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Friday afternoons are great for mixing. Don't know why, really. Maybe because the weekend is finally here and that sense of 'I can do whatever I want!' kicks in, or maybe it's the psyche playing tricks on you, or maybe, just maybe, the postman just delivered a huge stack of nice tunes and you're eager to play them out.. I don't know, but somehow friday afternoons are great for making mixtapes. So, I decided to record some of my friday afternoons. My mood. My current swing. My dive into my collection of records.
This friday my focus was very much roots reggae based. I published a nice interview with Lady Ann and thus, I took a dive into my reggae 45's. You'd expect me to play dancehall then, but no. I hadn't prepared anything, I just played my newly arrived Ethiopians tune (wicked!!) and went from there.
Have a good weekend!
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Ethiopians - Starvation (GG's Records)
Max Romeo - Press along Joshua (Succes)
Royals - Promise Land (Wambesi)
Heptones - Love without feeling (Jungle)
Chantells - Black Pearl (Tropical Records)
Chantells - Children of jah jah (Hammer Productions)
Gregory Isaacs - The end of the world (Reflections)
The Rebels - It's all in the game (Trojan)
Donna Dwason - Money can't buy love (Joe Gibbs)
Joy White - It dread out deh (Hot Shot)
Mickey Simpson - See dem a come (Naa-Na)
Bim Sherman - Trying (Red Sea)
Larry Marshall - Heavy heavy load (Superbad)
Leroy Smart - So strong (Roots from Yard)
Chantells - True born African (Phase One)
Leroy King - Mash down Babylon (Phase One)
Dave Robinson - Chaga Chaga Warrior (Leo)
Rod Taylor - Ethiopian king (Freedom Sounds)


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This time, tedium sets in early and never loosens its grip. The gags are obvious, predictable and dull.
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Nothing is new, which is a problem. Nothing is particularly funny or endearing, which is a worse problem.
I didn't laugh much, nor did my 10-year-old companions, but nobody had their soul crushed by the experience. This is the film industry's Hippocratic oath: First, crush no souls.
Leave it to a wimpy kid to show Hollywood how to make a family movie with live people in it.
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OK for kids 9+
More of Greg's humorous antics; fun for series fans.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that this sequel to 2010's Diary of a Wimpy Kid (based on the hugely popular series of books by Jeff Kinney) continues the misadventures of Greg, a middle-school kid who tries a little too hard to be popular. There's less scatological humor this time around (except for some bird poop), but there is a scene in which Greg's older brother, Rodrick, throws a wild party while his parents are out; teens drink from anonymous red cups and act crazy, though there's no real mention or implication of alcohol. Other scenes include some shouting, threatening, and bullying, as well as a brief fight. Characters also toss around middle-school insults like "jerk," "loser," and "butt brain." Fans of the original movie will find more to enjoy here, although there's less Rowley in this installment.
Messages: Despite his ongoing attempts to become popular with his peers (each and every one of which backfires), Greg learns important lessons about being himself and sacrificing his self-respect for someone else's best interests -- in this case, his older brother, Rodrick. The siblings find a way to bond with each other this time around ... although their bond springs from their mutual need to cover up some bad behavior.
Role models: In the previous movie, Rowley was a positive role model in that he was confident enough to be himself and became popular as a result. Here he's more of a supporting character to the misguided Greg and to Greg's mean older brother, Rodrick. The brothers begin to bond for an iffy reason, but eventually they learn to truly stick together, and Greg learns that being yourself can bring unexpected rewards.
Violence: Some bullying and threatening. Rodrick picks on Greg mercilessly, and in one scene, they physically start to brawl; Greg jumps on Rodrick, and they both fall to the floor, struggling.
Sex: Some minor flirting, as Greg develops a crush on the pretty new girl in school.
Language: Frequently used insults include "jerk," "lame," "loser," "fart," "doofus" and "butt brain." Also "oh my God."
Consumerism: The kids in this movie seem to eat a lot of junk food, but for the most part, brands are effectively disguised or parodied. A bottle of "Cola" is visible in one scene, and it looks like it might be "Coca-Cola," but it's not for certain. "Cheese Curls" are visible, and a "Twix" candy bar is seen more than once.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Rodrick throws a wild party, and teens are seen drinking from red cups, the contents of which are unknown. No mention or suggestion of alcohol is ever made, but in that context, some viewers could infer that that's what's in the cups. In one scene, Rowley lip-syncs to Ke$ha's "Tik Tok," which includes lyrics about drinking and partying.
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Mar 5, 2010 at 6:28 pm
The Valve Stem seals are shot in the TPI engine.May as well rebuild the whole thing while I'm at it.
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If you got some good looking cars there!!
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This is a continuation of our series on SQL Server BI for DBAs. In this posting, I'm going to keep it short with just 5 common areas that I see DBAs focus on most effectively when you are responsible for a SQL Server data warehouse instead of a classic OLTP database application. This is not going to focus on either of the new Microsoft SQL Server data warehouse appliance or reference server offerings: Fast Track & Parallel Data Warehouse. Instead, we'll assume classic SQL Server 2005, 2008 or 2008 R2 as the database engine for your DW.
BTW, in no particular order:
1. Understand the different landscape
When managing OLTP application databases, as a DBA, your focus is on ensuring that the applications that are driving your business are running effectively & efficiently, data integrity is maintained and de-duped through 3rd normal form (normalized) data schemas, workload patterns are predictable and weighted toward inserts & updates and are optimized to validate user input. But when you are responsible for a data warehouse, expect a lot of ad-hoc queries, de-normalized data schemas and lots of worrying about data quality.
2. Usage Patterns: Bursts, Bulks and Reads
The data that gets loaded into the data warehouse tables will likely come in large bulk (ETL) operations. Data warehouses can usually benefit from more indexes. But there is a heavy price to pay for all of those indexes during the data loading ETL phase. A common practice is to drop indexes on the load tables before the bulk operations and then recreate them after the process. Remember to look for missing missing indexes in the missing index DMVs.
3. What to keep your eyes on
Here is a common list of counters and DMVs to monitor specific to SQL Server data warehouses: Missing indexes (sys.dm_db_missing_index_groups), watch for fragmentation due to large IO operations (sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats), check IO with Avg Disk Reads/Sec and also in Perfmon, keep your eyes on page life expectancy. When you see low values here, you should go back and look for missing index. Remember the nature of ad-hoc querying in a data warehouse environment can be a challenge to keep up with.
4. Manage large data movement with partitions
When I discussed last week about implementing a scalable SSAS cube, I left out partitioning the fact table or the cube as part of the discussion. In the data warehouse DBA role, with large data warehouses, managing partitions needs to be a part of your role and managing the lifecycle of data as it comes into life in the warehouse, moves out of active partitions and is archived. We won't have the time in this blog series to go into details of archiving strategies for data warehouses. But managing partitions is a necessary part of the data lifecycle.
A common partitioning practice in data warehouses is to partition fact tables by date and pick a partition based on a time period that may be weekly or monthly, based on the most common dates that are queried by users. To manage those partitions, old data can be switched out to an old partition. This is where SQL Server 2008's new partitioning wizard and sliding window techniques will come in handy to you.
One of my favorite ways to introduce DBAs new to a data warehouse role is to go to the Project Real website, which was a joint project between Microsoft, Barnes & Noble, Unisys and a few other partners. They designed an excellent reference architecture for building a basic data warehouse in SQL Server 2005 and is fully transferable to SQL Server 2008. Many more deeper treatments on partitioning strategies in ETL and data warehouses are explained in detail there.
5. Manage the ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) operations
One of the aspects of managing a data warehouse that is different in nearly all cases of a data warehouse over an OLTP system is that there will inevitably exist a process by which data from one or more (usually more and usually many different source types) sources of transactional data that is needed by the business users for their common business reports directly against the data warehouse or used by an SSAS cube for querying. In SQL Server, the ETL is very likely going to be implemented from a series of SSIS packages that the ETL developers created that you, as a DBA, will need to monitor for success/failure, index impact and scheduling. You can log into the SSIS service from SSMA by selecting Integration Services from the object explorer and then manage the packages from either the MSDB stored in the database or from the file system. You can either manually execute the package from SSMS or schedule it for a periodic run from SQL Server Agent jobs.


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Countryside Itinerary 1 Day
This is a glimpse of what to do in Countryside for 1 day from Countryside itinerary 1 day created by our travel experts. These are the places to visit in Countryside in 1 day. Decide easily now where to go in 1 day in Countryside.
Day 1
- Rodeway Inn
- Joe's Saloon
- Max McCook Athletic & Exposition
- Slagers
- Primal Oceans Salt Cave
- First United Methodist Church
- Western Springs Baptist Church
- First Congregational Church Of Western Springs
- Go Ape Zip Line & Treetop Adventure - Bemis Woods
- Western Springs Park District
- La Grange Theatre
A Day in Countryside - Perfect 24 Hours Guide
Whether you're in Countryside just for a day with your friends, a day off on a business trip, or first timer backpacking on a solo trip and you've always wanted to go to Countryside, you can still explore this city of United States and get a feel for its culture and history.
Is one day enough for Countryside?
Wondering whether one day is enough or not, to explore Countryside? Certainly not; but here's how you can make the most of it. Though Countryside is the place to be, suggesting attractions for 24 hours in Countryside could be a tough choice as there are many places than you can visit. You might get a glimpse of Countryside, but for a local slice, you of course need a lot more time. On this trip, we suggest you cover only 4-5 popular attractions of Countryside, spending time walking around and discovering the history, culture, and people.
What to pack for 1 day in Countryside vacation?
It can be worth having a petite backpack for Countryside day trip. More helpful things to pack for a day trip to Countryside:
- Light jacket
- Maps and Brochures
- Snacks and Water Bottle
- Camera with batteries
How much money do you need for 1 day in Countryside?
The average daily price for traveling in Countryside is USD 106. The average price of food for one day is USD 32.5. The average price of a hotel for a couple is USD 95.98.
How to spend 1 day in Countryside?
The best way to explore Countryside in 1 day is to visit the best Countryside attractions and avoid the crowd whenever possible. This Countryside itinerary of 1 day takes you to the landmark spots like Rolling Lanes, House Of Color, Brainard Avenue Baptist Church. Along with a mist-trix of must-see attractions, outdoor activities and few family and kid's activities like a visit to Soehrman Park, you will have a splendid time on your one day trip to Countryside for sure.
Countryside travel tips to save time and money
Easy and handy Countryside guidelines for your one day trip in Countryside:
- Don't try to fit in everything
- Book a guided Countryside sightseeing tour
- Start early, you will have more time to explore as well you can easily beat the crowds.
- Don't leave your planning until the last minute
Where to stay for 1 day in Countryside?
Since you have only 24 hours in Countryside, you should make the most of it by staying around the city's top attractions. Although it might not be the best deal, you will save time as well money spent on commute. Whatever your budget is, you can easily find the cheap and budget friendly accommodations in Countryside for 1 day. Locals also offer cozy homestays with awesome food and they would guide you to plan your travel accordingly.
Best places to eat in Countryside if you've only 1 day:
Want to explore the sumptuous cuisine of this city? Then, visit the most popular restaurants for delicious food.
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If you want to explore the offbeat places in Countryside and know its every nook and corner, then hopping onto a metro/train or a local city bus will be a smart choice.
Whether you are for in Countryside for 24 hours or more we have each custom trip plans created just for you.
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Many analytical tools integrate with Microsoft Excel, and for a simple reason: People who crunch numbers for a living spend a lot of time with spreadsheets. SQL Server 2005's data-mining algorithms offer powerful capabilities for analyzing data, but Microsoft didn't provide any out-of-the box tools for delivering data mining to the desktop until recently. In February 2007, Microsoft delivered the Data Mining Add-ins for Office 2007, which let you take advantage of SQL Server 2005 predictive analytics in Excel 2007 and Microsoft Office Visio 2007. Let's walk through the installation and configuration of the Data Mining Add-ins and look at a comprehensive sample. We'll focus on one add-in tool in particular: the Data Mining Client for Excel.
Installation and Initial Configuration
Before installing the add-ins, make sure Excel 2007 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 are installed on your machine. Additionally, run Office Setup from the Control Panel Add/Remove Programs applet to ensure that the .NET Programmability Support component is installed under Excel. (This component is included with the default installation of Excel.) Lastly, you'll need access to an instance of SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services, though this instance doesn't have to reside on your machine. I recommend that you also install the AdventureWorks Analysis Services database sample. (The Microsoft article "Running Setup to Install AdventureWorks Sample Databases and Samples," http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143804.aspx, explains how to install the sample.)
Next, download and install the Data Mining Add-ins. (For download details, go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=82754.) In the Feature Selection window, which you'll see after you begin the installation process on your local machine, make sure the following features, at a minimum, are set to be installed on the local hard drive:
- Data Mining Client for Excel, which lets you run through the full datamining process within Excel 2007
- Server Configuration Utility, which lets you set Analysis Services server properties specific to data mining and create a database for storing models.
After the installation is complete, click Start, All Programs, SQL Server 2005 DM Add-Ins, Server Configuration Utility.The configuration utility sets the Analysis Services Data Mining\AllowSessionMiningModels server property to True, then creates the DMAddinsDB database to use for creating temporary and permanent data models. You can also view the documentation that comes with the Data Mining Add-ins if you prefer to configure your server and create a database manually.
A Data-Mining Primer
At a high level, data mining is the process of finding information (e.g., patterns, trends) in large volumes of data in an automated or semi-automated manner. The classic example of the value of data mining is its use in cross selling. For example, when I buy a book online, the vendor might query its database for customers who bought the same book and display other titles those customers purchased.
SQL Server 2005 ships with nine data-mining algorithms, each of which is suited to a different type of problem, such as forecasting sales, identifying fraudulent transactions and claims, or segmenting customers into different profiles. Each situation involves the use of historical data to build a model to predict a future state or to better understand the current state. Data-mining literature (including SQL Server Books Online—BOL) typically groups algorithms into different types (or tasks). An example of a data-mining type is Classification, which categorizes historical data around a predictable attribute. The Microsoft Decision Trees algorithm is a classification algorithm.
So, data mining helps solve problems, but how exactly does one mine data? Using BOL as a reference, let's look at the data-mining process in terms of six basic steps:
- Define the business problem.
- Prepare the historical data.
- Explore/validate the historical data.
- Build the data-mining model.
- Explore/validate the model.
- Deploy and update model.
The example I use is similar to Lesson 2: Building a Targeted Mailing Scenario in the data-mining tutorial that ships with SQL Server 2005. (For more information about the tutorial, see SQL Server 2005 BOL "Data Mining Tutorial," http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms167167.aspx.) Assuming you've installed the AdventureWorks Analysis Services database sample, you can review the BOL datamining tutorial and the accompanying data-mining models for additional insight.
A Data-Mining Scenario
A typical data-mining scenario you might encounter is that of classifying customers so you can build a targeted mailing list. Let's walk through this scenario using the BOL six-step data-mining process as a guide.
Define the business problem. Let's say you're working in the marketing department of a famous bicycle company, AdventureWorks. The marketing director has decided to run a promotion for a new line of bicycles. You've acquired a long list of potential customers that includes key demographic data such as age, gender, marital status, and occupation. However, the marketing budget is tight. You need to minimize the cost of a direct mail campaign by identifying the set of potential customers most likely to purchase a bike, as indicated by customer purchase history. To identify these customers, you'll use the Data Mining Client for Excel.
Prepare the historical data. In this example, the task of preparing historical data has already been done for you. Click Start, All Programs, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 DM Add-ins, Sample Excel Data, to open the sample workbook named DMAddins_SampleData.xlsx. (You might want to make a backup copy of this workbook, which is located by default in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server 2005 DM Add-Ins folder.) Navigate to the Source Data worksheet to view the demographic data about the existing customers, including a field indicating whether they've purchased a bike.
Explore and validate the historical data. To explore the historical data, you'll need to understand the various data attributes, group data into buckets to reduce complexity, look for outliers (i.e., problematic data values that are far outside the expected range and that might adversely affect or skew a model), and potentially change the data. Click the Data Mining tab at the top of the Excel Ribbon. Click Explore Data to open the Explore Data Wizard.
Click Next and make sure the 'Source Data'!'Source Data' Table is selected. In the Select column drop-down menu, select Yearly Income. Click Next, and you'll see an Explore Data chart similar to the one in Figure 1, which distributes incomes across eight buckets. (You can reconfigure the number of buckets as needed.) By exploring data in this manner, you can find and, if necessary, change or delete outliers that might skew the data model. Go ahead and cancel out of the wizard.
Let's assume you don't want to consider yearly incomes above $150,000. In the Data Mining tab of the Ribbon, click Clean Data, then select Outliers to bring up the Outliers Wizard. Click Next, make sure the 'Source Data'!'Source Data' Table is selected, and click Next again. In the Select column dropdown menu, select Yearly Income, then click Next. In the Specify Thresholds step, change the Maximum value to 150000. Click Next, and in the Outlier Handling step, select Delete rows containing outliers. Click Next one more time, then select Copy sheet data with changes to a new worksheet. A worksheet named Clean Data will automatically be created. Note that you're creating this worksheet just to get an idea of how it's done, so you can delete it whenever you wish.
Within the Clean Data feature, the Relabel option can help you clarify or distinguish data attributes. Click Clean Data and select Re-label. In our example, the possible values for the Home Owner and BikeBuyer columns are Yes and No. If it better suits your needs, you can use Re-label to change the Home Owner values to something more descriptive, such as Rent or Own.
Build the data-mining model. Before you build the data model, you'll need to partition the historical data into two buckets: one that you'll use to build the actual model and another to test the model's accuracy. In the DMAddins_SampleData workbook, you can see the worksheets titled Training Data and Testing Data, which are partitions of the original Source Data worksheet. You'll use these pre-partitioned worksheets in a moment. But first, to get an idea of how this partitioning was done, you're going to create your own partitions on your own temporary worksheets, which we'll label TempTrainingData and TempTestingData. You won't use these partitions to build the actual model, because partitioning is random and each reader's model would be different, so you can delete these temporary worksheets when you're done creating them.
To partition the historical data, click the Data Mining tab of the Ribbon, click Partition Data, then click Next. Make sure the 'Source Data'!'Source Data' Table is selected and click Next again. In the Select Sampling Type step, stick with the default Split data into training and testing sets option, click Next, and keep the default value of 70.0 for the Percentage of training data field. Click Next again. Name the temporary training worksheet TempTrainingData and the temporary testing worksheet TempTestingData, then click Finish. You now have created two worksheets containing a random sample of the historical data—70 percent in the TempTrainingData worksheet and 30 percent in the TempTestingData worksheet. You can delete these temporary worksheets now.
Next you need to define a connection to an instance of Analysis Services, which is where you'll build the actual data-mining model. In the Data Mining tab of the Ribbon, click Connection. (If no connections have been created, the command label will be
Now you can build the model. In the Data Modeling section of the Data Mining tab, you'll see several commands for creating different types of models (e.g., Classify, Estimate, Cluster). Click Classify to start the Classify Wizard, then click Next and make sure the 'Training Data'!'Training Data' table is selected. Click Next again, and in the Column to analyze box select BikeBuyer, which then becomes your predictable attribute—the attribute that's affected by other attributes in a manner you wish to understand. In the Input columns data grid, which Figure 2 shows, clear the check box for the ID column, which isn't relevant to helping you understand whether someone is likely to be a bike buyer. Click Next again.
In the Finish step, you can change the default structure, model name, and descriptions. We haven't talked about data-mining structures, but you can think of them as a schema definition of your historical data. By creating a structure, you can apply multiple models to your historical data without having to redefine the historical schema. Leave the Browse model option selected, select the Enable drillthrough option, then click Finish to deploy the data-mining model to the Analysis Services instance for processing.
Explore and validate the model. After you complete the Classify Wizard, the Browse window will be displayed. (If you close this window, you can view it later by clicking Browse in the Data Mining tab.) To make your Decision Tree tab look like the one that Figure 3 shows, you need to make some slight adjustments. First, change the value in the Background drop-down box to Yes. By changing the background value, you can more easily see the likelihood of Bike Buyer being equal to Yes in each node: The darker the shading of the node, the higher the likelihood. Set the Show Level slider to 4 to adjust the number of levels shown in the tree. Then click the Size To Fit toolbar button (the one that has four red arrows in the shape of an X).
By looking at the decision tree, you can now start to make some observations. If you hover over (or click) the All node, you'll see that the 7,000 cases include 696 bike buyers. The first split in the tree shows that age is the most significant factor in influencing the customer's decision to purchase a bike. The second split shows that the next-significant factor is either the number of cars owned or, for customers from 32 to 53 years old, yearly income. The dark background color of the Cars = 0 node shows you where the largest percentage of likely buyers lies within the four levels. To see the cases behind this node, right-click the node and select the Drill Through menu item; a new worksheet will be created in your workbook with the applicable case data.
Next, switch to the Dependency Network tab and select the Bike Buyer node. Using the color coding at the bottom of the tab, you can see that Bike Buyer (in light blue) is the selected (or predictable) attribute and that the orange nodes are the input nodes that predict Bike Buyer. The links, which appear as arrows, point from the input nodes to the predictable node. You can adjust how many links the viewer shows by adjusting the slider (located on the left side of the window). Lowering the slider shows only the strongest links. For example, if you lower the slider to the bottom, only the Age link remains, which is consistent with the first split in the decision tree.
Now you need to test, or validate, the model for accuracy. Recall that the Source Data worksheet has been split into two partitions, one (the Training Data worksheet) to build the model and the other (the Testing Data worksheet) to test it. In the Data Mining tab, you can choose among three commands within the Accuracy and Validation section. Each option takes a set of test cases as input. The Classification Matrix command runs all the test cases through the model and then scores, or classifies, the results of the prediction against the actual values in the test data—in other words, it tells you whether your model predicted Bike Buyer = Yes when it was supposed to. The accuracy chart (aka a lift chart) shows the results of the model's predictive capabilities against a "random guess" and "perfect" model charted for comparison. The profit chart is similar to the accuracy chart but lets you input cost and revenue data to determine the point of maximum return.
For our example, let's work with the Classification Matrix command. Click Classification Matrix in the Data Mining tab to bring up the Classification Matrix Wizard. Click Next three times, then, in the Select Source Data step, make sure the 'Testing Data'!'Testing Data' table is selected. Click Next again, then click Finish; a worksheet named Classification Matrix will be created. According to this matrix, the model is 89.13 percent accurate in terms of predicting both bike buyers and non-bike buyers. You might be dismayed to discover the model correctly identifies only 16.12 percent of the actual bike buyers. However, keep in mind that the model correctly identifies non-bike buyers 97.37 percent of the time. If you recall, when we defined our business problem, we needed to minimize the cost of a direct mail campaign. This model identifies only a small subset of the likely buyers, but it eliminates most of the likely non-buyers.
I like to think of the accuracy this way: According to the test results, the model identified 120 likely bike buyers (2.63 percent of the non-bike buyers and 16.12 percent of the bike buyers). Of those 120, 49 were bike buyers, meaning the model has an accuracy of 41 percent. That percentage is much better than a random-guess approach (e.g., flipping a coin), which would be accurate about 10 percent of the time (the Training Data worksheet consists of 3,000 rows, of which approximately 10 percent are bike buyers).
On a side note, you could use another technique to make your model more aggressive. This technique, called oversampling, involves manipulating the source data to increase the frequency of rarely occurring data. The add-in's partitioning wizard supports oversampling, and you can learn more about this technique at the Microsoft Web site (see "Chapter 24 - Effective Strategies for Data Mining," in the SQL Server 2000 Resource Kit at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2000/reskit/part6/c2461.mspx?mfr=true). With that said, let's stick with the current model and look at a profit chart for additional verification.
Merely for the purposes of this training example, let's make some assumptions about the size of our potential customer list, the variable and fixed costs, and gross revenue. Click the Profit Chart command in the Data Mining tab, click Next twice, then, in the Specify Profit Chart Parameters step, enter the following values:
- Mining column to predict: BikeBuyer
- Value to predict: Yes
- Target population: 35000
- Fixed cost: 5000
- Individual cost: 5
- Revenue per individual: 35
Click Next and make sure the 'Testing Data'!'Testing Data' table is selected. Click Next again, then click Finish; a new worksheet will be created. Figure 4 shows the profit chart that's part of this worksheet.
According to the chart, you maximize profit by targeting 11 percent of the target population. The worksheet also indicates the optimal "probability threshold" is 15.14 percent. In other words, when the datamining model makes a prediction, the model also computes a probability for the prediction. The worksheet indicates we should target customers with a probability (to purchase a bike) of 15.14 percent or higher. You'll see this probability value in the final step.
Deploy and update model. In this example, Excel is your client tool, so no deployment is necessary. Let's go ahead and run your model against a small set of potential customers. In the Data Mining tab, click Query, then click Next twice. In the Select Source Data step, make sure the 'New Customers'!'Table 17' table is selected. Click Next again and check that all the relationships (except BikeBuyer, of course) are properly mapped from the worksheet to your model attributes.
Click Next again, then click Add Output. In the Name field, enter ProbabilityToBuy. Select BikeBuyer from the Columns list, PredictProbability from the Column Functions list, and Yes from the Function Parameters list. Click OK to close the dialog box. Complete the Wizard by clicking Next and then Finish. A new column, ProbabilityToBuy, is added to the New Customers table. Using the probability threshold of 15.14 percent from the Profit Chart worksheet as a guide (and rounding your new column to the nearest hundredth), you should target 19 of the 78 potential customers in this set. You can now run a query against all of the potential customers and send the final results to the marketing director. Congratulations—you're finished!
More uses for the Data Mining Client for excel
We used the Data Mining Client for Excel add-in to walk through the entire datamining process. You can also use the add-in to browse or query an existing model. For example, if you've installed the AdventureWorks Analysis Services database sample, you can establish a connection to the database (using the Connection command at the Data Mining tab), then browse or query any of the models. A practical idea is to use Excel data as input to a data-mining query. With this approach, the model is ultimately built and maintained by IT folks (and might be processed using very large volumes of historical data) but is available to end users for validation, browsing, and querying.


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ROCHESTER — Opening this weekend … the annual musical murder mystery dinner extravaganza at The Governor's Inn! Now in it's 16th year, the Inn is rolling out the red carpet for an extravagant production — "The Mystery of the Murder on The Muppet Show!"
This year audiences will delight in the familiar music and characters of the Muppet Show as well as Sesame Street. Elmo (played by Stew Brown) will be joined by Miss Piggy (Jenn Batchelder), Fozzie Bear (Sam Bennett), Kermit the Frog (Anthony Ejarque), Statler (Steve Bornstein), the Cookie Monster (Todd Fernald), Big Bird (Heidi Gagne), and several other over-the -top characters … or, rather — caricatures — turned on their heads so to speak, in the customary bawdy style of Governor's Inn musicals befit for adult audiences.
With many of the February and March shows already sold out, it's widely known what a good time is to be had at The Governor's Inn mysteries. These lavish productions of musical mayhem in Rochester present a full costumed cast of 12 actors who sing and dance, with live music, a big stage, various set locations during a raucous house tour, tap dancing and a five-course dinner to boot. This show is not only delicious and spectacular but chock full of scandal, intrigue, and laughs.
The evening begins at 6:30 as guests are welcomed into the Governor's Inn ballroom and onto the elaborate set of the show by the costumed cast and directed to the hors d'ouerves. Seating is in group tables of 8 to 10 guests set for dinner (now served earlier). The Muppet Mystery begins with a grand musical number featuring all of your favorite Muppet show characters! Soon enough a murder takes place … the audience then gets its turn at the fun, beginning with a rollicking house tour of the Inn — five Muppet Show "scenes" with lots of food, drink, and audience participation.
With something for everyone and boredom to none, a Murder Mystery dinner at the Governor's Inn stays super lively all evening with lots of song, dance, mystery, audience participation and outrageous fun. Those clever enough to figure out "Who Dunnit" win a prize!
The Muppet Show mystery, will run Friday and Saturday evenings Feb. 8 to Mar. 23, but many of the shows — especially Saturdays — are sold out. A $59 ticket includes five-course dinner, tax, and gratuity. Tickets at www.governorsinn.com or 603-332-0107.


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In the 1950s, children were taught to duck-and-cover the act of crawling under a desk in the event of a surprise nuclear attack.
Today, the threat has changed, and so has the drill.
Now, children practice lockdown drills, in which they lock the classroom door, turn off the lights and hide from visible corridors.
The assumed threat: A madman with a gun.
Lockdown drills began in the United States after the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. Local schools do about one drill every year, from elementary school through high school.
At Needham Elementary School, students were given advance warning of the drill and a refresher of the procedures before the Jan. 31 exercise.
Im going to make the announcement, Locks, lights, out of sight, said Principal Dave Tanaka on the school intercom.
Locks mean we close our door and make sure its locked, lights means we turn off our lights, and out of sight means you move out of sight of the doorway.
When the announcement was made, fourth-grade students jumped out of their seats. Several ran to the door to make sure it was locked, one turned off the lights, and all huddled together in a corner away from the door.
They sat quietly, in the dark, for eight minutes. Some made faces to provoke laughter, and the teacher reminded them to remain quiet.
After five minutes, an officer with the Durango Police Department checked the door from the outside and peeked through a window to see if he could see anyone.
When the drill was done, students returned to their desks and quickly began to chatter and laugh.
The teacher reminded them they cant laugh or play games during a lockdown. She compared it to playing hide-and-seek, You dont want to be found, right?
Students were asked what they would have done if the fire alarm went off during a lockdown.
Stay in our place, volunteered Zane Baumchen, son of George and Libby Baumchen. Because what if the guy who was in the building pulled the fire alarm to get us out?
It was the correct answer.
After the drill, the principal and police officers met to debrief. One officer noticed some windows next to doors had no metal mesh and were big enough to fit through. Another said he could see children from the doorway in one of the classrooms.
But overall, they were impressed with how quiet the school became.
A similar drill was conducted earlier this year at an elementary school in Goose Creek, S.C. A fake shooter with a fake handgun entered the school and yelled, I want to see my kids! Bang! Bang! according to an Associated Press report.
The man shot a secretary and a custodian before taking aim on two students and the principal. They fell to the floor with fake, bloody wounds.
Children need be aware of the potential threats and how to respond to them, Tanaka said. At the same time, it is important not to scare the children by overstating the threat.
Were practicing for something that in all likelihood will never, ever happen, Tanaka said. So we dont want kids to walk out of here feeling like, Oh, boy, someone could come in here and start firing weapons at any second. We want them to be prepared, but we also want them to make sure thats tempered with this idea that this is not something that is very likely to happen.
Bayfield Middle School rehearsed its lockdown procedures Feb. 7.
With no explanation, a voice came over the intercom announcing, Locks, lights, out of sight.
Students immediately checked to make sure the doors were locked and closed, turned off the lights, and after a brief discussion, picked the best corner to sit in without being seen.
One girl rested her head on her knees, another braided a girls hair, and some chuckled at the slightest sound such as a growling stomach.
The drill lasted about 20 minutes before a deputy with the Bayfield Marshals Office unlocked the door and asked everyone to hold hands and walk single-file to the gym.
Students lined up by class and stood silently for another 40 minutes until deputies emptied all the classrooms and shuffled students to the gym.
Principal Karen Lunceford congratulated students on their performance.
Well call tomorrow PJ day, so youre free to wear PJs tomorrow, she said.
Kathy Morris, who is conducting a vulnerability assessment of all public schools in the region, immediately noticed that the principal would need a megaphone in a real emergency, and staff would benefit from having 800 megahertz radios to communicate with emergency dispatch.
Lunceford doesnt agree with arming teachers with concealed weapons, but she would like the Marshals Office to develop a school-resource officer program, which is in the works.
Id like armed-security personnel, she said. We have lots of folks back from Iraq and Afghanistan out of work. Why dont we put some of them back into our workforce taking a protective stance for our schools?
By the time students reach high school, lockdown drills are second-nature.
When a soft lockdown was announced Feb. 12 at Ignacio High School, students made sure the door was locked, closed the blinds and went about their business with quieter voices.
A soft lockdown doesnt require students to huddle together in the dark. Rather, classes can go on as usual, but hallway movement is prohibited.


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Group Fitness Management - Birmingham
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Come and explore the Why, How and What of Group Fitness Management.
This Les Mills Guide to Group Fitness Management seminar will discuss how to effectively use Group Exercise to drive your overall business and membership goals. With a focus on developing the best studio, creating a group fitness marketing plan, planning for success and having a great leader.
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We will look at knowledge gained from industry-wide challenges and provide real-life examples that will set your Group Ex programme up for success.
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UB is the premier public research university in the northeastern United States and the largest and most comprehensive campus in the 64-campus SUNY system. We're an established leader and are consistently recognized by top university guides and publications for our excellent value and high-quality academics.
High four-year graduation rate, low average student debt at graduation, abundant financial aid, a low sticker price and overall great value.
Stellar academics and for all it is doing to make college affordable, especially for applicants with need in these tough economic times.
—The Princeton Review "Best Value Colleges"
We also offer some of the country's strongest graduate and professional degree programs, recognized as among the top-tier schools for quality of programs and research, according to U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools":
Our students are eager to learn and get involved on campus, and they go on to do amazing things. Whether they are conducting climate research in Greenland, performing street theater in Prague or teaching English to refugees, UB students are engaged citizens whose collaborative learning experiences resonate far beyond the classroom.
Our faculty have been recognized as the best teachers and top innovators in the world, winning such prestigious awards as the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the National Medal of Science, the National Medal of Technology, the MacArthur Foundation "genius award" and the Guggenheim Fellowship, among others.
UB students have benefited from the expertise and passion of two U.S. astronauts; one of the country's top geneticists; a Nobel Prize-winning chemist; the "Father of Chinese Physics," a Tony Award-nominated stage and screen actor; one of America's legendary jazz musicians; and the CEOs of a major cable television network and one of Hollywood's most successful film companies.
More than 255,000 UB alumni are making a difference in every state and 150 countries around the world. Among our celebrated graduates are NASA's lead astronaut for medical issues; a former president of the American Medical Association; the former minister of education in the People's Republic of China; the CEOs of J. Crew and A&E Television Network; and the Washington Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.
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There might be a time when you're tired of taking high-res digital photos that you have to upload to your PC, instead you might be yearning for the days of film photography. Well thanks to the Lomography LCA+ you can revisit those days with an instant camera that takes not one, but two types of film. By default, the LCA+ takes …
Top 10 vintage gadgets (Part Two): including Fuji X-M1 digital camera, Marshall Stanmore speaker, Teac LP-R500 record deck
Part Two of our Top Vintage Gadgets. Click here for Part One of our Vintage Gadget feature. 5. Fujifilm X-M1 Compact System Camera £418 There seem to be no shortage of great vintage looking cameras around at the moment, but this one is the pick of the bunch – at least in terms of looks (also worth checking out the …
Retro gadgets: ten vintage style record players
I don't think it is just me but these days I find that I am increasing playing more vinyl than CDs. Spotify is my main source of music, but every now and then I fancy something that isn't on the online music service and go and get a record out. There is something wonderful about spinning vinyl again. It demands …
Get the Look: Marlon Brando in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
When my English teacher announced we would be studying 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' I have to admit to a light leap of the heart as I reminisced on John Galliano's 'Blanche DuBois' collection of 1988 and Marlon Brando in all his retro glory; oozing sex appeal and hard-edged fashion prowess. With these thoughts in mind, and a bit of time spent re-watching the iconic film made in 1951, I set about creating an outfit based on the look of Stanley Kowalski.
Summer sunglasses: go for retro bright or classic cool
Ray-Bans were last year's hit sunnies, but this year maybe try something a little more anonymous?
Next's orange sunglasses retail at £12, and despite the lack of branding still have a distinctive retro look. The orange frames look great with a tan and there's a nice clash going on with the purple lenses.
Brandish Poll: Do you Dare? Bum-Bags!
At a disco the other night, the theme was 'City vs. Country' and stuck for ideas, a friend and I decided to go as tacky tourists. Cue vintage novelty braces, high-waisted denim shorts and charity shop shirts.
My charity shop bum-bag has been the focus of much attention.
Will Smith shows off winter chic at 'Seven Pounds' photocall
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Living up to the Brit reputation of talking about the weather this post is all about how ruddy freezing cold it is! With temperatures so low some offices are abandoning their dress codes and allowing staff to come in casual clothes Will Smith shows us how to stylishly do formal in winter.
Brandish Christmas Picks: Support your local butcher
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The little butcher on this t-shirt reminds me of the chirpy potato man on Tayto crisp packets, the Irish snack company who invented cheese and onion flavour and have happily kept their retro packaging.
Angel's Big Vintage Sale, the sale of a lifetime!
I don't want to compete for vintage dresses, old suits and heels with anyone but dear Brandish readers come close and let me tell you about one of the most exciting events I've heard of in a very long time.
Love the Look: Bill Hailey and his Comets
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I'm a little in awe of this picture of Bill Hailey and his Comets from 1957, the energy and movement make it such a great shot.
Love The Look: Mark Ronson at Vivienne Westwood
Mark Ronson has always been a tiptop fashion star and this year has been awash with his sartorial influence. From the stripes and Mod look of early 2008 to the sharp tailoring in kooky fabrics. From the 50s rock-star (read: Elvis) to the fur-clad aristo-geek.
Now, Ronson is taking it upon himself to lead the way with the trapper-hat wearer, 'Lightspeed Champion,' look as first established by our (soon to depart-) Jason Dike.
Casio's black watch hides its skeezyness behind a black resin strap
I know Casio watches are a bit ubiquitous nowadays but I'm still hankering after a gold Dual Time Casio for that sleazy uncle/skeezy factor. There's something amazingly creepy about having two kinds of time on one watch, and I love it.
Retro tank top from French Connection
There is something reassuringly old-fashioned about this French Connection tank top (£45), it reminds me of my old Chemistry teacher Mr Strom who would wear zip-up cardies like they were going out of fashion. Which they were.
Gola Valiant Hi-Top from asos
When Jason featured Generic Man recently I oohed and aahed at the simplicity of it all. As someone who loves COS, Uniqlo and designer like Margaret Howell and Patrik Ervell the pared-down stylings are right up my street.
Street style picks: smart silhouettes and the alternative to the tie
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One of the few pictures from the Sartorialist's London visit has surfaced and it's a wonderful piece of British nostalgia.
Flight of the Conchord's Bret McKenzie and his retro jumpers
Watching Flight of the Conchords the other night I was struck by just how many comedy retro jumpers Bret McKenzie wears. From '80s sweatshirts with Arctic wolves and pine trees to snowflake pattern woolly nan jumpers the Kiwi comedian has got his bases covered.
What do you think of Roger Federer's Wimbledon look?
Roger Federer turned heads on court at Wimbledon sporting a refined retro outfit of gold-trimmed cardigan, polo shirt and tailored shorts. It's a departure from the on court trend of wearing hi-tech sportswear and harks back to a more genteel era of tennis.
Casio Calculator watch
Whilst I do love all the watches we've featured on Brandish, they're all a bit…serious. They all fit the bill when you're trying to smarten up an outfit, but what about when you're trying to loosen up a little? At times like this, it would be nice to contrast a smart-ish ensemble with a playful retro watch – like this Casio watch.
Pick of the Blogs: Tintin, the perfect trousers, and living like a CEO
Running after potential street style victims is embarrassing but worth it [Culture Creators]
Pot Noodle for dinner again? Indulge in a reverie of luxury [I Luw Fashion]
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The Talon Throwdown Series is proud to announce its next event, Takes Two to Tango, will be held June 30th at CrossFit Talon in Franklin, Tennessee.
Takes 2 to Tango will be a partner competition. Teams of 2 consisting of ANY combination of Male and Female will compete in 3-5 WODs on Saturday June 30th. Teams may be Male/Male, Male/Female, or Female/Female.
Cost of registration will be $100 a team until June 15th and will increase to $120 a team on June 16th.
Registration will include an event t-shirt and competitor bag.
There will be a cap on the number of teams accepted so register early! The Talon Throwdown Series's last event sold out quickly.
There will be 2 Divisions, Rx and Scaled.
Event Schedule
Check in from 6:30-8:00am
Athlete Briefing at 8am
First heat will start at 8:30am
Location: Crossfit Talon
331 Premier Court
Suite 101
Franklin, TN 37067
Venue: Crossfit Talon is located in a 6,000 Square foot facility in Franklin, TN. Crossfit Talon Features a Rogue Infinity Rig, 2,500 Square feet of Turf, and a full Concrete lot behind the building to hold WOD's


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Students in Chemistry learn theory and laboratory techniques to ensure their safety and success in the lab. Students learn to use instruments such as the infrared spectrometer, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer and atomic absorption spectrophotometer to identify and characterize chemicals.
Most of Western's Chemistry courses include lab components, so students gain hands-on experience with the topics discussed in lectures and texts.
Beyond the Classroom
Students in Chemistry take field trips to facilities such as the Crested Butte wastewater treatment plant, where they collect water samples for metal analysis. Classes have also visited the Colorado Bureau of Investigations (CBI) lab to see crime data analyzed.
Students attend a variety of conferences and work with faculty members on original research. Western students have also participated in summer research at Vanderbilt University, Montana State University, the University of Wyoming and other institutions offering Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs. Stipends for these summer research positions range from $3,500 to $4,500, with housing included.
After Graduation
With a degree in chemistry from Western, students can follow several career paths, such as teaching, working in industry and conducting research.
Many Western Chemistry graduates have gone on to pharmacy and graduate schools. Others are teaching, or working in labs as quality control or environmental analysts.
Next Steps
If you're interested in Western's Chemistry Program, we invite you to take the next steps towards becoming a part of the Mountaineer family.
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It's time for more celebrity tattoos—dad edition! Check out the ink on hunky, famous fathers like Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, and David Beckham. And while you're at it, don't miss our fave celeb mom tattoos!
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David Beckham
The soccer star recently stripped down and flaunted his bod—and many tattoos—for H&M's Superbowl commercial. They include the names of his sons—Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz—on his back with a guardian angel looking over them. Little daughter Harper's name graces his collarbone. For "Posh" wife Victoria, Becks has inked the Hindi version of her name and a portrait of her posing in lingerie coupled with the phrase "Till Death Do Us Part" underneath.
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Brad Pitt
The patriarch of the globe-trotting Jolie-Pitt family (which includes kiddos Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne) picked up a lot from his fiancée Angelina—from a passion for humanitarianism to a love of ink. Brad's first tattoo was an outline of the oldest full human fossil ever found, known as Ötzi the Iceman. He also has a German phrase which translates to "life is absurd" and a representation of the New Orleans levees, which he got in honor of the city he helped rebuild after Hurricane Katrina.
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Johnny Depp
Johnny wears his heart on his sleeve—or, er, on his chest, biceps, arms, and so on. Although he's famous for the ill-fated "Winona Forever" tattoo (which he got in honor of then-girlfriend Winona Ryder), he's had plenty of others inked to commemorate loved ones long after Winona had been shortened to Wino post-breakup. Among these is a heart with his mother Betty Sue's name on his arm, a Cherokee Indian chief to honor his native heritage, daughter Lily Rose's name across his heart, and a sparrow flying toward him with his son Jack's name underneath—based on the tattoo his character Captain Jack Sparrow sports in Pirates of the Caribbean. He also has a tattoo of three hearts, one for each member of the Depp clan, proving he's a family man through-and-through!
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Joel Madden
Although Joel's tattoos are mostly spiritual in nature—his ink includes the faces of Jesus and the Virgin Mary and images of a cross, an angel, and hands clasped in prayer—this papa has still gotten into hot water due to his decorated skin; British Airways once didn't let him board a flight to Lisbon until he hid his tats. That's alright, we're sure wife Nicole Riche, daughter Harlow, and son Sparrow will accept daddy just as he is.
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Pete Wentz
If the middle name of Pete's son—Bronx Mowgli—wasn't enough to give away his love of Disney, he also has a Nightmare Before Christmas sleeve tattooed up his right arm and a star drawn between the number two and the letter 'R' on his right middle finger, for "the second star to the right" directions to Neverland. It's safe to say that Pete is as fond of tattoos as he is of the Mouse, as the rocker is pretty heavily inked.
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LeBron James
LeBron is another inductee into the Proud Papa Club. The athlete has gotten tattoos in honor of his sons, LeBron James Jr. and Bryce Maximus, which include their first initials on his triceps and their portraits on his arms. He also has his mother's name tattooed on his right shoulder and the word "family" along his rib cage.
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Kobe Bryant
Kobe has the names of his daughters, Natalie and Gianna, tattooed on his right wrist. After some, ah, marital troubles with wife Vanessa, he got her name tattooed below a crown held aloft by butterflies, as well as the silhouette of Vanessa's hair and a halo on his right bicep, as an apology. Unfortunately, the gesture wasn't enough to keep the couple together and they have since split.
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Jason Momoa
While we may know him as Conan the Barbarian or Daenerys Targaryen's late, warlord husband from Game of Thrones, Jason is likely just "papa" to little Lola and Nakoa-Wolf—his children with wife Lisa Bonet of Cosby Show fame. He got his first tattoo before his daughter was born, of a shark with arrows pointing outward on his left arm. The animal serves as a guardian animal for his family, and all of his cousins have the same tattoo. His other ink includes a line from a Charles Baudelaire poem (translated as "always be drunken") and the name of his production company "Pride of Gypsies." In an interview with Inked Magazine, Jason mentions that he and Lisa also have a few special tattoos that are meaningful to them—Aw!
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Lenny Kravitz
As stylist Cinna, Lenny Kravitz played the role of Katniss Evergreen's father figure in The Hunger Games. The rocker must have had plenty of experience to draw on—he has a daughter, Zoë Kravitz, with ex-wife Lisa Bonet. As for his ink, Lenny has a large tattoo across his back that reads "My Heart Belongs to Jesus Christ," a Japanese-style dragon on his left shoulder, a patch of flowers on his left arm, and a cross composed of rectangles and triangles on his right bicep.
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Ben Affleck
Dad to Violet, Seraphina and Samuel, Ben has reportedly said that he regrets the tattoos he got done when he was younger and has even considered getting them removed. For now, however, he has a dolphin on his hip which allegedly covers up the name of a high school sweetheart, a cross on his left arm, a skull and crossbones tat with a fish as the centerpiece, among others.
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
This wrestler-turned-actor and dad to daughter Simone Alexandra has his trademarked Brahma Bull tattooed into his right bicep, for his astrological sign and the nickname he earned in the WWE. The Rock also traveled to Hawaii to get the large Samoan shield on his right shoulder inked by a well-know Tahitian tattooist, in honor of his family history and ancestry.
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Ewan McGregor
Ewan has a heart and dagger tattoo with the names of his long-time wife Eve and the couple's four daughters: Clara, Esther, Jamiyan, and Anouk.
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Robert Downey Jr.
This Iron Man actor has two relatively simple tattoos: "Susie Q" on his left shoulder for spouse Susan and "Indio" for the son he had with ex-wife Deborah Falconer.
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Orlando Bloom
Orlando, who has fathered ridiculously-cute son Flynn with wife Miranda Kerr, has been tattooed since he was fifteen—he got a sun on the left side of his lower abdomen right before moving to London. To celebrate their involvement in the filming of The Lord of the Rings, each actor who played one of the nine members in "The Fellowship" got the same tattoo: the word "nine" written in Elvish script, which Orlando sports on his right wrist. He also has a large, bare tree that covers half his torso.


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Fred Savage has a new baby boy — that's the buzz. But the baby's name, birthdate and all sorts of other newborn info remain family secrets at this point.
"He's here," the onetime "Wonder Years" actor tweeted Monday, along with a picture of a newborn's tiny hand.
And that was it.
It's the third child for Savage, 36, and his wife, Jennifer Lynn Stone. They are already Mom and Dad to son Oliver, 6, and daughter Lily, 4.
Fred is the older brother of Ben Savage, of "Boy Meets World" fame, who this week announced that he was "expecting," in a sense.
"I'm going to be a father!" Ben tweeted Monday. "Well, on TV at least. The 'Boy Meets World' sequel is officially happening!"


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Flank steak is dry rubbed, seared and then slow-cooked all day long in a crock-pot with taco spices, beef broth, lime and tomato paste until it's fall-apart tender. I cooked this for my Mexican Inspired Dinner Party – the day before – so that all I would need to do was heat it up before the party. My crockpot kept it warm for me until we were ready to eat, without drying it out. I ♥ my crock pot.
In Mexico this steak is called "ropa vieja" meaning old clothes or rags, because of its stringy appearance. But don't let the name throw you off, that's as far as the resemblance goes. As it slow-cooks it soaks up all those incredible seasonings and the broth itself to render the most incredibly juicy, moist and melt-in-your mouth delicious steak that I have ever tasted. In my entire life.
Puffy tacos are made my deep frying corn tortillas until puffy pockets of air form. Light and crispy, they are a cross between a soft taco and a crunchy taco shell, yet un-like either. They are indescribably delicious and shed a whole new light on what I've come to know as a taco. Everyone at the dinner party loved them.
I like my shredded steak tacos unadulterated. Truly all that is needed is a dollop of fresh, crisp, clean-tasting crema to fully enjoy these. And maybe a bit of cool, crunchy lettuce. The steak can be used for puffy tacos, soft tacos, enchiladas, burritos, quesadillas, tostadas, to make chili, nachos or even sandwiches.
Link to Puffy Tacos Made from Scratch Recipe
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In Memoriam
Summer 2011
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Law at 100
A century of legal education at SCU.
What do investors really want?
A renowned behavioral finance expert reveals how our desires shape our actions when it comes to investing.
Mission Matters
Water, water everywhere
Ed Maurer has a well-earned reputation as an expert on sustainable water resources development.
State of the University
"Strategic agility" to do life-changing work.
Bronco Profile
Tree still stands tall
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Mexico nabs brother of alleged Juarez cartel boss
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The brother of the head of the Juarez Cartel has been arrested in the western state of Nayarit and is being held pending charges of links to organized crime, Mexican officials said Monday.
Federal officials said Alberto Carrillo Fuentes was detained by federal police Sunday and moved to Mexico City, where prosecutors expect to file as-yet-undetermined charges against him. Government security spokesman Eduardo Sanchez confirmed the arrest in a message Monday on Twitter.
Carrillo Fuentes appears to be a relatively minor figure in the Mexican underworld, although he belongs to one of its most powerful families. Neither the U.S. nor Mexican governments had publicly announced rewards for him. His brother Vicente Carrillo Fuentes remains one of the most wanted men in both countries, and officials widely describe him as head of the Juarez Cartel.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has continued a strategy of hunting down the heads of the country's drug cartels, although his government has disparaged his predecessor's heavy dependence on that approach.
Mario Armando Ramirez Trevino, a top leader of Mexico's Gulf Cartel, was detained last month in a military operation near the Texas border, weeks after the arrest of the leader of the brutal Zetas cartel near another border city, Nuevo Laredo.
A U.S. law enforcement official who works on the Mexican border said intelligence indicates that Vicente Carrillo Fuentes had ceded some but not all of his leadership responsibilities in the Juarez Cartel in recent years. The official, who agreed to discuss the matter only if not quoted by name because of security concerns, said Alberto Carrillo Fuentes was a member of the cartel but described his specific role and position as unclear.
Vicente Carrillo Fuentes is one of six brothers. He took over the cartel after his brother Amado, nicknamed "The Lord of the Skies," died in 1997 in a botched cosmetic surgery.
Amado earned his nickname by flying planeloads of drugs into the United States. Vicente carried on trafficking on a more modest scale, but in a much more violent era.
He initially allied his gang with the Sinaloa cartel, Mexico's most powerful drug organization, but that alliance fell apart following the 2004 slaying of his brother, Rodolfo Carrillo Fuentes. That killing was reportedly ordered by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the purported Sinaloa cartel boss who is considered Mexico's top drug lord. In revenge, Carrillo Fuentes allegedly ordered the killing of Guzman's brother in a prison a few months later.
From that point, the Sinaloa and Juarez cartels became locked in Mexico's bloodiest turf battle. That in turn led Carrillo Fuentes to establish another alliance of convenience with Sinaloa's rivals, the Beltran Leyva cartel, and the Zetas, the most ruthless Mexican gang.
That fight has left the Juarez Cartel greatly weakened in its namesake city, although it is believed to maintain control of smuggling routes in other areas along the border and in sections of northern Mexico.
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A few months ago I stumbled across this site looking for antivirus information. Now I try to visit the site daily because of other security issues, but my primary interest is antivirus. (I guess thats the territory when your the AV guy)
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Arab Christians: a persecuted minority? (Part 2)
Christian communities have existed in the Arab world for centuries and make up the religious minority in many countries, such as Jordan, the West Bank, Egypt and Iraq. Already fragile, these groups are increasingly subject to persecution. For many, life is becoming too hard in their native lands and the only option is to leave.
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DENVER (AP) — Statements that Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes made to police shortly after his arrest should be admissible at his trial even though he didn't have an attorney present, prosecutors argued Wednesday.
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Holmes is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 in a movie theater in the Denver suburb of Aurora in July. He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to more than 160 counts of murder and attempted murder. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
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Behind top totals from individual donors employed by, in rank order, the University of California, Microsoft Corp. and Google, were federal employees who together gave Obama $627,628. In separate, agency-specific counts, State Department employees gave $308,926, and Justice Department folks donated $300,455 to the Democrat, the top listings show. By contrast, Republican Mitt Romney campaign's top donors were employed chiefly by investment banks.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. — Needing a breakthrough victory to advance to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, Erik Jones took the first step in that direction on Friday.
Jones won the Coors Light Pole Award for tonight's Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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