Ode to my cat

Felis catus is your taxonomic nomenclature,
An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature.
Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses
Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses.
I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations,
A singular development of cat communications
That obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
For a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection.
A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents.
You would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance.
And when not being utilized to aid in locomotion,
It often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.
Oh Tigger, the complex levels of behavior you display
Connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array,
And though you are not sentient, Tigger, and do not comprehend,
I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend.

71-693 - Pro: Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator

At December 14, 2009 (12 AM EST) the registration for the Microsoft beta exam "71-693 - Pro: Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator" will become available for registration.

If the post with the promotional code will become available to the general public, be fast to register... be very fast!

The last time the "71-659 - Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualisation" became available it was full within 3 hours!

Just to get something out of the way: I WILL NOT GIVE YOU THE PROMOTION CODE!
The official announcement will be done by Microsoft at the blog of MSLearn.

Why I will not give you the promotional code? Take a look at this blogpost from MSLearn.

More information to follow (including some great sites with study matterials for this exam!)