Month: May 2005

FW: SIP project

See email exchange with Barry.
Our quote should be around 2,500 euro as it’s a once off course and will
require a lot of effort to create the material and run the course. We can
both get involved as there’ll be a practical “Programming SIP servlets
element of it” However, I have some material in the wings 😉

Additional work will be charged at the following rate. Our fee per hour is
55 euro and our fee for a full 8 hour day is 420 euro plus VAT at 21%.
There is no negotiation about this, it’s “TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT”

Sincerest regards,

…shane

—–Original Message—–
From: Barry Downes [mailto:bdownes@tssg.org]
Sent: 16 May 2005 17:03
To: ‘Shane Michael Dempsey’
Cc: edeleastar@tssg.org
Subject: RE: SIP project

Hi Shane – tomorrow at 11:00 would be perfect.

I was just about to write to you. Met with Eamonn today and the upshot of
his meeting with you is that he wants to engage with you and your company to
organise a 2 – 2.5 day training course on SIP. Followed by a half day
brainstorming session on SIP communication services.

The type of things Eamonn would like to cover include:

1. Intro to SIP
2. SIP Servlet development
3. SIP Client
4. Java media framework and RTP / RTCP
5. Virtual PBX
6. SIP Services

You will need to follow up with Eamonn on the detail of the course.

The background to this is that we have a group here that is going to focus
on IMS Services – specifically the rapid prototyping of IMS communications
services on the BEA Communications Platform (an IMS SIP application server).
Obviously we are not asking you to do an IMS course – or do anything on
BEA’s platform (as its not on general release yet), but as you know SIP is a
core part of IMS and we want to get a group of about ten people up to speed
on SIP development.

Can you take a look at this and give me a quote / timescales for tomorrow?
Would you be able to run the course on 6/7 June and join the brainstorming
on the 8th? 1/2/3 June may be viable also.

Regards.

Barry Downes
Commercial Director
TSSG
Phone +353 51 302932
Fax +353 51 302901
Mobile +353 87 9075535
e-mail bdownes@tssg.org

—–Original Message—–
From: Shane Michael Dempsey [mailto:sdempsey@gaisan.com]
Sent: 16 May 2005 16:48
To: ‘Barry Downes’
Cc: bdownes@aceno.com
Subject: SIP project

Hi Barry,
Just to let you know. I’m available to discuss the SIP project with WIT
tommorow morning at around 11am, all day Wednesday, or Thursday morning.
Unfortunately I’m away the rest of the week. Please let me know if you’re
available during those times so we can arrange a meeting.

Sincerest regards,

…shane

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Oh bother said Shane when he ran out of his manuka honey

Post author By shaned
Post date May 10, 2005
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Like most kids, I was obsessed with Winnie the Pooh. My giddy sense of fun, adventure and whimsy led me to be nicknamed tigger by quite a few friends back in my late school and early college days. Well I’ve recently developed an obsession with honey that equals anything my favourite Pooh Bear could muster. My honey obsession is costing me in excess of 15 euro a week. (that’s 20 dollars to my american readers). The reason is Manuka Honey. Manuka honey hails from New Zealand where bees gather pollen from the flowers of the Manuka Bush. The honey making process is enriched by the pollution free environment of New Zealand, and certain types of Manuka Honey have been observed to have some very special properties indeed. Active Manuka honey has the Unique Manuka Factor or UMF. Such honey has a strong and observable antibacterial quality that is useful in treating skin infections.

All honey has some level of the antibacterial chemical hydrogen peroxide, which is produced by enzymes in the honey. These enzymes are easily destroyed by exposure to heat and light and also by contact with body fluids. It is now understood that some rare honeys have an antibacterial action that is separate to the peroxide effect, resulting in a much more persistent and stable antibacterial action. Such valuable honeys are resistant to losing their antibacterial activity when used in wound treatment and even have strong activity when heavily diluted by body fluids in a wound dressing. Furthermore, such honeys are now known to have a synergistic antibacterial effect with the hydrogen peroxide activity, producing a very powerful weapon against bacterial conditions.

The potency of the antibacterial effect is defined as the UMF. As someone who suffers from acne, I’ve noticed that drinking green tea with manuka honey has generally reduced the number of acne outbreaks, speeds healing and also gives me an enormous sense of well-being 😀 A wide range of healing effects have been noted when the honey is used as a wound dressing:

It promotes a hydrated healing environment
It rapidly clears bacteria from colonised and infected wounds
It has been observed to be effective against antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria
It creates a protective barrier to prevent cross-infection of wounds
It removes malodour from wounds
It has an anti-inflammatory action resulting in reduced oedema and improved blood flow along with a reduction in pain
It prevents scarring leading to good cosmetic results
Treatment cost is reduced due to the honey’s affordability and speed of action
Honey does not stick to wound tissue, preventing tearing of newly formed tissue in the wound site when dressings are changed
Honey residue is easily rinsed from the wound with water

It enables patients to handle their own on-going wound care due to the elimination of the need for debriding

More importantly, Manuka honey is absolutely delicious, I’d eat it with everything if I could. So where’s the catch. The honey costs around 25 euro per 500g jar. It’s so yummy that I’m guzzling my way through 300 g per week/ mimimum. Hhhmm, time for another honey hit…