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Jones Family Christmas Light and Music Show

We want to invite everyone to a social-distancing Christmas event! My husband, Ryan Jones, has created the Jones Family Christmas Light and Music Show at our home on 1748 Abbington Hill in Lexington. Ryan, who is visually impaired, has synchronized Christmas lights and music for a beautiful and meaning display. We have recorded a narration of the Christmas story to accompany the show. The show consist of Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas songs. The show is FREE and starts December 1 and ends January 1. The show runs each night from 6:30-9:00pm except during heavy rain. The show can be watched from your car, and the music and narration can be heard by tuning to 89.5 FM. For more information, please see the 2016 Fox56 news story using the following link: https://www.youtube.com/embed/wsxCimrysy0 Our Facebook page is Facebook.com/JonesFamilyLights Thank you and God bless, Kayla Jones

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Hamilton (Touring)

Cash, American Express, Mastercard, & Visa. Will Call is located at the Box Office. Box Office Telephone: 323-468-1770 The Pantages Box Office opens daily at 10am. NO ONE UNDER THE AGE OF 5 ADMITTED There is no elevator in the Pantages Theatre. Disabled seating is reserved for the exclusive use of the disabled patron and their companion. The purchase or use of disabled seating locations by non-disabled individuals is strictly prohibited and may result in ejection and/or forfeiture of the ticket price.

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Leading SAFe Training with SAFe Agilist Certification, Dubai, UAE

This course will prepare you to achieve SAFe Agilist (SA) certification, master skillsets that are in demand worldwide, and empower your enterprise to succeed in today's disruptive marketplace. Summary During this two-day course, you’ll learn the principles and practices of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe), how to execute and release value through Agile Release Trains, and what it means to lead a Lean-Agile transformation at enterprise scale. You will gain an understanding of the Lean-Agile mindset and why it’s so effective in today’s adapt-or-die marketplace. You’ll also get practical advice on supporting Agile teams and programs, empowering a Lean Portfolio, building a continuous delivery pipeline and DevOps culture, and coordinating large solutions. Develop a skillset that’s in demand worldwide—and empower your enterprise to succeed in a disruptive marketplace—when you become a SAFe 4 Agilist (SA). Attending the class prepares you to take the exam and become a certified SAFe 4 Agilist (SA) Learning Goals To perform the role of a SAFe 4 Agilist, you should be able to: Apply SAFe to scale Lean and Agile development in your enterprise Recognize and apply a Lean-Agile Mindset and principles Continuously explore, integrate, deploy, and release value Empower with a Lean Portfolio Coordinate the development of large solutions Enhance your Lean-Agile leadership skills Support a Lean-Agile transformation in your enterprise Topics Covered Introducing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Embracing a Lean-Agile Mindset Understanding SAFe Principles Experiencing Program Increment (PI) Planning Exploring, Executing, and Releasing Value Leading the Lean-Agile Enterprise Empowering a Lean Portfolio Building Large Solutions What You Get The class registration includes: Attendee workbook Preparation and eligibility to take the SAFe 4 Agilist exam One year membership to the SAFe Community Platform Eligibility to apply for 15 PDUs to help maintain certifications such as PMP, PgMP Eligibility to apply for 15 Scrum Alliance SEUs (Category C) upon completion of the course Attendees must attend both days of the course to be eligible for the exam. Who Will Benefit The following individuals will benefit from this course: Executives and Leaders, Managers, Directors, CIOs, and VPs Development, QA, and Infrastructure Management Program and Project Managers Product and Product Line Management Portfolio Managers, PMO, and Process Leads Enterprise, System, and Solution Architects SAFe Certification Kit Attendees who pass the certification exam will receive: SAFe Agilist certificate A SAFe 4 Agilist digital badge to promote your accomplishment online A one-year certified membership as a SAFe Agilist, which includes access to the SA Community of Practice A SAFe Agilist certification usage guide with SA certification marks Access to a variety of learning resources to support certified professionals during their SAFe journey Exam Details Name: SAFe 4 Agilist Exam Format: Multiple Choice Delivery: Web-based (single-browser), closed book, no outside assistance, timed Access: Candidates can access the exam within the SAFe Community Platform upon completion of the Leading SAFe course Duration: Once the exam begins, candidates have 90 minutes (1.5 hours) to complete the exam Number of Questions: 45 Passing Score: 34 out of 45 (75% passing score) Prerequisites All are welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience. However, the following prerequisites are highly recommended for those who intend to take the SAFe 4 Agilist (SA) certification exam: 5+ years’ experience in software development, testing, business analysis, product, or project management Experience in Scrum Cancellation Policy: In the event a participant wishes to cancel registration, refund will be issued for cancellations greater than 15 days from the start of the course. For cancellations 15 days or less from the start of the course, registrants may change to future course or different location of equal or lesser value.  All ​classes are not guaranteed to make. Classes can be cancelled due to low enrollment or any unforeseen reason. The Daily Agile is not responsible for any kind of reimbursements for travel expenses due to cancelled classes. We recommend that you contact us for course status before booking any travel accommodations. In the event a class is cancelled by Daily Agile, all ticket holders are entitled to a full refund for their ticket purchase.  For more information, contact us at: info@dailyagile.com or visit us at: www.DailyAgile.com Instructor: Manish Thakkar (SPC, CSM, PMP, MS-IT) Manish Thakkar, a SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) Program Consultant with 20 plus years of experience in global IT application development and leadership, offers SAFe certification training and coaching in Agile practices for superior product development, in both IT and Non-IT organizations. Manish’s training delivery consistently meets the goal of providing world class training and guidance to help organizations achieve higher levels of software quality, and team productivity, while increasing your customer satisfaction.   Manish has an extensive experience in Information Technology projects and he has progressively advanced into leading large, complex and strategic initiatives. Manish brings in a wealth of global experience from wide variety of industries including Financial, Insurance, Consulting, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Sales and Marketing.   Manish also holds CSM (Certified Scrum Master), PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner), and PMP (Project Management Professional) and a degree in Masters of Computing (Information Technology) from Australia. Client's Feedback: "Manish is an amazing SAFe instructor. His understanding of the subject and delivery with a diverse group of members was great. Manish was detailed, with real-life examples in delivering the course content while being patient with the many questions and examples of our own from various lines of business. I would highly recommend Manish for SAFe training. Thank you Manish." "Manish is an excellent instructor. Having been a Senior Scrum Master for a while, I was very impressed with his depth of knowledge & experience. He was able to discuss both Theory & practice equally well that kept the class engaging. I'll surely be going back to take more courses with Manish in the future." "Manish led a great 2-day intensive Leading SAFe 4.5 course which I attended recently. I have a lot of experience as an Agile coach and was a little weary of my time being wasted, especially on a weekend and on my coin. But thanks to Manish's in depth knowledge, his ability to adjust time spent on topics based on the audience, his impressive time management and his willingness for the class to get into some free-form discussions where we shared experiences of things that worked or didn't work, I was not only not dissapointed but really felt it was time well spent. I have extensive training experience myself and give Manish high marks for his skills and recommend him for any SAFe training (or any other training on any topic he is well versed in)." "I took "SAFe Agilist (Leading SAFe for Leaders and Managers)" training with Manish. Taking training with Manish was an excellent experience. Manish is very knowledgeable and have a very strong presentation skills. He is very dedicated and committed to his students during and after the training until they get certified. Manish conducted the demos required in the curriculum, linking the explained topics and broadening our horizons. I highly recommend taking training with him."

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Big Data Strategy 1 Day Virtual Live Training in Milan

Course Description : Developing and implementing a Big Data strategy is vital if you want to stay in business in the coming years. Big Data offers so many benefits to organizations and research indicated that companies leveraging Big Data financially outperform their peers by 20% or more. So, if you do not want to be left behind, you should focus on Big Data now. But what is Big Data? How should you develop a Big Data strategy? What can Big Data do for your organization and how should you deal with the privacy aspect of Big Data? Important questions to ask that can be difficult to answer without sufficient knowledge on Big Data. This unique Big Data strategy training focuses on Big Data from a business perspective and will provide you with all the knowledge and valuable insights to develop a successful and winning Big Data strategy. This is the only training available that focuses on Big Data from a strategic point of view. Course Outline : Big Data History Explanation of the vast moving times we are living in and how that affects organizations Group exercise to understand one's data requirements / dreams             7 V's of a Big Data Strategy Explanation of the 7 V's of Big Data and how that affects your Big Data Strategy. Volume, Variety, Velocity, Veracity, Variability, Visualization and Value Important Big Data Trends The Mobile Revolution, requiring a different Big Data approach The Internet of Things The Industrial Internet The Quantified Self Big Social Data Open / Public Data Big Data Techniques Market overview Hadoop and MapReduce Various ways of analysing your data Data mining Machine learning Descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics Semantics Privacy & Ethics Big Data ownership 4 ethical guidelines Big Data security Big Data Roadmap Key characteristics data-driven company Big Data ROI Big Data on the Balance sheet Big Data Governance Developing a Big Data strategy Big Data use case framework - 9 generic Big Data use cases Big Data within your organization Big Data and Marketing / PR Big Data and Human Resources Best Practices of Big Data Target Audience : The Big Data Training is tailored towards decision-makers, marketers, operations managers, supply-chain managers, HR managers, sales representatives, IT personnel and/or financial controllers who want to learn more about Big Data and what it can do for their organization. Three use cases of target audiences: Senior VP of Marketing large American retail chain The Big Data training helped me understand how to make use of different customer data sources in order to offer the right product at the right moment to the right customer via the right channel. Developing a Big Data strategy is not easy, but this training enabled me prepare the board for our Big Data strategy. Operations Manager at a Regional European Manufacturer Company We have been thinking to make a move to become a smart factory, but we did not have a common understanding what Big Data meant and what it could do for our organization. Since we took this training, we now understand the different important aspects to take into account when starting with Big Data. We expect our smart factory to be operational shortly. IT Employee for a Local Australian Telecom Company My manager asked me to take this training in order to better understand the business aspects of Big Data. Of course I have heard about Big Data, but I am not a Big Data scientist. This training helped me better understand how we should approach Big Data. In addition, I now know that I want to take more technical courses to actually become a Big Data Scientist Learning Objectives : By the end of the course you understand what big data is and how it affects your organization You will learn how to develop a big data strategy You will learn about 8 important trends that affect any big data strategy. Big Data brings great responsibility. You will learn how to ensure the privacy of your customers and what the four ethical guidelines are Big data requires new technologies, in this course you will learn about the most important ones and how they affect your company. Big data will only becomes bigger and those brontobytes will become common language in the boardroom. You will understand where big data is heading to and how that affects your organization. Course Agenda : Pre-course ReadingComplete an exercise of two assignments:  What is your vision around Big Data?  Which hurdles did you overcome, five years from now, to realize this dream? Day 1 Big Data History 7 V's of Big Data Strategy Big Data trends Big Data techniques Privacy & Ethics Big Data roadmap Big Data within your organization Exam

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DISNEY ON ICE: Dream Big

Cash, Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover Will call available at any open window 559-445-8200 * Box Office is located at the Selland Arena, just south of the Saroyan Theatre * Box Office hours are: Monday-Friday 10am-6pm * On event days the Box Office is open until 30 minutes after showtime. On weekend event days the Box Office will be open by 4:30pm. Special Accessibility seating is available for the Selland Arena. Please call the Box Office at 559.445.8200

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