The “democracy” is a term given to a wide range of government planing and administration methods, which in theory give the “power to the people”. Unfortunately our understanding of democratic systems are usually shaped by the mass media and the government itself. Contrariety to the popular belie, the democracy has fragmented into so many sub-ideologies, it is creating this false sense of morals across the world. The irony in the modern world democracy is, itself is popularized by the West (often) through violent American lead invasions. Democracy My Way The biggest lie the the history of mankind ever is the ranting of “we bring you peace”. The second one is, “we are here to bring you democracy”. It is almost like American lead west is chanting a some kind of sick religious prayer. In recent …

Most people know me as a Geology student, a computer guy or a mix of both. As a part of my Geology degree at the University of Calgary, I participated in field schools. They are a valuable asset to get hands on experience. However, how many of you would like to explore the Geology in your area but have no idea what to look for? I complied set of pictures showing good Geological features (mostly structural) I took last year in Western Canada. I will post the locations later sometimes so you can also have Geologist’s Vacation! Please click on the images to view the higher resolution one. The captions identify the major feature in each photo.

You think you can answer few questions about programing languages? How about very specific questions? The following quizzes are made to test your knowledge. As always, i is just for fun and no data will be stored by sanuja.com. Feel free to report any errors. Currently only the PHP, MySQL, CSS and HTML quizzes are up. Expect to see more before September 2013.

All of the following images are taken using Samsung Galaxy S III camera with 8.0 MP resolution. The rocks have a dominant mineral(s); indicated in caption. Some additional images may be found here. Lick the image (you may click instead) for high resolution version). You may right click on the image and open in a new window, if you want to view it in full resolution size. Depend on the network connection, the high resolution version may take few seconds to load.

No, I am going to finger point. This is about Geological faults and not about your faults. Joke aside, the different types of fault anatomies are very impotent for understanding the nature of the fault, it’s history and the even the future. The Structural Geology is one of the branches in Geoscience in which scientists are specifically concerned about the fault propagation and the anatomy. The behaviors of faults are important structures for industry (specially energy) and for urban planing. For those of you who are not familiar with Geology, this article may provide some insight into fault structures in general. I am not going to discuss the techniques of fault analysis, because my goal is to educate the general public. But if you are a “Geology minded” person, pleased read Fault Displacement Vectors for …

A simple program like Microsoft Excel 2010 can be used as a powerful tool by manipulating the software. Microsoft has published several “how to” guides such as this one Getting Started with VBA in Excel 2010. They are very good articles, and I am not trying to beat them. After all, they wrote the software anyway. I just want to introduce Excel as a powerful programing tool for home users in baby steps. Let’s see if I can do it! Before we do anything, let me introduce you to the helpful colour code or coding! All the comments must be started with the character “‘” and is coloured in green by the editor. The iterations and actions attached to a set is coloured in black (like regular texts). The red will only appear once you …

Data Collected From the Map Only one strike lines are drawn on the Figure 1 for the fault, but it is recommended to draw at least two of them to measure the dip of each feature. The line that go across point 5 (Figure 1) is the piercing (“pin line”) obtained from the steronet (Figure 3). The dip of the fault is calculated using its strike lines 5500 ft and 5300 ft. It was, and the strike is measured on the map as 269-degrees. The intersection between the bedding planes is defined as the piercing point. The intersection between two plains result in a line of contact along the axis, which the two plains are intersecting. This is known as the piercing line. Plot on the Stereonet When plotting on here, make sure you take …

Index:   B   |   C   |   E   |   G   |   H   |   K   |   M   |   O   |   P   |   Q   |   S   |   T   |   Z   |   Footnotes A Actinolite Notes:-wiki Andalusite Notes:-wiki Apatite (A) Notes:-wiki B Biotite Notes:-wiki C Calcite/Dolomite Notes:-wiki-Calcite -wiki-Dolomite Chert Notes:-wiki Chlorite Notes:-wiki Clinopyroxene Notes:-wiki Cordierite Notes:-wiki Cummingtonite -info here E Epidote Notes:-wiki G Garnet Notes:-wiki Glaucophane Notes:-wiki H Hornblende Notes:-wiki K K-feldspar Notes:-wiki Kyanite Notes:-wiki M Muscovite Notes:-wiki O Olivine Notes:-wiki Orthopyroxene Notes:-wiki P Plagioclase Feldspar Notes:-wiki Q Quartz Notes:-wiki S Sillimanite Notes:-wiki Staurolite Notes:-wiki T Tremolite Notes:-wiki Titanite/Sphene (A) Notes:-wiki Z Zircon (A) Notes:-wiki Footnotes A – denotes accessory minerals. Colours under …

I upgraded my network infrastructure by adding a new Network Attached Storage (NAS) and moved some equipment around the house. The upgrade increased the data transmission speed and storage capacity of the network. How to find the NAS that fits your needs Not all NAS units are manufactured equal. Even from a single manufacturer, you get a wide range of storage units. For household use, it is recommended to buy cheap, pre-configured NAS boxes (aka network hard drives) or USB connected drives. In a business environment, if you are looking for the speed and willing to compromise centralized data storage, USB 3.0 drives offer a great option for NAS. Few of the best companies for high end NAS units are QNAP, Synology, WD, HP, IBM, and Dell (not listed in any particular order). The QNAP …

For an average user who knows nothing about electronics technology, a simple RAM (Random Access Memory) upgrade can be a complicated task. The reality is even for a tech savvy person like myself find it difficult to find spare RAM modules and specific instructions for installation. Key points… Do you have physical access to the memory? (some laptops, the RAM is under the keyboard and only a qualified technician can install/replace RAM) What is the type of RAM your desktop/laptop can take? (DDR2, DDR3, DDR4, etc) What is the memory frequency? (1333 MHz, 1600 MHz, 1066 MHz, 800 MHz, etc) The type of support for the RAM? (ECC, DIMM, un-buffered, un/registered etc) What is the maximum amount of RAM allowed by a slot/the motherboard? (if possible, find the motherboard’s model number) (4 GB/8 GB/12 GB) …

There are many people suffering from stress(including myself… yes, I admit it!) which in turn creates both physical and emotional pain such as panic attacks and uncontrollable anger. Meditation has been used in the East as a stress reduction technique for over 2500 years. However, it has received wide publicity after several independent comprehensive studies found too many negative side effects of synthetic chemical based Western medicine. Today most unbiased scientists and doctors recommend the Eastern meditations for patients over pharmaceuticals. Even in extremely biased sectors of the society have integrated Eastern meditations in to their practice. The best example of this would be this so called “Western meditation” promoted by special interest groups in the USA without crediting the Eastern philosophers like Buddha. Most, if not all, meditation methods that can significantly alter the …