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WebMD Symptom Checker helps you find the most common medical conditions indicated by the symptoms dizziness, fatigue, joint pain and memory problems including Middle ear infection, Carpal tunnel syndrome, and Labyrinthitis.
There are 130 conditions associated with dizziness, fatigue, joint pain and memory problems. The links below will provide you with more detailed information on these medical conditions from the WebMD Symptom Checker and help provide a better understanding of causes and treatment of these related conditions.
A middle ear infection puts pressure on the eardrum, causing pain and, sometimes, hearing loss.
Carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms include burning or tingling in the hand and fingers, numbness, pain and more.
Labyrinthitis, an infection and swelling in the inner ear, and may cause vertigo or hearing loss.
Medication side effects include nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, weakness, dizziness, seizures, and more.
People with sleep apnea stop and restart breathing multiple times while sleeping.
Dehydration, or not getting enough fluid, causes dry and sticky mouth, tearless crying, and more in children.
Carbon monoxide poisoning can be fatal, symptoms include headache, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting.
Diabetes can make you feel hungry, tired, or thirsty; you may urinate more than normal and have blurry vision.
Depression is a painful sadness that interferes with daily life and includes hopelessness, anxiety, and more.
Some heart rhythm disorders can cause a fluttering in the chest, shortness of breath, chest pain or dizziness.
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread through tick bites; symptoms include rash, fever chills, and more.
Multiple sclerosis is a disease of the nervous system causing difficulties with balance, speech, and movement.
Anemia, a lack of red blood cells, can cause fatigue, pale skin, weakness, dizziness, headache and more.
Anemia of chronic disease (ACD) can cause fatigue, pale skin, weakness, dizziness, headache and more.
Dehydration, or not getting enough fluid, causes low blood pressure, weakness, dizziness, fatigue, and nausea.
Anemia , a lack of red blood cells, can cause fatigue, pale skin and gums, brittle nails, irritability, and more.
Dementia resulting from a head injury may cause memory problems, difficulty speaking, and personality changes.
Aortic regurgitation, when the aortic valve doesn't close completely, can cause severe heart symptoms.
Sarcoidosis is a rare disease that can cause swelling and hard lumps in the lymph nodes and organs.
Supraventricular tachycardia is fast heart rhythm starting in one of the upper chambers of the heart.
Vitamin B12 deficiency symptoms include fatigue, pale skin, weakness, sleepiness, numbness, weakness, and more.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes pain, swelling, and joint damage.
Depression is a painful sadness that interferes with a child's schoolwork, family life, and social activities.
Heat exhaustion causes intense thirst, heavy sweating, pale, cool, and moist skin, muscle cramps, and more.
Pulmonary hypertension can cause shortness of breath, a fast heart rate, or lightheadedness.
Atrial fibrillation is a heart condition that causes heart palpitations, confusion, dizziness and more.
Mononucleosis is a viral infection causing extreme fatigue, sore throat, fever, rash, muscle aches, and more.
When someone has a panic attack, that person feels a sudden, intense fear that can't be controlled.
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is usually a temporary condition that affects balance and causes vertigo.
Acute sinusitis, an inflammation of the sinuses, causes sinus pain and tenderness, facial redness and more.
Hay fever, an allergic reaction to outdoor pollens and molds, causes nasal congestion, itchy eyes, and more.
Tendinitis symptoms include muscle and tendon pain or stiffness close to a joint, and pain with movement.
Repetitive motion injuries can cause numbness, tingling, and weakness in a hand, arm, leg, or foot.
Before fainting, you might feel lightheaded, warm, nausea, a cold sweat, or have tunnel vision.
Generalized anxiety disorder is a condition in which a person has nearly constant anxiety.
Alcohol withdrawal causes anxiety, depression, headaches, nightmares, fatigue, sweating, and shakiness.
The symptoms of short-acting sedatives include drowsiness, vertigo, muscle weakness, double vision, and more.
Acute stress reaction symptoms include shortness of breath, anxiety, nervousness, sense of doom and more.
Postconcussive syndrome occurs when the symptoms of a concussion or other brain injury continue to occur.
Sleep deprivation occurs when the lack of restful sleep is severe enough to compromise basic body functions.
Age-related forgetfulness is the naturally occurs in many people after age 50.
Viral syndrome is an unidentified cause of typical virus symptoms sore throat, stuffy nose, aches and more.
Chronic sinusitis, or sinus infections, cause a stuffy or runny nose, tooth pain, fever, sore throat and more.
Bipolar disorder causes extreme mood swings between depression and mania.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) makes it hard to concentrate and focus.
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease that causes the body to produce abnormally thick and sticky mucus.
People with eating disorders have extreme and dangerous eating habits.
Emphysema is a chronic lung condition that causes shortness of breath, a chronic cough, wheezing, and more.
Glomerulonephritis is a type of kidney disease and causes swelling, abnormal urine, fever, achiness, and more.
Gout is a buildup of uric acid in the joints, causing joint pain, fever, and hot, red, swollen joints.
Pseudogout is a type of arthritis similar to gout, where crystals form in the joints, causing swelling and pain.
Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease and causes fever, joint pain, abdominal pain, rash, and more.
Mumps is a contagious viral disease that causes painful swelling of the glands that produce saliva.
Myelodysplastic syndromes are diseases that affect the bone marrow and blood, causing anemia and tiredness.
Meniere's disease is a chronic inner ear condition that causes vertigo or extreme dizziness, and more.
Hepatitis A is an inflammation of the liver. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, yellowing of the skin, and more.
Hepatitis B is an inflammation of the liver that may cause fever, fatigue, dark urine, jaundice, and more.
Hepatitis B is an inflammation of the liver that may cause yellowing of the skin and eyes, tiredness, and more.
High blood pressure, often asymptomatic, can cause headaches, shortness of breath, nosebleeds, and anxiety.
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis or JRA is a long-term disease that causes pain and swelling in children's joints
Low blood pressure, or hypotension, can make you feel lightheaded and dizzy
Restless leg syndrome causes intense discomfort in your legs and an overpowering urge to move them.
Breathing in high levels of radon over time can cause lung cancer.
Schizophrenia is a serious, chronic mental illness that causes delusional or hallucinogenic thoughts.
Sporotrichosis is a fungal infection that can cause painless bumps on the fingers, hands, and arms.
Parkinson's disease is a disorder of the nervous system causing tremors stiffness and slow movement.
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a condition that causes extreme tiredness that doesn't get better with rest.
People with congestive heart failure can have shortness of breath, fatigue, irregular heartbeat and more.
Low blood sugar, or low glucose levels, causes shakiness, anxiety, clammy skin, irritability, hunger, and more.
Non-small cell lung cancer is the most common type of lung cancer and can cause a cough, chest pain, and more.
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease marked by swollen painful joints, a rash, swollen lymph nodes, and more.
Transient ischemic attacks cause headache, numbness, tingling, or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, and more.
Tuberculosis usually infects the lungs, causing a bad cough with blood, chest pain, fever, chills, and fatigue.
Ulcerative colitis causes swelling in the large intestine and can lead to cramping, diarrhea, and more.
A Colles fracture is a type of broken bone in the wrist and causes swelling, pain, bruising and tenderness.
Symptoms of a Smith Fracture include pain, tenderness, swelling, bruising, and deformity of the wrist.
The symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding include black or bloody stool or vomit, dizziness, and cramping.
Hyperparathyroidism can cause fatigue and weakness, increased thirst, impaired thinking, and bone fractures.
Hyperventilation is rapid or shallow breathing usually caused by stress or anxiety.
An insulin reaction is the result of low blood sugar and causes anxiety, hunger, shaking, dizziness, and more.
Iron poisoning causes abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, and dehydration.
Malnutrition occurs when the body isn't getting enough nutrients; sometimes the condition is life-threatening.
Cocaine withdrawal may cause feelings ranging from anxiety, irritability and sleepiness to suicidal thoughts.
Transient global amnesia is a sudden loss of memory. Symptoms usually last for hours and then memory returns.
Exercise is vital for good health, but overdoing it can lead to muscle aches, dehydration, headache, and more.
Being underweight means weighing less than you need for good health.
Symptoms of intoxication include euphoria, slowed reaction time, dizziness, confusion, numbness, and more.
Aortic stenosis is a condition of the heart causing shortness of breath, dizziness, or chest pain.
Benzodiazepines are prescription medications that cause drowsiness, dizziness, blurred vision, and more.
Alcohol intoxication, or drunkenness, is marked by impaired judgment, slurred speech, blurred vision and more.
Alzheimer's disease is type of dementia that causes memory loss, as well as thinking and behavior problems.
Aspirin poisoning is a medical emergency and can cause nausea, vomiting, drowsiness and more.
A stroke occurs when blood and oxygen to the brain are cut off, and causes numbness, confusion, and more.
Chronic kidney disease is a condition of the kidneys that can cause high blood pressure, fatigue, and weakness.
Cryptococcosis is a lung disease causing a wide range of digestive, respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms.
Psoriatic arthritis most often causes swelling and joint pain in the fingers and toes.
Rectal cancer appears in the rectum and causes bloody stool and constipation.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis causes personality changes, difficulty reasoning, and weakness.
Symptoms of a head injury vary but include headache, nausea, dizziness, memory problems, confusion, and more.
Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection of the lungs causing muscle aches, fever, chest pain, cough, and more.
Pleural effusion is buildup of fluid in the pleura and can cause difficulty breathing or chest pain.
Myasthenia gravis is caused by abnormal immune responses that weaken muscles, particularly of the face.
Hypothyroidism your body functions slow down, making you gain weight and feel tired all the time.
Small cell lung cancer is the least common type of lung cancer and can cause a cough, chest pain, and more.
Thalassemia is a rare group of genetic blood disorders effecting red blood cells and leading to anemia.
A chemical burn can cause symptoms ranging from burning and blisters to pain and shortness of breath.
Hyperthyroidism causes weight loss, shakiness, tiredness, sensitivity to heat, insomnia, and more.
Septic arthritis, a joint infection, causes severe pain, swelling, redness, and warmth in the joint and fever.
Crohn's disease is a digestive condition that causes swelling, cramping, diarrhea, and nutritional problems.
Small intestine cancer is rare and often has no symptoms, but can cause symptoms in its advanced stages.
Renal cell cancer is a type of kidney cancer that can cause bloody urine and persistent pain in the side.
Hemolytic anemia occurs when there aren't enough red blood cells in the blood.
Primary brain tumors are often benign but can cause seizures, ongoing headaches, or loss of coordination.
A brain infection is inflammation of the brain or spinal cord and can cause nausea, fever, seizures and more.
Pseudohypoparathyroidism is a rare inherited condition that can lead to cramps, muscle spasms, and more.
Hypopituitarism is a rare disorder of the pituitary glands, which can cause many different symptoms.
Huntington's disease is a brain disorder that causes irritability, memory loss, difficulty speaking, and more.
Mad cow disease is spread to humans by eating infected cows causing depression, anxiety, psychosis, and more.
The symptoms of cyanide poisoning include headache, weakness, confusion, nausea, and seizures.
Radiation sickness is caused by a high dose of radiation, and causes vomiting, diarrhea, hair loss, and more.
Lead poisoning causes sudden pain on either side of the lower back, urinary issues, nausea, fever, and chills.
Typhoid fever is a life-threatening illness and causes fever, general aches and pains, headache, and weakness.
CREST syndrome is a rare autoimmune disease that causes tissues to harden throughout the body.
Mesenteric lymphadenitis is an inflammation of abdominal lymph nodes causing pain, diarrhea, fever, and more.
Henoch-Sch�nlein purpura is a condition that causes a purple bruise-like rash on the legs and buttocks.
Bird flu is spread to people from birds and causes fever, cough, sore throat and muscle aches.
Throat cancer can cause symptoms including difficulty swallowing, hoarseness, and chronic cough.
Shingles is a painful, blistering, skin rash typically found on the back and sides of the chest.
Cat scratch disease is a bacterial infection caused by a cat scratch or bite.
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Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time - by Brian Tracy
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A good quick read with actionable tips to help stay productive.
Recommendation: 4/5
My Highlights
The ability to concentrate single-mindedly on your most important task, to do it well and to finish it completely, is the key to great success, achievement, respect, status, and happiness in life.
...your ability to select your most important task at each moment, and then to get started on that task and to get it done both quickly and well, will probably have more of an impact on your success than any other quality or skill you can develop.
An average person who develops the habit of setting clear priorities and getting important tasks completed quickly will run circles around a genius who talks a lot and makes wonderful plans but who gets very little done.
The first rule of frog eating is this: If you have to eat two frogs, eat the ugliest one first.
The second rule of frog eating is this: If you have to eat a live frog at all, it doesn't pay to sit and look at it for very long.
Successful, effective people are those who launch directly into their major tasks and then discipline themselves to work steadily and single-mindedly until those tasks are complete.
Practice is the key to mastering any skill. Fortunately, your mind is like a muscle. It grows stronger and more capable with use. With practice, you can learn any behavior or develop any habit that you consider either desirable or necessary.
The Three Ds of New Habit Formation
You need three key qualities to develop the habits of focus and concentration, which are all learnable. They are decision, discipline, and determination.
There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants and a burning desire to achieve it. NAPOLEAN HILL
A major reason for procrastination and lack of motivation is vagueness, confusion, and fuzzy-mindedness about what you are trying to do and in what order and for what reason.
Step One: Decide exactly what you want. Either decide for yourself or sit down with your boss and discuss your goals and objectives until you are crystal clear about what is expected of you and in what order of priority. It is amazing how many people are working away, day after day, on low-value tasks because they have not had this critical discussion with their managers. One of the very worst uses of time is to do something very well that need not be done at all.
Step two: Write it down. Think on paper. When you write down a goal, you crystallize it and give it tangible form. You create something that you can touch and see. On the other hand, a goal or objective that is not in writing is merely a wish or a fantasy. It has no energy behind it. Unwritten goals lead to confusion, vagueness, misdirection, and numerous mistakes.
Step three: Set a deadline on your goal; set subdeadlines if necessary. A goal or decision without a deadline has nor urgency. It has no real beginning or end. Without a definite deadline accompanied by the assignment or acceptance of specific responsibilities for completion, you will naturally procrastinate and get very little done.
Step four: Make a list of everything you can think of that you are going to have to do to achieve you goal.
Step five: Organize the list into a plan. Organize your list by priority and sequence. List all tasks in the order they need to be done. Take a few minutes to decide what you need to to do first and what you can do later. Decide what has to be done before something else and what needs to be done afterward.
Step six: Take action on your plan immediately. Do something. Do anything. An average plan vigorously executed is far better than a brilliant plan on which nothing is done. For you to achieve any kind of success, execution is everything.
Step seven: Resolve to do something every single day that move you toward you major goal.
Resist the temptation to clear up small things first.
Long-term thinking improves short-term decision making.
Future intent influences and often determines present actions.
The Law of Forced Efficiency says, "There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing."
There will never be enough time to do everything you have to do.
Three Questions for Maximum Productivity
"What are my highest value activities?"
"What can I and only I do, that if done well, will make a real difference?"
"What is the most valuable use of my time right now?"
You can get your time and your life under control only to the degree to which you discontinue lower value activities.
When every physical and mental resource is focused, one's power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously. NORMAN VINCENT PEALE
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
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SYNOPSIS: May 4, 1970 – Cambodia. During the 1970 US-Vietnam conflict, a combined US & Army of South Vietnam military operation enters Cambodia to locate and destroy North Vietnamese and Viet Cong sanctuaries. A Cambodian youth named Samnang ('Lucky') and an ornery but likable wedding musician make their way through the conflict – encountering landmines, surreal Cambodian ghosts known as 'Arbs', and marauding helicopters as they go.


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I want to create the resource file for custom lexicon dynamically during the program execution. Currently we have to upload the text (UTF-8) to myscript website which limits its functionality. So, how to generate a new resource file when the program is running?
Thank you.
Dear Akash,
thank you for your question.
I guess you are referring to the documentation which mentions on-device building of the resources: https://developer.myscript.com/docs/interactive-ink/1.2/android/advanced/build-custom-resources/#on-device
This feature is not yet available, it will be in the coming weeks.
I keep you updated when available.
Best regards,
Yes please let me know when it is launched.
Thank you!
Great feature to have.
Dear Olivier can you confirm whether the above mentioned update is being done or not? It can be very useful if it is done.
Thank you!
Dear Akash,
Thank you for the update
No, it is not yet available. I keep you updated when the iink version is updated.
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05/15 Statistical Scientific Sensitivity Analysis: A Geometric Progression?
Frank Critchley (for accompanying diagram, click here)
05/14 Sample sizes for self-controlled case series studies
P. Musonda, C.P. Farrington and H.J. Whitaker
05/13 On case-crossover methods for environmental time-series data
H.J. Whitaker, M.N. Hocine and C.P. Farrington
05/12 Connecting Distributions with Power Tails on the Real Line, the Half Line and the Interval
M.C. Jones
05/11 Bayesian Model Averaging of Dynamic Linear Models
E. Mubwandarikwa, P.H. Garthwaite & A.E. Faria
05/10 Foundational issues in statistical inference
C.J. Albers, O.J.W.F. Kardaun, W. Schaafsma, A.G.M. Steerneman, A. Stein
05/09 Envelope plots of ordered Mahalanobis distances: uses and efficient generation
Frank Critchley, Guobing Lu and Richard A Atkinson
05/08 Covariance calculations in the linear multiregression dynamic model
B.J. Wright & C.M. Queen
05/07 Eliciting a DAG for a multivariate time series of vehicle counts in a traffic network
C.M. Queen & B.J. Wright
05/06 Density-Based Skewness and Kurtosis
Frank Critchley and M.C. Jones
05/05 Contact surface models for infectious diseases: estimation from serological survey data
C.P. Farrington & H.J. Whitaker
05/04 Matrix models for childhood infections: a Bayesian approach with applications to rubella and mumps
M.N. Kanaan & C.P. Farrington
05/03 Tutorial in Biostatistics: the self-controlled case series method
H.J. Whitaker, C.P. Farrington, B. Spiessens & P. Musonda
05/02 Semi-parametric analysis of case series data
C.P. Farrington & H.J. Whitaker
05/01 Maximum likelihood kernel density estimation
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Bundesliga quartet suffer defeat with USA against Colombia
All four of the USMNT's Bundesliga representatives took to the field in the opening match of the Copa America Centenario against Colombia, but they ended up on the wrong side of a 2-0 defeat.
USA 0-2 Colombia
Goals: 0-1 Zapata (8'), 0-2 James (pen. 42')
USA began with three Bundesliga players for the opening game of the Copa America Centenario in Santa Clara, California, with Hertha Berlin's John Anthony Brooks in central defence, Borussia Mönchengladbach's Fabian Johnson at left-back and new Hamburger SV signing Bobby Wood part of a three-man frontline.
They were all powerless to stop Colombia taking an early lead, however, as Cristian Zapata put the South Americans in front with an excellent volley from an eighth-minute corner, before James Rodriguez doubled their advantage with a penalty just before the break.
The USMNT pushed hard to get a foothold in the game after the interval and head coach Jürgen Klinsmann brought on Borussia Dortmund youngster Christian Pulisic for the closing stages in an effort to reinvigorate his side's attack. The 17-year-old had a few decent touches, but by that stage Colombia were focused on sitting deep and seeing the result over the line, which they duly did to go into pole position in Group A.
USA: Guzan – Yedlin, Cameron, Brooks, Johnson – Bedoya (Zusi 86'), Bradley, Jones (Nagbe 66') – Zardes, Dempsey, Wood (Pulisic 66')
Coach: Jürgen Klinsmann
Colombia: Ospina – Arias, Zapata, Murillo, Diaz – Perez (Sanchez 84'), Torres – Cuadrado, James (Celis 73'), Cardona – Bacca (Moreno 88')
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Brain Plasticity and Repair
Sunil Tripathi (2nd year PhD scholar) presented his seminar on the topic "Neuronal Plasticity and Brain repair mechanism".
R Sumitha (2nd year PhD Scholar) presented her seminar on "Signaling Pathways in Stem Cells and Cancer Cells"
Rukmani (1st year MPhil Scholar) presented the paper by Kim JY etal 2012 from World Journal of Stem Cells entitled: "Umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells protect amyloid-β42 neurotoxicity via paracrine".
AIM: To understand the neuroprotective mechanism of human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUCB-MSCs) against amyloid-β42 (Aβ42) exposed rat primary neurons.
METHODS: To evaluate the neuroprotective effffect of hUCB-MSCs, the cells were co-cultured with Aβ42-exposed rat primary neuronal cells in a Transwell apparatus. To assess the involvement of soluble factors released from hUCB-MSCs in neuroprotection, an antibody-based array using co-cultured media was conducted. The neuroprotective roles of the identified hUCB-MSC proteins was assessed by treating recombinant proteins or specific small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) for each candidate protein in a co-culture system.
RESULTS: The hUCB-MSCs secreted elevated levels of decorin and progranulin when co-cultured with rat primary neuronal cells exposed to Aβ42. Treatment with recombinant decorin and progranulin protected from Aβ42-neurotoxicity in vitro. In addition, siRNA-mediated knock-down of decorin and progranulin production in hUCB-MSCs reduced the anti-apoptotic effffects of hUCB-MSC in the co-culture system.
CONCLUSION: Decorin and progranulin may be involved in anti-apoptotic activity of hUCB-MSCs exposed to Aβ42.
Vrinda M (3rd year PhD Scholar) presented the paper by Hung etal 2011 from Epilepsy Research entitled: "The duration of sustained convulsive seizures determines the pattern of hippocampal neurogenesis and the development of spontaneous epilepsy in rats"
The duration of sustained seizures (SS) plays a crucial role in the occurrence of spontaneous recurrent seizures (SRS) in experimental animals. We tested whether rats with varying durations of initial convulsive SS exhibited differential neurogenesis patterns in the hippocampal dentate gyrus that may be related to subsequent epileptogenesis. Sprague-Dawley rats with pilocarpine-induced convulsive SS were divided into short SS (30 min) and long SS (2 h) groups. Their behavior was monitored to identify convulsive SRS. From 1 to 28 days post-SS, cell proliferation was evaluated by 5'-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) labeling and immature neuroblasts in the dentate gyrus were identified by doublecortin immunohistochemistry.Convulsive SRS was detected in 8 out of the 9 long SS rats, but not in the 9 short SS rats. During day 1-3, proliferative cells were diffusely localized throughout the hippocampus in the long SS rats but were primarily confined within the subgranular zone in the short SS rats. Within the subgranular zone, a significant increase in the number of BrdU-positive cells was found at days 3 and 7 after the long SS and on day 1 after the short SS. Notably, abnormal dendritic outgrowth and hilar-ectopic localization of doublecortin-positive cells were present in the long SS rats. In conclusion, aberrant hippocampal neurogenesis following long SS may contribute to the development of SRS.
Poojashri Mishra (3rd year PhD scholar) presented a seminar on Neurodegeneration and carbohydrates. She explored the Hexose biosynthesis pathways and the role of nutrients in pro-survival and pro-growth activity.
Glycosylation (and O-GlcNac) is involved in formation of vesicular proteins, in the nucleolus (both transcriptional and translational activity), and with tau proteins, neurofilaments and tubulins. GlcNac is implicated in Type II diabetes and seems to be reduced in Cancer and Neurodegenerative diseases such as MS, ALS etc. Glucosamine seems to inhibit Lipopolysaccharides (that activate microglia).
Glucosamine injection given in the peri-infarct period (1 hr pre to 3 hr post) seems to be neuroprotective.
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Art Project: Motion Tracking Furniture
July 15, 2007
Wouldn't it be cool to have furniture that always faced you? You could make swivel chairs that have radio detectors in them that could focus on an emitter you put on your key chain. Then a little stepper motor would turn the swivel chair till the seat faced the signal. And once you sat, it would turn off the tracking mechanism.
Now that I think of it, you would have to aim slightly to the left of the emitter, because it would be in your pocket, and you don't want the seat to point at your pocket, but your butt as you are about to sit down.
I'm more happy than I should be that I got to say "but your butt" in a blog post. At this moment, hilarity has no other definition.
The chair would need to be solar, otherwise you'd have to plug it in.
Power Structures Through Time and Revolt
July 10, 2007
In reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, The Post-Capitalist Society by Peter Drucker, and Critical Path by Buckminster Fuller, I have absorbed a sense of history encapsulated in the following summaries of power structures.
Societal Structure versus The Characteristics of Wealth
- Hunter Gatherer – Ability to find, kill, and pick food
- Peasant/Lord – Land and muscle to farm
- Worker/Industrialist – Machines and electricity
- Service Worker/Knowledge Worker/Venture Capitalist – Information and the people to manage it
What strikes me is the tipping of the scales of power. In the beginning, we have power concentrated in each individual. Then it tips sharply to the Lord who has God-like mastery of his people, as portrayed by the Egyptians. And then to the Industrialist, but as powerful as the captains of industry became, the Industrialist never had the power of feudal lords. Now power lies with the person who can configure knowledge either through the management of knowledge workers, or directly so.
So what does this mean about revolt? In the Hunter-Gatherer world, you could simply leave the tribe, take your direct family and start a new one. In the Feudal period, you had to rise up and kill the lords (and it had to be all of them or other lords would come for revenge) like in the French Revolution. For the Industrial example, there is the labor strike. But what about the knowledge worker? One problem of revolt is the blending of classes through increased mobility. But to think that leads to the annihilation of social discontent is naive. Perhaps the knowledge society's revolt is passive resistance, such as tax revolts and civil disobedience.
This my be why civil liberty is on the decline in the United States. People are not aware of a new means of fighting injustice.
Random Patent Synthesis
July 7, 2007
Operating along the lines of my generalized synthetics muse, a piece of software that combined words from a database to form novel combinations, I've thought of a Patent Muse. This software would search the US patent office and randomly select two inventions which when juxtaposed may form a novel combination. As with my Random Muse, if the Muse and its output is not worthy of utilitarian consideration, then it may at least result in amusement.
If anyone would be interested in developing this with me, or has found something equivalent, as always, do tell.
July 3, 2007
I often get paralyzed by thought. I find it very easy and acceptable to just think instead of acting, even when it becomes very important that I act. This even results in near-perpetual loops sometimes, as I go over covered ground, trying to find minutia I had skipped over. Needless, to say, this is really bad.
I did not understand the origins of this behavior well enough until I started going to talk therapy for depression. Here I realized a little bit about the different modes of thought I used, and misused. Talk therapy was very useful in regard to reacquainting myself with my own personal history/story. And through this self-viewing mechanism, understanding more about how I build my personal story and how I'd like to continue to do so in the future. The first thing I learned was about my two modes of thought, the synthetic and analytic (Mind you, these did not come from my therapists, but from a systems mode of understanding, applied to my own experience).
I have one mode of thought which is highly analytic, where I go about breaking things into sub-systems, trying to understand a model through its components. This is an inherently specialist activity because as I break the system into subsystems I am able to treat each subsystem as the new exclusive domain and pursue new subdivisioning.
The other mode is very synthetic, where I discard rules and inhibitions to put things together in new and interesting ways. This is the domain of creativity. Though I find synthesis more rewarding than analysis, I do if far less than I would like. I suppose one sensible explanation for this may be that breaking things down is a resource-cheap activity.
Progress is made through a balance between the two activities. However, I find that often I fall into an exclusively analytic mode when I'm trying to achieve something. This leads to paralysis because of two things.
The first problem is I try and take everything into account while making the task happen. Unless it is a virtual task that operates under high constraint, I will not be able to do the task while thinking analytically. This is probably why video games are so rewarding. I can maintain an analytic mindset while achieving a task.
The second problem is there are synergetic effects that occur while doing something. These are effects that are unpredictable from an analysis of parts. A line in isolation will never tell you that three of them form a triangle. An atom in isolation never tells you there is an attractive force between masses. Analysis breaks things into isolated systems and fails to reveal certain characteristics that are revealed through synthesis.
No amount of self-analysis is going to tell me how I'm going to interact with people, do in business, or create an artifact. What an analysis does do is optimize a story. By breaking things apart you can manipulate them in ways you could not as parts of a whole. From this point, you can reconfigure a personal story in such a way that the lens this story creates alters the way you look at things and therefore how you act. But you must always resynthesize and not bulk in perpetual analysis. Otherwise you get stuck with a stagnant system where nothing is discovered, only rediscovered.


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Thanks to Funny Glasses, John Wayne Literally Leaps From the Screen in Hondo
In the pantheon of classic Westerns, there's only one hailed by Married With Children's resident couch cowboy Al Bundy as "the greatest film ever." Praised by critics — both real and fictional — John Wayne's Hondo happens to be one of the Duke's better Westerns without his steady sidekick John Ford. But how could an epic steeped in selfless heroism have resulted in eyestrain-induced headaches for most of its audience? Through the magic of 3D, of course.
It's a little known fact that Hondo was a willing and eager participant in an ill-fated 3D venture of the 1950s. Anxious to compete with television, movie studios foisted the artistically suspect gimmick onto unsuspecting audiences. While young theatergoers pawed at the screen, their helpless parents wandered the theater lobby in search of Aspirin.
More surprising than the technology's ill effects on the eyes was the number of prestige pictures it managed to wrangle. Among those plunging into the cyan- and magenta-tinged waters were Alfred Hitchcock's Dial
M for Murder and Vincent Price's House of Wax . The musical comedy Money From Home enabled the king of spastic slapstick, Jerry Lewis, to really get into his audience's face. Is it any wonder the craze died out?
Fortunately for these films, however, time has proven they needed no such visual boost. One viewing of Hondo shows that Wayne's presence on the silver screen was absolute — in 2-, 3-, or any D.
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Lavahn Hoh "literally wrote the book on theatrical special effects" and designed the sets for Elephant's Graveyard (pictured). (Photo courtesy of UVA Drama Department)
If you attended University of Virginia drama department's production of Romeo and Juliet you saw something truly beautiful—and I don't mean a tender rendition of Shakespeare's most famous tragic love story. I mean the set. An intricate multilevel combination of stairs and faux cast iron flourishes interwoven with seeming miles of flowering vines, tall turn-of-the-last-century street lamps, and ragged fly drapes implying dangling Spanish moss all washed in a humid haze of luscious pink, blue, and purple lights. It was stunning.
Though the overall production was good, the scenery stole the show for me. (Having spent 12 years married to a scenic carpenter, five of which he co-owned the largest scenery shop in the mid-Atlantic, I know a few things about set design and construction.) Scenic design student Jeffrey Kmiec's set showed off like a prima ballerina, spinning about the stage, posing and offering a statement. It was a high-quality professional set—a surprising find at the college level.
UVA's atypical scenic success is attributed by Tom Bloom, chair of the drama department and head of the master of fine arts scene design program, to the exceptional people involved. "Where we are in the high caliber of our sets is credited to David Weiss and LaVahn Hoh. These two men set the bar for our program," he says. Weiss who along with Hoh, literally wrote the book on theatrical special effects and teaches a course on the subject, established UVA's design and technology program in 1974. It also helps to have superstar students. Bloom attends events like the University Resident Theater Association auditions to actively recruit extraordinary students. "We look for the best," he notes. Students are accepted and work closely with the staff in a three-year rotation.
Kmiec, a recent MFA Drama graduate, was recruited to the school in this way. In addition to Romeo and Juliet he designed Pippin, Glass Menagerie, and Troy is Burning at UVA but had already earned some professional cred with set designs for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Illinois Central College, and for a summer youth arts program outside of Chicago. He was attracted to UVA by the ample opportunities the department offers, which make him more marketable in a seriously competitive business. "UVA's graduate drama program is unique in that it offers its designers an opportunity to design five main-stage productions over the three-year course of study," he says. "This combined with excellent teaching opportunities, both in the classroom and in production laboratory, offers a well-rounded degree."
UVA's Graduate Drama program is turning out high-quality talent like Jeffrey Kmiec who designed the set for Troy is Burning (pictured). (Photo courtesy of UVA Drama Department)
Kmiec, who will be designing for the Arkansas Shakespeare Festival this summer, is in good company as far as employed alumni are concerned. Sara Brown, a 2005 graduate, is a member of the faculty in MIT's theater department. She has worked for such prestigious companies as Bang on a Can (Evan Ziporyn's House in Bali presented at October 2010 BAM Next Wave Festival) and with Jay Scheib on World of Wires at The Kitchen in New York. 2002 graduate student Jenny Sawyers won best scenic design at The Kennedy Center College Theater Festival and was hired the next day to be an associate designer for award-winning Broadway set designer Santo Laquasto. Pretty impressive.
"They can really drill down into a discipline in their major," says UVA drama's technical director Steve Warner, who oversee's the scene shop at the school. It doesn't hurt to have a fat budget and two tricked out theaters—the Culbreth, a traditional proscenium arch style theater and the Helms a versatile black box theatre. (A third, the Caplin, a thrust stage, is currently under construction.) The Culbreth has a new state of the art computerized rigging system making the raising and lowering of "flying" set pieces easier. The Helms has a 16'x16′ trap space under the stage floor which facilitates actors and props entering and exiting from below. Soon a Kuku six access CNC router (Cav-bot), which is paid for by the School of Architecture, will be installed in the Department of Drama's prop shop for collaborative use. This will allow students to draw things in 3-D on a computer then watch as a robotic arm carves it to scale out of foam facilitating more accurate prop and set execution.
Kmiec sites interdisciplinary work, like working with architecture students to create set pieces, as the magic that makes scenic design a worthy artistic endeavor. "It is in those collaborations—where you can see the idea turn into reality—that for me the real theatre happens," he says. However the magic happens, in UVA's theaters, it happens with mind-blowing sets.


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Yoli & Eagle Rose
Metals, stones, bamboo, fossil tusks, ancient bones; the natural world is our source and inspiration.
Fabrication, fusion, lapidary work and carving are some of the ways we work and play. Jewelry, sculpture, vases, and music are some of the forms generated by our exploration of ideas, patterns, order and chaos.
Awareness of interconnectedness, and appreciation of nature are underlying themes.
Each piece is an exploration and a birthing, a transformation offering visual, tactile and visceral timelessness.


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Customer Open Day
We held our first Customer Open Day at our Hill of Banchory Biomass Energy Centre in August 2013. It was a fine sunny day and a large number of customers turned out to learn about how their heat is produced. A number of the management team and engineers provided tours of the facility and shared their knowledge and experience. We plan to hold a similar event in the Spring of 2014.


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Installing WordPress
First, you will want to log into the cPanel for your account. You can usually access that by going to http://[yourdomain.com]/cpanel.
After you are logged in to your cPanel you will find an icon called 'Softaculous'. This is found within the Software/Services section.
Softaculous is a program that will help you to install an instance of Wordpress on your hosting plan. Once in Softaculous you should see Wordpress near the top as it is a very popular installation. If you do not see it, simply search for it on the right in the search bar. After you find Wordpress, select the 'Install' button.
Once selecting Install, Softaculous will have some quick questions that need to be answered before the installation will complete.
We'll walk through each of these steps individually.
This first question deals with an SSL certificate. If you have an SSL already installed on your site, then you can change this to https://. In most cases, leaving it as http:// is perfectly fine.
This question will apply only if you are hosting multiple domain names on your account. Simply select which domain you are installing Wordpress on from the drop down menu.
This step is very important. It tells Softaculous if you want your Wordpress installation installed within a subdirectory of your chosen domain, or on the domain itself. If you want to be able to go to http://mydomain.com and see the installation, leave the field empty. By default it will have a 'wp' within it. Just remove that. If you want it in a subdirectory, say which directory you would like it in and Softaculous will create that directory for you within the document root of your domain.
You can name your database if you desire here. This isn't required but will help to distinguish the databases apart if you plan to have many.
This is similar to the Database Name question. You can change this if you desire, but it is not required.
These next questions will give your site a Title (Site Name), and a smaller subtitle (Site Description). This can be changed after the installation is installed as well. Only enable Multisite if you know that you need it. This is not common.
Here is where you will set up your Admin account. You can leave the username as Admin, although we suggest you change it something meaningful to you. Please create a secure password to help keep your installation from being compromised. And finally, enter in your email address that your installation will use to contact you for installation administration.
Select your language and then hit install. Softaculous will then go and install Wordpress for you.
The final screen after the installation successfully completed will have your Administrative URL where you will use your credentials you just created to log in to the Wordpress Dashboard.
Updating WordPress with Softaculous:
Log into your cPanel,
Select 'Softaculous' from the 'Software & Services' section
If there are updates, you will see a note at the top of the page notifying you of new updates. Click this note.
It is recommended that you backup your application before updating, just in case.
All of your applications that can be updated will be shown. Click the blue arrows to update to the next version available.
NOTE: This does not update plug-ins, themes or other modifications you may have made to your application. You should update those manually.
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The Italian Experiment
This April, we spent 10 days in Italy. Best. Trip. Ever. And we ate. Everything. Cheeses, oil soaked veggies, gelato, pizza, bread, pasta…All of it. The entire week, I did not have one stomach ache (typically I average 1-2/day) and I lost weight. Truth spoken people.
Aside from moving to Italy, there is a lesson in this – and it's two-fold.
- Pure, unprocessed fresh food is good for your body. Period.
- Fat is good.
1st point – Italians barely use a refrigerator and do not load their pantries with snacks. Most of them use the college-sized dorm room versions our kids take to school. Everything is bought and made fresh daily. They do not manufacture or consume processed foods.
Now let's focus on the 2nd point. As I've written about before, we have been taught to be afraid of fat and told "fat will make you fat". I am here, as a witness, to tell you… that is a myth.
More and more we are learning that higher fat diets help balance hormones, make vitamins (A,D,E,K) more absorbable, promote skin, hair, cardiovascular & brain health, prevent diabetes and… help you lose weight. All calories are not created equal. That is a farce. But there is more to it. Some pure logic – some scientific.
The fat you will find in a frappuccino or a milkshake (kinda the same thing), in a processed protein bar, in frozen dinners, in cookies or even in over-the-counter cheese is not the fat I am referring to. These processed fats are not pure, fresh or organic. They are simply that – processed. And your body does not know what to do with them – so the chemicals are converted to fat in your body.
Enter the scientific: The hormonal effect of food is a much bigger part of the equation and is the most important factor when it comes to fat loss. Namely, insulin (the fat-storage hormone, not fat-releasing). According to Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS – author of Smart Fat: Eat More Fat, Lose More Weight. Get Healthy Now, "the American high-carb, low-fat diet…causes a lot of insulin to be released. When insulin is high, the fat cells lock their doors and won't release their goodies…and fat can't be burned for fuel."
Here's the kicker. Carbs and protein effect insulin levels. Fat? Not-at-all. And it produces more energy per gram than any other food group. And this all works when you eat "smart fats."
Smart fats include:
Extra virgin olive oil (hello, Italia)
Fish oil
Wild salmon
Coconut, palm & nut oils
Dark chocolate (Italia, there you are again)
Free range, organic eggs
Fats from grass-fed organic meats
Toxic fats include:
Factory farmed meat on a grain-fed diet
Man-made processed fats and foods
Processed omega 6 veggie oils (corn, soybean, canola)
Fats damaged in cooking (see previous blog: Best Oils To Cook With)
So, the high-fat, high-fiber, high flavor, moderate protein-rich foods consumed in Italy proved to be the winners.
Try it. See how you feel and if you notice a difference. And always remember to source your fruits, veggies and proteins organically as much as possible.
To leave a comment on this article or any other blog entry, please fill in the "Leave a Comment" box under each blog entry on our site: Heels to Laces.
A+ post! Should we skip the store bought packaged pasta then? Would love to look deeper at the case for eating grass fed meats versus grain fed!


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On any given day, you'll find author Earl Swift writing in one of three places: the third floor of the VFH offices, Alderman Library, or Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar on the Downtown Mall. As he types in the company of academics and baristas, you'd never guess that he once lived in a canoe for 22 days, crisscrossed the country exploring America's highway system, and traveled alongside an army archaeological unit in Laos and Vietnam, searching Indiana Jones-style, for the remains of fallen soldiers.
Swift's larger-than-life experiences are the reason he began writing in the first place. "I tend to be attracted to stories of people dealing with intense emotional junctures," he said. "The Vietnam book is called Where They Lay, and being able to go to the Arlington burial of the four guys we were digging for in this jungle setting, having that bookend the experience was pretty amazing. I realized as I was sitting around the campfire with tigers roaring in the dark around us that this was a great newspaper story, but it was also a much bigger story."
Swift is a thirty-year newspaper veteran whose work has appeared in PARADE, Popular Mechanics, America's Best Newspaper Writing, and many others. After stints as an intern, a metro columnist, and a military editor, he joined The Virginian Pilot's newly formed narrative team. "Long-form journalism was coming into its own in 1998," Swift said, and over time he expanded several serial stories into books.
The writer held what he called "the best job in journalism" for a decade, but after the market collapsed, he took the Pilot's proffered buyout and approached writing books as a full-time job.
"Writing a 2,500 word story for the Sunday feature is like making an assent of a Matternhorn, requiring brief use of a complicated skill set," he said. "Writing a book is like climbing Everest and building base camps along the way."
Those base camps must include characters who can carry the weight of a narrative. Lack of a strong leading character stymied the creation of Swift's latest book, Auto Biography: A Classic Car, An Outlaw Motorhead, and 57 Years of the American Dream, for nearly a decade. In 2004, he had the idea "to find an old car that had passed through a lot of hands and track down everybody who had owned it," he said. "I figured if I picked the right car, over time you'd see the socioeconomic status and success of owners shift downward, so you'd wind up with a pretty accurate mosaic of modern America."
After a long search, he found a '57 Chevy that fit the bill. Squinting between the lines of redacted DMV documents and examining forgotten insurance cards, he pieced together a history of ownership. But it wasn't until several years later, when Swift substituted at Old Dominion University, that he learned his story was complete. During his lecture, Swift referenced the Chevy, and afterward a student said his father, a go-go bar owner/felon whom the reporter knew from past articles, now owned the car.
This combination of luck and reportage peppers not just Auto Biography but the majority of Swift's work. "In nonfiction, the truth defies belief with much greater regularity than even the most imaginative fiction does," he said. "So many of my stories, I've thought to myself while writing, 'There is no way anyone would believe this if I were writing a novel. It doesn't pass the smell test.' And yet it happened, and I can prove it."
Earl Swift will read from Auto Biography: A Classic Car, An Outlaw Motorhead, and 57 Years of the American Dream at New Dominion Bookshop on May 22.


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- Family Tree DNA Graphs
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- Single profile graph (Family Tree DNA)
Single profile graph (Family Tree DNA)
Choose this to work with one person's DNA test results.
A PDF network graph of Family Tree DNA matches for a single profile. The PDF chart is designed for onscreen viewing.
Also provided with each purchase is an enhanced version of the 'match' file, including matching groups and number of matches in common for each match.
Requires client-provided data files
The files required are 'Match', 'in-common-with' and 'chromosome' CSV files for each profile. These may be extracted using the DNAGedcom client. The DNAGedcom client is a small piece of software that can be used to download the data files for a modest subscription cost that can be cancelled at any time.
I do not offer downloads for Family Tree DNA files
About the Family Tree DNA charts
Family Tree DNA in-common-with data files do not have any sort of filtering applied. As a result there can be many distant cousin relationships included, which obscure the grouping of closer cousins. Simply filtering matches on the number of centimorgans shared does not tend to produce useful results.
Instead, I apply a two part threshold to the links between matches.
- All links with matches above a centimorgan threshold are included (the threshold used may vary from file to file).
- Below the threshold, only links where the shared DNA with each person overlap each other by a sufficient margin are included. This is not triangulation, but works as a reasonable proxy since true triangulation data is not available.
This hybrid approach provides good results, with clusters of matches identified and linked to closer matches.
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Flag City WWTP Facilities Planning and NPDES Permit Assistance
San Joaquin County, California
West Yost provided a facility assessment for the original design of the 0.16 mgd, Flag City Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). This work included an evaluation of the disposal capacity of the onsite storage pond, and an evaluation of several long-term disposal and reuse options. Through this study, it was determined that continued land disposal in the short-term was not feasible. Therefore, this study culminated in the development of an NPDES permit application and Report of Waste Discharge to allow for surface water discharge. West Yost provided support services throughout the permit renewal process, including negotiations with Regional Water Quality Control Board staff, and data analysis.
Following the adoption of a permit, West Yost completed several compliance studies required under the permit. These included a Pollution Prevention Plan, a Receiving Water Temperature Study (in conjunction with Robertson Bryan, Inc.), a Treatment Feasibility Study, TRE Implementation Plan, a Mercury Study, and a Groundwater Study to assess potential impacts associated with historic storage basin disposal. West Yost also worked with the County to successfully negotiate an extension of the original permit compliance deadline for construction of Title 22 tertiary treatment facilities.
In addition to these regulatory services, West Yost provided ongoing facilities planning services to identify the best option for ensuring long-term compliance. This has included an assesment of the treatment plant improvements needed to achieve compliance with the Title 22 tertiary treatment standards, an identification and evaluation of additional treatment and source control measures that may be needed to achieve compliance with current NPDES limitations, identification of potential reuse and/or land disposal opportunities, and an assessment of facilities needed for discharge to the City of Lodi WPCF.
This work has culminated in the decision to discharge the Flag City wastewater to the City of Lodi.


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Matchup: Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks
Site: CenturyLink Field (Seattle, Washington)
Kickoff: 1:25pm
After the Seahawks 33-10 win last week over the Atlanta Falcons, they come home this week for one more game before their late bye week. This week also begins a stretch where the Seahawks play 4 out of their last 6 regular season games at home. They start this stretch against the Minnesota Vikings. The Seahawks continue their best start in franchise history as they enter this week's game with a 9-1 record. Minnesota has not had similar fortune. After going 10-6 and making the playoffs last season, the Vikings enter this game at 2-7 and are in last place in the NFC North. Having said this, the Vikings are coming off of a win last Thursday night as they defeated the Washington Redskins 34-27. The Seahawks lead the all-time series with Minnesota 7-5. Their last meeting came last November. After allowing 80 rushing yards and a touchdown to running back Adrian Peterson on Minnesota's first offensive drive of the game, the Seahawks buckled down and beat the Vikings 30-20. Two weeks ago many including myself thought the Seahawks would easily beat Tampa Bay at home but barely squeaked by with a win. The Seahawks cannot overlook the Vikings like they overlooked the Buccaneers. Here is what needs to happen for the Seahawks to get to 10-1 on the season.
As always I start with the Seahawks offense and the biggest key for Russell Wilson and the rest of the offense this week is to carry their offensive momentum from last week's game into this week's game. On paper that should not be a problem. The Seahawks will have Russell Okung, Max Unger, and Breno Giacomini back this week starting on the offensive line. This is great news for Marshawn Lynch. If you think he was productive the last few weeks with a makeshift offensive line, just imagine how productive he will be going forward with our starting line back. This is also great news for Wilson, as the pass protection should improve greatly, giving him more time in the pocket to make throws down the field. It also helps that the Vikings pass defense ranks 5th worst in the NFL, allowing an average of 286 passing yards per game. I think it may take a little bit of time for Wilson to get re-acclimated to his starting offensive line, thus you may see him panic and make quick throws to his receivers early on. If pass protection is strong early, Wilson will settle down fast and be able to confidently stand in the pocket to make throws as the game goes on.
At the other skill positions the primary storyline this week is the return and Seahawks debut of wide receiver Percy Harvin. According to the NFL Network, Harvin is expected to start this week. As exciting as it is to have Harvin back in the lineup, he has not played in a live game for a full calendar year and he must get back to game speed and it may take some time to do so. Harvin will play but I do not expect to see the kind of jaw dropping performance this week that Seahawks fans knew they were getting when we acquired him. I do not expect Harvin to return kicks and he may be on a limited snap count this week. In my opinion I expect to see Harvin on the field between 12 to 15 plays and I would be satisfied to see him catch between 40-55 yards worth of passes. Adding Harvin could also benefit the passing game by using him as a decoy. Golden Tate has put together a solid string of performances over the past couple of weeks and Jermaine Kearse has proven to be Russell Wilson's go-to guy deep down the field. The different ways Pete Carroll and Darrell Bevell use our wide receivers create different options for how to play Harvin both on the outside and in the slot. In short, Percy Harvin will make an impact in our offense this week, the question is what kind and how big of an impact.
The number one key for the Seattle defense this week is to prove that last week's 64 rushing yards allowed to the Atlanta Falcons was not a "fluke" performance. The run defense will face their biggest challenge this week and it will be essential to shut Adrian Peterson down and force Minnesota to throw. Mistakes could be made by the Vikings if the Seahawks can effectively take away the running game, and the Legion of Boom should be on high alert for passes dangerously thrown into coverage. Speaking of the Legion of Boom, I am curious to see Walter Thurmond start in place of the injured Brandon Browner. If there is one position group that can afford to lose a starter it is cornerback. Thurmond started for Browner in the Seahawks first two games of the season and had 5 tackles and 2 passes defensed in that span. With Thurmond starting and Jeremy Lane nursing an injured hip, Byron Maxwell might be forced to play nickel corner this week. If this is the case, expect the Vikings to have three or more receivers on the field more often to try to take advantage of our defensive formations.
There is no secret to how the Minnesota Vikings offense works; give the ball to Adrian Peterson and let him run wild. With the Vikings quarterback situation up in arms (Christian Ponder is expected to start Sunday with Josh Freeman and Matt Cassel as backups) the only way I think the Vikings can win this game is for Peterson to carry the team on his back, putting up a couple hundred rushing yards and scoring multiple touchdowns. Peterson deserves the bulk of the offensive workload no question about it but there is another guy on Minnesota's offense that deserves to be my X-Factor player to watch this week. After the Vikings traded Percy Harvin to the Seahawks over the offseason, they needed to plug that hole and try to replace Harvin's production. Minnesota used one of their three first round picks to try to do so. My X-Factor player to watch for the Vikings this week is rookie wide receiver/kick returner Cordarrelle Patterson. Patterson is a height/weight/speed player who caught my eye leading up to this year's draft. Although raw, I thought Patterson would be a good fit in Seattle and although he does not have the prettiest of stats so far this season, the potential is there to confirm my personal pre-draft thoughts. Patterson's most productive game as a receiver came week 3 against Cleveland when he caught 2 passes for 49 yards. Patterson has not caught more than 3 passes in a game so far this season but the Vikings have done a better job getting him involved in the offense, which was evident last week against Washington when he caught his first career touchdown pass. It will be necessary for the Seahawks to play a solid game on special teams because Patterson is not afraid to return kickoffs deep out of the endzone. Patterson has returned 2 kickoffs for touchdowns this season. Peterson and Patterson will be responsible for the majority of Minnesota's offensive production this week. Shutting both of them down will go a long way in preserving a Seahawks victory.
Random Thoughts: A preview of the Vikings defense does not warrant its own paragraph so I will place them here in random thoughts this week. The Vikings defense has struggled as a unit throughout the course of this season but keep an eye on veteran defensive end Jared Allen and linebacker Chad Greenway. Both have put up good numbers to lead this subpar group this season… Blue jerseys and blue pants once again for the Seahawks this week. The Vikings will most likely wear purple pants with their white jerseys… Chris Myers and Tim Ryan have the call for FOX this week… Jerome Boger is the referee this week. Don't be surprised if Boger frustrates you at some point during the game. He does not do nearly as good of a job explaining his calls than other referees. In my opinion he is one of the worst referees in the NFL overall… For those attending this game remember that it is a 1:25 kickoff this week. I like having that extra 20 minutes to get to my seats… Gates will open 3 hours before the rest of our home games this season. Hopefully that chops down waiting time when I go in about an hour before kickoff… This week's game theme is military appreciation. A full-sized American flag will be unraveled during the national anthem along with a Purple Heart ceremony during halftime. Vietnam veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Bruce Crandall will raise the 12th Man Flag this week. It is tradition that a notable local veteran raises the flag on military appreciation day… I will definitely be scoreboard watching throughout the game. Although I don't want to see either team win, I would rather see New Orleans win than San Francisco. We've got to take care of the division first before we can start to think about home field advantage in the playoffs… I am taking a buddy of mine who is a Chicago Bears fan primarily and a Seahawks fan on the side. We'll have to make sure the Ravens/Bears game is on at the bar during the morning slate of games for his enjoyment. As always let's take care of the Vikings early and stay healthy!
Prediction: The Seahawks will take care of business this week and although we will not dominate like we did against the Falcons, they won't have us biting our nails in nervously like they had us doing against Tampa Bay two weeks ago. Russell Wilson will throw for 300+ yards and Golden Tate and Doug Baldwin will each have a touchdown catch. Marshawn Lynch will run for at least 85 yards and a touchdown as well. Adrian Peterson will put up two touchdowns on the ground but it won't nearly be enough as Seattle will win and head into the bye week 10-1.
Seahawks 33, Vikings 17
Seahawks Playoff Outlook: Going into this week the Seahawks have a 2 ½ game lead on the San Francisco 49ers for first place in the NFC West. They also lead the New Orleans Saints by 1 ½ games for the number one seed in the NFC Playoffs. Here are this week's games that could impact the NFC Playoff race overall. Teams to note are bolded.
Minnesota (2-7) at Seattle (9-1)
San Francisco (6-3) at New Orleans (7-2)
Detroit (6-3) at Pittsburgh (3-6)
Baltimore (4-5) at Chicago (5-4)
Washington (3-6) at Philadelphia (5-5)
New England (7-2) at Carolina (6-3)
Be sure to check back late Sunday night/early Monday morning for my review of our game against the Minnesota Vikings. Enjoy the game everyone. Go Seahawks!


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He has nothing and everything to lose�
His former lover has returned with an explosive secret.
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He has nothing and everything to lose�
His former lover has returned with an explosive secret.
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March 10, 2011
Happy Thursday, ladies! Thanks for stopping by to share a few minutes of my WHAT I DID FOR A DUKE
release tour with me. ;) I've been having a wonderful time so far—I'm so
thrilled and touched by the astonishing reviews—the Perfect 10's, the
Starred Review from the Library Journal, the Desert Island Keeper status from
AAR, A grades from Dear Author and other bloggers, the Top Picks….everyone has
been incredibly lovely about it. I love the story, so this makes me
indescribably happy. :) Let me tell you a little bit about the story, in case
you haven't had a chance to read it yet:
the 5th book in my Pennyroyal Green series, is the story of what
happens when the powerful, dangerous Duke of Falconbridge, he of the
mystery-shrouded reputation and reputed black heart (he poisoned his wife, they
say), embarks on a campaign to avenge a great loss and betrayal, for the one
thing London society knows about him for certain: no one crosses him without
consequences. When Ian Eversea does just that, the duke believes the punishment
should fit the crime—which means the duke has plans for Ian's youngest sister,
the only Eversea not yet touched by scandal.
But he doesn't bargain for how Genevieve Eversea will affect him. He notices
what everyone else fails to see—that simmering beneath her quiet, gentle,
sensible (or so her familybelieves—families often have blinders on when
it comes to what's in front of their noses) surface is a passion and deeply
sensual curiosity waiting to be tapped—and it takes just the right man to
unravel her control. He uses her own sensuality as a weapon to woo her, but what
begins as revenge evolves, to his astonishment, into a love story of true
equals—both of them witty, observant, fiercely loyal, passionate, honest,
private—who meet, ironically, because each has suffered what they perceive to be
a great loss. The duke ultimately teaches Genevieve to be unafraid of her true
self, but he gives her the freedom to do it, because he sees her clearly and
accepts her for everything she is without putting her in a box.
He begins his campaign of seduction with discussion of what a kiss should be,
speaking to her truest nature in a way that no other man ever has:
"It should make you do battle for control of your senses and your will. It
should make you want to do things you'd never dreamed you'd want to do, and in
that moment all of those things will make perfect sense. And it should herald,
or at least promise, the most intense physical pleasure you've ever known,
regardless of whether that promise is ever, ever fulfilled. It should, in fact…"
he paused for effect "….haunt you for the rest of your life."
And like this, little by little, he reels her in both figuratively and literally
as (as he does in this scene from my websitet.
Today I'm going to share the preamble to their third kiss, and to the moment
that will change Genevieve Eversea's life forever. And below it is a little JAL
trivia question. The first commenter to answer it correctly will instantly win a
signed copy of THE PERILS OF
PLEASURE, the first book in the series. And a random commenter will win a
signed copy of LIKE NO OTHER
Excerpt—WHAT I DID FOR A
copyright 2011 Julie Anne Long
published by Avon/HarperCollins
She found him in the library this time. But he wasn't standing at the window
gazing out into the darkness. He was standing near the doorway, watching the
foyer for her, which made him almost too easy to see.
"Were you looking for me, Miss Eversea?" He asked softly.
She found she was so nervous she couldn't reply. She simply bit her lip.
He smiled at her. "Were you perhaps looking for scintillating conversation? A
discussion about art? Of which I know a little more now than I did when I first
arrived, I'll have you know. "
"Do you?" She was too astonished to be irritated by his teasing.
"I spent an hour or so in here the other day. Quite a collection you have. I
wanted to investigate it."
"Why did I spend time in the library? My curiosity was…aroused."
Something about the way he said aroused looped around her as surely as a warm
arm around her waist. She was desperately nervous. But she was curiously
thrilled to suspect he'd done it to learn more about her.
"Why was your curiosity aroused? What did you learn?"
"I read that Boticelli painted something called Venus and Mars in which Mars,
poor devil, is nearly naked and flattened as though Venus has just thoroughly
had her way with him, and that Veronese painted one in which, ironically, Venus
is entirely naked and Mars is clothed. I prefer to imagine the latter."
"But you knew that already. Do you even like art?"
A hesitation. "I like cricket."
"And that's all?" She was smiling now.
"I like dogs. I horses and hunting and fine wines. I like traveling. I like
books about the natural sciences. I like chess and fishing and I like making
money hand over fist and I enjoy making love to beautiful women. I like speaking
with you. And looking at you. And I read a book about art and I tried to become
interested in light and form and the like. I think I prefer to imagine the
firelight playing about your form."
Genevieve had never heard a list she'd liked as much, though she could hardly
say why. He was more of an artist in some ways than people who professed to
enjoy it were, people like Harry—and even herself—who could not see without
analyzing. It was in the things he saw and the words he chose to describe them
and in how he touched…as he was touching her now.
Because almost before she realized the backs of his fingers were sliding against
her throat. Where the skin was satiny smooth and pale.
"And so. Do you intend to have your way with me, Venus?" he murmured.
She still didn't have the vocabulary for this sort of sensual encounter. Her
entire being seemed to rush the surface of her skin, greedily savoring his
"I've told you what I want. How much do you want to know, Genevieve?" It sounded
like a serious question. Also a fairly fraught one.
"How can I answer that honestly when I don't know how much there is to know?"
"You're not entirely naïve about…the process."
Very romantic. The process.
"It's impossible to remain naïve when I live with my brothers who will go on
talking and when surrounded by animals that will go on mating in front of one."
"You may be reassured to learn there's more to it than horses and dogs would
have you believe."
"Given that my brothers have more than once risked their lives over it, I
gleaned as much."
He was smiling at her. His hand never stopped moving over her skin, but he
smiled. She'd noticed that he seemed to find her infinitely amusing, even, dare
she say it,enchanting.
He liked talking to her.
This amused her.
"Oh, I can assure you women have risked their lives for it, too."
Her heart was walloping away in her throat, and she was certain he could feel
it, as his fingers lingered there. Nearly everything on her body that could
stand erect was erect now, clamoring for his touch. The hair on the back of her
neck, her arms. Her nipples.
"Are you afraid, Genevieve?"
"No. You do enjoy saying my name."
"It has a lilt."
"I see." Her voice was faint.
"Because you should consider being a little afraid."
And now she was, just a little, despite the fact that his tone sounded entirely
"Why?" she whispered.
"Once we've made love, you might find you won't be able to do without me."
Made love. Christ, but she was in over her head, but in the moment it
seemed there nothing she could do to extricate herself. She didn't want to
extricate herself, and therein was an important clue to the fact that she'd lost
her sanity. Or handed it over to him.
"Difficult to imagine." She'd meant to sound sarcastic. But her voice had begun
to make a liar of her, because it had gone lulled, soft, trembling.
His turn to smile in the dark.
"I meant what I said in the garden," he gently warned.
"Have I been coy so far?"
"No." he said shortly.
Well, then. What next?
And there was a moment where she thought he might be at a loss. His hand
paused against her throat. A moment passed where she was tempted to suggest
Perhaps you're the one who's afraid. But it wasn't the sort of thing one
said to him, even in jest.
But she was wrong. He did know where to begin, and as usual, it seemed as
natural as breathing, as an exhale. He'd already begun; as they'd spoken
he'd drifted nearer and nearer, and now he brushed his lips between her eyes.
Surprisingly tender, devastatingly sensual, light as a breath. And just like
that she turned into smoke; she was indistinguishable from the night; she was
only sensation.
She knew only relief that he was kissing her.
{end of excerpt}
As I mentioned earlier, you can check out another excerpt at my website, too—http://www.julieannelong.com—or read the first entire
chapter in the ebook version of TO LOVE A THIEF! And if you're unfamiliar with
the series, you can also read excerpts and FAQ's for all of them. At my website.
The series can be read quite easily out order, but here's the sequence: THE PERILS OF PLEASURE, LIKE NO OTHER LOVER, SINCE THE SURRENDER, I KISSED AN EARL, and WHAT I DID FOR A DUKE.
A randomly chosen commenter will win a signed copy of THE PERILS OF PLEASURE!
So here's the JAL trivia question, darlings, for our instant winner: What
does Cynthia Brightly name the spider in her bedroom in LIKE NO OTHER LOVER? First
person to answer correctly wins a signed book!
Julie Anne Long
57 comments posted.
Re: Julie Anne Long | WHAT I DID FOR A DUKE
I have no idea but could it be Buster?(Stephanie Bondlow 12:46pm March 10, 2011)
Is it Susan?(Rosie Nguy 2:08am March 10, 2011)
It's Susan(Pam Howell 7:07am March 10, 2011)
Loved the excerpt Julie! This sounds like a wonderful series. I love your cover!(Stacie Deramo 8:06am March 10, 2011)
The spider is named Susan. I look forward to reading your newest!(G S Moch 8:52am March 10, 2011)
I looked all over your website for the answer and I couldn't find it. All of the excerpts of your books sound awesome!(Renee Pajda 9:44am March 10, 2011)
Your books sound great. Someone already answered, but it's Susan.(MaryAnne Banks 9:54am March 10, 2011)
Honestly, I have no idea what the name of the spider is. But hot damn! I have got to read this book. Well done!(Cynthia Netherton 9:54am March 10, 2011)
Just finished What I Did For A Duke and LOVED it! The focus was very much on the relationship and the tension between the hero and heroine never let up. The only bad thing about reading this book? I'm having a hard time getting into another one because I loved this one so much. Thanks Julie for a great read!(Kelly Kerns 11:11am March 10, 2011)
I can't wait to read this one. I've read some of this series and enjoyed it very much. I love your stories.(Phyllis Crabtree 11:12am March 10, 2011)
Kelly, I'm so thrilled you loved What I Did for a Duke! :) Thanks for telling me! And you know, I've heard just that from a number of readers—that the book lingered on after they put it down, and they didn't want to pick up another one just yet. One reviewer told me she read the ending over and over because she loved it so much! This blows my mind—I'm just in awe and thrilled and so happy that a book I've written is impacting readers like that. Renee, glad you liked the excerpts on my website!! :) I was sneaky, and asked a trivia question you can only find in the book. LOL. Sorry!! And it's lovely to see you here, Phyllis! Thanks so much for being so supportive over the years. :) Hope you love What I Did for a Duke, too!(Julie Long 11:47am March 10, 2011)
I don't have this book so, therefore, am unable to answer the question on the name of the spider.(Diane Diamond 11:52am March 10, 2011)
Would it be Madame Marceau Modeste? Congratulations on your new book, by the way!!(Peggy Roberson 12:13pm March 10, 2011)
I have had your book on my TBR list but after reading about the KISS I do beleive I'll be going to get it soon.(Vickie Hightower 12:27pm March 10, 2011)
Love the banter between your characters. I feel as if I'm eavesdropping on a private conversation.(Alyson Widen 12:32pm March 10, 2011)
I love series books. I do hope to catch up on all of them.(Pamela Stewart 12:35pm March 10, 2011)
I haven't read any of your books, but did check them out on your website. They've all been added to my TBR list.(Andrea Infinger 12:38pm March 10, 2011)
This sound like another great British historical!Blessings,Marjorie(Marjorie Carmony 12:40pm March 10, 2011)
I love the Eversea Family...but I would like to know Harry finds his love...(Leisa Prater 12:43pm March 10, 2011)
Great excerpt... love historicals... looks like another book to add to my list!(Colleen Conklin 1:13pm March 10, 2011)
The synopses of some of your novels is just terrific and only whets my appetite more to read them - as in right now!! Congratulations on your wonderful talent.(Connie Fischer 1:15pm March 10, 2011)
the book sounds like a winner(Debbi Shaw 1:48pm March 10, 2011)
This one looks like one I would love to read.(Joyce Bruner 1:58pm March 10, 2011)
The spiders name is Susan(Joanne Bozik 2:02pm March 10, 2011)
Name of the puppeteer is Myrtleberry. The spider's name is Susan. I love all your books by the way! Miles and Cynthia were great... Although I like Violet a lot too. Can't wait to read Lyon's book! :)(May Pau 2:37pm March 10, 2011)
Congratulations on What I Did For A Duke! I have heard lots of great things about this book and look forward to reading your Pennroyal Green series.(Christine Stack 2:41pm March 10, 2011)
I'm signing on late so I'm not in the running for a signed book but I wanted to let you know how much I love the Pennyroyal Green series and hope it continues for many more boks to come! Some things should never end and this series is definately one of them!(Jeanne Miro 2:43pm March 10, 2011)
Great excerpt!I would love to win a copy.(M E 2:48pm March 10, 2011)
Is the puppeteer Rubinetto? Congrats on the new release!(June Manning 3:15pm March 10, 2011)
The spider is Susan. It looks like I'm not the first to answer this one, but just wanted you to know your book sounds like a sizzler.(Anna Speed 3:27pm March 10, 2011)
I think Im too late buts its Susan. Love your books and cant wait to read this one(Julie Parrish 3:33pm March 10, 2011)
I read the excerpt for your new book and the one you're giving away - Like No Other Lover. Both left me wanting the end of the story. Hope I win one. I'll be looking for the other.(r w 3:42pm March 10, 2011)
I love your Books and Can't wait to read this one sounds Hot!!sasluvbooks(Stacey Smith 4:00pm March 10, 2011)
Oh, I am so happy that I won! :) I love this series.I forgot to tell you in my earler post that I cried while reading Like No Other Lover. The ending was so touching. I didn't like Cynthia or Miles too much in the first few pages but I loved them by the end. :) Both of them are great characters. :)(May Pau 4:39pm March 10, 2011)
My sister introduced me to your books & I am so pleased she did. Fingers crossed!!(Mary Preston 4:45pm March 10, 2011)
I really need to read this one and find out exactly what Genevieve did for the Duke! What a delightful escape from today's worldwide worries.(Nancy Van Orden 6:01pm March 10, 2011)
Great covers, hope I win.(Deb Pelletier 6:08pm March 10, 2011)
Congratulations on the new release! Sounds like a great series, I'll need to look at some of the earlier books.(Maria Munoz 6:24pm March 10, 2011)
An impressive number of you girls knew the spider was named Susan! That was kind of a tough question, too! I couldn't be happier that you cried while reading Like No Other Lover, May, as long as you laughed, too. :) And Mary, I'm so glad your sister introduced you to my books, too—my sister and I always exchange books! Love of books is a long-time family tradition, and I meet so many readers who got their love of reading romances from their mothers & share it with their sisters. I love it when mothers and daughters come to my signings together. :)I really DO think you all need to find out what Genevieve did for a duke, if you haven't yet. ;)(Julie Long 6:28pm March 10, 2011)
I'm looking forward to finding out what Genevieve did for the Duke! It will be soon.(Elaine Carlini-Davis 7:22pm March 10, 2011)
this looks like a fun book & a great series - glad I found out about it!(Diane Sallans 7:29pm March 10, 2011)
This is a series I haven't heard about yet and am now very interested in reading! Thanks for the sneak peek into what looks like a wonderful read.(Kimberly Bartlett 7:53pm March 10, 2011)
I'm not the first but here it is anyway: Susan(Diane Sadler 7:56pm March 10, 2011)
Spiders name is Susan.(Sheila True 8:10pm March 10, 2011)
Loved the excerpt (I need to catch my breath from it ;) can't wait till work is caught up & I get to read the whole book :)(d Kenney 8:30pm March 10, 2011)
Great excerpt, always enjoy your books.(Jean Patton 8:43pm March 10, 2011)
I'm sorry that I'm not familiar with your books, but I do plan on reading them. This excerpt did pique my curiosity. You have a different way of telling a romance, which is refreshing. I'm sure I'll enjoy your books.(Peggy Roberson 10:24pm March 10, 2011)
See what happens when you don't look at your email until late in the evening. You miss out on not one but two trivia contest. Dang. Can't wait to read this one.(Maude Allen 10:26pm March 10, 2011)
I can't wait to read this!!! It looks so good!(Pauline M 11:09pm March 10, 2011)
I am so excited to read this book! Love your writing!(Robin Daily 11:27pm March 10, 2011)
I am sorry to say I have not read one of your books, but Thanks for giving me a chance to win your book.(Linda Hall 11:51pm March 10, 2011)
I have read the excerpt about the first kiss several times recently, and each time I do, I finish with a sigh. Lovely imagery, lovely writing. I cannot wait to read this book.(Dolores Feagin 8:13am March 11, 2011)
Oooh! I wanna win! *smiles*(Theresa Newbury 12:03pm March 11, 2011)
I've been as sixes and sevens for a long time it seems to me. Some of my books are still in storage, but maybe I'll try to get into this series anyway. I'm hoping our public library has all of them handy. Bye, Julie Ann.(Sigrun Schulz 1:04am March 12, 2011)
I hope to read this books soon.(Kim C 7:45pm March 17, 2011)
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