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Detectives with the Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit are conducting a death investigation in the 13000 block of 4th Avenue W in South Everett.
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Womenalia.com is the first social network worldwide for professional women, boasting more than 226,000 users in only 20 months. The media are already calling Womenalia "the LinkedIn for professional women", but Womenalia offers other tools that are designed specifically to help he professional woman in her day-to-day. We learn more about this initiative and about Womenalia's CEO and co-Founder, Maria Gomez del Pozuelo.
WOMENALIA. From international executive to CEO of an internet start-up – who is Maria Gomez de Pozuelo?
MARIA GÓMEZ DEL POZUELO. Let me start at the end – the title of this chapter being "how to be an entrepreneur and not die trying". After almost 20 years of working for multinational corporations such as AIG, Travel Club, Equifax, and TPI in Marketing and Sales, I'm learning what it means to run my own company with the help of my partners. But I bring the valuable experience from that corporate background to the project – team building, strategy, planning, and on-job learning while always keeping objectives 100% in mind.
I'm accustomed to working with international teams, providing me with a broad vision on international projects encompassing time, scope and design.I've also lived abroad, specifically in Brussels for a period of my life, so I'm accustomed to working with international teams, providing me with a broad vision on international projects encompassing time, scope and design.
W. How was the idea for Womenalia.com born?
M.G.P. One would expect me to have continued on the professional road that I was on – financial security, a promising future – but one day my son invited me to attend a conference with him titled "The Truth Is All That Matters" given by Fernando Parrado, one of the survivors of the famous Andes airplane crash in '72 that inspired the movie Alive. Hearing his story impacted me greatly and made me stop and reflect on my own life and what I was doing, if I was really happy with my life. From that realization, and with the help of my sister, Elena, Womanalia.com was born.
So what exactly is Womealina.com?
It is an online platform designed specifically for those women who have professional goals for themselves.
- By helping them to create new businesses (since only 20% of businesses worldwide are women-owned).
- By increasing the number of women in executive roles in companies (currently 15% of executive roles are held by women worldwide).
- And by encouraging true flexibility in the workplace that allows for reasonable childcare or care of other dependent family members.
What is the motivation behind the idea?
I firmly believe in the transformational power of female talent but there is still much to be changed and achieved before women are equally included in the economic and business arenas of our society. A power that is made even more urgent as many countries and companies struggle through these complicated economic times. This belief is what has driven me to launch Womenalia.com; that and the realization that it's the professional project I've been searching for my whole life.
Why a network just for women?
According to the World Bank, women are a transformational movement that our society desperately needs as companies and countries would gain an 18% in productivity by merely increasing the numbers of women in their executive ranks and in positions of power. However, it continues to be necessary for us all to provide support to women so that they do indeed reach those roles as our society is not as efficient in doing so on its own. At Womenalia we're bringing together into one platform the tools, resources and opportunities necessary to see that this specific group of individuals receives the support and encouragement it needs to succeed in achieving professional success. There are no other social networks or online platforms that, today, bring together all the components that make up Womenalia.
How does Womenalia's mission apply to Womenalia as a company?
With a team of almost 30 people and numerous other collaborators, contributors and of course partners and investors we bring together a team of some of the most outstanding female talent – and male talent too. I'm the kind of person who likes to surround herself with brilliant people, people that are, creative and innovative, dynamic and flexible, results-drive, empathic, with a clear sense of "other" in both the client and their teams. I've had my share of professional failures, and while they were hard times in all senses of the phrase, those experiences have taught me much more that my successes.
What can Womenalia users find on the site to help them in their goals?
First of all, a potent network of executives, business owners, professionals, entrepreneurs, and freelancers. It is through the collaborations and connections that arise on the platform that new businesses are born, projects launched, job opportunities found and talent developed. We also have a specialized content portal, focused on the needs of professional women, whether she be an entrepreneur or work at a company. We also have links to resources and information that will help professionals in their day-to-day tasks and development.
What other services and tools can users find on Womenalia.com?
We have developed several tools previously in Spain to great success and we are working on adapting and developing them as well as others for the US market. Some of these include:
- Our International Expert Council, a network of experts from all over the world in various sectors and functions that our users can contact for advice about their businesses or careers, with their doubts, for feedback on a project, or any other questions that arise through a truly low-cost platform.
- Womenalia is about leveraging the power of online reach and taking it into the offline sphere as real things happen when we make that bridge. We've had great success in our offline events such as Inspiration Day, with over 1,400 participants and talks from top-level executives and entrepreneurs; Start-Up Day aimed at helping entrepreneurs connect with talent, increase their visibility, make connections and find the financing they need; and our networking events that help solidify the relationships and contacts made through our online platform materializing as exciting new opportunities for our users. We look forward to continuing to help our users make these meaningful connections.
- Our job board with opportunities from leading companies and recruiters looking to hire the best female talent.
We're working on various different products and services to add to our offerings in the U.S. and will be continuously listening to our users, what they need and what they like.
What do I need to do become a "Womenalia" and access these services and tools?
It's as simple as visiting www.womenalia.com and registering for free – it takes only 30 seconds. From that point on the user has full access to the social network, content, event details, and the various tools we'll be rolling out in the coming months such as Jobs, Experts and more. I invite you to join our community and get started with the next phase of your professional life. Today is just the beginning of something greater than any one of us alone. We hope to see you soon!
Anything else you'd like to share with your fellow Womenalias?
That nothing is impossible. However, sometimes the road to achieving one's professional goals is a long and hard one. You have to be prepared to make sacrifices and prioritize in all aspects of your life. I'm a mother of three kids, and I have a wonderful husband that has accompanied me on every step of this journey, as well as friends and family that continue to support me and help me become a better person every day. And of course, everyone needs an outlet – I'm a professed paddle tennis victim!
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Being financially independent entails series of sacrifices and savings. Every day, you encounter numerous trials to test your frugality — like buying your favorite apparel brand or choosing your special Starbucks frappe. Saving money is not just about spending less, but also doing efficient things. However, saving money is easier said than done.
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The initial public offering of Hyderabad based Apollo Micro Systems was subscribed by 8.98 times with investors bidding for around 3.72 crore shares of the 41.44 lakh shares on offer.
The initial public offering (IPO) of Hyderabad based Apollo Micro Systems was subscribed by 8.98 times with investors bidding for around 3.72 crore shares of the 41.44 lakh shares on offer. The qualified institutional buyers bid 37.42 lakh shares on the opening day of the IPO. High networth individuals (HNIs) bid for 13.66 lakh shares and retail investors bid for 3.19 crore shares.
On Tuesday, Apollo Micro Systems finalised allocation of 16.96 lakh shares at Rs 275 aggregating worth Rs 46.64 crore to anchor investors. Anchor Investors include Sundaram Mutual Fund, Sundaram Smile Fund, National Westminister Bank as trustee of The Jupiter India Fund and Jupiter South Asia Investment Company.
Apollo Micro Systems has planned to raise around Rs156 crore from its initial public offering (IPO). The company has set a price band of Rs 270 to Rs 275 per share for its IPO. Aryaman Financial Services is the book running lead manager to the issue.
The company proposes to utilise the net proceeds of the fresh issue towards additional working capital requirements and general corporate purposes. Apollo Micro Systems designs and develops electronics and electro-mechanical systems for aerospace, defence, space, home land security and transportation.
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IT firm Newgen Software Technologies will launch its initial public offer (IPO) on January 16 as it looks to raise over `400 crore from the market. The company has fixed a price band of Rs 240-245 per share.
"The IPO comprises fresh issue of up to `95 crore by the company. Besides, existing shareholders — SAP, IDG Ventures and Accent Capital — will exit post the IPO. They will get about Rs 325 crore," Newgen Software Technologies managing director Diwakar Nigam told reporters here.
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Love: Faith-Hope-Love Series
"Three things will last forever: faith, hope, and love - and the greatest of these is love." 1st Corinthians 3:13 (New Living Translation)
Faith-Hope-Love is based on an older design of mine which i have now reworked and altered with new instructions and a redesigned fully double-knitted slouch crown for this new series of three double-knitted hats. Faith features a cross symbol; Hope has a candle flame; and Love is the heart motif. Each hat is fully reversible and double-knitted throughout, so you get two hats for one! (Or six hats for three).
Some experience with double-knitting will be helpful - but not totally essential if you are not a novice knitter. An italian tubular cast on in 2 colours is used to begin the project.
Uses approx 120 yards each of two contrasting colours in DK 8ply merino/blend. Sample knit in Malabrigo Dos Tierras, in Indiecita and Pearl. You will need a 3mm and a 3.5mm circular needle on 40cm cables, and 3.5mm DPNs or a long cable for the crown decreases.
Size will fit most teen/adult heads and measures 26cm wide at brim and 22cm high. Intended to be worn with a small to moderate degree of slouch at the crown.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently unveiled plans to open an office in Dubai. Supported by the Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), an agency under Dubai's Department of Economic Development (DED), AWS aims to contribute to the rapid expansion of the cloud computing market in the Middle East.
The new office, which is slated to open on the 1 January, 2017, will provide support for organisations within the region, from start-ups to government institutions, who are aiming to move to the AWS Cloud.
His Excellency Sami Al Qamzi, Director General of Dubai Department of Economic Development, said: "Dubai is a global hub for business, and at DED, we are committed to strengthening the investment environment further, and welcoming global companies to expand their presence in the region.
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Analysis on Flavor Compounds of Jujube Brandy from Different Fermentation Heights by HS-SPME-GC/MS, E-nose and E-tongue
Ya-nan Xia
Ran Suo
Haoran Wang
Stefan Cerbin
Jie Wang
Background and Objective:
Nutrients and flora structure of different fermentation layers are different, directly impacting on the quality and aroma of brandy, which is also the hot research in brandy industry. The aim of present study is to find the effect of fermentation space (height) on flavor compositions of jujube brandy by HS-SPME-GC/MS, GC-O, E-nose and E-tongue.
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Flavor compositions of jujube brandy from different fermentation layers were investigated using headspace-solid phase microextraction-gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS), gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O), electronic-nose (E-nose) and electronic-tongue (E-tongue). The SPSS was used for finding significance difference.
There are 17 flavor compounds found as contributory odorants, composing 13 esters and 4 aldehydes. Ethyl esters of butanoate, hexanoate and octanoate were the most important aroma compounds identified by GC-O and OAV (odor active value) analysis. Significant differences appeared in the flavor compositions of jujube brandy in different fermentation layers. The 1st layer sample showed the highest flavor concentration and the 6th the least. Many unique odorants were formed in the low fermentation layers. Jujube brandies from high fermentation layers had higher concentration of esters, aldehydes and ketones. Alcohols and terpenoids were easier to be formed in the low fermentation layers. Flavor compositions from different fermentation layers could be discriminated well by principal component analysis (PCA) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA) with E-nose and E-tongue.
Overall, jujube brandies from high fermentation layers are better than lower ones, the 1st layer sample far away from other samples.
Optimization of the Degree of Toasting, Concentration and Aging Time of
Quercus mongolica
(Chinese Oak) for Jujube Brandy Aging
Ya-nan Xia
Ran Suo
Haoran Wang
Stefan Cerbin
Jie Wang
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Faced with the insufficient resources and high cost of French and American oak, new and innovative aging methods for brandy aging should be explored. The effect of the aging of
Quercus mongolica
(Chinese oak) on jujube brandy was determined. Aging parameters were optimized to provide a new aging method with Chinese oak.
Degree of toasting, concentration and aging time of Chinese oak was tested by evaluating color, acids, esters, phenols and sensory characteristics by significance difference analysis and the aging effect of Chinese oak was evaluated by flavor compounds analysis. Data were analyzed by SPSS.
Esters and phenols (gallic and benzoic acids) were advantageous and superior to other parameters in Chinese oak aging and changed from 0.178 g L
and 13.4 mg L
to 0.487 g L
and 132.2 mg L
, respectively. Phenols (peak values of 169.824 mg L
) of jujube brandy increased with increasing degree of toasting of Chinese oak. Heavy toasting of with Chinese oak is not suitable for the esterification of jujube brandy. Esters and phenols increased first and then peaked at 15 g L
Chinese oak after 45 days. Under optimal conditions, 62 kinds of aroma components were detected in jujube brandy aged with Chinese oak (91.022 mg L
), which included 34 esters (80.209 mg L
). A total of 23 aroma compounds were added to the brandy after aging with Chinese oak. Chinese oak remarkably contributed in improving the aroma composition of jujube brandy.
Optimized aging conditions of Chinese oak for jujube brandy were 15 g L
of medium-toasted oak aged for at least 45 days.
Comparison on Flavor Compounds of Jujube Brandies Brewed from Eleven Varieties
Ya- Nan Xia
Yaqiong Liu
Haoran Wang
Qing Hu
Stefan Cerbin
Jie Wang
Background and Objective:
Grape brandy and apple cider both have proper varieties for making wine. Faced with so many jujube varieties, in this study determined the suitable choice of jujube variety for brewing high quality brandy.
Odor activity value, principal component analysis and cluster analysis were used to compare the feature and flavor compounds of eleven kinds of jujube brandies. Data were statistically analyzed by the software of SPSS.
Esters are the most important odor-active compounds of jujube brandy, followed by acids and alcohols, specifically including ethyl caproate, ethyl octanoate, ethyl benzoate, ethyl decanoate, octanoic acid, decanoic acid, lauric acid and phenethyl alcohol. Fuping, Xingtang and Huizao jujube brandy had the most odor-active compounds, Junzao had the most unique aroma. Fuping jujube brandy rank first on the total peak area of aroma, followed by Huping, Cangzhou and Yuanling.
Jujube variety of Fuping, Huping and Cangzhou are suitable for brewing brandy.
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20g High: 3 bolivian rams, 12 rasboras
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- Having 11 years of complete IT work experience, working as a Oracle EBS Finance Consultant, Business Analyst, Financial Functional Analyst, Oracle EBS Test Consultant, Oracle EBS/ERP Business System Analyst, Test Analyst and as a Oracle EBS Business Support Consultant on Oracle E - Business Suite versions R11i, R12 & Cloud. Being a functional consultant done various clients full life cycle Implementations, Business Supports, Roll-out and Upgrade Projects. Involved in enhancements, application third party system Integrations, data conversion, data migration, did work with various legacy business and business super users, end users' trainings. Also had 3+years add-on core finance domain work experience as a Financial Accountant, Business Accounts Associate.
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- Did various Data migration, conversion testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), Conference Room Pilots (CRPs), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Performance Testing, Functional, Automated Load Testing.
- Prepared at each stage wise require documents experience in preparation and Review of Business Setup (BR-100), Functional Design MD-050), provide help to technical team on customizations, other Implementation methodology documentation and Business support process docs.
- Experience & worked with Oracle on Service Request (SRs) to resolve implementation/Support issues with using various standard, workaround solutions and helps to development, dba teams for apply patches to resolve different application bugs, when implementation, upgrades and business supports.
- Did work with various third-party integrated tools like Concur, Coupa and experience on maintain ticking systems i.e JIRA, Remedy, Redmine and other helpdesk Ticketing tools & virtual systems.
- Experience in bank integrations, bank statement imports, reconciliations, conversions and data migration experience with using Web ADI, other data migration and data loading tools.
- Experience on financial accounting and regular business financial processes including general accounting process when period, year closing process, experience to generate Revenue and Expense, P&L, Financial statements.
- Extensive work experience and various business process, domain understanding like manufacturing, service, pharma, oil & gas, banking, govt and financial industries.
- Experience in performing fit/gap analysis, conducting requirement sessions, developing specification documents and system configurations.
Oracle EBS Modules: GL, AP, AR, FA, CM, PO, OM, E-B Tax, Business process cycles including P2P, O2C.
Tools: WEB ADI, FSG, Data Loader, SQL* plus, Toad, MS office (Pivot, VLOOKUP).
Operating systems: Windows XP and Windows Server.
Confidential, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Senior Oracle Finance Functional
- Enabled Multi-Org Access Control (MOAC) process data and transactions more efficiently across operating units. Defined require setups to convert business application from single org to multi-org.
- Define Ledgers, Chart of Accounts and calendar, currencies (daily rates, functional/ foreign currencies). Worked on Legal Entity creation and assignment configuration setups of Cross-Validation and Security Rules under Corporate Chart of Accounts.
- Created FSG reports using row set, column set, content set and row order, developed the FSG reports for P&L and Income Statements.
- Prepared various Test plans, Test scenarios, Test scripts based on the business requirement and did validation, prepared process related standard Functional design model documents.
- Setup Payables Options, Financial Options and payment templates by entity's wise pay groups. Setup of Operating Unit and Inventory Orgs.
- Setup of Receivables Activities, Receivables options in Account Receivables. Defined Transaction Types, Memo lines, Transaction Sources, Auto accounting rules and Statement cycles.
- Batch Source for Transaction and Receipts, Payment Terms, Transaction Sources and Class, Transaction Types, Approval Limits Auto Invoicing, Reverse and Adjustments of Receipts, Receivable Activities and Banks Remittance.
- Setup Refund process in Receivables to convert the credit memos in to AP invoice (AP/AR Netting).
- Defining and Updating Receivables Lookups, Customer Profile Lookups, Transaction, Collections, Receipt Lookups.
- Defined Receivables, Accounting, Transactions and Customers, Claims, Miscellaneous System Options.
- Defined Revenue policy contingencies, Receipts application and Auto cash rule sets, Automatic receipt programs, Receipt methods, Receipt classes, Receipt sources, Receivables Activities
- UAT testing for the above through test scripts based on Change requests. Capturing key Metrics data for Quality and reporting to Top management on periodic basis.
- Worked on documentation activity which consists of SRS, design document, test plan, test cases, etc. Performed production support activity after go-live for AP concur interfaces.
- Development/Execution of test case for Vendor, Employee, Customer Invoices, Refund and Remittance related interface process etc.
- Implementation experience in Oracle Financials FA Design, configuration, testing, and optimization experience of FA within Oracle Financials.
- Utilize Oracle Payables invoices to create Mass additions and transfer between ledger accounts.
- Depreciation Management and depreciation calendars, Make mass changes to assets due to tax law adjustments
- Change asset value due to inflation or deflation, Create a new amortization schedule due to revaluation
- Define Asset Revaluation, limits to revaluation for any asset, calculate gains and losses separate from the depreciation books, Create journal entries to the general ledger.
- Worked with technical team to design, development of various custom modifications, Forms, Reports.
Confidential, Sunnyvale, CA
Sr. Oracle Finance Functional Consultant
- Understanding of existing Business processes and prepare AS-IS documentation BP-040, identify important current Business practices in Financial vertical to develop TO-BE Business process and for solution design document 'Future Business Model (BP 080).
- Performed CRP, UAT and Training Instances and providing resolution for user's business process issues in testing phase, Identifying and providing bug fix before Go-Live.
- Worked on issues logged into Jira tickets and provided Post Production support. Worked on Sev-1,2,3 SR's with Oracle support.
- Configured and implemented Supporting References through SLA setups for financial modules. Defined the Request Sets for Financial Modules for period close activities, Setup different Business Groups and impacts Setting up GL Security Rules, CVR's and Security Profiles.
- Designed and developed MD.50 Functional Specification for the implementation of all financial modules.
- Designed the Payment Formats for Check, EFT/WIRE and designed the Remittance advise formats.
- Implemented Employee-Supervisor hierarchy for Invoice approvals in AP (AME).
- Reconciled the Trail Balance report in AP with GL and run Payment reports to identify errors, mismatches in process/unaccounted transactions in AP as a part of AP Period Close process.
- Created training documents for standard invoice, payment invoice, recurring invoices, holds, credit memos, debit memos, and expense reports.
- Defining Internal Banks, Distribution sets, Lockboxes. Accounting, Sub ledger Accounting Setup for Receivables, Auto Accounting, Accounting Rules Using the Account Generator in Oracle Receivables
- Tax, Setting Up Tax, Collections, Aging Buckets, Collectors, Setting Up Late Charges, Statement Cycles.
- Defined and configured customer Locations, Document types, System profiles, Flex-field.
- Configured the setups related to - Receipt Classes, Receipt Method and Bank Accounts.
- Worked on designing of custom reports like Sales, Revenue, Debtors Report, Transaction Activity Details Report, Customer Details Report and Account Analysis Report with Insertion Order Details.
- Prepare documentation on QTC processes and procedures, as well as maintain documentation to include any updates or changes to processes.
- Act as liaison with IT and QTC functional users. Assist with developing project plans for deployment of new technology.
- Maintain knowledge of trends, developments and new technologies impacting the QTC Financial Systems function.
- Understanding of Quote-To-Cash general business operations and internal controls; ability to assess and provide input into impact of a business process / system change. Troubleshoot and multi-task in a fast paced environment and act with a sense of urgency.
- Build 'Custom' Responsibilities and 'Custom' Menus, Exclude Menus and Functions. Assign seeded request groups to responsibilities, Assign Custom Reports, Forms and Functions to responsibilities.
- Assist to Technical and Testing teams in application testing (HP Quality Center ALM tool) and troubleshooting.
Confidential, Waltham, MA
Sr. Oracle Finance Functional Consultant
- Major activities consist of development of R12.2.4 Business process and test cases for new functionality based on provided document for various modules AR, AP, GL, FA, CM, OM, PO, Customizations with using of CEMLI's etc.
- Worked on functionality of various modules as mentioned above by drafting test cases & reporting the same on word document and excel documents to client.
- Performed manual testing for the above-mentioned modules with status as (Pass /Fail) & updating the same to Testing team with important screen shots which is a part of validation.
- Performed production support, activity of Period close and other process along with upgrade internal.
- Impact analysis in current business process due upgrade changes/enhancements. Assisting in development and testing software applications.
- As financials functional consultant to work with the team to assist with the implementation of all Financials modules.
- Assignment includes assisting with gathering requirements, configuring applications, Testing and support (CRP/UAT/PROD).
- Strong experience with GL, AP, AR, FA, Cash, Consolidation, chart of accounts and localizations.
- Assist in designing the structure to move from single LE/OU and ledgers to Multiple LE's/OU's and ledgers and creation.
- New entities application functionality testing i.e. Supplier, Customer, Banks creation process testing flow, Business process testing P2P, O2C, Reports, Forms, Regression etc.
- Functional Test scripts writing and execution on various instances maintain result-oriented document for super user, end user UAT.
- Defined Payment Terms, Customer and Assigning, Updating a Customer Profile Class and Validation of Bank, Branch Account by Country.
- Defined Transactions, Approval Limits, Auto Invoice Line Ordering Rules, defining a default Remit-To Address.
- Defined Standard Memo Lines, Standard Messages, Transaction Batch Sources, Transaction Types, Bills Receivable Transaction Types.
Lead Finance Functional
- The main role played as a Support Consultant is to troubleshoot and resolve highly complex functional problems. Support to the Users on day-to-day functional issues on Financial Modules.
- The key skills use on a daily basis are high level of functional skills, Oracle products knowledge, problem solving skills, and customer interaction/service expertise.
- Involved with Data Base, Technical team to understand the issue related and provide the suitable workarounds.
- Continuous interaction with the Users and clients for solving the cases posted by the users. Involved in month end close process to fix the issues on spot to avoid delay and smooth closing.
- Analyze the issue and do replications, testing through test instances prepare the workaround document for the issue process to Manager once gets the user approval move it to Production.
- Client meeting, requirement discussion mapping, SRD preparation. Took requirements sign-off from the business for financial modules.
- Test Instance setup, documents presentation and Issues Logbook preparation Sign off the Test instance.
- Conducted requirements fit and gap analysis and system set ups for Finance Vertical modules covering AR, AP, CM, Treasury and discuss with team related Integrated modules.
- Solution design phases (Pre-CRP) and configured the applications in the Test / Development environment for CRP-1 & CRP-2.
- CRP Setup and presentation, documentation. Cooperation with team members & involving with other integrated modules. Rectify the problems & solution design.
- Co-ordinate with off-shore Technical team for solving data conversion and other technical Issues.
- Prepared Setup Documents (BR 100) & Module Configurations for AP, CM, Treasury Modules.
- Guidance to Offshore Technical Team. FDs, Customized Reports verification and preparations purpose.
- UAT Setups, documents, user manuals preparation, to do application system testing by client super users. Issues clarification, Tacking User acceptance & sign off.
Confidential, St. Petersburg, FL
Sr. Finance Support Consultant
- Identified gaps between system processes and Business processes and documented using Gap Analysis Document. Also analyzed and indicated proposed workarounds and resolutions.
- Was part of team involved in the cut over planning and execution including finalizing the processes, scenarios and ways to handle exceptions, executing and monitoring of cut over activities.
- Implementation of Oracle Account Payables (AP) version 12.1.3 and its integration with PO, CE and GL.
- Log, view, access, monitor, follow-up and close Service Requests (SRs) online - Oracle MetaLink and Oracle Applications Patch Management.
- Prepare an integral Accounting close cycle procedure including the standard reports to reconcile sub-ledgers (PO, AP, INV) with GL. Provide training in this topic to the key users.
- Data migration from Legacy systems - APIs and Open Interfaces. Detailed mapping of legacy data elements, conversion and testing.
- Define user responsibilities, set up custom menus and request sets based on user responsibilities.
- Prepared MD-050 functional design documents for specific customizations.
- Provided training and conducted practice and additional business requirements sessions.
- Mapping of ledger accounts from legacy systems with Oracle COA for migration and interface purposes. Configuring of entities - Legal Entity Setups, GL Setups, AP Setups and AR Setups.
- Created and maintained masters like Chart of Accounts, Segments, Values, Lookups, DFFs, and Employee etc. Working Exposure in TCA (Trading Community Architecture).
- Gathering functional requirements for reports and getting it developed and testing of developed reports including FSG Reports
- Reconciling Oracle Trial Balances with External Trial Balances during parallel run. Functional support to users by resolving queries pertaining to GL, AP, AR, FA, CM and reports and training them and auditors.
- Designed solutions to enhance standard Oracle flows for procure to pay, and GL accounting processes for daily based transactions. Implemented automatic bank reconciliation functionality in CM.
- Accounts Receivables setup consists of - Transaction type, Transaction source, System options, Auto - Accounting, Receipt class, Receipt methods.
Lead Finance Functional Consultant
- Involved in the Functional Setup of GL, AP, AR, CM and Invoice workflow process.
- Registration of Concurrent Programs and Request Sets in Application Developer and System Administration.
- Gathered, analyzed and wrote detailed business requirements, user profile, created workflow processes documents and charts.
- Knowledge of Performance tuning of various queries and stored procedure.
- Developed module-based BR-100s on required reports to fulfill the existing business process.
- Created Accounting Flex Field Structure; Chart of Accounts; Set of Books, Mass Allocations and Summary Template. Tested features Translation, Reevaluations, and consolidation.
- Designed FSG Report for Budget Balance, Actual Balance and Funds Available
- Involved in data conversion for data like supplier data, customer data and address details.
- Prepared end user training material with specific business cases and process which conducted end-user trainings.
- Reviewed the existing reports and collected requirements to develop additional custom reports for engineering change order report, Warehouse summary report etc.
- Business process study and creating business process maps using Visio for Oracle E-Business Suite GL and AP modules implementation.
- Involved in post-production troubleshooting exercises, bug fixes, raising TAR's and working with oracle support for escalating issues and finding resolutions.
- Worked with business users to define their business requirements in preparation for developing program solutions and translated the requirements into R12 Processes.
Oracle Finance Functional Consultant
- Presented requirement questionnaire AS IS / TO BE scenarios, Involved to Prepare documentation including test plans, Technical Design, Deployment / Specification documents and User Manuals etc.
- Created BR.100 and MD-50s, Application data mapping documentation for AP Contributed towards Conference Room Pilots CRP1 and CRP2.
- Coordinate with offshore technical team for data conversion. Prepared System Test Scripts TE.040 for User Acceptance Testing and Prepared Training Documents with User Manuals for end users.
- Work on creating high quality documentation including test plans, technical design documents, Deployment / Specification documents User Manuals etc.
- Coordination between Technical team, Business team and Management team on enhancement and other ongoing daily activities. Functional enhancement for Invoice Approval Workflow.
- Test case preparation and Functional testing, Capture detailed requirements by Process and by Business Process user Role base.
- Test the solution for all the affected scenarios; Update the current documents with the developed solution.
- Incident Life Cycle Management - Manage the support tickets from the time they are logged till they are successfully closed. Process has a high degree of complexity in terms of:
- Load balancing
- Ticket prioritization
- Interaction with Level III support team wherever required, and including liaison with Oracle Corporation via Metalink for troubleshooting issues related to Oracle Applications
- Involved in co-ordination of weekly status meetings with BPS and Oracle team (L3 Support team) to discuss critical calls and resolve issues collaboratively Change Request Management
- Prepared KT and User manual document and provided knowledge transfer to Oracle team on closure and newcomer of the project.
Oracle EBS Support Consultant
- Contributing to the functional Business Support and functional design, prototyping, Supporting Issues, demonstrated experience as a senior resource assisting in the definition of systems strategy, gathering and documenting business issues and fit-gap analysis, configuration solutions, customization, reports and interfaces, testing and user training, solution execution on Production.
- Experience supporting of all solution activities and Prepare documentation execution procedure explain to the technical team and DBA to execute solutions.
- Manage departmental activities to ensure accurate and timely accounting, Ensure departmental adherence to corporate guidelines.
- Works as Key resource and spoc for recent rollout GST implementation project and handle all E2E process, currently giving support to business and users.
- Driving resolution of production support issues predominantly in Order to Cash and Procure to Pay cycle.
- Debug complex issues and present their impact along with recommended solution to users and management.
- Collaborate with Developers, Program Managers, Testers and Production Support Engineers to implement innovative technical solutions via iterative approach reducing time to delivery.
- Be integral member in signing off the design and solution developed by development teams before accepting the change in Production.
- Supporting key business processes/activities including Month end and Yearend support activities to Business users.
Oracle Finance Functional Consultant
- Involved in issue log preparation and maintenance & circulated to team as and when received and attended help desk calls.
- As onsite consultant and coordinated with offshore and Technical team to Custom reports executions.
- Worked on preparation of MD-050 Documents for New requirements and Business Process changes and cycle testing of India Localization process for both P2P and O2C cycle.
- As a Functional Consultant to provide timely and effective resolution of issues raised by users pertaining to different modules and Support on the P2P & O2C process verification based on the user requirements.
- Worked on India Localization part to modify and Setup new group, new tax rule India Taxation like Tax Deduction at Source (TDS), Value Added Tax (VAT), Service Tax (ST), Sales Tax, Excise & Custom Duty.
- Prepared addition to BR-100 Document for each of the set up changes and new Enhancements based. Working with Oracle Support team for resolving Critical and Month-end closing Issues.
- Preparation of Project Documentation, such as Test Scripts, Standard Operating Procedures, Training Material and Setup Documents. Trained the End Users on Finance Modules.
Oracle Finance Functional Consultant
- Requirement gathering specific to the country of implementation and communicating with client team for new requirements TO-BE developments.
- Co-ordinate with purchasing team to complete financial required setups for Procure to Pay Cycle, Performed in Accounts Payable and related integrations setups.
- Performing application Setups in CRP and production instance, conversion of data from legacy system.
- Training Materials and Set up Documents, Functional Specifications, and solution proposals etc in line with AIM methodology. Conducting and directing the analysis of complex business problems to be solved with automated systems.
- As a Financial Consultant worked with in-house Tax department to have key decision made examples include direction around tax determination factors, criteria for tax applicability and what is taxable in the following scenarios: incoming AP invoices from feeder systems, AR transaction types base taxation.
- Knowledge to migrate financial data from Old systems to the new Oracle Platform. This requires strong system analysis to planning, and testing skills (i.e. data analysis, conversion, and validation against original source data) as well as error handling.


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Just five? There is so much to share...
But I will narrow it down to my top five of the day...
1. I got another present today. Quite possibly I could be blinged out by Christmas...
2. My group during our 4-H time started learning about the lifecycle of a sunflower and wheat plant (by watching some short YouTube videos). They got a small bag of seeds to create patterns (a math standard for us--repeating patterns for K and growing patterns for 1st)
Thinking we've got the pattern thing.
3. Jenny. She got moved to a new-to-her pen. With more green grass. This is how she felt about it.
4. Jenny again. She is such a blessing to our school family.
5. This week I jumped into what so many do effortlessly... Facilitating research projects with first graders. Some day I may write about the process. For now, group photos are it.
Now, hop on over to Doodle Bugs Teaching and read what my friends are up to.
I'll be doing my homework--college class AGAIN this weekend. It's good stuff, but golly, I'm tired!


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Euro zone bond yields off lows, German fiscal plans in focus
By Dhara Ranasinghe
LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Bond yields in the euro zone were off record low levels on Monday, as a calmer tone settled in world markets and focus turned to the prospect of fiscal stimulus in Germany.
Germany has the fiscal strength to counter any future economic crisis "with full force", Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, suggesting Berlin could provide up to 50 billion euros ($55 billion) of extra spending.
That followed a report on Friday that Germany was prepared to ditch its balanced budget rule and take on new debt to counter a possible recession, pushing bond yields higher.
"The point which is being missed is that said German fiscal stimulus is conditional on a recession, and existing law already allows for this," said Peter Chatwell, head of rates strategy at Mizuho.
"The European Central Bank would probably restart QE (quantitative easing) before the German fiscal taps were at risk of being nudged open."
Hopes of fresh stimulus measures from major economies have helped soothe global recessionary fears. World stock markets were also cheered by a decision from China's central bank to alter the way it sets a key interest rate benchmark, a move seen by analysts as reducing borrowing costs for companies.
In early Monday trade, most euro zone bond yields were steady but off recent lows.
Germany's 10-year bond yield was steady at -0.69% , above record lows hit last week at around -0.73%. German 30-year bond yields were also off record lows, trading at -0.22%.
Outside the euro zone, Japanese bond yields nudged away from three-year lows and U.S. Treasury yields rose 2-3 basis points with focus on reports that the U.S. government may issue 50 or 100-year bonds.
Italy's bond yields fell 2-4 bps, outperforming euro zone peers.
Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement said on Sunday that Matteo Salvini, leader of the far-right League, was no longer a credible partner, apparently closing the door on any possibility of resurrecting the ruling coalition.
The League has put forward a motion of no confidence in the government, but 5-Star and the opposition Democratic Party refused to debate it and are discussing forming a coalition among themselves.
"There is growing support for a left, multi-party caretaker government," said DZ Bank rates strategist Rene Albrecht. "Maybe there is a hope to avoid an immediate snap election, so this may be helping BTPs," he said, referring to Italian bonds. (Reporting by Dhara Ranasinghe; editing by John Stonestreet)
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(Filed Under Fashion News). Santa Barbara, Calif.-based lingerie store A Tropical Affair has recently announced the launch of its website, www.atropicalaffair.com.
The new site will allow customers the opportunity to purchase intimate apparel online from designers including Badgley Mischka, Cosabella, Huit and Mimi Holliday among others.
"Our web store and our brick and mortar store have similar, but separate inventories," said store manager Geneva Boddy-McMahon.
"The great thing about adding a web store is that it increases our buying power. We are able to pick up smaller, more unique lines that we may not have been able to make enough space for at our store, and distribute them between the locations."
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I feel so blue today! Time to say good bye with mimi Iis ( ontynya kakayo, adikku ) after 6months accompanying us here.Yes, today she's going back to Palembang.For the first time after sooo long, i feel so very blue that my throat is in ache.
Will be missing her so bad.Will feel the emptiness not only on this house but also in my heart.
I do really love and care of her.Just a never ending prayer that Allah keep her safe, blessed and fullfilled.
She has a kind heart!


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Keira Knightley always looks stunning, whether she wears classy and elegant outfits, more laid-back, casual ensembles with jeans and cardigans or a glamorous evening dress with sexy high heels. Her natural divine beauty and flawless, radiant skin have always been the envy of many girls. This time the beautiful 26-year-old actress covers the "Flaunt" magazine for the spring 2011 fashion issue, looking as always gorgeous in different outfits. In the interview, the shining actress talks about her great love for theatres, independent films, jealousy, "Last Night", and her future plans.
She poses in heaven-like dresses and looks fantastic in all of them. The photos for the magazine were lensed by AbneyPark Cemetery. She talked about "Last Night", her future plans and why she loves theatre with the "Flaunt", saying: "I suppose I like the romance of it, because you never see the same play twice. There's something extraordinary about something that's lost—that you will only ever see it for that night and that night only. You'll never see it again, and it's not recorded, and so it's kind of magic."
In fact, Keira is from a theatrical family. Her mother is actress turned playwright Sharman Macdonald and her father is actor Will Knightley.
About her return to "The Children's Hour" melodrama, she stated: "It's so alive. It's your job every single night to make sure that it's working. And no one can come in and make sure that it does. That's interesting because it means you're incredibly focused for two and a half hours, and if something goes wrong, you have to find a way to get out of it. That can be quite difficult in front of 800 people, so it's quite exciting."
As for "Last Night", where Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes and Guillaume Canet start, Keira said: "What I loved about Last Night was that if you're an adult. You recognize at least one of these situations, if not all four of them. And what I loved about the piece as a whole is it didn't impose its morality, its judgment on any of the people. It kind of requires you the audience to make up your own mind, to put your own life into the piece. I think that that's actually quite rare with film, as you're told exactly what to think about everyone that's in it. This is nice because it's kind of free and open. It will change depending on what sort of life experience you've had and where your morality lies."
"Last Night" is a movie, which tells a story about a married couple that faces a temptation one night. When Keira was asked if she thought men and women exercise jealousy in various ways, she said: "No, I don't. I think that's why I was really excited about doing a film like Last Night. I mean, my god, the stories you get from everybody. The whole crew, everyone, was trying to decide who was in the right and who was in the wrong. And people were like, 'This happened to me,' or, 'My wife did this or my wife did that,' and actually, what you find out is that we're all pretty much the same."
Keira also admitted that she was fond of unexpected things: "I don't like the safe options. I like things that have a fifty-fifty chance of me falling on my face. I like the magic when it actually comes together and people enjoy it, but the magic is only there because of the distinct possibility of failure. I find that romantic in a funny kind of way. It's very unstable at the moment. Things are falling through, and coming back up, and to tell you the truth, I think with independent film, that's always been the case. It's a balancing act at the best of times, but it's definitely a balancing act now. It's sticking to things, and seeing what miracle happens, and where the money actually holds. It's the personal reward, because I love making them, but again, selfishly, because I love watching independent films."
"That's why I got into the film industry. They're the ones I love going to see, and I think my gang of friends are exactly the same. And [I also love making indie films] for the slightly hair-raising stake that you never know if the money's going to hold—there's always time constraints, and it's difficult to get the finance, and that's actually a quite exciting part of the process. They're not always going to work. That's the nature of the beast," Keira told the "Flaunt".
About her future plans Keira said: "Then hopefully, at the end of the year, I'm going to do a film with Joe Wright, who I did Pride and Prejudice and Atonement with, but given the financial climate, nothing is ever for certain, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed."
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Hope this message finds you well.
I have been working on some super cool things I would like to share: First, I've been jamming with the lovely Meaghan Farrell for the past couple of months. Meaghan has been working with my good friend, Marc Osborn, for the past year, and they have co-written quite a few fantastic tunes. Imagine a performer who has Janis Joplin's soul, Linda Perry's (4 Non Blondes) singing chops, and Pink's balls. Only then will you start to get the picture of the likes of Meaghan Farrell. Plus, she's funny as hell. Meaghan and I will be dueting here and there in the next few months. I will certainly keep you posted. Tonight she'll be joining me at Daly's in Astoria for a short set.
Second, last night I got together with 3 incredible singers - Johanna Kodlick, Tiffany Feo, and Lindsey Sanchez, to rehearse the entire "Wish You Were Here" album by Pink Floyd. My talented friend, Johanna, invited us to join her and a fantastic band led by Stanley Maxwell and Jeffrey Howard, a 15 year old guitar virtuoso, to rock some Pink Floyd. I was never a serious Floyd fan until last night. I am thrilled to be in such esteemed company and cannot wait to be up on stage in January singing harmonies on this gorgeous album. More details will follow in the calendar in the coming weeks.
Thanks guys, have an incredible Thanksgiving and Holiday Season. I'm so thankful for my awesome friends and family!


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Thoughts about #1.
Dominic Regan's second issue of People Protector Akay: Beware the Beastman is as much fun as the first while retaining the same wild originality as we're getting used to from this series. Any comic though which has talking elephants near the start has to be bought and read all the way through.
I guarantee you won't see a comic that looks like this on sale this week. This isn't just down to the art, or indeed, the story of a prehistoric hero defeating evil, but just the colours and feel of Akay is unlike anything else out there right now. Some of the panels are extraordinary to look at as Dominic always sticks to the three panel grid to cater for digital readers, but he makes these panels worth looking at.
This is a lovely comic which really is passing many people by yet there's more going on here than there is in an entire year's worth of DC Comics.
This issue ends on somewhat of a cliffhanger so this is really the time to come onboard this comic and see what someone trying to tell a story in an original manner can do via the digital medium. It's 69p from Comixology so it's worth it.


text: Hodgson Law is an entertainment law firm in Santa Monica, California. Hodgson Law extended their trust and creative inquiries to ArtVersion for our help in reestablishing and reinforcing their corporate identity through the use of graphic design elements, new web design. During this process, it is important to take into consideration all aspects of the client goals and overall vision for the project and we delivered spectacular, personalized results along with promotional print materials, such as business cards and letterheads.


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May 05, 2015 | ISBN 9780451470591
Praise for the Monk novels
"A highly entertaining series….I get a big kick out of the Monk novels."—Mystery Scene
"Conrad aptly continues to craft these quirky novelizations . . . always funny and entertaining."—Kings River Life Magazine
"What's left to say about [the] Monk books? You already know they're some of the very best TV tie-in books being published today. More than that, they're some of the very best mystery novels being published today, period."—Rough Edges


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I'm trying to create a segmented bar chart (stacked bar chart) under my
tikz plot:
For each point, I want to make a segmented bar chart directly below the point. The segmented bar chart for each point should look something like:
Where each segmentation of each respective bar should sum to 1. Sometimes there will be up to 10 segments under one bar and each of these relative frequencies must sum to 1. Each segmentation should display a number within it (preferably centered in the middle) between 0 and 1 to visually show how "big" it is directly on the plot.
The only relevant link I found explaining stacked bar charts was: Tikz Stacked Bar Chart with Text
Here is the code to
pgfplots plot that I've created thus far:
title={My Title},
axis lines=middle,
axis line style={->},
ylabel near ticks,
xlabel near ticks,
ymin=0, ymax=0.05,
scaled y ticks = false,
yticklabel style={/pgf/number format/fixed},
\addplot [only marks, mark=o] table{
11 0.0215
12 0.0216
13 0.0207
14 0.0202
15 0.0197
16 0.0195
17 0.0196
18 0.0192
19 0.0188
20 0.0183
21 0.0178
22 0.0175
23 0.0176
24 0.017
25 0.0169
\addplot [style=very thick, color=red] table{
10.58 0.0222
10.923 0.022
11.421 0.0218
13.459 0.0208
14.736 0.0203
16 0.0198
16.525 0.0196
16.878 0.0195
17.9 0.0191
18.503 0.0189
19.835 0.0184
22.27 0.0177
22.641 0.0176
22.728 0.0175
24.681 0.017
24.822 0.0169
Since I might have however many points on the x-axis, I am trying to make the widths of the stacked bars be able to scale appropriately so that they don't run into each other. Usually I'm handling between 15 and 25 points, but sometimes over 70 or even 80. At this point, I understand that the segmented bars will become cluttered, which is why I work only with 15 to 25 points at a time.
Is there a utility or something that I can use within
tikz to directly make a segmented bar chart under my graph?
I recently found this documentation, which shows almost exactly what I am looking to achieve with the stacked bar chart: http://pgfplots.net/tikz/examples/stacked-bar-plot/
I am of the opinion that the easiest way to draw these bars would be to use the open circle as the top middle anchor point. However, I am still unsure about the scaling business if there are many points to consider.


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My ideal style is?
I love: "comfy, chic & effortless".
I'm always on the hunt to discover, new brands that fit right with this style.
I recently found this Colorblocked Pleated Midi Skirt in target; from Who What Wear collection!
Pleated skirts are officially making a comeback.
I love everything about them. The way they feel, the way they move, and how effortless, elegant and chic they are. These skirts can be worn all year around, from the morning till the evening, in a variety of ways. They can be dressed up or down, worn with flats in the daytime, or heels at nighttime.
It was super windy the day, I shot this; so my skirt was flying around like crazy. The color is very unique and I can see it's going to turn into a staple in my closet. Since my outfit is so bright, I kept everything else in neutral tones.
I have a weakness for authentic vintage handbags, in case you've been dreaming of a vintage Chanel bag, here is the link to get this gorgeous handbag:


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Helen Thomas retires after remarks on Israel
Helen Thomas, the legendary White House reporter who broke down barriers against female journalists covering politics, will retire after controversial remarks criticized by many as anti-Israel.
Hearst, her latest employer and owner of numerous media properties, including The Chronicle, on Monday announced the immediate retirement of Thomas, who will be 90 on Aug. 4.
Thomas told a rabbi at a White House event last week that Jews should "get the hell out of Palestine" and go back to Germany and Poland or the United States. Her comments were caught on videotape and widely distributed.
The remarks caused a furor even though she immediately apologized. Her invitation to speak at a local graduation was rescinded. Jewish groups called her remarks ignorant and insensitive and said her apology did not go far enough.
"I deeply regret my comments I made last week regarding the Israelis and the Palestinians," Thomas said in a statement. "They do not reflect my heartfelt belief that peace will come to the Middle East only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance. May that day come soon."
A daughter of Lebanese immigrants, Thomas did little to hide her pro-Arab views. During George W. Bush's presidency, her questions to both the president and his press secretaries were almost exclusively about the war in Iraq.
At his daily briefing, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs on Monday condemned the comments, calling them "offensive and reprehensible." Thomas, who has had a front-row seat in the briefing room for many years, was not present.
The White House Correspondents Association also issued a rare admonishment, calling her comments "indefensible."
"Many in our profession who have known Helen for years were saddened by the comments, which were especially unfortunate in light of her role as a trail blazer on the White House beat," said the statement.
The national director of the Anti-Defamation League, Abraham Foxman, said in a statement that Thomas' apology was insufficient.
"Her suggestion that Israelis should go back to Poland and Germany is bigoted and shows a profound ignorance of history," Foxman said. "We believe Thomas needs to make a more forceful and sincere apology."
Working for United Press International, Thomas covered every president since the end of Dwight Eisenhower's years and was known for her tough questioning. She was the first woman to be an officer of the National Press Club and the first female member and president of the White House Correspondents' Association.


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Specialist Skills & Therapies
We offer a range of other specialist skills and therapies including:
Developed in the 1990s, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a model of short-term psychotherapy. EMDR combines aspects of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) (exposure, desensitisation, cognitive restructuring) and neuro-linguistic programming, with side to side eye movements, known as bilateral stimulation. The aim of EMDR is to encourage the stimulation and rebalancing of an individual's information-processing system. By gathering sensory information connected with a traumatic experience, in combination with bilateral stimulation, EMDR aims to hasten the integration of traumatic memories. Initially developed to be used with patients presenting with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), EMDR may be used in conjunction with other psychotherapies, in order to address a wider range of psychological problems.
Existential psychotherapy
Existential psychotherapy is rooted in European existential philosophy. Rather than adhere to a strict model of psychotherapy with highly specific therapeutic tools and mechanisms, existential psychotherapy relies heavily on the philosophical stance taken by the therapist. Via the therapeutic process of engagement, patients are assisted in coming to terms with the dilemmas of living. These dilemmas often present themselves as symptoms of depression and anxiety. Central to existential psychotherapy, is recognition that patients need to find a sense of meaning, amidst an often chaotic existence. By focusing on the universal features of existence, and the four dimensions on which these are met (psychological, physical, social and spiritual) the unavoidable paradoxes we all experience in life are explored, and greater strength is gained from deeper understanding and acceptance of what it means to be human.
Family or Systemic Therapy
Family or systemic therapy is not concerned with diagnoses but seeks to understand the problem in terms of relationships and communication patterns. The systemic tradition sees the individual's account as a subjective narrative, and sees diagnosis as a socially constructed phenomenon. From a solution focused perspective, the assessment deliberately avoids identification of problems, and seeks to elicit strengths and solutions.
Group Psychotherapy
Group psychotherapy or group therapy is a form of psychotherapy in which one or more therapists treat a small group of clients together as a group. The term can legitimately refer to any form of psychotherapy when delivered in a group format, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or Interpersonal Therapy, but it is usually applied to psychodynamic group therapy where the group context and group process is explicitly utilised as a mechanism of change by developing, exploring and examining interpersonal relationships within the group.
This may involve the fusion of different schools of therapy.
Relationship Counselling and Couple Therapy
Relationship counselling is the process of counselling the parties of a relationship in an effort to recognise and to better manage or reconcile troublesome differences and repeating patterns of distress.
The relationship involved may be between members of a family or a couple (see also family therapy), employees or employers in a workplace, or between a professional and a client.
Couple therapy (or relationship therapy) is a related and different process. It may differ from relationship counseling in duration. Short term counseling may be between one to three sessions whereas long term couples therapy may be between 12 and 24 sessions. An exception is brief or solution focused couples therapy. In addition, counseling tends to be more 'here and now' and new coping strategies the outcome. Couples therapy is more about seemingly intractable problems with a relationship history, where emotions are the target and the agent of change.
Marriage counseling or marital therapy can refer to either or some combination of the above.
The methods may differ in other ways as well, but the differences may indicate more about the counselor/therapist's way of working than the title given to their process.
Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) has developed since its inception in the 1980s. Much of the theory and practice of CAT is shared with other therapies. It is not however an eclectic mix of these therapies, but a unified model involving the creation of a human relationship between therapist and client which will work out the best way to work together. It is best described as a short term therapy with 12-16 sessions the norm. In general, both target problems and target problem procedures are identified and therapy is undertaken to bring these into the awareness of the client. These procedures have often been successful early patterns of thinking or behaviour which are no longer helpful. Often these procedures have become automatic and the successful intervention will bring these into the understanding of the client with the subsequent opportunity for change - a change for the better.
CAT is effective for a wide range of conditions including anxiety, depression and even some personality disorders.
Mindfulness is a technique which is derived from meditation practices, some of which are thousands of years old. It is developed and utilised to bring awareness to the individual, the healing power of awareness. It may be thought of as a shift to freedom. Freedom from the tyranny of thought itself. When one looks at anxiety, low mood or depression, these states are characterised by the relentless turmoil and ruminations of the mind. The attempt to solve often long standing emotional problems with our 'problem solving' mind may be thought of as taking the wrong tool to do the job. This way of thinking in fact often takes the individual into a downward spiral of mood or state. Emotions often simply don't respond to our cognitive strategies.
The use of mindfulness practice brings a different 'tool' into the therapeutic practice. That of a 'being' state of mind…a state of mind which does not attach itself to the emotional states which may be distressing (to) the individual. Mindfulness combined with modern CBT practices has been developed by a group of highly skilled and experienced psychologists who have reported significant success with this development in the treatment of recurring depression.
The individual is equipped through the therapy with a lifetime lasting set of skills to enable them to cope with future problems.
- Psychiatric Care
- Psychological Treatments & Psychotherapies
- Specialist Skills & Therapies
- Second Opinion
For further information or to make a referral please call Deborah Young on 020 7935 0640.


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Fearless Friday, Lobster Trap Buoys
My new passion is lobster trap buoys
Recently pictured on the cover of Coastal Living magazine, they are so colorful and full of personality
And inside the magazine I discovered the artist Trip Park and his wonderful lobster buoy paintings
I mentioned him the other day when I was doing some Instant Decorating because I am working on a large acrylic canvas inspired by his paintings
I used a photo from another magazine to try buoys in watercolor until I have a chance to get back to my studio
I laid in some background washes first leaving the buoys white
Then gradually built up the color layers
It was really just a quick sketch, to get the feel for the subject
This was a good learning experience, and doing a quick work is a good way to study your subject and warm up for a larger work. The background is too bright, and there are another zillion things I would change…
I'm hoping that I can achieve a more rustic and weathered look in acrylic
I created a Lobster Buoy Pinterest board for reference, and will use elements from many photos for my final painting, so stay tuned…
Painting is kind of like cooking, sometimes you have to tweak the "ingredients" to get the results you like…
Be Fearless!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Celebrate and Decorate, Rustic and Refined,
Between Naps on the Porch, Coastal Charm, Cooking and Crafting with J&J, The Scoop, A Stroll Thru Life Inspire Me Monday
Tickle My Tastebuds, Wow Us Wednesday
Full Plate Thursday, Work it Wednesday
Poofing the Pillows, Creatively Crafty, Your Inspired Design
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I can't imagine changing a thing, but then I don't have your artist's eye! It's gorgeous! Great subject material, love old buoys! Enjoy your weekend! 🙂 ~Rhonda
Jenna, I love the bright colors…doesn't look like anything needs tweaking! I love the old buoys! Happy weekend! Pam @ Everyday Living
I love it! Do I see plates and glasses in our future. That would be a really fun tablescape. Can't wait to see what you come up with.
Very cool and great subject matter:@)
How fun! Not living on the coast, I've never even heard of lobster buoys. They're charming!
How fun! I've never even heard of lobster buoys. I love the colors. I think your painting looks great!
Love the buoy painting….how can I purchase a print????


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Chocolate Tycoon
Chocolate lovers, it\'s you your hour of triumph now! You will have an opportunity to create a chocolate to your own unique recipe in absorbing game "Chocolate Tycoon". Make your virtual life truly sweet! You are an owner of a little confectionery, making chocolate. And the confectionery is situated on the territory of a Kingdom, ruled by the King Choco; as you have already guessed from his name, he is also addicted to chocolate. That is why you will have to do your best to try to please the king and his subjects, who are very experienced in such delicacies. For a start you will have to buy a mixer to make any sort of chocolate with its help, mixing and combining up to five different components. Try to create your own recipes, as you will have no equals among your rivals in the case of success! In the game daytime you can create chocolate to your own recipes, that have already been tested and using the ingredients available. But at nights you will buy missing ingredients and tinker with your new unique recipes. \"And when will I sleep?\" you will ask. We can only dream of rest. As the kingdom inhabitants have a constant need in fresh chocolate, you will have to work diligently. But in return you will get golden coins from grateful customers. The money will prove useful to you for expanding your confectionery and purchasing new components.
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How to Play Chocolate Tycoon on PC,Windows 7,8,10.
1.Download and Install XePlayer Android Emulator.Click "Download XePlayer" to download.
2.Run XePlayer Android Emulator and login Google Play Store.
3.Open Google Play Store and search Chocolate Tycoon and download,
4.Install Chocolate Tycoon and start it.Now you can play Chocolate Tycoon on PC.Have Fun!


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A judge has thrown out most of a lawsuit seeking to halt the construction of a mosque on the outskirts of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
According to court documents, Chancellor Robert Corlew III ruled this week that 17 plaintiffs challenging soning approval for construction of a new Islamic Center of Murfreesboror failed to prove they are being harmed by the project. The lawsuit was filed in September and claimed the plaintiffs had "been and will be irreparably harmed by the risk of terrorism generated by proselytizing for Islam and teaching the practices of Sharia law."
Corlew dismissed most of the lawsuit this week, saying the plaintiffs have "not demonstrated a loss different from that which is common to all citizens of Rutherford County." The only part of the lawsuit that remains is the question of whether the Rutherford County Regional Planning Commission gave adequate notice before approving the mosque's site plan. County officials advertised the meeting in the Murfreesboro Post, a free weekly newspaper that plaintiffs claim does not meet qualifications for a "newspaper of general circulation."
If you are involved in a similar lawsuit, please contact the Des Moines Construction Law Attorneys of LaMarca Law Group, P.C. at (877) 327-2600.
This week, an Iowa judge approved a construction contract presented by a Chicago construction company for the building of a new maximum-security prison to be build outside of Fort Madison. The judge upheld a previous decision from the state to allow a $116.9 million contract with Walsh Construction.
Walsh Construction's contract came under question from an Des Moines construction company, the Weitz Co., and a construction trade company, Master Builders of Iowa. The two companies accused Walsh Construction of turning in incorrect bidding forms when establishing its contract.
Officials have not said whether or not the Iowa construction companies will once again appeal the decision. Construction on the prison is currently scheduled to end in the summer of 2013.
Contact the Des Moines construction litigation attorneys of LaMarca Law Group, P.C. at (877) 327-2600 if you have questions about any legal matters concerning construction and construction contracts.
Almost all businesses hire construction firms at some point. These construction firms often build new office buildings or make renovations to existing ones.
To control the costs, many businesses are advised to structure their contracts with certain provisions. These provisions could include gross maximums, fee limits, and overrun cost limits. Deciding which provisions are best often depends on the type of construction project.
If your business has questions about its construction contracts, contact the Des Moines construction contract lawyers of LaMarca Law Group, P.C., at (877) 327-2600.


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$10 and Under
Coffee and candles are nice but VALUABLE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS are better! Here are a variety of gifts $10 and under:
Conversation Stations:
Good for morning meeting activities, story starters, and verbal expression skills
Tangles and Posh balls:
Known as 'fidgets', these help students who are easily distracted or require movement to help their concentration. The Tangles come in a variety of textures and sizes to address specific needs. Posh balls come in a variety of colors and in two sizes.
"In a Jar" activities:
Easy to store, easy to use resource materials. Many varieties are available in categories such as character and life skills, fun and games, school subjects: language arts, math, social studies, and science. Each jar contains 101 engaging learning activities.
Fandex Field Guides:
These resources create a fan of 50 die-cut cards. They are in full-color, and full of fascinating facts, stats, and lore about the topic. Subjects include Bugs, American Indians, Africa, Presidents, First Ladies, Mythologies, and others. (A fun thing to take along on family road trips-just the right amount of information about interesting topics.)
Julia Cook's Collection of Children's Life Skills:
These are books that teachers would buy for themselves. Ms. Cook has over 72 titles that deal with things that plague most classrooms. Topics include blurting out, bullying, tattling, lying, manners, saying sorry, using technology, being hyper, thinking ahead, and many more. These books are a great resource for handling problems in a neutral way. They are an appropriate length for a morning meeting or a read aloud.
Whisper Phone:
Many new readers use their voice when they read-it can get very loud in a classroom. Whisper phone is a device that helps students process language aloud in a whisper voice. When you hear your own voice, it is easier to process individual sounds, pronounce words following a teacher model, and help with reading smoothly. Available with and without headband (frees hands to hold reading materials).
We will help you individualize gifts for specific grade levels and reading levels
- Always discounted
- Gift certificates available
- Free gift wrapping


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FHS celebrates maths and science accolade
Fairfield High School has been awarded The Prince's Teaching Institute Mark for the academic year 2015/16.
Fairfield High School has been awarded The Prince's Teaching Institute Mark for the academic year 2015/16.
FHS's Mathematics and Science departments received the Mark in recognition of their passion, commitment and innovation in teaching the subjects and in acknowledgement of their ability to deliver a curriculum beyond examinations.
Mr Nick Lewis, Head of School at FHS said: "We are delighted to have been awarded the PTI Mark for our Maths and Science department's innovative work, and will be proud to carry the Mark on our stationery and website as evidence of our commitment to inspirational teaching."
The Prince's Teaching Institute (PTI) launched the Schools Programme in 2007 to recognise and reward school departments that develop inspirational ideas and activities which enhance the teaching of Art, English, Geography, History, Latin, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages, Music and Science. It is run as a membership group for school departments that choose to commit to increasing the challenge of their subject provision. To become members, school departments must demonstrate their commitment to increasing teachers' subject knowledge, and to furthering their students' understanding of and enthusiasm for the subject, regardless of their background or ability.
For the complete list of Schools Programme members, see www.princes-ti.org.uk/what-we-do/schools-programme/member-projects .