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Reputation of Gardai must not be a casualty of Coalition dithering
Published 24/02/2014 | 02:30
THERE is more than a suggestion that Alan Shatter and the rest of the Government do not entirely grasp how potentially serious these rolling controversies about An Garda Siochana really are.
The seeds of doubt have been sown about the force which has enjoyed an 80pc public approval rating in recent times.
But let's be utterly frank about police popularity.
The whole nature of policing is based on something of a Faustian pact. Good citizens agree to submit to a form of de facto coercion to ensure law and order are upheld in the greater society.
To make it work, the general populace must have broad trust in the policemen and policewomen who have a good deal of direct power.
As someone who lived for over a decade in Belgium, spent almost three years in France, and also lived for periods in Netherlands and Germany, I rather like An Garda Siochana.
It is a citizens' police force whose members for the most part do their best. In the dark days of the 1970s and 1980s, the gardai stood their ground and defended against considerable subversive threats from so-called republicans and others.
Just two years ago, an IPSOS MRBI poll found that only 19pc of Irish people mistrusted the gardai.
Their confidence rating was second only to doctors, who had a 90pc trust rating, but they were ahead of judges who had a rating of 71pc, civil servants who were on 60pc, and well ahead of my own trade of journalism, with journalists trusted by 42pc of people.
But this is a fragile trust in the gardai which can be seriously damaged if current events are not correctly handled by our Government.
Anecdotally, we know that across the country, solid middle-class citizens are quietly rehearsing their misgivings with neighbours, colleagues and friends.
These are not the kind of people to shout about negative attitudes to the gardai.
They will keep their counsel and express their feelings at the ballot box in upcoming local and European elections and perhaps, if this uncertainty persists, in the general election now just two years away.
This one could seriously cost Fine Gael and Labour – and sooner than they think.
For the past fortnight we have had the venting of understandable tension between An Garda Siochana and their oversight body, the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (GSOC). It is clear that there are flaws in the oversight system.
It is even more clear that the Government delayed far too long in setting up a judicial review of the controversy about alleged surveillance at GSOC headquarters. Had Mr Shatter moved a week earlier than he did in appointing Mr Justice John Cooke, a lot of damaging controversy and speculation could have been spared.
But hot on Judge Cooke's appointment came even more damaging allegations put into the public domain by Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin, who took the baton from Independent Wexford TD Mick Wallace.
Mr Martin has successfully stoked up some middle-class angst about our justice system.
The Fianna Fail leader has dealt on a person-to-person basis with An Taoiseach Enda Kenny by passing on details of some worrying allegations.
Mr Kenny responded in kind by saying this was all above party politics and he would study all the issues involved.
All good stuff on both sides. But Mr Kenny and his cabinet colleagues must know that they cannot hang about here.
Each extra day they take to formulate a response risks being filled with further damaging speculation and allegations.
The big missing piece is a meaningful response from the Justice Minister himself.
At the end of last week he was abroad on EU business and the weekend was taken up with reviewing documentation on these allegations.
We need to know if Mr Martin's allegations are true.
Did Mr Shatter have these allegations for two years about shortcomings in serious crime investigations, including abduction and murder, over the years 2007-2009?
Is it true Mr Shatter did nothing since he got these dossiers in January 2012? If it is untrue, what did Mr Shatter actually do?
The great irony of where we find ourselves right now is that we could be greatly helped by a strong system of garda oversight.
But, given the unresolved current state of things, it is not certain that giving these allegations to GSOC would help allay public anxiety. That of itself tells us that we urgently need a review of the powers and structures available to GSOC.
It is not clear that the bulk of allegations furnished by garda whistleblowers to the Fianna Fail leader will in fact stand up to general scrutiny.
But now that they have been tabled, they must be scrutinised.
Perhaps the best way of doing this would be to task a second senior judge to take on this work. That would help allay public fears and modify the tone of public discourse about these serious matters.
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Relational Algebra with CAS
January 4, 2016
Two years ago we have ventured into mathematical foundation of relational theory. From algebraic geometry perspective relations were viewed as Finite Varieties. In the followup we were able to describe functional dependencies via explicit analytic formulas and provide intuitive interpretation of the classic result from database dependency theory — Heath's theorem. Recent arXiv preprint provides a little more coherent exposition of those ideas together with some excursion into Quantum Theory.
Here we complement the aforementioned arXiv article with demonstration that your average off-the-shelf Computer Algebra System is actually a [rudimentary] RDBMS. The CAS system of choice is CoCoA.
The starting point is being able to exhibit a system of polynomial equations constraining a relation defined as a set of set of tuples.
Given a binary relation with attributes and
[x y] 1 1 2 1 3 2
we execute the following series of CoCoA commands. First, we need to specify the polynomial ring:
Use XY ::= QQ[x,y];
Then, list the tuples:
Points := mat([[1, 1], [2, 1], [3, 2]]);
Finally, specify the ideal, and print it out:
I := IdealOfPoints(XY, Points); I;
The output:
ideal(y^2 -3*y +2, x*y -x -3*y +3, x^2 -3*x -2*y +4)
Next, for the second relation:
[x z] 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 2
we execute the series of commands
Use XZ ::= QQ[x,z]; Points := mat([[1, 1], [2, 1], [3, 1],[3, 2]]); J := IdealOfPoints(XZ, Points); J;
which outputs
ideal(z^2 -3*z +2, x*z -x -3*z +3, x^3 -6*x^2 +11*x -6)
What is the natural join of the two relations? It is the sum . However, we must switch to polynomial ring which contains both and :
Use XYZ ::= QQ[x,y,z]; I:=ideal(y^2 -3*y +2, x*y -x -3*y +3, x^2 -3*x -2*y +4); J:=ideal(z^2 -3*z +2, x*z -x -3*z +3, x^3 -6*x^2 +11*x -6);
After redefining verbatim both ideals in the larger ring (can it be accomplished easier?), we calculate their "join":
which outputs
ideal(y^2 -3*y +2, x*y -x -3*y +3, x^2 -3*x -2*y +4, z^2 -3*z +2, x*z -x -3*z +3, x^3 -6*x^2 +11*x -6)
This is, again an ideal of points, which is evident with the command
[[1, 1, 1], [2, 1, 1], [3, 2, 1], [3, 2, 2]]
Here we leveraged
GBasis function as a way to convert an ideal into list (because
RationalSolve accepts a list, not an ideal).
Next, projection is an elimination ideal. Once again, it is zero-dimensional ideal of points, so that a typical database user would like to list the tuples:
RationalSolve(GBasis(elim(z, I+J)));
[[1, 1], [2, 1], [3, 2]]
Finally, let's hint what are counterparts of the rest of RA operations. The set union is the intersection of an ideals. The set difference is colon ideal. The only operation which doesn't have an obvious analog in polynomial algebra is the least challenging one — renaming.
Distributivity of union over join
August 19, 2014
Recently, Litak & Mikulas & Hidders published the extended version of their earlier work. However, in a typical mathematical tradition following the famous saying "when fine building is revealed to the public eye, the scaffolding should be removed", reading it requires some detective work. In particular, lets investigate the motivation behind their axiom system:
x ^ (y v z) = (x ^ (z v (R00 ^ y))) v (x ^ (y v (R00 ^ z))). % AxRH1
(R00 ^ (x ^ (y v z))) v (y ^ z) =
= ((R00 ^ (x ^ y)) v z) ^ ((R00 ^ (x ^ z)) v y). % AxRH2
(x ^ y) v (x ^ z) = x ^ ( ((x v z) ^ y) v ((x v y) ^ z) ). % AxRL1
Let's start with well known lattice inequality
x v (y ^ z) > (x v y) ^ (x v z).
Here we abused notation a little and assume the order symbol > to be reflexive relation. If the LHS of inequality is greater (or equal) than the RHS, then perhaps one can hope to substitute
y and
z with greater values at RHS, or with lower values at LHS so that inequality becomes an identity? This is the technique employed by Sergey Polin when refuting McKenzie's conjecture. Specifically, he introduced a non-decreasing chain of values
y1 = y
z1 = z
y2 = y v (x ^ z1).
z2 = z v (x ^ y1).
y3 = y v (x ^ z2).
z3 = z v (x ^ y2).
together with weakened distributivity law
x v (y ^ z) = (x v yN) ^ (x v zN).
Unfortunately, literal Polin-style weakened distributivity law fails in relational lattices for n=1,…,6, at least. However, Polin's technique can be naturally generalized when an algebra offers constant(s). The axiom
AxRH1 is weakened distributivity law with
y elevated to
y v (R00 ^ z) and
z elevated to
y v (R00 ^ z).
In a similar venue, the axiom
AxRL1 is Polin-style weakening applied to LHS of distributivity law. (Litak et.al. attribute the axiom to Padmanabhan work.)
Genesis of
AxRH2 is probably various earlier discovered conditional distributivity identities involving the header relation
R00. For professional logician converting implication into equality is a walk in the park.
How about the dual distributivity law of union over join? The stricter conditional distributivity of union over join established in an earlier paper hints that the axiom might be more complicated. One might have to lower/elevate both sides of inequality. After some trial permutations of variables and the header constant
R00, it revealed the following identity:
(x v (y ^ (x v z))) ^ (x v (z ^ (x v y))) = x v ((y v (x ^ R00)) ^ (z v (x ^ R00))).
This can be translated into relational calculus expression
(( exists p1 exists p2 exists p6(x(p1,p3,p5,p7) | (y(p2,p3,p6,p7)& exists p1 exists p3 exists p4 exists p6(x(p1,p3,p5,p7) | z(p4,p5,p6,p7))))& exists p1 exists p4 exists p6(x(p1,p3,p5,p7) | (z(p4,p5,p6,p7)& exists p1 exists p5 exists p2 exists p6(x(p1,p3,p5,p7) | y(p2,p3,p6,p7)))))
exists p1(x(p1,p3,p5,p7) | ( exists p2 exists p6 exists p1 exists p5(y(p2,p3,p6,p7) | (x(p1,p3,p5,p7)&$F))& exists p4 exists p6 exists p1 exists p3(z(p4,p5,p6,p7) | (x(p1,p3,p5,p7)&$F))))).
which validity is easily verified with Prover9.
This axiom doesn't seem to be independent from the
{AxRH1,AxRH2,AxRL1} with Mace4 models lookup up to cardinality 26 at least, although Prover9 fails to confirm it after 3 hours running time. (This is not entirely surprising, with union over join distributivity law being often enforced by join over union).
Automatic database links in SQLDeveloper
April 7, 2014
People invent really complicated ways to achieve simple tasks such as copying a table from one database to another. With database link (which is arguably RDBMS's the most under appreciated feature) it is just one SQL command:
create table emp as select * from scott.emp@dblink1;
But who has time to create database links? In SQLDeveloper 4.0 you don't have to. Assuming that you have the right connection the script
set autodblink on create table emp as select * from scott.emp@connection1; -- assuming there is connection "connection1"
would create temporary db link, then run the statement and, finally, drop the link.
Another example, which benefits from this functionality is comparing a table in two different databases:
set autodblink on (select * from employees@connection1 minus select * from employees) union (select * from employees minus select * from employees@connection1);
In releases prior to SQLDeveloper 4.1, however, there was a major omission — a failure to run individual query which outputs result set into a grid (as opposed to running it as a script). Admittedly, there was a technical culprit for that. When a query is executed into a grid, the contract between the server (RDBMS) and client (SQLDeveloper) is somewhat loosely defined. Specifically, the client asks the server to execute the query, then fetches 50 records. The cursor remains open "just in case" if user might want to scroll down beyond the first batch of records. In other words, the end of sql execution is not precisely demarcated. How does this affect SQLDeveloper automatic DB link feature? Well, SQLDeveloper needs to know when to delete temporary database links, and the only solution is attaching listener to the event of grid closure. Hence, after you you set dblinks on, and execute a query into a grid, but before closing the grid, you'll witness database link under the links node in the navigator. Please be aware that deleting temporary links from the client is not bulletproof; for example, server process going down with ORA-600 and taking user session with it, would result in leftover database links. If your database development work revolves around environment with strict security requirements, it is advisable to reevaluate using this feature.
In releases prior to SQLDeveloper 4.1 there were also smaller snags. For example, PL/SQL anonymous blocks execution was not accompanied by database link creation. Also, database link names with identifiers separated by dots were not recognized. Regarding the second issue, please keep in mind that SQLDeveloper's syntax for connection names is less restricted than that of database links. For example, something like 18.104.22.168_SCOTT is legitimate connection alias, but is not a database link.
With these bug fixes behind, let's venture into applications. How about copying [remote] database schema? In introductory computer science class students learn that there are two kinds of objects in programming: data and code. Here is the command which copies the data:
set autodblink on; BEGIN FOR rec IN (SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM user_tables@gbr30060_DB11GR24_hr) LOOP begin DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Processing Table: ' || rec.TABLE_NAME ); execute immediate 'create table ' || rec.TABLE_NAME || ' as select * from ' || rec.TABLE_NAME || '@gbr30060_DB11GR24_hr'; exception when others then DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Skipped Table: ' || rec.TABLE_NAME ||' -> -ERROR- '||SQLERRM); end; END LOOP; END; /
and the code
BEGIN FOR rec IN (SELECT name, type, LISTAGG(text, 'chr(13)') WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY line) AS code FROM user_source@gbr30060_DB11GR24_hr GROUP BY name, type ) LOOP begin DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Processing Object: ' || rec.NAME ); execute immediate 'create ' || rec.code; exception when others then DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Skipped : ' || rec.type || '' || rec.name ||' --ERROR-- '||SQLERRM); end; END LOOP; END; /
Relational Lattice is simplified "attribute-free" Relational Algebra. It allows to axiomatize Relational Algebra in the same spirit as Relation Algebra. Here is axiom system by Litak&Hidders&Mikulas:
x ^ y = y ^ x.
(x ^ y) ^ z = x ^ (y ^ z).
x ^ (x v y) = x.
x v y = y v x.
(x v y) v z = x v (y v z).
x v (x ^ y) = x.
x ^ (y v z) = (x ^ (z v (R00 ^ y))) v (x ^ (y v (R00 ^ z))).
(x ^ y) v (x ^ z) = x ^ ( ((x v z) ^ y) v ((x v y) ^ z) ).
(R00 ^ (x ^ (y v z))) v (y ^ z) = ((R00 ^ (x ^ y)) v z) ^ ((R00 ^ (x ^ z)) v y).
The authors hint the proof of each individual axiom "by direct calculation". Let's prove them by converting each equality into equivalent Predicate Calculus formula.
The first snag is that Relational Lattice expressions don't refer to [relation] attributes. We have to equip each individual relation variable with attributes. This is inherently ambiguous step, although one observation might help.
Consider an expression of two variables
x and
y, e.g.
x ^ (x v y). There might be more than one common attribute for
x and
y, but when calculating a result of either operation join
^ or meld
v, two common attributes match the same way as a single composite attribute. For example, for all practical purposes joining by two conditions matching first and last name is the same as matching by their concatenation — full name. Therefore, considering expressions with two variables we equip
x with two attributes:
p1, which is in
x but not in
y, together with
p2, which is both in
x and
y. Likewise, we equip
y with two attributes:
p2, which is both in
x and
y, together with
p3, which is in
y but not in
x. This canonical attribute introduction generalizes to any number of relvars.
Now that all relvars are equipped with attributes we can translate complex Relational Lattice expressions into Predicate Calculus as well. Join operation is straightforward: it is Boolean conjunction. The set of free variables in the resulting formula is a union of free variables of the operands. Meld operation is Boolean disjunction, however we must add existential quantification over arguments which are in the first operand but are absent from the second one, and arguments which are in the second operand but not the first one (symmetric difference). For example,
x v y
translates to
exists p1 exists p3 x(p1,p2) | y(p2,p3)
Translation procedure is entirely mechanical and begs for automation. In QBQL you just write down an axiom into the input file
qbql/lang/parse/RL.axiom, then run
qbql.lang.parse.Translate.main() and, finally, witness the translated expression in the output. The result then can be fed directly into Prover9.
Let's try this algorithm for several axioms. The absorption law
x v (x ^ y) = x.
translates into predicate equivalence
exists p2(x(p1,p3) | (x(p1,p3)&y(p2,p3)))
The Prover9 proof of the later is remarkable:
1 (exists p2 (x(p1,p3) | x(p1,p3) & y(p2,p3))) x(p1,p3) # label(non_clause) # label(goal). [goal].
2 $F. [deny(1)].
It is certainly shorter than the proof in one of the earlier paper, and warrants an explanation, to say the least. Prover9 succinct output is a result of several steps done internally, such as Scolemization, rewriting to Conjunctive Normal Form, etc. In this case, Scolemization followed by CNF transformation produced the false value, thus proving the theorem.
Let's investigate more relational operations. Relational complement translates into Boolean negation, while inversion is a little bit more sophisticated. Here is a theorem, which can be considered definition for
R00 (better known in D&D community as
(y' v y`)'=R00.
It translates into
-( exists p1(-(y(p1)) | ( exists p1 y(p1))))
where one don't need help of any automatic proof system to be convinced of its validity. There we see yet again that
R00 is analog of nullary predicate "false".
Now that we established conversion of Relational Lattice expressions into Predicate Calculus it is naturally to ask if we can translate in the opposite direction. Consider arbitrary calculus formula and let's drill down into its structure. There are several possibilities of what syntactic constructions we encounter on each level.
If we come across existential quantifiers, then we introduce projection, i.e. meld with an empty relation. Universal quantifier is dual to existential via De Morgan's formula. There we have to introduce negation, which is domain dependent. If we encounter Boolean conjunction, then we introduce [natural] join (leaving all free variables unaffected). The only step which is not straightforward is handling disjunction. We translate it into the outer union AKA
<OR>. Outer union is domain-dependent operation, but as you see ignoring domain dependence rewarded us with very succinct proof of Codd's theorem. Free variables flow unobstructed through outer union, similar to natural join; giving another reason why this transformation step was so easy.
The last step is rewriting outer union in terms of standard lattice operations using one of the following equivalent definitions:
x <OR> y = (x ^ R11) v (y ^ (x v R11)).
x <OR> y = (R11 ^ y) v (x ^ y) v (x ^ R11).
x <OR> y = (x ^ (y v R11)) v (y ^ (x v R11)).
x <OR> y = (x' ^ y')'.
x <OR> y = ((R00 ^ x) ^ y) v (R11 ^ y) v (x ^ R11).
Inclusion Dependencies in SQL
March 5, 2014
Constraints have always been under appreciated in database practice. Today we'll focus on inclusion dependencies, which in SQL community are better known as foreign keys. Let's start with an example borrowed from David Spivak's work on categorical foundation of databases — the familiar
Employees table
Employees = [empno mgr dept] 1 3 10 2 2 20 3 4 10 4 4 10 5 4 10
together with constraint
"For every employee e, the manager of e works in the same department
that e works in."
One may argue that this is not very realistic constraint. If an employee and his manager have to be in the same department, then an employee and his manager's manager have to be in the same department as well. Then, by transitivity it follows that the entire hierarchy tree of employees must be in the same department. If hierarchy graph is disjoint (i.e. a forest of trees), then the department number is just a label distinguishing a connected component of hierarchy.
Yet, a business rule is just that: an [arbitrary] rule, which is silly to argue with. Let see if we can formally enforce it. For each pair
(mgr,dept) there should exist a pair
(emp,dept). That sounds like inclusion dependency, so one may be tempted to enforce it as a foreign key:
CREATE TABLE employees ( empno INT, mgr INT, dept INT, PRIMARY KEY (empno,dept) , CONSTRAINT fk FOREIGN KEY fk (mgr,dept) REFERENCES employees (empno,dept) ON DELETE NO ACTION ON UPDATE NO ACTION );
So far, so good. However, the initial enthusiasm of discovering foreign keys referencing the same table hits the first snag:
insert into emps (empno,mgr,dpt) values(3,4,10);
SQL Error: Cannot add or update a child row: a foreign key constraint fails (`test`.`employees`, CONSTRAINT `fk` FOREIGN KEY (`mgr`, `dept`) REFERENCES `employees` (`empno`, `dept`) ON DELETE NO ACTION ON UPDATE NO ACTION)
A bug? Nope. Apparently, the constraint doesn't allow to insert an employee before manager. The correct table update sequence should be like this:
insert into emps (empno,mgr,dpt) values(4,4,10); insert into emps (empno,mgr,dpt) values(3,4,10);
Union via Join
February 12, 2014
Here is really bizarre technique: one can perform union via join! Consider:
(([p] 0 <OR> [q] a b) <AND> ([p] 1 <OR> [q] c)) v [q];
which outputs
(We assumed domain
p to include
{0,1} and
q to include
{a,b,c}, at least). You may object that the expression involves [domain dependent] union operation
<OR>, but it is applied for two relations with disjoint attributes, so it is nothing like classic union.
This observation leads to more general assertion:
(z <OR> x) ^ (<NOT>z <OR> y) = (<NOT>z ^ x) <OR> (z ^ y).
which by leveraging relational lattice De Morgan's law can be rewritten as
(x' ^ z')' ^ (y' ^ z)' = ((z' ^ x)' ^ (z ^ y)')'.
Here we have switched notation a little from D&D to Prover9Mace4, otherwise, it is just too many negation operators to struggle with. Loading this assertion into automatic prover demonstrates that it is not trivial. It doesn't follow from semi-lattice axioms amended with distributivity of
<OR> over join:
x ^ x = x.
x ^ y = y ^ x.
(x ^ y) ^ z = x ^ (y ^ z).
x ^ (y' ^ z')' = ((x ^ y)' ^ (x ^ z)')'.
Analytic View of Functional Dependency
January 3, 2014
A recurring theme of this blog is that there is more to a relation than being merely a set of tuples. First, a relation is an object which obeys certain rules. The structure of this object is less important as long as it satisfies relational algebra axioms. Second, in previous post we have learned that relations are systems of constraints. The idea that a relation can be viewed as a set of constraints has been promoted in the 90s by Paris Kanellakis. Our intuition, however, is that by narrowing scope to equalities we can leverage powerful machinery of algebraic geometry.
Let's examine the example that we ended up last time. The relation
[x y z] 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 2
corresponds to the variety
which is convenient to rewrite with some equations factored
The first and the last equations are univariate. They assert that values x belong to the set {1,2,3}, and values z are restricted to the set {1,2}. The third equation asserts that either x=3 or z=1. What is the second constraint?
Before answering that question, though, let's comment that these equation are akin to "columnar" constraints. This is refreshing but somewhat perverse perspective to what "column-store" database formally is.
Returning back to the second equation we see that y is limited in power to 1. Therefore, it can be rewritten as
In other words, y is a function of x. This is just an example of general phenomenon: given a functional dependency
x->y, one can always apply polynomial interpolation, thus explicitly expressing y as a function of x. That is right, in algebraic geometry view functional dependency holds whenever we can exhibit an analytic function.
Next, Heath's theorem declares that given a relation Q such that
Q ^ [] = [x y z], and functional dependency
x->y, then Q can be decomposed into join of projections:
Q = (Q v [x y]) ^ (Q v [x z])
What is Heath's theorem in algebraic geometry terms?
First, let's focus on join of two relations. If both relations have the same set attributes, then join is set intersection of tuples. Relation corresponds to finite variety, and we already know how to perform intersection of varieties: just combine both sets of defining equations. If two varieties have different sets of attributes, then we can expand them into larger space spanning the common set of attributes. This procedure doesn't affect the set of defining equations. For example, if we consider a variety defined by a single equation
in , then it is also a variety in — there is simply no constraints onto the other variable. Likewise, the variety defined by the system
is actually two varieties (at least): one defined in space of variables {x,y}, and the other in space of variables {x,y,z}. In a similar venue, the system
defines one variety in {x,z}, and the other in {x,y,z}.
What about going the other way: can we take a variety in space of the two variables x and y and project it into x?
Unfortunately, in general, a projection of a variety is not a variety, as witnessed by the following counterexample:
Elimination of variables is the proper way to project a variety. Fortunately, in our example, variety in space
is projection of variety defined by the same equations in space : the variable z being not present in the system makes it elimination trivial.
Let's summarize what we have achieved so far. We have split 4 equations defining a variety in into two parts:
We can view both systems either in the same space , or project the first one to {x,y}, and the second one into {x,z}. If we look onto this pair of varieties in , then the result is geometrically intersection of varieties. If we consider them as residing in different spaces (i.e. {x,y} and {x,z}), then it is a new operation: [natural] join of varieties. These "projected" varieties correspond to relations
[x y] 1 1 2 1 3 2
[x z] 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 2
The first one is immediate, because the roots of the first cubic univariate equation in x are the domain of three values {1,2,3}. The second equation is a function unambiguously defining each (x,y) value pair.
For the second system its correspondence to the relation is little less obvious. A brute force method to check it is Wolfram Alpha/Mathematica command
Solve[(x - 3)(x - 2)(x - 1) == 0 && (x - 3)(z - 1) == 0 && (z - 2)(z - 1) == 0, {x, y, z}]
Checking it manually is not hard either. The last constraint assets that z is either 1 or 2. If it is 1, then both the second and the third constraint are satisfied, so x can be either of the three values {1,2,3} from the first constraint. If z = 2, then x has to be 3 in order to satisfy the second constraint.
There is one last detail, that we have missed. In general case, what if we calculated Groebner basis, but still have the two constraints: one in all three variables {x,y,z}, and the other one in {y,z} — sure we can't decompose the system anymore? Well, the functional dependency would still be there; then we express y as an explicit function of x, and eliminate it in both equations by substitution.
To summarize, the interpretation of Heath's theorem in algebraic geometry setting is quite intuitive. Most of the effort here has been spent establishing correspondence between join of relations and intersection/join of varieties. Heath's theorem itself can be eloquently described in few steps:
- Write down the system of constraints defining the relation
- Partition all constraints into 3 groups:
- Unary [polynomial] constraint defining the values of functional dependency's domain. In our example its
- Functional dependency itself, e.g.
- The rest of the system
- Eliminate the dependent variable in 3 by substitution.
- We have required decomposition of the constraint system into {1,2} and {1,3}.

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This Werewolf costume featured on Today's Parent would be SO easy and adorable, er I mean scary. Coat their nails with non-toxic Piggy Paint Sleepover nail polish to finish off the look! For the bigger kids, add some long press-on nails and paint them black! Get costume instructions here: Today's Parent Werewolf Costume
Let's face it, zombies are cool again and we are excited about it! We found this amazing costume at Costume Super Center. It comes in sizes tween to large AND they are offering a promo code right now. This would be a super easy DIY too! Pair it with GREEN of course! Piggy Paint color Mint to Be is the PERFECT costume match.
Opposites attract! Need a great sibling costume? We have you covered for that too! Piggy Paint color Sometimes Sweet will give a fierce pop of color to this villain costume while the light pink, Muddles the Pig, will keep your princess pretty and sweet!Read More
Spotted! Photos of the Week!
So we have been behind on spotting our Piggy Paint and SOPHi trend setters lately. We have gotten an overwhelming amount of photos that we can't wait to share! Here are some of our Piggy Paint and SOPHi trends spotted recently! Want to be featured? Just post your photos and tag us! Instagram @PiggyPaint + @SOPHi_Nail_Polish
Instagram: @Love_Zahara
Instagram: @kool.kid.kenzie
Instagram: @momof2littles
Instagram: @everydayraeofsunshine
Instagram: @mysweet_bella
Instagram: @mrshashimoto
Instagram: @thepolishedpinkie
Instagram: @karlareed
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Video Shoot Behind the Scenes
At The Pig we know how to have fun, but the day we shot the SOPHi Application video with Adair Creative definitely tops the fun chart! See our behind the scenes images at what it takes to shoot a 1 minute video. Also, we are excited to announce that we will soon be launching a dedicated website for SOPHi! The response to this new line has been amazing! We really appreciate everyone who has trusted us and tried it out. Thank you for allowing us to bring you a safer alternative to nail polish that is natural and SOPHisticated without the harsh, smelly chemicals! If you haven't tried SOPHi yet, you can get it here. Follow us on Instagram @SOPHi_Nail_Polish for more!
Melanie and I the morning of the shoot getting manicures. I was the designated nail painter for the video but she got hers done too just in case! I like to think of it as I was the starter and she was second string! Those who know how good I am at sports understand I've never been the starter before. 🙂
When we arrived to Adair's studio they had all of the lighting setup. Dominique, our amazing model, met us there. Here we are posing so they can get the best camera angle.
Bottom left picture shows Derrick setting up the product shot. The angle of this shot was great because it showed Dominique and I painting nails in the background. Very cool. If you want to know a secret about the final cut of the video, Melanie actually photo/ video bombed it. Watch closely, about 8 seconds into the video, (posted at the bottom of this page) and you can see her walk across the screen behind the product shot and in front of us painting nails. That part makes me laugh every time!
Bottom left shows another image of that product shot from the camera's angle. You can see us in the background. David and Derrick made sure the clip looked good and then we moved on to the next scene. This is the part where Mel jumped in with the clapperboard and set the next scene. In real life they don't actually say "scene 2 take 1", disappointing I know. Check her out below and see how she did.
Here Zach is working on the product shot while Mel takes a selfie.
This was a great team to work with and we are super happy with how the video turned out!
That's a wrap! Check it out! Don't forget to look for Mel's video bomb at 8 seconds.
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Spotted! Check out our SOPHi + Piggy Paint trends of the week! Follow @SOPHi_Nail_Polish + @Piggy Paint and tag us to be featured!
IG Photo: @missesmeili IG Photo: @ashleyanielson
SOPHi: Pretty Shore About You SOPHi: PLUM-P Up the Volume
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IG Photo: @dimpsdenim IG: @graytmama
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IG Photo: @missesmeili FB @StephanieNavarro
Piggy Paint: Periwinkle + Mint to Be SOPHi: I Love You, Dit-toe
Piggy Paint: Mer-maid in the Shade
IG Photo: @momof2littles IG Photo: @ashleyanielson
Piggy Paint: Sea-quin SOPHi: Red Bottom Stilettos
IG Photo: amchou IG Photo: @ashleyanielson
Piggy Paint: Berry Go Round SOPHi: PLUM-P Up the Volume
IG Photo: @mimi.vivas IG Photo: @dimpsdenim
Piggy Paint: PINKie Promise Piggy Paint Variety
IG Photo: @SOPHi_Nail_Polish IG Photo: @pamwould
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Why Wear a Natural Nail Polish?
Someone asked the other day, "What makes SOPHi different from every other nail polish?".
Did you know that unlike SOPHi, standard solvent based nail polish will eat through a foam plate within seconds? It will, try it yourself. So if you think about that, and the fact that if you are wearing solvent-based polish on your fingernails, everything that goes into your mouth is touching this polish. Gross.
SOPHi and Piggy Paint are made of about 70% water. Free of formaldehyde, toluene, phthalates, Bisphenol A, ethyl acetate and acetone. What does that mean? SOPHi nail polish will NOT eat through a foam plate, in fact, it is safe enough that if you wanted to, you could eat it! (I wouldn't suggest it) but you could. Proven non-toxic and free of harsh chemicals known to cause cancer and other illness.
That's cool, but if it is water-based is it DURABLE? SOPHi nail polish dries to a hard, durable finish. It does not peel off like other water-based nail polish. But adults are hard on their nails and need maximum durability! This is why we also offer the PRIME + SHINE + SEAL System. Learn more about that here and watch our application video here.
What else makes SOPHi by Piggy Paint different? Piggy Paint, LLC prides our self in being a brand you can trust. This is why our polish is cruelty-free, vegan, and made in the USA. SOPHi natural nail polish is also great for those with allergies! Our hypoallergenic formula makes it safe for just about anyone to use! (We do recommend anyone with a history of nail polish allergies to test SOPHi one nail at a time as an extra precaution.)
Furthermore, SOPHi nail polish leaves your nails just as healthy as they were before you put the polish on. No more brittle nails, no more yellow nails!
But that's not all! We saved the best part for last. SOPHi nail polish has virtually no odor. Compared to your standard solvent based polish that fills the room with smelly chemicals and gives you a headache, SOPHi has hardly no smell at all. If you are constantly rushing around like we are, you can even paint your nails in the car or on the airplane! Don't take our word for it, smell the difference for yourself! Shop now here.
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I've just tried this on WordPress 3.5.1 and when I try to "Show Included Admin Icons" I get a dialog window reporting, "There was a problem loading the icons".
I've just tried this on WordPress 3.5.1 and when I try to "Show Included Admin Icons" I get a dialog window reporting, "There was a problem loading the icons".
Are you on localhost or a hosting provider? I may need a bit more information to successfully troubleshoot the issue.
Sorry about my lack of information. That's very unlike me.
I was testing it out on localhost. I can't remember if I tried it on a remote server, but I doubt I did when I saw it wasn't working on localhost (I'm running XAMPP 1.8.0 on Windows 8 Pro).
I use XAMPP as my development environment and haven't seen the exact issue. I believe it may be a lack of memory or something with your localhost. Marking this as resolved. Please let me know if you have any further issues.
As I said, I'm running XAMPP 1.8.0 on a clean installation of Windows 8 Pro, on a machine with an Intel Core i7-3770 CPU at 3.40 Mhz, 16 GB RAM, and XAMPP is installed on a 120GB SSD. In php.ini memory_limit = 128M. The issue certainly isn't to do with a lack of memory or hard drive space.
I've just discovered where the issue may lie. I have WordPress installed in a sub-directory on localhost, e.g. http://localhost/wordpress.
If I change line 89 of icons-scripts.js from
var url = '/wp-content/plugins/wp-admin-icons/includes/showfiles.php';
var url = 'http://localhost/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-admin-icons/includes/showfiles.php';
then I no longer get the error message. I don't see the icons either, but placeholders, but it's a start.
Any ideas?
Ah, I should get the path using a better method rather than just assuming that's the directory. Let me do some testing on my end and let me see if I can come up with any solutions. When you say placeholders, what do you mean? Broken images?
I've got the fix. All you have to do is place 3 ".." (no quotes) and everything will be fixed !
Go to showfiles.php and on line 25 and change this
$image = str_replace('../', '/wp-content/plugins/wp-admin-icons/', $image);
to this
$image = str_replace('../', '../wp-content/plugins/wp-admin-icons/', $image);
Go to icons-scripts.js and make sure line 75 looks like this
jQuery(".myIconList").load('../wp-content/plugins/wp-admin-icons/includes/showfiles-upload.php', function(response,
and line 177 should be this
var url = '../wp-content/plugins/wp-admin-icons/includes/showfiles.php';'
PS: If you want your uploads to show you have to change line 29 of showfiles-upload.php
$icon_str = "
<img src='".$sitename."../wp-content/plugins/wp-admin-icons/icons/uploads/".$iconsArray."'
Thats it ! (so far so good)
I've got the same problem and ultimatea8 fixed the issue.
I think the author should change this absolute paths to something using the current site URL, as for this specific case I'm my wordpress website is within a subfolder, like http://www.domain.com.br/wordpress/
I'll take a look into this ASAP. Thanks guys
Thanks Devin. It's a fantastic plugin by the way. Good job. =]
I'm glad you like it. Please rate it 5-stars if you do. I'll be fixing this issue in this post soon!
Here is broken too ;/
Localhost with mamp
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Organizers said they hope to expedite the pace of changes to the sexual assault policy and push for consistency across the University's various schools. To depict what they say are difficulties in effecting policy change, they drew a large flow chart of various campus administrators on the room's chalkboard.
Still, organizer Kate Sim '14 said that modifications to sexual assault policy have historically resulted from student advocacy. She pointed specifically to the creation of the Office of Sexual Assault and Prevention in 2003.
Sim also expressed her frustration with what she alleges amounts to the refusal of administrators to assume responsibility for appropriate action against perpetrators of sexual violence.
"I don't want to go to school with rapists and abusers, where I know administrators are knowingly allowing [them] to complete their education," she said.
Mira S. Hayward '17, who attended the event, said she was excited to get involved with further efforts of Our Harvard Can Do Better.
"I really don't want this to be something that is pushed to the side because people think that it is being addressed," Hayward said.
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CORRECTION: April 10, 2014
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the Title IX complaint against the College by members of Our Harvard Can Do Better was filed last week. In fact, the complaint was announced last week but filed on March 28.
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Kate McKenna added to Ireland World Twenty20 squad
Ireland have made one addition to their squad for the ICC Women's World Twenty20 with Merrion batter Kate McKenna joining the 14 players who won the qualification tournament in Bangkok last month.
Ireland have made one addition to their squad for the ICC Women's World Twenty20 with Merrion batter Kate McKenna joining the 14 players who won the qualification tournament in Bangkok last month.
Ireland women wrapped up a third successive success in their T20 World Cup qualifying campaign with a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in Bangkok.
Ireland Women made it two from two in their T20 World Cup Cup Qualifiers in Bangkok on Sunday morning with a hard-fought 28-run win over a gritty China team.
Ireland Women have gotten their World T20 Qualifying campaign off to a thoroughly convincing start with a very comfortable 8-wicket win over the Netherlands at the AIT Ground in Bangkok.
Ireland Women defeated old rivals Scotland by 27 runs in a T20 World Cup Qualifier warm-up game at TCG in Bangkok this morning.
Clare Shillington hit an unbeaten 46 to gain the Player of the Match award as Ireland Women crushed hosts Thailand by 10 wickets to record their second warm-up win in the T20 World Cup Qualifiers in Bangkok.
Newly crowned WBA Super Bantamweight World champion Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym received a hero's welcome in Bangkok's Suwannaphum Airport early last week before claiming a desire to please his own support cost Bernard Dunne dear in their recent world title clash.
Liverpool FC are planning a pre-season tour of Asia this year with stops in Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong, officials said today.
Asia held off a final day singles resurgence from Europe to lift The Royal Trophy for the first time with a 10-6 triumph at Amata Spring Country Club near Bangkok today.
Sven-Goran Eriksson has opted to remain silent on his future as Manchester City manager ahead of his imminent meeting with owner Thaksin Shinawatra in Bangkok.
Italy's Flavia Pennetta stunned Wimbledon champion Venus Williams with an impressive 6-4 7-6 win to reach the Bangkok Open final.
There was double medal success for the Irish on their final day of competition at the 24th World University Games in Bangkok today.
The trio of Irish ladies competing in the team and individual golf at the World University Games in Bangkok are leading the team event by eight shots heading into Friday's final round.
The Irish women's soccer side has cruelly lost out on a place in the World University Games final by going down 4-2 on penalties to Russia in the semi-final in Bangkok on Thursday.
The Irish ladies football team have advanced to the semi-finals of the World University Games in Bangkok by beating France 1-0 on Monday.
Ireland had two representatives in the final of the women's 1500m at the World University Games in Bangkok.
The Irish women's football side defeated hosts Thailand 1-0 in their final pool game at the World University Games in Bangkok.
Ireland's Eileen O'Keeffe has won a silver medal in the final of the women's hammer throw at the World University Games in Bangkok on Friday evening, with a throw of 68.46 metres.
Seve Ballesteros was a happy man after his side had a better-than-expected start to their defence of the Royal Trophy today.
Ryder Cup team-mates Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley will be back playing for Europe in the Royal Trophy in Bangkok in January.


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Back to the trouble, I have had to disconnect my modem and router & reboot my PC 5-6 times a day in order to get connection! My phone service takes 30 -40 mins to connect to make a phone call! I have been experiencing these problems since I connected my phone services to TWC. When I got my bill i received $25.00 in extra charges. I call and told them I wasn't told of any "charges" for adding my phone! After several connections to different departments, they agreed to creit me $9.95 but they "couldn't" credit the $14.95 Home Activation fee...just not possible! They say at the begingiing of each phone call "you may be recorded for quality services", so why don't they go back and listen to see the rep did not mention any of these charges?? Also, as many times I've had to call, was disscontected, hung up on, re-routed, waited for a rep and all the trouble I had with the service I would like a credit! All they wanted to give me was a $20.00 off the whole bill! counting the $9.95! If someone reads to chats i have had, the recordings of my many phone calls, and disconnections of reps, they would see why I am so upset! I have NO problem, not paying them at all! I will do without any services before I pay them for what they want to charge me for crappy services!! April Kise 633 Fair st Coshocton, OH 43812
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WordPress MU in subfolder/subdirectory (not in root folder)
Will this work? I need to use apache Virtual host which will look similar to this below. My two sites need to share the same ip address. Both sites will be Network or MU sites. I have heard that a Multisite has to be installed on the servers html root directory. Is that true? Can the htaccess rewrite rules be altered for it to work? I am using version 3.4.1. I've also heard that this problem is fixed in version 3.5
My httpd.conf below:
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ServerName site1.com
DocumentRoot "var/www/html/site1.com"
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ethnic origin
The ancestral race that an individual belongs to, as opposed to their current nationality. People derived from of a variety of ethnic origin types currently inhabit the United States, and which include white, black, American Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander and Eskimo.
Use ethnic origin in a sentence
The ethnic origin of the individual is irrelevant outside of how their government would proceed to interact with our business.
We strive to have diversity in the workplace and hire without regard to religion, sex, and ethnic origin to ensure that we hire the best workers.
You should try and know the ethnic origin of the people you will market your product to and market it appropriately.


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Apple took a great deal of heat early on by releasing the original iPhone with little consideration for enterprise security. As a result, Apple has since built in a number of what many consider to be necessary enterprise security mechanisms into the iPad. When it comes to security, the iPad – with the right policies and technical controls – can be made a relatively secure mobile computing platform for use within the enterprise.
The iPad affords numerous enterprise security capabilities:
- Device protection
- Strong passcodes
- Passcode expiration
- Passcode reuse history
- Maximum failed attempts
- Over-the-air passcode enforcement
- Progressive device protection
- Data protection
- Remote and local wipe
- Encrypted configuration profiles
- Encrypted iTunes backups
- Hardware encryption
- Network security
- Cisco IPSec, L2TP, PPTP VPN protocols
- SSL/TLS with X.509 certificates
- WPA/WPA2 Enterprise with 802.1X
- Certificate-based authentication
- RSA SecurID, CRYPTOCard
- Platform security
- Runtime protection
- Mandatory code signing
- Keychain services
- Common Crypto APIs
While the available features provide the ability to enhance iPad security in the enterprise, managing those features for a large number of iPad users could quickly become an administrative nightmare. By integrating support for Microsoft exchange, Apple gets the added benefit of Microsoft ActiveSync that can be used to automate securing enterprise iPads. By simply using Microsoft Active Sync, the iPad can be automatically configured with the necessary security mechanisms which will facilitate its use within the enterprise such as:
- Email message encryption
- Device wipe
- Passcode lock
- Autolock
- Automatic autowipe
- Protected configuration
- Continious refresh
A recent article detailed the mapping of security capabilities of an iPad using Microsoft Active Sync to current regulations by Forrester for the iPad. The article does a great job of affording insight into the security capabilities of the iPad and is recommended reading for anyone considering an iPad in an enterprise deployment (Figure 1).
While the security capability of current generation iPhones and iPads has come a long way, they still lack the fine-grained application controls found in the BlackBerry. For some high security environments this will be a show stopper. A real risk remains in the ability to "jail break" Apple devices which will effectively bypass all of its security mechanisms. Currently, the Millennium Copyright Act makes it legal to jail break an iPhone, however no exemption has yet been made for the iPad.
The threat of a jail break is a serious consideration for enterprise users. (Step-by-step instructions to jail break an iPad are freely available on the Internet.) Much of this risk could be mitigated however by simply making sure the device is included as part of an enterprise's existing flaw remediation program. Keeping the devices operating with the most current version of available software for both the underlying Apple software and third-party applications is the best defense against software flaws that most often facilitate jail breaking.


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Aviation Museum
The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire welcomes everyone with an interest in learning more about New Hampshire's exciting aviation history. The Aviation Museum is New Hampshire's only working museum devoted to aviation history in the Granite State.
The 1937 Terminal
In 1937, this art deco terminal was a bold architectural statement for rural New Hampshire. Built as one of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects that sprinkled New Hampshire with unique, useful structures and employed hundreds of Granite State residents, the 1937 airport terminal continued in service until the expansion of Manchester Airport in 1995 slated it for demolition.
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My white pill has IP 110 on it. Is there an easy way for me to tell what this medication is?READ MORE
It contains hydrocodone (10mgs) and acetaminophen (325 mgs) - basically Vicodin. Its made by Anneal Pharmaceuticals. There are drug identification sites online that you can use to determine what your medication is, but another good way to get an answer is to call your pharmacist.
Your pharmacist: an overlooked health professional
And remember to be careful about taking this medication if you're currently taking others, since drug interactions can be quite dangerous. You can read more about drug interactions here:
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Yes, they are alot weaker! Dont let anyone fool you into thinking that they are stronger, like 1000 mg...NO! Only 10mg. Sucks!!! They are worth about $1.00 each (street value)! IP 110 are a very low dose of vicodin... READ MORE
Please come on now. Vicodin is no more stronger than the ip110. Actually vics have more tylenol in them, usually anywhere from 500-650mgs where as ip110 or any other lortabs/percs have only 325mgs of tylenol. Which is the part of them that does the most damage to your lever ,when the tylenol is higher. But really guys wht are we talking about here. Its really about the narcotic, the hydrocodone. Its the same in both, not weaker or more potinent. Unless you start getting stronger meds like roxy's (roxycodone). Vicodin is weak compared to that med, if u want to start comparing.READ MORE
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It was healthy to cut the dividend because you can't keep paying out more than you're making . . . unless you're the government . . . hahaha
Sentiment: Buy
They had two choices.
1: Pay equal to or less then what they made allowing them a chance to rebuild their NAV.
2: Stick to what hasnt worked for 5 years and pay out more then they make forcing them to give capital back and destroy their NAV further.


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I have quick question: the lady of the house sent me an email the other day, explaining a problem she has encountered, whereby a previously configured video source (configured as either Movie, Tv Show or Music Video) would all of the sudden dispappear from the library.
And once you browse that location from the VIDEO ==> FILE [LOCATION] and launch the context menu, instead of seeing the [SCAN FOR NEW CONTENT] option, you see [SET CONTENT]
apparently this has happened several times.
By the way, we are using a beta version of XBMC 13.0...
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Wow. Nobody?
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Unfortunately, nobody in the know can reproduce this fault.
What you'll want to do to troubleshoot is, when everything is working (i.e. you know you have content set on a path) take a copy of your database.
Then, when it breaks, grab another copy.
Take a look in each and see what content is set on the path table.
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You also share your sqlite databases over the network and use them with multiple clients, right?
I told you previously this will cause database corruption.
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@kib So you did, and he scoffed.
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I have been waiting for this thread ever since. :-)
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Don't forget 512TB NoRaid.. 1 TB partitions..
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found the source: IN ALL CASES, this was a virtual-drive specific issue that HAD NOTHING TO DO with the database itself. It was rooted on one of my automation scripts* un-mounting a virtual drive and not re-mounting correctly. So there :-)
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"Just Beachy" 2 story 3 b/3 b Beach Side HOME
|Per night
|Per week
Terri Hester
Property Rates
|Jan 01 2016
|Jan 01 2017
|3 Nights
|Check In: 3 p.m. Check Out: 11 a.m.
|Lodging tax: included
|Deposits: $200.00 "refundable" security deposit
|Payment Options: Cashier's Check, Money Order, Personal Check
|Other Fees: $65.00 cleaning fee
Reviews for this vacation home rental in Daytona Beach, Florida
Erica Stone
Lookout Mountain, GA
Amazing vacation!!!
July 9, 2015
It was perfect! The house was beautiful and had everything! Will defiantly be staying there again. Thank you for allowing us to stay in your beautiful house!
malarie jennings
Lake City, Fl
July 5, 2015
From the photos this place looked like the perfect getaway for my family. However, after 2 emails the owner never contacted me. The calendar was open for my dates so at least an email or phone call to let me know whether or not it could be booked would have been nice. That is very unprofessional and very disappointing. I was looking forward to the stay here.
Carla Hicks
Would not call to schedule
May 25, 2015
I tried to rent this home for 7nights. I emailed the owner twice and called numerous times with no response. Ended up staying at another home that I was very happy with. These owners missed out!
Grace Hood
Marietta ga
Rotten matrass and dirty bathroom
March 9, 2015
The house was ok a little bit of dust and spider web here and there,the bathroom was really dirty the tub left all kinds of stains on it as if someone just took a bath and left a ring of foam around it. The second bathroom was actually a standing shower and the floor was very rough on the feet the shower door was too short so you have water all over,the water pressure was very slow,the bed in the main bedroom!!! The box spring was worn out and very very dirty! All torn up the Matrass was torn and dirty looked like third world country.the other bedroom so call twin bed every time you move every one can hear you very uncomfortable.i called the owner to tell her about the situation she did not respond till two days latter.she did not apologize but told us she clean the house herself because cleaning lady was not avilable .i did not have a good experience but I guess you can book at your own risk I took pictures of the bed and all and will post it if I have to
Janice DeBusk Maharrey
Love at first sight!
February 25, 2015
Awesome home! Everything we could have asked for! Quiet and peaceful. Easy access to Daytona Beach and all the amenities!! Hoping to return next year!!
Sheila Wooden
Winter Springs Fl
Patty Davis
Charlotte, NC USA
Perfect Beach House
February 22, 2014
"Just Beachy" has a great way of sneaking up on you. I made reservations but did not let the couple we were traveling with know how great I thought this place would be. I was so looking forward to staying there and when we arrived it did not let us down. At first quaint, it is amazingly large. The layout is open yet provides privacy within the same home. The kitchen is well stocked with pots, pans, and utensils. Also provided are items to take to the beach. Two bedrooms on the 2nd floor and one on the first, each has a bath creating a wonderful relaxing space. The private backyard is nestled under a huge tree which canopies a beautiful bird of paradise, tropical foliage, and a hammock that makes you feel you don't need to leave the property in order to enjoy Florida... yet the property location will tell you different. You are only a lazy walk from miles of beautiful white sand and the rhythmic ocean. A five minute drive will take you to local seafood restaurants and shopping. Cross the bridge and you'll find yourself on the way to the heart of Daytona to enjoy Daytona International Speedway, countless restaurants, shops and activities. The one thing I found myself thinking of at the end of the day's activities was looking forward to driving back to "Just Beachy," to relax in the welcoming home. We enjoyed it so much and love the fact that now we have a great place to stay when we visit Daytona.
Jennifer Kaitlyn Gilmartin
December 16, 2013
House is so lovely but the owners never got back to me . I wish I would have gotten the chance to stay
Gary Reid
Kansas City, Mo
Just Beachy
August 2, 2013
When we arrived, I had lost my phone so I had to call Terri for the directions to the house. She answered and we were within 100 yards of the house. The house was perfect and easy to enjoy our stay. Terry did a great job of answering any questions we had and allowed us to stay an extra night due to an oversight on my part. We were so close to the beach and it was in a quiet part of the beach. I would recommend this house to anyone that wants to get away and have a home close to the beach. I know when we go back to Daytona we are going to contact Terri for a home away from home. Thank you Terri and Sharry for sharing a treasure with us.
Stevi Diaz
Miami, FL
July 5, 2013
Great house, awesome neighborhood and beautiful beaches! Thanks again Terri!
Milissa Volino
Riots, Pennsylvania
Home Away from Home!
June 26, 2013
Excellent place to stay for the price. Ponce Inlet is abeautiful quiet community. Beach a short walk away from the house! House was perfect for our family of 6. We had a relaxing week and will come again in the future.
Montae Plato
Stapleton, Al....USA
Perfect vaction house and location
May 3, 2013
This place was awesome. I have no complaints at all. Nice, clean, and close to everything and absolutely adorable. We will definitley stay here again when we go back to Daytona.
Ashley Klug
Fort Wayne, IN
awesome experience
April 6, 2013
Our stay at this house was just amazing!!! My friends and I all loved the house. It was so beautiful and in a nice and entertaining town! There was so much to do in Ponce Inlet and only a short drive to Daytona Beach. Terri was so nice and just a delight to talk with. We loved our stay and plan to go again here soon!
Patricia Bone
Cleaning and Maintenance Problems
April 3, 2013
We rented this house from January 1- February 28, 2013. When we arrived, the house was very dirty. The carpets in the downstairs bedroom and the family room were very filthy and smelly. The tops of the kitchen cupboards did not look like they had been cleaned in years. No one had moved the bedroom furniture to clean behind it. The tracks on the sliding doors were filled with grease and dirt build-up. It was almost a week before the carpet cleaners and house cleaners came. By that time, I had already spend hours and hous cleaning the house. The hot water heater was not working properly, and the landlord had to install a new one. We did stay for 2 months because the house was close to the ocean and was in a safe area. The size and the layout of the house is nice. The landlords were pretty nice, but I wish that they had addressed the cleaning problems much sooner, or had offered a rebate of some sort for our inconvenience.
Courtni Billington
Indiana, Pa
August 8, 2012
We had a blast at this beach house! The house itself is so open and clean. There is four beds, and the couch can literally sleep about 3 people. There is extra blankets, pillows, toys for the beach, skim boards, even a playpen for a baby. (which was perfect for us.) Anything that you forget, this house most likely has for you. It's about a five min walk to the beach, and everyone in the neighborhood is so laid back and friendly. The beach part is perfect because it's not too touristy. I got up every morning to catch the sunrise and some mornings i was the only one on the beach. We didn't have to spend too much money because we grilled out in the back yard for meals. There is a hammock and the backyard is big enough for the kids to run around and play in. They also have a washer and dryer so you don't have to catch a plane with dirty clothes. The dog park is literally next door, and next to that is a skatepark and a park for the kids. If we ever make it back to Daytona, this will be the first place i look at to stay. The landlords are so friendly and welcoming, it's the best vacation we have had yet. Word of advice, the beach has lots of sandfleas, sand knats, whatever you may call them. They didn't bite during the day but if you catch the beach early morning or night i advise wearing some kind of off or lotion specifically for them. I didn't know sand fleas existed, so you can imagine the pain i came home to. Luckily we only took our daughter to the beach during daylight, so she had no bites. This obviously has nothing to do with the house, but i looked like i had chickenpox from these pests when i got home so i am willing to warn who ever i can help out in the future haha.
Deborah Thomas
Very Enjoyable Visit to Daytona Beach
June 25, 2012
House was exactly as advertised. Short drive to beach access - excellent area to visit with family and children. Enjoyed our stay and the beach was wonderful. Would visit again and stay here again.
Tallahassee, Fl
Wonderful Stay
March 22, 2012
Great stay. I loved the beach theme. It was bright and clean. Everything was set up for us to have a wonderful stay. I love the outdoor space. I did not want to leave.
Orlando, Fl USA
Life was peachy at Just Beachy
January 25, 2012
We rented Just Beachy for a weekend get away and it was just wonderful. Terri Was super nice and made us feel so comfortable & welcomed as if we were in our own home. The house was beautiful. The rooms were just what we needed. The backyard was gorgeous. I spent most of my time in the kitchen or on the hammock. They literally had everything we needed even a barbecue grill which was awesome!!! We didn't want to leave and we will definitely be back!!
Kenda Gilbert
Atlanta, Ga
Awesome place to stay
August 2, 2011
We loved our trip to the "Just Beachy" home. It felt just like home to us...We had everything we needed to make our trip to the beach fantastic. There are plenty of activites around the home to keep everyone happy....And the Beach....Just beautiful...We will return to this location in the future.
Ericka Luke
Just Beachy
June 19, 2011
Our family loved staying at this house. The location was perfect. The beach was not crowded and there were many close attractions. Terri was very informative, so nice, and more than accomodating. All the essential beach items were waiting at the house. We will definitely return for another vacation!!
Karl Henry Adams
Saint Simons ISland, GA
June 1, 2011
I haven't even been to the house yet ,but if it is anything like the owners i know it is going to be wonderful. Both played a major factor in the rental of this property for our July vacation. Will comment again after vacation and i assure you it will be a good one. Captain Karl


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Please come back, hockeyPosted Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at 12:18 AM
Aw, the good ol' days. Yes, cower, Lemieux.
This isn't news, as I have been weary of the league for several years now. However, this year it had given me just a bit of hope. I found the Western Conference intriguing, as the top nine or 10 teams seemed to be better than anything in the east, save Boston and Detroit.
But, here we are, like a week into the playoffs and I'm sick of it again. Dallas and Phoenix, the two most interesting teams, are both out. The Lakers and Spurs, the two most hateable teams in my book, seem poised to battle for the conference title.
Gag me, please.
And this all makes me wonder, what happened to the NHL? It used to be that as the NBA playoffs droned away on NBC and TNT, I could flip to ESPN to see some good action. I love fights between toothless guys.
But now most of the NHL's games are carried by Vs., a network that our crap cable here in Greencastle doesn't carry.
This means my beloved Red Wings are up 3-0 on the much-hated Avalanche, and I've only had the chance to watch one game last Saturday on NBC.
In the '90s, some of my favorite sports memories were of watching these two teams, which hated each other so violently, duking it out.
And now my poor NHL has been reduced to a B-list cable network, while the big boys at ESPN carry the worst professional league in American sports. (I might even watch the MLS over the NBA if given the choice.)
I wish someone at the accessible networks would get with the program and pick the NHL up again.
I guess I could move to Canada. I could get affordable healthcare and see hockey on TV.
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Double Gold Tour
2015 Tours
Mirasol Quartet, Gold Medal Winner, Senior Wind Division
James Barger, soprano saxophone; Andrew Reinhart, alto saxophone; Benjamin Still, tenor saxophone; Ben Donnell, baritone saxophone
|Sunday, September 27
|Andrews University, Howard Performing Arts Series, Berrien Springs, MI
|Concert (4:00 pm)
|Monday, September 28
|Mishawka High School, John Young Middle School, LaSalle Academy
|Band Workshops
|Tuesday, September 29
|Concert Association of Valparaiso, Community Concert Series, Valparaiso, IN
|Concert (7:30 pm central)
|Wednesday, September 30
|Wabash College Visiting Artist Series, Crawfordsville, IN
|Thursday, October 1
|Local Outreach - TBD Wellfield Botanic Gardens, Elkhart, IN
|Private Performance
|Friday, October 2
|Culver Academies, Culver, IN
|Band Workshop & Concert
"The Double Gold Tour was an incredible experience for our chamber group, Mirasol Quartet. The performing venues were outstanding, and combined with the outreach and educational programs, they provided us an opportunity to continue to do what we love: sharing our music with audiences who may not be familiar with the saxophone repertoire but are nonetheless very excited and enthused when we perform. Of course, this would not have been possible without Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and its organizing staff and directors, and to you I say: thank you for allowing us to share in this wonderful experience!" -Ben Still, Mirasol Quartet
Zorá String Quartet, Grand Prize Winner & Gold Medal Winner, Senior String Division
Dechopol Kowintaweewat, violin; Seula Lee, violin; Pablo Muñoz Salido, viola; Zizai Ning, cello
|Wednesday, October 7
|Dame Myra Hess Concert Series & WFMT Recording, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
|Concert (12:15 pm central)
|Thursday, October 8
|Penn High School, Mishawaka, IN
|Orchestra Workshop & Masterclass
|Friday, October 9
|DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Visiting Artist Series, Notre Dame, IN
|Concert (8:00 pm)
|Saturday, October 10
|Midwest Young Artists, Music at the Fort Concert Series, Highwood, IL
|Masterclass and Recital (7:00 pm central)
|Sunday, October 11
|Goshen College, Reith Chamber Series, Goshen, IN
|Concert (4:00 pm)
|Monday, October 12
|Northside Middle School, Elkhart Central High School, Elkhart, IN
|Orchestra Workshops & Masterclass
|Fischoff Mentoring Project, Eck Visitor Center, Notre Dame, IN
|Tuesday, October 13
|St. Joseph High School, St. Joseph, MI
|Orchestra Workshop & Masterclass
The Fischoff 2015 Grand Prize winning Zorá String Quartet performed for the Symphony and the Chamber Orchestras today. What an amazing group, they have inspired us to work on taking our music to the next level.Posted by St. Joseph High School Orchestra on Tuesday, October 13, 2015
The Fischoff 2015 Grand Prize winning Zorá String Quartet performed for the Symphony and the Chamber Orchestras today. What an amazing group, they have inspired us to work on taking our music to the next level.
Recap: 2014 Tours
Akropolis Reed Quintet • Tim Gocklin, oboe; Kari Dio, clarinet; Matt Landry, saxophone; Andrew Knoeppe, bass clarinet
|Wednesday, September 17
|Dame Myra Hess Concert Series, Chicago, IL Free public concert at the Chicago Cultural Center or listen live at WFMT 98.7 FM
|Concert 12:15 pm (central)
|Thursday, September 18
|DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Presenting Series, University of Notre Dame, IN
|Discussion 6:00 pm & Concert 7:00 pm
|Friday, September 19
|Culver Academies, Culver, IN
|Masterclass & Concert
|Saturday, September 20
|Wheaton College Artist Series, Wheaton, IL
|Masterclass & Concert 7:30 pm (central)
|Sunday, September 21
|Wabash College Visiting Artists Series, Crawfordsville, IN
|Concert 8:00 pm
Telegraph Quartet • Eric Chin, violin; Joseph Maile, violin; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; Jermiah Shaw, cello
|Sunday, October 5
|Goshen College Reith Chamber Series, Goshen, IN
|Concert 4:00 pm
|Monday, October 6
|Ball State University, Muncie, IN
|Concert 7:30 pm
|Tuesday, October 7
|Ball State University, Muncie IN
|Masterclass 11:00 am
|Wednesday, October 8
|Outreach, South Bend, IN
|Thursday, October 9
|Outreach, South Bend, IN
|Friday, October 10
|Culver Academies, Culver, IN
|Masterclass & Concert
|Saturday, October 11
|Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, Chicago, IL
|Masterclass 3:00 pm (central)
|Sunday, October 12
|Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI
|Concert 4:00 pm
To see photos from this year's tours, please visit our Photo Gallery page.
Recap: 2013 Tours
In 2013, Fischof was pleased to again present both the Senior Division gold medalists in a Winners' Tour of the Midwestern United States, including concerts, masterclasses, workshops, and children's programs. Ensembles included Project Fusion and Omer Quartet. The Wind Division Tour took place September 21-27, 2013. The String Division Tour took place October 18-25, 2013.
Project Fusion
- Masterclass, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
- Music Program, Holy Cross Village at Dujarie House, Notre Dame, IN
- Band Masterclass & Workshop, LaSalle Intermediate School, South Bend, IN
- Music Program & Workshop, Good Shepherd Montessori, South Bend, IN
- Band Workshop, John Young Middle School, Mishawaka, IN
- Concert & WMFT Recording, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
- Concert, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN
- Concert, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN
Omer Quartet
- Masterclass & Concert, Culver Academies, Culver, IN
- Masterclass & Concert, Midwest Young Artists Music at the Fort Concert Series, Highwood, IL
- Recital, Encore Performing Arts Chamber Music Series, Plymouth, IN
- Concert, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI
- Masterclass & Concert, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
- Concert, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN


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The Economy Grew. Good News or Bad News?
The U.S. economy grew at a 2% annual rate in the third quarter. Good news? Bad news? Or one more cause for partisan argument heading into the final countdown to the Election Day?
Austan Goolsbee, head of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, took the glass-is-half-full approach in a comment on the third quarter GDP figures posted to the Council's blog. The latest figures are "the fifth straight quarter of positive growth," he wrote. On the other hand, Mr. Goolsbee cautioned, "faster growth is needed to bring down the unemployment rate more quickly."
Mr. Goolsbee put in a plug for the White House's proposals to extend tax cuts the middle class, spend more on infrastructure projects, and give tax breaks to small businesses.
What about Republicans? "Third Quarter GDP: Economy Remains Feeble Under Obama," declared a statement from the House GOP Joint Economic Committee.
The economy, they wrote, "continues to be hobbled by the anti-business, job-killing policies of the Obama White House."
The Republicans countered Mr. Goolsbee's five-straight-quarters-of-growth line with a different set of figures: 9.6% unemployment; 15 million Americans out of work; a slower pace of job growth than the "Reagan recovery" that began in December 1982.