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27 July 2010
Players question validity of a choice in the 26 July quiz(1249)
25 comments:
Steven, I agree with whomever first notified you ... User_Tab_Columns is imprecise ... since coding is all about precision, you cannot fault those who did not select option one. Option 1 of the 4 options, tho' correct, was not precise. You should allow NOT checking that box as an acceptable answer.ReplyDelete
I will continue to enjoy and appreciate the quiz and the considerable efforts that go into offering and maintaining it, but I really disagree with the reasoning on this particular question. The essence of a SELECT statement is to return a set of rows that meet a criteria.ReplyDelete
Any SELECT statement that returns more than the desired rows, especially without providing any information that allows the user to discriminate which return rows apply to the intended query, has by definition not answered the query. By the standard applied here, 'SELECT OBJECT_NAME FROM DBA_OBJECTS' is equally valid, as the user is still left to guess which rows represent table_names in the current schema.
Would 'SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM USER_TAB_COLUMNS' be considered a correct match for a query that was supposed to return the column names of a table? It meets the standards of language being applied here -- it would certainly return all of the columns of the table. It's just that there would be no way to identify them among the results.
Anyway, I just thought I would rant here -- I do very much appreciate the games and look forward to them every day now. The lost points definitely smart (the other points I lost were my own doing), but I will keep playing because I really do enjoy the game.
You can extend debate to tables that have been dropped and are in the recyclebin. They are, with a BIN$ name, in USER_OBJECTS as tables and in USER_TAB_COLUMNS (and USER_UPDATABLE_COLUMNS), but not in USER_TABLES.ReplyDelete
If recyclebin objects count, and you want all tables and only tables, then USER_OBJECTS is correct but USER_TABLES is wrong.
Similarly, if recyclebin objects don't count, and you want all tables and only tables, then USER_TABLES is correct and the others are wrong.
Everyone agrees that USER_TABLE_NAMES has been correctly marked as wrong. The other three choices are debatable EXCEPT in the widest interpretation that they generally work (ie if you successfully do a CREATE TABLE and immediately run the script, you'll see the table name).
- Anonymous27 July, 2010 07:32
While we're nitpicking, USER_TABLES also wouldn't include object tables, for which you would need to query USER_ALL_TABLES. However it didn't say it returned ALL table names in the schema so I think the question's still OK.ReplyDelete
I completely agree with GS - the 'SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM USER_TAB_COLUMNS' shall be qualified as the wrong answer - otherwise it would be hard to explain why you add WHERE clause to the select from USER_OBJECTS - if follow your logic 'SELECT object_name FROM USER_OBJECTS' should be satisfactory. Or even 'SELECT object_name FROM DBA_OBJECTS' (assuming that the user has access to this view) - all names of user tables would be present in its result set. Or even (hypothetical) select that returns all alpha-numeric sequences up to 31 character long.ReplyDelete
In worst case at least answers that include only
SELECT object_name FROM user_objects
WHERE object_type = 'TABLE'
SELECT table_name FROM user_tables
shall be re-scored as 100% correct
I very much agree with GS's comment on this matter.ReplyDelete
On the other hand, it is a matter of correctly interpreting the exact wording of the question asked and not having any assumptions about practicality of a query and usual SQL reasoning (if I am asked to return something, I usually assume the result should not include anything else except what I was asked for)...
I just wanted to post a comment almost identical to the previous two...ReplyDelete
Programming is indeed about precision and when we write a SELECT we want to return EXACTLY what we are looking for and NOT a superset of that set.
I think that those who did not mark this answer as being correct ARE RIGHT and also do have the additional merit of having known that USER_TAB_COLUMNS also returns columns of VIEWS,
not only those of TABLES, which many people do not know and therefore create generic utilities that do not work correctly ...
In the context of this question, I think that all those who DID NOT mark this answer as being correct DO DESERVE A SCORE ADJUSTMENT.
I do enjoy very much the challenge, though, unfortunately, I sometimes miss some of the contest days.
It is very instructive and, if some questions send us (again !) to the documentation and to test out things by ourselves, then this is its most valuable outcome.
Best Regards,
Iudith Mentzel
ZIM Intergated Shipping Services Ltd.
Haifa, Israel
I completely agree with GS. That select statement returns more than desired rows, and by that standard it is incorrect.ReplyDelete
Steven, I think your argument with "only" is weak. If in real life you got a specification "select names of tables owned by the current schema" would you write such a select statement?
I vote for rescoring.
Dalibor Kovac
- Anonymous27 July, 2010 08:48
GS has shown nicely how you can stretch the given interpretation of the answer in dispute to an absurdity. If I had to choose an argumentation on which to base my decision of crediting users' answers, I'd go with his.ReplyDelete
I must agree with what GS said in the comment before. There is no logic in returning more data than necessary, especially if the data explicitly does NOT meet the criteria. Imagine you ask the computer what the result of 1+1 is and it returns 2,3,4,5... The answer is somewhere in the result set ;)ReplyDelete
Anyway, I do not see the need for any re-scoring, not in this question nor in any other question. I love to play the game every day and I love it when it comes to such detailed discussions afterwards. But I do not think that we should overrate things. It's just fun, it's a game, nothing else :)
Steven, thanks for all the efforts you put into this, please go on!
- Anonymous27 July, 2010 09:30
Hi all,ReplyDelete
First let me say I fully understand that people have concerns with some questions.
However, it seems to me that there will not any question where all players agree on the meaning and whether it applies to best practices or the like. I had the same feelings once and a while also in the beginning (and I have played all questions since the start), where I got frustrated because I misinterpreted a question as a search for a best practice or best solution. I stopped doing that (getting frustrated) and now just enjoy the daily quiz, trying to learn from it. And as said, getting frustrated about some questions and the errors you make because you misinterpreted, did not make me stop playing every day.
I hope people get somewhat more relaxed about the questions and accept that once and a while you make a mistake because you read differently or think there is more to a question than there is. On average it will not hinder you to reach a good ranking since there are many opportunities to do well (I also speak from experience I think). Yesterday's question had no problems: all that was asked was which PL/SQL block would return tables in your schema, it did not ask for the best solutions, it did not ask for 'only tables'. SuMiche, if not clicking the box would also be counted as Correct, you cannot distinguish between people who really did not know and people who interpreted differently. As far as I know, the answer is correct, it may be not be your favorite way to search for tables in your schema (I agree), but it is not an incorrect answer to the question as it is.
Have fun playing the quiz, accept some bad days and you will be fine. I know I will. And if the day comes that I cannot handle it anymore, I will just stop playing. It can be that easy... ;-). I think Steven by now knows what to focus on when designing questions, but he is only human.
There seems to be a problem with the question when it isn't possible to answer a true/false question unambiguously.ReplyDelete
Usually I would expect that when required to provide some output, this should exactly match the request. I was asked to provide a list of table names but this answer instead provides a list of table and view names. This is not what was requested but instead a superset.
Usually, I would hope that I could learn something from getting a question wrong. A chance to round out my knowledge of PL/SQL and SQL but I don't believe that has been the case with this question.
Dear all,ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for all your feedback! And while I appreciate Toine's very sensible approach ("Have fun playing the quiz, accept some bad days and you will be fine."), I am thoroughly convinced by many of the responses. While I could insist that by leaving out the word "only", I am "right" and you all are "wrong", that is both not in the spirit of the Challenge and not a reasonable interpretation of the question.
I am going to do the following:
1. Change the question so that it addresses feedback re: the recycle bin; change the user_tab_columns choice so that it excludes views. [as I have noted before, I must make sure these quizzes have no issues, for future use.]
2. Mark as correct anyone who selected wrong for the user_tab_columns choice.
3. Rescore and rerank. I should have this done on Wed. I am training all day today.
Just so you know: I get very annoyed with myself when I publish a quiz that is not 100% accurate and unambiguous, but I always feel nothing but appreciation and admiration for those of you who take the time to analyze the quizzes so closely and voice your opinions. That is precisely what I had hoped for the Challenge!
Warm regards, SF
Late breaking news: and it gets even worse! Player Alen reported to me the following: the choice that queries from USER_TABLES does not show all tables in my schema. Specifically, it does not show the names of tables of objects. You can verify this as follows:ReplyDelete
CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE o_test AS OBJECT
(id NUMBER);
CREATE TABLE t_test OF o_test
SELECT table_name
FROM user_tables
WHERE table_name = 'T_TEST'
So I will need to address that in my "fix" for this question.
Here's the lesson I have learned: with all the nuances that Oracle has added to the set of database objects over the years (recycle bin, tables of objects, etc.), those data dictionary views have become a "mine field" when it comes to consistent behaviors and good material for straightforward quiz questions.
Also, user_tables does not include XML tables. Consider an example:ReplyDelete
create table xml_table of xmltype;
select *
from user_tables
where table_name = 'XML_TABLE';
0 rows returned
select *
from user_objects
where object_type = 'TABLE'
and object_name = 'XML_TABLE';
1 row returned
select *
from user_xml_tables
where table_name = 'XML_TABLE';
1 row returned
It may be reasonable to resort to Oracle dictionary:ReplyDelete
select comments from dict where table_name='USER_TABLES';
Description of the user's own relational tables
See the word "relational" there.
And there are separate USER_OBJECT_TABLES, USER_XML_TABLES, USER_QUEUE_TABLES and so on views.
As well as USER_ALL_TABLES.
So it seems to me that the quiz in question should be not re-scored but completely discarded.
al0 makes a very good point and I will follow your advice. I think that what I will do is change the text of the quiz to reflect the "modern world" of Oracle tables, and give everyone the same score for that day. That's the closest I can come right now to "discarding" the quiz.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous27 July, 2010 18:39
> and it gets even worse!
As I said, you'd need to query USER_ALL_TABLES (or just for fun, ALL_ALL_TABLES where owner = [your username]) to include non-relational tables. However I still don't think that invalidates the question because it didn't claim to return ALL tables in the schema.
If anything, this kind of debate makes the quiz more fun :)
Ciao everyone.ReplyDelete
In the Spirit of the Challenge, to share knowledge and experience, and not to invoke a rerank...
I did not choose the answer "SELECT object_name FROM user_objects WHERE object_type = 'TABLE'" because it does not only show a record for 'tables' but also for Materialized Views:
Here is my point:
SQL> SELECT object_name FROM user_objects WHERE object_type = 'TABLE';
no rows selected
SQL> create materialized view m_v refresh on demand with rowid as select sysdate from dual;
Materialized view created.
SQL> SELECT object_name FROM user_objects WHERE object_type = 'TABLE';
M_V is indeed not a table, but it is shown as a "table" (maybe in the internal implementation of the mviews it is).
This is the reason why I considered wrong the choice.
What do you think about this?
Thanks for the continued effort in giving us the Challenge,
Sterol Andro
- Anonymous28 July, 2010 02:12
Hi Steven, perhaps it is the question, not the answers, that needs revision. The way I understood the question (and thus answered "correctly") was:ReplyDelete
"Which of the following queries will yield results that include the name of at least one table in the user's schema? (Assume that the user currently logged in owns at least one table.)"
Touche Toine,ReplyDelete
I learnt from something from this quiz - a distinction between user_tab_cols and user_tab_columns.
And I agree with Jeff - correct/loosen/adjust the question.
I think the answers need a revision too. BecauseReplyDelete
(SELECT DISTINCT TABLE_NAME FROM USER_TAB_COLUMNS ) is wrong as it's wrong to say (SELECT OBJECT_NAME FROM USER_OBJECTS) or (SELECT OBJECT_NAME FROM DBA_OBJECTS), that you would consider right.
But if my boss would ask me: "give me a list of the tables in your schema?" and I would give him a list of tables and views, The time he will check that one of the view in the list is not a table, he would think that I'm joking with him and this doesn't look fair. If it would be important I would risk my job for it too.
Steven, with all the respect to you (I just want to explain my position, don't take it personally), I can't follow your idea and I only consider that, with such a position, you're just climbing mirrors I don't know how many examples I could make to show you that there is a convention in our language that makes it implicit that when you ask for something, you only want what you asked for, if not specified otherwise. The rest is unfair.
Last of all, if I would follow your idea, so also a list of all possible strings with 30 or less than 30 characters would be right answer. It looks quite strange!
For the fact of the other kind of tables "by definition"(http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14237/statviews_4473.htm#i1635629):" USER_TABLES describes the relational tables owned by the current user" and if there is something different, it's an Oracle bug. Object tables are not relational tables so that's why they're not there.
In addition there is a column named DROPPED in the USER_TABLES view to say if it's a recycle bin table. To identify other kind of tables there are also other columns: IOT-TYPE,TEMPORARY,SECONDARY and NESTED.
It's all documented.
Bye Alessandro
@Sterol AndroReplyDelete
The interesting fact is that select from USER_TABLES returns M_V as well.
SQL> create materialized view m_v refresh on demand with rowid as select sysdate from dual;
Materialized view created.
SQL> select table_name from user_tables ;
- Anonymous28 July, 2010 11:03
@Sterol, a materialized view is definitely a table, that is the "materialized" part of it. Once you create a materialized view, Oracle creates a table with the same name. You cannot make updates to it yourself, but is is a table. You can also create a table and then create a materialized view on top of it (on prebuilt table). I do not think that invalidates the answer you marked as incorrect.ReplyDelete
Ha ha, yesterday I have put myself in a difficult position by saying to just accept some bad days and enjoy the quiz: this morning I had trouble with on of the the answers of yesterday's quiz, because I had a good reason (as I see it) not to check one of the answers that was marked as correct as it seems. Shall I or shall I not question the output or wait until others do it ;-)...hmmm, life can be tough sometimes...
Feel free to continue discussing this topic, but be aware that I have set the scores for ALL players that day to 100% correct and 500 points (the maximum). The text of the question has been changed to avoid the issues raised by many players. Adriano T. wins an O''Reilly Media ebook for being the first to identify this problem.ReplyDelete
Thanks for a great discussion and learning experience!


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Guest blog by Jeffrey R. Chadwick, Jerusalem Center Professor of Archaeology and Near Eastern Studies.
Hanukkah, the Jewish Feast of Dedication, begins this Friday night at sundown. The Hebrew word Hanukkah actually means "dedication." The eight-day festival in 2009 runs from Saturday, December 12, to Saturday, December 19. It is a holiday period of considerable significance, both religiously and historically, to Jews the world over. But it should also be of some importance to Christians, including Latter-day Saints, for without the events celebrated in Hanukkah there would have been no Christmas.
Here's the story: The ancient Jewish people in the land of Israel faced a grave threat when the Greco-Syrian despot Antiochus IV became king of the Seleucid empire in 175 BC. Syria controlled Judea at the time, but the Jews had been treated with tolerance by previous Syrian rulers. Antiochus IV, however, saw himself as a Greek deity in human form (he even adopted the name Epiphanes), and he set a goal to convert all the peoples of his realm to the worship of the Greek pantheon.
Seeking this goal with the Jews, Antiochus had his troops occupy Jerusalem and its Jewish temple, replacing the ceremonies that honored the God of Israel with pagan rites, and converting the edifice into a shrine for Zeus. The temple was defiled. Pigs were slaughtered on its altar by false priests in acts of disdain for the law of Moses and Jewish values.
Jewish religion in general was outlawed. The scriptures (books of what we call the Old Testament) were confiscated and burned. Jewish ordinances and practices, such as circumcision and prayer to the Lord, became capital crimes. The historical book of 1 Maccabees reports that "the women who had circumcised their children they (the Syrians) put to death under the decree, hanging the babies around their necks, and destroying their families and the men who had circumcised them" (1 Maccabees 1:60). Had not something happened to change the course of Antiochus' program of cultural genocide against the Jews, their religion and identity would have been obliterated within a few generations.
But something did happen. In 167 BC, inspired by an Aaronic priestly family known as the Hasmoneans, the people of Judea revolted against the Syrian occupiers. Their war of independence was led by a Hasmonean priest known as Judah Maccabee. Often called the Hasomonean Revolt, or alternatively the Maccabean Revolt, the insurrection gained strength and was ultimately successful in repulsing the Syrian forces. By the winter month of Kislev (around our December) in 164 BC, the Jewish freedom fighters had recaptured Jerusalem's temple mount, and liberated the temple from the pagan Syrians. As the war continued, the Maccabean forces eventually drove the Syrians out of the land of Israel.
Having freed Jerusalem, the Jews undertook to cleanse and rededicate their holy temple. According to rabbinic tradition recorded in the Talmud (TB Shabbat 21:b), when the Hasmonean priests entered the temple they found only one jar of consecrated olive oil to light the great seven-branched lamp (menorah) in the temple holy place for a single day. But anxious to rededicate the edifice, the high priest poured the oil into the seven cups on the menorah branches, and lit the lamp. The oil that was only enough for one day burned for eight whole days, enough time for new oil to be pressed and consecrated. This was seen as a miracle and a sign that God had been with the Jews in establishing their freedom and saving their religion and identity. The eight-day dedication period was celebrated by the Jews in Israel, and eventually throughout the world, each winter from that very year until the present, beginning on the 25th day of Kislev, and has always been known as festival of Hanukkah, the "feast of dedication."
Modern Jews do a number of things in their Hanukkah celebrations. The first, and most important, is the lighting of Hanukkah lights. A nine-branched Hanukkah menorah (known in Hebrew as a Hanukiah) is the main instrument of the lighting. Small candles or vials of olive oil are placed in the arms of the menorah, one of which is elevated above the other eight. On the first night of Hanukkah, the elevated candle (known as the Shamash) is lit, followed by one other candle which represents the first day of Hanukkah. On the second night of Hanukkah, the Shamash and two candles are lit, on the third night three, and so forth until the eighth night of Hanukkah, when the Shamash and all eight candles are lit. The lit Hanukiah is placed in a windowsill each night so that all in the community can see that the Jewish family is celebrating the festival.
Other Hanukkah activities include the preparation and eating of foods fried in oil, such as potato latkes (spicey, fried potato pancakes) and donuts known as sufganiot. The frying in oil is a reminder of the miracle of the oil. The old practice of giving children coins to spend at Hanukkah has evolved into a gift-giving tradition for the holiday season. And children often play a game with a small, four-sided top called a dreidel. Sometimes Hanukkah is called a minor festival, but this is only because it is not mandated in the Torah (the scriptural law of Moses). In practice it is a major Jewish holiday period, widely celebrated and loved.
Those who celebrate Christmas each December may find it of interest to know that Jesus, who was genuinely Jewish, traveled to Jerusalem to celebrate Hanukkah. The Gospel of John reports, "It was . . . the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch" (John 10:22–23). Jesus honored the Hanukkah festival the same way he honored the Passover and other feasts: he taught the people of his own divine identity and mission.
Christians also ought to consider this: If there had been no Hasmonean revolt, and if Jerusalem and the temple had not been liberated and rededicated—if Antiochus and the Syrians had succeeded in obliterating Jewish religion and identity—then there would not have been a Jewish village called Nazareth, nor would there have been a Davidic Jewish village called Bethlehem. There would have been no Jewish nation awaiting the coming of that Redeemer. The entire setting for the birth and life of Jesus of Nazareth would not have existed!
But, thanks be to heaven, there was a revolt, and the Jewish nation not only survived but thrived. And because of these events, the way was prepared for the first Christmas. It seems entirely appropriate at this season that we join in wishing each other "Happy Holidays." Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas to all!


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Simon Cox
Great advice Andy.
I often find when dealing with services that there is either no room for negotiation on price – its what it is – or that the price is adjusted due to the Brand I work for – assumption being that the company can afford more.
Key factors here are ensuring I deal with the person who can negotiate the price – and that normally means, as you have said, telling me what I will get for the price – most sales people can't do that.
As for selling my services – i always remember that its about selling my experience.
I liked the loose reference to apes in the title…


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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Seattle Seahawks receiver Percy Harvin sat out most of the season after having hip surgery. Then he suffered a concussion and was not allowed to play in the NFC championship game.
So how the Seahawks might deploy the speedy Harvin was something of a mystery going into Sunday's Super Bowl against the Denver Broncos.
Harvin made an immediate impact by carrying the ball twice for impressive gains and catching two passes in the first half. Then he put a dagger in the Broncos by returning the second-half kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown, sending the Seahawks to a 43-8 victory at MetLife Stadium.
"I was finally able to give my team something for four quarters," said Harvin, who signed a $67-million, six-year contract in the off-season.
Harvin took the kickoff and showed the breakaway ability that made him a star in college at Florida and in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings.
"We hadn't put it on film all year so we knew there was a great chance that we would catch them off-guard," he said. "Those guys pretty much cleared out the whole right side of the field.
"I think there were only two defenders over there. I just took the gap and hit it as hard as I could."
Playing the dozens
All season, the Seahawks have been inspired by their 12th Man crowd.
Sunday, all the way across the country, 12 was still Seattle's favorite number.
The game opened with a high snap to Peyton Manning resulting in a Seattle safety with 12 seconds to play — the fastest scoring play in Super Bowl history.
Seattle's first touchdown came with exactly 12 minutes remaining in the second quarter.
And Harvin opened the second half with a kick return for a touchdown that took — you guessed it — 12 seconds.
Harvin, incidentally, wears No. 11 for Seattle — although his jersey number with Minnesota was 12.
"That's what I'm talking about," said Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll. "That's the magic of 12s."
Not even close
The lopsided result Sunday ended a streak of six Super Bowls decided by six points or fewer, and 10 in a row decided by 12 points or fewer.
Making history
Seattle's Russell Wilson joins Washington's Doug Williams as the second African American quarterback to win the Super Bowl.
"That's history right there," Wilson said. "There are so many guys before me who have tried to change the game and done a great job at it. God's so good. It doesn't matter what you look like. It doesn't matter if you're black, white, Latino, Asian. It doesn't matter if you're 5-11. It doesn't matter how many people tell you no. It's the heart that you have. That's what I try to prove every day."
Safety in numbers
This was the third consecutive Super Bowl to contain a safety.
The final points of last year's Super Bowl came on an intentional safety by San Francisco. The year before that, the New York Giants' first points came when New England's Tom Brady was called for intentional grounding in the end zone.
Numbers, but no trophy
Manning finished his season with 6,387 yards passing and 60 touchdown passes. The touchdowns are a record for an extended season, but New Orleans' Drew Brees has the record for passing yards with 6,414 set in 2011.
Battle scars
At 62, Carroll is the second-oldest NFL coach, but he certainly doesn't act like it. He had a thin scratch under his left eye Sunday night, the result of a collision at practice.
"In Friday's practice, the kickoff team's covering the kicks, and I jumped out there to return one," he said. "Percy had had about 10 in a row, so I said, 'OK, I'll take this next one.' Derrick Coleman hit me and [safety Chris] Maragos came across and whipped me in the face. So I got hit. What the heck am I doing returning the kickoff is the question."
No padding?
"No, I didn't need padding," Carroll said with a smile. "They weren't supposed to hit me. I was cheap-shotted."
Green is keen
So much for experience. Wilson topped Manning.
In Super Bowls between a starting quarterback with previous experience in the big game and one with no Super Bowl experience, the one without the experience won the last four — the previous three being Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers over Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger, Brees over Manning and Eli Manning over Brady.


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Amlin Challenge Cup
Chiefs facing make-or-break tie
ESPNscrum Staff
January 12, 2011
Tom Hayes will be hoping to inspire Exeter this weekend © Getty Images
Aviva Premiership newcomers Exeter could do with a little help from their friends this weekend as they seek to prolong their European adventure in the Amlin Challenge Cup.
The Chiefs take on Top 14 strugglers Bourgoin at Sandy Park on Saturday and are currently two points behind Pool 3 leaders Montpellier, who are on the road to Newcastle Falcons on Friday night.
Exeter are buoyed by the availability of long-term injury absentees Neil Clark and James Phillips, both of whom have been named on the bench by head coach Rob Baxter. Elsewhere, there are starts for Matt Jess and Andrew Higgins on the wing, Phil Dollman returns at centre, while Ryan Davis and Junior Poluleuligaga have been paired together in the half-backs. In the pack, Ben Moon, Simon Alcott and Chris Budgen come into a revamped front row.
Bourgoin have opted to switch regular No.10 Alberto di Bernardo to fullback to facilitate the inclusion of Matias Viazzo alongside Mickael Forest in the half-backs. Jean Francois Coux will skipper the side from inside centre.
As for the aforementioned Falcons, they have made eight changes to the side which drew with Sale last Friday night, the most notable of which is the inclusion of Alex Tait, who makes his first start for the club since suffering ankle ligament damage against Exeter last month. There is also a welcome return from injury for Jon Golding, who will lock down with Matt Thompson and James Hall in the front row.
Newcastle's opponents, Montpellier, have made a staggering 14 changes to the side which drew with Perpignan in the Top 14 last Saturday, with openside flanker Johan Wasserman the only man to hold on to a starting berth. France fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc is among those to have earned a recall.
Harlequins are at the sharp end in Pool 1 and travel to face Cavalieri Prato at the Stadio Lungobisenzio on Saturday.
Quins currently trail table-topping Bayonne by a single point, with the teams set to face of at the Stoop in the final round. The Top 14 side will need to be on their mettle if they are to ensure a winner-takes-all showdown in Twickenham, as they face a tricky tie against gutsy Connacht outfit at the Stade Jean Dauger on Saturday.
In terms of team news for Quins' trip to Italy, director of rugby Conor O'Shea has opted to leave key duo Nick Easter and Nick Evans out of his starting line-up, though the latter has been named on the bench. As a consequence of those changes, there is a start for Rory Clegg at fly-half, while Tom Guest has been moved to No.8 to fill the void left by Easter, with Maurie Fa'asavalu coming into the side at blindside flanker. There are also starts for wing Sam Smith, centre Tom Casson, hooker Chris Brooker and lock Tomas Vallejos.
Meanwhile, Connacht boss Michael Bradley has dramatically revamped his back-line for the Westerners' clash with Bayonne, with Eoin Griffin the only survivor from last weekend's narrow Magners League defeat by Newport Gwent Dragons. Fionn Carr has been granted an outing at fullback, where he will be flanked by Shane Monahan and Brian Tuohy. In addition, Frank Murphy and Ian Keatley are recalled to the half-back line, while Niva Ta'auso slots back into the side at inside-centre. There are only two changes to the pack, with Bernie Upton coming into the second row and Mike McComish getting the nod at No.8.
The action kicks off on Thursday night with an all-Top 14 affair between Agen and La Rochelle at the Stade Armandie. The sides are locked together on 15 points in Pool 5, four ahead of Gloucester, who take on Italian minnows Rovigo this weekend.
Former Cardiff Blues and Toulon centre Jamie Robinson starts for Agen, while La Rochelle include prop Petrisor Toderasc, fit again after being the victim of a stamp from Gloucester's Dave Attwood in the last round.
Attwood, of course, picked up a nine-week ban for his indiscretion so he does not feature in a Gloucester side which is much changed from the one which lined out against Exeter in the Aviva Premiership last weekend. In the backs, winger Lesley Vainikolo and scrum-half Dave Lewis have both been recalled, while Henry Trinder and Tim Molenaar line up alongside one another in the Cherry and Whites' midfield. Up front, Paul Doran-Jones, Peter Buxton, Will James and Andy Hazell are the only survivors from the pack which saw off the Chiefs.
Sale Sharks are on home soil this weekend to take on Petrarca Padova, but are lagging well behind Pool 2 leaders Brive, who face Spanish minnows Cetransa El Salvador on Friday.
Sale boss Pete Anglesea has opted for a strong side in order to continue their recent resurgence and Petrarca will have to deal with England wing Mark Cueto as well as the impressive James Gaskell in the back-row.
Leeds have been on an upward curve in recent weeks but need one of the tournament's great upsets to influence matters at the top of Pool 4, where Stade Francais are five points clear. The French aristocrats are back at the Stade Charlety this weekend after defeating Heineken Cup champions Toulouse at the Stade de France last weekend.
Leeds travel without injured duo Michael Stephenson and Lachlan MacKay but have named as strong a side as possible for the game in Paris. Luther Burrell returns in midfield, while England pair Hendre Fourie and Steve Thompson will both start.
The visitors face a monumental challenge, though, underlined by the fact that Stade boss Michael Cheika has named 12 internationals in his starting line-up, including on-form centre Mathieu Bastareaud, who missed the corresponding fixture at Headingley. In total, there are just four changes to the side which routed Toulouse in Saint Denis last weekend, with Laurent Sempere, Alexandre Flanquart, James Haskell and Pierre Rabadan all earning recalls. Former Leeds pair Rayno Gerber and Tom Palmer have both been named on the Parisians' bench.
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St. Augustine-based social media agency Make Me Social recently added some fins to its clientele.
The 12-employee operation, founded in 2009 by Chief Strategic Officer Josh Jordan, now represents artists with Jimmy Buffett's record label, Mailboat Records, including reggae artist Mishka and Hawaiian ukulele musician Jake Shimabukuro.
The company uses data analytics software to figure out how and when to best target social media audiences for optimal interaction.
"We were able to help get Mishka to number one on iTunes for reggae charts, figure out how to get audiences engaged and excited about the album, then do branding on social media channels," Jordan said.
And they're utilizing a lot of social media channels. Jordan, 37, said the company uses Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, Pinterest, Instagram, Google+, YouTube, Vimeo, Reddit and more to promote its clients, which also include media giant Hearst Publishing and financial services firm Morgan Stanley.
"Everybody's sitting … with a vending machine in their hands. They've got these cell phones, they're tweeting, they're Facebooking, they're taking pictures, they're recording video – and it's a huge opportunity for brands to engage," said Jordan.
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Story highlights
- First on CNN: Additional Marines sent to embassy in Kenya following shopping mall attack
- Marines are specially trained in personal protection for senior officials
- Move follows State Department travel advisory, which includes latest overseas terror attack
- Some suspects may have escaped alongside fleeing shoppers; U.S. gains access to mall
More U.S. Marines are fortifying security at the American Embassy in Nairobi following the deadly shopping mall attack there, CNN has learned.
Two U.S. officials confirmed the move in Kenya, but declined to be identified because they are not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
The newly arrived Marines are part of a unit specially trained in enhanced security, including providing personal protection to senior American officials.
That kind of assistance was recently added to tasks performed by the embassy guard program after the deadly terror attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, last year.
Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed in the armed assault that, in part, focused attention on State Department security readiness and military response.
The security step also follows a State Department travel advisory on Wednesday about potential terror threats in East Africa from al Qaeda and affiliated groups following the Westgate Mall attack and standoff that killed 67 people.
Due to security concerns, the officials would not discuss the precise number of Marines added to the embassy since the shopping mall attack.
While there is no specific threat against the embassy at this time, the Obama administration deemed it a "high threat" facility, the officials said.
The United States has doubled the number of Marine guards at the Nairobi embassy in the past eight weeks.
The force was first increased during a heightened state of alert during which the United States close nearly two dozen embassies worldwide due to a threat from al Qaeda in Yemen. Security was beefed up again prior to the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Separately on Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder said there was no evidence so far to indicate that any Americans were involved in the Nairobi attack.
Citing a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the situation and the latest security assessment, CNN reported on Wednesday that authorities want to know if any Americans were among the attackers as claimed by the Somali-based al-Shabaab terror group said to be behind it.
Kenyan authorities have said the attackers were from a number of countries, but have not confirmed that any Americans were involved.
"We don't have verifiable information that would indicate one way or the other way whether any Americans were involved," Holder said. "That is one of the things that we are trying to do with our Kenyan colleagues - go through the forensic things, materials that we have, physical things to make that kind of determination."
United States knows so far that the attack that began on Saturday was carefully planned.
FBI experts are assisting the Kenyans on a preliminary basis. They have specific expertise in analyzing explosives and fingerprints.
"FBI agents have been on the ground since right after the incident began. We have been flowing resources into Nairobi on a continuing basis. We have had conversations about this matter both here and at the White House," Holder said.
American forensic investigators were granted access to mall alongside Kenyan officials on Thursday, CNN's Evan Perez reported.
But U.S. law enforcement officials told Perez that there is an increasing concern that some of the perpetrators escaped alongside fleeing victims, making the effort to piece together who was responsible more difficult.
The updated State Department travel caution on security threats and terror activities worldwide included the Kenya attack, saying al-Shabaab had "taken credit" for it.
"Al-Shabaab assassinations, suicide bombings, hostage taking, and indiscriminate attacks in civilian-populated areas are also frequent in Somalia," the advisory said.
Holder added that there was no "specific, credible evidence" that al-Shabaab is planning anything domestically.
"I am not sure they have the capacity to do anything in the United States," he said, adding that the United States is taking the "threat that they pose" seriously.
A U.S. official with access to the latest intelligence told CNN the State Department advisory was issued out of an "abundance of caution."
But officials are concerned there could be other plots in the works.


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Missing TD bank data affects 260K U.S. account holders
Bank calls it an 'isolated incident'
TD Bank spokeswoman says about 1,000 Canadians with U.S. accounts could be affected after some data tapes containing personal information were misplaced, which also affects an additional 260,000 clients south of the border.
Maria Saros Leung says letters will be sent to those customers by next Friday.
But she says in an email that the bank is not classifying the incident as a breach since there's no evidence of criminal activity.
TD Bank has confirmed that unencrypted backup data tapes were misplaced during transport in March and said it has started notifying about 260,000 customers from Maine to Florida.
The U.S.-based subsidiary says in a statement it has no evidence the data on the tapes is being used for any inappropriate purpose and is calling it an "isolated incident."
It says an internal investigation has been launched and the incident reported to law enforcement.
The missing tapes contained personal information including account information and Social Security numbers, TD spokeswoman Rebecca Acevedo told The Associated Press on Friday.
She said the company was not aware of any misuse of customer information but it has not ruled out the possibility and is monitoring the situation.
"TD takes customer privacy very seriously and we have policies and procedures in place to ensure appropriate handling of private customer information. We understand this is a difficult situation for our customers and apologize for the inconvenience," the bank's statement said.
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Video: Can't grab guns while border on fire
'We're in a war, and we need to deal with it that way'
America's southern border is practically a war zone, as Mexican cartels wreak a reign of terror on both sides of the Rio Grande, claims the National Rifle Association – hardly the time for Barack Obama and his cronies in Congress to be restricting Americans' rights to self-defense.
In a new video featuring testimony from sheriffs and ranchers along the southern border, NRA President Wayne LaPierre warns the gun-control agenda of America's left doesn't just threaten the Second Amendment right to bear arms, but also threatens the country's national security.
"Everything we love about America all the freedoms our forefathers fought for, all of it, is under attack by Barack Obama," LaPierre claims in the video, "but the media won't tell you that or show you the story you're about to see."
What follows is a graphic illustration of the level of violence Mexican drug cartels are pouring out on all who oppose them, including murder, torture, beheadings and more.
"This violence, it's not just coming here," Pinal County, Ariz., Sheriff Paul Babeu told a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, "it's here."
"We're in a war," agrees Sheriff Larry Dever of Cochise County, Ariz., "and we need to deal with it that way."
Instead of following Dever's advice, the video points out, the Obama administration has insisted the border is "as secure now as it has ever been" and the U.S. needs to stop selling so-called "assault weapons" in order to tone down the violence.
Forgive the border ranchers quoted in the video if they don't agree.
"The federal government has abandoned us," claims rancher Fred Davis of Tombstone, Ariz.
"Do I think the border is secure?" asks Dr. Mike Vickers, a rancher from Falfurrias, Texas. "H— no!"
Vickers continues later in the video, "My wife comes home from the grocery store and a woman's head is in our front yard. Is this America? Or is this Iraq?"
Ed Ashurst a rancer from Apache, Ariz., pulls no punches in condemning attempts by legislators to pass gun-control laws at a time like this: "In my opinion, it's borderline treason."
The video seeks to debunk many of the myths propagated by Obama and the political left on both sides of the border, namely that the cartels are getting their guns from the U.S. and Mexican President Felipe Calderon's claim that the U.S. acting to restrict assault weapons will help solve violence in Mexico.
Many of the weapons the cartels are using, the video claims, come from the Mexican military itself, as part of a mutually profitable business conducted between the cartels and a corrupt government.
Now is not the time to start laying down arms, the NRA insists, but time to all the fiercer protect Americans' 2nd Amendment rights.
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"Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) has created a cluster-jam for the business world, and virtual mobile infrastructure (VMI) is the latest technology to confront this challenge. The struggle is more cultural than technological – against VMI, commentators have spun a web of myths. Israel Lifshitz, founder and CEO of Nubo, has taken on the mission to set the record straight.
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60-Second Guide to Short-Term SavingsPar alnlewis27 dans Accueil le 7 Septembre 2006 à 12:29
Could you cover the cost of a new water heater if yours suddenly went on the fritz? Would you have to put the unplanned purchase on a credit card, and then adopt a Ramen-only diet for months afterwards just to cover the tab?
Having money at-the-ready for life's financial hiccups -- both planned and otherwise -- can cut a lot of stress from your life. Give us just 60 seconds, and we'll show you how to establish a short-term stash of cash in no time.
0:60 Calculate how much you spend every month
The first rule of savings is to bank enough to cover the necessities if -- knock on wood -- an emergency arises. How much do you need? Well, how much do you spend on a monthly basis?
Add up what you spend each month on necessities such as food, shelter, transportation to work, and anything that you promised to buy your kids. (If you're not into keeping detailed records, Mint.com's free online service can give you a pretty good immediate snapshot of where your money goes.)
0:52: Add some padding for "just-in-case" scenarios
There are small emergencies (bad perm) and big ones (job loss). Bump up your monthly spending number a tad to account for things like job-hunting expenses, should you suddenly find yourself in need of a new gig. Then multiply that figure by three or six (for the number of months that you want to cover), factoring in other available monetary resources and the number of people for whom you're financially responsible.
Voila! Now you have the amount of money you need to stash in your emergency savings account.
0:48: Gaze into your 1- to 5-year "big expenditures" crystal ball
With your emergency savings covered, now it's time to figure out what other kind of cash you should put aside. Planning a renovation, extreme dental work or a family vacation? These things are also part of your short-term savings strategy. Put 'em down on paper and estimate how much these purchases will cost.
0:40: Figure out how quickly you will meet this goal
You want to fund your cash kitty ASAP (emergency expenses tend not to wait around until it's convenient). Come up with an amount you can afford to contribute each month. Make it one of those must-pay expenses -- just like your electric bill and grocery money. Yes, it's that important. Once the emergency stash is stashed, move on to the non-emergency short-term savings goals. (Use our savings calculators to crunch the numbers.)
0:37: Pick a parking spot for your cash
Easy access is essential when we're talking about emergency savings, so your money should be stashed somewhere you'll be able to get your hands on it quickly ... in case of, well, an emergency. It should also be in a "safe" investment -- meaning one that won't tank every time the stock market takes a tumble. That narrows it down to:
- High-yield savings accounts.
- Money market accounts.
- Money market mutual funds.
For non-emergency savings (where you pinky-swear to let the money sit untouched until you need it) less liquid investments -- such as certificates of deposit -- may offer you a better interest rate on your money. (We've covered the ins and outs of all these types of accounts in "Where to Park Your Cash.")
0:29 Click around and comparison-shop
Look at bank ads in newspapers, check out the best national rates on Bankrate.com, see what your broker is paying on cash in your brokerage account, ask your regular bank or local credit union what they offer, and get information on money market funds from websites like iMoneyNet. Find out:
- What interest rates are available.
- What are the comparable yields over identical time periods.
- What timeframe the rate applies to.
- What fees (if any) there are to purchase and maintain the investment.
- The minimum investment required to get favorable interest rates.
(Investors beware: Some institutions will offer aggressive rates in order to lure you to send them your dinero, only to lower the rates soon thereafter. Check historical rates at Bankrate.com to test the interest rates over time.)
0:17 Just do it
The clock is ticking. There's no time to waste. A short-term emergency fund is one of The Motley Fool's top money "must-haves." In fact, it may be the very thing that saves you from a long stretch of high-interest credit card debt after a fender-bender, chipped tooth, basement flood, or really unfortunate haircut.
0:03: Extra credit: Automate it!
If you're having trouble saving, we highly recommend an automatic transfer program. You can also see if your employer will split your paycheck (direct deposit) between your ordinary account and your short-term savings account, or you could set up an auto-transfer from your checking account into your emergency account.
Got a few minutes to spare?
Here's more advice on socking away your cash:
- Where exactly to park your cash.
- How to create a cash cushion.
- Disaster-proof your finances and sleep easier at night.
- Do some quick savings calculations to see how much you need for a rainy day.
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