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ANY Types, Pipelined Table Functions, Dynamic SQL and Pivot
06.06.2008 00:16
oracle.com
Amazing what you can do with ANYTYPE, ANYDATA, ANYDATASET, DBMS_TYPES, DBMS_SQL and pipelined table functions implemented using the interface approach. You can end up with a dynamic sql mashup like you’ve never seen before, and pivot like you’ve never pivoted before. Of course, if you’re on Oracle DB 10g or below, you can never pivot [...]
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Celtics 98, Lakers 88: Pierce Leads Celtics to Win in Game 1
06.06.2008 00:15
nytimes.com
Big moments have defined the Lakers-Celtics blood feud, and in their first get-together in 21 years, a kid from Los Angeles gave Boston one to remember.
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Basketball
Waiting for the Call
06.06.2008 00:15
nytimes.com
23-year old Mark Melancon, 23, is the reliever most likely to succeed Mariano Rivera as the Yankees’ closer.
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Baseball
Yankees 9, Blue Jays 8: Giambi’s Home Run Is a Pain Reliever
06.06.2008 00:15
nytimes.com
Jason Giambi connected for a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Yankees a 9-8 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.
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Baseball
For Young Penguins, Loss Hurts, but There’s Hope
06.06.2008 00:15
nytimes.com
Losing may be part of the maturing process for the Penguins, but it’s painful none-the-less.
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Hockey
After a Stunning Collapse, Gustafson Stumbles Yet Again
06.06.2008 00:15
nytimes.com
Sophie Gustafson looked on her way to winning her fifth L.P.G.A. victory at Bulle Rock on Thursday. She led by five shots with 1o to play, but slipped back to finish fourth.
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Golf
Tranghese, Commissioner of Big East, to Step Down in 2009
06.06.2008 00:15
nytimes.com
Mike Tranghese joined as the Big East’s first full-time employee in 1979, and has served as commissioner since his friend and mentor Dave Gavitt left in June 1990.
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Football
Advertising: A Live Promotion, at 14,000 Feet
06.06.2008 00:14
nytimes.com
Live TV advertisements have been making a comeback in the U.S., aiming to reach people who normally fast-forward through commercials.
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Advertisement & PR
Tribune Co. Plans Sharp Cutbacks at Papers
06.06.2008 00:14
nytimes.com
The company that owns The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune will print fewer papers and employ fewer journalists.
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Advertisement & PR
Bosses May Have Hastened Chief’s Departure at HarperCollins
06.06.2008 00:14
nytimes.com
Accounts differ on the timeline of events that led Jane Friedman, the chief executive of HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide, to unexpectedly announce her resignation on Wednesday.
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Advertisement & PR
Los Angeles Sues Time Warner Cable
06.06.2008 00:14
nytimes.com
The suit brought by the city of Los Angeles says that the company has subjected subscribers to delayed repair appointments, deceptive pricing and Internet outages.
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Advertisement & PR
Zagat Family Says Company Is No Longer for Sale
06.06.2008 00:14
nytimes.com
Zagat Survey ended its search for a buyer, saying it would seek to “grow organically” instead.
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Advertisement & PR
US: Prison Numbers Hit New High
06.06.2008 00:08
humanrightswatch.org
Blacks Hardest Hit by Incarceration Policy New figures showing that US incarceration rates are climbing even higher, with racial minorities greatly overrepresented in prisons and jails, highlight the need to adopt alternative criminal justice policies, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Human Rights Protection
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