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August 27, 2010 - It's been two weeks since my letter was hand delivered to General Amos. I'm still waiting to hear from him and the silence is deafening. I've been told the letter is too long. Yes, it is….but not nearly as long as the wait has been for someone in Marine Corps leadership to do something about this problem.
(Originally published by the author on fellednot.com)
Dear General Amos,
I know that you are a very busy man. You have an enormous responsibility and there are probably never enough hours in your day, therefore,I will thank you right up front, for giving my letter your time and attention. It is greatly appreciated.
I have recently become aware of your determination to take care of our Marines who have willingly stepped up to serve our nation and as a result of their service, have found themselves disabled by Post Traumatic Stress and/or Traumatic Brain Injury. I am very optimistic, knowing that you will have the opportunity to influence the way these invisible wounds are viewed and currently treated. If you are willing to take an honest look at PTSD and TBI, and the current problems with ongoing care and treatment for these conditions, and if you are willing to demand that those Marines who suffer from these wounds be treated with the same respect and care given to those with severe physical injuries, I believe that you will be effectively saving thousands of lives.
I know that the experience with SSgt Ownbey was life changing, not just for him, but for you as well. I recently had the privilege of reading Greg Jaffe's article in The Washington Post, Military Reckons with the Mental Wounds of War. I was immediately struck by the obvious compassion you had for Ssgt Ownbey's situation, and especially by the fact that you knew something needed to be done and it needed to be done now.
Because you had the opportunity to see the MRAP and meet the Marines who survived the explosion back in 2007, and because you happened to be at Bethesda Naval Hospital on that day two years later, SSgt Ownbey became more than just another Marine serving under your leadership. You basically got the "before" and "after" picture because at the time of your original meeting, everything with SSgt Ownbey appeared to be fine. When you stepped into his hospital room, you immediately saw the physical affects that resulted from the traumatic brain injury, but I believe that you were also affected deeply by the emotional toll that the invisible wounds had taken on SSgt Ownbey and his wife.
Fascinated by your compassion for SSgt Ownbey, I decided to dig a bit further into your views and efforts with regard to PTSD and TBI. I discovered a video clip of your keynote speech given at the Partnership for Military Medicine Symposium on November 6, 2009. (I use the word fascinated because it is my belief that you are in the minority with regard to military leadership.) I heard the words of introduction spoken by LtGen Eric Schoomaker.
It is my hope that our military leaders do, in fact, serve, first and foremost, the medic and the soldier in the field. LtGen Schoomaker described you as a one who "has never forgotten the pain, suffering, and trauma of the Marine on the ground who guts through the difficult tasks set before him." As you partner with Gen. Peter Chiarelli, you are seen "as a force and conscience that will likely deliver to the Marine and his family, timely, effective, evidence-based devices and practices that will protect them, save their lives, and restore them fully to function."
I have the utmost respect for your leadership because you appear to possess humility. You are willing to admit that things are not perfect and you are willing to learn from past mistakes. Yes, we, as a nation were ill prepared. As you have said, no one knew that the war would last eight years and counting. No one knew that so many would survive their injuries because of the advances made in technology and medicine. No one knew that this fearless "Millennium Generation" would serve numerous deployments. No one ever thought that the numbers would be so staggering and as you stated, "We had not thought about how we were going to take care of families and parents and wives."
Gen. Amos, I know it took a lot of courage for you to tell those listening to you at the symposium that SSt Ownbey "lost his life in the two years that followed" the IED explosion. Even more courageous was the truth of these words, "I'll be honest with you, we let him down. and I'll just leave it at that."
Yes, at first, the system did let SSgt Ownbey down, but when he was brought to your attention, you did something about it. Your actions exemplified the motto, Semper Fidelis. You did the right thing, and now SSgt Ownbey will get the medical care he needs. Your attention to his situation will make a difference in his life as well as in the lives of his family members.
Imagine, Gen. Amos, if you had not taken the time to go see SSgt Ownbey. He had asked to see you, but what if you were too busy that day? Or what if you had made a brief visit and walked out the door, never looking back? What if you had not met him two years before? What if you could not witness the obvious changes in SSgt Ownbey that had taken place? What then? Where would he be today and what quality of life might he have? What about his wife? She said, "You guys got him home, but it was like watching a slow death happening." Her words chill me to the bone because that is what has happened to my Marine and many others like him.
When I compare SSgt Ownbey's story with that of my Marine, I see many similarities. My Marine also survived numerous blasts during his first two deployments in 2005 and 2006. He's got a photograph of his truck, just after one of the worst explosions. The Marines all managed to walk away that day, celebrating because they were alive to tell about the experience. I even got a phone call from him. The command wanted the Marines to call their families rather than hear about the explosion through the grapevine, figuring that this would prevent panic on the home front. The fact that the Marines were knocked unconscious, had headaches, and experienced nausea seemed irrelevant at the time. They were Marines and they wanted to get right back to work. Back in 2005, no one was checking them carefully or asking them to rest their brains. Nobody knew that in time their balance, memory, judgment, and reasoning would become more and more difficult to control. No one was looking for these symptoms. When the symptoms manifested themselves in behaviors viewed as 'out of character', no one thought to find out why these men no longer seemed to be themselves.
Another similarity in SSgt Ownbey's story that struck me was that of the pothole. If you recall, it caused him to drive across a neighbor's lawn in an effort to avoid the possibility of driving over what looked to be a hole that contained a roadside bomb. On the day my Marine returned to Camp Lejeune from his second deployment, I was driving along Holcomb Boulevard. He was sitting in the front passenger seat. In mid-sentence, he becomes silent and turns ashen. His posture is immediately different. He utters a small scream and I nearly drive off the road. He quickly realizes that what he thought was an IED was actually a Burger King bag that had been discarded on the roadside. I didn't even notice the bag. We all see garbage on the side of the road. The experience left my son shaken, but he did not want to talk about it. Later it would be revealed to me that his unit had just spent 7 months looking for IED's every single day. They found hundreds of them during their tour. Even more interesting to me than my son's reaction was the fact that when we met several of his buddies for dinner later that evening, they were all talking about the Burger King bag. One little bag had been scaring the life out of the Marines all day long.
I recall another night, in the wee hours, when my son wandered into my bedroom. He was home on leave. He had a nightmare. He thought he was in Iraq. My husband and I were frightened. We weren't sure if we should wake him. We've heard that's not such a good idea. With gentle coaxing we were able to reach him and show him that he was safe at home, on leave, but we could see that deployment experiences were weighing heavy on his mind.
On another evening, my son was standing with several of us in his uncle's backyard. There was a six foot privacy fence standing between us and the neighbor's yard. We heard their voices but had no idea, until we heard the boom, what they were doing next door. Naturally, we were all a bit startled, but our Marine flew into combat mode. Before we had a chance to take it all in, he had gone over the six foot fence and tackled a woman, thinking he was protecting her from the IED that was going off in her backyard.
We knew things weren't normal, but our Marine was training for MarSOC by then. We had heard that everyone had these issues after returning from combat. He wouldn't talk about it except to say he wasn't going to tell anyone he had a few nightmares or that he was startled by fireworks and Burger King bags. It was just a part of the job.
Just as there are many similarities in the stories of SSgt Ownbey and my Marine, there are also many differences. The most striking difference is simply the fact that you can not see any physical evidence of my Marine's injuries. Fortunately, his brain injury does not involve his endocrine system and we are grateful that that he does not have to fight that particular battle. Instead, he fights one that is surely as difficult, perhaps even more so, because in most situations, if the wounds can not be seen, they simply could not exist. If they don't exist, then they can't be treated. If they can't be treated, then they can't be overcome, and no healing will ever take place.
Nothing in this world is perfect, General, but when a problem is brought to one's attention, and that problem involves the quality of life and medical care for another who has stood willing to give his life for our nation, what type of leader simply turns and walks away? You have referred to Gen. Chiarelli as your soul mate. You both agree that "PTSD is not a figment of someone's imagination", but rather "a cruel physiological thing." You have agreed that PTSD and TBI are real injuries that demand immediate care. You have sought the expertise of military and civilian doctors and have admitted to being frustrated over the fact that no one could agree on anything at a meeting set up for the sole purpose of solving this problem. I believe Gen. Chiarelli described the meeting as "three hours of hell".
I recently had the privilege of participating in a discussion on suicide prevention with Colonel Christopher Philbrick, director of the Army Suicide Prevention Task Force. He spoke highly of the determination that you and Gen. Chiarelli have for solving the mental health crisis in our military. This gives me hope.
I'm pleased to see that research has revealed more insight into the reality of PTSD and TBI. I'm pleased to know that our military is serious about facing the problem head on, and that adjustments are being made during training, prior to deployment, as well as in theater. I'm impressed with the fact that leaders such as yourself and Gen. Chiarelli are determined to educate and foster awareness so that those new to military service will not have to experience the deplorable care that has existed, in many cases, up to this point in time.
General, I must now ask you to answer this question. What will you do for those who are still suffering, whom have not been brought to your attention? What will you do to eradicate the stigma? Sir, do you realize that the stigma is far more damaging to the lives of your Marines than the actual brain injury or the battle with Post Traumatic Stress?
How would you handle a situation if you knew that one of your officers, a man chosen to lead by example, was chastising Marines because of the way they were dealing with depression? Would you allow it to continue? Would you look the other way because this man was regarded with importance? Would you confront this leader? Would you believe what he had to say with blind faith when he gave his version of the story or would you take the time to find out something about the young enlisted Marine who was struggling and what was causing the behavior in question?
What if you found out that this leader and his staff NCO's were running their unit for Wounded Warriors like a victory unit? Would you be more concerned for the order and discipline of the unit or would you be more concerned for the health and welfare of the patients? Would your concern for what people might think of the Marine Corps care of wounded warriors be more important than the lives of a few enlisted men who could easily be explained away as behavior problems?
Would you be concerned if you found out that prescribed medications were destroying your Marines? Would the hair on the back of your neck stand up at the thought that some of these men have come close to death because they were taking their medications as directed by their doctors? Would you send one of your Marines, or better yet, one of your own children, to an inpatient PTSD program, halfway across the country from Camp Lejeune, just because it was listed as approved by Tricare? If he were your child, and if you knew the government had paid the quarter-million dollar price tag to have him trained for Special Forces, would you just pick a program off of a list or would you investigate the program prior to sending your child into lockdown? It is my belief that you would protect your child and your investment.
How long would it take you to wonder why someone good enough to become a part of MarSOC was now being brought to your attention as just another problem child who needed to be discarded? Would you make all of your decisions based on the small amount of information in front of you, or would you go back in this Marine's service record and take a look at who he was before his injury? Would you simply look online at his service record, or would you take a few minutes to call his former commander and get to know something about this kid who served three deployments? Would you consider calling his next of kin to find out some history on this Marine? Would you dig long enough to find out that he had wanted to be a Marine since he was old enough to know Marines existed? Would you learn that he entered the Corps through the Delayed Entry Program? Would you know that he worked at the recruiting center for a full year before he graduated from high school? While others were paid to work in the high school co-op program, he received nothing but the benefit of being around Marines. Would you learn that he turned 18 at boot camp, 19 in Falllujah, 20, again in Fallujah, 21 training for MarSOC after reenlisting, 22 deployed again, 23 in a hospital setting that turned his life upside down, and recently turned 24 with the realization that Semper Fidelis is just a bumper sticker on the back of a few cars aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina?
Would you take the time to find out that this Marine was given great responsibility, that he had been through many challenges, that he, like many others, had dealt with the loss of buddies, been blown up a dozen times, lost a roommate and teammate to suicide, and lost a fiancee who just couldn't take it when PTSD and TBI became the dominant force in his life? Would you take the time to discover that his once close relationship to his family had drastically deteriorated?
Would you take the time to talk to his doctors and ask some questions? Would your interest lead you to discover that he begged for help for months? Would you come to know that he complained about his medications and said they weren't working? Would you believe it when the doctor told you that this young man was doing his own research trying to find help? Would it surprise you to know that many of these Marines turn to substance abuse just to get through the day, the night, or even the hour? I know you are aware of the magnitude of the problem, Sir. We are all aware of it.
Corps leadership has promised that the stigma is gone and leaders practice an open door policy. I've read all the leadership guides for Marines in distress. I've read the materials on suicide prevention. I've watched the videos that are shown to the Marines. You have a great plan! Sadly, there has been no plan to develop accountability. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. Just because all hands must sit through training sessions on how to handle delicate situations doesn't mean that those who walk out the door will actually adopt these new practices. The Marine Corps is a war machine. There just isn't any place for someone who appears weak. Not only is this true in infantry battalions, but it is true in the Wounded Warrior Battalion as well.
Those with physical wounds are viewed as heroes. Most have battled long and hard to get to a point where they have left specialty hospitals and are assigned back to Camp Lejeune. They should be viewed as heroes. But why is it that if the wound can't be seen, it simply must not exist? Why is it that the invisible wounds are shamed and written off as malingering, bad behavior, or personality disorders?
It would be my assumption that leaders are carefully chosen for each battalion. The man who commands each unit must be experienced in his field and he should have proved himself as one who is capable of doing his job. I would also make the assumption that he would be constantly re-evaluated. Should he take his unit to the front lines, he is ultimately responsible for every life in the battalion. If he is not performing well, he will likely be removed and replaced. Men of all ranks have been relieved of their duties.
What about the man who runs a unit for the wounded? What are his qualifications? Is it simply being wounded? Is it simply an infantry commander who needs to fulfill his B-Billet for promotion? Does he have any experience in medicine or counseling?
Would you hire your gardener to perform your open heart surgery? Would you allow your best infantry commander to do your root canal? If the answer to both of those questions is no, Gen. Amos, I believe that you wouldn't allow an angry, disgruntled, wounded Marine to lead your wounded warriors. He's got too many of his own issues and he's not the right man for the job. As well, your B-Billet leader is secretly marking the days off his calendar the minute he gets home each night. He's just looking ahead to the next assignment. This assignment is simply a stepping stone in life's path.
General Amos, I realize that this is far too lengthy, but Sir, I just do not know where to go from here or how I can scream loud enough for my voice to be heard. I have spent the past 20 months desperately trying to help my son. At this point in my letter, you should know him almost as well as you knew SSgt Ownbey the day you saw him at the hospital. Once a proud Marine, willing to give his life for his country and for his brothers-in-arms, my son is but a shadow of the young man who signed his commitment on the dotted line seven years ago. Worse than suffering TBI, worse than suffering with PTSD, worse than being removed from his position and being forced to walk away from his career, worse than losing his fiancee, worse than being misdiagnosed, and misunderstood, worse than any of it is the reality that this Marine Sergeant was destroyed by none other than his own, the US Marine Corps.
This Sergeant was drugged by his own doctors, a victim of overlapping drug side effects, who, even when reported to doctors and leaders, was ignored. This Sergeant was virtually ignored when he arrived at Wounded Warrior Battalion-East. This Sergeant was subject to screaming sessions dished out by disgruntled NCO's. This Sergeant was treated with disrespect and forced to watch his friends endure the same. This Sergeant was humiliated publicly. This Sergeant was made to endure Alpha inspections and watch his comrades be ridiculed for being overweight, no longer able to fit into their uniforms because of medications or the forced lack of exercise dictated by their injuries. This Sergeant was told that he was a "poor excuse for a Marine" by his Captain in a room where NCO's stood by and witnessed the event. Two days later when he attempted to take his life, as any "worthless Marine" would, no one came to his aide though I, his mother, called repeatedly begging for help. This Sergeant asked for help and was demoted for being honest. This Sergeant was a victim of sloppy drug testing or, perhaps, set up to take the fall.
Why, you ask, is this just now coming to your attention? It's certainly not because we haven't tried to speak out. It's because no matter what we do, we are shoved aside. We are ignored. We are discredited. We are blamed. We are, more than likely, framed.
For over a year, I have been trying to help my son get the help he desperately needs. If the first person had responded properly, our lives would be very different. Instead, problems within the command were ignored. The louder we shouted, the more stubborn leaders became. As we rose through the ranks, the responses became more and more absurd. We asked lawmakers to inquire on our behalf. They did. Things got worse. With the support of Congressman Walter Jones, we have pursued every single avenue in an attempt to have our voices heard. We have made contact with the Commandant, the Secretary of the Navy, and countless others in powerful positions.
We have offered our documentation for review. Not one person has ever asked to see a piece of it. We have written documents stating specific problems and have been met with responses that are vague, untrue, and often unrelated to the subject at hand. I've been met with the same condescension afforded my son by officers in WWBN-E. I've spent hours talking with wounded warriors right under the noses of the leadership. I've spent countless hours researching care, programs, and protocol. I honestly believe that I know more about some of the aspects of the program than those sitting in the building all day.
After initiating an inquiry in November, I received an Information Paper in February, via several congressmen, to which I wrote a lengthy rebuttal. I specifically asked Gen. Conway and BGen Simcock to dignify my letter and rebuttal with a response. I'm still awaiting their reply.
In June, I received another Information Paper, also via lawmakers, filled with more fabricated explanations. This document was sent to carefully chosen lawmakers, and was deliberately not sent to other carefully chosen lawmakers. Even though my son and I were the subject of the fabricated materials, we were not afforded a copy of this document from the authors.
I won't tell you about the countless hours I've spent on the phone with the Lt. Colonel. I won't tell you how many times the truth was twisted. I've lost count. I've already heard the Lt. Colonel's defense, but I'm not buying it and neither should you, Sir.
I believe that the main reason no one has asked to see my documentation is because there might just be some truth to all of it. If I was to be proven correct, there would be a lot of people who would need to be held accountable. What a mess that would be and what a frenzy for the media! It must seem far easier to keep ignoring us…..at least for now.
It won't be long before another suicide or drug overdose will take place. The last one should have raised a red flag, but sadly, it just fine-tuned the art of cover up. The warning from Dr. Kernan Manion in the spring of 2009 was not enough. The death of Sgt. Thomas Bagosy in May of 2010 was not enough. The 52 Marine suicides in 2009 and the rest in 2010 not mentioned here have not been enough either.
Careers are ended, families are pulled apart, and lives are destroyed. When will there ever be enough death and despair to make some real changes? I can tell you that my son's life has been forever altered. Right now I'd simply classify it as destroyed or annihilated. I'm not sure there are enough years left and enough counselors out there to help him put the pieces of his life back together.
He's repeatedly been told he is worthless and now he believes it to be true. He has walked the "walk of shame" for so long that he can't find his way off the path. The self-fulfilling prophecy has proven itself effective.
He once lived by the motto, Semper Fidelis, but he was betrayed by his own. He was brainwashed back on Parris Island to believe that his Corps would never let him down, that he could trust every Marine with his life, and that this bond was something he could find nowhere else. What does it do to a man when he relies on something that simply doesn't exist? He translates the hurt and pain into all of his relationships and thus, destroys the lives of those closest to him.
My son defined himself as a Marine for most of his life. He grew up wanting to be a Marine. He became one who proudly wore the uniform. He served his country well with three combat tours and six years of service. He was willing to give all for his country and the Corps. When he looks in the mirror he sees a Marine. He is reminded of it when he walks out to his car. He wears it tattooed on his skin. It's evidenced in his posture, and in his reflexed reaction to Taps, the National Anthem, or the sight of an officer in uniform. So what does it do to his psyche to look in the mirror and see the representative of the very entity that has defined him and destroyed him?
It's just like Mrs. Ownbey said, "You guys got him home, but it was like watching a slow death happening."
Gen. Amos, I want my son back. I gave him to the Corps for six years. Now I just want him back. I've been mourning the death of my son for over a year. I can't bury him and move forward because, he is still breathing. For that I am grateful, and it gives me hope. I can't find closure because though the man who we once knew has died, his look-alike walks in the door several days a week. My mind and heart envision my son, but my ears hear the words of a stranger. I can no longer reach him because he isn't the kid that grew up in my home. We, his family, his brothers and his parents, can try to restore his honor, however, I'm not sure we can do it because we are not the ones that stripped him of his dignity.
Sir, I ask you to please be open to the reality that stigma is your worst enemy. It will destroy your Corps and it will ultimately destroy you. At the rate these problems are growing, and the rate that we are losing Marines to the war in Afghanistan, it's a scary thought to ponder what things will be like when you leave the office of Commandant. Be open to the fact that those whom appear to be your most loyal and dedicated leaders might only be interested in someday sitting in your seat of power. A good leader is well respected by his lowest ranking subordinates. The leaders of WWBN-E, who have dramatically shaped my son's life, are not well respected by those under their leadership.
It is my hope, Gen. Amos, that you will take some time to look into this situation. It is my hope that before you go and read all of the fabricated information and listen to all the excuses, that you will listen to the rest of the story, our side of the story.
Respectfully submitted,
Proud Marine Mom
cc: Congressman Walter Jones
Congressman Joe Sestak
Congressman Ben Chandler
Senator Jim Webb
Senator Jim Bunning
Senator Mitch McConnell
Senator Claire McCaskill
Col John L. Mayer
Gen. Peter Chiarelli
LtCol Oliver North (Ret.)
Here are three links you might be interested in watching.
Gen Amos interview with Washington Post 1
Gen Amos interview with Washington Post 2
Gen Amos Interview with Washington Post 3
(Originally published by the author on fellednot.com)


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Whether you are celebrating St. Valentine's day, a wedding anniversary, or your honeymoon on Mallorca, here is the abcMallorca selection of Mallorca's most romantic restaurants. For dreamy dining by the sea, in a secluded hideaway in the mountains, or in the sophisticated capital Palma, here you will find the best romantic restaurants on Mallorca.
Romantic Restaurants in Palma
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Quadrat Restaurant at Hotel Sant Francesc
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Bens D'Avall is possibly 'the best', serving Mediterranean food with a French influence, on the spacious terrace overlooking the spectacular west coast – make sure to request a table on the first-line.
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It is FINALLY time to announce the top 10 designs of this year's Custom Design Contest! All entries were submitted to an independent panel of judges and were narrowed down to the top 10 designs. (Some of you that entered I didn't hear back from after I sent a sample for your review, so you were entered with my most favorite of the designs I sent for your review--if you would like to change your design prior to purchasing it, let me know!) I will put up the remaining contest entry designs when I get back from out of town in a couple of weeks.
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The Aspire Academy Squash program works closely with the Qatar Squash Federation in selecting and developing talented squash players.
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Which breed of dog won't need much exercise?
If you are trying to decide on a dog breed that fits in with your lifestyle it requires you to consider many factors, not least of which is how much time or inclination you have to exercise a dog. In this day and age many of us lead very busy lives, and finding time to walk an energetic dog is not always a viable option. If you are reading this hub I assume you have already been sensible enough to consider this before going out and buying or adopting a totally unsuitable breed, and have instead decided you need to find a breed that won't need much exercise, but will still make a great family pet or personal companion.
You have probably had lots of suggestions already made to you, and it is true to say that for many reasons a lot of dogs will not require as much exercise as others, e.g. older dogs, toy breeds, disabled dogs etc. But whilst it is a great option to give any of those dogs a home, (and I fully endorse the idea), what if what you really want is a fully healthy, youngish dog that is not too small, but will also not need too much exercise. Enter the Greyhound!
Okay, right now most of you are probably reeling backwards and making disbelieving noises, after all, haven't you seen Greyhounds sprinting around dog tracks at speeds in excess of 70 km/h? Well, it is true that Greyhounds do reach incredible speeds, and that they were bred for hunting originally, but what most people do not know is that Greyhounds are actually one of the laziest dog breeds you could ever take on. Essentially they are much like a Cheetah, they can cope well with short bursts of speed, but when it comes to stamina they are somewhat lacking and would rather be curled up by a nice fireplace or on your bed!
Sadly Greyhounds are often given a very bad press. People mistakenly believe they will need hours of exercise every day and that they will naturally chase and kill cats and other small creatures. I have owned a Greyhound and have known many more over the years, especially through my time working within veterinary practices. It is fair to say that you will find some Greyhounds that try to chase cats and other creatures, but usually these tend to be ex-racing Greyhounds. The problem can be solved by placing them in a muzzle when they are out in public places, but make sure there actually is a problem before you assume the worst. See how they react around cats and other pets, and if you are planning to adopt an ex-racing Greyhound, the rescue organization should be able to advise you of how the dog has behaved when it has been introduced to other creatures. As you can see from the photo that heads this article, my own Greyhound had no issues with cats at all, and in fact she would happily snuggle up with the cats on my bed and never even considered chasing them, (to be honest she was quite subservient to them and they ruled the household).
The main misconception is that Greyhounds will need constant exercise and are high maintenance dogs because of this. This couldn't be further from the truth, especially as a Greyhound is one of those breeds that you virtually have to haul out of their beds in order to get them to go for a walk. When you do take them out for a walk they are perfectly happy to come home after half an hour, immediately returning to their dog bed, (or your bed given half a chance) and settling down with an expression of complete contentment all over their faces whilst looking up at you lovingly with their huge 'Bambi' eyes.
There are quite literally thousands of Greyhounds that have served their time on the racing tracks and now need good homes. They are still young dogs, and all they crave is love, a warm bed, some nice food and a short walk every day. In return they will give you the love back tenfold, show your children and grandchildren just how gentle they are, and will be forever grateful that you gave them a loving home. Even if you don't take on an ex-racing Greyhound, there are plenty of Greyhounds that didn't 'make the grade' and never raced, but still need a human family to take them in and love them.
Please please don't ever be put off adopting a Greyhound because you think you will spend the rest of your life walking it, or because you believe they are likely to be aggressive towards cats. This couldn't be further from the truth and I am certain you will not regret giving a Greyhound a home, not least because of the many comfortable hours you can spend being 'couch potatoes' together.
Just one example of how lazy Greyhounds actually are!
Did you know that Greyhounds needed very little exercise or was it a surprise to read this?
If you are looking for a dog which requires little exercise would you now consider a Greyhound?
If you have owned a Greyhound would you agree they need very little exercise?
If you have owned a Greyhound would you agree they make great family pets?
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I love Greyhounds and think they are good looking sleek dogs. Wish I could have a dog but guess our days with Golden Retrievers are over. Thank you for writing this hub, as I love to read about dogs. They are such loving companions. Sharing, and have a great day. Blessings, Audrey
My friend has Great Danes(with ears) ha,ha,and Greyhounds and lives in a beautiful Art Deco apartment-It's like looking in some old magazine from the twenties-until my Boxers arrive and then madness,
enjoyed reading.best from jandee
Misty is correct - all dog breeds don't need a lot of exercise. I've handled, trained, owned, and bred many breeds. There's a big difference in NO exercise/stimulation and A LOT of exercise/stimulation. Case in point: the two Great Danes I currently own. I'll take them out to play and run, and within 15 or 20 minutes, they're sitting at the door, ready to go back inside. And, by the way, they're both in great shape - physically, mentally, and emotionally. It's also interesting to note that Danes have Greyhounds in their bloodlines. Greyhounds were used to make the bulky German mastiffs slimmer and leggier.
Wonderful hub, Misty! Voted up!
Unfortunately that's why a lot of dogs are abandoned too. People love the look of the breed and hate the disposition. I love sight hounds personally, but it's not their looks I'm into. I think their personalities are phenomenal. One of the sweetest dogs I ever met was in a pub in Cornwall -- a Saluki-Greyhound mix. She was just so *sweet* that it's unbelievable.
I hope one day I can win him over, but we do *love* rotties as well. They've got such a bad rap, but I feel *much* more comfortable knowing that Liberty is helping to protect the property as well. Of course, we chose a guarding breed for a reason too :)
Good reading and I got it straightaway. Know what! My Boxers are so energetic,but on occasions they can be just like your Greyhound and have to be lugged around the park,won't budge another inch,
best from jandee
I would love to have a greyhound. Sadly my husband doesn't like the "look" of the breed. We love our lazy Rottweiler though!
Oh I had no idea they were lazy! I have ridden Greyhound busses - they are slow and lazy too:) LOL
Wow you are sadly one of the worst people I have ever come across to advocate the ownership of a dog.
To tell people that a certain breed of dog is great because you don't have to bother exersising it is just beyond belief!
My dobermann has just had an op to remove a tumour and is restricted to very little exercise which he accepts and sleeps for about 20hours a day but given the choice would he soonet spend his time sleeping or tearing around a field for hours or hiking around the local hills for hours? Damn right he would!
Truth is virtually every dog will sleep all day if it is offered no alternative but give them the option and they will readily accept loads of exercise - greyhounds included!
I meet regularly with greyhound owners who walk 2-4 hours a day to keep their dogs happy and well maintained.
Apart from the exercise there is the socialisation to consider - ALLdogs should be well socialised, greyhounds included.
So will a greyhound simply lay around all day? Yes, if allowrd to but most dogd will. Would a greyhound be happier with at least a couple of hours exercise a day plus socialisation with other digd? DEFINITELY
As I expect you know (u don't mss much!) owning an ex track greyhound has really caught on in the UK as they are all you say they are and are cheap to buy, too. I have never had one and, in truth, don't fancy the breed, but for someone without firm preferences a guinea-pig would make a lovely pet...er...you know what i mean!
hi Misty, thanks for sharing this article. If there are greyhounds that that need a good home after racing I think that is a terrible shame. I hope your article goes viral and more people can see that these are lovely dogs which don't need hours of exercise and make lovely pets, voted up and shared. :)
Great Hub, I have also heard Italian Greyhounds make good pets, especially
in pairs! Voted up.
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Thanks for answering my question! I've always been fond of Greyhounds, mostly because they look so regal and beautiful. Now I know they are perfect couch potato doggies too!
Fab, voted up and shared!
I don't have a greyhound, but I love the article and the video! Roscoe is part chow and austrailian shepherd mix and he made the choice to be a couch potato when he came home here. And he only likes one side of the couch.
I did not know they did not need exercise I thought all animals along with humans needed exercise..
very interesting. I wouldn't mine having one as a pet.
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Excellent post!
I have always liked the breed and it's a shame they're so exploited by the dog racing industry.
I would consider owning one, but, I have my sights on other hypoallergenic breeds once Maya kicks-the-bucket.
Voted up and useful and interesting.
I found this very interesting, I had no idea and after reading this, I would now consider getting a greyhound as what you described is what I'm looking for x
I was always under the impression that Greyhounds would need a lot of exercise. I always love learning new stuff about different dog breeds. I have Newfoundlander's and they sleep most of the day and night. Thank you for sharing. I'm glad to learn this.


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Feature flags were our initial solution to both efforts. This worked well enough for our analytics use case. Our customer success team attaches an account to the feature flag, and the account can view the new report. Cracks started showing in this approach when applied to our search effort.
Let's say we added four new filters to search. That is four new feature flags to create, not a terrible burden from a coding standpoint. But our poor customer success team... They now have to go account by account and flip four new switches to make sure the account has access to the search filters granted to them by their subscription. Yuck...
During one of our hack weeks, I had tinkered with the Zend Permissions RBAC package without a solid use case in mind. It was just an interesting concept that crossed my path at the time. Now, it seemed a perfect use case for it was in front of me. Before we dive into details, we should first answer an important question.
A standard access control list (ACL) focuses on objects and who can act on them. Your computer's file system is an example of an ACL. Using a Linux file system, each file and directory is an object. The ACL for a file contains three entities -- the owner of the object, the group associated with the object, and everyone else. A feature in our application would be an object, and the feature flag ended up being the ACL attached to it.
The statement ACL makes is "This object is associated with these people, and each person can access the object in specific ways". Phrased in the context of our application, "this feature can be accessed by the following accounts."
How does RBAC differ then? I'll let the package's documentation make the initial introduction:
RBAC differs from access control lists (ACL) by putting the emphasis on roles and their permissions rather than objects (resources).
RBAC makes the statement "These people are associated with these roles. These roles grant them these permissions." Again, in the context of our application, the statement becomes "This account is associated with this role. This role allows them access to these features." This concept has an immediate benefit for us. Accounts can be granted a specific role. As we add a new feature, we update the role to have new permissions for the feature, and every account is automatically able to use the feature. No longer do we need to edit accounts individually.
Let's start building this out! We first need to define our roles and the permissions associated with them. Here is a stripped down version of our class to manage that:
Our "Enterprise Subscription Package" starts with a parent role representing just the subscription for the account. It contains no feature specific permissions and would contain more general permissions instead -- number of users allowed in the account, number of concurrent logins, quotas, etc. A child "Search" role is added to the subscription role. Within the "Search" role we grant permission (search) to use the search feature and grant permission to use the topic (search.topics), brand (search.brands), and location (search.locations) filters. The dot notation is our own convention for role and permissions names. Names can be any string, but this gives us a visual hierarchy of the pieces of a feature.
When a customer logs into our site, we check the subscription attached to their account and attach the appropriate Role object to their session. Our search page must now check they can access the page, and if so, what filters they should see.
The sample checks above may not seem much different than what you would do with features flags. We are just replacing "are they on this feature flag" with "do they have this role and permission". The benefit here is in the ease of maintenance, especially for managing accounts and features. Using RBAC, a new feature is added to a role, that role attached to a subscription, and that role addition / subscription update is shipped with the feature. Every account tied to that subscription has immediate access to the feature. Our customer success team no longer has to take time to turn the feature on for an account.
RBAC has also made it easy to extend the system even further. As an example, we built an override and exclusion system on top of it. If a customer abuses the location search feature, we can shut it off just for them. Need an incentive for a customer to upgrade? We can override the permissions to allow them access to a feature for a short time.
We will be migrating our existing feature flagged based items to RBAC. Using it has also sparked ways to improve other areas of our code, particularly user based permissions. Our code and process has been much more manageable since we baked RBAC into it. But don't take my word; give the recipe a try for yourself.
by Luis Cruz
Like many engineering teams, here at Traackr we like to streamline our workflow to spend as much time as possible building cool features. We also like to release early and often. And our product team likes being able to answer pesky questions like "has feature X been deployed?" or "there was a regression with feature Y, what release was that included in?". At times, these requirements can be a give and take. Using an issue tracker helps answer questions about when things were released, but navigating an application like Jira is a context switch. Plus, it's easy to click the wrong buttons. Releasing often means these context switches and mistakes happen frequently. Can we do better?
We think so, which led us to look at what we like about our tooling. One great thing about using Jira and Bitbucket is the way they seamlessly links commits to issues by including a ticket ID in your commit message. Because of this, we've standardized on a "<Ticket ID> <Message>" commit message format. We enforce this standard using a commit hook. This got us thinking... If we can link Jira tickets to commit messages, can we also map our git tags to Jira fix versions? It turns out the answer is yes!
There were two main problems to solve. How do you identify a range of commits associated with a release? How do you interact with Jira to tag the issues with a new fix version? Enter release_fix_versioner.py.
At Traackr, we use a git-flow tagging and branching strategy; this is very convenient because for every release we already have a tag to reference. By providing our script with a new git tag, we can grab all commits between this tag and the previous tag to represent all of the commits to create a new release. With startTag and endTag, git has a handy command "git log --format=%s startTag...endTag" to print a list of commit messages in an easy to parse format. From there, it's a simple matter of parsing the commits to come up with a unique set of issue IDs. In order to support a variety of commit formats across different teams in our organization, the parsing is done using a regular expression with named groups to identify the key and message: "(?P<key>[\w]*-[\d]*)[ :-](?P<value>.*)".
Interacting with Jira turns out to be simple as well; the interface is extensive and does anything you could ask for. To start with, we decided to add some validation to each ticket prior to dealing with tags. We check things like making sure the work is finished by verifying the state equals "Done". This method is really all there is to it:
After creating two more similar methods to create a new fix version and add that fix version to each ticket, we've got ourselves a prototype:
Now that we have this script, we can start using it to simplify the manual issue management. If it works out, we'll include it as an automated step in our one button deploy job, and we'll never have to worry about Jira being out of date again. This could even be used to generate release notes for our public facing applications.
All the code for this hackweek project is available on github. Give it a try and let us know how it went!
by Will Winder
Raft Visualization
Great visual explanation of the Raft protocol
by David Chancogne
Well, that's a mouthful! But what is it and what is it useful for? If you have done any web development in the last 10 years you have most likely used AJAX to make your web pages or, even more likely your web based app, more responsive and dynamic. You also probably know that most browsers limit the number of concurrent AJAX requests that can be made back to the origin server (i.e. the same server the page is served from). Usually that number of concurrent requests is 6 to 8 (sometimes a bit more) depending of the browser.
This might be fine for what you are trying to do, but if your page has a lot of dynamic components or if you are developing a single page web app, this might make the initial loading of your page, and all its content, a bit slower. After your first 6 (or 8) AJAX requests have fired, any subsequent AJAX query back to that same origin server will be queued and wait. Obviously your AJAX requests should be fairly fast, but even if your AJAX requests are just 50 milliseconds, any request after the initial 6 or 8 would have to wait 50 milliseconds when queued before executing. So in total a request could take 50 milliseconds (waiting) + 50 milliseconds executing = 100 milliseconds. This short waiting times add up pretty quickly.
The solution? Make these requests look like they are going to different origin servers so that the browser will execute them in parallel, even if they are, in fact, going to the same server. This will allow more AJAX requests to run in parallel, and therefore speed up your site/app. Here I will show you how to accomplish this using JQuery (but the same strategy can be used with other frameworks).
Basic idea
The basic idea is pretty simple. Say you are serving your pages from webapp.traackr.com. You will want to send some of the AJAX requests through webapp1.traackr.com, some through webapp2.traackr.com, some through webapp3.traackr.com …etc. You get the idea. And we will set it up so that all these hosts are, in fact, the same server.
What I will show you here is how to do this transparently so you don't have to manually set up each AJAX request and decide where it should go. Our little trick will randomly round-robin through all the available hosts. This will work even if your application runs on a single server and the best part is that if you need to scale and upgrade to multiple redundant servers you will have little if anything to change.
Easy enough, right? Well of course, there is just one more little thing. When you start making AJAX requests to a host different than the original host, you open the door to security vulnerabilities. I won't go into the specific details of the potential security issues, but suffice it to say that your browser won't let you make these cross-domain (subdomain in our case) requests. Luckily, CORS comes to the rescue. CORS is a rule-based mechanism that allows for secure cross-domain requests. I will show you how to setup the proper CORS headers so everything works seamlessly.
The setup
First things first - you will have to create DNS entries for all these subdomain hosts. Because we are doing this with a single server, you need to create DNS entries for webapp1.traackr.com thru webapp3.traackr.com that all resolve to the same host as webapp.traackr.com (they can be AAA or CNAME records). All set? Moving on.
The code
We need to accomplish two things:
Round-robin your AJAX requests
Here we are going to leverage the excellent JQuery framework, so I'm assuming you are using JQuery for all your AJAX requests.
The following Javascript code should be executed as soon as your document is ready. This piece of code uses global AJAX settings in JQuery to hijack all AJAX requests made with JQuery. Once we identify an AJAX request going to the origin server, we rewrite it right before it hits the wire (beforeSend()).
Almost there. Now we need to make sure your server can handle these requests when they come via one of the aliases we defined.
Enable CORS for your AJAX requests
Before we look at the CORS headers needed for these cross-domain AJAX requests to work, you need to understand how cross-domain AJAX requests are different than regular AJAX requests. Because of CORS, your browser needs to ensure the target server will accept and respond to cross-domain AJAX requests. Your browser does this by issuing OPTIONS requests. They are called 'preflighted' requests. These requests are very similar to GET or POST requests except that the server is not required to send anything in the body of the response. The HTTP headers are the only thing that matters in these requests. This diagram illustrates the difference:
So you need to make sure your server returns the proper headers. Remember in the current set up webapp.traackr.com and webapp[1-3].traackr.com are the same server. There are many ways to do this. Here is one that leverages Apache .htaccess config:
Because we allow credentials to be passed in these cross-domain requests, the origin allowed header ('Access-Control-Allow-Origin') must specify a full hostname. You can not use '*', this is a requirement of the CORS specification.
An important note here. Because these OPTIONS calls are made before each AJAX request, you want to make sure they are super fast (i.e. a few milliseconds). Since the only thing that matters are the headers (see above), I recommend you serve a static empty file for these requests. Here is another .htaccess config that will do the trick (make sure options.html exists and is empty):
And that is it! Pop open your JavaScript console and look your AJAX requests being routed through the various aliases and being executed in parallel.
Be warned
So what trade-offs are you are making? Remember this is engineering, there are always trade-offs! Well all of a sudden you might get twice (or more) as many requests hitting your server in parallel. Make sure it can handle the load.
What's next?
There are probably a few things you can improve on. I will mention two we use at Traackr but will leave their details as an exercise for the reader:
What can you do if/when you need to scale? One easy approach that doesn't require you to change much is to put 2 or more servers behind a load balancer (maybe an Elastic Load Balancer on AWS). Then update your DNS so that all your webapp[1-3].traackr.com URL are now pointing to your load balancer.
What magic happens then? Browsers will make more parallel requests, just as we have described all along here. But now your load balancer will round robin each of these requests to the many servers you have running behind it. Magically you are spreading the load (and the love).
Thank you to the entire awesome Traackr engineering team for the help with this post. We are Traackr, the global and ultimate Influencer Management Platform. Everything you need to discover your influencers, manage key relationships, and measure their impact on your business. Check our blog. We are hiring.
The Why and How of Ansible and Docker
There is a lot of interest from the tech community in both Docker and Ansible, I am hoping that after reading this article you will share our enthusiasm. You will also gain a practical insight into using Ansible and Docker for setting up a complete server environment
How to Perform Fuzzy-Matching with Mongo Connector and Elastic Search
By Luke Lovett, Python Engineer at MongoDB
Suppose you're running MongoDB. Great! Now you can find exact matches to all the queries you can throw at the database. Now, imagine that you're also building a text-search feature into your application. It has to draw words out of…
By Luke Lovett, Python Engineer at MongoDB
Suppose you're running MongoDB. Great! Now you can find exact matches to all the queries you can throw at the database. Now, imagine that you're also building a text-search feature into your application. It has to draw words out of…
by Traackr Devs
Introducing Full Stack JS Amber - A boilerplate with Ember on the client and a Node Server API » { 100PercentJS }
Hey guys, I like Ember and I like to have a real server when I'm developing and I liked the MEAN stack at meanjs.org so I forked it and replaced Angular with Ember and built a bit on top of that. It's not perfect and it's truly never finished, but it is functional and a great starting point I think.
May 2, 2014
Building a Recipe Search Site with Angular and Elasticsearch
Have you ever wanted to build a search feature into an application? In the old days, you might have found yourself wrangling with Solr, or building your own search service on top of Lucene — if you were lucky. But, since 2010, there's been an easier way: Elasticsearch.
April 18, 2014
Migrating databases with zero downtime
Every article I've read and linked to that includes a data migration phase from one database to another tells the same story:
incremental replication
consistency checking
shadow writes
shadow writes and shadow reads for validation
end of life of the original data store
Every article I've read and linked to that includes a data migration phase from one database to another tells the same story:
incremental replication
consistency checking
shadow writes
shadow writes and shadow reads for validation
end of life of the original data store
January 24, 2014
Building a Message Queue using Redis in Go
The team from adeven about their Redis-based message queue:
In order to be used in production at adeven we need the following features:
persistent (none to little data loss in case of a crash)
reliable, atomic (each message can only be fetched once)
monitorable (message rates, queue length and worker statuses need to be monitored through an API)
multi-message ack and reject (acknowledge multiple messages at once while rejecting them individually)
We do not need any complex broker system. Simple queues with multi publishers and multi consumers are the only thing we currently use. So if you want to have a fancy broker or exchange system this is probably not what you're looking for.
By now this is already a well-known use case in the Redis community. Things can become more complicated if you need more than 1 Redis instance.
Original title and link: Building a Message Queue using Redis in Go (NoSQL database©myNoSQL)
The team from adeven about their Redis-based message queue:
In order to be used in production at adeven we need the following features:
persistent (none to little data loss in case of a crash)
reliable, atomic (each message can only be fetched once)
monitorable (message rates, queue length and worker statuses need to be monitored through an API)
multi-message ack and reject (acknowledge multiple messages at once while rejecting them individually)
We do not need any complex broker system. Simple queues with multi publishers and multi consumers are the only thing we currently use. So if you want to have a fancy broker or exchange system this is probably not what you're looking for.
In order to be used in production at adeven we need the following features:
We do not need any complex broker system. Simple queues with multi publishers and multi consumers are the only thing we currently use. So if you want to have a fancy broker or exchange system this is probably not what you're looking for.
By now this is already a well-known use case in the Redis community. Things can become more complicated if you need more than 1 Redis instance.
Original title and link: Building a Message Queue using Redis in Go (NoSQL database©myNoSQL)
October 1, 2013


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With the recent announcement by the Bank of England to raise bank rate to 0.75%, our customers are asking, "What do you think we should do?" It's a question that we are asked every day.
The benefits of refinancing can be huge, particularly if you are geared to a large loan and a rate rise would substantially increase monthly repayments and negatively impact cash flow. There could be a real business opportunity to look at other forms of finance to lower rates (or fix them), and to improve working capital for new equipment, business ventures or expansion.
If you are borrowing a substantial amount, take great care in fixing the interest rates for a long period. Instead consider "managing your rates". By that I mean:-
· Do not assume that certain future events are going to drive rates in a given direction. Such assumptions and ideas will already be priced into fixed rates now – it is the many unknown possibilities that could happen that can drive rates – up or down;
· Consider a "fix" on part of your loan – say half of it. Consider leaving some on variable. That way if rates fall you get some benefit. If rates go up, you get some protection;
· Consider over paying part or all of your loan monthly (if your lender allows – many do). Overpay as though your interest rate was a few percent higher than it currently is. If rates go up, your repayments will have already allowed for much or all of the increase, so less of a nasty surprise. And you will have paid off more of your loan so the impact on your debt of any rise will be less.
· Consider speaking to your lender about more complex interest rate hedging instruments – one can purchase interest rate Caps, where for a fixed sum of money, you can guard against rises whilst benefiting from most of not all of a fall (this is akin to "interest rate insurance").
There are options available to re-finance a commercial mortgage or loan but a number of factors should be taken into consideration.
Firstly, you'll need to be aware if there are any early repayment penalties on your current finance from your existing lender, so careful planning of your longer term costs and business goals is important. Also look at the time frame of any new arrangement so that it matches your business and cash flow needs, now and in the future.
This could be the right time to look closely at your business mortgage and loan exposure as Brexit is also looming on the horizon. The Bank of England have already warned that Brexit could lead to a level of unpredictability with economic consequences on the basis of a "no deal" scenario.
But, this aside, the Bank of England are saying in their August inflation report that to return inflation sustainably to the 2% target any future increases in Bank Rate are likely to be at a gradual pace and to a limited extent, but maybe to as high as 1.5% - 3%.
The latest thinking, therefore, is that rates will continue to rise, and now is a good time reconsider finance arrangements to take this and Brexit into account and to minimise the impact on your business.
The key here is getting advice on the best ways to manage your rates, and not just fix them. There are plenty of other options out there.
"The benefits of refinancing can be huge, particularly if you are geared to a large loan and a rate rise would substantially increase monthly repayments and negatively impact cash flow. "
Tony Newham
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A Provençal floral pattern brightens our popular cushioned mat, which is now 1/3" thick for extra support. Soft and resilient, it eases the strain on feet and legs while you cook, wash dishes or manage other housekeeping tasks on foot.
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Bitcoin is zooming higher on Tuesday, up 2.1% at $1,060.76 per coin as 9:43 a.m. ET. Tuesday's bid has the cryptocurrency higher for a ninth straight day and at its best level since January 5, when it put in a multi-year high of $1161.88.
While the catalyst for Tuesday's gain is difficult to decipher, the advance comes after data released by the People's Bank of China showed China's foreign currency reserves in January fell below $3 trillion for the first time in nearly six years. China's hunger for bitcoin has been well documented with nearly 100% of bitcoin's volume coming from the country.
Bitcoin has had a wild start to 2017 after gaining 120% in 2016. The cryptocurrency rallied more than 20% in the opening week of the year before tumbling 35% amid concerns China was going to crackdown on trading. Bitcoin has recently shrugged off an announcement made by China's three largest bitcoin exchanges that they were going to begin charging a flat fee of 0.2% per transaction.
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Business Analyst / Business System Analyst with Airline / Transportation experience and Mobile Devices experience to include all mobile devices such as Ipads, Mobiles etc that Airports use for a leading global organisation in Dubai.
You will possess the following skills;
Translate strategies into IT initiatives
Analyse customer business strategies and plans, processess and practices and make recommendations
Analyse business requests to determine cost feasibility
Review how business changes impact IT
Airline / Airport / Transportation operations BA experience.
Mobility experience - mobility platform, roadmap, device selection and application migration, Real time control (RTC), Roster management, contracts and billing management etc.
Please forward your CV urgently to Elliot Wald.