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Funny that it's these T-SQL Tuesday posts that lead me to post a blog. I have a bunch of unfinished drafts, but now I have the chance to rework an entry about a particular hobby or two. So let's talk about it.
T-SQL Tuesday #97: Learning Goals for 2018
Well, considering another calendar year is coming, and there's a T-SQL Tuesday post theme about learning goals (something I haven't tackled in a while), it's about time I write another blog post. Time to shift the motivator to HYPERTHRUST.
The Spectrum and #MeToo
Seeing all the #MeToo statuses through my social media feeds, which took off after those revelations about Harvey Weinstein, has me in the midst of a two-fold thought. As a male, and as an individual on the spectrum, what would I know and what actions should I take?
A concern I have for those on the spectrum is the influences and the culture giving us impressions that are not correct, or can be rooted in our own issues with relationships (there are many autistics who haven't had a girlfriend by my age, and not by choice). Some behaviors are expected to be figured out and not literally explained as proper etiquette, including not encroaching on the space of someone else. However, it is no secret that we struggle with what behaviors should be explained.
A man on the spectrum may get some of their knowledge from sex education classes and discussions with their guardians, but they also get a bulk of knowledge of behavior from the media (television/internet) or peers. The former groups may not be sure how to explain the topic, so then outside sources take over. A man may see a behavior and not know at first that there's a problem with what he has done.
Here is a theoretical. A man on the spectrum sees a girl he wants to get to know; he probably wants to flirt. he goes up and makes some conversation. She finds him to be friendly, and the two hit it off pretty well. Knowing what he's seen in the past around acquaintances and media, he pulls the leg touch maneuver. Conversation starts to break down slightly, but he's unaware as she's still acting friendly even if she pulled back slightly. She says she has to meet with friends, and will come back. However, his first instinct is that she actually does want to come back, and that he has no idea that he was violating her space and that she's not actually coming back because he was a creep.
You likely figured out this is the part where that man…was me. It took going into unnecessary detail with another friend many months later to get an explanation. Even then I wasn't sure I understood until, well, hearing more about behaviors via the internet. Oh, I felt terrible about it, as I always believed myself to be better than a creep, and then realized I had these moments for years. We never pay attention to staring and stalking as we're trying to get around social awkwardness (especially in high school or college). However, I know I've done these, and I know others like me who have as well without understanding that it's not an innocent behavior.
There are instances where I didn't help when a friend was trying to do his thing and refrained to stop him from backing off, not considering the context of his actions. Let's not forget instances of "locker room talk" where all I did was act silent and didn't speak up to say "dude, that's too far" to the people around. At some moments, I had no idea how bad it truly was based on what I was told. At other moments, I did know and was a coward.
All of this can be independent of the spectrum, but what if an impressionable Aspie believes this is acceptable behavior and does not see the red flags? Or, that the Aspie does see it as bad but thinks they should stay quiet since unrelated behaviors have been ridiculed? Someone worse off than myself may not catch on and will only be enabled, even if it comes to the point that you have to explicitly ask the yes/no question, and ensuring a partner that you're okay stopping once they say so to make up for the inability to recognize cues (if she says no, then it's no…if she even says maybe, then it's not yes). I'm not trying to extend this analogy to say I would believe someone claiming to be autistic and not knowing gang rape is wrong (I call bull). However, even the more seemingly innocent flirtatious behaviors are actually wrong, and those of us on the high end can still learn with the right influences.
Let's not forget that it goes the other way as well. People on the autism spectrum are 66% more likely to be victims of sexual assault. I recall speaking with two women I know from the spectrum who alluded to these experiences. Their descriptions of sexual harassment had graphic moments, and thinking back to the conversations now is pretty harrowing even as someone who believed them from the start. Some autistic girls claim the #MeToo hashtag for the same reasons an autistic man may let bad behaviors slide.
I can't, and shouldn't, claim the whole "as someone with a niece/sister/daughter" thing, as I grew up around mostly males. My concern is the gap when an impressionable person on the spectrum may be a victim or the perpetrator. When we hear "see something, say something" are we going to know what the "something" is in our literal minds? Will we be able to call our male friends out when in action? I don't see it much, but I worry about being in my own world and not catching creepers in action, or being said creeper. Unwittingly and not, I have been both. I'm thankful for times I've been called out, even if I got overly sensitive at the start. That is something we need, and it's why I am participating in and creating a few forums within autistic groups to talk about what behaviors are permissible, what mistakes we've all made, and how to feel comfortable with our behaviors and to ensure others are comfortable too. We can't use the spectrum as an excuse for improper behavior, and hopefully the internet can be a positive form of sex education with this movement.
Sexual assault is not an easy topic, but it's on me to talk with others, to teach, and to learn. Feel free to shoot me a message if there is a desire to talk further. Let's make sure those of us with autistic peers or children set good examples, and that we on the high functioning end of the spectrum can be better men who put an end to this stuff.
Time to Task
Sometimes I need to schedule time for dedicated scheduling time. It may sound odd, but it relates to my issues with time management, which have been inherent for years. In terms of what I do during the day (employment) it is very apparent.
With any job, one has to juggle multiple tasks and deadlines. Earlier this week I found out that a recurring task (which unfortunately calls on me patching a bug manually) did not succeed. I had a calendar event set up but wasn't in front of the task in time because I miscalculated the reminder. So the vendor caught it first and I was stuck in reactive mode. I don't like being reactive with the work I do, yet it is difficult for me to figure out proactive ways to get around this without someone else's advisement.
When you're surrounded by workaholics, when the engineers you team with are workaholics, when your boss is a workaholic, then I figure you might want to own all your work to show them you're as dedicated to the craft. Or at least that is my perception. So naturally I don't want to hand tasks off to others as I see it as a sign of weakness that the Aspergian who can't handle it. There's a few tasks that have become actual deliverables, but others I could have delivered about three months ago, leaving stakeholders frustrated. My problem is knowing that I can do it, but I'm not always quick to the task because of a combination of 1) methodical approach to details and 2) various distractions in the open. How does the sensory overload spectrum person deal? Often with headphones. However, what I will also be trying is setting aside time at the start of the week and midweek to figure out what is on my plate, and then talking with my manager to ensure I have priorities right. For career purposes, I like to figure out the tasks myself as a way of understanding the pulse of the business. So my hope is that this will help my time management, which will in turn help me improve my technical chops and value as a senior member of my team.
The list? Has tasks from Team Services and random email requests, then categories of importance rank and completion rank, on a level of low-medium-high. This way I also have perspective on how long I think something will take. That last part will take time to figure out, but that's also why as a unit we're tracking the time to get tasks and large projects done.
I have often noticed that this sort of "soft skill" work, if you call it that, is tougher for the spectrum person. However, taking the time for the tasks will help, and I hope I stick with it for a long time.
2017 Public Goal Setting Post for Personal Accountability
I know what some of you are thinking: good riddance to 2016. Looking back on a personal level, it wasn't so bad. A new half marathon PR, my first hackathon, a return to PASS Summit after a three-year absence, my first speaking engagement for a professional association, starting a new job more suited to my interests, closing the year by getting a promotion of sorts at said job, surviving cohabitation all year long, and actually buying this domain and starting a website! So in light of world turmoil, I think life was okay.
My motivations for creating a website are still related to my own attempt at branding…Which makes it all the more sad that I went long stretches without posts. However, the wrap up at the end of the year is as good a time as any. I have some goals related to my profession and passions and now I post them for my own record, to see if I keep growing and how it happens.
- Restart on that MCSA certification (Database Development)
I finished 70-461 back in 2014, near the end of the year. Then I didn't touch the next two exams out of concern that everything would change with the upcoming SQL Server 2016 release. However, There are new exams which have started, with more specified tracks that only take two exams. While I can't carry 70-461 to 70-761 (someone keep me honest on that factoid), that exam and 70-762 should be in reach this year, particularly the summer when I won't be in grad school classes two nights a week.
- Grasp more data science concepts and strengthen my R abilities
At my gig in 2014 with a health analytics firm, I started to dabble in Python as part of new initiative for an in-house statistical tool. Seeing the power of Python as a data extract tool had me intrigued and I began to use it more, especially after I started taking a class on Udemy to enhance my abilities in that realm. Naturally, the concurrent step is the R language. I'm still quite novice there, but started focusing some of my professional workshops on the integration of SQL Server with R, especially with Microsoft's recent acquisition of Revolution leading to Microsoft R Server. R is a language which no longer represents the future, but the present, and it's something I look to improve upon as a senior member of our segment of the Business Intelligence department at my work.
- A SQL Saturday speaking engagement
There has been some hints and persuasions for me to speak on two fronts. Those from the PASS community know of SQL Saturday quite well. Our chapter leader had noted after the completion of another successful event in the Triangle that he hoped for some of the younger pros in the organization to submit abstracts. Okay, it was multiple senior members of our chapter that I hold in high esteem. Well, this November I gave my first microsession to our local user group, and now I am working to expand on that with a professional development talk. I need to submit for Raleigh in the next ten days, and if I'm feeling confident and time permits, I may try for Baltimore next. As long as it doesn't get in the way of my day job. Speaking of…
- Stay at my current company all year
I have changed jobs during the spring in 2014, 2015, and 2016 alike. I think my current gig is a keeper. I'm leaning back towards analyst versus developer in this gig, but with much more seniority as I've improved my technical chops this year as much as any other. The big difference now is that I'm doing a better job applying everything I have learned. The learning curve for the pharma industry has been a bit steep, but now everything is making more sense and I strive to make the lives of my colleagues easier.
- Participate in one of the RDU civic hackathons
I saw this on a partial level last year and continue to be fascinated by the potential with open data, but now I want to really immerse myself over the weekend at CityCampNC, Datapalooza, or another of the related events. I expect that developed R skills will come in handy once these events take place. Also, allow me to shout out PASS yet again for getting into this movement at last.
- At least one technical blog post and one autism spectrum post per month
Simple: there needs to be more blog entries. I'm underdelivering.
- Do some further organization for the Run/Walk for Autism
I didn't get as involved this year as I hoped, and then we had a rainout. I'm hoping to do more for this, especially involving my tie-in with the Human Rights Committee. That will be a work in progress, as I hope to carve out more of a place in the HRC after I fell behind on cases somewhat in the second half of 2016.
- Break the 1000 mile barrier and run my first marathon
Naturally a running goal would be included. I had about 650 this year, which was a tad shorter than I expected due to various injuries. What hurt was that I still trained as if temperatures were normal in the summer (in NC it was quite hot) and pushed myself too much. I'm still learning how to recover, which will be crucial this year. I am eyeing Richmond in November for my marathon debut, so bring on the summer training regimen.
That's a lot of expectation for 2017 that will be paired with motivation. Now let's get on to a new year.
The TRY Microsession: A T-SQL Tuesday Follow Up
Warning: contains expletives
Last month, I gave the talk first referenced in last month's Tuesday blog festival, concerning conversion functions with TRY. I can't say I wasn't nervous about giving my first presentation to a professional organization, even as a 101-level lightning talk. I was concerned about my own abilities on that stage, being around a mix of developers who may not have been privy to TRY_CAST, TRY_CONVERT, or TRY_PARSE (oof), and people who know this already and were curious as to how I would fare on stage. For the latter group, it was like presenting a class project to the professors in my department. So how do I think it turned out?
It was a success, and not only based on feedback from others. It was a good chance to understand what is required of speaking and how I could break the ice with others who knew generally what I did, but wasn't sure what I knew about.
First ever presentation for @ceedubvee at #TriPASS . Welcome to the speaker chapter of #sqlfamily Chris! pic.twitter.com/F8GQJc6tkm
— Kevin Feasel (@feaselkl) November 15, 2016
With this in mind, I learned some lessons from the presentation.
- Always bring cables, and backup cables. I did bring my work laptop as a backup computer when I had update issues with my affectionately-nicknamed "Shitty Toshiba", but the HDMI connection is not the most modern…and I never thought to bring the cables for it. So we had a misadventure where I had to open my script on another computer. Originally, I had UPDATE and INSERT statements included, but I couldn't risk that WideWorldImporters was in its original condition. Maybe the cables would have allowed me to continue with more than SELECT.
- Even when carrying a note card, don't go too off topic just to show you aren't reading from the card. I'm not the most concise person, so it was easy for me to elaborate more than needed.
- Know your room setup. This was my first chapter meeting since summer, and the meetings moved to a new office building of which I was unfamiliar.
There were also a few positives to take away.
- Since I had to use a backup computer, one which I did not have WideWorldImporters as it was my work databases only, I was able to rely on agnostic SELECT statements to show the functions in action. It was the biggest key to recovery.
- I kept a sense of calm despite the cable issue, and despite deep down thinking "they don't think I'm prepared…fuck" while taking longer than necessary to set up. To take something in stride would not rattle my audience or allow me to come off nervous; I can be very expressive, so it did take some work to remain confident that a backup solution was in the works.
- I was confident that I knew the basics of the subject, while not trying to act like I knew everything on the subject. There was a moment early on where I said I was a developer and immediately ducked, explaining next that I "didn't want the DBAs to throw things at me. Wait until after." Got a good laugh.
- You know how I said I elaborated more than needed? I didn't elaborate too much, as the two rehearsals of my talk seemed to keep me relatively constrained, even with my audibles.
The next phase? The submission for a Saturday event…a full-length presentation. Now here's my chance to take advantage of the help that came from this forum! Thanks to everyone, especially Andy, for giving a platform for us noobs to join the speaker chapter.
T-SQL Tuesday #84: Becoming a Speaker
I'm going to take part in T-SQL Tuesday this month. Why? Well, because I'm now starting to venture into speaking on beginner topics and lessons learned as I perfect my technical chops and learn new skills. This month, the subject is on new speakers, and the veterans who have advice for those of us starting out.
Talk #1 is already happening
Funny thing is…I'm already going to make my speaking debut on November 15, giving the microsession at our Raleigh-Durham PASS User Group. I'll be discussing the TRY conversion functions (TRY_CAST, TRY_CONVERT, TRY_PARSE) over a 10-15 time frame. The talk was inspired by a case at my job involving error reporting, and some manually entered date values that led to exceptions in the original procedures. For this talk, I'll be using some basic examples to explain each one. How CAST and CONVERT throw exceptions, while TRY_CAST and TRY_CONVERT avoid it with NULL instead. How PARSE is something most people don't touch for good reason. It should be interesting to start out, and I've received some good advice from a few professionals before I rehearse. It does help that I'll be working on rehearsal with partners as well for critiques.
Talk #2 is a longer talk – a Saturday submission
This March is SQL Saturday Raleigh, and it's not a secret to some of the members that I'm strongly considering throwing my hat in the ring for a slot this year. I've been considering two topics to begin. One is about merging Python and T-SQL together. Of course, I'm picking up R and the Revolution Analytics acquisition has led to SQL and R beginning a beautiful relationship. However, Python is still a popular enough language that for the longest time I struggled to consolidate with SQL. I want to investigate this further to see if this is possible as a data tool.
Another topic that has gotten some traction is about moving from analyst to developer. I started my career as an analyst, then became a Database & BI Developer, and now I'm in a bit of a hybrid role. My view is that there are plenty of analysts who queried all the time, like myself, who might want to work more in the development space. Maybe from there someone will want to be a DBA, or a data scientist (CHEERS). So I'm looking into the high level tools if an analyst goes from having read permissions to having write & execute as well, and might have to use Reporting & Integration Services more often. It's experience that I have been through, and now I think I can touch on this experience again in my current full-time role.
How does this get moving?
It is partially spectrum-related, but I am unsure where to start and how to approach someone for advice directly. A general blog post with references sounds like a perfect place to begin, and I'd like to see where I can go, and how some veterans learned their speaking skills. I'm nervous of talking about a subject that I don't know much on, as I've had those over-my-head moments in front of fellow professionals. Now I have to ask myself, and others, how to target the audience and let everyone know that I'm impersonating an expert. Then there's the matter of adjusting presentations and turning feedback into something constructive for another technical topic (or even the same one, refined for a different crowd).
I read Steve Jones' post for this month as I was writing, and it made me think of one of my esteemed colleagues (yet another Steve who is part of PASS, affectionately known as SQL Steve in our company's department) who did a series of weekly tips and tricks for our team, which included some practical examples we could use internally. It reflected the way of getting started with a small group. The other aspect that stuck out to me from the post was this:
[Your first technical speaking opportunity] can be hard as you need to be open to debate, accept you might get some things wrong, and that you might learn something. There is stress in trying to come across as an expert but I'd rather you try to teach something, with the idea that this is your understanding of a topic, but you are open to admitting you might be wrong if someone else knows more.
I don't consider myself an expert at all. Intermediate in some areas, beginner in a few others, and court jester in the last one or two. It seems that a key for my microsession will be that experts in the house will have critiques, but it does not mean that they believe I'm ignorant here. I'll have to keep my skin tough and stay aware that there will always be learning. The interaction and discussion will allow everyone to learn and explain how they came to their conclusions.
I'm excited about reading some of the other posts that are in the very long comment section, and what advice can be gleaned. Let me know that I can reach out to you (as Andy did on his host post), and I'll do just that.
PASS Summit 2016: Wednesday
Now the sessions begin. Okay, began, since I'm posting on Friday.
First, Microsoft's Joseph Sirosh provided the keynote address. The focus was on the power of data and analytics in this changing world. I didn't write anything down during this session, so instead I'll link to Kevin Kline's recap of the talk.
My focus was towards some sessions to help with query writing. I first attended Andy Yun's session, Why Your Data Type Choices Matter. Awesome session. Andy first focused on the internals (how data is stored). While I was aware that a table was not created in the order of the columns listed, I did not know much about the FIXVAR format. If using variable columns (ex. VARCHAR), the extra two bytes represent the variable column offset array. We need more metadata to read the actual data. One thing that stuck out was the question of using unicode versus non-unicode. If you use the former (VARCHAR), then data could be lost and refactoring may be required. If you use the latter (NVARCHAR), the storage requirement is doubled. The key is to right-size data types (even in temp tables…if a certain person is reading, the person is being called out!), match data types, and recall the 8KB page size limit.
During lunch, I sat with a table of developers and DBAs talking about query tuning. The major advice I received was during a conversation about date functions that related to project I had worked on previously. Basically, I was told about how scalar user-defined functions can be a terrible thing in many situations. This may be open for debate, but scalar UDFs can bring down the IO. Now I'll have to investigate that further.
My next session was Optimizing SQL Server and Databases for Large Fact Tables, presented by Thomas Grosher. The idea was that sometimes we have to pull data from large fact tables, and we can apply some tricks to make this happen. Say, if there's a need to read a fact table for a report which runs for two hours, how do you help it. This session did go over my head a bit, as it seemed more performance-based than BI-development-based. Though I did take away a few things. First, it's important to choose a clustered index key wisely, such as using a lookup table for common parameters. Second, table partitioning comes into play, which I haven't tried to do much myself, but our engineering unit has. Third, row compression. We have some tables at my company with one billion rows, and Thomas explained that 1 byte less on 1 billion rows can save 1GB. A solid session, though I may have been surprised by the deeper infrastructure content.
Final session of the day was on Biml for Beginners, by Cathrine Wilhelmsen – a great example of the next generation of data platform stars already coming to fruition. So Biml is something I had brought up in passing at work and read a few blog articles about, but I had not followed through. Here was my chance. Basically, Biml (Business intelligence markup language) is helpful to many a business, including my company, by using business logic to easily repeat SSIS packages. It's essentially XML. I learned about the beta BimlOnline as well, which does reverse engineering to help us gather what the Biml looks like. We can even extend Biml with C# or VB code blocks to import structures. Cathrine even explained tiered Biml files to repeat such attributes like admin, source, and destination. To use a practical example, there are some weekly reports to automate coming up, and this could be relatively useful to set these packages up at a base level. Biml is not meant for deployment, but it can save us valuable development time. Easy to learn more as well. I'm adding it to the personal projects list.
Exhibitors had a fun reception with appetizers and light dinner. I'm bringing home more Idera ducks. Then came more karaoke for the night, put on by Pragmatic Works at the Hard Rock Cafe. Same drill as the previous night with networking opportunities.
That was a lot of words. So next recap is Thursday.
PASS Summit 2016: Day 0 & Day 1
Earlier this year, I came upon the opportunity to go to PASS Summit. Some of you who clicked on this link probably know what that is, but I'll let the about section of the Summit site explain to you what the event is and why it is worthwhile. I had previously gone in 2013 when it was held in Charlotte (easy commute from Raleigh), and having the chance to go back was a no-brainer for myself and my company. At the conference, I get to network with industry professionals/mutual Twitter followers, learn new skills to advance my career, and get advice on problems and possibilities facing my department at my company to allow us to become better. Plus, I can personally thank Redgate for the awesomeness of their SQL Prompt tool, which our BI team actively uses.
Anyway, this is where I start blog recaps.
Day 0 (Monday)
Flight arrived after 5:00 (PDT), so I did not get to pick up my registration badge. I will note that it would be nice if that area was open later on that day like it is on the surrounding days. At first, introverted autistic me was concerned about showing up to events without a badge. I was due to attend a networking dinner hosted by veterans Steve Jones and Andy Warren, where people could converse and meet. I was able to talk with a few professionals, including a group of developers at stamps.com, on what they do and we shared challenges we each face on a broad scale. While I liked how the dinner gave us a chance to sit down, I sometimes hope that there's more opportunity to move about the dinner area and talk to other tables. When someone speaks to me first and asks about me, it is much easier for me to talk, or if I'm place at a table with others I'm driven to make that conversation. That was advantageous.
After I returned to the hotel to handle a task for my work, and struggling with it (public props to my colleague for figuring it out quickly the next morning), I decided that I might want to talk with others on handling disparate data…while singing karaoke. Thanks to the magic of Twitter, the PASS community is constantly in touch about events, which led me to join many others (both first-timers and community notables) to a Chinese restaurant hosting nightly karaoke. That was more of a chance to have fun and practice "Purple Rain" in front of an audience outside Raleigh-Durham or Philadelphia. I've learned that singing a song in front of people who may not know you is a good opening for conversation once the song is done. It's no secret that I have trouble approaching someone I've never spoken with and making small talk with that person, but there were some openings created through the power of singing songs someone else made famous.
A key takeaway professionally that night was simple: as soon as you are stuck on a problem involving data sources, ask someone who is more seasoned with the data on their thought process, and how they became acquainted with the data. If they solve the problem, find out how they did it so you can apply it next time. It can help someone doing work on the analyst side to get better. I admit it's an area I still need to be more consistent about when trying to play hero.
Day 1 (Tuesday)
I wasn't signed up for a pre-con because money, so it has really been a day of exploring and also following up on previous work tasks. Let's just say I saw touristy stuff and took advantage of the #sqlsummit hashtag to meet random others. Again, PASS does a great job utilizing Twitter.
Then we got to the networking dinner. There's a lot of standing around awkwardly for a person like myself, so this event isn't necessarily easy. I found that moving around and striking up conversation with someone else who was also by themselves to be an effective way of connecting. I was able to talk to a DBA or three about how their systems worked, and got advice that the system administrator should not be the database administrator. Can't treat them both the same. I can agree to some extent, but I would think it depends on if the sys admin has been trained as a DBA.
I like the networking dinner for the open and social aspect, but I do wonder if PASS could put together a networking event similar to the first-timers one for people who generally just want to meet other people but have trouble saying the first word. The first-timers one is set up speed dating style, and maybe it could be expanded to others in the future. Though with everything considered, I met plenty of new people by focusing on them directly.
Then came the fun of karaoke, yet again. How we do the connect part. Or reconnect, as I encountered professionals I had not seen in a long time…three years in a few cases.
And that was everything through Tuesday. Days 2-4 will provide even more learning.
Wide World Importers & AdventureWorks – Meet the Senior-Manager Boss
Well, I should first note that I intended to blog more than I have, but was struggling to find the right topics that didn't involve any 'woe is me'
complaints struggles. However, then I found inspiration in talking to others about steps when I got started in trying to work on my technical skills in my time away from work (mostly T-SQL and some Python would be covered), and how to cover the basics for a lot of people looking to get started.
One situation I run into more frequently than I previously wanted to admit is being unable to explain the most basic of concepts after I do them. Part of it, as I came to realize, was not allowing myself to practice what I learned outside of the office anymore. By the end of last year, I figured out that I needed to actually use a home database if I was going to perfect my technical chops, let alone speak on a subject in front of an audience where examples are crucial. So my first thought is…what about the constructs of Microsoft's own sample databases? There's a new one for 2016, and I had to get it, and post some rudimentary thoughts.
Get the database file, of course
I figured this was a time to trace my steps and add my first database in my shiny new Developer edition instance. So where can you find Wide World Importers? Here it is on the shiny GitHub page. There is both a transaction backup file and an analytical backup file (WideWorldImportersDW-Full.bak). I downloaded both, and moved the extended backup files to my local backup folder. In my case the extension was Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL13.[instance name]\MSSQL\Backup. My thought is that it's an easier spot to keep the originals. I read that some folks advised to place it directly in the C: drive, however, and there may be a good reason for me to do so in the future.
So within SQL Server Management Studio, I decided to use the commands rather than the RESTORE DATABASE command. I am not at all DBA level (show compassion for we little developers, peeps), but pretended to be one by asking to restore a database. There are instructions on the Microsoft site, but I've got pictures for how I followed along (also because I couldn't get video to happen).
Once at the backup screen, I got the database loaded pretty quickly. The key is looking for a file after clicking the Device radio button. Also, the backup folder appeared instantly when I clicked Add and it allowed me to easily choose the database.
Well, hitting okay a bunch of time allowed for a very quick "restore" of a database I never had to start. Then I was able to do the same for the DW/analytical version, and I even put AdventureWorks2014 in there solely to be experimental. Had no problems with a 2014 database brought into a 2016 system, in case some of you were like me some time ago and thought compatibility issues could occur if you don't set it to 2016 in advance.
I should also note that I used the -full version because I have Developer edition, and -full works on that and everything Enterprise. If you don't have one of those editions, you'll need to stick with -standard.
Is Wide World Importers special in any way?
It's hard for me to say while toying around with the DB so far. The business has changed slightly, including more tables based on delivery locations. However, some of the big differences to me are more about the DB practices and configuration for new SQL Server 2016 features.
I immediately noticed many more system-versioned tables (temporal, maybe?) in this edition. Those are the clocks in the corner of each table. maximized the next level, and there was a history archive. Pretty cool that it's finally come over this way.
Even some of the code itself is more detailed and also slightly different in format, in the way lines are split up. I do still notice cursors, which will show others how to do it…but I wonder if all those folks who convinced me of the badness of cursors would take issue. The views are pretty simplistic to say the least, and may have some use considering they are concentrated to three areas.
The analytical database this time uses dimension, fact, and integration (staging tables) as the prefixes. I think it's an easier way to teach folks about the data warehouse schema by using these tables. The schema is also set up that way, with fact tables having many a foreign key and the dimensions having identities across the board that link accurately. I even saw a proc called GetLastETLCutoffTime, which gave me ideas that I can bring to my day job for some of what we run during our off hours.
AdventureWorks won't be updated any more, but it really feels more so like WideWorldImporters is a promotion of sorts, with more integrated features and better key systems. The documentation is about the same, but the data itself is improved. For people using this edition longer than I have, fresh data is a good thing, I'm sure.
Hold up…weren't you going to mention more about 2016 features?
Oh yeah…those 2016 features. I notice that I haven't yet tried to stretch the database, but it appears this one is configured so that it can be done. Same goes with R Services, which I've only scratched the surface on when using a release candidate.
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Not all that glamourous or interesting, pom poms. And pretty tedious to make. Which is why some people have invented this kind of thing: pom pom makers.
Thing with this is I am not really into pom poms. I think I've made two in the last ten years. They have both been in the last 3 months, but this is not the beginning of an obsession. Now admittedly those pom pom makers are really cheap but they also epitomise why we as a family are doing 100 days without buying anything we don't need. Like this person here. What we definitely don't need is more stuff, especially more plastic stuff. Also I have found my own really much quicker way of making pom poms.
Warning: not suitable for perfectionists and people who like order.
I think most people know how you make a pom pom. If not, look here.
I figured as I was making my pom pom, which is for a rabbit which has not been my best friend (more on that another time) that pom pom making is about a lot of wrapping and then a lot of hacking. As long as the middle is tied tightly surely this doesn't need to be just one thread at a time, right?
Nah, one thread at a time takes ages. Just bundle up the yarn into about 10 threads at a time and wrap it round.
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Appetite for The Hunger Games
So we weathered the long lines… uhm, well, the odds were in our favor.
and watched The Hunger Games (fantastic!)
If you're a fan of the book you would have noticed that there is a key ingredient that was left out of the movie: Food. And food is a big deal. This is indeed called "The Hunger Games" for a reason.
"What's impressed you the most since you arrived here?" I rack my brain for something that made me happy here. Be honest, I think. Be honest. "The lamb stew," I get out. Caesar laughs, and vaguely I realize some of the audience has joined in. -Katniss, The Hunger Games
Katniss favorite Lamb Stew:
3 lbs lamb meat, cubed
2-3 tbsp cooking oil
1 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp flour
2 cans beef broth
1 cup tomato pulp or 3 tbsp tomato paste
1 sprig rosemary, leaves snipped
salt to taste pepper to taste
3 large carrots, peeled and chopped
2 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
16-18 pearl onions, peeled and halved
1 cup frozen or fresh peas
1 handful dried plums cut in half
Heat oven to 475 degrees.
Heat oil in a skillet and brown lamb meat. Transfer to dutch oven as pieces cook.
Sprinkle sugar on browned meat. Cook meat for several minutes on medium high heat to caramelize sugar.
Toss meat with flour until well coated. Place pot in oven uncovered for 5 minutes. Toss meat around and cook for another 5 minutes. Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees.
Add 1 1/2 cans of beef broth, tomato pulp, and rosemary. Cover and cook on bottom third of the oven for 1 hour.
Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed. Add carrots, onions, and potatoes and more broth if needed.
Cover and return pot to oven for another hour. After 30 minutes, add dried plums. Once done, taste and season as needed.
On the stovetop, boil peas for 1-2 minutes. Drain and add to stew just before serving.
Serve on wild rice. Eat by the bucketful.
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On Friday all 32 teams taking part in next summer's World Cup will find out their fate as the draw for the tournament in Brazil takes place - and you can follow it all as it happens in our live blog below.
Roy Hodgson and his England side will be hoping to avoid an unkind draw against the big boys of international football as they look to make progress through the group stage.
Host nation Brazil are perhaps understandably favourites after the Selecao won the Confederations Cup earlier this summer, although World and European Champions Spain , Lionel Messi's Argentina and (as ever) Germany are also deemed to be in with a strong shout.
When will the draw be made?
The draw takes place on Friday December 6, starting at 4pm GMT.
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The draw takes place in the Brazilian state of Bahia at the uber-swanky Costa do Sauipe resort.
The 90-minute showing will take place in a specially erected draw hall within the resort.
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The exact format of the draw will not be confirmed until December 3, but it is likely to follow the same format as the draw for the 2010 tournament in South Africa.
The 32 teams have been separated into four pots and they'll be further divided into eight groups of four.
The first pot includes hosts Brazil and the seven other highest-placed teams in the FIFA world rankings.
The other three pots are divided by region, in an effort to keep apart teams from the same confederation - though France, as the lowest ranked European team, are in pot three rather than pot four.
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And lo it was the fifth day, being Friday, and the news didst emerge that the mighty Microsoft wast displeased with the week's events thus far. The Xbox One deity had taken a dim view of nefarious individuals who'd had the temerity to leak details and footage the Gears of War Xbox One remaster.
Ahead of its sermon from the mount of E3, details of one the Xbox One's highlights were leaked by members of video game test company, VMC Games, despite signing the Agreement of Non-Disclosure. To punish them for this sin, Microsoft struck down with great vengeance and furious anger, banishing the offenders from the hallowed grounds of Xbox Live and rendering their Xbox One consoles temporarily useless.
In an email obtained by Kotaku, VMC Games explained the reasons for this smiting, saying:
"Recently, multiple leaks were perpetrated by several GBTN community members. In one case, a member who was participating in that test shared a screenshot on Snapchat with their friend, who wasn't part of the project, but tricked his friend by saying he didn't believe him when he said they were working on the same project. Upon reception of the screenshot, the friend who received the Snapchat leaked it online, betraying his friend as well as his NDA with VMC Games. While the tester who first took the screenshot didn't think he was doing anything bad, he was still going against the NDA, and was part of the cause why the information got leaked. Because of this, both members were permanently removed from the community and addressed to our legal department, as per the terms of the NDA."
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I had decided that back in June of this year, I wouldn't post to this blog as long as I'm posting to the Read through the Bible with Hillcrest blog every day but today it changes. I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. I'm a bit touchy and the people close to me are giving me the space I require on days like this. I'm ticked with the same old ridiculous Christmas schedules and focus. It seems like everyone is unhappy with their business and just wishes they could slow down and spend time with family and other "more important" things. The truth is that none of what they don't do is important to them. They use their business to justify and excuse their behavior and negligence of what Christmas really is.
Christmas is not about giving gifts. In fact giving gifts does nothing to draw us closer to Christ or remember his birth.
Christmas is not about traditions as most traditions have little to nothing to do with drawing us closer to Jesus or connecting with his birth.
Hold on to your hats for this one because it's going to gain me negative popularity points and is sacrilegious. Christmas isn't about family and being together. (now is when you can hear a pin drop).
Seriously, the best way we can come up with to celebrate the birth of Grace is to hold a family reunion. I mean, it's great and all, but it's not Christmas. It's wonderful to hang with friends and be with family, but it's not Christmas.
Sometimes I wish we could just wash the slate clean and start again but that's not going to happen. So try in some way to slow down and stop being so busy that you can't celebrate that Jesus was born. If family is around, have them join you in a happy birthday song or bake a birthday cake. I in no way want to spoil or rain on Christmas Spirit, but I will if it replaces the reason for Christmas in the first place.
So put that in your pipe St Nick and smoke that one!
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
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Oh boy, I know this feeling...
Did we all just get sick of it all at the same time? It is a thing about turning 40 and getting real about life? Or over reflective (and a little cynical)? Will things feel even more out of balance as this world makes another 365 journey around the sun? hummm...
From one nutcase to another, I think this feeling of "bah humbug" with Christmas chaos is normal. Too much of a good thing causes a tummy ache.
- 12/02/2009
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The high road to cutting down on dangerous driving.
by Elizabeth Ecker
Crashes happen. As a known risk of getting behind the wheel, drivers are aware that a crash can be an unfortunate outcome of taking to the road.
But many are being put at an unnecessary risk, with crashes involving drivers whose licenses are suspended on the rise, motor vehicle professionals have found. Much of the time, those suspensions have nothing to do with driving. Often they are related to theft, failure to pay an outstanding debt or some other reason deemed by local or state government.
Law enforcement and other officials spend thousands of hours dealing with arresting and ticketing these drivers when they could instead be working to keep the roads safe.
Making strides toward fixing this problem is an initiative slated for publication in February that will help licensing officials articulate the specific concerns with local policy makers.
Under grant funding by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a document, "Best Practices Guide to Reducing Suspended Drivers," and a template for model legislation are now forthcoming.
"The basic premise is: Let's stop suspending people for non-driving reasons," says Brian Ursino, AAMVA director of law enforcement. "The research shows us that someone suspended for a driving reason is three times more likely to be involved in a crash than a person suspended for a non-driving reason."
Offenses Abound
Those reasons number as many as 74 across states—by the count of the working group chaired by Georgia DMV Commissioner Rob Mikell.
"Our limited resources should be focused on truly dangerous drivers," Mikell says. "This is a significant point that can easily be missed: This publication does not seek to use 'suspension' courts or shorter suspensions to address the issue, as the best solution is to use an altogether different means for changing non-driving related behaviors."
The data speaks for itself, with the research conducted by the working group indicating 75 percent of suspended drivers continue to drive anyway.
The number of those suspended drivers is on the rise too; suspensions due to non-driving causes rose from 29 percent to 39 percent from 2002 to 2006.
Regular drivers are at risk of being involved in a crash with a suspended driver at a much higher rate when the driver's license has been suspended for a driving-related cause. Research shows drivers suspended for driver behavior are involved in crashes three times more frequently than drivers suspended for non-driving reasons—and they're six times more likely to be involved in a crash than a driver who has never been suspended.
"If every state legislature repealed current laws requiring suspension for non-driving reasons, we would have approximately 40 percent fewer suspended drivers on our roads," Ursino says.
Driving Change
Changing the rules isn't easy, especially because each state has its own laws regarding license suspension.
Wisconsin's Department of Transportation, for example, released more than 100,000 non-driving related administrative license revocations in 2010 under Wisconsin Act 102. The legislation received bipartisan backing as well as support from the DOT, judges, law enforcement, district attorneys and the State Public Defender.
"It ended thousands of unnecessary non-driving related license revocations and gave law enforcement, judges, and the DOT more time and resources to focus on serious traffic violations that threaten public safety," Mikell says.
The infractions that led to a suspended license include a very wide array—graffiti, bounced checks and fuel theft, to name a few.
"We're targeting the plethora of state-passed laws for a multitude of non-driving reasons people are suspended," Ursino says.
While it stands to reason that there may be alternatives to punishing these infractions, two in particular are proving more difficult due to the national child support enforcement program suspension and drug offender's license suspension currently in place.
"There may be a perception that these suspensions are required to be passed as law in every state as absolute suspensions with no discretionary input to be considered by the legislatures or the courts," Mikell says.
However, it is not the case across the board.
"A number of states have opted to impose these suspensions only where there is a link to unsafe driving or to provide an opt-out when the suspension would cause an impediment to current or potential employment or would cause an undue hardship," he says.
Added Benefits
Not only does the initiative aim to make roads safer, but it will save thousands of hours of time for enforcement officials and courts.
Take, for instance, Washington State Patrol (WSP). The WSP alone spends nearly 80,000 hours each year in the arrest, impound and adjudication of suspended driver cases that are due to non-driving offenses, according to the working group. These cases burden the court system, too, for which traffic offenses represent the largest number of charges prosecuted in many states and localities.
Of course, MVAs are positioned to save time and resources as well. If not for the high percentage of non-driving related suspensions, DMVs could focus on their core business of highway safety, the working group shows.
"The issue goes beyond just public safety to also include the costs of arresting, processing, administering and enforcing social non-conformance related driver license suspensions," Mikell says.
While some of the costs are obvious, he says, there are others that are often overlooked.
"Once a state passes a requirement for a driver's license suspension for a non-moving violation, the motor vehicle agency must prepare to be able to process the suspension including writing business requirements, writing code and training of staff. However, the suspensions are not being utilized in some cases, which makes the process even more cumbersome and costly."
Solving the Problem
The forthcoming guide will include the best practices publication as well as the model legislation template with the goal of informing decision makers about the crucial safety impact of drivers who take to the roads despite having suspended licenses. The impact is twofold.
"The dramatic increase in suspensions has led to changes in public perception of the seriousness of this action, and the suspension is 'watered down' in value," Mikell says. "Even when law enforcement, courts and society in general continue to view the license suspension with great seriousness, the resources to deal with the volume of today's suspensions are depleted."
The result is a less effective system, he says, for keeping dangerous drivers off the roads.
"The effect obviously includes the safety risks for those who share the roadways, but it actually extends directly and indirectly to most everyone in our society, particularly when we consider that drivers suspended for traffic safety related reasons are three times more likely to be involved in a crash than drivers suspended for social non-conformance reasons."
The effort is the first of its kind to truly address the problems from the standpoint of both the drain on resources it causes as well as the greater issue of driving safety.
"I don't think this is an end-all be-all, but by adopting this one philosophy it would reduce the number of suspended drivers by 40 percent," Ursino says. "That's hugely significant in reducing the burden on motor vehicle administrations, law enforcement, and the judiciary, and directly relates to improving traffic safety."
View AAMVA's webinar on Suspended & Revoked Working Group Recommendations.


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Students may not repeat this class and must be in specified grade range.
Areas of Exploration: Programming, Multimedia,
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Reading the Psalms in ESV
A few years ago, my parents gifted me a pocket-size English Standard Version bible, which has traveled far with me since then. It usually matters little to me what version I read, but I had enjoyed the ESV a bit and so had requested it.
I'm sure I've read at least a good number of psalms in this version, but over the past couple months, I've been reading through all of them, and have really enjoyed it, for one particular reason. For some reason, the ESV rendering makes it easier to grasp the entire theme of a psalm.
This is in contrast to a common pitfall of only internalizing a given verse. This can still, of course, be of benefit to the reader. However, I'm a songwriter, and thus understand that there is usually an overall theme to be communicated. Sometimes, it can be tough in the psalms, and you end up wondering why the psalmist would follow this cluster of verses with that cluster of verses. But now, I'm catching more and more of the themes, and I'm attributing this to the ESV. An example:
I've always more or less passed over Psalm 85, with the exception of passing notice to the part about "righteousness and peace kissing each other", but this was only noted as a poetic curiosity. But this time, the theme jumps out.
God, you had so greatly blessed us.
How long, then, will you be angry with us?
Show us your love.
And then, out of this contrast of God's great love and the people's great trouble, God's love overwhelms:
He will speak peace to his people.
His salvation is near, that his glory may be manifest.
And then follows the psalmist's poetic outburst of the amazing love, faithfulness, righteousness, and peace of God.
And in the theme is the meaning: Even when we can't make sense of present suffering, the overwhelming goodness of God's character is to remind us that we can trust him to revive us as we need. Look to his character. He will speak peace to his people. His salvation is near to those who fear him.
Thus, my endorsement of the ESV rendering of the Psalms.


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Classics 101: An Introduction to Classic Cars
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Restoring a Classic
Many years ago, a knowledgeable old car enthusiast told me that a car collector considering restoring an automobile should "buy as much car as you can afford because the cost of restoring a Pierce-Arrow isn't much more expensive than restoring a Ford Model A," alluding to the similarities in sheet metal, upholstery and mechanical work.
My first collector car was a 1929 Ford Tudor, which I restored with help from my grandfather. I'll never forget watching him fill his mouth with upholstery tacks and transfer them to his tiny upholstery hammer as he installed the headliner. That day I learned that he had been an upholsterer for the Hudson Motor Car Company in the 1920s!
When I acquired my first big Classic, I learned that the fellow who told me there was very little difference in the cost of restoring a Classic versus a non-Classic had probably never done it.
It's true that painting the fender of a Packard is not a great deal different from painting a Chevrolet or Studebaker fender. As one restorer noted, the "cosmetics" for the Classic and non-Classic are quite similar. Bodywork may be the only realistic comparison – but there's still far more sheet metal in most Classics, and finishing detail was generally much higher for the Classics.
One factor that sets the Classics apart from the non-Classics is one that was true when the cars were new--cost of parts. With a few exceptions, the cost of parts for a Classic is higher than for the non-Classic. Most Classics were expensive when new and were produced in lower quantities. And, there is less support within the collector-car hobby for the high-end Classics. Hence, parts are rarer and far more costly today.
Sometimes, replacement parts simply can't be found. That's when it helps to have a friend who is also a machinist (I do, and he's terrific). One restorer of big Classics recalled how he finally gave up searching for a clock for the rear passenger compartment of a custom-built Cadillac V-16 and made the clock from scratch – at a cost of nearly $5,000.
The interiors of the Classic and non-Classic automobiles show a significant difference in workmanship. In fact, for many Classics, the interior appointments were the showplace. Most Classics featured expensive wool, hand embroidery and leather upholstery, wool carpets and spectacular woodwork. The workmanship can be truly breathtaking. Replicating these interiors today is sometimes the most expensive and time-consuming part of a restoration.
The instrument panels of many Classics are especially complicated and require a great deal of time and expense in their restoration. Some feature photoengraving or elaborate wood graining.
Chrome plating differed, too. Everything tended to be bigger on the Classics, and they often included unique accessory lamps and horns
The difference between the Classic and non-Classic automobile is very apparent in the chassis. One long-time restorer describes it as "night and day." The wheelbases are longer, the engines bigger and more powerful and the suspension systems more sophisticated. Some Classics, such as the Cord 810 with its front-wheel-drive and pre-selector transmission, or the Wills Sainte Claire's V-8 engine, were quite complicated for their day.
Many of the Classics featured vacuum power brakes and vacuum clutches as well as hydraulic silencers in the engines. The engines used in the non-Classic automobiles tended to be simpler, albeit nearly every bit as durable.
Some restorers of Classics try to utilize as many original parts as possible from the car they're restoring. This can also be expensive and time-consuming. One restorer re-used every single fastener and snap in the restoration of a rare Bugatti.
Not all restorers know how to properly set up a restored Classic chassis. I remember a low-mileage original Lincoln K that was restored by its new owner against everyone's advice. The car was truly more unique in its all-original condition than it was sporting a sparkling, body-off restoration. Most significantly, once restored it didn't drive or ride as nicely as it did when new.
This is ironic since the level of restoration performed on many Classics results in a car with final fit and finish better than new. This is done, of course, to ensure that the car is a perfect, award-winning automobile.
Which brings me to another of my favorite subjects--over-restored cars. Simply stated, I believe an over-restored car should have points deducted from it in the same manner that points are deducted for an incorrect restoration. Since most clubs state that their purpose is to restore cars to as-original status, this has always made sense to me.
This article originally appeared in the June, 2007 issue of Hemmings Classic Car.


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Ms. Poll Feminist Tide Sweeps
In as the 21st Century Begins by Lorraine Dusky
Affirmative Action on Trial
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Women on Death Row by Claudia
In the Thick of Life at 70 by Jessica Chornesky
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National Council of Women's
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of War and Its Consequences
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Code Pink Peace Rally, Washington DC (March 8)
Photo by Lisa Bennett, courtesy of NOW
Yet every day now,
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are being shipped to war zones. The heart cracks at
how frightened these young men and women look. "We've
got a job to do," they say, but a carefully fostered
ignorance that defends "doing a job" for
leaders who haven't done their job of statesmanship
is not acceptable, post-Nuremburg. It is not an excuse
for lacerated flesh and fragmented minds. Contorted
logic to the contrary, the real way to support our
troops is not to put them in harm's way.
After all, there are three prerequisites
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that a segment of the population be economically disadvantaged.
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African American.) Most people enter the armed forces
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death. The only way the first incentive will disappear
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to women's. During the Vietnam War, it took years
to build demonstrations of millions. In the U.S.,
most organizing was based on the draft. This time,
it took only weeks-- even without the draft.
The difference? First, the power of Women's Movements
across the globe-- strong, organized, networked women,
going into action, leading; second, the radical
tool that the Internet can be; and third, the work
we've all been doing for so long, which has changed
For decades, feminists have been
advocating nonviolence at home and abroad. The United
Nations' women's symbol of peace, development, and
equality has been absorbed into the mainstream of
women's organizations worldwide. Feminists have been
proving the connections between patriarchy, violence,
war, and the impact on women and children. Such groups
as Womer's International League for Peace and Freedom
(WILPF), the National Organization for Women (NOW),
and Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) have
been advocating peace and no first strike for years.
Moreover, feminists have been leaders in the environmental
movement, advocating nonviolence to the earth and
atmosphere. No wonder that this time, as the war drums
began to beat about Iraq, the Feminist Movement was
ready. Virtually every major women's group is involved,
as are hundreds of thousands of individual activists.
Never before has the Women's Movement been this
unified and ready in its demands for peace.
So this is no time for despair.
Ms. offers here a sampling of recent
and ongoing peace activism, with resources to help
us all become more involved in stopping this conflagration,
or, if it has already begun, in acting together, swiftly
and stubbornly, to end it. To protect ourselves at
home, we need new definitions of security that fully
comprehend the power of Virginia Woolf's great lines,
written in another time of carnage: "As a
woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country.
As a woman my country is the whole world."
List of Coalitions and Groups
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