This is an extraordinarily brilliant book. I highly recommend to all.
However, it is very useful for anybody wishing to develop the art and science of public speaking and storytelling and excel at it. Rashid has given tips and tools for all aspects of PS&ST – how to begin in a way to capture attention of audience in a few seconds, transition to main theme of the speech and how to end and with what emotion you want audience to leave.
He has himself worked hard for developing and mastering the art and has given everything from his experience of the journey.
One cannot develop and become great speaker just by reading this book. He makes it very clear in the beginning that you have to commit "time & money" and is repeating over and over again. Also you need to take guidance from the Coach and also join Toastmaster Club in your area to start with ice-breaking speech and then practice more and more to fine tune it.
While Malcolm Gladwell's "10,000 Hours" may not be literally applicable here, the key is lot of "Deliberate Practice" with each speech to refine and polish. Rashid has provided lot of resources and links to great speeches, because he is convinced about Nelson Mandela's idea of "using the work of others" to inspire. He has also analyzed some of the great speeches to validate his tips. Thus, overall this is a wonderful book.
This is a book you need to come again and again for reference and read it carefully and patiently often. I don't think you will get any better book in the market for the subject. I congratulate Rashid for doing excellent service by writing this book and providing it at a very reasonable price.
Rashid Kapadia's new book, 'Necessary Bridges', has broken new ground in the literary cannon of public speaking. In a powerful, novel way he breathes new life into the professional applications (and necessities!) of becoming a competent and skilled speaker. He does so primarily for those in the engineering industry, but also by extension for anyone who wants to spread their message more purposefully, with grace and a tangible positive impact.
Kapadia's writing is conversational in an intimate, eloquent and generous way. He's an evangelist for the uses of public speaking, especially as it relates to engineers and project managers, and he persuades gently with a knowing wisdom and hard-won experience, born of a lifetime of self-improvement, especially in the realms of effective communication and professional development. He wants to help you inspire greatness in others, wherever you stand and whatever your aspirations.
Some writers have a propensity for eliciting real change from their readers, simply in the way they bridge concrete practicality with a rich imagining of the improved results they help us believe are possible. Such a writer blends factual knowledge alongside the impetus for self-actualization and exploring the uppermost possibilities of our peak potential. Mr. Kapadia is such a writer. He challenges and rebukes staid conventions as much as he affirms and encourages the forging of new paths forward. He admonishes us to discover our own success possibilities by becoming more polished and persuasive speakers.
As such, 'Necessary Bridges' is a potent blueprint for enriching your own growth by becoming a skilled communicator, but it is also a highly valuable resource for anyone wanting to become a more effective leader generally. His contributions to the field will be lasting; this book is an instant classic that can be returned to again and again for insight, advice and an informed, broad-minded perspective on the art and highest utility of public speaking.
Simply the BEST ROADMAP to public speaking and storytelling.
Necessary Bridges is one of the best self-development books that I have read. I make this bold statement because the writer truly appears to care about his reader's success and mastery of the topic. If you are an analytical person, you will enjoy how well researched the book is. More importantly the author includes a number of additional references and specific actions supporting the goal of becoming an outstanding presenter.
I highly recommend this book if you are ready to put some work into moving your career to the next level.
This is the "how to learn to speak" not for dummies but for people who have life stories and skills valuable to others, but who are afraid of public speaking (most of humankind) The bonus is that Rashid is able as to bring his knowledge and extensive experience to companies that want to build this skill into their engineer and other technical people… and to transfer this skill to those responsible for training and development of their human capital…. and as a bonus he is a role model for those in a multi-cultural environment. On reading this great book I met Rashid and was extremely impressed on several levels.
This is an excellent book, a necessary bridge for technical professionals who are willing to improve their public speaking skills. It is based on effective storytelling techniques and contains lots of exercises. One of the greatest strengths of this book is the comprehensive list of references about the main issues involving public speaking. I particularly like the discussion on how to achieve the state of flow in chapter 16. This book is also easy to follow and understand. It provides a solid platform to continually improve your skills. Great book!
Necessary Bridges is like reading 100 Great Books in One!
Necessary Bridges is loaded with juicy goodness for any aspiring speaker! Rashid is so well read, when you finish, it's like reading 100 Great Books in One! This book is PACKED with great additional resources that Rashid has gleaned from, if you only have time to read 1 Speaker Coaching Book, read Necessary Bridges!
I've heard Rashid speak and he WALKS the TALK. He engages the audience, has learned to read the facial expressions and respond accordingly. He is gentle, funny, approachable, and helps others to be at ease. He has become a mentor to many Houston Chapter National Speaker Association Academy Students, Toastmasters Members, and so many others. He is philanthropic in nature and Necessary Bridges shares an abundance of tips to become a better speaker as well as a better person! 5 Stars All the Way!
Rashid has the innate ability to recognize the potential inside of a person!
I am Carol Ann. The lady he mentioned on page 170. I was fearful of public speaking…yes, but even more fearful of the feedback I would get from the group- my body took on a mind of its own in front of an audience. I was so anxious! I so admired anyone who could get up in front of a crowd and speak!
Urgently encouraged by Rashid four years ago, I was challenged by his strong persuasiveness to finally take on a speaking role, then three years later went on to achieve the highest level of leadership and communication at Toastmasters International, the DTM: Distinguished Toastmaster award!
This book is typically Rashid-an extension of him in written word.
Many people have a fear of public speaking and therefore avoid this at all cost. By avoiding public speaking, I feel that we may be limiting our careers and opportunities in both our business and personal lives. This is why I think this book is so darned important. This is not your standard book on public speaking, but rather a book written by an engineer and a project manager; and I might add a personal friend of mine, Rashid Kapadia. Having the mind of an engineer, Rashid has undertaken a different approach to this topic than I have seen before, and has made some amazing and useful discoveries that I think we all can use in our daily lives. I hope you get as much out of this as I did and make a commitment to purchase and read Rashid's excellent book. Enjoy.
Rashid Kapadia has the knack of explaining complex engineering so even a layman can easily understand the dynamics of the project scope. He easily captured my attention when I first heard him speak at a Project Management Institute (PMI) Houston meeting (way back in February, 2010) and it was apparent we needed to have him present at the annual 3-day conference! Rashid is a project manager's dream, promptly submitting the signed agreement, presentation material and speaker data sheet. His breakout sessions at this conference were an outstanding success with 80% of the attendees giving a rating of "excellent", the other 20% rating "very good" and all asking to bring him back to present at next year's conference. Rashid continues to share his extensive experience with others and consistently demonstrates his willingness to help others step out of their comfort zone to reach for their dreams, and, he leads by example. He is one of the most well-read individuals and it's astounding how he can recall the title, author and salient facts of each book so readily. Rashid is a knowledgeable speaker and knows how to impart that knowledge to others in an entertaining and insightful way, which you will readily agree when you read his book "Necessary Bridges: Public Speaking & Storytelling for Project Managers & Engineers". Keep pen and paper handy, because you will be taking notes as you read through "Necessary Bridges" and work through the powerful exercises Rashid Kapadia has designed to help you enhance your skills.


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John Flesher, Associated Press John Flesher, Associated Press
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/6-men-indicted-in-alleged-plot-to-kidnap-michigan-governor
6 men indicted in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor
Politics Dec 17, 2020 11:26 AM EST
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A federal grand jury has charged six men with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in what investigators say was a plot by anti-government extremists who were angry over her coronavirus policies.
The indictment released Thursday by U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge levied the conspiracy charge against Adam Dean Fox, Barry Gordon Croft Jr., Ty Gerard Garbin, Kaleb James Franks, Daniel Joseph Harris and Brandon Michael-Ray Caserta. They are all from Michigan except for Croft, who lives in Delaware.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, Birge said in a statement.
The six were arrested in early October following an FBI investigation into an alleged plot to kidnap the Democratic governor at her vacation home in northern Michigan.
Defense attorneys have said their clients were "big talkers" who didn't intend to follow through on the alleged plan.
The indictment repeats allegations made during an October hearing, where agent Richard Trask testified that the men were involved with paramilitary groups.
Fox and Croft attended a June meeting in Dublin, Ohio, at which the possible kidnapping of governors and other actions were discussed, the indictment states. During the hearing, Trask said Virginia's Democratic governor, Ralph Northam, was among those mentioned as potential targets.
It says Fox later met Garbin, a leader of a Michigan group called the "Wolverine Watchmen," at a rally outside of the Michigan Capitol in Lansing. At a meeting in Grand Rapids, the two men and other members of the Watchmen agreed to work together "toward their common goals," the document says.
It describes live-fire "field training exercises" and other preparations, including the surveillance of Whitmer's vacation house and the exchange of encrypted messages.
During one training event, "they practiced assaulting a building in teams, and discussed tactics for fighting the governor's security detail with improvised explosive devices, a projectile launcher, and other weapons," the indictment says.
They also discussed destroying a highway bridge near Whitmer's house to prevent law enforcement from responding, it states.
The indictment says that in an electronic message, Caserta wrote that if the men encountered police during a reconnaissance mission, "they should give the officers one opportunity to leave, and kill them if they did not comply."
They were arrested after four members scheduled an Oct. 7 meeting in Ypsilanti, west of Detroit, to meet an undercover FBI agent and buy explosives and other supplies, the indictment says.
Eight other men who are said to be members or associates of the Wolverine Watchmen are charged in state court with counts including providing material support for terrorist acts. Some of them are accused of taking part in the alleged plot against Whitmer.
Left: FILE PHOTO: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer speaks during a news conference after thirteen people, including seven men associated with the Wolverine Watchmen militia group, were arrested for alleged plots to take Whitmer hostage and attack the state capitol building, in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., October 8, 2020. Michigan Governor's office/Handout via REUTERS
'All talk, no action' defense likely in Michigan kidnap case
By John Flesher, Associated Press
Another suspect charged in alleged Michigan kidnap plot
WATCH: Michigan Gov. Whitmer criticizes Trump on virus response at Democratic National Convention
federal indictment
gretchen whitmer kidnapping
What we know about alleged terror plot to overthrow Michigan government
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Blanch the Brussels sprouts in boiling water for 6-8 minutes or in a microwave oven in a little water for about 4 minutes. Drain.
Sauté the Brussels sprouts, stirring constantly, until they become golden-brown in color.
Meanwhile mix the vinegar, mustard, honey and olive oil.
Add walnuts to the sprouts, stir and combine. Pour the vinegar dressing over the sprouts, season with pepper. Mix and combine so that each sprout is covered with the dressing.
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Q: Spark - Wrap an arbitrary RDD with using a ShuffledRDD I have a Broadcast variable which I deserialize to obtain the an RDD along with its set of dependencies as following:
val taskBinary: Broadcast[Array[Byte]]
var (rdd, dep) = ser.deserialize[(RDD[_], ShuffleDependency[_, _, _])](
      ByteBuffer.wrap(taskBinary.value), Thread.currentThread.getContextClassLoader)

However, I want to wrap this rdd by a ShuffledRDD because I need to apply a custom partitioner to it and I am doing this by:
var wrappedRDD = new ShuffledRDD[_ ,_, _](rdd[_ <: Product2[Any, Any]], context.getCustomPartitioner())

but it results in an error:

Error:unbound wildcard type
        rdd = new ShuffledRDD[_ ,_, _ ](rdd[_ <: Product2[Any, Any]], context.getCustomPartitioner())
                                                ..................................^

The problem is that I don't know how to replace these wildcards with any inferred type as I its supposed to be dynamic and I have no idea what would be the inferred type of the original rdd. Any idea how I could resolved this?

A: So, I believe there are a couple of problems in your wrappedRDD. The reported error "unbound wildcard type..." relates to the fact that you have added a type definition to the rdd variable in the constructor call.
(rdd[_ <: Product2[Any, Any]], context.getCustomPartitioner())

should instead be
(rdd, context.getCustomPartitioner())

Furthermore, you need to provide a type for the ShuffledRDD. You could use Any,
var wrappedRDD = new ShuffledRDD[Any,Any,Any](rdd, context.getCustomPartitioner())

but I suspect what you really want to do, is to define a function that takes in the types and returns a type specific ShuffledRDD like this:
def wrapRDD[K:ClassTag, V:ClassTag, C: ClassTag](rdd: RDD[(K, V)]) = {
  new ShuffledRDD[K, V, C](rdd, context.getCustomPartitioner())
}

val wrappedRDD = wrapRDD[String, String, Combiner](rdd, context.getCustomPartitioner())

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A post-common envelope binary (PCEB) or pre-cataclysmic variable is a binary system consisting of a white dwarf or hot subdwarf and a main-sequence star or a brown dwarf. The star or brown dwarf shared a common envelope with the white dwarf progenitor in the red giant phase. In this scenario the star or brown dwarf loses angular momentum as it orbits within the envelope, eventually leaving a main-sequence star and white dwarf in a short-period orbit. A PCEB will continue to lose angular momentum via magnetic braking and gravitational waves and will eventually begin mass-transfer, resulting in a cataclysmic variable. While there are thousands of PCEBs known, there are only a few eclipsing PCEBs, also called ePCEBs. Even more rare are PCEBs with a brown dwarf as the secondary. A brown dwarf with a mass lower than 20  might evaporate during the common envelope phase and therefore the secondary is supposed to have a mass higher than 20 .

The material ejected from the common envelope forms a planetary nebula. One in five planetary nebulae are ejected from common envelopes, but this might be an underestimate. A planetary nebula formed by a common envelope system usually shows a bipolar structure.

The suspected PCEB HD 101584 is surrounded by a complex nebula. During the common envelope phase the red giant phase of the primary was terminated prematurely, avoiding a stellar merger. The remaining  hydrogen envelope of HD 101584 was ejected during the interaction between the red giant and the companion and it now forms the circumstellar medium around the binary.

Many eclipsing post-common envelope binaries show variations in the timing of eclipses, the cause of which is uncertain. While orbiting exoplanets are often proposed as the cause of these variations, planetary models often fail to predict subsequent changes in eclipse timing. Other proposed causes, such as the Applegate mechanism, often cannot fully explain the observed eclipse timing variations either.

List of post-common envelope binaries
Sorted by increasing orbital period.

See also
 Cataclysmic variable

References

Binary stars
White dwarfs
Stellar phenomena

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Fairy houses, deals in the Berkshires, and Viking's new Mississippi cruises
By Necee Regis Globe Correspondent,Updated July 23, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
Rendering of the Viking Mississippi Ship.Rottet Studio
OUTDOOR CULINARY PROGRAMS AND FAIRY HOUSES
Looking for fun, creative, and tasty summer experiences? Highfield Hall & Gardens in Falmouth has announced two culinary programs, the locally sourced "Farm to Table" series and "Sizzlin' Summer Fare" with global flavors. Keeping each participant's health in mind, every class will meet outdoors on the lawn or on the porch, with plenty of space for socially-distant learning. Surrounded by the property's flowers, fresh herb gardens, and beautiful views, participants will explore the best in grilling techniques and recipes (every Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., through Sept. 2; $60-$70). While you're there, don't miss the outdoor summer exhibition, "Your Utopia: Lessons From the Fairies," featuring fairy house creations — made by artists, families, and children — nestled along paths, nooks, and crannies on the property (through Sept. 30; 508-495-1878, highfieldhallandgardens.org/).
Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge.
SUMMER SAVINGS IN THE BERKSHIRES
Take advantage of low prices in the bucolic Berkshires this summer with the 30 percent discounts offered at the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge. Welcoming guests back to its iconic front porch — with relaxing rocking chairs — the inn is serving al fresco breakfast, lunch, and dinner at The Courtyard, as well as seasonal cocktails and drafts from local craft breweries like Berkshires Brewing Company. The main dining room is now also open for meals. Getting out in nature is easy, as the inn is surrounded by forests with hundreds of walking paths, foot trails, and steep climbs suitable for hiking or biking. Rates from $150 per night with the 30 percent discount. 413-298-5545, www.redlioninn.com/getaway-deals. If you've got a hankering for some tasty takeout, it's a short hop to Truc Orient Express in West Stockbridge, a 42-year-old, family-run restaurant serving authentic Vietnamese foods available for curbside pickup Thursday through Sunday. 413-232-4204, www.facebook.com/TrucRestaurant/
Diners on the Lobster Trap patio.
OLD-SCHOOL SEAFOOD IN THE SUNSHINE
Get out of town on a lobster-centric road trip to the Lobster Trap in Bourne, located just 2 miles from the Bourne Bridge rotary, on Shore Road overlooking the Back River. Guests can enjoy summer breezes on the patio while gorging on popular items such as traditional lobster rolls, steamed whole lobsters (with potato salad and corn), and lobster Reubens, grilled on marble rye with sauerkraut and Swiss cheese. Not a lobster fan? The menu offers a variety of local seafood sourced straight from fishing boats including crabs, quahogs, mussels, steamers, fish, and more. (There are also burgers and barbecue ribs for carnivores.) Online ordering for pickup and take-home also available. 508-759-7600, www.lobstertrap.net/
The Roxbury at Stratton Falls.Nils Schlebusch
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MUSIC-THEMED GETAWAY
Those looking for a not-too-far-away getaway can take a music-themed trip to the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. The recently reopened Museum at Bethel Woods, the historic site of 1969′s Woodstock festival, is once again welcoming visitors to experience its immersive multimedia exhibits that take you on a journey through the cultural transformations of the decade with artifacts, films, music, and more. (No more than 25 percent occupancy allowed to ensure social distancing; www.bethelwoodscenter.org/museum.) It's a 90-minute drive north to stay at The Roxbury at Stratton Falls, a whimsical hotel offering fully-immersive stays in rooms such as "Tony's Dancefloor," a nod to the disco era, and "The Partridge Nest," inspired by the artist Mondrian and the Partridge Family bus. Or sing your way along the yellow brick road for a stay in The Wizard's Emeralds, an over-the-top Oz-themed room. Rates from $139 a night. 607-326-7200, theroxburyexperience.com
VIKING ADDS 2023 MISSISSIPPI CRUISES
Plan ahead for sailing along the mighty Mississippi with Viking. The company's first custom vessel, Viking Mississippi, makes its debut in August 2022, though with many of its first voyages sold out, Viking has made additional 2023 sailings available for booking now. Four eight- to 15-day cruises — America's Great River, America's Heartland, Heart of the Delta, and Southern Celebration — are scheduled for ports of call in seven US states: Louisiana (Baton Rouge, Darrow, New Orleans, and St. Francisville); Mississippi (Natchez and Vicksburg); Tennessee (Memphis); Missouri (Hannibal, St. Louis); Iowa (Burlington, Dubuque, and Davenport); Wisconsin (La Crosse); and Minnesota (Red Wing, St. Paul). The new state-of-the-art Viking Mississippi will host 386 guests in 193 all outside staterooms. Inaugural pricing starts at $3,699 per person, with discounted airfare from $199 per person. 800-304-9616, www.vikingrivercruises.com/ships/mississippi/viking-mississippi.html
The hand sanitizer from Sanitizer.com.
EVERYWHERE:
SANITIZER SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE
Whether journeying across country or to the supermarket, hand sanitizer is a needed travel accessory that is often hard to find. Founded as a solution to unethical hoarding, price gouging, and product shortage, Sanitizer.com is a US-based subscription service that helps keep your hands and devices germ-free with high-quality, multipurpose sanitizer sprays. Created in strict accordance with WHO's guidelines, the 80 percent-alcohol-based formula can disinfect hands as well as sanitize high-touch surfaces. Simply sign up for a monthly subscription, and choose either one sanitizer for $6.99 or three for $20 to be delivered to your door monthly. The 2-ounce bottles are ideal when you're on the go and washing hands isn't possible. www.sanitizer.com
NECEE REGIS
Necee Regis can be reached at neceeregis@gmail.com.


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Q: Cache not properly clearing in Symfony 4.1.3, shows warning Whenever I try to clear the cache via CLI (command php bin/console c:c (short for cache:clear)) I get the following output:
php.DEBUG: Warning: unlink(/app/var/cache/de_/ContainerWJOxaJf.legacy): No such file or directory
{"exception":"[object] (Symfony\\Component\\Debug\\Exception\\SilencedErrorContext:
{\"severity\":2,\"file\":\"/app/vendor/symfony/http-kernel/Kernel.php\",\"line\":715,\"trace\":[{\"file\":\"/app/vendor/symfony/http-kernel/Kernel.php\",\"line\":541,\"function\":\"dumpContainer\",\"class\":\"Symfony\\\\Component\\\\HttpKernel\\\\Kernel\",\"type\":\"->\"}],\"count\":1})"} []

I've read I should try disabling the xdebug.scream (according to this answer), but I'm fairly certain that won't fix the problem, as the cache really doesn't seem to get cleared. In the same question, it is mentioned (in this answer) that I should remove the vendor directory and run composer install again. This also doesn't work.
Upon first clear, when no pre-existing cache is present, it just creates a /var/cache/dev/ directory. I don't get a warning and it shows the [OK] Cache for the "dev" environment (debug=true) was successfully cleared. message. Any attempt after this does seem to temporarily create a /var/cache/de_/ directory, which gets deleted again. After this I get the above mentioned warning, but it also shows the [OK] Cache for … message after the warning. Still the cache itself doesn't seem to have been cleared.
I've also read that it may have something to do with the .legacy postfix and removing it might work, but I prefer not to tamper with this sort of stuff before knowing if it will actually work or not and what the consequences of such an action might be.
Has anyone come across this before and found a working solution?
Any help is much appreciated.
Update: just noticed this, but whenever a file changes and I clear the cache, I also don't get the warning, only when the cache remains unchanged. Also tried the disabling xdebug.scream method, but that didn't change anything. Overriding the Kernel to work with the file_exists does seem to get rid of the warning, but I'd rather steer clear of overriding the Kernel if possible...


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Blizard Institute - Barts and The London
Blizard Institute - Barts and The London School home
The Blizard building
About Sir William Blizard
Postgraduate Taught Courses
Student Induction
Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research
Centre for Genomics and Child Health
Centre for Immunobiology
Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery and Trauma
Centre for Primary Care and Public Health
Blizard Institute
Blizard academic awarded for Outstanding Contribution to Health
Professor Dame Parveen Kumar DBE from the Centre for Immunobiology at the Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, has received the BMJ Award for Outstanding Contribution to Health.
Professor Dame Parveen Kumar DBE
The awards ceremony took place on Wednesday evening at the Park Plaza Hotel, London.
Professor Kumar is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Professor of Medicine and Education. Her research interests have been in disorders of the small bowel particularly coeliac disease in which she completed her MD and published widely on the topic.
Her interests turned to education and she now teaches, lectures and examines for MBBS and postgraduate degrees in the UK and abroad on a regular basis. She developed the first MSc in Gastroenterology in the UK.
'My patients have taught me so much about life'
As a medical student at Barts, she said she found textbooks rather boring and therefore went on to co-found and co-edit the textbook "Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine" (currently in its ninth Edition). The book is well-known around the world for its advancements in the medical training and education of students, doctors and nurses.
On receiving the award, Professor Kumar said: "I am extremely humbled and totally overwhelmed by this BMJ award. The award should really go to all those who have helped me do what I love to do - medicine. These include my teachers, colleagues in the NHS and medical school, students and, above all, my patients who have taught me so much about life.
"The greatest reward for me have been the words 'thank you' as the patient leaves my room. Medicine has been such fun and a great joy."
Services to medical education
Professor Kumar has many other notable achievements and is currently the President of the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund which helps to support doctors, medical students and their families.
In the past, she has been President of the British Medical Association, President of the Royal Society of Medicine, President of Medical Women's Federation, and academic vice president of the Royal College of Physicians. She was the Chair of the Medicines Commission UK and a founding non-executive Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
In 2017, she was awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to medicine and medical education.
'The BMJ Awards 2019: Outstanding Contribution to Health' in The BMJ
For media information, contact:
Joel Winston
email: j.winston@qmul.ac.uk


As much as we would all like to deck out our kitchens in the finest appliances and cutlery, many of us are still on a bit of a budget and have to "make do" with something just a little bit cheaper. Thankfully, this 15-Piece Kitchen Knife and Block set from J.A Henckels doesn't feel like settling at all.
The set includes a 3″ paring knife, 5″ serrated knife, 7″ Santoku knife hollow edge, 8″ chef's knife, 8″ bread knife and six 4.5″ steak knives, all crafted out of high-quality stainless steel with a forged bolster and triple-rivet handle. The centerpiece of this set is the 8″ chef's knife, a piece of cutlery perfect for everything from slicing meats to chopping onions and other vegetables. It's complemented perfectly by the Santoku knife with a 7" blade meant for chopping and granton hollow edges that help prevent the food from sticking. The set is completed by a sharp set of shears, and a sharpening steel for keeping the knives finely honed.
They all have that classic Henckels logo – the Halberdier – that signifies you're getting the best in quality and craftsmanship, and they all fit neatly into the stylin' hardwood block, making a classy addition to your kitchen. So even if your chopping skills need some work, the knives will at least look good in your kitchen, next to that fancy coffee maker and cast iron.


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Az Outlast first-person túlélőhorror videójáték, melyet a Red Barrels fejlesztett és jelentetett meg. A játék történetének középpontjában Miles Upshur szabadúszó oknyomozó újságíró áll, aki úgy dönt, hogy kivizsgál egy a coloradói Lake megye hegyei mélyén fekvő pszichiátriát. A Whistleblower letölthető tartalom középpontjában Waylon Park, az az ember áll, aki Milest a pszichiátriához irányította.

Az Outlast 2013. szeptember 4-én jelent meg Windows, illetve 2014. február 4-én PlayStation 4 platformokra. A játék általánosságban pozitív kritikai fogadtatásban részesült; dicsérték annak horrorelemeit és játékmentét. A Linux- és OS X-verziók később, 2015. március 31-én jelentek meg.

Játékmenet
Az Outlast belső nézetű narratívában ábrázolt, történet-vezérelt túlélőhorror, mely egy lepusztult pszichiátrián játszódik, melyet a gyilkolási vágytól fűtött betegek uralnak. Bemutatási módja a horrorfilmekben népszerű talált filmanyag műfajához hasonlítható. A főszereplő, Miles Upshur riporter az előre megírt jeleneteket leszámítva, ahol ellökheti az ellenfeleket az útjából, képtelen a harcra. A játékosnak bármiféle hagyományos fegyver nélkül, parkour-mozdulatokkal kell bejárnia az intézmény feldúlt helyiségeit; átugorhat az alacsonyabb akadályok felett, kúszhat a földön, illetve keskeny réseken passzírozhatja át magát. Ezeken felül Miles úgy is túlélheti a támadóival szembeni összetűzéséket, hogy elrejtőzik a személyzeti szekrényekben vagy az ágyak alatt; azonban az intelligensebb ellenfelek egy megadott ideig átkutathatják a szobát mielőtt továbbállnak.

Miles csak egy jegyzettömböt és egy videókamerát hord magával, amikkel fel akarja jegyezni a pszichiátria borzalmait. A kamerának éjjellátó üzemmódja is van, mellyel az intézmény számos kivilágítatlan helyiségét lehet bejárni. Az éjjellátó mód meríti az elemeket, melyeket a történetvonal előrehaladtával kell összegyűjteni és kicserélni. A cselekményrészletek a főhős által lejegyzett jegyzetekből, illetve a helyiségekben elszórt dossziékből bontakozik ki.

Megjelenés
Az Outlast 2013. szeptember 4-én jelent meg a Steamen keresztül, míg PlayStation 4 konzolra 2014. február 4-én, az egyik havi ingyenes PlayStation Plus-játékként jelent meg.

Az Outlast: Whistleblower letölthető tartalom az eredeti játékkal egymást átfedő előzmény. Cselekményének központjában Waylon Park, Miles Upshur névtelen tippadója áll, és az elsődleges cselekményszál előtti és utáni történéseket is bemutatja. A Whistleblower Microsoft Windows-verziója 2014. május 6-án jelent meg világszerte, melyet a PlayStation 4-változat követett 2014. május 6-án Észak-Amerikában és 2014. május 7-én Európában, illetve az Xbox One-verzió 2014. június 18-án.

Fogadtatás

Az Outlast pozitív kritikai fogadtatásban részesült. A GameRankings és Metacritic gyűjtőoldalakon az Xbox One-verzió 3 teszt alapján 80,00%-os és 5 teszt alapján 80/100-as pontszámon, a Microsoft Windows-verzió 37 teszt alapján 79,95%-os és 59 teszt alapján 80/100-as pontszámon, míg a PlayStation 4-verzió 19 teszt alapján 77,16%-os és 33 teszt alapján 78/100-as pontszámon áll. A játék több elismerést és díjat is bezsebelt a 2013-as Electronic Entertainment Expo kiállításon, köztük a "Legvalószínűbb, hogy elájulsz tőle" elismerést és egy az "E3 legjobbja" díjat is.

A Rock, Paper, Shotgun weboldal nagyon pozitív kritikát írt az Outlastról, kiemelve, hogy "az Outlast nem egy kísérlet arról, hogy a játékok hogyan lehetnek ijesztőek, hanem annak szemléltetése." Marty Sliva az IGN-nek írt cikkében 7,8/10-es pontszámot adott a játékra, dicsérve annak horrorelemeit és játékmenetét, azonban kritizálva annak környezeteit és szereplőmodelljeit.

Folytatás
Az Outlast 2 eredetileg 2016 végén jelent volna meg, azonban megjelenését később 2017 első negyedévére tolták el. A játék ugyanabban az univerzumban játszódik mint az elődje. Az Outlast 2 demóváltozata 2016 októberében jelent meg.

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2013 videójátékai
Túlélőhorrorok
Windows-játékok
Nintendo Switch-játékok
PlayStation 4-játékok
PlayStation Network játékok
Linux-játékok
MacOS-játékok
Xbox One-játékok


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Q: iPhone css hover, forces me to add a touch event How come I need to add a touch event to my element for it to enable hover styles?
Is this normal? Sure feels a bit wonky
This is what I have to add to make :hover work, if I don't no :hover style is setsorry for the coffeescript
@button.$el.on('touchstart', ()->
    console.log("touch started")
)

A: Ok so i took a look at what Roddy of the Frozen Peas linked and found that you could add 'ontouchstart=""' to the element to enable hover styles.
What I realised though, was that it's enough to add it to the super parent, and it will bubble down to all child elements, neat-O!


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The 2018 Live Active Summit has officially come to a close. Many heads nodded in agreement to Dr. Mariana Brussoni's keynote Popping the Bubble Wrap: Making Space for Risky Play on day 1 and we heard some incredible concurrent sessions and workshops around "risky play" and Loose Parts Play. The hands on, interactive demonstrations connected well with delegates.
Paralympic snowboard athlete John Leslie joined Ever Active Schools and the Alberta Snowboard Association to explain some dryland basics and how to apply these to school sessions so that kids are ready for the hill; Van Colden of Rolling with Van and her three kids Sophie (11), Ben (9) and Ellie (7) presented their #getkidsout initiative to teach the next generation about respectfully advocating for the things you believe in; and let's not forget about the Biking Around Edmonton session that included some wayfinding and a wonderful opportunity to actively explore Alberta's capital city.
Day 2 on Friday jumped right into a workshop block with sessions centering around Social and Emotional Learning; youth participation in sport; more on risky play; and a dance workshop. After a riveting discussion at lunch with young panelists from Edmonton-area schools left delegates with the question in their mind: how can we learn from these students' experiences and help our own students learn to appreciate, enjoy and commit to sports? The day wrapped up with a variety of sessions around equitable access to sport and recreation, including making things accessible for newcomers to Canada, those in small spaces and with small budgets, Indigenous youth, and those with disabilities.
After an engaging and exciting two days, delegates surely have a lot to ponder and figure out how to implement these ideas and games into their own programs. One thing is for certain: everybody experienced how to Live Active.


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The Return of a Bad Idea: The Conservatives and the Capital Gains Tax Exemption
October 31, 2006 Andrew Jackson One comment
The Conservatives are at it again.
As reported in the Globe and Mail on October 31, federal Finance Minister Flaherty is reviving and polishing-up the Conservative Party's ill-conceived election proposal to end taxation of individual capital gains if the proceeds are re-invested.
Light taxation of capital gains compared to wages is undoubtedly a gift to the rich. In the 2003 tax year, fully 41% of taxable capital gains income was declared by the small handful of individual taxpayers making more than $250,000. And another 24% was declared by those making between $100,000 and $250,000.
Only one-third of some $20 Billion in pre tax capital gains was declared by those making less than $100,000. This is hardly surprising given that very few ordinary working people save significant amounts outside tax sheltered pension plans and RRSPs.
Currently, thanks to Paul Martin's actions as Minister of Finance, only 50% of capital gains income is subject to tax. The Department of Finance estimates the revenue loss from this special tax treatment of capital gains in the personal income tax system to be over $2 Billion, and it is now likely closer to $3 Billion.
What appears to have been forgotten by Conservatives and commentators alike is that the Mulroney government's lifetime capital gains tax exemption proved to be one of the greatest public policy disasters in Canadian history.
Introduced in the 1985 Budget, $500,000 of lifetime capital gains was exempted from personal income tax. This was reduced to $100,000 in 1987, and the measure was eventually eliminated in Paul Martin's 1995 Budget, except for small business owners and farmers.
Don't take my word for the fact that this was a policy disaster. In 1994, a special symposium on the measure was convened by the Department of Finance and the Institute of Policy Analysis at the University of Toronto. Eleven academic research papers were presented to the symposium, and published in a November, 1995 Special Supplement to the journal, Canadian Public Policy.
The research found that federal tax revenues were reduced by between $4.5 Billion and $9 Billion by the special tax break over the course of its existence. This was, of course, a period of federal deficits, so the lost revenue was added to the public debt.
Distributionally, the measure was highly inequitable, with 57% of the benefit going to individuals making more than $100,000 a year (no mean sum in the early 1990s.)
Justified as a measure that would boost real investment via increased equity holding, the studies found that there was a negligible impact. In fact, one Jack Mintz (currently chief guru of the corporate tax cutters at the C.D. Howe Institute) concluded in his overview piece with Stephen R. Richardson that "the lifetime capital gains exemption failed to stimulate investment in a significant way."
It is true that Minister Flaherty's current proposal differs in terms of detail from the Mulroney era measure, and will have to be independently evaluated. But the fact remains that there is a very tenuous theoretical and empirical link from cuts in taxes on financial returns, to the kind of real investments which boost productivity and jobs.
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I thank the heavens that my hunger for travel has been satisfied temporarily this past school holidays. Entering the world of the Flamenco and Paella was always one of my dreams, and visiting the country that invaded my homeland was included with the tour so why not?
My flight was a total of 14 gruelling hours, not including the four hours in Dubai airport waiting for the transit flight - which was spent mostly in the duty free shopping area spraying everything I own with sample perfumes (Marc Jacob's Daisy, to be exact).
The long flight hours was worth the beautiful Spanish view. The skies were absolutely clear of clouds and there were always maple trees nearby. The weather was refreshingly cold but not overly so - my idea of perfect weather. My tour group consisted of 15 teenagers who were mostly from Wesley Methodist School, most of them amateur photographers like myself and 25 adults.
Visiting Barcelona, Granada, Valencia, Madrid, and many more places in Spain, two things were quite apparent. The architecture combined with the perfect lighting from the merciful sun and the beautifully bald trees made the best location for a photo shoot. Every morning and evening, I took a picture of the sunrise and sunset colouring the sky (which you would know if you follow my instagram: @chaaanners). It was as though got a new box of paint and decided to try all the colours out. Also, everyone - and I mean everyone there was a football fan.
There were many contrasting cultural and religious sites. There was one in particular that I found the most interesting; a church, taken over by the Muslims and turned into a Mosque, then taken over by the Catholics and turned back into a Catholic church. Though it is still used as a church to this day, there are dozens of areas left with the designs and religious inscriptions of the previous Mosque. The whole building was filled with priceless artwork and jewels from top to bottom.
During meals, seatings arrangements according to families were made, but in the end, all the teenagers ended up in one table leaving the parents to eat at ease. This is how we got to know each other, finding out about mutual friends, and talking about PMR results, the debate between Nikon and Cannon, and of course the inevitable what-course-are-you-going-to-take-in-college question.
The traditional way of serving the food in Europe was firstly with rock hard bread, followed by vegetable soup and a starter, then the main course before ending with a palette cleansing desert. Though it seems like a lot of food was been consumed over the trip, do not be fooled. Every dish was served in such a small portion that by 11 o'clock, we found ourselves searching for hot water to make our own Maggi Hot Cups for supper. And yes, every single person on this trip brought Maggi along.
Portugal was not much different from Spain, except for the food which was thankfully served in bigger portions as well as the local language which was less rough.
The place we visited in Portugal that I have the most recollection of was when we went to a local silversmith. We saw how watches, jewellery, armour, weapons, and other things were made. Being a typical girl, I wanted to buy every sword I saw, though ended up getting a pocket watch that I will cherish forever!
The shopping in Spain and Portugal is very deceiving. Everything looks very affordable to the unfamiliar eye. Thoughts would first be "Only 19 euros!". After some time, the realisation of currency kicks in. "Oh, That's near RM100. So expensive!". Things we bought over the 13 day span included binge food, dozens of postcards, a range of clothing and football jerseys.
Traveler's tourettes never goes away, and I hope to share more adventures with you soon.


Comprising 24 source-four spotlights and 24 control dimmers, the work expands Olafur Eliasson's previous experiments with light and colour as it explores the co-production of colour and its spatial consequences. The projections, arranged in a three-minute looped sequence of changing trapezoids, vary in colour. In response the visitors see afterimages overlapping with the colours projected onto the walls. Colour generally being conceived as a product of the brain, rather than existing independently in the world, the sequence is thus co-produced by the gallery visitors.


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Armed U.S. rangers are rounding up cattle on federal land in Nevada in a rare showdown with a rancher who has illegally grazed his herd on public lands for decades, as conflict over land use simmers in western states.
The dispute in Nevada came to a boiling point after environmentalists told federal land managers they planned to sue to protect a threatened tortoise whose habitat was being destroyed by grazing cattle.
Federal authorities sent in helicopters and wranglers on horseback, starting on Saturday, to seize the estimated 1,000-strong herd, in a battle rancher Cliven Bundy and his allies have likened to a range war with a remote government seeking to suppress the independent spirit of the U.S. West.
"It's a freedom issue that we're really fighting here, and it's bigger than our cows and bigger than the tortoises. It's about the federal government wanting control to do whatever it wants to do," the rancher's wife, Carol Bundy, said in an interview.
The showdown is emblematic of a broader conflict between a dwindling number of ranchers, who have traditionally grazed cattle on public lands and held sway over land-use decisions, and environmentalists and land managers facing competing demands on lands opened to oil and gas development, recreation and other uses.
The Nevada roundup follows a decades-long conflict between Cliven Bundy and U.S. land managers over a grazing allotment that spans nearly 600,000 acres of federal range and park lands in the southern Nevada desert.
Bundy stopped paying grazing fees of about $1.35 a month per cow-calf pair in 1993, ignored the government's cancellation of his leases and defied federal court orders to remove his cattle, according to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. But it took more than 20 years for the government to forcefully intervene.
Bundy is not the only rancher who violated federal grazing regulations, although his case is among the most severe, BLM officials said. Most violations are resolved by the next grazing season and tied to lesser issues such as failing to leave grazing lands by a specified seasonal date.
Wranglers have so far seized 277 head of Bundy cattle, many of them cow-calf pairs that may ultimately be sold at auction, in an operation that is expected to continue into May. Such large interventions are exceedingly rare.
The BLM, which oversees roughly 18,000 permits and leases for livestock on 158 million acres in mostly Western states, sees an average of four livestock impoundments a year involving a few dozen animals at most, said senior BLM rangeland management specialist Bob Bolton.
"What we're doing this week in Nevada is not the norm at all," he said of the action.
The BLM said the illegal grazing was unfair to thousands of other ranchers who abide by range laws, even as the move came under criticism from Nevada's Republican governor, who urged the agency to reconsider its approach.
"No cow justifies the atmosphere of intimidation which currently exists," Governor Brian Sandoval said in a statement on Tuesday.
The Nevada Cattlemen's Association also said it was concerned how the Bundy cattle confiscation evolved.
The standoff with the BLM, better known for partnering with ranchers than fighting them, stems in part from the Bundy's belief that their right to graze the land predates the federal government's management of it, and that the county and state should ultimately have authority over lands in their boundaries.
That is the theme of a similar debate underway in neighboring Utah, where county commissioners have threatened to remove federally protected wild horses from U.S. rangelands after drought prompted federal managers to consider reducing the number of cattle permitted to graze there, BLM officials said.
In a show of support for Bundy's defiance, commissioners in Utah are pushing to remove one wild horse for every Bundy cow seized in Nevada. But the Center for Biological Diversity, which notified the government in 2012 that it was suing to protect the Mojave Desert tortoise, welcomed the Nevada move.
"The federal government has been caving in to Cliven Bundy for years at the sacrifice of lands that are not only being destroyed for the tortoise but also for all the people of the United States who own it," said Rob Mrowka, a senior scientist with the center.


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HLC re-accreditation team to hold open forums on campus
The team will evaluate TU on five criteria for accreditation.
This semester, TU has been preparing for the arrival of a Comprehensive Re-accreditation site visit team from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The team will be on campus on Monday, March 5, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Tuesday, March 6, from 8 a.m. to noon.
In an all-school email, Student Association President Andrew Hansen said that the site visit team will hold open forums March 5 on each of the five criteria for accreditation.
All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend these forums.
Hansen wrote, "Open forums will be an opportunity for the HLC site visit team to ask questions to better understand our university, to verify the evidence that TU has provided in the assurance argument and, in some cases, to find new evidence.
"If you choose to participate, please be prepared, be thoughtful, and use candor in your responses to questions," he said.
Hansen also referred to the FISCH t-shirts and cups that were given out in order to promote TU's new mission statement leading up to the HLC site visit. The five principles of the new mission statement are Free Inquiry, Scholarship, Character and Humanity.
The team's visit will play into the HLC's decision whether to maintain the University of Tulsa's accreditation.
The HLC accredits higher learning institutions in a 19-state region of the United States. There are currently more than 1,000 HLC-accredited institutions. An HLC accreditation is reflective of an institution's quality and continuous improvement.
Anyone wishing to familiarize themselves with the HLC Criteria for Accreditation can visit their website. Please see the accompanying box for a schedule of the open forums.
9:45 – 10:30 a.m., Open Forum on Criterion 1 – Mission
The institution's mission is clear and articulated publicly; it guides the institution's operations.
11 – 11:45 a.m., Open Forum on Criterion 3 – Teaching and Learning: Quality, Resources and Support
The institution provides high-quality education, wherever and however its offerings are delivered.
1:30 – 3 p.m., Open Forum on Criterion 5 – Resources, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
The institution's resources, structures and processes are sufficient to fulfill its mission, improve the quality of its educational offerings and respond to future challenges and opportunities. The institution plans for the future.
3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Open Forum on Criterion 2 – Integrity: Ethical and Responsible Conduct
The institution acts with integrity; its conduct is ethical and responsible.
4:30 – 5:15 p.m., Open Forum on Criterion 4 – Teaching and Learning: Evaluation and Improvement
The institution demonstrates responsibility for the quality of its educational programs, learning environments and support services, and it evaluates their effectiveness for student learning through processes designed to promote continuous improvement.
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Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences "Deemed To Be University", Karad is located in Western Maharashtra, India against the background of mountains and valleys. The green, eco-friendly campus is spread over 55.24 acres and is well connected by rail, road & air.
University is accredited by various accrediting agencies for its quality sustenance, enrichment and enhancement in academics and healthcare services.
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences "Deemed To Be University" is accredited by NAAC with 'A' Grade (CGPA : 3.20 on 4 Point Scale).
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences "Deemed To Be University" is an ISO 9001:2008 certified University.
The Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences "Deemed To Be University" is also recognized by the Malaysian Medical Council and Medical Council of Sri Lanka.
The constituent faculties of the Institution include Medical, Dental, Physiotherapy, Nursing & Allied Sciences (Microbiology, Biotechnology, Krishna Institute of Pharmacy).
Several new postgraduate and post doctoral programs have been introduced in addition to purpose oriented vocational courses, value added courses and fellowships in emerging, advanced and interdisciplinary areas.
It has state-of-the-art museums with large collection of specimens and models. The Lead Referral Laboratory is the first of its kind in Maharashtra state, which was ranked the first amongst 40 such centres in India. The well equipped Molecular & Human Genetics Laboratory is a feather in the cap.
The teaching hospital is 1125 bedded multi specialty tertiary care hospital with facilities for Critical Care, Endoscopic Surgeries, Dialysis, Cardiology, Cardio-vascular-thoracic-surgery, Oncology, Urology, Neuro surgery, Plastic surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a recognized Renal Transplant Unit. It has fully equipped major operation theatres, minor theatres, labour rooms, blood bank accredited by NABH, radio-diagnosis and radiotherapy, computerized medical records, counseling services etc. There are separate intensive care units like Medical, Surgical, Coronary care, Pediatric, Neonatal, Respiratory and Obstetrics. The neonatal ICU is recognized by Neonatology Forum of India. The radio-diagnosis department has facilities for MRI, color doppler, mammography, DSA etc. It also actively participates in national healthcare programs and various extensions & outreach community programs initiated by the Institute.
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import moment from 'moment';

import DbApps from '../../src/lib/db/dbApps';
import EcrCleanup from '../../src/lib/EcrCleanup';
import Repository from '../../src/app/repository';
import Services from '../services.unit';

const createError = require('http-errors');
const expect = require('unexpected');

const init = require('../mocha-global');

let rds;
let dbApps;

const services = new Services(process.env);

describe('EcrCleanup', () => {
  const appId = `ecrCleanup-a${Date.now()}`;
  const vendor = `ecrCleanup-v${Date.now()}`;
  before(async () => {
    rds = init.getRds();
    dbApps = new DbApps(rds, createError);
    await rds.query('INSERT INTO `vendors` SET id=?, name="test", address="test", email="test";', [vendor]);
    await dbApps.insertApp({
      id: appId,
      vendor,
      name: 'test',
      type: 'extractor',
    });
  });

  it('findImagesToDelete', async () => {
    let images = [
      {
        imageTag: null,
        imageDigest: 'd9',
        imagePushedAt: moment().subtract(3, 'days').toJSON(),
      },
      {
        imageTag: null,
        imageDigest: 'd8',
        imagePushedAt: moment().subtract(8, 'days').toJSON(),
      },
      {
        imageTag: 't1',
        imageDigest: 'd1',
        imagePushedAt: moment().subtract(32, 'days').toJSON(),
      },
      {
        imageTag: 't2',
        imageDigest: 'd2',
        imagePushedAt: moment().subtract(8, 'days').toJSON(),
      },
      {
        imageTag: 't3',
        imageDigest: 'd3',
        imagePushedAt: moment().subtract(8, 'days').toJSON(),
      },
      {
        imageTag: 't4',
        imageDigest: 'd4',
        imagePushedAt: moment().subtract(8, 'days').toJSON(),
      },
      {
        imageTag: 't5',
        imageDigest: 'd5',
        imagePushedAt: moment().subtract(8, 'days').toJSON(),
      },
      {
        imageTag: 't-published',
        imageDigest: 'dp',
        imagePushedAt: moment().subtract(48, 'days').toJSON(),
      },
      {
        imageTag: 't6',
        imageDigest: 'd6',
        imagePushedAt: moment().subtract(8, 'days').toJSON(),
      },
      {
        imageTag: 't7',
        imageDigest: 'd7',
        imagePushedAt: moment().subtract(8, 'days').toJSON(),
      },
    ];
    let res = EcrCleanup.findImagesToDelete(images, ['t-published']);
    expect(res, 'to have length', 2);
    expect(res, 'to have an item satisfying', { imageDigest: 'd1' });
    expect(res, 'to have an item satisfying', { imageDigest: 'd8' });

    images = [
      {
        imageTag: null,
        imageDigest: 'd8',
        imagePushedAt: moment().subtract(8, 'days').toJSON(),
      },
      {
        imageTag: 't1',
        imageDigest: 'd1',
        imagePushedAt: moment().subtract(32, 'days').toJSON(),
      },
      {
        imageTag: 't2',
        imageDigest: 'd2',
        imagePushedAt: moment().subtract(68, 'days').toJSON(),
      },
    ];
    res = EcrCleanup.findImagesToDelete(images);
    expect(res, 'to have length', 1);
    expect(res, 'to have an item satisfying', { imageDigest: 'd8' });
  });

  it('cleanup', async () => {
    const repositoryApp = new Repository(services);
    await services.getECR().createRepository({ repositoryName: repositoryApp.getRepositoryName(appId) }).promise();
    Services.getECRMock().putImage(repositoryApp.getRepositoryName(appId), 'tag');
    const cleanup = new EcrCleanup(services.getECR(), dbApps, repositoryApp);
    await expect(cleanup.cleanup(), 'to be fulfilled');
  });
});

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The first full women's collection was launched the following year. Founded by designer Ralph Lauren in 1967, the Ralph Lauren label all started with men's ties. polo dress shirts After successfully expanding the brand throughout the late 60s and early 70s, Ralph Lauren opened his first store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California.
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FAN LETTERS!
Fan Letters: "I've had enough of Sunderland, it'll be South Shields from now on for me!"
Mark Wild has emailed Roker Report to express his anger at the deal the club made with Papy Djilobodji, insisting he's so irate that he's off to support South Shields instead. Email us: RokerReport@Yahoo.co.uk - we'll include your message in a future edition!
By James Nickels@JamesNickels Nov 12, 2018, 9:36am GMT
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Dear Roker Report,
In the recent discussions about whether to rename the SoL, I have to say one almighty yes. This name has always been an albatross around our necks. We have had scorn poured on us over the years with the usual "Stadium of Sh*te" thrown at us from other clubs.
Everyone out there wanted to vote on the new name when it was built, and the overwhelming favourite from what I can recall was Wearmouth Park. It has a working class ring to it, and I can genuinely see it having the same kind of closeness with the fans as Roker Park had during it's lifetime.
We have never felt close to the SOL. I honestly believe it is far too much a conservative name for the people up here to ever get behind and endorse. We are NOT Benfica. We ARE Sunderland and proud, and our ground's name should reflect as such.
Hughie
Ed's Note [JN]: I agree this is a strong name, but what is the point in changing the name for purely superficial reasons? If it is to be changed, it has to be for a financial benefit when we are in a stronger position than current - otherwise we are kinda missing the point of re-naming in the first place.
The old "Wembley of the North" plans show a fascinating possible alternate history of the SoL.
I have read with interest the debate concerning the renaming of the Stadium.
I think there is a way round it that doesn't really impact. In years gone by, football was played in grounds not stadiums and the majority of the old grounds had names finishing in park and to a lesser extent lane. Our own once referred to the area it was in (Roker) and this again was common place. The Stadium of Light, therefore, could still be used prefixed with the sponsors name for instance The Nissan Stadium of Light. Other new stadia have ended with Stadium and prefixed with sponsors names, so perhaps Sir Bob was being clever at the time?
Gerard Hiscock
Ed's Note [JN]: It is a good compromise; but it'd have to be entirely agreed on in contractual negotiations with the sponsorship, and to be honest I'd doubt they would like it.
For example Nissan - who I doubt would want to get involved due to the recent Brexit vote and their attention turning elsewhere - would probably want merely "The Nissan Stadium".
The Welsh FA recently sold off the naming rights of the Millennium Stadium, and initially wanted "The Principality Millennium Stadium", but were forced to drop Millennium entirely in negotiations.
Some more information on the "Wembley of the North" project.
Laughing stock again how can we sack a toss pot and end up with a financial agreement with this excuse for a footballer, and then he thanks the god almighty for getting money out of Sunderland. The club wants to grow some balls should of gave this tosser absolutely Jack sh*t everything is going great then this. Modern day footballers are a law to there own, contracts mean nothing treat fans like sh*t. If any working man had done what Dilidbodji has done they would have been sacked on the spot without a penny being paid. This wanker is laughing in Sunderland's faces the whole football world needs to change and now because again the fans have been pissed on from a very high height. All the governing bodies need to wake up this game is heading into financial ruin I have had enough of greedy players and agents. The games so corrupt just look at Sterling's penalty referee a disgrace and Sterling's sportsmanship non existant, sums up the modern day footballers. For me I have had enough South Shields from now for me at least they regonise who the game is for the Fans.
Mark Wild
Ed's Note [JN]: First of all, this has been left unedited for posterity and comedic purposes. Are you on a wind up? As far as I'm concerned you can go to the non-league Manchester City up the road and not come back. Sod off. Oh, and for your information, the deal involves HIM giving the CLUB money, not the other way around. They have played a blinder here getting rid of him out of court and managing a financial settlement. Excellent work. You, however, f**k off to South Shields and don't you dare come back. Absolute whopper.
P.S., what the hell has Sterling got to do with anything? 99% of footballers from 1899 to the present date would take that pen. Practically only one ever hasn't, Robbie Fowler (oh, and he got absolutely berated off his fans at the time).
Has Patrick Roberts finally found his home at Sunderland?


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As a quadruple play operator with mobile, fixed, internet and TV offerings, Optimus had a legacy of separate systems and this was making it difficult for them to run their operations efficiently. In turn this was having a negative effect on costs and subscriber services. Recognizing the need for consistency between mobile and wireline processes, Optimus sought a solution which would manage provisioning across the board. For this they turned to Ericsson.
Ericsson Multi Activation (EMA) is an automated solution for provisioning and order management, enabling Optimus to consolidate all its activities in this area. The solution was introduced through an Ericsson-led Systems Integration project and as a result Optimus has gained the ability to launch new services quickly at the same time as reducing costs. A faster time-to-market gives it a real advantage over its competitors. Júlio Santos, Director of Q.Tec/Business Information Systems, Optimus, Portugal comments: "We can activate, deactivate and change services with almost immediate effect. Now we can get customers up and running on our network in minutes, so they can make calls straight away and we can receive revenues more quickly. The service has been a great success, the number of transactions in the network has doubled and we have seen no problems."
Optimus launched its innovative TAG tariff in 2008, which offers unlimited usage between TAG users, including voice and video calls, SMS, MMS and Messenger. The package also offers converged communication between mobile and PC. The offering targets the highly demanding youth segment so it was vital that users were configured quickly and accurately and were active on the system as soon as possible. The EMA solution played a major role in launching the successful TAG service and continues to have a huge impact on the running of the network today. In fact, it is so critical that when Optimus was asked how long its TAG service could remain up and running without the aid of the EMA solution, the response was "just half an hour."
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The ongoing partnership between Optimus and Ericsson has been so strong that during the latest evaluation customer satisfaction was rated 100 percent. This close working relationship has been a major contributing factor to the success of the EMA solution. As well as being a technical partner, Ericsson has become a business partner to Optimus, advising on new developments and improvement activities. Miguel Alves, Solution Architect, Ericsson explains: "This solution is very much dependent on a good relationship with the customer. Without that we would not be able to offer a solution which is so well tailored for their needs. And those needs are not static; we are talking about something that is very dynamic. Ways of working are updated all the time and an ongoing dialog and flexible solution is needed in order to adapt quickly."
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Optimus is a relatively young operator, having launched in 1998 from a union of the Sonaecom Group and Orange/France Telecom. Optimus is now a fully integrated telecommunications operator offering fixed, mobile and ISP services across Portugal.
The market in Portugal is characterized by a strong penetration rate of mobile services, high technical innovation and prices below the European average. This makes it a challenging market to operate in and means that forward thinking, efficient operations and customer loyalty are essential ingredients for success.


Decks are a wonderful place to retreat or to entertain guests. Unfortunately, the downside of a wood deck is a slippery surface after a rain or early morning dew. You can cover your home's deck to alleviate the slipperiness or you can preserve the sunshine by installing non-skid strips. This fix is normally used for marine vessels, but it also work on home decks. These come in different colors and sizes, so you can find strips that best match your deck.
Sweep off your deck with a broom and dustpan.
Combine one part trisodium phosphate, commonly called TSP, with three parts water in a bucket using a hose.
Clean your deck with the mixture using a scrub brush. Rinse it off with the hose and allow to air dry.
Attach fine-grit sandpaper to an orbital sander. Run the sander across your deck to remove any splinters.
Sweep the deck again with a broom and dustpan.
Unpack non-skid strips from the packaging. Lay it across the deck along the center line of each plank.
Cut the strips to fit the length of the planks using scissors.
Pull the backing off the strips one by one from the edge of the deck toward the house. Use a roller to press each strip to each individual plank.
Allow the adhesive to bond to the deck according to manufacturer directions before walking on the deck.


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Conditions of Participation for Academic Institutions
The information on this subpage is directed to academic institutions. End users participating in the ABC, of course, don't have to read all these details. For them, it will be particularly easy to take part and to enjoy the challenge without any previous knowledge.
Declaration of Participation by Academic Institutions
Universities and colleges declare their ABC participation by submitting the following to beemo: the required input also mentioned below as well as a plain confirmation referring to the conditions for participation on this webpage.
The ABC 2021 will take place from April 1, 2021 to November 30, 2021. Each academic institution decides in which month (April to November) it will participate for 30 days.
Input Required from Academic Institutions
Participating universities and colleges are asked to provide specified input for the ABC team. beemo will display this input (e.g. the university's logo and some characteristic facts and numbers) in the Naviki app and on the ABC website. The required input is specified here ...
Communication and Prizes for Participants
Communication is a key task, since it is crucial for reaching a high level of people actively taking part. Participating universities and colleges are responsible for promoting the ABC towards its potential participants, namely staff and students. To a limited extent beemo will provide content for adequate communication activities in this regard. Furthermore, universities are responsible for providing prizes for participants (corresponding to the university-wide leaderboards specified below).
The ABC 2021 is free of charge for all participating academic institutions and their students and employees.
By joining the contest, participants accept the Naviki Terms of Use, which will be immediately accessible from the Naviki app. The Naviki's Terms of Use are in line with the strict European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). A specific section of the Naviki Terms of Use relates to the ABC. Users will not be able to see trips recorded by other participants if these have been declared as 'private' by their creator. Participants can easily switch their individual routes from 'public' to 'private'. Users don't have to provide their real names but a nickname, which will be visbile publicly. Please find a detailed Privacy Overview here ...
For realising the ABC, beemo will provide the smartphone app "Naviki". Within the ABC the app will be used for recording trips, displaying leaderboards, and managing participation as specified below. All Naviki features required for participating in the ABC are free of charge.
Universities, Faculties and User-Generated Teams
Every participating university within the ABC will be represented in the Naviki app and on the ABC website www.go-abc.org. A participant will have to select their university when they join the ABC. Cycled trips of the participant will then count for the selected university. Furthermore, when joining the ABC, each participant can select an academic discipline they belong to. Trips cycled by the participant will then also count for the selected discipline. The app will provide a set of academic disciplines to select from that is feasible for participants from all international universities. Moreover, participants can create user-generated teams. The minimum number of participants for a user-generated team is 5. The maximum number of participants per user-generated team is 10. Each participant can join one user-generated team. There is no limit regarding the number of participants from the university.
The following leaderboards are available.
The universities worldwide relative leaderboard is based on the sum of miles/kilometres cycled by each university. In this leaderboard the result for each university is based on the ratio between the amount of cycled miles/kilometres and the number of staff and students (distance / 1000 persons), so that universities of different size are comparable.
The universities worldwide leaderboard is based on the sum of miles/kilometres cycled by each university. The absolute number of cycled miles/kilometres counts.
The disciplines university-wide leaderboard is based on the sum of miles/kilometres cycled by each academic discipline within a university. The absolute number of the cycled distance counts. A discipline will appear in this leaderboard as soon as a minimum of 10 participants has selected the respective discipline.
The disciplines worldwide leaderboard is based on the sum of miles/kilometres cycled by each academic discipline at world-wide level.
The teams university-wide leaderboard is based on the sum of miles/kilometres cycled by each team within a university. The average number of miles/kilometres per team member counts.
The teams world-wide leaderboard is based on the sum of miles/kilometres cycled by each team at world-wide level. The average number of miles/kilometres per team member counts.
The individuals university-wide leaderboard is based on the individual miles/kilometres cycled by each participant within a university.
The individuals world-wide leaderboard is based on the individual miles/kilometres cycled by each participant at world-wide level.
Leaderboard data are updated every 5 minutes. In order to approve bicycle trips only, an automatic filter excludes trips exceeding predefined limits on maximum and average speed as well as on trip length. For each leaderboard category mentioned above the leaderboard data are available within the Naviki app and on the ABC website (www.go-abc.org). In the Naviki app participants are able to view the university-wide leaderboards of their respective university only. On the ABC website the university-wide leaderboards for all universities and the world-wide leaderboards are visible.
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A heatmap will be available via the Naviki app and on the ABC website. The heatmap shows all recorded trips of all ABC participants and highlights highly frequented routes. For privacy reasons the heatmap will be created excluding the first and the last km of each trip. The heatmap will also display all participating universities, their locations and their current rank within the relative university leaderboard.
Validation of Recorded Trips
Participants will be able collect miles/kilometres for their university wherever they cycle. In order to make sure that only trips by bicycle will count for the contests, the following filters on the average speed, the maximum speed and the total length of each recorded trip apply. Average speed: 30 km/h, maximum speed: 45 km/h, maximum length: 80 km. In case a participant joins the ABC after its start, all trips tracked before joining (but after the start of the ABC) will count if they pass the above mentioned filters.
Features Within the App
Within the ABC, the Naviki app will be used for recording trips, displaying leaderboards and managing staff's and students' participation. All app features required for participating in the ABC are free of charge. The Naviki app provides a route-tracking service and it uses a recording algorithm that considers time, location and velocity in such a way that the track is recorded with an ideal balance between accuracy and battery consumption. Tracking is available offline. It requires access to GPS. Users can see the list of his or her own trips, join the ABC as well as his or her university, faculty and team and see the leaderboards described above. The Naviki app is available in the following languages: English, Italian, French, German, Lithuanian, Swedish, Spanish, Catalan, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Danish, Czech, Arabic, Turkish.
Contest Administration
beemo fully performs the administration of the ABC. On request, participating universities and colleges can optionally take on the role of an ABC administrator for their institution via a backend (experience has shown that this is not necessary). Such a university contest admin has access to all trips from all participants of his or her university, can ban trips (this operation will remove the trip from leaderboards) and can ban selected participants of his or her university or college from the ABC.
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