Podcasts about Avro

We welcome back Jeff Brown, a Lancaster veteran, as he revisits the museum and shares fascinating insights from his time in the Avro design office. Join us for an exclusive tour of the CAE building, where Jeff encounters notable exhibits, including the Avro 707 and the Yellow Sun nuclear device trailer. Discover the intricate details of bomb handling equipment and the memories that these artifacts evoke for Jeff, including his experiences during World War II and the development of the iconic Vulcan bomber. This episode is a heartfelt tribute to aviation history and the remarkable contributions of those who served.

Ray Reeder shares his remarkable journey from a successful plumbing career to becoming an integral part of the Vulkan XM603 restoration team. With a passion for aviation and a strong family connection to the RAF, Ray discusses the challenges faced during the restoration process, including the daunting task of finding missing instrumentation. He also reveals how innovative solutions, like Wi-Fi remote control for the bomb bay doors, were implemented to enhance the visitor experience. Join us as Ray takes us through the fascinating world of aircraft restoration and the camaraderie of the dedicated team behind the Vulcan XM603's revival.

Cumhuriyet tarihinin en yüksek rezerv rakamına ulaşan Merkez Bankası, nasıl bu noktaya geldi? Bu rakamlar ne ifade ediyor? Merkez Bankası'nda hedef ne? Uludağ Üniversitesi Öğretim Üyesi Doç. Dr. Yüksel Okşak ile konuştuk.

Congleton Town player-manager Richard Duffy gives his reaction to the 3-2 defeat at Avro which is also where the latest fan away day comes from. Also hear Richard Duffy discuss passing 200 games as a manager and the upcoming game against Witton Albion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

La guerra mondiale si combatte anche nei cieli. In Galizia e in Francia i primi aviatori perdono la vita, mentre Churchill, in Inghilterra, è veloce a intuire che la guerra del futuro si farà bombardando gli obiettivi nemici.Seguimi su Instagram: @laguerragrande_podcastSe vuoi contribuire con una donazione sul conto PayPal: podcastlaguerragrande@gmail.comScritto e condotto da Andrea BassoMontaggio e audio: Andrea BassoFonti dell'episodio:Avro 504J & Avro 504K, BAE Systems  S. Biggs, First British Air-raid of WW1, Royal Marines History, 2021  Mikhail Bonch-Bruyevich, From Tsarist General to Red Army Commander, Progress Publishers, 1966  Alan Durkota, Thomas Darcey, Victor Kulikov, The Imperial Russian Air Service — Famous Pilots and Aircraft of World War I, Flying Machines Press, 1995  Peter Grey, Owen Thetford, German Aircraft of the First World War, Putnam, 1970  Mathieu Guillerot, Histoires 14-18 : le premier combat aérien, franceinfo, 2020  Jon Guttman, Pusher Aces of World War 1, Osprey, 2009  Gérard Hartmann, L'incroyable Morane-Saulnier hydro, La Coupe Schneider et hydravions anciens/Dossiers historiques hydravions et moteurs, 2001  Ross Mahoney, James Pugh, Air warfare, 1914-1918 Online, 2018  Jacques Nœtinger, Témoin privilégié de l'histoire de l'aviation du XXe siècle : mes rencontres avec des constructeurs, des techniciens, des pilotes, des aventuriers et bien d'autres, Nouvelles Éditions latines, 2010  Bruce Robertson, Sopwith-The Man and his Aircraft, Air Review, 1970  The Friedrichshafen Raid - 21 November 1914, World Naval Ships  Ari Unikoski, The War in the Air - Bombers: Britain, Firstworldwar.com, 2009  Marie-Catherine Villatoux, Premier combat aérien de l'histoire, French Archives, 2024  L. P. Yates Smith, British Destruction of Zeppelins, U. S. Naval Institute, 1936In copertina: l'attacco degli Avro 504 alla fabbrica Zeppelin di Friedrichshafen, dalla copertina di "The Zeppelin Base Raids" di Ian Castle

In the wake of the recent worldwide Drone invasion, we thought it was time to look back on the pre-drone experimental Hiller flying platforms. Commissioned by the U.S military in the mid-1950s and deemed impractical for their use, this mantle was then picked up by maverick & outsider engineers to further its development. Australian Ben Blakebrough is one such artist & DIY engineer who built & modified the Hiller design to perform with it at festivals around the world.If you wish to contact or support Ben with his work email him on benblakebrough@icloud.com

Our host today is again Chris Beswick from the Talking Newspaper. In this final episode of the AVRO Story, Chris is joined by Brian Frakes and Roger Yates, two dedicated volunteers from the Avo Heritage Museum. They share their experiences and insights about the museum's mission to educate visitors about aviation heritage, the importance of accessibility, and how they cater to diverse groups, including schools and community organizations. Brian discusses the museum's outreach efforts, including a social responsibility fund to assist less affluent schools with transportation costs, while Roger highlights the importance of tailored experiences for different visitor groups. Join us as we celebrate the incredible work being done at the museum and the passion of its volunteers!

Our host today is again Chris Beswick from the Talking Newspaper. In this episode of the AVRO Story, we go back in time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Woodford airfield and factory. Through heartfelt conversations with former employees, we explore their rich memories of working in a bustling aviation hub filled with engineering shops and assembly lines. From the golden age of apprenticeships to the challenges faced by the UK aviation industry, these stories paint a vivid picture of life at Woodford, showcasing the camaraderie and pride that defined an era. Join us as we listen to these voices from the past and reflect on the legacy of this iconic site.

Our host today is again Chris Beswick from the Talking Newspaper. In this episode of the Woodford Story, we take a fascinating journey into the cockpit of the iconic Avro Vulcan with former pilot Trevor Jackson. He shares his unique experiences and insights from his distinguished flying career during the Cold War era. Discover the intricacies of piloting this remarkable aircraft, its roles, and the technology that made it a formidable presence in the skies. Join us for an engaging discussion filled with nostalgia and the realities of military aviation!

Our host today is Chris Beswick from the Talking Newspaper. In this captivating episode of the AVRO Story, he takes us on a journey back to World War II with the legendary Avro Lancaster. We hear the remarkable tales of Sergeant John Monaghan, who recounts his experiences as a radio operator and gunner during harrowing missions over Berlin and beyond. As he revisits the cockpit of a Lancaster at the AVRO Heritage Museum, John shares poignant memories of dropping supplies to starving Dutch civilians and repatriating British prisoners of war. Joined by his son Andy, historian Ian Sanders, and aviation blogger Frank Pleszak, this episode is a heartfelt tribute to bravery and resilience in the face of war.

In this first episode of the Avro Story, host Chris Beswick from the Talking Newspaper takes us on a captivating journey through the early days of aviation in the Northwest. Joined by aviation expert Frank Plezak, we explore the significant milestones in the development of aircraft manufacturing, particularly focusing on the establishment of the Avro Company and the Woodford airfield. From the pioneering works of fluid dynamics at Manchester University to the rise of iconic aircraft like the Lancaster Bomber, this episode is packed with historical insights and fascinating anecdotes. Don't miss this enlightening exploration of aviation history!

Our host today is again Chris Beswick from the Talking Newspaper. In this episode, we take an insightful journey through the Avro Heritage Museum with Terry Barnes, the Chair of the Trustees. Discover how this remarkable museum came to be on the site of the former Woodford airfield and factory, from the airfield's closure in 2011 to the museum's grand reopening in 2015. Terry shares fascinating stories about the museum's highlights, including a complete Vulcan bomber and a Lancaster cockpit replica, as well as the unique artefacts that tell the story of aviation history. Join us as we explore the legacy of AVRO and the incredible innovations that emerged from this historic site.

Newly declassified materials show the U.S. Air Force had a contract with a now-defunct Canadian company called Avro to build an aircraft unlike anything seen before. Schematics and details of a 1950s military venture, Project 1794, was the blueprint to build a supersonic flying saucer. This vehicle was said to be able to spin through the Earth's stratosphere at an average top speed of about 2,600 miles per hour. David Grusch, a former US intelligence officer turned whistleblower, resurrected the topic of reversed engineered craft when he testified the US Government has been covering up evidence of UFOs for many years. The evidence supporting the existence of UFOs and possibly reverse engineering of these craft is overwhelming and to any open-minded person, indisputable. Tonight on Ground Zero (7-10 pm, pacific time) Clyde Lewis talks with Joe Murgia about PROJEKT:1794. Originally Broadcast On 6/10/24

Bij hippies denken we aan Paradiso en Fantasio. Aan de sixties met Woodstock en flowerpower. Maar in werkelijkheid waren er rond 1900 al bloemenkinderen in Europa. Ze droegen gewaden, waren herkenbaar aan hun Jezusbaard, liepen bij voorkeur op blote voeten en hadden hun eigen magies sentrum in het Zwitserse Ascona. Vlees was fout, vaccins waren verdacht en sommige hippies aten alleen kokosnoten omdat die het dichts bij de zon groeiden en dus gezonder waren. Schrijver Frank Bokern beschreef hun doen en laten en vertelt over hun vroege, eigenaardige subcultuur. Han Hollander was de radiostem van het vroege vaderlandse voetbal. Een pionier aan wie zowel Herman Kuiphof als Jack van Gelder schatplichtig zijn. Zijn leven was een succesverhaal, totdat de AVRO hem in 1940 ontsloeg omdat hij Joods was. Drie jaar later werd hij vermoord in Sobibor. Pieter van Os bespreek het ‘prachtige boek' van voormalig radiopresentator Govert van Brakel, die het leven van Han Hollander beschrijft met veel gevoel voor voetbal, en met nog meer gevoel voor de beginjaren van de radio. Woorden doen ertoe, hoorden we afgelopen maanden vaak in het parlement. Woorden – wellicht racistische woorden – deden al een staatssecretaris en twee NSC-Kamerleden aftreden. ‘Woorden kunnen stukjes arsenicum zijn,' zo schreef de Duitse filoloog en schrijver Victor Klemperer in zijn boek uit 1947: De taal van het Derde Rijk. Abdelkader Benali bespreekt de klassieker en vraagt zich af wat het boek ons nu te zeggen heeft.

Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/689  Presented by: On DeMark Lodge, TroutRoutes, Jackson Hole Fly Company, Togiak River Lodge Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors   In this episode, we journey to fly fishing southwest Washington with expert guide Jackson Golik. Known for its impressive steelhead and salmon populations, this region offers anglers a unique experience that rivals the more renowned rivers along the West Coast. Jackson takes us on an exploration of the famous steelhead rivers such as the Kalama, Cowlitz, and Lewis. Discover the charm of these waters and learn how to optimize your fishing trips by timing them precisely and avoiding the bustling crowds. Jackson also shares his insider tips for surface and subsurface steelhead techniques, alongside strategies for hooking coho salmon—often thought of as exclusive to Alaska. Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of the southwest Washington fly fishing scene and get ready to plan your next adventure in this often-overlooked fishing paradise. Episode Chapters with Jackson Golik on Fly Fishing Southwest Washington 4:46 - Jackson shares how he got into fly fishing. He was born into the fly fishing world, as his father guided on the Bow River in Calgary. He became familiar with the industry early on and worked as a shop assistant at the Greased Line, a renowned fly shop in Vancouver, Washington. The Greased Line, which operated for about 42 years, is noted as one of the oldest fly shops in the Pacific Northwest, having started in the late 1970s. 7:01 - He tells about that time when he was introduced to Simon Gawesworth, a significant figure in the fly fishing world. This connection led to an opportunity for Jackson to work as Simon's assistant for about six months at RIO, where he handled fly line box modifications and managed their social media. 12:10 - We discuss fishing in Southwest Washington, focusing on popular rivers like the Cowlitz, Lewis, and Kalama. Jackson highlights the prolific hatchery fishery in the Kalama, but notes that rivers with more wild genetics offer opportunities for larger fish. We also touch on salmon fishing, particularly for silvers, coho, and spring chinook. 15:25 - Jackson describes coho fishing as similar to bass fishing, using heavy sink tips and flies, with the fishing done from a boat near structures like wood. The season for coho starts in early September and typically lasts through October into early November, although it's dependent on rainfall. For chinook, the peak season is around Labor Day weekend, with the best fish being bright and high-quality. Jackson notes some rivers have late runs of Chinook, like the Lewis and Sandy rivers, which receive a small run of bright fish around late November to early December. 21:16 - We explore the state of steelhead fishing in Southwest Washington compared to the Olympic Peninsula. Jackson notes that while the OP rivers have experienced closures, the Southwest Washington rivers have remained consistently open, though they receive less publicity. 26:40 - We ask him about winter steelhead fishing in November and December. Jackson recommends focusing on rivers with consistent hatchery plants for better chances, specifically mentioning the Washougal River, known for its strong Skamania stock fish and challenging whitewater conditions. 30:11 - In fishing the Washougal River during winter, Jackson mentions using heavy sink tips and typical winter flies such as leeches, with T-14 being a common choice for getting closer to the fish. Jackson notes that while the Washougal River also has good runs of summer fish, the approach varies, with summer steelhead sometimes eating dry flies. 31:50 - We briefly talk about the impact of the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption on the Toutle River system. Jackson shares that he wrote a paper in college about the logging that happens in the Toutle system, highlighting the management strategy of continually raising the dam to contain sediment. 34:08 - We talk about the Cowlitz River, known for its heavy planting of hatchery steelhead, which makes it a prime location for fishing, especially if you're looking to take home fish to eat. 36:23 - Jackson owns a 1979 fiberglass Avro boat and a smaller Aire puma boat, which is about 11.5 feet long. He appreciates the fiberglass boat for its quietness and durability, noting that it can be easily repaired and modified with fiberglass and epoxy. 38:21 - We dig into steelhead fishing on the Kalama River during peak season, from mid-February to late April. He shares strategies for dealing with crowded conditions, such as knowing familiar faces and sections of the river preferred by frequent fishermen. Timing is crucial; sometimes it's better to fish later in the day when conditions improve. 43:30 - Jackson mentions that the Kalama, Cowlitz, and Lewis rivers are accessible, with numerous put-ins and take-outs available, making them great fisheries. He highlights the Kalama River, which stretches about 60 to 70 miles and originates from an aquifer, offering a long drainage. 45:19 - We discuss steelhead fishing in the region around Battle Ground, which is near the East Fork of the Lewis River, known for its historical record of large fish, specifically a 38-pound steelhead caught in the 1980s. Although the gene pool for such large fish has diminished, there are still opportunities to catch steelhead in the 20-pound range. 47:40 - Jackson highlights the Cowlitz as the best for swinging flies due to its consistent fish population, akin to salmon fishing, where fish arrive reliably mid-February each year. However, it faces heavy fishing pressure, both from conventional and fly fishers, with a significant number of boats and guides present, given the river's substantial hatchery support. 49:09 - Jackson mentions that the Lewis River has a program that supports natural spawning of wild steelhead, which has improved the run size over the past decade, attracting more anglers. Despite the predominance of wild fish, the presence of a few brood stock fish allows for some to be kept. The river is becoming busier with more anglers due to these improvements. The Kalama River, on the other hand, is known for drift boat and raft fishing, making it more competitive due to its smaller size. Anglers there often have to strategically time their fishing to avoid overcrowding and maximize their chances of catching fish. Jackson notes that the fishing dynamics in Southwest Washington are varied, with different runs and genetic variations of fish occurring throughout the year. 51:17 - Jackson recommends several local clubs and shops as valuable sources of information. He mentions the Salmon Creek Fly Fishers and the Clark Skamania clubs, highlighting their extensive knowledge due to longstanding members. Additionally, he suggests the Portland Fly Shop as a prime resource, noting that most staff have guided in the area and have considerable expertise. 52:38 - He shares his recent fishing experience on the Kanektok River, describing it as epic for Chinook fishing. We also talk about other notable locations for Chinook runs in Alaska, emphasizing the thrill of swinging flies for kings. 55:54 - Jackson expresses interest in a trip to Sudan for fishing Giant Trevally and Triggerfish, although plans changed due to the war, opting instead for an opportunity in Alaska. 58:24 - We ask Jackson for tips for a successful steelhead fishing. He emphasizes the importance of consistency in casting, advising beginners to focus on achieving a consistent casting distance and angle to increase their chances of success. He suggests that 40 feet of running line is typically sufficient. Consistency in fishing technique, rather than the number of fish caught, determines a good fishing day. He also recommends using longer leaders and heavier flies to ensure the fly sinks quickly. 1:05:14 - We quickly ask about his music preference. Jackson uses Spotify to listen to indie rock, describing it as having a synth tone and a slower tempo. Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/689 

Striker Lewis Porter chats about his sporting career so far; not only scoring goals on the football pitch but also his success on the cricket pitch too. Assistant manager Anthony Griffith shares his reaction to the win against Avro, while the latest fan away day comes from the visit to Witton Albion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Qaydaları Pozma" verilişində bu dəfə qonağımız nəqliyyat eksperti Rauf Ağamirzəyev olduOnunla Bakının tıxac problemindən, bu problemin həlli yollarından, yol infrastrukturu ilə bağlı görülən son işlərdən danışdıq. 

Summer signing Owen Morris chats about his career so far including making the move from South Wales to England. Also hear Richard Duffy's reaction to the FA Trophy win over Avro where the latest fan away day also comes from. Liam Price from Nantwich Town looks ahead to Congleton Town's visit to the Swansway Stadium on Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Il Messaggio di Oggi: “FINO A QUANDO AVRÒ ANSIA E AFFANNO NEL CUORE?” • Salmo 13: 2 • Salmo 42: 2 • Salmo 42: 5 • Salmo 42: 11 • Salmo 43: 4-5 • Salmo 42: 1 • Giovanni 6: 35 • 1 Samuele 16: 23 • Salmo 43: 4-5 • Matteo 6: 25 • Matteo 6: 34 • Matteo 6: 33 • Matteo 6: 25 • 1 Corinzi 3: 16 --Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio

"Yol Əhvalatı"nda qonaq olan Fəridə Abdulla Paris-2024 Olimpiya Oyunlarından, Avro-2024 oyunlarından, səyahətlərindən və digər maraqlı məqamlardan danışdı. 

There is a Shackleton that still ‘Growls' and this chapter features Shackleton MR2 WR963, currently based at Coventry but with a major project underway to move her to Elvington and the Yorkshire Air Museum. We speak to Richard Woods the driving force behind the project all about the aircraft and how to engineer the airframe when very few original engineers are still with us. Recorded 25th July 2024   Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk   Shackleton WR693 ·         Facebook https://www.facebook.com/avro.shackleton/ ·         GoFundMe Shackleton WR963 move to Yorkshire Air Museum  https://www.gofundme.com/f/shackleton-wr963-move-to-yorkshire-air-museum ·         Yorkshire Air Museum https://yorkshireairmuseum.org/   Costal Command Series ·         EP.208 – COLD WAR COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 11: THE OLD GREY LADY ·         EP.207 – COLD WAR COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 10 – THE THREAT ·         EP.132: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 9 – RAF THORNEY ISLAND ·         EP.131: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 8 – THE FLEET AIR ARM ·         EP.130: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 7 – AUSTRALIAN AND ALLIED AIRCREWS ·         EP.129: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 6 – THE ADVERSARIES ·      EP.128: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 5 – KIWI CREWS ·      EP.127 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 4: STRIKE WINGS ·         EP.124 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 3: BATTLE FOR THE ATLANTIC ·         EP.123 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 2: THE AIRCRAFT ·         EP.122 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 1: ‘CONSTANT ENDEAVOUR (THE OVERVIEW)'   Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544     Aviation Xtended Partners ·         Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/ ·         GlobalAviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/ ·         XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/ ·         Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94   Show Supporters ·         The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/ ·         Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076 ·         Aircrew Book Review https://aircrewbookreview.blogspot.com/  Xtended Podcast family ·         AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/ ·         Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/ ·         PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/ ·         Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us: ·         https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1

Emperyalizmin köfte ekmeğini, şekerli içeceğini veya kahvesini, isterseniz hepsini boykot edin; evet bir duruş sergilemektir ancak canları pek acımaz. Bunu boykot yapmayın ya da yapmayalım gayesi ile söylemiyorum. Elbette karıncanın Kâbe'ye varma aşkı ile bir duruş sergileme bir vaziyet almadır. Yapalım. Gel gelelim, eğer zulmü bitirip İslam'ı yok etmeyi, coğrafyayı parçalamayı hedefleyenlere karşı topyekûn bir zafer elde etmek istiyorsak inanın bu nükleer başlıkla bile olmaz. Bu neyle olur diye soruyorsanız; Petro-Doları pasifize etmek ile olur. Dolar zulmün kalbidir. Dolara vurulacak hançer geri kalan tüm uzuvların çalışmamasına, sistemin çökmesine ve kendi içinde çürümesine sebep olur. Bugün yaşanan zulmün arkasında dolar hegemonyası getirmiş olduğu imkanlar; sınırsız satın alma gücü, sınırsız arge yatırım imkanları, sınırsız eğitim bütçeleri bulunmaktadır. Dünyayı bir kâğıt parçasına satın alıyorlar. Bu imkânı kim veriyor; tabii ki bizler. Yanlış anlaşılmasın şunu demiyorum; dolarlarınızı satın TL yapın filan. Ancak sadece Dolar yerine Avro tutmak bile zulme destek olan devletin payandasını kırmaya yetecektir.

Radio- en televisiepresentator Karel van de Graaf werd geadopteerd door zijn tante en groeide op in Hoek van Holland. Dat hij geadopteerd was kwam hij pas later te weten en het speelde een grote rol in zijn verdere leven. Zijn bekendheid verwierf hij met zijn praatprogramma Karel, zijn doorbraak had hij te danken aan een aflevering waarin hij voor- en tegenstanders van het militair regime in Suriname aan het woord liet, een gesprek dat uitliep op een schietincident. Het voorval haalde de wereldpers. Van de Graaf  werkte uiteindelijk bijna veertig jaar bij de AVRO, waar hij vertrok na een conflict over zijn nevenactiviteiten. Hij kreeg een forse ontslagvergoeding mee, waar discussie over ontstond. Op 14 november 2023 overleed hij in zijn woonplaats Amersfoort aan de gevolgen van de ziekte van Alzheimer. Botte Jellema volgt zijn spoor terug en praat met oud-collega en vriend Cees van der Wel, oud-AVRO directeur Willemijn Maas en Karels weduwe Adrianne van Rheenen.  Wat blijft, na de dood van Karel van de Graaf?

This week, Derrick Beeler, David Rowe and Dave Gorman cover The Avro Shackleton ..... Topics discussed: The Avro Shackleton Leave a voicemail or text feedback for The History Of Aviation Podcast @ 615-813-5180 Email audio or recoded feedback for The History Of Aviation Podcast @ hoapod1@gamil.com Links mentioned in this episode: https://history-of-aviation-podcast.zencast.website/ https://www.instagram.com/historyofaviationpodcast/ https://twitter.com/HistoryOfAVIAT https://www.facebook.com/Historyofaviationpodcast https://www.patreon.com/user?u=81736430 David Rowe's Website: https://www.aerowephile.com/ This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Summary Data lakehouse architectures have been gaining significant adoption. To accelerate adoption in the enterprise Microsoft has created the Fabric platform, based on their OneLake architecture. In this episode Dipti Borkar shares her experiences working on the product team at Fabric and explains the various use cases for the Fabric service. Announcements Hello and welcome to the Data Engineering Podcast, the show about modern data management Data lakes are notoriously complex. For data engineers who battle to build and scale high quality data workflows on the data lake, Starburst is an end-to-end data lakehouse platform built on Trino, the query engine Apache Iceberg was designed for, with complete support for all table formats including Apache Iceberg, Hive, and Delta Lake. Trusted by teams of all sizes, including Comcast and Doordash. Want to see Starburst in action? Go to dataengineeringpodcast.com/starburst (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/starburst) and get $500 in credits to try Starburst Galaxy today, the easiest and fastest way to get started using Trino. Your host is Tobias Macey and today I'm interviewing Dipti Borkar about her work on Microsoft Fabric and performing analytics on data withou Interview Introduction How did you get involved in the area of data management? Can you describe what Microsoft Fabric is and the story behind it? Data lakes in various forms have been gaining significant popularity as a unified interface to an organization's analytics. What are the motivating factors that you see for that trend? Microsoft has been investing heavily in open source in recent years, and the Fabric platform relies on several open components. What are the benefits of layering on top of existing technologies rather than building a fully custom solution? What are the elements of Fabric that were engineered specifically for the service? What are the most interesting/complicated integration challenges? How has your prior experience with Ahana and Presto informed your current work at Microsoft? AI plays a substantial role in the product. What are the benefits of embedding Copilot into the data engine? What are the challenges in terms of safety and reliability? What are the most interesting, innovative, or unexpected ways that you have seen the Fabric platform used? What are the most interesting, unexpected, or challenging lessons that you have learned while working on data lakes generally, and Fabric specifically? When is Fabric the wrong choice? What do you have planned for the future of data lake analytics? Contact Info LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/diptiborkar/) Parting Question From your perspective, what is the biggest gap in the tooling or technology for data management today? Closing Announcements Thank you for listening! 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Jane and James interview Dr. Sarah Louise Miller about her new book on the Avro Lancaster, The Lancaster Story. They discuss the significance of the Lancaster in RAF Bomber Command during World War II and its cultural impact. They also explore the personal stories and experiences of those involved with the Lancaster, including ground crew and WAAFs. Sarah shares her research process and the new perspectives she brings to the history of the Lancaster.  The team discuss some of the lesser-known life-saving missions of the Lancaster, such as the MANNA and EXODUS operations, which are often overshadowed by the aircraft's destructive capabilities. They also highlight the vital role of the WAAF in supporting the Royal Air Force (RAF) and challenge the narrative that women were merely support workers. The conversation touches on the importance of representing women's contributions in historical narratives and the need for more accurate and inclusive storytelling. The guests also discuss the challenges and emotional impact of researching and writing about these topics, and Sarah talks about her new project, telling the story of Hawaiian women in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. KeywordsAvro Lancaster, RAF Bomber Command, World War II, cultural impact, personal stories, ground crew, WAAF, research process, new perspectives,  Women's Auxiliary Air Force, MANNA, EXODUS, , support workers, representation, historical narratives, challenges, emotional impactSend us a Text Message.The Family Histories PodcastJoin us and our guests as they reveal the fascinating lives of those in their family tree.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the Show.Please subscribe to Never Mind The Dambusters wherever you get your podcasts. You can support the show, and help us produce great content, by becoming a paid subscriber from just $3 a month here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/support . Supporters receive invitations to participate in our recording sessions as an audience member. Thank you for listening! You can reach out to us on social media at @RAF_BomberPod (X) or @NeverMindTheDambusters (Instagram)You can find out about James' research, articles, lectures and podcasts here .You can read more about Jane's work on her website at https://www.justcuriousjane.com/, and listen to podcasts/media stuff here

Newly declassified materials show the U.S. Air Force had a contract with a now-defunct Canadian company called Avro to build an aircraft unlike anything seen before. Schematics and details of a 1950s military venture, Project 1794, was the blueprint to build a supersonic flying saucer. This vehicle was said to be able to spin through the Earth's stratosphere at an average top speed of about 2,600 miles per hour. David Grusch, a former US intelligence officer turned whistleblower, resurrected the topic of reversed engineered craft when he testified the US Government has been covering up evidence of UFOs for many years. The evidence supporting the existence of UFOs and possibly reverse engineering of these craft is overwhelming and to any open-minded person, indisputable. Tonight on Ground Zero (7-10 pm, pacific time) Clyde Lewis talks with Joe Murgia about PROJEKT:1794. Listen Live: https://groundzero.radio Archived Shows: https://aftermath.media

"Van wat een kind leest, onthoudt het maar een deel. Maar dat onthoudt hij ook zo goed, dat het zijn verdere leven met hem meereist, in zijn hart en in zijn bloed, het wordt een stuk van hemzelf." - Stine vertelt over dit citaat van schrijfster Annie M.G. Schmidt. In deze aflevering is een fragment te horen uit het interview van Ischa Meijer met Annie M.G. Schmidt, AVRO, 1992.

In this engaging third episode of our series, Dave Lucia returns to delve into the various systems that support small and medium-sized teams and companies for their Elixir systems. Dave shares insights gained from a range of situations including working at startups on up to Series C and D sized companies, with a particular focus on the critical role of observability tools. Drawing on his extensive experience, Dave discusses how these tools can greatly enhance a team's ability to monitor and troubleshoot applications, ensuring high performance and reliability. Tune in for a comprehensive look at the essential systems and tools that can make a tangible difference in the day-to-day operations of Elixir-powered organizations, and more! 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This week Damon spotlights the organ originally installed in the AVRO radio studios in Hilversum, Holland. Visit organistencores.co.uk to listen to the show & find out more.

Summary Building a database engine requires a substantial amount of engineering effort and time investment. Over the decades of research and development into building these software systems there are a number of common components that are shared across implementations. When Paul Dix decided to re-write the InfluxDB engine he found the Apache Arrow ecosystem ready and waiting with useful building blocks to accelerate the process. In this episode he explains how he used the combination of Apache Arrow, Flight, Datafusion, and Parquet to lay the foundation of the newest version of his time-series database. Announcements Hello and welcome to the Data Engineering Podcast, the show about modern data management Dagster offers a new approach to building and running data platforms and data pipelines. It is an open-source, cloud-native orchestrator for the whole development lifecycle, with integrated lineage and observability, a declarative programming model, and best-in-class testability. Your team can get up and running in minutes thanks to Dagster Cloud, an enterprise-class hosted solution that offers serverless and hybrid deployments, enhanced security, and on-demand ephemeral test deployments. Go to dataengineeringpodcast.com/dagster (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/dagster) today to get started. Your first 30 days are free! Data lakes are notoriously complex. For data engineers who battle to build and scale high quality data workflows on the data lake, Starburst powers petabyte-scale SQL analytics fast, at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods, so that you can meet all your data needs ranging from AI to data applications to complete analytics. Trusted by teams of all sizes, including Comcast and Doordash, Starburst is a data lake analytics platform that delivers the adaptability and flexibility a lakehouse ecosystem promises. And Starburst does all of this on an open architecture with first-class support for Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake and Hudi, so you always maintain ownership of your data. Want to see Starburst in action? Go to dataengineeringpodcast.com/starburst (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/starburst) and get $500 in credits to try Starburst Galaxy today, the easiest and fastest way to get started using Trino. Join us at the top event for the global data community, Data Council Austin. From March 26-28th 2024, we'll play host to hundreds of attendees, 100 top speakers and dozens of startups that are advancing data science, engineering and AI. Data Council attendees are amazing founders, data scientists, lead engineers, CTOs, heads of data, investors and community organizers who are all working together to build the future of data and sharing their insights and learnings through deeply technical talks. As a listener to the Data Engineering Podcast you can get a special discount off regular priced and late bird tickets by using the promo code dataengpod20. Don't miss out on our only event this year! Visit dataengineeringpodcast.com/data-council (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/data-council) and use code dataengpod20 to register today! Your host is Tobias Macey and today I'm interviewing Paul Dix about his investment in the Apache Arrow ecosystem and how it led him to create the latest PFAD in database design Interview Introduction How did you get involved in the area of data management? Can you start by describing the FDAP stack and how the components combine to provide a foundational architecture for database engines? This was the core of your recent re-write of the InfluxDB engine. What were the design goals and constraints that led you to this architecture? Each of the architectural components are well engineered for their particular scope. What is the engineering work that is involved in building a cohesive platform from those components? One of the major benefits of using open source components is the network effect of ecosystem integrations. That can also be a risk when the community vision for the project doesn't align with your own goals. How have you worked to mitigate that risk in your specific platform? Can you describe the operational/architectural aspects of building a full data engine on top of the FDAP stack? What are the elements of the overall product/user experience that you had to build to create a cohesive platform? What are some of the other tools/technologies that can benefit from some or all of the pieces of the FDAP stack? What are the pieces of the Arrow ecosystem that are still immature or need further investment from the community? What are the most interesting, innovative, or unexpected ways that you have seen parts or all of the FDAP stack used? What are the most interesting, unexpected, or challenging lessons that you have learned while working on/with the FDAP stack? When is the FDAP stack the wrong choice? What do you have planned for the future of the InfluxDB IOx engine and the FDAP stack? Contact Info LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauldix/) pauldix (https://github.com/pauldix) on GitHub Parting Question From your perspective, what is the biggest gap in the tooling or technology for data management today? Closing Announcements Thank you for listening! Don't forget to check out our other shows. Podcast.__init__ (https://www.pythonpodcast.com) covers the Python language, its community, and the innovative ways it is being used. The Machine Learning Podcast (https://www.themachinelearningpodcast.com) helps you go from idea to production with machine learning. Visit the site (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com) to subscribe to the show, sign up for the mailing list, and read the show notes. 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What is MySQL HeatWave? How do I get certified in it? Where do I start? Listen to Lois Houston and Nikita Abraham, along with MySQL Developer Scott Stroz, answer all these questions and more on this week's episode of the Oracle University Podcast. MySQL Document Store: https://oracleuniversitypodcast.libsyn.com/mysql-document-store Oracle MyLearn: https://mylearn.oracle.com/ Oracle University Learning Community: https://education.oracle.com/ou-community LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/oracle-university/ X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/Oracle_Edu Special thanks to Arijit Ghosh, David Wright, and the OU Studio Team for helping us create this episode. -------------------------------------------------------- Episode Transcript: 00:00 Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast, the first stop on your cloud journey. During this  series of informative podcasts, we'll bring you foundational training on the most popular  Oracle technologies. Let's get started! 00:26 Nikita: Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast! I'm Nikita Abraham, Principal Technical Editor with Oracle University, and with me is Lois Houston, Director of Innovation Programs. Lois: Hi there! For the last two weeks, we've been having really exciting discussions on everything AI. We covered the basics of artificial intelligence and machine learning, and we're taking a short break from that today to talk about the new MySQL HeatWave Implementation Associate Certification with MySQL Developer Advocate Scott Stroz. 00:59 Nikita: You may remember Scott from an episode last year where he came on to discuss MySQL Document Store. We'll post the link to that episode in the show notes so you can listen to it if you haven't already. Lois: Hi Scott! Thanks for joining us again. Before diving into the certification, tell us, what is MySQL HeatWave?  01:19 Scott: Hi Lois, Hi Niki. I'm so glad to be back. So, MySQL HeatWave Database Service is a fully managed database that is capable of running transactional and analytic queries in a single database instance. This can be done across data warehouses and data lakes. We get all the benefits of analytic queries without the latency and potential security issues of performing standard extract, transform, and load, or ETL, operations. Some other MySQL HeatWave database service features are automated system updates and database backups, high availability, in-database machine learning with AutoML, MySQL Autopilot for managing instance provisioning, and enhanced data security.  HeatWave is the only cloud database service running MySQL that is built, managed, and supported by the MySQL Engineering team. 02:14 Lois: And where can I find MySQL HeatWave? Scott: MySQL HeatWave is only available in the cloud. MySQL HeatWave instances can be provisioned in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure or OCI, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure. Now, some features though are only available in Oracle Cloud, such as access to MySQL Document Store. 02:36 Nikita: Scott, you said MySQL HeatWave runs transactional and analytic queries in a single instance. Can you elaborate on that? Scott: Sure, Niki. So, MySQL HeatWave allows developers, database administrators, and data analysts to run transactional queries (OLTP) and analytic queries (OLAP).  OLTP, or online transaction processing, allows for real-time execution of database transactions. A transaction is any kind of insertion, deletion, update, or query of data. Most DBAs and developers work with this kind of processing in their day-to-day activities.   OLAP, or online analytical processing, is one way to handle multi-dimensional analytical queries typically used for reporting or data analytics. OLTP system data must typically be exported, aggregated, and imported into an OLAP system. This procedure is called ETL as I mentioned – extract, transform, and load. With large datasets, ETL processes can take a long time to complete, so analytic data could be “old” by the time it is available in an OLAP system. There is also an increased security risk in moving the data to an external source. 03:56 Scott: MySQL HeatWave eliminates the need for time-consuming ETL processes. We can actually get real-time analytics from our data since HeatWave allows for OLTP and OLAP in a single instance. I should note, this also includes analytic from JSON data that may be stored in the database. Another advantage is that applications can use MySQL HeatWave without changing any of the application code. Developers only need to point their applications at the MySQL HeatWave databases. MySQL HeatWave is fully compatible with on-premise MySQL instances, which can allow for a seamless transition to the cloud. And one other thing. When MySQL HeatWave has OLAP features enabled, MySQL can determine what type of query is being executed and route it to either the normal database system or the in-memory database. 04:52 Lois: That's so cool! And what about the other features you mentioned, Scott? Automated updates and backups, high availability… Scott: Right, Lois. But before that, I want to tell you about the in-memory query accelerator. MySQL HeatWave offers a massively parallel, in-memory hybrid columnar query processing engine. It provides high performance by utilizing algorithms for distributed query processing. And this query processing in MySQL HeatWave is optimized for cloud environments.  MySQL HeatWave can be configured to automatically apply system updates, so you will always have the latest and greatest version of MySQL. Then, we have automated backups. By this, I mean MySQL HeatWave can be configured to provide automated backups with point-in-time recovery to ensure data can be restored to a particular date and time. MySQL HeatWave also allows us to define a retention plan for our database backups, that means how long we keep the backups before they are deleted. High availability with MySQL HeatWave allows for more consistent uptime. When using high availability, MySQL HeatWave instances can be provisioned across multiple availability domains, providing automatic failover for when the primary node becomes unavailable. All availability domains within a region are physically separated from each other to mitigate the possibility of a single point of failure. 06:14 Scott: We also have MySQL Lakehouse. Lakehouse allows for the querying of data stored in object storage in various formats. This can be CSV, Parquet, Avro, or an export format from other database systems. And basically, we point Lakehouse at data stored in Oracle Cloud, and once it's ingested, the data can be queried just like any other data in a database. Lakehouse supports querying data up to half a petabyte in size using the HeatWave engine. And this allows users to take advantage of HeatWave for non-MySQL workloads. MySQL AutoPilot is a part of MySQL HeatWave and can be used to predict the number of HeatWave nodes a system will need and automatically provision them as part of a cluster. AutoPilot has features that can handle automatic thread pooling and database shape predicting. A “shape” is one of the many different CPU, memory, and ethernet traffic configurations available for MySQL HeatWave. MySQL HeatWave includes some advanced security features such as asymmetric encryption and automated data masking at query execution. As you can see, there are a lot of features covered under the HeatWave umbrella! 07:31 Did you know that Oracle University offers free courses on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure? You'll find training on everything from cloud computing, database, and security to artificial intelligence and machine learning, all free to subscribers. So, what are you waiting for? Pick a topic, leverage the Oracle University Learning Community to ask questions, and then sit for your certification. Visit mylearn.oracle.com to get started.  08:02 Nikita: Welcome back! Now coming to the certification, who can actually take this exam, Scott? Scott: The MySQL HeatWave Implementation Associate Certification Exam is designed specifically for administrators and data scientists who want to provision, configure, and manage MySQL HeatWave for transactions, analytics, machine learning, and Lakehouse. 08:22 Nikita: Can someone who's just graduated, say an engineering graduate interested in data analytics, take this certification? Are there any prerequisites? What are the career prospects for them? Scott: There are no mandatory prerequisites, but anyone who wants to take the exam should have experience with MySQL HeatWave and other aspects of OCI, such as virtual cloud networks and identity and security processes. Also, the learning path on MyLearn will be extremely helpful when preparing for the exam, but you are not required to complete the learning path before registering for the exam. The exam focuses more on getting MySQL HeatWave running (and keeping it running) than accessing the data. That doesn't mean it is not helpful for someone interested in data analytics. I think it can be helpful for data analysts to understand how the system providing the data functions, even if it is at just a high level. It is also possible that data analysts might be responsible for setting up their own systems and importing and managing their own data. 09:23 Lois: And how do I get started if I want to get certified on MySQL HeatWave? Scott: So, you'll first need to go to mylearn.oracle.com and look for the “Become a MySQL HeatWave Implementation Associate” learning path. The learning path consists of over 10 hours of training across 8 different courses.  These courses include “Getting Started with MySQL HeatWave Database Service,” which offers an introduction to some Oracle Cloud functionality such as security and networking, as well as showing one way to connect to a MySQL HeatWave instance. Another course demonstrates how to configure MySQL instances and copy that configuration to other instances. Other courses cover how to migrate data into MySQL HeatWave, set up and manage high availability, and configure HeatWave for OLAP. You'll find labs where you can perform hands-on activities, student and activity guides, and skill checks to test yourself along the way. And there's also the option to Ask the Instructor if you have any questions you need answers to. You can also access the Oracle University Learning Community and discuss topics with others on the same journey. The learning path includes a practice exam to check your readiness to pass the certification exam. 10:33 Lois: Yeah, and remember, access to the entire learning path is free so there's nothing stopping you from getting started right away. Now Scott, what does the certification test you on? Scott: The MySQL HeatWave Implementation exam, which is an associate-level exam, covers various topics. It will validate your ability to identify key features and benefits of MySQL HeatWave and describe the MySQL HeatWave architecture; identify Virtual Cloud Network (VCN) requirements and the different methods of connecting to a MySQL HeatWave instance; manage the automatic backup process and restore database systems from these backups; configure and manage read replicas and inbound replication channels; import data into MySQL HeatWave; configure and manage high availability and clustering of MySQL HeatWave instances. I know this seems like a lot of different topics. That is why we recommend anyone interested in the exam follow the learning path. It will help make sure you have the exposure to all the topics that are covered by the exam. 11:35 Lois: Tell us more about the certification process itself. Scott: While the courses we already talked about are valuable when preparing for the exam, nothing is better than hands-on experience. We recommend that candidates have hands-on experience with MySQL HeatWave with real-world implementations. The format of the exam is Multiple Choice. It is 90 minutes long and consists of 65 questions. When you've taken the recommended training and feel ready to take the certification exam, you need to purchase the exam and register for it. You go through the section on things to do before the exam and the exam policies, and then all that's left to do is schedule the date and time of the exam according to when is convenient for you. 12:16 Nikita: And once you've finished the exam? Scott: When you're done your score will be displayed on the screen when you finish the exam. You will also receive an email indicating whether you passed or failed. You can view your exam results and full score report in Oracle CertView, Oracle's certification portal. From CertView, you can download and print your eCertificate and even share your newly earned badge on places like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. 12:38 Lois: And for how long does the certification remain valid, Scott? Scott: There is no expiration date for the exam, so the certification will remain valid for as long as the material that is covered remains relevant.  12:49 Nikita: What's the next step for me after I get this certification? What other training can I take? Scott: So, because this exam is an associate level exam, it is kind of a stepping stone along a person's MySQL training. I do not know if there are plans for a professional level exam for HeatWave, but Oracle University has several other training programs that are MySQL-specific. There are learning paths to help prepare for the MySQL Database Administrator and MySQL Database Developer exams. As with the HeatWave learning paths, the learning paths for these exams include video tutorials, hands-on activities, skill checks, and practice exams. 13:27 Lois: I think you've told us everything we need to know about this certification, Scott. Are there any parting words you might have? Scott: We know that the whole process of training and getting certified may seem daunting, but we've really tried to simplify things for you with the “Become a MySQL HeatWave Implementation Associate” learning path. It not only prepares you for the exam but also gives you experience with features of MySQL HeatWave that will surely be valuable in your career. 13:51 Lois: Thanks so much, Scott, for joining us today. Nikita: Yeah, we've had a great time with you. Scott: Thanks for having me. Lois: Next week, we'll get back to our focus on AI with a discussion on deep learning. Until then, this is Lois Houston… Nikita: And Nikita Abraham, signing off. 14:07 That's all for this episode of the Oracle University Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please click Subscribe to get all the latest episodes. We'd also love it if you would take a moment to rate and review us on your podcast app. See you again on the next episode of the Oracle University  Podcast.

Summary Monitoring and auditing IT systems for security events requires the ability to quickly analyze massive volumes of unstructured log data. The majority of products that are available either require too much effort to structure the logs, or aren't fast enough for interactive use cases. Cliff Crosland co-founded Scanner to provide fast querying of high scale log data for security auditing. In this episode he shares the story of how it got started, how it works, and how you can get started with it. Announcements Hello and welcome to the Data Engineering Podcast, the show about modern data management Data lakes are notoriously complex. For data engineers who battle to build and scale high quality data workflows on the data lake, Starburst powers petabyte-scale SQL analytics fast, at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods, so that you can meet all your data needs ranging from AI to data applications to complete analytics. Trusted by teams of all sizes, including Comcast and Doordash, Starburst is a data lake analytics platform that delivers the adaptability and flexibility a lakehouse ecosystem promises. And Starburst does all of this on an open architecture with first-class support for Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake and Hudi, so you always maintain ownership of your data. Want to see Starburst in action? Go to dataengineeringpodcast.com/starburst (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/starburst) and get $500 in credits to try Starburst Galaxy today, the easiest and fastest way to get started using Trino. Your host is Tobias Macey and today I'm interviewing Cliff Crosland about Scanner, a security data lake platform for analyzing security logs and identifying issues quickly and cost-effectively Interview Introduction How did you get involved in the area of data management? Can you describe what Scanner is and the story behind it? What were the shortcomings of other tools that are available in the ecosystem? What is Scanner explicitly not trying to solve for in the security space? (e.g. SIEM) A query engine is useless without data to analyze. What are the data acquisition paths/sources that you are designed to work with?- e.g. cloudtrail logs, app logs, etc. What are some of the other sources of signal for security monitoring that would be valuable to incorporate or integrate with through Scanner? Log data is notoriously messy, with no strictly defined format. How do you handle introspection and querying across loosely structured records that might span multiple sources and inconsistent labelling strategies? Can you describe the architecture of the Scanner platform? What were the motivating constraints that led you to your current implementation? How have the design and goals of the product changed since you first started working on it? 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In this podcast, Krish explores the various connectors available in Confluent Cloud. He starts by recapping the previous podcasts and the basics of Confluent Cloud. Krish then focuses on connectors, explaining their value and why they can reduce the need for writing code. He explores different connectors, such as the data gen source connector and the MongoDB Atlas connectors. Krish also discusses different data formats, including Avro, Protobuf, and JSON. He briefly touches on implementing custom connectors. Krish explores the topic of connectors in Confluent Cloud. He discusses the process of creating connectors and the different types of connectors available. Krish also delves into configuring connectors and defining configuration parameters. He explores the concept of custom connector configuration and the use of connector properties files. Krish then explores existing connectors, such as the HTTP source and sync connectors, and discusses the process of publishing custom connectors. He concludes by mentioning the Confluent CLI for managing connectors. Takeaways Connectors in Confluent Cloud provide value by reducing the need for writing code. Different connectors are available for various data sources and destinations, such as MongoDB, Amazon S3, and Elasticsearch. Data formats like Avro, Protobuf, and JSON can be used with connectors. Implementing custom connectors allows for more flexibility and integration with specific systems. Connectors enable seamless data integration and propagation between different systems. Connectors in Confluent Cloud allow for seamless integration with various systems and services. Custom connectors can be created and published to Confluent Cloud. Configuration parameters for connectors can be defined and managed. The Confluent CLI provides a command-line interface for managing connectors. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:35 Recap of Previous Podcasts 01:05 Focus on Connectors in Confluent Cloud 02:16 Exploring Data Gen Source Connector 03:43 Different Formats: Avro, Protobuf, JSON 08:07 Differences Between Avro and Protobuf 10:03 Exploring Other Connectors 11:14 Using MongoDB Atlas Connectors 12:08 Testing Different Formats with Connectors 13:36 Handling Avro Format with Consumer 16:58 Exploring More Connectors: Snowflake, Amazon S3, Elasticsearch 20:33 Implementing Custom Connectors 27:31 Exploring More Connectors: Salesforce, Oracle, Jira 35:16 Exploring More Connectors: SQL Server, MySQL 38:43 Implementing Custom Connectors 43:24 Exploring More Connectors: Kafka, File 46:20 Understanding Connector Implementation 49:06 Creating Custom Connectors 50:00 Summary and Conclusion 50:59 Creating Connectors 52:04 Configuring Connectors 54:00 Custom Connector Configuration 56:08 Defining Configuration Parameters 57:38 Configuration Properties 59:49 Self-Managed Connectors 01:00: 27 Connector Properties File 01:01:28 Creating Custom Connectors 01:02: 09 Publishing Custom Connectors 01:03: 37Existing Connectors 01:04: 14HTTP Source Connector 01:06:40 HTTP Sync Connector 01:08:34 Other Connectors 01:10:34 Managing Connectors 01:12:14 Confluent CLI Snowpal Products Backends as Services on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AWS Marketplace⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mobile Apps on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠App Store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Play Store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Web App⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Education Platform⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for Learners and Course Creators

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This week's episode features the incomparable Alexander Mercouris, the editor of TheDuran.com and host of The Duran show on YouTube. You can find me and the show on social media by searching the handle @DrWilmerLeon on X (Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube. Our Facebook page is www.facebook.com/Drwilmerleonctd All our episodes can be found at CTDpodcast.com. Transcript Wilmer Leon (00:15): Welcome to the Connecting the Dots podcast with Dr. Wilmer Leon and I am Wilmer Leon. Here's the point. We have a tendency to view current events as though they occur in a vacuum, failing to understand the broader historical context in which most of these events take place. During each episode, my guests and I will have probing, provocative, and in-depth discussions that connect the dots between current events and the broader historical context in which they occur. This will enable you to better understand and analyze the events that impact the global village in which we live. On today's episode, we explore the relationships between some of the major conflicts impacting the geopolitical landscape. We'll connect some of the dots between what's happening in Ukraine and Europe, what's happening in Gaza and the Middle East, and what's happening with the relationship between the United States and China. To help me connect these dots is the editor in chief@theduran.com and host of the Duran on YouTube, Alexander MEUs. Alexander, welcome to the show. Alexander Mercouris (01:29): Delighted to be with you again, will Mur, and it's a great pleasure to be on the show. Wilmer Leon (01:33): Thank you so much. And Alexander, let's connect some dots. First, does it make sense to connect the dots between, again, what's happening in Ukraine and Europe, Gaza in the Middle East and the US and China? Because many people see these issues as unrelated, and of course we can add conflicts from other regions as well. But for the sake of time, let's just start with these. Does it make sense? Are these events related? Alexander Urs, Alexander Mercouris (02:02): They are absolutely related. If you see that there is a single connecting thread, that thread is there. It is US policy. The United States is intimately involved in every one of these conflicts. It is the major arm supplier and financial provider to Ukraine and its major diplomatic backer. It is the arm supplier and funder of Israel and its major diplomatic backer. And the same applies to Taiwan, which is of course in the early stages of what is looking like an increasingly dangerous conflict with China. And yesterday there was an article in the Financial Times by a man called Gideon Rackman, who is a very, very well connected journalist, not just in London, but in Washington. And he said that he had discussions with various US officials including members of the Democratic Party and also people within the administration. And they also agreed that these conflicts are all connected with each other. (03:14) The administration believes that they are connected with each other. They are apparently, or so they told Gideon Ratman very gloomy about the way in which these various conflicts are all going. There is in fact, one sense is a sense of controlled panic about this. And as very typically happens when somebody has pulled the strings and made things, pulled the strings in various places and they all start to go wrong. Apparently there are now some people in the administration who believe that they are themselves. Now the target of a plot that the Chinese, the Russians, the Muslim states, the North Koreans, the Iranians, that they're all working together. Wilmer Leon (04:01): When you discussed Ukraine, you mentioned finance and arm supplying. When you mentioned Israel, you mentioned finance and arm supplying. And when it comes to Taiwan, we know for example that Taiwan is now pointing high Mars missiles at China. We know the United States has sent a lot and continues to send a lot of weapons into Taiwan. So many times people hear the military industrial complex and they put that in some kind of grand conspiratorial context. But it sounds like weapons is, and the sale of weapons is the primary motivation here behind these conflicts. Alexander Mercouris (04:52): Absolutely. That is what is driving them in every single case. What has been pushing these conflicts is that the United States, the administration, the political backers of the administration, the various lobbyists in Washington, and you can trace all the lobbyists, all the funding ultimately comes back to a certain limited sources. And the military industrial complex is overwhelmingly the biggest. So the military industrial complex that funds the NGOs, the lobbying groups, all of those people, the think tanks that proliferate in Washington, they are all intimately involved in all three of these crises. And they have all made sure in every case that they're pushed in the same direction. So Ukraine was being pushed towards NATO into an alliance with the United States against Russia in the Middle East. Israel was being encouraged to advance relentlessly within the Palestinian Territories and to forge separate peace agreements with Arab countries, which disregarded the interests of the Palestinians in the former British mandate territory of Palestine and in Taiwan. Now, there is apparently arms packages being prepared for Taiwan, which apparently are intended to completely reequip the Taiwanese army. Its ground forces to the tune of $10 billion. And I got that by the way, from the B, b, C. So we are seeing major funding and military buildups in all of these places. And of course, when lots of weapons are supplied into conflict zones where an area in crisis is flooded with weapons in this kind of way, war follows. Wilmer Leon (06:54): Let me read quickly, let's start with the Ukraine. And there's a piece in the Washington Post entitled Miscalculations Divisions marked Offensive Planning by US and Ukraine. They describe, the Washington Post describes the conflict as a stalemate, but when Secretary of Defense, Austin asked the Ukrainian defense Minister Resnikoff what was going on, this is what Resnikoff said. Ukraine's armored vehicles were being destroyed by Russian helicopters, drones, and artillery. With every attempt to advance without air support. The only option was to use artillery to shell Russian lines, dismount from the targeted vehicles and then proceed on foot. We can't maneuver because of the landmine density and tank ambushes. This is according to Resnikoff. And the Washington Post then says, as winter approaches and the frontline freezes into place, Ukraine's, most senior military officials acknowledge that the war has reached a stalemate. Alexander, that doesn't sound like a stalemate to me. That sounds like an ass whipping. Alexander Mercouris (08:15): Well, absolutely. It's not a stalemate. It is a disaster. In fact, that article in the Washington Post, which is enormous, it is in two parts. If you actually read it carefully. It's an attempt to defend US policy. It's attempt to throw all the blame on the Ukrainians or most of the blame on the Ukrainians for what went wrong in this summer offensive, which has taken place this year and for the coming debacle, which is now shaping in Ukraine. Now let's me just deal quickly first with the stalemate situation. It seems that the US Defense Minister Secretary Lloyd Austin has just recently had a meeting with Ukraine's overall military commander, general Valeri illusion in Kiev. Lloyd Austin was recently in Kiev and Lloyd Austin was told by illusionary that for Ukraine to win this war, it needs 17 million shells and 400 billion worth of equipment. This is all over the Ukrainian media. (09:32) Now UK apparently Austin was shocked. He said, there aren't 17 million shells in the world. We don't have that number of shells in the world to supply you. And in terms of the $400 billion, I understand that is twice the annual Pentagon budget. We're talking about the Pentagon budget for weapons procurement in any one year. These are impossible, impossible demands. Now, they are not the kind of demands that you would get from the general of an army who finds himself in a stalemate situation. What illusion is telling Austin is we are losing the war. We are losing the war at every point. We are outgunned, we've been been out fought, we are on the defensive. The Russians are advancing. There's lots of information coming from the battlefronts which are not being reported in the media in the West, but we can see that in all kinds of places. (10:42) In a marinca in the north, in the south, in the center of the Battlefronts, the Russians are now incrementally and remorselessly advancing and the Ukrainians are being smashed. There is no stalemate. And the story of a stalemate that is being conjured up is one which I don't believe anybody with any true knowledge of the situation in Washington beliefs, it has just been created in order to buy the administration some time so that they can come up with a political strategy and a financial strategy in Congress to try to escape responsibility for the disaster that they have authored. And if you read the Washington Post article, you'll see how their fingerprints are all over this disaster. Wilmer Leon (11:39): When I talked to Brian Tic, when I talked to Mark Sloboda, when I talked to Scott Ritter, they all say Russia hasn't even started the fight yet yet. And that if Russia decided to go all in full bore, it would be a massacre. And so getting back to the Washington Post piece and what Ulu is telling Lloyd Austin that he needs, again, they haven't even started fighting yet. Your thoughts? Alexander Mercouris (12:19): No, this is absolutely correct. What all of those gentlemen have told you is absolutely true. And you can see this when you actually look at the military units that are conducting most of the fighting at the moment on the Russian side. And it's a very remarkable fact, which again, no part of the western media or western governments ever acknowledge, but most of the fighting in Ukraine is not for the moment being conducted by the regular Russian line army. They haven't yet deployed their heavy divisions. They're tank divisions, they're armor divisions, they're heavy infantry. The people with the infantry fighting vehicles, they're Wilmer Leon (13:07): Air force, Alexander Mercouris (13:08): They're air force to any great extent, they're holding back their missiles. Most of the fighting, most of the forces that are currently advancing are a very interesting collection of forces. They're the Don Bass militia who have been retrained and re-equipped. And you are carrying out the biggest offensive, it's ongoing at the moment, which is successful by the way, in a fortified place called elsewhere. It tends to be paratroopers, light infantry, in other words, from the regular Russian military. But these are elite infantry, but there's not relative, many of them. It's chechen fighters, it's various volunteer groups. There are lots of volunteer groups now fighting alongside the Russians in Ukraine. The Russians so far are holding their main army back and it's growing in size. It's growing in size at the rate of 1600 men a day, and apparently around 450,000 have joined up in the Russian military just this year. And the Russian arms production is worrying and increasing all the time. So it's absolutely correct. They haven't actually properly speaking started yet. Wilmer Leon (14:31): And here's something that I don't hear anybody in the West really, and this is very, very fundamental. The United States with Ukraine as its proxy has engaged Russia in the very type of conflict that Russia has been preparing to fight for the last 20 years. And they're fighting it in Russia's backyard. And Scott Ritter, Scott Ritter was on this 0.2 years ago that NATO just doesn't have it. The United States just doesn't have it. I don't remember the number of artillery shells that Russia is sending out all day, all night, but a war of attrition and an artillery type of battle is exactly what Russia has been preparing to fight. So basically the United States stepped into the trap without enough equipment, without enough soldiers, without enough logistics. It was a fiasco from the outset. Alexander Mercouris (15:47): Absolutely. Now, this is where I'm going to come back to that Washington Post article because it's actually extremely interesting because what you can see if you read that Washington Post article carefully, is that the people who really wanted this offensive that we've just been through in the summer were the Americans, the Ukrainian general, the same Ukrainian general that I mentioned before. Valeri, illusionary told the Americans last year, look, this is what I need in order to carry out an offensive. And he pitched the number. He thought so high that the Americans would find it impossible to fair it, and apparently the Americans gasp, this is what this article said. But then they went ahead and provided it and they started training all these men and they went through all the various war games and simulations and all of these kinds of things. And you could see immediately that they were feeding into all of this, their own presumptions about the Russians. (16:49) They thought the Russians were chaotic, disorganized, corrupt, inefficient, incompetent. They didn't know what they were doing. They weren't properly led. Their army was a Potemkin army, as I've seen it called that their equipment was lousy. They weren't remotely up to the standard and quality of the United States. And you could see that some Ukrainian commanders would bear you exactly what the reality was, but they were being brushed aside and they didn't want to launch this offensive. And the Americans were pushing them to launch this offensive, and they did launch this offensive and they crashed into the reality of a Russian army, which exactly as you said was incredibly well prepared. And this is exactly what's happened, that it's been the case right through this entire conflict. The United States has completely underestimated Russia. That is the truth of it. They underestimated its technological and industrial capacities which were multiples greater than they imagined. They underestimated its political will. They underestimated the morale and resilience of its population and Russia's understanding of the existential nature of this conflict. And they grope tely underestimated the Russian military, which they don't really understand and which has been preparing for this war exactly as you said, for at least the last 20 years. Wilmer Leon (18:30): You mentioned morale, and we heard early on in the conflict people saying that the Russian people were turning on Putin and all of these kinds of things. And what seems to have been missed is the Russian people are behind his government a hundred percent. And their ire was not directed at the fact that he intervened in Ukraine. Their ire was directed at him for not doing this sooner and not going in more forcefully. There are many who I understand to be saying, why are you nickel and dimming this? Why don't you just go in, kick butt, take names and move on. But he has a different strategy and his generals have a different strategy in terms of their response. Is that accurate? Alexander Mercouris (19:29): That's absolutely correct. And this has been a longstanding thing, and I've been saying this for years, and all of the people that you've been mentioning at that, Brian Tic, mark Vota, Scott Ritter, would tell you exactly the same thing. But then of course we spend time talking to Russians, not just the kind of Russians, Westerners, talk to other Russians, the kind of Russians that you will find in the streets, the people who drive you, the taxes, who you meet in hotels, those sorts of people. And the important thing to understand about Russia is this is an extremely educated society. This is a very educated society indeed. And it's a politically very educated society. Also, it has to be because Russia's history has been such over the last hundred plus years where you cannot not be educated or well-informed about political and geostrategic matters, and you've had constantly people telling you why is Putin pulley his punches? (20:33) Why does he continue to give to the West so much? Why does he call them partners all the time? Why is he constantly looking to make compromises with them? These people are profoundly hostile to us. They want to break up our country. When we opened up to them in the 1980s, they came here and they basically seized everything that they could and they triggered the biggest economic recession we've ever suffered in our history since the Russian Revolution in 1917. And why is Putin playing it so careful and so slow? And the answer was that he understood as his military people did, that his economic people did, that you can't just rush into a confrontation with the West. You have to prepare for it. You have to prepare for it financially, economically, industrially, technologically, militarily and above and diplomatically as well. And he moved to its step by step and well, here we are, Wilmer Leon (21:43): In fact, I'm glad you mentioned diplomatically because what gets missed, again through lack of context in reporting from the Western media is Putin is playing to the world. What we see now is he, whereas Joe Biden told us he was going to turn the rubble into rubble and he was going to bring about regime change in Russia and he was going to make Russia a pariah and all of that kind of stuff. When you look at President Xi, when you look at President Putin, when you look at President Raisi, when you look at Maduro in Venezuela, these guys are now on the international stage as statesmen, and it's Joe Biden who is looking and as well as Netanyahu as the odd men out. Alexander Mercouris (22:35): This is absolutely correct. Now, this is by the way, something which the Russians themselves are not used to at all. For most of the 20th century, they've been accustomed to a reality where the United States and the West essentially represented the world, and Russia itself felt itself a fortress, an encircled fortress. And this is very much if you spent time in Russia, this is still very much the instinct that a lot of Russians have, which explains why, by the way, they weren't say, we've got to wait and see, try and argue things with the Chinese, explain things to the Indians, make deals with the Venezuelans and all the others. They didn't really see it in those terms. Of course, Putin did, and this is where he's completely different from any other Russian leader that has come before because Putin understood that there are fundamental changes in the world that provided Russia behaved with self-control and discipline far from being isolated globally. It would be supported globally because most of the world could see what was really going on, and it would be the United States that would be isolated globally instead. And that is exactly what has happened, and that is something new. And the Russians themselves, I'm talking about the Russian people are astonished by it. And from everything I'm hearing rather exhilarated intoxicated by it, they did not expect things to turn out this way. Wilmer Leon (24:25): And of course, you cannot in this conversation really have this conversation with also talking about the power of Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister Wang y in China. Those foreign ministers, again, unlike Secretary of State Blanken, they're true statesmen. They are men that have a much broader understanding of context. They have a much broader understanding of diplomacy. They have a much broader understanding of history, and they bring a whole, well, basically Blinken is playing checkers while these guys are playing three dimensional chess. Let me quickly, let's move because we could spend hours on this part of the conversation. The broader, let's connect the dots between what's happening with this Ukraine, Russian conflict and the broader context of Europe. Because there are reports now for example, that the Bavarian mayor, Marcus Soder, the prime minister in Bavaria, is saying that the increased energy costs, and there are a number of factors now that this whole conflict is having on Europe. The United States blowing up the Nord Stream pipeline, cutting off cheap natural gas to Germany is having an incredible industrial impact. I think Goodyear and Michelin are closing tire plants in Germany because manufacturing costs are too high. This has become an incredibly treacherous, has had a treacherous economic impact on European countries. You're in London, you know this better than I do. Alexander Mercouris (26:25): Oh, absolutely. Now the great success, the great achievement of the United States in the post Cold War period has been the Americanization of Europe's political elite. And it has been an astonishing thing to see, explain Wilmer Leon (26:39): What that means. Alexander Mercouris (26:40): Well, what has happened, and this is not easy to explain exactly how it's happened, and I suspect that there's a lot of this story that we don't quite know, but over the last 30 plus years, Europe, which had its own, each country in Europe had its own political leaders, its own politics, its own history of diplomacy. Remember modern diplomacy as we understand it today, the kind of diplomacy that Avro and Wangee and John Shankar of India and other countries conduct. The rules of that game were created in Europe, and they were being practiced in Europe until very recently, until well within our lifetimes, if I can say. So, all of that somehow seems to have ended. And what happened was that at some point, the Europeans, the European leadership class, its political class, came to identify itself very much with what's called the Euro-Atlantic Project. (27:49) The rules-based international order. You can use all kinds of terms with it, but they came to see themselves as part of a single team with the leadership of that team in Washington. So that instead of practicing traditional diplomacy as it used to be, and instead of focusing on their own national interests, they began to see themselves as part of a team with the United States and focused on the successful failure of that team, that collective team. I believe it was the Chinese who were the first to come up with the expression, the collective west. But that is essentially what you've got, what you've got now, you've got this collective west, which works to an extent, which you didn't even do during the Cold War as a block. And that means that Europeans have been willing, European leaders have been willing to an extent that would once upon a time have been considered inconceivable to sacrifice European vital economic interests. So Germany of all countries, for example, should have known that because of the historic connections between Ukraine and Russia and because of Russian concerns about the security of their western borders and because of the affinities between Ukraine and Russia, Ukraine was a place where the west tread carefully, but they didn't. They went full on board for the entire project, bring Ukraine into nato, pushed the Russians out. (29:40) When that became clear that it was going to result in a war, they went full out for the sanctions. No disagreement, no discussion allowed. To this day, it's very difficult to conduct a coherent discussion about this in Germany, same in France, same in Italy, same all across Europe, same to an even greater extent in Britain. And the result has been the economic catastrophe that you're talking about. Germany cut off from its natural economic hinterland, which by the way is Russia. The energy relationship which had been developing during the Cold War now destroyed the economic linkages, the industrial linkages destroyed as well. And the Germans are finding that their country now is deemed industrializing. And I can say this actually with confidence, because we were the first people on the Duran to say this. We said this on the very day when Schultz announced that he was going to suspend the operation of Nord Stream two. We said then that it was going to happen, but you could see how it has been working out ever since then. And it was completely predictable and completely understandable. And any political leadership which had German interests first and foremost at heart would've seen it. Wilmer Leon (31:13): And I think it's also important to understand that the de-industrialization of Europe, particularly the de-industrialization of Germany, was one of the objectives of this ridiculous mission in Ukraine, that this was a broader water intention to de-industrialized Germany and to sell Germany American liquified natural gas. Alexander Mercouris (31:44): Absolutely. But here again, you see how things have changed in a way because what the United States is now effectively doing is it's cannibalizing its own alliance. It is instead of supporting its allies, it is now predating upon them. Wilmer Leon (32:02): In fact, wait a minute, wait a minute. Because to that point, it's important for people to understand that when the US blew up the Nord Stream pipelines, the United States was attacking another NATO ally Germany. So under Article five, other NATO allies very well could have decided to come to the defense of Germany in the manner that they deemed fit. But of course, the United States is the head of nato. So that didn't happen. But it's just an important point I think for people to understand that the United States engaged in an act of war against a NATO ally. Alexander Mercouris (32:45): Absolutely. Of course, that is unequivocal. I mean, if you attack the vital energy infrastructure of a country and use explosives against it by any historic law of war, that is an act of war, no question. But this is what the United States increasingly has been doing, and you're quite right to say how they've pushed a very, very hard bargain on liquified natural gas. They're tempting European businesses to relocate to the United States. They're trying to exploit the de-industrialization of Germany, in other words, to their own advantage. But of course, this is the diametric opposite of what the United States once did in the 1950s and 1960s. The United States sought to build up European economies because he wanted a strong Europe strong allies so that he could withstand the Soviet Union and its allies. Now, when the United States itself feels diminished, its trying to supplement its own power by predating, by feeding on its allies. And yes, that will work for a time. It will make the United States stronger relatively than it might've been, but at the cost of weakening its overall alliance weakening the collective west, in other words. And in the long term, this is a bad policy as any policy that involves cannibalization ultimately is. Wilmer Leon (34:25): So let's switch gears now from talking about the conflict in Ukraine and its impacts on Europe to what's going on in the occupied territories in occupied Palestine. There was a piece again in the Washington Post who will run Gaza after the war. And the piece says, US searches for the best of bad options. And they're trying to figure out, of course, they want to totally get rid of Hamas. They're talking about could the Palestine authority be the solution? But the interesting thing is nobody seems to be talking to the Palestinians about who they want to run the area. And all of this conversation, in my opinion, is sheer evidence of what the grand plan has been from the very beginning, which is the Zionist government in Israel is a settler colonial state, and as a settler colonial state, you remove the indigenous people so that you can expand the space for your own. This is basically a humongous land grab on the Mediterranean Sea. Alexander Mercouris (35:50): Oh, absolutely. I mean, there are people in Israel who are making talking straightforwardly about this now to an extent that we've never seen before. Some of the language coming out of officials in Prime Minister Netanyahu's government is absolutely at that kind. And this is where I'm going to say what my own personal view about US policy throughout this crisis has been, or how it started, which is when the crisis began in October, there was unequivocally an Israeli plan to force the entire population of Gaza out of Gaza, relocate them in Sinai in each Egypt. Qatar was supposed to provide a tent city to house them there. And of course, once Gaza had had its population expelled, Israel would've quickly finished off Hamas occupied Gaza, Israeli settle settlers would've moved in, and then sooner or later they'd have finished off what is left of the West Bank where there's been increasing amounts of violence and aggression as well. (36:59) And there are even some people in the actual Israeli government, the cabinet who have been talking about rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem, resuming the rituals in the temple and that kind of thing. So that was the agenda. And the United States initially went along with it. Now, this is the thing that people don't understand, but that is exactly what happened. Blinken went along to the Middle East, he met with the Jordanians, the Egyptians, and he was trying to persuade them to agree to allow those people from Gaza to go into Sinai eye in the way that the Israelis wanted. And what then happened, and this is where we come back to the American propensity to underestimate opposition now and a failure to realize or recognize the extent to which the world has changed. What they found was that they came, they came up against a wall of opposition from the Arab states. (38:09) Egypt said, no, the Egyptian president, president, lsi, ridiculed, blink into his face and had it all televised and said, we got the video of it. Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia kept blinking waiting a whole night before he actually agreed to meet with him. The King of Georgia said, this is completely unacceptable and refused to meet President Biden. When President Biden also came to the Middle East, the Arab states close ranks. And they said, absolutely no. Under no circumstances will we agree to this thing. And they've been pushing back relentlessly. And you've had a whole series of telephone conversations between the president and Arab leaders. And increasingly now the president, president Biden is having to reassure the Arab leaders that there will be no displacement of the people from by Gaza, no relocations, no redrawing of the map of Gaza. (39:20) And instead, they're now coming to this new plan, which is a terrible plan, that we're going to set up some kind of neo-colonial administration in Kaza run by the Palestinians that we choose. This is plan B, because to be very clear plan A has been a complete failure. Now, I think that that is going to be intensely resisted. The Palestinian people, as you absolutely correctly say, are not being consulted about who is going to govern them. Trying to set up a political structure of this kind in Gaza is going to be a sort of further instability and tension. I don't personally think it's even going to happen. Actually, I think that the United States, Israel are finding the going in guards are much tougher than they imagined it would be. And I also think that the Arab states, as I said, the closing ranks, and of course behind the Arab states are the brick states. China and Russia, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, of course are joining the bricks in January. Iran made up with Saudi Arabia and is also joining the bricks. The Iranians have just agreed a major arms deal with the Russians. The Iranian president is in Moscow, even as we speak and this broadcast, and we've just had confirmation from the Saudi government that in a few short time, we don't quite know when President Putin, Wilmer Leon (41:06): Putin is on his way to the Saudis. Alexander Mercouris (41:09): The Saudis. Wilmer Leon (41:11): Do Alexander Mercouris (41:12): You see how the pieces are all coming together Wilmer Leon (41:15): And connect the dots there because you mentioned the Saudis and the Iranians have found reproach mon and have come back together. That was due to the diplomacy of President Xi and the Chinese. We know the relationship between China and Russia, and now Putin is on his way to Saudi Arabia. There are a whole lot of dots that are being connected here, and it's not to the advantage of the United States. Alexander Mercouris (41:46): No, not at all. Now, I think the first thing to understand, and we have to say this base point, we're going to come to China in more detail in a moment, but the biggest single change that has happened in the world over the last 30 years is the emergence of China as an economic, political, and military superpower that is at least the equal in all of these things, economics, politics, military affairs, as the United States itself is. And that has completely changed the global geometry. It means that even during the Cold War when the Soviet Union was a significant alternative poll and rival to the United States, it could not match the United States at every spectrum of power China can. And that has changed the situation globally. And we see how it's playing out in the Middle East because as is so often the case in the Middle East, what the Chinese do, and they do this very intelligently, is that they set out their positions. (43:03) They've talked about the need, for example, for an international peace conference to be convened, to settle the situation in the Middle East. This longstanding conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis, they want, in other words, to take away control of Middle East diplomacy from the Americans, which is what the Chinese want to do. The Chinese, however, as they always do like to work in the background, they bring the Saudis and the Iranians together. They're working very closely with the Russians. They're letting the Russians supply the arms to Iran. They're letting the Russians do the oil deals with the Saudis, but ultimately it's China that is the key player behind the scenes. And it's such a contrast with the Americans who always wants to be seen doing something. So you have Blinken running around the Middle East as he has been, again, by the way, quite recently, they're incredibly active, going from one capital to another, having doors slammed in his face and giving fresh conferences and doing something. (44:20) But in fact, if actually look at who's really making the big moves, it's and the Chinese, but he's able to do it from Beijing because eventually he will go. Obviously Xi Jinping has been to Saudi Arabia. He was there recently. But it's an extraordinary study in contrast. And again, it comes back to the point that you were making before about the way that the Chinese do diplomacy, the Russians, all of these countries do diplomacy and the Americans don't. The Americans go, they come up with their plans, they come up with their ideas, they give their lectures, they tell people, this is how it must be done. Chinese, much more patient, much more careful, much more willing to let things play out and to take advantage of them as they play out as well. Wilmer Leon (45:16): Two things on Gaza before we move to China. One is the Hamas strategy. I believe that the Hama strategy is a much longer term strategy than the Americans give them credit for. I don't think that their strategy is to win militarily. I think that their longer term strategy is to win psychologically, to make the settlers, the Zionist settlers in Israel so uncomfortable with their reality because they've been sold this bill of goods by Netanyahu and others. We will protect you, we will defend you against those evil Arabs. And now all of a sudden that sense of security has been broken, and I don't know that they'll ever be able to regain it, especially with Hezbollah in the north waiting. You've got Syria in the waiting to take over the Golan Heights. This thing could become an incredible conflagration in the region, the likes of which neither Israel nor the United States can manage your thoughts on that point? Alexander Mercouris (46:41): Absolutely. Now, first of all, let's just say something about Hamas. I mean, a lot of people have been talking about Hamas and some of the things they say are true, but one of the things they consistently do is that they underestimate Hamas itself. It is a highly intelligent organization. It it's politically extremely sophisticated. This is something people consistently underestimate. And what you are describing, actually, the psychological nature of the struggle is that the classic struggle of a insurgency, a revolutionary, a national liberation movement, you can't win on the battlefield against an army. You win politically hearts and minds. Well, Dr. Kissinger, who's now hopefully in another more fiery place actually for it rather, well actually when he was talking about Vietnam, the insurgency, the revolutionary, the National Liberation Movement, all it has to do in order to win is survive. If it survives, it wins. (48:03) And this is absolutely true of Hamas. The Americans have gradually come to understand this. I think the Israelis still are chasing this mirage that they can destroy Hamas completely. What they're actually doing is that they're making it stronger because Hamas is able now to say to the Palestinians, look, we are the resistance. We are the people who are fighting. So for every Hamas official, you kill 10 will come and take their place, which is what, as I said, movements like this do. Didn't we see this very same thing in Afghanistan? Afghanistan in Vietnam, inconceivable place? Absolutely. Hamas is perhaps the best organized resistance movement of this nature in the world at the moment. And everything that they've done, every step that they have taken has been consistent with that strategy. And by the way, I've been in contact with people in Israel and they all tell me the same thing. (49:12) And it goes exactly to what you said. People are afraid. Israelis are afraid. There has been, people are leaving Israel now because they are afraid. And if Hamas comes out of this intact, however bruised and bantered, it will be those people are going to remain afraid and they're get to become more afraid. And that, of course, is what this whole thing is for. Hamas has acted with calculation and intelligence. Israel and the Israeli government walked into a trap, which is fair for everyone to see. They walked into that trap, and the United States opened the gate for them to enable them to walk into it. And has now followed itself because of course, across the Middle East, there was this extraordinary comment that Lloyd Austin made just a few days ago, which he said that Israel is now facing strategic defeat. He's right. But of course, it's a strategic defeat, not just for Israel, but for the United States as well, because right across the Middle East, right across the world, the United States and Israel are seen as joined to the hip if the one loses, so does the other. Wilmer Leon (50:46): And in the interests that I mentioned such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria as it relates to the Golan, I didn't mention Iran, I didn't mention Yemen. There are a whole bunch of factions that will join this resistance. And I hadn't thought to ask you this, but this just comes to mind when we look at the conflict as it's existing right now. And those other factions that I've mentioned are still standing on the sideline that tells me they're standing on the sideline because contrary to Western reporting, Hamas is doing a much, much better job than the West wants to admit. And those other factions are standing on the sideline saying, this is not the time for us to get involved because this business is being handled by Hamas. Is that a fair assessment? Alexander Mercouris (51:49): Absolutely. I come back to this. I mean, Hamas doesn't need to defeat the Israeli army in Gaza. It knows that if you're trying to do that, it would destroy itself. And that's not what it's doing. What's doing is it's resisting. And so long as it is able to keep resisting, it is winning. Now, this is something again, people don't understand. Israel talks about conducting this operation for a year that already tells you how much resistance there is, and that resistance will grow because more Wilmer Leon (52:19): People enjoy. And that goes to Nala's statement a couple of weeks ago when he asked the question very clearly, how long do y'all want to do this? Because we're in it till the end. And he said, said, I don't think you all have the stomach for what you're about to get into. Alexander Mercouris (52:42): Well, that is absolutely correct. And of course, Israel, it's a small country. Its economy is now coming under increasing strain. Casualties are growing. There is going to be increasing problems within Israel itself the longer this goes on. And that isn't even to consider the bigger political diplomatic backlash that there is going to be if there is a year of war. So you could see that this is playing out in exactly the way that Hermas wanted, and it was predictable. It was entirely predictable. They're going to just talk about the general picture, the Hezbollah and all the rest, because I actually, now, this is my own view, and I've consistently taken the view view that these huge American military deployments to the Middle East, two aircraft carriers, one in the Persian Gulf and a higher class submarine equipped with 150 tornado, not tornado missiles, aircraft, all of these things. (53:42) I am absolutely certain that what was the original plan back in October was to use the conflict in Gaza as an excuse to launch that long desired strike at Iran. Again, some people in America believe Iran is a much weaker, more fragile state than it actually is, and strike it, Toran and perhaps a strike it. Hezbollah. Look where the two carriers are. One is in the Eastern Mediterranean position to strike it. Hezbollah, the other is in the Persian Gulf, perfectly located to launch the strike at Iran. Again, what became obvious over the course of October, November was that the Arab and Muslim states were united in their complete opposition to this. So once again, that opposition has prevented that strike happening. And if we talk about Hezbollah and about Nasrallah, people continuously ask, why aren't they attacking Israel in a more sustained way than they are at the moment? (55:03) Why aren't the Houthis? Why isn't Iran unleashing all its forces? The thing to understand is that that is exactly what those people who back in October in Washington decided to deploy all those huge forces to the Middle East, wanted the Israelis, sorry, the Iranians and Hezbollah and all of these places, people to do so. What has happened is that all these forces have now been moved to the Middle East. Hezbollah is still there. It's still very strong. The Houthis are still there. They're still very strong. They're able to carry out all these pinprick attacks on American basis and on American shipping. These vast fleets are located there, but because of the strength of regional opposition, they can't actually move. They're beginning to look rather eff effectual. And going back to that article by Gideon Rackman that I was talking about the start of this program, he said that there are American officials who are now stressing about the fact that two carrier task forces and large numbers of destroyers and other warships are floating around the Middle East doing nothing of any practical value and are pinned down there even as the situation in the Asia Pacific region where these warships are needed. (56:34) If you want the conflict with China, even as the situation of the Asia Pacific region is continuing to shift in China's favor, and it's there, it's actually written out in black and white in Gideon Rahman's article, and he said all of this after speaking to US officials, so you could see yet again how a diplomatic and political strategy of playing a long game, which is what Putin did in Ukraine as we discussed earlier, how that works to your advantage, rushing in attacking Israel in this case, launching strikes against American positions, starting a regional war right away would've played into the hands of the hardliners in Washington and in Israel. Taking time on the contrary slowly shifts the balance in your favor, Wilmer Leon (57:34): And you mentioned time in what's important I think for Americans to understand is whether you're talking about Russia, whether you're talking about Arab states, whether you're talking about China, they have a different concept of time because their cultures are much older than the United States has been in existence. We're talking thousands of years of history that they understand, hence the adage, you have the watches, but we have the time. And President Putin, when Biden announced that the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier group was on its way to the Mediterranean, Putin said, why are you doing that? He said, you're not scaring anybody. These people don't scare. So let's move because we have just a few minutes left. Let's move to the discussion of China because I'm trying to figure out who in Taiwan hasn't been paying attention to what's happened in Ukraine and why would the Taiwanese government want to become Ukraine part two? Alexander Mercouris (58:47): Right. Well, I think the first thing to understand is that there are elections in Taiwan, and there've been elections in Ukraine and both in Ukraine. There were lots and lots of people who were very worried about the situation and didn't really want to see a certain political leadership aligned with the West take power. And I'm sure the same is true in Taiwan. We must be much more skeptical. I mean, I'm sorry to say this, but it's a fact about the outcome of elections. Elections in these kind of countries don't necessarily reflect the feelings and ideas and thoughts and motives and intentions of the people in these countries. They are much more attuned to what people in Washington want to see the outcome that people in Washington want to see. If we're talking about Taiwan, I'm not saying that the elections there are be straightforwardly rigged, but you're going to have the media in Taiwan promoting a certain view. You're going to see splits within the opposition parties, and that apparently has happened. You're going to see all kinds of problems like that start to build up. And of course, that opens the way for a party like the one that we're seeing in Taiwan win the Wilmer Leon (01:00:03): Election. We're now seeing opposition parties in Taiwan being investigated, lawsuits being filed against them as they are trying to coalesce in order to go against Drawn a blank on her name, the current prime minister, president of Taiwan, but Joe Biden met with President Xi in San Francisco, and during the press conference, president Biden talks about, oh, we had a great conversation and blah, blah, and then he turns around and calls GA dictator. This makes absolute, why do you want to try to pick a fight with China in China's front yard? I was saying that Ukraine is Russia's backyard, Taiwan and the South China Sea, that's China's front yard and just like Russia, China, hypersonic missiles, those aircraft carriers groups that the United States wants to send to the region, those are nothing but targets. Alexander Mercouris (01:01:12): Absolutely. This is entirely correct. I mean, it is at fundamental levels irrational. I think this is something we need to say. I mean, American policy in Ukraine is misconceived. American policy in the Middle East is misconceived also, but American policy towards China, towards Taiwan Wilmer Leon (01:01:31): Is Alexander Mercouris (01:01:32): Insane's insane. It's completely rational. Unfortunately, there also seems to be an enormous bipartisan support for it. Now, I'm just going to just, if I may just speak briefly about the San Francisco Sam, because the Chinese were very reluctant to go, Xi Jinping didn't want to go. Xi Jinping had basically lost all trust and confidence in Biden at the start of this year over the balloon incident. The relationship between the two was rocky. We have a Chinese readout from one of their earlier meetings in which Xi Jinping all but called Biden a liar to his face. That readout really ought to be better known than it is, but eventually the Americans persuaded si shing to come. So why did he do it? I think it's extremely straightforward. The Chinese use the San Francisco Summit as a device to demonstrate their power. They got the Americans to agree to all of the conditions they set for the summit meeting. (01:02:44) They wanted the streets of San Francisco cleaned up. They wanted people to come up with the red flags, not protestors. And of course, straight after the meeting with Biden, which achieved nothing, by the way, that's an important thing to say. And nothing of substance was agreed over the course of it straight after. What does Xi Jinping do? He goes to a hotel in San Francisco and all the leaders of the American business community there, Tim Cook of Apple, Elon Musk, all of them, they're all there, bill Gates, and they give Si Jinping a standing ovation Wilmer Leon (01:03:22): Because they're doing business in China. Your iPhone, the batteries for your Tesla, they're doing business with China. Alexander Mercouris (01:03:33): China, exactly. And that was what the Chinese, in their subtle way were wanting to demonstrate. They were trying to show to the Americans, to the American political leadership, to the people in Washington. Look, we are far more strong, far more powerful than you seem to understand even in your own country. When our leader comes, he's able to change the landscape around him, and that was what the Chinese were trying to do. I have to say this. I think that there is this very sane demonstration of power that the Chinese made in San Francisco is going to inflame some people in Washington even more for them. The very concept of a country that is equal and equivalent to the United States in power and which is exceeding the United States in some form of power is against nature. It is so abhorrent that they have to find some way of reversing it. (01:04:55) They've tried to reverse it by imposing economic blockades and technology blockades on China. The Chinese are finding work rounds in terms of the economic pressures. They've demonstrated their economic prowess by developing a super chip in just a few weeks, which the Americans thought it would take them 10 or 20 years to do. Unfortunately, what that means is that in this condition of anger and fear that the United States is losing, its supposedly ordained place that is going to make more people reach for the military auction, which is all that they realistically have. In other words, if you feel you're going down, you become more desperate, Wilmer Leon (01:05:46): Which they realistically don't have because Washington is about, what, 7,000 miles from Beijing? What makes the United States, just from a sheer logistical perspective, I understand the United States has bases all over the world. Japan, I got all that, but you're still basically fighting a 7,000 mile war in China's backyard. And it's not, if this breaks out, it's not just China. It's China and Russia, it's China and North Korea, it's Russia and North Korea. You can bring South Korea into the fight if you want to. I think North Korea will handle that. You can bring Japan into the conflict if you want to. I think North Korea, as I say on the street, we'll let North Korea handle the light work, and it makes absolutely no sense. Connect these three dots and we'll get out. Alexander Mercouris (01:06:51): Well, this is absolutely correct, but it comes back to this extraordinary degree of overconfidence that Americans have, which we've seen in Ukraine. I mean, this idea that this offensive that the Americans were planning in Ukraine last summer would succeed this utter underestimation of Russian military capabilities. Wilmer Leon (01:07:12): Wait, let me just quickly jump in, and I think you know this better than I do. When the United States engages in war game simulations against Russia, it loses when the United States engages in war game simulation against China. It loses every single time. Their systems are telling them. The systems are telling the Pentagon you can't win the fight. Alexander Mercouris (01:07:48): Absolutely true, but they ignore those stipulations. That's the trouble, because this is exactly, Wilmer Leon (01:07:55): Don't confuse me with the facts. Please confuse me with the facts. Alexander Mercouris (01:08:00): This is exactly what happened with the Ukrainian offensive, the Washington Post article goes all kinds of detail because of course, they then change the war games. They factor in all kinds of assumptions that they make about the other side, and that enables them eventually to come out with the answer that they will win, and they do this send of the Chinese, I've been reading article after article in the American media, now the American military media, which is a strange place by the way, but about how actually the Chinese militaries of paper tiger, the Chinese weapons systems don't really work. The Chinese soldiers are inexperienced. They've never really known war until now that Chinese generals are incompetent and corrupt. So all we have to do is just go in and fight them, and we will show to the Chinese what's what, and we will win. And that's exactly what they did in Ukraine this year, and that's what they think they're going to do with China. (01:09:07) Now, anybody with any knowledge of Chinese history, including Chinese military history, we'll know what an absurd view that is. And of course, the last time, in fact, the only time the United States has actually fought China, which is in Korea, the outcome was very different. The United States managed to escape disaster by the skin of its teeth, but don't let facts get in the way of all kinds of confident assumptions. And as for history, well Americans just don't do that to my, at least political leaders don't do that. No. If you go around in Washington today and say to them, well, what lessons do you think the United States should take from the Korean War and from frightening the Chinese? And by the way, the North Koreans there, well, most of them don't even know about it. So I mean, that's the fundamental problem. Wilmer Leon (01:10:08): Americans need to read Sun Zu, the Art of War if they want to play the Chinese cheap, because a lot of those strategies are still applicable and making an incredible amount of sense. Alexander Mercurius from the Duran, thank you so much for joining me today. I greatly, greatly appreciate it. Alexander Mercouris (01:10:30): My great pleasure. Let's do this again, Wilmer Leon (01:10:32): Folks. Thank you so much for listening to the Connecting the Dots podcast with me, Wilmer Leon. Stay tuned for new episodes every week. Also, please follow and subscribe. Leave a review, share my show, follow me on social media. You'll find all the links below in the show description. And remember, this is where analysis of politics, culture, and history converge because talk without analysis is just chatter, and we don't chatter on connecting the dots. 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After service in World War I, Capt Allan moved to the other side of the world and joined the fledgling Australian National Airways. He retells stories of his time with the airline, including his experiences of flying Avro 10s between Australian cities, and shares his opinions of the company's two guiding lights: Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm. Allan went onto play a part in many of the key events in spreading civil aviation across the southern hemisphere, including pioneering airmail flights between London and Australia, starting with flying with Kingsford Smith on the first experimental air mail flight in 1931 and playing a part in a record-breaking trip between the two continents in his de Havilland DH.86 during 1933. He also discusses training to operate flying boats for Qantas, before giving a view of why Qantas decided to fly American rather than British aircraft after the Second World War. Captain G. U. Allan was interviewed by David Jones in around 1975. This recording is part a AeroSociety Podcast series, Development of Civil Aviation from the UK to Australasia. It was digitised thanks to a grant from the RAeS Foundation and the podcast was edited by Eur Ing Mike Stanberry FRAeS.

In an expanded NPL Show this week, we look ahead to the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round this weekend, as Ben is joined by Non League Reporter Andrew Simpson for a preview. In addition, we also catch up with the Managers at Worksop Town, Marine, and Whitby Town.  Plus, we also look back at some of the results from last weekend's ties in the FA Trophy, as we hear from the Managers at AVRO, Harborough Town, Walsall Wood, and City of Liverpool. The opinions expressed within this programme are solely those of the contributors involved, and do not express the views or opinions of the Northern Premier League. Music by Hard Luck Child www.unsigned.com/hardluckchild

This review kicks off the first of four videos in my Sitka vs. Stone Glacier apparel series. Both the Sitka Core Lightweight Hoody and the Stone Glacier Avro Hoody are great products that try to solve the issues your next-to-skin top base layer needs to solve. However, while they both do a good job delivering solutions to those problems they do so in different ways. During this field-tested review, I do my best to highlight what those differences are and share what circumstances I think each of these pieces would thrive in. In addition, I am raffling off a complete 4-piece apparel kit from eight Sitka or Stone Glacier. Raffle is still live: Please go to the link below to enter. https://www.mindful-reviews.com/   0:00 – Intro 1:13 – 4 part series 2:03 – Raffle Details 5:02 – Disclaimer 6:23 – Review Categories 8:58 – Price 9:40 – Weight 10:16 – Materials 12:25 – Warmth 12:57 – Breathability 14:06 - Durability 15:34 – Fit & Feel 25:11 – Construction 28:40 - Features 29:15 – Options 32:25 – Packability 32:58 – Odor 34:19 – Final Results 34:43 – Final Thoughts   Jay Nichol jay@mindfulhunter.com https://www.mindful-reviews.com/ https://www.mindfulhunter.com/   Merch https://www.mindfulhunter.com/shop   Newsletter https://www.mindfulhunter.com/contact   IG https://www.instagram.com/mindful_hunter/   Podcast https://www.mindfulhunter.com/podcast   Free Backcountry Nutrition Guide https://www.mindfulhunter.com/tools

I vårt mest vulkaniska avsnitt hittills går vi – på vår arbetsgivare Ulv Lindkvists begäran – igenom Avro Vulcan; ett av världshistoriens snyggaste bombplan.Per står för huvudframställan den här gången och går igenom ett bombplan som nätt och jämnt användes, enligt Per hade flera klara brister; men samtidigt är det lite lugnt eftersom det var så sanslöst snyggt. Mattis insats den här gången är att glömma elementa om kalla kriget, anvnäda Dr. Strangelove som källa, samt att konstatera att planet var extremt snyggt.Stort tack till Ulv! Detta är hans personliga expressavsnitt.Vill du också ha ett personligt expressavsnitt? Bli då vår patreon på tier Gustav II Adolfs livvaktstyrka. Stötta oss på Patreon!Support till showen http://supporter.acast.com/krigshistoriepodden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summary Batch vs. streaming is a long running debate in the world of data integration and transformation. Proponents of the streaming paradigm argue that stream processing engines can easily handle batched workloads, but the reverse isn't true. The batch world has been the default for years because of the complexities of running a reliable streaming system at scale. In order to remove that barrier, the team at Estuary have built the Gazette and Flow systems from the ground up to resolve the pain points of other streaming engines, while providing an intuitive interface for data and application engineers to build their streaming workflows. In this episode David Yaffe and Johnny Graettinger share the story behind the business and technology and how you can start using it today to build a real-time data lake without all of the headache. Announcements Hello and welcome to the Data Engineering Podcast, the show about modern data management RudderStack helps you build a customer data platform on your warehouse or data lake. Instead of trapping data in a black box, they enable you to easily collect customer data from the entire stack and build an identity graph on your warehouse, giving you full visibility and control. Their SDKs make event streaming from any app or website easy, and their extensive library of integrations enable you to automatically send data to hundreds of downstream tools. Sign up free at dataengineeringpodcast.com/rudderstack (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/rudderstack) Your host is Tobias Macey and today I'm interviewing David Yaffe and Johnny Graettinger about using streaming data to build a real-time data lake and how Estuary gives you a single path to integrating and transforming your various sources Interview Introduction How did you get involved in the area of data management? Can you describe what Estuary is and the story behind it? Stream processing technologies have been around for around a decade. How would you characterize the current state of the ecosystem? What was missing in the ecosystem of streaming engines that motivated you to create a new one from scratch? With the growth in tools that are focused on batch-oriented data integration and transformation, what are the reasons that an organization should still invest in streaming? What is the comparative level of difficulty and support for these disparate paradigms? What is the impact of continuous data flows on dags/orchestration of transforms? What role do modern table formats have on the viability of real-time data lakes? Can you describe the architecture of your Flow platform? What are the core capabilities that you are optimizing for in its design? What is involved in getting Flow/Estuary deployed and integrated with an organization's data systems? What does the workflow look like for a team using Estuary? How does it impact the overall system architecture for a data platform as compared to other prevalent paradigms? How do you manage the translation of poll vs. push availability and best practices for API and other non-CDC sources? What are the most interesting, innovative, or unexpected ways that you have seen Estuary used? What are the most interesting, unexpected, or challenging lessons that you have learned while working on Estuary? When is Estuary the wrong choice? What do you have planned for the future of Estuary? Contact Info Dave Y (mailto:dave@estuary.dev) Johnny G (mailto:johnny@estuary.dev) Parting Question From your perspective, what is the biggest gap in the tooling or technology for data management today? Closing Announcements Thank you for listening! Don't forget to check out our other shows. Podcast.__init__ (https://www.pythonpodcast.com) covers the Python language, its community, and the innovative ways it is being used. The Machine Learning Podcast (https://www.themachinelearningpodcast.com) helps you go from idea to production with machine learning. Visit the site (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com) to subscribe to the show, sign up for the mailing list, and read the show notes. If you've learned something or tried out a project from the show then tell us about it! Email hosts@dataengineeringpodcast.com (mailto:hosts@dataengineeringpodcast.com)) with your story. 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It was the 13th of May 1912, a Monday, when a Flanders F3 Monoplane took off from Brooklands in Surrey, a county of England.  The pilot was the aviation pioneer Edward Victor Beauchamp Fisher and his passenger the American millionaire Victor Mason.  Fisher had an Aviator's Certificate, the 77th to be issued, had learned to fly at Brooklands and was a flying instructor there.  He had also worked with both A V Roe (the founder of Avro) and Howard Flanders, whose monoplane he was flying at the time.  The two men had made two or three circuits of the airfield at about 100ft, the 60 hp Green engine operating well when, in a left turn, the aircraft fell to the ground killing both the aviator and his passenger before catching alight and burning.  In the early days of aviation such accidents were fairly common but what sets this one apart is that it was the first in history to become the subject of an accident investigation by an official civilian body… the Public Safety and Accidents Investigation Committee of the Royal Aero Club.   Brooklands airfield and motor racing circuit circa 1907   The Flanders F3/4   The Wright crash   Lt Frank Lahm   The 1920 Air Navigation Act   The 1926 formation of the NTSB   NTSB Investigators   The Challenger disaster     Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Daimler Chrysler AG, Bain News Service, National Museum of Health and Medicine, the USAF, UK Gov, NTSB and the Kennedy Space Centre.

Have you ever struggled with managing data long term, especially as the schema changes over time? In order to manage and leverage data across an organization, it's essential to have well-defined guidelines and standards in place around data quality, enforcement, and data transfer. To get started, Abraham Leal (Customer Success Technical Architect, Confluent) suggests that organizations associate their Apache Kafka® data with a data contract (schema). A data contract is an agreement between a service provider and data consumers. It defines the management and intended usage of data within an organization. In this episode, Abraham talks to Kris about how to use data contracts and schema enforcement to ensure long-term data management.When an organization sends and stores critical and valuable data in Kafka, more often than not it would like to leverage that data in various valuable ways for multiple business units. Kafka is particularly suited for this use case, but it can be problematic later on if the governance rules aren't established up front.With schema registry, evolution is easy due to its robust security guarantees. When managing data pipelines, you can also use GitOps automation features for an extra control layer. It allows you to be creative with topic versioning, upcasting/downcasting the data collected, and adding quality assurance steps at the end of each run to ensure your project remains reliable.Abraham explains that Protobuf and Avro are the best formats to use rather than XML or JSON because they are built to handle schema evolution. In addition, they have a much lower overhead per-record, so you can save bandwidth and data storage costs by adopting them.There's so much more to consider, but if you are thinking about implementing or integrating with your data quality team, Abraham suggests that you use schema registry heavily from the beginning.If you have more questions, Kris invites you to join the conversation. You can also watch the KOR Financial Current talk Abraham mentions or take Danica Fine's free course on how to use schema registry on Confluent Developer.EPISODE LINKSOS projectKOR Financial Current TalkThe Key Concepts of Schema RegistrySchema Evolution and CompatibilitySchema Registry Made Simple by Confluent Cloud ft. Magesh NandakumarKris Jenkins' TwitterWatch the video version of this podcastStreaming Audio Playlist Join the Confluent CommunityLearn more with Kafka tutorials, resources, and guides at Confluent DeveloperLive demo: Intro to Event-Driven Microservices with ConfluentUse PODCAST100 to get an additional $100 of free Confluent Cloud usage (details)

Summary Data is a team sport, but it's often difficult for everyone on the team to participate. For a long time the mantra of data tools has been "by developers, for developers", which automatically excludes a large portion of the business members who play a crucial role in the success of any data project. Quilt Data was created as an answer to make it easier for everyone to contribute to the data being used by an organization and collaborate on its application. In this episode Aneesh Karve shares the journey that Quilt has taken to provide an approachable interface for working with versioned data in S3 that empowers everyone to collaborate. Announcements Hello and welcome to the Data Engineering Podcast, the show about modern data management Truly leveraging and benefiting from streaming data is hard - the data stack is costly, difficult to use and still has limitations. Materialize breaks down those barriers with a true cloud-native streaming database - not simply a database that connects to streaming systems. With a PostgreSQL-compatible interface, you can now work with real-time data using ANSI SQL including the ability to perform multi-way complex joins, which support stream-to-stream, stream-to-table, table-to-table, and more, all in standard SQL. Go to dataengineeringpodcast.com/materialize (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/materialize) today and sign up for early access to get started. If you like what you see and want to help make it better, they're hiring (https://materialize.com/careers/) across all functions! Your host is Tobias Macey and today I'm interviewing Aneesh Karve about how Quilt Data helps you bring order to your chaotic data in S3 with transactional versioning and data discovery built in Interview Introduction How did you get involved in the area of data management? Can you describe what Quilt is and the story behind it? How have the goals and features of the Quilt platform changed since I spoke with Kevin in June of 2018? What are the main problems that users are trying to solve when they find Quilt? What are some of the alternative approaches/products that they are coming from? How does Quilt compare with options such as LakeFS, Unstruk, Pachyderm, etc.? Can you describe how Quilt is implemented? What are the types of tools and systems that Quilt gets integrated with? How do you manage the tension between supporting the lowest common denominator, while providing options for more advanced capabilities? What is a typical workflow for a team that is using Quilt to manage their data? What are the most interesting, innovative, or unexpected ways that you have seen Quilt used? What are the most interesting, unexpected, or challenging lessons that you have learned while working on Quilt? When is Quilt the wrong choice? What do you have planned for the future of Quilt? Contact Info LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aneeshkarve/) @akarve (https://twitter.com/akarve) on Twitter Parting Question From your perspective, what is the biggest gap in the tooling or technology for data management today? Closing Announcements Thank you for listening! Don't forget to check out our other shows. Podcast.__init__ (https://www.pythonpodcast.com) covers the Python language, its community, and the innovative ways it is being used. The Machine Learning Podcast (https://www.themachinelearningpodcast.com) helps you go from idea to production with machine learning. Visit the site (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com) to subscribe to the show, sign up for the mailing list, and read the show notes. If you've learned something or tried out a project from the show then tell us about it! Email hosts@dataengineeringpodcast.com (mailto:hosts@dataengineeringpodcast.com)) with your story. To help other people find the show please leave a review on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/data-engineering-podcast/id1193040557) and tell your friends and co-workers Links Quilt Data (https://quiltdata.com/) Podcast Episode (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/quilt-data-with-kevin-moore-episode-37/) UW Madison (https://www.wisc.edu/) Docker Swarm (https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/) Kaggle (https://www.kaggle.com/) open.quiltdata.com (https://open.quiltdata.com/) FinOS Perspective (https://perspective.finos.org/) LakeFS (https://lakefs.io/) Podcast Episode (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/lakefs-data-lake-versioning-episode-157/) Pachyderm (https://www.pachyderm.com/) Podcast Episode (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/pachyderm-data-lineage-episode-82) Unstruk (https://www.unstruk.com/) Podcast Episode (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/unstruk-unstructured-data-warehouse-episode-196/) Parquet (https://parquet.apache.org/) Avro (https://avro.apache.org/) ORC (https://orc.apache.org/) Cloudformation (https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/) Troposphere (https://github.com/cloudtools/troposphere) CDK == Cloud Development Kit (https://aws.amazon.com/cdk/) Shadow IT (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_IT) Podcast Episode (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/shadow-it-data-analytics-episode-121) Delta Lake (https://delta.io/) Podcast Episode (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/delta-lake-data-lake-episode-85/) Apache Iceberg (https://iceberg.apache.org/) Podcast Episode (https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com/iceberg-with-ryan-blue-episode-52/) Datasette (https://datasette.io/) Frictionless (https://frictionlessdata.io/) DVC (https://dvc.org/) Podcast.__init__ Episode (https://www.pythonpodcast.com/data-version-control-episode-206/) The intro and outro music is from The Hug (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Freak_Fandango_Orchestra/Love_death_and_a_drunken_monkey/04_-_The_Hug) by The Freak Fandango Orchestra (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Freak_Fandango_Orchestra/) / CC BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)

Günaydın. Avro bölgesinde enflasyon rekor seviyeye ulaştı. Bankacılık sektörünün kârı açıklandı. AK Parti Grup Başkanvekili Mahir Ünal istifa etti. Amasra'da yaşanan maden faciasına ilişkin 3 kişi tutuklandı. Bugünün bülteni Architecht ile birlikte ulaşıyor. Fotoğraf: Carla Carniel / Reuters

What are some recommendations to consider when running Apache Kafka® in production? Jun Rao, one of the original Kafka creators, as well as an ongoing committer and PMC member, shares the essential wisdom he's gained from developing Kafka and dealing with a large number of Kafka use cases.Here are 6 recommendations for maximizing Kafka in production:1. Nail Down the Operational PartWhen setting up your cluster, in addition to dealing with the usual architectural issues, make sure to also invest time into alerting, monitoring, logging, and other operational concerns. Managing a distributed system can be tricky and you have to make sure that all of its parts are healthy together.  This will give you a chance at catching cluster problems early, rather than after they have become full-blown crises. 2. Reason Properly About Serialization and Schemas Up FrontAt the Kafka API level, events are just bytes, which gives your application the flexibility to use various serialization mechanisms. Avro has the benefit of decoupling schemas from data serialization, whereas Protobuf is often preferable to those practiced with remote procedure calls; JSON Schema is user friendly but verbose. When you are choosing your serialization, it's a good time to reason about schemas, which should be well-thought-out contracts between your publishers and subscribers. You should know who owns a schema as well as the path for evolving that schema over time.3. Use Kafka As a Central Nervous System Rather Than As a Single ClusterTeams typically start out with a single, independent Kafka cluster, but they could benefit, even from the outset, by thinking of Kafka more as a central nervous system that they can use to connect disparate data sources. This enables data to be shared among more applications. 4. Utilize Dead Letter Queues (DLQs)DLQs can keep service delays from blocking the processing of your messages. For example, instead of using a unique topic for each customer to which you need to send data (potentially millions of topics),  you may prefer to use a shared topic, or a series of shared topics that contain all of your customers. But if you are sending to multiple customers from a shared topic and one customer's REST API is down—instead of delaying the process entirely—you can have that customer's events divert into a dead letter queue. You can then process them later from that queue.5. Understand Compacted TopicsBy default in Kafka topics, data is kept by time. But there is also another type of topic, a compacted topic, which stores data by key and replaces old data with new data as it comes in. This is particularly useful for working with data that is updateable, for example, data that may be coming in through a change-data-capture log. A practical example of this would be a retailer that needs to update prices and product descriptions to send out to all of its locations. 6. Imagine New Use Cases Enabled by Kafka's Recent Evolution The biggest recent change in Kafka's history is its migration to the cloud. By using Kafka there, you can reserve your engineering talent for business logic. The unlimited storage enabled by the cloud also means that you can truly keep data forever at reasonable cost, and thus you don't have to build a separate system for your historical data needs.EPISODE LINKSKafka Internals 101 Watch in videoKris Jenkins' TwitterUse PODCAST100 to get an additional $100 of free Confluent Cloud usage (details)   

Drs. Goldberg and Yiu discuss advances in studying and treating geographic atrophy, including new data for complement inhibitors, as well as how scientific findings from AVRO might impact current and future retinal care.

Apache Kafka® isn't just for day jobs according to Danica Fine (Senior Developer Advocate, Confluent). It can be used to make life easier at home, too!Building out a practical Apache Kafka® data pipeline is not always complicated—it can be simple and fun. For Danica, the idea of building a Kafka-based data pipeline sprouted with the need to monitor the water level of her plants at home. In this episode, she explains the architecture of her hardware-oriented project and discusses how she integrates, processes, and enriches data using ksqlDB and Kafka Connect, a Raspberry Pi running Confluent's Python client, and a Telegram bot. Apart from the script on the Raspberry Pi, the entire project was coded within Confluent Cloud.Danica's model Kafka pipeline begins with moisture sensors in her plants streaming data that is requested by an endless for-loop in a Python script on her Raspberry Pi. The Pi in turn connects to Kafka on Confluent Cloud, where the plant data is sent serialized as Avro. She carefully modeled her data, sending an ID along with a timestamp, a temperature reading, and a moisture reading. On Confluent Cloud, Danica enriches the streaming plant data, which enters as a ksqlDB stream, with metadata such as moisture threshold levels, which is stored in a ksqlDB table.She windows the streaming data into 12-hour segments in order to avoid constant alerts when a threshold has been crossed. Alerts are sent at the end of the 12-hour period if a threshold has been traversed for a consistent time period within it (one hour, for example). These are sent to the Telegram API using Confluent Cloud's HTTP Sink Connector, which pings her phone when a plant's moisture level is too low.Potential future project improvement plans include visualizations, adding another Telegram bot to register metadata for new plants, adding machine learning to anticipate watering needs, and potentially closing the loop by pushing data backto the Raspberry Pi, which could power a visual indicator on the plants themselves. EPISODE LINKSGitHub: raspberrypi-houseplantsData Pipelines 101 courseTips for Streaming Data Pipelines ft. Danica FineWatch the video version of this podcastDanica Fine's TwitterKris Jenkins' TwitterStreaming Audio Playlist Join the Confluent CommunityLearn more with Kafka tutorials, resources, and guides at Confluent DeveloperLive demo: Intro to Event-Driven Microservices with ConfluentUse PODCAST100 to get an additional $100 of free Confluent Cloud usage (details)