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A recognized industry leader, Rob has over twenty-five years' experience as an enterprise software executive with demonstrated leadership success at startup companies to large companies, including Symantec and Axent Technologies. An internet security pioneer and innovator, he is credited with the creation of the first commercial intrusion detection system, and led the business unit that developed and brought to market the first security compliance product. As CTO at Symantec, Rob defined Symantec's technology strategy and was a key part of the management team that drove the company to grow from slightly under $1B in revenue to over $5B in five years. He also serves as a member of the board of directors for Telligent and PasswordBank.
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Interview Time Index (MM:SS) and Topic
Rob, thank you for sharing your deep experiences with our audience.
"….Thank you. It's my pleasure. I'm delighted to be here…."
Rob profiles his work history and shares some defining and usable lessons from the major events and roles in his history.
"….Lessons:….Innovation is great, but you also have to be in a hot market….It's absolutely essential to have innovation to keep up with the ever advancing security threats. I definitely learned that the people trying to break into systems could be as innovative as the ones who trying to keep them from breaking in….It's people that power the success of a software company and it's probably the people that power the success of any company…."
What are private clouds and why would an organization want one?
"….A private cloud is a fancy term that we use for the next generation of data center automation….What they do is they turn that organization's existing infrastructure into a service that users can consume on demand…."
How should organizations think about implementing a private cloud?
"….Anytime IT invokes a huge project with not much ROI until the end of that huge project it's usually destined for failure. You have to find a way to chop it up and do the implementation in a way that you're getting ROI right from the first phase…."
What are the risks and rewards in a private cloud deployment?
"….Risks:….I'd be very leery of a so-called phased implementation of the cloud that phases in the stack as opposed to getting phased across the company….One of the issues you have to look at are issues like security; it's much easier in a private cloud because the organization already controls the data center. On the self-service side, you have to have some kind of accounting mechanism so we quickly see the environment that gets out of control….Licensing can be one of the issues so it's important to make sure that you have the licensing in place….Rewards:….The cost savings are huge both in terms of the hardware (less power), and far less staff time in order to do the standup of services and application…."
Rob, you were a featured speaker at the ISACA World Congress on CTO/CIO insights. You shared many valuable insights at the World Congress. The next series of questions are from the lessons you shared at the World Congress.
Which emerging technologies or movements do you find exciting, scary, or that promise to alter our lives?
"….Cloud computing is one of them….Social media….An increasing mobile workforce that is hardly new but continues to affect us….Consumerization of IT with movements like Bring Your Own Device….."
We've all heard the promises of these emerging technologies. What are some of the risks of mistakes here?
"….Whether that's cloud or any other kind of emerging technology, it's important to show some type of return so there's a reason why we're doing it and it's easy to articulate that kind of return….There are security issues with every single one of these emerging technologies, whether that be with cloud — particularly if you go to hybrid cloud…."
The role of CIO or CTO is itself changing. How do you differentiate these and what new twists do you see impacting the roles?
"….Both of them require an external focus, but CIOs tend to be more internally focused. Both are tremendously challenging and are absolutely critical to the success of the company, because without them being done well the company is likely to run out of gas both on the innovation front and the IT service front as it goes forward through the years…."
Much is said about 'aligning IT with the business.' What does this mean to you and your business?
"….Another way of saying it is: what does IT have to do to avoid becoming irrelevant?….So when you think about 'aligning IT with the business' it means you've got to be tight with the business part of the company and get out of the reactionary role…."
How should companies be leveraging technology to improve top-line revenue, not just to cut costs?
"….If you are going to take advantage of new business opportunities a lot of organizations need to be agile….Any reasonably large organization has to find a way to leverage private cloud. I think smaller organizations probably are going to leverage part of the public cloud…."
To what extent is the business driving technology choices? How and why? How is this impacting people?
"….Businesses need to be able to set things up in a way that they can leverage technology with as little effort as possible. That's very different from the kind of organizations that we've had and it's a different kind of model and is definitely impacting some technology choices to put that type of technology model in place…."
We hear a lot about Big Data these days. What does that mean to you and why should we care about it?
"….Big Data is a great term and it's usually applied to large amounts of data that's not in a structured database-type form….If you think about it, there are fantastic things you can do with that data — you can find connections that weren't there before and you can create value that wasn't there before….If you look at any large organization that has been in business for awhile, chances are they've amassed a lot of information about the market and about customers and they are all trying to figure out how they can use that to become more competitive and increase revenues…."
Gamification is central to many of the social media platforms as a means to fuel participation with reputation rewards. How do you see such mechanisms playing out in your environment or with your clients?
"….At Adaptive Computing, we don't get directly involved in gamification, but we definitely have customers that can use our private cloud technology to enable their own gamification efforts. What you have to do is make the IT part of this easier for users so that it allows them to focus on other things such as gamification. Social media I think is a big piece of this as well…."
What changes do you foresee to the skills needed for this future? How can we prepare the workforce for this new reality?
"….In modern days we really need to use data to drive our decision-making. I would suggest that the best employees now and in the future know how to collect and analyze data and then use that data to make optimized decisions…."
Do you feel computing should be a recognized profession on par with accounting, medicine and law with demonstrated professional development, adherence to a code of ethics, personal responsibility, public accountability, quality assurance and recognized credentials?
[See http://www.ipthree.org and the Global Industry Council, http://www.ipthree.org/about-ip3/global-advisory-council]
"….I think it needs to move in that direction; on the other hand I'm not sure it needs to go all the way….I think it is important to continue to move forward with guidelines and best practices for most areas of computing, but we also need to balance it. I think we need to be sure that such efforts do not stifle innovation and progress…."
Rob, from your extensive speaking, travels, and work, please share three stories (examples: amusing, surprising, unexpected, amazing).
"….I'm old enough that I have quite a few….The fact is in IT and in security, we generally find a way to say no to emerging megatrends and I would suggest that it generally ends up being futile in the end. You can't resist megatrends that are of that size because they are like waves and are going to wash over you and being the guy that resisted it the entire time could end up jeopardizing your career…."
Rob, if you were conducting this interview, what three questions would you ask and then what would be your answers?
"….How will IT be different in 10 years?….Which will be bigger, public clouds or private clouds?….How can someone learn about private cloud implementation?…."
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That really depends on you. I would recommend against it, but that is me; others trade one currency pair so don't take any advice from anyone and ask yourself as you need to be happy with it.
That really depends on you. I would recommend against it, but that is me; others trade one currency pair so don't take any advice from anyone and ask yourself as you need to be happy with it.
For beginners it is necessary that they should trade with single pair in the beginning and after experience it well go for other pairs to perform better trading.
I usually just follow the aud/usd or nzd/usd they move alike ones a little bit more erratic, if i am off these pairs in just scalping a hot hand.
Being a naturally contrarian sort, I will just disagree with most everyone else. I like to trade trends. I don't care which pair I trade as long as it is trending. The more the better. By limiting myself to one pair and one pair only I may be missing fantastic opportunities on other pairs because the one pair I have locked myself into is flat.
True, certain pairs exhibit their own, unique personalities such as the "spikey," long wick nature of the GBP/JPY but how hard is it to see that it displays this trait? 2 seconds? Trade 'em all, I say.
You are right following 1 pair at the start, this really increases winning rates I experienced. Just try to watch 1/2 pairs,u do not need to trade but watch them to see what is happening with other currency. For example I mainly trade AUDUSD and sometimes USDJPY and watch EURUSD.So USD is common here and it gives me the idea what USD is doing overall
Happy trading.
Its true that as a newbie one should focus on one currency pair , if they do so then will be expert on currency must and will able to make profit must.
I'd say yes. Trading multiple pairs requires skills. When you going to rock on one of the majors, you can try to do the one, that acts same way. And then go wider and wider until one day you figure out you're trading rubles against INR and have no problems with that.
Although I don't go any less than 1H when carrying out analysis, any less and I find noise starts to kick in.
Currently in a short from 1.5700, TP set to 1.5640, SL 1.5730, SL moved to BE at 1.5670 - See how this pre-European trade figures out. Would like to see the 1.5730 intra-day option barrier hold up for today.
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Somehow we got talked into going on opening night. And funnily enough, nobody in our final configuration (myself, Official Girlfriend/Co-Writer of DCWD Texas, and Official Friends of DCWD Sam, Shawn, Mr Magoo, and Danielle) was the original idea-man. But we gamely pressed on to try Mike Isabella's new not-Mexican Mexican restaurant.
The Vibe
It's hard walking into Bandolero without getting the weird impression of, "This is some alternate universe version of Hook." For anyone who had ever visited the restaurant before its 2011 fire, the quirky two-floor layout is the same, but gone are all of the white walls and tablecloths and TV screens of aquariums. In their stead is a series of black and red and more black and Dia de los Muertos skulls. Up front is a small bar section and a long sixteen seat backlit bar. Beyond that is a section portioned off by black metal outdoor fencing, as well as some twos and fours until the open service window. Round the middle, the stairs take you to the quieter upstairs seating where some larger tables reside, like the six we sat at for this meal.
Bandolero has painted over the exposed brick, black with some industrial print and a graphic right upfront of a bandit reminiscent of Calvera from Magnificent Seven. Lighting is provided by some antique-y lanterns and chandeliers, and some red spotlights attached to the walls, but the restaurant remains fairly dim.
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The Food
Lucky for us, there were six relatively hungry people at the table, so it wasn't really hard to get a smattering of tastes. Since they came out fast and consistently, instead of listing by how they came out, we'll go with the Mexican bandit theme and sort them by The Good, the Fine, and the We'll Pass.
The Good
Perhaps the single greatest dish of the night was by far the queso fundido, a dish that even a few days in, has already received praise from the Post. Made of manchego cheese with bits of duck confit and maitake and a sunny side up egg squished in there, this was every bit as surprising since it so greatly stood apart from not only your garden variety nacho cheese, but from any other presentation of queso we've had in the city so far. Still gooey but sharp and fresh rather than commercial, the chunks of meat were delightful to sample with our baked nachos.
Probably our second favorite dish as a table was the blue crab taquito (in this instance, the literal tiny taco, not the rolled up version), with coconut, red chili, and purple potato. Surprisingly light and surprisingly (and pleasantly) light on the coconut, it had enough flavor for all of us.
Texas nominated her other favorite as the enchilada verde, filled with wild mushrooms, oaxaca cheese, and a mole verde. I thought the mushrooms were the most forward of all the ingredients, which meant I didn't like it as much as the others.
At the very least, we were all decently into the house El Bandolero margarita: espolon blanco tequila, patron citronage, lime, blood orange. Sweet, on tap, and free-flowing; a little finer than say Alero, but probably in line with other high end margaritas. However, Texas did have one problem with the "on-tap" gimmick, saying, "Doesn't that just mean pre-mixed and not fresh?"
The Fine
The group was otherwise split or ambivalent about a lot of the other dishes. I don't know that anybody
else was into them, but my order of suckling pig tacos with an apple
relish and habanero mustard was at the very least a smart bite, with a
slightly sweet tang that was enjoyable. Coming in pairs, I ended up monopolizing them, though again, no one was really fighting me for them.
My other mild success was the nachos, topped with crispy goat, white beans, goat cheese, and chili de arbol. The goat was interesting and I do love goat cheese, but the joy was short-lived since the toppings were sparse, and frankly then it just became slightly flavored chips. Compared to the insta-joy that was the queso, this was forgettable.
Shawn ordered the flautas, filled with pork cheek in a red chili sauce with queso anejo. The flauta itself was fairly corn forward, with a decent flavor from the pork. Still, as I look back on this dinner, this is the one dish that I struggle to remember the most, outside of a few cursory details. Which is to say it wasn't the best, but it also wasn't terrible.
Texas's order of octopus tacos with adobo and cucumber relish was also met with a lot of, "this is fine." Everything was cooked okay, with the octopus probably a little rubbery, but with a decent char and a fresh taste. Still, it wasn't anything mind-blowing; just a quick few slightly memorable bites.
Our starter platter was also a lot of fine: first, guacamole with salsa roja, masa crisps, and chicharrones; second, sikil pak, a pumpkin seed dip flavored with jalapeno and orange; and third, totopos, fried chips with a ranch-like cream sauce. These weren't bad, they just weren't up to the standards of Bandolero's contemporaries; the guac was good but not Oyamel level, the pumpkin seed dip had a lot of "well, this is very interesting" reactions, and the fried tortillas seemed like a cheeseless chilaquiles, which is to say, quickly soggy and missing the point.
The We'll Pass
On the things that were suffering opening night jitters, part one was the skirt steak tacos, with refried beans, avocado, salsa, and crispy onions. The overwhelming feeling was that this was very "Taco Bell" like. And as much as we love Taco Bell here at DCWD, this wasn't meant to be a flattering comment. The steak was a little overcooked, and as a whole it fell flat, probably because at $9 a pair, we wanted more than just the #2.
The empanada was also by-and-large not something we enjoyed. Filled with corn, potato, and jack cheese on top of a poblano escabeche, the whole of it tasted inauthentic to the point of being obvious. I understand Mike Isabella's not-Mexican Mexican, and while that succeeded on other dishes, there was something off-putting about this attempt.
My least favorite by far were the wild mushroom tacos, with tomatillo and a chipotle marmalada. This was a perfect example of a dish made for vegetarians by substituting mushrooms or tofu where meat usually goes. The mushrooms were soggy and the flavor profiles just didn't match up for me. Definite pass.
The Verdict
The queso alone is worth a trip back. And the restaurant is one of the first M Street bright spots for a certain crowd. But obviously still working out some of the kinks.
Food Rating: ** 1/2 (out of 5)
Date Rating: 2.5 Hearts (out of 5)
Dress Code: Casual
Bar Rating: Party in the USA
Vibe: Energetic to Noisy
Cost: $$ (out of 5) ($25-$50 for two)
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Kids are a different matter altogether.
I had one young girl, proably 5 yrs old, run up to my car and stand on the side pipe to see inside.
I have seen boys, 8 yo 10 yrs old, laying over the door (not on my car, but another Cobra) to see the dash better.
I have seen toddlers walk up to a car (again not mine) and hit it with what ever was in their hand, embarrassed the dad quite a bit.
I have had older types, 40+, walk up and rap sharply on the fender to see if it is metal.
I cringe when ever I see kids riding bicycles around the show area.
Personally, I would stay close to the car and offer to let the kids sit inside to have a picture taken.
"Look but Don't Touch" signs were always part of my display, in the car, at shows. Not because I thought my car was "so special as to be untouchable", but because I was proud of what I had accomplished and wanted to insure proper respect was paid, after all, if I'm don't think it's special, will anyone else?
Driving a car like this is about as much fun as you can have with your clothes on.
"Too Much Is Just Right" $helby
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The signs have left a "?" in my mind too.
I do stay close to the car, and the big thrill for me is listening/chatting with the people looking at the car. I always offer to let the little kid(s) sit inside and put their gooey (usualy) hands on the wheel. But that is why I'm there. 17 Year old kid standing on side pipes, yeah, that is a problem.
I think you have to decide whether you are going to use it, or show it. There are different perspectives on each. None right, none wrong, but a personal decision.
I really enjoy parking at the super market...
Little kids in mini vans leave no smudges if you park away.
They still get to see the Cobra though. I remember seeing cool cars as a child, I am glad that they were there, and even more glad that they weren't behind ropes. Hey I was nine...
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It's funny how dirty the car can get eventhough it hasn't moved 5 feet in 5 hours.
I agree with cheapsnake, I use my car, at the factory five show I let people who never sat in one , sit in the car take pictures whatever they want as long as they are respectful, these cars should be fun, isnt that what it is all about?
I am not wild about do not touch signs, anyone with respect for cars of this caliber wont touch. Anyone without respect for the cars isnt going to change because of a sign or 10.
Actually it came with a pack of stickers from Summit.
Nothing large and tacky but does get the message across.
Most people have enough respect and consideration to not reach out and rub the paint finish or feel everything on the car.
I look at the sticker as a freindlly reminder.
Uncontroled kids are another story.
Just need to be on the look out for them.
As soon as kids approach the car. first thing I warn them about is hot pipes. Even if it's been sitting.
This most times keeps them at a distance.
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In a related, but non-Cobra, story yesterday while paying for gas at the 7-11 some kid left his bike directly in front of one of the two doors...which do you think I used to get out?
I'd have finished a long time ago if I knew they were this fun!
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In a related, but non-Cobra, story yesterday while paying for gas at the 7-11 some kid left his bike directly in front of one of the two doors...which do you think I used to get out?
Mike, you remind me of me.
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Right after I finished it I showed it in the local World of Wheels show. All the cars were roped off. Some idiot Airman steps over the ropes to take a picture and dropped his camera right on my hood, damaging it. Luckily another participant saw him do it and detained him until they got his name.
I made him pay several hundered dollars for the damage, but apparently he had no money, so I got a letter (along with a check) from his Mother complaining that they thought I was taking advantage of him by charging him whatever it was. They couldn't fathom the amount of work that went into a paint job like that.
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I'll consider that high compliment.
I'd have finished a long time ago if I knew they were this fun!
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I'll consider that high compliment.
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Kids at car shows are great as long as they are either old enough to understand that they must keep their distance and respect other people's property.
Toddlers at car shows - Not unless they are held by Mom and/or Dad and kept a suitable distance.
From a couple of isles away I watched in horror as a little kid 8 or 9 not in control of his parents went swinging from the ropes between the stanchions and pulled the 3 of the chrome-steel stanchions right into the side of a polished aluminum Jag. Dents in the front end, the door and rear quarter! The owner was just on the other side of the car when someone holler stop that kid. The owner screamed and was crying - I found out later that he had worked for 20 years to bring the car all the way back from a basket case.
The parents of the kid were going to do nothing. A couple of other owners stopped them from leaving long enough for the security guard to be called to the scene.. I don't know what the bottom line was but I did hear the father hollering that if the stanchions were that unstable that they should not have been used and that the rope was just inviting kids to do what his son had done..
If you're going to an autoshow and you have young children - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE either keep them 110% within your control - or leave them at home with a sitter..
I've also had kids stand on my sidepipes. it p!sses me off absolutely no end...
Let the kiddies use the rAt rOdZ as jungle-gyms....
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,,,,or you could just hand a tazer to the car owners and authorize them to shock the crap out of anyone needing an attitude adjustment.
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...and it's not just at car shows.
This afternoon we met up with the family for lunch in my WRX STi. I parked WAY at the other end of the lot (where it was empty) beside a brand new Magnum Hemi done up with nice wheels that arrived at about the same time. As I got out of the car I complimented the owner on his car. He complimented me on mine. It was obvious we were both "car guys", and we both parked where we did for a reason.
As we walked back to the car after lunch (but still a good half city block away) I noticed the family from the Magnum gathered by his car, as he proudly showed it to his 70ish parents and pointed out it's finer points......all while his father was leaning against my car and had his arm and hand on the rear wing.
Neither him nor his son had a clue or a care. Had our families not been there the story would have had a much different ending.
People are F*cking idiots.
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I was totally beside myself. I could not believe someone would get in another persons car without even asking. I got in all their faces and made it clear what I thought but they didn't even react. They spoke perfect english but showed no reaction at all to my anger not even an apology. I'm a peacefull person but that level of disrespect left me dumbfounded.
I still can't believe someone actually got in without even asking. My car is a "street" car and I'd be happy to let someone sit in it, if they ask first.
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I had a similar thing where my newphews co-worker saw my car, fresh from SRP and he runs his finger, all dry and cracked, across the paint a few time... like he could feel any smoothness ... and he left scratches! I didn't say much to him but told my newphew afterwards that he just scratched at $7,000 paint job.
Here's one that you can only just take a deep breath and sigh.
My daughter saw the car for the first time and my older daughter knew the paint job was expensive... but the little one had no concept so she touches it... it just left a finger print, no biggie, but big sister was being helpful "Shelby, you left a finger print on dads car"... so Shelby decided to clean it up.... with a finger nail grit board!!!!! I didn't panic and just said "Shelby, no, don't use that; use a towel next time." My wife thought I was going to go ballistic.
This is where counting to 10 really, really helps! Upset, yes and it was very hard not to let it show. Since then, the paint's gotten chips from rocks, scratches elsewhere and now I just drive it like a regular car. But I do respect other cars all the same and still expect a certain amount of respect when it comes to my FFR as well.
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Maybe a spray bottle full of water and a firm "NO" would keep these
inconsiderate, latte drinking, finger print leaving families at bay. I trained older dogs with this method. People are smarter than dogs, right?
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.
No car shows yet for me but you guys have me wondering. A lot of the ones I attend the owners are not near their cars and I have always wondered about that.
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I think a sign that said "Please don't touch...or I will TAZE you." would work better. Some of you guys and gals have the patience of a saint. If somebody did anything like that to my roadster, I would straight up freak the f**K out. If you can't keep your kids under control, stay the hell away from a car show.
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We checked out of our hotel at 7:30am and made our way to the public boat dock, where we were told to check in by 7:45am to make the 8:00am boat, only the boat was not until 8:30am. A guy came up to us saying he was with the tour company and would be accompanying us to Lombok. He tried to put us on a boat that was way too full but I refused to get on the boat and eventually someone from the boat dock came down and told the guy that he was trying to put us on the wrong boat
We were eventually put on the right boat and when we got off at Lombok, I was surrounded by men demanding to see our ticket but the guy who was supposed to be escorting us to the minibus did nothing to help, even when they hemmed me in and I had to shout out for Craig to come back. One of the guys harassing me told me not to believe that this guy was helping us and to make our own way but we didn't know who to believe. Eventually a guy from the tour operator came over and told the guy who'd met us in Gili T to take us straight to the tour office so we wouldn't get harassed.
We were left at the tour office for another hour with no word of what was happening and eventually a bus turned up with two Hungarian guys and we were told to get on board. Next, we stopped at the bus station and picked up a girl. Still no one told us what was happening and we set off towards the town of Sengiggi to pick up more passengers.
Eventually we got dropped off on the side of a road and were told we were being given the bus tickets for the main bus that was supposed to be taking us to the island of Sumbawa
The bus station was in the middle of nowhere. The ticket man came over to apologise for his behaviour and offered to phone the police for us to report the tour operator for lying to us and said he could get him thrown in jail just for lying to us - whatever! This guy was a first class jerk! He went on to tell us that the reason why our bus wouldn't be coming until 3pm was because it was being cleaned and how great this bus was. Imagine our surprise when the bus turned up and was absolutely filthy and falling apart - worth millions my a#se!
The Hungarian guys had checked several times about their being a toilet on board and we were reassured there was, it even had it stamped on our ticket
Our first ferry ride over to Sumbawa was uneventful and we also got chatting to the German and Spanish couple who were also on our journey from hell. After the ferry, the first driver came to the back of the bus and sat behind us and to the left of the Hungarians. This guy obviously had a bad cough but he still smoked like a chimney. I have never felt like I wanted to kill someone as much as I did him. He coughed all of the time without putting his hand to his mouth so he was actually coughing right onto me or if he was on his side, directly onto the Hungarians. The Hungarians were also getting angry and were making gestures which looked like they wanted to slit his throat. The other bus driver also had a real problem with pressing the horn - continuously. Add to this, a baby onboard who cried when any loud noise was made. So here was our bus journey for the next 4 hours - cough, baby screamed, horn honked, baby screamed, cough, baby screamed - note the pattern
At around 4am the next morning, we were told to get off the bus onto a death trap of a minibus with the smallest seats I have ever seen, even dwarfs would struggle for leg room. We were told this would take us to the ferry to Flores, which was leaving at 9am.
We made it to ferry dock at around 7am and when we asked for our ferry tickets, the whole bus started to laugh at us and started shouting 5pm, ferry at 5pm. You can imagine how p@ssed off everyone was as, in actual fact, we should of already been at our destination by now. We headed over to the ferry dock as the bus driver said he didn't speak English and were told the ferry had broken down and wouldn't be leaving until 5pm. This ferry port was in a town with nothing in it, they offered us a snorkelling trip to while away the time and said they'd have everything arranged for us when we got back however, we were all unsure if they were lying to us (seeing as they had all along) and decided against going. Instead we holed ourselves up in the local internet cafe (their other suggestion) so we could let the hotels know we were all going to be late.
At around 3pm, Craig and one of the Hungarian guys took a walk up to the ferry port and noticed that the ferry had just arrived however, no-one had thought to let us know. We all rushed back to the port to get our tickets and found out that the bus driver had left with our tickets and the money for new ones. We decided to get the police involved at this point as everyone else seemed to be trying to rip us off. The policeman had the bus drivers number in his phone (honestly?!) and rang him to tell him we were really angry as he'd known we were waiting in the internet shop and that he had to come back with our tickets
Eventually we set off and we took our places on the ferry only to be told we had to pay for where we sat. We refused and got up and moved only to see all the local people get on and be given the seats we were in, for free. I'd given up getting angry at this point as I just wanted to get to our hotel as we were all coated in dirt and sweat
At 1am we made it to Labuan Bajo, where again the taxi driver tried to rip us off so we told him we knew he was ripping us off and said we'd walk. He came running after us with the right price but we told him it was too late as he'd lied to us. The hotel was a long half hour slog up hill and when we got to the hotel no-one was around. Eventually we worked out that they'd left the keys on one of the doors so after a long shower, we climbed into bed exhausted.
We got up to move rooms the next morning and after breakfast we decided we'd spend the day around the pool. It was pretty hot so we stayed in the shade all day. However, after showers that evening, both of us noticed we were fried
On our last full day, we headed to Rinca Island to meet the Komodo dragons. It was a really nice boat journey through the surrounding islands, if you ignored the floating rubbish and plastic bottles that is.
We arrived at Rinca and met our guide and headed into the National Park. Literally minutes into entering, we met a baby Komodo, who was much bigger than I'd expected and they look especially menancing too, even as a baby.
We opted for the medium hike around the park as it meant we had the best chance of seeing the dragons. Before the hike, we got to read all about the deaths that occurred at the National Park as a result of dragon attacks, it looks like there are about one a year and in most cases, even if the people don't die immediately, most die as a result of the Komodo bite.
Once we'd set off, we saw a buffalo with her two calves, which incidentally were more dangerous than the Komodo dragons, and then we saw a family of monkeys. We hiked to the top of a hill, which gave us an overview of Rinca Island
After that pleasant tale, we set off in search of the Komodo nests. We managed to find one but the mother Komodo was not around. We saw another nest, there are several holes around the nest as the mother lays the eggs and then digs several other holes as a decoy to other animals who try to steal the eggs - mostly birds. After leaving the nest, we came across the mother who stalked towards us. We had to stand behind the ranger whilst she walked back to her nest, and she watched us the whole time and it was pretty intimidating to be honest.
After that, we headed back to the camp where there were several very large male Komodo dragons hanging around the kitchen in the hope of some food
After visiting the Komodos, we set off back to Labuan Bajo but stopped off first on an isolated island to go snorkelling. The fish were amazing and were all the colours of the rainbow. The current was pretty strong so I only stayed in the sea for a while but Craig and the boat captain went off into the deep and Craig told me it was some of the best snorkelling he'd ever done. On the way back, we saw the two Hungarians on their own boat on their way to see the Komodo dragon.
We got back mid afternoon and spent the rest of the afternoon hanging around the pool. That evening we walked down to another hotel to have dinner and watch the sunset.
We were heading back to Bali the next morning and we'd been told by the travel agent who booked our tickets that we could walk to the airport, it's a good job we didn't as it was a half hour taxi away. We arrived at the airport but were told that our bags were not within the weight limits, even though our ticket said they were, so we again had to pay another charge, which we demanded a receipt for so we could complain
All in all, it was obviously a very bad journey but the Komodo dragons more than made for it but next time, I'd definitely just fly there and back to go and see them.
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It was reported recently that Walgreens was planning to install electric car chargers at some of their locations. Many other businesses are considering a plan to install electric chargers to help build a network of charging stations. A large network would make owning an electric car feasible for most. For others that drive long highway distances over a short period of time the electric car has a way to go. For my needs an electric car would have to go 400 highway miles on a charge and recharge in 30 minutes. The Volt is seen as an electric car for daily use and the occasional or rare long trips.My question is what improvement(s) is needed for you to purchase? 1. More charging stations2. +Battery range and quicker charging times.3. Lower purchase priceOR1. I'll take the Leaf cause it covers majority of my driving and I rent cars for the rare long trip.2. The Volt or Prius is my choice of gas saver.
_______________________________Have you driven a Coyote... lately? The beer can that tows your Chevy or Fiat/Chrysler.
*if they cost accordingly to their gasoline competition.*super quick ( under 1 hour) 80% charge and go atleast half as far.
Battery range....when an eletric car can make around 300 miles out of a 12 hours charge I'll be the first in line to buy one.
im sure something like a EV mustang will be fun to drive. the Tesla roadster has 0-100 in 3.5 secs..
My response would be battery range and charging times would have to improve dramatically without a decrease in safety. I need 400 miles highway and 30 min charging. I don't think these improvements for my needs will happen til 2020 or beyond.
_______________________________Have you driven a Coyote... lately? The beer can that tows your Chevy or Fiat/Chrysler.
Nothing. No place to charge it. No garage to plug it in, and no local Walgreens. If I could fill up the battery like I fill up gas (same amount of time) and the battery got me the same 150 miles as a tank of gas gets the Jeep, then maybe. Probably not though.
..2011 Cadillac CTS-V Black Diamond EditionJust your average 650hp "luxury" sedanPast cars: 90 Mustang LX, 98 Neon Sport, 93 Camaro, 96 Trans Am, 00 GTP, 02 Dinan 540i, 07 300C SRT8, 08 Jeep SRT8
Lower purchase price for sure. Now if we're talking a Volt-esque EV, as long as I can have access to an outlet at home I'll be golden. If it were a Leaf-esque EV, then I'd need a fast charger and large range. If it were to compete for daily-driving duties and long distance hauls my Lancer currently does.
___________________Current:1971 MGB 4-speed2003 Mitsubishi Lancer O-Z 5-speed2014 Subaru Forester XTBritish cars don't leak oil; they mark their territory!
Nothing, there is nothing that would make me consider an electric car. I would rather use pure ethanol or CNG then go electric period.
NOTHING. I love the smell of exhaust
><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><Current Ride: Previous Rides:2005 Ford Escape Limited V6 4WDI experience extreme mood swings that can be set off by little things that tick me off. So if I am rude to you for no good reason, I apologize.
Quicker charging times, more charging stations and far longer ranges. A lot has to be done to pure electric cares to make then legitimate alternatives to gasoline cars.
I'm going to insist on it powered by an ultracapacitor. They currently don't have enough energy density, but they can recharge instantly, and best of all they are solid state so as long as they don't become damaged they will last forever without the continuously decreasing max voltage and energy capacity that chemical batteries have.
--"If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking." -- George Patton
When an electric car can be the same weight as my miata, handle just as well, have the same power, same range, and recharge at the same speed as I can fuel up my Miata. In short, when an electric car can mimic the power, weight, range, and recharge speed I will be happy. Well not happy, but more accepting of electric cars. Look at electric bikes; you have batteries that have high power output and batteries that have long range. At the moment there are no batteries that could support the power output of a mustang and still have a long range.
=\/=DD: 1995 Mazda Miata M EditionToy: 04 Honda VFR800 Interceptor named Phoenix (nicknamed VTAK)
Being able to walk into any dealer and just got buy an electric car would be a huge improvement.
If they replaced the electric motor with one of those old fashioned internal combustion engines, then I would consider one.
---------'15 Mustang GT Premium 6spd'90 325i 'vert 5spd
Electric charging stations would need to be as numerous as gas stations and the recharging process would need to be as quick as filling up a gas tank. The range would also need to be at least 200 miles.


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Here are some pics of the lovely Grace Kelly just because....
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
If It's Tuesday, Then It Must Be Grace Kelly
Posted by monty at 7:02 AM
Labels: Grace Kelly, photo
2 comments:
- The militant working boy said...
Ah... I love Tuesdays!
- October 12, 2010 at 8:33 PM
- KC said...
Did this woman ever have an ugly day? She seemed to be lovely inside and out. Thanks for posting these.
- October 12, 2010 at 11:36 PM
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Searching – 1983 Gund Dogfeat White Dog with Leather Nose & Paws
I've edited the photo to attempt to show the brown leather paws and nose.
I'm looking for this toy as a gift to my dad. This dog, "Bowie", was my favorite toy growing up, and it reminds my dad of when my brother and I were small. He loves Bowie and I would give him mine, but I am extremely attached to it still. Since I don't live at home anymore, I'd love to give him another one as a gift.
Here's a photo of one that a Fabulous Finder had sold in the past –
If anyone could find one for me or point me in the right direction I would be grateful!
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Brow in door skin
My coworker has a newer Saab, and she hit the door somehow and now it has a brow with a low spot right above or underneath, I don't recall. She asked me if I could do something about it and said I prob could, but I wanted to check with the powers that be here to check my methods before laying a hand on the door.
It doesn't need to be a perfect repair, just make it so it's not so obvious. My idea was to use my slapper to gently tap down the brow while working the low spot out with a dolly while I tap. I was going to put some tape on the slapper to avoid marring the finish. I repaired the brows in my Mustang roof this way with good results, but we all know that wasn't a finished surface.
I was also wondering if I should warm the area on the door so the paint isn't brittle. I told her I won't do it if it looks like things will only be made worse. This is just supposed to be a bump and done thing. With the car that is, not her.
You have the right idea, no if's ands or buts, perfect. Heating the paint, never did it but the PDR guys do that so it must be a good idea.
One question I would have before you try and straighten things out is, is there any filler at the point that you are trying to straighten? Metal has memory, so straightening metal is a lot easier than trying to straighten a spot with filler in it...filler has no memory.
This car is only 4 or 5 years old and never been in any accidents, so there shouldn't be any filler on the door.
Mabee pulling the low spot with a suction cup while slapping the high spot
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The Wisdom of Father Brown HTML version
The Purple Wig
MR EDWARD NUTT, the industrious editor of the Daily Reformer, sat at his desk,
opening letters and marking proofs to the merry tune of a typewriter, worked by a
vigorous young lady.
He was a stoutish, fair man, in his shirt-sleeves; his movements were resolute, his mouth
firm and his tones final; but his round, rather babyish blue eyes had a bewildered and
even wistful look that rather contradicted all this. Nor indeed was the expression
altogether misleading. It might truly be said of him, as for many journalists in authority,
that his most familiar emotion was one of continuous fear; fear of libel actions, fear of
lost advertisements, fear of misprints, fear of the sack.
His life was a series of distracted compromises between the proprietor of the paper (and
of him), who was a senile soap-boiler with three ineradicable mistakes in his mind, and
the very able staff he had collected to run the paper; some of whom were brilliant and
experienced men and (what was even worse) sincere enthusiasts for the political policy of
the paper.
A letter from one of these lay immediately before him, and rapid and resolute as he was,
he seemed almost to hesitate before opening it. He took up a strip of proof instead, ran
down it with a blue eye, and a blue pencil, altered the word "adultery" to the word
"impropriety," and the word "Jew" to the word "Alien," rang a bell and sent it flying
Then, with a more thoughtful eye, he ripped open the letter from his more distinguished
contributor, which bore a postmark of Devonshire, and read as follows:
DEAR NUTT,--As I see you're working Spooks and Dooks at the same time, what about
an article on that rum business of the Eyres of Exmoor; or as the old women call it down
here, the Devil's Ear of Eyre? The head of the family, you know, is the Duke of Exmoor;
he is one of the few really stiff old Tory aristocrats left, a sound old crusted tyrant it is
quite in our line to make trouble about. And I think I'm on the track of a story that will
make trouble.
Of course I don't believe in the old legend about James I; and as for you, you don't
believe in anything, not even in journalism. The legend, you'll probably remember, was
about the blackest business in English history--the poisoning of Overbury by that witch's
cat Frances Howard, and the quite mysterious terror which forced the King to pardon the
murderers. There was a lot of alleged witchcraft mixed up with it; and the story goes that
a man-servant listening at the keyhole heard the truth in a talk between the King and
Carr; and the bodily ear with which he heard grew large and monstrous as by magic, so
awful was the secret. And though he had to be loaded with lands and gold and made an
ancestor of dukes, the elf-shaped ear is still recurrent in the family. Well, you don't
believe in black magic; and if you did, you couldn't use it for copy. If a miracle happened
in your office, you'd have to hush it up, now so many bishops are agnostics. But that is
not the point The point is that there really is something queer about Exmoor and his


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I remember how proud my mother was when she got her first credit card in her
name, quite late in her life!
I kept my married name when I divorced because my maiden name was
Hepp -- try introducing yourself with that name at a party! You either get
bad jokes like "Hepp Hepp Hooray" or people say "huh?" over and over -- the
name just kind of vanishes into thin air like a gulp.
And one more -- my folks did not give my sister and me middle names
"because you will get married and then you will have your husband's name and
Hepp can be your middle name." My brother got a middle name. !!!
--Barbara Tandy, California
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melody" <email@example.com>
To: <email@example.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT-Reverse sexism?!
> Janet: Way to go!!!! Even married women have this problem, though...a
> few years ago, when I bought my first minivan, one that I had found,
> test drove, arranged the financing for, etc. the car dealership filled
> out all the paperwork with my husband listed as the primary owner. I was
> so mad, but I patiently explained to the salesman that I was signing
> nothing until all of the paperwork was done correctly, with my name as
> the primary owner, etc. The owner of the dealership came out to the
> salesman's office and said this was common practice when a married
> couple bought a vehicle and ...I didn't even give him a chance to
> finish...just told him that if he wanted to sell this van to this
> married couple he would do as I asked without any further excuses...I
> think sometimes it is easy to forget that if women do not have credit in
> their own name, then if something happens to their husbands (divorce,
> death, etc) then the woman is basically a non-entity for some time
> afterwards.
> Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
> "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
> --Albert Einstein
> --- On Tue 01/28, Janet Laytham < email@example.com > wrote:
> From: Janet Laytham [mailto: firstname.lastname@example.com]
> To: email@example.com
> Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 20:17:10 -0500
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT-Reverse sexism?!
> Kitty,
> About 5 years ago I re-financed, and when the bank presented me with the
> papers, the form was full of masculine pronouns: it assumed that the
> mortgagee was a single male, I guess. So, I started at the top and
> out all the "he, his, him" references and replaced each with the
> feminine pronoun . It took me 10 minutes to get half way through, so I
> finally stopped and announced to the loan officer that I had probably made
> my point.
> When I returned to the bank a few days later, the loan officer (a woman)
> said her management had been very upset and berated her for letting me do
> it. They were afraid the county clerk wouldn't accept the deed. I
> that the clerk was probably a woman. Of course it was filed and accepted.
> I wonder if that bank still uses that form?
> Janet
> on 01/28/2003 6:06 PM, Kitty Morrissy at email@example.com wrote:
> > Jim,
> > I guess what I should have said was that understood their use of the
> > but didn't agree with it.
> >
> > I remember in the late 70s a friend of mine, a pilot, lost out on a job
> > a woman who had a lot less flying time. They said they had to hire
> > I don't agree with that. I also had a husband who refused to tip
> > didn't want to "encourage them to stay in that line of work" because he
> > wanted to be waited on by a cute girl. (I always left the guy a nice
> > tip)
> >
> > I also resent the refusal to use the title Ms. A salesperson called and
> > referred to me as Mrs. Morrissy, I told her I'm not married and that it
> > bad form to assume I was. She said she was instructed to use only Mrs.
> > resent this - as if single people don't count. Then I received a
> > service offering through my church, addressed to Kitty Morrissy. All 3
> > pages of the letter described everything offered as being conditioned on
> > the purchase of 2 plots, vaults, urns, whatever. I called to tell them
> > that this is exceptionally rude marketing, and were I interested in such
> > services, I would definitely shop elsewhere.
> >
> > Why don't single people count?
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> >
> >> [Original Message]
> >> From: Island Jim <firstname.lastname@example.com>
> >> To: <email@example.com>
> >> Date: 1/28/2003 4:45:14 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] now plant clubs- Reverse sexism?!
> >>
> >> you're right of course, kitty. but at risk of being a sexist, i think
> >> women who have carried the torch against sexist behavior by men against
> >> women have cozened the word as their own with only their definition as
> >> acceptable.
> >>
> >> i think that's why when cooler heads [or both sexes] joined the
> > discussion,
> >> reverse sexism came to be used as the other kind.
> >>
> >> At 06:27 AM 1/28/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >>> I have to ask this qstn. The subject line has been bugging me. What do
> >>> you mean by reverse sexism? Being sexist is the same abhorant behavior
> >>> whether it is a preference of male over female or female over male.
> >>> Reverse sexism then would be the opposite; no preference, wouldn't it?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Kitty
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No one said that storing big data would be cheap, but soon the costs of doing so will become so excessive that more than a third of businesses doing so will be forced to look at ways they can monetize that data, according to a new report from Gartner.
Doug Laney, an analyst with Gartner, said that 30% of companies storing big data would look for ways in which they could monetize those assets by 2016. However, he warned that many companies struggle with a lack of expertise in that area, something that could spawn a greater demand for specialists acting as "information resellers or brokers".
"The need to justify the expense of accumulating and managing huge volumes of data has led many organizations to consider monetizing or productizing their information assets," explained Laney.
The costs associated with storing big data were recently illustrated by rival research firm IDC, which said that the demand for storage services would grow by 53.4% by 2016, something that it attributed to the "current dual use of storage in Big Data environments". The IDC report reinforced Gartner's own prediction, adding that it expects revenues from big data to increase in the same time frame, reaching $23.8 billion by 2016.
According to Laney, we're already starting to see this shift take place among some companies.
"Several retailers are already generating millions of dollars per year in incremental revenue by placing online their point-of-sale and other data for business partners to subscribe to," he states.
"Other organizations are reselling publicly available data or are launching new information-based products in the insurance and financial markets."
However, Laney suggests that not every company has the capacity to monetize its data in this way, a situation that he predicts will lead to the emergence of specialized "information resellers" that can help companies to overcome these problems.
Laney also predicted that the value of the big data reseller industry would also lead to the development of more cloud-based products and applications designed to harvest the maximum amount of data possible, in order that this can be sold onto third parties.
In turn, this situation could eventually lead to tighter regulations governing the use of big data:
"Businesses monetizing information assets need to be sensitive to the reputational risk of a public backlash against such practices that may in turn lead to a tighter regulatory environment."


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News and Rumors
Marlon Byrd Claimed By Unknown Team on Waivers
News and Rumors
Marlon Byrd has been claimed off waivers by an unknown team.
UPDATE: The Pirates have acquired Byrd, catcher John Buck and cash considerations for infielder Dilson Herrera and a player to be named later.
Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that Marlon Byrd has been claimed on waivers by an unknown team, and that the New York Mets could try and trade him. Yesterday we heard a similar report on Kendrys Morales. The difference here is that Byrd is in the NL, which means he only has to pass about 12-13 teams to get to the Pirates. Heyman says that sources suggest an NL team made the claim.
It seems that the two teams most likely to claim Byrd are the Reds and Pirates. The Reds would have priority, so the Pirates would need Cincinnati to pass on Byrd to get a shot. Byrd is only under cont...
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Originally posted on The Football Fan Spot | Last updated 11/1/12
Last week: 6 (-1) Record: 6-2 Alex Smith was 18 of 19 on Monday Night against the Cardinals, one completion shy of setting the all-time record for completion percentage in a single game. He did set the single game for most pass attempts with only 1 incompletion and that incompletion was actually a drop. The knock on him, however, is that he settled for mostly short stuff, completing just 10 passes longer than 3 yards through the air and actually averaging just 4.9 yards per completion through the air, getting a lot of his yardage after the catch against an Arizona defense that couldn't tackle. He also looked 4 sacks on his 6 pressured snaps, sacks that even he admits he should have thrown away and taken the incompletion. This kind of stuff might fly against Arizona, but I still don't trust him to lead them deep into the playoffs. Studs QB Alex Smith: 18 of 19 for 232 yards and 3 touchdowns, 1 drop, 130.9 adjusted QB rating, pressured on 6 of 23 drop backs (4 sacks, 2 of 2) LT Joe St...
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Inhalants - Deep Florida - LP - LIES 070
New Yorkers Matt Morandi (Jahiliyya Fields) and Max Ravitz (Patricia) take the buyout, cash in their 401k's, and opt for early retirement down to "Deep Florida" on their debut LP for L.I.E.S. Titles like Humid Widow, Dark Duties, and Chasing the Dream set the tone for what can only be called a tropical storm of synthesizer chaos atop dusted drum programming and hazy vibes. These eight tracks snarl and bite like a neglected backyard animal in the summer heat, clawing at the chainlink fence and scaring the neighbors kids. Before you know it, the cops are called, the evening news is on the scene, and someone's being led away in cuffs. Highly recommended. Artwork by Matthew Bellosi and Pete Leonard.
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If you don't like the book don't read it. You should not post stuff like that about books. That can really hurt people's feeling. Hey and when you mess with people like this when you post what you did, you are messing with me! ( to: Dogman153 / cb.cooper )
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