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Vampire Weekend seemed to be nothing more than a whisper in the media wind not too long ago. Now with their popularity on Youtube, Myspace and all things media Vampire Weekend has taken over with their soulful rock n' roll. I mean what's not to like? They are great musicians and for the ladies, geeky cute. On that note here's a little more of those talented boys. Enjoy your morning wake up song.

The Supreme Court's upcoming decision in a Washington, D.C. handgun ban case could potentially nullify thousands of gun laws on the books. The case stems from a security guard who was denied a request to keep a firearm in his District residence for self-protectionRead Full Article!!!

Quite possibly the perfect gift for your struggling writer friend, or the designer who absolutely loves her typography. This Comma pendant belongs to the Chao & Eero SIGNS collection, which was inspired by the use of emails and mobile phone messages. A comma is a little pause, such as in our busy everyday routine, it is precious to have a little break. The hand-textured surface gives this s

If you’re looking for a classic formal sandal with out-of-this-world sex appeal, the ‘Comma’ from Martinez Valero is a sure bet.   This strappy number is ultra chic with hook button accents that create a very traditional & feminine look.  The ankle straps are elasticized for added comfort.  Available in Gold, Black, and Red.  $144.95 [...]

I received following question in email : How to create a comma delimited list using SELECT clause from table column? Answer is to run following script. USE AdventureWorks GO DECLARE @listStr VARCHAR(MAX) SELECT @listStr = COALESCE(@listStr+‘,’ ,”) + Name FROM Production.Product SELECT @listStr GO I have previously written similar [...]

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We started off using space as a delimiter for tags(a.k.a. categories, keywords, labels). For instance, if you tag your clip “Bob Dylan songs”. It would appear as three separate tags: Bob, Dylan, and songs. If you want to choose a phrase as a tag, you wi have to trick the system by putting a hyphen between the words [...]

Yesterday, Stuff White People Like noted that white people really like grammar.Guess that makes me white, because I'm guilty as charged. But you know what's better than grammar? Songs about punctuation. Specifically, the serial comma:

This script will put commas between each group of three digits number. For example, 1234567 will become 1,234,567.import reputComma = lambda x: (','.join(re.findall("\d{1,3}", str(x)[::-1])))[::-1]print putComma(1234567) # 1,234,567print putComma(12345678) # 12,345,678print putComma(123456789) # 123,456,789print putComma(1212) # 1,212

This script will put commas between each group of three digits number. For example, 1234567 will become 1,234,567.import reputComma = lambda x: (','.join(re.findall("\d{1,3}", str(x)[::-1])))[::-1]print putComma(1234567) # 1,234,567print putComma(12345678) # 12,345,678print putComma(123456789) # 123,456,789print putComma(1212) # 1,212

Predator Press [LOBO] It was on the tenth day of starin' up at the Serta -just as I was about to tear off the tag and incur the wrath of the mighty Diesel- when I had an epiphany: This isn't the first instance of the sinister Ominous Comma weaving his depraved will into the fabric of history. I started to see a pattern. Oh yes Brent. I'm onto you. *** I'll begin with the Bermuda Triangle. Oh, sure ... at first glance, it seems like a harmless geometric span of ocean that gobbles up ships and planes without a trace. But "Comma" starts with a "C", the third letter of the alphabet. And how many sides does a triangle have? Coincidence? Hardly. Where were you Brent? And what have you done with Flight 19? Then there is the Loch Ness Monster. I'm not 100% on the connec

I spent about 10 minute this morning setting up a simple Squidoo lens which shows my favorite videos from Bloomer as well as the latest videos posted.  The process was kids play but when I bookmarked the site in Del.icio.us it raised an issue which has been bugging me for ages. Can’t we standardize how we input tags? On some services they are space separated, on others they are comma separated. Some allow enclosing two words in quotation marks to create one tag, such as "my tags", while other use hyphens and some don’t support it at all. I noticed this today because I realized that some of my delicious tags had commas after them like this "bloomer," because I’d been using an extension to input them. Can’t we decide on one standard and have everybody play along? It’s easy to see why a lot of people either don’t use tags or use them incorrectly when the method of tagging varies so much between different services. Share This

I spent about 10 minute this morning setting up a simple Squidoo lens which shows my favorite videos from Bloomer as well as the latest videos posted.  The process was kids play but when I bookmarked the site in Del.icio.us it raised an issue which has been bugging me for ages. Can’t we standardize how we input tags? On some services they are space separated, on others they are comma separated. Some allow enclosing two words in quotation marks to create one tag, such as "my tags", while other use hyphens and some don’t support it at all. I noticed this today because I realized that some of my delicious tags had commas after them like this "bloomer," because I’d been using an extension to input them. Can’t we decide on one standard and have everybody play along? It’s easy to see why a lot of people either don’t use tags or use them incorrectly when the method of tagging varies so much between different services. Share This

The Ominous Comma was another big hit with our reviewers. Other than a few quibbles with the template and the highbrow nature of the site, there were very few negative comments. One reviewer summed it up thusly (to use an appropriately highbrow word):"I probably spent as much time at this blog as at any of the ones I have reviewed. This is dry, subtle humor, but there's a lot of it there. Dr. Toboggans and Mr. Fording made me laugh a lot. The fake news stories were OK, but no better than any of the 5 other blogs that also do fake news stories that have been reviewed. My favorite part was the Consumer Commentary...very funny and insightful. I like the menu and the fact that you can find the topic you are interested in reading. Quite diverse, with a lot of talent in all of the areas. Nice blog!" CategoryScorePointsContent6.6246/70Writing7.484/5Web Design7.384/5Intangibles6.673/5Read Regularly7.147/10Frequency84/5Total68Percentile Rank: 94As you can see, I've added a new feature,

Comma separated data can come in many forms. It can be input, a text string stored in a column, or a number of other situations. This article will deal with two different comma separated data situations.Displaying Multiple Records from a Single RecordIn this situation there is a column in a table that holds a series of values that are separated by a comma. For each record, the comma separated column needs to be parsed apart and returned as separate row. So the final output record set will contain multiple records for a given single record stored in a SQL Server table.To demonstrate this I will run the following code:set nocount on -- Create Example1 Table and Populate with Data create table Example1 (Id int, TypeOfValues varchar(20), ColumnOfValues char(30)) CREATE UNIQUE CLUSTERED INDEX ID_ind ON Example1(Id) WITH IGNORE_DUP_KEY insert into Example1 values(1, 'Colors','Red,Green,Blue,Black,White') insert

Whenever you list things, use a comma. You'll find a difference of opinion as to whether the next-to-last noun (the noun before the "and") requires a comma. ("Apples, oranges, pears, and bananas...") I suggest using the comma because sometimes your list will include pairs of things: "books and tapes, CDs and DVDs, and magazines." If you are in the habit of using a comma before the "and," you'll avoid confusion in sentences like this one.

A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined only with a comma. For example: My cat chased the mouse, the mouse got away. The proper form would be: My cat chased the mouse, and the mouse got away. These are two clauses that could stand alone and therefore need a comma to separate them.A comma splice also occurs when a comma is used to divide a subject from its verb. For example:I was tired, and took a nap. (The subject “I" is separated from one of its verbs, “took." There should be no comma in this sentence.

A restrictive clause is essential to the sentence. A non-restrictive clause is not. Restrictive clauses restrict the meaning of the word that’s being modified, and these do not need commas. The word “that” is used often to identify a restrictive clause. For example, in “I found a case that was on point,” “that” and the words after restrict “case” to “a case on point.”A nonrestrictive clause does not restrict any words in the sentence but merely adds to it. The sentence itself is more general. These require commas and are identified by the use of the word “which.” In other words, nonrestrictive clauses enhance the sentence but are not essential to the meaning of the sentence. In the example below, adding “which was hard to find” clarifies what kind of case was being sought, but it is not essential to the sentence. It could just as easily be placed in another sentence.The associate needed a case dealing with loss of consortium, which was hard to fin

In a compound sentence, a comma is needed to break it up. A compound sentence consists of two clauses that could otherwise stand alone. Place a comma before the coordinating conjunction that joins two independent clauses. These two clauses are joined by the comma and a conjunction such as “and,” “but,” or “or.”The jurors went to deliberate, and the attorneys prepared for a long wait.In this sentence, if you take out the comma, replace it with a period, and get rid of “and,” you have two separate sentences:The jurors went to deliberate. The attorneys prepared for a long wait.

Use a comma after introductory adverb clauses, adverb phrases, and participial phrases. Commas come after introductory adverb clauses, adverb phrases, and participial phrases. A comma here tells your reader that the opening act is through, and the main event is beginning. It’s easy to make this mistake, especially when you’re in a hurry.:When she came home, she was disappointed to find her husband watching football.Over the next few days, the case unfolded rapidly.Exception: The comma can be omitted after a short clause or phrase if there is no danger of misreading. If the sentence includes a short clause or phrase, and there isn’t a way for the reader to be confused by the clause, it’s okay to leave out the comma: In no time they had the servers up and running.

  According to Antiwar.com there has been 2199 American deaths since the War in Iraq began in 2003.Our President said that "I like to tell people when the final history is written on Iraq, it will look like just a comma because there is-my point is, there's a strong will for democracy".Amreica, am I the only one that don't get it or what?How can this man who got out of Vietnam see NY Times, but has the nerve to start a war that didn't need to be and killed our sons and daughters, then dismiss it with a comma.Has he lost his mind, what say you America?

According to Antiwar.com there has been 2199 American deaths since the War in Iraq began in 2003.Our President said that "I like to tell people when the final history is written on Iraq, it will look like just a comma because there is-my point is, there's a strong will for democracy".Amreica, am I the only one that don't get it or what?How can this man who got out of Vietnam see NY Times, but has the nerve to start a war that didn't need to be and killed our sons and daughters, then dismiss it with a comma.See: IRAQJUSTACOMMAHas he lost his mind, what say you America?

According to Antiwar.com there has been 2199 American deaths since the War in Iraq began in 2003.Our President said that "I like to tell people when the final history is written on Iraq, it will look like just a comma because there is-my point is, there's a strong will for democracy".Amreica, am I the only one that don't get it or what?How can this man who got out of Vietnam see NY Times, but has the nerve to start a war that didn't need to be and killed our sons and daughters, then dismiss it with a comma.Has he lost his mind, what say you America?

Anne Ahira Dwi tells that Former Prime Minister ( PROMETHIUM) Israel Ariel Sharon is one leader of state experiencing comma during two years is more, a real old time and hopefully Anne Ahira Dwi didn't experience like ariel sharon. Sharon is attacked by heavy stroke at 4 January 2006 when still ...

Song: Oxford Comma Artist: Vampire Weekend Album: Vampire Weekend Link: Vampire Weekend Genre: Indie Rock, Indie-pop, and a hint of African rhythms Mood: lighthearted, bubbly, playful Description: Vampire Weekend is brand new; their self-titled album was released in February. They seem to combine indie-pop with African-ish influences (though it's harder to tell on ...