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As someone who lives on a small island, every now and then I have to take the ferry to a bigger island, Rhodes, to get some chores done. The list of things I need (or want) gets longer and longer until I have to wrench myself away from the beach and get on the boat. But because there's so much you can't get in Tilos, it's a great excuse to shop – it's like Christmas with more sunshine and less stress.
And so this week I dash down to the port with a giant suitcase. The quayside is crowded with people and inevitably friends ask, 'Are you leaving?' I grin and lift up the suitcase – empty. I'm going to run around Rhodes, filling it up, even though the only thing I really need is one piece of paper, a certified copy of my passport from the British Vice Consulate.
As always, I'm going to have a wonderful few days running around town, chatting to people in shops. People in Rhodes are really friendly. Before I lived in Tilos, when I was just passing through Rhodes to get to Tilos on holiday, I had no time for the bustling town, but now I appreciate it more and more. My friend Anna tells me that she sees me moving there one day, but I'm not sure I'd have as much fun if I lived there.
When people ask me where I'm from, telling them I'm English but live in Tilos is the conversation-starter. One day I glance in the window of a sports shop next to the hotel, and end up in conversation with the owner who tells me his father, who was from Kalymnos, was sent to teach in Tilos at the school, which was then in Mikro Horio (the now-abandoned village), during the Italian occupation before World War II. Apparently the Italians gradually learned to send the smart people to the little islands where they couldn't cause as much trouble, so his father found himself in Lipsi and Tilos.
I'm in Mandraki, the area of Rhodes where the small boats like the Tilos Sea Star come in. Walking up the hill from the domed New Market (Nea Agora) and bus station with the Old Town on my left, I spot a new gift shop. It's immediately clear that this isn't your average tourist shop, but real arts and crafts. I'm a sucker for beautiful things and am drawn inside, where I get talking to Haritomeni.
She confirms she just opened the shop, To Doron (meaning 'The Gift'), in late April. Her parents live in Rhodes but until recently she lived in Athens. I infer that this is another 'Crisis Story' – it's nearly impossible for young people to make any kind of living in the capital at the moment, so she's come to Rhodes and set up this business. And it deserves to do well, as the shop is filled with tasteful, original hand-made work from artists all over Greece, especially Crete.
Haritomeni (I like the name – it means 'lovely, graceful, blessed') tells me she had a wonderful holiday in Tilos a few years ago. She stayed by the sea in Livadia but went all over the island visiting the monastery, Eristos, Megalo Horio. 'It's a disgrace that the museum isn't known all over Greece, all over the world,' she says, referring to the bones of the dwarf elephants, the last elephants in Europe. 'I was embarrassed I didn't know about it!'
After leaving the shop, I continue up the hill to Avgoustinos where I sit in the lively open-air restaurant and have a massive, tasty gyros pita, big salad and a beer (for 9 euros).
OK, not many people have a story about buying printer ink cartridges. But I do.
I like to buy from Cartridge World, partly because it's an easy way to recycle the cartridges, but also because they're so much cheaper. But when I call to check what time they close, I find out the shop's moved a little further out of town – too far for me to walk. When I ask about buses, the man on the other end of the phone asks where I am, and I say Mandraki. 'No, where exactly?' Er, the Hermes Hotel. 'OK, I'll be there in ten minutes.'
A charming (OK, say it, good-looking) young man in black comes to collect the cartridges, and brings me what I need later in the day. If that ain't service, I don't know what is.
The young woman who helps me find good underwear in Intimissimi has a cool haircut, so I ask her where she has it done, as I need a trim. (I've still not found someone who cuts hair in a way I like – would the next person to visit please bring me a Toni and Guy hairdresser?). Before I leave my favourite underwear shop, she asks if there's a branch of Intimissimi in Tilos. I grin, imagining scantily clad mannequins in the square in Livadia. 'I'm guessing you've never been to Tilos?' But actually she has, several years ago; all she remembers of Livadia is that the place was deserted until noon. I tell her we actually do have a really good clothes shop (To Sokaki - see the Tilos Life page on this blog), but no international chains, thank goodness.
The man I talk to in the health food shop, where I buy maca root and find a town-centre source for wine from the village of Embona, says someone in his family has a house in Tilos but they find the people unwelcoming; even after living there for two years, they've never been invited to anyone's house. I explain that it's certainly not that people are unwelcoming or unfriendly. It's just that people keep themselves to themselves more on a small island, I think, as you need to keep some kind of privacy.
I go to the hairdresser for a trim and we spend the first half hour of the appointment talking about what I do, and e-books and copyright, and how I can perhaps help out another client of his who has written something. It's more of a social visit than a haircut.
For dinner, I try the Symi Kafeneion in the New Market, near Indigo (and the deli or pantopoleio where I sometimes buy cheddar or prosecco). It's been there for sixty years – the beautiful, raven-haired woman who runs it informs me that it was first her grandfather's, then her father's – but has recently been spruced up with a lick of paint and a meze menu. I order an Alfa beer and a delicious plate of roasted vegetables drenched in garlic vinaigrette, mopped up with half a loaf of moist, springy bread. Yum.
On Thursday morning, I go for a swim before breakfast. It's of course nothing like as nice as swimming in lovely Tilos, but I like the fact that locals go for their regular morning swim in Rhodes, especially the older folks who tend to chat to one another in the water – it's that social thing again.
Mid-morning, having bought a tent, a kettle and some seeds and seedlings, I discover a street market just outside the Old Town on the south side, near the Gate of St John. It's a slightly smaller version of the Wednesday and Saturday market that takes place near the cemetery. Restraining myself from buying too much, I choose olives and peppers and small local peaches, just in season. I buy a carnation plant and a jasmine plant for a few euros each (I am turning into my mother). I am smiling and receive a marriage proposal and an elopement proposal.
I get back to the hotel, and in the afternoon I go out again to pick up my new set of glasses, and I think I'll go back to indulge in something nice from the gift shop. But I realise I've hit the retail wall. I'm all shopped out. There is no shopping left in me. I have lost the will to shop.
But I've got the certified copy of my passport, done my blood tests, bought my brown rice and ticked off a long list of needs and wants, and I'll be back in a few weeks. And maybe one day when I win the lottery (OK, I don't play the lottery, but my equivalent – when they make the movie of Falling in Honey) I'll have a little pied-a-terre in Rhodes. Ah, but then I wouldn't get to chat to lovely Nikos in the Hermes Hotel...
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One of the lessons that I have learnt few months ago is to keep evaluating the progress regularly. What I mean is that when the organization is young and small, it is evident to get involved in many activities and sometimes, that makes to lose the focus from a few critical activities like evaluating the progress more frequently.
We have been re-aligning with our vision (to be the most preferred ITSM/BSM partner for our customers) for past few months and I am glad that we have been able to come up with many creative solutions to contribute towards resolving pain areas of our customers. We constantly monitor on how the needs of customers are changing and most importantly, how they are evolving due to the changes in market. We seem to have laser focus on this and indeed have achieved a decent mastery on solutioning front.
We have always welcomed feedback and acted, where it has helped us to improve while not straying away from our vision. We are occasionally told by few prospects to consider providing the consultants in bulk. What essentially they intend to tell us is that a)they do not want to take the risk of hiring more people b)they want us to provide them expensive consultants at a very cheap price. What I do not agree is that they miss out to think of Win-Win result. Also, they tend to pat their backs assuming that they save few pennies to get inexperienced contractors only to realize it later that the cost would have been saved significantly if they would have hired few genuine consultants instead. Don't get us wrong. It is not an attitude issue. Would Ferrari or Rolls Royce provide average cars for average price? We know that we don't enjoy that kind of branding today; however, providing average quality service or less competent contractor does not just align with our philosophy. Sometimes, not doing what few are expecting, and which is not as per our vision, helps us to avoid getting distracted.
This has also led us to think on exploring other aspects. I am happy to share that we have not been late in acting on that. We have recently partnered with one of the best ITSM product organizations. We have already finalized in partnering with another French based ITSM product organization. We will also be partnering with another ITSM product org which is Bangalore based. While I think that partnering with such organizations would certainly help to mutually expand the horizons, we are already in discussions with another organization that has a great coverage in Middle East and APAC. This alignment will give us more exposure to bigger market while it will help our counterpart to save a significant cost by partnering with us.
And this is what I mean to sharpening our focus truly when I titled this blog. Am looking forward to share some of the lessons in next few blogs that I have learned when we went through rough patch, shortly. In fact, we have become more stronger in taking right decisions on time and strategizing the objectives. You'll realize why I have started hating happy day scenarios as they seem to slow down the learning curve by putting us in a very comfort zone. By the way, when was the last time you had sharpened the saw?


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Embarrassed by Christianity
Anne Rice For those who care, and I understand if you don't: Today I quit being a Christian. I'm out. I remain committed to Christ as always but not to being "Christian" or to being part of Christianity. It's simply impossible for me to "belong" to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group. For ten years I've tried. I've failed. I'm an outsider. My conscience will allow nothing else.A few minutes later, she wrote:
As I said below, I quit being a Christian. I'm out. In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be anti-feminist. I refuse to be anti-artificial birth control. I refuse to be anti-Democrat. I refuse to be anti-secular humanism. I refuse to be anti-science. I refuse to be anti-life. In the name of Christ, I quit Christianity and being Christian. Amen.I am quite sympathetic to the disgust that led her to that declaration and to flee the Roman Catholic Church … though I wish she had found the Episcopal Church before she wholly repudiated Christianity.
And we've all seen the news stories about the people who define themselves as "spiritual, but not religious."
Of course, many of you will remember those videos, modeled on the Mac vs. PC commercials, that distinguished "Christians" from "Christ-followers." The "Christians" were the narrow-minded stuffed shirts, of course.
God knows, I can understand those moves. I am mortified by the "Christians" who are often quoted in the media when reporters want to find a "Christian's" response to some current issue. Almost always, the "Christian" articulates the voice of judgmentalism at best and hatred at worst.
Far too many Americans have been led to believe that people and groups like Westboro Baptist Church or James Dobson articulate the views of Christianity in the U.S.
Very often, I observe this debate in myself: When discussions of religion arise outside a church context, I do not identify myself as a Christian. I identify myself first as an Episcopalian. And why? Because, in my view, the name of "Christian" is hideously identified with narrow-minded bigotry. When pushed further, I will also say I'm a Christian, but I generally hasten to add, "But I'm not that kind of Christian." I know many of you regular readers have had similar experiences.
It seems to me that – for many people outside the church in this country – "Christian" and "Muslim" mean about the same thing: hate-mongering zealots who would just as soon kill those they perceive as infidels. One of which I am not, of course. Just tonight, I heard a Christian candidate for Congress talk about "taking those people out." Of course, that means "kill them."
Today I did some catch-up blog reading, and MadPriest pointed me to a new website: Tea Party Jesus. Each day, the author posts an historic image of Jesus, with words spoken by a current "Christian," plucked from today's headlines. And the irony is profound. When I explored that site today, I cringed at the words that supposed "Christians" speak in the name of Jesus.
Here's a sample from Tea Party Jesus.
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No wonder I want to hasten to say I'm "not that kind of Christian." The Muslims have their jihadists. Likewise, we have our "Christianists." Both are full of hate, rage, and condemnation … and perhaps even murderous zealotry. Both seem to want their opponents to die … actively or passively.
But how in the world can "my kind of Christian" invite people into our churches, invite them into the loving embrace of a God who loves them beyond their wildest imagining, invite them into a community that calls our whole selves, our souls and bodies [as the BCP puts it] into engagement with God?


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The [Friday] Papers
By Steve Rhodes
I have a pretty comprehensive rant prepared tieing together many of today's news stories - connecting the dots if you will - but I just don't feel like being angry today. I'm too tired. Too much to do. So here are some other items.
1. Cub Factor writer Marty Gangler will be the guest bartender at the Beachwood Inn tonight. His shift will run 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., and then perhaps he'll stick around and regale us with one of his classic monster jukebox sets.
2. "Me and Tom Ray were looking for a bar to play acoustically at the same time, and we wanted a place that didn't do music," Rick Sherry (Devil in a Woodpile; Sanctified Grumblers) tells our very own Matt Harness in Bloodshot Briefing: Beer-B-Q Dreams. "So we would go into all these neighborhood bars and check out the vibe. We weren't hustling places, and we really just ended up drinking there all night. But we really liked the Beachwood Inn. We were trying to scope out a place where we could play there. We always had a good time there. The Beachwood was always at the top of our list."
3. "On Thursday Cook County prosecutors made a startling allegation," the Tribune reports. "The sudden plant closing was all part of a monthslong plot by the head of Republic Windows to loot the business, steal key manufacturing equipment and set up a new operation in Iowa."
Hardly startling to those of you who read our two-part excerpt from Kari Lyderson's Revolt on Goose Island.
Now would be a good time to revisit:
5. Canadian Bacon Frisbees - For Dogs.
6. Only the most extraordinary of circumstances will keep the Bears from winning the Super Bowl this year, according to Blue & Orange Kool-Aid Report correspondent Eric Emery. He names them.
7. Local coverage of the amazing latest feat of Rachel Alexandra was virtually non-existent. Our man on the rail Thomas Chambers fills in the gap.
8. Blago World Better Than Melrose Place.
More episodes on multiple platforms.
9. Illinois Congressmen Behaving Badly.
They lie!
10. And the sign said long haired freaky people need not apply
So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why
He said you look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you'll do
So I took off my hat and said imagine that, huh, me working for you
12. "By about 2:30 a.m., the store had gotten quiet," our very own pseudononymous Jerome Haller writes in his latest installment of I Am A Security Guard. "Still, a feeling of dread stayed with me. I have the same bad temper as my father. It often takes a lot of effort for me to stay calm. I feared the one incident that would put me over the edge.
"Forty minutes later, I thought it might happen."
13. Mike Luce, in our new College Football Report:
"Just so we're all clear on the algebra involved here: USC offensive coordinator > Oakland Raider head coach > Other Pac-10 school head coach > University of Tennessee head coach."
14. "I was a freelance journalist looking to make my next buck," our very own George Ofman writes in The Treasure of Michael Jordan. "Michael made me lots of them. He was a meal ticket and then some. It didn't take much to sell my clients on a Bulls game - just about any Bulls game. And the playoffs were a bonanza. It was all about Michael and everyone wanted a piece."
15. This one's for Marty. We should be belting it out in our own inimitable Beachwood style sometime around midnight. And we will not be ashamed. See some of y'all tonight.
The Beachwood Tip Line: Still togetherrrrr.
Posted on September 11, 2009
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She is here!!!
Brooklyn made it!!!
That is a look of pure joy!
Natalie will post when she is feeling up to it but just wanted to share this with everyone, you have all been such a help to her through these months. What a miracle this is! I know she is so grateful to you all.
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Really close!!
Ok...just an update....Natalie didn't have the baby last week because her lungs were not ready...they were disappointed to say the least but have been great troopers and have a C-section appointment for TOMORROW!! (Friday Oct. 23) And how cool is it that one of our angel mommy friends is having her baby the exact same day via c-section in the exact same hospital as Natalie?! Her name is Sheila and we are so excited for both of them. Please keep them both in your prayers that all will go well and they will both have a LIVE, screaming baby by this time tomorrow!! :) Will post pictures as soon as I get them.
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Baby Brooklyn
Nope she isn't here yet but I thought I'd write a little update on Natalie and the baby. They will be doing an amnio tomorrow to make sure to the baby's lungs are developed enough and as long as the results are good they will do the C-section Thursday!!!!!!!!! I'm sure you can imagine how excited Natalie and Rob are. I know they would really appreciate your continued prayers that all will go well and they will be able to take sweet Brooklyn home. Will post pictures as soon as I get them!
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Thanks to You!
Last week we had one of our dreams come true...I was able to visit Dr. Collins.
Dr. Collins is an OB who has studied and researched infant fatality due to cord accidents. He now focuses all his time and energy on educating the medical profession about things that can be done during pregnancy to identify potential cord problems before they become fatal. He also monitors pregnant women who have previously lost a baby by cord accident starting in their 28th week of subsequent pregnancies. I'm lucky enough to be one of those women.
Lucky...or should I say blessed? Because of the outpouring of love and support through generous donations that we received through the "Peace of Mind Fund" set up by a good friend we were able to afford the trip and visit with Dr. Collins.
Since learning about him and the service he offers, I have wanted so badly to take part in it. Something I thought I'd only dream about, until a lot of incredible people made that dream come true.
Last Thursday I flew to Baton Rouge Louisiana where Dr. Collins' office is located. I met up with him and his lovely wife Candace on Friday morning. He showed me around the office, read a lot of research to me, and showed off pictures of other girls and their healthy babies that he has monitored. Then he hooked me up to a heart monitor for a half an hour so he could get an idea of what Brooklyn's heart rate and pattern are like at this time. He said all of that looked great!
Next, he performed an extensive ultrasound focusing on the cord...it's position, what it looks like, if it was wrapped or twisted in any way...and as of right now it doesn't appear to be around Brooklyn, or compressed at all...which was great news!
However, he did notice something that could potentially cause a problem...something I'm so glad we are aware of (one of the main purposes of the visit). The cord has what's called a "Funic Presentation", which means that is is attached towards the outside of the placenta instead of the center, and it comes down around the bottom of Brooklyn and puddles right on top of the cervix. This could potentially cause problems, as Brooklyn is head down right now and her head is sitting right above all that cord. As she continues to grow and completely fill the whole uterus, a couple of things could happen...she could either get wrapped in the cord, or her head could start to put enough pressure on the cord to cause compression. Both of which, would not be good.
However, he said that in the next couple of weeks she could flip to a breach position as she would instinctively be able to tell that her head was causing the compression to take place, which would be ok considering I have to have C-section anyways. This would leave her feet near the cord which isn't as potentially dangerous. Or, she could cause the cord to move higher in the uterus as she moves. Both of these would be great outcomes.
If nothing changes with the position of the baby or the cord in the next couple of weeks, I will need to be closely monitored...perhaps even hospitalized until the baby is born. Dr. Collins suggested that I start having weekly ultrasounds and to make sure I am doing my nightly monitoring. If I'm doing those two things we should be able to catch any problems that should arise before they become fatal.
After the ultrasound was over we spent about two hours talking about fetal movement, contractions, and he taught me how to use the at home heart rate monitor. He taught me what to look for in the heart rate patterns, and at what point I would need to go directly to a hospital. I feel like I learned a lot of things that other doctors never take the time to explain.
Then me, Dr. Collins, his wife, and one of his daughters went to lunch at a beautiful restaurant right on the Mississippi river. They were so nice and genuinely interested in our family. I really enjoyed getting to know them. They were extremely personable and I left them feeling like I am in really good hands.
I returned home safely Saturday night. I started to do the at home monitoring that night and will continue each night until Brooklyn arrives safely. I strap the monitor on each night for about a half an hour, ideally between 10 and 10:30 because this is when I start to produce the sleep hormone that can cause the slowing of blood supply and oxygen to the baby. If there are any problems with the cord, this is the time that it would be most apparent.
For 30 minutes, it monitors Brooklyn's heartbeat and any contractions if I were to have any. Then I connect it to a modem and send it directly to Dr. Collins blackberry. It is also forwarded to my OB's email as well. It is then downloaded to a website where I can get on and look at the whole strip as well.
It is a little scary to know that there is a potential problem, however, I would rather find out about it on this end and be able to take preventative measures instead of finding out on the other end when it's too late to do anything about it. I find a lot of comfort in knowing that every day two Doctors who are professionally trained look at the readings from the night before. Part of the money that I paid to Dr. Collins allows me to have 24 hour access to him if I have any questions or concerns. He also calls about every other day to check up on me to see how I'm feeling and how the monitoring is going. He will also calls if he notices any patterns in the heart rate that raise any red flags. I feel very blessed to have this amazing opportunity.
Being able to strap the monitor anytime during the day or night to check on Brooklyn is truly priceless. I don't know that there is anything that could bring more peace of mind right now. Rob and I truly thank each and everyone of you who made this dream a reality...you have changed our lives and hopefully ensured that we get to keep Brooklyn here with us. There really are no words to express our gratitude and love for each one of you.
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Its Here!
So as I type Natalie is probably asleep in her hotel in Louisiana! Her appointment with Dr. Collins is tomorrow. I want to thank everyone who contributed to make this possible. I know this means the world to Natalie and Rob. God bless you all! Natalie plans to take tons of pictures and to tell you all about it when she gets home. Thank you again!
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Last Chance Plea!
I know you all are probably getting really sick of me. But I just wanted to make a last chance plea for the Peace of Mind Fund! Some of you have already donated and I sooo appreciate it...more than you know! I really don't want anyone to feel pressured...but if you can spare that $5 or so it would really help add up to helping my friend Natalie get the peace of mind she so desperately needs. Take it from someone who knows what she is going through...it will be such a blessing to be able to monitor the baby.
We haven't met our goal yet and we don't have a lot of time left! Here are the cute kids from the Little Rascals backing us up...lol...just substitute "We need to build a new clubhouse" with "We need to send Natalie to Louisiana!"
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Due to financial difficulties Lexi Lynne Designs will no longer be able to donate their proceeds to the Peace of Mind Fund. All proceeds after the 10% to NILMDTS prior to July 16, 2009 will still be donated but all orders from the 16th on will not be. Thank you for understanding!
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28 Easy Lunches For Busy Working Moms!
I admit, I am addicted to the convenience of fast food. BUT, I know better, so I work on doing better! Here are 28 great ideas for easy lunches for the busy, working mom!
This meal plan from Litehouse includes a shopping list and directions to prepare 7 healthy lunches in one day. I already do a ton of meal prepping on the weekend, thanks to PrepDish, so prepping these lunches will not add much more work than I am used to. And, my goodness, prepping ahead saves me so much time and money!
I always have a container of my Super Tuna Salad on hand! It is great on sandwiches and on its own. Plus, it makes my husband smile!
These 12 High Protein lunch ideas keep me full, focused, and keep my hands out of the candy jar at work!
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The OiReallyis Hot Deals page has six books listed, including two Missing Manuals, a Cocoa book, a hack book, an Office v.X manual, and David Pogueis Switcher book. You can find the OiReillyis Hot Deals page at Appleis Web site.
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Is Gold Still a Safe-Haven Asset?Are Governments Buying Gold As a Safe Haven Against the US Dollar?
People have always considered gold an invaluable metal. It has been traded everywhere accross the planet. However, since strong currencies such as the American dollar and also the European euro have gained power, gold jumped back two places in the hottest reserve asset rank. Despite the financial crisis which hit the USA, the dollar remained one of the most stable currency. But as with any paper currencies the dollar may also be threatened by inflation. Gold alternatively can be considered an instrument inside deal with inflation since its tangible value will not depend on the economical evolution of any state.
If you are interested in committing to this precious metal, know that there are many approaches to go. First of all, you could buy physical gold, whether in the shape of collectible coins or bars. This will ensure you a reliable profit, nonetheless it could also expose you to potential risk of theft, so be careful when scouting for storage means.
Investing in gold bullion can also be one of the most popular forms of investment and storage of wealth and getting power. Nowadays, it really is most popular to hear this news stating regarding the different economic predicaments of the nation, and inflation as well as low currency rates include the hottest of. With the decreasing valuation on the legal tender, the waning of their purchasing power follows. Gold, within the other hand is incredibly stable even amidst all of the problems plaguing the economy.
On the market you will discover various gold savings products, staring with gold coins and ending with gold bullion bars. Their purity is 24 ct and fineness is this website 999.9, having different weights and presentations. Some of these goods are affordable for many clients and several are for the people with good financial means. Be careful when you are buying gold where you might be buying and from whom. Appeal to specialist for avoiding unpleasant situations. Consider some aspects when you elect buying gold: reputation of the supplier, the extra weight, purity and fineness. Some companies are providing extra services for clients, such as: buy back services, free storage and insurance, delivery inside the safest conditions. Some gold merchandise is cheaper some can be more expensive, but all offer an exceptionally quality.
"Although the coins seem to be similar given that they both contain gold, they actually represent many different varieties of underlying investment, and therefore are not of the identical nature or character. The bullion-type coins, unlike the numismatic-type coins, represent a smart investment in gold on world markets instead of inside coins themselves. Therefore, the bullion-type coins and the numismatic-type coins aren't property of like kind."


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After the Conair beauty lounge, we made our way to Power Ball 13 – one of the city's largest charity events in support of The Power Plant art gallery. The annual gala raises vital funds for exhibitions and public programs.
The venue was packed with interesting people, contemporary art exhibits, DJs, and porchetta on a spit. It was a gorgeous night so we spent most of it mingling on the outdoor patio. Oh warm summer nights on a patio, please stay with us for a while.
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text: 100321 Low Power 9-Bit Inverter General Description The 100321 is a monolithic 9-bit inverter. The device contains nine inverting buffer gates with single input and output. All inputs have 50 kΩ pull-down resistors. n n n n 2000V ESD protection Pin/function compatible with 100121 Voltage compensated operating range = −4.2V to −5.7V Available to MIL-STD-883 Features n 30% power reduction of the 100121 Logic Symbol Pin Names Description D1–D9 Data Inputs O1–O9 Data Outputs DS100309-1 Connection Diagrams 24-Pin DIP 24-Pin Quad Cerpak DS100309-3 DS100309-2 © 1998 National Semiconductor Corporation DS100309 www.national.com 100321 Low Power 9-Bit Inverter August 1998 Absolute Maximum Ratings (Note 1) ≥2000V ESD (Note 2) If Military/Aerospace specified devices are required, please contact the National Semiconductor Sales Office/ Distributors for availability and specifications. Recommended Operating Conditions Above which the useful life may be impaired −65˚C to +150˚C Storage Temperature (TSTG) Maximum Junction Temperature (TJ) Ceramic +175˚C Plastic +150˚C −7.0V to +0.5V VEE Pin Potential to Ground Pin Input Voltage (DC) VEE to +0.5V Output Current (DC Output HIGH) −50 mA Case Temperature (TC) Military Supply Voltage (VEE) −55˚C to +125˚C −5.7V to −4.2V Note 1: Absolute maximum ratings are those values beyond which the device may be damaged or have its useful life impaired. Functonal operation under these conditions is not implied. Note 2: ESD testing conforms to MIL-STD-883, Method 3015. Military Version DC Electrical Characteristics VEE = −4.2V to −5.7V, VCC = VCCA = GND, TC = −55˚C to +125˚C Symbol VOH Conditions Parameter Min Max Units TC Output HIGH Voltage −1025 −870 mV O˚C to −1085 −870 mV −55˚C VIN = VIH (Max) Loading with −1830 −1620 mV 0˚C to or VIL (Min) 50Ω to −2.0V −1830 −1555 mV −55˚C −1035 mV 0˚C to −1085 mV −55˚C VIN = VIH (Min) Loading with −1610 mV 0˚C to or VIL (Max) 50Ω to −2.0V −1555 mV −55˚C −870 mV −55˚C to Notes +125˚C VOL Output LOW Voltage (Notes 3, 4, 5) +125˚C VOHC Output HIGH Voltage +125˚C VOLC Output LOW Voltage (Notes 3, 4, 5) +125˚C VIH Input HIGH Voltage −1165 +125˚C VIL Input LOW Voltage −1830 −1475 mV −55˚C to +125˚C IIL Input LOW Current 0.50 µA −55˚C to +125˚C IIH Input HIGH Current 240 µA IEE Power Supply Current −70 µA −25 mA for All Inputs Guaranteed LOW Signal for All Inputs VEE = −4.2V VIN = VIL (Min) (Notes 3, 4, 5, 6) (Notes 3, 4, 5, 6) (Notes 3, 4, 5) 0˚C to +125˚C 340 Guaranteed HIGH Signal −55˚C −55˚C to VEE = −5.7V VIN = VIH (Max) Inputs Open (Notes 3, 4, 5) (Notes 3, 4, 5) +125˚C Note 3: F100K 300 Series cold temperature testing is performed by temperature soaking (to guarantee junction temperature equals −55˚C), then testing immediately without allowing for the junction temperature to stabilize due to heat dissipation after power-up. This provides "cold start" specs which can be considered a worst case condition at cold temperatures. Note 4: Screen tested 100% on each device at −55˚C, +25˚C, and +125˚C, Subgroups 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8. Note 5: Sample tested (Method 5005, Table I) on each manufactured lot at −55˚C, +25˚C and +125˚C, Subgroups A1, 2, 3, 7, and 8. Note 6: Guaranteed by applying specified input condition and testing VOH/VOL. www.national.com 2 AC Electrical Characteristics VEE = −4.2V to −5.7V, VCC = VCCA = GND Symbol TC = −55˚C TC = +25˚C TC = +125˚C Min Max Min Max Min Max 0.30 1.80 0.40 1.60 0.40 1.80 ns 0.30 1.20 0.30 1.20 0.30 1.20 ns Parameter tPLH Propagation Delay tPHL Data to Output tTLH Transition Time tTHL 20% to 80%, 80% to 20% Units Conditions Notes (Notes 7, 8, 9, 11) Figures 1, 2 (Note 10) Note 7: F100K 300 Series cold temperature testing is performed by temperature soaking (to guarantee junction temperature equals −55˚C), then testing immediately after power-up. This provides "cold start" specs which can be considered a worst case condition at cold temperatures. Note 8: Screen tested 100% on each device at +25˚C temperature only, Subgroup A9. Note 9: Sample tested (Method 5005, Table I) on each mfg. lot at +25˚C, Subgroup A9, and at +125˚C and −55˚C temperatures, Subgroups A10 and A11. Note 10: Not tested at +25˚C, +125˚C, and −55˚C temperature (design characterization data). Note 11: The propagation delay specified is for single output switching. Delays may vary up to 200 ps with multiple outputs switching. Test Circuitry DS100309-5 Notes: VCC, VCCA = +2V, VEE = −2.5V L1 and L2 = equal length 50Ω impedance lines RT = 50Ω terminator internal to scope Decoupling 0.1 µF from GND to VCC and VEE All unused outputs are loaded with 50Ω to GND CL = Fixture and stray capacitance ≤ 3 pF FIGURE 1. AC Test Circuit Switching Waveforms DS100309-6 FIGURE 2. Propagation Delay and Transition Times 3 www.national.com 4 Physical Dimensions inches (millimeters) unless otherwise noted 24-Lead Ceramic Dual-In-Line Package (D) NS Package Number J24E 24-Lead Quad Cerpak (F) NS Package Number W24B 5 www.national.com 100321 Low Power 9-Bit Inverter LIFE SUPPORT POLICY NATIONAL'S PRODUCTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR USE AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES OR SYSTEMS WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION. As used herein: 2. A critical component in any component of a life support 1. Life support devices or systems are devices or sysdevice or system whose failure to perform can be reatems which, (a) are intended for surgical implant into sonably expected to cause the failure of the life support the body, or (b) support or sustain life, and whose faildevice or system, or to affect its safety or effectiveness. ure to perform when properly used in accordance with instructions for use provided in the labeling, can be reasonably expected to result in a significant injury to the user. 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Welcome to the 47th New York International Numismatic Convention
About Our Event - How to Find Us
The New York International Numismatic Convention is the United States' largest and most prestigious numismatic event targeting the needs of the world and ancient numismatic communities. The 47th Annual NYINC will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, located at 109 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017, betwen Park and Lexington Avenues. The Grand Hyatt also enjoys a direct indoor connection to Grand Central Station, the terminal point for commuter lines of the Metro North System. There are also direct indoor connections to multiple stations of the New York City subway system.
Our dates will be Friday, January 4, 2019 through Sunday, January 13, 2019 with bourse activities taking place Thursday-Sunday, January 10-13, 2019
As an event focused on foreign and ancient numismatics, the display of United States coins minted after 1815 is not permitted in the bourse area. I addition, the displlay and/ or sale of antiquities: objects, staturary, lamps, vases, grave objects, etc. is not permitted.
The NYINC will feature a bourse area consisting of roughly 115 of the leading specialists in world and ancient numismatics and will be held in in the Empire State Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt. The eight days of auction sessions will be held in immediately adjacent sections of the Empire State Ballroom. Auction lot viewing, as well as numismatic organization meetings and educational seminars, will be held in meeting rooms on the Conference Level of the Grand Hyatt, one floor below the Empire State Ballroom.
Please consult the Schedule of Events for the specific session times scheduled by our multiple official auction companies.Our event will also include a full range of educational programs and meetings. Our multiple auction sessions are cataloged and conducted by a number of the leading numismatic houses in the world, including: Baldwin's of St. James's; Heritage; Spink; Classical Numismatic Group; The New York Sale, a joint venture of Ira and Larry Goldberg, M&M Numismatics, Sovereign Rarities and Dmitry Markov, as well as Stack's-Bowers-Ponterio auction presentation.
In all nine different auction houses, either singly or in collaborative efforts, will be contributing their expertise and numismatic drawing power to our auction presentations in 2019. Auction sessions will take place over a span of eight consecutive days, beginning on Sunday, January 6th and concluding on Sunday January 13th. No other numismatic convention can equal the incomparable scope and breadth of the NYINC auctions, presentations that quite literally attract dealers and collectors from throughout the world, making New York City the numismatic capital of the earth during our event.
Auction lot viewing will open on Friday, January 4. Auction sessions will be held Sunday January 6, 2019 through Sunday, January 13.
The bourse area will open from 12noon-7PM on Thursday, January 10 for the Professional Preview. For a $125 registration fee, payable on site, Professional Preview/Early Bird attendees will have access to the bourse area prior to the regular public admission hours to the bourse. The Professional Preview/Early Bird is open to both collectors and dealers without booths.
The NYINC bourse area regular public hours will be:
|Friday, January 11
|Saturday, January 12
|Sunday, January 13
Public admission is $20 for a three day pass valid throughout the event. Children 16 and under with an adult are admitted free of charge. A $5 admission discount coupon valid Friday-Sunday may be printed by clicking here.
To obtain a map with directions from your location to the Grand Hyatt and/or the New York City area immediately adjacent to the Grand Hyatt please visit one of the following websites: www.mapquest.com or www.switchboard.com.
For general New York City tourist information please visit the website of the New York City Convention and Visitor's Bureau, www.nycvisit.com. This site contains a myriad of information and links to other websites about different tourism related activities, including restaurants, museums and Broadway musicals. It is recommended to assist in making plans for your visit to New York City.
Features of the NYINC
- 115 Dealers all world and ancient numismatic boiurse area
- Educational programs
- Special Young Numismatists Program
- Club and society meetings
- Heritage auction
- Classical Numismatic Group auction
- Ira and Larry Goldberg/Sovereign Rarities/M&M Numismatics/Dmitry Markov auction
- Stack's-Bowers-Ponterio auction
- Spink auction
- Baldwin's of St. James's auction
- Sovereign Rarities auction
- Discounted room rates at the Grand Hyatt
- Direct indoor connection to Grand Central Station
- Convenient to midtown restaurant locations
- Convenient to the theater district
- Free samples copies of numismatic publications for attendees
- Numerous booth holders from outside the United States
Bourse Area Hours
The 115 dealer bourse area will be held in the Empire State Ballroom, located on the ballroom level of the Grand Hyatt.
|Thursday, January 10
|12Noon - 7PM (Professional Preview - $125 Registration)
|Friday, January 11
|10AM - 7PM (Booth holders at 9AM)
|Saturday, January 12
|10AM - 7PM (Booth holders at 9AM)
|Sunday, January 13
|10AM - 3PM (Booth holders at 9AM)
Registration at the NYINC is $20 for a three day pass valid during all public hours Friday through Sunday. Admission is free of charge to children 16 and under accompanied by an adult. To view and print a discount coupon valid for $5 off the regular public admission please click here.
Participating Booth Holders
For a roster of dealers who have reserved booth space at the NYINC, please click here. Revisit our site as we approach the convention dates to see if your favorite dealer will have a booth at the NYINC.
For a map of the bourse areas showing dealer booth numbers, please click here.
Our Schedule
For a complete schedule of events and functions held as part of the New York International Numismatic Convention, please click here. As the dates of the NYINC draw closer please revisit our site to check for the addition of new and exciting programs and meetings where you will be able to learn about different aspects of world and ancient numismatics.
Future Convention Dates:
The NYINC has firm contracts with the Grand Hyatt, our new home over the dates set forth below
Our bourse dates will be:
- 2020: January 16-19
- 2021: January 14-17
- 2022: January 13-16
In each instance the first date noted will be the Thursday Professional Preview/Early Bird Day, with a special registration fee, currently $125, to provide early access to the bourse area in advance of the Friday-Saturday-Sunday General Admission days.
Public registration is currently $20 for an all events pass during the Friday through Sunday public access period.
Auction lot viewing will typically begin the previous Friday, with auction sessions held daily from the Sunday immediately preceeding the Thursday Professional Preview throught the final Sunday of the coin show portion of the NYINC.
Information About Our Auction Companies - How to Contact Them
The NYINC features multiple auction sessions cataloged and conducted by the leading numismatic houses listed below. Buyers of world and ancient numismatic items eagerly await these auction sales each year and they are a highlight of commercial numismatic activity within the world and ancient collecting fraternities. For information about how to obtain their catalogs or to consign your collection for sale to the numismatic community in conjunction with the New York International Numismatic Convention please consult the contact information given below:
Heritage Auction - Sunday and Monday, January 6-7, 2019:
|Attn: Warren Tucker or Cris Bierrenbach
Heritage Galleries and Auctioneers
3500 Maple Avenue - 17th Floor
Dallas, TX 75219
|Phone: (800) US COINS
Warren Tucker (214) 409-1287
Cris Bierrenbach: (214) 409-1661
E-mail: email@example.com
Website: www.ha.com
Classical Numismatic Group Auction - Tuesday and Wednesday, January 8-9, 2019:
|Attn: Victor England
Classical Numismatic Group
P.O. Box 479
Lancaster, PA 17608
|Phone: (717) 390-9194
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.cngcoins.com
The New York Sale - A Joint Venture of: Ira and Larry Goldberg / M&M Numismatics / Dmirty Markov / Sovereign Rarities Auction
Joint New York Sale auction website:
|Dmitry Markov
P. O. Box 950
New York, NY 10272
|Phone (718) 332-4248
Fax (718) 332-8676
E-mail: email@example.com
Website: www.russian-coins.net
Attn: Ian Goldbart
|Phone: 011 44 (0) 7785 114 987
Email: email@example.com
Website: sovr.co.uk
|Attn: Lucien Birkler
M&M Numismatics
P O Box 608
West Haven, CT 06516-0607
|Phone (203) 815-2765
|Ira and Larry Goldberg
11400 West Olympic Blvd. Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90064
|Phone: (213) 551-2646
Fax: (310-551-2646Website: www.goldbergcoins.com
|Ira Goldberg
|Phone: (310) 551-2646 Ext. 812
|Larry Goldberg
|Phone: (310) 551-2646 Ext. 809
Stack's-Bowers-Ponterio Auction - Friday and Saturday, January 11-12, 2019:
|Attn: Richard Ponterio
Stack's-Bowers-Ponterio Auction
1231 East Dyer Rd, Suite 100
Santa Ana, CA 92705
|Phone: (949) 253-0916 or (800) 458-4646
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.stacksbowers.com
|Attn: Vicken Yegparian
123 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
|Phone: (212) 582-2580 or (800) 566-2580
Fax: (646) 443-5548
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.stacksbowers.com
Spink - Friday January 11 and Sunday January 13, 2019:
|Attn: Muriel Eymery
145 West 57th Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10019
|Phone: (212) 262-8400
Fax: (212) 262-8484
E-mail: email@example.com
Website: www.spink.com
Baldwin's of St. James's - Sunday January 13, 2019:
|Attn: Stephen Fenton
Baldwin's of St. James's
10 Charles II Street, - St. James
London SW1Y 4AA
|Phone: +44 (0)207-930-7888
Fax: +44 (0)207-930-8214
E-mail: email@example.com
Website: www.bsjauctions.com
Convention Contacts
Convention Chairman
Kevin Foley
P.O. Box 370650
Milwaukee, WI 53237
Phone: (414) 807-0116
E-mail: email@example.com
The Convention Chairman is responsible for the overall operation of the New York International Numismatic Convention, including booth sales and dealer space assignments. He is the primary contact person for inquiries about the NYINC.
Educational Chairman
Kerry Wetterstrom
P.O. Box 10607
Lancaster, PA 17605
E-mail: email@example.com
The Educational Chairman is responsible for the scheduling of speakers and club and society meetings held in association with the New York International Numismatic Convention. Organizations desiring to hold functions in conjunction with the NYINC should contact him.
Hotel Reservations
The New York International Numismatic Convention is held at one of New York's finest and most luxurious hotel properties, the Grand Hyatt New York.
To guarantee the discounted NYINC rate of $199 over program dates: Please reserve your room using this link
For further reservation assistance, call the Reservation Line at 1-888-421-1442.
Call from overseas may be placed to the Grand Hyatt NY for transfer to the reservation department at 1-212-883-1234 and advise the agent you are attending the New York International Numismatic Convention and that you want to book at the discounted group rate.
Problem encountered in booking? Call Bourse Chairman Kevin Foley at 1-414-807-0116 for assistance.
If booked no later than December 14, 2018 - Subject to physical availability of rooms:
|Room Type
|Single or Double
|Grand Club King
|Junior Suite
|Two Bedroom VIP Suite
|Premier Suite
Other suite rates are available on request. All suites are available in limited supply. Book early to avoid disappointment. Note the Hyatt is a destination hotel in New York City, with multiple meetings of other groups taking place over our dates. Based on our 2018 event experience it is anticipated that the hotel will likely be sold out over all or most of our dates. Please book sooner rather than later. Overbookins denies space to others who desire to fully participate i the entire NYINC experience.
Important Notice: No outside agency has been authorized by either the Grand Hyatt or the NYINC to contact our booth holders or other attendees to solicit reservations. Such contacts may be an effort to obtain confidential credit card information or other personal details for potentially fraudulent purposes. It is hightly recommended that NYINC participants only book reservations by calling the Hyatt central reservation at (888) 421-1442 or by calling the hotel directly at (212) 883-1234.
Please remember also that limited number of rooms are available at our discounted rates. Book early to avoid disappointment.
If difficulties are encountered in securing accommodations please contact the Bourse Chairman, Kevin Foley, for assistance at (414) 807-0116.
How to Learn More About World and Ancient Numismatics
There are a number of print media publications catering to numismatists with an interest in world and ancient numismatics. Among these are:
|Canadian Coin News
For current subscription information: www.canadiancoinnews.com
|Coin World
For current subscription information: www.coinworld.com
|World Coin News
|For current subscription information: www.shopnumismaster.com
|For current suscription information: www.tokenpublishing.com
|An electronic newsletter at exceptional quality focusing on the world and ancient numismatic marketplace, with news of auctions, conventions, legal and regulatory matters, as well as research and publications is www.coinsweeky.com. Published by Dr Ursula Kampmann, it is issued weekly and is a particularly good source of the latest information in the field dealing with a diverse range of topics.
Please note that the Saturday schedule of the NYINC includes a number of educational programs and lectures sponsored by numismatic organizations maintaining an interest in various specialty areas of world and/or ancient numismatics. Unless specified otherwise in the NYINC Schedule of Events these meetings are also open to the general public and are an ideal way to make contact with and potentially join one or more of these organizations.
Please consult the convention Schedule of Events for information on the specific content of such programs. You may access the Schedule of Events by clicking here.
Services of Interest to NYINC Attendees
For information about area FEDEX services, including maps showing the exact location of the facilities nearest the Grand Hyatt NYINC site (zip code 10017), visit the FEDEX website: www.fedex.com.
United States Postal Service Locations
For additional information about United States Postal Service facilities and services, including maps showing specific locations facilities, nearest the Grand Hyatt NYINC site (Zip 10017), please visit the Postal Service website: www.usps.com.
Staples - Office, Business and Mailing Supplies - Copies and Printing
For additional information about other Staples facilities near the Grand Hyatt NYINC site (zip code 10017), visit the Staples website: www.staples.com.
FedEx-Kinko's - Copies and Printing
For information about additional FedEx-Kinko's outlets nearest the Grand Hyatt NYINC site (zip code 10017), including maps, visit their website at www.fedex.com.
Duane Reade:
For store locations nearest the Grand Hyatt NYINC site (zip code 10017), visit their website, www.duanereade.com .
Rite Aid:
For store locations nearest the Grand Hyatt NYINC site (zip code 10017), visit their website, www.riteaid.com .
Tickets for Broadway Musicals:
For information about Broadway musicals and plays visit the New York City tourism website: www.nycvisit.com . Half price tickets for same day performances are available at the Theater Development Fund "tkts" booth at Times Square, easily recognizable with a white facade and large red "tkts" lettering. For additional information about the Theater Development Fund and the half price tickets program visit the website www.tdf.org/tkts/tips. Tickets for many prominent musicals are generally available through the "tkts" booth.


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When it rains, it pours and it's pouring this coming weekend...
I'd already signed up for the ever exciting Rock Make Festival when our Open Studios, at Art Explosion, were then announced on the same weekend! But I'm making them both happen and looking forward to the totally different experiences they are.
First and Foremost: Rock Make Festival, in it's 4th year, is a rocking and rolling street fair with a band stage at either end of the closed off street in the Mission. I've gone to check it out every year and always thought, 'I should do this!' So, I've enlisted RK and we're going in with style! I'll be hawking wares of far and near, somethings brand new, others are old favorites. RK will be hawking his organic dog biscuits and showing the world how a real dog should be 'treated'! His dog treats are always a big hit and now it's time to introduce them to the rock&roll kids that cruise the Festival. And our big treat for that day, if it all works out, is to take photobooth-style polaroids of peeps and their dogs in our booth.
Surrounding the outdoor festival is Art Explosion's Open Studios weekend. I'll be doing OS on the Friday night, which is always a fantastic party, missing it on Saturday (where you'll find me at Rock Make) and then again on Sunday, for a final wrap-up of all those people who haven't yet made it through. Open Studios is always a great gathering, bring a whole lot of random, fabulous people together just to talk about art. It's great feedback and exciting to see so many artists in their element with their doors wide open to the public! It's a gallery show explosion and so much fun!


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Cargill Business Analyst in Asia, United States
Business Analyst
Cargill provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world. Together with farmers, customers, governments and communities, we help people thrive by applying our insights and over 150 years of experience. We have 155,000 employees in 70 countries who are committed to feeding the world in a responsible way, reducing environmental impact and improving the communities where we live and work.
Position Purpose & Summary
The Business Analyst will work closely with business partners, business teams, CBS and 3rd party partners to enable the delivery of process, data, and technology solutions.
The Business Analyst is a skilled professional in systems & process design who will assist and provide quality and solid system designs and solutions to solve various business requirements. This position will be able to expertly manage low to medium rigor projects or work streams within the projects, through the entire project lifecycle. The Business Analyst will deliver effective presentations and solution walk-through to audiences of all sizes utilizing strong communication skills.
This position requires knowledge of the solution(s) and business processes for their assigned Business(es)/FN(s), and the ability to design solutions by mapping customer business problems to reusable end-to-end business application solutions. The Business Analyst will engage in business decision discussions related to agility, business value, and business processes. The Business Analyst has a passion for the business which is demonstrated through professionalism and striving for excellence in all aspects of the business experience.
This position requires an individual who is resourceful, confident under pressure, and has demonstrated competence in expectation management.
This position is expected follow the Cargill Project Delivery Process and Requirements Analysis and Solution Design process framework.
Principal Accountabilities
Analysis & Requirements Gathering
Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis.
Elicit functional and non-functional (performance, availability, security, accessibility, cross-browser compliance) requirements using a methodology most appropriate for the context of each project, such as Joint Requirements Planning (JRP), Joint Application Development (JAD).
Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal stakeholders to analyze information needs and functional requirements and deliver the following artifacts as needed: Business Requirements Document, Use Cases, Screen and Interface Designs.
Facilitate requirements discussions with key stakeholders
Communicate and clarify the requirements to the design and development resources. Assist in translating business requirements into functional design specifications
Clarify and improve the business processes impacted by the technology changes that are part of assigned projects.
Evaluate system changes for downstream system and/or organizational impacts
Plan for acceptance of solution (change management, communication, training needs)
Provide subject matter expertise in assigned business process areas
Solution Design
Create solution designs across process, data, and technology that meet business requirements and adhere to relevant standards and principles, leverage common tools and processes, and meet cost/delivery objectives.
Consider in the design, the business implications of the application of technology to the current and future business environment.
Perform reviews with key stakeholders throughout the design lifecycle to ensure alignment on solution designs and requirements. This may include but is not limited to the following activities: design reviews, testing execution, deployment verifications, customer satisfaction reviews, etc.
Create supporting solution design documentation to ensure sustainment of the solution and business capability, support solution implementation as necessary.
Develop requirements specifications according to standard templates, using natural language.
Participate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze trade-offs between usability and performance needs.
Be the liaison between the business, technology teams and support teams.
Actively participate in discussions on solution options and business partner decision making to minimize the amount of project investment divergence from target architecture
Business Partnership
Work with businesses to identify and confirm connections between business goals and strategies and the process data, and technology investments required to achieve them.
Engage with and influence business units on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans
Create and maintain strong working relationships with technology teams, functional counterparts, vendors and business partners.
Effectively engage stakeholders in change management activities
Project Delivery Responsibilities
Manage workload and priorities to deliver agreed upon project milestones
Provides input to staffing plans at the project-level to identify key / required skills
Ensure traceability from business requirements through application testing and work with offshore development and QA teams clarifying requirements.
Holds project team resources accountable to their deliverables and ensures project execution.
Prepare high and detailed level estimations of effort in order to achieve a preferred solution.
Provide guidance and oversight during requirements, design, build, and test phases.
Education, Experience, Skills
Minimum Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science or Management Information Systems; OR equivalent experience
5 years experience in diverse operational, development and/or business roles
Experience with business case development
Strong analytical skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.
Ability to influence peers and leadership stakeholders
Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to communicate technical and business information effectively to both technical and non-technical people.
Strong project management, planning and organizational skills
Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies
Demonstrated ability in identifying and developing strategies to address change management issues.
Define digital marketing objectives and strategy, working with stakeholders and colleagues across our marketing teams within the operating groups, corporate teams, and other business units.
Execute digital marketing strategy and ensure effective use of digital channels and tools
Identify, develop and manage innovative digital marketing initiatives to support business goals
Develop industrialized solutions where/when appropriate
Develop training, enablement and leading practices to help regional and local marketing team members understand and improve how they leverage digital marketing channels
Ability to travel up to 20%
Business fluency in English
Preferred Qualifications
Experience, across various businesses and project types (including custom software development, COTS and SAAS implementation, O&M support).
Experience in Use Case diagramming, Business Process Modeling (BPM) and User Stories development.
Experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Familiarity with Business Analyst Body of Knowledge (BABOK)
Experience working in a business role including mergers and acquisitions
Experience with in-house developed and package implementations.
Knowledge of and experience with Change Management
Familiarity with Cargill's Project Delivery Process (PDP) Methodology
Familiarity with Cargill's Requirements Analysis and Solution Design process framework.
Job Information Technology
Primary Location Region - Asia
Schedule Full-time
Job Type Standard
Shift Day Job
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Glass Goûte
lick your fingers
Modelled after the finger, Goûte is a teardrop-shaped glass wand designed to eat creamy foods like peanut butter, Nutella, yogurt, or chocolate mousse.
This hand-crafted utensil enhances creaminess and sweetness perception, heightens the value of food and makes for a more mindful eating experience.
Wooden Goûte
the perfect honey spoon
from 19.00
The Gift Box
Our signature Goûte in aged wood or glass, accompanied by a jar of truffle honey or english honey, and a bees-wax candle
from 35.00
The Silver Cup
a cup for a lifetime
Glass cups are ubiquitous, but they create a barrier between the sensory properties of the drink and the hand. We wanted to create a drinking vessel that would intensify the experience of drinks. The material - Brittania Silver - was chosen due to its high thermal conductivity, to experience the temperature of the drink on the hand, and the lips.
The unique beauty of the material, craft and function make "Silver Beaker" a cup that will enhance the pleasure of any drink for a lifetime.
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I've been fascinated with flow for as long as I can remember. Where do people walk, where do they stop, why do they stop, what do they do when they stop. It's not just a retail thing, though it's no coincidence that it's uniquely more of an urban thing than not. After all, both are about options and choice and the millions of calculations people make as they take in data, assess their options and move on. Since opening the market, moving it into 4 warehouses in Williamsburg across various spaces with their own unique space plans and configurations and opening a pop-up shop twice at Chelsea Market, I find myself thinking about it a lot more with a lot more deliberation. How much can flow can be engineered and controlled for? More to the point, how much do I want that?
I know that big box retailers are masters of flow and traffic control. Grocery stores have it down to a science (milk in the back, produce in the front). Mall developers are fiends for statistics that allow them to vary what they charge per square foot cost based on placement within a mall. But I've yet to find a market - in the purest sense and the purist's sense - where flow is controlled for and engineered. Because what makes a market demonstrate the characteristics of a market is that ying and yang that is control and chaos, the thing that allows for serendipity and chance even when there's a feeling of some outright order or logic to it.
I've spent a lot of time at varying hours of the day (and night) walking through Chelsea Market over the past several months. It is a different market from what I recall it when it first opened in the mid 1990s. Then again, what in New York isn't. But Chelsea Market has that unique set of attributes that I would imagine make enterprising real estate "market" developers start a sentence with "I want to make it _____'s [insert city of choice in country of choice] Chelsea Market." History. Authenticity. Timing. Relevance. It's almost impossible to export and transplant something that ethereal and elusive.
Markets work when they are organic, evolutionary and have a sense of history and connection but also a sense of whimsicality, a sense of discovery. You can't manufacture that. You can't stage it. See for yourself.


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Mission Statement
It is our mission to raise funds in the community for educational, charitable, social and other like causes and organizations through producing art and cultural events.
The Virginia Key Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance is taking place from February 19 th - 22 nd at the Virginia Key Beach Park. Our festival features over 40 bands throughout 4 days along with dance workshops, a healing arts area, sustainability fair, and a kids area. Our festival is run primarily through the efforts of our volunteers and there are opportunities to volunteer in every aspect of the festival. This is our 4th year here in Miami and our festival continues to grow every year. This year we are also holding Grassroots Culture Camp from February 15th-18th before the festival starts! You can volunteer during it as well!
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Established in 1994, Holux specialise in satellite navigation equipment for motorists and outdoor sport enthusiasts. We haven't seen their bike-mountable GPS units before, but a pair have just arrived in the office for testing and they look promising.
The green GPSport 260 and its ANT+ 2.4G compatible bigger brother, the yellow GPSport 260 PRO, are aimed at the same market as the highly successful Garmin Edge 500, with all the features you'd expect of a top-end GPS-enabled cycle computer, but no mapping. They come in substantially cheaper, though, at £86.51 and £101.38, respectively – half the price of the Garmin.
Weighing 84g, the HOLUX unit measures 85.3 x 50.5 x 21.2mm and has a 128x128 pixel monochrome screen. It's controlled using two buttons and a central joystick. The display shows speed, time, altitude, distance, calorie consumption and direction. 260 PRO users can expand its capabilities with cadence (£21.62) and heart rate sensor (£33.80) add-ons.
The 260's MTK chipset is said to provide a GPS fix in under 36 seconds, even in built-up areas. It has 4GB of internal memory, so you can save ride data and route points. Claimed life of the 1050mAh lithium-ion battery is 20 hours, with a full charge taking five hours.
Rather than being cycling-specific, the device is designed for a variety of outdoor activities such as walking and fell running, and has separate modes according to what you're doing. It does comes with a handlebar mount though, which is attached via zip-ties. Also included in the box is a storage pouch, USB and mains chargers, and ezTour route planning software.
Cycling Plus magazine will be putting the HOLUX GPSport 260 to the test over the next few weeks – look out for a review in the mag soon. For more information about the device, visit the website of UK distributors Selwyn Sport.
The standard HOLUX GPSport260 kit; cadence and heart rate add-ons are available for the PRO version


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Blooming Amaryllis in Time-Lapsecomments (0) February 7th, 2013
Video Length: 0:52
Produced by: Bernadette Fox
I still have the same Amaryllis plant that I remember blooming near the big bay window when I was a little girl. With this memory the Amaryllis is a plant I am quite taken with and cherish. For some fun I let our Bushnell Trophy Trail camera take time lapse photos of my budding Amaryllis for a span of about 2 weeks. I made the 1,000 and some photos into a video which you can view on my YouTube channel.
This video also perked my interest to do some research about this wonderful flowering plant. Here's a breakdown of what I found from research and my own experience.
- Common Name(s): Amaryllis is actually the common name even though it is the generic name for another plant that looks similar, but is a hardier specimen from South Africa.
- Scientific Name: Hippeastrum (hip-ee-AS-trum) from the Amaryllidaceae family. Hippeastrum is Greek for knights star. The common name, Amaryllis, is taken from the Greek word amarysso, which means "to sparkle," but there is no concrete story behind the name of this plant. Still, I do enjoy the shepherdess story that is circulating across the Internet. In Greek mythology, Amaryllis was the name of a shepherdess who shed her own blood to prove her true love, and in so doing inspired the naming of this bright red flower.
- Species: Around 80 species and hybrids in this genus. One species worth noting here is H. papilio, an evergreen that has breathtaking blooms of cream white and maroon stripes.
- Zones: 8-11, but often grown as a house plant in cooler climates.
- Size: 1 – 3′ tall depending on species and variety, with large trumpet-like blooms from 4-10" across.
- Propagation: These warm season perennials are mainly propagated by bulb offsets. However, they resent being disturbed so dividing the bulb is seldom done until the gardener notices another plant emerging from the ground or pot.
- Time of Bloom: In my experience they bloom readily in winter and early summer in pots indoors and outdoors, respectively.
- Conditions: They make excellent houseplants if grown in a large plot for ample bulb growth (1" inch all the way around is good). Make sure to plant the bulb about 2/3 above the soil's surface so the top of the bulb is kept dry and rot free. The bulbs have to rejuvenate themselves and this is done in a low light, cool (55-60 degree) environment, with minimal watering. When leaves begin to emerge a bright, warm area (above 60) will help begin the blooming process. Regular watering should resume with a bit of liquid fertilizer every couple weeks until bloom time. A whole row of these beauties along your windowsill in the dead of winter is a sight to behold. However, if you are lucky enough to live in a climate that is warm enough to grow these queen-sized beauties outside then give them rich, well-drained soil, and making sure to cover the top of the bulb with a couple inches of soil. Protect with mulch for winter months.
- Native Region: Central and South America, although, currently most cultivars of Hippeastrum are developed and imported by Dutch and South African growers. Other developers include the United States, Japan, Israel, India, Brazil and Australia.
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There was no IPO list on Footballindex.news yesterday evening because we are cutting back on IPOs over the next few weeks. There will still be some IPOs from time to time but not daily like they have been the past few months. Keep an eye on social and footballindex.news for the next IPO list. The plan is to fully resume IPOs when the World Cup preliminary squads are announced, the deadline for competing Nations is May 14th.
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This is one of those desserts that has been sitting in my head for years and never gotten around making it until now. Everyone knows this dessert and it requires no introduction. I had my first Creme Brule at Le Cirque and the experience etched deep into my memory.
A friend gave me a blow torch (thanks SC) recently and the final piece of the puzzle has arrived. It is time to make creme brule.
I used Le Cirque's recipe as a reference and the original recipe can be found here http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/le-cirques-creme-brulee. As usual, I made some slight adjustments.
(The original recipe is for 8 servings but I decided to reduce it to 2 servings since I am making it for the first time, but as you will see, even when I reduced the servings to 2, I still ended up with 4 creme brules)
Ingredients: (4 servings)
1 cup of heavy cream
splash of vanilla extract
small pinch of salt
2 whole eggs (I will explain this later)
5 tablespoon of regular sugar
Brown sugar for glazing
1. Preheat the oven to 300F.
2. Warm the cream and salt to gentle simmer.
3. Mix the eggs and the sugar completely.
4. Pour the warm cream into the egg/sugar mixture slowly.
5. Add the vanilla extract.
6. Strain the mixture.
7. Arrange the ramekins in a water bath.
8. Transfer the egg mixture into the ramekins
9. Cover the arrangement loosely with a foil
10. Bake for 1 hour.
11. Once the creme brule cools down, cover the top of the creme brule with a thin layer of brown sugar and flambé the sugar.
This is the very first flambe that I tried and as you can see, the result is not good. It took me about 4 tries to finally discovery the secret for a perfect caramelized sugar crust. Unfortunately, I did not take a photo of that.
As noted above, the original recipe called for EGG YOLKS ONLY but I accidentally use whole eggs instead. Guess what, there was no detectable difference between using whole eggs and egg yolks only. Yes, I made both kinds!!
Most recipes call for eating creme brule when it is at room temperature but for me, it is best when it is WARM. FRESH OUT OF OVEN WARM!


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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Have you read my About Me page yet? If you have, you probably won't be surprised to learn that I am the type of person who always has a plan. And even when I don't intend to have a plan, I usually end up making one subconsciously. This is just one of my many neurotic tendencies that my loved ones (read: Stephen) have learned to love (read: tolerate) about me.
Needless to say, I don't like it when my plans don't work out. I hate having to scramble, rush, or improvise at the last minute. At the very least, it's annoying and inconvenient. Take today, for example: Stephen and I had planned to get some onion rings at Sonic (yum!), see The Social Network, and pick out a plant for our new condo. Instead, Stephen got called into work. Annoying and inconvenient, right?
Once in a while though, things don't go as planned, and it works out for the better. Which brings me to these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins. I had planned to make Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread, but I ended up with muffins when I ran out of time to bake the batter in loaf pans.
In this case, I can't really be upset about my plan not working out because these muffins turned out to be exactly what I wanted. They're loaded with bittersweet and semisweet chocolate chips, and the cinnamon and nutmeg perfectly complement the pumpkin. In fact, they are so delicious, they didn't even need the cinnamon powdered sugar glaze that I had planned to use. I did still drizzle it on top of a couple muffins though. You know, just for good measure.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Adapted from King Arthur Flour
2/3 cup shortening
2-2/3 cups sugar
4 large eggs
2 cups pumpkin
2/3 cup water
3-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line two 12-cup muffins tins with paper liners or grease with nonstick spray.
2. Cream the shortening at medium speed for about 1 minute. Gradually add the sugar and continue to cream at medium speed until combined. Whisk together eggs, pumpkin, vanilla, and water in a separate bowl. Add to the creamed shortening and sugar with the mixer at medium-low speed.
3. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a separate bowl. Reserve about 1/3 of this mixture, and add the rest to the wet ingredients at low speed just until fully incorporated.
4. In a small bowl, combine the reserved flour mixture with the chocolate chips, making sure that all chips are coated. Stir into the batter with a spoon. Note: The reserved flour mixture will help prevent the chocolate chips from sinking to the bottom of the batter.
5. Bake muffins at 350˚F for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center muffin comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
6. If desired, drizzle with a cinnamon powdered sugar glaze made of 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon, and 1-2 tablespoons milk.
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Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
The Familiar Stranger
(Moody Publishers - September 1, 2009)
Christina Berry
Single mother and foster parent, Christina Berry carves time to write from her busy schedule because she must tell the stories that haunt her every waking moment. (Such is the overly dramatic description of an author's life!) She holds a BA in Literature, yet loves a good Calculus problem, as well. All that confusion must have influenced her decision to be team captain of a winning team on Family Feud.
Her debut novel, The Familiar Stranger, released from Moody in September and deals with lies, secrets, and themes of forgiveness in a troubled marriage. A moving speaker and dynamic teacher, Christina strives to Live Transparently--Forgive Extravagantly!
Her work has also appeared in The Secret Place, The Oregonian, and Daily Devotions for Writers.
Craig Littleton's decision to end his marriage would shock his wife, Denise . . . if she knew what he was up to. When an accident lands Craig in the ICU, with fuzzy memories of his own life and plans, Denise rushes to his side, ready to care for him.
They embark on a quest to help Craig remember who he is and, in the process, they discover dark secrets. An affair? An emptied bank account? A hidden identity? An illegitimate child?
But what will she do when she realizes he's not the man she thought he was? Is this trauma a blessing in disguise, a chance for a fresh start? Or will his secrets destroy the life they built together?
If you would like to read the first chapter of The Familiar Stranger, go HERE
The Familiar Stranger speaks to the pain of betrayal in a marriage and how far a person's capacity for love and forgiveness can be stretched.
What makes this novel work so beautifully is the author's use of a dual first-person point of view. We see the story unfold through the eyes of both Denise and Craig. Each section is labeled "his" or "hers" which eliminates any potential confusion. By getting into their skins, you can't help but empathize with both of them.
There's a mystery at the heart of The Familiar Stranger. I saw it coming fairly early on in the book, but I think there's a good reason for that. Something I read in an interview with Christina tipped me off. It wasn't anything overt, but the vague mention of the inspiration for the story immediately sounded a bell in my imagination. I honestly can't say if I would have seen where it was going otherwise. I can say that figuring out the secret didn't detract from my enjoyment of the book.
Christina Berry has produced a debut novel to be proud of. I look forward to seeing what she offers up next.
Read my Take 5 interview with Christina Berry on Examiner.com