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This stunning field guide provides a comprehensive resource for
identifying and appreciating nearly 500 species of spiders.
Arachnids are among the most diverse groups of terrestrial
invertebrates, yet they are among the least studied and understood.
This is the most comprehensive field guide to all 68 spider
families in North America, with beautiful illustrations of 469 of
the most commonly encountered species. Group keys enable accurate
identification by web pattern, morphology, and other observable
details, and species descriptions include tips to help everyday
naturalists identify spiders, as well as their common names,
typical habitat, geographic distribution, and behavioral notes. A
concise illustrated introduction to spider biology and anatomy
explains spider relationships. Featuring 82 gorgeous color plates,
this book is an accessible and detailed resource for curious
naturalists who want to understand this ubiquitous and ecologically
critical component of our biosphere.
Welcome to this introductory guide to using Microsoft's Azure Arc
service, a new multi-cloud management platform that belongs in
every cloud or DevOps estate. As many IT pros know, servers and
Azure Kubernetes Service drive a huge amount of consumption in
Azure-so why not extend familiar management tools proven in Azure
to on-premises and other cloud networks? This practical guide will
get you up to speed quickly, with instruction that treads light on
the theory and heavy on the hands-on experience to make setting up
Azure Arc servers and Kubernetes across multiple clouds a lot less
complex. Azure experts and MVPs Buchanan and Joyner provide just
the right amount of context so you can grasp important concepts,
and get right to the business of using and gaining value from Azure
Arc. If your organization has resources across hybrid cloud,
multi-cloud, and edge environments, then this book is for you. You
will learn how to configure and use Azure Arc to uniformly manage
workloads across all of these environments. What You Will Learn
Introduces the basics of hybrid, multi-cloud, and edge computing
and how Azure Arc fits into that IT strategy Teaches the
fundamentals of Azure Resource Manager, setting the reader up with
the knowledge needed on the technology that underpins Azure Arc
Offers insights into Azure native management tooling for managing
on-premises servers and extending to other clouds Details an
end-to-end hybrid server monitoring scenario leveraging Azure
Monitor and/or Azure Sentinel that is seamlessly delivered by Azure
Arc Defines a blueprint to achieve regulatory compliance with
industry standards using Azure Arc, delivering Azure Policy from
Azure Defender for Servers Explores how Git and GitHub integrate
with Azure Arc; delves into how GitOps is used with Azure Arc
Empowers your DevOps teams to perform tasks that typically fall
under IT operations Dives into how to best use Azure CLI with Azure
Arc Who This Book Is For DevOps, system administrators, security
professionals, and IT workers responsible for servers both
on-premises and in the cloud. Some experience in system
administration, DevOps, containers, and use of Git/GitHub is
helpful.
Spiders are among the most diverse groups of terrestrial
invertebrates, yet they are among the least studied and understood.
This first comprehensive guide to all 68 spider families in North
America beautifully illustrates 469 of the most commonly
encountered species. Group keys enable identification by web type
and other observable details, and species descriptions include
identification tips, typical habitat, geographic distribution, and
behavioral notes. A concise illustrated introduction to spider
biology and anatomy explains spider relationships. This book is a
critical resource for curious naturalists who want to understand
this ubiquitous and ecologically critical component of our
biosphere.
Go from zero to sixty deploying and running a Kubernetes cluster on
Microsoft Azure! This hands-on practical guide to Microsoft's Azure
Kubernetes Service (AKS), a managed container orchestration
platform, arms you with the tools and knowledge you need to easily
deploy and operate on this complex platform. Take a journey inside
Docker containers, container registries, Kubernetes architecture,
Kubernetes components, and core Kubectl commands. Drawing on
hard-earned experience in the field, the authors provide just
enough theory to help you grasp important concepts, teaching the
practical straightforward knowledge you need to start running your
own AKS cluster. You will dive into topics related to the
deployment and operation of AKS, including Rancher for management,
security, networking, storage, monitoring, backup, scaling,
identity, package management with HELM, and AKS in CI/CD. What You
Will Learn Develop core knowledge of Docker containers, registries,
and Kubernetes Gain AKS skills for Microsoft's fastest growing
services in the cloud Understand the pros and cons of deploying and
operating AKS Deploy and manage applications on the AKS platform
Use AKS within a DevOps CI/CD process Who This Book Is For IT
professionals who work with DevOps, the cloud, Docker, networking,
storage, Linux, or Windows. Experience with cloud, DevOps, Docker,
or application development is helpful.
Discover over 100 practical recipes to help you master the art of
IT service management for your organization About This Book *
Unleash the capabilities of Microsoft System Center 2016 Service
Manager * Master the skills of configuring, deploying, managing,
and troubleshooting your Service Manager 2016 * This book contains
practical recipes that leverage the key and newly added features
and functionalities of Microsoft System Center 2016 Service Manager
Who This Book Is For This book will be useful to IT professionals
including SCSM administrators who want to configure and administer
System Center Service Manager 2016 and understand how to solve
specific problems and scenarios that arise. It will also be useful
to users of Service Manager 2012 who want to learn about the new
features and capabilities of the Service Manager 2016 release. It
will be ideal if you have Service Manager experience as well as
experience with other System Center products. What You Will Learn *
See a practical implementation of the ITSM framework and processes
based on ITIL * Deploy and configure the new Service Manager HTML5
Self-Service Portal along with Service Catalog design and
configuration * Get to know about Incident, Problem, and Change
Management processes and configuration * Get to grips with
performing advanced personalization in Service Manager * Discover
how to set up and use automation with and within Service Manager
2016 * Work with Service Manager Data Warehouse * Find out what
Security Roles are and how to implement them * Learn how to upgrade
from SCSM 2012 R2 to SCSM 2016 In Detail System Center Service
Manager (SCSM) is an integrated platform that offers a simplified
data center management experience by implementing best practices
such as Incident Management, Service Request, and Change Control to
achieve efficient service delivery across your organization. This
book provides you with real-world recipes that can be used
immediately and will show you how to configure and administer SCSM
2016. You'll also find out how to solve particular problems and
scenarios to take this tool further. You'll start with recipes on
implementing ITSM frameworks and processes and configuring Service
Level Agreements (SLAs). Then, you'll work through deploying and
configuring the HTML5 Self-Service Portal, configuring Incident and
Problem Management, and designing and configuring Change and
Release Management. You'll also learn about security roles and
overall Microsoft SCSM 2016 administration. Toward the end of the
book, we'll look at advanced topics, such as presenting the wealth
of information stored within the Service Manager Data Warehouse,
standardizing SCSM deployments, and implementing automation. Style
and approach This book will enlighten you on Microsoft System
Center 2016 Service Manager through recipes that can be implemented
directly in any enterprise. You can read the book from start to end
if you're a beginner, or just open up any chapter and start
following the recipes as a reference for advanced users. This book
consists of a pool of step-by-step recipes on how to perform
activities in Service Manager.
"More True Tales of Shorty Stevens," is the follow-up to the very
successful "The True Tales of Shorty Stevens," The boys use their
detective skills to find out about an old house and the hermit that
lives there. After passing the old house for years, Shorty decides
he wants to know what the story is behind it. He gets more than he
bargains for when the more he asks, the more he finds out about it.
He soon realizes that the man who lives there, "Black Jack Walker"
was a Civil War hero, Bounty Hunter, Indian Fighter, Gold Miner,
Outlaw and so much more. Everyone in Sheridan has a story about him
and his running buddy, The Tornado. Shorty and the gang are on the
trail to find out if all the wild stories are true or just alot of
hot air! More info is available at the official site of Shorty
Stevens, and The Highwaymen at: www.shortystevens.com
In "Letters To Frank D. Roosevelt" Shorty Stevens loses good and
trusted friend and local legend, Black Jack Walker. Walker had been
a recluse in Sheridan, unseen for over thirty years. Folks told the
many stories, real and made up of the man who had been a Civil War
Hero, Moose Hunter, Injun Fighter, Expert Tracker and Scout, Gold
Miner, Bear Wrestler, Hunting and Fishing Guide, and 6 feet 9 of
Rattlesnake mean Ol' Black Jack leaves Shorty his home filled with
photos, and trophies of a life of adventure. What would a 10 year
old boy do with it? In the mean time, the nosiest girl in all of
Sheridan is tired of The Highwaymen and their big talk of meeting
the legendary Babe Ruth, and President Roosevelt. She dares Shorty
to prove that he's not full of beans by writing the president a
letter. Not only does he respond to the letter, the two begin a
wonderful friendship through letters with each telling the other of
a different life lead. This wonderful tale takes lots of twists and
turns that will be loved by young aqnd old alike. If you liked the
first two Shorty Stevens adventures, you'll love this one as well.
For more information on Shorty and the gang, please visit our
official website at: www.shortystevens.com
"The True Tales of Shorty Stevens" tells the adventures of three
best friends during the great depression . The story is situated in
the Ico Community of southwest Arkansas. Some 25 miles south of
Little Rock, just outside of Sheridan, the town is full of hard
working railroad and timber industry families. Shorty Stevens, nine
years old and full of life is the leader of the group. Blessed with
the gift of gab, he tells stories almost too big to be true. His
best pal since the time they could walk is Easter Rhodes, also
nine. He loves to read, and someday wants to be a writer. He's
usually stuck smack dab in the middle of one of Shorty's schemes,
but he doesn't seem to mind too much The last in the group is
Scooter McElroy. He's eight and sometimes a little shy. He and his
folks moved down to Ico from Little Rock a few years before, so he
hasn't known the others as long as they've known each other, but
they're all as close as peas and carrots just the same. The year is
1933. No television. No video games. No magic Wizards, with magical
powers. These boys have to find their own adventures in and around
town. It doesn't take long before an adventure jumps up and finds
them Shorty's Pa, Johnny was over at the Ico Grocery when it all
started. He told the folks there about a ghost story he'd heard
when he was a boy. The others just looked in amazement as Johnny
Stevens went on and on about a "Ghost Gal" that was killed on bad
roads going to her honeymoon. Why, she'd be seen for years and
years, just standing by the side of the road with a suitcase in her
hand waiting for a ride to meet her Mister. Of course, once they
got there, she'd disappear from the car leaving the driver
surprised andconfused. Shorty overhears his Daddy telling this
story with great enthusiasm, and it definitely piques his interest
in Ghost Hunting He tells the others about what he's heard that
fateful day. After lots of convincing, they decide to go on a ghost
hunt some 12 miles a
All 21 episodes from the first series of the American TV drama that
delves into the lives of the stars who live in the capital of
country music. With sales plummeting and her star beginning to
fade, country music singer Rayna Jaymes (Connie Britton)'s record
label proposes that she tries opening for hot, new up-and-coming
star Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere). But with both women
viewing the other with contempt, their mutual animosity is soon
heightened as each tries to recruit guitarist Deacon Claybourne
(Charles Esten), Rayna's bandmate and former lover, onto their
tour. The episodes are: 'Pilot', 'I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in
Love With You)', 'Someday You'll Call My Name', 'We Live in Two
Different Worlds', 'Move It On Over', 'You're Gonna Change (Or I'm
Gonna Leave)', 'Lovesick Blues', 'Where He Leads Me', 'Be Careful
of the Stones You Throw', 'I'm Sorry for You, My Friend', 'You Win
Again', 'I've Been Down That Road Before', 'There'll Be No
Teardrops Tonight', 'Dear Brother', 'When You're Tired of Breaking
Other Hearts', 'I Saw the Light', 'My Heart Would Know', 'Take
These Chains from My Heart', 'Why Don't You Love Me', 'A Picture
from Life's Other Side' and 'I'll Never Get Out of This World
Alive'.
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