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KeyLimeTie necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 36 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
We just finished the logo contest and now need to get going on the website re-design!
Elite Benefits of America
Elite Benefits of America just wrapped up the logo contest and is now looking for a website re-design. Elite Benefits specializes in health, life and critical illness insurance, as well as annuities and disability insurance. The primary focus is on Health Savings Accounts (HSA's) and Health Reimburement Arrangements (HRA's) - tax savings to bring down overall net cost of health insurance. The target markets are the self employed, small business and independent contractors.
The taglines to use are:
1) "The one you call when you're just tired of health insurance."
2) "Intelligent solutions to the rising cost of health insurance."
(these are not in any particular order, we've used both)
The existing website can be found at - http://elitebenefits.net/
And some of the websites competitors are:
(and there are many many more online, but these should suffice)
The navigation should include: home, articles, blog, products, videos and contact us
And there should be some kind of links to a "free report form".
The new logo can be found at -
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Once we get the AI file, we'll provide a download link.
We're looking for 3 total pages: homepage, content page and a blog page.
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Friday, Oct. 8, 2010
MANHATTAN -- Data has been released to Kansas State University from a national doctoral programs study.
The study is conducted about once every decade by the National Research Council, a part of the National Academies. It is intended to provide a comprehensive assessment of each participating university's doctoral program in selected disciplines. As such, it serves as a way for universities to benchmark their programs with other doctoral programs in the same broad discipline.
The data in the current release does not rank universities' doctoral programs against each other, but provides a range that allows programs to determine how they compare with their peers on the characteristics for which data was collected.
According to Carol Shanklin, dean of the K-State Graduate School, the statistical data will be reviewed by K-State deans, department heads and graduate program directors with the goal of strengthening some of the doctoral programs for current and future students.
"The data will be useful as we prepare to move to the goal of being one of the top research universities by 2025, since the quality of our graduate programs -- especially our doctoral programs -- is an essential component of a highly ranked research university," Shanklin said. "The data will provide a framework for continuous quality improvement of our doctoral programs."
The council began analyzing data from 212 national universities, including K-State, in 2005 for the Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs. The council collected information from more than 5,000 doctoral programs in 62 fields.
Although the data collected in 2005 gives an idea of the performance of each university's doctoral programs on the measured variables at that point in time, Shanklin said it does not reflect changes in faculty and program improvements that have been implemented since 2005, while the data was being analyzed by the council.
"Many of the characteristics included in the study are included in our internal program review and assessment of student learning," Shanklin said.
To gather the information for the council, faculty and doctoral students were surveyed from each participating university. Information on each program was then divided into 20 characteristics, including the number of publications per allocated faculty member; the percentage of faculty with grants; the percentage of faculty within interdisciplinary studies; the percentage of first-year students with external funding; the percentage of international students; the average number of doctorates awarded between 2002-2006; the time it takes to earn a degree; and the number of student activities offered, among other characteristics.
"Analysis of data that has been done by the NRC is important," said April Mason, K-State provost and senior vice president. "We routinely collected this data to internally assure quality and competitiveness of our graduate programs."
Statistical data will soon be presented and discussed among K-State department heads and graduate program directors whose programs were included in the study.
By internally discussing the data, Shanklin and Mason said the university will move one step closer to goals proposed in the 2025 initiative, as well as benefit current and future K-State students with strengthened disciplines.


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In the lead-up to the release of 'Motion Sickness' on December 3rd, Domino will put out a three-part 12" vinyl series with each record featuring two highlights from the remix compilation. These releases will be staggered throughout November and December, the first of which is to be released on November 19th.
Listen to the interactive 'Motion Sickness' sampler HERE (for disc one) and HERE (disc two)Bringing together some of the most respected names in dance music with the key players in the Domino roster; the compilation celebrates the sprawling spectrum of dance and electronic music. Many of the original pressings are now very rare or long since deleted, and the first instalment will see Mike Simonetti's remix of Blood Orange's 'Champagne Coast' made available to buy physically for the first time.
Other tracks featuring in the vinyl series include the Grammy Award-nominated Carl Craig remix of Junior Boys' 'Like a Child', the fluid funk of DFA's remix of Clinic's 'Tomorrow' and Joy Orbison's beautifully twisted and intricate take on 'Love Cry' by Four Tet.
RUG507T | Out nowAdd to cart: £6.99
- 01. Junior Boys – Like A Child (Carl Craig remix)
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Los Santos: a sprawling metropolis full of self-help gurus, starlets and fading celebrities struggling to stay afloat in an era of economic uncertainty and cheap cable TV. Amidst the turmoil, three very different criminals risk everything in a series of daring and dangerous heists that could set them up for life.
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Japanese Unveil Internet Kissing Devise
So, you've got an internet girlfriend and you feel that the relationship needs to go to the next level, but you don't want to leave your mom's basement. The Kiss Transmission Devise is just what you've been missing! This is officially the weirdest thing the Japanese have ever invented.
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Zach Galifianakis took a break from Hollywood to return to his humble roots as a club night manager in New York earlier this week.
"The Hangover" star worked as a night shift manager at the Stand Up NY comedy club in the Big Apple until four years ago, when he started to make it big in acting.
The club's owner Dani Zoldan reached out to her former employee on Twitter to see if he would come back for one night – and the funn yman agreed.
Writing on Facebook, Zoldan explained, "Zach Galifianakis used to work at Stand Up NY as a night manager & I tweeted him as a joke if he can fill in 2night for a shift and he came in!!!
"Thanks Zach Galifianakis for the quick pop in last night to say hello! Come back again, we'd love to have you any time!"
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Charleston Daily Mail
Beach Raid, Parade Mark City Army Day
Planes Drone Over Levee To Add Realistic Effect; Meadows Speaks
April 6, 1948
Beach Raid, Parade Mark City Army Day
Planes Drone Over Levee To Add Realistic Effect; Meadows Speaks
Army day, 1948, arrived with a belated bang Tuesday at 10 a. m. when the LCI 1053 finally docked at the city levee and approximately 150 infantrymen charged up the bank with rifles firing.
Landing under cover of a red and white smoke screen, national guardsmen from Charleston, St. Albans, Montgomery and Gassaway demonstrated the army technique in securing a beachhead, then re-formed on the boulevard to join the parade a few minutes later.
Several thousand Charlestonians lined up along the boulevard at 9:30 when the landing operation was to take place, and by 10 a. m. when the landing craft arrived from the South Charleston dock, there were many hundred more persons to watch the spectacle.
Six fighter planes - P-51's - from Kanawha airport buzzed overhead to lend air cover. The troops fired blank ammunition in the simulated landing conditions.
At 10:30 a. m. national guard units, West Virginia State college's ROTC unit and band, the Charleston, Stonewall Jackson, and South Charleston high school bands, two contingents of marines, the American Legion drum and bugle corps, drill teams of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars and Army Mothers Post No. 2 paraded through the downtown business section. On hand to review the parade from the steps of Kanawha county public library were Gov. Meadows, Mayor Andrews, Brig. Gen. Charles R. Fox, commanding officer of the West Virginia national guard, Col. Nelson Dingley, III, executive officer of the West Virginia military district, Lt. Col. George Rochman, officer for the return of World War II dead, and other officers and officials.
Gov. Meadows addressed the gathering at 11:30 a. m. after the parade had passed in review and marched through downtown streets.
A concert of army music and marches was scheduled by the Stonewall Jackson high school band at 12:15 p.m. on the lawn of the YMCA, to be followed at 7:30 p. m. with a similar concert by the Charleston high school band.
Throughout the day a display of army equipment including the new 75 and 57 millimeter recoilless rifles - which are gas-operated and may be fired from the shoulder - were on display in front of the YMCA. Rocket launchers, flame throwers, 50 and 30 caliber machine guns, an army "duck," army radio and signal equipment and other small arms and equipment was available for public inspection.
P-51's of the West Virginia national guard may be inspected at Kanawha airport until 6 p. m., Col. Dingley said.
Army day celebrations will be climaxed with moving pictures, free to the public, shown on the lawn of the YMCA after the Charleston high school band concert. The pictures are "Preamble to Peace" and "Design for Peace."
Set aside as a reminder to citizens that a strong America is a peaceful America and that peace through preparedness is the answer, Army day is a national observance proclaimed by the President to honor the army and its reserve and national guard components.
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A birth defect involving an abnormal opening in the spinal bones (vertebrae) is called spina bifida. The spinal vertebrae have not formed and joined normally, leaving an opening.
A defect which also includes a small, moist sac (cyst) protruding through the spinal defect, containing a portion of the spinal cord membrane (meninges), spinal fluid, and a portion of spinal cord and nerves is called a meningocele, myelomeningocele, or meningomyelocele.
Surgical treatment is needed to repair the defect and is usually done within 12 to 24 hours after birth to prevent infection, swelling, and further damage.
While the baby is deep asleep and pain-free (using general anesthesia), an incision is made in the sac and some of the excess fluid is drained off. The spinal cord is covered with the membranes (meninges) and the skin is closed over the protruding meninges, spinal cord, and nerves.
The long-term result depends on the condition of the spinal cord and nerves. Outcomes range from normal development to paralysis (paraplegia).
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There are quite a few fishing shows on television, even some purely fly fishing series. The problem is few, if any, really are as dedicated to education as this one.
There are no upcoming air times for this episode.
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Size: about 12mm in diameter, hole: 1.4mm, about 100pcs/bag
Crystal pearl is the leading role of this year. For fashion designers to provide more design space and unlimited design possibilities. This elegant crystal pearl can be matched with Crystal, to show a stunning fashion style. Let you in the party bloom a stunning display of dazzling brilliance, become the focus of the limelight.
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- Release Date: Jul 3, 2010
Summary: Are you an undercover stylista? Here's your chance to prove your fashion skills in 50 different levels that challenge you to create the perfect outfit for every situation! Based on the popular Roiworld.com, the Fashion Fix game brings all the Roiworld dress up game fun right to your iPhone or iPod Touch! Use your exceptional memory to match Romi's outfit to the goal outfits in each level to ensure that Romi is always the best dressed girl at any party. Game Features · Korean dress up game play style · Memory building game play · Tons of gorgeous clothing and accessories to play with! · 5 goal outfits in each level make for hours of replayability Download the game today and help the main character, Romi, become the most fashionable girl in town.
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In this short video iRageX gives his opinion on whether the new patch and new DLC can revitalize Medal of Honor Warfighter. He shares the most important changes that the patch has to offer and how they will improve the game.
Is the game dead already? Wow, that's a shame. While I played the beta and thought it was garbage, It's a shame for those who enjoyed it. I imagine EA will wash their hands clean with this soon and act like it never happened.
I play everyday tons of people playing. Best shooter since socom con.


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walliver wrote:I wonder if we will play them in basketball again. I remember that for a long time after "the branch" went to a 4 year school, Wofford wouldn't play them. We played several home-and-home series while I was in school (c. 1980) but that apparently stopped shortly afterwards. I think an early season game against USC Upstate would draw a lot more fans than our games against Toccoa College.
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Overweight yet anorexic? Need help coming to terms with my figure.
I've been restricting for years now. Some stints as low as 500 calories a day. It's become my routine to drink coffee or shakes during the day and eat a light meal at night. When I eat anything different i get anxious and depressed. My vitamin d and b12 have been consistently low to the point of prescriptions and injections regularly, I have a heart arrhythmia, IBS C, high cortisol and various other "imbalances".
My issue is that I literally weigh 170 lbs and have been there for years after taking phenteremine regularly for roughly 8 years to get down from 220.
Before all of the shaming, I've literally tried every healthy way possible and I honestly didn't know what else to do. If I eat like a normal person for a week I'll put on 5 lbs easily!
I'm teetering on the edge right now of getting myself down to 300 calories a day... And my doctors all think I'm a liar. Half don't believe I could weigh this much with my habits, half just tell me to stay around 900 calories low carb not realizing that this only allows me to maintain! I was even offered bariatric surgery as an option.
I don't know how to unwreck my metabolism or if it's even possible at this point but I know this is a turning point for me.
In case you are wondering, I'm 32, have an amazing career, just a lot of stress which I practice yoga and more recently getting into aerial and contortion. I also feel a lot of pressure to be thin from exercising and feel extremely uncomfortable while doing so. I can't say any part of me has ever enjoyed exercise because of this but I am fairly active and have gone through periods of several years of training at a gym with nothing to show but a bulkier physique. Cardio presents challenges because of the arrithymia.
Just looking to see if anyone else is going through a similar situation and can help me figure out how to be comfortable in my body. I'd planned on so much plastic surgery it's almost sickening to think of the money I'm willing to spend. I wish so much to be one of those women who just doesnt care about appearances. I hate knowing that the only happiness I'll feel is on the other side of a knife!
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MBGLL Teams
When you are traveling, please remember that you are ambassadors for MBGLL.
Trip Planning
Seven days prior to game day, e-mail Martha's Vineyard's program director, Jared Meader, at girlsprogramdirector@
Please inform Jared of the following:
1) Confirmation of the game schedule
2) Number of players, coaches, and spectators who are planning to make the trip so that she may schedule the transfer bus accordingly
3) Number of spectators that have handicap disabilities
4) What your team would like to do for lunch (see below)
Please contact the Steamship Authority to confirm the details for your team's travel arrangements and to obtain your group authorization voucher. YOU NEED A GROUP AUTHORIZATION VOUCHER IN ORDER TO TRAVEL AT THE DISCOUNTED RATE!
Driving directions and parking suggestions are found on the Steamship Authority's website. www.steamshipauthority.com Please note that you will park your car in a satellite lot (Palmer) and a shuttle bus will take the team to the ferry. Your team should plan to arrive and check in a minimum of 45 minutes prior to your ferry's departure. Your ferry trip will take approximately 45 minutes.
When your team arrives at the ferry, one team representative should present your group authorization voucher and pay for all of the discounted tickets at one time. The youth sports rates are as follows:
Martha's Vineyard Conventional Boat Rates 2014
Note: Parking is typically $10 per car.
Steamship Authority
MBGLL's contact is Pat at group sales (508) 548-5011 x244
Transfers to the field
Once you arrive on Martha's Vineyard, a bus will transfer your team to the field.
It takes approximately 10 minutes to get from the ferry terminal to the field.
Martha's Vineyard wants your team to have an enjoyable visit to the island. Your lunch decisions will depend upon your ferry's arrival and departure times.
Martha's Vineyard will bus players and their parents back to Vineyard Haven so that your team is on its own, in town, for lunch. (If you have two teams playing, they can take the first team [and its parents] that finishes playing to town as soon as the game is over. The bus will then return to transfer the second team and its parents to town.) The ferry departs from Vineyard Haven.
Please note that Martha's Vineyard is very flexible. If you would like to adjust the start time of the games to accommodate your ferry schedule, then please feel free to ask Kira if this is possible.
Handicap Accessible
If you are traveling with someone who has special mobility requirements, please email Martha's Vineyard's president, Jared Meader at girlsprogramdirector@
to coordinate the on-island logistics. Also, please note that the Steamship Authority's ferries are handicap accessible. No handicapped bathroom facilities are available at the field.
Questionable weather?
For questionable weather inquiries, call Martha's Vineyard's head coach, Bob Hayman at 203-856-7891.
How should the team dress?
Please remember that temperatures on Martha's Vineyard are frequently cooler than on the mainland. Also, the weather can change quickly on the island. So, please make sure that parents and players bring multiple layers of clothing to ensure comfortable dress as the day and weather progresses.
Field Facilities
There are port-o-potties at the field. Please note that no handicapped bathroom facilities are available at the field.
There is also a concession stand at the field that sells small snacks (not lunch, other than pizza slices).
How should my team get reimbursed for expenses?
The head coach of each team should submit an expense reimbursement form (see below attachment) and receipts to their division director for the cost of pre-arranged, group-rate ferry tickets. MBGLL will only reimburse Group Rate Ferry Tickets and parking expenses for team coaches. Go to mgll.org and click on "Documents" "2017-2018" "Reimbursement Request 2018."
How should an umpire submit for reimbursement?
Jared Meader girlsprogramdirector@
If some families would like to make a weekend of it, are discounted tickets available for the ferry?
All players, coaches, and spectators must travel together to obtain the discounted rates.
Where would you recommend that families stay if they want to stay on the island for the weekend?
Martha's Vineyard is a wonderful place to visit. For travel accommodations and island information, please contact Martha's Vineyard's Chamber of Commerce at http://www.mvy.com. MBGLL has not made any special accommodations for overnight stays.


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EV Group Introduces Roll-To-Roll Nanoimprint Lithography System For Biomedical, Optical And Flexible Electronics Applications
EVG®570R2R developed with A*STAR IMRE's Industrial Consortium on Nanoimprint (ICON)
EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today introduced the EVG®570R2R—the industry's first roll-to-roll thermal nanoimprint lithography (NIL) tool. Jointly developed with the Industrial Consortium on Nanoimprint (ICON), helmed by A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), the EVG570R2R utilizes hot embossing to mass-produce films and surfaces with micro- and nanometer-scale structures for a variety of medical, consumer and industrial applications, including micro-fluidics, plastic electronics and photovoltaics. The first system has been installed in IMRE's Singapore facility, where it will be used by IMRE to conduct industrial research on the potential uses for large-scale nanoimprint patterning, as well as by EV Group for product demonstrations with prospective customers.
Roll-to-roll nanoimprint technology is an attractive approach to manufacturing micro- and nano-scale patterns due to its low cost, continuous high throughput and large-area patterning capabilities. Hot embossing, which is one method of implementing roll-to-roll patterning, is particularly well suited for devices used in biological and medical applications due to its low cost, high throughput, material flexibility and monolithic approach. By partnering with IMRE, EVG has been able to leverage IMRE's core competencies in materials science with its own expertise in temperature embossing and pressure uniformity to develop the EVG570R2R, whose innovative imprint module design provides excellent temperature and pressure uniformity for micro- and nanoscale patterning on a broad range of materials.
"While roll-to-roll nanoimprint lithography holds much promise in enabling a variety of new applications, previous efforts to develop the technology lacked a holistic approach," stated Professor Andy Hor Tzi Sum, executive director of IMRE. "As part of this new ICON project, IMRE is bringing together technology innovators from across the ecosystem to help drive this technology toward commercialization. Companies like EV Group have been instrumental in building the foundational tools and solutions needed to make roll-to-roll nanoimprint a viable manufacturing process."
The EVG570R2R is the latest addition to EV Group's extensive suite of nanoimprint products, which also include the EVG®770 automated NIL stepper, the EVG®750 automated hot embossing system, the IQ Aligner® automated UV-NIL and u-CP systems, the EVG®510HE and EVG®520HE semi-automated hot embossing systems, and the EVG®620 and EVG®6200 automated UV-NIL systems.
Paul Lindner, EV Group's executive technology director, commented, "With the EVG570R2R, EV Group now offers the largest imprint product portfolio to support a wide variety of applications, including medical, point-of-care diagnostics, flexible electronics, displays, solar, architectural glass and other structured films, biotechnology, security and optics. We are very proud of this particular development and working with IMRE and the ICON organization. EVG is once again laser focused on turning its R&D efforts into world-class production-ready solutions, and we look forward to seeing the results."
About the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)
The Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) is a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). The Institute has capabilities in materials analysis & characterisation, design & growth, patterning & fabrication, and synthesis & integration. We house a range of state-of-the-art equipment for materials research including development, processing and characterisation. IMRE conducts a wide range of research, which includes novel materials for organic solar cells, photovoltaics, printed electronics, catalysis, bio-mimetics, microfluidics, quantum dots, heterostructures, sustainable materials, atom technology, etc. We collaborate actively with other research institutes, universities, public bodies, and a wide spectrum of industrial companies, both globally and locally. For more information about IMRE, please visit www.imre.a-star.edu.sg.
About the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) is the lead agency for fostering world-class scientific research and talent for a vibrant knowledge-based and innovation-driven Singapore. A*STAR oversees 14 biomedical sciences and physical sciences and engineering research institutes, and six consortia & centres, located in Biopolis and Fusionopolis as well as their immediate vicinity.
A*STAR supports Singapore's key economic clusters by providing intellectual, human and industrial capital to its partners in industry. It also supports extramural research in the universities, and with other local and international partners. For more information about A*STAR, please visit www.a-star.edu.sg.
About EV Group (EVG)
EV Group (EVG) is a leading supplier of equipment and process solutions for the manufacture of semiconductors, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), compound semiconductors, power devices and nanotechnology devices. Key products include wafer bonding, thin-wafer processing, lithography/nanoimprint lithography (NIL) and metrology equipment, as well as photoresist coaters, cleaners and inspection systems. Founded in 1980, EV Group services and supports an elaborate network of global customers and partners all over the world. More information about EVG is available at www.EVGroup.com.
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Betty Jean (B.J.) Thompson-White, age 69, of Constantine, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, at her home.
Betty Jean (B.J.) Thompson-White, age 69, of Constantine, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, at her home.
She was born in Constantine on April 10, 1943, a daughter of LaVern and Annabelle (Shuey) Sweitzer.
B.J. graduated from Constantine High School in 1961. On April 7, 1989, she married Richard White in White Pigeon. B.J. worked as an electrician at Sesko Industries, Elkhart, Ind., Playmaker RV, Elkhart and Shadow Cruiser in Bristol, Ind. She loved country music, playing both guitar and piano. She played in a band that shared music with several area nursing homes.
Surviving are her husband Richard (Dick) White of Constantine; daughter, Deborah (David Lewis) Thompson of Three Rivers; son, Gary Thompson of Three Rivers; grandchildren, Brandon Lewis, Sam Lewis and Cody (Jenny) Huyck; brother, LaVern (Ann) Sweitzer of Oklahoma; sisters, Becky (Charles) Lay of constantine; and Mary (Sweitzer) Harrison of White Pigeon. She was preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Frank Sweitzer.
Relatives and friends will be received from
1-2 p.m. Saturday at Eley Funeral Home in Constantine, where religious services will immediately follow at
2 p.m. Kristie Donohue will officiate. Interment will be at Mottville Township Cemetery in Mottville.
Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Hospice. Online messages may be left for the family at www.eleyfuneralhomes.com.


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By Joe Boozell
Michael Jordan against the Jazz. Reggie Miller against the Knicks. Larry Bird against the Lakers. Magic Johnson against the Celtics.
The NBA playoffs are where legacies are formed. And while any true basketball fan enjoys a night of hoops in January, the playoffs are where the NBA lights shine brightest. Last year's postseason was as entertaining as ever, as five of the eight first-round matchups went to a Game 7.
Those games — and others throughout the playoffs — featured their fair share of heroes.
As such, let's look back on the 10 best individual performances from the 2014 playoffs.
10. Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio spurs
Game 5, NBA Finals – 20 points, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks
VIDEO: Kawhi Leonard's all-around play in Game 5 helps clinch the title for the Spurs
It's almost as if the Spurs are above individual accolades, and by pure numbers alone, there were better postseason performances than Kawhi Leonard's Game 5 of The Finals. However, Leonard's impact goes beyond the box score, as the rangy forward fits perfectly into San Antonio's offense and happens to be one of the best guys in the league at stopping the best guy in the league, LeBron James. LeBron may have scored 28 points, but he was a team-worst minus -21 for Miami. Meanwhile, Leonard was a plus-23 for San Antonio and logged a team high 39 minutes.
9. Damian Lillard, Portland Trailblazers
Game 6, first round of the Western Conference playoffs – 25 points, 6 rebounds, 6-10 3FG
VIDEO: Relive Damian Lillard's game-winning basket against the Rockets
Damian Lillard posted a solid stat line of 25 points and six rebounds in the Blazers' Game 6 clincher against the Rockets, but that doesn't begin to tell the whole story. What the whole story would tell you, coincidentally, is that Lillard literally clinched the series for the Rockets with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. The shot was the first since 1997 to end a playoff series (John Stockton accomplished the feat then — ironically against Houston, too), and thanks to the clutch factor, Lillard lands on our list.
8. LeBron James, Miami Heat
Game 2, NBA Finals – 35 points, 10 rebounds, 14-22 FG
VIDEO: The Starters discuss LeBron James' monstrous Game 2 in The Finals
The only thing more painful than a LeBron James cramp is, well, what the opposing team has to endure following a rough night from The King. After his Game 1 cramping episode, James erupted for 35 points and 10 boards in Game 2 of The Finals. This proved to be the only game the Heat would win in the series against the daunting San Antonio Spurs, as the former MVP sunk all three triples he attempted in a 98-96 Miami victory.
7. Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder
Game 7, first round of the Western Conference playoffs – 27 points, 10 rebounds, 16 assists
VIDEO: Russell Westbrook dominates the Grizzlies in Game 7 of the first round
Questions about Russell Westbrook's ability as a facilitator were silenced momentarily after Game 7 of the Thunder's first-round series against the Grizzlies. Westbrook's 16 assists tied a franchise playoff record set during the team's Seattle days by Nate McMillan in 1987. It was also Westbrook's second triple-double in a three game span.
6. Paul George, Indiana Pacers
Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals – 39 points, 12 rebounds, 7-10 3FG
VIDEO: Paul George runs wild in Game 4 against the Wizards
After bursting onto the scene in the 2013 playoffs, Paul George flashed superstar potential in the 2014 playoffs. This was especially true in Game 4 against the Wizards, who watched George notch 39 points, 12 rebounds and sink seven 3-pointers. George also spent plenty of time guarding Washington speedster John Wall, holding him to a 4-for-11 shooting night.
5. Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals – 39 points, 16 assists, 5 assists
VIDEO: Kevin Durant pours in 39 points in a Game 6 West semifinals win
No, Kevin, YOU are the real MVP. Although Kevin Durant had an up and down postseason, he certainly had moments when he proved why he captured his first MVP award in 2013-14. Durant was his usual efficient self as he sank more than half of his shot attempts, made all of his free throws and was 5-for-8 from long range. KD also posted a game-high 16 rebounds to go with his 39 points.
4. LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland Trailblazers
Game 2, first round of the Western Conference playoffs – 43 points, 8 rebounds, 18-28 FG
VIDEO: LaMarcus Aldridge dominates the Rockets in Game 2 of the Portland-Houston series
Going into their series against the Rockets, the Blazers were intent on guarding LaMarcus Aldridge with Terrance Jones, not wanting to bring rim-protector Dwight Howard away from the cup. That strategy ultimately sold Aldridge short, who ran rampant the first two games of the series by turning in two consecutive 40-point performances. Aldridge became the first player with consecutive 43-point games in the playoffs since Tracy McGrady did it in April 2003.
3. Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder
Game 4 of the Western Conference finals – 40 points, 10 assists, 5 steals
VIDEO: Russell Westbrook does something that Michael Jordan last did in 1989
Perhaps he was rejuvenated by the improbable return of Serge Ibaka, or perhaps Russell Westbrook is simply one of the most talented players around. Either way, Westbrook had his way with Tony Parker in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, notching 40 points, 10 assists and five steals. He is the first player to accomplish that since Michael Jordan did it in the 1989 NBA playoffs as the Thunder cruised to a 105-92 win.
2. LeBron James, Miami Heat
Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals – 49 points, 6 rebounds, 16-24 FG
VIDEO: LeBron James drops a 49-point effort on the Nets in Game 4 of the East semis
In typical LeBron James fashion, The King added to his already stacked playoff resume with a 49-point effort against the Nets. Unfortunately for Lebron, he missed a meaningless free throw in the waning seconds of Game 4 that left him one point shy of notching his first playoff game of 50-plus points. Barring another return to Miami, this game would go down as the highest scoring effort of James' playoff career with the Heat. LeBron matched his playoff career-high of 49 points that he set in the 2009 Eastern Conference finals as a Cavalier.
1. LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland Trailblazers
Game 1, first round of the Western Conference playoffs – 46 points, 18 rebounds, 17-31 FG
VIDEO: LaMarcus Aldridge pouts in 46 points in Game 1 of the Blazers-Rockets series
Aldridge seemed determined to single-handedly stifle the notion that the mid-range jumper is dead in today's NBA, terrorizing the Rockets in Game 1 of their first round series with a flurry of long deuces. He went off for a franchise playoff-high 46 points and added 18 rebounds to an already impressive night. It was a career-high for Aldridge, who scored 16 of his 46 points on post ups. That total almost doubled his season average of 8.3 in that department. Despite fouling out in the extra session, the Blazers held on to beat the Rockets in a 122-120 overtime thriller.


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I begin by quoting a Catholic friend Bob Wedl:
Let us not confuse the church and the faith.Observing that the institutional church's stance against women and homosexuals destroys faith and insults God—whose supposed error produced these deficient persons—Wedl continued,
We cannot permit the church to continue trying to destroy the faith.It cannot continue because cradle Christians are changing the church. I'm feeling optimistic because I spent the weekend with women who are helping to transform not only the church but the world.
Gather the Women connects women with each other to activate their untapped feminine well of wisdom and direct it toward solving problems of the world. The women I met this weekend glowed with Spirit's power. I still see their love-filled faces. Working under and behind the glare of public headlights, they raise awareness by carrying out individual "assignments," discerned through deep listening to the Divine. They "call on each other to BE the change we want to see." Learn more at http://gatherthewomen.org/gtw/index.htm
I was flattered to hear in the welcoming ceremony a paragraph from God Is Not Three Guys in the Sky explaining the unique set of attitudes, skills, and perspectives that women contribute toward healing the world from the patriarchal bias of several millennia.
To the independence-seeking male, let us add the connection-seeking female. To counter the adversarial inclination, let us apply relationship building. To counter warmaking, competition, and domination, let us apply peacemaking, cooperation, and partnership. To the image of a God or Gods up above, let us add that of living within the womb of Mother Earth, whose air, water, and soil we strive to protect.Anonymous commented: I was there at St. Benedict's with Gather the Women and I was very impressed with Jeanette's intellect, her passion, and her commitment to "starting the conversation." As someone who left the Catholic Church in the 1960's, I'm impressed with the ability of women (and men) who are stretching the centuries old boundaries of Catholicism and not finding themselves excommunicated! Things have changed—but not enough.
Barred from power for many centuries, women are able to practice power WITH instead of power OVER and AGAINST, as demonstrated by their disproportionate presence in peace advocacy. This has implications for global politics and economics as well as religion.
Jeanette: The only difference between me and many Catholics is that I confess my true beliefs publicly. A large chunk of the Catholic Church has moved past traditional belief but cherishes the tradition and does not want to roil the hierarchy or other Church members who insist on conformity of belief.
Shift toward the feminine
A Public Broadcasting program about a twelfth century crusade reminded me of the damage inflicted by the warrior mind. Richard the Lionhearted led Christians against the great Muslim leader Saladin for control of Jerusalem, considered a holy city by both. And both sides believed they were carrying out the will of God.
Saladin earned the adjective "great" because he stopped his followers from killing Christians after his victory in Jerusalem. Richard, on the other hand, after his victory there years later had thousands of captured Muslims slaughtered. Who was the better "Christian"?
But my bigger point is that the warrior culture of patriarchy valued warlike aggression and called it "heroism" and "bravery." Seeing the raw brutality of the Middle Ages highlighted for me today's contrasting movement away from glorified militarism. Even the most aggressive political leaders of today claim their activities are in the interest of peace. Such language was foreign to the Crusaders and Muslims of the twelfth century.
The story of medieval brutality impressed on me the ascendance of feminine values begun centuries past and continuing with growing rapidity today.
Females tend to value relationships more than males, and we tend to hold women accountable for all relationships. For centuries women have done men's emotional laundry--mothers for sons, wives for husbands, sisters for brothers, secretaries for bosses, and so on. Women are typically more sensitive to the needs of others, the empathic listeners, the referees in family disputes. Women are more conditioned to spend themselves for others. These are stereotypes that exaggerate and distort, but they're useful for understanding what goes on in our lives.
Whereas the male seeks separation, the female seeks connection. While he has difficulty with intimate relationships, she is threatened by separation. He fears loss of autonomy; she fears isolation. While his unhealthy manner of dealing with insecurity is to fight, she wants to submerse herself in a dependent relationship. This information comes from In a Different Voice by Carol Gilligan, psychology professor at Harvard. Whether the male/female differences are the result of nature or nurture—I suspect both—the point is the differences.
The feminine value of peaceful cooperation is gaining ground. Between 1914 and 1918 a great Sufi teacher Hazrat Inayat Khan said:
I can see as clear as daylight that the hour is coming when women will lead humanity to a higher evolution.This statement, one of many such by thoughtful observers, expresses what I believe—not because I think women are better than men but because the globe needs a break from male combativeness.
The following message comes from a man in Africa, Credo Mutwa, a Zulu Sangoma (traditional healer).
Awaken the mother mind within every one of you human beings. Our people believe that every human being has two minds: the mother mind and the warrior mind. The warrior mind looks at things logically: the warrior mind sees two plus two is four. But the mother mind sees nothing like that. The mother mind does not think in a linear way as warriors do. The mother mind thinks sideways, and upwards and downwards. We must awaken the mother mind within each of us.I hope readers, male and female, can set aside their logical minds long enough to absorb this intriguing message from the feminine realm, albeit delivered by a man.
We must feel what is going on in the world. We must not listen to newspapers. We must ourselves feel! It is said by our Zulu people that women think with their pelvic area, where children grow and are born. We must think that way! We must no longer look at a tree but must see a living entity like us in that thing. We must no longer look at a stone but see the future lying dormant in that stone. We must think like grandmothers...that's all.


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Why is a 3G phone getting faster mobile broadband speeds than a brand new 4G phone on the same network?
Concerned AT&T customers who purchased the HTC Inspire 4G or Motorola Atrix 4G have begun to notice that their upload speeds are being capped and they have started making noise to see if the carrier will address it.
This past month AT&T launched their first pair of 4G phones which operate on the carrier's 4G HSPA+ network. Even though AT&T has upgraded their entire 3G network to HSPA+, only the markets with enhanced backhaul are experiencing the faster 4G speeds.
So just how fast is AT&T 4G? On the company website it claims 4G network speeds are up to approximately 6 Mbps, but makes no specific mention of upload speeds.
We know that AT&T customers with the iPhone 4 regularly see upload speeds of up to 1.5 Mbps, but it appears that all 4G Android phones are capped at a measly 300 kbps. Upload speeds are not critical to every user, but they do have a direct relation with the quality of video calls. AT&T touts smoother-streaming video as a reason to buy a 4G phone now, so it is troubling that Android customers are being treated different than iPhone users.
Research shows that the Inspire 4G and Atrix 4G both have modems that support High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) with speeds up to 5.7 Mbps. We don't expect to see these full upload speeds on an actual device, but at least we know the hardware supports faster speeds than what is currently available.
I've done my own personal testing with an Atrix 4G all over Texas and I can confirm that upload speeds never surpassed 300 kbps. Download speeds were average (2-3 Mbps), but I'm not sure if the enhanced backhaul has been turned on in my state.
Other users who have tested the Atrix 4G and Inspire 4G against the iPhone 4 have found similar results. Alex Colon of PCMag tested the devices in six different locations and found the iPhone 4 generally reported upload speeds of over 1.5 Mbps, while the Android phones were capped at 300 kbps.
PCMag reached out to AT&T to see if they would comment on the capped upload speeds and they received an answer which hinted at updates to existing models. AT&T did not deny any of the claims and only said, "As you noticed, we have a number of HSUPA devices today and we will have more HSUPA-enabled devices in the future—new devices and updates to existing models."
By failing to address the claims of PCMag, it appears that AT&T has silently confirmed they are capping the upload speeds on their 4G Android phones.
Upset customers have taken their concerns for the forums with some of them threatening to return their devices if AT&T does not address the issue. The complaints are beginning to grow with a nine page thread on the AT&T forums, a ten pager on the Motorola forums, and a 14 page thread on xda-developers where hackers are trying to defeat the cap.
If you want to look on the bright side, at least these capped upload speeds can be fixed with a simple over-the-air software update. AT&T could be protecting their network by limiting upload speeds until their enhanced backhaul is complete.
Unfortunately, some AT&T customers might be waiting awhile to experience true 4G speeds. The company's answer center says that 2/3 of their mobile traffic will be delivered over their enhanced backhaul by the end of 2011. AT&T's coverage map doesn't exactly specify which areas have enhanced backhaul, so it's kind of a guessing game as to what areas can access 4G speeds right now.
Thankfully AT&T doesn't charge any extra data fees for their 4G handsets, but it still puts them in a weird position that some of their 3G phones offer faster broadband speeds than their new 4G lineup (up to 5x faster in some cases).
Finally, in case you were wondering AT&T still claims that third-party drive test data show they continue to have the nation's fastest mobile broadband network. My experiences would tell me otherwise, but I'm just a blogger so what do I know.


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|Oracle® Database Application Developer's Guide - Expression Filter
10g Release 1 (10.1)
Part Number B10821-01
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Oracle Expression Filter is a feature of Oracle Database that allows application developers to store, index, and evaluate conditional expressions (expressions) in one or more columns of a relational table. Expressions are a useful way to describe interests in expected data. Expression Filter matches incoming data with expressions stored in a column to identify rows of interest. It can also derive complex relationships by matching data in one table with expressions in a second table. Expression Filter simplifies SQL queries; allows expressions to be inserted, updated, and deleted without changing the application; and enables reuse of conditional expressions in business rules by separating them from the application and storing them in the database. Applications involving information distribution, demand analysis, and task assignment can benefit from Expression Filter.
Expression Filter provides a datatype, operator, and indextype to store, evaluate, and index expressions that describe an interest in a data item or piece of information. Expressions are stored in a column of a user table. Expression Filter matches expressions in a column with a data item passed by a SQL statement or with data stored in one or more tables, and evaluates each expression to be true or false. Optionally, expressions can be indexed when using the Enterprise Edition of Oracle Database. Expression Filter includes the following elements:
Expression datatype: A virtual datatype created through a constraint placed on a VARCHAR2 column in a user table that stores expressions.
EVALUATE operator: An operator that evaluates expressions for each data item.
Administrative utilities: A set of utilities that validate expressions and suggest optimal index structure.
Expression indexing: Enhances performance of the
EVALUATE operator for large expression sets. Expression indexing is available in Oracle Database Enterprise Edition.
The following sections are examples of how you can use Expression Filter.
Expression Filter can match incoming data with conditional expressions stored in the database to identify rows of interest. For example, consider an application that matches buyers and sellers of cars. A table called
Consumer includes a column called
BUYER_PREFERENCES with an Expression datatype. The
BUYER_PREFERENCES column stores an expression for each consumer that describes the kind of car the consumer wants to purchase, including make, model, year, mileage, color, options, and price. Data about cars for sale is included with the
EVALUATE operator in the SQL
WHERE clause. The SQL
EVALUATE operator matches the incoming car data with the expressions to find prospective buyers.
The SQL
EVALUATE operator also enables batch processing of incoming data. Data can be stored in a table called
CARS and matched with expressions stored in the
CONSUMER table using a join between the two tables.
The SQL
EVALUATE operator saves time by matching a set of expressions with incoming data and enabling large expression sets to be indexed for performance. This saves labor by allowing expressions to be inserted, updated, and deleted without changing the application and providing a results set that can be manipulated in the same SQL statement, for instance to order or group results. In contrast, a procedural approach stores results in a temporary table that must be queried for further processing, and those expressions cannot be indexed.
Expression Filter can convey N-to-M (many-to-many) relationships between tables. Using the previous example:
A car may be of interest to one or more buyers.
A buyer may be interested in one or more cars.
A seller may be interested in one or more buyers.
To answer questions about these relationships, the incoming data about cars is stored in a table called
CARS with an Expression column (column of Expression datatype) called
SELLER_PREFERENCES. The
CONSUMERS table includes a column called
BUYER_PREFERENCES. The SQL
EVALUATE operator can answer questions such as:
What cars are of interest to each consumer?
What buyers are of interest to each seller?
What demand exists for each car? This can help to determine optimal pricing.
What unsatisfied demand is there? This can help to determine inventory requirements.
This declarative approach saves labor. No action is needed if changes are made to the data or the expressions. Compare this to the traditional approach where a mapping table is created to store the relationship between the two tables. A trigger must be defined to recompute the relationships and to update the mapping table if the data or expressions change. In this case, new data must be compared to all expressions, and a new expression must be compared to all data.
Expression Filter is a good fit for applications where the data has the following attributes:
A large number of data items exists to be evaluated.
Each data item has structured data attributes, for example
Incoming data is evaluated by a significant number of unique and persistent queries containing expressions.
The expression (in SQL
WHERE clause format) describes an interest in incoming data items.
The expressions compare attributes to values using relational operators (=, !=, <, >, and so on).
Expressions describe interests in an item of data. Expressions are stored in a column of a user table and compared, using the SQL
EVALUATE operator, to incoming data items specified in a SQL
WHERE clause or to a table of data. Expressions are evaluated as true or false or return a null value if an expression does not exist for a row.
An expression describes interest in an item of data using one or more variables, known as elementary attributes. An expression can also include literals, Oracle supplied functions, user-defined functions, and table aliases. A valid expression consists of one or more simple conditions called predicates. The predicates in the expression are linked by the logical operators
AND and
OR. Expressions must adhere to the SQL
WHERE clause format. (For more information about the SQL
WHERE clause, see Oracle Database SQL Reference.) An expression is not required to use all the defined elementary attributes; however, the incoming data must provide a value for every elementary attribute. Null is an acceptable value.
For example, the following expression includes the
UPPER Oracle supplied function and captures the interest of a user in a car (the data item) with the model, price, and year as elementary attributes.
UPPER(Model) = 'TAURUS' and Price < 20000 and Year > 2000
Expressions are stored in a column of a user table with an Expression datatype. The values stored in a column of this type are constrained to be expressions. (See Section 1.2.2.) A user table can have one or more Expression columns. A query to display the contents of an Expression column displays the expressions in string format.
You insert, update, and delete expressions using standard SQL. A group of expressions that are stored in a single column is called an expression set and shares a common set of elementary attributes. This set of elementary attributes plus any functions used in the expressions are the metadata for the expression set. This metadata is referred to as the attribute set. The attribute set consists of the elementary attribute names and their datatypes and any functions used in the expressions. The attribute set is used by the Expression column to validate changes and additions to the expression set. An expression stored in the Expression column can use only the elementary attribute and functions defined in the corresponding attribute set. Expressions cannot contain subqueries.
Expression Filter provides the DBMS_EXPFIL package which contains procedures to manage the expression data.
There are four basic steps to create and use an Expression column:
Define an attribute set. See Section 1.2.1.
Define an Expression column in a user table. See Section 1.2.2.
Insert expressions in the table. See Section 1.2.3.
Apply the SQL
EVALUATE operator to compare expressions to incoming data items. See Section 1.3.
The remaining sections in this chapter guide you through this procedure.
A special form of an Oracle object type is used to create an attribute set. (For more information about object types, see Oracle Database Application Developer's Guide - Object-Relational Features.)
The attribute set defines the elementary attributes for an expression set. It implicitly allows all Oracle supplied SQL functions to be valid references in the expression set. If the expression set refers to a user-defined function, it must be explicitly added to the attribute set. An elementary attribute in an attribute set can refer to data stored in another database table using table alias constructs. One or more or all elementary attributes in an attribute set can be table aliases. If an elementary attribute is a table alias, the value assigned to the elementary attribute is a
ROWID from the corresponding table. For more information about table aliases, see Appendix A.
You can create an attribute set using one of two approaches:
Use an existing object type to create an attribute set with the same name as the object type. This approach is most appropriate to use when the attribute set does not contain any table alias elementary attributes. You use the CREATE_ATTRIBUTE_SET procedure of the DBMS_EXPFIL package. See Example 1-1.
Individually add elementary attributes to an existing attribute set. Expression Filter automatically creates an object type to encapsulate the elementary attributes and gives it the same name as the attribute set. This approach is most appropriate to use when the attribute set contains one or more elementary attributes defined as table aliases. You use the ADD_ELEMENTARY_ATTRIBUTE procedure of the DBMS_EXPFIL package. See Example 1-2.
If the expressions refer to user-defined functions, you must add the functions to the corresponding attribute set, using the ADD_FINCTIONS procedure of the DBMS_EXPFIL package. See Example 1-3.
Example 1-1 shows how to use an existing object type to create an attribute set. It uses the CREATE_ATTRIBUTE_SET procedure.
Example 1-1 Defining an Attribute Set From an Existing Object Type
CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE Car4Sale AS OBJECT (Model VARCHAR2(20), Year NUMBER, Price NUMBER, Mileage NUMBER); / BEGIN DBMS_EXPFIL.CREATE_ATTRIBUTE_SET(attr_set => 'Car4Sale', from_type => 'YES'); END; /
For more information about the CREATE_ATTRIBUTE_SET procedure, see "CREATE_ATTRIBUTE_SET Procedure" in Chapter 8.
Example 1-2 shows how to create an attribute set
Car4Sale and how to define the variables one at a time. It uses the CREATE_ATTRIBUTE_SET and ADD_ELEMENTARY_ATTRIBUTE procedures.
Example 1-2 Defining an Attribute Set Incrementally
BEGIN DBMS_EXPFIL.CREATE_ATTRIBUTE_SET(attr_set => 'Car4Sale'); DBMS_EXPFIL.ADD_ELEMENTARY_ATTRIBUTE( attr_set => 'Car4Sale', attr_name => 'Model', attr_type => 'VARCHAR2(20)'); DBMS_EXPFIL.ADD_ELEMENTARY_ATTRIBUTE( attr_set => 'Car4Sale', attr_name => 'Year', attr_type => 'NUMBER'); DBMS_EXPFIL.ADD_ELEMENTARY_ATTRIBUTE( attr_set => 'Car4Sale', attr_name => 'Price', attr_type => 'NUMBER'); DBMS_EXPFIL.ADD_ELEMENTARY_ATTRIBUTE( attr_set => 'Car4Sale', attr_name => 'Mileage', attr_type => 'NUMBER'); END;/
For more information about the ADD_ELEMENTARY_ATTRIBUTE procedure, see "ADD_ELEMENTARY_ATTRIBUTE Procedure" in Chapter 8.
If the expressions refer to user-defined functions, you must add the functions to the corresponding attribute set. Example 1-3 shows how to add user-defined functions, using the ADD_FUNCTIONS procedure, to an attribute set.
Example 1-3 Adding User-Defined Functions to an Attribute Set
CREATE or REPLACE FUNCTION HorsePower(Model VARCHAR2, Year VARCHAR2) return NUMBER isBEGIN -- Derive HorsePower from other relational tables uisng Model and Year values.-- return 200; END HorsePower; / CREATE or REPLACE FUNCTION CrashTestRating(Model VARCHAR2, Year VARCHAR2) return NUMBER is BEGIN -- Derive CrashTestRating from other relational tables using Model -- -- and Year values. -- return 5; END CrashTestRating; / BEGIN DBMS_EXPFIL.ADD_FUNCTIONS (attr_set => 'Car4Sale', funcs_name => 'HorsePower'); DBMS_EXPFIL.ADD_FUNCTIONS (attr_set => 'Car4Sale', funcs_name => 'CrashTestRating'); END; /
For more information about the ADD_FUNCTIONS procedure, see "ADD_FUNCTIONS Procedure" in Chapter 8.
To drop an attribute set, you use the DROP_ATTRIBUTE_SET procedure. For more information, see "DROP_ATTRIBUTE_SET Procedure" in Chapter 8.
Expression is a virtual datatype. Assigning an attribute set to a
VARCHAR2 column in a user table creates an Expression column. The attribute set determines which elementary attributes and user-defined functions can be used in the expression set. An attribute set can be used to create multiple columns of Expression datatype in the same table and in other tables in the same schema. Note that an attribute set in one schema cannot be associated with a column in another schema.
To create an Expression column:
Add a
VARCHAR2 column to a table or create a table with the
VARCHAR2 column. An existing
VARCHAR2 column in a user table can also be used for this purpose. The following example creates a table with a
VARCHAR2 column,
Interest, that will be used with an attribute set:
CREATE TABLE Consumer (CId NUMBER, Zipcode NUMBER, Phone VARCHAR2(12), Interest VARCHAR2(200));
Assign an attribute set to the column, using the ASSIGN_ATTRIBUTE_SET procedure. The following example assigns an attribute set to a column named
Interest in a table called
BEGIN DBMS_EXPFIL.ASSIGN_ATTRIBUTE_SET ( attr_set => 'Car4Sale', expr_tab => 'Consumer', expr_col => 'Interest'); END; /
For more information about the ASSIGN_ATTRIBUTE_SET procedure, see "ASSIGN_ATTRIBUTE_SET Procedure" in Chapter 8.
Figure 1-1 is a conceptual image of consumers' interests (in trading cars) being captured in a
Consumer table.
Figure 1-1 Expression Datatype
To remove an attribute set from a column, you use the UNASSIGN_ATTRIBUTE_SET procedure of the DBMS_EXPFIL package. See "UNASSIGN_ATTRIBUTE_SET Procedure" in Chapter 8.
To drop an attribute set not being used for any expression set, you use the DROP_ATTRIBUTE_SET procedure of the DBMS_EXPFIL package. See "DROP_ATTRIBUTE_SET Procedure" in Chapter 8.
To copy an attribute set across schemas, you use the COPY_ATTRIBUTE_SET procedure of the DBMS_EXPFIL package. See "COPY_ATTRIBUTE_SET Procedure" in Chapter 8.
You use standard SQL to insert, update, and delete expressions. When an expression is inserted or updated, it is checked for correct syntax and constrained to use the elementary attributes and functions specified in the corresponding attribute set. An error message is returned if the expression is not correct. For more information about evaluation semantics, see Section 1.4.
Example 1-4 shows how to insert an expression (the consumer's interest in trading cars, which is depicted in Figure 1-1) into the
Consumer table using the SQL
INSERT statement.
Example 1-4 Inserting an Expression into the Consumer Table
INSERT INTO Consumer VALUES (1, 32611, '917 768 4633', 'Model=''Taurus'' and Price < 15000 and Mileage < 25000'); INSERT INTO Consumer VALUES (2, 03060, '603 983 3464', 'Model=''Mustang'' and Year > 1999 and Price < 20000');
If an expression refers to a user-defined function, the function must be added to the corresponding attribute set (as shown in Example 1-3). Example 1-5 shows how to insert an expression with a reference to a user-defined function,
HorsePower, into the
Consumer table.
Example 1-5 Inserting an Expression That References a User-Defined Function
INSERT INTO Consumer VALUES (3, 03060, '603 484 7013', 'HorsePower(Model, Year) > 200 and Price < 20000');
Expression data can be loaded into an Expression column using SQL*Loader. For more information about bulk loading, see Section 5.1.
You use the SQL
EVALUATE operator in the
WHERE clause of a SQL statement to compare stored expressions to incoming data items. The SQL
EVALUATE operator returns
1 for an expression that matches the data item and
0 for an expression that does not match. For any null values stored in the Expression column, the SQL
EVALUATE operator returns
The SQL
EVALUATE operator has two arguments: the name of the column storing the expressions and the data item to which the expressions are compared. In the data item argument, values must be provided for all elementary attributes in the attribute set associated with the Expression column. Null is an acceptable value. The data item can be specified either as string-formatted name-value pairs or as an
AnyData instance.
In the following example, the query returns a row from the
Consumer table if the expression in the
Interest column evaluates to true for the data item:
SELECT * FROM Consumer WHERE EVALUATE (Consumer.Interest, <data item>) = 1;
If the values of all the elementary attributes in the attribute set can be represented as readable values, such as those stored in
DATE, and
NUMBER datatypes and the constructors formatted as a string, then the data item can be formatted as a string:
Operator Form
EVALUATE (VARCHAR2, VARCHAR2) returns NUMBER;
SELECT * FROM Consumer WHERE EVALUATE (Consumer.Interest, 'Model=>''Mustang'', Year=>2000, Price=>18000, Mileage=>22000' ) = 1;
If a data item does not require a constructor for any of its elementary attribute values, then a list of values provided for the data item can be formatted as a string (name-value pairs) using two
getVarchar methods (a
STATIC method and a
MEMBER method) in the object type associated with the attribute set. The
STATIC method formats the data item without creating the object instance. The
MEMBER method can be used if the object instance is already available.
STATIC and
MEMBER methods are implicitly created for the object type and can be used as shown in the following example:
SELECT * FROM Consumer WHERE EVALUATE (Consumer.Interest, Car4Sale.getVarchar('Mustang', -- STATIC getVarchar API -- 2000, 18000, 22000) ) = 1; SELECT * FROM Consumer WHERE EVALUATE (Consumer.Interest, Car4Sale('Mustang', 2000, 18000, 22000).getVarchar() -- MEMBER getVarchar() API -- ) = 1;
Any data item can be formatted using an AnyData instance. AnyData is an Oracle supplied object type that can hold instances of any Oracle datatype, both Oracle supplied and user-defined. For more information, see Oracle Database Application Developer's Guide - Object-Relational Features.
Operator Form
EVALUATE (VARCHAR2, AnyData) returns NUMBER;
An instance of the object type capturing the corresponding attribute set is converted into an AnyData instance using the AnyData's
convertObject method. Using the previous example, the data item can be passed to the SQL
EVALUATE operator by converting the instance of the
Car4Sale object type into AnyData, as shown in the following example:
SELECT * FROM Consumer WHERE EVALUATE (Consumer.Interest, AnyData.convertObject( Car4Sale('Mustang', 2000, 18000, 22000)) ) = 1;
A data item formatted as an AnyData instance is converted back into the original object before the expressions are evaluated. To avoid the cost of object type conversions, string-formatted data items are recommended whenever possible.
For the syntax of the SQL
EVALUATE operator, see "EVALUATE" in Chapter 6. For additional examples of the SQL
EVALUATE operator, see Appendix B.
When an expression is inserted or updated, Expression Filter validates the syntax and ensures that the expression refers to valid elementary attributes and functions associated with the attribute set. The SQL
EVALUATE operator evaluates expressions using the privileges of the owner of the table that stores the expressions. For instance, if an expression includes a reference to a user-defined function, during its evaluation, the function is executed with the privileges of the owner of the table. References to schema objects with no schema extensions are resolved in the table owner's schema.
An expression that refers to a user-defined function may become invalid if the function is modified or dropped. An invalid expression causes the SQL statement evaluating the expression to fail. To recover from this error, replace the missing or modified function with the original function.
The Expression Validation utility is used to verify an expression set. It identifies expressions that have become invalid since they were inserted, perhaps due to a change made to a user-defined function or table. This utility collects references to the invalid expressions in an exception table. If an exception table is not provided, the utility fails when it encounters the first invalid expression in the expression set.
The following commands collect references to invalid expressions found in the
Consumer table. The BUILD_EXCEPTIONS_TABLE procedure creates the exception table, InterestExceptions, in the current schema. The VALIDATE_EXPRESSIONS procedure validates the expressions and stores the invalid expressions in the InterestExceptions table.
BEGIN DBMS_EXPFIL.BUILD_EXCEPTIONS_TABLE (exception_tab => 'InterestExceptions'); DBMS_EXPFIL.VALIDATE_EXPRESSIONS (expr_tab => 'Consumer', expr_col => 'Interest', exception_tab => 'InterestExceptions'); END; /
For more information, see "BUILD_EXCEPTIONS_TABLE Procedure" and "VALIDATE_EXPRESSIONS Procedure", both in Chapter 8.
A user requires
SELECT privileges on a table storing expressions to evaluate them. The SQL
EVALUATE operator evaluates expressions using the privileges of the owner of the table that stores the expressions. The privileges of the user issuing the query are not considered.
Expressions can be inserted, updated, and deleted by the owner of the table. Others must have
INSERT and
UPDATE privileges for the table, and they must have
EXPRESSION and
EXPRESSION privileges for a specific Expression column in the table to be able to make modifications to it.
In the following example, the owner of the
Consumer table grants expression privileges, using the GRANT_PRIVILEGE procedure, on the
Interest column to a user named
BEGIN DBMS_EXPFIL.GRANT_PRIVILEGE (expr_tab => 'Consumer', expr_col => 'Interest', priv_type => 'INSERT EXPRESSION', to_user => 'Andy'); END; /
To revoke privileges, use the REVOKE_PRIVILEGE procedure.
For more information about granting and revoking privileges, see "GRANT_PRIVILEGE Procedure" and "REVOKE_PRIVILEGE Procedure" in Chapter 8.
The Expression Filter error message numbers are in the range of 38401 to 38600. The error messages are documented in Oracle Database Error Messages.
Oracle error message documentation is only available in HTML. If you only have access to the Oracle Documentation CD, you can browse the error messages by range. Once you find the specific range, use your browser's find in page feature to locate the specific message. When connected to the Internet, you can search for a specific error message using the error message search feature of the Oracle online documentation.


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Billy Ray Cyrus Reveals Regret for Controversial GQ Interview [VIDEO]
Remember that interview Billy Ray Cyrus did with GQ awhile back — the one where he essentially accused Disney, and the fame the studio brought his daughter Miley, of destroying his family?
Well, Billy remembers it too. And now he wishes he could take it all back.
"I realize that I gave a big mistake even giving that interview," Cyrus said during a recent appearance on 'Piers Morgan Tonight,' adding that "It was the darkest time of my life … I mean, it was dark and turbulent. That would have been a real good time for me to go sit by the fire alone."
At the time, Cyrus was estranged from Miley and in the midst of preparing for a divorce from his wife Trish, so it's easy to understand that he probably wasn't in the best frame of mind. As he went on to explain to Morgan, "I felt like, and still feel like, my family was the definition of my life. That was the most important thing and what Billy Ray Cyrus was all about. I've seen it coming unraveled. And again, probably even more so makes sense why it wasn't a really good time to give that interview, especially sitting at my kitchen table, in my home, alone."
But all's well that ends well: Billy Ray and Trish have patched things up, and his new album, 'I'm American,' broke the top 30 in Billboard's country chart.


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George Carey last night revealed he supports assisted dying being made legal.
The former Archbishop of Canterbury previously spoke against the law being relaxed.
Lord Carey said: "The fact is I have changed my mind."
His U-turn was sparked by locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson's fight for help to end his life.
Writing in the Daily Mail, he said it would not be "anti-Christian" to change the law.
He said he would be backing legislation tabled by Lord Falconer which proposes allowing doctors to prescribe a lethal dose to terminally ill patients judged to have less than six months to live.
He warned that by opposing reform, the Church risked "promoting anguish and pain".
The intervention by Lord Carey, 78, marks an extraordinary U-turn by the cleric, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002.
He was part of a coalition which helped derail Lord Joffe's Assisting Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill in 2006 in the House of Lords.
Speaking at the time in the House of Lords, he said: "If introduced, assisted suicide might be treated as casually as abortion is today, after a few years."
His intervention comes as Lord Falconer's Bill will be debated on Friday in the House of Lords and as the Church of England's governing body started a crucial meeting at York University.
The Church of England has consistently argued for no change in the law on assisted suicide.
A statement said: "In February 2012 the General Synod passed a motion which 'affirms the intrinsic value of every human life and expresses its support for the current law on assisted suicide as a means of contributing to a just and compassionate society in which vulnerable people are protected'.
"The debate on the motion covered all of the issues raised by Dr Carey's article."
During the debate in 2012 the then-Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, warned that changes to the law to allow assisted suicide would spell "disaster" and a shift in society's attitude to the sanctity of life.
Dr Williams added: "I hope we shall continue to say that anything in our legal settlement, the legal climate of our society, which has the effect of minimising the protection of the most vulnerable as well as of our medical professionals, is not something to which this Synod, or, I believe, the Christian church in this country, could ever assent."
In his Daily Mail article, Lord Carey wrote: "The fact is that I have changed my mind. The old philosophical certainties have collapsed in the face of the reality of needless suffering."
He said the "rapid advance" of medical technology in keeping the seriously ill alive for many years is an "ethical turning point" and that the "mercy" offered through death could be "enshrined in law".
He added: "Today we face a central paradox. In strictly observing the sanctity of life, the Church could now actually be promoting anguish and pain, the very opposite of a Christian message of hope."
Under the 1961 Suicide Act, it remains a criminal offence carrying up to 14 years in jail to help take someone's life.
The Director of Public Prosecutions issued guidelines four years ago that made clear that anyone who assisted a loved one to die while "acting out of compassion" would be unlikely to be charged.
The Bill drawn up by Lord Falconer, a former Labour Lord Chancellor, which is modelled on the system in the US state of Oregon would mean patients would be able to administer a fatal dose of drugs to themselves, but would not be able to receive help if they could not lift or swallow it.
The process would have to be signed off by two doctors. The British Medical Journal published an editorial earlier this month backing the Falconer Bill.
But the British Medical Association (BMA) said its policy does not support a change in the law in assisted dying.
It added on its website that BMA policy is that doctor-assisted suicide should not be made legal in the UK.
Rabbi Jonathan Romain, of Maidenhead Synagogue, Berkshire, said: "The former Archbishop's words are like a breath of fresh air sweeping through rooms cloaked in theological dust that should have been dispersed long ago.
"He shows that it is possible to be both religious and in favour of assisted dying.
"It also indicates that the debate is not - as it often thought - a battle between the religious and secular camps, but is within the religious community too.
"There are many who have both a deep faith and a desire to see assisted dying legalised in Britain as an voluntary option for the terminally ill providing there are safeguards to protect the vulnerable."
The Rt Rev James Newcome, Bishop of Carlisle, told BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight: "The present law as it stands has just about the right balance between, on the one hand, real compassion for those who are suffering, and on the other hand, care for those who are elderly, disabled, and others who might find themselves in some considerable danger if the law was changed."
The Bishop also told the programme: "It has been the view of the Church of England that assisted suicide or euthanasia of any kind is not consistent with our beliefs, and I think that will continue to be the line that certainly those of us who are in the House of Lords and the bishops will be taking next Friday when this debated."


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The U.S. Zero Waste Business Council has awarded Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. a platinum certification for near-zero waste at its facility in Chico, Calif. It is the first platinum certification the USZWBC has given and the highest level possible.
The U.S. Zero Waste Business Council has awarded Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. a platinum certification for near-zero waste at its facility in Chico, Calif.
It is the first platinum certification the USZWBC has given and the highest level possible. Following an audit of the zero-waste diversion processes at Sierra Nevada, the USZWBC found the Chico facility is successfully reducing, reusing, recycling and composting at an "unprecedented rate," according to a news release, by diverting 99.8 percent of its waste from landfill, incineration and the environment.
"Our certification program holds to the highest standards and is one of the toughest in the country, so reaching the platinum level is a great accomplishment," Stephanie Barger, founder and executive director of USZWBC, said in a statement. "We have never seen a company so efficient with their zero waste management, and yet they are still striving to achieve an even higher standard, which is inspiring."
Sierra Nevada's sustainability department in Chico performs its own trash audits and monitors how much material it sends to the local landfill there each month. Company founder and owner Ken Grossman said such focus on sustainability will continue in Henderson County when Sierra Nevada opens its state-of-the-art brewery in Mills River, which is expected to begin producing beer before year's end.
"Our new brewery site on the banks of the French Broad is gorgeous; we've built on just a fraction of the land," Grossman said via email. "We'll preserve and celebrate the rest, and we have the great fortune of applying lots of sustainability knowledge we've gathered over time in Chico. We have accomplished a lot, but there are always things we can improve, and that's what we'll strive for in both locations."
During its audit, the USZWBC found that Sierra Nevada totaled $5.4 million in avoided disposal costs and just under $1 million in revenue last year — the bulk of which was generated by spent brewers grain — while diverting 51,414 tons of waste from landfill and incineration and avoiding 11,812 tons of greenhouse gases.
On the reuse side, Sierra Nevada utilizes shipping pallets that are rebuilt locally; gives employees an insulated Klean Kanteen and a compact, reusable ChicoBag on their first day to help them get into the habit of reuse; collects single-sided paper to use as notepads for employees; and reuses the same boxes in which bottle caps are delivered to ship T-shirts.
As the first in the U.S. to install a HotRot in-vessel compost system to compost organic waste from its brewery and restaurant in Chico, Sierra Nevada also composted 261 tons of organics in 2012 that otherwise would have gone to the landfill. The HotRot can rip through 2,000 to 2,500 pounds a day of any organic waste — including animal carcasses.
At a cost of $500,000, the vessel will yield a 13-year return on investment, but Grossman has said he initiates such sustainable practices because he believes it is the right thing to do.
"We chose to build our second brewery in Mills River in great part to lessen the environmental impact of shipping our beer cross-country," he said. "Brewing is by nature a resource-demanding endeavor, so as brewers we feel it's our obligation to be as proactive and efficient with their use as possible. And whatever's left from the process, we're going to recycle or reuse as best we can."


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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Hospital Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh hospital has agreed to pay $100,000 and furnish other equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged the hospital with firing an employee because she had cancer.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit against LifeCare Hospitals of Pittsburgh, Inc., former business manager Diana Altieri-Hand, of Murrysville, Pa., needed a reasonable accommodation for her disability after she had surgery for cancer and underwent chemotherapy. Altieri-Hand was a longstanding employee of LifeCare Hospitals of Pittsburgh or its predecessor and had a good performance record. LifeCare Hospitals of Pittsburgh, a free-standing hospital facility managed or operated by LifeCare Management Services, LLC, initially provided a reasonable accommodation to Altieri-Hand.
However, the EEOC charged, in about August 2007 the regional director of finance suddenly stopped accommodating Altieri-Hand's disability and demanded that she return to work full-time with no restrictions. The EEOC's complaint alleged that after Altieri-Hand returned to work full-time, the supervisor discriminated against her because of her disability, including substantially increasing her workload, removing her full-time staff assistant, and subjecting her to unwarranted work scrutiny. Finally, the EEOC charged, the hospital fired Altieri-Hand because of her disability.
Disability discrimination violates the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees' disabilities as long as this does not pose an undue hardship on the business. The EEOC filed suit (Civil Action No. 08-1358, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement out of court.
The consent decree resolving the lawsuit prohibits the hospital from engaging in disability discrimination and retaliation. As part of the settlement, the hospital will also train all employees regarding the ADA's prohibitions against disability discrimination. LifeCare did not admit liability in the consent decree, which is pending judicial approval.
"It is particularly disturbing and sadly ironic when a health care facility, of all places, refuses to reasonably accommodate an employee's disability," said EEOC Acting Regional Attorney Debra Lawrence. "The resolution of this case will remind employers about their legal responsibilities under the ADA."
During Fiscal Year 2008, disability discrimination charges rose to 19,453 -- an increase of 10 percent from the prior fiscal year and the highest number of disability bias charges filed with the EEOC in 14 years.The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the Commission is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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What are those big red spots on Michael Phelps?
They were warned about the water quality, and now we're seeing some swimmers, in particular 19-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps, covered in some weird angry-looking spots.
What is going on?
According to Fox Sports, its just the result of cupping therapy, a Chinese medicinal practice that dates back thousands of years.
"Back then, cups were made of glass and, inside them, a flammable material was set aflame. When it went out, the cup was placed on the subject's body creating a vacuum as it cooled. These days, there is a pump that mimics the process, leaving temporary bruises on the body."
So how does it work for athletes?
Swimming World reported that cupping used suction to tug on the tightest muscles.
"The vacuum lifts the skin off the muscle or bone, allowing the blood vessels to expand and more blood to flow to the targeted area. Increased blood flow is believed to help the body recover faster."
The process can take up to 10 minutes and users have said it feels like pinching followed by immediate pain relief (lasting a few hours) when the cups are removed.
Now you know.


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BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) - A lawsuit brought by property owners along an abandoned Lowcountry rail line has been settled for $33 million.
The Beaufort Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/VNEprT ) the suit concerned property rights on the line between Port Royal and Yemassee.
In the suit, 260 property owners sued saying easements should have been returned to them when the line was abandoned. Instead the State Ports Authority sold the line and property access rights to the Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority which has large pipes along the right of way.
Attorney Tom Stewart of Kansas City says property owners will receive payments ranging from $5,000 to $1 million.
The Water and Sewer Authority is working with local governments to create a walking and bike trail along the right of way.
Information from: The Beaufort Gazette, http://www.beaufortgazette.com


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