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<p>We're headed to <strong>PYCON</strong> in Santa Clara. Look for us in the expo hall or floating around the conference. If you've ever wanted to write a Python book for O'Reilly, and you'll be at the conference, then make sure you look for editor <strong>Rachel Roumeliotis</strong>.</p>
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<p>—Marsee Henon and Jon Johns</p>
<p>P.S. If you're a Java developer, please take a minute to fill out our <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z71mihcmj5v2820qg5n2nm2uc2puimb23qmtjej0" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Java Developer Survey</a>.</p>
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<h3>Learning from First Responders—FREE Report from O'Reilly</h3>
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<p>One of the side stories of the 2012 presidential campaign was the success of Obama's software team. The team built their software in-house, and put into practice many ideas from the <strong>DevOps</strong> world. Game day was one of the most important: an exercise in which part of the team tried as hard as possible to break their systems, while the rest of the team tried to keep things running. They simulated everything from database failure to massive network outages. And as a result, when the election came, they were certain that they could respond to any crisis. <br>
<br><a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zuu9ukcmv72brkblafeidm46l0sgtjc6p80mde30" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Take a look at this new report from O'Reilly today.</a></p><hr>
<h3>LOPSA-East (May 3-4 New Brunswick, NJ)</h3>
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<h3>The Top 5 Features of Windows 8 Webcast (Webcast March 20)</h3>
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<p>David Pogue, author of <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1znudlqo13tcndaudno6ei193nl8hpmj71i95hf18" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Windows 8: The Missing Manual</a>, is deeply immersed in Microsoft's latest operating system. He's ready to share the juiciest morsels of Microsoft's completely reimagined graphical user interface designed to run on tablets as well as PCs. In this live webcast <strong>David Pogue</strong> provides technical insight, lots of wit, and hard-nosed objectivity to help you hit the ground running with Microsoft's new OS. <br>
<br><a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zk9suge5vmo78obmhq93qkidvke2t48gnhgh3kfo" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Please join us for this exclusive event.</a></p><hr>
<h3>Open Database Camp (March 16-17 Cambridge, MA)</h3>
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<p><a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z5dg4ln9hk09k5nk879308a2dp070n3hdjjukgrg" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Open Database Camp</a> is an unconference style get together for people interested in open source databases, including non-relational databases, database alternatives like <strong>NoSQL</strong> stores, and database tools such as Gearman. The event is free and its format is designed to blend spontaneity with the quality and depth that comes only with pre-planning. The target audience are users and developers, but others are encouraged to attend too. There will be both presentations and <strong>hackathons</strong>—whatever you set up—with plenty of opportunities to learn, contribute, and collaborate.</p>
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<h3>Lean UX: Agility through cross-functional collaboration</h3>
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