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What is soul music, anyway?

What is soul music, anyway?

What is soul music, anyway?

Pop, jazz, and classical.
Sept. 21 2004 7:16 AM

What Is Soul?

Not R. Kelly. Not anymore.

The Afro-Atlantic spiritual tradition gone mainstream. The voice of freedom. A ham hock in your cornflakes. All of these terms have been used to describe soul—the concept, the music, the expressionist modality. But how about this one: soul as a commodity. That's what R. Kelly's latest, Happy People/U Saved Me, is. Half breezy retro R&B and half contemporary gospel, it's a feel-good pill, a slice of soul wallpaper. A smooth after-work cocktail that manages, just for a while, to keep your mind off the man mixing the drinks.

Soul music and commodity music don't often intersect, but Kelly, with a little help from circumstance, has created a hybrid worthy of Fox Mulder's attention; a soul album that you refuse to let into your soul. Commodity music offers you straightforward, no-frills ear candy: a dope beat, a cool melody, something to hum, work, and play to. Soul music, on the other hand, is all about connection and identification, participatory drama. An artist establishing a bond with his audience. Ask Mary J. Blige why her fans re-imagine her intonation lapses as "the sound of her pain." Or Kelly why his fan base, throughout his two-year-long child porn/underage sex scandal, has insisted that we focus on the music, not the man.

But if soul music is truly about splicing art and life, separating the two leaves you with something less than either on its own. Kelly may be innocent until proven guilty, but those close to Kelly's case have noticed maddening hints and word play in some of his tunes. His long-standing "Pied Piper" handle is too ironic to ignore—the Piper ends the classic fable by abducting all of a town's children. And on U Saved Me's " Prayer Changes," he assumes the character of a "young girl" in an "abusive" relationship.

Alrighty then. Better to ignore empathy altogether and just go for the straight head nod. Or, in this case, the kind of perfunctory "thank you Lord" most often associated with rap award shows (where winners thank the Almighty for blessing their ode to shaved pubises). That's what makes this set ultimately a letdown. Kelly doesn't open up much, and when he does, you feel as if you might get slimed if you stand too close.

Happy People is the more enjoyable disc mainly because it doesn't require any real emotional connection. This is Kelly re-creating the silky soul of the Marvin Gaye/Frankie Beverly era (props to Kelly for name-checking the latter, one of the most mainstream-invisible of the classic ousters). Kelly's fluency isn't in question here—tunes like "Red Carpet (Pause, Flash)" and " If I Could Make the World Dance" more than do justice to his influences. It also shows that commercialism has less to do with talent than inclination. Underground hip-hop heads relentlessly dissed rap artist Nas during his "Nas Escobar" phase, yet none was dumb enough to try to take him on in a rhyme battle, at least not without riot gear. Similarly, Kelly could have made this music earlier (if for no other reason than to winnow the bad seeds out of the "Nu-Soul" granary). He just chose not to. Now, with last year's "Step in the Name of Love" still echoing off inanimate objects, he dives into the retro scene full-bore, with often-stellar results.

But Happy People isn't soul music. It's tribute paying, channeling, whatever you want to call it. Copping Marvin's inflections doesn't automatically make you heir to his social conscience. It is, however, a smart business move—snatching up the classic soul crowd, while counting on his upcoming tour with Jay-Z to update his thug love image.

Then again, Happy People can withstand a few cynical barbs. But U Saved Me rises and falls on your belief in Kelly's sincerity. Gospel music values that quality even more than musical facility—believe otherwise, and you have turned a demonstration of faith and commitment into a floor show (and backhanded all the believers who can't hold pitch).

Though U Saved Me has some fairly gorgeous moments, Kelly impresses you as a wayward soul not quite sure of the direction of his spirit. That's at best. At worst, he comes off like a slick con man throwing a spiritual pity party; about as convincing as O.J. wearing a dashiki. Using religion as the last line of defense is a sure sign of depravity—true believers, as a friend once said, use it as their first. For Kelly, who has been referencing his gospel roots all his career, to decide to give his life to the Lord at this particular point seems just a bit convenient. Even if you are inclined (as is this two-service a week church musician) to give him the benefit of the doubt.

The disc-opening " Three-Way Phone Call" recruits Kelly Price and Kim Burrelle for some spiritual counseling (utilizing the vaguely cheesy "singing conversation" approach Kelly resurrected on 1998's "Down Low Double Life"), with the pair assuring Kelly that God "will forgive him for his sin." But public confessions are inspiring only if one actually fesses up to something. Other than his complaints about people talking about him (I mean, how self-absorbed can you get?), Kelly's vague allusions leave one with an unsatisfying sense that he is stressing over the fact that he has done something—he just isn't going to tell you whether it's worth seven minutes of gospel-musical melodrama. In fact, the disc should have been titled after its best tune—the Wonder-ish " Diary of Me." Kelly spends nearly as much time talking about his problems—asking that listeners pray for him, referring to his hardscrabble roots—as he does about the Lord.

Nothing wrong with prayer requests and testimonies, but the fans who have stuck by him over the past two years are probably already offering up prayers for him. Those who have convicted him in their minds probably are saving theirs for someone who isn't a millionaire. The rest are probably just blasting Happy People while they go through their spring cleaning, or whistling the hook to " How Did You Manage" in the middle of an interval training session on the treadmill, content to get a few sonic happy pills while waiting for all the dust to settle.


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Santa’s workshop is full of dogs this year, with only one elf. And one cat (VIDEO).

Uncanny Christmas Ad Imagines Santa's Elves as Dogs With Busy Human Arms (Video)

Uncanny Christmas Ad Imagines Santa's Elves as Dogs With Busy Human Arms (Video)

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Santa's Dogs

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One of Santa's elves caught on camera.

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It takes a certain dogged determination required for Santa’s elves to churn out all of those toys for Christmas Eve, and this video proves it. I hope it won’t give my five-year-old nightmares about elves.

The Internet has plenty of canines with weird human arms and hands sitting at tables, eating or reading—the hands, of course, belong to owners hiding out of camera view. The effect can be uncanny in its realism and either delightfully odd or downright scary, depending on your perspective.

For the second year in a row, Freshpet has a holiday commercial that takes this illusion to a whole other level of madness. It expertly brings out the overworked humanity from a bunch of sweet, fuzzy pups. The single cat in the clip is clearly up to no good.

Every pooch in the video has a face full of personality, along with impressive gesture work to convey each pup’s demeanor. If you had to keep track of the naughty-or-nice list, your tongue might be hanging out, too. And given the demands of the season, a bulldog can be forgiven for taking a little nip. Sorry, having a little nip. At least St. Nick rewards his workers with treats. Too bad about that cat with the drone and annoying toy car.

As you might imagine, making the commercial was quite the challenge. And the best kind of Christmas chaos.

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Slide 1: Architecture as Power Slide 2: Historical Monuments Religious monuments: Buildings that have been built for religious purposes. Eg: temples, churches, synagogues and stupas Secular monuments: Buildings that have been built for any purpose other than religion. Eg: palaces, forts, residential houses Slide 3: Architecture between 800 to 1200 Many temples were built during this era. Temples were built in north and south India. Dilwara Jain Temple, Mount Abu Somnath Temple, Gujarat Slide 4: shikhara Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho pavilions Slide 5: Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneshwar Sun Temple, Konark The wheel of the chariot of Sun God Jagannath Temple, Puri Slide 6: Temples of South India Mandapa Vimana Brihadeshwara Temple Slide 7: Temples of South India Hoysaleswara Temple Slide 8: Islamic Architecture Alai Darwaza, Qutb True arch dome Slide 9: C H A R M I N A R H Y D E R A B A D Slide 10: Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur Slide 11: Architecture of Rajasthan Man Singh Palace, Gwalior Slide 12: Havelis of Rajasthan They are magnificent mansions with colourful paintings on the walls and intricate carvings. Main highlight of the havelis is the outstanding murals painted on the outside and inside walls. Havelis are famous for their dense interlocking of structure and their architectural devices which keep out the heat and dust. Slide 13: Power of architecture Panch Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri The historical value of a monument would depend upon its association with a great king or a saint. Rulers tried to show their power and position through the monuments. Islamic ‘power architecture’ begins with military and defensive architecture in the form of forts with imposing gateways. Akbar built the city of Fatehpur Sikri with its different buildings to show his independence and power. Slide 14: Red Fort, New Delhi Slide 15: Shalimar Gardens, Kashmir Slide 16: Building Materials The materials used for constructing monuments differed from region to region. The earliest buildings in most parts of India were built of mud and timber. These buildings did not survive for many years. Later buildings were made of stone. White marble and red sandstone were famous in North India. In South India temples and palaces were built of granite and sandstone. Buildings made of brick can also been seen in many parts of India. Slide 17: Finance, Labour & Rules for Monuments Only kings and well-to-do traders could afford to make grand monuments. Labour and specialists had to be brought from all over the world. Labourers and artisans were paid according to their work. Artisans and craftsmen organised themselves into guilds or associations. The guilds helped members against exploitation by cruel kings and also provided loans and technical advice to the members.

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Renaissance Rap

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Hosts: Gary Conway and Sammy Papert: Airing Thursdays at 4 p.m. – starting July 20, 2017
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On the first broadcast of Renaissance Rap the stage will be set to establish  the guiding philosophy and creative direction of this Revolutionary Rap Show.  The series embraces the classic theme of the world’s most popular TV show, the iconic “Land of the Giants.”  First guests will be the two gorgeous stars from “Giants” ~ Deanna Lund and Heather Young who’ll bring their upfront and personal points of view of what it was like to combat giants.

Renaissance Rap builds on the “Giants” metaphor with its profound social resonance even back to the influential classic novel “Gulliver’s Travels.”  “Giants” then and now is about the evolving nature of our super state but our shrinking humanity.  Our hierarchical class society, government by elite, class division — more and more — can be viewed through the lens of big and little.  Big business and little.  Small and local; big and international.  Small community; giant corporate.  Big and rich; small and struggling; Lilliputian worker and big boss.

Renaissance Rap draws its strength and sense of purpose from the community… local artists, writers, musicians, winemakers, vineyardists, farmers, chefs, b & b owners, cowboys, all of us… and then reaches out everywhere exploring the challenges that little folks face.  These special communities on the Central Coast are especially attractive to people from everywhere in the world.  Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo portray the picture-perfect community and a populace that appreciates living in a small town.  Could never talk them into big.  Been there, done that.

 All societies end up in class separation and struggle, poor and rich, the weak and the powerful, and giant everything dominates.  Sometimes little people get a brief foot hold and some power, but it’s mostly illusory.  The secret if you are a little person is to somehow still have a life of self worth and love and family.  If the little person is very lucky it can also be a life of artistic pursuits and creative values.  We interview many of them to learn how we can all get lucky.

 We inhabit a “New Land of the Giants” in which the symbolism is more apt and concerning than ever.  The Giants run much of our lives and their hold increases each day especially in this “New Land of the Giants.”  And the troubling part . . . most of us don’t have a clue.  Because they try to look little like us!  Tune in and let’s join forces.

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“I would highly recommend SoBe Fit Body. I was familiar with Barre and had taken a few classes in another state. When I moved to Miami, several Pilates studios were too far from my home, too expensive or not conducive to my schedule. SoBe Fit Body, located on Miami Beach, is convenient, priced well and offers several classes during the day and on weekends. The instructors are very knowledgeable and motivational. They’re particular about form and pushing your muscles to exhaustion. I’ve noticed a change in my body after a month and look forward to sticking with it!”

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” Hello Marilyne and the Sobefit crew: I wanted to once again extend a special thanks to all of you for your professionalism and knowledge on how to cater to your prenatal clientele. This is me and baby Gabriella on Day 8 after my delivery. As I make my journey back to fitness goals, I cannot express enough to women out there who are expecting that barre workouts really came in handy in that delivery room. You can go light if you’re getting a start later into your pregnancy. And of course it is NEVER too early to start, either. I look forward to visiting when the dust settles a bit and I wanted to wish you all a Happy Holiday season.
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I love this boutique, specialized studio. I’m a complete novice have never done yoga, pilates etc The instructors are caring and kind, the owner Marilyne is the loveliest lady.  She is uber responsive on email and really dissuades any kind of fears you may have.  The studio is state of the art, clean and quiet.  I highly recommend this wonderful studio.  I’m not an exercise person by nature but I feel inspired to keep coming back.  This is a true gem on South Beach, unpretentious and just plain Amazing.

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Finding good Yoga classes in Miami can be a difficult task. Before Sobe Fit Body I had not been in a Pilates or Yoga studio in over 10 years. A lot had to do with intimidation from mean instructors and pushy sales people.

I’ve been attending regular yoga classes at Sobe Fit Body for a little over a month now. I must say that I am completely addicted to the Yoga classes. I try to go as much as possible with my monthly unlimited membership. What I love the most is that you are not bound to a year contract, the studio is uber clean, staff is awesome and their times are convenient for my late work schedule and they offer Barre classes as well as Pilates classes. They have the mats, weights, towels, bands, balls, and ankle weights available for use.

My favorite class is Ballet Barre. Rachel and Elizabeth, the instructors are amazing and so inspirational. I aspire to look like either of them. If you have not tried Ballet Barre, I highly suggest you do and start to see every inch of your body transform. This is the best Yoga Barre Pilates in Miami area hands down.

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I can’t speak enough of the instructors, they are very friendly, make the classes a lot of fun yet challenging and they are mindful of injuries so they suggest modifications.

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For beginners and newbies like I…these are amazing Yoga classes along with the barre classes and pilates classes that are still fast pace but yet calming at the same time hard to explain! The jumping board was my favorite part! If you have time to stop by I definitely think you will fall in love with this studio, the owner, the instructors and the yoga barre pilates classes ..all while you are getting a great workout. Check it out!

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Big win for “Don’t Frack Maryland”
Jared Houston
volume 38
issue 3
June 2017

Sign credit: Food & Water Watch

Hydraulic fracturing in Maryland is gone for good. Members of the Don’t Frack Maryland coalition led a tireless and uncompromising campaign for a total ban rather than settle for the so-called safe-fracking measures first supported by the governor and state legislators.

The coalition used hard evidence to reveal the ecological devastation fracking has caused in neighboring states. In Pennsylvania for example, earthquakes, air and water pollution, and increased radioactive radon gas levels are realities.

These facts convinced sixty-percent of Maryland residents to oppose fracking. They refused to buy into false promises of jobs and dollars peddled by the energy industry and their legislative cohorts. In the final days of the debate, protesters put their bodies on the line and a dozen were arrested outside the chamber while the Senate wavered over possible changes to weaken the bill.

This is a colossal achievement for organizers. Maryland sits on top of major natural gas reserves. The decision is both a victory for the environment and a serious challenge to big energy companies.

Although some made much of the “bipartisan effort” on the part of legislators, the law actually resulted from a five-year battle by activists to educate and win over the public. Leafleting campaigns, countywide organizing, and a thousand-person march in the state capitol ensured that the bill wasn’t altered in the hands of pro-business politicians.

As people continue to stand up against drilling, pipelines, and shipping terminals, Maryland stands out as the third U.S. state to halt fracking. It is a heartening example of the power of real facts, reinforced by the mass determination and organizing of those willing to fight for the earth they live on.

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Electoral College — legacy of slavery
volume 37
issue 6
December 2016

Clinton actually beat Trump by about a million votes. Yet, absurdly, he is the next prez. Twice in the last five presidential elections the popular vote winner lost. Why? Because the Electoral College was written into the U.S. Constitution to undermine democracy and uphold slave-owners power.

When the Constitution was drafted most states granted voting rights to white adult propertied men (four did allow freed slaves the vote), which gave the North more voters. The slave-state “forefathers” refused to agree with one-man-one-vote for presidential elections. So a compromise was reached — count slaves as 3/5 of a person and base the electoral votes on population plus two additional votes per state. The Electoral College was born.

This swung the balance of power strongly in favor of the South and small states. Is it any wonder that four of the first five presidents were slaveholders?

Slavery was officially abolished by the Civil War, but presidential elections are still an undemocratic farce. Today, the U.S. has a winner-take-all reality in 48 states which means a candidate gets all the electoral votes even if they won that state by one vote.

Let’s abolish the Electoral College. It’s a step in the right direction of un-rigging elections.

Also see: Don’t mourn, organize! Donald J. Trump and the year of voting dangerously

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Earned income, or the sale of goods and services, is a somewhat misunderstood and unexplored financial opportunity for nonprofits. Yet there are countless examples of nonprofit organizations that sell goods or services to supplement their revenue, like the Girl Scouts, Goodwill, museum gift shops, hospitals, charter schools.

If you’ve ever wondered if earned income might be an opportunity for your nonprofit to raise unrestricted revenue, download our “Evaluating Earned Income” webinar. This webinar is part of our ongoing Financing Not Fundraising webinar series that shows nonprofits how to create a more sustainable financial engine for their organization.

Earned income is not right for every nonprofit, but every nonprofit should at the very least analyze whether earned income is a potential opportunity.

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The View from an “Old” Social Enterprise: An Interview with Jim Gibbons

In this month’s Social Velocity blog interview, we’re talking with Jim Gibbons, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. Goodwill is such an interesting case because the organization has been practicing social entrepreneurship since long before it became cool, which I’ve talked about before. Goodwill started in 1902 in Boston and in 2010 provided jobs and job training to 2.4 million people with a budget of $4 billion. Gibbons earned his B.S. in industrial engineering from Purdue University, and a M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, where he was the first blind person to graduate with a master’s in business administration.

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Nell: Goodwill has employed a social enterprise model for over a century, long before social entrepreneurship was a buzzword. What made Goodwill so forward-thinking?

Jim: Goodwill is often referred to as “the original social enterprise” particularly by leading social entrepreneurs in the field such as Jim Fruchterman. Goodwill’s roots are deeply established in the belief of the human potential of dignity and self-sufficiency, and in an early learning that the people we serve want a “hand up, not a hand out.” Our founder, Reverend Edgar J. Helms, engrained in our culture his strongly held belief that we must challenge the status quo and be “dissatisfied until every person with a disability or disadvantage has an opportunity to develop to their fullest potential.” This drives the entrepreneurial spirit that exists at every independent, community-based Goodwill agency, allowing them to continually adapt and reinvent themselves in order to meet the needs of local communities.

Nell: How do you think an “old-fashioned” nonprofit like Goodwill fits into this growing social innovation movement? How do you make sure Goodwill is part of that movement and doesn’t get left behind?

Jim: The Goodwill brand is a household name and fortunately still leads efforts in social entrepreneurism, community collaborations and innovation. By staying ahead of the curve, we don’t fall behind. Goodwills are relentless in their desire to understand and meet the needs of the diverse local communities in which they operate. Goodwills challenge themselves to remain relevant and meaningful to the three million people we collectively serve each year. Goodwills across the United States and Canada have found the sweet spot of uniting enterprise with caring, ensuring that our social enterprise model is optimized in a way that empowers people and builds communities that work.

Nell: Goodwill has many more competitors these days than it did 10 years ago, particularly from for-profit competitors. How do you manage the competitive landscape and is it having a negative effect on your model?

Jim: As a market leader in this space, Goodwill always keeps its eye on external forces. We use our social enterprise model to advance millions of people who might not otherwise have the tools or help to succeed in life. We admire legitimate and credible nonprofits that leverage similar models to achieve their mission. While we do not condone the practices of those who market themselves to the public as something they are not, we welcome fair and honest competition, as we have earned the trust and support of more than 66 million customers as well as the people we serve every day. Goodwill earns the trust of shoppers by providing excellent value for their hard earned money. In addition, we earn the trust of donors through the assurance that we maximize the value of their donations in order to return the most benefit to the people we serve in local communities. At Goodwill, your donations generate opportunities for people to achieve economic stability, and build strong families and vibrant communities by offering job training, employment placement services and other community-based programs, such as financial education and youth mentoring. In addition, 84 percent of Goodwill’s revenues go directly into these programs, so members of the public can be sure that their donation(s) will have a direct impact on the people in your community. Last year, Goodwill’s retail enterprise revenues grew more than 12.5 percent, indicating that the public, even with increased for-profit competition, still values and trusts Goodwill.

In addition, we plan to remain a market leader through responsible community leadership. Across the United States and in Canada, we are working with municipalities and local governments to ensure that misleading donation bins are clearly marked so that the public is aware of whether or not their donations go to help someone in need, or if they simply add to a company’s profits. We also teach donors to check out a charity’s legitimacy and revenue information about overhead and administrative costs by contacting their attorney general or secretary of state’s office, a charity rating agency such as Charity Navigator or GuideStar, or online resources such as GreatNonprofits or Philanthropedia.

Nell: What do you do at Goodwill to continually innovate and reinvent the model? How is it possible to continue to innovate at a 100+ year old organization?

Jim: It’s not only possible to innovate, it’s necessary if we want to remain a leader in our market. At Goodwill, we don’t think of innovation as the creation of the next iPhone, but rather as the next idea that allows us to serve the communities we’re a part of in the most meaningful and impactful way. For example, at the Goodwill Industries of South Florida (Miami), they innovate every day and put thousands of people with disabilities back to work. People with disabilities enrolled in their programs learn apparel manufacturing, flag manufacturing, document destruction, and janitorial services. The Goodwill offers a broad range of flexible business solutions to private and public companies, while helping their employees achieve their independence. And it doesn’t stop there. We are committed to customizing the assistance workers need to achieve their peak performance, and we encourage them to continue to advance in their careers.

In Winston-Salem, NC, and Eugene, OR, (Goodwill Industries of Lane and South Coast Counties), we deploy ’Prosperity Centers’ that optimize community resources and drive community collaboration for the benefit of the people. Prosperity Centers are dedicated to assisting people in the community to succeed financially. That doesn’t just mean helping workers find jobs; it means giving them all the tools they need to build financial security and independence once they have a job, including resume-writing assistance, skills assessment, career counseling, access to computer and high-speed internet, and help with interviewing skills and financial counseling. At each of these centers, financial professionals talk to participants about their financial goals, and help them come up with a personal plan to meet those goals, whether that’s regularly paying their bills on time, reducing personal debt, starting savings to go to school, or investing in a big purchase like a car or home. With like-minded agencies partnering together, they are able to harness their resources, eliminate redundancies, strengthen their impact, focus the delivery of their services to meet the needs of local communities, and have a meaningful impact on their citizens.

At the San Francisco Goodwill, we’ve deployed the “Back On Track” program. A partnership with the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office and the Family Services Agency, “Back On Track” provides intensive case management to individuals who have been arrested for a non-violent, first-time drug sale felony. Goodwill provides job readiness workshops, case management, career advising, life skills workshops and job training and education placement. For every individual we train, we save the government an estimated $20,000 in jail/prison costs. This program has a less than 10 percent recidivism rate – compared to a 75 percent rate with other programs.

In Cincinnati, the Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries, paves an example for other service organizations that provide services to veterans. One hundred percent of the veterans they serve are homeless, and many have physical disabilities or mental health issues such as PTSD and TBI. Each veteran has a case manager who works with him or her to develop an individualized program plan. The Goodwill provides transitional housing for these veterans and strives to provide services to them in a holistic manner in order to achiever lasting success, a return to family, community and self-sufficient living. All of these innovative examples are shared across the Goodwill network, and modified and adapted to best meet the needs of local communities.

Nell: Goodwill is pretty active in the social media space and in fact you do a fair bit of Tweeting yourself (@jdgibbons). How have you integrated social media into your mission? What does it allow you to do?

Jim: Goodwill is a networked enterprise where the local Goodwills make up the heart and soul of the brand, and they participate in social media with aligned brand messages that communicate their local activities and impact. We’ve integrated social media into our global and national communication strategies in a powerful way because it’s an awesome tool for educating people about our brand. And we’re giving attention to having real conversations at the level that is important to our stakeholders and builds relationships with them.

Nell: You were recently appointed by President Obama to the White House Council for Community Solutions, which is a pretty interesting group working on bringing the public, private and nonprofit sectors together to solve problems. What is that group working on and what results are you seeing so far?

Jim: It’s exciting to work with a group of leaders from a variety of sectors to raise awareness on how collaborations solve problems in a profound way. Recently, the Council announced its commitment to expand job opportunities for youth through the White House Summer Jobs+ initiative. The initiative is a call-to-action for businesses, nonprofits and the government to provide opportunities for youth to obtain life skills, education, training, and social supports that are relevant for long-term employment, and to work together to provide pathways to employment for youth ages 16-24 (referred to as ‘opportunity youth’) who are low-income or face disadvantages to finding employment and related opportunities.

Goodwill will be supporting the Summer Jobs+ program by hiring 1,200 youth ages 16 to 24. Goodwills across the country will also provide more than 3,200 youth with life skills services, including communications, time management and teamwork; more than 2,300 youth will receive work skills services. In addition, 2,000 youth will be provided learn and earn opportunities, where they will gain the ability to acquire their first paid employment position, either through the form of paid internships or permanent positions that provide on-the-job training at Goodwill locations. Thousands of additional youth will also be provided with virtual career mentoring and exploration services.

The Summer Jobs+ initiative was created in response to research that shows that at least one in six young people ages 16-24 are disconnected from the two systems that offer the greatest hope for their future: school and work.

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What Social Entrepreneurs Can Learn From an Old Nonprofit

I talk a lot about what nonprofits can learn from social entrepreneurs–how to be more innovative, think bigger, create sustainable business models, etc. But I also think that in the movement for social innovation we can’t dismiss or deny the nonprofit sector, which offers tremendous history, resources and even innovations.

Indeed, there is one example in particular of a very old nonprofit organization that actually exemplifies the qualities of a true social entrepreneur. And that is Goodwill Industries.

Goodwill provides jobs and job training to the hardest to employ. Although Goodwill was launched 109 years ago, long before anyone even uttered the words “social entrepreneur,” the organization illustrates four key traits of a true social entrepreneur:

  1. Solutions-Focused. Goodwill trains and creates job for society’s most difficult to employ. It addresses their impediments to jobs and provides them the skills and actual jobs to get them back on track.

  2. Broader System Change. But Goodwill is not just about jobs and job training. It is also about recycling, economic development, community integration. Instead of throwing away old clothes, books, computers, or furniture, we can take them to Goodwill, get a tax write off and feel good about 1) not filling up landfills and 2) contributing to putting people to work. But we can also shop there to stretch our own recession-tightened family budgets. We can enjoy much less environmental waste in our communities (Goodwill’s ComputerWorks facility in Austin sends nothing to the landfill). We also can meet, shop and mingle with a cross section of our community in a way that we never would be able to at the local department store.

  3. Financially Sustainable. A big part of Goodwill’s brilliance is the fact that over 65% of the organization’s revenue comes from earned income from their retail stores. Goodwill has done a great job of developing and continually improving their stores, so that they have become not just a place for job training, but a destination for shoppers. Goodwill has found a way to encourage the communities in which they operate to consistently and generously donate their clothing and other items and then to turn those donations into revenue streams.

  4. Scalable Model. Because the Goodwill model is simple, solution focused, integrated, and sustainable, it is scalable. Goodwill started in 1902 in Boston and in 2009 boasted 184 organizations throughout 16 countries providing jobs and job training to 1.9 million people with a budget of $3.7 billion. The ancillary benefits I mentioned above (economic development, community building) they have not quantified, but I imagine they are even more impressive.

Goodwill excites me because it is an “ancient” social impact organization by today’s standards, yet it is a model of social change. It squeezes every last drop out of the community resources it gathers and translates them into many times that in social impact. I wonder if any of the social entrepreneurship programs cropping up at universities across the country ever use Goodwill as a case study. I think it could be fascinating.

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Alphabet Corner, the Augmented Reality Based 4D Smart Card Learning Kit, Invites Crowd Funding on Indiegogo

Alphabet Corner, the Augmented Reality Based 4D Smart Card Learning Kit, Invites Crowd Funding on Indiegogo

Buffalo – September 14, 2017 – A new educational product powered by augmented reality is seeking crowdfunding at Indiegogo. Alphabet Corner is a 4D flash card based alphabet learning system for kids that makes learning alphabets easy and fun. Created by SteamRoll East from Buffalo, USA, the interactive AR technology game aims to help kids learn alphabets with a 3D interface with rich features and a gaming mode included.

Augmented Reality is not merely a technology that can be used in big industries. It also holds tremendous potential for applications in learning and education, as shown by Alphabet Corner. The learning kit comprises 26 Smart 4D Flash Cards that can teach kids English alphabet letters along with pronunciation. The kit comes with a free companion app for Android and iOS, and also features graphics, sounds and animation and other interactive elements.

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  • Bentley a U of L graduate

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Has it been worth it? Supporters of the exposure of so-called sex pests claim the ‘culture’ is being changed. Men are no longer able to treat women with impunity in the workplace, they say. That all sounds worthwhile, but it is worth taking a step back and considering what the term ‘sexual harassment’ really means. Because there is no clear or strict definition.

There is no single offence of sexual harassment. Harassment, which is a broader idea than sexual harassment of course, covers any ‘course of conduct’ which causes ‘alarm or distresses to another person’. This means the reach of the accusation of harassment is extremely broad. People can be arrested for harassment in relation to what would once have been considered fairly normal behaviour.

Recent ‘sex pest’ scandals have shown just how amorphous the term harassment can be. A wide range of behaviour is being lumped under the title of harassment. Definitions are now so loose that we are even happy to say that single incidents constitute ‘harassment’, even though this makes little sense. Harassment is surely cumulative. Someone might be perturbed or upset by a single incident, but it strains the bounds of the English language to say they were ‘harassed’ by that single incident. This is why the law refers to a ‘course’ of conduct: this acknowledges, at some level, that harassment goes beyond a single moment of indiscretion.

The Westminster scandal, in reducing harassment to single incidents, has contributed to a radical reduction in the criminal threshold. The striking thing about many of the allegations at the outset of ‘Pestminster’ is that they did not even get close to criminal behaviour. Even to call them ‘allegations’ seemed over the top. They were anecdotes about bad behaviour, not suggestions that illegal things had happened. They weren’t really allegations at all.

This is not legalism. This is simply to point out that the word ‘harassment’ has been deeply politicised. It has taken on a new meaning, courtesy of those who are intimately involved in the Westminster scandal. ‘Harassment’ has become a kind of code, a symbol, for a supposed culture that keeps women down. This means that any single incident can now be rebranded ‘harassment’ and described as a contributor to this problematic culture, even if the incident itself is not what we would really think of as harassment. Words are being twisted to make them useful to a political cause — and that is deeply worrying.

Many argue that ‘harassing’ behaviour is particularly harmful when it is done by those in a position of power. There is some truth to this. I am a man; I have never experienced what it is like to be hit on by someone who has more power than me in the workplace. I do not know what it is like to turn down someone who could be good for your career — I can imagine it is awkward and unpleasant. Men in positions of seniority should recognise that hitting on your employees is inappropriate.

But the question we now have to ask — urgently — is whether such behaviour, unappetising as it might be, warrants expulsion from public life, or sackings, or the destruction of reputations. Because that is what is happening: the use of the term ‘harassment’ to describe incidents that might once have been dealt with informally means that some men are now being branded ‘predators’ and are having their reputations demolished. This is extreme — surely?

To most people, at least, it seems rash. The idea that someone could lose their job, their family and their reputation because they did something stupid at a party 15 years ago seems to most of us to be entirely disproportionate. Individuals are ending up divorced, homeless, and now, it seems, even dead as a result of their behaviour being rebranded ‘harassment’ or ‘predation’ by the casual and political misuse of language and accusation.

This is why due process and accuracy of language matter. Let’s be honest. Someone cannot be ‘harassed’ by a single incident. And people shouldn’t be destroyed on the basis of accusation alone. Without due process, without precise language, an allegation can needlessly demolish someone’s life within days, even hours. We are throwing people to the lions instead of cooly analysing the accusations against them and respecting the idea of ‘innocent until proven guilty’. Following this week’s tragic death, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised if, in this unforgiving, increasingly unjust climate, individuals see no way of clearing their names other than by responding to accusations in unpredictable and sometimes devastating ways.

Luke Gittos is law editor at spiked and author of Why Rape Culture is a Dangerous Myth: From Steubenville to Ched Evans. (Buy this book from Amazon(UK).)

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Splash DamageBlogCurrently Hurling Controllers / Mice At... Zombies in Chinatown

Splash Damage Blog

Currently Hurling Controllers / Mice At... Zombies in Chinatown

Oh zombies, we love them and they love us back. Needless to say, Left 4 Dead is still being played on an extremely regular basis here at the office, with the Character Team regularly facing off against our Production Testers and whoever else is willing to be pounced on by Huntle. As far as new releases go, only GTA Chinatown Wars and MadWorld seem to be willing to do battle in the Great Retail Arena and both of them have actually been getting play time from us and are covered in an undisclosed location in this update.

We've also got several new faces, with Programmers Ed 'mred' Reid and Ronald 'Conine' Koppers both throwing their assorted words into the mix. Welcome guys!

Ed 'mred' Reid (Programmer):
As the newbie in the company, my first week was greeted with cries of “Where’s your copy of Left 4 Dead?!” Since then, my life has descended into lunchtimes filled with a cacophony of ghostly, distant wailing, Swedish curse-words and pitiful, emasculated cries of “Huntle on me!” My days are now defined by the flailing and gnashing of teeth of grown men as they give their lives in the cause of leaving that safe room to make sure no one gets left behind!

Ronald 'Conine' Koppers (Programmer):
Picked up MadWorld recently to see what all the fuss was about and it truly is as violent as they say. I've always had a thing for the Mortal Kombat fatalities and MadWorld feels like one big chain of brutal fatalities, all coupled with a very unique visual style. Anybody seen my chainsaw?

If you own an iPhone or iPod Touch and like shooting down waves upon waves of monsters, get iDracula; it’s a great game to kill some time with during lunch or on your commute. The latest version has some new environments, monsters and, most importantly, new game modes which really add enough entertainment to last me through my 40 minute train ride.

Still on Street Fighter 4 as well, although I don’t seem to get any better at it. Perhaps it’s time to actually put some effort into it and stop looking at the “purty” colours. Just don’t tell Aubrey I’m still playing, otherwise him beating me may become a long-term lunch break embarrassment. ;)

Neil 'exedore' Alphonso (Lead Level Designer):
I picked up GTA: Chinatown Wars when I was out at GDC and have been really impressed with it so far. I loved the GTAs pre-GTA3, so the return to top-down is a welcome bit of nostalgia.

That was while travelling, but at home I’m splitting time between the Be a Pro mode in FIFA 09, multiplayer in Killzone 2, and checking out the single player in Bad Company… with doses of drumming on GH: World Tour in between. I’ll probably be checking out the new patch in World of Warcraft later on in the month as it seems like a hefty bunch of content, and I still need to check out Resident Evil 5 (even though for me it can never live up to the sheer awesomeness that was Resident Wiivil 4).

Paul 'Locki' Wedgwood (CEO / Game Director):
The last two weeks have been pretty hectic, but I have found time for a little Left 4 Dead (360), and it continues to impress me. I thought I'd write this update for the old-school clan scene... my fellow low-latency, competitive, Razer-mouse toting, hardcore, MP, PC shooter fans. There are many things about L4D (360) that shouldn't work; 1) Playing shooters on an analogue console controller, 2) Playing online over a wireless connection, 3) Actually hitting your target, despite being supine on your sofa, 12 feet from your plasma, with your view obstructed by beer, and a 200ms ping 4) Playing a zombie game on a sunny Sunday afternoon, and 5) Having fun playing cooperatively against a computer, when there's nobody real who will suffer. Well, it's time to bin your mouse, your Ethernet connection to your QoS'd layer-three architecture router that ensures a ping of 5, stop hunching three inches from your screen, and actually relax while playing! What?!?! I hear you say... Yes! I reply...

This past weekend, I darkened my lounge on a sunny Sunday afternoon, lined up beers on the coffee table, got my plasma and audio tweaked, called Richard Ham (our Creative Director), and then after waiting for him to work out which of his endless Xbox 360 setups (his riverside castle, I'm sure, is equipped with 20 different rooms in which he can view output from his consoles - projectors, TVs, flip-books, slaves with crayons, he has it all), so I could then follow him around and constantly save his arse. Ok that's a lie... Mr Ham is actually pretty good at console shooters. Now, as with many MP games, L4D can show you a side of a friend that you'd prefer not to have known about (your best friend will run to the safe house and lock you out, while he steals everything), but luckily for me, Mr Ham is a very nice man to play MP games with. May we live long in Left 4 Dead. And may our Producer Greg Hounsom (Lego: Star Wars, Killzone 2) buy a copy for god's sake so we can play with more than two people! I bet he'll steal all the drugs....

Richard 'Rahdo' Ham (Creative Director):
I finally got around to playing through the whole Fable 2 DLC expansion, and I was very impressed! Even more so because I know how small the team of guys was who got it out the door, and it’s an amazing accomplishment considering how quickly they put it together. I really think it should have a credit crawl of its own, so the guys can get their day in the sun! :)

Richard 'Fluffy_gIMp' Jolly (Media Director):
On the DS, I did indeed pickup GTA: Chinatown Wars and it’s a lot of fun! If you were a lover of the old school top-down GTAs, then this one is for you. It’s not simply a re-hash, as there’s a lot of cool new ideas and ingenious use of the stylus that give it a fresh feel, and there’s even a whole side Elite inspired trading element that should keep all wannabe peddlers occupied. :)

Still loving Resident Evil 5. I have gotten right to the end of co-op with my partner, and am planning on playing through again on the next difficulty. Not wanting to preach about the visuals again, but I believe it is probably the best looking game on consoles at the moment.

On the Indie scene I’ve been having yet another adventure game stint, this time with a game called Dirty Split (no not that!), there are some great amateur adventures around and this one is no different it even has speech! Check it out here, it’s free!

Steve 'badman' Hessel (Community Relations Manager):
I somehow got sucked back into Mass Effect and am playing through it a second time with my old character on Hardcore difficulty. The nice thing is that you get to keep your character stats and equipment from the last playthrough, so you basically start pretty much where you left off. I missed a ton of content the first time through, so I'll be a bit more thorough this time.

I've also been working my way through Peggle's challenge mode, which is just an insanely fun and surprisingly addicting way to kill some time. I'm getting quite close to the end of it now, so all that's left is the pretty much impossible stuff.

Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor comes out this week at last and after spending countless hours skirmishing in the first two games, I'm really looking forward to this one and all the new multiplayer modes Relic are adding. "How is that tiny shield going to protect us?"

What have you been playing? Let us know in the comments!


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Splash Damage Blog

Splash Damage Nominated for Two Develop Awards

The finalists for the Develop Industry Excellence Awards have been announced and we received two great nominations! Our work on Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars received a rather substantial nod in the form of a nomination for Best Use of a License, while Splash Damage as a whole was nominated for Best Independent Studio. The Develop Industry Excellence Awards are arguably the most prestigious developer awards in the UK and we are extremely pleased to be among the nominees this year. The winners will be announced on July 30 during this year's Develop Conference and Expo in Brighton.


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SQL Server Performance

Downscaling SQL-server db to ms-access

Discussion in 'SQL Server 2005 General DBA Questions' started by emphyrio, Dec 4, 2006.

  1. emphyrio New Member

    Hello Gurus,

    I have a problem downscaling my SQL-server 2000 database to MS-Access Jet. To transfer the tables is no problem, I just import them in Access. The problem lies with the views (I do not care at this moment about the Stored procedures of triggers, just the views).

    The reason for downscaling is that on some of my clients computers installing a SQL-server is not allowed. But I developed the whole enchillada on SQL-server... So, I have to somehow reverse engineer the whole thing.

    I looked everywhere on the web for conversion tools, but did not find one that has this capability. Does any know of a script or tool that can help me out?

    ps. I have quite a lot of views in the database, many of them with CASE statements in them, which are not supported by MS-Access.

    Hope you can help me.
  2. FrankKalis Moderator

    Before thinking of converting to Access, would the use of the free MSDE be an option?

    Frank Kalis
    Microsoft SQL Server MVP
  3. emphyrio New Member

    Hi Frank,

    Thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately using the MSDE is not an option neither. The customer specifically wants MS-Access (how do you convince people that have no clue...?)

    Hope there is another way, except manually going through all the views.

  4. FrankKalis Moderator

    Yes, I know this kind of people. []

AFAIK there is no tool for such a conversion, but you might want to try and ask this in an Access community. Typically we deal here with the other way round, so chances are that some Access geek knows a tool we're not aware of here. []

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  5. thomas New Member

    Classic case of 'the customer is NOT always right'.
  6. emphyrio New Member

    Ok guys, thanks for your help. Let's see if I can find an Access freak who solved this problem....

  7. satya Moderator

    Tell the customer that MSDE is freely available [].

Satya SKJ
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Contributing Editor & Forums Moderator<br /http://www.SQL-Server-Performance.Com
This posting is provided AS IS with no rights for the sake of knowledge sharing.
  8. Adriaan New Member

    Does the client know you can create an ADP in Access that connects to an existing SQL Server database? Depending on the logon, you get to see all accessible objects in the database. You can bind forms and reports to tables, views and sprocs ... and still be able to use VBA for a lot of things. - Please note that there is precious little known about the ADP, eventhough it's been part of Access since Office 2000. Seems like it isn't really being used out there.

Other than that, you can actually run most DDL statements (SQL 92) in Access, using DoCmd.RunSQL (using OpenFile in VBA to access the script that you generate from SQL Server) or cutting-and-pasting into the SQL View of a query object in Access. You may need to remove some features from the script, especially with SQL 2005, so review any error messages you get for each statement. If the SQL database only contains tables and views, that should be fine. Once you get to sprocs and UDFs, that's when you will need to create replacement code and objects in VBA.

In the end, the simplest tool would be what-used-to-be-called DTS (SQL 2000) where you export all tables to an MDB. Create an empty MDB beforehand - as follows!

Be sure you understand Access security - it is there, but there is a wide open backdoor that you need to close:

(1) Make a copy of the "System.MDW" file from the Office installation folder, and give it a new name. Move it to your project folder.

(2) Create a shortcut with this command line:
"C:program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOfficemsaccess.exe" /WRKGRP "project_folder
    ew_workgroup_file".

(3) Launch Access with the new shortcut.

(4) Go to Tools>Security>User and Group Accounts, and create a specific login that will be your "system administrator" or sysadmin.

(5) Close Access, and add the /USER sysadmin switch at the end the command line of the shortcut.

(6) Launch Access with the shortcut. Go to Tools>Security>User and Group Accounts. Click on the Change Password tab, where you will see the name of the sysadmin printed below. Set a password for your sysadmin login.

Note that this password is not the same as the "database password" option elsewhere in the Security menu, which is a nuisance when it is set - so don't go there.

(7) Close Access again, and launch Access again with the shortcut. The system should now prompt you with the sysadmin login, asking for the password.

If you messed up the password, you can use the "Admin" login (the wide open backdoor I mentioned) and go to Tools>Security>User and Group Accounts. From the list of user names, select the sysadmin login that you created, and press "Clear Password".

Close Access again, and launch Access with the shortcut (it should open without asking for the password, because you've just cleared that). Repeat steps 6 and 7, and continue with step 8.

( Create a new MDB file. This will open the database window of the MDB in Access.

Go to Tools>Security>User and Group Permissions.
(a) For the "Database" object, grant all permissions to your sysadmin login.
(b) For the "Database" object, remove all permissions for both the "admin" login and the "Users" group.
(c) Select each of the other object types in turn, and grant all permissions to your sysadmin login for the "<New ...>" object.

(9) Go to Tools>Security>User and Group Accounts. Create "groups" corresponding to the database roles that your SQL Server database had.

Go to Tools>Security>User and Group Permissions.
(a) For the "Database" object, grant "Open/Run" permission to each new Group. Do not grant "Open Exclusive", otherwise you're turning it into a single-user database.
(b) Select each of the other object types, and grant the appropriate permission(s) to each new Group. Note that there is no equivalent to the DENY option in SQL Server.

If you are running a non-English version of Office, the "admin" login and the "Users" group may be shown with a different name. The backdoor problem is that all workgroup files in existence have the "admin" login and the "Users" group. If you grant any permission to that login or that group, then anyone with Microsoft Office will be able to access the data in your MDB.

When exporting to the new MDB file, you must now add a reference to the new workgroup file, probably referred to as "SystemDB" on the advanced settings, and provide the sysadmin user name and password.

When distributing the MDB file, you also need to give users a shortcut that refers to the correct workgroup file. You may also want to add logins, and make them a member of the Groups that you've created.

Have fun!
  9. satya Moderator

    Thanks for the extensive information on MS Access, I have known few gaps from your reply.

    Satya SKJ
    Microsoft SQL Server MVP
    Contributing Editor & Forums Moderator
    This posting is provided AS IS with no rights for the sake of knowledge sharing.
  10. eloop New Member

    This sounds like a future issue ofhttp://thedailywtf.com/

    The fact that the customer should have any say in the RDBMS foundation of your application is true management BS.

    My suggestion to you is : Run away, or ask rediculous amounts of money to do the job.

    Access jet:

    - Does not support SP / Triggers
    - Indexes are a nightmare to manage
    - You cannot access the database in a client-server-fasion (In a multi-user scenario, users will access the physical data file over the network).

    - the GUI applications you can make in Access are fast and reliable
    - Applications are easy to deploy

    By using Access 2000, you have the option of actually running MSDE in the background. Even without telling your customer.

    Good luck with the job at hand,

    "Follow the join tree" - Dan Tow
  11. emphyrio New Member

    Thank you for all the suggestions. I'm very aware of the pro's and con's of MSDE <=> Access Jet. Wish my customer was also...

    I'll get it done, and the customer will be happy (I hope)...

  12. Adriaan New Member

    Have mercy on people trying to cut down on immediate costs!

    Access not supporting sprocs and triggers - strictly speaking it doesn't. But it doesn't mean that you can't setup a system that is nailed shut, and that can mimick triggers with the form events. Stored procedures - well, that's what VBA code is for. And if you understand set-based operations, there is nothing you can't do in VBA (stay away from ADO, though - unnecessarily complex - use good old DAO).

    The index nightmare ... not sure what kind of problems you've run into there? Nothing much to manage, except the occasional Compact operation.

    Client/server - correct, it doesn't do that. However, it does do front-end/back-end pretty nicely. If the front-end crashes, you may end up with corrupted indexes in the back-end, but these can be repaired one way or the other.

    And did I mention the costs?
  13. eloop New Member

    I agree that "it can be done" in Access. Having spent a good part of my junior-developer years doing it. However, it worries me, that Access in the year 2006, is at all an option, for any kind of solution, anywhere (besides for personal database of LP Vinyl records). In this web-based, client-server/thin client/webservice world, it sounds like the customers of the unfortunate Mr. Emphyrio, are stuck in the mid 90's.

    "Follow the join tree" - Dan Tow
  14. Adriaan New Member

    Even in large-scale enterprises, people do not always have the budget for an enterprise-level database. Or if they have, it might still be overkill to use it for a small database.

    If SQL Server is already up and running, and they can just add another database to that, then that should be the preferred option - but it will not always be an option.

    And finally, not all systems on an enterprise-level database platform are developed equal. The platform is there for security, safety and stability, but you can have good and bad design on any platform, be it SQL or Access.

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SQL Server Performance

Error! Please help!!!!

Discussion in 'General DBA Questions' started by saimir, Nov 16, 2002.

  1. saimir New Member

    I have a SQL SERVER 7.0 and lan clients use VB APP. I open a recordset (never be refreshed) with cursorType=adOpenStatic and cursorLock=adLockOptimistic. The program is opened more then once. While filterin recordset the program displays an error message:

    "RUN-TIME ERROR '-2147467259(80004005)'" (and the 'ok' button)

    I use stored procedures for inserting and deleting data. There is and another recordset that be refreshed when inserting or deleting data.
    This two recordsets and the db connection are never closed until the program is closed normally.
  2. bradmcgehee New Member

    This is a rather generic error message and has many potential causes. If you do a search on the error message in Google, there are lots of hits and lot of different causes and solutions. I don't enough about your particular circumstance, so I can't offer specific help. But if you do a search in Google, perhaps one of the hits applies to your situation and can provide some guidance. Or perhaps some other member of this forum has experience with this error and can help out.

    Brad M. McGehee
  3. satya Moderator

    Here is the assumption and solution :

    SQL Server can only open one ForwardOnly cursor at a time on a connection, because SQL Server can only process one active statement at a time per connection.

    When you try to open more than one ForwardOnly ADO recordset at a time on a single Connection, only the first ADO recordset is actually opened on the Connection object. New, separate connections are created for subsequent ForwardOnly cursors.

    To resolve this use a different cursor type, change the cursor location to adUseClient or close the first recordset before opening another on the same connection/transaction. You must either use and then close the recordsets within the transaction or preserve the cursors.

    Satya SKJ

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SQL Server Performance

views from Views

Discussion in 'General Developer Questions' started by mahasund, May 30, 2007.

  1. mahasund New Member

    I have created views from complex algorithm.

    Is is advisble to join two views to get the data. Will there be any performance issues?
    or for that matter any issues.

    Any/All help is greatly appreciated,

  2. deepakontheweb New Member

    Performance will totally depends on columns you are selecting from both views, and execution plans of both views in actual.

    Deepak Kumar
    SQL Server MVP, MCDBA

    Disclaimer: This post is provided as is with no rights & warranty for accuracy, for the sake of knowledge sharing only.
  3. satya Moderator

    If you are using SQL Enterprise edition then indexed views are better for such a performance, refer to the updated books online for more information.

    http://www.sql-server-performance.com/views.asp - perf. tuning tips.

    Satya SKJ
    Microsoft SQL Server MVP
    Writer, Contributing Editor & Moderator
    This posting is provided AS IS with no rights for the sake of knowledge sharing. Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves or we know where we can find information on it.

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