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IBM i
This is your starting place for technical information about IBM i. You'll find articles, tutorials, tips, downloads, tools, and more.
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Articles | 16 Dec 2013 |
Using IBM InfoSphere Guardium for monitoring and auditing IBM DB2 for i
database activity
IBM® InfoSphere® Guardium® is an enterprise information audit and
protection solution that helps enterprises to protect and audit information
across a diverse set of relational and nonrelational data sources such as
Oracle, Teradata, IMS, VSAM, Microsoft® SharePoint, and IBM Netezza®, and IBM
DB2® for z/OS®, and DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows. With InfoSphere Guardium
V9.0, DB2 for i can now be included as a data source, enabling you to monitor
access through native interfaces and through SQL. This article provides a
brief overview of the InfoSphere Guardium architecture, describes how to
configure access (including best practices for performance), and describes how
to access data activity reports.
Articles | 16 Dec 2013 |
IBM i Access Client Solutions Linux Application Package
IBM i Access Client Solutions and the IBM i Access Client Solutions Linux Application Package replaces iSeries Access for Linux and improves greatly upon that experience. In this article, you can learn about the changes included in the Linux Application Package: full 64-bit Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver, 32-bit co-installable libraries, deb packages for Debian-based Linux and more.
Articles | 16 Dec 2013 |
Using JTOpen with Android to access IBM i
This article provides an overview of the two most recent additions to the IBM Toolbox for Java and JTOpen offering. These new Java™ packages allow you to write native applications for Android-based devices that need to interact with IBM i servers.
Articles | 05 Dec 2013 |
IBM i Access Client Solutions: What are these application packages?
This article explores the Microsoft® Windows® and Linux® application packages that are included as a part of IBM i Access Client Solutions. You can also discover what these application packages are and why they might be useful to you.
Articles | 10 Nov 2013 |
Accelerated analytics - faster aggregations using the IBM DB2 for i encoded vector index
(EVI) technology
This article describes an IBM DB2® for i 7.1 technology that can improve the performance of business intelligence (BI) and analytic workloads by including aggregate values for non-key columns in an encoded vector index (EVI).
Articles | 31 Oct 2013 |
Granular security control with function usage
Function usage provides the ability to implement granular security controls rather than granting users powerful special authorities such as all object, job control, or service. This article reviews the function usage capability and the basics of how to use it.
Articles | 17 Oct 2013 |
Command-line interaction for IBM i Access Client Solutions
In this article, you can learn how to invoke Access Client Solutions from the command line and see the utility through functional examples.
Articles | 03 Oct 2013 |
IBM Data Studio debugger and IBM DB2 for i
IBM® Data Studio provides a graphical debugger that can be used with IBM DB2® for i SQL and Java™ stored procedures as well as SQL user-defined functions. This powerful debugger can help you more quickly identify and resolve issues with your SQL code. This article shows how to configure and use the Data Studio debugger with DB2 for i procedural objects.
Articles | 29 Aug 2013 |
IBM i wait accounting
IBM i wait accounting is a technology built into the operating system that can identify what every thread or task is doing on the system when it is not using the processor. Wait accounting is a very powerful tool for performance analysis and problem determination. This article describes wait accounting and explains how you can use it to troubleshoot performance problems or to improve the performance of your applications.
Articles | 22 Aug 2013 |
Handling IBM i system date formats with CL programs in WebSphere Adapters for IBM i
This article describes how the Command Language (CL) programs that are part of samples provided with IBM® WebSphere® Adapters for IBM i are manipulated now to support various date formats, such as YMD, MDY, DMY, and JUL. Also, this article describes how to change the date format in all CL programs dealing with system dates on an IBM i system.
Articles | 31 Jul 2013 |
The power of user-defined table functions
Data located in IBM® DB2® tables can be easily accessed by using the SQL SELECT statement. However, what about accessing data that is stored in non-relational objects, such as data areas, user spaces, or in text files located in the integrated file system (IFS)? The user-defined table function (UDTF) support in IBM DB2 for i makes it possible to access data in non-relational objects with a SELECT statement. UDTFs can also be used as a method of reusing complex SELECT statements similar to almost a view. This article examines all aspects of creating and using a UDTF.
Articles | 12 Jul 2013 |
Working with pointers in ILE RPG
In today's business environment, demand for sending or receiving large data within IT systems is constantly growing and IBM i is no exception to that. To handle large data, IBM Integrated Language Environment (ILE) RPG can use a pointer function. This article describes the pointer concept, data segmentation method and how to use a pointer within ILE RPG. The MQGET application programming interface (API) sample code is used for our modification sample.
Articles | 20 Jun 2013 |
Multiple event triggers support on IBM DB2 for i
This article explains how to use multiple event triggers to have a single SQL source trigger handle multiple events for a table or view. The support is intended to make it easier for IT shops that use trigger programs to manage and maintain those triggers. And, the syntax and semantics of the enhanced SQL support for triggers match the support on the other IBM® DB2® platforms to provide compatibility and portability across databases.
Articles | 12 Jun 2013 |
OLTP turbo boost achieved with IBM DB2 for i
An online transaction processing (OLTP) environment is designed for a software application to facilitate the transactional nature of a business. OLTP applications are data driven. Business transactions are accomplished by inserting and updating rows in database tables. At the same time, other users and processes are continually reading and reporting against the OLTP tables. Jobs doing writing and reading at the same time is the classic driver of concurrency control issues. OLTP applications can take advantage of the new IBM DB2 for i concurrent access controls to improve application throughput and reduce data contention. The IBM i 6.1 release includes a control called SKIP LOCKED DATA and IBM i 7.1 added support for the USE CURRENTLY COMMITED and WAIT FOR OUTCOME controls. Discover how this exciting support allows developers to build high performance applications more easily and flexibly.
Articles | 23 May 2013 |
Manage an IBM WebSphere Application Server installation on IBM i with IBM Web Administration for i
IBM WebSphere® Application Server V8.0 and later is installed by IBM Installation Manager, which does not provide a graphical user interface (GUI) on the IBM i platform. IBM Web Administration for i provides an easy-to-use GUI to manage the WebSphere Application Server installations and fixes. This article introduces you how to use the GUI to install a new WebSphere Application Server instance and update it to the latest fix pack level.
Articles | 07 May 2013 |
Introducing the IBM Mobile Database solution for IBM DB2 for i
This article introduces the enterprise IBM® Mobile Database (DB) solution that can synchronize data from an IBM DB2® for i back-end database server to the embedded DB in the mobile device. This solution would be very useful to clients who do not have a continuous connection to their server.
Articles | 18 Apr 2013 |
Introducing IBM InfoSphere CDC replication for IBM DB2 for i solution
This article introduces a journal-based data replication solution for IBM® i using IBM InfoSphere® CDC, which captures only data changes from the source IBM DB2® for i as they happen and delivers them to the target. The InfoSphere CDC solution supports not only data replication between homogeneous databases, but also supports heterogeneous databases, such as DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (DB2 for LUW), Oracle, and so on.
Articles | 28 Mar 2013 |
Searching source physical file members using IBM OmniFind Text Search server for DB2 for i 7.1
This article explains how to use IBM® OmniFind® Text Search Server for DB2 for i to index and search source physical files with multiple members. This support provides search capabilities for this IBM i object type that are similar to what is commonly available on the World Wide Web.
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Articles | 14 Mar 2013 |
IBM i Live Partition Mobility in a multichassis IBM PureFlex System environment
This article explains the main steps to configure Live Partition Mobility (LPM) for IBM i in an IBM® PureFlex™ System multichassis environment. Running LPM is also documented, according to a video caption taken during the IBM Flex System Manager™ GA3 release testing
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Articles | 28 Feb 2013 |
How to use TLSv1.2 with System SSL on IBM i 7.1
The IBM® i 7.1 TR6 version of System SSL supports Transport Layer Security version 1.2 (TLSv1.2) and Transport Layer Security version 1.1 (TLSv1.1). Digital Certificate Manager (DCM) was enhanced with configuration options to allow the core IBM networking applications to support these protocols. FTP and Telnet are two examples of core networking applications. Vendor applications that are coded to a System SSL programming interface can use the new support with code changes.
Articles | 05 Feb 2013 |
IBM Navigator for i: Open for business
IBM Navigator for i is a newly designed web based interface for managing your IBM i systems. Significant improvements have been made too many aspects of the navigator interface focusing on improved usability, performance and simplicity.
Articles | 01 Feb 2013 |
CIM and IBM i: What it is and how it works
This article provides basic knowledge about Common Information Model (CIM) and explains how CIM works on IBM® i. It helps you understand CIM and the Web Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) technology, and briefs the relationship between the standardized technology and IBM i.
Articles | 29 Jan 2013 |
Running your IBM i web solution on ASF Tomcat
Apache Software Foundation (ASF) Tomcat and HTTP Server for i are both widely used web servers. They can be bundled together to take full use of their own advantages to run web solutions on IBM® i. This article introduces how to bring Tomcat to IBM i, associate with HTTP Server for i, and run a web application in the web environment.
Articles | 21 Jan 2013 |
Debug those mysterious problems with your application's memory
Debugging heap memory problems within an application can be difficult on any platform. Fortunately, IBM i 6.1 and later releases provide support to help debug heap memory problems within the ILE environment. This article explains what heap memory is and illustrates the correct usage of heap memory from several ILE languages, including C, C++, RPG, COBOL, and CL. It also describes some of the common problems that occur when using the heap memory and how to use the support provided on IBM i to debug those problems.
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Articles | 14 Dec 2012 |
Improve your productivity by using the debugger in Rational Developer for Power Systems Software
IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software features an integrated source-level debugger that helps you debug applications written in different languages and running on different platforms. The key feature of the debugger is that its user interface client connects remotely to a debugger engine running on a different machine. This article shows you how to use the debugger's core features, its advanced features, and its integration with the rest of Rational Developer for Power Systems and other IBM technology.
Articles | 11 Dec 2012 |
What's new: Rational Developer for Power
Find out what's new in the various versions of Rational Developer for Power Systems Software, which provides integrated analysis, development, and debugging tools for IBM AIX, IBM i, and Linux operating systems.
Articles | 10 Dec 2012 |
Virtualization on Power Systems with IBM i
In this knowledge path, you will learn the basic of how to take advantage of virtualization on the IBM Power Systems™ platform running the IBM i operating system.
Knowledge paths | 05 Dec 2012 |
Build and install ICU on IBM i
International Components for Unicode (ICU) plays a key role in developing a globalized
product. ICU is supported by option 39 of the base IBM i, however, you may want to build your customized version of ICU and include it together with your product. Building ICU on IBM i is as easy as building it on other platforms, but you may still experience some problems due to the platform difference. To avoid those problems, some environment variables should be set correctly. In this article, we introduce the steps on how to build ICU on IBM i and how to fix the potential problems when building it.
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Articles | 20 Nov 2012 |
IBM Lotus Domino-based IBM Sametime server for IBM i: Diagnosing and troubleshooting common problems
This article summarizes the common problems for IBM® Lotus® Domino®-based IBM Sametime® servers on IBM i and introduces some of the methods that can help a Sametime Server Administrator to diagnose and troubleshoot the problems. It also suggests methods for gathering useful information that might require IBM support to address the problems.
Articles | 08 Nov 2012 |
IBM i Access Client Solutions: Accessing IBM i has never been easier
IBM® i Access Client Solutions provides a platform-independent interface that consolidates the most commonly used tasks for managing your IBM i system into one simplified location. Many businesses are already taking advantage of its simplicity and flexibility.
Articles | 17 Oct 2012 |
Using RPG to exploit IBM DB2 XML support
This article presents several examples of using RPG to leverage the SQL/XML function delivered as part of IBM® DB2® for i 7.1. It shows how to embed SQL statements into an RPG program to perform relational queries that involve XML data and produce XML results. The SQL/XML publishing functions and the recently announced XMLTABLE function are demonstrated in this article.
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Articles | 26 Sep 2012 |
New features in IBM Lotus Domino-based IBM Sametime 8.5.2 and 8.5.2 IFR on IBM i
IBM Lotus® Domino® software-based IBM Sametime® 8.5.2 and 8.5.2 Interim Feature Release (IFR) offers new features to enhance the user experience. This article examines the major new features offered in Domino-based Sametime 8.5.2 and 8.5.2 IFR on IBM i, including the new Java™ Launcher, offline message, and multi-file and folder transfer. This article will focus on introducing the configuration and server changes on IBM i besides the feature benefits.
Articles | 20 Sep 2012 |
Extend IBM i HTTP Server high availability to the IPv6 environment
High availability of the web server in an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) environment can be achieved through the use of the IBM® PowerHA® SystemMirror for i software. This article describes how to extend to an IPv6 highly available web server cluster on the IBM i HTTP Server with a takeover IP model.
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Articles | 29 Aug 2012 |
System versus SQL name: part 2
When running SQL statements, you can run them either using system or SQL naming convention. The previous article was focused on the differences in ownership and access authorities when creating database objects with the SQL and system naming convention. This article examines the behavior differences with system and SQL naming when accessing tables and views as well as stored procedures and user-defined functions (UDFs), focusing mainly on the different behaviors when using unqualified references to those objects.
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Articles | 14 Aug 2012 |
Using the RTVDSKINF command to avoid disk storage disasters on IBM i
Despite over 20 years of IBM introducing larger and faster technology into the IBM
i operating system, there are still data file limits that you must observe. One such
limit is the maximum number of objects in a library. Hitting that limit compromises your
backup policy and causes unnerving delays in the simplest procedures. How can you warn
yourself of this impending crisis? Fortunately, the tools you need have been available
in the operating system all along. This article discusses how you can use the Retrieve
Disk Information (RTVDSKINF) command to gather information about the libraries in IBM i
and create listings that can track libraries with excessive objects. The article also
provides tips for creating queries to analyze the data from the RTVDSKINF
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Articles | 02 Aug 2012 |
Tip: IBM i Aggregate Ethernet Lines
IBM i can now support aggregate Ethernet lines, also known as EtherChannel.
EtherChannel makes your system more resilient to failures and adds performance to its
network capabilities. This tip describes the prerequisites and implementation for taking
advantage of this new feature.
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Articles | 03 Jul 2012 |
IBM i switchable IASPs — a working configuration by example
This article provides insight to a migration exercise in clustered production environment and covers issues and resolutions on the way to successfully achieving the migration of
complex network deployment configuration from IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment (ND) V6 to V7 on AIX 6.1 platform.
The WebSphere and AIX system administrators would benefit most from this article as these migration issues may occur in one form or the other.
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Articles | 18 Jun 2012 |
Get a picture of your IBM i environment with DB2 catalog views
Traditionally, Traditionally, IBM DB2® for i catalog views have only provided metadata about existing database objects. A new set of catalog views also provide information about your IBM i system environment. Specifically, these view make it easy to access information about the Group PTFs and TCP/IP network connections related to your DB2 for i database.
Articles | 10 May 2012 |
Test drive SSO
This article shows you how to set up Single Sign On (SSO) on the IBM i platform. SSO allows you to sign on to your primary workstation and then access other systems and applications without having to sign on again. You'll learn how to set up all the required software and how to verify each step has completed properly before continuing to the next. Soon you'll be using 5250 Emulation, NetServer, IBM System i Navigator, IBM WebSphere® Application Server and the Java™ Toolbox to access your IBM i system without having to sign on to each. Please note that there are several different components that all have to work together, so the time required to implement SSO will depend on how comfortable you are with each of the components, but generally expect to spend several days.
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Articles | 22 Apr 2012 |
Power printing functions
Over the past few years, customers have focused on moving their
IBM i printing to a "paperless" process. However, there is still a need for old-fashioned
hard copies. Discover capabilities for managing or enhancing spool files (reports) that have
been built into the operating system for years, and learn how - without purchasing
any external software or utilities - you can save money on paper and preprinted forms.
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Articles | 19 Mar 2012 |
Cover your bases with TweetMe4i and JSON
The world of audits is a reality that more financial companies are learning to live with. One of the things being audited are the texts sent to social media sites like Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. This tutorial will guide you through how to do Twitter searches from RPG on IBM i and record the results into a DB2 table.
Articles | 21 Feb 2012 |
System versus SQL name: Part 1
When executing SQL statements you can run them either using System or SQL Naming. The System Naming conventions follow the traditional methods used on IBM i systems such as library support. The SQL Naming mode on the other hand is defined in the SQL Standard and used by all other databases. When asking what is the difference between SQL and System Naming, you will normally get the answer, schema and object are either separated with a slash or a period. However there are many more differences especially with regard to the access authority and ownership of database objects created either using SQL or System Naming.
This article will show the differences between SQL and System Naming primarily focusing on
how the ownerships and access authorities vary when creating DB2 for i database objects (such as tables, stored procedures or triggers) with the two naming conventions.
Articles | 23 Jan 2012 |
Freeing your IBM i libraries and files
Long time users of IBM Power Systems hardware may find themselves stuck
with tape drives that are nearing obsolescence. Quarter-inch cartridges, 8mm, and reel-to-reel
tape drives don't have much of a place in the IBM POWER6 and POWER7 world.
Learn how you can use disk space to back up IBM i objects in a format that can be transmitted
to any other IBM i system without using a common tape media, saving objects to save files or
virtual tapes, and then using FTP to transmit them to another IBM i system or Windows disk
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Articles | 09 Jan 2012 |
Moving a master DNS server to a different system
This article provides a brief overview of DNS and demonstrates one method to move a master DNS server to a different system.
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Articles | 12 Dec 2011 |
Using IBM Toolbox for Java to access the integrated file system
This article introduces the use of IBM i Toolbox for Java to access integrated file system files and directories. This article shows how to use integrated file system classes provided by IBM Toolbox for Java to manage files in the integrated file system.
Articles | 22 Nov 2011 |
Introduction to IBM i OmniFind Health Checker
This article describes a set of DB2 stored procedures that can be used by administrators to identify common problems related to OmniFind Text Search server for DB2 for i, so that issues with text search servers and text search indexes can be resolved quickly without the need for advanced support.
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Articles | 07 Nov 2011 |
Debug IBM i programs graphically
Debugging IBM i programs can be challenging if you are new to IBM i or used to debugging applications with graphical tools. This article shows you how to debug programs graphically using the integrated IBM i debugger.
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Articles | 14 Oct 2011 |
Extend existing RPG assets to a web service-based approach
IBM Rational Developer for i for SOA Construction (sometimes referred to as RDi
SOA) is a software bundle for IBM System i developers. Because it combines Rational
Developer for Power Systems Software, RPG and COBOL development tools for IBM i (RD
Power) and Rational Business Developer, it offers a complete solution to rapidly extend
existing RPG and COBOL applications to a web or SOA environment. This article describes
a scenario where RDi SOA is used to leverage existing RPG assets and transition to a
services-based approach for delivery of key business functions.
Articles | 04 Oct 2011 |
The Effect of Max Active on DB2 for i Query Performance
This article explains how a high Max Active setting for a memory pool can affect the fair share of memory, thereby influencing the DB2 for i query optimizer to sometimes choose an inefficient access plan.
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Articles | 19 Sep 2011 |
Decoupling RPG database IO using Rational Open Access: RPG Edition
Moving from a DDS to SQL database on DB2 for i can be accomplished without changing a single line of program code or recompiling a program. In this article I will describe how to use Rational Open Access: RPG Edition to take advantage of advanced data centric programming techniques only available via SQL programming.
Articles | 06 Sep 2011 |
Hierarchical Queries with DB2 Connect By
According to the SQL Standard, hierarchical (e.g. organization charts, bill of materials) or bi-directional data (e.g. flight connections) can be evaluated by using a recursive common table expression (RCTE). RCTEs were delivered with release V5R4 of DB2 for i. Other databases such as Oracle use a non-standard method for querying data called hierarchical query clause. To allow maximum portability the hierarchical query clause is introduced with PTF SF99701 Version 9 in DB2 for i. This article will explain the syntax of the hierarchical query clause, how it can be implemented in composition with new operators, pseudo columns and special scalar functions.
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Articles | 22 Aug 2011 |
IBM i Performance Data Investigator - Edit Perspectives
Performance Data Investigator (PDI) is a web-based graphical user interface that ships as part of IBM Systems Director Navigator for i. This article covers the key steps needed to modify PDI perspectives and save them for future use. PDI is an extensible tool that aids in analysis of data from various collectors such as Collection Services, Job Watcher, Disk Watcher, and Performance Explorer. PDI is shipped with several content packages each containing numerous perspectives. The perspectives define views to render your data in chart or table form. With the ability to customize these charts and tables, you have the power to gain the most insight to your data specific to your needs.
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Articles | 15 Aug 2011 |
Manage your IBM i Domino servers using APIs
This article describes a set of APIs which enable programmatic access and management of Domino servers on IBM i. The article includes code examples to demonstrate the usage of APIs to perform these tasks.
Articles | 08 Aug 2011 |
Let the IBM i Technology Updates wiki show you the way
This article advertises the existence and role of the new IBM developerWorks wiki: IBM i Technology Updates.
Articles | 25 Jul 2011 |
Let the IBM i Technology Updates wiki show you the way
Articles | 25 Jul 2011 |
Toolbox for Java and JTOpen
This article explains and contrasts IBM Toolbox for Java and JTOpen support. For either of these java interfaces, this article highlights some of the most useful programming resources for IBM i.
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Articles | 05 Jul 2011 |
Application Development Tools for IBM i
Along with the evolution of the IBM i platform, the tools and compilers for this operating system have also evolved. This article provides a quick overview of the Rational technologies that can help developers modernize and exploit the IBM i operating system.
Articles | 22 Jun 2011 |
Concurrently Move DB2 for i Tables and Indexes to Solid State Disks
Significant performance benefits can be achieved when DB2 for i indexes or tables reside on Solid State Disks (SSD). The Change Physical File Member (CHGPFM) and Change Logical File (CHGLFM) commands can now be used to concurrently move a member (or partition) of an index or table on or off SSD storage.
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Articles | 13 Jun 2011 |
Invoking web services using RPG proxy
This article demonstrates how you can invoke a web service from an RPG application using a new feature of the integrated web services client for ILE - the ability to generate an RPG proxy (or stub).
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Articles | 08 Jun 2011 |
Searching Spool Files and IFS Stream Files
This article will explain how to use OmniFind Text Search Server for DB2 for i to index and search IFS Stream files and Spool Files. This provides search capabilities for IBM i objects; similar to what is commonly available using web search engines.
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Articles | 01 Jun 2011 |
MERGE ahead
DB2 for i 7.1 includes support for the MERGE SQL statement. This article gives an overview of MERGE and includes examples showing how it can be used to simplify applications.
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Articles | 12 Apr 2011 |
Next generation RPG documentation
The RPG language has many aspects to it that have survived the test of time,
like it's ease of database access and simple modularity structure. But other areas of
RPG have lagged behind, like the user interfacing layer and a modern approach to
community documentation. This article will describe how you can use RPG to build a
modern interface that addresses the community supplied documentation need by combining
new browser framework technology (for example, ExtJS) and existing back-end server
software (such as, Apache, RPG and DB2 for i).
Articles | 12 Apr 2011 |
How to boost application performance using Solid State Disk devices
This article provides an overview of Solid State Disks (SSDs), and how they can be
implemented and used effectively on IBM i. It also discusses a simple method to determine and move potential frequently referenced objects to SSDs to take full advantage at the lowest cost of implementation.
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Articles | 12 Apr 2011 |
IBM i Performance Data Investigator
The Performance Data Investigator (PDI) is available with the IBM Systems
Director Navigator Web console. Using PDI, you can do analysis of performance data
from Collection Services, Job Watcher, Disk Watcher, and Performance Explorer. This article reviews the key features of PDI.
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Articles | 12 Apr 2011 |
PowerHA SystemMirror for i
PowerHA SystemMirror for i is low maintenance, easy to manage, and always ready to switch. Read about how PowerHA SystemMirror has a replication technology to fit every IBM i environment.
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Articles | 12 Apr 2011 |
Revolutionize your application and product support
The IBM Application Runtime Expert (ARE) is an exciting new product created exclusively for IBM i. ARE has the potential to make you re-think your entire approach to system management, application problem determination, product support, and testing.
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Articles | 12 Apr 2011 |
Encryption enhancements: Field procedure support in DB2 for i 7.1
Column-level encryption support is one of the major headline DB2
features in the IBM i 7.1 release. The DB2 for i 7.1 support enables
transparent column-level encryption implementations with a field-level exit
routine known as a field procedure. Discover how this exciting support allows
developers to more easily and flexibly build a secure application.
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Articles | 06 Jan 2011 |
Accelerate Hibernate and iBATIS applications
using pureQuery, Part 2: Using the IBM Integration Module for iBATIS and pureQuery
When extended with the downloadable IBM Integration Module,
the IBM Optim pureQuery Runtime simplifies the process of generating
DB2 static SQL for Hibernate and iBATIS applications.
It does this without requiring you to make changes to your application code or
to gather SQL from production workloads.
The Optim pureQuery Runtime also enables Hibernate
and iBATIS applications that access DB2 or Informix to benefit from the heterogeneous
batching feature in pureQuery.
With the heterogeneous batching feature, you can batch multiple INSERT,
UPDATE, and DELETE requests before sending them across the network, even when the requests reference multiple tables.
This article is part two of a two-part series.
It describes using the IBM Integration Module with iBATIS applications.
This article includes a downloadable sample application that illustrates how you can easily enable
static SQL and heterogeneous batch functions with iBATIS applications.
Part one of the series focuses on Hibernate applications.
Articles | 16 Sep 2010 |
What's new: Rational Developer for Power Systems Software version 7.5
The article describes what is new in version 7.5 of IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software and gives an overview of the basic functions. This is the follow-on product for IBM Rational Developer for IBM i software.
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Articles | 30 Aug 2010 |
Process your DB2 for i indexes in parallel
With DB2 for i, parallel processing is useful for more than just queries. Batch processing, data loads,
and index builds can all occur much faster if you use multiple
processors to do that work. [2010 Aug 19: The author updated this article with content
based on enhancements in DB2 for i Version 7.1. --Ed.]
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Articles | 19 Aug 2010 |
What's new: DB2 for i 7.1
The latest version of IBM DB2 for i boasts a trunkload of features designed
to make your job easier. This overview article highlights some of the most interesting
enhancements in DB2 for i 7.1, including adaptive performance tuning via Adaptive Query
Processing (AQP), a real-time self-tuning engine, additional SQL features, and improved
encryption integration that does not require additional coding.
Articles | 30 Apr 2010 |
Maximize SQE usage with DDS-created DB2 for i databases
Applications utilizing SQL experience the best performance when processed by
the DB2 for i SQL Query Engine (SQE).
However, your use of SQE
may be hampered if your database uses keyed logical files containing select/omit criteria.
This article describes how you can use the IGNORE_DERIVED_INDEX query options attribute to
maximize the use of the SQL Query Engine with databases that contain keyed logical files.
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Articles | 14 Jan 2010 |
Gauge SQE use in DB2 for i 6.1
This article explains how to collect a SQL Performance Monitor and understand how many of the SQL queries are using SQE and why other SQL statements continue to use CQE. SQE is the strategic query engine on DB2 for i, with better performance, scaling and tooling such as the SQL Plan Cache.
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Articles | 22 Nov 2009 |
Selected common SQL features for developers of portable DB2 applications
This summary of the common SQL application features is a quick reference for application developers who need to understand the frequently used features and functions across platforms.
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Articles | 09 Mar 2009 |
Use SQL descriptors to extend DB2 for i database applications
The SQLDA (SQL descriptor area) is the tried and true mechanism for SQL
applications to provide and receive detail and data. The SQLDA was not
designed to accommodate many of the recent extensions, attributes, and
capabilities found within IBM DB2 for i. The SQL descriptor support was added
to DB2 for i on V5R4. Discover how this exciting extension to the SQL support
allows application programs new ways to solve problems under the comforting
umbrella of the DB2 standardized solution.
Articles | 05 Nov 2008 |
IBM DB2 for i 6.1 -- Sophistication simplified
The IBM DB2 for i 6.1 enhancements provide a great foundation for taking
your business solutions to new levels. In this article, discover how IBM has
delivered the new, sophisticated technology while still maintaining the easy-to-use
nature of DB2 for i that has spoiled developers and administrators through the
Articles | 12 Jun 2008 |
Increase productivity in Java database development with new IBM
pureQuery tools, Part 2: Detect and fix SQL problems inside Java program
With IBM pureQuery technology and tools, detect various problems as you code SQL
inside your Java program. Boost productivity developing database applications under different scenarios during a product
development and deployment cycle, and customize SQL validation to your needs.
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Articles | 20 Sep 2007 |
Automate the
Migration to DB2 and IDS Using the IBM Migration Toolkit
The no-charge IBM Migration Toolkit can simplify and improve your migration to DB2 Database for Linux, UNIX, and Windows, DB2 on iSeries, DB2 on z/OS, and Informix Dynamic Server. This migration utility provides a wizard, an easy-to-use graphical interface with only five steps, as well as a command line interface to help you quickly convert existing Oracle, Sybase Adaptive
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Managing DB2 for i5/OS schemas and journals
Many System i developers are starting to use SQL to create their database objects instead
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DB2 for i5/OS to group related database objects. This article, formerly entitled "Managing DB2 UDB for iSeries Schemas and Journals", has been updated for DB2 for i5/OS.
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Simplify DB2 for i5/OS index advice
DB2 for i5/OS on V5R4 has been enhanced to include an index advice condenser feature to simplify the analysis of index advice from the query optimizer. Much of the raw index advice generated by DB2 has some redundancy and overlap that should be considered when creating indexes based on the advice. This article explains how the new index advisor condenser simplifies this task as well as the interfaces available for using the ondenser..
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Handle distributed transactions with federated two-phase commit in WebSphere Federation Server Version 9.1
So, what's new in the distributed transaction processing area? Federated two-phase commit, a new feature in WebSphere Federation Server Version 9.1 that enables multi-site updates in a distributed transaction environment. Learn how this feature provides location transparency, transaction coordination, error recovery during two-phase commit, resynchronization, and performs indoubt transaction resolution manually.
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Score optimization goals with SQL performance on DB2 for i5/OS
Implement the new performance tuning enhancement in the CLI. As an added benefit, you will have to leverage iSeries Navigator's Performance Monitor feature to analyze any query's optimization goal.
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Reviewing DB2 for i5/OS query optimizer and database engine feedback mechanisms
Learn how DB2(R) implements requests using various database feedback mechanisms, and understand how the database engine works. Compare the use of Visual Explain with the use of the database monitors or the SQE Plan Cache, and learn when to use which mechanism. Use DB2 for i5/OS(R) to ask for and receive feedback on demand. Then use the iSeries(TM) Navigator to analyze, understand, and tune SQL requests.
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Use PHP scripts to access DB2 UDB for iSeries data with Zend Core for i5/OS
Learn about PHP database application development on i5/OS using the Zend Core for i5/OS product. Also, learn how to install Zend Core, and deploy and run a PHP script to access data stored in a DB2 UDB for iSeries database.
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Leverage the Spatial Extender: Creating an automatically maintained spatial
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To take full advantage of the spatial intelligence in your data, turn the separate numeric columns containing coordinate data into a single spatial column, so you can display the locations on a map and analyze spatial relationships using a Geographic Information System (GIS) or the DB2 Spatial Extender. This article shows you how to create and maintain such a column and covers all the aspects of this simple process, including map projections, spatial indexing, and error handling. As an application example, it shows how to perform simple, distance-based queries. Sample code included.
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DB2 UDB for Visual Studio 2005 developers, Part 1: Overview of IBM Database Add-ins for Visual Studio 2005
IBM has announced and introduced DB2 tools for Visual Studio 2005 to allow rapid application development, database schema development, and debugging along with numerous other new features. The functionality enables you to build applications for the DB2 family of databases without writing a single line of code, to create and alter complex database objects using designers, and to debug SQL procedures for a range of DB2 platforms. IBM tooling is available on all of the Visual Studio 2005 editions or Visual Studio 2005 team editions. This article provides an overview of the new functionality provided by IBM for Visual Studio 2005.
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Using the Java JoinRowSet implementation with DB2 UDB
The efforts of JSR114 bring you the offering of serializable disconnected objects in Java 1.5. With these objects, you can connect to a DB2 UDB database and grab data locally. You can then release your database connection and manipulate the data offline. At a later time, you can reconnect to your database and synchronize changes made to the disconnected objects. In this article, I will show you how you can perform offline JOIN operations on your DB2 Universal Database data using the JoinRowSet interface. Sample code included.
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Understanding DB2 Universal Database character conversion
Learn how DB2 UDB handles character conversion. This article starts with a discussion of basic character code concepts including code pages, code points, and encoding schemes, followed by a more detailed explanation about how code pages are set, and how the character conversion occurs. The article presents some generic scenarios and examples for ease of understanding.
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An introduction to IBM DB2 Connect: It's more than meets the eye: DB2 Connect unifies access to distributed, heterogeneous
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world of applications that run off the mainframe -- namely, distributed
applications. This is the second article in a two part series that will give
you an introduction into the ability for DB2 Connect to provide unified access
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The Big Picture: DB2 and Visual Studio .NET
Want an overview of the DB2 UDB V8.2 Development Add-In and managed provider for the Microsoft .NET platform? Learn about the key new RAD features, DB2 database project, the rich scripting wizards, and the CLR stored procedures support that are tightly integrated into the Visual Studio .NET IDE and see how they will simplify your application development tasks.
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DB2 UDB, WebSphere, and iBATIS
Learn how to use iBATIS in Java applications and J2EE applications. This article covers the iBATIS syntax, accessing data sources, setting up WebSphere Studio projects to support iBATIS, and querying DB2 using iBATIS.
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Convert a Universal Time Coordinated timestamp in DB2 Universal Database
This article describes a Java implementation for a DB2 UDB user-defined function that takes as input two parameters, a UTC timestamp and a locale name, and returns the timestamp equivalent in the new locale. Sample code included.
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DB2 UDB for iSeries cursor sensitivity enhancements
Kent Milligan explains what cursor sensitivity is and how it's programmatically controlled on DB2 UDB for iSeries. In addition, the article covers the performance impacts of using the different cursor sensitivity settings.
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Working with DB2 Universal Database tables using ASP.NET Web Services written in Delphi 8 for .NET
This article shows how to extend an ASP.NET Web Service application (covered in a previous article) to let clients update the database.
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Using Delphi for .NET to design an object model for a DB2 database
This article demonstrates how to use the Architect edition of Borland Delphi 8 for the Microsoft .NET Framework, and specifically the functionality found in the Borland Enterprise Core Objects section, to design an Object Model that is made persistent inside the DB2 UDB SAMPLE database.
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Using Delphi for .NET to work with DB2 database tables in ASP.NET Web pages
This article shows how to use Borland Delphi 8 for the Microsoft .NET Framework to build ASP.NET Web applications that connect to IBM DB2 Universal Database tables; display the data in a special ASP.NET DataGrid control; and edit, apply, or undo changes in these database tables.
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DB2 UDB connectivity cheat sheets: Connectivity Cheat Sheat Part 3, iSeries
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Migrating from SQL Links to dbExpress using IBM DB2
Bob Swart demonstrates two Borland data-access technologies for connecting to IBM DB2 tables. SQL Links and dbExpress can be used by both Delphi and C++ Builder developers.
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SQuirreL SQL client: A single, open source front end to interact with your
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Ohio legislators, research advocates and educators are working together in hopes of turning students' science projects into commercial technology that can fuel business in the state.
The groups said yesterday during a news conference that they want to spend $5 million over the next two years to fund programs to encourage Ohio's high-school students to pursue science projects and help them commercialize their efforts.
The Ohio Academy of Science, plus a group of university professors and several nonprofit organizations, organized the project and sought legislative help for funding.
State Rep. Marlene Anielski, R-Walton Hills, said she will submit an amendment to Gov. John Kasich's proposed state budget.
The money would pay for 24 mentoring programs across the state that would steer students to STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and math — and help foster their entrepreneurial spirit.
Programs would be connected with 16 colleges and universities already tied to the State Science Day competition, and eight new programs would focus attention on urban areas.
State Rep. Bill Patmon, D-Cleveland, said he appreciates the attention on urban areas, which " have great potential for growth."
The groups also proposed creating a STEM commercialization-plan competition as an incentive for high-school students. The best new products and services would compete for as much as $100,000 in awards and scholarships every year.
The idea is similar to science-fair competitions, but the focus would be on applying science and "taking the next step and getting (the projects) to the market," said Lynn Elfner, CEO of the Ohio Academy of Science.
Supporters said they hope the students will go on to study STEM fields in college and start tech businesses in Ohio.
"This has the greatest potential to curb the brain drain that everyone has been talking about fixing," Anielski said.
Ryan Clark is a fellow in Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Statehouse News Bureau.


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Madonna is speaking out about her own experience being bullied in school, her views on the "cult of celebrity" and being constantly reminded of her age.
The pop star graces the December cover of Harper's Bazaar's -- on newsstands November 29 -- and gives an interview in which she talks about her self-directed movie W.E. and other aspects of her life. The film, which hits theaters December 9, is the story of Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée for whom British monarch King Edward VIII famously abdicated the throne in 1936.
"The movie is all about the cult of celebrity," Madonna said. "We like to put people on a pedestal, give them one character trait, and if they step outside of that shrine-like area that we blocked out for them, then we will punish them. Wallis Simpson became famous by default, by capturing the heart of the king, but it's obviously a subject I'm
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The music icon said her experience as a celebrity is not that different from the way she felt growing up.
"For some reason, I feel like I never left high school, because I still feel that if you don't fit in, you're going to get your ass kicked. That hasn't really changed for me. I've always been acutely aware of differences and the way you are supposed to act if you want to be popular."
Madonna said while in high school, she recognized that girls had to behave a certain way to get boys.
"I knew I couldn't fit into that. So I decided to do the opposite. I refused to wear makeup, to have a hairstyle. I refused to shave. I had hairy armpits." As a result, she said she felt "tortured" and boys would make fun of her and call her names. "'Hairy monster.' You know, things like that."
The 53-year-old singer said she doesn't understand why the media always has to focus on her age.
"I find whenever someone writes anything about me, my age is right after my name. It's almost like they're saying, 'Here she is, but remember she's this age, so she's not that relevant anymore.' Or 'Let's punish her by reminding her and everyone else.' When you put someone's age down, you're limiting them." She says her main focus is to just have fun and ignore what is said. "To continue to be a provocateur, to do what we perceive as the realm of young people, to provoke, to be rebellious, to start a revolution."
Madonna, who is currently in a relationship with young French dancer Brahim Zaibat, spoke about what is important to her in a man. "Someone to share my inner life with -- that's extremely important. It's also important that my children admire and respect this partner that I would choose for myself."
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The county administrator and county attorney jobs are subject to annual review and extension. And it looks like El Paso County commissioners will approve County Administrator Jeff Greene's contract and extension for another year at Thursday's meeting. County spokesman Dave Rose said commissioners spent 2.5 hours in an executive session discussing it earlier this week.
County Attorney Bill Louis' contract also was supposed to have been renegotiated by Dec. 1. But that hasn't happened yet. Rose said he doesn't know why, and Louis declined to comment. Instead, commissioners will consider extending his contract negotiations for three more weeks, until Dec. 22. They'll vote on the extension Thursday.
Greene is paid $137,000, and if commissioners approve his new contract, he'll be eligible for up to a 3 percent pay-for-performance raise — if commissioners approve salary increases for county employees at their final budget hearing on Dec. 15.
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A 69-year-old St Davids man died from industrial disease silicosis, Pembrokeshire Coroner Mark Layton concluded on Thursday.
Benjamin Alun James Phillips, of Ffynnon Wen, died on February 3rd this year, after spending a large majority of his career working at Middle Mill Quarry in Solva.
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text: Recognition Societies Learn more about Loyola's recognition societies: John Early Society - recognizes those who support annually with gifts of $1,852 or more Jenkins Society - honors those who have named Loyola as a beneficiary of a gift from their estate Magis Society - honors individuals who have given $1 million or more cumulatively to Loyola John Early Society Loyola's leadership annual giving society, The John Early Society recognizes our alumni, parents, and friends who show their support annually with gifts of $1,852 or more. The John Early Society reflects the generosity of Loyola's benefactors with the pride of the school's founding in 1852. The John Early Society giving levels: John Early Society Benefactor: $25,000 or more John Early Society Fellow: $10,000 to $24,999 John Early Society Associate: $5,000 to $9,999 John Early Society Founder: $1,852 to $4,999 As a John Early Society member, you will receive: An invitation to an annual recognition event Prominent recognition in the annual Report of Gifts Associates will receive all of the benefits above in addition to: Invitations to privately-hosted receptions with Rev. Brian Linnane, S.J., President, and invitations to exclusive social events in regional areas An Impact of Giving annual gift report Fellows will receive all of the benefits above in addition to: An invitation to a pre-reception with Rev. Brian Linnane, S.J. at the annual recognition event A copy of the annual common text, which is read by all incoming students, and an invitation to a lecture by the author, if available Benefactors will receive all of the benefits above in addition to: The opportunity to travel every other year with members of the Loyola community on a unique excursion that will offer a personalized and historical experience; in addition to learning more about Loyola, there will also be opportunities to experience the region, its culture, and its connection to Loyola's mission. John Early Young Alumni Leadership Circle Graduates of the last 15 years are recognized with class-specific giving levels as John Early Young Alumni Leadership Circle members. Membership levels increase with each year out of school. Beginning at $100 entry level during the first year after graduation, membership increases $100/year up to $1,500 in the fifteenth year after graduation. Class of 2013: $100 Class of 2012: $200 Class of 2011: $300 Class of 2010: $400 Class of 2009: $500 Class of 2008: $600 Class of 2007: $700 Class of 2006: $800 Class of 2005: $900 Class of 2004: $1,000 Class of 2003: $1,100 Class of 2002: $1,200 Class of 2001: $1,300 Class of 2000: $1,400 Class of 1999: $1,500 As a John Early Society Young Alumni Leadership Circle member, you will receive: An annual exclusive communication from Rev. Brian Linnane, S.J., President Regional networking opportunities Invitations to campus events Prominent recognition in the annual Report of Gifts Young Alumni Leadership Circle members who make gifts of $100 - $500 will also receive: Early access to purchase a limited number of tickets for Loyola University Maryland's Bull and Oyster Roast Young Alumni Leadership Circle members who make gifts of $600 - $1,400 will also receive: Early access to purchase a limited number of tickets for a marquee event at a home athletics contest Young Alumni Leadership Circle members who make gifts of $1,500 - $1,851 will also receive: A select invitation to a John Early Society event Loyola's fiscal year runs from June 1, 2013 - May 31, 2014. For more information about the John Early Society, contact Jane C. Hogge, '83, assistant vice president for advancement, at firstname.lastname@example.com or 410-617-2131. Jenkins Society The Jenkins Society was established in 1983 to honor the generosity of alumni, parents, and friends who have named Loyola as the ultimate beneficiary of a gift through their estate plans. Planned giving is a vote of confidence in Loyola's ability to sustain its rich tradition of achievement and a sign of support for the many generations of students who will discover Loyola in years to come. Visit http://loyola.plannedgiving.org/ to learn more. Magis Society Loyola's most prestigious giving society, the Magis Society recognizes those who, over their lifetime, have committed $1 million or more to Loyola and the Jesuit, Catholic ideals at the core of our institution. Magis Society members demonstrate the spirit of generosity, selflessness, and striving for excellence encompassed within the Ignatian term, Magis.


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It's been years since Seattle cop Jessica Hammond thought of the boy who broke her heart in high school. So when she is caught in a hail of bullets and facing certain death, she has no idea why it's Nathan's face that flashes into her mind as she prepares to die. Jessica survives unharmed and is deeply unsettled by the experience. Desperate to escape her thoughts, she jumps on a plane to Vegas.
The intrigue deepens when she discovers that Nathan is also there, performing his New Age magic act in a large casino. Drawn to the show, she is mesmerized by him. When Nathan takes her to his bed and unleashes a different kind of magic, Jessica knows that the fates brought them together. But Nathan can't protect her from the curse of his heritage and Jessica soon learns that loving him could take her life.
"Open your eyes." His husky plea cut through the fog of lust clouding my brain and I obeyed him without hesitation. My reward was witnessing proof of how much I was affecting him. Nathan's beautiful face wore an expression of such rapturous awe that seeing it made me feel powerful and sensual. He thrust into me again, and I fought to hold his gaze as he sank in to the hilt. I wrapped my legs around his waist and barely let him withdraw. Breathless as he rocked into me over and over again, I lifted my hips to match his movements, pushing back against him as hard as I could. My hands latched onto his hair, holding his mouth to mine, our lips locked in a kiss so intimate that I only breathed in when he breathed out. Nathan's essence seeped into my very soul and I couldn't taste enough of him or get close enough. When he moved his hands, my neglected flesh missed them instantly even as some new part of me thrilled at what he'd begun to do. Nathan rolled on to his back, taking me with him, and I reared up over him, splaying my hands against his chest as I sat on his erection. Nathan gasped. "God Jess! You're so wet...so tight and wet." I rode him hard and fast, frustrated and aroused in equal part. I wanted to be driving myself to orgasm above him, but I wanted his mouth on me too. When I leaned forward to kiss him, I couldn't run my nails over his strong thighs or take him in as deeply as I needed to. I craved the feel of his hands on my hips, lifting me up and pushing me down in time with his thrusts, but I also wanted his touch on my nipples and breasts. Remember my touch. Feel me where you need me to be. I heard Nathan's voice but I knew he couldn't have said the words. His ragged panting had intensified, his cries echoing around the room and I realized that my brain, not my ears, had heard the command. Where do you need to feel me Jess? Do you want my mouth on your breasts, gently grazing your nipples with my teeth? "Yes..." I said out loud. Can you feel my fingers on your clit as I rub you hard and fast, just the way you like it? "Oh Nathan...Nathan!" I screamed when my inner walls began to spasm around his cock as my bud reacted to his touch. Nathan's orgasm started too, his fingers biting into my hips as he drove me down onto his hard shaft time and time again. "Can you feel me?" he gasped, the muscles in his abdomen rippling and quivering beneath my hands as he surged into me again and again. I fell forward, groaning and writhing at the exquisite spasms rippling through my body, caused by his penis buried deep inside me, and the very real sensation of his fingers on my clitoris and his mouth on my breasts. When my orgasm subsided, leaving me weak and spent and laying on Nathan's heaving chest, he wrapped his arms around me and stroked my hair, whispering that I should sleep. And I did...for a while.


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There's a "sheet metal" fence in the Old Town Oaks Historical District.
Where is it, you ask? Don't bother. It's a mystery. It's not visible from the street. In fact, it doesn't seem to exist at all except in the minds of the Historic Landmark and Planning Commissions.
But they made a request to consider changes to the Beaumont city ordinances to ban them. And the City Council approved it unanimously. Now the mysterious "sheet metal" fence is banned forever.
There are such fences in other parts of Beaumont. Many times made from scrap. The neighbors may be grateful for them. It keeps the mess that is behind them from view.
But it's funny that Historic Landmark Districts and Planning Commissions, people like city managers, city councilmen and mayors get upset about things like fences when this is what is called a "street" in the Old Town Oaks Historic District.


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Tom Pyle is the president of the Institute for Energy Research.
Facing a major election loss in post-war Great Britain, Winston Churchill famously quipped that the British people had "a perfect right" to kick him out. "That's democracy," Churchill added.
This week, voters in the Sooner State similarly exercised their most basic democratic right—they gave five-term Oklahoma Republican Rep. John Sullivan the boot. Sullivan now becomes the ninth incumbent this year to lose his congressional seat in a primary. The leading contributor to Sullivan's defeat, according to analysts: His sponsorship of the NAT GAS Act.
The NAT GAS Act was from the outset a fundamentally flawed piece of legislation that put the federal government in the place of investors and consumers. It would cost the U.S. Treasury more than $240 billion over the next 18 years, without any significant reduction in demand for gasoline-powered automobiles. In the end, Sullivan was fighting for more government subsidies, tighter restrictions on American consumers, and greater political favoritism for two of his campaign's biggest financiers—hedge-fund manager T. Boone Pickens and Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy.
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So tempting was the allure of home-state cronyism that even Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn supported pro-NAT GAS provisions in a recent amendment to this year's highway bill. The amendment, of course, failed—perhaps presaging the ultimate demise of Sullivan's signature legislative initiative and his own hope of re-election.
Surprisingly, a number of Sullivan's colleagues have not taken a lesson from his defeat. Just this week, 18 House freshmen—led by Republican Rep. Kristi Noem of South Dakota—wrote House Republican leadership to request an extension of the Production Tax Credit for wind energy despite clear evidence that the program has failed to stimulate long-term job creation or contribute significantly to America's energy needs. Ironically, one of the letter's recipients, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, has already voiced his support Big Wind's big boondoggle.
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Indeed, crony capitalism in Washington can survive an election here and there, but Americans should not be deceived. Politicians who talk of Milton Friedman, limited government, and spending cuts yet work to perpetuate bad energy policies and billion-dollar renewable giveaways are no friends of free markets and consequently are no friends to the economy or the American consumer.
Congress continues consideration of a farm bill loaded with as much as $1.5 billion in spending on energy programs over the next 10 years--including biorefineries, ethanol subsidies, and other taxpayer-funded giveaways to renewable energy firms like Solyndra. Fortunately, democracy always has the last say, and the public disdain for crony capitalism continues to grow.
Sullivan's imminent departure from the House chamber should serve as a cautionary notice to his yet-informed colleagues.
- Robert Schlesinger: 5 Factors That Will Decide Control of the Senate
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Rovio Entertainment, creator of the global phenomenon Angry Birds, announced today the acquisition of Futuremark Games Studio, the gaming arm of benchmarking software developer Futuremark. "They are an incredibly talented and experienced team, and we are thrilled to have them on board," said Mikael Hed, Rovio Entertainment's CEO. "Rovio's success is founded on the excellence of our team, and Futuremark Games Studio is going to be a superb addition." "I am proud to see the potential of our talented games team recognized by Rovio," said Jukka Mäkinen, Futuremark CEO. "Futuremark will now focus on supporting gamers and industry with 3DMark, our professional grade benchmark which, in a new version to be released later this year, will allow unified gaming performance comparison across operating systems and form factors for the first time." This announcement comes on the heels of the Angry Birds Space launch, a multiplatform release that debuted on iOS, Android, Mac and PC, as well as in books, merchandising, and animation. On the first day of release, Angry Birds Space shot to the #1 slot for iOS in 104 countries. Futuremark Games Studio is the second acquisition for Rovio in the past year, after the acquisition of Kombo Animation Studio last summer. As Rovio continues its rapid expansion in entertainment, publishing, animation, and retail, the company will continue to focus on seeking out the world's best talent to join its team. At this moment, Rovio employs nearly 300 people in Espoo and Tampere, Finland and Shanghai, China.
wow.. Rovio that run from game take Futuremark, maybe one day you gonna have benchmark with angrybirds on it
Ehh, Futuremark games really weren't that great. Strange cause some of the scenes during benchmarks make you think they have some real fantastic ideas.
Just goes to show the difference in talent needed for game design as opposed to level design. That's all Angry Birds is, level design. It must've been one of the reasons Bioware borrowed heavily from D&D ip for the longest time; most of the game design for D&D was already done and proven solid. Hence why Shattered Horizions was a flop, it's just a deathmatch level. A creative, innovative one, but at the end of the day it's just a map.
agreed it was an awesome game for what it was. it was the last time somebody had tried to actually do something interesting with the FPS format.


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After forcing turnovers on six-straight possessions, the San Luis Obispo High girls basketball team crushed Orcutt Academy 41-7 to open the annual Perry Ford Holiday Tournament co-hosted by SLO and Morro Bay High Schools on Wednesday.
The Tigers improved to 2-4 on the season, while the Spartans dropped to 10-10.
The Tigers scored the first 31 points of the game behind a barrage of threes from Christine Freberg and several easy layups set up by steals and offensive rebounds. San Luis Obispo led 21-0 after the first quarter.
Freberg, a senior, finished with a game-high 15 points, while Jessica Judge added 10 points. Head coach Dan Monroe was able to rest his starters and play reserves in the second half.
Orcutt's first point game on a free throw by Justine Castillo late in the second quarter. Kaitlyn Tilley and Erika Chambers were two of the three Spartans with two poins apiece.
The Tigers host Bakersfield on Thursday at 8pm, while Orcutt battles Nipomo at 5pm at Morro Bay High. The four-day tournament ends on Saturday and this year includes eighteen schools, including twelve from the Central Coast.
Also on Thursday, Nipomo knocked off Righetti 44-34. The Bearcats play at Mission Prep on Thursday at 6pm, while Nipomo battles Orcutt at 5pm at Morro Bay High.
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Is it possible to check if the mobo is still intact without installing a new processor?
The rest of the parts are working.
Look for physical damage, charring and the like. When you get right down to it, though, you'll need to pop a new processor in to see if that still works. What socket are you looking for, I might have spares.


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Finally Episode 3 comes to you! In this episode me & Vernon talk about the Eddie Long Scandal and how Eddie Long is like a superhero. Vernon tells a story about a strip club that may or may not be sacreligious. I coin the term "George Foremaning." Vernon laughs longer and harder than you've ever heard before. Vernon's phone goes off repeatedly & the episode ends with a special guest /shocking LOST-style finale.
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This 482-acre state park includes more than two miles of land on Lake Carmi — and Vermont's third largest peat bog. Take a walk through this designated natural area, or get out on the water. Bring your fishing pole and land some walleye or Northern Pike. This is also the state's largest campground, so there are plenty of spots to spend the night.
There's no rest for the wannabe Olympian here. Once the snow melts, the cross-country skis are replaced with skulls. Boaters come from all over to ply the waters of Big and Little Hosmer lakes at the first-ever rowing camp in North America. They work with world-class coaches, eat good food and take classes in related disciplines such as yoga. Runners, too, flock to Craftsbury to improve their technique and hang with other hoofers. The vast network of trails, groomed for marathon cross-country skiing, are just as inspiring in the summer.
This small island offers remote camping only — that means no potable water. Reservations are competitive and you have to be prepared to schlep your stuff — in and out. The "Island Runner" ferry leaves from Kill Kare State Park at the southern tip of St. Albans. Can't get in? Try the Burton or Woods Island State Parks.
This state park is home to the Island Center for Arts and Recreation, a community-based nonprofit that promotes cultural events in the region. Until recently, the Royal Lippizan Stallions used this as their summer home. It's a great place to watch the boats go by on Lake Champlain.
This park is popular with people who want to camp near — but not in — Burlington. There's a boat launch for canoes and kayaks and plenty of lakeshore for swimming and fishing.
Where there's a wind, there's a way, and it's almost always blowing in Champlain Islands. That, combined with lots of beach access, makes the area ideal for windsurfing. At Sandbar State Park, you can catch a southeast breeze, or a northwest one, and go the distance. White's Beach on South Hero is also a favorite launch spot. Serious surfers head out between Stave and Providence islands to the broad lake, where they can ride the big waves all the way to New York. Depending on the wind direction, the Grand Isle Lake House can be a sweet spot, too.
With 653 acres, Green River Reservoir is the largest "quiet" lake in Vermont. No gas-powered boats are allowed on the water, which makes it perfect for paddling. And you need a boat — and some muscle — to get to every one of the 28 remote campsites tucked in along the 19 miles of undeveloped shoreline; Some spots are as far as two miles from the launch. Parking is limited, and the park is considered "full" when the lot is.
The 830-acre Waterbury Reservoir was dry for seven years while the dam was being repaired, but has since been restored to its former boating-fishing-swimming glory. The only "development" on its pristine shores is Little River State Park, central Vermont's largest and most popular campground, with 101 sites. Look for cellar holes, an old sawmill and other evidence of an abandoned 300-year-old farming "campground" that preceded it.
Button Bay is one of the best beaches on Lake Champlain: The water's clean, and you can rent canoes and kayaks right there. If neither swimming nor boating appeals, there's always the area's unique geology: flat round "button-like" rocks along the shoreline are great for skipping. Seventy-three campsites and 13 lean-tos beckon if you feel like staying over. Samuel de Champlain, Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold and Ben Franklin all did. PHOTO: CAROL DINGLEY
People have been fighting over Lake Champlain as long as there have been personal flotation devices. The waterway's strategic value is evidenced by the dozens of shipwrecks on the bottom. The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has been discovering, researching and protecting those rusty relics, and the result is the Lake Champlain Underwater Historic Preserve, a gallery of sunken ships accessible to divers. But there's plenty to look at on land, too. The dry museum chronicles the maritime history of the area through exhibits, boat-building demonstrations, lectures and festivals.


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22/05/2012 , 3:19 PM by Dominic Knight
On Thursday night I got to host my very first live broadcast of the Evening Show. Our trusty team set up a mountain of complex technical gear in the corner of the Sydney Dance Cafe, one of the venues in this year's Sydney Writers' Festival, and we did all three hours of the show in front of an audience while the waves lapped beneath our finger wharf's wooden floor.
We kicked things off with Norman the Quiz as always, alternating between the audience at the Sydney Dance Cafe and our usual callers. Then I was joined by three accomplished writers for a chat about how they came to be published authors, how technology has affected their practice as writers and what they think the future of books will be in an era of rapid change in the underlying publishing business.
Our panel consisted of Wendy Harmer (novelist and editor of The Hoopla), Tara Moss (author of the Pandora English and Mak Vanderwall novels novels) and Gideon Haigh (a cricket and business writer whose most recent book looks at the history of the office). Here's what they had to say:
We also heard from the Daisy Ukes, finalists in 702 ABC Sydney Afternoons' Exhumed bands competition. They performed their cover of Soft Cell's 'Tainted Love' and an original track, 'Oceans'.
DJ Tom Loud from Hot Dub Time Machine was also on board throughout the broadcast, spinning quiz clues, stings and a wonderful live mix of film soundtrack music as an introduction to Giles Hardie's regular movie review segment.
In the last hour of the show, Frank Moorhouse, a previous winner of the Miles Franklin Award and a nominee again this year for Cold Light, dropped by to talk about his life in writing. We discussed his Edith Trilogy and the challenges of navigating the 12km of files in the League of Nations archive in Geneva, and sampled iconic literary cocktails while doing so. Frank is an expert on such matters, and in fact his memoir is called Martini. Our chat is here:
To cap the night off, we were joined by three comedians who were brave enough to read from the diaries they kept as teenagers. Eddie Sharp, Genevieve Fricker and Nick Coyle shared hilarious tales of crippling insecurity and thoroughly unjustified arrogance.
It was a really enjoyable night, the highlight of which, from my perspective, was the fact that I didn't have a teenage diary of my own to read! I'm hugely grateful to everyone who participated in the broadcast and the team at 702 ABC Sydney who helped us get to air, and especially to our delightful audience who joined in so wholeheartedly. I can't wait until the next time we do the show live. Watch this space...
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Kiprusoff out another two weeks
The Calgary Flames will be without starting netminder Miikka Kiprusoff for another two weeks, the team announced.
Miikka Kiprusoff has a slight grade two MCL sprain. He is projected to be out for another two weeks.
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) February 12, 2013
Kiprusoff, who injured his knee in a game against the Red Wings on February 5th, was placed on IR last week and was listed as day-to-day.
On the season, the 12-year veteran has posted a 2-3-2 record with a 3.23 GAA.


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