Jet Airways is second largest airline in India with several international destinations
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Shorten your links with tinyURL
It could happen like it happened to me. You provide a link to your friends in your email and you hear from them saying they could not open.
They may resort to cut and paste the two pieces of what appears to be hyperlinks to get them on a line and save. Many may not go that length and just let you know that they could not open.
The solution is simple by reducing the length of the link. You can do this by pasting your original link (the long one that may get broken) by a short one. This is how you do it.
Go to this URL:
Enter your link (the long one) and click Make TinyURL!. That's it. You can get the shortened url below where you entered your URL. This is free and you are not supposed to misuse it.
Now copy that and send it to you friends.
That's it.
I reduced this link which Safari could not open on iPhones/iPads:
with this one,
Google also had one of these tools and it has been discontinued for new users.
February 18, 2021 Update: The 20 best URL Shortners list. Go to link in the image below.
Get going with SPSS
Data Science is trending. What with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, learning to work with statistical analysis tools will take you far.
Here is an IBM one liner for SPSS:
"Propel research & analysis with a fast and powerful solution"
SPSS is an acronym for Statistical Software for Social Sciences. Its beginnings dates back to 1968 and it was acquired by IBM in 2009. Files created by this software have the extension .sav. SPSS outputs tables and charts that can processed by MS Word, Google Docs, Open Office, etc.
SPSS can be used for editing and analyzing data similar to other software such as R, Excel, Python, etc.
Here is a PR demo from IBM
More SPSS stuff here:
You could get a copy for free for a short term.
You could the free version for 14 days. The free version also has the following Add-ons.
Custom Tables & Advanced Statistics Users
Custom Tables and Advanced Statistics Add-on provides easy to use drag and drop interactive tables exportable to Microsoft/PDF. You can access a variety of additional techniques such as; Non-linear, logistic, 2-stage least squares regression, Generalized linear modeling and survival analysis. Additionally, Bayesian Statistics now available.
Complex Sampling & Testing Users
Complex Sampling and Testing Add-on provides functionality for small sample sizes, missing data , and complex sampling. You can access regression with optimal scaling including lasso and elastic net. Additional features include; categorical principal components analysis, multidimensional scaling and unfolding, and multiple correspondence analysis.
Forecasting & Decision Trees Users
Forecasting and Decision Trees Add-on provides ARIMA and exponential smoothing forecasting capabilities. Classification and decision trees based on four established tree-growing algorithms are also available. You can also create neural network predictive models as well as RFM analysis to test marketing campaigns.
Each of the add-ons costs $79.00
Go to this link and fill out the form for free download:
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Use Microsoft Bitcoinwallet for storing your bitcoins
There is one in fact, it is called the Microsoft bitcoinwallet. You can find all about it here:
bitcoinwallet_9
If you register to get a bitcoinwallet for yourself then your web interface for transactions will be:
If someone sends you some bitcoins then there is a digital address (shown in red that will be specific to each wallet owner) that they need to use while sending the bitcoins.
The important thing to note is that you need to have a bitcoinwallet before you buy bitcoins. You need to have bitcoins in your wallet before you can sell bitcoins.
Monday, September 10, 2018
Visit to Assisi the birth place of St. Francis
September 27, 2017
We left Orvieto early in the morning after breakfast. It was another blessed, beautiful day. Most of the tourist attractions are in Orvieto on the Hill. Buses do not run here, and we took the elevators down to Orvieto in the foot hills.
The drive from Orvieto was very pleasant following the ups and downs of the Umbrian valley.
Assisi in Umbria is about 57 miles east of Orvieto and the birth place of St. Francis of Assisi.
It has been a place of pilgrimage for centuries. Situated on the slopes of Mount Subasio at an altitude of 1300', it has commanding views of the Topino and Chaiscio river valleys.
St. Francis is the patron saint of Italy and founded the Franciscan order. He was born here, and the city was blessed by him as depicted in the arch of the entrance of the town. The region of Umbria including Assisi appears always to be associated with the Etruscan who inhabited these regions but only few relics are left.
We arrived at the foot hills of Assisi and went up using the escalators. We passed through the main entrance of the town after walking through shops selling religious paraphernalia, toys, scarves etc.
We passed under the flying buttresses of St. Claire's church to stand in front of the church beside a large beautiful fountain. Our guide explained the background and history.
We followed our guide next, to the Roman ruins, the temple of Minerva presently the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva. I looked up and down, may be some went in.
It was too early for lunch and we proceeded to visit the Basilica. After some more walking the cobbled, narrow streets either side of which were shops, restaurants and residences we arrived at the Piazza of BASÍLICA SUPERIOR DE SAN FRANCISCO EN ASÍS. The Basilica has a beautiful facade, much smaller than the one at Orvieto and stands in an imposing corner of the Piazza Superiore de Basilica de Santa Francesco.
The basilica is in two parts, the upper and lower and they are connected internally as well as externally. This 13th Century Basilica is the main attraction of the town and the focus of pilgrims. St. Francis' relics are preserved here as well as the beautiful frescoes depicting his life and miracles. The upper basilica where we entered has all the frescoes by several artists, Cimabue (Scenes from New Testament, Crucifixion), Giotto (“The Life of St. Francis,”), Pietro Lorenzetti and others. Most of them deal with life and work of the saint and the miracles.
You can leave the upper basilica from where you entered or take the stairs to the lower basilica. In the lower basilica you go down further to the crypt where St. Francis is laid (1230). From the lower basilica you walkdown corridors to enter Piazza Inferiore de San Francisco en ASÍS before exiting to the streets passing through arches. The Piazza Inferiore is quite impressive.
By the time we finished it was getting to be 2:00 PM or so and we decided to have lunch. Since we were on our own for lunch and dinner, we entered a restaurant which had gilded chairs and somewhat gaudy decorations. The food was better than we expected as it was already too late for lunch, the owner was quite accommodating.
We gathered for departure from Assisi and we boarded the bus which took us to St. Mary's church at the foot hills (Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli). This was the place where the Franciscan movement started. Built in the Mannerist style this is supposed to be the 7th largest Christian church. The top most part of the façade has the gold-plated statue of 'Madonna of the Angels'.
We entered the church and our guide showed us the 'Porziuncola' (the little closed enclosure inside the church) and its little church, most sacred of the Franciscans. We also visited the small room where St. Francis died. We then entered the Rose Garden passing through the sacristy. we skipped the museum, may be some in our group did visit the museum.
After the church we drove to a ceramic shop for our demonstration. It was quite interesting as it was the first time for me to see them preparing painting and glazing the ceramics before they are fired in a furnace.
We left after doing some shopping in the ceramic shop and reached Orvieto. We decided to climb up the tunnel and there were no steps but emerged by the side of the Cathedral. We went back to the hotel and took some rest.
Later we dined at a nearby cafe, Café Montanucci. Food was much better than expected and we met folks travelling with the Rick Steve’s group.
Tomorrow we will be leaving Orvieto and head towards Tuscany, on the way we do a lunch stop over at Perugia. After Perugia we move to the next of our bases at Hotel Borgo di Cortefreda.
We left Orvieto early in the morning after breakfast. It was another blessed, beautiful day. Most of the tourist attractions are in Orvieto on the Hill. Buses do not run here, and we took the elevators down to Orvieto in the foot hills.
The drive from Orvieto was very pleasant following the ups and downs of the Umbrian valley.
Assisi in Umbria is about 57 miles east of Orvieto and the birth place of St. Francis of Assisi.
It has been a place of pilgrimage for centuries. Situated on the slopes of Mount Subasio at an altitude of 1300', it has commanding views of the Topino and Chaiscio river valleys.
St. Francis is the patron saint of Italy and founded the Franciscan order. He was born here, and the city was blessed by him as depicted in the arch of the entrance of the town. The region of Umbria including Assisi appears always to be associated with the Etruscan who inhabited these regions but only few relics are left.
We arrived at the foot hills of Assisi and went up using the escalators. We passed through the main entrance of the town after walking through shops selling religious paraphernalia, toys, scarves etc.
We passed under the flying buttresses of St. Claire's church to stand in front of the church beside a large beautiful fountain. Our guide explained the background and history.
We followed our guide next, to the Roman ruins, the temple of Minerva presently the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva. I looked up and down, may be some went in.
It was too early for lunch and we proceeded to visit the Basilica. After some more walking the cobbled, narrow streets either side of which were shops, restaurants and residences we arrived at the Piazza of BASÍLICA SUPERIOR DE SAN FRANCISCO EN ASÍS. The Basilica has a beautiful facade, much smaller than the one at Orvieto and stands in an imposing corner of the Piazza Superiore de Basilica de Santa Francesco.
You can leave the upper basilica from where you entered or take the stairs to the lower basilica. In the lower basilica you go down further to the crypt where St. Francis is laid (1230). From the lower basilica you walkdown corridors to enter Piazza Inferiore de San Francisco en ASÍS before exiting to the streets passing through arches. The Piazza Inferiore is quite impressive.
By the time we finished it was getting to be 2:00 PM or so and we decided to have lunch. Since we were on our own for lunch and dinner, we entered a restaurant which had gilded chairs and somewhat gaudy decorations. The food was better than we expected as it was already too late for lunch, the owner was quite accommodating.
We gathered for departure from Assisi and we boarded the bus which took us to St. Mary's church at the foot hills (Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli). This was the place where the Franciscan movement started. Built in the Mannerist style this is supposed to be the 7th largest Christian church. The top most part of the façade has the gold-plated statue of 'Madonna of the Angels'.
We entered the church and our guide showed us the 'Porziuncola' (the little closed enclosure inside the church) and its little church, most sacred of the Franciscans. We also visited the small room where St. Francis died. We then entered the Rose Garden passing through the sacristy. we skipped the museum, may be some in our group did visit the museum.
After the church we drove to a ceramic shop for our demonstration. It was quite interesting as it was the first time for me to see them preparing painting and glazing the ceramics before they are fired in a furnace.
We left after doing some shopping in the ceramic shop and reached Orvieto. We decided to climb up the tunnel and there were no steps but emerged by the side of the Cathedral. We went back to the hotel and took some rest.
Later we dined at a nearby cafe, Café Montanucci. Food was much better than expected and we met folks travelling with the Rick Steve’s group.
Tomorrow we will be leaving Orvieto and head towards Tuscany, on the way we do a lunch stop over at Perugia. After Perugia we move to the next of our bases at Hotel Borgo di Cortefreda.
Did you hail from a SAARC Country?
This was one of the questions in a Visa Application to India. Yo may very well get acquainted with it.
SAARC is an abbreviation for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation founded in
December 1985.
There are 8 countries that belong to this association. They are:
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
21% of World Population live here on a 3% area of the World (Wikipedia)
Querying SQL Server 2017 Ver.17.3 using SQLOPS
There are already system databases. Make sure that the server has started. Start it if it has not started in Control Panel, or otherwise.
I have a default instance of SQL Server 2017 Verion 17.3 and I connect to it as described here.
Launch SQLOPS from its shortcut and click New Connection as shown
SQLServer17SQLOPS_0
The New Connection window opens as shown.
SQLServer17SQLOPS_1
Enter the items as shown.
SQLServer17SQLOPS_3
Click Connect.
You are connected as shown.
Click New Query to open a new query window as shown.
SQLServer17SQLOPS_6
Type S and a drop-down list appears.
SQLServer17SQLOPS_7
Complete a query as shown:
SELECT @@version
SQLServer17SQLOPS_8
Click Run and review the result as shown:
SQLServer17SQLOPS_9
Right click the result, copy and paste it in Notepad as shown:
Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (RTM) - 14.0.1000.169 (X64) Aug 22 2017 17:04:49 Copyright (C) 2017 Microsoft Corporation Developer Edition (64-bit) on Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 10.0 (Build 17025: ) (Hypervisor)
Note: It was mentioned that you type in msdb as a database. In fact just localhost is all that is neccessary to connect.
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