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I made such a relationship using this answer: Ruby on Rails has_many through self-referential following/follower relationships
So I've the following Models :
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :is_trustings
has_many :trusted_users, :through => :is_trustings, :source => 'trusted'
has_many :trusters, :class_name => 'IsTrusting', :foreign_key => 'trusted_id'
has_many :trusting_users, :through => :trusters, :source => :user
class IsTrusting < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :user
belongs_to :trusted, :class_name => 'User'
Everything is okay when using it in console. Now I would like to make a nested route to allow a client to retrieve an user's followers.
But It don't work the way I expect...
See, in my routes.rb I wrote
resources :user do
resources :is_trusting
resources :trusted_users
resources :trusting_users
Wich makes routes like this :
/users/:user_id/is_trustings(.:format) is_trusting#index
I'm okay with this one as it's the intermediary model
Now I want the embeded modelsn but here is what I get :
/users/:user_id/trusted_users(.:format) trusted_users#index
/users/:user_id/trusting_users(.:format) trusting_users#index
This obviously don't work as there is no TrustedUsersController. I wan't this routes to go for UserController.
There must be a built-in shortcut like the :class_name => 'Users' in Models...
Does somebody know it ? :)


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Boogie Nights (1997)
The story of a young man's adventures in the Californian pornography industry of the late 1970s and early 1980s. (155 mins.)
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Luis Guzmán
The Social Network (2010)
Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea, and the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business. (120 mins.)
Director: David Fincher
Halloween (1978)
On Halloween night of 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers stabbed his sister to death. After sitting in a mental hospital for 15 years, Myers escapes and returns to Haddonfield to kill. (91 mins.)
Director: John Carpenter
Stars: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran, Nancy Kyes
Jaws (1975)
When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and a grizzled fisherman set out to stop it. (124 mins.)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary
Jurassic Park (1993)
During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok. (127 mins.)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
Network (1976)
A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit. (121 mins.)
Director: Sidney Lumet
Stars: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall
Scarface (1983)
In Miami in 1980, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed. (170 mins.)
Director: Brian De Palma
The Exorcist (1973)
When a preteen girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter. (122 mins.)
Director: William Friedkin
Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Lee J. Cobb
Annie Hall (1977)
Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditzy Annie Hall. (93 mins.)
Director: Woody Allen
Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane
Pink Floyd The Wall (1982)
A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone. (95 mins.)
Director: Alan Parker
Adventureland (2009)
In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world. (107 mins.)
Director: Greg Mottola
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle. (137 mins.)
Stars: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah
Dazed and Confused (1993)
The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976. (102 mins.)
Director: Richard Linklater
Wolf (1994)
Publisher Will Randall becomes a werewolf and has to fight to keep his job. (125 mins.)
Director: Mike Nichols
Goodfellas (1990)
Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy. (146 mins.)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco
Manhattan (1979)
The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress. (96 mins.)
Director: Woody Allen
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. (100 mins.)
Director: Jim Sharman
Stars: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien
Scream 2 (1997)
Two years after the first series of murders, a new psychopath dons the Ghostface costume and a new string of killings begins. (120 mins.)
Director: Wes Craven
The Rules of Attraction (2002)
The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate. (110 mins.)
Director: Roger Avary
The Tree of Life (2011)
The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings. (139 mins.)
Director: Terrence Malick
Stars: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same. (153 mins.)
Stars: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Mélanie Laurent
Casino (1995)
Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two mobster best friends and a trophy wife over a gambling empire. (178 mins.)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker. (158 mins.)
Director: David Fincher
" An underrated masterwork of digital filmmaking by David Fincher. Call me a sucker for Fincher's new digital style of filmmaking- glossy darkness, thumping electronic score, fluid editing, etc. Also my favorite Daniel Craig performance, and Rooney Mara is a revelation. " - shanevaughn87
Almost Famous (2000)
A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies it on their concert tour. (122 mins.)
Director: Cameron Crowe
Blue Velvet (1986)
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child. (120 mins.)
Director: David Lynch
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought. (97 mins.)
Director: John Hughes
Stars: Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality. (147 mins.)
Director: David Lynch
Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a procedure to have each other erased from their memories. But it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with. (108 mins.)
Director: Michel Gondry
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him. (142 mins.)
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. (154 mins.)
American Beauty (1999)
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend. (122 mins.)
Director: Sam Mendes
Stars: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but doesn't quite understand the concept. (76 mins.)
Director: Henry Selick
A Single Man (2009)
An English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles. (99 mins.)
Director: Tom Ford
Stars: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Nicholas Hoult
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets in this stylish musical, with music drawn from familiar 20th century sources. (127 mins.)
Director: Baz Luhrmann
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. (97 mins.)
Director: John Landis
Stars: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Joe Belcher, Griffin Dunne
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Two siblings visit their grandfather's grave in Texas along with three of their friends and are attacked by a family of cannibalistic psychopaths. (83 mins.)
Director: Tobe Hooper
Stars: Marilyn Burns, Edwin Neal, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain
The Shining (1980)
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. (146 mins.)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Aliens (1986)
The planet from Alien has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, but will it be enough? (137 mins.)
Director: James Cameron
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn, Paul Reiser
Before Sunset (2004)
Nine years after Jesse and Celine first met, they encounter each other again on the French leg of Jesse's book tour. (80 mins.)
Director: Richard Linklater
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
The Bride wakens from a four-year coma. The child she carried in her womb is gone. Now she must wreak vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her - a team she was once part of. (111 mins.)
Stars: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen
Lost in Translation (2003)
A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo. (101 mins.)
Director: Sofia Coppola
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
An estranged family of former child prodigies reunites when their father announces he is terminally ill. (110 mins.)
Director: Wes Anderson


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Sugar Monster
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An endurance resistance monster! Climb "Pull ya Plonka" then continue along the massive overhang to finish 5m left of the black leg anchors. Take long draws and about 4x 600mm slings
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Sylvester Stallone's Rocky character was definitely a survivor and Survivor contributed two anthems, Eye of the Tiger and Burning Heart , to this 1985 film! Plus, this reissue includes another Survivor track, Man Against the World , that was written for the film but was edited out, along with James Brown's Living in America and more.
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One of the most famous soundtrack songs of all time has to be Survivor's 'Eye of TheTiger' which debuted on the Rocky III soundtrack and makes a second appearance here. 'Burning Heart' from Survivor was in Rocky IV, a good rock track, and on this edition of Rocky 4 'Man Against The World' has also been included. 'No Easy Way Out' is a good, catchy 80's song, I loved it in the movie it fit the scene it was in so well. Got to hand it to Vince Dicola (more famous for his work on the Transformers series in the 80's) his compositions for the soundtrack are nothing short of epic: 'War' and 'Training Montage' were terrific songs and highlights of not only the soundtrack but the movie as well. Some songs here are great for a workout as well, for instance 'Hearts on Fire' and 'Training Montage' are sure to get you fired up and sweating. I love the inclusion of James Brown here, 'Living In America' is a great song and it had a nice part in the movie in which Brown himself appeared and sang the song.Read more ›
This soundtrack is the one I remember most from any movie from the 80's. The only let-downs are the out of place laid-back adult contemporary track (the robot plays it while bringing Paulie his ice cream and beer) and the crappy 80's pop song (the robot is also guilty of this one, plays it while Rocky is washing his car...someone needs to shoot that f'ing robot). By all means stay away from tracks 3 and 8, they'll make you feel embarassed to be listening, even if you're alone. Everything else here is memorable. The James Brown track is also a little out of place, but it's acceptable since it was so heavily featured in the movie. Plus while listening to it I live out my fantasies of Drago punching James Brown. Hard.
Vince DiCola replacing what was mostly a Bill Conti score for the previous movies (and making a big transition from mostly orchestra to mostly synth) sounds very "80's" during the two instrumentals, but it doesn't matter since they are so outstanding.
Two Survivor songs and a few other great tracks from groups/artists we'd never heard of then and haven't heard from since top off an outstanding movie soundtrack.
So jump into your Lamborghini after dark, throw this sucker in your CD player, and drive really fast around town while reliving moments from your past films. Then go beat the crap out of some commies! And impatiently wait for Rocky VI.
The Rocky IV soundtrack is the most PUNGENTLY INFECTIVE MENTAL STIMULANT you can buy on the MUSIC MARKET.
Eye of the Tiger pales in comparison to the other great tracks - especially Training Montage (Instrumental), Hearts on Fire, and Sweetest Victory.
I have been listening to to this music since I found it on tapewhen I was 14 years old(now 25). Until last month I was really concerned, because after searching all of Sydney's music stores, I did not find it on CD. I finally found it on AMAZON, and my fears that my ragged little cassette tape will die on me have been put to rest.
This CD is the greatest little case of smelling-salts you will ever find.
I bought all the ROCKY CD's. However, I only Recommend ROCKY 4 and ROCKY 1(original CD).
ROCKY 4 and The Original Rocky CD's give you the greatest inspirational collection of pieces ever.
If you want to purge your mind of any form of fear , negativity or doubt, do yourself a favour and buy these 2 CDs.
I listen to them each morning and afternoon to and from work.
I never tire of them for they embody the eternal spirit of the WARRIOR CODE, that my Greekness has resolutely instilled me.
I am a harsh critic, but these CDs have emerged unscathed.
FABULOUS, Thanks Amazon, I searched for these on CD for YEARS.
I finally found them here.
Speaking of Heart's on Fire though, this is the only problem I see in it. In the movie, you have Rocky training to Heart's On Fire, but when he makes his mad dash for the mountain, an orchestra takes over with the same beat, to provide the best 2 minutes of music I've ever seen on film. You also hear it in the credits. For some reason though, they've decided to leave it off the soundtrack. If anyone can help me find that piece of music, I'd do anyhthing to repay you!
Other than that 2 minutes that aren't included. This CD is flawless. I still give it a 10/10 and highly recommend you buying it. Dont let those 2 mintues deter you from doing so
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Out of all the Rocky movies, the third sequel to the Oscar winning original movie Rocky (1976) has the best soundtrack. Read morePublished on July 17 2004 by S. Sarhan
Hi, I am trying to find out who is the LEAD SINGER in "THE SWEETEST VICTORY" of TOUCH. I can't find anything on the internet about it. Read morePublished on March 13 2004
I have been listening to Rocky IV for years. I have used it to motivate myself physically at the gym, especialyy Training Montage (great for doing abdominals crunches), The... Read morePublished on Aug. 8 2003 by missxplode
"Burning Heart" is a mighty martial anthem--"in the warrior's code there's no surrender/though his body says stop, his spirit cries never"-- pounding with power chords but also a... Read morePublished on July 23 2003 by Daniel J. Hamlow
So many great songs on this one, all it's missing is the origianl theme. But well worth the purchase for eye of the tiger and burning heart. Go Rocky!Published on March 21 2003 by Alexander Scavello
The only problem I have with the CD is that they tampered with 3 of the main songs, the Training Montage, if you know from the movie, it changes in the begginning. Read morePublished on Jan. 10 2003 by Andrew Levine
Rocky IV is one of the finest soundtrack albums of the 80's though it sold barely above one million copies. Read morePublished on Jan. 8 2003 by susumu-5
The songs on this CD are awesome. I have at one time or another used every single one of them as a workout song. Read morePublished on Nov. 16 2002 by B. Bert


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Does the Numerical Underrepresentation of the Working Class in Congress Matter?
Version of Record online: 23 JAN 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-9162.2011.00033.x
© 2012 The Comparative Legislative Research Center of The University of Iowa
Legislative Studies Quarterly
Volume 37, Issue 1, pages 5–34, February 2012
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CARNES, N. (2012), Does the Numerical Underrepresentation of the Working Class in Congress Matter?. Legislative Studies Quarterly, 37: 5–34. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-9162.2011.00033.x
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- Issue online: 23 JAN 2012
- Version of Record online: 23 JAN 2012
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Working-class citizens have been numerically underrepresented in policymaking institutions throughout most of America's history. Little is known, however, about the political consequences of this enduring feature of our democratic system. This essay examines the relationship between legislators' class backgrounds and their votes on economic policy in the House of Representatives during the twentieth century. Like ordinary Americans, representatives from working-class occupations exhibit more liberal economic preferences than other legislators, especially those from profit-oriented professions. These findings provide the first evidence of a link between the descriptive and substantive representation of social classes in the United States.


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Don't forget what state you are considering relocating to-Little Rhody! A 60 Mile radius covers just about our whole state.(lol) We have lots of beautiful areas other than the "state suburban life". But it would depend on your price range, whether you would like to be nearby the ocean, if you are looking for acreage, etc.-60 miles would cover just about all of these. Email me with some additional criteria so we can narrow it down a bit. Also, if you have not chosen a buyer representative yet, I am a certified relocation specialist-let me know if you need some help.
I am going out on a limb here, but my guess is that you are considering working for CVS....am I right??
There are a lot of options within 60 miles of Woonsocket. You have everything from hip city living in Boston (or Providence), to a fun, laid-back beach lifestyle on the coast of Rhode Island... and EVERYTHING in between (ie: "stale suburban life).
My suggestion is to find a nice place within a mile or two of the beach. It will be solid investment, and a decision your family will never regret.
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RI does not have much "big city" living, but , Woonsocket is approx one hr from Boston and all it has to offer.if you choose to live in RI in the surrounding Woonsocket area, the beautiful RI beaches are approx 30-40 mins away. The beauty of RI is the size which makes it very easy to navigate to differnt areas of all it has to offer in a short period of time.If I can answer anything specific, please feel free to email me.
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If a coach has ever gotten a big win in the preconference schedule, it's Steve Lappas of Massachusetts. Lappas' Minutemen stunned top-10 and defending national champion Connecticut on Thursday night. After losing 13 straight meetings to coach Jim Calhoun's Huskies, there was joy and jubilation in Amherst following the Shock City performance.
Why was it such a big game? Lappas has been on the hot seat, with this being the final year of his contract after two years were voided. Lappas has been a winner at Villanova and Manhattan, and I always felt he got a raw deal at 'Nova.
Lappas brings so much spirit to everything he does. Last night was a great moment for the kids from UMass.
Rashaun Freeman is a special player and a major force on the interior. He scored 18 points against the Huskies, including the game-winning shot with 4.3 seconds left. His emotions got the better of him and he ran to celebrate before the game was over. Fortunately for Freeman, UConn's Denham Brown missed a last-second 3-point attempt for the win.
I was impressed with Massachusetts' defense, which came up with 10 steals. The sign of a good team is one that can win despite a suspect shooting night. The Minutemen made just 3-of-19 trifectas but still got to the winner's circle with their passionate, emotional performance.
Lappas is in a must-win situation, and while I don't like what happened with those two years of his contract voided, the good news is that he has something to build on with the momentum of this big-time W, baby!
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If you want to win Windows Phone. Just do one thing, complete following cartoon. Every day queries go slow and we think it is SQL Server but the reality is that it is us who need to know the right technology. Idera provides tools for Microsoft SQL Server, SharePoint and PowerShell management and administration.
Contest Rules:
- Answer must be of maximum 140 character.
- Winner will get Windows Phone or USD 500 Gift Card from Idera.
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- This contest is open to all SQL enthusiasts in the world.
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response by the employee in the cartoon should be "Let me check with Pinal of SQLAuthority, i bet he has a good suggestion! "
what you use in your query and if slow then use index and some function to improve perfomance
There are a number of common reasons for slow-running queries and updates:
1. Inadequate memory in the server computer, or not enough memory available for SQL Server.
2. Lack of useful statistics
3. Lack of useful indexes.
4. Lack of useful indexed views.
5. Lack of useful data striping.
6. Lack of useful partitioning.
Winner is announced over here: http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/05/04/sql-server-cartoon-challenge-140-character-winner-is-here/
Thank you for participation.
Hi All,
Winner will be announced tomorrow. Keep watching.
Pinal Dave
Hello Pinal,
There are many answer which are not as per RULE given. Please ensure before doing further calculation.
Hi All,
Thank you for wonderful participation. I am overwhelmed with the participation and your interest.
I have created list of all the participants to community leaders ( I will post names later). Due to amount of the participation we are facing issues to pick winners.
The competition is closed and the winner will be announced very soon – early first week of May
Many thanks again,
Pinal Dave
Yeh.. We are eager to see WiNNeR !!
Eager to see the winner. Come on pinal dave, make me winner :)
I think many contestants forgot these rules..:)
Answer must be of maximum 140 character.
The contest is open till April 20th, 2011.
For me I did not even consider changes in timezones. I submitted my answer before midnight CST. There was not a clear closing timezone specified. I hope that this does not disqualify those who submitted on here. PS. I also stayed within the 140 character limit :-)
Not mine. I got rid of my AS400 years ago.
Either speed it up or deal with it loser.
As the days advancing its getting bigger with data, so eventually sql server may go slow, so we can use Idera tools to check performance monitoring and if required we can try to use Idera PowerShell development environment and optimize to queries.!!!
I forget to tell that it's not same database as he had yesterday,i just move it to other server and Restored bad one at this server.
Check for Joins used.
Identify area slowing it.
Check unused Indexs
check Qry using the indexs.
use tables filetring more data to be placed Ist.
I recommended Idera to the boss; he said, "We can create that here, we're a development shop!" So, I proposed we recruit Idera developers.
I would have looked in the following format.
1. sp_who2 to running processes
2. Inefficient query
3. Run the query execution plan
4. Identify the issue according to execution plan
a. Index/Table Scan or SEEK
b. Columns in query vs Columns in index
5. Index fragmentation.
6. Table Statistics
7. Which version of SQL is it ? If 2008 or above maybe resource governor is strangling the resources.
A Haiku for you:
I have Idera
SQL Doctor diagnose
fix those slow queries
Here's an Idera, use SQL Doctor to analyze, diagnose, and fix your queries, all automagically!
Let's just switch to NoSQL — I hear it's always much faster … *snort* sorry, I can't say it with a straight face!
Try to power on the server =)
You don't know why? Just get Idera, and it'll solve ALL of your problems!
I'd definitely start by looking at the indexes, but the general consensus seems to be go with Idera.
1.Query Plan that Included Nested Loop for many Rows.
2.Check for Proper Indexes.
3.Update Statistics.
4. Check if theres too many joins.
5.Check for parallelism.
6. Check if the Query is using dynamic sql.
these are few of them, there are so many things which we can look.
To Spped Up your Query Have this in your Query
1) use WITH(NOLOCK) in select statement
2) Use SET NOCOUNT ON and SET NOCOUNT OFF In begining and End of your query Which will reduce the network Band Width.
3) Create Proper Clustered and Non-Clustered Indexes On the table
4) remove Sorting in Query(this Can be handeled in Front End Code Ex : using LINQ in .NET).
5) using "parallellism" featur In sql 2008 R2 gives better performance.
6) Run the Query by Enabling the "Actual Execution plan" in SQL Server, Which will suggest What need to be Done for the Query to Speed Up(Ex : Create Non Clustered Index On table) And Also it will Show Which part of the Query is taking Much Time to Execute.
7) use "client Statics" while running the Query this will give you the "Total Execution Time" by this we can analyse and can write Query in better way.
8) avoiding Complex joins in Query
1) Analyze missing indexes with high Avg_Estimated_Impact using DMV. Key lookups, Sorts and table merge reduce the performance.
2) Determine unused indexes using DMV as they reduce performance of queries involving Insert/Update.
3) Check the fragmentation on existing indexes regularly. Rebuild if the fragmentation is greater than 40% and reorganize if the fragmentation is between 10% and 40%.
4) Do not shrink database/ files after rebuilding or reorganizing indexes. It causes fragmentation again.
5) Turn on AUTO_CREATE_STATISTICS and AUTO_UPDATE_STATISTICS which would automatically update statistics after query optimization.
6) I personally like using Idera SQL diagnostic manager as it effectively helps me in determining bottlenecks evolving from locks, deadlocks, resource Wait Stats & queues, database mirroring and replication.
7) Proper database storage planning based on traffic. I feel RAID 10 is good for faster reads-Writes and RAID 50 for faster reads.
"Even House isn't doctor enough for this,… we need Idera's SQL doctor. STAT!"
Well mine too…lets get some Idera tools and visit Pinal's blog :)
1. Check for blockings, if yes, find the culprit spid
2. If no blockings, check errorlog for network or I/O errors
3. If above issues not found then dissect the query and check for indexes on the columns used in query. If indexes are there, check for fragmentation. If needed reorganize/reindex the indexes based on the percentage of fragmentation followed by update statistics. If indexes are not there, we need to create them.
4. If the above conditions are not found, we need to check for waits using DMVs.
After doing the obvious like checking for index fragmentation and query tuning,
Just Idera the database and you will be fine.
I'm sure you are not using Sqlserver!
Think about optimization!
So, optimize it!
Pinal, Today is the last day, Where is your entry?
Of course you too eligible for this prize!
Read the rules, It is for all SQL enthusiasts!
Analyze Query,Using SQl Profiler, Actual and Estimated Execution Plan. After then try to determine the cause of slowness.It can be any of the below mentioned reasons.
(A) Joins,Indexes,Locking Methods
(B) Cursors – If it is what affecting query performance, try to replace it with GROUP BY ..HAVING, CASE statements, SUB-QUERY
(C)Complex Stored Procedures that makes a combined use of DML and DDL statments
(D) If, there are many complex queries executed on server or if there is high activity on server, may be adding more memory, can improve performance.
(E)Schema Changes, related to any object – i.e is adding and dropping indexes, constraints etc
(F)Try to determine Logical Read Write Value,Application Name, I/O Consumption etc.
There are may tools available in market, that can be used to determine query performance. Apart from this, "It Always DEPENDS", on how and where Queries are used.
Analyze and Get Idea!
What an Ide(r)a Setji!!!
just log on to http://blog.sqlauthority.com
"I have a great IDERA!"
Oh you have the "Common App Person Syndrome". Take Specificity test for Query, Recent app changes, index, Query plan, Stats and see DBA Doc.
Sh! I will tell you a MS Certified affordable diagnosis secret! Idera Dignostic Manager! Top Notch
as per the expression the person who has to answer doesn't care for why it is happening ,
Therefore my answer is
" so what can i do? "
Consult pinal and and your problem will be solved poor chap!!
Slow network communication.
Inadequate memory in the server computer or for SQL Server.
Lack of useful statistics,indexes,indexed views,data striping,partitioning.
Check for AUTO_CREATE_STATISTICS,AUTO_UPDATE_STATISTICS are ON
Use of Database Engine Tuning Advisor
implement Disc Striping via RAID.
Let me analyze those queries!
Tools such as Idera, are available in the market to make things faster & easier. If needed we will go for it.
"Ohhh!! This is a serious problem which can be treated only at Idera. Get to Idera and ask for SQL doctor v2.0. He is an expert in treatment of such diseases"
• Rebuilt index if they are defragemented
• use proper joins
• remove index hints if any
• minimize the use of string operation, use computed columns instead
• avoid the use of functions
Sorry… "Fast queries" have ended already… Try to repeat it tomorrow.
Hi Pinal,
My View over "My Quries Running Slow"
1. The sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats DMV will be introduced as a tool to identify existing indexes which your queries may not be using. Indexes that are not being used will provide no benefit to your databases, but will use valuable disk space and slow your update operations, and so they should be considered for removal.
2. After creating an index, make sure you verify that the index is, in fact, used in a plan
3. SQL Queries must be write in manner so they can reuse plans.
Use sp_executesql instead of Exec .
4. SQL Server does not maintain statistics for XML and spatial data types. That's just a fact, not a problem. So, don't try to find statistics for these columns, as they're simply not there.
If you experience performance problems with queries that have to search through XML data, or filter spatial columns e.g., XML or spatial indexes may help. But that's another story and beyond the scope of this article.
5. Perform Reindexing on a table which is altered recently so that it can use index's in optimized way.
6. If possible, re-write your SQL Code so that comparisons are only done with "pure" columns. So e.g. instead of specifying
where sqrt(c1) = 100
You would do better to write:
where c1 = 10000
7. If you are going to create a index on a table then FillFactor is most important thing if your table rarely have insert and updates then fillfactor can be 0 or 100 if your table can have insert and updates frequently then it should be 80,90…or whatever perfact.
8. Carefully inspect, if your queries can make use of multi-column statistics. If so, create them manually. You may utilize the Database Engine Tuning Advisor (DTA) for regarding analysis.
9. Improve your TSQL Code. Avoid using local variables in TSQL Scripts or overwriting parameter values inside stored procedures. Don't use expressions in search arguments, joins, or comparisons.
10.Avoid NOT IN, instead use a left outer join – even though it's often easier to visualize the NOT IN.
Thanks For this Great Competition
Thanks Idera Too.
NOTE:This Article Refers many SQL Web Sites.
1. Investigate the SQL Server Environment & H/w configuration
2. Identify & tune the worst performing queries
1)Manage Indexing in every respect.
2)Reduce the unnecessary Columns return,avoid select *,OR,Like Plague,Specify Table Qualifiers,Joins
3) Inadequate Memory in server
4)use Useful partitioning.
Let me see those queries first, then decide!
– Optimize your queries , if it has joins
– Use DBCC commands, CHECKDB
can list out all the errors with DB and reindexing can make the Query Run faster Use DBCC DBREINDEX
1) Optimize your queries , if it has joins
2) Use DBCC commands, CHECKDB
can list out all the errors with DB
and reindexing can make the Query Run faster
Use DBCC DBREINDEX
Lets use this http://bit.ly/5bUF8V
You should hire @pinaldave, he know what to do!!!
You may not be a reason for that! Do a review on Query level, Database level, Server level and Network level. Performance is a joint effort.
Queries are slow?? Impossible! You can get the results by 100 ways, but choose the best one.
Dear, Queries will never slow if you follow SQL best practices and avoid worst mistakes. Check Idera too!
Install Idera, idera will decide.
Common man !! Why you so worried when there is Idera !!
You need to optimized query by checking where it's taking long time to execute and why? Even need to check locking. Apply index if needed.
SELECT * WHERE solution = 'Idera!
Charge with Idera!!
Answer should be we should analyze on the below points.
– use samll result sets
– dont use Select * instead limit the number of columns
– try with highly restrictive condition in the WHERE Clause to only get required data
– Avoid Cursors and try temp tables
– Avoid using arithmetic operators on the where clause
– Avoid using Function on where clause
– Avoid using Exlusion conditions in the where clause
– use Set Nocount on
– Check indexes required for the columns and drop unwanted indexes.
– Check with the profiler on the table scans
– Check for the outdated UPDATE Statistics.
– Check for all the Joins and try to avoid if un necessary by using sub queries.
– If joins are required check for the correct join type and correct order of joins
– check for the feasibility of Parallelism if using a Multi processor computer.
– Check for the network connection failures or its slow
– Check for the partioning of the data.
It's because you are using that ghetto MySQL. You need to switch to SQL Server.
1. Use SQL Diagnostic Manager (Idera) to diagnose performance issues and identify server resource bottlenecks.
2. Use SQL Defrag Manager (Idera) to manage SQL Database and index fragmentation.
3. Use SQL Diagnostic Manager (Idera) to track query performance over time.
Analyze Indexes/Conditions/Joins/Exec Plan/Profiler/DMV/Stat
if Applicable,
Add,rebuild,defrag index
Use Partition/AWE
Indexes on Diff FileGroup
For Human We need Doctor For Sql We need Idera SQL Doctor that is diagnosis that slow query in no time!
Idera will give you ideas, to query away, your slowness today.
Don't run them then ;)..are you living in a stone age or wht?? ever heard of SQL Doctor???
I know you like to use your star power, but you shouldn't use * power in your queries. Let Idera 's SQL Doctor take a look.
Did you feed them with indexes?
Answer: Use SQL diagnostic manager v6.6 and get rid from your problems.
I'm confused, is that a rhetorical question, because your queries never perform well!
Define slow!
Better see the doctor. The SQL Doctor!
Idera – Winning Duh!
Have you tried shaking your laptop like an etch a sketch? That will rebuild the query plans.
1) Automate & optimize database defragmentation
2) use powershell scripting
Beside index and update statistics there are many other reasons why SQL query may run slow.
For example Disk IO (Raid), too many joints (unavoidable sql joints), use of linked servers (network).
Type of query also play a role.
For example, you may have proper index in your tables and select queries are running fine. However, insert or update queries on those table could experience performance difficulties. Heavily used for those tables should have less index.
Can you show me examples compared with your base line running statistics? Once we've determined your query alone, and not the entire server, is actually poorly performing then we'll need to either think about re-writing it in a more efficient manner and also consider applying an index strategy to support it. A stored procedure may even be in order.
All queries run fast in an Idera world.
The query isn't running too slow, your expectations are running too fast!
Stop trying to do them in your head and buy a computer!
Did you forget to index your tables?
update the statistics and remove the cursor
No problem, slow query execution gives you time to prepare coffee and have a relaxed breakfast
Why fear when SQL Doctor from Idera is here? With SQL Doctor, we point, click, and cure. Problem solved!
No problemo! With SQL Doctor we point, click and cure all issues.
My social life is running slowly, but at least there are tools to solve your problem.
I told you we don't need to wait for the computer to lick its finger before changing pages.
Selling all your RAM so you could pump up your swap file size doesn't seem like such a good idea anymore.
Perhaps if you move your index off the index cards…
You probably shouldn't have used the "Asynch Callbacks From /dev/null" design pattern guidance whitepaper.
"Bullocks, so did mine :) Until I found out Idera's SQL Diagnostic Manager"
First check for Sp_who2 active who is blocking then look for last update statistics,index missing checking,if possible apply include indexes by using DMVS try to avold linked servers in the query to run remote updates etc..
finally Look for Pinal Dave suggestions site
Have you rebooted your Computer yet? That fixes all the other problems!
Bad Admin!
First check for Sp_who2 active who is blocking then stats,index missing checking,etc..
finally Look for Pinal Dave suggestions site
When you have a problematic query, you have a wealth of methods and tools available to you. You could analyze the query via SSMS, use showplan in Profiler, use DMVs, or just cut to the chase and bring up Idera's SQL Diagnostic Manager (SQL/dm) to analyze your query.
I've used SQL/dm for many years. It has allowed me to quickly determine the worst performing queries and then dig into them with the developer who created them and make them perform satisfactorily.
Holy shish kabob Pinal, better purchase Idera and sign up for SQL Smarts Enewsletter!
"how many times have I told you, its the where clause that you need to build your indexes off of not the select statement." :)
Why are you asking a cartoon, call Idera
"Use a cursor."
I have an idera!!
Quick, call the "doctor", Idera SQL Doctor that is! He'll diagnosis that slow query in no time!
Did you feed the SQuirreL this morning?
"That should make it easier for us to Try and Catch it :-)"
Oh no worries! Let me call the SQL Doctor @ Idera who can help us identify where the bottleneck is.
if users would stop using the database so much, it'd be a lot faster
'Idera' will make it faster!
"SQL Server queries always run, but are YOU really helping them to run better?!"
IDERISE your database !!!
Define "slow"
"goes to the doctor! uh … the SQL Doctor !"
"did you try to Idera it ?"
Recommend use of some Best SQLServer performance monitoring, alerting, diagnostics & DB tuning tools. Also Consult any MVP to get direction
1. "Dedicate more than 256 MB RAM to SQL Server Machine"
2. "Disable defragmenting disc during working hours"
3. "Upgrade from SQL 2000 to SQL 2008 R2"
4. "What do you mean for slow?!!? One hour, one second or two milliseconds?"
"You can do whatever you want mentioned in comments of some Cartoon Challenge of SQL, but if you don't use IDERA, you are missing the main point of the solution"
Get diagnosed by Diagnostic Manger and SQL doctor to cure your slow query disease.
Slow query can be due to
* Poor indexing strategy.
* Out-of-Date / Missing statistics.
* I/O subsystem problem.
* T-SQL code.
* Database/Table Structure/Schema Design.
Use following products
1 SQL Defrag Manager
2 SQL Doctor
3 SQL diagnostic manager
4 SQL Check
Google each product to know more.
Not for award but for fun, the reply should be…
"Yeah, I have heard MS SQL Server is better than other RDBMS and it has various options available to get optimum performance. Looks it time to upgrade to MS SQL Server. Developers have done great job so far but now we should also hire some DBAs." :-)
"…. Also, Idera has various tools for MS SQL Server troubleshoting"
Try to limit the usage of outer joins.Always keep your indexes as narrow as possible.Also don't index small tables.So go and Get IDERA.. :)
slow query can be due to any of the issues..
– check processes related to the query, blocks if any
– see execution plan of the query
– see sql server performance wrt memory, cpu,io. run performance monitor if needed
– if you have tool like idera DM or sql sentry check thru the tools
-see waittype of the spid, and proceed further if that is a IO related issue or network related issue etc
– if the query was fine all the days, and its slow today see if the indexes are fragmented due to some data DMLs done recently, do update statistics of the related tables in an highly OLTP environment without blocking the system for other queries
Then why don't you send your queries to Idera Hospital to check by the Idera doctors? What an Idera Sirji…
I may have an Idera that can help
Obviously you must swap out SQL Server for NoSQL. Tell me how long that will take.
SELECT TOP 1 Name
FROM tools
WHERE Vendor = 'Idera'
AND Type = 'Performance'
ORDER BY Rating DESC
That's not what Idera SQLdm says, it says you need an index!
Need To Rethink On Database Design 70% Issues Are There.
My answer is the same as answer of the winner :)
1. Use Apply while using nested queries.
2. Index the ORDER-BY / GROUP-BY / DISTINCT Columns for Better Response Time
3. Use Subqueries instead of joins.
4. Change OR to UNion
Optimize your query, Check Database (mirror, replication etc.), SQL Server, Hardware and Network configuration, Other processes.
Profile it, PerfMon it or better Diag'Man it
"geeee, let me see, have you tried to google it?"
"lets call Kenneth, the sql wizard"
Go to the nearest "SQL DOCTOR"and said him that you are suffering from Lack of Index Optimization.He will prescribe you the right medicine for that.
-Give Large size to Database at the time of creation instead of default size 2 mb give it few GB so that at the time of insert it need not to take time to allocate new space
-Normalize your tables
-Use cursors wisely
-Index frequently used Columns, don't use to much indexing
-Increase timeouts
-Always qualify the full list of columns in SELECT Query.
-Go through Pinal Dave's Guidline for SQL.
Check the below listed reasons for slow-running
* Slow network communication.
* Inadequate memory in the server computer, or not enough memory available for SQL Server.
* Lack of useful statistics
* Lack of useful indexes.
* Lack of useful indexed views.
* Lack of useful data striping.
* Lack of useful partitioning.
"if any of reason makes your query works slow work on it ,Otherwise problem in your query – check your query"
That's why i was suggesting to Hire Pinal Dave.
Now first Analyze the Queries then make a strategies to overcome the problem with in given time/resources
"I think you need a doctor, Idera SQL Doctor !!"
Let Idera figure it out the exact health/condition of the system. Meanwhile lets discuss taking uour business one step further over a cup of coffee.
Database design may be good, but queries are not optimized.
Well, that'll make them easier to catch.
No hablo ingles! Could you please go to Idera website that they do speak english and SQL?
1) reduce use of join and possibly use sub-queryies
2) Manage indexings
3) if possible keep most frequent required table data as less as possible,by making archived dataTable. same for "isDeleted" Flagged. it will help to retrieve routine records faster.
1. Look for index fragmentation from: sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats.
Based on the results displayed, reorganize or rebuild indexes
2. Update your stats
3. Look at the execution plan and create new indexes & stats if necessary.
4. Find out the exact reason for your slow query, if its works good today and works slow on the next day, then check if you have any job or process which is populating data into the table and see if you have any fragmentation using the DMV mentioned in setp 1.
If you have no idea – switch on Idera !!!
SQL diagnostic manager #idera can get you all the answer #queries_go_slow
Slow network,.
Inadequate memory in the server,
L of useful stat.,
L of useful indexed v,
L of useful data striping, and L of useful partit.
-Slow network communication.
-Inadequate memory in the server computer, or not enough memory available for SQL Server.
-Lack of useful statistics
-Lack of useful indexes.
-Lack of useful indexed views.
-Lack of useful partitioning
Just start SQL diagnostic manager and you are done.
ans : Contact to pinal….
Do you have a baseline?
What changed recently?
Is it slow always?
How do you know it is slow?
Is it written by following T-SQL best practices?
I have Extended Events to help me understand why it is slow. Let me create a XEVENTS session to see what that query is doing.
EXEC sp_MSforeachtable 'PRINT "?" UPDATE STATISTICS ? WITH FULLSCAN'
EXEC sp_MSforeachtable 'PRINT "?" DBCC DBREINDEX ("?")'
Did the query ever run fast? Do you have a base line to compare it? What helped you to identify that?
Check your index for the columns used in where clause.
Put only numeric fields in the where clause if possible.
Create indexes for these.
If still slow call Pinal to fix the issue.
The answer would be
"Bring the Pinal Dave out of you, check Indexes write proper queries"
Lot of reasons for query to run slow. Troubleshoot manually may tak a day bt I hav SQL Doctor, I will fix it Just Like That while u hav a coffee
Queries Slow, Call the SQL Doctor. Queries still slow, call the SQL Server Superhero with his Diagnostic Manager power skills. With his x-ray query vision, he will remedy the situation in no time.
Oh! those dam indexes, forgot to create them!
1. Review the query, it is using index or not
2. Create proper index
3. Make query to use proper index
4. Rebuild index, if required and it is using index already
5. Review exectution plan for query, if it is using joins, to get some idea to write better join or another way to write qeury
Thanks, Virul
Well, use mssqlblocks, it is a a helpful tool to find blocks
Answer: "No they don´t! I fixed them on the way with Idera SQL mobile manager while on the way to meeting."
"Got no idea? You need Idera! We've got just the right tools for all you SQL fools.Performance tuning, monitoring, backups or development.We've got you covered."
160 exactly :-)
Very nice quote really!
but 160 characters, Contest Rule is 140 characters only!!!
Yeah – but what I mean is that in 160 words he has almost winning entry. I really loved it.
The winner is yet to announce.
I highly recommend Idera to optimize the databases. It increases performance and optimization rate is good. Infact, I have tried several methods, but My Trainer recommend Idera.
Let me see …….. mmmmmm …….. what a nice FullScan ……
You can use the query accelerator: http://dbantics.wordpress.com/2011/04/01/query-accelerator – But only on the First of April
Maybe your indexes are not being used by the query well.
Your query might run fast end of the month, but is it optimal for everyday running?
Are you sure that your query is optimally written?
Wait! Did you check your query first?
Is it SQL Server, or is it just your server?
well in order to make query efficient or to speed up the query adopt the following ways:-
Logical Query Processing
Efficient Join Techniques
Query Tuning Considerations
Avoiding Common Performance Tuning Issues
Statistics and Best Practices
TempDB Tuning
Hardware Planning
Understanding Query Processor
Using SQL Server 2005 and 2008 Updated Feature Sets
CPU, Memory, I/O Bottleneck
Index Tuning (of course)
well in order to make query efficient or to speed up the query adopt the following ways:-
1. use different type of indexes.
2. properly locate different DB objects across different tablespaces, files .
3. In last drop all those indexes which are of no use.
"My advice is to use SQL diagnostic manager to find and fix the bottlenecks. As simple as that!"
WHAT? I told you, change your RDBMS to SQL Server 2008 and you can use Idera Tools for tunning.
Hello Marlon,
Congrats. Well Deserve.
By the way, this is my favorite too. At-least I know some one who share same thoughts as mine on SQL Server 2008.
Please created an index.
Have you created an index?
Did you try
Execution Plan
Remove unnecessory joins
Analyze with Tuning Advisor ?
Use IDERA to make Query Results faster
"You should lower your expectactions, you know?"
"heard something called an index?"
or "have you heard of tuning?"
Create Proper Index and Join them in your Query!
5. Also show the excecution plan and try to remove Sort, Key Lookup, Table merging. Which will help you to improve the performance of query.
1. Properly manage indexes.
2. Only usable indexes placed.
3. Remove unwanted indexes which will hold the unnecessary space of server.
4. Use sql server 2008 R2 for use the feature of parallellism for better performance.
nice ans…..
5. Also you can improve query performance by Execution plan, By eliminating Sort, Key Lookup, Table Merge etc. You can improve performance accordingly.
Wonderful participation on this subject.
"You've no Idea ?? Get Idera !!"
We can analyze from the below query….
SELECT * FROM sys.dm_os_wait_stats
Try following Things:
1. Update statastics
2. Rebuild Indexes and drop not reqired Indexes
3. Check the joins and use effecient Joins.
If Problem is still there then we need to analize the issue using profiler and can suggest the solution.
Are queries performing slower then given benchmarks? If you are not adopting a proactive approach and it's just a random guess that queries are performing slow, then possibly, we have to do lot of RANDOM things to rectify the problem. 99% such problems occurs when you are not prepared and do not watching your database closely. Must set performance benchmarks, must have proper tools and scripts in advance and always adopt proactive approach.
Try the new "SQL doctor" from Idera ! It will identify inefficiencies in your syntax query.
1) Enable Database indexing
2) Check for the server statistics
3) Check for available hardware resources
4) Try to make your query simple by adding additional computing.
Above steps will surely improve performance
1.Look for SQL Server wait stats
2.Find the most expensive queries and try tunning them .
2a.Look for query statistics
3.Look for plan recompilations.
4.Look for update Statistics options if necessary.
5.Check for queries taking parallelism into their work flow
taking the system into account i.e OLTP or OLAP
Following reasons may cause to queries slow.
1) sql server,OS, Network and System configuration is not proper.
2) DATABASE DESIGN is poor.
3) Query Planning is poor.
4) Missing Indexes or Wrong Indexes.
5) No proper additional statistics.
6) No Partitioning (for large volume data).
7) No data striping.
Look for the execution plan and the flow of execution , query
hints ex: option(force order) might help solve the problem.But be cautious ..
It is ideal case for Query Performance or Server Performance.
1) It can be case that everyday the query is running perfectly but today only it is running slow.
Then in this case, we need to check server Performance with DMVs, perfmon with specific counters, Task manager and others to find out possible issues with Memory, Disk, CPU related congestion.
2) If query is running slow daily, then it can be problem with query, statistics, execution plan, index fragmentation and so on..
Depending on the case, the troubleshooting has to commence.
Check the indexed views. Redesign the query if necessary. Update outdated statistics. Check network communication. Do partitioning. Check/Create indexes.
"Its time to run Tuning Advisor"
Excellent suggestions.
1) Update Statistics which are out of date.
2) Create missing indexes and drop un-used Indexes.
3) De-Fragment Indexes which have fregmentation > 10 %.
4) Insert appropritate Fill Factor, if it is an OLTP database
5) If feasible remove Joins and use sub-queries instead.
6) Use Wait Types and Queues to Get Quick Performance Bottleneck and resolve accordingly.
Rather than guess at why a given query is performing slow, thousands of scans, putting your I/O through the roof, you can use the execution plan to identify the exact piece of SQL code that is causing the problem……
Original reply of this employee in the cartoon was : "Create Index On It" :D
However,as per I have read,I think in performance tuning(along with indexes)–Logical Query Processing, Efficient Join Techniques,Query Tuning etc. can help… :)
'DMVs can help but Diagnostic Manager helps better!'
Excellent Start!


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This seems to be a uniquely Canadian issue. I bought a car imported from Japan. It is a 09/91 750iL Highline. The radio frequencies in Japan are different than North America. I have been talking to a lot of local car stereo people (I live in Calgary), and I think I have heard every story possible, from you need to spend a minimum of $1400 to replace everything, to I can change your head unit , that is all thats required (but has never done it before), to Ive heard that these guys have a chip that will convert it, to Check the radio, Ive heard a lot of them have a switch on them, to Its your antenna. These were all radio shop people which scares me from using any of them.
I am looking to keep it as original as possible (it only had 22kM on it when I got it, it is beautiful).
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This is not unique just to Canada. All of North America uses the same radio standards while Europe and places like Japan use another slightly different broadcast standard. Even though different standards use the same band of frequencies, They have slightly different channel spacing. Japan is way out there with it's FM band (76 to 90Mhz) and is quite unique when compaired with the rest of the world. I don't think you would be able to convert your radio to NA standards. Best solution would be to seek out a radio from a simular year BMW for swap.
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FEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume 171, Issue 2, pages 179–182, February 1999
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Redd Volkaert's Guitar
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Volkaert is a Canadian who found himself in Austin, Texas. He became the lead guitarist for Merle Haggard, but he's also a successful solo artist. He talks with host Noah Adams.
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Alton Brown's Cuban Sandwich
Total Time
Prep 10 mins
Cook 10 mins
Recipe is from Alton Brown.
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- 4 hoagie rolls
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 1⁄4 lb baked ham, thinly sliced
- 1⁄4 lb roast pork, thinly sliced
- 1⁄4 lb provolone cheese, thinly sliced
- 10 thin dill pickle slices, approximately 2 whole pickles (or you can use the sandwich stackers)
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature
- Slice the bread horizontally in half, leaving 1 edge intact.
- Lay the bread open and spread each side with the mustard.
- Divide the ingredients evenly among the slices of roll.
- Start with the ham followed by the pork, cheese, and dill pickles.
- Bring the tops and bottoms together.
- Heat your panini maker or sandwich press.
- Butter each side of the press.
- Place the sandwiches inside, press down and grill until the cheese is melted and the bread is flat and browned, approximately 10 minutes.
- If you don't have a sandwich press, you can heat 6 fireplace bricks wrapped in foil, in a 500°F oven for 1 hour and then press the sandwich between them for 10 minutes.
- Serve warm.
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Wow, this was awesome!! My DH grilled the pork roast on the grill in over 90 degree weather because the deli didn't have roast pork. I used my panini press and it was really easy. I tried with and without mustard and everyone preferred with mustard, even the extra picky plain sandwich crowd.
Num yummy! These sandwiches were great! I used Shredded Savory Pork #323954 for the roast pork, and used spicy brown mustard (I just prefer it over the regular yellow). The sandwich stackers worked great for these, they were the perfect size for the hoagie rolls, and you got some pickle in every bite. Naturally, I put extra cheese on mine. We will definitely have these again. Thanks!
wow, I love cuban sandwiches and have since I was 10 years old. Thank you for posting this delicious sandwich and saving me the trouble of posting. Easy!!! and good!!!


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looks like disney land, a casino in las vegas, sweet candies and florida all at the same time. good colors, nice tilt. i guess this is a professional shot.. grats!
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|Subject: Re: Afghan report
|Date: 3/11/2007 5:58 PM
|Author: sykesix
|Number: 3189 of 85733
did at first seem odd......
It was odd. I thought this response was telling:
Canadian Troops? Pah-leese. I read that far (the first two words). When Canada wants to pony up and put their money where their mouth is, and have a *real* military portional to their size, I'll read their report. Until that time? Shut up and hide behind the US, which from all I can see, is exactly where they feel most confortable.
The report of course was about Canada's military involvement in Afghanistan. Canada is about 1/10th the size of the US, population wise, and the number of Canadian troops in Afghanistan is bit more than 10% of US troops. And Canadians have had more than their share of causalities. There are plenty of videos on Youtube or Googlevideo of Canadian troops fighting bravely under fire. I don't understand the point or practicality of mocking their efforts, they have been a fine ally. This American would like to extend a hearty "thank you" to our Canadian cousins. Your efforts are g