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Christ our Passover Lamb
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It begins as a typical Passover meal. Peter and John have made the preparations, purchased a yearling lamb and sacrificed it in the Temple. Now they have prepared the traditional meal — lamb, unleavened Matzos bread, wine, bitter herbs, fruit puree, and the rest.
Jesus, as head of the household of his disciples, presides at the meal. He begins by recounting for them the familiar Passover story they have heard at every Passover since they were children — of Israel's deliverance from oppression in Egypt. He tells them ...
- How the Israelites sacrificed a lamb for each household and took some of the blood, painting some of it with a bunch of hyssop on the top and sides of the house's doorframe.
- How they ate meat roasted over the fire along with bitter herbs and bread made without yeast.
- How God had promised Moses, "The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you."
With the taste of lamb still fresh in their mouths, Jesus now takes a piece of the unleavened Matzos bread and breaks it. "This is my body given for you," he says. "Do this in remembrance of me."
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With the image of blood still vivid in their minds, he takes a cup and pours into it the rich red wine. "This is my blood of the new covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins," he tells them. "Drink from it, all of you."
And so the Jesus fulfills the Passover for all time. "Do this in remembrance of me," he calls to us. "Drink from it, all of you," he invites us. For Christ our Passover lamb has been sacrificed.
This meditation draws on scriptures from Exodus 12:1-23; Matthew 26:26-28; Luke 22:7-20; and 1 Corinthians 5:7. For more on this theme, see my "Behold, the Lamb of God" Bible Study.
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Jack Kelly, frontman of Boston hardcore band Slapshot has issued a video apologising to a number of parties for his part in a variety of disagreements, disputes, and apparent misunderstandings, spread over a number of years, but mostly focusing on New York. The clip, which came to our attention via our friends at GlueHC, clocks in at 4:40 seconds, and can be streamed below.
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mattramone (May 23, 2012)
Why do I think there is a gun pointed at him off camera?
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I live in New York and always liked the song "Fuck New York". Aside from one mildly offensive line about 9/11 it's pretty funny- didn't think anyone took it seriously but guess hardcore isn't known for its sense of humor.
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I'll never be as cool a Kelly as Jack Kelly from Slapshot is. I want to make an insincere video apology for events from 15+ years ago.
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I felt like this apology was going to be more like "I'm sorry New York is such a shitty place and all the people there suck"
marko630 (May 23, 2012)
I apologize to the rest of the country/world on behalf of Boston. We say some dumb stuff sometimes, but only because we're drunk and have low self esteem since a local sports team hasn't won a championship in almost a year. That, and the T smells like ass because it's warm out now.
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I've been avoiding this thread like the plague. Sometimes you just don't want to see bad news. Jim Kelly was one of my hero's back in the day. Not only because of his exploits on the field - but even more for the role model he was off of it. This breaks my heart. Thoughts and prayers for Jim Kelly.
And if we can get real for a second and sorry in advance for the sex talk but this is important - Doc, you mentioned this has likely causation with oral sex with a female. I would venture to guess most of us have done that on multiple occasions. Not me of course, but I'm asking for a friend lol. What is the risk of getting this kind of cancer from performing oral sex on a female? Is it a very low thing or should "my friend" be worried.
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When we follow the steps of inventory collection and Finish it, the Postprocessor Job hangs sometimes at the "Identify file language" step. Please suggest a solution around this issue.
When it hangs, how do I stop the postprocessor? I was not able to stop the job too. What should be the next course of action when the postprocessing is stuck? Will restarting WAS is the only workaround for this issue? Please advice.
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2012-04-09T17:49:43Z in response to SystemAdminI need to know what state the queue is really in to know what you should do next.
1. Is this RAA installed on Windows or z/OS? What version/fixpack is it?
2. Have you successfully scanned other files previously, or is this a new installation?
3. If this is a new installation, were there any problems creating the database? (In particular, I'm wondering if there were failures with the BIND commands.)
4. Have you made any updates to Common.cfg to increase classificationScanBatchCount so that more file are classified as a single batch?
5. If you go to the Database -> Work queue page, is there an entry with the name AnalysisQueueProcessor? If so, what state is it in? Are there any exceptions listed?
6. Can you post your RaaRestWar*.log files here? You can view/download them using http://hostname:port/dmh/LogView-
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2012-04-10T11:19:12Z in response to boyerplI have answered your questions.
1. Is this RAA installed on Windows or z/OS? What version/fixpack is it?
This was installed on Windows. The version is 184.108.40.206
2. Have you successfully scanned other files previously, or is this a new installation?
Yes. We loaded and been successfully scanning the inventory.
3. If this is a new installation, were there any problems creating the database? (In particular, I'm wondering if there were failures with the BIND commands.)
No. It was working fine and we got stuck suddenly.
4. Have you made any updates to Common.cfg to increase classificationScanBatchCount so that more file are classified as a single batch?
5. If you go to the Database -> Work queue page, is there an entry with the name AnalysisQueueProcessor? If so, what state is it in? Are there any exceptions listed?
It remains in Running Status at the step "Identify file language".
6. Can you post your RaaRestWar*.log files here? You can view/download them using http://hostname:port/dmh/LogView
Attached the log file with this post.Attachments
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2012-04-10T18:45:12Z in response to SystemAdminThanks for providing the details and the log file.
It looks like you're running into a deadlock issue that was reported in v184.108.40.206 and corrected in fixpack v22.214.171.124.
SQLCODE=-911: Deadlock with Plans for DMH0731/DMH6000 (33411)
You'll want to upgrade to the latest fixpack level (v22.214.171.124) of RAA and then start the postprocessor again. Before you do that, you need to stop the processor.
To stop the postprocessor:
1. Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to bring up the Windows Task Manager.
2. On the Processes tab, you can click the first column heading to sort by name.
3. Right-click on the dmh0731.exe entry and choose End Process.
4. If the dmh6000.exe entry is still there, right-click on it and choose End Process as well.
5. If you go to the Analysis queue page, does it still have a DMH5349W message at the top that says the postprocessor is still running? (It shouldn't.) It's ok if there is still work listed in the various steps. That will be completed the next time the postprocessor is started.
6. If you go to the Work queue page, is the AnalysisQueueProcessor* work item now completed?
If the AnalysisQueueProcessor* work item is no longer running, but you still have that DMH5349W message, you can reset an attribute in the database to get rid of it.
To reset the postprocessor status in the database:
1. Choose Start -> Run... and type: db2cmd.exe
2. In the DB2 Command Window that opens, type:
db2 connect to dmhdb user <userid> using <password>
db2 update dmh.dmh_system_attr set sys_int_attr = 3 where sys_attr_id = 110
db2 connect reset
Once the postprocessor is no longer running, you can install fixpack v126.96.36.199 and then start the postprocessor.-
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-04-11T05:03:15Z in response to boyerplThanks boyerpl. We will update to v22.214.171.124 and I will update the status here in this thread.
Thanks again.-
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-04-18T09:55:02Z in response to SystemAdminWe have now upgraded the RAA by installing the Fixpack 8. But, again we got the scanning issue today. The scanning process is in Running status for very long. I am attaching the RaaRestWar log. Please provide a solution/workaround to resolve this.
Thank you.Attachments
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-04-18T15:04:26Z in response to SystemAdminI'm sorry that didn't solve your problem. It sounded like the deadlock issue.
When the scan runs for very long, if you look in the Windows Task Manager, do you see dmh6000.exe running?
Can you post your C:\PROGRA~2\IBM\RATION~1\log\DMH6000.log file here? -
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2012-04-19T04:54:01Z in response to SystemAdminAre you using long names for the folders (space in-between the folder names) where you have stored the application assets?-
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2012-04-19T06:09:43Z in response to SystemAdminAttaching the dmh6000.log file.
The folder name we used had 10 characters with periods in between, not any spaces. Ex:- RAA.TEST.COBAttachments
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2012-04-19T06:17:20Z in response to SystemAdminNot sure about period, but I had a similar issue while scanning the assets. Resolved by removing the spaces in-between the folder name. -
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-04-19T06:24:40Z in response to SystemAdminAlso, now that the Postprocessor itself is not started at all. Its always in Not Running mode now. Attaching the RaaRestWar.log as well. I saw one SQL error in this log file which is SQLCODE=-302, SQLSTATE=22001. Is this something to do with the DB2 for RAA? Do we need to do any DB2 update as well along with this Fixpack 8?Attachments
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-04-19T16:40:34Z in response to SystemAdminRegardling the SQLCODE=-302, the internal character limit for storing the memberFilter(s) of a scan request is 255. One string in the log file indicates there are 470 bytes in the concatenated list of member names that are in the scan request.
For now, I would suggest breaking the scan request into (at least) two requests splitting the member name list .
Longer term, a PMR could be opened to request our addressing this limitation. -
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-04-19T17:23:37Z in response to SystemAdminSomeone else is going to address the -302 error you saw. I'd like to focus on how the postprocessor appears to "hang" for a while.
I was looking at both the RaaRestWar*.log files you've posted. The first log file ends at 2012/04/18 05:26:11:282 and the new one picks up at 2012/04/18 13:44:39:765. Do you have the RaaRestWar*.log files for the period in between? I want to see the activity from after it completed the type 4 processing that started at 2012/04/18 04:36:50:010.
Did the postprocessor just complete on its own the first time? When it was running, did you happen to check the Analysis queue page, and see that it was progressing? If you refresh the page while the postprocessor is running, you should see the numbers for each step change as work moves through the queue.
How many programs have been scanned? If it's just that the analysis is taking a while, the slowness could be related to the time it takes to load results into the database. If the size of the tables changes substantially, then statistics need to be updated and BINDs need to be performed (to take advantage of the updated statistics). To perform both, you can open a command window and execute the following (customizing it if necessary):
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Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-04-20T16:23:42Z in response to boyerplThe issue with the postprocessor seems to be settled right now. We tried loading the components from a folder with a shorter name and it worked. The postprocessor is running without any manual intereference now.
Answering question about the state of postprocessor:
When the Postprocessor hung, it was completely idle. The was no change in the numbers for each step even when left for days. The postprocessor had to be manually stopped.
Unfortunately, I am unable to find the log of the events between 2012/04/18 05:26:11:282 and 2012/04/18 13:44:39:765 in any of the available versions of RaaRestWar*.log -
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2012-04-26T09:35:35Z in response to boyerplThe issues with Postprocessor surfaced again. As an attempt to load all the COBOL components into RAA, we tried loading components application by application. Few programs passed through smoothly, but as we tried to load about 100 components at a time, the postprocessor went into "Not Running" state. Even when tried to start the postprocessor manually, the processor won't start. Things in log file look good until the time-stamp 2012/04/26 02:27:59:26 but after 2012/04/26 02:27:59:260, they all went wrong.
The log file has been shared. Could this mean anything?
Caused by: DB2 SQL Error: SQLCODE=-302, SQLSTATE=22001, SQLERRMC=null, DRIVER=3.63.75
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2012-04-26T09:38:32Z in response to HarshixAttaching Log fileAttachments
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-04-26T19:16:58Z in response to HarshixThe issues is related to my prior post above. It has not (yet) been addressed in an RAA fixpack.
The limit is related to the number of member filters associated with a container and is cumulative for all same named containers!!!
So what I believe you need to do is delete all but 19 (or so) of the same container scan requests. Then, run post-processing. Then re-queue the additional member filters with wildcards or smaller batches of members for the given container(s).
Note: there currently is a hard limit (data base column size) of 255 bytes for the list of member filters for a given container queued at the same time.-
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-04-27T12:27:59Z in response to jcdelmo1) Please correct my understanding. So you mean to say that if a filter is being used during Collection of Inventory, the number of elements being given in list to filter should be ~20 (less than 255 bytes), right?
2) Is it ok to give a wildcard(*) to collect all the components in the inventory? We tried it and the processor failed.
3) We have more than 6000 components to be loaded from a inventory. What is the best approach to do that?-
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-04-27T15:33:16Z in response to Harshix1) Yes, until that limit is addressed in a future fixpack (RAA work item 35071 has been opened to track this limitation)
2a) Yes, the inventory wizard is designed to accept member filter(s) with both the '*' and '?' wildcard characters.
2b) You state the 'processor failed' - could you provide details of the failure, as wildcard support has been enabled for years without failures?
3) The best-practices approach is (for a new data base) to load ~100 assets than execute runstats/rebinds (to allow DB2 to optimize accesspaths, followed by loading the remainding assets using '*' wildcard for each container. The most efficient order to load assets (assuming Batch COBOL application) is COPYBOOKs, PROGRAMs, JCL PROCs followed by JCL JOBs.-
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-04-29T13:31:51Z in response to jcdelmoThank you for your support.
RE: 2b) We asked the admin to load all the components with wildcard(*) and it went well. It was when we tried to load those components from a user account, we had that processer hanging problem. Right now, it is resolved as all the components are in place. -
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-05-04T16:18:39Z in response to jcdelmoAnother issue with the postprocessor.
We tried to load the PSBs into RAA. The processor keeps running continuously with no progress.
We attempted to load all the PSBs using the wildcard(*). Please find the ZIP containing the log file and a document with screenshots within a gap of 4-5 hours. Observe that there is no change in the number of requests the postprocessor is processing.
I can see progress in the logfile every minute but the log seems to be in loop i.e. keeps repeting the following
[2012/05/04 10:34:58:148] RaaRestWar INFO: Manually checking status on [1] scans. [2012/05/04 10:34:58:148] RaaRestWar INFO: Done manually checking status.
As of this moment, the processor is still running. Is this normal? Or something is wrong?Attachments
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-05-04T17:11:58Z in response to HarshixI assure you this is not normal, something is wrong as a container scan (at least the one queued request) should run in less than a minute.
There are a number of things we can check.
Can you go to Database->Work queue menu and show the work in-progess?
Than enter http://CIWAPPXD0061.silver.com:8088/scans in a web broswer and let me know the list of scans in-progress that show up?
Can you zip up and other log files that are in <installDir/logs and attach them?-
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-05-06T10:13:17Z in response to jcdelmoI have attached all the log files and screenshots of the analysis and work queue pages.
I was unable to open the URL http://CIWAPPXD0061.silver.com:8088/scans. Please find the error in the screenshot. Kindly let me know if I can get the information you are looking for in some other way.
The number of outstanding requests is changed to 2. This is because we tried to queue a program for analysis which din't go through.Attachments
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-05-07T18:35:19Z in response to HarshixThe logs show a number of things: The RaaRestWar shows a SQLCODE=-551, which indicates no authority to update the DMH_SYSTEM_ATTR table, the Scan REST server is shutdown and the post-processor is still running. So...
Can you, using the same ID that start WAS, from a DB2 command line see if you can do: SELECT * from $(SCHEMA).DMH_SYSTEM_ATTR ?
If that fails, we have a DB2 authorization issue.
Can you, from the <installDir>\scan directory, restart the Scan REST server with: dmhScan.bat
After which, the 8088 port URL should work. I do not know why the Scan REST server was shutdown, the logs show it was requested to.
Can you, stop and restart WAS (or the wsaa application in WAS)?
After which, it would be helpful to know the value of SYS_INT_ATTR from: SELECT SYS_INT_ATTR FROM $(SCHEMA).DMH_SYSTEM_ATTR WHERE SYS_ATTR_ID = 110
If the value is 3, restart the post-processor - if it is 1, set it to 3 and restart the post-processor.-
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-05-14T15:25:44Z in response to jcdelmoAs you asked, we performed the SELECT SYS_INT_ATTR FROM $(SCHEMA).DMH_SYSTEM_ATTR WHERE SYS_ATTR_ID = 110 and found the value of SYS_INT_ATTR to be 3.
We have tried loading 1 or 2 PSB components at a time and it worked. But whenever we load more than 20 components, the processor gets stucks. We tried giving the wildcard(*) in filter for loading all PSBs at a time, which too din't help. Of latest, as we tried to load 4 components, the processor got stuck again.
We restart the WAS after every failed attempt. Please let me know if we are missing something.
PFA containing the screenshot and the log file.Attachments
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-05-16T13:29:26Z in response to jcdelmoLoading PSB is giving lot of issues. Whenever I try loading PSB (JCL too) even as low as 4 components at a time, the processor hangs.
The log keeps updating with loops of the following
[2012/05/04 10:34:58:148] RaaRestWar INFO: Manually checking status on [1] scans. [2012/05/04 10:34:58:148] RaaRestWar INFO: Done manually checking status.
1)Is it because of the fact that all Copybook, DCLGEN, DBD and COBOL are already loaded?
2)Are PSBs supposed to be loaded before COBOL components?
In light of the prolonged issues, we are considering a full DB refresh and loading all components once again.
Is it feasible? We have the following in our environment, numbers mentioned in the brackets.
COBOL(6K), Copybook(3K), DCLGEN(1.5K), JCL(3K), PSB(3K), DBD(1K), EZT(for purpose of symbol scanning).
3)Can you please suggest the right order of loading the above?-
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2012-05-17T16:48:41Z in response to HarshixYour issue surprises me. Have not seen this before. Would you post the results from this query:
select aq.analysis_type_cd, count(*) as rowCount from dmh.dmh_analysis_queue aq group by aq.analysis_type_cd order by aq.analysis_type_cd
1) What is already loaded in the data base should have no impact on a current PSB source file load, so I do not think that is the issue.
2) PSBs can be loaded in any order with the other assets. PSB resolution has its own queue request type and is processed after run unit building.
3) You can clear the data base and start over (if you'd like to) by running the <installDir>\bin\dmhClearDB.rexx script -- I would not do that, since reloading takes time
4) The load order does not really matter, but best practice order (to reduce rescans for missing pieces) is: CopyBook, JCL Proc, COBOL, JCL jobs, DBD, PSB-
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2012-06-06T15:27:41Z in response to jcdelmoThe query gave 0 results.
Lately, I was able to load few components successfully. So I tried to load all the PROCs and JCL and that worked very well. But as I tried to load PSB the nex day, I started facing the same error again.
I compared the successful events and the failed events in the log files and found that the issue is because some Signal-complete message is not being recieved, which suggests some kind of server unavailablity. I have attached the Log file, comparison files and the screenshots.
1) How can i know if the server responsible for Signal-complete message is up and running?
2) How can i ensure that the server is always on?-
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-06-06T15:47:31Z in response to HarshixAttaching the Log file, comparison files and the screenshots.Attachments
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-06-06T18:31:20Z in response to HarshixThe word document shows 3 containers are queued up for scanning, correct? How many files are in the three containers? Since you said you are trying to scan PSB are the files in the directories PSB source or PSB binaries?
You can check if the server is running by opening a browser to the URL http://CIWAPPXD0061.silver.com:8088/ping --> which should return OK-
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-06-08T19:27:43Z in response to jcdelmoI am sorry, only one container was loaded with 3 files in the filter. The 3 components were PSB source.
I tried the url but it gave me a time out error. But when i asked my colegue in another location to try opening this url, he recieved OK.
What server is reaponsible for the OK message?
Why is this server unavailable for me?
How can i make that server available for me?
My location is India, my colegue's location is US and the RAA install location is another city in US.-
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-06-12T14:28:54Z in response to HarshixThe SCAN rest server is responsible. I do not know why you are not getting a response, if your colleague is, than I only have to assume it is a network issue (not an RAA issue). Is the port 8088 used on your machine for anything else? Can your colleague scan the 3 files correctly?-
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-08-27T14:31:25Z in response to jcdelmoHi,
I am unable to load PSB components into RAA like usual. But I used to get help from my collegue in another location who used to be successful in loading components.
Of lately, my collegue is unable to load components too. He is now facing the same problem as me. The postprocessor freezes at analyzing container step. The log keeps repeating with the following two steps
[2012/05/04 10:34:58:148] RaaRestWar INFO: Manually checking status on [1] scans. [2012/05/04 10:34:58:148] RaaRestWar INFO: Done manually checking status.
One of the earlier responses in the forum suggests this is a connectivity issue. I have checked with the Network Support team in this regard but they could not help. We have restarted WAS several times but in vain.
This is causing a serious delay in RAA activities as we are unable to load any new components.
Could you exactly point out what is the reason of this problem? What can be done to resolve this issue parmanently? How can I ensure the server in available all times (if due to server unavailability)?
Running the following ULR gives a time-out page for me. But my collegue still gets an "OK" inspite of being unable to load.
Thank you.Attachments
Re: Postprocessor Issues
2012-09-04T21:09:11Z in response to SystemAdminMoved to a new thread: -302 SQL code errors - Post Processor
Edited by: Leshek_admin on Sep 4, 2012 5:04 PMUpdated on 2012-09-04T21:09:11Z at 2012-09-04T21:09:11Z by SystemAdmin


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Teaser trailer for The Hangover Part II.
In the follow-up to the record-breaking hit comedy The Hangover, Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) travel to exotic Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things don't always go as planned. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in Bangkok can't even be imagined.
1 min 14 sec
- Posted: February 24, 2011
- Director: Todd Phillips
- Writer: Scot Armstrong
- Studio: Warner Bros Pictures
- Release: May 26, 2011
- Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis
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Plastic number
Binary | 1.0101001100100000101… |
Decimal | 1.32471795724474602596… |
Hexadecimal | 1.5320B74ECA44ADAC1788… |
Continued fraction[1] | [1; 3, 12, 1, 1, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 141, 80 ...] Note that this continued fraction is neither finite nor periodic. (Shown in linear notation) |
Algebraic form |
In mathematics, the plastic number ρ (also known as the plastic constant or the minimal Pisot number) is a mathematical constant which is the unique real solution of the cubic equation
It has the value[2]
Its decimal expansion begins with 1.324717957244746025960908854....[3] and at least 10,000,000,000 decimal digits have been computed.[4]
The plastic number is also sometimes called the silver number, but that name is more commonly used for the silver ratio .
The powers of the plastic number A(n) = ρn satisfy the recurrence relation A(n) = A(n − 2) + A(n − 3) for n > 2. Hence it is the limiting ratio of successive terms of any (non-zero) integer sequence satisfying this recurrence such as the Padovan sequence and the Perrin sequence, and bears the same relationship to these sequences as the golden ratio does to the Fibonacci sequence and the silver ratio does to the Pell numbers.
Because the plastic number has minimal polynomial x3 − x − 1 = 0, it is also a solution of the polynomial equation p(x) = 0 for every polynomial p that is a multiple of x3 − x − 1, but not for any other polynomials with integer coefficients. Since the discriminant of minimal polynomial is -23, its spliting field over rationals is . This field is also Hilbert class field of .
The plastic number satisfies the nested radical recurrence:[5]
The plastic number is the smallest Pisot–Vijayaraghavan number. Its algebraic conjugates are
of absolute value ≈ 0.868837 (sequence A191909 in OEIS). This value is also because the product of the three roots of the minimal polynomial is 1.
The name plastic number (het plastische getal in Dutch) was given to this number in 1928 by Dom Hans van der Laan. Unlike the names of the golden ratio and silver ratio, the word plastic was not intended to refer to a specific substance, but rather in its adjectival sense, meaning something that can be given a three-dimensional shape.[6] This is because, according to Padovan, the characteristic ratios of the number, 3/4 and 1/7, relate to the limits of human perception in relating one physical size to another.
- ^ Sequence A072117 in the OEIS
- ^ Weisstein, Eric W., "Plastic Constant", MathWorld.
- ^ Sequence A060006 in the OEIS.
- ^ http://www.komsta.net/computations
- ^ Piezas, Tito III; van Lamoen, Floor; and Weisstein, Eric W., "Plastic Constant", MathWorld.
- ^ Padovan (2002);Shannon, Anderson & Horadam (2006).
- Gazalé, Midhat J. (1999), Gnomon, Princeton University Press.
- Padovan, Richard (2002), "Dom Hans Van Der Laan And The Plastic Number", Nexus IV: Architecture and Mathematics, Kim Williams Books, pp. 181–193.
- Shannon, A. G.; Anderson, P. G.; Horadam, A. F. (2006), "Properties of Cordonnier, Perrin and Van der Laan numbers", International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology 37 (7): 825–831, doi:10.1080/00207390600712554.
- Aarts, J.; Fokkink, R.; Kruijtzer, G. (2001), "Morphic numbers", Nieuw Arch. Wiskd., 5 2 (1): 56–58.
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I am watching NBC right now, and they are not showing the original dance, they are showing the men's combined, which ended earlier today. What I don't understand is that the Ice dancing is on right now LIVE, why not show that instead of a race that was on earlier today?
I believe the second to last group is on something like 3.30am (GMT) so not sure what time that would be where you are.
Still searching for live feed in USA. All I find is hockey and luge.
I searched eurosport on justin.tv and came up empty! Help! Thanks!!
Oh, finally, Crone/Poirer in decent costuming
No idea. Probably because they were either airing something else when the Men's combined happened (Congrats on finally getting a gold, BTW, Bode Miller!), or because they wanted to air it during primetime/almost primetime. Some bureaucratic decision of annoyingness - not at all surprised.
They probably think that US fans/viewers won't care that much about seeing skaters from other countries or any of the lower ranked teams (since most people I know, if they've heard anything about ice dance, know maybe Belbin/Agosto and Davis/White, but not Samuelson/Bates). Which sucks for those of us that do.
To anyone providing any play-by-play or who ends up finding a working feed, thank you.
This! Basic program details are much appreciated.To anyone providing any play-by-play or who ends up finding a working feed, thank you.
Anybody who finds a feed, send me a PM with a link PLEASE!!!! Also Someone please give the play by play costumes, etc..
Now, Estonians are having really ugly outfits! It makes even her look kind of big.
Emily looks lovely in a short red dress! No pants for Olumpics!
Nora hasa very large skirt! Red and white.
Baby Russians are having the same sailors outfit as usual!
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The most recent release of the MariaDB Java Client is:
MariaDB Java Client 1.1.8
Date | Release | Status | Release Notes | Changelog |
16 Jan 2015 | MariaDB Java Client 1.1.8 | Stable (GA) | Release Notes | Changelog |
2 Apr 2014 | MariaDB Java Client 1.1.7 | Stable (GA) | Release Notes | Changelog |
18 Feb 2014 | MariaDB Java Client 1.1.6 | Stable (GA) | Release Notes | Changelog |
18 Sep 2013 | MariaDB Java Client 1.1.5 | Stable (GA) | Release Notes | Changelog |
10 Sep 2013 | MariaDB Java Client 1.1.4 | Stable (GA) | Release Notes | Changelog |
1 Jul 2013 | MariaDB Java Client 1.1.3 | Stable (GA) | Release Notes | Changelog |
2 May 2013 | MariaDB Java Client 1.1.2 | Stable (GA) | Release Notes | Changelog |
1 Mar 2013 | MariaDB Java Client 1.1.1 | Stable (GA) | Release Notes | Changelog |
15 Jan 2013 | MariaDB Java Client 1.1.0 | Stable (GA) | Release Notes | Changelog |
29 Nov 2012 | MariaDB Java Client 1.0.0 | Stable (GA) |
The MariaDB Client Library for Java Applications is used to connect applications developed in Java to MariaDB and MySQL databases using the standard JDBC API. The client library is LGPL licensed.
The MariaDB Client Library for Java Applications is a Type 4 JDBC driver. It was developed specifically as a lightweight JDBC connector for use with MySQL and MariaDB database servers. It's originally based on the Drizzle JDBC code, and with a lot of additions and bug fixes.
Obtaining the driver
The driver (jar and source code)) can be downloaded from https://downloads.mariadb.org/client-java/
Installing the driver
Installation is as simple as placing the .jar file in your classpath.
- Java 7 (until April 2015) or 8
- com.sun.JNA is used by some library functions and a jar is available at https://github.com/twall/jna
- only needed when connecting to the server with unix sockets or windows shared memory
- A MariaDB or MySQL Server
- maven (only if you want build from source)
Source code
The source code is available on Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/mariadb-java-client. Development version can be obtained using
bzr branch lp:mariadb-java-client
GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
Building and testing the driver
The section deals with building the connector from source and testing it. If you have downloaded a ready built connector, in a jar file, then this section may be skipped.
MariaDB Client Library for Java Applications uses maven for build. You first need to ensure you have both java and maven installed on your server before you can build the driver.
To run the unit test, you'll need a MariaDB or MySQL server running on localhost (on default TCP port 3306) and a database called 'test', and user 'root' with empty password
$ bzr branch lp:mariadb-java-client # Or, unpack the source distribution tarball $ cd mariadb-java-client # For the unit test run, start local mysqld mysqld, # ensure that user root with empty password can login $ mvn package # If you want to build without running unit tests, use # mvn -Dmaven.test.skip=true package
After that, you should have JDBC jar mariadb-java-client-x.y.z.jar in the 'target' subdirectory
Installing the driver
Installation of the client library is very simple, the jar file should be saved in an appropriate place for your application and the classpath of your application altered to include the MariaDB Client Library for Java Applications rather than your current connector.
Using the driver
The following subsections show the formatting of JDBC connection strings for MariaDB, MySQL database servers. Additionally, sample code is provided that demonstrates how to connect to one of these servers and create a table.
Driver Manager
Applications designed to use the driver manager to locate the entry point need no further configuration, the MariaDB Client Library for Java Applications will automatically be loaded and used in the way any previous MySQL driver would have been.
Driver Class
Please note that the driver class provided by the MariaDB Client Library for
Java Applications is not com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
Connection strings
Format of the JDBC connection string is
can also be used.
Optional URL parameters
General remark: Unknown options accepted and are silently ignored.
Following options are currently supported.
key | description | supported since version |
user | Database user name | 1.0.0 |
password | Password of database user | 1.0.0 |
fastConnect | If set, skips check for sql_mode, assumes NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES is *not* set | 1.0.0 |
useFractionalSeconds | Correctly handle subsecond precision in timestamps (feature available with MariaDB 5.3 and later).May confuse 3rd party components (Hibernated) | 1.0.0 |
allowMultiQueries | Allows multiple statements in single executeQuery | 1.0.0 |
dumpQueriesOnException | If set to 'true', exception thrown during query execution contain query string | 1.1.0 |
useCompression | allow compression in MySQL Protocol | 1.0.0 |
useSSL | Force SSL on connection | 1.1.0 |
trustServerCertificate | When using SSL, do not check server's certificate | 1.1.1 |
serverSslCert | Server's certificatem in DER form, or server's CA certificate. Can be used in one of 3 forms, sslServerCert=/path/to/cert.pem (full path to certificate), sslServerCert=classpath:relative/cert.pem (relative to current classpath), or as verbatim DER-encoded certificate string "------BEGING CERTIFICATE-----" | 1.1.3 |
socketFactory | to use custom socket factory, set it to full name of the class that implements javax.net.SocketFactory | 1.0.0 |
tcpNoDelay | Sets corresponding option on the connection socket | 1.0.0 |
tcpKeepAlive | Sets corresponding option on the connection socket | 1.0.0 |
tcpAbortiveClose | Sets corresponding option on the connection socket | 1.1.1 |
tcpRcvBuf | set buffer size for TCP buffer (SO_RCVBUF) | 1.0.0 |
tcpSndBuf | set buffer size for TCP buffer (SO_SNDBUF) | 1.0.0 |
pipe | On Windows, specify named pipe name to connect to mysqld.exe | 1.1.3 |
tinyInt1isBit | Datatype mapping flag, handle MySQL Tiny as BIT(boolean) | 1.0.0 |
yearIsDateType | Year is date type, rather than numerical | 1.0.0 |
sessionVariables | <var>=<value> pairs separated by comma, mysql session variables, set upon establishing successfull connection | 1.1.0 |
localSocket | Allows to connect to database via Unix domain socket, if server allows it. The value is the path of Unix domain socket, i.e "socket" database parameter | 1.1.4 |
sharedMemory | Allowed to connect database via shared memory, if server allows it. The value is base name of the shared memory | 1.1.4 |
JDBC API Implementation Notes
Streaming result sets
By default, Statement.executeQuery()
will read full result set
from server before returning. With large result sets, this will require large
amounts of memory. Better behavior in this case would be reading row-by-row,
with ResultSet.next()
, so called "streaming" feature. It is
activated using Statement.setFetchSize(Integer.MIN_VALUE)
Prepared statements
The driver only uses text protocol to communicate with the database. Prepared statements (parameter substitution) is handled by the driver, on the client side.
Callable statement implementation won't need to access stored procedure metadata (mysql.proc) table if both of following are true
- CallableStatement.getMetadata() is not used
- Parameters are accessed by index, not by name
When possible, following the two rules above provides both better speed and eliminates concerns about SELECT privileges on the mysql.proc table.
Optional JDBC classes
Following optional interfaces are implemented by the org.mariadb.jdbc.MySQLDataSource class : javax.sql.DataSource, javax.sql.ConnectionPoolDataSource, javax.sql.XADataSource
Usage examples
The following code provides a basic example of how to connect to a MariaDB or MySQL server and create a table.
Creating a table on a MariaDB or MySQL Server
Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/test", "username", "password"); Statement stmt = connection.createStatement(); stmt.executeUpdate("CREATE TABLE a (id int not null primary key, value varchar(20))"); stmt.close(); connection.close();


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Home -> Community -> Mailing Lists -> Oracle-L -> RE: SPIN_COUNT - 8i obsolete? What now?
the spin_count parameter became _spin_count in 8i. I believe that because
it's a hidden parameter it's now not possible to change it using "ALTER
Mike Hately
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 11:33 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Hello Guru's
I have run a script which indicates that of the three redo log latches two had occurences of sleeps. To overcome this usually you increase SPIN_COUNT by 50% or so.
When trying to ALTER SYSTEM SET SPIN_COUNT = 3000;
Present system is set as 2000. I get the following error.
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-25138: SPIN_COUNT initialization parameter has been made obsolete
Now what? what can I do to overcome the sleeps issues?
Denham Eva
Oracle DBA
"UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to
understand the simplicity."
Dennis Ritchie.
Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com
Author: Hately, Mike (NESL-IT)
INET: Mike.Hately_at_npowernorthern.com
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