I’m lazy and keep forgetting the format string for formatting dates into strings that I can understand, so here it is:

Function:

to_char()

Arguments:

1) The date column you want to format

2) The mask – personal most commonly used:

‘yyyy/mm/dd hh:mi:ss am’

Documentation

In the hibernate.cfg.xml there is an option – ‘hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto’ that controls how it interacts with the database schema (assuming the user you used to connect has the appropriate privileges). The options for this config are as follows:

So the list of possible options are,

• validate: validate the schema, makes no changes to the database.
• update: update the schema.
• create: creates the schema, destroying previous data.
• create-drop: drop the schema at the end of the session.

Amazing statistics that only prove one thing – Linux servers still rock.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10187248.stm

Slightly paraphrased -

We must allow the existence of the soul in order to explain free will. Otherwise, we are just machines with genetically coded instructions from our creators.  ~ Shelly Kagan

Yikes – http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/06/the-enemy-within/8098/1/

http://www.thedragonskitchen.com/2008/07/potato-gnocchi-sausage.html

Ingredients:

1 18 0z package of Potato Gnocchi
3 smoked pork sausages (turkey sausage works great too), sliced
1/4 cup of chopped onions
1 clove of garlic, minced
2 tablespoons of butter
pinch of hot pepper flakes
1/2 tablespoon of fresh thyme leaves
1/2 tablespoon of fresh oregano, chopped
1 cup of frozen peas, run under water to thaw (optional)
1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese
salt & pepper to taste

A new favorite, one slight modification from the recipe above:

Red peppers instead of onions, sweet italian sausage, and no hot pepper flakes (I do love hot though)