Last time, I introduced the object mapper. Here, I describe its domain model.

The request and response objects that require mapping are plain-old objects with properties for the most part, though there are some arrays to contend with. The challenge is that the request and response objects do not have the same structure.

Many of the properties have a one-to-one correspondence. For example, a Name field on one request object may align with a Name property on the DataStore request. In some cases, though, the property names are different.

Other properties share a one-to-many association, so the contents of the source object must be copied to several target properties. And yet other pesky properties share a many-to-one association. For example, a Java application’s request might have address, city, state, and ZIP code as separate fields, but they must be combined into a single property of the DataStore request.

Here’s an example of a simple mapping document for a Foo object with Name and Age properties:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Maps>
<Source ID="source1" Type="Foo">
<Target ID="target1" Type="Foo">
<Element ID="Name" Source="Name" Target="Name" />
<Element ID="Age" Source="Age" Target="Age" />
</Target>
</Source>
</Maps>

There is a Source, which describes a source object. That Source object can be converted into a Target object. Objects have Elements, which describe either properties or fields. Each element has its own source and target attributes to describe what property of the source corresponds to what property of the target.

So far, so good. Let’s say, though, that the source request object doesn’t define an Age property, but it’s required on the target request. For cases like this, I need the capability to inject a value:

<Source ID=&"source1&" Type=&"{0}&">
<Target ID=&"target1&" Type=&"{0}&">
<Element ID=&"Name&" Source=&"Name&" Target=&"Name&" />
<Inject Target=&"Age&">37</Inject>
</Target>
</Source>

The Inject node allows me to specify the value I’d like to inject, in this case any target object would have an Age of 37.

This poses a challenge, because that “37″ is a string by virtue of being XML. .NET doesn’t offer a way to implicitly make that “37″ into the number 37. So, I need a way to convert primitive objects, objects with no properties:

<Object Source="System.String" Target="System.Int32">
<Function Type="System.Int32" Method="Parse" />
</Object>

The Function node defines a method to invoke when converting the object. It’s a valid child of the Element node as well, so a property can be converted by a function as well.

Functions can refer to instance methods, which are called against an instance of a type. They can also refer to static methods, which belong to the type itself. One can even specify arguments, for cases like Substring where I might only want the first few letters of a string:

<Element ID="Name" Source="Name" Target="Name">
<Function Type="System.String" Method="Substring">
<Argument Type="System.Int32">0</Argument>
<Argument Type="System.Int32">3</Argument>
</Function>
</Element>

Sometimes, I may want to convert an array of one type to an array of another by converting each of its members individually by use of the ApplyToEachElement flag:

<Object Source="System.String[]" Target="System.Int32[]" ApplyToEachElement="true">
<Function Type="System.Int32" Method="Parse" />
</Object>

Here, the conversion engine will take an array of strings and convert it to an array of integers by calling int.Parse with each string as an argument.

That introduces most of the domain concepts of the object mapper. Next post will delve into the components that comprise the object mapper itself.

Create an oracle function:

Suppose you have created an oracle function by executing the following code in oracle

create or replace FUNCTION "FUN_GET_EMPLOYEE_NAME "( P_EMPLOYEE_ID           VARCHAR2
)
RETURN VARCHAR2
AS PRAGMA AUTONOMOUS_TRANSACTION;
…………………………………………
Write rest of code to return data.
…………………………………………


Function description:

This pl/sql code will simply create a function named “FUN_GET_EMPLOYEE_NAME” which will take a VARCHAR2 input parameter as P_EMPLOYEE_ID and return a VARCHAR2 data i.e. Employee name.

Java program to access this oracle function and get the return data from this oracle function:

Connect to oracle data base by modifying the following code:

try {
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
java.sql.Connection connection = java.sql.DriverManager DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:oracle:thin:@"+ "DBServerIP/localhost"+":1521:DBName","DBUser", "DBPassword");
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}

Now create a java.sql.CallableStatement by using this java.sql.Connection to call the oracle function as follows:

java.sql.CallableStatement cstmt = connection.prepareCall("{?=call FUN_GET_EMPLOYEE_NAME (?)}");


As our function needs one input parameter to call the oracle function so here I gave (?) to indicate it, if you need to pass more parameters just adjusts it with your parameters number.

Now register the out parameter of the oracle function if any as follows:

cstmt.registerOutParameter(1,  java.sql.Types.VARCHAR);

If your function return more parameter just add them sequentially 2, 3 …

Now add the input parameters of oracle function in your java code as follow:

cstmt.setString(2, “EMPLOYEE_ID”);


Note here we added one parameter because our oracle function take one parameter as input and index is set to 2 as we have already set our oracle function out parameter to index 1 in java code above. You can also set parameters as you needed and with different data type. You can also use parameter name instead of index cstmt.setString(parameterName, x)or cstmt.setInt(parameterName, x) whatever you want, In this case you should set all parameter by parameter name otherwise set all parameter by index.

Now call the execute function of CallableStatement to execute this statement as follows:

cstmt.execute();

You can get return data from your oracle function in java code as follows:

cstmt.getString(1)

Here 1 mean the out parameter index.

Any smoothly functioning technology will have the appearance of magic.

Clarke

…

Passing by a friend’s screen the other day I caught a glimpse of big bold black type set in helvetica, on a white background, and a picture of a mobile phone, that phone was Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness.

Now as far as product design thinking and strategy behind this phone, this soon to be a trend move towards simplicity is a smart move indeed. But what concerns me is that Sony Ericsson didn’t bother really work on the form rather than add the gimmicky transparent screen… It’s a pretty phone, and when I say form I mean all aspects of actually shaping the phone affected by the mere fact that it’s only a phone and nothing else…

When you have only three main features, like the say; Talk, Text, and tell Time! those are pretty simple paramaters for a product to be really innovative and unique… Because it’s going have one hell of a fight in front of it! At this day and age of technological over load, only a small number of people want something so downright focused, so “purely” functional in a single minded way!

In order to convince more than those few something need to be done, and that something isn’t exactly what this campaign is doing! That’s not a bad thing at all because I think this campaign might just be the best I’ve seen in a while, This is_like the product_ a very focused campaign with a clear understanding of the target audience… All ads have one information based on date, location and size of ad, Bold helvetica, on white background… How awesome is that!!

It’s freaky how many things I like are stuffed in there… I mean I would not change one thing with the campaign, the service offerings, the online presence… Sadly what I would change is the product itself…

But again, just look how awesome these ads look!

Check it out… [Click here for full gallery]

…

Researchers do show that a multitude of individuals with neuromuscular diseases had reduced respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary function compared with a healthy control group according to a new study which was also examining how scoliosis distressed lung function.

In effect, neuromuscular disorders are noted to lead to respiratory muscle weakness and lung volume loss but the effects of scoliosis on lung function are not known. Thus, this was the central basis of this study.

For this and many other reasons, neuromuscular diseases come about when the neurons or nerves that send signalsmessages that control voluntary muscles startto become unhealthy and die. As a result of this damage to communication between the nervous system and muscles, the muscles begin to atrophy and weaken. Not to mention, this may lead to various symptoms afflicting heart function including twitching, aches, joint and mobility problems and many more.

The definition of scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spinal column that is generally marked by one shoulder, side of the rib cage or hip appearing higher than the other shoulder, the body leaning to one side, or one leg looking shorter than the other. Keep in mind, back pain is not usually known to be a symptom of scoliosis.

According to data from the study, around 20 patients with neuromuscular ailments and scoliosis, 20 patients with neuromuscular disorders without scoliosis, and about 25 similar healthy controls were subjected to distinct tests comparing their respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary function, which basically measure how well the lungs bring in and release air and move this oxygen throughout the body.

According to the study’s findings, people with neuromuscular disorders, regardless of having or not having scoliosis, had diminished respiratory muscle strength when compared to the healthy subjects. Moreover, adults with neuromuscular concerns and scoliosis had extremely lower pulmonary function scores than not only the control group of healthy individuals but the adults who had neuromuscular ailments but were without scoliosis.

Research has shown that this could mean that the effects of neuromuscular issues on respiratory function are independent of scoliosis and suggested that clinicians should be aware of the possibility of compromised respiratory function when treating adults with neuromuscular conditions.

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Researchers do show that a multitude of individuals with neuromuscular diseases had reduced respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary function compared with a healthy control group according to a new study which was also examining how scoliosis distressed lung function.

In effect, neuromuscular disorders are noted to lead to respiratory muscle weakness and lung volume loss but the effects of scoliosis on lung function are not known. Thus, this was the central basis of this study.

For this and many other reasons, neuromuscular diseases come about when the neurons or nerves that send signalsmessages that control voluntary muscles startto become unhealthy and die. As a result of this damage to communication between the nervous system and muscles, the muscles begin to atrophy and weaken. Not to mention, this may lead to various symptoms afflicting heart function including twitching, aches, joint and mobility problems and many more.

The definition of scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spinal column that is generally marked by one shoulder, side of the rib cage or hip appearing higher than the other shoulder, the body leaning to one side, or one leg looking shorter than the other. Keep in mind, back pain is not usually known to be a symptom of scoliosis.

According to data from the study, around 20 patients with neuromuscular ailments and scoliosis, 20 patients with neuromuscular disorders without scoliosis, and about 25 similar healthy controls were subjected to distinct tests comparing their respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary function, which basically measure how well the lungs bring in and release air and move this oxygen throughout the body.

According to the study’s findings, people with neuromuscular disorders, regardless of having or not having scoliosis, had diminished respiratory muscle strength when compared to the healthy subjects. Moreover, adults with neuromuscular concerns and scoliosis had extremely lower pulmonary function scores than not only the control group of healthy individuals but the adults who had neuromuscular ailments but were without scoliosis.

Research has shown that this could mean that the effects of neuromuscular issues on respiratory function are independent of scoliosis and suggested that clinicians should be aware of the possibility of compromised respiratory function when treating adults with neuromuscular conditions.

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Researchers do show that a multitude of individuals with neuromuscular diseases had reduced respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary function compared with a healthy control group according to a new study which was also examining how scoliosis distressed lung function.

In effect, neuromuscular disorders are noted to lead to respiratory muscle weakness and lung volume loss but the effects of scoliosis on lung function are not known. Thus, this was the central basis of this study.

For this and many other reasons, neuromuscular diseases come about when the neurons or nerves that send signalsmessages that control voluntary muscles startto become unhealthy and die. As a result of this damage to communication between the nervous system and muscles, the muscles begin to atrophy and weaken. Not to mention, this may lead to various symptoms afflicting heart function including twitching, aches, joint and mobility problems and many more.

The definition of scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spinal column that is generally marked by one shoulder, side of the rib cage or hip appearing higher than the other shoulder, the body leaning to one side, or one leg looking shorter than the other. Keep in mind, back pain is not usually known to be a symptom of scoliosis.

According to data from the study, around 20 patients with neuromuscular ailments and scoliosis, 20 patients with neuromuscular disorders without scoliosis, and about 25 similar healthy controls were subjected to distinct tests comparing their respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary function, which basically measure how well the lungs bring in and release air and move this oxygen throughout the body.

According to the study’s findings, people with neuromuscular disorders, regardless of having or not having scoliosis, had diminished respiratory muscle strength when compared to the healthy subjects. Moreover, adults with neuromuscular concerns and scoliosis had extremely lower pulmonary function scores than not only the control group of healthy individuals but the adults who had neuromuscular ailments but were without scoliosis.

Research has shown that this could mean that the effects of neuromuscular issues on respiratory function are independent of scoliosis and suggested that clinicians should be aware of the possibility of compromised respiratory function when treating adults with neuromuscular conditions.

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CALL FOR PAPERS

Conference Date: Friday, April 2, 2010

Deadline for Abstracts: February 1, 2010

New York University’s English Department will host a graduate student conference exploring the fate of literature in the age of the reproducible image. The nineteenth-century emergence of photography, a medium which Walter Benjamin referred to as “the first truly revolutionary means of reproduction,” coupled with the subsequent development of the motion picture, irrevocably shook not only the art world, but also the literary. This conference aims to uncover the affinities, negotiations, and interrelations between literary texts and visual media like photography, cinema, and the more recent medium of digital imaging and video. Investigating these issues from the perspectives of both literary and visual culture, this one-day event aims to bring together new work being produced by graduate students studying literature, cinema studies, visual culture, the history of media, and social historiography.

We will be focusing on a number of related questions including (but not limited to): How has the development of visual media affected literary aesthetics? In what sense has the vocabulary of film and photography been appropriated from and by literary culture? How do motion and pacing – elements inherent to cinema and the concept of the reproducible image – reveal themselves in creating and staging action, plot, and character development in narrative?

Other possible topics include:

• Photographic representation in literary texts
• Literature as motion: imagery and the mind’s eye, storytelling and motion
• Cinema, literature, fragmentation and non-linear chronology
• Descriptions of photographs within literary works
• The ‘urban’ and its centrality to cross-media works
• Modernist critique/appropriation of visual culture
• Art, the avant-garde, and experimental motion/stop-motion
• The function of written text in a visual medium
• Depictions of movies and movie-going in literary narrative
• Film vs. Literature: ‘high art’ in the era of mass culture

Please send abstracts (400 words) to nyugeo.conference@nyu.edu by FEBRUARY 1, 2010. Abstracts should include your name, contact information, paper title, and a short bio with your institution & department affiliation and year in graduate school. Please specify any audio-visual requirements. Panel proposals are also welcome for panels comprised of 3-4 participants; in your proposals, please include panel title and brief description (limit 500 words) as well as a list of papers with corresponding abstracts and speaker information.

Conference organizers: Yair Solan, Kathryn Bullerdick and Blevin Shelnutt.

This conference is sponsored by the New York University Department of English, with financial support provided by the NYU Graduate School of Arts and Science.

“What is it, that u require the most?”, asked a friend of mine once solemnly. Perhaps the question being inadvertent and spiritualistic, for a serious response than a materialistic one. We, my 3 usually close chums and I now looked with a raised eyebrow compartmentalizing his question and groping the mind for an answer. We (excluding the host, 3) burst exuberantly with different answers; one, a lavish home in the next street which might cost a million dollar;another, a sports bike and I, a huge refractor telescope(which would, in fact cost a fortune) and chuckled to myself. Now as we looked at the host, he eyed us with an expressionless countenance and then brooding like a sage, said,”Dont any of u feel the need for TIME?”

The realization then slowly dawned on us as I started to consider his view; Time was indeed the need of the hour!. Recollecting in a flash Einstein’s Space-Time fabric and the importance of time in his relativistic theory in specific and Physics in general, I also recognized that its utmost importance also extends to one’s Life. Perhaps every incident,

1.takes place at a certain time(t1)

2.till a particular time(t2)

3.in a time duration (Δt=t2 – t1; let us say dt)

So, right from the birth, our clock starts ticking and modestly ticks away whenever u look it, callously, without a pinch of sympathy duly performing its duty assigned to it by the forces of nature. I’m not lecturing the importance of time or its judicious usage or …, but presenting a rational perspective accompanied with a scientific tinge. Duly, it tops the matters of paramount concern in our day-to-day life and life on whole! From this, we can say that,

Life (L)= Factor or function (ƒ) of time (t)

=> L = ƒ (t)

Since we are concerned about the duration of the incident that happens in our life, dt , i.e., (t2 – t1), re-writing above equation as,

=> L = ∫ ƒ (t)dt —— Equation 1

The above equation showcases the intricate* relation between Life and time in a simple fashion thus demonstrating that summing up each and every incident that happens through one’s life, i.e., to integrate all the scenes in life, duly with respect to (w.r.t) time! The one final frontier, the Big Brother of all occassions, TIME!

(* – Many out there, might not accept the intricate realtion and I respect their views!)

As part of the routine of hospital visits I’m also called for thorough lung function tests. Each clinic visit my lung function is tested but it’s done on a small hand held computer, about the size of a VHS cassette tape. Whilst this lung function device outclasses the retro trolley based Spirometer machine, it isn’t overly accurate and doesn’t take in to account pressure amongst other things.

The picture to the left, shows me inside the lung function chamber where they measure how the lungs cope against a resistance, thus replicating a pressurised environment.

The gizmo, on this bit of kit, which creates the pressure, is on the far left where the little white cap is sitting on a diagonal angle. I have to make a tight seal around the mouthpiece and to prevent any air loss I wear the nose pegs.

I am told to breathe normally, a little difficult when you are thinking about how you are breathing wouldn’t you say? As I start to take the third breath inward, the machine prevents me from taking that breath but I am still told to breathe normally. I breathe in and out for a further two cycles. Difficult, isn’t it? The breaths taken, which are prevented, measure how my lungs cope against pressure.

All of the chamber tests are done with the door closed, so I am sealed in. It gets pretty hot in there after just a few minutes!

Well there are two main results obtained both in the lung function lab and at each clinic visit and these are known as Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV1) and Forced Vital Capacity (FVC).

• FEV1 – Measures how strong the lungs are over 1 second of expelling air (litres)
• FVC – Measures the total lung capacity in the amount of overall expelled air until breathless (litres)

I measured 5.10 and 6.20, FEV1 and FVC respectively. To make heads and tails of these measurements they are compared to the general population who conform to average fitness, my age and height. So how did my results compare to someone who is 23, of average fitness and about 6.1′? Well an average male fitting my credentials is predicted to reach 4.80 over 5.80, so I about 105% and 109% above an average male. Naturally to be told this nugget of information I was over the moon as I’m about as fit as I have ever been. Perfect scenario for me to start travelling!

Below is the old spirometer, the Vitalo as it is known, and then the new spirometer:                                                                                                                    

In this post Santa Claus teaches us what surjective, injective and bijective functions are. Don’t expect to learn this after only one read. It takes some time to internalize these notions. I suggest you learn first what surjective means and when you are comfortable with it, move on to injective and bijective.

Part 1 – Surjective Functions

So one day before Christmas Eve Santa thinks of whom to give presents. His team of elves works out a plan that tells him how to distribute the presents. Instead of plan, we will say function. The first function looks like this:

Santa doesn't like this plan because it is not a function

But Santa rejects this plan. He says: “This is not a function. For every present I must know whom I must give it. But the green one is left alone. What shall I do with it?”
The elves quickly work out another plan and come up with this (Figure A):

This time it is a function. Moreover, it is a surjective function because every person on the right gets a gift. I always think of the French word ’sur’ which translates to the English word ‘on’. Surjective functions have the property that they hit every target on the right. Or you can also say that the right side is entirely covered by the function.

The following function is not surjective (Figure B). Not everyone on the right side gets a gift, i.e. the right side is not totally covered.

And now an exercise: Does Figure C show a surjective function?
(The answer is given in the end)

Part 2 – Injective Functions

The previous year Santa used this function (Figure D):

This function in Figure D is injective. Injective means no two gifts (or more) are brought to one person.

Figure E shows a function that is not injective. Reason: Two gifts are brought to the middle person.

And now an exercise: Does Figure F represent an injective function?
(The answer is given in the end)

Part 3 – Bijective Functions

For next year, the elves have prepared a function (Figure G). The function in Figure G is bijective. Bijective means that the function is both surjective and injective. You will notice that in a bijective function each person on the right receives exactly one present.

Figure H shows a function that is not bijective. It is not bijective because it is not injective. And also remember: A bijective function requires that each person on the right side receives exactly one present.

And now an exercise: Is the function in Figure I bijective?

Exercises:

1. Determine for all figures (A to I) whether the function is
a) surjective
b) injective
c) bijective.

2. Determine for the figures below (Figures J,K and L) whether the functions are bijective.

3.
a) Explain why in Figure M it is not possible to construct an injective function.
b) Explain why Figure N is not a function.

Answers

1.
Figure A: surjective; not injective; not bijective;
Remember: A bijective function must both be surjective and injective. Thus, if at least one of the two properties (surjective or injective) is not fulfilled you can immediately say that the function is not bijective.
Figure B: not surjective; not injective; not bijective;
Figure C: not surjective; injective; not bijective
Figure D: not surjective; injective; not bijective
Figure E: not surjective; not injective; not bijective
Figure F: not surjective; not injective; not bijective
Figure G: surjective; injective; bijective
Figure H: surjective; not injective; not bijective
Figure I: not surjective; injective; not bijective

2.
One possibility to check bijectivity is to check whether the function is surjective and injective. A faster way is the following: Remember that for a bijective function each person on the right side must receive exactly one present.
Figure J: Every person receives exactly one gift. Thus, the function is bijective.
Figure K: Since the person in the middle receives two gifts, the function is not bijective.
Figure L: This is not a function. A function must tell for every gift where it will be brought. Here, Santa does not know what to do with the gift at the top.

3.
a) Injective means that no two (or more) gifts are brought to one single person. Since in Figure M there are 4 gifts on the left and 3 persons on the right, this means that 1 person must get at least two gifts. Thus, the function cannot be injective.
b) Figure N is not a function because the function does not tell us what to do with the yellow gift.

…is to release it on X360, PC and DS. Why?

When you are designing a game, it will be interactive to some degree. The means of interaction are going to be an integral part of the experience of the game that you are creating.
That means is usually “using a controller” (e.g. a Wiimote) on the player’s side of the interaction, which has two aspects:
The first one is the actual hardware of the controller (e.g. a piece of plastic); the second is the game’s reaction to a certain controller input (e.g. “Jump”). In order to provide the best experience possible, it is necessary for those two aspects and the rest of the game to be as consistent as possible.

Let’s have a look at the hardware first. The controllers available on the market have certain strengths (and weaknesses) regarding what kinds of experiences they are best able to provide for the player, simply because of how they are constructed.
Each of the functions of those controllers has several properties, including, but not limited to, the triggering mechanism, size and location on the controller, ease of activation, sensitivity and width of input spectrum (e.g. binary, analog etc.), and last but not least how all those properties’ values compare to those of the other functions of the controller.

No matter how good you are at getting the best out of a controller, some games just may not work very well because of hardware limits. A game that simulates an activity based on analog input (e.g. real-time driving) isn’t best played with a purely digital input device (e.g. a digital pad), but rather something that resembles driving as much as possible (e.g. a steering wheel).

The other part of the equation is how the game reacts to controller input. Unless the game is extremely primitive, there will be multiple reactions that can be caused by the player (e.g. running, jumping, shooting), which will be different in terms of importance for success, frequency of use, how time critical they are and the level of association with different gameplay elements (e.g. enemies), among other criteria, and how all of those relate to the other existing systems.

In order to achieve the best experience possible, which requires high levels of consistency and transparency throughout the game, those game reactions need to reflect the controls which cause them, and vice versa – in absolute terms as well as in relation to all the other control/game-function pairs there are.

As soon as any design meets the real world, i.e. constraints of the controller (and of course the platform overall), there will have to be tradeoffs in relative or absolute consistency, or probably a bit of both. Suddenly, you will wish for another face button, and you would gladly trade the excess analog stick for it, or everything would be perfect if the trigger weren’t analog, but digital.

The two extremes of how to deal with this are as follows:

You could live with the inconsistencies and assign functionality in a way that causes the least overall problems. This will get you a large degree of freedom regarding your game design, but won’t make your less flexible potential customers very happy.

You could also choose to focus on the controller as one of the very first hard constraints. This will severely limit your freedom as game design choices go, but for the typical consumer the experience will be that much more consistent and transparent.

Wherever your game ends up on that scale, please just make sure your vision does not read “Reach huge audience by having newbie-friendly controls on all six different platforms”: Does Not Compute.

by Dr. Brent Lipke DC

Fibromyalgia is a term describing a condition involving chronic muscle and joint pain, headaches, irritable bowel, sleeplessness, depression and anxiety.  Sounds bad right?  It’s even worse because most forms of treatment meet with limited success.

People often develop fibromyalgia following an accident or trauma to the body.  One study found a 10 times increase in the risk of fibromyalgia following a neck injury. 

The American Journal of Medicine and other sources, show chiropractic to reduce pain and improve sleep quality.  Chiropractic works by removing stress from the nerve system allowing your body to function and heal normally.

 To learn more about how a safe, gentle and scientific, Chiropractic adjustment could TRANSFORM your health contact your chiropractor.  If you are interested in a complimentary consultation, CALL me at The Family Chiropractic Centre, 519-837-1234. 

I’m Dr. Brent Lipke, educating you to help you educate others !

Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often have leg weakness due to reduced muscle size. Researchers in the UK examined the effects of a 10 week training program of progressive strengthening of the plantar flexors in 13 children with spastic CP. The children began with Thera-Band-resisted plantar flexion in long-sitting and progressed to standing heel raises. They performed 3 to 4 sets of exercises at a 6-12 Repetition Maximum (RM) resistance with a 2-minute rest between sets. Once subjects were able to perform 6 calf raises, they continued that exercise until they could perform 12. Each session started and ended with calf stretches in standing. Exercises were performed 4 times per week, including 3 sessions at home.  After the 2 ½ month training program, muscle volume increased 14-17% and was maintained 3 months after training. Interestingly, while the participant’s strength increased, their functional measures did not.  The authors concluded that strengthening interventions may be one of the most important interventions in the short term for children with CP in order to support long-term functional gains.

Visit the Thera-Band Academy Cerebral Palsy Center Here

McNee AE, et al.. 2009 . Increases in muscle volume after plantarflexor strength training in children with spastic cerebral palsy . Dev Med Child Neurol: 51(6):429-35.

Has anyone seen the new Twitter retweet link? Quick go check under your bed and see if it is hiding there.

Because I can’t find it in my Twitter stream:

And there’s no news from Twitter about its disappearance. A victory for those that hated the new feature? Or just a glitch?

UPDATE: The retweet function is back, and appears to be connected to the slowdown earlier today.

Social Media Monitoring in Just 60-Seconds. Guaranteed!

I guess once I get going, I keep going for awhile. Recently, I put up some T-shirts for sale which use my art for designs. However, after a few years of showing them, I also wanted to get some of my data and security visualization art available as well and, yesterday, I finally did it.  You can click here to go to the store:

Data Visualization Art Prints

Some of these don’t look quite as surreal or “clean” as other data visualization art, but that’s because I’m very interested in the specific cross-section of usability and “prettiness” in the aesthetics of images: The place where what makes them useful is also what makes them attractive. Finding that line, in my mind, is what makes them “art”.  One could make some really cool looking images out of most semi-structured data, but it would cease to be useful. The ones here retain their function to security and data analysts while, at the same time, being attractive pieces.

If you’re interested in other security visualization information, try secviz.org

So what are chakras and where are they located?

Each chakra relates to a particular energetic function.  The first chakra, at the tip of your spine, relates to survival and the energy of your physical life.

The word ‘chakra’ is derived from a Sanskrit word meaning ‘wheel’; but perhaps even a better translation would be spinning wheel. If you could see chakras (as many of us whom work with them do) you would be able to see each primary chakra as a spinning vortex or wheel of energy.

There are 7 main chakras in the body and the first one is at the tip of your spine.  It’s about survival.  The second one is located 2 finger widths below your belly button and is about sensuality, sexuality and relationships.  The third chakra is located in the soft part of your solar plexus and is about control, resistance and manifestation.  The 4^th chakra is located where the sternum bones meet in your chest.  This one is about love and self love, and love of others.  5^th one is communication and creativity, and is located in the soft part of the neck.  The sixth is the 3^rd eye and located just above and between your physical eyes.  It’s also the spirit part of you.  The seventh is located 2 inches above your head and is the connection to the source, supreme being or whoever it is for you.  It is also how you take yourself out into the world and how people view you.

By Vickie Parker

www.windsweptcenter.net
www.windsweptinnerhealings.net

Hello Friends,

Life is crazy, this we know. Often, we find ourselves unprepared to deal with the drama of new changes in our lives, and  sometimes we shut down. Our job is stressful, we don’t make enough money, our kids aren’t happy, our partners don’t give us the attention we need. We don’t get enough exercise, we eat too much, the car insurance needs to be paid, and the dishwasher is broken. We feel like things should be better or at least different, and we find ourselves slowly slipping into a dark abyss of self-pity and apathy. I think so much of the displeasure we find in our own lives comes from convincing ourselves we “deserve” a better life.

I watched this movie last night, and it made me think a bit more about my life, and the lives of the people I love. Mostly, I reflected on how blessed and lucky we are to have access to the plethora of resources that are available to us, but I also thought about how often I find myself or someone else complaining about how “hard” life is. I thought a bit about White Entitlement, and I thought a bit about how I might live my life differently if I knew when I would die. As a amateur psychologist, I contemplated how the way we think effects our physiology, and how a poor attitude can actually produce poor health. As a practitioner of Zen, I contemplated how  a negative attitude can produce a negative energy field or “vibe”  that is perceptible to other people. As someone who believes we are all connected by the energy that makes up everything, I contemplated how this kind of attitude may  adversely effect our interactions with other people.

I realized that much of the drama and discontent we experience comes from our confusion about what real life and happiness “should” be. I recognized a series of untruths we tell ourselves that create a skewed view of reality in our minds. We hold ourselves to a unrealistic standard that is a product of the messages we absorb throughout of lives, forced on us by a variety of authorities, from our parents to the people who control advertising. I started putting together a list of experiences in my own life that were based on untruths and confusion. At the same time, I started putting together a list everything in my life I believe is TRUE.

The love I have for my kids. The love I have for my partner. My desire to be tested to the core of my being.  My distaste for modern American culture and the corporate government that runs the show. My belief in the chaos and order of the natural world and the importance of a symbiotic relationship between human beings and the rest of the Earth’s inhabitants. My belief in the power of focused thought and intentional action to inspire lasting change. The thankfulness I have toward the people who have influenced me to become the person I am today. The importance I place on physical interaction with my environment and the people around me. The belief that our attitudes, not our circumstances, determine our happiness.

I wondered if there is a pattern or process that comes with recognizing the TRUTH in something or someone, and I wondered how we could show other people this method, assuming it does exist. I wondered how we could go about unlearning old patterns of thought and action, and learn new ways of perceiving the world. I wondered if we could all get on the same page and put forth a message that contained TRUTH and agree on what that meant. What is TRUTH in your life? How does it determine your thoughts and actions? How often do you share your version of TRUTH with other people? Tell me something true.

Until next time…

Peace.Tobias.

Over 75% of the dust that accumulates in your home comes from human skin. Approximately 40,000 skin cells fall off you each minute, which amounts to nearly 9-lbs of shed skin per year.

It serves as a subtle reminder to us that our bodies are in a constant state of change and repair.

Luckily we can’t feel it happening. This process occurs without ever having to think about it.

It’s one of the many great things about how your body works… Billions upon billions of functions take place every second and you’re never aware of them. The sheer act of reading this sentence requires millions of unconscious chemical reactions.

The nervous system is marvelous! It does all this work for you, working nonstop, 24/7, to keep you living and breathing. As long as the brain is able to regularly communicate with the body without disruption or interference, you’ll be healthy.

We can use this phenomena to define health with just one simple word: Function. The only prerequisite is that nothing gets in the way of normal physiology. When the body does what it was designed and programmed to do, health is the natural byproduct.

Unfortunately things do get in the way and interfere with what’s supposed to occur. When this happens, your body stops doing what it was designed and programmed to do, and starts doing something else. This process is aptly referred to as malfunction.

But here’s something to consider… If you’re unaware of the billions of things taking place in your body at any given moment, how would you know if something went wrong?

Well, a great way to detect malfunction is through the use of computerized thermal imaging, or thermography. Chiropractors trained to provide Upper Cervical Care use this type of instrumentation to check for interference patterns within the nervous system.

By design, it’s non-diagnostic. It’s not intended to identify specific diseases. It’s a valuable assessment tool, however, in that it can reveal imbalances between the brain and body. This imbalance is a tell tale sign of malfunction.

It’s important to know that no matter what crazy myths and rumors you’ve heard about chiropractors, the goal of chiropractic care is not to treat specific diseases… That’s what medicine is for. Instead, the purpose of chiropractic care is to restore balance to the spine. This in turn stimulates normal function within the nervous system… and that’s how our patients get well.

So it’s really not about backs, bones, or blood. Nor is it about about germs, joints, diseases or dust. What it all boils down to is the function of your nervous system.

Having yours checked periodically is a smart thing to do!

Anda mungkin salah satu dari sekian orang yang bertanya kapan 1 Muharam dan 1 Januari terjadi bersamaan.

Excel sebetulnya menyediakan feature ini yaitu merubah tanggal Masehi ke tanggal Hijriah … agak sedikit usaha ya fren.

Jika ingin mencari jawaban untuk pertanyaan diatas ikuti step – step berikut :

1. tuliskan tanggal 1 Jan 2010 pada 1 cell (bebas dech)
2. tuliskan dibawahnya 1 Jan 2013 – hingga 1 Jan 2145  (segitu aja dech … kebanyakan nanti) sehingga menjadi berkelipatan 13 tahun bukan … ?
3. kemudian kopi semuanya dan paste di kolom sebelahnya
4. blok semua data pada kolom kedua
5. klik kanan pilih Format Cells … , pilih Number Tab, pilih Custom dalam kotak Category kemudian ketik pada kotak type : b2d-mmm-yyyy
6. klik ok

Hasil : anda akan temukan di kolom kedua tanggal dengan tampilan dari kanan ke kiri dengan nama bulan tulisan arab.

Apakah anda temukan tanggal bersamaan dengan 1 Januari 2139 ???

Moga bermanfaat …

Selamet Tahun Baru Hijriah 1 Muharam 1431 

—- special thanks for Suhu-Abinomo atas jurus-jurusnya —

Hi everyone, I’m including a list of blogs and books that I have come across; some that we’re recommended by Richard Bartlett, DC, ND in his classes on Matrix Energetics and some that I’ve come across from other sources.  Here’s my list for today!

http://www.lynnemctaggart.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=5&Itemid=6

http://www.amazon.com/Physics-Miracles-Tapping-Consciousness-Potential/dp/1582702470

http://www.theburnhamreview.com

http://www.perksofwellness.com/index.html

http://www.kimberlyburnhamphd.com

http://www.lindamarkley.com/co-creation/matrix-energetics/

http://www.LindaMarkley.com/co-creation/learn-to-use-matrix-energetics/

http://healthychoices.askahealer.com/2009/01/26/matrix-energetics-tracking-experience/

www.matrixenergetics.com

http://www.garciainnergetics.net/

http://www.fengshuiforyourbody.com/

http://www.bustingloosefromthemoneygame.com/author.html

http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Symbol-Dan-Brown/dp/0385504225

http://www.amazon.com/Gluten-Connection-Sensitivity-Sabotaging-Health/dp/1594863873

http://www.amazon.com/Saint-Germain-Alchemy-Formulas-Self-Transformation/dp/0916766683

Previously blogged about as “Fixed” Series