilder Persimmon closed down 27.5 per cent at 1,520p, the region's worst casualty, as analysts warned that the housing market will be hit hard by the Brexit decision.
Chris Schutrups, The Mortgage Hut MD, said: "After leaving the EU, we will see a drop in house prices. Although this will make homes more affordable in the short-term, in the longer-term it is likely to lead to a correction of the housing market as the biggest risk to the market is uncertainty and a lack of consumer confidence."
He added that housebuilders are also facing a shortage of skilled foreign workers following the vote.
Jonathan Hopper, MD of the buying agents Garrington Property Finders, said: "Without renewed stimulus, Britain's property market faces a hard reset and a Darwinian future of victims, survivors and predators."
Bradford-based supermarket chain Morrisons closed down 3.5 per cent per cent at 183p.
British Retail Consortium chief executive Helen Dickinson said a prolonged fall in the value of the pound will affect import costs and consumer prices.
While supermarkets shares were down across the board, a crumb of comfort was offered by Shore Capital analyst Clive Black, who said the vote could cost Aldi and Lidl more to import their products into the UK, which could mean them having to increase prices.
Analyst Bruno Monteyne at Bernstein said as a result of the EU referendum German discounters might move capital out of the UK.
"Another potential positive impact of a weaker UK outlook would mean the discounters may allocate capital away from the UK as other markets look more attractive," he said.
A recent entrant to the FTSE 100, Bradford-based credit lender Provident Financial saw its shares close down 16 per cent at 2,451p while top-10 Yorkshire PLC Leeds-based International Personal Finance saw 13 per cent wiped off its shares to close at 260.5p.
Analyst Daoud Fakhri at Verdict Financial said: "Demand for home finance will inevitably be dented, as consumers react to the uncertainty generated by the vote by postponing major spending decisions."
Elsewhere in financial services, banks also took a big hit.
Laith Khalaf, senior analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown said: "The Footsie has been bailed out by the sterling collapse, because all its international revenues streams are now worth that much more in pounds and pence.
"Financials and house builders are bearing the brunt of the pain, with Lloyds bank being one of the biggest fallers.
"It's probably safe to say the public sale of the bank is now firmly in the long grass, and the return to full private ownership of both Lloyds and RBS has been knocked off course."
The analysts views were mirrored by several experts who said that Lloyds Banking Group, which owns the Halifax, and Royal Bank of Scotland could remain part-owned by the taxpayer for years to come after the stock market chaos caused by Brexit.


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How Much Would You Pay For Lunch With Jesus
By Jonathan StempelFri Jun 30, 8:18 AM ET
Warren Buffett lunch sells for $620,100
Dining at a steakhouse can be a costly affair. Dining at a steakhouse with billionaire investor Warren Buffett is now a very costly one.
Lunch with the world's second-richest person went for $620,100 (340,000 pounds) in an online charity auction on eBay Inc., topping last year's $351,100 record for the fundraiser.
Yongping Duan, a 45-year-old investor from Palo Alto, California, won the date, using the moniker "fastisslow." He topped a $620,000 bid by "magicyourlife." The weeklong auction ended Thursday night.
Buffett, the 75-year-old chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has since 2000 offered lunches for up to eight people to benefit the Glide Foundation, a San Francisco non-profit that helps the poor, hungry and homeless.
Susan Buffett, the billionaire's late wife, worked for the charity, which has said its annual budget is $12 million.
"I learnt a lot from Warren Buffett and his philosophy," Duan said in an interview Friday morning. "I wanted to find a chance to say thanks to him. I have also looked at Glide, and they do very good work."
Duan said his family's Enlight Foundation will provide the donation, and plans to take his wife and friends to the lunch.
This year's lunch will be at a Manhattan steakhouse, Smith & Wollensky. Its parent Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group Inc. is donating $10,000 to Glide.
Earlier this week, Buffett said he would give away 85 percent of his $44 billion fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and four other charities.
Buffett took over Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire in 1965, and transformed it from a struggling textile maker into a $142 billion company through investments in undervalued securities and purchases of well-managed, easy-to-understand businesses.
At the lunch, the billionaire will talk about pretty much anything other than what he is buying and selling.
Duan used to run a consumer electronics business in China.
He said he plans to ask Buffett "when you have too much money in your hand, and don't find very good targets, what do you do? I believe he's very good at this kind of thing."


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When: Fri., Oct. 27, 7-11 p.m. 2017
It wouldn't really be Halloween without the annual Frightened Felons nights at the Old Idaho Penitentiary. Tour the site at night and dare to enter the only haunted cell house in Boise, expanded this year with more frights per cell. With special performances of the Zombie "Thriller" Dance, costume contests with cash prizes, actors portraying inmates of the past, undertaker and historic hearse (presented by Cloverdale Funeral Home), music, presentations, prizes, scavenger hunt, food trucks, coffee and hot cocoa. Last admission at 9:30 p.m. For all ages.
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I've been holding off on this post for a while, but I think it's finally time to post. I hit the trails (I'm intentionally being a little vague here...) a few weeks ago on my birthday, hoping for another birthday lifer (remember last year?) This was probably a little optimistic but it was still a beautiful walk. The woods were feeling particularly magical with beautiful snow falling (and there ended up being a pretty major snowstorm that night).
There were lots of deer and even a not-so-wild turkey that approached. I seriously thought I was going to have to run....
Someone has created a sweet little memorial with bird and deer feeders and beautiful little handmade wind catchers and a sign. I don't know if Deer George was a dude or a deer, but I thought that that is a very nice way to be remembered.
|Very keen nuthatch--normally they are a little more shy than this, but this one kept coming back again and again!
I did go back on the weekend as I was on a mission. While walking the trail, this white mass passed right overhead--I swear, I wouldn't have seen or heard it if I hadn't been looking in the right direction. Some people farther down the trail spotted it where it had landed. We continued on for a 1-2 hour hike and when we came back, it was still sitting in the exact same spot, not giving a hoot (ha) about its onlookers (including several ankle biters located directly underneath it).
#235: Barred Owl
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2017 got off to a great start on Inside the Eye – Live! with John Kaminski, Internet Essayist Extraordinaire joining for hours 2 and 3. In hour one, we discussed the arrival of Winter with massive storms blanketing Europe, the south of the United States, and Winter storms washing ashore on the California coast. To complete hour one, we welcomed back the ability to take phone listener phones calls, and then discussed deliberate "intel" failures, or the politicized world of fitting "intel reports" and "analysis" to fit a current political agenda and then passing off the analysis as "mistakes" or "failure" when the intel or analysis proves wrong.
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Behold, the power of the sprout!
This is a Kung Pao sprout, too--which I find awesome within itself.
Talk about living up to its name and origins.
I have created a crazy Shinobi sprout!
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Strange I had to wait so long before someone asked me for this one. A putative version of what this album should have been if the times had been different and the external pressure for having a hit album not so heavy. Maybe I'm wrong but this may have done of this album a direct cult contender to the White Album or Pet Sounds. Catch it here.
From the automn of 1967 to the summer of 1968, Ray Davies was not far to live what Brian Wilson had lived the year before when trying to achieve what should have been his masterpiece: Smile. Moreover, he didn't really know whether the songs he was composing really fitted for the Kinks. The failure of "Wonderboy" and "Days" when released as singles in spring 1968 seemed to confirm that his material did not match exactly what the fans were waiting from the Kinks. But the question was: did the Kinks still had fans? In 1968 the music was completely changing (Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd had modified the perception of music) and Ray Davies was composing his most nostalgic and passeist songs since his beginnings. Things got worse when the American label asked for a record to release. He gave them at the onset of summer a strange mix of 14 songs, without much homogeneity, and the record was briefly released under the name of Four More Respected Gentlemen after 3 songs were withdrawn for unknown reasons. In september, Ray Davies finally provided to the English label the result of his cogitations, the famous and long-awaited Village Green Preservation Society project finally achieved but containing only 12 songs. This version was actually released in some countries with various sleeves but it is said that Ray Davies suddenly changed his mind and asked the label to release a 20-track double LP sold at budget price. The label refused but gave him the authorization to edit a 15-track single LP. Strangely, instead of adding 3 songs to the 12-track version he had proposed, he removed "Days" and "Mr Songbird" and added "All Of My Friends Were There", "Sitting By The Riverside" and "Animal Farm" that he had recorded during the previous months. Moreover, he decided to compose and record 2 new songs, "Big Sky" and "The Last Of The Steam Powered Train", that belong to a different musical universe, much more in the American vein that the band will develop 2 years later, and they sounded quite out of place here. Maybe the fact that Ray Davies felt that the music was quick changing and that his album might appear as too 60's led him to do that. I've read several books about the Kinks and particulartly the chapters about this record, and none provided a list of songs that might have been the director's cut for Ray Davies. Actually, there is no reason that all the songs that, at a time or another featured in the selection of Village Green, would not have been in this double LP version. But in taking all the songs Ray Davies and the Kinks really finished during these 12 months, the sum is 22 and not 20. So, I decided to imagine what would have been a Village Green Preservation Society on which all the wonderful songs that the Kinks had recorded during this period were included. The problem was to chose an order for the songs. In the various versions that Ray Davies had proposed, it is clear that some were considered as openings and other as endings. Moreover, "Village Green" had to cut the album in the middle. Although some song sequences were the sames in the 12 and 15-track versions, some were not. I usually respected the sequences that did not change in the various versions. I tried several sequences for the whole album and finally opted for this one. The major liberty I took with the original choice was to conclude the album with "Berkeley Mews". Actually, all Ray Davies versions closed with "People Take Pictures Of Each Other" but honestly, I never found this song a good one to close such an album. "Berkeley Mews" has for me something of the classic ironic quality that the Kinks showed in their closing tracks. But this can be debated. Since I play to create fake vinyl LPs, I separated the 22 tracks in 4 sides, trying also to chose songs for opening and closing each side that seemed appropriate for these roles. Not an easy thing to do but Ray helped me a lot since his sequences were sometimes perfect for 5 or 6 songs a side with a perfect choice for opening and closing it. I'm happy that some songs so underrated and forgotten ("Lavender Hill", "Rosemary Rose", "Misty Water") can integrate here their place among the classics associated with Village Green. I generally chose to put the mono version rather than the stereo one to respect the original concept but it's not the case everywhere I fear. The lyrics of all the songs are included in a rtf file. This was mandatory for this post to be respectfull of the work of Ray Davies. Getting older, this is the only thing I feel remains important to do: respect the achievement of great artists. Enjoy this experimental album.
Rosemary Rose.Rosemary rose,Nature sure gave you such a beautiful nose.'though you're not beautiful as someone would know,That rosemary rose,Has eyes of blue,And someone is treasuring a picture of you,Taken on a holiday when you were just three,My sweet rosemary.You look nothing like a child,Yet you're such a little baby.Chewing on your liquorish gum, and cigarettes.Rosemary rose,Carefully sewing on your buttons and bows.Hoping that someone will be wanting to know,Of rosemary rose. You look nothing like a child,Yet you're such a little baby.Chewing on your liquorish gum, and cigarettes.Rosemary rose,Carefully sewing on your buttons and bows.Hoping that someone will be wanting to know,Of rosemary rose


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The violence and chaos that swept through Ukraine has captured the attention of the international media. Depending on who one listens to, the protesters are standing up for democracy, or they are violent insurrectionists. However, there might be a light at the end of this tunnel. The problems in Ukraine might be nearing an end. At the very least the Ukraine crisis is about to enter a transition period.
It has been reported that Ukraine's parliament has decided that elections for a new prime minister will be held in May. In the meantime, the parliament will appoint a temporary prime minister. Hopefully, tempers can be cooled down before the coming elections.
Although Ukraine has an opportunity to put an end to the violence, the future is still very much uncertain. It is sometimes difficult for an outsider to determine whether or not another country will be better off after a regime change. It is likely that not everyone will be happy with the outcome of the future elections. Plus there is still the potential for chaos until the elections take place. While the unrest might be coming to a close, there is certainly no guarantee. It is possible that the Ukraine situation is simply in a transition period.
Ukraine's President, Viktor Yanukovych is still alive and well. As expected, he is none too happy about the recent turn of events. Yanukovych sees the current situation as a coup and said that he does not plan to resign. Whether he intends to back up his words remains to be seen.
Regardless, the situation in Ukraine extremely delicate at this time. If Yanukovych will not abide by the parliament's decision, he would possibly need to be removed by force. At this point, the crisis could escalate from violent protests into all-out civil war.
Ukraine's president is not the only one who is concerned about recent events. According to a Washington Post article, leaders of the territory of Crimea have talked about using this opportunity to break off from Ukraine.
Perhaps, assuming it does not trigger a massive war, breaking into smaller pieces could actually be good for Ukraine. Smaller, less centralized government is generally better. In Crimea's case, it is already very closely associated with Russia.
Of course, the problem is that splits like these are often not peaceful at all. The history of the United States is evidence enough of that.
The situation in Ukraine is very finely balanced. If Yanukovych eventually decides to comply with the parliament's wishes, then perhaps there is a chance at peace. If not, there is at least the possibility of an all-out civil war. The real danger is that the violence could escalate beyond Ukraine, since Russia has a vested interest in the country.
Many Americans might be of the mind that this situation does not affect them. However, if the United States tries to involve itself directly in Ukraine's problems, it risks being drawn into a larger conflict. America would do well to stay as far away from this situation as possible.
The Ukraine crisis is in a transition period. An era of relative peace for the country might be on the horizon. On the other hand, the unrest and uncertainty could lead to more serious violence.
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"Workin' Hot," the thrilling opening number of "Minsky's," the nostalgic and not terribly authentic backstage musical that had its world premiere Friday at the Ahmanson Theatre, gets off to a rather shaky start. Set in a burlesque house on New York's Lower East Side, the show begins with the testing out of a new song that's supposed to kick off the new revue with a bang.
Buster (Kevin Cahoon), the resident pianist who probably would have been better off pursuing his dream of tap dancing, has composed a tune completely devoid of pep. Redeeming this dirge would appear to be a lost cause, but Billy Minsky (Christopher Fitzgerald), the scrappy impresario who runs the tawdry National Winter Garden Theatre, is an expert at making sequined purses out of sows' ears.
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This advice should come in handy to the creators of "Minsky's," who could use Billy to work one of his miracle cures on their show, which, though far from terrible, isn't quite the electric crowd-pleaser they're intending. Intermittently delightful, the musical is just as intermittently bumbling, coming alive mostly in the colorful burlesque sequences and taking a sharp nose-dive when attempts are made to contain the parade of skimpily clad dancing girls and shamelessly hoary gags into a traditional book musical.


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Querying the X$ structures
One of the most hidden areas of the Oracle database is the X$ structures. As we may know, the X$ structures are the innermost tables that are used to build the common v$ views that we use to query the data dictionary.
Here is an idea of the naming of these X$ structures. Of course, these internal structures change between Oracle releases, and this list is from Oracle 8.1.5.
X$ks Kernel Services
x$ksmfs kernel services, memory fixed SGA
x$ksmfsv kernel services, memory fixed SGA vectors
x$ksmjs kernel services, memory java_pool summary
x$ksmlru kernel services, memory LRU
x$ksmls kernel services, memory large_pool summary
x$ksmmem kernel services, memory
x$ksmpp kernel services, memory process pool
x$ksmsd kernel services, memory SGA definition
x$ksmsp kernel services, memory shared pool
x$ksmspr kernel services, memory shared pool reserved
x$ksmss kernel services, memory shared_pool summary
x$ksmup kernel services, memory user pool
x$ksqst kernel services, enqueue status
x$ksulop kernel services, user long operation
x$ksulv kernel services, user locale value
x$ksupr kernel services, user process
X$kc kernel cache
x$kcbfwait kernel cache, block file wait
x$kcbwait kernel cache, block wait
x$kcccp kernel cache, controlfile checkpoint progress
x$kcfio kernel cache, file I/O
x$kclfh kernel cache, lock file header
x$kclfi kernel cache, lock file index
x$kcluh kernel cache, lock undo header
x$kclui kernel cache, lock undo index
X$kq kernel query
x$kqfco kernel query, fixed table columns
x$kqfdt kernel query, fixed table
x$kqfp kernel query, fixed procedure
x$kqfsz kernel query, fixed size
x$kqfta kernel query, fixed table
x$kqfvi kernel query, fixed view
x$kqfvt kernel query, fixed view table
X$kg kernel generic
x$kghlu kernel generic, heap LRUs
x$kgllk kernel generic, library cache lock
x$kglob kernel generic, library cache object
x$kglpn kernel generic, library cache pin
x$kglst kernel generic, library cache status
X$kz Kernel security
x$kzsro kernel security, system role
X$le lock element
x$le lock element
x$le_stat lock element status
The X$ views are completely undocumented, and Oracle does not provide any assistance for deriving the meaning of the contents of the X$ structures.
However, there are some queries that you can run to see internal operations within Oracle. Lets begin by describing the X$ksqst structure, the structure that show kernel enqueue status:
SQL> desc x$ksqst; Name Null? Type ----------------------------------------- -------- ------------------ ADDR RAW(8) INDX NUMBER INST_ID NUMBER KSQSTTYP VARCHAR2(2) KSQSTGET NUMBER KSQSTWAT NUMBER
As can see, the X$ structures are quite cryptic, but there are hints about their contents.
We can also further explore the X$ structures by viewing the X$ksqst table. This table show the kernel status for all enqueues within your Oracle database:
-- See the gets and waits for different types of enqueues: select * from x$ksqst where ksqstget > 0;
Here is an actual listing from this script, showing the enqueue data from a real Oracle instance.
SQL> @x2 ADDR INDX INST_ID KS KSQSTGET KSQSTWAT ---------------- ---------- ---------- -- ---------- ---------- 00000004269DBB10 49 1 BR 1045 0 00000004269DBBB0 69 1 CF 245954 0 00000004269DBBC8 72 1 CI 5780 0 00000004269DBC28 84 1 CU 1886 0 00000004269DBCE0 107 1 DL 34 0 00000004269DBD10 113 1 DR 3053 0 00000004269DBD30 117 1 DV 389 0 00000004269DBD40 119 1 DX 1255971 0 00000004269DC138 246 1 HW 11377 0 00000004269DC218 274 1 IS 2305 0 00000004269DC308 304 1 JQ 1514 0 00000004269DC610 401 1 MR 1083 0 00000004269DC8A8 484 1 PE 212238 0 00000004269DC8B0 485 1 PF 1 0 00000004269DCB20 563 1 RT 1 0 00000004269DCC08 592 1 SQ 1868 0 00000004269DCC20 595 1 ST 26909 0 00000004269DCC98 610 1 TC 220 0 00000004269DCCE8 620 1 TM 378751 0 00000004269DCD18 626 1 TS 6605 0 00000004269DCD20 627 1 TT 64173 0 00000004269DCD40 631 1 TX 392834 0 00000004269DCE18 658 1 US 134438 0 00000004269DCFE0 715 1 WL 192 0
It is great fun to attempt queries against the X$ structures and see if you can guess the contents of the structures. Below is a query that will display the largest number of blocks that can be written by DBWR at any time:
select kviival write_batch_size from x$kvii where kviitag = 'kcbswc';
Here is the output from this query. This displays the write batch size for the Oracle database.
SQL> connect internal as sysdba; Connected. SQL> @x1 WRITE_BATCH_SIZE ---------------- 4096
In sum, there is a wealth of interesting information in the X$ structures, and those DBAs with a propensity to learn Oracle Internals, these queries can be both fun and informative.


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These last few days have been pretty crazy shooting and editing sessions while preparing for guest speaker engagements as well as the holiday season. Before I jump the gun here, there is still sessions that need to be post processed and we will get those teasers online very soon. Right after our sessions, no matter the time of day or night, we backup all the images to safe guard against loss or corruptions of digital media. As the images are running across the screen during import, preview rendering or upload to the cloud, sometimes you eye just catches that special shot. Of course, during the shoot, we knew there was something special happening, but you never see the image the moment it's taken since the mirror is up and blocking your view. I was told once (actually twice) by a sport photographer back in the film days... "You will never see if you got the shot until you process the film". He was very right. And looking on the back of a camera designed to preview an image, not show you a final product, it's still the same principle.
This is Lenny. The horse, not the girl. No, she's not a model (yet) but really should be. Here name is Daylan. I'm known her for a good long while. I first photographed her on set of the Bloom movie produced and filmed by our good friend Diane. Here is the awesome image of her, that I routinely use in my lighting classes as an example of good fortune with light.
Ok, back to Lenny. He was being, well, a horse during the session and after an outfit change and all tacked up, Daylan walked him in a circle a few times to get into position. They both stopped on the mark, looked my direction and SMILED! Yes, both of them. OMG! That was an amazing trick. I snapped two shots and the smile was gone. I wanted to share the rare moment then chance and preparation meet to create SMAGIC. I learned this from the talented and creative force Chad Lunsford at Six One Six Studios. It's a combination of science and magic and creates a unique "something" that can't be explained or repeated. It just is.
Enjoy this moment of laughter, enhancement and joy with the beautiful Daylan and her equestrian partner, Happy Lenny.


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"Joseph Kony considers himself quite a good Christian, and he wants Uganda to be a Christian nation. So in 1987 he formed a resistance group called the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), and the LRA has been at cibbil war against UGanda government ever since. If the LRA wins, Kony has promised that Uganda will become a theocracy, with laws based on the Biblical Ten Commandments.
Kony's LRA has kidnapped an estimated 20,000 children for use as fighters or sex slaves. As part fo their initiation, these children are often required to kill their own parents, so theyäll have no homes to return to.. (Ir's not clear which of the Ten Commandments Kony's stratetgy is based on.) Once kidnapped, children are used as pack mules, carrying LRA supplies until they are too weak to walk, at which time they're killed or simply left to die. Kidnapped boys also serve as targets and decoys, sent to the front lines -- unarmed -- whenever the Uganda Army engages the LRA. Kidnapped girls that Kony or his senior commanders find attractive become their "wives" (Kony is reputed to have 60). Troublesome captives have their noses, lips, and/or ears cut off, and are then made to eat their own flesh.
Kony and the Ugandan government occasionally issue public statements suggesting that peace negotiations would be welcome, but this seems unlikely. When asked about peace talks recently, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Kony and the LRA's senior commanders must due. "The wages of sin is death", he added. And that's Biblical, too.
As a youngster, Kony was a Catholic altar boy. Now he says he gets strategic advice from angels. There are eight of these angels, he says --three American, two Sudanese, two Chinese, and one Congolese.
Kony is reported to enjoy wearing women's dresses. The Ugandan Army has offered an $11,000 reward for information leading to Kony's capture. That's right: eleven thousand dollar."
- http://www.nndb.com/people/398/000022332/
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