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Daddy worked for a heavy equipment company. He was a used parts salesman, and his job was to go wherever heavy equipment was being used and abused, determine what part or parts had failed and then locate replacements. When I was three or four years old (yes, I have some very vivid memories from a very young age) one of our neighbors was explaining to me how the shrubs in her front yard were being destroyed by caterpillars. I had no idea what she was talking about; the only caterpillars I'd heard about were the ones my dad worked on and those things would flatten her shrubs, possibly her house too, and I told her so.
Since Daddy's job involved going to where construction was occurring, we moved a few times. We were living in southern West Virginia in 1970. His sales territory then included mining operations through eastern and central West Virginia, and the areas of the West Virginia Turnpike that were under construction then. Also Interstate 64, I think. His territory was changed in early 1970 from West Virginia to strictly mining operations in eastern Kentucky and far southwest Virginia. We had to move, but my mom was working as secretary to the dean of students for a small, private and very exclusive girl's school and wanted to finish out the academic year before leaving her job. I was in third grade and had already changed schools twice in first grade and twice in second, so she and I stayed in WVa while Daddy moved and started lookiing for a place for us to put our mobile home when we moved in June. Yes, one and all, I lived in a trailer in West Virginia. And not a doublewide; it was probably before the days of the doublewide.
Daddy located a great spot for us to rent in CG's hometown. It was a relatively level lot in the very hilly town limits, owned by the widow Mrs. West. I don't know much about the West family, just that they had been a prominent family in town until Mr. West passed away. They may have owned a funeral home; for some reason that resonates with me. Anyway, she lived in the house about the lot, with her daughter Martha, another daughter Mary, and Mary's son Bradley. Daddy lived in a hotel in another town until we moved the trailer in June of 1970. By the time my mom and I arrived on the scene, he had become quite friendly with the Wests, probably a little too friendly for my mom's comfort level. Once we were settled in, Daddy gave the Wests a key to our place, and we had a key to theirs. There was another family next door below us, also a prominent family in town in that the father was a popular business teacher at the high school. They had three children, a son and two daughters. One of the daughters was a year older than me; the other a year younger. They didn't socialize with the Wests AT ALL and the girls were often curious about my comfort with the Wests. The little boy Bradley West was, maybe five years old at that time, and was a holy terror to everyone except me. I don't know why. The Wests also had two very large, intimidating dogs. One was a German shepherd named Rex. (That's important.)
So, I started school in the fall of 1970, fourth grade. CG and I were in the same class.
I can't exactly remember how long it was before things started getting weird. At some point my grandmother, three hours away, became ill and we started travelling on weekends to see her. Since Daddy had given a key to the Wests, he asked them to look after our place when we were gone.
Over time, I could see and feel tension building between my parents. Daddy would come home late, or would come home on time and my mom would leave. Sometimes one or the other would just go outside and sit in the car. Aha! A memory I can tie to a year…….I had a sleepover in 5th grade, so it was probably fall of 1971. The girls from next door, other side, came, as did another friend who lived just over the hill past the West's house. We were playing something horrible like beauty queen. Daddy wasn't there during the "pageant", but came home later and the tension was palpable. I remember this event because I wore a skirt that I had made in our little pageant, and that skirt made another appearance at school for a band concert the next year. It was long, pink and white checks, with pink rick-rack in different widths sewn across the bottom. (Oh, another memory just popped to the surface: the music for the beauty pageant included the unforgetable "I'd like to teach the world to sing"…..and probably Kum By Yah as well.)
Lost and Found
One day my mom noticed that the lazy Susan spice rack in the kitchen cabinet was missing. She knew it was missing because it was habit for her to open the cabinet door and give the spice rack a twirl before actually looking for anything on it. On day she opened the door to twirl the rack, and there was nothing there to twirl. Pretty obvious to her. Not obvious to my dad. She told him it was missing; he didn't quite believe her. Later on, more things disappeared: one of my mom's scarves, a yellow sweater of hers that had been a gift from the WVa college girls, a brooch.
Another aha moment for me: only my mom's things were taken. I don't know why that never occurred to me before. Probably because I've never actually written this stuff down before and sometimes I have to see things in print before they make sense in my head.
So, my mom's things are disappearing from our home. She's telling my dad, and suspects that someone is breaking in when we aren't there. He doesn't believe her. I'm speculating here that mom had some idea of who was taking her things, but no hard evidence. She suspected Martha or Mary. Daddy didn't want to believe that anyone in the West family would steal from us. (Well, maybe Bradley since he was a terror.) Thus, the tension between them.
I instinctively knew something was wrong, just not what it was. When my mom told me about this twenty years later, the minute she said the words "You knew Martha was stealing from us, didn't you?" I realized that yes, I had known all the time.
One thing I did now right off was that Martha was, well, just not quite right. Maybe her check-digit was incorrect or something. Who knows? She very nice and sweet, just, well…weird. She was maybe 20, didn't work, didn't go to school. Just hung around the house or walked around town a lot. Eventually she was walking around town, sporting a diamond engagement ring and claiming, just like "Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on?" that her betrothed was coming to take her to his home. (OMG!!!! I should have written this stuff down before now. In the song, Miss Delta was going to "his mansion in the sky", right?)
Guess who's ring Martha was wearing around town, showing off to anyone who would listen?
So, Mary and Bradly and Mrs. West go out of town, Martha winds up shot dead in the living room of their recently cleaned house, and my mom's things, all of them, are recovered.
(I'm sort of dizzy. Pieces clicked into place today that haven't quite made sense up til now. I'll have to think about this before I write the rest of the story; the part that only my parents and the West's knew. The horrible part. And no, I didn't forget about Rex.)


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Earlier I'd mentioned I would write up a guideline for putting on a fashion show, in my case historical costume. Some of that has already been written in a previous post but as I've gotten closer to the date this next show is, I'm fine-tuning some of the details of how to put this together. Some of this may be repetitive but at least it all in one place now. And I included photos so you don't feel like "oh my gosh, I'm back in school again". Since I don't have any sewing to report on because of *real life* stuff lately, this seems to be a good time to write this puppy up. *Oh wait, yesterday I started finishing those little girls Civil War dresses I started in March! Finally broke through that wall.*
This will actually be the second show I've put on but the first was a "show within a show". That was my "One Hundred Years of Mourning Fashion" that was the second half of the Riverside Dickens fashion show. It was by no means a lesser scale of work though. I've been a backstage manager at the same time as being a model so I have that experience under my belt too. I've yet to be a narrator because I want to play dress-up with everyone else so I have my favorite narrator, Nancy, to do that for me. J But she likes to play dress-up too, so along with her husband Russell, they look awesome along with the rest of us. I also want to give a shout-out to said Russell, our gentleman escort, who has so many times helped us up and down stairs in our long skirts so we don't fall flat on our faces. We've come close a couple times though. I guess that fits into the cheer of "Break a leg!" when you're going on.
So what do you need to start? First, a request to do a fashion show. Our costume guild has been contacted a couple times by different groups, such as women's clubs and historical societies, to provide a fashion show or at least show up in costume suitable to the event theme. We don't charge for it but we do like to be fed a bit if possible. At the least, the director/you should provide water for your models, and something to nibble on.
Second, you need a theme for your show. You may be asked to do a specific type or time period by the requester. We seem to be asked just to do a show and the theme is left up to us. The easiest is to do a time line showing a progression of the changes in fashion. Or it can be a creative theme, such as women's /men's recreational activities; famous authors and characters from books; or famous people in history. You can do fun ones such as a couple vignettes onstage, like a group of ladies sitting around a table having tea or playing cards, and each one gets up to walk around in her dress. Then a lady's dressing room or dress/millinery shop, and showing different ladies being dressed or arriving to shop or visit. Instead of just writing a description of what the model is wearing, you can weave a story around it. One of the shows I've been in is in a historical town and I thought having each of them walking down a well-known street or visiting an historic building in the area might be interesting, and adds some familiarity. The point is- you don't have to just walk out on stage. You can do things to make it entertaining. So far is it sounding like YOU are doing the writing? Most likely, yes you will.
Music isn't necessary but can enhance the show if you use it at the beginning. But keep it soft and not when the narrator is speaking. Some sound systems don't work very well and you don't want someone in the back yelling, I can't hear you!
Third, you need some models and costumes. You can either put out a general request to your costume group, or contact specific people and see if they'd be interested. Make it clear what you're looking for as to the dress, and the date, times and location of the show. Keep a file with all emails coming in for reference. I also cut and paste information given to me by prospective models onto a document to work with.
You may have to be flexible so that if you lose a model or they back out, you can smooth over that gap. In a chronological time period-type show it wouldn't hurt to have duplicates, like two 1880s, in case one has to back out and you still have one for that spot. Smaller groups are easier to work with when you're just starting out because when you get to where you have to wrangle 20 or more models, it becomes major work.
Fourth, if you're unfamiliar with the location, and possibly can, see if you can visit the location. See what the layout of the stage and dressing rooms are, and how you will enter and exit, both on stage and afterwards. Take photos if you can, and do sketches of possible routes of where the models will walk. Check out bathroom locations and note them. Sometimes we need to use those restrooms as our dressing rooms. Walk through yourself where the models will enter the building when they arrive, and where they will enter and exit the stage during the show. One of the stages I've been on in a church has a big podium in the center so the models need to know that they should walk to both ends of the stage so everyone can see them. And check out the parking situation for them. Make note of all available areas that they can park. In some cases, this pre-visit may not be possible, and you're just going to have to wing it when you arrive. But try arriving a little earlier to get the lay of the land so you can share it with your models when they arrive.
Find out if the venue or event coordinator has any stage decorations that can be used, such as greenery, flowers, trellis', tables, chairs, etc., or if they have their own stage decorator they're using. Be sure not to distract from your models though. They should be the centerpiece. You may be lucky and already have a natural background you don't need to mess with. But let me give you a photographer's tip I learned while taking my photography classes in college: greenery brings out colors better in your photos. So if you can have plants, etc., on stage, the dress colors will look brighter, and skin tones are greatly enhanced by it. I always try to take photos of people outside next to plants or trees. Look how bright and colorful we all are after our show outside.
I still have four days until my show at the women's club on Saturday so I'm still finalizing all the narratives, floor plans, and programs. As soon as those are done, I'll write Part 2 for this, and it will probably be much shorter than this was. Promise!


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TRENTON –A New Brunswick man was sentenced to 20 years in state prison Thursday for selling an AK-47 assault rifle and two handguns to an informant during an undercover investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced.
Antonio Powell, 39, of New Brunswick, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, including 10 years of parole ineligibility, by Superior Court Judge Bradley J. Ferencz in Middlesex County. Powell pleaded guilty on March 5, as he was about to go on trial, to all 11 counts of a state grand jury indictment obtained by the Division of Criminal Justice Gangs & Organized Crime Bureau. Deputy Attorney General Russell J. Curley prosecuted Powell. Ferencz granted Curley's request that Powell be sentenced to an extended term as a persistent offender.
"This defendant was prepared to sell deadly firepower to anyone who would pay his price," said Chiesa. "When he was offered $1,500 through our undercover investigation, he produced a fully loaded AK-47 within about an hour, delivered in a black garbage bag on a New Brunswick street corner. The profits of illegal gun traffickers such as Powell are paid for with the blood of the many people who fall victim to gun violence each year in our urban centers."
"We have stepped up our investigations and prosecutions of those who traffic and possess illegal guns," said Director Stephen J. Taylor of the Division of Criminal Justice. "Through independent investigations such as this one, or working in concert with partners including the State Police, we are going after those responsible for the proliferation of guns and gun crime in New Jersey."
An investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice Gangs & Organized Crime Bureau determined that Powell was a weapons trafficker who acquired illegal guns and sold them on the streets of New Brunswick. Using an informant and an undercover detective, investigators bought three guns from Powell at various locations in New Brunswick between June and October of 2008: (1) a 7.62x39mm Norinco assault rifle (AK-47) with a fully loaded 30-round magazine; (2) a HiPoint 9mm handgun with ammunition; and (3) an RG40 .38-caliber handgun.
Powell pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful possession of an assault firearm (2nd degree); unlawful sale of an assault firearm (2nd degree); possession of a prohibited large capacity magazine (4th degree); sale of a prohibited large capacity magazine (4th degree); two counts of unlawful possession of a handgun (2nd degree); two counts of unlawful sale of a handgun (2nd degree); and three counts of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon (2nd degree).
The investigation was led by Detective Keith Stopko, Detective Timothy Savage and Deputy Attorney General Curley. The New Brunswick Police Department provided assistance.
Earlier this month, Chiesa announced a new initiative in which the New Jersey State Police and the Division of Criminal Justice are aggressively targeting gun violence in New Jersey through strategic investigations focused on seizing existing weapons in violent areas, disrupting the supply-chain of weapons trafficking into those areas, and aggressively prosecuting criminals involved in the illegal sale and possession of weapons.
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VAMPIRE, PA #1 (of 3)
J.C. Vaughn, Brendon Fraim, Brian Fraim
Vampires in suburbia? Dean Marklin didn't think so. In fact, he didn't believe in vampires at all. Then he met one. Then he met lots more, and they all wanted to kill him! Now he's a vampire hunter, and he's pursued by a beautiful vampire while he tries to hold onto what's left of normal life. How do you think that's working out for him?
From the writer of Zombie-Proof comes this trip to Western Pennsylvania's oddly vampire-rich environment.
Cover A by Mark Wheatley. Cover B by Jacob Jordan.
VAMPIRE, PA #1 will be listed in the April 2010 PREVIEWS from Diamond Comic Distributors under MOONSTONE BOOKS and is set to go on sale in June!
The three-issue, bimonthly mini-series is based on my short story "Vampire Hunter Dean," which appears in the prose anthology Vampires: Dracula And The Undead Legions, also from Moonstone Books, and which is on sale now.
BRENDON and BRIAN FRAIM are the artists on the series. In addition to working previously on Antiques: The Comic Strip, they have also done The Odd Squad from Devil's Due Publishing and America, Jr. from Image Comics, and other cool stuff.
The mini-series is being colored by multiple award-winning creator MARK WHEATLEY, the driving force behind such projects as Breathtaker, Blood of the Innocent, Mars, EZ Street, Lone Justice, Radical Dreamer, and more.
My previous credits include Moonstone's mini-hit in 2007 Zombie-Proof, the adventures of Jack Bauer in 24 from IDW Publishing (based on the Fox series), Billy Tucci's Shi from Crusade, Avatar and Dark Horse, and other stories. I'm also the Associate Publisher of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide and the writer of Gemstone's Free Comic Book Day entry, The Overstreet Guide To Collecting Comics.
This issue features 32 pages of story and art! Vampire, PA #2 and #3 will feature a Zombie-Proof back-up story (and at least 28 pages of story and art each) leading into the upcoming new one-shot, Zombie-Proof: Zombie Zoo.


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It's hard to say what Lisa Opie does for a living besides hitting the beach and looking bikini perfect. As if you'd need to do anything on top of that. Or in addition to that I should say since on top of that just made my heart skip. Should she be wrapped in a sweater serving coffee in a Starbucks? Perish that horrid thought.
The former beauty pageant winner and petite curvy hottie, makes Miami her home base. And it is Miami she blesses with leer worthy sights of her frontside and backside swimsuit body hotness. She's got the whole package working. Hers and mine. Lisa, I think I want to spend a weekend with you in a lousy motel making sweet sweet love. The lousy motel part only because of the credit limit on my Player's Club Card. I'm packed and ready. If this sounds creepy then you're reading me right. Enjoy.
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It's been long time since I was supposed to write this and finally I am doing it! So without further due let's get down to it!
'Big Magic' is written by famous author Elizabeth Gilbert who also wrote the famous, fabulous and my favorite 'Eat Pray Love'. To know more about the author, click HERE.
This book will not only inspire artists but will also inspire all those who create. And in my opinion, every one of us is a creator! Because, knowingly or unknowingly we are creating on a daily basis. And you never know you are so talented, and its making you happy and making your life easier. You can be a student, a manager, a YouTuber, an engineer, a blogger, a singer, a dancer, a photographer, who loves to create things according to your profession or something totally not related to your profession. Author of this book however, is talking about creating with passion, that gives you immense pleasure and completeness to your life.
Here are some interesting things you will find out in this book:
- If you are Elizabeth Gilbert fan especially, You will find her life stories related to 'Eat Pray Love'
- Her conclusions about creativity that sound funny and childish but if you look at it deeply, you cannot deny them, because everyone who has an experience of sitting down to create something has surely experienced them.
- You can relate with what author has to say, and you will have experience of having heart to heart conversation with the author.
- Want to explore yourself as a creator? Author tells you some really brave things you can take up in your life; you just got to pick those while reading.
So, let me give you an idea what author is discussing in this book from each part of the book, Obviously I cannot and will not cover everything, I am going to reveal enough to make you to want read more! And I do want you to read the book. Whole book is divided in to 6 parts, so let's get started with the first one!
Part 1: "COURAGE"
Yes, it definitely takes courage to live a creative life. Elizabeth explains why people do not go ahead fearlessly and create things they are passionate about. She gives a list of reasons of what could be holding you back from creating, and definitely you will find yourself somewhere in the list (well, that's the best thing). So go ahead, find your reason, know how stupid that reason is and give it up. Create fearlessly and live a creative life.
In short, make time and gather courage to do what makes your soul happy, whatever brings smile on your face and makes you forget pain and worries! All this, takes courage and this part of the book tells you why and how!
Part 2: "ENCHANTMENT"
I believe this chapter is for those who sit down and think for the ideas, may be artist (all kinds of artist) or may be business people who deal with employees and finances. I found it funny when Elizabeth says that, ideas have mind of their own and they search for that person who can convert them into a creation. She adds that they travel around the world seeking for their creator and if you don't pay attention to them they will leave you and will search another creator. I found it very true because I have experienced this, when you see someone executing the same idea as yours, it is just that they brought that idea into life and you didn't. Or it could be the case that two people have done something in similar way! Same scientific discovery being made by people living in different parts of the world is an example of this.
These were just couple of examples among many ideas to which you will totally resonate. There are lot more interesting things in this part of the book that will blow your mind.
Part 3: "PERMISSION"
As the name suggests author talks about permission to live a creative life. And, obviously, as author says, "you don't need anyone's permission to create something you love". Probably the only person who is stopping you from creating is only and only 'YOU'!
Sometimes we stop ourselves by saying that, my creation looks like a copy, or its nowhere close to whom I am inspired by, I stand nowhere in this, I am not that great at it so I better not write this poem, not make that painting, I am not doing a justice to this creation, people would laugh at it or I would receive criticism.... and there are thousand other things in our mind that stop us from receiving happiness out of creating. Well, you know what Elizabeth says? NOBODY cares! You will start getting to know your own style only when you start creating in the first place! May be you need to copy, copy and copy until you make something Unique!
Elizabeth, by end of this part will make you believe, that we must create for ourselves, not for others; so that there would be no fear left of criticism. Create because it makes "You" happy!
Part 4: "PERSISTENCE"
We all know that Persistence is essential when you want to achieve the next level. Author says when you will decide to do something because it makes you happy; you have to be persistent at it. (Basically, that's how much you should love it!) And she specifically highlights the parameter of "age"! It doesn't matter what your age is! Age is just a number and has nothing to do with your passion to create. And once you start creating, you shouldn't be worrying about failure. You shouldn't be afraid of failing at it even if it is so, for years! Until and unless you are learning from it, it is worth Failing. Fail, Learn, educate yourself and may be, fail again and keep educating yourself, but never ever give up. Don't worry about people not appreciating or not appreciating it "enough" when you publish your work.
Should you just believe in all this just because a famous author is saying it? NO! You should go and read the book and take an experience of being convinced to everything I stated above.
Part 5: "TRUST"
Do you believe that as much as you love your passion, it loves you back? NO? Well, It does! Find answer to this question in this part of the book.
Further, she tells that the process of creating, failing, educating for years, must be a journey of curiosity and happiness. If the process of creating is making you suffer, maybe you should go ahead and find something else to do. The process of creating is supposed to make you happy and should bring clarity and understanding towards the problems you are facing in personal life. It is supposed to bring sunshine in your soul. And if all it brings is pressure? Or all it needs is something bitter to come up from the past, in order to create your masterpiece? Please feel free to walk away from it. Because it is not supposed to make you suffer, it is supposed to pull you out of your sufferings.
In the next chapters of this part, she discusses the "creative block". Do you have nothing to write on your blog? Do you feel the writer/poet in you has left you? Do you feel you just made a mess out of your painting? Do you feel you are running out of ideas? Cannot think of anything new or unique? Go away from it for a while. Do something else. And while going away, have faith that you will get back to your passion to create something as fabulous as you've created in the past.
Part 6: "DIVINITY"
This is the shortest part of the book. And I am leaving this for you to read. This includes an interesting story about author's stay at Bali.
So, those are the glimpse of each part of the book, hope it makes you want to read more! After reading this book you would surely be motivated to live as a Creator. Because we all are wonderful creators and creating with passion is fun life to live or let's say it will make you feel more fulfilled in life.
So, Go grab your copy on following links as soon as possible and I wish you a Happy Creative life!!
Amazon India: http://www.amazon.in/Big-Magic-Creative-Living-Beyond/dp/9384898996?tag=googinhydr18418-21&tag=googinkenshoo-21&ascsubtag=4a123d18-d8ad-46c4-8b0b-d0a78c7ef07f
Amazon USA: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Magic-Creative-Living-Beyond/dp/1594634718/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469361020&sr=8-1&keywords=Big+magic
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"Do You Get Enough Sleep Regularly?"
Sleep is one of those funny things about being a human being -- you just have to do it. But have you ever wondered why?
In addition to the outward signs we're all familiar with, the heart slows down and the brain does some pretty funky things. In other words, a sleeping person is unconscious to most things happening in the environment. For any animal living in the wild, it just doesn't seem very smart to design in a mandatory eight-hour period of near-total unconsciousness every day. Yet that is exactly what evolution has done in our lives. So there must be a pretty good reason for it!
Reptiles, birds and mammals all sleep. That is, they become unconscious to their surroundings for periods of time. Some fish and amphibians reduce their awareness but do not ever become unconscious like the higher vertebrates do. Insects do not appear to sleep, although they may become inactive in daylight or darkness.
By studying brainwaves, it is known that reptiles do not dream. Birds dream a little. Mammals all dream during sleep.
Different animals sleep in different ways. Some animals, like humans, prefer to sleep in one long session. Other animals (dogs, for example) like to sleep in many short bursts. Some sleep at night, while others sleep during the day.
Studies have proven that sleep has a profound effect on your brain. Medicine can actually hamper your ability to get a good night's sleep. Many medicines, including most sleeping medicines, change the quality of sleep and the REM ('rapid eye movement') component of it. A regular amount of REM is vital to achieving a good night's sleep. Missing out on a good night's sleep can seriously affect what happens when you're awake. Dreaming occurs in the fifth stage of sleep.
Missing Sleep
One way to understand why we sleep is to look at what happens when we don't get enough:
- As you know if you have ever pulled an all-nighter, missing one night of sleep is not fatal. A person will generally be irritable during the next day and will either slow down (become tired easily) or will be totally wired because of adrenalin.
- If a person misses two nights of sleep, it gets worse. Concentration is difficult, and attention span falls by the wayside. Mistakes increase.
- After three days, a person will start to hallucinate and clear thinking is impossible. With continued wakefulness a person can lose grasp of reality. Rats forced to stay awake continuously will eventually die, proving that sleep is essential.
A person who gets just a few hours of sleep per night can experience many of the same problems over time.
Other important things are known to happen during sleep. First of all, it is a time of rejuvenation and healing for your cells. Growth hormone in children is secreted during sleep, and chemicals important to the immune system are also dispersed during sleep. You can become more prone to disease if you don't get enough sleep, and a child's growth can be stunted by sleep deprivation.
But the question remains -- why do we need to sleep? Most studies suggest these factors:
- Sleep gives the body a chance to repair muscles and other tissues, replace aging or dead cells, etc.
- Sleep gives the brain a chance to organize and archive memories. Dreams are thought by some to be part of this process.
- According to ScienceNewsOnline: Napless cats awaken interest in adenosine, sleep may be a way of recharging the brain, using adenosine as a signal that the brain needs to rest: "Since adenosine secretion reflects brain cell activity, rising concentrations of this chemical may be how the organ gauges that it has been burning up its energy reserves and needs to shut down for a while."
Adenosine levels in the brain rise during wakefulness and decline during sleep.
What we all know is that with a good night's sleep, everything looks and feels better in the morning. Both the brain and the body are refreshed and ready for a new day.
We send to you our best wishes for the continued good health of you and your loved ones...naturally!
And Sweet Dreams!! (Which now you can have!)
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Mr Barrow gave us instructions for only two activities, that's why the jack in a box was a challenge. Because of the pastels for the beach scene we made a big mess so we had a big tidy up.
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Yoga Teachers College
The definitive mind-body fitness training for career-oriented professionals
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WANTED: Passionate yoga students eager to start a career teaching yoga internationally
The Yoga Teachers College offers master-level training for those looking to build a career as a yoga professional. Our trainees benefit from the best contemporary learning technology combined with old-school apprenticeship. Graduates walk away with the skills, confidence, and experience needed to become not just teachers, but community and business leaders as well.
Whether your goal is to teach locally part-time, travel and lead workshops internationally, or open your own studio, the Yoga Teachers College will support your career every step of the way.
Your trainers and fellow trainees will support you as you transition from yoga enthusiast to yoga professional.
Our accreditations and registrations meet or exceed every international standard for yoga teachers. More importantly, our graduates are confident, competent, and ready to work immediately after graduation. Our mission is to raise the standards and redefine professional yoga teacher education, and to ensure our graduates are employable in every public and private sector worldwide. We train tomorrow's yoga leaders.
Access complete course syllabus here.
Classic Teaching Opportunities:
- Yoga studios
- Schools (public & private)
- Gyms & fitness centers
- Senior care facilities
- Corporate offices
- Privately
New & Exciting Opportunities:
- Travel and teach internationally at health centers, spas, and hotels (coaching provided)
- Pop-up studios (super low startup cost, high income opportunity)
- Studio ownership (YOGABODY is recruiting affiliates)
Barcelona immersion #1
100 classes (at home)
24 eLearning modules
One-on-one coaching & mentorship
Barcelona immersion #2
Apprenticeship & placement
Teacher (YOGABODY affiliate)
Studio owner (YOGABODY affiliate)
Work independently
(build your own brand)
#1 World-Renowned Degree: Our college is registered with Yoga Alliance USA, Yoga Alliance UK, Yoga Alliance Australia, and the American Council on Exercise (ACE). As a graduate, this means you can work professionally in more than 41 countries, can easily obtain business and liability insurance, and can work in a wide variety of facilities, including yoga studios, gyms, fitness centers, and schools. If you plan to open a studio someday, your degree will make it easier to get bank loans and bring investors on board. A YOGABODY degree opens doors professionally and gives you complete freedom of choice when it comes to where you'd like to live and work.
#2 Progressive Style of Yoga: YOGABODY is leading the way with a mind-body fitness-oriented approach that is fun, inclusive, and accessible to all ages and backgrounds.
#3 Master-Level Training: Our curriculum is unmatched by level I, level II, or even advanced level courses anywhere else in the world. From anatomy to public speaking, adjustments to business skills, there is no other training that offers even a fraction of what Yoga Teachers College trainees receive during their studies.
#4 Great Value: The cost of professional yoga training has nearly doubled in the last decade, but the average quality of the education has markedly dropped. The Yoga Teachers College continually raises the bar, rather than the price.
#5 Amazing Community: The YOGABODY community is inclusive, non-dogmatic, friendly, and positive. We embrace diversity. Our teachers come in all shapes and sizes; what unites us is our shared love for learning and a true passion for mind-body wellness.
Yoga is booming, and for teachers, there has never been a more exciting time both in terms of impact and income potential. According to a recent CNN Money report, working as a yoga teacher is the 10th most desirable job, out of all jobs with potential salaries of more than $100K/year. [1]
The top reasons to teach yoga:
Transform Lives – As a teacher, your ultimate goal is to facilitate transformation. Every time you get up in front of a class, you'll have the opportunity to truly change people's lives. That's an incredible power, and to have a job where that is your main responsibility is an amazing gift.
Deepen Your Practice – As the saying goes, "If you want to learn something, teach it!" Teachers are students for life, getting paid to share their experiences as they learn and grow on their own journey.
Enjoy a Flexible Work Schedule – Teaching is hard work, but the ability to craft your own schedule and take large blocks of time off to travel or study is a luxury very few people have. For many, teaching yoga is equivalent to freedom.
Earn a Good Salary – For the first time in history, you can live a financially stable, even abundant, life as a yoga teacher. Average salaries for experienced teachers are $67k/year and many senior teachers earn more than $100k/year.
Work Anywhere / Live Anywhere – Most people dream of traveling the world but can't figure out how to make it happen. More than any other career, yoga teachers now have incredible travel and work opportunities.
Do What You Love – Most polls show that 80 percent or more of the population doesn't like their job. If you're in that situation now, it's hard to imagine waking up and loving what you do every day, but with yoga, it's possible.
With more than 5,000 yoga teacher training schools across the globe, the logical question is: "Why choose the Yoga Teachers College?" Before making any decision, you should consider the quality and depth of the training itself, the level of support offered, the potential career opportunities after the course, the value versus your financial investment, and the organization you're partnering with.
|International Certification
|Trainees Teach Public Classes
|Trainees Assist Public Classes
|Physical Adjustments Taught
|100% Practical, Focused Training
|Highly-Acclaimed eLearning Center
|Diverse & Body Positive Group
|Diverse Sequences & Styles
|Hindu, Buddhist or Other Religious Affiliation
|Dogma, Rules & Rigid System
|Incense, Chakras, Chanting, Gurus
|Working Professionals
|Mentorship & Coaching
|Pre & Post-Course Coaching Available
|Senior-Level Instructors
|Personalized Help, Customized Experience
|Post-Graduatation Support
|Business & Marketing Support
|Free Post-Graduate Education
|Competitive & Exclusive
|BUSINESS & Teaching Opportunities
|Real Business Opportunities
|Business Positive Community
|Retail Product Line for Teachers
|Guranteed Job Placement Assistance
|Strong & Respected Brand
|Studio Ownership Opportunities
|Business Operations Training
|Done-for-You Marketing Options
|Affordable Payment Plans
|Flexible, Part-Time Study Options
|Your Own Pace (4-12 month study program)
|Home Study Options
Here are some factors that make the Yoga Teachers College unique:
Academic Excellence – The Yoga Teachers College offers an international degree program that provides more than double the education offered in a typical certification course, at a level that surpasses every industry standard. On top of that, we require all graduates to achieve an 85 percent (or higher) average score on all tests and assessments, while most schools simply require you to show up in order to graduate. Our commitment to excellence means that a degree from the Yoga Teachers College holds real market value and demonstrates masters-level knowledge earned through study and practice.
Personal Support – We've revived the age-old tradition of apprenticeship. During your studies, you'll have support and guidance every step of the way. On a daily basis, you'll have the opportunity to ask your mentor questions, get feedback, learn, and grow.
If you're struggling with an anatomy module, your mentor will help you get through it. If the public speaking sections are presenting a problem and causing you anxiety, again, your mentor will be there to talk you through it. Mentorship happens via phone and email, as well as in person during your immersions in Barcelona. Post-course, the support continues with job hunting and networking opportunities, monthly refresher courses, and optional annual meet-ups to keep you on top of your game.
eLearning Platform – Technology is changing education worldwide, making it more efficient, fun, and cost-effective. The Yoga Teachers College leverages eLearning for many of the theory-based aspects of yoga teacher training. Whether it's memorizing pose names or learning the anatomy of the knee, our eLearning platform makes deep learning possible in many aspects of yoga education that are often skimmed over at other schools.
Great Value Investment – The cost of education has reached an all-time high around the world. This is often due to bloated operational costs, pointless real estate, and business infrastructures that have nothing to do with your learning. At YOGABODY, part of our mission to democratize yoga means offering professional education at a price that almost everyone can afford. To make this feasible, we run a lean operation optimized for learning. We leverage our existing facilities in Barcelona, we've pioneered eLearning in the yoga market, and our intensive immersions deliver maximum education at the best possible price.
Flexible Scheduling Options – How are you going to fit study and practice into your already busy lifestyle? What if you have work or family obligations that make it impossible to take four to eight weeks off to attend a long-term, residential course?
To solve the problem of 'not enough time,' we developed a unique program schedule that couples distance learning with in-person immersions. The result is a training program that is not only more convenient, but also gives you more education and more experience at a fraction of the cost.
Guaranteed Job Placement – The final module of your program involves a local apprenticeship and job placement. We'll help you put together an exceptional teachers packet, including a resume (CV), cover letter, recommendation letter, and photos that will help you begin your career. How can we guarantee you'll get your dream job? We can't, but we can guarantee you'll find your first paid teaching gig during our program (and yes, it might just be your dream job too).
Exciting Business Opportunities – In addition to job placement, graduates can also qualify to be an authorized YOGABODY regional teacher, a product distributor, or a licensed YOGABODY studio owner. Graduates have the option for total autonomy, of course, but also the option for a true partnership with YOGABODY, where we collaborate to make our shared dreams become a reality.
Join a Global Movement – Founded in 2007, YOGABODY is committed to democratizing yoga. The YOGABODY group currently includes a publishing arm, an e-commerce business, a media production group, and physical yoga studios.
Graduates have access to our retail manufacturing, studio contacts, graduates database, world-renowned experts, and on-going support. The college and brand serve as a support system that you can leverage throughout your teaching career.
The Yoga Teachers College is designed to fit your busy schedule while adding a depth of education previously unavailable to aspiring yoga professionals. It's a 24-week program with two in-person immersions in Barcelona. Between your immersions, you'll complete extensive eLearning with personal mentorship every step of the way. As part of your training journey, you'll log 100 classes (of yoga practice) at local studios in your area, and lastly, you'll complete an apprenticeship and placement module to kickstart your new career.
|Next eLearning (home study) Start Date:
|Next In-Person Immersion (Barcelona) Start Date:
Scheduling: The schedule is intentionally flexible to fit into your life.
You have up to one year to complete your course, so if for scheduling reasons, you need more time between your in-person immersions, that's not a problem.
Admissions: We are highly selective and admissions are by application and interview only. We offer rolling admissions, with new students accepted each month. If accepted, you can begin your eLearning studies immediately, working directly with your mentor, and you can schedule your first immersion as soon as spots are made available.
The Yoga Teachers College consists of four modules. Modules I and III are in person in Barcelona, and there are four annual, one-week options to fit just about any schedule. Modules II and IV are remote learning modules and can be completed anywhere in the world with virtual mentorship and online support every step of the way.
Course Duration: 24 weeks
Start Date: Courses start on the first of each month, by application only
Module I
Immersion in Barcelona
(1 week, 60 hrs)
Module II
eLearning & Practice Hours
(150 hrs)
Module III
Immersion in Barcelona
(1 week, 60 hrs)
Module IV
(1 week, 60 hrs)
1 Week / 60 hrs | Location: Barcelona, Spain
Welcome to beautiful Barcelona! During your first immersion module, you'll join the training team and a group of your peers for an intensive week focused on teaching mock classes, practicing adjustments, developing your public speaking skills, and working toward leading your first public class at YOGABODY Studios. This immersion is 80 percent practical, hands-on learning, and the remaining 20 percent of the experience includes posture clinics, conferences with your trainers, and assistant teaching.
Daily Immersion Schedule*
09:30-11:00 Breakfast Break
11:00-14:00 Workshop I: Teaching
14:00-15:00 Lunch Break
15:00-17:30 Workshop II: Methodology
17:30-19:00 Dinner Break
19:00-20:00 Workshop III: Assists
21:00-22:00 Public Class Assisting / Adjusting
*Subject to change, for example only.
Your day starts with a morning yoga class, initially led by your trainers and later taught by you or one of your peers. Some days classes are longer and workshop-style; other days, you'll practice two, back-to-back classes to ensure maximum practice and teaching time.
There are three workshops daily to give you pose-specific knowledge, hands-on experience in physical adjustments, and to break down each pose, one at a time. From day one, you'll begin co-teaching with your peers, and before the end of your week, you'll lead an entire class on your own. Evenings are all about adjustments, and you'll assist our full-time teachers in our regularly scheduled, public classes (with real students!).
By the end of Immersion I, you'll be able to teach the core YOGABODY Standing and Finishing Sequences. You'll be confident and skilled at giving dozens of hands-on adjustments and assists, and you'll be ready to start teaching practice group and short-form classes when you return home.
24 Weeks / 150 hrs | Location: Your Home City/Town
The academic and practice modules of your training are done remotely, from wherever you live in the world. Your assignment is to complete at least one lesson per week via YOGABODY's eLearning platform. Along with your weekly classes, you're encouraged to take advantage of trainer office hours to ask questions, connect with other trainees in the private Facebook group, and get support as you deep dive into all things yoga.
Your personal yoga practice is just as important as your academic work. Throughout your studies, you'll be logging yoga classes at local studios in your practice journal, working toward your 100 class graduation requirement.
Academic Requirements
- Anatomy & Physiology (6 modules)
- Business of Yoga (4 modules)
- Teaching Methods (3 modules)
- Sequencing (2 modules)
- Nutrition (2 modules)
- Breathing (1 modules)
- Nervous System (1 module)
- Public Speaking (1 module)
- Modern Yoga History (1 module)
- Ethics of Teaching (1 module)
- Avoiding Injuries (1 module)
- Insurance & Liability (1 module)
- Practice & Mentorship requirements
- Take 100 classes and record them in your practice journal
- Meet at least 1x/week with your training mentor via telephone, email, or Facebook
1 Week / 60 hrs | Location: Barcelona, Spain
Welcome back to Barcelona! During your second immersion, the focus is on teaching and designing your own Sequence of the Day, refining your skills, and establishing your business objectives. On a daily basis, you'll teach at least one public class (on your own), work on your employment and business objectives, and prepare for your next steps as a yoga professional with the full support of the YOGABODY team.
Daily Immersion Schedule*
09:30-11:00 Breakfast Break
11:00-14:00 Teach / Take / Assist / Adjust Classes
14:00-15:00 Lunch Break
15:00-17:30 Workshop I: CV/Resume, Photos & Videos
17:30-19:00 Dinner Break
19:00-20:00 Workshop II: Business Planning
21:00-22:00 Public Class Assisting / Adjusting
*Subject to change, for example only.
By the end of Immersion III, you'll be designing and teaching your own classes based on the YOGABODY structure. You'll complete a professional photo and video shoot with us, and we'll launch your social media properties so you're ready to go to market with your new yoga services.
1 Week / 60 hrs | Location: Barcelona
The final stage of your training is customized based on you and your personal goals. Some trainees' goals are to teach in local studios and gyms, some want to travel and lead workshops, others are interested in opening their own studios. Whatever your goals are, we are here to support you, and this module is focused on getting you up and running with your new career as quickly as possible.
Daily Internship & Placement Schedule*
12:00-13:00 Teach a Public Class
14:00-15:00 Break
15:00-17:00 Promotional Video, Photos, Marketing & Planning
17:00-17:30 Break
17:30-22:30 Public Class Assisting / Adjusting
*Subject to change, for example only.
The Yoga Teachers College is unlike any other course or training. You'll benefit from our unique distance learning combined with in-person immersions, and our focus on academic excellence and real-world assessments. In addition, our unmatched business support, both during and after the course, makes this an incredible opportunity. This program not only gives you the practical skills needed to become a great yoga teacher, but also to be financially successful in your new-found career path.
Investing in your own education is a smart financial decision, and one you want to make carefully since most of us have limited opportunities for formal study in life. In an effort to democratize yoga, we strive to deliver the greatest long-term value for your investment.
International Degree Course – Tuition Prices (subject to change)
- Six monthly payments of 500 USD (Total: 3000USD, approximately 2650€ or 2295GBP)
- OR Save 10 percent if paid in full (Total: 2700USD, approximately 2395€ or 2065GBP)
Included with Tuition Fee
- 21-day, in-person immersions in Barcelona (completed in two separate trips, dates offered quarterly)
- 24-module eLearning program (distance learning with coaching, completed at home)
- One-on-one mentorship and assistance throughout
- Weekly check-ins
- Most course materials (see other expenses below)
- Guaranteed job placement
- Practice journal
- Block, yoga mat, strap, and Hurts So Good! Massage Balls ($69 value)
Other Expenses (not included)
- Travel, food, and accommodation in Barcelona (2 trips)
- Yoga classes/membership at your local studio(s) for your 100-class requirement
- Required reading (see full list here)
Additional Graduate Services – click here for current price details
- Authorized Teacher License
- Authorized Studio License
Small by design, our training team consists of active, working professionals and an ever-growing collection of advisers. Aside from our core team, you'll also have access to YOGABODY's highly sought-after marketing, advertising, and social media experts who will help you achieve your professional yoga goals.
LUCAS ROCKWOOD | Master Trainer, Training Director
With a formal yoga training background in Ashtanga Yoga, Gravity Yoga, Hot Yoga, and the Yoga Trapeze®, Lucas has studied with some of the most well-respected teachers on the planet. His most influential teachers (all of whom he studied with personally) include Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Paul Dallaghan, Alex Medin, Gabriel Cousens MD, and SN Goenka. Through his internationally syndicated weekly podcast, Lucas also consults directly with today's leading minds in health and wellness.
As a guest teacher, Lucas led the largest (ever) online training for Yoga Alliance North America and has carved out a place for himself as a leader in eLearning for yoga teachers. More than 2,000 students have graduated from his teacher training programs, he has thousands of active members at his studio group in Barcelona, and he manages a team of 19 teachers internationally. He is best known for his clarity in teaching, science-based approach to practice, and entrepreneurial skills applied to yoga business.
As a writer, his work has been featured in numerous publications, including Yoga Journal, MindBodyGreen, Elephant Journal, Satya and dozens of newspapers. He has been featured on television programs in New York, California, Bangkok, and Barcelona.
Lucas says: "It drives me crazy to see the yoga world owned and operated by venture capitalists and big money investors. Where are the yoga teachers, the misfits, the community leaders, like you and me, that built this market? Where are the people that love yoga and dedicate their lives to it? It's time for us to claim our place as teachers and business leaders. The two are not mutually exclusive, and I'm committed to changing this industry from the bottom up."
QUALIFICATIONS: Master Yoga Teacher Platinum (Yoga Alliance Australia), RYT 500, E-RYT 200 & YACEP (Yoga Alliance USA). See more
Connect with Lucas: Facebook | Instagram | Email
CAMILO CARREIRO | Trainer, Mentor
A certified yoga teacher in Hatha Vinyasa Yoga by Yoga Alliance (200 hours), Camilo decided to train as an instructor to deepen his practice. From his first training course, he knew that he wanted to dedicate himself to teaching yoga.
Camilo has been teaching classes in different studios in Barcelona for many years. In January 2015, he joined the YOGABODY Barcelona team as a full-time teacher and trainer. He teachers groups of all sizes and levels. See more.
Connect with Camilo: Facebook | Email
Ekaterina Zyrina | Assistant Trainer
Ekaterina (Katy) took her first yoga class while at university. At the time, she couldn't do a single Chaturanga: her hands would shake after class and she swore she would never come back—but she did, again and again!
After five years of dedicated practice, Katy completed her first teacher training course with It's Yoga, and immediately began teaching private classes and working part-time at local yoga studios. In 2016, Katy joined the YOGABODY team full-time, and today she focuses 100 percent on yoga teaching and training. As a passionate instructor and dedicated yoga student, Katy constantly broadens her horizons. Currently she is completing a Therapeutic Yoga certification at Fusion Yoga Institute, while continuing her personal practice of Ashtanga-Vinyasa Yoga (Mysore style).
QUALIFICATIONS: E-RYT 200 & YACEP (Yoga Alliance USA). See more
Connect with Katy: Facebook | Email
"Before the course, I felt anxious, but now I feel really good about my future. It's nice that all the students have the same mentality; we all want to better ourselves through our practice and turn our practice from a lifestyle into a livelihood."
Jasmine Mensen
United States
"I think that Lucas is bringing together a system that is accessible to a lot of people, but is still strong and challenging. Also, no one can complain about being in Barcelona for a week doing interesting stuff with interesting people.
What I also liked about the Yoga Teachers College was that from day one we were up in front of our classmates teaching. It's a good way to get rid of any lingering discomfort, stage fright, or problems quickly."
Donal Quirke
"Personally this was the right course for me because of its strong foundation in Vinyasa Yoga. Once you start the course, you come to realize that no matter how long you've been practicing yoga, you still have so much to learn—not only asanas and movements, but also the deeper biometrics and physiology behind yoga.
Another aspect I enjoyed was meeting a range of people from really different yoga backgrounds with different experiences."
Nicola Ross
United Kingdom
"The online content is very easy to watch, and because it's not only about yoga, it's also interesting. I am learning a lot, I am very happy."
Suzanne Hoyos
As the yoga market matures, the demand for masters-level teachers has far out-paced the supply. Current education systems, apart from the Yoga Teachers College, are not equipped to support teachers in their journey, not just from student to teacher, but also from teacher to leader, and from leader to business owner and educator. We are here to bridge that gap, nurture innovation in yoga, and support tomorrow's yoga leaders.
Important Dates
- Next In-Person Immersion: 14-20 April, 2019 (Barcelona, Spain)
- Future Dates: 9-14 June, 2019
- Experience: Two years as a yoga student
- Mindset: Long-term, positive, career-focused
- Culture: International and open-minded (we embrace diversity)
- Resources: Access to at least one (if not more) local yoga studios
- Tech: Online access, a personal computer, basic computer literacy, a microphone/headset
- Language: Conversational English (English as a second language is most welcome)
Application Process
- Complete your application form
- Set up a phone call with school founder, Lucas Rockwood, to make sure it's the right course for you and your goals – Book your Call
By Application Only – All Applications Are Reviewed Thoroughly
Incomplete Applications Cannot be Considered


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Sunday, 1 March 2009
ODI Series – Essbase/Planning – Automating changes in data - Part 2
I am going to use the CDC on two tables that hold planning dimension information; one table has the parent/child/alias details and a primary key of ID.
The second table holds the member properties.
The referential integrity is set on the ID column meaning a record cannot be inserted into the table unless the ID exists in the member's table.
The idea of today's example is that I am going to capture updates to these tables and then update planning with the changes, the principle of using consistent journalizing is pretty much the same as using simple so I will assume that you have read part 1 so I don't have to repeat too much.
A new model was created and the above two tables reversed.
This time the consistent set option was chosen under the Journalizing tab
Next step was to add both the tables to use CDC, right click over the datastore and select.
Now when using a group of datastores you have to make sure that the order of the tables is set up correctly, for instance in my example the members table must be before the properties table to preserve the referential integrity.
If you click on the organize tables icon in the journalized tables tab it will set up the order by basing it on the tables foreign keys.
The subscriber can now be created just like when working with simple journalizing.
Once this is applied a session runs to create the subscriber database table, also four extra tables are created these tables are not created when using simple journalizing.
The other two tables created are SNP_CDC_SET_NAME & SNP_CDC_OBJECT, these tables are not populated until the journal is started.
Now the journal can be started by right clicking the model > Changed Data Capture > Start Journal
The session creates the tables, views and triggers required for journalizing.
The table SNP_CDC_OBJECT holds the information about what has been created.
As you can see triggers are created on the two tables that are going to be monitored for changes (HIER_MEMBERS and HIER_PROPERTIES)
Tables are created which will hold the information about the changes (J$HIER_MEMBERS & J$HIERPROPERTIES)
The window_id field relates to the information stored in the SNP_CDC_SET table, the ID field relates to the ID in the monitored table.
When a change happens to the monitored tables, the trigger is fired and this table will be populated with the ID of the record.
Views are also created which will display any changes that have occurred.
The process of how the changes are tracked in the database tables is a lot more complicated and involved than when using simple journalizing, I am not going to go into the depths of that detail and concentrate more on how to set the process in ODI.
The next stage is to set up the interface that will load the changes into planning, the two datastores are dragged onto the source, and the join between the two tables is automatically created. Just like with simple journalizing you need to tick the "Journalized data only box" which creates three extra journal fields to the datastore (JRN_SUBSCRIBER, JRN_FLAG, JRN_DATE)
The automatically generated filter needs updating to change the name of the subscriber to the one you are using.
I also added to the filter so only inserts/updates to the table are retrieved; the rest of the interface is set up just like you would for any of loading metadata to planning.
After inserting a record into the monitored datastores you can view the changes from ODI using "Changed Data Capture" > Consumption > "Extend Window"
This will execute a session that computes all the changes to the datastores.
Selecting to display the data uses the SQL view to retrieve any records where updates have occurred.
Executing the interface will load any updates straight to planning, to reset the journal capturing after you have run the interface can be achieved by using "Changed Data Capture" > Consumption > "Purge Journal"
This is fine but you need to be able automate using the "Extend Window" and Purge functionality; this can be performed in a package.
Before I move on to the package I duplicated the interface and removed the properties table, updated the filter to retrieve records where the flag = 'D' which means it would retrieve journalized records that have been deleted, on the target I added 'Delete Level 0' to the operation column. This interface will now remove any members from planning where they have been removed from the journalized datastore.
Right, on to the package, the first step is just like I showed in Part 1 by using the ODI tool "OdiWaitForLogData"
The only difference being that with consistent set journalizing you can't use the "Table Name" parameter and have to use the CDC Set parameter.
In the CDC Set parameter it needs to be the name of your logical schema and model name, this can be retrieved by using an ODI API function, the code needs to be set as :-
<%=odiRef.getObjectName("L","model_code","logical_schema", "D")%>
In my example the logical schema is called CDC_PLANNING and the model CDC_Planning so the API function required to be updated to :-
Now to perform the equivalent function of "Extend Window", drag the model onto the diagram and set the type to "Journalizing Model" and check the "Extend Window" box.
The two interfaces that load any updates and remove members are dragged onto the diagram.
Now that the planning loads have been run we need to reset the journalizing by using the purge command, this can be done like before by dragging the model on to the diagram but this time making sure the "Purge Window" box is checked.
I thought this would be the end of the story but when the purge was run it didn't reset the journal so the details were still held in the journal tables (J$HIER_MEMBERS & J$HIER_PROPERTIES) which meant if I ran the process again it would load the same records again.
I will try and explain why this is happening and how to overcome it, if you are not interested in the techie bits then I would skip this section in case you fall asleep.
When you run the command "Purge Journal" it carries out the following steps.
So say in my example I had the values CUR_WINDOW_ID = -1, CUR_WINDOW_ID_DEL= -1, CUR_WINDOW_ID_INS = -1
The table would now hold
The next stage is that it updates the journal tables with the value from CUR_WINDOW_ID_INS
So if you have updated any records then they will exist in the journal table and will be tagged with the value in CUR_WINDOW_ID_INS
I had already inserted a record into the table I was monitoring so the window_id column was updated.
It repeats this process for each journal table and follows a similar process for any deletions but uses the value from CUR_WINDOW_DEL
Ok, so what happens when a purge is run; well the following SQL is run for each journal table.
This time it is deleting any values in the journal table where the window_id value is less than or equal to minimum value in the min_window_id column of the SNP_CDC_SUBS table.
So the logic is delete anything in the journal table where the window_id is less than or equal to -1, this means nothing will be deleted so the purge in this circumstance is doing nothing.
This is where the CDC functions Lock Subscriber and Unlock Subscriber come into play.
If you run the Lock Subscriber function and select the subscriber it carries out the following.
The question mark relates to the subscriber that was chosen, it runs some jython code that populates the question mark with subscriber info.
It is updating the SNP_CDC_SUBS table with values from the SNP_CDC_SET table, so after it has completed the SNP_CDC_SUBS table in my example looks like :-
Running the purge now would still not result in any records being deleted because the MIN_WINDOW_ID value has not changed.
So finally lets see what happens when the Unlock Subscriber function is run.
This updates the SNP_CDC_SUBS table and sets the MIN_WINDOW_ID value to the value of MAX_WINDOW_ID_INS which results in
So now there is a value of 0 in the MIN_WINDOW_ID column and running the purge will this time delete records from the journal table
In the journal table the WINDOW_ID column is 0 and the purge command logic will delete anything which is less than or equal to the MIN_WINDOW_ID value (0)
This is what the documentation has to say about "Lock Subscribers"
Although the extend window is applied to the entire consistency set,
subscribers consume the changes separately. This operation performs a subscriber(s) specific
"snapshot" of the changes in the consistency window. This snapshot includes all the changes
within the consistency window that have not been consumed yet by the subscriber(s). This
operation is implemented using a package step with the Journalizing Model Type. It should
be always performed before the first interface using changes captured for the subscriber(s).
Basically if you want to capture changes to the subscriber you must use this function to be able to capture correctly or you will end up like I did the first time I tried to purge the journal.
I thought I would cover what happens in case the same thing happens to you.
Back to the package, I updated "Capture_Changes" to include "Lock Subscribers" for the subscriber I was using
I updated "Reset_Journalizing" to include the "Unlock Subscribers" function and added the subscriber.
Finally I generated a scenario and added the OdiStartScen utility to the diagram, this executes the scenario again which is a much more cleaner and sensible way than just looping back to the first step, if you loop straight back it can cause problems such as the logs growing out of control. I regenerated the scenario so it took into account the last step.
Once the scenario is executed it will wait until 2 records have been updated and then run the journalizing process that captures the records, then the interfaces are run to load metadata into planning, finally the journals are purged and the process will be started again.
I know that I could of created just once interface to handle both the updates and deletes to planning by using the inbuilt functions to change the operation parameter but I just wanted to highlight what could be achieved if you wanted to split loads out.
Well that's me done for today, time for a bit of a break I think.
7 comments:
- wv said...
Thank You for sharing your Knowledge.
- 1 March 2009 at 16:16
- Badger said...
At the end of the package, if you loop back to the start, you may end up with a task running which for which you can't purge the log. One way round this is to generate a scenario from the package, and make the last step an OdiStartscen of the scenario. This will make each execution of the data movement granular, so that the log can be archived or purged, rather than just growing. I have seen circumstances where customers have done that, and ended up blowing their tablespaces on the log schema, causing all sort of problems.
- 2 March 2009 at 00:05
- John Goodwin said...
Thanks for the useful comments Craig, I have updated the blog so it uses OdiStartScen instead of the quick and dirty way of looping straight back to the first step.
- 2 March 2009 at 12:14
Hi John,
Question on...do we really need CDC? For building metadata for Hyperion application?
Alternative, if we do a total rebuild of the outline dimension (Ex: Acct)wouldn't that be simple?
I'm not 100% sure, but i heard that ODI is smart enough not to touch members property if nothing changed for that particular member in the source if a total build is performed. And if change is seen for the member, only that specific change is applied...keeping the planning UDA's, Formulas, Storage option..etc same as earlier.
- Data source: table (DW) with parent-child relation
- Target: planning
-- Load Parent members first into Planning to make sure parent exits
-- Load the full table file with Parent-child relationship to load all members
Appreciate your feedback.
Thank you.
- 27 April 2009 at 23:26
Hi John
I am applying journalizing to identify if there is any change in hierarchy.
I extract dimension hierarchy into a DB table on which journalizing is already applied. If there is insert in the DB table, the ODI identifies it, but now problem is, if i delete a member from my dimension and then extract this dimension members into DB table, it just enters data into table.It does not show that any member has been deleted coz that member still exist in the DB table & does not get deleted from the table.
In this case how can we check if any member has been deleted from the hierarchy or not. Is there any other option to achieve this
- 8 January 2010 at 14:50
Hi John, here is my scenario:
I have a physical schema where my data source is stored. Then I have an staging area set as Default physical schema. The problem arises when It's going to create J Views because the staging area has not access to the physical schema where data is. The error is table or view does not exist... but I tried generated code within SQL Developer and "not sufficient privileges" popped up. If I put everything within the first physical schema, views, tables and triggers are correctly created. Any hints to solve it?
- 13 January 2010 at 09:22
- dfdf said...
Thanks for sharing. I found your post most helpfull.
I have a question. You said you could use one interface for both inserts/updates and deleted by using inbuilt function(two source tales and one target). I will appreciate if you could expalin that or an example.
Again thanks for sharing your knowledge
- 8 March 2011 at 07:22


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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
OK: Where Have I Been? And What Is Coming Up?
Ok, for the past little while, I have had multiple projects on my plate, and FINALLY after this upcoming weekend I will be able to spend time working on reviews for the site again! So starting next week, start expecting regular updates again.
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