A fellow over here is asking about New Zealand -- anyone care to answer? 🙂

It would probably depend on your environment.

For me, personally, I'm working with a small environment...

Steve Jones - Editor (8/25/2010)

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For small environments, it's different. If you want to change schema, you will have some downtime. Depending on how busy the table is, you can minimize...

shahab-205604 (8/25/2010)

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I am concerned with changes to table strcuture.. for example removing columns, changing data types. I am not talking about data or rows.

I am concerned with change to the...

I'm actually a full-time webmaster (SQL is actually secondary -- but critical -- for me).

What changes are you talking about? Do you mean table/infrastructure changes, or are you talking...

sushantkumar1984 (8/24/2010)

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anyone from new zealand??...

I like that place very much(never been though)

It is said to have the most beautiful scenic places on earth and

lowest crime rate too...

Would love to...

(in his best Justin Hayward voice . . . )

"Tuesday Afternoon . . . I'm just beginning to see, now I'm on my way . . ....

Interesting article here -- consider this a cautionary tale for Stephen Strasburg.

tosscrosby (8/24/2010)

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Ray K (8/24/2010)

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tosscrosby (8/13/2010)

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Ray K (8/13/2010)

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tosscrosby (8/13/2010)

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Lou Malnati's with butter crust. About 10 minutes from Union Station. THE place for Chicago pizza -...

tosscrosby (8/13/2010)

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Ray K (8/13/2010)

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tosscrosby (8/13/2010)

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Lou Malnati's with butter crust. About 10 minutes from Union Station. THE place for Chicago pizza - IMO (and both of my...

Jeff Moden (8/23/2010)

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dbowlin (8/23/2010)

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Lord...What's an ark? (From an old Bill...

Ray K (8/23/2010)

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Okay. Count me among those who wouldn't...

"Noah . . . I want you to build an ark . . . "

Okay. Count me among those who wouldn't be able...

Is it Monday evening or Sept. 4? Labor Day Monday is Sept. 6.

Either way,...