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Skip to comments.New Ad Campaign to Launch July 7 calling Obama proposals exactly what Hitler did in Nazi Germany
Posted on 07/02/2009 9:00:11 AM PDT by tcrlaf
The anti-Obama group, Our Country Deserves Better PAC, has announced that it will launch an advertising campaign featuring a video claiming that Obama is using tactics common to Hitlers Germany. An audio teaser video has been released as a fundraising tool to buy time to air the ad.
The ad lists a series of actions including the report ordered by the Bush administration on right wing extremists released by the Department of Homeland Security after Bush left office. They quote an un-named Congressman saying, They proposed a civilian security force and an American congressman warned it was exactly what Hitler did in Nazi Germany." -snip-
Kaloogian is also the chair of the right wing group Move America Forward that has campaigns to keep the prison at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base open and to fire Janet Napolitano ostensibly for releasing the Bush right wing extremist threat report.
(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...
The Examiner is VERY left, and the Article goes on to bash Kaloogian hard.
In my opinion, IT'S ABOUT DAMNED TIME someone started telling the sheeple about the hard-to-miss camparisons between Obamunism, and National Socialism!
FYI- Ron Moore is a real Whacko, and Featured KOS Diarist. From his BIO:
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Yes, Hitler comparisons always enhance one's credibility.
I agree.
IMO they need to includ Helen's rant against Bad-Gag Bob yesterday....compare it to how Hitler controlled the press.
Trying to blame the Napalitano "terrorist" letter to Bush was rather stupid, as well.
I think we CAN link Obama to Hitler, but it needs to be done by someone who is not a loose cannon.
Read Gunther Reinhardt's "The Vampire Economy-Doing Business Under Fascism", from 1939, describing business conditions inside Nazi-Controlled Germany.
The Comparisons between what the nazi's did, and what the Democrats are doing now is startling, and UNMISTAKABLE.
As Donna Brazille mistakenly let slip on CNN last year, "It's about CONTROL..."
It is true the left tried to pin "hitlerism" on Bush; however, the facts of Hitler's rise and "O"'s match in a very real way, starting with community organization, and going thru the very fast takeover of the reins of govt. in every field. The narcissistic egos and grandiloquent speeches are the same. The promises to make the country great by change is same. Hitler, too, wanted to do away with Germany's Christian past and take them into the worship of Nordic Gods--it fitted his super race. I do not see "O" taking on Nordic religion; but his diminution of Christiaity and traditional values is same.
Crying Hitler has been overused, but in this case,it is all too true.
I hate these Hitler comparisons, the Fuhrer LOVED his country!
you swineheunts! and zee fuhrer never said "baby". He vuz a grrreat painter too! 2 coats 1 day!
I agree. I don't think ads like this will work. They will probably end up being damaging for "our side"...
Hitler needs to be retired as an element of comparison and I can't believe a commercial production company with any intelligence would use it, yet again. It's lazy, stupid and the user instantly loses any argument.
This is not a propaganda motif, but a real, dire warning of the threat to our country. The Germans and Italians could only see good ahead, too. I am 74 and have many European friends who see the same. They lived thru great hope,media propaganda,intimidation, shortages, round up of dissenters, deaths of family and friends, war and terror.
Eventually, these women married GI's and came to the states. They have loved it here for over 50 years, are citizens and take part. They are now very afraid because they see the beginnings of what happened in their old countries here.Not one of them was taken in by "O" speeches.
You're right. There has to be a better way. Any referral to "Hitler" means you have already lost the argument.
I have to agree with you about that. I am 48yo and Vietnam to me was something we saw on TV in the 60's. It ended before I was really old enough to know much about it.
Because (1) Obama is a Marxist (2) His wife is a Marxist (3) Hitler comparisons have become laughable (4) Political ads should be creative and relevant, not hackneyed.
Maybe you should go aread some history about Hitler's rise to power. He too, was elected.
Don't go there.
Sorry if the Hitler comparsion bothers your sensitivities, but they are accurate and will continue to be brought out.
I'll update my tagline for just for you.
What a deep thinker.
Too bad, not everyone is quite as perfect as you are. LOL
The smartest thing you'll say this week.
Anyone see the clip or just accepting this leftist propagandist's spin and lies about it?
The reason people compare "O" to Hitler is the community orgn.to get votes and intimidate, the using of economic chaos (in this case partly manipulated)to QUICKLY take over without a fighting revolution, isolating a group to be feared-then, Jews--now, Christian/conservatives, grandiose promises, and his Messiah complex--ESPECIALLY this! These make "O" much more like Fascist Mussolini and Hitler than like Stalin.
Either course leads to destruction of our country.
Ludwig von Mises wrote a book comparing Fascism, Socialism, and Communism-their likeness and differences.It should be required reading, along with some others to wake up our clueless voters.
From a pure advertising perspective, it's STUPID. It's OVER USED. It buys us NOTHING. It convinces NO ONE. It's wasted MONEY.
Smarter than anything you have said ever.
I saw your picture in the dictionary next to Hillary's when I went through the "B's"
237 = 37 cents
Yes, Hitler comparisons always enhance ones credibility.
Yea, totally wrong approach.
Man do we have morons on our side or what?
I sometimes wonder if conservatives have any tactical or organizational skills.A bunch of dope heads , anti American leftist kicked our asses all over the place.
Accurate , yes of course. A good way to sway the uneducated in a TV ad, not so good.
The Catholic Church saved hundreds of thousands of Jews from Hitler's ovens.
Israel has publicly thanked the Catholic Church for the protection the Church provided, to the Jewish people.
If you are trying to generate opposition to Obama, it would be smart not to make enemies out of those who should be allies in the cause.
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''I'm trying to get kids to open up to the world, become a little sensitive to the world, see the beauty of the world and these diverse cultures to get them to reflect and look and be introspective and look in their own little world,'' he said. ''And to not be so judgmental, to be open-minded, not to be afraid of people who are different and to realize our country is made up of many peoples from around the world.''
On this morning, however, Mr. Harrold had to leave the spears given to him by the chief of a tribe in Uganda with the guard at the door.
''I think I have a message to share with people whether it's in a school or a college or a jail,'' he said. ''I'm trying to get kids to realize that we live in a multicultural society. In the context of this place, it's a little more of a challenge.''
The Freedom to Dream program for incarcerated youth was started 13 years ago, said Dwight Stecker, coordinator of the Suffolk County jail education program. Each month, artists, poets, writers, judges and civil rights leaders visit the inmates, who are also enrolled in a General Education Diploma program at the county's Riverhead, Yaphank and Hauppauge facilities.
''I am not a rich man,'' Mr. Harrold said, explaining that he walks four to six hours a day from village to village in his quest to understand different cultures. Then he pulled out a six-inch piece of sculptured wood from Uganda and asked the inmates what they thought it might be. ''A neck rest,'' Felix Rivera, 21, replied confidently.
The apparatus was a chair, Mr. Harrold said, squatting onto it and explaining how it can be dangerous to sit on the ground in some places in Africa because of poisonous snakes. It is sometimes used as a head rest. ''Snakes will only bite you if you scare the heck out of them,'' he said as another prisoner voiced concerns about insects, too.
When he approaches remote villages, he said, the natives sometimes look at him as if they've seen a ghost.
''I've had people come up to me and touch the hair on my arm; they are curious but respectful,'' Mr. Harrold said, giving a quick lesson about judging others by what is on the inside, not the outside. ''They don't say to me, Get out of here, Mr. White Guy, you are in the wrong neighborhood.' ''
The show and tell included handmade leather sandals from Africa and rubber sandals made from recycled tires in Kenya, Bolivia and Peru. But it was the soda can with Arabic lettering from Egypt, the slides of downtown Cairo (''It looks like Stony Brook, man''), the Pizza Hut in Egypt (''Do they deliver to the villages?''), Coca-Cola in Beijing (''Do they have Mountain Dew?'') and a McDonald's in Lima, Peru, that elicited the biggest stir.
In rural areas with less bounty, Mr. Harrold's gastronomic adventures included swallowing bug, snake, crocodile, toucan and monkey. ''There are some people on our planet who don't have a choice,'' he said, even if in the prison dining hall they do. ''In our country, we have so much we don't even say thank you.''
The inmates wanted to know how Mr. Harrold communicated (he is fluent in Spanish, speaks enough Swahili, Mandarin and Arabic to get by and is awfully good at charades), what he did without indoor plumbing (pick a rock or a bush, squat, pack toilet paper or try leaves), or whether he became ill (yes, malaria, after he foolishly slept outside by a lake in Tanzania in a sleeping bag with no mosquito net ).
Mr. Harrold's wanderlust dates from his college days at the State University at Buffalo. One summer he hitchhiked to Louisiana and found a job building boats on a bayou. After graduation, he headed to Alaska for a job as a flyfishing guide.


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Service Broker in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is a new technology that provides messaging and queuing functions between instances. The basic functions of sending and receiving messages forms a part of a "conversation." Each conversation is considered to be a complete channel of communication. Each Service Broker conversation is considered to be a dialog where two participants are involved.
Service broker find applications when single or multiple SQL server instances are used. This functionality helps in sending messages to remote databases on different servers and processing of the messages within a single database. In order to send messages between the instances, the Service Broker uses TCP/IP.
This transaction message queuing system enables the developers to build secure and reliable applications, which are scalable. The developers can design applications from independent components known as "services." If the applications need to avail the functionality of these services, then it sends message to the particular "service."
Loosely coupled applications (programs that exchange messages independently) are supported by the Service broker. The three components of the Service broker are as follows: conversation components (which consist of the conversation groups, conversations and messages); service definition components (which define the conversations); and networking and security components (defines the infrastructure used for exchanging messages between instances)
The maintenance of Service Broker is easy and it is a part of the routine database administration procedure. This is because this functionality forms a part of the Database Engine. Service Broker also provides security by preventing unauthorized access from networks and by message encryption.
Let us understand Service Broker with simple script. Script contains necessary comments to explain what exactly script is doing.
---------------------------- Service Broker -----------------------
-- In this exercise we will learn how to cofigure Servie Broker and send and recieve messages.
CREATE DATABASE ServiceBrokerTest
USE ServiceBrokerTest
-- Enable Service Broker
ALTER DATABASE ServiceBrokerTest SET ENABLE_BROKER
-- Create Message Type
CREATE MESSAGE TYPE SBMessage
-- Create Contract
CREATE CONTRACT SBContract
(SBMessage SENT BY INITIATOR)
-- Create Send Queue
CREATE QUEUE SBSendQueue
-- Create Receive Queue
CREATE QUEUE SBReceiveQueue
-- Create Send Service on Send Queue
CREATE SERVICE SBSendService
ON QUEUE SBSendQueue (SBContract)
-- Create Receive Service on Recieve Queue
CREATE SERVICE SBReceiveService
ON QUEUE SBReceiveQueue (SBContract)
-- Begin Dialog using service on contract
DECLARE @SBDialog uniqueidentifier
DECLARE @Message NVARCHAR(128)
BEGIN DIALOG CONVERSATION @SBDialog
FROM SERVICE SBSendService
TO SERVICE 'SBReceiveService'
ON CONTRACT SBContract
-- Send messages on Dialog
SET @Message = N'Very First Message';
SEND ON CONVERSATION @SBDialog
MESSAGE TYPE SBMessage (@Message)
SET @Message = N'Second Message';
SEND ON CONVERSATION @SBDialog
MESSAGE TYPE SBMessage (@Message)
SET @Message = N'Third Message';
SEND ON CONVERSATION @SBDialog
MESSAGE TYPE SBMessage (@Message)
-- View messages from Receive Queue
SELECT CONVERT(NVARCHAR(MAX), message_body) AS Message
FROM SBReceiveQueue
-- Receive messages from Receive Queue
RECEIVE TOP(1) CONVERT(NVARCHAR(MAX), message_body) AS Message
FROM SBReceiveQueue
-- Receive messages from Receive Queue
RECEIVE CONVERT(NVARCHAR(MAX), message_body) AS Message
FROM SBReceiveQueue
-- Clean Up
USE master
DROP DATABASE ServiceBrokerTest
Let me know what do you think of this script and how simply one can configure service broker.
Reference : Pinal Dave (http://blog.sqlauthority.com)
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how to implement service broker in multiple database, sending from one database and receiver is another db
You need to create services, queue and activation procedures in those database.
I am working on one of application where user send the query to a particular vendor online.
This activity involves the following
1. Prepare the email message to be sent to the vendor
2. Prepare the email message to be sent to the user
3. Prepare the email message to be sent to the admin
4. Save the information to the database
5. Process the information and send the email OR SMS notification to the respective participants i.e vendor,user and admin.
The complete process takes around 1.5 to 2 minutes to execute. Initially, I have written all logic in c# dotnet, however, after some time I realize that the solution is not reliable and scalable. In addition to this, the process is time consuming and tedious and performance is also getting impacted as number of user grow. This lead to develop some frustration to the user.
I have decided to re-invent my solution by considering reliability,scalability, asynchronous (for better performance) and loose coupling. So, I have decided to use service broker architecture as it supports all these mechanism very well.
I have re-designed the above as per following
1. I just prepare the message related to email or other information at c# dotnet side and push the same into database. It just takes 5 to 10 sec to execute.
2. There is separate background process called as Service Broker which deliver the reliable messaging such email or sms notification to the user, vendor or admin. it also perform the logging and other related stuff.
This solution possible reduced the overhead for maintaining the logic also provide some robustness.
Thanks for sharing @Naushad
Hi Pinal,
Excellent article. I have followed same step for creating Service Broker and it is working fine. I am using external activator, there facing one issue when i am using with AGL Name in my external activator config (EAService).
server=;database=TestDb;Application Name=External Activator;Integrated Security=true;
— It is working fine when we use directly server name instead of AGL name but we should not use server name because if fail-over happen than might be server2 will become primary server so we need to manual change connection string with server2.
server= ;database=TestDb;Application Name=External Activator;Integrated Security=true; — It is with AGL listener name, it is not working
Above same connection string is working fine when we use in .net application, access from web.config file to .net exe/asp.net web site etc.
Throwing error message as "EXCEPTION ERROR = 32, No enabled application monitor is on behalf of queue [serverName].[DbName].[TargetQueueName]"
I have tried with AGL name as all caps letter, small letter, IP address, with port number etc but still same issue.
Could you please help on this?
Hello Pinal,
I would like to know how I can user the service broker to manage the executions of stored procedures with priority, for example I have 3 procedures, they insert date into diferent tables (3 tables), the third table depends of the second and the second depends of the firstone, with foreign keys, I need to put in a queue each procedure, because I need them to be executed one by one.
When i try this i got error message in middle. the error message is below. pl. help in this regard
Msg 137, Level 15, State 1, Line 2
Must declare the scalar variable "@Message".
Msg 137, Level 15, State 2, Line 3
Must declare the scalar variable "@SBDialog".
Msg 137, Level 15, State 1, Line 5
Must declare the scalar variable "@Message".
Msg 137, Level 15, State 2, Line 6
Must declare the scalar variable "@SBDialog".
Msg 137, Level 15, State 1, Line 8
Must declare the scalar variable "@Message".
Msg 137, Level 15, State 2, Line 9
Must declare the scalar variable "@SBDialog".
Hello Pinal,
I am newbie in MS SQL and facing a issue in importing CSV file to my MS SQL Table. Someone told me I can resolve the issue using Service Broker and since I follow your blog regularly, I thought you might help me on this.
Let me explain my problem:
I have 2 tables:- 1# Stock_Symbol 2# Stock_Symbol_Daily_Quotes
In Stock_Symbol there are 2 columns – Stock_ID & Stock_Name
In Stock_Symbol_Daily_Quotes there are ID; Stock_ID; Price; Time; Date; High; Low; etc.
From the following link – http://finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=BBDB.TO+NT.TO+GE+MSFT&f=snl1d1t1ohgdr I am manually can get any stock information as CSV.
But I want to do this automatically and directly to Stock_Symbol_Daily_Quotes table. I am seeking for some T-SQL which will allow me to download the stock price in every 15 minutes.
BBDB.TO+NT.TO+GE+MSFT – this will come directly from Stock_Symbol table.
Is there a way to do that, I tried lot of option, I know if the csv file located locally I can do the import and doing dynamically and directly from web is what I am not able to do that.
Hope I am able to make you understand my query, please help.
Thank you Pinal.
But sqlmaster is right not even one question was answered.
so everyone is spending their time in reading your article,appreciating you, asking you questions. But the moderator doesn't even care about getting back to even single person. That just shows you don't care about replying but only putting out your articles.
Simple and easy to understand.
Excellent article/example. Concise and very easy follow sample.
Hi. Can u tell me how to use service broker in sql 2205 for communication between two database on remote server. That is Database X is on server A and Database Y is on Server B. both server are connected using TCP Connection
Pinaldava you are a wonderful instructor…
thanx very much
Event Description: Could not start Service Broker for database id: 7. A problem is preventing SQL Server from starting Service Broker. Check the SQL Server error log for additional messages.
can anyone help me with this issue?
I have checked the Error logs and there is not any information.
can you tell me, the new technology that implements message queuing system for reliable and secure data base to data base connection
Really very nice article.
This is a good article and also working fine, but our requirements is to send message to remote queue of remote service ,in that lots of things we have to do like certification creation , remote service binding, route creation etc. so can you please share example showing step by step implementation . We need some help on urgent basis. also in our architecture client machine is SQL Server 2008 Express R2 and Server is SQL Server 2008 Enterprise R2 .
Hi Pinal! I ran the scripts against a SQL Server 2008 R2 instance but don't see any messages in the queues? Do I need to configure something else before it works. Thanks in advance.
This article is very delicious
Thanks Pinal for the article,
DROP DATABASE is one way to cleanup your ssb ;-)
In a production environment you should call END CONVERSION from _both_ sides (target and initiator) – otherwise you will get in trouble (filling up the sys.conversation_endpoints catalog view).
Even if both sides of the conversation are closed correctly, conversation
endpoints for the target remain in sys.conversation_endpoints for 30
minutes. This is to prevent replay attacks.
Thanks for the scripts dude.Very helpful indeed.
HI team,
I need to do service broker should run in MSDB DB, SP should be in test1 db (My DB) I am not able to connect the from test1.SP_Service_broker to MSDB database service broker. Can any one help ….
Nice article
Hi Pinal,
Copied the executed the whole script in one session (except the cleanup). Do not see any message in the table. What do I miss?
Hello Dennis, I had to run the following ALTER statement:
CREATE DATABASE ServiceBrokerTest
ALTER AUTHORIZATION ON DATABASE::[ServiceBrokerTest] TO [sa];
USE ServiceBrokerTest
I have read quite a few supposed 'examples' of Service Broker, but one thing continues to puzzle me…. It is considered a messaging system… but are we talking messages like email or messages like instructions? Can these 'messages' execute t-sql on the recieving server? I have a trigger that I would like to execute a statement asynchronously on a remote server…. is this something Service Broker would be used for?
Yes, at the very least you could pass messages to the activated stored procedures that would execute a set of predefined commands on the remote server.
My respect and thanks for your guidance as always – especially as the code example actually works first time with no corrections needed – always appreciated. /BW/Dioscoredes/
Hi Pinal,
Thanks for all of the time you invest in SQL Authority. You do a great job of teaching.
I have a SQL application that must send several text files to a share on a client's Windows server. I use SSIS to create the text file and save it to the client's share; however, if the share is not available due to network issues, the SSIS package fails.
Is this an appropriate use of SQL service broker.
Thank you very much
Thank you very much Dave for this article, you made the complexity of Service Broker very simple and understandable. Two Thumbs Up for you. Thanks! ^_^
Thanks for your notes. It is really good.
Here is a real life example for you. We used Service Broker almost like a SCADA system. We took sql server 2008 express and WonderWare's sql 2005 version and deployed it out into the field on our equipment. We used WonderWares ability to read the meters and store the data. We then created a stored procedure to capture the data on a per second interval and place it in a queue in the sql server 2008 express version. The express version has the ability to prioritize the messages. All 200 pieces of equipment send a message on a per second bases back to a central collection point. There is a single database on the data collection side that all of the data resides in and thus can be analyed at will. The central collection point database of course uses table partitioning to handle and query all of the data in a reasonable amount of time.
You would need to use Database Replication for that.
Thanks for the script.
I would really appreciate it if you could demonstrate another example for MULTIPLE INSTANCES.
In vain Ive been wrestling to make it.
Thanks Pinal,
The simplicity of this example was a great starting point.
Hi Panal Sir,
Very nice article help me a lot , now i am finding advance level matter so that we can implement it in projects .
Hi Pinal
I want to Syncronize my database kept at two different locations having different IP's How can I use SQL Broker Service to do that
Eagerly Waiting for Your Response
Madhav Mishra
This is not how or why you should use SB. Use either db replication, or backup/restore from the first db to the second (depending on whether you use one for prod and the other for reporting, whether it's one db partitioned into two, or whether it's two copies of the same db's being used for prod and the data need to be kept consistent. Your question has very scanty details on what you are trying to achieve.
1. FYI… When a databse gets restored from otehr server a Broker Id is required. ALTER DATABASE Set NEW_BROKER
2. to clear of the queue, use the conversation handle in the queue and end conversation;
ex: For each Conversation handle
End CONVERSATION
DECLARE @handle uniqueidentifier
DECLARE conv cursor for select distinct conversation_handle from SBSendQueue WITH (NOLOCK)
OPEN conv
FETCH NEXT FROM conv into @handle
END CONVERSATION @handle WITH cleanup
/*select CONVERT(NVARCHAR(MAX), message_body) AS Message,@handle from DBO.SBReceiveQueue WITH (NOLOCK) WHERE [conversation_handle] = @handle*/
FETCH NEXT FROM conv INTO @handle
CLOSE conv
DEALLOCATE conv
Hi there –
Is there an easy way to switch on Service Broker for a whole database server at once? Or should I just run:
ALTER DATABASE ServiceBrokerTest SET ENABLE_BROKER
for each database in sys.databases?
I want to use it to send myself email about backup jobs etc. that run on all databases.
One method is to make use of the result of this query
select 'ALTER DATABASE '+name+' SET ENABLE_BROKER' from sys.databases where name in ('db1′,'db2',..)
Can I make the service broker communicate between two databases?
Nice article. Helped me understand what going on. Thanks.
Hi Pinal,
I created a view to retrieve the message from the queue with the following query:
SELECT Queuing_order AS MessageID, CONVERT(NVARCHAR(MAX), message_body) AS Message
FROM dbo.SBReceiveQueue
In my application i want to retrieve these queue messages in an Oracle 10g database. But when i query data from the view as created above, it drops off the column "Message".
Can you please help me with this?
Hi Pinal,
You have given the example for one database only and did the process of sending and receiving the message in same database.
How can we communicate for two different server databases ?
Where i need to with above script for two different server? databases ?
Paresh Prajapati
A good Simple sample…this would help…
The above example is really good, especially for beginners in service broker to get in quickly. I was wondering how above sample can be tried across different servers/database
Excellent article. I'm going through the 70-433 training right now and your example gave the same information more concisely with greater lucidity.
I'm thinking about using this feature in future application implementations. I assume that the message types, queues and conversations will be set up before hand.
When sending and receiving messages, are users likely to create stored procedures for that purpose?
Example: EXEC sendMessage @Message='Hello World';
Hi Buddy,
I need sql scripting to implement FIFO method for stock valuation related to stock market. Thanks in advance.
Its very very good.
I used it and i am sure i is very good,
i suggest it to every body use it to learning.
your website very good.
Hi Pinal,
Service Broker is only usable for Email and sending Messages? Anything else can we do?
Hi Pinal
Can you tell me if there are any concerns or security issues with regards to enabling Service Broker on the MSDB database.
hi! PIndal, i'm experiencing data storage problem 'cause i've a queue growing up this size constantly. how can i clean up it?
Did you set a limit on the number of messaging processing threads that the broker can spawn for each queue? SQL server should spawn new threads if it detects that the messages are coming in faster than the current number of threads can deal with, up to the max number that you have set.
Hi Naidu,
Main thing is: Service Broker is asynchronous Process.
In real life example, we have situation where we need to process some additional steps. We can complete our transactions before processing those additional steps, like to send email of updates.
so our transaction can commit and user don't need to wait until mail is sent. In this case we can use service broker.
We just need to insert Message in Queue, Queue will process this message from queue in FIFO manner. Transaction can complete after inserting it queue.
So in our example, to send mail from service broker, mail will be send by Service Broker till then transaction should not have to wait.
Moreover, Service Broker is reliable too, If there is any problem in connection or SQL services are down, then also when services are up, it will start reading queue and process messages.
So in real life case we can use it for Send email, Keep history info etc..
Hi Pinal,
You explained what is Serived Broker very nicely. But what is a real life application of service broker architecture in sql and how to use it?
Can you explain real life example to understand service borker?
Thank you.


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World Wide Search: The Savvy Christian's Guide to Online Datingby Cheryl Green
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In today's fast-paced world, singles are turning to the Internet in the hopes of finding a relationship that goes deeper than superficial conversation. As many as 3,000 Christian matchmaker web sites boast more than 2 million members. But with so much happening online, how can a person know the best place to start and
Find a Soul-Deep Relationship Online.
In today's fast-paced world, singles are turning to the Internet in the hopes of finding a relationship that goes deeper than superficial conversation. As many as 3,000 Christian matchmaker web sites boast more than 2 million members. But with so much happening online, how can a person know the best place to start and how to proceed?
Online dating has the potential to put a meaningful soul connection literally at your fingertips. The search for a special relationship via the Internet holds great promise, but also significant risk. Fortunately, the support and guidance in this book can point you in the right direction, make you aware of the dangers, and prepare you to enjoy the unique blessings of dating online.
World Wide Search will increase your effectiveness by helping you:
·Tap into crucial, Bible-based insights and support.
·Determine if the timing is right for online dating.
·Evaluate your goals and expectations before the first date.
·Master the skill of safe online communication.
·Reduce your chances for hurt and disappointment.
·Find an authentic, soul-deep connection online.
Whether you are new to online dating or simply looking for ways to improve your approach, this is the supportive, trustworthy guide you need to help you succeed as you seek "the one" online.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Editorial Reviews
Neil Clark Warren, psychologist, author, and founder of eHarmony.com
"Cheryl Green gives some hard facts on Internet dating, a phenomenon that's clearly on the rise. In World Wide Search, she shows Christians how they can best navigate and make good use of its possibilities."
–Tommy Nelson, author of The Book of Romance
"This book is a necessity for anyone who chooses to socialize in cyberspace. Biblical standards for relationships and great advice on how to master the intricacies of connecting online are just a few of the benefits of reading World Wide Search. There is also plenty of just plain good advice for proceeding toward a healthy, committed relationship."
–Michelle McKinney Hammond, author of Sassy, Single & Satisfied and In Search of the Proverbs 31 Man
"World Wide Search provides a compass for those thinking about navigating a relationship on the Internet. Cheryl Green's advice is beware, be educated, and be prepared. You may be just one click away from a match made in heaven."
–Chuck Borsellino, Ph.D., Psy.D., co-host of At Home–Live!
"Cheryl Green challenges readers to examine their own make-up and motivation in pursuit of relationships, and provides guidelines and guardrails for those who choose to use electronic communication in the process. World Wide Search provides positive, protective, and practical steps for seeking God's guidance in finding the love of your life."
–Dr. Jack Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Dallas and president of the Southern Baptist Convention
"I constantly counsel singles in their search for love, and this book is required reading! Finding love in the 21st Century requires both the Bible and the Internet, and Cheryl Green has provided the guide that every single should follow. The success stories of believers who have found love dismiss the notion that the Internet is not for Christians."
–Dr. Sheron C. Patterson, author of The Love Clinic
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Chapter One
What You Need Going In
Give Yourself the Best Chance for Success
Let's get real about online dating right from the start. It won't solve all of your dating problems, and it sure isn't the easy way to find a date.
In the interest of full disclosure, I feel compelled to bring up two basic caveats. First, online dating has nothing in common with Hollywood movies or effortless Disneyland romance. Listen, I love the movie You've Got Mail. Who doesn't? But face it, Meg and Tom were parroting lines from a script. In real life a really cute Meg Ryan clone doesn't just stumble into an engaging e-mail relationship with a clever, charming Tom Hanks look-alike. It doesn't happen because we don't have a copy of the screenplay,
and relationships like that just don't magically happen. But Tom and Meg sure make a cute fantasy couple.
The second reality is that online dating takes place in the real world with all of the real-world challenges and limitations. Online dating takes a lot of work and hours of effort. And not everyone will walk away with a wedding ring. If you have been hurt or disappointed in traditional dating, don't expect the Internet to transform your social life. It won't. In fact, cyberspace will actually add a few new wrinkles to the process.
Many disillusioned people thought online dating was a guarantee of success. They assumed that all they needed was access to millions of available singles and they would soon find "the one." If that's you, stop
and take a deep breath.
Online dating appeals to many because it's convenient—you can date from home and on your own schedule. The process is also attractive to many because it allows people to connect with an astounding number of singles.
But it's not easy. Online dating is incredibly time consuming. Just getting everything set up, creating your profile, and finding the best online singles communities and matchmaking sites takes preparation, effort, and time. The skills you will learn in this book will put you ahead of the game and will help you avoid confusion, disappointment, and hurt. But since online dating is still evolving, there are no hard and fast rules for success.
Much of what you learn about the process you will learn as you go. Just make sure you don't have to learn things the hard way.
The Advantages of Dating Online
Online communication has several clear advantages. First, people who date online are forced to talk about matters of substance earlier in the relationship. You spend less time in small talk and instead get to know the other person's values, beliefs, and attitudes early in the relationship. So, in most cases, you won't spend months developing a relationship only to discover later that the two of you are incompatible.
A second big advantage is captured in the slogan "falling in love from the inside out," used by many online dating sites. When dating online, people get to know each other's hearts without the distraction of outward appearances. Singles who don't match the culture's definition of beautiful people due to body type, age, disability, or income level can meet people who get to know who they really are without being biased by cultural standards. The Internet gives everyone a fair shot at being known for who they are inside.
Several other benefits serve as big selling points for online dating:
• You don't have to rush. As you meet people online, you can keep things low-key as you get to know several people by e-mail. There is no obligation to quickly narrow the field to just one person. You can also control the pace of conversations, and you can choose when you'll respond, particularly when corresponding by e-mail. You can take your time and answer questions thoughtfully, communicating at your own pace.
• You don't feel as pressured. At the start of an online friendship, you can concentrate on communication without the distractions of what you'll wear, where you should meet, and what you should do together on a date. Instead, you start at the best place for developing any relationship: emphasizing open, honest communication. Plus, because you're writing rather than speaking, you can be more detailed and precise in online conversations.
• There is time to reflect and gain perspective. You can save your e-mail conversations and reread them later. This is helpful when you sense good chemistry and you need to slow down and make sure you're not reading too much into the other person's messages. Also, you can use previous e-mails to ensure the person is telling you the truth. Is he or she consistent over time in descriptions, stories, viewpoints, and personal details?
• You have access to an incredible number of singles. No longer are you limited to meeting others only in your own city or region. The Internet expands your social network to include the entire world. That may appeal to some people and horrify others. Remember, you're still in control of how much you enlarge your territory. If you want to limit your search to people in your own ZIP code, you can.
• You are free to be yourself. If you typically grow quiet when you're in a group or an unfamiliar social setting, online dating frees you to really express yourself. By communicating in writing, you can allow your true self to emerge. Some may argue that people who communicate by e-mail aren't really being their true selves, but are instead presenting an idealized version of themselves. Some of that may be true, but it's in your best interest to present the real you online. If you meet a match offline and stray too far from the persona you presented online, you can kiss that relationship good-bye. So don't pretend to be someone else; be yourself.
The Limitations of Online Dating
Although there are clear advantages to meeting people over the Internet, it's important to keep in mind the limitations. You're meeting strangers by e-mail or in a chat room, and you don't have the visual clues that come naturally with in-person conversation. Here are a few of the limitations to be aware of.
• You can't see the other person. I know, this one's obvious. But think about the implications. Not being able to see and hear each other when you converse can leave you vulnerable to the other person's lying about who he or she is. The e-mail says he's twenty-eight and athletic when he's actually fifty-eight and obese. But that's not all. E-mail is silent, just like letters. You miss out on nuances, since written words leave out much of the information that is communicated in spoken words. The human voice communicates meaning through pitch, volume, tone, inflection, and the pace of speaking. Even if you do voice-chat online, other nonverbal cues are absent that would normally supply information about a person's emotions and intent. That is, unless you're using Web cams or even video phones for a chat.
• You might be tempted to read into a message. When you rely on text-only communication, it's easy to hear what you want to hear. You can assume meaning that's not really there and hinder the relationship by falling into miscommunication and misunderstanding. "I was happy to receive your recent e-mail" could mean that the person was dying to hear from you, or simply that he or she is politely acknowledging receipt of your last message. It could even mean that the person sent you a form letter. So take e-mail messages at face value.
• You may fall victim to romantic fantasies. Online communication tends to encourage a fantasy element in relationships. The person receiving a message may reshape the image of the sender to fit an
imagined ideal. Likewise, the person sending a message may present an idealized persona rather than a realistic picture of who he or she really is. Online communication often frees people to present themselves as wittier, more outgoing, or more creative than they really are in person. But if these qualities don't come through when you meet a match in real life, you may be disappointed. Sure, there is little you can do if the other person goes all Disney on you, but don't fuel the madness by getting swept away with the rush of romance.
• You'll encounter widely contrasting backgrounds and experiences. Since the Internet expands the universe of available singles, it's likely that you and your match will share very little common history. When our parents and grandparents were dating, they often had much in common already when they began a relationship. They may have grown up in the same city, attended the same school or college, and even known some of the same people. That's the strength of meeting people through mutual acquaintances, family, church, or work. With online dating, however, you will share far fewer of these natural links.
• You don't have the benefit of doing things together. With an in-person relationship, couples spend a lot of time talking, of course. But they also do a lot of talking while they're doing something together—playing tennis or participating in a ministry project or simply going for a walk or a drive. By engaging in these kinds of activities, they also enjoy shared experiences that help build a relationship. Shared activity online is limited to Internet games, such as chess or dominoes, or building a joint Web site. As great as
these moments can be and as much as you may feel intense chemistry online, they need to be verified through in-person activities. You get to know a person on a deeper level when you do things together in various settings, circumstances, and emotional states. That's when you can observe who the other person really is.
A High-Tech Blind Date
Before getting into the practical skills that will increase your chances for success, I would like you to consider one last issue: the reactions of those around you. Many in your family or church or circle of acquaintances may have doubts about the propriety of dating on the Internet. Some people might try to convince you that what you're doing is not condoned by the Bible. This attitude comes partly from a lack of familiarity with the technology, but there is also a certain bias against online dating—as if it's less legitimate than meeting others in person.
Don't even try to change other people's minds. They'll believe what they want to believe, and you'll just get hurt and angry trying to change their minds. It's more beneficial to spend your time dealing with your
own feelings about online dating. If you feel ashamed about meeting people online, then you may be driven to go online secretly. This will prevent you from gaining needed outside perspective and support from fairminded friends and mentors. (Remember, we've already shut our ears to the busybodies and the critics.) You need objective, trustworthy offline support from start to finish. If you find an online relationship that starts to become more serious, you'll need a sounding board who isn't biased or emotionally invested. If you fail to rely on offline support, you'll put yourself at risk for disappointment, hurt, and even potential danger.
The following quiz will show how comfortable you are with online dating. Circle the response that most closely describes your feelings. To get a feel for where you stand, score 2 points for every True response, 1 point for every Sort of True response, and 0 points for every False response. At the end, add up the points for your final score.
1. Online dating is worse than being set up on a blind date.
True Sort of True False
2. Online dating is for those who are socially inept and/or uncomfortable with "real" relationships.
True Sort of True False
3. You can't create real relationships online. Online dating feeds only fantasy relationships.
True Sort of True False
4. People who use the Internet to meet other singles are desperate for a date.
True Sort of True False
5. The Internet is not a proper way for Christians to meet others when looking for a spouse.
True Sort of True False
6. Christians should limit their search for a spouse to church singles' groups and meeting others through friends and family members.
True Sort of True False
7. If you get involved in online dating, you are inviting trouble from predators, perverts, and con artists.
True Sort of True False
Now add up your total score.
If you scored 10–14 points: Yikes! What in the world are you doing contemplating online dating? If you are this skeptical of online dating, then log off right now. Your doubts and vacillation will prevent you from
finding success. And remember, Scripture instructs us to act from faith, not doubt (see James 1:6-8). If you feel doubts or shame associated with online dating, then don't get involved. Maybe this book will help you process and rethink some of your doubts and questions, but I'm not out to change your mind. You need to examine your own attitudes and make your own decision.
If you scored 5–9 points: With this much doubt, are you sure you're ready? Your score indicates that you still have significant questions, and maybe some shame, about online dating. In general, most people initially do. Take another look at how you responded to the statements in the quiz. In which instances did you respond with True or Sort of True? Keep reading; the following chapters might clear up any lingering doubts. Also, pray about any doubts and questions you have. And don't begin dating on the Internet until you are confident before God that you are doing the right thing.
If you scored 0–4 points: You're almost ready to begin! Your score indicates that although you may have some minor doubts or questions, you are basically open to online dating. If you got your score because of one or two True responses, then make sure you read the rest of this book and pray about those feelings before you begin dating online. If those doubts don't go away and you aren't fully convinced that those statements are false, then online dating might not be for you. But keep an open mind and read on before making a final decision.
Time to Get Started
Contrary to some common assumptions about online dating, meeting others on the Internet does not mean you are socially inept or desperate. In fact, it's just the opposite. Christians who are successful in online dating have a high level of spiritual and emotional health. They also have a clear sense of who they are, what they believe, and what they are looking for in life. They begin the process with an objective assessment of themselves, becoming familiar with all they have to offer others, while also being aware of their weaknesses and areas of vulnerability.
Dating on the Internet also calls upon a person to be creative and articulate. Creativity helps your profile stand out from among the many uninspired and sometimes strange profiles. Skill in expressing yourself
allows you to take advantage of the power of the written word to accurately present yourself and your beliefs, goals, and aspirations. These skills help you connect with like-minded Christians. Far from describing a loser, these skills are usually found in the type of person that other singles are most eager to meet!
In the chapters that follow, we will look at the knowledge, tools, and skills that increase a person's chances of finding his or her best match online. You will learn how to navigate the culture of cyberspace so you can develop safe and solid relationships. You will benefit from the wisdom of Scripture that will guide you as you seek God's direction and protection.
You will reach the same level of proficiency in the emotional, spiritual, and technical aspects of online relationship building rather than strengthening one area while neglecting other areas. And finally, you will find yourself growing spiritually and gaining greater self-understanding as you search for the love of your life.
Enough preliminaries. Let's get started!
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Meet the Author
Cheryl Green is co-moderator of the largest Christian single adult message board and online Christian singles community on Yahoo! (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristianSinglesFellowship/). She is a gifted motivational speaker, author of Child of Promise: One Woman's Journey from Tragedy to Triumph, and Dean of Resource and Community Development at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas.
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