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Tucker Carlson Goes to Church to Tee Up a Holy War
Over the last few years we've watched as Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and Lou Dobbs have competed for the title of "most avowed white nationalist on Fox News." Personally, I don't know who I would vote for because they have all been deplorable.
But Tucker Carlson is in the process of adding to his repertoire. He traveled to Tennessee in October to speak at a church in Nashville and, as he says in the video below, it was the first time he has addressed a congregation.
The point of Carlson's speech was to suggest that the polarized divide we are experiencing in the country these days is not political, but theological. In his framing, it all comes down to whether you believe that God is in charge and humans are powerless. That is the beginning of a classic authoritarian framework, which leaves a certain class of people in charge of enlightening the rest of us about God's intentions.
But I am most interested in why Carlson, who claims to be a traditional Episcopalian, would find this a good time to frame the issues that divide us as theological. We all know that he has garnered the support of the white nationalists who are part of Trump's base. The other group that has unequivocally supported the president are white evangelical Christians—who no doubt overlap with white nationalists to some degree. So it probably shouldn't surprise us that Carlson is now reaching out to that audience as well.
As we've seen recently, Trump is starting to lose ground in terms of support—both in Congress and with voters. It is not in his nature to adapt, so we can expect him to simply double-down as the pressure mounts. He'll need the support of his most ardent followers going forward, which is why we'll see tweets like this pop out of the woodwork.
Numerous states introducing Bible Literacy classes, giving students the option of studying the Bible. Starting to make a turn back? Great!
Of course that is all nonsense, as Mark Chancey explains.
The need to shore up support from white evangelical Christians was also demonstrated by Sarah Huckabee Sanders' interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network where she said: "I think God calls all of us to fill different roles at different times and I think that he wanted Donald Trump to become President, and that's why he's there. I think he has done a tremendous job in supporting a lot of the things that people of faith really care about."
As the president feels increasingly threatened, we'll be seeing a lot more of this in an attempt to shore up Trump's support among white evangelical Christians and convince them that the president is engaged in some kind of holy war. That is precisely why Tucker Carlson left the comfort of his television studio and went to church.
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A section of Ashfield along Parramatta Road was acquired and demolished for WestConnex. The exit to the M4 tunnel will be opposite Bunnings Warehouse near the crossroads of Frederick St/ City West Link and Parramatta Road.
Some of the issues raised in relation to WestConnex in Haberfield include home acquisitions, destruction of heritage architecture, noise and vibrations for homes adjacent to construction sites, changes to traffic flows and the impact of all of these factors on the nature of the suburb.
WestConnex unused land should be handed back say inner west residents.
Residents in Haberfield and Beverley Hills claim WestConnex work is cracking walls of houses near motorway construction sites.
Urban dynamics have shaped the city of Sydney. Over time the economic character, nature and location of land has changed. Economic character refers to how much particular areas, or pieces of land are worth. Nature refers to the type or kind of use. For example, within residential land there can be a variety of housing, or within commercial land there can be a variety of different type of shopping centres, malls, office buildings, etc. Location refers to the way in within land use is distributed throughout the city.
The main types of land use within the city of Sydney can be categorised as residential (housing), commercial (business and retailing), and industrial (factories and manufacturing).
You must prepare and distribute a two page handout. Your presentation should go for 8-10 minutes and should include a range of simulus (visual aids, etc).
Sustainability is development which meets the needs of the present population without endangering the capacity of future generation to meet their needs. It incorporates three main principles: economic development, environment protection and social and cultural well-being. Each of these three principle is considered equally important, and act as a criteria to judge new development against. View sustainability infographic.


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SEHK:927
Will the Promising Trends At Fujikon Industrial Holdings (HKG:927) Continue?
To find a multi-bagger stock, what are the underlying trends we should look for in a business? In a perfect world, we'd like to see a company investing more capital into its business and ideally the returns earned from that capital are also increasing. If you see this, it typically means it's a company with a great business model and plenty of profitable reinvestment opportunities. With that in mind, we've noticed some promising trends at Fujikon Industrial Holdings (HKG:927) so let's look a bit deeper.
Understanding Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)
If you haven't worked with ROCE before, it measures the 'return' (pre-tax profit) a company generates from capital employed in its business. Analysts use this formula to calculate it for Fujikon Industrial Holdings:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.013 = HK$9.3m ÷ (HK$1.0b - HK$296m) (Based on the trailing twelve months to September 2020).
Therefore, Fujikon Industrial Holdings has an ROCE of 1.3%. In absolute terms, that's a low return and it also under-performs the Consumer Durables industry average of 16%.
Check out our latest analysis for Fujikon Industrial Holdings
SEHK:927 Return on Capital Employed February 5th 2021
Historical performance is a great place to start when researching a stock so above you can see the gauge for Fujikon Industrial Holdings' ROCE against it's prior returns. If you want to delve into the historical earnings, revenue and cash flow of Fujikon Industrial Holdings, check out these free graphs here.
What Does the ROCE Trend For Fujikon Industrial Holdings Tell Us?
While there are companies with higher returns on capital out there, we still find the trend at Fujikon Industrial Holdings promising. More specifically, while the company has kept capital employed relatively flat over the last five years, the ROCE has climbed 463% in that same time. Basically the business is generating higher returns from the same amount of capital and that is proof that there are improvements in the company's efficiencies. It's worth looking deeper into this though because while it's great that the business is more efficient, it might also mean that going forward the areas to invest internally for the organic growth are lacking.
The Bottom Line On Fujikon Industrial Holdings' ROCE
In summary, we're delighted to see that Fujikon Industrial Holdings has been able to increase efficiencies and earn higher rates of return on the same amount of capital. Since the stock has only returned 33% to shareholders over the last five years, the promising fundamentals may not be recognized yet by investors. Given that, we'd look further into this stock in case it has more traits that could make it multiply in the long term.
Fujikon Industrial Holdings does have some risks though, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Fujikon Industrial Holdings that you might be interested in.
While Fujikon Industrial Holdings isn't earning the highest return, check out this free list of companies that are earning high returns on equity with solid balance sheets.
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About SEHK:927
Fujikon Industrial Holdings
Fujikon Industrial Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, designs, manufactures, markets, and trades in electro-acoustic products, accessories, and other electronic products in Hong Kong and China.
Flawless balance sheet and slightly overvalued.
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.'s (HKG:3328) top owners are individual investors with 29% stake, while 24% is held by state or government
Investors Will Want EVA Precision Industrial Holdings' (HKG:838) Growth In ROCE To Persist
Greatview Aseptic Packaging's (HKG:468) Returns On Capital Tell Us There Is Reason To Feel Uneasy

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Life coaching has become nothing less than a phenomenon. The Harvard Business Review reported that coaching is a $1 billion a year industry. People who work as "coaches" have a simple goal: to help you advance your career, start life as an entrepreneur or help you create a better, more fulfilling life. Sounds good, right? But how can we trust the coaching itself? And isn't a lot of the coaching superficial - like a self-help book? Thankfully, we have access to the ultimate life coaching from God in the deepest, most transforming areas of life. The areas that shape our 24-hour day, our relationships, our families, our jobs.
James Emery White brings the Bible's teaching, along with more than 30 years of experience as a life coach, to bear in a way never packaged before. Based on clear biblical principles, this series offers a clear and distinct coaching tool that can be used to instantly diagnose a life and ultimate life change.


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Melody of the Heath () is a 1956 West German romance film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Carsta Löck, Martin Benrath and Kurt Vespermann. It is part of the post-war tradition of heimatfilm, taking place on Lüneburg Heath. It was shot in eastmancolor.

Synopsis
A young woman schoolteacher replaces an older male in rural Germany.

Cast
 Carsta Löck as Luise Nettebohm
 Martin Benrath as Ulrich Haagen
 Kurt Vespermann as Brettschneider
 Ludwig Linkmann as Windewitt
 Heinz Engelmann as Dr. Martin Newiger
 Hans Leibelt as Moralt
 Antje Weisgerber as Hanne Brink
 Charlott Daudert as Klara
 Gustl Gstettenbaur as Sepp
 Richard Handwerk as Nissen
 Harald Martens as Jörg
 Franca Parisi as Manuela Moralt

References

Bibliography
 Harald Höbusch. "Mountain of Destiny": Nanga Parbat and Its Path Into the German Imagination. Boydell & Brewer, 2016.

External links

1956 films
1950s romance films
German romance films
West German films
1950s German-language films
Films directed by Ulrich Erfurth
1950s German films

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Home » Actors/Actresses » Comedy » Happy 80th, Ronnie Corbett
Happy 80th, Ronnie Corbett
On: December 4, 2010, By: Bill Young
We've written recently about Ronnie Corbett showcasing his culinary talents on Ronnie Corbett's Supper Club, but now, to celebrate his 80th, Ronnie returns to his comedy roots for The One Ronnie, a sketch comedy special with James Corden, Rob Brydon and Miranda Hart set for a Christmas Day transmission on the BBC.
English freelance writer and journalist, Adrian Peel, who has had numerous articles published in the U.S. the UK and Mexico, recently conducted an extensive interview with the British comedy legend and one half of the comedy duo, The Two Ronnies, with the great Ronnie Barker. Originally written and published for Suite 101, Adrian has generously allowed tellyspotting to reprint his piece in honor of Ronnie Corbett's 80th birthday today.
Ronnie Corbett in 2010
Suite101: How are you? What have you been up to of late?
Ronnie Corbett (RC): "I am very well, thank you very much. I have recently been recording a show for the BBC to celebrate my 80th birthday and I have to say it is full of the most wonderful names – Rob Brydon, Hugh Dennis, Robert Lindsay, Matt Lucas and David Williams, Miranda Hart, Rory Bremner, Harry Enfield etc. It's just a real treat. It was a little bit of a worry because it was an enormous number of sketchers – about 22, but I did it at the weekend."
Comedy Beginnings
"The biggest influences on me were of course British comedians," explains a still-sprightly Ronnie Corbett, when asked to name the comics who most inspired him. "Certainly Max Miller and Max Wall, who in the early days I used to see quite a lot of.
Perhaps on top of them all really – because they were such classy and stylish performers with good writing – would be Jack Benny, Bob Hope and Danny Kaye, who were all wonderful on the stage."
Suite 101: And double acts?
RC: "Well obviously Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise at the top of the list and Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. So they would certainly hold a very important position in the back catalogue."
Suite 101: When did you first realise you had the ability to make people laugh?
"I suppose when I was a sixteen year old boy in the church youth club in Edinburgh. I used to take part in shows, and a pantomime in particular, where I played the Dame and I realised that it was a very comfortable thing for me to do.
I hope I have improved, because I have now been in the business over fifty years."
The Frost Report
After having met in The Buckstone Club in London's Haymarket – where Ronnie C. was working as a barman – in 1963, Ronnie and Ronnie made their TV debuts in 1966 on The Frost Report, a satirical sketch-based programme hosted by David Frost.
"David Frost invited me on to The Frost Report, having seen me in nightclubs," remembers Ronnie, "and it was a major turning point in my life. David Frost has been a close friend and a great supporter and perhaps the foundation of my career because he put me on television."
Suite 101: Who wrote the legendary "Class" sketch, in which you appeared with Ronnie and John Cleese and which remains an unforgettable moment in British comedy history?
"The 'Class' sketch was written by a Glasgow chap, whose name, I think, was John Law. He was married to a ballerina, I do know that – Bery Kaye I think it was. But it has lasted forever and whenever there is an article about class, that picture appears."
The Two Ronnies
As mentioned, The Two Ronnies began in 1971 and ran continually until 1987, making it one of the longest-running comedy sketch shows of all time, anywhere in the world.
Universally acclaimed, it featured such timeless classics as Mastermind (where the contestant's specialist subject was answering the question before last) and The Worm that Turned, a dystopian society ruled by leather-clad women.
"My favourite Two Ronnies sketches? Very difficult," muses Ronnie when asked for his opinion on the subject, "but because it's everybody's favourite: Fork Handles (this inspired use of wordplay once topped a TV poll to find the nation's favourite sketch) and of course and The Two Men at the Bar, who wouldn't let each other finish what they were saying."
Suite 101: Were you surprised when Ronnie Barker retired?
RC: "Yes, when Ronnie retired it was a little bit of a shock, but I wasn't surprised because he hadn't been very well, and of course we did re-unite for The Sketchbook, which was really a collection of stuff we had done in the past linked afresh. It was a great thrill to do it, and that's how it was revived."
Suite 101: Why do you think the more innocent style of sketch comedy, as performed by the likes of The Two Ronnies and Morecombe and Wise, has all but disappeared from our screens?
RC: "I'm not sure that the innocent style of sketch comedy has absolutely disappeared from our screens, but people's tastes do vary; they seesaw up and down.
They come and they go and I think people probably have a different sort of basis to their education than perhaps university college boys who are a little bit smarter, but don't have the same true blue vaudevillian spirit inside them because it has been slightly hammered out of them by their education in a way."
Ronnie Barker: Death of a Friend
Shortly after completing work on The Two Ronnie's Sketchbook, Ronnie Barker, who had been ill for some time, passed away from a heart condition on October 3rd, 2005. What are Ronnie Corbett's fondest memories of his much-missed colleague?
"It's too much of a question about missing Ronnie Barker," he sighs. "He was a very dear friend, darling mate, generous, sweet, talented, clever and his memories are dotted all around my house, with photographs and drawings and books and typed and handwritten notes and goodness knows what. So although he's gone, he's still here."
Despite The Two Ronnies taking up much of their schedule, the pair found time to broaden their horizons as solo performers. Ronnie Barker showed off his considerable range most successfully in Porridge and Open All Hours, while Ronnie Corbett's Sorry! with its "Language Timothy!" catchphrase proved to be the perfect vehicle for the often underrated actor.
"Sorry! I was very lucky to stumble on. Ronnie B. was about then and read it and said he thought it was the best sitcom that had been written for me. It was a great pleasure to do, and the boys – Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent, who wrote it, have also written a radio series that I did last year on Radio 4 – When the Dog Dies.
They are writing another one, because it has been re-commissioned, so I should be doing that later on in the year as well. So that has been a great pleasure, because Ian and David are very dear friends."
Comedy Today: Ronnie Corbett in Extras
In 2006, Ronnie made a hilarious cameo in the Ricky Gervais sitcom, Extras, playing a version of himself caught up in illegal substance abuse.
In a scene involving Gervais and co-writer, Stephen Merchant, the three get caught snorting cocaine (given to Ronnie by newsreader, Moira Stewart) in the toilets at the BAFTA Awards and subsequently get banned from attending all future events.
"I enjoyed doing Ricky Gervais's Extras show," says Ronnie, "and it had an amazing affect because people still talk about it, and remember it very clearly. I suppose for the unlikely casting of me as a user of some sort and I was always quite relieved to know that Moira Stewart was my supplier!"
Suite 101: What current sitcoms or sketch shows do you enjoy?
RC: "The sitcom I'm enjoying at the moment is Miranda, who is a new discovery. She writes it herself, stars in it herself and is enormously funny in a very natural, unhampered way. She is a very free spirit."
Proudest Achievements
Suite 101: What are your proudest achievements in your career to date? Do you have any ambitions left to fulfill?
RC: "I'm just pleased to jog on as always is the answer to this question. My God you are full of enquiries! I hope these answers satisfy your needs."
Thanks, Adrian and Happy 80th, Ronnie. Thanks for the decades of laughter you've brought the world.
A French and Saunders primer on Harry Potter, part 1
A tearful goodbye to BBC Television Centre…
Royal Mail to commemorate The Two Ronnies with new post stamp
It's a One Ronnie Christmas for all….in the UK, at least
Ronnie Corbett shows off culinary skills in new series
Comedy legends gather for Ronnie Corbett tribute at Westminster Abbey
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The premise is simple, you take a car that is commonly considered ugly that you think looks cool.
ill start off with the Volkswagen Thing.
Lexus IS250F Sport. Really like the V6 and the unsettled handling style.
Also 4th gen, but I don't really like it as much after the 1998 facelift.
That looked like an awkward and riced out Mitsubishi FTO… but it's a Supra? Wtf?
It's real JDM brah, love it or hate it.
Here's a game of Spot the supercar!
From the outside appearance, it is certainly outlandish, but not entirely out of this world. Just not appropriate for what it is. It's not looking like it used to, not looking like it should, not like the lame hybrid granny-mover most know it as.
Now… it became rice. It possibly just needs more power to justify the looks!
I actually agree with 4LGE, to some extent. I think that the body of the Prius looks very athletic and sleek, certainly a large improvement from the old ones. Of course, the fixtures are just totally fugly, but the Prime version of the Prius improves on this aspect quite a lot.


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Q: React Router v4 not loading component For some reason, my web app is not directing to the component whenever I go to the parameters. Specifically, it is not going to the Battle component.
Here is what the navigation looks:
    import React from 'react';
import Header from './components/Header/Header';
import SelectPlayers from './pages/SelectPlayers/SelectPlayers';
import Popular from './pages/Popular/Popular'
import Battle from './pages/Battle/Battle'

import { BrowserRouter as Router, Route, Link, Switch } from "react-router-dom";

function App() {
  return (
      <Router>

              <Switch>
                  <Route exact path={'/'} component={Popular}/>
                  <Route exact path={'/battle/select-player'} component={SelectPlayers} />
                  <Route exact path={'/results?playerOne=:playerOne&playerTwo=:playerTwo'} component={Battle} />
              </Switch>

      </Router>
  );
}

export default App;

In the SelectPlayers component, whenever the user presses a button it runs:
    import React, {useState} from 'react';

function SelectPlayers(props) {

    const [playerOne, setPlayerOne] = useState('');
    const [playerTwo, setPlayerTwo] = useState('');

    function setPlayerName(event, player){

        if (player === 1){
            setPlayerOne(event.target.value)

        } else if (player === 2) {
            setPlayerTwo(event.target.value)
        }
    }

    function goToBattle(event){

        event.preventDefault();

        props.history.push(`/results?playerOne=${playerOne}&playerTwo=${playerTwo}`)

    }

    return (

Player One

                    <input onChange={(e) => setPlayerName(e, 1)} type="text" placeholder={'github username'} className={'input-reset pa1 w-100 h2 ba b--black br2'}/>

Versus

Player Two

                    <input onChange={(e) => setPlayerName(e, 2)}  type="text" placeholder={'github username'} className={'input-reset pa1 w-100 h2 ba b--black br2'}/>

                    <button onClick={(e) => goToBattle(e)} className={'input-reset pa1 h2 fw1 bg-black white ba w-100 b--black br2'}>Battle</button>

    );
}

export default SelectPlayers;

On the Battle component, I write some console.log stuff just to check if the Component loaded. However, whenever I go to that parameter, none of the code in my componentDidMount is running. I don't see any of the console.logs I wrote in componentDidMount in my developer console. Here is the component:
import React, {Component} from 'react';

class Battle extends Component {

    constructor(props){
        super(props)
    }

    componentDidMount() {

        console.log('runngins');

        console.log(this.props);
    }

    render() {
        return (

        );
    }
}

export default Battle;

You can see the code at this repo: https://github.com/tarekgabarin/github_compete
It would be greatly appreciated if anyone helped me.

A: As per your new comment that code is working without queryset, looks like there is some problem with your queryset parameters.
As suggested in comment box, don't define Router with queryset.
<Switch>
              <Route exact path={'/'} component={Popular}/>
              <Route exact path={'/battle/select-player'} component={SelectPlayers} />
              <Route exact path={'/results'} component={Battle} />
          </Switch>

In your SelectPlayers component, navigate to next page with queryset.
props.history.push("/results?playerOne=" +playerOne+ "&playerTwo=" +playerTwo)

On Battle component, use (query-string) to read the parameter. For example:
const values = queryString.parse(this.props.location.search);
const player_one = values.playerOne
const player_two = values.playerTwo

Please note that my above code is not tested.
Thanks

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It's said that the first recorded recipe in human history was for a beer-like beverage. Some anthropologists suggest that the reason our ancestors gave up the relatively easy hunter-gatherer lifestyle in favor of an agricultural one was to allow time for alcohol to ferment.
Regardless of how true these "facts" may be, beer is pretty damned integral part of human history. That's something I like to remind myself of when I'm scrubbing my fermenter for what seems like the thousandth time.
I am a home brewer. My fingers are stained with santizer and my fridge reeks of hops. Pretty much any spare storage space in my house is packed with brewing equipment and ingredients. I cringe at the sight of people putting cigarette butts into bottles, wondering how they can sully such a perfectly good longneck. I do, indeed, have a beard.
A certain historical figure might have turned water into wine, but I turn water, grain, hops and yeast into delicious ales on the regular. And you can too.
You, too, can look down your nose at your local's beer draft selection!
The best thing about brewing beer is that it's way, way easier than people would have you believe. If you can follow a recipe and get your hands on about 400 RMB worth of equipment, you're good to go. Best yet, it's now easier and cheaper than ever to do it right here in Ningbo, thanks to people like Eddy Dong, who runs his own homebrew supply shop out of Shenyang, Liaoning province with his wife. Here's a link to that shop.
NG: Tell us about yourself, Eddy.
ED: I love brewing and home brewing, first time I get to know about home brewing was in 2012. My main job is IT.
NG: Tell us a little about your business.
ED: Me and my wife own a bar in Shenyang and we created our own brand "Duo Jie Home Brewing Equipment Shop". Now our shop has become pretty well-known in the homebrewing industry in China. A lot of people buy our ingredients, and some of them bought our tailored ingredient packages (editor's note: these are kits Eddy will put together for you to make a certain style of beer if you're not comfortable doing that yourself) and won some pretty prestigious prizes at home brewing competitions.
NG: How did you get started in the homebrew business?
ED: At the beginning, we imported ingredients and equipment from abroad and we brewed our own beer, then we started to import for our friends. After that it was a pretty logical move to open our own shop.
NG: Why do you think homebrew gotten more popular among not just foreigners in China but Chinese people as well?
ED: First of all, a lot of people first tasted the home brewed beer and realized how bad the beers we see at the stores are. Then they started looking for good beers. The imported craft beers are usually pretty expensive, so start brewing their own beer is a better option for them. Use the right ingredients, follow the recipe, it cost less money when you brew your own beer at home and taste great—easily on par with the imported ones. On the other hand, young people find it fun to be creative and make beer in the way they want to make it and are trying many different ways to brew beers.
NG: What advice do you have for people who want to get into brewing beer?
ED: If you have someone to teach you how to brew beer, you are lucky*. If you brew by yourself with no other help, it's better to read some books, forums, and other related information. Don't rush to make a decision and start it without knowing about brewing. Join some QQ group, talk to people and ask questions. Buy the necessary equipment all at once so you can avoid ending up buying same equipments twice and waste money on it. Invite your friends to join you when you start brewing, share your experience (and beer) with your friends so that you have people to help you keep up the habit!
NG: What do you see in the future of craft beer in China?
ED: In recent years the craft beer culture is developing very fast. Many people start brewing at home, and you're starting to see many craft beer associations popping up. There has been a craft beer brewing contest every year for the last three years. Also, in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Wuhan, Chengdu, Nanjing, people opened many craft beer shops and bars. They sell home brewed beer or imported craft beer, and the decorations of the shops are amazing. On the business side, there aren't certain clear laws about craft beers yet, so you can expect the craft beer industry to be effected by national law somehow in the future.
While there are plenty of folks online selling everything you need to make a zesty IPA, Eddy combines a huge selection, great prices and relentlessly awesome service (in English!) to be the only guy I go to anymore. Add him on WeChat (QR Code just below) and he'll make sure you get everything you need to get started right away.
Seriously, great guy. Great advice. Great service. Add him on WeChat.
*be on the lookout for a homebrew class starting up soon! We'll keep you posted.


You can leave a dog in a car.
You can leave a cake in a car.
But you can't leave a dog and a cake in a car.
Unless you really wanted to see how cute a dog looks with cake crumbs in her beard. Trust me when I say that it's so cute you can't even be mad about only having 75% of your cake left.


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'You can't sell a sunset'
Scott Silver
photo courtesy Wild Wilderness
Scott Silver is the founder of Wild Wilderness, an anti-fee organization based in Bend,Ore.:
"The Forest Service is looking at industrial strength recreation as their new business and us as their customers. More and more, the Forest Service is putting itself in between (the public) and nature. All the pull-outs have been McDonalds-ized - with all the kiosks and signs, it's like the golden arches.
"You can't sell a sunset, but if you put an interpretive sign in front of a tree, you've suddenly created a product, and you can include the vista in that. Interpretation is such an important part of the new recreation agenda. It's basically leveraging; it's putting the smallest investment in possible, and then using it to sell the entire product.
"I think the land managers see no other option. Everyone from the General Accounting Office to the environmental community has just hammered on the Forest Service for its financial incompetence. They see their budgets being cut, and they don't see that there's anything else to do other than adopt this new entrepreneurial spirit. The attitude is if we're not going to log it, mine it or graze it, there must be other ways we can get money out of it.
"What worries me about turning the Forest Service into a bunch of entrepreneurs is that it prejudices the decision of the local forest manager. Our public lands don't have to be run as self-supporting. As a society, we can make the decision to fund these agencies."


The exhibition gives an intriguing glimpse into women's lives in the 19th and 20th centuries via items from our extensive collection of women's magazines. We're focusing on love, and will be displaying romantic stories, letters to agony aunts, and more. Come in and have a look!


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from dataclasses import dataclass
from pathlib import PurePath
from typing import Generator

from pants.backend.docker.target_types import DockerImageSources
from pants.backend.python.goals.lockfile import PythonLockfileRequest, PythonToolLockfileSentinel
from pants.backend.python.subsystems.python_tool_base import PythonToolRequirementsBase
from pants.backend.python.target_types import EntryPoint
from pants.backend.python.util_rules.pex import PexRequest, VenvPex, VenvPexProcess
from pants.engine.fs import CreateDigest, Digest, FileContent
from pants.engine.process import Process, ProcessResult
from pants.engine.rules import Get, collect_rules, rule
from pants.engine.target import HydratedSources, HydrateSourcesRequest
from pants.engine.unions import UnionRule
from pants.util.docutil import git_url
from pants.util.logging import LogLevel

_DOCKERFILE_SANDBOX_TOOL = "dockerfile_wrapper_script.py"
_DOCKERFILE_PACKAGE = "pants.backend.docker.subsystems"

class DockerfileParser(PythonToolRequirementsBase):
    options_scope = "dockerfile-parser"
    help = "Used to parse Dockerfile build specs to infer their dependencies."

    default_version = "dockerfile==3.2.0"

    register_interpreter_constraints = True
    default_interpreter_constraints = ["CPython>=3.7"]

    register_lockfile = True
    default_lockfile_resource = (_DOCKERFILE_PACKAGE, "dockerfile_lockfile.txt")
    default_lockfile_path = (
        f"src/python/{_DOCKERFILE_PACKAGE.replace('.', '/')}/dockerfile_lockfile.txt"
    )
    default_lockfile_url = git_url(default_lockfile_path)

class DockerfileParserLockfileSentinel(PythonToolLockfileSentinel):
    options_scope = DockerfileParser.options_scope

@rule
def setup_lockfile_request(
    _: DockerfileParserLockfileSentinel, dockerfile_parser: DockerfileParser
) -> PythonLockfileRequest:
    return PythonLockfileRequest.from_tool(dockerfile_parser)

@dataclass(frozen=True)
class ParserSetup:
    pex: VenvPex

@rule
async def setup_parser(dockerfile_parser: DockerfileParser) -> ParserSetup:
    parser_script_content = pkgutil.get_data(_DOCKERFILE_PACKAGE, _DOCKERFILE_SANDBOX_TOOL)
    if not parser_script_content:
        raise ValueError(
            "Unable to find source to {_DOCKERFILE_SANDBOX_TOOL!r} in {_DOCKERFILE_PACKAGE}."
        )

    parser_content = FileContent(
        path="__pants_df_parser.py",
        content=parser_script_content,
        is_executable=True,
    )

    parser_digest = await Get(Digest, CreateDigest([parser_content]))

    parser_pex = await Get(
        VenvPex,
        PexRequest(
            output_filename="dockerfile_parser.pex",
            internal_only=True,
            requirements=dockerfile_parser.pex_requirements(),
            interpreter_constraints=dockerfile_parser.interpreter_constraints,
            main=EntryPoint(PurePath(parser_content.path).stem),
            sources=parser_digest,
        ),
    )

    return ParserSetup(parser_pex)

@dataclass(frozen=True)
class DockerfileParseRequest:
    sources_digest: Digest
    args: tuple[str, ...]

@rule
async def setup_process_for_parse_dockerfile(
    request: DockerfileParseRequest, parser: ParserSetup
) -> Process:
    process = await Get(
        Process,
        VenvPexProcess(
            parser.pex,
            argv=request.args,
            description="Parse Dockerfile.",
            input_digest=request.sources_digest,
            level=LogLevel.DEBUG,
        ),
    )
    return process

@dataclass(frozen=True)
class DockerfileInfo:
    putative_target_addresses: tuple[str, ...] = ()
    version_tags: tuple[str, ...] = ()

def split_iterable(
    sep: str, obj: list[str] | tuple[str, ...]
) -> Generator[tuple[str, ...], None, None]:
    while sep in obj:
        idx = obj.index(sep)
        yield tuple(obj[:idx])
        obj = obj[idx + 1 :]
    yield tuple(obj)

@rule
async def parse_dockerfile(sources: DockerImageSources) -> DockerfileInfo:
    hydrated_sources = await Get(HydratedSources, HydrateSourcesRequest(sources))
    result = await Get(
        ProcessResult,
        DockerfileParseRequest(
            hydrated_sources.snapshot.digest,
            ("version-tags,putative-targets", *hydrated_sources.snapshot.files),
        ),
    )

    output = result.stdout.decode("utf-8").strip().split("\n")
    version_tags, putative_targets = split_iterable("---", output)
    return DockerfileInfo(
        putative_target_addresses=putative_targets,
        version_tags=version_tags,
    )

def rules():
    return (
        *collect_rules(),
        UnionRule(PythonToolLockfileSentinel, DockerfileParserLockfileSentinel),
    )


UK liquids production rose by 27 thousand b/d m/m to 1.03 mb/d in December 2018, despite output being curtailed by an unplanned outage at Buzzard lasting from 19 November to 17 December. Production was higher y/y by 0.24 mb/d, owing to December 2017's shutdown of the Forties Pipeline System (FPS). Across 2018, UK production averaged 1.00 mb/d, higher y/y by just 17 thousand b/d, compared with our early 2018 expectations of 0.1 mb/d of growth, as incremental output from new projects was mostly offset by steep declines and unplanned outages at older fields. In 2019, we expect UK liquids production growth to accelerate to around 70 thousand b/d y/y, buoyed by the start-up of the 0.12 mb/d Clair field in November 2018 and a slew of 2019 start-ups totalling 0.1 mb/d of peak capacity. January 2019 production should come in higher m/m given higher loading programmes for January at 0.43 mb/d for Brent and Forties combined (+78 thousand b/d m/m). Loadings remain flat m/m in February, before rising to 0.46 mb/d in March. Nonetheless, despite higher production, North Sea differentials have strengthened with Brent spreads largely moving back into backwardation, driven by a sustained demand for cargoes from the east. Moreover, with WTI-Brent rallying alongside USGC grades, we expect less US exports to head to Europe, also supporting North Sea balances, at least until the weather disruptions along the Turkish straits ease.
UK oil demand rose y/y by 48 thousand b/d to 1.56 mb/d in November, with growth logged across the barrel. Refinery runs fell m/m by 57 thousand b/d to total 1.20 mb/d, though were still higher y/y by 38 thousand b/d, the fifth consecutive month of y/y gains. Runs were still 40 thousand b/d lower y/y in the year to November, owing to heavy H1 18 maintenance.


The Washington Capitals beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 (OT) Thursday night at Capital One Arena. The win improves the Capitals record to 30-18-6 (66 points) on the season. The Capitals return to the ice on Saturday when they host the Florida Panthers at Capital One Arena. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM.
The Capitals opened the scoring with a goal from Andre Burakovsky for a 1-0 lead at the first intermission. The Avs tied the game just 35 seconds into the second period, but Evgeny Kuznetsov would register a power play goal midway through the middle frame to give the Caps a 2-1 lead at the second break. Matt Niskanen would make it 3-1 just 34 second into the final frame, but the Avs would close the gap to a single goal 5:10 into the final period. The Avs would tie the game with just over two minutes remaining, making it 3-3, and sent the game to overtime. Evgeny Kuznetsov would win it for the Capitals in overtime.
Scratches: Jonas Siegenthaler, Nic Dowd and Dmitrij Jaskin were the healthy scratches. Christian Djoos wrapped up his conditioning stint in Hershey and is returning to Washington. Reirden stated Djoos is a possibility for Saturday night versus the Panthers.The Capitals will need to make a roster move before Djoos can return to the roster.
The Capitals opened the scoring with an early goal from Andre Burakovsky at 6:31 of the first period. The goal was setup by a nice pass from T.J. Oshie. T.J. Oshie (15) and Matt Niskanen (13) were credited with the helpers.
The first period would end with the Caps leading 1-0. The Avs out-attempted the Capitals 25-16 but the Caps led in shots on goal (SOG) 12-9. Both teams were 0 for 1 on the power play in the opening frame.
The Avs tied the game just 35 seconds into the second period with a tally from Nathan MacKinnon, making it 1-1.
The Capitals challenged the call, claiming offsides, but the play was deemed on sides, giving the Avs a power play, but the Avs could not convert.
The Capitals regained the lead with a power play goal from Evgeny Kuznetsov at 8:38 of the second period.
The middle frame would close with the Capitals holding on to a 2-1 lead. The Capitals out-attempted the Avs 19-18, but the Avs led 16-15 in SOG. The Avs led 43-35 in attempts with the Caps leading 27-25 in SOG after 40 minutes of play. The Capitals were 1 for 4 and the Avs were 0 for 2 on the power play after two periods.
The Capitals would stretch their lead to 3-1 with a goal from Matt Niskanen 34 seconds into the final frame. Jakub Vrana (16) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (36) were credited with the assists.
The Avs would answer with a goal from Mikko Rantanen at 5:10 of the final period, making it 3-2.
Tom Wilson and Ian Cole dropped the mitts midway through the final frame. Wilson took objection to a hit that Cole levied on Evgeny Kuznetsov just prior to the fight. Wilson demolished Cole. Kuznetsov would go to the room.
The Avs would tie the game with just over two minutes left in the game with a goal from Colin Wilson to make it 3-3.
The Capitals would win it in the extra frame with a goal from Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov now has seven points in the four games since the break.
The Avalanche led in shot attempts 55-41.
Capitals led in shots on goal 42-37.
The Capitals were 1 for 6 and the Avalanche 0 for 2 on the power play.
Andre Burakovsky played in his 300th NHL/Capitals game.
Brett Connolly played in his 400th NHL game.
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This album by Emam and Friends features many Ancient Future musicians and shows influences from jazz, rock, Indian, Turkish, Eastern European, Spanish, folk, and devotional music. The music ranges from upbeat rock fused with Indian music to traditional Turkish & Macedonian gypsy songs to very jazzy sounds with sophisticated rhythms with George Brooks on the sax to soft rock and devotional songs by the singer songwriter Jillian Speer.
Sacred Insanity features Sivamani (South Indian drum set master), Emam (tabla, nylon string guitar, synth programming), Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard and electric guitar), Moses Sedler (cello), Manose Singh (bamboo flutes), Tom Grant (piano), Jillian Speer (vocals, nylon string guitar), Gary Haggerty (oud, mandocello), George Brooks (sax), Phil Baker (bass), Kip Richardson (drums), Jeffry Sick (violin), Shabda Khan (vocals), and Narottama Alden (bass).
Dancing Fairies (Emam. 4:43). Rock and roll meets the bamboo flute! RealAudio.
Om Namah Shivay (Jillian Speer. 5:21). Jillian's original composition with ancient Sanskrit prayers as the lyrics.
Sacred Insanity (Emam. 6:28). A jazzy tune with a sacredly insane drum track (21 beat rhythm cycle: 5+5+5+6) and a smooth sax. RealAudio.
Angel Among Us (Jillian Speer. 6:30). Original lyrics and music by Jillian.
Spanish Trance - Part I (Traditional. 3:44). A vocal approach to an old song. Inspired by Spanish music, Gregorian chants, and Indian rhythms.
Smile My Friend (Emam. 6:48). A compositional gift to Gary Haggerty, who loves to play gypsy tunes with odd rhythms!
Gayatri (Jillian Speer. 5:21). Another one of Jillian's original compositions with ancient Sanskrit prayers as the lyrics. RealAudio.
Gypsy Song (Traditional. 4:16). Adaptation of a traditional Turkish gypsy dance tune, presented with the Indian tabla for rhythm.
Spanish Trance II, III (Traditional. 3:34, 2:02). An instrumental/improvisational approach to the same Spanish song. RealAudio.
The Rejected. (Jillian Speer. 4:35). Jillian wrote this one as a response to how the wealthy treats the under class especially in India.
Tinkers Dance (Traditional. 4:36). Gary's interpretation of a traditional Macedonian song, with a world fusion twist. RealAudio.
Dance of the Hermit (Emam. 14:48). A fascination with the Tarot card #9 (Hermit) resulted in this piece in a slow 9 beat cycle. It moves between very Indian sounding and very jazzy sections, then resolves into an oud solo.


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Is Netscaler Cloud Gateway just Project Horizon on-premise?
The Netscaler Cloud Gateway was released by Citrix with the purpose of delivery applications to the enterprise in a more efficient and better managed process. The delivery includes not just the existing apps but also SaaS apps like SalesForce and others that support the SAML authentication tokens. For most of the VMware followers out there this sounds strikingly like MyOneLogin or what was just released as the Horizon App Manager. There are some key differences however between the products. Starting on the physical side, the Cloud Gateway is an on-premise device or virtual appliance, while Horizon is designed to be a cloud based services that does not put any equipment in the enterprise datacenters. Gloud Gateway will be available according to Citrix as a service from Citrix Solutions Providers as well but that does not seem to be the focus at this point. That is not where the differences stop, the Netscaler allows for quality of services management and license management for these applications across the enterprise. The Cloud Gateway also integrates directly with all the different versions of Citrix Receiver.
Not surprisingly there are alot of similarities and the release will most likely force VMware to continue with the application push and hopefully integrate ThinApp into Horizon sooner rather than later, since the Cloud Gateway can already present XenApp published apps.
Type 1 Hypervisor Battle
Citrix was the first of the big players to release a Type 1 hypervisor for desktops with the first release of XenClient, but it's limited hardware compatibility list and the high cost for the equipment it did support was a major limiting factor in it's success. MokaFive claims to have a type 1 hypervisor but without the backing of one of the big players it is having limited success, the same goes for NXtop. VMware had promised a type one for years and has since gone back to claim that the Type 2 Workstation is the future, with options like offline mode for View being a good enough solution.
This week Citrix dropped the gauntlet on the competition with the release of XenClient2 and XenClient XT. Xen Client 2 supposedly will support 45 million systems and with the integration with Syncronizer you can truly present a enterprise and a personal computer completely isolated from each other on the bare metal of a laptop. You also get enhance video card support with the support of AMD chipsets. While the release of XenClient2 gives us more access the XenClientXT release is the one that could have some of the most impact, especially for those of us inside the Beltway. The ability to have secure access to multiple enclaves with a single device from a company that is already presenting virtual desktops within these same enclaves could result in closing a hole in the O-zone layer just by not having 5 computers under the desk of every federal employee that works with classified data.
Is the type 1 hypervisor ready for production? That is probably still to be seen, and we need some healthy competition to help us see it grow but this is definitely a significant step towards a new paradigm in endpoint computing.
Citrix is releasing a reference architecture to help you build your own cloud offering
The key parameters that are to be considered when building a multi-tenant environment are Isolation, performance sla, user customization, ease of administration, and financial cost. Citrix is providing ways to build this with multiple different models. The first is session isolation. This would involve fully shared hardware with just a user session separate. The next is server isolation,with each tenant having their own virtual servers. The next is a full network isolation. This is dedicated hardware and systems. The cost increases with each model. Within the next few months (June 30th they say) Citrix will be releasing a full fledged white paper on how to configure each of these setups.
While the full isolation would be the preferred option in most cases, it will also involve the most hardware for this cloud. Some of the components then require you to duplicate solutions, this includes a separate XenApp farm for each tenant. By building multiple farms you also lose some of the new functionality in XenApp 6 that will allow for worker groups to auto populate apps depending on OU. Parts that don't need to be multiple would include the Access gateway and Netscaler. A Netscaler will create a virtual server that provides client less access into the tenants network. With the netscaler you could have separation with virtual VPX gateways, or for a large environment you could have unto 20,000 concurrent connections with the MPX appliance.
For monitoring the cloud environment you can use Edgesight to monitor end to end details of the environment. This is definitely an advantage since you are often unable to monitor multiple systems through a single pane of glass. Edgesight now provides for some new reports for SLA compliance and Usage reports, specifically built around solution providers.
The goal with the latest releases is to combine the multiple management tools, AD, SQL, and XenApp just to name a few. The release of the Cortex Cloud Control Panel will allow you to manage multiple consoles in one pane as well as delegate access out to either staff or even to tenants to manage their own environment.
Is Citrix finally back in it's love affair with Microsoft?
Today Citrix released the Service Provider Automation Pack (See Jon Spallone's details here) in conjunction with Microsoft. it includes a powershell script to automate the provisioning of desktops from Service Providers for the small to medium businesses. On the surface this looks like a great new concept, the ability to give end users in a small to medium workspace the option of purchasing desktops without needing to spend countless capital expenditures. However it appears this is rally the latest rendition of Terminal Services just done better.
This in itself is what makes the solution even more interesting. The Microsoft licensing model for virtual desktops has in the past revolved around the VDA license. The license was essentially a tax on users that wanted the Windows 7 experience without a physical desktop. A yearly cost that Microsoft added to the cost of VDI that can make the return on investment stretch into the 6 and 7 year timeframe. with the SPAP, you are using a version of Windows Server 2008 that is built to look like Win7. This would mean that a Service Provider can now use SPLA licensing and finally offer a desktop as a service with full compliance. The VDA license was never available as part of the SPLA. VMware offers View in a way that you could present desktops, and they offer vCloud Director to automate virtual machine management task, but they do not offer something to present anything other than a Windows 7 desktop in an automated method.
Releasing the SPAP with Citrix harkens back to the days of the release of Metaframe and the early relationship between Microsoft and Citrix. At the same time we get to see the argument between Citrix/Microsoft and VMware to continue to grow.
Citrix gets it mostly right with the CTP Program
The advent of social media and the increased use of user bulletin boards, companies have come to realize that there is a significant value to be gained from having users and partners as product evangelists. Microsoft has been doing this for years with the MVP program and a few years ago VMware joined suit with the vExpert program. Citrix has also seen the benefits of these evangelist. Arriving in San Fransisco today for the Citrix Partner Summit, it is immediately evident that the Citrix community not only supports the designation of Citrix Technology Professional (CTP) but wants to see it succeed. The group gather on a semi regular basis and Citrix provides support for the program through incentives that include invitations to exclusive events, access to the product teams, and access to early release software. These are just a few of the incentives provided to a group that Citrix has entrusted not only with their name but provided backing. The largest drawback I can see with the program is the extremely limited size of the group. While a small group makes it easier to provide benefits to, it also limits the reach of the group. This past year the VMware team has said that there were over 1000 applicants for the vExpert program, clearly a number that has to be trimmed down to be able to provide the credentials as an exclusive and beneficial group. Neither group has stated how many times someone can become a CTP or vExpert, and having the same members year in and year out could result in an "old boys club" rather than the true group of passionate supporters and technologists. Overall the program looks to be very beneficial for Citrix and the CTPs.The CTP group is also speaking throughout Citrix Synergy and Summit. I look forward to hearing how this group can represent the Citrix products line.
Citrix – Not just the Terminal Server Guys.. Look at Networking
Citrix has been steadily moving away from the reputation of being the "terminal server guys." For the past year, 20% of Citrix business was networking including Netscaler, Branch Repeater, and Access Gateway. This is a great transition as the desktop OS moves towards the hybrid cloud and application centric computing.
There is an interesting pitch, that Citrix provides the only end to end solution, providing web access and branch office access to the virtual desktop. This is a bit of a stretch although the ability to offload a web interface from a Windows machine onto the NetScaler and move load balanced web access to an appliance seems to provide a much more secure and potentially robust solution than the VMware Security Server. Adding a load balancer to the View Solution could add cost if you don't use some of the available open source load balancers. There is an added cost however with the NetScaler as well and the Netscaler is built to replace the free Secure Gateway solution that is built into XenDesktop. You do however get unlimited connection and the added access from the Citrix Receiver plug-in and the Branch Repeater plug-in. The one area that VMware can not provide is the Branch Repeater and Acceleration features. If a customer purchases XenDesktop Platinum Edition, they are able to get the Branch Repeater VPX for free a virtual appliance version of the Branch Repeater.
Branch Repeater gives the user visibility into 500+ applications, and you can auto configure it without changing Xendesktop. You can also prioritize by user groups or apps. That acceleration is a feature that sounds great and because it can be deployed as a virtual machine you could demo a proof of concept or acceleration without impacting your existing networking.
Probably the most intriguing product in the networking portfolio is the Citrix Receiver connection into SAAS apps leveraging the Open Cloud Access. This is very similar to VMware's newly releasedHorizon App Manager. It utilizes SAML just like Horizon App Manager does to pass through authentication utilizing the token approach. This cNetombination with the Open Cloud Access is that next step into the application centric computing space of tomorrow. Another great transition from the terminal server space into the future.
The death of an operating system..Say goodbye to Windows..
I have been working in IT for almost 15 years and throughout the time, Microsoft has helped me grow a career but over the last few years we have seen possibly the most significant transition since the advent of the personal computer. What should not be surprising is that Apple has been the catalyst for change. Many people in Generation X and Y and every other name you would like to give those born after 1970, first learned how to use a computer in school, working on early Apple and Macintosh systems. This led this same kids to expect the ability to so word processing without a typewriter, followed by sending messages to each other without paying for a stamp, and now the earliest advocates of computers along with the youngest generations entering the workforce have demanded another change. No longer will these users accept whatever computer and system is thrown in front of them.
I place the blame on Apple with the release of the iphone and the App Store. The idea of presenting a single application to a group of users is not something new,in all reality Citrix has been presenting applications to business users since the days of Metaframe and the original Web Interface, but the ability for Apple to change a global mindset is something Citrix has never been able todo. Users now expect that you can access a single application regardless of what device I am using. Google continued to reinforce the attitude with the release of Android. Android is the largest deployed mobile platform in the world, and along with it comes multiple app stores.
The next question is how would applications being presented to a phone or tablet kill an operating system. The answer is rather easy on this one. Users want to bring a Macbook or a ipad or a Android tablet and get all the same applications that you used to only be able to get with Windows. VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft will all present a full windows desktop to a user, but why would I want a full desktop when all I need is an email client and a word processor or an internet browser. The added overhead on a device that I bought because it was optimized seems pointless. The same generations that grew up on Apple II Plus computers and a green screen now have 10x the power in their pocket with smartphones and even more with the ipad and newer tablets. Microsoft has even realized that application based computing is the wave of the future, with the release of Office Live, Microsoft is allowing users to get to their largest consumer product through the web without ever installing a product. When you combine that with the likes o Dropbox and SugarSync you can have all your data and all your applications sitting in a datacenter that you could care less where it is as long as you can access it from your optimized device. A device that is optimized to just run what others create and give you the best connection possible to the internet and the plethora of cloud products.
Windows may not die in the next year or two but with the speed of computing today it is very possible that the life of what has at this point been the most common base for personal computing is very short. Over the next week Citrix will make multiple releases allowing the user to get closer to the application centric computing model during their major conference, you can expect the same style releases from VMware in the end of August at their conference. Microsoft itself has been focusing on the other product lines with added push to use Unified Communications and Collaboration tools along with their own virtualization products. Windows has been around longer than many people imagined and has ridden the wave but it may have been its own biggest enemy by not staying with the times and just becoming a delivery system like iOS.
It has finally come time to close the Windows.
Sent from my iPad 🙂
Project Horizon finally goes public
After at least 2 years of anticipation and waiting we get to see the first release of VMware's Project Horizon today. We still have to wait to get the application publishing that many of us hoped would be the first part of Horizon to go public but this new single sign on cloud connected enterprise tool can go along way to help enterprises give the flexibility back to the users. Horizon App Manager is delivered as a virtual appliance that sends secure tokens instead of full passwords between the corporate environment and cloud providers like SalesForce and Workday. This gives users the comfort of knowing that a seasoned IT pro had secured the connections and validated that the site they are visiting is in fact the proper place to go and not a hackers imitation. What Horizon also does is provides a app store in a sense that corporate users can request accounts on these third party services directly within the corporate environment. Check out the video below from VMwareTV for more details. I look forward to seeing the next few releases from the Horizon Team.
The Google Chromebook just helped VDI into the mainstream
Google announced that they will be selling the Chromebook for Business for $28 a month per user starting in June. At first you probably wonder how a web based dumbed down notebook could help the likes of VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft sell VDI solutions. The answer is simple. As our data moves into the cloud we have less and less need for the large fast hard drives that have been populating notebooks for the past few years. Add that to always on connectivity of 3g and you have access to your data (for free up to 100 mb a month). The next question is now that I can get to my data how to I use it. You could follow the party line from Google and move everything to Google Docs but that does not work for most enterprises. However published applications from XenApp or single sign-on solutions like Project Horizon from VMware are moving enterprise applications into the cloud and onto the internet. So now you can have a notebook that can boot in less than 8 seconds with full web connectivity and a minimal security threat footprint that also has access to your documents that sit in DropBox or SugarSync, If you add that to the latest release from Ericom of a HTML5 client for VMware View and you can now have enterprise class desktops at your fingertips. There is of course the worry of what happens in someone hacks the ChromeOS that is on these machines do they now have access to all my data anyway? It is still possible that could happen but with a team of engineers and an auto-update feature on the Chromebook you would hope whatever vulnerability that may be found would be patched extremely quickly.
This is great now for your work computer but what if I want to use it at home? The applications that are loaded are already the ones that most uses want to use from their home PC, with full access to chrome, google docs, chat clients, twitter clients and of course angry birds who could want more?
VMware FlowCharts Part 2 : SRM Installation
In an effort to make these processes as easy as possible heres the next in my series of flowcharts for supporting VMware. Keep in mind that this is simply for installation. Make sure you follow best practices and do a full application assessment before assuming your DR plan is complete. Attempting to deploy a DR plan for Exchange, SQL or any other multi-tier application without looking at all the interconnectivity will result in an unsuccessful DR failover. With that being said… heres the flowchart.


The world's largest Victoria's Secret is located in Herald Square on Broadway in New York City. This iconic member of New York's retail flagship fleet gained its "world's largest" designation after being reimagined and renovated in October 2012. That renovation doubled the store's original size, from 30,000 square feet to 60,000 square feet. As of June 2016, it was still the world's largest Victoria's Secret brick-and-mortar retail location, measured in square footage.
It sounds like an oxymoron, but, the Herald Square Flagship Store is not the only Victoria's Secret Flagship Store in the world. Technically, according to the definition of flagship stores, any store that is the first to be opened in any state (or any country) is a "flagship" store.
A replica of Victoria's Secret star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Victoria's Secret is the only company, or brand, with a Hollywood "star"


Body by BlueBella, Not just any body, Plunge neck, Adjustable straps, Hook-and-eye fastening, Thong cut. Inspired by what lies beneath, British lingerie label BlueBella creates fashion cross-over styles with a provocative twist. Check out our edit of its bras, briefs and bodies and get to know our favourites – the brand's silky pyjama sets are definitely up there, too.


We are aware that many of you have been waiting a long time to get your hands on this game, so we want to make it available to you before we can even make a dime off of it!
The download above includes all of the materials needed to play a game of War Haven, all you have to do is Print (and Cut) and Play!
We will continue to update the Print & Play as we move toward final release of the game, so please give us your feedback!


With the tiring academic schedule and exhausting examinations that you face as an engineering student, you need a refreshing break now and then to lift your spirits. This can vary from catching a movie with your buddies to playing your favourite sport.
But doing these activities will just help you to relax and escape from your day-to-day schedule. It will not help you to restore your spirit and boost the innovator within you.
So, if you want to bring back the innovator within you for which you set out to pursue engineering initially, you need to do some activities that will spark your curiosity towards latest technologies.
Most engineering students go for technical festivals that happens at various reputed institutions and participate in some technical events to achieve this.
Attending the technical festivals that are hosted by premier institutions like IITs will give you a very good exposure to the latest technological advancements and takes you closer to the innovations happening all across the globe.
You can also attend the robotics workshops that are conducted as part of their technical festival to get good technical knowledge and hands-on experience on latest robotics technologies. As robotics is one of the most researched technology today, participating in such workshops will make you understand the current industrial trends and advancements in an exciting manner.
These robotics workshops will not only help you to acquire latest technological knowledge but also increase your curiosity & desire to learn new technical concepts and bring out the innovator within you.
We have seen a number of instances where a lot of students got influenced by attending such innovative robotics workshops in IITs and developed a thirst to participate in national level robotics competitions to showcase their skills.
In this article, I am suggesting some tips for you to make the most out of robotics workshops in IITs.
So why you should attend robotics workshops in IITs?
How can you register for these robotics workshops?
Since the technical festivals organized by the IITs attract a huge crowd, you need to register for these robotics workshops well in advance to confirm your participation. Going for on-spot registration for these robotics workshops is not recommended.
As these technical festivals happening in IITs attract a large number of engineering students across the nation, the organizers of such fest will launch their official websites at least 2-3 months prior. You can go through their website to find information about the workshops and register directly.
You can also subscribe to their website newsletter or follow their official social media pages to get timely updates about such robotics workshops in IITs. There are also various public forums available that lists the workshop details, you can check their pages periodically to stay updated.
For instance, Skyfi Labs also organizes various technical workshops as part of the technical festivals of IITs, NITs and other esteemed universities. Whenever such technical workshops are scheduled, the details will be updated in our website. Therefore, students who are looking to attend such workshops can check the details with our forum and register directly with ease.
Know your facts - Although these workshops are organised in IITs, they are not organized by IITs: Yes, don't get fooled and attend them thinking they are organized by IITs (especially those in techfests). The techfest organizers (students mostly) invite other companies to conduct these workshops. Most of the times, the companies who pay more to the organizers get a chance to conduct these. And so they are not conducted by IITs.
These workshops don't give IIT Certificates: IIT has nothing to do with these workshops and they are organized by techfest teams who invite other private companies to conduct them. So the certificate you get is from the company (and maybe the techfest and not from IIT). A lot of students think it is IIT certificate and make mistake. Don't do that.
Quality is not guaranteed just because workshop is happening in IIT: As I mentioned above, the workshops are not conducted by IIT faculty and are conducted by private companies who pay a lot of amount to the techfest organizers to get this slot. So the quality you get will be the same level as the quality of the organizing company. So instead of blindly going thinking it is IIT, we suggest you to look at the organizing company and do some research about their quality standards.
You might ask does IIT not take care of this before allowing them? – Unfortunately from what we observed, they don't. IITs don't even know who are the faculty coming to these workshops and what content they are going to teach. A number of times various companies approached us asking to send out trainers to the workshops they have agreed to conduct in IITs! Don't attend such events!
What are the common topics on which Robotics Workshops are conducted in IITs?
What if you can't travel to IIT? Or you don't want to waste time and money to travel to IIT? Can you still learn these useful courses?
We at Skyfi Labs have developed some amazing robotics project-based online courses which make it very easy for you to learn and build robots from your home itself. These courses follow an innovative methodology of Learn-Do-Review to ensure that you learn the theoretical concepts and get good hands-on experience building robotics projects.
With the kits shipped to your doorstep and 1-1 technical assistance provided, building 100% output guaranteed robotics projects was never this simple. Students from 25+ countries have experienced how easy it is. You can also try our courses for free before choosing to pay and getting the kit at your home!
Do let us know about your experience with Robotics Workshops at IITs by commenting below.


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Top Cheapest Companies To Watch For 2014
Whenever Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) sends out media invites to its official events — such as for its iPhone 5 event — it likes to drop subtle hints as to what it has up its iSleeve. Consumers are currently in one of Apple's longest dry spells, with no notable events or product introductions.
Business Insider notes just how long it's been since any official event, particularly since this year has had no iPad event in the spring like in previous years. Apple has now set the official dates for its Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC, which will take place from June 10 to June 14.
WWDC is frequently a staging ground for product introductions or unveilings, both hardware and software. Last year's WWDC opening keynote introduced the Retina MacBook Pro and previews of iOS 6 and OS X Mountain Lion. Prior years frequently saw new iPhones unveiled.
Hardware aside, the guaranteed software news will headline the event. This version of iOS is arguably one of Apple's most important in years, as it will mark a dramatic shift for the platform that drives more than 70% of sales. iOS 7 will be the first version under design chief Jony Ive's influence, following Scott Forstall's ouster in October, and it's set for an aesthetic overhaul.
Top Cheapest Companies To Watch For 2014: Bellway PLC (BWY)
Bellway p.l.c. is a United Kingdom-based holding company, owning subsidiary undertakings, which is engaged principally in housebuilding in the United Kingdom. The Company's subsidiaries include Bellway Homes Limited, Bellway Properties Limited, Bellway (Services) Limited, Litrose Investments Limited, Bellway Financial Services Limited, Bellway Housing Trust Limited and The Victoria Dock Company Limited. Advisors' Opinion:
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Bellway Plc (BWY) added 1.4 percent after the homebuilder said reservations in the past four months rose 31 percent as buyers had greater access to mortgages. Elan (ELN) Corp. jumped to a 10-month high in Dublin after Royalty Pharma increased its offer for the Irish drugmaker to as much as $6.7 billion. BT Group increased 3.7 percent as Barclays Plc recommended investors buy shares of the U.K.'s largest fixed-line company.
Persimmon dropped 4.3 percent to 1,061 pence, while Bellway Plc (BWY) declined 3.1 percent to 1,262 pence. Bovis Homes Group Plc slipped 2.7 percent to 712 pence. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and the Bank of England will reassess the Help-to-Buy program, which allows the purchase of homes with a deposit as small as 5 percent, every September from 2014, the Treasury said.
Top Cheapest Companies To Watch For 2014: Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated(PEG)
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, operates in the energy industry primarily in the northeastern and mid Atlantic United States. The company primarily operates as a wholesale energy supply company that integrates its generating asset operations through its wholesale energy, fuel supply, energy trading, and marketing and risk management activities. It operates nuclear, coal, gas, and oil-fired generation facilities. The company also involves in the transmission of electricity and distribution of electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers, as well as invests in the development of solar generation projects and energy efficiency programs. In addition, it owns and operates domestic projects engaged in the generation of energy; and offers appliance services and repairs to customers. As of December 31, 2010, it owned approximately 13,538 megawatts of generation capacity. The company also owned and operated approximately 17,608 miles of gas mains, 12 gas distribution headquarters, and 2 subheadquarters, as well as 62 natural gas metering and regulating stations. Public Service Enterprise Group was founded in 1985 and is based in Newark, New Jersey.
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Power company Public Service Enterprise Group(PEG) unveiled a $12 billion five-year capital spending plan Friday, an effort to boost earnings growth at its utility segment.
[By Jake L'Ecuyer]
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Utilities sector surged 0.26%, saw CPFL Energia SA (NYSE: CPL) as the top gainer. Among leading sector stocks, gains came from Consolidated Water Co (NASDAQ: CWCO), Companhia Paranaense de Energia (NYSE: ELP) and Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE: PEG).
Top Cheapest Companies To Watch For 2014: Harris & Harris Group Inc.(TINY)
Harris & Harris Group, Inc. is a venture capital and venture debt firm specializing in seed, start up, early stage, and mid venture investments. It primarily invests in tiny-technology-enabled companies with a focus on nanotechnology, microsystems, and microelectromechanical systems technology. Harris & Harris Group, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices in Palo Alto, California and Los Angeles, California.
[By Sally Jones]
Highlight: Harris & Harris Group Inc. (TINY)
The TINY share price is currently $3.07 or 22.1% off the 52-week high of $3.94. The company does not pay a dividend.
Top Cheapest Companies To Watch For 2014: Splunk Inc (SPLK)
Splunk Inc. (Splunk) provides a software platform. Splunk's software collects and indexes data regardless of format or source, and enables users to search, correlate, analyze, monitor and report on this data, all in real time. Its software is designed to help users in various roles, including information technology (IT) and business professionals, analyze machine data and realize real-time visibility into and about their organization's operations. The core of its software is a machine data engine, comprised of collection, indexing, search and data management capabilities. Its software can collect and index terabytes of information daily, irrespective of format or source. As of January 31, 2012, the Company had approximately 3,700 customers.
The Company's software enables users to identify problems, get answers and gain new business insights and intelligence from machine data across their globally distributed enterprise all through one platform. Its softwar e contains features and functionality, such as Universally collect, index, store and archive any machine data, from any source, search and investigate, user-friendly interface, knowledge store, monitor and alert, report and analyze, custom dashboards and views, platform extensibility, role-based access and controls.
The Company competes with BMC Software, Inc., CA, Compuware, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft Corporation, Quest Software, Adobe Systems, Google, Webtrends, EMC, Oracle and SAP.
[By Rob DeFrancesco]
Steve Halpern: Now, you also like a company called Splunk (SPLK). Can you tell us what that company does?
Rob DeFrancesco: Splunk provides a software that analyzes machine data. It's a big data play, or Internet of things, so analyzing any type of—even something like manufacturing facilities and you can even analyze flow of elevators in buildings to see where—just basically any type of tick data where you're analyzing information for a machine.
[By Matt Jarzemsky]
The start of the year saw a spate of similar offerings, including equity sales by advertising-technology firm Rocket Fuel Inc.(FUEL), data-analysis firm Splunk Inc.(SPLK) and human-resources software maker Workday Inc.
[By Benjamin Pimentel]
Shares of WorkDay Inc. (WDAY) were down 5% to close at $109.92, while Splunk Inc. (SPLK) shed 3% to close at $92.75.
Top Cheapest Companies To Watch For 2014: AXT Inc(AXTI)
AXT, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes compound and single element semiconductor substrates for use in wireless communications, lighting display applications, fiber optic communications, and solar cell. It offers semi-insulating substrates made from gallium arsenide, which are used in power amplifiers and radio frequency integrated circuits of wireless handsets, direct broadcast televisions, high-performance transistors, and satellite communications applications. The company also provides semi-conducting substrates made from gallium arsenide that are used for applications in light emitting diodes, lasers, and optical couplers; substrates made from indium phosphide used in broadband and fiber optic communications; and substrates made from germanium used in satellite and terrestrial solar cells, and for optical applications. It manufactures its semiconductor substrates using its proprietary vertical gradient freeze technol ogy. In addition, the company, through its joint venture agreements, manufactures and sells gallium, arsenic, germanium, germanium dioxide, paralytic boron nitride crucibles, and boron oxide. AXT, Inc. sells its products through direct sales force in the United States, as well as through independent sales representatives in France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. The company was formerly known as American Xtal Technology, Inc. and changed its name to AXT, Inc. in July 2000. AXT, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
[By Eric Volkman]
SciClone (NASDAQ: SCLN ) has a new man leading its finance team. The company announced that it hired Wilson Cheung to be its new CFO. Cheung is a longtime executive who most recently served as chief compliance officer, Asia Pacific, at digital marketing agency Velti, following a stint as that company's CFO. Before that, he was CFO and corporate secretary at AXT (NASDAQ: AXTI ) and served in various managerial positions in firms such as KPMG and Yahoo!
Top Cheapest Companies To Watch For 2014: DTE Energy Company(DTE)
DTE Energy Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an electric and natural gas utility company in Michigan. It also involves in non-utility operations. The company?s Energy Utility segment engages in the generation, purchase, distribution, and sale of electricity in southeastern Michigan. It generates electricity from various fuels, including coal, as well as from nuclear and hydro facilitates. As of December 31, 2010, this segment owned and operated approximately 674 distribution substations and approximately 412,100 line transformers; and supplied electricity to 2.1 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers in southeastern Michigan. The company?s Gas Utility segment engages in the purchase, storage, transmission, distribution, and sale of natural gas in Michigan. As of December 31, 2010, this segment?s distribution system included approximately 19,000 miles of distribution mains, 1,036,000 service lines, and 1,319,000 active meters. It also o wned approximately 2,000 miles of transmission lines that deliver natural gas; and supplied natural gas to approximately 1.2 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers throughout Michigan, as well as to approximately 17,000 customers in Adrian, Michigan. The company?s non-utility operations include natural gas pipelines and storage; unconventional gas exploration, development, and production; power and industrial projects, and coal transportation and marketing; and energy marketing and trading operations. Its customers include electric utilities, merchant power producers, integrated steel mills, and industrial companies. DTE Energy Company was founded in 1995 and is based in Detroit, Michigan.
[By Richard Stavros]
Michigan-based ITC Holdings Corp (NYSE: ITC) is the largest electric transmission company in the US. The company is in charge of the electric transmission system formerly owned by DTE Energy Holding Co (NYSE: DTE) and CMS Energy Corp (NYSE: CMS).
[By Marie Mawad]
European telecommunications companies are disposing of peripheral assets as they increase investments in high-speed mobile networks in their largest markets and cut debt. Last week, Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) agreed to sell a 70 percent stake in its Scout24 Holding digital-classifieds business.
[By John Udovich]
Small cap Plug Power Inc was formed in 1997 as a joint venture between Michigan utility owner DTE Energy Co (NYSE: DTE) and Mechanical Technology Inc (OTCMKTS: MKTY) to develop fuel-cell systems to power homes and small businesses. Plug Power Inc says it has revolutionized the material handling industry with cost-effective power solutions that increase productivity, lower operating costs and reduce carbon footprints as it manufactures a full suite of products designed to fit seamlessly into the existing battery compartment of all major OEM material handling equipment. In addition, the company says its GenDrive fuel cell is a superior alternative to lead-acid batteries for electric lift trucks in the $20 billion global material handling market.
Top Cheapest Companies To Watch For 2014: Prestige Brand Holdings Inc.(PBH)
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in marketing, selling, and distributing over-the-counter healthcare and household cleaning products primarily in North America. The company?s Over-The-Counter Healthcare segment offers a portfolio of OTC products under nine core OTC brands, including Chloraseptic sore throat remedies, Clear Eyes eye drops, Compound W wart removers, Dramamine motion sickness products, Efferdent and Effergrip denture products, Little Remedies pediatric healthcare products, Luden's cough drops, PediaCare pediatric healthcare products, and The Doctor?s brand of oral care products. This segment also provides other significant brands that include Dermoplast first-aid products, Murine eye and ear care products, NasalCrom allergy relief product, New-Skin liquid bandage, and Wartner wart removers. Its Household Cleaning segment markets household cleaning products, such as abrasive and non-abrasive tub and tile cleaner, scrubb i ng pads and sponges, dilutables, anti-bacterial hard surface spray for counter tops, and glass cleaners under the Comet, Chore Boy, and Spic and Span brands. Prestige Brands Holdings distributes its products through various retail channels, including drug, food, dollar, and club stores, as well as supermarkets and mass merchandisers. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Irvington, New York.
[By Sean Williams]
What: Shares of Prestige Brands (NYSE: PBH ) , a marketer of over-the-counter health care and household cleaning products, jumped as much as 14% after it announced the acquisition of Australia's Care Pharmaceuticals.
Prestige Brands (NYSE: PBH ) is reaching to the other side of the world for its latest acquisition. The company announced that it has purchased the privately held Care Pharmaceuticals, based in New South Wales, Australia. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, although Prestige Brands did admit that it would be funded by monies drawn from an existing credit facility combined with cash on hand.
[By Seth Jayson]
Calling all cash flows
When you are trying to buy the market's best stocks, it's worth checking up on your companies' free cash flow once a quarter or so, to see whether it bears any relationship to the net income in the headlines. That's what we do with this series. Today, we're checking in on Prestige Brands Holdings (NYSE: PBH ) , whose recent revenue and earnings are plotted below.
Castor believes the cash has disappeared into working capital, which has grown from 23% to more than 50% since 2008. Comparable company Prestige Brand (PBH) uses 11%; Unilever (UL) and Colgate-Palmolive (CL) far less.
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"Flower and Weed" by Margo Lanagan – a short story glimpse into the vividly imagined world of Margo Lanagan's powerful, multi-award-winning novel Sea Hearts (also published as The Brides of Rollrock Island). Selkies are in the background, but this is a story of a liaison between a selkie's earthly husband and one of the witches who does the magic that's essential to keeping the selkie-wife trade going.
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HSS: Vestiges / Panopticon Split LP - new Panopticon track streaming!
Vestiges / Panopticon Split LP - new Panopticon track streaming!
A new split LP from two of the best bands in extreme music today - Washington D.C.'s Vestiges and Kentucky's one-man band Panopticon. Two tracks from Vestiges, and three from Panopticon, all of which represent some of each band's strongest output to date. Tracks "VII" and "VIII" are the latest in Vestiges ongoing narrative centered around the relationship between man and nature. These tracks are definitely the darkest and strongest in their already powerful discography. Absolutely mind-blowing, These two tracks have been streaming via the Vestiges website as well as their Bandcamp for months now - if you haven't checked them out, do so now. The Panopticon tracks are also very impressive, and are some of the most beautiful and captivating material that Austin has released. "A Letter" and "Eulogy" sound heavily influenced by post-rock, and have a similar vibe to the songs on the recent split with Wheels Within Wheels. Soaked in atmopshere, melancholy, and decidedly poignant. The third Panopticon track is a very dark and emotional cover of Suicide Nation - the punk/metal band from Tempe, Arizona that broke up in the early 2000's - called "Collapse and Die." If you're familiar with the original, you'll know that this is really terrific; it pays homage to the original while bringing its own fury and meaning. We are very proud and honored to be streaming this track for you, below.
This split is a vinyl-only release handled by The Flenser and Vestiges' own label, Replenish Records. All of the tracks were mastered by Colin Marston, who also mixed the Panopticon tracks. The LP is packaged in a gatefold cover with stunning artwork by Alex Mody, and comes with an 11" x 17" poster. Each label has its own color blend for the records - The Flenser's copies will be on electric blue vinyl with black in the center, while Replenish's copies will be on electric blue vinyl with black splatter. Both editions are limited to 300. Black vinyl, limited to 600, is also available.
Preorder from The Flenser here and preorder from Replenish here. Both labels are awesome, and are friends of ours, so we encourage you, if you have the means, to order from both. I will be.
While you're ordering your copy from The Flenser, you have an opportunity to also pick up a second pressing of Panopticon's latest full-length, Kentucky, on a beautiful 2xLP. With the first pressing long-since sold out, people have been screaming for a second press, and it is now coming to fruition. This time, it's a 2xLP in a single sleeve with an insert and new custom matrix. Co-released with Panopticon's label Lundr records. If you missed out the first time, now is your chance to have it on wax, where it obviously sounds phenomenal.


A: The events that occur from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of next constitute a cardiac cycle. It can be divided into three phases (contraction of heart is called systole and relaxation is known as diastole).
1. Atrial Systole (0.1 sec): When the atria are filled with blood, action potential generates in sinoatrial node. Thus a wave of systole spreads over the atria. Hence atria contract.
from right atrium flows into right ventricle. The oxygenated blood from left atrium flows into left ventricle.
closed (to prevent backward flow of blood into atria) causing the first heart sound lub.
oxygenated blood from left ventricle flows into the systemic arch.
3. Cardiac Diastole (0.4 sec): Now the ventricles relax. Thus pressure falls, resulting in the closure of semilunar valves at the bases of aortic arches causing second heart sound dup. When the pressure falls further, the tricuspid and bicuspid valves open and blood from atria flows into ventricles freely. At this phase all the four chambers of heart are in relaxed state. Soon another cardiac cycle sets in.


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People talk about whether knowledge or experience is better – I believe that knowledge is better but the experience matters too. Michel passed his CCIE lab exam recently, Daniel is close to taking the exam. I say this piece of conversation on Twitter.
I have to admire the openness and good humour of these men. Daniel already knows the answer of course, but Michel is making a good point. Knowing all the theory in the world will not necessarily make you the best engineer. Equally, having all the experience in the world will not make you the best engineer.
It's possible that there are jobs where either of these is true. Maybe having twenty five years of experience on X25 is still useful. Or maybe knowing the X25 protocol in full detail so as to build X25 terminal software is important.
But having both experience and knowledge leads to wisdom. Knowing what you can and cannot do, helps to make the right choice. Practical experience means being able to fit into a team, and learning how to communicate, fill out the paperwork, making better technical choices, understanding how technologies move through acceptance to death, and so much more.
Good post Greg. This is very true. I'm just about to start at a new employer with more senior work and network design involved. Getting a CCIE won't do a lot for my career at the moment, it will lead to respect among others of course but with that respect comes also expectations. I plan to see this thing through but there is this thing called life that you don't know what will get thrown at you so whatever the result I will definately not regret the studying. The learning experience is tremendous whether I get a cert or not.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Experience is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad. It is difficult to gain experience without also gaining knowledge. It is rather trivial to gain knowledge with no experience.