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(CNN) -- Computer applications can drive cars, fly planes, play chess and even make music.
But can an app tell a story?
Chicago-based company Narrative Science has set out to prove that computers can tell stories good enough for a fickle human audience. It has created a program that takes raw data and turns it into a story, a system that's worked well enough for the company to earn its own byline on Forbes.com.
Kristian Hammond, Narrative Science's chief technology officer, said his team started the program by taking baseball box scores and turning them into game summaries.
"We did college baseball," Hammond recalled. "And we built out a system that would take box scores and historical information, and we would write a game recap after a game. And we really liked it."
Narrative Science then began branching out into finance and other topics that are driven heavily by data. Soon, Hammond says, large companies came looking for help sorting huge amounts of data themselves.
"I think the place where this technology is absolutely essential is the area that's loosely referred to as big data," Hammond said. "So almost every company in the world has decided at one point that in order to do a really good job, they need to meter and monitor everything."
Narrative Science hasn't disclosed how much money is being made or whether a profit is being turned with the app. The firm employs about 30 people. At least one other company, based in North Carolina, is working on similar technology.
Meanwhile, Hammond says Narrative Science is looking to eventually expand into long form news stories.
That's an idea that's unsettling to some journalism experts.
Kevin Smith, head of the Society of Professional Journalists Ethics Committee, says he laughed when he heard about the program.
"I can remember sitting there doing high school football games on a Friday night and using three-paragraph formulas," Smith said. "So it made me laugh, thinking they have made a computer that can do that work."
Smith says that, ultimately, it's going to be hard for people to share the uniquely human custom of story telling with a machine.
"I can't imagine that a machine is going to tell a story and present it in a way that other human beings are going to accept it," he said. "At least not at this time. I don't see that happening. And the fact that we're even attempting to do it -- we shouldn't be doing it."
Other experts are not as concerned. Greg Bowers, who teaches at the Missouri School of Journalism, says computers don't have the same capacity for pitch, emotion and story structure.
"I'm not alarmed about it as some people are," Bowers said. "If you're writing briefs that can be easily replicated by a computer, then you're not trying hard enough."


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It is a traditionally rainy night in Seattle, the glass is pounding with hail and water and I find myself in 619 Western's favorite bar the Pioneer Saloon talking with artist, Jeff Jacobson, aka Weirdo. Who is one of the hardest working artists in Seattle. I don't know it yet, but this is not going to be your average conversation–under the guise of art, Weirdo and I are going to end up talking about a whole lot more, about art–yes, but also about life, spirituality, multiple dimensions and what it's like to be an artist in an post-post modern age of commerce and celebrity.
I thought I'd start out by asking you how long you've been working and how you got started. You know the highlights of your early career and the things that have motivated you, etc. What were some of these things that caused you to become an artist? What do you want people to know about Jeff Jacobson?
Weirdo: All kinds of stuff! It sounds general and a little ambiguous—but I really am influenced by all of my surroundings—I say it a bit sarcastically, because it seems like a really easy answer, but it's the truth—you know? I'm influenced as much by a cool pair of tennis shoes as I am by pieces of fine art from the sixteenth century as I am by cool street art that I see or graffiti that I see.
It's funny because I almost have like two masks that I wear, on one hand I am professional guy for commercial work and I don't want to let anything slip through my fingers—so I will do whatever! You know what I mean, if you have that logo or album cover or whatever it is that you need done, I'll get it done. So I started out doing a lot of that—just taking whatever I could get. And commercial art is commercial, so it's like you're giving the client whatever it is that they are asking for! So you allow yourself to diversify—and I feel like I have had a chance to dabble and play and mimic different styles—different styles of art—different styles of design—different things, and so when it comes to my fine art now—it's totally influenced by this history of my work and now I can pick and choose and now people ask me to do it my way and I get to add my organs and the stuff that I put into my fine art. I get to add it to all the stuff that I'm doing in order to really stamp my signature into everything and now I'm almost able to work my way into being able to be my own on demand working fine artist!
I feel like I've had a lot of highlights and stuff to talk about, you know what I mean, like cool clients, big clients or specific canvases that I've created that really jump out in my memory as being favorites or the most challenging, but as of right now—in my mind—I'm really excited about the body of work that I've done for Flatcolor and I'm really proud of that and currently I'm working on a collaboration piece with Joey Nix for the JUJU in Belltown and we're going to finish off the front part of that—and those kinds of collaboration pieces are really nice because they just seamlessly came together and that's always nice when it works—you don't have to put in a lot of effort to create something you think is really beautiful—you know what I mean? And that's always a really nice feeling.
Xavier: So can you tell me a little bit about Joey Nix and your collaborations?
Weirdo: We own a company together called Franklin and Thomas and that's a sort of commercial mural commission based business, where we do everything from advertisements to fine art installations. When I say Fine Art it is something like when a restaurant for instance, the JU JU wants to commission some original artwork from us and we collaborate together to get those done. And it's separate from "Weirdo" and "Weirdocult" or anything like that. I as Weirdo paint with Franklin and Thomas, but that's just a commercial company. They advertise as such, so we can do everything from the advertising to a large scale mural to cover a wall space!
Xavier: How long have you been working on these sorts of things?
Weirdo: The Company is only about a year old, it's really new, but we've done a lot of projects! In the last year we've done about thirty projects! Right now it's about building the brand! And it's going really well, it's good! We've had overwhelming response and every job has been a huge success, we've been able to challenge ourselves and do jobs that are each bigger and better than the last! We've worked with T-mobile and Microsoft. For Microsoft we did a mural that was actually accepted over four years ago. We built a 24 foot wall that acts as an installation piece on one of their campuses!
I feel like some artists are afraid to do things that they perceive as being outside of their spectrum, and what I mean by that is—that artists like Banksy who has become a celebrity—so he's much more than just an artist in the sense that he does more than just create art and sell it—he's actually a celebrity in that his personality or the way that he is as a person is art in itself. He is art. His celebrity is part of his art and that's what I mean about stepping outside of your boundaries. It makes some people very uncomfortable, but I think that fame is a huge part of graffiti and I think that what he's doing is the ultimate graffiti thing by being a household name. He has achieved the ultimate level of graffiti—you know what I mean, in the same way that Shepard Fairey has. At the same time, some people are purists and some will say that Shepard isn't a graffiti artist, he's a poster artist—but he's essentially applying something permanently to a surface that is a statement against the greater powers that be, in a political fashion—that is graffiti! Whether you are using a spray can or whatever!
Xavier: One of the interesting things about all of those artists is that for each of them there is a larger set of issue that they are all dealing with.
Weirdo: Sure! It's something that normal people don't understand anymore. It's the same way that trying to understand Britney Spears, which is a funny comparison, but it's like you're just not going to understand that person's lifestyle. You're not going to get it. Like what it means to get that far. In fact if you listen to some rap music—you listen to Lil Wayne and he talks about it in the same way—he's like a Martian, he's an alien, right? His world is so 180 degrees different than what we're all used to and it's because they've all decided to break outside of the box and go a little bit further and just try to take it a little further than most people have. You know what I mean, you can climb the highest building or spray paint your name the biggest in the world or whatever, but then how do you get beyond that? Do the biggest murals ever? How do you get beyond that? You have to get inside people's heads—then it becomes like stepping outside the box. Thinking to yourself, what is the ultimate level to the maximum super-zef, like what is it that you can do and it's like—I wanna paint art—a mural on…say…the side of the space station or the moon. And some people would be like—dude you're crazy, you can never do sh** like that—and I say to them, why the f**k not, why shouldn't it be me? And even though I may never do it, I can still think to myself why not and who knows? Who's to know and who's to tell?
There are 11 different dimensions, so many different possibilities—technologies change, everything's changing—you know what I mean? And progressing and getting crazier and crazier and crazier. And we have these celebrity icons, they're really the most well-known people in the game of graffiti and aerosol and there's a whole new generation of kids and people coming up in that sort of medium doing all sorts of new things in different ways. And all of what I'm saying comes down to the concept that there is always more than one way to skin a cat. There are just so many different ways to go about the same stuff!
Xavier: There are different cats as well!
Weirdo: Exactly, I do have a true belief as well that you can't call yourself a graffiti artist if you don't actually write graffiti. And Aerosol Art is a different thing and it's like there's Aerosol Art murals and then there's graffiti art–and I do both! That's another part of it—when I'm doing a mural that's not graffiti, I would never consider it that or call it that. People label people graffiti artists because it's easy. But graffiti as I was saying before, by almost being a political thing—it's an act of aggre…it's an act against the power. Whereas doing murals…I'm doing murals…I'm trying to do murals so that they also stand against the power, but it's approached totally differently. Totally different. I mean, I have to go talk to people and do this and do that and jump through hoops, or figure out who owns this or that, it's more of a professional thing.
And I'm living in several different worlds, all different worlds approached in different ways.
Xavier: I would like to talk to you about what I find to the most fascinating aspect of your work and that is the symbolism that is prevalent in all of your pieces.
Weirdo: Sure! It's big for me—symbolism is huge for me because, in my bio it says that I am pretty much influenced by the things around me but I'm very influenced by the extremes like love and hate, the chaos in the world but also the calm serene peace that's also there to be achieved. I like the work to talk about stuff and you kind of have to understand my psychology before going into it—if you know what I mean. When I sit down to paint I'm usually working on things that are going on in my life or happening in the world around me at the time that the art is being created and the art pieces become symbols for those things and events. For instance, right now for Flatcolor, I'm working on a piece that I'm really proud of for them called "Folding Space," and it's kind of a joke that me and my friend Solace used to have a long time ago. We would get high and we would call it folding space—and it's sort of that "vision quest" thing where you go back into your head and you let yourself completely let go and just imagine crazy stuff—and you just let it happen! And so this piece is about that, it's a picture of this guy standing with a respirator on representing and symbolic of who I am and for what is in my life. Which is basically the "aerosol artist," it's sort of a generalization of all of that and the creative process. His hands are out in almost like this weird position, like he's getting ready to lift off…almost like a crucifix. He's standing there getting ready to transport and there's these plexi-glass panes going through his body and through the organ structure that's growing out of him. And it's sort of like this mid-teleportation kind of thing and with these organs. And I should probably stop here for a moment and preface all of this by saying that those things that I paint–I call them organs and they represent all of the creativity and the soul that flows in and around and through all the stuff in the world.
For me it is how I symbolize that. It is a way for me to make creativity tangible inside my art, so when you look at my work every time that stuff is flowing out of something it just means that that subject has something special about it and I usually put it in every canvas that I do, because part of what I'm trying to do is show how special every thing is. It may sound like a real, "hippy dippy" kind of deal, when you break it down, but it's the truth—and that's important! I'm a lover, I'm trying to show all the beauty in everything—and this is my way to do that!
Xavier: Is this a kind of life force or…
Weirdo: It is, I have kind of in my own way created these objects that are definitely alive and they mimic, sort of a fungal—almost a kind of coral, or fungus they are all built out of dead things and it's a kind of regeneration, like death and rebirth—but it definitely has the look of fungus. And I don't mean it in a kind of "Drug" way. I mean it more just like in the way that it actually works in nature.
Xavier: It seems to reference the laws of biology…
Weirdo: It's also so beautiful, how biology can take something that, like something can fall over in the forest and die and life can basically grow from that and how it can basically regenerate the life force back into something new. It's a beautiful thing. And that's the essence of creativity. It's basically taking a space where there is nothing there—and out of nothing or death creating something—you know?
So the Organs are kind of a fungal kind of coral representation of the life forces that are often built out of death. It does come from a sort of dark place, but I've always in the early stages of it made it very colorful, bright and attractive in this sort of mutated kind of way. And it started out that way because I wanted to draw attention to it and also show the beauty of it and now I really have got ahold of the sort of look and the feel of it. In fact the new stuff that I'm working on I'm actually reverting and stripping things down and bringing everything back to a very simple pallet.
Xavier: I've noticed that with your organs they are not always the same. There seem to be many different kinds of organs that you have.
Weirdo: Different species. And there will always be different species. I feel like I'm probably comfortable, right now with about 25-30 different species, that I can off the top of my head bring out and grow and create unique and different shapes or forms—there are these tubular ones that suck in energy and they spew out this biomass excrement—like this dark smoke. And it's all biological. The organs are some that in the real world—are kind of a spiritual thing too, because like in my Upper Playground show I made it into a spiritual thing. As in the Weirdo Cult, which is my web site—the reason why it's a cult is because—there are these people who believe in this creativity. And all the people—all of us–we believe in this creativity—we believe in this real stuff and I'm making it spiritual by painting something that you can't see. You can only feel. But if you could see it, that's what it would look like.
It's like this. It's a biological mass and it's all symbiotic and it all has to work together, one organ is nothing without the others. It's the same as human life and the planet earth and that whole belief about it being basically one small microcosm that actually is just one biological unit essentially working in unison—the only thing that's separate from that is the technologies and the machines that we have created–those are the mutations. We've mutated these natural elements into these things that do exactly what we want instead of letting the universe operate in the way that it's supposed to.
Xavier: How does the culture part play into the Weirdo Cult?
Weirdo: I have both, I have Weirdo Culture, which is my blog and I have Weirdo cult, which is the website, and my e-mail is weirdo culture and it sounds trivial, I mean it's just your e-mail etc., who gives a f**k, but what I'm saying is that it's my presence in the world. My website is my temple—and you go to my temple, it's smooth, it's easy, it's easy to access—it's the art of Weirdo—that's what it is, but at the same time, like the weirdo cult thing, it's something bigger, it's like the organs, which are spiritual items, painted into canvases so you can see them better and that they represent the spirit, creativity and the soul. My work ultimately is a teaching tool for this belief that I have. I'm just trying to believe in something and I'm believing it through my art.
Xavier: Nice!
Weirdo: So these organs are a manifestation of that and ultimately I would like to create a kind of social network for people who feel singular or different—weird. To make weird the new normal.
Next week, we get even deeper with Weirdo and get into some of the things that have made the artist what he is today. We will also talk about the Seattle art scene, hear some more stories and find out what this amazing artist has in store for the future!


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[Updated 4 p.m. Monday, November 5] People make their way through the the Gangnam district of Seoul, South Korea.
The Gangnam district is the wealthiest neighborhood in South Korea, home to politicians, actors and major corporate headquarters. It's known as the "Beverly Hills" of South Korea, and it became world-renowned through the hit music single "Gangnam Style."
The song's video catapulted South Korean rapper Psy to worldwide fame and made his dance an international phenomenon. At last look, the video had an astonishing 652,423,773 views on YouTube.
Psy recently sat down for an interview with CNN's Shanon Cook, and he talked about the inspiration behind the song and how he has been handling his newfound fame. Check it out here.
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Adnan Oktar: Turkey, by Allah's leave, will be a great country. TURKISH ISLAMIC UNION WILL BE ESTABLISHED. BY ALLAH'S LEAVE, TURKEY WILL EMBRACE THE ENTIRE MIDDLE EAST AREA, THE WHOLE BALKANS, ASIA IN A BROTHERHOOD MANNER. A beautiful welfare system will come true.
Caucasus pact is being established, and again, we have a railway project as you know. There are oil pipeline and natural gas pipeline projects. Islamic Union meetings are being held. There are also efforts to make the Turkish Union stronger. There is good in each one of these insha'Allah. As you know, all the time Anatolia has become the cradle of civilizations. Anatolia is such a place. As you know from the Ottoman period, they governed the whole Middle East, Balkans and three continents insha'Allah.
It will be the same in the near future but with love, friendship, in a brotherhood manner.
Azerbaijan Nova Vremya, October 6- 2008
Adnan Oktar: All the Balkan lands belong to the Ottoman Empire; right into the middle of Italy. The lands in the vicinity of Italy are the lands of Ottoman. The traces of Ottoman are seen everywhere. The beauty of Ottoman are seen everywhere. Those lands will become cities of peace, lands of peace within the boundaries of the Turkish Islamic Union. Ottoman diplomacy guarantees the security of people's belief, race, religion and faith. Freedom of faith of every one is ensured. For instance, Armenians live as an Armenian and they live freely as they wish. Nobody intervenes them. Turkish Islamic Union just presents blessings, abundance and peace to them. Turkish Islamic Union will bring peace and happiness to Bosnia and Albania either. To Kerkuk, East Turkestan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhistan, Tajikistan, to all. They are all already our countries, all of them belong to us. Turkish nation, Turkish Islamic nation is the owner of all these lands and this will come true with the will of Allah.
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Update Beijing Olympics Tennis: Dinara Safina0 comments Posted by Just Tennis at 10:36 AM
Safina braved a partisan crowd to oust Li 7-6 (7/3), 7-5 and set up an all-Russian final with 2000 silver-medallist Elena Dementieva who beat compatriot Vera Zvonareva, a late call-up for the injured Maria Sharapova, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3).
The 43rd-ranked Li rode a wave of home support to reach the last four, and thousands of fans packed Centre Court on Saturday.
With occasional shouts of "Russia!" drowned out by ear-splitting boos, French Open runner-up Safina got the early break but short-circuited with three double faults to level the first set at 3-3.
They exchanged breaks twice more before the sixth seed took control of the tie-break, racing to a 5-1 lead and snatching the first set point with a monster second serve.
More Safina double-faults handed Li the advantage in the second set, but the Russian kept up the pressure and finally broke back at 4-5 despite being rapped with a coaching warning.
Serving to stay in it, Li crumbled, netting to set up three match points and handing over a place in the final after a long rally.
Li had already made history as the first Chinese player to reach the last eight of an Olympic singles event.
She stunned Russian third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in round one and beat Ayumi Morita and Kaia Kanepi before pulling off an even greater upset, against Wimbledon champion Venus Williams, in the quarters.
Li had dropped just six games in her two previous matches with Safina, but the Russian came into the semi-final on a 14-match streak after winning her last two tournaments.
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Brad Knighton
Brad Knighton comes up with a big save against D.C. United
Going into Sporting Park in front of a sell-out crowd, against a team that has a lot of firepower and have lost only one of their last five games shows you the task at hand. In tough situations like this you need players to step up, and I believe that that our 'keeper Brad Knighton will have to have a big game.
One of the reasons head coach Martin Rennie said he brought in David Ousted was his ability to make the big save to keep his team in the match, and so the gauntlet was thrown down to Mr. Knighton.
Brad certainly stepped up against D.C. United, earning his first shutout of the season.
We have defended a lot better in the last two games, but Sporting are a different proposition all together. In their game on Saturday against Columbus Crew they created chance after chance and it will be up to Brad to come up with the big save in a key moment that will make the difference in the game.
Kei Kamara
Kei Kamara scores first of two goals against Columbus Crew
Kei Kamara scored two goals in Sporting 3-2 victory over the Crew and certainly looks to be rounding into the form he showed last year. He has now appeared in the last seven games for KC since returning from his loan agreement with Norwich City FC (English Premier League) on May 6.
Last year, Kamara had a single season career high in goals (11) assists (8) and led MLS in shots with 134, which won him Sporting Kansas City Offensive Player of the Year for 2012. He is quick and very strong with tremendous leaping abilities and works very hard for the team. He is a player that can really ignite his team and we need to focus a lot of attention on him and limit the damage he could cause us.
Scrappy game
'Caps prepare for Sporting Kansas City
We have seen our team compete and play some good soccer (especially at home) against a number of the top teams in MLS.
However in this game, to get a big result, we should want to make it ugly and look to frustrate Sporting by making it a scrappy game.
Don't get me wrong, we still need to retain some good possession throughout the game, but if the game becomes open we will be playing to KC's strengths, as they are a very athletic team.
With the roll we are on at the moment we will be going into this game with a lot of confidence, but what will be needed on the night is a good road performance where we look to take the crowd out of the game by making the game scrappy and doing what is needed to come away with a positive result.


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This article provides information on how to clean install the Ubuntu Linux operating system on your Dell PC.
If you need to install Ubuntu on your Dell PC there are a few things you will need to decide and have before you proceed with the guide below.
Have you checked your system type is one of those certified by
If not, then please go to the
If you have and it's supported on this list then carry on.
Have you got a copy of the latest DVD or USB installation media from
You can download the appropriate Ubuntu ISO from
For those who purchased their system from Dell with Ubuntu already installed, there are recovery images on their system and if fitting a new hard drive they can find instructions on the following article:
There are three things you need to take into account before you start off an Ubuntu Install :
To Check the type of hard ware you are trying to install to?
To Check the type of BIOS settings that would affect your install?
The type or format of your storage media can affect how you would go about installing Ubuntu on your PC. That can be anything from installing on one of the new M2 cards, to installing on a standard SATA hard disk drive, to installing on the same SATA hard disk drives in an Intel Matrix RAID configuration. Check that the hardware of your PC will allow you to make the kind of install you need or read through the articles linked below to get an idea of how to change your installation method to accommodate your system hard ware :
The difference between Legacy and UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) BIOS setups, can be the difference between an install succeeding or failing. Please check out the linked articles below for further information on the subject :
Ubuntu as with any other operating system is constantly looking to improve and better it's usage and performance. What is different with Ubuntu is that you have the option of two updates at any time :
This update is available every two years and is fully supported by
This update is available every 6 months and is only supported by
If you are looking instead to upgrade to a new version of Ubuntu, then please check out the article linked below :
Insert the Ubuntu disk into your DVD drive or connect your Bootable USB into a port on the system.
Tap rapidly on the F12 key when you see the Dell logo appear during start up. This will take you to the Boot Once menu.
You can use the Cursor/Arrow keys to navigate the menu and highlight your selection. It will be either boot from USB or Boot from CD/DVD Drive. Once your Choice is highlighted hit the ENTER key.
When the setup boots, choose the Try Ubuntu option. this option will check that your hardware is seen okay by Ubuntu.
When you're ready to proceed, click the Install Ubuntu button. The install wizard will appear to prompt you through some choices.
Select your install language and click Continue.
The Keyboard layout window appears. Select the correct keyboard layout for your system and click Continue.
The Preparing to install Ubuntu window appears. Choose the applicable options and click Continue.
If you do not have a wired connection plugged in, the install will take you through setting up a Wireless Wi-Fi connection.
The Installation type window appears. Several options are available.
If you want to Dual Boot install Ubuntu alongside other Operating Systems, read the guide linked below before you select the Something Else Option.
If you want to install Ubuntu over your entire hard drive, click Erase disk and install Ubuntu. Then select the Hard Drive that you want to install Ubuntu onto. Carry on with step 3.
If you want to manually setup various partitioning on the Hard Drive or create a customer install, then go to the guide linked below before you select the Something Else option.
You need to setup a few configuration settings. The Where are you? window appears next.
Select the location closest to where you are on the map or type it into the text box and click Continue.
The Who are you? window appears. You want to fill in your information at this point.
While the operating system installs, the screen will scroll through different screenshots that gives you further information about the particular Ubuntu revision you are installing on your system.
When the install wizard finishes, you will see the Installation complete message window pop up. Click Restart Now to restart your computer.
Ubuntu is now installed.
You can get some initial setup advice on the link below.
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In SQL Server database there are mainly two types of indexes, Clustered index, and Non-Clustered index and the difference between Clustered and Non Clustered index is very important from SQL performance perspective. It is also one of the most common SQL Interview question, similar to the difference between truncate and delete, primary key or unique key or correlated vs non-correlated subquery. For those, who are not aware of benefits of Index or why we use an index in the database, they help in making your SELECT query faster. A query with an index is sometimes 100 times faster than a query without an index, of course depending upon how big your table is, but, you must index on columns which are frequently used in WHERE clause of the SELECT query, or which forms a major criterion for searching in the database. For example in Employee database, EmployeeId or EmployeeName are common conditions to find an Employee in the database.
As I said, there can be either clustered index or non clustered index in database, former is used to decide how data is physically stored in disk and that's why there can be only one clustered index on any table.
In this article, we will explore more about both of this indexes and learn some key difference between clustered and non clustered index from interview and performance perspective.
As I said, there can be either clustered index or non clustered index in database, former is used to decide how data is physically stored in disk and that's why there can be only one clustered index on any table.
In this article, we will explore more about both of this indexes and learn some key difference between clustered and non clustered index from interview and performance perspective.
2 words on Indexes in SQL
Continuing from first paragraph, Index are used to make search faster in SQL. They are mostly maintained as balanced tree (BST), where tree traversal gives you performance in order of log(N). In case of clustered index, data is present in leaf node, so when we run a particular query, which uses clustered index, we can directly find the data by tree traversal. Query optimizer is a component of database, which decides whether to use an index or not to execute a SELECT query, or if use index then which one. You can even see, which index is used for executing your query by looking at query plan, a FULL TABLE SCAN means no index is used and every row of table is scanned by database to find data, on the other hand INDEX UNIQUE SCAN or INDEX RANGE SCAN suggest use of Index for finding data. By the Index also has there own disadvantage as they make INSERT and UPDATE query slower and they also need space. A careful use of index is the best way to go.
Clustered vs Non Clustered Index in SQL
Now we have some idea about what is Index in database and how they work, it's time to look some key differences between clustered and non clustered index in SQL Server, which is mostly true for other database as well e.g. Oracle or MySQL.
1) One of the main difference between clustered and non clustered index in SQL Server is that, one table can only have one clustered Index but It can have many non clustered index, approximately 250. This limitation comes from the fact clustered index is used to determines how data is stored physically in table. You should be very careful while choosing clustered index and should use columns which can be queried in range e.g. select * from Employee where EMP_ID > 20 and EMP_ID < 50. Since clustered index stores data in cluster, related data are stored together and it's easy for database to retrieve all data in one shot. This further reduces lots of disk IO which is very expensive operation. Clustered Index is also very good on finding unique values in a table e.g. queries like select * from Employee where EMP_ID=40; can be very fast if EMP_ID has clustered index on it.
2) Another key difference between Clustered Index and Non Clustered Index in database is that many relational database including SQL Server by default creates clustered index on PRIMARY KEY constraint, if there is no clustered index exists in database and a nonclustered index is not specified while declaring PRIMARY KEY constraint.
3) One more difference between them is that, clustered index contains data i..e rows in there leaf node, as Index is represented as BST, while nonclustered index contains pointer to data (address or rows) in there leaf node, which means one more extra step to get the data.
4) By the way there is a misconception that we can only define clustered index with one column, which is not true. You can create clustered index with multiple columns, known as composite index. For example in Employee table, a composite index on firstname and lastname can be a good clustered index, because most of the query uses this as criterion. Though you should try to minimize number of columns in clustered index for better performance in SQL Server. On related not, while declaring composite index, pay some attention to the order of columns in index, that can decide which statement will use index and which will not. In fact this is one of the mostly asked question as, does order of columns in composite index matters.
Last but not the least, pay some attention while creating clustered and non clustered index in database. Create clustered index for columns which contains unique values, are accessed sequentially, used in range queries and return large result set. Avoid creating clustered index on columns, which are update frequently because that would lead rearrangement of rows on disk level, a potentially slow operation.
That's all on difference between clustered and nonclustered index in SQL Server database. Remember that, it's possible to create clustered index on non PRIMARY KEY column and PRIMARY KEY constraint only creates a clustered index, if there is not already in database and a nonclustered index is not provided. Key difference is that, clustered index decides physical sorting or order of data in disk.
Further Learning
Introduction to SQL
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NOTE: Top four teams in each division qualify for playoffs. When the Championship host team does not finish in the top four, the host will take the place of the fourth place team in their respective division.
x - clinched playoff spot
h - Championship host
All Championship games will be played at the Championship host facility. The Elite 8 tournament format will be an 8 team, Oregon draw. Bracket 1 (Games 1 & 2) and bracket 2 (Games 3 & 4) may be swapped pending the placement of the host team in the standings.
|Day 1
|Bracket 1
|Game 1
|North #3 vs South #2
|Game 2
|South #4 vs North #1
|Bracket 2
|Game 3
|South #3 vs North #2
|Game 4
|North #4 vs South #1
|Day 2
|Game 5
|Loser G1 vs Loser G2
|Game 6
|Loesr G3 vs Loser G4
|Game 7
|Winner G1 vs Winner G2
|Game 8
|Winner G3 vs Winner G4
|Day 3
|Game 9
|Winner G5 vs Winner G6
|Loser G7 vs Loser G8
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When I was a boy on the Mississippi River there was a proposition in a township there to discontinue public schools because they were too expensive. An old farmer spoke up and said if they stopped building the schools they would not save anything, because every time a school was closed a jail had to be built. - Mark Twain
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I love that Keller's great-grandniece, Keller Johnson-Thompson, is answering this and other questions on the Hellen Keller Kids' Museum Online, from the American Foundation for the Blind. She shares that Helen was excited about learning to speak even at age 10, with teacher Sarah Fuller:
Helen and Ms. Fuller sat down to begin a task that many claimed was impossible. Ms. Fuller began by placing Helen's hand on her face and in her mouth, lightly at first. This allowed Helen to feel the position of Fuller's tongue and lips when she made a sound. She then shaped Helen's own mouth for making basic vowel sounds. She took Helen's hand and placed it on her throat so that Helen could feel the vibrations. For the next hour, the two focused on making the sounds of language. Helen would gently touch Fuller's face, mouth, tongue, and throat. Helen's hands also probed her own mouth and neck, as she tried to copy what Ms. Fuller was doing. First, she learned to form sounds. With time, she uttered her first sentence: "It is too warm."That happened before we had recording technology, but here's a rare video, many decades later, with her longtime teacher Annie Sullivan, in which you can see the technique they used and hear Keller say, movingly, "I am not dumb:"
Her 1916 'Strike Against War' speech is as strong an example of how Keller used her public speaking voice as you can find. Take the first paragraph, in which she makes clear that her disability is no barrier to the opinions she's about to express:
To begin with, I have a word to say to my good friends, the editors, and others who are moved to pity me. Some people are grieved because they imagine I am in the hands of unscrupulous persons who lead me astray and persuade me to espouse unpopular causes and make me the mouthpiece of their propaganda. Now, let it be understood once and for all that I do not want their pity; I would not change places with one of them. I know what I am talking about. My sources of information are as good and reliable as anybody else's. I have papers and magazines from England, France, Germany and Austria that I can read myself. Not all the editors I have met can do that. Quite a number of them have to take their French and German second hand. No, I will not disparage the editors. They are an overworked, misunderstood class. Let them remember, though, that if I cannot see the fire at the end of their cigarettes, neither can they thread a needle in the dark. All I ask, gentlemen, is a fair field and no favor. I have entered the fight against preparedness and against the economic system under which we live. It is to be a fight to the finish, and I ask no quarter."Neither can they thread a needle in the dark." How's that for an eloquent reference--and the only one here--to her disability and her ability, at once, and with a vivid mind-picture to which any listener can relate?
There's more to love in this speech, I think:
- She makes simple, with language, the striking concept of non-violent resistance: "All you need to do to bring about this stupendous revolution is to straighten up and fold your arms." At a time when America was pressed to join what was then called "The Great War," Keller shared all the pro-war arguments, then reduced them with this one sentence--one to which any listener could relate.
- She's fearless: For someone with apparently every communication strike against her, Keller minces no words, and delivers a speech that would make a brave person think twice. She does not hesitate to refute the current tide of opinion: "we have no enemies foolhardy enough to attempt to invade the United States. The talk about attack from Germany and Japan is absurd. Germany has its hands full and will be busy with its own affairs for some generations after the European war is over." This turned out to be true.
- She called out those who criticized her views using her disability: Few recall Keller as the socialist she was, but once she found her voice, she used it for the downtrodden. She campaigned against war and for women's votes and the working class, along with many other radical causes--and decried those who only pointed out her disability when they disliked her views. Of one newspaperman, she said, "At that time the compliments he paid me were so generous that I blush to remember them. But now that I have come out for socialism he reminds me and the public that I am blind and deaf and especially liable to error. I must have shrunk in intelligence during the years since I met him."
- Her call to action is strong: Using repetition of the active verb "strike," she concludes this talk by saying: "Strike against all ordinances and laws and institutions that continue the slaughter of peace and the butcheries of war. Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought. Strike against manufacturing scrapnel and gas bombs and all other tools of murder. Strike against preparedness that means death and misery to millions of human being." And note that she puts you in the speech, "for without you no battles can be fought." Throughout this speech, she subtly and powerfully reminds that war only takes place with your consent and participation.
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Tulo, Blackmon named to NL All-Star squad
Shortstop led all NL voters; outfielder heading to first Midsummer Classic
DENVER -- Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki has proven that superstar play will be noticed, no matter where it occurs.
Told at the beginning of his career that he may never even be elected to start an All-Star Game, Tulowitzki not only earned his second straight fan-voted start, but he led all National League players with a whopping 5,349,456 votes, according to totals announced by Major League Baseball on Sunday.
"It's funny, because my rookie year I remember talking to [Matt] Holliday and [Garrett] Atkins [Rockies teammates when he broke in late in 2006 and during the team's magical '07 season] and those guys saying, 'Hey, if you play for the Rockies, you'll never be high in the voting. You'll have to get the player votes or the coaches will have to pick you,'" Tulowtizki said Sunday. "I remember holding onto that thought and saying, 'One day, I want to change that about this place.'"
Not only will Tulowitzki start for the NL on July 15 at Target Field in Minneapolis, but outfielder Charlie Blackmon, who leads NL leadoff hitters in home runs with 12 and RBIs with 44 this season, was named to the NL team as a reserve. The Rockies, struggling through an injury-riddled 37-52 record that has them fourth in the NL West, could end up sending three players.
Rockies first baseman Justin Morneau was announced as a candidate for the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote Sponsored by Experian. It would be a homecoming for Morneau, who represented the Twins for four straight years (2007-10).
Tulowitzki became the third player in Rockies history elected to multiple All-Star starts, but the other two were long ago -- outfield Larry Walker (1997-99) and first baseman Todd Helton (2001-03). But never has a Rockies player led the league in voting. Tulowitzki was the voting frontrunner from the first voting update.
The Rockies' market size and lack of success makes Tulowitzki's vote total surprising, but manager Walt Weiss said based on merit, there was no surprise.
"I'm not too surprised," Weiss said. "He's put together such a monster first half that everybody from around the country has taken notice."
Blackmon grabbed the baseball world's attention with a sizzling start. He went 6-for-6 against the D-backs on April 14, and through April 27 had a .402 batting average. The tailoff was inevitable, and Blackmon finished Sunday at .291, but he has produced from a power standpoint.
Going into Sunday he had a .466 leadoff slugging percentage, which was fourth-highest in the NL among hitters from that spot. However, Blackmon had 313 leadoff at-bats. No one ahead of him had more than 168.
The strong numbers and All-Star invitation amount to heady stuff for a player who struggled in Spring Training and even had doubts if he'd make the team, although Weiss saw him as the leadoff man all along.
"I was thinking about that today," Blackmon said. "This is the first time I've made the team out of camp. Even at that, I was on the bubble the whole time. Just a few months down the road, I could have just as easily not made the team. And here we are talking about the All-Star Game. It's just a blessing."
Weiss is proud of how far Blackmon has come. Foot injuries shortened Blackmon's Major League participation in 2011 and '12, and an infection in his knee delayed his rise to the Majors last season. His 87 Major League games this year represent a career high.
"That's what makes it so special," Weiss said. "He's had to fight through some things and earn his way not only onto the field but the starting lineup. He's made the most of it."
Troy Tulowitzki, SS
Prior ASGs: 2009, 2011-13
ASG Stats: 1-for-4
How he made 2014 NL team: Elected by fans.
Why he's an All-Star: By staying healthy this year, Tulowitzki has proven he is simply the game's best two-way shortstop. He not only leads the Majors in batting, on-base percentage, on-base percentage plus slugging percentage (OPS) and runs, but he tops NL shortstops in range factor and fielding percentage.
DYK?: It'll be nice for Tulowitzki to play in the All-Star Game at Target Field. His first All-Star invitation was 2010, but he couldn't play because of a fractured wrist that he suffered when hit by a pitch on June 17 -- in a game against the Twins at Target Field.
Quotable: "You don't get to see the way he prepares. His desire to win comes through somewhat on the field, but I get to see it from the time he shows up. He's as driven as anybody I've been around in the game." -- Rockies manager Walt Weiss
Charlie Blackmon, OF
Prior ASGs: None
ASG Stats: None
How he made 2014 NL team: Player voting.
Why He's an All-Star: Injuries limited Blackmon's Major League time the last three years, but last year he performed well in 82 games. This year, Blackmon settled a leadoff hole that opened with Dexter Fowler was traded to the Astros during the offseason, and has hit put up strong offensive numbers -- especially at Coors Field.
DYK?: He was the 100th MLB player since 1914 with six-plus hits in game.
Quotable: "I can't say I expected it. He certainly showed flashes of it last year, the last part of the year when he was getting consistent playing time. We knew the power was in there." -- Weiss.
Immediately following the announcement of the American League and NL All-Star rosters on Sunday, fans began voting to select the final player for each league's 34-man roster via the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote Sponsored by Experian. Fans can cast their votes from a list of five players from each league until the winners are announced after the voting concludes on Thursday at 2 p.m. MT.
The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans help choose the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com and via Twitter in the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote Sponsored by Pepsi, and their collective voice will represent 20 percent of the overall vote that determines the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
MLB.TV Premium subscribers, for the first time, will be able to live stream the All-Star Game via MLB.TV through FOX's participating video providers. Access will be available across more than 400 platforms that support MLB.TV, including the award-winning MLB.com At Bat app. MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week festivities.
The 85th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.


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I don't know about you, but at our house we like to take every opportunity to fire up the grill. Even in the middle of winter when it's snowing outside. Thankfully, it seems like Spring is here to stay so we don't have to freeze, which makes barbecuing much more enjoyable and gives me a reason to perfect my recipe for delicious foil potatoes on the grill.
I love to experiment and this is hands down, one of the best batches of foil potatoes I've made in a while. It's by no means anything spectacular or fancy but I love how the two very different cheeses add so much interesting flavor to simple potatoes.
To make these you will need the following:
Aluminum foil
1 gallon freezer bag
Potatoes, thinly sliced
Onion, sliced
Italian Seasoning
Garlic Salt
Olive Oil
Goat Cheese
Gruyere, grated (we love the cheddar/gruyere blend from Trader Joe's)
Take the freezer bag and add about 1-2 tbsp of olive oil to it, depending on the amount of potatoes you'll be using. Also add in all of your spices (ital. sasoning, garlic salt, pepper, paprika). No measurements here, so just a dash of each or however much you'd like.
Add in your potaoes, zip it and shake it all well.
Lay out large sheets of aluminum foil and spray with a bit of cooking spray.
Place a layer of potatoes down, add some onions and some gruyere cheese. Now add another layer of potatoes, onions and gruyere cheese over that. Lastly, cut some of the goat cheese up into slices or chunks (it's very creamy and soft, so whatever works). Place the goat cheese on top of the potatoes.
Now wrap up your foil packages tightly so that they can be flipped on the grill.
Place on the grill and cook until potatoes are done and cheeses have melted.
Delicious, I tell you!
PS: I am no food photographer and I realize that these may not look all that amazing in the pictures, but I promise they do taste much better than they look ;)


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How much information can you extract from a single photograph? In this photo, some things seem obvious at first glance. But what else can you infer by looking at the smaller details in the photo?
- What objects do you see?
- Which details seem important to understanding what is going on?
- What is the main activity that you notice?
- What do you notice about WHERE this photo was taken?
- What kind of building do you think this is?
- Can you make any inferences about the surrounding area?
- Do you have a guess as to WHEN it might be?
- What details give you clues as to the time period of this photo?
- Can you make any inferences about the season, temperature or time?
- What is odd or unexpected?
- What seems irrelevant or unrelated to the main activity?
- Do any details seem to contradict or undermine your first analysis of the photo?
- Are there any mysteries within the photo? What questions do you have?
This week we challenge you to wring the maximum amount of information from this image! Look closely and share what this photograph tells about you about the time and place in which it was taken by leaving us a comment below.
Come back on Friday when we will update the post with more identifying information!
UPDATED: Woman at telephone switchboard in Coleman, Florida (1906)
J.O. Fleece's telephone company had exchanges in Wildwood and Coleman and served the central Sumter County area. Mr. Fleece sold the service to Peninsular Telephone Company about 1914.


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Video- and photo-sharing app Snapchat is having a meteoric rise. It shares more than 200 million photos a day, a number that is reaching Facebook's level of photo-sharing, and has been recently valued at $860 million without making a penny.
Snapchat, only two years old and privately owned, has no revenue, Fortune reported.
It's harder to understand the valuation when one looks at the way Snapchat does business. Its "snaps" or photos with messages, only last a few seconds in an attempt to stop users from downloading them or taking screenshots. Snapchat is supposed to be ephemeral (although there are ways around that, especially if you are using iOS 7), so placing ads on something for only a few seconds isn't the usual mobile ad model.
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Another reason for the valuation is that investors could be hoping to cash in once Snapchat is bought by a large company such as Facebook or Google, but even then it's not a sure thing. Remember that this happened before with the photo-sharing app Color, which raised $41 million before it even launched in 2010, and was valued at $167 million. Google offered $200 million to its founders but was refused, and it seemed as if the app was on the rise. Yet as of 2012, the app is dead -- obviously because it wasn't worth $167 million.


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Obscure(ish) Academic Fair Use Case Has Potential For Wide-Ranging Impact
from the fair-use-for-education dept
Recently, Tim Geigner had a post about the lawsuit concerning fair use at Georgia State University. Nancy Sims, the Copyright Librarian at University of Minnesota Libraries offered to write up a guest post delving into the deeper issues raised by this lawsuit.
Trial is currently under way in a copyright suit against Georgia State University brought by a number of academic publishers (and funded by an interesting additional party). We won't know the outcome of the trial for a while, and the losing party (whoever it ends up being) will almost certainly appeal the district court's decision, so the case hasn't attracted much attention outside of academic spheres. But it has the potential to set some far-reaching precedents on fair use, and anyone interesting in copyright and tech policy should be following.
The publisher-plaintiffs are suing over the way instructors (and possibly others on campus) share course readings like academic articles and excerpts from academic books. They are objecting both to readings posted on course websites (i.e., uploaded by instructors and accessible only to students registered for a course) and readings shared via "e-reserves" (i.e., shared online through university libraries, usually also with access restricted to students registered for the course). The publishers claim that sharing copies of readings with students is not usually a fair use, that faculty can't really be trusted to make their own calls about what is or is not fair use, and that permissions fees should be paid for most of these uses.
Without going into the details of the draconian injunction the publishers have requested if they prevail, the baseline claim of the lawsuit - that few of these uses are fair uses - is a pretty extreme one. The publisher-plaintiffs are emphasizing that online sharing of readings is equivalent to paper photocopied coursepacks, because lawsuits in the 1990s established that it's not fair use when commercial copy shops sell paper coursepacks for profit. Suddenly the copy shops (which had been providing the coursepacks for just over reproduction costs) had to clear licensing for each article or chapter included. (Fun party trick: to identify which individuals in a room full of academics were students later than 1996; simply ask them whether their coursepacks were affordable, or expensive. Additional fun: watch the expressions on the faces of pre-1996 students when you tell them how much coursepacks currently cost students - as much as $500 per pack!) Incidentally, the Copyright Clearance Center, the ostensibly non-profit organization that facilitates paying for those permissions, although not a party to the Georgia State suit, is underwriting the publisher-plaintiffs' litigation fees.
But the "coursepack cases" were all focused on copying at commercial copy shops. None of the currently-contested uses are for-profit. The only market harm is that the publishers are willing to license every use, but the academic community is not taking them up on this offer. (Much of the content shared in course websites has even already been purchased once for campus use as licensed library resources - although most of the licenses are only for access through the publisher website. E-reserve materials are less likely to be materials for which the library already has subscription access - they're more likely to be unique or one-off materials.) While the fair use statute does say that harm to "potential markets" is relevant to a fair use determination, a ruling against fair use at Georgia State would do a lot to establish that any time a copyright holder is willing to sell a license, not taking them up on it is inherently infringement.
It is also helpful for the plaintiffs to focus on coursepacks because in those cases, copy shops were held responsible for the decisions instructors made about what readings to copy for their students. In the Georgia State case, the plaintiffs are arguing not just that most course reading uses are not fair uses, but that the University should be responsible for individual instructors' decisions on fair use. Certainly, individual instructors may make bad decisions about fair use sometimes, but the publishers don't want to deal with the inefficiency and negative PR that would accompany suing individual instructors. Trying to have the institution held liable makes for a very efficient lawsuit, and if the tactic succeeds, will force the institution to develop a single policy on use of course materials - vitiating the flexibility and case-by-case determination that fair use is supposed to provide far more rapidly than suits against individuals would.
However much the plaintiffs would like it to be so, paper coursepacks are not the only relevant comparison. For example "e-reserves" are very similar to more traditional "course reserves", where a physical copy of an item is held "on reserve" at the library and individual students can check it out for short periods of time. Most students check out reserve materials just long enough to photocopy or scan the readings for their own use - and many would accept that those personal copies are legitimate fair uses. Sharing articles on course websites is very similar to an instructor handing out paper copies in class - again, a practice many would consider to be a fair use. Even the existing precedents against some uses of research articles admit that making personal copies of articles for research is often a fair use - "We do not deal with the question of copying by an individual, for personal use in research or otherwise (not for resale), recognizing that under the fair use doctrine or the de minimis doctrine, such a practice by an individual might well not constitute an infringement." (AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION v. TEXACO INC., 60 F.3d 913 (2nd Cir. 1994).)
Finally, the copyright statute explicitly includes "multiple copies for classroom use" as an example of a fair use. Certainly it is possible that some of the e-reserves and course website uses that instructors undertake trespass outside the bounds of fair use. But no institution can police use decisions on the part of all its participants at the level of responsibility this suit seeks to impose without creating policies that wipe out any contextual sensitivity or flexibility in what is supposed to be copyright's "breathing space". Additionally, because copies for classroom use are an archetypical fair use, if the publisher-plaintiffs prevail in this suit, it undermines fair use claims in all of the other areas explicitly listed in the statute (including "criticism, comment, news reporting, [...] scholarship, or research") - much less those not enumerated specifically as examples of fair uses. This obscure academic fair use lawsuit has the potential for broad impact on us all.
Update: Since this post was written, there have been some updates on the case, which you can read about here. It appears that the "nightmare scenario" has been avoided for now...
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The ongoing effort to contain a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is proceeding on multiple fronts, and the full impact on the region won't be known for some time.
Here's what's known about the spill — and what's not — so far:
What caused the accident?
The Deepwater Horizon was an exploratory rig that drilled down about 18,000 feet (according to BP) to get to pockets of oil and gas under pressure. At some point a surge in pressure overwhelmed the system designed to contain it and the oil and gas ignited.
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The explosion on April 20 killed 11 workers on the rig, which eventually sank after burning for days.
A Congressional committee has already announced that it will investigate the cause of the accident; various other agencies are conducting separate investigations.
A major focus of the investigation will be the failure of a "blowout preventer" installed at the opening of the well. The probe will look at work done the day before the explosion to cement cracks in the ocean floor around the pipe that carries oil to the surface. Several other pieces of equipment designed to stop the flow of oil also failed.
Investigators will also have to unravel who is responsible for the failure. Although BP has overall responsibility, the drilling rig is owned and operated by another company, Transocean. A third company, Halliburton, did the cement work.
How big is the spill?
As of Tuesday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's map shows the spill covering an area more than 60 miles across, with the heaviest concentrations extending roughly 15 miles from the source of the spill. So far, relatively small amounts have reached land. Shifting winds have complicated forecasts about where the spill will make landfall.
The spill continues to expand, but it's not clear exactly how fast. BP was criticized early on for understating how fast oil was flowing from the well, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates oil is flowing at a rate of about 210,000 gallons a day. As of Tuesday, that would put the total at about 3 million gallons — though some of that has been recovered or dispersed. The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill amounted to about 11 million gallons.
How does BP plan to stop the oil from flowing?
BP is working on several solutions. One involves drilling a "relief" well next to the original to intercept the oil before it flows to the surface. That's not easy: the target is only 7 inches wide and it's several miles deep in the seabed under 5,000 feet of water. It's like threading a needle in the dark with your toes. Even if it succeeds in hitting the bull's-eye, the new well will take more than two months to drill.
In the short term, BP is also trying to deploy a "dome" to capture the oil as it comes out of the ocean floor. That involves dropping a giant steel box over the well and pumping the oil from the box up to the surface where it can be collected in a tanker. The technique has worked before, but it's never been tried in water as deep as the BP well.
What's being done to clean up the mess?
An armada of ships — some 200 barges, skimmers, tugs and other vessels — is attacking the slick several ways. Some are working to collect the oil from the surface. As of Tuesday more than a million gallons of oil-water mix had been picked up. More than 40 miles of booms have been laid to try to contain the oil until it can be recovered or dispersed. The slick is also being attacked by airplanes dropping dispersant. BP has estimated the cost at about $6 million a day.
The Coast Guard has also tried burning off some of the oil. All of these efforts have been hampered by bad weather and heavy seas. The weather seems to have calmed, however, and clean-up crews were expecting several days of quiet seas.
Who's going to pay for the damage?
BP is on the hook for the cost of the cleanup, and already faces dozens of lawsuits from commercial fishermen, tour boat operators and beach front property owners. The company has also set up a claims center at 1-800-440-0858.
It's not clear how much the company will have to pay out for those damage claims. The Oil Pollution Act, passed after the Valdez spill in 1990, created a federal trust fund with taxes paid by oil companies. That law caps BP's liability at $75 million, but a bill introduced in the Senate Monday would raise that to $10 billion.
A lot will depend on the final determination of what caused the accident; sorting out liability between BP and Transocean could involve a protracted legal battle. BP CEO Tony Hayward said Monday that "this wasn't our accident."
How much damage is the spill going to cause?
The impact is potentially catastrophic; the Gulf coast is still recovering from Hurricane Katrina and marine wildlife is already struggling with various manmade stresses. Commercial fishing represents a $3 billion industry.
But a lot depends on the weather, the ongoing clean-up effort and how quickly the flow of oil can be stopped.
What's this going to do to oil and gasoline prices?
In the short run, not much. The amount of oil lost is a drop in the barrel of Gulf production, which so far hasn't been affected by the spill or the cleanup effort. If the spill spreads, it could slow down the shipment of oil to Gulf Coast refineries, which produce roughly half of all gasoline and diesel consumed in the U.S. There's no sign of any production slowdown so far.
Oil prices have been rising for other reasons: the economic recovery is boosting demand; and investors have been big buyers of oil, which has helped drive up prices over the past year.
Longer term, the spill could bring more drilling restrictions in the Gulf, which could slow the expansion of new production. But it's hard to predict how much impact that would have on prices.
Is there any evidence that the accident was caused by sabotage?
None whatsoever, but that hasn't stopped people from speculating. Some conspiracy theorists have suggested the rig was blown up to prompt restrictions on offshore drilling or stall legislation on carbon cap and trade.


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Heat Sealing Considerations for Sterile Barrier Systems
The resultant material bond and seal strength of a heat seal packaging process depends on several factors, including: sealing dwell time, sealing temperature, sealing pressure, characteristics of the sealant and even the test method used to measure the seal strength. Seals must be strong enough to withstand the rigors of shipping and handling, yet at the same time facilitate easy access for the end-user to open the sterile package using aseptic presentation techniques. Optimizing the heat sealing process and consistently producing packages with the appropriate seal strength is of critical importance because it can have a direct impact on product efficacy and patient safety.
Sealing Dwell Time
Sealing dwell time refers to the time the heating elements of a packaging process (clamps, plates, bars, etc.) are in direct contact with the substrate(s). It can be either one-sided or two-sided heating. The two materials come together to form a bond or seal. It is important to understand how the equipment measures the dwell time to determine "true dwell time," which is when the webs are actually pressed together. That's because controls for heat sealing equipment vary and cycle time may or may not include travel time for the machine to engage into its final closed position. Any variation in the rates of materials reaching their seal initiation temperature, even by fractions of a second, can have a measureable effect on seal strength.
Sealing Temperature
The heat sealing process, as previously described, marries two materials and creates a bond. To achieve this bond, one of the materials typically carries a surface sealant layer. The heating elements of heat seal packaging equipment are raised to a temperature high enough to either melt or activate the sealant.
The primary heat seal factors of time, temperature and pressure are interactive. A change or tweak in one typically requires a change or tweak in one or more of the other factors. A balance between time, temperature and pressure must be met to achieve the desired seal strength and visual seal transfer. Depending on the activation temperature of the sealant, raising the temperature and lowering the dwell time or lowering the temperature and raising the dwell time could produce more consistent seals without transparentizing the Tyvek®. Temperatures must be high enough to activate the sealant layer, while not overheating the surface of the material and inducing extreme transparentization.
It is recommended to optimize the heat sealing process using tools such as Design of Experiments. This not only results in a heat sealing process that consistently produces acceptable seals, but also can optimize energy output and operational throughput and efficiencies.
Sealing Pressure
The third key factor of heat sealing is the pressure at which the equipment brings together and holds the two materials together to form the seal. It is important to know the actual pressure the substrates are exposed to because this value is often not equivalent to the input pressure or the setpoint on the machine controls. There are many techniques to measure sealing pressure—from sensor paper to more sophisticated electronic sensor technologies. For most heat seal materials, pressure is the least significant of the three factors required to make a heat seal.
Other Factors
The three main factors for heat sealing—dwell time, temperature and pressure—can produce significant variability in seal strength. However, there are other factors related to time, temperature and pressure that can also affect heat seals. Some common factors include:
Variation in platen temperature—"hot spots" or "cold spots"
Non-uniform heat transfer due to uneven contact or pressure caused by a warped or misaligned platen
Material thickness or variation
To produce uniform seal strengths resulting in clean, peelable seals that are strong enough to withstand the rigors encountered during shipping, it is important to develop a robust heat sealing process by optimizing the dwell time, temperature and pressure for specific material combinations.


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FAIRFAX, Va. – Roads, taxes, money for families and the disabled — just some of the things Fairfax County citizens say the General Assembly should tackle when they get back to work this week.
Most of the state senators and delegates representing Fairfax County residents sat in the council's chamber Saturday for hours of requests and complaints from the public.
Elected leaders, including Vienna Mayor M. Jane Seeman and Sharon Bulova, chair of the county Board of Supervisors also spoke to the group at the public hearing.
Vienna's mayor, and Vienna town councilmember Laurie Cole particularly focused on Fairfax County's recently passed ordinance that blocks Vienna Water from charging higher rates than Fairfax Water. Customers of Falls Church and Vienna Water who live outside the towns' limits testified in favor of the new Fairfax County ordinance, and against a bill that State Senator Chap Peterson plans to introduce in Richmond that would block it.
Others, like Al Frances, from Clifton, spoke about transportation issues.
"The secondary roads in my subdivision have not been repaved once in 25 years," he says.
Senator Richard Saslaw, who chaired the public hearing, agreed with Frances' assessment that VDOT simply doesn't have enough money.
"Would you be able to maintain your same standard of living you had the same income today that you had in 1986?" Saslow asked.
"The General Assembly, we're of the opinion that VDOT should be able to do that. And obviously, it ain't workin'"
When Betsy Martin asked the legislators to pass a bag tax similar to those in effect in D.C. and Montgomery County in order to prevent litter, Saslow directed her to local leaders.
"That bill gets put in every year and never gets more than two or three votes in committee," he said.
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Plaxico Burress had the big breakout game the New York Jets have been waiting for.
The veteran wide receiver caught three touchdown passes, including the go-ahead score that was set up by another interception by Darrelle Revis, and the Jets stormed back in the second half to defeat the San Diego Chargers 27-21 on Sunday.
Leading 21-17, the Chargers appeared to be driving for a possible game-sealing score when Philip Rivers threw to Vincent Jackson and the ball tipped off the receiver's hands and right to Revis, who returned the interception 64 yards to the Chargers 19.
Revis had two interceptions on Monday night, including a 100-yard touchdown return, in the Jets' 24-6 win against the Miami Dolphins.
After a few runs by Shonn Greene and a defensive holding penalty -- the Chargers' 11th penalty in the game -- Mark Sanchez found Burress on a slant for a 3-yard touchdown to give the Jets (4-3) the lead for the first time with 8:41 remaining. It was Burress' second three-TD catch game of his career, and first since 2007 while with the Giants.
San Diego turned it over again on its next possession when the Chargers (4-2) faced a third-and-6 from their 41 and Kyle Wilson picked off Rivers for the first interception of his career.
Nick Folk's 30-yard field goal with 1:36 left made it 27-21. San Diego had one last shot for a winning drive, but couldn't really threaten against New York's defense.
With the victory, the Jets headed into their bye-week break with two straight wins -- both at home -- after a three-game road losing streak.
They also are off to their first 4-0 start at home since 2004.
Sanchez finished 18 of 33 for 173 yards and three touchdowns, all to Burress, and an interception. Burress had just four catches for 25 yards, but he provided the red-zone presence the Jets hoped he'd be when they signed him as a free agent after he served 20 months in prison on a gun charge.
Greene had a season-high 112 yards on 20 carries. LaDainian Tomlinson, facing his former team for the first time since signing with the Jets last offseason, became the fourth running back in NFL history with 600 catches before leaving in the fourth quarter with what the team called an illness.
The game had some added spice when Jets coach Rex Ryan created a coast-to-coast stir when he said he would've won a few Super Bowl rings if he had been hired as the Chargers' coach in 2007. That job went to Norv Turner, who shot back at Ryan asking if Ryan had those rings stored with the ones he has guaranteed with the Jets.
But it was the Chargers who jumped out to an early lead and would have been up by a bunch if not for their mistakes. San Diego, coming off its bye, was sloppy as it was called for a whopping 13 penalties that kept the Jets in it early.
Mike Tolbert gave San Diego a 21-10 lead with 1:16 remaining in the first half on a 1-yard touchdown run.
The drive went 87 yards on 11 plays, helped by a 29-yard run by Tolbert that drew an angry first pump on the sideline from Ryan. Three plays later, Malcom Floyd made an acrobatic one-handed catch on which many of the fans at MetLife Stadium wanted Ryan to challenge, thinking the ball might have hit the ground on Floyd's way down.
On second-and-goal from the 8, Jim Leonhard was called for pass interference while defending Antonio Gates. After two runs for no gain, Tolbert bulldozed his way into the end zone from a yard out.
New York had an impressive drive on its second possession of the second half, capping a 10-play drive on Burress' 4-yard touchdown catch that made it 21-17 with 2:57 left in the third quarter.
The Chargers took a 7-0 lead just 1:49 into the game when they took advantage of a turnover by the Jets.
After three straight runs -- and a rare first-quarter first down by the Jets -- Sanchez was hit and threw a wobbly pass to Dustin Keller, who caught the ball but had it ripped out of his hands by Donald Butler. The Chargers' linebacker ran down the sideline and clear into the end zone, and capped his touchdown with a mock tribute to Tomlinson by sticking out his arm and flipping the ball off his fingertips as the Jets running back does when he scores.
Tomlinson, sixth on the NFL's career rushing list, reached his milestone midway through the first quarter when he joined Larry Centers (827), Marshall Faulk (767) and Keith Byars (610) as running backs with 600 or more receptions. He got No. 600 on a 6-yard shovel pass from Sanchez on third-and-7 from the Chargers 22. The Jets kicked a field goal on the next play to cut the deficit to 7-3.
New York appeared to take a 10-7 lead on its next possession on a 23-yard touchdown catch by Santonio Holmes, but the score was negated by a holding penalty on center Nick Mangold. Two plays later, Sanchez went for the end zone again, tossing a pass to Burress that was easily picked off by Eric Weddle and returned 25 yards to the Chargers 24.
San Diego took advantage of the turnover, going on a 14-play scoring drive that was capped by Gates' 2-yard touchdown catch with 12:11 left in the first half, putting the Chargers up 14-3.
Gates had missed three straight games with a flare-up of plantar fasciitis in his right foot after tearing scar tissue near the injury Sept. 18 against New England. He finished with five catches for 54 yards.
The Jets came right back as Burress caught a 3-yard touchdown pass with 7:18 left in the opening half to make it 14-10. The Jets were helped by four Chargers penalties -- two pass interference calls and two offsides -- on the drive.


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Here in Hungary, Matthew and I have a weekly ritual doing the grocery shopping. Normally, in the US we go to our grocery store by car (how else?). Here in Budapest the first thing I decided was not to use a car for grocery shopping. I wanted to enjoy a year of grocery shopping sans cars. Since we live in a city we were able to carry this out easily. There is a large grocery store (a chain called SPAR) and a market (called piacin Hungarian)in a 10-minute walking distance or two bus stops away from our block. The bus stops almost in front of our house.
Here I can buy everything I need. I use SPAR for milk, bread, meat and other food items. I buy fruits, vegetables and honey at the market. SPAR has those items as well but I like the idea of supporting the small producers at the market. As a bonus the market has on its 3rd floor a really good food court. It is not your American style food court that you find in the mall. The vendors are all small businesses – no Burger King, Sbarros or KFC here – and the dishes sold are Hungarian staples such as babgulyás, palacsinta, lángos, etc. The food is good and it's really cheap; for about $3-4 you can buy a full meal of soup, main course and a palacsinta. So sometimes I skip the cooking all together and buy our dinner here ready-made.
So a couple times a week Matthew and I set out on our trip likes this: me with my little 'pulley' and Matthew on his 'motor'. Pulleys and motors are essential part
of life in Budapest. I most often see seniors with pulleys – these are little carts that puts your purchases on wheels making the hauling your groceries home much easier. And the push toy that Matthew is sitting on is the 'motor'. It resembles a motorbike hence the name. I've never seen these in the US and I'm told it's a Hungarian invention. Indeed, it seems that if you have a toddler in Hungary you must own a 'motor'. And it makes sense. It's not just that the kids like to ride motors but also they can ride motors at the same pace as adults walk. This makes moving around town with your toddler a much more enjoyable experience.


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The Ray Summers Band – Boots N Cats
Hailing from Scotland The Ray Summers band came together in the beginning of 2008. They are going on a UK tour right now! So try and catch them soon as they will be famous this time next year!!
The band are:
Andy Ure (vocals)
Andrew Douglas (guitar)
David Horne (guitar/keyboards/vocals)
Chris Jackson (guitar)
Billy Kay (bass/vocals)
Lee Burgoyne (drums)
This upbeat tune was nabbed from myspace and uploaded to youtube, It is from a Studio recording that may or may not be released next year.
Head over to their myspace site to find out more information.
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Ada is a modern programming language designed for large, long-lived applications – and embedded systems in particular – where reliability and efficiency are essential. It was originally developed in the early 1980s (this version is generally known as Ada 83) by a team led by Dr. Jean Ichbiah at CII-Honeywell-Bull in France. The language was revised and enhanced in an upward compatible fashion in the early 1990s, under the leadership of Mr. Tucker Taft from Intermetrics in the U.S. The resulting language, Ada 95, was the first internationally standardized (ISO) Object-Oriented Language. Read More »
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