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  • July 1, 2011 at 1:30 pm

    #1347302

    GilaMonster (7/1/2011)

    Thanks everyone. Wasn't actually planning on announcing it here.

    Oops. Sorry. Why not? Trying to hide your alphabet soup? You can't hide it you know.

    Jim Murphy
    http://www.sqlwatchmen.com
    @SQLMurph

  • July 1, 2011 at 1:46 pm

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    GilaMonster (7/1/2011)

    Thanks everyone. Wasn't actually planning on announcing it here.

    Fine then, one billboard coming up to announce it elsewhere.

    EDIT: Sorry, that was too big.

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  • July 1, 2011 at 2:13 pm

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    Craig Farrell (7/1/2011)

    GilaMonster (7/1/2011)

    Thanks everyone. Wasn't actually planning on announcing it here.

    Fine then, one billboard coming up to announce it elsewhere.

    EDIT: Sorry, that was too big.

    Hmm - maybe we should put up a website.

    Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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  • July 1, 2011 at 2:24 pm

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    jcrawf02 (7/1/2011)

    GilaMonster (7/1/2011)

    Thanks everyone. Wasn't actually planning on announcing it here.

    Thankful that you received it, but we didn't need anyone else's validation of your impact. 🙂

    Ditto. Like there was any doubt. Congrats!

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  • July 2, 2011 at 10:52 am

    #1347461

    GilaMonster (7/1/2011)

    Thanks everyone. Wasn't actually planning on announcing it here.

    Congratulations, Gail. This means that the top two non-employee posters for SSC have been selected again. 🙂

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
    "Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".
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    How to Post Performance Problems
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  • July 2, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    #1347484

    Jeff Moden (7/2/2011)

    GilaMonster (7/1/2011)

    Thanks everyone. Wasn't actually planning on announcing it here.

    Congratulations, Gail. This means that the top two non-employee posters for SSC have been selected again. 🙂

    Congrat's Jeff! Now I'll say it: Was there ever any doubt?

    Craig - I think we need another banner.

    Jim Murphy
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    @SQLMurph

  • July 2, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    #1347497

    Thanks for the fine compliment, Jim. 🙂 Nah... no banners required. 🙂 Just raise a beer and toast this fine community of friends and professionals that we call SQLServerCentral where there are many "MVP"s that simply don't have the "badge" yet.

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
    "Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".
    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
    Intro to Tally Tables and Functions

  • July 2, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    #1347506

    Jeff Moden (7/2/2011)

    Thanks for the fine compliment, Jim. 🙂 Nah... no banners required. 🙂 Just raise a beer and toast this fine community of friends and professionals that we call SQLServerCentral where there are many "MVP"s that simply don't have the "badge" yet.

    I'll buy you a beer at The Summit.

    Jim Murphy
    http://www.sqlwatchmen.com
    @SQLMurph

  • July 2, 2011 at 11:36 pm

    #1347513

    Unfortunately, I won't be at the Summit this year. None of my abstracts were accepted as "primaries" and, since I pay my own way, I can't afford to go unless my Summit tab is picked up by me being selected as a presenter. I can't do the "alternate" thing for the same reason. Normally, alternates are picked up at the last minute which means higher fares for the plane and the hotel. Can't afford that either.

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
    "Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".
    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
    Intro to Tally Tables and Functions

  • July 2, 2011 at 11:51 pm

    #1347515

    Jeff Moden (7/2/2011)

    Unfortunately, I won't be at the Summit this year. None of my abstracts were accepted as "primaries" and, since I pay my own way, I can't afford to go unless my Summit tab is picked up by me being selected as a presenter.

    As an MVP you get a generous discount, and if you can spare an hour or two to help out at one of the stands, you can get in for free...?

    Paul White
    SQLPerformance.com
    SQLkiwi blog
    @SQL_Kiwi

  • July 3, 2011 at 1:08 am

    #1347518

    It's great to see many of SSC addicts have been granted MVP once more.

    Congratulations to you all.

    Johan

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  • July 3, 2011 at 8:59 am

    #1347542

    SQLkiwi (7/2/2011)

    Jeff Moden (7/2/2011)

    Unfortunately, I won't be at the Summit this year. None of my abstracts were accepted as "primaries" and, since I pay my own way, I can't afford to go unless my Summit tab is picked up by me being selected as a presenter.

    As an MVP you get a generous discount, and if you can spare an hour or two to help out at one of the stands, you can get in for free...?

    Does anyone know about how to sign up to volunteer? I can't find anything about this on the PASS - Summit pages on the web site.

    Wayne
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
    Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

    If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!
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    Common date/time routines
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  • July 3, 2011 at 9:25 am

    #1347545

    Volunteer for what?

    What Paul mentions is MVP-specific stuff that come straight to us (eg spending time in the 'ask the experts', hosting a 'birds of a feather' lunch table, etc)

    Grant should know about general summit volunteers, or you can look here: http://www.sqlpass.org/Community/Volunteers.aspx

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

  • July 3, 2011 at 10:37 am

    #1347552

    GilaMonster (7/3/2011)

    Volunteer for what?

    What Paul mentions is MVP-specific stuff that come straight to us (eg spending time in the 'ask the experts', hosting a 'birds of a feather' lunch table, etc)

    Grant should know about general summit volunteers, or you can look here: http://www.sqlpass.org/Community/Volunteers.aspx

    Ahh, I see. I didn't connect both parts of Paul's statement to being for MVPs.

    Thanks Gail!

    Wayne
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
    Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

    If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!
    Links:
    For better assistance in answering your questions
    Performance Problems
    Common date/time routines
    Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

  • July 3, 2011 at 11:17 am

    #1347554

    Yup. MVPs get a massive discount straight off and we get a whole bunch of opportunities to help out with various of the summit events to get a complete conference comp. Very nice deal for those who aren't speaking there.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

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