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80. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downFaX82 Feb 24, 2012 5:14 PM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
I click on the red "submit proof of eligibility" and after a quick "scheduled maintenance" message i get bounced back.
81. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downMeowKittens Feb 24, 2012 8:40 PM (in response to FaX82)
Yeah. The link is broken. I've tried numerous times as well.
82. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downpanhandle mom Feb 24, 2012 9:35 PM (in response to MeowKittens)
This has been something else. Apparently even if you upload your documents it doesn't mean identit-e is receiving them. I was able to do the online chat, I just kept checking and finally it said there were reps available, she gave approval based on my email address she did not see any docs, this was around 4cst. I was told to give it an hour and I would receive the serial numbers from adobe, meanwhile the call back from adobe came in and the man I spoke to said the serial numbers come from identit-e. I really didn't believe that but wasn't going to argue with him and question why I recieved an email from adobe to contact their customer service if I did not have the info w/in 4 days, he said it was to note the account...that makes a lot of sense. I checked my account about 7cst, it still said pending, clicked on status and it gave an error page, went back to order and the serial numbers were there. I received and email from..guess who...adobe with the serial numbers.
If you received the emails about the order, my suggestion would be to keep checking the identit-e website and catch someone on chat or have a lot of patience.
83. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downWesMc1955 Feb 24, 2012 10:06 PM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
Hello Jeff and Everyone else with this problem. It is now 11:36pm CST 02-24-12.
It is all broke. From Adobe -- My Orders-----get the flash that site is down for maintance then blown out back to Adobe login.
I've tried Firefox 3.6, and 10.x, as well as IE9. I cleared all cache and cookies every session. I've turned off firewalls, anti-virus, etc.. I've prayed and begged.
Earlier today I could get to some page on identit-e that had a button to do a chat, it said chat was ready but as soon as I typed in my name and email address chat was no longer working.
I emailed identit-e two days ago and still no reply.
I could get to this site at this time:
But I don't have a Product code which is required as the first item to enter, I ordered the box of CS 5.5
I sent 3 twitter messages thoughout the day but still no reply from @Adobe_Care.
I guess come Monday I will try to climb the ladder at Adobe to find someone that has the power to fix this problem. I've spent three days trying to get verified. From following tweets on twitter most of the afternoon waiting for someone at @Adobe_Care to answer I'm afraid I'm going to be denied the purchase because I didn't get verified in a timely manner. And on twitter there were many of us having this problem, so I don't understand how Adobe can let this problem get so large and then take so long to solve the problem.
Jeff thank you. And daquanabe thank you for helping me try to learn twitter today. I hope everyone has a great weekend. Wishing you all good luck here.
84. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downLINewYorkLI Feb 25, 2012 4:33 AM (in response to WesMc1955)
I am in the same situation as you - it is completely impossible to do the verification.
What I am seeing:
On the My Adobe --> My orders screen... When I click: Eligibility required: Submit proof
The message below rapidly flashes at the top of the screen, and then disappears:
(For the record, it was nearly impossible to get this screen grab since this message flashes and disappears so quickly.)
Immediately after that red message flashes and disappears, I am automatically logged out of the Adobe site, and returned to the login screen.
The identit-e.com site never actually attempts to load anymore.
This exact problem has been consistent for about two days now.
85. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downdaquanabe Feb 25, 2012 7:09 AM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
Last night I finally got my key and download info, 7 hrs after I had been approved by identit-e. It was a very painful process that I hope Adobe takes into consideration given just the issues put forth on this page. Good luck to everyone who's still going through the process.
86. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downLiz H. Alexander Feb 25, 2012 7:38 AM (in response to daquanabe)
That's nothing, it's been almost 24 hours since identit-e approved me and I've still heard nothing from Adobe, either over email or from the 2 Twitter posts I sent them.
87. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downdaquanabe Feb 25, 2012 7:58 AM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
ArgyleMonkey, I became intolerantly persistent in my tweets. This may be a complete coincidence but a similar thing happened for me as panhandle mom... I went to check My Orders on the adobe.com website and although it said that verification was pending, I kept Checking Status and something wonderful happened... I got a different screen with my product key. I got my email from Adobe about 15 minutes later. So, keep checking your status and perhaps it will trigger something. Who knows... best of luck!
88. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downLiz H. Alexander Feb 25, 2012 8:10 AM (in response to daquanabe)
It's a Christmas miracle! I just started clicking the "check status" button like you said, it blinked to a completely different page, I went back to my orders & it had changed & was showing the serial number. Crazy, but all's well that...ends.
89. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downSomeoneTyping Feb 25, 2012 9:06 AM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
So it seems that the system is still not working this morning. Shows a red error message, logs you out. I have confirmed this on IE9 and Safari. It also appears that if you purchased through adobe.com you do not get a product code and you cannot submit the verification form to identit-e.com itself.
Anyone else get any break throughs with this. I assume that twitter has had minimal impact on assisting here.
90. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downFaX82 Feb 25, 2012 9:39 AM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
This is getting grotesque. Sent my docs to identit-e directly through e-mail but haven't got an answer. Adobe page still doesn't work. Bought the product through Adobe, so I don't have a serial number. Me and everyone in my situation is pretty much stuck, so let's just hope the good folks at Adobe will get in touch with their partner company soon.
91. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downroarchik Feb 25, 2012 10:37 AM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
Thank you, LINewYorkLI, for posting the screenshot. That is also what I am going through. I've tried on different computers, different browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome). Please help, Jeff!
92. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downWesMc1955 Feb 25, 2012 1:38 PM (in response to roarchik)
Hello all. Well as of 3:14pm CST Feb. 25, 2012 it is still all broke.
But I think that it is not just a problem with identit-e I think Adobe has a broken link on their webpage.
When you login and go to "My Orders" and you click on the "Submit Proof" hyperlink, that is broken. And I bet it is on Adobe's site. I'm not a programmer but I've been around long enough. I think identit-e changed either a server, or a DNS link, something to that effect and Adobe's script files are pointing at the wrong location. Now www.identit-e.com does have problems that's for sure. But I'm just trying to waste time and think. OUCH!!!! Thinking is bad.
And LINewYorkLI sorry you had to go through all that trouble to get a screen capture of the error message we get when you click on Submit Proof" But that is just a standard message used on Adobe's website.
So does anyone have Adobe's CIO's Gerri Martin-Flickinger (If she is still the CIO) email address or phone number? I would really like to talk to that person. The Chief Information Officer should have heard about this problem three days ago. And fixed the problem. Just my humble opionion. I don't won't to make anyone look bad, but just do your job. I've wasted four days trying to accomplish a three minute task. My nerves are shot. I may need to see a theripist over this. I joke.
So I wouldn't waste anymore time trying to click on "Submit Proof" from your My Order's page. It is broken. Maybe Monday all will get repaired. I hope.
Thanks everyone for your input here and showing me I was not alone in this situation. Have a great weekend.
93. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downdaquanabe Feb 25, 2012 1:45 PM (in response to Liz H. Alexander)
Well Merry Christmas then, ArgyleMonkey!
Sent from my iPhone
94. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downJeff A Wright Feb 25, 2012 3:23 PM (in response to daquanabe)
So to clarify if you go to https://www.identit-e.com/default/index/adobe are you able to submit your proof eligibility? This should be used for anyone who purchased the education version and have a product code.
For those who have a coupon code you would want to visit https://www.studentteacherlicensing.com/.
Also those who purchased an order online in North America once you submit your proof of elgibility through Adobe.com it will still need to be verified through Identit-e.
95. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downFaX82 Feb 25, 2012 3:43 PM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
I don't have a product code or a coupon code. Is there anything I can do?
96. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downroarchik Feb 25, 2012 3:44 PM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
I don't have a product code. I only have an order number. I purchased the
download version and was not able to submit the eligibility information at
time of purchase because I did not have all the information.
97. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downJeff A Wright Feb 25, 2012 3:47 PM (in response to roarchik)
If you don't have a product code or coupon code, and are in North America and bought from Adobe directly, then you will be submitting your eligibility through the My Orders page. http://www.adobe.com/go/my_orders_en_us
This information is still sent over to Identit-e to validate. I am trying to determine though where people are running into problems at the moment. You can find more details regarding the process in the Education FAQ document.
98. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downFaX82 Feb 25, 2012 3:50 PM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
The eligibility subsmission @ My Orders page doesn't work. That's the whole point.
99. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downroarchik Feb 25, 2012 3:51 PM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
That is where we're running into problems. We go to the orders page, click
on the "Submit Proof" link and the screen (see post #84) appears. Then,
we're logged out automatically.
100. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downJeff A Wright Feb 25, 2012 3:52 PM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
So is that the only issue at this point? If you have a coupon code or product code you are not running into any difficulties?
101. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downnewell3k Feb 25, 2012 4:03 PM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
I have tried for 3 days straight to get this done. I have submitted documents via email to both Adobe and Identit-e. I have gotten nothing as far as a reply from either. The link under the order page does not work. I have talked to numerous Adobe reps, all telling me they found the problem, but don't know when it will be fixed. Other than that they say there is nothing they can do. I am thoroughly disgusted with this whole process and Adobe in general. I cannot use my trial period anymore either. Unfortunately, I do not have a product code (I ordered online through Adobe), so I am uable to even attempt to see if the other method through Identit-e works. Jeff, do you have any updates on when this is expected to be resolved?
102. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downwwsong13 Feb 25, 2012 4:06 PM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
Yes, as far as I can tell that is the only issue currently. Ordering from Adobe.com does not provide you with a product code that I know of. The verify link in my orders would timeout the night I bought it and from the next day on it would display the "scheduled maintenance" message and log me out immediately. It currently does this on chrome safari and firefox.
103. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downJeff A Wright Feb 25, 2012 4:11 PM (in response to wwsong13)
Wwsong13 from your description it appears you did submit your proof of eligibility through the order page and you are waiting for it to be approved? Or were you unable to submit your proof of eligibility?
If you purchased the Student & Teacher edition of the software from Adobe.com, and chose the download option, you will not receive a product or coupon code.
104. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downJeff A Wright Feb 25, 2012 4:13 PM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
Sorry my apologies Newell3k appears to have been able to submit his proof of eligibility through the order page not Wwsong13?
105. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downwwsong13 Feb 25, 2012 4:33 PM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
That is correct, I was never able to properly submit my documents through the link in my orders. As of now, I have not submitted any documents except in a customer service case which I later withdrew when I learned I had to go through the link in my orders. I did not choose the download option however and I opted for it to be mailed to me, does that have any effect on the existence of a product code?
106. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downNot_Null Feb 25, 2012 4:30 PM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
It took a few tries, but I was able to get my Identit-e form to submit on Thursday. My order now says Eligibility pending: Check status.
The Identit-e status page says to allow up to 2 business days. So I guess I should wait until Monday afternoon/night before I start wondering whether they actually got it or if it went into /dev/null. Or do they normally verify much faster?
107. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downnewell3k Feb 25, 2012 4:56 PM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
No I have not been able to submit anything through the order page. I opened a case in the regular customer support section of the Adobe website and attempted to submit the needed documents that way. The submit proof under the order status page seems to be the only way it is possible for me to get this solved (according to Adobe); however, it does not work. You would think a tech company could solve its own tech problems.
108. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downSomeoneTyping Feb 25, 2012 6:47 PM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
Hello Jeff,
I don't think that you understand the issue.
On the my orders page is a submit proof link. When you click that it throws an error, and we are forced to login again.
We need to get someone from adobe to look at the page and see that the submit proof link is broken.
109. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downSomeoneTyping Feb 25, 2012 6:50 PM (in response to SomeoneTyping)
Can we get someone at adobe to process our orders of we email them our school Id's?
We need to get this completed before our orders cancel out.
110. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downGibAholic Feb 25, 2012 7:12 PM (in response to SomeoneTyping)
The issue is when people click "submit proof" from the order page. They get a quick error message at the top of the order page " Were Sorry, the site you have requested is not available due to scheduled maintenance, Please Try Again Later". The error forces a log out and returns the user to the sign in page.
111. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downSomeoneTyping Feb 25, 2012 8:35 PM (in response to GibAholic)
Hello Jeff, Any update on this?
112. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downSomeoneTyping Feb 26, 2012 5:59 AM (in response to SomeoneTyping)
Anyone able to get the Submit Proof option to work?
I dont seem to be getting the error message anymore, but nothing loads when I select the link. Tested in IE9 and Safari.
113. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downLINewYorkLI Feb 26, 2012 6:03 AM (in response to LINewYorkLI)
As of SUNDAY 02/26/2012 7:30am EST (4:30am PST) it is still impossible to validate. Could there be that much traffic at this early hour on a Sunday?
I have to admit it is rather shocking to see this much trouble on the web site of a company that develops web software. I really would like to be able to finish the purchase and be done with this.
For the record, I purchased the software via the Adobe.com website itself. I am trying to validate as I was instructed to do so, by going to the "My orders" page.
What I am seeing today on SUNDAY 7:30am EST (4:30am PST):
On the My Adobe --> My orders screen... --> Eligibility required: Submit proof
The web page hangs for a few minutes after you click Submit proof.
Eventually, the message below rapidly flashes at the top of the screen, and then disappears:
Immediately after that red message flashes and disappears, I am automatically logged out of the Adobe site, and returned to the login screen.
The identit-e.com site might be trying to load while the web page hangs but never does. There is no way to tell since there is no indication on the screen as to what is going on. Then, the red message seems to appear once the web page finally times-out, and the user is logged out.
When will this be fixed?
114. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downWesMc1955 Feb 26, 2012 7:13 AM (in response to LINewYorkLI)
Hello all........
It is 9:08 CST Feb. 26,2012
Jeff this link is broken. It will not connect to anything. Unlike the last few days when it blew away instantly. Today it hangs, trying to connect but it will not. I've had the little "Rotating Circle" like it's trying to connect for 10 minutes now. Thanks.
115. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downweathernow Feb 26, 2012 7:51 AM (in response to WesMc1955)
I too have been unable to submit my information using the submit proof button since purchasing directly from Adobe on 2/22. I opened up a support case directly with Adobe (2/22) where it says my documents have been received and are being verified but I have not heard anything further. When I click on the "submit proof" button as indicated by WesMc1955, I too get a broken link with just a rotating circle when I hover my mouse over the location in either Chrome 17.0.963.56 or Firefox 10.0.2.
Jeff, please offer guidance on the next steps individuals should take to resolve this problem. Is there a number we should call?
116. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downwwsong13 Feb 26, 2012 11:14 AM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
Hi Jeff, just an update. Like everyone else has been posting, I no longer get logged out immediately when clicking the "submit proof" link, I now get a spinning processing circle in the "education eligibility" box when hovering over the "submit proof" link and nothing happens after that. I let it attempt to load on chrome, firefox and safari overnight (it started doing this at about 1:00 AM central), but it never processed further. Thanks for taking the time to look into this issue, I'm sure you must be swamped with customer requests recently.
117. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downJeff A Wright Feb 26, 2012 11:23 AM (in response to wwsong13)
A help ticket has been submitted investigating the linkage between Adobe.com and Identit-e. My apologies for the continued inconvenience. I will continue to post updates as I receive them.
118. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downbadkids_inc Feb 26, 2012 11:51 AM (in response to wwsong13)
i have been waiting since wednesday for this matter to be resolved - please find out what is wrong with the link
119. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downmiguelastico Feb 26, 2012 1:53 PM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
Hi everybody, I just joined the club of the "unable to submit proof". I actually received two emails from firstname.lastname@example.com saying that they received my proof of eligibility. However, the first one was followed by a message saying to re-submit the proof through the "my orders" page.
I have been trying to do that since Feb. 22, I already called Adobe, and I still cannot submit the proof (first I got the "maintenance" and now the "ethernal spinning wheel").
This is ridiculous, I just finished reading this whole thread and it really seems impossible that Adobe cannot solve this. It doesn't matter that Identit-e is the actual provider, it's been three months and this still happens.
Now, in my order it says that I have 14 days to provide proof or my order will be canceled. I sincerely hope that these days where the website didn't work will not be counted in the 14 days, because that would be unacceptable.
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1998 Maristar 200 VRS project
I just purchased a 1998 Maristar 200 VRS that need the motor rebuilt (spun bearings) and a good sprucing up. I currently have a 1996 Bayliner 120 h.p. outboard that Ive had for years. As I get order and have a hard time losing the extra winter weight I put on its hard to get out of the water on my slalom ski behind the Bayliner. This is my first inboard so I have much to learn!
This years To Do list:
- Rebuild the 5.7 Corvette LT1 short block and resurface the aluminum heads
- Any maintenance/service that should be done while the motor is out of the boat (trans seals, raw water impeller) anything that would be easy to get at while the motor is out, advice needed!!
- Wet sand, buff and wax the boat
- Apply new decals probably swap the Maristar with the Mastercraft on the sides
- Clean the vinyl interior and apply protectant
- Replace the rubber rub rail molding
- Replace the broken cup holders & worn grab handles
- Recover the wood grain dash bezel with 3M vinyl and install new shift knob & steering wheel
- Refinish the teak ski platform
- Clean and tighten the mooring cover
Future To Do list:
- Replace the carpet
- Add wakeboard tower
If anyone has any input (advice or a relevant threads) please post it and I will read up on it. I will try to ask and show progress in individual post in this thread.
I have a few other projects to finish up before I get fully committed to working on the boat so progress will be slow to begin with but I hope to get in in the water this summer.
Thanks and wish me luck!!
Good choice of boats!
I don't have any suggestions for further improvements; you seem to have them covered. I'll follow the thread, and feel free to ask any questions. I've done a lot of work on mine, and I can take pictures of things that you forget how to put back together
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I agree with Frank on hour choice of boats! We own the exact same boat in Polo Green. Find MaristarMan's post with tons of pictures. It was very helpful to me. Let me know if you need reference pics of anything. Our boat is bone stock and in great condition. Good luck!
1998 MariStar 200 VRS, LT1, PowerSlot
I've saved these threads for future reference but I know there will be details I'll need.
LT-1 lets see some pics!
Hogwild's Adventure
There's a lot of good references in those 2 threads!!
MaristarMan's thread was one of the first ones I found, there's a lot of info there.
MariStar-Man's Chronicles with Tons of Pics
I can't say that I've read the whole thing but I have scanned thru it a couple of times. One thing I did learn from his thread is to not put the trans in gear while it is out of the water because there is no lubrication on the prop shaft, I probably would not have thought of that.
I've also looked thru this one a few times,
The MariStar Thread
I can't wait to start working on the boat!!
Thanks again, Steve
So, now that I have a few minutes, things to do:
1. Check the transmission cooler for leaks. You don't want to start dumping water into the pristine transmission fluid (you are going to change it, aren't you?
2. When you get the engine back in, I'd do a full propshaft alignment. Doc is attached.
3. You might want to do the fuel filler neck grounding modification. Doc is attached.
4. You can decide whether to run ATF or 15w-40 in the transmission, especially since you should go ahead and change the fluid at this point. The Indmar service note is attached.
5. When you do the propshaft alignment, I'd go ahead and change the packing. This is a good tutorial.
6. The LT1 marine thermostats (2) are special, and there's a specific method for "burping" the engine when you put everything back together. I don't have one, but you should be able to search and find it.
7. Check the prop and make sure it's in good shape.
8. Grease everything that needs greasing.
9. Check the steering - if you can't steer it on the trailer with a finger, you may want to consider putting in a new cable. If you can't steer it easily with one hand, you DEFINITELY should put on a new cable.
10. Check the fuel gauge. The fuel senders on this year have a tendency to fail. You can repair it (search for "fuel sender magnet"), or get a new one. I bought one from Wema, and am quite happy with the design and functioning.
11. Check the depth gauge - you won't be able to measure depth unless the boat is in the water, but you can check to verify that the puck is firmly epoxied to the hull. Oops, I just noticed in your picture that you have a clock where I have a depth gauge.
12. You need a good gelcoat restoration. I'd try compounding before wet sanding, but that's just me. This thread has a good overview of gel coat restoration.
13. Here's a good source for replacement panels for the dash. I bookmarked them long ago, but never actually bought anything.
14. The only issue I've run across on the boat is that passengers tend to hit the back of their head on the windshield when sitting. Warn your wife/gf.
15. Verify that the bilge pump works. If it sounds bad, replace it.
16. Verify that the blower works. If it sounds bad, replace it.
That should keep you busy until, say, the lakes freeze over again...
1998 Maristar 200VRS
And, missed one additional bit of info. A bunch of things I've collected about the boat/trailer while doing maintenance. I don't think the engine stuff (oil filters, belts, etc) will help, but maybe.
And some pictures...
1998 Maristar 200VRS
Frank - you even appear to have the same depth finder as me! Haha
1998 MariStar 200 VRS, LT1, PowerSlot
What is the best way to check the transmission cooler for leaks? Is it basically a tube heat exchanger?
I will read up on ATF vs. motor oil. How can I tell what transmission I have?
I will read thru the maintenance that you suggested and I know I will have more questions.
Thanks, Steve
What is this?
What is this thing? It's inline before the transmission cooler?
Does it require maintenance? Should the bottom bowl be replaced?
Thanks, Steve
Engine Progress
My boys and I finished stripped the motor down to send to the machine shop.
I will be dropping off the block, pistons & rods, crank and aluminum heads off tomorrow after work. I know I will have to have the block line bored, crank turned (hopefully salvageable), cylinders hones and heads resurfaced.
Hopefully this week I can start cleaning the boat up!!
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Before headlining The Ignition Finale at the Old Fruitmarket, The River 68's took some time out to speak to Clyde 1's Jim Gellatly.
Were you aware of any initiatives for young bands or artists trying to break into the music industry?
Christian: I was not aware of these types of events that showcase young talent like this but the best way I feel is to go out and play as many gigs as possible to get yourself noticed. Social networking is not a true reflection on how popular a band really is, it is about who turns up to watch your performance.
Where did the name The River 68's come from?
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Were you a band before The River 68's formed?
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The concluding question, have you got any tips for young acts coming into the industry?
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This may just be me, but it seems easy to think of Uncle Tupelo as a 'new' band. Perhaps that's a reflection of the aging process, perhaps not. Perhaps it's due to the band's ties to Wilco, primarily through Jeff Tweedy but later also through bass player John Stirratt and drummer Ken Coomer, who may have lately been labelled 'dad rock' (whatever that means) but whose greatest work is inextricably linked to the contemporary, the zeitgeist and the innovative, and moreover is a landmark album of the still-young twenty-first century.
The thing is, retrospective thinking suggests that I'm wrong, that in 2014 there is nothing new about Uncle Tupelo. They formed in the decade I was born and released their début record No Depression in June 1990. I was four when it came out and I sit here writing this on my twenty-eighth birthday. Hell, the band split up in 1994; to put that in context, most of this year's university freshers were born two years after their disbandment. Furthermore, their music was inspired by the likes of Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams – innovators in their day, but that day had long since passed by the time the year that tottered between the eras of hair metal and grunge rolled around. No Depression is an album that's 24 years old and, in theory at least, sounds a good 30 years older than that. No depression my arse.
So what does this, the second reissue of the album after 2003's, er, thirteenth anniversary edition, tell us? Aside from the fact that the label Rockville has a slightly weird idea of when a reissue is due (surely it would make more sense for this deluxe package to come out next year?), it's that the idea of Uncle Tupelo as a modern band isn't quite so far-fetched as it may superficially seem.
Sure, Jay Farrar's gruff twang may sound overwrought now, and the influence on his work with Son Volt that's as tightly bound to the Nineties as any episode of Friends is clear. But as you would expect of an album that's widely credited with giving birth to the alt-country movement, there is much that sounds ahead of its time. Most obvious is the punkish squall that comes at the end of 'Factory Belt'. The guitars slide and squawk chaotically and it's less Desperado-era Eagles and closer to a combination of My Bloody Valentine and Nels Cline. There's also the drunken discordance of the likes of the title track and 'Whiskey Bottle', the rambling nature of this feels like a bridge between Tom Waits' much-aped post-Rain Dogs sound and Wilco's AM and Being There. Plus you have Jeff Tweedy's vocals from before he quit smoking; while DiS by no means condones puffing away on two packs a day at the detriment of his health, I do feel a sense of sadness that his warm, whiskied voice was never really allowed to evolve in the smokehouse.
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It was star power that seemed to be the deciding factor against the Athletics. Many have said that Oakland lacks the star players that Detroit has but in game 5, it actually had an impact. The Tigers won 3-0 on the backs of Justin Verlander and Miguel Cabrera. The Tigers are the first team to reach the ALCS in three consecutive years since the Yankees from 1998-2001.
Justin Verlander was untouchable in this series. He prevented the Athletics from scoring in both of his starts. Verlander now has the postseason record for consecutive scoreless innings in the playoffs against one team. The streak of 30 innings dates back to game one of last year's ALDS where Coco Crisp hit a leadoff home run.
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Josh Donaldson struggled for the A's in this series. He went 3 for 21 with 8 strikeouts and no extra base hits. The .143 average was way down from his regular season .301. Some people have stated that he should win the MVP. This suggestion is laughable when you compare his 24 homeruns and 93 Rbi's to Cabrera's 44 homeruns, 137 RBI's and .348 average.
Jhonny Peralta was given the start at shortstop in Game 5. His bat was a major difference maker in this series. His three run homer in game 4 kept the Tigers alive. He was 5 for 12 in the series with five RBI's. It would not be a stretch to say that if the Tigers had not brought him back from suspension they would have been eliminated.
The Tigers will now play the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS. It will be the first time in history that the two teams meet in the playoffs. The Tigers will need their starting pitchers to continue to produce if they want to advance. Also, if the Tiger bats continue their lack of production they will struggle. I predict that the Tigers will be able to put it together and win the series in 5.
Series Schedule:
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Game 2, Sunday, Oct. 13: At Boston, 8:00 pm
Game 3, Tuesday, Oct. 15: At Detroit, 4:00 pm
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I'm heading to Bonaire this week for 10 days and staying at Buddy Dive. Any fellow forum members heading there too? Maybe we can hook up for a dive!
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Glencoe is a famous valley ("glen") in Scottish Highlands. Also the name of the village adjacent to the glen.
Glen Coe is famous for its landscape - it is home to some of the most spectacular mountains in the UK. It was also the site of the historic Glencoe massacre of 1692. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland.
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i was watching keivn in bbad and he seems soo nervous after his DR session.. he came out and started figuring out math in the air and then used his finger to do imaginary math on the arm rest of the sofa.. he was really nervous.. nat said they get to know about the money on monday that the accountant is off the weekend? LOL that's funny .. pa's do everything! i dont believe her!
Christ almighty--Nat is a sadist! With these wild scenarios and dragging everyone in to them. Why? If Jeff is such a goner, why with the theatrics? How much more "info" is she gonna collect?
Here is hoping that key can save Jeff's behind
Quote from: hdkitkat on August 30, 2009, 08:12:35 AMHere is hoping that key can save Jeff's behind Now I'm confused about this key (my classes started, and I am not NEARLY devoting enough time to the BB updates to catch everything).I KNOW he got the key during the money "comp". But wasn't the key used to release Kevin and nothing more?And also, if someone can explain the comp (because I don't really get it)...They got to get money out, but (and this is where I'm confused) when Kevin was released, did the money stop? And if it DID stop, then what purpose would there be for them to release Kevin?
From my understanding the key was used to release Kevin...I could be wrong though. I know the comp was all about pandoras box and not just about the money. I bet we will find out tonight on the show what is going on...Jeff keeps bringing up the key and what it means and so does michelle. Kevin and nat are just blowing it off. Their dialogue and the DR stuff that they keep talking about would lead you to believe the key has some sort of meaning other than releasing kevin Apparently the money did stop when Kevin was released according to a statement jeff made to Kevin...somewhere in the feeds. Jeff said it really wasnt fair that kevin didnt get to participate in the comp because he was locked in the room. All this is just complete speculation I am not sure about anything really
Anybody wish Sept 15th would get here already? I'm so glad it's going to be over in 16 days. Overall, it has not been a good season but I enjoyed watching Jeff and Jordan despite their stupid game play. I am looking forward to the two hour finale and it should be good and lots of questions will be asked.
Quote from: RealityFreakWill on August 30, 2009, 11:33:29 AMAnybody wish Sept 15th would get here already? I'm so glad it's going to be over in 16 days. Overall, it has not been a good season but I enjoyed watching Jeff and Jordan despite their stupid game play. I am looking forward to the two hour finale and it should be good and lots of questions will be asked. I have been wishing September 15th would get her for a few weeks now I am also wishing, somehow Nat's scrappy behind is outta there this week too
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Did you know that SQL Server allows stored procedures to have up to 2100 parameters? And more important: do you care? Well, some people do care, and Joe Celko seems to be one of them.
If you are a regular reader of SQL Server newsgroups, you probably know Joe Celko from his always unfriendly and often incorrect replies. Here is a typical example, one that I have seen several times recently, in a paraphrased form:
Question: I want to send a list of values to my stored procedure, but WHERE ColumnName IN (@ValueList) does not work – how to solve this?
Answer: SQL Server can handle over 1000 parameters. You should use WHERE ColumnName IN (@Parm1, @Parm2, …, @ParmN).
Joe Celko is the only one I have ever seen giving this advise. Many people will then jump into the discussion, challenging Joe's advise. To which Joe will always reply that he has received a smart stored procedure that will solve a Sudoku puzzle, and that takes 81 parameters (one for each cell in the puzzle) as its input – unfortunately, Joe has so far refused to actually publish his code to let other people verify his claims.
The test setup
I still wanted to see for myself how passing 81 parameters into a stored procedure compares to other methods of passing in the same input, so I wrote three simple test procedures. Each of these procedures takes a Sudoku puzzle as input, but in three different forms. Each of the three then uses the input to populate a temporary table (#Problem) with the puzzle, and then performs a pretty standard pivot query to output the puzzle in the usual form.
After verifying that all of the procedures worked as expected, I uncommented the pivot query to reduce the output for my performance tests. I then set the tests. I selected two real Sudoku puzzles (an easy one, with 34 cells given, and a hard one with only 27 cells given) and added two nonsensical ones of my own (one with only 5 cells given, and one with 72 cells). For each combination of a puzzle and a procedure, I coded a loop that calls the procedure a thousand times and records the elapsed time in a table. These twelve loops were than enclosed in an endless loop. Once satisfied with the code, I hit the execute button, pushed my laptop out of the way and went on to other stuff.
Some 24-odd hours later, I interrupted the test script. Each of the twelve "thousand calls" tests had been executed 400 times. I dusted of a query I originally wrote for testing the performance of code for the Spatial Data chapter in "Expert SQL Server 2005 Development" to calculate the average duration per single call, disregarding the fastest and slowest 10% of the measurements to exclude the influence of semi-random other activities on my laptop.
(Note that all code to create the stored procedures and run the tests is in the attachment to this post, so you can always repeat these tests on your machine.)
The contenders
The first contender is of course the procedure with 81 parameters that Joe Celko is such an avid fan of. Creating this procedure involved a lot of copying and pasting, a lot of editing numbers in the copied and pasted code, and a lot of tedious debugging until I had finally found and corrected all locations where I had goofed up the copy and paste or where I had failed to edit a number after pasting. The resulting code is very long, tedious to read and maintain, and screams "Hey! You forgot to normalize these repeating groups into their own table" all the way. Manually typing the EXEC statements to call this procedure with test data was also very cumbersome and error-prone. In a real situation, the procedure would probably be called from some user-friendly front end code. I'm far from an expert in front end code, but I expect this code to be very long as well, since it has to check and optionally fill and pass 81 parameters.
The second contender uses a pretty standard CSV string as input, with the additional requirement that each value in the CSV is three characters: row@, column#, value. The procedure uses a variation of one of the scripts found on Erland Sommarskog's site to parse the CSV list into a tabular format. This code is lots shorter, and as a result easier on the eyes and easier to maintain. Typing in the EXEC statements for testing is still pretty cumbersome (though I found a way to cheat – simply copy the parameter list for the Celko version, do some global search and replace to remove various characters, and the end was exactly the string I needed to call this procedure). The front end code will probably be lots shorter, since it can use a simple loop to process the input and build the CSV parameter.
The third and last contender takes a CHAR(81) parameter as input. The first 9 characters of this parameter describe the top row, using a space to depict an empty cell; the second set of 9 characters is for the second row, and so forth. Parsing this parameter turned out to be even easier than parsing the CSV parameter. Another observation I made is that is was much easier to manually enter the parameter for the tests – just read the puzzle left to right and bottom to top and type either a number or a space for each cell. This was absolutely painless, and I didn't make a single mistake. Of course, this is irrelevant for the expected real situation where the parameter is built by the front end – the code to do this will probably be about as complex as that for the CSV parameter.
Performance results
If you're as eager to see the test results, you'll probably have skipped the previous section. No problem, just promise to go back and read it later, m'kay?
Test version
Joe Celko's 81 parameters
Single CSV parameter
Single CHAR(81) parameter
Almost empty (5 cells)
1.08 ms
1.40 ms
1.05 ms
Hard puzzle (27 cells)
1.80 ms
1.78 ms
1.35 ms
Easy puzzle (34 cells)
2.04 ms
1.90 ms
1.45 ms
Almost full (72 cells)
3.34 ms
2.56 ms
1.99 ms
As you see, using lots of parameters is faster than using a single CSV parameter only if you don't actually pass values in these parameters. As soon as you use the parameters, performance of a procedure with lots of parameters deteriorates quickly.
You can also see that the CHAR(81) parameter wins in all cases.
Network bandwidth
My testing was all carried out on my laptop. The results will for the most part me a result of the time needed to process the input, not on network capacity. However, it is easy to see by just looking at the EXEC statements that the CHAR(81) version uses the least network resources, Celko's version with 81 parameters uses the most, and the CSV versions sits nicely in between.
Final thoughts
You may have noted that I have not included a version with an XML input parameter in my tests. I probably should have done that, but I have to admit that I still have so much to learn on how to handle XML in a SQL Server database that I didn't feel comfortable enough to sit down and write one myself. But your submissions are welcomed – if you feel that you can write an efficient version of this procedure that accepts its input in XML format, do not hesitate to write me. As soon as I can spare the time to set up the laptop for another all-nighter of performance testing, I'll rerun the script with your XML solution included and post the results back to this site,
While writing this post, I found a newsgroup posting by Joe Celko where he reveals a snippet of "his" Sudoku solver. And guess what? I was wrong when I thought that I could guess how his procedure looks. It turns out that he does not use defaults for his parameter; you always have to supply them all, using 0 for an empty cell. I didn't want to repeat all the tests at this time. I expect that this will reduce performance even more, though not by much – but it will also cause a huge increase in network usage!
I also saw that the parameters in Joe Celko's version were declared as integer, so that each parameter will use 4 bytes instead of just 1. This will definitely affect both the performance of the procedure and the network pressure.
If you have to pass a long list of parameters to a stored procedure or function, you should not use a long collection of parameters. It makes the code harder to write and maintain, prone to subtle errors, longer (which will affect parse and compile time, though I did not include this in my test), uses far more network resources than any of the other alternatives (except, maybe, XML), and gets terribly slow as more parameters are actually used.
Joe celko will probably find that he too can shorten the amount of code in his Sudoku solver *and* increase performance by using a different strategy to pass the puzzle. Of course, in the case of solving a Sudoku, those two 2 milliseconds extra execution time won't really matter, not the few hundred extra bytes travelling over the network. But if you ever encounter a similar multi-parameter problem in a procedure that will be called from a web page that will get hundreds of hits per second, those 2 milliseconds and those extra bytes in the network can suddenly become a huge bottleneck!
SQL Server may support up to 2100 parameters – but that does not imply that it is a good idea to actually use them!
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Tony Rogerson wrote something similar a while back (only not as nice in tone, I wonder why? <vbg>)
Hi Hugo,
Actually 81 parameters is no big deal. Our business needs up to 100,000 parameters, and I handle it easily with an image, as described here:
Of course my approach is also based on Erland Sommarskog's article too.
It would be interesting to benchmark it against Celko's approach at its upper limit, let's say 2000 parameters.
Hi Denis,
Thanks for the pointer to Tony's article. I did read this at the time it was posted, but somehow forgot about it later. Sorry, Tony – I should have mentioned and linked to your post in my article.
Hi Alexander,
Such benchmarking has already been done, for 1,000 parameters. Just follow the link Denis posted. I don't think Tony used Erland's version, though.
However, I guess it's safe to assume that, given the increase in performance of the many-parameter approach I have already seen when using 81 parameters, you won't find good performance figures when you scale it up to or over the 1,000 parameter mark.
Your 100,000 parameters encoded in an image also looks interesting – I just have no idea how to enter that lightbulb icon into my C# source code 🙂
Thanks for your comments, Alex and Denis!
Nice article. Joe Celko answered one of my forum questions in the EXACT manner you replied..not really answering the question, just saying I don't have a clue about how RDBMS works and I am asking the wrong question.
He is one of those people I would love to call "theory architect". I worked with a few before..and they love to get in a room and argue the MOST abstract nonsensical crap, while OTHERS are actually doing work.
One thing I have learned thus far in my software dev. career is that "perfect design" doesn't exist nor is it worth it. I have seen people make a TON of money not using the correct architecture, however they were first to market or idea. Joe Celko would be the type of person to rip you a new one having seen it and having a smirk on his face how he "set you straight"….while the company is 4 months behind on their deliverable and losing deals in the process.
> To which Joe will always reply that he has received a smart stored procedure that will solve a Sudoku puzzle, and that takes 81 parameters (one for each cell in the puzzle) as its input – unfortunately, Joe has so far refused to actually publish his code to let other people verify his claims. <<
No quite true; it is not MY code to publish. It was written by Richard Romley, a retired SQL expert from Smith-Barney Solomon. It was in response to an incomplete Sudoku query I had written. People who have read my columns and books over the decades might remember him as the guy who could cook my puzzles and solutions damn near every time. I do not yet have his permission to publish it on my website (it is about 18 pages long)
I got his permission to send the routine to Tony Rogerson, along with an offer to run his own tests remotely or on his own hardware. Tony bragged that he would pound out a better answer in five minutes, but it has not happened yet as far as I know 🙂
The procedure is in T-SQL dialect. You input a 9×9 Sudoku grid (81 parameters), it prints out an ASCII picture of the grid. It then finds ALL solutions for that grid. This is part of why Sodoku can be a good math problem! You need at least 24 numbers in the initial grid to guarantee a unique answer.
If a grid has fewer than that, then it can have multiple solutions and there are 6.671 * 10^21 possible valid grids. In fact, there is an article on Sodoku solving from IEEE SPECTRUM on-line about how it is NP-complete. Richard found one published puzzle when he was pulling in samples to test his procedure that had 39 answers (it finds all of them).
If you want to really freak out, there is a 81-table self-join in the code. And the response time is in milliseconds for any grid tested so far. The optimizer guys at MS are better than I would have guessed!
Hi Joe,
I did write that you "received" it. But it's good that you point out once more that the actual Sudoku-solving code has to be attributed -if it ever gets published- to Richard Romley.
Anyway, you now know that you can shave off another ~0.5 milliseconds of the solver's execution time by replacing the 81 parameters with a single char(81) parameter, which was the point of this post.
How do these solutions compare with Itzik's solution?
Hi Kalen,
Was this question directed at Joe, or at me?
In the former case, I'll await Joe's answer with bated breath.
In the latter case, the answer is that they don't compare at all. I merely focused on how to pass a Sudoku puzzle to a stored proc and skipped the solving part completely 🙂
Not sure if this is applicable or not, but hasn't Celko posted the code on his SQL puzzles site?
More specifically, here : http://www.celko.com/sudoku.txt
Hi William,
Thanks for the pointer. Yes, that must be the code Joe has previously been referring to without having the permission to publish it – appparently, Richard Romley changed his mind.
It's a crying shame that Joe published his code in this form, claiming that this code "demonstrates that a long parameter list is not harmful" (granted, there won't be any smoke in the server room if you run this, but I have proven that there are better [read: faster] alternatives and he doesn't even mention this – I'm sorry, Joe, but pretending my counterarguments don't exist doesn't make you any less wrong).
It's also a shame that the code looks awfully formatted in a browser window (hint: right-click the link, choose "Save as", then open the downloaded file in any text editor). And that he chose to use table names, coolumn names, and variable names that are for the most part completely non-descript.
I am tempted to copy and paste one of Joe's own newsgroup rants about using IEEE-11179, about temp tables mimicking a scratch tape, and so on, but I'll resist temptation. It seems that Joe is perfectly able of making a fool of himself without me driving home the point.
That being said, I'll have to admit that Richard's solution is pretty smart. I'll admit that I did spend an hour or two trying to come up with my own algorithm for solving a sudoku, but I didn't get near the performance and efficiency of Richard's solution.
Best, Hugo


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Kids (ages 1-17) can enter the monthly drawing contest.
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Oretsuba from Navel
Hey guys,
I saw another memeber post about Oretsuba and the animation looks extremely good. I was just wondering if anyone knows if this will be a manga or an anime? Any information would be greatly appreciated. ^_^!
BTW the url is http://www.project-navel.com/navel/oretsuba/main.html
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Oretsuba ~ Under the Innocent Sky is Navel's latest Visual Novel/AVG.
Characters from left to right: Hiyoko Tamaizumi, Naru Ootori, Kobato Haneda, Asuka Watarai
Not pictured: Miyako Yamashina, Eriko Hino
Character designs if you have noticed are from Aoi Nishimata, the same artist for all of Navel's works. The theme and setting this time is done with emphasis on the winter season.
There is no scheduled release date yet, but from what I predict it will be out around December 2006 just in time for the winter game rush. No anime or manga release has been announce yet (The game is still in production), but Oretusba is likely candidate for one depending on the success of Soul Link the anime and the game itself.
Not much else is known about Oretsuba since Navel is keeping a lot of things under wraps. Still that hasn't kept it from developing much publicity among fans and alike. It's already voted in polls to be one of the top games in 2006 along with the next Pia Carrot installment and Da Capo II.
I'll see about posting some character info later when I get the time~
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Even though the space setting sounds cool, I wasn't really! interested in Soul Link will have to watch/play it to see what it is really like. But Oretsuba on the other hand looks really Nice, not a huge fan of a winter setting but it doesn't look to bad here.
From all the Character Designs Naru Ootori and Hiyoko Tamaizumi (More so the one with her in the Dress on the site, she looks quite a bit different there) look great, oh! and Eriko Hino sure has a Funky design ^^ and looks like the same cat toy that was in shuffle makes a appearence here as well.
Well to bad its going to be a while before it comes out, but this is a game (anime... ^^) I'm going to be looking forward too, btw thx for the extra info Cloudnine.
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Shuffle! First Edition (3 CD) was released in 1/30/04, shortly followed by by the Regular version (DVD)
Soul Link debuted on 12/17/04 along with a re-release of Shuffle!
Tick! Tack! is Navel's latest work, released on 9/16/05.
Considering the time frame in between games, Oretsuba will come out around fall/winter schedule.
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Most likely Navel is using the cat plushie as it is mascot.
We will probably see more of it in later Navel games.
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Panty boy will appear in the game~ I'm currently taking bets on which girl will be his next victim ^^;;
So far, Hiyoko is in the lead as she is the most likely to wear striped panties.
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Germany
Only the third girl (Kobato) looks *mildly* interesting, the others look quite boring...
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