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Intelligence is expanding its horizon as the business complexities are increase. There is a old school thought which say follow an static process. Many times in that process some unstated questions remains hidden.

1. Under standing the business problem: As the customer knock at our door. The first thing we do is to understand what our customer is trying to say but without understanding what he/she is actually looking for. Every times, we make such mistakes and understand the customer problem properly but we interpret incorrectly. why this problem comes up?

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3. Collection & Validate the data: Various techniques are being used to collect the accurate data from different sources and validate it. the collected data is being validated by implementing different type of techniques like giving preference to authentic sources. On what basis we decide the authenticity of the data source?

4. Develop the Solution: On the basis of final reports we develop the solution and our job is done.

If we see the full process flow then there is a very huge ambiguity in the system. Once the solution is deployed and customer has actually generate good profit from the implemented solution  then we can say the project is successfully but do we ever consider that will that solution will generate the incremental revenues for at-least next 5 years. I think we don’t.

We need a Intelligence system where we can at-least close such basic level loopholes.

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[Cricket Match Preview] 53rd Match – Royal Challengers Bangalore V Chennai Super Kings

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By creating a geographical hierarchy for each batting team’s region we can show the percentage of runs each team’s bowlers have conceded via boundaries this season. The Royal Challengers’ bowlers have conceded 1,045 of their runs from boundaries vs 912 non boundary runs. The Super Kings have conceded 58.7 percent of their runs via boundaries as their bowlers have given up 1,160 boundary runs and 817 non boundary runs.

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With SAP Crystal Reports we can examine bowling statistics for the Super Kings’ most consistently efficient bowler, Ravichandran Ashwin, broken down by line and length of delivery. Ashwin’s economy rate of 6.98 is the best for all of the Super Kings’ bowlers that regularly bowl. Ashwin has been tremendous when delivering balls with a middle stump line, as nearly 90 percent of his middle stump tosses have resulted in either a dot or a single, for an excellent 5.23 economy.

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A vast majority of Ashwin’s 287 balls have been length balls. Ashwin has an economy of 6.62 from his 210 length balls and has had a lot of success will off stump and middle stump lines but has been struck rather hard when tossing length balls to the leg side. The spinner has conceded boundaries on over 20 percent of his leg stump and outside leg length ball deliveries whilst his outside off, off stump, and middle stump length balls have been sent for boundaries in less than nine percent of his tosses.

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The Whitehill swimming club which has been around since 1977 began this petition when it was discovered that Glasgow City Council said that closing the popular pool house would be a ‘option” for saving the council money.
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GPS Coordinates Are Dangerous Part II

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Continuing our discussion of State Plane Coordinates or what some erroneously designate as “GPS Coordinates” from last time, I should first clarify that State Plane Coordinates are not “dangerous” by themselves.  What is dangerous is what people do with the information that they think they have.

When a residential client asks for “GPS Coordinates” for his property corners, I start to worry.  First, the description of the property most likely does not use the State Plane Coordinate system as his bearing base.  This means that the coordinates he wants, which could be Latitude and Longitude as well as State Plane, will not translate directly.  In other words, North on State Plane is, most likely, not north for the parcel.  A good conversation with the client and this becomes a non-issue.

Secondly, and more importantly, is why does the client want this information?  It’s a good bet that the client wants to save some money by using his phone GPS App to stake the lines between the corners.  If he does nothing with permanence, this is not a problem.  To be sure technology has come a long way and your phone can easily get you sub meter results.  But +/- 3 feet, or even +/- 1 foot if you’ve paid for the upgrade, is not close enough to make definitive statements about the location of the line.  Don’t build a fence this way!

Another example of potentially dangerous misuse of State Plane Coordinates involves Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their administrators.  A GIS is a wonderful tool for analyzing data that has a spatial aspect to it.  Emergency response coverage zones, crime statistics, real estate values, the list is endless.  A GIS is most effective if it truly represents or models the geographic area of interest.  A good way to tighten up the model is by using State Plane Coordinates or Latitude and Longitude to fix the map (Remember fig 3?).  With enough ground data the GIS can be made quite accurate.  Now here’s the problem.

Residents of the area don’t always know where to turn if they have problems with their parcel boundaries.  Increasingly, municipalities will put their GIS online so that constituents can access the data.  One of the basic functions of a GIS is to show parcels.  Most on-line GIS platforms will allow you to inquire on the coordinate of a pixel.  If a resident inquires on the coordinates of the corners of the parcel and then uses their phone to navigate to the points did they just figure out where their boundary line is?

The answer is no because they have absolutely no idea how good the coordinate they picked is, nor do they have the tools needed to navigate to that exact coordinate.  The real problem is that GIS administrators don’t understand this either and can very easily lead their fellow citizen down a dark and expensive path.

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         Part #5 of The Original Sinners series by Tiffany Reisz

  “You mind-fucked me.”

  “Does your brain hurt? I tried to be gentle since it was your first time.”

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  “You promise you will not throw them at me again?”

  “I promise. I swear.”

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  “Will you let me fuck you right now if I give you the boot back?”

  Eleanor opened her mouth and then closed it again. Was Kingsley serious? Serious or not …

  “Not for all the combat boots in the world.”

  Kingsley held her boot at the window and waited.

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  “What test?”

  “I like to test new people who come to our world. I get them into my Rolls and try to seduce them. The winners say no. The losers say yes. But since I still fuck them everyone wins.”

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  “Many others. Wait until he puts a dog collar on you. I can’t wait to see how you respond to that test.”

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  “He already has one picked out for you.”

  “Who else?”

  “A dog collar? Are you shitting me?”

  “Would I do that? Collars play an important role in our world. It’s a sign of ownership. So you should take it as a compliment. And then after you’ve taken it as a compliment, you can wag your little tail for him.”

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  “Next time, maybe?” the woman said, giving her a wink and Kingsley another kiss. “I’ll play her sister, and you can punish us both for acting up in class, Mr. King.”

  The woman strolled away, her hips swaying seductively with every step.

  “Age-play?” she asked. “That’s a thing?”

  “Here everything is a thing,” he said. Kingsley gave her another ass pat.

  She thought about finding a knife and slicing that roaming, ass-grabbing hand of his off, but the word sister reminded her of a question she wanted to ask.

  “Can I ask you a weird question?”

  “I might not answer it, but you may ask me anything.”

  “Was it Elizabeth?” she asked as he took her arm and led her up the stairs.

  “Elizabeth? What about her?”

  “Søren said when he was married to your sister he cheated on her with someone. Your sister caught him and whoever kissing and ran off and that’s when …” Eleanor felt weird about bringing this up but she had to know. “Søren didn’t tell me who he cheated with, only that he loved her.”

  “He said he loved her?”

  “Something like that. I keep thinking about why he wouldn’t tell me who she was. And then he told me about him and Elizabeth when they were kids … and your sister, she came to visit you all at school. It was an all-boys school, but they let her visit. Why?”

  “Because she was a relative.”

  “Right,” Eleanor said and waited. Kingsley said nothing more. “I’m asking, was it Elizabeth who Søren cheated on your sister with? They had a fucked-up childhood. They were lonely. Incest or not, I don’t care. It’s the only answer I can come up with. I mean, what else could have shocked your sister so much she … you know.”

  “Killed herself?”

  “That. I mean, seeing her husband kissing his own sister? That could shock anyone to death.”

  “It could, oui.”

  “I want to know who he loved enough to cheat on his wife with. I need to know, and I know you know.”

  “I know,” he said.

  “But you won’t tell me?”

  “Not yet,” he said with a smile. “Perhaps in time. But I will tell you this, you’re on the right track. Now come with me.”

  Kingsley escorted her to a room at the end of the hall on the second floor.

  “Tonight is my friend Blaise’s birthday and we’re having a little party for her. I thought you should come and see how our sort plays together.”

  He opened the door and led her inside a kind of sitting room.

  “Oh, fuck.”

  Everywhere Eleanor looked, she saw fire. Tall taper candles, all alight, covered every horizontal surface—tabletops, window ledges—and a few dozen sat on the floor in ornate silver holders. So dazzled by the scene before her, Eleanor hardly noticed the four other people in the room until Kingsley introduced her to them.

  First was Blaise, the birthday girl, who wore nothing but a white button-down shirt. Next was Baptiste, dark skinned and handsome, who had some kind of sexy accent—not quite French, but close. Then another man—Sven or something. She’d stopped listening because Blaise now stood naked in the center of the room.

  “Shall we?” Kingsley picked up a candle as Blaise lay on the floor on a large wooden board. Everyone in the room followed suit. Soon everyone, herself included, held a candle in their hands.

  Blaise raised her arms over her head and smiled up at Kingsley.

  “Happy birthday, ma fille.” He knelt at her side, bent to kiss her and as soon as the kiss broke, he poured candle wax onto the center of her chest.

  Blaise winced in agony. Eleanor winced in sympathy. Everyone else laughed and applauded. Music played. Wine flowed. And one by one every guest took their turn dripping candle wax onto Blaise’s naked body. Everyone but her.

  “Come, chérie,” Kingsley said, coaxing her forward.

  “I don’t even know her,” Eleanor said in a whisper.

  “This will make an excellent introduction.” Kingsley inclined his head toward Blaise on the floor. He was daring her to burn Blaise, and she knew it. Kingsley stood on the opposite side of Blaise, smiling at her. “You know you want to.”

  “Peer pressure? Really, King?”

  “We’re all doing it,” he said, his tone teasing, his eyes serious. And then she knew it wasn’t a dare, it was a test. And since she wanted to pass this test, she burned her.

  Blaise gasped as hot wax landed on her inner thighs.

  Eleanor brought the candle to her mouth and blew the flame out.

  Kingsley gave her a wink and she sat off to the side to watch the show. Soon Blaise’s wrists were locked with hardening wax to the wooden board and then
her ankles. Once her entire body was coated in the wax, Baptiste blew out his candle and inserted it inside Blaise’s vagina. Eleanor watched, breathless, as he fucked her with it. Blaise closed her eyes and moaned in pleasure. Kingsley leaned over her body and kissed Baptiste long and deep.

  Eleanor stood up and nearly ran to the balcony door. She threw it open, stepped onto the balcony and shut the door behind her.

  She stood there in the winter cold, swallowing lungfuls of ice.

  “You left too soon,” Kingsley said. She’d been panting so hard she hadn’t even heard the door open.

  “I needed some air.”

  “Too much?” he asked. “Were you scared of what was happening in there?”

  “Not scared.”

  She laughed.

  “A little.”

  “Jealous?” He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close. As cold as it was, she didn’t fight the embrace.

  “It did look kind of fun.”

  “I forget how young you are. We’ll play this game again when you’re ready.”

  “You kissed a man.”

  Kingsley gave her a quizzical look.

  “I did. I like kissing women and men. And fucking them. Shocked?”

  “I wasn’t expecting that.”

  “For your sake, I will give you this advice—start expecting the unexpected. There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in your philosophy, chérie.”

  “I’ll keep that in mind.”

  “Come. I’ll take you home.”

  He kissed her on both cheeks again before wrapping an arm around her shoulders and escorting her into the house.

  She got her coat and Kingsley walked her to the Rolls-Royce waiting out front.

  “I think I’ll go home the usual way,” she said, staring at the car. “If that’s okay with you.”

  Kingsley raised his chin and studied her.

  “Worried you’ll fail the Rolls-Royce test this time?” he asked. She blushed as he put the fear she hadn’t even admitted to herself into words.

  “I like walking,” she said.

  “Walk away, then.” Kingsley chucked her under the chin in an infuriatingly fatherly manner. “For your sake and mine.”

  He gave her the quickest kiss on the lips and she growled. Walk away, she told herself. Keep walking away and don’t look back.

  After a few blocks, her head cleared, her heart settled. Being around Kingsley and his friends was dangerous to her sanity and her virginity.

  Eleanor neared the subway entrance but paused when she heard someone call out her name.

  She turned around and saw a man standing on the sidewalk ten feet behind her. She couldn’t process the sight of him, the reality of him, the existence of him.

  But there he was. And for the first time that night she felt true fear.

  “Have you missed me, baby?” Her father stood with his hands in the pockets of his long coat, a baseball cap pulled low over his eyes.

  “No,” she said. “What the hell are you doing out of jail?”

  “Shock probation.”

  “Right,” she said, crossing her arms over her chest. She considered running for it. The subway entrance waited twenty feet behind her. “Good for you, then. I gotta go.”

  She turned her back on him.

  “I thought it was only Kingsley Edge you were spreading for,” her father shouted after her. “But now I know it’s the priest, too.”

  Eleanor’s heart stopped. She slowly turned around.

  “What are you talking about?” She kept her voice neutral, trying not to betray her fear.

  “I found a business card in your coat. Edge Enterprises. There’s only one reason a man like Kingsley Edge would give you the time of day, and that reason’s between your legs.”

  “You’re disgusting.”

  “I’m right, though,” he said. “I tried to figure out how a nobody like you would even meet Edge. Not much reason for him to hang out in Nowhere, Connecticut, right? I asked around and found out he’s got this brother-in-law who stops by the house sometimes. A priest. A priest from Wakefield fucking Connecticut.”

  “Dad, look,” Eleanor began, “it’s not what you think. I’m not sleeping with—”

  “Save it. I have all the proof I need. Want to see? Pictures in my car. Nice one of you and your priest in a black BMW. Where were you two going anyway? Romantic weekend away together?” Her father laughed as if he’d made the most hilarious joke.

  “It was a funeral. He wanted me to hang out with his sister, who’s my age. He was worried about her, and he thought she would talk to me since he wouldn’t talk to him.”

  “You think the bishop will buy that excuse when I tell him one of his priests is fucking my underage daughter? Can’t wait to tell your mother what’s going on with you two.”

  “What do you want?” Eleanor knew her father didn’t give a damn who she fucked, what she did.

  “I want you to come with me right now.”

  “We’re going to go to my place and have a talk. I’m leaving town and I think you should come with me.”

  “I’m not going anywhere with you.”

  “You aren’t? Then I guess I’ll have to send all these pictures of you and Edge, you and your priest, to the police and your mother and your principal and the bishop. The newspapers, too. ‘Priest seduces teenage girl and shares her with his criminal brother-in-law’ would make a great headline.”

  “Show me the pictures,” she said.

  “They’re in the car.”

  He walked over to an old beat-up Honda and opened the passenger door. He waited.

  The last thing she wanted to do was get in that car. No, the last thing she wanted to happen was Søren getting in trouble because of her. She walked to the car and sat in the passenger seat. Her father slammed the door so hard she flinched. He got in the driver’s side and turned the engine on.

  “Show me the pics,” she demanded.

  “They’re at my place.”

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Teen Thursday

Grab your Oreos and settle in because the companion to Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda is finally here!!!!

In this sequel to the acclaimed Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda–now a major motion picture, we follow Simon’s BFF Leah as she grapples with changing friendships, first love, and senior year angst.

When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat — but real life isn’t always so rhythmic.

She’s an anomaly in her friend group: the only child of a young, single mom, and her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show it. And even though her mom knows she’s bisexual, she hasn’t mustered the courage to tell her friends — not even her openly gay BFF, Simon.

So, Leah really doesn’t know what to do when her rock-solid friend group starts to fracture in unexpected ways. With prom and college on the horizon, tensions are running high.

It’s hard for Leah to strike the right note while the people she loves are fighting — especially when she realizes she might love one of them more than she ever intended.

ASH PRINCESS — Theodosia was six when her country was invaded and her mother, the Fire Queen, was murdered before her eyes. On that day, the Kaiser took Theodosia’s family, her land, and her name. Theo was crowned Ash Princess — a title of shame to bear in her new life as a prisoner. For ten years Theo has been a captive in her own palace. She’s endured the relentless abuse and ridicule of the Kaiser and his court. She is powerless, surviving in her new world only by burying the girl she was deep inside. Then, one night, the Kaiser forces her to do the unthinkable. With blood on her hands and all hope of reclaiming her throne lost, she realizes that surviving is no longer enough. But she does have a weapon: her mind is sharper than any sword. And power isn’t always won on the battlefield. For ten years, the Ash Princess has seen her land pillaged and her people enslaved. That all ends here.

SKY IN THE DEEP — Raised to be a warrior, 17-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient, rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: fight and survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield — her brother, fighting with the enemy — the brother she watched die five years ago. Faced with her brother’s betrayal, she must survive the winter in the mountains with the Riki, in a village where every neighbor is an enemy, every battle scar possibly one she delivered. But when the Riki village is raided by a ruthless clan thought to be a legend, Eelyn is even more desperate to get back to her beloved family. She is given no choice but to trust Fiske, her brother’s friend, who sees her as a threat. They must do the impossible: unite the clans to fight together, or risk being slaughtered one by one. Driven by a love for her clan and her growing love for Fiske, Eelyn must confront her own definition of loyalty and family while daring to put her faith in the people she’s spent her life hating.

STAY SWEET — Summer in Sand Lake isn’t complete without a trip to Meade Creamery — the local ice cream stand founded in 1944 by Molly Meade who started making ice cream to cheer up her lovesick girlfriends while all the boys were away at war. Since then, the stand has been owned and managed exclusively by local girls, who inevitably become the best for friends. 17-year-old Amelia and her best friend Cate have worked at the stand every summer for the past three years, and Amelia is “Head Girl” at the stand this summer. When Molly passes away before Amelia even has her first day in charge, Amelia isn’t sure that the stand can go on. That is, until Molly’s grandnephew Grady arrives and asks Amelia to stay on to help continue the business … but Grady’s got some changes in mind.

THE COMPLICATION — How do you go back to a life you can’t remember? Find out in this sixth novel in the New York Times bestselling Program series from Suzanne Young. Every cure has a cost. Tatum Masterson learned this after years of being monitored by The Program. She witnessed it when her boyfriend, Wes, came back changed, erased. And now, even the newest “cure” has a heavy cost — one she and Wes paid. The Adjustment came into Tatum’s life just when she thought she needed it most, a promise for Wes to get back his forgotten memories. But when the procedure went wrong, a revelation shattered everything Tatum thought she knew. Now, with no one left to trust, Tatum must find out what really happened last summer. And with the help of the boyfriend she lost, Tatum will have to dig into the past and future of The Program and its handlers. And discover the true cost of a cure.

white rabbit

“This book was like Adam Silvera wrote a season of Riverdale, but with more drug dealers and fewer redheads. Anyone who likes a good teen drama, lots of entertaining and original murder suspects, and getting secondhand anxiety from incredibly stressful situations will be sure to have a terrifyingly good time reading White Rabbit.

— Ivy, Teen Press Corps

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Holiday Catalog 2020: Jen’s Favorite Book!

The BookPeople Holiday Catalog—our annual year-in-review publication—is here and, like most things in 2020, it’s gone virtual for the occasion! And while you can’t hold a physical copy this season, there’s still plenty to enjoy about it!

This year’s theme, This Is My Favorite Book…of the Pandemic highlights the titles our booksellers found comfort in during a year that was anything but. You’ll find them among the gorgeous spreads and loads of other stellar books and gifts we’ve discovered and loved in 2020—enough to complete those shopping lists for the holidays! To enhance the virtual experience, today we’re kicking off a limited series of features spotlighting the booksellers that made it into the catalog. They’ll be telling you a little bit about their favorite book and themselves. Looking for Kids-specific recommendations? We made our lists for ages 0-18 easier to browse on their own page, which you can find here!

Next up is Jen, one of the members of our awesome Bookfairs team, quick with a quip or pun, full of ideas, and always fun to be around! Learn more about her below.

The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman

Bookseller Q&A

BP: How long have you been working at BookPeople?

Jen: 2+ years

BP: What is your favorite BookPeople memory?

Jen: Boxing-up books for our school book fairs. As a person who was once a kid, and a kid who was always thrilled by a pop-up bookshop at school, my time preparing books for their future readers is satisfyingly fun.

BP: How has your job changed during the pandemic?

Jen: When local schools closed, my focus shifted from supporting our book fairs to helping our team fulfill the influx of internet orders we received. My job went from taking books into schools, to shipping books directly to our customers’ homes.

BP: What has brought you joy and comfort during 2020?

Jen: Crossword puzzles, raising caterpillars, and “The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza.”

BP: If you could make a safe COVID pod with 2-5 literary characters, who would they be and why?

Jen: Anne Shirley, Jo March, and Jane Penderwick. This trio could make even the most mundane Mondays a bit magical, and we’d all get a lot of writing done.

BP: What would your favorite literary character be doing during a pandemic?

Jen: Spreading lupine seeds, making the world a more beautiful place.

BP: What’s your go-to, feel-good show or movie?

Jen: Anne of Green Gables (1985)

BP: If you could only eat one thing what would it be?

Jen: Cake… or toast. But, probably cake.

Check out the rest of our holiday catalog for more bookseller Q&As, 50th Anniversary memories, holiday shopping recommendations, and more! Titles mentioned in this post are also available for purchase in-store and online today! You can also browse our Catalog displays in-store.

Stay tuned and join us here later this week to learn more about booksellers featured in this year’s holiday catalog!

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