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Exclusive app for the Nokia Lumia, Camera Extras, adds four new functions to the shooter
0. phoneArena posted on 24 Jun 2012, 05:59
Limited to users in the U.S. and China, Camera Extra is an exclusive Nokia app for Nokia Lumia devices that adds four new features to the camera; Smart Group Shot selects the best group picture from a burst of shots, Action Shot captures fast moving action while panorama and self timer are self explanatory...
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1. PhansMuneeb (Posts: 371; Member since: 28 Jan 2012)
Waiting for it to arrive in India soon
2. Jay_F (Posts: 236; Member since: 29 Nov 2011)
Maybe this is their attempt to quell the anger brought on by the fact it won't be receiving WP8.
6. Veigald (Posts: 290; Member since: 13 Jan 2012)
It's all in the wording... had MS said "all existing WP7.x customers will get upgraded to WP8, apart from hardware-specific features", (like Apple would have said), there wouldn't be that much discussion about it.
MS was just too honest, which was probably not too clever, and will likely have a negative impact for Nokia in particular.
3. satydesh (Posts: 71; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
nokia's after sells services never ends!!!
4. satydesh (Posts: 71; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
nokia's after sells services never ends!!!
5. mtajulmuluk (Posts: 18; Member since: 15 Jun 2012)
Usual in every smartphone, but with different name. Nokia best, but Motorola is the best ever.
7. snowgator (Posts: 3604; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
At some point, I am going to have to reevaluate my opinion on what brand to buy. I truly would like to support Samsung, HTC or some other WP manufacturer just to promote diversity. But, these other brands have to step up their support of their customers, or you pretty much have to buy a Nokia, don't you?
Samsung has impressed me with the quality of my Focus S, but where are the extras? How much could they offer both their WP and Android offerings? Gonna have to wait and see, but Nokia may truly be the only choice if you want WP.
8. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Downloaded the extras for my Lumia, and not only are the features welcome (and allow me to uninstall non-OEM apps and some beta apps from Nokia/Microsoft) I was using for the same functions, but they are automatically available from the camera app, no need to enter a separate app to use them. Brilliant!


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Dell Forges Retail Ties with Staples
The collaboration will launch on Nov. 11, when Staples will become the only office superstore to offer the Dell products.
The expansion continues Dell's on-again, off-again love affair with retail. Dell began selling PCs at Costco.com in 2002, launched kiosks in malls and at Sears, founded its own branded retail stores in the U.S. and in Moscow, tied up with retailer Gome in Japan, and began a business relationship with Wal-Mart to add kiosks in stores both in the U.S. and overseas. All told, Dell now sells products in 10,000 retail stores, according to the company.
However, the company still is the number-two vendor of PCs behind Hewlett-Packard, after leading the market for years.
The initial products offered at Staples will include the Inspiron 1721 and 1521 notebooks, Inspiron 530 desktops, Dell 948 and 926 all-in-one inkjet printers, Dell 1320c laser printer, Dell SE198WFP 19-inch widescreen flat panel LCD monitor, and the Dell E228WFP 22-inch widescreen flat panel LCD monitor. Additionally, Staples will offer ink and toner for most Dell printers, the companies said.
"Dell pioneered the "easy button" in computing through our direct business model. Now with Staples we're bringing all the benefits of direct to shoppers across America," said Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive of Dell, in a statement. "With Staples, we are underscoring our commitment to listen to customers and deliver what they want new and exciting ways to experience Dell's award winning products with the same great prices and convenience."
Customers will also be able to recycle Dell ink cartridges at Staples stores in exchange for a $3 coupon to be used on a future ink purchase, the companies said.

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DC Universe Online gets a touch of Flash with Lightning Strikes DLC
DC Universe Online's second DLC pack, Lightning Strikes, has launched for the PC and PS3. The Flash stars in Flashback Duo, a new time-traveling adventure set at the moment when Barry Allen becomes The Flash. In addition to the new quest, Central City is available for solo and group adventures and Electricity Powers, the game's eighth power set, is introduced. The powers include the ability to create Tesla Balls and fire Shockwave bolts to damage enemies, and siphon energy from the environment with Ionic Drain. New gear and villains, including Livewire and The Trickster, round out the additions.
DC Universe Online enjoys a boost after shift to free-to-play model
SOE's president, John Smedley, has announced—well, tweeted—some post-transition stats for DC Universe Online. Since shifting to a free-to-play model, the title has seen a 700% increase in daily revenue, with a breakdown of 47% for PC and 53% for PS3, as well as an increase in player base growth of 6% per day. Additionally, over 85% of daily log-ins are returning players, and the percentage of European players has increased from 20% to 50% of daily log-ins.
DC Universe Online now free to play for PC and PS3
DC Universe Online has relaunched as a free-to-play title for both the PC and PS3. There are also packages for those wanting a little more than what the Free version offers: Premium Access and Legendary Access. All levels will have access to the world and missions, as well as game updates and fixes.
DC Universe Online going free-to-play for PC and PS3
Sony Online's DC Universe Online has done a switcheroo from a premium to-play service to a free-to-play'er. The MMO will make the change in late October, when PC and PS3 gamers will be able to download and access the game for free. In addition to the Free tier, there will also be a Premium version and a Legendary version for those wanting extra benefits. All levels will have access to the world and missions, as well as game updates and fixes.


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Certification Options
There are three options to obtain your Kansas Boater Safety Education Certification: Homestudy Packet, Online, and Classroom.
If you do not have access to internet and wish to use a Homestudy packet to obtain a Boater Ed Certificate, contact Chelsea Hofmeier at email@example.com or 620-672-0770 and provide your name along with the address you would like the packet to be sent to. Keep in mind that this option takes a while between receiving the packet via mail, and then returning the packet to be processed for approval of a certification card, so please allow enough time between requesting a homestudy packet and the date you need the physical certification card for boating. Sending photocopies of test answer sheets by email or fax is not allowed, only original test sheets are accepted.
Online courses are offered because classes are not always available or students may not be able to attend specific dates and times. The online options is not meant to be easy or quick, the intent is to be convenient. Students may study at home at their own pace and complete the exam when they feel comfortable with the material. NASBLA (National Association of State Boating Law Administrators) standards require that all online courses are at least three hours in duration and each section must be completed. The pages are timed and bypassing material is not an option. The purpose of the course is to gain knowledge and become a safe boater while you earn you certification.
There are four approved online courses available to receive your Kansas Boater Education Certificate. Costs vary for each course, but the advantage is an immediate printable temporary card upon payment once you have passed the online exam.
Classroom courses are offered in various locations across the state throughout the year. Scheduled classes are listed below by region.
4/27/17 - 2017 Boater Education Course at Fort Riley
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Republican state Rep. Dave Agema is trying to block "foreign" laws that would impair constitutional rights
Or in other words, he is trying to block something that is not there. Representatives like Dave Agema are good at two things, wasting our time and money. And in exchange for our wasted time and money, he spreads his Islamophobic venom.
If you are in need of a good laugh at all this ridiculousness , then hear the ex-terrorist fraud Kamal Saleem jabber about his glory days around the 4:00 minute mark.
'Anti-Foreign' Law Targets Muslims in Michigan
"As the protests in Michigan continue over the new right-to-work law, the state Legislature is now considering passing a ban on Shariah law.
The bill, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Dave Agema, would block "foreign laws that would impair constitutional rights" in the state. The Associated Press reports that though the bill "doesn't specifically mention the Islamic legal code called sharia," its "supporters have said they are concerned about the use of sharia spreading."*
Republican state Rep. Dave Agema is trying to block "foreign" laws that would impair constitutional rights. Closer inspection reveals this is a preemptive strike against Muslims and they mean "Sharia Law." Cenk Uygur breaks down the ridiculous lengths taken to sell this law in Michigan.
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Thomas Andrews - the Titanic's gentleman hero
Thomas Andrews helped designed the Titanic, but lost his life on the ship.
He is remembered as a hero for helping get others into lifeboats.
The naval architect left behind a young wife and child.
In an exclusive interview for BBC Newsline a daughter of his widow gives Sarah Travers an insight into the private life of the famous the ship builder.
From 06:00 BST on 15 April there will be live coverage of the Titanic commemorations on our Titanic live web page and from 06:20 BST on BBC 2 NI. There will also be coverage on BBC Breakfast and on the BBC News Channel.


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The image shows the fabulous library at Holborn Bars in London. It is a very popular venue for our Murder Mystery events.
What is the connection between libraries and this particular genre of crime writing? One obvious link is the significance of the library in the game of Cluedo. However, it is deeper than that. Why is the library in Cluedo in the first place?
If you mention murder mystery dinners to an American they will often say that it is a very British thing, and there is an association with Edwardian England and country houses. This will have much to do with Agatha Christie, who dominates this genre of writing. Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes is another influence in this area and many of his stories are set in or have chapters set in English country houses.
So, the association is likely to be the link with English country houses, in the same way that the butler is often the prime suspect.
There is another aspect of libraries which may be relevant. In dream analysis a library is associated with knowledge, investigations and the past. When you consider all of this, and that libraries are often very beautiful locations, you can understand why they are associated with murder mysteries and the ideal setting for a memorable dinner.


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The Albanian Economy Facing the Global Crisis
If there is a phenomenon in the world today, which speed of development is almost extraordinary, is that of economic globalization. The development of this phenomenon, especially these last twenty years, has made possible that the combinations, the impacts and the economic dependence between countries and areas in different parts of the globe grow rapidly. This economic dependence between different countries is clearly manifested in every case, showing every time its positive and negative aspects. The best evidence of this phenomenon are the developments due to the global economic crisis and its impacts and implications in all countries. This phenomenon, especially the implications and consequences of the current global crisis did not spare the economies of the Euro-Mediterranean and the Western Balkan countries, not even our country, Albania.
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 Chicago-based architects, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, have just shared with us news that they have won the competition to design China's Wuhan Greenland Center. Press release follows...

 CHICAGO, June 21, 2011—Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture is pleased to announce that it has won an international competition to design Wuhan Greenland Center, which at 606 meters (1,988 feet) will likely be China's third-tallest building, and the fourth tallest in the world, when completed in about five years. Construction is scheduled to begin this summer in Wuhan near the meeting of the Yangtze and Han rivers.

 A project of the Shanghai-based Greenland Group, the 119-level Wuhan Greenland Center will be comprised of about 300,000 square meters of floor area, including about 200,000 sm of offices, 50,000 sm of luxury apartments and condominiums, a 45,000 sm five-star hotel, and a 5,000 sm, 27-meter-tall private club with spectacular views at the tower's penthouse level.

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The effect of tax-tariff reform: evidence from Ukraine
The paper examines the tax-tariff reform, recommended for Ukraine by donor organization (IMF and the World Bank), which consists in trade liberalization by way of trade tax cuts with simultaneous compensation of state tax revenue losses by VAT base broadening. We developed the mathematical model of evaluation of crossborder taxation influence on commodity flows, on economic agents' profits and on state tax revenues, which can be considered as extension of "Devarajan" and "Emran–Stiglitz" models, with regard to possibility of tax evasion and receiving the illegally compensated VAT. The evaluation of model using data bases, prepared by Ukrainian State Statistic Committee and Customs administration of Ukraine, revealed that the expediency to reform a tax-tariff system, according to the IMF recommendations, is not clearly obvious and it depends on tax rates elasticity of size of informal sector. We find that providing the trade liberalization by way of substitution of trade tax revenues by enlarged VAT is expedient in those branches of economy, which are characterized by monopoly and oligopoly situation.
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"Shadow economies around the world: what do we know?,"
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2004-03, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria.
- Friedrich Schneider & Robert Klinglmair, 2004. "Shadow Economies Around the World: What Do We Know?," CREMA Working Paper Series 2004-03, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA).
- Schneider, Friedrich & Klinglmair, Robert, 2004. "Shadow Economies around the World: What Do We Know?," IZA Discussion Papers 1043, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Friedrich Schneider & Robert Klinglmair, 2004. "Shadow Economies around the World: What Do We Know?," CESifo Working Paper Series 1167, CESifo Group Munich.
- Michael Keen & Jenny E. Ligthart, 2005. "Coordinating Tariff Reduction and Domestic Tax Reform under Imperfect Competition," Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 13(2), pages 385-390, 05.
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(CBS/WUSA/AP) WASHINGTON - Police say the father of a 13-month-old girl has been charged with child cruelty after he allegedly left her alone in a tent at the Occupy D.C. protest camp at McPherson Square.
U.S. Park Police Sgt. David Schlosser says officers were called to McPherson Square Wednesday morning after other people living in the park heard the girl crying.
According to Schlosser, the child may have been alone for about 30 minutes before police arrived, reports CBS affiliate WUSA. The toddler was wearing just a "onesie" on a rainy day when the temperature was in the mid-40s.
Schlosser says the girl was physically unharmed but has been turned over to the Child and Family Services Agency in D.C., reports WUSA.
Police arrested a man who approached officers about 30 minutes later claiming to be the girl's father and charged him with attempted second degree cruelty to children.


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9 January 1945 — Isley Field, Saipan, Mariana Islands
Walter Roland Young while at the University of Oklahoma, was named the outstanding Army Reserve Officers Training Corps cadet during a six-week summer course at Fort Sill in 1939. He enlisted as an Aviation Cadet in the Army Air Corps on 1 January 1941 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Completed military ground school and preliminary flight training at the Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa. Then completed primary flight training at Brooks Field and basic flight training at Randolph Field in San Antonio before earning his wings on 15 August 1941, and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Air Forces.
Flew the North American single-engine O-47A with the 118th Observation Squadron, 66th Observation Group stationed at Jacksonville Army Air Base, Florida. Graduated from advanced multi-engine training and flew the Lockheed twin-engine B-34 on anti-submarine patrols while assigned to the 433rd Bomb Squadron, 45th Bomb Group stationed at Galveston Army Air Field, Texas.
Served one tour of duty in Europe on B-24 Liberators and volunteered for the B-29 Program. Was selected to command "Crew A-5" during B-29 aircraft transition and combat crew training at Pratt Army Air Field, Kansas.
In October 1944, deployed to the Central Pacific Theatre of Operations and was assigned to 20th Air Force, XXI Bomber Command, 73rd Bomb Wing, 497th Bombardment Group (VH), 869th Bomb Squadron stationed at Isley Field on Saipan in the Mariana Islands.
On 9 January 1945, he flew in the left seat as the Airplane Command Pilot aboard a Boeing B-29 Superfortress nicknamed "Waddy's Wagon" (Serial #42-24598) Tail Code: A-Square-5.
It was one of 72 aircraft launched in a multi-group formation to bombard the Musashino Aircraft Works and Nakajima Aircraft Engine Factory near Tokyo, Japan. After the bomb run, his aircraft was last sighted 10 miles east of Choshi Point off mainland Japan at 27,000 feet and descending to provide protection to B-29 A-Square-46 which was under attack from 15 Nakajima Ki-44 "Tojo" fighter planes.
His aircraft was forced to ditch at a geographic location of approximately 34 degrees North and 143 degrees East. The next day a B-17 "Dumbo" search plane was dispatched to the area, but no wreckage or survivors were ever found.
He was declared KIA one year later.
NOTE: The 869th Bomb Sqdn deployed to the Pacific Theater of Operations, with the ground echelon sailing 30 July 1944 on the SS Fairisle, passing through Honolulu and Eniwetok before arriving at Saipan on 20 September 1944. Upon arrival the squadron's personnel were engaged in construction. By mid-October most personnel were able to move into Quonset huts from the tents which they were assigned on arrival. The aircrews began departing Kansas on 6 October, ferrying their aircraft to Saipan via a 6500-nautical mile route, with the last B-29 arriving on 30 October 1944.


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I've an old photo album of my Dad's containing 50+ b&w prints of photos he took as a boy in the south of England in 1952 and 1953.
Most are average quality and of the usual suspects in and around Hurn although there are a few more interesting examples - a Javalin prototype, Comet 1 landing sequence, various airliners diverted due to fog. Main catagories would be UK military, commercial airliners and private light aircraft (I haven't much clue what most of the latter are).
I can (and will anyway) scan them. Can anyone recommend a good site to post the better ones to?
Attached is a typical example. It is captioned " Meteor 8 WK647 54 Squadron Hullavington July 1952"


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Stuart Weitzman's boots may be for walking, but for Kate Moss, they're more than that. They represent everything that is practical for the chic, city woman and "they're feminine and sexy, and I think woman want to feel that," Moss says in this exclusive clip from Stuart Weitzman's short film, Made for Walking. As the face of the brand's new fall/winter 2013 campaign, Moss stars in this short film directed by renowned filmmaker, Balthazar Klarwein, who follows her around London while wearing her Weitzman's 50/50 and Highland boots to the tune of Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walking." The full two minute short film will premiere during Milan Fashion Week and released online at stuartweitzman.com this Friday, but InStyle.com got an exclusive sneak peak featuring a rare candid interview with Moss which you can watch right now! You can also submit your own video of you walking in Stuart Weitzman shoes for a chance to win a shopping spree at the designer's showroom in New York City. Visit sweitzman.com/vipwalk for details!
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Friday, April 12, 2013 | 9 p.m.
Some 43 residents of the John E Carson Hotel, purchased by Downtown Project investors to be transformed into a multistore retail, food and beverage facility, will get free rent for a month and be moved into a different hotel at the investors' expense.
In addition, said Kim Schaefer, Downtown Project spokeswoman, the residents of the Carson, 124 S. Sixth St., will be provided with moving supplies and a truck to help them move into the Dragon Hotel, 117 N. Ninth St.
Every Wednesday between now and May 8 — the Carson closes May 9 — a truck will be provided to help with the move into the Dragon, where rents will also be lower.
Schaefer said Dragon Hotel residents would get their first month's rent free. After that rents will be discounted. What used to cost $475 per month at the Carson will be $450 at the Dragon; and weekly rates will fall from $130 to $120.
Schaefer characterized residents of the Carson, whose interior will be demolished and renovated to become home for a rumored juice store, doughnut shop and other services, as "a community of people who know each other and are friends."
Some of the residents are older, she added, and they appreciate being able to "stay together."
Though the new digs will be furnished, Schaefer also said, residents who liked a bed or fixture or television from the Carson will be allowed to use it instead of the Dragon's furnishings.
Downtown Project has also provided shuttle transportation from the Carson to the Dragon for a few "open house" days to let the residents see if they want to move there.
"We want to make this as seamless a transition as possible," said Schaefer, adding that some Carson residents have "actually thanked us."
"It's the right thing to do," she also said.
It also demonstrates that Zappos CEO and Downtown Project investor Tony Hsieh meant it when he said "lessons learned" after a dust-up involving Town Terrace residents last year. After Hsieh and investors purchased that property at 214 S. Eighth St., residents complained to the press they were being abruptly evicted to make room for Teach for America corps members.
Supporting Teach for America, which takes bright college graduates and places them in some of the country's toughest teaching environments, is part of Hsieh's ambitious education agenda. He gave the group $1.5 million and it moved its headquarters downtown. The hope was that some of the 1,000 teachers recruited would end up living downtown and in Town Terrace.
Hsieh said he wasn't closely involved in the Town Terrace changes, but when complaints arose the evictions were stopped and those who already left were allowed to move back in.
As in the John E Carson, Town Terrace also houses many people who have lived there for years and have formed something of a community.
"Knowing what we know now, we wouldn't want to break up the community," Hsieh had said. "Lessons learned. Do better next time."
Joe Schoenmann doesn't just cover downtown, he lives and works there. Schoenmann is Greenspun Media Group's embedded downtown journalist, working from an office in the Emergency Arts building.


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Taking a look at the young Texas slugger.
The hidden value of prospects
Why prospects may be more valuable than ever.
Forgotten Players
Which of these top players will bounce back next year?
Trade analysis: Joyce for Jackson
Looking at how the Tigers-Rays trade will affect fantasy owners.
Prospects that can help in 2009
Taking a look at a few prospects that will provide good value for 2009.
Player profile: Manny Delcarmen
Looking at the potential of one of Boston's top setup men.
Examining the Matt Holliday trade
Taking a closer look at the Matt Holliday trade from the A's perspective.
Nick Swisher: Overrated?
Examining the perception of Nick Swisher's fantasy value.
Player profile: Edinson Volquez
What will Volquez be worth next year?
Jake Peavy trade analysis
What the San Diego star's trade value actually is.
Player Profile: Manny Ramirez
Looking at the skills and risk Manny Ramirez brings.
The Value of Prospects in Fantasy Leagues
Taking a look at how valuable prospects are in fantasy leagues.
Thinking more about risk: performance variation
Taking a look at one side of measuring risk.
THT in NYT and SD Union Tribune
The Hardball Times was mentioned in the New York Times and San Diego Union-Tribune. Dan Rosenheck cited us in his discussion of the Brewers playoff run, taking figures from this CC Sabathia trade article. Also, we were cited in Tim Sullivan's take on a possible Jake Peavy trade.
How much should Ben Sheets get?
Using risk analysis to determine what Ben Sheets should earn as a free agent.
The problem with measuring forecasting accuracy
What happens to the numbers if your guy doesn't play?
Player risk profile: Ben Sheets
Taking a look at Ben Sheets' risk profile.
Player risk profile: Jason Kubel
Taking a looking at Jason Kubel's risk profile.
Why I'm using qualitative risk management
What the financial crisis can teach us about managing risk.
Player risk profile: Troy Tulowitzki
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If there has been one weakness for the Boston Bruins in the last couple years, it has been the power play. Anything Claude Julien and Peter Chiarelli have tried in the past has not worked. But recently it seems like the Bruins haven figure it out.
The Bruins have scored on the power play in three of the last four games and four of the last six. The Bruins were just 3-for-38 on man advantage before this run. In these six games, the Bruins 4-for-13 on the power play.
But what has changed in the power play? Not much. The same players are still out there most of time and they seem to playing the same formation, But what may be changing is the attitude and getting a break here and there.
Chris Kelly's power play tally on Sunday came as result of a failed shot by Chris Bourque that somehow found it's way to Kelly at the side of the net. Patrice Bergeron's power play goal on Feb. 10 was a result of a friendly bounce off the end boards. The Bruins weren't getting bounces like that early in the season. But now the puck appears to be bouncing in the Bruins favor, which definitely helps the power play's confidence.
When the power play was struggling, you could see it. The Bruins were pressing, taking bad shots and passing when they should have been shooting. But that has changed. The team is looking more and more confidence on the man advantage. They are being smart with the puck and getting shots on net.
According to MassLive.com's Amanda Bruno, the Bruins held a meeting to discuss the power play failures. Whatever was said during that meeting has apparently helped.
Julien has also been trying different players on the power play from time to time. When Kelly scored, he was playing with Chris Bourque and Daniel Paille. Of the three, Bourque is the only one who regularly sees power play time.
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This follows part 1 of this article available here. I recommend reading them in order!
In part 2 , I look at what initial steps you can make in your career journey from "technical solution designer" to "IT architect".
Phase 1 – Looking at what you already do in another way
How you already work can probably be formally defined as a technology agnostic framework using architecture terminology. Unless you've become familiar with architecture terminology you may not appreciate the structure and rigour around what you hopefully do already.
For example, I didn't realise my design methodology used waterfall principles for years after I'd started using it. And , once I'd read ISO42010, I started to see my architecture reports contained views using viewpoints.
Despite this "what you're doing already is a good start" phase, a lot of people feel the need to replace how they work today with a formally defined enterprise architecture framework as that will improve how they work.
The reality probably is that how you work today is probably the best way for you to be working….for now, you just haven't formally defined how you work before.
Once how you work is defined and documented – even just in diagrams created in Visio, you can then look at the gaps, weak points and areas to optimise. For example, is most of your effort spent in the solution design phase but little in mapping design decisions to a specific business requirement – or do you skip the business requirements analysis phase altogether?
Finally, once you have how you work documented in IT architect terminology, you can describe how you work to another IT architect in a universal language you both understand.
Phase 1 Resources
Everyone has their own preferred books and articles that help them, but these are mine relevant to this phase:
12 Essential Skills for Software Architects
Software Systems Architecture: Working With Stakeholders Using Viewpoints and Perspectives
Design, Build, Run: Applied Practices and Principles for Production Ready Software Development
Phase 2 – Changing the purpose of your solutions
The second phase I'm going to discuss is one of the hardest I went through in my transition to becoming an IT architect – respecting the fact that very few outside of the IT department have any interest in anything technical.
The best quote that helps me remember this was someone telling me "The only person who cares about downtime is the person who pays the electricity bill." The only thing anyone outside of IT cares about is business outcomes and business metrics – orders per hour, £revenue per hour, website registrations per day, profitability, costs etc.
You may start to say you have no idea how much money your system generates, how much operating your system costs, but that doesn't mean you can't talk about the impact your system has on business outcomes.
By the way, I'm not suggesting you change what your solutions do – just how you describe them to new audiences.
Elevator with the CEO question
If you're in the elevator with the CEO for 20 seconds and he asks you what you do say
a) I'm designing some software to connect our web and ordering systems
b) I'm one of your IT architects
c) I help us use technology to sell more clothing
The answer jumps out at us when we read the three options, but did the same answer flow naturally out of your mind? Of course, you shouldn't give the same answer to everyone in your organisation, but you can start to see the change in thinking when you describe what you do to people outside of IT.
The same approach needs to be taken when we consider what the goals of our solutions are. Could you describe anything you've done recently as:
- enabling existing product digitalisation by integrating with social media
- increasing IT's agility by using cloud services
- reducing operating costs through consolidation or standardisation
Those three statements might sound non-specific to you, but they're messages that your boss and your boss's boss will be glad to hear as they will help everyone to understand how you're helping the business grow, not just keeping the same old wheels turning.
Phase 2 Resources
Finally, I'm going to share two useful books that helped me transition this phase, I hope they're useful to you too:
Real Business of IT: How CIOs Create and Communicate Value
Financial Intelligence for IT Professionals: What You Really Need to Know About the Numbers


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Colleges to Counteract Dwindling Ranks of High School Graduates
July 13, 2011 | Kansas City (MO) Star | Link to article
The Columbia and Kansas City campuses of the University of Missouri again will be awash in freshmen this fall.
But it may be a high tide.
In eight years, if a recent national report is correct, the number of high school graduates in Missouri will fall by 5 percent.
An aging population, coupled with a decline in high school graduates entering college and the workforce, is a matter for national concern, experts say.
Seeing the writing on the marker board, some area educators are looking past the freshman glut and trying to entice other sources of college fodder, including former dropouts.
Overall, fairly flat national high school graduation rates until 2020 are predicted by the Center for Law and Social Policy and the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems.
The decline is most pronounced in parts of New England, Ohio, Michigan, North Dakota, Massachusetts and New York. Connecticut, for example, expects a 10 percent drop in high school students, the report says.
Kansas will fare somewhat better with a dip of only 1 percent.
Some of the Midwest declines come from out-migration but, in general, the report said, the high school student population is shrinking with declining birth rates, said Vickie Choitz, senior policy analyst with the law center.
On the Kansas City and Rolla campuses, educators already are addressing shifting trends, including encouraging old faces to return and finish up.
In December, UMKC began an aggressive search for adults who left in the past decade without a diploma.
Using the National Student Clearinghouse, which verifies college enrollment and degrees granted, UMKC found 475 to call about returning to finish up.
"We only looked at people from the Kansas City, Missouri, area," said Jennifer DeHaemers, assistant vice chancellor for enrollment management. "People who would logistically want to come back."
One reason for this initiative is Gov. Jay Nixon's goal to improve the ratio of residents with a college degree from 37 percent to 60 percent by 2025.
Besides the soon-to-stagnate student pool, the state institutions also find themselves struggling with an 8.1 percent budget cut in fiscal year 2012.
"We know from history and from studies such as these that post-secondary education provides enormous economic benefits to individuals and their communities," said David Russell, Missouri higher education commissioner.
"We need to graduate 4,000 more students each year if we are to meet our state's future workforce needs."
While in this slow economic recovery jobs for college students may be slim, employment demanding some post-secondary training will rise 16 percent by 2018. At that point, two-thirds of all jobs will require it, according to a state-by-state analysis.
With more non-traditional students being recruited, colleges and universities also are embracing some different ways for their campuses to deliver credit hours. That means four-year schools are launching more online courses and are being more flexible about when classes are offered. In some cases, it may even mean designing classes more attractive to older students.
Unlike the Kansas City and Columbia campuses, Missouri University of Science & Technology is not expecting more freshmen this year. However, the Rolla school last year had a record enrollment, the largest since the 1980s. The school's strategic plan had projected 6,500 students at this point, but it's now 7,200.
"We do have capacities, and we do have some programs that are bursting at the seams, mechanical and civil engineering for example. We can't grow much more," said Andrew Careaga at Missouri S&T.
Educators acknowledge that enrollment is cyclical and are well aware of the expected demographic changes.
So at Rolla, too, dropouts are considered an important source of college fodder. Many located by S&T are only one math class away from a degree.
Richard Sluder, vice provost for enrollment management at the University of Central Missouri, said the Warrensburg school enrolls about 50 such students a year, many on a general studies track.
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In 1998, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and its international partners--Canada, Europe, Japan, and Russia--began on-orbit assembly of the International Space Station, envisioned as a permanently orbiting laboratory for conducting scientific research under nearly weightless conditions. Since its inception, the program has experienced numerous problems, resulting in significant cost growth and assembly schedule slippages. Following the loss of Columbia in February 2003, NASA grounded the U.S. shuttle fleet, putting the immediate future of the space station in doubt, as the fleet, with its payload capacity, has been key to the station's development. If recent discoveries about the cause of the Columbia's disintegration require that the remaining shuttles be redesigned or modified, delays in the fleet's return to flight could be lengthy. In light of these uncertainties, concerns about the space station's cost and progress have grown. This report highlights the current status of the program in terms of on-orbit assembly and research; the cost implications for the program with the grounding of the shuttle fleet; and identifying significant program management challenges, especially as they relate to reaching agreements with the international partners.
Although the effects of the Columbia accident on the space station are still being explored, it is clear that the station will cost more, take longer to complete, and have further delay in the achievement of key research objectives. Due to the limited payload capacity of Russia's Soyuz and Progress vehicles--which the program must now rely on to rotate crew and provide logistics support--the station is currently in a survival mode. Onorbit assembly is at a standstill, and the on-board crew has been reduced from three to two members. NASA officials maintain that delays in on-orbit assembly will be at least a "month for month" slip from the previous schedule. However, these delays have presented a number of operational challenges. For example, several key components that were ready for launch when the Columbia accident occurred have been idle at Kennedy Space Center and now require additional maintenance or recertification before they can be launched. Moreover, certain safety concerns on-board the station cannot be addressed until the shuttle fleet's return to flight. The grounding of the shuttle fleet has also further impeded the advancement of the program's science investigations. Specifically, the limited availability of research facilities and new science materials has constrained on-board research. NASA has yet to estimate the potential costs and future budget impacts that will result from the grounding of the shuttle fleet. Throughout the life of the program, however, maintaining goals and objectives for the space station has been a challenge for NASA. NASA has analyzed anticipated costs that the program will incur to keep a limited crew on board the station until the U.S. shuttles resume flight, and officials have stated that there would not be significant changes to the execution of the current budget and that the fiscal year 2004 budget request would remain at current levels. NASA plans to continue to develop hardware and deliver station elements to Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for launch as previously scheduled. However, a number of factors will likely result in increased costs, including costs to maintain and store station components and costs for extending contracts. Important decisions regarding funding and partner agreements still need to be made. For example, agreements that cover the partners' responsibility for shared common operations costs may need to be adjusted, an adjustment that could result in NASA's paying a larger share of these costs. In addition, logistics flights using Russian vehicles may need to be accelerated to ensure continued operations on-board the station. Russia has stated that additional flights are possible, but it could need additional funding from the other partners. However, the United States may be prohibited from providing certain payments due to a statutory restriction. NASA and its partners must also develop a plan for assembling the partners' modules and reaching agreement on the final station configuration. The partners were on a path to agree on final configuration by December 2003, but this process has been delayed by the Columbia accident.
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Space Launch:Coordination Mechanisms Facilitate Interagency Information Sharing on AcquisitionsGAO-17-646R: Published: Aug 9, 2017. Publicly Released: Aug 9, 2017.
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Satellite Acquisitions:Agencies May Recover a Limited Portion of Contract Value When Satellites FailGAO-17-490: Published: Jun 9, 2017. Publicly Released: Jun 9, 2017.
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NASA:Assessments of Major ProjectsGAO-17-303SP: Published: May 16, 2017. Publicly Released: May 16, 2017.
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Commercial Space Launch Insurance:Weakness in FAA's Insurance Calculation May Expose the Federal Government to Excess RiskGAO-17-366: Published: Mar 23, 2017. Publicly Released: Mar 23, 2017.
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NASA Commercial Crew Program:Schedule Pressure Increases as Contractors Delay Key EventsGAO-17-137: Published: Feb 16, 2017. Publicly Released: Feb 16, 2017.
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James Webb Space Telescope:Project Meeting Cost and Schedule Commitments but Continues to Use Reserves to Address ChallengesGAO-17-71: Published: Dec 7, 2016. Publicly Released: Dec 7, 2016.
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Environmental Satellites:NOAA Needs to Ensure Its Timelines Are Accurate, Clear, and Fully DocumentedGAO-16-767: Published: Sep 8, 2016. Publicly Released: Sep 8, 2016.
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NASA Human Space Exploration:Opportunity Nears to Reassess Launch Vehicle and Ground Systems Cost and ScheduleGAO-16-612: Published: Jul 27, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 27, 2016.
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St. Francis Xavier Staff frequently visit persons at area Nursing Homes and Hospitals.
The goal of this ministry is:
- To assist and minister to members of St. Francis Xavier Parish sacramentally and pastorally in Hospitals and Nursing Homes
- To encourage all members to remember this group with kindness
- To provide our members an opportunity to serve God using their gifts and skills
- If this is an emergency visit please contact the parish office at 406.542.0321.
We often receive requests for the sacrament of the"Anointing of the Sick" which we are happy to accommodate, however if you are aware that a loved one is in need of this sacrament please let us know as soon as you know there is a need. There are times when both priests are away and /or unavailable. We will need some lead time to arrange your request.
Many parishioners have been lifelong members and served faithfully visiting others for years. They long to be with their Church family. This work of mercy provides an opportunity to minister to these, love them, and give back to them as they have given to others throughout their lives. It is a blessing to the homebound members, but God also continues to use these people to bless the volunteer caregivers. Our Deacons, and Ministers of Care all visit persons on a regular basis.
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2015 Drew Library Exhibition Schedule
The Department of Special Collections and University Archives has announced its exhibition schedule for 2014-2015. The exhibits will be on display at two campus locations including the Drew University Library and the lobby of the United Methodist Archives and History Center.
The exhibits are free and open to the public. For additional information contact the Drew Library at firstname.lastname@example.com or (973) 408-3590.
September 8 to October 31, 2014
"Special Collections and Archives Recommends…An Exhibition of Favorites"
As members of the Special Collections and Archives Department, we work with a wide variety of materials every day. From diaries and letters, to Drew's historical documents, to family papers, to old books and new, we come across treasures hidden throughout the collections. We have chosen a few of our favorites to show the wide range of materials found in Special Collections and Archives and to encourage viewers to come research with us.
Curated by the Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Location: United Methodist Archives and History Center
September 8 to October 31, 2014
"In Memory of George M. Eberhardt, September 29, 1904 – April 28, 2014″
An exhibit documenting the life and work of one of Drew's favorites, George Eberhardt, Director of Audio Facilities at Drew from 1967 to 2005. Exhibit materials include recording equipment and documents used by George in his daily work, news articles about his longevity, interests, and humor, and other artifacts created to celebrate his milestones at Drew. All materials are drawn from the Drew University Archives, which houses the Eberhardt audio collection.
Curated by Matthew Beland
Location: Drew University Library
November 10, 2014 to February 20, 2015
"Fictions Evangelicals Read: Perspectives on the Evangelical Literary Archive"
To appreciate the history of evangelicalism in the United States, one must engage with its literary pasts. For a better understanding of U.S. literary history, one must engage with the literary-historical pasts of evangelicals who wrote many best-selling novels in the nineteenth century.
This exhibit introduces popular novels, religious periodicals, and denominational publications whose literary productions shaped both nineteenth century evangelicals and their literary and spiritual heirs.
Drawing on Drew's rich holdings in nineteenth-century evangelicalism, the exhibit spotlights novels by Rev. E.P. Roe, a Presbyterian pastor who left the pulpit to sell his bestselling novels, and highlights religious periodicals such as The Advance, which published fictions by such authors as Elizabeth Prentiss and Charles Sheldon. The exhibit also examines the ways various subgroups within evangelicalism crafted their own literary identities, for example, in the publications of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and highlights the complex relationship between evangelical children and evangelical fiction in such texts as the Children's Tract Series of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Curated by James Van Wyck and Dr. Christopher J. Anderson
Follow news regarding the exhibit on Twitter at @EvangelicalFict.
Location: Drew University Library and United Methodist Archives and History Center
March 1 to April 10, 2015
"Women and the Graphic Novels They Write: Alternative Narratives"
Despite the fact that the graphic novel has been formalized into scholarly discourse, university library collections, and other educational settings, the study of women writers and artists and the graphic novels they create still lags behind. This exhibit will showcase a distinctive collection of memoirs, 'self' conscious representations, the confessional and the fanciful.
The graphic narratives include Nell Brinkley's The Brinkley Girls along with her depictions of the challenges for 'the new woman of the 20th century' and the satirical critiques of Jackie Ormes, the first African American woman comic strip writer. The exhibit also includes Joyce Farmer's Special Exits: A Graphic Memoir, a poignant, gallows humor chronicle about caring for elderly parents and Mary M. Talbot's Dotter of Her Father's Eyes, an intertwined coming of age narrative about James Joyce's daughter and author Mary Talbot, daughter of the Joycean scholar James S. Atherton.
Curated by Dr. Sloane Drayson-Knigge
Location: Drew University Library
March 1 to June 30, 2015 (a series of three exhibits)
Methodist Women of Distinction
A Women's History month display of "firsts" among women of the Methodist Church: the first ordination, first female bishop, first female bishop of color, and first missionaries. The display will feature the newly commissioned portrait of Helenor Davisson, newly discovered "first" woman to be ordained in Methodist tradition.
Sand Creek: Hallowed Ground, Haunting Memories and Hope for Healing
In the season when United Methodist Churches mark Native American Awareness Sunday, this exhibit, gathered from the shadows of the 150th anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre (November 1864) — one of America's most inexcusable atrocities — uncovers Methodist Church connections to the horrific events and the denomination's engagement with the enduring work towards healing.
Methodist Heritage
May is Heritage month for Methodists around the globe, remembering founder John Wesley's "heart strangely warmed" personal, spiritual awakening (1738) and the revival he and his Methodists began in England, forming one of the this nation and the world's largest Christian denomination. Drew University houses one of the largest collections of Methodist books, artifacts and memorabilia. Come visit the United Methodist Archives and History Center to see and experience what puts the "method" in Methodist.
Curated by Fred Day and Dale Patterson
Location: United Methodist Archives and History Center
April 27 to June 30, 2015
New Beginnings: A History of Presidential Inaugurations at Drew University
The exhibit spotlights the twelve presidents who have served Drew University beginning in 1867 with the Reverend Dr. John McClintock through current president Dr. MaryAnn Baenninger.
Main Library Lobby
April 27 to June 30, 2015
The Reformation: Theology, Society, and Devotion
The exhibit will spotlight original texts published and read during the 16th and 17th centuries. The exhibit will be curated by the students of Dr. Louis Hamilton's CLA course REL 332.
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HP Compaq M2000
Compaq Presario M2000 NotebookPCWorld Rating
The HP Compaq M2000 lacks Wi-Fi and has only a DVD-ROM optical drive, which means you can't create discs. Otherwise, there's much to like about this budget notebook besides its price ($529 after a $50 rebate). It's got great speakers, for one. Sound from the front wraparound outlets is so loud and rich I found myself double-checking the laptop's underside for a subwoofer speaker (there is none). Volume buttons at the top of the keyboard, including a mute, add a nice touch. With these audio talents and a roomy 15-inch SVGA screen, the M2000 makes a nice budget CD and DVD movie player as well as a decent productivity workhorse.
This 6.2-pound unit (7 pounds with power adapter) has a handsome black lid and grooved bottom, a comfortably slanted keyboard, and a good case design that places one of the two USB ports just around the right-front corner. A FireWire port--a bonus for this class of notebook--speeds up digital video downloading. Later on, you can upgrade the 40GB hard drive and 256MB of RAM yourself if you're inclined; the elegant captive-screw design makes removing bottom panels extra easy.
The Compaq's performance is good overall for this class of system. Though no speed demon, its pace is fine for word processing, e-mail, and light graphics work. The 1.4-GHz Celeron M 360-equipped unit earned a WorldBench 5 score of 60, about the same as a $500 competitor, the 1.3-GHz Celeron M 350-equipped Dell Inspiron 1200, which scored 57. However, the Compaq's performance didn't match that of the similarly priced AMD Sempron 3000+-equipped Acer Aspire 3003LCi, which scored 68. Battery life clocked in a bit on the short side at just about 2 hours, but some may find that adequate.
The Compaq M2000 beats expectations for a $500 notebook, with good speakers and a better design than most, but it can't burn discs.
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This DVD burner-equipped Compaq Presario M2000Z is a nicely priced home laptop with a bonus: very long battery life.
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Over the last week or so, I finished collecting all letter scraps (50) and nuclear waste (30). I also got killed by a shark, so the last 3 trophies I earned are:
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Hans Dieckhoff, German Ambassador to Washington, was ordered back to Berlin today "to make a report." He was recalled in almost exactly the same terms as Ambassador Hugh Wilson, who was called back to Washington, also for purposes of "making a report," but actually as a sign of United States displeasure over the anti-Semitic pogroms.
The official German news agency's announcement said that "the Ambassador will inform the Foreign Minister in detail concerning the queer attitude toward events in Germany of a domestic nature which is apparent from declarations by Roosevelt and other authoritative personalities in the United States of America."
Ambassador Wilson sailed from Le Havre on the liner Manhattan today. Dieckhoff will presumably leave Washington at once.
This will amount not to a rupture of diplomatic relations, because the Embassy staffs will remain in each country and carry on their normal routine, but it does represent a distinct worsening of relations between the two countries.


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Auckland had already secured the Under 18 tournament trophy, but still had enough in the tank to beat Wellington in their Twenty20 match at Lincoln.
Wellington posted 134 for eight in their twenty overs. It was a score that challenged Auckland, but still wasn't enough to beat them.
Wellington's innings could only be described as scrappy, with many players making starts, but wickets falling far too regularly to accumulate a decent total.
Brett Johnson once again top scored for his side with 33, but failed to convert that into a big score. One or two other players also surpassed the 20 run mark to propel Wellington to their total of 134 for eight.
Captain Ben Horne showed he wasn't just capable with the bat by picking up figures of two for 23 from four overs.
In reply Auckland weren't as dominant as expected and lost far more wickets than in previous matches when chasing such a low score.
However such a classy line-up was always going to prevail and 42 from Mark Chapman and plenty of starts from the rest of the top-order ended the match with two balls to spare and making the 134 with five wickets in hand.
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Doing it wrong...
I hate queries of the following form:
select count(*) from <anything else here>
The reason? The code typically looks something like this around the count(*):
select count(*) into l_cnt from .....;
if ( l_cnt > 0 )
end if;
I've always wondered why that code isn't just:
Why bother counting - and then processing if that count was greater than zero. Why not just process_the_data - that routine already knows how to stop when it runs out of data - just let it run out of data naturally on row zero if there is no data.
Many people don't stop to consider that
- The count can change between the select count(*) and the process_the_data call - there might be nothing by the time you get into the process_some_data
- The count can change while you are running the process_some_data call itself - you cannot use the count as "this is how many times to iterate" (I've seen it done - it fails spectacularly when there are less rows than you counted, it fails silently when there are suddenly more and you never get to them, it also sometimes works by accident).
I've seen code like:
select count(*) into :cnt from t;
allocate array of :cnt elements
open C for select * from t;
for i in 1 .. :cnt
fetch c into array(i);
end loop;
close c;
You can just imagine the damage that could do in a language like C for example - interesting results when there are less than :cnt rows to get, segmentation fault - core dumped (we HOPE - we hope it crashes) if there are more than :cnt rows to get.
Anyway, this isn't a post about "don't count and then process" (well, ok, it is in part) - this is a post about an interesting snippet of code a friend sent me. They are on site doing some "tuning". I've modified the variables and such to disguise it - but the "logic" is intact:
FUNCTION count_em_up
( p_input1 in number,
p_input2 in varchar2
return number
SELECT actual_columns
FROM some_table
WHERE a_column = p_input1
AND another_column = p_input2;
l_the_cnt number default 0;
FOR rec IN C
l_the_cnt := l_the_cnt+1;
RETURN l_the_cnt;
That hurts me in so many ways.
- The dreaded "when others <no error raised here>"
- A loop to COUNT THE ROWS RETRIEVED BY A QUERY!!!
- Because I did not believe it: A loop to COUNT!!! (had to be said twice)
- A function to count rows - probably used in higher level code like this "if count_em_up(x,y) > 0 then process_some_data; end if;"
Well, at least there is the very real probability of tuning this particular application - there is probably lots and lots of low hanging fruit out there like this!


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In a night where Jaguar fans were rallying at the stadium, another bit of news broke. As reported by Tania Ganguli, the Jacksonville Jaguars have signed Marlon McCree as an assistant defensive backs coach.. If the name sounds familiar, it should. Marlon McCree was drafted by the Jaguars in the seventh round of he 2001 NFL Draft. He played for the Jaguars in 2001 and 2002 racking up 7 interceptions in those two years. With McCree's addition to the coaching squad, he joins Paul Spicer (Who has been confirmed to still be on staff) as the second former Jaguar player on the coaching staff.Tags: Football, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jaguars, Marlon McCree, NFL, Paul Spicer
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A top Democrat is in Minnesota to raise cash for three of the state's Democratic congressional candidates.
Among them is Rick Nolan, who is running in a close, expensive race against Republican Rep. Chip Cravaack in Minnesota's 8th Congressional District.
A recent KSTP/SurveyUSA poll shows Cravaack and Nolan very close.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Rep. Steve Israel says that Nolan is poised to win.
"We've got an outstanding candidate in Rick Nolan who's independent, who's about solutions, who understands how you represent workers on the Iron Range, and farmers, and families," Israel said in an interview Saturday morning.
Cravaack, he said, hasn't been "part of the solution," in Washington, he's been "part of the problem."
"So this is a race that we feel very good about," Israel said. "It's a close race now, polling continues to be very close but we're confident about it."
Cravaack has argued that Nolan is too liberal for the district, and has criticized Nolan for supporting the new health care law, which slows the growth of Medicare spending. He has also been critical of Nolan's record in Congress when he represented the state's 6th District in the late 1970's.
The DCCC raises and spends cash on behalf of select Democrats running for U.S. House. It has budgeted about $2.6 million to help Nolan win the 8th.
Outside political groups supporting Cravaack have also been spending heavily there.
For instance, this week, the American Action Network, which is a Washington, D.C., based group supporting Republicans, announced that it plans to spend an additional $500,000 on Cravaack's race.
American Action Network is a non-profit group that can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money on elections without disclosing their donors.
Israel said the DCCC is going to "do everything that we can to make sure that we are defending against these secret super PACs. They are insidious; they keep me up at night because they will spend whatever they need to spend in order to buy this democracy."
Nolan has seen its share of help from super PACs, too. The House Majority PAC, which is aimed at electing Democrats to the U.S. House, has spent nearly $1 million opposing Cravaack through advertising and direct mail, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) data.
Israel is also in Minnesota to help Mike Obermueller, who is running against Republican Rep. John Kline in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District.
Obermueller's race has been on the DCCC's Red to Blue list for some time, in part because Kline's district became more Democratic during this year's redistricting process, Israel said.
But the group hasn't spent money on ads there so far, according to FEC reports.
Israel said that's not an indication that the DCCC has given up on the race. The group has provided the Obermueller campaign with on-the-ground assistance.
Jim Graves' campaign against Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann is also on the DCCC's radar because polling shows Graves is gaining ground there, Israel said. He's referring to a poll commissioned by the Graves campaign that shows Graves two percentage points behind Bachmann.
But a separate KSTP/SurveyUSA poll showed Bachmann ahead by 9 percentage points.
"It's probably somewhere between 2 and 8 points. That tells you that something is wrong in that district for Michele Bachmann. She is an incumbent," he said.
"It tells us that there's a fatigue in her district with her, which makes the district worthy of our investment, our work and our support," Israel added.
There's some skepticism that Democrats can win back the House this year. But Israel said that the DCCC views Minnesota as a key part of their plan gain control of the House, especially in the 8th district, where Cravaack has served for two years in a region that has long been a Democratic stronghold.
"There's no question that the longer some of these incumbents stay, the safer they become. They go Washington," Israel said.


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With one eye on the 2014/15 season and the other presumably on the white rabbit just about to disappear down the hole to Wonderland, the West Ham board proudly announced the shock news that Sam Allardyce is to remain as manager in a new regime in which nothing changes but everything will be different.
We truly are through the looking-glass here.
It's very difficult to know what to make of this all really, the major surprise not being that Sam was retained, rather the board thought they could do without him in the first place.
It's difficult to imagine a top foreign coach being interested in sitting in the Nissan Hut at Chadwell Heath but with Davids Gold and Sullivan reputedly wanting an English manager anyway, who else could they look too without risking the club's top flight status?
Any up-and-coming Championship boss was a chance the club couldn't afford to take, while the other English candidates – Harry Redknapp and Alan Pardew - have both been trialled before.
Notwithstanding concerns over the failure of some of Sam's big-money signings – surely the real reason that Allardyce's job was said to be in jeopardy – the mid-table finish with an injury-hit squad - would seem to be the best the board could have expected in the last campaign.
Of course, some of the football was poor but it would be even less entertaining if it saw the club relegated at the end of it.
But now? Well, with talk of a 'attacking coach' being sought, a war chest of £20m being given to Sam with the proviso that the board won't sanction any cheque writing without being personally involved (are we to presume this wasn't the case before?) and promises of football more in keeping with the West Ham ethos – whatever that is! – suddenly everything in the garden is tinged with red.
Quite what happens when next season's equivalent of the Hull game comes around and Sam is shouting "Back, back" and the new coach is shouting "No, forward, forward!" is anyone's guess – I think we all have a good idea though.
Still, whatever the clash of cultures here, at least the Allardyce remit is clear. The club are expecting a top ten finish with some stylish football along the way; everyone knows what is wanted and what is expected and all are – apparently anyway – extremely happy. Ravel Morrison is on his way back and the silly season rumour mill is in full swing with all types of exciting players 'on their way to the Boleyn'.
So pass me my hat with the 75p tag on it and pour me a tea with a dormouse in. Because, although nothing has really changed, everyone is now excited about the 2014/15 season. Perhaps that was the plan all along?