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Minor in Psychology 18 credit hours
General Psychology (Honors Option)PSY 101
Does what you eat impact your brain function? Is it damaging to spank your children? Are you really independently minded, or do others influence you more than you think? These are just a few of the many real-life questions addressed in General Psychology. Through readings, lectures, discussions, and in-class activities, you will learn the ways psychologists study human behavior and the mind. A major emphasis will be placed on understanding basic methods of data collection, analysis, and interpretation. No matter what major you decide to pursue, General Psychology will help you better understand yourself and be able to work effectively with others.
Cognitive and Biological Sciences (choose one course)
Cognitive PsychologyPSY 311
Can you rely on your memory to be accurate? Is it possible to have too much information to learn to be able to remember it? What information do you use when trying to solve a problem? Why are children ableto learn language quickly, while adults struggle with the same task? Understanding how our mental processes work is the basic goal of cognitive psychology. Understanding how we think can be of special interest to those pursuing fields of education, business, and law.
LearningPSY 382
People in education, mental health, and business need to understand how others learn new information and how to motivate them to work harder. You will learn various concepts and techniques that will help you understand how we learn everything from fears to new concepts in a class. YouÕll also understand the many different types of motivation, what helps to keep us motivated once weÕve already accomplished something, and how to motivate someone who appears not to care. You will examine theories and research findings related to learning and motivation and then apply that information by creating programs for yourself (e.g., how to exercise more) and for others (e.g., how to get kids to do their homework).
Biological PsychologyPSY 411
What makes you you? Is it your physical form? Is it your genetic make-up? Is it your thoughts and behavior? In Biological Psychology we get to the root of these questions by examining the physiological, evolutionary, and developmental mechanisms of behavior. In short, we look at the interactions among brain, body, and behavior. Through in-class and out-of-class assignments and activities, you will discover how we know everyone perceives the color red the same way, how smoking even one cigarette will make you want more, and how individuals act when the two hemispheres of the brain cannot ÒtalkÓ to each another. Biological Psychology will lead you through the exciting world of typical and atypical behavior by helping you better understand the physiological underpinnings of human functioning.
Developmental Processes (choose one course)
Life-Span DevelopmentPSY 221
Whether your goal is to be a professional, a parent, a partner, or maybe all three, knowledge of what people experience at different ages will help you to be more effective in your professional and personal interactions. This course will explore a variety of topics throughout the lifespan, such as prenatal brain growth, infant attachment, adolescent sexuality, whether or not people really have a Òmid-life crisisÓ, and myths of aging. You will apply and demonstrate your learning in group work, projects, and papers. You will also be asked to make connections across the lifespan. For example, you might be asked to investigate how your childhood attachment patterns are related to your ability to form effective relationships as an adult.
Child and Adolescent DevelopmentPSY 310
Have you ever wondered how certain foods and drugs influence childrenÕs development during the prenatal period? Or how infant personality and parenting style interact to create a certain kind of parent-child relationship? Or what makes certain teens popular, while others are rejected? This course will introduce you to biological, cognitive, and social-emotional development of childhood and adolescence. Through this course, you will focus on a range of topics that will help you parent your own future children or work with children and adolescents in a professional setting.
The Psychology of Adulthood and AgingPSY 321
Who is old? Which psychological processes change after an individual reaches their biological maturation, and which do not? This course focuses on changes and continuities in psychological development after adolescence. We will consider both theory and research concerning adult development and aging in the physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional domains. We will also evaluate what it means to age successfully versus unsuccessfully. Thus, we will consider outcomes ranging from optimal aging to average or usual aging, to diseased aging. The class will combine lectures and discussions with projects that students will present during course meetings.
Family PsychologyPSY 360
How has growing-up in your family shaped the person you have become? This course examines family influences on peopleÕs development. Throughout the class, we will continually remind ourselves that contemporary families are highly diverse and develop in highly diverse settings. Some of the specific topics we will explore include characteristics of divorced and step-families, gay and lesbian families, single-parent families, and the influences of poverty and discrimination on family functioning. After you have completed this course, you will have more knowledge of childrenÕs development in general and influences on familial development in particular.
Social, Personality and Applied (choose one course)
Personality PsychologyPSY 230
Who are you and how are you unique from others? Would you describe yourself as cautious or thrill-seeking? Introverted or extroverted? Flexible or rigid? Understanding your own personality can help you function more productively in work and relationships. Understanding variations in personality allows you to predict other peopleÕs behavior so you know what to expect from them. This course examines the different theories about how personality is thought to develop (e.g., psychodynamic, motivational, biological, or cognitive). Through class discussions, readings, activities, and class projects, we will explore the elements of personality, how these elements are organized, and the influence of personality on human behavior.
Social PsychologyPSY 330
How do your stereotypes of other people change their behavior? What techniques are successful in influencing othersÕ behavior? Why are some relationships successful while others end in conflict? And what determines whether people will be helpful or aggressive? Social psychologists examine how behavior is affected by the presence of other people and by the specific situation. Classic problems throughout history (e.g., obedience in Nazi Germany) and modern issues (e.g., prejudice by teachers) will be studied in this course. You will have the opportunity to apply many of the topics to your life and to the lives of those around you.
Human Sexuality and GenderPSY 375
If you think you already know everything there is to know about the "birds and the bees," fasten your seatbelt for a wild ride through human sexuality! The more knowledge you have about your body, your sexual and reproductive functioning, and the factors that influence sexual development, such as gender roles, beauty expectations, and fertility, the more likely you will be able to sustain good health and functioning. This course will also explore controversial topics such as sex education, abortion, sexual orientation, sex work, and sexual coercion.
Abnormal and Clinical Psychology (choose one course)
Abnormal BehaviorPSY 240
Did you know that almost one in two people will be directly affected by a psychological disorder such as anxiety, depression, alcohol dependence or schizophrenia? ItÕs very likely that you already know a friend or family member who is struggling with one of these disorders, or possibly you have struggled with one of these disorders yourself. Through readings, lectures, discussions, and in-class activities, this course will help you better understand the description, causes, and treatments of the most common psychological disorders. Even those students who have never had experiences with psychological disorders will gain useful strategies for stress management, coping with automatic negative thoughts, and maintaining good mental health over the course of their lifetime.
Child, Family and Youth ServicesPSY 341
What might you be like if you had grown up in another culture? Would you have a cell phone and an iPod? Would you commune with the spirits? Would you be celebrating your 10th wedding anniversary this year? In this course we will examine the wide variation in human development and how that variation affects an individual?s physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional growth. We will investigate such topics as whether infant massage helps children develop motor skills early, whether puberty exists among all cultures, and how body image is both similar and different across cultures. This course is designed to help you develop a sense of the wide range of possible developmental conditions, and to give you a greater understanding of how and why people think and behave differently in different cultures. In addition this course is designed to help you to see how your own culture has helped shape your thoughts and actions.
Counseling Theories and TechniquesPSY 440
If you are interested in relationships, communication, helping techniques, and interpersonal self-evaluation, this course is for you! Counseling Theories is designed to help you improve problem-solving skills, Òpeople skills,Ó and your ability to use feedback for self-reflection and growth. Through readings, in-class discussions, and written reflections, you will develop a working knowledge of the counseling process. Through the use of role-plays and simulated interviews, you will develop the necessary skills to conduct an initial clinical interview, build a therapeutic relationship, and inspire change. Skills such as listening, assessing, empathizing, reflecting, questioning, reframing, challenging, summarizing, and goal-setting will be emphasized.


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CES 2012 by numbersPocket-lint
As the last rolls of the dice hit the craps tables over in Las Vegas and the casinos, bars and, let's face it, strip clubs see the final departures of men sporting Android t-shirts, it's time for a quick CES 2012 round-up.
It's been a hell of a week with an absolute barrage of new tech being thrown at us from all angles. Now, all that remains to do is to sit back and soak up the stats and reflect on what has gone before us.
"The 2012 CES was the most phenomenal show in our history, generating more energy and excitement across every major industry touching technology than ever before," said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA, owner and producer of the International CES.
"The breadth and depth of the 2012 CES, which featured more innovative technology products than anywhere else on Earth, is a testament to the dynamic and innovative global consumer technology industry, which will reach $1 trillion globally this year."
Indeed it is Gary, indeed it is.
So without further ado here is the Consumer Electronics Show 2011 in numbers....
3,100 - The number of technology companies that showed up in Nevada to show off their new toys.
153,000 - The amount of industry professionals (yes, professionals) that turned up to play with them.
34,000 - The amount of international attendees that took a flight to Vegas for the expo.
20,000 - The number of new products that were launched at the show.
100 - The percentage of CES attendees who were gutted to hear that the Adult Entertainment Expo had been rescheduled so as it no longer clashed with the tech gathering.
44 - The amount of years that CES has been running for.
6.68 - The thickness in mm of the Huawei Ascend P1 S - the world's slimmest smartphone, unveiled at CES 2012.
2 - The amount of antihistamine tablets it took to knock out one member of team Pocket-lint, leaving us a man-shy at an "off the hook" industry party.
1,861,000 - Net square feet of exhibit space at the multiple expo venues including the LVCC and the convention rooms at the Venetian Hotel.
50 - The amount of cents of the best rapper present at the show.
2 - The amount of 55-inch OLED TV sets unleashed in Vegas; one from LG and one from Samsung.
80 - The number of dollars lost on the craps table by two Pocket-linters after being drunkenly fooled into thinking they understood how to play.
10 - The amount of minutes it took to lose that $80.
9 - The number of different Ultrabooks that were unveiled at the show.
0 - The amount of tigers, babies and dead hookers present in team Pocket-lint's hotel rooms after heavy Vegas nights, proving that movies can be somewhat exaggerated.
214 - The amount of stories on Pocket-lint tagged as CES2012, a number that is sure to grow over the next few days - all of which can be found on our dedicated CES 2012 homepage.
3.5 - The average number of hours sleep per night of team Pocket-lint during the week.
50 - The cost, in GBP, of pocket dialling a Czech mobile phone for 17 minutes whilst roaming in the States.
Total Score = 2,071,671.18
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5 Iconic Movie Scenes Almost Cut for Idiotic Reasons
Despite previous claims, I don't know the first thing about making movies. If you asked me for filmmaking tips, I'd probably panic and mumble something about casting Daniel Day-Lewis as Batman before trying to escape through a toilet window.
OK, that was a lie. I'd never fit through a toilet window. I also do have one piece of advice for aspiring filmmakers: If you ever decide to cut a scene from your movie, make sure you're not doing it for incredibly stupid reasons. Otherwise you risk accidentally scrapping an important part of cinematic history, like when ...
#5. The Little Mermaid's "Part of Your World" Was Nearly Cut Because of Dropped Popcorn
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The Scene:
The Little Mermaid could have been just another Disney fairy tale about a princess who wants "more" and searches for it down the pants of some dude she just met. The film's theme song, "Part of Your World," thankfully changed all that.
Not 15 minutes into the movie, Ariel sings a deeply personal song about her fascination with the surface world and her Hoarders episode-worthy collection of random human junk. The tune might sound like your typical musical exposition, but it actually gives us much-needed insight into the mind of a rebellious teenager who seems to view dry land as a romanticized utopia, with lyrics such as: "Bet'cha on land they understand. Bet they don't reprimand their daughters."
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"Bet they understand that YOU'RE RUINING MY LIFE, DAD! GAWD!"
So when Ariel later saves Prince Eric and instantly falls in love with him, we understand what's going through her head, because to her, Eric is just the nearest available symbol of her lifelong obsession. (Also: literally the only guy she knows who has a penis.) Even when Ariel finally decides to sell her voice to Ursula, it's only after her father destroys her collection, which means that without "Part of Your World," the plot of The Little Mermaid simply makes no sense.
How We Almost Lost It:
Jeffrey Katzenberg, then chairman of Walt Disney Studios, didn't want the song to be a part of the movie's world because he thought kids would find it boring. He arrived at that conclusion after a kid in the test audience spilled his popcorn during the scene, which to Katzenberg meant that the sequence was so mind-numbingly dull, it actually caused the child's higher motor functions to commit suicide.
To be fair, though, paying close attention to the audience's reactions is why studios hold test screenings in the first place. So it's not that unthinkable that a child dropping his snack was enough to make Katzenberg examine what exactly made him lose his concentration. It is, however, hilarious that his response was to point at "Part of Your World" and basically go: "Shut. It. Down!"
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"Then help me find a way to finally defeat He-Man!"
Fortunately, the rest of the staff fought Katzenberg by, I assume, asking him to please explain the reasoning behind his decision out loud to them. The scene was back in the movie a few minutes later.
#4. The Producers of A Charlie Brown Christmas Feared That the Speech About the True Meaning of Christmas Wasn't Commercial Enough
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The Scene:
A Charlie Brown Christmas has been a staple of Christmas programming ever since it first debuted in 1965, and I'm betting a lot of it has to do with the message that Linus delivers near the end about how the holiday is really about the birth of Jesus:
All Christmas movies have their own personal take on what makes December 25 so special: A Christmas Story says it's about the everlasting memories it creates; How the Grinch Stole Christmas emphasizes rising above the commercial aspect of the holiday; Die Hard stresses the importance of staying one step ahead of German sort-of terrorists (a lesson also spread by It's a Wonderful Life, I'm pretty sure). But A Charlie Brown Christmas is probably the most famous special to actually mention the Bible, even quoting it directly during Linus' speech. And you know what? If that viewpoint has to be represented by someone, I'm glad that the job has gone to the Peanuts gang.
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Although I'm putting it out there that, according to the Bible, Snoopy has no soul.
How We Almost Lost It:
A Charlie Brown Christmas was originally conceived as a 25-minute advertisement for Coca-Cola by a New York advertising agency that wanted Charles Schulz to write a quick and forgettable Christmas special for them. So it's no surprise that when he instead delivered a poignant story about the Christian origin of Christmas, the shocked admen nearly dropped their cigarettes on the backs of their secretaries' heads.
The Nativity scene was tentatively OKed, but everyone worried that the one-minute reading from the gospel of Luke by Linus would scare off sponsors. A decision was hastily made to cut the scene and bury it at the bottom of the Mariana Trench where it wouldn't be able to hurt any innocent profits ever again with its message of love and unity.
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"Why would you even show us something like that?!"
The religious Schulz unsurprisingly argued like crazy to save Linus' speech because he believed he really was fighting for the true meaning of Christmas. He might also have made the argument that the producers were acting like the villain in every Christmas special ever. The scene was eventually saved, and the special became an instant hit. And with all the money it made, it probably also helped a bunch of ad guys finance at least four of the seven deadly sins, but the less we think about that, the better.
#3. MGM Executives Disliked "Over the Rainbow" Because They Didn't Understand Musicals
The Scene:
The Wizard of Oz's "Over the Rainbow" isn't just one of the most famous pieces of music of all time; it's also the key to the movie's overall tone and plot.
After all, if we didn't get to hear Dorothy's heartfelt song about how she yearns for a better life in a faraway, magical land, the first part of the movie would be reduced to a sepia-toned, depressing drama about an old lady wanting to kill a lonely girl's dog. The Wizard of Oz needed "Over the Rainbow" to quickly inject some much-needed hope into the film.
How We Almost Lost It:
Louis Mayer, the second "M" in MGM, insisted that they get rid of "Over the Rainbow" because it was too sad, and can you blame him? Just check out some of these lines: "If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why, oh why, can't I?" or "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops."
Easy there, Morrissey.
Yeesh, don't those lyrics make you want to hang yourself with razor wire above a vat of sharks swimming in lemon juice? No? Weird, because the movie's producer, Mervyn LeRoy, felt the same way, and even threatened to quit unless the scene was left in the movie, which finally helped persuade Mayer to keep it in.
According to other accounts, though, a number of MGM executives opposed the scene because "Judy Garland was singing in a farmyard." To answer your question: No, as far as I know, farmyards weren't widely known in the 1930s as places of congregation for Nazi communists or anything like that. Some of the most powerful people in Hollywood wanted to scrap "Over the Rainbow" simply because it featured Garland singing near a haystack instead of something more modern like, I don't know, a whites-only drinking fountain.
It's important to note that no report mentions anything about MGM executives objecting to the other songs in the movie, which, just to remind you, all took place in a Technicolor witch dictatorship and were sometimes performed by self-mutilating cyborgs.


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The Stetson women's basketball team advanced to their third straight Atlantic Sun Conference championship game by defeating Mercer 67-52 in the A-Sun semifinals Friday afternoon at Hawkins Arena.
Sasha Sims scored a team-high 19 points and Victoria McGowan added a 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Hatters (23-8) who will now face top-seeded FGCU at 5:30 pm Saturday with a trip to the NCAA Tournament at stake.
The game will be televised on CSS-TV with internet coverage on ASun.TV and ESPN3.com only for viewers outside of the CSS broadcast area.
Stetson, which tied a school-record with its 23rd win of the season, received a 17-point, eight-rebound effort from Shanasa Sanders and 10 points from Cherisse Burris off the bench.
"It was a great game," Stetson head coach Lynn Bria said. "I thought overall our offense and defense were good. We played a little bit of a zone in the first half, but I felt like the zone bothered them in the second half and that was the difference."
A slow offensive start for both teams led to a 10-10 tie through the first 12 minutes of the game. McGowan broke the tie with a three-point play, and Sims converted a fastbreak lay-up to put Stetson ahead 15-10 at the 6:47 mark. Mercer fought back, pulling within 22-21 with a minute remaining in the half, but Sims drained a three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Hatters a 25-21 halftime lead.
It was just one of two three-point field goals in the game for Stetson (2-19).
"I'm glad the shot went in because it seemed like nothing else did," Sims said. "I think it gave us a little boost (going into halftime)."
Mercer opened the second half on an 8-2 run to take a 29-27 lead. After three free throws put Stetson back ahead by one, Precious Bridges scored two of her game-high 24 points to give the Bears what would be their final lead at 31-30.
The Hatters surged into the lead as Burris collected back-to-back buckets in the post and Sanders followed with a 15-foot jumper forcing Mercer to call a 30 second timeout.
"Cherisse was fantastic," Bria said. "She was so aggressive and just attacked the basket. She was a big difference especially in the second half. She got us a few key baskets when (Mercer) closed the gap."
Stetson's offense continued to flow, and a brilliant tic-tac-toe passing play between McGowan, Jama Sharp and Sanders capped a 10-0 run and put the Hatters ahead 50-38 at the 8:41 mark.
Stetson maintained the double-digit lead the rest of the game and closed out the 15-point victory.
"I thought in the first half we settled a lot for jumpers," Bria said. "I don't think we attacked the basket very well. In the second half we did a much better job of attacking and getting in the paint."
While the three-point shot was not falling for the Hatters, Stetson did score 42 points in the paint and got to the free throw line 19 times.
"I think we were a little bit passive (in the first half)," Sims said. "I think we did a good job of responding once again in the second half."
McGowan became just third player in school history and 25th player in A-Sun history to surpass 1500 career points. It was also her 14th career double-double performance and fifth this season.
Stetson will now turn its attention to FGCU, which won the other women's semifinal game on Friday, 73-44 over North Florida.
"This is our last go-around as seniors, so our goal is to lock down on defense, execute on offense and do the little things we need to do to get the win tomorrow," Sanders said.
Notes: Stetson is one of six teams all-time to advance to three straight A-Sun title games, and the first since ETSU did it four straight years from 2007-10 ... The Hatters have clinched a postseason berth (NCAA or WNIT) for the third straight year.


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5 Reasons High School Doesn't Prepare You For Work
The single most pointless class I ever took in high school was economics. What should have been Adult Orientation 101 turned out to be nothing more than how to balance a checkbook (basic addition and subtraction) and "generic food is just as good as name-brand food" (how to boldfaced lie to teenagers). I really hope it's changed since then, but just in case it hasn't, I'm offering some useful real-world lessons about jobs that I think every high school should adopt and pass along. Lessons like ...
#5. Don't Be Afraid of the Phrase "Ass Kisser"
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There aren't many types of people more terrible to work with than ass kissers. Movies and TV shows love using them because it's the easiest way to create an instant villain and get your hand to involuntarily curl into an asshole corrector. They're shameless, manipulative, self-serving slime -- who the hell wants to be thought of as that?
Well, that's kind of the problem. Those exaggerated caricatures we see in movies are pretty rare to find in real life. True ass kissers are more subdued, because being called out would ruin their method of climbing the ladder. Since this makes them more difficult to spot, anyone who is even slightly polite and helpful to the higher-ups ends up getting that label from the petty twats you work with. This isn't a trivial matter. I've seen it freeze careers like a Zack Morris timeout.
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Damn you, Zack Morris! Your inability to control your power has killed an innocent man!
It's all because you're most likely going to be interacting with your co-workers much more frequently than your boss. If you're viewed as an ass kisser, you're going to spend the majority of your day in a hostile work environment, because many of them will be sexually aroused from constant fantasies of your violent death. Since it's human nature to want to be liked, it's extremely easy for a person to do what's expected of them -- no more, no less -- in favor of fitting in and avoiding the negativity.
The problem is that the biggest promotions and raises aren't given to the people who do what's expected of them. The big ones are given to those who do more than what's spelled out in their job description. Am I telling you to start kissing ass? Hell no. Unless that's your thing, in which case I don't care if you flat-out french their butthole. What I'm saying is that you can't let your performance be dictated by how your co-workers will interpret it.
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Hopefully they'll have the decency to call you names behind your back.
Remember, many of these assholes probably won't even be working there in a few years anyway. And of those who are, wouldn't it be better to be their boss than constantly begging for their acceptance? I suppose it all depends on what you want out of the job. Speaking of which ...
#4. Don't Keep Your Goals (and Accomplishments) to Yourself
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Most of us have been brought up to exercise some semblance of modesty. Braggarts are every bit as neck-punchable as ass kissers, so we learn to either tone it down or accept a life filled with eye rolls and truncated conversations. The downside to that belief is that it keeps you under the radar at work. Sure, that's a great place to be if your job depends on Gordon Ramsay not asking for your chef's jacket, followed by a tear-filled interview about how the world hasn't seen the last of you. It's not so good when it comes to real-world performance reviews that define your pay scale.
Unfortunately, letting your boss know about your accomplishments is an acquired talent. You have to be careful how often you let people know, as well as what tone you take when you do it. Otherwise you come off as an attention whore who's just fishing for a pat on the back. Don't do it enough, and they'll just assume you're doing what's asked of you and no more.
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"Oh, hi, Chad. I wasn't even aware you still worked here."
See, the problem with many employer/employee relationships, especially in a workplace that has a lot of workers, is that when you see the boss, it usually means something bad has happened. Someone has fucked up a report or flooded the mail room with fish again. Managers want people who can do the job without them having to stand over your shoulder. The whole point of your position existing is so the boss doesn't have to worry about that job and can concentrate on other facets of the business, like telling Jack Lemmon to put that coffee down or practicing his "brass balls" speech.
The better you do, the less time they have to take out of their day to check up on you. And the less they interact with you, the less they know about you and what you bring to the table, not just in a corporate environment, but in pretty much any job at all. You find yourself covering other people's shifts and working extra hours, but you don't get so much as a nod from the manager. Or you work in a factory where you put in the same number of hours as everyone else, but you produce twice the amount of product, without so much as a simple "good job" from your jackoff supervisor. Every day you understand the appeal of arson just a little better.
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Let's just hope for their sake that your insurance doesn't lapse.
It's their job to make sure you don't fuck up, because if you do, it's their responsibility. It's your job to make sure they know it when you go above and beyond. Not in a bitchy "I'm overworked" manner, but in a way that just lets them know, "I'm putting in more than is asked of me. Please keep that in mind when it comes time for raises." The same is true for your goals. The odds of your boss just handing you your dream job based on your past performance is about the same as your celebrity crush giving you a genital massage. However, if you've made it perfectly clear to them that your goal is to work your way up to a particular position, you'll be surprised how many bosses will tailor your workload in preparation for that.
#3. Networking Is as Important as Your Job Performance
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For those not in the know, "networking" is a term used in business and entertainment that boils down to "socializing for personal gain." Celebrities attend high-profile clubs so their picture ends up in tabloids and magazines, hence keeping their name in the public eye. Business people attend parties, lunches, and satanic cult sacrifices so they can meet new contacts in the industry or make their current bonds stronger. It's a weird idea to people whose jobs don't rely on it, but it doesn't mean they're exempt, as douchey and pretentious as it all sounds.
I used to run a website for a group of auto dealerships. The job itself was awesome, but I hated almost everyone I worked with. Every year they had a big Christmas party, and every year I blew it off. The idea of hanging out with people I regularly envisioned enveloped in flames was excruciating. What I didn't understand at the time, though, was that these after-hours social gatherings were creating tighter relationships between all of them, while pushing me further and further outside of their clique. To them, I probably appeared to be an antisocial asshole. They weren't entirely wrong.
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What? Sitting in the bathroom and listing the names of my enemies is cathartic.
A few years later, the dealership was forced to cut costs and positions, and they didn't hesitate to give me the finger and send me out the door. In fact, I was their very first cut. Now, that's not saying that if you don't attend your job's social gatherings, you'll be standing in an unemployment line while your old boss masturbates to your lust-quenching tears, but you should know that it absolutely can work in your favor.
What a lot of first time workers don't realize is that when deciding on a promotion, a manager doesn't just base his decision on who does the best job or who puts in more hours. Trust is an enormous factor. If they put you into a position of authority or increased responsibility and you fuck it up, it's as much their fault as it is yours. So between two applicants with relatively equal skill, the one who's getting the job or promotion is the person that manager knows and trusts the most.
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Does that mean you have to attend every company function? No. Make too much of an effort to socialize, and you'll just be annoying ... or worse, fall into ass kisser territory. Just taking the time to say hi during mutual breaks or talk about their interests before your shift starts is a great way to warm up to them. Short of throwing out free blow jobs and blackmail, it's the easiest advantage you can give yourself in a job.


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Using SQL Cache Dependencies (C#)
The simplest caching strategy is to allow cached data to expire after a specified period of time. But this simple approach means that the cached data maintains no association with its underlying data source, resulting in stale data that is held too long or current data that is expired too soon. A better approach is to use the SqlCacheDependency class so that data remains cached until its underlying data has been modified in the SQL database. This tutorial shows you how.
The caching techniques examined in the Caching Data with the ObjectDataSource and Caching Data in the Architecture tutorials used a time-based expiry to evict the data from the cache after a specified period. This approach is the simplest way to balance the performance gains of caching against data staleness. By selecting a time expiry of x seconds, a page developer concedes to enjoy the performance benefits of caching for only x seconds, but can rest easy that her data will never be stale longer than a maximum of x seconds. Of course, for static data, x can be extended to the lifetime of the web application, as was examined in the Caching Data at Application Startup tutorial.
When caching database data, a time-based expiry is often chosen for its ease of use but is frequently an inadequate solution. Ideally, the database data would remain cached until the underlying data has been modified in the database; only then would the cache be evicted. This approach maximizes the performance benefits of caching and minimizes the duration of stale data. However, in order to enjoy these benefits there must be some system in place that knows when the underlying database data has been modified and evicts the corresponding items from the cache. Prior to ASP.NET 2.0, page developers were responsible for implementing this system.
ASP.NET 2.0 provides a
class and the
necessary infrastructure to determine when a change has occurred in the
database so that the corresponding cached items can be evicted. There are two
techniques for determining when the underlying data has changed: notification
and polling. After discussing the differences between notification and polling,
we ll create the infrastructure necessary to support polling and then explore
how to use the
SqlCacheDependency class in
declarative and programmatically scenarios.
Understanding Notification and Polling
There are two techniques that can be used to determine when the data in a database has been modified: notification and polling. With notification, the database automatically alerts the ASP.NET runtime when the results of a particular query have been changed since the query was last executed, at which point the cached items associated with the query are evicted. With polling, the database server maintains information about when particular tables have last been updated. The ASP.NET runtime periodically polls the database to check what tables have changed since they were entered into the cache. Those tables whose data has been modified have their associated cache items evicted.
The notification option requires less setup than polling and is more granular since it tracks changes at the query level rather than at the table level. Unfortunately, notifications are only available in the full editions of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (i.e., the non-Express editions). However, the polling option can be used for all versions of Microsoft SQL Server from 7.0 to 2005. Since these tutorials use the Express edition of SQL Server 2005, we will focus on setting up and using the polling option. Consult the Further Reading section at the end of this tutorial for further resources on SQL Server 2005 s notification capabilities.
With polling, the database must be configured to include a table
that has three columns -
notificationCreated, and
This table contains a row for each table that has data that might need to be
used in a SQL cache dependency in the web application. The
tableName column specifies the name of the table while
notificationCreated indicates the date and time the row
was added to the table. The
changeId column is of
int and has an initial value of 0. Its value
is incremented with each modification to the table.
In addition to the
table, the database also needs to include triggers on each of the tables that
may appear in a SQL cache dependency. These triggers are executed whenever a
row is inserted, updated, or deleted and increment the table s
changeId value in
The ASP.NET runtime tracks the current
for a table when caching data using a
object. The database is periodically checked and any
objects whose
changeId differs from the value in
the database are evicted since a differing
value indicates that there has been a change to the table since the data was
Step 1: Exploring the
aspnet_regsql.exe Command
Line Program
With the polling approach the database must be setup to contain the
infrastructure described above: a predefined table (
a handful of stored procedures, and triggers on each of the tables that may be
used in SQL cache dependencies in the web application. These tables, stored
procedures, and triggers can be created through the command line program
aspnet_regsql.exe, which is found in the
$WINDOWS$\Microsoft.NET\Framework\version folder.
To create the
table and associated stored procedures, run the following from the command
/* For SQL Server authentication... */
aspnet_regsql.exe -S server -U user -P password -d database -ed
/* For Windows Authentication... */
aspnet_regsql.exe -S server -E -d database -ed
Note: To execute these commands the specified database
login must be in the
roles. To examine the T-SQL sent to the database by the
command line program, refer to this blog entry.
For example, to add the infrastructure for polling to a Microsoft
SQL Server database named
pubs on a database server
ScottsServer using Windows Authentication,
navigate to the appropriate directory and, from the command line, enter:
aspnet_regsql.exe -S ScottsServer -E -d pubs -ed
After the database-level infrastructure has been added, we need
to add the triggers to those tables that will be used in SQL cache
dependencies. Use the
aspnet_regsql.exe command
line program again, but specify the table name using the
switch and instead of using the
-ed switch use
-et, like so:
/* For SQL Server authentication... */
aspnet_regsql.exe -S server
-U user -P password -d database -t tableName -et
/* For Windows Authentication... */
aspnet_regsql.exe -S server
-E -d database -t tableName -et
To add the triggers to the
titles tables on the
database on
ScottsServer, use:
aspnet_regsql.exe -S ScottsServer -E -d pubs -t authors -et
aspnet_regsql.exe -S ScottsServer -E -d pubs -t titles -et
For this tutorial add the triggers to the
Categories, and
tables. We ll look at the particular command line syntax in Step 3.
Step 2: Referencing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Database in
aspnet_regsql.exe command line
program requires the database and server name in order to add the necessary
polling infrastructure. But what is the database and server name for a
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express database that resides in the
App_Data folder? Rather than having to discover what the
database and server names are, I ve found that the simplest approach is to
attach the database to the
database instance and rename the data using SQL Server
Management Studio. If you have one of the full versions of SQL Server 2005
installed on your machine, then you likely already have SQL Server Management
Studio installed on your computer. If you only have the Express edition, you
can download the free Microsoft
SQL Server Management Studio Express Edition.
Start by closing Visual Studio. Next, open SQL Server Management
Studio and choose to connect to the
server using Windows Authentication.
After connecting to the server, Management Studio will show the
server and have subfolders for the databases, security, and so forth.
Right-click on the Databases folder and choose the Attach option. This will
bring up the Attach Databases dialog box (see Figure 2). Click the Add button
and select the
NORTHWND.MDF database folder in your
web application s
App_Data folder.
This will add the database to the Databases folder. The database name might be the full path to the database file or the full path prepended with a GUID. To avoid having to type in this lengthy database name when using the aspnet_regsql.exe command line tool, rename the database to a more human-friendly name by right-clicking on database just attached and choosing Rename. I ve renamed my database to DataTutorials .
Step 3: Adding the Polling Infrastructure to the Northwind Database
Now that we have attached the
database from the
App_Data folder, we re ready to
add the polling infrastructure. Assuming that you ve renamed the database to
DataTutorials , run the following four commands:
aspnet_regsql.exe -S localhost\SQLExpress -E -d DataTutorials -ed
aspnet_regsql.exe -S localhost\SQLExpress -E -d DataTutorials -t Products -et
aspnet_regsql.exe -S localhost\SQLExpress -E -d DataTutorials -t Categories -et
aspnet_regsql.exe -S localhost\SQLExpress -E -d DataTutorials -t Suppliers -et
After running these four commands, right-click on the database name in Management Studio, go to the Tasks submenu, and choose Detach. Then close Management Studio and reopen Visual Studio.
Once Visual Studio has reopened, drill into the database through
the Server Explorer. Note the new table (
the new stored procedures, and the triggers on the
Categories, and
Step 4: Configuring the Polling Service
After creating the needed tables, triggers, and stored procedures
in the database, the final step is to configure the polling service, which is
done through
Web.config by specifying the databases
to use and the polling frequency in milliseconds. The following markup polls
the Northwind database once every second.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<add name="NORTHWNDConnectionString" connectionString=
"Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\NORTHWND.MDF;
Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True"

<sqlCacheDependency enabled="true" pollTime="1000" >
<add name="NorthwindDB"
connectionStringName="NORTHWNDConnectionString" />
name value in the
<add> element ( NorthwindDB ) associates a
human-readable name with a particular database. When working with SQL cache
dependencies, we ll need to refer to the database name defined here as well as
the table that the cached data is based on. We ll see how to use the
SqlCacheDependency class to programmatically associate
SQL cache dependencies with cached data in Step 6.
Once a SQL cache dependency has been established, the polling
system will connect to the databases defined in the
elements every
pollTime milliseconds and execute
AspNet_SqlCachePollingStoredProcedure stored
procedure. This stored procedure - which was added back in Step 3 using the
aspnet_regsql.exe command line tool - returns the
tableName and
changeId values
for each record in
Outdated SQL cache dependencies are evicted from the cache.
pollTime setting introduces a
tradeoff between performance and data staleness. A small
value increases the number of requests to the database, but more quickly evicts
stale data from the cache. A larger
pollTime value
reduces the number of database requests, but increases the delay between when
the backend data changes and when the related cache items are evicted.
Fortunately, the database request is executing a simple stored procedure that s
returning just a few rows from a simple, lightweight table. But do experiment
with different
pollTime values to find an ideal
balance between database access and data staleness for your application. The
pollTime value allowed is 500.
Note: The above example provides a single
pollTime value in the
element, but you can optionally specify the
value in the
<add> element. This is useful if
you have multiple databases specified and want to customize the polling
frequency per database.
Step 5: Declaratively Working with SQL Cache Dependencies
In Steps 1 through 4 we looked at how to setup the necessary database infrastructure and configure the polling system. With this infrastructure in place, we can now add items to the data cache with an associated SQL cache dependency using either programmatic or declarative techniques. In this step we ll examine how to declaratively work with SQL cache dependencies. In Step 6 we ll look at the programmatic approach.
The Caching Data with the ObjectDataSource tutorial explored
the declarative caching capabilities of the ObjectDataSource. By simply setting
EnableCaching property to
and the
CacheDuration property to some time
interval, the ObjectDataSource will automatically cache the data returned from
its underlying object for the specified interval. The ObjectDataSource can also
use one or more SQL cache dependencies.
To demonstrate using SQL cache dependencies declaratively, open
SqlCacheDependencies.aspx page in the
Caching folder and drag a GridView from the Toolbox onto
the Designer. Set the GridView s
ID to
ProductsDeclarative and, from its smart tag, choose to
bind it to a new ObjectDataSource named
Configure the ObjectDataSource to use the
class and set the drop-down list in the SELECT tab to
In the UPDATE tab, choose the
overload with three input parameters -
unitPrice, and
Set the drop-down lists to (None) in the INSERT and DELETE tabs.
After completing the Configure Data Source wizard, Visual Studio
will create BoundFields and CheckBoxFields in the GridView for each of the data
fields. Remove all fields but
CategoryName, and
and format these fields as you see fit. From the GridView s smart tag, check
the Enable Paging, Enable Sorting, and Enable Editing checkboxes. Visual Studio
will set the ObjectDataSource s
property to
original_{0}. In order for the
GridView s edit feature to work properly, either remove this property entirely
from the declarative syntax or set it back to its default value,
Finally, add a Label Web control above the GridView and set its
ID property to
ODSEvents and
EnableViewState property to
false. After making these changes, your page s
declarative markup should look similar to the following. Note that I ve made a
number of aesthetic customizations to the GridView fields that are not
necessary to demonstrate the SQL cache dependency functionality.
<asp:Label ID="ODSEvents" runat="server" EnableViewState="False" />
<asp:GridView ID="ProductsDeclarative" runat="server"
AutoGenerateColumns="False" DataKeyNames="ProductID"
AllowPaging="True" AllowSorting="True">
<asp:CommandField ShowEditButton="True" />
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Product" SortExpression="ProductName">
<asp:TextBox ID="ProductName" runat="server"
Text='<%# Bind("ProductName") %>' />
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator1"
ControlToValidate="ProductName" Display="Dynamic"
ErrorMessage="You must provide a name for the product."
<asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server"
Text='<%# Bind("ProductName") %>' />
<asp:BoundField DataField="CategoryName" HeaderText="Category"
ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="CategoryName" />
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Price" SortExpression="UnitPrice">
$<asp:TextBox ID="UnitPrice" runat="server" Columns="8"
Text='<%# Bind("UnitPrice", "{0:N2}") %>'></asp:TextBox>
<asp:CompareValidator ID="CompareValidator1" runat="server"
ErrorMessage="You must enter a valid currency value with
no currency symbols. Also, the value must be greater than
or equal to zero."
Operator="GreaterThanEqual" SetFocusOnError="True"
Type="Currency" Display="Dynamic"
<ItemStyle HorizontalAlign="Right" />
<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server"
Text='<%# Bind("UnitPrice", "{0:c}") %>' />
<asp:ObjectDataSource ID="ProductsDataSourceDeclarative" runat="server"
SelectMethod="GetProducts" TypeName="ProductsBLL"
<asp:Parameter Name="productName" Type="String" />
<asp:Parameter Name="unitPrice" Type="Decimal" />
<asp:Parameter Name="productID" Type="Int32" />
Next, create an event handler for the ObjectDataSource s
Selecting event and in it add the following code:
protected void ProductsDataSourceDeclarative_Selecting
(object sender, ObjectDataSourceSelectingEventArgs e)
ODSEvents.Text = "-- Selecting event fired";
Recall that the ObjectDataSource s
event fires only when retrieving data from its underlying object. If the
ObjectDataSource accesses the data from its own cache, this event is not fired.
Now, visit this page through a browser. Since we ve yet to implement any caching, each time you page, sort, or edit the grid the page should display the text, �Selecting event fired , as Figure 8 shows.
As we saw in the Caching Data with the ObjectDataSource
tutorial, setting the
EnableCaching property to
true causes the ObjectDataSource to cache its data for
the duration specified by its
property. The ObjectDataSource also has a
property, which
adds one or more SQL cache dependencies to the cached data using the pattern:
Where databaseName is the name of the database as specified
in the
name attribute of the
element in
Web.config, and tableName is the
name of the database table. For example, to create an ObjectDataSource that
caches data indefinitely based on a SQL cache dependency against the
Northwind s
Products table, set the
ObjectDataSource s
EnableCaching property to
true and its
SqlCacheDependency property
to NorthwindDB:Products .
Note: You can use a SQL cache dependency and
a time-based expiry by setting
EnableCaching to
CacheDuration to the
time interval, and
SqlCacheDependency to the
database and table name(s). The ObjectDataSource will evict its data when the
time-based expiry is reached or when the polling system notes that the underlying
database data has changed, whichever happens first.
The GridView in
displays data from two tables -
Products and
Categories (the product s
field is retrieved via a
JOIN on
Categories). Therefore, we want to specify two SQL cache
dependencies: NorthwindDB:Products;NorthwindDB:Categories .
After configuring the ObjectDataSource to support caching,
revisit the page through a browser. Again, the text �Selecting event fired
should appear on the first page visit, but should go away when paging, sorting,
or clicking the Edit or Cancel buttons. This is because after the data is
loaded into the ObjectDataSource s cache, it remains there until the
Products or
Categories tables
are modified or the data is updated through the GridView.
After paging through the grid and noting the lack of the
�Selecting event fired text, open a new browser window and navigate to the
Basics tutorial in the Editing, Inserting, and Deleting section (
~/EditInsertDelete/Basics.aspx). Update the name or price
of a product. Then, from to the first browser window, view a different page of
data, sort the grid, or click a row s Edit button. This time, the �Selecting
event fired should reappear, as the underlying database data has been modified
(see Figure 10). If the text does not appear, wait a few moments and try again.
Remember that the polling service is checking for changes to the
Products table every
milliseconds, so there is a delay between when the underlying data is updated
and when the cached data is evicted.
Step 6: Programmatically Working with the
The Caching Data in the Architecture tutorial looked at
the benefits of using a separate Caching Layer in the architecture as opposed
to tightly coupling the caching with the ObjectDataSource. In that tutorial we
created a
ProductsCL class to demonstrate
programmatically working with the data cache. To utilize SQL cache dependencies
in the Caching Layer, use the
With the polling system, a
object must be associated with a particular database and table pair. The
following code, for example, creates a
object based on the Northwind database s
Caching.SqlCacheDependency productsTableDependency =
new Caching.SqlCacheDependency("NorthwindDB", "Products");
The two input parameters to the
SqlCacheDependency s
constructor are the database and table names, respectively. Like with the
ObjectDataSource s
SqlCacheDependency property, the
database name used is the same as the value specified in the
name attribute of the
element in
Web.config. The table name is the actual
name of the database table.
To associate a
with an item added to the data cache, use one of the
method overloads that accepts a dependency. The following code adds value
to the data cache for an indefinite duration, but associates it with a
SqlCacheDependency on the
table. In short, value will remain in the cache until it is evicted due
to memory constraints or because the polling system has detected that the
Products table has changed since it was cached.
Caching.SqlCacheDependency productsTableDependency =
new Caching.SqlCacheDependency("NorthwindDB", "Products");
The Caching Layer s
ProductsCL class currently
caches data from the
Products table using a
time-based expiry of 60 seconds. Let s update this class so that it uses SQL
cache dependencies instead. The
ProductsCL class s
AddCacheItem method, which is responsible for adding the
data to the cache, currently contains the following code:
private void AddCacheItem(string rawKey, object value)
System.Web.Caching.Cache DataCache = HttpRuntime.Cache;
// Make sure MasterCacheKeyArray[0] is in the cache
DataCache[MasterCacheKeyArray[0]] = DateTime.Now;
// Add a CacheDependency
Caching.CacheDependency dependency =
new Caching.CacheDependency(null, MasterCacheKeyArray);
DataCache.Insert(GetCacheKey(rawKey), value, dependency,
Update this code to use a
object instead of the
MasterCacheKeyArray cache
private void AddCacheItem(string rawKey, object value)
System.Web.Caching.Cache DataCache = HttpRuntime.Cache;
// Add the SqlCacheDependency objects for Products
Caching.SqlCacheDependency productsTableDependency =
new Caching.SqlCacheDependency("NorthwindDB", "Products");
// Add the item to the data cache using productsTableDependency
DataCache.Insert(GetCacheKey(rawKey), value, productsTableDependency,
Caching.Cache.NoAbsoluteExpiration, Caching.Cache.NoSlidingExpiration);
To test this functionality, add a GridView to the page beneath
the existing
ProductsDeclarative GridView. Set this
new GridView s
ID to
and, through its smart tag, bind it to a new ObjectDataSource named
ProductsDataSourceProgrammatic. Configure the
ObjectDataSource to use the
ProductsCL class,
setting the drop-down lists in the SELECT and UPDATE tabs to
GetProducts and
After completing the Configure Data Source wizard, Visual Studio
will create BoundFields and CheckBoxFields in the GridView for each of the data
fields. Like with the first GridView added to this page, remove all fields but
UnitPrice, and format these fields as you see
fit. From the GridView s smart tag, check the Enable Paging, Enable Sorting,
and Enable Editing checkboxes. As with the
ObjectDataSource, Visual Studio will set the
ObjectDataSource s
property to
original_{0}. In order for the
GridView s edit feature to work properly, set this property back to
{0} (or remove the property assignment from the
declarative syntax altogether).
After completing these tasks, the resulting GridView and ObjectDataSource declarative markup should look like the following:
<asp:GridView ID="ProductsProgrammatic" runat="server"
AutoGenerateColumns="False" DataKeyNames="ProductID"
DataSourceID="ProductsDataSourceProgrammatic" AllowPaging="True"
<asp:CommandField ShowEditButton="True" />
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Product" SortExpression="ProductName">
<asp:TextBox ID="ProductName" runat="server"
Text='<%# Bind("ProductName") %>' />
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator1"
ControlToValidate="ProductName" Display="Dynamic"
ErrorMessage="You must provide a name for the product."
<asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server"
Text='<%# Bind("ProductName") %>' />
<asp:BoundField DataField="CategoryName" HeaderText="Category"
ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="CategoryName" />
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Price" SortExpression="UnitPrice">
$<asp:TextBox ID="UnitPrice" runat="server" Columns="8"
Text='<%# Bind("UnitPrice", "{0:N2}") %>'></asp:TextBox>
<asp:CompareValidator ID="CompareValidator1" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="UnitPrice" Display="Dynamic"
ErrorMessage="You must enter a valid currency value with
no currency symbols. Also, the value must be greater than
or equal to zero."
Operator="GreaterThanEqual" SetFocusOnError="True"
Type="Currency" ValueToCompare="0">*</asp:CompareValidator>
<ItemStyle HorizontalAlign="Right" />
<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server"
Text='<%# Bind("UnitPrice", "{0:c}") %>' />
<asp:ObjectDataSource ID="ProductsDataSourceProgrammatic" runat="server"
OldValuesParameterFormatString="{0}" SelectMethod="GetProducts"
TypeName="ProductsCL" UpdateMethod="UpdateProduct">
<asp:Parameter Name="productName" Type="String" />
<asp:Parameter Name="unitPrice" Type="Decimal" />
<asp:Parameter Name="productID" Type="Int32" />
To test the SQL cache dependency in the Caching Layer set a
breakpoint in the
ProductCL class s
AddCacheItem method and then start debugging. When you
first visit
SqlCacheDependencies.aspx, the
breakpoint should be hit as the data is requested for the first time and placed
into the cache. Next, move to another page in the GridView or sort one of the
columns. This causes the GridView to requery its data, but the data should be
found in the cache since the
Products database
table has not been modified. If the data is repeatedly not found in the cache,
make sure there is sufficient memory available on your computer and try again.
After paging through a few pages of the GridView, open a second
browser window and navigate to the Basics tutorial in the Editing, Inserting,
and Deleting section (
Update a record from the Products table and then, from the first browser
window, view a new page or click on one of the sorting headers.
In this scenario you will see one of two things: either the
breakpoint will be hit, indicating that the cached data was evicted due to the
change in the database; or, the breakpoint will not be hit, meaning that
SqlCacheDependencies.aspx is now showing stale data. If
the breakpoint is not hit, it is likely because the polling service has not yet
fired since the data was changed. Remember that the polling service is checking
for changes to the
Products table every
pollTime milliseconds, so there is a delay between when
the underlying data is updated and when the cached data is evicted.
Note: This delay is more likely to appear when
editing one of the products through the GridView in
In the Caching Data in the Architecture tutorial we added the
MasterCacheKeyArray cache dependency to ensure that the
data being edited through the
ProductsCL class s
UpdateProduct method was evicted from the cache. However,
we replaced this cache dependency when modifying the
method earlier in this step and therefore the
class will continue to show the cached data until the polling system notes the
change to the
Products table. We ll see how to
reintroduce the
MasterCacheKeyArray cache
dependency in Step 7.
Step 7: Associating Multiple Dependencies with a Cached Item
Recall that the
cache dependency is used to ensure that all product-related data is
evicted from the cache when any single item associated within it is updated.
For example, the
method caches
ProductsDataTables instances for each
unique categoryID value. If one of these objects is evicted, the
MasterCacheKeyArray cache dependency ensures that the
others are also removed. Without this cache dependency, when the cached data
is modified the possibility exists that other cached product data may be out of
date. Consequently, it s important that we maintain the
cache dependency when using SQL cache dependencies. However, the data cache s
Insert method only allows for a single dependency object.
Furthermore, when working with SQL cache dependencies we may need
to associate multiple database tables as dependencies. For example, the
ProductsDataTable cached in the
class contains the category and supplier names for each product, but the
AddCacheItem method only uses a dependency on
Products. In this situation, if the user updates the name
of a category or supplier, the cached product data will remain in the cache and
be out of date. Therefore, we want to make the cached product data dependent on
not only the
Products table, but on the
Categories and
tables as well.
class provides a
means for associating multiple dependencies with a cache item. Start by
creating an
AggregateCacheDependency instance.
Next, add the set of dependencies using the
AggregateCacheDependency s
method. When inserting the item into the data cache thereafter, pass in the
instance. When any of the
AggregateCacheDependency instance s dependencies change, the
cached item will be evicted.
following shows the updated code for the
ProductsCL class s
method. The method creates the
MasterCacheKeyArray cache dependency along with
objects for the
Categories, and
tables. These are all combined into one
AggregateCacheDependency object named
which is then passed into the
Insert method.
private void AddCacheItem(string rawKey, object value)
System.Web.Caching.Cache DataCache = HttpRuntime.Cache;
// Make sure MasterCacheKeyArray[0] is in the cache and create a depedency
DataCache[MasterCacheKeyArray[0]] = DateTime.Now;
Caching.CacheDependency masterCacheKeyDependency =
new Caching.CacheDependency(null, MasterCacheKeyArray);
// Add the SqlCacheDependency objects for Products, Categories, and Suppliers
Caching.SqlCacheDependency productsTableDependency =
new Caching.SqlCacheDependency("NorthwindDB", "Products");
Caching.SqlCacheDependency categoriesTableDependency =
new Caching.SqlCacheDependency("NorthwindDB", "Categories");
Caching.SqlCacheDependency suppliersTableDependency =
new Caching.SqlCacheDependency("NorthwindDB", "Suppliers");
// Create an AggregateCacheDependency
Caching.AggregateCacheDependency aggregateDependencies =
new Caching.AggregateCacheDependency();
aggregateDependencies.Add(masterCacheKeyDependency, productsTableDependency,
categoriesTableDependency, suppliersTableDependency);
DataCache.Insert(GetCacheKey(rawKey), value, aggregateDependencies,
Caching.Cache.NoAbsoluteExpiration, Caching.Cache.NoSlidingExpiration);
Test this new code out. Now changes to the
Categories, or
tables cause the cached data to be evicted. Moreover, the
class s
UpdateProduct method, which is called when
editing a product through the GridView, evicts the
cache dependency, which causes the cached
to be evicted and the data to be re-retrieved on the next request.
Note: SQL cache dependencies can also be used with output caching. For a demonstration of this functionality, see: Using ASP.NET Output Caching with SQL Server.
When caching database data, the data will ideally remain in the cache until it is modified in the database. With ASP.NET 2.0, SQL cache dependencies can be created and used in both declarative and programmatic scenarios. One of the challenges with this approach is in discovering when the data has been modified. The full versions of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 provide notification capabilities that can alert an application when a query result has changed. For the Express Edition of SQL Server 2005 and older versions of SQL Server, a polling system must be used instead. Fortunately, setting up the necessary polling infrastructure is fairly straightforward.
Happy Programming!
Further Reading
For more information on the topics discussed in this tutorial, refer to the following resources:
- Using Query Notifications in Microsoft SQL Server 2005
- Creating a Query Notification
- Caching in
ASP.NET with the
SQL Server Registration Tool (
- Overview
About the Author
Scott Mitchell, author of seven ASP/ASP.NET books and founder of 4GuysFromRolla.com, has been working with Microsoft Web technologies since 1998. Scott works as an independent consultant, trainer, and writer. His latest book is Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET 2.0 in 24 Hours. He can be reached at email@example.com. or via his blog, which can be found at http://ScottOnWriting.NET.
Special Thanks To
This tutorial series was reviewed by many helpful reviewers. Lead reviewers for this tutorial were Marko Rangel, Teresa Murphy, and Hilton Giesenow. Interested in reviewing my upcoming MSDN articles? If so, drop me a line at email@example.com.
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I enjoy visiting Glenhaven because it is fun to get out of the city.
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quote: Atheists, on the other hand, are fundamentally aware of the fact that their understanding of the universes is *not* absolutely correct, and is subject to revision at any time when new information is found via the scientific method. Atheism categorically does *not* say that "god can't exist." It says that there is no proof that a god or gods does exist.


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Josh painted this dope burner down by the bridge
מאת dylon 30 במאי, 2005
Short for "Stoneburner" which is an atomic tool/weapon used in the Dune universe as written by Frank Herbert. Used to drill huge holes in things very quickly and tend to blind people.
Paul got blinded by a stoneburner. I think it hurt.
מאת Lord_D 17 באוקטובר, 2004
A Caucasian woman who enjoys dating men of color (ie, men that african americans, carribean, anglo african, etc)
See also coal-burner
See also coal-burner
That Heidi Klum...she is one sexy burner
מאת Spenbiz 27 במאי, 2004
a person who burns themselves as a result of getting rid of depression or stress or very emotional feelings. Its a type of self-injury. Self injury is actually a coping mechanism used to deal with powerful negative feelings and prevent suicide.
I was a burner.
מאת Sadistic Beauty 21 בינואר, 2004
One of those farts that burn on the way out. Usually occurs some time after having the Hot Tamale Special at Uncle Pedro's Mexican Grill.
These farts can usually burn the nose hairs off anyone in a 2-mile radius.
These farts can usually burn the nose hairs off anyone in a 2-mile radius.
Maaaaan! I've got some killer burners today!
מאת Dirty Pig 5 בנובמבר, 2003
A gun
You got no burner! fake azz
מאת Amasian 6 ביולי, 2003
Someone who has herpes
i was bout to go down on her but that bitch was a burner!
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The re-energized focus on Long Island Sound's story is obvious in the colorfully redesigned main hall, which has been renamed Newman's Own Hall in celebration of a $1.2 million grant from Newman's Own Foundation."
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Village volunteers and a healthier Nepal
06 April 2011
"The fact that we are well on track to achieve MDG 4 can be credited to the expansion of health facilities across the country and the role played by the Female Community Health Volunteers."
Nearly 50,000 Nepali women have been working to extend primary health care at the community level. These Female Community Health Volunteers are trained to provide key services and interventions for pregnant women and children.
The volunteers roam Nepal's rural areas and are trained to give basic advice and services, including maternal child health care, family planning, immunization, and treatment of acute respiratory infection (ARI) cases. They refer women to health facilities in districts, serving as the bridge between Government health programmes and the communities.
Moreover, Female Community Health Volunteers in Nepal have contributed significantly to establishing women's leadership and empowering them at the village level.
They are frequently faced with adversity in their work. "One day in monsoon season," recalls one volunteer in Mahottari, "I was called to a pregnant woman who was reported to have worrying signs. On my way I had to cross the river which that time was well over my waistline. I was so scared but I knew that I had to go and see this neighbour.
"Everyone in the village trusts me so much, and I can see how my work has saved many lives in the vicinity. I couldn't possibly discontinue this occupation as I'm aware that people need me."
The work of the volunteers makes an undeniable difference to marginalized people who have few other opportunities to reach healthcare. Chonghee Choi, a Korean UN Volunteer who worked with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on the programme, remembers visiting a visited a low-caste Dalit village in Dang.
She met a woman who recently underwent a uterine prolapse operation. "Had it not been for our local health volunteer's help," said the woman, "I wouldn't have known that I could finish this misery. Since my husband has gone to India for work, I did not know how to take care of my children and my own health. Now, I can do better thanks to the volunteer's' help."
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Mario, 39, explains that he keeps the romance fresh by "taking off for a quick trip or having little quickies here and there," adding, "Kids and jobs and everything else gets in the way, but you can't forget about each other."
As for Courtney, she turns the heat up in the kitchen.
"The most romantic thing about my wife is the meals she cooks when I come home," Mario said, before Courtney added with a laugh, "My grandma did tell me to cook for him in nothing but an apron and stilettos."
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Indian Orthodox Church Annual Family Conference - Printable Version
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Indian Orthodox Church Annual Family Conference - Simon - 26-08-2008
Sheila (my wife) and Fr Simon (myself) spent a wonderful Friday evening and Saturday at the Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church Annual Family Conference in London Colney this past weekend. We had been invited by Fr Abraham Thomas to help lead different groups and, in my case, to give a talk on the opening evening.
The children and youth loved Sheila's group and couldn't wait to do more learning with her. My own talk suffered slightly from me losing my voice (yes, I know some might count this a blessing!) but was well received nonetheless.
There were talks of extraordinary power and spirituality by the Indian Orthodox priests. There was the most wonderful singing both in Malayalam and in English. There was football which I joined in (well, I stood there in my black robe and kicked the ball the couple of times it came my way... well, I am 54 and not a teenager like many of them! And, biased as I no doubt am as a Scotland fan, I put myself up there with most of the England stars) and there was rounders which Sheila joined in... and there was worship, and lots of it. And there was the Saturday evening concert between evening prayer and compline... Old Testament stories told through dance, singing, stories and so much more.
As Sheila says, she just felt so much at home and how she loved the singing. And all I know is that I felt blessed to give a tiny bit back to one of the Churches of the Oriental Orthodox family... for this family of Churches has given me a spiritual home and whenever I can give anything back I am thrilled to be able to do so. My only regret was that we could not be with them on Sunday as well as we had to leave at the crack of dawn so as to be in Bournemouth to celebrate the British Orthodox Sunday Liturgy there.
There is such a wonderful richness and variety to being an Oriental Orthodox Christian.
- Rick Henry - 27-08-2008
Dear Father Simon,
That does sound like it was a great day--especially the talks by the Indian Orthodox Priests! Singing, dancing, and even football. And, about you standing there and kicking the football when it came your way hock: . . . I thought you were supposed to pick it up and run with it and try to make a touchdown? I'll be your team wasn't very happy with you that day. Maybe soccer would be more your game? :wink:
In Christ,
- Simon - 28-08-2008
Dear Rick,
Football? Soccer? I think it may have been Winston Churchill who described the British and the Americans as two peoples joined by a ccommon language but I think it was George Bernard Shaw who described us as two peoples divided by a common language!!! But football or soccer or whatever... I found the weekend wonderful, spiritual and holy. It was a delight. But something for me to remember was from the talk by one of the priests on the Saturday night, as part of the preparation for holy communion Sunday morning, to the effect that yes the fellowship and worship were wonderful that weekend but what change would be effected in our lives, what were we each going to do differently, what were we going to change as a result? Orthodoxy as ever and always to me I find no soft option but ever challenging and demanding - but then what else should I expect from Christ? What else should I expect from Love?


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Special Olympics festivities took place at Westview Primary School on April 19. The entire school came out to cheer the special athletes in a colorful celebration of sportsmanship and unity. The Goose Creek Fire Department and Stratford High School color opened ceremonies with special athletes their buddies and teachers; above, assistant principal Lindsey Marino and Westview secretary Amy Ilgenfritz stand with the SHS Color Guard and GCFD.
Teacher Lynda Whiteside cheers Kyra Solberg on in the hoops.
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It's tournament season, especially for the Ladies game and as one of the staff, mucking in is the name of the game. The National Schools tournament over 4 days brings together all the big Lacrosse playing schools at U19 and U15 age groups, it's open to 1st and 2nd teams (strings) so involves literally thousands of school girls, dozens of coaches (both kinds, the ones with a whistle and the ones with wheels) and of course lots of spectators (mummy and daddy). For the staff that means wearing fluorescent jackets and waving your hands around a lot.
Bus drivers though, in my experience will do exactly as they want to, it amazes me how those guys throw those huge monsters around, especially when you see "mummy" unable to get into a parking bay in her 4 wheel drive Chelsea Tractor.
One big advantage of the whole event is that I get to catch up with lots of the School Community Officers, they are out and about managing their respective teams, friendly rivalry of course.
For those not in the know, the English Lacrosse Association in conjunction with the large Private girls schools employ American graduates with Lacrosse coaching experience, they stay for a year (some longer) and basically coach girls Lacrosse. They are spread out a bit and tend to really look forward to the times they can get together and have a wee drink or two (or more!). For the Guys it's all based around clubs, and they run mixed training at all sorts of levels and ages. As the South Development Office I have to keep a "paternal" eye on the current crew, we have a couple of mass meetings a year, and mine are due this weekend, cool.
For me the big highlight has been Bath LC's first ever junior girls game, we took 20 girls up to Rendcomb College near Cirencester for a couple of games, considering half of them had never played on a full sized field, I was extremely pleased with the results, losing 7 to Nil and 3 to 2, definite improvement. I just need to get them a uniform now!
Wednesday was Pop Lacrosse day, in Wiltshire this time, 90 kids all running about, great stuff.
Like I said it's tournament season.
The National U12's went really well, although my lot struggled, but they are only 9 yrs old and some of the 12yr olds are giants!
Me I'm a year older, feel it too, my Bro got married, we all got very drunk, the wedding was cool, sort of mix between western and Chinese, we elders had to drink tea with the couple and offer "sage" advice. Tough for me as I don't even take my own advice.
Flags finals and Harrow Cup (U17 boys) over the weekend, as I said before predictions on a post card.
Photo 1: SCO's all together, Apparently Americans are the best
Photo 2: After a goal at Rencomb