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Šī ir viena no dienām, kad daba dod īstu iemeslu svinībām, jo no 18. marta naktis kļūst īsākas par dienu. Gaisma gūst virsroku pār tumsu, bet stāsts vairāk par saules ne tik labvēlīgo dabu, proti, par ultravioleto (UV) starojumu, kas tuvākajās nedēļās kļūs atkal aktuāli. Saule atgriežas, bet pavasara saulei mēdz veltīt arī ne tik glaimojošus epitetus. Par sauli ar zobiem dzirdēti dažādi skaidrojumi, bet ticamākais šķiet, ka tas ir brīdis, kad saule sāk kausēt pat aukstos laikapstākļos. Februārī vai martā, kad ir sals, zemi vēl klāj biezs sniegs, ūdenstilpes ledus, bet tiešos saules staros notiek kušana, īpaši, ja uz sniega ir kādi melni gruži un krikumi, tad ap tiem izkūst burtiski caurumu. Arī ledus saulē kūst tieši tur, kur ir tumšāks, un rodas vai nu izkusuši caurumu vai vienkārši tas kūst nevienmērīgi. Ir vēl viens apzīmējums, kur gan nav daudz vietas interpretācijām – indīgā pavasara saule. Tiesa, ka pavasarī, kad saules gaismas daudzums strauji pieaug, palielinās arī ultravioletā starojuma līmenis, ietekme uz cilvēka veselību var būt negatīva, tomēr jāsaka, ka vainīgi esam mēs paši vai ziema, ne pavasara saule. Zinām, ka pavasara siltajās dienās, kad jau var ģērbties plānākās drēbēs un ir ilgākas āra aktivitātes – dārza darbi, pārgājiens, varbūt laivu brauciens, mēs varam gūt ādas apdegumu, jo šķiet, ka saule nav tik spēcīga. Otra lieta ir – mēdz uznākt ātrāk nogurums saulē, mēdz arī spiest vai sāk sāpēt acis. Un tas ir nevis tāpēc, ka saulei pavasarī parādītos kādas sevišķas īpašības, kas nav vasarā vai rudenī, bet tāpēc, ka mēs paši esam pusgadu nodzīvojuši burtiski tumsā. Ziemā mēs lielākoties atrodamies telpās, tās dažas dienas, kas ir saulainas, ja patrāpās būt ārā, tad tāpat saule spoži spīd vienu, divas, varbūt trīs stundas.. Mūsu organisms ir aizmirsis vidi, kurā ilgstoši ir spoža gaisma, infrasarkanais starojums jeb tiešs siltums no saules un, protams, būtiski – ultravioletais starojums. Pavasarī ultravioletais starojums ir spēcīgāks nekā ziemā. Bet tā mainība gada laikā ir gandrīz lineāra. Cikliski lineāra. Jo saule augstāk virs horizonta, jo UV starojums spēcīgāks. Un runājot par pavasara sauli, piemēram, šajās dienās ap pavasara ekvinokciju, ultravioletais starojums ir tāds pats kā rudens ekvinokcijā – tātad ap 20. septembri. Vai septembra otrajā pusē, beigās mēs sakām, ka saule ir indīgāka, vai bieži gūstam saules apdegumu? Nē, jo tajā brīdī mēs dažus mēnešus esam dzīvojuši intensīvas saules apstākļos, āda un organisms ir pieradis. Līdz ar to pavasarī saule neuzvedas kaut īpašāk, tā pakļaujas visiem fizikas likumiem kā citos gadalaikos, bet mēs esam tādi mazliet tumsā noturēti troļļi, kas izlien no savām tumšajām alām un organisms ir šokā, ka pēkšņi ir gaisma, siltums un UV starojums. Ultravioletā starojuma atšķirība ziemā un vasarā ir visai liela. Piemēram, ziemas saulgriežos, ja laiks ir arī apmācies, dienas lielāko daļu ultravioletais starojums faktiski nav detektējams. Pavasara un rudens ekvinokcijas laikā, UV starojums sasniedz 2-3 līmeni, jūnijā tas parasti ir 6-7 līmenī, var arī pakāpties līdz 8-9 līmenim, bet te būtiska arī apkārtējā vide. Mūsu āda un acis UV starojumu saņem ne tikai pa tiešo no saules, bet arī to, kas atstarojas no saules apkārtējā vidē, tāpēc, piemēram, pludmalē zvilnot, apdegt var ātrāk, jo smiltis un ūdens ļoti labi atstaro un mēs saņemam par 10-25 % UV starojuma vairāk, nekā atrodoties tiešos saules staros pļavā vai dārzā. To, cik daudz saules gaismas un siltuma vispār saņemam ziemā un vasarā, labi zina tie, kas strādā un saules enerģijas ražošanas nozarē. RTU vadošā pētniece Vivita Priedniece skaidro, kā atšķiras enerģijas daudzums, ko saules paneļi spēj uztvert ziemā un vasarā. Ziemā un vasarā saņemtais saules enerģijas daudzums atšķiras piecas reizes, bet jāņem vērā, ka tas ir enerģijas apjoms, ko spējam uztvert ar saules paneļiem, absolūtais enerģijas daudzums, kas nāk no saules ir vēl lielāks. Vislielākais reālais saņemtās saules daudzums visbiežāk ir nevis jūnijā, kā varētu šķist, jo tad saule ir visaugstāk un dienas visgarākās, bet dati rāda, ka tas ir maijā un jūlijā un tas savukārt ir saistīts ar laikapstākļiem - jūnijā biežāk ir mākoņaināks un ir nokrišņi, nekā maijā un jūlijā.   Vēl arī par saules radītajām sezonālajām izmaiņām Arktikā, jo tur gaismas uzvara pār tumsu ir daudz acīmredzamāka un straujāka. Arktikā beidzas polārā nakts un sākas polārā diena, kad mēnešiem ilgi saule nenoriet. Tas, protams, maina arī visus dabas procesus. Marta vidus ir brīdis, kad Arktikā parasti tiek sasniegts ledus klāto platību maksimums un sākas kušana. Tiesa, arī Ziemeļu ledus okeānā ledus veidošanos nosaka ne tikai tiešā saules enerģija, bet līdzīgi kā pie mums ziemās – arī gaisa masu plūdums un arī ziemās, kad saules nav, tas nenozīmē konstantu sasalšanu. Arī tur ienāk siltākas gaisa masas no dienvidiem, kas kādā Arktikas daļā rada kušanu, bet ja raugāmies uz visu Arktiku kopumā, tad, protams, līdz ar saules parādīšanos ledus apjoms stabili samazinās.

Šī ir viena no dienām, kad daba dod īstu iemeslu svinībām, jo no 18. marta naktis kļūst īsākas par dienu. Gaisma gūst virsroku pār tumsu, bet stāsts vairāk par saules ne tik labvēlīgo dabu, proti, par ultravioleto (UV) starojumu, kas tuvākajās nedēļās kļūs atkal aktuāli. Saule atgriežas, bet pavasara saulei mēdz veltīt arī ne tik glaimojošus epitetus. Par sauli ar zobiem dzirdēti dažādi skaidrojumi, bet ticamākais šķiet, ka tas ir brīdis, kad saule sāk kausēt pat aukstos laikapstākļos. Februārī vai martā, kad ir sals, zemi vēl klāj biezs sniegs, ūdenstilpes ledus, bet tiešos saules staros notiek kušana, īpaši, ja uz sniega ir kādi melni gruži un krikumi, tad ap tiem izkūst burtiski caurumu. Arī ledus saulē kūst tieši tur, kur ir tumšāks, un rodas vai nu izkusuši caurumu vai vienkārši tas kūst nevienmērīgi. Ir vēl viens apzīmējums, kur gan nav daudz vietas interpretācijām – indīgā pavasara saule. Tiesa, ka pavasarī, kad saules gaismas daudzums strauji pieaug, palielinās arī ultravioletā starojuma līmenis, ietekme uz cilvēka veselību var būt negatīva, tomēr jāsaka, ka vainīgi esam mēs paši vai ziema, ne pavasara saule. Zinām, ka pavasara siltajās dienās, kad jau var ģērbties plānākās drēbēs un ir ilgākas āra aktivitātes – dārza darbi, pārgājiens, varbūt laivu brauciens, mēs varam gūt ādas apdegumu, jo šķiet, ka saule nav tik spēcīga. Otra lieta ir – mēdz uznākt ātrāk nogurums saulē, mēdz arī spiest vai sāk sāpēt acis. Un tas ir nevis tāpēc, ka saulei pavasarī parādītos kādas sevišķas īpašības, kas nav vasarā vai rudenī, bet tāpēc, ka mēs paši esam pusgadu nodzīvojuši burtiski tumsā. Ziemā mēs lielākoties atrodamies telpās, tās dažas dienas, kas ir saulainas, ja patrāpās būt ārā, tad tāpat saule spoži spīd vienu, divas, varbūt trīs stundas.. Mūsu organisms ir aizmirsis vidi, kurā ilgstoši ir spoža gaisma, infrasarkanais starojums jeb tiešs siltums no saules un, protams, būtiski – ultravioletais starojums. Pavasarī ultravioletais starojums ir spēcīgāks nekā ziemā. Bet tā mainība gada laikā ir gandrīz lineāra. Cikliski lineāra. Jo saule augstāk virs horizonta, jo UV starojums spēcīgāks. Un runājot par pavasara sauli, piemēram, šajās dienās ap pavasara ekvinokciju, ultravioletais starojums ir tāds pats kā rudens ekvinokcijā – tātad ap 20. septembri. Vai septembra otrajā pusē, beigās mēs sakām, ka saule ir indīgāka, vai bieži gūstam saules apdegumu? Nē, jo tajā brīdī mēs dažus mēnešus esam dzīvojuši intensīvas saules apstākļos, āda un organisms ir pieradis. Līdz ar to pavasarī saule neuzvedas kaut īpašāk, tā pakļaujas visiem fizikas likumiem kā citos gadalaikos, bet mēs esam tādi mazliet tumsā noturēti troļļi, kas izlien no savām tumšajām alām un organisms ir šokā, ka pēkšņi ir gaisma, siltums un UV starojums. Ultravioletā starojuma atšķirība ziemā un vasarā ir visai liela. Piemēram, ziemas saulgriežos, ja laiks ir arī apmācies, dienas lielāko daļu ultravioletais starojums faktiski nav detektējams. Pavasara un rudens ekvinokcijas laikā, UV starojums sasniedz 2-3 līmeni, jūnijā tas parasti ir 6-7 līmenī, var arī pakāpties līdz 8-9 līmenim, bet te būtiska arī apkārtējā vide. Mūsu āda un acis UV starojumu saņem ne tikai pa tiešo no saules, bet arī to, kas atstarojas no saules apkārtējā vidē, tāpēc, piemēram, pludmalē zvilnot, apdegt var ātrāk, jo smiltis un ūdens ļoti labi atstaro un mēs saņemam par 10-25 % UV starojuma vairāk, nekā atrodoties tiešos saules staros pļavā vai dārzā. To, cik daudz saules gaismas un siltuma vispār saņemam ziemā un vasarā, labi zina tie, kas strādā un saules enerģijas ražošanas nozarē. RTU vadošā pētniece Vivita Priedniece skaidro, kā atšķiras enerģijas daudzums, ko saules paneļi spēj uztvert ziemā un vasarā. Ziemā un vasarā saņemtais saules enerģijas daudzums atšķiras piecas reizes, bet jāņem vērā, ka tas ir enerģijas apjoms, ko spējam uztvert ar saules paneļiem, absolūtais enerģijas daudzums, kas nāk no saules ir vēl lielāks. Vislielākais reālais saņemtās saules daudzums visbiežāk ir nevis jūnijā, kā varētu šķist, jo tad saule ir visaugstāk un dienas visgarākās, bet dati rāda, ka tas ir maijā un jūlijā un tas savukārt ir saistīts ar laikapstākļiem - jūnijā biežāk ir mākoņaināks un ir nokrišņi, nekā maijā un jūlijā.   Vēl arī par saules radītajām sezonālajām izmaiņām Arktikā, jo tur gaismas uzvara pār tumsu ir daudz acīmredzamāka un straujāka. Arktikā beidzas polārā nakts un sākas polārā diena, kad mēnešiem ilgi saule nenoriet. Tas, protams, maina arī visus dabas procesus. Marta vidus ir brīdis, kad Arktikā parasti tiek sasniegts ledus klāto platību maksimums un sākas kušana. Tiesa, arī Ziemeļu ledus okeānā ledus veidošanos nosaka ne tikai tiešā saules enerģija, bet līdzīgi kā pie mums ziemās – arī gaisa masu plūdums un arī ziemās, kad saules nav, tas nenozīmē konstantu sasalšanu. Arī tur ienāk siltākas gaisa masas no dienvidiem, kas kādā Arktikas daļā rada kušanu, bet ja raugāmies uz visu Arktiku kopumā, tad, protams, līdz ar saules parādīšanos ledus apjoms stabili samazinās.

Rīgas Tehniskajā universitātē (RTU) tapis pirmais promocijas darbs, kas izstrādāts sadarbībā ar kodolpētniecības centru CERN. Tajā izstrādās komponentes daļiņu paātrinātajam, kas noteikti daudziem ir sveša būve un arī pašu zināntieku un inžnieru vidū tiek dēvēts par vienu no sarežģītākajiem izpētes aparātiem. Guntis Pikurs (attēlā) strādā ar aditīvām ražošanas tehnoloģijām un pēta, kā tās ir izmantojamas paātrinātāju izgatavošanā. Kas slēpjas ar aiz vārdiem aditīvā ražošana, kas daļiņu paātrinātajam ir vēderā un kā mūsu inžnieru prasmes var likt lietā šī aparāta darbināšanā, raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā skaidro Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes Augstas enerģijas daļiņu fizikas un paātrinātāju tehnoloģiju indtituta pētnieks Guntis Pikurs un Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes Daļiņu fizikas un paātrinātāju tehnoloģijas institūta vadošais pētnieks Andris Ratkus. Kā darbojas daudzfunkcionālais klasteris un kas ir planetārās  dzirnavas - ielūkojamies LU Cietvielu Fizikas institūta laboratorijā. Kopā ar Latvijas Universitātes Cietvielu fizikas institūta mikroskopijas laboratorijas pētnieci Līgu Ignatāni stāvu pie kādas iekārtas - uz palielas pamatnes kaste ar daudz vadiem, kas savienoti ar trim monitoriem. Uz viena ekrāna redzu ķīmisko elementu periodisko tabulu un grafiskas līknes, uz otra - dažādi dati un uz trešā - melnbalts attēls, kas vairāk atgādina mākslinieka veidotu grafiku. Arī sienas šajā telpā izliktas ar melnbaltu kvadrātu paneļiem, un, ja ne šī lielā dūcošā uzparikte, tad domātu, ka esmu nonākusi dizaina studijā, kur grafiķi  uz datora ekrāniem veido mākslas darbus. Taču te mani iepazīstina ar vienu no jaunākajām cietvielu fizikas  institūta  iekārtām - skenējošo elektronu mikroskopu. Gudrs un vienlaikus ļoti jutīgs aparāts, kas  pētniekiem parāda  miljoniem reižu  palielinātus materiālus, pats tos  sašķiro, bet  lai labi strādātu, no apkārtējiem pieprasa mieru un klusumu. Līga Ignatāne iepazīstina tuvāk ar šo  superjaudīgo mikroskopu. Pētnieces uzdevums ir izstrādāt dažādus sensorus, ko tālāk var izmantot  biologi vai mediķi, nosakot, piemēram, vīrusus. Līga Ignatāne turpina stāstu par skenējošo elektronu mikroskopu, iepazīstinot, ka šī iekārta arī pati sadala un apstrādā pētāmo materiālu, kas ielikts, tā teikt, mikroskopa vēderā. Bet vispirms informācija par laboratorijas telpu, kas ierīkota, lai mikroskops varētu darboties labi. Skenējošais elektronu mikroskops ir tikai viena no institūtā esošajām iekārtām. Ir vēl daudz citu gudru, sarežģītu iekārtu, kuras var redzēt tikai tad, ja esi  ģērbts no galvas līdz kājām speciālā aizsargtērpā, bet par to stāsts kādā no turpmākajiem raidījumiem. Ielūkojamies arī pētnieka Zigmunda Orlovska grāmatu plauktā Ko lasa pētnieks, kura ikdienas darba jautājumi saistīti ar to, kā augi savstarpēji sazinās? Ielūkojamies Latvijas Universitātes Medicīnas un dzīvības zinātņu fakultātes docenta, Latvijas Biomedicīnas pētījumu un studiju centra zinātniskās grupas vadītāja Zigmunda Orlovska grāmatu plauktā. Viņš stāsta par tetraloģiju "Viņpus vārtiem", kuras autors ir rakstnieks Aivars Kļavis. Četru romānu ciklā ietilpst darbi "Rīgas kuprītis", "Ceļojošā cirka gūstekņi", "Piesmietais karavīrs" un "Adiamindes āksts".  

In Episode 10 of Long Blue Leadership, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Burt Field '79, now president and CEO of the Air & Space Forces Association, discusses his leadership philosophy, and emphasizes the importance of continuous learning, effective communication, family, and the five core values by which he lives. Listen now!   SUMMARY Burt Field, a retired Lieutenant General and CEO of the Air and Space Forces Association, discussed his career and leadership philosophy. He highlighted his upbringing as an Air Force brat, his academic journey at the Air Force Academy, and his early leadership roles. Field emphasized the importance of continuous learning, effective communication, and avoiding being an "asshole" in leadership. He shared impactful experiences, such as leading during the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, and the significance of family support. Field also discussed the Air and Space Forces Association's efforts in advocacy, education, and family resilience, stressing the need for strong national security and defense.   LEADERSHIP BITES Values-Driven Leadership: Burt shared his 5 core leadership values - integrity, fortitude, excellence, teamwork, and service. Defining your values and using them to guide your decisions and actions is crucial. Continuous Learning: Burt emphasized that as a leader, you can never stop learning, whether it's about your organization, industry, or even topics outside your expertise. Staying curious and open to growth is key. Empowering Others: Burt stressed that a leader's job is to empower and inspire their team, not try to do everything themselves. Recognizing and rewarding excellence in others is vital. Effective Communication: Burt noted that leaders can never communicate too much or well enough. Repeatedly delivering clear, consistent messages is essential for alignment and buy-in. Humility and Inclusivity: True leadership requires humility, giving credit to others, and making the organization successful.   SHARE THIS EPISODE LINKEDIN  |  FACEBOOK   TAKEAWAYS Never stop learning. As a leader, you must continuously learn and expand your knowledge, even in areas outside your expertise. Define your leadership philosophy and values. Burt shared his 5 core values of integrity, fortitude, excellence, teamwork, and service. Having a clear set of guiding principles is crucial. Recognize and reward excellence. Identify and empower those who have put in the hard work to become experts in their fields. This builds a strong, capable team. Communicate effectively, repeatedly. Effective communication is critical, but leaders often underestimate how many times a message needs to be delivered clearly. Burt emphasized the importance of being inclusive, giving credit, and making the organization successful rather than yourself. Avoid toxic, self-serving leadership.   CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction to General Burt Field 01:52 Growing Up as an Air Force Brat 05:40 Choosing the Air Force Academy 10:26 Life as a Cadet at the Academy 19:09 Leadership Development During Cadet Years 23:15 The Integration of Women at the Academy 24:12 Influential Leaders in General Field's Career 28:28 Learning from Subordinates 34:15 Career Path and Leadership Philosophy 37:54 A Chance Encounter: Love and Military Life 41:13 Building Resilient Families in the Military 42:12 The Journey to Leadership: From Air Force to AFA 45:57 Empowering the Next Generation: Education and STEM 49:46 Leadership Lessons: Insights from Experience   5 FRANK KEYS TO LEADERSHIP SUCCESS "You can never stop learning. You have to learn. And whether it's leadership or anything else, you have to always learn." "Everything comes from your values. When I make leadership decisions, or when I look at how we're going to move forward, or what, how we're going to accomplish the mission, it should reflect those values in my decisions, how I act, how I from the biggest thing of creating a here's the strategy, or in objectives on on what we're going to accomplish, to the smallest things, like how I conduct a meeting." "If you want to be a really good leader, you need to be really good at something. So you got to put in the work when you're young to be really good and understand how hard it is to be really good at something." "You cannot communicate enough, and you cannot communicate well enough. So I use this example all the time. I come up with a message. I craft it, I think about it, I write it down, I practice it, and then I deliver it, and it's awesome. I was perfect. I nobody could have misunderstood me when I'm done with that, and I really think that I have hit the mark with maybe 20% I probably got to say that again, that way or differently, about another 10 or 15 times when I can barely stand to hear myself talk anymore, and I'm still not going to get everybody." "I'm going to give the credit and I'm going to take the blame. That's how you become a good leader."  - Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Burt Field '79, October 2024   ABOUT GEN. FIELD BIO Lt. Gen. Burt Field, USAF (Ret.), is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Air & Space Forces Association, leading the Association's professional staff in its mission to advocate, educate, and support the Air & Space Forces. As CEO, he oversees operations and resourcing for AFA and its 113,000 members, including events, publications, and the Mitchell Institue for Aerospace Studies, the nation's only think tank dedicated to air and space power.   A veteran of 35 years of Air Force service, Field retired from active duty in 2015 following his final tour, as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans, and Requirements. Throughout his career, Field commanded a squadron, the Air Force Weapons School, three wings, a numbered Air Force, and a sub-unified command. A command pilot with over 3,400 flying hours in the F-16 and F-22, he served twice on the Joint Staff and completed a tour in the State Department as the military assistant to Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. In his last assignment, he led policy and requirements decision-making for air, space, irregular warfare, counter-proliferation, homeland security, and cyber operations. Prior to that assignment, he served as the Commander of United States Forces, Japan, and Commander of 5th Air Force from 2010-2012 where he led the U.S. military response to support Japan during the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster of 2011.   Following his retirement, he served as the Vice President of Strategic Planning for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, developing strategies that guided and contributed to over $5 billion in growth in a five-year period. He also managed a $500 million New Business Funds portfolio for independent research and development. Since 2020, he has been an independent defense consultant, served as a subject matter expert working with and mentoring Airmen at all levels, and a member of the Board of Trustees for the U.S. Air Force Academy Falcon Foundation.   Field graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1979 and earned a master's degree in business administration from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. He and his wife, Lisa, have two sons, both officers in the USAF. - Bio image and copy credit: AFA.org     CONNECT WITH GEN. FIELD LINKEDIN | FACEBOOK | AIR & SPACE FORCES ASSOCIATION     ABOUT LONG BLUE LEADERSHIP Long Blue Leadership drops every two weeks on Tuesdays and is available on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn + Alexa, Spotify and all your favorite podcast platforms. Search @AirForceGrads on your favorite social channels for Long Blue Leadership news and updates!          TRANSCRIPT SPEAKERS GUEST:  Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Burt Field '79 | Host:  Lt. Col. (Ret.) Naviere Walkewicz '99   Naviere Walkewicz 00:00 My guest today is Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Burt Field USAFA Class of '79, president and CEO of the Air & Space Forces Association. He spent 35 years in the Air Force, retiring in 2015 as deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and requirements. Gen. Field has held many positions of leadership throughout his career, including squadron command, the Air Force Weapons School and three wings. He has served as a command pilot with over 3,400 hours in the F-16 and F-22. He completed a tour in the State Department as the military assistant to Ambassador Richard Holbrooke. He has also served as the commander of United States Forces, Japan, and commander of the 5th Air Force from 2010 to 2012. In his post military career, he served as vice president of strategic planning for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. He has been an independent defense consultant and has served as a subject matter expert, working with and mentoring airmen. He is also a member of the board of trustees for the United States Air Force Academy Falcon Foundation. Today, we'll talk with Gen. Field about his life before, during and after the Academy. We'll discuss his role in leading the Air & Space Forces Association. And finally, we'll ask the general to share advice in leadership development. Gen. Field, welcome to Long Blue Leadership.   Burt Field 01:23 Thank you, Naviere. Please call me Burt.   Naviere Walkewicz 01:24 OK, yes, sir, Burt. Will do. And I will say that was quite an introduction. You have had an incredible and ongoing career.   Burt Field 01:30 Well, frankly, and no false modesty, I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time and take advantage of the opportunities presented to me.   Naviere Walkewicz 01:39 Well, I appreciate you saying that, and I think our listeners are really going to enjoy hearing about what some of those right places at the right time kind of look like. But here's what we do at Long Blue Leadership: We like to rewind the clock a little bit and start with Burt as a child. What were you like growing up? Where was home?   Burt Field 01:56 Well, I'm an Air Force brat. My dad was a fighter pilot. I like to say his first assignment was the Korean War, flying F-86s and his last flight was in an F-4 over Hanoi. Now, didn't get shot down, but that was his last flight. So, I grew up traveling around both country and the world and went to a bunch of different elementary schools and then three high schools before I ended up at the Air Force Academy.   Naviere Walkewicz 02:27 Wow. I can imagine some of our listeners have also been some kind of service brat. As I always say, I was an Air Force brat as well. Are you an only child? Do you have siblings?   Burt Field 02:37 I have three sisters. I have one older sister and two younger sisters, which irritated me to no end when I was a kid, but now we couldn't be closer.   Naviere Walkewicz 02:49 So did you get special benefits because you were the only boy of all the girls?   Burt Field 02:53 Of course not. Now, their stories are a little different, but of course not.   Naviere Walkewicz 02:57 Understood. And did they also serve as well.   Burt Field 03:01 They did not. None of them did. My older sister's a doctor. My next down is an accountant and CFO, and the one below that is a bunch of different medical community things and a nutritionist.   Naviere Walkewicz 03:15 Wow. So, you are the one who followed in the military family footsteps.   Burt Field 03:18 I was, but interestingly enough, I never really thought about it growing up. My dad just happened to be in the Air Force. He just happened to fly airplanes. And you know, whoever you were, your dad was a doctor, lawyer, plumber, dentist, truck driver, whatever, and now let's go play ball. And that's pretty much the extent of it. But when I was in high school, I knew that I needed to start figuring out what I was going to do, because I'm pretty sure my dad wasn't going to let me just lay around the house after I graduated. And I was definitely afraid of being bored, and nothing really sounded good — doctor, lawyer, dentist, plumber, truck driver — none of it was good. So, I came into the house one day in my junior year, and I attribute this to the Air Force Association: The magazine was laying on our coffee table, and it was face down, and on the back was a picture of the F-15, which was one of the brand new airplanes that was coming out. And I looked down at it, and for whatever reason, it clicked, and I said, “That does not look boring.” And I went and talked to my dad, because I figured he might know how to do this. So, he did some research for me, and he said, “Well, to go to pilot training…" And this was 1974 and that's the wind down of the Vietnam War and letting a lot of people out of the Air Force, “…to go to pilot training, you have to be an Air Force Academy graduate, or distinguished graduate from ROTC.” Well, my dad had retired, or was about to retire, and we were going to move to Florida for my senior year, and I was going to go to the University of Florida, like everybody in my family did, except for two, and so I knew that the Air Force Academy would provide me an avenue, and the University of Florida would provide me an avenue to be a bellboy down in a Key West hotel when I graduated.   Naviere Walkewicz 05:18 So you chose the Air Force Academy, of course. So, that's interesting. Forty-five years later, you are now the president and CEO of the Air & Space Forces Association, which was what kind of caught your eye in high school.   Burt Field 05:34 It's really kind of amazing. And the editor of the magazine — they have a bunch of back issues at our headquarters building, and he found that magazine.   Naviere Walkewicz 05:47 Oh my goodness, I hope that's framed in your office now.   Burt Field It is.   Naviere Walkewicz Oh, that's amazing. What a story. And we're going to talk more about that. I really want to hear more about that role, but let's stay in the childhood range a little bit. So you were going to go to the Air Force Academy. Were you already involved in sports? Was that something—   Burt Field 06:06 Yeah, so, I played baseball growing up. We moved around a lot, so it was hard to play a lot of other sports. I did Pop Warner football, played basketball, you know, on teams growing up. And I was a good athlete but not a great athlete, and so I wasn't recruited for going to come here to the Academy. But I played football, I wrestled and played baseball until my sophomore year, when I blew up my shoulder and couldn't throw anymore. Then I just wrestled and played football for the rest of my high school career, and then when I came here, I just played intramurals until a friend of mine that was a couple years older was on the rugby team, and so he kind of said, “Hey, come on out, you'll like this.” And so it was the rugby club back then, and it was a way to get out of stuff in the afternoons when you're a freshman. So I came down and I played on the rugby team for a few years.   Naviere Walkewicz 07:10 I have a lot of rugby friends, and it definitely is, it's a family, for sure.   Burt Field 07:15 It is. And it was really that way back then. It was all local Colorado sports teams. You know, the guys who were 45 and over down to other colleges around the state.   Naviere Walkewicz 07:28 Your extended family.     Burt Field Right.   Naviere Walkewicz So, speaking of family, how did your — I think I know how your dad felt about you wanting to come to the Air Force Academy. How about your mom?    Burt Field 07:37 She was pretty proud of me. Both of them were mad because I only applied to one place.   Naviere Walkewicz 07:44 So, it was here or a bellboy.   Burt Field 07:48 It was here or a bellboy somewhere. But they were pretty proud of me, and they were really proud, obviously, when I graduated.   Naviere Walkewicz So, you came into the Academy. You had a little bit of an idea of what to expect, because your dad had been the military, right?   Burt Field 10:06 Well, no, nobody is prepared for the Academy.   Naviere Walkewicz That's true.   Burt Field I mean, your dad went to the Academy and…   Naviere Walkewicz They were classmates.   Burt Field And you were not prepared.   Naviere Walkewicz That's true.   Burt Field Because you are immediately thrown into the deep end of a very cold, murky pool and told to start swimming. But the interesting thing: I came out with a few guys from my local area, and the way we did it back then is, you told the Academy what hotel you were gonna stay at, and they came and picked you up in a bus and they drove you onto the Academy and dropped you off at the base of the ramp, and you jumped off the bus, and all your newfound friends started telling you all the things that were wrong with you personally, with your family, your genetics, your upbringing, and how you would never amount to anything ever in your entire life. And then they take you — I wasn't really good with authoritarian figures.   Naviere Walkewicz 11:10 Well, I can imagine, with three sisters, you probably chose your own path, right?   Burt Field 11:15 So, you can imagine — as we're most of my classmates. We all are kind of like that. So, I wasn't sure that this was for me, but it was 1975 and everybody had long hair. So as soon as I got my head shaved, I said, “Well, I'm staying here at least until I get my hair back.”   Naviere Walkewicz 11:37 That was a good thing then.   Burt Field 11:39 That kept me here. And so then I kept staying. But that first day was a bit of a shock, as it is with everybody around here. But, I have a great memory. I was standing in line getting something issued to me, and the guy behind me and I started talking, and he actually graduated from the high school that I spent my ninth and 10th grade in in Las Vegas, Nevada. His name's John Pickitt. And so we became friends, and he's the godfather of our oldest child, along with Tom McCarthy, who you met earlier today.   Naviere Walkewicz 12:16 Wow. I mean, it really is… We talk about family a lot in our podcast, and family spans way beyond blood.   Burt Field 12:26 Yep, it sure does, especially with graduates of the Air Force Academy.   Naviere Walkewicz 12:31 Yes, 100%. Wow. So you jumped into that murky pool and making friends along the way. What was life like for you as a cadet? Were you really strong in your academics? I mean, obviously you were an athlete, because you were doing everything.   Burt Field 12:45 I mean, everybody did that kind of stuff. So, I got good grades in high school, and I got good grades here, except for one semester. So, I was on the supt's list every semester except for one. That's just the way it was.   Naviere Walkewicz That's amazing.   Burt Field I would do it different now, if I had it to do over again, because I got on the dean's list by cramming instead of doing my homework. And so every young person that goes to the Air Force Academy, I tell them, “There's one way to success and happiness at the Air Force Academy…” I don't tell them this, not that they're going to be happy, because they're not. But I tell them, “Do your homework every night.”   Naviere Walkewicz 13:32 That's right. I think there was a saying: “If you wait to the last minute, it only takes a minute, but then you get to see…   Burt Field You really reap the results.   Naviere Walkewicz 13:42 Exactly, exactly.   Burt Field So, that's no different than a lot of my friends. And back then, you're pretty restricted to the Academy, especially your first year, and then gradually you get out more and more. So, it wasn't like we were out and about very much.   Naviere Walkewicz Right.   Burt Field We stayed around here. We worked out a lot. We played games, sports on the weekends, and that was it.   Naviere Walkewicz 14:07 And were you 1 and 3? What was the squadron change like? Was it 2 and 2 back then?   Burt Field 14:13 And so 1 and 3. So, I was in 35 as of Doolie, and the only squadron— 35 and 38, they're still together, but it was carpeted, and we had carpeting, and so we took a lot of heat from people just because of that.   Naviere Walkewicz Because you had it nicer?   Burt Field Yeah, then I went into 27 and graduated from 27.   Naviere Walkewicz 14:38 OK, and your son is also a graduate from your legacy squadron, 27.   Burt Field 14:42 He is. He graduated in 2008.   Naviere Walkewicz 14:43 Love that legacy. Great. What a wonderful legacy. So your cadet time sounds like it was pretty pleasant, or…   Burt Field 14:50 Oh yes, just like everybody's. Everybody leaves here with a love-hate relationship with the Air Force Academy and it changes over time from mostly hate to mostly love. So, that was no different with us. I had a group of great friends, both in my squadron and outside my squadron, from the rugby team and a couple other places. And so it was like — I tell everybody, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th grade.   Naviere Walkewicz 15:24 I love that. That's a great way to put that into an analogy, yes, because you're still developing.   Burt Field 15:31 Classes, you know, five or six classes a day. I play sports after school. I go home and do homework or avoid homework and go to bed so I can't go out during the weeknights. Can't go out very often on the weekends. And, there you go.   Naviere Walkewicz 15:45 That's right. That's very much like high school, absolutely. So we like to talk about how you developed as a leader, even early on. And so we're getting to know you a little bit better. While you were cadet, did you hold any leadership positions in particular?   Burt Field 16:02 Well, I was the — what did I do? I did something as a third-classman. Oh yeah, chief of training? Or whatever.   Naviere Walkewicz 16:11 Sounds like it could be accurate.   Burt Field 16:12 Back in the day, the the guy that was in charge of training for the freshman. I was an ops officer when I was the, I mean, op sergeant when I was a junior, squadron commander when I was a senior. So nothing hugely out of the ordinary. I like that kind of role and that kind of challenge, but I wanted to stay inside my squadron. So, when I got offered a chance to, “Hey, do you want to be on a group staff or wing staff?” I declined.   Naviere Walkewicz Tell me more. Why?   Burt Field Because my brothers were my squadron.   Naviere Walkewicz OK, I love that, yes.   Burt Field So, I didn't want to leave that for six months or four months, or whatever the time period was back then.   Naviere Walkewicz 17:05 So, leadership in your squadron, and this is interesting, and this is a good topic, because some of our listeners, some of the challenges that they experience in leadership is on a peer level, or maybe, you know, how do you lead someone that you're really close with? How do you earn that trust? So maybe you can share some lessons that you have learned about yourself during that time.   Burt Field 17:24 Well, I always tell people that the hardest leadership challenge that we face is when you have no authority and you still need to lead, and regardless of what we say about cadet squadron commanders, you know, we can all think we're in charge, but we're not that in charge. And so what you had to do is you had to lead by influence and by doing the right thing. And so whether we agree with that, it's the right thing, because I don't want to do it, because it's no fun, because I'd rather do something else. Everybody knows what you have to do at the Air Force Academy on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, on the way through the week. And so we just went and did it. And I encouraged people to come and do it all with me, whether it's doing drill, whether it's playing intramural sports, whether, “Hey, it's your turn to be the referee for this season,” whether we want to go to these whatever it was. So you just encourage people to do that, and then you talk to people and try to empower them so that they can figure that out on their own, and then later pass that on as leaders themselves.   Naviere Walkewicz 18:44 No, those are really great examples. And I think just leadership tidbits that some of our listeners can take, and it really is some of the best ways, just leading by example and then inviting them to join you on that, absolutely. OK, so your cadet career was, I think, really important to you, because it formed you, and it formed you like you said your brothers, because you were the last class of all men cadets together. So how did that translate? And if I may be so bold, you started having women cadets there while you're at the Academy as well. Can you share some of the dynamics of that then at the Academy, and maybe some of the stories that you saw of how that really evolved into a stronger Academy that we have today?   Burt Field 19:26 Yeah, let me put some of this in perspective, and I'll start with a story. I get a large ration of crap from my friends that are in '80 and '81 that I'm really close with because of my role in terrorizing the women of the Class of '80, which I said, “Exactly, what role was that?” Basically, these guys considered us the source of all evil. My perspective was different, and it's just my perspective. When I talked to my classmates, most of them — I'm talking about most of them, not all of them — we were children that grew up and came of age in the late '60s and early '70s, which was basically that whole protest movement, grow your hair long, protest the Vietnam War, and we really didn't care that much that women were coming into the Air Force Academy, because most of us were smart enough to know that the only reason that women were not in my class and they were in that class was an accident of birth and the accident of when the legislation passed to do the right thing in the United States of America. So there's nothing special about being the last all-male class. There's nothing special about being the first class that had women in it, other than, you know, it was the end of one way of doing business and the beginning of another way of doing business. To your point, I think it makes the Air Force stronger. It certainly makes our Academy better. While they were here, the first semester, all the women were in one part of the state, in one part of the Academy over in Fairchild Hall. And they were only in 20 squadrons, so 1 through 20.   Naviere Walkewicz In Vandenberg?   Burt Field In Vandenberg, I'm sorry. So we're they were only in 1 through 20 the first semester, for whatever reason. Then they came the next semester to our squadron, and you know, well, one of them I'm still friends with, so, to me, it was a no brainer. I wish I was more profound on this. This is one of the things that my friends from later classes yell at me about. But I didn't consider it to be that big of a deal. I didn't, at the time, think that this is some big historical event and change in the Air Force or the military, or anything else that we could all maybe talk about better today than I could back then. So for me and my friends that I knew, it was not an issue. I don't think I treated women any different than I treated men, and I don't think I treated women or men badly, regardless of my role and their role at the Academy.   Naviere Walkewicz I really appreciate that perspective.   Burt Field Yeah, so, you know, bluntly, most of us just didn't care.   Naviere Walkewicz 22:50 You were there just trying to get through the Academy, right?   Burt Field 22:53 That sounds terrible, but, I mean, I didn't spend a lot of time thinking about social implications of race, sex, gender, however you want to put it. I was just trying to get through the day without getting yelled at, like everybody else.   Naviere Walkewicz 23:12 Thank you for sharing that, because I think it's sometimes a question that people have, and it's really helpful to hear a perspective that really is, “We're all just trying to get through the Air Force Academy, we all come in, and we hope that we all graduate.”   Burt Field 23:23 Yeah, and some of them, very impressive, had huge careers. You know, Susan Helms, just one of my heroes, frankly, as a person, as an officer, that have nothing to do with her role in space. That just makes me more in awe of her. But, you know, there's a lot of great, great people out there, and a lot of them are women.   Naviere Walkewicz 23:49 Yes, thank you. Thank you for sharing that, and I appreciate that you said that. You know, Gen. Holmes is one of your heroes as well. Let's talk about some of those that maybe inspired you in leadership roles. It could be while you're a cadet, or maybe early in your career as an officer after you graduated. Maybe talk about some of those influencers.   Burt Field 24:09 Well, I had some great AOCs. My freshman AOC was a guy that was a Fast FAC in Vietnam, and actually was the guy that gave me a ride in a T-37, which was fantastic and really solidified what I wanted to do. My sophomore and junior year, my AOC was not that guy.   Naviere Walkewicz We learned from those leaders too.   Burt Field We'll probably talk about leadership philosophy later, and if you'll remind me, my last bullet on my leadership philosophy partly came from him. And then my senior year, we had a great guy named Ken Lawrence that came in that several of us are still in touch with. And he was both a welcome relief and a great role model for us as we spent that last year here at the Academy, before we went off. I went out in the Air Force and my first two squadron commanders, the first one was a guy named Tiny West, 6-foot-5, 270 pounds, barely fit into an F-16, and taught me how to fly fighters.   Naviere Walkewicz 25:21 I totally understand his call sign then.   Burt Field 25:24 Just a great guy. A second squadron commander was a guy named John Jumper, who ended up being the chief of staff of the Air Force and is still kind of like a second father to me.   Naviere Walkewicz Oh, wow.   Burt Field Let's see. And then multiple people along the way that you know, from crusty old majors and young captains that taught me how to fly the F-16 and in what we called RTU at the time, now, FTU in how we kind of learn together. Because when my class showed up at Hill in the B course, we went into the 34th at the time, tactical training fighter squadron. We were their first class, and the high-time guy in that squadron with F-16 time had 30 hours. So they were teaching all of us second lieutenants how to do this. Went from there down to Nellis and served under Tiny and John Jumper. So, that was how I started. And there's lots of great people in that time frame that obviously I'm still in touch with, and taught us how to fly. There's my squadron commander in Korea, which was my second assignment, another great role model. And then just on and on. When I came back to Nellis on my third assignment, I worked for a guy named Sandy Sandstrom. Sandy was one of my RTU instructors, also, and we became really lifelong friends. And he and his wife, Jeannie, have sadly passed away, but we, Lisa and I keep in touch with both their children to this day. Yeah. But anyway, there's a lot of great leaders, both above us in squadron commander roles, and then you watch your fellow officers and brothers and sisters, and see and you learn stuff, watching them, how they develop relationships, how they train, how they identify what's important, how they communicate, how they focus, how they connect. All of those things are important, and you can learn something from everybody around you. And if you don't, you're probably missing out.   Naviere Walkewicz 27:48 I appreciate that perspective. I think, especially as someone who is more experienced in leadership, the fact that you are looking to continue to learn and see what you can kind of pick up from those even that support you and serve under you. Can you share an example? Is there one that sticks out in your memory of someone that you're like, “Wow, that's something I really took back”?   Burt Field 28:08 Are you talking about somebody that served under me?   Naviere Walkewicz Mmm-hmm   Burt Field Oh, yeah, so, there's thousands of these. I'll tell you two stories. So I'm a squander commander, and I had a friend, a very close friend of mine, who was a squadron commander, and one of his guys was coming to our squadron, and he said, “This is a great guy. You're going to love him. Really good pilot…,” blah, blah, blah. It's his second assignment. And so he shows up in the squadron and we have about four or five guys about that that time in their career, and they're ready to become flight leads, which is leading flights in the fighter community. And so I put him in without really thinking this through, and one of the other guys came up and said, “Hey, I need to talk to you.” And he came in my office, and he explained to me how I wasn't looking at everybody through the same lens and was probably missing some of the things other people were seeing. And I mean, pretty blunt, pretty focused, not yelling, and just a straightforward conversation. And I sat back and thought for about five seconds, and I said, “Holy cow, Bruce Fisher is totally correct. I have missed the boat on this, and I'm never going to do that again.”   Naviere Walkewicz Wow.   Burt Field And so that was one guy. The second example I have is in Japan when I was a 3-star general. I was there during the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, and it was a wild time. It started on a Friday. On Monday, so Friday was the earthquake and the tsunami. Saturday was the first explosion in one of the nuclear reactors. Monday was the second explosion in another nuclear reactor. On Monday, I also went up with the Japanese minister of defense and the head of their military to a place up near the epicenter, or the center of where the disaster area was, and they stood up, for the first time, a joint task force in Japan to take to take on the role of trying to work through all the things they had to work through. So we tried to land at the airport and could not. We tried to land at one of the air bases and barely could in a helicopter, in a helicopter. So I flew over Sendai Airport, where we couldn't land, and it was totally flooded, and it looked like when you tell your 5-year-old son to pick up his room and he shoves everything over into the corner, so there's trucks and cars and toys and giraffes and boxes over in the corner of the room and he says, “I'm good.” That is exactly what this airport looked like, except those were real cars, those were real cranes, those were real age equipment that was working on airlines, all swept away into the corner. So came back, and that night, met a guy named Rob Toth. Now we were getting a lot of people in to help, and Rob Toth had actually, he was the commander of the special ops group that was down at Kadena that we had brought up to Yakota. And he said to me, “Sir, my name is Rob Toth.” He's a colonel. And he said, “My guys have been up to Sendai, and I think we can open Sendai in about two weeks.” And I looked at Rob, and I said, “Rob, no way,” except I added a word in between “no” and “way.” And he said, “Sir, I know how you feel, like, I knew you'd feel like that, but just listen to me.” And I said, “No, that thing's not gonna be open until the summer.” And he said, “Sir, hold on. Let me tell you something.” Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And I'm starting listening to him, I'm thinking, “OK, here's a special ops guy telling me how his experts think that they can go up and solve an enormous problem for us. They know how to do this. And I am telling him no, because I flew over it in a helicopter and it was flooded. Why don't you just ignore your opinion and say yes to a good idea?” Because all I have to do is say yes, and the worst that can happen is I'm going to be right. The best that can happen is he's going to be right and they're going to open the airport. Well, guess who was right? Not me.   Naviere Walkewicz He was right. Oh, wow.   Burt Field So, three weeks later, the first airplane, well, two weeks, a week later, the first airplane landed on it, and three weeks later, the first commercial airplane landed there.   Naviere Walkewicz Wow.   Burt Field Just say yes to good ideas.   Naviere Walkewicz 33:14 I think that's a leadership nugget right there.   Burt Field 33:16 And it's all from somebody that, you know, he had never met me before. I'm a 3-star general. He's a colonel. Took a lot of courage to tell me that, and keep persisting when I said, “Forget it,” because I was busy and didn't believe it, and I had just been there, so if you're not listening to people, you're probably not gonna make the best decisions.   Naviere Walkewicz 33:38 That's an incredible story. Thank you for sharing that.   Burt Field You bet.   Naviere Walkewicz Oh, that's fantastic. So, your career was outstanding. I mean, I think you had the opportunity to really lead and impact a lot of lives by the time you put on your third star. Had you known that was your destiny? When you graduate the Academy you want to be pilot. We knew you went into the Academy to fly.   Burt Field 34:01 To fly fighters.   Naviere Walkewicz To fly fighters.   Burt Field Actually, to fly F-15s.   Naviere Walkewicz 34:07 OK, OK, so very specific.   Burt Field 34:08 Yeah. So I ended up going to third lieutenant to Langley Air Force Base. And I kind of, I was fortunate enough, because I traded with a guy that was from California. I was going to George. He was from California. He had the Langley slot, so we switched, and I went out there because I wanted to fly in an F-15 to make sure I liked it, because it was after sophomore year, before junior year. And I knew that I wasn't all that fired up about the Air Force Academy at the time. It was not the most fun place I'd ever been. And so I wanted to ensure that this was something I really wanted to do. Fortunately, I went to a great squadron, great people. They welcomed us with open arms, and I flew three or four times, five times during that third lieutenant and just loved every second of it. Now, of course, I didn't fly the F-15, except in the back seat a couple times later on. But I was lucky enough to get an F-16 out of pilot training. So 1980, F-16, go through that RTU with those guys, and we're all learning this together and into a squadron where we're all learning this together. Cool part about the first squadron I was in is we had… there was a squadron, which means that we had 25 people in the squadron. So squadron commander, an ops officer, and 23 other folks. And when I went in there, 12 of us were lieutenants and classmates.   Naviere Walkewicz Oh, my goodness.   Burt Field And so it was really cool to go through that experience with people like that. But it's 1980, the Cold War is in full swing. We're pretty sure that we're going to be in a fight with the Soviet Union, and basically I didn't want to die in that fight. And so I figure what you need to do to not die is be the best there is. And I was went to work with a bunch of other guys that felt the same way, and so we helped each other. We competed with each other. We pulled people along. We got pulled along. And we all became really good at what we did. And it was just that drive to be really good at what was important — which was flying — that drove me, and that's what drove me to try to go to the Weapons School. That's what drove me to go back as an instructor. That's what drove me to train people to be the best that they could be, so that when we went to combat, we would all come back, because anybody can lead men and women into combat. I want people that lead them home.   Naviere Walkewicz I'm so glad that—   Burt Field Anyway, so that's what drove me. That's what drove me. You know, because I had friends that didn't come home.   Naviere Walkewicz 37:27 So part of what you've shared with us today, and I think we're really appreciative of how much you're sharing, because I think it gives us a sense of really who you are, and the family aspect with your brothers, the family aspect with your extended family at the Academy, on your teams. When did your family come into play? Because I had the opportunity to meet your wife, Lisa, and she's lovely. When did she come into your life?   Burt Field 37:54 Well, I like to tell everybody that I met her at a bachelor party, which I did. But, we were in pilot training at Willie Air Force Base in Phoenix, and somebody was getting married, and we're going to have a bachelor party, but it already required way too much planning, and somebody had to host it, and that meant somebody had to go buy stuff for it. And basically we just went down to where we went every Friday night, and that was the bachelor party. And I met her that night, and then we just started talking on the phone, and we started dating, and then we got married. And so we got married in 1981 and she's still putting up with me.   Naviere Walkewicz 38:48 Wow. She's literally been part of your life since the Academy.   Burt Field 38:53 Oh, yeah, so I married her a year and a half after I graduated, and so we have two sons, and both of those boys are in the military. My oldest son is a University of Florida grad.   Naviere Walkewicz 39:06 So he did follow the family footsteps.   Burt Field 39:09 But he's smart. He graduated with a high GPA, and anyway, he's a maintenance officer in the Air Force. And my youngest son is a C-130 pilot in the Air Force, and he's the 2008 grad from the Academy, and he's married to our daughter-in-law, Natasha. And right now, both David and Natasha fly C-130s for the Alaska Air Guard up in Anchorage in Elmendorf.   Naviere Walkewicz 39:36 That's amazing.   Burt Field So, it's the family business.   Naviere Walkewicz So, dad, you and your son?   Burt Field 39:39 Not only that, well, one of the reasons, when we bring up Lisa, when I met her, she said, we started talking, and I have short hair, because most people, have long hair. She goes, “Obviously, you're in the Air Force.” And she had told that to her roommate, and I said, “Yeah.” And she said, “Oh, my dad was in the Air Force.” And we said, “Where'd you all live, and what'd your dad do?” Well, her and my dad flew together and so stationed in the same places, sometimes at the same time. And when we went home and called our parents and said, “Hey, do you know this guy or this guy?” Without hesitation, both of them said, “Oh yeah, I know Dave.” “I know Burt,” and so they were in the other squadron. They didn't really hang out together, but they knew each other. So both my dad and my father-in-law were F-100 pilots and fighter pilots. And so Lisa is also an Air Force brat. So both of us are — we call ourselves nomads because we've never really lived anywhere longer than five years.   Naviere Walkewicz 40:44 I used to say that, and now I actually can. But can you claim anywhere longer than five years now?   Burt Field 40:52 No, getting close though. So I've been in five years, five years in a couple places, but never longer.   Naviere Walkewicz 40:58 Oh my goodness, what an incredible story.   Burt Field 41:00 Yeah. So anyway, this is one of the things we're doing in AFA now. And I think the Air Force is Air Force and Space Force are recognizing that if you want strong and resilient airmen and guardians, you need strong and resilient families behind them. And you need to have that kind of family dynamic that's supportive of what you do with your life and what the country is asking of you and your family to be all in and if we can work with the families to change that dynamic, to make sure that we're focused on building strong and resilient families, then the strong and resilient guardian and airmen will come out of that effort. So both the Air Force and the Air & Space Forces Association, that's part of what we're doing these days.   Naviere Walkewicz Before I get into the last couple of questions I want to ask you, what is the best way that anyone that's listening can learn more about the Air & Space Forces Association?   Burt Field  Well, we can go to afa.org, simple as that, and do that. That shows you how to contact us. For another thing, you can join, which is what I would like you to do, and become a member, and then you get access to all of that information. And you can find out how to do that again, on that website. But joining gives you access to that information. It gives you access to what we do. It tells you where the chapters are that are close to you, that are similar-minded people doing similar things. And we have about 120,000 members right now. We have about 230 chapters in every state except Maine, and in several foreign countries where we have airmen and guardians stationed. Those chapters can do a lot of this work, whether it's working with your local government officials, with your state officials, like your congressmen or your senators, and it arms you with the things that you can deliver these messages with. It also arms you with how can I get access to these kind of programs that help with my family, my friends' family, the people I work with, their family. Where can I direct an airman when she needs some help? Where can I put a guardian in touch with somebody that can help him get through something that he's got a problem with? So, you have a lot of resources at your disposal that can help both you and your brothers and sisters you work with   Naviere Walkewicz  That is outstanding. So I mentioned two questions. I'll start with the first and then we'll come back after a short break. The first one is, some of our listeners aspire, at some point to be a C-suite executive. What's the coolest thing that you've done, or that's happened for you since being CEO?   Burt Field  Oh, man, that's a hard question.   Naviere Walkewicz  Well, take a minute to think about that. But first we're going to take a moment and thank you for listening to Long Blue Leadership. The podcast publishes Tuesdays in both video and audio, and is available on all your favorite podcast platforms. Watch or listen to all episodes of Long Blue Leadership at longblueleadership.org. So have you had a chance to think about something cool that's happened since you've been CEO?   Burt Field  I would say that the coolest thing about this job is that you get some pretty good access. Because of what we try to do in support of the Space Force and the Air Force, I've been able to spend some time with the chief, the CSO and the secretary. And you know, the vice chief, the vice CSO, chief master sergeant of the Air Force, chief master sergeant the Space Force. So that part has been really interesting to me. Next week, I'm going to something with Secretary Austin, and so that that's kind of interesting. And then we do some work up on the Hill. And so I've been able to go up there and meet a few of the members up at the Hill. The good news, though, is that I knew a lot of those guys already, so, you know, because I'm old and. But it's still good to be able to listen directly from a leader on what he or she really is trying to communicate, as opposed to get it interpreted by somebody else or through some rumor or, “Here's why their vision doesn't match up with what I know we should be doing.” So, it helps us in our mission to kind of advocate for those strong forces when you know exactly what the leadership is thinking and what they're driving at.   Naviere Walkewicz  No, that's powerful, and that's transparency that you're able to bring to the members of your organization and all of their families. So, we like to leave our listeners with kind of leadership lessons, and I wanted to go back earlier in our conversation. You said, “Remind me to tell you about a leader that's shaped one of my bullets, maybe on how not to lead.” Or something to that effect. So what are your lessons of leadership that you want our leaders to take away today from you?   Burt Field  Well, so first off, you can never stop learning. You have to learn. And whether it's leadership or anything else— when I was in Japan during that disaster, I didn't know the first thing about nuclear power plants. Virtually nothing. I knew that there's some kind of nuclear reaction. They put something in water. It made steam power to turbine. Viola, you have electricity, period. There's a chance I might not even know that. So, I found a couple books that in the three or four hours a day that I didn't have work, I read so I could learn about nuclear power plants, the effect of nuclear radiation on the human body. What we can with withstand, what makes you sick and what kills you. So you have to always learn. And that goes double for being a leader, and you can never rest on your laurels. And so, I have been fortunate to be in a lot of different leadership positions and work for a lot of great leaders, most of them military, but some of them civilian as well, like Richard Holbrooke, a completely different leadership style than most military people. In fact, when I was working for Richard, my direct report was the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Mike Mullen. And I talked with Adm. Mullen virtually daily, and my other virtual three-times-a-week conversation was with Dave Petraeus, who was running Afghanistan at the time, because of what a Richard's job was and they always want to know what he was thinking. So, it was interesting to watch all three of those who have three distinct leadership styles and learn from take the best from all of that. It was a learning experience. But the upshot of it is, having been exposed to people like that and being able to ask them questions about leadership, why they did things, helped shape my leadership philosophy. So, one of the things that I think everybody should do is kind of define what they think leadership is and have a leadership philosophy. And so, the way I look at leadership, it's, how how do you empower people? How do you inspire people? How do you get people to get the job done? Because you can't do it yourself. You're not going to win the war, you're not going to make all the sales, you're not going to get all the gross profit, you're not going to reduce all the expenses, you're not going to fight all the fights. You're going to be part of a team if you're going to be successful. So, how do you inspire that to happen? And how do you ensure that that team that you're building has the resources that they need? And resources come in all shapes and sizes. Some of it is equipment, some of it is money, some of it is the people that are in those roles? Do they have the education, the training, the experience and access to what they need to be successful? So that's what your job is, in my opinion, as a leader. And then how you go about doing that? You need to have a list of things that you do. So I start with values. You should have a set of values. For the cadets listening, and you're going to go into the Air Force, the Space Force, and if you cross commission into something else, every one of our services has a set of values, which are your values. Now you can have more, but your values include those. But at my stage of life, I have about five, and it's integrity, which everybody knows, and most people say, “Hey, that's when you do the right thing when no one is looking.” In the last four or five years, I added a second one to that, and I call it “fortitude.” Fortitude is when you do the right thing when everybody is looking. Then excellence. You know, from Excellence in All You Do. Teamwork and service. So those are my five values. And so when I make leadership decisions, or when I look at how we're going to move forward, or how we're going to accomplish the mission, it should reflect those values in my decisions, how I act, how I from the biggest thing of creating a here's the strategy, or in objectives on what we're going to accomplish, to the smallest things, like how I conduct a meeting. So, that that's the second thing. So everything comes from that. I think you need to be really good at something. If you want to be a really good leader, you need to be really good at something. So, you got to put in the work when you're young to be really good and understand how hard it is to be really good at something. Normally, when we “grow up,” in quotes, and become leaders of large organizations, there's a whole bunch going on in that organization that you will have little or no expertise in, but you know how to recognize excellence, and you know how to recognize effort that it takes to become excellent. And so you can look for those because you've seen it in yourself. So, that's the other thing. The next one is communication. You cannot communicate enough, and you cannot communicate well enough. So I use this example all the time. I come up with a message, I craft it, I think about it, I write it down, I practice it, and then I deliver it, and it's awesome. I was perfect. Nobody could have misunderstood me. When I'm done with that, and I really think that I have hit the mark with maybe 20%. I probably got to say that again that way or differently, about another 10 or 15 times when I can barely stand to hear myself talk anymore, and I'm still not going to get everybody. So, one of the things that you have to recognize as a leader is you're probably miscommunicating. So, you have to check and recheck to make sure that the message is going out the way you think it should be heard. So, communication is really important, and probably one of the biggest things that infects an organization is somebody misperceiving what somebody else is communicating, and then they get mad, and everybody's feelings get hurt, and on it goes. And we've all seen that. I told you about the “say yes to good ideas.”   Naviere Walkewicz  That was fantastic. Burt, is there anything that I didn't ask you that you would really like to leave with our listeners today?   Burt Field  I think we pretty much covered it, and I appreciate the opportunity to come on and chat with you and watch your act, because you're very comfortable doing this, and I need to take some lessons from you.   Naviere Walkewicz  Thank you so much for that compliment. And I must just say it has been a pleasure being on Long Blue Leadershipwith you. I can't wait for our listeners to hear more about your story and the way that you will, I think, affect great change for our Air and Space Force leaders.   Burt Field  Thank you, Naviere, it's really an honor to be on here and I appreciate the opportunity to share some of the lessons that I've been able to learn throughout my career, and also what the Air & Space Forces Association brings to the table, and why our cadets and our grads and all those out there who care about strong Air Forces, strong Space Forces, a strong national security and defense in the future.   Naviere Walkewicz  Thank you so much.   KEYWORDS Air Force brat, leadership philosophy, Air Force Academy, rugby team, squadron commander, family dynamics, career progression, leadership challenges, communication importance, resilience, Space Force, education programs, family support, military service, leadership lessons       Long Blue Leadership is a production of the Long Blue Line Podcast Network and presented by the United States Air Force Academy Association of Graduates and Foundation    

Getting knocked out in an MMA bout, yet waking up at the hospital realizing it was a doctor that just put you in coma...It's quite possible for anyone who squares up against Shi Ming in the ring.在综合格斗比赛中被击倒，但在医院醒来时发现就是医生让自己昏迷的......这对任何在擂台上与石铭对决的人来说都是很有可能的。Shi, a full-time traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, stole the show at the Ultimate Fighting Championship's return to Macao over the weekend, by delivering a sensational knockout win to earn a contract with the Las Vegas-based organization — while revealing her Octagon alter-ego, which was not even known by many of her closest friends.石铭是一名职业中医医师，上周末，她在UFC格斗之夜澳门站的比赛中大放异彩，以一场精彩的击倒对手，成功获得UFC的比赛合同。同时，这也揭露了她在八角笼外的另一个身份，而这个身份甚至连她的许多亲密朋友都不知道。The genial and softly spoken "Doctor Shi", despite entering the tournament as an unlikely contender to win it all, turned out to be the surprise of the year after she won the "Road to UFC" finale in Macao on Saturday, earning her a place among the promotion's competitive strawweight division, which is currently ruled by fellow Chinese fighter Zhang Weili.在比赛中，和蔼可亲、说话轻声细语的“石医生”看似是一个不太可能赢得所有比赛的竞争者，但11月23日，在澳门举行的UFC格斗之夜澳门站“精英之路”中夺冠后，石铭成为了今年的惊喜。她在竞争激烈的草量级晋级赛中赢得一席之地，而目前该级别由中国选手张伟丽统治。Shi did it in ferocious style, which some might consider to be at odds with her day job — relaxing muscles and soothing pains as an acupuncturist at a Kunming-based hospital.石铭的风格非常凶猛，有些人可能会认为这与她的日常工作格格不入。她是昆明一家医院的中医针灸师，主治放松肌肉、舒缓疼痛。Outsized by her final opponent, compatriot Feng Xiaocan, Shi wowed the capacity crowd at the Galaxy Arena when she caught Feng off guard early in the third round with a vicious head kick that knocked her opponent clean out. She wasn't done there, securing her KO win by raining another four blows on her stricken opponent, before being pulled away by the referee with four minutes and 14 seconds left.石铭的个头比她的决赛对手、同胞冯萧灿要小很多，但她在第三回合一开始就以一记凶狠的头踢让冯萧灿措手不及，将对手彻底击倒在地。银河综艺馆的观众为之惊叹。而她还没有结束，又向对手进行了四次重击锁定KO胜局，在比赛还剩4分14秒时被裁判员拉开。Each division winner of the RTU talent selection program, introduced to China in 2022, automatically earns a professional contract from the UFC.根据2022年引入中国的UFC精英之路（RTU）人才选拔计划，每个级别的冠军都将自动获得UFC的职业合同。The Macao crowd went nuts following the spectacular finish, as Shi walked to the edge of the Octagon full of composure, soaking up a potentially life-changing moment at the UFC's first live event in China in five years.正当澳门观众为这一精彩的比赛疯狂时，石铭镇定地走到八角笼边缘，沉浸在这一可能改变她人生的时刻。这是UFC五年来首次在中国举办的现场赛事。"Oh my god! What a finish! I feel like my scalp tingles and I have goose bumps on my arm," strawweight queen Zhang said of Shi's thrilling KO, as she watched on at the arena.“我的天哪！多么精彩的结局！我感觉头皮发麻，胳膊上都起鸡皮疙瘩了。”草量级女王张伟丽在赛场上观看石铭惊心动魄的KO时说道。Joining the audience for the jaw-dropping bout in Macao were Shi's parents, who had no idea of the whereabouts of their daughter over the weekend, nor what, exactly, she does every day in the gym after finishing her six-hour shift at the hospital.石铭的父母和观众们一起观看了这场在澳门举行的令人瞠目的比赛，他们不知道女儿周末去了哪里，也不知道女儿每天在医院上完六个小时的班后在健身房里究竟做了些什么。Now, everyone knows, as video clips of Shi's brutal high kick, as well as her intriguing background, have gone viral on social media both in China and the United States.现在，所有人都知道了。石铭利落的高踢腿视频片段以及她出人意料的个人背景在中国和美国的社交媒体上疯传。"I haven't told my parents yet that I came to compete in an MMA event in Macao," said Shi, a 30-year-old native of Heilongjiang province.30岁的黑龙江人石铭说：“我还没告诉父母我来澳门参加综合格斗比赛。”"Probably, I will only meet them and tell them more about this after the bruises on my face get better.“可能等我脸上的伤好了，我才会去见他们，告诉他们更多的事情。”"Now everyone knows me, and they will see me more often in the Octagon."“现在大家都认识我了，他们会经常在八角笼里看到我。”As surprised as the crowd appeared, Shi stayed quite calm after the Fight Night Macao, insisting that knocking the door open to the UFC had long been a goal for her and her team.尽管观众们非常惊讶，但石铭在UFC格斗之夜澳门站比赛结束后却表现得相当平静，她坚定地表示，打开通往UFC的大门是她和她的团队一直以来的目标。The confidence comes from her sixyear, nonstop training at the high-altitude fight club — Kunming is located about 2,000 meters above sea level — guided by her experienced trainer Bagher Amanolahi.这种自信来自于她在经验丰富的教练Bagher Amanolahi的指导下，在高海拔格斗俱乐部（昆明海拔约2000米）进行的长达六年的不间断训练。"I am happy, but I am not surprised," Shi said.石铭说：“我很高兴，但并不感到意外。”"Every time I show up, I am the underdog. But, for me and my team, we knew that I would be the champion when I got selected by RTU, because I trained very hard, and my coach Bagher gave me the right strategy. My team knows how good I am."“每次出场，我都不被看好。但是，对我和我的团队来说，当我被RTU选中时，我们就知道我会成为冠军，因为我训练得非常刻苦，我的教练Bagher给了我正确的策略。我的团队知道我有多优秀。”Shi began taekwondo training at 13 in Kunming, drawn by the cool dobok (taekwondo training uniform) and head kicks. She first tried her hand at MMA training while studying TMC in college, and has since grown obsessed with the deep and versatile essence of the combat sport.被酷炫的跆拳道服和头部踢法所吸引，石铭13岁时开始在昆明接受跆拳道训练。在大学学习中医针灸推拿专业时，她第一次尝试了综合格斗训练，从此便迷上了这项博大精深的格斗运动。"She looks as normal as any cute and quiet little girl in life, but when she steps into the ring she becomes the aggressive fighter we know. She already has quite an impressive striking style and great fitness," said Zhu Jinqiu, the owner of the club where Shi trains.“在生活中，她看起来就像任何一个可爱文静的小女孩一样普通，但当她走上拳击台时，她就变成了我们所熟悉的咄咄逼人的拳手。她的击打风格和体能已经相当出色，令人印象深刻。”石铭训练所在俱乐部的老板朱锦秋说。Now that she's made her presence felt in the premier promotion, Shi said she will focus more on her foray into the Octagon to realize her dream of a world championship, putting her budding clinical career on hold.石铭表示，现在她已经在顶级格斗赛事中崭露头角，她打算把更多的精力放在八角笼中，以实现她的世界冠军梦想，而她刚刚起步的临床事业将被暂时搁置。Her next goal is to emulate world titleholder Zhang.她的下一个目标是努力赶上世界冠军张伟丽。"A lot of friends worry about me in the Octagon, because I am small, even for this division, and I have bad eyesight," said Shi, who has to wear glasses when she's not fighting.石铭说：“很多朋友都担心我在八角笼中的表现，毕竟我的体格在这个量级算小的，我的视力也不太好。”"But in the Octagon I am the boss. I decide how the match is going to go and how the fight is going to be.“但在八角笼中，我就是女王。我决定比赛如何开展，战斗如何进行。"I am going to develop my punches, my takedown, ground control and escape. This time is my evolution from a contender to champion (with RTU), the next goal for me is to become a legend like Weili."“我要进一步提升我的拳法、摔法、地面控制和逃脱。这一次是我从竞争者到冠军的进化，我的下一个目标是成为像张伟丽一样的传奇人物。”In a later co-main event on the Fight Night card in Macao, another Chinese strawweight contender Yan Xiaonan beat Tabatha Ricci via unanimous decision to relaunch her bid for a title challenge against Zhang. Yan called out to her fellow titleholder, saying that she's ready for a rematch "anytime, anywhere" against Zhang, who defeated Yan to keep her belt in their first meeting at UFC300 in April.在稍后进行的UFC格斗之夜澳门站主赛中，另一位中国草量级选手闫晓楠通过一致判定击败了塔巴莎·里奇，再度发起了对张伟丽的冠军挑战。闫晓楠向她的冠军同伴喊话，称她已经准备好“随时随地”与张伟丽再赛，张伟丽在今年4月的 UFC300中击败了闫晓楠，继续保有冠军腰带。practitionern. 从业者(尤指医师)MMA (mixed martial arts)综合格斗Octagonn. 八角笼strawweight contender草量级选手

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Podcast: Emerson Automation Experts (LS 23 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Building Cybersecurity Robustness in Pipeline Operations PodcastPub date: 2024-07-25Manufacturers and producers across all industries know the challenges in keeping their operations cyber-secure. Industries such as pipeline transportation and electrical & gas distribution networks face additional challenges in the wide geographic spread of their operations and the need for reliance on public communications networks. In this podcast, I'm joined by Emerson cybersecurity expert Steve Hill to discuss these additional challenges and ways the companies in these industries, suppliers, and federal regulators are collaborating to develop and implement best practices for strong cyber resiliency. Give the podcast a listen and visit the SCADA Solutions & Software for Energy Logistics on Emerson.com and the AspenTech Digital Grid Management page for methods and solutions to improve your cybersecurity defenses and ongoing programs. Transcript Jim: Hi, everyone. This is Jim Cahill with another “Emerson Automation Experts” podcast. Pipelines cover a wide geographic area and require continuous monitoring for safe, efficient, and reliable operations. Today, I’m joined by Steve Hill to discuss the challenges pipeline operators face in keeping their pipeline networks cybersecure. Welcome to the podcast, Steve. Steve: Thanks, Jim. Pleasure to be here. Jim: Well, it’s great to have you. I guess, let’s get started by asking you to share your background and path to your current role here with us at Emerson. Steve: Thanks, yeah. I’ve been in the automation and SCADA industry for about 40 years, started on the hardware design and communications that then moved over to software. And it’s nearly 20 years I’ve been with Emerson. I joined as part of the Bristol Babcock acquisition. My main focus now is working in wide-area SCADA as the director of SCADA Solutions for Emerson, and most of that’s working in the oil and gas industry, working with Emerson sales and the engineering teams and our customers as they design systems and products for the industry. And also, alongside that, for the last few years, I’ve been collaborating with CISA. That’s the U.S. government Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as part of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative. Jim: Okay. That’s a nice, varied background. That’s really good for our discussion. So, what exactly do you mean by wide-area SCADA? Steve: That’s a great question. There’s a SCADA system where the software is monitoring equipment across a very wide area. It might be a very large geographic area, like a pipeline or gas, or water distribution network, or perhaps a well field. I mean, some of the systems, for example, I was speaking to a customer last week who is monitoring an entire pipeline across Peru, and yet, their control centers are actually in Mexico. So, to do that kind of thing, the equipment is usually connected via public networks. You know, private networks don’t extend that far, and even the control centers may be widely distributed. And as part of that, compared to in-plant control, there’s an assumption that your communications are clearly not gonna be 100% perfect. You’re gonna lose communications either momentarily, like with cellular networks, and when, for example, like we’ve got in Texas this week, with natural events like hurricanes can cut communications for hours. But because these systems are all critical infrastructure, such as pipelines or electrical distribution, the actual operations, the process, must never be interrupted. Today, we’re talking about cybersecurity, and that same sensitivity is why these systems are now the target to some of the most sophisticated cyberattacks. Jim: Okay, that gives a picture of the breadth of these types of SCADA systems, and you had mentioned you’d work with CISA, the cybersecurity infrastructure defense agency, and the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, which I’ll just call JCDC for short. Can you give some more examples on that work? Steve: Yeah. Really, I could give you a bit of background. Probably many of our listeners know that there’s been several successful cyberattacks against critical infrastructure over the last few years. Probably the most famous in the pipeline industry was an attack that’s referred to as the Colonial Pipeline attack. That was actually a criminal ransomware attack that resulted in gasoline and jet fuel shortage across the Eastern U.S. for several days, and that was criminals basically trying to get money. And it was almost a random attack, it wasn’t targeted. However, there have been actual state-sponsored attacks, and probably the one that was most successful was prior to the Russian military attack against Ukraine. They actually instituted several successful cyberattacks against the Ukrainian power grid. And very concerning is, in recent months, the U.S. infrastructure, including pipelines, have been successfully infiltrated by a group that are called Volt Typhoon, who are thought to be from the People’s Republic of China. So JCDC and CISA are working hard to really counter and protect against these threats. Jim: Wow. Well, that’s clearly a huge concern. What is the JCDC doing to address these challenges? Steve: Well, in 2023, so last year, JCDC facilitated the development of something called the Pipeline Reference Architecture. Basically, Emerson, alongside other industry vendors and also pipeline operators, participated in the development of this Pipeline Reference Architecture, which I’ll refer to as the PRA. It’s a fairly short document that outlines the design and operating principles for SCADA systems in the pipeline industry. And one thing the government is keen to point out, it’s not a regulatory document, but it does set out the best principles and is intended as guidance for the industry. Really, they want to work with the industry to come up with best practices. Jim: Well, it sounds like this PRA is another set of standards to address cybersecurity. Why is another document needed in the industry where a bunch of standards exist now? Steve: Yeah, that’s a question I and other members get asked quite a lot. The main reason is that wide-area SCADA represents a very different set of challenges to traditional SCADA, which we refer to as inside the wire. So for example, a refinery or a manufacturing plant, everything is in one location. But as I mentioned before, wide-area SCADA has got a very wide displacement, physically. It also actually has a lot of remote field workers. There may be folks working on that system hundreds of miles from base, and you’re also using communications networks that are not even owned or operated by the owners of the pipeline. Though this PRA is really intended for the pipeline industry, clearly, it’s applicable to almost any wide-area SCADA, that’s water or electrical industry as well. Jim: Okay, that makes sense. So those are definitely challenges that don’t exist for more automation systems, as you say, inside the wire. Tell us more about how the PRA addresses these. Steve: Well, the big thing is segmentation, basically, taking the network and splitting it into different levels that represent different areas of the operation. For example, the internet would be what’s referred to as level zero, and moving all the way down to the bottom of the network, that’s level nine. And the levels in between that represent different levels of trust. Now, those who are familiar with cybersecurity and SCADA are probably familiar with something that is called the Purdue model, which I think first came out in the late 1980s, and that also splits up SCADA and control networks and actually business networks into different levels. However, when that came out, the internet was in its infancy. No one would ever have used the internet or even really public IP networks for their connectivity. So it doesn’t really take into account many of the things we take for granted today in these systems. So the PRA is intended to expand and take into account the reality that, for example, some of this critical data will actually be transiting across a public network, right? And in order to achieve that with this segmentation, we’re using a concept called Defense in Depth, right? And as you go down the different levels of the network, the assumption is you can trust each item on that network better. So, for example, on the internet, you don’t trust anything, but when you get down, let’s say, to the communications between an RTU [remote terminal unit] and a gas chromatograph on a local serial link, you might completely trust that. Now, it’s interesting, although that’s part of the PRA model, that does actually conflict with a security concept called Zero Trust, which is something that Emerson has really based our products on. But both zero trust and defense in depth are valid. Jim: Now, you had mentioned a couple of concepts I’d like to explore a little bit more in there, and let’s start with zero trust. Can you explain that concept to us? Steve: Oh, yeah. Yeah. Zero trust is a concept where any piece of equipment or software should trust nothing. Don’t trust anything else on the network, don’t trust the network to be safe, and it should not rely on anything else for protection. And historically, SCADA was protected, for example, by firewalls. You would use insecure products that were known to not be secure because they were developed perhaps 20 or 30 years ago and hide them behind firewalls, and that’s really how we’ve handled security today. But there’s a realization you can’t do that. So we now need to design products so that they don’t trust anything. But the reality is many of our customers, Emerson’s customers and pipeline operators, have devices that were installed perhaps 30 years ago. That’s the typical lifespan of some RTUs and controllers in this industry. So as a result, when you get down to the lower levels of the network, zero trust doesn’t work. So you do have to have levels of additional protection. So for example, if you had a Modbus link, which is basically insecure almost by design, that should be protected by additional levels of firewalls and so on. But if you’re designing a modern product, it should be designed so it doesn’t rely on anything else. And that’s the concept of zero trust. Jim: Okay, got it. So don’t trust anything. Everything must be proven out. And the other concept you talked about was defense in depth. So, what does that mean? Steve: Well, the phrase is most commonly used where we’re talking about a network with multiple levels in. So when you come from, for example, the internet into your business network, you would have a set of firewalls and what’s called the demilitarized zone. And then when you go from your business network down to your controls network, you’d have another set of firewalls. So it’s multiple levels of protection. However, that same concept should be used actually within products as well. And, in fact, Emerson takes that very seriously with our secure development lifecycle certifications, IEC 62443, and how we design those products. Jim: Well, that’s good. As you get those two and as you put in more modern technology, that it complies and has that cybersecurity built into mind there. So, can you give us an example of how it’s built in? Steve: Yeah. That great one. If I take, for example, the Emerson FB3000 RTU, that’s a flow computer and a controller device that’s designed specifically for the oil and gas industry, especially for pipelines, an obvious concern is that that may be attacked externally to modify the firmware. Now, at the first level, the RTU itself has secure protocols. It uses something called DNP3, which would, in theory, provide access to the device. But then the firmware, when we issue new firmware, we put it on a website so we have protection of the website, we also publish a hash, which is basically a unique key that the customer downloading the firmware can check. It hasn’t been modified by anyone attacking the website. But then, when they actually put it into the RTU, so they’re updating firmware, the RTU will check that that firmware was developed by Emerson and was intended for that device. It does that by certifying certificates on the load. Now, once it’s in the device and it’s running in the field, you might say, “Well, the task is done,” but there’s an additional level of protection. It will continually and on boot, check that firmware, make sure the certificate still matches, it’s not being changed. And if it has been changed, it will actually revert to a known good factory firmware that’s basically embedded in the device. So you can see that there’s really five or six different things all checking and ensuring that firmware in that device was not compromised. So basically, multiple levels within the device, and in addition, there’s multiple levels on the network. So the bad guys have to get through a lot of different levels to damage or compromise the device. And we’re trying to do that with everything we design today. Jim: Yeah. And with modern cryptography and making any change completely will change that hash and everything and make it impossible to slip something in without it being noticed. So that’s really a nice thing. Steve: Yeah. And the fact that even if it detects it, it then goes back to factory firmware, which may be a slightly older version, but your operation will keep running. It will keep controlling, which is a very nice feature. Jim: Yeah, that’s a great example there. I guess, going back to the PRA, what else does it include other than the segmentation that you discussed? Steve: There’s about 10 high-level principles that cover aspects of the design and operation of the SCADA system. And for each of these, there’s various examples and guidance on how to actually follow the principle in a real-world system. So, for example, there was a whole section on how to manage third-party devices in the contractors, because on a pipeline system, you’re almost certainly gonna have, for example, engineers from Emerson coming in from third parties. So it gives examples on the real-world aspects of operating the system. Jim: Are there other examples from it you can share? Steve: Yeah. One important one is when you’re designing the system, you should identify and document all of the different data flows that occur. And that’s, when I say data flow, communications or conversation between different pieces of equipment. So, for example, this RTU may communicate with that SCADA platform on this particular machine and may communicate with a measurement system on another machine, document all of those data flows, and then deny all other data flows by default. Then, after the system is running, continually monitor it passively. And if you see an additional communication, say, between two pieces of equipment that normally never communicated or didn’t communicate on a particular IP socket, flag that immediately, because it may be something that’s going on that was unexpected. It certainly was outside the original design of the system. Jim: This has been very educational. Thank you so much, Steve. Where can our listeners go to learn more? Steve: Well, really a couple of places. If you go to the CISA blog, which is at www.cisa.gov/news-events, there’s details there. The actual PRA was published on March the 26th of this year. And also, if you want to discover more about Emerson’s involvement in wide-area SCADA and the cybersecurity associated with it, if you go to Emerson.com/SCADAforEnergy, you’ll find some information there. Jim: Okay, great. And I’ll add some links to that and to some of the other things we discussed in the transcript. Well, thank you so much for joining us today, Steve. Steve: Not a problem. It’s a pleasure. -End of transcript-The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Emerson Team, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

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Al Nassr offers a staggering €100 million contract to sign Antonio Rudiger from Real Madrid. RTU players to boycott match against Dreams FC over unpaid salaries, & the latest on Thomas Partey's stay in Arsenal & other stories.

RTU relegated from GPL after losing to Asante Kotoko; Previewing Hearts of Oak vs Great Olympics in GPL Matchday 33. Listen.

In this short Q&A podcast episode, Bryan answers Jeremy's question about checking the charge on rooftop units, and he gives some RTU tips. Rooftop units often come in sets, so you can use a thermal camera to look at all of the RTUs and compare them. A thermal imaging camera may even show you where subcooling begins in the condenser, which can be a useful diagnostic hack. Try to avoid hooking up gauges each time you check the charge on a rooftop; RTUs have a fixed factory charge, and losses from your gauges can add up over time. Your senses will also come in handy; check for odd sights, sounds, and smells. Checking suction pressure and superheat is less risky and imperfect, but it'll give you some diagnostic data. You can also check discharge temperatures to check for signs of compressor overheating (remember: 225 stay alive).  Here are some tips for RTUs: Get familiar with the service manual and wiring diagrams; these items will help you with the job and help you build on your knowledge of RTUs in general. Make sure you have all of your materials at the ready, including extra screws. Make sure you have access to the BAS system, if necessary. Safety is critical on rooftop units, especially when it comes to ladders, lockout/tagout, and ensuring that you have safe access to the unit (this burden is often on the client).  Pay attention to specialized equipment, including ERVs and economizers. Be mindful of curb installation, transformer taps, and phase monitoring, as those items may not be set up properly. Build up a basic working knowledge of variable frequency drives or VFDs (or know where to find information about them; THIS livestream is a good start), Keep systems clean to prevent overheating. Prevent oil logging whenever you have to replace a compressor.   Have a question that you want us to answer on the podcast? Submit your questions at https://www.speakpipe.com/hvacschool.  Purchase your virtual tickets for the 5th Annual HVACR Training Symposium at https://hvacrschool.com/Symposium24.  Subscribe to our podcast on your iPhone or Android.   Subscribe to our YouTube channel.  Check out our handy calculators here or on the HVAC School Mobile App for Apple and Android.

This week on the pregame pod, Matt Ryan looks at the BIC vs. the Animals with J. Mason, Zach Morgan and Dub Alvarez prepare you for SickWidIt vs. Insomniacs, Ron Clerc runs through the north east as playoffs loom, and RTU joins the show to give us his thoughts on the DMV

Pieprasījums pēc pudelēs pildīta dzeramā ūdens turpina būt stabils arī apdzīvotās vietās, kur pieejama centralizētā ūdens apgāde. Kas tas ir – pieradums vai objektīva nepieciešamība? Par dzeramā ūdens kvalitāti saruna raidījumā Kā labāk dzīvot, kad studijā viesojas Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes (RTU) vadošais pētnieks, Latvijas Ūdensapgādes un kanalizācijas uzņēmumu asociācijas (LŪKA) izpilddirektors Sandis Dejus, Pārtikas drošības, dzīvnieku veselības un vides zinātniskā institūta BIOR direktore Olga Valciņa un "Rīgas Ūdens" pārstāve Apvienotās ūdens kvalitātes kontroles laboratorijas vadītāja Gunita Kona.

ReviewTechUSA and 8BitEric beef over more drama with RTU's old editor, and it's revealed that Eric has a massive crush on Melonie Mac. Keemstar gets her to call in and tries to set them up! Then, Wings debates a UFO expert and it gets a little heated!

Prasme rīkoties ar naudu nav tikai spēja sabalansēt savus nedēļas, mēneša un gada izdevumus. Tā ir arī prasme neiekrist finanšu krāpnieku nagos, kurus interesē arī cilvēki, kam bankas kontā atrodas vien nelielas naudas summas. Par finanšu pratības pamatiem, kas jāzina visiem, interesējamies raidījumā Kā labāk dzīvot. Skaidro Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes profesore Guna Ciemleja, Vieglās valodas aģentūras pārstāve Irīna Meļņika, Latvijas Bankas Finanšu pratības daļas vadītāja Aija Brikše. Šonedēļ, no 18. marta, norisinās Finanšu pratības nedēļa, kurā vairāk uzmanības pievērš aktuālajām jautājumam - finanšu drošība. Tāpēc meklē jaunus veidus, kā informēt un skaidrot cilvēkiem. Viens no veidiem - skaidrot vieglajā valodā. "Finanšu nozare ir diezgan sarežģīta, daudz specifisku terminu, informācijas apjoms ir milzīgs. Ja man ir jāizburas cauri milzīgam finanšu un nesaprotamas informācijas apjomam, es kā cilvēks dažreiz apjūku. Tā nav mana ikdienas tēma, tā nav mana ikdienas valoda un es varbūt neizlasu visu, ko varētu. Veids ir uzrunāt vienkārši, saprotami, lai neprasa ilgu laiku izlasīt, saprast un kā tas skar mani," norāda Irīna Meļņika. Klajā nāks un pēc atvēršanas svētkiem 21. martā brīvi pieejama kā e-grāmata būs grāmata "Mana nauda", kuras autore ir Guna Ciemleja. Profesore atzīst, ka nav viegli uzrakstīt šādu grāmatu, ja esi no akadēmiskās vides un arī darbojies zinātnē. Valoda ir citāda, nekā tā, kurā bija jāizveido grāmata. Tieši tāpēc grāmata tapa ilgi un talkā nāca arī Vieglās valodas aģentūra. "Es viena to nebūtu varējusi izdarīt. Tas ir komandas darbs, ir vajadzīgi vieglās valodas speciālisti, lai viņi palīdzētu pārkārtot tavu domāšanu," atzīst Guna Ciemleja. Jaunās grāmatas pamatā ir jau iepriekš izdotā mācību grāmata par personīgo finanšu pārvaldību RTU studentiem. Sarežģītais teksts ir pārlikts vienkāršajā valodā, saglabājot būtību. Klāt nāk tēma par krāpšanu, par problēmām, ar ko cilvēki šobrīd sastopas.  Vieglās valodas aģentūra šobrīd palīdz arī Latvijas Bankai sagatavot materiālus par finanšu krāpniecību vieglajā valodā. "Viss rāda, ka cilvēki nesaprot sarežģīti sagatavotu informāciju, kas skar specifiskas jomas. Man ļoti patīk, ka banka domā par to, kā sasniegt visplašāko auditoriju, uzrunājot, nevis tajā valodā, ko paši profesionāļi lieliski pārzina, bet valodā, kas ir saprotama ikvienam, kas ar šīm tēmām ikdienā nedzīvo, nestrādā," gandarīta Irina Meļņika.  

Lai gan Latvijā nav tik izteiktas jauniešu bezdarba problēmas, kā tas ir citās Eiropas valstīs, tomēr jāatzīst, ka zināmas problēmas pastāv, jo vienus darba devēji ķertin izķers, bet citiem būs jāreģistrējas bezdarbniekos. Kāpēc tā, skaidrojam raidījumā Kā labāk dzīvot. Raidījuma viesi: uzņēmuma "ZZ Dats" projektu vadītāja, Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes studente Ilze Zane Radziņa, RTU karjeras konsultante Santa Latkovska un uzņēmuma „Allnex” personāla vadības projektu vadītāja Agija Dzērve. Sazināmies ar Nodarbinātības valsts aģentūras karjeras konsultanti Gunu Sīli. Visus, kuri lūkojas pēc darba vai prakses vietām, ir ieinteresēti karjeras maiņā, Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte (RTU) aicina piedalīties Latvijā lielākajā profesionālās orientācijas pasākumā "Karjeras diena". Tas notiks 8. martā no plkst. 10 līdz 18 Starptautiskajā izstāžu centrā Ķīpsalā, Rīgā. Karjeras dienā piedalīsies vairāk nekā 100 uzņēmumu, notiks "Darba tinderis" un daudz citu aktivitāšu. Šogad "Karjeras diena" notiks 21. reizi. 

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Felipe Peña Mosca and Dr. Sandra Godden for this episode to discuss a paper that is available in the online first edition of The Bovine Practitioner,  “Methods of processing recycled manure solids bedding on Midwest dairy farms II: Relationships between bedding characteristics and bedding bacterial count.” This is a companion paper that we previously discussed on Episode 165 of Have You Herd? which evaluated recycled manure solids processing methods and its impacts on bedding bacteria counts, udder health, milk quality and milk production.  The first objective of this study was to identify bedding characteristics associated with bedding bacterial count (BBC) in ready-to-use (RTU) recycled manure solids (RMS). The second objective was to explore the association between processing method and bedding characteristics in RTU solids. A third objective was to investigate factors associated with BBC in used solids (after placed in stalls). The study found that increased dry matter, decreased organic matter and processing method were all associated with reduced BBC in RTU RMS. Veterinarians should evaluate bedding as part of a total milk quality program to promote good udder health practices on their client's farms. Peña Mosca, F., Godden, S., Royster, E., Crooker, B. A., & Timmerman, J. (2024). Methods of processing recycled manure solids bedding on Midwest dairy farms II: Relationships between bedding characteristics and bedding bacterial count. The Bovine Practitioner, 58(1), 8–18. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol58no1p8-18   

Live Commentary: Hearts Of Oak vs RTU

Daudzi vecāki piekritīs, cik labs mūsdienu pasaules “izgudrojums” ir tāda iestāde kā bērnudārzs. Bet paradums mazus bērnus atstāt bērnudārza audzinātāju uzraudzībā, kamēr vecāki dodas darba gaitās, radies tikai 20. gadsimtā. Taču ne tikai pieskatīšana vecāku prombūtnē bija priekšnoteikums pirmsskolas izglītības iestāžu radīšanai - arī vajadzība celt bērnu izglītības līmeni. Kāda ir bērnudārzu vēsture Latvijā? Par pirmsskolas izglītības vēsturi saruna raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā, stāsta Rīgas 49. pirmsskolas izglītības iestādes vadītāja un arī pirmsskolas izglītības vēstures pētniece Vineta Jonīte. No bāriņu namiem līdz daudzveidīgām pedagoģijas metodēm, mācot bērniem latviskumu, dažādas prasmes un izrādot dziļas rūpes par katru audzēkni – tāds ir laika lēciens bērnudārzu attīstības vēsturē no 1600. gadiem līdz 20. gadsimtam, kad kā spilgta personība bērnudārzu veidošanā parādās Marta Rinka. Viņu varam godināt kā “Latvju bērnu dārzu māti”, un grāmatu ar tieši šādu nosaukumu izdevusi pirmsskolas izglītības vēstures pētniece Vineta Jonīte. Sodi skolās “Skolēni nedrīkst apmeklēt jaunatnei nepiemērotus izrīkojumus, jaunatnei neatļautas kinoizrādes, masku balles, dejas un izpriecu lokālus.” Šādi Latvijas Republikas skolu kārtības noteikumi tika izdoti 1936. gadā. Kādi bija skolēnu nedarbi un kādus sodus par tiem piemēroja, stāsta pedagoģijas vēsturniece Alīda Zigmunde, kura ir pētījusi skolēnu disciplīnas pārkāpumus un sodus Latvijas skolās starpkaru periodā. „Viļa Plūdoņa darbs bija autoritārs. Plūdons necieta pretimrunāšanu. Mazākais sods (tāpat kā par jebkuru citu pārkāpumu) bija kaktā stāvēšana. Dažreiz abos priekšējos  klases kaktos stāvēja pa divi trīs puikām. Nākamais soda mērs bija ieraksts dienasgrāmatā un visbargākais sods bija vecāku izsaukšana uz skolu.” Tādas jurista, žurnālista un valodnieka Konstantīna Karuļa atmiņas par dzejnieka un Rīgas 1.gimnāzijas pedagoga Plūdoņa darba metodēm savā pētījumā par  pārkāpumiem un sodiem Latvijas skolās 20. gadsimta 20.-30. gados ir fiksējusi RTU profesore, Rīgas Skolu muzeja muzejpedagoģe pedagoģijas vēsturniece Alīde Zigmunde. Runājot par vispārējiem soda mēriem tolaik Latvijas skolās Alīda Zigmunde min, ka tas augstākais sods bija izslēgšana no skolas, un tos pielietoja arī pat par grāmatu un burtnīcu bojāšanu. Bet kādi tolaik bija skolēnu pārkāpumi? Alīdas Zigmundes rakstā ir dramaturga Pētera Pētersona atmiņas par mācībām Franču licejā, kur viņš raksta, ka 20. gs. 30. gados pīpēšana kāda posmā skolā bija sasniegusi nepieļaujamu  pakāpi. Citās skolas bija novērojama tendence bojāt skolas inventāru - izsist logus, salauzt ūdens krānus, skolēni arī zaguši, kāvušies, viltojuši  skolas atestātus. Un vēl kāds citāts no Alīdas Zigmundes pētījuma par nedarbiem un sodiem skolās par skolnieču uzvedību  Rīgas 3. ģimnāzijā. "Tur klusumu klasē nav spējis panākt ticības mācības skolotājs mācītājs Jānis  Tēriņš, kurš reiz trokšņošanu nav varējis izturēt, pielecis kājās un  teicis, ka  klasi atstāt nāksies vai nu visām skolniecēm, vai arī viņam vienam. Uz ko klases vecākā  atbildējusi, ka  viņas ir daudzas, bet skolotājs tik viens. Un tā meitenes palikušas klasē, bet skolotājs  izgājis no telpas."

Kopš 2022. gada elektroenerģijas cenu milzīgā kāpuma tās nu ir krietni kritušās, bet daudziem patērētājiem, joprojām spēkā ir ļoti neizdevīgi līgumi ar augstu fiksēto elektrības cenu. Kā šobrīd rīkoties šo līgumu īpašniekiem un tiem, kam tuvākajā laikā līgums jāpārslēdz? Kādu tarifu izvēlēties un kā pārvaldīt mājsaimniecības izdevumus par piegādes pakalpojumu, raidījumā Kā labāk dzīvot analizē AS "Sadales tīkls" komunikācijas direktore Gunta Līne, Sabiedrisko pakalpojumu regulēšanas komisijas izpilddirektors Jānis Miķelsons un Latvijas Elektroenerģētiķu un energobūvnieku asociācijas izpilddirektors, RTU pētnieks Gunārs Valdmanis. Gunta Līne skaidro, ka pamata vai speciālo tarifu plānu izvēlēties, kā arī pieslēguma veidus izvēlēties un mainīt var interneta mājaslapā. Plānu var mainīt reizi mēnesi, tikai jāņem vērā speciālā tarifu plāna nosacījumi. Lai sekotu līdzi dažādām izmaiņām, lai saprastu esošās izmaksas un rēķinātu gaidāmas izmaksas,viņa iesaka ievadīt datus mājaslapā un iepazīties ar rezultātiem. "Nav īpaši vienkārši, to es apzinos. Droši vien tā ir ar jebkuru preci," atzīst Gunta Līne.

00:00 - Introduction01:38 - Bogus RFIsDad continues his thoughts from last week regarding industry inefficiencies and complications. He explains how many people use the RFI as a delay tactic. He's seen this on the receiving side as a project manager, but he's also seen members of his own team do it from the sending side. Eddie talks about how he's seen people creating an unnecessarily adversarial relationship for their own advantage. We discuss how this is present in at least some pockets of every sector of the industry. We discuss the role of owners in establishing the company culture in these regards.Dad recalls some technology complications when working with Tekla required several extra steps.09:15 - Product ProblemsEddie discusses the economies and efficiencies of steel production and design. Then he shifts to an exploration of the complexities of seeking subcontractors that can produce exactly what you, as a designer or fabricator, need from them. Dad sees it somewhat differently. He sees the problems as arising primarily from lack of specialty knowledge on the part of the designers. When the subs push back, the GCs don't know enough about the sub's industry to know that some of that pushback is nonsense. He says no part of this industry is rocket science, and that anyone who is willing to invest the research time can become knowledgeable about their related specialties. Eddie chimes in with some recollections of market shifts and subcontractor complications at various points in the growth of the industry.18:32 - The Sheet Metal Mattered…Dad shares about a project in Tampa where the quality and production method of the sheet metal complicated a project. Eddie discusses how some effectively handled BIM work couldn't smoothly lead to a satisfactory final product without lots and lots of extra communication with the subs. Dad talks about Tekla added a new kind of fastener as a result of one ABSI project. We explore the reality that boldness is required to stretch the capabilities of software, production, and application. 23:13 - BIM's Nothing More Than a Tool…Dad talks about how BIM is one of many industry tools that is only really useful if it's in the hands of an expert. We get into the importance of knowing the industry nuances of a particular region–the little construction dialects and ecosystem issues. Eddie asks Dad to advise up-and-comers general contractors and project managers who want to break out of the fray. He starts with a review of the ways that business comes to different positions at different times. Then he tries to get us to gripe about RTU frames and the disproportionate complications those create. Dad finally gets around to his advice: Learn how to build. Then pay attention to what the subs are telling you but don't believe everything they say. Eddie translates, clarifying that subs don't necessarily know more than you do. He compares it to the classic ham-butt problem.34:51 - Software EvangelismWe discuss the claims of supposed savings that subs say they could have provided. Are they just blowing hot air? Often that's the case. Dad claims some credit for the growth of Tekla. We reminisce about software evangelism experiences. Eddie recalls a presentation to a skeptical group that became deeply invested as soon as they saw a 3D image. Then we veer into our contempt for lying and the bridge-burning that result from it. Tyler shares a story about RTU solution shared with him and about how he learned that the most powerful question in construction: “Why?” Significant inefficiencies can often be avoided by asking that question kindly and selectively. Check out the partners that make our show possible.Find Us Online: BrosPodcast.com - LinkedIn - Youtube - Instagram - Facebook - TikTok - Eddie's LinkedIn - Tyler's LinkedInIf you enjoy the podcast, please rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us! Thanks for listening

Live commentary: Legon Cities' 3-2 win against RTU

Pēc vadības komandas maiņas Rīgas Tehniskajā universitātē šī organizācija ir pieteikusi sevi kā nopietnu spēlētāju Latvijas inovāciju ekosistēmā. DIENA PĒC autora Oskara Priedes sarunā ar RTU inovāciju prorektori Lieni Briedi uzzini par

The Joint Readiness Training Center is pleased to present the twenty-eighth episode to air on ‘The Crucible - The JRTC Experience.' Hosted by the Commander of Ops Group (COG), COL Matthew Hardman. Today's guests are the cyberspace electromagnetic activities (CEMA) cell's officer-in-charge (OIC), for JRTC's Plans / Exercise Maneuver Control, MAJ Luke Plante (Zulu 88) and one of JRTC's opposing force's senior members of their information warfare cell for 1st Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, CW2 Christian Lehr.   1-509th IN BN is the opposing forces unit for the Joint Readiness Training Center, the infamous “Geronimo.” The information warfare cell coordinates and executes the collection of tactical information, assurances that their information is valid, spreading of propaganda or disinformation to demoralize or manipulate the rotational training unit and the replicated civilian population, undermining the quality of the RTU's information, and denial of information-collection opportunities to the RTU as well as impede operations within the electromagnetic spectrum. Information warfare is closely linked to electronic warfare, psychological warfare, and cyberwarfare. EW is designed to deny the RTU the advantage of—and ensure friendly unimpeded access to—the EM spectrum. Psychological warfare that focuses on influencing the opinions, emotions, attitudes, and behavior of the RTU. Cyberwarfare attacks computers, software, and command & control systems of the RTU, multinational forces, and replicated civilian population.   Cyberspace electromagnetic activities (CEMA) is the process of planning, integrating, and synchronizing cyberspace operations and electromagnetic warfare in support of unified land operations (ADP 3-0). By integrating and synchronizing cyberspace operations and EW, the RTU gain an information advantage across multiple domains and lines of operations while disrupting the OPFOR's efforts across multiple domains. The CEMA Cell for P/EMC acts as the higher headquarters for the RTUs' CEMA elements and/or efforts.   In this episode we discuss how brigade combat teams prepare their battalions and companies for large scale combat operations across multiple domains through the employment CEMA and information warfare. Geronimo not only has the “home-field” advantage but also the competitive advantage of innovation by utilizing unique and tailored solutions using emerging technologies to answer various tactical problems encountered.   A reoccurring theme is the dismantling of the idea of a short-cut to unit cohesion and effectiveness. Instead, modern formations must focus on the fundamentals and being able to execute them violently across multiple domains. For staff's these means getting “sets & reps” of the going through the entirety of mission planning and execution.   Part of S11 “Conversations with the Enemy” series.   For additional information and insights from this episode, please checkout our Instagram page @the_jrtc_crucible_podcast   Be sure to follow us on social media to keep up with the latest warfighting TTPs learned through the crucible that is the Joint Readiness Training Center.   Follow us by going to: https://linktr.ee/jrtc and then selecting your preferred podcast format.   Again, we'd like to thank our guests for participating. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and review us wherever you listen or watch your podcasts — and be sure to stay tuned for more in the near future.   “The Crucible – The JRTC Experience” is a product of the Joint Readiness Training Center.

Mais um urocast no ar! Hoje com a moderação do Dr. Alexandre Gomes Sibanto Simões e convidados Dr. Eduardo Mazzucato eDr. Guilherme Braga Lamacchia abordando o tema de Inovações em Cirurgia para Hiperplasia Prostática: Robótica, enucleação endoscópica, fotovaporização... A RTU de próstata vai acabar?

Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes (RTU) studenti strādā pie tehnoloģijām, kas ļaus iepazīt gan ūdens vidi, gan kosmosu. Pirms desmit un divdesmit gadiem visticamāk reti kurš būtu domājis, ka Latvijā taps liejaudas raķetes vai zemūdens droni. Šodien tā ir realitāte. Tiekamies ar studentiem, kuri jau apliecinājuši savu varēšanu zemūdens drona un lieljaudas raķetes izstrādē, bet pie sasniegtā viņi neapstājas, turpina šīs tehnoloģijas attīstīt un domāt par to, kā tās būtu izmantojamas. Kā tie veidoti, kādam mērķim paredzēti un ko pētniekiem nozīmē iesoļot šādā neiestaigātā taciņā Latvijā, raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā atklāj Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes Elektrotehnikas un vides inženierzinātņu fakultātes 4. kursa students Kārlis Bērziņš, Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes Rīgas Biznesa skolas 4. kursa students Toms Rožkalns, viņi abi vienlaikus arī uzņēmuma “SUBmerge Baltic” dibinātāji, kā arī Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes Datorzinātnes un informācijas tehnoloģijas fakultātes 3. kursa studente un RTU lieljaudas raķešu komandas dalībniece Aija Monika Vainiņa un šīs pašas komandas dalībnieks, Rīgas Hanzas vidusskolas 12. klases skolnieks Artūrs Haritonovs. RTU tapušais drons ir veidots speciāli Latvijas un Baltijas apstākļiem, kur ūdenstilpnēs ir slikta redzamība. Tam ir uzlabota redzamība. Drons aprīkots ar kameru, kas nodrošina augstas izšķirtspējas reāllaika datus, un dažādiem sensoriem, kuri nosaka drona atrašanās vietu, kustību, mēra dziļumu.

Renowned menstrual educator Sinu Joseph joins me in this episode to discuss her fascinating book - Rtu Vidyā: Ancient Science behind Menstrual Practices.  You might be wondering how menstruation is a spiritual topic? Sinu's book takes a deep dive into explaining the scientific and logical reasons behind how spiritual practices impact female physiology. An understanding of the science behind menstrual practices can help women prevent menstrual difficulties, develop a positive attitude towards menstruation, and learn how to work in sync with nature's cycles. This book was an eye-opening read, and I encourage you to listen with an open mind.   In this episode we specifically talk about: Prana, and why entering temples and chanting mantras is a no, no during menstruation.  Sinu explains why there are no mantras women can chant during menstruation. I was very surprised by the answers, particularly on the breakdown on the chanting of Om

Latviešu valoda, vēsture, kultūra un tradīcijas - tās ir unikālās un šādā komplektā sastopamas vienā vietā pasaulē, proti, Latvijā. Ar to mēs dižojamies un lepojamies ik reizi, kad redzam sevi lielajā pasaules ainā, tomēr, kad runa ir pa zinātnes turpināšanos šajās jomās, vairs neesam tik naski. Valodnieki, filosofi un vēsturnieki ceļ trauksmi par nepietiekamo finansējumu pētījumiem humanitārajās zinātnēs. Šis nav pirmais gads, kad par to runā arī skaļi. Kāpēc sabiedrībai un valstij vajag labi finansētas vēstures un valodniecības nozares, raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā analizē vēsturniece Ineta Lipša un Latvijas Universitātes Latviešu valodas institūta direktore un vadošā pētniece Sanda Rapa. "Situācija nav nekas jauns, tā ir jau, es teiktu, padsmit gadus jau vismaz kopš iepriekšējās ekonomiskās krīzes, 2008. gada krīzes, kad zinātnei nogrieza finansējumu, mēs jau vēl neesam atgriezušies pirmskrīzes līmenī. Viss pārējais, kā saka, ir sekas. Ja tu gotiņu nebaro, gotiņa pienu nedod, tā vienkārši runājot," norāda Ineta Lipša. "Valodniecībā ir līdzīga situācija, varbūt pat vēl kritiskāka situācija. Mēs gan cenšamies visu laiku klauvēt pie sabiedrības un atgādināt, jā, šeit ir valodnieki, kas pēta valodu, kas mēģina saprast, kā mūsdienās lieto valodu un mēģina sagatavot valodas kopumu nākamajām paaudzēm. Bet īstenībā valodniecības nozarē strādā tikai tīri entuziasti, jo algas ir apbrīnojami mazas, slodzes ir ārkārtīgi mazas, jo no projektiem vien mēs nespējam nodrošināt normālas algas. Aptuveni minimālās algas līmenī ir pētnieku finansiālais nodrošinājums, tāpēc tagad ir īstenībā pēdējais brīdis, kad mēs varam pateikt, ka mums ir slikti, ka mums, ka mums vajag atbalstīt un vajag domāt valstiskā līmenī, kā attīstīt šīs nozares, ne tikai valodniecību, literatūrzinātni, vēsturi un filozofiju, bet visu zinātni kopumā," atzīst Sanda Rapa. Ineta Lipša norāda uz bīstamību, ko var radīt, ja, piemēram, vēstures nozarē trūkst pētnieku, kas interesējās par kādu noteiktu laika posmu. "Būtu jāizlemj, ka arī Latvijas vēsture ir nacionālas nozīmes nozare. Jo tiešām neviens cits to nepētīs. Vai arī pētīs, piemēram, kā mēs zinām, tagad Krievijas karš Ukrainā un daudzi ārzemju sovjetologi un studenti, kuri studē padomju studijas, viņi jau pārsvarā zina tikai to krievu valodu. Mums tūlīt būs gadījumi, ka viņi brauks uz mūsu arhīviem, jo, protams, ka šeit par padomju periodu krievu valodā kaut ko arī var izlasīt. Skaidrs, ka var. Bet tad šīs pētījumu tēmas vispārina un paziņo, ka, lūk, Latvijā, piemēram, padomju okupācijā tajā laikā notika tas un tas. Viņi to izdara, balstoties tikai uz avotiem, kas ir krievu valodā. Faktiski viņi ignorē šīs valsts iedzīvotāju lielākās daļas viedokļus, uzvedības, attieksmes un visu šo," analizē Ineta Lipša. "Un mēs ar šo attieksmi it kā sakām, mēs pieprasām to koloniālo attieksmi pret sevi, kad atkal mēs esam tie mazie, nabadzīgie, nevarīgie, gan jau tur kāds ārzemēs, viņiem jau tur tas lielais finansējums, viņi jau kaut ko mums izpētīs, tā jau nebūs, ka mēs paliksim vispār bez kaut kādiem naratīviem. Pēc tam būs jādibina atkal kaut kādi institūti, lai ar kontrapropagandas palīdzību dekonstruētu šos naratīvs." Studija maksa - kurš un kā varēja atļauties studēt kādreiz 1887. gadā, atzīmējot Rīgas Politehnikuma 25 gadu jubileju, Rīgas rūpnieki mācību iestādei uzdāvināja 10000 rubļu elektrotehnikas laboratorijas iekārtošanai. Cik liela tolaik bija mācību maksa, kas studentiem finansēja stipendijas un kurp mācību spēki devās ekspedīcijās un uz zinātniskām konferencēm, stāsta Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes Vēstures pētniecības un zinātnisko publikāciju nodaļas vadītāja Alīda Zigmunde. Viņa min, ka studiju maksa bijusi maza - 120 rubļu, tikai tad, kad tā bija samaksāta, varēja uzsākt studijas. Alīda Zigmunde norāda, tad par šo studiju maksu tolaik varēja iegādāties vienu govi, vēlāk ap 1877. gadu studiju maksa palielinājās līdz 140 rubļiem. Rīgas Politehnikums durvis vēra 1862. gadā un  tā bija pirmā daudznozaru tehniskā augstskola tā laika Krievijas impērijā. Kā  var lasīt RTU interneta vietnē, tad šī skola tika veidota pēc tolaik Eiropas modernāko – Cīrihes un Karlsrūes – tehnisko augstskolu parauga. Darbojās kā privātā augstskola, kuru uzturēja Baltijas muižniecība. Augstskolā mācījās tikai vīrieši no visas Krievijas impērijas, neņemot vērā tautību, reliģijas un kārtu atšķirības. Studijas bija par maksu, un mācības notika vācu valodā. Tāpat kā šodien, arī tolaik pasniedzēji  brauca pieredzes apmaiņā, stažējās un  piedalījās zinātniskās konferencēs, reizumis mācībspēkiem pašiem bija jāsedz ceļa izdevumi, bet nereti vien gan šos braucienus, gan arī studentu stipendijas finansēja politehnikuma mecenāti. Politehnikuma studenti tāpat kā tagad meklēja iespējas piepelnīties – strādāja tajā pašā augstskolā par asistentiem vai laborantiem, vai pasniedza privātstundas turīgo pilsoņu atvasēm. RTU vēstures pētniece Alīda Zigmunde iepazīstina ar mecenātiem, kas finansiāli atbalstīja gan studentus, gan mācībspēkus.

In this episode recorded live at AHR Expo 2023, Matthew from JCI (Johnson Controls) joins Bryan to talk about rooftop unit (RTU) retrofit facts and considerations. When doing an RTU retrofit, you want to make sure you know the budget before anything else; larger budgets will allow you to implement things like VFDs and even VAV technology. In many cases, you may consider adding an economizer for "free" cooling and energy savings. You also want to know what you will get out of a retrofit in terms of value, especially when it comes to system efficiency and longevity. Some common IAQ upgrades for RTUs include improved filtration, especially with MERV 13 filters. Economizers also allow you to control the amount of outside air with the help of an exhaust system or even barometric relief. UV lighting can also be used in light commercial RTUs. When doing a retrofit, you'll want to pay attention to the existing equipment's footprint. Sticking to that footprint will make the replacement aspect easier. The utility and electrical infrastructure are also important to consider, as you won't want to replace the existing piping, wiring, and connections.   With regulations and technology constantly changing, it helps to be able to contact the manufacturer to assist with the retrofit process. Companies like JCI are trying to assist contractors with installations by providing guidance and education in the field. Matthew and Bryan also discuss: Matthew's professional experience at JCI Adding economizers and VFDs Convertible filter racks Cost-benefit analysis resources Changing regulations Interfacing with the manufacturer during the retrofitting process   To learn more about JCI, visit https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/. Learn more about the HVACR Training Symposium or buy a virtual ticket today at https://hvacrschool.com/symposium.  If you have an iPhone, subscribe to the podcast HERE, and if you have an Android phone, subscribe HERE. Check out our handy calculators HERE.

Nebūtu melots, sakot, ka pasaule sastāv no ūdeņraža. Tas ir pirmais elements ķīmisko elementu tabulā un tas ir izplatītākais elements. Tāpēc nav pārsteigums, ka pētnieki jau labu laiku lauza galvas, kā šo elementu izmantot savā labā, ražojot enerģiju. Izplatītākais elements visumā solās būt arī nākotnes degviela un apkures elements. Taču līdz tam vēl daudz izaicinājumu, viens no tiem - kā iegūt ūdeņradi videi draudzīgā, bet arī efektīvā veidā. Te ir idejas arī pašmāju pētniekiem. Kāda šobrīd izskatās ūdeņraža nākotne enerģētikā, raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā atklāj Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes (RTU) profesors Andris Šutka, RTU vadošais pētnieks Mārtiņš Vanags un Latvijas Universitātes Cietvielu fizikas institūta pētnieks Pēteris Ļesničenoks. Dažas idejas, kā elektrību varētu radīt arī cilvēka organisms Dejošana, riteņbraukšana un svīšana - šie ir tikai daži no enerģijas avotiem, kas potenciāli varētu radīt elektrību. Vai tiešām cilvēks ar kinētisko enerģiju, ko rada, varētu uzlādēt telefonu un cik ilgi būtu jāminas ar velosipēdu, lai to izdarītu. Saule, vējš vai ūdens spēks ir pirmais, kas nāk prātā, domājot par  enerģijas radīšanas avotiem, bet skatot uz alternatīviem enerģijas veidiem, zinām, ka dažādas elektroierīces var darbināt ar ūdeņradi, var lietā likt kodolenerģiju vai liellopu mēslus un arī cilvēks kā būtne ar vidējo temperatūru 36,6 grādi var dot gan siltumu vismaz līdzās sēdošam tikpat siltam ķermenim, gan arī kustoties var darbināt kādu vienu nelielu elektroelementu. „Cilvēks darbojas kā 60 vatu kvēlspuldze,” skaidro Tukuma Raiņa Valsts ģimnāzijas fizikas skolotājs Valdis Zuters, runājot par mums kā siltuma devējiem.  Kā cilvēka ķermeņa siltums vai kustības var radīt sadzīvē lietojamu enerģiju un kādas ierīces  nākotnē varētu darbināt ar cilvēka jaudu, stāsta Valdis Zuters.   Jau pirms pāris desmitgadēm ne reizi vien dažādos  publiskos pasākumos izklaides nolūkos ir redzēti velosipēdi, kur, pedāļus minot, cilvēks vai nu iedarbina kādu mūzikas ierīci, vai nelielu  ekrānu. Tātad ja velosipēdu savieno ar ģeneratoru, tad ar pedāļu mīšanas radīto elektrību ir iespējas piegādāt strāvu kādai ierīcei. Nesen Spānijā bāzēts naftas un gāzes uzņēmums "CEPSA" savā interneta vietnē publicēja rakstu par dažādiem alternatīvās enerģijas veidiem un, runājot par cilvēka radīto enerģiju, tika minēts piemērs par dažiem naktsklubiem Eiropā, kur deju grīda ir izveidota tā, ka tā spēj savākt enerģiju no dejotājiem, lai kluba zālē nodrošinātu apgaismojumu un mūzikas atskaņošanu. Kamēr zinātnieki domā, kā labāk likt lieta cilvēka enerģiju, lai darbinātu elektroierīces, tikām, atsaucoties uz minēto "CEPSA" rakstu, Zviedrijā jau vilcienu vagonos ar cilvēka siltumu tiek darbināta ventilācijas sistēma. Zviedrija transporta uzņēmums ir izstrādājis sistēmu ķermeņa siltuma izmantošanai, lai samazinātu enerģijas izmaksas, izmantojot siltummaiņus vilcienu ventilācijas sistēmās. Ventilācijas sistēmas pārvērš ķermeņa siltumu karstā ūdenī. Savukārt tas tiek izmantots, lai apsildītu  pasažieru vagonus.

How to find a retail deal, negotiate, buy, develop all while dealing with all the curveballs that are thrown at you? Beth Azor, CEO of Azor Advisory Services, has been investing in retail for the last 36 years and shares one particular deal from beginning to end. Read this entire interview here: bit.ly/3kFdS5R Let's talk about a deal of yours, how did you find it and what happened throughout the deal if you still own it? I'm going to talk about B&B Plaza. I was at a City Commission meeting and they outlawed strip clubs, immediately my brain went to a strip club on Main and Main. It was going to happen 24 months from then. The next morning, I look up the tax rules on the address of the strip club and I found out this 80-year-old couple, I called them and said, I'm calling you about your building where Eden's nightclub is located, last night at the town of Davies commission meeting, they outlawed strip clubs, so 24 months from now, there will not be a strip club there, would you like to sell me your building? They said, no, we don't believe you, we get $10,000 per month in cash from the strip club. I sent them the minutes of the meeting, we started having a dialogue and they were not jumping up and down to sell me the building. The two-year mark comes, the strip club closes, and exactly my prediction happens, four competitors of mine swoop in, they were very aggressive with these people because they didn't understand them, and didn't know them. I got a call from their son. They had been very ill, and that they're definitely going to sell and I'm coming to town to meet five of you. I said okay, can I be the last person? He said yes, my parents really liked you so you have the jump ball. The next day he calls and says if you pay 3.4 million, it's yours. I said done. He says, how fast can you close? I said 24 hours. The reason why I could afford to pay more is because I had great relationships in the market. I had called a friend of mine who had a property across the street and she had just done a renewal for 5,000 square feet with a national company at $50 a square foot. My two shopping centers down the street: one was at $30 and one was $40. The fact that she had $50 rent and it was behind our parcels, was very good market intel. I went through three project managers to build it. After we built it, everything was opened, Starbucks, Blaze Pizza, Select Comfort. A day before Verizon moved in, they told us that there is no RTU's in the building (air conditioner units). My air conditioning guy puts the air conditioning units on the roof, he doesn't pull a permit and he gets caught. I get a call from the city, with whom I have a phenomenal relationship saying you have an illegal vendor on your roof and he doesn't have insurance. I had to pay $27,000 in late fees to Verizon and I had penalties from the city because I tried to do it without a permit for speed purposes. It was a very expensive lesson. My NOI today is $660k, on average $66 a square foot, it's probably worth 12 to 14 million, we paid 3.4 million, the construction was probably another 4 million. Join the Women's Real Estate Investing Summit here: bit.ly/3JaGeiE Beth Azor Twitter Instagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/best-commercial-retail-real-estate-investing-advice-ever/support

Hey! It's 5:05, Thursday, January 19, 2023. From the Sourced Podcast Network in New York City, this is your host, Pokie Huang. Stories in today's episode come from Mark Miller in New York City, Katy Craig in San Diego, California, Olimpiu Pop in Transylvania, Romania and Edwin Kwan in Sydney, Australia.Let's get to it!

Roger Johnson is a Captain with a major airline and a former Fighter Pilot in the USAF. He has been flying for 48 years and has flown throughout the world. He is the second generation of being trained and operating in the civilian, military, and airline realms of aviation with his father giving him his initial flight instruction when he was 15 years old. As a summer job while in college he towed banners up and down the South Jersey Beaches in a Super Cub and then entered the USAF after graduating from college. He went on to fly F-4s and F-16s for 14 years. Concurrently, while flying F-16s in the Air National Guard, Roger began flying for the airlines in early 1988. He was hired as a Flight Engineer on the venerable B-727 and then, after a year, went to the back of the DC-10. In !993 he was trained as a First Officer on the MD-11 and based in Anchorage, AK. After flying the MD11/10 for 16 years, as both a F/O and Captain, he was qualified as a Captain on the B-777 in 2009. In 2017 he decided to checkout in the B-767, whereupon he also flew the B-757. As of this writing he continues to fly the B-767 on domestic US routes of intra-Europe. Roger has been an instructor in the F-4 RTU, training new recruits in the aircraft and then went on to instruct in the prestigious USAF F-4 Fighter Weapons School. He also was a longtime instructor in his airline, 23 years, training crews on both the MD-11/10 and B-777. He was a FAA Designee on the MD-11 and a Standards Check Airmen on the B-777. Though his professional life has been rewarding, his personal life has reads like a Shakespearian tragedy. He has been married and divorced a few times, has five grown children, though one of them past away at 17 months years old due to an automobile accident. His hobbies include, SCUBA diving, snow skiing, and working out in the gym. He has a strong, non-judgmental or self righteous Christian Faith. Finally, both of his sons, are pilots; His oldest flying F-18s in the Marines and his youngest working on his ratings in the civilian pipeline. He has spoken on several podcast/radio interviews and is available for speaking engagements.

Gāzes noplūdes Baltijas jūrā raisa jautājumus par energodrošību kā tādu un notikušā iespaidu uz starptautisko situāciju. Pirms nedēļas gāzesvadu sistēmā "Nord Stream" pie Dānijai piederošās Bornholmas salas tika konstatētas četras noplūdes – divas Dānijas un divas Zviedrijas pusē. Cauruļvadu bojājumi konstatēti vairākās vietās, tādēļ izskanējušas aizdomas, ka notikušais ir diversija, nevis nelaimes gadījums. tagad Zviedrija teritoriju ir nobloķējusi, kamēr iespējamā sabotāža tiek izmeklēta. Vai notikušajam būs sekas, Krustpunktā diskutē: Latvijas Elektroenerģētiķu un energobūvnieku asociācijas izpilddirektors un RTU pētnieks Gunārs Valdmanis, Sabiedrisko pakalpojumu regulēšanas komisijas tirgus analīzes eksperts Reinis Āboltiņš, Māršala fonda vecākā pētniece Kristīne Bērziņa un Latvijas Transatlantiskās organizācijas ģenerālsekretāre Sigita Struberga.

RTU profesore Andra Blumberga pasniedz un regulāri pielieto sistēmiskās domāšanas, sistēmdinamikas pieeju. Ar tās palīdzību varam veiksmīgāk risināt problēmas darbā, biznesā, valsts, pasaules un savas privātās dzīves līmenī, jo bieži vien to patiesie cēloņi un risinājumi atrodas pavisam kur citur, nekā tos meklējam. Iepriekšējai sarunai ar profesori par sistēmdinamikas pamatiem šobrīd ir vairāk nekā 32 tūkstoši skatījumu un klausījumu. Tēma ir fascinējoša un noderīga.Šajā reizē profesorei lūdzu skaidrot bieži sastopamas problēmas un šķēršļus mērķu sasniegšanā no ikdienas dzīves darbā un ārpus tā, izmantojot sistēmisko domāšanu, ar kā palīdzību izdodas nonākt pie iedarbīgākiem risinājumiem.Profesore sarunā pievērsās arī informācijas izmantošanas prasmēm, kas vajadzīgas, ja uzņēmums grib ilgtermiņā būt konkurētspējīgs un pelnošs.Profesore strādā RTU Enerģētikas un elektrotehnikas fakultātes Vides aizsardzības un siltuma sistēmu institūtā. Ļoti iesaku noklausīties arī iepriekšējo epizodi ar profesori.Informācijas avotus par sistēmdinamiku vari atrast sarunas lapā šeit.SARUNAS PIETURPUNKTI:4:38 Sistēmiskā pieeja kā sirdslieta7:12 Iemesli, kāpēc profesora Andra Blumberga ir pesimistiska jautājumā par klimata pārmaiņām13:38 Cik svarīgi ir ievākt informāciju par katru sistēmu18:39 Piemēri, cik neticami dažreiz darbojas “spēka pielikšanas punkta” pazīme23:21 Ar ko atšķiras arhetipi no pazīmēm sistēmiskajā domāšanā31:44 Kādas reālas sekas var piemeklēt dabu, ja globālā sasilšana turpināsies35:15 Ko darīt uzņēmumam, kurš ir sasniedzis griestus pelnīšanas ziņā43:37 Cik neizdevīga ir “ārējā ienaidnieka meklēšana”47:12 Kādus vēl arhetipus un pazīmes izšķir sistēmiskā pieeja, un kā tos pielietot dzīvē49:54 Kas ir “veiksmīgo veiksmes” cilpa1:05:19 Kāpēc diētas nedarbojas1:22:20 Jautājums, kuru ir vērtīgi sev uzdot katrā problēmsituācijā1:29:05 Kā nonāk līdz līmenim, ka spējam savu problēmu, tās elementus un iemeslus redzēt plašāk1:33:44 Kāds ir risinājums uzņēmumiem, kas nevar saprasties ar jaunās paaudzes darbiniekiem1:45:59 Profesores Andras Blumbergas aicinājums katram cilvēkam

The ICS Village is one of the first DEF CON villages we ever connected with. A lot has changed over the years, including the threats faced by critical infrastructure entities around the world. Let's find out what to expect at this year's village.About the ICS VillageHigh profile industrial control system (ICS) security issues have grabbed headlines and sparked change throughout the global supply chain. The ICS Village allows defenders of any experience level to understand the unique failure modes of these systems and how to better prepare and respond to the changing threat landscape.Interactive simulated ICS environments, such as Hack the Plan(e)t and Howdy Neighbor, provide safe yet realistic environments to preserve safe, secure, and reliable operations. The ICS Village brings a compelling experience for all experience levels and types, with IT and industrial equipment. Our interactive learning approach invites you to get hands on with the equipment to build your skills.We bring you real components such as programmable logic controllers (PLC), human-machine interfaces (HMI), remote telemetry units (RTU), and actuators to simulate a realistic environment by using commonly used components throughout different industrial sectors. You will be able to connect your machine to the different industrial components and networks and try to assess these ICS devices with common security scanners to sniff the industrial traffic, and more!Be sure to catch all of our conversations from Black Hat and DEF CON 2022 at https://www.itspm.ag/bhdc22____________________________GuestsBryson BortCo-Founder of the ICS Village [@ICS_Village]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/brysonbortOn Twitter | https://mobile.twitter.com/brysonbortOn YouTube | https://youtube.com/c/ICSVillageTom VanNormanFounding member of the ICS VillageOn LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasvannorman/On Twitter | https://twitter.com/Tom_VanNorman____________________________This Episode's SponsorsCrowdSec | https://itspm.ag/crowdsec-b1vpEdgescan | https://itspm.ag/itspegweb____________________________ResourcesICS Village Website: https://www.icsvillage.com/ICS Village at DEF CON 30 Schedule: https://www.icsvillage.com/schedule-def-con-30ICS Village 360 Tour: https://www.exhibitstudiosmedia.com/tours/21396_ics_360_tour/____________________________For more Black Hat and DEF CON  Event Coverage podcast and video episodes visit: https://www.itspmagazine.com/black-hat-2022-and-def-con-hacker-summer-camp-las-vegas-usa-cybersecurity-event-and-conference-coverageAre you interested in telling your story in connection with Black Hat and DEF CON by sponsoring our coverage?

This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features Mary Palkovich, a consultant for Xcel Energy, discussing issues around peak shaving and curtailment for gas utility operators. In this episode, you will learn about methods for peak shaving, including propane air, gas storage, and compressed natural gas. Russel and Mary also recount their curtailment experiences and the lessons learned from real-world situations. Finally, Mary provides her key peak shaving and curtailment takeaways for utility operators. - Access the show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinePodcastNetwork.com.