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require 'ruby-filemagic'
require 'fileutils'

###
# Configuration
###
if ENV['MU_APPLICATION_FILE_STORAGE_PATH'] and ENV['MU_APPLICATION_FILE_STORAGE_PATH'].start_with?('/')
  log.fatal "MU_APPLICATION_FILE_STORAGE_PATH (#{ENV['MU_APPLICATION_FILE_STORAGE_PATH']}) must be relative"
  exit
else
  FileUtils.mkdir_p "/share/#{ENV['MU_APPLICATION_FILE_STORAGE_PATH']}"
end

configure do
  set :relative_storage_path, (ENV['MU_APPLICATION_FILE_STORAGE_PATH'] || '').chomp('/')
  set :storage_path, "/share/#{(ENV['MU_APPLICATION_FILE_STORAGE_PATH'] || '')}".chomp('/')
  set :file_resource_base, (ENV['FILE_RESOURCE_BASE'] || '')
end

file_magic = FileMagic.new(FileMagic::MAGIC_MIME)

###
# Vocabularies
###
DC = RDF::Vocab::DC
NFO = RDF::Vocabulary.new('http://www.semanticdesktop.org/ontologies/2007/03/22/nfo#')
NIE = RDF::Vocabulary.new('http://www.semanticdesktop.org/ontologies/2007/01/19/nie#')
DBPEDIA = RDF::Vocabulary.new('http://dbpedia.org/ontology/')

###
# POST /files
# Upload a new file. Results in 2 new nfo:FileDataObject resources: one representing
# the uploaded file and one representing the persisted file on disk generated from the upload.
#
# Accepts multipart/form-data with a 'file' parameter containing the file to upload
#
# Returns 201 on successful upload of the file
#         400 if X-Rewrite header is missing
#             if file param is missing
###
post '/files/?' do
  rewrite_url = rewrite_url_header(request)
  error('X-Rewrite-URL header is missing.') if rewrite_url.nil?
  error('File parameter is required.') if params['file'].nil?

  tempfile = params['file'][:tempfile]

  upload_resource_uuid = generate_uuid()
  upload_resource_name = params['file'][:filename]
  upload_resource_uri = "#{settings.file_resource_base}#{upload_resource_uuid}"

  file_format = file_magic.file(tempfile.path)
  file_extension = upload_resource_name.split('.').last
  file_size = File.size(tempfile.path)

  file_resource_uuid = generate_uuid()
  file_resource_name = "#{file_resource_uuid}.#{file_extension}"
  file_resource_uri = file_to_shared_uri(file_resource_name)

  now = DateTime.now

  FileUtils.copy(tempfile.path, "#{settings.storage_path}/#{file_resource_name}")

  query =  " INSERT DATA {"
  query += "   GRAPH <#{graph}> {"
  query += "     <#{upload_resource_uri}> a <#{NFO.FileDataObject}> ;"
  query += "         <#{NFO.fileName}> #{upload_resource_name.sparql_escape} ;"
  query += "         <#{MU_CORE.uuid}> #{upload_resource_uuid.sparql_escape} ;"
  query += "         <#{DC.format}> #{file_format.sparql_escape} ;"
  query += "         <#{NFO.fileSize}> #{sparql_escape_int(file_size)} ;"
  query += "         <#{DBPEDIA.fileExtension}> #{file_extension.sparql_escape} ;"
  query += "         <#{DC.created}> #{now.sparql_escape} ;"
  query += "         <#{DC.modified}> #{now.sparql_escape} ."
  query += "     <#{file_resource_uri}> a <#{NFO.FileDataObject}> ;"
  query += "         <#{NIE.dataSource}> <#{upload_resource_uri}> ;"
  query += "         <#{NFO.fileName}> #{file_resource_name.sparql_escape} ;"
  query += "         <#{MU_CORE.uuid}> #{file_resource_uuid.sparql_escape} ;"
  query += "         <#{DC.format}> #{file_format.sparql_escape} ;"
  query += "         <#{NFO.fileSize}> #{sparql_escape_int(file_size)} ;"
  query += "         <#{DBPEDIA.fileExtension}> #{file_extension.sparql_escape} ;"
  query += "         <#{DC.created}> #{now.sparql_escape} ;"
  query += "         <#{DC.modified}> #{now.sparql_escape} ."
  query += "   }"
  query += " }"
  update(query)

  content_type 'application/vnd.api+json'
  status 201
  {
    data: {
      type: 'files',
      id: upload_resource_uuid,
      attributes: {
        name: upload_resource_name,
        format: file_format,
        size: file_size,
        extension: file_extension
      }
    },
    links: {
      self: "#{rewrite_url.chomp '/'}/#{upload_resource_uuid}"
    }
  }.to_json
end

###
# GET /files/:id
# Get metadata of the file with the given id
#
# Returns 200 containing the file with the specified id
#         404 if a file with the given id cannot be found
###
get '/files/:id' do
  rewrite_url = rewrite_url_header(request)
  error('X-Rewrite-URL header is missing.') if rewrite_url.nil?

  query = " SELECT ?uri ?name ?format ?size ?extension FROM <#{graph}> WHERE {"
  query += "   ?uri <#{MU_CORE.uuid}> #{sparql_escape_string(params['id'])} ;"
  query += "        <#{NFO.fileName}> ?name ;"
  query += "        <#{DC.format}> ?format ;"
  query += "        <#{DBPEDIA.fileExtension}> ?extension ;"
  query += "        <#{NFO.fileSize}> ?size ."
  query += " }"
  result = query(query)

  return status 404 if result.empty?
  result = result.first

  content_type 'application/vnd.api+json'
  status 200
  {
    data: {
      type: 'files',
      id: params['id'],
      attributes: {
        name: result[:name].value,
        format: result[:format].value,
        size: result[:size].value,
        extension: result[:extension].value
      }
    },
    links: {
      self: rewrite_url
    }
  }.to_json
end

###
# GET /files/:id/download?name=foo.pdf
#
# @param name [string] Optional name of the downloaded file
#
# Returns 200 with the file content as attachment
#         404 if a file with the given id cannot be found
#         500 if the file is available in the database but not on disk
###
get '/files/:id/download' do
  query = " SELECT ?fileUrl FROM <#{graph}> WHERE {"
  query += "   ?uri <#{MU_CORE.uuid}> #{sparql_escape_string(params['id'])} ."
  query += "   ?fileUrl <#{NIE.dataSource}> ?uri ."
  query += " }"
  result = query(query)

  return status 404 if result.empty?

  url = result.first[:fileUrl].value
  path = shared_uri_to_path(url)

  filename = params['name']
  filename ||= File.basename(path)

  if params['content-disposition'] and params['content-disposition'].casecmp? 'inline'
    disposition = 'inline'
  else
    disposition = 'attachment'
  end

  if File.file?(path)
    send_file path, disposition: disposition, filename: filename
  else
    error("Could not find file in path. Check if the physical file is available on the server and if this service has the right mountpoint.", 500)
  end
end

###
# DELETE /files/:id
# Delete a file and its metadata
#
# Returns 204 on successful removal of the file and metadata
#         404 if a file with the given id cannot be found
###
delete '/files/:id' do
  query = " SELECT ?uri ?fileUrl FROM <#{graph}> WHERE {"
  query += "   ?uri <#{MU_CORE.uuid}> #{sparql_escape_string(params['id'])} ."
  query += "   ?fileUrl <#{NIE.dataSource}> ?uri ."
  query += " }"
  result = query(query)

  return status 404 if result.empty?

  query =  " DELETE WHERE {"
  query += "   GRAPH <#{graph}> {"
  query += "     <#{result.first[:uri]}> a <#{NFO.FileDataObject}> ;"
  query += "       <#{NFO.fileName}> ?upload_name ;"
  query += "       <#{MU_CORE.uuid}> ?upload_id ;"
  query += "       <#{DC.format}> ?upload_format ;"
  query += "       <#{DBPEDIA.fileExtension}> ?upload_extension ;"
  query += "       <#{NFO.fileSize}> ?upload_size ;"
  query += "       <#{DC.created}> ?upload_created ;"
  query += "       <#{DC.modified}> ?upload_modified ."
  query += "     <#{result.first[:fileUrl]}> a <#{NFO.FileDataObject}> ;"
  query += "       <#{NIE.dataSource}> <#{result.first[:uri]}> ;"
  query += "       <#{NFO.fileName}> ?fileName ;"
  query += "       <#{MU_CORE.uuid}> ?id ;"
  query += "       <#{DC.format}> ?format ;"
  query += "       <#{DBPEDIA.fileExtension}> ?extension ;"
  query += "       <#{NFO.fileSize}> ?size ;"
  query += "       <#{DC.created}> ?created ;"
  query += "       <#{DC.modified}> ?modified ."
  query += "   }"
  query += " }"
  update(query)

  url = result.first[:fileUrl].value
  path = shared_uri_to_path(url)
  File.delete path if File.exist? path

  status 204
end

###
# Helpers
###
def shared_uri_to_path(uri)
  uri.sub('share://', '/share/')
end

def file_to_shared_uri(file_name)
  if settings.relative_storage_path and not settings.relative_storage_path.empty?
    return "share://#{settings.relative_storage_path}/#{file_name}"
  else
    return "share://#{file_name}"
  end
end


This past week wasn't much fun, I must admit. On Monday I had to go home from work and then spent most of the week in bed with some kind of tummy virus. I was still exhausted towards the end of the week but managed to drag myself to the office for a few hours on Thursday before going home to bed again. I really don't like being ill (but who does!?) and for me the worst part is not having any energy at all, and having to cancel plans. Last week I had to cancel both a book club gathering and a dear friend's birthday celebrations, which pains me so much.
Friday I managed almost a full day in the office and afterwards we went out for a quick bite to eat (I was too tired to cook) before going to the cinema to see Bohemian Rhapsody. Which was absolutely brilliant. I loved it so much and Rami Malek was excellent as Freddie Mercury! A must see!
Saturday I rested as much as I could during the day so I could go to a friend's surprise birthday party in the evening. It was great fun to see her very surprised face when she realised she wasn't having a date night with her husband but drinks and dinner with a large group of friends instead!
Sunday was a quiet affair with takeaway burgers, The Handmaid's Tale and a good film. We saw The Founder about the McDonald's empire and it was really good! A nice relaxing ending to a not so nice week.
I'm so pleased I managed to do some more cooking last week, than in the recent weeks. Nothing life-altering but I feel so much better eating proper home cooked food. On Monday I made my go-to fast food supper of rosti with creme fraiche, lumpfish roe and chopped red onions. It's quick and yummy and I even made some extra for lunch the next day.
On Tuesday we went to the theatre, but as it was a long play we made sure to eat something beforehand. Luckily Bleecker on the Southbank is perfectly located for a pre-theatre burger, which also happens to be one of my favourites!
The play we saw was The Lehman Trilogy at The National Theatre and it was OUTSTANDING! Amazing actors and amazing story! A must see!
And as always when I walk from the office across the Thames to the Southbank I always stop on Hungerford Bridge to admire the view (and take a few snaps). London is such a beautiful city!
The rest of the week I tried on dresses and packed for the weekend. As I like to be prepared I even brought backup dresses, but luckily I didn't have to use them! But I also cooked and made enough of this pasta with spinach and nuts for two suppers. Really yummy!
Friday night was a chilled out night in, with some yummy food. To stop me from becoming hangry while I was cooking the mains, we had some shop-bought blinis with smoked salmon, soured cream and chives to start. Then steak, roasted new potatoes, homemade bearnaise sauce and vegetables. And we watched some more Handmaid's Tale and Stan Lee's Lucky Man.
On Saturday morning we left London for Somerset and enjoyed the beautiful countryside on the way there and stopped at a pub en route for a quick bite. Then it was party and dancing all night long followed by a lunch day before driving back to London and collapsing on the sofa in front of (more) Handmaid's Tale and some yummy grilled cheese.


Oh how I love reading your blog, Brae. You had a very busy August. I personally know how hard you worked on your talk for the TEDx Wilmington Conference. All summer, the daycare children and I had the pleasure to listen to your insightful words. Thank you for being brave enough to give a voice to the plight of the homeless. I am so PROUD of YOU! The 2016 3B Summer Celebration brought a lot of your supporters together. It was great to see the many children from the 3B Student Ripples Chapters in attendance. They are AWESOME! I am also so happy that you were able to help out the flood victims in Louisiana. You are doing incredible things to help those in need. I love you, Brae!!!


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1974 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 3.0 RSR IROC
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Under the hood sits its correct 911/75, 3.0-liter "high-butterfly" flat-six racing engine which drives the rear wheels through a five-speed manual transmission.
Initially sold for participation in the first 1974 IROC season, the car was first raced by Formula 1 Champion Emerson Fittipaldi, who subsequently piloted it to qualify in pole position for the first IROC race at Riverside in October 1973.
This storied 911 has full ownership records and was originally brought into the US and owned by Roger Penske, then sold to John Tunstall who raced it in many IMSA races including the 24 Hr of Daytona and the Sebring 12 Hr.
Tunstall later sold it to the infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar who raced it in Colombia with 935 bodywork. The car then returned to the USA in the early 1990's and was converted back to its original bodywork.
In 2011, it debuted at the Rennsport Reunion IV at Laguna Seca, and has since won a multitude of coveted awards.
In total, only 15 IROC RSRs were produced for the 1974 model year, being fashioned after the then-new 'short hood' 911 and fitted with a unique rear decklid.
This example has been refinished in its original hue of Sahara Beige, punctuated by the appropriate manufacturer and sponsor decals.
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Paris Opera Ballet
European Ballet Companies
Mathieu Ganio in Tokyo (...and so is Legris)
By Naoko S, February 12, 2005 in Paris Opera Ballet
Naoko S
Mathieu is currently guesting with Tokyo Ballet, dancing James in La Sylphide (choreography: Lacotte). His partners are Tokyo Ballet's very own, Yukari Saito and Mika Yoshioka. Manuel Legris is also there to support Ganio (and perhaps restaging the ballet too) - it's said that his name is credited in the programme as the coach.
I've read some favourable reviews in Japanese ballet-fans' sites. A good thing as Ganio's debut appearance in the country last summer didn't earn much credit for him!
http://www.nbs.or.jp/stages/sylphide/index.html
Thanks for the information, Naoko ! Will you have an opportunity to see Mathieu Ganio as James ? And do you know in which role(s) he appeared last summer ?
It's interesting to see that Legris is involved in coaching now.
The picture on the web site you linked is a bit surprising, as the costume doesn't look like that of James (no kilt...)
Thanks for the information, Naoko ! Will you have an opportunity to see Mathieu Ganio as James ? And do you know in which role(s) he appeared last summer ?....... The picture on the web site you linked is a bit surprising, as the costume doesn't look like that of James (no kilt...)
No, unfortunately not - I'm in London and won't be able to see Mathieu in this performance with Tokyo Ballet. As for the appearance last summer - Mathieu danced in the following roles:
* Esmeralda PdD with Dupont
* Who Cares? with Abbagnato (in the 1st PdD)
* Sleeping Beauty PdD with Ould-Braham
* Allez Waltz
As I wrote back then in the thread: Legris gala in Tokyo, he did struggle, apparently exhausted from the sudden increases in workload immediately before the Tokyo gala. That caused open scepticism about his rapid asension to an etoile-dom among certain Japanese ballet-goers, who have eagle-eyes on quality of dancing, getting accustomed to seeing great and the greatest dancers from all over the world, and expect nothing but the best from a POB's etoile. (As for me, I never doubted the justification of his promotion, of course )
The picture with no kilt in sight - it's odd, indeed, but don't worry - it's been confirmed by my contact that he did wore kilt in the real performances! I guess it's only that the impresario couldn't get hold of an appropriate picture in good time so put on anything's available to them instead!
Oh and there's one more thing that makes us green with envy - the Japanese national broadcaster NHK will show POB's La Sylphide with Dupont and Ganio taken last summer on a terrestrial TV (I think in its entirety), in March. Commercial DVD itself from TDK will be released later this month (on the 23rd) in the country. What about on French television's front - and do you know when commercial DVD becomes available in Europe?
cygneblanc
Naoko, this sylphide hasn't been broadcasted yet here, at least not on the state TV (Maybe on Mezzo, but I'm not sure. Do you know it, Estelle ?).
As for the DVD, I think it will be released by the POB but I don't know when. I think the japonese version you mentionned will be the first one that will be available in Europe
As for the appearance last summer - Mathieu danced in the following roles:
As I wrote back then in the thread: Legris gala in Tokyo, he did struggle, apparently exhausted from the sudden increases in workload immediately before the Tokyo gala. That caused open scepticism about his rapid asension to an etoile-dom among certain Japanese ballet-goers, who have eagle-eyes on quality of dancing, getting accustomed to seeing great and the greatest dancers from all over the world, and expect nothing but the best from a POB's etoile.
Thanks for the explanation. You hadn't mentioned that in your posts about the Legris gala in Tokyo (by the way, for the people interested in re-reading it, here's a link:
http://ballettalk.invisionzone.com/index.p...topic=17401&hl= )
so I didn't know about the reaction of some Japanese ballet-goers.
Oh, the Japanese audience really is lucky ! I haven't heard of any "Sylphide" being shown on TV in France, alas...
...Commercial DVD itself from TDK will be released later this month (on the 23rd) in the country. What about on French television's front - and do you know when commercial DVD becomes available in Europe?
Sorry, if this is slightly off topic, but:
Will the DVD be released in Europe before summer? I will be in Japan in summer for a competition and would like maybe to buy such a dvd, if it won't be released here in europe. Are they selled in a normal DVD shop?
Edited February 13, 2005 by Daniil
Sorry Estelle you are right - I DID mention what roles Mathieu danced in back then but not on some reactions from Japanese ballet-goers. I guess somewhat I hesitated to comment as I can't speak for others....
Hi Daniil - no it's not off topic at all! I did search some DVD vendors' websites (Amazon UK & France included) but have been unable to get even a hint of a possible release date..... let's hope they'll release it before long. As for a hunting ground for DVD in Japan - well it really depends on where you are heading to. All big towns have numerous retail shops which sell DVDs in general, but even in a ballet-crazed country as Japan, not many shops stock ballet DVDs aplenty, I guess. If you're really interested, I'd do some research and let you know where to look out for.
And best of luck in the competition!
Well, I will be around Nagoya and Aichi since there will be hold the competition.
I hope you find lots of good DVD's to bring home from Japan. And I add my best wishes for you in competition. If you have any interest in writing about your experiences during competition, we'd love to hear them (however short or long).
OK here's the search result.......
First of all, please note Nagoya is a major Japanese city of over 2 million population..... so I'd say you'll be in a better position to find ballet DVDs/videos, in general, than in smallish/provincial towns. Yet some local residents have recommended that your best bet might be the shop called Chacott, a country's leading ballet-goods retailer. There seems to be two branches in downtown Nagoya, both are located in a convenient position from Aichi Geijutsu Gekijo, which I'd presume will be the venue for the competition you're taking part. They have the website in English version, so if you're interested, here's the link:
http://www.chacott-jp.com/e/index.html
Best thing, I should think, is ask people around once you're there - your fellow Japanese contestants, general public......I guess they'll be happy to help.
Thanks a lot ! I will surely take a look at some dvds, which are not available here in europe
According to TDK's website, the DVD of the Sylphide wil be released in Europe in May
Thank you, cygneblanc, for this announcement. In fact, I already knew it, I annouced it this morning on the french forum "Dansomanie" [snip-edited by admin]
Edited April 6, 2005 by hockeyfan228
Wow - at last! Thanks for the info., cygneblanc and Sophia.
Actually, having recently acquired a copied dvd of the televised version (that went on-air in Japan in early March - presumably the same version as the commercial dvd), I've been deprived of my sleep - just can't stop watching it over and over again! The more I see it, the more I love it....
The three leads are Dupont/Ganio/Hurel. If my memory serves, all three made "debut in the role" when this was shot? Amazing, just amazing....
Oh and someone kindly sent me this - Mathieu Ganio is featured in the current issue of a Japanese weekly magazine, "AERA"; his photo adorns the cover.
http://www3.asahi.com/opendoors/zasshi/aera/
Sophia,
Welcome here . I don't wish to offend you but I just want to make it clear to others that I refuse to read the forum you mentionned and the info was given to me by a british journalist who got an ad from TDK.
And as far I'm concerned, I don't think it's a good idea to refer to some french forums here, whatever they are ..
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Well, I think I have to accept the rules... But, I have just read the rules concerning the links to other websites, and what you say here seems to me a bit contradictory with the general rules of this website. This story of language does not convince me at all. Anyway, let's stop here. That does not matter.
Cygneblanc, what you say makes me very sad.
Thanks hockeyfan228 for clarifications about the policy.
....but I'm not too certain about a rationality of the links I inserted in my recent posts - all Japanese-only websites. In these cases, should brief translations be accompanied??


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Q: Java JButton Size I know there are some other questions similar to this but I haven't seen my specific question answered. I want to change the size of a JButton WITHOUT changing the look. For example if I use setPreferredSize, I lose the white background color and rounded corners. I just want to remove the surrounding padding so the button is only slightly bigger then it's label.
    JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
    JFrame jFrame = new JFrame("Label");
    jFrame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
    gbc.gridx = 0;
    gbc.gridy = 0;
    gbc.insets = new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10);
    JPanel jPanel = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());

    JButton jButtonUp = new JButton("Upd");
    //jButtonUp.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(30, 20));
    jPanel.add(jButtonUp, gbc);

    gbc.gridy = 1;
    JButton jButtonDn = new JButton("Del");
    //jButtonDn.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(30, 20));
    jPanel.add(jButtonDn, gbc);

    jFrame.add(jPanel);
    jFrame.pack();
    jFrame.setVisible(true);

Using Mac OSX Sierra.
What I have is this:
What I get with setPreferredSize is this:
What I want is this:

A: Check this answer here, Simply do
After the line:
JButton jButtonUp = new JButton("Upd");

Add:
jButtonUp.setBorder(null);
jButtonUp.setMargin(new Insets(0,0,0,0));

Then add the button to the panel:
jPanel.add(jButtonUp, gbc);

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Hamden woman cited after multi-car crash
News // Metro
Leslie Lake
NORWALK — A Hamden woman was cited for failing to grant right of way after a four-car crash occurred at Main Street and New Canaan Avenue.
The accident occurred Friday morning around 6:40 a.m. when, police said, Tewabech Melka pulled out of Dunkin' Donuts parking lot onto New Canaan Avenue and struck another car. The driver of the car that was struck attempted to avoid a collision and swerved-striking a third car. A fourth car, which was parked and unoccupied, was then struck along with a utility pole.
Melka's car sustained heavy front end damage and had to be towed from the scene, and the woman did not require medical attention.
The driver of the car that was reportedly struck by the woman, however, was transported to Norwalk Hospital for evaluation.
The driver of the third car was unhurt, police said.
The parked car sustained significant damage and was also towed from the scene. The utility pole was heavily damaged as well.
Melka, 41, of Whitney Avenue, was issued an infraction for failure to grant right of way. She was assessed a $132 fine and was given a court date of Nov. 3.


Police say suspect was taken into custody after Brussels mosque was almost entirely burned down.
A man has been killed and another injured in an arson attack on a mosque in Brussels, the Belgian capital.
"A suspect was taken into custody at the scene," police spokeswoman Marie Verbeke told the AFP news agency on Monday. She said the victim apparently died of smoke inhalation. "The mosque was apparently almost entirely burned down."
Public broadcaster RTBF and a stream of social media users said the victim was a 47-year-old imam and that a group of at least 50 people had gathered outside the Shia mosque.
Police confirmed this information and said they received a call at 6:45pm (1745 GMT) and the body was pulled out 45 minutes later.
A witness saw the suspect, a man, set fire to the building, Verbeke said, but no other details were immediately available about him.
Vincent Van Goidsenhoven, the mayor of the Anderlecht district, said the suspect had thrown a Molotov cocktail at the mosque, Belga news agency reported.
The area around the mosque, near Belgium's main international railway hub, has a large immigrant Muslim population.


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Q: FAB aligns to AppBarLayout when adding one element to recycler view I have problem in creating layout based on CoordinatorLayout. Layout is pretty simple it contains Toolbar, RecyclerView, TextView (which replaces recycler view when there is no elements in list) and Floating Action Button. Here is the code :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout
android:id="@+id/mainCoordinatorLayout"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context="com.steveq.qroclock_20.presentation.activities.MainActivity"
android:orientation="vertical">

<android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize">
    <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
        android:id="@+id/mainToolbar"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        app:elevation="4dp"
        android:fitsSystemWindows="true">
        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/toolbarTitleTextView"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="start"
            android:text="@string/app_name"
            android:textSize="24sp"
            fontPath="fonts/SourceSansPro-Bold.ttf"
            android:textColor="@color/material_teal_800"/>
    </android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>
</android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>

<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
    android:id="@+id/alarmsRecyclerView"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:scrollbars="vertical"
    android:padding="4dp"
    android:visibility="visible"
    app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"/>

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/emptyRecyclerViewReplacement"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:visibility="gone"
    android:text="no alarms" />

<android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton
    android:id="@+id/addAlarmFab"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    app:srcCompat="@drawable/plus_vec"
    android:layout_margin="16dp"
    app:layout_anchor="@id/alarmsRecyclerView"
    app:layout_anchorGravity="bottom|right|end"
    android:clickable="true"

The problem is that when I start the app and add item to recycler view it FAB aligns to the toolbar (AppBarLayout?). FAB goes to its destination when I add another item. Below I add also pictures how it looks. Have you any idea about the cause of this issue ?
Regards,
Adam

A: Your XML layout is not complete, but at first glance, Im not sure you need to set an anchor in your FloatingActionButton. You can try replacing
app:layout_anchor="@id/alarmsRecyclerView"
app:layout_anchorGravity="bottom|right|end"

with
android:layout_gravity="bottom|end"

A: It works fine thanks. I also investigated that somewhat attribute layout_anchorGravity is missing when I programmatically switch recycler view with text view But below code doesn't solve the issue anyway :
CoordinatorLayout.LayoutParams params = (CoordinatorLayout.LayoutParams)
alarmFab.getLayoutParams();
params.setAnchorId(emptyTextView.getId());
params.gravity = Gravity.BOTTOM | GravityCompat.END;
alarmFab.setLayoutParams(params);
alarmsRecyclerView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
emptyTextView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);

Layout is actually complete, only closing tag is missing.


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Washington Post columnist Ezra Klein is crazy smart, and runs a good place over at Wonkblog. But he's always been one of those "high-INT/low-WIS" types who doesn't always see the forest for the trees when it comes to Republicans. This weekend however , he finally removes the scales from his eyes about the way the GOP operates, and to his credit, admits he's been played:
My column this weekend is about the almost comically poor lines of communication between the White House and the Hill. The opening anecdote was drawn from a background briefing I attended with a respected Republican legislator who thought it would be a gamechanger for President Obama to say he'd be open to chained CPI — a policy that cuts Social Security benefits — as part of a budget deal.
The only problem? Obama has said he's open to chained CPI as part of a budget deal. And this isn't one of those times where the admission was in private, and we're going off of news reports. It's right there on his Web site. It's literally in bold type. But key GOP legislators have no idea Obama's made that concession.
Klein then investigates this further after Jon Chait points out the GOP is being cementheaded on purpose:
If Obama could get hold of Klein's mystery legislator and inform him of his budget offer, it almost certainly wouldn't make a difference. He would come up with something – the cuts aren't real, or the taxes are awful, or they can't trust Obama to carry them out, or something.
At this point (as Booman notes), a Twitter exchange between NYT reporter John Harwood and GOP strategist Mike Murphy illuminates young Ezra.
And then GOP consultant Mike Murphy told Time magazine that Obama could get a deal if he uttered the six magic words, "Some beneficiaries pay more and chained CPI."
When John Harwood noted on Twitter that Murphy seemed unaware that Obama had already offered both of those items, Murphy responded. At first, Murphy insisted that only means-testing had been offered. When corrected, he followed Chait's prediction to a 'T.'
1. (Chait: "the cuts aren't real") Murphy: "his CCPI offer is small beans gimmick."
2. (Chait: "the taxes are awful") Murphy: the CCPI offer is conditional on "big new revenue."
3. (Chait: "they can't trust Obama to carry them out") Murphy retweets a Twitter comment from someone who was listening in to the conversation: "R's also don't trust him, and there's a history to justify this mistrust."
As Ezra points out, Mike Murphy is not a fire-breather. He's very much a moderate Republican circa 1990.
No matter what Harwood said when pointing out President Obama is the one compromising here, and has publicly made the exact offers the GOP claims he refuses to make, Murphy rejected those offers as "unserious" or "untrustworthy." And it finally dawns on Ezra that all Republicans are behaving this way.
This had led to a lot of Republicans fanning out to explain what the president should be offering if he was serious about making a deal. Then, when it turns out that the president did offer those items, there's more furious hand-waving about how no, actually, this is what the president needs to offer to make a deal. Then, when it turns out he's offered most of that, too, the hand-waving stops and the truth comes out: Republicans won't make a deal that includes further taxes, they just want to get the White House to implement their agenda in return for nothing. Luckily for them, most of the time, the conversation doesn't get that far, and the initial comments that the president needs to "get serious" on entitlements is met with sage nods.
Congrats, Ezra. You've discovered the fact you're surrounded by Village Centrists. Now how about helping America see through their "both sides do it" nonsense and lets pin the blame where it belongs, eh?
StupidiTags(tm): GOP Stupidity, Village Stupidity, Wingnut Stupidity
A Useless, Barbaric Relic Of The Past
George F. Will is really sick and tired of minorities acting like there's still any need for Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, because frankly Republicans are busy trying to actively disenfranchise minority voters in all states, not just historically racist Southern ones. Why single out them? In the name of put-upon old rich white men, Will demands that you people let it go already and that the era for the need for Section 5 has passed.
Progressives are remarkably uninterested in progress. Social Security is 78 years old, and myriad social improvements have added 17 years to life expectancy since 1935, yet progressives insist the program remain frozen, like a fly in amber. Medicare is 48 years old, and the competence and role of medicine have been transformed since 1965, yet progressives cling to Medicare "as we know it." And they say that the Voting Rights Act, another 48-year-old, must remain unchanged, despite dramatic improvements in race relations.
The question concerning which the Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday was whether Section 5 of the act is still constitutional, given the disappearance of the conditions that once made it acceptable as a temporary and emergency truncation of states' sovereignty under federalism. In 2008, two years after the fourth renewal of the act, Barack Obama won a higher percentage of the white vote than did Al Gore and John Kerry in 2000 and 2004, respectively. Today Mississippi has more black elected officials — not more per capita, more — than any other state. Yet defenders of the continuing necessity of Section 5 merely shrug about the fact that race is no longer a barrier to either the nation's highest office or to state and local offices in what once was the state most emblematic of resistance to racial equality.
And there we have it. "How can there be disenfranchisement when we have a black President and black people getting elected in Mississippi?" Gosh, I dunno. Maybe the part where we make voter ID laws a de facto poll tax? Maybe the part where Republicans actually opposed efforts to register more voters, or any effort to increase the number of voters in the US at all, because minorities who traditionally have been barred from voting by dint of long lines at urban polling stations, elimination of early and weekend voting, and faulty voting equipment are assumed to all be criminals anyway?
Will plows on, regardless.
Section 5 was enacted as a temporary response to many measures employed, primarily in the South, to disenfranchise minorities. It requires nine states and some jurisdictions in others to get federal permission — "pre-clearance" — for even minor changes in voting procedures. It has been extended four times, most recently in 2006 for 25 years. The 2006 House vote was 390 to 33, the Senate vote was 98 to 0; obviously, the political class's piety about the act has extinguished thought about its necessity. But one reason for judicial review — for active judicial engagement in the protection of constitutional rights and arrangements — is that the political class, with its majoritarian temptations, cannot be trusted to do so.
Hey, that's Wario Scalia's argument. Will buys it wholesale. After decades of bitching about Congress not being able to agree on anything and not being able to come together for overwhelming bipartisan support, when they came together to renew the Voting Rights Act with overwhelming bipartisan support , that just proves that overwhelming bipartisan support is awful and that you can't trust it. Why trust legislation to legislators? (Also see George F. Will on why you can't trust the executive to execute, which is to say any of his columns on our "imperial President" over the last four years.) But hey, let's just have the Supreme Court make endless 5-4 decisions on turning America into a right-wing utopia, that's a real governance system, dammit.
In 1982, Section 2 of the act was amended to say that the measure is violated whenever nomination and election processes "are not equally open to participation" by minority voters. And equality of participation is said to be denied whenever minority voters "have less opportunity than other members of the electorate to . . . elect representatives of their choice." And representatives "of their choice" has been construed to mean representatives who are members of the same minority. This expresses two tenets of progressivism's racialism. One is identity politics: Your race is your political identity. The other is categorical representation: Members of a race can be understood and represented only by members of this race. By this reasoning the Voting Rights Act has become an instrument for what Roberts has hitherto called "a sordid business, this divvying us up by race."
Section 5 is racism because African-Americans voting for African-Americans is racism, and liberals are racist for allowing it to continue. As usual, the rich white guy has now made the call that racism is over, and that anyone who still believes this "racist remedy" is necessary is a racist. Because George F. Will says so!
Seriously, at this point the barbarous ancient relic in this article is George F. Will, not Section 5.
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StupidiTags(tm): Racist Stupidity, Supreme Court, Village Stupidity, Vote Like Your Country Depends On It, Voting Stupidity


Stuart Baxter is confident his side will not disappoint against Nigeria at FNB Stadium in Soweto on Saturday afternoon, as Bafana Bafana se their sights on qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Victory for either South Africa or the Super Eagles this coming weekend will book their place at next year's showpiece in Cameroon.
Both teams have been rocked by injuries in build-up to the clash, with Kamohelo Mokotjo, Bongani Zungu, Dean Furman, Keagan Dolly and Bradley Grobler among those unavailable for selection.
''Everybody knows what I said in the first press conference that despite the injuries, I want to speak about the players that we do have because even though we respect Nigeria we do not fear them," said Baxter ahead of this weekend's qualifier.
South Africa beat Nigeria 2-0 in the reverse fixture in Uyo last year with goals from Tokelo Rantie and Percy Tau leading Bafana Bafana to their first competitive win over the West African's. Kick-off in Soweto on Saturday is at 15h00.


Contrary to popular belief, the top writing strategies are not fly by night techniques. Instead, they are deliberate and focused ways of creating unique content. These strategies can be seen in different forms. For instance, a writer may be taking their cue and recommendations from a teacher who has created a formal plan for their students or they may simply use a clever trick to remember how to spell a specific term.
Whatever the case, creative writers use effective strategies all of the time. That being said, please take a close look at some of the top writing skills that successful writers use to stand out from others in the same or similar industry.
Creating well-written prose is not always as simple as one may think. In fact, the most successful writers use various kinds of mental procedures as a guide for controlling the production of their writing. These mental procedures are often also referred to as writing strategies.
If you want to write engaging and dynamic material that captures your reader and guides them through the page, then you should try using a proven technique.
Once a writer learns all of these traits, they can apply them effectively to a wide variety of different genres and uses.
Some of the best-written novels have a variety of different things in common and they can be put into words. Simply stated, novels or short stories that grab their reader's attention and refuse to let them go, may not be by accident but by strategies used to captivate their audience's attention. For instance, here's a few of the best strategies that successful writers use to keep the person reading until they have finished their book.
Writers should make sure that they have a solid opening line to work with when they are writing. The writer will determine what that solid line is by offering each reader valuable information or a proposition that they cannot ignore. This strategy is excellent for keeping the reader on the hook and hanging in their until they have read every word on each page of the book.
In this age of evolutionary changes, writers are often tasked with producing a publication that comes from the heart instead of the lips. Since the Internet has a lot of people online presenting their stories to the masses, they are not looking for knock off or counterfeits to steal their hearts. Instead one of the primary rules and guidelines for today's writers is what comes from the heart will also reach the heart.
Lots of words without the use of engaging the imagination is not considered be an effective way to gain one's attention. This is why so many of today's writers are tasked with making their writing visual. Visual writing usually entails capturing their audiences' attention and keeping them engaged enough for them to clearly imagine sounds, smells, sights and even feelings.
When a writer begins a new blog, article, short story, book or any other writing, it is very important that they lead their readers in the direction that they want them to go. For example, some writers may ask an interesting question that gives the reader a chance to ruminate over their responses before they read more. Or, the writer may introduce a creative itinerary that explains where they really want to go. In either situation, the writer uses this strategy to set the tone.
Another great example, that writers use every day is speaking directly to their audience. One of the best ways to use this strategy is getting the reader actively involved by inquiring about their personal safety, their travel plans, holiday events and other situations that everyone can identify with.
Also, the more the writer lets the reader in on their personal situations, the better. For instance, what is writer's first name, the name of their pet, and more? This method helps to build confidence and loyalty to a writer that they have never seen.
While there are many different examples that writers can review and consider to improve their writing styles, some of which tend to fit a writer's style much more than others. In some situations, a writer may be privy to them all so that they can pick and choose which ones really work. Some of the most effective and beneficial are listed in the information below.
Identify Your Readers: Identify your readers so that you will know who they are. When the writer knows who will be reading their work, they can do a better job at addressing the subject matter that they are interested in.
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Write Short Sentences: Short sentences are easier to read and understand. It helps the writer to avoid double negatives and provides better clarity.
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With sites like Buzzfeed and Clickhole clogging up my Facebook newsfeed, it's all to easy to become distracted from the important things (like using Facebook as a distraction, of course!). There are a lot of time-wasting online articles out there, and I know you've seen them, too. I refer to articles with the title "Ten Nouns That You Didn't Know Can Verb" and so on. They're usually about cats or cute kids or awkward family photos or celebrities or something nostalgic, the list goes on.
That said, I found an article that I actually found deep and fulfilling. Stop the presses! As a social experiment, a mother decided to let her three-year-old pick her outfits for her for a week. She was trying out a role reversal, as she usually takes on the task of dressing her young son on a daily basis.
She wasn't too thrilled about this outfit, but I honestly really like it. Playing with patterns and transparency of layers is always an interesting combo. And I didn't even notice until I read it (as I'm sure is the same for you) but she's wearing two different shoes. So what! They look very similar. Job well done, Rockwell!
This one is a little more wacky - Rockwell chose the socks to match the dress because they both sport a flower pattern. Summer mentioned that she felt a little self-conscious going out and about in such a loud outfit, but she actually received a compliment on her socks. How about that.
The nature of this little experiment only serves to remind me (and hopefully you, too) that our outfits are not the only way to understand who we are as people. Clothing can act as something much more meaningful than simply copying trends we may see in a magazine. Not to mention, the silly outfits seem to give us more confidence than one might think. In a way, I think people respect someone who takes a chance, even if it doesn't work out as planned. Why not express yourself in any way possible?
Read the whole article (and more outfits!) here.


Emotions are running high here this morning in Sables d'Olonne as crowds line the docks to bid their final farewells to the 21 Vendee Globe skippers.
At first light this morning every parking space was taken within a mile of the sailing compound and the local police and security are currently carrying out 'crowd control' to make way for the skippers as they head towards their yachts.
First to leave the dock at 0800 was Anne Liardet on Roxy followed in quick succession by Herve Lurent (UUDS), Bruce Schwab (Ocean Planet), Sebastien Josse (VMI), Dominic Wavre (Termenos), with Nick Moloney (Skandia) in sixth spot.
As Moloney left the dock it wasn't difficult to see how emotional it was for this tough Australian as he tried to hold back the tears as friends, family and team bid their final farewells.
At 0930 the yachts are still leaving the dock.
The current weather situation for the 1305 start is for a north-easterly 5-8 knots but the forecast is to the wind to freshen overnight giving the fleet an exciting first few days in to the race.


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Q: Calculating combined errors I am trying to learn to combine errors, but I am confused on how to calculate it once I string it all together into my equation.
The equation is given by
$$
y = A + (n - n_1) \cdot \frac{B - A}{n_2 - n_1}
$$
and the errors are
\begin{align}
\sigma_{n} &= 0.143 \\
\sigma_{n_1} &= 0.209 \\
\sigma_{n_2} &=1.27
\end{align}
How would I combine all these errors to work out the total errors for $y$?
My attempt was:
$$
\textrm{Total error} = \sqrt{ \sqrt{n^2 + n_1^2} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{n_2^2 + n_1^2}} }
$$
This yields the $1.01$.
But from my actual data there is no way this is correct, that would be many orders of magnitude off from my actual measurements, so it can't be the correct way to calculate the error.

A: Your function is
$$f(n,n_1,n_2)=A+(B-A)\frac{n-n_1}{n_2-n_1}$$
The error propagation formula states that the error $\sigma_f$ on this function is given by:
$$\sigma_f=\sqrt{\left(\frac{\partial f}{\partial n}\sigma_n\right)^2+\left(\frac{\partial f}{\partial n_1}\sigma_{n_1}\right)^2+\left(\frac{\partial f}{\partial n_2}\sigma_{n_2}\right)^2}$$
Substituting into this formula will give you the correct error estimate.
EDIT:
If you can't take partial derivatives for some reason, then in this particular case, since only addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are involved, you only need to know two rules:

*

*For adding and subtracting quantities, the absolute error on the sum/difference is equal to the absolute errors added in quadrature.

*For multiplying and dividing quantities, the relative error on the product/quotient is equal to the relative errors (e.g. $\sigma_a/a$) added in quadrature.

So, first compute the error on the differences $d_1=n-n_1$ and $d_2=n_2-n_1$. Then use those errors $\sigma_{d_1}$ and $\sigma_{d_2}$ to compute the error on the quotient $\frac{d_1}{d_2}$. The final error will be equal to $(B-A)$ times the error on $\frac{d_1}{d_2}$.


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8 Margaret Atwood Quotes for When the Bastards Grind You Down
The accomplished author reflects on dystopia, gender, and the eternal possibility of giraffes.
By Aliza Polkes
Now that The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 has premiered on Hulu, we've got Margaret Atwood on the brain. The prolific Canadian author—who identifies as a writer of speculative fiction, rather than sci-fi—excites and often scares us with her dystopian worlds, some of which feel eerily prophetic. Here are eight Atwood quotes that inspire and move us.
"If I waited for perfection … I would never write a word."
The International Business Times included this on a list of "15 Quotes About Writing A Book from Famous Authors To Inspire You" during National Novel Writing Month November 2016. Some other quotes on the list: "If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it," from Toni Morrison, and "Go spit in the face of our inevitable obsolescence and finish your @#$%ng novel," from John Green. See the full list here.
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"After everything that's happened, how can the world still be so beautiful? Because it is." —Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwood at Canada's Word in the Street festival to promote her 2009 book The Year of the Flood.
Photo Credit: Peter Pelisek/Flickr (CC)
This quote comes from Atwood's dystopian novel Oryx and Crake, the first book in a trilogy set in a post-apocalyptic world. It refers to the tenderness that the character Snowman feels for the natural world, even after the apocalypse.
The novel was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for fiction in 2003. Oryx and Crake was followed by The Year of the Flood in 2009, and MaddAddam in 2013.
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"Ignoring isn't the same as ignorance: you have to work at it." —The Handmaid's Tale
Elisabeth Moss as Offred in Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale.
Photo Credit: Hulu
The passivity of "ignorance" versus the activity of "ignoring" is highlighted in this passage from The Handmaid's Tale. Protagonist Offred reflects that the women living in the dystopian Republic of Gilead choose to ignore the reality of their miserable lives. They choose passivity, they choose not to rebel, rather than to risk what might happen if they fought against their circumstances.
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"When things are really dismal, you can laugh, or you can cave in completely."
This is from a question and answer with Atwood in the hardcover edition of Oryx and Crake. Atwood is asked about the "wordplays" and "moments of deadpan humor" in her otherwise very serious novel. The above quote is part of her answer; read her full response here.
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"Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them."
Alexis Bledel as Ofglen in The Handmaid's Tale.
This Handmaid quote seems like it could be the premise of the book—as well as the root cause of many issues relating to gender today. It's a depressing fact, to be sure, but we're grateful that Atwood's literary masterpieces continue to speak this truth, and show women persevering in the face of overwhelming danger.
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This comes from a verse in Atwood's poem, "Spelling," in which she reflects on the difficulties women have historically experienced in reconciling the relationship between "mother" and "writer." The poem then moves on to discuss how women have had their childbearing rights denied, controlled, and otherwise manipulated throughout history. Read the full poem here .
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"[Humans] have hope built in. If our ancestors had not had that component, they would not have bothered getting up in the morning. You are always going to have hope that today there will be a giraffe, where yesterday there wasn't one."
Atwood in 2010.
Photo Credit: Mark Hill/Flickr (CC)
Atwood made this observation during a discussion with The New Yorker. She was addressing her decision to contribute her manuscript Scribbler Moon to the Future Library, a Norwegian project compiling a sort of literary time capsule—the books involved in the project won't be read until 2114. Asked about the apparent paradox of writing speculative fiction about imminent apocalypse, while at the same time contributing to a project based on the assumption that our species will be extant—and reading!—in 2114, Atwood said she believes hope is an essential part of life. That belief is reflected in even the bleakest of her dystopian novels.
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"Nolite te bastardes carborundorum." —The Handmaid's Tale
Samira Wiley as Moira in The Handmaid's Tale.
This is quintessential Atwood, a jokey yet utterly profound–given the context–Latin phrase that translates as ''don't let the bastards grind you down." Protagonist Offred finds the phrase carved into the floor of her closet, presumably by the woman who lived there before she did. The Commander translates it for Offred during one of their illicit meetings.
Featured photo via Chris Boland / www.chrisboland.com; body images of Atwood via Peter Pelisk / Flickr (CC); Mark Hill / Flickr (CC)
This article was originally published on April 25, 2017.
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Published on 25 Apr 2018


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