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Vancouver Coastal Health expands St. Patrick's Day closure of bars and restaurants beyond downtown core
Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Coastal Health Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Patricia Daly is requiring that all restaurants, bars, lounges and similar venues throughout the City of Vancouver close their doors today — St. Patrick's Day — as part of efforts to contain the spread of the COVID-19. This expands the closure beyond the initially announced downtown core.
Yesterday, Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer, issued a public health order limiting gatherings to no more than 50 people. Dr. Daly is taking action to support that order by implementing the closure of bars and restaurants in Vancouver today.
"Given that the Government of British Columbia has now limited the size of public gatherings to 50 persons, it is only prudent that we require restaurant and bar operators to cooperate with efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19," said Dr. Daly. "We understand this is may pose a financial hardship for operators, but the seriousness of the health care challenge that COVID-19 presents to our community cannot be underestimated."
The day is traditionally an extremely busy time in such venues, as large crowds gather to celebrate.
View the provincial health officer's order on mass gatherings
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Machine guarding failures in the meat processing industry are continuing to cause life-changing injuries to workers.
Alliance Group Limited appeared in the Timaru District Court on Wednesday, after an incident where an inexperienced worker's hand was amputated in a piece of machinery in March 2017.
The worker had been employed at the plant for only five days and was left unsupervised on a task. Due to the worker's lack of familiarity with the job, he opened a section of the machinery used for dehydrating blood into a powder and placed his right hand inside. His hand came in contact with a rotating screw and was amputated.
Our investigation found that Alliance Group had failed to ensure the health and safety of its workers and that it was reasonably practicable for them to have undertaken an adequate risk assessment of the machine and to have ensured it was adequately guarded.
WorkSafe's Deputy General Manager for Investigations and Specialist Services Simon Humphries said, "The level of injury and trauma this worker endured as a result of Alliance's failings will impact him for the rest of his life.
"This is a stark reminder to others operating machinery in every industry to ensure machinery is adequately guarded. New Zealand has rigorous and accessible standards for machine guarding – adhering to them and mitigating the risks your machinery poses is imperative to keeping workers safe from harm."
Following the incident, Alliance Group had in-house engineers guard the machine and also produced a standard operating procedure for the task of blood drying.
Alliance Group Limited voluntarily paid reparations prior to sentencing, and no further reparations were ordered.
Alliance Group Limited was sentenced under sections 36(1)(a), 48(1) and (2)(c) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
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package org.apache.sshd.common.auth;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;
import org.apache.sshd.common.auth.UserAuthInstance;
import org.apache.sshd.common.auth.UserAuthMethodFactory;
import org.apache.sshd.common.session.SessionContext;

public interface UserAuthFactoriesManager<S extends SessionContext, M extends UserAuthInstance<S>, F extends UserAuthMethodFactory<S, M>>
{
    List<F> getUserAuthFactories();
    default List<String> getUserAuthFactoriesNames(){ return null; }
    default String getUserAuthFactoriesNameList(){ return null; }
    default void setUserAuthFactoriesNameList(String p0){}
    default void setUserAuthFactoriesNames(String... p0){}
    void setUserAuthFactories(List<F> p0);
    void setUserAuthFactoriesNames(Collection<String> p0);
}

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package sbt

object Result extends Enumeration
{
	val Error, Passed, Failed = Value
}
object ClassType extends Enumeration
{
	val Module, Class, ClassOrModule = Value
}

trait TestFramework extends NotNull
{
	def name: String
	def testSuperClassName: String
	def testSubClassType: ClassType.Value

	def testRunner(classLoader: ClassLoader, listeners: Iterable[TestReportListener], log: Logger): TestRunner
}
trait TestRunner extends NotNull
{
	def run(testClassName: String, isModule: Boolean): Result.Value
}

abstract class BasicTestRunner extends TestRunner
{
	protected def log: Logger
	protected def listeners: Seq[TestReportListener]

	final def run(testClass: String, isModule: Boolean): Result.Value =
	{
		safeListenersCall(_.startGroup(testClass))
		try
		{
			val result = runTest(testClass, isModule)
			safeListenersCall(_.endGroup(testClass, result))
			result
		}
		catch
		{
			case e =>
			{
				safeListenersCall(_.endGroup(testClass, e))
				Result.Error
			}
		}
	}
	def runTest(testClass: String, isModule: Boolean): Result.Value = runTest(testClass)
	def runTest(testClass: String): Result.Value

	protected def fire(event: TestEvent) = safeListenersCall(_.testEvent(event))
	protected def safeListenersCall(call: (TestReportListener) => Unit) = TestFramework.safeForeach(listeners, log)(call)
}

final class NamedTestTask(val name: String, action: => Option[String]) extends NotNull { def run() = action }
object TestFramework
{
	def runTests(frameworks: Iterable[TestFramework], classpath: Iterable[Path], tests: Iterable[TestDefinition], log: Logger,
		listeners: Iterable[TestReportListener]) =
	{
		val (start, runTests, end) = testTasks(frameworks, classpath, tests, log, listeners, true, Nil, Nil)
		def run(tasks: Iterable[NamedTestTask]) = tasks.foreach(_.run())
		run(start)
		run(runTests)
		run(end)
	}

	private val ScalaCompilerJarPackages = "scala.tools.nsc." :: "jline." :: "ch.epfl.lamp." :: Nil

	private val TestStartName = "test-start"
	private val TestFinishName = "test-finish"

	private[sbt] def safeForeach[T](it: Iterable[T], log: Logger)(f: T => Unit): Unit = it.foreach(i => Control.trapAndLog(log){ f(i) } )
	import scala.collection.{Map, Set}
	def testTasks(frameworks: Iterable[TestFramework], classpath: Iterable[Path], tests: Iterable[TestDefinition], log: Logger,
		listeners: Iterable[TestReportListener], endErrorsEnabled: Boolean, setup: Iterable[() => Option[String]],
		cleanup: Iterable[() => Option[String]]): (Iterable[NamedTestTask], Iterable[NamedTestTask], Iterable[NamedTestTask]) =
	{
		val mappedTests = testMap(frameworks, tests)
		if(mappedTests.isEmpty)
			(new NamedTestTask(TestStartName, None) :: Nil, Nil, new NamedTestTask(TestFinishName, { log.info("No tests to run."); None }) :: Nil )
		else
			createTestTasks(classpath, mappedTests, log, listeners, endErrorsEnabled, setup, cleanup)
	}
	private def testMap(frameworks: Iterable[TestFramework], tests: Iterable[TestDefinition]): Map[TestFramework, Set[TestDefinition]] =
	{
		import scala.collection.mutable.{HashMap, HashSet, Set}
		val map = new HashMap[TestFramework, Set[TestDefinition]]
		if(!frameworks.isEmpty)
		{
			for(test <- tests)
			{
				def isTestForFramework(framework: TestFramework) =
					classTypeMatches(framework.testSubClassType, test.isModule) &&
					framework.testSuperClassName == test.superClassName

				for(framework <- frameworks.find(isTestForFramework))
					map.getOrElseUpdate(framework, new HashSet[TestDefinition]) += test
			}
		}
		wrap.Wrappers.readOnly(map)
	}
	private def classTypeMatches(classType: ClassType.Value, isModule: Boolean) =
		classType match
		{
			case ClassType.ClassOrModule => true
			case ClassType.Module => isModule
			case ClassType.Class => !isModule
		}
	private def createTasks(work: Iterable[() => Option[String]], baseName: String) =
		work.toList.zipWithIndex.map{ case (work, index) => new NamedTestTask(baseName + " " + (index+1), work()) }

	private def createTestTasks(classpath: Iterable[Path], tests: Map[TestFramework, Set[TestDefinition]], log: Logger,
		listeners: Iterable[TestReportListener], endErrorsEnabled: Boolean, setup: Iterable[() => Option[String]],
		cleanup: Iterable[() => Option[String]]) =
	{
		val filterCompilerLoader = new FilteredLoader(getClass.getClassLoader, ScalaCompilerJarPackages)
		val loader: ClassLoader = new IntermediateLoader(classpath.map(_.asURL).toSeq.toArray, filterCompilerLoader)
		val testsListeners = listeners.filter(_.isInstanceOf[TestsListener]).map(_.asInstanceOf[TestsListener])
		def foreachListenerSafe(f: TestsListener => Unit): Unit = safeForeach(testsListeners, log)(f)

		import Result.{Error,Passed,Failed}
		object result
		{
			private[this] var value: Result.Value = Passed
			def apply() = synchronized { value }
			def update(v: Result.Value): Unit = synchronized { if(value != Error) value = v }
		}
		val startTask = new NamedTestTask(TestStartName, {foreachListenerSafe(_.doInit); None}) :: createTasks(setup, "Test setup")
		val testTasks =
			tests flatMap { case (framework, tests) =>

					val runner = framework.testRunner(loader, listeners, log)
					for(test <- tests) yield
					{
						def runTest() =
						{
							val oldLoader = Thread.currentThread.getContextClassLoader
							Thread.currentThread.setContextClassLoader(loader)
							try {
								runner.run(test.testClassName, test.isModule) match
								{
									case Error => result() = Error; Some("ERROR occurred during testing.")
									case Failed => result() = Failed; Some("Test FAILED")
									case _ => None
								}
							}
							finally {
								Thread.currentThread.setContextClassLoader(oldLoader)
							}
						}
						new NamedTestTask(test.testClassName, runTest())
					}
			}
		def end() =
		{
			foreachListenerSafe(_.doComplete(result()))
			result() match
			{
				case Error => if(endErrorsEnabled) Some("ERROR occurred during testing.") else None
				case Failed => if(endErrorsEnabled) Some("One or more tests FAILED.") else None
				case Passed =>
				{
					log.info(" ")
					log.info("All tests PASSED.")
					None
				}
			}
		}
		val endTask = new NamedTestTask(TestFinishName, end() ) :: createTasks(cleanup, "Test cleanup")
		(startTask, testTasks, endTask)
	}
}

abstract class LazyTestFramework extends TestFramework
{
	/** The class name of the the test runner that executes
	* tests for this framework.*/
	protected def testRunnerClassName: String

	protected def bundledTestRunnerClassName: Option[String] = None
	protected def extraNames: Seq[String] = Nil

	/** Creates an instance of the runner given by 'testRunnerClassName'.*/
	final def testRunner(projectLoader: ClassLoader, listeners: Iterable[TestReportListener], log: Logger): TestRunner =
	{
		val frameworkClasspath = FileUtilities.classLocation(getClass)
		val sbtURL = FileUtilities.sbtJar.toURI.toURL
		val projectClasspath = projectLoader.asInstanceOf[java.net.URLClassLoader].getURLs
		val loaderURLs = Array(frameworkClasspath, sbtURL) ++ projectClasspath

		def load(name: String): Option[Class[_]] =
		{
			val selfNames: Seq[String] = extraNames ++ Seq(name)
			val lazyLoader = new LazyFrameworkLoader(selfNames, loaderURLs, projectLoader, getClass.getClassLoader)
			try { Some(Class.forName(name, true, lazyLoader)) }
			catch { case e: ClassNotFoundException => None }
		}
		val c = bundledTestRunnerClassName.flatMap(load).orElse(load(testRunnerClassName))
		val runnerClass = c.getOrElse(error("Could not find test runner")).asSubclass(classOf[TestRunner])
		runnerClass.getConstructor(classOf[Logger], classOf[Seq[TestReportListener]], classOf[ClassLoader]).newInstance(log, listeners, projectLoader)
	}
}

/** The test framework definition for ScalaTest.*/
object ScalaTestFramework extends LazyTestFramework
{
	val name = "ScalaTest"
	val SuiteClassName = "org.scalatest.Suite"

	def testSuperClassName = SuiteClassName
	def testSubClassType = ClassType.Class

	def testRunnerClassName = "sbt.impl.ScalaTestRunner"
	override def bundledTestRunnerClassName = Some("org.scalatest.sbt.ScalaTestRunner")
	override def extraNames = "sbt.impl.ScalaTestRunner1_0" :: "sbt.impl.ScalaTestRunner0_9" :: Nil
}
/** The test framework definition for ScalaCheck.*/
object ScalaCheckFramework extends LazyTestFramework
{
	val name = "ScalaCheck"
	val PropertiesClassName = "org.scalacheck.Properties"

	def testSuperClassName = PropertiesClassName
	def testSubClassType = ClassType.Module

	def testRunnerClassName = "sbt.impl.ScalaCheckRunner"
}
/** The test framework definition for specs.*/
object SpecsFramework extends LazyTestFramework
{
	val name = "specs"
	val SpecificationClassName = "org.specs.Specification"

	def testSuperClassName = SpecificationClassName
	def testSubClassType = ClassType.ClassOrModule

	def testRunnerClassName = "sbt.impl.SpecsRunner"
}


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Republicans hit peak racial hypocrisy: Their condemnation of white supremacy is laughable
Leading Republicans have fled from Trump's racism. But their party has been a white-identity club for 50 years
Chauncey DeVega
September 8, 2017 8:58AM (UTC)
Racism calculus is not difficult. It is organized around several basic principles. They are:
Racists do racist things intentionally. They often do things that superficially appear to be "colorblind" or "race-neutral" but in practice lead to racist outcomes.
Racists support other racists. Racists believe that they are good people.
Racists think their attitudes and beliefs are "natural" and uncontroversial.
When confronted about their racism, racists often claim that they are the real "victims" whose "free speech" is being taken away.
Donald Trump is an honors student in racism and white supremacy. He is not a genius or a savant. Rather, Donald Trump is just very earnest and practices almost every chance he gets. Trump has many fellow students with whom to study and practice in the Republican Party.
To that end, his most recent efforts: Trump has apparently ended the DACA program (while sending deliberately mixed signals to different audiences), in order to punish Latino and Hispanic young people who were brought here as children and have spent most of their lives as Americans.
Donald Trump coddles and protects neo-Nazis and white supremacists -- a group he has insisted includes "very fine people." Trump has encouraged America's police to brutalize "suspects" (implicitly black and brown people). He has ordered the Department of Justice to investigate whether America's colleges and universities discriminate against white people.
Donald Trump is also leading a concerted effort to keep African-Americans and other nonwhites from voting.
In an effort to publicly distance themselves from Donald Trump's overt racism, leading Republicans have issued mealy-mouthed, half-hearted condemnations of his behavior.
After Donald Trump's defense of the neo-Nazis and white supremacists who rampaged in Charlottesville several weeks ago, the Republican National Committee issued a condemnation of those hate groups which read: "The racist beliefs of Nazis, the KKK, white supremacists and other like-minded groups are completely inconsistent with the Republican Party's platform." The resolution continued by claiming that "the view that the color of one's skin determines or should determine one's standing, rights, opportunities, or duties to others is not consistent with the philosophy of the Republican Party." The RNC's statement added: "The racist beliefs of the Nazis, the KKK, white supremacists and others are repulsive, evil, and have no fruitful place in the United States."
House Speaker Paul Ryan also attempted to condemn white supremacists. In response to the white supremacist terrorism in Charlottesville, he told the New York Times that:
This was a pure form of hatred, this notion that some human beings are intrinsically superior to others ... that whole concept is wrong, evil. We need to be very clear about that … I worry that we're going to get this normalized in our society. We have to be outraged every single time, so they never occupy normal space in our civil dialogue or civil space in our country.
These are acts of political evasion. The Republican Party's supposed efforts to condemn racism and white supremacy are a preposterous, pathetic, dishonest, hypocritical joke. In reality, the Republican Party of the post-civil rights era is the United States' largest white supremacist and white identity organization. Its political currency is white grievance politics. For Republican politicians and strategists -- and for conservative leaders more generally -- racism is a version of Chekhov's gun that they cannot resist using at almost every opportunity. Consequently, the party of Abraham Lincoln is now the party of Jefferson Davis and the Confederacy. In 1981, leading Republican strategist Lee Atwater directly explained how this transformation took place:
You start out in 1954 by saying, "Nigger, nigger, nigger." By 1968 you can't say "nigger" — that hurts you, backfires. So you say stuff like, uh, forced busing, states' rights, and all that stuff, and you're getting so abstract. Now, you're talking about cutting taxes, and all these things you're talking about are totally economic things and a byproduct of them is, blacks get hurt worse than whites. … "We want to cut this," is much more abstract than even the busing thing, uh, and a hell of a lot more abstract than "Nigger, nigger."
In many ways, Donald Trump's racist and fascist presidency is neither an outlier nor result of an insurgent political campaign: It is the inevitable (and predictable) result of the Republican Party's long march toward white supremacy.
There have been many stops along that proverbial road. The Republican Party is waging a war against the freedom and equal citizenship rights of black and brown Americans. This assault includes voter suppression, gerrymandering and undermining (if not ending) the protections enacted as a result of the civil rights laws of the 1960s.
The Republican Party has widely embraced conspiracy theories such as "birtherism," which it used to weaponize racist attitudes in the service of obstructing the agenda of Barack Obama, the United States' first black president.
Almost all of the Republican Party's domestic policy proposals on issues ranging from taxes to the environment will have a disproportionately negative impact on African-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans and other nonwhites.
The Republican Party and right-wing policymakers have consistently supported immigration "reforms" -- such as those proposed by Donald Trump several weeks ago -- designed to ensure that America remains a majority white country into the indefinite future.
Elected officials take signals from their voters. As such, the Republican Party's racism is a reflection of the values held by its supporters. Oublic opinion and other polling data has consistently shown that Republican voters are more likely to be racist than Democratic voters. Republicans and other conservatives are also much more likely than Democrats (and the general population) to believe that black people are less intelligent, more violent and lazier than white people. Republican voters -- especially those who support Trump -- also widely believe that white people are victims of anti-white racism. Republican voters en masse possess high levels of hostility towards Muslims, Latinos and other groups they consider "un-American".
Ultimately, it should be no surprise that Donald Trump's campaign and (now) presidency have received overwhelming support from the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and other domestic terrorist and hate groups.
Donald Trump's campaign slogan "America first" has historically been used by the KKK (and other anti-Semitic groups). Moreover, one cannot reasonably ignore how similar the Klan's political platform is to that of the Republican Party.
The Ku Klux Klan wants the following:
The recognition that America was founded as a Christian nation.
The recognition that America was founded as a White nation.
Repeal the NAFTA and GATT treaties.
Stop all Foreign Aid Immediately.
Abolish ALL discriminatory affirmative action programs.
Abolish all anti-gun laws and encourage every adult to own a weapon.
Actively promote love and appreciation of our unique European (White) culture.
Drug testing for welfare recipients.
Balance the budget.
Rehabilitate our public school system. We must remove the humanist influence in our schools and teach fact based curriculum to further the students knowledge not someone's opinion. Parents should have the option of private or home schooling if they prefer and students should be free to practice their Christian faith in the classroom.
A flat income tax should be introduced to allow for the funding of community, state and federal projects.
Abortion should be outlawed except to save the mother's life or in case of rape or incest.
We support a national law against the practice of homosexuality.
Restoring individual freedom to Christian America.
Everyone who can work should work.
We support state sovereignty resolutions.
This agenda is advocated for -- to a large extent, and in varying degrees -- by Donald Trump, the Republican Party, the right-wing media, and conservative policymakers in government as well as think tanks and interest groups. In total, the post-civil rights Republican Party shares many of the KKK's goals but has embraced other means of achieving them -- and in the age of Donald Trump the latter distinction is quickly eroding.
After the white supremacist terrorism in Charlottesville there was a moment of rare candor and truth-telling about the color line in America. Predictably, Trump bobbed and weaved before finally making excuses for the white supremacist mayhem that took place in that city. David Duke, the former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, was quick to advise Donald Trump: "I would recommend you take a good look in the mirror & remember it was White Americans who put you in the presidency, not radical leftists."
Trump was brought to heel. He received Duke's message loud and clear, and proclaimed that there were "fine people" among the rioters and hate-mongers in Charlottesville. As Trump fights back against the Russia scandal and a general perception of his incompetence and stupidity, he has doubled down on his white supremacist policies in order to appease his most ardent supporters.
It is long overdue for today's Republican Party to drop the mask and put on their white sheets. To do that would be more honest and efficient than to go through the "post-racial," "colorblind" charade Republicans have been acting out for five decades. At least that con job has finally been exposed as such by the ascendancy of Donald Trump.
Chauncey DeVega is a politics staff writer for Salon. His essays can also be found at Chaunceydevega.com. He also hosts a weekly podcast, The Chauncey DeVega Show. Chauncey can be followed on Twitter and Facebook.
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@curlychiquita yeah a lot of people liked this one from the preview samples we've received. I wonder when Sephora will get it... still waiting on the Hello, calm mask in Canada... ugh.
@veronika23 merci mon ami !!!
Which reminds me: you NEED the new Fenty winter collection highlighter palette if you don't already have it! The blue made me think of you!!!!!!
You are welcome @mermadelove! I don't have it... I've been trying to cut down on some stuff.
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This looks so beautiful but on Trendmood, Sophie noted that some of the shades seem a little sheer, almost like toppers, which makes it a little less appealing. Can't wait to see this in person!
I hope that it smells of fresh coconut 🥥! This new cream sounds quite promising and perfect for winter hydration! Can't wait to read the ingredients list! @SportyGirly125 !
@keana1 I hope it smells like coconuts too!!! I can't wait till they release it next month.
Let's keep our fingers crossed @SportyGirly125 !
I'm super excited to try this out, because I've been waiting for them to come out with another scent. I really love the color on this one as well! Hopefully the coconut in it isn't super overpowering and artificial smelling.
@lydiab123 I have tried a lot of their products and will definitely pick this one up. All their products are great.
@SportyGirly125 I can't wait this looks awesome!
I was just thinking the other day that I wish they had another scent! Will need to try this one for sure!
@veronika23 I'm glad they are coming out with another scent too!!!!


If you are a Android user that you should already knew the benefits of OTG functionality in Android devices. It allows any USB flash drive or card reader to connect directly with your smart devices by a simple OTG cable. But we already saw a different approach from ADATA earlier this year. They launched a new USB 2.0 flash drive which has both standard USB port and microUSB to allow seamless connection with your PC and phone or tablet. Now Sony also announces the similar way. Sony will also launch a dual USB flash drive, designed specifically for Android smartphone and tablet users in early 2014.
The gadget combines a full USB 2.0 port and a microUSB connector into a compact, sleek-looking body. It is designed to make file transfer between these and other mobile devices and a PC simple and fast without the need for Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. It works with Windows and Mac operating systems for the desktop.
The new Sony flash drive offers USB on-the-go functionality (OTG) for devices running Android 4.0.3 and up. A complimentary file manager app by Sony is compatible with the flash drive. It is available in the Google Play Store. You can unmount the device within the app itself, rather than having to resort to your phone or tablet's settings menu.
The new Sony OTG flash drive will be available in retail stores next month in three different memory capacities – 8GB, 16GB and 32GB. They will be priced at $19.99, $29.99, and $62.99 respectively. The price is a little bit higher than you are expected, considering it is a USB 2.0 device. But it is the start only and we can assure of that price will come down as more players join the race in future.


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Q: Как отправить сообщение WhatsApp с помощью PHP? Здравствуйте. Подскажите, как отправить сообщение через WhatsApp с помощью PHP?
CHAT-API не актуален: он уже не поддерживается и не работает.

A: Получить доступ к не публичному api или купить услугу у агрегаторов (например https://prostor-sms.ru/services/whatsapp-sending/  или https://smsaero.ru/whatsapp/ или любой другой)

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Q: looking for a python (pymongo) function to update a cell (in some circumstances) and send it to db I have a data frame (using pandas - python) with more than 10,000 rows with about 10,000 users
and I want to update all columns for all users in which each cell is like this :
{'P1': {'type': 'normal', 'priority': 2},
 'P2': {'type': 'normal', 'priority': 1}}

For some of them, priority is set to 1, some set to 2, some set to 3.
I want to change 'priority': 1 to 'priority': 2, for all users who have 'priority': 1
and 'priority': 2 to 'priority': 3 for all users who have 'priority': 2
how should I update this field (priority)?should I use mycol.update_one() or mycol.update_many() and how?
thanks
I did not try anything specific but I expect to have it updated and sent to DB by a function

A: It's simple you have to use updates_many as you want to update all cell with specific location
for item in my_list:
    my_collection.update({"_id" : item[key] }, {'$inc': {'priority': 1}}, upsert=False))

Increment all priority with 1 so

priority 1 became 2

priority 2 became 3


Found on the ground floor of the museum the South Asian collection was the first gallery of its kind in the country.
The collection contains textiles and jewellery from South Asian communities and showcases a range of traditional techniques and styles, many of which are slowly disappearing. The gallery provides a feel of a traditional street through a reconstruction of a typical home and the large bullocks are a hit with adults and children alike!


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The company embraces trends and focuses on premium and superpremium products
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BeverageAB InBev: sales increase, +12.8 billion dollars in the third quarter
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Lighthouse of the international press on health impacts
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BeverageHeineken will purchase the Asahi brands
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The details of the agreement on inventory, assets and vineyards
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Brunswick Forest near Wilmington, NC, that combines sophistication and liveability for a 2015 ideal-LIVING Home.
A large freestanding, two-sided fireplace adds drama to the grand open space as it subdivides the family room and kitchen. Inspired by the sand and sea, the home employs a neutral color palette to showcase exquisite architectural details.


Fostering is a tremendously rewarding experience. Volunteer foster parents provide temporary homes for Pet Harbor pets. Pet Harbor operates solely with a network of foster homes. The more foster homes we have, the more lives we can save. Shelters call us to take Siberian Huskies and cats when they're on death row. If we don't have foster space, they have to die. Foster homes are precious and few. Some folks don't like to foster because they believe it is difficult to give up the pets they foster. It really should be a GREAT thing because you know that dog or cat is going to a good home and you can foster another so Pet Harbor can save another life!
How does fostering work? You have to fill out a bunch of paperwork. Don't let it scare you. We're flexible, just have to follow the rules of the state in which we operate. Pet Harbor pays for all medical care at our veterinarians and provides food to feed the pet when we have food donated. Other needed supplies we furnish as well. The foster family gives the pet love, a home, a safe haven, and a family until they get adopted. They bring the fosteree somewhere else to meet potential adopters. Adopters would not come to the homes of the foster families. We work with you to make sure the foster pets fit in your household.
There are many benefits to the foster family as well. The idea that you contributed a HUGE piece of saving an animal's life is very gratifying. It's a wonderful thing to teach giving to children in foster families. Foster parents are also a Siberian Husky's or cat's best marketing team! They provide all sorts of information about their fosterees' personalities and dispositions. This information, along with stories and anecdotes about the pet, will be showcased on Pet Harbor's website for potential adopters to see.
To learn more about our fostering program, please email us at foster@petharbor.org.


Vladimir Vernadsky was a renowned Russian crystallographer, mineralogist, geochemist and geologist. He is best known today for his research on the "noosphere" and the way it affects the biosphere.
Developing in the 1920's a similar concept to the "Gaia theory" or the "Gaia principle" proposed by chemist James Lovelock in the 1970's, Vernadsky was a man ahead of his time.
He was also responsible for laying out the foundation for the study of geochemistry.
Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky was born on March 12, 1863 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. His father was a university professor teaching political economy and the editor of the journal "Economic Index". His mother was a Russian noblewoman and the daughter of a general.
Vladimir's childhood was spent in Ukraine and he studied in Kharkov for a brief period of time. When the family moved to Saint Petersburg, he continued his studies at the Saint Petersburg Grammar School. Here, he developed an interest in science, specifically in natural sciences.
In 1885, Vernadsky earned his degree from Saint Petersburg University's Department of Natural, Physical and Mathematical Faculty. He trained under the famous Vasily Vasilyevich Dokuchaev, who was known as the founder of soil science.
Vernadsky travelled abroad to prepare himself for a future professorship and he traveled to Naples and studied under crystallographer Scacchi. He later decided to go to Germany to train under Paul Groth. Groth had developed a piece of equipment that helped analyze the thermal, optical, electrical and magnetic properties of crystals and Vernadsky enjoyed learning to use this modern machinery. He also used the physics lab of Professor Zonke, another crystallization expert.
On returning from overseas in 1898 Vernadsky accepted a position as lecturer at the University of Moscow where for the next twenty years he taught mineralogy and crystallography. He earned his master's degree 1n 1891 based on a study of the silliminite group and the role of alumina in silicates. His doctoral thesis in 1896 concerned "Phenomena of gliding in crystalline substance".
He was the first in Russia to introduce mineralogical field studies for his students, the first trip taking place in the Urals in 1896.
By 1909 Vernadsky had switched his interest away from crystallography towards geochemistry.
Having built up one of the best equipped laboratories in the world, he resigned his position in 1911 and worked as an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences; he had already been elected into the Academy in 1906.
In 1917, Vernadsky returned briefly as a Professor of the Faculty of Geology and Mineralogy at Moscow University before the Russian revolution and its aftermath forced him eventually to flee Russia in 1921.
Vernadsky presented his famous report on the "Paragenesis of Chemical Elements in the Earth's Crust" in front of the 12th Congress of Medics and Natural Scientists in 1910. This study laid the foundation for what was later known as geochemistry. He advocated researchers to use radioactive phenomenon in studying the history of chemical elements and in seeing the relationships between these elements.
In 1909, Vernadsky established the Radium Commission, driven by his theory that radioactive substances are important sources of energy.
He collected rock samples and mapped where deposits of radioactive substances could be found in great detail and the first geochemical laboratory was opened in Saint Petersburg in 1910.
Vernadsky was the first person to make the concept of the "noosphere", the sphere of human thought, more familiar. He contributed to the concept of the biosphere as it is known today and took the process one step further.
Essentially, Vernadsky reasoned that there was a certain succession by which the earth develops. Geosphere or inanimate matter comes first, followed by the biosphere or biological life. Then follows the "noosphere", consisting of human consciousness and mental activity. Each of these relate to each other, with the emergence of biological life transforming the geosphere and the emergence of human consciousness transforming biological life. Both biological life and human cognition are seen as having a large impact on the evolution of the earth.
Much of his concepts were later independently developed in the "Gaia theory" or the "Gaia principle" proposed by chemist James Lovelock in the 1970s.
One of the pioneers that shaped environmental sciences, Vernadsky was among the first scientists who realized that the presence of nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide is a direct product of biological processes. He also published is research in the 1920's, stating that living organisms have a large impact on how the planet evolves.
He headed the Museum of Mineralogy and Geology at the Academy of Sciences from 1906 to 1921 and helped coordinate the development of the metal mining industry.
He visited the Crimea in 1916, prospecting for bauxite in the Altai Mountains.
In 1917, he started visualizing a new branch of science called biogeochemistry. He envisioned this branch of science would deal with living matter as an integral part of the biosphere.
In 1918 he moved to Kiev and, as a member of the government, founded the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences the same year and became its first president. He also founded the National Library of the Ukrainian State.
Vernadsky moved to Rostov-on-Don in 1919 before the arrival of the Bolsheviks in Kiev and in 1920 he moved to Simferopol, in the Crimean peninsula for treatment for typhoid. He also helped found and became the first rector of Taurida University in Simferopol, until his dismissal in 1921 because of the unstable political situation.
In the turmoil of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath, Vernadsky left Russia with his family in 1921 after being released from a short term of imprisonment in Moscow. The family settled in Paris until 1926 when he and his wife returned to Saint Petersburg (Leningrad).
His best known work "Biosferna" was published in 1926 and written while he was in Paris, consisted of three parts. The first two are long scientific essays proposing that life has been a transforming geological force on our planet. The first 67 chaptered essay, explained the "Biosphere of the Cosmos" and second 160 chaptered essay detailed "The Domain of Life". The third shorter part discussed "the noosphere".
Vernadsky's other notable published work is "Geochemistry", published in 1924. He also worked with Marie Curie and published two works together, "The Living Matter in Biosphere" and "Human Autotrophy".
In later life, Vladimir Vernadsky continued to refine his "noosphere" theories and attended many scientific meetings. He was also an adviser for the Soviet atomic bomb project.
He married Nataliya Yehorivna Starytska in 1887 and they had two daughters, Nina and Nyuta and a son, Georgi.
He moved from Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) to Moscow in 1935.
Vernadsky died on January 6, 1945, aged 81 in Moscow.


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John McCrory Content Strategy
Solving the challenges of marketing at scale
The Omnichannel Gap
Brands are not Publishers
I once believed brands needed to become publishers. Now I think that was wrong.
A few years ago I created a guide for businesses called "Brands as Publishers." In that report, created when I worked at Huge, I and my colleagues outlined the core principles and investments needed to transform marketing departments into omnichannel content production and distribution machines.
Our influential report anticipated the trend of companies like Pepsi, Sprint and Goldman Sachs developing in-house content studios, with brands taking on more of the work typically done by creative and production agencies.
But the truth is, most companies are not publishers, and won't find trying to become publishers a good long-term strategy. I expect the experiments in publishing will remain small or be closed down entirely. Here's why:
Brands don't want a cost-center in-house. Companies looking at their balance sheets prune functions that don't produce revenue. Arguments could be made that it is cheaper to have an in-house creative group than to pay outside agencies, but most companies will remember they prefer the flexibility of outsourcing content production.
Brands want to focus on their core business. Investments in in-house content teams are unlikely to be sustained when content is not the company's main product. When the next restructuring comes, publishing divisions at banks, airlines, or consumer packaged goods firms are likely to be jettisoned or orphaned. As the CMO of one major global retailer told me, "We don't want to be publishers."
Brands won't be able to get the best talent. Top creatives, writers, producers, and editors are simply not going to want to work in-house at many companies. The head of digital marketing for one communications giant lamented to me that he'd hired really good writers and editors only to see them quit within a year. This kind of talent wants a creative environment that is at odds with the dominant corporate culture of most firms. Companies design their operations to reduce risk, but creatives need to be able to take risks. They may take the "client-side" job, but they won't stay.
Big firms that randomly drug-test employees are probably fooling themselves if they believe they can attract the best and brightest creatives.
Leaders who pull off success will soon find greater opportunities elsewhere. Setting up a great content studio requires two key people working closely as partners: an experienced managing editor who knows how to efficiently run complex publishing operations, and a visionary creative chief who is dedicated to nurturing other creative people. Not only are these sorts of leaders rare, but when they succeed at building an in-house publishing division for a brand, they instantly become quite valuable to the competition. Other brands and agencies will poach them. For these leaders, the in-house shop will have been a great career stepping stone.
Over the next few years there will be continued transformation on the agency side. Large agencies are un-siloing, creating nimbler teams that combine creative, design, technology and strategy. Small agencies are re-focusing on a single core area of strength. Many agencies are trying to become publishers as publishers trying to become agencies.
The demands of social and omnichannel that drove the original vision of Brands as Publishers are not going away, however, and brands will still need to solve the publishing challenge. They won't be able to do it on their own. They may try, but eventually they'll come around and seek outside help. The question is: Who can build the new kind of brand publisher they need?
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Dick – the Book(s)
By Richard J. Nyquist
Homesteading – An American Dream
Earth I – The Nations and Possessions
Earth II – Dynamic Planet
Several countries, because of special interest or importance, deserve further comment.
"Taliban" Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
The Russians set up a communist government when they occupied Afghanistan. This government was overthrown in 1992 by Tribal leaders and a democratic-type government was set up. It recognized the rights of minorities and women. Pakistan became actively interested in developing its power and influence in Central Asia. Saudi Arabia and Iran both also began active efforts to develop their agendas in Afghanistan.
The Taliban movement began in the city of Kandahar by Mullah Omar from refugee students of a school in Pakistan. The movement was actively supported by Pakistani troops . Pakistan continues to support the Taliban .
The Taliban and its supporters have shown little regard for human rights and values and caused the deaths of thousands of civilians and the destruction of tens of thousands of homes and farms in the process of controlling th population.
Pakistan's active support of Taliban and its efforts to spread its influence continues to make efforts to set up Democratic government impossible.
CHINA: THE MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY.
Pollution: Growth of GDP has been accompanied by large expansion of demand and supply of coal-fired power plants. Air pollution has been accompanied by a reckless ignoring of laws passed to protect water.
Quality of export products: There seems to be little governmental inspection of products exported. Wallboard exported to the U.S. proved to have acid outgasing that caused wholesale destruction of other materials and causing sickness. The only remedy was major rebuilding. Pharmaceuticals were often poor quality and sometimes of no value. Lead paints were used in toys exported to the U.S. Wholesale ignoring of patent rights, especially in music and movies.
Military and economic bullying: Incursions into Japanese waters by Chinese fishing fleets. Japanese efforts to curb by arrest were thwarted by Chinese diplomacy. A further action was the cutting off of vital rare earths to the Japanese market. Newsweek, November 22, 2010,
Overseas operations: Many projects in Africa including roads, manufacturing, dams and other construction have proved to be done in a shoddy and costly manner with many complaints by host countries. Newsweek, "Scope, August 18,2010, p 8.
Support of N. Korea: Many believe that China's support of N. Korea is based on the fear that N. Korea's collapse would see millions of starving N. Koreans crossing the Yalu into China. Newsweek, "Scope" November 22, 2010, p 7.
Territorial Claims: China has suddenly become quite aggressive, even printing maps showing an entire province of India as a part of China. It is not clear if this is mere bluster or true threat. Newsweek, "Scope", December 6, 2010, p. 8.
Pharmaceuticals are woefully below standards, both for domestic and export use. Newsweek, November 29, 2010, p. 8
ISLAM, WINDS OF CHANGE, 21ST CENTURY
Based on an article "Wind of Change" by Ben Barber, American Legion Magazine, March, 2012.
Most of the revolts are by peoples seeking democratic processes. These processes are, in turn, being countered by active fundamentalist elements with active friction between Sunnis and Shiites.
ALGERIA: Democratic republic since 1976. Civil problems with a large Berber minority is a continuing problem.
BAHRAIN: Royalty's Sunni based government faced the threat of a Shiite majority demonstrations. Saudi troops assisted in quelling the uprising.
EGYPT: The government was toppled by liberal and educated elements. The Army restored order and acts as a provisional government. Elections indicate the ascendance of Fundamentalist future if allowed by the army.
IRAN: The spiritual leader continues to be the most powerful person and continues to direct the actions of the government.
IRAQ: The country continues to be plagued with car bombings and suicide bombings by a group that seeks to overthrow the government.
JORDAN: King Abdullah was able to defuse a protest movement by reshuffling the government> Labor strikes continue to haunt Jordan in 2012
KUWAIT: The king dissolved the parliament and proposed election. This satisfied demonstrators.
LIBYA: Gaddafi ruled Libya for 40 years. It 6 months for rebel forces to topple him. The democratic government is having difficulty in establishing rule because of many tribal activities.
MOROCCO: The king offered concessions and elections. His special power is as head of holding c companies that own and control h of the economy of Morocco.
SAUDI ARABIA: A rebellion in 2011 of Shiites was short-lived.
SUDAN: South Sudan has won separation from Sudan. The Sudan Junta and its leader continue in power and continue its policy of harassing minorities.
SYRIA: The Damascus government has ruthlessly put down all demonstrations. Many thousands have been killed and the U.Sn has applied widespread sanctions. As of March 2012, the rebellion has been unsuccessful.
TUNISIA: A frustrated vendor set himself on fire after being harassed by police. It kicked off a series of demonstrations that caused the Dictator to flee the country. This was the beginning of a series of rebellions thought Middle East countries.
YEMEN: After conflict between the government and various tribes, the president resigned. Many concessions have as yet been enacted.
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Israel continues to resist talking seriously about permanent borders with Palestine and with the difficulty of dealing with the leadership of the Gala strip and the continuing expansion of Jewish settlements and replacing ownership by Palestinians with that of Jewish settlers. Israel has never been able to operate without some assistance from abroad. Its security is currently unsettled by turmoil and change of leaderships in adjacent Arab countries. Domination by fundamentalists has created n inflexible barrier between Palestinians and Israelis that makes cooperation, necessary for a future Israel, impossible. Newsweek, November 7, 2011.
Tsunami: The Tsunami in March, 2011, has seriously crippled Japan's economy itch the loss if several Atomic Energy plants. It may be years before Japan will have adequate electrical supplies.
Depressed economy has persisted since 1992 when inflated real estate prices tumbled. Stimulus packages have failed. An inflated Yen hs hampered export goods and an ageing population has reduced domestic consumption. Real Estate values have not recovered and all banks suffered serious losses. Newsweek,
"The Lady's Destiny" Newsweek, March 12, 2012. (Pp. 40-48)
World Sanctions and a failed economy have persuaded the Junta to permit election in April 2012. Leading the opposition is Agung San Usu Kyi who has been in house arrest for over 2 decades. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her work. She is now being permitted to run for office. This dramatic change may well see the beginning of democracy. Sanctions will not be lifted unless the election culminates in reform and a beginning of democratic processes.
This entry was posted in Earth I - The Nations and Possessions on December 30, 2012 by Pam.
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World Political Subdivisions
Afghanistan – Dominican Republic
East Timor – Liberia
Libya – Saudi Arabia
Senegal – Zimbabwe
Territories and Dependencies
Appendix A – Category Description of Country
Appendix B – Income, GDP per capita, by Country
Appendix C – Prevalence of HIV-AIDS by Country
Appendix D – Major Diseases of the World


Archive by Category "Process Improvement"
I wrote this post for the Lean Enterprise Insitute.
I was recently talking with the CEO of a large insurance company who said, "our people seem to know Lean concepts and tools, but they are not being Lean as they go about their daily work!" If this sounds familiar then read on.
After years of training, workshops, and books on Lean and continuous process improvement, most organizations applying Lean have not realized the performance breakthrough and cultural shift they had hoped for. I have visited numerous organizations who have invested years undertaking Lean activities (value stream mapping, A3 problem solving, visual management, leader standard work, Kaizen, etc.) but have little to show for their efforts in terms of sustained value stream performance, quality, productivity, effectiveness, safety, and efficiency gains.
This is an issue we as a community need to take an honest look at. Perhaps there are some missing elements that we need to be considering. Is it possible that we've gone on "autopilot" and are just going through the motions without engaging our minds? Have we become robotic in our Lean thinking and doing? Have we become so comfortable with the knowledge of Lean that we have lost touch with the being of Lean?
Initially described as "Four Stages for Learning Any New Skill", the theory was developed by Noel Burch in the 1970s.
Knowing is where we typically begin by training people in Lean Basics: principles, systems, and tools that make up the Lean body of knowledge. While knowing key concepts and models is certainly needed, by itself knowing does not necessarily lead to major changes in behavior. I may know eating pizza is not good for my health but that knowing does not stop me from ordering a large pizza most Friday nights!
Understanding occurs when we mentally process the new information we have learned, compare it to what we know and don't know, and create context and perspective. We reconcile the new knowledge to give it meaning in relation to everything else we believe we understand.
But even solid understanding does not drive sustained changes in behavior. John Shook addressed this issue in his landmark Lessons from NUMMI article in 2010. In that piece, he wrote, "It's easier to act your way into a new way of thinking than to think your way into a new way of acting." This key insight is attributed to Millard Fuller, Founder of Habitat for Humanity.
Doing is where many organizations find themselves – they are diligently putting up team boards, updating metrics, holding team stand up meetings, updating A3's, developing countermeasures, going to the gemba, and so on. There is a concerted effort to accomplish the tasks of continuous improvement. Kaizen events, team huddles, and the Lean Management System have been determined a success, but at the end of the day, not much has changed!
Let's pause here: how accurate is it to suggest that "not much has changed?" If we define change in terms of sustained gains in value stream performance, quality, productivity, effectiveness, safety, and efficiency gains. Go take a walk around your company and honestly assess the level of sustained gains when viewed through this lens of awareness.
Just as understanding is needed for clarity around the "why" and "what" of Lean, doing is the action needed to close the gap between where we are and where we want to be. Someone once said, "A tool is only as useful as the user." If a team using Lean is operating at knowing, understanding, or doing level, problems not deeply understood, changes are temporary, and solutions seldom sustained. We can often find ourselves so absorbed with the challenges of achieving our daily work goals that we lose focus and reliance on process improvement – we are doing Lean, but we are not being Lean.
To move to action, we need to move from understanding to doing. However, to sustain the change, people must progress to the next level of awareness – being.
Being is the calm, focused state of mind where we are fully present and aware of what is here, right now. When we are in this state, the mind is nonjudgmental and accepting of the current situation. Acceptance does not mean approval; it means that we grasp the situation for what it truly is, in order to take steps to improve the situation and close the gap. With acceptance, we do so with a clarity of mind and calmness of thought that leads to a state of allowing things to be as they are while moving towards an improved target state.
Acceptance, acknowledgment, and allowing things to be as they are versus resisting, judging them, or putting up excuses for them, gives us a powerful edge for direct observation which often reveals underlying contributing factors to the current conditions.
Being delivers a key element that is missing from doing: a space for the mind to be more relaxed, more creative, and less stressed. As we become more present and focused on the moment directly here and now, the mind becomes calm, curious, and accepting. Mindfulness positions us to approach problems dispassionately, which directly supports Lean thinking (structured experimentation, reflection-based learning, connecting with people on an authentic level).
In the next post, we'll explore some specific mindfulness practices you can apply to boost your effectiveness at being Lean.
About the author: Mike Orzen is a member of the LEI facility and has been practicing both Lean and mindfulness for over twenty years. He can be reached at mike@mikeorzen.com.
The number of people I meet who tell me, "I don't have time to make improvements to my work," amazes me. "It's all I can do to keep my head above water!" is often the point they drive home. Have you ever heard the voice in your head say something to this effect? A perceived barrier is very real to the person thinking it, and something needs to be done to counteract the paralyzing effect of these thoughts.
Accept that work processes are either getting better or it is getting worse. Left alone, processes atrophy and decline into a state of disorder due to the inevitable changes that occur and interdependencies along the value stream (think hand offs, conflicting priorities, and lack of visibility). Standard work is not sufficient to stem the tide of process degeneration.
A key reason we don't have the time to do improvement work is because we are consumed with unplanned This is the work that eats away at whatever discretionary time we think we might have. Primary sources of unplanned work include rework, variation, break downs in the flow of information and materials, overburden, ill-defined work processes, and the unforeseen surprises that stem from conflicting priorities and a lack of transparency of the work (backlog and work in processes).
Daily process improvement is the only way out of this trap! The only way to free up time to do more important (read: process improvement) work is to begin to chip away at the sources of firefighting and rework that are generating your unplanned work.
Start small – it is better to consistently practice your improvement work for 15 minutes a day, than to begin with the intent of spending an hour a day and then abandoning your commitment after a week from failing to find a free hour in your day. Daily practice is the key thing here. Aim for 40 consecutive business days of a new practice to create a habit. We tend to get good at what we consistently think about and do!
Get Visible – there is tremendous influence when we make things visible to our peers. Creating a simple board that shows the date, topic, action taken, and next step(s) can be a game changer. A quick glance at such a board can quickly tell others whether or not daily improvement work is taking place. This step takes courage because you are making your commitment public. It also works because no one likes to make a commitment and not follow through.
Get Kata – you don't have to discover an effective routine and thought process to support a move towards daily improvement. Mike Rother's gift to us all is Toyota Kata[i]. This book skillfully explains the activities of daily problem solving, improvement routines that can be practiced and mastered, and the critical coaching element essential for developing people and creating internal problem-solving capacity. If you have not read this book – get it!
What techniques have you used to successfully counter the "I don't have the time for improvement" paradigm?


Today on iolm TV, Mi Vida Creations shows you how to have the coolest couch ever, and we find out what really happened to Blitzen and Comet the reindeer! Stay tuned!
hehe, can't wait to see more of the reindeer!
Love the taxidermy pieces!! Awesome!!


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Meet the woman who manages one of the busiest toll plazas on the N3
Itumeleng Mokoena oversees the smooth running of the De Hoek toll gate
By Kgothatso Madisa - 07 January 2019 - 08:22
Itumeleng Mokoena
Image: Supplied/N3TC
For millions of South Africans, the festive season is all about resting and holidays, but for Itumeleng Mokoena, this period is her busiest.
The 34-year-old manages one of the busiest toll gates on the N3, Heidelberg's De Hoek, which sees scores of people passing through on their way to live their best lives on the KwaZulu-Natal coast.
Now, as people head home following a busy festive season, her job becomes even busier.
Mokoena's role is to oversee the smooth running of the entire plaza, ensuring motorists spend as little time as possible at the toll gate.
"I am responsible for everything that happens at the plaza, including safety of staff, banking, human resources and communications," says Mokoena.
"As plaza manager you must be all over. In my opinion, a plaza manager shouldn't just sit in an office and think that things are just going to happen. You must be all over, making sure that people are doing whatever they are supposed to be doing. I only have one hour 30 minutes in my office, and that's when I plan for the day."
Born in Villiers, Free State, Mokoena has been working at the toll plaza for nine years. Starting as a toll collector, her work ethic has seen her rise through the ranks to become a manager in just less than a decade.
She is now responsible for various departments, including maintenance, finance and managing staff in the same toll-collecting booths where she started.
Discussing finances, Mokoena says: "As a manager, it's not easy for you to sit back and wait for someone to tell you if the books are balancing... When I get to the plaza after planning my day, I go and check how much we are expecting in terms of roll-ups when it comes to credit cards so that the balance that I had in the morning coincides with the one at the end of the day."
She believes in checking the financials daily, instead of waiting for month-end: "It's going to give you challenges, so you must monitor them daily, within that 24-hour period. It gets easier and things get to be corrected on time."
Mokoena and the De Hoek staff follow a strict plan to avert bumper traffic at their plaza.
"For every peak period that we approach, like the festive season, we have plans which include manning of lanes on specific days. On our plan we have divided the days into three: A,B and C. A-day means it is extremely busy on the road, which means we must open all the lanes we have."
The plans also include the possibility of power failures, when tolls are collected manually should the generator be faulty.
"Power failure will delay the process because we'll have to do everything manually, but we've got qualified, trained staff that know what to do when there's a total power failure.
"We are hoping that there is no load-shedding during this period, but we have our backups, we have generators."
Although she initially wanted to be in the Information Technology (IT) industry, Mokoena enjoys her job because there is an element of IT to it.
"My passion after matric was in IT. I just loved everything to do with computers... As a plaza manager, you are exposed to... in-depth software and systems that the tolling industry uses."
This article was paid for by N3 Toll Concession.


March 26 (UPI) -- James Corden comes face to face with a creepy clone of himself in a parody of filmmaker Jordan Peele's recent horror hit Us titled We.
The skit, which aired on The Late Late Show on Monday, features Corden and his house band leader Reggie Watts being replaced on the talk show by a pair of doppelgangers that look just like them.
Corden is shocked to discover that his copy has the same One Direction tattoo on his chest as he does and can also deliver jokes during The Late Late Show's opening monologue.
"You mean we," Corden replies. "It's a copyright issue, just go with it."
Corden and Watts eventually accept their fate and begin to enjoy the talk show being run by the clones.
Us, which stars Lupita Nyong'o, Evan Alex, Shahadi Wright Joseph and Winston Duke, was the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $70.3 million over the weekend.
Corden recently made headlines when it was announced that he will be hosting the 73rd annual Tony Awards on June 9.


Recently, we brought in a new voicemail system at work, and we needed a way to reliably test it. The idea was to have a human call in every 30 minutes and leave a simple "testing 1, 2, 3" voicemail. To me that seemed rather cumbersome for someone to remember to do this every 30 minutes. So I began to think of a way to automate this. That's when I had the idea for Asterisk to do this for me.
To get a fully working Asterisk system up in a short amount of time, and to make it as painless as possible, I started out with the Incredible PBX for CentOS. I was ready to go in about 30 minutes with a fully working Asterisk PBX system. I used Google Voice as my outgoing call trunk, which again was just to get things going as quickly as I could.
Once the Asterisk system was online, taking and making phone calls, I setup the automation. Essentially I have a crontab setup to make a call every 30 minutes. The voice and content of the call uses Google Text to Speech to say "Hello, this is a test, and the time is <current time>".
For starters I setup extension 6090 in /etc/asterisk/extensions_custom.conf. Extension 6090 also uses the AMD tool to detect whether we're talking to an answering machine or a human. In my case, it's 100% a machine that I'm calling -- however I thought it would be neat to play tricks on my co-workers every now and then.
Once you've created that, test it out by copying to the outgoing spool folder. This command will also launch the Asterisk console so you can see what's going on (in case there's any errors).
If the call completes, then you're good to go! Now just create a simple cron task to do what you just did every 30 minutes.
There you have it. This is how I have Asterisk automatically test our new voicemail system every 30 minutes.
How could I grep the log of my call details , if calls couldn't connect ……And mail to help desk for checkout the logs..


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