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JESSIE AUSTRIAN is one of Fiasco Theater's co-artistic directors and founders. Broadway:,. Off-Broadway: Fiasco's,. Regional favorites include Fiasco Theater's, McCarter Theatre;, Guthrie Theater;, Pioneer Theatre;, Trinity Repertory Co;, Actors Theatre of Louisville and Virginia Stage Company; and, Williamstown. Adjunct faculty at NYU's Gallatin School. Proud graduate of Brown University and the Brown/Trinity M.F.A. Acting Program.
NOAH BRODY is an actor, director, writer and teacher. He is co-artistic director and head of producing for Fiasco Theater. He has co-directed andacted in Fiasco's productions of,, and their upcoming. He has acted at theaters around the country and in Europe, appeared shirtless on soaps, headless on a crime drama, and as a dismembered torso on some underwear boxes. He teaches acting, voice and text through Fiasco and the Gallatin School summer Shakespeare intensive, and choreographs fights for money. He spends that money on singing lessons, horn lessons and cat food. Not for him. For the cats. Noah writes plays, including, currently under development with Fiasco, he enjoys long, complicated novels and histories and being in physical peril.He is a proud graduate of the Brown-Trinity MFA Acting
PAUL L. COFFEY Off Broadway: Fiasco's TFANA/Barrow Street Theatre; , TFANA. Regional: Fiasco's , McCarter Theatre; various shows withTrinity Repertory Co., Pig Iron Theatre Co., The Vineyard Playhouse, Company of Fools, The Theater at Monmouth, BoarsHead Theater, The Peterborough Players, Berkshire Theatre Festival. Training: M.F.A. from the Brown/Trinity Graduate Acting Program where he was a Stephen Sondheim Fellow.
ANDY GROTELUESCHEN has appeared is Fiasco's , TFANA/Barrow Street Theatre, , McCarter Theatre, and .Broadway:. Off Broadway: Petruchio in , TFANA; , The Acting Company. Regional: , A.R.T.; , Actors Theater of Louisville; , Yale Rep/Shakespeare Theatre; Mrs. Smith Presents…, A.R.T.; , Trinity Rep; Ivanov, Lake Lucille Chekhov; Broad Stage; Guthrie; Arizona Theatre Company; Sundance Theatre Labs among others. Additional NYC:(with Michael Shannon),,13P;,The Exchange.Film:forPBS and. TV: . Andy is a graduate of the Brown/Trinity Rep. MFA Brown/Trinity, Ecole Phillipe Gaulier. Apprentice to Chris Bayes, and he's from Iowa.
BEN STEINFELD is an actor, director, teacher and musician. He is Co-artistic director and Head of Artistic Development for Fiasco Theater. Ben has co-directed and acted in Fiasco's productions of,and. He co-directed He has been seen on Broadway inand. Off-Broadway work includes: Barrow Street Theatre, TFANA, The Public Theater. Regional acting credits include: McCarter Theatre, Old Globe, Center Theatre Group, Westport Country Playhouse, Portland Center Stage, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and ten plays with Trinity Repertory Company. Ben's television work includes "The Good Wife," "Law Order: Criminal Intent" and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon". He was recently featured opposite Christopher Plummer and Benjamin Walker in the HBO film. Ben is an adjunct professor at NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. He has narrated several Young People's concerts as an artist-in-residence with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Ben is a graduate of Brown University (B.A.), and the Brown/Trinity MFA Acting Program.
EMILY YOUNG Broadway:. Off- Broadway: Fiasco's , New Victory Theater,, TFANA/Barrow Street Theater;, Public Theater;,Theater Breaking Through Barriers; ColoradoSPF '04. Regional: Woods, Old Globe; North Carolina Shakespeare Festival;Illinois Shakespeare Festival;Trinity Rep; Emma, Kennedy Center's Millennium Festival. Workshops/readings: New York Stage and Film, Sundance Theater Lab; Film:, Academy Award for Best Live-Action Short 2011,(Telluride, Woodstock, Atlanta),,SXSW. Training: MFA – Brown University/Trinity Rep; BA – Brown University.
(M.A. University of Chicago), studied voice in Florence, Italy for 5 years, and then returned to study voice and acting in New York City. She was a finalist in both the Metropolitan Opera and Pavarotti Competitions and has extensive performing experience in all genres from opera to cabaret. She taught voice at New York University for 17 years (in the CAP21 Music Theater Studio.) She also has a studio in mid-town Manhattan, where she teaches voice (for classical and Broadway singers) together with the Alexander Technique. She holds intensive summer courses in Voice and Alexander Technique at Lake Como, in the Italian Alps, and in late August she runs a VoiceCamp in New Hampshire. (www.KathrynArmour.com) Kathryn Armour is a certified Alexander Technique teacher, and is a member of ATI. She has been a performer at the last 3 international Alexander Technique Congresses, in Oxford, England, and Lugano, Switzerland. This season she has presented workshops in Voice and Alexander Technique for the University of Wisconsin Medical School Voice Clinic; the Sinclair Alexander Technique Training School in Toronto, and the Freedom to Act Conference in New York City. In April 2013 she will be a visiting professor at Wheaton College (MA) Drama and Dance Dept. Kathryn Armour is delighted to be working with the members of Fiasco Theater to prepare for their upcoming production of Into the Woods for the McCarter Theater.
MICHAEL PERLMAN A New York based director and writer, Michael has directed at Trinity Repertory Company, Cleveland Playhouse, Creede Repertory Theater, Swine Palace, Boise Contemporary Theater and the Brown/Trinity MFA Programs as well as workshops with The Playwrights' Center, The Magic Theater and Young Playwrights, Inc. Assistant Directing credits include the Public Theater, Roundabout Theater Company. Michael's play, , is the recipient of a 2013 GLAAD Media Award. In addition, Michael's one-person show was presented at the New York Fringe Festival, where it was the winner of Outstanding Solo Show. Michael is an Artistic Associate with both Fiasco Theater, and Fault Line Theatre. Michael is proud to be a member of SDC, a Drama League Directing Fellow, and holds a BA and MFA from Brown University.
TIM CRYAN (Lighting Designer)
With Fiasco Theatre:, andAdditional collaborations with Paul BargettoCarborca Theatre Co,Nature Theatre of OklahomaErwin MaasIsabel Milenski, Virgine Mecene ,Deb Meunier., Pedro Salazar, Dario Vaccaro Dance Company, Jeramy ZimmermanAdjunct Faculty: Dance Department, Long Island University (Brooklyn Campus), Bard College at Simon's Rock. Guest Artist: the Berkshire Fringe Department of Theatre Dance and Film at Providence College. MFA: NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
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WHITNEY LOCHER (Costume Designer) Recent Off-Broadway credits include 1, Pearl Theatre Company;, Prospect Theatre Company,Fiasco Theater's ,TFANA/Barrow Street; Herman Kline's ,At Play Productions. Other credits: , Cleveland Playhouse; Fiasco Theater's, McCarter Theatre;, Mark Stuart Dance Theatre; ,Partial Comfort, NYC; , (Ohio Light Opera). Companies include: The Kansas City Rep. (MO), Pig Iron (PA), Hanger Theatre (NY), Northern Stage (VT), The Flea (NYC), The Drama League (NYC), Sierra Rep. (CA). Associate Costume Designer for The 66th Annual Tony Awards. Resident Costume Designer for Fiasco Theater, Partial Comfort Productions, member of United Scenic Artists. WhitneyLocher.com
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College Basketball: Sorrell leads SNHU women past HawksBy KEVIN GRAY
New Hampshire Union Leader
November 20. 2012 9:02PM
GOFFSTOWN - Early reviews are in for the Southern New Hampshire University women's basketball team: more weapons, better defense, improved shooting and Sloane Sorrell is still here.
Sorrell took control of the first half and finished with 18 points, leading the Penmen to a 59-45 win against rival St. Anselm College at Stoutenburgh Gym on Tuesday night.
The senior forward stole a pass and raced coast to coast for a layup, ending the first half with a highlight that would make any guard proud - and Sorrell is 6-foot-1. SNHU took a 30-20 lead into halftime and didn't stop there.
Brooke Springfield, Michelle DeRoma and Victoria Wiseman opened the second half with 3-pointers and soon the Penmen were up by 21 points. Wiseman had 16 points as SNHU improved to 2-0. Springfield, a Conant of Jaffrey product, played a team-high 33 minutes at point guard and attempted just one shot (a swish).
St. Anselm struggled to find open looks against the SNHU defense and shot only 31 percent from the floor. Sorrell, a Player of the Year candidate, had five steals and two blocks in a brilliant performance.
"She's talented. She's focused. You can see it. She's a senior on a mission," SNHU coach Karen Pinkos said.
Sorrell's inside presence helped open up the perimeter for Wiseman, a New Hampton School product, who sank seven of 10 shots from the floor. Kelly Chergey of Bow came off the bench and grabbed rebounds. Lorretta Rocha cleaned the glass with six defensive boards. Deb LaValley, a Spaulding of Rochester graduate, added six points.
Briana Jones led St. Anselm with 13 points, and Krista O'Gara scored 12 as the Hawks dropped to 2-2 overall and 0-2 in the NE-10. A conventional three-point play from O'Gara gave the Hawks an early 10-7 lead. The hosts, however, went scoreless for the final six minutes of the first half. SNHU ended the half on an 11-0 run.
"We had a couple days to prepare for this game and really concentrated on defense. That's our strength," Pinkos said.
SNHU opened the season with an overtime win at St. Michael's and followed that with an impressive defeat of rival St. A. Next up for the Penmen is Sunday's non-conference home opener against Chestnut Hill at 1:30 p.m. The Hawks host Chestnut Hill on Saturday at 3 p.m.

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Pink Frolic - 5/9/09
Pittsburgh's Civic Light Opera Guild was tickled pink to present Steven Swartz with the Richard Rogers Award for Lifetime Achievement. Swartz, who is a CMU alumnus, lyricist, and songwriter, celebrated the evening at the Omni William Penn Hotel with more than 350 guests at the Pink Frolic Ball, themed "Legally Pink." Guests enjoyed dancing to the sounds of Dreamscape, and WTAE-TV's Mike Clark emceed and introduced the presentation of the award, which was awarded by Richard Rodger's daughter, Mary Rodgers Guettel. The evening held its theme with prizes awarded in the famous Pink Boxes, with prizes donated by merchants around the city. The ball raised funds to benefit the the CLO's programs and activities in order to keep musical theatre alive and vibrant in Pittsburgh. Photography by Megan WylieRead More
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Some time ago I had a look at Backupify, an online service for backing up your social media accounts. Obviously I set up an account and then forgot about it.
I've had another look at Backupify and it seems that it has been happily backing up some of my accounts after all. I've just never been back to see them.
Apparently I have a Premium Account, which gives me 10GB, monthly ZIP archives, and 5 accounts per service. That may be why I forgot about it. 5 accounts isn't much. I run a Facebook account, 5 Facebook pages, 5or 6 Twitter accounts, numerous blogs, a Flickr account, and much more besides.
For $59.95 per year I can have 25GB, weekly ZIP archives, and unlimited accounts. Backups are run daily (or I can choose weekly) and are supposedly emailed in a ZIP file.
The screen does say that there's a new version I should move to. Let's try that!
New version of Backupify
OK, there's an immediate improvement, in that it tells me how much space I've used:
It now supports Facebook Pages, which it didn't do before. I like it better already.
For Facebook accounts it backs up a long list of things, including:
- Photo albums
- Photo album comments
- Events
- Groups
- Links
- Notes
- Profile
- Feeds
- Posts
- Friends
- Comments
- Likes
- Statuses
- Status comments
- Videos
- Video comments
Now that I can back up Facebook pages I am using up my 5 accounts very quickly! I use most of these services (except Zoho). What to choose?
Still, I'm not sure what I would do with the backup. If something happens to Facebook there's nowhere else I can load the data. What have I got to lose?
I've added my Twitter account and it seems to be starting again from scratch, ignoring the backups already made in the previous incarnation of Backupify. OK.
I've also added my Facebook profile, three Facebook pages, my Flickr account and my Google address book. That's seven, including Twitter. There's now no mention of the number of accounts, so I guess it's just based on storage space. 10GB sounds like a lot but let's see what happens with the photos in Facebook and Flickr.
I'd also like to add other Twitter accounts but I can't seem to do that. Perhaps I need separate Backupify accounts for that.
There is also something about Google Apps on the main page:
To be perfectly honest I don't know what it means, so I'm not putting anything in there for the moment. When I go to the Upgrade screen to find out about accounts, it is only talking about Google Apps, and sharing for teams. So perhaps this is a business thing and I can ignore it.
It says it's going to take 2-3 days to back everything up, so I'll wait to see what happens. I hope it sends me an email, or I may just forget I've done it!


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Your College Basketball Announcing Schedule (Week of January 28th)
Monday, January 28, 2008
Here's your CBB Announcing Schedule for the rest of the week brought to you by SI's Cheerleader of the week OSU's Michaela Hagerty. Michaela's favorite class is Sewing Lab (?) and she used to work at McDonalds! Ready? Okay!
Highlights: It goes without saying at this point, but Mike Patrick gets yet another Duke game. Erin Andrews is also on the schedule three times!
Monday, January 28th
Louisville vs. Connecticut (ESPN, 7pm)- Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas, Bill Raftery
Coppin State vs. Howard (ESPNU, 7pm)- Quint Kessenich, Jerry Bembry
Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma (ESPN, 9pm)- Ron Franklin, Fran Fraschilla
Cal Poly vs. Pacific (ESPN2, 11pm)- Terry Gannon, Stephen Bardo
Tuesday, January 29th
Ohio State at Penn State (ESPN, 7pm)- Brent Musburger, Steve Lavin, ERIN ANDREWS
Virginia Commonwealth at George Mason (ESPN2, 7pm)- Bob Wischusen, Tom Brennan, Doug Gottlieb
Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri State (ESPNU, 7pm)- Mark Adams, TBD
Tennessee at Alabama (ESPN, 9pm)- Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes, Jeannine Edwards
Missouri State at Wichita State (ESPNU, 9pm)- Dan McLaughlin, Mac McCausland
Wednesday, January 30th
Virginia at Maryland (ESPN, 7pm)- Mike Patrick, Len Elmore
Cincinnati at West Virginia (ESPN2, 7pm)- Dave O'Brien, Doris Burke
Villanova at Pittsburgh (ESPNU, 7pm)- Beth Mowins, John Celestand, Melissa Knowles
Texas at Texas A&M (ESPN2, 9pm)- Ron Franklin and Fran Fraschilla
Thursday, January 31st
Boston College at North Carolina (ESPN, 7pm)- Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes, Stacey Dales
Providence at Notre Dame (ESPN, 7pm)- John Saunders, Bob Valvano
Indiana at Wisconsin (ESPN, 9pm)- Brent Musburger, Steve Lavin, ERIN ANDREWS
N.C. State at Duke (ESPN2, 9pm)- Mike Patrick, Len Elmore
Friday, February 1st
Iona at Saint Peter's (ESPNU, 7pm)- Doug Sherman, Rob Kennedy
Saturday, February 2nd
Syracuse at Villanova (ESPN, Noon)- John Saunders, Len Elmore
Maryland at Georgia Tech (ESPN2, Noon)- Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes
Lehigh at Holy Cross (ESPNU, Noon)- Bob Socci, John Feinstein
Pittsburgh at Connecticut (CBS, 1pm)-
Kentucky at Georgia (CBS, 1pm)-
Oklahoma State at Texas Tech (ESPN, 2pm)- Dave Barnett, Stephen Bardo
Rider at Siena (ESPN2, 2pm)- Bob Wischusen, Mike Kelley
Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee Tech (ESPNU, 2pm)- Dave Weekly, Bart Bellaris
Stanford at Washington State (FSN, 3pm)-
Kansas at Colorado (ABC, 3:30pm)- Terry Gannon, Fran Fraschilla
Miami at Duke (ABC, 3:30pm)- Brent Musburger, Steve Lavin
South Alabama at Louisiana-Monroe (ESPN2, 4pm)- Jon Sciambi, Mark Adams
Harvard at Princeton (ESPNU, 6pm)- Quint Kessenich, Jerry Bembry
DePaul at Notre Dame (ESPN Classic, 6pm)- Anthony Calhoun, Toney Sedric
Arizona at UCLA (ESPN, 9pm)- Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, ERIN ANDREWS
Sunday, February 3rd
Army at Bucknell (ESPNU, Noon)- Bob Socci, John Feinstein
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In Tim Burton's black-and-white, stop-motion-animated monster movie "Frankenweenie," Martin Landau supplies the voice of Mr. Rzykruski, a mysterious science teacher who sparks curiosity in the kids of the town of New Holland. But John August's screenplay for the film simply described Mr. Rzykruski as "European," Landau said, so the actor created a fictional country for his character.
"I decided he came from the wonderful country of Slobovia, where the Slobs are from," Landau said in an interview at a special advance showing of the film last week as part of the Hero Complex IMAX Screening Series.
Watch the video to see Landau perform Mr. Rzykruski with his Slobovian accent and explain one of the character's other inspirations — horror legend Vincent Price.
Mr. Rzykruski's sharply angled face bears a striking resemblance to Price, who was an influential figure in Burton's life, Landau said. Thirty years ago, Burton directed a short film called "Vincent," about a boy who idolized Price — Price supplied the narration for that movie in his distinctive timbre, and later appeared as the inventor in Burton's "Edward Scissorhands" before his death in 1993.
The tenderness of Price and Burton's relationship was mirrored in Burton's 1994 film, "Ed Wood," in which Landau earned an Oscar for playing another late-in-life horror icon, Bela Lugosi.
"Ed Wood's relationship to Lugosi was sort of like [Burton's] with Vincent," Landau said. "His empathy for Vincent was enormous."
"Frankenweenie" opens in theaters Friday.
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COLUMBUS – The Columbus Crew today announced that it has acquired midfielder Alvaro Rey from Toronto FC in exchange for forward Dominic Oduro. Per club and MLS policy, additional terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"Alvaro is a technically gifted player that we are excited to welcome to Columbus," said Crew Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter. "This agreement provides us with a player that we believe can be successful in our system of play through dynamic one-versus-one play and the ability to maintain possession in tight spaces. This move also provides us with financial flexibility for the future as we continue building our roster."
Berhalter continues, "We would like to thank Dominic for his service to the Crew. He is a fantastic personality and was a pleasure to work with. We wish him the best of luck in the next stage of his career."
Rey made 20 appearances – including 15 starts – for Toronto FC, beginning his MLS career in a substitute appearance against the Crew on July 27, 2013. In his time in Toronto, he recorded one goal and added one assist in League action. He also made three appearances in the Amway Canadian Championship in 2014. Prior to joining the Reds, the 24-year-old Rey spent 2012-2013 at Spanish side Xerez and scored three goals in 28 appearances. His professional career began at Gimnàstic de Tarragona, also in Spain. In two seasons with his first club, the winger made 54 appearances and recorded one tally.
Oduro departs the Crew in his second season with the Black & Gold. Oduro did not record a goal or an assist in 11 appearances for the club in 2014, as he moves on to his sixth career MLS team. The forward recorded a career-high season in 2013 in which he scored 13 goals for the Crew. Oduro, 28, joined MLS in 2006 with stops at FC Dallas, New York Red Bulls, Houston Dynamo and Chicago Fire before arriving in Columbus.
The Crew concludes its stretch of three contests in eight days when it plays its final match before the 2014 FIFA World Cup break tomorrow at D.C. United (6:30 p.m. ET / Time Warner Cable SportsChannel). The clash takes place at FedExField as part of a Road to Brazil doubleheader, beginning with an international friendly between Spain and El Salvador.
TRANSACTION: Columbus Crew acquires midfielder Alvaro Rey from Toronto FC in exchange for forward Dominic Oduro.
Name: Alvaro Rey
Position: Midfielder
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 171
Born: July 7, 1989 in Seville, Spain
Hometown: Seville, Spain
Citizenship: Spain
Acquired: Acquired from Toronto FC in exchange for Dominic Oduro on June 6, 2014
Previous Experience: Toronto FC (2013-2014), Xerez (2012-2013), Gimnàstic de Tarragona (2010-2012)


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Sitting Pretty (Painting)
Dec 08 Finalist
One of my kitty cats sitting pretty for me.
Comment's welcome and have a GREAT DAY!!!
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Black cardboard used for the backgound.
Natual lighting from the window.
Entered in DDR
PC is going very slow again or Bp which ever, I will try and keep up the Best I can today.
My new PC will be here on the 30th, CAN NOT WAIT!!!
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Jeep is an American car brand, which produces cross-country vehicles. Currently, a popular and status indicator trademark belongs to Chrysler automobile company. Engineer Arthur Herrington has designed recognizable SUVs.
The follow-on car was called Jeep Renegade 2011 – the abbreviation of GP, that had meant a Car of General Purpose. Today in some states Jeep Renegade 2011 is considered as off-road vehicle. Its most demandable variants are Grand Cherokee, Wrangler, Cheroke.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers voted for the sixth year in a row on Thursday to deny themselves the cost-of-living pay hike that they would otherwise automatically receive next January.
The move would freeze congressional salaries at $174,000 a year and is attached to legislation to fund Congress' budget, which passed the House by a 402-14 vote. Lawmakers haven't received a pay hike since January 2009.
Bipartisan reforms enacted in 1989 gave lawmakers a big pay increase in exchange for dropping the much-criticized practice of accepting money from outside interest groups for speeches.
That legislation also awarded lawmakers annual cost-of-living pay increases, which also meant that lawmakers no longer had to cast politically toxic votes to raise their pay.
Congress accepted the annual COLA for some years in the 1990s and for most of the 2000s but has voted to deny itself the raise for five consecutive years.
The scheduled 1.6 percent hike would give lawmakers a raise of about $2,800.
The congressional salary is generous but many lawmakers make but a fraction of the money than do the lobbyists who meet with them. And steep housing prices in the Washington area can be a hardship for lawmakers who opt to rent an apartment. In fact, more than a few lawmakers sleep in their offices during the three nights a week they typically are in Washington.
In debate on Thursday, a veteran lawmakers who is retiring protested that freezing lawmakers' salaries would make it more difficult for people of modest means, like teachers, veterans, and younger people with small children, to serve in Congress. And sticking the provision to block the COLA into the legislative branch spending measure, said Rep. James Moran of Virginia, sets "a precedent that is going to be very difficult to reverse."
Also Thursday, the House rejected an attempt by Rep. Rich Nugent, R-Fla., to block lawmakers from using their official office budgets to lease automobiles. Cole said 63 members lease cars and that some members have found it's more economical to do that than to opt for mileage reimbursements.
The underlying congressional funding bill freezes Congress' budget at current levels. Since Republicans took control of the House in 2011, the chamber's budget has been reduced by 14 percent after sizable increases under Democratic control. It contains $21 million to complete a restoration of the iconic iron dome of the Capitol, which dates to the Civil War and contains many cracks.


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The Uruguayan has been in blistering form so far this term, having notched 15 Premier League strikes in 20 appearances - a figure only bettered by the Dutchman, who has 16.
And ahead of the Reds' trip to Old Trafford on Sunday, the former Swansea coach has backed Suarez over the flying Dutchman.
"What would my response be to that question? I've already got Suarez, so I wouldn't want to swap, that's for sure," he told reporters.
"I can only comment on him. I can't comment on who is better. All strikers bring different things to the game. I think we're blessed to have someone like Luis who has carried the club for the first six months of this season by himself, in terms of being a lone striker.
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"You can't ask for any more from him. I'm very blessed and privileged to work with such a player."
Rodgers went on to underline the importance of his side's next fixture and expressed a desire for the Merseyside club to challenge their rivals' recent dominance.
"It's two of the biggest clubs in the world, not just in Britain," he continued. "Two clubs who are renowned worldwide.
"I've always known about Liverpool but in my short period of time here, being away on pre-season and seeing everything that goes on around the football club, I've realised the sheer size of the club.
"It's history that makes a club. Of course we are fighting in the present moment to be better and to improve but the history of this club is incredible.
"Both clubs are institutions in their own right.
"People will knock it at the moment because of the standards that were achieved here in the 1970s and 1980s, but that doesn't stop it being one of the biggest clubs in the world, and a club many players want to play for.
"Of course Manchester United have been very dominant over a number of years, but this is a football club that also had dominance for many years.
"What you are always fighting for, every day, is to get back to that level.
"It's a long, hard journey but it has to start somewhere, and what I've seen in this first period that I've been here is that going forward, we can achieve great things.
"We're all up for the challenge. You're defending more than just a football club in a game like this.
"Liverpool is a city which is very passionate about football. But it's also a football game and we're high in confidence on the pitch at the moment.
"We go into the game in a really good moment having won seven out of our last nine games. We have good confidence and good belief.
"What I'm starting to see now, in the last couple of months, is the courage to play and that is important. To go to one of your rivals and to have that courage and belief to play our own game, is something that we will look to do."


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In his earliest days as a surgeon specialized in treating breast cancer, Dr. Stephen Edge was fascinated by disparities in cancer care.
"In my first practice, I saw many people who came to the cancer center where I was working who received wonderful care from community providers, but also others who had not received the same quality of care," he said. "I realized everybody deserves to get good care and that we needed to better understand what constituted good care."
He's since devoted much of his career to researching everything from using claims data linked to hospital registry data to improve evaluation of the quality of breast cancer care to the role of patient preferences and interactions with physicians in cancer care outcomes. Edge is passionate about finding innovative ways to improve outcomes and patient satisfaction.
Edge, who will take the helm of the Baptist Cancer Center in July, says he was attracted to the position because of the opportunity to research and implement new ways to deliver patient-centered cancer care that is both high value and high quality. Edge said The Cancer Center's academic affiliation with Vanderbilt University will pave the way for joint quality initiatives, more clinical research and developing better treatment standards.
"The old model where a patient goes to an individual doctor for all of their care has changed," he said. "But we still don't know what the best new models are and the best way to deliver care."
On June 10, Baptist Memorial Health Care will break ground on an $84.8 million Cancer Center near the Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis campus that is slated to open mid-2015. Edge will oversee the construction and the continued development of the integrated center for cancer services that will make care more efficient and convenient for Mid-South patients. Baptist also is building a cancer center in Jonesboro, Ark.
The Baptist Cancer Center will offer diagnostics, radiation oncology, chemotherapy and infusion services, Cyberknife (a non-invasive treatment for tumors), stem cell transplants and supportive services and survivorship care.
According to data from the Memphis chapter of the American Cancer Society, 35,610 new cancer cases were diagnosed in Tennessee in 2012, a figure that is expected to grow in the next few years.
–Dr. Stephen Edge Director, Baptist Cancer Center
As Edge winds down his current position – the Alfiero Foundation Endowed Chair in Breast Oncology and medical director of the Breast Center at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., – he's reading a book called "The First 90 Days" to prepare for the new challenges ahead.
"The large majority of doctors and nurses are striving to, and already do a really good job of delivering care," he said. "My ultimate goal is to make the Baptist system one of the nation's best integrated and patient-driven systems in the nation."
The Baptist Cancer Center also will have integrated electronic health records developed by Madison, Wis.–based Epic Systems, he said. That will allow a Baptist-affiliated doctor in Memphis to easily pull up the health history and records for a cancer patient in Oxford, Miss., who comes to Memphis for care.
Patients also will be able to easily access clinical information and follow their treatment plans. Electronic record systems can track and analyze information in ways that paper files can't – creating new opportunities to deliver care, Edge said.
In his new role, Edge also will build upon Baptist's relationship with Vanderbilt University. The two institutions will partner to translate advances in mapping the genomes of cancer tumors into improved treatments and care plans.
"It's getting to the point where they can find a specific detect in a person's cancer, which can then be targeted to treat the cancer more effectively," Edge said.
Sean Henneberger, associate executive director of the American Cancer Society's Memphis office, says the Baptist integrated cancer center model will help make care more efficient and convenient for Mid-South patients.
While the new job will keep Edge busy, he's also looking forward to hitting the bicycle trails and taking advantage of the city's musical heritage. His daughter is a professional violist and he loves classical music.
"I am excited about seeing the organization grow," he said. "While the new building is going to be one of the key components, the Baptist Cancer Center is much more than the building. It will allow us to bring together all disciplines to make cancer care more efficient and effective for patients."
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By Bob Baesmann
Home Sales in the Tour 18 subdivision in Flower Mound, Texas have been brisk in 2012, with 9 homes sold. The homes sold were built between the years 1994 and 2005 and the average sales price for a home in the Tour 18 subdivision was $1,017,600.
The lowest sale was at $675,000 and the highest sale was at $1,995,900. The average size of a home in the Tour 18 subdivision is 5,721 sq. ft., with the smallest at 4,360 sq. ft. and the largest at 6,819 sq. ft. Homes in the Tour 18 subdivision sold, on average, in 270 days. The quickest sale took 18 days and the longest sale 904 days. The average price per square foot for a home in the Tour 18 subdivision is $176.25.
The Tour 18 subdivision is located in Flower Mound, Texas. Flower Mound has a population of 50,702, making it one of the fastest-growing municipalities in the United States. Flower Mound is roughly 43.4 square miles in size, and it is located in Denton and Tarrant counties on the far north side of Dallas.
Overall home sales in Flower Mound, Texas are at 1,239 homes sold, with an average sales price of $252,582. On average, sellers received 95% of their asking price, with homes spending an average of 73 days on the market. Flower Mound is known as area 31 in the North Texas Real Estate Information System. This information is believed reliable but is only as accurate as reported by the system in the month of December 2012.
DFW Team Realty is your local expert specializing in home sales in the Tour 18 subdivision, as well as Home Foreclosures, and Short Sales in the Tour 18 subdivision. If you are looking to buy or sell a home in the Tour 18 subdivision, contact DFW Team Realty.


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Example from Croy. Only ἑαυτοὺς is glossed as "ourselves", all other vocab and forms are known.
οὐ γὰρ ἑαυτοὺς κηρύσσομεν ἀλλὰ Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν κύριον, ἑαυτοὺς δὲ δούλους ὑμῶν διὰ Ἰησοῦν. (2 Cor 4:5)
KJV: "For we preach not ourselves, but Jesus Christ the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake."
I understood the Greek as:
"Not [about] ourselves are we preaching, but Jesus Christ the Lord; and ourselves [we are] your servants for the sake of Jesus."
I added the bracketed words when making sense of the Greek in my head. I am not concerned about clumsy or artistic translation, but trying to understand the Greek. Do the words in brackets show a misunderstanding of the Greek?


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About Cui Xiuwen
The photographic world of Cui Xiuwen is filled with women. They are seen in secretly shot videos nervously fidgeting with their lipstick on the subway, or fixing each other's hair as they chat in a nightclub bathroom (viewers later find out that the women in the club are actually prostitutes arranging dates). In her photographic series "Angel", a schoolgirl dwarfs the Forbidden City, while a pregnant woman lies before a contemporary building site and an army of girls moves like a phalanx of sleepwalkers. There's a similar dreamlike quality to her series "Existential Emptiness", in which she digitally inserts herself and a doll-like alter ego into spare monochromatic landscapes inspired by Chinese ink painting.
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Nash, Thomas
Nesbit, Miss Edith,
Nettleship, Professor Henry
Nettleship, John T.
Newman, Francis William
Newman, John Henry, D.D.
Newton, Sir Isaac
Newton, John
Nichol, Professor John, LL.D.
Nichols, John
Nicolas, Sir Nicholas Harris
Nicoll, W. Robertson, LL.D.
Norman, Henry
Norris, W. E.
North, Roger
Norton, The Hon. Mrs. Caroline Elizabeth S.,
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - University of South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley has received the state's highest civilian honor.
Gov. Nikki Haley presented Staley with the Order of the Palmetto on Saturday during halftime of the school's football game with the University of Florida.
Staley is in her sixth season at South Carolina. She has led the Gamecocks to two 25 win seasons at the school.
During her playing career, the former point guard was a two-time ACC Player of the Year, a three-time Olympic champion and a five-time WNBA all-star.
In September, Staley was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
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WAUSAU, Wis.—A Wisconsin woman is accused of plotting to kill her fiance.
Thirty-three-year-old Jessica Strom of Merrill appeared in court Monday. She's charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree intentional homicide.
According to court records, Strom allegedly tried to arrange the murder last week through a friend she had known while taking criminal justice classes at Northcentral Technical College. That person contacted police, who set up a sting operation in which Strom allegedly laid out plans to kill her "on again/off again boyfriend," court documents say.
WAOW-TV reports Strom allegedly offered her former classmate $1,000 and sex in exchange for the murder.
Strom remains behind bars on a $250,000 cash bond. WSAW-TV reports she's due back in court March 12. Online court records do not list a defense attorney.


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with all due respect, would u mind sharing ur lsat gpa with us just for informational purposes. you got into santa clara, a rather good school. u must have not done THAT bad...
It's too late at night to comment on the rest of your post, but I just wanted to point out that a person who speaks English, Spanish, and French does not have 'all of the Americas top to bottom'. There's also that little chunk of land we call Brazil. That said, I'm a hispanic with pretty white skin. Shame on the ad comms if they don't ask for "brown-skinned hispanics" if that's what they really want. They DO ask, however, "White - non-hispanic." Oh yeah, and I speak English and Spanish fluently, and was able to "latch on" to French when I was young. I speak Italian, too. By my count that's 4, but it still wasn't enough to overcome my cumulative GPA. I don't think I have a point. Just sayin'. Oh yeah, I am planning to study Portuguese next. That way I really can conquer all of the Americas top to bottom. Haha.
dear naturally,i am curious if you were saying i was baiting you! you know i have nothing but love for you baby! anyways, its cool if you don't want to share, just curious u know, that's all.
the reason is because i had just asked you coquita to disclose your her lsat GPA combo and you were the next response and said "i dont know anyone who walks into a baited trap"


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LONDON (AP) — A big thumbs-up and a pair of revolving robotic cones are among the artworks contending for a place in London's landmark Trafalgar Square.
Six works were unveiled in miniature Tuesday, two of which will be chosen for display on the square's empty "fourth plinth," one of the city's platforms for public art.
They include British artist David Shrigley's 32-foot (10-meter) bronze thumb and two 13-foot (4-meter) "dancing" aluminum cones by American artist Liliane Lijn.
Also on the shortlist is German artist Hans Haacke's skeleton horse with an electronic stock exchange ticker tied to its leg; a sculpture shaped like a rocky outcrop by Britain's Marcus Coates; an aluminum mask by Swiss-born artist Ugo Rondinone; and British artist Mark Leckey's sculptural mash-up of the other statues in the square.
Two works will be chosen for display in 2015 and 2016.
The plinth was erected in 1841 for an equestrian statue that was never completed and long stood empty. Since 1999, it has been occupied by artworks erected for about 18 months at a time.
The current occupant is a giant blue rooster by Germany's Katharina Fritsch.


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If you love the disney movie "UP" which I adore, you will
love this paper. If only the balloon bunch was a little smaller
it would be great. I wanted to attach a copy of my mother'
s house to the balloons, like the movie. It just doesn't give you much room to do so on 12 x 12 scrapbook paper. Who doesn't love hundreds of balloons together. Once I seen the paper, I had to have it.
I just love this paper with all the balloons and color. I used it mostly for cutting out happy birthday and balloons with my cricut machine and putting in cards I make. But I love it. I am waiting for more to come in.
Fun for Birthdays or Theme Park Visits. The colors are vibrant and the positioning of the balloons makes it so easy to add a 4"x6" photo and frame to an event intro page!
I absolutely love this paper and I continue to buy it frequently. It adds so much to my birthday cards and gives them a real celebratory feel.
Very colorful paper, reminds me of the movie UP, both sides are great for birthday projects.


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I forgot the maps
Hey Serb, if you're willing to look - is there an akathist to St Paul the Apostle?
I would be surprised if it didn't exist. Unfortunately i'm home for the summer, so I won't be able to look that up until September. But I can write a note to myself on my computer if you would like.
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DENVER (AP) -- Democrats who control the Colorado Legislature are considering repealing the death penalty with a bill that would launch one of the most emotional debates of this year's session.
Democrats have been counting votes behind the scenes and say they have enough votes to pass the measure when it's introduced soon. But an emotional voice of opposition comes from their own party -- Aurora Rep. Rhonda Fields. Two of the three men on death row are there because they were convicted of killing Fields' son and his fiancee in 2005.
Fields also represents a district where emotions over the debate are running high in the aftermath of the movie theater shooting rampage.
Death-penalty opponents say it's handed down unfairly and doesn't deter crime. Supporters say some crimes merit the harshest punishment.


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South Side riders, the CTA is seeking your input on its planned overhaul of the 95th Street Red Line station in Roseland.
The CTA is asking riders to submit their ideas to improve the stop so the agency can begin designing the station later this year. Construction is expected to begin in 2014 with a likely end date of 2016 or 2017.
The CTA said the stop will remain open during 2014 construction. The station will close next year as part of the five-month overhaul of the southern portion of the Red Line.
At a project meeting Tuesday at Harlan High School, CTA officials said although the station will not see the improvements that other South Side stations will undergo during this period, the agency will lay the groundwork for this overhaul.
The CTA is looking into creating an entrance on 95th Street, expanding the platform and adding escalators and elevators. The station, a terminal on the Red Line, sees about 12,000 weekday riders and serves as a major bus hub for the South Side.
The agency has identified millions of dollars in federal grants and funds and state funds for the overhaul. The project tab won't be set until the CTA chooses a design but the estimated cost is $240 million.
The CTA is holding a second meeting about the project from 6-8 p.m., Thursday at Palmer Park, 201 E. 111th St. Comments can also be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Thermaltake Water 2.0 Performer and Water 2.0 Pro Review
It's hard to believe that it's been nearly five years since the first self-contained water cooling units were made popular in the market. These liquid cooling systems allowed users to achieve similar efficiency and low noise levels of the high-end custom water cooling systems. At first, these first-generation all-in-one water cooling units were regarded in performance as "not much better, if not even worse than air cooling". I know that I was one that made that statement years ago, but it was also true at the time. Over the past 18 months or so, these prepackaged water cooling units have seriously matured in performance. Thermaltake has had its toes in water cooling for quite some time, having this year released the cut to fit, semi-custom Bigwater 760 Plus. Now, we get to take a look at part of the latest lineup of water cooling from Thermaltake.
The Thermaltake Water 2.0 line includes three models from which to choose: the Performer, the Pro, and the Extreme, and go up in performance respectively. The Performer and the Pro both use a 1x120mm radiator, but the radiator core of the Pro is much thicker. The Extreme, which I won't be looking at, uses a 2x120mm radiator. From what I can tell, the Performer and the Pro are identical in their mechanical properties with the exception of the thicker radiator core on the Pro. In this article, I will provide a thorough evaluation of the Thermaltake Water 2.0 Performer and Water 2.0 Pro. This will include an up-close look of the units, a sharing of technical specifications and features, followed by a performance evaluation to see how these compare to other coolers available on the market. Let's get started!
Closer Look:
When I first opened the package that contained these coolers and laid eyes on their respective boxes, I was unable to distinguish anything different between them. The boxes dimensions, graphic layout, and color are identical. The only separating factor is the different texts (Performer versus Pro) and the cover picture. Of course, the listed radiator dimensions (and as such, the weight) differ slightly — but that's it. In the pictures below, the Water 2.0 Performer remains on the left side and the Water 2.0 Pro appears to the right side.
The right side of the boxes are for our international friends, presenting the features in a multitude languages. Turning to the rear we find the features listed and explained in English, explaining the benefits of self-contained liquid cooling units, CPU socket support, their copper bases, and more. Here again, the packages are identical with the slight difference in the thickness of the radiators. Finally, the left side of these boxes provide the mechanical properties of the two liquid cooling units. The only difference, again, appears to be the thickness of the radiators and the overall weight of each unit.
Inside, we find a holding tray that contains each water cooling unit and protects them from damage during shipment. The arrangement of the contents of each box is again identical. The radiator is placed in the rear of the tray, which lays against the accessory/mounting parts. The two fans are present in the middle (one is in a cardboard sleeve, most likely to prevent scuffing), and finally the water block is laid opposite of the radiator. Overall, this packaging appears to be environmentally friendly with its low use of plastic baggies and recycled cardboard construction.
Finally, the last thing to share on this page is the included accessory/mounting components. The "packing list," as I'll call it, is not surprisingly the same between both cooling units. An Intel and an AMD backplate pair with one corresponding hold-down bracket, and what looks like OEM Intel-style push-lock hardware. I can't say for sure right away, but later on the next page I will share the installation process and my thoughts about its ease and user friendliness. Once out of the boxes and placed next to each other, the difference in radiator thickness is evident — the radiator on the Water 2.0 Pro is just short of twice the thickness of the radiator on the Water 2.0 Performer.
With both cooling units out of their boxes, I will now take a closer look at them, share my thoughts and perhaps share my opinions on certain features/design aspects.


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Most users who know about analysis applications recognize the power and value of analysis but don't realize the breadth of situations to which analysis applications are applicable. Probably 80 percent of OLAP product demonstrations use sales data. The sample database that SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services offers, FoodMart 2000, is a case in point. Demonstrations use sales information frequently because most people can relate to sales as a common business problem—not because of any OLAP limitation. In my July 2001 column, "Tracking Performance," and in this column, I discuss two distinct types of analysis applications that demonstrate the vastly different problems that you can use OLAP technology to analyze. Last month, I wrote about an analysis application for software development. This month, I describe an application that's relevant to anyone who uses a computer—monitoring disk utilization.
If you're like me, your computer's hard disk is nearly full. Occasionally, I clean out directories that contain unused files and uninstall infrequently used programs, but each time I perform such maintenance, I free up less disk space than the time before. To help solve my problem, I wrote a small program that scans my hard disk, collects information about files and subdirectories, and stores this information in a set of comma-delimited tables in a star schema format. Next, I used Microsoft Access to import this data to Access tables. Then, I used Analysis Services' Analysis Manager to create an OLAP cube. Figure 1 shows this process.
Design and Build
Before you start any design process, you need to identify your objectives. An easy way to lay out an analysis application's objectives is to list a sampling of the questions that the analyst wants to answer. With such a list in mind, you can work backward to determine a flexible cube structure that will answer these questions. Then, you can take the next tep, which is to determine the structure of a star schema that supports the building of this cube. In my disk-utilization problem, I wanted to answer the following questions:
- Which directories utilize the most disk space?
- What's the average age of the files in a directory?
- How many files reside in a directory (and all levels below the directory)?
- What's a particular directory's growth trend over time?
- Which file types (i.e., extensions) consume the most space?
To answer these questions, the cube needs three measures:
- Size—consumed disk space
- Age—average file age, or number of days since modification
- Count—number of files
I identified four useful dimensions (including the Measures dimension):
- Files—a dimension containing the disk's file structure
- Extensions—a dimension containing all the disk's possible file extensions
- Time—a dimension containing all the time periods during which the software took snapshots of the file system
- Measures—a dimension containing the cube's measures
The two most important dimensions in a cube are Time and Measures. These dimensions are essential because many of the functions in Analysis Services' MDX query language use these dimensions. If you don't structure these dimensions correctly, you'll eliminate at least half of MDX's usefulness. Of course, poorly selected measures will make a cube useless because measures determine every numeric value in a cube.
For this hard disk application, you can set up the Time dimension in several ways. The most obvious method is to use either the file's creation date or its modification date. By using one of these dates, you can answer questions such as, How much space do files created (or modified) during this period consume? That question is mildly interesting but not as useful as the ability to see growth trends over time. Growth trends over time show you at which locations disk activity occurred during a certain time period. For example, you might discover that a particular directory tripled in size last May. You could then use the Extensions dimension to determine which types of files grew the most in that directory. Comparing the various measures would tell you whether the growth occurred because of files increasing in number or in size.
Now that you've determined the cube's structure, you can design a star schema from which to load it. The star schema must contain all the files and directories with their sizes and file extensions. To let you compare multiple snapshots of the file system over time, the star schema must also contain multiple snapshots of the files. Figure 2 shows the structure I chose to support these requirements. The fact table (FileFact) contains a record for each file and directory, specific to each snapshot date. The structure includes dimension tables for time (FileTime), files (FileDir), and file extensions (FileExt).
The file system's organization is naturally hierarchical, and I copied this structure in the FileDir dimension table. The structure is unbalanced because not all branches of the hierarchy contain the same number of levels. Because of this imbalance, I used a parent-child dimension type for the Files dimension. Parent-child dimension tables use a self-referencing foreign key to describe the relationships between parent and child dimension records. In non—parent-child dimension tables, columns represent dimension levels. The Extensions dimension doesn't have a natural hierarchy, so I used a flat, one-level dimension with a second-level All member for it.
Next, I needed to decide how to load the desired measures (i.e., Age, Size, and Count) from the fact table. This process can be tricky because multiple records might represent only one file in the fact table. Although each of the multiple records represents the same file, the size and age might differ between records because each record is from a different snapshot. To simplify the process, try imagining how the aggregations in the time hierarchy need to work. Figure 3 shows a simple representation. If the fact table contains a snapshot of a file's age and size on each day of the week, how do you determine totals for the week? One answer is to use the age and size values for the last snapshot in the time period. Similarly, in inventory analysis, you always roll up values (e.g., units, dollars) from the last day of a time period.
Analysis Services offers no native aggregation types that support this "inventory"-style aggregation, so I set up a custom aggregation. I could have used calculated members or calculated cells to solve this custom aggregation problem, but I decided that using custom rollup formulas was the most straightforward approach. Custom rollup formulas let you control how Analysis Services aggregates values for individual dimension levels. In this case, I wanted to override the Time dimension's aggregations for all but the lowest hierarchy level. The formula I wanted to use is Time.CurrentMember.LastChild.
The Age measure requires some extra work because it's aggregated as an average, for which Analysis Services also offers no native aggregation type. To determine the average, you can combine Analysis Services' built-in Sum and Count aggregation types. I already needed a Count measure, so half of my problem was solved. But I needed to create in Analysis Manager another measure—a Sum of the Age values. The average Age measure then becomes a calculated measure that divides the Age Sum by the Count. Because the Age Sum alone doesn't make sense, I set its Visibility property to false, which hides it from client applications. Hiding measures that store intermediate calculations is a common technique in Analysis Services applications.
Now that I'd designed the star schema and the cube, my final step was to design a process to load the star schema with records. Because this application was a side project rather than a production application, I tried the easiest method I knew—loading the list of files into Microsoft Excel for manipulation. However, the first snapshot exceeded Excel's capacity. I was amazed to discover that I have 90,000 files on my C partition. I ended up writing a small program that scans the hard disk and creates a set of Comma Separated Value (CSV) files that match the star schema format that Figure 2 shows. When you run the program a second time, it reads in the comma-delimited dimension tables and adds new fact table records that reference previously created dimension table records.
After the program runs, you can use the comma-delimited files to build the cube. I imported the comma-delimited files into Access tables, then built the cube from the tables. As an alternative, you can obtain an OLE DB driver that supports text files. If you have this driver, you can build the cube directly from the CSV files.
If you're interested in using this application on your hard disk, you can download the .zip file at the top of this page. The diskdata.exe program will create the CSV files in the same directory to which you download the .zip file.
Gauging Usefulness
Was the resulting cube useful? While browsing the cube, I learned several things about my hard disk that I never knew before. For example, I discovered that a third (roughly 30,000) of all the files on my hard disk resided in the Internet Cache directory. (I now regularly flush that browser cache.) Although I haven't seen enough snapshots to spot a trend, I expect to see a continual growth path in the \system and \system32 directories.
The number of possible analysis applications is limitless. Business analysis and other analysis applications probably have a bigger potential market than Excel does. Whether analysis technologies grow to meet a fraction of the number of possible applications in the next 5 to 10 years is anyone's guess. I hope this file-analysis application leads you to imagine other possible OLAP applications that can give you a deeper understanding of your activities and help your business be more successful. For another example of a file-analysis application that you can build, see "August MDX Puzzle." (For the answer to last month's puzzle, see "July MDX Puzzle Solution Revealed.")


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6pm.com is an online smart-shopping destination with reasonable prices on shoes, bags, accessories, and apparel.
A'GACI offers trendsetting tops, bottoms, jeans, shoes, accessories, and more at affordable prices.
Ace Hardware sells tools, lawn supplies, hardware, paint, outdoor items, automotive products, and heating and cooling items.
Advance Auto Parts, an automotive parts provider, helps keep cars, motorcycles, and other vehicles in great condition.
From sizes AA to DD, Aerie sells bras, underwear, swimwear, and sleepwear at reasonable prices.
AERO sells apparel for guys and girls, activewear, P.S. kids clothing, and room decor at affordable prices.
Aéropostale sells casual shirts, jeans, shorts, dresses, shoes, and accessories for teens and young adults at competitive prices.
AliExpress sells apparel, health and beauty products, bags, phones, toys, home improvement, sports items, and outdoor gear.
Amazon -- the large, internet-based retail brand -- has some of the lowest prices on hundreds of products.
A trendy fashion brand, American Eagle Outfitters always has the latest styles in apparel for men and women.
Fit for all kinds of styles, Ashley Stewart is a nationwide retailer of plus-size women's fashion in sizes 12-16.
AutoZone is a store vehicle owners turn to for replacement parts, accessories, tools, and equipment to improve their vehicle's performances.
Avenue sells luxurious plus-size fashion, shoes, and accessories for fabulous, curvy fashionistas.
Backcountry.com sells apparel for men, women, and kids, as well as items for a wide range of outdoor activities.
Among the leading fashion lines in the US, Banana Republic designs modern American apparel for women and men.
Baseball Express sells uniforms, bats, gloves, equipment, shoes, and apparel for avid baseball players and fans alike.
Bealls is a popular southern lifestyle department store that sells brand-name shoes, furniture, jewelry, accessories, and apparel.
Beauty Brands, a luxurious makeup and hair product retailer, offers a unique beauty experience for customers.
Bebe offers contemporary women's fashion in blouses, tees, jeans, dresses, jumpsuits, rompers, shoes, and accessories.
Bergner's is a popular department store that sells jewelry, footwear, beauty products, housewares, furniture, bedding and apparel.
Best Buy is the destination for all things tech, so enjoy shopping its selection of electronics, video games, TVs, and computer equipment.
Online cosmetics retailer BH Cosmetics sells affordable, high-quality makeup for eyes, face, and lips.
Blair is one of the largest catalog and direct-mail order retailers in the U.S, selling high-quality apparel for men and women.
Booking.com is an online booking website and app that helps travelers book some of the cheapest hotel rooms across the globe.
Boscov's is a popular department store that sells apparel, shoes, handbags and accessories, beauty items, home decor, and jewelry.
Boston Store is an affordable department store selling home decor, furniture, handbags, accessories, beauty items, and apparel.
Brookstone is a specialty retailer that sells electronics, massage products, outdoor goods, home conveniences, games, and more!
Build-A-Bear Workshop helps kids create personalized stuffed animals and dress them as the latest characters or in the latest fashions.
With rides, shows, kid-friendly entertainment, and live-animal attractions, Busch Gardens is a popular amusement park in the US.
Buy.com is a growing e-commerce marketplace that sells many useful products from electronics to beauty items.


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Saturday, January 2, 2016
In contrast to other states, Ohio has high rates of disease for things like cancer and diabetes. The United States Department of Health and Human Services has exciting national initiative, Healthy People, to improve the health of people across the nation. Together, health leaders, researchers, and organizations have identified 10-year national health goals. You can find out about health in Ohio compared with other states, and the nation's goals for Healthy People 2010 by visiting Quick Health Data Online.
While Ohio does have significant health concerns there are important resources to address them. Major medical institutions across the state have leaders in many fields of research. Medical research is the path to discovery and by participating in the important research being done in Ohio you can contribute to that discovery.
If you're living in Ohio, you can visit one of our research institutions or the national sites listed below. To find a research study that is a good fit and matters the most to you and your loved ones see the information below.
Whether you're looking for studies on ClinicalTrials.gov or helping researcher find you on ResearchMatch, always keep the following in mind:
1. Your health status - both healthy volunteers and those with medical conditions are needed in the research effort.
2. Your location - finding studies close to home is often a requirement to be able to take part.
3. More information about you - studies are done using groups based on their gender, ethnic group, and age, among other things. What makes you unique is what's needed the most.
Why ResearchMatch? It is a way to help match medical heroes with research studies. How? Think of posting your resume on line. Like a resume helps employers look for people to fill a role in their company; ResearchMatch is your research resume with details about you. This allows researchers to look for volunteers who may be good fit for their study.
The NetWellness feature ResearchMatch and You - Making a Difference One Discovery at a Time gives a step-by-step guide about how ResearchMatch works and what you can do to take part in research. Once you put the details of your profile in ResearchMatch, it is kept secure. These details will only be shared when you agree to take part in a study.
Many people want to take part in research studies. Finding a study that is the right fit for you or your loved one can be a challenge. ClinicalTrials.gov helps speed up the search by having a list of studies offered in the United States.
The search tool on ClinicalTrials.gov allows you to look for research studies that are as unique as you. This lets you to search by your gender, race, ethnicity, age, and condition. In any search that you do on ClinicalTrials.gov, it is important that you include your city and state in your search so that you can find trials that are happening close to home. The NetWellness feature How to Find a Clinical Research Study/Clinical Trial helps guide you to get the best results for your search.
This article is a NetWellness exclusive.
Last Reviewed: May 16, 2011
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We all know how much everyone loves competitions - and how much everyone loves completely intangible prizes around here, so it seemed like high time to have another one.
TDA is in need of a new skin - well, need might be a strong word, but we're definitely in want of a new skin...but before you get despondent (because as anyone who has ever tried to do it can tell you, skinning for IBP is tedious, dull and unsatisfying or because you don't know HTML) read on...
Entries should be submitted as a flat jpg/png/gif of what your skin will look like. All you have to do is the photoshop work. If your design is chosen, I will do all of the coding - so that should open things up to a wider audience of participants.
- your design must be submitted as a flat .jpg/.gif/.png
- you must be able to provide a .psd/.pdf version of your design
- your image must be submitted by April 21st. Round numbers. Also, I hate Tuesdays, so give me something to look forward to
- your skin must either scale (grow or shrink to fit the users screen resolution) or be no larger than 780x450 pixels
- somewhere on it, your skin must say "the dark arts"
- your skin must incorporate an area for rotators. (the dimensions of this area are not set - so they can be whatever size you like)
- TDA doesn't often have a lot of main page content. we really prefer to keep things to the forum where possible, but we do reserve the right to occasionally say SOMETHING, so give us somewhere to do it.
Judging Criteria
First, of course we're looking for something that puts the site's best foot forward. Over time, TDA has grown to be more than just a place for HPFF banners - and that's a great thing - but it also means that slapping a picture of Harry on the main page isn't really the best plan for us, so try to avoid any obvious fandoms unless you're really knocking things out of the park. Also, rotators are very important to the TDA main page as they showcase our artists work. For that reason, making sure that your skin will be able to "work" with them is important.
Finally, the last thing you really need to consider is that I do have to code this, which means even if you make the best design ever, if it's too difficult to code or live within, we may choose something else. It's not personal, I promise
How To Submit:
Images may be submitted by posting them in this thread anytime between now and the deadline date of April 21st.


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A couple of the most common problems you might encounter when configuring the Oracle client include opening the default port in the Windows Firewall and using the correct Oracle login information. Here's how you can work around each of these issues.
Open Port 1521 on the Windows Firewall. The Oracle client can't connect when the Oracle listen port isn't available—particularly on new Oracle server installations. To create an exception in the Windows Firewall, go to the Oracle server and open up the Control Panel, select Windows Firewall, and select the Allow a program through the Windows Firewall link. Doing so will display the Windows Firewall Settings dialog box. Next click Add Port to open the Add Port dialog box that you can see in Figure A.
Now, enter a descriptive name for the port. In Figure A you can see that I've used the name Oracle. Enter 1521 for the port number, make sure TCP/IP is the protocol that's selected, and then click OK. You should need to do this only on the Windows server that's running Oracle. On the client, the Windows Firewall is dynamically opened by outgoing requests.
Verify your login information. To connect to the Oracle server you need to provide a valid login to the Oracle system. For testing you might try to connect using the Oracle sample Scott/tiger user ID and password. Note that recent Oracle releases are shipped with this login locked. To unlock it, open a SQLPlus connection to the Oracle server and enter the following PL/SQL command


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By Peggy Aulisio
By Peggy Aulisio
FAIRHAVEN — The sign at Benoit Square is a small gesture yet it conveys the same deeply felt sympathies reiterated by selectmen at Monday night's board meeting.
The sign says, "God Bless Sandy Hook. Bring Peace. Why?"
The massacre of 20 innocent children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut was clearly on everyone's minds, even as they conducted town business on Monday.
Selectman Charles Murphy Sr. called it "a horrible time." He said it would be tough "for our school kids" to have to worry about going to school and "being safe."
Mr. Murphy said Fairhaven schools would be "doing safety protocols." He said there were "no words to express" the magnitude of the tragedy.
Selectman Robert Espindola read a message from Sharon LaCroix suggesting selectmen "put in a phone call to ask what is needed most" and come up with a way to offer support and compassion.
Mr. Espindola said she suggested that Fairhaven residents could "create something to let them know that the community of Fairhaven cares."
On Wednesday, Mr. Espindola said they are considering a one-mile memorial walk around Cushman Park, or four times around the track, most likely at dusk so the walk can be candlelit.
He said people could leave donations, like stuffed animals, or cards for the families in Newtown. As of Wednesday morning, a firm date hadn't been set, but it will probably be between Christmas and New Year's or the following week, he said.


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Twenty years from now I will be 67, and able to claim full Social Security benefits, along with the rest of my peers on the leading edge of Generation X.
So it was disconcerting to read some articles earlier this month declaring that Social Security will be "bankrupt" and "out of money" 20 years from now.
Am I worried? Like many in the United States, Social Security is an important part of my retirement plan. For millions, it is the only retirement plan.
I am not worried that Social Security will run out of money. I am worried that benefits may be reduced, or the full retirement benefit age may be raised, because those are very real possibilities with big implications for retirees.
Here's the deal: Social Security checks are funded by payroll taxes. The tax that comes out of my paychecks each month helps fund the Social Security checks that my parents receive each month.
And when I'm 67, the payroll taxes paid by other people and their employers will be used to fund my Social Security checks. Social Security won't be out of money — can't be out of money — as long as there's a payroll tax, but there won't be enough money to pay full benefits unless something is done.
That is a real problem, and a serious one, but there's a big difference between getting no Social Security check and getting 77 cents on the dollar. That's the level of benefits Social Security is estimated to be able to pay in 20 years if no changes are made and reserves are exhausted.
The "bankrupt" talk deals with the Social Security system's reserves, or "trust fund." That's the money that accumulated during all the years when payroll tax collections were greater than the benefits being paid out, including the years that followed the last Social Security reforms in the 1980s.
As the baby boom population ages, and longevity increases, the number of people collecting Social Security benefits increases to the point where payroll taxes don't cover the benefits. The "trust fund" covers the difference, until that reserve fund runs dry, which is expected to happen in 2033.
At that point, the only money to pay benefits out is the payroll tax money coming in, hence the funding problem that will arrive just as I retire.
It's a very political problem, as well as a financial one, but without changing Social Security as we know it there are really only two options: increase revenue or decrease benefits, or some combination of the two.
With no reserves, you can only pay out what you take in — that's just math.
There's been discussion about changing the way the cost-of-living adjustments are measured, which would mean smaller benefit increases. Other possibilities include raising the age for full retirement benefits again, limiting benefit payouts for high-income retirees and expanding the payroll tax.
Currently, wages up to $114,000 are subject to the payroll tax, which is a tax of 6.2 percent paid by the worker and 6.2 percent paid by the employer (or 12.4 percent paid by the self-employed). Wages above that amount are exempt from the payroll tax.
How would you fix the Social Security funding gap? You can play around with that online using a calculator the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget developed, and see what changes you would make to bring Social Security back in balance. The website is at: crfb.org/socialsecurityreformer.
It's hard to imagine a solution being forged in Congress anytime soon, given the recent lack of compromise seen in Washington.
In the meantime, I'm feeling confident that Social Security will be there for me, but I wouldn't be surprised if I have to wait longer to get it, and get less of it.
Reach David Slade at 937-5552 or Twitter @DSladeNews.


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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Gluten-free Banana Bread with bluebs, for Bread Baking Day #2
Banana bread, this time with blueberries.
I love banana bread. I think I buy bananas just so no one can eat them and I can make them into banana bread. I made my normal banana bread, but added blueberries. And sprinkled large grain sugar on top. I'm reposting the recipe, with the blueberry addition. I'm submitting this recipe for the 2nd Bread Baking Day, as a gluten-free submission.
1 1/2 c brown rice flour mix (see sidebar)
1/2 t xantham gum
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
2/3 c sugar
1/3 c vegetable shortening (6 T)
1 T lime juice
2 large eggs, beaten
2-3 ripe bananas
3/4 cup blueberries
Large grain sugar, what is that called?
Mix together the flour mix, xantham gum, salt, baking powder and salt in a bowl. In another large bowl, cream the shortening and lime juice with the sugar. Beat in the eggs and bananas, then add the flour mixture, in 3 parts. Add the blueberries last. Pour batter into a greased loaf pan, sprinkle with sugar, bake at 350 for about an hour. Remove from pan when cooled slightly, wait to slice until it's (almost) completely cool.
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Reacting to the latest "flash mob" gathering on South Street over the weekend, Mayor Nutter today said he wanted parents to keep watch over their kids.
"Parents have an obligation to know what their children are doing and where they are," Nutter said. "It's one thing [for kids] to get together. It's another thing to cause disturbances."
Nutter said the administration would soon reveal new plans to deal with the flash mob problem. Hoardes of kids descended on South Street Saturday, fighting, jumping on cars and knocking down pedestrians.
"We'll be announcing something shortly, in terms of future steps to be taken," Nutter said. He would not specify when the anouncement was coming.


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Capcom USA and Assassin's Fist Limited have signed an agreement to produce a live-action series based on Capcom's Street Fighter game franchise.
Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist is described as a "thrilling, multi-layered series" which plans to take fans back to the formative years of the iconic characters, Ryu and Ken, as they live a traditional warrior's life in secluded Japan. The boys are, unknowingly, the last practitioners of the ancient fighting style known as Ansatsuken (Assassin's Fist).
The series follows Ryu and Ken as they learn about the mysterious past of their Master, Gouken, and the tragic and dark legacy of the Ansatsuken style.
The series is the brain-child of Joey Ansah, and is being brought to the screen by the core team behind the successful fan movie Street Fighter: Legacy.
"Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist will be what fans have been waiting for. Legacy was a taster; a glimpse of what a live-action Street Fighter should be," said Joey Ansah. "This takes the story right back to the start - the origins and motivations of Ryu, Ken, Gouken and Akuma. This will become the definitive back-story from which further epic adventures will follow."
Legacy has achieved over eight million views on YouTube.
Christian Howard, who starred as Ken in Legacy and has co-written the script for Assassin's Fist with Joey Ansah, said: "Our priority is to stay true to the appearance, fighting techniques and canon of the Street Fighter game. At the same time we've managed to make this an emotion and character driven story, which will surprise viewers who might just be expecting a super faithful fight fest!"


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An action plan is in place after a village school was put into special measures by education watchdogs.
Ofsted inspectors have told Inkersall Primary School to improve the quality of teaching, the behaviour, safety and achievement of pupils and management.
Staff and governors are already working with Derbyshire County Council to raise standards.
Headteacher Jean Butterfield said: "We are disappointed to be in special measures but we're confident that the issues raised in the report can be addressed quickly so all our pupils get the best possible education."
Chair of governors Eileen Bingham said: "We have a clear understanding of what needs to be done to make the improvements we want and are dedicated to making sure that changes happen swiftly and effectively.
"We've looked closely at the points raised by the report and will do everything necessary to improve standards."
The action plan includes providing more support for disabled pupils, increasing the accuracy of teachers' assessments and ensuring that youngsters' progress is rigorously tracked and analysed.
Councillor Jim Coyle, the county council's deputy cabinet member for children and young people, said: "It's always a difficult time for parents and staff when a school is placed in special measures.
"Our education advisors will be working closely with the school to help support them in their work in following the report's recommendations."
Three Ofsted inspectors visited the Inkersall Green Road school in February.
They highlighted a number of positives about the school in their report, including:
• Pupils are polite and courteous to adults and to each other
• Pupils generally take pride in the presentation of their work
• There has been a reduction in the number of pupils who have previously been persistently absent
• Pupils learn how to keep themselves safe
• New teachers have joined the school to help strengthen teaching and leadership and management
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Solosso innovative website allows shoppers to design their own eco-friendly custom dress shirts online. Dedicated to traditional, quality craftsmanship,they aim to provide high quality, stylishly tailored custom dress shirts for men at an affordable price. Plus they just featured Brandish in the Top 20 Men's Fashion Blogs… so definitely worth checking out!


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Raptors lose NBA playoff opener against Nets
Experience, despite what the young Raptors tried to tell themselves coming into this thing, is a difference-maker.
And in the first NBA playoff game for this team and the first for this city in six years, it was as plain as the white T-shirts that blanketed a sold-out Air Canada Centre.
No one needed look any further than the 19 turnovers the Raptors committed, the determining factor in head coach Dwane Casey's opinion in a 94-87 Game 1 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday.
From DeMar DeRozan, who disappeared under the type of playoff defensive pressure he can expect from here on out, to Jonas Valanciunas who, despite a great day on the boards and on the scoresheet, was the chief culprit in the giveaway department with six, the Raptors' first-timers got a rough taste of the post-season — some rougher than others.
Terrence Ross, who began the game on Deron Williams — and was doing a pretty decent job of it — got into early foul trouble, forcing Kyle Lowry back on to Williams which meant more of the star point guard's energy was spent on defence.
The Nets were led by 24 points apiece from Williams and Joe Johnson and, while the Raptors threatened at times, the wily Nets never let them get north of four points ahead of them.
Lowry finished with a team-high 22.
Down the stretch, it was Father Time or, more precisely, Paul Pierce, settling this one almost by himself as he scored nine of 11 Nets points (the other two went to the Nets other grizzled vet Kevin Garnett) in the pivotal stretch of the game. Before Pierce went to work, it was a one-point game. When he was done, the lead had stretched to six and grew from there.
Speaking after the game, Casey sounded, and was, the least surprised guy in the building.
"I thought we played a little bit as expected, as it was our first playoff game," Casey said.
He pointed to the early foul trouble for both Ross and DeRozan as contributing factors for that scattered start. But now that they have experienced playoff basketball first-hand, Casey believes they can turn the page and get back to the form that helped them win 48 games this season.
Lowry just wants his teammates to stay with the program and not over-react to one result.
"We've got to make adjustments, but once the game started everyone kind of relaxed a little bit," he said. "We started to play our game against a hard-nosed defensive team. We held them to 42% shooting but we didn't shoot the ball as well."
In truth, Lowry and his backup, Greivis Vasquez, were the only two Raptors attacking the basket with any regularity. That had not been the case for most of the season and Casey doesn't expect it will be the case again in Game 2.
Casey certainly didn't tread lightly when a local TV reporter asked rather forcefully if he was concerned he was disappointing the Toronto fans who had waited six years for playoff basketball.
"No," Casey said, just getting wound up. "Believe me, this is nowhere near disappointing. If our fans are disappointed they are not true fans. They are come-lately fans. This young team won a division, all right. We're third in the conference. We're going to fight our butts off to win this series. This does not identify us as far as who we are if we don't come out on top. This is one game. This series is not over."
Casey, though, was not done with this particular questioner.
"Let's get educated on basketball," he advised.
The game was marred from the final minutes of the third quarter to the end of the game when the shot clocks at both ends of the floor malfunctioned.
When the backups also failed, it went from a tsk-tsk moment to an embarrassment.
According to the team, it experienced a signal path failure and, with the backup system relying on the same source for power, had to rely on arena announcer Herbie Kuhn to verbally count down the shot clock for the players on the floor.
The series took on a decidedly edgy tone before the ball was even tipped off as an exuberant Raptors president and GM Masai Ujiri addressed the fans in Maple Leaf Square and got a little carried away with the moment.
He punctuated his fire-em-up speech with an unfortunate "F*&% Brooklyn."
Ujiri apologized for the remarks at halftime, calling it a bad choice of words.
"You guys know how I feel," he said. "I apologize but I don't like those guys."
The Nets headed straight back to Brooklyn after the game and will practise on their home practice court before returning Monday night for Tuesday's Game 2.
The Raptors will spend the next few days devising ways to make things at least a little more difficult for Johnson while DeRozan will let the disappointment of a 3-for-13 playoff debut simmer for a few days.
"You will see adjustments on Tuesday," Casey promised.


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Five full years since the debut of SQL Server 2000, Microsoft will officially release SQL Server 2005 this November. Without a doubt, the SQL Server 2005 release is the biggest release since SQL Server 7.0 was launched as an enterprise-class database server in 1998. Even with pulling Database Mirroring from the November RTM release for a mid 2006 release and dropping the inadequate SQL Server Express Manager in favor of a scaled back SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Server 2005 is packed with so many new features that it might just be the biggest SQL Server release ever.
To help you understand the changes in SQL Server 2005 and how they might affect your business, SQL Server Magazine has provided ongoing coverage of all the most important SQL Server 2005 enhancements since Microsoft released the first betas of the product more than a year ago. Now, to coincide with the official launch we've dedicated every article to SQL Server 2005—and we have twice as many as usual.
First, to give you some insight into the goals and challenges of the new SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 releases, we've interviewed Paul Flessner, Senior Vice President of Microsoft's Server Platform Division, and S. "Soma" Somasegar, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Developer Division. To get up to speed on the two new small-business editions of SQL Server 2005, check out our feature article on the SQL Server 2005 Workgroup and Express versions. Next, we take you on an in-depth guided tour with three articles that look at what's new in SQL Server 2005 for database administrators, developers, and business intelligence (BI) specialists. Believe me, there's plenty to learn.
Also in this issue, our Development section features a Visual Studio 2005 overview in addition to the popular Preparing for SQL Server 2005 and T-SQL Black Belt columns. The Administration section features instructions for upgrading to SQL Server 2005 to help you better understand the requirements and steps involved in moving to the new release. The Inside SQL Server column will deepen your knowledge by showing you how SQL Server 2005 index organization works. And our BI section features a SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) article that demonstrates how to use independent SSIS packages and a Reporting Services article that shows how to build reports that use multivalued parameters.
While we at SQL Server Magazine are naturally excited about the release of SQL Server 2005, don't get the idea that we'll be ignoring earlier releases. We'll continue to include articles about SQL Server 2000 in addition to our SQL Server 2005 coverage. In upcoming months, we'll look at topics such as how to write more effective T-SQL code, how to use ADO.NET to build scalable and high-performance database applications, as well as articles about Data Transformation Services (DTS) and SQL Server 2000 administration. And to help you learn about and prepare for SQL Server 2005, we'll have articles showing how to use the new subsystems such as SSIS, Reporting Services, Service Broker, and Notification Services as well as hands-on articles showing how to best use the multitude of other new features in SQL Server 2005. As usual, these articles will come from the best SQL Server experts in the industry. SQL Server 2005 is here, and SQL Server Magazine is here to help.


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The TPS3890 is a precision voltage supervisor with low-quiescent current that monitors
system voltages as low as 1.15 V, asserting an open-drain RESET signal when
the SENSE voltage drops below a preset threshold or when the manual reset
(MR) pin drops to a logic low. The RESET output
remains low for the user-adjustable delay time after the SENSE voltage and manual reset
(MR) return above the respective thresholds. The TPS3890 family uses a
precision reference to achieve 1% threshold accuracy. The reset delay time can be user-adjusted
between 40 µs and 30 s by connecting the CT pin to an external capacitor. The TPS3890 has a very
low quiescent current of 2.1 µA and is available in a small 1.5-mm × 1.5-mm package, making the
device well-suited for battery-powered and space-constrained applications. The device is fully
specified over a temperature range of –40°C to +125°C (TJ).