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Labor Day
A Novel
Other Editions of This Title:
Digital Audiobook (7/27/2009)
Paperback (8/3/2010)
Paperback, Large Print (7/28/2009)
Paperback (12/3/2013)
Paperback, Japanese (3/1/2014)
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— Lisa Sharp, Nightbird Books, Fayetteville, AR
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"Joyce Maynard is in top-notch form with Labor Day. Simply a novel you cannot miss."
—Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Keeping Faith
"Maynard has created an ensemble of characters that will sneak into your heart, and warm it while it breaks."
—St. Petersburg Times
Joyce Maynard, acclaimed author of At Home in the World, is back with Labor Day. The unforgettable story of a mother and son forever changed during a long summer weekend when a mysterious man comes into their lives. Labor Day is "a sexy, page turning, poignant story" (Jane Hamilton, author of A Map of the World) that "affirms Maynard's reputation as a master storyteller and shows her to be a passionate humanist with a gifted ear and heart" (People)
Praise For Labor Day: A Novel…
— Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Handle With Care
"[The] story is moving and fast-moving, affirming Maynard's reputation as a master storyteller and showing her to be a passionate humanist with a gifted ear and heart. . . . Maynard illuminates the human experience."
— People (Four Stars)
"Maynard expertly tugs heartstrings in a tidy tale. "
— Kirkus Reviews
"Maynard's inventive coming-of-age tale indelibly captures the anxiety and confusion inherent in adolescence, while the addition of a menacing element of suspense makes this emotionally fraught journey that much more harrowing."
— Booklist
"Maynard is in top form in this tale of love, betrayal, and forgiveness."
— Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers
"Maynard deftly pulls the reader into the fragile lives of these three vulnerable characters and their preordained march toward the novel's denouement. A marvelous read––perfect for one long sitting––this novel leaves the reader wishing it didn't ever have to end."
— BookPage
"Maynard...is in top form in this tale of love, betrayal and forgiveness."
— Record Searchlight (Redding, CA)
"beautifully written"
— New Orleans Times-Picayune
"Maynard offers fresh insight into what constitutes family."
— USA Today
"It is a testament to Maynard's skill that she makes this ominous setup into a convincing and poignant coming-of-age tale."
— Washington Post
"Maynard details Henry's roller-coaster emotions for Frank – he is both jealous and grateful – and his mother's emotional journeys – with skill and tenderness for the uncertain willingness of broken hearts to mend. The poignant results are revealing of our ability to forgive and to grow."
— Smart Money
"Labor Day is suffused with tenderness, dreaminess and love....first and foremost a page-turner...[it] puts back together the world that it destroys....you definitely need to get a box of tissues."
— Newsday
"a haunting and hopeful story"
— Hartford Courant
"[A] sweet, swift read that will leave you feeling good."
— Minneapolis Star Tribune
"surprisingly moving"
— Arizona Republic
"The novel is an extended meditation on the nature of love, grief and loneliness.... Maynard has created an ensemble of characters that will sneak into your heart, and warm it while it breaks. "
— St. Petersburg Times
"Maynard gets inside the head of an adolescent boy who is grappling with his own identity and the mysteries of sex (while revealing the secrets of making perfect pie crust). "
— Salt Lake City Tribune
"Maynard spins a fascinating story of damaged people seeking the one thing they long for – love. "
— Wichita Falls, TX, Times Record News
"Labor Day is a startling novel of love, friendship, trust, treachery, betrayal, and the deep lessons that we learn in life.... It's a powerful, poignant mix in the hands of author Joyce Maynard and a novel no one should miss."
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"Labor Day is both a coming-of-age story and a love story- a tale of profound loss, redemption and soul searching that is not to be missed."
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"Maynard has created an ensemble of characters that will sneak into your heart, and warm it while it breaks."
— St. Petersburg Times
"But apart from being a successful thriller, this book is a fascinating portrait of what causes a family to founder, and how much it can cost to put it back on the right path. "
— NPR.org
"At once beautiful and disturbing, this remarkable novel…is a moving read."
— BookPage.com on LABOR DAY
"an uplifting story told by a boy who is just beginning to understand what life is all about."
— St. Petersburg Times
William Morrow, 9780061843402, 256pp.
Publication Date: July 28, 2009
About the Author
Joyce Maynard is the author of eight previous novels, including To Die For, Labor Day, The Good Daughters, and four books of nonfiction. Her bestselling memoir, At Home in the World, has been translated into sixteen languages. She lives in California.


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And evil...
But one of the positive things to come out from it is the smattering of requests and trades I've drawn, and I've found myself drawing a lot more than... well, for a long time!
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The Florida Lottery, suspecting fraud, has suspended sales at 11 more stores, bringing the total to 14 since a Palm Beach Post investigation revealed startling patterns of winners.
Two of the stores were owned by winners profiled in The Post's investigation.
Amit and Nita Thakker have owned or operated various stores in and around Gainesville for years. Since 2005, they've cashed in 226 big lottery prizes worth more than $560,000.
Lottery officials seized equipment and turned off the terminals at their current store, the Williston Corner Market, about 30 minutes southwest of Gainesville.
"The Florida Lottery will not tolerate fraudulent activity by our players or retailers," a lottery news release stated.
If the lottery's investigation confirms that store owners or clerks fraudulently sold or redeemed tickets, the lottery will terminate their contract. They could face criminal charges as well, according to the news release.
The Post's investigation found lottery winners who were cashing in tickets against incredible odds. The most prolific winner, for example, was cashing in a ticket worth $600 or more every 11 days, on average, for years.
The winning patterns were red flags that led other lotteries to uncover ticket theft by store employees, ticket cashers who helped people avoid paying taxes or child support and even criminals using the lottery to launder money.
One of the prolific winners told The Post that he'd been cashing in tickets for other people, a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail.
Fort Pierce gas station owner Vipul Shukla has cashed in tickets 149 times, collecting $323,000, since 2006.
He previously told The Post that he'd been cashing in tickets for others, but he had stopped.
The lottery said Thursday it had suspended his store, the Midway Food Mart, 1200 W. Midway Road.
Seven of the suspended stores are in the St. Petersburg area. A Monday report by a Tampa-area TV station found that the owner of all seven stores had an unusually high number of wins.
Two other stores also had disproportionate wins by their owners.
The name of the man listed as the owner of La Rampa Supermarket, 2925 NW 27th Ave., in Miami, matches the name of the store's top winner in lottery records. He has won 11 times at his own store since 2008, collecting nearly $36,000.
The man listed as the owner of the A&L Discount Beverage in Ocala has won at his store 17 times for $21,500 since 2006, lottery records show.
Both men had even more winning tickets from other stores.
The Post's investigation, published March 30, found that six of the 10 most prolific winners in Florida since 2003 were store clerks or owners.
The chances of winning any lottery prize worth $600 or more are remote. Only one in every 8,700 scratch-off tickets sold is worth that much, and the rate is far worse for online games such as Play 4.
Mathematicians calculated that many of the top winners would have to spend millions to have a low chance of winning hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The Thakkers had said they had discovered a loophole in the lottery that allowed them to turn a profit every year playing the game. Experts and lottery officials discredited their explanation.
After suspending three Pompano Beach stores identified in The Post stories on April 2, the lottery three weeks later permanently revoked their licenses. The lottery said someone at the stores broke the law and won't ever be allowed to sell tickets again.
The Post found that the lottery wasn't following some industry best practices, including asking winners whether they work at stores that sell lottery tickets.
While the lottery has not adopted that rule, officials said they would adopt software to track frequent winners and install more self-checking machines at its outlets so that players don't have to rely on store clerks to tell them if they have winning tickets.
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Just another reason why I don't play scratch off tickets.
If you don't scan your ticket yourself and are handing it over for the clerk to do it AND believe them
when they say:
chances are, some of those SORRY NOT A WINNER replies should have been:
CONGRATULATIONS!! Here's your claim form.
Why stay in your own country and suffer when you can come here and prosper?
369 1009 1109 1099 110/011/101
time to set the entire state adrift into the Atlantic
If people just sign their tickets, they can't be scammed by the clerks right?
Following the trends and patterns means following the money!
Here we go again, with the misadventures of dishonest store clerks and owners. That loophole he found, must be his gaping A-hole, that he just pulled his head out of. Jail time is in order.
Seek and ye shall find -Matt. 7:7 ...Ask and ye shall receive -John 16:24 ...Give and it shall be given unto you -Luke 6:38 ...Be careful what you ask for!!! -Mypiemaster 1:1
Having Money Solves Problems That Not Having Money Creates ****John Carlton****
What I don't like about this story is how the FL Lottery and their auditors likely turned a blind eye to this entire situation for years. The data is right there, staring them in the face. It was only after the Post's article was published that their legislature demanded an investigation, and now suspensions and terminations are moving at a fast pace.
Pick 4 constituted a substantial portion of the "fraudulent" winners.
If the chances of winning the jackpot are so slim, why play when the jackpot is so small? Your chances never change, but the potential payoff does. If a crystal ball showed you the future of the rest of your life, and in that future you will never win a jackpot, would you still play?
P&L % = Total Win($)/Total Wager($) - 1
People always trying to cheat the system i.e. deadbeat parents instead of paying for their kids
I Love Pink & Green 1908
So the "fraud" is not the winning ticket itself but the act of cashing it in for the true winner? I thought that perhaps these retailers were doing something with the bar codes on scratch offs to pre-determine which were winners.
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The states know this is going on but if they do anything about it the corruption is exposed and they look bad. They'd rather let it continue than make themselves look bad. Thank God a newspaper is willing to do their job for them every once in a while or nothing would ever be done.
I would bet that this is epidemic throughout all the states and they all know it.
Buncha useless, incompetent, corrupt bureaucrats.
The chances of winning any lottery prize worth $600 or more are remote. Only one in every 8,700 scratch-off tickets sold is worth that much, and the rate is far worse for online games such as Play 4. that above statement from the lottery scares me a little.. I don't know about scratch offs..but pick 3 and pick 4 players can win more then $600 more often then they think..they also mention in the article it be hard to make a profit..BS..I did even play much last year and made a profit, they are some serious lottery players who do well with the daily games..but the best thing is to win less then $599..
have a great winning day!
But can you make a "profit" for 7 years running, like some of these winners? I think that's what raised alarm here. Yeah, people get lucky every now and then, but not that lucky. If it were possible for lottery players to profit over the long-term then the lottery would go broke.
It's obvious these clerks were either swindling winners out of their tickets or cashing them in for them to avoid taxes, child support, etcetera.
If clerks gave customers back their losing tickets then they wouldn't have any reasons to lie. I don't buy ticket at place where clerks keep your losing tickets.
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This chapter describes how to work with Files in Oracle Data Integrator.
This chapter includes the following sections:
Section 3.5, "Creating and Reverse-Engineering a File Model"
Oracle Data Integrator supports fixed or delimited files containing ASCII or EBCDIC data.
The File technology concepts map the Oracle Data Integrator concepts as follows: A File server corresponds to an Oracle Data Integrator data server. In this File server, a directory containing files corresponds to a physical schema. A group of flat files within a directory corresponds to an Oracle Data Integrator model, in which each file corresponds to a datastore. The fields in the files correspond to the datastore columns.
Oracle Data Integrator provides a built-in driver for Files and knowledge modules for integrating Files using this driver, using the metadata declared in the File data model and in the topology.
Most technologies also have specific features for interacting with flat files, such as database loaders, utilities, and external tables. Oracle Data Integrator can also benefit from these features by using technology-specific Knowledge Modules. In terms of performance, it is most of the time recommended to use database utilities when handling flat files.
Note that the File technology concerns flat files (fixed and delimited). XML files are covered in Chapter 5, "XML Files".
Oracle Data Integrator provides the knowledge modules (KM) listed in this section for handling File data using the File driver.
Note that the SQL KMs listed in Table 3-1 are generic and can be used with any database technology. Technology-specific KMs, using features such as loaders or external tables, are listed in the corresponding technology chapter.
Table 3-1 Knowledge Modules to read from a File
|Knowledge Module
LKM File to SQL
Loads data from an ASCII or EBCDIC File to any ANSI SQL-92 compliant database used as a staging area.
IKM SQL to File Append
Integrates data in a target file from any ANSI SQL-92 compliant staging area in replace mode.
IKM File to File (Java)
Integrates data in a target file from a source file using a Java processing. Can take several source files and generates a log and a bad file. See Section 184.108.40.206, "IKM File to File (Java)" for more information.
RKM File (FROM EXCEL)
Retrieves file metadata from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Consider using this KM if you plan to maintain the definition of your files structure in a dedicated Excel spreadsheet.
Make sure you have read the information in this section before you start working with the File technology:
Before performing any installation you should read the system requirements and certification documentation to ensure that your environment meets the minimum installation requirements for the products you are installing.
The list of supported platforms and versions is available on Oracle Technical Network (OTN):
Some of the knowledge modules for File data use specific features of the database. This section lists the requirements related to these features.
Most database technologies have their own utilities for interacting with flat files. All require that the database client software is accessible from the Agent that runs the interface that is using the utility. Some examples are:
Oracle: SQL*Loader
Microsoft SQL Server: bcp
Teradata: FastLoad, MultiLoad, TPump, FastExport
You can benefit from these utilities in Oracle Data Integrator by using the technology-specific knowledge modules. See the technology-specific chapter in this guide for more information about the knowledge modules and the requirements for using the database utilities.
Requirements for IKM File to File (Java)
The IKM File to File (Java) generates, compiles, and runs a Java program to process the source files. In order to use this KM, a JDK is required.
Setting up the topology consists in:
A File data server is a container for a set of file folders (each file folder corresponding to a physical schema).
Oracle Data Integrator provides the default FILE_GENERIC data server. This data server suits most of the needs. In most cases, it is not required to create a File data server, and you only need to create a physical schema under the FILE_GENERIC data server.
Create a data server for the File technology using the standard procedure, as described in "Creating a Data Server" of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Developer's Guide for Oracle Data Integrator. This section details only the fields required or specific for defining a File data server:
In the Definition tab:
Name: Name of the data server that will appear in Oracle Data Integrator.
User/Password: These fields are not used for File data servers.
In the JDBC tab, enter the following values:
JDBC Driver:
You can use in the URL the properties listed in Table 3-2.
Table 3-2 JDBC File Driver Properties
File encoding. The list of supported encoding is available at
Truncates strings to the field size for fixed files. Default value is
Truncates strings to the field size for delimited files. Default value is
Optimizes file access on multiprocessor machines for better performance. Using this option on single processor machines may actually decrease performance. Default value is
JDBC URL example:
Create a File physical schema using the standard procedure, as described in "Creating a physical schema" of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Developer's Guide for Oracle Data Integrator.
In your physical schema, you must set a pair of directories:
The Directory (Schema), where Oracle Data Integrator will look for the source and target files and create error files for invalid records detected in the source files.
A Directory (Work Schema), where Oracle Data Integrator may create temporary files associated to the sources and targets contained in the Data Schema.
Data and Work schemas each correspond to a directory. This directory must be accessible to the component that will access the files. The directory can be an absolute path (
m:/public/data/files) or relative to the runtime agent or Studio startup directory (
../demo/files). It is strongly advised to use a path that is independent from the execution location.
In UNIX in particular, the agent must have read/write permission on both these directories.
Keep in mind that file paths are different in Windows than they are in UNIX. Take the platform used by the agent into account when setting up this information.
Create for this physical schema a logical schema using the standard procedure, as described in "Creating a Logical Schema" of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Developer's Guide for Oracle Data Integrator and associate it in a given context.
Setting up a project using the File database follows the standard procedure. See "Creating an Integration Project" of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Developer's Guide for Oracle Data Integrator.
It is recommended to import the following knowledge modules into your project for getting started:
LKM File to SQL
IKM SQL to File Append
IKM File to File (Java)
RKM File (FROM EXCEL)
In addition to these knowledge modules, you can also import file knowledge modules specific to the other technologies involved in your product.
This section contains the following topics:
An File model is a set of datastores, corresponding to files stored in a directory. A model is always based on a logical schema. In a given context, the logical schema corresponds to one physical schema. The data schema of this physical schema is the directory containing all the files (eventually in sub-directories) described in the model.
Create a File model using the standard procedure, as described in "Creating a Model" of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Developer's Guide for Oracle Data Integrator.
Oracle Data Integrator provides specific methods for reverse-engineering files. File database supports four types of reverse-engineering:
Delimited Files Reverse-Engineering is performed per file datastore.
Fixed Files Reverse-engineering using the Wizard is performed per file datastore.
COBOL Copybook reverse-engineering, which is available for fixed files, if a copybook describing the file is provided. It is performed per file datastore.
Customized Reverse-Engineering, which uses a RKM (Reverse Knowledge Module) to get the structure of all of the files of the model from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Note that if you use the RKM, you do not need to define manually the datastores by typing in each column definition because the RKM automatically defines the column definitions in the spreadsheet.
The built-in file driver uses metadata from the Oracle Data Integrator models (field data type or length, number of header rows, etc.). Driver-specific tags are generated by Oracle Data Integrator and passed to the driver along with regular SQL commands. These tags control how the driver reads or writes the file.
Similarly, when Oracle Data Integrator uses database loaders and utilities, it uses the model metadata to control these loaders and utilities.
It is important to pay close attention to the file definition after a reverse-engineering process, as discrepancy between the file definition and file content is a source of issues at run-time.
To perform a delimited file reverse-engineering:
In the Models accordion, right click your File Model and select New Datastore. The Datastore Editor opens.
In the Definition Tab, enter the following fields:
Name: Name of this datastore
Resource Name: Sub-directory (if needed) and name of the file. You can browse for the file using the (...) button
Go to the Files tab to describe the type of file. Set the fields as follows:
File Format: Delimited
Header (Number of Lines): Enter the number of lines of the header. Note that if there is a header, the first line of the header will be used by Oracle Data Integrator to name the columns in the file.
Select a Record Separator.
Select or enter the character used as a Field Separator.
Enter a Text Delimiter if your file uses one.
Enter a Decimal Separator if your file contains decimals.
From the File main menu, select Save.
In the Datastore Editor, go to the Columns tab.
In the editor toolbar, click Reverse-Engineer.
Verify the datatype and length for the reverse engineered columns. Oracle Data Integrator infers the fields datatypes and lengths from the file content, but may set default values (for example 50 for the strings field length) or incorrect data types in this process.
From the File main menu, select Save.
Oracle Data Integrator provides a wizard to graphically define the columns of a fixed file.
To reverse-engineer a fixed file using the wizard:
In the Models accordion, right click your File Model and select New Datastore. The Datastore Editor opens.
In the Definition Tab, enter the following fields:
Name: Name of this datastore
Resource Name: Sub-directory (if needed) and name of the file. You can browse for the file using the (...) button
Go to the Files tab to describe the type of file. Set the fields as follows:
File Format: Fixed
Header (Number of Lines): Enter the number of lines of the header.
Select a Record Separator.
From the File main menu, select Save.
In the Datastore Editor, go to the Columns tab.
In the editor toolbar, click Reverse-Engineer.The Columns Setup Wizard is launched. The Columns Setup Wizard displays the first records of your file.
Click on the ruler (above the file contents) to create markers delimiting the columns. You can right-click within the ruler to delete a marker.
Columns are created with pre-generated names (C1, C2, and so on). You can edit the column name by clicking in the column header line (below the ruler).
In the properties panel (on the right), you can edit all the parameters of the selected column. You should set at least the Column Name, Datatype, and Length for each column.
Click OK when the columns definition is complete.
From the File main menu, select Save.
COBOL Copybook reverse-engineering allows you to retrieve a legacy file structure from its description contained in a COBOL Copybook file.
To reverse-engineer a fixed file using a COBOL Copybook:
In the Models accordion, right click your File Model and select New Datastore. The Datastore Editor opens.
In the Definition Tab, enter the following fields:
Name: Name of this datastore
Resource Name: Sub-directory (if needed) and name of the file. You can browse for the file using the (...) button
Go to the Files tab to describe the type of file. Set the fields as follows:
File Format: Fixed
Header (Number of Lines): Enter the number of lines of the header.
Select a Record Separator.
From the File main menu, select Save.
In the Datastore Editor, go to the Columns tab.
Create or open a File datastore that has a fixed format.
In the Datastore Editor, go to the Columns tab.
In the toolbar menu, click Reverse Engineer COBOL CopyBook.
In the Reverse Engineer Cobol CopyBook Dialog, enter the following fields:
File: Location of the Copybook file
Character set: Copybook file charset.
Description format (
ASCII): Copybook file format
Data format (
ASCII): Data file format
Click OK.
The columns described in the Copybook are reverse-engineered and appear in the column list.
If a field has a data type declared in the Copybook with no corresponding datatype in Oracle Data Integrator File technology, then this column will appear with no data type.
In this reverse-engineering method, Oracle Data Integrator uses a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that contains the description of the group of files. This file has a specific format. A sample file (
file_repository.xls) is provided in the Oracle Data Integrator demo in the
/demo/excel sub-directory.
The following steps assume that you have modified this file with the description of the structure of your flat files.
To perform a customized reverse-engineering, perform the following steps:
Create an ODBC Datasource for the Excel Spreadsheet corresponding to the Excel Spreadsheet containing the files description.
Define the Data Server, Physical and Logical Schema for the Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet
Run the customized reverse-engineering using the RKM File from Excel RKM.
Create an ODBC Datasource for the Excel Spreadsheet
Launch the Microsoft ODBC Administrator.
Add a System Datasource.
Select the Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls) driver.
Name the data source:
ODI_EXCEL_FILE_REPO and select the file
Define the Data Server, Physical and Logical Schema for the Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet
In Topology Navigator, add a Microsoft Excel data server with the following parameters:
Name: EXCEL_FILE_REPOSITORY
JDBC Driver:
From the File main menu, select Save.
Add a physical schema to this data server. Leave the default values in the Definition tab.
In the Context tab of the physical schema, click Add.
In the new line, select the context that will be used for reverse engineering and enter in the logical schema column
EXCEL_FILE_REPOSITORY. This name is mandatory.
From the File main menu, select Save.
Run the customized reverse-engineering
In Designer Navigator, import the RKM File From Excel Knowledge Module into your project.
In the Models accordion, double-click the File Model. The Model Editor opens.
In the Reverse-Engineer Tab, set the following parameters:
Select Customized
Context: Reverse Context
Knowledge Module: RKM File from Excel
In the toolbar menu, click Reverse-Engineer.
You can follow the reverse-engineering process in the execution log
A Microsoft Excel logical schema must be defined. It must be named EXCEL_FILE_REPOSITORY and point to the file
file_repository.xls or another file with a similar structure.
The Microsoft Excel file
file_repository.xls should be closed before running the reverse engineering.
You can use a file as a source or a target of an integration interface, but NOT as a staging area.
The KM choice for an interface or a check determines the abilities and performances of this interface or check. The recommendations below help in the selection of the KM for different situations concerning a File data server.
Files can be used as a source of an interface. The LKM choice in the Interface Flow tab to load a File to the staging area is essential for the interface performance.
The LKM File to SQL uses the built-in file driver for loading data from a File database to a staging area. In addition to this KM, you can also use KMs that are specific to the technology of the staging area or target. Such KMs support technology-specific optimizations and use methods such as loaders or external tables.
This knowledge module, as well as other KMs relying on the built-in driver, support the following two features attached to the driver:
Oracle Data Integrator built-in driver provides error handling at column level for the File technology. When loading a File, Oracle Data Integrator performs several controls. One of them verifies if the data in the file is consistent with the datastore definition. If one value from the row is inconsistent with the column description, the On Error option - on the Control tab of the Column Editor - defines the action to perform. The On Error option can take the following values:
Reject Error: The row containing the error is moved to a .BAD file, and a reason of the error is written to a .ERROR file.
The .BAD and .ERROR files are located in the same directory as the file being read and are named after this file, with a .BAD and .ERROR extension.
Null if error (inactive trace): The row is kept in the flow and the erroneous value is replaced by null.
Null if error (active trace): The row is kept in the flow, the erroneous value is replaced by null, and an reason of the error is written to the .ERROR file.
Oracle Data Integrator is able to handle files that contain multiple record formats. For example, a file may contain records representing orders (these records have 5 columns) and other records representing order lines (these records having 8 columns with different datatypes).
The approach in Oracle Data Integrator consists in considering each specific record format as a different datastore.
This example uses the multi record file
orders.txt. It contains two different record types: orders and order lines.
Order records have the following format:
Order lines records have the following format
Order records are identified by
Order lines are identified by
To handle multi record files as a source interface of an integration interface:
Create a File Model using a logical schema that points to the directory containing the source file.
Identify the different record formats and structures of the flat file. In Example 3-1 two record formats can be identified: one for the orders and one for the order lines.
For each record format identified, do the following:
Create a datastore in the File Model for each type of record.
For Example 3-1 create two datastores.
In the Definition tab of the Datastore Editor, enter a unique name in the Name field and enter the flat file name in the Resource Name field. Note that the resource name is identical for all datastores of this model.
For Example 3-1 you can use
ORDERS and
ORDER_LINES as the name of your datastores. Enter
orders.txt in the Resource Name field for both datastores.
In the Files tab, select, depending on the format of your flat file, Fixed or Delimited from the File Format list and specify the record and field separators.
In the Columns tab, enter the column definitions for this record type.
One or more columns can be used to identify the record type. The record code is the field value content that is used as distinguishing element to be found in the file. The record code must be unique and allows files with several record patterns to be processed. In the Record Codes field, you can specify several values separated by the semicolon (;) character.
In the Column Editor, assign a record code for each record type in the Record Codes field.
In Example 3-1, enter
ORD in the Record Codes field of the CODE_REC column of the ORDERS datastore and enter
LIN in the Record Codes field of the CODE_REC column of the ORDER_LINES datastore.
With such definition, when reading data from the ORDERS datastore, the file driver will filter only those of the records where the first column contains the value ORD. The same applies to the ORDER_LINES datastore (only the records with the first column containing the value LIN will be returned).
Files can be used as a source and a target of an interface. The data integration strategies in Files concern loading from the staging area to Files. The IKM choice in the Interface Flow tab determines the performances and possibilities for integrating.
Oracle Data Integrator provides two Integration Knowledge Modules for integrating File data:
The IKM SQL to File Append uses the file driver for integrating data into a Files target from a staging area in truncate-insert mode.
This KM has the following options:
INSERT automatically attempts to insert data into the target datastore of the interface.
CREATE_TARG_TABLE creates the target table.
TRUNCATE deletes the content of the target file and creates it if it does not exist.
GENERATE_HEADER creates the header row for a delimited file.
In addition to this KM, you can also use IKMs that are specific to the technology of the staging area. Such KMs support technology-specific optimizations and use methods such as loaders or external tables.
The IKM File to File (Java) is the solution for handling File-to-File use cases. This IKM optimizes the integration performance by generating a Java program to process the files. It can process several source files when the datastore's resource name contains a wildcard. This program is able to run the transformations using several threads.
The IKM File to File (Java) provides two KM options for logging and error handling purposes: LOG_FILE and BAD_FILE.
This IKM supports flat delimited and fixed files where the fields can be optionally enclosed by double quotation marks (
"). EBCDIC and XML formats are not supported.
Using the IKM File to File (Java)
To use the IKM File to File (Java), the staging area must be on a File data server. It is the default configuration when creating a new interface. The staging area is located on the target, which is the File technology.
The IKM File to File (Java) supports mappings and filters. Mappings and filters are always executed on the source or on the staging area, never on the target. When defining the mapping expressions and filters use the Java syntax. Note that the mapping expressions and filter conditions must be written in a single line with no carriage return. The IKM supports the following standard Java datatypes: string, numeric, and date and accepts any Java transformation on these datatypes.
The following are two examples of a mapping expression:
In the second example, if COL1 and COL2 are numeric, the IKM computes the sum of both numbers otherwise it concatenates the two strings.
The following are two examples of a filter condition:
(FIC.COL1==FIC.COL2)&&(FIC.COL3 !=None)
The following objects and features are not supported:
Changed Data Capture (CDC)
Flow Control
The IKM File to File (Java) is able to process several source files. To specify several source files use wildcards in the datastore's resource name. You can use the PROCESSED_FILE_PREFIX and PROCESSED_FILE_SUFFIX KM options to manage the source files by renaming them once they are processed.
Once the interface is completed, Oracle Data Integrator generates the following output files according to the KM options:
Log file: This file contains information about the loading process, including names of the source files, the target file, and the bad file, as well as a summary of the values set for the major KM options, error messages (if any), statistic information about the processed rows.
Source File: /xxx/abc.dat Target File: /yyy/data/target_file.dat Bad File: /yyy/log/target_file.bad Header Number to skip: 1 Errors allowed: 3 Insert option: APPEND (could be REPLACE) Thread: 1 ERROR LINE 100: FIELD COL1 IS NOT A DATE ERROR LINE 120: UNEXPECTED ERROR 32056 Rows susccessfully read 2000 Rows not loaded due to data filter 2 Rows not loaded due to data errors 30054 Rows successfully loaded
Bad file: This file logs each row that could not be processed. If no error occurs, the bad file is empty.
This KM has the following options:
JAVA_HOME indicates the full path to the bin directory of your JDK. If this options is not set, the ODI Java Home will be used.
APPEND appends the transformed data to the target file if set to Yes. If set to No, the file is overwritten.
DISCARDMAX indicates the maximum number of records that will be discarded into the bad file. The interface fails when the number of discarded records exceeds the number specified in this option.
Rollback is not supported. The records that have been inserted remain.
MAX_NB_THREADS indicates the number of parallel threads used to process the data.
LOG_FILE indicates the log file name. If this option is not set, the log file name will be automatically generated and the log file will be written in the target work schema.
BAD_FILE indicates the bad file name. If this option is not set, the bad file name will be automatically generated and the bad file will be written in the target work schema.
SOURCE_ENCODING indicates the charset encoding for the source files. Default is the machine's default encoding.
TARGET_ENCODING indicates the charset encoding for the target file. Default is the machine's default encoding.
REMOVE_TEMPORARY_OBJECTS removes the log and bad files if set to Yes.
PROCESSED_FILE_PREFIX indicates the prefix that will be added to the source file name after processing.
PROCESSED_FILE_SUFFIX indicates the suffix that will be added to the source file name after processing.


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As opposed to her fun, high-flying counterpart, Miss Andrews is a bit more stark in her approach to child care. There is no sugar to help the medicine go down, nor does she tote a magic carpet bag. Still, Miss Andrews has an important role to play and it is one that Jan Neuberger is relishing.
"This is not the first time I've played an unpleasant character," said Neuberger, an 18-year resident of Newtown who takes on the role of the strict nanny in the Westchester Broadway Theatre's production of "Mary Poppins," a musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the 1964 Disney film.
"I'd like to think I am nothing like these characters," she said, chuckling. "But, quite frankly, I enjoy playing them thoroughly."
Miss Andrews is part of an ensemble of characters, which includes, of course, Mary Poppins, Bert and Mr. and Mrs. Banks, as well as their children, Jane and Michael. Neuberger said her character acts as a classic antagonist -- her strict ways and dictatorial approach is a contrast to Mary Poppins' more gentle approach.
After all, it is Andrews who is brought in when Poppins' techniques seem to be causing more harm than good. But one should not underestimate a nanny who can fly in the air, aided by a sturdy umbrella and who appears and disappears at just the right moments.
"There is a later scene where there is a confrontation," Neuberger said. "And not surprisingly, Mary Poppins takes Miss Andrews down a peg. It really is quite a vocal workout."
There is singing, dancing and some high-flying feats in this production, which drew droves of people to Broadway during its seven-year run, from 2006 to March. The latest production, which launches Thursday, May 8, marks the 40th anniversary of the Westchester Broadway Theatre. It will be staged through July. The cast also includes Lauren Blackman as Mary Poppins and Leo Ash Evans as Bert.
Expect to hear many of the classics from the 1964 movie, such as "Chim-Chim Cher-ee," "Step in Time" and "Feed the Birds." There also will be a chance for some younger stars to shine.
Eleven-year-old Jane Shearin has been cast as one of the two Jane Banks in the production. This is her first time performing at the Westchester venue, but she has participated in productions in and around Newtown, where she also lives.
"If I didn't love what I was doing, I wouldn't be doing it," said Shearin, who said this latest experience is only further solidifying her aspirations to find more opportunities to sing, dance and act on stage.
"Jane has been singing since she could talk," said her mother, Ellen Aho.
Since then, the aspiring performer has honed her talents at the Newtown-based performing arts program Sabrina's Encore Productions, and last year performed as JoJo in Newtown's 1214 Foundation's production of "Seussical."
As for her latest role, Shearin said she has been having a lot of fun in rehearsals and has enjoyed getting to meet the cast.
"It's very professional, but it's really fun, too," she said.
That mix of seriousness, with a light-hearted touch is reflected in the story itself. The Banks are a troubled lot, having already churned through quite a few nannies by the time Poppins arrives. With humor and optimism, this magical nanny delivers the difficult lessons that end up having a profound effect on the family.
"This family makes a journey, all four of them," Neuberger said. "Everyone is significantly changed by the end of this story."
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New York/San Francisco-based production company/content creation studio BODEGA extends its footprint to Los Angeles, under the leadership of Executive Producers Taylor Ferguson and Erin Tauscher.
Ferguson and Tauscher are aligning their LA-based production company Splendid & Co, with BODEGA and the combined entity will carry the BODEGA brand.
"I'm thrilled about the future of this partnership. Our growing roster of directors will be seriously poised for bigger and better opportunities", says Ferguson. Adds Tauscher, "When we saw the talent at Bodega, combining forces just made sense. BODEGA's all in one offering is the future of our industry and now that they've expanded to Los Angeles, I'm incredibly excited to be a part of it."
The combined roster of talent will include Sophia Banks, Lesley Chilcott, Lindsay Daniels, Haley Geffen, Debra Granik, Mark Littman, Ben Orisich, Kevin Osgood, Adam Reid, and Mark Rosenberg as well as the entire BODEGA Animation roster.
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The following patches were submitted to the kernel mailing list in early July 2009. There are patches against kernel version 2.6.31-rc1.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 28, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cambria, the only producer of natural quartz surfaces in the U.S., announced today that Ottawa-based Urban Quarry is the latest Cambria fabricator business partner to be inducted into their Lexus Partner Program.
The Lexus Partner Program was designed by Cambria in 2008 to further strengthen the relationships between Cambria and its fabricator partners as well as provide the highest possible service to consumers. Urban Quarry is the eleventh fabricator partner in North America to be inducted into the program.
"Cambria is proud to bring our relationship with Urban Quarry to the Lexus Partner level, which is the most exclusive partnership level we offer," said Cambria President and CEO, Marty Davis. "We have worked with Urban Quarry for over five years and during that time it is clear that they share our commitment to delivering the highest quality customer service and products."
Cambria Lexus Partners must meet specific criteria set by Cambria which includes sales success, exceptional quality and customer service, and a commitment to marketing. In return, Lexus Partners enjoy unique benefits from Cambria, including a guaranteed market position through exclusive fabrication in their marketplace and dedicated Cambria sales, marketing and training support.
"We couldn't be happier about our new Lexus Partner status and look forward to further promoting the Cambria brand," said Laurent Bellavance, founder and owner of Urban Quarry. "Urban Quarry's Lexus Partner status will strengthen our relationship with Cambria and create mutual growth and success for both companies."
Cambria is sold to select fabricators across North America through a partnership model that celebrates a common vision and culture. The pinnacle of that model is the Lexus Partner Program,which formalizes Cambria's commitment to highly evolved fabricator business partnerships that deliver mutual success. Cambria's Lexus Partner fabricators are committed to innovation, hard work, are entrepreneurial-minded and want to grow their businesses in partnership with Cambria.
As a leader in design innovation, Cambria offers 83 colors with new designs never before seen in quartz. Cambria has created the look of onyx, marble and granite without compromising all the performance benefits of quartz, such as being stronger than granite and maintenance free. These trendsetting looks have incredible movement and iridescent blues, gold and copper. Complementary colors from the six color collections offer unique opportunities to incorporate multiple colors on a variety of surfaces, creating more depth and character in residential and commercial applications. Cambria is available through builders, designers, architects and kitchen/bath retailers throughout North America.
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Cambria is a privately held, family-owned company headquartered in Minnesota. Cambria is one of the few quartz surface plants in the world and the exclusive producer of natural quartz surfaces in the United States. Cambria focuses on quality, innovation and growth. Cambria is sold through a North American network of independent stone fabricator and installation partners that share the company's commitment to quality and craftsmanship. Products are available to consumers via retail partners throughout North America. Cambria also exports its products throughout the world.
Cambria is a stain resistant, nonporous natural quartz surface that is harder, stronger and easier to care for than other stone surfaces because it does not require sealing with chemical-based conditioners, polishers or wax. Cambria is committed to environmentally friendly business practices and its product is local, durable and plentiful. Cambria products contribute to projects achieving LEED certification, have been NSF International certified as safe for food preparation, and have achieved GREENGUARD for Children and Schools® and Indoor Air Quality Certified®– so there is no safer surface available to consumers. For more information on Cambria's environmental business practices, please visit: http://www.cambriacanada.com/discover.cfm/benefits/green-statement. Strong, Safe, Certified and Environmentally Friendly. For more information visit: www.CambriaCanada.com
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Urban Quarry and Marble Unlimited is a privately owned, family operation in Ottawa, Ontario, which strives to fabricate top-quality products with unsurpassed service for its customers. Over the years Urban Quarry and Marble Unlimited have became an industry leader with its different range of products, which include natural stone such as: marble, granite and CAMBRIA® Natural Quartz Surfaces. Urban Quarry has been fabricating and installing stone countertops since 1986 and Cambria since 2007. With 35 employees, state-of-the-art equipment and a dedication to customer service, Urban Quarry is an innovative, adaptable company that offers high quality products and puts customers first. For more information visit: www.marbleunlimited.ca
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The Kings went 4-0 in the event, outscoring its opposition by a combined margin of 49-8 in the tournament. By winning the District 28 title, the team earned the right to host a best-of-three sectional series with District 14 champion Greencastle. The winner of that will advance to the Pennsylvania State Tournament.
Kennett Kings team members inlcuded, back row from left: coach Mike Pechin, David Villifane, Alex Pechin, Drew Jarmuz, Kevin Looby, Tyler Hoffman Reardon, coach Chris Jarmuz, Chris Tucker, Joe Zirolli, Alex Nichols and manager Todd Duerr; front row from left: Dan Garver, Jake Freeman, John Karas, Simon Galer and Eric Duerr.