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80 landmarks in 80 years: the people and events that shaped our world
The top 20 moments that shaped the world. Photograph: PR
A global poll commissioned by the British Council of the greatest moments, discoveries and people of the past eight decades throws up some cultural surprises – the invention of the instant noodle – and a clear winner
See a gallery of the top 20 moments here
Tracy McVeigh
Sat 22 Nov 2014 10.48 EST
Last modified on Sat 2 Dec 2017 01.27 EST
Agree or disagree, scratching your head at a few of the names or delighted to see some unsung heroes, it's undeniably a list that is as diverse in opinion as it is unifying in themes.
Eighty key moments that shaped the world have been chosen by a multicultural group of scientists, writers, artists, academics and diplomats to reflect the most momentous events of the planet's past eight decades.
The unique poll asked the panel of 25 to name their own key 80 landmark global moments, which were then ranked in turn by 10,000 adults in Brazil, China, Egypt, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, South Africa, the UK and the United States.
The ambitious survey – conducted by YouGov and commissioned by the British Council to mark its 80th anniversary year as an international cultural organisation – is an eclectic mix of the expected big events of the 20th and 21st centuries – such as the start of the second world war, which was judged to be No 18 – and, perhaps, more left-field thoughts such as the invention of the instant noodle in 1958, which comes in at No 63.
But while the experts may have chosen a few unique moments from their specialised fields for a few of the top 80 – like the work of Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa coming in at No 67, and the landmark protest anthem We Shall Overcome, popularised by Pete Seeger, ranked at 72 – there was an undisputed winner that brought people around the world together.
In first place, judged to be the single most significant moment in world history since 1934, was the invention of the world wide web in 1989 by British scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Twice as many people voted for this as the most important single moment than did for the discovery of a method to mass-produce penicillin in 1943, which came second. The widespread availability of home computers was judged to be third.
(60) Dolly the world's first cloned sheep. Photograph: Murdo Macleod
Thanks to the diversity of the nominating panel, the list reflects a broad spread of events, and there were cultural differences in how significant they were deemed to be. For example, older people were more likely to think that internet-based developments have been influential. Digital technology – home computers, satellites and mobile phones – all featured highly, as did the invention of the nuclear bomb (No 9) and nuclear energy (No 19). Women were twice as likely as men to select the rise in global awareness of the importance of environmental protection and conservation.
John Worne, British Council director of strategy, said "We wanted to see how the world sees itself and its history – 80 years is a lifetime's worth of moments, but an international panel and almost 10,000 people from around the world have selected a fascinating range of 80 that have changed our world in very different ways since 1934. The fact there was a clear winner though, the invention of the world wide web is judged to have changed the world more than anything else, tells us just how much being connected matters to us all."
For many people 80 years is more than a lifetime, which explains perhaps why so many of the moments chosen come from the later part of the period. The devastating Boxing Day tsunami in south-east Asia in 2004, for example, was still fresh in many minds, which took it to No 46, and the 9/11 attacks in the US stood at No 5.
Russians were especially keen on voting for the web and, unsurprisingly, for the breakup of the Soviet Union. More oddly, votes for the Band Aid concert 30 years ago came from Egypt, which along with India cast no votes for the importance of the second world war. Votes for the importance of Michael Jackson's life and music (No 49) were highest in Japan, while feelings for Nelson Mandela's legacy (No 7) were strongest not only in South Africa but also in South America.
Mandela was the first individual to appear on the list for his life's achievements, followed by the Chinese "open door" leader Deng Xiaoping at No 17, Albert Einstein at 21, Yuri Gagarin at 23, and Mahatma Gandhi at 29. Walt Disney made it in at 53.
(62) Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses a crowd in Arakan state in this December 2002. Photograph: Associated Press
The personal achievements of four women made it on to the list against that of 19 men. Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi, who won the Nobel peace prize in 1991, was at No 61, German dancer Pina Bausch at 80, the artist Jeanne-Claude, who with her collaborator and husband, Christo, wrapped the Reichstag in fabric in 1995, was at No 79, and Norwegian athlete Grete Waitz was placed at 73.
The British Council will be sharing its publication, 80 Moments, around the world, through social media (which was itself voted in at No 12) with the hashtag #80Moments.
"These moments cover every aspect of human life over the last 80 years, from the discovery of DNA to the development of the instant noodle. I think the overarching finding is the world has got better when we have shared knowledge and ideals and opened up to each other's cultures," said Worne. "That was the founding idea of the British Council in 1934 – and it is as true of today's world as it was then."
The full list is at britishcouncil.org/80moments
1 The invention of the world wide web, 1989.
2 Discovery of a method to mass produce penicillin, 1943.
3 The widespread availability of home computers, 1980s
4 The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948.
5 The attacks of 11 September 2001 on New York and Washington DC and the emergence of terrorism as a major international phenomenon.
6 The rise in global awareness of the importance of environmental conservation.
7 The influence of Nelson Mandela on South African and international politics and society, 1918 - 2013.
8 The breakup of the Soviet Union, 1991.
9 The invention and explosion of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 1945.
10 Greater equality for women in many parts of the world.
11 The spread of English as a global language.
12 The growth of social media.
13 Satellite technology and its impact.
14 The Holocaust in Nazi-occupied Europe, 1941-45.
15 The development and widespread adoption of the mobile phone.
16 Completion of the Human Genome Project, which mapped the genetic structure of the human body, 2001.
17 Deng Xiaoping's "open door" policy, which started the economic transformation of China in 1978.
18 Hitler's invasion of Poland, marking the beginning of the second world war, 1939.
19 The development of nuclear energy.
20 The work and influence of the physicist Albert Einstein, 1879- 1955.


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Tier 2 and Sponsorship Licence Update
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) – an independent body commissioned to advise the government on proposals for potential reform of the UK's immigration system - has today published its recommendations for changes to the Tier 2 Sponsored Skilled Migrant route of the Points Based System.
The proposals will now be considered by the Home Office and, if followed, will have a significant impact on the Tier 2 route for employers holding sponsorship licences and Tier 2 migrants. It will lead to increased costs, greater administrative responsibility and a likely reduction in skilled migrant numbers. It will almost certainly make it more difficult for employers to recruit skilled migrant workers.
The proposals are as follows:
• Increase the minimum salary threshold for both Tier 2 General and Tier 2 Intra Company Transfer (ICT) categories to £30,000 per year. Increase the minimum salary level for 'new entrants' in Tier 2 General and Tier 2 ICT Graduate routes to £23,000 per year.
• Apply the Immigration Health Surcharge (NHS levy) to Tier 2 ICT.
• Apply the Resident Labour Market Test to all 'in-country' switches.
• Increase the requirement for prior employment threshold for Tier 2 ICT's from 6 months to 2 years. The increased will not apply to the Tier 2 ICT Graduate route where the current 6 month minimum will remain.
• Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) to include detailed information about why the employee is required and the specific skills they can bring to the job.
• Allowances and National Insurance contributions payments will be reviewed by both the Home Office and HMRC to prevent 'undercutting' of the resident labour market.
• A new 'third party contractor' route to be introduced into Tier 2.
• A review of the skill shortages within the IT sector.
• A new Immigration Skills Charge (ISC), commonly referred to as the "apprenticeship levy" for licensed sponsors. The levy of £1000 p/a will be paid on issuing a CoS for more highly paid jobs under Tier 2 General and Tier 2 ICT routes (with the exception of Tier 2 ICT Graduate Trainee and Skills Transfer routes). The funds raised are to be used to raise 'human capital' and not limited to introducing apprenticeships as was previously posited.
Raising the minimum salary thresholds by approximately 25 per cent, together with the Immigration Health Surcharge and Immigration Skills Charge, are likely to make any employer think twice about recruiting a migrant worker. Whilst it is laudable to safeguard the resident labour market, the skill shortages will not disappear overnight. It will take time for educated and trained resident workers to enter the labour market. Until that happens, employers will be heavily penalised by the increased costs.
The proposal to apply the IHS surcharge to Tier 2 ICT's comes as no surprise given that it applies to almost every other immigration category.
The proposal to require more information on a CoS for a Tier 2 ICT will provide a decision maker with more information to consider when assessing an application. It reduces Tier 2 ICT sponsorship licence holders' autonomy and will ensure that there is a genuine need for an ICT worker, i.e. because a resident worker could not readily fill the role.
We can only await what the outcome of a review on skill shortages for the IT sector and the new 'third party contractor' route will lead to.
The apprenticeship levy, first mooted by David Cameron last year, is likely to have a major cumulative impact on the recruitment and retention of overseas workers. It will test the resources of small to medium sized companies who have identified a need to recruit a migrant worker to fill a skills gap in their business. We shall have to wait and see how the funds raised will be utilised in raising the resident labour market's human capital.
The Home Office has a remarkable propensity to follow the MAC's proposals. What has been outlined in the current proposals will very likely come into practice in the next few months.
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Rose gold is so 2015: Samsung's pink gold Galaxy S7, S7 Edge are now available
Rose gold by any other name would smell as sweet
By Julian Chokkattu	 August 25, 2016
Rose gold may have been around a lot longer than the Apple Watch, but no one's denying that it was the iPhone-maker that began the spread of the pink-hued color upon a multitude of consumer gadgets. Now, Apple's Korean counterpart is following suit with a "pink gold" Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge.
That's right — it's not rose gold, though it looks an awfully lot like it. Samsung's color variant for its flagship S7 and S7 Edge has been dubbed pink gold to distinguish itself from the rose gold trend. The color for the S7 pair isn't new — the company announced the pink gold option back in April, except it was only available in select markets such as South Korea.
"Pink gold was chosen as it, like the other colors available for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, is a natural color that provides a sense of comfort," the company wrote in a blog post back in April. "These hues glitter and shimmer as if illuminated from inside their glass surfaces. In particular, the refined pink gold color scheme is intended to soothe and incorporate a touch of gentleness, radiance and sophistication to the smartphones' design."
The color option is now available in the United States, if you fancy the need for a touch of gentleness and sophistication, but you'll have to head over to Best Buy. The retailer has exclusive access to the color, and you'll get a $150 Best Buy gift card if you purchase and activate a pink gold S7 or S7 Edge.
It's unclear if the new Galaxy Note 7 will get the same pink gold treatment, but you're now able to choose from black, gold, white, silver, and pink gold for the S7 and S7 Edge. Samsung also offered an Olympic Games edition of the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge exclusively through Best Buy, but the device was only available in limited quantities and cost an expensive $850.
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"Next generation sequencing (NGS) is becoming increasingly integrated into oncological practice and clinical research. NGS methods have also provided evidence for clonal evolution of cancers during disease progression and treatment. The number of variants associated with response to specific therapeutic agents keeps increasing. However, the identification of novel driver mutations as opposed to passenger (phenotypically silent or clinically irrelevant) mutations remains a major challenge," write the investigators.
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Q: Azureite not starting automatically in Visual Studio 2022 I am unable to use a Blob Storage because in Visual Studio 2022 Azureite seems not to start automatically. Therefore I don't have access to databases etc.
Error I'm getting:
Azure.Core: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. System.Net.Http: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. System.Private.CoreLib: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.
While starting VS I should see some information in the Output window that Azure Tools are being updated. I can't see any.
Has anybody encountered this issue already?

A: Sometimes this would happen locally like Azurite Emulator stops suddenly. At that time, this type of issues occurs mostly.
To fix this, you have to start the Azure Storage Emulator manually.
It can be located in the path of C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\Azure Storage Emulator.
Open above path in the command prompt and run the Azurite emulator once as shown in the above link, which should clear the refusing connection issues.
Refer to this SO Thread and article for more workarounds for the same issue.

A: Follow below steps

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*Close all the Visual Studio instances Opened (stop any Azurite processes)

*Need to find the temp files folder of Azurite
Find the below path on your PC
Ex: C:\Users<Username>\AppData\Local\Temp\Azurite

Move all files into another folder ex:'Old Azurite files'
Note: Can remove if not needed
Now start Visual Studio and run the project
Referred this https://github.com/Azure/Azurite/issues/1309#issuecomment-1033390222

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Pierre Turgeon hung up his blades with 19 NHL seasons under his belt. The 1987 1st overall draft choice of the Buffalo Sabres scored 515 goals, 1,327 points in 1,294 games. Although he didn't have the reputation as a great playoff producer, he had a very respectable 97 points in 109 post season contests.
The Sabres made Turgeon the face of their franchise, immediately drawing comparisons to the team's only previous franchise player, Quebecois Gilbert Perreault. The Sabres selected Turgeon over the likes of Brendan Shanahan and Joe Sakic. Based on skill and ability, #77 deserved that lofty status, but I believe his legacy will not match that of those two fine players.
A gifted natural athlete, Turgeon excelled at the finesse game. The strength of his game was his hockey sense and play making ability. Though he had an excellent shot with a quick release, he was always a playmaker first, then a goal scorer. His vision and creativity combined to make him a lethal setup man and tough to defend.
I would go as far as to say Turgeon was beyond amazing when he had the puck. He never looked at the puck, but he always had it in perfect control. Without the puck, in typical quiet Pierre Turgeon form, he was so elusive, appearing out of nowhere and disappearing from checks.
Turgeon was very efficient on the ice, which led to some detractors. He was uncanny with his positioning, which he undoubtedly learned in order to make up for a lack of foot speed. Since he was usually in the right spot at the right time, Turgeon never had to scramble to get into the play. Critics called him lazy, when in fact he was extremely economical.
Many critics also pointed to his lack of a physical game, and with merit. Turgeon was a big pivot at 6'1" and 205 lbs, but he never really imposed himself on the opposition. He was never afraid to go into traffic areas to score goals, and he took checks while making plays with the pucks, but he really needed to initiate more of a physical game for him to have reached his full potential. Had he been able to, he would be remembered as one of the best of his generation.
I think what his critics don't point out enough though is rarely did Turgeon have a strong supporting cast. There's no doubting he had the ability, and make no mistake he had the desire to be a dominating NHL figure. He just didn't have the temperament to be a dominating solitary force. Too often in his career, especially in Buffalo and Long Island, and even to some degree in Montreal, he was asked to turn an average team into a Stanley Cup contender. He just wasn't that lone-warrior type of player.
Unable to win in the post season, the Sabres moved Turgeon in 1991 in a 7 player trade that also headlined Pat Lafontaine. Playing with Derek King and Steve Thomas on his wings, Turgeon erupted for his best season in 1992-93 when he recorded a career-best 58 goals and 132 points in his first full season on Long Island. The NHL awarded him the Lady Byng Trophy as he only picked up 13 minor penalties. More importantly, Turgeon was enjoying his first taste of post season success and leading the Islanders to the Conference Finals. En route, however, Turgeon the recipient of one of the ugliest muggings in hockey history. As Turgeon celebrated a goal in a blowout playoff win against the Washington Capitals, Dale Hunter came up behind him and flung him into the boards. Turgeon injured his shoulder and Hunter received a 21-game suspension. The Islanders, and particularly Turgeon, were never the same.
"Pierre Turgeon had been a dynamic, involved personality. He was becoming the emblem of the Islanders and the Club was saying 'This is our symbol of future greatness to come. This is the offensive superstar we haven't had since Mike Bossy and this is the hope for a bring new arena on Long Island and million dollar visibility in the marketplace.
"Everything changed by one mean-spirited little prick. When Pierre Turgeon got up, he left some piece of himself on the Nassau pond. From the minute he returned, he was hesitant; he was a perimeter guy; he was a guy who was not activating the energy level of his team the way he had been. He didn't have that drive to the front of the net."
That year turned out to be more of the exception to the new rule as opposed to his arrival as a superstar. He returned to the 90 point level and below. Much like the Sabres, the Islanders must have felt Turgeon was not going to live up to that franchise player designation and moved him to Montreal for Kirk Muller and Mathieu Schneider.
Montreal was an odd destination for a French Canadian player with a reputation for shunning the spotlight. But Montreal, and more importantly Montreal fans, wanted a French Canadian scoring star to lead them back to glory. To make matters worse, Turgeon was burdened with the team's captaincy.
Though his stay was brief, Turgeon put up some good numbers in Montreal. He only played one full season, leading the team in scoring in 1995-96 with 38 goals and 96 points. He teamed well with fellow Frenchman Vincent Damphousse. But the captain's spotlight, especially in media-crazy Montreal, never sat well with Turgeon's quiet and reserved temperament. He handled it all gracefully, especially during the closing of the Montreal Forum, but there was always a hit of reluctance as well.
As brilliant as he could be, he just never had the personality to take his image and his game to the highest level. Unappreciative and unfair Montreal fans quickly turned on their captain, booing him out of town.
Turgeon went to St. Louis, where he could play in some anonymity. Playoff success was easier to find, three times playing 10 or more games. Injuries capped Turgeon around the 60 game mark in St. Louis, therefore making the likes of Chris Pronger, Al MacInnis, Pavol Dimetra and Brett Hull as the go-to guys. It was quite unfortunate that Turgeon couldn't have enjoyed his previous injury free seasons in St. Louis, though ultimately, for all their money spending ways, the Blues were never a true Stanley Cup contender.
From 2001 through 2007 Turgeon spent his seasons miscast and injury prone in Dallas then Colorado. His career came a quiet end in 2007, having played in just 17 games in what proved to be his final season.
Comfortable out of the limelight, Turgeon was always cast in someone's shadow. In Buffalo it was the franchise's previous French Canadian superstar Gilbert Perreault. In Long Island it was the shadow of the man he was traded for, Pat Lafontaine, who possessed natural flair and speed and erupted in Buffalo. In Montreal he was in the shadow of all the French Canadien greats who came before him.
Without doubt he had the ability and talent to stand side by side with his shadow makers. He just never quite had the desire to make it happen. Perhaps if it wasn't for Dale Hunter, he would have emerged as a true superstar.
Though he was as talented and as brilliant as most any of his peers, I suspect Pierre Turgeon's legacy will not see him land in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Interestingly, in 2007 Turgeon was inducted into another Hall of Fame. He wasthe first Canadian enshrined in the Little League World Series Hall of Fame.


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Joseph Boishu, né le  à La Guerche-de-Bretagne en Ille-et-Vilaine, est un évêque émérite catholique français, ancien évêque auxiliaire de Reims, en résidence à Charleville-Mézières de 2003 à 2012.

Biographie
Il est le fils de Joseph Boishu et de son épouse, née Marthe d'Olivry, qui donnent une éducation catholique à leurs six enfants.

Après des études secondaires au petit séminaire de Châteaugiron en Ille-et-Vilaine, Joseph Boishu a suivi sa formation vers la prêtrise au séminaire universitaire de l'Université catholique de l'Ouest à Angers où il a obtenu une licence de philosophie et une maîtrise de théologie.

Il a été ordonné prêtre le  pour l'archidiocèse de Rennes.

Principaux ministères

Prêtre
Comme prêtre, ses missions se sont réparties entre la formation des prêtres comme enseignant en philosophie puis comme recteur du séminaire diocesain de Rennes (de 1986 à 1999) et des ministères en paroisse à Rennes.

Évêque
Nommé évêque auxiliaire de Reims, avec le titre d'évêque titulaire (ou in partibus) de Gauriana, le , il a été consacré le  suivant par l'archevêque de Reims, Thierry Jordan, assisté de François Saint-Macary, archevêque de Rennes et de Michel Santier, évêque de Luçon. Il est en résidence à Charleville-Mézières dans les Ardennes.

Il est membre du Conseil pour les mouvements et associations de fidèles, chargé d'accompagner le Renouveau charismatique.

Le , le pape Benoit XVI accepte sa démission pour des raisons de santé, deux ans avant la limite d'âge prévue pour les évêques.

Boishu rejoint alors son archidiocèse d'origine, celui de  Rennes pour occuper un ministère d'accompagnement spirituel, de formation et de prédication, notamment auprès du séminaire Saint-Yves.

Publications
 Notre Père, édition des Béatitudes (1997)
 Baptisés dans le Christ, édition des Béatitudes (2004)
 Les nouveaux courants charismatiques : Approches, discernement, perspectives, éditions Bayard/Cerf/Fleurus-Mame (2010) (auteur partiel)

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Circonscriptions catholiques françaises depuis 2002
 Liste des évêques français
 Archidiocèse de Reims

Liens externes
  Fiche sur le site de l'épiscopat français
  Fiche sur catholic-hierarchy.org

Évêque auxiliaire de Reims
Évêque catholique français du XXIe siècle
Étudiant de la faculté de théologie d'Angers
Naissance en mars 1939
Naissance en Ille-et-Vilaine

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According to the Chinese Cities of Opportunity 2017 study report jointly launched by PwC China and the China Development Research Foundation (CDRF), Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Wuhan and Nanjing are ranked as the overall top five cities. The report states that technological innovation and balanced development are the keys to building "cities of opportunity".
All the variables and indicators adopted to observe cities in China are consistent with the research methodology developed by PwC for studies on key global cities. The Chinese Cities of Opportunities 2017 provides in-depth observations on 28 Chinese cities using ten indicators and 57 variables. The indicators are intellectual capital and innovation, technology readiness, important regional cities, healthcare, safety and security, transportation and urban planning, sustainability and the natural environment, culture and lifestyle, economic clout, cost and ease of doing business.
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The Chinese Cities of Opportunity report is a series of city survey reports jointly released by PwC China and the CDRF for discussion at the China Development Forum. Four editions of the Chinese Cities of Opportunity report have been published since 2014.
Further, the report finds the top cities in intellectual capital and innovation and technological readiness also achieve high scores in the overall ranking, a clear indication that technologically advanced cities are more likely to earn the title of "Cities of Opportunity".
During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, China will continue to advance people-centred new type urbanisation, which will provide great opportunities for China's urban development and international capital flows. From investors' perspectives, achieving balanced development and providing cities with truly valuable solutions are ways to seize new opportunities arising from future urban development.


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PDP leaders beg Ooni to forgive, help Omisore
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The embattled former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has distanced himself from the Peoples Democratic Party emissaries led by the Chairman of the party in Osun State, Mr. Soji Adagunodo to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.
Adagunodo, who was in an opposing camp to Omisore's had led some members of the party to the palace of Oba Ogunwusi and pleaded with the monarch to forgive Omisore who has yet to visit the Ooni seven months after he was enthroned as the Ife monarch.
They also asked the monarch to assist Omisore, who is his subject to get out of the detention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
But a close ally of Omisore, who is also the spokesperson for the party in the state, Mr. Diran Odeyemi, in a statement on Sunday said Adagunodo's action was tantamount to a mockery and a pretence.
Odeyemi stated, "When EFCC came after Omisore, it is logical to assume that Adagunodo group will be happy that their "enemy" is now out of the scene and away from their sight.
"It is also likely that the open display of sympathy and latter-day affection may not be genuine. How can we explain the sudden love for a man you so much hate while in freedom? Their actions and utterances may be "Oju aye" (eye service.)"
The statement added, "In their attempt to register the group as supportive of the man they despise, they started crying more than the bereaved, running around to nowhere and with no justifiable reasons for their actions and utterances.
"In Omisore's case, they cannot be a good advocate to defend his course. It is bias and double standard. For Adagunodo, it is a dangerous game. Head or tail, his intention can never stand the test of absolute sincerity.
"Why going from pillar to post over a sensitive matter still under investigation? You can only plead when confronted with evidences of guilt not prior. This is why Adagunodo's plea to the Ooni of Ife on behalf of Omisore is a strange strategy that can be viewed as a further attempt to nail Omisore by his enemy posing as his friend.
"One may also be right if you call it a "back door political coup" to dent Omisore's image. It is a mockery visit for a bad mission under pretence."
Odeyemi said although the Ooni did not give the PDP chairman and his followers the normal respect he always accord his valued guest, he stated that the monarch used the opportunity to vent his anger on Omisore,
He said, "Oba Ogunwusi was presented a veritable opportunity to stylishly vent out his subtle anger on Omisore. Kabiyesi in his wisdom complained of not being visited by Omisore. His prayer for Omisore is loaded and more or less sounded neutrality in his matter. It is normal and expected. Kabiyesi scored a good goal from a loose ball passed to him by Adagunodo's group."


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The Kudrinskaya Square Tower, is one of seven identical skyscrapers (known as the Seven Sisters) which were built during the Stalin regimen after WWII. These seven famous buildings, constructed between the end of the 1940's and the beginning of the 1950's to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of Moscow City have contributed significantly to the architectural style of the city skyline.
This 156 metre high residential tower was completed in 1954, just one year after Stalin's death, and contains approximately 450 elite apartments on 24 floors. The apartments were originally home to famous pilots and other high-ranking aviation industry professionals, together with the nomenclature of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, and the Council of Ministers of the USSR.
At the bottom of this picture, taken from the corner of Kudrinskaya Square, one of the many sculptures that decorate the facade of the building can be seen. The central tower culminates in a 30-meter spire, with a 5-pointed star at the tip.
Engraving by Pierre Laurent from a drawing of Mikhail Makhaev. 1770s.


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Dato' Seri Rahman Dahlan should answer why inflated ECRL contract was a direct negotiation with a China company, and not whether it was foreign or locally owned.
Yesterday, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan once again tried to deflect questions and criticisms of the RM55 billion ECRL project by painting it as "a domestic investment with foreign funding".
This was in response to the statement issued by former Finance Minister, Tun Daim Zainuddin who responded to questions from the media last weekend on whether the country should be worried over foreign investments from China.
"How much investment did they bring in? Like Forest City? Does the train project (ECRL) bring in money?," he asked
"If it is a loan, that means we have to pay (it) back. If you have to pay (it) back, does that mean it is an investment? If you were an investor, what would you say? Its not (an investment). It's a loan," Tun Daim explained.
Dato' Seri Rahman Dahlan then retorted in his statement, "Would Daim and Bersatu be happier if foreigners own and operate the ECRL instead?"
The Minister who is in-charge of the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) is trying to be disingeneuous in his response.
While the fact of the matter is that ECRL is indeed an infrastructure project which funded with foreign debt, the Prime Minister Dato' Seri Najib Razak himself, together with many other Cabinet Ministers have often used the project as a successful example of Malaysia's ability to attract sizeable investments from China.
For example, earlier in January this year, Dato' Seri Najib Razak defended "investments" from China, stating that "This is unfair, because investments from China benefits the nation including us in Pahang, not only large investments like ECRL but the price of palm oil also go up, to simultaneously profit smallholders and settlers," he said said this at 'An Evening With the Chinese Community In Pekan' programme.[1]
Hence Tun Daim is merely trying to correct the 'managed' perception that these large infrastructure projects are not 'investments' from China, but are effectively huge debts which have to be repaid by Malaysians in the future.
The question isn't where former Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad or Tun Daim or any Malaysian for that matter, "be happier if foreigners own and operate the ECRL instead".
Instead, Malaysians would "be happier" if the ECRL project was tendered openly and competitively so that our tax-payers will receive best value for our ringgit. Why was a infrastructure project of this magnitude awarded directly without any competitive tender? Hence, it begs the question - who will really profit from this contract?
It has already been exposed that the Government's own appointed engineering consultants, HSS Integrated (HSSI) has estimated in December 2015 the project's value was RM29 billion (RM53.2 million per km), whereas China-owned China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) was awarded the contract at RM55 billion (RM91.7 million per km).
We have demanded for the HSSI to be publicly disclosed and Transport Minister, Dato' Seri Liow Tiong Lai has promised in Parliament in November 2016 to "publish" the feasibility study when it is "finalised"[2]. However, the HSSI report remains a secret document with the BN Government.
The question which remains unanswered to date – if ECRL were to cost RM30 billion or less, why was CCCC awarded the contract via direct negotiation for RM55 billion, even if there so-called favourable financing terms? Where would the excess RM25 billion go to? Would it be used to pay-off some of 1MDB's debts as speculated so as to cover up the Najib administration's largest international financial scandal?
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Before joining politics full-time in January 2007, I was the CEO and founder of a Malaysian IT company, publicly listed in Singapore. I divested all my shares in the company to be able to serve the community and take part in socio-political affairs of Malaysia.
I've always had faith that there has been a guardian angel looking after me all these while - my personal well-being, my education, my career. Some will call it "God's will", some "fate" while some others, "destiny". I strongly believe that it is time for me to repay the kindness and fortune showered on me by my family, the society and of course, not forgetting, my guardian angel. :-)
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Q: Magallanes - Deploy on Windows I am trying to deploy a project from PhpStorm (Windows) on a server but I have an error when I launch the command :
bin\mage deploy develop

My .mage.yml file :
magephp:
environments:
    develop:
        user: ******
        branch: develop
        from: ./
        host_path: /var/www/smart
        releases: 2
        exclude:
            - ./vendor
            - ./node_modules
            - .env
        hosts:
          - *******
        ssh:
           port: ******
           flags: -q -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no
        pre-deploy:
        on-deploy:
        on-release:
        post-release:
        post-deploy:
        log_dir: /var/www/mage.log

When I launch the command I have the following error :
Starting Pre Deploy tasks:
    Running [Git] Change Branch (develop) ... FAIL
Finished 0/2 tasks for Pre Deploy.

I try to do a git checkout, and it works.
I also try to remove the branch in .mage.yml file, but I have an other error :
Starting Pre Deploy tasks:
    Running [Deploy] Preparing Tar file ... FAIL
Finished 0/1 tasks for Pre Deploy.

Any idea ?
Thanks in advance (and sorry for my bad english)

A: Finally, I found an answer by myself. I put it here, if some people want to use magallanes/mage-php to deploy from Windows.
This solution works only if you have Windows 10. You can install Ubuntu without a dual-boot, you just need to activate this Windows's feature:
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This tutorial explain how to do it :
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Then you just have to execute your command from the bash console !


SONGSTRESS Liane Carroll was once England's best-kept jazz secret.
Not any longer, because her career has been gaining a speedy momentum since the release of her first solo album, Billy No Mates.
Winner of the two major BBC Jazz awards, she has gathered up more silverware than Manchester United since her big breakthrough nearly a decade ago.
Liane combines a wonderful piano playing talent with enchanting vocals, and she tops the bill at the fourth Ribble Valley Jazz Festival with her own band, The Liane Carroll Trio, featuring Roger Carey on electric bass and Mark Fletcher on drums.
"The last decade has been brilliant, and I think I was the first person to win both BBC awards in one go and that was lovely because I hadn't been expecting it all," she said.
"I was deeply humbled, especially to be presented them by a hero of mine, Humphrey Lyittleton.
Liane's diverse music act sets her apart as a free spirit.
Her collaborations range from work with US guitar legend Jerry Donahue to drum 'n' bass outfit London Elektricity and Scottish jazz pianist Brian Kellock.
Last year she appeared in New York and Montreux Jazz Festivals.
Liane's life has been full of music from the word go, though. Taught piano by concert pianist Phyllis Catling from the age of three, she soon developed a deep passion for everything from jazz, soul and beyond.
"Phyllis was an old dragon," recalled Liane. "She used to keep a pair of scissors handy to snip bits off your hair if you made a mistake so I used to turn up with my hair in a beret!
Her parents were accomplished musicians too. "I was raised in a household full of love, encouragement and music, all kinds of music so that always seemed the way to go.
"No one was shy in our family.
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Un poème à forme fixe est un poème qui respecte une structure imposée, comme le nombre et la répétition de vers, une certaine alternance des rimes, l'apparition de certains mots (comme le mot Prince dans un envoi).

Les poèmes à forme fixe les plus connus en Occident sont le sonnet, la ballade, l'ode, le rondeau, le virelai et le lai.

Types de poèmes
Riqueraque
Une riqueraque est une forme poétique se composant d'un nombre quelconque de « faux » huitains (ABABCDCD) et dont les vers contiennent 6 ou 7 syllabes.

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Presidential candidate Donald Trump is very proud of himself for forcing President Obama to release his birth certificate, ending the debate over whether he was legally fit to lead the country. But there's many things Donald Trump has put his name behind has not succeeded. OURISM would like to share his gambles that went "trumped!" Trump Airlines Trump Vodka The Bankruptcies The Hair The Marriages Trump Mortgage Trump: The Game The China Connection Trump Casinos The Middle Ea
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The 18th-century Brooks Slave ship nonsense you see nowadays were only diagram plans, not used to transport Black slaves. Listen, If you brought human cargo you would not pack them tight, one on top of one another especially since there was a demand for healthy Black slaves. The slave masters would have made sure that their cargo of slaves were in tip top condition, in good health to do labor. However, let's humor the mis-infograph of this "sardine packing of slaves" notion f
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People try to dismiss Black history by focusing strictly on White history. We need to understand White history so we can remove the lies and deception in White history. For instance, we know from Black History George Washington was not the real first President of the United States. The real President of the United States was John Hanson. After serving in a variety of roles for the Patriot cause in Maryland, in 1779 Hanson was elected as a Chairman to the Continental Congress.


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7 Ways to Deal With the Labor Shortage in 2023
Remember the expression, too many cooks in the kitchen?
Well, go ahead and unlearn it.
In 2023, the restaurant industry is experiencing an unprecedented labor shortage that's seeing worker resignations and job openings at an all-time high. Despite most restaurants having reopened after COVID-19 closures, the restaurant industry was still 1.5 million jobs – or 12% – short of pre-pandemic levels as of June 2021. Not to mention, 84% of operators said their staffing levels are lower than normal.
Restaurateurs across the U.S. are trying everything and the kitchen sink to recruit and retain employees in the face of a labor shortage the likes of which this industry hasn't seen in decades.
Now that we've gotten all the kitchen idioms out of our systems, let's focus on breaking the 2023 labor shortage down into digestible bites.
The Who, What, Why, and How of Today's Labor Shortage
WHO Is Affected by the Labor Shortage in the U.S.?
In March and April of 2020, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic saw the restaurant industry suffer far more job losses than any other sector. In total, 2.5 million food service employees lost their jobs in 2020.
But while dining restrictions have now been lifted across the country and restaurants have begun hiring at rapid speed, not all of these workers have returned. This labor shortage is affected restaurants across all segments, but full-service venues have been hit particularly hard, especially in their kitchens where a back-of-house labor shortage appears to be more pronounced. This is true in both small towns and major restaurant cities like New York City
WHAT Is a Labor Shortage Anyway?
A labor shortage means there are more jobs than people out of work. Though this is a phenomenon is not often seen within the U.S. economy, the COVID-19 pandemic has turned many industries upside down and resulted in an acute worker shortage. Currently, there are about 3.5 million fewer people in the workforce relative to February 2020.
WHY Is There a Worker Shortage?
There are several driving forces behind the 2023 labor shortage.
The biggest reason for the employee shortage appears to be the fact that many workers have simply left the restaurant industry for more stable jobs. The hospitality industry has a reputation for long hours, low wages, and no benefits – a precarious combination that put many people at risk during the pandemic. When these workers were laid off, many took the opportunity to pursue careers with more stability and have not returned to restaurant work.
Stagnant wages (including an unchanged minimum wage and tipped minimum wage) have also meant that many restaurant workers were actually earning more not working due to the boost in unemployment benefits, on top of stimulus checks. This extra income paired with the safety of staying at home has made some workers reluctant to return to work – a sentiment that's unsurprising considering the fact that food service workers had some of the highest mortality rates during the pandemic.
But while the pandemic has certainly caused some shifts that have contributed to the current employee shortage, the restaurant industry has always struggled with labor shortages to some degree. Even prior to the pandemic, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted that the demand for cooks would steadily increase as new restaurants continue to open and people continue eating out. And as an article from Civil Eats notes, "Although the overall demand for cooks in schools, hospitals, and cafeterias is expected to grow by 6% from 2016 to 2026, the growth for restaurant cooks is expected to grow by 12%. That means the U.S. restaurant industry will need a total of 1,377,200 cooks in 2026, compared to 1,231,900 cooks employed in 2016."
Increased immigration enforcement has also contributed to the restaurant worker shortage because it has reduced the number of undocumented workers. This directly impacts the restaurant industry because it has always relied heavily on their participation in the labor force.
What's more, the number of teenagers in the labor force is half what it was 25 years ago, which makes finding people willing to work entry-level, low-earning positions increasingly difficult and contributes to the overall shortage of employees.
These two factors are especially relevant in cities like Miami where there are a huge number of restaurants, an ongoing government crackdown on hiring undocumented workers, and a relatively low state minimum wage compared to the rest of the country.
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HOW Do You Cope with the Labor Shortage?
Now that we've explained the who, what, and why of the labor shortage, we've got some tips on how your business can continue thriving in this job economy.
But first, here's how some are dealing with the restaurant worker shortage in some of the biggest U.S. cities.
LA Labor Shortage
In Los Angeles, many restaurants have focused on keeping the staff they already have by offering a better work environment. For instance, Doug Rankin of Bar Restaurant says that his staff have been more willing to stay on because of the restaurant's more generous restaurant tipping culture, which includes servers sharing their profits with the back of house workers at the end of each night. Bar Restaurant also offers healthcare to full-time employees, which is uncommon in most independent restaurants.
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New York City Labor Shortage
In New York City, many restaurants have begun offering hiring bonuses to incentivize new staff. For instance, select Stephen Starr restaurants are handing out $300 signing bonuses. And at the Mermaid Inn, $500 bonuses are being offered to servers hired at its four locations (though the bonus will only be paid out after three months of "satisfactory employment").
Austin Labor Shortage
A staffing agency called Workforce Solutions based out of Austin, Texas says the rising cost of living combined with the low wages offered by entry-level service industry positions has applicants less interested than ever before in hospitality jobs.
The agency suggests restaurant owners target students right out of high school and focus on offering them growth potential within the industry.
The truth of it is that dealing with the labor shortage in your city won't be a piece of cake. Adapting means making some very real changes in the way your business is run, but we've got a few labor shortage solutions to help you succeed.
7 Ways to Deal with the Labor Shortage
1. Get Creative with Recruitment
Recruitment and retention are two of the restaurant industry's biggest challenges, even on a good day.
In light of the labor shortage, they've now become even more critical.
Maybe there was a time when people were lining up to work at your restaurant. If they're no longer coming to you, don't be shy to go to them. Promote job ads online, work with restaurant staffing agencies in your area, and advertise through local schools and community centers. Agencies can be especially helpful when it comes to kitchen staffing.
Job descriptions tend to be really dry and boring, so make yours stand out. Play to your strengths.
Is your restaurant a really fun place to work? Make your job ad playful and fun to reflect that.
Do you offer something most other restaurants don't? Make sure to include that in your ad.
Also, consider offering an employee referral bonus. If a staff member refers a friend, and that friend gets hired and stays for more than three months, then the referring employee gets a cash bonus on their paycheck or another type of incentive.
2. Partner Up
Beyond just ads, see if you can partner with local organizations, high schools, college job fairs, after-school programs, and other grassroots initiatives that have budding talent. Offer free training or skill-building workshops to people entering the labor force, in exchange for a term of employment.
They get full-time employment. You get full-time employees.
3. Trim the Fat of Admin Tasks
Restaurant staff are already working long hours for low wages, so make sure you aren't piling non-essential responsibilities onto the plates of your skilled workers.
Invest in technology that can automate some of the more time-consuming administrative tasks your staff are currently responsible for. Things like inventory and reservations can be automated without a huge investment, but will save your skilled staff a ton of time.
Freeing your skilled staff of these more menial tasks will let them focus on the work they're really passionate about and trained for – plus, they'll be happier for it, which leads to more productivity and higher retention.
4. Be Flexible with Schedules
Your staff aren't robots. They're people and they respond well to being scheduled as such.
When building your employee schedule, factor in staff preferences (number of shifts per week, time of day, etc.) and their outside lives before putting them into the spreadsheet.
If someone says they work best in the evenings, scheduling them for five early morning shifts a week (even though they're technically available) won't be great for staff morale or productivity. Make it easier to hang on to skilled workers by taking their shift preferences into account as much as possible.
Also, have a protocol for accepting and processing employee time off requests, as well as for emergency and non-emergency scheduling conflicts. Knowing you're sensitive to their work-life balance will go a long way toward employees putting down roots at your restaurant.
Job flexibility is a key value for a lot of workers in our current environment, so be proactive about getting their input for your staff schedule.
5. Perk Up Employee Benefits
Maybe you're in a position to offer competitive wages – if so, that's great!
What you can't offer in wages, however, you can likely offer in other types of perks.
This is a good opportunity to get a little creative and come up with some original incentives you can offer your staff, like professional training and development opportunities, company events, overtime opportunities, and more.
If you're able to convert some of your part-timers into full-timers and offer them salaried positions or benefits packages, that's even better.
People work harder when they feel valued, so come up with some new ways to show your appreciation for their hard work.
6. Change Your Management Style
Traditional management styles keep employees in the dark about high-level decisions, even when those decisions impact all staff.
Trusting your employees and involving them in those decisions is proven to empower staff to work harder by showing them how their work impacts the restaurant's overall success.
Open communication and transparency will also strengthen the relationship between you and your staff. It fosters a culture of shared ownership which is empowering to everyone involved.
7. Open Up to Different People
We tend to hire people who match our existing team. It's human nature to look for candidates you can see yourself in.
BUT, when you create a more diverse, equitable work environment, it not only widens the pool of people from which you can hire, it also adds a wealth of new perspectives that can strengthen your business. Wider pool, more candidates, better hires.
For instance, consider what message an all-male staff might send to potential female applicants. Or, how a highly-skilled worker living with a disability might feel about applying to a restaurant that isn't accessible.
Adding a little bit more diversity to your hiring practices will open up the pool of people you can pull from and improve your business overall. Win-win.
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When Will the Labor Shortage End?
In the words of Willy Wonka, "There's no knowing where we're going, but it shows no signs of slowing."
There are a number of predictions about the future direction of the U.S. labor shortage. Many focus on whether the shortage will lead to more minimum wage increases and how they will handle the increased cost of labor.
Nobody is entirely sure when the trend will shift, but for now it's important to recognize that you are operating in a "seller's market" as far as employment goes. That is to say, lack of demand puts the power in the hands of the employees.
While low unemployment rates are usually celebrated by the mainstream public, it doesn't change the fact that a labor shortage is challenging for small business owners – especially restaurant owners who are still struggling with the impact of pandemic-related closures
Trust in your business concept and restaurant brand while exploring ways you can adapt to the evolving labor landscape, like the seven creative labor shortage solutions we've discussed here.
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Physicians should use social media strategically to shape the conversation on healthcare
About MBRU Dec 9, 2019
Speakers at the first Middle East Healthcare Social Media Summit, underlined the need for physicians to use social media strategically to shape the conversation on healthcare. The two-day Summit, organized by Mayo Clinic in collaboration with The Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) and American Hospital Dubai, is being held from 9-10 December.
Speaking on the topic of Social Media and Professionalism in the first session of the Summit titled 'Social Media and the Healthcare Provider', Farris K. Timimi, Medical Director of the Mayo Clinic Social Media Network said that physicians need to strategically partner with patients and walk with them on their journey online as well as offline. Doing so will enable physicians to shape the conversation on healthcare, leverage information and ensure that credible content fills the void, he told an audience of decision makers and senior professionals from across the healthcare sector at the Summit held at the MBRU campus in Dubai Healthcare City
Platform for Engagement
He noted that with growing internet and mobile penetration, most people seek health information, communication and support online. Citing the example of the UAE, he said that the country leads the world in social media penetration. The UAE has 9.52 million active social media users, which gives it a social media penetration of 99%. It also has 19.23 million mobile subscriptions translating into a mobile penetration of 200% and a mobile social media penetration of 92% with 8.80 million users. Furthermore, in the UAE, the average time spent using social media is almost three hours, all of which provide a significant bandwidth for engagement with patients.
"The majority of health care employees are involved in social media and blocking won't work. The majority of patients are also involved in social media, and ignoring them is not an option. Our human bandwidth can be either an asset or liability. The difference is defined by guidelines, orientation and training," he said.
The first Middle East Healthcare Social Media Summit seeks to analyze the role of social media in enhancing healthcare and exchanging best practices and share new insights on the impact of social media on healthcare institutions and patients.
Dr. Amer Sharif, Vice Chancellor of MBRU, said the university is working with several leading healthcare institutions as well as international academic organizations in the field to exchange expertise and enhance understanding of global best practices. Partnering with Mayo Clinic to host the Summit, the first event of its kind in the region, is consistent with MBRU's strategy and mission to become a global hub for innovative and integrated healthcare education and research, he noted.
"We are extremely pleased to partner with Mayo Clinic, a global leader in healthcare, and the American Hospital in Dubai, to organize this event. The Summit has brought together decision makers and senior professionals from across the healthcare sector to analyze the impact of social media on healthcare and share ideas on optimal strategies to use the medium. Through this event, we seek to generate insights that can help the research, academic and medical community and foster new ideas on improving healthcare services. The Summit provides a platform for sharing knowledge, expertise and experiences that can benefit the international healthcare community," he said.
Powerful Tool for Awareness
Speaking about the positive impact of social media on society in an address titled 'The Physician Influencer', Dr. Anwar Alhamadi, Consultant Dermatologist and Adjunct Professor at Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) said social media can help patients understand their medical condition better and guide them on when to visit a doctor.
"As a physician influencer, I believe social media can be a powerful tool if utilized properly. It can be a great tool for awareness," he said. "I'm on social media because I can use the platform to teach patients about certain conditions, debunk myths, learn from patients and listen to their views, point out pseudo-scientific information and also defend my specialty," he said.
Alhamadi also highlighted the dangers inherent in marketing harmful products on social media platforms. Although the authorities are doing their best to crack down on such products, doctors can play a role in educating the public, he said.
Sharing three tips on how physicians can handle their social media accounts, he said: "It is important to have a strategy in place, be authentic and post shareable content. Social media can never replace the role of a doctor but can help raise the trust of patients in their physician."
Public Health and Legal Issues
In a panel discussion titled 'Public Health and Legal Issues', His Excellency Dr. Amin Al Amiri, Assistant Undersecretary of Public Health & Licensing – Ministry of Health and Prevention discussed advertising and regulation on social media and the standards of approval in the UAE.
He said the UAE was the first country in the MENA region to issue regulations on healthcare related advertisements when the Cabinet Resolution No. 7 of 2007 Regarding Health Advertisements Regulation was enacted. The Law provides a legal framework that governs advertising by healthcare professionals and clinical institutes such as hospital and clinics.
"Most advertisements are reviewed by specific auditors and inspectors who work through an electronic system, which was introduced in the UAE in 2011. Each institute has an account where they can submit their request and follow the payment and approval process," he said, noting that the requests are approved in less than 24 hours unless the documentation is not complete.
Dr. Al Amiri said the Ministry also regulates the media sector in terms of what advertisements they can publish. "Media institutions are aware that they cannot post advertisements without an approval from the ministry," he said.
Dr. Al Amiri said that all healthcare related laws issued by Dubai have been enacted only after thorough engagement with stakeholders. Once the law is released, workshops are conducted for end users. Giving examples of recently issued laws, he said eight workshops were conducted for the Medical Liability Law of 2016 and five workshops were conducted for the Organ Transplant Law of 2016. Various stakeholders including health authorities, the private sector, the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Economy and the Chamber of Commerce are invited to such workshops.
Speaking on the guidelines of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) for physicians using social media, Dr. Marwan Mohammed Al Mulla, Chief Executive Officer of Health Regulation Sector, Dubai Health Authority, said they were published last September with the aim of encouraging the adoption of global best practices.
"With the spread of social media tools and applications and the increase in the adoption of these tools by healthcare facilities, we wanted to develop guidelines that were the first in the region to govern medical advertisements on social media. These guidelines further built on the federal law and were based on global best practices. They were also developed based on feedback from healthcare professionals and patients," he explained.
Dr. Al Mulla also said the guidelines were aimed at guiding professionals on the importance of posting accurate medical information and not misleading the public or posting false information about competitors, as well as socially and culturally acceptable images."
Hadeel Hajar, Manager- Professional Licensing at Dubai Healthcare City Authority – Regulatory Sector (DHCR) sought to correct misconceptions among investors on free zone rules regarding advertising. Free zones follow federal laws on advertising, she stressed.
"We have also created guidelines carrying extensive information on how people can use social media to share accurate information about the healthcare sector or services in their facilities. The point of the guidelines is to address any questions they may have and provide them a framework for what is generally acceptable in the country," she added.
She further said that the Dubai Healthcare City Authority reviews advertisement material before it is sent to the Ministry of Health, which helps create a seamless process for business partners.
Apart from the conference held from 9-10 December, the Middle East Healthcare Social Media Summit, co-sponsored by MBRU and the American Hospital Dubai, a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, featured a pre-conference workshop on 8 December called Social Media Residency, which provided advanced training and consultation for those interested in practical knowledge of using social media tools in their health-related work.
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