We had a visit to the doctor yesterday afternoon for the next scan. Baby is healthy with a heartbeat that sounds like she's climbing L'Alpe-d'Huez. She's now 5.9cm tall.
I say she because Leigh believes it's a girl, we have not had confirmation yet, maybe in 4 weeks time.
A farmer stopped by the local mechanic shop to have his truckfixed. They couldn't do it while he waited, so he said he didn't live far andwould just walk home. On the way home he stopped at the hardware store and boughta bucket and a gallon of paint. He then stopped by the feed store and picked upa couple of chickens and a goose.
However, struggling outside the store he now had a problem -how to carry all his purchases home. While he was scratching his head he was approachedby a little old lady who told him she was lost. She asked, 'Can you tell me howto get to 1603 Mockingbird Lane?'
The farmer said, 'Well, as a matter of fact, my farm is veryclose to that house I would walk you there but I can't carry this lot.'
The old lady suggested, 'Why don't you put the can of paint inthe bucket. Carry the bucket in one hand, put a chicken under each arm and carrythe goose in your other hand?'
'Why thank you very much,' he said and proceeded to walk theold girl home.
On the way he says 'Let's take my short cut and go down thisalley. We'll be there in no time.'
The little old lady looked him over cautiously then said, 'Iam a lonely widow without a husband to defend me… How do I know that when we getin the alley you won't hold me up against the wall, pull up my skirt, and haveyour way with me?'
The farmer said, 'Holy smokes lady! I'm carrying a bucket, agallon of paint, two chickens, and a goose. How in the world could I possibly holdyou up against the wall and do that?'
The old lady replied, 'Set the goose down, cover him with thebucket, put the paint on top of the bucket, and I'll hold the chickens.'
In SSIS there are are two different types of script components. The Control Flow script, and the Data Flow script. These 2 use different ways of accessing package variables, which was a bit confusing the first time I used teh Data Flow script component.
In the Control Flow script component you access package variables in a similar way to how DTS used to do it.
Dts.Variables("User::FromDate").Value.ToString
However, trying this in the DataFlow script component only cause some compilation errors and nothing more.
After doing some searching, I eventually found the simple solution that was staring me in the face all along, I just never tried it.
Me.ReadOnlyVariables("User::FileName").Value.ToString()
In both cases you still have to tell the component which variables you're passing in on the property page.
PARENT
Job Description
This is hysterical. If it had been presented this way,
I don't believe any of us would have done it!!!!
POSITION :
Mom, Mommy, Mama, Ma
Dad, Daddy, Dada, Pa, Pop
JOB DESCRIPTION :
Long term, team players needed, for challenging
permanent work in an
often chaotic environment.
Candidates must possess excellent communication
and organizational skills and be willing to work
variable hours, which will include evenings and weekend s
and frequen t 24 hour shifts on call.
Some overnight travel required, including trips to
primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and
endless sports tournaments in far away cities!
Travel expenses not reimbursed.
Extensive courier duties also required.
RESPONSIBILITIES :
The rest of your life.
Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily,
until someone needs $5.
Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly.
Also, must possess the physical stamina of a
pack mule
and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat
in case, this time, the screams from
the backyard are not someone just crying wolf.
Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges,
such as small gadget repair, mysteriou sly sluggish toilets
and stuck zippers.
Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and
coordinate production of multiple homework projects.
Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings
for clients of all ages and mental outlooks.
Must be willing to be indispensable one minute,
an embarrassment the next.
Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a
half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices.
Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.
Must assume final, complete accountability for
the quality of the end product.
Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and
janitorial work throughout the facility.
POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION :
None.
Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining,constantly retraining and updating your skills,
so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE :
None required unfortunately.
On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.
WAGES AND COMPENSATION :
Get this! You pay them!
Offering frequent raises and bonuses.
A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because
of the assumption that college will help them
become financially independent.
When you die, you give them whatever is left.
The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that
you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.
BENEFITS :
While no health or dental insurance, no pension,
no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and
no stock options are offered;
this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth, unconditionallove,
and free hugs and kisses for life if you play your cards right.
Forward this on to all the PARENTS youknow, in appreciation for everything they do on a daily basis,
letting them know they are appreciated
for the fabulous job they do…
or f orward with love
to anyone thinking of applying for the job.
** AND A FOOTNOTE **
THERE IS NO RETIREMENT — EVER!!! **
If you are fortunate enough you willbecome grandparents
AND YOU MAY HAVE TO RAISE THEM TOO!!!
“How hard can it be?” are the five most dangerous words in my lexicon.
They’re tasty, too. I’ve eaten them many, many times.
Taken from a blog comment on webworkerdaily.com
Our government's inability to do anything right is seriously costing the tax payer!
Jackie Selebi's case has been postponed to April next year, because the state is not ready. With his contract just being renewed, it means we continue paying him a fat salary while he's on permanent leave. That's utter BS.
Robert McBride's court costs were funded by the municipality, his employer. Show me one company in this country who will fund the employee's court case against them…
There needs to be drastic policy changes in this country, and soon. If someone is suspended on suspicion of fraud, their salary needs to be suspended as well. Should that person then be proven innocent, they are entitled to a full back payment of their salary, but should they be guilty, they're entitled to nothing. If a person goes to court for suspicion, he should fund his own defence, once again, when proven innocent, I don't mind if they then refund the full cost.
There are too many people, most of them appointed by the current administration, that are suspended on full salary for fraud and corruption charges. I don't see why we should be funding their lavish lifestyles while there's a cloud of suspicion over them.
For that matter, I think anybody in public office should not be getting a salary while in office. Their basic needs should be paid for by the state, and based on performance, they get a lump sum at the end, with the public having some say in the matter. And that could even be tax free in my mind, if the person performed their duties well, in the public's interest, they deserve that.
If we had this payment scheme in place for the current administration, I don't believe many of them would have walked away with a payment at the end of their term.
In the business world if you're not happy with a supplier's service, you withhold payment until the service improves, or you find a better supplier. Unfortunately in this case my payment for services is in the form of taxes, which I have no choice of withholding, my employer pays it to the collector. So that leaves me with the option of finding a new supplier, in this case another government, in another country…
Don’t you just love it how Internet Explorer 7 will take you to the IE7 download page for an “upgrade” every now and then. Surely their site can detect that you are already using it…Yes I still use it for internal company sites, it is just less hassle.