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#128: Toronto Recap, HYPERGROWTH, DC's First Concert & More
This is a podcast episode titled, #128: Toronto Recap, HYPERGROWTH, DC's First Concert & More. The summary for this episode is: I hope you're ready for this. DG and DC just got back from Toronto, and they're packed with tidbits of wisdom to download. This episode of Seeking Wisdom, DC and DG give us some straight up B2B advice. One nugget they dropped? Be yourself. Sure, sounds simple, almost too easy. That's probably why most B2B companies forget how profound it is. No one wants to buy anything from someone who is fake. It hasn't worked in B2C, and it will never work in B2B. Sometimes in B2B, we just have to get back to the basics.
Dave Gerhardt: We're rolling.
David Cancel: Are we rolling?
Dave Gerhardt: Yeah, we're rolling.
David Cancel: G2 is closing up the studio, again crosstalk.
Dave Gerhardt: It's nice. I need a ear piece, I think.
David Cancel: inaudible.
Dave Gerhardt: Thank you for the smoothie. Thank you.
David Cancel: I got you, that's how I am.
Dave Gerhardt: Because I got you those seed chips in Toronto.
David Cancel: That's true.
Dave Gerhardt: DC put me on... We just got back from Toronto. DC put me on... There was a great vegan food spot out there.
David Cancel: Kupfret and something crosstalk
Dave Gerhardt: Yeah, there's no way that's pronounced right.
David Cancel: inaudible K- U- P- F- R- E- T plus some other name that I don't know. How good was the food?
Dave Gerhardt: Amazing. Amazing!
David Cancel: You love Toronto.
Dave Gerhardt: I love Toronto.
David Cancel: Your young nephew loves Toronto.
Dave Gerhardt: I love Toronto. Actually, no. Last night I sat in Billy Bishop Airport for four hours.
David Cancel: You didn't like it then.
Dave Gerhardt: My flight went from canceled to not canceled to canceled to not canceled. I got home at 12 o'clock.
David Cancel: What time did you wake up?
Dave Gerhardt: This morning?
Dave Gerhardt: Not 5: 00 AM.
David Cancel: Not 5: 00 AM. I knew it, there's no way.
Dave Gerhardt: No. No way.
David Cancel: No way. Shattered.
Dave Gerhardt: No way. Shattered.
David Cancel: You could see the nephew shattered. I had to go get him a green juice with ginger in there to make sure that he's okay. crosstalk
Dave Gerhardt: I'll be back tomorrow. I'll be there. 4: 30 tomorrow. I've been on a 4: 00 AM kick until Hypergrowth.
David Cancel: Let's go. We're going to get Hypergrowth.
Dave Gerhardt: So anyway, what do you want to talk about? Crosstalk
David Cancel: All right, let's do this. What we're going to talk about is-
Dave Gerhardt: Toronto.
David Cancel: ...we went to Toronto. Want to give you a quick recap on that. Learned some lessons up there. We want to share those. Love the people of Toronto.
Dave Gerhardt: It's amazing.
David Cancel: That's our second home.
David Cancel: And we learned some stuff up there. We had a road show, had just under 300 people, I would guess-
Dave Gerhardt: It was unbelievable.
David Cancel: ...there packed, no empty seats there crosstalk.
Dave Gerhardt: No empty seats.
David Cancel: ...and we had a couple of guest speakers there.
Dave Gerhardt: Yes.
David Cancel: And we went back and forth, I think we learned some lessons. What do you think we learned?
Dave Gerhardt: So I want to talk about events for a second because I think the lesson that I keep learning over and over is... And this to me is what is amazing about marketing, right? So much of what we do is behind the scenes or it's never in front of real people, right? Like this podcast, amazing, right? But you don't feel anything from it really. You get-
David Cancel: Except for G2.
Dave Gerhardt: There's people here, but we get tweets about it. We get comments about it. Okay, it's great. You do a webinar if it's good, you get comments after, maybe you get...
Dave Gerhardt: ...LinkedIn messages after, right? You do an event though and you look out in the crowd and there's actually people there, that gives me chills every time. It doesn't matter if it's 50 people-
David Cancel: You can feel the energy.
Dave Gerhardt: ...if it's 100, if it's 300. The fact that you and I got off... We had a little miscommunication, so we walked into the venue about five minutes before the event started, Kenny was freaking out, shout out to you, Kenny.
Dave Gerhardt: It's about 300 people in there and the whole place is packed and people are coming up to us left and right." Man, I love the podcast. I love what you guys are doing at Drift." And-
David Cancel: "I'mcoming to Hypergrowth."
Dave Gerhardt: I'm coming to Hype growth!
David Cancel: How many times did you hear that?
Dave Gerhardt: I couldn't... This is why I wish that we should have had video. We should have had video there, we've discussed that with G2 next time, we'll talk about that.
David Cancel: G2, we have to smuggle G2 up there. If don't know G2 is from Venezuela and they won't let him cross the border.
Dave Gerhardt: We have to put him in a backpack.
David Cancel: Yeah. But I know some people crosstalk cross over.
Dave Gerhardt: Yeah DC, his credit line probably can help, mine doesn't. So, it was crazy, literally 10 people came up to me and said," I can't wait. I'll see you in two weeks at Hypergrowth." And I was like, I know that all these people are coming, but it's... until you get there-
David Cancel: It's not real until you crosstalk
Dave Gerhardt: It's not real until you feel it.
David Cancel: Yeah, it's like all events that I've been a part of. Until you're there, you always have this feeling that people are going to show up. I was listening to this story of... It was actually Henry Rollins from Black Flag. What's up henry? Was talking about someone and then he named them, it was Ozzy Osborne. And he said one thing that was amazing was that he did a show with Ozzy Osborne a long time ago, right? If you don't know Ozzy, Black Sabbath- crosstalk
Dave Gerhardt: DC has a dark side.
David Cancel: ...I respect Ozzy. He said one thing that was amazing when he would do shows with Ozzy, is that Ozzy, before every show, he'd be like,"Do you think anyone is going to show up?" Right? It'd be a stadium of 30,000 people. He's still paranoid that people weren't going to show up. So every time you do an event, you have that feeling, right?
Dave Gerhardt: Every time.
David Cancel: If you're normal, you have that event.
David Cancel: I mean, you have that feeling. Everyone should have that feeling of, I don't know if anyone's going to show up.
Dave Gerhardt: So, one of the things that we do in the... I have vowed to give away fewer secrets, but I can give away this one. One of the things that we do on the day of an event is we send a lot of email. Four times. No, we send three... The day of an event, our playbook is we send three emails, okay?
David Cancel: Why are you giving away less secrets?
Dave Gerhardt: Because a lot of people are copying-
David Cancel: You know who you are. You know who you are. If you were back in Queens-
Dave Gerhardt: A lot of people-
David Cancel: ...where I was, in Queens, right?
Dave Gerhardt: DC would say," Run me that."
David Cancel: Run me that run me. In Queens, we will call you biters, right? crosstalk It's all right, we love you.
Dave Gerhardt: Yeah. So I'm sharing less secrets for a couple of different reasons. And I'll open up to you about this. Number one, I've seen a lot of things that I've written on other people's websites lately, which is weird.
David Cancel: Is your name on it?
Dave Gerhardt: No. I've seen a lot of other companies in this space, who didn't want to be in this space, now are very much in this space-
David Cancel: Interesting. crosstalk Weird.
Dave Gerhardt: ...and are innovating on top of our playbook. And I think that there's a lot of people that want to poke holes in what we're doing right now. And so I'm going to shut it down a little bit. I'm not going to-
David Cancel: Mm-hmm(affirmative), and just bring the results.
Dave Gerhardt: And just bring the results, yeah.
Dave Gerhardt: There's also, actually, a quick side rant, about a year ago when I started doing LinkedIn videos, a lot of hate.
David Cancel: A lot of hate. I remember the hate.
Dave Gerhardt: Lot of hate.
David Cancel: Lot of hate.
Dave Gerhardt: Have you gone on LinkedIn lately?
David Cancel: crosstalk
Dave Gerhardt: Everybody is doing the videos. I'm not saying I came up with that, but this is just... Everything comes full circle.
David Cancel: Everything comes full circle.
Dave Gerhardt: So anyway, one secret though, on the day of an event, we send three emails. We send one at 9: 00 AM. That's like," I'm so excited to see you that night. Can't wait." Remind people that they got to go that night. We send one that's at like 2 or 3 o'clock be like," P. S. One thing I forgot is we're going to do X." Right? And then we send one more right before the event. Now what I realize is the people who that off, because they say," Dude. DG, why did you send me three emails today? Too many." Guess what? Those people aren't going to show up anyway.
Dave Gerhardt: Okay? The people who are going to show up, they don't care. In fact, we talked to a guy at the bar after he was like," If it wasn't for those emails, I wouldn't have came. I needed those emails."
David Cancel: Absolutely.
Dave Gerhardt: So events, stressful until you actually look out there. But it's the same thing how you always push us to go and visit customers, right? You feel the same thing. It doesn't matter if it's an event of 300 people or you go to a customer visit. When you come out of that meeting. You talked to somebody the other day and I got a thousand notes from you after that conversation. It's always comes back to that real person face- to- face conversation. It's only frustrating because it's never... if it was somebody who didn't comment on it before-
David Cancel: Who wasn't a hater.
Dave Gerhardt: ...who wasn't a hater, or said what we were doing is dumb or it's never going to work, or is wrong. That's one thing, right? If it was just Joe Schmo, all of a sudden is copying your stuff. But it always seems to be the people who are vocally not supportive of what you're doing-
David Cancel: Tear you down.
Dave Gerhardt: ...now they're doing it.
David Cancel: All right. All right, back. I'm going to get back. crosstalk.
Dave Gerhardt: Get back. Get the inaudible, yeah.
David Cancel: I just wanted to give that little old story to G2.
Dave Gerhardt: It's good. We're breaking down the walls. It's taken 130 episodes, but we're breaking down the walls of DC crosstalk
David Cancel: That's all you're going to get out of me.
Dave Gerhardt: Okay. To me, my takeaway from the event is the power of getting outside and connecting, which... we've talked about this a lot. This is the next wave in marketing is bringing back-
David Cancel: Humans. The human element.
Dave Gerhardt: And I think- crosstalk.
David Cancel: We used to talk about this in the early episodes of this show. We'd say hand- to- hand combat.
Dave Gerhardt: Hand- to- hand. One- to- one. We still say it, we don't say it enough. One-to-one, always crosstalk
David Cancel: We don't say it enough, but we used to say it all the time. That was our code word for doing things that don't scale, focusing on building relationships. And I can't tell you how often, even to this day, people that we've met at events-
Dave Gerhardt: They come back.
David Cancel: ...built relationships, they come back. Actually, I just got an email the other day from someone who is referencing the first takeover that we did an event where we did the run, remember the 5k run?
Dave Gerhardt: Wow. Yes.
David Cancel: So we took over this event, probably over a year ago now-
Dave Gerhardt: Sales Development Conference.
David Cancel: Sales Development Conference, shout out. And-
Dave Gerhardt: Wow. It was like seven people on the run.
David Cancel: ...we hosted a run, right? So we said, everyone who's there, we're going to host a Drift run and show up in the morning. I wasn't available, but DG did it. crosstalk I was sleeping, I slept-
Dave Gerhardt: I went to the Ritz. The event was at the Ritz- Carlton in San Francisco. So I go there at 6: 00 AM. Shout out to Kevin, who's a VP of Sales at Six he was one of the first guys there. crosstalk He helped make this a thing.
David Cancel: Yeah, he was there. But I got an email from another inaudible.
Dave Gerhardt: I saw him last night in Toronto-
David Cancel: See? It all comes back.
Dave Gerhardt: ...it all comes around.
David Cancel: Yep. And so I got an email from someone who attended that, sweated it out with DG. Again, I was not available-
Dave Gerhardt: I bet you it was Mark.
David Cancel: ...but I would have been there inaudible. And so we're connecting about working on something together.
David Cancel: That's how you build relationships. That's what G2 likes because G2 and I are Latino, so we were like building relationships.
Dave Gerhardt: Relationships, baby. As long as they stay with inside the U. S. you can have the relationships for now.
David Cancel: Who seems more Latino, me or G2? G2, for sure.
Dave Gerhardt: Yeah, it depends.
David Cancel: For sure.
Dave Gerhardt: You know, the other thing though, that people-
David Cancel: He's a rocker though.
Dave Gerhardt: He is. He's got a little emo in him. You know what the other thing is though, I think people get too caught up in how this is going to scale. And so they say," Okay, yeah, but DG, if you do this one run with this one group of people, crosstalk how are you going to scale?"
David Cancel: Still giving back now. That one run that you did over a year ago has scaled more than any regular campaign, any massive campaign. Any Facebook ad, an Google ad, any...
Dave Gerhardt: No doubt. Because it's different. And this is why we wanted to do something like do a run is because it's different. To be going for a run with 10 people in the same industry you've never met before. It's six in the morning. You're sweating before an event.
David Cancel: Building relationships.
Dave Gerhardt: You have to getting to know them on a three mile run. Those are people that still message us all the time.
David Cancel: Yep. Now, we have a massive event coming up, Hypergrowth, September 4th and 24th. You can still register. That's a big event. But we've been working on, and we can't talk about it yet, some pretty crazy ideas for next year. Get ready, get ready. crosstalk next level.
Dave Gerhardt: This is a classic DC move. We're talking about next year.
David Cancel: But it's going to be... That's how we do it.
Dave Gerhardt: I know.
David Cancel: But these events that we're thinking about for next year are going to take relationship building to a new level.
Dave Gerhardt: Yeah. I think it's-
David Cancel: crosstalk will have his papers by then we'll be traveling the U. S.
Dave Gerhardt: I think small is... There's a lot of stuff written about this, but the one you hear Tim Ferris talk about a lot is the Kevin Kelly a hundred... a thousand true fans or whatever.
David Cancel: A hundred true fans.
Dave Gerhardt: A hundred true fans. I think we have felt that.
David Cancel: Or a thousand, maybe you're right.
Dave Gerhardt: I think it's a thousand. A hundred is... A thousand. I don't know it needs to be a thousand. Bu I think we've felt that. I think since the beginning we focused on how can we make... Let's pick a random list, let's just grab 10 people who tweeted about Drift this week and send them a handwritten note and a T- shirt. Right? Sure. Okay. Whose budget is that coming out of? How you can justify$ 378, right? Every time. That stuff works every time-
David Cancel: Every few months.
Dave Gerhardt: Or it's even why you do the crazy stuff how on this podcast you say, I will fly you to Hypergrowth, right? We did that for-
David Cancel: By the way, I just did someone crosstalk.
Dave Gerhardt: You can't do it anymore. No more.
David Cancel: What?
Dave Gerhardt: So there's three or four people that we've done that for, right? Maybe all in-
David Cancel: I just did it today.
Dave Gerhardt: Okay, seven. Maybe all in that's a couple thousand bucks, right? But those people have now become our biggest supporters.
David Cancel: Can we get a inaudible whenever anyone tells me I can't do it something, then I do it five times.
Dave Gerhardt: Yes. It's in the book.
David Cancel: It's in the book. So DG keeps telling me I can't do it, so then I just do it more.
Dave Gerhardt: No, no, I know better than. I know better than to tell him that we cannot do something.
David Cancel: I'm just like, okay then I'm going to do more. Let's do more of it.
Dave Gerhardt: We cannot do something.
David Cancel: Yeah. I just did it today. A true super fan, been at multiple events, cashed in their points to fly to Boston, but then was going to fly back the same day. And I said," You're not going to be at the after party?"
Dave Gerhardt: Is this person from Toronto?
David Cancel: I cannot disclose. I said," G2 is going to be tearing it up after. You got to be there for that party." Right?
Dave Gerhardt: Yeah, with the sales team.
David Cancel: With the sales team. He's been in training with the sales team, so I know he can hang. And I said," We're going to book you a hotel. We're going to set you up. We want you to be there."
Dave Gerhardt: Amazing.
David Cancel: Right? Because that's part of our community. That's how you build relationships one- on- one. That's the power of events. I think events have gotten a bad rap because so many events have become, and I don't like many events, so many of them have become so artificial, right? Have become all about people speaking at you versus people speaking with you. Less about building the relationship and more about being marketed to and vendor booths and all this kind of nonsense crosstalk turn it around.
Dave Gerhardt: Do you remember when we did, this was early on... Heaton Shaw was one of our advisors. Remember he was randomly in town one day. That morning we tweeted out Heaton is in town. We bought a bunch of pizzas.
David Cancel: Oh yeah, I forgot about that.
Dave Gerhardt: We bought a bunch of pizzas and we just tweeted it out. And we said the first 20 people to sign up, and we just put a Google form. And we said, first 20 people to sign up, come to our office, have lunch with Heaton crosstalk
David Cancel: That was before the no forms movement.
Dave Gerhardt: Before the no forms movement. And it was amazing.
David Cancel: People just showed up. We were tiny.
Dave Gerhardt: 20 people showed up. crosstalk
David Cancel: That was more people than we had in the company.
Dave Gerhardt: Nobody knew what Drift was. That was more than the company. Nobody knew what drift was or what we did, but we had 20 people that came to our office. We bought them lunch.
David Cancel: We hung out with Heaton crosstalk.
Dave Gerhardt: We just went around the table.
David Cancel: We need to do more of that.
Dave Gerhardt: We need to do more that. That was a really cool format.
Dave Gerhardt: Don't steal that one, haters.
David Cancel: G2. I want G2 to host a creative event. Yeah. Creative session.
Dave Gerhardt: Yeah, video session.
David Cancel: Someone get G2 a coffee.
Dave Gerhardt: He will pay for that. He's okay, it's a long day.
David Cancel: He's okay?
Dave Gerhardt: We got 10 days to Hypergrowth, man.
David Cancel: Okay, is that what he would inaudible.
Dave Gerhardt: Yeah, what are you talking about?
David Cancel: Shattered, shattered. The nephew looks shattered.
Dave Gerhardt: It's going to be that way. All right. Last thing I want to talk about that we got out of San Francisco... Not San Francisco, Toronto. I got San Francisco on my brain. That's the only place that I go usually.
David Cancel: That's true. DG has only been two places, Boston, San Francisco.
G2: And Indianapolis.
Dave Gerhardt: No! This year crosstalk.
David Cancel: And Indianapolis. That's right, G2 and DG shut it down in Indi.
Dave Gerhardt: My man, we went to... This year-
David Cancel: G2 still talks romantically about Indi.
Dave Gerhardt: Denver, Indianapolis, Toronto, San Francisco-
David Cancel: Denver.
Dave Gerhardt: ...Utah, Denver. Where else? A bunch of places. It's crazy. This is what we're going to do.
David Cancel: And we're sending you to Ireland in September crosstalk
Dave Gerhardt: I'm going to Ireland, I'm going to Amsterdam as part of that trip.
David Cancel: Amsterdam?
Dave Gerhardt: Yep. Yep.
David Cancel: Whoa, whoa, whoa. G2 is that kosher? G2 says no. G2 says no, that's not kosher.
Dave Gerhardt: I'll be fine. This is not my sabbatical.
David Cancel: Have you ever been to Amsterdam?
Dave Gerhardt: No. Have I... No. I'm not coming back.
David Cancel: I didn't know about this G2.
Dave Gerhardt: I'm not coming back.
David Cancel: In your contract there's a little thing about the Red Light District.
Dave Gerhardt: What does it say?
David Cancel: No bueno. inaudible
Dave Gerhardt: No, I can't go out past nine o'clock. What are we going to do?
David Cancel: I'm going to have to send G2. G2, can you go to Amsterdam?
G2: inaudible come back.
Dave Gerhardt: He would definitely not come back [ crosstalk 00:14:39]
David Cancel: crosstalk I'll go over there and get both of you on a mission. Like that movie taken. You see me show up over there. Kidnap. I'll put you two in a plane with hoods over your head coming back.
Dave Gerhardt: We talked about brand at this event and it was crazy to hear the threads between different companies and how brand is like... You started to say something which is like, brand is going to the great equalizer for all these companies today, right?
David Cancel: A hundred percent.
Dave Gerhardt: Say more about that.
David Cancel: On the panel, it was myself and DG, and then we had two companies that were consumer companies, right?
David Cancel: One was Wealthsimple.
Dave Gerhardt: Yep. Investment. They do financial investment. Are you going to ask me the name of the other company?
Dave Gerhardt: I forgot it.
David Cancel: What? Are you crazy?
Dave Gerhardt: It's women's underwear. I forgot the name of it.
David Cancel: I can't believe you.
Dave Gerhardt: And shout out to you Joanna. Do you know the name of it?
David Cancel: Nikki...
Dave Gerhardt: It was Joanna. Knix?
David Cancel: Knix, that's what it was.
Dave Gerhardt: Knix, wix, something like that.
David Cancel: Knix, knix.
Dave Gerhardt: Sorry, Joanna.
David Cancel: I can't believe you. crosstalk That's rude.
Dave Gerhardt: We'll put the link in the show notes. We'll send you some traffic.
David Cancel: Anyway, we were talking about consumer. Then we were talking about basically how there isn't a separation between the two anymore. And I think that's where it's going to go. I think someone in the audience asked about B2B, sales and marketing, this and that and whatever, and this whole thing. And I said... And then contrasting that to the other two guests on there and their consumer businesses, I said in five to 10 years, it will not be any different. I think the idea of sales and marketing of how we have it now in terms of even roles won't exist in that form in 10 years, right? And there won't be a difference between the two because at the end of the day, those walls are being broken and everyone is buying, right? Just like everyone buys in their normal lives. And so the two will flatten and that's one of the mega trends that we based Drift around. And so I think, in that world, learning from the current consumer companies, the ones that have done well, those are the models, right? I wouldn't model after a B2B company today, if you were a new entrant in B2B or an existing one, I'd be modeling at just who are the ones who are good at what they do and those are largely consumer- based businesses.
Dave Gerhardt: I think the thing is... the thing we get a lot of questions about is like," Okay, yeah, but DG, for brand, you guys, it's like these videos and selfie style stuff." I'm like, that's for us though. That works for us.
David Cancel: Because that fits us.
Dave Gerhardt: That fits us, that fits our brand. Our brand is, we want to be real. I want you to feel the same having a conversation with me as on this podcast, right? And if you hear DC on the podcast, he's going to feel the same if you ran into him on the street, right? That's a key piece-
David Cancel: Which is always a funny thing. When I do run into people, they're like-
Dave Gerhardt: You're the same, right.
David Cancel: inaudible the podcast.
Dave Gerhardt: That's the crazy thing.
David Cancel: I'm like, yeah, there's only one version.
Dave Gerhardt: Right? That is the craziest part. They expect you to be different.
David Cancel: This is not an act. Yeah.
Dave Gerhardt: And that's the Patagonia thing, which is, it's easier to write nonfiction that it is to write fiction.
David Cancel: And that kind of sums up the whole thing. B2B, in terms of marketing and sales-
Dave Gerhardt: You had to fake it.
David Cancel: ...has been fake and different. You had to put on a persona, you had to put on your business clothes, you had to pretend you were someone you weren't-
Dave Gerhardt: This is business DC.
David Cancel: crosstalk normal life. And what we're saying is that's going away and it's all going to be personal, right? It's all going to be human. It's whoever you are. That's who I want to do business with.
Dave Gerhardt: I got this question on a webinar did the other day, we were talking about brand and it was actually with... the trust rate is to do ratings and reviews. And somebody said," I don't what to... I'm afraid of putting myself out there." And I was like, look, there is no hack for this. This is how business is going to be in 2018. And so you have two options. You can either be uncomfortable with it and get lapped by other people or get comfortable with it. And I said, think about yourself as a consumer, right? You and I go to a new city for Drift, right? We go look for a restaurant. You find a restaurant that's right there but it has no reviews. Are you going to go to that restaurant?
Dave Gerhardt: Hell no.
David Cancel: That's how I found my new favorite vegan spot up in-
Dave Gerhardt: Great reviews.
David Cancel: Plant-based, sorry. Plant- based spot up in Toronto because-
Dave Gerhardt: crosstalk dirty word.
David Cancel: ...I found it online, found great reviews on it. Immediately Google mapped it, where was it?
Dave Gerhardt: inaudible.
David Cancel: Saw some great reviews again. And I walked over and just had a great meal.
Dave Gerhardt: So the video stuff, that's what works for us. But I think there's lots of ways to be authentic and build a brand that are not selfie style videos. Maybe it's the way that you write or it's the way your website looks or it's the types of events you have or it's the swag you send out to your customers. There's a lot of stuff. It doesn't have to be... that's what works for us and that's what we've done.
David Cancel: Mm-hmm(affirmative), yeah. I'm hoping in 2019, I look a lot more like G2. Be wearing all black.
Dave Gerhardt: You have. Well, I think you need your post- it notes again. You had two goals.
David Cancel: Yeah. 32s and then a revenue goal.
Dave Gerhardt: A revenue goal?
David Cancel: Yeah, for the company. I've not hit the 32s, G2, I got to tell you.
Dave Gerhardt: What else is there to say crosstalk.
David Cancel: These 32s are... They're buried deep in my closet crosstalk
Dave Gerhardt: Total Recall is a book, by the way. Thank you for that.
David Cancel: They're coming. But I'm back on the intermittent fasting as we all know.
Dave Gerhardt: Hambury messaged me today. Hambury is one of our sales reps, big meat head. Not going to be a meat anymore. He's coming this way.
David Cancel: He's coming this way. That's what I've been trying to tell G2, you got to live it up when you're young, right? You got to live it up because you get to be DCs tenure. You don't get to eat. I don't even get to eat and I still gain weight. I don't understand what's going on. inaudible and I had this phone call this morning. We're just like, can't eat.
Dave Gerhardt: No time.
David Cancel: I can eat. I barely eat. This is what I'm eating. I'm eating ginger green juice.
Dave Gerhardt: That's great. crosstalk loving it.
David Cancel: This is my treat. This is my treat today G2.
Dave Gerhardt: All right. Why don't you- crosstalk
David Cancel: Still no 32s. And can't eat breakfast.
Dave Gerhardt: Tell us what you're excited about.
David Cancel: Only two meals a day.
Dave Gerhardt: Tell us about Hypergrowth what you're excited about and inaudible here.
David Cancel: Let's go. Hypergrowth. September 4th. It's going to be amazing, right? So we had every year... So this is the second year of Hypergrowth. I come up with a-
Dave Gerhardt: Are you crosstalk
David Cancel: ...some would call crazy goal. DG would say it's crazy.
Dave Gerhardt: It's crazy.
David Cancel: Crazy goal for the number of people that are going to be in attendance.
Dave Gerhardt: He's crazy.
David Cancel: And we are having... Things are surging right now. And Jenna-
Dave Gerhardt: Events are so stressful.
David Cancel: ...who runs events right now is going to blow out the goals. So get your tickets now. No pressure, but we will be beyond sold out. And the reason that I mention this and the reason that she's so happy is not the goal, but because she's going to prove DG and me wrong.
Dave Gerhardt: Correct.
David Cancel: And for that, she wants to, and we'll put this on IG, smash a pie into crosstalk.
Dave Gerhardt: Please.
David Cancel: ...at least DG's face. Maybe mine too.
Dave Gerhardt: I'll take both if you're going to sit this one out.
David Cancel: Because she proved us wrong.
Dave Gerhardt: I'll take both. crosstalk She did, she proved us wrong.
David Cancel: Yeah, you might take both. I might be busy that day. But she proved us wrong. So it's going to be record crowd. Amazing things that we're working on the keynote right now. We've got an amazing video, amazing sound and... This is going to be like a rock concert.
Dave Gerhardt: It is going to be...
David Cancel: What's the best concert you've ever been to.
Dave Gerhardt: Wow.
David Cancel: I know you don't go to rock concerts.
Dave Gerhardt: I don't go to rock concerts.
David Cancel: What's the best... You give me...
Dave Gerhardt: Okay. I'm going to give you two.
David Cancel: All right. Two?
Dave Gerhardt: Yeah I'm going to give you two. Yeah, because they're different. They're different.
Dave Gerhardt: The best one I ever went to was Jay- Z and Kanye at The Garden in 2011, okay?
David Cancel: Okay, that's proper crosstalk.
Dave Gerhardt: It was right after they had released Watch the Throne. The sneaky best concert I ever went to was Childish Gambino at the same venue where Hypergrowth is.
David Cancel: No way!
Dave Gerhardt: Back then it was called The Bank of America Pavilion.
David Cancel: Yeah? Same venue?
Dave Gerhardt: Same venue.
David Cancel: So I'm rocking the stage with Childish Gambino?
Dave Gerhardt: You're rocking the stage with Childish... They have every... I saw Wiz Khalifa there, everybody, there's a lot of people.
David Cancel: Okay, do you hear that G2?
Dave Gerhardt: It's a legit venue. What's the best concert you've ever been to. He's going to give us some deep cut...
David Cancel: Something deep. I mentioned it before here. I've been to a lot. The one... two, that I would go to the most-
Dave Gerhardt: inaudible bonus.
David Cancel: You know, favorite band, Social Distortion. What's up? I'm looking at you G2. All right. One of my favorite bands ever. So I've seen them a million times, small venues. I think the last time that I saw them was in New York at the... I'm trying to... I forgot the name of the place, but it's a small venue. Then Wilco. I like Wilco. So I've been following them since their first album A. M. So I've seen them a bunch of times. The best version of one of their shows was them and Conor Oberst. They did a show together. That was good.
G2: Yes!
David Cancel: Bright Eyes. Yes. Respect. And then-
Dave Gerhardt: Wow. inaudible feedback.
David Cancel: So that's in that genre. But then I'm going to go way back-
Dave Gerhardt: Go way back.
David Cancel: I mentioned it here once before you might've-
Dave Gerhardt: It's got to be Run- D. M. C or something like that. Is it?
David Cancel: Run-D.M.C, Raising Hell tour.
Dave Gerhardt: Wow!
David Cancel: I was like 12 or I don't know. We were young.
Dave Gerhardt: That's crazy.
David Cancel: We rented a limo in Queens, New York.
Dave Gerhardt: You were 12? You were not 12.
David Cancel: Yeah, we were.
Dave Gerhardt: 12?
David Cancel: We were something like that. Sixth grade. I don't know? How old are you in sixth grade?
Dave Gerhardt: Probably 12, yeah. That's amazing.
David Cancel: You grew up young in New York, I've said that before. So sixth grade, mess of us went. We had to get our parents to... I don't know how this worked, but somehow get us, back in the day of the yellow pages, a limo. It was a white limo-
Dave Gerhardt: That's cool.
David Cancel: ...like for weddings to drive us out there. Only a limo because there was so many of us. So we drive out. Nassau Coliseum on the board of Long Island and Queens. We go Raising Hell tour, Run- D. M. C, Jazzy Jeff& the Fresh Prince.
David Cancel: That's how old he was.
Dave Gerhardt: We had that song Summertime play six times in the office today.
David Cancel: That was the time. Beastie Boys.
Dave Gerhardt: Pretty good.
David Cancel: EPMD. Stetsasonic.
David Cancel: Public Enemy.
Dave Gerhardt: That's insane.
David Cancel: What's up?
Dave Gerhardt: That's pretty good.
Dave Gerhardt: That's better than all that rock stuff you mention.
David Cancel: One show.
Dave Gerhardt: When you were 12.
David Cancel: Ridiculous.
Dave Gerhardt: That'll shape you.
David Cancel: Ridiculous. Crazy. That was when things were underground.
Dave Gerhardt: And the best part is that music is still-
David Cancel: That's when rap was crosstalk.
Dave Gerhardt: Talk about timeless. That stuff is still today. Yeah, dangerous when you're 12.
David Cancel: Yeah, there's a live album from Social Distortion, right? So listen to that, if you're into that. And in the beginning he says something which is just like that rap concert. He says, remember when punk rock was dangerous, when you couldn't just go down and get your something pierced and a crazy color for your hair. So this was when rap was dangerous.
Dave Gerhardt: Dangerous.
David Cancel: And when I was seeing Social D, that's when punk rock was still a little bit dangerous. All right.
Dave Gerhardt: All right.
David Cancel: People, September 24, San Francisco. September 4th, Boston. Both are going to be blown out. Both are going to be amazing. You're going to get to hang with G2. These are both in the United States borders so he will be there. Leave six star ratings.
Dave Gerhardt: We have some crazy announcements.
David Cancel: Look at him. Look at the young crosstalk
Dave Gerhardt: I haven't been this excited. Like the place is going to be packed, but I can't wait.
David Cancel: inaudible announcements.
Dave Gerhardt: Finishing up the press release as we speak. It's meaty.
David Cancel: It's meaty.
Dave Gerhardt: Yeah, it's meaty.
David Cancel: All right. It's going to be heavy. All right. See you there. Six star reviews only. Shout it out G2.
G2: Yep.
David Cancel: Get him some energy. The guy is winding down. He's young, but I don't know, he's out of steam. Let's go.
Dave Gerhardt: We're out.
I hope you're ready for this. DG and DC just got back from Toronto, and they're packed with tidbits of wisdom to download. This episode of Seeking Wisdom, DC and DG give us some straight up B2B advice. One nugget they dropped? Be yourself. Sure, sounds simple, almost too easy. That's probably why most B2B companies forget how profound it is. No one wants to buy anything from someone who is fake. It hasn't worked in B2C, and it will never work in B2B. Sometimes in B2B, we just have to get back to the basics.


Operation Homefront of North Carolina will be teaming up with other chapters across the nation to begin collecting donated school supplies, along with monetary donations, to be distributed to the children of service members. For more information about how your PTA members can get involved, visit www.OperationHomefront.net.
Public schools in North Carolina can access free wellness programs to help create healthier school environments for students and staff. Each program has a unique assessment that provides wellness teams with graded reports and specific, tailored feedback on areas for improvement. School wellness teams or School Health Advisory Councils (SHACs) develop separate action plans for each assessment that describes goals and objectives for staff and student wellness. Learn more about a webinar scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 28 and find our how your school could become eligible for a $1,000 Zone Health Award.
Engaging children in science has been a focus of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund since it became an independent, private foundation in 1994. Learn more about two award programs that support the work of teachers in North Carolina public schools. Application deadlines are Sept. 5 & 18.
The North Carolina PTA is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2012 North Carolina PTA Teacher Scholarship. Each teacher will receive a $500 scholarship to assist in earning a master's degree in education. Learn More.
PTAs in North Carolina have the opportunity to apply for grants to receive up to $1,000 in funding support for healthy school environment projects for the 2012-2013 school year. Learn More.
The 2012-2013 Mary Lou Anderson Reflections Arts Enhancement Grant application is now available. The National PTA Grant program complements PTA's long-standing commitment to quality arts education by providing funds to local PTAs to establish or enhance arts programs in one or more of the following categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography and Visual Arts. The grant awards up to $1,000 in matching funds to student-centered programs geared toward sustaining and enhancing creativity and artistic values for large groups of at-risk students.Submissions are due by Friday, July 13, 2012 at 4 p.m.
Discover another side of Shakespeare in this concert of the finest musical moments inspired by The Bard. Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Dvorák are paired with Bernstein's Overture to West Side Story and delightful performances of famous Shakespeare scenes. Learn more about PTA savings on lawn tickets for Romeo and Juliet on June 30.
The North Carolina PTA hosted hundreds of parents, educators and students from across the state in Raleigh at the annual NCPTA Parent Education Conference April 27-28 at the Hilton North Raleigh.
Conference presentations and workshops focused on arts in education; the complexity of school funding, healthy school environments, measuring effective teaching, and tools for the new Standard Course of Study.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation chose NCPTA as a featured organization for Inspired, an online storytelling initiative which is drawing attention to people making an impact in their communities. Each time you share our story using the icons on the site, BCBSNC Foundation will invest $1 into the work of the featured organizations, including ours. Most important, you will be helping us tell our story. Watch and share today!


Research > Investigators > Eric Yin-Shan Ng, Ph.D.
Dr. Ng's research is focused on drug discovery and development, as well as disease mechanisms at a preclinical level. His expertise lies in cell and molecular biology, molecular genetics, and animal model and assay development. Dr. Ng has significant experience applying basic experimental techniques and analyses to drive translational research. His current research projects include investigating the neuroprotective function of endogenous VEGF-A in ischemia- and inflammation-driven retinopathies and glaucoma; identifying novel targets for anti-angiogenesis and anti-inflammation in neovascular AMD, diabetic retinopathy, and retinopathy of prematurity; and characterizing a novel anti-inflammatory strategy for peripheral vascular disease.
When Dr Ng was a child, he became fascinated with how medications can make patients feel better so quickly. His interest in drug research grew during graduate school as he learned more about how drugs work. He was particularly excited by the new class of molecular therapeutics being developed that had been based on disease mechanism research and rational drug design. Because he had studied the biology of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), he had the opportunity to help develop the first anti-VEGF therapeutic for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) at Eyetech Pharmaceuticals soon after graduate school. Being able to witness how this drug was helping patients with blinding eye diseases, while simultaneously applying his knowledge to drug discovery and development, validated his passion for translational vision research.
Today, he continues to study basic disease mechanisms for AMD and other blinding ocular diseases, and he aims to develop new and better therapeutic approaches. Current projects in his laboratory include validating novel targets for wet AMD and developing engineered VEGF for retinal neuroprotection. He strongly believes that his findings will contribute to the development of the next-generation of therapies for various blinding diseases.
Dr. Ng aims to validate the functional role of toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), a component of the innate immune system, in choroidal neovascularization (CNV) pathogenesis, and to evaluate TLR2 as a novel, effective, and safe therapeutic target for the treatment of CNV. His data suggest that activation of TLR2, expressed by the retinal pigment epithelium, induces inflammation that can drive CNV development. Also, the TLR2 pathway is separate from VEGF in CNV pathogenesis. Combination treatment with anti-TLR2 and anti-VEGF results in additive therapeutic effects in animal models of CNV. Dr. Ng is currently evaluating the therapeutic effects of targeting the TLR2 and its signal pathway for inhibiting CNV.
Strong evidences suggests that vascular inflammation driven by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) contributes to the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. Dr. Ng's research supports a role for the heparin-binding domain of VEGF in inducing inflammation in diabetic retinopathy. The goal of this project is to determine the therapeutic potential of targeting the heparin-binding domain of VEGF for inhibiting vascular inflammation associated with diabetic retinopathy. Dr. Ng is currently developing novel approaches to block the pro-inflammatory activity of the heparin-binding domain of VEGF aiming at developing a new therapy for diabetic retinopathy.
Strong evidence supports a critical role for endogenous VEGF in retinal neuroprotection during various stress conditions and in diseases like glaucoma. The goal for this project is to develop an engineered VEGF molecule that has potent neuroprotection activity, but lacks the undesirable activities (such as inducing inflammation, vascular permeability, and angiogenesis). Dr. Ng has created the first set of engineered VEGF molecules and is currently testing their neuroprotective activities in neuronal cells in culture and also their effects on vascular endothelial cells and vessels.
Dr. Ng has published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles and 1 book chapter. Below is a list of selected publications. View his publications on PubMed.
Carmeliet P, Ng YS, Nuyens D, Theilmeier G, Brusselmans K, Cornelissen I, Ehler E, Kakkar VV, Stalmans I, Mattot V, Perriard JC, Dewerchin M, Flameng W, Nagy A, Lupu F, Moons L, Collen D, D'Amore PA, Shima DT. Impaired myocardial angiogenesis and ischemic cardiomyopathy in mice lacking the vascular endothelial growth factor isoforms VEGF164 and VEGF188. Nature medicine. 1999; 5(5):495-502.
Ng YS, Rohan R, Sunday ME, Demello DE, D'Amore PA. Differential expression of VEGF isoforms in mouse during development and in the adult. Dev Dyn. 2001 Feb;220(2):112-212001;220(2):112-21.
Nishijima* K, Ng* YS, Zhong L, Bradley J, Schubert W, Jo N, Akita J, Samuelsson SJ, Robinson GS, Adamis AP, Shima DT (*equal contributors). Vascular endothelial growth factor-A is a survival factor for retinal neurons and a critical neuroprotectant during the adaptive response to ischemic injury. American Journal of Pathology. 2007;171(1):53-67.
Nagai N, Ju M, Izumi-Nagai K, Robbie SJ, Bainbridge JW, Gale DC, Pierre E, Krauss AH, Adamson P, Shima DT, Ng YS. Novel CCR3 Antagonists Are Effective Mono- and Combination Inhibitors of Choroidal Neovascular Growth and Vascular Permeability. American Journal of Pathology. 2015;185(9):2534-49.
Shen J, Xiao R, Bair J, Wang F, Vandenberghe LH, Dartt D, Baranov P, Ng YS. Novel engineered, membrane-localized variants of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) protect retinal ganglion cells: a proof-of-concept study. Cell Death and Disease (2018)9:1018.


to make changes. to read more. to fulfill our goals. to think creatively. to ask deeper questions. to love each other. to make grand plans. to do something fun. to stretch our boundaries. to re-envision success. to find compassion. to be the essence of who we are.
Oh, and I'm doing the 365 project again (you can see 2010's photos here. I can't wait to get back up into the studio tomorrow morning when school starts up again.


but. . .what lies clearly at hand.
of June, and July-flowers. . .
Of April, May, of June, and July-flowers. . .
I'm madly in love with my nasturtiums. For me, a simple bouquet of these bright blossoms is the dawn chorus, summer's sweet solstice, and a sunset serenade all rolled together into a single, symphonic celebration of warmth and delight. Here, dancing merrily in flowing skirts, are five lovely daughters of the sun: Amaranth, Carmine, Coquelicot, Saffron, Flame. With peals of laughter, they join hands and twirl together in a carefree circlet of midsummer joy – and my heart dances with them.


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RT Local: Hear from a wildlife protection field officer from West Bengal's Sunderbans
04 July 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic and its domino effect of closed borders, cancelled flights, shuttered hotels and restaurants, and the complete stop of travel and tourism has severely impacted everyone dependent on this industry, one of the top job creators and income generators. In many parts of our country, individuals engaged in agriculture and in the arts and crafts sector, and many micro-entrepreneurs have bolstered their income by catering to travellers. Fishermen in Goa take tourists out to see dolphins, farmers in Himachal Pradesh have turned part of their homes into homestays, and artisans in Rajasthan conduct textile and crafts workshops. None of this is happening now. How has this complete stop in travel affected these individuals?
To find out, we bring to you RT Local - a series of conversations with those who work at the grassroots of travel and showcase their region and culture to travellers. Hear from them how they have been affected and what they think travel will look like post-Covid.
The Sundarbans is truly one of its kind. Forged by mighty rivers and spread across India and Bangladesh, the Sundarbans is the world's largest mangrove forest and is home to many species of animals, reptiles and birds, making this a paradise for wildlife and nature enthusiasts. This unique landscape of mangrove forests, fields and mudflats interspersed by numerous tidal streams and channels cannot be found anywhere else in the country. Best known for its tigers, the Sundarbans is a highly bio-diverse habitat.
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The land here is ever-changing, moulded by the constant movement of the tides, and the people and animals who live here have adapted to the fickle nature of the land and waters that sustain them. Life here isn't easy and the struggles of daily life and the beauty of the place have fostered folk practices that are unique to this region, like the worship of Bonbibi.
Considering the difficult terrain, travel and hospitality infrastructure is quite limited here. That has, however, not deterred avid wildlife and nature enthusiasts from visiting Sundarbans. Tourism has been a boon to local communities, with boatmen, farmers, guides, and artists finding work or getting additional income by providing services to travellers.
But the reality of living in Sundarban is that risks are ever present. Yet, the Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant economic crisis coupled with worries around health has been a challenge for the people here. While loss of income is the immediate concern, there are other issues to tackle from educating locals on the importance of social distancing to dealing with the 'fear of outsiders' who are seen as carriers of the disease.
Here, Anil Krishna Mistry, Principal Field Officer with the Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) in Sundarbans, speaks about how the pandemic has impacted life in Sundarbans:
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I've compiled these resources – videos, articles, and more – with teachers and parents in mind. They can be used in the classroom or at home to inspire the young heroes in your life.
I invite all educators to order a free packet of materials for use in your classroom. These packets include posters, bookmarks, reader guides, and the T. A. Barron video collection. Also included in the packets are materials to help start conversations with students about the concept of heroes, including The Hero's Trail study guide.
I've also included some of the most relevant materials related to heroes available for download here, so you can get started using them in your classroom right away!
Both the Dream Big documentary and T. A. Barron video collection (which includes several other videos on heroes) are available for download and to stream in your classroom.
Check out this playlist of videos that I hope will help answer the question "What does it mean to be a hero?" The collection includes a video featuring Jane Goodall.
And here are two videos about heroes made by students at a school in Ohio.


Click "Users" 6. I have tried various software's to sync files however, I have finalized on Organyze for its simplicity and user friendliness. ubuntu-one share|improve this question edited Feb 14 '14 at 21:18 blade19899 13.7k1581136 asked Feb 12 '14 at 13:57 Deiussum 333 Under Windows XP, I had to delete the registry I was testing before a few other solutions, but FreeFileSync is the best of the best!!
FreeFileSync, a free and open-source sync program, isn't as well-known, but it has SyncToy beat. As a longtime SyncToy user, I was impressed by FreeFileSync's performance, support for locked files, features and HOWEVER, this will also delete other settings, so you'll have to change them again. Then click CheckNames. Uday Krishna reviewed FreeFileSync: Surely the best sync application currently including paid ones.
Copying NTFS permissions is not needed in general and is best left disabled. It did precisely what I wanted to do. Click Add. 4. Should I use local or portable installation?
Both applications offer a batch mode so synchronization can be scheduled Run Programs Automatically Using Windows Task Scheduler Run Programs Automatically Using Windows Task Scheduler Read More and run automatically, but FreeFileSync works with local drives, external drives, over a LAN, and with version 7.5, with SFTP and MTP protocols. It works great through my home network too. Yikes!
And its versatile and user friendly enough to compare files produced by the engineering tools I use. Not able to select/deselect items. FreeFileSync not only uses a lot less memory for large numbers of files but also provides a native 64bit build, eliminating any possible memory problems with large numbers of files (unless But then, SyncToy's interface is a bit unusual too.
This fixed Error 5 for me. 06-05-2016, 06:10 PM #11 profdlp Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Westlake, Ohio Posts: 4 OS: Win 7 Pro 64-Bit The new Version supports the SFTP protocol. After, open the Ubuntu One control panel application again, and log in, and you should be connected again. Thanks Reply Philippe July 15, 2012 at 3:09 am Ok, I solved it.
This feature comes in handy to do versioning. For years I've been using ViceVersa which runs on Windows. You can configure either application to sync changes in both directions or in only one direction. Best of all, it's free!
staminino reviewed FreeFileSync: Outstanding program. can be done manually and automatically. If you don't want to use Code Manager, you can use the file sync APIs directly, although this is unsupported. I'm looking forward for google drive and ftp support.
The file sync API represents an identity as a map with the following keys: name: A string representing the name of the user or system. Backup. Does FreeFileSync install advertised software silently? Not even one at a time let alone multiple items.
The developer is very helpful and responsive. DG reviewed FreeFileSync: Favourite tool I have used. Thanks again. Highly recommend.
Does what it promises and is updated frequently. The "Last Run Result" field in the task scheduler window says, "%1 is not a valid Win32 application (0x800700C1)". It's like the best and simplest out of all sync programs and I have tried quite a few, including famous ones. Important: This page documents the file-sync-storage-service and file-sync-client-service APIs and is intended for advanced users who want to craft their own code management workflows on PE 2015.3's file sync service.
Subscribe to FreeFileSync update notifications User Reviews Mahinder Nath reviewed FreeFileSync: I have been using FreeFileSync for the last one year and have been a very happy user. Don't waste your time trying other "commercial" ones. Thanks for the suggestion about Global settings.xml file Tony Reply Chris Hoffman June 23, 2012 at 6:56 pm It's sadly pretty typical for open source software -- the program is reliable Gary reviewed FreeFileSync: Very good app.
Yes, FreeFileSync may be used in business, commercial, and government environments without cost. If you want to support the FreeFileSync development or find the software that is shown useful, feel free to accept the offer. It allows you to keep your original files on your computer, and also save separate back up files on your external drive or Dropbox etc.


I am a huge fan of Frank Patterson's bicycling drawings. When I study them, I am inevitably drawn into the scene. I long to be there among those enjoying a bicycle outing in the countryside. Occasionally, I am fortunate enough to actually ride through areas that remind me of his scenes. So I smile because I realize that, for a few moments…and in a small way, I've become Frank Patterson's art come to life.
While playing around with Picasa's photo editing tools and a photo taken from today's Sunday afternoon ride, I accidentally stumbled on an effect that reminded me of Mr. Patterson's style. A computer doctored photograph is no substitute for a master's art. But it does provide me this opportunity to honor his work, and perhaps lead someone new to enjoy it.
Nice work there! Cool effect.
Very nice photo enhancement!I became interested in Frank Patterson's cycling art many years ago when I was a subscription only member of the Cyclists Touring Club. Their club publication "Cycletouring" often had reproductions of Patterson's art.Subsequently, I purchased two books compiled by Jim Willis in Britain of Patterson's works. These books were "The Frank Patterson Picture Book" (c.1978) and "The Art of Frank Patterson" (c.1979). Both books were published by the Cyclists Touring Club.These books are a joy to look through.
I like your work with your photo. I think I hear what you're saying about computer manipulated photos. There is probably a level of artistry to be found too. Your photo is certainly pleasing.A quick search provoked some thoughts. I like Patterson's stuff. Black and white. Strong lines. Open. Interiors and voids. A block print feel. Simplistic. Allowing me room to roam.What little I've come to identify about you, I'm not surprised you're a fan. Old school values of cycling. Wide open space. Freedom.Thanks for the heads up on a cool,unassuming talent.


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Sucha Beskidzka Zamek – przystanek kolejowy w Suchej Beskidzkiej w województwie małopolskim na wybudowanej w 2016 roku linii kolejowej nr 625 Sucha Beskidzka Północ – Sucha Beskidzka Południe (łącznicy pomiędzy liniami 97 i 98). Przystanek zlokalizowany jest w pobliżu targowiska miejskiego w Suchej Beskidzkiej. Nazwa przystanku nawiązuje do położonego w pobliżu Zamku Suskiego. Wcześniej proponowano nazwę Sucha Beskidzka Rynek.

Przystanek oraz łącznica zostały wykonane przez firmę Skanska na zlecenie PKP Polskich Linii Kolejowych. Jego uruchomienie miało miejsce 11 czerwca 2017.

W roku 2021 przystanek obsługiwał 10–19 pasażerów na dobę.

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A car looking like that always deserves to be seen as your phone's wallpaper. The silvery blue color of the car makes it look like it is from the future but there is no doubt that anyone who see it would like to use it provided that they know how to drive. The steely background adds a nice touch to the overall feel of the theme.


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Saeed Ghasseminejad and Alireza Nader
Saeed Ghasseminejad is a senior Iran and financial economics advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), where he also contributes to FDD's Center on Economic and Financial Power (CEFP) and Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP). Follow Saeed on Twitter @SGhasseminejad. Alireza Nader is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Iranians suffer from regime's malpractice on coronavirus
The Islamist regime in Tehran has set off a coronavirus bomb on its own territory. The official death toll leaped to 611 on Friday, yet other assessments indicate that close to 2,000 Iranians may...


Jason, Co-Founder of I-DEV, has over 15 years of experience advising large and small corporations on growth, management and financial strategy.
Welcome to the era of bankruptcy where profitable companies and corporations whom today stand tall and are the envy of the industry, raking in one award after another but come tomorrow go bust and fill for bankruptcy.
I-DEV has been around for nine years and has worked with more than 300 investors, companies, iNGOs, and DFIs in 45 countries to build leading, high impact businesses and a stronger private sector in emerging markets.
Business Insider SSA recently had a chat with Jason Spindler, CEO & Managing Director at I-DEV International to understand the root cause of why otherwise successful corporations go bust faster than you can say Timbuktu.
From Kodak to Nakumatt, these were once the biggest companies in the world and at the height of their peak they were unrivaled, they came, saw and then when they were about to conquer they came tumbling down just like they had started.
In recent years the biggest casualties of bankruptcies have come from the retail sector with retailers closing thousands of stores following years of declines in sales and customer traffic.
More than 6,403 stores from Charming Charlie to Payless have announced closure and filed for bankruptcy so far in 2017.
Jason Spindler, CEO & Managing Director at I-DEV International.
I-DEV has worked with Kenya's mobile-based food delivery firm Twiga Foods, helping them to secure their seed round and much more.
Locally the company has worked with some of the biggest firms to help them source funds and to advise on growth strategy as they seek to expand their businesses nationally, regionally and even globally.
The firm recently helped Kenya's mobile-based produce delivery firm Twiga Foods secure funding of ~2 million in seed capital and helped put in place their growth plan for the first 24 months.
"The raise was the largest seed round in East Africa to date at that time, and it was a pretty groundbreaking deal for East Africa. It really changed the East African tech scene, and put it on the global map," says Jason. This company has attracted 1st time Africa investors from Silicon Valley, DC to the Middle East, and continues to raise.
Jason Spindler, speaking at a past event.
I-DEV also recently closed another transaction for Big Square, a leading and fast-growing casual dining restaurant chain, helping secure $ 6.5 million to scale from 8 locations to 33 locations and begin to move toward East Africa regional expansion.
In addition, I-DEV is working with Sir Henry's, a benchmark store that offers an exclusive collection of men's clothes and accessories, to help the business grow from 4 locations to 20 locations in Kenya.
"We are doing some other very interesting transactions that I can't talk about just yet but it will be in the public eye in the next few months if all goes as planned!" said Jason.
I DEV is helping Sir Henry's, a well-known and iconic chain offering an exclusive collection of men's clothing and accessories to grow from 4 locations to 20 locations.
Jason is an old hand in investment and has seen corporations go under before his very eyes.
Ecobank Towers in Nairobi's Central Business District.
Jason says there are multiple reasons why corporations fail but key among them, which is perhaps the biggest Achilles heel is a business' internal structure.
"One of the things we noticed looking at companies and startups in East Africa, is that a kind of a pivot point in the market occurred more recently- where, for example, Kenyan businesses launched in the past five years were slated for growth from the very start. They were designed from day one to grow as rapidly as possible, and that can absorb and leverage external investment whether it is from international or family money. They were built from Day one with proper accounting systems and no double books. They were built from Day one to sacrifice cash flow and profitability for growth, so it's very much a new economy Silicon Valley approach to building businesses.
Jason Spindler who is also Co-Founder of I-DEV, has 15+ years of experience advising large and small corporations on growth, management and financial strategy.
Faced with the two situations, investors normally overlook newer business models with proper systems but with negative cash flow and wrongly invest in businesses which on the surface look very profitable yet are actually built on sandy soil.
Jason Spindler, Managing Director of I-DEV International.
Ultimately at the end of the day, Jason says the biggest reason corporations big or small come tumbling down always boils down to one thing- cash flow problems.
"So whether you are a big or small company, cash flow management is critical." It also requires picking and planning for the right clients, and building an investment strategy that supports this.


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As students continue to expand their Latin vocabulary, they will learn to use the fourth and fifth declensions, compare adjectives and adverbs, and apply infinitives. They will also receive an introduction to the subjunctive mood. Through translation, students will learn about the Roman gods and the legendary and real heroes of the Roman Empire. The study of Latin will also improve English vocabulary. This is the third course in a four-part Latin series (LATIN 041, LATIN 043, LATIN 051, and LATIN 053) and is a continuation of First-Year Latin, Part 2 (LATIN 043).
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ESG: GAO Sums Up Disclosure Dilemmas
The Government Accountability Office has issued a 62-page report on ESG disclosures — why investors want them, what public companies are doing, and the advantages and disadvantages of voluntary vs. mandatory disclosure regimes. The report itself doesn't give much info that people in this space don't already know — investors want ESG info, companies are working hard to provide it, there are gaps and inconsistencies in company disclosures due to the lack of standardized and prescriptive disclosure rules, and competing disclosure regimes pose important trade-offs.
One interesting tidbit — which may become relevant as investors and companies increase their focus on equity and resiliency going forward — is that companies seem to have come around to at least providing narrative cybersecurity information after the SEC's emphasis on that issue for many years, but data about human rights and health & safety is harder to come by:
As shown in figure 2, we identified disclosures on six or more of the eight ESG factors for 30 of the 32 companies in our sample and identified 19 companies that disclosed information on all eight factors. All selected companies disclosed at least some information on factors related to board accountability and resource management. In contrast, we identified the fewest companies disclosing on human rights and occupational health and safety factors.
With regard to the 33 more-specific ESG topic disclosures we examined, 23 of 32 companies disclosed on more than half of them. The topics companies disclosed most frequently were related to governance of the board of directors and addressing data security risks. Conversely, based on disclosures we identified, we found that companies less frequently reported information on topics related to the number of self-identified human rights violations and the number of data security incidents.
In addition, we found that companies most frequently disclosed information on narrative topics and less frequently disclosed information on quantitative topics. There are several reasons why a company may not have disclosed information on a specific ESG topic, including that the topic is not relevant to its business operations or material.
Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), who had requested this report back in 2018, is now calling on the SEC to establish an ESG task force to consider requiring disclosure of "quantifiable and comparable" metrics. He seized on the GAO's finding that even quantifiable metrics like carbon dioxide emissions are reported differently from company to company. As Lynn blogged last week — and as noted in a Wachtell Lipton memo — some standard-setters are starting to collaborate, which may help clarify reporting frameworks for companies and investors alike.
-Liz Dunshee, TheCorporateCounsel.net July 20, 2020
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Minnesota is the 12th most extensive and the 21st most populous of the U.S. states. Nearly 60% of its residents live in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area (known as the "Twin Cities"), the center of transportation, business, industry, education, government and home to an internationally known arts community. The remainder of the state consists of western prairies now given over to intensive agriculture; deciduous forests in the southeast, now cleared, farmed and settled; and the less populated North Woods, used for mining, forestry, and recreation.
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Q: Using Numexpr in object method I am trying to optimize some object oriented numpy code using numexpr but I am not sure if it is possible to do so. I can't find anything in the documentation about it either way. I would like to get the following example to work:
import numpy as np
from numexpr import evaluate as neval

class nexp_eval_test:
    def __init__(self,size):
        self.a = np.random.randint(1,100,size)
        self.b = np.random.randint(1,100,size)
        self.c = np.random.randint(1,100,size)
        self.d = np.random.randint(1,100,size)
        self.e = np.random.randint(1,4,size)
        self.f = np.random.randint(1,100,size)

        self.out = np.zeros(self.a.shape)

    def calculate(self):
        self.out = self.a+self.b*(self.c+self.d)/self.f

    def calculate_ne(self):
        self.out = neval('self.a+self.b*(self.c+self.d)/self.f', local_dict=vars(self))

I have looked through some other answers about numexpr which suggested the local_dict argument as a way to pass the set of variables of an object to the numexpr evaluate function but it doesnt appear to work in this case. I get the following error:
AttributeError: 'VariableNode' object has no attribute 'a'

I assume I can get this to work if I pass everything to an external function but the overhead on passing everything back and forth seems like it would defeat the purpose of such an optimization in the first place. Is this possible?

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Joesph Warren Wells' Coptic NT texts. In beautiful PDF formats, using Mr. Dykes' fonts. Both Sahidic and Bohairic. Source database used via Mr. Wells' kind permission. Free download.
To download Coptic NT texts you can edit, or create an apparatus for, scroll down below, s.v. "The Wells Package". Click to be transported to a HTML page showing numerous samples of Coptic manuscripts. Mit thumbnails.
Click to read important information about Joseph W. Wells' Coptic NT texts, and reviews of same.
A nice concise read on the history of decipherment of the ancient Egyptian language.
author: Dr. Albert Gessman (1976).
A very basic and sound demonstration of the date of the origin of the Coptic script. Good argument!
It is not hinted which can improve on-screen viewing! A read_me file is in the Wells package, and in the larger Fonts_44.zip package.
If you want to add an apparatus to Wells' Coptic NT's, then these files will allow you to build such a file. They are the Wells' texts, in Word 2000 format! The Sahidic is also presented in a FrameMaker 6 format. Add an apparatus, or alter in any way! Special fonts included (seen in the above edition by Mr. Dykes, a PDF file). A Coptic_readme.pdf file is included, which clarifies some issues, and adds information about the new Copt_44a.ttf font.
To control who uses this material the zipped file is encrypted, you must email Mr. Dykes to receive the password.
galeandgary2000ATgmail.com (replace the AT with the "@" symbol) - updated Dec. 2015.
Some History and Observations Concerning the Value of the Packard Humanities Institute (PHI) CD version of the Sahidic NT. Also a warning concerning the - St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society's CD - also of Thompsons text.
FONT PACKAGE (file name is (FONTS_44.zip) contains the new Copt_44a.ttf and its read me file.
It contains glyphs for writing all dialects of Coptic (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayumic et al). It also contains glyphs for writing Old Coptic! Thus it is a very unique font! It does not mimic the absurd styles of older printed Coptic fonts (as seen in Well's printed editions of his "Sahidica"). The fonts supplied with my "WELLS PACKAGE", "W_Boh44.ttf" and "W_Sah44.ttf" have matching glyphs (though not nearly as complete as this font is). The fonts truly reflects a neat Coptic hand. Each glyph is readable, not easily confused with other glyphs.
Being readable, the font is a joy to view. it has nice letter spacing so that the words are not cramped together. It does not contain the printed style of upper case glyphs (though a few upper case forms are included). It does contain several alternate forms for the discriminating writer.
The new Copt_44a.ttf - font has the same layout, but several keys are input differently, which corrects on-screen viewing on some computers, and its print quality. The new Copt_44a.ttf, also is NOT hinted, which also improves its on sceeen appearance, on most monitors. A read me file (PDF) is included in the Wells package, and FONTS_44.zip package.
As you can see, the input from this one key produces a complete abbreviation form, complete with the supralinear stroke. When I use my fonts, over time I usually memorize the various input keys, and I always print out the complete set for reference.
Unlike the bulky UNICODE fonts, this True Type font contains special "expert" glyphs. Consequently it is a very valuable font for those who input Coptic text, or who need a complete Coptic font. It is designed to complement my other fonts as to its size and spacing. It works real well with my Greek44 font as well as the other 20 fonts. In the font package are also fonts for showing nearly ANY type of apparatus marks or symbols. Below are a few more samples from this Coptic44.ttf font.
COPTIC KEYBOARD it is about a quarter of 1 megabyte in size. The new Copt_44a.ttf keyboard matches this one from Coptic44.ttf, but several characters are input differently.


This post outlines clearly how the media shapes our thinking and presents a George Lakoff guide on how we can combat media misinformation by framing our own conversations with others. Another extraordinary Keith Olbermann video, and a video illustrating how one Trump voter did an abrupt 180. And, ICE raids have begun in NM! Share this post.
Saturday's post will be an exposé of what happens when ALEC (a Koch brother funded think tank) constructs bills using misleading language and partners with big business interests, in this case PNM. Together, PNM and ALEC have carefully constructed a case for HB199/SB210 under the guise of being a consumer protection bill (misleading language) that is based on entirely misleading information. They have managed to dupe busy legislators into thinking the bill will protect constituents. Well-intentioned Democrats are voting for this bill, and on Saturday we will give you all the details on how this bill was created and how it would severely limit consumers from purchasing solar in NM. Absolutely shameful. Speaking of bills to watch, click here for an update on a slew of hearings today and tomorrow on election reform, coyote killing, conversion therapy prevention, banning solitary confinement for those with mental health conditions, and other important bills.
ICE Launches Raids in Las Cruces. Click here for a full report. Rep. Bill McCamley, D-Mesilla Park, commented in a blog: "I don't think ripping little girls away from their families is an American value." He also delivered a letter to Governor Martinez stating, "In New Mexico, we value our hardworking immigrant communities and our diversity. The mere presence of ICE vans and deportation squads has already caused a ripple of fear and panic through our communities. It must stop here and now." To help stop these raids, click here and make a donation to Somos Un Pueblo Unido today so that they can do more to advocate against these policies and protect our immigrant community.
Today's NM Action: email or call a group of friends (do this big, we want a huge turnout) and ask them to join you for Moral Monday on Feb 20, (Not Our) Presidents Day, Noon – 4:30pm. Click here for details and to RSVP. In addition to a series of tremendous speakers from 12-1 pm, there will be free food and beverage, and music from Consuelo Luz, Jono Manson, and John Kurzweg. At 1:45 we will direct people to Hearing Room 309 to lobby for NM's equivalent to a single-payer system: The Health Security Act. Before that we will stage a symbolic 'die-in' by lying on the ground for 5 minutes to represent all those who will die from the immoral policies of our President and Governor. Please wear black. And make no mistake about it: our Governor's refusal to consider revenue increases will result in life-sustaining programs being cut beyond the imaginable; and Trump's threats to ban Muslim refugees, eliminate ACA, cut Violence Against Women Act domestic violence centers, make abortion illegal, eliminate regulation of the fossil fuel industry, and deport our immigrant neighbors will result in the deaths of unknown numbers of innocent people. All politics are moral or immoral. All budgets are moral or immoral. Join us as we draw attention to this truth while we also acknowledge that a 5-minute symbolic death comes at no cost to us. The real costs will be borne by others who are largely black and brown, and poor. To Share this Action: When you email your friends to invite them to join you, share the link to this post and then repost it on FB, encouraging all your FB friends to meet you at the Roundhouse on Monday….and to wear black.
Media Manipulation: This article outlines concisely 11 ways that the media manipulates public debate by what it reports, what it doesn't report, and how it frames information. # 5 and # 6 are explicitly about the use of language that manipulates and misleads. This is an important read for all of you. Click here to read the article.
How We Must Respond to Media Manipulation. I am often asking you to reach out to your progressive friends to try to activate them, not persuade them. But we also need to reach out to friends and family who have been misled by media strategies described in the article above and may have supported Trump. If we are going to be effective in this action, we need to be able to use moral language that gets beyond "issues' and focuses on human beings with human needs, human needs that we all share. Click here for a short article by George Lakoff that explains how you can use moral language and be more effective in communicating with others. For anyone who is actively engaging in communication with others about our current political situation (and that should be all of us), this is a must read.
A Powerful Example of the Use of Moral Language and How to Use the Human Face of Policy to Impact Others and Change Minds. Click here for a four-minute video by Keith Olbermann, who is rapidly becoming one of the most powerful spokespeople for our moral outrage. This is a riveting video focuses on one Muslim infant and her family and their desperate effort to get to America. The use of moral language here is very effective.
How a Trump Supporter and Muslim-Hater Did a 180 and now is Fervent Advocate for Muslim Rights. A very short and powerful video that illustrates how confronting the human consequences and the moral implications of policies can change minds. We need hope. It will give you hope. Hang in there and please join us for our Moral Monday at the Roundhouse, Feb. 20 (see above).
That's it for today. In solidarity, Paul & Roxanne. PS. This is a very good post to share, so send this around, post it on Facebook, and keep the link for future use.


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Joesley Mendonça Batista (born 8 December 1972) is a Brazilian businessman, son of José Batista Sobrinho. He is responsible for the expansion and internationalization process of JBS S.A., the largest meat-packing company in the world, and one of the main agribusiness companies in Brazil, and J&F Investimentos which he shares with his wife, Flora, and five children. As of October 2021, his net worth was estimated at US$4.1 billion.

Early life
He is the son of José Batista Sobrinho, who founded JBS S.A., the largest meat-packing company in the world, and one of the main agribusiness companies in Brazil, and J&F Investimentos. José is married to Flora Mendonça Batista, and their children include: Valere Batista Mendonça Ramos, Vanessa Mendonça Batista, Wesley Mendonça Batista, Joesley Mendonça Batista and Vivianne Mendonça Batista.

Career
He was listed in 2016 among the 70 main billionaires of Brazil by Forbes magazine.

Corruption and influence peddling
Batista and his company are involved and pled guilty in several allegations of bribery. From September 2017 to October 2018, the Brazilian court kept Batista on remand for illegal profit on the financial market.

Operation Car-Wash
In July 2016, Batista was included as a suspect in the investigations of Operation Car Wash. The Brazilian Federal Police (in Portuguese, Polícia Federal or PF) charged him for alleged bribes made by his company, JBS S.A., to the former president of the Brazilian parliament Eduardo Cunha. The bribes were paid for the liberation of resources from the  (FI-FGTS).

Temer bribery
On 17 May 2017, the newspaper O Globo published news that Batista provided recordings made on 7 March 2017 of a dialogue between him and the Brazilian president Michel Temer, where Batista represents that he was paying for the silence of Eduardo Cunha, who is currently in jail, and former target in the investigation. The news resulted in some protests and calls for Temer's resignation, with the Brazilian stock market also facing a drop. On 19 May 2017, JBS admitted to paying bribes to the three Brazilian presidents Michel Temer, Dilma Rousseff and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, spanning the previous 14 years. All three presidents denied accepting bribes. However, an audio recording appears to catching Temer green-lighting the Batistas to pay a monthly allowance to former House Speaker Eduardo Cunha in exchange for his silence. JBS told prosecutors they had paid a total of $123 million in bribes to Brazilian politicians in recent years. Batista was also rumoured to have recorded senator and former presidential candidate Aécio Neves of PSDB, one of the biggest political parties at the time, requesting two million reais in bribes. The PF filmed the payment passing to the senator's cousin. The money was then tracked to the bank account of a company belonging to Zeze Perrella, a PSDB senator from Minas Gerais. The former head of the Securities Commission (CVM) referred to testimony that asserted JBS had bribed 1,829 politicians. Temer alleged that JBS doctored the recording of him talking to Batista about trading shares, and accused the Batista of insider trading. JBS denied illegal trades.

Batista and JBS allegedly obtained funding from the BNDES as a result of this bribe of over R$10 billion at below-market interest rates. In return for his help making the recording, the PF set Batista, his brother and other directors of JBS S.A. free, with a penalty of R$225 million. Batista thereupon decided to move to the US. The agreement obtained by the Batista brothers applies only to their physical persons. The Brazilian authorities are still negotiating the penalty to be applied to J&F, the holding company superior to JBS S.A. Prior negotiations suggested that a penalty close to R$11 billion, an amount that was refused by Batista. As of 22 May CVM was demanding $3.4 billion from JBS as part of a promised leniency deal, according to the press. In May 2017, JBS retained law firm Baker McKenzie to negotiate possible criminal charges with the United States Department of Justice under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Insider trading investigation
Prior to the release of the recordings, Batista and his brother Wesley Batista sold several shares of JBS S.A. and bought over USD 1 billion. The release of the recordings resulted in substantial reduction of the stock price of JBS S.A. shares and in the reduction of the value in the Brazilian Real. The CVM is investigating the Batista brothers for insider trading.

Prison
On 10 September 2017 he was temporarily arrested by the PF at the request of Attorney General Rodrigo Janot. The request was accepted by Federal Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin.

On 13 September 2017, he had the remand ordered by the 6th Criminal Federal Court of São Paulo by the use of insider information to profit in the financial market between April and 17 May 2017, the date of disclosure of information relating to the collaboration agreement signed between J&F executives and the Attorney General's Office.

On 9 March 2018, Mr. Batista was released from the Federal Police's jail in Sao Paulo, but he is not allowed to leave the country and his passport is retained by the Federal Police.

Personal life
Batista married television presenter Ticiana Villas Boas at JBS's head office in São Paulo, with performances by Brazilian pop stars Ivete Sangalo and Bruno & Marrone.

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CACI International (NYSE: CACI) — one of 30 companies listed in Executive Mosaic's GovCon Index — has adjusted its fiscal year 2016 guidance to reflect the company's $550 million acquisition of the former L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) national security solutions segment that closed Tuesday.
The Arlington, Va.-based government services contractor said in its second quarter 2016 earnings statement it now forecasts revenue of between $3.7 billion and $3.9 billion compared to the prior $3.3 billion-to-$3.5 billion range.
Including transaction expenses, CACI expects to report a 2016 profit of between $133 million and $143 million, or $5.37-to-$5.77 per share, versus the previous range of $5.24-to-$5.65 EPS.
Second quarter net income rose 23.18 percent year-over-year to $30.34 million, or $1.23 on a per share basis to exceed the consensus Wall Street estimate by 6 cents with revenue of $830.44 million that represented a 1.84-percent increase from the same period in the previous fiscal year.
Wall Street analysts expected the company to report $815.69 million in sales for the fiscal 2016 second quarter.
As of Wednesday's close, shares in CACI had declined 12.06 percent since the year's start and were down 4.58 percent over 12 months.


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