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An interesting piece in the Guardian this week about cashless commerce in Greece, where the currency crisis has prompted citizens to take unusual measures to obtain essential goods. One exchange website in particular is cited, and a unit of barter known as "tems." The network has been online for about a year and a half. Snip from a portion of Jon Henley's report about the open-air markets where tems are exchanged for daily neccessities:
"They're quite joyous occasions," she said. "It's very liberating, not using money." At one market, she said, she approached a woman who had come along with three large trays of homemade cakes and was selling them for a unit a cake. "I asked her: 'Do you think that's enough? After all, you had the cost of the ingredients, the electricity to cook …'
"She replied: 'Wait until the market is over', and at the end she had three different kinds of fruit, two one-litre bottles of olive oil, soaps, beans, a dozen eggs and a whole lot of yoghurt. 'If I had bought all this at the supermarket,' she said, 'it would have cost me a great deal more than what it cost to make these cakes.'"
What rules the system has are designed to ensure the tems continue "to circulate, and work hard as a currency", said Christos Pappionannou, a mechanical engineer who runs the network's website using open-source software. No one may hold more than 1,200 tems in the account "so people don't start hoarding; once you reach the top limit you have to start using them." And no one may owe more than 300, so people "can't get into debt, and have to start offering something.
Read the rest here. (via Clayton Cubitt, photo: Lambros Kazan/Shutterstock) Discuss
14 Responses to "In economically devastated Greece, internet-enabled barter economy rises"
awjt says:
SedanChair says:
I remember people saying something similar about Iceland when their economy collapsed. "Isn't it wonderful! They're selling woolen hats and other traditional crafts!"
Well, yes, I suppose it's better than not selling traditional crafts and starving in the street…
retepslluerb says:
I wish people would stop comparing Iceland and Greece. Their situations were and are totally different. Iceland would have been only be as deeply in debt as Greece if they had socialised private debts.
lorq says:
Extremely interesting. Reminds me of the local alternative currency used in upstate New York, Ithaca Hours.
Julien Couvreur says:
The quote about tems not being money is ironic, as tems are clearly an alternate currency. It's just that this medium of exchange is not controlled by government monopoly.
It's great to see voluntary and local currencies such as this one. This leads to innovation and competition. Bad systems fail, customers can choose, bankers have pressure to behave and serve.
Aidan Beanland says:
Anyone remember beanz/beans? That was a proposed virtual online currency from way back.
David Walker says:
It's interesting that the Greek government is encouraging this, but how long will it be before the Troika will demand a tem tax?
R_Young says:
I think this is really cool and all, but one of the (admittedly, many) reasons Greece is in the cluster f*%& it's currently in is because Greeks make an *Art* out of tax evasion. Now people should always do whatever it takes to get the essentials, tax collectors be damned, but the fact that the EU has been teetering on the brink of collapse is partially related to Greeks not paying their dues.
Yes I know, evil Goldman-Sax, terrible politicians, I get it and agree, but governments don't fund themselves on charity.
Well, i sympathize your concern, but i'll just add my 2 cents of information here. If you could actually follow the donwards spiraling of the Greek economy, you would find out that not only the gov. sector is involved in this mess but also the private sector that took advantage of the potholes this economy had. for example i can cite the outings of pension benefits people were illegally taking while falselly claiming disabilities such as permanent blindness while at the same time, there was no will from gov. agencies to crack down such cases, up untill now that we're on the ledge.
I can also mention the fact that too many corrupted people in high places also took advantage of this non-existant monitoring of expenses and funded themselves and families. One example of this is a recent outing of social security employees that got rich while charging IKA (the social security organisation) vast amounts of euros while the average employee/employer shells up to 1500 Euro per month as insurance coverage.
Last, but not least, is the ridiculous tax spree the government has resorted to, just to keep the economy going, while at the same time salaries have been cut and the cost of living has been risen to an unbearable point, which in its turn has led millions of citizens to tax evasion just to make do for living. This is the reason that they (we) have turned to product and services exchange rather than using money to make our living.
I, for the record, am a young entrepreneur in the field of I.T. services, armed with a good education and will to work hard, and struggling to keep my business alive in a time when the government demands me to give up nearly 80% of my income to fill their gaping holes (ok, that doesn't sound well) in taxes (regular tax and indirect 23% VAT) , social security and whatnot.
Why shouldn't i resort to services exchange, when all i see is my money going down the drain???
Adding just a bit more of info, if you have never heard of the "potato movement" that has recently sprung out here in Greece, it's another means of getting by in hard times.
Farmers and potato producers sell their products directly to the consumer in the lowest possible rates while cutting the middlemen (3 to 5 exchanges between the farm and the consumer). I can assure you that this not only has caught on the market, it mobilized retailers to lower their prices too, while the government all this time had done nothing against price fixing and cartels.
The same happens to other aspects of the market.
In other news, today was announced an ammendment that allows the Church to be funded for making photovoltaic arrays at their property in Aghio Oros, in expense to European and state funds. And they call this "development". Last year they were funded with nearly 1m Eu to develop a pilot Wi-Max network.
Yeah you read right, Wi-Max, where monks live. And there is nothing else there besides Monasteries and churches. Not even another living soul (especially female which is forbidden to enter holy ground).
In a state where the Church's property is exluded from taxes. And priests are social workers (civil servants).
Well, F*ck me sideways, people are starving here, and all they can think is to feed the church some more just before the upcoming elections.
R_Young says:
So it sounds from your experience and from what I've read about the currently state of affairs in Greece that there is a pervasive culture of corruption present. Assuming that any system can withstand some rent seeking or corruption but only until a point, it would seem that point has been passed. I sympathize with your troubles, but I worry that the problem has become endemic; if everyone sees the system as unfair and corrupt, everyone will ignore the rules and avoid as many taxes as they can. I'll bet that the beginnings of this problem can almost entirely be laid at the feet of the Greek elites; as Panagiotis mentions below, the Church has been almost entirely sheltered from the negative effects of taxation, and you point out there are severe problems in the civil service sector. I always consider one of the strongest powers the elites of any given society have is to set the standards and culture that create the status quo; but when ordinary people see enough bad apples with power, we become disillusioned of the value of sacrificing for the common good.
If this is accurate, the easiest way out of this situation is for the elites and elite institutions to work to change the status quo for the good. Hopefully if the rich and powerful and willing to sacrifice and *show* this sacrifice, the rest of the country will as well. You'd think the rich would be kosher with this strategy, but from the sound of it, many have already taken their money out of Greece and often moved as well.
When Greeks look back in a few decades or generations at the mass of their friends and children who left the country for greener pastures, or the crumbling state of Greece they left behind, I hope the blame is fairly placed; at those who profited by pushing the country to the brink of collapse. (On that note: is Goldman-Sachs *trying* to become a world-class super-villain? But I digress).
In the mean time, I don't see very good options. Europe has reacted by working to outright replace the elites in control of Greece by simply shipping them in from Brussels and Paris. I think this isn't the worst idea, but it risks doing incredible damage to the unity of the EU, as no one likes being told what to do by German bureaucrats. I cannot fathom how disillusioned and pessimistic Greeks must be feeling right now, but the more sacrifice now, (by those who can still afford to sacrifice and pay their electricity bills) the sooner this whole mess will be over. Grecian Church; I'm looking at you.
Well, as i mentioned before, the problem lies deep within the Greek society. You have all these rotten apples that help this endless loop of disastrous policies, and on the other hand, you have all of these citizens that have benefited from this defective system for decades, and now that the juice has ended, they all cry wolf just to keep themselves from persecution.
And in the middle you have good, honest, hard working people who want to help their country get on its feet again, but in vain, because as i said whatever we do, no matter how much we pay in taxes, they all end up down the drain.
We already are in the 4th year of austerity, and to be honest with you, i'm really surpised by the patience we all have shown during these years.
With slashed salaries (my gf who is a high school teacher with two post grad degrees received 452 Euro this month), living costs in the high skies, and blind taxation, there is no way we're getting out of this mess anytime soon.
You see, i am writting all these just to express the agony most of us Greeks have nowadays. Especially us who have not been a part of this downfall. We invested in good education, business ventures and whatnot, and all we see is a very strict crackdown to all things relevant to the "development" a country needs, while at the same time nothing gets done to rationalize the way of our living.
Cliques and cartels are left untouched, military budgets are inflated (because we "need" to buy stuff from those who lend us money), banks have closed their doors to us while they get pampered with taxpayer's money, Church immunity is unbelievably unfair, and i can go on forever with this….
It's not the Europeans fault that we have a corrupted society. Their fault is that they are taking advantage of this mess to profit on our backs, on taxpayer's money. Because loan interests are paid from us, with the taxes and slashed salaries. And the haircut they all have agreed to, is just the carrot in front of the stick. Their fault also lies where they did not monitor the EU funds we (as a country) have been spending all over the place for decades when we were supposed to invest in infrastructure, not for elite's layaway….
Oliver says:
Very creative…. like the island of thr blind, or the fact that some islands landmass is suddenly reduced by 30% when tax is calculated based on the size of your property and even hotels are suddenly just 60sqm, or thousands of dead pension recipients …
As mentioned by another poster above, while I realy like the idea and mechanic, I somehow have a bad feeling about promoting the withdrawal of monetray transfer for the countries economy.
David Walker says:
I'm sure Goldman Sachs et al will be sharing your bad feeling about the masses opting out of their corrupt system.


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This year more than 1,800 students from Mobile and Baldwin county schools participated in the 2012 Marine Resources calendar art contest held by the Marine Resources Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The 2012 "Conserving and Enjoying Alabama's Coastal Resources" art calendar will be available free to the public at various locations in January 2012, including the Alabama Marine Resources offices in Gulf Shores and Dauphin Island.
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This is the latest update of the Twins' Bench Battle and the Bullpen Battle Dashboards, to track player performance to date this spring. Performances include those in the game vs the Philies earlier this afternoon. You can read the basic premise behind the Bench Battle Dashboard here and behind the Bullpen Battle Dashboard here. I will be updating them daily and post daily updates.
Here is what the Bench Battle Dashboard looks like today:
Here is what the Bullpen Battle Dashboard looks like today:
Here is the ranking of the position player combatants today (based on position) :
Rene Rivera 2.7
J.R. Towles 2.1
Daniel Rohlfing 0.67
Chris Herrmann 0.43
Danny Lehmann 0.37
Drew Butera -0.4
Danny Rams -0.98
Chris Parmelee 4.1
Mike Hollimon 3.0
Tsuyoshi Nishioka 1.3
Ray Chang 1.1
Luke Hughes 0.91
Brian Dozier 0.49
Brian Dinkelman 0.37
Sean Burroughs 0.34
Aaron Bates 0.3
Steve Pearce -0.31
Pedro Florimon -0.34
Joe Benson 1.09
Wilkin Ramirez 0.6
Matt Carson 0.52
Rene Tosoni 0.3
Darin Mastroianni -0.01
Oswaldo Arcia -0.33
Here is the ranking of pitcher combatants today:
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P.J. Walters 53
Jeff Manship 52.8
Kyle Waldrop 52.7
Brendan Wise 52.3
Carlos Gutierrez 52
Liam Hendriks 52
Esmerling Vasquez 51.5
Daryl Thompson 50.7
Samuel Deduno 50.5
Lester Oliveros 50.3
Aaron Thompson 50
Tyler Robertson 49.7
Luis Perdomo 49.5
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Phil Dumatrait 48.3
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My first guest-book application was a Perl CGI script that kept all the guest entries in a formatted text file that was displayed or added to as the parameters dictated—simple and effective. Unfortunately, I wanted to do more with that information, including linking back to the Apache log files and maybe even handing out cookies to monitor usage. The script, which started small and lean, began to choke on the file processing necessary. It was also a little distressing, since I had a very functional RDBMS installed and ready to use. I studied the alternatives (mod_perl) and decided to go with Servlets. The first step was to design the tables. The most important table holds each guest-book entry on a row.
CREATE TABLE guest_book ( entryid INT NOT NULL, response CHAR(8), name VARCHAR(32), addr VARCHAR(48), email VARCHAR(24), time DATETIME, comment TEXT, PRIMARY KEY (entryid) )
Each row in the guest-book table is uniquely identified by the entryid column which has an implicit index. Additionally, the handling of these keys is handled by a key table, a convenience in a small application but almost essential in larger applications.
CREATE TABLE key_table ( id INT NOT NULL, val INT DEFAULT 0, PRIMARY KEY (id) )The key table is able to keep track of any number of keys within the range of the int type, which in my case is [-231,231-1]. In order to get a new key, the current key must be retrieved and then incremented. This must be atomic, i.e., the operation must take place in a transaction. This is illustrated in the getKey method. Ideally, a stored procedure would handle all these details (the key-table concept should not be visible to application developers in an ideal world), but this level of detail with PostgreSQL involves C shared libraries and Database APIs—something with which I did not want to get involved.
An additional problem that needed solving was how to provide servlets with property files in a consistent fashion. Property files provide a convenient way of placing data that would otherwise be hard-coded into the application. This is done by providing a property on the command line to JServ called base.dir which points to a world-writable directory (but is chmod +t so that user's may not stomp on other users files). This is specified in the httpd.conf file in the ServletBinaryArgument tag. In this directory you can store property files which may be loaded by servlets. I am sure this can be done in a smarter fashion.
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Listing 4 is the property file used to set up the various parts of the servlet. I moved a number of the HTML header and footer strings into this file along with the JDBC configuration parameters.
The servlet/JDBC/PostgreSQL proved to be a powerful and fast technology. Most of the problems I encountered were configuration problems that required me to carefully read the associated documentation. Unfortunately, technical documentation on Servlets is scarce and I would urge further experimentation. The next step I took with this application was to install Sybase ASE for Linux, a RDBMS with which I am comfortable. I then coded a number of stored procedures that allowed the Servlet to delegate most of its data manipulation to the database, where it rightly belongs. If you are going to replace PostgreSQL with Sybase, it is necessary to get the jConnect JDBC classes from the Sybase web site. Of course, this can be done with PostgreSQL, but learning the details of an RDBMS C API was tangential to the exercise.
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Have you tried any of the preventative migraine meds such as Topomax? If you don't like the Botox, usually doctors require that you try those meds first before getting the Botox.
Also are you aware that taking any pain relievers more than 2 or 3 days a week put you at risk for getting rebound migraines.
Let me know how you are doing now. Hope that you are doing better.
He did try Topomax and it put him into the hospital with pancreatitis. It almost killed him.
Then again, I have days when 1st I take Fioricet; about 2 hrs later, I take 2 tabs of Maxalt; 4hrs later I take an Imitrex injection, & still I am in debilitating pain, laying in a darkened room. Thankfully, these are the kind of days that are now less frequent. I'll take the daily migraine I can---hopefully---nip in the bud w/the Fioricet.
I've learned over time not to try to figure out what kind of headache I'm getting. I use to question is it sinus, or allergies, or tension, or migraine, but per doc's orders, the second I feel the pressure anywhere in my head, I'm to take the 1st line of attack. Fioricet seldom works if I wait longer than 10 minutes.
Enough about my experience. I'm curious, did your husband's doctor prescribe any so-called 'preventive' migraine medication (except for the Botox) or only 'abortive' meds to work in concert with the Botox? Has any combo been especially helpful?
My so-called preventive med is Gabapentin, but when I went off of it, oh boy, did I find out the hard way that it, in fact, helped more than not, so I went back on it, even though I hate the cognitive impairment it causes.
You're right, once the migraine cycle gets going, you just have to ride it out, usually in bed, no lights, no sounds, nothing to eat, and praying the nausea does not spill out of your mouth. I just went through this Friday through Sunday. UGH!
I hope you continue to gain relief, in any form.
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>Health and Nutrition>"old" shoes = wretched run?
Needs more cowbell!
• 2 olympic distance duathlons -- 6 days apart -- PR at least 1
• 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)
gimme some sugar, baby
Abs of Flabs
I don't think having a bad/old pair of shoe will cause all those problems so quickly. If they have lost their supportive qualities, you will feel the effects over several days in a row of wearing them. The only way to see if it's time to toss them out is to alternate your runs with and without them and see how you feel afterwards.


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Craigslist Allows Inaugural Scalpers to Run Rampant Despite Schumer's Request to Stop
Craigslist promised to stop inaugural scalpers, but so far has made little progress.
On Thursday, Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York proudly announced both Craigslist and eBay had agreed to do all they could to stop the scalping of inauguration tickets online.
"This year's Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies are not for sale," Schumer, a co-chair of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, said in a statement.
[ALSO: An Inaugural Ball Is Being Hawked on Groupon]
But while eBay seems to have erased most of the offenders from its site, scalpers appear to be proliferating on Craigslist Friday, with tickets to the inauguration ceremony being hawked for hundreds of dollars. These same tickets were originally given out for free to the general public.
Craigslist did not respond to a request for comment from Whispers on why dozens of scalped ticket listings still appeared. But eBay told Whispers the listings were in violation of their ticket policy, which states sales of tickets to free events are generally not allowed. A similar policy does not appear to exist on Craigslist, which simply cautions users who want to scalp tickets they may see their listing flagged by other users.
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Craigslist has an "F" rating with the Better Business Bureau, a national nonprofit for ethical business practices, which BBB President in D.C. Edward Johnson says is due to Craigslist's lack of regulation of its scammers and scalpers.
In addition to selling overpriced inauguration tickets, opportunists on Craigslist are also asking hundreds of dollar for inaugural ball tickets, a spot in the inaugural parade, and even parking.
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HART Device Description Integrated Development Environment, Version 4.0, from the HART Communication Foundation features new key components such as an updated XMTR-DD device simulator and an improved DDL Tokenizer.
HART Communication Foundation has announced the release of Version 4.0 of the HART Device Description Integrated Development Environment (DD-IDE). The new DD-IDE Version 4.0 supports the HART enhanced Device Description Language (DDL) Specification, HART 7 and the development of Device Descriptions (DDs) for WirelessHART devices. The HART DD-IDE tool suite is a comprehensive set of integrated software tools for efficient development, testing and maintenance of enhanced HART DDs.
"The release of the DD-IDE Version 4.0 is part of the Foundation's continuous improvement process and effort to enhance the development and testing of HART DDs for new or upgraded field devices," says Ed Ladd, Foundation Director of Technology Programs. "As the HART standard for DD development and testing, the new DD-IDE tool set is receiving widespread support from device developers and system suppliers worldwide."
Key components of the new DD-IDE Version 4.0 are: new HART 7 standard DDs; an updated reference host SDC-625 Smart Device Configurator including support for UTF-8 Unicode; an updated XMTR-DD device simulator; an improved DDL Tokenizer that verifies and encodes the DD source code into its advanced format; and new and improved Wizards for DD development. The DD-IDE Version 4.0 increases developer productivity by simplifying DD development.
Device Description Language (IEC 61804-2, EDDL) has been a key element of the HART technology since 1990 and is reportedly the HART standard and the only technology endorsed by the HCF for configuration of HART devices. The enhanced Device Description Language simplifies and standardizes the presentation of intelligent device information for both automation suppliers and users worldwide.
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Eddie Jack Washington, one of two men indicted on three counts of first-degree murder in the 1974 Windmill Park homicides, will stand trial for those crimes during the June term of Marion County Circuit Court.
He was also indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit a felony. He was arrested Feb. 7 in Tampa, Fla., after a renewed interest in the decades-old murder case.
In an arraignment Monday before Marion Circuit Judge Michael Aloi, Washington pleaded not guilty to all four counts.
Capitol murder carries a penalty of life in prison. Conspiracy has a penalty of one to five years in prison, a fine of up to $10,000 or both.
Aloi asked the subdued Washington if he understood the charges and penalties.
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A Smithfield councilman was skeptical that North Carolina's public power towns would sell their stakes in power plants to Duke Energy. Too many towns, he said, rely on electricity sales to help fund other government services, such as police and fire protection.
But here's what Johnston's public power towns could do if they paid off the debt that has made their electricity rates up to 40 percent higher than Duke Energy's. They could lower their rates to the point where they could be competitive with Duke Energy, if not for industry then certainly for new housing, which now prefers rural Johnston over it towns.
Town leaders, both elected and appointed, argue that if they stopped using electricity profits to fund basic government services, they would have to raise their property-tax rates to compensate. We would argue that towns could cut spending instead, but politicians and bureaucrats don't think that way, so for the sake of argument, let's say property taxes would have to climb to make up for lost electricity revenue.
What that means, of course, is that electricity rates now subsidize property-tax rates in public power towns. Who does that benefit?
In Smithfield, for one, it benefits every property owner in West Smithfield, where homes and businesses buy their power from Duke Energy. And what that means is that Smithfield residents east of the Neuse River are, through their utility bills, paying property taxes that West Smithfield residents should be paying.
In Clayton, the transfer of electricity profits means households are subsidizing the property taxes of some well-heeled retailers, including Walmart and Lowes Foods, both of which buy their power from Duke Energy.
None of this is defensible in the court of public opinion, and we would encourage fair-minded elected leaders in public power towns to publicly challenge council members who support a status quo that favors the elite over the poor and middle class.
In Smithfield, for starters, East Smithfield Councilman Marlon Lee could ask his fellow councilmen to publicly defend their support of tax policy that favors Food Lion, Rose's and McDonald's over poor families in his district. We don't think they could or would.
With the offer from Duke Energy, North Carolina's public power towns have the chance to rid themselves of debt, make their towns competitive for investment dollars and return fairness to tax policy. We dare anyone to argue why that's a bad idea.


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Podcast from Retrospective Facilitators Gathering in Taos, New MexicoSubmitted by Simon Roberts on 2. September 2011 - 17:34
Back in April I attended the wonderful Retrospective Facilitators Gathering in the equally wonderful Taos, New Mexico. During the final evening I recorded a podcast with many of the gathering's participants. The podcast took the form of an informal round table discussion and the topics included looking back at the gathering, externalizing thinking and group/collective learning.
Participants, in order of speaking:
John Martin, Esther Derby, Declan Whelan, George Dinwiddie, Oana Junco, Charlotte Malther, Simon Roberts, Diana Larsen, Josef Scherer, Grazyna Scherer, John McFadyen and Cyril Megard.
The podcast can be found here.
Scenes in the Life of a Scrum Team - from XP Days Germany 2010Submitted by Simon Roberts on 27. November 2010 - 16:38
During our session at XP Days Germany 2010 in Hamburg, Jens Korte and I discussed 4 scenes in the life of a Scrum team. In each case we examined a common problem, what led to it and how better collaboration between PO and team could have helped to avoid it.
Thanks to the many people who came to the session and for the feedback.
Making Scrum Stick: Sustainable Scrum TransitionsSubmitted by Simon Roberts on 26. September 2010 - 13:35
Simon Roberts - Making Scrum Stick: Sustainable Scrum Transitions from Krakow Tech Conferences on Vimeo.
You've started to rollout Scrum within your organization and the initial teams are working well. What are the next steps? How can you keep the change sustainable?
Agile Central Europe in Krakow - Sustainable Scrum TransitionsSubmitted by Simon Roberts on 9. April 2010 - 14:54
Vertiefen Sie Ihr Verständnis von Scrum: Certified Scrum Kurse mit anschließendem Open SpaceSubmitted by Christoph Mathis on 8. April 2010 - 9:28
Wir haben 2010 ein neues Konzept eingeführt: wir führen parallel am gleichen Ort Certified ScrumMaster und Certified Product Owner Kurse mit einem optionalen dritten Tag durch. Der zusätzliche Kurs ist optional, die Zertifizierung hängt nicht von der Teilnahme ab. Und der Open Space ist für die Kursteilnehmer kostenfrei! (andere zahlen einen Unkostenbeitrag für Raum und Catering).
Das Konzept ist einfach:
Effective Chartering for Scrum TeamsSubmitted by Simon Roberts on 13. March 2010 - 15:21
The presentation from my talk with Jens Korte on team chartering at the March 2010 Scrum Gathering in Orlando is now available online at http://prezi.com/gc0m9zvmjb0q/.
We enjoyed preparing and giving this talk very much. Thanks very much to the people who attended and for the interesting questions and discussion, all of which contributed to the talk's success.
It's the first time that I have made a presentation using Prezi (http://prezi.com). Prezi allows the presenter to zoom around a large canvas and get away from the intrinsically serial nature of traditional presentation tools. It suits my style and was well received by all that I showed the results to (I've heard of some feeling symptoms akin to motion sickness as a result of the zooming and rotation). I'll be continuing this experiment with my next presentation at Agile Central Europe in Krakow Poland on 8-9th April.
Many thanks also to those who mentioned our talk in their post-gathering round-ups. Here:
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Certified ScrumMaster for Game DevelopmentSubmitted by Simon Roberts on 28. September 2009 - 15:29
We are pleased to announce the first fruits of a collaboration between remote control productions GmbH, a Munich based game production house, and ScrumCenter, the leading Scrum training and coaching company. Over the past few months, RCP and ScrumCenter have developed a Certified ScrumMaster for Game Development course, combining RCP's game development know-how with ScrumCenter's Scrum expertise.
With a combination of theory and game industry related exercises, you will learn how to:
- implement Scrum in a game development context
- create a product backlog that supports the typical workflow needed in game development
- setup an optimal Scrum team for your game project
- scale Scrum for large projects
The course will deepen your understanding of the principles and practices of Scrum and provide you with an understanding of the pre-requisites and organisational changes that are necessary to enable Scrum to be successful.
On completion of the course and after taking and passing an online test, you will be awarded the designation "Certified ScrumMaster" and a one year membership of the Scrum Alliance.
The first Certified ScrumMaster for Game Development course will be taught in German and will be held on 28th and 29th October in Munich. Generous earlybird and group discounts are available. More information can be found in the course flyer, which also contains a registration form.
Leuchtfeuer entzünden: Einführung von Scrum bei der Allianz Deutschland AGSubmitted by Simon Roberts on 6. August 2009 - 17:45
An article, co-written by ScrumCenter founders Christoph Mathis and Simon Roberts, describing the Scrum transition at Allianz Deutschland AG, is now available for free download thanks to an agreement with SIGS-DATACOM GmbH.
The article, co-written by Gerhard Hastreiter (Allianz Deutschland AG), Chistoph Mathis (ScrumCenter GmbH) and Simon Roberts (ScrumCenter GmbH), first appeared in the January 2009 edition of ObjektSpektrum and can be found here.
Certified Scrum Product Owner in SolingenSubmitted by Simon Roberts on 5. August 2009 - 11:27
In association with codecentric GmbH, Simon Roberts will be teaching a Certified Scrum Product Owner course (in German) on 2./3.09.2009 in Solingen. This will be presented directly before codecentric's "Meet the Experts: Agilität" event on 4.09.2009 and provides an ideal opportunity to learn more about Scrum's Product Owner role. Why not attend both events - CSPO and Meet the Experts - Agilität and make the most of your trip to Solingen?
For more information and to register, please visit the meet the experts site.
Meet the Experts - AgilitätSubmitted by Simon Roberts on 5. August 2009 - 8:36
Simon Roberts will be speaking at codecentric's event "Meet the Experts - Agilität" in Sollingen on 04.09.2009. The innovative "Meet the Experts" series combines talks from invited speakers with an Open Space session.
Simon's talk will be on the topic of "Making Scrum Stick" where he will reflect on some of the factors that are critical in helping transitions to agile methods, particularly in large, traditional organizations, to be sustainable.
Other speakers include Henning Wolf (it-agile GmbH), Andreas Ebbert-Karroum (codecentric GmbH), Boris Gloger and Dietmar Strasser (Borland). We hope that you will be able to join us in Solingen for what promises to be a very interesting day.


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October 14-20, 2007
1. Poster Contest
Your library wants you to submit posters based on the theme "LOL @ Your Library."
Entries by teens age 13-18 will be accepted October 1-12 at all Milwaukee Public Libraries. Posters must be done by hand (not computer-generated) in any other medium including: pencil, chalk, ink, marker, paints, etc. Posters must be submitted on 8.5 x 11" paper. Each entry will be judged on composition, quality of drawing, originality, and how closely it relates to the theme. Winning posters will be displayed on the library's web page.
1st place – $50 Target gift card
2nd place – $25 Target gift card
3rd place – $15 Target gift card
2. ComedySportz @ Washington Park Library (2121 N. Sherman Blvd.)
Thursday, October 18, 2007 6:30 p.m.
Sit back and laugh, or take the opportunity to stand up and make people laugh during this interactive improv comedy performance suitable for all ages. The entire show is fueled by audience suggestions and participation.
3. Meet the Author: Sonia Hayes @ Center Street Library (2727 W. Fond du Lac Ave.)
Saturday, October 20, 2007 3:00 p.m.
Sonia Hayes, author of Ms. Thang and Urban Goddess, will present a book discussion based on her novels entitled: Flavor of Love Adolescents age 12-18 will be invited to explore the concept of love in various relationships including friends, family, romantic and, most importantly, self-love.


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A few hours before he debated Rep. Paul Ryan Thursday night, Vice President Joe Biden (or a 22-year-old campaign staffer in Chicago) sent the following message to supporters:
"I told Barack I have one mission tonight: tell the truth and stand up for what we believe in. Our side is always going to win when we do that."
Biden's team needed a win. Mitt Romney emerged from last week's debate with more momentum than he's had in nearly two years of campaigning. What do you think — who won Thursday night's showdown, Biden or Ryan?
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UPDATED: The Bills placed kicker Rian Lindell on the injured reserve list today. He suffered a shoulder injury while making a tackle on a kickoff return against the Jets on Nov. 6.
Meanwhile, strong safety George Wilson was working fully on the field again today and looks set to start Sunday in San Diego. Wilson has been out with a neck injury. The only other players not practicing, besides Lindell, were cornerback Aaron Williams (calf) and tight end Scott Chandler (ankle). Chandler was working on a stationary bicycle on the side.
"I think we've got a chance to have everybody except those two," coach Chan Gailey said after practice, referring to Chandler and Williams. "Aaron's probably got a better chance than Scott does right now."
Safety Jairus Byrd, who didn't practice Wednesday due to a sore shin, practiced fully.
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Contribute functions like a web browser with a built in word processor. Users can view web pages and make changes to their website while browsing.
Once you have a website established you and anyone you specify may have Contribute installed on their computers to help manage your website.
Before Adobe Contribute can be installed on someone's computer they must complete the Contribute training class taught through Academic Computing's software application training. Click here to see when the next Contribute Training class will take place.
Once the Contribute user completes the training class they may request to have Adobe Contribute installed. There are several ways to set up an installation time:
A web team intern will install Contribute at the scheduled appointment time. The person requesting Contribute and the administrator of the PC must be present during the installation or the web department will not be able to complete the installation.
If this is the first time you have ever managed a web site, we highly recommend that you read the "How to Design your Website" section.
Adobe Contribute grants specific users access to edit different web pages with different editing roles. The web team administers all users and sets all users' privileges. Anyone with departmental permission can have access to edit a department's website.
Permissions can only be set up on a per folder basis. This means that users can only be granted or denied access to edit groups of pages that reside in a specific folder.
All users will have access to edit pages, but only specific users can publish those changes depending on their editing role. There are two types of editing roles; publisher and editor.
A user with the publisher role will have access to edit a web page and publish his or her changes directly to the live server.
A user with the editor role will have access to edit a web page, but then will have to submit their changes for review before those changes can be published to the live server. Submitted page edits are sent to other users with the publisher role within their department. An editor's changes may be sent back to them for further editing.
If a user's editing privilege needs to be modified or removed please contact the web team.
Adobe Contribute functions like a web browser with a built in word processor. Contribute can browse the web like any normal web browser but then has the capability to edit certain web pages like one would edit a text document.
To edit a page, just browse your website like you would on a web browser. Once you find the page you want to edit click the Edit Page button found at the top left of Contribute. Contribute creates a draft of that page so you will be able to make changes without affecting the live version of that page. This draft is saved on your hard drive and cannot be viewed online.
Once you click the edit page button you will notice that the web page now looks different; that is because it outlines the editable areas of the page. You will also notice that the tool bar now has more options on it and looks similar to a word processor's tool bar.
To change or add text, just highlight or click where you want to add text and start typing. Contribute works just like a word processor in this sense. You can use the tool bar to bold, italicize, and align text.
To create a text hyperlink click on the Link button at the top of the toolbar. A drop down menu will appear with options. You can then either link to a current page on your website, create a new page to link to, link to a page on the internet outside of your website, or link to an email address.
Choose the option that is appropriate for you. In most cases Browse to a Webpage will be used. After you chose an option a dialog box will appear prompting you for information. You will see a text box labeled Link text at the top. Type the hyperlink text in this box. This will be the text that gets underlined that users click on to go to your link.
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Page titles are important. They appear as the name of bookmarks on the browser's title bar, on the browser's tabs (if tabbed browsing is supported), in a browser's web history, and on the task bar if you are running windows.
It is important to note that page titles for your website should not all be the same nor start the same. You should keep page titles descriptive of what is found on that specific page. As an example, the undergraduate admissions website uses different page titles for each web page. Each page starts with what is on that page such as "Request for Information" on the information request page, and "Come Visit Us" on the visit us page. These page titles give users and search engines a more specific idea of what is on each page.
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Finally, the last option is for a table header. The highlighted cells in the pictures represent cells that will bold text. These cells are used as headings for table.
Images can be added to your web page much like hyperlinks. First click on the location on the web page where you would like to add the image. Next, click on the Image button at the top of the toolbar. From the drop down menu choose Shared Assets. Find your image; press OK and your image will now be on your web page.
To maintain the size of image files, the web team requests that all images be sent to the web team first so they may be resized and prepared for use on the web. When you send your image file please indicate what size you would like your image to be or what web page the image will be used on so the web team may make the adjustments accordingly.
After the web team prepares your image for use on the web it will be added to the shared assets. The file name will begin with your department's name so that you can easily find it.
Adobe Contribute will allow you to put video files on your web page up to 1024kb in size. If a larger video file needs to be on your website, you may submit a request so that the web team may assist you.
If you would like to put a video that plays inside a web page, we recommend you provide a link for the user to click before they view the video.
To add video to your website, click Insert on the toolbar then mouse over Video. Next, choose where you will upload the video from, find the file, and press OK.
After you have made the desired changes to your web page you can then publish your draft. Depending on your editing privileges you will either be able to publish your changes instantly, or you will have to send your changes in for review.
Before you publish your changes it is recommended that you preview them in your browser. To do so go to file » preview in browser.
To publish your changes simply press the Publish button at the upper left of the toolbar. If you do not have the publisher privilege you will only be able to send your changes in for review.
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If you do not have the proper editing privilege please consult the chair person of your department for permission and have them contact the web team with a request to change your privilege.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Daniel Briere knows having Chris Pronger in the Philadelphia lineup would be a boost. He also knows the dominant defenseman won't be playing for at least Game One tonight against Buffalo.
Briere says Pronger's absence doesn't give Philadelphia an excuse to struggle.
"That's an easy excuse," Briere said following the Flyers' morning skate in Wells Fargo Center. "We're not going to use Chris Pronger as an excuse. We started the year without him and we were successful. He got hurt midway through the year and we kept rolling. Yes, we struggled down the stretch, but that's not his fault. It's not because he wasn't in the lineup. We just needed to play better.
"That's going to be the same thing in this series. If he comes back, great, it's going to be a huge boost to our team. But at the same time, we should be able to perform the same way without him."
Briere reiterated that playing his former team provides some motivation -- for his first comments on the subject buy today's print edition of The Buffalo News because the stories aren't online -- but he says the playoffs themselves are motivation enough.
"The people that didn't want me there are gone, so there's not really any animosity in that regard," he said in regard to former owners Tom Golisano and Larry Quinn. "There's a little extra motivation, I guess. That's easy to find. But it doesn't really matter when you start the playoffs. ... It doesn't matter who you play. The motivation's going to be there no matter what, so I'm definitely excited about it."
The audio of Briere's chat is below.
---John Vogl


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Democracy' Now's Amy Goodman asked former UN weapons inspector Scot Ritter to talk about the "difference†between how the Bush administration has handled Korea and the way they handled Iraq. Ritter replied that the only thing that the Bush administration's approaches towards Korea and Iraq had in common were that they shared a common "end game†(goal), which he claims is "regime change.†I beg to differ. It surely appears that one of the many common elements between the two approaches is that they both increase the potential for a long, costly and disastrous war that will result in massive loss of life and financial windfalls for the friends and families of the current American ruling class. Think about it!
Bush Admin's Approach to Iraq & Korea; What Do They Have in Common?
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Brian Boyce
The Tribune-Star
MARSHALL, Ill. —
New gaming laws in Illinois are drawing mixed responses as state officials hope they prove a winning hand in offsetting budget concerns.
Legalized video gambling became a reality in Illinois Tuesday, as more than 2,000 license applications were processed by the state's gaming board. In Marshall, David Yaw had his five machines up and running Wednesday at Chances R Sports Bar & Grill on North Michigan Avenue.
"They're in and live," he said Sunday afternoon amid a full house of customers. "It's already brought in people I've never seen before."
Yaw, who owns similar businesses in Effingham and Greenup, said he's brought in "true poker machines," the kind people would see in casinos in Las Vegas or nearby Evansville, Ind. So far, the move has been good news for him.
In May of 2009, the Illinois General Assembly first approved a measure to allow a maximum of five machines per appropriate establishment, with hopes of generating revenue for its state capital improvements funds. Lengthy reviews and background checks of applicants have delayed the implementation as communities established their own standards of acceptability.
Marshall's Mayor Ken Smith explained that the community has chosen to allow only four gaming permits in town, and those were quickly snapped up by Yaw, the Corner Tavern, and by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion posts.
Since the issue first became public years ago, Smith said developers have been approaching the town in hopes of building "strip malls" with multiple gambling venues. Per state regulations, each establishment is allowed a maximum of five machines, but multiple locations could be built next to one another, he explained. The town's proximity to Indiana was seen as a plus given potential cross-state traffic.
"The city decided against that. We don't want to become a casino town," he said. "We didn't want all the other things that could come along with it."
Each community can determine its own number of permits to issue, and that number can potentially change over the years if the need were to arise, he said.
To qualify for a gaming license, the location must either be a truck stop, a fraternal organization or possess a liquor license.
The machines themselves are actually owned by licensed vending companies, he said, and revenue will be split between that company, the location owner, the state of Illinois and, in his case, 5 percent will go to the
City of Marshall.
Allowing machines in fraternal organizations such as the VFW and American Legion seemed an easy enough decision, given the amount of money those groups put back into the community, he said. Two taverns in addition to the veterans' clubs seemed okay, but still, he expressed a little surprise at the lack of protest.
"It slipped in and people really didn't know about it," he said, remarking he expected more moral concern to be expressed.
According to an Associated Press report, the impetus behind the video gambling bill is a $31 billion construction project involving schools, roads and transportation initiatives. Just how much money will actually be generated by the machines remains to be seen, but Smith said Marshall has decided to dedicate its 5 percent cut to the parks department. Given the state's overall budget problems, he said the odds of significant funds coming down to Marshall are slim.
Meanwhile in Paris, Vito Moreschi said the machines just aren't for him. Sunday afternoon, the owner of Savoia's Pizza on North Main Street was greeting customers with pasta, not poker.
"I told them I didn't want them," the downtown proprietor of 25 years said.
Machine vendors approached him earlier about lining his walls with their wares, but in the end, Moreschi opted against the move. In the end, he isn't sure allowing the machines will be a good move for the state anyway. "I think it should not be allowed. Like I said, it's more trouble than it's worth."
Brian Boyce can be reached at 812-231-4253 or email@example.com.


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On Saturday, Aug. 18, eight Lehigh Valley restaurants met on the field of battle (the parking lot of in Lower Nazareth) to compete in the , a three-hour burger-binging event that would conclude with one winner.
Patrons paid a $7 admission to judge the competitors based on the sliders that each cooked up and handed out from their booths. Participating burger joints were:
- Burger Shack
- Blue Monkey
- Jake's Wayback Burgers
Big Woody's, who was slated to be the ninth competitor, was not present at the event.
More than 400 people showed up to chow down -- so many, in fact, that at least three of the restaurants had to call for more burgers so as not to lose votes from their hungry judges.
Each restaurant took a different approach.
John Cook, a young employee of Starter's Riverport, explained to a group that they don't need a lot of fancy toppings; the onions and vegetables are in their burgers.
"The burger's supposed to be the good part," said Cook. "We don't even put lettuce and tomato on ours."
Once the votes were in, the winner emerged: Roosevelt's 21 of Bethlehem took the title -- "Best Burger of the Battle" -- with a miniature version of its famous FDR Challenge: a slider topped with pork roll, egg, cheese, bacon, tomato and onion.
The event was organized by Green Acres Outdoor Living and The Morning Call. Green Acres manager Jon Hall hopes that this year's event will become known as the "first annual" battle in a succession of many.
"[Green Acres] is a neutral location with plenty of space for people to hang out," said Hall.
All proceeds will go to the Allentown Rescue Mission, which, according to its website, aims to end homelessness one person at a time, and in some cases, prevent it.
Alexandra Hackett, the rescue mission's communications coordinator, was on hand. "It's interesting how people choose a favorite," said Hackett as the event drew to a close. "What stands out to one person might not for another."
(True words, since this reporter's vote was solidly in favor of Catasauqua's Blue Monkey, with its burger topped with pulled pork, cheese and bacon.)
Also on hand was a DJ and an ICEE truck courtesy of Angel 34. Raffles were held throughout the day, with giveaways such as gift certificates to the participating restaurants and passes to both Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and Hershey Park.
The event raised $4,376 for the Allentown Rescue Mission, according to its blogpost.


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The Norman Transcript
NORMAN — Billie Jean Sites, of Norman, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Friday at Primrose chapel, with interment at 3 p.m. at Erick Cemetery in Erick.
She is survived by her husband, George of the home; sons Harold G. Bass and wife Randy of Sunray, Texas, and Garry K. Sites and wife Cassandra of Stillwater; daughter, Georjana K. Mauldin and husband Tim of Norman; grandchildren Kimberly Dean Parker and husband Thomas, Whitney Jo McCright and husband Tim and Wade Bass and wife Lana; and great-grandchildren Taylor and Sydney Parker, Gentri and Reegan Bass and Jaytin and Justin McCright.
Donations in her honor may be made to the Alzheimer's Association Oklahoma/Arkansas Chapter, 2448 E. 81st St., Suite 3000, Tulsa, OK 74137-4250 or online at www.alz.org.
Services have been entrusted to the care of Primrose Funeral Service.
For online condolences, visit primrosefuneralservice.com.
Norman Transcript, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013
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TRAVERSE CITY — Linda Kay Snell, 47, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully Oct. 10, 2012, at Munson Medical Center, surrounded by her family and friends.
Linda was born on May 27, 1965, in Deckerville, to Melvin and Carolyn (Campbell) Lamont. On Sept. 29, 1990, Linda married Chad Allen Snell in Deckerville.
Above all else, Linda loved spending time with her kids and her family.
She loved to party and always had fun at family birthdays, holiday celebrations and events. She enjoyed reading, gardening and riding roller coasters at theme parks. Linda was also an avid Lions and Tigers fan.
Linda is survived by her husband, Chad; 10-year-old daughter, Shelby; seven-year-old son, Chase; father, Melvin Lamont; sister, Cheryl (Charles) Becker; brother, Jeffrey (Laurie) Lamont; brother, Michael Lamont; nieces and nephews, Aaron Lamont, Chrissy Svejnar, Kyle Becker, Kayla Loomis, Tommy Gray, Rob Gray, Nicole Gray, Chum Snell, Heidi Snell, Josh Snell, Deanna Snell, Susan Snell, Melissa Snell and Will Snell; sister-in-law, Cindy (Tom) Gray; brother-in-law, Bob (Sandy) Snell; brother-in-law, Bill (Brenda) Snell; several other family members and friends, including her beloved German Shepherd, Savannah and cat, Shelia.
Linda was preceded in death by her mother, Carolyn.
Visitation for friends and family will be held on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, from noon until 2 p.m., with a service of remembrance to begin at 2 p.m., at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home. A private family graveside service will take place at a later date at Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions in memory of Linda may be directed to a scholarship fund for her children, Shelby and Chase, through Northwestern Bank, 625 S. Garfield, PO Box 809, Traverse City, MI 49685.
Please visit www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com to share your thoughts and memories with her family.
The family is being served by Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home.