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A wasp never forgets a faceFriday, December 2nd, 2011
A wasp never forgets a face
By Science Online's Clare Pain
Posted December 02, 2011 21:06:04
A female Poliste fuscatus paper wasp. Photo: Being able to visually recognise faces makes sense living in a situation with multiple queens. (Science/AAAS)
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Primates have a face recognition system that enables them to distinguish between individuals, and now it seems some wasps do too.
But the new study has also found wasps are likely to have evolved their ability quite separately and it may work in a different way.
Michael Sheehan, a PhD student at the University of Michigan in the USA, and his supervisor, Dr Elizabeth Tibbetts, report their discovery in the latest issue of Science.
"We know that the same area of the brain in other primates does the same thing and it's also the same brain area in sheep", Mr Sheehan said.
"But as far as I'm aware, our work is the first example of face recognition in an invertebrate – certainly in an insect."
Mr Sheehan studied two closely related species of paper wasps that live in Michigan and found one could recognise faces while the other could not.
"The two species are essentially the same in all aspects – they even build nests next to each other," he said.
"They only differ in the number of queens in a nest."
The species that could recognise faces, Polistes fuscatus, founds nests containing multiple queens – typically three or four queens but sometimes as many as eight.
The other species, Polistes metricus, has nests with only one queen.
Being able to visually recognise faces makes sense with living in a situation with multiple queens.
"There is a linear dominance hierarchy", Mr Sheehan said.
"The top queen does lots of reproduction and not much work. The queen at the very bottom of the hierarchy does lots of work and not much reproduction."
He believes wasps need to be able to recognise the different queens.
The scientists already knew that the P. fuscatus wasps could recognise each other, but they wanted to know whether the wasps were using a special face recognition system to do it.
Escaping the buzz
Mr Sheehan captured wild queen wasps from nests of both species to test in an experiment.
The wasps had to crawl through a T-shaped maze in which the floor was slightly electrified, except for a 'safe area' in one of the arms.
When the wasps reached the junction of the maze they had to choose between left or right, not knowing which side the safe area would be on.
Rather like signs at a road junction, Mr Sheehan put a different picture of a wasp face on each arm. One face was associated with the safe area.
Between each trial, the safe area was moved randomly between the arms, so the wasps needed to 'read the sign' to make the right decision at the junction.
The P. fuscatus wasps rapidly learned which face meant safety, but the P. metricus wasps did no better than chance.
Mr Sheehan then repeated the experiment using signs consisting of simple patterns instead of faces, and also tried pictures of different caterpillars, which are the wasps' main food source.
Both species of wasp learned to read the pattern and caterpillar signs equally well.
But for P. fuscatus, success was much better when the signs were faces.
"Their overall performance is more accurate and their rate of learning is faster [when they are using faces]", Mr Sheehan said.
He believes this is evidence faces are being detected by a special face-processing system.
Antenna cue highlights different system
Further evidence for a special system is that the wasps cannot recognise digitally altered photos of wasps with their antennas removed.
"It's as if the antenna cues the wasp [that it is dealing with a face]", Mr Sheehan said.
Dr Romina Palermo of the Australian National University in Canberra says there is no real parallel to the antenna cue in human face recognition, which suggests the wasps may be using quite a different system.
"In terms of being able to understand the evolution of face recognition this work is important", Dr Palermo said.
"The brains of humans and wasps are very different."
She thinks it is interesting face recognition has evolved in the species where there is cooperation between queens, and she wonders which came first -cooperation or the ability to recognise faces.
"The next step is to figure out the similarities and differences between the human and wasp systems", she says.
Mr Sheehan believes face recognition has probably evolved several times and thinks it is striking that there is such a dramatic difference in face recognition ability between two very closely related species of wasp.


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Communism destroys development of the society
Communism general idea is equality to all the people farmer or a scientist, no one is special every one is equal. thus when i see that i am a farmer i work hard the scientist also works hard. but they to earn the same. i am a kid i see this and decide freak i m gonna be a farmer why the fuck do i need to study.I am basically from a poor family the reason i study is a wanted a job through which i can fulfill my dreams of luxury. and people like me would sooner or latter end up contributing to the society.
i don't know much about communism my father is a supporter he would donate money to CRY rather than buy me a toy.i have come to despise communism ( din mean to hurt people ). i loathed my life, pathetic life and worked my ass off to get into the best institute in India. Would the same happen if i where under communist government.
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Aug 28 2011: I din mean in literal sense, i want a competition, a hope, a fight , a win, with out which why would you even try. you do things for either the thrill,fun or the competition the hope,expectation of winning drives you to betterment improve yourself this would be missing in communist. whats a life without that.
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As a dancer, Kevin Irving appeared with the Alvin Ailey Training Ensemble, Elisa Monte Dance Company, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens (as a soloist and principal dancer) and with American icon Twyla Tharp.
In 1994, Kevin retired from the stage to take a position as ballet master and head of the artistic department with Nacho Duato's Compañia Nacional de Danza in Spain. From 2002 to 2007, Kevin was the Artistic Director of The Goteborg Ballet; the company under Kevin's leadership was named the most important dance company in Sweden by Ballet International Magazine.
Since 2007 Kevin has been based in the US, while still maintaining a vast network of contacts abroad. Irving has been a frequent guest teacher with companies and schools such as, The Royal Danish Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Aspen Santa Fe, Juilliard, etc. Mr. Irving was also Associate Director at dance company Morphoses (2011-2012). He continues to stage ballets by Nacho Duato and American choreographer Nicolo Fonte and is the Founder/Director of I-DANCE a non-profit organization that sends teachers and choreographers to Latin American dance communities. He was appointed Artistic Director of Oregon Ballet Theatre in June 2013.
Lisa Kipp began studying ballet in Olympia, Washington, and finished her training at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She danced with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pacific Ballet Theatre, Ballet Oregon, Ballet of Los Angeles, Ballet Chicago and James Sewell Dance, and also performed in the touring company of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. Ms. Kipp danced principal roles in George Balanchine's Rubies, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Square Dance, Concerto Barocco and Apollo, and appeared as the Cowgirl in Agnes De Mille's Rodeo. Prior to joining OBT, she was the Ballet Department Head for the school of Spectrum Dance Theater in Seattle, as well as the company's Rehearsal Director.
Originally from Santa Cruz, California, Mr. Stanton trained at San Francisco Ballet School and the School of American Ballet. In addition to classical ballet, he also studied ballroom, jazz, and tap dancing. He joined San Francisco Ballet in 1989 and left to join Pacific Northwest Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 1994. He was promoted to soloist in 1995 and was made a principal in 1996. Jeff Stanton retired in 2011 following a 23-year career.
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Niel DePonte has been the Music Director for Oregon Ballet Theatre and its predecessor, Pacific Ballet Theatre, since 1985. He has appeared as a guest conductor for Boston Ballet, the Ballet of the Mussorgsky (Maly) Theatre in St. Petersberg, Russia, and at the Nureyev Ballet Festival. He has also conducted symphonic, pops and youth concerts with the symphonies of Oregon, Syracuse and Charlotte, among others.
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Michael Mazzolas critically acclaimed lighting and scenery has been seen in venues all over the U.S., Europe and Asia, ranging from opera houses to circus tents to outdoor amphitheaters. The three-time New York Dance and Performance Award winner has designed lighting and scenery for Oregon Ballet Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Whim WHim of Seattle, National Ballet of Finland, Stuttgart Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, Ballet West, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, The Washington Ballet, Houston Ballet, Rachel Tess Dance at the Wanas Foundation in NYC and Sweden, 3rd Rail Theater, Bebe Miller Companywith whom he has worked since the mid-eighties, and Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. Michael is also a Senior Scenic Designer for MSD Designs, based in NYC.
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Atlanta, often hailed as the business hub of the Southeast, strives to become a gateway for the global economy, too. Today, the chairman of the USA India Business Summit writes about the budding business relationship between India and our city. I interview a chamber executive who's a key figure in Atlanta's expansion to world markets.
India's story one of opportunity, growth
By Ani Agnihotri
Bilateral trade between India and the United States is growing by leaps and bounds. India's trade with the U.S. reached $100 billion last year and has a potential to grow to $1 trillion. Businesses are creating value, wealth and thousands of jobs every year, including here in Atlanta.
In 2007, Novelis Inc., an Atlanta-based global aluminum company, was acquired by India's Hindalco Industries for $6 billion. In May 2011, Novelis announced the hiring of nearly 150 scientists and technologists for its research and development center in Kennesaw.
In last five years or so, several leading IT and technology companies like TCS, Infosys, Wipro and NIIT have created jobs and have had a positive impact on Atlanta's economy. These companies are working to narrow the skills gap, a problem that often leaves local businesses without talent.
The USA-India Business Summit and Georgia Tech Global Business Forum, set for Sept. 11 and 12 at the Georgia Tech Historic Academy of Medicine, brings together parties interested in the growth of emerging markets, specifically India.
The summit is the largest conference in the Southeast to promote productive business relations between the United States and India. Its objective: Grow a sustainable nexus of business relationships in life science, agribusiness, health information technology and new media.
India's story is one of opportunity and continuous growth. The country's economy has the potential to be 40 times bigger by 2050 than it was in 2000.
Its economy today is still growing faster than most countries.
Keen investors are taking advantage of the moment. India's ratio of debt to its gross domestic product (GDP) is stable; India's growth is healthy even by East Asia's high standards.
Despite the global economic slowdown, U.S. and other multinationals remain sold on India and are deepening and expanding their market penetration. For example, Unilever, a multinational consumer goods company, recently offered a $5 billion buyout of minority shareholders in its India unit. A full range of U.S. firms with advanced products in the technological and commercial sectors are entering the Indian market for the first time. Other firms increasingly view India as the top anchor market for their services and products.
The Indian health care industry is experiencing a rapid transformation. According to the World Health Report, India spends about 5.5 percent of its GDP on the health care sector.
By 2020, India is on track to grow its workforce by 140 million, the equivalent population of the four most populous markets in the European Union. While such figures represented challenges, they undeniably represent one of the greatest opportunities in the world economy. The right time in India is now.
Ani Agnihotri is founder of the USA India Business and Research Center.
Atlanta looks to the world for growth
By Rick Badie
Jorge Fernandez, vice president of global commerce for the Metro Atlanta Chamber, plays a key role in marketing the city. He fielded questions about Atlanta's worldwide reputation.
Q: Why do some consider Atlanta the business hub of the Western Hemisphere?
A: It's all about access to the market, and certainly we offer that to the major cities in Latin America and the U.S. If you are a foreign company, you don't want access to one or the other. Atlanta offers both.
Q: Who are our competitors?
A: [Dallas and Charlotte] are formidable competitors, but we have a lot of assets they wish they had. One of those assets is the airport. We focus on what we can offer companies from our perspective: the availability to find talent, cost of living, quality of life and the economic vibrancy of the city. A foreign company wants to be in a cosmopolitan city, and we are the largest city in the Southeast. We just don't sell Atlanta. We sell Georgia and the Southeast. Atlanta has been the economic engine for that region.
Q: What's the role of the global commerce division?
A: We market Atlanta to our key markets, talk to companies to recruit them here or to set their affiliations in the United States in Atlanta, and we create a network to help Atlanta markets grow overseas. You need awareness and you need foreign investment here, but you also need growth for local companies. An international market place is a great place to do it.
Q: Where does the city have a strong foothold?
A: Our No. 1 investor is western Europe. If you take the top 10 investors in Atlanta, eight are western European. The only non-European countries in the top 10 are Japan and Canada. We focus on high-priority markets. From India, we have seen a tremendous amount of growth in technology companies in Atlanta. We just don't focus on a region or a city; we also focus on core industries that are strong here and that we want to grow.
Q: What are the core industries?
A: Basically, technology — a lot of Internet companies, security, software. Health sciences is another area. Atlanta is becoming a hub for health technology. There are the traditional industries: logistics, supply chains and management companies. We are a top distribution center in the United States, a combination of airports, railroads and roads. We focus on industries in overseas markets that are conducive to growing our core industries.
Q: What does global economy mean?
A: You may say you only sell in Georgia, but I guarantee you, some of the components or parts you buy come from foreign sources or are bought overseas. It doesn't matter whether you are a big or small company, you are part of the global economy.
Q: How can Atlanta remain a global competitor?
A: A company wants to be in an area that continues to grow. Economic vibrancy is important. We need to ensure that our economy continues to prosper, and quality of life is a big part of that.
July 11th, 2013
7:56 am
Wouldn't it be nice if Georgia took a proactive stance in getting its citizens involved in global trade – for example, mandatory teaching of 2-3 foreign languages, as they do in Europe? As it is, a disturbing amount of students fail to even graduate from Georgia schools, and those that do have barely mastered English. While we're improving foreign language education (focusing on Spanish for South America, Mandarin for China, and take your pick), how about mandatory, state-supported study abroad for Georgia college students – so they can build the connections that lead to international trade?
Or I guess we can just keep throwing tax breaks at campaign contributors and taking whatever low wage jobs come our way.
July 10th, 2013
8:39 pm
Doing business with India is just self destruction by the US, India is corrupt, builds crap and steals designs just like China, we don't need their labor unless its picking through our recycles which they are good at. We don,t need to be doing business with any country that you can smell their stinking cities before you even land at their airports
July 10th, 2013
8:06 pm
"India needs to continue to lift its caps on foreign investment … and to continue to lower its tariffs and open its markets to American agricultural products, industrial goods and services." – George Bush
July 10th, 2013
7:37 pm
While we outsource our jobs others outsource their fighting to us.
July 10th, 2013
6:13 pm
Atlanta Airport needs to open for more airlines. That is more connections to the middle east. Also needs to get better traffic distribution.
July 10th, 2013
12:47 pm
As a proud product of the TCSG (have a 4 year degree but was laid off during the great recession and had to be retrained) allow me to say that they have plenty of shorter industry focused programs that can provide actual jobs, as well as adult education services at our technical, junior and 4 year colleges. The problem isn't necessarily the lack of skilled workers. It is that our skilled workers demand more than the employers want to pay. Thanks to NAFTA and other free trade agreements, it is cheaper to manufacture goods in developing countries and ship them back here than to manufacture them here. And that problem is going to get worse as more countries become developing nations with infrastructure, governments and economies capable of supporting manufacturing. Right now it is just some Latin American and Asian countries. In 10-20 years manufacturing will be viable in more Latin American and Asian countries, plus also in Africa thanks to the investments that China is pouring over there. The "Arab spring" may also result in industrial economies developing in the Middle East, Arabia and North Africa. You hear a lot about the global economy, but truthfully it only includes a small part of the globe because most nations outside of western Europe, the Americas, India, China, South Korea, Viet Nam, Japan, Israel and South Africa are third world or command economies, neither developed or developing. When we have a truly global economy 10-20 years down the line, that is when finding a manufacturing job is really going to be tough. However, the standard of living will rise in a lot of these countries, so that is when we might actually see some of our blue collar workers relocating to other countries for jobs the way that our white collar workers have been doing for decades. I remember the Jean-Claude Van Damme time travel action movie "Time Cop" when the villain (a Ronald Reagan caricature) stated that under his administration the working class/blue collar types would be encouraged to move to Mexico for a better life … well reality will emulate art (assuming that Van Damme movies can be considered art) in a couple of decades.
And what are we doing about it? Nothing. The Democrats are too busy with their social programs and identity politics, and the Republicans are too busy blaming social programs and identity politics.
July 10th, 2013
12:45 pm
Exactly what does TCS, Infosys, Wipro etc do? They offshore skilled jobs. I've met a number of people in my field that have lost their jobs to out sourcing. There jobs do not stay in Atlanta. They are moved to India. To make matters worse, we now have an influx of "skilled" immigrant workers in this country who make up resumes based on someone's else's experience, are marketed by India based recruiters at much lower hourly rates, and then skirt through jobs by relying on off shore assistance through their network of recruiters.
July 10th, 2013
11:32 am
Since the subject is Indian based companies and the jobs they bring, let's talk about who fills those positions. It's not local talent. It's Indian nationals allowed to come here on B1 Visas. I'm not saying that's a bad thing. I'm just saying that's not the same thing as Indian companies setting up shop in Atlanta and hiring Georgians to work for them. The B1 Visa allows for lower pay rates (ie fewer income tax dollars collected) than would be acceptable for full citizens. This process also ads to the stigma that foreign nationals are of lesser quality or value since they work for less. So who is an Indian company going to hire? Support staff who expects local market rates, or importing staff who does not?
July 10th, 2013
10:33 am
While I'm sure some of the jobs created are "low skilled" we have to remember that Georgia has many low skilled workers. We need to seek economic growth at all levels.
One area Georgia seems to be missing out on is manufacturing. While many see the industry as undesirable the truth is manufacturing jobs often pay good wages and provide opportunities for growth to employees.
We need to also improve our adult education services so that we can quickly and effectively retrain people as economic and technological trends shift. The Technical College System of Georgia needs to develop shorter industry focused programs that can provide actual jobs.
July 10th, 2013
9:24 am
I have to disagree with the comment that "TCS, Infosys, Wipro and NIIT have created jobs and had a positive impact…". These companies have contracted with our Atlanta companies to replace existing workers. So while they may have been "new" jobs for TCS, Infosys, Wipro et at, they actually are NOT – they are REPLACEMENT jobs, The former workers are kicked out and on unemployment. The completely new jobs that these companies may have "created" are low-skilled, low-paying helpdesk jobs.
Before you accept any comments from either side of this discussion ask this question – exactly WHAT does TCS, Infosys, Wipro etc produce except to shuffle work around?


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Perfectly Imperfect Decorative Paint Treatment
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This room features a beautiful Benjamin Moore blue paint...but only on the ceiling and the top third of the wall. The "line" where the blue meets the warm white of the rest of the wall is done very loosely; a perfectly imperfect look that appears to be left unfinished, on purpose. What do you think?
It's a romantic look that suits the vintage style furnishings and finishes of the room well, but we're curious about how many of you would feel comfortable giving something like this a try in your own home. Is this type of decorative paint treatment one that you would go for?
Paint Colors used:
• Upper wall & ceiling: Benjamin Moore Smoke 2122-40
• Lower wall: Benjamin Moore Etiquette AF-50
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I think this is one of those things that looks cool in an editorial, but would look weird in someone's home.
I think it looks like an unfinished paint job. WTH?
I think its very calming and whimsical...
I like the idea but I think if the point where the colors met was a bit softer, it would be more effective in giving that airy quality to the room.
Very interesting idea. Might try it in a loft bedroom with sloped ceiling. Lofts are weird little spaces anyway... I think it'd fly!
A friend of mine had ends of purple and white paint, and did the room in a similar way, but with several stripes of purple that got paler and paler as it went higher up the wall. I liked that, but this one feels too much like an unfinished job to me.
It looks romantic, but impractical. Great for those who really like the look.
I'd love watching my friends with OCD tendencies squirm! lol
Any source for that bed?
yeah, paint schmaint, I want the bed
This is what I was referring to:
It's interesting and could work in the right space. I think an ombre paint job might be more versatile and equally interesting.
Not crazy about it, but since the colors are both very light, it KIND of works.
I did this to a Large picture frame.
See it here
If the colors were flipped, it might remind me of a cloud floating in a blue sky, but as is, it just looks sort of.... drippy.
Good job Plastolux...looks amazing! In regards to the room, it looks like a shorter person tried to paint without a ladder. I dig the whimsical Parisian white-wash look, but the walls are definitely not my style.
I would give this a try with a slight modification, make it feel firmly intentional by adding an outline to ~20% of the color intersection with a thin line of bold color. A fawn brown like Ben. Moore lake shore trail, a dark rose like Ben. Moore pink corsage or a slate blue like Ben. Moore mozart blue would work with the warm white/light blue shown.
this looks just like my apartment now.
but only because i am too lazy/do not have a ladder tall enough to finish. i definitely didn't do it on purpose and definitely do not like the look of it here nor at home.
it has such a beautiful whimsy look. Like a young Marie Antoinette might step into the picture at any minute.
I have been thinking of doing something like this, more or less.
Waiting for the warmer, painting weather.
Also, like Plastolux, I was thinking about doing this to an object in another room (a diff. one from the room-to-paint)... a bookcase.
I love it. Just not for my flat.
This would make me twitch. I recently got out an exacto blade to score, and remove slight imperfections in the corners of my room where the paint colors meet. Staying more than a day in here would me detrimental to my sanity I'm sure.
I enjoy it, but it is very far from my personal taste so I wouldn't do it to my home. But I have certain friends that I think it fits nicely with, or would like it in a small hotel out in the coutryside.
Here's what it looks like:
This wife spent all day painting the bottom, but she's short and waited for the husband to get home so he could finish it...
I'm guessing he never got "around to it" and she's decided to fool us all into thinking it was on purpose ;)
Looks like my bedroom. Except that wasn't on purpose. After moving into my place, I had to cover up a big green square on the wall, so I went for the close-but-no-cigar can i found in my closet.
I love this, such a good contrast with the soft but controlled bedroom decor. Feels light and airy. Years ago I did something like this, painted a ceiling a teal green, and one wall a chinese red, but left a whispy edge so that the red did not quite meet the green, and the white of the other walls peaked through. It was a place of "contemplation".
Think of it the other way around: you (and your stuff) are on the cloud in the sky.
Ummm...no. Hire a professional painter & "dry brush" where 2 colors meet when they are still wet. Soft gradual blending from pale blue sky to warm white at base. This will create the illusion of "Floating" Lightness" Airy" calm, zen serenity that they were seeking.
I wouldn't do any of the good drugs in there. Talk about a trip. Seriously, it would freak me out. I would wake up everyday thinking I forgot something.
But I agree, I want the bed!
I like the whimsical look, and I do think they pulled it off rather well. May also be nice and calming in a nursery.
i think some of you guys aren't quite getting the point... its NOT supposed to be the gradient treatment... thats what makes it worth showing... definitely not for everyone, but its great that the world of wall paint has finally said 'hey, you don't have to have cute little accent walls to have different colors'
I love it, and think it's definatly something I would want to do in my own home. Even in those exact colours. But sense most houses have lower celings, I think it might look nice about some where in between shoulder hight of myself and my husband 5'6"-6'2". Certainly with a celing that high I would absoutly do the same hight as in the picture.
I love that etire room.
ha..oh yes..have had this 'look' in many rooms/many places..not on purpose...like lemondrop said.....this is pretty..but I also feel somettttthhhhinnngggg isn't righttttt....something..love the room.
Looks more like an all white skyline against the backdrop of a clear sky. I kind of like it.
I think it would look very cool if the bottom part had a very soft faded in and out damask pattern stenciled all over it. It needs something to "ground" it and warm the room up! It's a concept worth expanding upon, I think! Agree about the ceiling HAVING to be blue as well....


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defining primary key after table creation
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Written by landisd
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Category: General
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How do I, using Heidi, define a field as a primary key after the table has already been created.
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Written by siMKin
7 years ago
104 posts since Sun, 01 Apr 07
right click any of the column-names and choose the option 'manage indexes'
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Written by rando
7 years ago
1 posts since Sat, 29 Sep 07
Same problem. I have created a new field which I first want to be the primary key and then autoincrement field.
When I try to set the field as primary key, I get twice an error message
data truncated for column 'my field' at row 1.
What is wrong?
Written by jan
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15 posts since Wed, 15 Aug 07
just remember, that the primary-key is unique. so when you want to add this key, the data in this row has to be unique.
select id, count(*) from table group by id having count(*) <> 1
gives you all your dups.
the primary-key has nothing to do with the auto-increment. but you can only set the auto-increment to an primary-column. so first, add the new column, then change/add the primary key to this column and then edit the column and set the auto-increment.
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Review: Man Man and The Apples in stereo
Posted by Charlee Redman on 04/28 at 12:08 PM
Sometimes it takes a few songs for a performance to truly start, to move past the preliminaries and engage an audience. Maybe it was the dismal Monday evening weather or the mountainous pre-finals week workload weighing on our minds. But the rain didn't hamper SOMA's final concert of the year in Heritage Hall, after the show began to warm up.
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Jason Reeves at Sozo this Sunday
Posted by Charlee Redman on 04/22 at 06:08 PM
Sozo's concert schedule has been sparse this year, but the venue will hold a folk-rock concert this Sunday, April 25th at 7pm featuring Jason Reeves, T.J. Cornwall, Find Vienna, and Rosi Golan. The show, organized by Drusky Entertainment and Nittany Booking, will be open to all ages.
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Pete Francis to play Heritage Hall 4/27
Posted by Charlee Redman on 04/22 at 02:58 PM
Just a few days before his former Dispatch bandmates will play the Last Stop festival, singer/songwriter Pete Francis will play Penn State's Heritage Hall. The concert will start at 8pm on Tuesday night, with the doors opening to students with ID (no tickets) at 7:30pm. The event will be hosted by the Student Programming Association.
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Los Campesinos!/Cymbals Eat Guitars Replaced
Posted by Charlee Redman on 04/22 at 11:02 AM
Blame Eyjafjallajokull, that pesky volcano up in Iceland. Ash clouds resulting from its eruption a few days ago are hovering over the northern hemisphere, grounding flights all over Europe.
Unfortunately, Los Campesinos! and Cymbals Eat Guitars have re-scheduled much of their tour and cancelled the show at Penn State on Monday April 26th. (If you really want to see them, they'll be playing in New York City and various other locations in the northeast in a few weeks.)
But volcanic activity won't stop the music.
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The Show Must Move On
Posted by Charlee Redman on 04/20 at 10:39 AM
Last Saturday the artists and crew of Movin' On upheld the festival's spirit in a way they may not have been expecting. It was a literal moving on, facing difficulties and continuing despite the challenges. There was snow, hail, a little rain, an injured drummer, tuning problems, and malfunctioning sound equipment. But the show went on.
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Free Concert - Los Campesinos + Cymbals Eat Guitars—-April 26th
Posted by Charlee Redman on 04/20 at 10:34 AM
The music of Los Campesinos is like warm weather - it feeds the itch to frolic and jump around a little in the sun, to walk down the street and smile. Yes, this sounds silly and childish. But Los Campesinos' cheery back and forth vocal style and high energy pop songs emanate such a carefree happiness. Their bright guitars and brisk percussion aren't immature, but exuberant.
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Record Store to Continue City Lights' Legacy
Posted by Charlee Redman on 04/20 at 10:25 AM
When City Lights Records closed earlier this year, the State College music scene lost a valuable resource. For years, local residents had gone to the independent store to buy vinyl, CDs, and memorabilia and maybe strike up a conversation with Greg Gabbard, the man who became the face of the business. It was a place where old and new music met and concerts and albums were promoted. It was the musical epicenter for local artists.
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No Age, Local Acts Rock Arts Crawl
Posted by Charlee Redman on 04/20 at 10:18 AM
From classrooms and hallways, young musicians and artists practiced their craft for a nomadic crowd on Friday, April 9th. The fourth annual Arts Crawl, a five and a half hour synthesis of student art and music, brought an audience of all ages to listen to bands, watch performing artists, and create something to take home (there were even pillowcase superhero capes to make).
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The Flobots to play Celebrate State April 23rd
Posted by Charlee Redman on 04/20 at 09:42 AM
Yet another festival will spring up on the green lawns of University Park this Friday. Less than a week after Movin' On, a coalition of student organizations will present Celebrate State.
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Sounds of Summer - Generationals and Fiddlercrabs 4/19
Posted by Charlee Redman on 04/18 at 11:44 PM
Roustabout! and SOMA are bringing a little New Orleans to State College on Monday April 19th. The local surf-rocking Fiddlercrabs will perform with Louisiana quartet Generationals at Chronic Town. The doors will open at 9pm to those over 18 and the show will start at 9:30pm.
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A Modern Jazz Marvel
Posted by Charlee Redman on 04/14 at 01:06 PM
Terence Blanchard has often been called a "contemporary cool cat," a trumpeter, composer, and bandleader born from the vibrant history of New Orleans jazz.
Accompanied by his quintet, the jazz trumpeter will perform in the Schwab Auditorium at 7:30pm. Before the concert, ticket-holders can attend an informal conversation with the artists as part of the Artistic Viewpoints series.
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Less Than Jake to Headline Movin' On
Posted by Charlee Redman on 04/14 at 01:00 PM
Saturday April 17th will be a day full of music (and hopefully sunshine). The 36th annual, absolutely free Movin' On festival will be held on the HUB lawn starting at 11:30am.
The festival, hosted by the Association of Residence Hall Students, was born in 1974 as "Gentle Thursday." The artists and genres have changed a bit since then, but the spirit abides: one last day before the semester ends spent lounging on the green grass, listening to music, and getting free stuff.
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Local Music and United Way Benefit
Posted by Charlee Redman on 04/06 at 12:31 AM
A benefit concert for Haiti, hosted by the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, will be held in Alumni Hall (in the HUB) from 11am - 2pm on Thursday. There's a suggested donation of $3, which will go straight to the folks at the United Way for their relief operations in Haiti and Chile through the Worldwide Disaster Fund.
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Techno Meets Classical at the State Theatre
Posted by Charlee Redman on 04/06 at 12:29 AM
What kind of music would Mozart write if he were alive today? Would he stick with string quartets and sonatas or throw in a few synth tracks and electric guitars?
That's the question Professor Max Fomitchev, known in the underground dance/techno scene as Ultramax, would like to answer.
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No Age To Headline Arts Crawl 4/9
Posted by Charlee Redman on 04/06 at 12:23 AM
Strolling minstrels, music emanating from classrooms, hands-on activities, and performance art undulating through hallways. What do all of these things have in common? They are the essence of Arts Crawl.
SOMA (Students Organizing the Multiple Arts) and VASA (Visual Art Student Alliance) will be hosting the 4th annual FREE festival celebrating and showcasing multiple art forms and music in the Arts Buildings on the University Park campus.
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BFA Design Department News
September 10, 2012
The BFA Design Department, including faculty, staff, students and alumni, has had many recent achievements:
- BFA Design alum Nancy Palm's graphic design senior thesis poster, "Guilty Until Proven Innocent," which was selected for the 2012 Print Regional Design Annual.
- BFA Design alum Katherine Carberry' s graphic design senior thesis poster, "The Confederate Flag is not just a symbol of Southern Pride" was selected for the 2012 Print Regional Design Annual.
- BFA Design alum Susan Park Lee won a 16th Annual Webby Award for her design of the National Geographic 7 billion population iPad APP.
BFA Design student Kat White's custom typeface design Gothic Sugar was selected for www.typographyserved.com. View her project here.
- Adjunct Instructor Antonio Alcala has been selected as one of the Art Directors for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Antonio's responsibilities include creative direction and design for numerous USPS stamp designs.
- Chair of Undergraduate Design, Francheska Guerrero's, 2011 OPEN Exhibition Graphics project was selected for the 42nd Annual University of College and Designers Association (UCDA) 2012 Design Competition. This year's show will be on display at the 42nd Annual UCDA Design Conference, October 13-16, 2012 in Montreal. Awards will be given out on Sunday, October 14, 2012.
Congrats to all!


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By Barbara Kollmeyer
U.S. stock futures paused for breath Thursday, after a blockbuster prior session, and ahead of data expected to show the economy shifted to growth from contraction in the fourth quarter.
Weekly jobless claims and a reading on Chicago manufacturing are among other data points on tap.
Some support for futures trickled in from prior-day comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Mario Draghi, head of the European Central Bank, which gave Europe and Asia markets a lift. Wall Street stocks had their best day since Jan. 2 and are now within shouting distance of records.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 8 points to 14068, while futures for the Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.9 point to 1516.70.
Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index rose 3.75 points to 2744.25.
The data calendar is heavy for Thursday, with the Commerce Department expected to deliver the second of three releases on fourth-quarter gross domestic product at 8:30 a.m. U.S. EST. Economists polled by MarketWatch expect fourth-quarter GDP grew by 0.5%, as opposed to the 0.1% fall that was originally reported.
That's largely down to more exports and construction spending in the last three months of the year than originally estimated by the government. Read: What to watch on the U.S. economy Thursday.
At the same time, the Labor Department is expected to report jobless claims largely unchanged in the latest week, remaining at 362,000.
At 9:45 a.m. EST, the February reading for the Chicago purchasing- managers index will be released. Economists are expecting a reading of 54% versus 55.6% in the prior month, which was the best performance in nine months. Any reading above 50% indicates expansion.
A positive report on housing and a commitment by Bernanke to stimulus lifted Wall Street to its best day in nearly two months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 175.24 points, or 1.3%, to 14075.37.
The Dow was just 89 points from its record finish of 14164.53 on Oct. 9, 2007. The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed up 1.3% to 1515.99, less than 50 points from its highest close, reached that same day, of 1565.15.
Analysts said the proximity to these highs could lure in even more investors, and that the market was also coming to realize that the consequences of sequestration were perhaps not as gloomy as originally thought. Automatic spending cuts kick in Friday, barring a last-minute deal by lawmakers.
In overseas markets, Europe stocks rose for a second day on Thursday after Draghi, along with Bernanke, defended loose monetary policies, and concerns over Italy eased. The Stoxx Europe 600 index rose 0.5% to 288.70.
Sydney and Tokyo stocks rose 2% or more. The Japanese government formally nominated Haruhiko Kuroda, a monetary-policy dove, as the new central-bank governor.
In other markets, gold prices remained under the psychologically important $1,600 an ounce level, while crude-oil prices slipped as the dollar rose against the yen.
In corporate news for Thursday, investors will be keeping a close watch on shares of Groupon Inc. after the daily-deals website warned late Wednesday that quarterly revenue will probably miss Wall Street's estimates.
Also slumping after hours Wednesday was retailer J.C. Penney Co., which reported a wider fourth-quarter loss and sales short of analysts' expectations.
Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Thursday's session are Groupon Inc. (GRPN), J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) and Babcock & Wilcox Co. (BWC).
Groupon posted financial results Wednesday showing the firm's core business of daily deals remains under pressure, as it produces thin profit margins from its newer e-commerce service. The company reported its fourth-quarter loss widened as revenue growth continued to slow. Shares slumped 26% to $4.43 after hours.
J.C. Penney's fourth-quarter loss widened as the retailer's sales and margins continued to weaken. Shares sank 13% to $18.33 after hours as results fell short of Wall Street estimates.
Babcock & Wilcox swung to a fourth-quarter profit as the power-plant technology company benefited from lower pension-related effects and its power generation and nuclear operations units posted revenue growth. Shares rose 8.8% to $28.75 in light after-hours trading as adjusted earnings and revenue topped expectations, and the company projected 2013 per-share earnings that topped Wall Street estimates.
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Oklahoma City-based Continental Resources Inc. (CLR) swung to a fourth-quarter profit as the oil and natural-gas company's production increased and as a loss on derivatives weighed on year-ago results. Shares jumped 4.7% to $87.95 after hours as results beat analyst expectations.
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AFC Enterprises Inc.'s (AFCE) fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 51% as the restaurant operator posted stronger revenue across its segments.
Assured Guaranty Ltd. (AGO) swung to a fourth-quarter profit as the bond insurer recorded a smaller loss on credit derivatives.
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.'s (CBI) fourth-quarter earnings rose 27% as the engineering and construction company saw sales growth across its segments. Results also topped analysts' expectations.
Copart Inc.'s (CPRT) fiscal second-quarter earnings slipped 2.4% as the car auctioneer recorded higher expenses, though revenue continued to improve.
Greif Inc.'s (GEF, GEFB) fiscal first-quarter earnings rose 15% as the packaging company posted lower restructuring expenses and revenue improved.
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Limited Brands Inc.'s (LTD) fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 14% as the retailer posted stronger revenue and margins. It offered downbeat guidance for the new fiscal year and the fiscal first quarter.
MarkWest Energy Partners LP (MWE) swung to a fourth-quarter profit as the natural-gas processor's year-earlier results were hurt by derivative losses and debt-redemption losses, while core revenue declined.
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Mylan Inc.'s (MYL) fourth-quarter earnings rose 25% as the generics-drug maker reported revenue gains and unveiled plans to acquire Agila Specialties Private Ltd. for $1.6 billion in cash, strengthening its global injectables business.
Nordstrom Inc.'s (JWN) board has authorized up to $800 million in additional share repurchases and also increased its quarterly dividend by 11%, as the high-end shoe and apparel retailer looks to boost shareholder returns.
Pall Corp.'s (PLL) fiscal second-quarter profit fell 9.4% as the manufacturer of filtration and purification products posted a loss from assets of the blood product line it sold last year, although overall sales improved. Results beat analysts' expectations.
Pandora Media Inc. (P) said it will introduce a 40-hour-per-month limit on free mobile listening, as the Internet radio company looks to manage rising royalty costs.
Prothena Corp. (PRTA) said the European Medicines Agency has granted orphan designation for its treatment of diseases caused by abnormal protein buildup.
Moody's Investors Service upgraded Rite Aid Corp.'s (RAD) credit rating by four notches after the drug-store operator refinanced its debt.
Riverbed Technology Inc.'s (RVBD) chief operating officer and chief financial officer, Randy Gottfried, plans to retire in May, and the networking company named former Lam Research Corp. (LRCX) financial chief Ernie Maddock as its CFO starting at the end of April.
Western Gas Partners LP (WES) has agreed to acquire interests in gas-gathering systems from Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) and Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK) for a combined $623.5 million.
Whiting Petroleum Corp.'s (WLL) fourth-quarter income rose 30% as the energy company benefited from stronger production and derivatives gains, though prices for oil and natural gas fell.
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Danville, Ky. • In a spirited debate that laid out stark choices, Joe Biden and Paul Ryan teed up pointed arguments on the economy, social policy and America's place in the world that President Barack Obama and GOP rival Mitt Romney now will drive forward into the campaign's final stretch.
With just 25 days to go in Campaign 2012 and throngs of people already voting, Obama and Romney will try to answer two questions that their running mates posed to the tens of millions of Americans who watched Thursday's hard-fought, 90-minute debate.
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"Who do you trust?" Biden asked.
"Wouldn't it be nice to have a job-creator in the White House?" asked Ryan.
Biden, eager to make up for the president's lackluster performance in his first debate with Romney, played the aggressor throughout. And the president gave his running mate a quick thumbs up for delivering with the energy and feeling that he did not.
"His passion for making sure that the economy grows for the middle class came through so I'm really proud of him," Obama said after watching the debate aboard Air Force One on the way home after a day of campaigning in battleground Florida.
Ryan came back at the vice president with harsh talking points, a flurry of statistics and a sharp economic warning: In another Obama term, he said, "Watch out, middle class, the tax bill's coming to you."
Romney, who watched the debate at the end of a campaign day in North Carolina, got on the phone to Ryan immediately afterward to congratulate him. Ann Romney told a rally in the western Michigan town of Hudsonville on Friday that the debate showed why her husband chose Ryan as his running mate.
"What he saw in Paul was a level head, very smart. You can tell, it came through, the kind of character that this man has," Mrs. Romney said.
Attention now shifts to the two remaining debates between Obama and Romney: Tuesday's "town hall" style faceoff in Hempstead, N.Y., and a final showdown, over foreign policy, on Oct. 22 in Boca Raton, Fla.
And the campaigns get right back into the thick of it on Friday, looking for ways large and small to shift more voters their direction in the small number of states whose electoral votes are still up for grabs: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Nevada, North Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Romney headed to Virginia and after was linking up with Ryan in Ohio. Biden and wife Jill will woo young voters at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Obama will spend a rare day in Washington, preparing for the next two debates and taking campaign contest winners out to eat.
With so little time left in the countdown to Nov. 6, "every day, every hour counts," said Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago mayor who served as Obama's first White House chief of staff. "Everything counts."
The president has set aside a serious chunk of time for preparation after being faulted for underestimating the importance of his first debate with Romney. He'll be hunkered down in Williamsburg, Va., from Saturday until Tuesday rehearsing with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass, acting as a proxy for Romney.
Romney's return to Ohio this weekend signals the importance of a state seen by both sides as decisive to the whole election. Obama holds the edge there, polls show.
Obama had to hope that Biden's solid showing on Thursday was enough to shift a campaign dynamic that has had the momentum moving Romney's way since the first debate. Romney, for his part, had to hope Ryan's performance would keep up the good karma for the GOP.
The running mates clearly sensed that the stakes were higher than usual for their faceoff, and both played hardball throughout, frequently interrupting one another and challenging one another's assertions.
On television's split screens, Biden's body language — a montage of pained smiles, winces, head shakes and eye rolls — often screamed incredulity when Ryan was speaking.
"I know you're under a lot of duress to make up for lost ground," Ryan shot back at Biden at one point, "but I think people would be better served if we don't keep interrupting each other."
In one of the night's lighter moments, Ryan helpfully provided a translation of one of Biden's putdowns.
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