Today we're gathered in formal convocation to celebrate the 240th commencement exercises at Purdue University. Please rise and join in singing our national anthem and then remain standing for the invocation offered today by Father Patrick Bacowskis, Pastor and Director of Campus Ministry, St. Thomas Aquinas. There was a woman who died not so very long ago who has inspired millions of people by her life's example and her encouragement for all of us to be attentive to a higher, more purposeful calling. In the places where Mother Teresa of Calcutta lived and worked, she would have these words placed on the walls. And as you go forth today from Purdue, may this reflection she had in front of her every day inspire you as well. People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies. Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you. Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building someone could destroy overnight. Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough. Give the world the best you've got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God. It was never between you and them, anyway. This is the moment, this is the talk, and make some sense at last, this is the day. I never expected this. To be addressing you with me in an empty hall and you far away. Wherever you're watching this virtual ceremony, I hope you're surrounded by people you love, people who helped you reach this moment of achievement. As is my practice, I wrote a commencement speech over last Christmas at a time when COVID-19 had only recently gotten its name. I chose a theme without any clue what was coming. In a different year, I might have felt obliged to start over, but as things have unfolded, the events of recent months have in some ways made my chosen topic seem at least as relevant as the day I wrote it. So here goes. Welcome, graduates and friends, to this day of celebration. Those of you in the caps and gowns are gathered to celebrate the great accomplishment that is a degree from Purdue University. Meanwhile, your parents are, I know, quietly celebrating the clearing of the final tuition check. Congratulations to you all. Purdue celebrated its own landmark this year, our 150th anniversary. Since it coincided with the 50th anniversary of the moon landing by our most famous alum, Neil Armstrong's stories were abundant. My favorite claims that later in life, Commander Armstrong took to telling corny, lame jokes about the moon. And when nobody laughed, he'd say, well, I guess you had to be there. A year or so ago, a major national journalist visited our campus and later wrote a gracious complimentary article about what he saw here. While I enjoyed his accounts of the progress and successful results he thought he'd witnessed, my favorite part of the column was a single phrase, basically a throwaway line. He described Purdue as a happy place. It got me wondering how many college campuses these days would strike a visitor quite that way. I hope it's been that kind of place for you. We know you've worked hard and fought through a lot of pressure. You'll probably remember that. Just wait for those scary dreams where you haven't studied for the test or can't find the exam room. But I hope that among your memories of these years, I was happy there, is prominent among them. I've reflected on that more and more during your last couple years with us. Your parents love you and are proud of you. But from time to time, they also must worry about you. That's what we parents do. I hope it's okay if I worry about you and your futures a little also. I've sometimes used these commencements to fret out loud about trends that trouble me in that big wide world you're about to enter. In recent years, I've spoken about the tribalism that now divides Americans. I've talked about the seeming shortage of emotional resilience and grit in your peer group. Twice, I've found myself urging graduates to guard against the so-called big sort, the tendency for young people of your quality and educational attainment to cluster together professionally and socially and to drift apart from those of different backgrounds. But one thing I never expected to worry about, but now do a little, is you being lonely. I have known you and met thousands of you personally in an environment that, despite our size, does a pretty good job of getting people together, creating bonds among them. A thousand clubs, dozens of faith-based organizations, our Greek system, and maybe our best examples of true communities are co-op residential houses where students not only live but cook, clean, and do repairs together. And most recently, the learning communities where thousands of boiler makers live in mutual support with others who are studying the same subject matter. But elsewhere, the academic journals and lay periodicals are now filled with research about the, quote, epidemic of loneliness, quote, in our society. Surveys report record numbers of Americans living alone and suffering from strong feelings of isolation. Many view it as a new public health crisis linked to rising rates of depression, anxiety, even suicide. A lack of strong social relationships has been found to raise the risk of premature death by as much as 50 percent. It's as bad for you as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. It's not just an American phenomenon. The government of Britain has appointed a minister for loneliness. And all this was before anyone heard of COVID-19. Most startling and alarming are studies finding that the worst loneliness today is not among adults or the elderly, but in your age group. Astonishing percentages of today's young people say they have few, if any, close friends. Dating and other traditional forms of youthful interaction have declined sharply. The University of Southern California recently named a director of belonging. And while the title may be unique, I'm sure the idea is not. We humans are social creatures or as sometimes said relational beings. The ability to communicate, interact, and collaborate is what defines us and what assured our evolution as the dominant civilizing species on this planet. We thrive on contact with others. We suffer severely from its absence. The worst punishment we impose on a heinous criminal is solitary confinement. Much of our literature and religious tradition thinks of hell as a state of total permanent aloneness. So an outbreak of loneliness is worth worrying about, especially where those with the longest to live are a big part of it. In the case of your elders, sociologists can identify some obvious causes. Plummeting birth rates play a role. Having fewer children and fewer siblings limits the opportunity for caring contact. In a short two decades, the percentage of retirement age citizens living within 10 miles of their children in the same neighborhood with any relative or having a good friend living nearby dropped by double digits. It's easy to see how that leads to greater loneliness. But particularly in the case of your age cohort, there is no doubt that the sudden eruption and dominance of what we call social media, I often think anti-social media would be a better term, has played a huge role. Some scholars put all the blame there. One major article was titled, Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? It wasn't supposed to be this way. The original promise of all the Facebooks and Twitters was that they would connect us in wonderful new ways. But connection over a text message or what is often a glamorized presentation of one's daily life just isn't the same as in-person contact. In fact, it often turns out to separate and alienate its users more than it brings them together. I remain concerned that as members of the new knowledge aristocracy, absent a little special effort, you will rarely make friends different from yourselves. Now, studying the growing evidence about isolation, I'm concerned that you, the first age group raised entirely in the iPhone era, won't make many friends at all. In my own college days, a briefly famous Harvard professor offered probably the worst advice ever given to a younger generation. Encouraging both drug use and a non-productive lifestyle, Dr. Timothy Leary suggested, quote, turn on, tune in, drop out. Lately, I've been thinking the best advice one could give you, tomorrow's leaders, might be the exact opposite. Turn off, tune out, drop in. As in, turn off the phone more often, tune out the video screen, drop in personally on friends old and new. For most of human history, personal contact was hard to avoid. Suddenly, our digital age can mean it requires extra effort. Confession being good for the soul, it's only right that I make one here. I am not a good role model for the advice I'm foisting on you. I have not devoted the time I should have to deepen acquaintances into true friendships or to stay in closer touch with the old friends I do have. I've let the call of work get in the way. I've told myself that jobs of broad responsibility mean that one can't get too close to coworkers and colleagues.  I regret it, and I'm the worst for it. You can do better. The same research that is documenting the loneliness epidemic reveals ways to immunize oneself against it. Geographic rootedness makes a difference. People who live in the same community for extended periods are far less likely to be lonely. The great CS Lewis wrote, friendship is the greatest of worldly goods, the chief happiness of life. If I had to give a piece of advice to a young person about where to live, I would say sacrifice almost everything to live near your friends. Having a religious affiliation also correlates strongly with feelings of connectedness. And nothing statistically reduces the chance of loneliness more than marriage, especially marriage with children. It's a sermon for another Sunday, but I do hope most of you will not miss the joy and the lifelong education of raising children. I promise it's life's greatest reward and the best graduate school you'll ever attend. I heard about one wise guy commencement speaker who instructed his audience, remember, in life it's not who you know, it's whom. I've thought of that as just a joke, but in our new situation, it takes on a more serious tone. A lot of your success and happiness will depend on whom you know and know well. The author Gore Vidal once said, we never know when we are happy, only when we were. I hope in your case that proves way too cynical, that there'll be countless moments when you are truly happy and know it. But I also hope that when you reflect back on times when you were happy, your days at this university will rank high among them. And when people ask you, what was it about Purdue that made it such a great place for you? You can just answer, well, I guess you had to be there. I know great achievements lie ahead for you. My wish for you is that so do great friendships. Hail Purdue and each of you. Exercising the authority of the trustees of Purdue University, legally vested by the people of the state of Indiana and upon the recommendation of the Purdue faculty, I now confer upon each of you who have fulfilled the first stated requirements, the appropriate baccalaureate degree and associate degree, with all the rights, privileges, duties, and responsibilities of that degree. As evidence of your achievement, you will now receive an appropriately inscribed diploma. I now ask our orders to read aloud the names of all students who are earning baccalaureate degrees. Graduates, I invite you to have your special designee present your diploma to you now. I want to capture a photo of this to share with us. Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. Sadiq Adiniji. Dhruv Pakhaj Agrawal. Cameron Allen. John Alloy. Suhas Anand. Connor Austin. William Axley. Vincent Bartels. Jacob Bartkovich. Sandeep Bhaskar. Jonathan Bass. Hesham Balsing. Eugene Black. Adam Brewer. Alessandro Braun. Megan Brown. Zachary Carroll. Alexander Chapa. Rogov Chari. Zachary Church. Jacob Cottrell. Jordan Quayar. Sarah Kulp. Nicholas D'Angelo. Justin D'Naro. Chu Hao Deng. Jacob Devine. Benjamin Dolan. Brendan Donahue. Devon Doubledy. Timothy Dublin. Eric Egan. Aaron Engstrom. Parker Fareesey. Kristen Fleher. David Fox. Riley Franklin. Pedro Augusta Freites de Arojo. Paul Fuchs. Payton Garrison. Elias Gazal. Matthew Granger. Samuel Granton. Milo Green. Brandon Green. Alexander Greer. Allen Gross. Rishabh Gupta. Yasho Arden Gupta. Hanson Lee Harjono. Katelyn Hauver. Samuel Hazel. Sean Hepe. Griffin Holland. Qua Chenghu. Kevin Huang. Zachary Hull. Bryce Hurl. Kuzae Aysel. Dakota Jandik. Marvin Jesse. Thiago K. Life. Tashi Kapoor. John Kemp. Jihil Gim. Harith Kallaganti. Smriti Kumar. Wesley Quo. Benjamin Curris. Jihil Jandik. Jihil Jandik. Jihil Jandik. Benjamin Curris. Do-Huan Huan. Steven Locke. Michael Lagrange. John Lathrop. Hunter Lawson. Joshua Lever. Ying Wang Evan Lee. Jacob Liet. Anthony Laidley. Nolan Lewis. Dao Yi Li. Eduardo Lindenmeier-Toso. Dean Lantau. Jory Lyons. Hannah Mackinshank. Noah Maines. Walter Manuel. Javid Mardinov. Benjamin Mardix. Nicholas Martinez-Cruces. Austin Martinez. Katrina May. Jordan Mayer. Peyton McGow. Raul Moeda. Collin Miller. Yoshmishra. Takayuki Miyachi. Abby Moe. Jack Molnar. Alexander Moore. David Morgan. Samantha Ness. Carl Nielsen. Nicholas Aya. David Morgan. David Morgan. David Morgan. Nicholas Otting. Jacob Packard. Yash Pahadeh. Rishabh Pandian. Sean Patel. Shlok Patel. Luke Perrin. Pat Pesa. Griffin Pfaff. Rohit Pilai. Alan Pineda. Arch Plampagna. Michael Porter. Matthew Powell. Zadarth Prasad. Bethany Price. Yu Zhao Xiang. Kai Ping Kua. Benjamin Raft. Sarah Rash. Zachary Roche. Patrick Reilly Hayward. Nicholas Rich. Frederico Rias Toscan. Nicholas Rohan. Rachel Rock. Mikaela Rumpel. Eric Salata. Peter Selec. William Sanders. Andrew Sonowski. Michael Smalley. Joshua Schmidler. Emily Schott. Sarah Skogan. Tae Hwan So. Tristan Shaheen. Eli Stitchin. Paige Smating. Eric Smith. Eric Smith. Jacob Smith. Jay Suksong. Madis Stankas. Noah Stover. Ryan Strelow. Adam Thomason. Joseph Tiberi. Henry Tingle. Clark Town. Kevin Van Fanten. Louise Via. Andres T. Andres T. Louise Via. Mark Vitale. Michael Vreeland. Andrew Vuong. Peter Waller. Brady Walter. Jonathan Walters. Jonathan Webb. Ethan West. Phoebe Whitmore. Kyle Weitrak. Joseph Williamson. Timothy Wintering. Adam Wooten. D Show. Huan Xu. Chenguang Yang. Zhuting Yang. Zhangpeng Yang. Natasha Yarlagada. Alexi Yinin. Biomedical Engineering. Ali Abu Saleh. Joseph Ansel. Jared Badgley. Christina Bagnati. Andres T. Andres T. Christina Bagnati. Kristen Bearinghouse. Nicholas Bloom. Katherine Brennan. Nicholas Chaleles. Yiting Cheng. Joshua Daman. Callista Dentis. Aditya Desai. Ana Diaz. Erica Dow. Nicolette Ellsbury. Machae Yung. Nicolette Ellsbury. Machae Philar. Andrew Vox. Jessica Frankie. Minseong Kim. Srinivas Govindan. Connor Harrell. Ryan Harris. Madeline Henderson. Jonathan Hicks. Megan Hofstetter. Marissa Hughes. Sahar Ibrahim. Maya Johnson. Connor Kalsh. Nicholas Layton. Samir Lele. Ryan Lindsay. Elizabeth Mainz. Wolfgang Matki. Priska Ambachu. Mariah McDonald. Trevor Meyer. Alexander Miller. Michael Myers. Sainimagata. Miriam Nuru. Ethan Pappas. Emma Roberts. Rear Smith. Sarah Smith. Sydney Safranicci. Dalton Sullivan. Jason Amel. Tyler Villa. Jenna Walker. Benjamin Walters. Michael Williams. Lakmini Wilson. Shuki Irina Wong. Alex Kevin Yeh. Ava Yazaras. Amna Zame. Electrical and Computer Engineering. Aidan Abney. Omar Abu Hussein. Ragid Abu-Aliz. Paras Adikari. Dhruv Agrawal. Anthony Agostino. Alexander Agrawal. Srinivas Govindan. Srinivas Govindan. Srinivas Govindan. Alexander Agrawal. Jonah Aifua. Ayumide Akande. Mohamed Alani. James Allen. Robert Allen. Stone Allen. Brittany Ammerman. Jack Anderson. Madison Anderson. Ankeep Anapur. Anusha Akande. Rajad Arora. Yusaf Ashmawi. Aditya Christian Eiler. Pratik Bamsal. Wenjing Bao. Yukai Bao. Baudri Bhaskaran. Sneha Basu. Tyler Baumgartner. Srinivas Govindan. Srinivas Govindan. Srinivas Govindan. Srinivas Govindan. Srinivas Govindan. Baumgartner. Suthri Baya Paratti. Ayumide Beyo. Roberto Beltran. Shannon Berry. Niharika Bardwaj. Tunvi Bardwaj. Shubham Himant Bakari. Aditya Biala. Daniel Beagle. Bonyabiju. Joshua Binian. Danyal Biala. Danyal Biala. Joshua Binian. Nicholas Birmingham. Romita Bisvas. Peter Blomer. Jacob Bobson. Kate Brady. Joshua Brard. Daniel Burns. Colin Kassens. Aditya Chakraborty. Zachary Chard. Austin Chan. Brian Chan. Gloria Chan. Jason Chan. Songling Chan. Shi Chun. Zifei Chun. Christopher Chiminski. Jessica Chin. Yu Jiaqiu. Zilong Cao. Wilson Chao. Eric Kokonig. Patrick Cole. Thomas Kilmer. Lucas Kong. Ashton Kaui. Ariel Crowe. Parker Crowell. Michael Kupka. Chi Dai. David Dong. Jackson Davis. Antonio Dacondia. Gabriel Delgado. Wellse Demonia. Cameron Deppin. Kenneth Deruque. The Ion Institute. Mark Dobus. Nicholas Dory. Dennis Dolzhenko. Reed Domingo. David Dowd. Samuel Dinoco. Leonard Eastlick III. Nicholas Ebert. Joshua Aylhurt. Michael Erickson. Michael Aylhurt. Michael Aylhurt. Michael Aylhart. Michael Aylhart. Michael Erickson. David Evans. Ji Wei Fang. Maxwell Franke. Cassidy Frederick. Mason Fritzen. Erin Froy. Yeh Phan Phu. Hoven Garces. Marco Antonio Garcia. Kyle Gardiner. Sagar Garg. Steven Garacci. Renesa Gosh Gosh. Job Gilliat. Nathan Givens. Alexander Goken. Joshua Goldenberg. Fengcheng Gong. Hao Da Gong. Andrew Gottschalk. Dhruv Goud. Brian Graves. Alan Gregorian. Zi Yu Guo. Lu Yi. Lu Yi. Lu Gua. Louise Haddock. Matthew Haynes. Alexander Han. Thomas Happle. Morgan Harris. Colin Harrison. Haifa Kisnina Binti Hassan-Nurden. Nicholas Haythorn. Arunabh Harzarika. Itao Hu. Calvin Henselman. Brian Helfrecht. Nora Leeden Hendy. Zachary Hensler. Benjamin Hauwainco. Suk Hong. Thomas Horninger. Anthony Ho. Brent Rapsky. Sung Lin Xia. Yu Hao Hu. Mao Huan Huang. Yi Ning Huang. Courtney Huddleston. Tyler Huter. Shreya Ilongo. Seth Irons. Megha Jia. Xiaoxi Jiang. Brian Jimenez. Zi Jing. Alexander Johnson. Zeng Lin Xia. Yu Hao Hu. Mao Huan Huang. Yi Ning Huang. Alexander Johnson. David Johnson. Christopher Javonovic. Yang Jingzheng. Benjamin Jungworth. Ali Kase. Omir Bugrakhanber. Sana Kapoor. Cameron Kuiper. Carson Kelly. Tiffany Kennedy. Thomas Cannell. Karitpal Khanna. Ji Ming Kim. So Young Kim. Zhu Gim. Elijah Klein. Surya Prasad Kanditi. Clayton Kroger. Hao Tingkong. Jae Young Guan. Zang Ming Yan. Zhang Qian Li. Lawrence Li. Kiersten Long. Michael Leppert. Chen Li. Josiah Lillestrand. Zi Zhuang Ling. Zi Peng Ling. Yuan Lu. Wan Chen Lo. Jordan Lozier. Nathan Longgo. Jordan Louie. Zachary Loy. Yi Ming Ma. Ryan Madden. Ashley Maddock. Yitika Mahajan. Karthik Maya. Cushan Manchella. Austin Margolis. Kyle Masa. Louis Fernando Maroran Botello. Morgan Mayardic. Mitchell McGee. Niraj Manikantadas Menon. Daniel Mulbrook. Adrian Moe. Nur Nadira Akila Moe. Daniel Moe. Daniel Moe. Daniel Moe. Daniel Moe. Nur Nadira Akila Moe Shah. Nathan Moore. Yunqin Na. Jiwon Nam. Jayun Nasebov. Cole Nelson. Molly Newquist. Gavin Naiman. Baokuang Nguyen. Dong Nguyen. Melissa Nguyen. Matthew Nichols. Nicky Furroff. Atif Niaz. Karan Oberoi. Christopher O'Flaherty. Samuel Olufiisola Oguncoya. Benjamin O'Haren. Ian O'Call. Matthew Oland. Cody Onishi. Montenolo O'Rederu. Frederick Owens. Matthew O'Oland. Cody Onishi. Montenolo O'Rederu. Frederick Owens. Victor Pan. Tsu-Huen Pan. Radeh Patel. Ryan Patout. Zachary Peetz. Joel Peterson. Lucas Pfeiffer. Alexander Prypritchke. Rohan Prabhu. Kritika Pradhan. Breetvi Prasada. Chayathan Pughelm. Saivan Khada Sravann Putikam. Ziyun Chao. Yi Chao. Feng Reichen. Holden Ran. Akash Raju. Shiran Ramji. Nizhura Ramli. Sun Zhongri. Joseph Rena. Dominique Rijani. Ayushi Roy. Josiah Rudge. Izuki Sakamoto. Austin Sale. Colin Selig. Jihan Salsabia. Kun Chetan Samani. Abhay Sassidharan. Michael Seaborg. Karthik Shankar. Kavir Shakhar. Benjamin Shun. Fangjia Shun. Erkva Shikhar. Kavir Shikhar. Benjamin Shun. Erkva Shardawalla. Wenxiang Shi. Connor Schrader. Sabar Shzidu. Sabrina Singh. Brendan Skiles. Jackson Smith. McCray Smith. Bradley Schmurdell. Nathan Somenali. Wenbo Song. Christopher Sorensen. Andrew St. Pierre. Jared Stubbs. Jia Haosun. Minghao Sun. Saishran Sundar. Yuchiro Suzuki. Robert Swan. Gustav Swanson. Carson Tabushka. Michael Tam. Xuanqiu Tan. Chen Tao. Nobel Goek Hong-Tae. Herin T. Garden. Francis Tangi. Shu-Hua To. Aditya Thagarthi Arun. Tome Tome. Hans Torsina. Amanda Tran. Anthony Tran. William Tran. Autry Traheel. Andi T. Andi T. Andi T. Andi T. Autry Traheel. Ninad Trumapoti. Obita Odoye. Charles Vamos. Carell Vundermarva. Prithvi Vipuri. Malika Venkata Shalam. Mimam's Verma. Abhishek Vyase. Gadfri Walker. Daniel Walsh. Zachary Walters.  Okay, it's official. You are now graduates of Purdue University. It's time for you to observe the tradition of moving your tassel from the right side of the mortarboard to the left, signifying your new status. Congratulations to all our new alums. This year's winner. It's appropriate at this time that we give special recognition to those graduates who have demonstrated outstanding scholastic achievement, leadership and service to the university community. You can read the names of the recipients of those recognitions in your commencement program. Additional special awards have been noted on your division's ceremony page. On behalf of the trustees and the faculty, congratulations on your accomplishments. We're counting on you to continue making exceptional contributions in all your future endeavors. Some of our graduates receive red, white and blue cords, signifying that they are veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. They deserve our recognition and our sincere gratitude for their patriotism. We honor these graduates for their hard work and accomplishments, but they'd be the first to tell us they did not make the journey alone. So will the graduates please take this moment to offer thanks and appreciation to your parents, grandparents, spouses, brothers, sisters and other family members and friends for their long and loving support that brought you to this moment. The audience is invited to sing the Purdue hymn. The words are located inside the front cover of the program and will be projected. Will you please stand? I'm pleased to introduce Mark Deloya who was selected as today's student responder in recognition of his leadership in many student and campus organizations. Mark's receiving a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering. Following graduation, he'll join an imaging spectrometer startup as a sales engineer. Please welcome Mark Deloya.  I know things are not how any of us expected them to be. Regardless of that, there is a team behind the scenes making sure today feels just as magical and special as if we were all in Elliot. Thank you for your hard work and perseverance through this trying time. To my fellow class of 2020 graduates, whoof, they really tried to put us through it, didn't they? I want everybody to close your eyes and take a deep breath. Feel this moment. We're here. No doubt we will remember this day for the rest of our lives. I do have one question for you all today. How do you wanna be remembered? I know for a fact each and every one of us was able to make our mark on this university. We've all accomplished so many different feats and overcome many obstacles, whether those be in research, student organizations, athletics, the classroom, or anything else. There is so much to be proud of and celebrate. While our achievements are impressive and definitely things to be remembered, I challenge you all to look at the bigger picture. At the end of the day, we go to bed at night with only ourselves and those that we've connected to. Relationships supersede titles and trophies. So why do we remember each other for our kindness, for the friendships we've built and for the way we love one another? I always thought my proudest moments of college would be earning my leadership positions or landing the fanciest, highest-paying job. Quite frankly, I was wrong. As I've progressed at Purdue, I've been most proud of the way that I've loved other people. If you know me, you know I'm pretty adamant about telling the people around me that I love them and telling them often. To be honest, I love people really hard. It feels so good to be loved. So why don't we tell each other more? Don't be afraid to tell people you care about them or that you want them to succeed. It goes a long way. As can be seen by today's current global situation, there are times when we need to come together. When compassion, empathy, and kindness become defining characteristics, now more than ever, we need to look out for each other. No matter how different our race, sexuality, gender identity, or political beliefs, we all share the same sky, the same planet. We are all a shared humanity with a common human experience. So class of 2020, let us be remembered by the way we love and care for those around us. As a class that set aside our differences and recognize that we can all be proud to be human. Even though we aren't all in Elliot today and you might not even be wearing a cap and gown, don't let that undermine all that you have done. We should all be extremely proud to be Boilermakers. Let's continue to make change and lead with love. Thank you. Today you are standing on the edge of possibility. We pause to give thanks for the deep sense of accomplishment, pride, and hope of this very moment. We pause today to reflect on your time here and the hope for your future. We gather with abundant joy and overwhelming gratitude. We pray the experience here embodies our vision of education as an engaged and dynamic partnership between the university and the wider world. The work here has never been merely for personal use but always for public good. And so today we celebrate collective commitment to creating a better and more just world. May we appreciate the joy of this day and may the dedication and patient perseverance that has brought us to this moment carry us forth to create a world marked by peace, justice, and compassion beyond measure. Go forth to do the good work set before you. Be tireless. Seek the common good. Love and nurture the people and things you value. Attend to your work with integrity so that what you believe may be what you do. And when you feel as if you might become defeated, think back on this day and know that you already have accomplished much. May you be blessed and may your lives be a blessing to all of us. Amen. You shall go out with joy. You shall go out with joy. Joy, joy, joy, joy. As we conclude today's commencement ceremony, thank you for joining this celebration of our newest Boilermaker graduates. On behalf of the trustees, faculty, and all the Purdue family, I bid you farewell, Godspeed, Hail Purdue.


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SOMFE 2023 special edition comes with important news. The percentage of over-exploited stocks in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region has fallen below 60%. That's a 15% reduction since 2020 and the lowest rate observed since the trend in over-exploitation was first reversed a decade ago. This improvement follows a continuous reduction in overall fishing pressure during the same period. However, fishing pressure is still twice the level considered sustainable. To address this, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean continues to focus on expanding management plans and technical and spatial measures which have proved positive for key commercial species. Some stocks under management plans show a larger than average reduction in fishing pressure over the past 10 years. Moreover, large portions of the seabed continue to be protected by 10 fisheries restricted areas established by the GFCM in the region. For the first time ever, SOMFE also paints a picture of the combined fisheries and aquaculture sectors in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. For fisheries, catches are largely dominated by small pelagic fish, mainly European anchovies and sardines. Revenues are similar to those of 2020, while employment is slightly down. For aquaculture, the most common farm species are gilthead sea bream, European sea bass and Mediterranean mussel. In contrast with fisheries, aquaculture production has nearly doubled in the last decade, with revenues also showing a significant increase. For both fisheries and aquaculture, targeted social support continues to be a priority in order to ensure their resilience despite internal and external challenges. SOMFE 2023 Special Edition serves as an important tool to guide action towards sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region.


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I'm just saying he's a good player So like basketball wise it was a good pick by the Spurs mosaic bridges for the Hornets White mosaic rookie Blazers Keon Johnson 13 at 25 mosaic moments John Morantz or yeah moments Josh Giddy coming up. Yep exactly Mosaic having Porter jr. For the Rockets blue mosaic miles bridges Hornets 91 and 99 so usually get one numbered parallels. Sometimes you get more than one Montage van Bleet, maybe future magic Fred van Bleet. I don't know where he fits on the team I guess if you're not gonna keep Harris long-term, maybe he's an upgrade. It's either only personal the magic that probably isn't sticking around I think mobom is on the trade block silver patbev tea wolf red mosaic rookie Hornets James book night White mosaic rising stars Cavs Evan Mobley.  Yep, we have a store in Apocca, Florida. That's filthy. That's filthy Jalen Green Evan Mobley They pretty much took your two favorite things one mosaic and combine it into a car with a working on the front right there for you Yeah, mosaic siacum Raptors. I love white mosaic. I love rising stars. Yeah, no, red mosaic smart Rising stars Jalen green mosaic for the Rockets. That might be the best-looking car we pulled. Yeah, that might be it Zaire Williams, Moses Moody, Chris Duarte do the fire on the Phoenix. It's so cool That is too dude this box is crazy.  It all comes back to Gary Harris stare masters mosaic Zion Book night brain in Boston Yeah, and they were going nuts dude, I would have to I would freak that. Oh, is that a gold now? No way man, rookie auto gold Jalen green No way man, dude, we no way one of ten Absolutely not no way. That's a month. No way Matinee and with the Rockets. I don't know what's happening right now. You go. It's so hard to pull rookie autos It's so hard to pull rookie color. I love rising stars white I don't think that's my probably you literally might not see a better all-around mosaic box. No, dude Case it good two whites. God.   They're they're a nice insert, but not super rare Matt miss Matthew M. Hit the Cas yeah, dude, congrats Matt Congrats to the Rockets congrats to the Cavs congrats to the Heck, even the blazers had a white key on Johnson That was the first box of the break. I felt like we just ripped the three box That was wild. Oh My god That man that might be I hope that's not the best box I hope we hope we do better than that, but I don't know man rookie silver dwarf a pacers red mosaic bassy sixers That Jaylin green isn't the biggest part of the day. I would be We'll just have to pull the black mosaic. That's what I'm saying like it does not get much better Jalen greenish trash. Hmm. Hmm got hot takes already Got hot takes already mosaic. Oh, there's another there's a gold right here, too. Was a girl Anthony Towns tea wolves And it's a gold Carl Anthony Towns tea wolves Well three of ten Gold cat. I don't even know what to say anymore guys Congrats to Liz with the tea wolves Mag that Rising stars Kate Cunningham mosaic rising stars to deep Bay both with the pistons there There's a Mowgli national pride Just don't engage with someone that says Jalen greenish trash is what I would say We're starting off there. It ain't gonna get any better mosaic Wendell Carter, Jr. Magic blue mosaic rookie wizards Cory Kisbert will last team mojo now, too NBA debut not 39 of 99 It's a great break man rookie color good color, too Kate introductions mosaic Jalen green Jalen Suggs LeBron finals MVP's I want to pull Like I want to pull a black mosaic finals MVP card Yeah, I think with you. I think I like mosaic as a basketball Silver kawaii Clippers red mosaic Luka Donchich all NBA Mavericks. Yeah, but I think it's staying glass. I think of basketball That's where I started right Celtics win it all. Yeah, very well. They're like a top three team at worst I think in the NBA when they're healthy mosaic Brogdon Pacers red mosaic deer and Fox Kings You know Nuggets Celtics final be so much fun. Yeah, I'm sure the bad thing is the nugget CP3 Nuggets are kind of what I would worry about like the Celtics would beat the Suns. They would beat the Grizzlies they would be Any of the contenders in the West outside of the Nuggets, I think that they beat me to the No, I don't know man. If the Nuggets are on I don't know How do you stop yokich like how you can't stop the Celtics don't have a curry Murray red mosaic They figured out how to guard Yanis moments here in Gordon. Oh, dude. That's a legend right there magic Rob to the dunk contest Jumping over stuff It's a great card. I got to get one of those Cade Scotty Redemption for Kai Jones. That's gonna be a Hornets Kai Jones rookie autumn mosaic. It's Kai Jones I'll show you guys trying to zoom in here Silver tray man rookie thunder red mosaic Montrez Harold thunder overdrive Luka Donchich I'm gonna keep checking the back of these because they do have a lot of like black on I don't know I don't think they had parallels of the overdrive though. So that might that might help Yeah, I want one off the box Yeah, we hit an asset we hit one of the it was a Joshua Prima one of the acetate cards They look great for a bigger name now silver bagly pistons red time Lord Celtics starting five Lakers mosaic The Lakers Sondra Herbert's Durant. Are you aware of why they call them time work? I did this research with Sam last time we were breaking When he first got signed or drafted or whatever he kept showing up late Or I'd say themselves. They started calling him time Lord. Oh my god, that's amazing music Jason Taylor Celtics I'm sure he's on time all the time now That's amazing. Yeah That's just one of the names that they may have just so cool that I'm like, yeah, I got to go with it Yeah, like ice horse silver Do you always or do you ever ever say Kauai clippers? Dude Panini made a car that says ice horse on it. I know it's like the die-cut Jersey auto, right? Yeah Pretty awesome the barstow guy that came up with it He tweeted about it. He was like this is really cool because he came up with that nickname. Yeah on the yeah I know the old the old barstow podcast they had section nine That was one of my favorites, man Drillin Green Evan Mobley Josek Anthony Davis Lakers red bam out of bio heat Harden stair masters mosaic for the Sixers See number four just has the Sixers left Yeah, Marcus smart might be like the heart of the seas like he Not the same. Yeah, it's very different silver Jalen Brunson for the Mavericks Like the big there are three guards like and they're like in the have to be out there rookie red Evan Mobley calves have to be Yes, the depth isn't there when they're not healthy like they're a good team, but not a great team Mobley Giddy like Blake Griffin can't be going out there Say Maxie. Yeah, the Sixers red Aaron Gordon for the nuggets Paul George Montaz mosaic. He's got a baby Yeah, we're talking about BAM earlier actually they're in the first week. We're talking about BAM.  He would be the perfect Celtics player Oh my gosh, Jimmy Butler mosaic montage for the heat. Yeah, I love Time Lord, but if you could switch out time They'd be probably unbeatable Time Lord is just a downgraded version like literally very similar players. Yeah, he's just the best version of Celtics auto Sam Jones auto mosaic That was not number its base auto mosaic Sam Jones Celtics How many cards do I have like do I own silver about Donovan's jazz red mosaic McBride nicks? Oh, that is cool. Yeah, Stephen. That's a great idea starting five Rockets Get all the starting five from all the teams It's cool set. Do they have every team starting five? Yep all 30 They don't have parallel. Yeah, a lot of the mosaic and basketball don't have parallels So like Stairmasters will have so like some of them will have some but there's no stained glass rookie eruption No overdrive parallels So like montage and moments in time and they'll have like some but they won't have like football has all the parallels for those But basketball only has like white gold and black. I think That's pretty much in it. Uh and like the disco from fastbreak Silver cominga rookie warriors. Nice card Blue mosaic rookie Pacers chris duarte Six of 99. He's pretty good actually. Oh, he's good. Yeah He wasn't one of the big time but this needs to be healthy. Yeah overdrive bones Highland for the nuggets Pages having a decent core That Halliburton trade is so weird because it's like a win-win trade.  Yeah Yeah, I worked out. Uh, Leverge aired butler rookie red for the jazz Nothing worked out. They were dirty moments in time Fox is really that good. So we need to make sure that he's like who we're focusing around I guess. Yeah Yeah, tri-young is fun to watch and then they started lighting a beam and then people started lighting them again Green size. Yeah, dude. The purple beam is awesome Silver called old pope Yeah The wizards red mosaic zoo box clippers I will say though And this is might be a little biased, but the lando magic social media team is like There it's like the goat social media team and then the league Like and I it's I never would have thought that that would be the magic, you know, I mean, I always think of like all boring teams are always the best with that but magic Yes, dude, they're so good. So we're called Anthony Mays aren't mad either. They're pretty good red mosaic nick clackston for the nets Boston teams are very Like the red socks are probably the most outgoing of three and even that like The Bruins legitimately only post like Dude, they post the scores and when people do stuff That's a cost or knock to this guy for a goal like I'm like, oh zake Reeves Lakers rookie red mosaic mcconnell for the pacers There's never like a fun thing they post Stair masters trey young for the hawks outside of the winter classic They went crazy at the winter class of web content which Is to be expected, but yeah The key k here nandas and brad marshaen was pretty awesome the tick-tock they made together All to show you it's great I think I saw that they were together Yeah, they had like a tick-tock. That was pretty fun It's very corny, but it was perfect for for those two Going to the the lightning game tomorrow night shengun. There's the tosun mu mosaic buddy healed pacers red mosaic valentunis for the uh pelicans I believe genesis um as long as the same as previous years is only a retail parallel Hero rising stars mosaic for the heat Maybe I'll ask my agent to see if he wants to go if I can convince him to go. Maybe he'll take me Because he lives in tampo silver marcus morris for the clippers red mosaic joe harris nets All right guys, I'm gonna go a little quicker to this last box a few minutes behind schedule We got to get these breaks filled up though. Jalen Suggs some moody in there Brandon boston jr. Clippers rookie mosaic red isaac Todd wizards rookie mosaic Montage beel This box so some boxes have the rookies to the end some of them have them in like the front of the the packs Like here they have in the front some of the other boxes had them at like the end It's very strange how the collation ends up like that bones and mobily Silver steward for the pistons. Wow purple rookie kade cunning am Um Gee this break has been absolutely ridiculous 25 of 49 49 25 of 49 purple mosaic Big one Detroit who had the pistons here pistons were kyle am there you go kyle This is going to be a hell of a recap If you guys have just tuned in make sure you stick around for the for the recap right here at these last few packs You want to see how break break one was it was all right break two has just been otherworldly Mosaic macal bridges sons red lamello for the hornets. There you go. Kyle. Congrats. Yeah, congrats. Kyle. Thank you, man uh clay thompson My favorite rookie personally is jaylon suggs As a magic as a magic fan fronds I I just I like southern one It's gonna it's probably gonna be a fronzo franz franz beats franz it's like it's like 1a It's like 1a 1b, but like so it's like my guy like coming. I was like, oh, that's the guy, right? I'm going for that guy Uh kisper and mosaic chris paul evan mobley swagger. I mean franz is a better player right now for sure Like i'm not saying that i'm just my favorite I'm gonna go Hey, exactly. That's my favorite guy from this class We'll see though because Yeah, if suggs doesn't improve and franz stays on this goat trajectory Then uh, I'll have no choice. Um, mosaic christian wood rockets red those sumo bowls rookie Wahoos. What's up, man? Happy release day kaminga introductions warriors What about you wh who's your favorite rookie from this class? Giddy kaminga Tray murphy's in there silver nikhil alexander walker jazz bread mosaic miles bridges hornets one sec here It's a lot of copper, you know Yeah, it's a mosaic. So that's released a mosaic though Frans scotty. I was prepared for it mosaic levine bulls red mosaic Trayman thunder nice tray man.  I think the swagger's have like golden white. Would you be off? I'll see rookie autos sixers jayden springer one of the last teams purchased last teams Were wizards and sixers both hit some nice cards here There we go. Always like to see the The the misfit teams hit the ones that nobody else wanted drew holiday silver for the box blue donovan mitchell jazz national pride 48 of 99 Yo, is tyrese maxis great fire zion again guys these do not have parallels. I believe that is not a goal That's just how it looks Just how they look They look fire though straight fires fire Quick recap here Dude check this this this is a four box break Let's check this out. We got a blue duarte, which is really nice to 99 pacers color match as well white key on johnson blazers To 25 autos jayden springer sam jones chi jones hornets redemption Trying to figure out the order here. There we go. That's the order gold mosaic was carl anthony towns timber wolves Grat's teawolves three of ten on this one white mosaic rising stars evan mobly You would think the phoenix is out of the bag 17 to 25. Yeah, that's filthy Purple mosaic rookie debut kade cunningham pistons 25 of 49 Yeah, the evan is gorgeous and then this rookie gold autograph of jaylen greenford houston unbelievable break one of 10 All right, and that's gonna do it. Thanks again everybody. I'm like sport boxer coming up in a few minutes


Live from the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California, it's the Q at Oracle Open World 2014 brought to you by headline sponsor Cisco Systems with support from NetApp. And now here are your hosts, Stu Miniman and Jeff Frick. Hi everyone, welcome back. You're watching the Cube. We're at Oracle Open World 2014. We've been here for three days of wall-to-wall coverage. We're here in day three. We're excited to be here. It's a lot of buzz, a lot of energy and actually our next guest is going to provide a little historical perspective. But I'm joining this segment up on my co-host. Hi, I'm Stu Miniman with wikibond.org and pleased to have not only a practitioner but a Cube alum, Steven Zay. Welcome back to the Cube. Thank you very much. So you're SVP of IT at SEI, a financial services company. Tell us a little bit about it. It's been two years since last time we talked to you. Those are audience that aren't familiar. What's your role? What does SEI do? Well, SEI is in the financial services space and we provide technology and investment products to intermediaries, banks and advisors around the world, primarily in the UK and the US. And we've been embarking for the past 10 years on a project of very grand proportion for our firm to build a new platform to serve that set of constituents. And it's on all new technology and it has global reach and is intended to serve clients of all types and sizes around the world, as I mentioned. We spent well over $750 million on this platform and it's been a venture that we've started since 2003. The linkage here is that we built this platform around the notion of serving clients and intermediaries in a global perspective and the platform has to support different types and different sizes of firms. And we invoked the use of UCS as a journey off of the Spark platform a few years ago and it has proven to create a great deal of value and our ability to support that constituency on this new platform. So wow, if you started this in 2003, that predates Cisco UCS, it predates all our cloud discussion. Flash was something that hadn't made its way back in the enterprise. So can you walk us through a little bit, what were you facing and how do you build a platform that can grow with some of these new technology adoptions? All right, probably the most practical case we have is in the UK we have clients who use our platform but also consume securities and investment products from around the world including the US. So although this is a brand new platform, it still has a batch element to it and that batch element, since it depends on US pricing as well as European pricing, the window to run that process is much more narrow for our UK clients than for our US clients. And we were challenged a couple of three years ago with doing something beyond just the development agenda to optimize the batch runtime of those jobs and support those clients. So we ran into the classic scenario of the constraint of IO versus CPU and we did some things on the IO side and needed to scale more on the CPU side and we were on the Spark platform and we again looked at UCS as a way to dramatically improve our price performance, migrating from Spark to X86 and it provided a huge boost and now we've created a bottleneck on the IO side, which as we talked before the show is a classic conundrum that all of us have struggled with for the past 40 years. Yeah, yeah, Steven, you always say you can never eliminate bottlenecks, you just move them to another place and there's always got to be some part of the system. So how do you go through that architectural decision point as to, you know, where the resources get fit and where it makes sense to make change? You sound like a true performance practitioner yourself. So I'm sure you realize that it's not a perfect science, right? You just try to move that bottleneck and continue to move up that scale and the UCS side has allowed us to really go forward from a performance on the CPU side. Now we're beginning to look at data memory techniques on the IO side, a lot of the engineer appliance from Oracle and from EMC to sort of begin to strike that balance again beyond where we are now. Our constraint is, we're IO constraint with, you know, a CPU infrastructure now that runs 30, 40%. So we've got some work to do on the IO side. All right. So I'm sure you have lots of things that you've learned in this project. Where do you still see the vendors needing to do some work to help move things forward for you? Well, I think, and I think this platform is very helpful. And I think what's going on in the engineer appliance space is very similar is sort of a throwback to the 70s where a firm brings together all the components so that you're not creating one off permutations of an infrastructure on your own. So what Cisco is doing with UCS and sort of an ecosystem between network, sand and the server and what Oracle and other firms are doing on the storage side is continuing to consolidate all these components. So you're really managing the ecosystem, not managing individual components and trying to engineer this yourself. Talk about that from, you said you've been working on this platform a long time, you know, as Stu said, the tools available to you and the processes have changed dramatically. Absolutely. So how are you incorporating those? How are those kind of changing your product roadmap? And I wonder if you can speak to kind of productivity or the way that you're able to deliver value to your customers quicker, more efficiently, better, faster. How have you guys evolved over this? Well, I think, again, not to reiterate the theme, but as firms, the infrastructure providers provide more consolidation of the complexity of these infrastructure components. We're focusing more on the business side. We're focusing more on how deliver value to our clients from a higher level from the technology than worrying about engineering infrastructure. And looking at balancing the systems, looking at more of a macro approach as opposed to a component-by-component approach. And we're not engineering one-off permutations, as I mentioned earlier. We are constructing systems that are comprised of engineered elements that our providers are giving us. And from an application development side, do you find it's more kind of unleashing the power that you wish you had before with these new architectures? Or is it really opening up new territory, new fields, new places for your development to go? Again, I guess what I would say is we move up a layer now. We're managing these environments in a different way than we did in the past. We're focusing more on the value of the platform. Our technologies are able to express more energy on the value of the platform in our clients as opposed to again being engineers at the component level. So Stephen, one of the biggest changes we've seen over the last 10 years is how we think about our data. So data used to be a challenge. And of course, lots of people are looking at things like analytics and other ways to turn that data into more valuable information, new revenue streams. Can you talk to us? Is this something that you're seeing in your organization to try to take advantage of all the information that you have? We're beginning to. I mean, the honest truth of this platform, we're still focused on kind of core services. We do have a data warehouse and the data there is something that clearly has value to our clients, but they have not consumed the analytics side to a great degree yet. They're focusing more on this consolidated platform and adapting it for their business. In our industry, there's a lot of regional providers. There's not too many providers that provide a true global capability. And the one thing that we stress is we have a global platform that you can use for any region, anywhere in the world. And the consolidation that they're able to do around books and businesses on a single unified platform is really where they're spending a lot of their energy. They're not really exploiting the data yet. And we anticipate that they will, but they're not exploiting the data from an analytics perspective yet. Stephen, we talked a little bit about, we went on air about kind of the craziness in the buzz here at Oracle OPPO World 2014. And you were here in 2011, three years ago. And also you bring a perspective, you're not here in the valley. Sometimes those of us that live here, we're kind of spun up in the whole thing. We forget there's people that aren't necessarily here. So from your perspective, I wonder if you can talk about kind of the buzz at the show, what's the vibe, how are your meetings going, especially relative to what it was like in 2011. Well, we talked offline before the show started. It is amazing to me, well, I'm still a little more Oracle-centric maybe than a few of your guests. It's amazing how these engineered systems have become sort of the thrust of the show from Oracle's perspective. Here's a firm that went from software to hardware. Cisco is moving in some ways, cases the other direction, I guess. And it just amazes me as to how these engineered solutions, which are really doing a lot of the heavy lifting for clients have really become such a thrust for shows like this. It's a long way from where it used to be. We moved from the 70s, 80s, where it was all about consolidated systems to the 90s and early 2000s where there was all these distributed components and people were constructing their own. And now it's come back. And the idea is letting the firms do a lot of that engineering on your behalf. Yeah, so Stephen, do you find, is the service support that you get seamless? Because you've got obviously the Oracle application, you've got Cisco components, you've got storage components that aren't from Cisco. What do you see in your interactions and how they deliver to you and how they support it? I think there's certainly not singlessness, that's a word, between vendors, within vendors with this new sort of generation of looking at how we deliver infrastructure. Within a vendor it does bring a lot of simplicity when you have one firm to call and there's less finger pointing. But across firms we still have that issue. We still have the issue of EMC dealing with Cisco, dealing with Oracle. They always want to know, so what version of software do you have on the EMC side and the Cisco side when you have an Oracle bug and same with the other provider? So I think it's a cross vendor, you've still got a lot of issues, but within vendor it's a lot better than it used to be because they're consolidating so much of those pieces. All right, so you've been working on this project for a long time. I wonder if there's anything you could tell your peers as they approach something like this. What if you look back and say, geez, I wish I had done this differently or if I only knew. If I only knew. Well, it's really hard. And I'm sure history will tell all of us, as it always has, that very large technology projects are very challenging and a great boost of percentage of them in fact don't make it to market. We're happy to say that we've got real clients running on our platform, but I think it's one of those things where if you don't have a true sort of enterprise competency around large development, then you better get one when you venture on a project of this size and scale. We sort of learned as we went along and we spent a lot of time and energy sort of building up that capability. We were a development firm, but we weren't an enterprise development firm of the stature that we are now around the size of this platform. When did you make that shift do you think from kind of a development firm to what you describe as an enterprise development firm? I would say 2005-ish, about two years into it. We really started to ramp up and started to really think about architectural engineering in a much more enterprise perspective and in a much more enterprise fashion. And I think that was probably the turning point when we realized how big of a decision it actually is. And was it driven by the customers?  I'm not sure if you're talking about the genesis of the platform or the actual migration of the enterprise orientation. No, you figuring out that we're not a development company or we're actually an enterprise development shop and what that really means and how it's different. I think it was a broad-based realization. I think our CEO who actually was the one who envisioned this platform from the very beginning, he saw the need for a true global platform serving the industry. And he's been very close to the project. He was in the early days up on a whiteboard doing some design drawings as to what he wanted the user experience to be and the like. So he's been heavily engaged in the very early days. So that kind of executive sponsorship really created the discipline to stay on this thing for as long as we have. And there was some really difficult days in the beginning. And he also, I think, helped move us toward a enterprise orientation when the time was right. It was sort of a research project at his beginning and it just grew into a true development project as we moved along. So Stephen, who did you guys lean on as you were building this? Was it direct access to the vendors themselves? Was it a channel partner? Who kind of gave you the most help and education as you move forward? It's given the size of this thing. It was a broad set of firms. We had development partners and we had our infrastructure providers. I mean, I think we leaned on many, many providers to get us to where we are today. This thing is, you talk about ecosystem. It's a village. It's a village of infrastructure. It's a village of application software. It's a whole set of organizations within our firm that deliver and support the platform. So you can imagine a number of vendors that are engaged in trying to bring that together, both internal constituents and internal partners as well as outside partners. That's some great messages. That's some great advice for practitioners. Stephen, thanks for stopping by. Projects are hard. It takes a village and stick to it, right? I think those are the three key messages. So again, thanks for stopping by. We love to get people that are actually out there executing with these tools. We're watching theCUBE. You're watching theCUBE. We're here on the floor at Oracle Open World 2014. We're actually in the Cisco booth. We'll be here for the rest of the day, day three of wall-to-wall coverage. You're watching theCUBE. I'm Jeff Frick. Thanks for watching. We'll be back with our next guest after this short break.


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Hey everybody, it's Brett and today I am super excited to go over this brand new 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee Altitude X this is one of our first altitude X's that we've gotten on a lot So I wanted to do a walk around on it and this particular Vehicle is stock number 24 J 119. I am here at Summit Automotive in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin You're new and used Jeep and Jeep Grand Cherokee headquarters So if you're new to the channel, I'm going to go all the way around on this vehicle show you that all the options Go over the original window sticker here and just give you the most in-depth Walk around and presentation that I can on this particular Grand Cherokee And if you like the video consider subscribing to the YouTube channel This one does come equipped with the 3.6 liter Pentstar V6 engine 293 horsepower and it's paired up with the 8-speed automatic transmission.  I'm going to turn those on at the end of the video so that you can see just how bright they are Baltic gray metallic is the color really a good looking color It's a little bit lighter than the old granite crystal for the Grand Cherokees The Altitude X package comes with the 20 inch Gloss black painted alloy wheels and it's equipped with Bridgestone Duler HL tires These are 265 50 r20s and Definitely like a highway tread pattern or all-season tread pattern to them Four-wheel disc brakes on the Grand Cherokee vehicles as well. Let's take a look at that Baltic gray It has a lot of really fine metal flake in it Blues and greens and some turquoises in there as well Really a cool color when you get up close to it and it looks really good in the sunlight And this one also comes with the factory step bars So there is a look at those pretty good looking You also get the gloss black Grand Cherokee and American flag logo and the gloss black on the mirrors and Around the doors and on top of the refract rails there Let's take a look at the original window sticker. Feel free to pause this I'm not gonna go through everything but most of it 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee Altitude X 4x4 This is based off of the Laredo package So it is first and foremost a Laredo and then an Altitude X package on top of that It does have the global black interior Capri Leatherette and suede seats 3.6 liter Pentastar v6 the 8-speed automatic transmission everything on your left here is your standard equipment Including the quadra track one system adaptive cruise control and all that good stuff Here your interior features the you connect 5 8.4 touchscreen is standard And then everything else is your standard equipment optional equipment starts with the Baltic grade metallic Which is 595 all the color options are gonna be 595 The only one that's not an extra charge is Summit white I'm sorry bright white Customer preferred package 23m is the Altitude X package so 23m is Altitude X That's a five thousand one hundred and five dollar option So what the Altitude X package gives you is the Capri Leatherette and suede seats Rain sensitive windshield wipers remote star system selectable tire fill alert heated steering wheel heated seats black headliner Power Sunroof 115 volt auxiliary power outlet in the back Power lift gate and gloss black exterior accents, which we've gone over pretty good so far Trailer tow package is 995 gives you the trailer hitch zoom automatic headlamp leveling system Rear load leveling suspension full-size spare tire seven and four pin wiring and the class four receiver hitch the bright side steps Which we just looked at our 975 in the total or in the 20 inch gloss black wheels are 1645 Total MSRP is 52645 to get your summit price with all the rebates and incentives on this particular Jeep in the upper right-hand part of the screen and Linked in the description below is a link to our website to this vehicle So that you can get all the rebates and incentives that you may qualify for Three or 36 bumper to bumper five year 60 and there is your powertrain and here is your miles per gallon 26 highway 19 city 22 average Five on the greenhouse ratings so right in the middle and smog ratings pretty good at seven so the Safety ratings five stars for what is rated the only thing that's not rated is rollover and that's why they can't do the overall rating But Jeep Grand Cherokees Historically are very very safe vehicles usually five stars up and down the board on that safety rating. I would feel very confident Hulling my family around in one of these four-wheel disc brakes part of that safety feature LED tail lamps backup parking sensors full towing package, which includes the receiver hitch four pin and seven pin wiring Does come with a hitch cover for that and Note the gloss black four by four Jeep lettering on there You also get the Jeep trim or I'm sorry the black trim across the top there It does have the power lift gate, which is also part of that altitude X package. There's that receiver hitch cover You do get that full-size spare tire put part of that towing package Get a 12 volt PowerPoint back here Yeah, 12 volt PowerPoint and then a Jeep climbing up the side of the window And then this is one of my favorite things that they've done on the Grand Cherokees They have a silhouette of the different generations of the Grand Cherokees starting from the earliest model To the newest model so that's kind of cool on that back window and to get this gate down You press this button. It'll beep at you three times and then begin its descent Actually beeps at you a total of four times, but it's going down on three Does have the capitalist feel-full I always like pointing this out one of my favorite features on all of my vehicles is never getting gasped on your hands again and Looks really good down this side Blind spot monitoring heated mirrors built-in directional signals This one does have the enter-and-go system So you just have to put your hand in there if you got the key in your pocket or your purse or whatever It'll automatically unlock those doors. Here's a look at those leatherette and suede seats You do get the latch child safety system back here these seats do fold down The other thing that's cool is they hide the latch tether anchors underneath this flap here So you when you sit down you don't Hit it and it looks better like that These seats also fold on nice and flat which is great if you have to haul a bunch of extra stuff They also recline a little bit as well So let me show you that so that's how far down they or how far back they recline you also get cupholders back here and Then back here your back passengers get two usb's two usb c's and a hundred fifteen volt 150 watt plug-in factory floor mats back here as well and child safety locks on the back doors Let's take a look at the front here So in the front you get the powered driver seat the passenger side is manual adjust and you get that suede and Leatherette seats white stitching on there looks really good driver side lumbar auto headlamps Get this kind of diamond plated Look in trim on the doors power windows locks and mirrors Take a look at the instrument cluster and all the options inside You get the 12 inch LCD display here with the digital speedometer and Compass outside temp More digital speedometer Tack right there so you can change all that and then you can do different screens You can choose up to five different screens here and you can adjust those as well So just a ton of customization that you can do on that instrument cluster Comes with the heated leather wrap steering wheel get that kind of diamond plated finish on the bottom of the steering wheel there Right here is your cruise controls and adaptive cruise controls Bluetooth and information center controls That's the button to get all those screens up and if you press that button again They go away back to the normal screen. You also have audio controls on the back of the steering wheel and then paddle shifters here Push buttons start up here is your start stop capabilities your lane departure warning Stability control hazard lights parking sensors and then sport mode. That's what allows you to use those Paddle shifters here is the you connect five eight point four touchy touchscreen radio You do get AM FM and serious XM radio capabilities as well as Bluetooth and USB and Augs hookups If your climate controls here including your dual climate controls heated seats and steering wheel button Get all your different things right here where you can adjust your settings And then you here are all your apps on the radio I'm not going to go through everything if you want me to go through anything Just let me know and I can make a separate video specifically for that just write it in the comments below But basically the only thing I really want to show you is the backup camera because they have made those crystal clear nice and HD and you can zoom in on that receiver hitch to get hooked up to your boat camper trailer The first time every time down here are more tactile volume tune and climate controls and dual climate controls Heated seats heated steering wheel buttons there, too Has the wireless cell phone charge pad two USBs and two USB C's and an aux jack and a 12-volt power point There's your 8-speed automatic transmission. Here's your keyless entry with a remote start and power lift gate also cup holders And this is a holder for your key fob sits in there nicely And you get the leather on the dash there along with that diamond plated looking trim and this one does have the power sunroof and I'm almost wondering if that comes with the altitude X package Yes, so the altitude X package gives you the power sunroof so basically two main things is the Heated seats I believe and the sunroof and then the leatherette and suede seats And remote start system. Yep, and heated steering wheel So those are the big things SOS assist sunroof controls rear gate controls up there and map lights I'll start it up take a look under the hood and we'll show you all the lights up front I would personally like to thank you for checking out the video today and hopefully from this HD video You've been able to get a really good look at the altitude X package learn about the options and Just have a better understanding of this particular Jeep or if you're interested in purchasing it Maybe you've figured out that this one has all the right options for you under the hood We have the 3.6 liter Pentastar v6 engine 293 horsepower and Basically everything you need to know is in yellow. That's where you put the oil in there's where you check the oil There's your coolant and your washer fluid is over there Pretty simple underneath the hood does have hood shocks and There's the emissions sticker and it's got this 313 right here. I'm guessing that's maybe where it's built if anybody knows let me know in the comments below not really sure But let's take a look at those LED lights. They are very bright. You do get the amber colored running lights up top there And we'll do a final walk around here Very good-looking Jeep nicely equipped and you know for the price point on this particular one I think it's got a lot of options and gives you a lot for Not a ton of money Love those LED tail lamps as well. 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