Businesses today face an increased risk of data breach. The most common reason for data breach is improper disposal of confidential documents and records.
There are many shredding laws that ensure the safety of proprietary and confidential information. Businesses will have to maintain an extra layer of security to ensure customers and employees are protected.
Shredding is one of the most effective and smart document-destruction processes. The document destruction is done on-site. This saves you the trouble of having to move the documents to the shredding service site.
All companies need to secure their information. This ensures compliance with specific regulations. All confidential business information that is outdated should be destroyed with industrial shredding services.
The disposal process of confidential documents and reports starts with the security containers. This minimizes the risk of unauthorized access to any documents.
The on-site document shredding ensures that the sensitive documents are shredded and destroyed on the spot. The strict process that is followed ensures that the information is irrecoverable. This gives business owners complete peace of mind.
Information breach can cost businesses more than lost revenue, customers, and fines. It can cost them their reputation. If confidential information is not handled properly, it can get into wrong hands. This can be disastrous for your company.
If your company handles tons of paper each month, you can schedule a regular paper shredding service. This ensures that all paper documents are destroyed and recycled in a safe and secure manner.
The regular service can be scheduled daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly, depending on the needs of your business.
If your business premises are overflowing with documents (financial records, personnel records), it can pose a risk to your business. Remove the risk by using industrial shredding services to get rid of all confidential information in a secure manner.
Companies can accumulate a lot of paper within a short time. They are not allowed to dump or throw away the documents as it will be a violation of the data protection laws. Using a certified document destruction service is a smart way to deal with the clutter of paper. Start protecting your company by using reputed industrial shredding services.
Businesses that deal with a sudden inflow of documents or companies with less frequent shredding needs can avail on demand shredding service. A wide range of industrial shredding services are available to meet the specific requirements of your business.
After every scheduled or unscheduled paper shredding service, a certificate of destruction is provided. This confirms that all documents are securely destroyed.
The certificate of destruction is the audit trail that demonstrates that the confidential information is not at risk. It also ensures that your company is compliant with the data protection laws.
It's cost-effective to shred business documents to protect your company from any kind of data breach. The simple process not just protects your company but your customers and employees too.
Shredding and recycling the paper also contributes to a healthy environment. Avoid shredding important documents using the office shredder. This is risky as criminals will be able to gain access to important information.
IntelliShred provides industrial shredding services to all types of companies and industries. It is capable of handling tons of papers. After the shredding is complete, a certificate of destruction is provided. This is proof that the entire process is completed in a safe and secure manner.
The shredding is done on-site in front of the clients. The destruction and recycle process is done without compromising on the confidentiality of the documents. This can give you complete peace of mind.


Please note: The Children's Garden will be closed on Thursday 4 April for maintenance.
The Children's Gallery is a wondrous place for babies to 5-year-olds to explore, play and learn.
Budding palaeontologists excavate fossils in our dinosaur dig; aspiring botanists traverse our discovery garden, exploring plants and stories; young curators gaze at our specially selected museum objects, and for everyone who loves to dance, there is a 'camouflage disco' where children will turn into spotty and stripy disco dancing animals.
The exhibition combines hands-on exploration and discovery, open-ended play-based learning, extraordinary immersive environments and unique museum collection objects.
This unique gallery supports families, carers, educators and children to learn together.
The Children's Gallery is located within Melbourne Museum. For more information on getting here, parking, access and ticket prices go to Visiting Melbourne Museum.
For the enjoyment and safety of our young visitors the climbing net in the Children's Gallery is limited to children 5 years and under and their carers.
Grandad's shed is a program for kinder groups which introduces children to objects that are culturally and historically significant. The program includes a focused exploration of the Children's Gallery.
Social stories are available for families with children on the autism spectrum visiting the Children's Gallery at Melbourne Museum.
Walk through a stand of Victoria's mountain forests in the middle of the city.
The amazing world of insects and spiders!
Walk among skeletons of prehistoric animals.


text:
Gather to Go
Spurgeon is my pastor—at least he's my dead pastor! He was a man passionate for the Scriptures, passionate about the sovereignty of God, and passionate in evangelism! His Lectures to My Students, The Soul Winner, and An All-Around Ministry are must-reads for all aspiring and experienced ministers of the gospel, without question.
I have been very interested in what his view was concerning the translation of Scripture. I know he used the Authorized Version (a.k.a., the King James Version of the Bible). With his ministry being in the 1850s through his death in 1892, I know this was the primary translation in churches, though there were others that were developed (as there were when the 1611 KJV came out).
As there is now, there was then about which is not just preferred, but which is superior. From my observations, five camps exist now in their view of the…
RT @susiespurgeon1: Former slave Thomas Johnson and his wife were close friends of Charles and Susie. Johnson attended both of their funera… 9 hours ago
RT @DustinBenge: To be wrong about the gospel is to be wrong everywhere else that truly matters. 9 hours ago

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
C. Africa's Touadera casts himself as man of peace in land of warlords
5 January 2021, 5:21 am ·4-min read
Each time he travels, Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadera is escorted by a hefty guard of UN peacekeepers and private Russian security agents
Faustin Archange Touadera, whose re-election as Central African Republic president was announced on Monday, casts himself as a unifier and man of peace in one of the world's most divided and turbulent countries.
But each time he travels, Touadera is given a stark reminder of the scale of this challenge -- he is escorted by a hefty guard of UN peacekeepers and private Russian security agents.
Touadera, 63, a former prime minister with an academic background in mathematics, won a first term as president in 2016, the first elections after a coup and civil war that erupted three years earlier.
Criticisms about the credibility of his victory were muted at the time -- many saw the ballot, however flawed, as the price to pay for stability.
During his post-electoral honeymoon, Touadera gained an image as hard-working, competent and self-effacing. His supporters even found him too modest.
Today, though, Touadera's detractors see him as the head of a "predator government", rife with corruption, prolonging a scourge that has beset the CAR for decades.
Others say he was conned by the militias that hold sway over two-thirds of the country, sporadically attacking civilians and the army and fighting over mineral riches.
Critics were quick to pile on the criticism after his re-election, vanquished rival Anicet Georges Dologuele calling the election a "farce".
Voters in more than a third of the country's sub-prefectures had been unable to cast their ballots because of a renewed offensive by militia groups.
Touadera had struck a peace accord with 14 armed groups in February 2019, essentially bringing warlords into the government or administration.
The agreement alienated many in the population who had suffered and continue to suffer at the hands of militias.
"The accord weakened the president," said Thierry Vircoulon, a CAR expert at the French Institute for International Relations (IFRI).
- Herculean task -
To his supporters, Touadera has had to take on one of the world's most thankless jobs.
He took the helm of a country that ranks second worst for poverty on the UN's Human Development Index.
Thousands of people have died since 2013 and more than a quarter of the population of 4.9 million have fled their homes with 675,000 seeking refuge in neighbouring countries.
Touadera's backers say he has never deviated from his policy of an outstretched hand, a policy that they say has encouraged a relative lull in the violence that began in 2018.
"The CAR is recovering from a long way down. President Touadera is in the process of rebuilding the country," said Eric Sorongope, leader of the National Solidarity Movement (MNS), a party in the ruling majority.
Touadera's claimed achievements -- largely funded by the international community -- range from the rebuilding of the army to free health care for women and children under five.
Education spending has risen from eight percent of the budget to 14 percent and the government has made pay for civil servants more regular after many years of arrears and discontent.
- 'Technocrat' -
With a maths degree from the University of Lille in France and PhD from the University of Yaounde in Cameroon, Touadera's background has given him little personal resonance among many voters in the CAR.
He had no electoral base before 2016 and later gained the backing of a party set up from scratch in 2018, the United Hearts Movement (MCU), which brought together some 40 groups.
The opposition says Touadera has been in no hurry to stamp out the corruption scandals that marred his first term.
"One of Touadera's fundamental flaws is that he doesn't know how to decide," a Western diplomat said.
"When an issue is complicated, he pushes it aside indefinitely. He is allergic to making decisions and is surrounded by people who resemble him."
"Touadera has a technocrat's profile, he's not a politician," said Hans de Marie Heungoup at the International Crisis Group (ICG) think tank.
"Even if you want to be technocratic, you still need efficient management."
Touadera has also ruffled feathers in Paris, the CAR's former colonial power, whose military intervention in 2013 helped stem the civil bloodbath.
Touadera has developed close ties with Moscow, offering mineral concessions to Russian companies and accepting military aid for the CAR's beleaguered armed forces.
clt-gir/nb/ri/jxb/spm


The cheat sheet will guide you from structuring your app, to writing a reactive foundation with server. Use the Shiny cheat sheet as a quick reference for building Shiny apps. Interactive data visualization: shiny and ggvis - GitHub Pages Do you want to write run, debug your own R code? Package Development with devtools Cheat Sheet The " DESCRIPTION file describes your work and sets up how your package will work with other. The RStudio IDE is the most popular integrated development environment for R. From time to time, we will add new cheat sheets to the gallery.
RStudio Cheat Sheets The cheat sheets below make it easy to learn about and use some of our favorite packages. View devtools- cheatsheet from ggvis BSD BTP 100 at Seneca College. " " Data Transformation Cheat Sheet". RStudio IDE Cheat Sheet. Ggvis cheat sheet.
The Shiny cheat sheet is a quick reference guide for building Shiny apps. 10 ggvis comes with a quick, handy guide. Work collaboratively on R projects with version control? R to ggvis laying out deploying your app.
The following examples show you how to create a selection of common graphics with ggvis. First, load ggvis and dplyr: library( ggvis) library( dplyr). Data Visualization in R: ggvis Cheat Sheet from shanly3011. comput e_ d ens ity( ) A density plot uses a line to display the density of a variable at each point in its range.
ugo_ r_ doc R Cheat Sheets Type to start searching ugo_ r_ doc layers ugo_ r_ doc ugo_ r_ doc. ggvis Leaflet plotly shiny Visualization Parameters.
Cheatography is a collection of 3153 cheat sheets and quick references in 25 languages for everything from science to travel! 10th June On The Blog 5 Ways Cheatography Benefits Your Business Cheatography Cheat Sheets are a great timesaver for individuals - coders, gardeners, musicians, everybody!


Coats Cotton Machine Quilting Thread #8010 Natural 350 yd.
Coats Cotton Machine Quilting Thread #150 Winter White 350 yd.
Coats Cotton Machine Quilting Thread #6670 Field Green 350 yd.
Coats Cotton Machine Quilting Thread #3660 Deep Violet 350 yd.
Coats Cotton Machine Quilting Thread #7890 Rum Raisin 350 yd.
Coats Cotton Machine Quilting Thread #100 White 350 yd.
Coats Cotton Machine Quilting Thread #1840 Hot Pink 350 yd.
Coats Cotton Machine Quilting Thread #8030 Ecru 350 yd.
Coats Cotton Machine Quilting Thread #900 Black 350 yd.
Coats Cotton Machine Quilting Thread #2250 Red 350 yd.
Coats Cotton Machine Quilting Thread #2820 Barberry Red 350 yd.
Coats Cotton Machine Quilting Thread #4320 Blue 350 yd.
Coats Cotton Machine Quilting Thread #4900 Navy 350 yd.
Coats Cotton Machine Quilting Thread #6180 Green Linen 350 yd.
Coats Cotton Machine Quilting Thread #620 Slate 350 yd.
Coats Cotton Machine Quilting Thread #6360 Bronze Green 350 yd.
Coats Cotton Machine Quilting Thread #6770 Forest Green 350 yd.


At first I thought scala was treating the plus as an append rather than an add, then somehow converting the string back into an int. But it looks like jline is just throwing away the + so the scala parser only receives "12." Here is my bug ticket.
I really want to like scala, but it looks like it needs a lot more work. Hopefully as it gets more attention people will start fixing issues like this one.
© Illuminated Computing Inc. 2012. All rights reserved.


text:
Employ
Cause for concern? Unemployment claims rise nationally; wholesale prices also up.
Posted by Opportunity Washington on Thursday, January 13, 2022
Yesterday we wrote that the rise in inflation to 7% validated voters assess,emt that the economy is the top issue facing lawmakers this year. Today, more validation comes in the news that unemployment claims and wholesale prices are rising.
The U.S. Department of Labor reports,
In the week ending January 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 230,000, an increase of 23,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 207,000. The 4-week moving average was 210,750, an increase of 6,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 204,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.1 percent for the week ending January 1, a decrease of 0.2 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate.
We should also note that the low unemployment rate comes as the labor participation rate remains uncommonly low.
The Associated Press reports,
U.S. jobless claims climbed by 23,000 last week to 230,000, the Department of Labor said Thursday. The four-week moving average, which smooths out week-to-week blips, rose nearly 6,300 to almost 211,000.
The weekly applications, a proxy for layoffs, have risen in four of the last five weeks, a period that runs in tandem with the spread of the omicron variant. Yet the jobs market has bounced back strongly from last year's coronavirus recession. Jobless claims had fallen mostly steadily for about a year and they dipped below the pre-pandemic average of around 220,000 a week.
"The rise in claims likely reflects an increase in layoffs due to the surge in COVID cases," said economists Nancy Vanden Houten and Kathy Bostjancic of Oxford Economics. "Claims may remain elevated in the near term, but we expect initial claims will gravitate back to the 200k level once the omicron wave passes. Encouragingly, there are indications that cases from the omicron variant are peaking."
We sure hope so.
Another sign of concern.
Prices at the wholesale level surged by a record 9.7% for all of 2021, setting an annual record and providing further evidence that inflation is still present at all levels of the U.S. economy.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that its producer price index, which measures inflation before it reaches consumers, did slow on a monthly basis, rising just 0.2% in December compared with November, when prices had shot up 1%.
The 12-month increase in wholesale inflation of 9.7% was also lower than a revised 9.8% increase for the 12 months ending in November. However, the government uses the December to December change for the yearly increase and on that basis the 9.7% rise was the fastest annual jump on record, far above the 0.8% increase in 2020 and the 1.4% rise in 2019.
The economic uncertainty suggested by these data would argue for caution as lawmakers make their budget decisions this year.
Return to Our View or The Opportunity Index
©2022 Opportunity Washington


text:
Kovarro
Kovarro as portrayed by Steven Cole
Bloodrider of Daenerys Targaryen
House Targaryen
Dothraki
Kovarro is a Dothraki bloodrider of Daenerys Targaryen. The character was created specifically for the television adaptation Game of Thrones and is played by Steven Cole. He replaces Jhogo as the third bloodrider, apparently being renamed to avoid confusion with Jhaqo, one of Drogo's kos. Though Kovarro corresponds to the book-version of Rakharo, as their descriptions from the books have basically being switched to the TV series. The name "Kovarro" was created by the writers of the series, based on the guide to making new Dothraki names that language consultant David J. Peterson developed for them. As Peterson explained in his blog, the name derives from the verb kovarat, which means 'to stand', meaning a tough guy who stands his ground.
1 Game of Thrones
1.2 Season Two
Kovarro is not seen in the first season but has been guarding Drogo's wife Daenerys Targaryen since their marriage. Following Drogo's death Daenerys hatches three dragon eggs in his funeral pyre and Kovarro swears his loyalty to her. She names him as one of her bloodriders alongside Rakharo and Aggo.
Daenerys leads what remains of her khalasar deep into the Red Waste. Facing starvation she sends Rakharo, Aggo and Kovarro to scout in three different directions, using the last remaining horses. Kovarro is sent South East.[1]
He finds the city of Qarth and is met by the ruling council called the Thirteen. They give him a replacement horse for his ride back into the Red Waste.
He returns to the khalasar and reports his discovery that Qarth is three days to the east, on the sea. Then Kovarro leads the khalasar to Qarth.
Inside the city, Xaro Xhoan Daxos welcomes Daenerys into his home, giving her people accommodation and buying her gifts. Daenerys is distracted by Jorah Mormont, Kovarro and Malakho gathering around a bejewelled golden peacock statue. She asks Ser Jorah what they are doing and he reports that they are discussing stealing the statue. Malakho thinks that it is too heavy but Kovarro believes that they can parcel out the weight by prying out the jewels and chopping up the soft gold. Daenerys admonishes her bloodrider to show more respect for their host. He says that he will wait until they leave and she cautions him not to steal from the man who saved them from the Red Waste. Kovarro and Malakho walk off. Kovarro takes a goblet from a passing servant, emptying the liquid from it.
Kovarro accompanies Daenerys to a meeting with the Spice King who refuses to invest in her return to Westeros. When they return to Xaro's home they find that it has been attacked with Irri and several Dothraki warriors have been killed along with some of Xaro's guards and the dragons have been stolen.
Kovarro stands guards for Daenerys when she appears before the Thirteen to appeal for their help. They are stunned when Pyat Pree admits to the theft and proclaims Xaro the king of Qarth. Kovarro ushers Daenerys out of the meeting room. Pree's doubles follow them and invites Daenerys to reclaim her children at the House of the Undying. They take refuge in a disused courtyard.
Kovarro aids Ser Jorah and Daenerys to the House of the Undying. He stands guard and waits for her return. Later he is by her side when Dany discovers Doreah and Xaro in bed, and confides them to the empty chamber. He helps raid the palace of any gold and silver.
↑ Game of Thrones, Season 2, "The North Remembers".
Retrieved from "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?title=Kovarro&oldid=209649"
Characters from the Dothraki sea
Characters from the TV show only


These Terms are a binding contract between you and Geode. By using or accessing the Geode Site, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms. Your use of the Geode Site is governed by the version of the Terms in effect on the date the Geode Site is accessed by you. Geode may modify these Terms at any time and without prior notice. These Terms are in addition to any other agreements between you and Geode, including any customer or account agreements, and any other agreements that govern your use of products, services and content available on the Geode Site.
The Geode Site is intended only for your personal, non-commercial use, unless you and Geode have agreed otherwise in writing.
The Geode Site is intended to be made available only to customers and prospective customers residing in the United States, and the information on the Geode Site is only for such persons. Nothing on the Geode Site shall be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell a security, or any other product or service, to any person in any jurisdiction where such offer, solicitation, purchase or sale would be unlawful under the laws of such jurisdiction.
The Geode Site is not intended to provide tax, legal, insurance or investment advice, and nothing on the Geode Site should be construed as an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation for any security by Geode or any third party. Unless otherwise specified, you alone are solely responsible for determining whether any investment, security or strategy, or any other product or service is appropriate or suitable for you based on your investment objectives and personal and financial situation. You should consult an attorney or tax professional regarding your specific legal or tax situation.
The Geode Site is protected by applicable copyright laws. Accordingly, you may not copy, distribute, modify, post or frame-in the Geode Site, including any text, graphics, video, audio, software code, user interface design or logos. Unless you and Geode have agreed otherwise, links from another web site to the Geode Site must resolve to the top-level homepage of the Geode Site. In order to avoid confusion if you do link from another web site to the Geode Site, your web site, and the link itself, may not suggest that Geode endorses, sponsors or is affiliated with any non-Geode web site, entity, service or product, and may not make use of any Geode trademarks or service marks other than those contained within the text of the link. All trademarks and service marks on the Geode Site belong to Geode or an affiliate, except third-party trademarks and service marks, which are the property of their respective owners.
All content on the Geode Site is presented only as of the date published or indicated, and may be superseded by subsequent market events or for other reasons. You are responsible for setting the cache settings on your browser to ensure you are receiving the most recent data.
Because all servers have limited capacity and are used by many people, do not use the Geode Site in any manner that could damage or overburden any Geode server, or any network connected to any Geode server. Do not use the Geode Site in any manner that would interfere with any other party's use of the Geode Site.
The Geode Site is generally intended to be viewed by a conventional web browser with a screen resolution of 640 by 480 pixels or greater. Although you may use other means to access the Geode Site, be aware that the Geode Site may not appear accurately through other access methods, and you use them only at your own risk. You should not access the Geode Site through devices or services that are designed to provide high-speed, automated, repeated access, unless such devices are approved or made available by Geode. Certain parts of the Geode Site may be protected by passwords or require a login. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorized access to such parts of the Geode Site, or to any other protected materials or information, through any means not intentionally made available by Geode for your specific use.
If you have a Personal Identification Number (PIN) for access to non-public areas of the Geode Site, you are solely responsible for all activities that occur in connection with your PIN. Accordingly, you should take steps to protect the confidentiality of your PIN. Notify Geode immediately if you become aware of any disclosure, loss, theft or unauthorized use of your PIN.
Geode does not make any express or implied warranties about the Geode Site or the information contained therein, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. Geode does not warrant that the Geode Site will meet your needs, or that it will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free. Geode also makes no warranty that the results obtained from the use of the Geode Site or the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you from or through Geode will meet your expectations.
Geode will not be liable to you or anyone else for any consequential, incidental, special or indirect damages (including but not limited to lost profits, trading losses or damages that result from use or loss of use). The foregoing is true even if Geode has been advised of the possibility of such damages or losses. Geode will not be liable to you or anyone else for any loss resulting from a cause over which Geode does not have direct control. This includes, without limitation, failure of electronic or mechanical equipment or communications lines (including telephone, cable and internet), unauthorized access, viruses, theft, operator errors, severe or extraordinary weather (including flood, earthquake, or other act of god), fire, war, insurrection, terrorist act, riot, labor dispute and other labor problems, accident, emergency or action of government. If you live in a state that does not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, some or all of these limitations and exclusions may not apply to you.
As a condition of your use of the Geode Site, you agree to indemnify and hold Geode and its affiliates harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liability, costs and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys' fees) arising from your use of the Geode Site, or from your violation of these Terms.
Geode may terminate your access to the Geode Site for any reason, without prior notice.
Geode may modify the Geode Site for any reason, without prior notice.
Unless otherwise agreed, these Terms and their enforcement are governed by the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to conflicts of law, and shall inure to the benefit of Geode's successors and assigns, whether by merger, consolidation, or otherwise.
Pursuant to an exemption from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in connection with accounts owned by qualified eligible persons, the contents of the Geode Site or any document accessible from the Geode Site are not required to be, and have not been, filed with the CFTC. The CFTC does not pass upon the merits of participating in a trading program or upon the adequacy or accuracy of commodity trading advisor disclosure. Consequently, the CFTC has not reviewed or approved any trading program referenced on the Geode Site or any related brochure or account document.
This website is for informational purposes only. This website does not provide investment advice or recommendations, nor is it an offer or solicitation of any kind to buy or sell any investment products. This website is intended to be made available only to persons residing in the United States. Information contained on this website is not intended for investors in any jurisdiction in which distribution or purchase is not authorized.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. An investment may be risky and may not be suitable for an investor's goals, objectives and risk tolerance. Investors should be aware that an investment's value may be volatile and any investment involves the risk that you may lose money. Geode Capital Management does not provide legal or tax advice and we encourage you to consult your own lawyer, accountant or other advisor before making an investment. The indices referenced herein are unmanaged, not available for direct investment and not subject to fees.
Future trading involves the substantial risk of loss.


text:
Wahyudi, Imam, STIE Perbanas, Jakarta (Indonesia)
Wahyudi, Sugeng, Scopus ID: 57189356898 Faculty of Economics and Business Diponegoro University (Indonesia)
Wahyuni, Sari, Faculty of Management and Organization, University of Groningen, the Netherlands (Netherlands)
Wahyuni, Sri, STIE Mahardhika Surabaya (Indonesia)
Wahyuningsih, Wahyuningsih, Master of Management Program, University of Tadulako, Palu, Sulawesi Tengah (Indonesia)
Wandebori, Harimukti, School of Business and Management ITB (Indonesia)
Wardani, Dewi Kusuma, Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa, Indonesia
Wardhana, Leo Indra, Socpus ID: 57193538982. Department of Economics and Business Vocational College, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia (Indonesia)
Wibisono, Dermawan, School of Business and Management, Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) (Indonesia)
Widjaja, Albert, University of Indonesia (Indonesia)
Widodo, Tri, Faculty of Economics and Business, Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia)
Wijantini, Wijantini, Prasetiya Mulya Business School, Jakarta (Indonesia)
Wijantini, Wijantini, Prasetiya Mulya Business School (Indonesia)
Wijayanto, Bonifacius Riwi, Faculty of Economics (in Management), Catholic University - Widya Mandala, Surabaya (Indonesia)
Wijayanto, Setyo Hari, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia (Indonesia)
Wikaningrum, Tri, Faculty of Economics, Sultan Agung Islamic University (UNISSULA), Semarang (Indonesia)
Wisandiko, Wahyu Rahman, WISANDIKO, Wahyu Rahman, is a staff at The State-Owned Electricity Company (PT PLN Indonesia), Cilacap. Contact details: PT Perusahaan Listrik Negarra-Cilacap, Jln. Katamso No. 52 Cilacap; phone: +62 282 531706; e-mail: wahyu.r.wisandiko@gmail.com.
Wisesa, Anggara, School of Business and Management - ITB (Indonesia)
Wulani, Fenika, Faculty of Business, Widya Mandala Catholic University, Surabaya (Indonesia)
Wuryaningrat, Nikolas Fajar, Faculty of Economy Manado State University, Indonesia (Indonesia)


Last year, I wrote an interesting piece for www.trader.ca, highlighting some common used car seller stereotypes you should probably avoid when shopping for a new-to-you ride.
After all, you're best not to buy a vehicle that's been owned, maintained and driven by someone like Neutral Drop Ned, Oblivious Olga, or Beige Betsy.
For a humorous look at some seller stereotypes to avoid, and how to tell if the car you're considering is in tip-top shape regardless of former owner habits, check the story out HERE.
Used Car Stress? Here's the SINGLE BEST TIP to avoid it.


text:
How to Lead With Grace Through Tragedy
April 29, 2013, 9:19 PM UTC / Source: Entrepreneur.com
By Catherine Clifford
If tough times make great leaders, then Boston is a city filled with great leaders.
While entrepreneurs spend most of their days obsessing over their business operations, when an unexpected tragedy upends a community, as it did in Boston last week, business owners often end up becoming local leaders.
Countless businesses donated time, money and resources, helping the city band together. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Menino created The One Fund Boston for corporate and individual donations. As of Friday, $25 million was collected businesses, including nearly $17 million from businesses, including large corporations such as Bank of America, Bain Capital and the Boston Celtics.
All of the profits made from the Boston 26.2 Brew will go towards the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. Image credit: The Boston Beer Co.
Smaller businesses, in addition to giving money, have found creative ways to give back. The Tasty Burger restaurant located in the heart of downtown Boston invited emergency-response workers for a free meal in the two days following the disaster. Also, accommodation-booking service Airbnb waived fees for customers who checked in on the Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday after the bombings.
Related: What Craft Beer Can Teach You About Business Growth: Best Advice from Jim Koch of Sam Adams
Sam Adams Lager, brewed by The Boston Beer Co., has become an iconic brand for Boston. In the wake of the Marathon bombings, Boston Beer and its founder Jim Koch, responded quickly to the tragedy unfolding on its doorstep. The steps that Koch and his company took can serve as guidance for leading through troubled times.
1. Attend to employees first. As a business owner, your first responsibility is to your employees. Boston Beer had more than 40 employees working near the finish line and along the marathon route, says Koch. Immediately following the bombings, Koch sought to contact every employee on site to ensure he or she was safe.
Cell reception shut down in the region immediately following the explosions to prevent any other bombs from being remotely detonated, so it took some time for Koch to hear back from employees. He eventually accounted for all.
Related: Boston Beer Co.'s Jim Koch on Self Reliance
2. Give generously and quickly. Boston Beer had brewed a beer for the marathon, called the Boston 26.2 Brew to be available along the racecourse and throughout the city. Immediately following the bombings, Koch committed to donate all of the profits from its sales of the 26.2 Brew to a local foundation, The Greg Hill Foundation, run by and named for a local radio personality. In addition, the company is donating the profits it from brewery tours in April to the victims and their families.
Because Boston Beer is involved in the community, Koch knew Greg Hill and his foundation. Also, Koch didn't have to go through corporate red tape to donate from corporate coffers. "We can just make a decision that morning. This is what we are going to do," he says.
Related: Startups Offer Aid After Boston Marathon Attack
3. Invest in the future. Boston Beer was a sponsor of the Boston Marathon this year, and immediately following the bombings, Koch committed to sponsor the race next year. "We need to come back strong," he says. Every year, the Boston Marathon is run on Patriots' Day, a holiday honoring the first battles of the Revolutionary War. "One important thing is not to let this kind of event diminish all the wonderful things that happened to Boston on that day," Koch says.
Leave a note below and let us know.
Catherine Clifford


text:
Forth Children's Thearte. The Chess Game
August 7, 2011 / markgorman	/ Leave a comment
Well, we're three nights into our run with OK sized audiences ; good for an unknown show. But we need to up the ante on that if we are to cover our costs. So that starts at 1.50 when we preform on the Lower Stage on The Royal Mile.
It's an open air event and this is the scene from my window…
But we will carry on regardless with 39 kids and a battery operated generator. Should be fun…
After that, a bit of flyering and back for a Barbeque at base.
The first review of the show has come in from Thom Dibdin. He was very complimentary ad even used a couple of my pictures.
Apps, Happiness, Casablanca and The Chess Game
When Two Queens Go to War… Rebecca Gilhooley and Julia Carstairs in FCT's The Chess Game. Photo © Mark Gorman
By Thom Dibdin
Start it up and lets go! Day One of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe dawned bright and clear. No monsoon, no rain, just a crisp morning with light wind and sunny skies.
A perfect day for a play called Happiness, it would seem, at a sparkling new venue to boot: The Playhouse at Hawke and Hunter Green Room. Good timing too, for the Tron Theatre's revival of Casablanca, the Gin Joint Cut – which arrives in Edinburgh with a slew of four and five star reviews under its belt. And to round off the day, a visit to the first Edinburgh Local Hero, with the fabby FCT's The Chess Game, at Inverleith.
The Cast of The Chess Game, by FCT. Photo © Mark Gorman
Finally the Local Heroes, Forth Children's Theatre. I always enjoy reviewing their productions but was slightly concerned to be there on first night of The Chess Game, particularly when the company has just said good-bye to a very successful generation of young performers.
No worries, though, The Chess Game was excellent. Not perfect yet, but the voices will mature and grow in confidence over the years, as will the acting. There are several in the company who need to learn to speak up and out, as the mumbled spoken lines into their boots. Director Vic Laing could also have improved some of the blocking. He left several of the more diminutive members of the company stuck out of sight at the back in big ensemble numbers and tableaux which should have given everyone a chance to shine.
That said, the young company tackled this piece about war, redemption and taking responsibility with real maturity. There are several very problematic moments which they made pass by with a natural fluidity to their pacing. Their musical performances pushed right to the edge of their abilities too – well beyond their comfort zones – and they made the tricky arrangements sound simple.
Of course they do have some cracking support, and those responsible for the wardrobe did an excellent job. The live band were crisp and supportive under the leadership of Iain MacDonald who wrote the words, music and lyrics of the show – which FCT first performed back in 1984. A thought-provoking treat. And I found myself humming the tunes on the way home.
So, come along to our venue…at Inverleith Church Hall, Ferry Road (Top of Granton Road), from August 5th – 13th at 7.30 with matinees on Saturday 6th and 13th at 2.30 pm.
Tickets are priced £12 (£10 conc). All tickets are £8 on Sat 6th Matinee.
Call the FCT Ticket Hotline to place your order on 07794 144372.
And so the festival lies before us…
July 29, 2011 July 30, 2011 / markgorman	/ 1 Comment
We saw the Wheel at the Traverse to kick off our festival and next we have the show that FCT is doing; The Chess Game. I chair this youth theatre and we have 40 excited youngsters treading the boards for the 33rd year in a row at the Festival.
Next, I have Wondrous Flitting, which The Lyceum is staging at The Traverse; The Lyceum Theatre Company's first Fringe outing in many years.
Then there's the shows I've booked so far. I'm seeing Steven Berkoff in action in Oedipus next Friday. That should be utterly sensational.
But also one of the hot tickets which I have is to see Marc Almond In Ten Plagues.
But my aching hollow in my chest is for Dance Marathon. Who will go with me to this experiential play in which the audience dance for four hours in a real life "They Shoot Horses Don't They?'
There is more…all at the Traverse at the moment, a site specific piece in Edinburgh's Medical Hospital which is about death and the afterlife called "What Remains" and David Greig's reputedly wonderful "The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart" with its promising Kylie Minogue finale.
You'll notice I am not doing the Fringe Cancer; Comedy.
I may do Dave Gorman, and I've been invited to The Stand opening night pre-fest jolly with CBS, but I don't do comedy because I'm a miserable Quantas flyer.
Oh, and a snob.
2010. In hindsight.
December 31, 2010 January 9, 2011 / markgorman	/ Leave a comment
Not a bad vintage actually.
Work wise I was run off my feet once again and almost literally in December which proved to be extraordinarily challenging due to the shitness of the weather and the fact that I was researching all over the country. It was a real struggle, very stressful indeed.
Some great clients which include STV, Ampersand, Corporation Pop, 60 Watt, nmp and LA Media from last year. But added a few too including Gill's Cruise Centre, Paligap, and The Usability Lab.
My golf stank pretty much from start to finish and I had a poor Arran and a poor St Andrews. However one highlight was an Eagle 3 on the par 5 second in the club championships first round. I won that but went out in round two. However Forty years of failing to Eagle were finally over. (Tom got about 6 last year alone).
Musically it was a big return to form after very poor shows in both 2008 and 2009.
I've already posted my tracks of the year elsewhere which will give you an idea of my top ten albums, but for the record, these are they…
I'm New Here by Gil Scott Heron
Band of Joy by Robert Plant
The Courage of Others by Midlake
Queen of Denmark by John Grant
The Suburbs by The Arcade Fire
Sky at Night by I am Kloot
Elektonische Music Experiment – German Rock and Electronic Music 1972 – 1983
Write About Love by Belle and Sebastian
The Lady Killer by Cee Lo Green
Seasons of my Soul by Rumer
My blog had a record year, just, with 340,000 hits, up 45,000 on last year and beating 2008 by only 1,000. As a result I hit the million mark last week and raised over £1,000 for St Columba's Hospice in the process. Thanks to all who contributed.
I did two music quizzes (one in Edinburgh and one in Manchester) for NABS and these raised £3,500
The Hibees were a farce from year start to end and our Scottish cup hopes look less plausible than for a very long time. Looks like we'll be going at least 110 years before winning it again.
Theatre again played a big part in my year.
My role as a director of The Lyceum developed and I thought Mark Thomson had a vintage year. Every show was a hit in some form or other and the highlights for me were The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Confessions of a Justified Sinner, The Price and The Importance of Being Earnest.
FCT had another good year, my first at the helm and I'd like to thank the fab committee for their support. Two great shows in Just So and Guys and Dolls and another ENDA award. Annie's next but no decision yet on the festival. Our away day in October was deemed a great success.
Amy started at Uni and is working hard as she has done all year at Dakota. She bought a virtually new car herself ( a Toyota Yaris) and I was really proud of her for being so focussed to be able to do this. Ria is working hard at school and did really well in her standard grades. Tom isn't and didn't.
Tom's golf continued to improve and his handicap went from 11 to 7.
Sadly Jeana's blossoming work at Suntrap came to an end when the funding was pulled. She was devastated and I suspect still is.
We holidayed in California and it was a tram smash of a holiday from start to finish, summed up by this video…
http://www.youtube.com/v/E5lc8c9EsXg?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1
In books I didn't read much. I am enjoying Freedom by Jonathon Franzen but the best of the year was the Red Riding Quadrilogy by David Peace.
fantastic series of horrific police brutality .
And my movie of the year? Well, I saw over 20 movies at the flicks this year and a lot of real quality. But I plump for The Social Network. A Prophet was great as was Monsters and The Road, but David Fincher surpassed himself with an amazing script by Aoron Sorkin.
TV show of the year? No Question. Mad Men (we're playing catch up and only nearing end of season two but it's fabulous).
In reality TV The Apprentice continues to kick ass.
Digital gizmo of the year? My iPad… but also my Canon 450 D. An up and down year on the camera front but happy with my lot and looking for a Canon 5D Mk 1 and a new 28mm prime lens to move on a level in 2011.
Idiot of the Year? Won hands down by Nick Clegg. Only cos he sold his soul to the devil. But he was run close by those fools that lead our government. You know who they are. Tony Blair continued to make a right fucking dick of himself and the legacy of Kenny Macaskill is not away yet with Magrahi in the rudest of health.
Sadly I lost a number of friends during the year; Myles, Kathy and Jim, I'll miss you all. God bless and love to all of your families.
Wife of the year? Jeana Gorman. 21st year running. How can she bear it?
Put it this way. I couldn't live with me. Still.
And so to 2011.
My hopes?
Hibees win the Scottish Cup. (That's just stupid. Ed.)
Tom gets down to a 4 handicap.
I win something, anything, at Golf.
The kids do well at school and uni.
I am healthy throughout. (And lose rather a lot of weight.)
Both Cath and Jean stay healthy too
The credit crunch doesn't get worse again.
Who will win £100 and help Pego's millions for St Columbas Hospice?
November 7, 2010 November 8, 2010 / markgorman	/ 1 Comment
I'm running a sweep to guess when I will hit 1,000,000 views of my blog and the proceeds will be donated to St Columbas Hospice.
The reason I am doing this is because my blog first took off as I wrote about my dad dying whilst he was in St Columba's.
So the deal is this. Go to this link and Pledge £10 to guess when the magic millionth reader will arrive and the closest to the time and day will win £100 and a bottle of champagne (put up by me and not taken out of the proceeds!).
Now, to give you a little help we currently sit at 964,124 views (at 8pm on Sunday November 7th). I am currently averaging 786 views a day but it has been higher and lower.
At this rate I will hit Pego's millions in 45 days. (About 21st December roughly?)
But will it be sooner and at what time?
You can enter as many times as you like. Good luck.
Is this FCT's last radical road trip?
August 13, 2010 / markgorman	/ 3 Comments
WPC McBulldog dumped all 70 of us FCT members off the back of our float at the end of last Sunday's Festival Cavalcade, leaving us transportless and facing the long walk back to Bangholm which, in fact Izzie and nine intrepid explorers embarked upon. The rest of us were left to ponder the demise of a tradition of 30 years where we all travel to Holyrood Park (or Princes Street in the old days) on the back of a 40 ft Artic.
So, for those of you who've shared the fun, have one last nostalgic look at Cavalcade 2010 starting at Bangholm as we left our spiritual home and later as we took the second of two wrong routes to the start.
It was a hoot.
this is my gang
March 22, 2010 March 22, 2010 / markgorman	/ 1 Comment
Kieran Wilson rules the roost at FCT. You wouldn't want to mess.
On the float (how appropriate) to the Cavalcade.
August 17, 2009 August 17, 2009 / markgorman	/ Leave a comment
Last Sunday Ria and I were on the FCT Cavalcade float.
it was kinda wet, as you'll see.


In April 2018, Spotify revamped its mobile ad-supported experience, allowing its free users to listen to any track in their top fifteen Spotify-curated playlists completely on-demand on their mobile devices.
For Pandora -- one of the oldest and largest music streaming services in the U.S. with 72.3 million monthly active listeners, 92 percent of whom are ad-supported -- this move may cause concern that Spotify will poach more of Pandora's users who are seeking a more on-demand listening experience without shelling out additional money.
Plus, Pandora's total listener base and consumption time actually decreased by 6 percent and 5 percent year-over-year in Q1 2018, respectively. In contrast, Spotify grew its own user base by 30 percent over the same time period, and now has 13 times more paying subscribers and 2.4 times more active listeners overall than Pandora on a global level.
Yet, speaking at the Music Biz conference in Nashville on May 16, Pandora CEO Roger Lynch seemed unfazed. The chief exec interpreted Spotify's focus on free as a boon for all streaming services across the ecosystem, including his own. "It's an acknowledgement that there is an opportunity to develop a significant business with consumers who will not pay for subscriptions," he said to a packed audience at the Omni Hotel. "There's still a tremendous amount of growth to happen within free."
Interestingly, both Spotify and Pandora see their free offerings as direct competitors to terrestrial radio. Spotify's global head of creator services Troy Carter recently called the company's ad-supported tier "the biggest radio station in the world." Lynch shared a more realistic take on Pandora's positioning: "Despite the fact that we're the largest streaming service in the U.S., we're only 10 percent of the listening that happens on terrestrial radio," he admitted. "But that's a ratio that I think will flip over the next decade." It's no coincidence that the New York Stock Exchange categorizes Spotify and Pandora as members of the "Broadcasting - Radio" industry.
Not only does each of these services have a much larger free audience than any given radio outfit, but artists and labels also get a cut of ad revenue from streaming, in contrast to being left in the dark financially by traditional radio spins (at least in the U.S.). Both Spotify and Pandora cite this latter benefit in investor presentations in an effort to convince industry bigwigs that investing more in free-streaming audiences -- and migrating them away from terrestrial incumbents -- may be more profitable, not less, in the long run.
"There are millions of music fans who can't afford $9.99 a month, but that doesn't mean they aren't music fans," Carter said at a press conference in New York last month. "Artists can't afford to ignore that audience."
Spotify can't afford to ignore them, either: the company's ad-supported revenue is growing more quickly than its Premium revenue, at 38 percent versus 25 percent growth YOY in Q1 2018, respectively. This gap makes sense in the context of Spotify's continued global expansion, particularly into territories across Asia, Africa and Latin America where ad-supported experiences remain the dominant norm for digital music consumption.
In comparison, Pandora's ad-supported revenue grew by around 4 percent YOY, from $223.3 million in Q1 2017 to $214.6 million in Q1 2018, perhaps signaling the saturation of the ad-supported music streaming market in the U.S. After winding down operations in Australia and New Zealand in June 2017, Pandora remains a U.S.-only service -- arguably one of its biggest obstacles to continued growth against the competition.
The one area where Pandora might be outpacing Spotify: advertising and marketing tech. At Music Biz, Lynch discussed how one of his higher-level priorities for Pandora was embracing a more data-driven marketing strategy and investing more heavily in teams with ad-tech expertise -- working closely on the cause with new CMO Aimée Lapic, whom the company hired in Dec. 2017.
"I'm telling [Aimee], 'You have an unlimited marketing budget. As long as you prove the ROI on your marketing, we'll spend more and more money on it,'" said Lynch.
One of the tightest races between Spotify and Pandora in ad-tech centers around programmatic advertising, or the algorithmic purchase and sale of ad space in real time.
Spotify was the first music streaming service to offer programmatic ad sale capabilities back in 2016 through partners like AppNexus and Rubicon Project, and the company acqui-hired content recommendation startup MightyTV in March 2017 to oversee its programmatic efforts. Spotify's programmatic ad revenue nearly doubled YOY last quarter, and almost half of all impressions sold on the service in 2017 were bought programmatically, accounting for 18 percent of its total ad revenue that year.
Yet, just this week (May 29), Pandora completed its $145 million acquisition of programmatic ad powerhouse AdsWizz -- which counts competitors Spotify, SoundCloud, Deezer and TuneIn among its clients -- and inherited 150 employees in the process, all focused on ad-tech engineering. While AdsWizz will continue to operate as an independent subsidiary of Pandora under the former's original leadership, the deal "helps [Pandora] transition from the largest ad-supported digital audio publisher to the largest ad-supported digital audio platform," said Lynch.
With nearly two-thirds of all digital ad supply in the world now included in its own inventory, Pandora now sees itself as a competitor to Google and Facebook for advertising dollars. "We have to give smarter tools and return-on-investment reporting to our advertisers, just like those competitors do," said Lynch.
One lever Pandora is trying to pull on this front is a more flexible, personalized ad experience that results in a more tangible value exchange between listener and advertiser. The underlying idea is that, as with music recommendation itself, ad sensitivity is both highly individualized and dynamic, yet its evolutionary nature over time is terribly underserved by current incumbent ad formats.
Pandora is currently testing this dynamic ad-tech with only a handful of partners, including Audible and The Ad Council, but plans to scale the offering to more partners later this year. "We see a future where the audio ad works as hard as the video ad," Lizzie Widhelm, svp ad innovation & sales enablement at Pandora, told AdAge. "And we know how large that video market is."
While Spotify is not as influential of a public figure as Pandora in the audio ad-tech arena, it still has several competitive advantages over Pandora in terms of overall advertising appeal. Firstly, Spotify is quickly expanding into a multimedia hub beyond audio streaming -- investing in new original series like education-focused The Game Plan -- and video is now the service's fastest-growing source of ad revenue. Secondly, Spotify might be more attractive to advertisers with its user demographics: while Pandora users skew relatively older in the streaming landscape, millennials name Spotify as their No. 1 platform for discovery and variety of music recommendations, according to youth marketing research firm Ypulse.
Another hot debate emerging in the music industry is to what extent artists and labels can still control their own messaging and advertising on streaming platforms, as opposed to relinquishing all distribution and promotion control to the services themselves -- through automated recommendation systems that Spotify execs frequently refer to as "self-driving music."
In this vein, Spotify is beta-testing its own self-service ad studio, which allows artists and brands to upload a script for up to 30 seconds of an audio ad, select a background track and voice profile and let Spotify take care of the voiceover recording work. The feature currently has a waitlist and is only available in the U.S., U.K. and Canada.
One could argue that Pandora actually has a first-mover advantage in the DIY ad space, with its suite of Artist Marketing Platform (AMP) tools, which first launched in 2014 and allows artists to advertise directly to their fans using their own voices and creative assets.
Perhaps the best-known feature in AMP suite is the AMPCast audio messaging tool, which enables artists to record short audio messages on the fly -- often in the studio or on tour -- then distribute them almost instantly to the Pandora platform to reach avid listeners. While Pandora's audience is North America-only, international artists from any country can still take advantage of this and other AMP tools, which can be a significant boon for international marketing efforts.
"It's not just about getting more spins or about broadcasting to everyone like a billboard, but also about finding the right fans and communicating directly with them," Adam Zabarsky, senior product manager, music industry at Pandora, explained at Music Biz.
Yet, even if Pandora might be the largest streaming service in the U.S. by monthly active listeners and is one of the earliest and most prolific influencers in the audio ad-tech space, those accolades might not matter for financial sustainability in the long run -- especially if Spotify, which has much greater scale, comes up with copycat product offerings on its own free tier.
When interrogated about their company's prospects against Spotify, Pandora execs insist that they are not competing with other streaming services as directly as people may think. "If you look at companies like Spotify and Apple, what I love is that we're actually not trying to beat each other at each other's games," Beville Dunkerley, Nashville director of artist marketing & industry relations at Pandora, claimed at Music Biz. "We're trying to beat ourselves at our own game."
But from an investment and consumer-tech perspective, such a statement is arguably invalid. Given that Pandora and Spotify are rolling out many of the same features on their ad-supported tiers, one cannot underestimate the importance of scale as a determining factor for success in an increasingly homogenized product environment.
"We've seen the same pattern over and over again: on the consumer side, ubiquity is key," says Hasan. "Whoever has that ubiquity can develop however many apps they want on their platform to outpace the competition. What's critical for Pandora is not the quality of their offering, but the quality of their overall brand and platform. If Spotify and Apple Music have a better, larger brand and platform, they can come out with the exact same product and do significantly better."


VISBO Lean Analysis is for companies who need to efficiently overview and monitor very many projects, whether they are small, large, complex or simple.
Project management tools often are not capable to provide visualization, analysis and what-if-simulation with hundreds of projects.
To tackle these problems VISBO developed the VISUAL BOARD. The VISUAL BOARD enables companies to import plans from various sources and easily overview even hundreds of projects, rapidly evaluate various what-if-scenarios to find the best solution to problems such as upcoming bottlenecks and communicate the findings via automatically created Powerpoint reports.
VISBO VISUAL BOARD is completely system-independent: it works in combination with Microsoft Excel as well as with planning tools such as Microsoft Project and others.
1. Store project plans and information in the VISBO project database.
Information may come from different sources and in various formats such as Excel, Microsoft Project, SAP or other planning formats.
Even several hundred projects may be visualized and analyzed in real-time on the VISUAL BOARD.
3. Easily create multiproject reports by the press-of-a-button.
Reports are roadmaps, all sort of multiproject views, capacity utilization, bottleneck analysis, portfolio forecast and many other configurable reports.
These reports are created in Powerpoint and may be updated automatically once the information in the VISBO project database changes.
4. Easily define project- and portfolio-variants in order to perform what-if-simulations.
One use case maybe to optimize the regular yearly planning work to define the "best set of projects" for next year with respect to capacity utilization, potential bottlenecks, portfolio result, strategic fit, and the like.
Another use case maybe to perform a "on-the-fly" evaluation whether or not respectively when new upcoming potential projects can be done.
With the regular analysis of all projects, whether being small, huge, simple or complex upcoming process and resource bottlenecks are identified much earlier, when there is still time to find alternative proceedings using "what-if-simulations".
The findings of such what-if-simulations need to be communicated to several staekholders such as project managers, executives, board etc. with various information needs. Using automatically created Powerpoint reports based on configurable report templates, we build on the ubiquity and well-known software of Microsoft Powerpoint to deliver the information. Thus suppliers, team members and other project stakeholder are easily integrated into the communication without having to purchase and learn specific project management software.
The often cumbersome and time-consuming manual (multi-)project report creation is completely eliminated by automated report creation and update capability. Moreover reports now have a uniform layout and structure that is tailored to company needs. This consistency makes reports easier to understand.
Start small, gain quick wins and enhance the scope of Lean Multiproject Analysis as your demand grows. Quick wins will convince your management, keeping overhead work at a minimum. Eliminating non-value adding work such as manual report creation and updates will attain acceptance of your project team.


EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4's long-gestating mini-series The Mill has found its cast. I've learned that Matthew McNulty (The Paradise), Ciaran Griffiths (The Bill), Kerrie Hayes (Good Cop), newcomer Conner Chapman and Kevin McNally (Pirates of The Caribbean) have all been cast as regulars in the mini-series, which just recently entered production. I hear that other actors appearing in The Mill include Flo Wilson (Hebburn), Jamie Draven (The Body Farm), Sacha Parkinson (Coronation Street), Holly Lucas (Doctors) and Craig Parkinson (Great Night Out).


text:
Q: How do I convert this ffmpeg command to be used in ffmpy? I have a gif that I am taking apart frame by frame in order to write text onto it. I used ffmpeg to put the frames (saved as individual .png files) back together and it worked nicely. This is the code I used:
ffmpeg -f image2 -i newimg%d.png out.gif
But now I want to use the python wrapper ffmpy. Following the docs, I tried a variety of things but I keep getting syntax errors.
Here is one instance of my efforts:
ff = ffmpy(FFmpeg(inputs = {ffmpeg -f image2 -i "newimg%d.png"}, outputs = {"gif_with_text.gif"}))
ff.run()

In this attempt, the syntax error points to the "2" in image2. Could someone help me out? Note - I'm new to python, let alone ffmpeg and ffmpy.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
HomeAGENCY REPORTEmefiele says CBN may reduce MTN's $8.1bn repatriation demand
BrandsBusiness
Emefiele says CBN may reduce MTN's $8.1bn repatriation demand
By newsheadline247
MTN Nigeria
The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele has said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may reduce the amount it has ordered MTN Nigeria to repatriate.
According to Emefiele while addressing reporters in London on Sunday, the new documents provided by the telecom company would help to reduce the size of the claim.
Reuters in its report quoted Emefiele during a visit to London saying,"I don't think it will be staying at $8.1bn,"adding that he expected the issue to be dealt with amicably and equitably.
"I want to believe that the figure will reduce. Whether it will be dropped completely, I honestly cannot say at this time," he added.
Emefiele said the central bank had received documents about two weeks ago from MTN and four lenders involved in the case – Standard Chartered, Stanbic IBTC Bank, Citibank and Diamond Bank –and was in communication with all parties involved.
"The central bank will be examining these, then it will be escalated up to my level," he said, adding that he expected to get the results in a couple of weeks.
The two sides are locked in a court dispute over the transaction as the CBN filed a counter-claim on Friday to a court request by MTN, which is seeking to stop the bank from forcing it to bring back the money.
The apex bank also asked the Johannesburg-based mobile phone company to pay 15 per cent annualised interest on the sum until the court could give a judgment, and 10 per cent from then until the whole amount would be paid.
Emefiele stated that the MTN case was a one-off, and the central bank was not looking at transactions involving any other companies operating in Nigeria.
"We respect the sanctity of these companies," he added.
Emefiele also said the central bank would continue to intervene in the foreign exchange markets, adding that he believed in a stable exchange rate regime.
He insisted that Nigeria's current stance of monetary tightening would continue.
The dispute over $8.1bn repatriated funds started when the CBN alleged that MTN used improperly issued certificates to transfer funds out of Nigeria after the telecom giant converted shareholder loans in its Nigerian unit to preference shares in 2007, but MTN denied the allegations.
The monetary authority said MTN's banks had failed to verify that the telecom group had met all the country's foreign exchange regulations.
As such, the CBN imposed a total of N5.87bn on four banks for allegedly remitting dividends with irregular Certificates of Capital Importation on behalf of MTN Nigeria between 2007 and 2015.
Godwin Emefiele
Previous articleSara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli PM faces trial over fraud
Next articleFayose ponders on dumping PDP
Transcorp increases power generation to the National Grid as it commissions rehabilitated GT Unit 20
UBA Appoints Abiola Bawuah As First Female CEO For Africa Operations


text:
Benjamin "Ben" Bentil (Acra, ) es un baloncestista ghanés que pertenece a la plantilla del Estrella Roja  de la ABA Liga. Con 2,06 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de alero o ala-pívot.

Trayectoria deportiva

Universidad
Dejó su país a los 15 años para ir a vivir y estudiar a los Estados Unidos. Tras pasar por el high school, donde también jugó al fútbol, jugó dos temporadas con los Friars del Providence College, en las que promedió 14,8 puntos y 6,3 rebotes por partido. Fue elegido en su segunda temporada como el jugador más mejorado de la Big East Conference, tras pasar de promediar 6,4 puntos y 4,9 rebotes a 21,1 y 7,8 en 2016, siendo además incluido en el mejor quinteto de la conferencia.

Tras la finalización de su segunda temporada, se declaró elegible para el draft de la NBA, aunque no contrató agente, por lo que se pensó que finalmente acabaría sus estudios en Providence, pero no fue así.

NBA
Fue elegido en la quicuagésimo primera posición del Draft de la NBA de 2016 por Boston Celtics. Tras ser despedido, firmó con Indiana Pacers, pero fue cortado antes del comienzo de la temporada.

Tras pasar por los Fort Wayne Mad Ants de la NBA D-League, el 18 de noviembre dejó el equipo para jugar en los Xinjiang Flying Tigers de la liga china.

El 26 de febrero de 2017 firmó un contracto de 10 días con los Dallas Mavericks en la NBA. Debutó en un partido ante Atlanta Hawks el 1 de marzo, disputando 4 minutos. Fue el primer jugador ghanés en la historia de la NBA.

Europa

El 21 de febrero de 2018 se anuncia su fichaje por el Bilbao Basket, de la liga ACB.

En verano de 2018, se marcha a Grecia para jugar en las filas del Peristeri B.C..

En la temporada 2019-20, firma por Panathinaikos B.C. en el que jugaría durante dos temporadas.

El 7 de julio de 2021, firma por el Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K. de la BSL turca.

El 1 de diciembre de 2021, firma por el Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano de la Lega Basket Serie A.

Estadísticas de su carrera en la NBA

Temporada regular

Referencias

Enlaces externos
Estadísticas en la NCAA
Bio en friars.com

Ficha en ACB.com

Baloncestistas de Ghana
Baloncestistas de la NBA
Baloncestistas de los Providence Friars
Baloncestistas de los Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Baloncestistas de los Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Baloncestistas de los Dallas Mavericks
Baloncestistas del Champagne Châlons Reims Basket
Baloncestistas del Club Basket Bilbao Berri
Baloncestistas de la Liga ACB
Baloncestistas del Peristeri
Baloncestistas del Panathinaikos Atenas
Acrenses
Baloncestistas del Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K.
Baloncestistas del Olimpia Milano
Baloncestistas del Estrella Roja de Belgrado

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


The UK Industrial Vision Association website now has a new, fresher look said to make it easier to navigate. The site, which offers information about vision and suppliers of vision components and systems, is now updated more frequently. In addition, a 'free text' search facility has been introduced to help locate items of interest. A 'free resources' section allows access to all UKIVA publications which are available free of charge.
A central part of the website is information about UKIVA members. Each member has an individual information page with a link back to its own website.


text:
Word on the Tweet: Stars react to the Champions League and Europa League draws
It's been an exciting day in the world of European football as they draws have been made for the knockout rounds of the Champions League and Europa League.
Manchester United will face Real Madrid in the tie of the round while Arsenal have a tough game against Bayern Munich and Celtic play Juventus.
In the Europa League, Chelsea have drawn Sparta Prague while Tottenham will face Lyon. Liverpool have been handed a tricky tie with Zenit St Petersburg and Newcastle will have to travel to the Ukraine to take on Metalist.
Players from across the continent have been reacting to those exciting fixtures and if that's not enough for you we've got Christmas pranks at Cardiff and Kevin-Prince Boateng discussing the end of the world in the Word on the Tweet…
"Oh yes, Madrid!! What a great couple a games that'll be!! @Cristiano see u soon bro!!"
Rio Ferdinand can't contain his excitement as Manchester United are pitted against Real Madrid and former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo.
"Boooooom…..absolute beauty of a tie…very tough but then they all potentially were..brings back great memories."
Celtic boss Neil Lennon steals a catchphrase straight from Goal towers as he expresses his delight over his side's tie with Juventus.
"United or Madrid.. Who do I want to win? Played my heart out for them both. Proud to have played for both. #impossible #MayTheBestTeamWin."
Ruud van Nistelrooy is in a pickle as he can't quite figure out who to support in the game between Manchester United and Real Madrid.
"We will play against Milan! It will be a great qualifying round! #ChampionsLeague."
Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas states the obvious and tell us who his side are playing, but gets it slightly wrong in calling it the qualifying round. Thanks Cesc, what would we do without you!
"Delighted with the draw. Just can't wait now!"
Celtic midfielder Kris Commons is already counting down the days to their clash with Juventus.
"Manchester United in drawing Real Madrid showing, once again, how important it is to win your group…Oh wait a minute."
Gary Lineker gets facetious as, despite winning their group, Manchester United are handed one of the toughest ties of the round.
"Not an easy draw but a trip to Lyon should be good fun for our fans #RoadToAmsterdam"
Gareth Bale thinks Tottenham supporters might enjoy the trip to Lyon a bit more than the players.
"I don't mind the rain. I don't mind the cold. I don't mind the wind. But I hate 3 of them invited at the same time. Glaglagla."
Sunderland striker Louis Saha cannot get to grips with the weather in the North East. It doesn't get any better in summer either, Louis!
"Christmas dinner time at the stadium… And time for the young lads to sing!!!!!!"
Cardiff City defender Andrew Taylor is taking delight in making the club's younger players to humiliate themselves. Who said Christmas was about good will to all?
"Tough draw but very motivated to play against Bayern Munich!!Looking forward to a great Champions League night at the Emirates!!!"
Mikel Arteta reacts to the news that Arsenal will be playing the mighty Bundesliga champions and last year's defeated finalists.
"Good Morning…so tomorrow it's the end of the world???what u all think about that??"
AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng knows how to cheer everyone up before Christmas as he predicts the Mayans may be just be right about their doomsday prophecy on Friday.


text:
Reynolds v. United States
10-6549 3d Cir. Oct 3, 2011 Jan 23, 2012 7-2 Breyer OT 2011
Holding: The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act does not require pre-Act offenders to register before the Attorney General validly specifies that the Act's registration provisions apply to them.
Plain English Holding: The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act does not, by itself, automatically require sex offenders who were convicted before the Act went into effect to register with police in the areas where they live and work. Instead, those sex offenders are only required to register once the Attorney General of the United States has issued a valid rule requiring them to register.
Judgment: Reversed, 7-2, in an opinion by Justice Breyer on January 23, 2012. Justice Scalia filed a dissenting opinion, which was joined by Justice Ginsburg.
Recent opinions: In Plain English (Amy Howe, February 1, 2012)
Opinion analysis: An exercise in statutory construction (Steven Schwinn, January 25, 2012)
The October sitting, week one: In Plain English (Amy Howe, October 12, 2011)
Standing for sex offenders: Oral argument review in Reynolds v. United States (Steven Schwinn, October 5, 2011)
Argument preview: Standing to challenge sex offender rule (Steven Schwinn, September 30, 2011)
Merits Briefs for the Petitioner
Brief of petitioner Billy Joe Reynolds
Reply brief for Petitioner Billy Joe Reynolds
Merits Briefs for the Respondent
Brief for respondent the United States
Opinion below (3d Circuit)
Brief of the United States in Opposition
Petitioner's reply
Response to Solicitor General's letter
Letter from the Solicitor General


text:
Q: Data.table fread position error Here's an odd behavior for the data.table fread() method, after updating 1.8.1>1.9.2.
a.txt:
    "id";"Timestamp"
    "1";"2013-10-19,01:42:11"

This doesn't work:
> a <- fread("a.txt")
Error in fread("a.txt") :
  Not positioned correctly after testing format of header row. ch=';'

Okay, so I've simplified the example this much, and I still can't figure out where my bug is!
Unescaping the id fixes it:
1;"2013-10-19,01:42:11"

Removing the id fixes it:
"2013-10-19,01:42:11"

Keeping the id escaped, and simplifying the timestamp fixes it:
"1", "2013-10-19"

So, why does this error occur? I'm stumped.


text:
Q: Write a for loop to remove punctuation I've been tasked with writing a for loop to remove some punctuation in a list of strings, storing the answers in a new list. I know how to do this with one string, but not in a loop.
For example: phrases = ['hi there!', 'thanks!'] etc.
import string
new_phrases = []
for i in phrases:
    if i not in string.punctuation

Then I get a bit stuck at this point. Do I append? I've tried yield and return, but realised that's for functions.

A: You can either update your current list or append the new value in another list. the update will be better because it takes constant space while append takes O(n) space.
phrases = ['hi there!', 'thanks!']
i = 0
for el in phrases:
    new_el = el.replace("!", "")
    phrases[i] = new_el
    i += 1
print (phrases)

will give output: ['hi there', 'thanks']

A: Give this a go:
import re
new_phrases = []

for word in phrases:
    new_phrases.append(re.sub(r'[^\w\s]','', word))

This uses the regex library to turn all punctuation into a 'blank' string. Essentially, removing it

A: If phrases contains any punctuation then replace it with "" and append to the new_phrases
import string
new_phrases = []
phrases = ['hi there!', 'thanks!']
for i in phrases:
    for pun in string.punctuation:
        if pun in i:
            i = i.replace(pun,"")
    new_phrases.append(i)
print(new_phrases)

OUTPUT
['hi there', 'thanks']

A: You can use re module and list comprehension to do it in single line:
phrases = ['hi there!', 'thanks!']

import string
import re

new_phrases = [re.sub('[{}]'.format(string.punctuation), '', i) for i in phrases]
new_phrases
#['hi there', 'thanks']

A: Following your forma mentis, I'll do like this:
for word in phrases: #for each word
    for punct in string.punctuation: #for each punctuation
        w=w.replace(punct,'') # replace the punctuation character with nothing (remove punctuation)
    new_phrases.append(w) #add new "punctuationless text" to your output

A: I suggest you using the powerful translate() method on each string of your input list, which seems really appropriate. It gives the following code, iterating over the input list throug a list comprehension, which is short and easily readable:
import string

phrases = ['hi there!', 'thanks!']
translationRule = str.maketrans({k:"" for k in string.punctuation})
new_phrases = [phrase.translate(translationRule) for phrase in phrases]

print(new_phrases)
# ['hi there', 'thanks']

A: Or to only allow spaces and letters:
phrases=[''.join(x for x in i if x.isalpha() or x==' ') for i in phrases]

Now:
print(phrases)

Is:
['hi there', 'thanks']

A: you should use list comprehension
new_list = [process(string) for string in phrases]


CanYa is a peer to peer market of skilled services - where users are instantly connected to service providers. Unlike most ICO's we already have a working product, high user growth and an experienced team - We launched our initial product to Australia earlier this year and now we're conducting an ICO to fund expansion into the international market as well as launching CAN token. Being able to bring a skilled services marketplace to the cryptocurrecny community allows instant spending of crypto for real services - bringing value to the ecosystem. On top of this, CanYa also benefits cryptocurrency by allowing us to bring crypto to those who want a skilled services marketplace but who are yet to become familiar to cryptocurrency.
11/26/2017 10:29 a.m. - 12/26/2017 10:29 a.m.
CanYa is a mature, global platform. A majority of skilled home services payments are transacted using crypto.