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Q: How to query stream table to get updates when some of my friend is tagged in a photo my project requires get updates from my friend when they are tagged in a photo. On facebook site, such kind 'someone is tagged in a photo' message is automatically categorized in one of my frined list (for example: close friend) other than the news feed category. So I use below FQL to query the stream table:
SELECT post_id, source_id, updated_time, created_time, actor_id, target_id, message, attachment, comments, likes
FROM stream
WHERE filter_key in
    (SELECT filter_key FROM stream_filter
     WHERE uid = me() AND type = 'friendlist')
AND is_hidden = 0 ORDER BY created_time DESC

But unfortunately, all updates I see on the facebook site exist in the query result except for the photo tag updates.
Does anyone know what's the issue or how can I retrieve such photo tag updates ?
Thanks

A: Similar question here: How can I get "is now friends with" and "was tagged in" posts in Facebook Graph API?
Unfortunately the answer isn't what you want to hear.

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YA Review: Babe in Boyland
Author: Jody Gehrman
Publication Date: 2/17/11
Blurb (GR): When high school junior Natalie - or Dr.
Aphrodite, as she calls herself when writing the relationship column for her school paper - is accused of knowing nothing about guys and giving girls bad relationship advice, she decides to investigate what guys really think and want. But the guys in her class won't give her straight or serious answers. The only
solution? Disguising herself as a guy and spending a week at Underwood Academy, the private all-boy boarding school in town. There she learns a lot about guys and girls in ways she never expected - especially when she falls for her dreamy roommate, Emilio. How can she show him she likes him without blowing her cover?
For those of you who read my reviews, this one might feel like a bit of déjà vu.
Which is exactly how this book feels to me. Granted, sometimes this premise is done well. But mostly, it's not.
I actually think that this theme could use a reboot, especially in this day and age, with gender roles becoming more and more fluid and undefined. I would love to see one of these characters discover that the old, "Men are From Mars, Women Are From Venus" paradigm is a load of crap and that we're all actually just human beings, more similar than we are different. Why do boys say they'll call but then don't? Perhaps because they're playing into age old stereotypes about how they're supposed to act, or perhaps they're just nervous about failing miserably, like we all are. Is it true that boys think about sex every eight seconds? No, that's not true. They actually think about it every five seconds, just like we all do.
So yes, this book does not exactly bring anything new to the table. In fact, while I was reading it I was so strongly reminded of that 1980's film, "Just One of the Guys" that I made my entire family re-watch it with me in the name of research. On Christmas. It's a good thing that they love me.
It turns out that there really are quite a few similarities. Both main characters are high school journalism students, who cross dress in the name of research and are hoping to win a prize. Both characters infiltrate a new school. Both are popular as girls, but then become losers as boys. Both characters are bullied by the popular guy. Both can't seem to get their boy persona quite right, until they give in and stuff a sock down their pants. Both have that scene where they run to a boys' urinal, only to stare at it in dismay. Both must fend off unwanted advances from a girl. Both end up falling for a boy who's a loser-fringe type guy but also has a perfect physique and a winning personality (because you know, that happens).
But I guess that I could have just described many of the large number of movies, television shows, and books that have all capitalized on this idea.
I did enjoy Natalie learning to appreciate the "underdogs hiding in plain sight" around her, and her growing respect for the non-superficial characteristics. But then most of that seems nullified when she falls for Emilio, a character who has very little substance at all, and seems mostly defined by his stellar abs and caramel skin.
And if anything, Natalie emerges from her little experiment with gender roles even more solidly defined. "There is a divide, though, between male and female worlds, and those worlds have different rules, different customs, different cultures."She exults in her freedom from "boyhood", becoming even "girlier" by wearing pink and glitter and indulging in exaggerated emotional responses.
This is a fun, fluffy, cute read but it's been done before. Many times. If you're looking for something novel or revolutionary, I would give this one a pass.
Perfect Musical Pairing
Midnight Star – Girl's Got Something Boys Ain't Got
If you're going to flash back to the eighties anyway, might as well just go there! For journalism antics,
cross-dressing, and traditional gender roles only slightly challenged, I would actually suggest watching this movie! It has a zany brother! And thirty year olds playing high schoolers! And boobs!
Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John
Five Flavors of Dumb
Author: Antony John
Blurb (GR): The Challenge: Piper has one month to get the rock band Dumb a paying gig.
The Deal: If she does it, Piper will become the band's manager and get her share of the profits.
The Catch: How can Piper possibly manage one egomaniacal pretty boy, one talentless piece of eye candy, one crush, one silent rocker, and one angry girl? And how can she do it when she's deaf?
Piper can't hear Dumb's music, but with growing self-confidence, a budding romance, and a new understanding of the decision her family made to buy a cochlear implant for her deaf baby sister, she discovers her own inner rock star and what it truly means to be a flavor of Dumb.
I've started a list of books set in Seattle and Western Washington. For obvious reasons, I like reading about people I could hypothetically pass on the street. (if they somehow managed to jump out of books…hey, I've readThe Eyre Affair and Inkheart so I'm not ruling it out) I think about Sam and his friends playing potato hockey every time I go over to University Village. I think about Georgina Kincaid prowling the streets when it is eerily quiet outside at night, I think of Jade and Sebastian and Ruby Lockhart when I pass the houseboats on Lake Union. Shall I continue? I think of Bella et al. when I am on the Olympic peninsula, of Nora Roberts' dog-training Fiona Bristow when I see dogs on the ferries, and when I went over the Cascades a few weekends ago, the cast of North of Beautiful was in my thoughts. I love the experience of reading a book and recognizing a lot of the landmarks, street names, and even just localisms that are peppered in the writing. So I was excited to see that this book is set in Seattle even though it was surprisingly penned by a Brit. It definitely added a few more literary memory places to my purely-hypothetical- in-reality-though-catalogued-in-my-brain map. (please post in the comments any Seattle/WA books you can think of!)
Five Flavors of Dumb intrigued me when I first read about it because it features a deaf protagonist and a musical plot-- I was curious to see what the storyline would include. I'm trying to gather my thoughts so I don't sound like a complete idiot here. I think what was missing for me was the actual feeling of deafness. I know, I can't actually experience deafness (at this moment) as a hearing person but I wanted to connect with Piper on her level as much as I could and I felt like I was receiving mixed messages. I could, however, feel Piper's frustration and I loved that aspect of John's writing. Her anger with her parents over their decision to give her sister a cochlear implant was palpable. That entire subplot was/is fascinating to me since I watched a documentary (Sound and Fury) about how the deaf community varies in its opinions on cochlear implants and the importance of deaf culture. The family dynamics were just so interesting in this book because each family member had a different relationship with Piper—I mean, that is always the case but John definitely put thought into the different reactions people could and do have to any particular situation. The perfect example presents itself in the relationship between Piper and her father, who never learned any ASL and basically communicates on a far lesser level with Piper because of it.
The supporting cast was just not as three-dimensional as I would've liked. They were almost caricatures of themselves. After reading works where the side characters each have a distinctive personality and voice, (Recent reads Raw Blue and Finnikin of the Rock are two that spring to mind) It disappoints me to say that about this book because I wanted to love it. There was one character other than Piper that truly came to life for me and that was Ed, the nerdy drummer in Dumb. (their band) As a former chess geek, I found Piper and Ed's chess battles really adorable.
I absolutely recommend this book to most YA fans. Piper's voice is unique in the genre and I appreciated what she had to say.
My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park by Steve Kluger
My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park
Author: Steve Kluger
Blurb (GR): Best friends and unofficial brothers since they were six, ninth-graders T.C. and Augie have got the world figured out. But that all changes when both friends fall in love for the first time. Enter Alé. She's pretty, sassy, and on her way to Harvard. T.C. falls hard, but Alé is playing hard to get. Meanwhile, Augie realizes that he's got a crush on a boy. It's not so clear to him, but to his family and friends, it's totally obvious! Told in alternating perspectives, this is the hilarious and touching story of their most excellent year, where these three friends discover love, themselves, and how a little magic and Mary Poppins can go a long way.
I miss Boston. I miss walking through the Commons in the fall, drinking on roof decks in the summertime, riding the T and just getting off at random stops, shoveling my car out, pumpkin ale, my book club besties, Fenway franks, that feeling that a bar gets when a Dropkick Murphys song comes on, and perusing the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. Hell, I even miss the frakking BU students who ride the green line and the 57 TWO STOPS instead of just walking. This book almost made me physically sick with nostalgia. That's the kind of hold Boston can exert over a person--and only lived there for a few years. I loved this book. It filled the Boston-shaped hole in my heart.
The author blurb on Goodreads does not tell me where Steve Kluger grew up, but if it isn't Boston/Brookline, I'll eat my own hand. Alright, don't worry too much about me, I'm back from visiting his website and he lives in Boston. I'm glad I checked him out because it confirms something else I'd been thinking—this book is very close to Kluger's heart. He wrote what he knows and is passionate about and did a fabulous job of it. I read a lot of science fiction, fantasy, romance, and speculative/dystopian fiction. All of these genres are fun to read but I rarely connect with them on an emotional level. Young adult books often get a bad rap but I honestly can't think of an adult book that has moved me the way that several YA books (most recently this one and The Piper's Son, which I can't recommend highly enough) have--especially lately.
What do an Asian gay teenager, a deaf orphan, a single dad, the Hispanic daughter of a diplomat, Julie Andrews, and a same-sex couple, one of whom is a Congresswoman have in common? That's right, they are all characters in this book. People on the lookout for absolute realism should probably give this one a skip but I truly think they would be missing out. This book is about the little magical moments in life and it would be a shame if a reader couldn't just run with the story on this one. After all, we're supposed to be the dreamers, aren't we? Back to the story: TC Keller (Anthony Conigliaro Keller) is named for a famous Red Sox player, as are many other members of his extended family, including his father, Teddy. (after Ted Williams of baseball AND tunnel fame in Beantown) After losing his mother at age six, TC became best friends and brothers (of a sort) with Augie Hwong. Fast forward to high school and the two are now writing a school essay about their "most excellent year." (freshman year) Still best friends, the two are joined in their essay-writing by Alejandra Perez, TC's crush who recently moved to Brookline when her father accepted a position at Harvard.
The story is told in epistolary fashion and I think it is the better for it. Because we not only have sections of Augie, TC, and Alé's essays, but also snippets of news articles, IM coversations, parent/teacher conference transcripts,and letters, we get a feel for so many side characters. One of the best things about this book, if not THE best part, is how you get a feel for the community--not only the family members but also the school, the neighborhood and Red Sox Nation. Boston has a very community feel to it to begin with and I loved how the book really hit home (pun intended) on that note. I've lived all over the place but there aren't many cities where it is totally normal to go to little league or pick-up baseball games if you aren't a kid and don't have a kid on the team. And Kluger takes readers all over the city on dates and adventures. He just gets it.
This book is a wonderful example of getting relationships right. Parental relationships, lifelong friendships. sibling relationships (whether blood or otherwise), and I think the most moving relationship was that of mentor/big brother. I think Hucky Harper might be one of my favorite characters ever. TC first sees Hucky, a six-year old boy, watching his baseball game. After Hucky gives TC the pitch calls when TC is at bat with stunning accuracy, TC befriends him and they form an adorable relationship. Hucky, for the depressing reason in the spoiler above, is orphaned. (not at all depressing in itself but only because he was in the foster system because of it) He hasn't spoken to anyone in over a year and spends most of his time watching Mary Poppins. While the book is about what made that specific year the most excellent for TC, Augie, and Alé, I know it will be far up there in Hucky's life as well. The extent to which everyone in TC's life went to bring Hucky into their fold was heartwarming.
The blurb about this book indicates that it is about young love. I mean, I guess it is. Both Augie and TC spend most of their year developing meaningful relationships with classmates. When it comes down to it, I cared much more about the secondary storylines in this one. But don't get me wrong--I loved every bit of it.
The bottom line is that this book made me want to move back to Boston, find a cool house in Brookline, and start procreating.

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Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World Exhibition Coming to Washington D.C.
Ana Moriarty
Gordana Sretenović. Teaching English and writing for a living. Obsessed with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. Desires to travel the world and not have a permanent address. Occasionally writes poetry.
When you hear the phrase "women photographers" you probably imagine a series of images depicting the female body, some important event or a theme of modern third-wave of feminism women empowerment ever-present in the media. However, this time, we are not dealing with the Western world representation of feminism and women in art. Today, we are talking about brave women from the part of the world usually considered dangerous and elusive. We are talking about women photographers from Iran and the Arab world.
National Museum of Women in the Arts is proud to present the exhibition of images by 12 women photographers from the Arab world titled She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World. This exhibition confronts the stereotypes surrounding the people, landscapes, and cultures of the region, and provides the eye-opening information about the political and social issues. She Who Tells a Story investigates the themes of war, identity, protest, and occupation. It debunks the myth of Arab and Iranian women as powerless and oppressed and illuminates the fact that these women are creating significant photographic work in that region. The artists featured in this exhibition are Jananne Al-Ani, Boushra Almutawakel, Gohar Dashti, Rana El Nemr, Lalla Essaydi, Shadi Ghadirian, Tanya Habjouqa, Rula Halawani, Nermine Hammam, Rania Matar, Shirin Neshat and Newsha Tavakolian.
Newsha Tavakolian – Untitled, from the series "Listen," 2010; Pigment print, 39 3/8 x 47 1/4 in.; Courtesy of the artist and East Wing Contemporary Gallery
Women Empowerment in the Places that Really Need It
According to Susan Fisher Sterling, the director of NMWA, these pioneering artists inspire us to rethink our prejudiced notions about Iranian and Arab women and the art they produce. They openly but subtly invite us to walk a mile in their shoes and experience the complexities they face in their everyday lives. This exhibition is a highlight of their victory and their struggles. The title of the exhibition was inspired by the word rawiya, the Arabic word that means "she who tells a story", and it is, concurrently, the name of a collective of the Middle East-based women photographers, founded in 2009. Each of the artists participating in this exhibition provides her vision of the world based on her own experiences, and each of these images invites the viewer to face their own assumptions. Kathryn Wat, the chief curator of NMWA, has said that these women have been the pathfinders in the medium of photography and video since their formation. She adds that this exhibition is the prime example of the work of women photographers that continues to reproduce and grow larger each day on a global scale.
Tanya Habjouqa – Untitled, from the series "Women of Gaza," 2009; Pigment print, 20 x 30 in.; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Museum purchase with general funds and the Horace W. Goldsmith Fund for Photography, 2013.567; Photo © 2015 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Artists and Their Work
The photographers and their work are displayed within categories that show the deconstruction of the stereotypes of Orientalism, which includes Middle Eastern, North African, and Eastern cultures. She Who Tells a Story was organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and it is made possible at NMWA through the support of an anonymous donor, with additional funding provided by the Georgia Committee of NMWA.
Lalla Essaydi – Bullets Revisited #3, 2012; Triptych, chromogenic prints on aluminum, 150 x 66 in.; Courtesy of the artist, Miller Yezerski Gallery, Boston, and Edwynn Houk Gallery, NYC
Shirin Neshat's Speechless (1996) from the series Women of Allah, is a result of a visit she made to her native Iran, some 15 years after the Iranian Revolution. This series signified a turning point in the recent history of dialogues and debates about the veiled female figure.
Lalla Essaydi, the Morrocan-born artist uses iconography from 19-th century Orientalist paintings as an inspiration and a starting point for the exploration of her own cultural identity. Her large-scale triptych Bullets Revisited #3 (2012) depicts her usage of a predominantly male art form of calligraphy, and investigates the notions of the complexity of gender roles in the Islamic culture.
Boushra Almutawakel, the Yemeni artist, challenges the growth of religious extremism in Yemen and neighboring countries in her series Mother, Daughter, Doll. Her portraits protest the covering of young girls with the hijab.
Lebanese-born Rania Matar's series A Girl and Her Room (2011) depicts young women posing comfortably in their bedrooms – their safe spaces. This personal and utterly poetic series explores the experience of coming of age, commonly shared among all young women in the world.
Newsha Tavakolian provides portraits of professional singers who are forbidden by Islamic principles in Iran because they are women. Her video shows women pronouncing silent words with great emotion, pointing out the recurring theme of imposed silence.
Shadi Ghadirian, one of Iran's foremost contemporary photographers, investigates modern life in a postrevolutionary Iran with a focus on women in her series Nil, Nil (2008-2009).
Gohar Dashti, a Tehran-based artist, takes theatrical photographs in her series Today's Life and War (2008), which juxtaposes the subtle and obvious signs of military presence.
Egyptian Rana El Nemr and Jordanian Tanya Habjouqa capture urban stories in photographs that tackle the notions of space, identity, and the sense of belonging. El Nemr's The Metro and Habjouqa's Women of Gaza both deal with the changes within the communities they are set in.
Rula Halawani, a Palestinian living in East Jerusalem, addressed the notions of displacement and destruction in the series Negative Incursions.
Cairo-based Nermine Hammam's series Cairo Year One tackles the 19-day uprising in Egypt in January 2011 and its aftermath. Her prints depict soldiers in Tahrir Square with rural landscapes taken from postcards.
Jananne Al-Ani, the Iraqi-born artist, represents the Jordanian scenery from an airplane and reminds one of wartime aerial photography.
Jananne Al-Ani – Aerial I, production still from the film Shadow Sites II, 2011; Chromogenic print, 72 x 91 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Abraaj Capital Art Prize 2011; © Jananne Al-Ani
Women Photographers at the NMWA
More than 80 photographs will be exhibited at the National Museum of Women in the Arts from April 8th to July 31st, 2016. Press review will be held on April 5th from 10 AM to 12 PM when the curator Kathryn Wat will give a tour and be available for questions. The publication She Who Tells a Story published by MFA Publication will accompany the exhibition. It is a 176-page book featuring the essays by Kristen Gresh, Estrellita and Yousuf Karash, assistant curator of Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Michket Krifa, an independent curator and art critic of Middle Eastern and African photography. The book will be available in the Museum Shop in hardcover for $40. NMWA is located at 1250 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., near the White House.
Featured images: Gohar Dashti – Untitled #1, from the series "Today's Life and War," 2008, Chromogenic print, 27 5/8 x 41 3/8 in.; Courtesy of the artist, Azita Bina, and Robert Klein Gallery, Boston; © Gohar Dashti | Rania Matar – Stephanie, Beirut, Lebanon, from the series "A Girl and Her Room," 2010; Pigment print, 36 x 50 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Carroll and Sons, Boston; © Rania Matar | Tanya Habjouqa – Untitled, from the series "Women of Gaza," 2009; Pigment print, 20 x 30 in.; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Museum purchase with general funds and the Horace W. Goldsmith Fund for Photography, 2013.567; Photo © 2015 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | Tanya Habjouqa – Untitled, from the series "Women of Gaza," 2009, Pigment print, 20 x 30 in.; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Museum purchase with general funds and the Horace W. Goldsmith Fund for Photography, 2013.565; Photo © 2015 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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ASSTRA » Press centre » AsstrA News » 2018 » 09 » AsstrA Joins the Belt and Road International Transport Alliance
AsstrA Joins the Belt and Road International Transport Alliance
In 2018, China launched the Belt and Road Initiative to bring together two large-scale projects: the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.
The Chinese government's plans were to involve Eurasian countries in the project to make them strong economic partners and to develop the overall region. According to some estimates, more than $70 billion has been allocated to execute the plans, which call for the creation and renewal of economic, trade, and infrastructure networks. Despite popular support and significant financial backing from the public and private sectors, a number of unresolved problems still stand in the way to finishing one of the 21st century's most ambitious international projects.
Good planning makes a good theorist. Good practice makes an expert who gets good real-life results. It became clear that for the continuous and rational development of the "Belt" it is necessary to enlist the support and knowledge of transport specialists who have real experience and a practical approach to infrastructure issues. In 2017, the Transport Association of China (CHTS) proposed the creation of the Belt and Road International Logistics Alliance (BRITA). The purpose of the Alliance was to become an international platform for promoting the Belt and Road Initiative as well as sharing related information and experience.
In less than a year, more than 160 participants from 40 countries came together under the BRITA "roof." Companies from transport and logistics, engineering, and scientific industries are now playing an active role in the Belt and Road Initiative.
In 2018, the AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG corporate group's Chinese unit successfully applied to join BRITA. Andrey Soroka, Head of AsstrA Shanghai, commented:
BRITA's vision and goals are very similar to AsstrA's. The organization has a common goal that will be achieved through the honest, open, and proactive exchange of information. We were initially interested in BRITA because of its role as a think tank or idea incubator for the Belt and Road Initiative. We will be able to become direct participants in the creation of this major mechnism and technical consultants in its "adjustments." Standardization, classification, and automation still present significant challenges in the world of logistics. Our team hopes that AsstrA's active participation in the Alliance's sessions and conventions will help overcome these challenges.


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Senior exec group urges changes to pay system
Senior execs still want performance pay
SES pay is broken, critics say
The Senior Executives Association will press Congress for much-needed changes to Senior Executives Service pay levels and its pay-for-performance system in the next year, SEA's top officials said.
SEA President Carol Bonosaro, speaking June 10 at the organization's 2008 Career Executive Leadership Conference in Washington, said SES pay increases haven't kept pace with those in the General Schedule system and are an impediment to recruiting new senior executives from the GS ranks.
She said senior executives who received "fully successful" rating in 2006 under the SES pay for performance system received a 2 percent salary increase on average. SES members who exceeded expectations got 3 percent raise and those were outstanding got 3.7 percent increase on average.
"If 'fully successful' is indeed a good rating, SEA believes that the pay increase at that level should be assured and reflect not only inflation but also local conditions," she said. "It certainly should not be less than what those employees who are being supervised by the senior executives are receiving as an annual adjustment."
Bill Bransford, SEA's general counsel, said the organization has proposed to key legislators that SES members who receive a "fully successful" or better rating be given an assured increase of "some amount of money" — at least more than the 2 percent increase in 2006.
"We think this is important because it would give those GS-14s and 15s a sense of comfort that if they made the decision to come into the SES, at least they would get something every year if they did a reasonably good job and wouldn't lose their place to inflation," he said.
Bonosaro said another concern is that GS top pay is increasing overlapping SES pay, which makes it even more difficult to recruit talented, upper-rank GS employees to the SES.
"The Washington, D.C., locality area pay for GS-15 Step 10 now equals Executive Schedule 4 — $149,000," she said.
Given the predicted retirement wave in the senior executive ranks in the coming years, there is an urgent need for improvements to the SES pay system, she said.
"What we're hearing is that a lot of GS-15s are saying, 'I don't necessarily want a [24/7] job with more responsibilities, fewer rights, no locality pay and no assured annual pay adjustments — it just does not make sense,'" she said.
This is why we think there have got to be some fixes and Congress has got to get more concerned pretty quickly," she added.


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Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay é uma ex-comuna francesa na região administrativa da Pays de la Loire, no departamento de Maine-et-Loire. Estendeu-se por uma área de 14,44 km².

Em 31 de dezembro de 2015 foi fundida com a comuna de Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné para a criação da nova comuna de Val-du-Layon.

Demografia

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The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2008.
The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 1999.
The country is undergoing Phase 3 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
Member of the FATF since 1990.
Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
The forth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
Group of Twenty (G20)
G20 Presidency is scheduled for 2021.
1. Criminal Code, articles 246-253, 324, 504 and article 5
(Wetboek van Strafrecht: Art. 246-253, 324, 504, 5), (Dutch);
2. Law of September 15, 2013 "On the Disclosure of Information on Alleged Violation of the Rules of Conduct for Public Officials"
(Wet van 15 septembre 2013, beteffende de melding van een verondestelde integriteitsschending in de federale administratieve overheden door haar personeelsleden), (Dutch);
3. The Code of Ethics for Federal Public Officials
(Deontologisch Kader), (Dutch), (French);
4. Guide to the Management of Conflicts of Interest in Federal Public Administration
(Handleiding bij belangenconflicten in het Belgisch federaal administratief openbaar ambt), (Dutch), (French);
5. Circular of May 5, 2014 "On the Management of Conflicts of Interest in Public Procurement: "Revolving Door"
(Omzendbrief 5 mei 2014 - Overheidsopdrachten - Belangenvermenging – Draaideurconstructie), (Dutch).
Code of Criminal Procedure, articles 318-322, 222bis, 346 bis, 357 and 358
(Codice di procedura penale), (Italian);
Law of July 20, 2004 No. 215 "Procedures for Managing Conflicts of Interest"
(Legge 20 luglio 2004, n. 215 «Norme in materia di risoluzione dei conflitti di interessi»), (Italian);
Law of November 6, 2012 No. 190 "On Countering Corruption and Unlawfulness in Public Administration"
(Legge 6 novembre 2012, n. 190 «Disposizioni per la prevenzione e la repressione della corruzione e dell'illegalita' nella pubblica amministrazione»), (Italian);
Decree of the President of the Italian Republic of April 16, 2013 No. 63 "Regulation on the Code of Conduct for Civil Servants"
(Decreto Del Presidente Della Repubblica del 16 aprile 2013, n. 62 «Regolamento recante codice di comportamento dei dipendenti pubblici»), (Italian);
Legislative Decree of March 14, 2013 No. 33 "On the Reorganization of the Procedure for Providing Due Publicity, Transparency and Dissemination of Information by Public Bodies"
(Decreto Legislativo 14 marzo 2013, n. 33 «Riordino della disciplina riguardante gli obblighi di pubblicita', trasparenza e diffusione di informazioni da parte delle pubbliche amministrazioni»), (Italian);
Legislative Decree of June 8, 2001 No. 231 "On Administrative Liability of Legal Persons, Companies and Associations and those with no Legal Personality", Article 25
(Decreto Legislativo 8 giugno 2001, n. 231 «Disciplina della responsabilita' amministrativa delle persone giuridiche, delle societa' e delle associazioni anche prive di personalita' giuridica»), (Italian);
Legislative Decree No. 165 of March 30, 2001 "General Provisions for Working Conditions in Public Administration"
(Decreto Legislativo 30 marzo 2001, n. 165 «Norme generali sull'ordinamento del lavoro alle dipendenze delle amministrazioni pubbliche»), (Italian).
Central Bureau for Countering Corruption, Federal Police of Belgium
(Office Central pour la Répression de la Corruption), (Dutch).
National Anti-Corruption Authority
(Autorità Nazionale Anticorruzione), (Italian).


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You are here: Home1 / Healthcare Information For Expats By Region & Country2 / Middle East Healthcare System and Insurance Options for Expats3 / Qatar Healthcare System & Insurance Options for Expats
Learn about the Healthcare System & Insurance Options for Expats in Qatar
Qatar provides excellent healthcare services across its public and private hospitals. Waiting ques are nonexistent due to an excellent doctor-patient ratio. Medical centers are equipped with modern facilities and efficient staff. The cost of healthcare can vary from one hospital to another. But global citizens and expats in Qatar can expect high standards of medical care at subsidized prices. Access to medical care becomes a lot easier when expats have international health insurance. However, in the absence of subsidy, healthcare can be costly. Therefore, travelers and expats must understand how the Qatar healthcare system works. Understanding how international health insurance works is necessary to obtain the most effective care during your stay in the country.
Additionally, CDC provides vital information on vaccinations and travel safety for those traveling to Qatar.
Overview of Healthcare System
The healthcare system in Qatar has been consistently rated the best among the Middle-Eastern countries. Many doctors in public and private hospitals in Qatar are highly skilled and experienced. Most of these doctors are expats. Qatari residents are entitled to subsidized healthcare facilities through the country's public healthcare system. The expensive private healthcare system exists for those who desire quicker or specialist treatment. However, the recent suspension of the Social Medical Insurance Scheme might impact the private and public healthcare systems in the future. The move will restrict global citizens in Qatar from accessing public healthcare services and make private international health insurance compulsory for them.
How the Qatar Healthcare Works for Expats?
Both public and private hospitals in Qatar have top-notch equipment and efficient staff. The Supreme Council of Health regulates the public healthcare system. The system is available to the residents of Qatar and expats. Healthcare is usually either available for free or at a highly subsidized cost.
To extend coverage to the residents and expats of the country, the government has been issuing a compulsory health insurance system. It offers a basic level of medical cover to the population of Qatar. It is mandatory to subscribe to public health insurance, and one cannot bypass the procedure by opting for private medical insurance instead. Visitors and expats must have a health cover before arriving in the country.
Public Healthcare in Qatar
The government of Qatar has invested heavily in the public healthcare system. Having benefited from the investment, public clinics and hospitals have sound infrastructure and highly skilled staff at their disposal. The Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), a non-profit organization, directs Qatar's public medical facilities and monitors major public hospitals of the country. With an intricate network of medical clinics and hospitals, the HMC provides free treatment to residents and at subsidized rates for expats. One can access these services through a government health card. Subsidized public healthcare services reduce the cost of treatment for local Qataris, but the expats may still have to pay nominal costs for tests, consultation, and in-patient care.
Private Healthcare in Qatar
The private healthcare sector of the country is growing exponentially due to popular demand. The government of Qatar also advocates the private healthcare system strongly. Medical services at private hospitals are either available on a pay-as-you-need basis or as a medical coverage guaranteed by the international health insurance provider. Given the fact that the cost of treatment in the country is rapidly increasing, we advise expats to secure international health insurance.
Expats might often find themselves mandatorily paying for public healthcare. Some of them, therefore, choose to supplement it with international health insurance. Others enjoy healthcare subsidies due to medical insurances provided by their employers. Due to this reason, there is uncertainty over the dispensation of public healthcare for expats in the country.
Emergency Medical Services in Qatar
A large fleet of emergency vehicles is available in the country. The average response time is generally impressive, especially in Doha. Both public and private hospitals have an ambulance service. Helicopter emergency rescue services and medical evacuation via airlifting are available throughout the country. Expats can dial 999 to access ambulance, police, or the fire department.
Medicines and Pharmacies
Plenty of 24-hour pharmacies operate throughout Doha. Most medicines are available in Qatar, barring a few. Most pharmacies have a range of drugs and products, but they do no sell specific brands of anti-depressants.
Residents of the country can buy medicines at subsidized rates using their health cards at state-run pharmacies. Expatriates should bring their medications in clearly marked official bottles along with a doctor's prescription if available.
Best Private International Medical Insurance Plans for Expats in Qatar
If you're a global citizen, expat, or a digital nomad moving to Qatar, we recommend opting for an international health insurance policy. You should ensure that it covers overseas medical evacuation in the event of a severe medical emergency. The most popular insurance plans offered through our website in the country by global insurance companies are Cigna Global and Allianz International.


The diabetes mellitus, unfortunately, is not an easy disease to wear. Luckily, science has been studying for a long time, and advances in discoveries in relation to this disease have taken advantage of moving them to fields such as nutrition, and working taking into account the considerations of this disease.
Fortunately, it is not necessary to follow a specific diet to coexist along with this pathology, but take into account a series of patterns when feeding as those that we present below is highly recommended.
What kind of food should a diabetic have?
If you suffer from diabetes, unfortunately, you should be aware of the amount of carbohydrates you consume on a daily basis, since these affect your blood sugar levels much more than fats and proteins (although many diabetics must also control the intakes of these two macronutrients).
It is also highly recommended that you take into account the glycemic index of food, that is, the speed of a food to raise our blood glucose after ingesting it. Foods with a high glycemic index will quickly create a blood glucose peak, while low glycemic index foods will have a smaller effect.
Eat everything, since there is no prohibited food for diabetics (no, even alcohol is allowed, but in a very controlled and occasional, and only if we see that our health can not commit after intake).
Take care of our caloric intake, since an excessive amount can be harmful (This can make us gain weight, and in type 2 diabetics the fat will make our body respond even worse to insulin).
It is very likely that you will be recommended a TLC (Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes) diet if you suffer from diabetes and high cholesterol. Its goal is to reduce cholesterol levels, make us lose extra weight, become more active and reduce the risk of heart disease, which are very common in diabetics.
Consume a maximum of 7% of calories in the form of saturated fats, 10% in the form of polyunsaturated fats and 20% in the form of monounsaturated fats.
You can also consume sugar as such despite being diabetic, but remembering that the doses should not be excessively high, because its absorption is very fast and the peak in our blood glucose can cause problems. In case of consuming it, in addition, we should check our blood sugar amount after the intake and adjust our insulin dose if we are taking medication.
On the other hand, products with artificial sweeteners or "without sugar" are not necessarily free of carbohydrates. Many of them carry carbohydrates, so we should check the label of nutritional value.
If we suffer from diabetes, we must be aware of it at all times, as it is very easy for our sugar levels to rise excessively and we are unable to control them.
On the other hand, and from my point of view, I would not recommend a TLC for a diabetic, since in my opinion the amount of carbohydrates that it raises is too high. Instead I would propose a hyperproteic diet divided into phases in which the amount of carbohydrates we consume is less than in others, so that it is not difficult to get used to it and that our carbohydrate quantity is not excessively high but neither does it brush against ketosis.


With industry leading noise cancellation, Sony offers the possibility to create your own space in an increasingly noisy world. It is a space where you can rest, create, dream, imagine, think. Disconnect from your surroundings and connect with your curiosity.


St. Patrick's Day leprechaun cupcakes that you'd find at the end of a rainbow!
St. Patrick's Day is nearly here!
While there are all sorts of Irish dishes you can whip up in celebration, from savory delicacies like colcannon and shepherd's pie to sweet treats like boozy shamrock shakes and Guinness donuts, none of them will spark as much delight as these leprechaun cupcakes.
For the cupcakes, you can use our all-time favorite recipe for Guinness cupcakes with Bailey's frosting and then give them wee leprechaun faces, complete with beards and hats, follow the instructions in the video below, from Jennifer Johns of the excellent website Cookies, Cupcakes, and Cardio.
When making the Guinness and Bailey's cupcakes, in this case, we recommend doubling the measurements for Bailey's buttercream frosting, just to be sure you have enough divide into separate piping bags for each color (orange, green, black and yellow).


This architectural wall covering can be created in any color for a myriad of uses.
Also available for tables, counter tops, accents and in patterned glass.
Laser cut wood patterns and panels can be used for dramatic lighting effects or additions.
Custom combinations of imagery and patterns created in stained glass.
Elegant patterns and endless color combinations can compliment any decor.
Exceptional and stylish applications of stained glass add dramatic additions to any space.
This elevator shows the many applications stained glass artwork can be incorporated into unique spaces.
This combination of Glass, Stone, Marble and Metals was used to bring one of Rosie O'Donnell's paintings to life and personalize her family's space.
Inspired by a famous Hundterwasser painting, this fireplace surround was created in stained glass, marble and copper.
These three Fuzion® panels of five we produced for the United Nations were done using our patent pending stained glass technique. The pieces are recreations of Japanese Master Artist Hiroshige block prints and are 300-400% more detailed than is possible with traditional stained glass.
This wall covering was created using mirror and stained glass to add dimension, warmth and a distinguishing atmosphere to this restaurant.
This image was taken during production of a water jet border created from White, Honey and Red/Gold Onyx.
This large laser cut panel was created for a lobby and acts as an artistic focal point and lighting element.
This laser cut wood soffit trim brings a dramatic addition with a more delicate design in both form and application.
C² Resource Studio is a state of the art design and fabrication studio for the architectural and design communities. We offer a unique "incubator" environment where artists and artisans create almost anything imaginable for the most discerning of clients. Interior and Exterior, Residential and Commercial, Elegant and Affordable, we supply it all. Attention to detail with an emphasis on quality and low ongoing maintenance puts C² in a class of its own.
From glass to wood to stone, we specialize in back painted glass, custom murals and mosaics, wall coverings, and much more. With an in-house water jet and a dedicated team of designers, artists, and fabrication experts, we are capable to take on a wide range of projects and passionate about the ones we do. We have a long standing distinction, characterized by exceptional customer service, a quick turn around time, and quality products.
chip@c2resource.com(Contact) owner Chip Hunter to see if we can be the resource for your next Custom Creation.


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Yield does not come without a price, usually in the form of added risk and/or complexity. Ultimately, dividend growth investors realize that long-term and sustainable high-yield investments are grown over time. This is accomplished by purchasing high-quality dividend investments with a reasonable yield and a long history of growing their dividends, and waiting for the yield on cost to grow.
Below are several companies planting the seeds for future yield by recently increasing their cash dividends:
Quality Systems Inc. (QSII) develop and market computer-based practice management, electronic health records and revenue cycle management applications. January 28th the company increased its quarterly dividend 17% to $0.35/share. The dividend is payable on April 5, 2011. The yield based on the new payout is 1.7%.
Limited Brands (LTD) operates 2,662 specialty stores in the United States and its brands are sold in more than 700 company-operated and franchised additional locations world-wide. January 28th the company raised its quarterly dividend 33% to $0.20/share. The dividend is payable on March 11, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 25, 2011. This is the company's 145th consecutive quarterly dividend. The yield based on the new payout is 2.7%
Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) operates as the bank holding company for Commerce Bank, N.A. that provides various general banking services to individuals and businesses. January 28th the company increased its quarterly dividend 2.2% to $0.23/share. The dividend is payable on March 28, 2011 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 11, 2011 and marks the 43rd consecutive year that the company has increased total dividends per adjusted shares. The yield based on the new payout is 2.2%.
Regis Corporation (RGS) is the beauty industry's global leader in beauty salons, hair restoration centers and cosmetology education. January 31st the company increased its quarterly dividend 50% to $0.06/share. The dividend is payable on February 24, 2011, to shareholders of record as of February 10, 2011. The yield based on the new payout is 1.4%.
Time Warner (TWX) is a global leader in media and entertainment with businesses in television networks, filmed entertainment and publishing. February 2nd the company raised its quarterly cash dividend of 11 percent to $0.235/share. The dividend is payable in on March 15, 2011 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 28, 2011. The yield based on the new payout is 2.6%.
Apartment Investment and Management Company (AIV) is a real estate investment trust that is focused on the ownership and management of quality apartment communities located in the 20 largest markets in the United States. February 2nd the company increases its quarterly common dividend 20% to $0.12/share.The dividend is payable on February 28, 2011, to stockholders of record on February 18, 2011. The yield based on the new payout is 1.9%.
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NUS) is a global direct selling company, Nu Skin operates in 51 markets worldwide and has nearly 800,000 independent distributors. February 2nd the company raised its quarterly dividend 8% to $0.135/share. the dividend is payable on March 16, to shareholders of record on Feb. 25. The yield based on the new payout is 1.8%
The Hershey Company (HSY) engages in manufacturing, marketing, selling, and distributing various chocolate and confectionery products, pantry items, and gum and mint refreshment products worldwide. February 2nd the company increased its quarterly dividend of $0.345/share. The dividends are payable on March 15, 2011, to stockholders of record as of February 25, 2011. The yield based on the new payout is 2.8%
Mattel, Inc. (MAT) engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of various toy products worldwide. February 2nd the company raised its quarterly dividend 11% to $0.23/share. The yield based on the new payout is 3.8%.
Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) a global leader in pressure-sensitive technology and materials, retail branding and information solutions. February 2nd the company increased its quarterly dividend 25% to $0.25/share. The dividend is payable March 16, 2011 to shareholders of record on March 2, 2011. The yield based on the new payout is 2.4%
Unitrin, Inc. (UTR) is a diversified insurance holding company, with subsidiaries that principally provide life, auto, homeowners and other insurance products for individuals and small businesses. February 2nd the company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.24/share. The dividend is payable on February 28, 2011 to its shareholders of record as of February 11, 2011. The yield based on the new payout is 3.5%.
Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) is the nation's second largest off-price retailer offering first-quality, in-season, name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family. February 3rd the company increased its quarterly dividend 38% to $0.22/share. The dividend is payable on March 31, 2011 to stockholders of record as of February 18, 2011. The yield based on the new payout is 1.2%.
Hasbro, Inc. (HAS) is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide-range of immersive entertainment offerings. February 3rd the company raised its quarterly dividend 20% to $0.30/share. The dividend will be payable on May 16, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 2, 2011. The yield based on the new payout is 2.7%.
Avon Products, Inc. (AVP) manufactures and markets beauty and related products worldwide. Its product categories include color cosmetics, fragrances, skin care and personal care. February 3rd the company increased its quarterly dividend 4.5% to $0.23/share. The dividend is payable March 1, 2011, to shareholders of record February 17, 2011. The yield based on the new payout is 3.2%.
Enbridge Inc. (ENB) engages in the transportation and distribution of crude oil and natural gas primarily in Canada and the United States. February 3rd the company increased its quarterly dividend 15% to $0.49/share effective March 1, 2011. Patrick D. Daniel, President and Chief Executive Officer stated, "Few peers can match Enbridge's track record of consistently increasing its dividend. Over the past ten years, we have delivered an average annual dividend increase of 11%," said Mr. Daniel. "With our adjusted earnings per share growth rate anticipated to grow at an average rate of 10% through the middle of this decade, and with cash flow growing even more rapidly, we expect to be able to continue delivering exceptional dividend growth to our investors." The yield based on the new payout is 3.4%.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) operates as a surface transportation and delivery services company in North America. February 3rd the company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.13 cents/share payable to stockholders of record on February 15, 2011. The dividend will be paid on February 25, 2011. The yield based on the new payout is 1.3%
Full Disclosure: No position in the aforementioned stocks. See a list of all my income holdings here.
- Yield on Cost: Measuring for Success
- Seven Important Reasons for Dividend Investing
- Nucor Corp. (NUE): Forging A Different Path
- Dividend Stocks Are My Conviction
- Increasing Dividend Yield Part IV: Bonds
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National Car Company (NCC), founded by H.E.LATE SHEIKH NASSER BIN ABDULLAH ALTHANI, is one of the oldest automotive companies in Qatar.
Established in 1966, with a modest beginning as a mechanical workshop, NCC has grown into a multi-franchise automotive company with state of the art showrooms & aftersales facilities dedicated to the world's leading brands in passenger & commercial vehicles under its fold.
National Car Company established business association with Hyundai Motor Company in 1978 with the import of the world famous Hyundai model, 'Pony'.Over the years, it has established itself as the sole distributor for Hyundai passenger & vehicles as well as a leading automotive company in Qatar.In an enduring partnership with Hyundai Motor Corporation over the past36 years, NCC has contributed towards the immense growth and enhanced brand loyalty of Hyundai in Qatar.
A strong sales and after-sales network spread across the country, as well as a consistent customer-centric approach, have helped NCC raise Hyundai to an enviable position inQatar's automobile market. Delivering quick, efficient and quality customer care has alwaysbeen the hallmark of NCC, establishing Hyundai as one of the most loved and trusted brandsin Qatar across generations.
NCC after-sales facilities, located in Doha and Industrial Area, are equipped with the latest technology and Hyundai-trained professional teams to ensure utmost customer satisfaction and provide every Hyundai vehicle the care it deserves.
To deliver unparalleled After Sales Services, NCC operates a Quick Service Centre in Doha while the Main Service Center is located in Street No.16, Gate No.151, at the Industrial Area. It is one of the biggest service centers in the country and has state of the art facilities like body shop, maintenance, electrical, air conditioning & mechanical workshops. The technical & customer service staff go through rigorous training by our Principals to provide exceptional levels of service to our valued customers. We have also built a well-equipped Training Centre to upgrade our technical and non-technical staff with the latest technology and features on the existing and new models.
Reinforcing further the aftersales network, National Car Company maintains one of the biggest Genuine Parts centers in the country which provides support for the internal Service Centre as well as to the outside customers. Currently more than 100,000 line items are available in inventory and NCC ensures high parts availability across all models for the benefit of customers.


Failed to apply changes to software installation settings. Software installation policy application has been delayed until the next logon because an administrator has enabled logon optimization for group policy. The error was: The group policy framework should call the extension in the synchronous foreground policy refresh.
This error is caused by Fast Logon Optimization in Windows XP in which users are allowed to log on before the operating system initialized all of the networking components, including Group Policy Object processing. Some policies might require more than one restart to take effect. To resolve this issue, disable Fast Logon Optimization in Active Directory.
To troubleshoot other installation issues for managed software, Citrix recommends using a group policy to enable Windows Installer Logging.


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package org.springframework.security.oauth2.config.xml;

import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.BeanDefinitionParsingException;
import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.context.support.GenericXmlApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.core.io.ByteArrayResource;

/**
 * @author Dave Syer
 *
 */
public class InvalidResourceBeanDefinitionParserTests {

	private ConfigurableApplicationContext context;

	@Rule
	public ExpectedException expected = ExpectedException.none();

	@After
	public void close() {
		if (context!=null) {
			context.close();
		}
	}

	@Test
	public void testMissingTokenUriForClientCredentials() {
		expected.expect(BeanDefinitionParsingException.class);
		expected.expectMessage("accessTokenUri must be supplied");
		loadContext("type='client_credentials'");
	}

	@Test
	public void testMissingAuthorizationUriForImplicit() {
		expected.expect(BeanDefinitionParsingException.class);
		expected.expectMessage("authorization URI must be supplied");
		loadContext("type='implicit'");
	}

	@Test
	public void testMissingAuthorizationUriForAuthorizationCode() {
		expected.expect(BeanDefinitionParsingException.class);
		expected.expectMessage("authorization URI must be supplied");
		loadContext("type='authorization_code' access-token-uri='https://somewhere.com'");
	}

	@Test
	public void testMissingUsernameForPassword() {
		expected.expect(BeanDefinitionParsingException.class);
		expected.expectMessage("A username must be supplied on a resource element of type password");
		loadContext("type='password' access-token-uri='https://somewhere.com'");
	}

	@Test
	public void testMissingPasswordForPassword() {
		expected.expect(BeanDefinitionParsingException.class);
		expected.expectMessage("A password must be supplied on a resource element of type password");
		loadContext("type='password' username='admin' access-token-uri='https://somewhere.com'");
	}

	private void loadContext(String attributes) {
		String config = HEADER + String.format(TEMPLATE, attributes) + FOOTER;
		context = new GenericXmlApplicationContext(new ByteArrayResource(config .getBytes()));
	}

	private static String HEADER = "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><beans xmlns='http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans' xmlns:oauth='http://www.springframework.org/schema/security/oauth2' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'	xsi:schemaLocation='http://www.springframework.org/schema/security/oauth2 https://www.springframework.org/schema/security/spring-security-oauth2-2.0.xsd	http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans https://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.0.xsd'>";
	private static String FOOTER = "</beans>";
	private static String TEMPLATE = "<oauth:resource id='resource' client-id='client' %s/>";
}

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Q: Why do I get 'The expected product version was not found' when applying cumulative upgrade? I am trying to perform a long overdue update on our test SharePoint 2010 server.
I have managed to install SP2 (German) for both Foundation and Portal server. Also the Foundation Cumulative Upgrade (Aug15) was installed sucessfully.
When I try to install the Portal Server CU (Aug15) I get an error message

The expected product version was not found

and the installation
aborts.
I can only see the SP2 as a prerequisite and that installed successfully. How can I find out more information on what exactly was expected?
The installation files are:
Foundation:
wsssp2010-kb2687464-fullfile-x64-de-de & wssloc2010-kb3055049-fullfile-x64-glb

Portal server:
oserversp2010-kb2687453-fullfile-x64-de-de & ubersrv2010-kb3055040-fullfile-x64-glb

A: Calling from the command line with the parameter ´PACKAGE.BYPASS.DETECTION.CHECK=1´ allowed the installation process to continue. I don't know what side-effects it might have...
ubersrv2010-kb3055040-fullfile-x64-glb PACKAGE.BYPASS.DETECTION.CHECK=1


Human Resources teamwork is essential in order to move relentlessly forward in accomplishing organizational objectives. Strive for and work hard towards building, maintaining and sustaining better teams.
Teamwork helps in the achievement of results not possible if done by people individually.
This method of doing things is crucial especially during trying times such as when your organization is undergoing a difficult phase in its existence or during economic recession or financial difficulties.
The environment in which organizations operate is in constant change, sometimes for the better, sometimes threatening the very existence of business entities. It is dynamic and mostly unpredictable. This is in the nature of free markets.
It can refer to at least two situations.
If and when such a situation exists, human resources can become strategic partners.
"Teamwork" is defined as the collaboration between members of a group of people with the task of accomplishing a defined objective or target.
"Individualism" is the opposite of teamwork. Most individualistic employees prefer to work alone. If possible, assign these people in jobs that have little interaction with other employees or members of the public.
It is not easy for people having this characteristic in working harmoniously with others. Training, counseling, and coaching are required.
"We are made for co-operation - like feet, like hands... To act against one another, is, then, contrary to nature."
Where teamwork in a workplace is lacking or absent, a lot of personality clashes and other undesirable things occur to the detriment of the organization.
recognition of team performance through team assessment and rewards for team achievement.
Should Human Resources Teamwork Concern Your Organization?
In every human endeavor, teamwork will always have its important place.
Teamwork leads to accomplishment beyond one's expectation. It is short of "miraculous" or requires a herculean effort to accomplish much through one person. If it happens that a person can accomplish a lot that is an exception rather than the rule.
In the management of people who have the tasks of helping organizations succeed in the area of their operation, human resource teamwork plays a critical role.
Work towards such collaboration not through questionable means but through proven ethical means.
Teamwork may make the difference between achieving your organizational target and failure. You do not want to fail. No one wants to. Prepare effective plan to ensure there is excellent human resource teamwork in your organization.
Teamwork had become the target of critics not because it is not good but because many organizations had failed to successfully implement and manage it.
Some even go as far as saying that teams do not work and are no longer relevant. This, of course, is an extreme view.
As compared to committees, organization can hold the team leader responsible when things do not work as planned. But in the case of a committee, there is no single person accountable when things go wrong.
In the meantime, organizations continue to make use of teams such as task forces to solve problems critical to organizations.
Review how well your teams have performed. Identify weaknesses and rectify them in order to achieve the purposes for which these teams were initially formed. Selecting the right team leader is essential, otherwise things need redoing.


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The company's lead product candidate, CG0070, has completed a Phase II study and will be tested in another trial, combined with Merck's Keytruda.
Why Nudge.ai? Reach out to the decision makers at Genesys with a personalized email - let them know that you found their recent news mention interesting.
Nudge.ai's relationship intelligence platform can help you find the right executive to reach out to at Genesys, such as Keith Budge, Senior Vice President, General Manager Asia Pacific and Japan, or Tom Eggemeier, President. Then get in touch and start a conversation.
Executives can be difficult to reach, but every company has connectors who bring together people and ideas. At Genesys, people like Slava Zhakov, and Tracy Cote are likely connectors.
When Genesys is mentioned in the news, Nudge.ai often sees topics like Marketing, and Europe. If your conversation focuses on these topics, you'll probably get Genesys's attention.
When Genesys is mentioned in the news, companies such as PR Newswire, Avaya, and Oracle Corp are often also mentioned. These companies can serve as customer examples.
Employees who are often in the news are usually open to starting conversations or exploring ideas. Nudge.ai's sales AI saw Slava Zhakov, Tracy Cote, and Paul Segre from Genesys recently mentioned in the news.
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Genesys, the global leader in omnichannel customer experience and contact centre solutions, today announced it is creating 200 new technology jobs in Ireland over the next three years. The senior and highly skilled technical roles are based at the company's new Galway office.
Who in your network can introduce you to Genesys? Nudge.ai finds the best pathway to reach contacts at this company.


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"After almost a half a year of work, I am so excited to introduce The Creekman's "Seed of Life" UNISEX Hair and Beard Oil in collaboration with Lions & Tigers & Beards! 💪🌲
Let me tell you the story behind this product. It started in late 2016, when LTB asked me for a collaboration on Instagram. I wasn't very convinced with all the gendered hair and beard products that were already on the market so far. Because in fact, our hair doesn't know whether it's male or female or on which part of the body it's growing... and we all just want the same thing, healthy and good looking hair! I always wanted an all-in-one hair and beard oil with certain ingredients and a certain aroma. I met Danny, CEO of LTB in Miami, and we worked several evenings and nights together. He gave me full freedom to compose and design everything. So I tested a lot of oils and scent combos till this final product was made... A combination of all natural ingredients! Argan oil, coconut oil and a mixture of essential oils. This gives it a very fresh, mellow, and sweet scent that hopefully everyone will love, regardless of your gender! Since it's made in small batches, it will only be available for a limited time! ⌚ I am so excited to hear from everyone!" - The Creekman
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Unearthing a treasure trove of archival footage, filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have fashioned a dazzling and entrancing ode to the revolutionary 20th-century dance troupes that performed under the Ballets Russes banner. Ballets Russes maps the Diaghilev-era beginnings in turn-of-the-century Paris—when artists such as Nijinsky, Balanchine, Picasso, Matisse and Stravinsky united in an unparalleled collaboration—to the halcyon days in the 1930s and '40s, when the Ballets Russes astonished American audiences with artistry never before seen, to the 1950s and '60s when rising costs, rocketing egos, outside competition and internal mismanagement brought the last of the revered Ballets Russes companies to its knees. Directed with consummate invention and infused with juicy anecdotal interviews from many of the companies' glamorous stars, Ballets Russes treats audiences to a rare glimpse of the remarkable dancers, choreographers, composers and designers who transformed the face of dance for generations to come.


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The benchmark Nikkei rose 0.24 percent to 22,221.66, hitting a fresh four-month high but the broader Topix ended down 0.09 percent at 1,626.46.
The information and communication sub-index was by far the strongest among the Topix's 33 industry groups, gaining 1.7 percent.
NTT Docomo jumped 3.6 percent, while rival and one of the Nikkei heavyweights KDDI Corp surged 5.9 percent and SoftBank Corp advanced 3.1 percent.
Japan's big three telcos, which have a combined market cap of about 20 trillion yen ($178.7 billion), have been under government pressure to reduce carrier fees to help stimulate consumer spending in other parts of the economy.
Stripping out their gains, the market was soft with sentiment hardly cheerful.
Retailers were particularly weak, amid worries about the planned consumption tax hike in October, with Seven&i slipping 1.2 percent to five-year lows.
In a sign of the market distortion, the Nikkei/Topix (NT) ratio edged up to 13.66, the highest close this century.


While Disney has been remaking their animated films for years, their recent animation-to-live-action craze was kicked-off with two films: Tim Burton's 2010 Alice in Wonderland, and 2014's Maleficent. Maleficent retold the story of Sleeping Beauty from the point of view of the villain, played by Angelina Jolie. Now, a sequel is arriving: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. We saw new footage from the film at CinemaCon, and lived to tell the tale. Here's what we saw.
Maleficent 2 has a new title: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. Sounds spooky! The Disney sequel also has a new release date: October 2019. And that's not all! There's also a new poster. It's a Maleficent sequel blow-out! The follow-up to 2014's re-telling of Sleeping Beauty once again features Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning, with Michelle Pfeiffer joining the cast as well. See the Maleficent 2 poster, and learn the new release date, below.
Dr. Jones is moving to 2021. Disney has set a new Indiana Jones 5 release date after recent word that a new screenwriter was being brought in. In addition to Indy 5, Disney has locked down new release dates for the Rock's Jungle Cruise, the sequel Maleficent 2, Marry Poppins Returns, and an Untitled Marvel Movie that may or may not be Black Panther 2.
The queen of our hearts, Michelle Pfeiffer, is set to play an actual queen in the sequel to Maleficent. Pfeiffer is in talks to join the Maleficent 2 cast, starring opposite Angelina Jolie who plays the reformed Disney villain.


> Between peering routers on a dual-stacked network, is it considered best practices to have two BGP sessions (one for v4 and one for v6) between them? Or is it better to put v4 in the v6 session or v6 in the v4 session?
Separate v4 and v6 sessions are the best practice. It is possible to have a single-protocol outage in which case you either take out the other protocol unnecessarily or you black-hole traffic.
> According to docs, obviously all of these are supported and if both sides are dual stacked, even the next-hops don't need to be overwritten.
Mostly true, but implementations vary and YMMV vendor to vendor and in some cases, model and/or software version to model and/or software version. Two sessions always works and unless you are somehow resource-constrained on sessions is really the simplest, easiest to manage, cleanest way to do things.
> Is there any community-approach to best practices here? Any FIB weirdness (e.g. IPv4 routes suddenly start sucking up IPv6 TCAM space, etc)  that results with one solution over the other?
See above for BCP. As to the rest, in my experience, the answers vary (see above).


Some design products fall into the category of cult-images and amongst these is the bag radio designed by Weil in 1981 following his work at the Royal college of Art in London. Work since then has been for Alessi, Esprit and many others. The Boots- logo designed in 1985 is another of those symbols with which everyone has become so familiar it is a part of accepted imagery in the UK.
Weil now works for Pentagram Design in London.


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According to market reaserch firm IDTechEx, printed electronics will rise to the order of $300 billion dollars in twenty years from now.


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Love Him Or Hate Him, Rob Ford Leaves A Lasting Legacy
He was a seemingly well-intentioned politician with a problem in the limelight of municipal politics and you'll be hard pressed to find a Torontonian without an opinion. But if you look past the madness of his political term and stay focused on his politics, you'll find a mayor who's left a legacy to be proud of.
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smiles prior to the start of the press conference. Councillors Norm Kelly, Gary Crawford, Michelle Berardinetti, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and Councillor Mike Del Grande held a press conference regarding the Eglinton - Scarborough Crosstown LRT. The press conference was held at the south east intersection of Eglinton and Victoria Park. February 1, 2012 (Photo by Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
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Whether you were part of Ford Nation or a die-hard detractor, it's a sad day for Toronto as we learn that longtime City Councillor of Ward 2 Etobicoke North and former Mayor Rob Ford has succumbed to his illness, dead at 46, leaving behind wife Renata and two children.
Depending on who you talk to, he was a working class hero, a buffoon, a high school football coach, an alcohol-fuelled crack addict, a husband and father, a sports fan, a say-it-like-it-is politico, a true-blue Torontonian and a man who wasn't afraid to speak his mind -- whether anything was on it or not.
Love him or hate him, he was a seemingly well-intentioned politician with a problem in the limelight of municipal politics and you'll be hard pressed to find a Torontonian without an opinion.
But if you look past the madness of his political term and stay focused on his politics, you'll find a mayor who's left a legacy to be proud of. He fought long and hard for a subway system instead of an LRT -- a move that should prove to better connect the city and tighten the community that has grown with urban sprawl. Neighbourhoods along the east end of the city would have faster and more direct commutes to the core without surface traffic build-up, a plan that creates a sustainable long-term solution for commuter travel. He cut office budgets in favour of infrastructure expenditure; he voted against the five per cent property tax increase in 2001 -- one of only four councillors to do so. He wanted to put the city's money where his mouth was -- and he did. He was known for his quick and attentive response to constituent problems -- among other things.
He was also known for cancelling the car tax -- the cash grab the previous government had approved. The $60 per car the city charged when plates were renewed was never well received and Ford was a hero for removing it. One of his first campaign promises to come into effect, it secured Ford Nation's belief that they'd elected the right man for the job.
Far from perfect, he was known for using off-colour language and having all the tact of a bulldozer. It was astounding that a man of his generation, who grew up in an era of absurd political correctness, never fully grasped the concept. He wouldn't attend gay pride celebrations, he often made salacious or lewd remarks, he had no sensitivity or filter when it came to making crude and often racially insensitive comments, and yet Ford Nation supported him. Before his crack scandal he had a divided city -- those that loved him and those that couldn't believe he was ever elected. There was no middle ground.
At the height of the scandal it seemed the world was focused on Ford, and with all eyes on Toronto for all the wrong reasons, Ford's legacy won't ever burn bright.
For all the good, there is the bad, the well-known stories that will always haunt the Ford political name, but he's left some positives for Toronto as his legacy, and hopefully his passion and pride in making Toronto a great place to live will endure.
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Although he appeared in approximately 100 movies or TV shows, Douglas Elton Ulman--better known as Douglas Fairbanks Jr.--never really intended to take up acting as a career.
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Although he appeared in approximately 100 movies or TV shows, Douglas Elton Ulman--better known as Douglas Fairbanks Jr.--never really intended to take up acting as a career. However, the environment he was born into and the circumstances naturally led him to be a thespian. Noblesse oblige. The son of future silent era swashbuckling idol Douglas Fairbanks and Beth Sully--the daughter of a very wealthy cotton mogul--was born in 1909 and soon proved a gifted boy. To the end of his life he remained a multi-talented, hyperactive man, not content to appear in the 100 films mentioned above. Handsome, distinguished and extremely bright, he excelled at sports (much like his father), notably during his stay at the Military Academy in 1919 (his role in Claude Autant-Laras Lathlète incomplete illustrated these abilities). He also excelled academically, and attended the Lycéee Janson de Sailly in Paris, where he had followed his divorced mother. Very early in his life he developed a taste for the arts as well and became a painter and sculptor. Not content to limiting himself to just one field, he became involved in business, in fields as varied as mining, hotel management, owning a chain of bowling alleys and a firm that manufactured popcorn. During World War II he headed Londons Douglas Voluntary Hospital (an establishment taking care of war refugees), was President Franklin D. Roosevelts special envoy for the Special Mission to South America in 1940 before becoming a lieutenant in the Navy (he was promoted to the rank of captain in 1954) and taking part in the Allies landing in Sicily and Elba in 1943.
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Man of the Moment
Success At Any Price
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