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Best Things To Do in Slovenia
Nestled between Italy, Croatia, Austria, and Hungary, Slovenia has managed to remain an undiscovered gem compared to its neighbors. Those seeking nature are sure to fall in love with Slovenia's stunning landscape and wealth of outdoor activities on offer, and there's no shortage of cultural pursuits either with the country's rich history and booming wine scene.
For such a small country, Slovenia offers an incredibly wide range of activities to take part in and attractions to see. There is something for everyone here, whether you're looking for a high-octane adventure, or just want to relax by the sea. Beyond the charm of Ljubljana and the wonders of Lake Bled, there are fascinating caves and medieval castles, mountain trekking, water sports on unbelievably gorgeous rivers and lakes, fabulous wineries, and so much more. Read on to find the best activities for you.
Wander around Ljubljana
The charming city of Ljubljana is perfect for exploring by foot
This world-class capital city might be on the smaller side, but it's extremely walkable and absolutely brimming with charm. There is tons to see and do here, starting with Ljubljana Castle high up on the hill. Walk, take the tourist train, or ride the funicular to reach the 16th-century castle, where you'll enjoy amazing views of the city and several interesting exhibitions about Ljubljana's history. Head over to the Central Market where you'll find delicious local produce, as well as the Open Kitchen food fair in the warmer months.
Roam the streets of Old Town - no cars allowed! - and enjoy the pretty pastel facades and cobblestoned streets that give the city its unique character. Check out the various ornate bridges over the Ljubljanica River - the Dragon Bridge is perhaps the most famous. Ljubljana's riverfront is a popular place to relax at a café or bar, or try a riverboat cruise for a different view. For those interested in a more alternative artsy scene, head on over to Metelkova, a former army barracks that has been turned into an artists' commune. There's lots of quirky street art, installations, and live performances here.
Explore Lake Bled and Vintgar Gorge
The fairytale-esque Lake Bled
Majestic Lake Bled is at the top of most people's list when they come to Slovenia - and for good reason. This gorgeous glacial lake in the foothills of the Julian Alps looks postcard perfect from every angle. The charming islet in the middle features a historical church where you can ring the "wishing bell" for good luck. Aside from the pretty scenery, there is plenty to do in Bled. Walk, cycle, or enjoy a ride in a horse-drawn carriage around the lake to various viewpoints. Visit the medieval Bled Castle, perched up on a cliff overlooking the lake. Cruise on the water in a traditional wooden pletna boat, or take part in water sports like paddle boarding or kayaking. Swimmers should keep in mind that while the turquoise waters are beautiful, they are quite cold year round. And don't forget to try some kremnitsa, or Bled Cream Cake, for a sweet treat.
A delightful side excursion from Bled is Vintgar Gorge, just a half hour's hike away. Walk along the wooden path built directly over the fast-flowing Radovna River for a spectacular view of the emerald green waters cutting into the vertical walls of the canyon. Along the way, you'll see waterfalls, pools, and beautiful plant life.
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Trekking in Triglav National Park
Dramatic vistas abound in Triglav National Park
This stunning national park in the Julian Alps offers tons of scenic hiking routes suitable for all levels. The trails in Triglav National Park are well marked, taking you through alpine meadows and pine forests, and to gurgling streams and turquoise lakes. Don't miss Lake Bohinj, located less than an hour from Lake Bled. This serene, atmospheric lake is larger and less crowded than its neighbor, but equally as breathtaking. In addition to water sports and hiking around the lake, visitors can climb or ride the car lift up Mt. Vogel for amazing views of the water, or follow the walking path for an hour and a half to the magnificent Savica Waterfall.
Keen mountaineers can take on Slovenia's tallest peak, Mt. Triglav. Another lovely place to trek around is Kranjska Gora, a popular ski resort in the winter. In the summer make sure to check out the immaculate Lake Jasna near the resort. Then mountain bike or drive up the winding hairpin turns to Vrsic Pass, the highest pass in Slovenia, for jaw-dropping views of the Alps and valleys below. Triglav is small enough to see many of the sights in one or two days, but those wishing to spend more time here can stay overnight in one of the many mountain huts located in the park, where they'll be treated to traditional Slovene fare.
Adventure Sports in Soca Valley
Kayakers on the Soca River
The Soca Valley is an adrenaline junkie's dream. It's technically still part of Triglav National Park, but stretches west beyond the park to the Italian border. Head to the city of Bovec, the starting point for most adventure sports in the area. One of the most common activities is white water rafting on the Soca River. Known as one of the most beautiful rivers in the world for its bright blue-green waters, the Soca River also has rapids that make for excellent rafting. There are also several waterfalls and gorges to hike around and explore, like the beautiful Tolmin Gorges and the Kozjak Waterfall. When it comes to outdoor activities, the options here are endless. Other exciting pursuits include canyoning, paragliding, zip-lining, mountain biking, bouldering, fishing, bungee jumping, and more!
Though it's hard to imagine now, the mountainous area above the river once hosted some of the fiercest fighting in World War I. As you explore the region, you'll likely come across several monuments dedicated to WWI soldiers. If you're looking for a change of pace, head to the museum in the town of Kobarid for your military history fix.
Caving in the Karst Region
Inside the stunning Skocjan Caves
Slovenia has an estimated 8,000 caves and sinkholes, many of which are found in its unique Karst region. The porous limestone plateau makes for a wonderland of underground caverns to explore. Caving, or spelunking, is a popular activity here, so if you'd like to make your cave visits more adventurous, this is a great option. Strap on a helmet and headlight, and get ready to climb, rappel, and paddle through the caves to get a different perspective on these curious formations. Keep an eye out for prehistoric cave fish and other animals!
The 15-mile-long Postojna Cave is a must-see, with its two-million-year-old formations carved out by the Pivka River. Ride the electric train through its subterranean chambers and walk through galleries full of fascinating stalagmites and stalactites. The enormous Skocjan Caves are a UNESCO-listed site well-worth a trip. As you walk through this humbling cave system, you'll see incredible rock formations, gorges, and sections of the Reka River. Both caves are pretty consistently cold year-round, so don't forget a jacket!
Discover Castles
The view from atop Celje Castle
One of the most prominent features you'll see all over Slovenia are its many castles and fortresses, each with its own fascinating history. There are literally dozens to choose from, but some of the ones that stand out from the crowd are Ljubljana Castle, Bled Castle for its stunning perspective of Lake Bled, and Predjama Castle, located near the Postojna Cave. Predjama is unique because it's set in the mouth of a cave and built directly into the side of a cliff. Its most colorful resident was Erazem, Slovenia's 15th-century version of Robin Hood. The cave system beneath the castle allowed him to avoid capture during a siege that lasted over a year.
Other noteworthy castles include the 12th century Celje Castle in the northeastern part of Slovenia. It was once the largest fortification in the country, and the views from the top of the tower are worth the climb. Skofja Loka Castle is located in one of the best-preserved medieval towns, and houses the wonderful Loka Museum, focused on cultural history. Sneznik Castle is also lovely with well-preserved interiors. You can even spend the night in some castles, which also function as hotels.
Relax by the Sea at Piran
View of Tartini Square and the harbor at Piran
For those in search of seaside charm, look no further than the city of Piran. Situated on Slovenia's tiny Adriatic coast, Piran offers an intoxicating mix of Venetian vibes and Slovenian flair. This incredibly walkable city makes for a relaxing break. Stroll around the main plaza, Tartini Square, where you'll find souvenirs, entertainment, and prime people watching. Bask in the Mediterranean sun as you swim by the promenade. Walk along the coastal path to the Strunjan Nature Park, or climb up to the city walls for mesmerizing sea views. Take a sailboat out on the water for a different view of the city. Wander the charming alleyways and dine al fresco by the waterfront as you watch an unforgettable sunset.
Written by Reenat Sinay, updated Feb 18, 2021
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Coinhouse is a pioneer since 2015 in the digital assets industry that now provides individuals and institutions an easy and secure way to acquire more than 40 digital assets
Singapore — January 18th, 2022
True Global Ventures 4 Plus (TGV4 Plus) Fund has invested US$5.7 million and led the Series B round of US$17 million into Coinhouse, the first French company which has been providing cryptocurrency management and transaction services since 2015. They are the first PSAN registered with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers as the French authorities have recognized the seriousness and quality of their compliance operations.
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Almost three years after raising funds in Series A of US$2.7 million, Coinhouse is now continuing its strong growth with staff count increasing by 3 times and turnover by 12 times.
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One month after signing the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, the U.S. and New Zealand governments have published the full trade treaty, including details of what ISPs must do to defend others' copyrights.
The deal sets out to reshape trade relations between countries including the U.S., Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, and New Zealand.
Information and communications technology products are singled out for special attention, as are telecommunications services and Internet service providers. It's not all about technology though: it also covers wine and spirits, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, organic foods and secret recipes for prepackaged foods and food additives.
Chapter 18, on intellectual property, has two whole annexes devoted to Internet service providers -- which in the treaty's terminology means providers of either Internet access or of services on the Internet, and how they must help police online copyright infringement.
Signatories to the treaty will be required to implement laws compelling ISPs to forward infringement notices to their subscribers and to make ISPs that do not comply pay damages.
Under laws mandated by the treaty, ISPs will have to remove cached copies of infringing material and search results pointing to such material upon receipt of a complaint, and they will be required to enforce court orders by removing or disabling access to infringing material stored by others.
ISPs will also be required to take down infringing materials promptly if they become aware of an infringement -- whether as a result of a court order, infringement notice or some other way. They will not be held liable if they take down allegedly infringing content in good faith.
They will also be required to identify users of their service accused of copyright infringement, when a legally sufficient claim of copyright infringement has been made and where local principles of due process and privacy allow.
These rules won't make much difference in the U.S. and perhaps Australia, but represent a significant tightening of the law elsewhere. The treaty gives Brunei and Mexico three extra years to implement the provisions on ISPs because of the amount of legislative work that needs doing, where other countries must implement them when the rest of the treaty enters effect.
But the signing of the treaty does mean that, once countries introduce such laws, they won't be able to roll them back even if they want to -- or at least, not without withdrawing from the treaty, which would entail losing trade benefits in other areas, tying online copyright enforcement to trade in textiles, medicines and foods.
The text of the 30-chapter treaty, without its annexes, makes for a 3.15MB zipped archive on the website of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The U.S. pushed hard to fast-track the deal, despite resistance from digital rights groups and technology firms.


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Q: Snapping points and returning features in PostGIS? I'm creating a point layer and I already have a line layer
There's a column in my point layer called line_id. I need to return automatically the id from the line to which the point is snapped to
I have written the following code, it works but ONLY when a point is snapped to a vertex in the line feature, not when the point is snapped to the rest of the segment
CREATE TRIGGER line_id_update
BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE
ON pointlayer
FOR EACH ROW
EXECUTE PROCEDURE line_id_update()

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION line_id_update()
RETURNS trigger AS
$BODY$
BEGIN
new.line_id := (select line_id from line_layer b where st_intersects(b.geom, new.geom) limit 1 ) ;
    RETURN new;
END;
$BODY$
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On QGIS I'm snapping to both vertex and segment, how to make it so that it will always return the line when it's connected to the segment

A: The problem is using ST_Contains. ST_Contains ist only TRUE when a point is exactly on a line between two vertices. In general, this is unlikely to happen - depending on tolerances, used projection and your data.
You could use ST_Distance to find lines which have a defined maximum distance from your points.

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The California Legislature ended its session at midnight last night — and in the end, two pernicious pieces of legislation failed. The Senate rejected a bill to ban plastic bags from grocery stores and pharmacies after opponents argued it went too far in restricting consumer choice. The Senate also defeated, 19-18, a measure to ban the chemical Bisphenol A from children's products.
ACSH's Jeff Stier applauds the California Legislature for not taking a knee-jerk reaction. He's previously argued in a New York Post op-ed that paper bags have their own drawbacks. "When Whole Foods banned plastic bags, they switched to paper, which attracts cockroaches," he says. "Cockroach droppings can cause asthma. You have to be aware of unintended consequences."
"When you ban one thing, the substitute may be worse," observes Dr. Glenn Swogger Jr., chairman of ACSH's board of trustees, who was visiting our Dispatch meeting this morning.
And plastic bags are often reused, Stier notes. "Many use them for picking up after their dogs. Try doing that, with a paper bag!"


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Filming in New Orleans Comes to a Halt While Tropical Storm Barry Looms Over Louisiana
Tropical Storm Barry is nearing the coast of Louisiana and the film industry is being affected.
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A state of emergency was declared by Gov. John Bel Edwards after commenting that the "entire coast of Louisiana is at play in this storm." Barry is expected to make landfall on Saturday as a Category 1 hurricane but parts of New Orleans are already under water due to the rain.
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A legend returned to the top step at Crankworx Rotorua tonight, reclaiming a podium position that was his three years ago and one that he has been trying to get back to ever since.
A big crowd gathered to watch the doubleheader on Friday night in Rotorua. Before things got taken down a level, riders had to first spin, whip, flip and stomp their way in head-to-head fashion on the same Rotorua Dual Speed & Style course from previous years.
Although the course may have been repetitive, the action that unfolded under the incoming weather system was anything but. With no women in the running this year, it was up to the top 16 men to dual it out for another chance to win more valuable points in the running for the King of Crankworx title. It wasn't smooth sailing like many would have liked, however. Adrien Loron was looking for redemption, but once more fell victim to the might of Kyle Strait. Barry Nobles was hoping to get some points on the board but out of nowhere got knocked out early by the real success story of the event: Joe Simpson. Who might you ask? The local boy with deep roots in BMX and a massive bag of tricks.
Unlikely previous years, a rule change meant that riders must perform tricks in order to score to avoid situations like we have seen previously where racers take higher placings, and those pulling huge tricks lose out.
Both Loron and R-Dog had the pace and the tricks to perform well, but only one could progress. Loron moved on the meet his match.
Joe's BMX background served him well. What he lacked in speed he made up for in tricks.
Adrien Loron pulling ahead on R-Dog, and R-Dog opted for the tweak over the cannon jump.
The kiwi squad watching on waiting for the whip off to get started.
Barry Nobles getting the jump on Joe, but it wasnt to be enough.
Jordie Lunn was throwing cork 720's off the first feature where others were digging deep for a backflip.
Head to head. More tight racing today during the dual speed and style.
T-Mac rode strong and landed some technical tricks in his first few runs, but lost out to the speedy Slavik.
Barry vs Joe. Upset #1 of the day for the underdog.
Plenty of crowds out today.
Soderstrom was unstoppable today. It has been three years since he won out, so it was little surprise to see the big Swede pushing so hard.
The fastest corners on track. These were the ones that claimed Kyle Strait in his small final match up against Joe Simpson.
Bubba Warren vs Kyle Strait. Kyle simply has more horsepower and a bigger bag of tricks, so sadly for Bubba, he didn't stand a chance.
Garrett Meecham vs Sam Reynolds, neck and neck through the rollers.
In the most controversial run of the day, Barry Nobles edged out Joe Simpson, but the judges scored Joe higher based on his tricks.
The sign of runs gone wrong. Strait hasn't had the best of luck the last few days, but third in today's dual speed and style is nothing to be disappointed about.
With Joe's go-to trick being a decade, a makeshift crank stopper was required.
Kyle was hungry for redemption after last nights pump track disappointment. He had to settle for third after a critical mistake and a crash in his semifinal run cost him the chance to compete in the gold medal final.
Who could have scripted this!
Still smiling even after his collision with Martin in the finals.
glad to see Martin on podium again!
yeah didnt they say throughout the captions that he got 3rd?
Yeah Martin. Great to see you back on the top step.
Kyle should have got 3rd!


Now that you have a better idea of what blockchain technology actually is, we want to outline how organizations and individuals are using it. The case studies below help to illustrate just how disruptive this technology can be to a number of industries, and how it's providing greater security and control over exchanges.
You only need to look at modern applications to see how powerful and versatile the blockchain technology truly is. You may know it as the system or structure that supports cryptocurrencies, but it's so much more than that. It is essentially a safe and secure way to record and carry out data transactions of many types.
Guardtime—a Verizon-owned enterprise solution—has begun working with blockchain to secure health records for over one million Estonian citizens. They've employed "keyless" signature system, stored, and monitored on a public blockchain to protect the related data. Patients and healthcare professionals can gain access to the healthcare records and files when necessary, yet they remain totally secure to unauthorized parties.
SimplyVital Health is doing something remarkably similar with their Health Nexus platform. It offers a decentralized blockchain for housing sensitive patient records.
In some cases, transparency is necessary when sourcing various materials and goods. Consumers today care more about where the brands they are doing business with source their resources, and how that impacts the environment and economy.
IBM has begun working with a consortium of gold and diamond companies to develop a blockchain-powered system that will help them track rare stone supplies from the mine to the jewelry store. Diamonds especially raise concern over their original whereabouts in regards to ethical acquisition and environmental impact.
Thanks to its transparency, blockchain can also be used to collaborate and monitor various elements of outsourcing and partnership. IBM and the Bank of Tokyo, for example, have developed a smart contract prototype using blockchain that will allow them to manage IT services more effectively. Their system will make it possible to monitor the exchange of various IT hardware and devices across global boundaries.
The same technology can also be used in multi-vendor outsourcing settings to organize and make arrangements for sparse supplies. It's great as a multi-party system because everyone can access, view and participate without altering important records.
Of course, these are just a handful of use cases in the real world for blockchain technology. You can expect to see rampant innovation in this space, which will lead to the development of platforms and use-cases that even we never could have imagined.


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Cateasca, Romania to CEST
Cateasca, Romania
Cateasca
CET/CEST
CEST automatically adjusted to CET time zone, that is in use
EET (Eastern European Time) is 1 hour ahead of Central European Time
9:30 pm21:30 in Cateasca, Romania is 8:30 pm20:30 in CET
Cateasca to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-6pm in Cateasca which corresponds to 8am-6pm in CEST
9:30 pm21:30 EET (Eastern European Time) (Cateasca, Romania). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
8:30 pm20:30 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
9:30 pm21:30 Cateasca, Romania / 8:30 pm20:30 CET
Cateasca Information
+2:00 hours during Eastern European Time, currently in use.
+3:00 hours during Eastern European Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is NOT in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 3:00 am local time. DST starts annually the on last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 27, 2022, 4:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Sunday, October 30, 2022 at 4:00 am local time. DST ends annually the on last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 30, 2022, 3:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.
Cateasca Facts
Cateasca, Căteasca
Leu (RON)
44° 46' N Latitude / 25° 04' E Longitude
Central European Summer Time
Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe
Countries: It is used in following countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Vatican City
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST timezone is Berlin from Germany with population about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in the area are Madrid, Rome, Paris, Budapest
German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
CEST timezone map
Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, however during winter some places adjust time for one hour back and observe Central European Time (CET).
End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) has ended on Sunday, October 31, 2021 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 31, 2021, 2:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually the on last Sunday of October
Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) starts on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 27, 2022, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually the on last Sunday of March
CEST representations, usage and related time zones
Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
IANA/Olson: Reflects CEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
EEST to CEST
EST to CEST
CEST to IST
CEST to GMT
CEST to EST
EDT to CEST
CEST to CST
PST to CEST
GMT to CEST
CET to IST
UTC to PDT
UTC to EDT
PST to IST
EDT to UTC
EST to IST
GMT to PDT
Popular Cateasca Converters
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Cateasca to WST
Cateasca to KUYT
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Cateasca to St Helens
Cateasca to Williston
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Q: Thingsboard behind Nginx - Getting mqtt communication I am having some difficulties with getting Thingsboard working behind my reverse proxy. There are actually at least two problems, which i am unfortunately not able to solve by myself.
I have a set up, where i have different vms running on proxmox at my server at home. One is a VM running nginx proxy manager, which is accessable from outside and which i am using as a reverse proxy. This works great for e.g. my nextcloud instance, which is also running in a vm on proxmox.
Now i do have installed a thingsboards instance in a vm and using a esp32 to send some temperature data via mqtt. For that i am using the "Thingsboard arduino sdk", which works great as long as i am staying inside my home network.
In the future a gsm module should be added to the project and should be used for sending the data to the server. For that i am trying to make it run with giving the esp a webadress instead of the ip of the vm.
I looked into the code of the thingsboard arduino sdk. In thingsboard.h the connect function is defined it is written:
inline const bool connect(const char *host, const char *access_token = PROV_ACCESS_TOKEN, const uint16_t port = 1883, const char *client_id = DEFAULT_CLIENT_ID, const char *password = nullptr) which tells me that the port 1883 is used as default port for the mqtt communication (also seems plausible because it a typicall mqtt port). Now i added a "Stream" in my nginx proxy manager, giving it the incoming port 1883 and letting him forwarding to the ip of the vm and the port 1883. If i am giving my esp32 now the webadress i am expecting to happens as follows:
mqtt package is send to server behind the domain to port 1883 -> nginx proxy manager |
nginx procy manager sees package on 1883 -> forwarding to vms ip to port 1883.
Should be exactly the same as if i am just giving the esp the ip of my thingsboard vm. Unfortunately thingsboard is not recieving any data and the esp is communicating that it can not connect to thingsboard.
Second problem is probably related: I am using the nginx to forward thingsboard.myserver.com to the thingsboardvm:8080 - which works fine. I am then creating a dashboard and a public link to it. When i am opening the link, the dashboard appears but the charts are staying empty. This does not happens when i am replacing "thingsboard.myserver.com" in the link with the ip from the thingsboard vm. Does anybody know what is happening there? I am doing that for fun and am really interested in learning what is going here....
UPDATE: This Problem could be solved by activating Websocket support in nginx. I found that out by using the tip of Yarin_007 below: Use f12 in browser to observe what is wrong, here: requests starting with wss:// did not get any answer and were throwing errors.
The ESP Code:
#include "DHT.h"
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <ThingsBoard.h>

#define WIFI_AP "--WIFI--"
#define WIFI_PASSWORD "--PASSWORD--"

#define TOKEN "--TEST_TOKEN--"

// DHT
#define DHTPIN 14
#define DHTTYPE DHT11

char thingsboardServer[] = "--THINGSBOARD SERVER IP--";

WiFiClient wifiClient;

// Initialize DHT sensor.
DHT dht(DHTPIN, DHTTYPE);

ThingsBoard tb(wifiClient);

int status = WL_IDLE_STATUS;
unsigned long lastSend;

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  dht.begin();
  delay(10);
  InitWiFi();
  lastSend = 0;
}

void loop()
{
  if ( !tb.connected() ) {
    reconnect();
  }

  if ( millis() - lastSend > 1000 ) { // Update and send only after 1 seconds
    getAndSendTemperatureAndHumidityData();
    lastSend = millis();
  }

  tb.loop();
}

void getAndSendTemperatureAndHumidityData()
{
  Serial.println("Collecting temperature data.");

  // Reading temperature or humidity takes about 250 milliseconds!
  float humidity = dht.readHumidity();
  // Read temperature as Celsius (the default)
  float temperature = dht.readTemperature();

  // Check if any reads failed and exit early (to try again).
  if (isnan(temperature)) {
    Serial.println("Failed to read from DHT sensor!");
    return;
  }
  if (isnan(humidity)) {
    Serial.println("Failed to read from DHT sensor! - humidity is nan");
    return;
  }

  Serial.println("Sending data to ThingsBoard:");
  Serial.print("Humidity: ");
  Serial.print(humidity);
  Serial.print(" %\t");
  Serial.print("Temperature: ");
  Serial.print(temperature);
  Serial.println(" *C ");

  tb.sendTelemetryFloat("temperature", temperature);
  tb.sendTelemetryFloat("humidity", humidity);
}

void InitWiFi()
{
  Serial.println("Connecting to AP ...");
  // attempt to connect to WiFi network

  WiFi.begin(WIFI_AP, WIFI_PASSWORD);
  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
    delay(500);
    Serial.print(".");
  }
  Serial.println("Connected to AP");
}

void reconnect() {
  // Loop until we're reconnected
  while (!tb.connected()) {
    status = WiFi.status();
    if ( status != WL_CONNECTED) {
      WiFi.begin(WIFI_AP, WIFI_PASSWORD);
      while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
        delay(500);
        Serial.print(".");
      }
      Serial.println("Connected to AP");
    }
    Serial.print("Connecting to ThingsBoard node ...");
    if ( tb.connect(thingsboardServer, TOKEN) ) {
      Serial.println( "[DONE]" );
    } else {
      Serial.print( "[FAILED]" );
      Serial.println( " : retrying in 5 seconds]" );
      // Wait 5 seconds before retrying
      delay( 5000 );
    }
  }
}

The nginx proxy manager divides its config files as far as i can see. I think the relevant config is found in data/nginx/stream/1.conf and looks as follows:
server {
  listen 1883;
listen [::]:1883;

  proxy pass --THINGSBOARD SERVER IP:1883;
  # Custom
  include /data/nginx/custom/server stream[.]conf;
  include /data/nginx/custom/server stream tcp[.].conf;
}

I appreciate any help! Thank you very much!
// Stack Overflow gave me two boxes to describe my problem, so here is the "What i already tried" part in a bit shorter and compact: //
Tried to forwards mqtt packages to a thingsboard server with nginx. Expected it to work the same way as if i am using the ip of the server instead.
I already tried:

*

*Configuring a stream in nginx proxy manager for forwarding anything which is coming in on port 1883

*Configuring proxy host via http to forward to thingsboard log-in page/ dashboard. -> log-in no problems, dashboard some problem with getting the data to display

*Forwarding also port 8883 (also mqtt)

*using the nginx local ip inside my network - not sure but i somehow expected nginx also to forward that, if i adress port 1883? -> it does not??

*Trying to specify another port in the esp32 code and on the thingsboard server. No differences.

*different ways to write the adress: "mqqt://myserver.de" , "mqtt://www.myserver.de", ...

*screaming and crying

A: I solved it/ found a work arround. Thank you all for your input, it helped me a lot and i also learned a lot! Also sorry for asking two questions, that will not happen again!!
The solutions are:
1. Not getting mqtt data to the thingsboard vm:
I just skipped nginx and opened the port 1883 of the vm directly in my router. This seems to be the obvious approach and i dont know why i didnt try that earlier. Anyways, it works!
2. Getting the dashboard available from outside:
To clearify the problem again: The dashboard was shown, but no data was displayed. This is because the data for the dashboard is send via websocket, which was deactivated in nginx. So make sure to activate it!
Thank you very much for your help! Looks like i did some really basic errors.


Social Strain Theory and criminal offending are seen by most theorist as a way of understanding what could be the causes of youth committing crimes. Theorist are very concern if social strain theory really does have the answer to why this is happening, but they also believe that the result may be inconclusive, because of all the different variables and independent variables that could be used in their research. We will take a look at this theory, and see if they and ask our participants from the state of Georgia inner-city neighborhoods a few question that they will supply their own answer to, and then ask them an open-ending question face to face and ask them to choose the answer that best state why they might commit a crime or not. If we are able to understand the results then we hope we can implement it into policy. And by incorporating it into policy, then we might be able to design a strategy that will help LEOs or other agencies to reduce youth offending, deter criminal acts and future crimes. Lastly, so with the implementation of social strain theory into the policy and the evaluation of the data, discussion and the questions we can create a foundation for further research studies to build on our results.


"Family Separation:Part 1" -- The cast and crew of MADAM SECRETARY, celebrates their milestone 100th episode with a cake-cutting ceremony Pictured (L-R) Patina Miller, Sebastian Arcelus and Geoffrey Arend Photo: Gail Schulman /CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"Family Separation:Part 1" -- The cast and crew of MADAM SECRETARY, celebrates their milestone 100th episode with a cake-cutting ceremony Pictured (L-R) Téa Leoni, Executive Producers Barbara Hall, and Lori McCreary Photo: Gail Schulman /CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"Family Separation:Part 1" -- The cast and crew of MADAM SECRETARY, celebrates their milestone 100th episode with a cake-cutting ceremony Pictured (L-R) Sara Ramirez, Téa Leoni, Erich Bergen Executive Producers Barbara Hall,Sam Hoffman and Lori McCreary Photo: Gail Schulman /CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"Family Separation:Part 1" -- The cast and crew of MADAM SECRETARY, celebrates their milestone 100th episode with a cake-cutting ceremony Pictured (L-R) Sebastian Arcelus, Tim Daly, Sara Ramirez, Téa Leoni, Erich Bergen and Executive Producers Barbara Hall Photo: Gail Schulman /CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"Family Separation:Part 1" -- The cast and crew of MADAM SECRETARY, celebrates their milestone 100th episode with a cake-cutting ceremony Pictured Téa Leoni Photo: Gail Schulman /CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"Family Separation:Part 1" -- The cast and crew of MADAM SECRETARY, celebrates their milestone 100th episode with a cake-cutting ceremony Pictured Sebastian Arcelus Photo: Gail Schulman /CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"Family Separation:Part 1" -- The cast and crew of MADAM SECRETARY, celebrates their milestone 100th episode with a cake-cutting ceremony Pictured (L-R) Sebastian Arcelus and Patina Miller Photo: Gail Schulman /CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"Family Separation: Part 1" and "Family Separation: Part 2" -- Elizabeth goes head to head with a U.S. governor over the state's new policy of separating unauthorized immigrants from their children. Also, she and Henry plan to renew their wedding vows, in a special two-part episode of MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, Dec. 23 and Sunday, Jan. 6 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. This marks the 100th milestone episode of the series, written by executive producers Barbara Hall and David Grae. Pictured Sara Ramirez as Kat Sandoval Photo: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"Family Separation: Part 1" and "Family Separation: Part 2" -- Elizabeth goes head to head with a U.S. governor over the state's new policy of separating unauthorized immigrants from their children. Also, she and Henry plan to renew their wedding vows, in a special two-part episode of MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, Dec. 23 and Sunday, Jan. 6 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. This marks the 100th milestone episode of the series, written by executive producers Barbara Hall and David Grae. Pictured Téa Leoni as Elizabeth McCord Photo: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"Family Separation: Part 1" and "Family Separation: Part 2" -- Elizabeth goes head to head with a U.S. governor over the state's new policy of separating unauthorized immigrants from their children. Also, she and Henry plan to renew their wedding vows, in a special two-part episode of MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, Dec. 23 and Sunday, Jan. 6 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. This marks the 100th milestone episode of the series, written by executive producers Barbara Hall and David Grae. Pictured (L-R) Téa Leoni as Elizabeth McCord and Sara Ramirez as Kat Sandoval Photo: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"Family Separation: Part 1" and "Family Separation: Part 2" -- Elizabeth goes head to head with a U.S. governor over the state's new policy of separating unauthorized immigrants from their children. Also, she and Henry plan to renew their wedding vows, in a special two-part episode of MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, Dec. 23 and Sunday, Jan. 6 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. This marks the 100th milestone episode of the series, written by executive producers Barbara Hall and David Grae. Pictured Téa Leoni as Elizabeth McCord a Photo: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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Designing a bespoke curriculum: making an old building fit for purpose! Gregor Kirk, North Ayrshire
Corsehill Primary School is located in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire. The building is made up of an original main block built in the 1950s and a series of extensions added in the 1970s. The design of the building controlled the delivery of the curriculum. A traditional layout with traditional closed classrooms led to a traditional curriculum. Working in an area of high deprivation with a number of socio-economic problems meant that a traditional delivery of the curriculum did not work for our community and we were not getting the best possible outcome for our learners.
Over the past five years we have made drastic changes to how we use the space within our building and used creative, innovative ideas to re-imagine the spaces available in our traditional school and addressed how we as a team deliver the curriculum. The development of innovative learning zones throughout our school building and garden has created a bespoke curriculum that fully encourages children to be curious about the world they live in and seek to explore the many possibilities that a strong education can give a young person in their life.
The Potential of the existing estate: Christoph Ackermann, BDP
The existing education estate can often be regarded as a burden to education and public bodies. Backlog maintenance, poor utilisation and inflexible layouts superficially render many existing education buildings unfit to deliver affordable excellence in education. As a result new-built projects are often regarded as the most obvious solution to improve the estate.
This approach disregards the inherit value and quality of the existing estate. Refurbishment or integration of existing buildings can be a cost effective and valuable alternative to new build. BDP have delivered a number of fantastic education projects, from early years to tertiary sector, which make use and improve upon the existing estate. BDP will discuss this by presenting a number of case studies, including for example Ayr Grammar, Marr College and the University of Strathclyde's Learning and Teaching Project.
The impact of new secondary school buildings on students and teachers: Dr Eddie Edgerton, University of the West of Scotland
Whilst Scotland has benefitted from substantial investment in its school estate in recent years, there is a lack of evidence highlighting the precise nature and extent of these benefits. Much of the work aimed at improving the school estate lacks a focus on the potential benefits associated with these improvements. However, investment in the school estate provides a unique opportunity to develop an evidence base that could both demonstrate the value associated with making changes to school environments, whilst at the same time informing future investment. We present research undertaken to identify the benefits associated with a secondary school rebuilding project.
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Christoph Ackermann Principal, Architecture - BDP
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We need to test this after you get your 3 at the sneak.
Justin wrote: I like it.
I just won a match on yvd with a worse version of this lol.
I wasnt playing Mali/Shiba because I forgot Shiba even existed.
Ino. Lol I still destroyed him tho.
Forbidden Chalice could be cool.
Mainly because after they see one, so many mind games start. E.g. direct attack with Beast Machine King, they might waste a Roar, you might force out a Mirror Force, etc.
Oh_The_Irony wrote: Forbidden Chalice could be cool.
Well those arnt that great of examples as to why I would use Chalice but Chalice is a nice idea none the less. Im unsure as to how I would fit it in though.
I thought the other reasons were more obvious.
I probably shouldn't have used "mainly."
Oh_The_Irony wrote: I thought the other reasons were more obvious.
Probably I wouldnt really want to swing with Barbaros for 4200 unless I was going for game. Even then it would be sketchy with Roar/Mirror imo.


I will now address my cats by their proper title: organic personal space heaters! Now if I could just turn them into coolers in the summer, when they insist on almost as much lap time….
They will do that, alas.


I love my job for many reasons, but one of the best things about my job is that I get to know amazing people. I meet people of all ages, races, and backgrounds. Some of these people I know only for a short while, and others I'm blessed to have in my life for years.
One of the gems that I've known for over 10 years is Macy Sheaman. I remember years ago she was just a little girl sitting on her mom's lap in the row in front of me at church. Every Sunday during the worship service she would look back and me and smile. She has a sweetness and innocence that she has carried with her into her young teenage years.
There is so much more to this girl than meets the eye. She is smart, motivated, goal-oriented, and an inspiring young entrepreneur.
When I used Macy as a hair model nearly two years ago, I was talking with her about her interests and discovered this girl had started her own business. Macy had started attending craft fairs and created an Etsy shop online to sell her items. She made beautiful jewelry, scarves, and also sold her photography work. Over the last year, she analyzed her sales trends and realized that her most sought after items were her crocheted pieces. So she adjusted her little shop and began to make as many crocheted pieces as possible.
Did I mention she that at the time she wasn't even 13?
You might think that someone her age probably doesn't make things that you want to wear or something of high quality... guess again. Her items are all well made and beautiful. Her scarves, hats, and other items become staples in your closet. You will even start to change what you are wearing just so it matches your new scarf!
Macy's items were so popular that she was selling out and started to have requests for custom orders. Since Christmas 2014, Macy has worked very hard to build up enough inventory to satisfy the demand, though her pieces will probably sell out again before Christmas.
Her scarves and cowls aren't all this girl makes. She also makes gorgeous hats, headbands, camera straps (my personal favorite), and knitwear for kids. Also, a portion of her proceeds from all of her sales benefit Samaritan's Purse.
I am confident that Macy is just at the beginning stage of an awesome career. Follow her on social media to see what this amazing girl is up to.
Thank you so much to all of you that read my blog! As a thank you, I'm doing a GIVEAWAY! One lucky winner will receive a cowl from Macy's collection. The rules to enter are simple! First, you must be following me on Instagram. Second, leave a comment on the photo that announces this blog post on Instagram. I will put all of the names of those that enter into a hat and draw out a winner at random. For a bonus entry tag one of your friends in the comment section on Instagram. Once a winner has been selected, I will DM you to coordinate shipping!


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Further pressure heaped on Council leaders from Union and SNP
22nd November 2017 22nd November 2017 by insideMoray
TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES for staff employed at Moray Council have been speaking out over the threat of redundancies as part of cuts in the Moray Council budget.
The Moray representative for UNISON last night issued a statement after being approached by members who are concerned over the open letter issued by the Leader of Moray Council, George Alexander, on Tuesday.
That followed comments attributed to Councillor Walter Wilson, who quit the council administration group and Moray Conservative party on Monday. Councillor Wilson had indicated his concern at the level of cuts being proposed by his former colleagues, revealing that services such as Libraries, Community Centres and School Crossing attendants were under threat.
Councillor Alexander sought to reassure Council staff that they would be fully consulted and that no decisions had been made – however, UNISON's Moray branch secretary, Suzanne Wright, hit back at the suggestion redundancies were even being considered.
She said: "It is deeply troubling to hear once again Councillor Alexander talking about staff redundancies.
"As UNISON has previously made clear, making staff redundant is a short-sighted policy which will only ensure there is less money circulating in the Moray Council area – and lead to increased levels of hardship for many.
"It would as well lead to increased levels of stress and sickness absence for those employees left to continue to deliver services in what are already struggling public services. Any attempt to force job cuts on our members will be resisted."
Ms Wright added that they agreed with Councillor Alexander that service cuts were down to decisions made at national government level, but added: "However, he and the Moray Tory/Independent administration are not helpless bystanders.
"Many members of the administration are part of a Conservative Party which has shown very clearly it is ideologically opposed to well-funded public services.
"If Councillor Alexander is genuine in his desire to avoid service cuts and job losses then we would urge him and his colleagues to contact the Westminster government and make clear that underfunding of public services cannot continue and urge the Tory Party to reflect on their spending priorities."
SNP Councillors React
Graham Leadbitter
Also last night opposition SNP councillors also reacted to the resignation of Councillor Wilson, honing in on his reported comment that some of his former Tory colleagues had been acting like "right wing extremists".
Co-Leader of the SNP Opposition group, Councillor Graham Leadbitter, said: "It has been clear from the earliest days of this Tory/Independent Administration in Moray that there have been tensions, not just between the Tories and Independents but within the Tory group.
"Given the views expressed by some of the Conservatives I am not surprised that Cllr Wilson has found the situation unacceptable. We have seen no major budget proposals to date, nothing that would help move things forward and it is abundantly clear that the group is riven with infighting and indecision.
"This has been the hallmark of Conservative/Independent Coalitions in the last few years in Moray and despite constructive proposals from the SNP they have failed to take the actions that would have seen Moray in a better financial position."
Councillor Morrison – joint SNP leader
SNP co-leader Councillor Shona Morrison added: "The SNP has a record of making solid proposals – including management re-organisation and income generation that could have been implemented years ago – and which could already be saving the Council millions but Independent/Tory coalitions have repeatedly failed to act and are now casting blame around rather than providing leadership.
"The resignation of Councillor Wilson exposes the deep divisions that exist in the Council's Administration.
"Conservatives have been calling for Councillor Wilson's resignation but they have not called for Councillor Allan's resignation or their former Councillor and now MP Douglas Ross' resignation, despite the fact that both of those individuals resigned from previous Tory/Independent Administrations.
"This is just hypocrisy and more diversion away from the fact that they are failing to act. The SNP set out serious proposals in our manifesto and I can say wholeheartedly that we would already be implementing them by now."
Meanwhile SNP Councillor Louise Laing, who shares the Speyside Glenlivet Council Ward with Councillor Wilson, said: "As a councillor sharing a ward with Councillor Wilson I have been aware for some time that he hasn't been entirely happy in the Tory group.
"I have personally found him easy to work with and I am sure that his accountancy expertise will be a significant loss to the Council's Administration. It is a shame that their extreme views have driven a more pragmatic councillor out and I wish him well as an Independent we will continue to work with him where we can find shared agreement."
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SALT LAKE CITY — International distributed network peering facility Pacific Wave announced today the enabling of dynamic circuit provisioning using the On-demand Secure Circuits and Advance Reservation System (OSCARS) developed by the US Department of Energy – Energy Sciences Network (ESnet). This new capacity of Pacific Wave will allow researchers (via their regional network provider) to reserve, and have dynamically allocated during the reservation period, a point-to-point network facility across one or more networks.
Pacific Wave is a distributed international peering facility that enables high-performance research and education networks in the Pacific Rim and beyond to connect with one another in any of three cities in the US West Coast (Seattle, Sunnyvale, and Los Angeles). Pacific Wave is a joint project of the Corporation for Education and Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) and the Pacific Northwest Gigapop (PNWGP), and is designed to enhance the efficiency of IP traffic across the west coast of the United States and with partners around the Pacific Rim. With the advanced connectivity provided by Pacific Wave, researchers in data-intensive sciences including astronomy, ocean research, genomics, and high-energy physics can collaborate with one another from anywhere in the world.
"This new offering by Pacific Wave, a major international interconnect point for research and education networks around the Pacific Rim, could vastly expand the number of networks that can interact via such a utility and the kinds of research that can be enabled by it," said Louis Fox, President and CEO of CENIC.
OSCARS open-source software is the most widely adopted inter-domain dynamic circuit services application within the global research and networking community. Its open and evolving framework is inspiring, and inspired by many collaborators that include academic institutions, global networking members as represented at Global Lambda Integrated Facility (GLIF) and standards body, Open Grid Forum (OGF).
The Pacific Northwest Gigapop is a nonprofit corporation serving research and education organizations throughout the Pacific Rim. They provide cost-effective, robust, reliable, high-bandwidth, and high-capacity networking to support the missions of these organizations and the needs of researchers, faculty, students, and staff. PNWGP designs, implements, and manages a multi-state high-bandwidth and high-capacity network specifically designed to meet unique requirements of research and education communities. For more information, please visit http://www.pnw-gigapop.net/.
California's education and research communities leverage their networking resources under CENIC, the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, in order to obtain cost-effective, high-bandwidth networking to support their missions and answer the needs of their faculty, staff, and students. CENIC designs, implements, and operates CalREN, the California Research and Education Network, a high-bandwidth, high-capacity Internet network specially designed to meet the unique requirements of these communities, and to which the vast majority of the state's K-20 educational institutions are connected. In order to facilitate collaboration in education and research, CENIC also provides connectivity to non-California institutions and industry research organizations with which CENIC's Associate researchers and educators are engaged. For more information, please visit http://www.cenic.org/.
ESnet provides the high-bandwidth, reliable connections that link scientists at national laboratories, universities and other research institutions, enabling them to collaborate on some of the world's most important scientific challenges including energy, climate science, and the origins of the universe. Funded by the DOE Office of Science, and managed and operated by the ESnet team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, ESnet provides scientists with access to unique DOE research facilities and computing resources. For more information, please visit http://www.es.net/.


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Q: SpringBoot controller returns XML although content-type set to JSON explicitly I have 2 spring boot REST-services which interact as producer and consumer.
One is producer of JSON content and the other is the consumer.
In the consumer service I use Spring's RestTemplate to invoke the producer's endpoint and get the result.
Code
Producer's relevant code for controller's POST endpoint is as follows:
@RequestMapping(value = "/cars", method = RequestMethod.POST)
public ResponseEntity<Cars> getCars(/* methods params */) {
    // some code here
    HttpHeaders respHeader = new HttpHeaders();
    respHeader.set("Content-Type", "application/json");
    ResponseEntity<Cars> resp = new ResponseEntity<Cars>(cars, respHeader, HttpStatus.OK);

    return resp;
}

Notice in the producer code above:

*

*I don't have produces="application/json" specified explicitly in the RequestMapping annotation.

*However, I set content-type as "application/json" in the response headers.

Issue
But consumer gets the response in XML instead of JSON.
Jackson is there in the class path.
Questions
What explains returning XML and not JSON even though content-type explicitly set in response-headers to "application/json"?
Assume the response-header doesn't have any effect, what is the default - is it XML instead of JSON?

A: You can configure the default content-type for any response by customizing Spring's WebMvcConfigurer.
To do so add following code to a given configuration class that is annotated with @Configuration:
@Bean
public WebMvcConfigurer customConfigurer() {
    return new WebMvcConfigurer() {
        @Override
        public void configureContentNegotiation(ContentNegotiationConfigurer configurer) {
            configurer.defaultContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
        }
    };
}

A: You could set a breakpoint in Spring's ContentTypeDelegatingMessageConverter and debug to see the resolved message-converter for your response.
Content Negotiation
The concept and process between a web-client and -server determining the content-type of a response is called Content-Negotiation.
Since Spring MVC the registered WebMvcConfigurer and HttpMessageConverters are responsible for the representation and content-type of the response.
In SpringBoot those are autoconfigured.
For any @RestController or a controller-endpoint having @ResponseBody the default content-type of the response is XML, if Jackson is available in the classpath and auto-configured successfully, the default content-type should be JSON.
See also:

*

*tutorial on Baeldung: Spring MVC Content Negotiation

*How to make spring boot default to application/json;charset=utf-8 instead of application/json;charset=iso-8859-1

A: It appears that the order of HttpMessageConverters matters. I encountered the same problem with default xml responses when there is a transitive xml dependency. Adding MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter to the top of converters list solved it for me.
For some reason configurer.defaultContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON) this suggestion from previous answers breaks apis that produce media types other than json (when requests does not contain Accept header). These apis started returning http status 406 with json as the defaultContentType
My Spring Boot version is 2.7.1
Here is the configuration class:
@Configuration
@RequiredArgsConstructor
public class WebMvcConfiguration implements WebMvcConfigurer {

  private final ObjectMapper objectMapper;

  @Override
  public void extendMessageConverters(@NotNull List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters) {
    converters.add(0, new MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter(objectMapper));
  }

}

When there is no default content type defined, xml becomes the default since spring iterates over converters to decide produceable content types. And since xml converter is added before json converter it uses xml. Adding json converter ahead of xml converter fixes this.


Stephanie S. has lost 45kg since she started at Le Gym! She started off with PT only, then did a combination of group classes and PT. Great job Steph!
A huge shoutout to Francoise, she has lost over 6KGs in 3months!
She does our group classes each week and always pushes herself!
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I met with Robert to discuss my goals and to set schedules. He was professional and was very knowledgeable. I found him easy to talk to and I felt comfortable with him and the plan he laid out.
After 3 weeks, I was more than impressed with my progress. I had reached levels that I could not have attained previously. He had me doing things I would never have done on my own and made sure I was using the proper form and position, as well as, the sequencing and equipment selection. Don't get me wrong, there were days when I did not want to come in. It was tough and Robert did not let you wimp out. However, due to the progress you felt after each session, you were stoked to come back for more.
Robert was excellent at understanding my limits, pushing me in areas that I needed and making it fun. Because of this, I decided to work with Robert for another 26 sessions. After 8 months, I was 194 pounds and was in the best shape of my life.
There is no doubt, I would recommend Robert to anyone that wants to better their physical condition. I feel fortunate that I had a professional, like Robert, to take me to the next level.
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I started training with Robert Maalouf two years ago. Robert is the Director of Personal Training and along with his degree in Exercise Science, certifications in personal training, strength and conditioning has much experience managing trainers and most importantly training people like me. I started regular training sessions about two years before I met Robert. Working with other trainers was good for me but working with Robert has made a tremendous difference in my life. It has been a wonderful opportunity and privilege to have Robert in my life.
Robert has helped me make regular training on my own part of my routine. Every session is different from the last and I have learned the importance of doing different exercises for the same muscle group in order that my body has the maximum benefit from the exercise. I have also learned exercises that are challenging and fun. For example, when I first started I could not jump rope. Now I jump rope several times per week and have learned great variations to keep the work out challenging.
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Robert has been an inspiration to me in the world of fitness and nutrition. My nutrition has changed dramatically because of input and consultation from Robert.
I have been lifting weights for 40 years. But it is because of Robert's insight and knowledge, that I have learned new techniques and have since implemented valuable adjustments to my fitness program.
Robert has a wonderful sense of what his client's needs are and is always willing to offer suggestions and recommendations.
Working with Robert on my journey toward a more healthy life was fantastic. He's always encouraging and knows just when to push to get you to that next level. He has a passion for what he does and that really came through as he helped me to adapt certain machines and routines to my situation. I guarantee you'll be a more confident, strong and healthy person when you choose to team-up with Robert!


SeaMonkey 2.5 Beta 2 is available for free download now in 24 languages and makes a list of new functionality available to a wider testing audience for the first time. Please note that this pre-release version is still intended for testers only and might still show some problems in everyday use. As always, we appreciate any feedback you may have and encourage users to help us by filing bugs.
SeaMonkey 2.5 Beta 2 is available for free download on the SeaMonkey website. Once you have downloaded and installed this release, we'd like to encourage you to get involved in discussing and reporting problems as well as further improving the product.
Attention: Users on older SeaMonkey Versions may be unable to update.
Our secure certificate for updates, used to protect you, our users, from fraud and issues with the update had to be changed. The one we had expired and we were unable to renew it with the same information we baked into SeaMonkey by default.
We fixed this issue in our version 2.3.1, so if you have that version or newer you will not be affected. And no need to worry.
I have created a hotfix addon you can install into your SeaMonkey to once again update to a newer version of SeaMonkey via our internal update mechanics. This hotfix currently requires a restart of SeaMonkey, though I do plan to update it in the future to be a "restartless" addon for the versions I am able to.
This is different than a confusing error that gets reported in versions from 2.3.1 and newer that indicates the update server is a wrong certificate. This error is reported whenever we check against our builtin list, and of course it finds the first one we have listed as incorrect and reports it. The next cert in line is found to be ok. So this error ends up being a false positive.