so over the weekend went out way too much! drank way too much! feel fuckin awful today! went to the abbots ale house on Thursday after college for a class party. surprisingly enough most of the class actually turned up. thought we would have problems with getting some of the younger members of the class into the pub but it was no problem! anyway, stayed out until about 1 but by then numbers were dwindling anyway so i stumbled home. i actually managed to make it into college the next morning very hungover. Learned nothing in my state. numbers were low in class as well i think there was 5 people in class. tried to force my brain work on my vb project but it wasn't working. thank god we got to go home early enough. slept for a bit collected a vb book i bought on amazon out in the togher mail office and had a bit of a read off it. its actually pretty decent its called visual basic in easy steps. went about studying vb for the evening and headed out later on that night again with some Friends to the crane lane! i think this weekend ill stay in!

i just realised now that i have to put in "original" material into my blog! Fantastic!

outlining the basic rules and introduction for the game!
the Game starts
the host introduces the game and outlines whats going on and whos been murdered then all the characters introduce themselves! there will be 4 rounds in all.
the players will not be allowed to reveal who they think is the murderer until the end of the game.

A pen and paper is given to each player so they can write down the info they have
each player will be given a map of the area where the murder has taken place!

the First round consists of cocktails for all participants. yay! Also 2 clues are given out to each of the players are given 10 minutes to talk amongst themselves share information on there clues if the wish to do so and enjoy there drinks. you can reveal as much or as little info as you want to.

the second round will aslo be ten minutes there will be a starter served and the round can last as long as the players are eating they can decide amonst themselves when they feel they want to proceed! a further 2 clues of more significance can be given out in this round. also in this round you have to swap a clue of your choosing with the person next to you.

the third round dinner will be served and there will be another 2 clues given out same rules apply as the first round. people can talk about the clues over dinner.

the fourth round will be the final round desert will be served with this also another 2 clues and the same method will apply as in the 3rd round, after this the Host of the party will read out the conclusion and reveal who the killer is.

outlining the basic rules and introduction for the game!
the Game starts
the host introduces the game and outlines whats going on and whos been murdered then all the characters introduce themselves! there will be 4 rounds in all.
the players will not be allowed to reveal who they think is the murderer until the end of the game.

A pen and paper is given to each player so they can write down the info they have
each player will be given a map of the area where the murder has taken place!

the First round consists of cocktails for all participants. yay! Also 2 clues are given out to each of the players are given 10 minutes to talk amongst themselves share information on there clues if the wish to do so and enjoy there drinks. you can reveal as much or as little info as you want to.

the second round will aslo be ten minutes there will be a starter served and the round can last as long as the players are eating they can decide amonst themselves when they feel they want to proceed! a further 2 clues of more significance can be given out in this round. also in this round you have to swap a clue of your choosing with the person next to you.

the third round dinner will be served and there will be another 2 clues given out same rules apply as the first round. people can talk about the clues over dinner.

the fourth round will be the final round desert will be served with this also another 2 clues and the same method will apply as in the 3rd round, after this the Host of the party will read out the conclusion and reveal who the killer is.

Best of the middle men

Grafters, visionaries, hotshots, marathon men - midfielders come in many forms. Here we take a look at the good and the great in each guise...

The Playmaker
The midfield his kingdom, the ball an object of his bidding. There’s always one man whom others look for to change the game with a defence-splitting pass that looked so simple when you caught it again on TV, but no-one else saw at the time...

Best in show When the modern good-and-the-great are discussed there’s always a sparkle in the eye when one name crops up: from his teenage years at the Cliff, it was clear Paul Scholes was destined for big things. Possessed of a breathtaking vision starkly at odds with his unassuming demeanour, Scholes owns a range of passing, short and long, that defies belief. With a master key in his boots, he’s unlocked the doors of the shrewdest defences for 15 years - his lights remain undimmed. Scholes’ chipped pass with the outside of his boot over the Stoke City defence for Ryan Giggs this season was a moment to make the heart sing – though, sadly, no goal came of it. Then there’s his goals (plenty with his head, too), 144 and counting – Barça en route to Moscow in 2008, Bradford in 2000/01…

more stuff by john baizley dyer.

so i had a pretty average weekend. finished up college at 3 on friday had an online assesment to do over the weekend so i done some study for that and had dinner. went for a few pints and watched an atrocious band playing in the brog there was literally about 10 people in attendance. went from one terrible band to another this time in the quad later on that night. Seem as my luck wasnt improving on the music front i departed about 1 and went home to bed.

Senior oracle Developer

The Oracle Corporation specializes in developing and marketing enterprise software products particularly database managment systems. Through organic growth of the company and a number of high- profile aquisitions, Oracle has enlarged its share of the software market. By 2007 Oracle had the third largest software revenue behind Microsft and IBM. The corporation has become most well known due to its flagship product, The Oracle Database. The company also builds tools for database development, Middle tier software, enterprise resouce planning software (ERP), customer relationship managment software (CRM) and supply chain managment software (SCM).
Oracle employs around 900 people in Ireland, in localisation, sales and product development in their centres in Galway and Dublin.

A sotftware Developer is a person in an organisation concerned with the facets of the software development process, wider than designand codeing a somewhat broader scope of computer programming or a speciality of project managing including some aspects of software product managment.

RDBMS
Short for Relational Database Management System, RDBMS refers to a relational database plus supporting software for managing users and processing SQL queries, performing backups/restores and associated tasks.

Advanced Queue
In computing, Oracle Advanced Queuing (AQ) is a sort of Message Oriented Middleware developed by Oracle Corporation and integrated into its Oracle database.
AQ uses database structures as a repository for asynchronous queuing as an element in various Oracle-oriented and heterogeneous operations. Oracle features utilising Advanced Queuing include:
Oracle Data Guard
Oracle Streams
In Oracle Data Guard primary databases the queue monitor process (often running as qmn0) interacts with AQ.
As of Oracle release 9.2, AQ comes bundled with Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition at no extra cost.
As of Oracle release 10.1, AQ is integrated into Oracle Streams, and is called "Oracle Streams AQ".
Oracle AQ used as the internal Java Message Service provider in the Oracle Enterprise Service Bus.
Oracle AQ is available in all editions of Oracle database, including XE.

SQL
Is a database computer language desinged for the retrieval and managment of data in relational database managment systems.

BPEL
Business Process Execution Language is an oasis standard executable language for specifying interaction with web services. Processes in business process execution language export and import information by using web service interfaces exclusively.

XML
Is a set of rules for encoding documents electronically

JDeveloper
Is a freeware IDE from Oracle. Oracle JDeveloper is the main development platform for Oracles tools

Toad
Quest Software recently released version 9.0 of Toad for Oracle, its “industry-leading, proven database development and administration tool that increases user productivity and application code quality.”

Classes required
Database Systems1
this subjest is mandatory abd starts in semester 3 the learning outcomes are

1 Explain the basic concepts of Database Management Systems and the Relational database model.
2 Develop a data model based on the information given by an enterprise, using an industry standard data modeling notation e.g. UML
3 Develop a data design using the relational data model and normalisation.
4 Implement a database design using SQL data definition language

Database systems 2

Also mandatory in the 4th semester the learning outcomes are

1 Devise solutions to database queries using interactive SQL DML commands, triggers and stored procedures and embedded SQL.
2 Implement solutions to database queries using interactive SQL DML commands, triggers, stored procedures and embedded SQL.
3 Explain issues in physical database design and implementation. Integration of data sources: data cleansing and preparation. Migration and Portablility; Server side processing(triggers and stored procedures).
4 Devise and implement efficient physical database design

Database systems 3

Can be taken as an elective in semester 5 learning outcomes include

1 Compare and contrast approaches to database concurrency management.
2 Devise a recovery plan for a multiuser database.
3 Specify appropriate security measures for a database.
4 Demonstrate an understanding of database management in a multi-user environment by applying concepts of recovery, concurrency, security and data management.

Database optimisation and design

Can be taken as an elective in semester 7 learning outcomes include

1 Develop physical database designs.
2 Describe and explain issues in database query processing and optimisation.
3 Evaluate physical design in terms of efficiency and defend designs in terms of performance.
4 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of physical design and optimisation in a practical way on a multi-user database system.

Specialised database systems

Can be taken as an elective in semester 8 learning outcoms include

1 Develop physical database designs.
2 Describe and explain issues in database query processing and optimisation.
3 Evaluate physical design in terms of efficiency and defend designs in terms of performance.
4 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of physical design and optimisation in a practical way on a multi-user database system.

Dimitar Berbatov says United's positive approach to Saturday's game at Stoke City merited the 2-0 win and three points that took the Reds to the summit of the Barclays Premier League.

Despite being away from home, Sir Alex's men enjoyed approximately 70 per cent of possession in a game in which United goalkeeper Ben Foster didn't have a save to make.

Resolute Stoke defending kept the Reds at bay until the 62nd minute when Berbatov tapped home from close range to finish off a cross from influential substitute Ryan Giggs.

"I think the game changed when Ryan came on," the Bulgarian told MUTV. "You can see the years he has been playing for Manchester United. They really help when you come on to the pitch and make decisions.

"That’s what gave us the three points: his decisions. He played the pass to me to score, and then the free-kick [for United's second on 77 minutes] was another assist for him.

"We needed the three points and we deserve them. Stoke threw everything they had at us and it was a difficult game, but in the end we deserved to win because we attacked them. We wanted to score and we eventually did."

Manchester United are the most successful Premier League club having won the title 10 times. It all began in 1993 when manager Sir Alex Ferguson ended a 26-year wait to lift the Premier League crown.

The signing of Eric Cantona for £1.2m from Leeds United proved a masterstroke as the Frenchman was instrumental in the title victory, along with the likes of Gary Pallister, Denis Irwin, Ryan Giggs and Paul Ince.

United retained the trophy in the following campaign and romped to further titles in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2003. More silverware was added to the Red Devils' burgeoning trophy cabinet with FA Cup success in 1994, 1996, 1999 and 2004, plus League Cup victories in 1992 and 2006.

Perhaps the most memorable time in the club's history was the treble-winning season of 1999 when they added the European Champions League trophy to the league title and FA Cup.

Chelsea briefly broke their league dominance with title wins in 2005 and 2006. But in the 2006/07 season, the Red Devils roared back to regain the Barclays Premiership.

They went one better last season, enjoying their most successful campaign since winning the treble. They saw off the challenge of Chelsea and Arsenal to win an exciting Barclays Premier League title race and defeated the Blues on penalties in the Champions League final after a 1-1 draw between the two sides in Moscow.

Club Heritage

Formed as Newton Heath L&YR F.C in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902. Six years later they clinched the Division One title, then the FA Cup in 1909, and another title triumph in 1911.

Matt Busby became manager in 1945 and steered United to championship victories in 1952, 1956 and 1957. They became the first English club to compete in the European Cup and reached the semi-final, before going out to Real Madrid. Tragedy struck in 1958 when the plane carrying the team home from a European match crashed, killing eight players.

Busby survived and led his rebuilt team to an FA Cup win in 1963, then league titles in 1965 and 1967. United won the European Cup in 1968 with victory over Benfica in the final - the first English club to do so. When Busby resigned in 1969, his successors failed to continue his glorious triumphs and United were relegated five years later.

They managed to regain their top-flight status at the first attempt and later won the FA Cup in 1977. More FA Cup success followed in 1983 and 1985. But it was United's 1990 FA Cup replay win over Crystal Palace that proved to be the springboard to becoming the force they are today.

It saved under-pressure manager Alex Ferguson from losing his job and he went on to win the European Cup Winners' Cup the season after and began their Premier League dominance with the 1993 title.

Premier League History

1992/93 - Inaugural members of the Premier League
1992/93 - Eric Cantona signs from Leeds United for £1.2m
1992/93 - Win FA Carling Premiership
1993/94 - Win FA Carling Premiership and FA Cup
1995/96 - Win FA Carling Premiership and FA Cup
1996/97 - Win FA Carling Premiership
1998/99 - Win FA Carling Premiership, European Cup, and FA Cup
1999/00 - Win FA Carling Premiership
2000/01 - Win FA Carling Premiership
2001/02 - Juan Sebastian Veron breaks the British transfer record with a £28m move from Lazio
2002/03 - Win Barclaycard Premiership
2003/04 - Win FA Cup
2005/06 - American Malcolm Glazer takes control of club
2005/06 - Win League Cup
2006/07 - Win Barclays Premiership
2007/08 - Win Barclays Premier League, win European Cup
2008/09 - Win Barclays Premier League, Carling Cup, World Club Championship.