The guiding principles for business analysis are:

• Root causes, not symptoms: to distinguish between the symptoms of business problems and their root causes, and to investigate and address the root causes.

• Business improvement, not IT change: to recognise that IT systems should enable business opportunity, to analyse opportunities for business improvement and to enable business agility.

• Options, not solutions: to challenge predetermined solutions, and identify and evaluate options for meeting business needs.

• Feasible, contributing requirements, not all requests: to be aware of financial and timescale constraints, to identify requirements that are not feasible and do not contribute to business objectives, and to evaluate stated requirements against business needs and constraints.

• The entire business change lifecycle, not just requirements definition: to analyse business situations and support the effective development, testing, deployment and post- implementation review of solutions.

• Negotiation, not avoidance: to recognise conflicting stakeholder views and requirements, and negotiate conflicts between stakeholders.

• Business agility, not business perfection: to enable organisations to be responsive to external pressures and to recognise the importance of timely, relevant solutions.

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Well, looks like I was right about everything I predicted in March coming around June and the end of QE2….still there should be a bounce coming up….

Meantime our performance during May was profitable at +5.67% for the Platinum accounts……while these other small, tiny, multi-billion dollar hedge funds did decidedly worse:

May performance.

Renaissance Institutional Futures Fund LP (Series A):
May 2011: -3.41%
YTD: -0.55%
Tudor Momentum:
May 2011: -4.95%
YTD: -1.69%
Tudor Tensor:
May 2011: -6.75%
YTD: -5.17%

And last but not least is John Paulsons fund the ex-golden boy that did so well over the last few years is suffering with his bank calls:
His $9Billion Advantage Fund:
May 2011: -6%
YTD: 7.6%

voice translation-rule 10
 rule 1 /^1[2-9]..[2-9]....../ /\0/
 rule 2 /^011\(.*\)/ /\1/
 rule 3 /^[2-9]....../ /1312\0/

The first rule handles long-distance numbers 1-[2-9XX-[2-9]XXXXXX by simply leaving them unmodified. This maps every LD number directly to the respective E.164 pattern (HQ or BR1). Next, rule 2 handles international dialing (011 + variable string) by stripping the prefix “011” and sending the remaining E.164 number along. The last rule handles local dialing ([2-9]XX-XXXX) (dialing within BR1 area by prepending the country and area code corresponding to this location). Now look at the complete set of translation rules – note that we apply the rules directly to the respective voice-ports.

MDC and Digiport create co-op

Miami Dade College is at the vanguard of technology. The College’s latest initiative involves the School of Computer and Engineering Technologies and Digiport, a Miami-based developer of telecommunications products and services. The company is a managed service provider that develops efficient and environmentally sustainable IT infrastructure services for commercial office properties. The two joined forces in September 2009 and developed a technology co-op program that enables College students to earn credit hours in information technology.

“Students have the opportunity to learn through field work, independent study and hands-on experience at Digiport’s headquarters in Miami,” said María Poviones-Bishop, director of industry relations at MDC’s School of Computer and Engineering Technologies. “In today’s market environment, the co-op provides an excellent venue for our students to acquire real world experience with state-of-the-art technology under the supervision of MDC faculty and Digiport’s technical management. Participation in the co-op also enables students to augment their employment credentials and resume.”

The co-op supports the community’s workforce development efforts and helps to satisfy the increasing demand for locally trained professionals. The program is offered through the Associate in Science in Networking Services Technology and the Cisco Network Associate College Credit Certificate. Industry jobs that students can move into include network technician, network designer, network engineer and network operations center engineer.

“Supporting our community is a significant component of our business model,” said Rob Thorell, chief technology officer with Digiport. “The co-op program with Miami Dade College continues our company’s investment into innovation and continuing education for our employee base.”

Odvar Lund, one of the first MDC students to complete the co-op, reflected on the long-term value of the program, saying, “I am sure that the knowledge gained from this internship will be vital in many endeavors as I progress through my career in networking.”

Miami, February 9, 2010 -

Miami Dade College’s (MDC) School of Computer and Engineering Technologiesand Miami-based developer of telecommunications products and services,Digiport, recently created a new technology co-op program. It allows students to earn college credit hours through a structured educational strategy integrating field experience in information technology, independent study under the supervision of qualified instructors and hands-on experience at Digiport’s headquarters in downtown Miami.

“In the current economic climate, we feel this co-op is a wonderful opportunity for our students to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology in real world situations, while also adding to their employability skills and resume,” said Maria Poviones-Bishop, director of industry relations at MDC’s School of Computer and Engineering Technologies. “This partnership provides a unique educational opportunity that does not currently exist anywhere else in South Florida.”

The program is designed to support workforce development and respond to the growing demand for locally-trained professionals. The program is offered through an Associate in Science in networking services technology and Cisco Network Associate College Credit certificate. Industry jobs include Network Technician, Network Designer, Network Engineer, and Network Operations Center Engineer.

“Our co-op program with Miami Dade College is a significant step in cultivating a successful and steady pipeline of highly-skilled local talent from the technology industry,” said Rob Thorell, chief technology officer with Digiport. “We are excited to be able to teach these valuable concepts and shape the future of Miami-Dade County. By offering technology students the opportunity to learn valuable skills while still in school, we hope to foster a more productive and advanced work environment for the future.”

About Miami Dade College

Miami Dade College is the nation’s largest institution of higher education with an enrollment of more than 170,000 students. It is also the nation’s top producer of associate in arts and science degrees. The college’s eight campuses and outreach centers offer more than 300 distinct degree programs including several baccalaureate degrees in education, public safety management and nursing. In fact, MDC’s academic and workforce training programs have served as national models of excellence. MDC is also renowned for its rich cultural programming. It is home of Miami Book Fair International, Miami International Film Festival, the Cultura del Lobo performing arts series, the National Historic Landmark Miami Freedom Tower, a sculpture park and a large art gallery and theater system. For more information about Miami Dade College, please visit www.mdc.edu.

About Digiport

Headquartered in Miami, Digiport is a managed service provider that develops efficient and environmentally sustainable IT infrastructure services for commercial office properties.  With its unique eco-friendly, in-building data centers, Digiport helps to reduce energy usage for commercial office properties while maintaining 24-hour security, generator backup power, diverse fiber optic pathways to the Internet and on-site technical support to provide a complete end-to-end hosting solution. For additional information about Digiport, please call (305) 424-0016 or visit www.digiport.com.

For more information about the co-op program, please call 305-237-7774.

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In order to reset a Linksys SPA2102 connect an analog phone to either port on the SPA.

Pick up the phone and dial the following

USER RESET (****877778#),
FACTORY RESET (****73738#)

its only when you truly have nothing are you totally free to succeed