A lot of talk lately about the steady stream of aged DP injections coming toward MLS, but what about the players on their way out, building stock like skilled bricklayers? There are a handful of MLSers who could very well cut through the thick, gauzy, manic transfer haze created by Euro 2012 (of which Jacob has an update coming on our NSC Euro pool) and begin careers in leagues farther afield. Enough about Dzagoev and Podolski. Let's talk about our boys, forgetting momentarily that MLS letting go of young prospects looks mildly like a weepy mom watching her first-born child toddle off to the first day of pre-K, only to pull the kid back before he steps through the door with weak knees.
What follows are five MLS players primed for a permanent jump across the pond. This doesn't necessarily mean these moves are on the wind, nor is this an ironclad prediction for this particular summer transfer window. Merely that, in my mind, these five guys are most ready to take their game to the next level abroad.
One player I'm ignoring on purpose is Landon Donovan. This list is more about the newer crop (as a general rule I excluded players who've already made a dent abroad), and Donovan's story is carrion as far as I'm concerned. He'll probably end up in England, and it'll probably be at Everton. Or not. Whatever. Let's move on.
Few players in MLS are more skilled. That may not be saying a ton for a league that draws its cues from a slab of craggy granite rather than a feather duster, but Pappa is an exception. Smooth on possession and cool around the box, the biggest knock on Pappa is that he might not be fully formed as a complete player, or enough of one to make an impact in a bump-up league. But his game, on its best days, looks as creatively informed as anybody's in MLS. He already has an MLS goal of the year award in his pocket and could pick up another from his Olimpico in Seattle. But the most important thing is that he's a terror on the flank and can score from outrageous areas. At 24, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Pappa in La Liga by this time next year.
The transfer rumor carrousel seems to spin round and round with Montero without much ado year after year, but that should change soon. My antennae always goes up when Montero gets touches because you'd be hard-pressed to find a player who raises defenders' hackles more frequently. He's quick, has uncanny vision and has a flair for the dramatic. I hear the complains about Montero's inconsistency and I'd like to acknowledge and squash them here. Montero is the embodiment of the uber-talented dynamo. He has more skill than he knows what to do with, and in MLS he can (he thinks) at times skate by with the power dialed down to 70 percent. It doesn't typically work that way, of course, but when thrown in league with world powers I see this issue correcting itself. After all, there is nobody with more technical ability in the league than Montero. The key is unlocking it, and I think a move to a big-boy league could be the ticket.
Shea only reaches third on my list. I don't harbor any grudges (the guy is a Texan, c'mon), nor do I think he can't hack it in a bigger league. But I can only assume that scouts see the same things I do. He has prodigious athletic bona fides but seems reticent at times to fire all his pistons at the same time. It appears that he often operates hampered by a restrictor plate, and that only if taken off can he assume the mantle of the Next Big American Thing. Of course there's his current heath struggles to monitor, but all things being equal he needs to unchain the beast a little bit to become more of a commodity. And I get the sense that European clubs still aren't quite sure where best to use him. Winger? That's certainly where he's most used in MLS, but he can tend to get lost on the edge against high motor fullbacks. Striker? He's got the frame and athleticism, but not the experience. Central attacking midfielder? This is actually the most intriguing option to me, but until he gets more run-outs here, that'll be a tough sell. Still, few players project better than Shea. As long as he starts to understand that fact too, he'll be fine.
Is Alonso a better prospect than Shea? Not in so many words, but his skill set certainly translates better to a deeper league as it stands now. Alonso has led the league in tackles for midfielders for several years, and nobody has been more reliably burly sitting in the deep hole. We got an interesting nugget to chew on this week when Alonso became a US citizen, ending a haywire defection story from Cuba that started with a quick decision in a Houston department store. Whether or not this means he ever suits us for the US is unclear, though it seems to me his agent is overly optimistic on that front. But the byproduct could be that he's more attractive (and stable) for European suitors. Either way, Alonso's defensive midfielder capabilities translate incredibly well abroad, especially in a league like Serie A where crunching midfielders who slow-play possession are prized commodities. Either way, Ozzie could make an immediate impact on a Champions League side as soon as this fall. I have no qualms about that.
In my view, the Dynamo central defender is ready to step into a mid-table EPL side right now and start regularly in the XI with high marks. Nobody in MLS looks better built to go now than Cameron, and arguably no MLS center half has been this poised for immediate high-level duty abroad since the league formed. Yes, I'm including all the guys you think I'm including in that list. I've routinely gushed over his ability to play out of the back with sweeping outside-footed passes and competent support play as he's gradually become Jurgen Klinsmann's top option beside Boca. But seeing him in person last weekend drove home to me just how ready he is. Dom Kinnear gives Cameron license to play like Pique, routinely allowing him to push up past midfield to buttress attacks while standing tough like a concrete support slab on set pieces and odd-man rushes on the other end. He's light on his feet and resolute in one-on-ones. What's not to like? Everton and Stoke City scouts were reportedly in attendance at the Texas Derby on Saturday to scout Cameron specifically, so we'll see. But I'd be surprised if he wasn't somewhere in Europe by the end of either this transfer window or next.
I really hope you are right about Cameron, USA could use another CB.
Has George John fallen off of the EPL's radar?
In regards to Cameron and Shea, where do you think they will end up? Premier League?
Also, if Omar G. comes back and plays well this year do you think the team he was trialling at last year will be back in for him?
Cameron will end up in a good situation off the bat, of that I'm almost certain. Schalke, Stoke and Everton were all in Houston last weekend and I'd be surprised if all three weren't impressed. I'd bet Cameron ends up in the EPL, though Shea is harder to predict. He's in more of a wait-and-see situation. Could go a lot of different ways.
I'd have to think Nuremberg will back off Omar until he proves his knee is fine again, which means at least a seasons-worth of plugging away with LA to regain fitness and confidence. And in all honesty I think he'll want that anyway. You wouldn't want your first season in the Bundesliga to be on a shaky rebuilt knee.
John's loan spell with West Ham was a dud, and he's not been healthy this year. Hyndman said something back in February to the effect that he expected things to quiet down for John until his form picked up again, and that's been the case. John hasn't looked confident on the field in almost a year. Until that changes, meaningful minutes in the EPL will be scarce.
Will- Playing again in MLS(next season) would mean signing a new contract which I'm not sure Omar would do. Any chance a team will sign him for free then loan him out for a half year/full year.
Omar is going to have to sign somewhere, and big clubs aren't going to line up to sign damaged goods. So he can either re-up with a short-term contract with LA with the expectation that he'll be loaned/sold once healthy, or he can go it alone in the wilds of Europe in what will presumably be a lower tier league. If I'm Omar I take the former option.
Omar very well may jump to Europe once his MLS contract runs out, but he'll have to work back to full strength somewhere, and big clubs won't have the patience or the roster room to accommodate him while he does. Doing it with the devil you know is better than with the one you don't.
It will be a very interesting situation to say the least. I just wonder what type of contract lenght MLS will offer him and then once he signs that contract why would MLS/LA want to sell its best defender.
Cameron's situation is just so...strange, no? He just middled (pun totally intended) in central midfield, only to, as a 26(!)-year old move to central defense, immediately jump into the national team fold and land on the transfer wish list of multiple Euro clubs. Has to be a bit of a blight on our player identification here, right? He'd likely have been identified as a CD at a much younger age in a lot of other countries, right? Maybe not. Hard to know. Still, though.
I'm happy he's rising so quickly, it's just a bummer it wasn't until he was almost 27 that it all started happening for him.
It's hard to know for sure. Shoehorning is a problem in our system, but Cameron was a solid CDM. Still is. He's just a much better CB. Plus, some people just blossom later. Maybe Cameron isn't as good of a CB if he doesn't put in time in midfield. In fact, I'd wager a lot of $$ on that being the case. He certainly wouldn't be as comfortable on possession.
It's unfortunate that we won't get more time with Cameron in central defense in the long run, but I'm plenty thankful that we found him at all.
And sure 'nuff, Cameron's cross led to the game-tying header tonight. Believe me when I say this cat can do more than most center backs can dream.
Not a perfect game for the Houston back four, no doubt, but Cameron was only even remotely culpable for one of those goals, and Koevermans just beat him to the header for the third. Not a ton Cameron could've done without fouling. Nobody's perfect.
Will your hype about Cameron is on the level with the hype about Ream.
Like Ream Cameron is awesome at sending in long passes...but just like Ream his defense (positioning/following marks) is wanting. Like Ream his decision making is poor. To say he is a better CB than he is a CB?!? Have you watched him this year?
Have you not seen him stripped of the ball in his own end about 6 times LITERALLY in 3 games?
Even Ream didnt have that happen t o him more than once.
Matt Doyle stated on a podcast last month that the biggest surprise of the season thus far was how "utterly bad Cameron has been" !!! But your telling me how awesome he is because he can send an inch perfrect long ball from the backfield.
And then you have the nerve to answer someones question about John by lying and saying he hasnt been "confident" on the field?!?
You couldn't have bothered to review any number of FCD blog game grades and see John is always the highest or second highest rated player EVERY GAME?
Of course not but you do cite Hyndman as saying something to the effect of "he expected transfer rumors to die down until Johns form improved" ???!?!?!?!
Bet you cant provide a link to that interview can you Will?
This isn't the first time you've lied about John over the years Will so what gives? What benefit is it to lie about performances (good and bad) of players in our pool?


Decades of Fashion based in San Francisco has become the state's go-to vintage specialty boutique. Sourcing their pieces from around the world their collection comprises both vintage and designer vintage clothing, jewellery & accessories. Owner Cicely Hansen has been collecting for over 50 years which is reflected in the amazing variety of pieces including an exemplary selection of men's vintage clothing. Expect gems from the mid 1800's to the late 1980's, so something for very taste. Fashion designers, wardrobe stylists, artists and fashion collectors frequent their San Fran store in search of the next find.


I have tried to tell the SuzukiGSX 750 ES and GSX 750 EF model histories on this page, as I know it. The page is still under construction. I would be grateful of any contributions — sales brochures, magazine ads, magazine articles, pictures, specs, facts, corrections etc. Please scan the material in JPEG format (large enough that all the details are visible) and send them to me. Please tell me the source and the publication date if possible. If you send me pictures of your own bike, please follow these instructions.
The GSX750ES, introduced in 1983 (called GSX750E in Japan), was based on the naked GSX750E. Like its naked borther, the GSX750ES got the air and oil-cooled 16-valve engine with 84 hp (72 ps in Japan). The new GSX750 line was the smallest, lightest and smoothest of Suzuki's 750cc machines so far. Almost everything on the bike was new, including the cylinder head and the frame.
The new 747cc engine shared only the cylinder measurements with its precessor (63 mm bore, 53 mm stroke. It weigh 16,8 kg (37 lbs) less than the '82 GSX750 engine. Even the exhaust system was made 5,3 kg (11,7 lbs) lighter. The new engine was even shorter, narrower and lower than its precessor.
The maximum power output had increased from 81 to 86 hp by enlargening the valves, increasing the compression ratio and re-designing the cam shafts, exhaust system and the air filter box. Comparing with modern engines, the GSX750ES engine don't impress with its low-rev torque, but the older version of the engine had even less torque.
The GSX750ES had a 16-inch front wheel (100/90-16) for quicker steering and a 17-inch rear wheel (120/90-17). The craddle type frame was welded using steel pipes and profiles and the light alloy rear swing was an oil-damped Full-floater. An top fairing was mounted on the ES model.
The GSX750ES proved to be a fantastic bike for its time. It was sporty, fast and practical. It was easy to manouvre and good for speeds over 200 kph. In many countries it was the best-selling Suzuki in 1983. In Sweden it was actually the best selling bike of the year, period.
An eight-page Japanese sales brochure can be found on the GSX750E brochures page.
Engine: Air/oil cooled 747cc inline-4, DOHC, 16 valves. 84 hp (61,5 kW)/ 9.500 rpm, 66,6 Nm (6,6 kpm)/ 8.500 rpm.
The model was available in 1984 in two different versions, an version with full fairing was introduced, the GSX750EF. It shared the mechanics with the GSX750ES.
Only cosmetical changes were made to the GSX750ES for its second model year.
Dry Weight: 211 kg (465 lbs) Engine: Air/oil cooled 747cc inline-4, DOHC, 16 valves. 84 hp (61,5 kW)/ 9.500 rpm, 66,6 Nm (6,6 kpm)/ 8.500 rpm.
Engine type: Air-cooled 747 cc inline-4, DOHC, 16 valves. 84 hp/ 9.500 rpm, 6,8 kg-m/ 8.500 rpm.
Picture: GSX750 engine, click to enlarge.
I must admit that I don't know if both the engine and the frame (rear swing?) was upgraded for the 1985 year's model. According to the Swedish specs the '85 models had longer wheelbase and more powerful engine than the previous year's model.
Engine:Air/oil-cooled 747cc inline-4, DOHC, 16 valves. 90 hp (66 kW)/ 9.500 rpm, 67,5 Nm/ 8.500 rpm.
According to a frame code list from Suzuki, 1985 was the last model year for the GSX750ES and GSX750EF but the models appeared in the Suzuki lineup brochure in Sweden in 1986 (GSX750EF) and in '87 (GSX750ES). According to a magazine ad the GSX750EF had 90 hp in Sweden and the GSX750ES had 86 hp.
According to the picture I found on the Swedish Suzuki lineup brochure from '86 (GSX750EF) it looks like the previous year's model. I wonder how the 1986 GSX750EFG really looks like? Anyone?
I don't know much of this model year. According to the picture I found on the Swedish Suzuki lineup brochure from '87 (GSX750ES) the seat looks different. 90 hp in Sweden.
The GSX750ES and EF models were replaced with the all new GSX750F in 1988.
Engine: Air/oil cooled 747cc inline-4, DOHC, 16 valves. 90 hp (66 kW)/ 9.500 rpm, 67,5 Nm/ 8.500 rpm.


Today's post is another 'Skinthoughts' post. I'm thinking about keeping these as a semi-regular series where I write about a topic on skin/beauty that has gotten my brain contemplating something or other. This time round I wanted to talk about being in touch with our skin's needs on a regular basis.
We all tend to classify ourselves as a category of skin type, or rather with our concerns. I'm combination blemish-prone with dehydrated skin (whew, that's a mouthful when I have to speak to someone about my skin). You might be dry, or oily with dark spots, and so on. Yes we do tend to towards one or two concerns, and that's how we tend to gear our approach to our skin.
However, some days our skin defies everything we think about it and just won't play ball. Recently, I've had some random dry patches that showed up out of nowhere and were causing havoc when I applied makeup. Luckily for me I had things already that could deal with that, but it got me trying out a relatively daily approach to things. For those days that were dry, I put on an oil in the morning as well as the evening. I also pulled out a manual exfoliant sample of all things to put a little more effort into getting rid of those dry patches. Now that they're mostly gone, I've gone back to trying to hydrate my skin.
If you're able to or just happen to love playing around with skincare, maybe try and look at your skin each morning when you wake up and consider what it needs that day rather than going "I've got this skin issue, so I'll use this". Boxing yourself completely might not be fulfilling what your skin needs. Try and take a little time to notice what's on your skin agenda for the day. Also, nothing wrong with altering a routine just to jazz things up.


At 2039 the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a structure fire in a commercial building on the 2400 block of Industrial Boulevard. The owner of a business at the address was alerted to the fire by a passerby who saw flames coming from the roof, and was able to safely evacuate. The first GJFD unit arrived at 2045 and verified that smoke and flames were coming from the roof of the building. As additional units arrived safety concerns prevented firefighters from entering the building. GJFD began a defensive operation spraying water through open windows and doorways. The fire was out by 2207. Fire fighters were then able to enter the building to search for any remaining hotspots. There are no known injuries and the amount of property damaged is unknown. The cause and origin of the fire is under investigation.
Four engines, one ladder truck, one ambulance, a medical officer, a Battalion Chief,, and Command Team Chief responded to the scene. The Grand Junction Police Department responded to assist with scene safety. There are no known injuries and the amount of property damaged is unknown. The cause and origin of the fire is under investigation.


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Council secures shared recreational pathway funding
8 September, 2015Posted in: Roads and Assets
bicycle, Bowral, Hill Top, Mittagong
Wingecarribee Shire Council has secured $155,000 in grant funding from the NSW Roads and Maritime Services Active Transport program for two local community projects.
The village of Hill Top will receive $140,000 towards the construction of a shared recreational pathway, pedestrian refuge and kerb ramps.
Council will provide an additional $140,000 in funding towards the project which will ensure safe pedestrian passage between Telopea Street and the intersection of Wilson Drive.
The remaining $15,000 of the grant will compliment an existing $10,000 which was identified in the 2015/16 Council budget to produce a conceptual design for a shared off-road recreational pathway linking Railway Parade in Mittagong to Soma Avenue in Bowral. This pathway follows the existing fire trail network that borders the Mt Gibraltar Nature Reserve.
The aim of this project is to create a recreational link that would provide an opportunity for residents and visitors to access and appreciate the State listed environmental and heritage conservation areas of Mt Gibraltar.
Community consultation will be undertaken as part of both these projects with work expected to be completed by June next year.

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Q: Powershell script execution from node js fails I have a list of Powershell scripts that we've developed for a system administration. These scripts are called/executed from a Node JS application using "child_process" module. Everything works fine on my laptop. After transferring Node JS application to Centos7 server I'm receiving errors like this one:
The term 'Connect-VIServer' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

I've checked Powershell execution policy - everything is set to Unrestricted. I can execute the same scripts from the command line without any error after I ssh to the server as a root user. The only difference I see is that Node JS application is running using a different user.

A: Found the problem - all modules were installed under /root/.local/share/powershell/Modules directory and nothing was installed under the user's profile that runs Node JS application. Copied all modules under app user directory /home/ndjs/.local/share/powershell/Modules/ and everything work now.

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Juice of 1 lemon (or more to taste).
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The medial thigh lift removes excess skin of the upper inner thigh and addresses laxity in the skin by making an incision that runs from the inner thigh near the groin towards the patients back along the crease of the buttock. From here, excess skin can be removed before the incisions are closed and, as is often the case, fat can be removed if liposuction techniques have been requested. This allows excess fat to be removed and provides an even more dramatic improvement in appearance. The thighs will appear much smoother and firm, even when liposuction techniques are not employed.
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Hangin' With The Nuss: Are M's losing because they're tired, or tired because they're losing?
Are M's losing because they're tired, or tired because they're losing?
Much has been made of this stretch of games the M's have found themselves in, and what it's done to the team's play. I referenced it yesterday, and it's generating considerable discussion.
Geoff Baker at The Seattle Times tries to give some perspective on what it's like to travel from city to city to city, something most of us have no concept of.
Some of you think the travel stuff is overblown. Let me tell you, it is not. I've done this for a decade and I've never been more tired on the road than I've been this season. And I am in shape. Run three miles per day at a clip of seven minutes or less each. Lift weights. And I am tired. Why? Those added Cleveland stints really add up. That extra city has made the last two trips a four-city experience. Few ballclubs ever have to do that. Maybe once a year tops. Not on back-to-back trips. Not across multiple time zones and back again. It doesn't matter whether or not you are in a first class seat. I've been upgraded on a few of these flights and while it's great to have some food and a few inches more space, it doesn't change the stress and fatigue that even a one-hour flight places on your body.
The Mariners have gotten by all season long with starting pitching that befits a .500 team at best. Nothing better and nothing worse. Maybe a few games in either direction, but .500. They've scored a few less runs than they've allowed and that usually has .500 written all over it.
Lately, the offense had gone on a tear that no team in the history of baseball has been able to sustain over an entire season. The Mariners averaged about seven runs per game for a month. That's over 1,100 runs in a season. Again, check the history books. Can't be sustained.
So, the team just played 46 games in 48 days and the hitters got tired. Sexson as well. He's tired. Jose Guillen is more worn out than he's ever been in his career. Adrian Beltre is hurt. Jose Lopez's brother just died. Raul Ibanez looks like he's sleeping on his feet. Mentally and physically, these hitters are spent. Throw that into the mix with the usual starting pitching -- mostly adequate, but by no means contender-like -- and the losses start coming. Unless the hitters can pile up the runs, a team giving up five or more per game will usually lose as often, or more, than it wins.
Dave Cameron over at U.S.S. Mariner takes it one step further, completely debunking the travel quasi-excuse and simply stating the M's are not a very good team by comparing them to the Indians, who have endured a similar stretch.
Since the snowout series, the Mariners have played 63 games in 69 days. ... Since the snowout series, the Indians have played 65 games in 69 days. The Indians are 40-28, first place in the A.L. Central, having outscored their opponents by 46 runs on the year. They've played two more games since the end of the snowout series than the Mariners have in the same amount of days. I'm sure they're a tired bunch, but unfortunately, I can't find any quotes in the Cleveland Plain-Dealer to prove it. Maybe they were too tired to give interviews?
Or, alternately, perhaps they've overcome their exhaustion and continued to win baseball games because they're a good team. A playoff team. A team with a well constructed roster able to provide organizational depth when the preseason rotation falls to pieces. ... Perhaps it's not the schedule? Perhaps it's the roster.
I think the truth probably resides more on Baker's side. Talent obviously has something to do with it, as the Mariners' considerable flaws are getting emphasized right now, thanks to all the games in a row on a pitching staff that already was thin. Throw in the fact that traveling from Seattle -- where EVERYTHING is far away -- is a lot different than traveling from Cleveland, and you've got the makings of a devastating losing streak.
I don't think he was wrong. I just think he was oversimplifying it a bit.
Baker used the team's make-up to explain why the travel and consecutive games were exacerbating existing problems. Dave basically said the Indians are more talented, therefore they're winning more games.
I think Dave's right, and I think he and Baker were basically making the same point. But I buy Baker's hypothesis as a better explanation.
And as far as the offense goes, you're right -- they don't draw walks. But they are middle of the pack in the AL in slugging and HRs, so it's not like they're a bunch of punchless judies like they've been the past two years. If the pitching staff can come together -- and I mean by finding someone else to plug in there (Feierabend, trade, etc.) not waiting for guys like Weaver, Ramirez and Batista to come around -- then the offense still will win its share of games.
And returning to the AL with Beltre back in the lineup will help, too. A lot, I think.
Starting pitching is their doom along with an inconsistent offensive attack. Yes, their slugging percentage is ok and their home run total is mediocre, but their production is below par for a playoff team. The Mariners are hoping for a wild card berth at best. A first round exit is about all they have to anticipate. That's it. End of story.


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The Incognito Society – Parwinder writes
Our fantastic Trainee Producer, Parwinder Kaur, takes you on an exploration of The Incognito Society, a project commissioned by UCL helping new students to foster connections within the isolation of the pandemic.
Created by Coney in late 2020, The Incognito Society is a fictional secret society at University College London, which has its origins somewhere back in the mid 1800s. The online game was commissioned by UCL Culture and developed by Coney, with challenges inspired by objects from across the 4 main museum collections at UCL (Grant Museum of Zoology, Petrie Museum, Art, and Pathology).
The society is split into four halls, each with a different identity: Crimson Eagles, Sapphire Seahorses, Indigo Wolves, and Tangerine Penguins. Over 150 students joined the society and competed against each other to win items from across the university museums, and were able to share ideas and connect with each other via Whatsapp. Challenges were then released weekly, played via Zoom, and hosted and judged by a mysterious former student named Maryam…
The game featured challenges aiming to help new students from across the globe to connect remotely during lockdown and make new friends. It offered them a great chance to get involved with their university and find out more about its history and culture. The challenges covered a range of themes, from historical stories to going out spots, arming the first year students with everything they needed to know about their new institution.
The game featured a variety of challenges inspired by different objects. Here, for example, students were invited to create a jar of moles, without using actual moles (inspired by the aptly named Jar of Moles).
Another challenge came in response to a museum exhibit about the Brown Dog Affair. The students had 5 minutes, in their groups, to come up with a handmade or digital banner about a common cause they cared for.
One of the challenges involving drawing was inspired by the Female figure in the Nude, where players were invited to recreate a famous painting (possibly from the museum) in the most accurate way they could, with any supplies that students had available at home. Did you know that UCL was the first university to allow women to do life drawing?
Below is an example from the design-a-challenge challenge from week 3, created by the Crimson Eagles – can you spot the hidden images?
The 2021 Showdown came to an end with the Closing Social, where teams completed some final challenges to discover which hall emerged victorious, and the team that managed to collect the prize!
The project received great feedback. One student asked:
"Does anyone know if anything is happening this term because it was fun and would be nice to do again?" (student WhatsApp message).
While another said:
"We had such a great time and I made some great friends through it. We were talking and if there was anything planned for this term we would love to be a part of it."
Another comment from a student on social:
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Frontier League
#21 Scott Woodward - Profile
- Team - PLAYOFFS Florence Lake Erie Schaumburg Traverse City
Stats Spray Chart
Position: OF
Birthday: Dec 3, 1988
Hometown: Fort Wayne , Indiana
Bats/Throws: L/R
A highly regarded prospect out of Costal Carolina University, Woodward was picked in the 15th round of the 2010 MLB draft by the Oakland A's, but opted to return to school for his senior year. The move paid off as the left-handed hitter was named the Big South Conference All-Star Third Baseman following a final collegiate season hitting .342 with four homers, 37 RBI and 31 steals. He also walked 35 times and was hit by 22 pitches, leading to a .480 on-base percentage. Those numbers earned Woodward a seventh round selection in the 2011 draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
As a junior for the Chanticleers, Woodward hit .324 with five homers and 35 RBI. Additionally he swiped 55 bases in 64 games, ranking second in NCAA Division-I while helping to lead Coastal Carolina to a 55-10 record overall including a perfect 25-0 Big South mark. The season culminated with an appearance in the College World Series Super Regionals. Furthermore, he was honored as the Big South Conference All-Star Third Baseman.
Woodward burst onto the scene as a freshman in 2008 collecting First Team Freshman All-America honors as well as Big South Conference All-Star Third Baseman and Big South Freshman of the Year accolades as he hit .364 with seven homers and 45 RBI. He finished fifth in the nation with 42 stolen bases and was sixth with 58 walks against only 40 strikeouts. Also, the Markle, IN native was hit by 30 pitches, resulting in a .540 on-base percentage that ranked fourth nationally.
For his collegiate career, Woodward hit .333 with a .486 OBP. He stole 158 bases while only being caught 24 times. He finished in the top 10 of the NCAA stolen base leaders in three of four seasons with the Chanticleers.
Woodward most recently played in 2011 for the Ogden Raptors (Pioneer - Rookie). In 36 games he scored 25 runs with a .219 batting average, four long balls and 12 driven in.
Summer 2014 Traverse City Beach Bums 64 225 36 48 5 0 3 27 28 67 17 .213
Playoffs 2013 Traverse City Beach Bums 5 13 0 2 1 0 0 2 4 6 0 .154
Total 123 421 66 91 13 5 5 45 57 116 27 .216
Batting Game Log
Sep 4 @Windy City L 3-4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.302 0.276 0.213 0.578
Aug 31 Rockford W 4-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.293 0.274 0.209 0.567
Aug 30 Rockford L 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0.293 0.274 0.208 0.567
Aug 28 S Illinois L 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.303 0.284 0.216 0.587
Aug 26 S Illinois W 8-7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.308 0.293 0.222 0.601
Aug 24 @Normal L 3-4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.311 0.299 0.227 0.610
Aug 23 @Normal L 4-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.313 0.302 0.228 0.615
Aug 21 Evansville W 4-2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.316 0.304 0.227 0.620
Aug 17 Lake Erie L 1-3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.314 0.314 0.233 0.628
Aug 14 Florence W 4-1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.315 0.315 0.228 0.630
Aug 13 Florence L 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.309 0.313 0.225 0.622
Aug 10 @Washington W 6-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.318 0.323 0.232 0.641
Aug 10 @Washington W 13-8 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.326 0.331 0.238 0.657
Aug 9 @Washington L 2-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0.321 0.327 0.231 0.648
Aug 8 Greys W 7-0 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.317 0.331 0.234 0.648
Aug 6 Greys L 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.316 0.314 0.236 0.630
Aug 4 @Florence L 9-11 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.318 0.316 0.235 0.634
Aug 3 @Florence W 13-8 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.313 0.316 0.233 0.629
Aug 1 Schaumburg W 7-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.321 0.331 0.242 0.652
Jul 31 Schaumburg L 3-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.331 0.342 0.250 0.673
Jul 30 Schaumburg L 9-12 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.345 0.250 0.678
Jul 29 Joliet L 1-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.328 0.345 0.248 0.673
Jul 26 @Schaumburg L 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.336 0.361 0.259 0.697
Jul 25 @Schaumburg L 11-14 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.347 0.375 0.269 0.722
Jul 22 @Joliet W 7-5 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.321 0.323 0.240 0.644
Jul 21 @Joliet L 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.320 0.319 0.242 0.639
Jul 20 Gateway L 0-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.253 0.666
Jul 19 Gateway L 4-18 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.250 0.666
Jun 13 @River City L 8-9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0.356 0.355 0.263 0.711
Jun 12 @Joliet L 6-7 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.378 0.380 0.282 0.758
Jun 11 @Joliet W 8-3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.382 0.394 0.288 0.776
Jun 8 Greys W 12-9 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.397 0.407 0.305 0.804
Jun 7 Greys W 1-0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.381 0.357 0.304 0.738
Jun 5 Washington L 4-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.352 0.319 0.255 0.671
Jun 3 Washington L 8-15 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0.356 0.333 0.256 0.689
Jun 1 @Rockford L 3-9 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.300 0.324 0.243 0.624
May 31 @Rockford L 6-7 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.278 0.273 0.212 0.551
May 30 @Rockford W 8-5 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.226 0.241 0.172 0.467
May 28 @Lake Erie W 4-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.231 0.208 0.167 0.439
May 25 Windy City L 4-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.273 0.250 0.200 0.523
May 24 Windy City W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.316 0.294 0.235 0.610
May 22 @Florence W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.235 0.188 0.188 0.423
May 18 @Gateway W 6-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.231 0.167 0.167 0.398
May 17 @Gateway L 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.250 0.250 0.583
Sep 12 @Lake Erie L 4-5 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.353 0.231 0.154 0.584
Sep 11 Lake Erie L 3-13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.286 0.182 0.091 0.468
Sep 10 Lake Erie W 5-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.400 0.286 0.143 0.686
Sep 8 @Lake Erie L 1-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.400 0.200 0.733
Sep 7 @Lake Erie W 8-0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.667 1.000 0.500 1.667
Sep 1 Joliet W 4-3 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.325 0.349 0.223 0.674
Aug 31 Joliet L 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.327 0.339 0.222 0.666
Aug 30 Joliet W 5-3 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.328 0.345 0.226 0.673
Aug 29 Washington W 4-0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.325 0.323 0.220 0.648
Aug 28 Washington L 0-11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.319 0.304 0.211 0.623
Aug 25 Normal W 6-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.319 0.312 0.217 0.631
Aug 22 @River City L 5-8 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.322 0.324 0.223 0.646
Aug 16 @Schaumburg L 3-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.314 0.319 0.210 0.633
Aug 15 Greys W 6-2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.316 0.321 0.209 0.637
Aug 14 Greys L 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.316 0.313 0.206 0.629
Aug 12 Gateway W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.327 0.325 0.214 0.652
Aug 11 Gateway L 2-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.327 0.325 0.214 0.652
Aug 9 S Illinois W 7-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.326 0.331 0.215 0.657
Aug 5 @Lake Erie L 3-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.318 0.345 0.221 0.663
Aug 2 Greys W 10-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.348 0.384 0.242 0.732
Jul 31 Greys L 2-7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.365 0.393 0.258 0.758
Jul 30 Florence W 4-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.374 0.405 0.262 0.779
Jul 28 Florence L 4-10 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.378 0.408 0.263 0.786
Jul 27 @Rockford W 4-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.353 0.356 0.247 0.709
Jul 27 @Rockford L 2-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.357 0.361 0.250 0.718
Jul 25 @Rockford W 12-10 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.375 0.382 0.265 0.757
Jul 24 @Evansville L 0-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.373 0.359 0.266 0.732
Jul 23 @Evansville W 13-2 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.380 0.367 0.267 0.747
Jul 21 Windy City W 6-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.383 0.347 0.245 0.730
Jul 19 Windy City L 3-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.412 0.390 0.268 0.802
Jul 14 @Schaumburg W 5-3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.457 0.444 0.306 0.901
Jul 13 @Schaumburg L 9-10 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.488 0.500 0.344 0.988
May 29 @S Illinois L 4-6 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.484 0.560 0.360 1.044
May 28 @S Illinois W 14-4 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.481 0.500 0.364 0.981
May 23 Evansville L 1-4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.524 0.529 0.412 1.053
May 21 Evansville W 10-0 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.615 0.600 0.500 1.215
May 19 @Joliet W 6-2 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.556 0.333 0.333 0.889
May 18 @Joliet L 3-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.667 0.500 0.500 1.167


Whether you're launching a new product, holding a charity ball, Christmas parties, Awards ceremonies or need an interview booking for live television Avenoir can assist you.
With a list of high profile celebrities to choose from, we can arrange celebrity personal appearances for corporate events, festivals, radio and television, product launches, and much much more.
In this busy environment we aim to create the smoothest professional experience for all our clients, we want them all to feel like family members and we treat them as if they were just that at every little personal step of the way.
From initial enquiry through to the final delivery of service, we treat our clients as if they were the only one we have on-board with us.
What makes Avenoir standout? Simple! We understand people and what matters to them most; we give access to them via phone, text, email and social media twenty four hours – seven days a week.
Avenoir's strategy is to be as innovative and diverse wherever possible, whilst carrying forward an emphasise on the quality of care and due diligence we provide for our artists and clients alike. As our slogan, "Making Future Dreams A Reality" says, we aim to make dreams a future reality not just for ourselves but for our clientele and artists as well.


New World Distillery, the creators of the Starward Whisky and the Starward Shiraz Cask Whisky, have created a new line of whiskies; the New World Projects. This line delivers new tastes and sensations in what may fast be becoming an overcrowded market. The latest off the line Port Double Cask. This elegant whisky comes from the joining of 2 Australian-style tawny port barrels, one is a first-fill barrel and the other is a second-fill barrel. They are each 200 liters in size. The whisky is sold at 48.6% ABV of which 666 bottles were produced.
"It starts hot and viscous on the nose with a small burn coming in sharply before being cut off by a pleasant caramel. This next moves towards vanilla, sweet pudding and marzipan with a raisin twist before reaching sweeter heights soon after with floral tones and ripe pineapple. The taste turns to honey, malts, and fudge which is backed by syrupy port, fruits, and flowers. The finish of moderate length with fruity smoke, salted caramel, and a hint of peppery spice. "


text: Q: Is there any way to optimize the macOS Sierra Screen Share application when accessing a LINUX VNC? Is there any way to optimize the macOS Sierra Screen Share application for a LINUX VNC?  It's so much slower when compared to a connection from an iMac to another MacBook.


In 2012, it was estimated that there were 1. 14 million people living in England who have learning disabilities. In addition, people with learning disabilities have a shorter life expectancy than the general population due to the health inequalities they face (Emerson, Hatton, Robertson, Baines, Christie & Glover, 2012). Learning disability nursing needs YOU and ME, so we can assist in preventing avoidable deaths from happening, such as some of the deaths of the individuals wrote about in the Death by Indifference, Treat me right! report by Mencap (2007).
We will empower individuals with learning disabilities to speak out and to have a voice and to be heard! We will be their advocate, their communicator, their facilitator, their access to mainstream services, the problem solver, the researcher; we will educate and much more. We will aim for only the BEST care for individuals with learning disabilities. We have the 6C's (care, compassion, communication, competence, commitment and courage) values and behaviours embedded in us, these will be our drive to find solutions, ensuring people with learning disabilities can live and lead healthy, happy fulfilled and equal life (Department of Health, 2012).
You and me are needed to help Stamp out Stigma! People with learning disabilities face stigma similar to those who have mental illness. It is part of our role to change these perceptions, to address the negative attitudes and treatment others can have towards them and to make a real difference (5 Boroughs Partnership NHS, n.d.). Together we can make a difference; we can make a positive impact on society. This is why learning disability nursing needs YOU AND ME, because TOGETHER WE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!


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@INCLUDE_COMMON@

echo
echo ELEKTRA CHECK EXTERNAL
echo

if command -v pkg-config; then
	if ! pkg-config elektra; then
		echo "Elektra not installed, will skip"
		exit 0
	fi
else
	echo "pkg-config not installed, will skip"
	exit 0
fi

check_version

EXTERNAL_FOLDER="@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/examples/codegen/menu"

do_tests() {
	KEY="/sw/example/menu/#0/current"
	UKEY="user:$KEY"
	SPECKEY="spec:$KEY"

	"$KDB" umount "$SPECKEY"
	"$KDB" umount "$KEY"
	"$KDB" rm -r "$UKEY"
	"$KDB" rm -r "$SPECKEY"

	"$KDB" mount "menu_spec.ini" "$SPECKEY" ni
	"$KDB" import "$SPECKEY" ni < "$EXTERNAL_FOLDER/spec.ini"
	"$KDB" spec-mount "$KEY"

	./application
	succeed_if "application could not read default config (spec)"

	[ "$(./application)" = "no menu found" ]
	succeed_if "application didn't read empty menu correctly"

	EXPECTED_MENU=$(mktemp)
	cat > "$EXPECTED_MENU" <<- 'EOF'
		Main Menu:

		  [1] Menu 1
		  [2] Menu 2

		Please select what to do (Ctrl-D = quit):

	EOF

	"$KDB" meta-set -f "user:/sw/example/menu/#0/current/menu" "array" "#4"
	"$KDB" set -f "user:/sw/example/menu/#0/current/menu/#0/name" "Main Menu"
	"$KDB" set -f "user:/sw/example/menu/#0/current/menu/#1/name" "Menu 1"
	"$KDB" set -f "user:/sw/example/menu/#0/current/menu/#2/name" "Menu 2"
	"$KDB" set -f "user:/sw/example/menu/#0/current/menu/#3/name" "Menu 2.1"
	"$KDB" set -f "user:/sw/example/menu/#0/current/menu/#4/name" "Menu 2.2"

	"$KDB" set -f "user:/sw/example/menu/#0/current/menu/#1/command" 'echo "Hello from Menu 1"'
	"$KDB" set -f "user:/sw/example/menu/#0/current/menu/#2/command" 'echo "Hello from Menu 2"'
	"$KDB" set -f "user:/sw/example/menu/#0/current/menu/#3/command" 'echo "Hello from Menu 2.1"'
	"$KDB" set -f "user:/sw/example/menu/#0/current/menu/#4/command" 'echo "Hello from Menu 2.2"'

	"$KDB" meta-set -f "user:/sw/example/menu/#0/current/menu/#0/children" "array" "#1"
	"$KDB" set -f "user:/sw/example/menu/#0/current/menu/#0/children/#0" "@/menu/#1"
	"$KDB" set -f "user:/sw/example/menu/#0/current/menu/#0/children/#1" "@/menu/#2"

	"$KDB" meta-set -f "user:/sw/example/menu/#0/current/menu/#2/children" "array" "#1"
	"$KDB" set -f "user:/sw/example/menu/#0/current/menu/#2/children/#0" "@/menu/#3"
	"$KDB" set -f "user:/sw/example/menu/#0/current/menu/#2/children/#1" "@/menu/#4"

	"$KDB" set -f "user:/sw/example/menu/#0/current/main" "@/menu/#0"

	ACTUAL_MENU=$(mktemp)

	: | ./application
	succeed_if "application could not read test menu"

	: | ./application > "$ACTUAL_MENU"
	diff -u "$EXPECTED_MENU" "$ACTUAL_MENU"
	succeed_if "application did not read test menu correctly"

	"$KDB" rm -r "$UKEY"
	"$KDB" rm -r "$SPECKEY"
	"$KDB" umount "$SPECKEY"
	"$KDB" umount "$KEY"
}

echo "Testing build with cmake"

cd "$EXTERNAL_FOLDER" || exit
mkdir build
cd build || exit

# manually set Elektra_DIR and KDB to support non-standard install locations
cmake ../cmake -DElektra_DIR:PATH="$(realpath $(dirname "$0")/../../cmake/Elektra)" -DKDB:PATH="$KDB"
succeed_if "could not run cmake"

cmake --build .
succeed_if "could not build cmake project"

do_tests
do_tests

cd ..
rm -r build

echo "Testing build with pkgconfig"

cd "$EXTERNAL_FOLDER/pkgconfig" || exit
# set KDB to support non-standard install locations
KDB="$KDB" make
succeed_if "could not build pkgconfig project"

do_tests
do_tests

make clean

end_script gen

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[![NPM version][npm-image]][npm-url] [![Build Status][travis-image]][travis-url] [![Dependency status][david-dm-image]][david-dm-url] [![Dev Dependency status][david-dm-dev-image]][david-dm-dev-url]

Todo App built by Angular2 & Webpack2, supports JIT and AOT.

***Angular Features***:

 - [x] AOT/JIT
 - [x] Component
 - [x] DI
 - [x] Service
 - [x] Directive
 - [x] Test(spec)
 - [ ] Animation
 - [x] Router
 - [x] DomSanitizer

***Webpack Features***:

 - [x] Commons Chunk
 - [x] Dll
 - [x] Dev Server
 - [x] Dashboard
 - [x] CSS Extract
 - [ ] Hot Replace

Development:

```sh
npm run dev
```

Production:

```sh
npm run prod
```

## License

MIT © [Yanni Nightingale](http://yanni4night.com)

[npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/angular2-webpack2-todos
[npm-image]: http://img.shields.io/npm/v/angular2-webpack2-todos.svg
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If you're a Commonwealth Bank Awards participant and you're a massive fan of Android, you just might be interested to know that the Sony Tablet S — the one that's available for pre-order for $689 — will be available for redemption from the 20th of October (next Thursday). The pamphlet I have here makes no mention of how points you'll have to hand over in order to get a Tablet S, but going by other items in the Awards List, it'll be over the 100,000 mark.
The Sony Tablet S runs Android 3.2 and is powered by a 1GHz Dual-Core Tegra 2 CPU. The screen size is 9.4-inches with a 1280×800 resolution. For more specs, check out the Tablet S official site.
Can't wait to check out it's ant reflection capabilities. They're probably pretty good.
I'm more interested in the Tablet P though.. that looks pretty unique for a tablet.


text:
Ljudmila Ivanovna Turiščeva (), ruska telovadka, * 7. oktober 1952, Grozni, Sovjetska zveza.

Turiščeva je ena najuspešnejših telovadk vseh časov. V treh nastopih na olimpijskih igrah je osvojila štiri zlate, tri srebrne in dve bronasti medalji. Na svetovnih prvenstvih je osvojila šest zlatih ter po dve srebrni in bronasti medalji, na evropskih prvenstvih pa osem zlatih, dve srebrni in štiri bronaste medalje.

Poročena je z nekdanjim atletom Valerijem Borzovom.

Sklici

Zunanje povezave

Ruski telovadci
Olimpijski tekmovalci za Sovjetsko zvezo
Prejemniki zlatih olimpijskih medalj za Sovjetsko zvezo
Prejemniki srebrnih olimpijskih medalj za Sovjetsko zvezo
Prejemniki bronastih olimpijskih medalj za Sovjetsko zvezo
Telovadci Poletnih olimpijskih iger 1968
Telovadci Poletnih olimpijskih iger 1972
Telovadci Poletnih olimpijskih iger 1976
Sprejeti v Mednarodni gimnastični hram slavnih

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Sleeps 8 in beds and 2 in futon year round.
The Main level with on grade entry offers fully equipped kitchen, dining room, living room, woodstove, master bedroom with queen bed and bath.
Laundry room, pantry, screen porch and gas BBQ grill.
Driveway parking off main level.
Third level has one bedroom with double bed and one twin bunk bed and bath.
Lower level has one bedroom with queen bed, the heated garage and large storage area for all your gear.
Private wooded backyard with screen porch. Ideal for relaxing and observing wildlife.
Sing campfire songs and roast marshmallows over the fire pit.


text:
Breck Dumas
In farewell address, Speaker Paul Ryan touts successes but laments 'broken politics'
Republican leader revealed 'greatest unfinished business' in good-bye speech to the House
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) delivered his farewell address on Wednesday, in which he pointed to the successes of the lower chamber under his tenure while decrying the nation's "broken politics." The Republican leader also expressed what he believes is Congress' "greatest unfinished business."
What are the details?
Speaking at the Library of Congress, Ryan thanked his constituents, friends, staffers, colleagues, mentors, allies, and family for their support over what he called his "improbably journey" over 20 years as a U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 1st District.
Referring to his past three years as speaker, Ryan said, "We have kept our promises. This House is the most productive we have had in at least a generation."
Ryan listed tax reform, regulatory reform, rebuilding the military, and criminal justice reform as some of the great successes achieved under his leadership. But the speaker went on to voice his concern for the nature of today's rhetoric, saying that "the drivers of our broken politics are more obvious than the solutions."
However, he continued, "our problems are solvable if our politics will allow it," adding that he recognizes "so much more work remains to be done."
Ryan urged his colleagues to stay the course on welfare reforms and fixing the nation's immigration system, and said that as he departs Congress, he considers entitlement reform to be "our greatest unfinished business."
You can read Ryan's speech in its entirety here.


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* Since the merger of EMCF and EuroCCP Ltd, Cboe supports three-way interoperability.


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Category Archives: HMO
Reading the Nairobi Hospital tea leaves
What does a read of The Nairobi Hospital, which is probably the top hospital in East Africa, tell us about the state of medical investments here? The Nairobi Hospital (NH) was founded in 1954, and it, alongside Aga Khan Hospital, is where top leaders, politicians from Kenya and the East Africa region are treated. It is also where middle-class Kenyans, tourists, and anyone with private medical insurance is treated or operated on.
Nairobi Hospital room
But treatment at Nairobi Hospital is not cheap; , a few days stay without surgery will cost about Kshs 300,000 (about $3,000) and a night in the intensive care unit (ICU ) is about Kshs 500,000!
Kenyans who have medical conditions have discovered that traveling to India for surgery, medicine, and other complex treatment procedures is a better option, even after one factors in the cost of travel for patient and relatives who oversee the patient.
Anyway, how does the Nairobi Hospital (officially registered as the Kenya Hospital Association) in 2016 compare to a few years earlier with the hospital's 2009 report?
Turnover was Kshs 8.79 billion (~$88 million), up from 8.0 billion in 2015.
They had a surplus of Kshs 1.3 billion ($13 million) up from Kshs 1.06 billion, but below the Kshs 1.4 billion in 2014.
Some income items: Pharmacy income was 2.5 billion (a 13% growth on the previous year) and the pharmacy had 60% growth in chemotherapy sales thanks to NHIF package (partnership with NHIF has opened doors to our brothers and sisters who would otherwise have not received world class health services. This has seen a rise in number of patients accessing their preferred health care in our Cancer Center, Renal Unit and Catheterization Laboratory. Laboratory income was Kshs 1.4 billion (they have also implemented o shore reporting from India for CT scan, MRI and mammography). Physiotherapy revenue was Kshs 246 million, and accident and emergency revenue was Kshs 374 million (53% of visits were done in 75 minutes and they plan to reduce the waiting time).
Some expense items: The Nairobi Hospital paid salaries of Kshs 2.5 billion (compared to Kshs 2.1 billion in 2015) and they added 276 staff in the year (including 128 nurses), a CEO, Company Secretary, and a Security Manager. Key management compensation dropped from Kshs 130 million to Kshs 93 million (in 2015) – and does that difference correspond to the salary of the outgoing CEO who left to become Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Health? They also bought medicine worth Kshs 1.7 billion, paid cleaning costs of Kshs 71M, Oxygen with 41M and paid Kshs 21 million to credit card companies
The Nairobi Hospital invested Kshs 2.1 billion in projects such as pharmacy, water storage, parking, nurses accommodation, roads, fencing, and kitchen improvements. They also hired a marketing agency to improve the image and awareness about services at the hospital and participated in news interviews, features, and social media.
Some operational numbers for the hospital: They had 154,760 visits to accident & emergency centre, carried out 685,802 lab tests, handed out 354,296 prescriptions, and did 98,198 radiology procedures. They had 18,386 admissions, had 2,730 births (a 17% decline from the year before), and did 7,990 major operations and 1,975 minor ones. They also an occupancy level of 79%, which was down from 81% on their 299 beds, and they retained their customer satisfaction measure of 89%. The relocation of their ICU / HDU units temporarily reduced capacity from 356 to 299 beds.
On the finance side, they had cash and equivalents of Kshs 2.7 billion (down from 3.5 billion) but still a very healthy liquidity position. They also had Kshs 399 million at Imperial Bank and had Kshs 280 million of doubtful debts (up from 240 million), and Kshs 24 million in foreign exchange losses from currency fluctuations.
The new Nairobi Hospital CEO wrote that his strategy would revolve around talent, technology, turnaround and territory (new location to enhance service). On the health industry, which contributes 6% to GDP, he wrote that income at the Kenya government's National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) had more than doubled to Kshs 28.5 billion in 2016 thanks to new rates levied on Kenyan workers and that there were 172,706 health personnel in Kenya in 2016.
Website of the Nairobi Hospital.
This entry was posted in HMO, Imperial Bank, India, Investing in Kenya, medical insurance, NHIF on February 17, 2018 by bankelele.
Lipa Kama Tender
This evening, Kenyan public sector nurses called off their strike after the government agreed to implement a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) deal. It's been a painful week for patients around the country as nurses and doctors have been on strike at many public hospitals and medical facilities. Anyone who has spent time in a hospital realizes how much work the nurses do in terms of taking care of patients, alongside doctors – who themselves are still on strike, also awaiting the government to implement their CBA signed n 2013?.
The striking workers used the solidarity slogan "lipa kama tender" – Swahili for "pay (us) the way you pay (government) tenders" as a play on the widespread reports of the government paying out millions and billions of shillings of taxpayers and donor money in overpriced, corrupt, fraudulent tenders for supply of goods or services – some of which were for health-related equipment procurement, and which were flagged by an auditor who has since been removed from the sector.
This entry was posted in HMO, Kenya taxation, medical insurance, union and tagged LipaKamaTender on December 14, 2016 by bankelele.
Medical Investments in East Africa Redux
It's been 5 years since reviewing the annual results of Nairobi hospital, and since then it's almost doubled in size.
The hospital has revenue of Kshs Kshs 7.5 billion (~$75 million) up from Kshs 6.9 billion in 2013.
It had a surplus of Kshs 1.58 billion (~15.8 million) up from 1 billion in 2013.
Assets were Kshs 9 billion up from 7.5 billion in 2013
The hospital invested Kshs 1.2 billion in the last year, including 621 million on building, and 547 million on equipment.
Their doctor efficiency target is 4 patients per hour per doctor, an improve from the current 17 minutes (it's also 21 minutes per patient with ambulance cases)
Other revenue sources were the pharmacy with sales of Kshs 2.15b from 327,000 prescription and the laboratory which did 630,000 lab test generating 1.2 billion. It also made 1.1 billion from bed fees. They had 277 beds available (up from 269 the year before) and admitted 17,558 patients
They spent 1.5 billion on medicine, and 1.2 billion on staff towards a total of 4.4 billion in direct expenses.
This entry was posted in HMO, Investing in Kenya, medical insurance on July 21, 2015 by bankelele.
Medical Investments in East Africa – Part II
Rising Prices: In November last year, AAR Health sent a casual letter announcing some new medical insurance services they would be offering such as extending the membership age to 80 years, free basic health checks on appointment, out of country cover extended to 90 days, psychiatric benefit increase, a 24 hour help line, and ATM (forced) robbery compensation.
Ambulance in Lamu (picture courtesy of @azthedance)
Their CEO also noted that in the last three years there has been a consistent increase in costs of drugs, medical equipment, hospital charges, and doctor's fees that after an actuarial review they would marginally adjust the premiums
on an age-band basis is.
However the sticker shock came, this month with a renewal notice letter that was 67% more than last year – shocking given that there were no claims. It has not been clear what caused this and various from AAR include, doctors fees have gone up, the enhanced payments will go towards the new services, the company was hit by several claims last year, they have to pay for their own clinics & ambulances unlike other insurers etc.
But a rival CEO on twitter wrote that increases should not be more than 25% a year, and this is borne out by Government and other insurers statistics that indicate changes & inflation in the sector are about 20% per year.
Money going in to healthcare: A previous post touched on the finances and the Nairobi Hospital surplus and how their financial picture is much healthier some of than its patients.
The medical sector has also attracted a some recent investments including:
– A few days prior to the AAR November letter, a Dutch company – Investment Fund for Health in Africa (IFHA) took up a 20% stake in AAR at a cost of Kshs. 750 million (then about $10 million). From media reports on the deal, IFHA will over the next two years increase its stake to 60% and exit by way of an IPO at the Nairobi Stock Exchange in about 5 years
– TBL Mirror Fund has an investment in Meridian Medical Centres
– In January this year, Resolution Health which had 2010 revenue of Kshs 1.12 billion and income of Kshs. 208 million sold a 25% stake in the company to a German private equity fund Africa Development Corporation (ADC), for KES184m. Resolution, which has 42,000 members, is also eying a stock exchange listing.
– In this week's East African is a story of a new Aureos Health Fund that is being set up.
This entry was posted in AAR, HMO, Investing in Kenya, medical insurance, NSE investments on May 30, 2011 by bankelele.
Medical Investments in East Africa
Had a mini debate (with @matrixster) about the potential returns of investing with AAR or another medical sector firms in Kenya (if it is well run). Kenya and the region's population has been steadily growing (good or bad thing?) and with more people accessing formal medical care would that not be a growth opportunity? While it's tough to get true picture of the many private firms that operate in the sector, there has been quite a bit of banking and VC interest, with some local venture capital firms specificaly seeking out medical investees.
Kenya's premier hospital, Nairobi Hospital, which is owned by an association of members, also have their results out for 2009. It is considered a hospital for the middle and upper class in Kenya and the region. But, you can also get admitted to Nairobi Hospital if you observe the Underwear Rule (hilariously illustrated here byKuweni Serious)
Anyway, while I was Nairobi Hospital, which is not a bad place to stay and recupearate, I had these illustrative numbers to ponder from their annual report.
– Turnover of Kshs 3.98 billion ($50 million) up from 3.3 billion in 2008
– A surplus of 832 million ($10.5 million) up from 564 million the year before
– Some income items: Medicine sales of 1.194 billion, inpatient bed income of 809m, radiology 400m, lab income of 628m, theatre/HDU/ICU income of 300 million, student fee income of 33m, and finance income of 47m.
– Some expense items: staff costs of over 1 billion, bought medicine costing 894m, cleaning costs of 70m, oxygen 16m, and finance cost of 22m (with 11m paid to credit card companies)
– Some operational numbers for the hospital: They had 106,242 visits to accident & emergency centre, carried out 427,725 lab tests, handed out 269,302 prescriptions, and did 93,755 radiology procedures. They also an occupancy level of 80%, up from 77% on their 272 beds, and had a slightly improved a customer satisfaction measure of 79.1%
They promote their service locally and abroad; Since, in Nairobi, there are firms who advertise for medical procedures to be performed in India, the Nairobi hospital also competes for the same customers; last year they continued a medical tourism program that targeted 8 African counties and their teams made visits to DRC and Uganda, which may have contributed to their 50% increase in the number of foreign patients. Domestically, they participated in 16 expos and 36 corporate sessions, had open days (kidney, cardiology) and sponsored programs on Radio Waumini, and K24 TV.
This entry was posted in HMO, Investing in Kenya, medical insurance, Sicko on July 15, 2010 by bankelele.


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An unpersuasive defense of Trump's health care ignorance
Senate candidate, Rep. Bill Cassidy, left, talks to the media in Shreveport, La. on Oct. 14, 2014.
July 21, 2017, 1:23 PM UTC / Updated July 21, 2017, 1:26 PM UTC
By Steve Benen
Donald Trump's ignorance about health care is obvious. Just this week, the president, while bragging about his expertise on the subject, made plain that he simply doesn't have any idea what he's talking about.
Sen. Bill Cassidy: Not Important For Trump to Understand Health Bill
The question, however, is whether Trump's illiteracy is consequential. MSNBC's Hallie Jackson asked Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) about this yesterday, and the Republican senator did his best to defend his party's president.
"In your conversations with him, do you think the President understands the political, the policy intricacies of this bill?" Jackson asked."I don't think it's important for him to understand the policy intricacies of this bill," Cassidy replied. "What's important for him is to understand the principle -- his principle is that there should be a replace associated with repeal. And during the campaign he consistently said he wanted to continue coverage for those who had, cover preexisting conditions, eliminate mandates and lower premiums, those are very good principles by which to go."
For now, let's put aside the fact that Trump's purported "principles" on health care have been easily discarded, and practically every promise he made to American voters -- including his vow not to cut Medicaid -- has already been broken.
Let's instead focus on Cassidy's broader point: that the president doesn't really have to understand the substantive details. I can appreciate the motivations behind the argument, but it's still unpersuasive.
As the process has unfolded in recent months, Donald Trump hasn't done a single substantive interview on health care. Not one. As his party's plan has become increasingly unpopular, the president has done nothing to defend the proposal, in large part because he doesn't seem to know what the proposal is or what it does.
Trump has held no town-hall meetings. He's hosted no forums. He's played no constructive role in negotiating with lawmakers or persuading industry stakeholders.
The president, in other words, has largely played the role of a hapless bystander, demanding passage of a bill he knows nothing about.
Cassidy's argument is that Trump is focused on big-picture priorities, and I suppose there's some truth to that. But in case anyone hasn't noticed, overhauling the nation's health care system is incredibly difficult, and navigating the choppy political waters requires effective leadership.
Trump hasn't been able to provide that leadership because he hasn't bothered to do his homework. If the Republican gambit falls short, as now appears likely, the president's ignorance will be partly to blame.


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THURSDAY, March 14, 2019 — Knee pain is not associated with daily walking levels in individuals with mild-to-moderate, symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (KOA), according to a study published online March 6 in Arthritis Care & Research.
Nicholas M. Brisson, from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and colleagues collected data from 59 individuals (48 women; mean age, 61.1 years; mean body mass index, 28.1 kg/m²) with clinical KOA for up to three years. Physical activity was measured by accelerometer and was characterized as the average steps per day taken over at least three days.
The researchers found that age, body mass index, and season were predictors of physical activity. In contrast, neither the inverted Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)-pain nor the P4 pain scale was associated with physical activity.
"While pain management remains an important target of interventions, strategies to increase steps per day in this population should focus on overcoming potentially more crucial barriers to activity participation," the authors write.


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Q: Angularjs form is submitting after update operation Hi I am developing web application in angularjs. I have one crud operation to perform in front end. I have group_name and group_description to add it to database and same fields to update. I am applied validation rules for above two fields.

            * {{'Required' | translate}}
            {{'Input is too long!' | translate}}

    <input class="with-icon"
           type="text"
           name="groupname"
           placeholder="{{ 'Group Name' | translate }}"
           ng-model="user.name"
           required my-maxlength="50">
    <input class="with-icon"
           type="hidden"
           name="grpID"
           ng-model="user.grpID"
           ng-bind="grpID"
           value="{{grpID}}"
           id="grpID">

            * {{'Required' | translate}}

    <input class="with-icon"
    type="text" name="groupdesc"
    placeholder="{{ 'Group Description' | translate }}"
    ng-model="user.desc" required my-maxlength="50">

    <input type="submit" ng-click="creategroup()" value="{{Create}}" ng-bind="Create"/>
    <input type="button" value="{{ 'Cancel' | translate }}" ng-click="Cancel()"/>

below this i have grid where i am listing all the groups created along with edit and delete option. also i have create option. Whenever i click on edit i am displaying values in textbox and i am allowing user to update it. Same time i am making button create to edit.
On page load i have initialised     $scope.IsNewRecord = 1; if this is the new record to add. whenever user clicks on edit i am making        $scope.IsNewRecord = 0;
Below is my code for Create/Update
$scope.creategroup = function (user) {
    if ($scope.form.$valid) {
        if ($scope.IsNewRecord == 0) {
            var groupID = document.getElementById('grpID').value;
            var updateGroupUrl = baseurl + "api/RolesPermission/" + groupID + "/updategroup/";
            var request = {
                url: updateGroupUrl,
                method: 'PUT',
                data: {
                    groupname: $scope.user.name,
                    groupdescription: $scope.user.desc
                },
                headers: {
                    RequestedPlatform: "Web",
                    RequestedLanguage: "English"
                }
            };
            $http(request).then(function (response) {
                $scope.user = {};
                getpermissiondetails();
                toastr.success($filter('translate')(response.data.msg));

            }, function (error) {
                toastr.error($filter('translate')(response.data.msg));
            })
        }
        else {
            var savegroupurl = baseurl + "api/RolesPermission/addgroup";
            var request = {
                url: savegroupurl,
                method: 'POST',
                data: {
                    groupname: $scope.user.name,
                    groupdescription: $scope.user.desc
                },
                headers: {
                    RequestedPlatform: "Web",
                    RequestedLanguage: "English"
                }
            };
            $http(request).then(function (response) {
                toastr.success($filter('translate')(response.data.msg));
                getpermissiondetails();
            }, function (error) {
                toastr.error($filter('translate')(error.data.msg));
            })
        }

    }
    else {

        toastr.error($filter('translate')('All fields are Required'), $filter('translate')('Validation Failed'));
    }
}

I am able to create or update the records. But as soon as i update the record my validation rules are firing. It may be form is trying to submit again. I have attached screenshot below. May i know what i am missing in the above code snippet? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

A: Try this. I hope it will help you.
ng-class="{ 'has-error' : form.groupname.$invalid && !form.groupname.$pristine, 'has-success' : form.groupname.$valid && !form.groupname.$pristine}"

or
ng-class="{ 'has-error' : user.name.$invalid && !user.name.$pristine, 'has-success' : user.name.$valid && !user.name.$pristine}"


I came to Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, three days ago with one goal- visiting the Buzludzha Monument. Opened in 1981, the monument was built by the communists to serve as their party headquarters. With the fall of communism a decade later the building was abandoned and has sat decaying ever since. It is just so odd on so many levels that I was completely drawn to it when I first discovered it online.
No matter what you words you describe it with, it certainly is striking.
Buzludzha is in a somewhat isolated area and getting there is a challenge, as there are no means of public transportation to the area. As a visitor this means either going on a tour there or renting a car and driving. Finding other guests at my hostel with an interest in going there was not hard and as a group we arranged to rent cars to get there. Seeing as how I was one of only two people out of nine with a driver's license and of the age to actually sign for a car, I became one of the drivers by default.
Here's a confession: I never properly learned how to drive a manual transmission car. My experience with a stick was mostly limited to the 1994 Suzuki Swift I owned with my neighbors which functioned as a glorified go kart. This is best displayed in this video.
Turns out the rental car was a manual. I had to figure out how to drive a stick real quick or at least figure out to how to fake the funk. I managed to get us there and back with only two near death experiences and stalling the car just once in town. The group survived and Buzludzha was an incredible place to explore and climb around. It was worth the trip to Bulgaria to see.


Having a plan, knowing what to do, and how to go about it is vital to a successful and relatively stress-free home purchase. However, small mistakes, oversights, assumptions, and ignorance can cost you a lot.
At LifeLine Financial, I have over a decade of experience and know how the home buying process works. To share that knowledge with you and to help you avoid committing some costly errors that could lead you to lose out on buying your dream home, I have compiled a list of the most common mistakes people make when purchasing a home.
1. Assuming they will get a mortgage when it's time to close the deal. Most home-buyers, especially inexperienced first-time buyers get so excited that they mistakenly assume they will get a mortgage. They mistakenly believe that so long as they have saved enough for the down payment, they automatically qualify for a mortgage. To qualify for a mortgage, you require the right amount of downpayment, the right amount for closing costs, a more than good credit rating and the correct income. In today's Canada, you need more income than normal because of the stress test which requires a lender or mortgage broker to use a higher interest rate to qualify a buyer for a mortgage.
2. Assuming mortgage rates will remain the same from the date of approval to the closing date. Most lenders guarantee a mortgage rate for up to 120 days. Beyond that, the rate you were offered at the time of application is not guaranteed. Even for those who close within 120 days, many lenders do a last minute credit check to ensure your circumstances have not changed drastically. So, if after being approved for a mortgage, you miss a credit card payment, or you go and buy furniture on credit or you buy a car, you could end up getting a higher rate mortgage or even worse, being denied a mortgage, days before you close on your home purchase.
3. Assuming they will have a job at the time of closing. Those who buy new homes or homes under construction to be delivered a year or two before closing often face this problem. Buyers usually assume that their condition will remain the same. Unfortunately, in this economy, jobs are not guaranteed, and you could lose your job at any time. If you do and you do not quickly find a replacement job in the same industry, you could lose your house.
4. Relying solely only on a real estate agent while picking a home. Real estate agents, especially new ones, get so excited about finding a buyer that they forget to interview a potential client to ascertain how much they can conveniently afford. They just hop into their car with the buyer and go house-hunting. They want a big commission, so they talk the buyers into buying the nicer and more expensive homes. Of course, the newbie buyer is also excited and signs on the dotted line without thinking, only to find out much later that they've made a huge mistake.
5. Not consulting a mortgage expert or broker before making a selection. A mortgage expert must be on your list of professionals to consult while deciding on the type of house you want to purchase, the price range, and location. A mortgage professional will help you through preliminary mortgage qualifications so that you know exactly what price range you can afford and even tell you if you should buy a house or continue to rent for a while longer.
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/*package ro.sci;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Date;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.boot.test.SpringApplicationConfiguration;
import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
import org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration;

import ro.sci.gms.domain.Agenda;
import ro.sci.gms.domain.Appointment;
import ro.sci.gms.domain.Doctor;
import ro.sci.gms.domain.Patient;
import ro.sci.gms.domain.User;
import ro.sci.gms.service.AppointmentService;
import ro.sci.gms.service.UserService;
import ro.sci.gms.service.ValidationException;

@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
@SpringApplicationConfiguration(classes = ApplicationTests.class)
@WebAppConfiguration
public class AppTest {

	@Autowired
	AppointmentService aptService;
	@Autowired
	UserService userService;

	@Test
	public void seeHours() {
		// Doctor doctor = new Doctor();
		// Date day = new Date();
		// Collection<Integer> availableHours =
		// aptService.getAvailableHours(doctor, day);
		// System.out.println("Existent appointment(s) at :");
		//
		// for (Integer hour : availableHours) {
		// System.out.println(hour);
		// }
		//
		// System.out.println();
	}

	@Test
	public void runBooking() throws ValidationException {
		try {
			aptService.generateSome();
		} catch (ValidationException e) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		aptService.getAll();

		Doctor doctor = new Doctor();
		Agenda agenda1 = new Agenda();
		Agenda agenda2 = new Agenda();

		doctor.setAgenda(agenda1);

		agenda2 = doctor.getAgenda();
		Date today = new Date();
		today.setDate(15);

		agenda2.book(today, 9);
		agenda2.book(today, 11);
		agenda2.book(today, 16);
		System.out.println("Booked hours: " + agenda2.getBookedHours(today));
		agenda2.cancelBooking(today, 9);

		System.out.println("Booked hours: " + agenda2.getBookedHours(today));

		System.out.println("Available hours: " + agenda2.getAvailableHours(today));

		// agenda2.book(today, 12);
		//
		// System.out.println("Available hours: " +
		// agenda2.getAvailableHours(today));

		System.out.println("Bookings" + aptService.getAll());

	}

	@Test
	public void checkStuff() {
		try {
			aptService.generateSome();
		} catch (ValidationException e) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		Collection<Appointment> allAppointments = aptService.getAll();

		Long aptID = null;

		for (Appointment appointment : allAppointments) {
			aptID = appointment.getId();
		}
		Appointment myAppointment = aptService.get(aptID);

		Doctor doctor = myAppointment.getDoctor();

		Date day = myAppointment.getDate();

		System.out.println(myAppointment.list());
		System.out.println(aptService.getAvailableHours(doctor, day));

		aptService.delete(myAppointment.getId());
		System.out.println(aptService.getAvailableHours(doctor, day));
	}

	*//**
	 * Creates some mock patients, doctors and sets an appointment.
	 *
	 * @Worked for IM context and Agenda object based on HashMap IM
	 *         implementation.
	 *//*
	@Test
	public void runAppTest() {

		StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();

		Patient aPatient = new Patient();
		Doctor aDoctor = new Doctor();
		Appointment aAppointment = new Appointment();

		aPatient.setFirstName("Mihai");
		aPatient.setLastName("Savin");

		aPatient.setDoctor(aDoctor);

		aDoctor.setFirstName("Celia");
		aDoctor.setLastName("Cruz");

		output.append(aPatient.getDoctor().getFullName());

		try {
			userService.save(aPatient);
			userService.save(aDoctor);
		} catch (ValidationException e) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		}

		Collection<User> all = userService.getAll();

		output.append(all);
		// Assert.assertEquals(2, all.size());

		System.out.println(output);

		System.out.println("-------------------------------------------");

		Long patientID = null;

		patientID = aPatient.getId();

		// Simultating new appointment request context

		Patient thePatient = new Patient();

		thePatient = (Patient) userService.get(patientID);
		Doctor theDoctor = thePatient.getDoctor();

		aAppointment.createAppointment(thePatient, theDoctor);

		Date selectedDate = new Date();
		selectedDate.setDate(15);
		Date selectedTime = new Date();
		selectedDate.setHours(0);

		aAppointment.setDate(selectedDate);

		theDoctor.setAgenda(new Agenda());
		Collection<Integer> availableHours = aptService.getAvailableHours(theDoctor, selectedDate);
		System.out.println("Available doctor's hours: " + availableHours);

		Integer selectedHour = null;

		for (Integer hour : availableHours) {
			selectedHour = hour;
		}

		selectedTime.setHours(selectedHour);

		aAppointment.setTime(selectedTime);

		try {
			aptService.save(aAppointment);
		} catch (ValidationException e) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		}

		availableHours = aptService.getAvailableHours(theDoctor, selectedDate);
		System.out.println("Available doctor's hours: " + availableHours);

		System.out.println(thePatient.getDoctor());
		System.out.println(theDoctor.getAgenda().getBookedHours(selectedDate));

	}

}
*/


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Q: How do I escape strings which contain byte data in C#? How do I escape strings in C#? I have strings which are the bytes from a PNG and I need to escape them correctly in code to avoid compile errors...Any ideas?
So here is the type of code, I have which doesn't compile
public const string s =

"wewegliwewejwqejsadaskjda" +

"wewegliwewejqejsadaskjda" +

"wewegliwewejejsadaskjda" ;

A: Do you mean a Base 64 string?  Usually if you see a PNG in string form, its base 64.
If not base 64, what type of encoding?  Can you give us an example of what these strings look like?
EDIT:
To convert a Base64 string to a byte array (from which you can either save it as a PNG file or open it as an Image object)  do this:
byte[] filebytes = Convert.FromBase64String(yourBase64String);

A: The code you've given will compile, except that you've used constant instead of const. (Admittedly that's not valid Base64, as it contains the padding = character in the middle rather than at the end.) If this doesn't help, please post an example with this problem corrected but that still doesn't compile.
As Neil said, none of the characters in Base64 need escaping in C#.

A: \ is the escape character for C#.


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The Traits That Make Silicon Valley's Hottest Companies Want to Hire You
A new study explains exactly what Dropbox and other Y Combinator companies are looking for in their engineers.
By Christine Lagorio-Chafkin@Lagorio
Triplebyte, a startup that helps other startups find engineers, went through the elite startup bootcamp Y Combinator in the winter of 2015. To its founder, Harjeet Taggar--who goes by Harj--it all seemed quite familiar.
That's because he'd not only gone through Y Combinator in the past (this was back in 2007, with the company Auctomatic, which made ecommerce software), he also became a partner in the organization, helping advise smaller startups, in 2010. It's a little of the professor becoming the undergrad--but for Taggar, he said joining the incubator for three months "was a really great forcing function" for buckling down and getting their idea ready to launch. He and his co-founders decided they'd abandon everything else in their lives for those three months, and work exclusively on Triplebyte.
The experience also provided all of Triplebyte's first clients. While today Taggar's company works with more than 100 companies--including the likes of Airbnb, Dropbox, and Uber--the majority of its clients are still Y Combinator companies. (Hey, it worked for Stripe, which initially became known as "Y Combinator's payment company.")
Here's how Triplebyte works: It simplifies tech-talent hiring for companies by doing the initial screening of candidates. It gives them skill exams. And then it matches the best candidates with your company. You could think of it as OK Cupid for engineering talent.
But screening for talent isn't so simple. After interviewing more than 1,000 skilled tech workers, mostly developers, Triplebyte has discovered something interesting: There's not a simple spectrum of tech talent, from, say, a person who barely comprehends Javascript, to a senior, full-stack developer.
"We thought this would work like, there's a spectrum of being 'not very skilled' versus 'exceptional'--and our job would be to decide where do we draw the line on 'great,'" Taggar said.
Instead, Taggar and his colleagues found that "we could have the same engineer go to four different companies. Two will think they are the best engineer on the planet; two will find them underwhelming."
Given this, Taggar says Triplebyte has learned to match technical candidates with companies based not on a talent spectrum--but rather on a complex matrix of qualities they possess.
Are you thinking personality? Nope, that's not it.
"No, we don't screen for culture fit or personality. These are incredibly personal things--they are so important to companies and specific," Taggar says. "We are just experts in figuring out someone's technical ability."
Triplebyte mapped what it has called "the engineer genome." It determined that there are seven criteria that comprise the "engineer genome," and that every company cares about each of the criteria. (Although, of course, some care more about certain criteria than others.) Triplebyte tracked data from the more than 1,000 interviews with engineers it has conducted, plus data from the subsequent interviews at tech companies they completed.
Taggar shared some of his research-results exclusively with Inc.com that reveals what some of Triplebyte's clients are looking for in new recruits:
The self-driving car startup, which was recently acquired by General Motors for $1 billion, tends to care heavily about what Triplebyte has dubbed "Applied Problem Solving" in relation to more software specific criteria such as code quality, or architecture skill. This means that if you're an engineer whose strength is raw problem solving (rather than building actual software), Cruise might be a strong match.
The cloud-storage company values most highly the traits Triplebyte has put under its categories of "Architecture Skill" and "Algorithmic Knowledge." You'll be a stronger match with Dropbox if your strengths are in computer science and software-problem-solving specifically, rather than general problem solving.
The company formerly known as ZenPayroll is a recent entrant to the Unicorn club. And Triplebyte has found that it weighs the criteria "Low-Level Systems Understanding" less than the average of other companies and more heavily weighs "Technical Communication." The company's interview process, according to Triplebyte, is very practical. It allows candidates to use their own laptops to build actual features, "rather than probing into their understanding of how a computer works," Taggar says.
Stripe (and similar infrastructure companies)
?Triplebyte found that its criteria are reflective of the products companies are building. For example, two of its categories, "Technical Communication" and "Architecture Skill" are both found in more precise, detail-oriented thinkers. These types of engineers tend to move more slowly through solving problems, especially during technical interviews (and particularly compared to engineers whose strengths are "Applied Problem Solving"), but they make fewer mistakes, according to Triplebyte. Taggar says: "We've found infrastructure companies in particular favor these kinds of engineers. Which makes sense when you're moving billions of dollars across the Internet, versus. building a photo-sharing app."