On World AIDS Day 2018 we assess how South Africa is faring against 10 key targets set in the National Strategic Plan (NSP) on HIV, TB and STIs 2017 – 2022. The current picture is mixed, with areas of impressive progress, such as HIV testing, offset by some serious red flags, such as retention in care.
Of the 10 targets, we have assessed two as "Appears target will be reached", two as "Target is within reach", four as "Reaching the target will be difficult", and two as "no sufficiently reliable figures".
In future articles we will assess progress against other important issues in the NSP not covered here such as stigma, availability of data, and accountability in the public healthcare system. Accountability for the development of implementation plans and actual implementation is an ongoing problem with the NSP – although there are now signs that it may be addressed. The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) reports that it is currently "developing an NSP Accountability framework and scorecard for accountability to achieve the goals of the NSP 2017-2022 for HIV, TB and STIs".
SANAC also indicated that its mid-term review of the NSP will be published by August 2019. The mid-term review is expected to include up-to-date estimates for all the indicators covered in this article.
According to the Thembisa model (a sophisticated mathematical model of HIV in South Africa) there were around 275 000 new HIV infections in South Africa in 2017. This number is higher than the 231 000 estimated in the South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey 2017 (the HSRC survey).
Either way, given the current trajectory it seems highly unlikely that South Africa will get new infections down to below 100 000 by 2022. The Thembisa model projects that new infections will only drop to around 198 000 by 2022 (with the low end of the 95% confidence interval around this estimate at 184 000).
The targets section of the NSP lists the 30 000 target, while earlier in the NSP reference is made to bringing the infection rate in young women and girls down to less than 800 new infections per week (which works out to around 41 000 per year). Either way, it is widely agreed that reducing new infections in young women and girls is of critical importance.
According to the Thembisa model there was around 81 000 new infections in women and girls aged 15 to 24 in 2017 (this works out to just over 1 500 per week, rather than the more widely quoted 2 000 per week.). Thembisa projects annual infections in this group only dropping to around 58 000 by 2022 – almost double the target.
According to the Thembisa model the mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) rate was 4.81% in 2017. The model projects this dropping to around 3.5% by 2022. This number however includes transmission that occurs after 18 months, and the 18 month number might thus be very slightly lower. While there are other sources for MTCT rates, we prefer quoting the Thembisa estimates since the model factors in MTCT cases where the mother is not aware of her status – likely the majority of MTCT cases.
For the MTCT rate to come down further will require that a higher percentage of HIV-positive women of child-bearing age take antiretroviral therapy and achieve viral suppression. It will also require that we help more breastfeeding women who are not living with HIV to stay HIV negative – since women who become HIV-positive in the months they are breastfeeding account for a large proportion of onward transmission to children.
The 90-90-90 targets first proposed by UNAIDS were adopted in South Africa's current NSP. There was previously some uncertainty regarding whether the three targets (described below) are to be met by 2020 (as per UNAIDS) or by 2022 (the end date of the NSP). Our understanding is that the agreed target date for South Africa is 2020.
The Thembisa model estimates that South Africa has already reached the first 90, with an estimated 90% of people living with HIV knowing their status in 2017. By contrast, the HSRC survey suggests that South Africa is just below the target, with around 85% of people aged 15-64 in South Africa who are living with HIV knowing their HIV status.
While South Africa appears to have done well on the first 90, maintaining a high score on the first 90 will require sustained testing efforts given that over 200 000 people are newly infected every year (and obviously do not know their status until testing). Thembisa projects that South Africa will reach around 92.4% by 2020.
According to the Thembisa model, South Africa is doing much poorer on the second 90, with only around 61.9% of people diagnosed with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in 2017. The HSRC survey paints a slightly rosier picture, estimating that around 71% of people aged 15-64 with diagnosed HIV infection are receiving sustained antiretroviral therapy. According to the Thembisa model projections South Africa will reach only around 70.4% by 2020.
South Africa's poor performance on the second 90 is arguably the biggest red flag in the set of indicators examined in this article.
In terms of the third 90, the Thembisa model estimates that around 77.8% of HIV positive people who were receiving treatment in 2017 were virally suppressed (the virus was so successfully suppressed in their bodies that it could not be detected with standard tests). Again the HSRC survey paints a more positive picture than Thembisa, estimating that 86% of people aged 15-64 receiving antiretroviral therapy have viral suppression.
Even though these figures are relatively high and may well go up with the introduction of dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy in South Africa, it is by no means certain that it will rise to 90 in the coming years and then be maintained above 90 (Thembisa projects around 86% by 2020).
A related indicator that does not directly form one of the three 90s, is the percentage of all people living with HIV who are virally suppressed (not just those on treatment as per the third 90). The Thembisa model estimates that 43.3% of all people living with HIV in South Africa were virally suppressed in 2017 (the implicit target based on the 90-90-90 target is 73%). Compelling scientific evidence shows that people who are virally suppressed do not transmit HIV.
As with HIV, TB also has a set of 90-90-90 targets that have been integrated into the NSP. Given that TB figures are harder to find than HIV figures, Spotlight twice wrote to the Department of Health to request the most recent estimates they have for these indicators. While the department did acknowledge our request, we did not receive any figures by the time of publishing. SANAC also failed to provide Spotlight with estimates regarding the 90-90-90 targets for TB.
Below we use the targets as they are presented in the final NSP. It is notable however that the 90-90-90 targets for TB has been taken to mean different things in different contexts. A recent Health Systems Trust publication describes the targets as "90% of people with TB will be screened, 90% will be initiated on treatment, and 90% will successfully complete treatment" – which is not the same as the targets from the NSP used below. Where we found targets unclear we have attempted to clarify them with reference to the WHO's version of the 90-90-90 targets for TB.
In our understanding the indicator that most closely tracks whether we are finding people with TB is the case detection rate. According to figures available from the WHO's TB data portal South Africa's case detection rate was 68% in 2017. But the WHO also has the case detection rate at 68% for each of the last six years – something which does not inspire much confidence in this number. Neither the Department of Health or SANAC provided figures for this indicator despite various requests from Spotlight.
Recent testing campaigns in mining and other high-burden areas have been an important step in the right direction. Indications are that we are most likely still failing to diagnose many thousands of TB cases – one recent study found that most people with active TB who attend clinics in the Eastern Cape were not properly screened and tested. In addition to improving the quality of screening that should be happening at primary healthcare facilities, rapid and widespread implementation of the increased contact tracing and active-case-finding efforts described in the NSP will be critical if this target is to be met.
8. Treat at least 90% of those diagnosed with DS TB and 75% of those with DR TB.
According to WHO figures around 82% of people with drug-sensitive TB and 55% of people with drug-resistant (MDR or Rifampicin Resistant) TB in South Africa were successfully treated in 2017. Neither the Department of Health or SANAC provided figures for this indicator despite various requests from Spotlight.
While reaching the 90% treatment success target for DS TB is within reach, reaching the target cannot be taken for granted given the many challenges facing the public healthcare system in South Africa. The introduction of better and less toxic treatments for drug-resistant forms of TB should help push the DR TB treatment success numbers up in the coming years.
We have not been able to find reliable figures for this indicator. Neither the Department of Health or SANAC provided figures for this indicator despite various requests from Spotlight.
According to the 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) World TB Report, TB incidence in South Africa was 567 per 100 000 in 2017. At first glance it thus seems that we have already achieved the NSP target of less than 584 per 100 000. The reality is however more complicated. In 2018 the WHO made major adjustments to its TB estimates for South Africa. This included recalculating the estimate for 2015 as 759 per 100 000. A 30% reduction of this figure would set a target for 2022 of 531 per 100 000. The estimate of 567 per 100 000 is still above this level, but by 2022 South Africa will be well below this adjusted target if the downward trend suggested by the WHO's figures continues.
That said, there is significant uncertainty regarding TB incidence in South Africa and the picture might well change substantially as new information becomes available in the coming years. While the 567 per 100 000 figure may be the figure most often quoted, the WHO estimates that the real figure could be anywhere between 406 and 754 per 100 000.
Regarding HIV, the good news is that South Africa is doing well when it comes to HIV testing and where people living with HIV are on treatment the treatment is generally working and saving lives.
The bad news is that many people who are living with HIV are not on treatment – either never having started or having quit. Arguably the biggest challenge facing the public healthcare system today is to support many more people living with HIV to start and stay on treatment. Doing this in an often dysfunctional healthcare system will not be easy.
Regarding TB, the good news this year is that South Africa's TB epidemic appears not to be quite as large as previously thought. TB rates appear to be coming down slowly, although it is hard to say with any certainty exactly how fast – chances are not fast enough.
The bad news is that even in 2018 many people in South Africa with TB do not get diagnosed. Again the available figures cannot be trusted, but even if the real figure is only half of the estimated 90 000 to 100 000, we are still facing a very serious situation.
Either way, it is clear that in addition to gathering better data on TB, as is being done with South Africa's first TB prevalence survey, South Africa also needs better epidemiological models of TB along the lines of what we have for HIV.


I know I've ranted before about canned/jarred vegetables, specifically tomatoes. I used to hate them, but know I use them quite often. I think what happened is that I came across the wrong brands/products in the past, often the ones that come with added ingredients that basically ruin the product. I also had more time to cook. Since then, I've found a few good products that not only save time but also money.
One day browsing through the health food/organic section of my local supermarket, I found a large glass bottle of organic passata (tomato purée) that had nothing else than organic Italian tomatoes. The brand is Global Organics and it also comes in a version with basil. At $2.99 per bottle, it ticks all the boxes: free of nasty ingredients, organic, obviously BPA-free, and cheap.
So what about the flavour? As you can imagine, it was almost as good as freshly-made passata. I made some puttanesca sauce with it (I'll talk about the noodles in my next post), and used a few spoonfuls in a meatloaf.


In collaboration with Rahul Bhattacharya. There are notions of contemporary cities, and there are contemporary notions about rivers.The river and its resources have led to burgeoning cities, yet the birth and growth of the city has meant the slow death of rivers. Polluted and encroached upon, they still hold capital value for the real estate industry and riverside locations are sold at high premiums.This work explores such dystopias in relationships between the city and its river. By appropriating and re-enacting Manet's 'Luncheon on the Grass' at a construction site along the riverbank, we bring Surat and its Tapi river into the discursive focus.
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According to Okaz sources, when the personal status court sends an SMS to wives in the case of divorce, the actual message does not mention divorce. It merely tells the wife that an official document has been issued in her name with a number and date. It will direct her to the place she needs to visit to receive more information.
This reminds me of judges in Egyptian courts who transfer a case to the Grand Mufti of Egypt. This actually means that the decision of the court against the defendant is death.
Recently married wives receive a clear SMS with their marriage contract registered with the name and identification number of their husband. The SMS will also provide a link to allow them to evaluate the service. However, a divorce SMS will not include a link to evaluate the service because it is assumed that the result is a disaster and that the wife will be in emotional shock and incapable of evaluating anything, unless, of course, she is happy to be divorced.
The wife of a man who wants to marry another woman will not receive an SMS about her husband's new marriage, but if there is a technical glitch, that SMS could reach the first wife. In this way, the man will have multiple problems as well as multiple wives.
The aim of the SMS service is to familiarize women with their social status and the marriage contract. In the past, men used to divorce their wives without them knowing and that is unfair and a violation of their rights.


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Seems you are using older cluster manager (v3.1.0.3 or lower) with newer agent v3.1.0.25.
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Actually we will alert user when agent and cluster manger are in different version or having compatibility issues provided when the cluster manager is able to access the agent API. As we stated earlier we had migration for SSL support, the agent API will run on https:// instead of http:// so cluster manager couldn't check the compatibility. We will consider this feedback to handle the compatible check more efficiently in next version.
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Lot 846: Assorted Sterling Silver Flatware, 52 pcs.
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Assorted group of sterling silver flatware including 11 International Courtship pattern teaspoons, monogrammed, 4 Heirloom Lasting Spring pattern teaspoons, 9 other teaspoons, plus 2 soup spoons, 1 infant feeding spoon, 1 baby fork, 10 various demitasse spoons, 5 various flat butter spreaders, 1 Gorham Chantilly fish/salad fork (5 3/4" L), assorted patterns including 2 sugar spoons, 2 lemon forks, 1 cream ladle, 1 jelly knife and 1 mustard spoon with twisted handle. 52 items. 3 3/4" to 6 1/4" L. 35.625 oz troy. CONDITION: Overall good condition with slight surface scratching and general wear. Some items with monograms.


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A third of buy-to-let investors plan to remortgage in the next year
Landlords planning to purchase are much more likely to do so via a limited company vehicle.
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"The ability to secure full mortgage interest tax relief, which is not available when holding properties as an individual, is a clear incentive for the move towards limited company borrowing."
A third of all landlords intend to remortgage over the next 12 months, with portfolio landlords much more likely to do so within a limited company, according to research by BDRC on behalf of Foundation Home Loans.
When asked how they intended to remortgage, 53% said they would do so as an individual, 19% said they would do so within a limited company, while 17% said it would depend on their circumstances at the time. However, those landlords with 11-plus properties were much more likely to remortgage within a limited company structure, with over a quarter (26%) saying they would do so within the next year.
Foundation said it had also seen a considerable rise in the number of landlords remortgaging within limited companies and it anticipates that landlords who hold properties in their individual names may also seek to move them into a corporate vehicle at some point in the future.
Landlords planning to purchase are much more likely to do so via a limited company vehicle. While only 14% of landlords said they would be seeking to purchase property over the next 12 months, over half of those (55%) would do so via a limited company.
Close to seven in 10 landlords said they would be using a buy-to-let mortgage to fund their next purchase, with the same number saying they used a mortgage adviser to arrange their most recent buy-to-let mortgage.
This number was higher for those with larger portfolios with 75% of those with 6-10 properties using an adviser and 72% of those with 11-19 properties.
Jeff Knight, director of marketing at Foundation Home Loans, said: "Understandably when it comes to remortgaging there is a continued shift towards the use of limited company vehicles particularly as we see the growth in portfolio and professional landlords who understand the advantages of holding their properties within such corporate structures. The ability to secure full mortgage interest tax relief, which is not available when holding properties as an individual, is a clear incentive for the move towards limited company borrowing.
"As a lender we've certainly seen a shift towards limited company business and our aim is to offer a competitive product offering, clear criteria and a smooth service for those landlords seeking to remortgage. It's also clear that remortgaging remains the bedrock of the buy-to-let market and, because of that, advisers should be making regular contact with their existing clients in order to ensure they secure that repeat business, and they take advantage of the highly-competitive market that exists."
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While this, of course, is a valid reason, it means absolutely nothing to your customers. If you want to stand out from the gaggle of other e-commerce merchants selling furniture, you have to answer this question from the customer's perspective.
In a world in which 15 stores all have the same product, with no differentiation between them whatsoever, how does a shopper decide from whom to buy? Yes, price is a consideration and the seller with the lowest price will likely win out in this case—all other things being equal.
However, if you're the seller with a compelling story about your business, or you can demonstrate added value, those sales are going to go to you. Put simply, rather than "What" you do, people prefer to buy "Why" you do it.
Perhaps you realized people were having a hard time assembling furniture when they had it shipped. Maybe you came to understand that young people move quite a bit from place to place before they finally settle down.
Or perhaps you observed good quality furniture was getting more and more difficult to come by at reasonable prices. In other words, to make your business compelling, you have to be capable of articulating its primary benefit to your chosen customer base.
Which brings up another good point. Before you articulate the "Why" of your business, it's a good idea to determine "Who" your business serves. You'll find yourself in a much stronger marketing position when your "Why" and "Who" match.
Let's say your "Why" is to help young families get off to a comfortable start with quality furniture at affordable prices. There's a great tagline in there for your advertisements, marketing materials, email campaigns and social presences. You can also use this information to inform the look and feel of your site when you open a furniture store online.
Your "Why" should also inform the style and tone of your marketing materials, as well as your persona in social media. Further, this "Why" can be applied to many other aspects of your business.
For example, hiring people who believe what you believe will surround you with employees who are solidly invested in your company. True believers will go far beyond those just working for a paycheck. This is particularly important in client-facing positions such as customer service.
Distilling your "Why" into one sentence featured alongside your logo tells visitors to your site what you're all about right off the top. Naturally, this information makes for a terrific "About Us" page.
There, you can also go into the details of how you realized the need your aim is to fill. People love a great story. Let yours convey the "Why" of your efforts on their behalf. A video in which you verbalize how your "Why" came to be is another good way to convey it.
So, why does your furniture store exist?
The sooner you figure it out and incorporate that philosophy into your way of doing business, the sooner you will find yourself selling to a group of loyal customers. Do it well and the profit to support your family and sustain your lifestyle will also accrue.


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Your friendly local pro-Kremlin outlet: Russian disinformation net in Belarus
Edited by: Yuri Zoria
Pro-Kremlin disinformation increasingly exploits Belarusians' trust in local news to question the sovereignty of Belarus and undermine its people, language and culture.
"Over 40 crews of harvester operators reached the milestone of 1 thousand tons of grain" – a proud headline informs the readers of a regional news website in the Hrodna (Grodno) Oblast in the west of Belarus. But beyond the impressive achievements of Grodno harvester operators, the website provides more sinister reports claiming that Western embassies impose same-sex marriages to divide Belarusian society.
In the same vein, a regional online outlet in the Mahilioŭ region cheerfully informs its 170,000 monthly visitors about the summer festival for families, but browsing further one stumbles upon an alarming piece of "news" according to which the OSCE wants to fill the Belarusian internet with terrorists and anarchists.
Read also: Belarusian TV: 49% of prime-time content is Russian-made
These are traces of the pro-Kremlin disinformation network in Belarus which, according to the researchers of the Eurasian States in Transition (EAST) Center, is rapidly growing.
Belarus: From bad to worse
Back in 2016, the researchers found that from sporadic attacks in marginal online sources, pro-Kremlin disinformation campaigns targeting Belarus had moved to high-profile media, including Russian federal TV channels and mainstream websites (unsettling news for a country where over 70 percent of the population trust messages carried by the Russian media).
Now the researchers warn that in the past two years there have been significant changes for the worse: the number of online sources regularly publishing disinformation about Belarus increased several-fold to about 40 active sites, while new websites devoted entirely to Belarus and publishing both disinformation and hate speech have appeared. The absolute majority of those websites publish in Russian.
One of the defining features of pro-Kremlin disinformation in Belarus is that it heavily relies on a co-coordinated network of regional websites seemingly created to report local news. This is a good illustration of the well-known "Trojan horse" tactic used by the pro-Kremlin disinformation. Ahead of the 2016 US presidential elections, the Russian influence campaign created a number of Twitter accounts which posted as America's home town outlets, to exploit people's trust in local news.
Today, pro-Kremlin disinformation websites in Belarus use content from the regional government and independent websites as well as national portals, to disguise as run-of-the-mill regional news outlets. They hide under neutral design and images referencing historical emblems of the regional centers or memorial buildings. But while their design might be neutral, their language is not. The websites frequently use hate speech against independent journalists and anyone who does not consider the Belarusian nation as "one" with the Russian people. Chauvinistic, pseudo-scientific content, historical revisionism and conspiracy theories are often posted under pseudonyms and shared with other pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets.
Insidiously, the pro-Kremlin disinformation network is trying to convince the Belarusian people that their language is artificial, their history is fake and their country only has a future as a part of the union state with Russia
Regional websites of the pro-Kremlin disinformation network in Belarus. Source: EAST Center
Russian connection
Even though the websites pretend to be regional outlets in Belarus, the Russian trail is not hard to find. Researchers from the EAST Center discovered that the domains of four regional disinformation websites were purchased in February 2019 by the same person based in the Moscow region.
The owner of the domains shares the same first and last names with an employee of CIS-EMO, an organization that claims to monitor elections across the Commonwealth of Independent States. As such, it served as an umbrella organization for the so-called international observers of the 2014 "referendum" in Crimea, which is recognized neither by the EU nor the UN. The organization also claims to have observed "elections" in the Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, where Russian military continues its illegal presence, as well as in Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniester, whose Russian-backed authorities are under EU sanctions.
The regional pro-Kremlin disinformation network in Belarus posts publications about CIS-EMO activities. Its executive director who appears to control at least 4 domains of pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets in Belarus is also a contributor to Sputnik, and Teleskop – one of the most aggressive disinformation sites that serve as a nation-wide resource in Belarus.
Just as the clothes do not make the man, the packaging does not make the website. And Belarus is no exception.
Based on Andrei Yeliseyeu "Fundamental Shifts in Anti-Belarusian Disinformation and Propaganda: Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Changes", EAST Center.
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D. Collins is a hip-hop artist who has been garnering quite a bit of buzz lately and for good reason. His recent single, "I Just Might" dropped late last year on the local Dock Street Records Compilation. The track is absolutely perfect for the twilight weeks of summer, with its hazy production and smooth, autotuned vocals.
The compilation was hosted by HOT 97's own DJ Magic, who, on July 29th, will be hosting his 8th Annual "Take It To The Streets" Custom Car & Lifestyle Show at MCU Park in Coney Island. The event will include a Rap, R and B, Reggae, and Jazz Showcase, local NYC food vendors, Barber Shop and Salon booths, Car Stereo Sound System Battles, and more.
Check out the full video below and click here to get a free copy of the Dock Street Records compilation. Click here to get tickets to DJ Magic's Car Show.


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England v Costa Rica: What time does it kick-off, which TV channel is it on and who is in the starting line-up?
England play Costa Rica at Elland Road on Thursday 7 June, and Gareth Southgate is expected to rotate his side. (Getty Images, edited by i Paper Sport)
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England play Costa Rica in their final friendly of the summer at Elland Road this Thursday before the 2018 World Cup kicks off in Russia next week.
Gareth Southgate, having decided on a final 23-man England squad, will be hoping to see strong competition for places in the starting XI.
The Central American side will be looking to put another dampener on England's World Cup party before it has even begun. The Three Lions played Costa Rica in Group D of the 2014 tournament in Brazil, floundering to a 0-0 draw, having already been eliminated thanks to losses against Uruguay and Italy. Costa Rica topped the group with seven points and went on to the quarter-finals where they lost on penalties to the Netherlands, while England finished bottom of the group with one point.
Read more: England World Cup squad 2018 – in full: The 23 men heading to Russia
England will be hoping the story goes a little differently this year and have an opportunity to bury the memories of the last tournament with a win.
Los Ticos are no pushovers, however, and you can expect some fierce resistance from a side currently ranked 25th in the world, who beat Northern Ireland in a 3-0 win last week during which Joel Campbell shone. The oldest squad going to Russia have a relatively tough Group E draw with Serbia, Brazil, and Switzerland, and would love some momentum going into the tournament.
Here's everything you need to know about the game:
Kick-off: 8pm, Thursday 7 June at Elland Road in Leeds
TV Channel: ITV will broadcast the match, with live coverage starting at 7.30pm, also available online through the ITV Player
Form: England DDWDW, Costa Rica LLWLW
Odds: England 4/11, Draw 17/4, Costa Rica 17/2
Are tickets still available?
Sadly not, the game is sold out.
However, you can follow our coverage online and on Twitter and Facebook. Sam Cunningham and Kevin Garside will also be attending the match for i and will be publishing their thoughts on the game online and in Friday's paper.
Team news and line-ups
England's starting line-up against Costa Rica
Jack Butland, Danny Rose and Jamie Vardy are all expected to start for England as Southgate rotates the squad and looks at his options. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson may also feature, having missed the previous warm-up match against Nigeria.
However, both sides could play virtually anyone – it's not a competition match and managers will simply be looking to finalise their thoughts on their squad. England and Costa Rica's World Cup squads are at full strength with no fresh injuries to either side.
Whether Costa Rica field a full-strength team with Campbell, Keylor Navas, Bryan Ruiz, Marcos Urena and Celso Borges, or play some younger talents like Ronald Matarrita, Ian Smith or Francisco Valco who are yet to be seen.
Given Thursday's match is a pre-tournament friendly, both teams will be hoping that they do not sustain any injuries to their squads either.
What Gareth Southgate says
On his match selection for Costa Rica: "For sure Jack Butland plays in goal. We will make a lot of changes and Trent Alexander-Arnold will get a debut. One of the keys of us getting through these two matches was to try and make sure every member of our squad gets a significant amount of game time.
"You want to know who is in form and any time a player has 10 minutes or 90 minutes on the field they have an opportunity to make a statement in the way they play."
On Elland Road as the venue: "While Wembley was being built we had some fantastic opportunities to play elsewhere. We had the opportunity to do that again, and we know a large proportion of the England supporters club comes from Yorkshire, so we are looking forward to it. We don't just represent, the South of England but also the North.
"I have lived here for 15 years. I love the mindset and I love the mentality. There is a humility about the people and I like the fact there is thriving industry in Leeds. I think there are real people here with good values."
Follow us on Facebook: @iPaperSport
On VAR at the World Cup: "I don't think there is anything we can prepare. We have to be conscious that anything which happens in the game could be referred to it, so it's an awareness of that. In terms of the details in how it works, every team will be given those details when we arrive in Russia."
More on the World Cup:
Why Danny Rose's honesty about depression is so important
England's World Cup dilemma – Jordan Henderson or Eric Dier in midfield?
England's squad is the least experienced of all 32 countries at the World Cup


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SOUND TRIBE
© 2017 Rick Batyr
rick@pranasoundstudio.com
Unfolding
Rick batyr presents " unfolding", his most immersive record to date. A mind altering journey of transformation. A sonic story depicting the stages we move through during our spiritual evolution.
This genre crossing album is designed to be listened to as a continuous piece of music. An album that will bring you into a beautiful and ever changing sonic landscape. This album shares musical space with the help of deeply connected musicians from around the world including collaborations with Cumie dunio, divasonic, David Muntner and tikki masala.
All songs written, recorded, mixed and produced by Rick Batyr
"Synchronize " features Hullisi Flute by Tikki Masala
"Enter The Portal" features vocals and lyrics by Cumie Dunio
"Transfiguration" features vocals by Diviasonic
Recorded and mixed at Prana Sound Studio
Cover Art and photography by Mariko Zervos Batyr
A DEEPER LOOK INTO UNFOLDING
Although our path's are very different from each other, often times the stages of transformation are similar. To truly evolve into the next stage of our being, many of us must begin to understand the deeper inner self. Sometimes that requires facing fears, releasing old programming, breaking cycles and understanding complex emotions. True transformation is not always rainbows and sunshine, we also need the rain and moon. Learning to UNFOLD gracefully into the next stage of our personal evolution. Rick Batyr's album UNFOLDING is a sonic journey that takes you deep into the stages of change to become the pure light that you truly are. Each song flows into the next and should be listened to from start to finish, allowing yourself to become immersed into the world of the UNFOLDING. Below you will find some brief info for each song from the artist's perspective.
Synchronize (featuring Tikki Masala)
The beginning of this sonic journey gently guides you into self awareness. The sounds and rhythms swirling around are metaphorically representing our thoughts and emotions. A representation of the "monkey mind" , that must become synchronized in order to proceed. A steady beat begins, where the sounds start to conform, layer by layer into one cohesive groove. The first stage of the journey is to synchronize the body, mind and spirit.
AumOmOhm
"om" the sound of all sounds, the beginning, creation. In our path to transformation we must tune ourselves into this vibration. The origin of our being, our creation and connection to divine source. Using the three versions of the word is a metaphoric reference to past, present and future. Symbolizing our need to embrace and balance all three elements in today's world.
The title reading:
AUM (the Omniscient or god)
OM (the sacred syllable typifying the three gods Brahma,Vishnu, and Siva. integration, maintenance, and disintegration)
OHM-(defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor)
Enter The Portal (featuring Cumie Dunio)
In order to progress on our journey we must learn to detach from the body and see ourselves as the beautiful energetic spirit's we truly are. Rick believes that sound creates a portal or bridge for us to step beyond the ego and mind. This song using shamanic undertones, nature and the powerful vocals of Cumie Dunio shoots you into the sonic portal, into another consciousness. A place where we see our spirit leave the body, so we may look at our soul's in it's true energetic form.
It Has Always Been There
Here we find ourselves on the other side of the portal. In this multi-dimensional space. A place where time no longer exists, a collective unconscious. A realm where all things are possible, Where all things are connected. Floating in the great expanse of the universe where we begin to see and feel our true essence, our soul and reminded that this space has always been here for us to access.
Here is where we start to look at the stories we have told ourselves, the wounds and scars and the self. Inspired by a lecture from the great Yogi Bhajan in what he calls "the call of the wolf". A reference to the way we can harm ourselves by ways of the mind, instead of healing the pains we put ban-aid's on it. Till the one day comes where there are no ore band-aids left, out of numbness we call out in a painful cry. The moment where we see what no longer serves us and are able to see what must be healed.
The Final Causality
A huge part of the healing journey is to see, accept, acknowledge our fears, cycles and conditionings. Often a part of the process that can be difficult or uncomfortable. This is where the true healing begins for many. When we face our fears with unconditional love and courage. The willingness to change and evolve, to allow ourselves to unfold. The title reflecting on the Aristotelian thought process the "four causes" (matter, Form, agent and propose). The four causes used to provide different answers to the question, "Because of what?" The four answers to this question illuminate different aspects of how a thing comes into being or an event takes place.
The absence of chance and the serving of ends are found in the works of nature especially. And the end, for the sake of which a thing has been constructed or has come to be belongs to what is beautiful.
— Aristotle
{uh-mal-guh-meyt}
Phonetic for the word Amalgamate-to combine, unite, merge, or coalesce. This is where can now reflect on our releasing of the past, what no longer served us. With this new clearing we are now ready to truly heal and transform.
Transfiguration (featuring Divasonic)
Transfiguration is the stage of true transformation. A caterpillar turning into a butterfly, the physical process of shedding your skin and creating anew. This ethereal tapestry weaves around you like a cocoon, as the brilliant vocals of Divasonic will send chills down your spine. This auditory interpretation encompasses all of the pain, courage and love that it takes to transition into the acceptance of your light being.
The beginning of winds of change was recorded during an intense wind storm while Rick was in the studio. While in the process of recording this song, Rick cracked the window and began to record the howling wind. Although this song takes a minimalist approach, the idea behind the song was to take loops/sections of music that layer onto of one another. The way they are layered over time begin to create new melodies as the loops interact with one another, evolving subtly over time.A metaphoric representation of all of these new parts of us learning to merge freely and intuitively in our new state of surrender.
Radiate Outward
The final song on this record, Radiate Outward finds us now in full synchronization with the transformed self. It is here in the space of peace, light and positivity that we now may begin to send this new light outwards. We can only begin to help others heal, when we have first transformed the self. It is in this place of being that we can truly begin to share our heart, wisdom and experiences with the world around us. Shining our light, Living in love, compassion and understanding for others.


Look, I get it. Sometimes you're sick to death of the industry your small business is in. It's all you think about. It's all you dream about. And yet, unless you plan on shutting down your business and doing something completely different, you're kinda stuck with it.
The best you can do is figure out how to reignite that passion that you once felt.
It's a bit like a relationship: In the early days, you couldn't get enough of it. You worked day and night because you wanted to immerse yourself in this thing. But over time, your lust for your industry has waned, and sometimes it's all you can do to go to work in the morning.
But, just like good marriage counseling, I'm going to give you some suggestions for how you can get excited about the field that you work in, even if you've been in it for eons.
When you're focused so much on running your business, you often get away from the reason you started on this journey to begin with. So put down the laptop and just sit with me for a minute. Think back to when you first launched your company (or maybe when you first entered this industry, if it was before you became an entrepreneur).
What got you excited? What did you love about helping customers back then? What ideas inspired you? Who inspired you in your industry?
You're dislodging these memories to trigger those feelings again, if possible. If you recall why you started doing this in the first place, it might make it more enjoyable to still be doing it all these years later.
Now, if you're like me, it's hard to find a book that teaches you anything about your industry. You know so damn much, and the books that are out there tend to be basic 101 stuff. But keep looking. Find a few books that break the mold. Maybe you pick up a memoir of someone who's succeeded in your field. Or a book that isn't like every other one. Maybe it's a novel, with the main character running your type of business.
Magazines and blogs are other resources to help you stay sharp. Even if you know more than the basics of your industry, they'll keep you updated on trends, technology, and news, and that always shakes the dust off of things for me.
Consider going back to school, or at least taking an online course. If you, for example, run a dog boarding business, you might know everything there is to know about dogs, but might be inspired to beef up your social media game by taking a course on the subject. You'll become a social media expert, which not only gets you out of the doldrums by teaching you something new, but your business will also benefit. Win-win.
I've found that no matter how tired of my industry I get, I'm always reenergized when I talk to others who work in the same field. I get to nerd out on things like SEO and content, where I couldn't normally do that with my friends (if I want to keep them). So attend conferences and industry events. Talk to people. Especially people who are further ahead than you on their paths. They'll inspire you to keep plugging away.
I'm absolutely obsessed with learning about what people do, particularly entrepreneurs. I work with a variety of clients in my marketing business, so I'm genuinely excited to hear about how laser manufacturing or video editing work. (Apparently, it's super annoying to the men I date, since I seem to be grilling them about their careers. Genuine interest!) I find that talking to people who don't do what I do sometimes inspires me in interesting ways. I may come away with an idea for my own business that has nothing to do with my industry.
It's perfectly normal to need a break from your area of focus. Even taking a day or long weekend off can help you clear your head and focus on other aspects of your life, so that when you come back, you're a little more refreshed and ready to get back to business as usual.


Where- Mai Khao JW Marriott resort Phuket.
Mai Khao beach is one of the only beaches left in Phuket where turtles still come to nest. The Turtle Foundation funds projects to collect the eggs and gives them to the Phuket Marine Biological Centre and the Royal Thai Navy. They keep them safe until they have hatched and the young turtles are strong enough to be released back into the wild. The foundation also educates people about marine conservation including beach and reef cleaning and recycling projects.
Situated in the JW Marriott resort, The Mai Khao Turtle Foundation currently houses three disabled turtles and offers daily turtle talks at 11am Monday-Friday. We got a taxi from Baan Mai Khao which cost 100 BHT (£2) although you could hire the hotel bikes or even walk along the beach. We arrived at about 10.30 am and were directed to the back of the hotel near to the beach. The Foundation is in a fenced off area to the right just before the pools. There are three turtles swimming in a pool, which is split into two sections. They are called Kieaw, Tommy and Taewada. Kieaw is the largest and is a female Green Sea Turtle, Tommy is medium and is a male Green Sea Turtle and Taewada is a Hawksbill sea turtle. The 2 smaller ones were born without eyes and Kieaw has lost her sense of direction so cannot be released. We were the only ones there for a while and the boys enjoyed watching the turtles swimming about.
The talk started at 11am and was just a very brief introduction to the three turtles and what they eat. Children were then invited to get a number off one of the ladies if they wanted to feed the smaller turtles or to go to another lady if they wanted to feed the big one. The lady gave you some sea weed or sea food (like octopus) to drop into the pool for Kieaw. Once your number was called out you could go and sit next to the other lady and feed the smaller ones. This was done by holding a small stick with a piece of seafood on the end. The lady banged the side of the pool to direct the turtles towards the food and they ate it off the stick.
Our youngest boy is obsessed with Turtles so this was one of his dreams! He even sleeps with a cuddly turtle called Mr Turtle!
The whole experience lasts no more than 15 minutes, but waiting for your turn to feed them may take longer depending on how many people are there.
In summary, we wouldn't recommend going out of your way to visit here as the whole thing only lasts 10-15 minutes. However, if your child loves turtles or wildlife, or you are staying in the Mai Khao area, then this is worth a quick visit to break up a free day.
Read my other PHUKET posts here- Private day tour of Phuket, Speedboat tour to Phang Nga Bay (James Bond Island), Splash Jungle Water park, and where we stayed Baan Mai Khao.


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Q: Disable auto scroll on JQuery datetime plugin I am using a JQuery datetime plugin in my application. When I scroll down or up my page and if my mouse pointer comes across date field text boxes then it changes dates because of scrolling. Even if date is not entered in date field then also it scrolls up or down from the current date. How to disable the scrolling on these date fields. You can see this behavior in the official page of this plugin for DatePicker field here:
http://xdsoft.net/jqplugins/datetimepicker/

A: set scrollMonth to false
jQuery('#datetimepicker4').datetimepicker({
  format:'d.m.Y H:i',
  lang:'ru',
  scrollMonth : false
});

A: Pass options scrollMonth and scrollInput to false.
$('.myDatePicker').datetimepicker({
    timepicker : false,
    closeOnDateSelect : true,
    format : 'd-m-Y',
    scrollMonth : false,
    scrollInput : false
});

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***Expressive, scalable load testing tool***

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![Graphs](images/graphs.gif)

**MZBench** helps software testers and developers test their products under huge load. By testing your product with MZBench before going to production, you reduce the risk of outages under real life highload.

MZBench runs test scenarios on many machines simultaneously, maintaining millions of connections, which make it suitable even for large scale products.

MZBench is:

 - **Cloud-aware:** MZBench allocates nodes directly from Amazon EC2.
 - **Scalable:** tested with 100 nodes and millions of connections.
 - **Extendable:** write your own [cloud plugins](cloud_plugins#how-to-write-a-cloud-plugin) and [workers](workers.md#how-to-write-a-worker).
 - **Open-source:** MZBench is released under the [BSD license](https://github.com/satori-com/mzbench/blob/master/LICENSE).

## Installation

To use MZBench, you'll need:

 - Erlang >= 17.1
 - C++ compiler
 - Python 2.6 or 2.7 with pip

Most UNIX systems have C++ compiler and Python preinstalled.

Erlang is available in the [official repositories on most GNU/Linux distros](http://pkgs.org/search/erlang). If your distro doesn't have Erlang R17, [build it from source](http://www.erlang.org/doc/installation_guide/INSTALL.html).

Download MZBench from GitHub and install Python requirements:

```bash
$ git clone https://github.com/satori-com/mzbench
$ sudo pip install -r mzbench/requirements.txt
```

## Quickstart

Start the MZBench server on localhost:

```bash
$ cd mzbench
$ ./bin/mzbench start_server
Executing make -C /path/to//mzbench/bin/../server generate
Executing /path/to//mzbench/bin/../server/_build/default/rel/mzbench_api/bin/mzbench_api start
```

!!!note
    The first server start takes a few minutes. The shell will not respond, which is OK; please be patient. Further starts will be much faster.

When the server is running, launch an example benchmark:

```bash
$ ./bin/mzbench run workers/http/examples/localhost.erl
{
    "status": "pending",
    "id": 6
}
status: running                       00:09
```

Go to [localhost:4800](http://localhost:4800) and see the benchmark live status:

![Test Benchmark](images/test_benchmark.png)

## How It Works

MZBench runs your test scenarios on many *nodes*, simultaneously. This allows it to put extraordinarily high load on the target system—we're talking about *millions* of simultaneous connections here.

**Node** is a machine, virtual or physical, that runs your scenarios. In real-life testing, MZBench is used with a cloud service like Amazon EC2 that provides nodes on demand. Alternatively, you can manually list the available node hosts. Anyway, you have to provide MZBench the machines to run on. If there's not enough nodes to run all the jobs at the same time, MZBench evenly distributes the jobs between the available nodes.

There's one node that doesn't run scenarios—the **director node**. It collects the metrics from the other nodes and runs [post and pre hooks](scenarios/spec.md#pre_hook-and-post_hook). So, if you want to run jobs on 10 nodes, reserve 11.

![MZBench Architecture Provisioning](images/scheme_1.png)

When the MZBench server runs your scenarios, it allocates the nodes, prepares them, and distributes the jobs. During the test run, the nodes send the collected data to the director node which then submits them to the server. The server uses the data to render graphs and show stats:

![MZBench Architecture Running](images/scheme_2.png)

To know what kind of jobs MZBench can run, it's important to understand the concept of a *worker*.

**Worker** is an Erlang module that provides functions for test scenarios. A worker may implement a common protocol like HTTP or XMPP, or a specific routine that is relevant only for a particular test case. It also implements the related metrics.

MZBench ships with workers for [HTTP](https://github.com/satori-com/mzbench/tree/master/workers/http) and [XMPP](https://github.com/satori-com/mzbench/tree/master/workers/xmpp) protocols and a worker that [executes shell commands](https://github.com/satori-com/mzbench/tree/master/workers/exec). This should be enough for most common test cases, but you can use your own workers in necessary.

## Read Next

 - [How to write scenarios →](scenarios/tutorial.md)
 - [How to control MZBench from command line →](cli.md)
 - [How to deploy MZBench →](deployment.md)
 - [How to write your own worker →](workers.md#how-to-write-a-worker)

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Don't Ask: A Discharged Vet Tells CNN His Story
SFGN Staff
(CNN) -- Darren Manzella saw two tours of duty in Iraq, first as a combat medic and later as a liaison officer. He earned three promotions in his six years as a U.S. Army sergeant.Despite his professional success, Manzella says he began to question his personal life. "After returning from my first deployment in Iraq, after seeing death and violence, losing friends and comrades, it really made me look over my life," he said. "I looked at some issues I had always had trouble with. I had debated, 'Am I gay?' "
As he struggled with his sexual identity, Manzella began a relationship with a man. Soon after, while in Texas between tours, Manzella said he began receiving anonymous, harassing e-mails and telephone calls.
"They told me, 'You are stupid, the Army is going to kick you out, but before they do, they are going to take your rank away and all your money away.' "
Manzella describes this time as one of fear and deep insecurity.
"I didn't know if the military police would be coming through the door to take me away because someone had reported me," he said. "This was some of the paranoia I was living with every day."
Manzella says that the e-mails and calls went on for months and that after many sleepless nights, he decided to ask his supervisor for help.
"He listened and was somewhat sympathetic," Manzella said. "He told me not to worry, to try and get some rest, to go home early and see him in the morning."
By the next morning, Manzella's supervisor had reported him as having broken the law under "don't ask, don't tell," the 1993 policy that prohibits anyone who "demonstrate(s) a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts" from serving in the U.S. military.
Manzella said he was read his rights and told that he would be investigated, but that he could continue working. As the investigation proceeded, word spread that Manzella was gay.
"Ironically, it pulled the unit together. A lot of them started to invite me out," Manzella said. "My co-worker was getting married; she told me that my boyfriend and I were invited to the wedding. It made me feel like I was more a part of the family."
After a month, Manzella said he was told that no proof of homosexuality had been found and that the investigation was being closed, even though he told his supervisor about his lifestyle. Manzella was hopeful.
"I thought it was a big step when they told me that they were going to retain me," he said.
In 2006, Manzella's unit was sent back to Iraq, and he served his 15-month deployment with his unit knowing he was gay.
"I could have pictures of my boyfriend out, I could talk freely on the phone without having to worry about someone overhearing me and reporting me," he said.
During his tour, Manzella was contacted by the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, a national nonprofit offering legal assistance to those affected by don't ask, don't tell. SLDN told him that a television network was looking for a gay serviceman in a combat zone to tell his story.
After weighing the risk of being discharged for speaking out publicly, Manzella agreed to the interview. He said he was motivated by the knowledge that he could give a voice to the gays, lesbians and bisexuals serving in the military -- a number estimated at 65,000 by the Palm Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara, which researches sexual minorities in the military.
The network television segment aired a few days before Manzella returned from Iraq, and it seemed at first that his interview would not have consequences. He returned to the States, spent time with his family and even went to Capitol Hill to lobby against don't ask, don't tell.
Manzella returned to duty at Fort Hood, Texas, in December 2007 and continued to serve for almost seven months. In the first week of March 2008, he was given orders to report to Fort Drum, New York, to work at the military hospital there.
A week later, he said, his company commander called him in.
"I was told I was going to be discharged under don't ask, don't tell," he said. "Up until that point, I hadn't heard anything. I had lived openly for nearly two years. I thought that was a huge step forward, that finally people were being recognized on their performance and how well they served their country and their comrades and peers."
In June 2008, Manzella received an honorable discharge. His discharge papers read "homosexual conduct admission."
CNN contacted the Army for more details on the nature of Manzella's discharge. Army spokesman Lt. Col. Christopher Garver of the Office of the Chief of Public Affairs said that under law, the military could not comment on or release details about Manzella's discharge.
Since don't ask, don't tell was introduced, the military has discharged more than 13,000 lesbians, gays and bisexuals, according to the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network. A 2005 government report found that about 800 of them had skills deemed "critical," such as engineering and linguistics, and that it cost the military about $200 million to recruit and train their replacements.
Garver said the continued enforcement of don't ask, don't tell is simply a case of the Army enforcing the law.
"The Army enforces the homosexual conduct policy because it is the law," he said. "The policy is not a military policy, and the Army has a policy because it is bound by current statute. If the law were potentially to change, the Army would change to enforce whatever the law may be."


Phaze performs statistical inference calculations on a hazard function (also called a failure rate or intensity function) based on reported failure times of components that are repaired and restored to service. Three parametric models are allowed: the exponential, linear, and Weibull hazard models. The inference includes estimation (maximum likelihood estimators and confidence regions) of the parameters and of the hazard function itself, testing of hypotheses such as increasing failure rate, and checking of the model assumptions.
PHAZE assumes that the failures of a component follow a time-dependent (or non-homogenous) Poisson process and that the failure counts in non-overlaping time intervals are independent. Implicit in the independence property is the assumption that the component is restored to service immediately after any failure, with negligible repair time. The failures of one component are assumed to be independent of those of another component; a proportional hazards model is used. Data for a component are called time censored if the component is observed for a fixed time-period, or plant records covering a fixed time-period are examined, and the failure times are recorded. The number of these failures is random. Data are called failure censored if the component is kept in service until a predetermined number of failures has occured, at which time the component is removed from service. In this case, the number of failures is fixed, but the end of the observation period equals the final failure time and is random. A typical PHAZE session consists of reading failure data from a file prepared previously, selecting one of the three models, and performing data analysis (i.e., performing the usual statistical inference about the parameters of the model, with special emphasis on the parameter(s) that determine whether the hazard function is increasing). The final goals of the inference are a point estimate and a confidence interval for the hazard function at any time.
PHAZE is limited to a maxima of 100 components and 40 failures per component.
RSICC executed the sample problem in approximately 10 minutes.
"Estimating Hazard Functions for Repairable Components"
PHAZE is designed for an IBM PC or compatible computer. A math coprocessor is required to run the executable module.
13. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: DOS 3.0 or higher is required on an IBM PC.
Keywords: calculations, hazard, risk assessment, statistics.


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Q: CSS inline UTF-encoded SVG - 404 error in Safari 8.0.3 In a CSS document, I have used a UTF-encoded SVG snippet for a background image like so:
body {
  background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16"><circle fill="#529ECC" cx="8" cy="8" r="1"/></svg>');
}

The SVG image displays fine, however, In Safari 8.0.3 I'm receiving a console error -
`Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found)`

Here's a jsbin demo - the console error only shows on the live preview not in the edit page (click arrow icon above output panel).
Why is there a 404 error (this is not a URL request but a data string?), and is there a way to prevent it?
Update: I've included URL-encoded versions in the JSBin, doesn't fix it. Base64 encode does stop the error but I want to use UTF as per this article.

A: The syntax of the data url is incorrect, it must be url encoded (or base64 encoded).
For instance # is illegal, url encoding would convert it to %23


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package com.maurezen.loginchecker.email.impl;

import javax.mail.PasswordAuthentication;
import javax.mail.Session;
import java.util.Properties;

/**
 *
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public class Aol extends AbstractEmail {
    @Override
    public Session login(String username, String password) {
        Properties props = new Properties(System.getProperties());
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        props.put("mail.smtp.starttls.enable", "true");
        props.put("mail.smtp.host", "smtp.aol.com");
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        props.put("mail.smtp.password", password);
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        props.put("mail.smtp.socketFactory.port", "587");

        return Session.getInstance(
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Q: How do I save a custom Cursor to a file while keeping the original quality of cursor drawing? I tried to save a custom Cursor to a file.
This is the function that I am using to draw the cursor:
    public Cursor CursorDraw()
    {
        Bitmap bitmap = new Bitmap(140, 25);
        Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(bitmap);
        g.DrawEllipse(new Pen(Color.Green,3), 0, 0, 20, 20);
        return CreateCursor(bitmap, 3, 3);
    }

It makes a nice looking circle Cursor.
I also have a save function:
   void SaveCursor()
    {
        //YOUR CURSOR

        Cursor cr = CursorDraw();
        //GET ICON FROM YOUR CURSOR HANDLE

        Icon ico = Icon.FromHandle(cr.Handle);

        //WRITE TO FILE STREAM
        using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(@"c:\data\test.cur", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write))
        ico.Save(fs);

        //TESTING
    }

The output == > test.cur,
but the drawing that is saved looks bad.
So how could I save with the same quality and shape of the orginal bitmap.
Thanks

A: You probably need to change the Interpolation Mode.
Add this to set it:
g.InterpolationMode = Drawing2D.InterpolationMode.HighQualityBicubic
And it should fix the issue.


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Q: What exactly does the return line (dotted line) represents in a sequence diagram? In which kind of steps should be we use the return line in a sequence diagram?
<- - - - - -

A: It represents the return message of the operation.You can specify return values using this symbol.

A: Simple example:
club                       member
  |
  |           getName()
  '------------------------>.
                            |
                            |
       result: "lee"        |
   <- - - - - - - - - - - - '

 String memberName = member.getName();
 //memberName now contains "lee"

The dashed arrow <- - - - is the return value from the method call.

A: The return line represents the flow of control returning from a method/function call
In the case of methods/functions that return a result, it would indicate a value is being returned.
E.g.
    result
<-------------

Otherwise, for void methods/functions it would just be the arrow
<-------------

For asynchronous calls, as the caller doesn't yield control to the invoked method/function, I would only use a return line if it returned a result (e.g. non-void methods/functions)
Hope that helps
EDIT
Here is an example of a sequence diagram I created for a search use case
example of a sequence diagram I created for a search use case http://web10.twitpic.com/img/107669708-1d6f9df82534756bfe2a684d4480cc43.4c00f3b0-full.png
Note that the Anonymous user only makes asynchronous calls because, as a human being, they do not yield control to the application, hence no return arrows
Also note the return arrow of the search() call, which returns 'results'
Finally, the creation arrows ( ------|> ) do not have return arrows as they implicitly return the instantiated object

EDIT 2
In response to your updated question:
I would not have return arrows for operations by the user, such as login(), as the results are not returned to the user in the same manner as an  object, but normally outputted to some kind of UI. Another way of looking at it is that the user is outside the scope of the program, so it doesn't make sense to return results directly.
From your diagram, my interpretation (in a kind of pseudocode) would be:
class User{
    public void login()
    public void sendEmail()
}

class Patient{
    public void getPatient()
}

class Doctor{
    public void getDoctor()
}

class Appointment{
    //This method returns something, but it's not clear what, so I assumed a boolean
    public boolean checkAvailability()
}

As you can see, all but one of these methods do not return anything. If that's what you wanted then good, but I suspect that's not the case.
I also suspect you did not intend for the sendEmail() method to be in the User class.
You should also consider what is happening when checkAvailability() returns, as the the flow of control seems to return to User and then inexplicably jump back to Appointment