Michael E. Webster's story begins in the Navy, where he becomes an aggressive alcoholic, managing to survive a series of episodes that should have been deadly. Still, he manages to graduate from two top Navy schools. After being discharged, Webster returns to his hometown, but he has no plans for the future. Through the help of family members, friends and others, he returns to school and meets future wife Peggy, who supports him through his many relapses into the dark throes of alcoholism. Webster finally realizes he's hit rock bottom, but not until others almost lose their lives. At the age of 33-overweight and out of shape-he joins a Tae Kwon Do school and begins a physically painful journey as he learns how to beat his addiction. For 30 years, Webster has continued his journey, and in the process, he's helped others to change their lives. He teaches martial arts at no cost to those needing discipline in their lives. Join Webster as he battles demons of his own making and journeys down a road to self-improvement in Surviving Life as a Dumbass.
A thrilling, deeply emotional and authentic bird-lover's travelogue.' James Lowen, author of Much Ado About Mothing 'One spring morning, as the cuckoos were arriving in England, we departed. At Tilbury Docks we slowly edged our Toyota camper into a shipping container and, like a heron scooping a frog from a marsh, our container was hoisted high over the dockside. Inside was everything we needed, our new life bound for South America.' After a vicious attack left Michael Webster in treatment for years, it was only his love of nature - in particular birds - that truly healed. Repaying this debt to nature, he and his wife embarked on their trip of a lifetime, travelling through South America; immersed in the wild, following and filming birds. For over four years Michael and Paula travelled the length of the Andes, the greatest mountain chain on Earth. From penguins in Patagonia, up beyond the hummingbirds of the equator, to the flamingos of the Caribbean. They endured dust storms, thundering gales, icy mountain tops and skin-searing heat, and tested the limits of their physical and mental strength as they lived wild, month after month, camping under galaxies of diamond stars. The Condor's Feather is testament to the possibility of new adventures, new friendships and new hope.
For those prepared to take a leap of faith, to forget all they know or think they know, another exciting world awaits them: The Energetic Matrix. This subtle world has always been there but unseen, as the human mind does not perceive what does not fit into its narrow view of life, which has been shaped by a lifetime's programming, labeling and preconceptions. Seen with new eyes, the Matrix gives the mind free flight and demonstrates its unlimited power. This book outlines the requirements for recognizing and then accessing the Energetic Matrix and how the Matrix extends into our normal daily lives, our relationships and our work as we develop abilities that are well beyond what is perceived as the normal range of the 5 senses. This book is for everyone who wants to develop and apply real practical energetic skills in life and work, and/or who wants to be a voyager in the many dimensions within the Matrix, and/or who wants to realize their place as an integral part of the self-aware Universe.
The start-to-finish guide to virtualizing business-critical SQL Server databases on VMware vSphere 5 By virtualizing business-critical databases, enterprises can drive far more value from existing IT infrastructure. But squeezing maximum performance out of a virtualized database instance is an art as much as a science. This indispensable start-to-finish guide brings together all the techniques, tips, and insights you need to succeed. Drawing on unsurpassed personal experience, three leading experts share complete best practices for deploying business-critical database servers in virtualized vSphere 5 environments. They cover the entire project lifecycle, bridging technical and communications gaps between SQL Server and VMware professionals that often make database virtualization more difficult than it needs to be. You’ll find specific guidance for architects and administrators responsible for systems, storage, databases, applications, or VMware virtualization. The authors also present detailed, start-to-finish coverage of performance baselining and testing: all you need to make your virtualized databases as fast as they are cost effective. Although this book focuses on SQL, the authors’ proven guidance for enhancing performance can be leveraged by any IT professional virtualizing a demanding Tier 1 application. Coverage includes • Business cases for database virtualization: consolidation, Database as a Service (DaaS), efficiency, and “SLAs on steroids” • Using the redundancy inherent in virtualization to improve availability • Constructing a careful, conservative implementation plan • Balancing disk, CPU, memory, and network for superior performance • Mastering the five key principles of database storage design • Leveraging memory: SQL MAX, page locking, NUMA, reservations, swapping, large memory pages, and more • Ensuring responsiveness by providing a fast, reliable, low-latency network • Supporting advanced AlwaysOn Failover Cluster Instances and Availability Groups • Baselining physical systems and properly determining resource requirements • Configuring performance tests from beginning to end • Migrating existing SQL Server databases onto a vSphere platform • Avoiding traps and pitfalls in virtualizing production databases • Managing and monitoring virtualized database instances and resources
The Multi-Dimensional Voyager Each Voyager's path through the Energetic Matrix is unique. The Multi-Dimensional Voyager, which has been described as a Wizard's Handbook, provides guidance on tackling some of the challenges the Voyager may encounter on their journey. As you voyage you realise that the Universe is a willing and supportive teacher; that Time is co-operative in helping you achieve your dreams; and that by recognising and non-judgementally accepting the dark side of ourselves we all become whole. Power lies not in our limited self. When we embrace the greater whole of which we are a part our power becomes fully available. Energetically you have the power of a Wizard and the ability to change many lives for the better. You also have the key to the door of Enlightenment, however you perceive it to be. With power comes great responsibility - use it wisely.
Motor scooters are commonly associated with two manufacturers Innocenti who made the Lambretta and Piaggio who produced the Vespa. This book traces the ancestry of the modern scooter.
The is the script for the hilarious interactive comedy "Employee of the Year". It's "Tony and Tina's Wedding" meets "The Office" Purchase the show that the Pioneer Press Calls "Part Dinner Theater...part interactive comedy " that "...skewers corporate culture" more info at www.employeeoftheyear.org Please contact Mike Todaro at The Producing House for performance licensing. producinghouse@mac.com
Alex Brownlie reckons that something funny is going on with the big bullant nest on the hill behind his house. But it takes the arrival of his audacious cousin, Violet, who ignites a chain of events that ultimately lead to both Violet and Alex exploding into a world where they are definitely the odd ones’ out. Queen Hooey’s Nest is the story of the biggest and best bullant nest on Mount Majura. The Queen, Queen Hooey, is the number one ticket holder, former most beautiful and popular young bullant queen and owner of the enormous brain that creates the space for cousins Violet and Alex to move from human world to insect world. The characters that come alive on the mountain begin with Queen Hooey, and her suite of adoring attendants. A number of her able bodied children, including the courageous and cool-headed Prince Reggie and the slightly less courageous Nobby, are personally appointed to escort the human children on their quest across the insect world.
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