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sskb necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 90 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
Boston Beer Tours
We are Suzanne & Kate, partners in crime in the Craft Beer movement in the greater Boston area. We run a very successful craft beer bar in Cambridge, MA and are looking to expand a segment of the market, by offering "beer tours" to people that are visiting the area, by taking folks, by foot and train, around to several breweries, brewpubs, and beer bars in our area, as well as give them informative historical information about the craft beer movement, both in the Boston area, as well as nationally & internationally!
Beer people, tourists, people interested in beer history. Currently there are no beer touring companies in the greater Boston area and we'd like to introduce this new concept to people interested in craft beer. The craft beer segment is growing like crazy right now and we have been deeply embedded in this segment for over 10 years.
This is a website that is similar to what we will do:
and another one:
Nothing to elegant!
We are open to creative energy, but want the words, "bostonbeertours" in the logo, obviously.
Maybe a banner-type?
We prefer no Beer Mugs, as this potrays an image of beer drinking from Germany, maybe? The image of craft beer in the United States is about a glass, if anything.
In plain, simple truth, we want a HOT logo that will get people's attention!
Cheers and THANK YOU,
Suzanne & Kate
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EVERETT — A Seattle cop being investigated for cyberstalking, identity theft and fourth-degree domestic-violence assault was released from jail Friday so he can go to a treatment center in Florida.
Seattle detective David Blackmer, 43, lives in the Everett area. Seattle investigators allege that he created a fake Facebook page for his ex-mistress, 31, and posted sexual pictures of her without her consent. He also reportedly assaulted her during an argument the two had near his home.
Blackmer was held overnight at the Snohomish County Jail. He appeared briefly Friday in Everett District Court. He was ordered not to contact the victim or use any electronic devices with Internet access pending the court case.
Blackmer also was placed on leave from his job.

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I am debugging a library. I can step into the code however the watch window doesn't show the values of any variables. It will display a message in the value field:
Interestingly it does show values for local variables in that function but not member functions. Most of my data members are member function though that I want to debug. I am using VS2010. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.Code:m_pParent CXX0017: Error: symbol "m_pParent" not found


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"The most beautiful makeup for a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy." — Yves St. Laurent
December 24, 2015
Christmas red
I've been doing this fun project of wearing a different red lipstick every day for the past 12 days.
This one is the one I'm liking the most color wise, it's Viva Glam Miley Cyrus.
However, the texture is quite drying and it's not super comfortable to wear - although very long lasting.
If you are thinking about doing a red lip for Christmas, I can only recommend this tutorial by the lovely Karima :
Have a merry Christmas, everyone !
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November 28, 2015
Current Favorites - November 2015
Since we haven't done that in a long time, let's talk favorites, shall we?
And actually, mu current favorites tend to end up all together on my face most days these days, so I'll walk you through what I'm wearing on this picture.
Foundation: Mac Studio Waterweight (NC15)
I reviewed this foundation recently. There is really nothing else right now in my stash that makes my skin looks better! It's just enough coverage, just enough dewiness, a very reasonable longevity... everything that I like combined in a bottle! So I reach out for it most days.
Concealer : Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer (Warm Ivory)
I had not used that concealer in year and suddenly started thinking of it again, so went and purchased it. I have had a few issues with concealers these past months. First, I fell in love with the Maybelline Age Rewind one (even though the shades were a bit too golden for me, I adored the formula) only to discover when I ran out that no retailer was carrying it anymore in my area. So I moved on to Maybelline Fit Me. Didn't like it as much but mostly, it made me break out around the nose very badly. And for some reason, my Estee Lauder Double Wear (another long time favorite) felt too dry and a bit cakey, so I wanted to go back to a more creamy product for Winter.
Bobbi fits the bill.
Bobbi fits the bill.
Blush: Bourjois Aqua in Cocoricorail.
Ah, this liquid blush! I got it at the end of July, and wore it every single day for TWO MONTHS. I hadn't obsessed that much about blush in a long time!
The formula is really comfortable to wear, especially if you have dry skin, because it doesn't turn to powder and so it never feels or looks dry. I just apply and blend it with fingers and I'm done.
I must say that I tried 2 other shades in that range, though (they have 4) and didn't like them as much. The pink is okay but nothing special, and the beige is so pale it hardly shows up even on my pale skin. So, if you get one, get the corail!
Eyeshadow : By Terry Ombre Blackstar in Misty Rock.
Now this is a product I resisted purchasing for a year. And really, I shouldn't have. Look how gorgeous it is!
Why did I wait for so long? Well I have a lot of stick eyeshadows from Laura Mercier and Kiko and I found myself not really reaching for them. I found they stayed a bit tacky on my hooded eyes and that was unpleasant. Having to put powder on top to help with that, kind of defeats the purpose of using a cream stick shadow.
But this one is a different story! The shade is complex, has a nice glitter to it, but mostly, you blend it up with a fluffy brush, then it sets and you're done. No stickiness, no creasing, you just look good for the rest of the day. So when I'm wearing it, I'm not wearing anything else at all on the eyes (although I think I'll smoke it up with black for Holiday parties). I definitely recommend the investment - but I read that only this one and Bronze Moon have that great texture, others being a bit more patchy, so be warned.
Mascara : Chanel Le Volume in Rouge Noir (limited edition).
I had never tried Chanel Le Volume mascara before, but I wanted to get the Rouge Noir edition as I thought it would look great with blue eyes - especially after having seen Ruth Crilly demo it.
Now to be perfectly honest, the shade is not very noticeable, it doesn't look much different from black. But I do like the formula a lot - even if I am not crazy about the plastic brush. So I might actually get that mascara again in the future, in the regular black shade.
I know some people complained it is flaking or smudging, but I have experienced none of these issues.
What about you? What are your current favorites?
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November 7, 2015
Foundation review #41 : Mac Studio WaterWeight
Many brands released "serum" foundations, aka very runny liquid ones that requires a pipette, over the past year and a half. I had not tried any of them because the reviews I had read, made me think they wouldn't perform well on me in terms of coverage and finish.
This Fall, Mac released its own serum foundation, and this time, reviews got me really interested so I decided to get it. I also got the new foundation brush they launched to apply it.
What the brand is saying."Introducing an innovative foundation that delivers colour in an ultra-fluid, elastic gel- serum formula. With a virtually weightless feel, this hydrating formula is extraordinarily comfortable, lasting for hours. With stay-true colour and sheer medium buildable coverage, it softly blurs imperfections such as pores and fine lines. The unique dropper provides you with a drop of perfection. Use the new 196 Slanted Flat Top Foundation Brush for a naturally flawless finish."
My impression on the product.
I have been using this non-stop for a month now, and I absolutely love this foundation.
Yes, it is hydrating and comfortable, even if you are dry and dehydrated. (I am however not really flaky at the moment so can't talk about that).
Yes, it's quite buildable, although I find one layer already gives a nice coverage.
Yes, it lasts very well all day without a primer underneath.
And yes, it does blur all the imperfections and make me look absolutely flawless.
This all with a very nice slightly glowy finish that I find beautiful. See it yourself :
I'm wearing NC15, by the way, and it's an excellent match for me. I have applied with the 196 brush and have not tried any other method, as I feel this foundation really need to be buffed well with this kind of dense brush.
I would definitely recommend this for normal do dry skin, but a warning though: it is silicone heavy. If you have issues with that, stay away.
For me, fragrances are what bother me, and this foundation has none, so that makes it even better.
Have you tried this foundation? Did you like it?
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November 1, 2015
Foundation review #40 : Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation (hint : not magic, not that great)
I am perpetually on the fence about Charlotte Tilbury's range. Even though I don't like her marketing approach (she makes me cringe) and I think a lot of her products are overrated, I have to admit that some of her products (not all, but some) are bloody good. And her Light Wonder foundation is HG material for me. It's a perfect match, it makes my skin look perfect, it feels great, what more could I want?
Well, sometimes I want/need more coverage than the Light Wonder offers. That's why I was thrilled to hear about the launch of the Magic Foundation, which is supposed to make your skin look perfect and younger. And I ordered as soon as it was released, waited impatiently to get it, and put it on as soon as it landed on my doorstep. I can say I had very high expectations for this foundation
Well, I was quite underwhelmed. I can even say I was truly disappointed.
Here's why :
- I applied with a RT buffing brush: this is a product you can definitely not work in with your hands, it has a thick/sticky consistency, a bit weird
- I ordered shade 2, as that's my shade in Light Wonder. The undertone is the same, but it's a bit paler. And so though it matches my neck, I feel it's a bit too pale for my face and my natural color and some redness show through. Which is an issue I should not have with a full coverage product.
- Full coverage? I really think not!!! When I got this I had a few breakouts and scars, redness around the nose, and undereye circles - well, nothing was covered or hidden with just a layer of that foundation. I did add a bit more on some places, added a second layer around the nose, to no avail. Foundations like Clarins Everlasting have way more coverage IMO.
- Blurs everything? Well, for pores I somewhat agree, but it did enhance fine lines I normally don't see on my cheeks. So I don't agree - Light Wonder does a much better job at blurring everything IMO.
- Finish : she says it's dewy, but it's clearly on the matte side. And although it feels very lightweight on the skin, it does feel dry. I tried it again with more moisturizer underneath, as well as with the Wonderglow primer (eh, another product I don't like that much) - but the feeling still wasn't great. I also think it does look dry on me, especially on areas where it has made fine lines more visible.
- The glass packaging is pretty (although fragile) but the plastic pump on it looks cheap.
So, is it Magic ? No. It's not very different than a Chanel Mat Perfection, in my opinion, excepted it's not scented (that's good at least). I think my face was looking flat every time I tried to wear it, even though I never powdered.
I know everybody is raving about this foundation, but for me, I really think it'snot what it says it is. It is a light-medium coverage foundation for oily skin, with a mostly matte finish. Not something magic that will work for everyone. I don't see how you'd hide rosacea with this unless you put on several layers, and if you're dry, this is going to feel like hell.
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October 31, 2015
Anybody still around?
Well, hello there!
I know, I know : I've been MIA for over a year. A YEAR. I don't even know where that year has gone.
What was I doing all this time? Well, I was really busy. Launching my own business, for one - which took and still takes most of my time. And being the bizz-nerd that I am, when I'm not working on the business, I'm following courses or reading books to learn new things that I can use in the business. Or sleeping.
Also, I have been pairing down my makeup collection and buying much less. When starting the business, I was very cautious with money. Then as things started to settle, I thought it would be fun to spend my fun money on other things. (Designer bags, anyone?). As a result, I felt like I didn't have much to share on here.
But the blogging itch is back. I still don't have much time, and I don't buy crazy amounts of makeup, but I've been shopping for bits and bobs lately (replacing things I used up) and thought I could share my opinions on here again. I have a couple of foundation reviews coming up, a few skincare things I like. Quite a few things I tried and didn't enjoy despite the hype. So I want to tell you about that.
Not promising very regular updates, but I'll do my best.
So, who is still around? Please say hi in the comments, so I know I'm not talking to myself!
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text: Driving Miss Daisy Will Extend National Tour Into 2013 Posted on Nov 13, 2012 | By London Theatre Direct Driving Miss Daisy, currently on tour until December 2012, will extend its national tour to April 2013 due to popular demand. The critically acclaimed production, presented by Julian Stoneman Associates, in association with Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, follows sell-out runs on Broadway and in the West End. Driving Miss Daisy is the Pulitzer prize-winning play by Alfred Uhry and this production stars Gwen Taylor as Daisy Werthan, Don Warrington as Hoke Coleburn and Ian Porter as Boolie Werthan. Julian Stoneman, Producer, said "I am thrilled that we are able to extend the tour and allow more theatregoers the chance to see two of the UK's best known stars. The critics have said Gwen Taylor gives 'a wonderful performance' and "Don Warrington is 'captivating'. Driving Miss Daisy is a delightful play with wit, charm and comedy and appeals to all ages. You are in for treat!" Driving Miss Daisy continues its 2012 tour to Brighton Theatre Royalfrom 12 - 17 November, Derby Theatre from 19 - 24 November (where an extra matinee on Thursday 22 November has been added to the sell-out run) and concludes at Southend Palace Theatre from 26 November - 1 December 2012. The 2013 tour will run as follows: Theatre Clwyd, Mold from 29 January – 2 February New Theatre, Cardiff from 5 – 9 February Belgrade Theatre, Coventry from 11 – 16 February Arts Theatre, Cambridge from 18 – 23 February Theatre Royal, Plymouth from 25 February – 2 March Kings Theatre, Edinburgh from 5 – 9 March Churchill Theatre, Bromley from 18 – 23 March Devonshire Park, Eastbourne from 25 – 30 March Swan Theatre, Wycombe from 2 – 6 April Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton from 9 – 13 April Driving Miss Daisy won the 2012 Whatsonstage.com award for Best Play Revival voted for by over 10,000 theatregoers. Driving Miss Daisy is directed by David Esbjornson, designed by John Lee Beatty, with costumes by Jane Greenwood, lighting by Peter Kaczorowski, music by Mark Bennett and sound design by Christopher Cronin. Alfred Uhry wrote Driving Miss Daisy in 1987 and the same year it debuted Off-Broadway at the Playwrights Horizons Theater. Two years later the play was made into a film with Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy. Alfred Uhry received an Academy award for Best Adapted Screenplay while the film was awarded Best Picture. The piece begins in 1948when Daisy Werthan, a 72-year-old Jewish widow living in Atlanta, is deemed too old to drive. Her son Boolie hires Hoke Coleburn, an African American, to serve as her chauffeur. What begins as a troubled and hostile pairing soon blossoms into a profound, life-altering friendship that transcends all the societal boundaries placed between them. Gwen Taylor (Daisy Werthan) most recently played Anne Foster in Coronation Street. Other notable TV credits include Peg in Heartbeat, the title role in Barbara, Rita in A Bit of A Do, Margaret in Belonging and Gen in Conjugal Rites. Gwen's many stage credits include The Butterfly Lion at Leicester Curve, Calendar Girls on tour, Prick Up Your Ears at the Comedy Theatre, Shirley Valentine on tour, Heritage at Hampstead Theatre, Clouds and Ripen Our Darkness at the Royal Court Theatre. Her film work includes Monty Python's Life of Brian and Richard's Things. Don Warrington (Hoke Coleburn) is best known for playing Philip Smith in the hit TV series Rising Damp alongside Leonard Rossiter. Other television creditsinclude Morse, Red Dwarf, Lovejoy, Doctor Who, Casualty, The Crouches, New Street Law and Death in Paradise. His stage credits include A Statement of Regret and The Mysteries for the National Theatre, Elmina's Kitchen at the Garrick Theatre and The Merchant of Venice at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Ian Porter (Boolie Werthan) recently played Slim in Of Mice and Men at the Watermill Theatre. His previous theatre credits include August: Osage County at the National Theatre, The Exonerated at the New Players Theatre, The Archbishops Ceiling, You Can't Take It With You at Southwark Playhouse and Voices From September 11th at the Old Vic. Ian's screen credits include Saving Private Ryan, The Bourne Ultimatum, Mr Bean's Holiday, Hotel Babylon, The Jacket, Doctor Who, Bonekickers and Moonshot. Alfred Uhry is an award-winning playwright who has won a Pulitzer Prize, an Oscar and two Tony awards. His initial work as a lyricist includes Here's Where I Belong and The Robber Bridegroom for which he wrote the book and lyrics. Driving Miss Daisy was his first play and was followed by The Last Night of Ballyhoo and Parade, both of which were Tony award-winning pieces, Without Walls and Edgardo Mine. He also wrote the book for the Broadway musical LoveMusik. Award winning director/producer David Esbjornson most recently directed A Few Good Men with Rob Lowe in the West End. His other directorial credits include The Goat or Who is Sylvia, The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, Perestroika, Resurrection Blues, Gabriel, Trumpery, Molly Ivins and How? How? Why? Why? Why? He has also served as Artistic Director of NYC Classic Stage Company and Seattle Repertory Theatre. News


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WASHINGTON—Attorneys for a midshipman at the center of a sexual assault case against three ex-Navy football players have asked in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday that the Naval Academy's superintendent not be involved in deciding whether the men will be court-martialed.
The lawsuit seeks a court order directing Vice Adm. Michael Miller to recuse himself, said Susan Burke, attorney for the woman the men are accused of assaulting. As the head of the school, Miller is likely to be biased and he did nothing to prevent lengthy and abusive testimony during a military court hearing on the accusations, the lawsuit states.
"The trial days were running well past the capacity of the witness," Burke said.
The Associated Press generally doesn't name those who authorities say were victims of sexual assault, and the lawsuit refers to her as Jane Doe.
The lawsuit stated: "The superintendent, acting from afar and without ever setting foot in the courtroom, intentionally subverted the judicial process in order to punish Midshipman Doe for daring to blow the whistle publicly on wrongdoing by Naval Academy football players and the subsequent cover-up. He acted from bias because his own career interests in being perceived as a strong leader of the academy were at stake."
The court filing comes after Burke's client spent five days testifying, sometimes under tough cross-examination, about the case during an Article 32 hearing, which resembles a preliminary hearing in civilian court. The investigative officer who presided is expected to review the evidence and recommend to Miller whether the men should be court-martialed, which is the military equivalent of a trial. Such reviews can take days or weeks to complete.
Eric Graham, 21, is charged with abusive sexual contact, while Midshipmen Tra'ves Bush, 22, and Josh Tate, 21, are charged with aggravated sexual assault. All three also are charged with making a false statement.
Ronald Herrington, a defense attorney for Graham, said it was his recollection that every request for a break or suggestion that the woman needed an early end to the day's testimony was granted by the presiding investigative officer.
"In fact, it seemed to me the IO bent over backwards to accommodate the claimed fatigue of Ms. Burke's client," Herrington said. "I can certainly say that defense counsel had no interest in prolonging the matter, and did not intend for the hearing to take a minute longer than was necessary."
Andrew Weinstein, an attorney for Bush, described the lawsuit as "the latest in an ongoing series of events by the so-called victim and her counsel to try and improperly influence the outcome of these proceedings."
"Given the continuously evasive manner in which her client testified in this case, for (Burke) to suggest that either the investigative officer or defense counsel are to blame for the length of her examination is frankly irresponsible," Weinstein said.
Jason Ehrenberg, an attorney for Tate, said the accused men have constitutional protections as well.
"We just wanted our guy to have a fair process to have the facts come out, because we were confident that when the facts came out they would show that he did nothing wrong," Ehrenberg said.
The woman testified at the hearing that concluded Tuesday that she had drank heavily and has no memory of having sex with the midshipmen after a 2012 toga party at an off-campus house. She has said she became worried when she noticed lewd comments on Twitter that seemed directed at her and tagged to people she had slept with in the past. She also testified that rumors had spread rapidly that she had had sex with multiple partners at the party.
The lawsuit notes that the person who made the allegations was not the woman, "but some other person who attested to having personal knowledge of the crimes."
During the weeklong Article 32 hearing, the 21-year-old senior midshipman faced questions that included intimate information such as whether she wore underwear the night of the party. She also was asked in open court about how much a woman needed to open her mouth to perform oral sex.
Most of the first day of the hearing was in closed court, with attorneys arguing over what evidence would be allowed. The lawsuit says the woman had to take the stand to rebut "various exaggerations and fabrications about her past sex life" without underlying evidentiary support.
"The investigative officer issued a sealed decision, which wrongfully permitted defense counsel to make blatant intrusions into the midshipman's privacy without any countervailing relevance," the lawsuit said.
The academy deferred to the Navy for comment. Spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Sarah Flaherty said the Navy will work with the Department of Justice on this case.
"As this is now a matter of pending litigation, it would be inappropriate to offer further comment," Flaherty said.
The woman said on three different days she was too tired to continue testifying. Testimony scheduled for Saturday ended up being postponed when she said she couldn't keep going after answering questions for four days from three defense teams.
The lawsuit noted that the midshipman was required to report at 7:30 a.m. and not released until 9:30 p.m. on the second day of the proceedings last week. She also was required to report at 7:30 a.m. on the following two days.
Burke sought to get the full Labor Day holiday weekend free for her client to rest, but the superintendent denied the request, according to the lawsuit filed in Maryland.
"The superintendent ordered Midshipman Doe to endure an abusive schedule of cross-examination lasting in excess of 30 hours, in which defense counsel's questions went well beyond the scope of her direct, and well exceeded any relevant discovery," the lawsuit stated.
The cross-examination came after the woman testified about her limited recollections of the night in April 2012 at the Annapolis house, where Navy football players held a crowded party with men dressed in togas and women dressed in yoga pants. She has testified she had a previous sexual relationship with Bush.
She also has said she awoke at the house the next morning with a sore back. She said she had consensual sex with a different football player that morning at the house, while two other people were in the room.
The woman described feeling troubled by not remembering what happened the night before and asked Tate, who she said told her they did have sex. She said she decided to cooperate after hearing rumors that other people, specifically underclassmen, could be blamed.
Her cooperation with Navy investigators included wiretaps.
The case has drawn attention as the White House, Congress and the Pentagon have been focusing on the issue of sexual assault after a string of cases in the military this year. President Barack Obama highlighted the importance of the issue at the Naval Academy's graduation ceremony in May.


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Nested Logical Plan Model
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At least, I would expect us to better understand Pig language and logical model conceptually. Some concepts might be useful for implementations. Some concepts might be too far from practical applications.
- Support n level nested queries.
- Almost all operators are supported in all levels.
- Allow the language to be more flexible
- Consistent and logical design. Easier to implement additional features in the future.
What is Logical Plan?
A logical plan is an isomorph of a Pig query. It captures all the information needed for logical execution (an abstract execution performed sequentially by logical reasoning). Any implementation of actual physical plan and physical execution engine always yields the same result as logical execution regardless of underlying backends or optimization techniques.
For example, one can think about it this way:-
3 * (4 + 5)
The logical execution of this plan should always yield 27 regardless of whether we use a calculator or a Macbook to process it, or whether we distribute 3 over addition or not.
Practically a logical plan can be associated with additional useful information/flags to dictate some of physical execution's behaviors (eg. parallelism degree or optimization hints). This has to be considered carefully to keep the language generic.
Also, from the definition given above, we will need a reference execution engine implementation when we support more backends.
What is Load/Store?
In current implementation
- Load = Load data from file(s) into bag in Pig processing space
- Store = Write bag from Pig processing space to file(s)
In inner plan
LoadTuple = Load a tuple from a bag from outer plan to inner plan
StoreTuple = Store an output tuple from inner plan to the bag in the outer plan
Load/Store bridges data from one space to another space (and from one type to another type in most cases).
By above abstraction, it is possible to define different Load/Store :-
From Type
To Type
Legacy Load
Legacy Store
- This makes it possible to create a consistent nested processing model.
- This gives more flexibility to the language beyond plans only consisting of bag-based operators.
What is Pig Query?
From the query:-
A = LOAD '/tmp/data1.txt' ; B = COGROUP A BY $0*$1 ; C = FILTER B BY $0 > 5 ;
A : File -> Bag B : Bag x (f: Tuple -> Tuple) -> Bag C : Bag x (f: Tuple -> Boolean) -> Bag
- Neglecting "A" which we consider as the bridge between file system and Pig processing space
- Focusing on only main components of the data flow
We can write:-
(C o B) : Bag -> Bag
We can say "A Pig query is a function from Bag to Bag" :-
f: Bag -> Bag This is our current logical plan.
By generalizing it, we should be able to say:-
f: Datum -> Datum This is generalized logical plan
This abstraction indicates that Pig query (and logical plan as its isomorph) should be able to process from any data type to any data type.
What is nested plan?
From the query:-
A = LOAD '/tmp/data1.txt' ; B = COGROUP A BY $0*$1 ; C = FILTER B BY $0 > 5 ;
By considering COGROUP operator, these are operations that have to be taken sequentially:-
- Iterate through the bag from input port
- For each tuple in the bag, calculate $0 * $1, append it as an element in the tuple, and tag it as field being used for grouping.
- Once (2) is complete for the whole bag, start grouping by the tagged field.
- Output data to the output port.
This is generalized version:-
- Iterate through the bag from input port
For each tuple in the bag, apply f: Tuple -> Tuple , append output tuple as an element in the tuple, and tag it as field being used for grouping.
- Once (2) is complete for the whole bag, start grouping by the tagged field.
- Output data to the output port.
From the generalized logical plan which is:-
f: Datum -> Datum
This indicates that "f: Tuple -> Tuple in COGROUP operator is also a logical plan". This maps to the actual implementation that we need an inner logical plan for COGROUP operator.
For example, if I have implemented a UDF called TupleMinMax of type Tuple -> Tuple that does find MIN/MAX across all the elements. One way to try this out in Grunt would be:-
A = <1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10> ; B = TupleMinMax(A) ; dump B ; Executing the query.......... B = <1,10>
The generated plan may look like this:-
Constant(<1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10>) | | UDF(TupleMinMax())
Now I want to do real data processing using TupleMinMax. I may do like this:-
X = LOAD '/tmp/data1.txt' ; Y = FILTER X BY ELEM($_) > 0 ; Z = FOREACH X { S = TupleMinMax(X) ; GENERATE S.$0 * S.$1, S.$0 + 2 ; } ; STORE Z INTO '/tmp/output' ;
NOTE: $0, $1, $2, ... only refer to elements in tuple so I imagine I could use $_ for the whole tuple
The top level plan may look like this:-
Load('/tmp/data1.txt') | | FILTER | | FOREACH | | Store('/tmp/output')
The inner plan in FILTER may look like this :-
LoadTuple | | ELEM (Count the number of elements in tuple) | | GreaterThan 0 | | StoreField (Will be boolean)
NOTE: This inner plan applies to each tuple in the input bag. The FILTER operator does iterate through the bag, giving out each tuple to the inner plan, and takes output of the inner plan which is boolean atom in this example. The data atom then is used by FILTER to determine whether to forward this tuple to the output port.
The inner plan in FOREACH may look like this:-
LoadTuple | | UDF(TupleMinMax()) / \ / \ FieldProject(0) FieldProject(1) / | | Const(2)--PLUS \ / | \ / | MULTIPLY | | | | InsertField(1) InsertField(0) \ / \ / StoreTuple
NOTE: In the real implementation, separating inner plan for each output field might be simpler to do. For example "GENERATE $1+$2, ($1+$2)*5" can be a plan for $1+$2 and a plan for ($1+$2)*5 so that we don't have to care about merging them all. Open question
[shrav] Pig already kind of does what you are saying here; just that it does it implicitly. The loadTuple is infact what happens when a nested plan is processed. I guess the way to extend the language would be to just allow all the operators that we allow outside a nested plan inside of it. In fact, the execution side, that is the Physical side, already supports it. Just that we need to make appropriate parser changes and the hard thing would be to do type checking and parsing itself.
[pi] I think in logical plan change it would be better to have something that indicates the link between outer/inner. I don't find any existing operator fit in this. I agree that it doesn't have to be explicit.
More examples
Given GENERATE: Tuple -> Tuple and we would like to generate { $1, ($2+5) * $1 } from { $1, $2, $3, $4 }
The plan may look like this:-
LoadTuple / \ FieldProject(1) FieldProject(2) |\ | | \ | --------Constant(5) | \ | / | \ ADD | \ | | \ | | ----------------\| | MUL | | InsertField(1) InsertField(2) \ / \ _____ ____/ \ / StoreTuple
Diagram B1 [shrav] Are you saying that pig does not support this now?
[Pi] No, this wiki page is solely from my imagination.
This looks similar to a common relational plan:-
Load('file1') Load('file2') | | Filter Foreach | | | / | ------------------- | / Cogroup | Store('outputfile')
Diagram B2
This allows us to fully utilize the notion of inner plans as we now can define our processing model using recursive definition.
From diagram B2 and Table C, Foreach is an operator that accepts bag and outputs bag. The internal mechanism is to iterate though all the tuples in the input bag. For each tuple, it performs data processing as defined in its inner plan. A plan that does accept tuple and outputs tuple like B1 can be embedded in the FOREACH operator.
Dynamic Execution Engine Selection
This might not be relevant
Sample use case
We've got log files stored in different physical locations where the directory structure indicates time dimension. We want to be able to process them all at once.
Here is the directory structure:-
- /data/01_2008 -- All the log files in Jan
- /data/02_2008 -- All the log files in Feb
- /data/03_2008 -- All the log files in Mar
We may extend the LOAD statement to be able to do something like this:-
X = LOAD '/data/01_2008', '/data/02_2008', '/data/03_2008' AS { <'01_2008', $0 >, <'02_2008', $1 >, <'03_2008', $2 > } ; /* Alias matching here will be a bit tricky. */
As can be seen here, $0, $1, $2 are bags embedded in tuples in a bigger bag .
One may write :-
Y = ForEach X { A = FILTER $1 BY $1.$0 > 100 ; B = DISTINCT $1 ; GENERATE $0, FLATTEN B ; } ;
In terms of execution plan model, Pig currently supports nested query like above. But due to the fact that the execution engine selection is static (Output plan ==> MapReduce, Inner plan ==> Local Engine), the execution of the above query is unlikely to finish (Given that each input file is huge).
To make the processing engine more flexible, the decision whether to use distributed backend or Local engine to process a plan should be dynamic. An easy way to do this might be to define the processing size threshold:-
ProcessingSize > K Use distributed engine Otherwise Use local engine
One naive way to measure the ProcessingSize is to use the input data size.
Current Logical Operators as Higher-Order Functions
Table C
FILTER : Bag x (f: Tuple -> Boolean ) -> Bag COGroup : [ Bag, f: Tuple -> Tuple ]^n -> Bag FOREACH : Bag x (f: Tuple -> Tuple) -> Bag GENERATE : Tuple x (list of flatten flags) -> Tuple Note: If we just forget the flatten flags of GENERATE, it can be reduced to "GENERATE: Tuple -> Tuple" PROJECT : Tuple x (list of indices) -> Tuple CROSS : Bag x Bag -> Bag ORDER : Bag x (f: Tuple x Tuple -> CompareResult) -> Bag DISTINCT: Bag x (f: Tuple x Tuple -> CompareResult) -> Bag UNION: Bag x Bag -> Bag SPLIT: Bag x [f: Tuple -> Boolean ]^n -> Bag^n JOIN : This can be constructed by COGroup
[shrav] GENERATE looks oversimplified to me. First the input need not just be a tuple, it can be a combination of tuple and bag and flatten in that case actually produces the cartesian product. ALso in FOREACH, the function inside can be a full plan. So it can process bags as well and not just tuples.
[pi] f: Tuple x Tuple is the full plan inside ForEach. GENERATE in here is still ambiguous (and might not be correct) until we clearly separate responsibilities with its counterpart.
Problems with current Operators (5-May-2008)
- In top level query, LOGenerate is just a splitter in the syntax (And possibly makes it easy to read). The main operator that has functionaly is LOForEach.
- In nested query, GENERATE is just a marker before the list of expected output. Again, all the processing will go to the LOForEach.
Y = ForEach X { A = DISTINCT $1 ; GENERATE $0, FLATTEN B ; } ;
is equivalent to
Y = ForEach X GENERATE $0, FLATTEN(DISTINCT($1)) ;
Seems like LOGenerate is not needed at all. GENERATE is more like just a part of FOREACH syntax (analogous to BY and FILTER)
[shrav] I don't agree with this. In fact it is the other way round. The Foreach is dummy while the generate does all the work. The foreach just takes each input and uses the generate specification to process the input tuple. The generate spec is the one that defines the transformation.
[pi] We can think about this in two ways: first, only one of them do all the work. Second, we split responsibilities. I'm confused with what it is. We should come up with clear cut of responsibilies. Though, if you say "foreach just takes each input and uses", then it is not a dummy.
[pi] This is one possible way to describe internal operations of FOREACH GENERATE:-
Operator FOREACH:
FOREACH: Bag x (f: Tuple -> Tuple) x (list of flatten indexes) -> Bag
- Iterate through the bag from input port
For each tuple in the bag, apply f: Tuple -> Tuple (Which is the inner plan)
- Flatten and put all the output tuples to the output bag. Repeat previous step again.
- Output bag to the output port.
This way we don't need GENERATE and only use a normal inner plan in FOREACH . The list of flatten flags is belong to FOREACH.
This operator is only for mapping input tuple to output tuple (eg. {A,B,C,D,E} ==> {A,C,D} ). Given the fact that we allow users to have fields in COGROUP, FILTER, FOREACH as expressions, LOProject then becomes just a special case when users merely specify direct mapping. Since we have agreed upon the concept of inner plans, I think LOProject is not needed.
[shrav]Project is a consistent way implementing these fields that the user mentions without letting the user bother about all the conversions he might need to do if we just pass the raw tuple to him. Also you can only project out one field and not multiple fields.
[pi] What you mentioned here is different from the current implementation.


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In Alice in Wonderland the Mad Hatter is doomed to live his life at tea time. He and his companions cope by moving round a giant tea table, leaving behind the detritus of their last repast in order to begin again at a new place setting.
I sometimes feel the web is modelled along similar constraints. I ponder the detritus we leave behind in terms of useless links and even more useless pages, while we're guzzling Darjeeling somewhere else. Like the Mad Hatter we're doomed to live life in the present tense and there isn't time to tidy up what's gone before. Which brings me on to the subject of archiving ('At last!' exclaimed Alice).
Some organisations have embraced archiving. But often there's a clear driver. For example, they have archivable product of intrinsic value. The US Congress digital preservation program, designed to preserve political historic context and the British Library web archive, come to mind. I select these 2 at random and don't want to get drawn into commenting on their execution. Newspapers and libraries have always archived and are therefore predisposed to do so digitally.
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Businesses are becoming increasingly aware of how important their online touch points are, not just in terms of sales and information but as an extension of brand. At CDA we talk about usefulness as the essential online brand attribute. Online, people don't want marketing messages. They want facts and information, fueled by clear navigation, that allow them to get on an do.
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I remember being told about a tobacco company that keeps everything on the basis that they don't know where their next class action is coming from and they can't afford not to have a record of everything they've said and written (web is just a part of that).
3. But there is also a great amount that should be archived in a way that still allows public access.
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The web, like the Mad Hatter's tea party, exists in the here and now. For online users it is forever tea time. They're looking for content that will allow them to do things now and are evaluating against personal criteria that allow them to make judgements about this in the fastest time possible. A matter of seconds. They expect web content to be current because they are.
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So, I hear you thinking, we'll take all these pages down then. Ah. Cut me a slice of cake and I'll explain.
This brings me back to an earlier point. Your past is part of your brand. If you were at a dinner party with someone who refused to talk about anything that happened pre-2008 you'd be a little suspicious. Wouldn't you?
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Wayland team competes in Ethics match in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH, TEXAS -- Student teams from 18 Texas independent colleges and universities – including Wayland Baptist University – competed in a day of lively debates during Ethics MatchTM "Ethics in Business", a program of the Texas Independent College Foundation (TICF). Held on Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel and at the City Club of Fort Worth, the event was the third annual competition in a program developed to enrich educational opportunities for students by providing a forum for discussions of applied ethics with business leaders and professionals from across the state.
Students from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton received the first place trophy and a $1,000 grant to continue discussions of ethics with business leaders in their local community. The University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio received the second place plaque and a $750 grant for the same purpose. Third and fourth places, along with $500 grants, were taken, respectively, by St. Edward's University, Austin, and Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene.
Wayland's Ethics Match Team members included Rohan Thompson, senior business major, Barbados; Dayna Cline, junior business major, Cotton Center; Jason Graves, senior religion major, Plainview; and Roberto Nass, senior accounting and math major, Chile. Alternate team members also attending the competition were Caylee Brewer, junior art and business major, Ft. Sumner, NM; Kelsey Beggs, sophomore business major, Muleshoe; and Ashley Beggs, sophomore political science major, Muleshoe. Dr. Kelly Warren and Dr. Charles Starnes, faculty members in the Division of Business, coach the team.
Sponsors of Ethics MatchTM 2006 include Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation; Amon G. Carter Foundation; XTO Energy, Inc.; ACME Brick Company; Star-Telegram; Anna W. & Alexander P. Thornton Charitable Trust, JPMorgan Chase, Trustee; Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust, Bank of America, Trustee; Carter & Burgess, Inc.; Coca-Cola Enterprises Bottling Companies of Texas; Gideon Toal; and Craig Hamilton and Company.
To mark the opening of the competition, Ms. J.R. Labbe, deputy editorial page editor for the Star-Telegram, was the keynote speaker at the Consilium Virtusque (Reason with Honor) dinner on Thursday evening, November 16, in the ballroom at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel. Addressing the students, their advisors, and representatives from the corporate sponsors, she stated, "The corporate contributors to the Fort Worth-based Texas Independent College Foundation, which presents Ethics Match, invest for several reasons. They understand the importance of serving as role models and mentors for the next generation of business leaders. But they also see that the future of the companies in which they've invested their thinking, talents, and time will one day pass into other hands – possibly the students' hands."
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The first study focused on the possibility and needs of growing Bt maize in Slovenia and was conducted by the Department of Agronomy (Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Ljubljana). The conclusion was that there are few regions where Bt maize could be grown but, at the moment, there is no need to grow Bt maize in Slovenia.
An overview of existing agricultural principles in Slovenia, of legislation on GMOs in Slovenia and the EU, of labelling, traceability and detection of GMOs, and of economic aspects of co-existence was developed in the second study, which was conducted by the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia.
The third study was financed by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning and was conducted, in the first part, by the National Institute of Biology. It produced a comprehensive survey of available literature, scientific background, trial results, legislation, and experiences from other countries. In the second part of this study, conducted by the Department of Agronomy (Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Ljubljana), the possibilities and the financial frame of establishing a national gene resource register were addressed.
The study funded by the EU was conducted by national, non-governmental organisations, and focused on identifying the extent of potential conflict between GMO growers and non-GMO growers. It took the current agricultural situation in Slovenia into account, based on actual geographical data from selected national regions.
In order to introduce national coexistence measures further projects and studies were done, such as Coexistence and biodiversity preservation in agriculture (agrobiodiversity): specific technologies of land use and conservation of crops (Agricultural Institute of Slovenia), Traceability of GM crops for food and feed (Agricultural Institute of Slovenia) and Harmonization of technologies for traceability of GMOs in agriculture and food production and their coexistence with conventional and organic farming (Agricultural Institute of Slovenia and National Institute of Biology).
During the project on protection from unintended release of GMOs and other biological agents (phytopathogenes) into the environment in Slovenia critical points were identified and emergency measures were foreseen. Additional screening methods for detection were developed. The project was led by the National Institute of Biology in cooperation with Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Slovenian Institute for Hop Growing and the Brewing Industry and Biotechnical Faculty.


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Hello everyone.
As I'm getting back to playing more regularly, I'm realizing that I need to hit more consistently and to move much better around the court. I'm hoping to find somebody on here, male or female, in the Walnut Creek/ Concord/ Pleasant Hill area to set up a regular playing schedule to hit some balls and play a few rallies.
I've posted on this forum in the past, however, most everyone I've interacted have not too dependable and were not good about follow up.
I'm available to play Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons, and Saturday and Sunday mornings. I live in downtown Walnut Creek.
Hit me up if you're interested.
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When can you play? There's a court out here in WC that's first-come, first served. I can also drive down to San Ramon is there's one by your place.
Well, there are four courts actually. Let's plan to meet on Tuesday afternoon?
I am available this Sat (10-22) morning for a ralley. Heather Farms works for me, but I am open to where ever we can get a open court. If your interested, I can reached at email@example.com.
Hey, I am trying to find someone to hit with! I practice at school a couple of days a week and I am looking for someone to play with during the rest of the week. I live in Concord and I am available friday, saturday, and sunday. Let me know if you are available any of those times. I am an ok play, not very good, but I am improving!!
Anton and I have meet a few times to ralley in WC. This Sat morning around 9am will work for me, possibly Anton as well. I can be reached at email@example.com. if you are interested.
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I am Neal living around Pleasant Hill Bart station, junior student, it you want to hit with me, contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com
Hey there Anton, I'd be totally down to hit with you sometime. I'm about a 3.5 and live in Danville. Usually available Wednesday and Friday after 5ish and most Saturdays and Sundays. Feel free to send me a text: (925)202-9205
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OK, what have we got here?
Kahn, the firm that modifies Range Rover Sports for footballists, has turned its attention to the venerable Defender. Into which it has inserted some Harris Tweed.
Hmm, I remain unconvinced. Tell me more.
It's way better than you think it's going to be. Way better. But you won't think so initially because you open the door and are greeted by a three-spoke chrome steering wheel. It comes from a powerboat and has much finger-trapping potential.
Bet it's pretty reflective, too.
At speed under streetlights it's like holding on to a glitter ball. Which is fine as you'll be doing a little jig anyway due to the way the suspension bucks around. And the fact you're sitting on rather firm seats. Even if you're not the driver. Inside there are four retrimmed bucket seats, which might look out of place, but actually give the Kahn the best driving position of any Defender I've ever driven. This is important stuff.
Any other beneficial changes?
Absolutely - it also has an automatic gearbox.
Possibly. But for the type of driving I suspect this Defender will be used for it's a far, far better choice, even with a cost of £6,000 plus VAT. A manual Defender is not a dainty thing to use - have a look into the cabs of most and you'll see drivers lent to the left with a grimace on their face. You can sense the tension as the left leg pumps and the lever is yanked about. It's chuffing hard work. So this automatic, while hardly the most couth of its breed and decidedly indecisive at high speeds where it ricochets between ratios, is a boon. Makes the Defender so much easier to live with if you're driving it regularly.
OK, point taken. So are there any other mechanical changes?
None, bar a tweaked exhaust routing and a new chunky set of wheels and tyres. The 2.2-litre diesel develops a modest 122bhp and 265lb ft so progress is best described as 'stately'. But quick enough, plenty quick enough given the frightening lack of feedback and stability. That's nothing new for a Defender and there is a lot of charm to the utilitarian way it interacts with other cars. It doesn't have their manners, but tries hard to be on its best behaviour. It's charmingly rustic and the Kahn mods have done little to change that - a good thing.
The bodywork doesn't seem to have been tampered with too much, either.
Aside from the black, black and black colourscheme which rather suits this car and makes it look like a farmyard stealthship, the only major additions are the body cladding panels over each wheelarch. Tap them and you realize they're neither metal nor that well integrated, but then the slabby, boxy Defender is a long way from sleek, so the boxy add-ons look just fine. In fact they serve to add a bit of extra visual toughness that does it no harm at all. Wheels look good, too. And the headlamps are bulletproof. We like that.
I do indeed. Not sure about the numberplate connotations, mind you.
Agreed. Nor the Chelsea Truck Company logo. I'd do away with both, were it mine. But it wouldn't be, because it costs nearly £50,000.
How much?!
OK, let's look at it another way. It's way cheaper than a £82,945 Mercedes G350 - its closest rival in having a veneer of civility spread thinly over some proper hardcore clanky bits. But what the Kahn lacks, of course, is the depth of engineering, the integrity and cohesion of the Merc. The Defender wasn't conceived to be this sort of car originally and hasn't had the years of evolution that the Merc's endured, sorry, enjoyed. Well, either. When all's said and done this is still a Defender. Just one with added Harris Tweed-trimmed sports seats and a blingy steering wheel.
Is that all?
Well, no. Kahn has done a lot of work inside retrimming everything from the A-pillars to the gearknob and even fitting those in the back with Harris Tweed knee protectors. And grab handles. And I have to say that the quality of all these fixtures and fittings is very good indeed. There are no loose threads or peeling trim, and the tweed does feel very hard wearing (if not that tactile). In fact it's far better quality than the Defender itself which still squeaks and rattles, has a piece of Velcro to hold the centre bin shut, seatbelts that don't retract and a clock that counts the minutes v-e-r-y s-lo-w-l-y.
A success then?
On the whole yes. I admit to being skeptical about this car before I drove it, and came away quietly impressed. I've no idea what I'd use it for if I had one though, and by the same measure struggle to think of who might want one. The security detail of an anglophile oligarch, maybe?
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About theatre arts
Sunaparanta – Goa Centre for the Arts in collaboration with Abhivyaktee conducted a 15-day intensive theatre workshop with a special emphasis on 'tiatr'. The workshop concluded with a presentation of skits in Konkani performed by the participants aged between 10 to 16 years. Based on the various exercises gleaned in the workshop, the presentation included various humorous scenes 'dekhave'; an incident based on an exercise on 'improvisation'; a comedy play titled 'Teacher, Mhaka Pass Kor'; and a special cantar written by Tina Costa and performed by the participants. Chief guest at the event was the member secretary of Tiatr Academy of Goa, Cezar D'Mello. In his address, he briefly explained the history of tiatr and encouraged the participants to take a more active part in the art form. He also appreciated the efforts put in by Sunaparanta and Abhivyaktee to carry the tradition to the next generation. The resource persons at the workshop were Anagha Deshpande and Saish Deshpande backed by the president of Abhivyaktee, Sandip Deshpande and tiatr practitioners Carmin Joseph e Vas and Fermino Goes who conducted various sessions on character development, body movement, use of proscenium, voice and speech, improvisations, theatre games and the history of tiatr. […]