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Official *What did you get in the mail today?* Thread!!!
I actually received my package from Stephanie yesterday. Can't wait to try them all :)
North African Mint – David's Tea
Coffee Puerh – David's Tea
Earl Grey Crème – David's Tea
White Peach – Persimmon Tree
Butterscotch White – Persimmon Tree
Sencha – Nina's Tea
Ko Kei Cha – Upton Tea
Strawberry Cream – Zen Tea Life
8 Treasures Yabao – Verdant Tea
White Peony Tea (Bai Mu Dan) – Teavivre
Pu-erh Mini Cake – Red Leaf Tea
Good Morning Sunshine – Butiki Teas
Today I received a box from Teavivre with 200g of Yun Nan Dian Hong black tea! I had received a sample of this tea some time ago with another order, and fell in love with the tea!
Since it was on sale last week i ordered some for my cupboard.
I got a sample of that with my order today. Haven't tried any Teavivre teas, really excited to try them. That one must be good if you ordered 200g :))
There is a lot of good tea on the Teavivre website, and many are counted among my favorites. But the Dian Hong is a particularly nice black tea. If you like strong tea brew it for 3 minutes, if you like a milder tea, go for 2 minutes.
I was drinking their black pearls last night and really enjoyed them. Will try the Dian Hong soon – sounds like 3 min steep. Thanks for the advice.
Received my swap from jeweledthumb:
Banana Nut Bread – David's Tea
Red Velvet – David's Tea
Daydreamer – David's Tea
Stormy Night – David's Tea
Chateau Blanc – Teavana
Organic Monkey Picked White – The Tea Spot
Kamiya Papaya Oolong – Teavana
I received my two samples from Courtney in her TEA CLEAR OUT discussion:):) yay yay yay.
-52's Lime Jello
and drum roll…..
- H&S's SOHO!!!!!!! sooooooo excited:D
I also Recieved a little package from Kallieboo She was so kind to send me my beloved Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish tea that I fell in love with, but unfortunately is not bended anymore. (And she didnt ask for anything in return. Just out of kindness :D) She was so generous to also inlcude many many many others that were total surprises. I was just expecting Blue berry cream cheese danish and French toast.
- Red Leaf's Plum Matcha
-Adagio's Clown Fish
-Adagio's Almond Oolong :D Yummy!
-DT's Buttered Rum
-Adagio's Sue Sue
-Adagio's Lounge Chair
-52's Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish (The tea love of my life)
-52's French Toast
-Tazo's Chai
and last but not least
-Teavana's To Life
WAY too generous of her. Thanks so much!
I have some major sipdowns in my future
Awesome! Good tea day :D Interested to see your review of the plum matcha!
btw. What kind of milk is best for matcha? whole milk, almond, soy, rice?
What seems to be the preferred one or yours?
I prefer the taste of real milk with matcha, but I am lactose intolerant so I have to take a pill to drink milk. So, sometimes I drink almond and like that just fine too :)
- double thumbs up * Thank you. I take those pills too:)
It was a fantastic day to receive mail! I got a swap from Dinosara, samples from Nina's Paris, and more of the Organic Earl Grey from Tealicious to continue the Battle of the Earl Greys!
Got my swap from RogersCK today! Can't wait to finally try Smaug and chocolate bacon! ;)
SBT mango peach is steeping now! :D
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Yay, enjoy! I enjoyed Smaug Tea a lot.
I tried the Pu-erh mini cake you sent me and the taste triggered a memory of me trying and liking pu-erh at tea cellar back in 2008. Will definitely check out Butiki Tea's Pu-erh. Thanks :)
My very first Teavivre order came. Soooo excited. I wasn't expecting. I didn't pay for shipping, I chose the free option and it was something like 15-22 business days. Order shipped on the 14th got it today!!! I've had orders from the US take that long. I got several teas and a Yixing tea set.
Not bad on the shipping time! My order shipped on the 1st and I just got it yesterday.
I was really surprised that I got it so soon. Wasn't even looking for it yet. Was a nice little bonus in the mail. :))
Thank you, it was really reasonable. I now have two of them, really need to pick teas to season them with so that I can start using them. :))
I got my first ever STEEP CITY order in the mail that I placed with moraiwe and jakefolk. I also got my beyond gernous swap from Janelle in the mail as well….wowzah! What a great tea day. I am drowning in tea.
Janelle's DAVIDsTEA Palooza swap!! :D
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And drum roll please………….
the anticipation………
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MY VERY FIRST (yet shared) STEEP CITY ORDER!!!!
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The Lineup:
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I even splurged for a tin:) and I asked for a label and was sad at first when I opened the box to see no label included until this:D
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My swap from wheezybee came today, yay!
Received my package from Lariel today:
Swiss Mountain Rooibos – Della Terra
Shamrock & Roll – Della Terra
Chocolate Cherry – Adagio Custom Blend
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Do you love old music? Do you have a lack of cool internet clubs in your life? THEN THIS IS THE CLUB FOR YOU!
If you like any old rock or music like it, post up for favorites and your in. Tell me what you favorite band is and you can join.
Name Favorite Band
(Insert Creative Name) Van Halen
Vice President
(He gets some credit for the club ) Vaellis Led Zeppelin
Retired: JBaller Guns N' Roses
Steephill Judas Priest
Nobben #44 Chuck Berry
TheGuy Led Zeppelin
InfaMOUSE Too Many to Choose From
pballer29 Pink Floyd
WIFFLE Too many to Choose From
betacompany3stkr Pink Floyd
Dee Lynard Skynard
I_Am_Mexican Too Many to Choose From
canadarulez Rush
Each week, a different member will post the Song of the Week, and I will edit it in the OP for all to see.
This week Vaellis chose the song, and pballer29 gets to chose the song next week.
Edited by (Insert Creative Name), 29 July 2011 - 11:25 AM.

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BELOW IMAGE - Don't recognize her? Here's another view.
BELOW IMAGE - Still can't guess her identity? Well, here's one more picture.
Does the below photo help?
How about the below family photo?
This is Stanley Ann Dunham Soetoro - Barack Obama 's MOTHER!
Can you imagine the widespread play these pictures would be getting by the mainstream media if this had been John McCain 's mother, or Sarah Palin 's mother?
But you won't ever see these pictures anywhere in a regular media outlet.
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Since "New" is, well, new, let's go ahead and rank Paul's lead-off singles...
A few notes - *Helen Wheels doesn't count. Uncle Albert was released 2 months after Ram, so that doesn't count either.
1. Jet*
2. Silly Love Songs
3. Listen To What the Man Said
4. My Love
5. With a Little Luck
6. My Brave Face
7. Coming Up
8. No More Lonely Nights
9. The World Tonight
10. Dance Tonight
11. New
12. Say Say Say
13. Ebony and Ivory
14. Hope of Deliverance
15. Fine Line
16. Getting Closer
17. Press
18. Freedom/From a Lover To a Friend (take your pick)


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than a whole week of Core'dinations AND Imaginisce??? We are blog swapping with the Design Team over on the Imaginisce blog for the whole week! AND we are giving away some goodies, too! Make sure you comment on this post to win over 200 sheets of Core'dinations plus the 2 collections, Lucy Bird and Live Loud, from Imaginisce!!! You can comment all week long to win. We will announce the winner on Monday, May 31st.
First up we have some gorgeous cards from our Design Team that feature the totally fun Sticker Puffs.
For this card Melissa embossed and sanded her Core'dinations Cardstock in the background and she accented the sticker by adhering it to some cardstock and then trimming around it. Doesn't it just pop of the card?
Next up is a card from Sarah. The details on this adorable card are amazing! Core'dinations is perfect for paper piecing and Sarah set off her stickers with some paper tearing and Scooter's Vacation ribbon in addition to the puffy sticker.
And for Linda's card, she layered the chipboard and stickers from the Lucy Bird collection with some simple and elegant stitching and sanding.
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Stanford pitcher Teagan Gerhart named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. --- Freshman Cardinal pitcher Teagan Gerhart (Norco, Calif.) earned the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week Award for the Week of March 15-21 after tossing three-consecutive no-hitters, one of which included a perfect game. The right-handed pitcher improved to 13-2 on the year while tossing 26.0 scoreless innings with 34 strikeouts walking just one batter and giving up three hits for a 0.00 ERA.
"I just go out and play hard every game, so it is great to be recognized for that effort," said Gerhart. "I couldn't have done it without my teammates and the defense behind me."
"She pitched four complete-game shutouts and recorded her first collegiate save as well. She also provided some offense for the Cardinal, recording her first career hit, an RBI double, and her first collegiate home run. She ended the weekend with three hits, three RBI and a .700 slugging percentage.
"This is a great honor for Teagan and our program to be recognized by USA Softball for her efforts last weekend," said Stanford head coach John Rittman. "To do what she did is special no matter what level of softball you play. She has worked very hard with Coach Ford in becoming a complete pitcher, and she is such a special player to coach and be around every day."
Gerhart began the weekend with a perfect game against Santa Clara on Friday. She shut down the Broncos' offense, striking out a career-best 13 batters, including eight in a row to end the game. On Saturday, Gerhart continued her dominance with two no-hitters. Against Princeton, the freshman struck out eight batters for the complete game shutout, and was just a team error shy of another perfect game. She also tallied her first career hit against the Tigers, an RBI double.
In Saturday's second game versus Saint Mary's, Gerhart threw five innings, retiring six batters via the strikeout while walking one for her third straight no-hitter. Offensively, she was 2-3 with two RBI and her first career home run.
On Sunday, Gerhart picked up the win against Cal Poly and her first save of the season against Saint Mary's. She entered the game against the Gaels in the sixth inning and struck out four of the seven batters she faced to hold off SMC.
Gerhart has now thrown 36.0 consecutive scoreless innings for the Cardinal (20-3), which is on a six-game winning streak.
About ASA
The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation's largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 76 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 210,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit www.asasoftball.com.
About USA Softball
USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men's, Women's, Junior Boys' and Junior Girls' National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women's National Team is one of the only two women's sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won eight World Championship titles including the last six consecutive as well as claimed two World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about USA Softball, please visit www.usasoftball.com.


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Review: Communication An Issue in Portland Police-Involved Shootings
An outside review of seven shootings by Portland police officers found the biggest problem was a breakdown in communications.
The Los Angeles-based Office of Independent Review presented findings Wednesday to the city council. The study covered shootings between 2004 and 2010.
The Oregonian reports the consultants recommend changes to address communication gaps, excessive delays in getting medical care to wounded suspects, the failure of AR-15 rifle operators to monitor radio talk, long waits to interview involved officers, and a reluctance by the training division to second-guess officers' actions.


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""Flying is like good music. It elevates the spirit and it's an exhilarating freedom. I love the machines, I love the aviation community. I used to own airplanes and have pilots flying them for me, but I finally realized they were having more fun than I was." —actor and pilot Harrison Ford, in the Daily Mail (UK) "
Sailing V.2.0
Once upon a time, sailboats and powerboats represented two different worlds. Sailboats had little engines and big masts; were crewed by outdoorsy folks wearing yellow overcoats to stay dry; and had few amenities. Powerboats had large engines and no masts; were driven by people wearing golfing outfits; and featured such luxuries as air conditioning and blenders for pina coladas. Sailboats rarely exceeded six knots while powerboats went three or four times as fast. To make the sailboats go, sailors had to hoist sails and crank winches. Powerboaters simply turned keys and drove away.
But you can forget all those distinctions. Sailboats today cross oceans at 20 knots, and sailors, who have adopted colorful golf clothing, push buttons to trim the sails and expect all the amenities of a luxury penthouse. Powerboaters, meanwhile, now often plod along at an eco- and pocketbook-friendly six knots.
And here's the most amazing change: powerboat owners are moving over to the Dark Side and embracing sailboats.
If there has been a defining moment in the new world of sailing, it might have been when Netscape cofounder Jim Clark appeared on the cover of Fortune, cigar in hand and wearing a big grin, while perched atop the mast of his new yacht, Hyperion. It wasn't just that Clark had invested between $30 million and $50 million to build a 155-foot vessel. And it wasn't that it incorporates a reported 47 miles of fiber-optic cable linking an incredibly sophisticated computer system that can pilot the ship without a crew.
No, the unusual point about Clark was that he had built a huge sailing yacht. For considerably less money, he could have had his pick of power mega-yachts and, in fact, he could have built one that was far larger than Hyperion. Instead, like an increasing number of high-profile boat lovers, Clark opted to cast his vote in favor of sail power.
So what has caused the surge in sailing's popularity?
There is, of course, the issue of fuel. A sailboat looks better to a powerboat owner every time he swipes his credit card for fuel. Another factor is that sailing blends wind and water into a quiet recreation that is a respite from an increasingly hectic world. Sailing lets families enjoy time together without exhaust fumes or constant vibration.
But the biggest factor may be that sailboats have changed. What once required a fairly high level of physical involvement now involves less effort than answering an e-mail. Push a button and the mainsail unfurls from storage inside the mast. Push a second button and the jib unrolls. Need to trim a sail? Just push a third button.
Not long ago, I was invited to try out a 100-foot Italian-built Wally sailing yacht (see sidebar). When I arrived at the dock, only the captain was aboard and I discovered that we'd have no crew. I tossed off the dock lines, the skipper used the bow thruster to maneuver us neatly out of a tight slip and, once we were offshore, he pushed a few buttons to hoist and trim the sails. Stepping away from the wheel, he said, "It's all yours. I'm taking a nap." With that, he disappeared.
I was left alone behind what seemed like the nautical version of the "glass cockpit" in aircraft: a console with several navigation screens, rows of buttons and a couple of joysticks. For the rest of the afternoon, I amused myself by tacking and maneuvering this mega-sailboat merely by tapping a few buttons. I could have anchored the yacht without leaving the wheel (another button) and then started the whisper-quiet generator to cool the cabin with one finger. I think I would have had to make my own pina colada, but I wouldn't have been too surprised to find a button for that as well.
Like the controls, sailboat shapes have benefited from modern technology, with sophisticated computer software replacing drafting pens to create hulls that are far more efficient than ever before. Modern materials, from carbon fiber to Kevlar, also trim tons off formerly hefty sailboats. And this speed advantage isn't just for racing sailboats, either: a large cruising sailboat hit speeds of 20 knots during an ocean passage recently, while some of the crew relaxed in the hot tub. Yes, both Christopher Columbus and Horatio Hornblower are looking on in amazement from Sailor Heaven.
Take the Catalina 470, for example. This 47-footer is the flagship of Catalina Yachts, a company that has been providing fiberglass production sailing yachts for four decades. Standard equipment includes the previously unknown luxury of air conditioning, plus a generator to power everything from food processors to hair dryers. There's also a washer-dryer and you can add a gourmet galley with convection oven and freezer for the chef. You can also give the skipper electric winches, self-furling sails and a full panel of electronics for everything from radar to autopilot.
At the other end of the spectrum, Italian super-yacht builder Perini Navi recently launched Melek, a 183-footer that is the 10th in a row of uber-luxury sailing ketches. Competing evenly with mega-yachts of the same size, this powerful sailboat has five-star accommodations for five couples in private staterooms (each with en suite bathrooms) and, of course the crew of 10 includes a gourmet chef. Amenities? How about a couple of 21-foot tenders for waterskiing or fishing and, for the true hedonist, a big Jacuzzi on the upper deck. Even better, this yacht is capable of 15 knots under power and more when the 16,000 square feet of sail (about one-third of an acre) is set.
Rhode Island-based J/Boats has built more than 12,000 high-performance sailboats, so it knows what works. The company recently dipped its toe into the luxury market with a 65-footer, and just days after it was launched, the second of these yachts entered a 1,000-mile ocean race and took second in its class. Oh, by the way, the crew enjoyed air conditioning, not to mention dinners of chateaubriand and lobster tails, topped off by an insouciant little cabernet from the climate-controlled wine rack. No, this wasn't man-against-the-elements!
If one luxuriously appointed hull is good, wouldn't two be better? Yes indeed, which is why Lagoon-the French builder whose catamarans populate the Caribbean charter fleets-now offers the Lagoon 620, a twin-hulled sloop that adds a new dimension to luxurious sailing. This yacht is 62 feet wide and, with a beam more than half its length, has the roominess of a much longer vessel. The salon or living room spans the two hulls with a formal dining area and sofas, all opening onto an airy cockpit that serves as a rear "patio" with sliding doors. Each hull offers four or five staterooms, allowing for exceptional privacy and separation.
Another denizen of the bareboat charter markets is Beneteau, the French and American builder that now offers a 57-foot sloop notable not just for the spacious owner's suite that spans the full width, but for such niceties as roller furling, generator, air conditioning and even a water-maker so you can always enjoy hot showers.
For sailors who want to go the extra mile, Nordhavn Yachts-which built a reputation for no-nonsense long-range trawler yachts-now offers the 56-foot Motorsailor. This is a sloop-rigged vessel for adventurers who might want to sail into the high latitudes to chip ice off a glacier for their cocktails or who want to snorkel in mid-ocean atolls. While it has a comfortable cockpit amidships for fair-weather sailing, the real drawing card is the weatherproof pilothouse with comfortable seating for skipper and guests. You can operate the fully air conditioned and heated boat without ever having to set foot outside. Even better, the Motorsailor brings to the sailing world many features that were previously reserved for powerboats, such as marble countertops in the well-equipped galley and a walk-in engine room.
For anyone who loves sailing, it's clearly a whole new world out there.
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The financial crisis has already impacted the personal computer (PC) industry and it will inevitably impact the market of computer components as well. According to Goldman Sachs investment bank, the mainboard industry will suffer a huge decline in the coming months and throughout the whole 2009.
According to estimates of Goldman Sachs, already in Q4 2008 shipments of mainboards will decline by 15% with 2009 likely to be the worst for the motherboard industry since 2001, when the market nearly collapsed. The report was cited by Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) news-paper (excepts from the article were translated by DigiTimes web-site).
The sources of problems of mainboard makers lie not only in the financial crisis, but also in lowering demand towards typical desktops. Nowadays consumers demand small form-factor (SFF) desktops or notebooks, the markets that are not supported by a number of second-tier of mainboard makers.
One of the major issues for motherboard producers has been cut-throat competition between all the players on the market, which led to decreases of prices, increases of production costs due to improvement of complexities and so on.
The new crisis on the mainboards market is likely to catalyze many smaller makers to either exit the market or merge with others.


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Increasing Database Performance by Query Tuning
Table of Contents
1. About the Test
It is common that applications use various kinds of SQL queries when communicating with the database server. If queries are not well structured, they will definitely affect the overall performance of the database server and the web application as well. Thus, this test is intended to reveal the degree of database performance improvement when SQL queries are well tuned.
Test Scenario
This test has several constant code tables (with fixed number of data inside) and another table, which continuously accumulates the large amount of data.
Table Schema used in the test
The image above illustrates the table schema used in this test.
- SN_SVC: a table which defines the service codes.
- SN_CONF: a table which stores service configuration details managed by a user.
- SN_MSG: a table which maintains the messages generated in every service configured by a user.
- SN_SVC & SN_CONF are the code tables while SN_MSG is a table which stores the large amounts of data.
The process works like this: the service code for each message/event, which will be created by a user, can be configured in SN_CONF. After the service code is set by a user, the event details will be continuously accumulated in SN_MSG. If the details are requested for the message created by a user, it displays the message information by joining the three tables based on the service code.
Table Data Structure
In the test database shown above there are 10 service codes, and 4,000 registered users. In addition, it is fixed that every week each user generates 500 messages of one type (this suggests that per week one user generates 5,000 messages in total). Thus,
- # of SN_SVC = 10
- # of SN_CONF = 4,000
- # of SN_MSG = 4,000 x 5,000 = 20,000,000
Test Workload
In order to measure the performance, three types of queries were created to access the table with the large amount of data. Below are these 3 different queries defined for this experiment:
- MessageList: Displays the 10 most recent messages with a particular service code set by a user.
- MessageTime: Displays the most recent message with a particular service code read by a user.
- NewCount: Displays the number of the most recent messages generated by a user within the last week.
This test generates a database workload with 30 threads composed of the above mentioned queries. NBench2 BMT (Benchmark Test) Tool was used to generate the load. In order to measure the change in TPS (Transactions Per Second) the two Database Systems given below were used separately on the same hardware.
- MySQL 5.1
Test Insight and Results
Test Results before Tuning
In average CUBRID processed 25 TPS, while MySQL - 10 TPS. Without query tuning, the test showed poor results for both database systems.
CUBRID Database Test Results (in TPS)
MySQL Database Test Results (in TPS)
Query Analysis with Tuning
MessageList Query
The following is the original Query Statement and the Query Plan.
SELECT … FROM SN_MSG msg , SN_CONF cnfg , SN_SVC svcobj WHERE msg.user_id = cnfg.user_id AND msg. code = cnfg. code AND msg. code = svcobj. code AND msg.is_feed = ? AND msg.code = ? AND msg.user_id = ? AND msg.is_deleted = 'N' AND msg.create_time < DATE_ADD(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, INTERVAL 1 DAY) AND cnfg.is_received = 'Y' ORDER BY msg.create_time DESC LIMIT 10 Query plan: Sort(order by) Nested loops Nested loops Index scan(SN_CONF cnfg, ipk_svc_cnfg, cnfg.code=? and cnfg.user_id=?) Index scan(SN_MSG msg, fk_code, msg.code=? and msg.user_id=?) Index scan(SN_SVC svcobj, ipk_obj_svc, svcobj.code=?)
If we look at the above Query Plan,
- It retrieves one record of data from SN_CONF table with the given user_id.
- Then retrieves 500 records of data by joining with the SN_MSG table, using the code value from the previous results.
- It retrieves 500 records of data by joining with the SN_SVC table.
- Then all these records are sorted, with the latest displayed first, and the first 10 results are returned.
In this case, even though only 10 results are returned at the end, there are many Disk I/O operations occurring before the final results are returned, because 500 records are retrieved randomly from SN_MSG, a table holding the huge data of 20,000,000 records. (Using CUBRID's statdump, it is possible to monitor how many times fetch has been occurred in the process.) To optimize this problem, we have to:
- Create the following Index to retrieve 10 records directly avoiding ORDER BY.
create index ink2_sn_user_msg (user_id, code, is_feed, create_time DESC, is_deleted, is_read);
- Provide additional hints when joining with the SN_MSG table to avoid unnecessary sorting.
Below is the revised Query Statement and the Query Plan. Using the newly created Index, we can be sure that ORDER BY does not occur in the Query Plan.
SELECT /*+ ORDERED */ … FROM SN_MSG msg , SN_CONF cnfg , SN_SVC svcobj WHERE msg.user_id = cnfg.user_id AND msg.code = cnfg.code AND msg. code = svcobj.code AND msg.is_feed = ? AND msg.code = ? AND msg.user_id = ? AND msg.is_deleted = 'N' AND msg.create_time < DATE_ADD(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, INTERVAL 1 DAY) AND cnfg.msg_is_received = 'Y' ORDER BY msg.create_time DESC LIMIT 10 Query plan: nl-join (inner join) outer: nl-join (cross join) outer: iscan class: msg index: ink2_sn_user_msg inner: iscan class: cnfg index: ipk_svc_conf inner: iscan class: svcobj index: ipk_svc sort: 4 desc --> skip order by
MessageTime Analysis
The following is the original Query Statement and the Query Plan.
SELECT create_time, msg_cre_ms FROM SN_MSG msg WHERE msg.is_feed = 'Y' AND msg.code = ? AND msg.mbr_id = ? ORDER BY create_time DESC LIMIT 1 Query plan: Sort(order by) Index scan(SN_MSG msg, fk_code, msg.code=? and msg.user_id=?)
If we consider the above Query Plan, its structure is identical to that of MessageList. Therefore, we will use likewise the Index created above (with the consideration that no changes has been applied to the Query Statement).
The following is the modified Query Plan. Here we can see that ORDER BY has not been used.
Query plan: iscan class: msg index: ink2_sn_user_msg sort: 1 desc --> skip order by
NewCount Query
The following is the original Query Statement and the Query Plan.
SELECT msg.code, msg.is_feed, count(*) FROM SN_MSG msg WHERE msg.user_id = ? AND msg.is_deleted = 'N' AND msg.is_read = 'N' AND msg. code IN (?,?) GROUP BY msg.code, msg.is_feed Sort(group by) Index scan(SN_MSG msg, fk_code, msg.user_id=? and msg.code=?)
If we consider the above Query Plan:
- It retrieves 1,000 records randomly from SN_MSG, a table holding enormous number of records, thus causing the Disk I/O operations.
- Then, it returns the final results by GROUPING them.
In fact, in the above query everything is grouped. Therefore, in order to avoid accessing the data, Index can be used to retrieve the results by:
- Preparing the Query Statement, decomposing the groups as shown below.
- Preparing the final Query Statement, joining the previously decomposed Query Statement. (In this case is_feed: Y/N, code: 2 types ==> 4 times merging)
The following is the revised Query Statement and the Query Plan. Here we can be sure that we can obtain the count(*) using Index while not accessing the data.
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Posted on 04/14/2013 1:47:10 PM PDT by Salman
PHILADELPHIA Take five or 10 minutes, the professor said, and write down things that you love, like, need or enjoy.
Now pair up with someone you dont know and spend 20 minutes introducing yourself. Talk about whatever you want. But dont mention anything that you wrote down.
Try going on for a half-hour without a word about the most important things in life. Imagine a full day.
It might be difficult, said instructor Robin Brennan. Thats what this course is about. That is just a glimpse of what it is like for somebody who is LGBT lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
The course is about LGBT health disparities, many of which such as higher-than-average rates of suicide, drug addiction and smoking are linked to greater stress. Fear of sharing personal information, even with a doctor, doesnt help.
(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.com ...
It is well to recognize that homosexuality is strongly correlated with ill health, even if the approach here is too PC.
LGBT's who don't want to talk about their problem objectively will probably find intubation in an emergency unit quite distressful!
Cry me a freaking river. You're perverted and you can't tell others about your perversion.
Personally I have no desire to talk to other people about my problems, personal demons, sins, weaknesses, etc.
I sure as hell would not tell my doctor anything.
I would bet a bunch of them would find that pleasurable.
Choppadictomy 101
Addadictomy 101
What else is there?
The CDC should have a special section for the faggots. Every time these pukes meet, a new disease comes out it.
I had a primary care doctor - I'll call him "Dr. Yamato" (not his name but he's Japanese) - who I saw for maybe 8 years. Then I went through counseling and received counseling approval for estrodial.
I took that approval to Dr. Yamato and you know what? He refused to fill the prescription saying he wasn't medically competent to prescribe hormones in HRT and he didn't believe in it.
So I left and found a doctor who did fill the prescription.
And now, 5 or 6 years later, you know who my primary care doctor is? It's still Dr. Yamato, because he's a damn fine doctor AND I know he's honest and I can trust him.
I didn't whine and I didn't sue him. I respect his professionalism and ethics. And he still won't re-up my estrogen. Good for him.
if it isn't a man's actual thingy, I think yes.
from what gross and inappropriate things I have heard a lot of it has to do with these pervs sticking stuff in themselves that has no business being stuck in a human
Now why wouldn't anybody want to talk to someone about those most important things in hisife?
This will become a "right" under Obamacare. I don't know anything about transgender "issues", but I'm sure they're expensive, and they last the rest of your life.
I think this is patently ridiculous because I could spend hours talking with someone I did not know and never once mention that I have sex with a man (my husband). I have talked to strangers and not even gotten to the married part. I've talked with people at political rallies and other events - Christian events, for example - where we just talked about the IDEALS. And, once you get to talking about the Lord, well, that itself could go on for eternity.
Will the problems that arise in old age from continuous anal penetration be talked about? One of the more gross aspects of an unhealthy lifestyle.
1. Take out the Transgenders and what is the Suicide rate?
2. Otherwise, I have no problems with doctors Learning about ailments. Like I'll hazard a guess that gay men have more butt problems then heteros.
I just want them to sew me up or whatever, charge a reasonable fee and let me get out of there.
"Will the problems that arise in old age from continuous anal penetration be talked about?"
Righto. I have people who've been friends for many years, and I've never discussed my sex life or sexual preferences with them.
The oddest thing about this article is its assumption that for "gay" people their sexuality is the most important thing in their life.
That said, gay people (men, anyway) should discuss their sex life with their HCPs because of the multiple additional health risks and challenges such a lifestyle creates.
What old age?
My guess is not as high, but still higher than normals.
A tiny percentage survive
Homosexuals are suffering from a disorder, not lack of understanding and compassion............
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How does one go about proving that they're gay?
So their genetically different, which requires special care? i thought doctors treated signs and symptoms?
>> "How does one go about proving that theyre gay?" <<
By holding a picture of a big filthy disgusting anus in front of them and watching their eyes light up.
Homosexuality is strongly correlated with early death.
(for good reasons)
Make sure you wear your PPE and be extra-careful with the blood samples.
Course over.
My last conversation with my doctor went like this:
"I thought I just stubbed my toe, but now that the whole foot is all black and blue, perhaps I should get an xray or something".
I didn't think that was too revealing personally.
The Leftists need to compile and codify all their PC crap into a book. It could be the Sharia law for Leftists. Totalitarians think alike.
Is this sarcasm or some strange joke on your part? You're a guy...right? That photo of you on your homepage is you in drag.
So. Confused.
(Try going on for a half-hour without a word about the most important things in life. Imagine a full day.)
I do it every day. My wife, my Church, several other things are most important to me but I do not talk about them all day long. This is just silly nonsense to spread the homosexual agenda
The course is about LGBT health disparities, many of which such as higher-than-average rates of suicide, drug addiction and smoking are linked to greater stress. '
Well living a life of sin as a pervert is likely very stressful but you gotta live with the choices you make or change them...........
I know one homosexual man - anyone on FR would consider him a good guy, if they didn't take the sexual orientation into account. Never triggered my gaydar except that he had no awareness of me as a woman. It took him about two years to mention a friend of his and another year before I realized that friend lived with him as his partner. In that time I must have mentioned my husband a few dozen times. Maybe it is hurtful if you can never mention someone dear to you, but that was his choice; most homosexuals I know are pretty open about it; they mention a partner by name early on.
Other people might have loved ones they can't mention either, a mistress, a second wife, a secret child - might want to see before they die in the hospital, but can't upset their first family.
so they are still doing this type of indoctrination in medical school? Nothing new.
I always lied when they asked me to bare my soul, and later I usually arranged for the nurses to page me with an "emergency".
As for "not talking about" things: Well, some of us go days without talking about our sex life to strangers. Big deal.
No...I'm transgender. You've probably never noticed it because I only touch on it on "LGBT" threads when I get annoyed by the actions of these jerks who've taken it upon themselves to represent me.
Transgenders - people who present sex-confusion from the start - are probably around 50% conservative. Drag Queens - people who present after puberty - are around 99% liberal. They're fetishists, while transgenders have mental defects.
And it's pretty bad. It ruined my life and actually IS what I would wish on my worst enemy. But it's like being born without arms - there's no walking away from it because even if I could walk away from my brain, transgenders almost always have secondary sex characteristics that have to be pushed toward male.
Fortunately, I fall into the 30% of transgenders who only date women. That's pretty much the only thing I'm thankful about.lol
But, politically, I'm probably pretty much the same as you. Giving minors hormones is child abuse. There is no such thing as "gay marriage". LGBT people should not have any law pertaining to them specifically: one set of laws for everyone, period. If a business ever asked me to leave, I'd leave - they have the right to refuse service to me. And %#%$# off with the parades, already. There's nothing to be proud of in being LBG or T.
If someone with no arms came up to me and demanded a parade where they got to run up and down the streets in their underwear to celebrate their pride in their defect, I'd tell them to pull their head out of their ass on their way to going-to-hell.
There's some harsh talk at FR but I don't mind. You know why? Because I've never had a problem with a conservative in real life. And my father was in a management position at Focus On The Family for 12 years. They're good people.
All I have to do is treat people how I want to be treated: with civility. I don't demand that people participate in my delusion.
Every time I've had a problem, though, it's with a liberal. They like to think they're open minded but, they're the jerks who end up causing problems for people like me.
I'm sorry if I tripped either of you out. I've been a FReeper so long, I'm used to everyone knowing.
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I know the sodomites get mad when I make this comparison, but it is fully accurate.
A pedophile can make the same arguments this professor says apply to a homo.
You are right on target. This axiom is entire appropriate concerning these self-absorbed reprobates.
"Great Minds Discuss Ideas; Average Minds Discuss Events; Small Minds Discuss People."
I'm fine with whatever you do. Because its your life and not my business to judge. I was confused because I've been here a while and lurked for a long time prior to signing up. I thought I remembered your homepage once saying that you had that photo up of you as a joke or a trick...Hence my confusion.
Anyway, all kinds of people have all kinds of quirks, kinks, drives, urges, etc. Some, like yours, are more visible than others, but everyone has something others would find "different". That's why the judge-y people here who squawk the loudest are so absurd. I'm sure they all have their own stuff they hide from others.
Thanks for your candor.
I know what you mean about judge-y people but, to be honest, I'd rather see people slightly too wound-up about the LGBT subject, than not wound-up enough.
I've spent time in the belly of the LGBT beast and I can assure you, the strident insanity that bleeds through in media reports on their activities is no where near as bad as it actually is.
Their goals undermine society as a whole and create dangerous situations. And like unions, they have no idea when to stop and they don't care.
If they have problems speaking about what is important to them, then it's a sure sign that they are ill.
I have no problem speaking about my sex life to my doctor (or I would if I actually had one. Being widowered doesn't allow me to have sex). And that's OK. it' such a miniscule part of my life that it's unimportant.
But to the 'homosexual' it is the sole defining characteristic of their life and EVERYTHING revolves around that one facet.
BTW, the instructors exercise was futile. He had teh class do small talk for 20 minutes. If you're not 'homosexual' and obsessed with sex, this is a very easy thing to do. I can talk on the weather for at least 20 minutes. I don't know a single person who goes up to a stranger and starts in on what's personally important to them (Lone exception being during evangelizing).
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The facts presented in the article don't seem to paint an accurate picture of the institution. The issue I have is the quoted tuition. It is a good number as far as it goes, i.e. $8,742 for tuition. However, the cost of attending Cal Poly from their own website is estimated at $24,177 or nearly 3 times the tuition! Doesn't this more closely reflect the expected cost of getting an education at this institution?
Another BIG issue with the article is that there are TWO California Polytechnic Universities. Cal Poly Pamona is a great school too with a similar reputation in industry. Shouldn't the article have mentioned both?
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Epson Home Cinema 3010 3D Projector
Well, it looks like another major manufacturer has followed Optoma's lead in bringing the cost of 3D projection down to a reasonable figure. Today at the CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis Epson announced (along with a bunch of other projectors in the PowerLite series) the Home Cinema 3010, a 3LCD, 1080p, active-shutter 3D projector that'll retail for $1,599 when it hits retail shelves sometime next month.
Controls are basic (the 3010 omits most of Epson's calibration and color adjustment tools), but the projector's specs are solid: 2,200 lumens of light output, but claimed contrast ration is "up to 40,000:1," which should translate into good black levels if actual performance is anywhere near that.
The 3010 is packaged as a complete entry-level solution. It's also got a built-in pair of speakers powered by a 10 watt-per-side stereo amp. Two pairs of active-shutter glasses are included as well. A wireless model, the 3010e, will also be available for $200 more; the 3010e package adds a WirelessHD transmitter capable of dishing out uncompressed HD video to the unit, but doesn't include the two pairs of specs.


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BEIXIAOYING TOWN, China (AP) With two more Chinese canoe/kayak boats in the finals, the hometown fans are preparing to belt out those anthem lyrics and fly their flags again at the Shunyi Rowing-Canoeing Park.
Zhong Hongyan won her 500-meter kayak single (K-1) semifinal in 1 minute, 53.163 seconds on Thursday. Li Qiang was third in the men's 500-meter canoe single (C-1) race in 1:52.887 to give them each a shot at a medal.
China already qualified three boats for the first day of finals on Friday, giving the country five chances at winning its second gold medal in the sport.
"There has been an obvious increase in the level of China's performances over recent years," Li said.
China's only gold medal on the flatwater was four years ago in the Athens Games in the men's 500-meter canoe double.
Zhong and Li would love to build on that total Saturday.
"The podium is the goal, but I consider myself successful as long as I can just row my best," Zhong said.
The adoring faithful have a shot at celebrating again at the usually serene park. Fans sang the national anthem, waved flags and were jubilant when the women's quadruple sculls crew won China's first ever gold in rowing on Sunday. There must be something in the water.
"It's hard to name a single reason for the improvement," Li said. "There are a lot of factors involved. The success will definitely continue."
The biggest upset was Germany's Andreas Dittmer failing in his bid to reach the 500-meter canoe single final. He was the gold medalist in this event four years ago in Athens and won four total Olympic medals in the Atlanta and Sydney Games. Dittmer was fourth in his semifinal.
"I don't feel 100 percent fit," he said. "I'm not sure if the problem is in my training."
This also marked the end of Australian Clint Robinson's Olympic career when he failed to qualify with Jacob Clear in the 500 K-2. The five-time Olympian did not reach the final a day earlier in the 1,000 K-4, ending his stellar Olympic career without one more shot at a medal on the final two days of competition.
"Maybe I'm getting old," Robinson said, smiling.
Robinson was still a teenager when he became the first Australian to win an Olympic gold medal in kayaking, winning the 1,000 K-1 in 1992. He added bronze four years later in Atlanta and silver in the Athens Games in the 500 K-2.
So many Australian canoeists and kayakers in the Beijing Games have called Robinson their hero or the inspiration to pick up a paddle.
Now, Robinson is calling it an Olympic career. But he does want to stay involved in the program and help develop future talent.
"I'd like to look at what we've got for the future," he said. "I'm not standing up to be the coach, but I'd like to help young guys."
American kayaker Carrie Johnson also sees a better future for her country in the sport. Johnson just missed the final in the 500 K-1 with a fourth-place finish.
"I definitely don't feel like I've peaked out in this sport yet," the two-time Olympian said. "I have potential left. As long as I still love training and racing, and as long as I still enjoy it, I'll do it."
Johnson finished in 1:53.271 - a bit more than 2 seconds behind the winner.
"I just didn't quite have 500 meters," he said. "I died a little bit in the end. I couldn't hold on."
Johnson made it through the games without any flare-ups of her Crohn's disease, a digestive disorder. She missed a week of training in March, but was otherwise fine entering the race.
"It's something that I deal with, but that's pretty much all it can be," she said.
Rami Zur - who has never raced in a final in the Olympics - had a disappointing sixth-place finish and went home again without a shot at a medal. The two sprinters were the only American representatives in flatwater canoe/kayak and the U.S. hasn't won a flatwater medal since 1992.
"I think the last few years, we've had a younger group of people coming up and developing," Johnson said. "I think with where we were finishing this year, and if everyone continues on the path they're on, we're going to have a strong team in four years."


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GIST Summit webcasts
|Posted by Julie Royster (jroyster) on Jan 02 2007
|GIST In the News >>
Educational materials from the Third GIST Global Opinion Leader Summit meeting, "Multi-modality Approaches to Treating Patients with GIST" are available at http://www.gistgolscme.com/Home.aspx . This meeting, held in Prague on October 27-29, 2006, was supported by an unrestricted grant from Novartis Oncology. The co-chairs for the meeting were Jean-Yves Blay, MD PhD and Peter Reichardt, MD PhD, both well-known GIST experts.
There are numerous presentations covering many GIST topics available at this website link, and the user can choose either to view the presentations as webcasts (listening to the speakers) or to view only the slides (no audio).
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Skip to comments.Record turnouts for early voting lift Obama campaign's hopes in Florida
Posted on 10/27/2012 8:42:44 PM PDT by frogjerk
The Obama campaign seems quite happy after record turnouts were reported in counties across Florida today, the first day of early voting.
The Times' Adam Smith reported on Twitter, "More than 20k pple voted eary today so far in Hillsborough Co...In 08 biggest single day (11/1/08) was 18,736.
The Miami Herald's Marc Caputo tweeted, "Miami-Dade early voting so heavy that by 3 pm 14,745 people voted -- more than ENTIRE first day of 08 EV (12,000). 12-hour total: 22,625."
Gary Fineout of the Associated Press, "Leon County - a Democratic stronghold in Fla - had a record turnout for early voting with 5447 votes cast on day 1."
Democrats typically have an advantage with early voting, but Republicans have been putting a higher emphasis on its turnout effort this time. On Sunday, Democrats will focus on getting out the black vote, with a "Souls to the Polls" drive.
(Excerpt) Read more at tampabay.com ...
How many more "DEMS ARE GONNA WIN THIS YEAR DUE TO EARLY VOTING TURNOUT" threads you going to make?
"Souls to the Polls" huh? Sounds almost macabre and ghoulish, yet ironically symbolic. Going in to vote for their own slow suicides.
That's pretty damn sick. They are admitting that the dead are voting now? Talk about coming "out of the shadows".
But who is sure that all these dems are voting for BO?
didnt early voting just open yesterday? How amazing! Maybe the R's had to work... good gravy
his Community Organizers are working overtime - they along with the Unions get their voters to the polls.
Genesis..."And God breathed into his [Adam's] nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul".
You aren't only called a soul if you're dead.
That said, these people ARE Ghoulish...
New election, same lame ass Dem spin. Early voting is always pro Dem. They need as many days as possible to get their lazy ass voters to the polls.
It is irrelevant to outcomes but EVERY election year the Democrat propaganda machine hypes the early voting.
These headlines are pathetic - but listen to this:
Obama's Information Minister declares:
"Dear friends, do not worry - we are going to see a come from behind victory happen in Florida! The Republicans have been lying to you! Our early voting turnout is great. Victory is in sight and Allah willing - the President will serve another four years in the White House!"
The article says that Republicans were also putting a greater emphasis on early voting - there are huge numbers of Republicans in highly populated Democrat strongholds as well...record turnout does not mean the Democrats have any greater advantage.
I'll post one more just for you.
Hey! I thought that happened only in the Chicago elections!!
We all remember the exit poll fiasco of 2004.
Yep, the St. Petersburg Pravda speading bullshit!
The place I was at today had a line a quarter mile long late in the afternoon. I don't think they were Romney voters.
Vote early, vote on election day, they still only count as one vote. Obama cant escape his fate either way!
I voted early yesterday and I heard a lot of talking in line from those waiting to vote. They were not Obama voters.
This time more people are going to vote for Romney-period.
I voted early today for the first time in my life.
I always vote, in every election I can, and have done so for over 35 years. A few times I was unable to secure a ballot, when I was stationed overseas.
Every year, every election, without fail, as a civilian I have voted in person, on election day
I am a registered Republican.
Since I am a Florida voter, and voted today in Florida, I can tell you I see no reason for the Obama campaign to get excited about the record turnout.
Long lines, quiet and respectfull crowd.
It reminded me of waiting in line at Chick-fill-A in August.
No big drama, just making our silent voices heard. Loudly.
Oh well, I guess we better all jump off the ledge then right? Clearly Obama is winning Florida and every other state showing heavy early voting for zerO.
Those people were idiots to stand in that long line. They have until Nov. 3rd to vote early.
Are they taking the "Soul Train" for the "Souls to the Polls" drive? Nevermind.
premature votjaculation
Memo to all Republicans: VOTE EARLY!
Is that where they give free rides, Colt 45's and a $20 bill to Obama voters?
What difference does it make whether they voted yesterday, today, or a week from this coming Tuesday?
A vote is a vote, and these would almost all be hard core committed voters of either stripe...unless thy're planning on voting early, and often.
I never understood why anything is made of early voting trends since a vote is a vote no matter if it is placed on election day or a week or month before. The people who vote early are IMO the die hard partisans or else as someone here mentioned the angry people who want to send a message.
Looks as if I plagiarized your post. It's what one gets for not reading through the posts before adding one.
Miami Herald Poll: "Support for Obama is Fading" - [Hispanic vote swings to Romney]
Early voting sounds like a way to manipulate the voting while no one is looking or paying attention
Great minds, etc. By reading through before posting, I'm often by far the last poster, long after everyone else has moved on.
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I think this is a great idea ! I love Eiichi's work. I am looking forward to seeing his evolution. I am glad that a new generation of traditional japanese potters exists. Chatting with Mago, I learned the traditional ways are not popular among young people and very few are motivated enough to carry on "ancient" arts.
Among all Eiichi's works Mago has show, ROCK is definitively my favourite. I regret I did not purchase one. But I am sure he will come back to this style one day or another.
I'd sure give a wild card to Eiichi. If I could, I would encourage him to look in the ROCK direction. I don't care if they are unique items or not to be frank.
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Laura Zucker, director of Claremont Graduate University's Arts Management program, will be the featured speaker at the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA LA's) City Leaders Breakfast Series on Friday, Feb. 7.
AIA LA's breakfast series serves as an opportunity for architects & designers and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas that will ensure a healthy, sustainable and economically competitive future.
In addition to directing CGU's Arts Management Program, Zucker serves as the executive director of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. The Arts Commission provides leadership in cultural services of all disciplines for the largest county in the United States, encompassing 88 municipalities.
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