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(Partner's Event) BBQ Party at ShenZhen Time: Every Sat 19:00 - 23:00 (Usually) Location: The Crazy Coconut Bar, ShenZhen Longhua Baishilong, 3rd floor, 3N100, Above Metro Exit B2 (BaiShiLong Metro Station) 瘋狂酒吧， 深圳龍華白石龍地鐵站B2上方，3樓 Refer to the picture for details on the BBQ Sat event.

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First timer, please leave contact. Please put your name on the waiting list which will be updated later. My WhatsApp / Signal: 9528-5003 \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Date: 31 Jan 2026 (Sat) Time: 8-10 pm, (2+2) Courts: #A, #B Level: Beginners \# of Players: about 14 Shuttlecock: Desiyu G600 Format: Doubles Sports Club Membership Fee: $30 (PayMe / FPS #: 9528-5003) Venue: Hung Hom Community Hall, 42 Bailey Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon 九龍 紅磡 庇利街 42 號 紅磡社區會堂 Direction (From Bus Stop to Hung Hom Community Hall): https://bit.ly/Hung-Hom-Community-Hall

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First timer, please leave contact. Please put your name on the waiting list which will be updated later. My WhatsApp / Signal: 9528-5003 \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Date: 31 Jan 2026 (Sat) Time: 9 to 11 am (2+2) Courts: #A, #B Level: All \# of Players: about 14 Shuttlecock: Desiyu G600 Format: Doubles Sports Club Membership Fee: $30 (PayMe / FPS #: 9528-5003) Venue: Tai Wo Hau Estate Community Centre 15 Tai Wo Hau Road, Kwai Chung Tai Wo Hau MTR 大窩口社區中心 葵涌 大窩口道 15 號 大窩口站 Map: https://bit.ly/Tai-Wo-Hau

🐣《內向小雞的福音》 從前，在一座不太熱鬧的農場裡，住著一隻叫小米的小雞。牠不愛在人群中跳舞，也不喜歡參加雞圈裡的鬥嘴比賽。每天，大部分的時間，小米都靜靜地坐在角落，看著雲飄，看著風走，看著其他小雞嘰嘰喳喳地跑來跑去。 有些雞覺得牠怪異，有些雞說牠冷淡，也有一些雞直接忘了牠的存在。小米不是沒聽見那些話，只是牠把這些聲音收進心裡，像收進一個沒有回音的盒子裡，讓它們靜靜地沉下去。 但其實，小米的世界一點也不小。 牠會記住每一場雨開始落下的聲音，也會在每次黃昏時分，看著太陽怎麼一點一點染紅田野。牠知道哪一棵樹下有最柔軟的泥土，知道哪一隻小鴨最近心情不好，也知道農夫每天早晨喝的不是咖啡，而是溫牛奶加蜂蜜。 牠沒說出來，不代表牠沒感覺。牠只是習慣了用安靜的方式，擁抱這個世界。 有一天，農場辦了一場「誰是最有趣的小雞」比賽。其他小雞爭先恐後地表演唱歌跳舞、模仿貓叫、講冷笑話。全場笑聲不斷。小米在角落，看著，笑了下，沒打算參加。 就在比賽快結束時，天空突然下起了雨，場地一片混亂，大家四處奔逃。這時，小米慢慢地走向中央，抬頭看了一眼天，然後輕聲說道：「這場雨，會在七分鐘後停。你們不用怕。」 大家停下來，看著牠。 七分鐘後，雨真的停了。 從那天起，其他小雞開始注意到這隻安靜的小雞。牠不擅長表演，但牠知道天氣、懂得觀察，也從不打擾別人。牠不搶風頭，但牠總是在每個需要的時候，剛剛好地出現。 小米沒變得多話，也沒變得喧鬧。牠還是那隻坐在角落的小雞。但奇妙的是，那個角落，開始有其他小雞坐下來了。有的只是想靜靜，有的只是想有人可以不說話地陪著。 🐤 給所有內向的小雞： 你不需要變得外向，才值得被喜歡。 你不需要大聲說話，才有存在的重量。 你靜靜地在，就已經足夠美好。 這世界，其實一直在等你，用你的方式，發光。

(Partner's Event) English Corner Time: Every Wed, Fri & Sun 19:00 - 23:00 Location: The Crazy Coconut Bar, ShenZhen Longhua Baishilong, 3rd floor, 3N100, Above Metro Exit B2 (BaiShiLong Metro Station) 瘋狂酒吧， 深圳龍華白石龍地鐵站B2上方，3樓 Refer to the picture for details on the BBQ Sat event. Wechat ID: Pandoraparties

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🔥 What if you could think like Einstein, create like Da Vinci, and innovate like Steve Jobs? 💡Unlock the secrets of genius and discover how history’s greatest minds achieved extraordinary results. Strategies of Genius is a transformative MOTIVATE Community webinar designed to help you think, act, and create at a higher level. In this session, Chris Collingwood explores the proven thinking strategies behind iconic innovators such as Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, and Steve Jobs. 🌱You’ll learn how genius is not just talent—but a set of learnable patterns, mindsets, and behaviors. By understanding these principles, you can break through mental barriers, think outside the box, and apply powerful strategies to your personal and professional life. Whether you want to enhance creativity, improve problem-solving, or achieve meaningful goals, this workshop offers practical tools you can use immediately. Success leaves clues—this session will help you recognize them and put them to work. 📅Join us on **Sunday, February 1, 2026**, for the MOTIVATE Community webinar “**Strategies of Genius**” with **Chris Collingwood**, BA Psych, M.App Applied Science, Grad Cert NLP, and learn how to apply the thinking patterns of history’s greatest minds to your own life. **🎯 Key Points / Takeaways for the Audience** ✅Understand the core principles behind genius-level thinking and creativity ✅Discover how to break through mental barriers and think outside the box **🌟 Additional Key Points / Takeaways / Benefits** ✅Learn how to nurture and sustain creativity over time ✅Develop a mindset that welcomes challenges as opportunities ✅Understand the role of curiosity and experimentation in breakthrough thinking ✅Apply proven strategies used by top innovators to real-life goals ✅Strengthen problem-solving, innovation, and decision-making skills **ABOUT THE SPEAKER** Chris Collingwood has been involved in learning and teaching NLP since 1979. He studied with all the major early developers of NLP and, together with his partner Jules Collingwood, brought NLP co-creator Dr. John Grinder and his partner Carmen Bostic to Australia for many years. Chris and Jules designed, developed, and accredited the first government-recognized postgraduate qualification in NLP. Their graduate certificate in NLP teaches NLP from first principles, enabling students to master NLP and apply it in their own language and style. Chris has extensive experience applying NLP to learning, coaching, and consulting in organizations. His recent focus has been on the thinking, behavior, and organizational patterns of successful entrepreneurs. **CONTACT DETAILS** 👉Facebook: www.facebook.com/chris.collingwood 👉Facebook: www.facebook.com/inspiritive/ 👉Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/collingwoodchris 👉Youtube: www.youtube.com/@InspiritiveAuNLP 👉Website: www.nlp.edu.au ⏰February 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆), 𝟭.𝟱 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 5:00 PM GMT+8 China 7:00 PM GMT+10 Brisbane 8:00 PM GMT+11 Sydney/Canberra 5:00 AM GMT-4 New York 10:00 AM GMT+1 Barcelona 📌For first-time attendees please scan the QR code on the flyer or click the following link to register and become part of our enriching live discussion, all at no cost: https://adriancahill.agilecrm.com/forms/6002900926529536 📌Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/86301571361 Log-in: 86301571361 Password: #motivate 🔗 Secure your spot now!

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**People Analytics 101: Making Sense of Compensation Data** Compensation data is one of the most widely used and widely misunderstood forms of people analytics. The session will cover where compensation data comes from, including market pricing data, internal payroll data, and benchmarking sources, and how companies think about structuring and analyzing that information. We will explore how compensation data is leveraged to set salary ranges, manage internal equity, support hiring and retention, and align pay with business strategy. A portion of the session will address common data challenges and limitations, such as market noise, inconsistent job matching, and incomplete datasets, while keeping the primary focus on practical use rather than technical depth. The session will also look ahead at where the space is going, including the growing impact of pay transparency laws, expanding pay equity requirements, and emerging regulations in the US and Europe that require organizations to report on gender and pay gaps. The goal is to give attendees a clear mental model for how compensation analytics works today and why getting it right is becoming increasingly critical. (note: we are back at Rev1 this month!) **About Our Speaker** [Alex Moore](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexscottmoore/) is the founder of [Moore Cooperative](https://moorecooperative.com/), where he advises organizations on compensation strategy, pay equity, and people analytics. His work focuses on helping organizations like the Ohio Supreme Court design, analyze, and communicate compensation systems that are data-informed, defensible, and aligned with organizational goals. Alex lives in Granville, Ohio and has three little kiddos. More info at [cbusdaw.com](https://cbusdaw.com)

Let’s meet and discuss whatever comes to mind about one of Tennesse Williams’ most famous plays.

The February Ohio North Database Training user group meeting will be held on **February 3rd, 2025 at 5:00PM**. This will be a **HYBRID** event and we will be joined in person by **David Pickering**. You're welcome to come meet in-person at our meeting location, the offices of Improving at **[6000 Freedom Square Dr,](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)** **[Unit 110,](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)** **[Independence, OH 44131](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)** [Teams Link ](https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/27861114692350?p=lHdrSV1OOELhLnCiAg)if anyone needs it after RSVP-ing for in person. If you would like to subscribe to our email list outside of Meetup, we have changed platforms recently and you will need to register [here in Kit ](https://ohio-north-data-training.kit.com/b8f036f615)instead to receive emails. Agenda: **5:00 PM EST**: Online and in-person meeting begins with a social hour. This is an unstructured hour where you can join us to catch up and meet other group members before the session starts. There will be food brought in for in-person attendees. **6:00 PM EST**: Updates and announcements, followed by our feature presentation. See below for presentation details. **7:30 PM EST**: Optionally after the main presentations, the in-person crowd may go out for snacks and drinks at a local establishment. We hope to see you there! Session Abstract **No Map Required: Geospatial Analytics Directly in Your Data Warehouse** Think geospatial analysis requires specialized GIS software? Think again. This session introduces you to shapefiles and spatial operations right inside your database—no mapping application required. We'll demystify shapefiles (what they are, how they work, and where to get them) and show you how nearly every modern database —from DuckDB to Snowflake, supports spatial operations. You'll see practical demos covering spatial joins, distance calculations, and how to determine if two shapes interact with each other. Whether you're a data engineer optimizing delivery routes, an analyst aggregating metrics by geography, or a BI developer building location-aware dashboards, this session will show you how to unlock powerful spatial capabilities already built into your database stack—no specialized tools required. \*Please note, that we will be using Microsoft Teams for the online portion of this meeting. You may want to join a few minutes early to ensure you do not have any issues. If you are attending in person, there are large TVs at the office, and you do not need to bring a laptop or use Teams.

### Tools in your AI's Toolbox : An introduction to MCP Servers The generative AI revolution has unlocked unprecedented capabilities, but the next frontier is agency: empowering models to interact with, query, and act upon the world. The current challenge is the “N x M integration problem,” where every AI model requires a custom, brittle integration for each external tool or data source. This approach simply doesn’t scale. How can we give an AI access to our sales leads, code repositories, or IoT devices in a standardized, secure, and reusable way? This session introduces Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP), the open-source framework designed to solve this challenge and become the universal connector—the USB-C port—for AI. MCP standardizes how AI models discover and use external tools, moving beyond simple function-calling to a robust, client-server architecture. We will dive into how this open protocol is creating a new ecosystem for building powerful, context-aware AI agents. Join this session for a developer-focused introduction where you will learn how to: Understand the core concepts of the open-source Model Context Protocol and its architecture. Utilize pre-built, open-source MCP servers to instantly connect AI to tools like Git, Slack, and databases. Build a custom MCP server to securely expose your own proprietary data and APIs as tools for any compliant AI. Move beyond bespoke integrations and contribute to a standardized, collaborative, and open ecosystem. Stop building one-off connectors and start building intelligent agents. This session will give you the practical knowledge to leverage MCP and create the next generation of AI that doesn’t just talk, but does. Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! [https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/](https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/)

**We'll have two meetings covering AI - this one is for RStudio** We will review which AI features are linked in for RStudio, and a quick demonstration of using AI to write R code with external AI (such as ChatGPT, ClaudeAI, etc.) The code will be either run on Posit Cloud (RStudio on the web) or in RStudio desktop (from a Github repository). **Location:** The meetup will be at SPARK's ([https://annarborusa.org/](https://annarborusa.org/)) Ann Arbor site: [SPARK HQ (Ann Arbor)](https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ann*Arbor*SPARK*Headquarters/@42.2792515,-83.7447708,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x883cae3effe193cb:0x5296a53db2a282bf!8m2!3d42.2792515!4d-83.7447708?hl=en-US__;Kysr!!HXCxUKc!3EEdBNXRJKknP6LCGkZetSuEsdtChFojQnOVitFUC5C0fyilqXEbiMstT9ajBR3Cw-55qoFkrElCjQvjMdTxUw$). There is on street parking, and parking at local structures. **This will be a hybrid meeting - the Zoom session starts at 6:30 PM.** **Time:** The doors will be open at 6:00, with pizza and beverages provided. We will have a meet-and-greet-and-pizza session, and then at 6:30 we'll have a presentation. **Zoom information:** https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87236570854?pwd=zhj9DSebB1LaBeam4LFF90OHFVzPrz.1 Passcode: 012862 **If you can't get in, please call me at: 734 223-3307** **Document source:**

Let’s meetup at Cafe Istanbul for the last day of Restaurant Week. You get three courses for $30. This is the menu: https://614now.com/rw-menu/cafeistanbul-easton

Join us as we get together to see the steamy-romance-period-drama, WUTHERING HEIGHTS. Director Emerald Fennell gives us her take on the romance between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw from the classic Emily Bronte novel. Here’s a description, trailer and plan for this event: DESCRIPTION: The film tells a passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. The film is directed by Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman, Saltburn) and is loosely based on the classic novel by Emily Bronte. It stars Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Alison Oliver, Owen Cooper and Hong Chau! TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fLCdIYShEQ PLAN: We’ll plan for a 7pm-ish showing and will meet inside the lobby area about 30 minutes before the show begins. Advance ticket purchase not required for this theater but early arrival is advised! Be sure to mention you’re with the Movie Group for admission and concession discounts! And, after the movie, don’t miss the best part of the night – food and drinks at the nearby Rusty Bucket! Complete details will be confirmed/announced as the date gets closer! Look forward to seeing you there, Dan