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package org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query;

import static org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils.isNotBlank;
import static org.hisp.dhis.common.ValueType.NUMBER;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.FilteringStatement.always;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.FilteringStatement.displayNameFiltering;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.FilteringStatement.displayShortNameFiltering;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.FilteringStatement.identifiableTokenFiltering;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.FilteringStatement.ifAny;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.FilteringStatement.ifSet;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.FilteringStatement.nameFiltering;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.FilteringStatement.rootJunction;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.FilteringStatement.shortNameFiltering;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.FilteringStatement.uidFiltering;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.LimitStatement.maxLimit;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.NameTranslationStatement.translationNamesColumnsFor;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.NameTranslationStatement.translationNamesJoinsOn;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.OrderingStatement.ordering;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.ParamPresenceChecker.hasNonBlankStringPresence;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.ParamPresenceChecker.hasValueTypePresence;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.QueryParam.LOCALE;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.QueryParam.PROGRAM_ID;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.StatementUtil.SPACED_SELECT;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.StatementUtil.SPACED_WHERE;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.UserAccessStatement.READ_ACCESS;
import static org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.UserAccessStatement.sharingConditions;

import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;

import org.hisp.dhis.common.BaseIdentifiableObject;
import org.hisp.dhis.dataitem.query.shared.OptionalFilterBuilder;
import org.springframework.jdbc.core.namedparam.MapSqlParameterSource;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

/**
 * This component is responsible for providing query capabilities on top of
 * Indicator objects.
 *
 * @author maikel arabori
 */
@Slf4j
@Component
public class IndicatorQuery implements DataItemQuery
{
    private static final String COMMON_COLUMNS = "cast (null as text) as program_name, cast (null as text) as program_uid,"
        + " cast (null as text) as program_shortname, indicator.uid as item_uid, indicator.name as item_name,"
        + " indicator.shortname as item_shortname, cast (null as text) as item_valuetype, indicator.code as item_code,"
        + " indicator.sharing as item_sharing, cast (null as text) as item_domaintype, cast ('INDICATOR' as text) as item_type";

    @Override
    public String getStatement( final MapSqlParameterSource paramsMap )
    {
        final StringBuilder sql = new StringBuilder();

        sql.append( "(" );

        // Creating a temp translated table to be queried.
        sql.append( SPACED_SELECT + "* from (" );

        if ( hasNonBlankStringPresence( paramsMap, LOCALE ) )
        {
            // Selecting translated names.
            sql.append( selectRowsContainingTranslatedName() );
        }
        else
        {
            // Retrieving all rows ignoring translation as no locale is defined.
            sql.append( selectAllRowsIgnoringAnyTranslation() );
        }

        sql.append(
            " group by item_name, item_uid, item_code, item_sharing, item_shortname,"
                + " i18n_first_name, i18n_first_shortname, i18n_second_name, i18n_second_shortname" );

        // Closing the temp table.
        sql.append( " ) t" );

        sql.append( SPACED_WHERE );

        // Applying filters, ordering and limits.

        // Mandatory filters. They do not respect the root junction filtering.
        sql.append( always( sharingConditions( "t.item_sharing", READ_ACCESS, paramsMap ) ) );

        // Optional filters, based on the current root junction.
        final OptionalFilterBuilder optionalFilters = new OptionalFilterBuilder( paramsMap );
        optionalFilters.append( ifSet( displayNameFiltering( "t.i18n_first_name", paramsMap ) ) );
        optionalFilters.append( ifSet( displayShortNameFiltering( "t.i18n_first_shortname", paramsMap ) ) );
        optionalFilters.append( ifSet( nameFiltering( "t.item_name", paramsMap ) ) );
        optionalFilters.append( ifSet( shortNameFiltering( "t.item_shortname", paramsMap ) ) );
        optionalFilters.append( ifSet( uidFiltering( "t.item_uid", paramsMap ) ) );
        sql.append( ifAny( optionalFilters.toString() ) );

        final String identifiableStatement = identifiableTokenFiltering( "t.item_uid", "t.item_code",
            "t.i18n_first_name",
            null, paramsMap );

        if ( isNotBlank( identifiableStatement ) )
        {
            sql.append( rootJunction( paramsMap ) );
            sql.append( identifiableStatement );
        }

        sql.append( ifSet( ordering( "t.i18n_first_name, t.i18n_second_name, t.item_uid", "t.item_name, t.item_uid",
            "t.i18n_first_shortname, t.i18n_second_shortname, t.item_uid", "t.item_shortname, t.item_uid",
            paramsMap ) ) );
        sql.append( ifSet( maxLimit( paramsMap ) ) );
        sql.append( ")" );

        final String fullStatement = sql.toString();

        log.trace( "Full SQL: " + fullStatement );

        return fullStatement;
    }

    /**
     * It returns false for the cases below:
     *
     * 1) Very specific case for Indicator objects. Needs to handle filter by
     * value type NUMBER. When the value type filter does not have a NUMBER
     * type, we should not execute this query.
     *
     * 2) If we have a program id filter, we should not return any indicator
     * because Indicators don't have programs directly associated with.
     *
     * @param paramsMap
     * @return true if rules are matched.
     */
    @Override
    public boolean matchQueryRules( final MapSqlParameterSource paramsMap )
    {
        return hasValueTypePresence( paramsMap, NUMBER ) && !hasNonBlankStringPresence( paramsMap, PROGRAM_ID );
    }

    @Override
    public Class<? extends BaseIdentifiableObject> getRootEntity()
    {
        return QueryableDataItem.INDICATOR.getEntity();
    }

    private String selectRowsContainingTranslatedName()
    {
        final StringBuilder sql = new StringBuilder();

        sql.append( SPACED_SELECT + COMMON_COLUMNS )
            .append( translationNamesColumnsFor( "indicator" ) );

        sql.append( " from indicator " )
            .append( translationNamesJoinsOn( "indicator" ) );

        return sql.toString();
    }

    private String selectAllRowsIgnoringAnyTranslation()
    {
        return new StringBuilder()
            .append( SPACED_SELECT + COMMON_COLUMNS )
            .append( ", indicator.name as i18n_first_name, cast (null as text) as i18n_second_name" )
            .append( ", indicator.shortname as i18n_first_shortname, cast (null as text) as i18n_second_shortname" )
            .append( " from indicator " ).toString();
    }
}

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Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 24 January 2019 – If Africa's leaders do not act quickly to move the continent into the 21st century, young people will leave them behind, South Africa's President Cyril M. Ramaphosa said today at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. Young people are ready for the digital era and are engaged in technology, but governments are not keeping up. They have not "fully embraced this new bright and brave world that young people live in today," he said.
Ramaphosa said that with an estimated 9 million unemployed people in South Africa, his government has prioritized job creation and is working with labour unions and other economic stakeholders to develop strategies to address labour market challenges. The country is investing in a programme that aims to equip all young people in schools and colleges with digital skills to enhance their future employment prospects.
Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, said that it is imperative that all African countries make investments in human capital to bring them into the 21st century. This requires a holistic programme of interventions and investment.
Kagame chairs the Smart Africa initiative, which aims to put ICT at the centre of the continent's national socio-economic development agenda, improve access of Africans to technology and use ICT to promote sustainable development. Internet connectivity in Africa is just 22%, which shows the opportunity that technology offers the continent to move into the digital age.
Smart Africa is the result of the realization among Africans that their future is, or should be, a digital one, said Kagame. The initiative aims to get political leaders to align their efforts and policies with this goal, he said. There is already a mindset change in governments about the importance of technology as they seek to address the needs of growing numbers of young people.
The two presidents also addressed the issue of the African Continental Free Trade Area, launched in 2018, which aims to significantly raise the current low levels of intra-African trade. Kagame, as Chair of the African Union in 2018, has been a key driver of the initiative, which he called the beginning of a new era for trade and investment in Africa.
The fact that 44 of Africa's nations signed the agreement at its launch and others have come on board since then shows the strong political will behind the initiative, Kagame said. Integration will eventually create a market of 1.2 billion people and pull together the continent's countries, many of which are too small to compete effectively alone, he said.
Ramaphosa said: "This could well be the great industrialization moment for the continent." He predicted that the African Continental Free Trade Area, by opening up trade, will drive the formation of industrial nodes across the continent, boost manufacturing, create jobs and drive skills development.
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting brings together more than 3,000 global leaders from politics, government, civil society, academia, the arts and culture as well as the media. It engages some 50 heads of state and government, more than 300 ministerial-level government participants, and business representation at the chief executive officer and chair level. Convening under the theme, Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, participants are focusing on new models for building sustainable and inclusive societies in a plurilateral world. For further information, please click here.


Learn about the best fat loss exercises and how fast you can lose fat.
Spring is in the air, which mean summer is quickly approaching. Before you know it, swimsuits, tank tops, shorts, trips to the beach, and pool parties will be in full swing--and there's a high likelihood that you'll be exposing the backs of your arms, stomach, thighs and calves..
But don't panic! In this two part series on how to lose fat quickly, you'll learn how fast you can safely lose fat, and about the best fat loss exercises and fat loss workouts.
In the episode, How to Tone and Lose Fat in One Body Part, you learned about how the fat burning process works.
Imagine you have a big barrel of crude oil in the trunk of your car. Even though your car's engine uses gasoline, and crude oil is used to make gasoline, all that crude oil in your trunk isn't doing you a bit of good unless it somehow gets converted into gasoline and put into your engine!
Your body is no different. Think of all that fat around your waistline like the crude oil in your car's trunk. You can't just take the fat and burn it right where it sits on your waistline, because your body must first convert the fat into a form of fuel that your body can actually burn for energy. Your body accomplishes that by taking the fat, sending it to the liver, and breaking it down in something called "free fatty acids," which can then be used for energy.
What Must You Do to Lose Fat?
Why do I use this gasoline analogy? Because to lose fat, you must put your body into a state where it needs to burn its crude oil (fat) for energy. If you're constantly pulling over at gas stations and getting more gasoline, your body will never even think about tapping into that crude oil in your trunk. So to burn through that crude oil you need to A) avoid frequent gasoline stops and B) drive your car.
What Happens if You Lose Fat too Quickly?
Before we can talk about safely losing weight quickly, we must first discuss what happens if you lose fat too quickly. You body, just like a car, doesn't operate very well on fumes. But unlike a car, your body will actually start to break down its parts and turn them into fuel if you don't have enough energy on board.
In other words, you will literally start to cannibalize non-fat tissue, stop making hormones, slow down your metabolism, and have lots of other nasty effects if your calorie deficit is too low!
That is why very low-calorie diets, such ones where you just drink juice made from cayenne pepper, lemon juice, and bits of maple syrup, seem to work very well at first, but then rate of weight loss slows, the immune system weakens, exercise and muscle toning become impossible, and eventually, you return to eating lots of food and yo-yo-ing until your weight comes right back up. The same effect can happen if you exercise too much, but in that case, you not only pay the metabolic price, but you can also do permanent damage to your joints.
How Fast Can You Safely Lose Weight?
So when it comes to calorie intake, how little is too little, and how much is too much exercise? Although the numbers vary widely, because people come in all shapes, sizes and weights, a safe and permanent fat loss strategy is approximately 1-3% body fat loss per month, which comes out to around 2 pounds per week for most people. Most people can achieve this with an hour of moderate exercise a day combined with a daily calorie deficit of approximately 500 calories.
[[AdMiddle]However, if you're willing to put up with fatigue, nausea, constipation, or diarrhea, a very low-calorie diet of 800 calories per day or less can increase your weight loss to 3-5 pounds per week. Although this type of diet shouldn't be combined with exercise, you could mimic the effects of a very low calorie diet by eating 1500-2000 calories per day and exercising for 1.5-3 hours per day--in which case the gym and treadmill will become your very close friends.
What Are the Best Fat Loss Exercises?
Usually, multi-joint, full body exercises such as a squat to overhead press, deadlift to curl, or uphill run on a treadmill are the fastest way to burn calories, increase fat-burning hormones, add lean muscle, and lose fat. But if you're doing a high amount of exercise for fast fat loss, such as 1.5-3 hours per day, you'll want to include non-weight bearing or non-impact exercise to protect your joints--such as riding a bike, using an elliptical and, rowing machine, swimming, and performing cable or elastic band movements.
What Is The Best Fat Loss Workout?
In the episodes "Which Workout Burns the Most Fat?" and "The Best Workout for Fat Loss" you learned that a combination of weight training with high intensity cardiovascular intervals mixed in is the fastest way to lose fat.
If you're just getting started, and especially if you are obese, this type of routine can be tough, so you may need to simply start with a daily routine of light, aerobic cardio, such as a 30 minute walk each morning, combined with easy resistance training, such as three sets of 12 repetitions for each of your muscles, using a weight machine or set of home dumbbells.
After 4-6 weeks of this type of activity, you should be able to add cardiovascular intervals mixed with weight training. If you need to lose weight more quickly than that, and you're not currently completely inactive or obese, you can combine weight training with cardiovascular intervals 6 days per week, with one easy, aerobic recovery day, and continue this type of training for 4-6 weeks, before taking an entire easy, recovery week to give your hormones, joints, heart and mind a break.
Is There a Fast Fat Loss Diet?
As mentioned earlier, severe calorie restriction will certainly accelerate weight loss temporarily, but may have lasting health effects, and be intensely uncomfortable. In reality, when total calorie intake is equal, large studies haven't shown that eating low-carbohydrate is any better for weight loss than high-carbohydrate, high-fat, or high-protein.
Ultimately, most diets have very good weight loss potential, but the health potential may be something different altogether. However, when you're exercising for fast fat loss, it can be helpful to cycle your calories, which I talked about in How to Lose Fat and Gain Muscle. I'll review more about calorie cycling combined with exercise for fast fat loss next week.
Now that you know all the necessary components for how to lose fat quickly, next week I'm going to give you a sample workout plan for 1 month of fast fat loss, along with nutrition suggestions. If you have questions in the meantime, be sure to head over to the Get-Fit Guy Facebook page and ask away!


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So if you are looking for Maytag products in Calmar, West Union, Decorah, Waukon, Elkader, Festina, Cresco, Bluffton, Burr Oak, Clermont and Elgin, or if you have any questions about Maytag products, please feel free to call us at (563) 562-3623 or simply stop by Buchheit Appliance Inc at any time and we would be glad to help you.


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Film Review "Eddie The Eagle"
Starring: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman and Christopher Walken
Directed by: Dexter Fletcher
Rated: PG 13
Running time: 1 hr 45 mins
Our Score: 3.5 out of 5
If anyone ever took the slogan "Follow Your Dreams" to heart, it was England's Eddie Edwards. Even though he grew up with braces on his legs, the young man knew, even as a boy, that he was destined for the Olympics. Too bad nobody let destiny in on the secret.
An enjoyable film, more in the tradition of "Cool Runnings" than "Remember the Titans," "Eddie the Eagle" follows young Eddie (Egerton) as he tries, repeatedly, to find a sport he can represent his home country of England in the Olympics. His mother (Jo Hartley) does her best to encourage him, even giving him a biscuit tin to "hold all of your medals." Unfortunately the only thing Eddie is able to collect is a growing number of broken eye glasses. Finally, he discovers ski-walking and is soon excelling in it. However, his odd personality and life class are used to keep him off of England's Olympic Team. Heartbroken, he stumbles upon a sport where England hasn't competed in almost 50 years – ski-jumping. If he can handle the landings he just may have his wish granted.
Hollywood loves promoting the stories of the underdog. Ironically, the Jamaican Bobsled Team that was the basis of the film "Cool Runnings" also competed, alongside Edwards, in the 1988 Olympics. Even though the outcome of these films is already known, a good movie will hold your attention. This one does almost in spite of itself. Egerton is fine as Edwards, and he bears a strong resemblance to the awkward young athlete. Supporting Egerton is Hugh Jackman, who plays a former ski-jumper named Bronson Peary now working at the international training facility in Germany. Jackman has always had a way of lighting up a screen when he shows up and he doesn't disappoint here. What takes you out of the story is how, with the exception of the Finnish team, nobody else apparently needs to train for the games. Eddie pretty much just walks into the facility and begins throwing himself off of 40 meter jumps – nobody stops him. Because nobody is there. Just Eddie, Bronson, the chick who owns the bar and the Finnish team.
That being said, the production values are pretty good, especially the point-of-view shots coming down the ski jumps. "Eddie the Eagle" doesn't soar as high as it could have, but at least it doesn't crash.
Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: eagle, eddie, film, review
"God Bless Ozzy Osbourne" Set For November 15 Release Via Eagle Rock Entertainment
"GOD BLESS OZZY OSBOURNE' BLU-RAY AND DVD SET FOR NOVEMBER 15 RELEASE VIA EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT
New York, NY (September 27, 2011) –Eagle Rock Entertainment are proud to announce the November 15 release of GOD BLESS OZZY OSBOURNE on DVD and Blu-ray [MSRP $14.98 for DVD, $19.98 for Blu-ray].
Shot over the course of three years, GOD BLESS OZZY OSBOURNE is an unrivalled look into the mind of legendary rock icon Ozzy Osbourne. GOD BLESS OZZY OSBOURNE tells the life story of Ozzy, as seen through the eyes of his youngest child, Jack Osbourne, who worked alongside directors Mike Fleiss and Mike Piscitelli. During the documentary, Ozzy recounts his troubled youth, his early career with Black Sabbath and the impact of fame and addictions on his first marriage. Viewers will also witness the second chapter of his life as a family man with Sharon, during which his addictions grew to a frightening level, as well as hear Ozzy and his children explain his attempts at staying clean, ultimately resulting in more than five years of sobriety. Music fans will also see live performances from around the world, including rare behind the scenes clips of Ozzy on and off stage, in his dressing rooms pre-show, to his nights in a series of hotel rooms. Throughout GOD BLESS OZZY OSBOURNE, audiences are given an inside look into the life of a rock star, from the good times to the bad.
The DVD and Blu-Ray of GOD BLESS OZZY OSBOURNE also features additional previously unseen footage not seen in the theatrical release including new interviews, classic archive footage of Black Sabbath and OZZY OSBOURNE, along with a Q&A with OZZY and Jack Osbourne and behind the scenes footage from the Tribeca Film Festival.
The New York Times (4-15-11) has described it as a movie that "unblinkingly chronicles the chaotic life and times of rock's most notorious cut-up, from his miserable working-class childhood…to his latter-day sobriety."
Filed Under: Music Headlines Tagged With: 15, bless, eagle, entertainment, god, november, ...

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What you consume every day can improve your cognitive function as well as potentially help prevent Alzheimer's and other forms of memory loss in your later years. Which foods keep your brain in top working condition? Here are the top choices, and why you should work them into your diet.
People who have higher blood levels of DHA (an omega-3 fatty acid found in cold-water fish like salmon, sardines, and mackerel) have a 47% lower risk of dementia than those with the lowest levels, reported a Tufts University study of about 900 older women and men. Eating fish three times a week led to the highest DHA levels.
Black beans, pinto beans, garbanzo beans, and lentils are all rich in folic acid, a B vitamin that improved memory and information-processing speed in a study of more than 800 women and men conducted by researchers in the Netherlands.
A French study of 1,640 healthy women and men reported that participants who ate the most flavonoids—antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables as well as in coffee, tea, chocolate, and wine—had the smallest drops in brain functioning over 10 years.
While upping your total intake of produce can help, loading up on blueberries is a particularly good idea. They may have the chemical power to create new pathways for connection in the brain. The number of these connectors tends to drop off with age, but in animal studies, eating blueberries has been shown to help restore them, says Jim Joseph, Ph.D., director of the neuroscience lab at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University.
When researchers at the University of Nottingham, England, scanned the brains of 16 women who'd just finished a cup of cocoa, they found that blood flow to some brain regions rose—and stayed high—for two to three hours. This study used a blend of cocoa that's not available commercially, but research suggests that cocoa and other forms of dark chocolate available in markets may have similar powers.
Prefer coffee to cocoa? Swedish and Finnish researchers found that moderate coffee consumption (three to five cups a day) cut dementia risk 65%.
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Commercial Spiny Lobster Closure around Anacapa Island Partially Lifted
NewsEngine | November 4, 2017 | Fishing News | No Comments
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham lifted a portion of the commercial fishery closure around Anacapa Island east of 119°30.000' W. longitude and north of 34°00.000' N. latitude as recommended by state health agencies. According to the notice from the Director of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessments (OEHHA), sampling of spiny lobster and analysis of samples by California Department of Public Health (CDPH) laboratories indicates that consumption of spiny lobster taken from this area no longer poses a significant threat for domoic acid exposure.
On October 24, 2017 State health agencies determined that spiny lobster near Anacapa Island, Ventura County and the east end of Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara County had unhealthy levels of domoic acid and recommended closure of the commercial fishery in this area.
Except for state waters east of 119°30.000' W. longitude and north of 34°00.000' N. latitude, the commercial closure remains in effect in all state waters around Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands east of 119°40.000' W. longitude, and west of 119°20.000' W. longitude. State waters extends three nautical miles beyond outermost islands, reefs and rocks. The recreational fishery for spiny lobster remains open statewide with a warning from CDPH to recreational anglers to avoid consuming the viscera (tomalley) of spiny lobster taken from the closed area.
This closure shall remain in effect until the Director of OEHHA, in consultation with the State Public Health Officer at CDPH, determines that domoic acid no longer poses a significant risk to public health and recommends the fishery be open in this area. CDFW will continue to coordinate with CDPH and OEHHA to test domoic acid levels in spiny lobster to determine when the fishery can safely be opened in the closed area.
Domoic acid is a potent neurotoxin produced by a naturally occurring marine alga, whose levels can be increased under certain ocean conditions. State and federal laws prohibit the commercial distribution of seafood products that contain domoic acid levels above the federal action level, which is 20 parts per million in the viscera of spiny lobster.
Tags:Anacapa Island, Commercial, Spiny Lobster
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#include <aws/dynamodb/model/UpdateReplicationGroupMemberAction.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/json/JsonSerializer.h>

#include <utility>

using namespace Aws::Utils::Json;
using namespace Aws::Utils;

namespace Aws
{
namespace DynamoDB
{
namespace Model
{

UpdateReplicationGroupMemberAction::UpdateReplicationGroupMemberAction() :
    m_regionNameHasBeenSet(false),
    m_kMSMasterKeyIdHasBeenSet(false),
    m_provisionedThroughputOverrideHasBeenSet(false),
    m_globalSecondaryIndexesHasBeenSet(false),
    m_tableClassOverride(TableClass::NOT_SET),
    m_tableClassOverrideHasBeenSet(false)
{
}

UpdateReplicationGroupMemberAction::UpdateReplicationGroupMemberAction(JsonView jsonValue) :
    m_regionNameHasBeenSet(false),
    m_kMSMasterKeyIdHasBeenSet(false),
    m_provisionedThroughputOverrideHasBeenSet(false),
    m_globalSecondaryIndexesHasBeenSet(false),
    m_tableClassOverride(TableClass::NOT_SET),
    m_tableClassOverrideHasBeenSet(false)
{
  *this = jsonValue;
}

UpdateReplicationGroupMemberAction& UpdateReplicationGroupMemberAction::operator =(JsonView jsonValue)
{
  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("RegionName"))
  {
    m_regionName = jsonValue.GetString("RegionName");

    m_regionNameHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("KMSMasterKeyId"))
  {
    m_kMSMasterKeyId = jsonValue.GetString("KMSMasterKeyId");

    m_kMSMasterKeyIdHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("ProvisionedThroughputOverride"))
  {
    m_provisionedThroughputOverride = jsonValue.GetObject("ProvisionedThroughputOverride");

    m_provisionedThroughputOverrideHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("GlobalSecondaryIndexes"))
  {
    Aws::Utils::Array<JsonView> globalSecondaryIndexesJsonList = jsonValue.GetArray("GlobalSecondaryIndexes");
    for(unsigned globalSecondaryIndexesIndex = 0; globalSecondaryIndexesIndex < globalSecondaryIndexesJsonList.GetLength(); ++globalSecondaryIndexesIndex)
    {
      m_globalSecondaryIndexes.push_back(globalSecondaryIndexesJsonList[globalSecondaryIndexesIndex].AsObject());
    }
    m_globalSecondaryIndexesHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("TableClassOverride"))
  {
    m_tableClassOverride = TableClassMapper::GetTableClassForName(jsonValue.GetString("TableClassOverride"));

    m_tableClassOverrideHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  return *this;
}

JsonValue UpdateReplicationGroupMemberAction::Jsonize() const
{
  JsonValue payload;

  if(m_regionNameHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithString("RegionName", m_regionName);

  }

  if(m_kMSMasterKeyIdHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithString("KMSMasterKeyId", m_kMSMasterKeyId);

  }

  if(m_provisionedThroughputOverrideHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithObject("ProvisionedThroughputOverride", m_provisionedThroughputOverride.Jsonize());

  }

  if(m_globalSecondaryIndexesHasBeenSet)
  {
   Aws::Utils::Array<JsonValue> globalSecondaryIndexesJsonList(m_globalSecondaryIndexes.size());
   for(unsigned globalSecondaryIndexesIndex = 0; globalSecondaryIndexesIndex < globalSecondaryIndexesJsonList.GetLength(); ++globalSecondaryIndexesIndex)
   {
     globalSecondaryIndexesJsonList[globalSecondaryIndexesIndex].AsObject(m_globalSecondaryIndexes[globalSecondaryIndexesIndex].Jsonize());
   }
   payload.WithArray("GlobalSecondaryIndexes", std::move(globalSecondaryIndexesJsonList));

  }

  if(m_tableClassOverrideHasBeenSet)
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Major service expansion continues at Southern California's Ontario International Airport
Ontario International Airport
The rapid expansion of commercial air service at Ontario International Airport (ONT) continues today with the inauguration of United Airlines nonstop flights serving Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). ONT now reaches 21 domestic and international destinations with nonstop service.
United's new flight is scheduled to arrive from IAH at 10:55 p.m. (PDT), with return service to Houston departing at 11:45 p.m. United already provides daily nonstop service to San Francisco and Denver from Terminal 2 at ONT, the nation's fastest-growing airport.
"We firmly believe that by providing the exceptional customer service that airlines and air travellers have come to expect from world-class airports, Ontario Airport will be an excellent choice for travel to or from Southern California," said Mark Thorpe, chief executive officer of the Ontario International Airport Authority. "The additional flights by some of our longest-committed airline partners reaffirm that ONT is indeed a viable aviation gateway for the region."
The air service development wave began at ONT in April with the start of Delta Air Lines' daily, non-stop service to its Atlanta hub. A second roundtrip will be added later this month.
Beginning next week, Southwest Airlines will add new daily service to San Francisco with four flights a day Monday through Friday, three flights on Saturday and two on Sunday.
Southwest, which operates from Terminal 4, will also add to its current service to Denver with a mid-morning departure Monday through Friday.
Summer travel through ONT is forecast to increase by nearly 14% this summer, more than four times the expected increase nationally. More than 1.6 million air travellers are expected to arrive and depart ONT between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day.
Ontario International Airport (ONT) is the fastest growing airport in the United States, according to Global Traveller, a leading publication for frequent fliers. Located in the Inland Empire, ONT is approximately 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles in the centre of Southern California. It is a full-service airport with nonstop commercial jet service to 21 major airports in the U.S., Mexico and Taiwan, and connecting service to many domestic and international destinations. There is an average of 73 daily departures offered by nine air carriers.
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Suicide Prevention Australia is governed by a Board of Directors in accordance with our Constitution. The Board is supported by Suicide Prevention Australia Management, Suicide Prevention Australia Members and people with lived experience of suicide. Suicide Prevention Australia governance committees include the Policy Committee; Governance Committee; and Audit and Risk Committee.
In addition to supporting the effective governance of Suicide Prevention Australia, members and people with lived experience of suicide help to guide our work as members of Suicide Prevention Australia program advisory committees. Members of our Board, governance and program committees are passionate advocates for suicide prevention in Australia and bring a wealth of insights and lived experience to their role. We're grateful for their guidance and input.
The Suicide Prevention Australia Board is currently comprised of nine directors and includes both appointed and elected directors. The appointment and election of directors is as per Clause 5.1 of our Constitution
In the event of a board vacancy of an elected director, nominations are sought from the sector. Nominators do not need to be a member of Suicide Prevention Australia. Once nominations are received, if the number of nominees is greater than positions available, a vote is conducted. Only members of Suicide Prevention Australia have voting rights.
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Angela Emslie joined the Board of Suicide Prevention Australia as an independent director in 2013. She was appointed Chair in 2019 and is a member of the Governance Committee.
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Phillip Cornwell joined the Board of Suicide Prevention Australia in 2014 as an independent director, and chairs the governance committee. He is also Company Secretary and a member of the RAP Working Group at Suicide Prevention Australia.
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Graham McLean joined the Board of Suicide Prevention Australia in 2021 as an independent director and chairs the Audit and Risk Committee.
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Christopher John has been a Non-Executive Director with Suicide Prevention Australia for the last five years. He brings 15 years' of experience as Chief Executive of non-profit organisations including Lifeline.
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Professor Don Nutbeam is the Executive Director of Sydney Health Partners and a Professor of Public Health at the University of Sydney.
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I had been ill for the past few days. Though I wasn't down and out but I was experiencing something more frightening. I kept having dizzy spell.
Initially I thought it was fatigue but after drinking tonic and resting, it still didn't go away. Then the cold hits me and I had block nose for a few days.
I was afraid I might get hypotension or hypertension? After a GP visit, my doubt was clear. After two days' of medication, my nose block is gone but the dizzy spell wasn't completely gone.
Sometime I feel that the older doctors are the worst lot, they think that they are so experienced that they do such a wishy washy job. In less than a 5min consultation, I was out of the clinic, diagnosed with flu. He couldn't explain to me why I had dizzy spell. All he can provide is that my blood pressure is normal.
Anyway, I am much better today and the weather is really nice and crisp after a night of rainfall.
I woke up early to make Soon Kueh for breakfast as I had already prepared the fillings the night before. If I am not wrong, it's been two years ago that I organised a blogger's party at my home? Though I can't recall the date but I can still vividly remembered the good time we had during the party.
One good memory was HSB's ban kuang kueh which also known as soon kueh. She was really kind to mail me the recipe after the party but my hard disk crashed and all data was wiped out. When I email her for the recipe, she was really sweet to forward to me again.
I didn't do a good job in rolling out a nice round disc. I also had problem sealing off the dough and thus most of the kueh was "open". I only managed to select two decent ones for photo shoot.
But don't be deceived by the looks, my family likes it especially my little one who asked for more.
Now let's enjoy the rest of the day. The next few weeks, it will be all hard work to prepare for examination.
Recipe link will be posted after Honey Sweet Bee share hers.
Get well soon, E. I always have a hard time sealing paus, or any other chinese kueh with fillings as well. Your soon kueh looks yummy!
Sometimes stress can cause dizzy head too. Try to drink ABC - apple, beetroot and carrot juice combined into one. It may assist.
Take care and wish you a speedy recovery.
Edith, suggest you see another doc. Dizzy spell is not something you can just brush it off. Do take care.
Ha, our first blogger feast was only last year! Can you believe it? It seemed so long ago right?
I can't agree more that HSB's ban kuang kueh was truly nice! You've made it very well too! I'm sure it's a family favourite! I've yet to attempt this lovely kueh!
Hi Edith. Thanks for dropping by my blog. You have a very nice one and beautiful pics too! And what a coincidence ... I had just made some of these "chai koay" (didn't know they were called "soon kueh") today.
It still looks delicious! Get well soon.
Oh Edith, hope you have fully recovered now. The kueh definately taste good. The last time I had made from HSB is really delicious!
Hope you get well soon and you should get a second opinion on your dizzy spells.
Thanks Piggy. Yah my 功夫 still ar cry. It is really yummy. Wait for HSB to post the recipe soon.
Thanks Sally, I am not sure whether it is becoz of stress. But it has since stopped so I am happy.
The ABC juice sounds yummy. Will buy them when I see it.
Honey Bee Sweets, Thanks I am much better now. Hope to see your recipe posted soon.
Passionate About Baking, thanks for the concern. After a dose of medication and with my cold getting better. The dizzy is slowly going away.
Last year blogger party was not my first. I think the first one you didn't attend.
ping, yours is a beautiful blog too. Looking forward to seeing yours.
Kitchen Corner, not too sure whether it is the same one. coz I lost the first recipe. But still deliciously good.
Thanks Cheah, I am much better now. Initially plan was that if I didn't improve will see another doc. but with the cold getting better, my dizzy spell also lessen.
Hope you get well soon! My hubby has an encounter with an old doctor too! haha..your soon kueh looks good.
E, I am glad to know that you are feeling better now.
sure hope u have recovered!
Hi Octopusmum, hope all is well. For me, I won't mix the two as it gives different taste.
wishing you a speedy recovery n good health..
thks for the advice! i have finished my bottle of vinegar and since i hardly cook, i thought i can use the lemon (which i have) to replace the vinegar..but i guess u r right, they r quite different actually so better not mixed.
hope you are feeling better? your dizzy symptom sounds like vertigo. i get it occasionally when i've flu, insufficient sleep or stress. take care!


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Dive Into National Seafood Month At Broadway At The Beach
Posted in Broadway at the Beach, Dining
Attention Seafood Lovers!
October is National Seafood Month and Broadway at the Beach is one of the best places in Myrtle Beach to sample some of the ocean's culinary bounty.
Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville is known for great tropical drinks and songs that pay tribute to the Key West lifestyle playing in the background. But did you know that Margaritaville also serves seafood that will make your mouth sing? Any type of seafood — broiled, grilled or fried — is made to perfection here, as well as some very unique culinary creations. A big favorite is the crispy coconut-encrusted shrimp that comes out of the fryer hot and ready to be dipped in a tangy horseradish-orange marmalade sauce. And Mac 'n Cheese lovers go crazy for Jimmy's version of this all-American dish with its shrimp and white lump crabmeat married with pasta in a Boursin cream sauce.
Year after year, the Original Shucker's Raw Bar is voted Best Raw Bar on the entire Grand Strand. But the restaurant's commitment to serving great seafood doesn't stop there. A feast at Shucker's can begin with any of a variety of lip-smacking appetizers, including the popular fried seafood sampler brimming with calamari, grouper fingers, shrimp, scallops and oysters. Shucker's carefully prepares a wide variety of seafood from fried and steamed oysters, to sauteed scallops and shrimp, to the blackened fish of the day. One of the most scrumptious and inclusive feasts it offers is the "Steam Pot" which has one whole pound of crab legs and a bounty of oysters, clams, mussels and shrimp. Split it with a friend — it's big enough for two.
Landry's Seafood delivers the true flavor of the Gulf Coast and dishes out New Orleans influences with creole and cajun seasonings. This is where you'll find one of the South's most famous signature dishes like shrimp & grits made with creole sauce and cajun andouille sausage. Treat your tastebuds to Tilapia Hemingway with its parmesan encrusted goodness topped with lump blue crab meat and lemon butter. Or dive into plump, seared scallops with sweet corn fondue, crab orzo, garlic sautéed spinach, and succulent, blistered grape tomatoes.
Over at Key West Grill, they celebrate the beach lifestyle with careful preparation of fresh local seafood and recipes straight from the Florida Keys. On the restaurant's deck overlooking Lake Broadway, you can experience the restaurant's fresh catch of the day in one of eight special Key West ways. Imagine an evening dinner of pan-seared fish with tart mustard and lime butter, or paired with pineapple and plantain chutney, or prepared with mango, ginger and shaved coconut. Yum.
Joe's Crab Shack is the place to go when you want to strap on a bib and enjoy your favorite bucket of crab. Joe's has it all — King, Queen, Snow and Dungeness crab. The menu also features lots and lots of shrimp dishes, including the crowd-favorite Southern Stuffed Shrimp — jumbo grilled bacon-wrapped shrimp filled with seafood stuffing and served with crab dirty rice, hushpuppies, vegetables and buttery spiced TABASCO® Brand Pepper Sauce. Fish and lobster lovers will find no better treat than Joe's Redfish 'N Lobster with its seared redfish topped with creamy lobster sauce loaded with spinach, mushrooms and more lobster, accompanied by crab dirty rice. And, don't be surprised if you hear a few puns from your server while you're there. They dish those out just for the halibut.
Some of the best tastes of the sea are at Broadway. Celebrate National Seafood Month with us!
A Note About Sunday Hours
From October 1 through December 31, Broadway's shops will be closing slightly earlier. Our hours on Sundays will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Our hours for Monday through Saturday remain the same, so we invite you to stop by anytime from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
It's Officially Fall — Myrtle Beach's Secret Season
Fall officially arrived this week, but in Myrtle Beach the days continue to be warm and beautiful.
Locals call late September to mid-October the Secret Season. While Northern and Midwestern communities may be raking leaves and preparing for winter, Myrtle Beach is still enjoying much of what makes it a great vacation destination in the summer.
With schools back in session, there are uncrowded beaches, shorter lines at popular amusements and restaurants, and minimal traffic on key thoroughfares in Myrtle Beach.
It's an unhurried time that's perfect for sunbathing on the beach, swimming in the still-warm ocean or hotel pool, fishing, golf and shopping.
In this Secret Season, gentle breezes blow through the palm trees along Celebrity Circle at Broadway at the Beach. Sunny afternoons become the perfect time to stroll down the wide walkways that wind by a wide variety of Broadway shops.
Refreshing and relaxing, fall days are ideal for a leisurely lunch or romantic dinner at one of the many Broadway restaurants. Several overlook Lake Broadway where watchers are entertained by flotillas of colorful ducks, curious fish and other lakeside friends.
It's easy to find a seafood special at Broadway in the fall. On Saturday, September 24, oyster lovers will be heading to the Original Shucker's Raw Bar for an all-you-can-eat oyster roast for just $15.99. From 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. you can eat your fill while you catch a college football game. Or make Shucker's your choice for NFL action on Sunday, September 25, when shrimp and chicken wings will be 50 cents each all day.
The Secret Season is also a great time for food festivals at Broadway. Mark your calendar for the Omar Shrine Smoke On The Beach BBQ Competition on Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1. Whether you sign up to compete or just come to eat, don't miss these two days of good times and great food!
From fundraising events like the Out of Darkness Walk (October 8) to the bonanza of sauces and pasta dishes at the Sons of Italy Festival (October 8 & 9) to the excitement of classic car shows like the Cruisin' The Beach Car Show (October 13 – 15), Broadway is the place for fun in the fall. Check the Broadway at the Beach events calendar to find details about these great events.
Make fall your favorite season this year. Discover the best of Myrtle Beach's Secret Season at Broadway at the Beach.
Find Fashions For Cool Fall Nights At Broadway
As the nights turn cool, do your thoughts turn to fall fashion? When the leaves change colors, are you on the hunt for new favorite sweaters, capes, ponchos, shrugs or fleece wear?
Fall is that special time of year when we trade in our flip flops for stylish boots, begin thoughtfully layering our tops, and look for soft and beautiful scarves that will both keep the cool wind off our necks and brighten our outfits.
Your own unique sense of style may guide you to any of several shops at Broadway at the Beach where you can find clothes that liven up your fall wardrobe.
Are you still enjoying morning walks on the beach, but find the air a little crisp? At Broadway, many shops offer lightweight and comfortable outerwear that's perfect for those strolls.There are sweatshirts,hoodies, sweaters and jackets at Broadway T-shirt Company, Myrtle Beach Harley Davidson, Denim Exchange, Sports Fanatics and more.
If you like more fashion forward and trendy apparel like asymmetrical zip jackets and knit long cardigans, head to Gemini Boutique. Or treat the little princess in your life to a fashionable sweater or jacket from Sparkles.
A colorful scarf can transform your look. Discover distinctive and beautiful scarves at any of several shops including Bijuju, Claire's, MA Fashion and more. Monograms make a special fashion statement, so be sure to check out the personalized embroidery options at So Unique! And don't forget the style and warmth provided by that perfect hat like those you'll find at Key West Hat Company.
Boots will be big again this season and Broadway has several stores that are already showcasing the latest footwear fashions. You can always count on finding an uncommon approach to boots at Crocs. Stop in Shoes Boutique or Rack Room Shoes for name brand shoes at discount prices.
At Broadway the options are endless. With so many shops, it's easy to find just the right fall fashions to suit your personal style.
Four Ways To Enjoy Football Season In Myrtle Beach
College football season started last week and the NFL kicks off this week. Have you made plans for where and how you'll enjoy football this season?
1. If you don't have tickets to go to a stadium, try a sports bar. On game days, Myrtle Beach sports bars overflow with the infectious excitement of crowds of cheering fans.
Chuck & Duck's Sports Grill at Broadway at the Beach has nine 50-inch TVs that can be transformed into one jumbo display for a pivotal game. There are also 50 more 50-inch high-definition LED TVs perched throughout the grill and on the patio. It's not hard to find your favorite team onscreen and connect with some fellow fans at Chuck & Duck's.
If you're a multi-tasker who watches the games but also likes to be engaged in a little friendly competition, check out the Original Shucker's Raw Bar. You can watch your favorite teams while enjoying some pool, darts, Golden Tee, Pin Ball, and even shuffleboard. Don't worry about missing a crucial play because there are 30 flat screen televisions.
You can also cheer on your favorite team in the brand new home of Broadway Louie's, where you'll be surrounded by big screen TVs. You can even book a VIP Skybox to view the game with friends. The home of a very vibrant karaoke scene and a wide assortment of video games, Broadway Louie's is where you can be sure that even your friends who are not football fans can have a great time!
2. Enjoy a more low-key atmosphere? Broadway at the Beach has several restaurants and many also have big screen TVs. You can enjoy a meal, engage in some banter with the bartender or other fans around the bar while keeping an eye on the game.
3. Dress the part to get in the spirit. Whether you go out for the game or entertain some like-minded friends in your man (or woman) cave, why not suit up in your favorite team colors? Sports Fanatics at Broadway at the Beach has sportswear featuring the logos of both NCAA and NFL teams. You can even get the numbered jersey of your favorite player. Or get a logoed cap at LIDS.
4. Transform your surroundings. While you're outfitting yourself for the game, pick up some things to create a stadium feel in your own game-viewing room. Sports Fanatics and The Man Cave Store have just the logoed glasses, mugs and home décor items you need for your home or that beachfront condo you're renting on game day.
Suit up. Head out. Stay in. It's football season. Be ready!


If you're looking for something to do this Halloween, Austin is a great place to go. Of course, some of the best Halloween parties in Austin will happen at a friend's house, but if you don't want to get stuck with clean-up, finding a public event can be an attractive option.
Sixth Street is already an infamous Austin location, but Halloween on Sixth is something else. Each year, around 100,000 people roam the street and bars in costume during Austin's biggest Halloween Parties. You are sure to see SpiritHalloween.com as people do get very creative. Even if you just want to do a little people-watching, this is one of the best places to do it.
This year the Lucky Lounge has done it again! If you're looking for a Halloween Bash without the drama and lots of good times – this is a great place to celebrate, friends. October 26th 10 PM to October 27th 2AM. The Lucky Lounge has open bar, all night, no joke. 21 and up to get in. It's a Halloween Party so DRESS UP! Get your tickets!
Help Austin kick off this Halloween by joining the "Love-A-Bull" Halloween Kick-Off Party to kick off the Texas Sized Pittie Pride Weekend! Everyone is invited. Tickets are $25 each which includes food, cocktails, COSTUME CONTEST, music, AND a silent auction! That's a lotta TREATs! Meet us October 25th at The Palm Door at 7:30PM!
There will be no Halloween Cave Party this year (I know…I know…) according to Suede, who will be playing at Cedar St instead.
Austin, Texas is host to multiple haunted houses that are perfect for groups who want to have fun and get scared. Most are open weekend nights so you can visit your favorites throughout the month of October and save the best for last.
The House of Torment is the highest rated Austin Haunted House located at the Highland Mall every Friday and Saturday night from 7PM – Midnight, September 20th – November 9th, 2013. House of Torment is known for it's Hollywood-quality effects that help it rank as one of the COUNTRY's top 5 haunted houses (not just Austin)!!! Visit their website to get tickets in advance to secure your reservation or just show up at the mall. Admission is $24.99 for general admission and $34.99 for VIP pass (which allows you to skip the line such as an amusement park).
Night Terrors is another Austin Haunted House, open every day in October except for the 7th – 9th and the 14th – 16th. Click here to take a gander at the times. General admission is $20, Express Pass is $24, and VIP Pass is $34.


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Q: How to display data from the rows in page header? I've a data source connected to my Crystal Reports for Enterprise which hat this structure:
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Estonia goes digital to end bureaucracy
In the Estonian capital of Tallinn, three-day-old Oskar Lunde sleeps soundly in his hospital cot, snuggled into a lime green blanket decorated with red butterflies. Across the room, his father turns on a laptop.
"Now we will register our child," Andrejs Lunde says with gravity as he inserts his ID card into the card reader. His wife, Olga, looks on proudly.
And just like that, Oskar is Estonia's newest citizen. No paper. No fuss.
This Baltic country of 1.3 million people is engaged in an ambitious project to make government administration completely digital to reduce bureaucracy, increase transparency and boost economic growth. As more countries shift their services online, Estonia's experiment offers a glimpse of how interacting with the state might be for future generations.
Need a prescription? It's online. Need someone at city hall? No lines there — or even at the driver's licence office. On the school front, parents can see whether their children's homework was done on time.
Estonia has created one platform that supports electronic authentication and digital signatures to enable paperless communications across both the private and public sectors.
There are still a few things that you can't do electronically in Estonia: marry, divorce or transfer property — and that's only because the government has decided it was important to turn up in person for some big life events.
This spring, government aims to go even further. If Oskar had been born a few months later, he would have been registered automatically, with his parents receiving an email welcoming him into the nation.
Estonia is proud of its digital achievements, some of which are displayed at an exhibition in the capital, Tallinn. The country is the home of Skype, among other things. (David Keyton/Associated Press)
Marten Kaevats, Estonia's national digital adviser, says the goal is a government that supports its citizens while staying out of the way.
"In an ideal world, in the case of an invisible government, when a new child is born neither of the parents would ever have to apply for anything: to get maternity leave, to get child support from the municipality, to get a kindergarten place, to put the name to the child," he said. "All of those different services would be delivered automatically."
Pet dog's vaccination record
Estonians largely seem to have embraced the system despite global concerns about data hacks.
At a demonstration showcasing the digital system, project manager Indrek Onnik stood beside a huge screen illustrating his profile. He showed off his high school grades from a decade ago and his diving license records. If he had a dog, its vaccination record would appear there, too.
Citizens can monitor their data and see if any government or private institution accesses it.
"To generate trust, you really have to have transparency," he said. "And that's why people have access to their own data. And that's why they can actually see if the government has used their own data."
The platform is underpinned by software called X-Road, a decentralized data exchange system that links databases. Outgoing data is digitally signed and encrypted, and all incoming data is authenticated and logged.
The digital-services project, which began in 1997, laid the groundwork for Estonia's booming tech sector. Skype, the video-calling service Microsoft bought for $8.5 billion in 2011, is Estonia's most famous high-tech export, but the impact is broader. Information and communications accounted for 5.9 percent of the economy last year.
The advances in digitization are the result of long-term thinking.
When Estonia declared independence in 1991, the economy was so backward in this former Soviet republic it had to be rebuilt from scratch. The leadership looked for an industry where the country could compete. They decided on information technology and the internet, a field that was as new as Estonia, said former president Toomas Hendrik Ilves.
When the cash-strapped country needed to replace a 1930s phone system, Finland offered a late 1970s analog system free of charge. But Ilves argued that the government should decline the offer and invest in digital technology.
Ilves, who grew up in the United States and was introduced to computers in junior high, proposed getting kids started early. The government started building computer labs in schools. Banks supported the move, as it reduced the need for branches in rural villages. More than 99 percent of Estonia's banking transactions now take place online.
'People trust the system'
Whether Estonia's system can be used in larger countries is an open question, said Zvika Krieger, head of technology policy and partnerships at the World Economic Forum.
"When you add in more people, more diverse stakeholders, more layers of government at the city, state, and local level, you are adding in exponentially more complexity," Krieger said.
Estonia sees its approach as a prototype for modern democracy — a counterpoint to authoritarian countries intent on using digitization to control their citizens. Ilves, who travels around the world talking about the project, tells other countries that increased efficiency builds trust — and improves governance.
"Estonians hate their politicians just as much as everyone else," he said. "But at least since the administration of the state works extremely well and efficiently, people trust the system."
UBC students want to build and study effectiveness of 'tree canopy' bus shelters
Digital transformation is increasingly becoming the focus for many CIOs around the world today—with analytics playing a fundamental role in driving the future of the digital economy.
While data is important to every business, it is necessary for businesses to have a firm grip on data analytics to allow them transform raw pieces of data into important insights. However, unlike the current trends in business intelligence—which is centred around data visualization—the future of data analytics would encompass a more contextual experience.
"The known data analytics development cycle is described in stages: from descriptive (what happened) to diagnostic (why did it happen), to discovery (what can we learn from it), to predictive (what is likely to happen), and, finally, to prescriptive analytics (what action is the best to take)," said Maurice op het Veld is a partner at KPMG Advisory in a report.
"Another way of looking at this is that data analytics initially "supported" the decision-making process but is now enabling "better" decisions than we can make on our own."
Here are some of the current trends that arealready shaping the future of data analytics in individuals and businesses.
Growth in mobile devices
With the number of mobile devices expanding to include watches, digital personal assistants, smartphones, smart glasses, in-car displays, to even video gaming systems, the final consumption plays a key role on the level of impact analytics can deliver.
Previously, most information consumers accessed were on a computer with sufficient room to view tables, charts and graphs filled with data, now, most consumers require information delivered in a format well optimized for whatever device they are currently viewing it on.
Therefore, the content must be personalized to fit the features of the user's device and not just the user alone.
Continuous Analytics
More and more businesses are relying on the Internet of Things (IoT) and their respective streaming data—which in turn shortens the time it takes to capture, analyze and react to the information gathered. Therefore, while analytics programspreviously were termed successful when results were delivered within days or weeks of processing, the future of analytics is bound to drastically reduce this benchmark to hours, minutes, seconds—and even milliseconds.
"All devices will be connected and exchange data within the "Internet of Things" and deliver enormous sets of data. Sensor data like location, weather, health, error messages, machine data, etc. will enable diagnostic and predictive analytics capabilities," noted Maurice.
"We will be able to predict when machines will break down and plan maintenance repairs before it happens. Not only will this be cheaper, as you do not have to exchange supplies when it is not yet needed, but you can also increase uptime."
Augmented Data Preparation
During the process of data preparation, machine learning automation will begin to augment data profiling and data quality, enrichment, modelling, cataloguing and metadata development.
Newer techniques would include supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning which is bound to enhance the entire data preparation process. In contrast to previous processes—which depended on rule-based approach to data transformation—this current trend would involve advanced machine learning processes that would evolve based on recent data to become more precise at responding to changes in data.
Augmented Data Discovery
Combined with the advancement in data preparation, a lot of these newer algorithms now allow information consumers to visualize and obtain relevant information within the data with more ease. Enhancements such as automatically revealing clusters, links, exceptions, correlation and predictions with pieces of data, eliminate the need for end users to build data models or write algorithms themselves.
This new form of augmented data discovery will lead to an increase in the number of citizen data scientist—which include information users who, with the aid of augmented assistance can now identify and respond to various patterns in data faster and a more distributed model.
AugmentedData Science
It is important to note that the rise of citizen data scientist will not in any way eliminate the need for a data scientist who gathers and analyze data to discover profitable opportunities for the growth of a business. However, as these data scientists give room for citizen data scientists to perform the easier tasks, their overall analysis becomes more challenging and equally valuable to the business.
As time goes by, machine learning would be applied in other areas such as feature and model selection. This would free up some of the tasks performed by data scientist and allow them focus on the most important part of their job, which is to identify specific patterns in the data that can potentially transform business operations and ultimately increase revenue.
Waterloo drone-maker Aeryon Labs bought by U.S. company for $265M
Waterloo's Aeryon Labs has been bought by Oregon-based FLIR Systems Inc. for $256 million, or $200 million US.
The acquisition was announced Monday.
Dave Kroetsch, co-founder and chief technology officer of Aeryon Labs, says not much will change in the foreseeable future.
"The Waterloo operations of Aeryon Labs will actually continue as they did yesterday with manufacturing, engineering and all the functions staying intact in Waterloo and ultimately, we see growing," he said.
"The business here is very valuable to FLIR and our ability to sell internationally is a key piece of keeping these components of the business here in Canada."
Aeroyn Labs builds high-performance drones that are sold to a variety of customers including military, police services and commercial businesses. The drones can provide high-resolution images for surveillance and reconnaissance.
The drones already include cameras and thermal technology from FLIR. Jim Cannon, president and CEO of FLIR Systems, said acquiring Aeryon Labs is part of the company's strategy to move beyond sensors "to the development of complete solutions that save lives and livelihoods."
'A piece of a bigger solution'
Kroetsch said this is a good way for the company to grow into something bigger.
"We see the business evolving in much the direction our business has been headed over the last couple of years. And that's moving beyond the drone as a product in and of itself as a drone as a piece of a bigger solution," he said.
For example, FLIR bought a drone company that builds smaller drones that look like little helicopters.
"We can imagine integrating those with our drones, perhaps having ours carry their drones and drop them off," he said.
FLIR also does border security systems, which Kroetsch says could use the drones to allow border agents to look over a hill where there have been issues.
"We see the opportunity there as something that we never could have done on our own but being involved with and part of a larger company that's already providing these solutions today gives us access not only to these great applications, but also to some fantastic technologies," he said.
Aeryon Labs has done a lot of work during emergency disasters, including in Philippines after Typhoon Hagupit in 2014, Ecuador after an earthquake in 2016 and the Fort McMurray wildfire in 2016.
Inuvik infrastructure may not be ready for climate change, says study
The Arctic is expected to get warmer and wetter by the end of this century and new research says that could mean trouble for infrastructure in Inuvik.
The study from Global Water Futures looked at how climate change could impact Havipak Creek — which crosses the Dempster Highway in Inuvik, N.W.T. — and it predicts some major water changes.
"They were quite distressing," John Pomeroy, director of Global Water Futures and the study's lead author, said of the findings.
Researchers used a climate model and a hydrological model to predict future weather and climate patterns in the region. They also looked at data gathered from 1960 to the present.
If greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current rate — which Pomeroy said they are on track to do — the study projects the region will be 6.1 C warmer by 2099 and precipitation, particularly rain, will increase by almost 40 per cent.
The study also found that the spring flood will be earlier and twice as large, and the permafrost will thaw an additional 25 centimetres. While the soil is expected to be wetter early in the summer, the study said it will be drier in late summer, meaning a higher risk of wildfires.
John Pomeroy is the director of Global Water Futures. (Erin Collins/CBC)
"The model's painting kind of a different world than we're living in right now for the Mackenzie Delta region," Pomeroy said.
He noted these changes are not only expected for Havipak Creek, but also for "many, many creeks along the northern part of the Dempster [Highway]."
Pomeroy said the deeper permafrost thaw and a bigger spring flood could pose challenges for buildings, roads, culverts and crossings in the area that were designed with the 20th century climate in mind.
He said the projected growth of the snowpack and the spring flood are "of grave concern because that's what washes out the Dempster [Highway] and damages infrastructure in the area."
Culverts and bridges may have to be adjusted to allow room for greater stream flows, Pomeroy said. And building foundations that are dependent upon the ground staying frozen will have to be reinforced or redesigned.
Pomeroy said the ultimate solution is for humans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
"This study is the future we're heading for, but it's not the future we necessarily have if we can find a way to reduce those gases," he said.
"It'd be far smarter to get those emissions under control than to pay the terrible expenses for infrastructure and endangered safety of humans and destroyed ecosystems."