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Adios, legacy network architectures: Making the jump to NSX
Frustrated by the limits of hardware-centric network architectures, cloud provider FireHost has been testing VMware's NSX platform to improve its security.
Jessica Scarpati
Eager to build networks that were more agile and programmable, cloud providers were among the first to adopt software-defined networking (SDN) and network virtualization. In this edition of "The Subnet," we dive into the experiences of one of them. Jason Rieger, principal network and security architect at Texas-based cloud provider FireHost Inc., has been testing VMware's NSX platform with the hope of putting it into production environments later this year.
What are you working on lately?
What's been on my plate for upwards of the past year or so pretty hardcore has been software-defined networking and network virtualization. I spent the greater part of the last two years researching every vendor under the sun. They're a new take on an old paradigm. They offer a lot of the benefits that networking professionals have, for many years, been asking for. And, hey, now is the time.
Specifically, in regards to network virtualization, it is a re-architecture of our secure cloud hosting environment. FireHost is a secure cloud hosting provider, so we offer a purpose-built and highly secure infrastructure as a service offering to our customers, and that requires a very scalable, secure and high-performing environment for those tenant workloads to run on. I've been working over the past year with another of our architects -- from the compute and storage side, and me from the networking and security side -- and we've been engineering and developing this new generation for cloud architecture where network virtualization is a key player.
Why did you go with NSX? VMware's heritage is not networking, so what made you confident it was the right fit?
I get asked that all the time: 'Why NSX over ACI?' 'Why over Nuage Networks or Juniper's Contrail acquisition?' Well, [the vetting process] was difficult. It was far-reaching. It required a lot of due diligence and getting to know the product -- trials, tribulations and what have you. So it required a lot of research with the vendor itself, getting to [talk to people at] product manager levels and having a clear understanding of where their short-term roadmap as well as their long-term roadmap was concerned.
We chose NSX for a few major reasons. We are a VMware vSphere hypervisor shop. We are not a multi-hypervisor shop currently. Whether that'll change in the future, who's to say? But we are a vSphere environment today, so we knew that we would get a lot of economies of scale, as well as better integration because we use their hypervisor. That's not to say other vendors don't support VMware vSphere; they do. But what we [liked about VMware] was the concept of in-kernel firewalling and security services. And that's one of the things, since we're in that business, that attracted us -- me in particular -- to the VMware NSX platform.
Jason Rieger
It is a network security platform on which we can build and where third parties can write code and interact with the APIs that VMware provides on that platform to enhance [its] security services -- and that's what we're looking to do. We provide a very highly secure cloud environment today, but this will allow us to enhance those security offerings even further, as well as deliver them more quickly than ever.
The last thing I would cite as a reason for committing to NSX over some other technologies is that it's the most robust solution available today. A lot of the other vendors are just starting or are certainly behind in the game, and we're ready to go now.
What can you achieve with network virtualization that you can't with legacy network architectures?
There are several pain points associated with our existing architecture when it comes to the networking side of things, such as the way we configure tenant isolation. Network virtualization will allow us to do that in a different way that is more scalable as the company grows.
It will use the current capabilities of the underlying physical network hardware coupled with capabilities that are available in software from a firewalling standpoint. It's a hybrid approach, utilizing VLANs that are configured in the underlying physical network. In conjunction with that, we leverage software-based firewalling in the hypervisor to achieve isolation at a software level, so we have you covered both ways. If there's a failure in the software, you've got the underlying VLAN configuration in the hardware delivering the isolation.
Operationally speaking, it's also easier to manage when it's all in software, hence this attraction to software-defined networking and network virtualization. That's because one of the key things SDN does is decouple the hardware from software and takes things like firewall policies out from your underlying routers and switches. It puts that into software applications and usually a centralized controller to deliver those policies to the places where the customer's data actually travels. You're running a network environment that's built and operated and exists inside of software, and the underlying hardware environment -- the routers and switches -- they don't really know what's going on in the software environment. They're just there to forward packets. So it creates a very, very good separation of church and state, and it allows for faster development cycles.
How did you develop the job skills needed to implement this?
My first exposure to virtualization -- and it was server virtualization, obviously -- was back in the early 2000s, around 2001 or 2002. VMware wasn't a big name back then, and they had among the first hypervisors out there. It was VMware ESX and GSX back then, and then there was Citrix's XenServer. I started to dabble in server consolidation, which was a big thing in that timeframe, in which enterprises were looking to get more out of less hardware. They were consolidating physical hardware systems, doing physical to virtual migrations. They were taking, say, 10 physical servers and turning them into 10 VMs on one physical server. So server consolidation was a big part of what brought me into server virtualization back then.
Then after server virtualization came the foundation of what would eventually become network functions virtualization on the timeline. It comes before network virtualization, which is where we are now. In the mid-2000s, you started to see more virtual network appliances and functions. All this means is you take a physical switch or a physical router, and you port the code into a virtual machine so that it's no longer a physical device; it's a virtual appliance that does the same thing it was doing when it was a piece of hardware -- things like routers, switches and firewalls. So I started doing that and I said, 'Hey, I don't need all these physical switches' or, 'This router here is a good candidate for virtualization,' so I converted it into a virtualized router.
How did you get into IT and, specifically, networking?
I didn't study anything technology based in college. I actually have a bachelor's degree in marketing. I went to work for a mortgage servicing firm, but I didn't last there very long at all.
A buddy of mine worked for Perot Systems and said, 'Hey, come on board,' so I did. And I did the lowliest of the low when anybody enters the technology realm for the first time: I loaded backup tapes on a graveyard shift. That didn't last too long -- I could only physically do that for about six months. So then I moved into a helpdesk role for the National Car Rental and Alamo Car Rental contracts for Perot Systems. From there, I increased my skill set in everything -- in Microsoft and Cisco technologies -- but still didn't know where I wanted to be. That's when I first entered the employee development program at Perot Systems, and that's where I got introduced to networking.
I just found it fascinating -- how these electrical signals get from PC to PC, how it actually makes sense after it's sent, and how something could interpret an electrical signal on a piece of copper after it arrives.
One more before we finish: If you lived in the Game of Thrones universe, which family would you belong to?
You know, my wife watches this intently and I do catch it, so I know the families. I think it would be the Lannisters.
That's a bold choice. Care to explain?
Correct me if I am wrong in my interpretation of this family: ruthless?
Well, yes…
I'm ruthless in my passion for what I do. Nobody really gets in my way when I want to either learn something or if I believe something should be implemented, deployed or you name it, so I'm a Lannister in that sense of the word.
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Synopsis: As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she holds dear hangs in the balance.
Reaction: Exciting and all, but I still don't think they had to split the last book into two movies. This one, at least, gives the payoff that they were building towards in the previous movie.
In the epilogue, Josh Hutcherson (Peeta Mellark) wears a blonde wig for the first time. Hutcherson had dyed his hair blonde for all the [Hunger Games] movies and hated it a lot. Since the epilogue was shot months after principal shooting for Mockingjay Part 2 ended and the shooting only took a few days, Hutcherson decided not to dye his hair again and wore a wig instead.
The final scene of Mockingjay Part 1, where Katniss wakes up and learns Peeta has been hijacked (after he tries to kill her) was originally intended to be the opening scene of this film, but during production, the filmmakers decided ending Part 1 after Peeta is knocked out by Boggs and the screen cuts to black was too big a cliffhanger for general audiences, so it was added after that instead.
The first time Pollux signs to Castor in this movie is when they reach the underground, and he says "home sweet home." When Katniss says goodbye to him at Tigris's shop, he signs, "No words never forget."
A crowd-pleasing moment at the end of the movie, that surprised even the filmmakers, is when Haymitch (Woody Harrelson) says goodbye to Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks) by giving her a kiss on the lips. Woody and Elizabeth decided to do that unscripted.
In no part of the film is Katniss Everdeen ever seen with the red outfit that is seen on the movie poster.
Philip Seymour Hoffman's final film. The scene where Haymitch reads Plutarch's letter to Katniss was scripted to be Plutarch talking to Katniss in person. It was changed because Philip Seymour Hoffman, who played Plutarch, died before the scene was filmed.
This [Hunger Games] movie had the most visual effects out of all 4 movies. Thanks to Weta Digital who had worked on movies like Catching Fire, Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogy, Avatar, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, etc.
Gwendoline Christie and Natalie Dormer also co-star in [Game of Thrones (2011)].
The movie features two Academy Award nominees (Woody Harrelson and Stanley Tucci) and three Academy Award winners (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jennifer Lawrence and Julianne Moore). These five actors have a combined 16 nominations among them.
Liam Hemsworth said that this film "might be the best in the series" and "never lets down" in its action. Despite the violent tone of the movie, there are actually only approximately 10 minutes of on-screen combat scenes.
Gwendoline Christie replaced actress [?] Lily Rabe as the Commander Lyme character in the film. Rabe was forced drop out due to a scheduling conflict with a previous commitment to perform in Much Ado about Nothing at Shakespeare in the Park.
When doing interviews Jennifer Lawrence could say very little about the films as they filmed Mockingjay Part 1 and 2 at the same time.


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Boomerang: A balloon-borne millimeter-wave telescope and total power receiver for mapping anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background
B. P. Crill, P. A.R. Ade, D. R. Artusa, R. S. Bhatia, J. J. Bock, A. Boscaleri, P. Cardoni, S. E. Church, K. Coble, P. De Bernardis, G. De Troia, P. Farese, K. M. Ganga, M. Giacometti, C. V. Haynes, E. Hivon, V. V. Hristov, A. Iacoangeli, W. C. Jones, A. E. LangeL. Martinis, S. Masi, P. V. Mason, P. D. Mauskopf, L. Miglio, T. Montroy, C. B. Netterfield, C. G. Paine, E. Pascale, F. Piacentini, G. Polenta, F. Pongetti, G. Romeo, J. E. Ruhl, F. Scaramuzzi, D. Sforna, A. D. Turner
We describe BOOMERANG, a balloon-borne microwave telescope designed to map the cosmic microwave background at a resolution of 10′ from the Long Duration Balloon (LDB) platform. The millimeter-wave receiver employs new technology in bolometers, readout electronics, cold reimaging optics, millimeter-wave filters, and cryogenics to obtain high sensitivity to cosmic microwave background anisotropy. Sixteen detectors observe in four spectral bands centered at 90, 150, 240, and 410 GHz. The wide frequency coverage, the long-duration flight, the optical design, and the observing strategy provide strong rejection of systematic effects. We report the flight performance of the instrument during a 10.5 day stratospheric balloon flight launched from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, that mapped ∼2000 square degrees of the sky.
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
Cosmic microwave background
Instrumentation: miscellaneous
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Crill, B. P., Ade, P. A. R., Artusa, D. R., Bhatia, R. S., Bock, J. J., Boscaleri, A., Cardoni, P., Church, S. E., Coble, K., De Bernardis, P., De Troia, G., Farese, P., Ganga, K. M., Giacometti, M., Haynes, C. V., Hivon, E., Hristov, V. V., Iacoangeli, A., Jones, W. C., ... Turner, A. D. (2003). Boomerang: A balloon-borne millimeter-wave telescope and total power receiver for mapping anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background. Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 148(2), 527-541. https://doi.org/10.1086/376894
Boomerang : A balloon-borne millimeter-wave telescope and total power receiver for mapping anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background. / Crill, B. P.; Ade, P. A.R.; Artusa, D. R. et al.
In: Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, Vol. 148, No. 2, 10.2003, p. 527-541.
Crill, BP, Ade, PAR, Artusa, DR, Bhatia, RS, Bock, JJ, Boscaleri, A, Cardoni, P, Church, SE, Coble, K, De Bernardis, P, De Troia, G, Farese, P, Ganga, KM, Giacometti, M, Haynes, CV, Hivon, E, Hristov, VV, Iacoangeli, A, Jones, WC, Lange, AE, Martinis, L, Masi, S, Mason, PV, Mauskopf, PD, Miglio, L, Montroy, T, Netterfield, CB, Paine, CG, Pascale, E, Piacentini, F, Polenta, G, Pongetti, F, Romeo, G, Ruhl, JE, Scaramuzzi, F, Sforna, D & Turner, AD 2003, 'Boomerang: A balloon-borne millimeter-wave telescope and total power receiver for mapping anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background', Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, vol. 148, no. 2, pp. 527-541. https://doi.org/10.1086/376894
Crill BP, Ade PAR, Artusa DR, Bhatia RS, Bock JJ, Boscaleri A et al. Boomerang: A balloon-borne millimeter-wave telescope and total power receiver for mapping anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background. Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series. 2003 Oct;148(2):527-541. doi: 10.1086/376894
Crill, B. P. ; Ade, P. A.R. ; Artusa, D. R. et al. / Boomerang : A balloon-borne millimeter-wave telescope and total power receiver for mapping anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background. In: Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series. 2003 ; Vol. 148, No. 2. pp. 527-541.
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Good for me, as we just moved, too. Willingly, yes eventually, but it was a painful, 2 year process that we did NOT begin or desire necessarily at first. But God has been gracious and prepared our hearts for this move, even though we still don't understand it all – but we have learned that we don't have to. Our house has been on the market now for 7 months, with no offers. But we know God will take care of this last piece of the puzzle in His timing and it may look A LOT different than we can imagine! Greed is an interesting little beast. Thanks, Jen!
Jen, thanks so much for sharing part of your story and heart with me! We learn so, so much from/through moving. I'm praying for your house to sell and for this new part of your journey.


Track does not lie. Watching our children compete with the Knoxville Track Club, I learned this important lesson. An athlete needs to have substance, and coaches need to be proficient in their strategies. All the smoke and mirrors in the world will not change an individual's time or measurement.
Likewise, leaders emerge and falter by the examples they set before the team. Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, authors of The Leadership Challenge, evaluated over hundreds of high performance organizations to determine how they were successful. One of the ingredients was managers 'model the way.' In fact, leaders set the right example. I saw this example symbolized in two athletes at West High School.
The West High School Track Team has built a solid name for itself, with All-American hurdler Jackie Coward at the helm. While many people around the area figured West would faded into the wilderness with the graduation of Coward, West got better by creating a talented and deep squad. Coach Mike Crocket and Coach Greg Allen led a group of young and gifted athletes who were inspired to compete for a state champion. Over the last decade, the girls track team has been pretty amazing: 2006 AAA State Champion, 2007 AAA State Runner-up, 2008 Champion, 2009 AAA State Runner-up and 2010 AAA State Champion. Yet, I attribute their success this year to the two team captains, Aurielle Sherrod and Patavia Lowery.
Going into her senior year, Aurielle was one of the top sprinters in the state. In the early track season, she got a hamstring injury: "I knew it was really bad." It would hamper her all season. In fact, it was questionable how she would perform at state with little practice. The critics were wrong. Aurielle won the 100 and finished seconded in the 200 meters. She also led the Lady Rebels to wins in the 4 x 100 relay and a second place finish in the 4 x 200 relay. She refused to let her setback prevent her from success. She was voted the Prepxtra Female Track Athlete of the Year. With a 3.9 GPA in high school, Aurielle heads to University of Alabama – Birmingham on an academic scholarship.
Patavia could be the mascot for overachievers. Since 7 years old, she competed with the Knoxville Track Club and has been characterized by her hard work ethics. Entering high school, her goal was to make it to state. Unfortunately, things didn't happen as quickly. It would take her junior year to make it there. Loaded with a host of unproven talent, West High was looking for something special. At state, Patavia won the 800 meters, anchored a bronze finish in the 4 x 800, and helped provide West with another dominated performance and its 3rd State Championship. At the annual Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame Banquet on August 5th, she was selected as one of the Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame's Athlete of the Year. Patavia will be joining South Carolina State University on a full track scholarship and will bring her Tennessee work ethic to this program. Clearly, these ladies set the example for excellent at West. The team responded.
Sadly, many managers are unable to inspire today's workforce toward greater performance. Manager guru Peter Drucker argued for several decades that managers must understand their employees as well as their customers. Few executives listened. Drucker concluded, "Business tends to drift from leadership to mediocrity. And the mediocre is three-quarters down the road to being marginal." Yet, emerging leaders need to know how to rekindle such emotions in the workplace. Setting an example is one of these keys.
How do leaders foster the proper examples in organizations?
Credibility consisting of trustworthiness, expertise and dynamism is the foundation of leadership. It's universal. It's more difficult to earn and maintain the credibility especially when organizations are in multicultural environment. Managers need to go extra miles to gain credibility from subordinates or bosses who are from different background. For example, when Toyota came to the U.S. to build the very first automotive plant, can you imagine how those Japanese managers were perceived and trusted by American workers? The challenge can be language barrier and cultural difference of how to communicate. (1) Credibility and trustworthiness occur through personal contact and effective interpersonal communication. A responsive leader is perceived as more credible and trustworthy as compared to a relatively non-responsive leader. The effective interpersonal communication may not have been perfectly established due to the language barrier. Despite of the communication challenge, what may have contributed Toyota to be successful leading the automotive industry globally is their expertise and passion of building quality cars.
Noriko, good points on the global front!!!
The ability of the United States to be competitive in the global economy is viewed by many experts as a major factor influencing the ability of the United States to maintain its economic growth and standard of living. Scientific and technological advances can further economic growth because they contribute to the creation of new goods, services, jobs, and capital, or increase productivity. One question is whether or not the United States is educating enough Americans with sufficient STEM education today to meet this projected future demand.
Abraham Lincoln once remarked, `The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time" Of course Lincoln lived in an era when steam engine slowly transport people and goods from sea and strategic sources of supply consisted of the nearest mines, forests and farm. But in our just in-time business world, a mere fraction of a day can mean all the different between success and failure. The results showed that organizations generally considered themselves successful at global outsourcing. However, while they achieved significant improvement in organizational effectiveness, they were not achieving the order of magnitude improvements ascribed to global outsourcing.


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«Гнев во спасение» (, также ) — художественный фильм режиссёра Рэндалла Эммета. Главные роли в фильме исполняют Роберт Де Ниро, Джек Хьюстон, Джон Малкович и Уилла Фицджеральд.

Сюжет

Шериф Чёрч и детектив Цеппелин стараются сохранить мир в своём городке, жители которого преданы либо церкви, либо своей оксикодоновой зависимости. Здесь же живут Шелби и Руби — недавно обручившаяся пара хочет начать всё с чистого листа, пожениться и создать семью. Им помогает шурин Руби Питер. Но затем Шелби находит свою невесту мёртвой на крыльце дома после передозировки.

В ролях
 Роберт Де Ниро — шериф Майк Чёрч
 Джек Хьюстон — Шелби Джон
 Джон Малкович — Питер
 Quavo — «Койот»
 Уилла Фицджералд — Руби Рэд
 Дэйл Дики

Производство
8 сентября 2020 года стало известно, что главные роли в предстоящем фильме сыграют Роберт Де Ниро, Джон Малкович и Machine Gun Kelly. 19 октября 2020 года Тейлор Китч заменил Machine Gun Kelly после того, как последний покинул проект из-за конфликта в расписании. 13 ноября 2020 года Джек Хьюстон заменил Китча. Производство фильма началось в ноябре 2020 года. Сцены с участием Джона Малковича были отсняты в декабре 2020 года. Съёмки официально завершились в январе 2021 года, а спустя месяц было объявлено, что в фильме также снялись Quavo и Уилла Фицджеральд.

Выпуск
В марте 2021 года кинокомпания The Avenue Entertainment стала дистрибьютером фильма в Северной Америке. Премьера намечена на 2022 год.

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As we head into the break for the holidays, please make transportation arrangements to have your student take their instrument home after their band exam time next week. No instrument should be left behind in the Band Hall after school on Wednesday. A copy of the exam schedule can be found by clicking here.
Students should make plans to practice over the break so this semester's progress doesn't regress when we come back to school in January. All students will be performing a solo at the contest at the end of February, so this is a great time to get familiar with their music.
As we experience colder weather, please make sure your student uses extra care with their instrument by not leaving it out in a vehicle overnight. Keep the instrument indoors as much as possible so keys, pads, and metal doesn't get cold and brittle. Brass players can clean their instrument by following the instructions given by the directors. If you have any questions, please email a director. Happy Holidays!


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Prince George cat named Notorious B.I.G. shot multiple times, survives
Tiffany Crawford
A Prince George cat named Notorious B.I.G. survived being shot multiple times with a pellet gun. His owner Nicole Crandell says it's a miracle he survived.	Nicole Crandell photo
A Prince George cat named Notorious B.I.G. has survived being shot multiple times at close range by a pellet gun.
The cat's owner, Nicole Crandell, says four-year-old Biggie, the nickname of the infamous rapper who was fatally shot in 1997, is recovering at home, but still has three pellets inside his body the veterinarian can't remove.
"One is in the back of his neck, one in his chin, and one in his head," said Crandell, who lives with her husband and two cats, Biggie and Smalls, in a house in the College Heights neighbourhood of Prince George.
Crandell said Biggie went missing on Nov. 3, and she thought he may have been eaten by a fox. But then a two weeks later, a veterinarian called to say the clinic had their cat and he had five or six pellet wounds.
A Prince George cat named Notorious B.I.G. survived being shot multiple times with a pellet gun. His owner Nicole Crandell says it's a miracle he survived. The cat still has three pellets lodged in his body. Photo: Handout from Nicole Crandell. PNG
A Prince George man, who lives about 20 kilometres away from Crandell's house, had found Biggie suffering from the gunshot wounds, and took him to the area veterinarian.
One of the pellets can be seen in Biggie's head. PNG
"The vet told us that it looked like someone had held him down and shot him with the pellet gun at close range," she said, adding she has no idea who would do something like that to their cat.
She said through social media, however, she has learned that other residents in her neighbourhood have complained about similar incidents with their pets.
She has filed a complaint with the B.C. SPCA, which is investigating the shooting.
Crandell is worried that the person who shot Biggie will do it again to her cats or her neighbour's pets.
"I hope whoever did this gets caught," she said.
She says Biggie is doing fine, and the pellets that are still lodged in his body don't appear to be giving him any pain. She says he seems very happy to be home.
ticrawford@postmedia.com
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I am always inquisitive about the lives of famous or interesting people and enjoy reading their biographies. For successful ones, I probe into why they can be so successful. For the non-successful ones, I seek to understand what causes their failures. I discover that successful people always have their own set of core values in lives. Not only will they not deviate from their core values over time, they also love reiterating their core values times and over again either via interviews or a normal conversation.
Below are some examples of great people and their core values I assumed from what I read about them.
Mark Zuckerberg : Mission, Care, Look Ahead. Refer here.
Liew Mun Leong : Build core competence, Discipline, Focus, Patient etc. Refer here.
So, here in this post, I will like to define my very own CORE VALUES in life. Instead of having long lists which is supposedly good, I do not want to be long-winded and hence simplify into THREE values of greater significance to me.
Encircling these values will be "Love" or passion which is so commonly mentioned by all the great people.
It is no doubt that this value is so important to me since even my Blog name "Rolf Suey" is all about finding your true self. "Rolf Suey" when letters re-arranged correctly is "Yourself". It means digging deep down into your heart and soul to ask who you really are and what you really want.
Passion is almost every successful person's secret sauce to success. It is no different for me. Yet, it is so difficult to truly find the real passion. Unless you are born quite a genius that even at a very young age, you already know what you like to do. Otherwise, I believe that prior to you finding your true passion, you got to have lots of exposures and experiences of seeing what the world is really like – trying, failing, and learning! Then you can understand your strengths and weaknesses and what you really like and dislike, and eventually what you really want to do in life.
After you know yourself well, you have to be yourself.
Since young, I had been very competitive. For not just one but a few sports, I use to be among the best in Singapore as a boy. However as I grow older and went through certain failures in lives be it in relationships, health or work, there was a time I started to wonder if I should continue to be competitive because it is really tiring.
I am also known to be outspoken. I always like to tell the truth and share what I reckon can be beneficial to the people around me without any personal gain for myself. Not that I am a bleeding heart, but maybe this is just me. Of course I will know how to be tactful when truthful. Otherwise I will have long crash in my corporate career! Despite all these, reality bites and telling the truth can be hurtful to people's feelings and bitterness may develop!
Therefore so many times I asked myself why should I be so "kaypoh"? I also pondered this question with one very close friend. He told me that I should just be myself! For these are my traits that he like about me as his best friend.
At different stages of our life, we may be faced with many important decisions to make. For me, integrity (right heart) is one that I can always safely fall back to if I am unsure.
For example you may come across an opportunity that can make you really rich in a short time. However this can possibly cause harm to others. Due to the money reward, we always try to convince ourselves that everything is going to be fine and no one is going to get hurt and we will be rich. This is despite the risk of causing harm to others can be high. In situation like this, if without a very strong integrity to fall back to, we can be distracted and choose the money-making decision.
In corporate work environment, politics and back-stabbings are commonplace. Imagine since the beginning, you have always been so righteously naïve and eventually was back-stabbed countless times. The pain of being backstabbed may lead to a person astray. He or she may eventually also behave similar to those who backstabbed others. Instilling a strong sense of integrity can prevent this from happening.
In my own scaling of corporate ladder, never once, my integrity in work is compromised even in the face of politics. The bigger picture for the benefit of the company is always my top priority. With these factors in mind, if those despicable political bastards play games with me, I will challenge them in their own den. I will make sure I will be strong and will not buckle. I will defend myself, and outsmart and outwork those who play foul. So many times in my career, I had repeatedly confronted and exposed those with hidden personal agenda with intelligently words. So far, it has always worked out well for me without me getting into trouble. Nonetheless, it is always tiring dealing with all these corporate b..s!
Contrary to what many believe that in order to get promotions in the corporate ladder, the only way is to be vicious and step on others to climb, I believe instead on integrity, creating value and always putting the company interest as first priority. If the company do not think so, then there is no regrets to leave or being fired. Then it is the company's problem or loss, and you should be happy instead that you are leaving.
As an ex-AJCian, I have stolen this value from our school motto and school song title.
"Not for myself alone" is the most difficult value to adhere to. This is because it is almost embedded in the nature of human that for almost anything one does, he/she did it for the sake of benefiting him/herself first. Ok, exception is probably parents to their children.
Yet, if we look at the history of mankind, all the "greats" had almost done things with primary intention of benefiting others more than themselves.
For e.g. Do you really think Lee Kuan Yew did what he did just because he wanted a legacy and hand the wealth and power to his descendants? Or could it be he really wanted this nation to prosper so that all Singaporeans and their future generation have better lives. I believe it is the latter. If it is the former, it will not last eventually.
Gandhi led nonviolent civil disobedient with the main intention to inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world rather than just for his own personal agenda. Steve Jobs wanted to change the world by offering the best innovative products to the consumer. He did not create iphone just to improve his own life. Mark Zuckerberg started facebook with the mission of connecting people and not just for his own life to be better. Alibaba Jack Ma no longer feel is his mission to serve his company only, but instead mentioned he is carrying the responsibility of Alibaba to serve the society.
Bill Gates and his wife could have just donated portion of their fortune to the charity and then enjoy their lives around the world with the wealthiest lifestyle one can ever imagine. Instead, they dedicated not just money, but their mind and time to charity, helping poorer countries (such as Africa) to become a better place to live in. In 2014, to raise awareness, Bill Gates drank water which was "produced from human feces" or produced from a sewage sludge treatment process called the Omni-processor.
Now…. let us take a good look at most of the online financial courses today promoting about how they are going to change your lives with guaranteed double-digit % return per year. Then take a good look at financial bloggers promoting how well they did in their investment portfolio with only lip service justification. Also take a look at all the enrichment classes which promotes that your child will be transformed from a "C" to "A" students in no time with minimal effort! For most of these companies/people (not all though), I am skeptical if their TRUE intention is really to help others or to only to help them to become wealthy as top priority. Using our gut and sensitivity, it is not that difficult to tell. But first, we must not be only masked by the short term monetary gains!
Undoubtedly "Non Mihi Solum" attitude will take a much longer time to bear fruit, because it will take time for people to finally realize your true good intention. Furthermore it will be painful initially because others may take advantage of your kindness. Nonetheless, I believe this is one of the most important values towards the route of true "enlightened success" in life.
It is obvious that just these three values are not all sufficient to be successful in life. There are so many other traits needed. The most important also being love or passion as I mentioned earlier, although this is already said countless times by many others. Other values such as hardwork, perseverance, failures, recovery, patience, positive mind, forward thinking and looking etc are all very important.
These are just my very own Three Core Values which hopefully will form the foundation of my own success in time to come!
Believing it strongly the above will likely to be married with kids. LOL!
Actually to defend those single, it is not always true la... because my best friend is single also and he is definitely not a selfish guy. On the contrary he is so helpful to others. Just that he believe so strongly that he forget to help himself first! LOL!!!
The only problem is he is so engrossed and engaged in his routine lifestyle that he did not break his comfort zone to go find his next half. I admit it is not easy when it comes to this, but also cannot entirely leave it to fate, I always tell him. You must find ur own happiness!
A leopard is a leopard.
A chameleon is a chameleon.
There must be some reasons why?
Doesn't matter what others behave, just be yourself.
Being yourself, you will naturally relax - finding relaxation you will naturally glow with "halo of peacefulness".
And the people around you will feel you too.
But how to practise the "art of relaxation" 7 to 11.
i am speaking from experience when i was practicing Taichi meditation for a few months only.
Somehow the people around you react to you in a relax manners too.
Wow... taichi is cool! I will love to do that one day!
Actually martial art is a good way to unleash the true you beneath.
Yes.. always feel relax reading your comments. Thank you!
Your 3 values suddenly reminded of my secondary school principal saying to us : " do not hurt yourself and do not hurt others."
Maybe the values when we learn from young is the most direct and relevant, but somehow as we grow up it is forgotten as we strive upwards in the society.
Your third values are big there because its no longer about a person but for the good of the larger pool of people, a sacrifice that is priceless and intangible.
Yes, although I heard someone say to me before that when u do charity it can be selfish because you just wanted to make urself feel good! Duh! Haha... funny idea, which I dun 100% agree. Most important is the heart must be upright.
I realise over the years aside from the greats, but also people around me, those less selfish one eventually almost have better ending in terms of career and family balance.
No doubt, I had seen many very selfish people climb in corporate or become rich, sometimes u say life is unfair.
But eventually either their health is affected, or they have family or kids problems, or they will ultimately lose a huge chunk of their wealth.
In other words not happy eventually if selfish!
I can sense you definitely belong to the selfless camp and a nice person as well.


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A wellness holiday spent in a hotel with a spa on the Ligurian Coast is only just the beginning!
The Hotel Torino Wellness & Spa is waiting for you in the new SPA Wellness Centre on the 5th floor with a panoramic view over Diano Marina and the Gulf of Diano.
Access to the Wellness Centre is not closely related to hotel stay. In fact, the SPA is also open to external clients and the access is not included in the room price.
Check the updated price list and book the SPA directly from the site: it is the easiest, fastest and allows you entry at special prices!
This type of bath at a lower temperature with delicate steam, chromotherapy and 98% humidity comes from the oriental tradition (hammam, in the Arabic language); it is preferred by those who cannot bear the temperature of the Finnish sauna.
This splendid relaxation area is equipped with comfortable deckchairs where you can taste the right draining infusion.
A thrill is what you need after a sauna or a Turkish bath!
his is a complete water course with chromotherapy: a mint-scented cold mist shower, maracuja-scented cold and tropical rain and a summer storm.
This is a classic pinewood Finnish sauna with a pleasant lighting system. This is the ideal place where you can detoxify and purify yourself and enjoy some peaceful meditation.
A heated Jacuzzi whirlpool bathtub situated on the panoramic terrace and solarium area.
In the SPA & Beauty area you will find a wide range of wellness care and treatments.
Access to the heated Jacuzzi and gym are free of charge, while access to the SPA provides an extra cost and is subject to booking availability.
Specialist sport, therapeutic, shiatsu, plantar reflexology treatments as well as water gym exercises are available, performed by skilled, professional and qualified physiotherapists.
Private SPA facilities are available upon request: the entire wellness centre is at your complete disposal to celebrate an anniversary, a particular occasion or to make your romantic weekend even more thrilling.
We also organise ad hoc events such as stag nights and hen parties, graduation and birthday parties with appropriate decorations and a dedicated buffet.
The SPA offers the possibility of Aperitifs & Finger-food on a private terrace with Jacuzzi.
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Minneapolis: January 24 to January 31, 2020
Cold War Kids at First Ave
It's the big 10 year anniversary of local radio station The Current, and they've been selling out all their shows. I believe most, if not all, of their shows will be broadcasting live ....
Show up early to check out duo Overcoats (Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell). We first caught them in May 2016 and noticed how different their live shows were about a year later: "Gone are the live instruments and keys; the recent Triple Rock …
Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from January 24 to January 31, 2020.
Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.
+ Overcoats
Fri 01/24/2020 (8pm/$28)
first-avenue.com
Cold War Kids will be headlining First Avenue this January 24th. CWK recently learned that their song "First" was the decade's most played Alternative track, right behind The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army". That's very impressive, and even CWK's Nathan Willett had to say, "This is insane! Thank you radio friends and fans. What an honor."
Cold War Kids' latest album, New Age Norms 1 is out now, and the band is on tour to promote the record. Opening up for them will be Overcoats. We first saw the two girls in May 2016 and have been following their career closely since.
The duo recently released their three-track single "The Fool" on double gatefold 7" from Loma Vista Recordings.
01/19 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
01/22 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
01/23 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room Lounge
01/24 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
01/25 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
01/27 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
01/28 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
01/29 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
01/31 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
02/01 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
02/04 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
02/06 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
02/07 – Richmond, VA – The National
02/8 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte
02/10 – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
02/11 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
02/12 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
02/14 – Tulsa, OK – Cain's Ballroom
02/15 – Austin, TX – Stubb's Bar-B-Q
02/21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Novo
Other shows in the area:
Best New Band at First Ave
Mike Gordon 2020 Tour
Bailen at 7th Street
Amber Liu 2020 Tour
Poppy at Amsterdam Bar
Lydia Liza and Big Cats at 7th Street
Opening up the show was sibling band Bailen, featuring Julia, Daniel, and David Bailen. There's a certain homemade charm about them, as we discovered the first time we encountered the trio with Joseph in Sep 2017. ....
[14 Oct 2019] Sulli (South Korean singer for f(x)), 25, suspected suicide [13 Oct 2019] Jay Frank (American music industry executive, founder of DigSin), 47, cancer [13 Oct 2019] Manuel Frattini (Italian dancer, singer), 54, heart attack …
BEST NEW BANDS OF 2019
Sat 01/25/2020 (6:30pm/$10)
It's the new year, so let's find out the best band of 2019… courtesy of First Avenue, The Current (Andrea Swennsson), Radio K (Emma Chekroun and Katie Powers), and Go Radio (Jordan).
Bands on the bill:
Fruitpunchloverboy
Green/Blue
Loki's Folly
Mae Simpson
Nur-D
Under Violet
Sun 01/26/2020 (7pm/$29)
varsitytheater.com
Phish bassist Mike Gordon and his band (Scott Murawski, Robert Walter, John Kimock and Craig Myers) will be headlining the Varsity Theater this Sunday, January 26th.
If you love Phish, you definitely want to give Gordon some love.
1/19 - Mr. Smalls Theatre - Millvale, PA
1/20 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
1/22 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL
1/23 - 20th Century Theater - Cincinnati, OH
1/24 - Delmar Hall - St. Louis, MO
1/25 - Majestic Theatre - Madison, WI
1/26 - Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN
1/28 - Boulder Theater - Boulder, CO
1/29 - The Commonwealth Room - Salt Lake City, UT
1/31 - Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
2/01 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA
+ Superior Siren
7th St Entry
Mon 01/27/2020 (7pm/$14)
Sibling band Bailen will be playing the 7th Street Entry this Monday, January 27th. Their debut album Thrilled To Be Here is out now.
We caught Bailen in June 2019 and said, "There's a certain homemade charm about them, as we discovered the first time we encountered the trio with Joseph in Sep 2017. The NYC group recently released their debut album Thrilled To Be Here (Fantasy Records), and they were literally thrilled to be playing some choice cuts from the record like "Something Tells Me", "I Was Wrong", and the rousing foot-stomper "Not Gonna Take Me"."
Superior Siren to open.
01/22/2020 3rd & Lindsley Nashville, TN
01/27/2020 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
01/28/2020 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
01/30/2020 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
02/01/2020 The Loving Touch Ferndale, MI
+ Meg & Dia, Justice Carradine
Tue 01/28/2020 (6:30pm/$28)
Former girl group f(x) member Amber Liu is headlining the Varsity Theater this January 28th. The South Korean singer will be bringing with her Meg & Dia and Justice Carradine. Doors at 6:30pm, all-ages show.
01/26/2020 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
01/28/2020 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
02/01/2020 House Of Blues Chicago, IL
02/04/2020 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
02/07/2020 Terminal 5 New York, NY
02/08/2020 Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD
02/09/2020 Rex Theater Pittsburgh, PA
02/13/2020 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
02/16/2020 South Side Music Hall Dallas, TX
02/17/2020 House Of Blues Houston, TX
02/18/2020 Scoot Inn Austin, TX
02/21/2020 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
+ Vowws
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Thu 01/30/2020 (6pm/$25/Sold Out)
amsterdambarandhall.com
If it wasn't winter, this is the show I would be happy to show up. It's Poppy. That weird internet girl. The show is sold out.
Poppy's new album I Disagree is out now on Sumerian Records.
Vowws to open.
Jan 22 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
Jan 24 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
Jan 25 - Seattle, WA - Neptune
Jan 27 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Grand at Complex
Jan 28 - Denver, CO - Gothic
Jan 30 - Minneapolis, MN - Amsterdan
Jan 31 - Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
Feb 1 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic
Feb 2 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
Feb 4 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
Feb 6 - New York, NY - Brooklyn Steel
Feb 7 - Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts
Feb 8 - Washington, D.C. - U Street Music Hall
Feb 10 - Charlotte, NC - Underground
Feb 12 - Tampa, FL - The Orpheum
Feb 14 - Atlanta, GA - The Loft at Center Stage
Feb 15 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
Feb 17 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
Feb 19 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
Feb 20 - Phoenix, AZ - The Pressroom
Feb 21 - Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theater
Mar 12 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
Mar 13 - Glasgow, UK - Cathouse
Mar 14 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy 2
Mar 15 - London, UK - Heaven
Mar 17 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
Mar 18 - Brussels, BE - Orangerie
Mar 20 - Paris, FR - Le Trabendo
Mar 21 - Bochum, DE - Zeche
Mar 22 - Berlin, DE - Columbia Theater
Mar 24 - Munich, DE - Backstage Halle
Mar 25 - Milan, IL - Santeria
Mar 26 - Vienna, AT - Flex
Mar 27 - Zurich, CH - Plaza
Mar 29 - Barcelona, SP - Sala Razzmatazz 2
Mar 30 - Madrid, SP - Sala Caracol
LYDIA LIZA & BIG CATS
+ Dwynell Roland, K.Raydio, Taliaknight
Lydia Liza and Big Cats collaborated on their new album Oh Boy. The album release party is this January 31st. Joining them will include Dwynell Roland, K.Raydio, and Taliaknight.
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Lydia Liza and Big Cats 'Oh Boy' Album Release
w/ Dwynell Roland, K.Raydio, and TaliaKnight
in the 7th St Entry on Friday, January 31
Tickets → bit.ly/2YE659o
$12.00 advance / $15.00 day of show
8:00 PM doors / 9:00 PM showtime
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Minneapolis: May 17 to May 19, 2017
Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 17 to May 19, 2017.
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The buzzing Manchester, UK foursome has been out on a short (and very sold out) tour of the U.S., previewing tracks from its second full-length, breathily titled I Like It When You Sleep …
at Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Wednesday 05/17/17, 7pm ($25)
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The 1975 is back in America to promote their #1 US and UK sophomore album I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it (Dirty Hit / Interscope Records).
We've been covering the UK quartet since their US debut in October 2013 and recently covered their First Avenue show in 2015 and we can tell you that they've consistently sold out their Minneapolis appearance.
This year, the band upgraded their venue to St Paul's Roy Wilkins Auditorium, which is not our favorite venue, but at least it may be big enough to accommodate all their fans.
Show up early to check out all the buzz for Colouring. The London band is touring on the strength of their debut EP Symmetry and their new single 'The Wave'. The track is taken from their upcoming EP, due from Interscope Records in mid-2017.
May 12 Bethlehem, PA Sands Bethlehem
May 16 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Ballroom
May 17 St Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
May 19 Lancaster, NE Pinewood Bowl Amph
May 22 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
May 23 Rochester, NY Main Street Armory
May 25 Ottawa, ON Richcraft Live
May 26 Montreal, QC Plaine des Jeux
May 26-28 Boston, MA Boston Calling Festival
May 28 Glens Falls, NY Glens Falls Civic Center
May 30 Niagara Falls, NY Rapids Theatre
June 1 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
June 3 Columbus, OH Express Live!
June 2-4 Cincinnati, OH Bunbury Music Festival
After a short set by hip-hop songstress K. Flay (who we previously saw at a Go 96.3 show and was still promoting last year's Life as a Dog (Bummer Picnic Records), this co-headlining bill ...
at First Avenue
Wednesday 05/17/17, 7pm ($21.75)
With strong local support from radio station Go 96.3, K.Flay has been invited to the Twin Cities since Aria in March 2015 and just recently at Fine Line in Feb 2017.
The Los Angeles-based pop/hip-hop singer is back on tour now for her second album Every Where Is Some Where.
Austin's Missio to open. The band previously opened for K.Flay on her Crush Me Tour. The duo's breakout single 'Middle Fingers', which was quickly picked up on SiriusXM's Alt Nation (where it hit the #1 spot on the influential "Alt-18 Countdown"). The song will likely be available on their debut record Loner (available May 19th).
05/11/2017 - Perth, Aus - Rosemount Hotel
05/13/2017 - Bunbury, Aus - Groovin The Moo
05/17/2017 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
05/20/2017 - Chicago, IL - WKQX PIQNIQ
05/27/2017 Vinoy Waterfront Park @ 97X BBQ
05/28/2017 104.3 Undertow Jam
05/29/2017 X102.9 Rock On the River
06/14/2017 Richmond, VA
06/15-06/18/17 - Dover, DE - Firefly Fest
06/22/17 - Berlin, DE - Lido
06/23-06/25 - Scheessel, DE - Hurricane Festival
06/23-06/25 - Neuhausen, DE - Southside Fest
06/27/2017 Camden Assembly London
07/14-07/16 - Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
07/15-07/16 - Birmingham, AL - Sloss Music
08/04/2017 Hollywood Casino @ 105.7 The Point
08/19/2017 Bissell Park@ Riverfest
09/17/2017 Pearl Street Northampton, MA
09/20/2017 Port City Music Hall Portland, ME
09/21/2017 Higher Ground - South Burlington, VT
09/23/2017 Stewart Park @ Cayuga Sound
09/26/2017 Talking Stick Resort Arena Phoenix, AZ
09/28/2017 Mattress Firm AmpH chula Vista, CA
* with Mother Mother
New York-based, Sudanese-American producer and MC, Oddisee will be playing at the 7th Street Entry this Thursday, June 2nd, in support of a new instrumental album via Mello Music Group.
Suitcase Junket
One-man-band The Suitcase Junket (aka Matt Lorenz) opened up the show. Lorenz had all the musical instrumentals in his "band" at an arm's length... complete with leg percussions and
Caleb Hawley
Side 2 EP by American singer/songwriter Caleb Hawley, just came out last night, September 9th. Obviously Side 2 is the follow-up to Side 1, which came out earlier this year. The New Yorker
05/18/17 False, with Zebulon Pike,Pestifere and Ulkum will be at Triple Rock Social Club. 8pm, $10.
05/18/17 Oddisee, aka rapper Amir Mohamed el Khalifa, is headlining 7th Street Entry on Thursday. Big Cats and Ryan Kopperud to open. 7:30pm, $16.
05/18/17 The Suitcase Junket is headlining the Turf Club in St Paul. The one-man-band (Matt Lorenz) was previously in town in April 2017, and we noted, "Lorenz is no stranger to being on stage and managing a variety of instruments, as he was one of the member of trio Rusty Belle, with his sister Kate. After finding a guitar from a dorm dumpster, Lorenz fixed it up and started working on songs that would soon would be known as his The Suitcase Junket project." Del Barber and Jillian Rae to open. 7:30pm, $10.
05/18/17-05/19/17 The two martins, Steve Martin and Martin Short is doing a two-night residency at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. The show is called "Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Lives" with The Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff Babko. 7:30pm, $79.
05/19/17 Alex Napping is touring in support of their second album Mise En Place (Father/Daughter Records). They will be stopping by the Seward Café in Minneapolis. The venue does not have pricing listing, but it is $5. 4th Curtis and Gully Boys to open. Wetter is not listed on the website, but I think they might also play. 8pm, $5
05/19/17 Soul singer Caleb Hawley and New Sound Underground will be at the Triple Rock on Friday. 9pm, $10
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Minneapolis: June 1 to June 2, 2016
Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 1 to June 2, 2016.
Last month, Mutual Benefit (aka Jordan Lee) went back and remastered his Cowboy's Prayer EP, as an etched one-sided 12" on Other Music Records. In celebration ....
at 7th Street Entry
Wednesday, 06/01/16, 7pm ($12/$15)
Mutual Benefit (aka Jordan Lee) just released Skip A Sinking Stone on Friday, May 20th, via one of our new favorite label, Mom+Pop. Mutual Benefit will be headlining the 7th Street Entry next Wednesday, June 1st.
Guests Florist and Northern Darling to open the show.
Note: The show was originally scheduled for the Turf Club, but has moved to the 7th Street Entry.
Mutual Benefit Tour Dates:
05/27 — Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel
05/28 — Lansing, MI @ Mac's Bar
05/30 — Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room
05/31 — Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
06/01 — Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
06/05 — Seattle, WA @ Barboza
06/06 — Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
06/08 — San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
06/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Resident
06/11 — San Diego, CA @ Casbah
06/14 — Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
06/15 — Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
06/17 — St. Louis, MO @ Luminary Center
06/18 — Columbus, OH @ The Basement
06/20 — Washington, DC @ DC9
06/21 — Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
06/22 — New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
06/23 — Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right
06/24 — Boston, MA @ Great Scott
Circa Survive become one of the "must listen to" bands for any teenager in the early 2000's. This band features members of Saosin, This Day Forward, and ....
at Studio B (Skyway Theatre)
Thursday, 06/02/16 ($25)
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On Thursday, June 2nd Post-Hardcore group Saosin will be making a triumphant comeback to Minneapolis with a show at The Skyway Theatre (Studio B). These guys just released Along the Shadow which is their first new album since 2009 and their first album with singer Anthony Green since 2003.
This album goes back to their roots with all of the energy and confidence that they've always had but with a sense of vulnerability. It straddles the line between metalcore angst and some good old melodic experimentalism which is exactly what makes Saosin, Saosin.
Saosin will headline at Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis on June 2 before joining the Taste of Chaos tour this summer. All dates listed below.
06/03 Chicago, IL - FirstMerit Bank Pavilion
06/04 Sterling Heights, MI - Freedom Hill Amph
06/05 Indianapolis, IN - Farm Bureau Insurance
06/07 Pittsburgh, PA - Petersen Events Center
06/08 Lewiston, NY - Artpark
06/09 Mt. Pocono, PA- Sherman Theater
06/10 Columbus, OH - Columbus Commons
06/11 Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion
06/12 Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica
06/14 Boston, MA - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
06/15 Portland, ME - Maine State Pier
06/16 Wallingford, CT - Oakdale Theatre
06/17 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
06/18 Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
06/19 Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier
06/21 Charlotte, NC - Uptown Amphitheatre
06/22 Alpharetta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amph
06/27 Bossier City, LA - CenturyLink Center
06/29 Kansas City, MO - The Crossroads
06/30 Oklahoma City, OK - Criterion Theater
07/02 Houston, TX - Revention Music Center
07/03 Cedar Park, TX - Cedar Park Center
07/05 Papillion, NE - Sumtur Amphitheater
07/06 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07/07 Magna, UT - The Great Salt Air
07/08 Boise, ID - Revolution Event Center
07/09 Everett, WA - XFINITY Arena at Everett
07/10 Eugene, OR - Cuthbert Amphitheater
07/12 Concord, CA - Concord Pavilion
07/13 Fresno, CA - Rotary Amphitheater at Woodward Park
07/14 Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre
07/16 San Bernardino, CA - San Manuel Amphitheater
07/17 San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park (Saosin headline)
Lineup varies by date - please check your local performance information at www.tasteofchaos.com
Lungs by Florence and the Machine. The album, as far as I know, is not available in the US until October 20th, at least physical CD is concerned - as it's available ....
at Xcel Energy Center
Thursday, 06/02/16, 6pm ($30.50 - $80.50)
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Florence + The Machine first came to my attention when I reviewed her Lungs album in 2009. I've known she was special, but really had no idea just how popular she eventually would become.
Florence + The Machine's latest How Big How Blue How Beautiful was a massive album, and it is Florence Welch's first U.S. #1 album. She's never been bigger in the states, so, of course, she'll be doing some massive stadium shows this summer with support from Grimes and Of Monsters And Men.
05/26 Denver, CO Pepsi Center†
06/02 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center†
06/04 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center‡
06/07 Boston, MA Xfinity Center‡
06/08 Montreal, QC Bell Centre‡
06/10 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amph‡
06/11 Detroit, MI DTE Energy‡
06/12 Chicago, IL Hollywood Casino ‡
06/14 New York, NY Barclays Center†
†with Grimes
‡with Of Monsters And Men
Rhymesayers' Toki Wright warmed up the audience with help from Big Cats on the turntables and Lydia Liza working the backup vocals. ....
Thursday, 06/02/16, 8pm ($15)
New York-based, Sudanese-American producer and MC, Oddisee will be playing at the 7th Street Entry this Thursday, June 2nd, in support of a new instrumental album via Mello Music Group. The tour will feature his full live band Good Compny.
Local Big Cats (the one half of Tribe & Big Cats and not to be confused with Tennessee's Big Cats or Canada's BigCat) to open.
Oddisee & Good Compny (Full Band) Live Tour Dates
05/26/16 The Independent - San Francisco, CA
05/30/16 Sasquatch Festival - Seattle, WA
06/02/16 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
06/04/16 Bunbury Festival - Cincinnatti, OH
06/12/16 Northside Festival - Brooklyn, NY
06/25/16 Glastonbury Festival - Pilton, UK
06/27/16 O2 Academy - Oxford, UK
07/07/16 Les Ardentes Festival - Leige, Belgium
07/08/16 North Sea Jazz Festival - Rotterdam
07/09/16 Open Source Festival - Dusseldorf
07/10/16 Cactus Festival - Bruges, Belgium
07/16/16 Melt! Festival - Gräfenhainichen
07/19/16 Valkhof Festival - Nijmegen, Netherlands
07/23/16 Hip Hop Open Festival - Vienna, Austria
07/27/16 Blue Balls Festival - Lucerne, Switzerland
07/29/16 Appletree Gardens Festival - Diepholz, DE
07/30/16 Stuttgart Festival - Stuttgart, DE
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Caroline Smith at First Avenue, Minneapolis (09/27/13)
10/05 Milwaukee, WI @ Riverwest Public House
10/08 Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks
10/09 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
10/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
10/11 North Bennington, VT @ Vermont Arts Exch
10/12 Middlebury, VT@ Middlebury College
10/13 Providence, RI @ Columbus Theater
10/16 Scranton, PA @ The Bog
10/17 Wilmington, DE @ World Cafe Live
10/18 Columbus, OH @ Woodlands Tavern
10/22 St Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
11/02 Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's
11/08 Chicago, IL @ The Hideout
Caroline Smith
Well, that wasn't a surprise. After hearing about Caroline Smith's new album coming out soon-ish since June, it's official now. Her latest album is called Half About Being A Woman.…
Andrew brought this to my attention: former Solid Gold guitarist Paulie Heenan was killed. When I interviewed Solid Gold in 2009, Heenan was not with the band.…
Caroline Smith, with her full band, is celebrating her record release for Half About Being A Woman at First Avenue in Minneapolis last night, September 27th.
TOKI WRIGHT
To help with the album launch, Rhymesayers' Toki Wright warmed up the audience with help from Big Cats on the turntables and Lydia Liza working the backup vocals. Wright look like natural on stage, knowing exactly how to work the crowd. Songs on their set seem like perhaps recent collaboration with Lydia, but there was an oldie (2011) in there called "Baldwin Rebirth".
Highlight from this set was when Wright was trying to remind the audience that the Caroline Smith album Half About Being A Woman is out now and you should buy it, "Don't act broke, I see that beer!"
It's been a few years since I saw Solid Gold, so it was nice to see them again. They seem to have a lot of dedicated fans, who showed up just to see the band perform. They didn't do their hit song "Get Over It"… which I suppose I should 'get over it'. Instead, the band concentrated on songs from 2012's Eat Your Young, but throwing in songs like "Bible Thumper" from their debut Bodies of Water into the mix. They ended their set with a jam-version of the Beatles' "Love You To".
As for Caroline Smith, it's fun to watch her grow as an artist. We talked about her in 2008, which Brody mentioned that she opened up for B.B. King when she was only 16 years old. So we watched her progression from blues to folk with her band Good Night Sleeps. Then, earlier in June 2013 we had a preview of her R&B and soul music from Half About Being A Woman.
As expected, the majority of her set is from the new record, Half About Being A Woman, including the intro song, "Magazine", "All That I Know Is (I'm Your Baby)" and the title track. The new songs sounded great, particularly with the two dedicated backup singers who added a retro soul sound.
I think if you like old 60s soul with some rhythm and blues, you're going to find a lot to love on Half About Being A Woman (out October 8th on United Interests). Caroline Smith will be taking the full band and backup singers on the road this October, so check them out if they are coming to your town.
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People must manage an exploding array of digital content that they create or are responsible for, both at work and at home. We call this collection the digital self, and it includes everything from reports for the boss to digital music to credit card bills and social media posts — all of the digital content, by and about individuals, created, mutual, received, or recorded. Managing the digital self has become increasingly difficult as individuals embrace multiple work and personal devices. Today's personal cloud tools for managing the digital self, such as services for file sync or notes, will evolve into a full ecosystem of services for the digital self in three phases: 1) satisfying simple needs, such as file sync; 2) services for the digital self, such as financial management; and 3) curated ecosystems, offering holistic sets of federated services. CIOs will have to contend with employees' desire to mix work and personal content using vendors that the organization has not selected and can't control.


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Liver Renewed by Telomerase-Expressing Stem Cells
The liver's amazing ability to repair itself is the stuff of legend and, increasingly, scientific understanding. A new study, for example, has found that liver repair is aided by a diffuse population of rare stem cells. These stem cells produce elevated levels of telomerase, a protein often associated with resistance to aging. In addition, these stem cells express fewer metabolic genes, perhaps to avoid the wear and tear sustained by other liver cell populations.
The new findings, which were uncovered at the Stanford University School of Medicine, appeared April 4 in the journal Nature, in an article entitled, "Distributed hepatocytes expressing telomerase repopulate the liver in homeostasis and injury." This article demonstrates that in mice, about 3–5% of all liver cells consist of liver stem cells that intensify telomerase production and ease off metabolism. These stem cells, which are evenly distributed through the liver's lobules, proliferate in place to make clumps of new liver cells, both during regular cell turnover and after liver damage occurs.
The Stanford scientists, led by Steven Aretandi, M.D., Ph.D., used lineage tracing from the telomerase reverse transcriptase (Tert) locus in mice to demonstrate that rare hepatocytes with high telomerase expression (TERTHigh hepatocytes) are distributed throughout the liver lobule.
"During homeostasis, these cells regenerate hepatocytes in all lobular zones, and both self-renew and differentiate to yield expanding hepatocyte clones that eventually dominate the liver," the authors of the Nature article wrote. "In response to injury, the repopulating activity of TERTHigh hepatocytes is accelerated and their progeny cross zonal boundaries."
Telomerase is a protein complex that "tops off" the ends of chromosomes after DNA replication. Without its activity, protective chromosomal caps called telomeres would gradually shorten with each cell division. Most adult cells have little to no telomerase activity, and the progressive shortening of their telomeres serves as a kind of molecular clock that limits the cells'—and, some believe, an organism's—life span.
However, stem cells and some cancer cells make enough telomerase to keep their telomeres from shortening, effectively stopping the aging clock and allowing a seemingly unlimited number of cell divisions. Mutations that block telomerase activity cause cirrhosis in mice and humans. Conversely, mutations that kick telomerase into high gear are frequently found in liver cancers.
Dr. Artandi's team, which includes lead author Shengda Lin, Ph.D., wondered whether telomerase expression could serve as a marker to identify the subset of cells responsible for regenerating the liver during normal turnover. These cells, the team surmised, could also serve as the cell of origin for liver cancer.
"These rare cells can be activated to divide and form clones throughout the liver," said Dr. Artandi. "As mature hepatocytes die off, these clones replace the liver mass. But they are working in place. They are not being recruited away to other places in the liver. This may explain how the liver can quickly repair damage regardless of where it occurs in the organ."
"RNA sequencing shows that metabolic genes are downregulated in TERTHigh hepatocytes, indicating that metabolic activity and repopulating activity may be segregated within the hepatocyte lineage," the Nature article noted. The fact that these stem cells express fewer metabolic genes might be one way to protect the cells from the daily grind faced by their peers, and to limit the production of metabolic byproducts that can damage DNA.
"This may be one way to shelter these important cells and allow them to pass on a more pristine genome to their daughter cells," Dr. Artandi suggested. "They are not doing all the 'worker bee' functions of normal hepatocytes."
When Dr. Lin engineered the telomerase-expressing hepatocytes to die in response to a chemical signal and gave the mice with a liver-damaging chemical, he found that those animals in which the telomerase cells had been killed exhibited much more severe liver scarring than those in which the cells were functional.
"You could imagine developing drugs that protect these telomerase-expressing cells, or ways to use cell therapy approaches to renew livers," commented Dr. Artandi. "On the cancer side, I think that these cells are very strong candidates for cell of origin. We are finally beginning to understand how this organ works."
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Finding Books, Journals & Media
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Think Tank Search. Think Tank directory from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
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More than 14.000 EU online merchants called for effective measures against platform bans.
The German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) and several German courts have been highly critical w/r to platform bans.
The great benefit of the Internet is the way in which it gives the initiative to consumers. Online shopping offers an alternative to many people from high-street shopping and it expands the selection of goods available to purchase. For other consumers, it may be the ONLY way to access certain products, because they are not available in the area in which they live. eBay believes policymakers should support ecommerce as a key driver of competition and consumer choice. However, some manufacturers believe this will threaten their profit margins and therefore erect unfair barriers to online commerce, in an effort to hinder competition and restrict consumer choice.
Vertical restraints are agreements between different entities in a supply chain - such as a manufacturer and retailer - that relate to the conditions under which the parties may purchase, sell or resell certain goods or services. One example of a vertical restraint is selective distribution. Whilst vertical restraints may be legitimately used to make product supply more efficient, there are many cases where eBay sellers suffer unfair and unjustified restrictions on online sales – preventing small businesses from accessing distribution and technology that they need to reach broader customer bases. These restrictions are designed to limit the availability of some products, with the aim of keeping prices high and denying competition that delivers choice to consumers.
eBay does not question the use of selective distribution per se. We advocate clarifications to the rules so that selective distribution is only used to promote competition and the consumer interest, rather than a means to impose unjustified restrictions on online trading. eBay believes that policy should promote innovative, consumer-friendly ecommerce businesses. We oppose any calls for ecommerce only to be allowed on specific online-shops and not on open marketplaces. Such restrictions would act as a barrier to consumer-orientated, online- and mobile-focused businesses in Europe.
Last week, German sporting goods manufacturer Adidas, publicly announced that they would be lifting its sales restrictions on the use of eBay and other third-party marketplaces by authorized sellers.
On 2 April, representatives from eBay Inc. Government Relations will join with representatives from Choice in eCommerce to discuss how small businesses and entrepreneurs have been negatively impacted by sales restrictions placed on Internet commerce with Róża Gräfin vonThun und Hohenstein, Member of Parliament for Poland.