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William C. Kent to Cynthia A. Thompson, 3308 Merrick Court, Glenmore, $470,000.
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The referenced document describing how to use Post install actions is the best way to do this. All of the effort going forward will be based on packages using the NI Package Manager. NI will not be adding additional functionality to Windows Installer options.
When creating an installer for a built LabVIEW application, it is very difficult (see here) to include an additional 3rd party installer (such as a device driver or application that your built application depends upon). What I'd like to see is a solution that treats 3rd party installers as first class citizens. I'm imagining a new "Additional 3rd Party Installers" page of the Installer build specification properties dialog.
This page might look something like the one in the screenshot below, allowing users to add a folder that contains the 3rd party installer files and define a command that is run inside that folder during the install process.
When LabVIEW builds the installer, it would suck the additional installer folders into the main installer and, after installing your app files and the additional NI installers, it would sequencially extract your additional 3rd party installers into a temp folder and then execute the command line to run. This is a pretty simple scheme that would really simplify the process for end users.
I'm sure I didn't address every issue of this use case, so please, everyone, feel free to add your own ideas. I'd love to hear your comments.
A really useful idea. Kudos.
I think that also these additional installers should be executed with the same User rights as the LabVIEW application "setup.exe".
Let me explain:
if I right click over setup.exe and select (Run as... - Win XP) or (Run as Administrator - Vista and 7), also the additional installers should be launched with the same credentials (without re-typing the password), or their installation could fail..
I love this idea.
I would like to point out one thing, however, which could open up a bag of worms.
There is another idea about auto-detecting which installers are needed when building an executable. Incorporating this idea with yours seems like the next logical step, but it would be terrible to expect any NI software to automatically detect needed third-party installers.
Like I said, your idea alone is GREAT. I'm just thinking that if these two ideas were developed together, it could be very troublesome.
Yep, very necessary, 5 star idea!!!
KUDOS. This is so useful it should be a patch, and not something in a new version
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Is there any feedback about this idea from the R&D team? It could make our lifes ten times easer If LabVIEW has this function.
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Both sets are very pretty - although I do prefer the later book as it is the one I played with as a child. The updated outfits have a bright crisp freshness that is very appealing.
This set perfectly conjures up the world of Heidi and Peter - majestic alpine scenery, endless flower meadows and pure mountain air.
I loved playing with these dolls and spent hours recreating scenes from the story.
The next set of pictures are all scans of my original dolls and the outfits I still have. As you can see they have the well-worn look of a book that was a definite favourite.
As I don't have an uncut version of this book I am borrowing the next 5 images from a copy I found for sale on eBay. If you visit the shop of mr.rockito you will find not only this set but some of the other paper dolls I have included in previous posts. There is a lovely selection but I think they are a little expensive.
The older (1957) version of the book contains the dolls, clothes and two additional pages of background scenery. This set is also extremely cute and once again perfectly captures the alpine character of the story.
The tale of Heidi was still extremely popular when I was a child. I had no idea when I first read it that Johanna Spyri wrote the story almost a hundred years previously (1881/1882). It had remained a perennial favourite down the years, loved by each new generation.
Besides 'Heidi' I also read 'Heidi Grows Up' and 'Heidi's Children', but must confess that I can only remember the details of the original story.
Many different editions of the story have been published over the years, each with a beautiful set of illustrations. The images I have included here are by Pelagie Doane, an American illustrator whose work spans the 1930's to 1960's. The three illustrations below are taken from Heidi and Heidi's Children and are some that I particularly associate with the story.
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To be continued: News Virginian cuts online news
As daily newspapers' sales plummet nationwide, editors and publishers are employing myriad strategies to stay afloat as readers increasingly turn to the Internet for their news. Now, the Waynesboro News Virginian is testing a new strategy to drive readers from its free website back to buying the hard copy.
On Monday, April 27, the News Virginian posted a story about a parent's complaint about lewd music at a middle school dance on its website, corresponding with the same article which appeared in its print edition. However, after the fourth paragraph on the web version of the story, readers find a message that informs them that the text they're reading is only "an excerpt"and instructs them to "pick up The News Virginian today at an area newsstand to get the full story."
"It's an experiment," says News Virginian editor Lee Wolverton. "We're toying with it and trying it on a few stories to see if it will drive sales."
However, Wolverton says that online readers feeling deprived will still be able to get the whole story online, just not right away.
"We're embargoing the rest of certain stories for a day," says Wolverton. "Hopefully it will get more people to buy it off the newsstand."
The News Virginian and the Charlottesville Daily Progress are both owned by Richmond-based Media General. The company has seen its stock prices drop by 91 percent in the last seven months, leading to layoffs at several Media General publications, including the Daily Progress. Still, Daily Progress managing editor McGregor McCance says the News Virginian's strategy is not a company-wide initiative and that the DP's online readers won't see a change like this–- yet.
"I think it's pretty cool," says McCance. "I hope it works for them, and if it does, maybe we'll try it."
Already, local blogger and media commentator Waldo Jaquith has given the move his thumbs-up.
"It's actually a sensible strategy," writes Jaquith on his cvillenews.com blog, "because it drives readers to where the advertising (and copy-sales) dollars are. This might have been a foolish move a few years ago, but now newspapers are in such dire financial straits that it seems well worth a try."
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Interesting. Certainly not the solution, but interesting.
Equally distressing. You should check out the Grey Television share price. Probably in more dire straits than MG. Sad.
Yeah, that will work since there are no other sources to get the whole story people will run out and buy the paper. Yeah that will work!
I don't see anyone running out and buying a paper unless its really big news and they want to keep it to show their kids. People have been evolving better tools for 10,000 years now, why can't we move on from this old form of news delivery to the new one?
Many people don't have computers and there are still large swaths of the US without broadband internet service
What's wrong with grey television rog? Are they in trouble?
Sue you are right, many people don't have computers and there ARE large swarths of the US without broadband, but there is old dialup which is quicker than newspaper. But, most of all I forgot that the story a newspaper writes is their OWN and nobody can report missing piece from the internet newspaper. Especially by competators!! Come on, if it's in the paper it will be on TV, radio, internet, word of mouth and in so many other ways. To think the public will run out immediately to get the story from the newspaper is like thinking that we are not in economic trouble. "There's no place like home, there's no place like home". Think about it, we are in the future and newspapers are the past.
Boston may be the next City to have to read their news online. New York Times owner of the Boston Globe reports it's losing 1 million dollars a day on the Globe and is moving toward shutting it down.
Time for a HOOK franchise in Waynesboro
Rog, certainly better than nothing and could definetly enliven this place
Who's following the money? Fewer reporters than ever
By Bob Gibson
"Virginia has been a relatively clean state politically for at least the past 60 years, but when newspapers and other major media cut back routine coverage of who is influencing our government to do what, then there is no guarantee the state will stay clean."
Oh my God, another pedestrian was hit last night and the hook failed to report it! Have we finally moved on to real news and real reporting now??
Reporting pedestrian accidents has been an important service for the community and I hope the Hook will give us the details
hey, Wow, was a police car involved again? I would hate to think we have another police vehicle related pedestrain event. They've already done 1 death, 1 direct hit to a wheelchair, and an almost direct hit on a couple down ear the mall.


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Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Playing at MetLife Stadium is "retarded?" Why doesn't Flacco have any Jersey pride?
Al Kelly, the CEO of the host committee for the 2014 Super Bowl, joined WFAN in New York with Boomer and Carton to discuss his reaction to Joe Flacco believing it's foolish to host the Super Bowl in New York/New Jersey in 2014, the sponsorship for next year's Super Bowl being terrific, Super Bowl activities taking place in New Jersey, dealing with the cold-weather scenario of a Super Bowl and more cold-weather NFL cities hosting the Super Bowl in years to come.
What's your reaction to Joe Flacco thinking it's stupid for New York/New Jersey to host a Super Bowl next year?
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"The selling part has been terrific. We have a great group of sponsors who have stepped up. The corporate firms in this area are just so generous. They are so used to supporting things and supporting sports. They really have stepped up and we are in very good shape from a sponsorship standpoint. We still have a little bit to do and we are certainly willing to talk to anybody. We still are in very good shape."
How much of the Super Bowl activities are going to take place in Manhattan as opposed to New Jersey?
"Well, it's going to be quite different. Most of the people are going to be walking to the Super Bowl here and I don't think anyone is walking to the Super Bowl [next year] even if they are staying at the Sheraton right near the stadium. What's going to end up happening is that the focal point of a Super Bowl tends to be the hospitality end of it and where the teams stay. The two teams are going to stay in New Jersey. The NFC team will practice at the Giants' facility and the AFC team will practice at the Jets' facility in Florham Park. The corporate crowd will probably be in New York City, but 35 percent of the tickets of the Super Bowl go to the two participating teams and those people will be true fans who won't know until two weeks before the night. I expect a lot of those people will end up staying in New Jersey."
What kind of weather would you prefer for the Super Bowl? Warmer like it is today in New York or the cold playing a factor?
"Well I'd certainly be happy with today's weather as well. Perfect scenario would be game time it starts at 50 or 48 degrees then maybe we get a little bit of flurries for the element aspect of it, but clearly we are thinking of every possible contingency. I've thought about weather more in this last year."
Do you think this could be a sign of things to come for other cities with outdoor stadiums in cold cities?
"I think clearly cities like Chicago, Washington, Boston and maybe Philly are certainly looking at it. I think they would love to get a Super Bowl. If this goes off well you'll be assured that those owners and mayors and governors of those areas are going to take a very hard look at it."
This post, written by Steven Cuce, appears courtesy of Sports Radio Interviews. For the complete highlights of the interview, as well as audio, click here.
More from Sports Radio Interviews
• Cris Carter doesn't think the Ravens need to worry about Randy Moss.
• Scott Pioli thinks Joe Flacco isn't elite yet.
• Willie McGinest says these are no longer the same Patriots.


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Papaya Facial Kit (80 GM)
A bunch of cosmetics selected as per your skin texture and its type & put together in a basket to offer you the following benefits:
1. Cleansing with mild cleanser.
2. Removing the dead cells with scrubbing or peeling.
3. Rejuvenating and nourishing your skin with cream massage.
4. Skin tightening and reducing the age arks with face packs.
5. Moisturizing & glowing the skin with hydrating cream.
A bunch of cosmetics selected as per your skin texture and its type & put together in a basket to offer you the following benefits:
1. Cleansing with mild cleanser.
2. Removing the dead cells with scrubbing or peeling.
3. Rejuvenating and nourishing your skin with cream massage.
4. Skin tightening and reducing the age arks with face packs.
5. Moisturizing & glowing the skin with hydrating cream.
Special Features:
Step 1: Papaya Cleanser
Blue Heavens power cleanser possesses a deep penetrating property that effectively removes all dirt, tresses of dust and stale make up, imparting a smooth brilliant texture to your skin.
Step 2: Papaya Scrub
Its specially rounded walnut shell particles along with spherical beads unclog pores and mild surfactants gently cleanse the pores from deep inside, leaving a fair, soft, fresh, healthy and young skin.
Step 3: Papaya Massage Cream
A unique cream enriched with vitamins and Papaya extract which nourishes your skin, cleans the excess oil and protein accumulation and making it soft, smooth and brings out hidden radiance. Papay extract helps in reducing blemishes.
Step 4: Papaya Face Pack
The pack blended with Papaya extract and minerals from mother nature to nourish and tighten your facial skin resulting diminishing age marks and blemishes.
Step 5: Papaya Hydrating Cream
An ultra light cream with vitamins & moisturizers which nourishes the skin to bring out hidden radiance when restoring the moisture balance on the skin.
How To Use:
Step 1: Papaya Cleanser
Wash the area to be treated with water and sponge to remove dust and impurities. Apply small quantity of cleanser on the skin and gently massage in upward circular motion on face and neck. Massage for 2-4 minutes, and clean the area with damp cotton wool.
Step 2: Papaya Scrub
On wet face and neck, apply small quantity of scrub. Scrub gently in circular motion for 6-8 minutes with the help of finger tips. Wash thoroughly with water and pat dry.
Step 3: Papaya. Massage Cream
Apply appropriate amount of cream on wet face and neck. Massage gently in upward circular motion for at least 10-15 minutes with the help of water in regular intervals. Wipe off excess cream with cotton damped in lukewarm water.
Step 4: Papaya Face Pack
Apply sufficient amount of pack evenly on the treated area (avoid the eye area).Leave it for 15-20 minutes or till it dries. Spray water, massage gently and wash with water thoroughly and pat dry.
Step 5: Papaya Hydrating Cream
Apply a small quantity to cover all the treated area. Softly massage into the skin.
Step 1: Papaya Cleanser
Aqua (Water), Liquid Paraffin, Emulsifying Wax, Steric Acid, Glycerin, ISO Propyl Myristate, Polysorbate 60, Sod. Lauryl Ether Sulphosuccinate, Capric Caprilic Triglyceride, Phennonip, Sweet Almond Oil, Perfume, Honey, Triethanolamine, Carbomer, Vitamin-e Acetate, Aloevera & Edta-di Sodium.
Step 2: Pppaya Scrub
Aqua (water), Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Walnut Shell Powder, ISO Propyl Myristate, Emulsifying Wax, Polyethylene Powder, Kaolin, Polysorbate 60, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sunflower Oil, Glyceryl Monostearate, Cocodiethanolamide, Triethanolamine, Papaya Extract, Phenonip, Ethoxylated Lanolin, Cucumber Ext, Strawberry Ext, Perfume, Titanium Dioxide , Edta-dI Sod. & BHT.
Step 3: Papaya. Massage Cream
Aqua (Water), Liquid Paraffin, Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Microcrystalline Wax, Bees Wax, Glycerine, Isoporpyl Myristate, Papaya Extract, Capric/caprilic Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycery Stearate, Phenoxy Ethanol, Perfume, Sod. Borate, Methyl Paraben, Pot. Hydroxide, Sod. PCA, Dimethicone, Propyl Paraben & Niacinamide.
Step 4: Papaya Face Pack
Aqua (Water), Kaolin, Bentonite, Stearic Acid, Liquid Paraffin, Propylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate, Apple Extract, ISO Propyl Myristate, Mag. Al. Silicate, Phenonip, Cetyl Alcohol, Cucumber Extract, Perfume, Sod. Carboxy Methyl Cellulose, Triethanolamine, Sod.lauryl Sulphate, Lavender Oil, DI. Sod. Edta, BHT & Colour.
Step 5: Papaya Hydrating Cream
Aqua (water). Liquid Paraffin, Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Microcrystalline wax, Iso Propyl Myristate, Bees Wax, Glycerine, Aloe Vera Extract, Capric/caprilic Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Gleceryl Stearate, Phenoxy Ethanol, Sod. Borate, Methyl Paraben, Pot.Hydroxide, Niacinamide, Sod. PCA, Dimethicone, Propyl Paraben, Vetamin E and Perfume.
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Just some ramblings by me, myself, and I.
Some words/things that must go:
-Thread (i.e. "I can't 'thread' the vein"...I am getting woosie just thinking about it)
-Laceration (man that makes my skin crawl)
-Effaced (I don't even want to know what the complete definition of that word is...)
-Having a hair in my mouth (it reminds me of that time I ate the Barbie hair...if you know that story you are probably laughing right now, and I am dry heaving) -De-glove (thanks to Meg for teaching me that one...yick...)
That's all I can think of for now.
What are some words/things/phrases that make you sick?
I know, I know, I am an odd duck...but you probably have random words that make you sick too...you know you do...
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Words that must go...
Just some ramblings by me, myself, and I.
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Man Up Chelsea...
So that's what I did. I brought her some Red Velvet Cakebites and I thanked her for her help and went on my way. I just wanted to post and say how grateful I am for her and for the staff at Utah Physical Therapy Specialists. And I am also grateful that the reckless driver that hit me had insurance. That is another great blessing. I have learned so much over these last few months and Erinlee has given me a lot of tools to take care of myself and continue to build strength at home. Thanks again for listening...if anyone out there is actually reading this :)
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Peel the shrimp, leaving only their tails attached. Reserve the shells and set aside. Sprinkle the shrimp with 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning and fresh cracked black pepper. Use you hands to coat the shrimp with the seasonings. Refrigerate the shrimp while you make the sauce base.
Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large pot over high heat. When the oil is hot, add the onions and garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add the reserved shrimp shells, the remaining Creole seasoning, the bay leaves, lemons, water, Worcestershire, wine, salt, and black pepper. Stir well and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from the heat, allow to cool for about 15 minutes. Strain into a small saucepan. There should be about 1 1/2 cups. Place over high heat, bring to a boil, and cook until thick, syrupy, and dark brown, for about 15 minutes. Makes about 4 to 5 tablespoons of barbecue sauce base. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over high heat. When the oil is hot, add the seasoned shrimp and saute them, occasionally shaking the skillet, for 2 minutes. Add the cream and all of the barbecue base. Stir and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove the shrimp to a warm platter with tongs and whisk the butter into the sauce. Remove from the heat. Mound the shrimp in the center of a platter. Spoon the sauce over the shrimp and around the plate. Arrange the biscuits around the shrimp. Garnish with chopped chives
Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse
Recipe from New New Orleans Cooking by Emeril Lagasse with Jessie Tirsch,
published by William Morrow, 1993
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Curren$y Talks Issues With Former Labels
New Orleans rapper Curren$y has had a success 2011.
The leader of the Jets has released two projects, a Covert Coup mixtape and Weekend at Burnie's album, since signing a deal with Warner Bros. and launching his own label, Jet Life in February.
In an interview with Village Voice, Spitta talked about his former deal with Def Jam/Universal, who under-shipped his 2010 album Pilot Talk.
"Well, I hoped they learned their lesson, but I'm not mad," he said of the major label.
"On paper, I guess I don't appear to be in such high demand. But those that know how to assess popularity nowadays see it. Trust.
"I rarely go more than two or three weeks without putting out something online," he continued, alluding to his growing fan base.
"You have to make yourself easy to find. Stay accessible."
Curren$y recently topped off a successful Jet Life tour by selling 23,000 copies of his Weekend At Bernie's during it's first week of releases in late June, and is just starting to build his Jet Life brand.
"I'm big on observing," he said.
"And it was definitely, shall we say, educational to see certain artists going about building their empires, building their own movements: Pharrell with Star Trak, Cam'ron with Dipset.
"Fans would hear a beat and be like, 'That sounds like a Neptunes beat,' or 'That sounds like a Dipset joint.'
"That's how I engineered Jet Life to be. I want it to be branded in a way, so the people know what it is."
Curren$y plans to release three more projects in 2011, including a joint mixtape with Wiz Khalifa and Big Sean, a mixtape with DJ Drama and a new album Pilot Talk 3.


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Hampton Union, Tuesday, May 18, 2010
[The following article is courtesy of the Hampton Union and Seacoast Online.]
HAMPTON -- Hampton resident and audiologist Dr. Dierdre Anderson, owner of Audiology Network Services, will now be seeing patients by appointment in Hampton.
With a practice in Newburyport, Anderson is expanding into her home town and patients can utilize her services at either location.
"As a Hampton resident I wanted to be able to serve my neighbors and friends in a location convenient for them, right in Hampton," she said. "This expansion of my practice is a dream that has come true."
She was motivated to enter her field early in life, living with a brother with severe hearing loss. "I treat all my patients the way I wanted my brother to be treated—— with compassion and patience and a dedication to giving the most effective and results-oriented care possible," she said.
Anderson is also a specialist in the treatment of tinnitus, a condition that afflicts many people throughout the world and presents as persistent ringing or a whooshing noise in the ears.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 978-465-5321. To learn more about Anderson's practice, visit www.AudiologyNetworkServices.com.


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Light bulb facts for kids(Redirected from Incandescent light bulb)
A light bulb (also spelled lightbulb) is a device that produces light from electricity. In addition to lighting a dark space, they can be used to show an electronic device is on, to direct traffic, for heat, and many other purposes.
Early people used candles and oil lamps for light (often from whale oil). Crude incandescent lights were made in the early and middle 19th century but had little use. Improved vacuum pumps and better materials made them shine longer and brighter late in the century. Electric generator stations brought electricity to urban and later rural areas to power them. Later gas discharge lights, including fluorescent lights, use less electricity to make more light.
Types of light bulbs
There are several kinds of light bulbs:
- incandescent light bulb - the most common light bulb in the house until about 2003-2010
- 'halogen lamp' - a more efficient incandescent bulb
- gas discharge lamp - a type of light bulb that includes the fluorescent light. Compact fluorescent lights (or CFLs) are now replacing incandescent light bulbs in the house
- light-emitting diode - previously only used for low-power places, they are now able to be used as light bulbs in the house
- electric arc lamp, the earliest kind, now rare except in big searchlights
Light bulbs convert electricity into light and heat. Except for heat lamps, the heat is considered waste. A light bulb that produces more light and less heat is more efficient.
The incandescent light bulb turns electricity into light by sending the electric current through a thin wire called a filament. Filaments are made up mostly of tungsten, a metal. The resistance of the filament heats the bulb up. Eventually the filament gets so hot that it glows, producing light.
The filament needs to be protected from oxygen in the air, so it is inside the bulb, and the air in the bulb is either removed (a vacuum) or more often, replaced with a gas that doesn't affect anything, like neon or argon. Only about 3% of the energy that goes into an incandescent light bulb actually makes light, the rest makes heat. That's one of the reasons LED's are more efficient.
This is the type of light bulb that Thomas Edison spent so much time on in the 1870s. It was the first light bulb that could be used in houses - it did not cost too much, and it worked well. For the first time, people did not have to burn something (candles, oil lamps, kerosene lamps, etc.) to make light. It was bright enough that people could read easily at night or do work. It was used to light stores and streets, and people could travel around after dark. This started the common use of electricity in homes and businesses. Tungsten filaments, developed in the 1900s, last longer and make a brighter light. They quickly replaced carbon ones.
Fluorescent light bulbs
Fluorescent lamps are efficient, and only give off ¼ the amount of heat of an incandescent. They also last longer than incandescent but until recently were much bigger and did not fit into sockets for small overhead lights and lamps like an incandescent could.
A fluorescent bulb is a glass tube usually filled with argon gas and a little bit of mercury. When turned on, the cathode heats up and sends out electrons. These hit the argon gas and the mercury. The argon gas makes a plasma which lets the electrons move around better. When the electrons hit a mercury atom it puts the molecule into a state where it has a lot of energy (stores the energy). The energetic state doesn't last very long, and when the energy is released, it lets out a photon. Photons from mercury are not visible like some other photons; they are ultraviolet. So there's a phosphor coating on the wall of the bulb. When the photon hits a phosphor molecule, it in turn puts that molecule into an excited state. When this phosphor releases energy, it lets out a photon that we can see, and light is made. Changing the type of phosphor can change the color we see, but usually fluorescent light bulbs are whiter than incandescent light bulbs, which are slightly yellow.
An LED is made like electronics. It is a chip of semiconducting material, usually silicon. LED bulbs are more efficient and last much longer than either incandescent or fluorescent bulbs. Unlike fluorescent bulbs, LEDs do not use mercury, which is toxic. Until recently LED bulbs were not as bright as the other kinds of lights, and cost more too.
Most light bulbs fit into a socket. If the socket is turned on, there is electricity there, even if the bulb is out, so there is danger of electric shock. Most bulbs get very hot when they are turned on, and take some time to cool off. Most light bulbs are made of glass, which means that they can break easily. Fluorescent bulbs contain a small amount of mercury, if they break, be careful to not breathe the mercury vapor. With all light bulbs , the filament will eventually break and the bulb will need to be replaced.
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Images for kids
LED lamp with E27 Edison screw base
The 15 kW xenon short-arc lamp used in the IMAX projection system.
A mercury arc lamp from a fluorescence microscope.


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Fun paper craft
Making flower decorations out of paper bags was a fun treat. The kids really had fun helping me. I first saw these on the Something Old, Something New wedding blog. From there I got the link to the pattern and instructions on the Martha Stewart website.
I made a tutorial showing how to make this paper craft with your own paper.
I used book paper but newspaper, wrapping paper or scrapbook paper would all work great too.
Click the image below to see the tutorial.
They turned out so nice. I think next time I'm going to use tiny colored bags for a different look.


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A USDA assessment shows benefits of farmer-led conservation efforts to reducing runoff
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report that shows farmers have significantly reduced the loss of sediment and nutrients from farm fields through voluntary conservation work in the lower Mississippi River basin. Secretary Vilsack highlighted the value of conservation programs to these efforts, and called on Congress to pass a comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill that would enable USDA to continue supporting conservation work on farms and ranches.
The report, released by USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) this week,marks the completion of a watershed-wide assessment of conservation efforts in the Mississippi River watershed. Its findings demonstrate that conservation work, like controlling erosion and managing nutrients, has reduced the edge-of-field losses of sediment by 35 percent, nitrogen by 21 percent and phosphorous by 52 percent.
"Farmers and ranchers work hard to conserve the land and water, and today's report shows the tremendous impact they've had for the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico," Vilsack said. "We need to keep up the momentum by providing scientific and technical expertise that supports conservation in agriculture. To continue these efforts, we need Congress to act on a comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill as soon as possible."
While the report shows the positive impacts of conservation, it also signals the need for additional conservation work. The most critical conservation concern in the region is controlling runoff of surface water and better management of nutrients, meaning the appropriate rate, form, timing and method of application for nitrogen and phosphorous.
Model simulations show that an increase in cover crops will have a significant impact on reducing edge-of-field losses of sediment and nutrients and improve water quality.
The information in the report will help further develop NRCS' work in the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative and Gulf of Mexico Initiative, aimed at helping producers improve water quality, restore wetlands and sustain agricultural profitability.
The report is part of USDA's Conservation Effects Assessment Project, or CEAP, which uses advanced modeling techniques to assess the effects of conservation practices. The lower Mississippi report covers cropland in Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.
By comparing losses of sediment and nutrients from cultivated cropland to losses that would be expected if conservation practices weren't used, CEAP reports give science-based insight into the techniques that most benefit water quality, soil health and other resource concerns.
"These assessments are part of the scientific backbone that helps us work with farmers to get the right conservation techniques on the right acres," NRCS Chief Jason Weller said. "A focus on the most effective conservation techniques means that we're helping to deliver the best results for farmers and our natural resources."
Over the past few years, similar assessments were completed in the upper Mississippi River, Tennessee-Ohio, Missouri and Arkansas-Red-White basins. As a whole, assessments in this project have shown:
The scientific-based modeling also pointed out that higher rainfall and more intense storms lead to higher edge-of-field losses of sediment and nutrients in the lower Mississippi River basin than the other four basins in the Mississippi River watershed. Because of this, more soil erosion control and better management of nutrients are important in the basin.
Download a fact sheet, a summary or the full report. Learn more about USDA's Conservation Effects Assessment Project.
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Capshaw's dome looks fine
What a fiery brew we have cooking up over the amphitheater on the Downtown Mall! [July 15: "Amphitheatrical: Architects pummel Mall design"]
You know, my grandfather always said that Lindbergh could have never flown the Atlantic relying on a committee. This, of course, has been used by my father time and time again when he has not gotten his way or has had to go through a lot of bureaucratic red tape.
I saw the plan/rendering in the Hook and I thought,"Well, not real creative and definitely not real pretty. But, hey, who am I or anyone else to say what is beautiful? Have you seen my hair lately?
You can't buy taste, and you certainly cannot buy character. "Each to his own," said the Lady when she kissed the cow. But I regress.
Why not make this thing a competition? You put a nice cash prize out there, and let architects from everywhere take a crack at this thing. Their incentive is that they get a sizable chunk of cash and a lot of recognition if their design is chosen.
Maybe the BAR brings it to the five best designs and then we have a city wide vote on line (a la American Idol). Then when people like me go shooting their mouth off about how we don't like the design, you can say "Hey shut your pie-hole, you Segway-ridin' crime-fightin little freak– the Consensus Rules!"
In sum, all of this talk is good, and it is part of the process. This amphitheater is a good idea, and we just have to carefully revise, distill, and work to build something together as a community that we can all be proud of.
John Carden
[The author was the subject of a recent Hook story that detailed his successful pursuit, on a Segway personal vehicle, of a crime suspect.–editor]


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YOLO... so cruise Solo- Explore a Singles Cruise Vacation Today!
YOLO means 'You Only Live Once,' so why not take a getaway of a lifetime and expand your horizons on a Cruise vacation. With a ship full of fellow cruise lovers, you can look forward to meeting a tremendous amount of wonderful people. You'll have a chance to mix and mingle with new friends all while embarking upon a journey to some of the world's most astonishing destinations.Enjoy evenings out with fellow single cruisers or make your way to an exciting karaoke night in the entertainment lounge to belt out your favorite tunes. Either way, you're guaranteed to have an amazing time on your solo cruise. Expect an extensive array of blazing entertainment, extraordinary onboard activities, mouth-watering dining options and dedicated personalized attention that's guaranteed to make any solo cruiser feel right at home. If you prefer to nestle by the sundeck to catch up on some reading, you can! Perhaps you want to spoil yourself with a long overdue spa treatment and ease into pure onboard relaxation. You can do that too. The beauty of a Cruise vacation is ... you will always call the shots. Don't miss out on the wonderful offers available.


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The PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S Network (PWN) London is proud to announce the appointment of Greg Young, as Vice President for Balanced Leadership of the UK city network of PWN Global. PWN works to accelerate gender balanced leadership in business & society through hundreds of events and activities which promote professional development and international, cross industry, online and in-person networking.
In addition to being an experienced board level coach and facilitator, Greg is CEO of LeaderShape Global, a UK Headquartered leadership development organisation that specialises in developing transpersonal leaders and organisations that are fit for the 21st century. A passion for Greg is working with women leaders, preparing them for higher office frequently in male dominated environments. He is a published author on developing women leaders and is a speaker at international events.
Greg says his vision of women's leadership in the 21st century is to: "Foster & nurture the engagement of men in organisations, such as major corporates, to help them generate plans to promote and develop a strong pipeline of women leaders. Their organisation will perform better in a more uncertain world; the more diverse one's strategy the greater the breadth of thinking strategically. It is proven that gender balance is one way of empowering that broader vision."
In recent years, the rate of growth of women entrepreneurs has been at least double that of their male counterparts, heralding a Golden Age for women entrepreneurs equipped with inspiration, know-how and funding. PWN supports companies and organisations with corporate services, to raise their visibility as a gender balanced organisation and meeting their geographical needs with a comprehensive programme. Together they place gender balance at the very core of business operations.
PWN's Co-President, Rina G Lynch, says:
"We welcome Greg's practical experience in this field along with the academic rigour he adds to the understanding of organisational concerns. In a context of mounting pressure on companies and managers to become more gender balanced. PWN works to bring a perspective of helping women grow in their careers to make a difference in male-dominated corporate world. In this, the perspective of men to assist from positions of strength is invaluable.
"It's time to move on from some of the 20th century's identity politics and its backlashes, and open a dialogue where all genders and businesses can craft a new, more constructive and more inclusive dialogue – for the benefit of everyone!"
On Wednesday 6th December (at both 9am and 4pm GMT) Greg Young and his LeaderShape colleague, Director, Danielle Grant, invite world leaders and aspiring leaders to join a FREE one-hour webinar entitled 'Women, Naturally Better Leaders for the 21st Century'. Please click on the link here for full info, including how to register.
This follows the publication by Routledge of a White Paper of the same title, which you can view here
Connect, share, learn, advance – yourself and the world!


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June 30, 2014
Celebrating 25 Years of the Windermere Foundation
Posted in Community by Christine Wood
In honor of this anniversary, we want to take a moment to reflect on some of the milestones the Windermere Foundation has achieved over the past 25 years. We also want to recognize and thank everyone who has helped us get to where we are today – especially our agents who continually embody the notion that service to others is not something you do, it is who you are.
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June 19, 2014
Follow your local Community Service Day projects!
Posted in Community by Tara Sharp
Thirty years and more than one million hours of community service later, we've continued this tradition through neighborhood-enhancing projects in the areas where our Windermere teams live, work, and play. Follow our projects online at www.facebook.com/WindermereRealEstate.
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June 16, 2014
June Perspectives
Posted in Perspectives by Jill Jacobi Wood, OB Jacobi & Geoff Wood
We were reminded that philanthropy is not a one-size-fits-all proposition – and it got us thinking about our own charitable efforts at Windermere. While we're incredibly proud of what we've been able to achieve through the Windermere Foundation, can we do more? The answer is always yes. For us, that comes in the form of our annual Community Service Day.
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June 13, 2014
Time to De-Clutter? Some Tips for Selling Your Stuff
Posted in Selling by Tara Sharp
If you are looking around your home and thinking to yourself that it's time to de-clutter, the summer months provide an ideal time to hold a garage sale. But if that sounds like too big of an undertaking, there are other options available to you thanks to popular resale sites like eBay and Craigslist.
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June 05, 2014
Outdoor Living Trends
Posted in Living by Tiana Baur
Your outdoor living space can be more than just a place to spend time with family and friends; it can be your sanctuary as well.
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I'm sure all is fine, but i need some reassurance.
Last month my company launched consolidated two of their websites into one new website.
www.fdmgroup.com and www.fdmacademy.com into a newly designed www.fdmgroup.com.
Because the FDM Academy grew as it's own brand we decided not to just forward the domain to the fdmgroup website, but instead just mirror the new FDM Group website and use a canonical tags to the FDM Group domain (so the link juice will pass to the FDM Group domain pages)
The website has be live for nearly a month and i don't believe any power has passed down through the FDM Group website to it's deeper pages even though 301 redirects from the legacy group and academy domains in place.
I am also seeing the same problem on the FDM Academy domain, but i expect to see this as every page has a canonical to the same page on the
Is there anything which is restricting the flow of power through the site, or am i just being impatient?


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|Oracle® Database Platform Guide
10g Release 1 (10.1) for Windows
Part Number B10113-02
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This chapter points to sources of information on developing applications for Windows and outlines a procedure for building and debugging external procedures.
This chapter contains these topics:
This section describes where to find information on developing applications specifically for Windows. These products are included on your Oracle Database Server CD-ROM.
Oracle Database includes an integrated Java Virtual Machine and JServer Accelerator. Oracle Database also provides Oracle Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Drivers. For more information, see Oracle Database Java Developer's Guide.
Oracle XML products include XML Developer's Kit (XDK) and Oracle XML SQL Utility. For more information:
Oracle Database support for internet applications includes Oracle Portal, which enables you to publish your data to the Web, Oracle HTTP Server, and PL/SQL Embedded Gateway, which offers PL/SQL procedures stored in Oracle Database that can be started through browsers. For more information:
Oracle Portal Installation Guide and Tutorial
Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control Installation and Basic Configuration
Note:Oracle Portal is available on a separate CD-ROM and included with Oracle Database for Windows.
Oracle Application Wizards allow developers to create database applications easily and quickly. They improve ease-of-use and reduce development time by generating much of the code for database connectivity. For information and downloads:
Oracle COM/COM+ integration feature enables Java stored procedure developers and COM/COM+ developers to load COM+ objects from Oracle Database. For more information:
Oracle Objects for OLE (OO4O) provides easy access to data stored in Oracle Database servers with any programming or scripting language that supports the Microsoft COM Automation and ActiveX technology. These include Visual Basic, Visual C++, Visual Basic For Applications (VBA), IIS Active Server Pages (VBScript and JavaScript), and others. For more information:
Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET) is an implementation of a data provider for Oracle Database. ODP.NET uses Oracle native APIs to offer fast and reliable access to Oracle data and features from any .NET application. ODP.NET also uses and inherits classes and interfaces available in the Microsoft .NET Framework Class Library. For more information:
Note:Oracle Data Provider for .NET is not supported on Oracle Database 10g Release 1 (10.1) for 64-bit Windows. See Appendix G, "Oracle Database for 64-Bit Windows".
Oracle Database for Windows permits enhanced deployment of COM/COM+ components in Microsoft Transaction Server, using Oracle Database as the resource manager. For more information:
Oracle Provider for OLE DB Developer's Guide
Note:Oracle ODBC Driver is updated on a regular basis. The newest release available is included on your CD-ROM. To download the latest release, visit:
Select Oracle ODBC Drivers from the Select a Utility or Driver list.
Oracle Database provides a comprehensive set of APIs for Windows application developers and is well suited for both Java and COM/COM+ development. Oracle Database is integrated with Microsoft's development and deployment components, known as Windows Distributed interNet Applications Architecture (DNA). Performance and data access on Windows is enhanced in the following areas:
Wide variety of data access methods for Windows and internet applications
Wizards and assistants to speed application development
COM/COM+/DCOM integration through two APIs: Oracle Objects for OLE or Oracle Provider for OLE DB
Microsoft Transaction Server integration: Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server
Platform extensions for internet application development
Developers are able to deploy their database applications more quickly by using the data access method with which they are familiar, rather than having to learn a new one. An Oracle Database server can communicate with Windows clients in a variety of methods, as described in Table 15-1.
Table 15-1 Oracle Data Access Methods
|Development Environment
|Data Access Method
|Oracle Objects for OLE (OO4O)
Oracle Provider for OLE DB
COM/COM+ Automation Feature
By using Oracle Database data access interfaces, developers can take advantage of specific Oracle Database features. These interfaces also offer flexibility and adherence to open standards.
Oracle COM/COM+ interfaces include the following features:
OO4O can be used from any programming environment that supports Microsoft COM/COM+ technology, such as Visual Basic, Visual C++, VBA in Excel, Active Server Pages, PowerBuilder, Delphi, Internet Information Server (IIS), and Microsoft Transaction Server. OO4O is developed specifically for use with Oracle Database servers.
Oracle Provider for OLE DB gives ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) developers high performance and efficient access to Oracle Database. A native OLE DB provider, it offers data access optimizations and access to Oracle-specific database features.
COM/COM+ Automation Feature APIs make it easy for PL/SQL developers to incorporate COM/COM+ objects into their routines. An extension of this feature, Oracle COM/COM+ Integration, enables Java stored procedures and COM/COM+ developers to load COM/COM+ objects through OLE Automation or custom COM/COM+ interfaces in Oracle Database.
Oracle Database provides Windows extensions for internet development, enabling access from any client, such as:
Any browser
Windows or Macintosh client
FTP client
Database client
COM/COM+ client
E-mail client
Oracle Database data access interfaces and development tools, along with Microsoft Transaction Server integration, can be used to build internet applications, as illustrated in Figure 15-1, "Microsoft Transaction Server and Oracle Database Integration".
Figure 15-1 Microsoft Transaction Server and Oracle Database Integration
This section describes how to create and use external procedures on Windows. The following files are located in
extern.c is the code example shown in "Writing an External Procedure"
make.bat is the batch file that builds the dynamic link library
extern.sql automates the instructions described in "Registering an External Procedure" and "Executing an External Procedure"
External procedures are functions written in a third-generation language (C, for example) and callable from within PL/SQL or SQL as if they were a PL/SQL routine or function. External procedures let you take advantage of strengths and capabilities of a third-generation programming language in a PL/SQL environment.
Note:Oracle Database also provides a special purpose interface, the call specification, that lets you call external procedures from other languages, as long as they are callable by C.
The main advantages of external procedures are:
Performance, because some tasks are performed more efficiently in a third-generation language than in PL/SQL, which is better suited for SQL transaction processing
Code re-usability, because dynamic link libraries (DLLs) can be called directly from PL/SQL programs on the server or in client tools such as Oracle Forms
You can use external procedures to perform specific processes:
Solving scientific and engineering problems
Analyzing data
Controlling real-time devices and processes
Caution:Special security precautions are warranted when configuring a listener to handle external procedures. See "Modifying Configuration of External Procedures for Higher Security" and Oracle Net Services Administrator's Guide for more information.
To create and use an external procedure, perform the following sequential steps:
Executing an External Procedure
Note:You must have a C compiler and linker installed on your system to build DLLs.
Note:You can combine the instructions described in the fourth and fifth tasks into one SQL script that automates the task of registering and executing your external procedure. See
\rdbms\extproc\extern.sql for an example of a SQL script that combines these steps.
This section describes installation and configuration of Oracle Database and Oracle Net.
Follow the steps in Oracle Database Installation Guide for Windows to install these products on your Windows server:
Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, Oracle Database Standard Edition, or Oracle Database Personal Edition. Each type contains PL/SQL, from which external procedures are called, and the PL/SQL external procedure program (EXTPROC), which runs external procedures.
Oracle Net Services
During database server installation, Oracle Net Configuration Assistant configures
listener.ora and
tnsnames.ora files for external procedure calls.
When an application calls an external procedure, Oracle Net Listener starts an external procedure agent called EXTPROC. Using a network connection established by the listener, the application passes the following information to EXTPROC:
DLL name
External procedure name
Parameters (if necessary)
EXTPROC then loads the DLL, runs the external procedure, and passes back any values returned by the external procedure.
If you overwrite default
listener.ora and
tnsnames.ora files, then you must manually configure the following files for the external procedure behavior described previously to occur:
Caution:Additional security may be required for the listener in a production environment. See Oracle Net Services Administrator's Guide for more information.
Using a third-generation programming language, you can write functions to be built into DLLs and started by EXTPROC. The following is a simple Microsoft Visual C++ example of an external procedure:
Note:Because external procedures are built into DLLs, they must be explicitly exported. In this example, the
DLLEXPORT storage class modifier exports the function
FIND_MAX from a dynamic link library.
#include <windows.h> #define NullValue -1 /* This function tests if x is at least as big as y. */ long __declspec(dllexport) find_max(long x, short x_indicator, long y, short y_indicator, short *ret_indicator) { /* It can be tricky to debug DLL's that are being called by a process that is spawned only when needed, as in this case. Therefore try using the DebugBreak(); command. This will start your debugger. Uncomment the line with DebugBreak(); in it and you can step right into your code. */ /* DebugBreak(); */ /* First check to see if you have any nulls. */ /* Just return a null if either x or y is null. */ if ( x_indicator==NullValue || y_indicator==NullValue) { *ret_indicator = NullValue; return(0); } else { *ret_indicator = 0; /* Signify that return value is not null. */ if (x >= y) return x; else return y; } }
After writing your external procedure(s) in a third-generation programming language, use the appropriate compiler and linker to build a DLL, making sure to export the external procedures as noted previously. See your compiler and linker documentation for instructions on building a DLL and exporting its functions.
For the example in Task 2, you can build the external procedure
find_max into a DLL called
extern.dll by going to
\rdbms\extproc and typing
make. After building the DLL, you can move it to any directory on your system.
Starting with Oracle9i release 2, however, the default behavior of EXTPROC is to load DLLs only from
\bin or
\lib. To load DLLs from other directories, you must set environment variable
EXTPROC_DLLS to a colon (:) separated list of DLL names qualified with their complete paths. The preferred way to set this environment variable is through the
ENVS parameter in
See Also:Oracle Database Application Developer's Guide - Fundamentals for more information on EXTPROC
Once you have built a DLL containing your external procedure(s), you must register your external procedure(s) with Oracle Database:
To create a PL/SQL library to map to the DLL:
Start SQL*Plus:
C:\> sqlplus
Connect to the database with appropriate username and password.
Create the PL/SQL library using the
CREATE LIBRARY command:
SQL> CREATE LIBRARY externProcedures AS 'C:\oracle\product\10.1.0\db_1\rdbms\ extproc\extern.dll';
externProcedures is an alias library (essentially a schema object in the database), and
C:\oracle\product\10.1.0\db_1\rdbms\ extproc\extern.dll
is the path to the Windows operating system
dllextern.dll. This example uses
C:\oracle\product\10.1.0 as your Oracle base and
db_1 as your Oracle home.
Note:The DBA must grant the
EXECUTE privilege on the PL/SQL library to users who want to call the library's external procedure from PL/SQL or SQL.
Create a PL/SQL program unit specification.
Do this by writing a PL/SQL subprogram that uses the
EXTERNAL clause instead of declarations and a
BEGIN...END block. The
EXTERNAL clause is the interface between PL/SQL and the external procedure. The
EXTERNAL clause identifies the following information about the external procedure:
DLL alias
Programming language in which it was written
Calling standard (defaults to C if omitted)
In the following example,
externProcedures is a DLL alias. You need the
EXECUTE privilege for this library. The external procedure to call is
find_max. If enclosed in double quotation marks, it becomes case-sensitive. The
LANGUAGE term specifies the language in which the external procedure was written.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION PLS_MAX( x BINARY_INTEGER, y BINARY_INTEGER) RETURN BINARY_INTEGER AS EXTERNAL LIBRARY externProcedures NAME "find_max" LANGUAGE C PARAMETERS ( x long, -- stores value of x x_INDICATOR short, -- used to determine if x is a NULL value y long, -- stores value of y y_INDICATOR short -- used to determine if y is a NULL value RETURN INDICATOR short ); -- need to pass pointer to return value's -- indicator variable to determine if NULL -- This means that my function will be defined as: -- long max(long x, short x_indicator, -- long y, short y_indicator, short * ret_indicator)
To run an external procedure, you must call the PL/SQL program unit (that is, the alias for the external function) that registered the external procedure. These calls can appear in any of the following:
Anonymous blocks
Standalone and packaged subprograms
Methods of an object type
Database triggers
SQL statements (calls to packaged functions only)
In "Registering an External Procedure", PL/SQL function
PLS_MAX registered external procedure
find_max. Follow these steps to run
Call PL/SQL function
PLS_MAX from a PL/SQL routine named
SET SERVER OUTPUT ON CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE UseIt AS a integer; b integer; c integer; BEGIN a := 1; b := 2; c := PLS_MAX(a,b); dbms_output.put_line('The maximum of '||a||' and '||b||' is '||c); END;
Run the routine:
SQL> EXECUTE UseIt;
Usually, when an external procedure fails, its C prototype is faulty. That is, the prototype does not match the one generated internally by PL/SQL. This can happen if you specify an incompatible C datatype. For example, to pass an
OUT parameter of type
REAL, you must specify
*. Specifying
*, or any other C datatype will result in a mismatch.
In such cases, you might get a
agent error, which means that agent
extproc terminated abnormally because the external procedure caused a core dump. To avoid errors when declaring C prototype parameters, refer to Oracle Data Cartridge Developer's Guide.
To help you debug external procedures, PL/SQL provides utility package DEBUG_EXTPROC. To install the package, run script
dbgextp.sql, which you can find in the PL/SQL demo directory.
To use the package, follow instructions in
dbgextp.sql. Your Oracle Database account must have
EXECUTE privileges on the package and
LIBRARY privileges.
To debug external procedures:
From Windows Task Manager, in the Processes dialog, select ExtProc.exe.
Right click, and select Debug.
Click OK in the message window.
If you have built your DLL in a debug fashion with Microsoft Visual C++, then Visual C++ is activated.
In the Visual C++ window, select Edit
> Breakpoints.
Use the breakpoint identified in
dbgextp.sql in the PL/SQL demo directory.
See Also:
UTL_FILE allows your PL/SQL programs to read and write operating system text files. It provides a restricted version of standard operating system stream file I/O, including open, put, get, and close operations. When you want to read or write a text file, you call the function
fopen, which returns a file handle for use in subsequent procedure calls. For example, the procedure
put_line writes a text string and line terminator to an open file, and the procedure
get_line reads a line of text from an open file into an output buffer.
See Also:PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference for more information on
FSEEK, a
UTL_FILE subprogram, adjusts the file pointer forward or backward within the file by the number of bytes specified. In order for
UTL_FILE.FSEEK to work correctly, the lines in the file must have platform-specific line terminator characters. On Windows platforms the correct line terminator characters are
This section discusses the following topics:
You must add a parameter to the registry before using Intercartridge Exchange.
Start Registry Editor from the command prompt:
C:\> regedt32
The Registry Editor window appears.
Note:For another way to configure your registry, see "Managing Registry Parameters with regedt32"
HTTP_PROXY to the registry subkey of the Oracle home directory that you are using. The location of this parameter is determined by how many Oracle home directories are on your computer. If you have only one home directory, add
HTTP_PROXY to
If you have more than one home directory, add it to
Choose Add Value from the Edit menu.
The Add Value dialog appears.
HTTP_PROXY in the Value Name field and
REG_SZ in the Data Type field.
Click OK.
your-site in the String field.
In this example, the Web site is
marketing.com. You will enter the domain name of your actual Web site.
Intercartridge Exchange enables you to use a stored package called
UTL_HTTP to make Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) calls from PL/SQL, SQL, and SQL*Plus statements.
UTL_HTTP can do both of the following:
Access data on the Internet
Call Oracle Web Application Server cartridges
UTL_HTTP contains two similar entry points, known as packaged functions, that turn PL/SQL and SQL statements into HTTP callouts:
Both packaged functions perform the following tasks:
Take a string universal resource locator (URL) of a site
Contact that site
Return data (typically HTML) obtained from that site
Declarations to use with both packaged functions are described in the following subsections.
UTL_HTTP.REQUEST uses a URL as its argument and returns up to the first 2000 bytes of data retrieved from that URL. Specify
UTL_HTTP.REQUEST as follows:
To use
UTL_HTTP.REQUEST from SQL*Plus, enter:
which returns:
UTL_HTTP.REQUEST('HTTP://WWW.ORACLE.COM/') ------------------------------------------------------ <html> <head><title>Oracle Home Page</title> <!--changed Jan. 16, 19 1 row selected.
UTL_HTTP.REQUEST_PIECES uses a URL as its argument and returns a PL/SQL table of 2000 bytes of data retrieved from the given URL. The final element can be shorter than 2000 characters. The
UTL_HTTP.REQUEST_PIECES return type is a PL/SQL table of type
UTL_HTTP.REQUEST_PIECES, which uses type
UTL_HTTP.HTML_PIECES, is specified as:
type html_pieces is table of varchar2(2000) index by binary_integer; function request_pieces (url in varchar2, max_pieces natural default 32767) return html_pieces;
A call to
REQUEST_PIECES can look like this example. Note the use of PL/SQL table method
COUNT to discover the number of pieces returned; it can be zero or more:
declare pieces utl_http.html_pieces; begin pieces := utl_http.request_pieces('http://www.oracle.com/'); for i in 1 .. pieces.count loop .... -- process each piece end loop; end;
The second argument to
MAX_PIECES) is optional.
MAX_PIECES is the maximum number of pieces (each 2000 characters in length, except for the last, which can be shorter) that
UTL_HTTP.REQUEST_PIECES returns. If provided, that argument is usually a positive integer.
For example, the following block retrieves up to 100 pieces of data (each 2000 bytes, except perhaps the last) from the URL. The block prints the number of pieces retrieved and the total length, in bytes, of the data retrieved.
set serveroutput on declare x utl_http.html_pieces; begin x := utl_http.request_pieces('http://www.oracle.com/', 100); dbms_output.put_line(x.count || ' pieces were retrieved.'); dbms_output.put_line('with total length '); if x.count < 1 then dbms_output.put_line('0'); else dbms_output.put_line ((2000 * (x.count - 1)) + length(x(x.count))); end if; end; which displays: Statement processed. 4 pieces were retrieved. with total length 7687
Elements of the PL/SQL table returned by
UTL_HTTP.REQUEST_PIECES are successive pieces of data obtained from the HTTP request to that URL.
This subsection describes exceptions (errors) that can be raised by packaged functions
UTL_HTTP.REQUEST and
RESTRICT_REFERENCES enables display of exceptions:
create or replace package utl_http is function request (url in varchar2) return varchar2; pragma restrict_references (request, wnds, rnds, wnps, rnps);
RESTRICT_REFERENCES enables display of exceptions:
create or replace package utl_http is type html_pieces is table of varchar2(2000) index by binary_integer; function request_pieces (url in varchar2, max_pieces natural default 32767) return html_pieces; pragma restrict_references (request_pieces, wnds, rnds, wnps, rnps);
If initialization of the HTTP callout subsystem fails for environmental reasons (such as lack of available memory), then exception
UTL_HTTP.INIT_FAILED is raised:
init_failed exception;
If the HTTP call fails due to failure of the HTTP daemon or because the argument to
REQUEST or
REQUEST_PIECES cannot be interpreted as a URL (because it is
NULL or has non-HTTP syntax), then exception
UTL_HTTP.REQUEST_FAILED is raised
request_failed exception;
Unless explicitly caught by an exception handler, these first two exceptions are reported by a generic message that shows them as "user-defined" exceptions, even though they are defined in this system package:
ORA-06510: PL/SQL: unhandled user-defined exception
If any other exception is raised during processing of the HTTP request (for example, an out-of-memory error), then function
UTL_HTTP.REQUEST or
UTL_HTTP.REQUEST_PIECES reraises that exception.
If no response is received from a request to the given URL, because the function made no contact with a site corresponding to that URL, then a formatted HTML error message may be returned:
<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Error Message</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <H1>Fatal Error 500</H1> Can't Access Document: http://home.nothing.comm. <P> <B>Reason:</B> Can't locate remote host: home.nothing.comm. <P> <P><HR> <ADDRESS><A HREF="http://www.w3.org"> CERN-HTTPD3.0A</A></ADDRESS> </BODY> </HTML>
UTL_HTTP.REQUEST or
UTL_HTTP.REQUEST_PIECES raises an exception or returns an HTML-formatted error message, yet you believe that the URL argument is correct, try contacting that same URL with a browser to verify network availability from your computer.


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The Jurickson Profar Situation Brewing in Texas
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Sam Evans :
The Texas Rangers reluctance to part with Jurickson Profar is well-reasoned. They believe that Profar can become a perennial All-Star candidate and a better player than both Elvis Andrus and Ian Kinsler. By trading Profar, the Rangers would be letting go of a talent that only comes around about once in a decade. The Rangers should do whatever it takes to ensure that Profar, Andrus, and Kinsler all have starting jobs next year.
The Rangers middle infield is crowded. Last year, Elvis Andrus played shortstop and hit .286/.349/.378 with twenty-one stolen bases and above-average defense. In terms of Wins Above Replacement, Andrus's 4.2 WAR made him the fifth most valuable player in 2012. In 2013, Andrus will probably have a similar season perhaps with a few more stolen bases. Elvis Andrus has established himself over the last couple years as one of the top five shortstops in all of baseball.
Manager Ron Washington started Ian Kinsler at second base 144 games last season. Ian Kinsler had a rough year in 2012 considering he was coming off of a 2011 season where he hit thirty-two homers and was worth 7.2 WAR. The sabermetrics suggest that Kinsler's defense got much worse in 2012, but the chances are there wasn't that much off a drop off from his previous seasons. Overall, Kinsler has been the unsung hero of the Texas Rangers these last few years and the Rangers need to find a way to keep him in their lineup.
Jurickson Profar has the potential to be the best shortstop in baseball. He has quick hangs and a beautifully fluid swing that makes him appear destined for success. Once Profar adds some strength in the offseason, we could be looking at a shortstop who could hit .290 with 10-15 homers every year. However, the difference between Profar and Andrus and Kinsler is that both Andrus and Kinsler have proven that they can perform at the major league level, while Profar has yet to receive more than twenty at-bat's.
When you add contracts to the mix, this whole situation gets way more complicated. Kinsler is set to make $75 million through 2017 and he has a team option for 2018. Elvis Andrus is signed for the next two years under a team-friendly contract. Profar is just a rookie so he has a long way to go before he hits free agency. None of these contracts are nasty, so the Rangers wouldn't have a problem moving any of these guys if they had to.
Any one of these three guys could bring back a lot in a trade. Elvis Andrus has generated a lot of interest, in particular from the Rays and the Diamondbacks. Supposedly, Arizona offered Justin Upton for either Profar or Andrus. However, Texas has made it seem as if they are content on keeping all of these three studs. It wouldn't surprise me if these three were still all with the Rangers in 2014 as well.
The best option for the Rangers to handle this situation with Profar, Andrus, and Kinsler is to move to Kinsler to the corner outfield. The disadvantages of this move are that Kinsler's value would be diminished in the outfield and Profar would be under pressure to put up numbers right away. However, this is the perfect move for Texas because it is probably the only scenario where all three are in their starting lineup. Profar is talented enough to handle playing second base and Kinsler is athletic enough to play in the outfield. This is the right move for Texas to make and I'd be surprised if they went down a different path.
Overall, the situation in Texas regarding these three players is a mess. However, it is a very good situation to be in. If Texas decides to trade Profar or Andrus, they would be able to get Wil Myers or a player of his caliber. However, by just staying put and moving Kinsler to the outfield, Texas gets to keep all Profar, Andrus, and Kinsler in their everyday lineup. The Rangers front office has some big decisions to make this offseason, and they all revolve around the middle infield situation.
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Posted on November 25, 2012, in The Rest: Everything Baseball and tagged AL West, baseball, elvis andrus, ian kinsler, jurickson profar, justin upton, Kinsler outfield, mlb, profar, Profar second base, rangers 2013, rangers shortstop, texas rangers, texas rnager. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
I would not move Profar to 2B. He is a Gold Glove caliber player at SS. Personally, I would trade Andrus for a king's ransom. Profar is on the level of Harper/Trout in terms of raw talent and he seems to be a safe bet to reach that level. I would rather have a trio of Upton in RF, Profar at SS and Kinsler at 2B then Kinsler in LF, Andrus at SS and Profar at SS.
GoodI Stuff in the Article about the Texas infield .I feel that if Josh Hamilton signs else where and even iif he doesn'tTexas has some work to do order to be in position to go WSS in 2013 It my view that in many situations they over estimate there players ability .In regard to Profar until he plays in the majors and proves himself he still just a goodpropect and we can compare him to whoeverbbut until he proves himself nothing changes talk is just that. I don't believe Texas infield is as good as advertised defensively at second base and firstBase I love them at third base and shortstop has been above average for number of sesaons .I wouldn't be opposed to trading Andrus for abovervaverage Centerfielde but it wouldnt be either one of the Upton Brothers .However that being said in doing this you weaken your infield iand one needs to remember Shortstop is a key position no matter who he is any rookie is unproven until he prove himself.In my belief based on there season in 2012 and the way they played late in 2012.-and in the playoffs there are some Chemistry issues that need to be corrected .In additionI didn't feel there manger did a good job in 2012 and if was a betting man it's my belief that the Honey moon is over for Washington in Texas I also dislike the fact that Nolan Ryan spared with some of his players in the press This servers no good purpose and shouldn't be happening .In my view Texas has a lot of issues to deal with and for most part the issues aren't in the infield unless you make them that


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Pay by the DrinkBy Doug Bartholomew Print
With its Simple Storage Service and Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon is blazing a trail to Web services and mixing it up with the likes of IBM and Sun — and maybe even Microsoft and Google.
Pay by the Drink
If ever there was a business that needed shaking up, it's the cozy world of enterprise computing. Every year, companies large and small spend billions of dollars on IT infrastructure and expert staffs to build and maintain complex systems. Software licensing, hardware integration, power and cooling, and staff training and salaries add up to a massive sum for an infrastructure that may or may not be used to its full capacity.
Then came the idea that companies could pay for computer processing "by the drink"—that is, pay for each transaction, minute of server power or megabyte of data stored. This approach, which is generally known as utility computing but also includes SaaS, lets companies use and pay for computing resources as needed, in the same way they use telephone and electric services.
The goal is to maximize the efficient use of computing resources and minimize user costs. Ideally, users can dial up or dial down usage in real time depending on operational demands. However, for several years, utility computing remained more of a concept than a reality, according to Forrester's Staton.
What makes Amazon's online computing services different from typical utility computing is that the company already has the infrastructure in place to provide these services.
"What Amazon is doing is cloud computing—they already have an infrastructure, with utility billing as a byproduct of that resource," Staton says. He defines cloud computing as "a set of highly scalable, Internet-accessible infrastructure resources capable of hosting end-customer applications."
In Amazon's case, there is no doubt about the infrastructure being in place and ready for action: The company invested more than a dozen years and $2 billion assembling its network of servers and online resources for its e-commerce business. The infrastructure was designed with sufficient capacity to handle the most prodigious holiday traffic spikes.
This past holiday season, Amazon's e-commerce site handled customer orders for a whopping 5.4 million items on Dec. 10th alone—more than 60 items per second. Its fulfillment network shipped 3.9 million units in a single day. Nintendo's Wii game systems flew out the doors at an incredible clip—17 per second—when the coveted games were in stock.
Amazon's e-commerce success hasn't gone unnoticed on Wall Street. The company's shares last year soared 135 percent, fractionally better than tech darling Apple's and nearly three times the stock-value growth of search juggernaut Google.
Both revenue and profit spurted last year, with sales up 39 percent (from $10.7 billion in 2006 to $14.8 billion in 2007), and net income up 150 percent (from $190 million in 2006 to $476 million in 2007). Although its Web services foray has yet to be viewed as a major revenue contributor, Amazon's computing-services revenues range from $46 million to $92 million, analysts estimate.
Unlike conventional software vendors that must build vast data centers to get into the SaaS business, Amazon is tapping its existing—and often underused—infrastructure. "Amazon has a lot of capacity that sits idle for a lot of the year," AWS' Selipsky says. It's as if a thoroughbred racehorse, restricted to running in cheap claiming races for 50 weeks of the year, suddenly was spurred on to compete in the Kentucky Derby.
Amazon has long been hip to the idea of making a buck off its various e-commerce systems. Nearly one-third of Amazon's revenue comes from third parties, such as merchants that use its various technologies. "This is a multibillion-dollar business for us," Selipsky says.
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