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I have a stored procedure that adds an object to the database and returns the generated ID number.
For reference, its basic structure goes something like this:
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[myProc]
@Name nvarchar(50),
@Creator nvarchar(50),
@Text nvarchar(200),
@Lat float,
@Lon float,
@myID int OUTPUT
INSERT INTO myTable --# blah blah blah
SELECT @myID = scope_identity(); --# grab the auto-inc key from myTable
INSERT INTO anotherTable --# blah blah blah
I ran this in SQL Server Management Studio and verified that it worked correctly.
Now I want to call that stored procedure from Java. I wrote this code to do it:
CallableStatement cs = con.prepareCall("EXEC myProc "
+ "@Name = ?, @Creator = ?, @Text = ?, @Lat = ?, @Lon = ?, @myID = ? OUTPUT");
cs.setString(1, aString);
cs.setString(2, anotherString);
cs.setString(3, yetAnotherString);
cs.setFloat(4, aFloat);
cs.setFloat(5, anotherFloat);
cs.registerOutParameter(6, java.sql.Types.INTEGER);
But the
execute() call throws an exception:
java.sql.SQLException: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Error converting data type nvarchar to int.
What is going wrong here? Why is it even trying to convert an nvarchar to an int? I'm not even trying to fetch the return value via
getInt() yet (that comes on the next line).
What I've tried:
- Building the query by string manipulation to check whether the problem could possibly be in the input parameters. Same exception. At least that narrows the problem down.
- Changing the type of the output parameter to
Types.NVARCHAR, just in case. But that's not even supported by the JdbcOdbcDriver which I am using.
- Messing around with the call syntax (I haven't used SQL Server with Java before). Always ended up with syntax errors. This included trying to make myID a return value instead of an output parameter.
- Searching Google. A lot. Ended up with a bunch of unhelpful forum threads and EE "answers".
Now I'm stumped. Is it really this hard or am I just missing the obvious?


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Creator Pendleton Ward's program began as a beguiling animated short that quickly went viral in 2008; the resulting show neatly expanded on the initial trippy appeal, and continues to evolve in surprising directions. The basic plot follows an adolescent boy named Finn and his stretchy talking dog Jake, who live in a fantastical post-apocalyptic world filled with odd, funny creations like the dyspeptic Ice King and the Bubblegum Princess. (I could list more of them here, but you're better off sifting through the concise episodes to understand the bizarre creations Ward has developed.)
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Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington looked at his coaches and laughed in amazement. It would not be the last time Wilson left the baseball lifer marveling.
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"It's a great experience, being around a champion," said Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre, a former Mariner. "There's a lot to take from him."
Wilson arrived at Rangers camp even earlier than expected. On Sunday night, he attended and spoke for about 20 minutes at a team banquet for players, sponsors and suite holders in Scottsdale. It was a speech so good that team personnel were still raving the next morning. Then he came to the ballpark at 6:20 a.m. Monday, mingled with members of the Rangers organization and even participated in an early-morning session of defensive drills before the team's practice.
Wilson, the baseball player, wears reflective Oakley sunglasses and stuffs batting gloves and sunflower seeds in his back pockets. His blue Texas jersey fits him as well as his Seahawks jersey. While it was startling to see him in another sport's uniform — not to mention another team's — Wilson has a way of making everything seem natural, even on a baseball field.
"He did excellent," Washington said. "He really did. He surprised me, for not being out on the baseball field for a while."
Don't fret that Wilson will be giving up football anytime soon, however. He only took ground balls and threw the baseball. He didn't hit, and he sat in the dugout and watched the Rangers' Cactus League game against Cleveland. Wilson had promised the Seahawks he would "be smart" and not overextend himself. He and the Rangers kept it simple.
"This is something I've done my entire life," Wilson said when asked about being careful. "It's not like I'm picking up bobsledding."
For sure, Wilson still itches to play baseball. If he could figure out a way to be an elite NFL quarterback and continue his Major League dream, he would. That's why he refused to rule out the idea Monday. But he's also realistic.
At this point, Wilson's baseball fascination shouldn't be considered a problem. He's an achiever because he resists limitation, and that trait has helped him become a great quarterback at age 25. There's no use restricting his imagination because those dreams contribute to his success.
"My focus is on football, but you never say never," said Wilson, who hit .229 in 315 minor-league at-bats in 2010 and 2011. "I've just won a championship, and my goal is to win another one. But I've always dreamed of playing two sports. If, by some miracle, I could, I would love to."
Wilson has had conversations with NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, who played 641 career big-league games as a center fielder, about being a two-sport star. Sanders encourages Wilson. But Wilson shakes his head and says, "I've got to watch film a little bit more than Deion did."
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If so, Wilson will have to settle for spring-training visits for his baseball fix. The Rangers selected Wilson in the minor-league portion of the Rule 5 draft last December and paid $12,000 to get his rights from the Colorado Rockies. Rangers president Jon Daniels took a chance, just in case, but he figured there was value in Wilson, the winner, even if he never gave baseball another try.
And there's certainly value in the buzz he created Monday. Seahawks and Rangers fans alike flocked to welcome the quarterback/second baseman. A woman held up a 12th Man flag. During practice, fans reacted to every ground ball hit Wilson's way. "Russ-ell Wil-son!" chants filled the air. During the game, about 600 fans wearing Seahawks gear were in attendance, even though Wilson didn't play.
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Wilson is everywhere, too. He has done the talk-show circuit. Now he has visited Rangers camp. What's next? He's scheduled to fly home to Seattle on Tuesday and turn his attention back to football. He returns to his real job having made an impact on the Rangers.
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urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-b1aaaa63-055a-4eee-bffd-c1c476eefda3 IBM Mainframe Insights - Tags - eric_baxley Technology trends+ discussions on the IBM z Systems, the IBM Mainframe and the software that runs on it 1 2016-03-28T12:20:44-04:00 IBM Connections - Blogs urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-e9087fd9-a1fc-44b8-8a9b-92bb05258561 Business analytics running on System z: 3 great reasons why it's a perfect match Pratin Ashtekar email@example.com 2700046SAG active Comment Entries application/atom+xml;type=entry Likes 2012-10-24T13:40:09-04:00 2012-10-26T13:19:33-04:00

By Eric Baxley,
Director, System z software Marketing .

IBM recently made some major announcements about its mainframe and more than 30 new and enhanced software products for System z alone. This tightly integrated new technology addresses top-of-mind business concerns, including those around data and how, in an increasingly information-centric world, can you get more value from it?

IBM's response helps deliver strategic and operational analytics that give clients more insight at every level across the enterprise. There's nothing more "enterprise" oriented than System z. The October 3 software announcements included these business analytics solutions that run on System z:

IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator V3 dramatically lowers storage costs, reducing host data warehouse storage usage by more than 95%. It can speed response times for analytics queries by up to 2000 times.

zEnterprise Analytics Systems 9700 and 9710 merge fit-for-purpose and mixed workload capabilities into a single system. With its embedded analytics, customers can get accelerated response times for complex queries and maximum flexibility.

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) V10.2 for z/OS and Cognos BI V10.2 for Linux on System z, put data into the hands of our users and offer self-service analytics with cost-effective scale, including the analytic freedom, deployment flexibility and management control to drive better business outcomes.

What are the advantages of business analytics on System z?

Let's consider these three key areas:

As the foundation of your infrastructure, System z brings analytics to the data - For many customers, a majority of the data they create across the enterprise originates on the mainframe due to its superior scalability, availability and performance. Exporting data to multiple platforms introduces incremental risk in the form of errors that may skew interpretation of data, delays in the delivery of information, and security breaches. With System z, risk is a moot point. It provides everything needed for business analytics, including ETL, data warehouses, operational data stores, data marts and business analytics tools, all housed and managed on the same platform. You get faster access to the transactional data that customers and employees need, minimizing data latency, with fewer delays and a drastic reduction in the load and unload times.

 The ultimate in security because unsecured data is not worth the risk - System z is widely recognized as one of the most secure and reliable platforms on the market – one that can securely scale to accommodate increasing volumes of data and a growing number of users. It's secured with cryptography, encryption, user identification and authentication at all levels instead of at individual departmental levels – down to the cell level. You can apply administrative authorities without allowing data access. Its legendary built-in security and trace features make end-to-end auditing possible. As a result, data is protected from unauthorized access and you are able to take advantage of security capabilities rated the highest by government agencies.

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How does it all fit together?

I'm attending the Information on Demand (IOD) 2012 conference this week in Las Vegas along with 11,000 others. I've enjoyed hearing about the value System z and business analytics, and more examples of how and why this "perfect match" works.

As noted many times here at IOD 2012, business analytics is more than getting insight into your enterprise. It's about taking action and making an impact.

What impact has business analytics had on your business?

Learn how Miami-Dade County, Florida, opened up public access to information with analytics on System z.

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There's been ample opportunity to recently contemplate why the federal government is so bad at project management. During a recent Senate hearing, federal officials discussed another root cause--the information technology skills gap that exists in government.
That such a skills gap exists is just about universally recognized. In a recent FierceGovernmentIT Q&A, former FBI Chief Technology Officer Jack Israel placed the IT skills gap high on his list of causes behind the deeply problematic rollout of the Sentinel case management program.
Unfortunately, he also suggested that the problem is even deeper than most people, including those within the Office of Personnel Management, are willing to admit.
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During the Senate hearing, OPM Director John Berry assured lawmakers that his agency is focused on recruiting and retaining employees with in-demand skills. Unfortunately, he didn't say much beyond the usual touchstone clichés of promising to make things better.
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Youkai is working in a Gaara WIP. BTW I know of a good non-chibi Itachi char I've seen in a Naruto game. I may upload it soon.
Try Choujin chars. There's also a good Goku HiRes in the DB.
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Dunno... I no longer download HiRes chars... Did you try Choujin ones?
Check his .def/readme file.
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MMI and Hazleton Area's girls tennis teams had strong doubles play on Monday, but only the Lady Preppers came away with a Wyoming Valley Conference victory, beating visiting Tunkhannock 4-1.
The host Lady Cougars, meanwhile, lost to Wyoming Seminary 3-2.
â MMI 4, Tunkhannock 1 - The Lady Preppers took two singles wins and swept both doubles matches.
In singles, MMI's Stephanie Pudish beat Jill Patton, 6-0, 6--1 and Clair Sheen shut out Brianna Grey 6-0, 6-0 and Nos. 1 and 2, respectively.
Haley Puterbaugh rallied past Gaby Becker 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 at No. 3 singles for Tunkhannock's only win.
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They're heavy and I think they're ugly, but there's a decent fan base out there amongst long range shooters.
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I have to agree with Stiff Neck on this one. Except he left out uncomfortable. Something you're going to be leaning on all day shooting squirrels I want to be comfortable. Why not a Boyd's thumb-hole or a real bench rest stock?
Posted 30 March 2006 - 09:33 PM
That is the stock I am going to put on the next rifle I buy. Don't know much about them but I've made up my mind. Can I buy a savage barreled action separately or do I have to buy the whole thing and swap the stocks???????????
Posted 02 April 2006 - 10:38 PM
Hog,I've had one on my 223 for about two years. I like it. The Aluminum block is machined after it is put in the stock and mine shoots very well, as in prairie dogs at 600 yds. Is it pretty? No, but look at all the other black stocks out there. I am thinking about buying a second one for my 204.A17Shooter
Posted 03 April 2006 - 07:13 AM
I ordered a Choate for my .204 Savage last night.
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I was hoping to sketch M39 or M52 this evening, but patchy fog ruled that out. So instead I decided to work on my star technique. As I mentioned before, years of scantron tests seem to have given me muscle memory to drawing a horrible elongated circle when I want to draw a dot!
Also, in addition to my non-circular stars, I wanted to have a better way of representing brightness than I had. So far, whether I used bigger dots or darker dots was kinda at random.
After drawing more dots this evening than I ever have in my life, I'm happy with the shape of my dots. I've also developed a three-degree brightness scale.
Here is what seems to be working well for me:
Faint stars: 2H pencil with very light pressure and a quick twirl. This produces a light, yet visible dot on the paper.
Medium stars: 2H pencil with a circle drawn for about 2 seconds.
Bright stars: HB pencil with a circle drawn for about 2 seconds.
For me, the star drawn with the HB graphite as the same size as the medium star with the 2H graphite produces a much more convincing brighter star than just making a larger 2H circle.
My (beginner's!) star technique
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Posted 05 November 2012 - 04:57 AM
You can also try different Fine Liners (www.staedtler.com/pigment_liner_gb#ctl06_Tab-product-tab-1) to create the brightness (no need to draw a small circle, just dip). I add them at home after I sketched the stars with a number scale (for the different brightness).
Posted 05 November 2012 - 08:53 PM
Here is a picture showing how I do my stars.since this picture I have added a stedler pack of fine liners that have 6 different gauge pen tips.
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Posted 06 November 2012 - 06:54 PM
Thanks John and Jef. I will look into those pens.


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Was this your work vehicle?
no i put the dent in the vehicle, not mine
You are correct about the statute of limitations, so long as you have not left the state within that period of time.
In Idaho, if a person leaves the state, the time they are gone does not count against the statute of limitations.
Assuming you haven't left the state, the statute of limitations has run and you don't have anything to worry about.
okay, that was my question, i haven't left the state, but i don't even know what could have been done even during that time, i should apologize for my lack of judgement maybe, unless that's not a good idea
this is pretty reliable information, right? as far as the website states, thank you for the information
I wouldn't bring it up. There is nothing to gain from that, unless you plan to pay them back. If they sued you - even if the statute of limitations has run - you would have to defend yourself, which would cost you money. My advice is to say nothing.
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.- Benedict XVI has written a letter to Cardinal Eduardo Martinez Somalo, Camerlengo (Chamberlain) of the Holy Roman Church, whose resignation from office was accepted today. The Holy Father also named Cardinal Martinez's successor – Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.
The Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church is basically that Cardinal charged with the Church's material affairs; he is the administrator of the property and the revenues of the Holy See. According to the Apostolic Constitution "Pastor Bonus:" "When the Apostolic See falls vacant (the Pope dies), it is the right and the duty of the cardinal camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, personally or through his delegate, to request reports from all the administrations dependent on the Holy See on their patrimonial and economic status as well as information on any extraordinary business that may at that time be under way, and, from the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See he shall request a financial statement on income and expenditures of the previous year and the budgetary estimates for the following year. He is obliged to submit these reports and estimates to the College of Cardinals."
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For the past 3 years we have been lucky enough to visit the historical city of Boston on our nations holiday, Independance Day, or the 4th of July.
In 2003, we went up to visit our friends in Boston for 4th of July. This was only my 2nd trip to Boston, My 1st was in 7th grade! We did some shopping, had lunch in the North End, watched the fireworks from the tallest building in Boston (the John Hancock Tower) and ended the night at a great bar around the corner!
In 2004, the 4th of July came around again so we decided to revisit Boston, this time to see Lou's sister who has recently moved there. This trip was even better than the last time! We watched the fireworks from the opposite side of the Charles than the previous year and were awarded a fantastic view!
The following day we spent a lot of time exploring the Back Bay area. Wandering Charles St, along the Esplanade on the river and Newbury Street.
On our last day we revisited the North End for lunch and more importantly DESSERT! It was a great trip, I can't wait to go back
We've made lots of little trips to Boston since the 4th of July. Each trip we visit someplace new or eat at a different restaurant or have a new experience. This page will slowly grow with every mini excursion.
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We went to the Gardner Museum this past weekend and loved it. What a great collection!
im moving to Boston soon, so i hope to meet you there once:-)) have a nice day
Wow! What a beautiful shot you got of the fireworks. Nice work!!
Nice fireworks pictures in Boston. I think you've done more in Boston than I have living here.
Wonderful new travelogue! Enjoyed your updates too. Looks like you had a great trip to Boston, Amy. This is a place I fancy visiting also, Great tips & photos, love the night time & statue ones. Well Done q(~_~)p
Happy Birthday Amy, and I really enjoyed your Boston page!! This is one of my favourite cities too. I've had so many meetings there over the years, but unfortunately never took many photos on those trips. I've got to get back at least one more time!!
Urban outfitters was my favourite haunt in Boston. Although I used to wait for the sales ; )
Hi Amy, Great Boston page! I loved all the pics...especially the night time ones! I've been to Boston a couple of times too and it is my favourite city! I'm in the midst of planning a much longer visit for sometime in the near future!
Great photos, I miss living close to the city!
Great tips on Boston! And I love your motto, too.
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The Chauffer's Outfit is an outfit in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. It is also one of the 16 unlockable outfits in the game. It consists of a grey cap, grey coat, grey trousers and black boots. It is unlocked after the completion of the mission Rollercoaster Ride. Toni obtains the outfit by killing a chauffeur and stealing his uniform. This outfit is used in the mission "Rollercoaster Ride" for Salvatore Leone, where you disguise yourself in a grey chauffeur outfit with a grey hat as Jane Hopper's chauffeur, where you need to try and scare her by filling up a scare bar on the player's HUD.


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The big chill
Media | Why are newspapers discouraging open discussion of Islam? | by Marvin Olasky
Jerry Falwell apologized on Oct. 12 for calling Muhammad a terrorist, saying he meant no disrespect to "any sincere, law-abiding Muslim." When will we hear apologies from those who responded to Mr. Falwell not by discussing the historical record of early Islam, but by attempting to suppress freedom of religion and freedom of speech in this country and around the world?
Will we hear from Ayatollah Mohsen Mujitahed Shabestari, the Iranian leader who during an Oct. 11 prayer sermon attacked three ministers he labeled as "Israeli mercenaries" and said that "in our opinion, to kill these three is necessary"? The three: Mr. Falwell, Pat Robertson, and Franklin Graham.
Will we hear from newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, which ran an attack on "Falwell and his anti-Muslim ilk" on Oct. 13 but did not run a defense? The Times is a defender of free speech for pornographers but an opponent of "hurtful speech ... directed against a religion, a racial group or a minority such as gays and lesbians." Bible-based comments by Christians about homosexuality have long been called "hurtful"; is criticism of Islam now also verboten?
As WORLD noted last week, the historical record concerning Muhammad is open to a wide variety of thoughtful interpretations. Some passages in Islam's sacred writings depict Muhammad as using violence to expand Muslim influence, and readers from different worldviews can and should debate whether that activity was proper. Just because Islam suppresses such debate, why should we?
Newspapers and media law specialists are always on the lookout for laws, regulations, court decisions, or threats likely to have a "chilling effect" on First Amendment freedoms. Why the silence here? Some secular journalists believe that all religions are the same, so debate is silly-but why would even they want our sweet land of liberty to become, when discussion of religion is concerned, a clone of Saudi Arabia?
If newspaper editorial pages had simply raised questions about Mr. Falwell's word choice and timing, while supporting his right to criticize Muhammad and Islam, their position would be much stronger. They could have argued that Islamic suppression of discussion concerning Muhammad should be met with reasoned argument that pays careful attention to inconsistencies within Muslim canonical books themselves. They could have said that it's not wise to light a match in order to look around the inside of an empty gasoline storage tank: Fumes pervade Muslim societies, especially among the masses of poorly educated followers of assorted imams and sheiks, some of whom live near vulnerable communities of Christian believers.
But the blanket condemnation of Mr. Falwell suggests a double standard. The New York Times on Oct. 7 quoted Leon Wieseltier, literary editor of The New Republic, saying that "evangelical Christians condescend to the Jews by offering their support before they convert or kill them." Mr. Wieseltier was offering his interpretation of Revelation, and that's fine: Some might call his words hate speech against evangelicals, but I see them as a good discussion opener. Similarly, we need more debate concerning Islam, not a big chill.


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I have just written a program in Java. I am curious if I can make the program downloadable online so that my friends and family can take advantage of it. No clue where to even begin.
I would like it to run locally. I am able to run the program locally on my computer by simply double clicking the .class file, I also can create a shortcut to the .class file and run it directly from my desktop. Is there a way to zip the .java file along with the .class files (there are 4 .class files) and email that to those that I wish to use it? I tried to send an email with the zip file to another computer in the house, but the .class file wouldn't run the program on the other computer...is there another way to make this happen?
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Travolta on whirlwind trip across the pond
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John Travolta is on a whirlwind trip across the pond that started in France with collecting two honors.
He accepted a lifetime achievement award last Friday at the Deauville American Film Festival, but before that, he attended the unveiling of a beach hut named after him at a ceremony at the Deauville promenade in Normandy.
The actor and pilot, who lives north of Ocala in Anthony, then made a brief stop to tour London's Heathrow Airport. A video of the tour and a brief interview can be seen at www.belfast
After London, he was off to Dubai to promote the city's new Qantas airline hub. Travolta has long been the public ambassador for the Australian airline.
"I'll be traveling on the Qantas A380 from London, and then I'll spend the week touring around the Emirate," Travolta said in an article printed in The Gulf Today.
He said he is bringing the kids — Ben and Ella — on the trip.
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Southern Mississippi is looking for a new athletic director.
University President Rodney Bennett announced on Wednesday morning in Hattiesburg, Miss., that the one-year contract for Jeff Hammond will not be renewed after it expires on June 30.
Hammond -- a former Army major general who played quarterback for the Golden Eagles in the 1970s -- made several important decisions during his tenure, including firing football coach Ellis Johnson after one disastrous season that ended with an 0-12 record.
He also hired basketball coach Donnie Tyndall, who won 27 games in his first season.
The recently hired Bennett says that Hammond has been offered another job at the school. Associate athletic director Jeremy McClain will be the interim athletic director, but is not a candidate for the full-time job.
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Jeremy Johnson, a three-time All-American and two-time USA national XC team member, received his Masters of Science Degree in Applied Mathematics at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 2007 and 2008, he was University of New Mexico's Male Track and Field Athlete of the Year. His PRs are impressive: 13:35.13 for 5,000m (2010); 28:33.08 for 10,000m (2008). Academically, his post-graduate research involved computational fluid mechanics. Perhaps that kind of deep-thought immersion in the world of empirical testing and observations led him to finally question the nature of running shoes. In other words, are they really necessary for all runners, or all the time? Eventually, Johnson thought not. — NRC
Going Barefoot When It Counts
by Jeremy Johnson
My grandpa used to sing a Swedish song. One of the verses he sang went something like this:
My name is Johansson,
I come from Visconsin.
I verk in da lumber mills dere.
Ven I valk down da street,
All da people I meet,
Says "Hey dere big feet"
And I say … (repeat song)
Big feet run in my family. I have 4E wide feet. They do not fit well in most racing shoes. So maybe it should come as little surprise why I abandoned shoes and now primarily use barefoot running as a tool in my training. With that said, here are some events, thoughts, and observations that ultimately brought me towards this point in my competitive running career.
USA 12K 2011 Cross-Country Championships, Mission Bay Park, San Diego, California
As I was doing my pre-race strides, my spikes were not comfortable. So I took them off. I thought, "Right now shoes suck, screw them." Only problem, where do the timing chips go if you have no shoelaces to string them through? After checking with an official who said, "Yes, you do need the chips on your feet", I luckily found some athletic tape for a fix. I taped the chips to my ankles. And with that, I went in the race bare: 2K loops, nice smooth grass, except for a small section of asphalt, temperatures in the 70s. Racing felt great.
USA 8K Road Championships, 2012 Carmel, Indiana.
My flats were driving me crazy; the feeling was all too familiar. My shoes were tearing up my feet. It was the same old story again. Things just didn't fit. I couldn't run normal. Blood was seeping through the mesh. I stopped, and tried to readjust the shoes, as the leaders gained distance on me. But it wasn't a fix. So I stopped again. This time I readjusted the shoes for good. I threw them in some trees, and carried on with the race.
The Oval.
In Albuquerque, you can feel it when it is track season. Warm weather and sunshine are in the air. With track season comes racing and training on the oval. But, something else accompanies track season for me. It means lots of left turns. Lots of left turns mean blisters on the bottom of my left foot. They never seem to get healed up in time for my next race. And, an almost permanent cut under my pinky toe makes me think whoever decided to make it the one who "cries all the way home" chose wisely. My foot would get infected, red streaks would come up my leg, and on numerous occasions I had to have it cut open and drained. In order to do some races, I'd superglue the cut under my little toe.
Just Suck It Up.
In college that was my mentality. I tried many solutions to stop my feet from getting messed up. I tried baby powder in my shoes. I tried on many pairs of racing flats and spikes. They were not wide enough. I tried cutting and modifying shoes. No success. I tried gluing spike plates to the bottoms of wider racing flats, but the racing flats were still too narrow in the first place. No solution was found. So I just dealt with it.
Run for Free.
In the Bible, Hebrews 12:1 talks about throwing off everything that hinders, and running with perseverance the race marked out before us. About two years ago, I took this literally. I ditched my shoes, albeit just when I would run on grass fields. It was simply wonderful. Running instantly became more enjoyable. Running became more like play, less like work. I felt faster, lighter, more free. More meaning had become of the statement by Sir Roger Banister, "Running has given me a glimpse of the greatest freedom a man can ever know."
A Sweet Ride.
Before I started running, I used to go snowboarding frequently during the winter. On the slopes , there would be these people who had all the latest and greatest (and expensive) gear. They sure did look cool, at least until they hit the slopes. Ultimately though, they were the ones always sliding down the mountain on their butts. Interestingly enough however, there would be some guys without the latest fashions, possibly with holes in their jackets, and out-of-date snowboards, who were having a much better time, possibly spent flying through the air. It makes me think, is it worth having the nice gear if you end up spending the whole day on your bottom? I sometimes think running shoes are like that. There are some shoes with flashy new colors, but they just can't ride. Don't know about you, but I'd rather be surfing the snow than bruising my backside.
Dancing in High Heels.
Ever see a dude run in a pair of high heels? That would be ridiculous, right? They mess you up even walking in them, so I hear. Guys are just not meant to wear them (and yes, I'd include the ladies here, too). Well, how about running in high heels disguised as running shoes. Anyone? Not me.
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Shoe Company.
Ever read the descriptions of running shoes? There are words like medial post flair for added stability, 22 MM heel drop, power grid with shock attenuation, asymmetric arch-bridge, extended progressive roll bar, strobel board, inverted heel outsole, wave plate. How many of these add-ons do we seriously need? And how much of it is a marketing maneuver? Leonardo da Vinci said, "The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art." Arthur Lydiard had a nice idea, "If you could just attach a rubber sole to your foot, with nothing to the top, you'd have the perfect running shoe." Now, that is beauty in simplicity.
Spring Training.
When I started running barefoot, my legs felt more elastic. Here's what Frans Bosch and Ronald Klomp wrote in Running; Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology Applied in Practice on the spring, "Energy stored in ligaments, tendons, etc., is released again like a coiled spring. The entire foot has a spring-like function. Approximately half of all the energy needed for push-off is supplied by the spring-like action of the foot and shank." Why would one want to put a huge wedge under the spring?
That Guy Did What?
If you told me a few years ago about people doing their entire runs barefoot, I would probably have thought they were nuts. In fact, I knew a guy who ran a road race barefoot. I actually did think he was nuts. I was sure that the skin on his feet were left on the road. Surprisingly, when I finished the road race without shoes, not only did I still have skin on the bottom of my feet afterwards, but the skin was totally fine. Warning: I'm not saying that everyone should take their feet for a spin on the tarmac immediately after reading this.
Building with Legos.
Barefoot was a process. It spawned out a problem. It was solved by eventually putting the pieces together. The end product was something greater than that before – learning the benefits of barefoot in lieu of slogging around in heavy, brick like shoes. Maybe I was the lucky one. I finally had something that fits best of all—going barefoot.
Happy Assumption Breaking.
My hope is that this essay is more about rethinking the assumptions that people make in various endeavors, and not simply about barefoot or minimalist running. Observing, pondering, learning, challenging, testing, and creativity are what is important. It just might be good for us all to be a little more like Sherlock Holmes or Curious George.We should not just do something because that is how it has been done before. We have a responsibility to challenge things that don't fit within reason, and change them. We need to continually be reevaluating all aspects of how we do sport, such as:
-How we train (including the "harder is always better" assumption)
-How we coach (including the acceptability of coaches yelling and cussing at their athletes)
-How we treat other athletes (including the coolness-social-hierarchy dependent simply on how fast one runs in circles)
-Alcohol abuse by athletes
Leave the Ego Behind
Have you ever seen runners introduce each other by their race and time? Maybe it goes something like, so and so is a such and such 5K guy. Why? In track, I often see individuals whose place on the top of the social ladder directly correlates to how fast they run in a circle. If I was not cool before, how does running in a circle faster than someone else all of a sudden make me more cool than them? It does not and should not. It is very narrow minded. My claim is that running (or any other sport for that matter) should be done for the joy of it, not to inflate one's ego about how much more important they are than someone else.
Loved the article.
13:35 5k? That's almost as impressive as the fact that you don't brag about your race times on a blog!
Inspirational stuff, Jeremy. Great work.
This is good stuff!
Love the irony of the Brooks shirt in the photo!
i don't always wear shoes, but when I do I prefer Brooks. I ran with jeremy in HS – stand up guy!
Thanks for writing this, and it is a great read.
At the end of June was the Dreaded Druid Hills 10K here in Baltimore.
Hot, and I wasn't as prepared as I should have been. After 5 miles and feeling very lousy I ditched the shoes entirely (Evos) and immediately felt the better for it. Not going to run that way all the time but was grateful at the boost I got from full ground contact for the finish.
Thank you for sharing this, Jeremy. Keep spreading the word!
Thanks for sharing! Pretty similar to my own journey to barefoot aside from the fact that I'm no elite runner Liked the reference to Hebrews 12:1
It would give me such a thrill to see a gazelle like you go speeding by BF!
Good on you, and thanks for the thoughtful writeup.
So, where are all these Jewish Barefoot runners then, or were they just pounding the trails back in the old old days?
Thanks for posting! I too have wide feet and can't find any shoes that feel right. Fivefingers are the only thing that have worked for me.
I love to run barefoot. I prefer to run barefoot. For months at a time, I do 100% of my training barefoot, If I could race on tarmac with faster times barefoot than my best times in ultra-light racers, then guess what I would wear.
Unfortunately, I race faster on tarmac in the best ultra-light racers than I do barefoot. (No, not all racing flats are the same). So, I race in running shoes. I don't race barefoot.
One can run barefoot all the time in training, and still choose to race in flats. Or is this a breach of Divine Law?


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Don't Just Sit ThereGet Involved
Sounds good. But unfortunately, Section 8(a)(2) of the National Labor Relations Act prohibits companies from playing a role in encouraging any cooperative work arrangement in a non-union setting in which terms and conditions of employment are discussed. In fact, broad interpretation of the statute by the courts has created an environment in which employers often are breaking the law if non-union employees are given a voice in workplace issues.
Despite their illegality, the Labor Policy Association in Washington, D.C., estimates that more than 30,000 employee-involvement structures exist, involving more than 80% of Fortune 1000 companies. But association watchdogs say that the National Labor Relations Board and the courts show no signs of bringing Section 8(a)(2) in line with today's workplace realities. In fact, an appeals court recently upheld an NLRB ruling against Electromation, Inc., in which the company was charged with violating the NLRA for having created employee-management committees. Fourteen additional employee-involvement cases are currently pending.
Situations such as these make it imperative for HR professionals to get involved in the way labor laws work, says Ed Potter, president of the Employment Policy Foundation in Washington, D.C., and co-author of the book, "Keeping America Competitive: Employment Policy for the Twenty-first Century."
"Business always has worked off of other agendas," he says, "be it from civil rights groups or unions. Given the realities of the global marketplace, business should be pursuing an agenda to make it more competitive."
The conservative landslide in Congress last November should make this task a little easier. "The AFL-CIO was ecstatic when Clinton and the Democrats came into office two years ago," says Martin F. Payson, a labor and employment attorney with Jackson, Lewis, Schnitzler and Krupman in White Plains, New York. "They saw it as an opportunity to push forward their agenda, including such things as anti-striker replacement, OSHA reform and enforcement of EEOC and civil rights legislation. This last election has thrown their agenda out the window. In my view, labor law reform is dead for the next two years."
Still, because current members of the NLRB, which are appointed by the president, are pro-labor, unions have retained a slight advantage. "The NLRB is working to make it easier for unions to gain representation rights and collective-bargaining agreements," Potter says. Furthermore, since March 1994, the NLRB has issued more Section 10J injunctions against companies for unfair labor practice than it did in the entire decade of the 1980s, adds F. Stuart Keene, president of PTI Labor Research Inc., in Houston, Texas. By comparison, the board has issued only one 10L injunction against a union.
What all this means is that despite the pro-business Congress now in Washington, HR executives shouldn't assume everything in the labor arena will be taken care of to the benefit of private enterprise. "Business can't stand on the sidelines any longer," Potter says. "I'm not saying business should work to get rid of certain laws—like Section 8(a)(2) of the NLRA—but that it should get involved in reengineering them."
Personnel Journal, March 1995, Vol. 74, No. 3, p. 44.


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It was debatable whether Pasquale Pistorio or Noels would run the joint company, but Pistorio was the more experienced CEO and he took over.. Noels went on the board of Nokia for three years, then went off to California for 11 years at Zenith Data Systems and HP and at a couple of Californian VC funds. "That's when I got the virus for entrepreneurship", says Noels who came back to Europe in 2004, and was asked by an investor fund to look into one of their investments which was the e-paper display company Nemoptic. In April 2005, he became CEO of Nemoptic, and spent a couple of years productising its technology. Last week he announced a deal with Seiko for mass production. I will always remember Noels' stiff upper lip at an AFDEC dinner, renowned, at the time, for their appalling food. Noels was the guest of honour at one and afterwards I asked him how he had enjoyed the meal. There was that flash of pain in the eyes when a Frenchman recalls a dreadful culinary experience. But Noels rallied. "Very much," he replied, with truly admirable sang froid.
Good to see you back, Jacques.
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Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, also known as PewDiePie, PewDie, Pewds and Poods (born October 24, 1989) is a Swedish video game commentator popularized by his horror-themed and Let's Play videos on YouTube. He is currently the most subscribed channel on YouTube with over 43 million subscribers, or "Bros", as he calls them. He has long surpassed Smosh as the most subscribed channel. He has made many collaboration videos with Smosh, such as appearing in several Smosh Games episodes, The End of Christmas (Part 2) (as a Muppet), the Smosh Babies episode Ian's Lost Love and appearing in vlogs by Anthony and Kalel. He lost the overall title "King of the Web", however, he still became the "Gaming King of the Web" for the 1–15 February 2012 voting period.[13] During the following voting period, PewDiePie won and donated his cash winnings to the World Wildlife Fund.[14] PewDiePie has also spoken at Nonick Conference 2013.
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PewDiePie created his YouTube channel in April 2009. In 2012 PewDiePie's channel began to grow, reaching 1 million subscribers on 11 July 2012,[4] and 2 million subscribers in September 2012. In April 2013, PewDiePie's channel grew to 6 million subscribers, as reported by the New York Times.[18] PewDiePie later won the award for Most Popular Social Show,[19][20] competing against Jenna Marbles, Smosh and Toby Turner,[19] as well as the Swedish Social Star Award, at the inaugural Starcount Social Stars Awards hosted in Singapore in May 2013.[21] He had also introduced the nominees for Most Popular Game during the live broadcast of the awards show.[22] In June 2013, the channel grew to 8 million,[23] and subsequently 9 million subscribers.[24] Throughout 2012 and 2013, PewDiePie's channel has been one of the fastest growing on YouTube.[25] PewDiePie's playthrough of The Last of Us was documented for leaving the usually vocal gamer, speechless at the ending.[26] In July 2013, he overtook Jenna Marbles as the second most subscribed YouTube channel, and surpassed the leading channel, Smosh, on 15 August 2013.[9][27][28] By 31 December 2013, the channel reached 20 million subscribers.[29] However, on the following day, PewDiePie was dethroned by YouTube's own channel at the top of the site's subscriber rankings. He has now reclaimed his title for the most subscribed Youtuber with over 40 million subscribers.[3
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- Felix moved to England, UK in July 2013, he and Marzia currently reside in Brighton, East Sussex.
- His last name is pronounced (Swedish) "Shell-Beri" with a "hard" R, or (Norwegian, since they resemble each other) "Shell-Berg" also with a "hard" R.
- He spends his down time on the toilet watching Orange is the New Black with Edgar. (his pug)
- He has two pugs called Maya and Edgar.
- He appear in two South Park Season 18 episodes, named "#REHASH" and "#HAPPY HOLOGRAMS".


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Dress to impress! Decide which outfit goes with which season: spring, summer, fall or winter.
Color the Lemonade Stand
The summertime coloring page features a boy selling lemonade at a lemonade stand.
2012 Olympic Medals
Hosting a backyard Olympics this summer? Be prepared with homemade gold, silver and bronze medals for your champions!
Strawberry Plant Coloring Page
Jump into the spirit of summer with this cheerful coloring page full of fresh strawberries and a pretty fluttering butterfly.
Color the Father and Son Beach Scene
This summer coloring page is great for any ocean-lover, and it'll give him some fine motor skills practice at the same time.
Reading Coloring Page
Get your child in the mood for relaxation with this reading coloring page featuring a girl curled up in her hammock with a good book.
Summer Olympics Coloring Page
Have your kid shoot for the stars like the athletes in the Olympic Games. Your kid can imagine becoming one of the athletes while decorating this coloring page.
Beach Color By Number
Surfs up! This sunny beach looks like it needs some colors to brighten it up. Use the number key to color this summer scene the right way.
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Turn a patchy day into a fun science adventure with this cloud gazing worksheet! Draw the clouds you spot, and then identify which type they are.
Roller Coaster Coloring Page
Let's have have fun with an exciting roller coaster coloring page! Fill in this adventurous carnival ride with some bright colors.
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With the friendly sun shining down, there's no better time to fly a kite! Get your kid excited about outside activities as he colors in this summer scene.
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YUM, here's a Hawaiian favorite that will quench your thirst on a summer day: shave ice! Add some bright colors to this fun coloring page.
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Kids boost their fine motor skills as they color in this water-skier taking advantage of a warm, summer day.
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On a warm day, what better way is there to travel than by hot air balloon? Have your child pull out those bright crayons and add some color to this fun scene.
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AMD to license ARM architecture for server chips
Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices has announced that it will license the ARM architecture to power a range of new server products scheduled to arrive in 2014. The new ARM-based Opteron processor will be shipped alongside its existing x86-based Opterons, and will be a 64-bit chip. Given that AMD had earlier this year announced plans to integrate ARM technology into its x86-based processor as a security processor, this news doesn't come as a complete surprise.
As reported by PC Magazine, this move entails AMD getting a full-fledged ARM license that will see the company developing a new processor that mixes ARM's technology with its own architecture at the die level. AMD sees the new processors as particularly useful in web servers or enterprise data centers where power draw is a concern, though x86 processors are still considered to be valuable where raw processing power is required.
In making servers with low power consumption, AMD has the advantage of the proprietary high speed data center fabric technology that it gained through its acquisition of micro-server maker SeaMicro. SeaMicro specializes in low-powered high-density servers, and has shipped Atom-based servers packed with as many as 768 cores in a 10U server chassis.
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- check out this article at PC Magazine
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Supposed to be going to OBX next weekend. As that looks more and more like that isnt happening, the gf and I are looking at Raleigh. Problem is I've been there a night and nothing more. Could you give some recommendations on things to do and see around the greater Raleigh area? Thanks!
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No PM! Haha. If others want to reply they can. Just figured he's the go-to...LOL.
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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Vincent Brooks, the deputy commanding general of support awards a soldier of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Protective Services Detachment a coin in Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shank, Nov. 24, 2012, in Logar province, Afghanistan. The soldiers were awarded coins for their efforts in FOB retrograde in their area of operations. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Alexandra Campo/Released)
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WHEELING - City leaders want to do more than just replace the former Elks Playground that was demolished along with about 30 buildings to make way for the planned J.B. Chambers Recreation Park in East Wheeling - they hope to create a play area unlike anything Wheeling's children have had available to them before.
The upgrade won't be cheap, however. City leaders expect the price tag for the new playground will be about $400,000. It will include new basketball courts, separate play areas suitable for toddlers as well as school-age children, a swing set, lights, restroom facilities and rubberized fall protection underneath the play equipment.
"What we're envisioning is something more futuristic and modern - something that we don't already have," said City Manager Robert Herron.
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Shown here is the gateway to the former Elks Playground in East Wheeling. The city is preparing to spend about $400,000 in state and federal grant money to build a more modern facility in its place as part of the future J.B. Chambers Recreation Park.
The new playground will be in the same spot as the old Elks Playground, though the layout will be a little different. The basketball courts will be where the play equipment was, and vice versa, so parents with children of different ages will be able to keep an eye on younger children using the playground and older children using the artificial turf field at the park.
The city will pay for most of the playground portion of the East Wheeling project with federal Community Development Block Grant money. It also has a $22,000 state grant for the project.
Estimated expenses specific to the playground total almost $300,000, including $82,000 for playground equipment and installation, $77,000 for restrooms, $58,000 for the fall protection system, $44,800 for basketball courts and goals, $21,800 for an underground drainage system and $10,500 for the foundation.
The overall $400,000 cost estimate for the playground includes what officials believe are proportional percentages of costs impacting the overall park project, including site grading, lighting, fencing and retaining wall.
"When this estimate was presented to us, it was one large project," Herron said, noting the use of federal money for the playground portion requires it be bid separately.
He noted, however, the cost estimates compiled by Alpha Engineers of Morgantown are more than a year old. and officials really won't know for sure how much the playground and field will cost until bids for the projects are opened June 18.
Whatever the cost ends up being, Herron said the city will apply the state grant first, with the rest paid through CDBG.
If bids for the playground come in under budget, he said, leftover CDBG money would be reallocated for infrastructure improvements or other capital projects. Council would have the final decision on what projects.
Meanwhile, the fundraising effort continues to pay for the artificial turf field that makes up the bulk of the estimated $2.5 million to $3 million overall project cost. Mayor Andy McKenzie said the city is $200,000 to $300,000 short of being able to get construction of the field under way. McKenzie said he expects to make a series of announcements identifying more contributors in the coming weeks.
Because the projects are two separate contracts, Herron said the city could begin construction on the Elks Playground before proceeding with the remainder of the project, though he stressed city officials are confident the final fundraising push for the field will be successful.