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package com.kpelykh.docker.client.test;

import com.nirima.docker.client.DockerException;
import com.nirima.docker.client.model.*;

import com.nirima.docker.client.DockerClient;
import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
import org.apache.commons.io.LineIterator;
import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.testng.Assert;
import org.testng.ITestResult;
import org.testng.annotations.*;

import java.io.*;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.net.DatagramSocket;
import java.net.ServerSocket;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.HashMap;

import static ch.lambdaj.Lambda.filter;
import static ch.lambdaj.Lambda.selectUnique;
import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasItem;
import static org.testinfected.hamcrest.jpa.HasFieldWithValue.hasField;

/**
 * Unit test for DockerClient.
 * @author Konstantin Pelykh (kpelykh@gmail.com)
 */
public class DockerClientTest extends Assert
{
    public static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DockerClientTest.class);

    private DockerClient dockerClient;

    private List<String> tmpImgs = new ArrayList<String>();
    private List<String> tmpContainers = new ArrayList<String>();

    @BeforeTest
    public void beforeTest() throws DockerException, IOException {
		String url = System.getProperty("docker.url", "http://172.16.0.16:4243");
        LOG.info("======================= BEFORETEST =======================");
        LOG.info("Connecting to Docker server at " + url);
        dockerClient = DockerClient.builder().withUrl(url).build();
        LOG.info("Creating image 'busybox'");

        InputStream inputStream = dockerClient.createPullCommand()
                    .image("busybox")
                    .execute();

        System.out.println(IOUtils.toString(inputStream));

        assertNotNull(dockerClient);
        LOG.info("======================= END OF BEFORETEST =======================\n\n");
    }

    @AfterTest
    public void afterTest() {
        LOG.info("======================= END OF AFTERTEST =======================");
    }

    @BeforeMethod
    public void beforeMethod(Method method) {
        LOG.info(String.format("################################## STARTING %s ##################################", method.getName()));
    }

    @AfterMethod
    public void afterMethod(ITestResult result) {
        for (String image : tmpImgs) {
            LOG.info("Cleaning up temporary image " + image);
            try {
                dockerClient.imagesApi().removeImage(image,false,false);
            } catch (Exception ignore) {}
        }

        for (String container : tmpContainers) {
            LOG.info("Cleaning up temporary container " + container);
            try {
                dockerClient.container(container).remove();
            } catch (Exception ignore) {}
        }
        LOG.info(String.format("################################## END OF %s ##################################\n", result.getName()));
    }

    /*
     * #########################
     * ## INFORMATION TESTS ##
     * #########################
    */

    @Test
    public void testDockerVersion() throws DockerException {

        Version version = dockerClient.system().version();
        LOG.info(version.toString());

        assertTrue(version.getGoVersion().length() > 0);
        assertTrue(version.getVersion().length() > 0);

        assertEquals(StringUtils.split(version.getVersion(), ".").length, 3);

        int v[] = version.getVersionComponents();
        if( v[0] < 1) {
            fail("Testing against pre-1.0 docker.");
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void testDockerInfo() throws DockerException {
        Info dockerInfo = dockerClient.miscApi().info();
        LOG.info(dockerInfo.toString());

        assertTrue(dockerInfo.toString().contains("containers"));
        assertTrue(dockerInfo.toString().contains("images"));
        assertTrue(dockerInfo.toString().contains("debug"));

        assertTrue(dockerInfo.getContainers() > 0);
        assertTrue(dockerInfo.getImages() > 0);
        assertTrue(dockerInfo.getNFd() > 0);
        assertTrue(dockerInfo.getNGoroutines() > 0);
        assertTrue(dockerInfo.isMemoryLimit());
    }

    @Test
    public void testDockerSearch() throws DockerException {
        List<SearchItem> dockerSearch = dockerClient.images().search("busybox");
        LOG.info("Search returned {}", dockerSearch.toString());

        Matcher matcher = hasItem(hasField("name", equalTo("busybox")));
        assertThat(dockerSearch, matcher);

        assertThat(filter(hasField("name", is("busybox")), dockerSearch).size(), equalTo(1));
    }

    /*
     * ###################
     * ## LISTING TESTS ##
     * ###################
     */

    @Test
    public void testImages() throws DockerException {
        //List<Image> images = dockerClient.getImages(false);
        List<Image> images = dockerClient.images().finder().allImages(false).list();
        assertThat(images, notNullValue());
        LOG.info("Images List: {}", images);
        Info info = dockerClient.system().info();

        // Not true?
        // assertThat(images.size(), equalTo(info.getImages()));

        Image img = images.get(0);
        assertThat(img.getCreated(), is(greaterThan(0L)) );
        assertThat(img.getVirtualSize(), is(greaterThan(0L)) );
        assertThat(img.getId(), not(isEmptyString()));
        assertThat(img.getTag(), not(isEmptyString()));
        assertThat(img.getRepository(), not(isEmptyString()));
    }

    @Test
    public void testListContainers() throws DockerException {
        List<Container> containers = dockerClient.containers()
                                                 .finder()
                                                    .allContainers(true)
                                                    .list();
        assertThat(containers, notNullValue());
        LOG.info("Container List: {}", containers);

        int size = containers.size();

        ContainerConfig containerConfig = new ContainerConfig();
        containerConfig.setImage("busybox");
        containerConfig.setCmd(new String[]{"echo"});

        ContainerCreateResponse container1 = dockerClient.containers().create(containerConfig);
        assertThat(container1.getId(), not(isEmptyString()));
        dockerClient.container(container1.getId()).start();
        tmpContainers.add(container1.getId());

        List containers2 = dockerClient.containers()
                .finder()
                .allContainers(true)
                .list();
        assertThat(size + 1, is(equalTo(containers2.size())));
        Matcher matcher = hasItem(hasField("id", startsWith(container1.getId())));
        assertThat(containers2, matcher);

        List<Container> filteredContainers = filter(hasField("id", startsWith(container1.getId())), containers2);
        assertThat(filteredContainers.size(), is(equalTo(1)));

        Container container2 = filteredContainers.get(0);
        assertThat(container2.getCommand(), not(isEmptyString()));

        // We want to check that it was busybox:latest - but it may have an arbitary other
        // tag - for example, busybox:buildroot-2014.02
        //
        // So we check that those 2 IDs are the same.

        ImageInspectResponse response = dockerClient.image("busybox:latest").inspect();
        ImageInspectResponse response2 = dockerClient.image(container2.getImage()).inspect();

        assertThat(response.getId(), is(equalTo(response2.getId())));
    }

    /*
     * #####################
     * ## CONTAINER TESTS ##
     * #####################
     */

    @Test
    public void testCreateContainer() throws DockerException {
        ContainerConfig containerConfig = new ContainerConfig();
        containerConfig.setImage("busybox");
        containerConfig.setCmd(new String[]{"true"});

        ContainerCreateResponse container = dockerClient.containers().create(containerConfig);

        LOG.info("Created container {}", container.toString());

        assertThat(container.getId(), not(isEmptyString()));

        tmpContainers.add(container.getId());
    }

    @Test
    public void testStartContainer() throws DockerException {

        ContainerConfig containerConfig = new ContainerConfig();
        containerConfig.setImage("busybox");
        containerConfig.setCmd(new String[]{"true"});

        ContainerCreateResponse container = dockerClient.containers().create(containerConfig);
        LOG.info("Created container {}", container.toString());
        assertThat(container.getId(), not(isEmptyString()));
        boolean add = tmpContainers.add(container.getId());

        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).start();

        ContainerInspectResponse containerInspectResponse = dockerClient.container(container.getId()).inspect();
        LOG.info("Container Inspect: {}", containerInspectResponse.toString());

        assertThat(containerInspectResponse.config, is(notNullValue()));
        assertThat(containerInspectResponse.getId(), not(isEmptyString()));

        assertThat(containerInspectResponse.getId(), startsWith(container.getId()));

        assertThat(containerInspectResponse.getImage(), not(isEmptyString()));
        assertThat(containerInspectResponse.getState(), is(notNullValue()));

        // Doesn't make sense in light of the code after this!
        //assertThat(containerInspectResponse.getState().running, is(true));

        if (!containerInspectResponse.getState().running) {
            assertThat(containerInspectResponse.getState().exitCode, is(equalTo(0)));
        }

    }

    @Test
    public void testWaitContainer() throws DockerException {

        ContainerConfig containerConfig = new ContainerConfig();
        containerConfig.setImage("busybox");
        containerConfig.setCmd(new String[]{"true"});

        ContainerCreateResponse container = dockerClient.containers().create(containerConfig);
        LOG.info("Created container: {}", container.toString());
        assertThat(container.getId(), not(isEmptyString()));
        tmpContainers.add(container.getId());

        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).start();

        int exitCode = dockerClient.container(container.getId()).waitForContainer();
        LOG.info("Container exit code: {}", exitCode);

        assertThat(exitCode, equalTo(0));

        ContainerInspectResponse containerInspectResponse = dockerClient.container(container.getId()).inspect();
        LOG.info("Container Inspect: {}", containerInspectResponse.toString());

        assertThat(containerInspectResponse.getState().running, is(equalTo(false)));
        assertThat(containerInspectResponse.getState().exitCode, is(equalTo(exitCode)));

    }

    @Test
    public void testLogs() throws DockerException, IOException {

        String snippet = "hello world";

        ContainerConfig containerConfig = new ContainerConfig();
        containerConfig.setImage("busybox");
        containerConfig.setCmd(new String[] {"/bin/echo", snippet});

        ContainerCreateResponse container = dockerClient.containers().create(containerConfig);
        LOG.info("Created container: {}", container.toString());
        assertThat(container.getId(), not(isEmptyString()));

        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).start();
        tmpContainers.add(container.getId());

        int exitCode = dockerClient.container(container.getId()).waitForContainer();

        assertThat(exitCode, equalTo(0));

        InputStream response = dockerClient.container(container.getId()).log();

        StringWriter logwriter = new StringWriter();

        try {
            LineIterator itr = IOUtils.lineIterator(response, "UTF-8");
            while (itr.hasNext()) {
                String line = itr.next();
                logwriter.write(line + (itr.hasNext() ? "\n" : ""));
                LOG.info(line);
            }
        } finally {
            IOUtils.closeQuietly(response);
        }

        String fullLog = logwriter.toString();

        LOG.info("Container log: {}", fullLog);
        assertThat(fullLog, equalTo(snippet));
    }

    //This test doesn't work in Ubuntu 12.04 due to
    //Error mounting '/dev/mapper/docker-8:5-...
    //ref: https://github.com/dotcloud/docker/issues/4036

    @Test
    public void testDiff() throws DockerException {
        ContainerConfig containerConfig = new ContainerConfig();
        containerConfig.setImage("busybox");
        containerConfig.setCmd(new String[] {"touch", "/test"});

        ContainerCreateResponse container = dockerClient.containers().create(containerConfig);
        LOG.info("Created container: {}", container.toString());
        assertThat(container.getId(), not(isEmptyString()));
        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).start();
        boolean add = tmpContainers.add(container.getId());
        int exitCode = dockerClient.container(container.getId()).waitForContainer();
        assertThat(exitCode, equalTo(0));

        List filesystemDiff = dockerClient.container(container.getId()).getFilesystemChanges();
        LOG.info("Container DIFF: {}", filesystemDiff.toString());

        // Check there was at least one change (we touched /test above)
        assertThat(filesystemDiff.size(), greaterThan(0));
        FileChanges testChangeLog = selectUnique(filesystemDiff, hasField("path", equalTo("/test")));

        assertThat(testChangeLog, hasField("path", equalTo("/test")));
        assertThat(testChangeLog, hasField("kind", equalTo(1)));
    }

    @Test
    public void testStopContainer() throws DockerException {

        ContainerConfig containerConfig = new ContainerConfig();
        containerConfig.setImage("busybox");
        containerConfig.setCmd(new String[] {"sleep", "9999"});

        ContainerCreateResponse container = dockerClient.containers().create(containerConfig);
        LOG.info("Created container: {}", container.toString());
        assertThat(container.getId(), not(isEmptyString()));
        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).start();
        tmpContainers.add(container.getId());

        LOG.info("Stopping container: {}", container.getId());
        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).stop(2);

        ContainerInspectResponse containerInspectResponse = dockerClient.container(container.getId()).inspect();
        LOG.info("Container Inspect: {}", containerInspectResponse.toString());

        assertThat(containerInspectResponse.getState().running, is(equalTo(false)));
        assertThat(containerInspectResponse.getState().exitCode, not(equalTo(0)));
    }

    @Test
    public void testKillContainer() throws DockerException {

        ContainerConfig containerConfig = new ContainerConfig();
        containerConfig.setImage("busybox");
        containerConfig.setCmd(new String[] {"sleep", "9999"});

        ContainerCreateResponse container = dockerClient.containers().create(containerConfig);
        LOG.info("Created container: {}", container.toString());
        assertThat(container.getId(), not(isEmptyString()));
        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).start();
        tmpContainers.add(container.getId());

        LOG.info("Killing container: {}", container.getId());
        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).kill();

        ContainerInspectResponse containerInspectResponse = dockerClient.container(container.getId()).inspect();
        LOG.info("Container Inspect: {}", containerInspectResponse.toString());

        assertThat(containerInspectResponse.getState().running, is(equalTo(false)));
        assertThat(containerInspectResponse.getState().exitCode, not(equalTo(0)));

    }

    @Test
    public void restartContainer() throws DockerException {

        ContainerConfig containerConfig = new ContainerConfig();
        containerConfig.setImage("busybox");
        containerConfig.setCmd(new String[] {"sleep", "9999"});

        ContainerCreateResponse container = dockerClient.containers().create(containerConfig);
        LOG.info("Created container: {}", container.toString());
        assertThat(container.getId(), not(isEmptyString()));
        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).start();
        tmpContainers.add(container.getId());

        ContainerInspectResponse containerInspectResponse = dockerClient.container(container.getId()).inspect();
        LOG.info("Container Inspect: {}",  containerInspectResponse.toString());

        String startTime = containerInspectResponse.getState().startedAt;

        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).restart(2);

        ContainerInspectResponse containerInspectResponse2 = dockerClient.container(container.getId()).inspect();
        LOG.info("Container Inspect After Restart: {}", containerInspectResponse2.toString());

        String startTime2 = containerInspectResponse2.getState().startedAt;

        assertThat(startTime, not(equalTo(startTime2)));

        assertThat(containerInspectResponse.getState().running, is(equalTo(true)));

        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).kill();
    }

    @Test
    public void removeContainer() throws DockerException {

        ContainerConfig containerConfig = new ContainerConfig();
        containerConfig.setImage("busybox");
        containerConfig.setCmd(new String[] {"true"});

        ContainerCreateResponse container = dockerClient.containers().create(containerConfig);

        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).start();
        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).waitForContainer();
        tmpContainers.add(container.getId());

        LOG.info("Removing container: {}", container.getId());
        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).remove();

        List containers2 = dockerClient.containers().finder().allContainers(true).list();
        Matcher matcher = not(hasItem(hasField("id", startsWith(container.getId()))));
        assertThat(containers2, matcher);

    }

    /*
     * ##################
     * ## IMAGES TESTS ##
     * ##################
     * */

    @Test
    public void testPullImage() throws DockerException, IOException {

        String testImage = "centos";

        LOG.info("Removing image: {}", testImage);
        dockerClient.image(testImage).remove();

        Info info = dockerClient.system().info();
        LOG.info("Client info: {}", info.toString());

        int imgCount= info.getImages();

        LOG.info("Pulling image: {}", testImage);
        // http://172.16.0.16:4243/v1.8/images/create?tag=&registry=&fromImage=centos
        InputStream response = dockerClient.createPullCommand().image(testImage).execute();

        StringWriter logwriter = new StringWriter();

        try {
            LineIterator itr = IOUtils.lineIterator(response, "UTF-8");
            while (itr.hasNext()) {
                String line = itr.next();
                logwriter.write(line + "\n");
                LOG.info(line);
            }
        } finally {
            IOUtils.closeQuietly(response);
        }

        String fullLog = logwriter.toString();
        assertThat(fullLog, containsString("Download complete"));

        tmpImgs.add(testImage);

        info = dockerClient.system().info();
        LOG.info("Client info after pull, {}", info.toString());

        assertThat(imgCount, lessThanOrEqualTo(info.getImages()));

        ImageInspectResponse imageInspectResponse = dockerClient.image(testImage).inspect();
        LOG.info("Image Inspect: {}", imageInspectResponse.toString());
        assertThat(imageInspectResponse, notNullValue());
    }

    //This test doesn't work in Ubuntu 12.04 due to
    //Error mounting '/dev/mapper/docker-8:5-...
    //ref: https://github.com/dotcloud/docker/issues/4036

    @Test
    public void commitImage() throws DockerException {

        ContainerConfig containerConfig = new ContainerConfig();
        containerConfig.setImage("busybox");
        containerConfig.setCmd(new String[] {"touch", "/test"});

        ContainerCreateResponse container = dockerClient.containers().create(containerConfig);
        LOG.info("Created container: {}", container.toString());
        assertThat(container.getId(), not(isEmptyString()));
        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).start();
        tmpContainers.add(container.getId());

        LOG.info("Commiting container: {}", container.toString());
        String imageId = dockerClient.container(container.getId()).createCommitCommand()
                                                                  .execute();
        tmpImgs.add(imageId);

        ImageInspectResponse imageInspectResponse = dockerClient.image(imageId).inspect();
        LOG.info("Image Inspect: {}", imageInspectResponse.toString());

        assertThat(imageInspectResponse, hasField("container", startsWith(container.getId())));
        assertThat(imageInspectResponse.getContainerConfig().getImage(), equalTo("busybox"));

        ImageInspectResponse busyboxImg = dockerClient.image("busybox").inspect();

        assertThat(imageInspectResponse.getParent(), equalTo(busyboxImg.getId()));
    }

    @Test
    public void testRemoveImage() throws DockerException {

        ContainerConfig containerConfig = new ContainerConfig();
        containerConfig.setImage("busybox");
        containerConfig.setCmd(new String[] {"touch", "/test"});

        ContainerCreateResponse container = dockerClient.containers().create(containerConfig);
        LOG.info("Created container: {}", container.toString());
        assertThat(container.getId(), not(isEmptyString()));
        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).start();
        tmpContainers.add(container.getId());

        LOG.info("Commiting container {}", container.toString());
        String imageId = dockerClient.container(container.getId()).createCommitCommand()
                                                                  .execute();

        tmpImgs.add(imageId);

        LOG.info("Removing image" + imageId);
        dockerClient.image(imageId).remove();

        List containers = dockerClient.containers()
                                      .finder().allContainers(true).list();

        Matcher matcher = not(hasItem(hasField("id", startsWith(imageId))));
        assertThat(containers, matcher);
    }

    /*
     *
     * ################
     * ## MISC TESTS ##
     * ################
     */

    @Test
    public void testRunShlex() throws DockerException {

        String[] commands = new String[] {
                "true",
                "echo \"The Young Descendant of Tepes & Septette for the Dead Princess\"",
                "echo -n 'The Young Descendant of Tepes & Septette for the Dead Princess'",
                "/bin/sh -c echo Hello World",
                "/bin/sh -c echo 'Hello World'",
                "echo 'Night of Nights'",
                "true && echo 'Night of Nights'"
        };

        for (String command : commands) {
            LOG.info("Running command: [{}]",  command);

            ContainerConfig containerConfig = new ContainerConfig();
            containerConfig.setImage("busybox");
            containerConfig.setCmd( commands );

            ContainerCreateResponse container = dockerClient.containers().create(containerConfig);
            dockerClient.container(container.getId()).start();
            tmpContainers.add(container.getId());
            int exitcode = dockerClient.container(container.getId()).waitForContainer();
            assertThat(exitcode, equalTo(0));
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void testNginxDockerfileBuilder() throws DockerException, IOException {
        File baseDir = new File(Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource("nginx").getFile());

        Collection<EventStreamItem> response = dockerClient.system().build(baseDir, null);

        boolean success = false;
        String imageId = null;
        for(EventStreamItem item : response ) {
            if( item.getStream().contains("Successfully built")) {
                success = true;
                imageId = StringUtils.substringAfterLast(item.getStream(), "Successfully built ").trim();
            }
        }

        assertThat(success, equalTo(true));

        ImageInspectResponse imageInspectResponse = dockerClient.image(imageId).inspect();
        assertThat(imageInspectResponse, not(nullValue()));
        LOG.info("Image Inspect: {}", imageInspectResponse.toString());
        tmpImgs.add(imageInspectResponse.getId());

        assertThat(imageInspectResponse.getAuthor(), equalTo("Guillaume J. Charmes \"guillaume@dotcloud.com\""));
    }

    @Test
    public void testDockerBuilderAddFile() throws DockerException, IOException {
        File baseDir = new File(Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource("testAddFile").getFile());
        dockerfileBuild(baseDir, "Successfully executed testrun.sh");
    }

    @Test
    public void testDockerBuilderAddFolder() throws DockerException, IOException {
        File baseDir = new File(Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource("testAddFolder").getFile());
        dockerfileBuild(baseDir, "Successfully executed testAddFolder.sh");
    }

    @Test
    public void testDockerBuilderAddFolder2() throws DockerException, IOException {
        File baseDir = new File(Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource("testAddFolder2").getFile());
        dockerfileBuild(baseDir, "Test.");
    }

    @Test
    public void testDockerBuilderAddFolder3() throws DockerException, IOException {
        File baseDir = new File(Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource("testAddFolder3").getFile());
        dockerfileBuild(baseDir, "Test.");
    }

    /*
    @Test

    public void testImportImageFromTar() throws DockerException, IOException {
        InputStream tar = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("testImportImageFromTar/empty.tar");
        String imageId = dockerClient.importImage("empty", null, tar).getId();
        assert imageId.contains(dockerClient.inspectImage("empty").getId());
    }
     */

    @Test
    public void testNetCatDockerfileBuilder() throws DockerException, IOException, InterruptedException {
        File baseDir = new File(Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource("netcat").getFile());

        Collection<EventStreamItem> response = dockerClient.system().build(baseDir, null);

        boolean success = false;
        String imageId = null;
        for(EventStreamItem item : response ) {
            if( item.getStream().contains("Successfully built")) {
                success = true;
                imageId = StringUtils.substringAfterLast(item.getStream(), "Successfully built ").trim();
            }
        }

        assertThat(success, equalTo(true));

        ImageInspectResponse imageInspectResponse = dockerClient.image(imageId).inspect();
        assertThat(imageInspectResponse, not(nullValue()));
        LOG.info("Image Inspect: {}", imageInspectResponse.toString());
        tmpImgs.add(imageInspectResponse.getId());

        ContainerConfig containerConfig = new ContainerConfig();
        containerConfig.setImage(imageInspectResponse.getId());
        ContainerCreateResponse container = dockerClient.containers().create(containerConfig);
        assertThat(container.getId(), not(isEmptyString()));

        Map<String, PortBinding[]> bports = new HashMap<String, PortBinding[]>();
        PortBinding binding = new PortBinding();
        binding.hostIp = "0.0.0.0";
        bports.put("6900/tcp", new PortBinding[] { binding });
        HostConfig hostConfig = new HostConfig();
        hostConfig.setPortBindings(bports);

        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).start(hostConfig);

        try {
            tmpContainers.add(container.getId());

            ContainerInspectResponse containerInspectResponse = dockerClient.container(container.getId()).inspect();

            assertThat(containerInspectResponse.getId(), notNullValue());
            assertThat(containerInspectResponse.getNetworkSettings().ports, notNullValue());
            LOG.info("Ports: {}", containerInspectResponse.getNetworkSettings().ports.getAllPorts());
            assertEquals(containerInspectResponse.getNetworkSettings().ports.getAllPorts().size(), 1);

            Ports.Port p = containerInspectResponse.getNetworkSettings().ports.getAllPorts().get("6900");
            assertThat( p, notNullValue());
            assertThat( p.getHostPort(), notNullValue());
        } finally {
          dockerClient.container(container.getId()).stop(0);
        }
    }

    // UTIL

    private void dockerfileBuild(File baseDir, String expectedText) throws DockerException, IOException {

        //Build image
        Collection<EventStreamItem> response = dockerClient.system().build(baseDir, null);

        boolean success = false;
        String imageId = null;
        for(EventStreamItem item : response ) {
            LOG.info("Response: {}", item.toString());
            if( item.getStream() != null && item.getStream().contains("Successfully built")) {
                success = true;
                imageId = StringUtils.substringAfterLast(item.getStream(), "Successfully built ").trim();
            }
        }

        assertThat(success, equalTo(true));

        //Create container based on image
        ContainerConfig containerConfig = new ContainerConfig();
        containerConfig.setImage(imageId);
        ContainerCreateResponse container = dockerClient.containers().create(containerConfig);
        LOG.info("Created container: {}", container.toString());
        assertThat(container.getId(), not(isEmptyString()));

        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).start();
        dockerClient.container(container.getId()).waitForContainer();

        tmpContainers.add(container.getId());

        //Log container
        InputStream logResponse = dockerClient.container(container.getId()).log();

        StringWriter logwriter2 = new StringWriter();

        try {
            LineIterator itr = IOUtils.lineIterator(logResponse, "UTF-8");
            while (itr.hasNext()) {
                String line = itr.next();
                logwriter2.write(line + (itr.hasNext() ? "\n" : ""));
                LOG.info(line);
            }
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For years, Melanie Lee toyed with the idea of writing a children's story about a spiky-haired alien, but could never come up with a compelling storyline.
Things changed in 2012. She and her husband adopted their son Christian, and the spiky-haired alien she had been scratching her head about finally took shape.
Squirky, blue and with a spiky hairdo, is the star of The Adventures Of Squirky The Alien series written by Lee, a part-time lecturer, and illustrated by her friend, David Liew. There are six books in the series, about the alien's journey through space to find his birth parents.
Last Thursday, the third instalment, Who Is The Red Commander?, became the first Singapore book to win the Crystal Kite Award since it was established in 2010.
The annual award by the Los Angeles-based Society Of Children's Book Writers And Illustrators, which has more than 22,000 members worldwide, honours great children's books from the society's 15 regional divisions around the world.
Its members vote for their favourite book nominated in their region. Lee and Liew won in the Middle East/India/Asia division. The Crystal Kite comes with a trophy and winners are also invited to present at the society's international conferences.
The win comes at a time when children's literature from Singapore is getting recognition from abroad.
Epigram Books was in the running this year for the Bologna Best Children's Publisher Of The Year award, while the first three books of husband-and-wife duo A.J. Low's Sherlock Sam series were picked up by American publisher Andrews McMeel Publishing in November.
Lee, 37, says: "It actually felt very surreal. We didn't expect to win because there were two books from India and one from Israel - countries with much larger society memberships - as well as a well-loved Singapore book, A Curious Bundle For Bo Bo And Cha Cha by Jason Erik Lundberg, as fellow finalists.
"We're happy that a Singapore children's book is one of the 15 winners around the world, especially if you think about how small our scene is compared with bigger countries with a stronger literary culture."
And Liew, who is also behind the drawings for Eliza Teoh's Ellie Belly series of children's books, had a huge role in bringing Squirky to life.
Lee recalls how he had suggested doing a "fun alien story" after a visit to meet Christian, who had been adopted from Indonesia.
That set the ball rolling for their collaboration on The Adventures Of Squirky The Alien. It was initially meant as a "fun e-book indie thing", but the series found a publisher in MPH Group Publishing, which had in early 2014 put out an illustrated collection of short stories by Lee.
Christian, who is now four, is one of the test readers for every book, says Lee.
"He was the very first one - then at six months old - who saw the Squirky prototype that David came up with three years ago. He approved by smiling and pressing Squirky's tummy star on my laptop screen."
Lee and her husband, photographer Darren Soh, 40, have had some adoption-related conversations with their son after reading the books with him.
She says: "He understands the basic concept of adoption through these stories, but there's still much more for us to talk through as a family. Because he sees his name - 'For Christian' is at the beginning of each book - he sees the stories as belonging to him.
"Last year, he started to get upset when he saw me reading the stories to other children. So we've worked out an arrangement where I'll keep him posted if I have 'Squirky work', but he doesn't have to come along for such events."
So far, about 2,500 copies of the Squirky books have been sold.
Liew, 46, liked the idea of the books being able to make a difference: "I came on board because Melanie's aim of having a book to help adopted kids and their parents understand the issues involved really appealed to me."
Ms Catherine Carvell, regional adviser for the Singapore branch of the Society Of Children's Book Writers And Illustrators, says of the children's literature scene here: "There is no single reason for this flurry of successes, but rather several decades of consistent and concerted effort by Singaporean authors, publishers, government bodies, non- profit bodies and all involved in the industry to improve the quality of Singapore children's books."
The National Book Development Council of Singapore, for instance, has been fostering children's literature here for years now, introducing various awards, such as the Hedwig Anuar Children's Book Award; and festivals, such as the Asian Festival Of Children's Content, which returns this week for its seventh edition.
The Singapore branch of the society has almost 60 members, up from the five it started with in 2010.
Ms Carvell adds: "Today, evidenced by the success of A.J. Low's Sherlock Sam series, Singapore is creating children's literature that is competitive in the global market."


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The Aristocrats — Tres Caballeros
Tres Caballeros **** The Aristocrats' third album is a total winner for me…and anyone who is into modern shred-style dynamic playing should definitely acquaint themselves with this band. The Aristocrats is a supergroup of sorts comprised of Guthrie Govan on guitar, Bryan Beller on bass and Marco Marco Minnemann on drums and percussion. These guys are all great players and writers and have pedigrees that include work with Asia, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and Dweezil Zappa. In a world awash with music and crap and sound and crap and crap and crap, there is still pure musicianship that is capable of jarring even the most aged, jaded listener (that would be me). While I didn't know it when I originally mentioned posted, this disc was recorded all the way back in 2015, but since nothing new has been recorded since, this post is still a review of the band's latest album (hehe) so I feel totally current and on-point. In addition to being a full-fledged post in the blog queue, this review will be added to the ever-expanding section under the "ALT" column in due time along with all of the other er, ALT stuff I've reviewed.
I have to admit that I don't necessarily like bands like The Aristocrats as a rule. I never really listened to Vai, Satriani, Malmsteen or most of those shred/instrumental types mainly because I don't hear a sense of humor or a certain dynamic sensitivity that I look for in music, therefore I find it hard to listen to. Let's say a lot of seems to be made to impress and that's it. Others will disagree I'm sure and that's how music is; different strokes and all that. I would never dispute the guitar talents of any of those cats, or others like them, because they are obviously all great players. It's just a matter of what type of music the guitarist/chooses as the environment from which to express. My tastes tend to either to the old school (Beck, Zappa, Howe, McLaughlin) or the Jazz Acoustic Manouche school (Lagrene, Rosenberg, Romane, Wrembel). So this is a bit of a departure for me, but I've really enjoyed the experience. The first thing that struck me about the Aristocrats is, aside from being great players, they obviously have a twisted sense of humor and don't take themselves too seriously. I like that in a band, especially a band as "chops-city" as these guys. There is a great otherworldliness about the band; they would have made great guest stars playing some super-psycho dive bar on the rim of some spectral twilight in an episode of the X-Files. This wonderful weirdness pervades the music of the disc and the personality of the band and what's not to like about that, I ask ya?
Musically the band is like a Ferrari; it goes from a sparse whisper to an over-the-top flurry of notes, percussive hits or rhythmic shifts in the space of a few bars. Sometimes this is dizzying…and if I were to say anything critical what I would say is that there were one or two places where I thought the rapid shift move was used one too many times, but let's not quibble. There is no filler on the disc; every track is killer and obviously the band wanted each tune to be a statement in and of itself. The disc begins with a palm-muted, clean, almost chicken-picked guitar riff that segues into clean thrash and crash with Rush-style keyboard. Guitarist Guthrie Govan has a lot of love for all of the various classic tones he can wring from his axe, but then he'll rip out something totally futuristic; the affected (with what I don't know) quick picking legato on the solo to this track, Stupid 7, is pretty intense, yet just long enough to WOW! and then it's back to the theme. Jack's Back has a very odd-meter, bluesy vibe to it with some great solos from bassist Bryan Beller and some really tasty lines from Guthrie. Even though there are a lot of different styles to be found on the record, they meld them seamlessly into a singular sound that is very consistent and entertaining.
Texas Crazy Pants reminds me of a bit of 70s Fleetwood Mac multiplied by a factor of 500 with added crunch, UFO sounds and police sirens. The funny story that inspired this song (a lot of the band's songs are inspired by weird life stuff) can be found online. It's a great little rockin' number though; one of the most balls-out on the disc. ZZ Top (yes that's the name of the song) kind of reminds me of Rush's Subdivisions, from the early 80s and I mean that in a good way. It's a cool tune, but I don't know why it's named after the little ol' band from Texas because it doesn't put anything about that band in my head at all. But maybe it's a head fake…
The next tune, Pig's Day Off, is really pretty; a very clean, chordal, dynamic tune that descends into some twisted riffs and Zappa-style ensemble playing. This is one of the songs where the "jamming" is excessive I think…and that's only because the mellow vibe of the tune is so great that the whole tune could've progressed in this manner without everyone going Bates Motel. But I stopped doing acid a long time ago so maybe I'm just too old to really appreciate it as much as I should. Smuggler's Corridor is the anthem of the disc; a minor key surf rock that has everything but the kitchen sink, including Ennio Morricone-style vocalizing (The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly). Guthrie's soloing on this tune is nothing short of brilliant; tasteful where it needs to be and completely crazy and off the charts when he cuts loose. Bryan Beller also does a nice little bass solo as well. The rhythm vibe had my girlfriend and cat dancing around the kitchen, which is a sure sign of success.
Pressure Relief has more chicken-palm picking, fast legato runs and an envelope filter/wah tone that is really cool. It also features some nice guitar harmonics, double stops and chords. Guthrie doesn't use a lot of over-the-top distortion (at least on this disc) and is able to do all of the amazing guitar things he does with a very clean sound, which I think gives the band a more sophisticated and multi-layered presentation. They sound like seasoned professionals playing high-wire instrumental music. The next tune, The Kentucky Meat Shower has a sound and a riff straight outta Nashville y'all… and Nashville is pretty close to Kentucky so I think that's why it sounds like that. HA! Later in the tune it goes all METAL FACE! It's pretty funny, which fits the topic of the tune as it is another crazy "real-life" story from long ago. (Guthrie relates the background of the story on YouTube). The final tune Through the Flower is a supremo 11-minute prog-rock ballad that features amazing playing from all three instrumentalists and is a kind of synthesis of everything that has already occurred on the album. It's a nice wrap up and the tune has a nice riff, great chords and cool use of effects as well. I would rank this tune, Smuggler's Corridor, Texas Crazy Pants, and Pressure Relief as my favorites but there is something for any prog/fusion guitar head on this album. It's certainly a great effort from three really awesome musicians and I hope they get back into the studio real soon!
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No longer try to be everything to everybody, Nor will I be someone I'm not.
I will no longer use all my energies to fulfill the dreams of others while mine go unattended.
I will use my assertive right to take charge of my life.
I will never again know guilt.
I will fight the manipulators and their ploys by standing up for myself and my ideals.
I will insist on being treated with dignity, and demand goodness in my life.
I will speak the truth quietly and clearly and listen to others.
I will be the judge of my behavior, thoughts and emotions ... and I will be responsible for them.
I will always challenge put-downs.
I will destroy negative thoughts and fears of rejections.
I will not distress myself with imaginings.
I will be gentle with myself and strive to be happy.
I will live positively ... and I will begin now.
"This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy."
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The politics of MMA's testosterone push & California's coming collapse | FightOpinion.com – Your Global Connection to the Fight Industry.
The Octogenarian chairman of the California State Athletic Commission has had a hell of a week.
John Frierson, the four-decade long political ally of Governor Jerry Brown and ally of state senator Curren Price (head of the Senate Business, Professions, and Economic Development committee), has had quite a political battle on his hands. He barely won a seat for a 7-member Democratic county committee panel in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The day before, he presided over an explosive dual hearing session for the California State Athletic Commission in San Diego.
The June 4th San Diego hearing was going to determine what the course would be for the athletic commission in regards to how to handle the testosterone issue for combat sports in regards to handing out Therapeutic Use Exemptions. I voiced my opinion two months ago against such a procedure given that the testosterone scam in combat sports is more or less a legalized method of approving doping. Given the high stakes involved in having fighters on testosterone during bouts and what it means for health & safety, it's hard to come up with a reason to support testosterone usage in MMA.
There is a civil war going on right now amongst politicians and staff members at top state athletic commissions in regards to the testosterone issue.
In some quarters, the battle is quietly being waged. In other quarters, the battle is starting to spill out into public display. California is one such state that has an intense political fight over the issue. The DCA (Department of Consumer Affairs), which technically oversees the CSAC, does not want to see TUEs for testosterone unless there are WADA-style guidelines. Given that there's only been two TUEs for testosterone for Olympic athletes over the years, you can see where the DCA is coming from here.
Tracy Rhine, Deputy Director of Legislative and Policy Review read a letter from Department of Consumer Affairs (Department) Director, Denise Brown. The Department has concerns that the Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) request does not make specific what is needed to complete the process, what tests will be used/considered and who will make the final review and approval. The policy appears to allow the legal use of a prohibited substance, including steroids. The Commission risks allowing fighters, with a medical condition, to enter into a situation where they will be subject to severe bodily injury which may cause further deterioriation of a known medical condition. It also potentially puts the opponent of anyone who has been given a steroid TUE at a disadvantage. Essentially, the adoption of regulation 303.1 undermines the mission of the Commission which includes the health and safety of a fighter. The Department urged the Commission to delete proposed Rule 303.1 from the regulation.
The politicians and bureaucrats know what the score is regarding the testosterone scam. At the June 4th hearing, the CSAC decided to have a couple of its members create a sub-committee to come up with their own guidelines to handle the TUE situation. These findings will be introduced at an August hearing in Sacramento for further discussion.
At the same hearing on Monday, CSAC Executive Director George Dodd discussed with CSAC Chairman John Frierson the finances of the athletic commission. Based on findings from a note by the DCA, the commission is facing a financial crisis. In other words, they're about to go broke if the financials don't improve. If events like the UFC shows on July 11th (San Jose), August 4th (Staples Center), and this Fall do not produce the revenues expected as planned, the commission will be full of red ink. I can only imagine right now how much they really wish the Victor Ortiz/Andre Berto fight would have happened in Los Angeles.
In fact, the commission is in trouble right now. The agency is heavily under revenue projections and they are laying off several staff members and severely cutting back on the number of inspectors they are sending to run events to stay within budget. If this sounds like a nightmare scenario to you, that's because it is. For health & safety reasons alone, this should be sounding alarm bells.
What happens if the California State Athletic Commission runs out of money and goes broke? There won't be any boxing or MMA events in the state. Given the current financial predicament of the state and the declining drawing power of MMA live events, this is now a real possibility.
These new developments come on the heels of a sunset review that the CSAC is preparing for with Curren Price's SBP committee. As we detailed in our two-part investigation about the California State Athletic Commission (read our reports here and here), the checks & balances that normally are in place for the CSAC have been eroded. The DCA is controlled by Governor Jerry Brown. Given that his buddy is chairman of the CSAC, you're not going to see that politically symbiotic relationship get sabotaged. Curren Price Jr., head of the SBP committee that oversees the sunset review process for the CSAC, also has a politically symbiotic relationship with Chairman Frierson.
So, it's hard to see a scenario where Frierson is in political trouble here… unless the commission goes broke.
This is where the testosterone issue comes into play for politicians who are under pressure to bring in shows and generate revenue. You don't generate revenue if fighters are on the sidelines due to drug usage.
Legally, we have been advised to not directly name names in regards to who is pressuring politicians into pushing for testosterone usage in various states. It is horribly frustrating for us because we know who is very aggressive in pushing for testosterone usage. We know what the story is. Last April, I warned that several big name MMA fighters would get outed soon for getting hall passes to use testosterone. However, for legal reasons we can't name drop names because we don't want to get sued. So, what's about to proceed is a drip torture treatment on fans that will continue to raise the levels of public disgust.
A lot of the fighters are using testosterone. It's legal. They have prescriptions. Either you make it easy for them to fight in your state while using testosterone or else they will fight in another state.
What's so damn ugly about the situation is that you have a combination of shameless/desperate fighters, aggressive mark doctors who are confident they will not get in any trouble for writing prescriptions, promoters that don't care about combating the drug crisis on a serious level, and politicians starving for cash & freebies (tickets to shows to peddle influence). The end result is that you have civil wars brewing between spineless pols versus staffers who actually believe in doing their job ethically and with good governance in mind.
Understand that the California State Athletic Commission, without official guidelines for testosterone usage, has let at least one fighter (that's been documented publicly) fight while using TRT in a monitored process. It puts the issue regarding TUE guidelines for testosterone into a curious context.
With influence peddlers in MMA pushing politicians to an either/or scenario in regards to testosterone usage, we are starting to see a systemic pattern of testosterone abuse in the sport. This systemic pattern is not being discouraged by those in positions of power, either.
Dana White publicly told Ron Kruck that he thinks the athletic commissions are doing a good job in regards to the testosterone issue. It's a completely two-faced argument to make when you claim you are serious about cleaning up the sport of Performance Enhancing Drugs. Newsflash: if testosterone didn't have performance enhancing benefits, none of the fighters would want to use it.
What makes the testosterone issue so frustrating for us is that there are plenty of people who see the scam for what it is and either aren't speaking out about it or don't know what to say or do. Those who are benefiting from this charade are publicly the loudest in terms of saying that there is nothing wrong going on here. And you know who is aiding such public discourse? Big Pharma and the media. When Chael Sonnen's testosterone debacle occurred in California, the now famous "Is it Low T?" ad campaign started sweeping the nation. Suddenly, every man was told that they had low testosterone. Then, you had the bombardment of radio ads for Ageless Male. Now that ad campaign is on television as well. To top of it off, ESPN has been airing ads the last couple of weeks for Andro Gel which, you guessed it, is a testosterone product. With Big Pharma pushing testosterone products and a compliant media willing to take the ad money, you have the environment we are currently in.
There are two kinds of events left that will raise the stakes on the testosterone issue in combat sports.
A high-profile testosterone user will win a title, causing a firestorm over the legitimacy of such a win given the drug usage and what impact it had in the respective fight.
A fighter will get seriously injured, paralyzed, or killed and if the person inflicting the damage is outed as a testosterone user, every media outlet that has hated MMA will attack the sport with a vengeance. Sponsors will flee in horror, feigned or not.
The first scenario is one that could happen with Chael Sonnen if he beats Anderson Silva in Las Vegas. Dana White can say all the positive things he wants about testosterone usage and how it's legal, but traditional sports fans are sophisticated enough to know that testosterone is the base chemical of anabolic steroids. Doping is doping, whether it's legalized or not.
With politicians going along with the testosterone scam, I want you to think about the direction MMA is heading in as far as drug usage is concerned. With the NFL & MLB heading towards blood testing for growth hormone & other PEDs, we are now witnessing MMA moving in the opposite direction of the spectrum. Given the proliferation of PED usage & now legalized testosterone usage in the business, MMA is now moving more towards industries like cycling & horse racing in terms of credibility. Here's the top story in horse racing right now. You want MMA to head down this same path for publicity? That's a terrible path for the sport to be on.
Is this what you want the future of the business to be?
Question 1: Rouhgly how many licensed MMA fighters compete annually in the U.S. and for what percentage of them is there evidence showing they compete on testosterone replacement therapy right now? I'm just trying to ask question and gauge how pervasive this is.
Question 2: Are you including boxing in this testosterone crisis? My initial thought is that the problem of unwarranted testosterone usage and PEDs could be equally as pervasive there. The only difference is that it has alrady reared its head more at the world championship level in that sport. Do you think we'll see an exodus of fans and sponsors from boxing in the near future due to this?
Question 3: You mention Chael Sonnen. Do you have direct evidence that Sonnen's doctor misdiagnosed his medical condition? I know it's been questioned in commission meetings and in the media and I share skepticism of it but I know of no direct evidence. I have only my opinion. So I ask you if you have direct evidence or knowledge that he or his physician are knowingly "cheating". Or is it merely that his exemption is unwarranted and the commissions that sanction him should have taken a more critical stance?
If everything Dr. Trainor said during the last hearing is correct, then yes, Czarnecki misdiagnosed Sonnen. Normal FSH levels = secondary hypogonadism and Czarnecki had diagnosed Sonnen with primary hypgonadism (high FSH levels).
Was that the Orthopedic Surgeon that testified to Mr. Sonnen's condition?
This statement is very true and is applicable to the state of California (and several others) in general. That state is a basket case. They've got such huge, systemic problems in truly important departments that affect the citizenry directly that the Athletic Commission is an afterthought to almost all citizens right now (many of whom likely don't even realize that there is a state Athletic Commission in the first place). It will take them years to sort through their pressing issues.
And now we've come to the "I know things I can't say" part of the program huh? Can you substantiate anything in this article?
How many years has Zach Arnold been writing about MMA? How many times has he shown a lack of journalistic integrity?
If he has used sources that he can't name, I would say that he has a near perfect track record that what he is saying should be taken at face value.
Now you on the other hand….
Zach, where is the proof of this? I'm not saying you're incorrect but I'd like to see real evidence. How many fighters do you know (not speculation, but real knowledge) of that are competing on PEDs right now and what percentage of the aggregate number of licensed fighters do they make up? I'm just curious. I'm trying to gather as much data as possible to be able to put this issue in context.
Ed. — I understand your concerns and it has frustrated me very much that I am restricted to comment (for legal reasons) about what I can elaborate on in detail because of laws regarding medical privacy & disclosure. I cannot put myself in a position to violate laws here, so I'm doing the best I can to tell what is happening but doing so in a clean manner. If you have doubts about what I am writing on, I understand and I won't hold it against you. This issue is as ugly as the yakuza scandal I covered. The difference is that I had more freedom to comment about the details there, whereas this story is more restrictive (on the surface). In due time, new information will come out via proper channels.
"There are two kinds of events left that will raise the stakes on the testosterone issue in combat sports.
1.A high-profile testosterone user will win a title, causing a firestorm over the legitimacy of such a win given the drug usage and what impact it had in the respective fight.
I honestly don't know where you get this stuff Zach, but seriously it needs to stop you sound delusional when you reach this far.
First off the idea that someone on TRT winning a title is going to cause outrage is laghable. If Sonnen finishes the job he did at UFC 117 and passes all the test there is zero controversy unless of course you're a delusional Silva fan. Aside from them the great thing about mma is that you can't fake it, you can be on all the testosterone that you want like Hendo and still get dominated by the better fighter like Jones will.
Secondly fighter getting killed or paralyzed will be a huge story that will be used by the ignorant mma haters. It doesn't matter if the guy against his is on TRT, again this is where you sound like a madman yelling about how testosterone will ruin the sport.
This has already happened multiple times.
Dan Henderson won major titles while on TRT.
Sean Sherk got busted defending his title on Nandrolone.
Tim Sylvia got busted defending his title on Winstrol.
Josh Barnett won the UFC title on Drostanolone.
The world never stopped turning. The sport kept moving forward. There was no steroid apocalypse.


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Confidence is King in Youth Sports
Why confidence is king in youth sports? Confidence in one's own abilities is one of the most important traits that make a great athlete. The best athletes are so full of confidence that they perform every time they are out on the field or court.
Whether it's LeBron James who makes a critical defensive block when the game is on the line, Serena Williams in the early round of a major tournament, or the Patriots in need of a touchdown just minutes from the game end, you know that LeBron will make the play, Serena will reach the finals, and Tom Brady will lead the Pats to a touchdown. You know this because all these athletes are confident in their abilities to accomplish it without faltering.
It's all about playing with confidence
It is this confidence that differentiates the greats from other players. Their confidence levels are so high that they know they can do it and even their fans and coaches feel confident they can do the job without fail.
You come across this level of confidence mostly in professional sports. But confidence is required even more importantly among young athletes because they don't have as much experience behind them. Young athletes are more likely to be unsure of their abilities and if they can boost their confidence levels, it can work as the biggest factor in turning their career around.
If there is one factor that is most important in sports psychology, it is confidence. Even motivation contributes to building confidence.
Let's take a look at what confidence is, and what role coaches and parents can play in building it in young players.
What is Confidence?
Confidence is how strongly an athlete believes in his/her abilities to achieve goals. It is so important because a player can have all the abilities in the world to perform at the highest level, but if he doesn't believe in himself, he will not be able to perform up to those abilities. Their skills and potential will not be of much use.
Why Confidence Is So Important In Sports?
Most young athletes believe that excelling in sports is all about developing their skill levels. Just like skill level, confidence is also something that can be improved with practice. It is a factor that can make all the difference on the field or court, wherever someone performs. Lack of confidence can have a big impact on player performance, but faith in one's abilities can help take the game to the next level. Even if someone has better skills and potential than their opponent, a lack of confidence can prove to be devastating.
Why Confidence is Particularly Important With Young Athletes?
Confidence building is so important in young athletes because no amount of external (physical) work is going to matter unless a kid believes in himself or herself. Besides, the young don't have much experience that they can draw upon. Many coaches and parents are always looking for some secret to turn a kid into a big player. Confidence can be claimed to be that secret.
Challenges like pressure situations, tougher opponents, and difficult conditions are new to young athletes. Confidence building is one element, as important as skill development, in encouraging young players to look at tough opponents and difficult conditions as positive challenges that they want to overcome. Confidence also encourages them to seek new pressure situations. A more confident athlete will find more thrill in seeking out new challenges.
Sources of Confidence
The key to building confidence in young athletes is to make them believe in themselves. There are many sources of confidence, and coaches and parents can play a very important role in helping the young to tap into these sources the right way.
Practicing & Developing Skills – Practicing and working at the sport is in itself a big source of confidence. It will help in increasing one's confidence in their abilities to perform. The individual will also feel confident that he/she can keep improving.
Self Persuasion – Many young athletes need self-persuasion to boost their confidence levels. This can include both talking positively to oneself and getting verbal encouragement from others like parents, coaches, and peers. Especially to the young, when they notice that others believe in them, they also start believing in themselves.
Mental Training – Athletes can also use mental training as a way to increase their confidence. Visualizing success can help strengthen and maintain their confidence levels.
Sense of Control – Confidence also comes from a sense of control. Many times young athletes are trained to focus on what they can control. Even if a kid is in the early stages of skill development, they will always have one thing they can control – it is themselves. They can always control themselves. Young athletes can be trained to focus on what they can control and to ignore what they cannot control. They cannot control the crowd, the referees, the opponents, and other external factors. When an athlete focuses on what he/she can control, it gives them a sense of assurance in their abilities to face tough challenges.
Perception of Success – Correct perception of success can also be a big source of confidence. How someone looks at his/her winnings and losses is important. If a player won a match and thinks that he won just because the opponent was bad, it will affect his confidence negatively. Coaches and parents should teach their kids to always look at the positives. Even when someone loses matches, they should look at how they played their best in those matches. Perceived success doesn't have anything to do with winning. It has to do with how well an athlete performed and felt about it.
What Do Coaches Do To Build Confidence?
Every coach faces the problem of building confidence in young athletes. Experienced coaches use some of these ways to build confidence in their young pupils.
Making Players Face their Fear – Coaches create situations with hurdles and challenges that their young athletes fear. This helps in bringing out the fear that has been blocking them from performing to their best. They face and deal with those challenges, and once they have overcome them, their confidence levels get a big boost.
Encouraging Players to Learn from Mistakes – No athlete wants to make any mistakes. Experienced players know that mistakes will be made and they should only learn from them. But young athletes can take their mistakes in negative ways. It is the job of coaches to teach them how to turn each mistake and failure into a learning lesson. The lesson will help them improve further.
Catch Players Doing Something Right, and Let Them Know — Positive reinforcement, not just during games but also practices – can help build a player's confidence. Coaches who recognize doing things right are more apt to see that behavior repeated. In addition to letting players know verbally, don't be afraid to put it down in writing. A note or an award certificate, especially when unexpected, can go a long way.
There are many other things coaches can do to build confidence in their young athletes, including the following:
Reminding them of their successful past experiences.
Complimenting them for their great preparation.
Encouraging them to watch role models who have very high confidence levels.
Verbally encouraging them from time to time about their abilities.
Helping change all their focus from the scoreboard and the numbers to the improvement of skills.
Biggest Challenges to Building Confidence
Comparing athletes, whether by peers, parents, coaches or yourself, can hurt their performance and confidence levels. Even if peers make such comparisons, players should not take such assessments seriously. It can make them think about the skills they are lacking. It can cause players to focus on their weaknesses, thus affecting their confidence. Athletes will not be able to play up to their best abilities.
Athletes, both young and veterans, should always focus on their strengths. It is important never to compare with other athletes. It is the most common and easiest way to lose confidence in any sports. Young athletes should always think of competing to the best of their abilities and not competing against others.
What Can Parents Do For Their Kids to Build Confidence?
Parents have a very big role to play in building confidence in their kids. There are many key things they can do to boost their child's confidence levels by making them believe in themselves.
Compliment Them – Give genuine compliments, not just flattery. Avoid generalization and be specific as to the child's achievements. Instead of claiming that their daughter is a great athlete even if she is not, parents can show their appreciation in how hard she works to improve her game. Genuine compliments help in reinforcing kids' confidence.
Play to the Kid's Natural Abilities – Instead of forcing the child to try a sport that the parents think is best, they should allow their child to choose what he or she likes. When parents play to the natural abilities of their child, it helps boost their confidence. Parents should also help their children to trust themselves.
Teach Them to Fight Fear – Parents should also teach their children to be ready to accept fear because it is a part of the competition. Children must be taught how to become self-aware and that fear is nothing more than a natural thing.
Building confidence in young athletes is a continuous process that goes from one stumbling block to another while they overcome them successfully. Coaches play one of the most important roles in nurturing confidence in their athletes, but parents can also contribute in a big way to the process.
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From July 1 to July 3, the Cleveland Animal Protective League is lowering its adoption fees for cats and kittens to celebrate the Fourth of July.
The "Red, White and Mew" promotion will run at its Willey Avenue and Ridge Road PetSmart locations where people looking to add a cat to their home can do so at a much lower price.
Cat-lovers looking to adopt can take home an older cat (over a year old) for $5 (regularly $45). Kittens under a year old that normally cost $95 will be $20 to adopt.
Travel boxes are provided for the ride home and each cat has been spayed or neutered and has all the necessary vaccinations. The adopter will be given care information, a free initial vet exam, a collar and ID tags for the cats.


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OmiseGo [OMG] is the 21st largest cryptocurrency by market cap. The project's founder, Jun Hasegawa, and Ethereum's founder, Vitalik Buterin, just donated the equivalent of $1 Million USD in OMG tokens to refugees. The pair used the GiveDirectly platform as a way to deliver the funds to the individuals living in extreme poverty.
OmiseGo has entered into a fierce industry of seeking to unbank the banked using digital assets and blockchain technology. Presently, there are just under 6 billion "banked" individuals in the world. There is a group of individuals that value the concept of not relying on global financial services that would benefit from these decentralized crypto platforms emerging.
It seems that OmiseGo has also shifted its target audience, as presently there are more than 65 million individuals that are displaced from their homes. In order for someone to enter back into the financial system documentation is required and many, do not have these things. This group could greatly benefit from what OMG is seeking to do.
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With the VIP (Virtual Instrument Player) software application, your entire VST library is controlled by one application. Included with the Akai Pro Advance, Alesis VX49, and M-Audio CTRL49, VIP puts automatic plugin control at your fingertips. The included videos and article walk through a number of frequently asked questions about the VIP software.
Will VIP work on my computer?
Do I need a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) to use VIP?
Will VIP work in my Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)?
Does VIP really let me add VST instruments in Pro Tools?
How many instances of VIP can I run in my DAW?
Will VIP automatically tag the sound types when I add my favorite VST plugin?
Can I customize and adjust the Tags in VIP?
How many plugins can I use in a single Multi?
What is a Set List and how do I create one?
How many Set Lists can I save?
Can I split the keys to trigger different patches from different areas of the controller?
The installation includes both a 32-bit and 64-bit standalone application as well as 32-bit and 64-bit VST, 64-bit AU, and AAX plugin format.
For more information on installing the VIP software package, check out the videos below.
Does VIP run a standalone application and as a plugin inside my DAW?
VIP is can be run as a 32 or 64-bit standalone application, or as a plugin in your favorite Digital Audio Workstation (i.e. Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton, Cubase, MPC, etc). The installation includes both a 32-bit and 64-bit standalone application as well as 32-bit and 64-bit VST, 64-bit AU, and AAX plugin format.
VIP will open in most modern Digital Audio Workstation software titles (i.e. Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton, Cubase, MPC, etc). It operates as a plugin within any AU, VST, or AAX compatible DAW. The installation includes a 32-bit and 64-bit VST, 64-bit AU, and AAX plugin format.
Does VIP really let me use VST instruments in Pro Tools?
YES! It works as a VST host in the Pro Tools AAX environment as well as in other non-VST plugin hosts such as an Apple Logic AU environment!
You can add as many instances of the VIP software into your DAW as you like. The only limitation is your computer processing power.
There are over 400 plugins that VIP will automatically and intelligently map with as long as the Auto-tag patches preference setting is enabled - which by default, it is.
You can also manually add patches and tags manually. To do so, follow the steps suggested here.
Click BROWSER to enter the Tag mode. Use the filters to locate the Patch you want to Tag. Once you locate it, click on the Patch of choice in the Patch Browser on the left. You will notice that any current tags associated with that Patch will have a small checkmark just to the left of the tag.
To add another Tag, Ctrl+Click (Cmd+Click) on the new Tag and a checkmark will appear next to the Tag of choice.
To remove a Tag, Ctrl+Click (Cmd+Click) a Tag that currently has a checkmark next to it and the checkmark will disappear.
Selecting a Patch in the Patch Browser will show the checkmarks next to all of the Tags associated with that Patch.
Patches can have multiple Tags in each category.
Click BROWSER to enter Tag mode. Each Category column will have a plus (+) button next to the category name.
Click on the plus (+) button and enter the name of the new Tag title to be added to that category. Press Enter when finished to add the new Tag title.
At any time, you can right-click any Tag and choose to remove or rename it.
Note: Removing a plugin from the PLUGINS category will cause all of its associated Patches and Tags to be removed as well.
Now you can add that Tag to any Patch you want.
A Multi is a user-created patch that allows the user to layer up to eight patches into a single "Multi" patch which can then be mixed, panned, soloed, muted, and set to keyboard ranges/splits. In other words, it is a sort of "Patch bucket".
There are two ways to create a Multi - From the Advance MIDI controller itself and from within the VIP software.
Press the BROWSER button. Use the Value Dial and Arrow keys to choose a patch. Press in the Value Dial to load the patch of choice. This automatically loads to Slot 1.
To add a second patch to your Multi, use the Up Arrow and Right Arrow buttons to highlight the Slot (S1) area in the upper right corner of the display window.
Turn the Value Dial to change to Slot 2 (S2), then press in the Value Dial to select it.
Use the Arrow keys and Value Dial to select a second patch as described in step 1.
Repeat the steps above to add up to 8 different patches to your Multi.
Click on Browser. Choose your preferred VST plugin and/or tags and click on your preferred patch in the left column to load it to Slot 1.
If you like, clear your current Tag selection by clicking on the circular arrow button in the upper right corner of the VIP software to clear all current tag selections.
Now click on the preferred plugin or tags to locate the second sound of choice for your Multi. Click and drag the new patch to Slot 2.
How many patches can I use in a single Multi?
Add up to 8 patches to any Multi. Create as many Multis as you like!
What is a Setlist and how do I create one?
A Setlist allows users to order their patches in a "set" for quick selection when playing live or just stepping through a list of favorite patches. A Setlist must be created and built in the VIP software, but once your Setlists are created, you can access all of your Setlists and individual patches in the Setlist directly from the Advance, VX49, or CTRL49 controllers.
Next, click on the "plus (+)" button next to NEW SETLIST and name your new Setlist.
Click on BROWSER and locate the patch you want to add to your Setlist. Click on the patch to load it, then right-click the patch. In the drop-down menu that appears, scroll over Add to setlist and then choose the setlist you want to add the patch to.
At the top of the VIP window, click on SETLIST. You will notice the patch you chose has been added.
In this window, you can also drag any patch of choice directly from the left column to a new spot in your setlist.
Press the MAIN button to return to the main screen.
Use the Arrow keys to highlight the Setlist box in the upper-right of the display screen.
Use the Value dial to choose your Setlist and then use the down Arrow key to access the individual patches in the Setlist.
To load a patch, press the Value dial in.
The VIP software allows you to save up to 128 different Set Lists.
Can I split the keys to trigger different patches from different areas of the keyboard?
Yes! You can do this from the VIP software or from the Advance, VX49, and CTRL49 hardware.
Choose a Multi and then open the Multi panel by clicking on the Multi panel icon.
For each channel of the Multi mixer, there is a key range section. Click in one of the range boxes to un-hide the piano panel. The range for the currently selected Multi channel will be highlighted.
There are two ways to adjust the key range for an individual Multi channel.
Click-and-drag either end of the highlighted range in the piano panel to your preference.
Click-and-drag the Low or High key range slot boxes up or down to adjust the minimum or maximum key range value.
Adjust each Multi channel to your desired key range.
Choose your Multi and then open the Multi window on the Advance display screen by pressing the MULTI button.
Use the value dial to highlight the Multi channel key range that you want to adjust and then press in the Value Dial to select it and view the individual parameters of that Multi channel.
Use the arrow keys to highlight the Lo Key or Hi Key key range. Use the Value dial to adjust the minimum and maximum values of the key range for your Multi channel.
Press in the Value dial to go back to the Multi channel window. Use the Value dial to select any remaining Multi channels that you want to adjust and repeat the steps above for each channel.


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Experience a full-day tour which combines the 2 historical cities, Athens and Corinth. Visit the Acropolis which is symbol of democracy. See the Parthenon which is considered the most perfect building in the world. The Erechtheion became famous for its Karyatides, the Propylae, and the reconstructed Temple of Athena Nike. Continue to the Acropolis Museum which was recently voted the fifth best in the world. See the famous Arch of Roman Emperor Adrian and the Temple of Zeus which was the biggest in ancient world. Catch a panoramic view over Athens from Mount Lycabettus and take some beautiful pictures. Visit the Panathinaiko Stadium which hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896. Watch the changing of the guards at the Parliament. Tour around the city center and see some fantastic Neoclassic buildings such as the University of Athens, the Academy of Art and Sciences, and the National Library. See the residence of Sleiman, the Geman Archaeologist who found Troy. Afterwards, continue southwest to Corinth an make a short stop to see the Corinth Canal and the Diolkos which helped the Corinthians to pull the ships along. Arrive in ancient Corinth, where you can see ruins of 2 theaters, the Temple of Apollo, temples of the Roman period, and of course the altar where Saint Paul spoke to the Corinthians about the new religion. The Museum which hosts hundreds of artifacts from different periods is really interesting. After lunch (optional) you'll return back to Athens.
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Discover the rich history of Corinth, a city that played a major role in Ancient Greece. On a half-day excursion from Athens, you'll visit the highlights of one of the first cities in Europe that embraced Christianity. Visit the Corinth Canal, and hear how the Corinthians pulled ships from one sea to the other. Head to the archaeological site to see the Temple of Apollo, and the spot where St. Paul spoke to the Corinthians. At the museum you'll see statues of Roman emperors and the Labors of Hercules, along with many other artifacts. Experience the Peloponnese countryside and have lunch in a restaurant near the archaeological site.
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Leave Athens and drive southwest until you reach the Corinth Canal that connects the Aegean Sea with the Ionian Sea (short stop). Drive on and visit the ancient town of Corinth, where St. Paul lived and preached for two years. The remains of the city, which include the agora (marketplace) and Temple of Apollo (6th-century BC) clearly show how rich and important Corinth was in ancient times. A short stop at the site of the ancient Port of Cehrees, where St. Paul disembarked will conclude the visit. Return back to Athens by the same route. If you are staying near the coast, you will be transferred back to your hotel at around 15:00 with the tour bus.
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Our excursion to Corinth and Athens was fantastic. Our driver Odysseus was exceptional. The knowledge of Athens and Corinth was phenomenal. We learned so much from him while driving to our tour sights!!!! Odysseus even stopped and let me go into a Starbucks in Athens (which was not apart of the tour. But he did so because we told him Starbucks was my favorite). All in all, Odysseus went above and beyond to ensure our experience was enjoyable and memorable! This Tour and our tour guide was AMAZING!!!!!
Athens and Corinth Full-Day Tour with Transfers Reviewed by James, 7/23/2021
It was an amazing day tour. Great information and good insight to local traditions. Our tour guide pointed out and drove to multiple locations around Athens, and Corinth. We had a group of six and had plenty of comfort during the drives. The tickets to enter are not included but only a few stops require to pay access fee. Great day all together, big thanks to Odysseus our guide!
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The person who drove was awesome. We did not have great weather but he made sure that we make the most out of the trip. He even took us to a couple of places not in the itenerary and which i feel is a must see. Overall a very excellent trip only because our driver/guide.
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Alex was an amazing tour guide for the Ajayi family! Patient and attentive, and very flexible to focus on key areas of our interest. All in all, we saw everything of what Corinth had to offer. Best, the Ajayis
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Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics and music. It was developed in Brazil mainly by African descendants with native Brazilian influences. It is known by quick and complex moves, using mainly power, speed, and leverage for a wide variety of kicks, spins, and highly mobile techniques; Capoeira is used in genuine self-defense situations incorporates many sweeps and low moves, At our capoeira class in manchester your teacher will teach you a combination of moves with emphasis on high moves, demonstrations of acrobatics, full cartwheels.
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