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The Executive Director position is a part time position. Currently, the Executive Director works a 35 hour work week as well as volunteering 10+ hours each week.
The Executive Director is available for emails throughout the day, 9:00-3:00 each week day. Office hours vary in the evening, depending on meetings and events.
Email is the preferred method of communication. Emails are typically answered within 48 hours.
February, March, August, September are the busiest times.
As well as the ED job duties.
AAAHA is run primarily by volunteers, we need parents to help out their child's team.


A fabulous Dae Ha Holographic T-shirt vinyl that produces a brilliant 3D effect when viewed from different angles.
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Can be tumbled dried on a low setting and ironed inside out.
Can be washed up to 60° C standard (40° C when sublimation printed).


There is a lovely atmosphere around this market too and if you were to stop at each stall you could easily spend an hour or two walking around it. In the heat of the midday sun, it's a great place to get some shade too!
If you do see something you like, don't just pay the asking price. It's normal to make a close offer instead and haggle a bit. Having said that, you will not get vast amounts knocked off prices here as there is already quite a bit of competition with other stall holders.
The market officially runs from 7.30am to 7pm daily (except Sundays) but as it takes the stallholders a long time to pack away their goods, it's normal to still find some of them there until around 9pm.
The market stretches around the Basilica di San Lorenzo, along Via dell'Ariento and down Via Rossina. On this street you'll also find the Indoor Food Market (Mercato Centrale) which you should not miss. It's a feast of colour for the eyes and the smells are great too!


On Wednesday night, as usual, Pub Snapphanen is open! Regardless if you're wanting to just have a great evning with your friends, or just eat something before you go out to the lil' saturdays festivities, Pub Snapphanen is the place to go!
We always server our great hamburger menu (with classics such as Barbecue Bacon-burger), today's & today's vegeterian is also available and of course there'll be dessert! As we have Lund's student life's largest assortment of beer, there are many kinds of beer to try, both with and without alcohol.
For this weeks menue, check out our facebook-page!


The build process is documented here.
The instructions indicate that php5-dev is to be used for building the module. I had a php 7 install initially.
With this installed the build ran successfully with a couple of warnings, we'll see if these cause any issues.
I tend to recommend Linux to my customers, and I guess I'll have to factor in a docker install in future for the SQLAnwhere/php combination for development.
In my understanding, it should provide you with code working with PHP 7. Note, I have not used PHP with OSX.
Thanks Volker, I saw that but assumed that the Linux builds might not be right for Mac OS, but it seems worth a try.
I will try it out as you suggest.
o Support for PHP v7.
so v7 support is available.
I certainly agree that it's somewhat hidden within the current links from the SQL Anywhere 17 help.
Thanks again, I did look in the source, before my initial post but for some reason I did not see that. I'll have another look.
I think it would be more 'developer friendly' if this web page carried information about version support in the section "Building the Driver from Source". It would have enabled me to locate the correct version much quicker, and would probably help other people too.
Because it's so hard to find the complete set of web documents describing the whole process, its hard to make inferences like "Although all the drivers listed on this page don't support Mac OS, the source link will", because its hard to judge the recency or accuracy of any of the weblinks.
"Building the driver from source (Linux, Windows, Mac OS, PHP versions up to 7)"
Fully agreed. So I can conclude you could build the driver successfully on OSX?
Actually I decided to get the install working with php 5.6.33 as I already succeeded in compiling the module for that before finding out the source was compatible and I have a number of other dependencies to install.
I have now finally managed to configure SQLA 17 with 5.6.33 and a fresh install of Apache with PHP and have it successfully seeing the SQLA installation.
I figured if I hit any PHP code issues later because of not using php 7 I can more easily go through the build/installation with 7 if I hit a problem, most of the source php looks compatible with 5 in any case.
I have other problems now in connecting to the database from PHP, but at least it looks as if php can see sqlanywhere and send it commands, as I'm just hitting 'database not found' errors.
Note that the module build instructions include running the "make test" target, this gives a library missing error, but it can be ignored.
I found the PHP installation and switching approach in the following very useful, note that the httpd.conf configuration works while keeping the system installed version of Apache on High Sierra also and its optional whether to install Apache cleanly as he recommends. I kept the existing Apache version as it made the process a bit simpler to start with https://www.getgrav.org/blog/macos-sierra-apache-multiple-php-versions. With this version its possible to quickly switch PHP versions in Apache.


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We all live in the world where we go as fast as we can trying to complete the day, so we can say goodnight one last time.
The goal of every goodnight wish is to let the person know that someone in the vast world is thinking of them as they close their eyes.
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Sleep a lot or sleep a little either way sleep until your body is able to conquer the day.
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Rockets' James Harden says 'it's kind of hard' to hear ex-NBA players criticize his game
Ashish Mathur
Houston Rockets superstar shooting guard James Harden does his best to block out all the outside noise, but the reigning MVP admits it's hard to hear ex-NBA players criticize his game.
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant said Harden's style of basketball won't win a team a championship, while NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen said the way Harden plays isn't attractive or fun to watch.
In an interview with ESPN's Rachel Nichols, James Harden says everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but that it's difficult to hear players who have played the game be so harsh on his style of play.
"I try my best to block it out," Harden said. "But it's kind of hard, especially when it's coming from like ex-NBA players, you know? It makes it more difficult. But, obviously everyone is entitled to their own opinion."
Harden has scored at least 30 points in 31 consecutive games. "The Beard" leads the NBA in scoring at 36.6 points per game and usage percentage at 40.3.
The way Harden draws fouls makes a lot of people who watch the game angry. But shouldn't they be mad at the referees instead of the player? After all, Harden isn't calling fouls for himself.
The Rockets are 33-24 on the season, good for fifth place in the Western Conference standings. Harden's game is going to be analyzed and bashed for the rest of the season, but he can't pay attention to that as he has a job to do and that's to lead his team on a long postseason run.
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Hunter graduated from Manheim Township High School in 2019 where he was Captain of the Blue Streaks Varsity Ice Hockey team. He also played travel hockey for the Hershey Junior Bears U18AA team as well as inline hockey in East Petersburg.
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The laid-back vibe reflected in low stools and coffee tables (oh that's what they're for) not to mention a black cat that ventures in every once in a while is just one reason Darwinites love Four Birds. The other is the coffee, creamy and well-balanced. It can be enjoyed with a classic tart, an artful salad or on its own, preferably under the frangipani tree outside.


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The War that Saved my Life
In the end it was the combination of the two, the end of my little war against Jamie, and the start of the big war, Hitler's war, that set me free.
- Chapter 1
She was not a nice person, but she cleaned up the floor. She was not a nice person, but she bandaged my foot in a white piece of cloth, and gave us two of her own shirts to wear. Miss Smith was not a nice person, but the bed she put us in was soft and clean, with smooth thin blankets and warm thicker ones.
Huh, I thought. Imagine dressing up tables. Imagine wasting cloth to dress up tables.
- Chapeter 18
I wanted Mam to be like Susan. I didn't really trust Susan not to be like Mam.
- Chapter 26
Ada was born with a club foot, and because of this, her mom doesn't let her leave the house. But that isn't the worst of it. Ada's mom (Mam) punishes her by putting her in a kitchen cabinet -- sometimes overnight. Mam calls Ada rubbish and tells her no one wants her with her ugly foot. Ada "escapes" this abuse by going somewhere else in her head.
When Ada finds out her younger brother Jamie is to be evacuated with the other kids from his school, she is determined to go with them. The journey takes them to a small village where families have agreed to take in the evacuated children. Ada and Jamie end up living with Susan Smith, an old, grumpy spinster who doesn't really want them.
Ada is a heart-wrenching character. She has been taking care of her brother all his life, but no one takes care of her. She has suffered unimaginable abuse from the woman who should love her the most. She doesn't know how to accept love and kindness, and she doesn't even think she deserves it. Her mother has told her that her foot is messed up because Ada did something wrong.
Susan has her own issues. She recently lost her best friend and suffers from severe depression. Having Ada and Jamie around gives her something else to think about and an important responsibility - a reason to get up every day and engage with others.
Wow. This book is powerful. It is set in England during World War II. I loved watching Ada's development and bonding with Susan and others in the village. Despite everything Ada has been through (or maybe because of it), she is stubborn and courageous. She is also slow to trust and filled with self-doubt. The last chapter had me in tears.
I recommend this book to kids in grades 4-8 and their adults. I think it will touch their hearts in a major way.
Historical fiction Strong female protagonist sunshine state 17-18 read 2018


Liposuction Questions? Find the Answers here!
From this article, I guess we would have answered the various questions you may have about Liposuction. We commonly brand liposuction as a "fat regulating technique" simply because it offers a permanent solution for attaining that dream body shape.
Liposuction is at times referred to as Lipo or Lipoplasty a cosmetic surgery procedure that removes unwanted or stubborn fat (fat deposits or cells) from the body. A specialized tool is used to eliminate this fat to achieve the best contours for an individual.
It is an outpatient treatment and performed under local or general anesthesia, depending on the surgeon's evaluation results.
Which body parts are applicable to Liposuction?
Modern techniques of fat have provided minimally invasive procedures that help a surgeon to remove more fat in one or two sessions. 8-9 pounds of fat can be removed through liposuction by an experienced cosmetic surgeon.
Some obese individuals may suggest liposuction to reduce their weight, but that is ideally false. Liposuction isn't a weight losing technique, but rather a fat elimination technique.
A given amount of fat is removed during the procedure with the fact that your body requires fat for energy production, formulation of the body volume, protection of the organs among others.
What else can be treated with Liposuction?
Gynecomastia- this is the enlargement of the male breasts (glandular tissue, fat, and the skin). During the procedure, the surgeon will remove the glandular tissue, excessive fat and the skin to achieve a firmer chest.
The surgery varies as per the technique used, centre and the amount of fat to be removed. A Liposuction Surgery Cost in India widely begins from $500. Your demands highly matter.
What's the difference between Liposuction, Liposculpture, and tummy tuck?
Liposuction has existed for more than 4 decades and it is the leading cosmetic surgery performed today. Liposuction normally requires general anesthesia as well as larger incisions to remove the unwanted fat from the body.
This is more precise where a tiny incision is made in the intended region and a tiny cannula of 1mm is used. This results in minimal scarring and a short recovery period.
A tummy tuck surgery is comprehensive and can be performed alongside other plastic surgeries such as face lifting and so on. Fat can also be transferred from one region to another where it is required.
A tummy tuck surgery involves eliminating undesired flab and the abdominal muscles are tightened at the end of the procedure.
When is Liposuction Recommended after pregnancy?
Much as you may desire to eliminate the bulging tummy after pregnancy, you may have to re-consider before undergoing liposuction. Various factors such as the type of birth, i.e C-section or normal, one's lifestyle, and the amount of fat to be eliminated must be carefully evaluated.
As some surgeons recommend liposuction after 5 months of delivery, others recommend the procedure at least after 2 years. The intermediate period is aimed at facilitating proper healing of the body, especially after IVF treatment to prevent any possible complications.
Also, undergoing liposuction after IVF treatment earlier may impose psychological and physical issues, based on the trauma a patient may have experienced during the ART procedure.


On the last day of a North Stamford estate sale, I paid $15 for this: A Fuji Gran Tourer which had been originally priced at $40.
Built in May of 1981, this bike was owned by a man who was very tall. That isn't a guess. I'm 5' 11" and couldn't get on the seat in the position it was in when I bought it. Even when I lowered it all the way I could barely throw my leg over the top tube. I felt like a kid trying to get on an adult's bike.
The Gran Tourer had obviously had been loved aggressively and probably hadn't been touched since the first Gulf War. But in its life, the owner had obviously ridden it through fires.
If the tires had been stuffed into an enormous toaster, they would probably look like that. But because I believe the bike was owned by the person whose estate it *was* I couldn't ask where he had ridden it.
The handlegrips on this bike, like the Fuji Espirt, were interesting, to say the least. I actually recognize these grips from a 1980s Huffy bike. The owner used four of them on the Gran Tourer.
The bike is just too big and too cool for the scrapheap, and I'll give it a proper send off in a later post. Though the bike had a coveted 27" rear wheel, the condition made me skeptical it could find its way to the recumbent.
However, the Gran Tourer features a headlight with a generator kit. Even though the generator itself rumbled over the charred rear tire, it worked, and the light shined.
I was admiring the housing and the lens of the headlamp when something occurred to me: I didn't have a bike light for the predawn ride to the station on May 1 for the Five Boro Bike Tour.
As noted when I was tuning the recumbent I have a mounting point for a bright but inexpensive bike light right near the enormous chainring. However, in true DIYBIKING fashion, I couldn't find it.
I had created that mount before my dad gave me the excellent GeoManGear/MagicShine 900 lumen bike light as a Christmas present. It's astonishingly bright and whenever I've needed to ride at night (mounted on the handlebars of the Dahon Matrix) it's been great: cars actually give me a wider berth at night than they do during the day. I thought about making a mount for that light on the recumbent but I was reluctant to use such an expensive piece of equipment for such a short night ride.
I had another reason not to do such a thing: Over the past two weeks I learned that light and another from GeoManGear is being recalled for a fire hazard because of a defective battery. My dad sent me the letter from GeoManGear explaining how I could get a new battery, but the letter stated that there have been "three reported incidents causing fires and property damage" among the 19,500 packs sold. I don't mind those odds and the letter didn't mention if the fires were brighter than the lights themselves, but I'm going to do the right thing and play it safe.
So that leaves me interested in the Gran Tourer's light. I had no interest in mounting the efficiency-robbing generator to the recumbent, but I dreamed up another solution. Unlike the custom made tailight debacle this custom headlight was going to work and was going to look cool.
I took the headlight off the Gran Tourer and pulled it apart. The tiny incandescent bulb was the first thing to go, and that left me with a very light chrome-colored housing.
I rummaged through the 304 and found a AAA battery holder, probably bought years ago at Radio Shack. This was especially nice because it had a switch built right in, which meant less soldering for me if I could make it work.
I also found a Minoura Besso Fork Mount Holder which is essentially a tiny piece of handlebar you can mount anywhere on a frame. It took a bit of doing but I attached it to the recumbent, and the headlight's mount attached there easily.
A guy walks into Radio Shack and the associate asks "Can I help you?" The guy points to the drawers of LEDs and says "Give me the brightest thing you've got."
Here's how the joke ends: for $2.99 I bought a very bright but very low voltage Bright White LED which was about the same size as the small incandescent bulb. After some careful soldering and duct tape I had an LED bulb mounted in a decades-old bike light.
I used a match to melt the shrink tubing around the solder points to make it strong, and then I pushed the entire assembly back into the headlight before giving it a quick polish.
Given that the light and the recumbent are from the same era, I was happy to see the headlight actually looked like it belonged there.
Finally, I dropped the battery pack into the Axiom Power Bag on the frame and threw the switch. The light worked, so I headed up the basement stairs, switched off the lights, then headed back down to see what I had made.
As Adam Savage says on Mythbusters: "That's a result!"
I was impressed at how the light changed the 'face' of the recumbent. Seeing it switched on in the dark like that reminded me of the scene in Back to the Future when the DeLorean rolls out of the van and stops in front of Marty McFly for the first time. The LED's bright white light is a stark contrast to the sickly yellow of the original bulb. It adds style, safety, and it tells the world I'm taking the GeoManGear bike light recall seriously.
As a bonus, it gets me another step closer to the start of the Five Boro Bike Tour.
Hi, Do you still have the Gran tourer? I had one as my first racing bike.
I have a red one here in Michigan for sale on craigslist.


Triangle (out now) is what you'd get if Groundhog Day was made as a thriller. It stars Melissa George as a mother who gets caught up in some weird time-twisting thingy (that's the best way I can describe it without giving it away) aboard a deserted cruise ship. A curious premise but I was left unsatisfied by the ending. Grade: B-.


I've come to learn that there is a direct correlation between Judaism and agriculture. There is a link between the spiritual and the natural. The synchronization of the seasons and farming with the Jewish calendar cannot be denied. Finding botanical themes throughout the Torah is not difficult. But what about the idea that plants are anthropomorphized – given human qualities?
Both times, his statements were met with cynicism; however, recent research seems to support the talk-growth theories.
In 2007, Mi-Jeong Jeong, a South Korean scientist, asserted that playing classical music – in particular, Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" – helped speed the growth of his rice plants. He and his colleagues claimed they identified the plant gene that can "hear" or respond to sound.
Foliage reacts to a variety of stimuli, including wind or vibration, and its ability to respond to changing environments is critical to its survival. So maybe plants are more sensitive to our words than we suspect.
To go even further, a number of studies suggest that plants, like many other living things, feel pain, and there is a whole movement against vegetable cruelty. (I'm not kidding. Check out vegetablecruelty.com.) Some people, of course, take things to extremes.
Many rational and lucid gardeners admit talking to their plants, for no apparent reason, while watering them. Other horticulturists believe that plants will certainly notice their caretaker's good intentions. (Heed your mom's warning: "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.") While there is no evidence to suggest that your begonias will respond to your good vibrations, noone is stopping you from whispering sweet nothings to your tomato plants. Just don't forget to water them, too!


room is nice, clean, and big, one of the lady Indian receptionist speak good mandarin only of disco music can heard from room very laugh from beside hotel disco launch and breakfast need to have more choice.
To noisy till 4.00am Room are smelly.
Very spacious, although it look like old, but overall well maintained.
Located above a bar. It was very noisy in the bedroom till very late. Not many options for breakfast. The rooms were clean.
The design of the toilet is not suitable. There is no mat in front of the toilet. But breakfast is very good.
Wan N. N. B. W. N.
Staff dia sporting, bilik memang selesa kecuali aircond dia la, aircond rosak, so bila check in pukul 3, dapat tu aircond rosak, terus ambil keputusan check out petang tu jugak, booking hotel lain.
Staying at Fame Hotel is a good choice when you are visiting Seremban.
Splendid service together with wide range of facilities provided will make you complain for nothing during your stay at Fame Hotel.
Savor your favorite dishes with special cuisines from Fame Hotel exclusively for you.
With all facilities offered, Fame Hotel is the right place to stay.


Intro Personnel are panel members of a selected group of recruitment companies from across the UK that provide regular recruitment industry data for the monthly Report on Jobs that is a joint-publication by Markit, the REC and KPMG. As a panel member Intro Personnel receive one of the first batch of the monthly reports and during May it's been reported that across the UK job market the decline in candidate availability has intensified. Moreover, the rate of deterioration in candidate availability accelerated to the sharpest seen since November 1997. Temporary/contract staff availability was also down markedly, with the latest drop only slightly slower than April's 13-year record. Although easing slightly from April's 81-month high, the rate of growth in permanent salaries remained considerable in May, temporary/contract staff hourly pay rates meanwhile rose at the fastest pace since December 2007, which is likely to be closely related to candidate availability factors.
However, these challenges are a product of an ever-improving domestic economic picture, industrial output grew at its fastest annual pace for three years in April, official figures have shown. Output rose by 3% in April from a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, the fastest annual rate since January 2011.The narrower measure of manufacturing output rose 4.4% year-on-year, the fastest pace since February 2011.Meanwhile, economists at research group NIESR estimate that UK gross domestic product is now above pre-crisis levels. In addition, the UK jobs market continued to improve in the three months to April, the number of people out of work fell by 161,000 to 2.16 million, bringing the unemployment rate down to 6.6%.


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Баоень (, піньінь: Bàoēn — «що віддає добром»; часто іменується Дабаоень — з приставкою «Великий»: 大 报恩, Dàbàoēn) — буддійський храм в Нанкіні, який не зберігся до наших днів. Храм будувався з 1412 по 1422 роки, коли Нанкін був столицею китайської династії Мін, силами понад 100 тисяч солдатів і робітників під прямою вказівкою імператора Чжу Ді.

За часів династії Мін він був одним з трьох знаменитих храмів міста, поряд з Тяньцзе і Лінгу.

Восьмигранна 78-метрова пагода храму — так звана Порцелянова вежа — протягом кількох століть була архітектурною домінантою Нанкіна. Була складена за проектом імператора Юнле з білої «порцелянової» цегли. Європейські мандрівники описували вежу як одне з головних див Китаю.

У 1801 ударом блискавки були знищені три верхніх яруси, але незабаром башта була відновлена.

У 1856 споруду було знесено тайпінами, що прагнули не допустити її використання ворогом як спостережного пункту.

Галерея

Джерела

 Granville Gower Loch ; The Closing Events of the Campaign in China ; Londres ; 1843
 Jonathan D. Spence ; God's Chinese Son ; New York ; 1996

Посилання
 Ruins of Glazed Pagoda at Grand Bao'en Temple in Nanjing of Jiangsu Province

  (English subtitle)
 The Closing Events of the Campaign in China by Granville Gower Loch. London 1843.

Архітектура Китаю
Нанкін
Пагоди
Споруди Цзянсу
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The country's communications watchdog has issued the final Invitation To Apply (ITA) in respect of the licensing process for the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) spectrum, also known as the high-demand spectrum.
ICASA said the ITA will be published in the Government Gazette today.
The publication of the ITA follows a period of over three months of consultation undertaken by the Authority through the publication of the first and second Information Memorandum (IM) on 1 October 2021 and 15 November 2021 respectively.
The consultative process was premised on the truncated timetable outlined by ICASA in terms of a notice published on 1 October 2021, following the consent order granted by the Pretoria High Court, in terms of which the regulator's decision to publish the 2020 ITA was set aside.
In framing the current ITA, ICASA has considered the issues raised by stakeholders in their challenge to the previous licensing processes (particularly the 2020 ITA), as well as the representations received to the first and second IMs.
"The publication of the first and second IM was done to ensure that stakeholders can have a clearer preview of the intended licensing process and associated licensing conditions – and be afforded the opportunity to make representations to the Authority on what the final licensing process and conditions should entail," says ICASA Chairperson, Dr Keabetswe Modimoeng.
"The Authority is grateful for the representations received, and has fully considered those views in their entirety."
In addressing competition concerns in respect of the 2020 ITA, along with all the issues raised in the subsequent consultations through the two IMs, ICASA has provided for the auction design (in the ITA) to include, among other provisions: spectrum floors and spectrum caps, the opt-in round, and spectrum-sharing provisions.
These provisions are designed to facilitate the entry of new players into the market, and to promote consumer welfare through access to high-quality communication services at affordable and competitive prices.
Taking into account the ongoing broadcasting digital migration process, ICASA will make available the status of the coverage maps on the IMT700 and IMT800 spectrum bands in collaboration with the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies before the commencement of the auction.
Should the digital migration process not be completed by the time the auction is concluded, the Authority will apply proportional payment formulae for IMT700 and IMT800 bands.
In licensing of high-demand spectrum through this ITA, ICASA aims to ensure the realisation of many of the key policy objectives originally identified in the SA Connect Broadband Policy particularly as regards the provision of universal and affordable broadband services for all South Africans.
As outlined in the notice published on 19 November 2021, the Authority has resolved to separate the auction of high-demand spectrum and the licensing of the Wireless Open Access Network (WOAN).
ICASA believes that the auction will proceed seamlessly, and that the spectrum set aside for the WOAN will be licensed in due course, following the engagements with the relevant stakeholders on the licensing of the WOAN, and how it can best suit the interests of the country at large.
ICASA remains of the view that the auction model is the best method of assigning high-demand radio frequency spectrum.
"We urge all industry stakeholders to embrace this licensing process, and the auction, as this is the most open and transparent way in which spectrum will be permanently awarded. All the other provisional spectrum arrangements remain interim and will end at the stipulated and communicated dates. Furthermore, we are pleased to note the combined auction reserve prices will yield a minimum of R8 billion for the national fiscus, including enhanced obligations for the benefit of consumers and society-at-large," adds Dr Modimoeng.
Applications are due no later than 16h00 on 31 January 2022, with the announcements of qualifying bidders and commencement of actual auction phase scheduled for 21 February 2022 and 8 March 2022 respectively.
Dr Keabetswe Modimoen
Liquid Intelligent Technologies SA
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Most comments say that this game is a very fun and easy game to play, so it can be used as a relaxation game before going to bed.
Higgs Domino Island is now a popular Android game, especially in the midst of a pandemic like this. Its very distinctive appearance and local style of the archipelago makes this game also popular in Indonesia.
How to play in Higgs Domino is indeed very confusing, especially for beginners, therefore, Higgs Domino RP is here which is touted as the Higgs Domino Island application in an easier version to play.
Higgs Domino RP is a game developed by the Top Boss website and is different from Higgs Domino Island in general. You can't find Higgs Domino RP in the Play Store on your Android because this version is different from the original.
Indeed, in appearance and how to play is very identical to Higgs Domino Island, but in Higgs Domino RP there are additional features from Top Boss that you cannot find in the official version of Higgs Domino.
Just like the Higgs Domino game in general, this game is still an online card game, both local and international. In this version of Higgs Domino Apk, Higgs Domino RP provides lots of RP coins that can be played as much as you want without worrying about running out quickly.
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In Higgs Domino RP, ads in the form of banners and pop-ups can no longer be found here, especially when the game is in progress. Users will be made comfortable in running the application without worrying about distractions in the form of advertisements that like to be scattered.
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One of the interesting things that make people play this game is the credit that can be obtained. Getting credit, it's very easy. You just have to play this game until you get a lot of points.
These points can be used to exchange for credit. You can earn points by completing missions as well as given tasks. In almost every round of the game, there will be tasks and missions that you must complete.
After you complete these missions, the points will automatically go directly to your in-game storage. You can take these points if you have accumulated up to a set amount.
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The NATIONAL RESERVE let some stripped-down rock n' soul loose for a brief in-store show at HORIZON RECORDS TODAY before their RADIO ROOM show; what a blast!
We want to thank the guys from THE NATIONAL RESERVE for sending a small contingent of their group down to Horizon earlier today to set up and get down. Good crowd, good music and good vibes were in abundance. Let's do it again soon, fellas!
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For nearly half a decade, The National Reserve has spent its Friday nights lighting up bars and clubs everywhere, winning over boozers and barflies with epic sets and a remarkable breadth of songcraft and showmanship. Now, with their stunning new Ramseur Records debut album, MOTEL LA GRANGE, the band has captured every bit of that energy, emotion, and entertainment for all to hear.
Founded and fronted by singer-guitarist Sean Walsh, The National Reserve mine an archetypal musical seam, marrying gutbucket R&B, Laurel Canyon lyricism, New Orleans funk workouts, late night soul, and bluesy, boozy rock 'n' roll to create their own timeless brand of American music. Songs like "Found Me A Woman" and the indelible title track reveal a gifted new tunesmith while masterfully reminding one and all of the simple beauty of a great American bar band – two guitars, organ, bass and drums rocking out in the corner, singing their songs to soundtrack the night.
The New Jersey-born Walsh began his musical journey amongst New Brunswick's all-ages house show punk scene, a formative experience that instilled his standing belief in the power of music to create community. New inspiration came in the form of classic American artists like The Band and Bob Dylan, whose rebellious, revolutionary spirit proved especially mind-blowing.
Walsh began writing songs and relocated to Brooklyn where he put together the first iteration of The National Reserve. The band worked hard, traveling constantly in an effort to both grow as artists and win over new fans.
In time, Walsh eventually united the ideal National Reserve lineup he'd been working towards – guitarist Jon LaDeau, bassist Matthew Stoulil, keyboardist Steve Okonski, and drummer Brian Geltner. Having found his crack combo, Walsh took The National Reserve off the road and began taking a more "old school approach" inspired by the paths taken by some of his greatest musical heroes.
"Look at The Band." Walsh says, "Guys like Taj Mahal and Leon Russell, they cut their teeth doing what we call residencies now but were just a gig back then. You'd play three weeks at one club and then move on; play three weeks at the next club. You basically holed up somewhere and learned how to entertain people. And that, in my opinion, is something that has been lost."
The National Reserve settled into their new paradigm and began playing marathon weekly gigs at Brooklyn's Skinny Dennis in Williamsburg; four-hour sets that encompassed arcane R&B covers, classic rockers, and Walsh's own increasingly potent original songs.
"We've missed maybe ten of 'em," Walsh says. "Last time I did the math, we had played close to a thousand hours, just at that one bar."
Week after week of hard performance strengthened The National Reserve into an unstoppable unit. Walsh's initial singer-songwriter approach merging with the band's growing muscle to create a full-bodied rock 'n' roll that both warmed patrons' hearts just as it kept them moving on the tightly packed dance floor.
"I just wanted to get good at playing music," Walsh says. "I wanted us, as a band, to really learn how to communicate and learn the language of playing music together. That was the first goal. And second, I wanted to learn how to be an entertainer. I looked at all the bands and artists that I loved, and they all understood that was their job."
Walsh still appreciated that making great records was part of said gig and led The National Reserve through a number of studio visits, chipping away in Lexington, KY, Denver, CO, and Brooklyn over the past five years, recording and re-recording tracks determined to nail it down beyond doubt.
"This group of songs is really important to me," he says, "so I kept coming back to it. I just wanted to be sure we got it right."
MOTEL LA GRANGE truly came together in 2017, produced by Walsh at Brooklyn's Studio G with the help of longtime friend and collaborator, engineer Alexi Berthelot, and then mixed in Lexington, KY by Duane Lundy (Jim James, Ringo Starr). Despite a few prior National Reserve recordings, Walsh sees the album as his band's first.
Always determined to create a community, The National Reserve invited some of the innumerable friends they've made over the course of many, many Friday nights to join them in the studio, among them keyboardists Brian Mitchell (Levon Helm & The Midnight Ramble Band, Bob Dylan, BB King, Les Paul) and Brion Snyder, pedal steel guitarist Jonny Lam (Sinkane), percussionist Charlie Kessenich (Ensemble, et al.) and harmonicist Brian Hurd (Daddy Long Legs), with backing vocals contributed by Margo Valiante, Amanda Khiri (Sinkane), Kelli Scarr, and Alberta Cross' Petter Ericson Stakee, among others. Walsh made certain the sessions caught fire by leading the band in the studio just as if they were on stage, giving full life to tracks like the album-closing cover of "Roll On Babe" (written by Derroll Adams and then made famous by the one and only Ronnie Lane) as well as the righteous R&B burner, "Other Side of Love."
With MOTEL LA GRANGE, Walsh and The National Reserve have crafted a rich and raucous collection that instantly places them among Americana's finest – its force, directness, and performance not unlike some lost recording unearthed from the golden age of 70s rock 'n' roll. Justifiably proud of what he's accomplished, Walsh is now planning to bring all the fun and fire of The National Reserve's fiery Friday night sets to the rest of the world, eager to pack as many folks into his band's late night scene as possible.
"Music is really powerful," says Sean Walsh. "It changed my life, which is why I do it. If I can reach people with our music, maybe change their life, that would really be incredible."
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this code opens a new window with the template but how do I access the DOM to manipulate it?

A: You can use the window opener property:
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For further information take a look at the originator of this example: Window Opener www.w3schools.com

A: I found a solution-
Using 'dojo/text' I converted my Html Template into a string, then wrote that string to the new window using newWindow.document.write(htmlTemplateString)
I was then able to getElementbyID and modify the contents of the new window. Not sure if this is the best way but it seems to work ok.

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When your mobile or laptop is stolen, you are not only worried about losing the device itself, but also all the information you had inside. Can the thief access my personal data? In this article, we solve your doubts and explain how to protect your data.
If your mobile or laptop is stolen, the first thing you have probably thought about is the task of replacing it with a new device.
However, a second concern is what will happen to all the data you had inside the device. Although you probably had a backup in the cloud, it is common to ask what happens if all that information is in the hands of another person, the thief can access all your data?
In this article, we explain to you what data you can access without the password and what steps you can take to protect yourself beforehand.
If your iPhone or an iPad is stolen the thief will have a hard time accessing if you do not have the password since they are usually encrypted by default. This means that if someone else manages to extract them you will only see characters without meaning. Of course, you will have to establish a password – try not to choose one that is too easy.
Of course, depending on how you have configured the device the thief can see certain information. For example, if you have the default settings you can see all incoming notifications without unlocking the screen. This means that you can see SMS codes with verification codes to access your accounts, so be careful with that: change the settings so that it does not show certain information without inserting the blocking code.
However, if your mobile has already been stolen and you have notifications enabled by default, simply go to 'Search for my iPhone' and put it in lost mode. This will block notifications and alarms and a message will appear on the screen where you can ask them to call a number if they find it – you may be lucky.
Today Android phones are also encrypted by default; if you have Android 7.0 Nougat (released in August 2016) or a later version you can rest easy.
To make sure that your Android smartphone is encrypted (or to activate it in case it does not) just enter 'Settings'> 'Security'> and 'Encrypt phone'. Phone performance may get worse, but you can sleep peacefully knowing that your personal information is protected. As with the iPhone, you will have to set a difficult password for encryption to be effective.
With the notifications, the same thing happens with the iPhone. If you do not have them disabled, you can use the Find my Google device function to block it and stop showing notifications. You can also delete all device data from here.
Windows computers are the most accessible for a thief since not all devices are encrypted (even with Windows 10).
This means that anyone can access your Windows laptop without a password by booting the computer from an external drive.
If you have a more advanced edition of Windows (professional, business or education, for example) you can activate BitLocker encryption to protect your device. To do this, go to 'Control Panel'> 'System'> 'Encryption of BitLocker unit' (if you do not see it, it is because you do not have it available for your version of Windows).
In case you do not see an encryption option in Windows you can use a third-party tool such as VeraCyrpt.
MacBook uses the default encryption since 2014 with FileVault, so if your Mac is password protected you can rest easy.
To make sure that you have encryption enabled, access the menu> 'System Preferences'> 'Security and Privacy'> 'FileVault'.
From the tool 'Find my iPhone' you can also clean your mac and lock it remotely.
If you have a Chromebook you can rest assured: they are encrypted by default so unless they have your Google account password or the device key they can not enter.
They can access another account to use the Chromebook without a password, but all your data will be safe.
In the case of Linux, everything depends on the options you chose when you installed the distribution. Most modern versions give you the option to activate encryption but not activate it by default (as in the case of Ubuntu).
That is it! I hope this article will help you protect your lost device data. If you still have any queries let us know in the below comment box and we will get back to you to clear all your questions with the suitable answers.


Essential phone gets a BIG price cut, becomes very affordable now!
Ex-Android creator, Andy Rubin's eponymous super-slick, powerful and revolutionary Essential Phone has got a hefty price cut of $200! The modular Essential phone, whose sleek bezel-free screen wraps itself around the camera, now costs only $499. It is a massive climb down considering its original listed price was at $699 just two months ago at the time of its launch. The timing of the price drop is both bold as well as questionable. Rumours were rife that the Essential phone was not doing quite well on the sales front. The release of Google's Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL had made things further worse for it.
Remember, the iPhone X whose release is just round the corner will cost approximately $999, which is too big a splurge no matter how advanced it is being touted as. Meanwhile, this price cut has made the Essential phone a lucrative option for smartphone enthusiasts who want to get their hands on a power-packed smartphone at a comparatively low price. However, what's even more interesting, or rather delightful is that people who have already purchased the Essential phone get a $200 "friends and family code" which can come in handy for purchasing more "essential goodies" such as the Essential 360 camera or heck another Essential phone.
At a price tag as low as 500 bucks, the Essential phone has become a steal considering its titanium body and top-tier specs. Although during its initial release, people were a little disappointed with its shoddy camera which just could not deliver the goods especially for a phone which had a similar price tag as that of the Samsung Galaxy S8. However, this time around, a lot of Essential phone's camera issues have been dealt with in several software updates with Essential promising more upgrades in the near future.


If you think you can hear a faint beeping noise in the distance, fear not, as it is most likely just the sound of WFC2 backing into a playoff spot.
A day after having their first ever USL playoff spot confirmed by Orange County's 1-0 loss to Rio Grande, Vancouver continued it's half season long slump in a 2-0 home loss to Portland Timbers 2. Nico Brett and Villyan Bijev capitalized on a pair of first half mistakes from WFC2 enroute to their first win in four tries over their Cascadian rivals this season.
Nico Brett took advantage of an out of sorts WFC2 team in the 13th as he received a quick free kick to the left of the box before cutting inside and beating Marco Carducci at the near post.
The sloppiness continued in the 43rd as Cole Seiler and Carducci got their signals crossed, allowing an easy tap in for Bijev just before the half.
In addition to the defensive lapses, the offense looked unimaginative at best. Greig was denied by Kendall McIntosh in the 5th as the Portland keeper closed down well and again in the 93rd but that was about the extent of the chances for what was an offensive juggernaut early in the year.
The match was essentially a 90 minute microcosm of the team's struggles over the last two months, and has left many wondering whether the excitement about making their first ever playoff appearance will be short lived.
Despite the loss, which almost guarantees they will miss out on hosting a home playoff game, the turnaround from last season is one to behold. Sometimes overshadowed by the team's recent struggles is how far they have come from last season, one in which they finished second from the bottom in the West.
"Immensely proud of the group this year, but also very very proud of how we've done over the last two years," said Koch.


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- Leadership did not properly prepare for the loss of a major account, and there have been mass layoffs.
They fire good people and their client roster is smoke and mirrors.
Go after creative business with creative not just strategy.
If you're into abusive relationships, this may be the place for you.
Do you enjoy being screamed at by an irate, irrational CEO? This may be the place for you.
Are you proud to work at an agency where your client's proprietary information and strategies are shared as part of new business pitches? This may be the place for you.
Do you claim credit for other agencies work as your own? This may be the place for you.
Don't know what they are as an agency. Poor at predicting and managing growth. Horrible, abusive culture. Senior management, especially the CEO, treat humans as a commodity.
Some cool projects, some great people.
It's top heavy and senior management is more interested in their own status as 'elites' in the industry than actually managing people or workflows. Strategy and Brand teams take themselves so seriously, you'd think they were joking.
The CEO & what other reviews say. They nailed it.
It is not worth it to work for a company like this, my advice to anybody who is reading this is to RUN AWAY, wait for the right place, and keep interviewing. Everybody needs a job but it is not worth what you would have to go through. I saw all the negative reviews posted before and decided to give it a shot anyway, DO NOT make my own mistake.
People are always pulling late nights and weekends. Creatives and Project managers are constantly the last people to leave the building. Brand team is seen as an annoyance and something to just " get through", with no real respect at all.
Us creatives are constantly put on pitches after a full days work, and nothing is organized or structured. Lately all the long term people have been leaving for other jobs or been fired. All new hires seems to be friends of the president and they all know each other from working at Chiat.
Things are just going from meh to really bad right now and there is a huge revolving door, nobody is looking happy nor feeling safe in their position with so many random layoffs.
Stop firing people and then hiring freelancers to take their place.
The unlimited vacation is a lie, nobody is able to take vacation besides a few top people.
- Don't charge your clients for resources that are being used for other projects.
- Staff projects correctly instead of always trying to cut corners and overwork all teams.
- Be more open and forthcoming.
- Learn how to properly scope projects.
"Comes from the top and that won't change"
"I didn't sign the separation agreement"
-There are some very nice, genuine people working there.
-Certainly not a corporate agency (which can also be a con).
-Occasionally dogs sneak-in and brighten your day.
-Revolving door in the HR Dept., which is weird even for agencies.
-Revolving door in the IT Dept., which is also weird, even for agencies.
-Finance Department that's led by a feckless wanna-be CFO.
-No A/C in the mens room in an apparent attempt to save on costs - yuck.
-Lack of any kind of culture, unless you count the consumption of alcohol and drugs to fuel an unsustainable pace of work.
-Carpeting is disgusting, walls are dingy, dust galore, but hey, that's more money in the CEO's pocket.
This is an ad agency, plain and simple. If you really need a gig and are willing to look past the insanity, go for it. But there are just so many other places to spend eight (or 18) hours a day. At some point you'll be shown the door, which is actually one of the only things they've perfected after having done it so often. When that day comes I suggest you think long and hard about signing an NDA for a measly amount of cash. Your replacement at least deserves a warning. A -3.0 score on Glassdoor is sad, but imagine if everyone who signed the NDA wrote an honest review.
What can I say, this is without a doubt one of the worst businesses I've ever encountered that still manages to stay open. The general consensus is that the company exists so people can work hard without recognition to allow "the leaders" to maintain a lavish lifestyle. No exactly motivating. My advice? A page-one rewrite is in order. Simply being somewhere the longest shouldn't automatically give sycophants positions of authority. Lastly, if you don't want people to be honest in reviews like this, I'd suggest offering a bit more hush money.
Glassdoor has 48 PHENOMENON reviews submitted anonymously by PHENOMENON employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if PHENOMENON is right for you.


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How Beverage Companies Are Investing In Sustainability
by Lucy Xiong
As the urgency of addressing climate change ramps up, so does the importance of everyone's contribution to drastically reducing greenhouse gases and environmental degradation.
Our willingness to choose more sustainable alternatives is not enough. We need more brands to produce those sustainable alternatives and invest in Earth-friendly solutions that roll-back the damage done so far.
While more radical changes are needed to fully address the climate crisis, here are some steps beverage companies have taken that indicate promising progress towards building sustainability into the bottom line.
Numi Teas
A certified B-Corporation, Numi Teas has been purpose-driven from the very start. Its teas are both organic and non-GMO. For its outer packaging, Numi uses 85% post-consumer waste and soy-based inks. For tea bags, Numi forgos plastic shrink wrap in favor of natural, biodegradable filter-paper. Currently, they're working on creating home-compostable, plant-based, non-GMO packaging material.
Through purchasing carbon offsets supporting renewable energy projects in India and China, Numi has offset over 6 million pounds of CO2 equivalent. As a demonstration of transparency, the company also publicizes its carbon footprint and amount of resources used.
On Earth Day 2019, Nespresso began a multi-year initiative to plant shade trees in Costa Rica. Shade trees help provide the steady temperature that is critically important to the quality of coffee. This practice allows farmers to generate extra income from the wood, fruit and herbs that come from the trees. Because the trees enrich the soil with organic matter, absorb carbon dioxide and help restore biodiversity, the investment also helps the land adapt to the strain of climate change.
Nespresso capsules are known for being made out of aluminum and recyclable. After use, the capsules are transformed into raw materials used in garden compost, new capsules and a variety of products, including Victorinox Swiss Army knives, kitchen equipment and more. See how the company's hallmark recycling program works here.
Nespresso is currently partnered with a number of organizations such as Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade International through its AAA Sustainable Quality Program, which has been around since 2003.
Another one of the company's notable initiatives is the Farmer Retirement Program. Nespresso has teamed up with the Colombian Ministry of Labour, the Aguadas Coffee Growers' Cooperative and Fairtrade International to start a pension program in Caldas in 2014. The company has invested more than $2.2 million into the program, and the Columbian Government matches 20% of what farmers invest. Over 1,100 farmers have signed up.
Valued at close to $80 billion, Coca-Cola has a lot of power to make massively impactful waves in the beverage industry. Though the company's bottles feature heavily in the disturbing images of beach litter and ocean pollution, it's made some noteworthy changes.
In 2018 Coca-Cola announced that it intends to use 100% recyclable packaging and 50% recycled materials in bottles by 2030. The company also seeks to recycle one bottle for every bottle produced by the same year.
By 2020, Coca-Cola has set goals to improve water efficiency by 25%, reduce CO2 emissions by 25%, recover 75% of the equivalent amount of bottles and cans sold by the company in developed markets, and sustainably source 100% of key agricultural ingredients.
For over a decade Coca-Cola has aimed to replenish 100% of the water used in its finished beverages back to communities and nature through its Protect, Reduce, Recycle, Replenish program. In 2018 the company returned 155% of water used. Between 2010 and 2018, Coca-Cola replenished over 1 trillion liters of water and invested $124 million in water, sanitation and hygiene projects. Some of its global partners on this initiative are the World Wildlife Fund, 2030 Water Resources Group, The Nature Conservancy, and Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor.
In response to the plastics pollution crisis, Mark De Luca and Onur Kece created Found Beverage Company in Bondi Beach, Australia. Since its creation in 2007, the sparkling mineral water company has forgone labels and made all of its bottles from 100% recycled glass. In addition to sustainability, Found emphasizes transparency by working with the Carbon Trade Exchange to offset their carbon footprint.
Recently, Found launched the 100K Initiative to commemorate the more than 100,000 marine mammals negatively impacted by plastics pollution every year. For the campaign, artist Amit Greenberg designed 100,000 individually numbered, limited edition glass bottles. 100% of the profits from these bottles will be donated to the nonprofit, Oceana, a leader in the fight against ocean pollution.
Viewing the Cup as Half Full
Compared to the scale of the climate crisis, these efforts seem small and perhaps more symbolic than proportionally substantive. For example, Nespresso relies on its customers to recycle all their coffee capsules for its recycling program to counteract the negative effects of single serve coffee, which it started.
Though Nespresso says it's able to recycle 100% of its capsules, not everyone sends their used capsules back to be recycled. This fact means countless aluminum coffee capsules are likely piling up in landfills.
Yet, when industry leaders like Coca-Cola and Nespresso demonstrate a commitment to sustainability by making it central to its business approach and a part of its bottom line, an important standard of practice is being set for the non-alcoholic beverage industry — which was valued globally at 906.1 billion in 2018.
So even though these initiatives aren't enough to stop climate change or undo the damage the industry has historically caused, they are a step in the right direction. The market for refreshing, delicious and accessible beverages will always exist, and the movement to create sustainable ways of fulfilling that market is laudable and something to get behind.
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Have you become a coffee connoisseur, someone who prefers taste over convenience?
If taste matters to you when you head out for a morning or afternoon pick-me-up, you are in the majority of Americans who will go out of their way to get buy a cup of joe.
According to the latest Harris Interactive survey published Thursday, taste plays a very important role when deciding where to buy coffee or tea as 78 percent of the 2,496 respondents agreed.
Taste ranked more than 20 percentage points higher than any other factor including price at 54 percent.
What's more is that the Harris poll data revealed that three in five coffee (or tea) customers say they visit most often their favorite coffee shop, even if there's another shop available that's more convenient.
When customers go out for coffee or tea, they prefer a national chain almost two-to-one over a local shop.
The survey also found that some customers also "it depends" on the taste, the price of their regular beverage and the location of the coffee shop.
The friendliness of the staff, the variety of the menu, the familiarity of the chain and atmosphere remain somewhat important to coffee lovers.
Researchers at Harris Interactive also surveyed customers about their favorite chains and found that customers preferred Dunkin' Donuts over Einstein Bros Bagels and Starbucks.
The convenience of single-serve, home-brewing machines have been steadily gaining in popularity with American adults buying a machine in an effort to cut down on the number of coffee runs.
About one-third of respondents say they have a single-cup brewing system at home, work or both.
The top one-shot coffee machine brand, according to Harris Interactive, is Keurig as Mr. Coffee, Bosch, DeLonghi, Cuisinart and Krups round out the field.


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Top Analytics Trends for 2020
WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT...
In this last year, we've witnessed a lot of talk around future analytics technologies – from the AI takeover, to the Internet of Things revolution. In 2020 we'll see theory turn into practice, with organisations applying these technologies and concepts into their everyday business to embed data culture and spur digital transformation.
This article will explore the themes and technologies we can expect to see at the forefront of innovation in the analytics sector in 2020…
After rising to fame in 2019, Augmented Analytics will remain as one of the biggest analytics technologies in 2020.
In a nutshell, augmented analytics see the best of business intelligence fused with the best of artificial intelligence. What makes this combination so special is that it automates the process of finding data, preparing it for analysis and generating insights.
What does this mean? Well, for businesses, the process of driving value from the data they create will take just a fraction of the time it would take using a more traditional approach.
But what really sets augmented analytics apart is its ability to turn mere data into actionable insights.
Traditional analytics can be used to get insights but these insights would typically have to be decoded by a data expert to help the wider business understand what these actually mean. On the other hand, augmented analytics explains what these data insights mean in real-life, empowering normal business users to explore their data to generate valuable insights.
Hailed as "the future of data analytics", it's predicted that by 2020, augmented analytics will be a leading driver of the purchases of analytics and business intelligence platforms, and it's sure to become a technology that's in the face of the mainstream as time goes on.
Although still a relatively immature technology, there has a lot to be said about Blockchain.
As a simple definition, blockchain refers to digital information stored in a public database.
When you hear this, the word bitcoin may come to mind, but the uses of blockchain expand way beyond cryptocurrency…
Blockchain is transforming the way organisations keep records and make transactions. It's being used for everything from creating a more transparent supply chain, to preventing identity fraud, promoting safer data sharing and authenticating conditions for securer transactions.
The potential for this technology is big, but it's expected that before blockchain changes the world, we'll first see it streamlining business operations to reduce costs and allow faster transactions.
Automation will be a key theme, with blockchain being used to automate actions, events and payments as soon as conditions are met, without being bound to the manual review process which so often leads to delays.
It's also set to bring about greater security. Data stored in the blockchain is distributed and encrypted which means that it's notoriously difficult to hack, plus, it allows for increased accountability since the data is not editable and can be viewed by all parties.
Overall blockchain will allow for greater peace of mind when it comes to business security, and it's definitely one to watch out for in 2020.
Data and analytics strategy
Data is a buzzword that's been on most businesses' radars over the past few years, yet research shows that fewer than 50% of documented corporate strategies mention data and analytics as key components for driving value.
Over the next year this is set to rapidly change, with Garner predicting that by 2022, 90% of corporate strategies will explicitly mention analytics as an essential business competency.
The concept of data strategy is something that will turn much of the hype that we've witnessed around data over the past few years into tangible and practical outputs for organisations.
Data strategy will become a core part of organisations' overall strategy in order to harness data as an asset to achieve business objectives, make forward-looking decisions and drive better performance.
This will involve organisations clearly defining their business goals, problems and plans for the future, and establishing how data and analytics can help them to achieve their desired outcome.
Many industry giants are already leading on this, but in 2020, we'll see this becoming more of a common practice across businesses of all different shapes and sizes.
Data-driven culture
In 2020, the emphasis on data culture will be just as important as the technology itself. A large part of this is likely to require the value of data communicated to the wider organisation in order to embed this into company culture and improve data literacy to support data-led initiatives.
2020 will see the rise of "citizen data scientists", where the normal business user will become empowered to analyse their data directly without having to go through the middle-man data expert which currently causes delayed insights and misinterpreted information.
Some predict that this will eradicate the need for data scientists altogether, but in reality, it's likely to simply leverage their expertise further, with data scientists playing a more strategic role in driving data culture. Gartner even predicts that by 2023, 60% of organisations with more than 20 data scientists will require a professional code of conduct incorporating ethical use of data and AI.
On top of this, the concept of data maturity is setting the scene for a world where data is truly seen as a modern-day corporate asset. Research by Deloitte shows that 96% of executives believe that using the right tools to get the most out of this data will become more important than ever over the next few years.
As data maturity increasingly becomes a core measure of strategic, organisations will be urged to assess where they are in their own data journey and adopt new technologies and practices to advance in their level of maturity.
Natural Language Processing and Conversational Analytics
Natural Language Generation and Conversational Analytics – two technologies that we're all more familiar with than we might think.
Our very own Alexa is going beyond simply responding to requests to play your favourite Beyoncé track and is now being put to work to answer complex data queries.
Natural-language generation works to humanise data to help users to better understand what insights mean in a real-life context.
For example, a sales director could simply ask "What are the sales for product A this month compared to the sales for product B this month, as a bar chart" and the data will be neatly displayed as requested.
Chatbots are perhaps the most common way this will be used in the everyday business, with many organisations already having their own resident chatbot to provide 24/7 human-level support and a personalised experience for both employees and customers.
Edge computing – the latest buzzword in the analytics space.
Edge computing can be defined as: "the practice of processing data near the edge of your network, where the data is being generated, instead of in a centralised data-processing warehouse."
In simple terms, this means that large amounts of data can be processed near the source. This not only reduces the cost associated with high internet bandwidth usage, but it also allows applications to respond almost instantly, even in remote locations.
Research by the IDC predicts that by 2021, 45% of IoT data will be stored, processed and analysed close to or at the edge of the network, meaning that over 6 billion devices will be connected to edge computing systems.
Driverless cars are the ultimate picture of what's possible with this technology, but it will also start to be increasingly used in everyday business.
Hailed as the "future of cloud", edge computing brings the benefits of cloud technology directly to businesses. Not only is it faster and more reliable because of its close proximity to the connected applications, but it's also more secure since it allows sensitive information to be filtered.
It's also a cheaper way for organisations to scale their operations without having to invest in expensive infrastructure upfront, and it's bringing greater speed and efficiency to the technology we use.
To learn more about how you can stay ahead of the curve with the latest data analytics technologies, contact us.
Oletta Stewart
Oletta Stewart is a Content Writer for MHR Analytics.
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