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Please could anyone tell me whether my dark wood fence can be painted with any colour or am I stuck with it.
The problem is that, we asked for fencing like our neighbour, but never thought about the colour so we are unfortunately stuck with the same as his now! It's our fault but I would have liked a lighter colour!
It looks like a really dark oak. Has anyone any advice, apart from not being so stupid next time??!!
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You coud try some of those paint testers at 3 for £1. If it doesn't work you've not lost much.0
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I like the dark oak colour. Better than those ghastly oranges.
In the sticks near Peterborough0
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You coud try some of those paint testers at 3 for £1. If it doesn't work you've not lost much.
Thanks, i'll try that.
(Hopefully when the weather improves...it's done nothing but rain today!!)
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I like the dark oak colour. Better than those ghastly oranges.
Thanks Nutcutlet!
I see what you mean about the oranges. I guess they will weather nicely too. I can't wait to get started in tidying up now that we have actually got a boundary and are enclosed. It's made me feel like doing something....I hope it lasts and welcome ideas
Basically we have decking, (standing on it), gravel, grass and hedge and fence separating us from next door. I'd like low maintenance ideas if anyone has any? (ignore the thorn bush...it was replaced by the fence and awaiting it's fate!)

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Field Testing Genetically Modified Organisms: Framework for Decisions Committee on Scientific Evaluation of the Introduction of Genetically Modified Microoganisms and Plants into the Environment Board on Biology Commission on Life Sciences National Research Council NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS Washington, D.C. 1989
National Academy Press . 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. . Washington, D.C 20418 NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. frank Press is president of the National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. Robert M. White is president of the National Academy of Engineering. The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of Sciences by its congressional charter to be an adviser to the federal government and, upon its own initiative, to identify issues of medical care, research, and education. Dr. Samuel O. Thier is president of the Institute of Medicine. The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy's purposes of furthering knowledge and of advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Frank Press and Dr. Robert M. White are c}lairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council. This study by the Board on Biolo~zv was {ended be the R;~t-~hn~t^~r R^;-n-" Coordinating Committee composed of the Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation, under grants numbers BBS 8820985 and 12-34-30- 0024-GR. _ ~a, ~ Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 89-63061 First Printing September 1989 International Standard Book Number 0-309-04076-0 Second Printing, June 1990 Copyright @) 1989 by the National Academy of Sciences No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording, nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or otherwise copied for public or private use, without written permission from the publisher, except for the purposes of official use by the United States Government. Printed in the United States of America. First Printing, September 1989 Second Printing, June 1990 Third Printing, March 1992
COMMITTEE ON SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION OF THE INTRODUCTION OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED MICROORGANISMS AND PLANTS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT Steering Committee Robert H. Burris (Chairman), University of Wisconsin, Madison Fakhri A. Bazzaz, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Ralph W. F. Hardy, BioTechnica/Boyce Thompson, Ithaca, New York Edward L. Korwek, Law Offices of Hogan & Hartson, Washington, D.C. Richard E. Lenski, University of California, Irvine Eugene W. Nester, University of Washington, Seattle Stanley J. Peloquin, University of Wisconsin, Madison Calvin O. Qualset, University of California, Davis Ralph S. Wolfe, University of Illinois, Urbana Subcommittee on Plants Stanley J. Peloquin (Chairman), University of Wisconsin, Madison Roger N. Beachy, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri Donald N. Duvick, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, ~c., Johnston, Iowa Robert T. Fraley, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri Ralph W. F. Hardy, BioTechnica/Boyce Thompson, Ithaca, New York Richard N. Mack, Washington State University, Pullman Ann M. Vidaver, University of Nebraska, I,incoIn ... 111
SUBCOMMITTEE ON MICROORGANISMS Richard E. Lenski (Chairman), University of California, Irvine Peter J. BottornIey, Oregon State University, Corollas Ananda M. Chakrabarty, University of Illinois, Chicago Rita R. Colwell, University of Maryland, College Park Steve K. Fa~rand, University of Illinois, Urbana Robert Haselkorn, University of Chicago Roger D. Milkman, University of Iowa, Iowa City Lu~s Sequeira, University of Wisconsin, Madison James M. Tickle, Michigan State University, East Lansing Board On Biology Staff Alvin G. Lazen, Study Director Clifford Gabriel, Senior Staff Officer Joseph L. Zelibor Jr., Staff Officer Juliette Walker, Administrative Secretary Kathy Marshall, Senior Secretary Caitilin Gordon, Editor 1V
BOARD ON BIOLOGY Francisco J. Ayala (Chairman), University of California, Irvine Nina V. Fedoroff, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Baltimore, Maryland Timothy H. Goldsmith, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut Ralph W. F. Hardy, BioTechnica/Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, New York Ernest G. Jaworski, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri Simon A. Kevin, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Harold A. Mooney, Stanford University Harold J. Morowitz, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia William E. Paul, National Institutes of Health, Washington, D.C. David D. Sabatini, New York University Malcolm S. Steinberg, Princeton University David B. Wake, University of California, Berkeley Bruce M. Alberts (ax-officio), University of California, San Francisco Oskar R. Zaborsky, Director v
COMMISSION ON LIFE SCIENCES Bruce M. Alberts (Chairman), University of California, San Francisco Perry L. Adkisson, Texas A&M University System, College Station E`rancisco Ayala, University of California, Irvine J. Michael Bishop, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco Freeman J. Dyson, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey Nina V. Fedoroff, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Baltimore, Maryland Ralph W. F. Hardy, BioTechnica/Boyce Thompson Institute i, Ithaca, New York Richard J. Havel, University of California, San Francisco Leroy E. Hood, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Donald F. Hornig, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts Ernest G. Jaworski, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri Simon A. Levin, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Harold A. Mooney, Stanford University Steven P. Pakes, University of Texas, Dallas Joseph E. Rall, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland Richard D. Remington, University of Iowa, Iowa City Paul G. R:sser, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Richard Setlow, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York Torsten N. Wiesel, Rockefeller University, New York John E. Burris, Executive Director V1
Preface The potential benefits from the use of genetically modified m~- croorgan~sms and plants are enormous bacteria that biodegrade environmental pollutants, trees that grow more rapidly, food plants that flourish under saline or dry conditions, viruses that control in- sect pests, and a productive and economical agricultural enterprise whose plants use less fertilizer and resist pests. National, state, and local governments are considering safeguards to ensure that such benefits are maximized while possible hazards to the health and wel- fare of humans and damage to the environment are minimized. The necessity exists for timely field research of genetically modified m~- croorgan~sms and plants in environments similar to those ~ which they eventually will be used. A flexible, well-reasoned, scientifically based oversight system must be applied so that tests of genetically modified organisms in the field can proceed when they are deemed safe. Before deciding whether to allow a field test, we are first obliged to define what scientific information and issues must be considered, and then we must ask whether we know enough scientifically to be able to determine the relative safety or risk of the introduction. To obtain a reasoned consensus about these questions, the Biotechnol- ogy Science Coordinating Committee asked the National Academy of Sciences to prepare a report on the introduction of genetically ·- V11
modified plants and microorganisms into the environment up to the level of field testing. A steering committee was formed by the National Research Council within the Board on Biology of the Cornrnission on Life Sciences. The steering committee was responsible for the final re- port; two subcommittees also were organized, one concerned with plants and the other with microorganisms, each chaired by a mem- ber of the steering committee but with a membership that extended the expertise available to address the questions in a balanced fashion. Over the past ten months, the committees have grappled with an extensive body of facts, concepts, and opinions and have attempted to formulate a concise, thoughtful, and objective summary that can contribute to resolving the issues. The committees felt their most im- portant task was to reach a consensus about the science surrounding the issues of environmental introductions. Our committees had the luxury of doing this unbound by, but not oblivious to, the existing regulatory principles and approaches that have been applied in this area. The report that follows starts in the middle ~ the sense that the committee has not attempted to write a primer on new technol- ogy, such as recombinant-DNA techniques, nor to provide a detailed background on the biological information that has led to our present level of knowledge. Many other sources provide such information. Rather, we have focused on the issues regarding planned testing of genetically modified plants and micrc~c~r~ni~m~ in the _.. and field. O ~^ ~~~- ~ ~-vie ~ ~ ~ As with all committee-written documents, not every member may agree with every statement. However, the report represents a consensus to which all members agreed. The committee benefited from discussions with members of the Biotechnology Science Coordinating Committee and thanks them and its chairman, Dr. James Wyugaarden, for meeting with the committee and defining the charge. Special thanks are due the chairmen of the subcommittees, Dr. Richard Lenski and Dr. Stanley Peloquin, who graciously accepted an enlarged share of the work load. All members of the committees deserve credit for hewing to the short deadlines. Timely completion of the report would have been impossible without their dedication and concern. Reviewers of the report, though anonymous, deserve thanks for their unportant contribution; they have given close attention to the · .. vm
content, style, and scientific integrity of a report dealing with complex and sometimes contentious issues. Staff members of the Board on Biology and the Commission on Life Sciences were invaluable in their assistance. Dr. John Burris provided wise counsel as the committee work proceeded. Dr. Alvin Lazen, study director, kept the comrn~ttee and staff on the path in pursuit of a finished report. Dr. Clifford Gabriel and Dr. Joseph Zelibor, Jr., guided and coordinated the efforts of the subcommittees on plants and on microorganisms, respectively, and worked closely with the steering committee. Ms. Juliette Walker and Ms. Kathy Marshall skillfully and patiently arranged meetings and handled the administrative and clerical work. We thank Dr. Caitil~n Gordon for her expert editorial assistance in the final stages of writing the report. We sincerely hope that our report will help attain what we ad seek a safe and prudent use of a technology that holds tremendous promise for advancing the welfare of humanity. Robert H. Burris Chairman 1X
Contents 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 INTRODUCTION ,...1 7 The Genetic Modification of Organisms: Merging Classical and Molecular Techniques, 8 Plant Modifications-Classical Techniques, 10 Plot Modifications-Molecular Techniques, 10 Comparison of Classical and Molecular Techniques in Plants, 11 Genome Modification of Microorganisms Classical Techniques, 12 Genome Modification of Microorganisms Molecular Techniques, 13 Comparison of Classical and Molecular Techniques In Microoorganisms, 13 Summary, 14 3 PAST EXPERIENCE WITH GENETIC MODIFICATION OF PLANTS AND THEIR INTRODUCTION INTO THE ENVIRONMENT................................. Types of Genetic Modification in Plants, 18 The Results of Genetic Modification, 20 X1 16
Modifications and Their Effects on Persistence, 21 Case Studies of Introduced Crops, 24 Past Experience with Confinement, 32 Summary Points, 36 4 ENHANCED WEEDINESS: A MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE General Principles, 37 The Relationship Between the Introduction of Exotic Plants and Genetically Modified Plants, 39 The Ability of Crops to Revert to a Wild or Weedy Condition, 42 Hybridization Between Crops and Their Wild Relatives, 43 Summary Points, 53 5 PAST EXPERIENCE WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF MODIFIED PLANTS: MOLECULAR GENETIC TECHNIQUES .... e · - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ - - - - - e · e · - - e e e · - - - - - - e e · - - Properties of Molecular Genetic Modifications, 55 Case Studies of Plants Modified by Molecular Genetic Techniques, 59 Summary Points, 64 6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: PLANTS e e e · - ~ - e e e e e e e e e e ~ e e e e e ~ - - - - - - - ~ e e ~ What Does Past Experience Teach Us?, 66 Control and Confinement of Genetically Modified Plant Varieties, 68 Large-Scale Introductions and Commercialization, 69 A Framework for Assessing Risk, 70 Geographic Frame of Reference, 74 Oversight Considerations, 76 54 ...65 7 PAST EXPERIENCE WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF MICROORGANISMS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT 77 History of Beneficial Uses of Microorganisms and Prospects for the Future, 77 Similarities and Differences Between Classical and Molecular Methods, 83 ·. X11
Considerations Associated with Unfamiliar Applications of Microorganisms, 84 Summary Points, 85 8 PROPERTIES OF THE GENETIC MODI1?ICATION History, 87 Genetic Considerations, 89 Summary Points, 97 9 PHENOTYPIC PROPERTIES OF SOURCE MICROORGANISMS AND THEIR GENETICALLY MODIFIED DERIVATIVES ............................ Persistence, 99 Phenotypic Properties Affecting the Ecosystem, 102 Characteristics of Microbial Pathogens, 105 General Phenotypic Characteristics of Pathogens, 108 Summary Points, 111 10 PROPERTIES OF THE ENVIRONMENT RELEVANT TO THE INTRODUCTION OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED MICROORGANISMS.......................... Types of Environments, 113 Habitability of Environments, 114 Disperse, 115 Suitability of Microcosms for Testing of Microbial Introductions, 117 Scale and frequency of Introduction, 119 Potential Effectiveness of Monitoring, 119 Mitigation, 120 Summary Points, 121 11 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: MICROORGANISMS .................. APPENDS Historical Overview of Nucleic Acid Bic~ter~ology: 1973 to 1989.............. LITERATURE CITED.. INFORMATION ON COMMITTEE MEMBERS · -- X111 ....... 86 ...... 99 113 123 ..133 .143 165


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Preparing for the Race Ahead
After many weeks of tough training through the roads and hills of County Meath and the lakes of County Cavan, the big day arrived. Anxiety levels were high as Declan and myself strapped the bikes onto the back of PJ's car. The quick spin down to Wicklow was passed by quickly as we discussed tactics, eat pasta and listened to soothing music.
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The Start...
However only 300m into the race disaster struck, with the sound of a huge explosion. Yes, my front tyre had given in. What a terrible start to the 32km race. I pleaded with Declan and PJ to stop and help me out with my lack of experience in changing a tyre posing a bit of a problem. And so they did. It took just under ten minutes to change the tyre as we watched the rest of the field fly by.
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I am so glad I met with my VT companion and one of our sisters on Tuesday. I thought I knew all there was to know about faith, yet I was so wrong about how it worked. Knowing that when I'm confused or uncertain...exercising that particle of faith is all I need to do. Why didn't I get this before? Cause I'm a blockhead sometimes:)
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The Blues have two Premier League fixtures remaining as they travel to Liverpool on Wednesday before hosting champions Leicester City on the final weekend.
Skipper Terry will play no part in either of those fixtures though after being shown his second red card of the season in the defeat to Sunderland on Saturday.
Terry is out of contract in the summer and has so far received no offer from the club to extend his 18-year stay at Stamford Bridge by another 12 months.
Missing out on the chance to pull on the famous blue shirt one last time in front of his own fans against the Foxes left the defender inconsolable at the Stadium of Light.
As we advance through the final week of what has been a forgettable campaign for Chelsea , here is how Terry's final days in west London are expected to pan out.
How John Terry's final days at Chelsea could play out
Monday, May 9
Terry travelled to Denmark to watch Brondby play in Copenhagen. The Danish club are owned by his friend Jan Bech Andersen and he has previously been linked with a management role at the club.
Tuesday, May 10
Having made the quick dash back across Europe, Terry is expected to report for training at Cobham as usual. He has had his fair share of fitness problems this season but is fit again having played in the club's last two fixtures.
Wednesday, May 11
Chelsea face Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool at Anfield. Blues manager Guus Hiddink will be unable to select Terry as he serves the first of his two-game suspension against the Reds on Merseyside.
Thursday, May 12
The Blues are likely to be given the day off after their exertions in Liverpool the previous night. Recovery time is crucial for the squad to avoid injuries, particularly in the latter stages of the season.
Friday & Saturday, May 13 & 14
Training resumes at Cobham as attention turns to Chelsea's final remaining Premier League fixture of the 2015-16 season. Terry is expected to continue working on his fitness with the group despite his continued suspension.
Sunday, May 15
Leicester come to Stamford Bridge to bring the curtain down on the campaign. Terry will be in attendance and take in the game from the comfort of a private box before joining the squad on the pitch for a lap of honour and followed by a bash at the club's Under the Bridge music venue.
Monday, May 16
Having been confined to the stands for the Leicester game, Terry will finally get the chance to take to the field one last time for a farewell party after it emerged he is hiring out Stamford Bridge for a game with his close pals. Chelsea are waiving the pitch hire fee.
Tuesday, May 17
The countdown begins until the expiry of Terry's Chelsea contract at the end of June. Unless the club have a late change of heart, the captain will begin looking for a new club for next season.


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Dilly Print Shop Hawaii's Best of the Best
We are happy to announce that our storage facility that is attached to the Dilly Print Shop placed in the top 3 for Hawaii's Best of the Best! This is an annual contest across the islands and we are so happy that we placed 3rd this year for best storage facility. The first place award went to a chain that has 6 locations on the island. The second place award went to a facility with eleven locations on the island. We are so proud that our one locally-owned and operated placed third this year.
The results were just released on Sunday, August 16. We have been successful in placing in this contest for a few years in a row and we are so happy about it! Thank you to everyone for voting for us and supporting the business. We love our tenants and it's good to know that they love us, too. The Dilly Print Shop supports several customers with their storage units onsite. We know it's helpful to have several services offered in one facility at one location! We also offer moving van rentals on site, Dilly Van Rentals.
Check out our website at Dillingham Self Storage for more information on our storage units!


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YoVille announces more new cars Coming Soon
This is an official post by Zynga's Platinum Ninja.
Wanted to stop by and fill you all in on some important car updates and announcements! We have quite a few things we would like to give you a heads up on so you can start planning your next car move! Let's check out what to expect later this week...
Brand new cars at the Car Store! Hopefully Thursday if all goes well :)
We will not be removing the current cars that are currently available at the Car Store, they will still remain purchasable via the in room store.
However, we will be replacing the coin option car with a new car. If you want quickly get all of your co-signers to get the Green Hybrid at the coin price make sure to post the co-signer feed ASAP as this car will not be purchasable for coins after Thursday. If you do not receive enough by then that's ok we'll roll over the number of co-signers to the new coin car for you!
**Please note the Green Hybrid will remain purchasable for YoCash after the new coin car is available*
Well that's about all folks! Can't wait to see what the next coin car is? You'll have to wait to find out :)
- Platinum Ninja
What cars and vehicles would you like to see in Yoville?
This article originally appeared onYoVille Lounge.


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that look like a52inch sharp .it's a normal problem
No Power In Samsung LCD TV Repaired
One of the clients in my company called me to check on his 65" Samsung LCD TV and the complaint was no power. I went to his villa and tested the LCD TV and the problem was indeed "no power". The challenge that I had was about removing the LCD TV from the wall. I managed to remove it and placed it on a soft surface. After that I removed all the screws and successfully opened the back cover.
The first component that I have checked was the main fuse and it was tested good. I further checked the main filter capacitor and there was 300VDC.
I continued to check on the standby power supply area and found a resistor 2.2 Ohm open circuit. This resistor was connected to the source pin of the TNY264PN IC (8 pins). All corresponding components were checked to be good. Since I do not have this part number I have used another part number TNY266PN. TNY266PN has higher specification than TNY264PN- see the below picture:
After the replacement of the resistor and the power IC the LCD TV was brought back to life again.
This article is contributed by Fernando Frias from Abu Dhabi UAE. He is currently working in a Technologies company as a technician.
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Fernando Frias , Nice Job done congratulations!!!Likes(5)Dislikes(0)
Hai Fernando Frias ,
Good job ... keep sharing in this blog.Likes(2)Dislikes(0)
Good Advise.
Thanks you
Amir MukhtarLikes(0)Dislikes(0)
FERNANDO: as you told the big challenge for servicing the big size lcd/led
is you need some one to help you to bring down the tv from the wall or from the the stand second challenge you need TIME to open all screws to reach to broad third if the problem is found in psu you are lucky 90% you can fix it but if the problem of tv is in main broad or T-con you can not fix it in the resident of your client other wise you have to bring the main board or T-con same model with you fourth if you want to bring the tv to your company or your shop for repair you will need a big car to handle the case also this require invest... so and so..........Likes(5)Dislikes(0)
Well done, another set saved from the dumpLikes(2)Dislikes(1)
its so damn new, what could have caused it to fail in such a short period? do you think its a factory defect??? or was it running on a gen set?
yrs curiousLikes(1)Dislikes(0)
Good Job ...Likes(0)Dislikes(0)
wonderfully done.appreciate thisLikes(0)Dislikes(0)
I have been seeing this web site since 1 year. In a week one 0r two posts of rectifying electronic gadgets i receive and intrestingly I see all of them. One day my company's CPU SMPS had burst. I bought a new one and replaced, but the old one I opened to check, there I found main 2 Capacitors and a small found bulged and busted.
Slowly I removed and replaced new capacitors of the same value and got the SMPS back to life. Hats off to Justine Yong from him I inspired. Thanks.Likes(1)Dislikes(0)
Hey Fernando,
Nice job. Well written and explained.Likes(0)Dislikes(0)
Thank you.
I appreciate your sharing.
Hope to see more from you.
how did you come to the conclusion that the ic was bad? was it just speculations or you actually tested it? because it is not mentioned in the article.Likes(1)Dislikes(0)
In the picture it looks like it has a hole burnt in the top of the power IC. I may be wrong.Likes(1)Dislikes(0)
Yes it seems a hole on it, nice point Robert.Likes(0)Dislikes(0)
Dear Robert
This "hole" in the top of the IC is nothing but an additional marking of the manufacturer, indicating pin no 1 of the IC. Many manufacturers are using the same marking method.Likes(0)Dislikes(0)
Hi Paris,
Yes, I know. But it looks like a black spot inside the spot.Likes(1)Dislikes(1)
Nice article.thanks for sharing.cheersLikes(0)Dislikes(0)
HI Mr. Fernando It is so good repair and nice explanation thanks for sharing BIRUK FROM Ethiopia.Likes(0)Dislikes(0)
nice fernando, thanks for sharing...but as waleed says, how did you discover the ic was bad??Likes(0)Dislikes(0)
What's the main reason of LED TV Samsung Brand.With Audio sound but no Video on screen?Likes(0)Dislikes(0)
check the led driver boardLikes(0)Dislikes(0)
Hi fernando nice job another repair guide for technicians...by the way im george here in dubai work as tecnician in one of amusement company here.i would just want to know how did you get your esr meter from jestine and how much did it cost you including courier.
Nice job! Hi Fernando!Likes(0)Dislikes(0)
Nice Job, Keep up the good work. Why did you change the IC? Did you test it before?Likes(0)Dislikes(0)
Could you please let us know how did to know the IC was faulty?Likes(0)Dislikes(0)
great jobLikes(0)Dislikes(0)
.. by testing the voltages on the pins of ic he found out that the ic is not good that is all.........Likes(2)Dislikes(0)
good jobLikes(0)Dislikes(0)
I repair blog power of dvd portable but can not ic that broke
number of ic JH 8100 and have not ic for change .I have not diagram pleae brother help instructionsLikes(0)Dislikes(0)
how did you come across the site for the equivilent i.c in which you used to replace the old one.Likes(0)Dislikes(0)
google your part number,click on dealer spec sheet page then look at similar part numbers for an equal or higher tolerant part, many electronic part suppliers out there.Likes(1)Dislikes(0)
Thank You Mr. Fernando Frias
Good Article and Please Keep more sharing your Experiences to Learn Repair and its Solutions.
thanks you
Amir Mukhtar AshrafiLikes(0)Dislikes(0)
Thanks Mr. Amir sorry for delayed
replay I hope it's clear for you all the details of troubleshoot
Thank you,
Hi Fernando
What component you tested to pin point out that IC was bad and it needs replacement?Likes(1)Dislikes(0)
Hi Mr.Pete thanks your question!but first of all I am so sorry for delayed answer because I am not open my email long time from last October end of the month.My company we had a couple of project so I don't have time to open my personal email because I am using my outlook email in the company,so about your question regarding to pin point the problem of the ic actually I am using only my analog tester when I started to trouble shoot from primary to secondary supply I found the fuseble resistor is open I trace the connection of that resistor it's going down to HV of the regulator that I've mention above although this IC is having 7 pins but only 3 pins are working from pin 1 there is ceramic connected to pin 8 and pin 2,3,7 and 8 are connected to the negative ground of mother Capacitor and pin 5 is connected to primary transformer and pin 4 is connected to optocoupler for trigger the power so that means there is diode reading between the ground and pin 5 when I am using my tester to check both pins are shorted so i conclude that's why the fuseble resistor is open because of this shorted since I don't have the same part number I replaced the higher one number of ic and I never found another component there is problem so I hope it's clear to you how can I pin point the problem of the TV.
Thanks researching thought and I appreciate people like you.Likes(0)Dislikes(0)
Where can I get the exact same parts you used?Likes(0)Dislikes(0)
Good help, my sharp tv had the same problem , I change IC,resistos and now power up again . But now works for 2 minutes and poweroff with 2 blinking power led in red.
Now I need some help!


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"Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence..."
I had a great time at the new used bookstore this afternoon. I was browsing the Bible shelves...rolling my eyes at the study notes in them: "Oh wow, that was easy...Jesus couldn't possibly mean what he said." A couple were next to me, the man had a huge book in his hands. He and she were talking about what it was for, how to use it. I turned toward them to go, and they asked me if I knew about the book: Strong's Concordance. Wow, I love Strong's Concordance! Yeah, lemme show ya how it works! If you're wanting to learn more about how the Bible thinks, ya want this book (or the online equivalent). And I asked them some questions like I do my Catechism class kids, such as, "Y'all tell me why Sarah and Abraham were unhappy...yep, and then...uh huh, and what did Sarah do...laughed, that's right..and they named him...Isaac. Yes, so we check Strong's like so and see that Isaac means...and why does that matter? Yes. And so when God wanted Abraham to kill Isaac...yep! See, and without knowing the Hebrew you miss that very human and pro-life part of the story!" And we went through a couple more examples, and how the Concordance shows how similar Hebrew words share a common root, and that sometimes their meanings overlap in ways that matter, but won't show up in English or Greek, like Adam and Ground. Where do I go to church? St. Mary's? That's Catholic right? The man was a former Catholic and now a deacon at his non-denom. We talked about growing up with the Latin Mass, how that alienated him, and how I loved reading the Latin and English out of my father's Missal. Talked some more about faith journeys, other Bible bits, what some other Hebrew names mean, such as Elizabeth. Discussed our decisions to take Jesus seriously. So we had a great time faith sharing without arguing, and without me selling Catholicism the least bit short.
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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Review (Xbox One)
After getting a gritty makeover, the Lancer-revving COGs are back in full force in Gears of War: Ultimate Edition. This debut project of The Coalition (formerly Black Tusk Studios) brings Marcus Fenix and his muscle-bound brothers in arms over to the Xbox One after three excellent entries on the Xbox 360 (and Judgment). The Coalition have completely rebuilt the original 2006 Gears of War title from the ground-up in order to hold fans over until the late 2016 (or beyond) release of Gears of War 4.
Gears of War was influenced by the likes of Resident Evil 4, Kill Switch and Band of Brothers. Lead developer Cliff Bleszinski helped integrate Epic Games' own takes on Resident Evil 4's over-the-shoulder camera and Kill Switch's cover system for Gears. With Epic Games handing the reins of the franchise to The Coalition and series producer Rod Ferguson hired to continue overseeing the franchise, the Ultimate Edition of Gears of War is the series' first step with a new team and on a new platform. While they already had excellent source material to work with, The Coalition has given us the definitive Gears experience.
As you would expect, Gears of War's visuals were the priority in upgrading the game from Xbox 360 to Xbox One. As with all the other remakes and HD remasters we have been encountering on current-gen consoles, the magic numbers of 1080p and 60fps are expected. While this expected resolution is true, the single-player campaign mode of Gears of War runs at 30fps. Fortunately, the game's multiplayer, which is a pivotal part of the Gears experience, runs at 1080p and 60fps. With the frame rate cap in play during the game's main campaign, I didn't encounter any visible lag even when playing split-screen and having an army of Locust to kill. Regardless of this difference between the campaign and multiplayer's display, Gears of War looks absolutely gorgeous on the Xbox One.
Every level, model, cutscene and asset featured in Gears of War has been rebuilt using a maxed-out version of Unreal Engine 3. The original version of the game had grey all over the place, given the crumbling concrete environments and the armor style of Delta Squad. This time around, things are looking much more vibrant and authentic. The decrepit, rundown nature of the Fenix Residence in Act 4 is quite different than the Jacinto Prison and Imulsion Factory of the game's previous chapters, whereas they all seemed to blur together in the 2006 version. The biggest upgrade in visuals would have to be the lighting system, which makes a world of difference during Act 2, where you have to stay close to various light sources to avoid the photosensitive swarms of the Kryll. After seeing the glowing lakes of Imulsion in Act 3 and the Nemacyst-filled skies of the final stage, I was genuinely impressed by how great everything looked, as most remakes and HD remasters out there don't look anywhere near as improved.
Gears' story is left relatively unchanged. There are a few missions added to Act 5 that were featured in the PC version of Gears and not the Xbox 360 original, which flushes out the game's last chapter and makes it about as long as the first four Acts (many fans complained of Act 5 being much shorter than 1-4). While Gears of War 2 and 3 took grimmer routes with the franchise's story, the original Gears is filled with machismo with a small side of horror. The series paints a bleak picture of just how one-sided the 14-year-war against the Locust has been, with humanity having to abandon and ruin many of its cities in the process of fighting. Meanwhile, Dominic Santiago, Damon Baird and Augustus "Cole Train" Cole all look and talk like pro wrestlers, often commenting on near-impossible situations with sarcasm or snarling grittiness, despite how many dead COG soldiers they encounter in their travels.
While Gears' one-dimensional story was left unchanged, its gameplay has been revamped for both campaign fans and multiplayer enthusiasts. Combat still consists of hiding from fire using the game's dynamic cover system, which is finely tuned this time around so you can weave in and out of cover with precise controls. The Coalition learned a lot from the game's later entries, and it shows in the Ultimate Edition. While the COGs and Locust are all quite large and heavy, their movement is surprisingly tight and easy to control. As always, the Active Reload system offers a bonus for those with proper timing, offering a small, subconscious level of fun to something that is often a negligible afterthought in gaming.
Shooting the game's nine different firearms is always a blast, given how few there are and how simple they seem. Each gun has its own pros and cons, which are simple in their deployment but still require skills to properly master (especially in multiplayer). Despite having your character on the bottom left side of your screen, he still shoots towards the direct center of it, even when firing from the hip. The subsequent Gears titles had hip firing following the muzzle of your character's gun, but I was surprised in having to readjust to the original format. I would have thought that The Coalition would've modernized the aiming of Ultimate Edition to coincide with Gears 2-3, but this was still a nice surprise.
Gears of War's inspirations from Resident Evil 4 don't just stop at its camera system — the game also mimics its style of progression. In Act 1, you're trying to learn and master the game's unique weapons and covering system. You mainly fight Locust soldiers and Wretches, who can challenge you in number but are still quite manageable. By the time you feel comfortable, the game throws you a curveball in the form of Kryll, where you have to fight the Locust while trying to avoid the dark and stay close to light sources. Wretches charging towards you should be no problem, until irradiated Wretches that explode after dying come into play. Start mixing the forces together and throwing in Boomers and Theron Guards, who have more health and use stronger weapons than regular soldiers, and you'll realize that Gears of War is meant to keep you on edge.
For almost every major step forward that Gears of War did going into the Ultimate Edition, its AI took a step back. The AI of both your comrades and the Locust in the game's story mode is atrocious. While this obviously doesn't factor into the game's stellar and addictive multiplayer, it can be a frustrating, immersion-breaking experience when playing through the main campaign. Gears' clunky AI isn't as bad when it comes to enemies, since you mow them down by the dozen. But it is still noticeable when an enemy gets up from cover, pops a shot in your direction, gets back down, leaves cover, runs towards you and gets killed only to find another enemy from the rear ranks following the same exact pattern, like a Lemming. I should note that enemies occasionally spawn out of thin air (especially Wretches from the ceiling), but there are so many enemies you fight throughout the game's shooting galleries that it's forgivable.
Unfortunately, the worst foes in Gears of War: Ultimate Edition are your allies. Whether Marcus has Dom at his side or all the members of Delta Squad with him, they either do nothing or get in the way. Out of two playthroughs of the main campaign (Normal and Insane difficulties), Delta Squad's other members only made up for a very small percentage of Locust killed. Even when there was only one lone enemy against Marcus, Dom, Baird and Cole, the three other soldiers would remained huddled up in a corner far away from the action, often taking shots in the general direction of the enemy, but rarely connecting and blatantly ignoring obstacles (including walls). The companion AI only seemed to connect hits when baddies were out of cover with nothing between the two. Gears of War has a command system for Delta Squad, where you can order Marcus' teammates to regroup on his position, attack the enemy or stop firing, but it's all useless.
Most of the time, the AI wouldn't respond to my commands, often remaining in the same spot. The cease fire command was pointless due to how infrequent the AI comrades' actual shooting was. If the attack command actually triggered, Delta Squad's members would simply run in a straight line towards enemies, without caring for cover or how many guns were on them (which is a beginner's level no-no). Almost every combat sequence I had with a solo companion would be fought by my lonesome as my partner would often remain in a previous hallway, where they would usually remain until the series' iconic guitar rift would indicate that all the enemies in the area are dead.
The AI would also result in Dom or Baird needlessly following close behind Marcus in non-combat areas, which are usually indoors and consist of small rooms and tight hallways. Many of times, Dom or Baird would block a doorway, and there was no way to move them, even when using squad commands, which only offer regrouping when out of combat. In my playthroughs of campaign mode, I manually reloaded six previous checkpoints due to Dom or Baird blocking a doorway and leaving me stuck (it's particularly bad in the Fenix Mansion). If there's a random Wretch that spawns and is meant to surprise you, does your partner shoot them? Of course not.
While Gears' campaign will offer an entertaining (and sometimes frustrating) 5-7 hours of gameplay, most players will get the most out of this remake from its addictive multiplayer. Ultimate Edition adds the sequels' feature of being able to mark certain enemies for all your team members to see, which can be a godsend in some of these new modes. Gears' tight controls and awesome gunplay is at its best when a group of player-controlled COGs and Locust are fighting for supremacy online. Whether you're playing the shotguns-only Gnasher Execution or trying to hold Objective Rings in King of the Hill and Annex, Gears' multiplayer is where it's at. The amount of fun you'll get from Gears of War: Ultimate Edition's online multiplayer is more than enough to warrant its $40 price tag. Getting access to the sequels via backwards compatibility and the Gears 4 beta add to a stellar deal overall. Regardless of its AI's shortcomings and some erratic enemy spawns, Gears is a must-have for both fans of the series and shooter fans who never played it the first time around. My biggest gripe is that Gears 2-3 aren't getting remakes like this. Everyone is bound to have a few mistakes in Active Reloading, and Gears of War itself is no different. The point is that the Gears are turning to current-gen, and they're here to stay.
This review is based on a download code for Gears of War: Ultimate Edition provided by the publisher for Xbox One.


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Cable Air Show thrills and delights
Frank Donnelly performs tricks in his 1946 Taylorcraft on Friday during a special preview to the 39th Annual Cable Air Show in Upland. The preview show, which has also become an annual tradition, gives special needs children, local seniors and students from Upland's Cabrillo Elementary School a front seat for the stunts and fun of the show. The public air show was on Saturday and Sunday. Complete coverage in our next edition. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff


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Deal of the day: Real-World Functional Programming
Some time ago, I received my copies of Real-World Functional Programming. I started working on it back in May 2008 and as many people who had more experience with writing books told me, it took longer than I was expecting! Anyway, I have to say, it was worth it, holding the actual printed book with my name on the cover is just fantastic!
The goal of the book is to present functional programming concepts and ideas in a readable form. I wanted to create a book that will teach you how to think functionally without using the usual shock therapy that people usually feel when seeing functional programming for the first time. There are already a couple of reviews that suggest I was quite successful:
- Functional Programming for the Real World, by Tomas Petricek and Jon Skeet, has been a very helpful book for moving to F# from C#, as the authors do a fantastic job of helping to explain the differences between OOP and FP.
James Black at Amazon.com
- This book isn't just a simple introduction to programming in F#; it's an introductory text on functional programming covering the many reasons why it is time for this programming paradigm to finally be accepted by mainstream programmers. And it also contains much more...
CliveT, Software Engineer at Red Gate Software
- ... and there are many other great comments about the book at Manning book page.
Deal of the day (January 24)
Finally, here is one great news if you're interested in getting the book! Real-World Functional Programming is Manning's Deal of the Day this Sunday, January 24. On this day, the print book is available for $20 from the Manning website, with code
Published: Sunday, 24 January 2010, 5:00 PM
Tags: random thoughts, functional, universe, writing
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Accelerator and F# (IV.): Composing computations with quotations
In this article series, we're talking about the Accelerator project and I'm
presenting an F# library that I implemented, which allows you to use Accelerator [references]
in a more sophisticated way. We've seen two examples of using Accelerator directly
(see also introduction and Game of Life).
In the previous article
I introduced my F# library for working with Accelerator. We've seen F# functions from the
DataParallel module, we implemented an algorithm that rotates an image
using these functions and finally, we've seen that we can take this ordinary F# code
and run it using Accelerator. This is all possible thanks to F# quotations, which
we can use to get an AST (a source code) of an F# function we wrote (if the function
is marked in some special way).
In this part of the series, we're going to look at working with quotations explicitly. We'll use meta-programming techniques to work with Accelerator. Meta-programming means writing programs that manipulate with other programs or pieces of code. This is exactly what we're going to do in this article. We'll write an F# function (running on CPU) that builds a program, which we'll then run using Accelerator.
This is quite interesting approach, which isn't possible when we call Accelerator methods as standard F# functions or .NET methods. The benefit is that we'll clearly see which parts of program run on CPU and what parts execute on GPU or using X64 multi-core target. We could also perform more complicated optimizations with the code (because this wouldn't affect the readability). Just for your reference, here is the list of articles in this series in case you missed some of them:
- Accelerator and F# (I.): Introduction and calculating PI
- Accelerator and F# (II.): The Game of Life on GPU
- Accelerator and F# (III.): Data-parallel programs using F# quotations
- Accelerator and F# (IV.): Composing computations with quotations
However, enough with theory and let's take a look at some code samples! This time, we'll implement blurring of an image (also called convolution). Another example how to write this in F# using Accelerator is Satnam Singh's blog post [4]. Our example will be different, because we'll write the code as standard F# program and then have it translated to Accelerator automatically using quotations. We'll also talk about the architecture of the library that we're using and look at some performance results.
Published: Tuesday, 12 January 2010, 3:20 AM
Tags: functional, academic, meta-programming, accelerator, f#, math and numerics
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Accelerator and F# (III.): Data-parallel programs using F# quotations
If you've been following this article series, you already know that Accelerator is a MSR library [1, 2] that allows you to run code in parallel on either multi-core CPU or using shaders on GPU (see introduction). We also discussed a direct way to use Accelerator from F# (by calling Accelerator methods directly) and implemented Conway's Game of Life. In this article, we'll look at more sophisticated way of using Accelerator from F#. We'll introduce F# quotations and look at translating 'normal' F# code to use Accelerator.
In general, F# quotations allow us to treat F# code as data structure and manipulate with it. This is very similar to C# expression trees, but the F# implementation is more powerful. We can also mark a standard method or a function with a special attribute that tells the compiler to store quotation of the body. Then we can access the quotation and traverse it or modify it. In this article we'll use a function that takes an F# quotation (containing a limited set of functions) and executes it using MSR Accelerator. Implementing this functionality is a bit complicated, so we won't discuss the implementation now. We'll leave this for some future article of this series. In future, we'll also look at other interesting possibilities that we have when writing code using quotations. Here is a list of articles in this series and of the articles that I'm planning to add:
- Accelerator and F# (I.): Introduction and calculating PI
- Accelerator and F# (II.): The Game of Life on GPU
- Accelerator and F# (III.): Data-parallel programs using F# quotations
- Accelerator and F# (IV.): Composing computations with quotations
Published: Monday, 4 January 2010, 12:50 PM
Tags: academic, functional, meta-programming, accelerator, f#, math and numerics
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New Gmail mobile app to support Yahoo and Outlook emails
Gmail mobile app users will soon be able to access Yahoo and Outlook emails in the updated version, Apparent source coming from blog site Android Police.
The video shown on Android Police blog shows a detail tour of the new update Gmail 5.0 app. The video, which seems to be made by Google, shows a different look for the app and it reveals the new "other email support" towards the end.
In the beginning, the video touts as "all the features you love with a fresh new look" then, as the video continues, it proclaims " And you can access other email accounts like Yahoo mail, Outlook.com and more." which then shows how a user can switch to different emails by swiping the top of your smartphone screen.
The current Gmail mobile app only support Gmail accounts, and if you have other email accounts, like Yahoo or Outlook, you will need to hop to a different app and log in. This new feature will certainly make Gmail app more attractive, and it will improve Gmail's popularity even more.
It's still unknown when the new Gmail app will be available, as the video did not specify any dates, but it is expected in the coming weeks alongside the new Android Lollipop, the latest version of Google's mobile OS.
Here is the video below, let us know what you think.


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Feel Feather-Light: Forearm Balance
Learn how to come into the challenging yoga pose, Pincha Mayurasana.
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The elegant inversion Pincha Mayurasana (Forearm Balance) is also known as Peacock's Tail Feather. But for some of you, the thought of balancing in this pose—whether you're using a wall or balancing in the middle of the room—does not evoke the feeling of being as light as a feather. It evokes fear, plain and simple. It's completely natural to have fear about turning your world upside down. But you have two choices: You can allow your fear to dictate your experience, or you can use the pose to work with, explore, and transform that fear.
The first step toward overcoming your fear is to make like a Boy Scout and be prepared! Each of the preparatory poses in this sequence does three things to help you feel more confident about going upside down: They build strength in your arms and your core, increase flexibility in your upper back, and teach you how to integrate these parts of your body so that they work as one.
The key to balancing in Pincha Mayurasana is to have a strong foundation in the arms and to open your heart without overarching your back and getting wobbly in your belly. You must also work to melt the stiffness and resistance in the upper back and shoulders. So, as you move through the sequence, be mindful of the placement of your hands and draw energy from your fingers and hands up through your arms. Hug the muscles toward the bones to build strength and steadiness. Focus on pressing the bottom tips of your shoulder blades into the back of your heart, which will bring both openness and stability there. At the same time, learn to connect with the pelvic core—it's also known as Mula Bandha (Root Lock). You engage it by hugging your shins toward the midline of your body and spiraling the upper inner thighs inward. Follow this by drawing your tailbone toward your heels. You'll know you've got it when you feel your lower belly scoop toward your spine and the bottom of your pelvic floor lift ever so slightly.
Once you feel a connection between your foundation, your heart, and your engaged pelvic core, you will gradually transform the normally frightening experience of being upside down and unsupported into the exquisite feeling of being as light and graceful as a peacock's tail feather. Remember to look for the good and appreciate your progress, no matter how small it may seem. Slowly and steadily, your practice will give you increased strength and confidence in body and mind.
Physical work aside, it's worth exploring the thoughts and feelings that come up when you try Pincha Mayurasana. When you notice fear or negative thoughts arising, I invite you to invoke Patanjali's Yoga Sutra 2:33, vitarka badhane pratipasksha bhavanam, which means "to cultivate the opposite attitude." After all, you have the power to transform your fears into something beautiful. Anytime you become aware of a thought that is pulling you down or holding you back, examine it, question it, turn it around, and finally allow it to become a new, more positive thought. Ugly thoughts steal the present moment from consciousness. Learning to transform your thoughts can help you master the pose of the peacock so that you can balance gracefully in the middle of the room. This practice can also add enthusiasm, lightness, and ease to your day, making your life more enjoyable and making you more fun to be around.
- Builds neck, shoulder, and upper-back strength
- Opens the shoulders in a balanced way
- Improves emotional and physical strength and balance
- Calms the mind and helps relieve stress
- Raises energy level
- Back, shoulder, or neck injury
- Headache or sinus condition
- Heart condition
- High blood pressure
- Menstruation
Before You Begin
Warm up by doing Sun Salutations that incorporate High Lunges, Low Lunges, standing poses, and shoulder stretches of your choice. Incorporate abdominal strengthening poses such as Paripurna Navasana (Boat Pose), Urdhva Prasarita Padasana (Leg Lifts), and Chaturanga Dandasana (Four-Limbed Staff Pose). To build strength and integration in your upper body, practice pushups with proper biomechanical alignment. Put your weight on your inner hands and keep the shoulder blades flat on your back while maintaining your connection to balanced action in your pelvic core.
If you cannot do several pushups in a row, focus on building that power before going upside down. When you are warm enough, try Hanumanasana (Monkey God Pose). Practicing this pose will increase the flexibility of your hamstrings, which makes it easier to kick up.
Makarasana (Crocodile Pose)
Building strength in the back of your body will give you the confidence to balance in the middle of the room. It will also teach you how to work your upper back and pelvis in an integrated way. Once you achieve that sense of integration, you will feel just as comfortable upside down as you do right side up.
Lie on your belly and tuck your toes under. Keeping your feet on the ground, lift your right hip and turn your right leg inward. Then lift your left hip and turn your left leg inward. Now relax your feet and inhale. Exhale and soften, open to the possibility of connecting to something bigger than you, to your true nature.
There are two arm variations to try. First, bring your arms by your sides with your palms facing each other. Lengthen the sides of your body and lift the heads of your arm bones toward the sky. Reach back through all of your fingers for three steady breaths. This pose opens your chest while strengthening your back. It is an excellent warm-up. Repeat several times before progressing to the next, more challenging variation.
For the second arm variation, interlace your fingers and place your hands on the back of your head. Press up against your hands as you inhale and exhale evenly. Give your head a little bit of resistance by isometrically pressing your hands down against your head. This will strengthen both your neck and back. As you stay for three to five deep breaths, use the inhalations to draw Muscular Energy into the core of your pelvis from the connection between your hands and head and from your feet and toes. On the exhalations, extend energy down through the tailbone, legs, feet, and toes and up through the top of your head. Allow the bottom tips of your shoulder blades to open your heart with generosity while you press your tailbone down firmly. When you turn upside down, these sensations in your body will act as a point of reference.
If your shoulders tend to be stiff, it is a good idea to practice both variations several times. Then try them again with your feet raised and legs extended. Notice the differences between the variations. You gain great benefits from all of them.
Wild Thing
This playful pose opens your shoulders and strengthens your body, giving it a feeling of lightness. Begin on all fours. Place your hands shoulder-width apart. Spread your fingers evenly and align your wrist creases with the front edge of your sticky mat. Take a deep breath in and, as your rib cage expands, imagine it filling with light from within you. On your next inhalation, lengthen the sides of your body by moving your upper arm bones forward. Inhale again, and expand your light. Keeping that fullness in your upper body, exhale and soften your upper back to connect with the back of your heart.
Simultaneously lengthen your spine all the way down to your tailbone until it scoops under and lifts your abdominal muscles toward your spine.
Now tuck your toes under and stretch your legs for Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose). Continue to press down firmly into the earth with your fingertips, palms, and knuckles, and generously support your arm bones by hugging your triceps toward the bone. Soften your heart gently and lengthen your spine, taking your sitting bones back and apart. Now scoop your tailbone again and send the strength generated in your pelvic core firmly down through your legs into your heels. In this very solid and balanced form of Downward-Facing Dog, take three slow breaths. When you remain connected to the power within and soften at the same time, you can create a balanced type of gentle strength in your body and peacefulness in your mind.
Inhale and stretch your right leg up in the air with enthusiasm that flows out and makes each individual toe shine with delight. Bend your right leg and reach it up and over the left side of your body until it lands gracefully on your mat. Your left foot will turn on its side, and your left leg will remain straight. You can land on either the sole or the ball of your right foot. Now inhale and draw Muscular Energy in from your hands, feet, arms, and legs, all the way into the core of your pelvis, and then shine out! Scoop your tailbone and lift your pelvis toward the sky as you extend strong, supportive Organic Energy from your pelvic core back down into the earth through both legs. The higher you lift toward the sky, the easier it will be to curl your head back and open your heart with joyful freedom and a playfulness that makes your heart sing. Keeping your connection to your midline, return to Downward-Facing Dog and then repeat on the other side.
Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand), variation
This variation of Handstand will strengthen and prepare your upper back for true heart opening without overstretching or irritating your shoulder muscles. By taking your hips to the wall, you'll find it easier to move your arm bones toward the wall, too, which will keep them safely connected to the shoulder sockets. To begin, come onto all fours. Spread your fingers evenly and place your hands about eight inches away from a wall. As you press the pads of your fingers and your knuckles firmly into the floor, make a commitment to connect with your own inner power. Hug your muscles firmly to the bones and draw in to the midline of your body with straight arms, bringing more weight to your inner hands. Be steadfast in your commitment to keep your hands and arms firmly planted like this so they will not move when you kick up to the wall.
Come into Downward Dog. Then inhale, expand your torso from within, and lengthen the sides of your body generously. Exhale and soften your heart as you allow your upper spine to melt a little between your shoulder blades. Inhale, lift your hips, and walk a little closer to the wall. Exhale and scoop your tailbone, strongly engaging your abdominal muscles. Keeping all of this power, inhale and kick up one straight leg at a time and rest your heels and hips lightly against the wall. If you are tight, you might find it difficult to take your thighs back all the way, so use good judgment and don't strain yourself to get there.
Once you are up, inhale and then curl your head back until you are looking at your hands. Again, take your arm bones back toward the wall. Exhale, and then press your upper spine and the bottom tips of your shoulder blades in toward the back of your heart.
Repeat these actions a few times: Keep curling your neck and head back as you move deeper into the back of your heart with steadfast graceful awareness. Inhale and hug your muscles in as you take your arms toward the wall. Exhale and keep the connection between the foundation of your hands and arms and the back of your heart. Then push the bottom tips of your shoulder blades into your upper back to continue opening your heart, moving it toward the center of the room. If you have hypermobile shoulders, don't push into your armpits. Instead, focus on moving your arm bones toward the wall while scooping your tailbone. This will keep you from collapsing your shoulders and lower back. It will help you retain stability while creating more freedom. Beware of melting the heart too deeply.
It takes tremendous awareness to be truly open hearted. This work is profound and can inspire a shift in the way you interact with others. Repeat this asana two or three times, holding for 10 breaths each time.
Pincha Mayurasana (Forearm Balance), preparation
Practicing this one-legged version is the fastest way to gain the strength and flexibility you need to feel completely comfortable and stable in the middle of the room. You'll combine all that you've learned in the previous poses. You will set a strong, stable foundation in the hands and arms. You will connect that foundation to your heart by pressing the bottom tips of your shoulder blades against your back. And you will connect your heart to the pelvic core by drawing the tailbone toward the heels and feeling the pelvic floor rebound up into your body.
From there you will reach up through your legs and feet with grace. This powerful upward reaching action will help give your entire body and mind the lightness of the peacock's tail feather.
Begin kneeling and place your forearms on the floor, shoulder-width apart. Inhale and expand inside; exhale and soften with self-reverence. Allow your head to hang and lengthen the sides of your body.
Pressing down firmly with your hands and fingers, inhale and draw the heads of your arm bones into your shoulder sockets. Exhale and move the bottom tips of your shoulder blades deep into the back of your heart. Tuck your toes under, and take your groins back and apart as you lift your hips to the sky.
Root down from your tailbone through your right leg as you stretch your left leg upward. As you do this, keep your tailbone scooped to engage your abdominal muscles. This is key for learning how to balance upside down in the middle of the room. In essence, you are training yourself to understand that when your legs are extending upward, your entire core—which encompasses your heart and your abdomen—is actively engaged and plugged in. All parts of you are working together to form a unified whole. When you feel completely integrated from your foundation into your heart and from your heart all the way through your legs, feet, and toes, you will be able to reach out with strength and confidence, celebrating your own freedom and power. Release your left leg and repeat the pose, lifting your right leg. Practice this asana at least twice on each side.
Pincha Mayurasana (Forearm Balance)
Above all else, learning to balance on your forearms in the middle of the room requires self-study and practice over a long period of time. The transformation happens slowly, and it brings a quality of peace and lightness to body, mind, and heart. But there is one benchmark that will help you know if you are ready to balance in the middle of the room: When you are in the preparatory pose, with your forearms on the ground, you must be able to walk your feet in toward your arms and place your pelvis directly over your open heart. If you're not able to do that, it is too soon to expect that you will feel completely stable in the middle of the room without collapsing your lower back.
If you would like to balance using the wall, set up the pose with your fingertips close to the wall. If you would like to play with balancing on your own, start by placing your fingertips 6 to 12 inches away from the wall. This will give you the security of having the wall nearby and will prevent you from completely falling over and wasting energy. Eventually you will just know when you feel strong enough to kick up in the center of the room. Still, it's always best to start by having a friend nearby to spot you.
From a kneeling position, place your forearms shoulder-width apart and spread your fingers evenly. You create the foundation of your pose with your hands and fingers—in any inversion, the pose is only as secure as its foundation is strong and steady. Inhale and press your hands, fingers, and knuckles down into the earth. Without moving your forearms, isometrically hug them to your midline to strengthen your inner arms.
Inhale and lengthen your side body. Exhale and gently soften your heart, allowing the dorsal spine to descend between your shoulder blades. Curl your head back to deepen the connection to your heart. This is the place where magic happens. When you take time to connect and keep your awareness in the heart, your perception will shift and transform into a more beautiful and gentle expression of the pose. Tuck your toes under and lift your hips. Take a few steps in. See if you can maintain the connection to your heart as you walk in toward your foundation. If not, then simply start over. You may begin again and again if necessary.
Next, raise one leg while maintaining the strong connection from your fingers all the way through your body to your toes. Inhale and engage all of your muscles. Exhale and lengthen, stretching with brightness and inner power. As you extend the raised leg, scoop your tailbone so that you can engage your abdomen. Keeping it engaged, inhale and kick up gently. Gradually you must learn how much or how little force you need to find your balance when you kick up. The stronger and more connected you are in your own center, the less force you will need to go upside down. If you fall toward the wall when you kick up, just bend one knee and place your foot on the wall behind you. Keep working on lengthening and strengthening your hamstrings, and soon you will be able to float up with great ease.
Once you are up, extend fully from the core through the heels. The more you extend, the lighter you'll feel. If you become forgetful or dull about what you're doing, the lightness of the pose will turn to heaviness and the fear will set in. Curl your head back and connect with your heart as you inhale, then press into the back of your heart with the bottom tips of your shoulder blades as you exhale and reach up.
Try the pose a few times, but don't overdo it. Allow your body to absorb what it has learned and try again tomorrow. To cool down, do a series of forward bends like Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend), Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend), and Janu Sirsasana (Head-of-the-Knee Pose). Take the seated twist Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Lord of the Fishes Pose) to unwind the spine.
The strength and flexibility you gain from attempting more-advanced poses such as Pincha Mayurasana can have a profound effect on your self-awareness and confidence. When you begin to know how much power you possess and realize that you have the ability to connect to it at will, you will be able to release your mind from the grip of negative emotions, including fear, much more quickly. You will be able to celebrate the lightness of heart that is your birthright, and you will begin to enjoy each day more fully.


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Savanna Chair's advanced design features a high back and wider seat for optimum R&R.
Savanna Chair's advanced design features a high back and wider seat for optimum R&R.
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