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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to specify a catch limit of 2,000 metric tons (mt) of longline-caught bigeye tuna for each of the pelagic longline fisheries of American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in 2015. Without this catch limit, the U.S. territories would not be subject to a limit because international measures adopted by the Western and Central Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) for bigeye tuna do not apply to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) or to Participating Territories (PT) to the WCPFC. The WCPFC treats each U.S. territory as a PT. NMFS also proposes to authorize each U.S. territory to allocate up to 1,000 mt of its 2,000-mt bigeye tuna limit to a U.S. longline fishing vessel or vessels (holding a valid permit issued under Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 665.801 (50 CFR 665.801)) identified in a valid specified fishing agreement with a U.S. territory. NMFS would attribute the catches of bigeye tuna made by vessels identified in a valid specified fishing agreement to the U.S. territory to which the agreement applies in accordance with the procedures set forth in 50 CFR 665.819. Funds received under a specified fishing agreement are applied toward fisheries development projects identified in a territorial marine conservation plan (MCP). NMFS would monitor catches of bigeye tuna caught by the longline fisheries of each U.S. territory, including catches made by U.S. longline vessels operating under specified fishing agreements. When NMFS projects a territorial catch or allocation limit would be reached, NMFS would, as an accountability measure (AM), prohibit the retention of longline-caught bigeye tuna by vessels in the applicable U.S. territory (if the territorial catch limit is projected to be reached), and/or by vessels operating under the applicable specified fishing agreement (if the allocation limit is projected to be reached). Recognizing that the WCPFC did not adopt big eye tuna limits for PTs or SIDS, the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council recommended the proposed catch and allocation limits and AM in accordance with the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific (Pelagic FEP) and implementing federal regulations at 50 CFR 665.819. The proposed 2015 catch and allocation limits and AM are identical to those NMFS specified in 2014 (79 FR 64097, October 28, 2014).
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Specification of bigeye tuna catch and allocation limits for pelagic longline fisheries in U.S. Pacific Island Territories in 2016, including a regulatory impact review : final supplemental environmental assessment
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Specification of bigeye tuna catch and allocation limits for pelagic longline fisheries in U.S. Pacific Island Territories in 2015 and 2016, including a regulatory impact review : final supplemental environmental assessment
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Environmental assessment : 2018 Bigeye Tuna Catch and Allocation Limits for Pelagic Longline Fisheries in U.S. Pacific Island Territories, including a Regulatory Impact Review (RIN 0648-XG025)
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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to specify a 2018 catch limit of 2,000 metric tons (t) of longline-caught bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) for each of the pelagic longline fisheries of American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana ...
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"In December 2008, the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (hereafter Commission or WCPFC) adopted 'Conservation and Management Measure for Bigeye and Yellowfin Tuna ...
Amendment 7 Fishery Ecosystem Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region regarding the use and assignment of catch and effort limits of pelagic management unit species by the U.S. Pacific Island Territories and specification of annual bigeye tuna catch limits for the U.S. Pacific Island Territories : including an environmental assessment and regulatory impact review, RIN 0648-BD46
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The Wales Association of Self-Catering Operators (WASCO) is a membership organisation that represents around 2500 businesses from the self-catering tourism sector throughout Wales and is committed to developing, protecting and promoting this important element of the tourism industry.
Led, managed and inspired by the people who own and run holiday cottages throughout Wales, WASCO works with and for its members both behind the scenes and in the public eye. Council members attend meetings, speak at conferences and generally represent the industry. WASCO influences decisions that ultimately affect your business.
WASCO has developed a separate website 'Wales Cottages' to showcase some of the loveliest holiday accommodation you can find.
Representing and protecting the interests of its Members.
Liaising with: - Welsh Assembly Government, Visit Wales and partner organisations, both nationally and locally.
Promoting Self-Catering Accommodation and Wales as a visitor destination.
Researching and negotiating opportunities of direct benefit to its Members.
Regular e-mail newsletters full of information that is of interest to the self-catering sector that will keeping members up to date with changes in the law and legislation which could affect their businesses. WASCO also gives its members information on new trends, visitor statistics and feedback on business enquiries, occupancy levels, and much more.
WASCO, formed in 1995, committed its members to maintaining the principles of "comfort, cleanliness, courtesy and efficiency" and to offering visitors to Wales consistently high standards within their self-catering properties.
More than 16 years later, and now with a much increased membership, these WASCO ideals continue. As does our emphasis on understanding and providing a quality experience to our visitors and guests. It is still an independent Association run by and for owners and operators, funded entirely by annual subscriptions and services to members.
Our members own and manage over 2,500 rural and city properties throughout Wales, ranging from cottages and chalets to flats, lodges and castles. Owners with just a single property, up to operators of large self-catering complexes, all enjoy unique benefits of membership.
WASCO does not run a booking agency. We encourage visitors to deal directly with our members, to benefit from the personal touch and enjoy an authentic experience of the real Wales – its people, language, history, culture, events, landscape and food.
In order to become and remain a member of WASCO, all members must commit to the core principles of quality, cleanliness, comfort, courtesy and efficiency embodied in this Charter.
Marketing Members of WASCO promise to provide accommodation which meets, and preferably exceeds, VisitWales "Minimum Requirements for Self-catering Accommodation"
A clear and transparent pricing strategy consistent with standards of service and accommodation provided.
Comfortable, clean, pleasing and inviting accommodation, ensuring all facilities, beds, bedding and soft furnishings match the standards described in any promotional material.
Every endeavour to ensure everything is in working order, or a repair is in hand within a realistic time-frame.
As much information as possible in the accommodation, but with the minimum of "Dos" and "Don'ts".
An adequate and safe water supply.
More than adequate space heating for all times of year.
To address any problem highlighted by the guest or maintenance staff relating to the property or with customer care.
To deal with any complaints in a prompt, efficient and courteous manner.
The following ideals do not feature within the Charter members are asked to sign up to, but are listed below as examples of good practice.
Currently all marketing members of WASCO are encouraged to belong to VisitWales Quality Assurance Scheme or equivalent eg AA.


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For the third time in four years, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has declined to give out its award for excellence in African leadership.
The foundation announced in London Monday that it would not present the $5 million award. It said none of the leaders it considered for the prize this year met the criteria.
Mo Ibrahim, the British-Sudanese businessman who created the foundation, told reporters that the award committee does not want to compromise its standards.
The award has been given out only three times since it was established in 2006, most recently to former Cape Verde President Pedro Pires in 2011.
The foundation also released its annual Index of African Governance on Monday. It said overall governance has improved in Africa over the past decade.
For the second year in a row, Mauritius was rated the best-governed country in Africa, followed by Cape Verde, Botswana, Seychelles and South Africa. Somalia was at the bottom of the list.


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Q: ElasticSearch and Couchdb view New to the whole ElasticSearch and couchDB setup. Just got a river going from ES to a db I have in couchDB. If I have a view in a db is there a way to just index that view? For example I have a db named "Movies" and a view called "Action" and another called "byActor".
I was thinking that I could do an index and point it to that, like below, but that doesn't seem to work.
{
    "type" : "couchdb",
    "couchdb" : {
        "host" : "localhost",
        "port" : 5984,
        "db" : "Movies",
        "filter" : null
    },
    "index" : {
        "index" : "Action",
        "bulk_size" : "100",
        "bulk_timeout" : "10ms"
    }
}

I think I may not understand what index is exactly because when I run http://localhost:9200/Movies/Action/_search?pretty=true nothing is returned.
Edit: In looking around more it's seeming like this isn't the way to do this. Index just seems to be the way ES indexes? Anyways, I'm reading that mapping might accomplish this. Is that true?

A: Indexing views is not yet in CouchDb River. See this pull request.

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Source: Division for Palestinian Rights
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON
THE CONVENING OF THE CONFERENCE ON MEASURES
TO ENFORCE THE FOURTH GENEVA CONVENTION
IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY,
INCLUDING JERUSALEM
organized under the auspices of
the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
Cairo, 14 and 15 June 1999
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People has convened the United Nations International Meeting on the Convening of the Conference on Measures to Enforce the Fourth Geneva Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, which will be held from 14 to 15 June 1999 at the El-Ghezirah Sheraton Hotel in Cairo. The Meeting is organized in accordance with General Assembly Resolution 53/39 and 53/40 of 2 December 1998.
The General Assembly, in its resolution ES-10/6, adopted on 9 February 1999 at its Tenth Emergency Special Session, reiterated its recommendation that the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention convene a conference on measures to enforce the Convention in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and to ensure respect thereof in accordance with common article I, and further recommended that the High Contracting Parties convene the said conference on 15 July 1999 at the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Attaching utmost importance to the implementation of this resolution, the Committee is convening this Meeting in Cairo in an effort to provide an opportunity for Governments, intergovernmental organizations and international experts on the subject, to discuss the various aspects of the Fourth Geneva Convention and its enforcement in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, as well as the possible outcome of the July Conference of the High Contracting Parties.
The opening session of the International Meeting will take place at 10.00 a.m. on Monday, 14 June, in the "Versailles" conference room of the El-Ghezirah Sheraton Hotel. It is expected that the opening session will be addressed by Mr. Amre Moussa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, the host country; Mr. Chinmaya Gharekhan, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Special Coordinator in the Occupied Territories, representing the Secretary-General of the United Nations; Dr. Ahmed Esmat Abdel Meguid, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States; Mr. Ibra Deguène Ka, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People; and Dr. Nabil Shaath, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of the Palestinian Authority, representative of Palestine.
In the afternoon of 14 June at 3.00 p.m., experts and scholars will present papers in Plenary I, entitled "Violations by Israel, the occupying Power, of the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem". Speakers in this plenary include Mr. Farouk Abu Eissa, Secretary-General of the Arab Lawyers Union; Mr. Avigdor Feldman, a Tel-Aviv-based Attorney-at-Law; Dr. Jordan Paust, Professor of Law at the University of Houston; and Mr. Mazin Qupty, a Jerusalem-based Attorney-at-Law.
In Plenary II entitled "Enforcement of the Fourth Geneva Convention", scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 15 June, at 10.00 a.m., panellists will present papers and discuss various aspects of enforcing the Convention. Speakers in this plenary include Dr. Hussein A. Hassouna, Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to the United Nations; Dr. Ali Ibrahim, Professor of International Law at the Cairo University of Ein-Shams; Mr. Khader Shkirat, Director of the Jerusalem-based Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment; and Dr. Paul Tavergnier, Professor at the Paris University of International Law.
At the plenary on Tuesday afternoon, panellists will present papers and discuss "The upcoming Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention on Measures to Enforce the Convention; Geneva, 15 July 1999 - Possible outcomes". Speakers include Dr. Hilaire McCoubrey, Director of Postgraduate Affairs of the Hull University Law School; and Dr. William A. Schabas, a Senior Fellow at the Washington-based United States Institute of Peace.
At the closing session, which will take place after the conclusion of Plenary III, the speakers are: a representative of the host country; H.E. Mr. Ibra Deguène Ka, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People; and H.E. Mr. Nasser Al-Kidwa, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations. It is envisaged that the main points of the deliberations will be summarized by the Chairman.
A report on the proceedings of the International Meeting will be issued, in due course, as a publication of the Division for Palestinian Rights of the United Nations Secretariat.
Invitations to attend the Meeting have been sent to all Member and Observer States, United Nations agencies, bodies and programmes, as well as interested intergovernmental organizations. All NGOs in the region accredited to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and a number of other NGOs interested in the subject have been invited to attend the Meeting as well.
The working languages of the Meeting will be Arabic, English and French.
Registration of participants will start on Wednesday, 9 June, from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., to continue on Thursday, 10 June, from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. and Sunday, 13 June, from 10.00 a.m. to
5.00 p.m. All participants, observers and media representatives are kindly requested to avail themselves of the advance registration during these hours in order to receive the necessary badges to enter the premises. The United Nations Secretariat has its office in the El-Ghezirah Sheraton, Room 111, Tel. 341-1333, fax: 339-8642. The direct number is 339-8643.

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Green energy boom as West outed for 'climate hypocrisy'
Written by Lori Campbell on 31st Jan 2022
Global green energy investment hits a record £560 billion as new data reveals the shocking disparity between emissions in the West and those of poorer countries. Meanwhile, Aviva Investors puts 1,500 corporates on notice over climate and other ESG issues, Rihanna pledges £11.1 million to fighting for climate justice through her Clara Lionel Foundation, and a new report warns an overwhelming 99 per cent of large businesses are failing on key social sustainability commitments. It's the Good With Money weekly news brief.
Green energy investment hit record £560bn last year
Investment in green energy hit a world record of £560 billion ($755 billion) last year – up a massive 27 per cent from 2020.
The growth was driven mainly by investment in electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, which jumped 77 per cent last year to £203 billion ($273 billion), according to BloombergNEF's Energy Transition Investment Trends 2022 report.
The renewable energy sector still holds the top spot in investment terms, rising by 6.5 per cent to £272 billion ($366 billion).
Overall, clean power and electrification – including renewables, nuclear power, energy storage, electrified transport and electrified heat – attracted £544 billion ($731 billion) of investment. A further £17.8 billion ($24 billion) was invested in hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, and sustainable materials.
See the top performing sustainable funds in the latest Good Investment Review
West's emissions dwarf those of poorer countries
In the first two days of January, the average Brit was already responsible for more carbon dioxide emissions than someone from the Democratic Republic of the Congo would produce in an entire year, according to new analysis.
The study by the Center for Global Development (CGD) highlights the "vast energy inequality" between rich and poor countries. It found that each Brit produces 200 times the climate emissions of the average Congolese person, while each American produces 585 times as much.
By the end of January, the carbon emitted by someone living in the UK will surpass the annual emissions of citizens of 30 low and middle-income countries, it found.
Euan Ritchie, a policy analyst at CGD Europe, said his work was prompted by the "climate hypocrisy" of western countries, including the UK and the US, that have pledged to stop aid funding to fossil fuel projects in developing states.
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Aviva puts 1,500 corporates on notice over climate and other ESG issues
Aviva Investors has put 1,500 companies on notice regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues – including the threat of motions to oust chief executives if urgent targets aren't met.
The firm, which manages more than £262 billion of assets, has urged the chairs and executives at all businesses in which it invests to show urgency on issues including the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and human rights.
It is calling on the businesses to publish detailed biodiversity, net zero and human rights-related actions plans, and to link executive pay to the delivery of these plans. Net zero plans are set to become a legal requirement for large, high-emitting businesses in the UK from 2023.
Should businesses fail to take these actions, Aviva Investors says it will vote against them this AGM (annual general meeting) season.
Put your life and finances on the path to net zero with our Good Guide to Net Zero
Rihanna pledges £11 million to climate justice movement
Popstar Rihanna has pledged £11.1 million ($15 million) to fighting for climate justice.
The 'We Found Love' singer is making the donation through her Clara Lionel Foundation, which is named after her grandparents.
It will go to 18 climate justice organisations working in seven Caribbean nations and the US, including the Climate Justice Alliance, the Indigenous Environmental Network, and the Movement for Black Lives. Barbados-born Rihanna said: "Climate disasters, which are growing in frequency and intensity, do not impact all communities equally, with communities of colour and island nations facing the brunt of climate change."
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99 per cent of businesses neglecting social sustainability commitments
A shocking 99 per cent of large businesses are failing to adequately address key social sustainability issues, including human rights, working hours, ethical conduct and fair pay, new research warns.
The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) launched its Social Transformation Baseline Assessment of 1,000 companies from its SDG2000, which includes some of the largest organisations in the world.
Of these, the WBA found that just one per cent meet the principles and practices of the Alliance's Core Social Indicators (CSIs). These 18 indicators measure companies' responsibility to respect human rights, their role in providing and promoting decent work, and their ethical conduct in areas such as lobbying and taxation. More than half of the companies examine received scores of 0-5 out of 20 across these metrics.
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Business models look very different in the digital economy than they did in the past. If your business hasn't changed its approach to how it does business, sign up to this free online course and learn how to build the most appropriate business model.
The digital economy, encompassing topics like Industry Cloud, Internet of Things, Business Networks, Platform-as-a-Service offerings, etc. has led to the rise of new business models. In turn, former, well-established business models are often no longer suitable, because the way products are created, the approach to customers, the revenue model / cost structure, and much more has changed.
Using the Business Model Innovation (BMI) approach, you can design business models and improve them iteratively towards the most appropriate business model. In this course, you will learn about the motivation behind and relevance of BMI. You will experience a full iteration cycle, starting with the design of an initial business model baseline. Over six weeks, you will learn how to analyze specific elements of your business model, challenge the entire business model, test the key assumptions underlying your business model with customers, and finally pick the most appropriate business model from a number of alternatives – for example, to create a business case and justify an investment decision.
The course is accompanied by an end-to-end, applied example from SAP – the SAP Sports One solution – which used the BMI approach as an essential part in commercialization.
External guest speakers will stress the importance of BMI in the digital economy. In addition, key players from various key areas in SAP, like Finance & Administration, Portfolio and Pricing, and Global Innovation Center Network, will explain how they apply and elaborate BMI at SAP.
A collaborative group exercise with other course participants will help you to practice and apply what you've learned each week and come up with your own end-to-end BMI case.
Welcome to the course and we have fun!
To enable you to learn about Business Model Innovation (BMI) effectively and apply it in the future, you will be assigned to a group where you will work with your peers to complete collaborative activities.
A grading of your exercises will be performed in week 7 via the Team Peer Assessment (TPA) after submitting all your results in one document at the end of week 6. In the TPA, your team will receive feedback on your group exercise results from other participants (not in your team) as well as vice versa. Find detailed information about the TPA here.
This course was held from Sep 05, 2017 through Nov 08, 2017.
This course was rated with 4.31 stars in average from 236 votes.
Dr. Tobias Schimmer is a chief expert in business model innovation (BMI) in SAP's Global Development organization. As well as scaling BMI across the globe, his responsibilities also include coaching strategic innovation projects such as SAP Fashion Management, Sports One, and Hybris-as-a-Service. Tobias is a committed university lecturer at Mannheim Business School in Germany, and represents SAP as a member of the bi-annual European Innovation Forum.
Dr. Uli Eisert heads the SAP Research and Innovation Hub in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The Hub closely collaborates with the University of St. Gallen and is part of SAP's global Innovation Center Network. Uli has worked for over eight years on multiple projects in the field of business models, as well as holding workshops and trainings. He has also published various papers and articles on innovation management and business model innovation.
Prior to this, Uli was head of Global PLM Solution Management at SAP, where he worked as a consultant and project manager on SAP implementations. He holds degrees in mechanical and industrial engineering, as well as a PhD in business administration in the field of disruptive innovation.
Julia Doll is a senior project lead, responsible for business model concepts at the SAP Research and Innovation Hub in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Her main focus is on the concepts of business model development & innovation and business model-based management. Julia has coached many projects in business model innovation, evaluation, and optimization. Since joining SAP in 2007, she has also worked on a number of global projects. She holds a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from the University of Mannheim, Germany, and a Master of Business from the University of Queensland, Australia.


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HomeLifestyleAP PHOTOS: Pandemic empties blue-hued Moroccan tourist town
AP PHOTOS: Pandemic empties blue-hued Moroccan tourist town
January 5, 2021 admin Lifestyle 0
When COVID-19 hit Morocco, the mountainous town of Chefchaouen was one of the few that registered no cases
By MOSA'AB ELSHAMY Associated Press
CHEFCHAOUEN, Morocco — When COVID-19 hit Morocco, the mountainous town of Chefchaouen was one of the few that registered no cases. The picturesque town, its facades painted in distinctive hues of blue, shut its small population off from the world, and kept the virus out for months.
Now, as the North African nation cautiously reopens and tries to resuscitate its struggling economy, Chefchaouen stands subdued, deserted by the tourists that have long been its lifeblood.
In the narrow streets, idle youth light cannabis joints and chat, pausing to offer to sell some to passers-by. Fishermen bring their catch of the day from nearby rivers, selling sardines on street corners, as cats linger, waiting to be rewarded with the leftovers. Kids carry trays of pastries made by their families to sell.
During the Christmas and New Year's holidays, the majority of the city's visitors were local tourists instead of the European and Chinese visitors who usually throng the narrow streets. Shop owners who typically sell rugs, woolen coats and souvenirs struggled to find clients.
As a night curfew came into effect, established across the country to prevent large gatherings during the holiday season, restaurants in the usually bustling main plaza by the historic Kasbah had to turn away clientele to close up early.
In the Middle Ages, the town was populated by Moriscos, or Moors, fleeing the Spanish Inquisition. Today, it's known as the "Blue Pearl of Morocco," and is one of the top destinations in the kingdom, often overcrowded, with hotels booked to capacity.
Its laid-back vibe, brilliant blue alleyways, sweeping mountainous landscape and hiking trails have long attracted tourists, especially from Spain and China, whose citizens enjoy visa-free travel to Morocco.
Despite the specter of the pandemic, which has killed more than 7,000 people in Morocco and depressed the economy, the shutdown of Chefchaouen has brought a bit of unexpected respite.
The absence of tourists posing for photos beside its iconic carved doors and distinctive stairs seemed to liberate one of the most photographed spots in Morocco, giving its residents a chance to slow down and absorb the quiet beauty of their own town.
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FY 2017-2018 witnessed an exceptional rise in the adoption rate of digital payments. This can be attributed to the government's revolutionising move, demonetisation. As a digital economy also benefits the government, they have been pushing for greater volumes of digital payments. Recently, the government has announced that they are targeting an increase in the volume of digital transactions by 50 percent. The new target will be a total volume of 30 Bn transactions by the end of FY 2018-19. This bold announcement by the government will be one of the most defining payment trends of 2018. To accomplish this, the government has set different targets for the banks as well as digital wallet providers.
In FY 2017-18, the government set a target of 25 Bn transactions. Though a large number of people adopted digital payment methods, the target fell short by 18 percent as 20.3 Bn digital transactions were recorded by the end of the fiscal year. Despite falling short of its target made in the FY 2017-18, the government is hopeful to observe a rapid boom in the digital transactions. It declared the goal of reaching 30 Bn digital transactions by the end of this year. According to reports, the government has set a target of 23.7 Bn transactions for the banks while the wallet providers are expected to reach 6.3 Bn transactions. The targets are assigned based on the customer base, size, and reach of the organizations. The cash crunch witnessed over the past few months has strengthened government's endeavors to promote digital transactions at large scale.
Following the move, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of India has sent a letter to all the banks and digital payment providers. According to the letter, the banks with digital payment merchants are ordered to deploy 20 lakhs POS terminals (point-of-sale) to facilitate digital transactions.
Will this move lead to higher adoption of POS machines?
With customers demanding multiple payment options, the availability of POS terminals have become even more important for business owners. Previously, high MDR charges were one of the biggest concerns businesses had. MDR charges were required to be paid by the business owners every time a customer swiped their card. Steep MDR charges acted as an obstacle in the way of smaller businesses using POS terminals as it could seriously cut into their profits.
But in a move to support the push for higher volumes of digital transactions, the government announced a reduction in MDR charges. This along with the availability of affordable POS machines have encouraged businesses of all sizes to offer customers the option of cashless payments. It can help a number of businesses perform well on digital platforms. As small businesses form the backbone of India's economy, this announcement could be an important factors in helping the government meet their target of 30 bn digital payments.
The government of India has been encouraging digital payments for several years. It launched the BHIM app to offer a safe & quick payment interface, reduced the transaction fees on digital payments, announced lucky draws for digital payment users and came up with several other lucrative schemes for the same. All these efforts led to a constant rise in digital transactions.
In January 2018, a record high 1.11 Bn digital transactions were computed, which is 4.73 percent more than the 1.06 Bn transactions made in December 2017. As per RBI's data, the total value of digital transactions reached 131.95 Tn ($2 Tn), which is the second highest value of digital transactions recorded in any month.
Currently, the popular modes of digital payments are UPI, IMPS, NEFT, digital wallets, Aadhar enabled systems and POS terminals. Apart from BHIM, foreign players like Google Tez and WhatsApp Payments have forayed into the market and witnessed a high adoption rate. The e-wallet companies have totally revolutionised the digital payments sphere. They have simplified the way of sending and receiving payments by getting it done via few taps on the smartphones. As the security in digital payments have also improved significantly, users will be more confident about adopting these methods.
Going by current trends, digital transactions are almost certain to become more popular in the future. Thus, we are forging towards a better India and this target of 30 Bn transactions for this financial year seems achievable.


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Q: Access to Django ORM from remote Celery worker I have a Django application and a Celery worker - each running on it's own server.
Currently, Django app uses SQLite to store the data.
I'd like to access the database using Django's ORM from the worker.
Unfortunately, it is not completely clear to me; thus I have some questions.

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*Is it possible without hacks/workarounds? I'd like to have a simple solution (I would not like to implement REST interface to object access). I imagine that achieving this could be done if I started using PostgreSQL instance which is accessible from both servers.

*Which project files (there's just Django + tasks.py file) are required on the worker's machine?

*Could you provide me with an example or tutorial? I tried looking it up but found just tutorials/answers bound to a problem of local Celery workers.

A: I have been searching for ways to do this simply but... Your best option is to attached a kind of callback to the task function that will call another function on the django server to carry out the database update


Love riding at the Terrey Hills BMX track and thinking of joining the Manly Warringah BMX Club? You've come to the right place!
BMX is a great family sport for boys and girls (both big and small) raging in age from 3 to 60+. Nobody is too young or too old to have a go. Many kids start off and soon after there's a partent or two rolling around the track as well because it's just too much fun to sit back and watch.
You don't need expensive equipment to get started, any bike will do. All you need is long pants/jeans, a long sleve shirt, gloves, shoes and a full face helmet. If you don't have a bike or suitable helmet there's a good chance the Club will be able to lend you one if you come along to one of our 'gates nights' so you can give it a try – we do have some spare gear and we're happy for newcommers to have a go.
The Manly Warringah BMX Club is a small, friendly and social club. Some of our members race regularly at competitive events and others just want to have a social ride at our events held regularly. There's no expectations for members to race, the only think we'll ask you to do is have a good time.
Whilst the track is open to the public most of the time, Club members are usually at the track most Tuesday and Thursday evenings and on the weekend. Just come over and say 'hi' and we're more than happy to have a chat. Alternatively go to our Contact page or connect with us via Facebook.
Click the following link and signing up for a license through BMX Australia (make sure you select New South Wales/Manly Warringah as your club).
To ride during club events (and train at gates nights) a valid BMX license is required (to cover insurance costs).


still a major factor is to blame.
not as long as we carry this flame.
and make them lose the game.
Listen to my heartrate when we twist the debate.
It's a part of our fate.
And when all the people know, you will go under.
We are sending you down below, and you will just wonder.
Why we are striking down like thunder, not a place for you to go.
Not a place for you to go.
a reason for bombs in the Middle East.
It's a shameful and genius act to say the least.
the creation of new laws.
Tossing innocent children into the jaws.


Recognized as one of the fastest growing immigrant groups in the US, the South Asian population is disproportionately affected by several health conditions, including cancer. Rates of colorectal cancer are higher among South Asian immigrants compared to the general population while screening rates remain low. South Asians are also more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer at advanced stages. DESI SEHAT is a research program being conducted by the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey to help people learn more about colorectal cancer and decide if getting screened is right for them. This study aims to promote screening-related behaviors in the growing South Asian community and has the potential to improve the health of South Asians, i.e. DESI SEHAT.
Please see our brochure on the right and feel free to download it to post or distribute in your community.
In appreciation for your time to this important study, eligible participants will receive up to $75 in gift cards.
Your privacy is our concern. All of your information is kept confidential.
We can come to your home or find a mutually convenient place to meet.


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 Неэра — мать Лампетии и Фаэтусы от Гелиоса;
 Неэра — одна из нереид, мать Апсирта;
 Неэра — мать Евадны;
 Неэра — дочь Перея;
 Неэра — дочь Амфиона;
 Неэра — мать Триптолема;
 Неэра — мать Дресея;
 Неэра — жена Гипсикреонта;
 Неэра — лемниянка, упомянутая у Валерия Флакка;
 Неэра — возлюбленная Ксанфа.

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Imagine palm trees swaying in the breeze, white-sandy beaches and waters varying between brilliant navy blues to the lightest, clearest turquoises imaginable— if you've been waiting for an excuse to go on an adventure to a beautiful remote location, then the COCOS KEELING ISLANDS LAGOON SWIM is your chance!
The Cocos Keeling Islands Tourism Association welcomes you to put on your swim cap and goggles (dodge floating coconuts) and plunge into stunning tropical waters where you will be distracted by coral gardens and a spectacular array of marine life that you will marvel over.
The Cocos Keeling Islands are an Australian territory located in the Indian Ocean 2750 kilometres north-west of Perth. The territory consists of a group of 27 islands that form two flat, low-lying coral atolls in a total land area of about 14 square kilometres (the two separate coral atolls are 24 kilometres apart and have developed on top of old volcanic undersea mountains).
This 8-kilometre event will take place within our clear and protected lagoon where the water temperature ranges between a perfect 25 to 29 degrees. It is point to point, from Home Island jetty, to Rumah Baru, the jetty on West Island.
If you're looking for something different, then these are just a few reasons you should join other swim enthusiasts in this years' Cocos Keeling Islands Lagoon Swim, which takes place on Saturday 17 November 2018. This event gives you a chance to experience one of the most memorable holiday and event combinations ever. Entries are limited, so make sure you don't miss out!
Entries are open for solo, duos (teams of 2) and quads/novelty (teams of 4).
Due to the remote location of Cocos, there are compulsory briefings, and each swimmer/team must have a boat accompany them (off-island participants' registration fees includes a support boat).
All participants will receive a race pack which will be issued on arrival to the Cocos Keeling Islands.
There is no age requirement for the Cocos Islands Lagoon Swim, however, if you are under 18 years of age then a written consent form must be provided by a parent/guardian.
Entries are now open. Register as a Lagoon Swim participant HERE.
Entries will close when the swimmer capacity is filled.
Entry numbers are restricted for safety and logistical reasons.
Payment must be made online at the time of registration for your entry to be received.
― Solo entry fee $195.
― Duo entry fee $340 per team.
― Quad entry fee $560 per team.
Entry fees include race merchandise and a ticket to the Welcome long-table dinner (three-course dinner) on Wednesday 14 November 2018, which is a great opportunity to meet your fellow swimmers.
There are no refunds for the Swim. However, team changes are allowed up to two weeks prior to the event. You must notify the Tourism Association with any name changes.
There are no refunds for the Swim. However, team changes are allowed up to two weeks prior to the event. You must notify the Tourism Association with any name changes. The Tourism Association strongly recommends taking out insurance due to the nature of the swim. Travel insurance is further recommended based on the remoteness of the island and the limited flight availability.
The presentation of prizes will be held at Cocos Club at the end of race day.
Prizes will be awarded to first place getters in the Solo, Duo and Team categories.
An event of this nature is dependent upon weather conditions. The Cocos Keeling Islands Tourism Association has the right to alter or cancel the event if adverse weather conditions prevail or are likely to occur. No swimmer or team is to disregard this decision. Should a swim cancellation be deemed necessary by the safety committee, participants will receive free entry for the 2019 Lagoon Swim.
Ocean front or would you rather overlook the golf course - pick your perfect spot for your island getaway.
Whether you are travelling with your family or friends, our family houses suit different group sizes.


At the eleventh hour Congress voted to end the shutdown and avoid default. The sixteen day shutdown costs the economy at least $20 billion dollars. Government offices will reopen today October 17, 2013.
Both NJ Senators and all members of the NJ House delegation voted in favor except for Congressman Scott Garrett.
Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics told CNN's Christine Romans on Tuesday that the standoff has cost the economy about $20 billion in gross domestic product. GDP is a measure of the goods and services produced by an economy.
The agreement establishes three dates for action.
Friday December 13, 213, Congress will need to negotiate a budget for 2014 and a plan for tas and entitlement reform.
Wednesday January 15, 2014, is the date that the current resolution to keep the government ends.
Friday February 7, 2014, is the next date that the debt celling will need to be increased.
The January 15th date is also the date that the net round of the sequester would begin unless an alternate method of paying for the reductions is found.
With other Senators calling the sequester the law of the land, now is the time to remain vigilant to ensure that the next round of the sequester is not implemented.
Previous Post: What is the Debt Ceiling?


Work done was better than expected on roof vents and the unseen work was only $55 for a sheet of CDX plywood. Work was done in two days. They are in demand as their scheduled work load meant waiting 3 months. In replacement of kitchen and two bathroom vents, they ducted and taped to the newly installed roof vents, which were all the flapper closed type of vent - very nice work. Joel and his carpenters did nice work on replacement of barge rafters and installing new fascia boards that we wanted with little wasted material. Matt and his roofers did a great job on the four sky lights and other flashing work was as nice as the installation of the composition roof. They used roofing nails to lay it down. We are very happy with the work. Gutters were installed by a sub-contractor that we have done business with before and were not part of the cost. Cost does not include WA state sales tax.
Why homestart.com? The others (angieslist, checkbook) want a minimum of $10 (and more) to write a review and/or to see their data given by reviewers.
Hanley did a great job on my new roof. The old one was falling down and they did great work replacing it. Mr Hanley was there for the final inspection and he obviously really cares about his company, his reputation and the ultimate happiness of his customers. I would definitely use them again.
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Craig Ambrose says it's a political decision, not one for the police service itself.
While talks of an amalgamated police force circle around Grey County, Owen Sound's new Police Chief Craig Ambrose says it's a political decision, not one for the police service itself.
Ambrose, who's first official day as Police Chief was Jan 21st, says he takes his direction from the Police Services Board, "There are a number of things that we all do and we all duplicate. There probably are some cost savings around sharing resources, amalgamation," says Ambrose, noting "That's something that has to be decided by the political entities that are involved in it."
Ambrose says in some regards you get what you pay for in policing, "The extras and the little things and the community policing that you're looking for, that's reflected in the cost of the service to the community. So it depends if the people are satisfied with the service they're getting or if they want a little bit more service."
Ambrose says that's up to communities in the area and their political leaders.
"If there's an interest politically and through the Police Services Board, that's something that we would go and examine further," says Ambrose.
Owen Sound councillor gives notice of motion to initiate talks on policing.
Owen Sound Councillor Richard Thomas has put forward a notice of motion for the next city council meeting on February 11th.
Council is expected to vote on initiating formal discussions with nearby municipalities about the creation of a Regional Police Force.
According to a recent Bayshore Broadcasting Report, Owen Sound spent $7.3-million on police services in 2018, West Grey's cost was $3.3-million and Hanover paid $2.8-million.


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New theatre trips confirmed - act now to secure your place!
We have 3 amazing theatre trips coming up - "Bat out of Hell", "Everyone's talking about Jamie" and The King and I" I have only 2 weeks to hold on to Bat Out of Hell tickets so let me know asap if you want to come!
All so easy NO TRAINS or TUBES you are dropped to the theatre door! (if you want to continue to see what trips we are doing you need to sign up still to the news letter).
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Bat out of Hell - NEED to know NOW as only can hold tickets for 2 weeks When - 12th June 2018, 7.30pm Where - Dominion Theatre, LondonDetails - Leave Reading 4.30pm Cost - £62.50 including coach - tickets are in the stalls (Ticket price was £87.00)
Winner of Best Musical at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2017, Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hellhas audiences "taking to their feet for full-blown standing ovations" (The Mirror)night after night at London's Dominion Theatre.
The romance of rock 'n' roll comes alive on stage as Strat, the forever young leader of rebellious gang 'The Lost', falls in love with Raven, the beautiful daughter of the tyrannical ruler of post-apocalyptic Obsidian.
Bringing to life the legendary hits of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf this 'outrageous, nostalgic wild child of a rock'n'roll musical' (The Times) is a fun, vibrant, boundary-pushing take on the traditional love story that can be enjoyed by all.
The King & I When - 7th August 2018, 7.00pm Where - The London Palladium Details - Leave Reading 4.30pm Cost - £79.50 including coach - tickets are Royal Circle (Ticket price was £81)
Set in 1860s Bangkok, the musical tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna, a British schoolteacher whom the modernist King, in an imperialistic world, brings to Siam to teach his many wives and children.
With a superior score of treasured songs including; Whistle a Happy Tune, Getting to Know You, and Shall We Dance, and featuring a company of over 50 world-class performers, The King and I is a testament to the lavish heritage of gloriously romantic musical theatre.
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Everybody's talking about Jamie When - 11th Sept 2018, 7.30pm Where - Dominion Theatre, LondonDetails - Leave Reading 4.30pm Cost - £65 including coach, tickets are in the stalls (Ticket price was £80)
Everybody's Talking About Jamie, a fearless, funny, and fabulous new musical sensation with catchy songs by Dan Gillespie Sells (lead singer-songwriter of The Feeling) and writer Tom MacRae, comes to the Apollo Theatre.
At sixteen years old, Jamie New lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Though Jamie doesn't quite fit in and is terrified about the future, he knows one thing: Jamie is going to be a sensation. Supported by friends and a brilliant, loving mum, Jamie struggles past prejudice and bullies to step out of the darkness and into the spotlight. The Observer calls this brand-new musical: "touching, funny, joyous."
To secure your space, email me: sedge.gooding@fitness-together.co.uk
Everyone is welcome, you do not need to be a member so please extend the invitation to your family and friends - please remember spaces go quickly so book now to guarantee your place. Bat out of Hell needs a super fast confirmation so please get in touch urgently for that one!
Sedge xxx
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Peterson Founder's Choice is a wonderfully unique aromatic tobacco that contains a very old-fashioned element - a cube cut tobacco made by layering, pressing and cutting bright Virginia, mellow Burley and a bit of flavorful Oriental tobacco. This is then combined with soft, sweet black Cavendish and finished with rum and mango and vanilla essences. This is a slow-burning blend with just the right amount of sweetness and an incredibly pleasant room note.
On my first bowl and it has an extreme taste of chemicals, I'm mostly a Virginia and latakia smoker but I like a quality Aromatic but this just tastes like chemicals, this will not make it's way into my Aromatic rotation.
It's nice mild cubed tobacco. A good mild taste with a good room note.
Very good mild love it.
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Founder's choice is my most favorite smelling tobacco on earth, smooth rich and only a little sweet tastes great in every pipe i own.


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Tribal Wisdom: Lessons for Leaders
The role of the leader is to bring the tribe from darkness by reminding the people about who they once were and who they can be. So begins the film Whale Rider, the modern day myth of a Maori girl, Pai, and her emotional journey to become the leader of her impoverished tribe. The story is a powerful metaphor of what ails much of corporate leadership, which is in desperate need of renewal.
Tribal leaders know that once the tribe loses its collective sense of meaning, its survival is at risk. They also know how to help their communities find and renew an individual and collective sense of identity.
Rites of passage marking critical life transitions are a hallmark of tribal societies. Whether moving from childhood to adulthood, getting married or integrating warriors back into their communities, rites of passage were designed to help people navigate those difficult times when one identity faded and a new one took its place.
Organizations often promote people and expect them to figure it out for themselves, not recognizing the significant thinking and emotional shifts needed to become effective leaders. With the decimation of middle management, there are no longer the role models—the "elders"—to emulate, especially for first-time leaders. The result is confusion, alienation, cynicism and resentment. In most organizations, with the increasing focus on task accomplishment and meeting short-term profit goals, leaders don't value the tasks of leadership—setting a vision, engaging others, coaching and establishing priorities for others. If they're honest with themselves, they'll admit they usually get more satisfaction out of doing the job themselves and getting the recognition, than they do from seeing other people be successful. Simply stated, they've missed the rite of passage from worker to manager, from manager to leader.
In the same way that rites of passages help individuals form new, more mature identities, tribal myths help the group find its identity. They speak to questions that lay at the core of the tribe: where they came from and what their destiny is. The mythical stories that tribal leaders tell unite the individual with the community and give vital powers to the tribe—hope, reassurance and inspiration. They are powerful tools to create aligned behavior in a group.
As anthropologist Richard Leaky said, "Myths were one of the most important inventions of homo sapiens, as they became the means by which prescriptions for survival could be passed on from generation to generation." Myths help tribe members face their individual and collective concerns. By providing role models in the guise of the mythic hero, they give guidance on how to make it through difficult times. They also let people know what challenges—physical and psychological—they can expect along the way. Through their power, tribal leaders acknowledge in a deep and compelling way the group's shared sense of struggle to overcome difficult obstacles and achieve something important—a strong message that is just as relevant in corporate boardrooms as it was to any tribe throughout history seeking to survive.
Through myths, tribal leaders summon followers to become part of the larger life drama. Winston Churchill's appeal to the Greater Glory of Britain, for example, struck to the core of each citizen's identity at a time when it was at risk of being erased from history. We all live the heroic life. Whether it was the farmer in ancient Egypt struggling against the flooding Nile River, or the executive closing a complex business deal, the world's great myths carry the same universal theme of the hero's journey. From innocence to maturity, from selfishness to compassion, from birth to death, heroic myths explain to people the grand cycles of their lives.
The most powerful myths are those that speak to the hero in each of us. We carry the hero within us that seeks to take on difficult challenges, driven by an inner passion that transcends our current challenges and self-doubts, a hero who seeks to achieve the impossible and who is willing to suffer the hardships, setbacks and loneliness of the journey in order to realize that deep, inner calling. Leaders appeal to our sense of identity calling. They create meaning by appealing to our sense of identity and our individual journey.
Dan Goleman, author of Primal Leadership, relates how an executive with the BBC used these principles in addressing a group of journalists that management had decided to lay off. He spoke about the importance of journalism to the vibrancy of a society and of the calling that had drawn them all to the field in the first place. He reminded them that no one goes into journalism to get rich. He recalled a time in his own career when he had been let go and how he had struggled to find a new position, but how he had stayed dedicated to the profession. Finally, he wished them well in getting on with their careers. When this resonant leader finished speaking, the staff cheered.
Like a tribal chief, this leader created the grand stage that gave deeper meaning to a difficult event. As James Hollis, a noted Jungian analyst said, "Leaders are not meant to divert us from our own journey, but rather to remind us of it."
Throughout time, the moral obligations of leaders have centered around preserving the community's identity so it would never lose its sense of meaning and direction. Tribal leaders clearly understand that they have a moral obligation to the community they served. At its core, that is what leadership in any age is about. Tribal leaders practice this moral imperative by providing a sense of historical perspective, so that each member of the tribe can interpret his or her actions in the moment against a bigger world that they have not experienced.
In doing so these leaders give people a broader set of options from which to choose. Tribal leaders tell stories of the "ancient ones"—those mysterious first people from whom stems the tribe's source of creativity, power and uniqueness. In doing so, tribal leaders connect the tribe to their emotional source so that each member's personal journey can be subsumed by the tribe's collective journey. That is how tribal leaders compel others to act—by helping other see their role in the grander flow of the tribe's destiny.
At its core, that is what leadership in any age is about—engaging others by sharing wisdom, modeling the right values, instilling courage in difficult times and increasing the competence of the tribe.
Look at Walt Disney's original vision statement for Disneyland and you will see the embodiment of that same universal power that set something wonderful in motion:
"To all who come to this happy place; welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past...and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams and the hard facts that have created America...with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world."
As I think about our political leaders, some have much to learn from tribal wisdom. For if they did, public option healthcare would not be an issue, it would be a given.
Posted by Bonnie M. Morét at Saturday, October 03, 2009
Labels: character , courage , Dan Goleman , hero's journey , James Hollis , leadership , life's lessons , tribal wisdom , values , wisdom
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Physicians Take MOC Trials to the State Level
Gabriel Perna
Physicians are taking their well-known disdain for maintenance of certification to state legislators. Has it made a difference?
With her 10-year maintenance of certification (MOC) clock ticking closer to zero, Kim Monday, MD faced a harsh reality.
Either pass the required MOC test or lose her right to practice medicine. It was - and for many physicians, is - that simple. Monday, a Pasadena, Texas-based on-staff neurologist in the Memorial Hermann health system, lays out the truth for many doctors when it comes to MOC, especially those in large metropolitan areas.
"If you're in a big metro area, and [this also applies to] smaller metro areas, you have to have hospital privileges in order to be on insurance panels. If you're not on insurance panels and you're not [doing] concierge medicine…you're out of business," says Monday. "That seemed wrong on many levels and that's why I initially got involved."
Monday's "involvement" in this case was working with the Texas Medical Association to pass a bill essentially removing MOC from being a mandatory requirement to be on staff at hospitals. It took her all the way to the Texas Legislature, where she testified against MOC on behalf of the medical association.
Monday's involvement represents a new trend in medicine, as physicians affected by board recertification have taken their fight against the required program to their state-level governments. They're trying to remove MOC credential requirements in hospitals, on state licensing boards, and on insurance panels within their states. Medical Economics reports 19 states,, have either proposed or passed some kind of MOC-related legislation in effort to curb the requirements. Most have popped up in the last year or two.
"The problem with MOC is we're forced to participate, so there is no incentive for these boards to change. Why would they? We're forced to participate to work and they can charge whatever they want. That's why we're focusing on state legislation, because if you take away the 'force' part of that equation…we might actually have a chance of getting the boards to listen and modify MOC [requirements]," says Meg Edison, MD, a private practice pediatrician in Grand Rapid, Mich.
Many like Edison are not against the idea of continuing medical education, but do not like that MOC is required in order for them to work. Monday echoes a familiar sentiment among physicians when she calls MOC a form of extortion. Westby G. Fisher, MD, an internist, cardiologist, and cardiac electrophysiologist at NorthShore University health system in Evanston, Ill., puts it more bluntly.
"[This issue] crosses the political divide in America. It doesn't matter if you are right leaning, left leaning, extreme right, or extreme left politically. Corruption is corruption. Extortion of physicians will unite…like nothing else," he says.
State-level efforts have popped up as physicians are rallying around what many say are outrageous fees the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) charges physicians to take the test. A recent study in JAMA found that initial exams averaged $1,846 in cost for the written version and $1,694 for the oral component; MOC fees were, on average, $257 per year, or $2,570 for a 10-year period. The researchers also found that fees collected from certification exams accounted for 88 percent of revenue coming into those boards in 2013.
"It's clear the entire ABIM structure is colluding under this financial benefit they get from recertifying physicians," says Fisher, who is an active voice in the anti-MOC movement and has been tracking various state-level efforts on his blog.
In Michigan, Edison is also active in anti-MOC circles, as her open letter to the American Board of Pediatrics (part of ABMS) went viral last year. The letter, she said, made her realize she was in a position to tackle the issue head on. Last year, she worked on proposed legislation in her own state of Michigan that targeted MOC requirements in hospitals, on insurance panels, and through the state licensing boards. It hit a common roadblock.
"[The bill] went to a hearing and then it didn't go anywhere. There was a lot of pushback from insurance companies and hospitals," Edison says. "Those are very strong lobbies." This year, Edison, working with the Michigan State Medical Society, is reintroducing the bill and focusing on removing MOC requirements for insurance panels. She says this is because hospitals will be hesitant to change their bylaws if they aren't paid by insurance companies. Thus, physicians have to focus on changing insurance company bylaws first to eventually change hospital bylaws, she says. Otherwise hospitals will be pressured by insurance companies to keep MOC requirements intact.
Michigan's Legislature is currently in summer recess, Edison says, but when they return, there will be a hearing on the updated bill. She foresees this becoming a vital issue of physician recruitment as more states address MOC requirements. "This is exploding across the country….we need to get on board if we want to be a competitive state and attract physicians," she says.
One area of the country where this movement has made inroads, in particular, is in the southwest. In 2016, Oklahoma passed Senate Bill 1148, which said physicians were not required to recertify through a MOC program as a "condition of licensure, reimbursement, employment or admitting privileges at a hospital."
When the legislation passed into law after facing little resistance, many anti-MOC observers celebrated it as a major milestone. But Jack Beller, MD, Oklahoma Medical Society past president and an orthopedic surgeon in Oklahoma City, said the bill has yet to make a huge difference. "We found out later the reason [we faced no] resistance from hospitals and insurance companies is that they felt it exempted them, even though they were specifically [named in the bill]," Beller says.
The reason, he says, is medical licensure, hospital regulations, and insurance regulations are in three separate titles of law in Oklahoma. The bill was written in the licensure title of law, but specifically named hospitals and insurance companies. However, the hospitals and insurance companies didn't think the law was applicable to them.
Rather than go through a legal battle with hospitals and insurance companies, the Oklahoma Medical Society, and the bill's sponsor, Rep. Mike Ritzke, MD, rewrote it to prevent any loopholes. As such, the two entities drew out the hospital and insurance lobbies against the bill and Beller says it hit a brick wall. Currently, the Oklahoma Legislature is working on a budget shortfall that has to get squared away before other issues - such as MOC - get worked out.
Beller says he doesn't have a problem with physicians on staff at a hospital deciding whether or not MOC should be required for re-certification, just administrators. Yet this stance, in Oklahoma and in many other communities, has pitted the physicians against the hospital, in an odd battle of provider interests.
A prominent example of this contrast between physicians and hospitals is in Oklahoma's neighbor to the south, Texas. The Texas Medical Association and the Texas Hospital Association were active voices on different sides of the debate over Texas Senate Bill 1148. The bill would prevent hospitals and healthcare facilities from requiring MOC as a way to credential, hire or fire physicians, with the exception of academic medical centers and comprehensive cancer centers.
In the proverbial battle between hospitals and physicians, there was a definitive winner. The bill was passed and signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in June, and will go into effect at the beginning of next year. Like in Oklahoma, Texas' bill was sponsored by two physicians, Sen. Dawn Buckingham, MD, an ophthalmologist in Austin, and Rep. Greg Bonnen, MD, a neurosurgeon in Friendswood, Texas. Carlos Cardenas, MD, president of the Texas Medical Association, says the law will empower medical staffs at the affected healthcare providers.
"It stops the discrimination against physicians who elect to skip the process and it more specifically prohibits the state from using [MOC] as a requirement for licensing or renewal. It brings back autonomy for medical staffs to make a decision about whether or not to use [MOC]," he says.
Those who have been following the various state-wide efforts, such as Fisher, say it's the strongest law passed against MOC thus far. In Michigan, Edison says the results in Texas are exciting and inspiring for other states trying to get legislation passed. Kim Monday, the outspoken advocate who testified on behalf of the bill in front of the Texas Legislature, offers advice to others looking to follow in their path.
"[Other state medical associations] should encourage their members, physicians on the ground to get involved with the legislative process. Let their legislators know [MOC programs] are onerous. And encourage their specialty board to make this a better process," says Monday.
Like many others that have been active voices against board re-certification, she notes she is not opposed to the idea of continuing medical education, but doesn't see this as being helpful to her specialty. "I don't think anyone would care about [MOC tests] if it was relevant, cheap and didn't take us away from our patients," she notes. For her part, Monday says she will still take her MOC test in November, as she doesn't want to risk exclusion from an insurance panel if something with the law changes
Leaders in Michigan, Texas, and Oklahoma say the efforts to thwart mandatory MOC regulations began when a groundswell of physicians presented these problems to the state medical associations. As the resistance to these requirements started to grow, many physician leaders such as Beller in Oklahoma, said its medical association was prompted to take action. Cardenas in Texas said the anti-MOC law began as a grassroots movement when members of the organization continued to bring it up as a problem.
Experts say this is the way to enact change, by bringing these issues forth to state medical associations. "Right now that's our most effective action," says Fisher. On the national level, Fisher has doubts about the American Medical Association's dedication to the cause, even after the AMA's House of Delegates passed two resolutions, one of which called for the end of mandatory MOC exams and the other that had the AMA create model state legislation to deal with this issue.
Edison too implores physicians to go to their state medical associations to get the ball rolling. She says these associations are the voice of the physician. Once the state medical society has an official policy on board re-certification, they are instrumental in getting bills introduced, she says. Another tip she offers is to get to know legislators who are also physicians.
"In almost every state that's done this, it's been physician lawmakers. It is finding your physician lawmakers, contacting your state medical society and [asking them], 'what can we do in our state to protect physicians and patients?' That's the absolute first step and stay on it. Don't stop calling after one try. Keep calling," she says.


Batley Boys continued their impressive start in Yorkshire Men's League Division One with a 58-22 victory over Skirlaugh Bulls last Saturday.
oth teams came out strong, creating early chances but it was Batley who struck first when they broke up field and the ball was moved for Josh O'Sullivan to crash through the defence and over the line on his first game of the season, with Adam Bingham converting.
Skirlaugh replied with a spell of pressure but Joe O'Hanlon intercepted a pass and raced virtually the full length of the field for a cracking try.
Skirlaugh again responded well and pulled an unconverted try back but Batley responded well, making good yards up the slope, before Jayjay Price broke through to score a try, which Bingham converted.
Skirlaugh hit back with two quick converted tries before Batley got the upper hand again with Ryan Crossley scooting over for a try and Bingham converted.
Batley kept up the pressure sending Crossley over for his second try, converted by Bingham.
Batley showed no signs of letting up the pressure and added further tries in quick succession from Luke Sheridan and Aaron James, which Bingham improved.
Skirlaugh scored a converted try but impressive work from the Boys forwards took them close to the line and Mark Kitchingman scored, with Bingham tagging on another goal.
Batley continued to show impressive form.
Excellent ball skills led to tries for Josh Whitehead and Bingham, who added both goals to cap an impressive display as the Boys took over as the new first division leaders.
Batley Boys face a trip to West Hull Lions A on Saturday.
The Boys were also due to face Shaw Cross A in the John Kane Cup last night with the winners meeting Thornhill A in the semi-final.


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Nioh 2 isn't an easy game and it has a lot to offer in terms of collectibles and side content. In this Nioh 2 The First Samurai Guide, we will help players with the locations of all of the Kodama and the hot spring location in the Dawn of the Demon quest.
Dawn of the Demon All Kodama Locations
Finding Kodama in Nioh 2 can be very helpful. These tree spirits wander away from their shrines and players have to find them and tell them the way back. With each Kodama returned to the shrine, players will receive a Kodama's Blessing along with the increased number of elixirs granted by the shrines in that region.
However, these Kodamas have to be found in missions and if players miss them, they can play the mission again to find them. In this Nioh 2 The First Samurai Guide, we will help players with all of the Kodama locations in the Dawn of the Demon mission so that players can find them easily.
Kodama Location #1
The first Kodama can be found at the start of the mission behind a hut. Players can see the hut with a fallen tree right next to it in the image below. Just walk to the back of the hut through the marked passage and players will find the first Kodama in Dawn of the Demon.
Follow the path from the first Kodama until you get to the Village Gate. Players need to open this gate with the Village Gate key. Go to the right from the gate and players will see a big structure as shown in the image below. Just go to the highlighted spot in the image and turn right and players will see Kodama under the tree. The Village Gate key is inside the big structure.
Now go back to the main path and through the Village Gate. There are a lot of wooden structures here and the third Kodama in the Nioh 2 Dawn of the Demon mission is on top of these wooden structures. As you enter the village, go right into the fourth wooden hut and there will be a passage through it. Use this passage to get on top of these wooden huts and go left. Players will find the Kodama here as shown in the images below.
The next Kodama is close to the third one. From where you find the third Kodama, turn around and start walking. You'll come to the edge of the hut and look down and the Kodama is there as shown in the image below. Drop down and the Kodama is yours.
From the last Kodama, follow the path ahead and get back to the main path. To your left will be a ladder that you can use to get down. Use the ladder and the Kodama is right next to the ladder as that end.
From the last Kodama, climb back the ladder and follow the main path until you come across a shrine and there will be a companion with you. From the shrine, go left there will be a wooden bridge. Drop down the bridge and look into the bush. The Kodama will be there.
From the last Kodama Location, turn around and start moving forward and follow the water stream. Go to the waterfall to the left and there will be a Toyotomi. Use the bow gesture in front of it. This will open a path. Clear the area and go through this path and immediately go left and there will be another Kodama. See the images below for the waterfall path and the Kodama.
From the last Kodama Location, go back through the waterfall path and go right. Follow this path through the trees and to the dry land shortly ahead. To the right will be a wooden ramp, use this to climb up and drop down the bridge from the highlighted point shown in the image below. As you drop down, turn around and the Kodama will right in front of you next to some rocks.
From the last Kodama Location, get back on the path below, from where you climbed the wooden ramp. Follow the path straight until you get to a broken wooden bridge. The Kodama will be right in front of you as shown in the image below.
Hot Spring Location
From the last Kodama Location, turn back around and start moving ahead and take the first right where the shrine is. Follow the path next to the shrine and it'll take you to the Hot Spring.
Kodama Location #10
Go back to the shrine from the Hot Spring and follow the path opposite to it. Keep moving forward until you see the water. Go left from here through some big red flowers. At the end go right into the hollow tree stem. Follow the path until you come to the area shown in the image below and the Kodama will be right in front of you.
That is all for our Nioh 2 The First Samurai Kodama Locations guide with tips on all of the Kodama locations and the hot spring location in the Dawn of the Demon mission. For more on the game, also see our A Distant Dream Mujina Locations and In Search of the Elixir Kodama Locations.
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CPU Basics: Multiple CPUs, Cores, And Hyper-Threading
What's a central processing unit (CPU)?
The central processing unit (or CPU) in your computer is the brains of the operation. It's a small computer chip that sits atop the main circuit board (motherboard) of a computer. It performs the computational work, such as running programs or applications.
It's the core of your PC, smartphone, or tablet, and it's what makes the whole device run as it should. At its core, a CPU takes instructions from a program or application and performs a calculation.
The executed instruction, or calculation, can involve basic arithmetic, comparing certain numbers together, or moving them around in memory.
Since everything in a computer is represented by numbers, those kinds of simple tasks equate to what a CPU does. It's what facilitates everything from starting up Windows to watching a video.
CPU clock speed, or clock rate, is measured in Hertz – generally in gigahertz, or GHz. A CPU's clock speed rate is a measure of how many clock cycles a CPU can perform per second. The clock speed used to be enough when comparing performance.
Things aren't so simple anymore.
A CPU core is a CPU's processor. A core can work on one task while another core works on a different task, so the more cores a CPU has, the more efficient it is.
A CPU that offers multiple cores or hyper-threading may perform significantly better than a single-core CPU of the same speed that doesn't feature hyper-threading.
PCs with multiple CPUs can have an even bigger advantage.
All of these features are designed to allow PCs to more easily run multiple processes at the same time – increasing your performance when multitasking or under the demands of powerful apps like video encoders and computer aided design (CAD) applications.
What is hyper-threading?
Hyper-Threading (simultaneous multithreading) is a process where a CPU splits each of its physical cores into virtual ones, which are known as threads.
Hyper-threading allows each core to do two things simultaneously. It increases CPU performance by improving the processor's efficiency, thereby allowing you to run multiple demanding apps at the same time.
Originally, CPUs had a single core. That meant that the physical CPU had a single central processing unit on it. To increase performance, manufacturers added additional "cores," or central processing units.
A dual-core CPU has two central processing units, so it appears to the operating system as two CPUs.
A CPU with two cores could run two different processes at the same time. This speeds up your system because your computer can do multiple things at once.
Most computers only have a single CPU. That single CPU may have multiple cores or hyper-threading technology – but it's still only one physical CPU unit inserted into a single CPU socket on the motherboard.
Before hyper-threading and multi-core CPUs came around, people attempted to add additional processing power to computers by adding additional CPUs. This requires a motherboard with multiple CPU sockets.
The motherboard also needs additional hardware to connect those CPU sockets to the RAM and other resources. Systems with multiple CPUs also consume more power.
Systems with multiple CPUs aren't very common among home PCs today. Even a high-powered CAD desktop with multiple graphics cards will generally only have a single CPU.
You'll find multiple CPU systems among supercomputers, servers, and similar high-end systems that need as much number-crunching power as they can get.
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Alcatel launches office call center application for SMEs
Alcatel launched today the Alcatel Office Call Center in France and Germany, a software application for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
By ZDNet Staff | September 15, 2000 -- 08:15 GMT (01:15 PDT) | Topic: Microsoft
PARIS - Designed to support up to 32 agents, the Alcatel Office Call Center is a PC-based solution, integrating voice server and automatic call distribution (ACD).
The Alcatel Office Call Center extends the Alcatel Office platform into a customer-oriented communication server, empowering customer relationship management for SMEs. No calls are lost, clients' needs are identified and treated accordingly, and the SME's image is enhanced.
"The European call center market has been growing at an increasing rate. Today, companies consider call center solutions as critical applications which improve competitiveness," said Jean-Luc Fourniou, executive vice president of Alcatel's Enterprise activities.
If a client calls a travel agency, for example, the ACD will route, queue and distribute the call. Call routing matches call service requirements to agent profiles and availability, taking into account, in real time, the traffic load as well as alternative resources.
All calls that cannot be immediately handled by an agent are placed in a queue.
The distribution process ends the mechanism by forwarding the routed calls to the most appropriate group and agent.
The call center also integrates a voice server which allows the travel agency to expand the operation beyond their regular business hours.
Through the system's Auto Attendant, this travel agency is able to greet its callers immediately and automatically, routing the call to the right destination based on the callers' choices from different voice menus (i.e. sales department, ticket reservations, customer care, agent's direct extension, etc.).
The Alcatel Office Call Center's routing flowchart uses the Graphical Application Designer. This software tool allows the SME to design its call center based on its needs.
The company can track its level of customer service using the real time monitoring capability and the graphical statistics functions. These provide the company the information they need in order to upgrade or modify their system and ensure a constant quality of service to the customer.
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Nasturtium flowers come in a wide variety of colors, making this trailing plant a welcome addition to any garden. Bursting with energy and showcasing glass from every major glass maker of the past 30 years, this 18″ Nasturtium shade was carefully blended to change color depending on which side of the shade is viewed. Shown on the Small Stick base (20″ tall), this lamp was created as a showroom piece in 2016 and is now in a private collection.
The flowers shift from lush reds to juicy oranges, then into sunny yellows and back to red. The leaves and background follow each change in the flowers, enhancing the color flow across the shade. Mottled, streaky, rippled, and fracture/streamer glass all joined together to create a whirlwind of delight. This style of coloration takes infinite patience and attention to detail so the blended shifts in color are natural and do not feel forced.


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Q: Can we make a coordinate system with two imaginary axes? As question suggests, can we make a coordinate system with two imaginary axes instead of one real and one imaginary (as usual for a complex plane)? Is it possible? And if yes does it have any meaning or it is just useless? Thank you!

A: It depends on what you mean with "coordinate axis" and "imaginary".
Sure, you can define a vector space of dimension three, let's say $\Bbb R^3$ consisting of triples $(x_1,x_2,x_3)$ with $x_1,x_2,x_3 \in \Bbb R$ and componentwise addition. No one hinders you in writing those triples in the form $x_1 + x_2i + x_3j$ where we introduced two imaginary numbers $i$ and $j$ to separate the components.
It becomes interesting if your questions is about having a useful product on this three-dimensional vector space, which is compatible with the addition. If you want this multiplication to behave reasonably well (say being associative, distributive and having multiplicative inverses) then it becomes a theorem (many mathematicians tried to find exactly this for a long time…) that you cannot. So you might want to have a look at Frobenius Theorem


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import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
import org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.model.http.DpsHeaders;
import org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.model.storage.StorageRole;
import org.opengroup.osdu.ingest.model.SubmitRequest;
import org.opengroup.osdu.ingest.model.SubmitResponse;
import org.opengroup.osdu.ingest.model.WorkProductLoadManifest;
import org.opengroup.osdu.ingest.provider.interfaces.IOsduSubmitService;
import org.opengroup.osdu.ingest.provider.interfaces.ISubmitService;
import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize;
import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
import org.springframework.web.context.annotation.RequestScope;

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@RestController
@RequestScope
@Validated
public class SubmitApi {

  final DpsHeaders headers;

  final ISubmitService submitService;
  final IOsduSubmitService osduSubmitService;

  // TODO: Create the permission for os-ingest and change pre authorize annotation
  @PostMapping("/submit")
  @PreAuthorize("@authorizationFilter.hasPermission('" + StorageRole.CREATOR + "')")
  public SubmitResponse submit(@RequestBody SubmitRequest request) {
    log.debug("Submit request received : {}", request);
    SubmitResponse submitResponse = submitService.submit(request, headers);
    log.debug("Submit result ready : {}", submitResponse);
    return submitResponse;
  }

  // TODO: Create the permission for os-ingest and change pre authorize annotation
  @PostMapping("/submitWithManifest")
  @PreAuthorize("@authorizationFilter.hasPermission('" + StorageRole.CREATOR + "')")
  public SubmitResponse submitWithManifest(@RequestBody WorkProductLoadManifest loadManifest) {
    log.debug("Submit with load manifest request received : {}", loadManifest);
    SubmitResponse submitResponse = osduSubmitService.submit(loadManifest, headers);
    log.debug("Submit load manifest result ready : {}", submitResponse);
    return submitResponse;
  }

}

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