degree

Four years ago, I went to the French department on campus to inquire into taking French.

For three weeks, I spoke to several professors in the department about the possibility. We discussed ways to adapt the course in light of the fact that I wouldn’t be participating in the oral component.

I should note that I was working with the professors - I didn’t simply show up and demand to be accommodated. For me, it was as much about accommodating the professors as it was them accommodating me.

Finally, when we thought we had sorted it out, I set up a meeting with the head of the French department to finalise arrangements. What I was going to propose was a 50/50 split between reading and writing: in the course, professors set optional reading and writing exercises, which would be made mandatory in my case as to make up for non-participation in the oral component.

As soon as introductions were made and we had sat down, the department head said: ‘No. You may not take French. If you persist in this useless enterprise, I will tell whichever instructor you end up with to automatically fail you in the oral component. You must take it, and if you refuse to do so, you’ll receive a zero for it.’

Needless to say, the meeting ended very shortly afterwards.

Ever since, I’ve been quite bitter about the whole experience. This was right about the time the university was lauding the graduation of a blind student who had majored in French language and literature. The department’s feeble answer to that was that the blind student was able to fulfill all three components - reading, writing, and speaking while patently glossing over the fact that the student employed texts that had been converted into Braille for his use. (I’m not attempting to take anything away from this student’s success, of course!)

Even when I applied to the university for my BA, I was told that if I desired, I could have ghost writers and/or ghost editors to help me with my assignments. The ghost writers/editors would be graduate students in English and would ‘help’ me (I didn’t ask exactly what that meant, and even now, I don’t really want to know, although I have strong suspicions) with my assignments.

This state of affairs is constantly maddening. People are often shocked when I tell them that Gallaudet University, the first university for the deaf in the world, followed all other ‘normal’ universities. What that meant was that students at Gallaudet were required to take Greek, Latin, and a modern foreign language in order to graduate: that meant that they had to learn to read and write Greek, Latin, and a modern foreign language on top of having strong skills in English. (Gallaudet began life as a liberal arts college.)*

How did we get from that to today? What happened to expecting that deaf people, if they wished, could learn to read and write languages other than English? Why shouldn’t I be allowed to take up French and German? I’d be a pretty lousy medievalist if I only had Latin, but couldn’t read squat in French and German - let’s just say that a lot of what I want to work with is either in French and German, or is written about in journals and books written in French or German.

I very much doubt that Alain de Lille, Alcuin, Cicero, Silvestris, Augustine, Aquinas, Bonaventure, Peter the Venerable, the popes, and everyone else who wrote in Latin in the medieval period will ‘let me off easy’ because I happen to be deaf. I’m pretty sure the same applies to writers who wrote (or write) in French and German.

So, what should I do? Any suggestions regarding taking up French (and, later, German) in terms of achieving, at least, a decent ability to read it (them)?

Or another way of looking at this: if a deaf student (or a student with any disability, really) came to you and told you that he or she wanted to become a medievalist, but would like to take up Latin and/or French and/or German because it’s required in order to become a good medievalist? Would you tell the student to find another vocation, or would you attempt to find a way to adapt language courses so the student could have a fair chance at taking up the foreign language(s) of his or her choice?

*Another example: Helen Keller learned, aside from English, Latin, French, German, and, if I recall correctly, at least a bit of Greek, and she was deaf and blind.

Volunteerinterpreters from Xi’an International Studies University attend an oathtaking ceremony in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s ShaanxiProvince on Tuesday, July 8, 2008. In the run-up to next month’s Beijing Olympics, a teamof 301 Olympic volunteers who are going to serve as interpreters in thegame attended an oath taking ceremony in Xi’an, capital of northwestChina’s Shaanxi Province on Tuesday. Local newspaper Sanqin Daily reported on Wednesday thatall volunteers are foreign language majors from Xi’an InternationalStudies University. They will provide multi-language advisory services forthe spectators and Olympic-related personnel during the big event inthe Olympic cluster, the Sponsor Hospitality Centre and the OlympicSpectator Call Center. The interpreting service will be in English,German, French, Italian, Japanese, Arabic, Spanish and etc.
The recruitment for interpreters attracted a number offoreign language majors in the university. Through strict selections,these students gained the necessary qualifications to get the job.

Information taken from:
http://news.chinaassistor.com/Beijin…ege_10221.html

转贴一个很全的sql用法
1、说明：创建数据库
CREATE DATABASE database-name
2、说明：删除数据库
drop database dbname
3、说明：备份sql server
— 创建 备份数据的 device
USE master
EXEC sp_addumpdevice ‘disk’, ‘testBack’, ‘c:mssql7backupMyNwind_1.dat’
— 开始 备份
BACKUP DATABASE pubs TO testBack
4、说明：创建新表
create table tabname(col1 type1 [not null] [primary key],col2 type2 [not null],..)
根据已有的表创建新表：
A：create table tab_new like tab_old (使用旧表创建新表)
B：create table tab_new as select col1,col2… from tab_old definition only
5、说明：删除新表
drop table tabname
6、说明：增加一个列
Alter table tabname add column col type
注：列增加后将不能删除。DB2中列加上后数据类型也不能改变，唯一能改变的是增加varchar类型的长度。
7、说明：添加主键： Alter table tabname add primary key(col)
说明：删除主键： Alter table tabname drop primary key(col)
8、说明：创建索引：create [unique] index idxname on tabname(col….)
删除索引：drop index idxname
注：索引是不可更改的，想更改必须删除重新建。
9、说明：创建视图：create view viewname as select statement
删除视图：drop view viewname
10、说明：几个简单的基本的sql语句
选择：select * from table1 where 范围
插入：insert into table1(field1,field2) values(value1,value2)
删除：delete from table1 where 范围
更新：update table1 set field1=value1 where 范围
查找：select * from table1 where field1 like ’%value1%’ —like的语法很精妙，查资料!
排序：select * from table1 order by field1,field2 [desc]
总数：select count as totalcount from table1
求和：select sum(field1) as sumvalue from table1
平均：select avg(field1) as avgvalue from table1
最大：select max(field1) as maxvalue from table1
最小：select min(field1) as minvalue from table1
11、说明：几个高级查询运算词
A： UNION 运算符
UNION  运算符通过组合其他两个结果表（例如 TABLE1 和 TABLE2）并消去表中任何重复行而派生出一个结果表。当 ALL 随 UNION 一起使用时（即 UNION ALL），不消除重复行。两种情况下，派生表的每一行不是来自 TABLE1 就是来自 TABLE2。
B： EXCEPT 运算符
EXCEPT 运算符通过包括所有在 TABLE1 中但不在 TABLE2 中的行并消除所有重复行而派生出一个结果表。当 ALL 随 EXCEPT 一起使用时 (EXCEPT ALL)，不消除重复行。
C： INTERSECT 运算符
INTERSECT 运算符通过只包括 TABLE1 和 TABLE2 中都有的行并消除所有重复行而派生出一个结果表。当 ALL 随 INTERSECT 一起使用时 (INTERSECT ALL)，不消除重复行。
注：使用运算词的几个查询结果行必须是一致的。
12、说明：使用外连接
A、left outer join：
左外连接（左连接）：结果集几包括连接表的匹配行，也包括左连接表的所有行。
SQL: select a.a, a.b, a.c, b.c, b.d, b.f from a LEFT OUT JOIN b ON a.a = b.c
B：right outer join:
右外连接(右连接)：结果集既包括连接表的匹配连接行，也包括右连接表的所有行。
C：full outer join：
全外连接：不仅包括符号连接表的匹配行，还包括两个连接表中的所有记录。

二、提升

1、说明：复制表(只复制结构,源表名：a 新表名：b) (Access可用)
法一：select * into b from a where 1<>1
法二：select top 0 * into b from a

2、说明：拷贝表(拷贝数据,源表名：a 目标表名：b) (Access可用)
insert into b(a, b, c) select d,e,f from b;

3、说明：跨数据库之间表的拷贝(具体数据使用绝对路径) (Access可用)
insert into b(a, b, c) select d,e,f from b in ‘具体数据库’ where 条件
例子：..from b in ‘”&Server.MapPath(”.”)&”data.mdb” &”‘ where..

4、说明：子查询(表名1：a 表名2：b)
select a,b,c from a where a IN (select d from b ) 或者: select a,b,c from a where a IN (1,2,3)

5、说明：显示文章、提交人和最后回复时间
select a.title,a.username,b.adddate from table a,(select max(adddate) adddate from table where table.title=a.title) b

6、说明：外连接查询(表名1：a 表名2：b)
select a.a, a.b, a.c, b.c, b.d, b.f from a LEFT OUT JOIN b ON a.a = b.c

7、说明：在线视图查询(表名1：a )
select * from (SELECT a,b,c FROM a) T where t.a > 1;

8、说明：between的用法,between限制查询数据范围时包括了边界值,not between不包括
select * from table1 where time between time1 and time2
select a,b,c, from table1 where a not between 数值1 and 数值2

9、说明：in 的使用方法
select * from table1 where a [not] in (‘值1’,’值2’,’值4’,’值6’)

10、说明：两张关联表，删除主表中已经在副表中没有的信息
delete from table1 where not exists ( select * from table2 where table1.field1=table2.field1 )

11、说明：四表联查问题：
select * from a left inner join b on a.a=b.b right inner join c on a.a=c.c inner join d on a.a=d.d where …..

12、说明：日程安排提前五分钟提醒
SQL: select * from 日程安排 where datediff(’minute’,f开始时间,getdate())>5

13、说明：一条sql 语句搞定数据库分页
select top 10 b.* from (select top 20 主键字段,排序字段 from 表名 order by 排序字段 desc) a,表名 b where b.主键字段 = a.主键字段 order by a.排序字段

14、说明：前10条记录
select top 10 * form table1 where 范围

15、说明：选择在每一组b值相同的数据中对应的a最大的记录的所有信息(类似这样的用法可以用于论坛每月排行榜,每月热销产品分析,按科目成绩排名,等等.)
select a,b,c from tablename ta where a=(select max(a) from tablename tb where tb.b=ta.b)

16、说明：包括所有在 TableA 中但不在 TableB和TableC 中的行并消除所有重复行而派生出一个结果表
(select a from tableA ) except (select a from tableB) except (select a from tableC)

17、说明：随机取出10条数据
select top 10 * from tablename order by newid()

18、说明：随机选择记录
select newid()

19、说明：删除重复记录
Delete from tablename where id not in (select max(id) from tablename group by col1,col2,…)

20、说明：列出数据库里所有的表名
select name from sysobjects where type=’U’

21、说明：列出表里的所有的
select name from syscolumns where id=object_id(’TableName’)

22、说明：列示type、vender、pcs字段，以type字段排列，case可以方便地实现多重选择，类似select 中的case。
select type,sum(case vender when ‘A’ then pcs else 0 end),sum(case vender when ‘C’ then pcs else 0 end),sum(case vender when ‘B’ then pcs else 0 end) FROM tablename group by type
显示结果：
type vender pcs
电脑 A 1
电脑 A 1
光盘 B 2
光盘 A 2
手机 B 3
手机 C 3

23、说明：初始化表table1

TRUNCATE TABLE table1

24、说明：选择从10到15的记录
select top 5 * from (select top 15 * from table order by id asc) table_别名 order by id desc

三、技巧

1、1=1，1=2的使用，在SQL语句组合时用的较多

“where 1=1” 是表示选择全部 “where 1=2”全部不选，
如：
if @strWhere !=”
begin
set @strSQL = ’select count(*) as Total from [’ + @tblName + ‘] where ‘ + @strWhere
end
else
begin
set @strSQL = ’select count(*) as Total from [’ + @tblName + ‘]’
end

我们可以直接写成
set @strSQL = ’select count(*) as Total from [’ + @tblName + ‘] where 1=1 安定 ‘+ @strWhere

2、收缩数据库
–重建索引
DBCC REINDEX
DBCC INDEXDEFRAG
–收缩数据和日志
DBCC SHRINKDB
DBCC SHRINKFILE

3、压缩数据库
dbcc shrinkdatabase(dbname)

4、转移数据库给新用户以已存在用户权限
exec sp_change_users_login ‘update_one’,'newname’,'oldname’
go

5、检查备份集
RESTORE VERIFYONLY from disk=’E:dvbbs.bak’

6、修复数据库
ALTER DATABASE [dvbbs] SET SINGLE_USER
GO
DBCC CHECKDB(’dvbbs’,repair_allow_data_loss) WITH TABLOCK
GO
ALTER DATABASE [dvbbs] SET MULTI_USER
GO

7、日志清除
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE @LogicalFileName sysname,
@MaxMinutes INT,
@NewSize INT

USE tablename — 要操作的数据库名
SELECT @LogicalFileName = ‘tablename_log’, — 日志文件名
@MaxMinutes = 10, — Limit on time allowed to wrap log.
@NewSize = 1 — 你想设定的日志文件的大小(M)

– Setup / initialize
DECLARE @OriginalSize int
SELECT @OriginalSize = size
FROM sysfiles
WHERE name = @LogicalFileName
SELECT ‘Original Size of ‘ + db_name() + ‘ LOG is ‘ +
CONVERT(VARCHAR(30),@OriginalSize) + ‘ 8K pages or ‘ +
CONVERT(VARCHAR(30),(@OriginalSize*8/1024)) + ‘MB’
FROM sysfiles
WHERE name = @LogicalFileName
CREATE TABLE DummyTrans
(DummyColumn char (8000) not null)

DECLARE @Counter INT,
@StartTime DATETIME,
@TruncLog VARCHAR(255)
SELECT @StartTime = GETDATE(),
@TruncLog = ‘BACKUP LOG ‘ + db_name() + ‘ WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY’

DBCC SHRINKFILE (@LogicalFileName, @NewSize)
EXEC (@TruncLog)
– Wrap the log if necessary.
WHILE @MaxMinutes > DATEDIFF (mi, @StartTime, GETDATE()) — time has not expired
AND @OriginalSize = (SELECT size FROM sysfiles WHERE name = @LogicalFileName)
AND (@OriginalSize * 8 /1024) > @NewSize
BEGIN — Outer loop.
SELECT @Counter = 0
WHILE ((@Counter < @OriginalSize / 16) AND (@Counter < 50000))
BEGIN — update
INSERT DummyTrans VALUES (’Fill Log’)
DELETE DummyTrans
SELECT @Counter = @Counter + 1
END
EXEC (@TruncLog)
END
SELECT ‘Final Size of ‘ + db_name() + ‘ LOG is ‘ +
CONVERT(VARCHAR(30),size) + ‘ 8K pages or ‘ +
CONVERT(VARCHAR(30),(size*8/1024)) + ‘MB’
FROM sysfiles
WHERE name = @LogicalFileName
DROP TABLE DummyTrans
SET NOCOUNT OFF

8、说明：更改某个表
exec sp_changeobjectowner ‘tablename’,'dbo’

9、存储更改全部表

CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.User_ChangeObjectOwnerBatch
@OldOwner as NVARCHAR(128),
@NewOwner as NVARCHAR(128)
AS

DECLARE @Name as NVARCHAR(128)
DECLARE @Owner as NVARCHAR(128)
DECLARE @OwnerName as NVARCHAR(128)

DECLARE curObject CURSOR FOR
select ‘Name’ = name,
‘Owner’ = user_name(uid)
from sysobjects
where user_name(uid)=@OldOwner
order by name

OPEN curObject
FETCH NEXT FROM curObject INTO @Name, @Owner
WHILE(@@FETCH_STATUS=0)
BEGIN
if @Owner=@OldOwner
begin
set @OwnerName = @OldOwner + ‘.’ + rtrim(@Name)
exec sp_changeobjectowner @OwnerName, @NewOwner
end
– select @name,@NewOwner,@OldOwner

FETCH NEXT FROM curObject INTO @Name, @Owner
END

close curObject
deallocate curObject
GO

10、SQL SERVER中直接循环写入数据
declare @i int
set @i=1
while @i<30
begin
insert into test (userid) values(@i)
set @i=@i+1
end

小记存储过程中经常用到的本周，本月，本年函数
Dateadd(wk,datediff(wk,0,getdate()),-1)
Dateadd(wk,datediff(wk,0,getdate()),6)

Dateadd(mm,datediff(mm,0,getdate()),0)
Dateadd(ms,-3,dateadd(mm,datediff(m,0,getdate())+1,0))

Dateadd(yy,datediff(yy,0,getdate()),0)
Dateadd(ms,-3,DATEADD(yy, DATEDIFF(yy,0,getdate())+1, 0))

上面的SQL代码只是一个时间段
Dateadd(wk,datediff(wk,0,getdate()),-1)
Dateadd(wk,datediff(wk,0,getdate()),6)
就是表示本周时间段.
下面的SQL的条件部分,就是查询时间段在本周范围内的:
Where Time BETWEEN Dateadd(wk,datediff(wk,0,getdate()),-1) AND Dateadd(wk,datediff(wk,0,getdate()),6)
而在存储过程中
select @begintime = Dateadd(wk,datediff(wk,0,getdate()),-1)
select @endtime = Dateadd(wk,datediff(wk,0,getdate()),6)

最后，再补充一些：

分组group

　　常用于统计时，如分组查总数：
select gender,count(sno)
from students
group by gender
(查看男女学生各有多少)

　　注意：从哪种角度分组就从哪列”group by”

　　对于多重分组，只需将分组规则罗列。比如查询各届各专业的男女同学人数 ，那么分组规则有：届别(grade)、专业(mno)和性别(gender)，所以有”group by grade, mno, gender”

select grade, mno, gender, count(*)
from students
group by grade, mno, gender

　　通常group还和having联用，比如查询1门课以上不及格的学生，则按学号(sno)分类有：

select sno,count(*) from grades
where mark<60
group by sno
having count(*)>1

　　6.UNION联合

　　合并查询结果，如：

SELECT * FROM students
WHERE name like ‘张%’
UNION [ALL]
SELECT * FROM students
WHERE name like ‘李%’

　　7.多表查询

　　a.内连接

select g.sno,s.name,c.coursename
from grades g JOIN students s ON g.sno=s.sno
JOIN courses c ON g.cno=c.cno
(注意可以引用别名)
b.外连接
b1.左连接
select courses.cno,max(coursename),count(sno)
from courses LEFT JOIN grades ON courses.cno=grades.cno
group by courses.cno

　　左连接特点：显示全部左边表中的所有项目，即使其中有些项中的数据未填写完全。

　　左外连接返回那些存在于左表而右表中却没有的行，再加上内连接的行。

　　b2.右连接

　　与左连接类似

　　b3.全连接

select sno,name,major
from students FULL JOIN majors ON students.mno=majors.mno

　　两边表中的内容全部显示

　　c.自身连接

select c1.cno,c1.coursename,c1.pno,c2.coursename
from courses c1,courses c2 where c1.pno=c2.cno

　　采用别名解决问题。

　　d.交叉连接

select lastname+firstname from lastname CROSS JOIN firstanme

　　相当于做笛卡儿积

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It is sometimes useful in logic circuits to have a multivibrator which changes state only when certain conditions are met, regardless of its S and R input states. The conditional input is called the enable, and is symbolized by the letter E. Study the following example to see how this works:

When the E=0, the outputs of the two AND gates are forced to 0, regardless of the states of either S or R. Consequently, the circuit behaves as though S and R were both 0, latching the Q and not-Q outputs in their last states. Only when the enable input is activated (1) will the latch respond to the S and R inputs. Note the identical function in ladder logic:

A practical application of this might be the same motor control circuit (with two normally-open pushbutton switches for start and stop), except with the addition of a master lockout input (E) that disables both pushbuttons from having control over the motor when it’s low (0).

Once again, these multivibrator circuits are available as prepackaged semiconductor devices, and are symbolized as such:

It is also common to see the enable input designated by the letters “EN” instead of just “E.”

• REVIEW:
• The enable input on a multivibrator must be activated for either S or R inputs to have any effect on the output state.
• This enable input is sometimes labeled “E”, and other times as “EN”.

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Like the NBA playoffs, the ADSD sale trudged along seemingly forever. There was the usual group of lovers and haters, along with a few hoorays. Some items appeared more than once, others never made it to the site. Some items were priced too high, others too low. Others were mmmmm just right. Some items deserved more than 10 minutes on the site, others more like 30 seconds. What’s that, you say? Shhhh! We’re working on it!

For the next few days, we’ll be back to our normal boring selves, bringing one, two, and maybe three products a day. Then, without warning, we’ll probably sell a dozen or so Nintendo Wii’s at 4 AM.

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And then there’s today’s Stootsi:

Ipod, you filthy whore,

You smug little creature that changes my id3 tags without my permission,

You think you control me, don’t you?

Well maybe you are right. But maybe it’s not about you,

And it’s about THE MUSIC. I’ve lived with your lack of FM

Transmitter for years now.

I’ve dealt with your little Itunes scheme for seemingly

A decade.

Blah! It is what it is!

There’s still room for one more accessory,

One more seemingly must-have iPod toy,

That transmits music, videos, and photos,

For all my friends to see.

And my lazy friend Bill will

Surely love the wireless RF remote

That controls the dock without the need to

Get up from the couch.

Hopefully my wife won’t think I was

Subscribing to some dirty Internet porn site

When she sees a charge from Stootsi.com

For $34.99 ($29.99 + $5 s/h).

Besides, if the wife gets mad,

I can always sell it on ebay for like sixty bucks.

iPod - I still have nothin’ but luv for ya.

I ain’t mad at cha. After all, I’m sure there’s

A heaven for a G.

The Entertainment Dock 500 isn’t just for music anymore. Using the video out ports (RCA or S-video) you can also share videos and photos from your iPod through your TV. With a touch of the wireless RF remote you can listen to music through your stereo or play a soundtrack while you view your favorite photos. Simultaneously charges iPod in the cradle.

• Share your favorite music, videos and photos through your home entertainment system
  
• Wireless RF remote controls your iPod from up to 50 feet away!
  
• The sleek looking dock offers simultaneous play and charge benefits
  
• Includes built-in Universal Dock for iPod. Compatible with any iPod with dock connector.

Works with all iPods with dock connectors, including iPod nano and iPod with video

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