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Digital Summer Camp
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July 8, 2020 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Diocesan camps are canceled because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but Wendy Schumacher, missioner for youth and children, has collaborated with the Rev. Matthew Scott and the Rev. Elizabeth Yale to create a digital camp for children and youth from rising third graders through graduated seniors. Camp programs will be held online on the five Wednesdays in July:
July 1: Introductions and games
July 8: bible art, sing along, and game
July 15: yoga and a visit with Bishop Sean
July 22: arts and crafts, Taize worship
July 29: talent and variety show, compline
The theme is unity, and 1 Corinthians 1:10 is the guiding Bible verse.
Complete an online form to receive additional details and ensure that your camp package is delivered to the right house.
Questions? Email Wendy Schumacher or the Rev. Matthew Scott.

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Has something bright or reflective caught your eye in the moment? Share a photo of something you were able to explore a bit!
"Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." ~Chinese Proverb~
When I lit the tea light in my new candle holder the shining light radiated out casting the design into an otherwise dark room. It was quite beautiful!
"When you possess light within, you see it externally." ~Anaïs Nin ~
I become awestruck by shining bits of nature whether light shining through ice, glistening dew on clover, or walking out the back door to find a mystifying spiders web.
I love when there is a shine on the floor, wall or furniture as I walk into a room. It stops me from hurry and allows me to take a breath and enjoy the moment. Morning sunshine, afternoon's evaporating light. The first time I turned on the diffuser there was still sunlight in the room. After working in my office for a while I walked into the otherwise dark living room and noticed the shining stars decorating the wall. It was such a gift. When the tree is decorated and I sit alone enjoying its presence the colorful lights shining on the floor bring a special blanket of warmth to the room. My favorite part of the day is when walking into a room with furniture, rugs, book shelves decorated in shining light. It reminds me that the sun is always there even when you can't see it, this brings comfort to my life.
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Dealer Floor Plan Financing FAQ
What is floor plan financing?
Floor plan financing is a revolving line of credit that allows the borrower to obtain financing for retail goods. These loans are made against a specific piece of collateral (i.e. an auto, RV, manufactured home, etc.). When each piece of collateral is sold by the dealer, the loan advance against that piece of collateral is repaid.
In short, Dealer Floor Plan financing allows dealers to borrow against retail inventory. The dealer then repays that debt as they sell their inventory and borrows against the line of credit to add new inventory.
What is the SBA's new Dealer Floor Plan Pilot Program and how will it work?
- • The SBA's pilot DFP Pilot Program will provide access to capital through the SBA's 7(a) loan program.
- • DFP loans can be made by all SBA-approved lenders.
- • Under this pilot program, DFP loans will be available for a minimum of $500,000 up to a maximum of $2 million (the statutory maximum limit for 7(a) loans).
- • Borrowers will receive the fee reduction benefit provided under the Recovery Act on 7(a) loans.
- • The maximum guaranty level on DFP loan will be 75 percent, not the maximum 90 percent provided under the Recovery Act for some 7(a) loans.
- • The maximum term for a DFP loan will be five years.
- • Loans will only be made for inventory that can be titled.
- • Lenders will be expected to control title transfer as a means of risk mitigation.
Who can take advantage of SBA's DFP Pilot Program?
SBA's Dealer Floor Plan Pilot Program will be available to qualifying small businesses in the retail sector, including new and used automobile, motorcycle, RV, manufactured home and boat (including boat trailer) dealerships.
When will these loans be available?
- • We expect to have the Dealer Floor Plan Pilot Initiative available by July 1, 2009, through Sept. 30, 2010.
- • We believe this pilot initiative will complement the Recovery Act programs SBA is currently implementing.
- • At the completion of this pilot initiative, SBA will evaluate and determine whether to extend the pilot, terminate the pilot or make it a permanent part of SBA's lending programs.
Why is there a minimum and maximum loan amount for DFP loans?
- • Based on our discussions with the various dealership associations, we believe that the limits set for this pilot program provide a range that will be beneficial to dealers who are in need of this type of financing at this time.
- • Under the 7(a) program loan amounts are set at the legal maximum of $2 million.
The minimum loan amount (set at $500,000), along with limiting the DFP loans to only inventory that can be titled, are steps taken to help reduce risk for lenders and SBA.
Why is this only a pilot initiative?
SBA has not traditionally offered loans for floor plan financing, so the pilot program will allow the agency to determine the effectiveness of the program and determine whether it should be made a permanent part of SBA's lending programs.
Why is SBA offering a floor plan financing program now?
A number of large floor plan lenders have exited the market recently due to their inability to sell the loans into the secondary market. This has decreased access to capital for a number of viable small business owners in the retail sector.
Since many SBA lenders already have other credit relationships with these retailers, this program will allow these lenders to prudently extend this critical line of credit as a lifeline to these dealerships in these tough economic times. It will help restore cash flow and, in turn, save jobs.
Isn't this just throwing money after businesses that are likely going to close anyway?
No. All loans will be made through SBA lenders to creditworthy dealerships that meet the lender's and SBA's requirements, demonstrate sound finances and have a viable business plan. In each case, the lender will have extensive capital at risk as these loans must be held on the lender's books.
How many DFP loans do you expect to be made under this program?
We know that there has been a lot of interest in a dealer floor plan financing program, and we expect a fairly high demand for this line of credit.
Are you really going to be able to make enough loans to help this industry?
SBA lenders are already very involved with the auto, recreation vehicle, boat and other industries that will benefit from DFP. Since 2000 SBA lenders have extended more than 4,250 7(a) and 504 loans worth $1.125 billion to borrowers in these industries.
We believe the DFP pilot program will provide the access to capital many viable auto dealerships need at this critical time as they go through the transition brought on by larger changes within their industry. The DFP financing will also help dealerships in a number of other industries that are facing restricted access to capital.
Because of the severe decrease of dealer floor plan financing over the last several months, each of these loans most likely will keep open a viable business that would have otherwise closed.
This pilot initiative will also give SBA the opportunity to assess and evaluate DFP financing and then determine whether or not to extend the pilot initiative.
Isn't floor plan financing available through GMAC, which has received significant financial help from the federal government already? If so, why is it necessary for SBA to offer this program?
GMAC will primarily be assisting GM and Chrysler dealers that have been slated to continue their franchise after the announced downsizing. There are other GM and Chrysler dealers that are viable but have lost their access to floor plan financing when their lenders stopped making those loans.
In addition, some of the dealers slated for downsizing may still be viable as used car, service and repair providers. Infact, the majority of new car dealership profitability comes from the parts and service side of the business.
What about the dealerships that Chrysler and GM have already cut? Floor plan financing won't help them?
Across the country, small businesses in the auto-related sectors, from dealerships to parts suppliers and others, are going through a transition. In the case of dealerships, some will continue to be dealerships. Others will transition to other business models and offer different products and services.
The SBA offers an array of loan programs and other tools that may help these small businesses through this transition and these tough economic times.
DFP financing is just one of those tools. Whether it's another loan program or technical assistance to help them through this transition, SBA stands ready to work with small business owners and be the real partner they need at this critical time.
Why hasn't SBA offered floor plan financing in the past?
DFP is a specialized type of revolving credit. Historically, SBA loan programs were term oriented and only recently have revolving credit products been offered.
In addition, SBA previously serviced and liquidated most of its loans and never had the resources to properly manage the collateral necessary for a successful DFP program. SBA has now delegated almost all of these functions to our lending partners making a DFP initiative viable.
What is the maximum advance rate on these loans?
New auto and light truck inventory can be financed up to 90 percent of the wholesale price and all other inventory can be financed up to 80 percent.
What is the maximum interest rate?
The maximum interest rate is the same as that for standard 7(a) loans with a maturity of less than seven years. Lenders can charge one of the authorized SBA base rates (such as Prime), plus up to 2 ¼ additional points.
What fees can lenders charge on these loans?
Lenders may charge the same fees as are allowed in the standard 7(a) program with the exception of the extraordinary servicing fee. Under the DFP Pilot Program, SBA will allow lenders to charge more than 2 percent for servicing these lines of credit, as long as the fee is reasonable and prudent in light of the extraordinary effort required.
In addition, if the lender currently provides floor plan financing to its customers, the lender may not charge higher fees for its SBA-guaranteed floor plan lines of credit than it charges for its similarly-sized, non-SBA guaranteed floor plan lines of credit.
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Congrats to SCORE Lancaster for getting out ahead of the curve on this topic. But be aware that it is a tough sell to lenders.
Guaranteed loans for dealership floorplan financing and increasing the business-size qualifications are being spun by SBA in the press. Yet, big banks are categorically eliminating the auto, boat and RV-related industries from their portfolios. Community Banks don't know how to make them and would rather stick with term loans that they can sell. So who will make these loans?
Jerry Chautin, SCORE volunteer & Business columnist
July 7, 2009 6:30 pm
Hopefully, this will allow the creditable, viable auto dealers get through these hard times.


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January felt like the longest month ever! I've been busy getting ready for grad school interviews, and working hard in my classes to make sure I graduate with a strong GPA! I have also been trying to balance some fun with friends, and one of the things I'm looking forward to is Spring Break! I've been really focusing on taking care of my skin, because we are going to a tropical island and I want to be glowing! I'm thinking about doing a skincare routine for problem skin, so let me know if that would be something you're interested in down in the comments! I have been using a few products pretty consistently, so I'm going to share them below.
Maybelline Superstay Full Coverage Foundation: $11.99
I love when the drugstore has products comparable to high end products! I absolutely love this foundation. It's matte and very full coverage, but doesn't leave my skin feeling dry, which is a problem I run in to during the winter months. They have about 28 shades, which is okay, although I wish it had a few more. However, it really does sit nice on the skin, just beware of oxidizing, so go a shade lighter!
Morphe x Jaclyn Hill Vault Collection 'Bling Boss' Palette: $15.00
I thought the palette I would gravitate towards the most in the Vault Collection would have been the 'Ring the Alarm' palette, but I have been reaching mostly for the 'Bling Boss' palette! It includes some beautiful cool tone rose gold shades, and purples. I did a really beautiful eye look using the lighter rosey shades, and the dark black, for my sororities bid day theme! The quality of the eyeshadows is consistent with other Morphe shadows, and definitely worth the money!
Morphe Continuous Setting Mist: $16.00
I never thought I would feel so strongly about a setting spray, but I really feel the Morphe one is the best of all that I have tried. The continuous nozzle sprays the product on very evenly. I also have received so many compliments on how good it smells. It refreshes my makeup, and also saves any look that looks to dry and powdery!
Those are the three products I really wanted to include as staples this month! I hope you enjoy reading and let me know if you try any of them in the comments section! Don't forget to follow my blog for more beauty insight.
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moeller-Maersk said it will sell its supermarket business for a profit of €1.9bn, the second deal in two days that will raise €2.6bn for the company.
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: Danish conglomerate A.P. Moeller-Maersk reported a drop in net profit and sales in the first quarter of 33% and blamed its performance on the sluggish economies in North America and Europe.
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: Danish conglomerate A.P. Moeller-Maersk will no longer invest heavily in Maersk Line, the world's biggest container ship operator and will instead focus on its oil, drilling rigs and ports units, it said on Monday (19 November).
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Fun In The Sun
We've had another glorious day of sunshine here in the UK and luckily for me I found the key to the other window in my studio! Phew! :) So to celebrate this amazing weather I thought I would show this piece I designed which I'm calling "fun in the sun!" Hope you are having fun in the sun wherever you are!
6 comments:
- Karen Lewis Textiles said...
Thanks for sharing your fun in the sun - it's gorgeous! Off to have my own fun in the sun today on a fabric tour of the North :-)
- July 1, 2009 at 8:28 AM
- Lorna said...
That is gorgeous -aptly titled as looks great fun :-)
- July 2, 2009 at 10:48 PM
- noelle said...
that is beautiful, can we have it as fabric!!!
- July 3, 2009 at 8:06 PM
- The Little Cloth Rabbit said...
Hi Noelle
I'd love to create some fabric one of these days............
- July 3, 2009 at 8:43 PM
- linda said...
Hi there! I'm also taking the fishbowl ecourse and visiting all the bloglinks. Love your blog and illustrations, so cute. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to more. I especially like this pattern design, I'm always amazed by repeated patterns, so lovely!
- July 8, 2009 at 8:13 AM
- Brooke said...
Love this design-so cute!
- July 17, 2009 at 11:15 PM
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The Sea Gull Lighting Ravenwood Manor five light single tier chandelier in stardust enhances the beauty of your home with ample light and style to match today's trends. Offered in both round and rectangular silhouettes, the Ravenwood Manor lighting collection by Sea Gull Lighting brings an industrial, chic vibe to any interior and effortlessly replaces traditional chandeliers or linear suspension pieces with a much more unique, minimalist approach. From the crown of each fixture, linked rods descend to support the clean lines of the open central frame. The overall focal point is series of bare lamps in sleek sockets which are each set-off by the spherical detail of the bobeches to soften the overall rustic design. Choose "antique" Edison-style or medium base bullet lamps to create two, distinct looks. Offered in the Stardust finish, the full lighting collection includes a nine-light round chandelier, an eight-light rectangular chandelier and a five-light round chandelier.
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The elderly gentleman who owned this midcentury modern home in the Pine Spring neighborhood of Falls Church hadn't maintained it as he grew older, and it fell into disrepair. The neighbors feared that someone would raze it and build something not in keeping with the character of the community.
One of them got in touch with real estate agent Michael Shapiro, who, along with his wife, Elissa, and partners Michael Cook of Cook Architecture and Steven Wheeler of Solid Constructs, contacted the man's daughter and bought the property.
They knew the house needed to be expanded to appeal to today's living standards but wanted to preserve the home's period details and fit it into the lot's quirky boundaries.
The result is a contemporary take on midcentury modern.
"The idea is to save and reuse what is there from the midcentury period," Shapiro said.
The 1952 house informed the architecture of the addition, which juts out from the original dwelling, forming a V-shape. Its butterfly roof sinks in the middle and raises on the ends, adding drama to the living room and master suite.
The old and the new blend seamlessly in this four-bedroom, three-bathroom home. The dark gray siding marks the older portion of the house, while the light gray and unpainted cedar siding signals the newer portion. The cedar gives it a woodsy feel, what Cook likes to call "cabin modern."
A cheerful yellow door provides a welcoming entrance to the home. Cook said the layout is similar to the one in which he grew up in Holmes Run Acres, the Fairfax County community of midcentury modern homes.
Three of the bedrooms are in one wing, while the spacious master suite is in the new wing. The side windows in the living room, which are in keeping with the geometry of the old home, look onto a cluster of magnolia trees. White oak flooring throughout the 2,215-square-foot home establishes continuity in the space.
They kept the post-in-beam look but dropped the ceiling down to add insulation and recessed lighting. All the electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling systems were updated during the nine-month construction process.
Shapiro and his partners specialize in transforming midcentury modern homes such as this one and bringing them back to life.
"We're really rehabilitating an old junky house that most people would just discard," Cook said.
The house is listed at $799,000. An open house is scheduled for Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.
Listing: 3017 Pine Spring Rd., Falls Church
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Julia Baird is a journalist, broadcaster and author based in Sydney, Australia. She hosts The Drum on ABCTV and writes columns for the Sydney Morning Herald and the International New York Times. Her writing has appeared in a range of publications including Newsweek, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Guardian, the Good Weekend, The Sydney Morning Herald, the Sun-Herald, The Monthly and Harper's Bazaar. Her much lauded biography of Queen Victoria was released in 2017.
In 2005, Julia was a fellow at the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press and Public Policy at Harvard, researching the global response to American opinion in the lead-up to the Iraq War. Her Ph.D., on female politicians and the press, formed the basis of her book, Media Tarts: How the Australian Press Frames Female Politicians (2004). Julia has also taught history (20th century cultural history and personal narratives, involving the study of letters, diaries and journals), and made radio documentaries on subjects as diverse as black metal music and convent education.
Julia received both her B.A. and Ph.D. in history from Sydney University. She is a regular commentator on television and radio.
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How to pick the best project management methodology for success
Choosing the right project management methodology for the job is essential. Our guide to evaluating project management methodologies will ensure you pick the perfect fit for your next project.
Choosing the right project management methodology for your team is the first step to success.
But with so many different — and in some cases, overlapping — approaches to managing the complexities of any given project, how can you know which project management methodology is best?
Project managers can assist their organizations in improving how they implement projects in the most effective and efficient way while reducing risks. But this requires much more than just recognizing organizational priorities. You have to have a deeper understanding of how each project management methodology can create the greatest positive impact — and how each can derail your organization's likelihood of project success.
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Here, we outline the most popular project management methodologies (PMMs) in practice today, showing you how to evaluate which is best for your project and organization. Once developed, a process for evaluating and choosing the right project management methodology can be documented and repeated, enabling your organization to spend less time haggling over how to structure and manage your projects, and more time on achieving project objectives and deliverables.
The most popular project management methodologies today
Waterfall: Waterfall has been a mainstay project management methodology for years. It is sequential in nature and is used across many industries, most commonly in software development. It comprises static phases (requirements analysis, design, testing, implementation, and maintenance) that are executed in a specific order. Waterfall allows for increased control throughout each phase but can be highly inflexible if a project's scope changes after it is already under way. It offers a more formal planning stage that may increase the chances of capturing all project requirements up front, reducing the loss of any key information and requirements in the initial stages.
Agile: Agile takes a significantly different approach to project management. It was initially developed for projects that require significant flexibility and speed. To achieve this, agile is composed of short delivery cycles, aka "sprints." Agile may be best-suited for projects requiring less control and real-time communication within self-motivated team settings. As a project management methodology, agile is highly interactive, allowing for rapid adjustments throughout a project. It is commonly used in software development projects in large part because it makes it easier to identify issues quickly and to make modifications early in the development process, rather than having to wait until testing is complete. Agile offers repeatable processes, reduces risk, allows for immediate feedback, provides fast turnaround and reduces complexity.
Hybrid: While many teams will favor either waterfall or agile, the benefits of both approaches can create a case for a hybrid project management methodology solution, one in which the planning and requirements phase is undertaken under a waterfall approach and the design, develop, implement, and evaluate phases follow the agile methodology.
Critical path method: Critical path method (CPM) is a step-by-step methodology used for projects with interdependent activities. It contains a list of activities and uses a work-breakdown structure (WBS) and a timeline to complete, as well as dependencies, milestones, and deliverables. It outlines critical and noncritical activities by calculating the "longest" (on the critical path) and "shortest" (float) time to complete tasks to determine which activities are critical and which are not.
Critical chain project management: Critical chain project management (CCPM) differs from CPM in that it focuses on the use of resources within a project instead of project activities. To address potential issues with resources, buffers are built in to ensure projects are on-time and that safety is not compromised.
Six Sigma: Six Sigma was originally developed by Motorola to eliminate waste and improve processes and profits. It is data-driven and has three key components: DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve and control), DMADV (define, measure, analyze, design and verify) and DFSS (Design for Six Sigma). DFSS can include the previous options, as well as others, such as IDOV (identify, design, optimize and verify). Six Sigma is sometimes debated as a methodology in the project management community.
For more on Six Sigma, see "What is Six Sigma? Streamlining quality management" and "How to find the perfect project for Six Sigma."
Scrum: Named after rugby, scrum is a part of the agile framework and is also interactive in nature. "Scrum sessions" or "30-day sprints" are used to determine prioritized tasks. A scrum master is used to facilitate instead of a project manager. Small teams may be assembled to focus on specific tasks independently and then meet with the scrum master to evaluate progress or results and reprioritize backlogged tasks.
For a deeper look at what sets Scrum apart, see "Scrum vs. Lean vs. Kanban: Comparing agile project management frameworks."
Other PMMs: In addition to the project management methodologies mentioned above, there are other PMMs to consider, including event chain methodology (ECM), crystal, feature driven development (FDD), dynamic systems development (DSDM), adaptive software development, rational unified process (RUP), lean development (LD), Prince2 and others.
It's important to note that there is no one solution in all cases, even within the same organization. Project management experience comes into play, and this is where a project manager's knowledge of the pros and cons of each methodology can greatly assist organizations in successfully navigating projects in ways that allow them to maximize the potential for stakeholders.
How to effectively evaluate project management methodologies
The process required to assess, document and select the right project management methodology for each project is detailed, time-consuming and complex initially, but worth it in the end (assuming the most appropriate PMMs have been selected).
The Project Management Institute (PMI) has developed a globally recognized standard called the Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3). This assists organizations in identifying, measuring and improving PM capabilities and standardizing processes. It helps solidify successful project outcomes, ultimately determines best practices, and strengthens the connection between strategic planning and execution. OPM3 focuses on overall organizational strategic effectiveness and incorporates project, program and portfolio management. In 2013 it was recognized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard.
Within its Implementing Organizational Project Management: A Practice Guide, PMI discusses high-level processes for tailoring PMMs that organizations should carefully evaluate and use to determine which methodologies work for various projects. Decisions should also be based on factors in the PMI Methodology Tailoring Process to maximize strategic benefits.
Benefits of Organizational Project Management
It may make sense for your business to adopt OPM3, given that a primary goal of OPM3 is to achieve successful strategic alignment and successful project outcomes depend heavily on such alignment. Organizations will need to include enterprise program management offices (EPMOs) in high-level planning sessions to ensure the right methodologies are deployed for specific projects to increase productivity and customer satisfaction, gain a competitive advantage, improve cost control and communications and predict performance. Ultimately, this will improve and expedite decision making as well as support alignment with company-wide goals.
Because of the various strengths and weaknesses of each PMM, organizations may want to consider adopting multiple project management methodologies based on the unique nature of their project, organizational makeup and project goals. Either way, organizations need to develop standardized best practices that can be refined as various factors change. Here, the key is to figure out how a specific project aligns with company-wide objectives. Once success or failure criteria can be isolated, it's easier to find the most suitable methodology or methodologies that will enable your organization to effectively and efficiently reach the desired business result.
Key considerations in choosing a project management methodology
When evaluating methodologies, here are just a few of the numerous factors that should be carefully considered:
- Organizational strategic goals and core values
- Key business drivers
- Constraints
- Stakeholders
- Risks
- Complexity
- Project size and cost
The project management methodology assessment process
Once the assessment criteria have been factored into the decision, you need to develop a process to identify the best PMM option(s) for your specific project. This process will need to be revisited and modified from time to time to keep up with evolving business and stakeholder needs. Here are some general steps:
- Determine project drivers by identifying and weighing primary goals and priorities of the project.
- After determining project drivers, requirements and goals, identify all the criteria that a methodology will impact and vice versa.
- Identify all available/possible methodologies that are most relevant for the project.
- Spend time comparing and contrasting each PMM in relation to the project.
- Consider which methodology will yield the best results and offer the least risk.
- Gain feedback and buy-in.
- Document the methodology and rationale.
- Implement the methodology.
- Monitor and modify as required.
What to include in the project management methodology assessment
In organizational development, as well as within projects, this list of relevant assessment criteria applies. When it comes to selecting a methodology, these same criteria should also factor in. These can be broken down as internal and external criteria, with relevant subcategories for each.
Although the biggest risk factors are likely to fall within organizational capabilities and preparedness, any other criteria mentioned previously can create significant problems if they are in breach of a key project requirement.
As mentioned, PMMs are definitely not one-size-fits-all, even within the same company, project type or industry. In one situation a specific methodology may work best, and in others, it may be more suitable to use a different project management methodology or even a hybrid approach. The same methodology is unlikely to work in the same organization on all projects; a best practice is to develop and implement a streamlined methodology assessment process (MAP) to determine the best approach for each project. Keep in mind, this process itself may require reassessment and modifications as business factors change.
From Runway Focus to Micro Focus: Kan Tang's leadership philosophy
Kan Tang knows a lot about combining wisdom from very different fields. A professional model in China for five years, Kan is the first to point out the commonalities between her previous and present careers. At five foot seven and a half, Kan says she was short for a runway model. To survive in an extremely competitive field, she advises, "you must discover your strength and maximise it". If height wasn't her strength, then speed would be: she became one of the fastest models in her team – averaging 17 second costume changes. This led to her receiving the honour of wearing the best designer dress in the first statewide top 10 model competition, where she won the title.
Kan also draws an important lesson from her family: her father, a senior executive responsible for electrical power in China, prioritised quality, as his position required "high integrity of execution".
These two lessons, from the catwalk and from her family, inform her DevOps philosophy. She says:
"To me, in DevOps you can achieve agility and quality together – a lot of people say they contradict, but they don't."
This ability to combine wisdom from disparate areas of life has no doubt served her well as HPE commenced their recent spin merger with Micro Focus.
"I feel very positive about the move to Micro Focus – which created one of world's largest pure-play software companies – and moving to more containerisation, more DevOps automation, more DevOps in the cloud, more secure DevOps and more powerful analytics for decision support. I think of my journey as what's next. The opportunities are endless."
The story of Kan's journey to Micro Focus indicates her willingness to explore new fields and to practice the art of continuous learning. After moving to the US to study with no English language skills – she struggled. At the time there were no electronic dictionaries, so Kan took to hand-translating her books, often spending an hour translating and reading over a single page.
"There are two types of pain: the pain of regret and the pain of discipline. Looking back, I overcame the extreme difficulties during my early years in the US through my strong will to not give up – even though I had a million reasons to quit. So perseverance is one of the most important qualities in achieving success."
It was during this time that Kan decided to enrol in a computer science master's degree – a move she puts down to bravery or naivety. Although she struggled with the language, she understood maths and logic, and as she puts it, "I fell in love with coding and relational database programming. If you're sitting there doing something for six to eight hours without wanting to take a break, you know you love it."
From there, Kan's experience began to diversify. She started working with a startup company, writing up to 90% of their code for the primary system.
"For the first time I was an architect, a designer, a developer, a tester, an operation admin and a user! I had to figure out how to start from an idea all the way to the production. We did promotion every week! That was the first time I experienced End2End DevOps – back in 2000."
In her next role at EDS, she worked as a senior consultant and architect, then moved into operations in a new position with airline solutioning company Sabre. Kan recalls that she was excited to move into Agile Transformation with FedEx, followed by a massive two year, $1 billion project at Disney.
"I'm always asking 'what's next'. I didn't know anything about media – I didn't know about photo-editing or videotranscoding. I jumped into the Disney project, and within a few months, I started to learn the basics and then gained industry specific knowledge. By the time we delivered NextGen Experience NGE, I became a trusted advisor for my customers."
Kan has moved from industry to industry – working with airlines, manufacturers, logistics, healthcare, government, retail, pharmaceuticals, insurance, media, and banking.
"I like navigating through and learning different industries. Sometimes I don't have a choice, you are requested by a client or you are called to save an account. You learn to swim, you struggle, you survive, you excel."
She was one of few women awarded as a distinguished technologist at HPE, and one of 50 future potential executives selected to enrol in the Harvard Leadership Program. It is to this program that she attributes her strategic expertise.
Strategy and passion for customers are the traits to which Kan attributes her success.
When asked to elaborate on these, Kan's enthusiasm becomes clear.
"You have to understand strategy – there are three elements. The first is the goal or objective; second is which domain you're going to play – there are so many areas, so much competition, that you have to understand which domain you play in; and third, you have to understand your competitive advantages. With these three elements, you have to do a lot of research, align with the organisation, and if you don't have the competitive advantage and you absolutely need it, then you have to build it. Once you understand strategy, you can move into execution, but this is a totally different ballgame. Very often visionary leaders can create great strategies, but very often fail in execution."
Kan cites the process which saw her obtain the role of Distinguished Technologist as an example of her passion for the customer.
"One thing I found out is what people actually mean by customer care. Number one is that you actually think on their behalf in the long-term. When you make a decision, a recommendation, you think on behalf of them – not yourself. Number two is how quickly you respond to people. Speed is about respect. There are always a lot of priorities, but if you delay the response then they consider you not trustworthy or inefficient. If you think on behalf of your customer and do your best, they will always come back. You shouldn't think only about how to sell the product, but how to think on behalf of your customer and how to solve the pain they can't solve. I'm always very focused on the customer. I do whatever I can to help facilitate the conversation, and in the end I bring a lot more business than those who just want to sell the product."
Kan's founding pillars of strategy and customer passion are underpinned by another key interest: leadership.
"One of my favourite bosses said that you actually learn more from bad bosses than from good bosses. A lot of enterprises are looking for the best pattern – they want to hear the positive stories; but the negative stories are equally important."
She cites a Gartner report that indicates the biggest challenge for DevOps transformation today and in the future is people and culture.
For organisations thinking about adopting DevOps, her advice is focused on the importance of leadership. Managing change is a lengthy process and very disruptive, with many elements in play. Getting the team on-board and implementing an effective change management process is critical. "If your team doesn't think they're going to benefit, they're not going to be part of the change, they're going to be resistant. They have to understand what's in it for them. You have to start small, and be very strategic." She advises that the team needs a clear vision, and importantly, she adds, "in any management of change, you must balance freedom and control."
Her definition of success is also integrally connected to her sense of leadership.
"When you are an individual performer, success is all about yourself. When you're a leader, success is all about your team."
Last year, Kan recalls, she had a vision. She wanted to bring Micro Focus's product together in an integrated way, and bring people process into the technology platform. Initially, there were a lot of doubts and skeptics amongst the stakeholders.
Kan began by talking to individual people, because, she says, "success is different for everyone". For some it is money or a promotion, while for others it is about the type of work they enjoy or learning new skills. She wanted to get to the bottom of each person's individual preferences.
This comes back to the lessons she has learned from her experiences with leadership – including the idea that you can learn more from bad bosses than good ones.
"A lot of the time in my career I was struggling, frustrated, wishing my leaders could listen to me and bring out the best in me. I applied this same principle to my team. I asked them: 'in five years, what do you want to do? What are your strengths?' Then I would give feedback on how I felt they could reach that goal. By better understanding each person's strengths, weaknesses, and goals, I was able to create a lot of synergy."
This was especially important when news of the HPE-Micro Focus merger broke last year. During this period of change, Kan asked her team to achieve what she calls "an almost impossible goal" – building a sophisticated end-to-end platform while in the midst of a transition with a lot of uncertainty. Kan recalls: "I said, be focused – everyone else might not be focused, but we're going to do the most advanced stuff. If you decide to leave, you'll take these extra skills with you, and if you stay, you'll be recognised as a frontrunner."
The team bought into this message – and it worked. "Everyone played a role, and played to their strengths, and created something impossible – the End2End DevOps Model Office". The new platform was shown to the CEO and presented at their company-wide 'all-hands' meeting.
For someone interested in constant challenges and exploring the next thing, Kan is the right person to ask about what is hot now and coming next in DevOps.
Right now, she elaborates, containerisation and Micro Services are improving development agility, deployment flexibility and precise scalability, making work quicker, better, and cheaper. Kan also points to collaboration through ChatOps, which is helping to reduce meantime restore services in production and can help to provide accurate insights immediately. Its ability to resolve issues quickly and transparently leads to increased trust between teams.
So what's around the corner? We asked Kan to give us a hint about what's next.
App Security in DevOps
"Software is ubiquitous today. It's in the phones we carry, It's in the cars we drive, It's in the planes we board, it's in pretty much everything! Today's greatest risk is apps that run your business. It is the weakest link. 75% of attacks are at the application layer; network-based security solutions are ineffective against this threat. With an alarming growth rate in breaches through web apps, enterprises are looking for how to effectively integrate their application security into their DevOps continuous delivery strategy."
DevOps in the cloud
"With more enterprises moving their workload into the cloud and going through internal DevOps transformation, customers are becoming interested in cloud-based DevOps. In other words, you can plan in the cloud, develop in the cloud, integrate in the cloud, deploy in the cloud, test in the cloud, operate in the cloud, and monitor in the cloud."
IoT and DevOps
"We need to understand how IoT relates to DevOps – if you can't do DevOps, it will be really hard to move to future IoT. IoT success requires a DevOps mindset. The same DevOps principles and concepts apply to IoT: from test and deployment automation, service virtualisation and network virtualisation, to monitoring, security, small batch and microservice deployment. I believe if you want to do IoT, you must do DevOps well first."
For a former fashion model turned Chief Technologist, the question of gender parity is most likely a common one. Kan acknowledges that "the challenges will always be there, because IT is a very male-dominated industry." Many women in IT, she says, have shared their experience that, "as a man, you're assumed to be competent unless proven otherwise, whereas as a woman you're presumed to be incompetent unless proven otherwise." She believes a positive support system is vital for women in IT to survive and excel.
Kan adds that a lack of role models contributes to issues with gender equality in technology. "If they can see it, they can be it – as an organisation, we need to have a more supportive system to promote women, so people can look up to her, and think 'I might be able to do it too.' It creates motivation for younger female engineers."
As does much of Kan's business philosophy, questions of gender equality return to her sense of inclusive, people-centred leadership. Kan does a lot of coaching for women in IT, and says that she's known as a "tough cookie" who is not afraid of debate and challenging assumption. She believes women in IT need to improve on their sense of competitiveness.
"Competitiveness is like a muscle; the more you practice, the stronger it becomes. But I also believe in balance – be thoughtful, collaborative and considerate as we always are, while being tough on important issues, be confrontational if needed, and be mentally and physically strong in front of criticism and challenges."
CTRLing the Shift That Happens Every Day
When things shift, control over your response gives you the ability to navigate and make sense of the change… You don't wear your parka in a heatwave and you don't host a party on the arrival of bad news. Or maybe you do. Your response is up to you.
But some ways of responding to the type of day you're having are better and more likely to be effective than others. This is what CTRL Shift provides—50 games to play at work that have been structured as ways of responding to different kinds of days. Each game gives you a way to control the shift that happens around you.
In this special excerpt, we'll outline what shift is, what CTRL is, and give you games—ones that didn't make it into the book and some that did—to respond productively to the kinds of days that can derail us all.
What is "shift"?
"Shift" is the unexpectedness of everything.
The flow of events in the networked world is continuous and volatile. There's no script for it, or formula for dealing with it. The events that affected us yesterday are different from those that affect us today. Every moment is a new moment. We can know shift is happening, yet how it happens is very often a surprise, so we must be Agile.
Shift is a way of life.
The evolving environment in which we live and work demands that we evolve with it, or risk being made obsolete by it. This statement has always been true. It has never been more dramatic than it is today; if for no other reason than today it's about us.
Shift is a thrill ride.
Remember when we were children, and almost every brand-new experience was thrilling just because it was brand-new? Our instinct was to enjoy these experiences and find new ways to play within them. They were markers of our growth. The wild rides we're on today are also markers of our growth, yet we seem to have forgotten how to find the simple joy in them and, sadder still, how to learn by playing.
What is "CTRL"?
CTRL is a response to change.
Most days are rife with both pitfalls and opportunities. Some people are skilled at seeing pitfalls far enough in advance to avoid them (no one avoids them all). Some people are skilled at seeing opportunities early enough to take advantage of them (no one sees them all).
CTRL is perspective.
Perspective is vital to controlling shift. The view out your window might be the same as it was yesterday, but the way you respond to it today doesn't have to be. All changes reveal opportunity that was not present before the change transpired. So when the shift hits the fan, let your new situation unveil the opportunities you couldn't see before.
CTRL is presence.
Don't give your attention to what you think should happen. Give it to what is happening.
Play It Up
Perhaps today is a ****ing day. Or maybe it's a ****ing day. Either way, here's a great game (that didn't make the book) to practice controlling shift…
"No, You Didn't!"
Have two volunteers come up to the front of the room. One person will play themselves (the "Presenter"), and the other will play a Contrary Client. The Presenter is instructed to take a strong position about their presentation, and deliver information with confidence, no matter what.
As the Presenter is giving their presentation, the Contrary Client will occasionally say "No, you didn't!" (Or "No, you won't!" "No, you don't!" "No, you can't!"). This Contrary Client needs to 'read the room' to feel when it is appropriate to call for a change.
When the Client protests, the Presenter needs to immediately alter course with whatever comes to mind, with the goal of justifying the revision in a way that maintains the endgame (supports the core pitch) and preserves their expertise. They may do this by providing concrete examples, more detail, alternative approaches, etc.
For example, let's say the Presenter is a product developer and the Client is a major retailer…
Presenter: We've devised a really great way to increase foot traffic to your stores by doing an in-store promotion. This promotion is designed to educate your customers on our new product line and in the process, we will position you as the go-to retailer for this product trend.
Client: No, you won't…
Presenter: You're right to have reservations about our prospects for positioning you as the leader in this area. We will need to do test marketing in select stores in order to accurately predict wide-scale consumer response, but we're confident we can execute these tests with limited stresses to employee resources.
Client: No, you can't…
Presenter: It's true that we won't be able to fully educate and train your employees on the full breadth of the product's functionality and benefits so we will switch our focus from sales staff training to a "what's in it for the consumer" approach, with promotional displays that feature product information with free samples and exclusive offers.
The benefits of "No, You Didn't!" are in illustrating (or practicing the illustration of) confidence — of being the expert, thinking creatively, making quick decisions (and in this context, quickly accepting the ideas that come to mind), playing with the concept that 'mistakes are gifts', and improving efficiency in reading an audience.
Let the interaction between the Presenter and the Client go for at least three or four exchanges, and then repeat the exercise with a second set of volunteers. You can keep the same scenario to see how different Presenters and Clients will progress and block the momentum in new ways, play with variations on the scenario or change it altogether, switch up participant roles, and so on.


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Let's begin with a poll. For the guys reading, show of hands if you've ever received that dreaded message. Something along the lines of…
Hey, so I was just wondering, did you ever really have feelings for me? Did you love me or what was the thing we had?
No you are not wrong, what you heard was the sound of eyeballs rolling.
That's what they call it. Although, it is common among the female gender, it is not unique to them. From time immemorial, men and women have chased this seemingly illusive feedback often times with little success. Recently I spent some time thinking about this phenomenon and made a few discoveries worth discussing.
Is it really closure or denial?
In most cases where people go after closure, it's when they feel they've been dealt the weaker hand in a relationship. And this has nothing to do with whoever ended a relationship – it's just about power. So for instance, even if a chic breaks up with her boyfriend but never felt she had control (or at least some form of it) while they were together, she will still walk out of that relationship with tons of questions – aka, seeking closure.
If you're wondering, it's probably true.
Most men are poor communicators and emotionally lacking when in relationships – it's just how we are, it's not an excuse. However, when it comes to ending relationships, if we are being honest with ourselves, most times, you can tell what went wrong. As most men are more logical than emotional, it allows them "manipulate" women who are often times more emotional than logical into doing things they usually should not do. Logic is yes or no because x or y. No maybe's. Add some attention, saying the right thing at the right time, throw in some surprises, thoughtful gifts and emotion will shift from a yes or no to maybe.
This is how a lot of people (more men than women) are able to 'manipulate' their way into hearts that originally didn't want or even deserve them.
Sometimes, it works out perfectly – some people really do need a little bit of convincing. But when it doesn't, do you really need to ask why it didn't?
Let's imagine a relationship is a door leading in to your heart. When the relationship ends and one party walks out the door, you can either take up the responsibility and shut the door to protect your heart (from other bandits) or you can leave it to the person walking out of your life with the hope that they will shut the door behind them (aka closure).
We all know that in most cases, they don't. I mean, who passes on a free meal? If I know all that I need to keep coming back is to leave a door open, why on earth would I shut it?
As much as many of us know the closure we often seek is really up to us and not the other party, we struggle to admit it. Why?
I've never been conned but I can imagine just how painful an experience it could be. You'd probably spend a lot of time questioning your actions, wondering how you let it happen and with denial setting in, you'd probably rationalize it in one way or the other. In relationships, the rationalization is when you transfer this responsibility of closing the door (aka closure) to the other party.
Before now, I had never understood why we seek closure – like what do you want to hear?
I never loved you.
It was all about the sex for me.
I cheated because you are terrible in bed.
I'm gay.
In most cases, if you're wondering about these things, chances are, you're probably right but denial is a strong emotion that doesn't respect gender. I call it the forerunner to regret and though regret can also be tough, it's way easier to deal with compared to denial.
And so for me, I have come to the conclusion that seeking closure as much as it might be a waste of time (since you can control it), it's probably never going to go away because often times, it is tied to denial.
Let's talk. Have you ever gone out to seek closure? Why did you really do it? Were you asking things you never really knew or things you were in denial about? What are your thoughts on closure – necessary evil or waste of time? Use the comment section to express you.
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Never, and honestly, i am not even a fan of giving it. My second boyfriend is the only ex i can say i could have needed closure from. But i prefer my belief/reason, and i let my other ex live with their reasons too. As far as it makes you feel better, we are good.
I am not even sure closure is something that can be gotten from another party, you give it to yaself.June 13, 2017
Over this emotional vs logical thing of men vs women.June 13, 2017
Lol, it's a complete waste of time, really. I don't know people think that someone answering, "did you ever love me?" would actually solve anything. I don't get it. If you want closure, close the door by yourself.June 13, 2017
Why*June 13, 2017
Well since i have never been in a relationship, i do not know i can weigh in on this fully (so take my comment with a large helping of salt)
Closure is a thing, yes you give it to yourself and all that jazz, but hun, we are our own worst enemies. Now i have found myself in many a situationships, but some of them i still make the same mistakes because i am yet to close (and Burn) the book.
If you have will of steel *snigger* then sure, finding closure is easy.
But what if you are a moshpit of doubt and insecurity and lonliness all cuz some trick did not shut the door behind him.
What then?
(To be honest, i would just do his bestfriend and move on, you do not need to close the chapter if another one is holding all your attention currently)
Wow that is horrendously bad advice.June 13, 2017
I am legit Cackling at your comment.
But yes, emotional wrecks (ouch) do need to get their ish in order otherwise they would become (insert whats worse than an emotional wreck)
oh well!!
Amazing read =}June 14, 2017
"Closure" is just evidence that you are yet to move on and in my opinion a clear show of weakness. drink water. closure is a myth.
Nice piece thoughJune 13, 2017
I do not think Closure is a sign of weakness. It is easy to tell other people how they should move on. But if knowing certain things about their partners feelings helps that person move on, I certainly do not think it is a sign of weakness and I do not think is over rated either, we deal with emotional issues differently, there is no straight path to dealing with heartbreak. I would say that sometimes it is better to leave that can of worms unopened.June 13, 2017
I still maintain its a myth. What could an ex possibly say that could help you move on quicker or make the healing faster? We just ask those questions hoping he/she says something nice so we don't feel completely worthless, even though deep down we know they are lies. It's a coping mechanism that we think works, when in all realness we just stopped giving a fuck.June 13, 2017
I still maintain its a myth. Think about it for a sec. what could an ex possibly say that could help you move on quicker or make the healing process faster?. it's just a coping mechanism that we think works when in all realness we just stopped caring and voila… we got over it.June 13, 2017
What closure do you expect when your best friend starts to date your boyfriend behind your back? No matter how many scenarios or possibilities that i run thru my head, there is no perfect answer from them that will lessen the betrayal or why she and he will do that to me. So as she happily discusses their recent proposal, I simply smile and conclude that it just wasn't meant to be. Only me can close that chapter.June 14, 2017
Closure is like picking at a painful wound. Nothing useful comes out of it. (I say useful because deep down, you already know the short answers to the 'ifs' and 'whys'still niggling at you and whatever new information you get is not worth the emotional upheaval it elicits, especially if you're already trying to move on. For instance, the confession that you were just a game to them).
Sought closure once with an ex and we sat for hours picking and prodding at the remnants of our a dead relationship, my heart breaking with every utterance. I was just a mess of raging emotions I didn't need at all.
Picking at the wound won't heal it. Be content with that underlying knowledge that nothing you both say will change the status quo or the reason you broke up and let time do what it does best.June 14, 2017
Closure = find another distraction. QED.
The moment someone new and exciting comes along, respects me and treats me good, i am okay. No need for closure
In teh name of closure, u can sometimes you can ask questions and all but see ehn, most times, when the next (always better than teh previous) comes….you good.
Closure is over rated abeg but what do i know, i have been called 'cold heart' too many times anyway.June 14, 2017
Oh well, distraction isn't really = closure if you go about it the wrong way; having sex with everyone you meet (if it is great sex though, it can distract alright …lol). Maybe i should say, it is easier when you open yourself up for new possibilities, go on dates, find another decent wo/man, laugh and dance instead of curling up and doing all that sob-story stuff.
So many times you see people want to 'die put' on a rship that has ended instead of moving on, they find 1000 reasons why it is this one person that is for them. That is a big lie from hell, otherwise, how will people who marry then divorce or become widowed get to remarry??
The truth is,almost, always, i see the signs that the relationship is not working out …instincts are there! So when rship ends, its easier to deal with it because i must have mentally done the work which i call 'deal with it or quit it. Unfortunately, most people prefer to use the ostrich style and pretend all is well until they crash (long suffering) then start checking corners of their house for this elusive 'closure'. Is it really that serious??!
For me, it is always 'closure fún kíní?' because i find a reason inside the rship why it wont/cant work then do mental closure before i walk!!June 16, 2017
I have tried to seek closure before. Some oldies here will probably remember an ex from a seemingly good rship when wanted out. We stayed friends but I couldn't understand for the life for me why he didn't want rship.
Did it yield any great results? Not really. Was it necessary for me to do it? Yes because knowing me if I didn't, I will probably keep wondering if I should have.
In life we will ALL (yes including you toolsman) do things that are not totally logical at least once in our life. It happens. That's just life.
What is the new strategy around here. Seems to be less articles. Is this deliberate?June 14, 2017
Yes less is more. I was struggling to keep up at some point. I usually get a newsletter / article whenever there is a new strategy being launched. I didn't this time. What's the new strategy? Or is it in the pipeline?
Also, how do we give feedback? Not sure if the comments section is always appropriateJune 15, 2017
I still loved and found it hard to let go. Not because I didn't want to, but because it wasn't easy reining in my emotions. Logic says close the door yourself and move on, the reality is that you still love the person. It becomes more complicated when, despite the fact that you were hurt or betrayed by the person, you still feel something. It is at that point that all the questions keep coming in. The love you have for the person didn't just emerge in one day, so it will definitely take time to fade. Time can be a friend and an enemy.
For me, seeking closure was more like asking both her and myself; is this the end?
'Ashes and Wine' by A Fine Frenzy couldn't have put it better.
"Is there a chance a fragment of light at the end of the tunnel a reason to fight? Is there a chance you may change your mind? Or are we ashes and wine?"June 15, 2017
Depending on the specific circumstances, the other party may be needed, to clarify issues. But generally, no.
I knew, to a very large extent, but the heart will always hope and I think the heart should be allowed that little window of hope, only long enough to not jeopardize future possibilities.June 18, 2017
I broke up very recently with someone. It was @thetoolsman's article about Friendzone Bandits that kinda made me snap out of the "trap" my relationship had been. Turns out Le Ex was not (currently) shagging best friend, but had had a couple of "mistakes" with two other dudes and made out with three others. She confessed to her best friend and I only found out about after I gave in to my growing paranoia and read her messages with her friend.
I really, really want closure in the sense that I want to ask her if I really meant anything to her at all. I want to ask her "why did you waste my time?" and other questions in that line.
But I know it's gonna be a waste of time. It's her issue.June 16, 2017
You'd be a bit surprised if I hadn't, wouldn't you? Especially with all I just listed. ????
Yeah, the questions were rhetorical, but it would be a lie if I said I didn't wanna ask.June 18, 2017


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1st Dec 2018
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This is the second article from Blockchain 101 series, which talks about consensus algorithms used by various blockchain implementations. consensus algorithms are responsible for collective decision making for single data value between all the participating peers (nodes).
What is the consensus in blockchain?
Consensus algorithm in distributed computing is a process used to achieve agreement between the peers on a single data value. As for the blockchain, implementations let's take Bitcoin and Ethereum as examples where both use Proof-of-Work algorithm to ensure security in the trustless network. The basic principle of Proof-of-Work consensus mechanism is to validate that the required work effort is represented in the block submitted by a peer. In simple terms, peers use their computing power to solve transaction related puzzle and submit the result for validation to the network.
What are the consensus algorithms used in blockchain technologies?
Proof-of-Work (PoW)
One of the most popular (if not the most) among the blockchain consensus algorithms, currently used by Bitcoin and Ethereum networks. The proof-of-work product is a chunk of data produced by solving complex, therefore time and resource expensive functions. On the other hand, it is easily verifiable by all of the network peers. The first worker (peer) who is able to find a solution to the puzzle receives reward and writes the block to the blockchain.
Proof-of-Stake (PoS)
This consensus was created to address high computing power requirements, 51% attack, and other related issues in Proof-of-Work. Proof-of-Stake participants in order to be able to validate the transactions and write new block to the blockchain are required to set aside some portion of their funds and create so-called stake. That's the way members compete for their entitlement. The higher the stake the more chances are that the member will be entitled by the consensus. However, there are also variations in the validator selection. Some systems are using randomized block selection formula to select the next winner, others follow the coin-age selection where coins must reach maturity before can start competing for the next block or delegated proof-of-stake where the system uses the only limited number of nodes to propose and validate block.
Proof-of-Authority (PoA)
In blockchain systems using PoA consensus, transactions and blocks are validated by preapproved accounts called validators. PoA only allows non-consecutive block approval from any validator, meaning that the risk of serious damage is centralized to the authority node. Proof-of-Authority is a consensus suited for both public and private networks.
Proof-of-Elapsed-Time (PoET)
Proof-of-Elapsed Time-based network participating nodes are assigned randomly selected wait time and enters "sleep" mode. The first node that wakes up is allowed to write new block to the blockchain and transmit the update to all connected peers. Right after writing the block it randomly selects the time and goes to sleep mode again.
Proof-of-Space (PoSpace)
Proof-of-Space is also known as Proof-of-Capacity (PoC) and a somewhat similar concept to Proof-of-Work (PoW) except that Proof-of-Space uses storage instead of computing power. A proof-of-space is a piece of data that a prover sends to a verifier to prove that the prover has reserved a certain amount of space. For practicality, the verification process needs to be efficient, namely, consumes a small amount of space and time. For soundness, it should be hard for the prover to pass the verification if it does not actually reserve the claimed amount of space.
Proof-of-Burn (PoB)
The method is built around "burning" coins. The bottom line is that in order for a new block to be extracted, users need to send coins to a certain address ("burn" address) without the possibility of being subsequently forwarded elsewhere. The greater the number of coins burnt by the user, the higher the chance the user has of mining bonuses for the so-burnt coins. This mechanism often pays off at stages where a switch between currencies is required, i.e., the user has got something to burn.
Serialization of Proof-of-work Events: Confirming Transactions via Recursive Elections (SPECTRE)
In SPECTRE, the blocks are mined pointing to multiple parents, not just one, so the network could potentially handle multiple blocks per second. Mining a block pointing to some parent blocks supports those blocks validity. Compared to PoW's "longest chain wins", SPECTRE uses something like "blocks with the most children wins."


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Our Patroness
Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus
As stated in the bulletin:
Please join us in celebrating our Titular ("title" of our parish) Feast Day
Mass of St. Teresa on Wednesday, October 1st at 6:30 p.m. All servers are welcome and encouraged to come and vest, and they should meet in the altar boy sacristy at 6:30 p.m. Any junior high or high school girls who wish to be in the Honor Guard should call Theresa at 486-3746. All girls are invited and encouraged to dress as St. Teresa and be a part of the entrance and closing processions. They should meet in Kaczmarek Hall by 6:15 p.m.
Seniors, remember that you have been challenged this week! Please scroll down a little to see the question your leader has posted. If it remains unanswered by the weekend (September 21st) then the leaders or Father Rodriguez will answer it. There are directions for posting comments in the entry below the Marian Mass pictures; follow those instructions.
Here's Jenn's question:
Senior Question Challenge:Which pope was beheaded and died as a martyr under the persecution by Emperor Valerian?(Hint: He was Greek by birth.)
The Answer is: SAINT SIXTUS II! Well done, Ellie!
*Pope photo by Marvin PA
*? photo by Oberazzi
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Students, you should be thinking about the activities that they will be able to volunteer for, as there will be sign-up sheets at the Ice Cream Social. Remember: you are expected to help out with these events as a part of your Stewardship to our Parish! 😉
We will need students to:
1. Pick up chairs after the Marian Mass; this takes very little time
2. Paint children's faces at the Church Picnic October 5th–1/2 hour shift
3. Work at the Parish Bazaar in November
Later in the year:
1. Work briefly after Mass for the Souper Bowl Collection
2. Meet to fill easter eggs and work at the easter egg hunt and bike parade
3. Pray at the abortion clinic during Lent
4. Juniors–work at the Senior reception in May
Photo Credit to: shadphotos via flickr.com
Wednesday, September 3rd will be our Ice Cream Social, the opening event of Youth JAM for the school year. We will start at 7:00 in the evening and will finish by 8:30. Meet on the SOUTH side of the school. The activity is primarily for students, but parents are encouraged to come for registration, if possible, and are welcome to stay if they wish.
At this time, students should register. Registration forms will be provided. We request a $25 donation per student, but no more than $50 per family. If you pay by check, please make the check payable to St. Teresa Parish. The registration fee is used for materials, books, activities we sponsor, and large group activities throughout the year.
If you have questions, you may contact Aubrey at email@example.com or by phone: 489-3599.
We're looking forward to this year!
St. Maria Goretti, patroness of youth, pray for us!
Welcome to your Youth JAM web gathering place. The calendar, details about events, and reminders will be posted here. After each event, pictures will be posted here in blog format. You are welcome to comment on the blog postings. The comments will be moderated before they are posted. Questions posted–any questions–will be answered. Enjoy!


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Evelyn Norma (Kolbo) Hanson, age 102 of Sparta, WI., passed away Monday, November 25, 2019, at the Morrow Home, Sparta. She was born, April 16, 1917, at home, in rural Melvina WI. to Adolph and Dora (Johnson) Kolbo. Evelyn was number 11 of 14 children. She grew up in Cannon Valley (Portland WI) and attended Cannon Valley School through 8th grade. Evelyn married Chester Hanson on November 27, 1935, and to this union they had three sons, Donald, Phillip and Duane. They later divorced.
Evelyn enjoyed going to the Church of Christ and share her love of Jesus. She worked at Northern Engraving of La Crosse and as a Nanny for several families over the years. Evelyn traveled by ship to England to attend son Donald Hanson's wedding to Lilian Averil (Daubney).
Evelyn is survived by a sister, Annette Garner of La Crosse, (who passed away 11 hours after Evelyn); her son, Philip (Rita) Hanson, of West Bend, WI; grandchildren: Susan, Robert, Steven, Linda, Jeff, Todd, Rebecca and Kenneth; great-grandchildren: Brad, Heather, Trevor, Tina, Kyle, Sheryl, Katrina, Crystal Michelle, Michael, Lauren, Brooke, and Rachel; great-great- grandchildren, Dylan, Devon, Christen, and Brianna. There may be some great-great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents Adolph and Dora; her sons, Donald and Duane; her sisters, Inga, Selma Olson, Sarah Olson, Myrtle and Whitwell; her brothers, Alphin, Lindahl, Archie, Elmer, Palmer, Leonard, Joseph, and Orlin; and a grandson, Steven Hanson.
Evelyn entered the Morrow Home in 2013 and appreciated all that nephew, DeWitt Olson and his wife Judy did for her over the years, visiting, assisting and hosting annual birthday parties for her. As well as the great loving care she got at the Morrow Home.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 2, at the Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home, Sparta, 106 W. Franklin St., with Dana Crohn, of the Church of Christ in Tomah, officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Portland Lutheran Cemetery, Portland, WI.
Family and friends are invited to call at the funeral home on Monday, from 10 a.m. until the time of services. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.schanhoferfh.com.
The Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home, Sparta, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Evelyn N. Hanson, please visit our floral store.