We've all have those good intentions before a holiday; you book it, you have 6 months to get in shape, and you think easy right? Until of course, your roommate fancies that Dominoes, that colleague leaves so you have a cake, and then it's your birthday meal and BOOM, the holiday is next week and you still aren't feeling ready to bare all in a bikini. That was me as I headed off very last minute to Dubai a few weeks ago which was guaranteed to be full of tanned, gorgeous people putting my pasty, five foot five body to shame.
However, because you can't/shouldn't follow these 'How To Shed 10 pounds in 10 days '(because it would probably kill you) I thought I'd try and find ways to make me feel as ready as possible without faddy diets. Doing my research, I decided to go for a spray tan with Cucumba to hide the British paleness, and gel nails and false eyelashes with Blow LTD. And as a complete novice when it comes to beauty treatments, I will walk you through the processes so you know what to expect!
I'd heard of Cucumba when I worked at Cosmopolitan; not only did they have great reviews but they also boasted a no smell spray tan, where you pick an aromatherapy fragrance to add to it. As someone in fear of smelling biscuity, this was my big worry. And being a standard pasty Brit, thought a nice glow would give me a bit more confidence and hide the dreaded cellulite (although I also had a bit of fear of walking out looking like a TOWIE reject i.e. fifty shades of orange).
However, when I got there, I was immediately put at ease. Being taken downstairs, they show you the four colours on offer with the palest to the darkest; Sunspray, Celebrity, Chocolate and Sunset. I thought I would be the palest but apparently it's much too pale for most people, so decided to go for a mix of the middle two.
I was sent into a small shower room, where you quickly shed your clothes (and your embarrassment if you feel that) and put on a shower cap and paper thong, ready to be sprayed!
If I was in fear of doing a Ross from Friends, it was quickly dismissed when finding out it's not a spray cubicle, but a handheld machine they spray you with. Upon adding the mix of my two colours, they also add something called Black Velvet which prevents orangeness, and the fragrance you want, (I chose linen). It's worth nothing that it only adds that smell for the first day, as obviously it wears off when you shower.
Putting vaseline on my fingers and toes (to prevent staining), we were ready to go! She told me all the positions to be in from legs splayed, look front, turn around, do the running man, open my fingers into a claw etc. With a quick buff of my arms and legs to make sure they were even, I came out half an hour later, having entered at 6:30pm and leaving just after 7pm.
I must admit they were probably the nicest beauticians I've ever had and I've had my fair share. Chatty and friendly, my particular spray tanner had been doing it for 11 years and had great tips on how long it would last (5-7 days), not to be freaked out if it's dark (a lot will washes off), as well as the usual such as sleep on a towel, shower in the morning and always moisturise.
Exfoliate and shave the day before.
Only moisturise the dry patches such as elbows and toes.
Wear dark loose layers, and open shoes. You'll forgo the bra after and probably keep the paper underwear on for ease.
Take out all jewellery, remove all makeup and deodorant.
Don't be embarrassed as you'll be naked apart from a cap for your hair and a paper thong; they've seen it all before!
As a serial nail biter, I've always avoided manicures but knowing we were going to be pretty busy, thought I'd need something a bit more substantial. Being short on time, I went for the gel manicure with Blow LTD mobile service. When they got in touch, however, they also offered an additional service of express eyelash extensions which I thought would be great for the pool, so added them to the beauty for the evening! They can come out to your house pretty much any time, as they use freelance beauticians, so after work on the Friday at 6pm, I met Karlie who came to mine for the evening.
Their gel manicures promise up to two weeks of no chipping, so we picked my colour (a beautiful coral of course) and sat down for the next hour whilst chatting about the usual things you do during treatments. What I didn't realise was the amount of time it takes for gel manicures; there are a ridiculous amount of layers, and as she did one hand, the other hand went into the UV machine. And with the prep of a base coat and top coat, it made me realise how much I'd been neglecting my poor hands.
The next hour was the express eyelash extensions; this was a slightly confusing element on being asked what I wanted and knowing nothing, so I let her choose for me with the individual lashes, going for length as opposed to thickness.
I must admit, be aware if you have sensitive eyes; I didn't think I did but when adding individual lashes, you need to have your eyes slightly open. On doing this, my eyes starting leaking profusely and blinking too much to make it work. Instead, I had to shut my eyes, which then led to most of them sticking to my lower lids and having to spend a half an hour unpicking them. Luckily, you can get eye pads which they put underneath which stop them sticking, so would definitely recommend requesting that if you do tend to blink a lot.
Make sure you have a good service such as a table and even a good place to recline when doing eye treatments.
Give yourself more time than you think, as it always takes longer!
Be careful if you have sensitive eyes as it may be hard to use fake lashes.
DO NOT pick any treatment off; for nails, get them removed a few weeks later by professionals, and for lashes, buy professional false eyelash remover cream.
Don't have a hot shower or head into a pool 24 hours after false eyelashes to prevent the glue melting.
I will say this; heading to Dubai with a glowing tan, glamorous nails and statement eyelashes, meant I felt ready for any beach party with minimal effort. And whilst my fake tan has gone, my normal tan has topped it up, and I'm typing this a week later with unchipped nails and fluttery eyelashes still.
Thanks so much to Cucumba and Blow LTD for the beautiful treatments; you've converted me!


A damning report by the National Council of Provinces says Nelson Mandela Bay's municipal housing department has collapsed as a result of internal administrative problems and lack of capacity to deliver efficient and effective services to the people.
The report, to be tabled in Parliament today, says that as a result of the municipality's non-delivery there is persistent discontent regarding delays or non-payment of service providers and contractors to the municipality. Sam Mazosiwe, who headed the NCOP delegation that visited the city last month, said the municipality would be closely monitored.
The visit was the second by the delegation this year.
Cape Town - As many as 500 000 houses will need to be built annually for government to meet its 2014 target of providing indigent South Africans with housing and do away with informal settlements.
The backlog in housing currently stands at "just above 2,4 million" units, the Department of Housing's director-general, Itumeleng Kotsoane, said in Parliament recently, adding that the task facing his department was "rather huge".Government has since 1994 made a R36 billion investment into low-cost housing and from just the past few years, has been building an average of about 250 000 units a year.


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Sticks and Stones: Bullying in Museums
Participation in the research was high, 510 people responded to an open call using an anonymous questionnaire, with a profile representative of the workforce and sector.
The 'typical respondent' is a 40-year-old white straight female able-bodied atheist, working in collections, for a national museum, in England. They considered themselves mid-career with 15 years' worth of sector experience.
The key findings that should drive sector action are outlined below.
Targets were most likely to be bullied by their direct line manager, and this bullying continued for more than nine months
The most common bullying behaviours were minimising role and contribution; limiting access to essential information; being overly critical of work without justification; and/or micromanagement or undermining individuals in public and private, for example by spreading rumours
25% of respondents felt they were being bullied as a result of a protected characteristic with the most common being gender, followed by age and disability
Other underlying factors were also described, for example class, position in the organisational hierarchy and high levels of competence
Bullying had negative impacts in work and home domains and affected psychological and physiological wellbeing, and led to actions, for example leaving the organisation and the sector
There was a lack of awareness of and trust in formal policies and procedures
10% of all respondents were satisfied with the outcome of the actions, formal or informal taken
Sticks and Stones executive summary (pdf)
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Our findings: perpetrators
We asked targets to tell us who their perpetrator was: In a high majority (53%) of the cases, the perpetrator …
Our findings: bullying behaviours
We asked respondents to reflect on the bullying behaviours they experienced using 21 predefined examples. The respondents could select as …
Our findings: inclusion
Within the questionnaire there was a direct question relating to the basis of the bullying and whether it was related …
Our findings: impact
The impacts of bullying are varied and lasted different lengths of time. Of our respondents: * These include being signed …
Our findings: support and action
We were interested in the extent to which individuals felt supported by their line manager and their organisation, and the …
Our findings: resolutions
Outcomes As a result of being bullied… Moves and sanctions

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Q: how to parse date and time from timestamp in nuxt3 I want to parse date and time from the following time stamp in my Nuxt3 project using Date Fns.
on Date select on calender, this is the value we get.
const SelectedDate = "Sat Jul 02 2022 14:56:04 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)"

I want to extract date and time from this, like.
Const Date = "02/07/2022"
Const Time = "14:56"

but i get wrong time, as result i get -
const Time = "14:07"

I have used this.
<script setup>
import { ref, reactive } from "vue";
import { format, compareAsc } from 'date-fns'
let pickdate = ref(new Date());

const FormattedDate = ref(format(pickdate.value, 'dd/MM/yyyy'))
const FormattedTime = ref(format(pickdate.value, 'HH:MM'))
</script>

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Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park, formerly Hluhluwe–Umfolozi Game Reserve, is the oldest proclaimed nature reserve in South Africa. It consists of 960 km² (96,000 ha) of hilly topography, 280 kilometres (170 mi) north of Durban in central KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and is known for its rich wildlife and conservation efforts. This Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife run park is one of very few parks in KwaZulu-Natal where each of the "Big Five" can be found.
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umHluhluwe Safaris has been the premier Open Vehicle Safari operator in the Hluhluwe region for well over 20 years now and it has been our privilege to introduce thousands of people to this almost mystical game reserve over such a long period of time. By focussing only on game drives we are able to give all of our attention to one outcome, which is to deliver the best experience possible on any given day to our clients. Our long-standing, passionate Field guides are without question the best in the region, our Open Safari vehicles are well maintained and specifically designed for game viewing and our administration and booking service is top class.
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umHluhluwe – the zulu name given to Dalbergia armata, the Thorny-Rope or Hluhluwe Creeper. The Hluhluwe river is named after this species due to its prevalence on the banks of the river and it was used by surrounding communities to make muzzles for the calves to prevent them from taking milk from the cows during weaning.
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Port of Lobito in Angola receives second ore shipment from DR Congo
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A shipment of 1,200 tons of copper ore from the Democratic Republic of Congo arrived on Saturday at the port of Lobito, in Angola, where it will be shipped to Belgium, the chairman of the port infrastructure management company said.
Augustine Estêvão Felizardo, speaking at the symbolic reception ceremony for the ore at the Benguela Railway Station (CFB), said the ore shipment is waiting for the arrival of a ship in the next few days, according to the Angop news agency.
This shipment, ordered by Access World, is the second to be transported by the trains of the Benguela Railway, since just over six months ago operations of the copper mining in the mining region of Kisenge, province of Catanga, were re-launched.
"The port of Lobito intends to show the international community that these ore shipping operations are already possible," said Felizardo, adding that the arrival of this cargo is part of the government's intention to boost the Lobito Economic Development Corridor, through the CFB and the port of Lobito.
Luís Lopes Teixeira, president of the Benguela Railway, said that the journey of the train, with 28 wagons lasted 36 hours, starting from Luau, Moxico province, a point of connection with the trains from that neighbouring country.
The inaugural train with 25 wagons and 50 containers carrying 1,000 tons of manganese, also from the mining region of the Democratic Republic of Congo to India, arrived at the port of Lobito on 5 March, 2018, resuming cargo operations after a hiatus of more than 30 years. (macauhub)
Macau chief executive says the Bay Area project will be very dynamic
Angola and Portugal prepare 2015-2018 Strategic Cooperation Programme
Angola: Mondo oil field to produce 100,000 barrels of oil per day
Maputo airport, Mozambique, among China's largest aid projects in Africa
Angolan energy sector to see investment of US$23.6 billion by 2017


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Give FPM Feedback on Furniture for the State Hall Renovation | SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
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Abbath – Outstrider
Cait Stoddard July 10th, 2019 - 12:00 PM
Black metal is a style
The music genre black metal is defined as extreme metal music which has fast musical tempos and shrieking vocal styles. Bergen, Norway's black metal band Abbath exemplify that type of music in their second full-length album titled Outstrider. The album is released four years after the band's first full-length album titled Abbath, and the former Immortal singer and guitarist Abbath Occulta, lead guitarist Ole Andre Fartstad, bass guitarist Mia Wallace and drummer Ukri Suvilehto bring a dark and unique sound to the new album.
Outstrider is filled with promising and erratic black metal as Occulta's vocals are able to shriek and use higher and lower vocal ranges on the album. Farstad's guitar impacts the record because of the electrifying riffs he provides contributes to the heavy sounds fans want to hear, Wallace's bass guitar skills are impressive because she is able to create low riffs which do blend in with the guitar sounds and Suvilehto's drumming fills the record with powerful drum beats being played on a faster pace for each song. This record shows how Occulta wants to stay relevant in the metal scene for years to come and fans should not be discouraged with how the album sounds because it provides the head banging black metal music they yearn for.
On the album, there is a song titled "Calm in Ire (Of Hurricane)" and the reason why this song is worth mentioning is that it introduces the listeners to the album in a unique way. Unlike the rest of the songs, this track is a unique one because it draws listeners in by hearing the sound of a storm brewing before the band starts playing. The sound of the guitar can be heard strumming along in a mystical tune before Farstad switches to a heavier guitar tune. Wallace's bass guitar hums quietly in the background as she plays a heavy tune, Suvilehto's drumming is on key with each high energy drum beat and Occulta's talented vocals are low and grungy. He sings in smaller pitches and his shrieks can be heard with a lower tone and the sound of his vocal provides the listeners with how dark the meaning of the song is. This song introduces the listeners to what lies ahead in the album and fans will enjoy this song.
Another song which provides great metal energy is called "Land of Khem" and the reason why it is of note is how well the band plays on this track. The lead guitar kicks the song off with a powerful guitar sound and Farstad has killer mini guitar solos which can give fans the urge to go crazy while listening. The bass guitar can be heard blaring low rumbles with energy while the drumming fills the song with crazy drum beats that will leave fans with a smile on their faces. The vocal style by Occulta is staying in tune with the music by harmonizing in a low grungy voice and his shrieks are capable of matching the tune the band is playing. If fans are looking for a song which can cause them to headbang to the music, then this song will surely let them do so with a big smile on their faces.
The "Pace Till Death" is another song of quality. If listeners want to catch the tune of the song, they need to listen carefully because each band member plays the same tune at a faster pace at the beginning and in the middle of the song, Wallace's bass guitar can be heard playing lower tune at a faster pace, Farstad's guitar skilled are wild because he is capable of playing erratically without missing a tune and his solos provides musical power on the track, Suvilehto's drumming is out of this world and full of non stop energy and Occulta's vocals are non stop grunge which also provides a touch of the energy in the song. If fans want to hear a high energy song to dance crazy to, then they should look no further because this song will provide the energy they want to feel.
This album brings creativity to the table by playing a different style of metal music and their fans will appreciate this record because the band is promising them powerful and energetic black metal music.
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"Combined with other data management and compliance efforts, the regulation can help solve a number of cybersecurity and privacy issues."
"With some data, it is easy. ... But the question is not only about granting or revocation of rights to process, but also about getting to know which data is stored, how it was processed, with whom it was shared, and having the possibility to remove that data from systems (i.e., to be forgotten)."
"Each of our digital activities touches many systems: computers, servers, information systems, transmission systems, security systems, usage analysis systems, and so on."
"Information systems and the Internet were designed mostly respecting another model – that the owner of the system owns the data as well, unless it is specifically provisioned otherwise."
"IT staff are forced to talk and understand legal teams, discuss the impact, and better understand threat landscapes and liabilities, which shrinks gaps of understanding.
"Now, the securing of information systems, data and information system life-cycling, and the creating, processing, destroying, auditing, handing over and disposing of data will be assessed.
"Overall, GDPR has the potential to be one of the pillar forces that gets us together to address cyber security properly. While it alone will not be sufficient, combined with other governance and regulatory efforts, real progress can be made."
(Note: This post originally appeared on the ISACA blog, which can be viewed here).


Craig Miller was probably destined to be a middle distance star. After all, take away one of the consonants in his last name and you're left with "Miler." That's perhaps an appropriate surname for one who is making that event his own. Two years ago he set a national freshman record for the 1600m of 4:14.26, and followed that the next year with a 4:06.76 mile, second only to Alan Webb on the sophomore all-time list. In 2005, he placed second in the Nike Outdoor National meet, his 4:07.19 ranking him third in the country. Not bad for someone who only started running seriously three years ago, and whose training mileage remains modest.
"I used to play soccer, basketball and track in middle school," Craig recalls. "I realized I was naturally good at running, so I decided to do cross country as a freshman." His first harrier campaign culminated with a fifth-place finish in the Pennsylvania Class AAA championship, which was "better than I expected," he says. After a winter on the hardwood, he placed third in the state in the 1600m, setting the national frosh record in doing so.
That success didn't prompt Craig to train like crazy over the summer to try to improve. Instead, he stuck with what worked, in his case a low-mileage base of 25 miles per week. It didn't seem to be an impediment, as he won the state title in cross country and, after a winter spent on the swim team—"I swam competitively when I was younger, and I figured it would help my running more than basketball"—won the outdoor track state title in 4:09.33, running 2:01 for his second 800m. He capped his season with a third place in the mile at Nike Nationals. "That really boosted my confidence," he says. "It made me think I had a chance to make nationals in cross country." However, Craig admits it might have made him a little overconfident. "I didn't run enough over the summer," he says. "I just did what I'd done the year before."
But lest you think this is the part of the story where a cocky high schooler gets his come-uppance, you're wrong. Craig not only defended his state cross country title, but placed eighth in the Foot Locker Northeast regionals and finished 15th at the national championship. After another winter on the swim team, he picked up his track career right where he left off, winning the state 1600m title and finishing second to Jeff See at Nike Nationals.
This summer, Craig upped his training to "probably twice as much as before"—40 to 45 miles per week—with the goal of three-peating his state title, winning the Foot Locker regional, and placing in the top five at nationals. In the winter he'll forego the pool to run, although he won't compete in indoor track, focusing on the outdoor season where his goal is to break Paul Vandergrift's state 1600m record of 4:03.22, set almost two decades ago.
One of Craig's favorite workouts is a negative split 800, where he'll run the first 400 in 70 and the second five seconds faster, doing six reps. "It gets you used to running faster when you're tired," he says, and no doubt contributes to his finishing kick. "I think I'm pretty well balanced as a runner," he says, noting that he doesn't have any overwhelming strengths or weaknesses. His PRs of 1:52 for 800m and 9:10 for 3200m would indicate he's got both speed and endurance.
But then, that's probably what you'd expect from somebody whose name is almost exactly his avocation, too.


*How am I able to tell if my bambino contains a fever?
Baby Running 103 Fever With No Other Symptoms - Kiss orbit your child's forehead. If you're thinking that he feels hotter than traditional, you are in all probability right.
A fever is sometimes a proof that the body is waging a war against infection. Taking your kid's temperature will make sure your suspicions and assist you and your child's doctor decipher the most effective thanks to getting your child back on the road to health.
Most doctors – and therefore the child Academy of pediatric medicine – agree that a standard vital sign for a healthy kid is between ninety-seven and one hundred.4 degrees Fahrenheit (36 to thirty-eight degrees Celsius). If your child's temperature is on top of this very, he contains a fever.
*How am I able to tell if my toddler's fever is serious?
A temperature reading is not the sole indicator of whether or not a fever is serious.
Behavior could be a factor: A high fever that does not stop your kid from taking part in an intake unremarkably might not be cause for alarm.
The activity could be a factor: youngsters area unit hotter if they have been running around than after they rose from a nap.
Keep in mind that everyone's temperature rises within the late afternoon and early evening and falls between an hour and early morning. This natural cycle of our internal thermostat explains why doctors get most of their phone calls regarding fever within the late afternoon and early evening.
*When ought to I decided the doctor if my bambino contains a fever?
You're the best choice of whether or not your kid is absolutely unwell – thus do decide if you are disquieted, despite what his temperature is.
Generally, the foremost necessary issue is, however, your kid appearance and acts: If he seems well and is taking fluids, there is no have to be compelled to decide the doctor unless the fever persists for over twenty-four hours or is extremely high. raise your doctor for added guidance: as an example, the doctor might recommend business promptly if your child's fever reaches 104 degrees, notwithstanding symptoms.
The AAP suggests business the doctor if your kid contains a temperature of 103 degrees F (39.4 degrees C) or higher and has symptoms like loss of appetency, cough, an earache, uncommon fussiness or temporary state, or innate reflex or symptom.
Your kid is perceptibly pale or flushed or is emission less piddle.
You notice AN unexplained rash, that may indicate an additional significant issue once including a fever. Small, purple-red spots that do not flip white or paler after you endure them, or massive purple blotches, will signal an awfully serious microorganism infection.
Your kid has issue respiratory (working more durable to breathe or respiratory quicker than usual) even when you clear his nose with a bulb syringe. this might indicate respiratory illness.
*How can the doctor treat my toddler's fever?
Baby Running 103 Fever With No Other Symptoms -If your kid is fairly alert and taking fluids and has no different symptoms that recommend a heavy ill health, the doctor might advise merely waiting twenty-four hours before transferring him in. as a result of fever is commonly the primary symptom of AN ill health, a doctor might not notice something vital if your kid is examined too early.
Depending on however uncomfortable your kid is, the doctor might recommend giving him children's Tylenol or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory to bring down the fever.
If your kid has symptoms that recommend a heavy ill health or infection, to the doctor can instruct you to bring him in to be evaluated, either to her workplace (if you decision throughout operating hours) or to AN ER.
*Is it higher to undertake to interrupt a fever or let the fever fight the infection?
Since fever is an element of the body's defense against microorganism and viruses, some researchers recommend that AN elevated temperature might facilitate the body fight infections additional effectively. (Bacteria ANd viruses like an atmosphere that is around ninety eight.6 degrees F/37 degrees C.) A fever conjointly tells the body to form additional white blood cells and antibodies to fight the infection.
On the opposite hand, if your child's temperature is just too high, he'll be too uncomfortable to eat, drink, or sleep, creating it more durable for him to urge higher.
If your child's fever is not moving his behavior, you do not have to be compelled to provide him something to lower it. supply lots of liquids to forestall dehydration, and do not overdress him or bundle him up once he is sleeping.
If your juvenile body temperature is above traditional attributable to further garments, a hot day, or loads of active play, facilitate him calm down by initiating a couple of his layers and inspiring him to rest or play quietly in a very cool spot.
*Which medicines area unit safe to treat my toddler's fever?
You can use children's Tylenol or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory to bring down your child's temperature.
Be terribly careful once administering drugs to your kid. His weight can verify the correct dose. perpetually use the measuring instrument that comes with the medication or AN oral syringe to offer your kid precisely the correct quantity.
Don't provide fever-reducing drugs additional usually than is suggested. The directions can in all probability say that you simply will provide Tylenol every four hours (up to a most of 5 times per day) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory every six hours (up to a most of 4 times per day).
Never provide your kid salicylate. salicylate will build a toddler additional vulnerable to Reye's syndrome, a rare however doubtless fatal disorder.
A final word of caution: Most doctors do not advocate an over-the-counter cough and cold preparations for young youngsters, however, if your kid is taking a prescription remedy, speak with the doctor before giving your kid the other drugs, like nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory or Tylenol. A cough and cold remedies might already contain these merchandise, thus you risk giving your kid an excessive amount of drugs.
*Are there different ways that to undertake to interrupt my toddler's fever?
You can attempt to cut back your child's fever by sponging him down with warm (lukewarm, not cold) water or giving him a lukewarm bathtub.
Never attempt to cut back a fever by sponging down your kid with the application. the application may be absorbed into your child's blood through the skin. It can even cool him too quickly, which may really raise his temperature.
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Q: Calculating straight line values in python I have a dataframe with 2 columns: date and total water usage. The dataset produces the folowing graph

This grapgh isn't exactly what i'm looking for so i decided to instead add a straight line that shows a gradual increase from 1968 to 2003. I did this in excel and got the following graph

Here the green line is a straight line introduced from 1968 - 2003 while the gray line is the original line
Is there a way i can do the same thing in python to end up with the same graph? Such as curve fitting. I want to calculate the total usage values for the intermediate dates using a straight line. I know that straight line has an equation: y = mx + c.
In this case x is my date and y is my total usage value. So when I fit a straight line to datapoints I have to calculate m and c. How can i implement this in python?
Below is my sample dataset:
df = pd.DataFrame({
'Date': [1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005,2010],
'Total usage': [50, 50.2, 50.3,50.6, 80, 81, 90,91]

})

df.plot()

A: You shouldn't modify the original data points but you can overlay a curve that best fits your data, or smooth any sudden change between sample or points.
First prepare your X & Y data into Numpy arrays, and modify the order of the attached code to get the curve you think is best.
Most likely a higher order will result into a better looking curve.
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

points = np.array([(1, 1), (2, 4), (3, 1), (9, 3)])
# get x and y vectors
x = points[:,0]
y = points[:,1]

order = 5

# calculate polynomial
z = np.polyfit(x, y, order)
f = np.poly1d(z)

# calculate new x's and y's
x_new = np.linspace(x[0], x[-1], 50)
y_new = f(x_new)

plt.plot(x,y,'o', x_new, y_new)
plt.xlim([x[0]-1, x[-1] + 1 ])
plt.show()


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The Melville Minute
The dark backward and abysm of time
Prospero: "Canst thou remember
A time before we came unto this cell?"
Miranda: "'Tis far off,
And rather like a dream than an assurance
That my remembrance warrants."
Prospero: "What seest thou else
In the dark backward and abysm of time?"
Taking these lines from "The Tempest" wildly out of context, I think they more or less capture how I felt about 2020 ending. What an extremely long year, and yet I was surprised when it finally finished. Mainly, it was really weird thinking back to January and February. 'Tis far off and rather like a dream, isn't it?
I had a really good feeling heading into 2020. Boy, did I ever learn my lesson. Last year, I made a conscious effort to set the bar extremely low on my New Year's Resolutions. I deliberately only resolved to do things that I had to do or was already doing anyway. So, from a certain point of view, I cheated. As 2020 unfolded, I managed to not achieve a single one of those resolutions. Even the slam dunks. I resolved to do things that I had scheduled, but then the cancellations rolled around.
So I'm torn here. Resolutions are pointless (best laid plans of mice and men, etc., etc., etc.), so looking into 2021 doesn't seem like the way to go. Then again, a "best of" 2020 isn't going to stretch very far, especially because I've already shared my thoughts on the new Taylor Swift albums. I certainly don't want to dwell on current events—that's not what this column is for.
Start as you mean to go on, right? 2021 announced itself, and will go on in kind, but we each individually have to choose how to start and how to continue. Here are a few solid recommendations on that note.
Reading: "The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets" by Eva Rice
Set in the 1950s in London, "The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets" would be an enjoyable, if inconsequential romp through cocktails and scandals of British high society—if only someone less thoughtful had written it.
Instead—with all the mixed in entertainment value—Eva Rice creates a vibrant world insightfully populated with enchanting characters and the light melancholy that comes in periods of recovery.
While there is a good amount of romance and deception, it's not really the point of the book. Rice perfectly balances her youthful characters—party hopping, obsessed with the early days of rock 'n' roll—with loving portrayals of their perhaps old school parents—unable and unwilling to let go of the tragedies wrought by WWII and clinging to traditional rules of civility.
The heroine, Penelope, is in her late teens or early 20s—I can't remember, to be honest—but dedicates equal time and energy to her love of the crooning Johnnie Ray (an oft forgotten precursor to Elvis), and her commitment to the dilapidated, ruining family home.
It's all about the never-ending conversation between the past and the future, and how the present can affect both, a perfect novel for New Year's.
Viewing: "Last Holiday"
Queen Latifa stars as a straight-laced department store worker whose world is shattered by a grim medical diagnosis. Realizing she hasn't lived life to its fullest, she decides to take all her money and treat herself to an extravagant vacation in the Alps, where she meets and befriends her favorite celebrity chef (played by Gerard Depardieu), indulges in a few makeover montages, teaches everyone she meets about making the most of life, and so on. Hilarity ensues. LL Cool J is in it. Need I say more?
"Last Holiday" is completely sincere and completely unpretentious. It isn't trying to do anything other than entertain, and that's awfully noble. Its message of living life to the fullest is important, too. Work hard, play hard, try new things, be thankful, and watch "Last Holiday."
It's the kind of movie in which a character who's never ridden a snowboard before accidentally winds up on a black diamond run in the Alps, just totally nailing it first try without meaning to, ending up on the cover of an international ski magazine. That kind of movie. It's a perfect black diamond run of a film.
Listening: "The Very Best of The Staple Singers"
If you need to tune out the cacophony of the world, you may as well do it to the infectiously groovy stylings of R&B/soul greats The Staple Singers.
"Best Of" albums are often inadequate and music snobs would doubtless look down their noses at me for recommending one, but this compilation delivers 70 minutes of pure musical goodness. Tracks range from gentle, relaxing tunes like the group's cover of "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," to hard-hitters like "When Will We Be Paid" and "The Ghetto," to absolute jams like "I'll Take You There."
My personal favorite is "Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)," which also happens to be the end credits song to "Last Holiday." The chorus goes "sha-na-boom boom yeah." How could you be in a bad mood when that's playing?
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- If you have an elderly mom or dad or even an elderly neighbor or a friend, this story is for you.
Montgomery County police say a scam artist is targeting them, offering unnecessary home repairs, then taking the money, and running.
Police say you should look out for a chimney repairman with an eye on the elderly. He's not there to help, or make legitimate repairs, but, police say, to scam.
The son of a 92-year-old victim with dementia is speaking out for his dad who can't. Joe Devost of Olney knows exactly who this scam artist is looking for, "It's the elderly, they're not knocking on my door, they're not knocking on my neighbors door, it's exclusively here." Devost is talking about his parent's home.
SANDY SPRING, Md. (WUSA 9) -- The United States has a growing number of overweight children. Statistics from the CDC show childhood obesity has tripled since 1980.
Chris Grier, new head football coach at Sherwood High School in Montgomery County, wants to use his own story to help combat the problem.
In March, Grier was named head coach at his Alma Mater. Now, he sculpts young bodies and molds young minds, but it's not just exercise that's important to a successful football career, it's also diet, and that's something personal to coach Grier.
"When I was in this same weight room as a high schooler, there was nobody there who could guide me as to what I had to do to get in shape and lose weight," said Grier.
The former offensive lineman's weight had been an ongoing problem.
Grier was 300-plus pounds. His wake-up call came in 2006 when a doctor told him he wasn't an athlete anymore.
5-year-old Girl Still Critical; Stable After Dog Attack in Md.
CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (WUSA9) -- The girl, who was attacked by at least one or more dogs has been stabilized, after being taken to the hospital in critical condition on Wednesday evening in Charles County, Md., officials said Thursday morning.
The incident took place at a home in the 8600 block of Billingsley Road in Bennsville, MD. The child, who was said to be in critical condition, was flown to Children's Hospital in Washington, DC.
The girl was supposed to be under the supervision of her mother's boyfriend at the time of the attack. The boyfriend lost sight of her and later found her laying face down in the backyard where she had already been attacked, according to officials.
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April 27, 2016 11:59 AM EDT
President Barack Obama is set to visit Flint, Michigan on May 4 after reading an email from a child there.
Obama will travel to the city where a lead-contaminated water supply has left some 100,000 residents in crisis to "hear first-hand from Flint residents about the public health crisis, receive an in-person briefing on the federal efforts in place to help respond to the needs of the people of Flint, and deliver remarks to community members," says a White House official, according to a report by the Detroit News.
Obama called a state of emergency there in January and held a meeting with Flint Mayor Karen Weaver, but has yet to visit the city — until reading an email from an 8-year-old resident who asked to meet with the President.
"I am one of the children that is [affected] by this water and I've been doing my best to march in protest and to speak out for all the kids that live here in Flint," wrote Amariyanna Copeny, according to a copy of the email that was obtained by the Detroit News.
Copeny requested meeting with the president while she was in Washington last month attending congressional hearings on the city's water crisis. Obama replied, letting her know that he would be paying a visit to Flint.
"I am so proud of you for using your voice to speak out on behalf of the children of Flint. That's why I want you to be the first to know that I'm coming to visit Flint on May 4th," Obama wrote. "I want to make sure people like you and your family are receiving the help you need and deserve. Like you, I'll use my voice to call for change and help lift up your community."
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Google has just put its new Nexus 4 smartphone, 3G Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablet up for sale at the Google Play web store. The phone retails for $299 for the 8GB version, and $349 for the 16GB variety, and the Nexus 10 goes for $399 or $499 depending on capacity. If you want either, you'd better hurry and order – the U.K. Google Play store sold out in a matter of minutes when the new Nexus hardware went on sale there earlier today.
The Google Nexus 4 is an LG-manufactured device, which boasts a number of top-tier specs, including a 4.7-inch diagonal screen with 1280×768 resolution, a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 quad-core mobile processor, an 8MP rear camera and 2GB of RAM. The phone doesn't sport LTE, but does have 3G HSPA+ antennas and should work with a very wide range of global carriers. It also boasts SlimPort HDMI out and ships with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
The Nexus 10 is Google's latest tablet, which is made by OEM partner Samsung. It's got a 10-inch display with 2560×1600 resolution, has an Exynos 5 dual-core SOC, 2GB or RAM, micro HDMI out, a new magnetic charger design not unlike Apple's MagSafe adapter and also promises Android 4.2 shipping on the device.
Google's Nexus 7 with HSPA+ support offers 3G connectivity, and otherwise provides the same essential loadout as the existing 32GB Nexus 7 tablet.
Google's quick sellout of these devices in the U.K. Play store is very impressive, and speaks to the attractive value proposition of an affordable, powerful device available unlocked off-contract. Though it may take a while to determine what kind of volumes were available at launch, considering that Google doesn't traditionally share very much regarding sales numbers.
Update: It looks like the 16GB version of the Nexus 4 at least is already sold out, since it now says "Coming Soon" again. We'll let you know if it becomes available again, or if the other new Nexus products go out of stock.
Update 2: Now it looks like both the 16GB and 8GB versions are sold out. That was fast.


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The world desperately needs innovation in energy technologies — but those innovations are unlikely to happen by themselves. A three-year study by a team of researchers based at MIT has now identified a suite of policy and investment strategies that could accelerate innovation in the United States, helping to meet our growing energy needs affordably and reliably, reducing carbon emissions and alleviating insecurity over energy supplies.
The conclusions of that study are detailed in a new book — Unlocking Energy Innovation (MIT Press, 2012) — by Richard Lester, the Japan Steel Industry Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT, and David Hart, a professor of public policy at George Mason University. The project was supported by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
The study, carried out at the MIT Industrial Performance Center and involving faculty and students from nine MIT departments, concluded that fundamental changes are needed in the U.S. energy-innovation system. Without systematic, transformative changes, Lester says, we are unlikely to succeed either in averting the worst economic and environmental consequences of climate change or in achieving a secure, affordable and reliable energy supply.
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Lawsuit accuses Sacramento utility company of racially profiling Asians in cannabis crackdown
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is facing a lawsuit for allegedly targeting Asian communities when providing customer data to authorities without a warrant.
Data privacy watchdog Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed the lawsuit on Wednesday on behalf of the nonprofit Asian American Liberation Network and Asian American cannabis industry attorney/SMUD customer Khurshid Khoja.
The lawsuit noted that the utility would turn over a list of customers who used over a specified threshold amount of energy per month to the Sacramento Police Department.
The list excluded homes in a predominantly white neighborhood, and was further shortened by a police analyst to homes with Asian-sounding names for further investigation.
According to the lawsuit, the bulk disclosure "turns its entire customer base into potential leads for police to chase," liberally disclosing customers' Social Security, driver's license and telephone numbers.
Data privacy watchdog Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a lawsuit accusing the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) of racially profiling Asian communities when providing customer data to authorities without a warrant.
The case was filed Wednesday on behalf of the nonprofit Asian American Liberation Network and SMUD customer Khurshid Khoja, an Asian American cannabis industry attorney and cannabis rights advocate from Sacramento.
Law enforcement has long used excessive electricity consumption as a potential clue for cannabis cultivation in what appear to be normal homes. The lawsuit notes that the utility company would turn over a list of customers who crossed a specified threshold amount of energy used per month to the authorities.
The suit further claims that Asian Americans were deliberately targeted by the data disclosure, resulting in disproportionate penalties incurred by customers of Asian descent in recent years.
While the SMUD provided entire ZIP codes' worth of power usage information to the Sacramento Police Department, it allegedly did not include homes in a predominantly white neighborhood. A police analyst then reportedly singled out Asian-sounding names from the list provided for further investigation.
In a statement Thursday, SMUD spokesperson Lindsay VanLaningham denied any wrongdoing, claiming that they "share the information on specific properties to stop what we've identified and believe to be power theft and when we are required to do so per local law enforcements' request to assist them with their investigations."
Meanwhile, EFF co-executive director Megan Sapigao pointed out that the "mass surveillance program is unlawful, advances harmful stereotypes, and overwhelmingly impacts Asian communities."
"It's unacceptable that two public agencies would carelessly flout state law and utility customers' privacy rights, and even more unacceptable that they targeted a specific community in doing so," she added.
In 2018, nearly 100 homes in Northern California allegedly purchased with money wired to the United States by a Chinese-based crime organization were seized by federal and state authorities
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Infinera has unveiled the XTM II, a next-generation packet-optical platform for metro networks, with increased density, low latency and reduced power consumption.
Traffic patterns in metro networks are becoming increasingly dynamic, explains Geoff Bennett, director of solutions and technology for Infinera. Instead of pulling all the data back to a central hub before processing, the compute and storage functions are moving to the edge of the network – to support architectures like Remote PHY in cable networks, mobile fronthaul via cloud-RAN and concepts like Central Office Rearchitected as a Data centre (CORD) in broadband access. The XTM II has been designed for these bandwidth-intensive applications at the metro edge, he says. With its high density and low power consumption, it is particularly suited for the constrained environments found in telecom huts.
The announcement also answers the question of how Infinera plans to develop the product range it acquired from Swedish metro specialist Transmode in 2015 (see Infinera accelerates metro strategy with $350M Transmode bid). Back then, Infinera executives talked about the potential to integrate the company's photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology into Transmode's metro product range. That's not happening yet. The new cards for the XTM II platform are based on 200G transmission speeds delivered via pluggable CFP2 digital coherent modules.
The new platform includes three new chassis in different sizes and three new traffic cards. These upgraded chassis have already been shipping for the last six months, and can be populated with the large range of existing XTM series cards. The new cards, when introduced later this year, will be backwards compatible with the installed base of equipment using the older chassis. "It makes for a very strong investment protection story," Bennett observed.
Although the cards are stars of the show, the upgraded XTM II chassis is worth noting. It offers improved power management and cooling, with increased density to support nodes that require large volumes of new traffic cards. The chassis comes in three sizes: 1 rack unit (RU) with up to 400G of capacity, 3RU supporting 1.6Tb/s and 11RU supporting 4Tb/s.
Turning attention to the cards, there is a 400G Flexponder, a one-slot card that can operate as a dual 200G muxponder using 16QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) for optimised capacity, a dual 100G transponder that uses quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK) for optimised reach, or a combination. With twice the number of ports, operating at twice the speed, in a card that's half as deep, the unit has an eightfold density increase compared to the previous product generation.
Including optics, the unit operates at as low as 20W per 100G service, which Infinera believes is the lowest power consumption per 100G available in the industry on any WDM-based platform. Those figures are for operation at 20°C, Bennett cautions. But even using a more conservative scenario at 55°C (a temperature likely to be encountered inside a rack), the device consumes 27W per 100G service – a similar product from the nearest (unnamed) competitor has 74 per cent higher power consumption, the company claims.
Other traffic units include a 200G muxponder, which is a two-slot card that aggregates a broad range of client signals, from 8G Fibre Channel to 100 Gigabit Ethernet and many rates in between, onto a 100G/200G port. The device can also be paired to create an OTN add-drop multiplexer.
The third new card is the EMXP440 packet-optical transport switch which, as the name suggests, provides Layer 2 packet-optical switching with sub-50-ms protection. The two-slot card has dual 100/200G ports and 12 10G ports, with the option to add a further 12 10G ports via a PTIO-10G client board that plugs into an MPO port. The switch supports Carrier Ethernet and MPLS-TP packet transport, Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) CE 2.0 service creation and quality of service-aware traffic aggregation. In addition, the EMXP 440 features have been harmonised with the EMXP/IIe range and PT-Fabric.
The new XTM II platform also comes with a new flexible grid line system, to provide the wider channels required for coherent transmission above 100G. If populated with 200G wavelengths, the system can support fibre capacity of up to 24Tb/s, but it is ready for 400G and beyond. "Basically we're introducing a line system that we know future iterations of our platform will need," said Bennett.
The line system components include hybrid erbium-doped fibre amplifier (EDFA)/Raman optical amplifiers and reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM) modules with 1x4 and new 1x9 configurations; the latter is expected to ship by the end of the year.
The XTM II platform sports open APIs for software-defined networking (SDN) control, which Bennett now considers to be "table stakes" required to compete in the market. The XTM Series, including the XTM II, is supported by Infinera's Xceed Software Suite and Digital Network Administrator (DNA) network management system.
Finally, it's interesting to see that the new XTM II platform supports Infinera Instant Bandwidth licenses, which allows bandwidth to be pre-installed and activated on demand – the first time the company has applied this approach to its metro products.
"While backward compatibility is key as it allows current customers to take advantage of over 30,000 existing XTM Series chassis, what is more significant are the capabilities XTM II brings to new networks deployed by both new and existing customers," said Karl Thedéen, senior vice president, head of metro business group, Infinera.
The XTM II chassis are already shipping to customers, while the 400G Flexponder will be available in Q3, with additional components of XTM II available by the end of 2017.
The XTM II will be featured at the Next Generation Optical Networking (NGON) event in Nice, France from 20 to 22 June 2017, on Infinera's stand A15, with demonstrations taking place in the Infinera Express, the company's mobile demonstration truck.
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The plans for an economic recovery will undoubtedly need vast levels of public and private investment.
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While the Covid-19 crisis clearly impacted infrastructure deployment in Europe in 2020, it also undoubtedly reinforced operators' mid-term FTTH ambitions
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In it together
The all-important multi-vendor interoperability can only be achieved via industry collaboration, finds Keely Portway
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2020 has shown standards are key to building the networks of tomorrow, and that's something to be excited about, argues Bernd Hesse
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Pass the test
Large webscale internet content providers have undoubtedly been the wielders of power in recent years. The only thing greater for them, has been their hunger for data.
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Q: What are the practical uses of inserting "1==1" (1 is equal to 1) in conditional statements? Sometimes in JavaScript or C# code I will see a "1==1" conditional statement.
C# example:
if (!IsPostBack || 1==1)

I know that in Sql statements, 1=1 can be used when dynamically building queries or when creating sql injection attacks, but I don't understand the practical usage of a test that always evaluates to true in C# or JavaScript.

A: There is no value. This makes the condition to be always true, so you simply could remove the if.
I guess it has been added while debugging a problem to force the execution of this particular branch and it simply has been forgotten to remove it. I would call it a bug.

A: Developer testing of the following:

*

*The function/method/sub/etc gets executed no matter the "Real" parameter value

*Seeing how your parameters would be effected by a False || True situation

The only real practical uses I see are:

*

*Testing

*SQL Injection, as you said

A: An if with a 1==1 conditional is a misuse of an if statement. Although syntactically sound, it removes the value of the if even being there.
As Daniel stated, it was probably used while debugging a particular portion of code. If it's left in production code it is likely a bug, otherwise it's a complete misuse of the if statement.
if ( !IsPostBack || 1==1)
{
    // Do Something
}

is equivalent to
//Do Something


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GTCO Releases ₦103.2billion Reports Profit Before Tax
The Group reported profit before tax of ₦103.2billion, representing an increase of 11.0% over ₦93.1billion recorded in the corresponding period ended June 2021. The Group's loan book (net) increased by 1.8% from ₦1.80trillion recorded as at December 2021 to ₦1.83trillion in June 2022 while deposit liabilities increased by 6.4% from ₦4.13trillion in December 2021 to ₦4.39trillion in June 2022.
The Group's balance sheet remained well structured and resilient with total assets and shareholders' funds closing at ₦5.7trillion and ₦845.7billion, respectively. Full Impact Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) stayed very strong, closing at 22.0%, while asset quality was sustained as IFRS 9 Stage 3 Loans ratio and Cost of Risk (COR) closed at 6.2% and 0.2% in June 2022 from 6.0% and 0.5% in December 2021, respectively.
Commenting on the results, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO Plc), Mr. Segun Agbaje, said; "Our results show an increase in key revenue lines and a strong performance in other financial metrics which reinforce our growth prospects as a leading financial services company. Our priority at the start of the 2022 financial year was to bring the Group's new businesses on-stream, starting strong with a focus on long-term viability. At present, we have successfully expanded our financial services ecosystem to include HabariPay Ltd, Guaranty Trust Fund Managers Ltd, and Guaranty Trust Pension Managers Ltd, and all of them are P&L positive."
He further stated that, "These newly created businesses will operate alongside our flagship banking franchise to offer increased value to our growing customer base as well as other stakeholders. We will continue to build on our core strengths of service excellence, innovation, and flawless execution to deliver our corporate objectives for the year and further our vision of being Africa's leading financial services institution."
Overall, the Group continues to post one of the best metrics in the Nigerian Financial Services industry in terms of key financial ratios i.e., Pre-Tax Return on Equity (ROAE) of 23.9%, Pre-Tax Return on Assets (ROAA) of 3.7%, Full Impact Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) of 22.0% and Cost to Income ratio of 49.1%.
GTCO Plc is a fully-fledged financial services group with banking operations across West and East Africa and the United Kingdom as well as non-banking businesses in several key industry segments including Payment, Funds Management and Pension Fund Management. With ₦5.7trillion in assets and over 28 million customers, the Group remains one of the most profitable and best managed financial services companies out of Nigeria providing commercial banking services and non-banking financial services across eleven countries.
Its leadership in the banking industry and efforts at empowering people and communities has earned it many prestigious awards over the years including Best Banking Group in Nigeria and Most Innovative Bank in Nigeria at the 2022 World Finance Banking Awards. It also retained its position as Africa's Most Admired Financial Services Brand in the 2022 ranking of The Brand Africa 100: Africa's Best Brands.
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