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Capturing the photograph of Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum at Chinatown, Singapore is pretty much a challenging task. However, with the expanding of choices for wide angle lenses to full frame cameras and various accessories availability, it is no longer too tough to challenge for the captures. These 2 images are captured using the Canon's TS-E 17mm F4L, using panorama and its shift capability.
One of the popular spot to capture the whole Temple is actually from the HDB Flat (Housing and Development Board) opposite the temple. Depends on your taste and goal, you can choose to shoot from level of height that you preferred. These 2 particular Vertorama / Panorama shots are taken from level 10, just slightly higher than the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple itself.
Its a residential area, please respect the locals and do not disturb the residents.
Camera setup is extended using rails from Panorama's setup.
Another popular spot is opposite the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, across South Bridge Road. I personally haven't try to photograph the temple from this angle but looking at images in the internet and surveying on Google Map does shown its one of the vantage point to photograph the temple's front door. Of cause, you will have to photograph the temple at the ground level if you are to choose this spot. I might revisit the temple again, trying to take some photographs from this angle in near future.
How about using drone ?
Singapore has very strict rules and regulations toward operating drones in the city. There are designated fly zones and non fly zones which you can check from the official website. By searching on the internet, you will notice there are no drone shots of the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. So, it is unlikely this is an allowed flight zone.
Its not everyone's luxury to have every single wide angle lens in the camera bag to tackle various composition challenges. Same goes to unlikely everyone will have a Tilt-Shift lens in their camera bag also. It happened that I am too much into perspective controlled photography and I decided to go with tilt-shift lenses when choosing a wide angle lens of choice. I did considering to maybe try out the new Laowa's 12mm F2.8 Zero-D, but I only have the TS-E 17mm at the moment and hence I will try to capture the temple with it.
I have the choices of either going full multi-row panorama or just using the Shift feature of the lens to tackle this shot, i have captured the first image below using Single Row panorama and chosen the 2nd option for the 2nd photograph based on the location and the possibility to just capture it using shift.
For this shot, camera is set at portrait orientation and setup for Single Row Panorama, with 45 degree for each of the frame, I could have go for 60 degree with the TS-E 17mm F4L but I wanted to make sure its easy to stitch and hence decided for more overlapping. Only Single raw per frame are captured for this panorama, with the lens set to slightly down shift to cover for more foreground.
For this shot, I extended the camera setup as far as I could still feel safe by using the Sunwayfoto's 200mm rail, which is part of my full panorama setup. Total 9 frames have been taken, which is at 10 degree up, 0 degree and -10 degree down, with each of them using Bracketing of ±1EV to to be safe to ensure I will have enough dynamic range to play with.


Nava Sama Samaja Party Leader Wickramabahu Karunaratne said yesterday they would launch a massive trade union action and a riot in protest of President's decision to remove Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister and proroguing Parliament unconstitutionally.
serious crisis and requested the President to restore democracy in the country by convening Parliament immediately.
"President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa were acting against the Constitution disregarding Parliament. We consider this a political coup," he said.


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Q: Is it possible to express kotlin 'with' method equivalent in Scala? Kotlin Standard lib contains the 'with' method that receives an object and a method of that object defined as:
public inline fun <T, R> with(receiver: T, block: T.() -> R): R = receiver.block()

And can be used as:
val str = "string"
with(str) {
  println(size)) // will print 6; equals to "string".size
  println(substring(3)) // will print (ing); equals to "string".substring(3)
}

How to define similar method in Scala?

A: There is no way to define such a method in Scala, because the concept of function literals with receiver does not exist in Scala.
However, Scala's import is general enough that you can use it instead of with. Your example would write as:
val str = "string"
import str._
println(length)
println(substring(3))

Note that size specifically does not work with this scheme because it happens to be implicitly pimped on String, so I had to use length instead. However, in general, this is the pattern we use.
Edit after comment: if you want to explicitly scope the import to a portion of your code, you can do so with braces, which are always allowed to scope things:
val str = "string"

{
  import str._
  println(length)
  println(substring(3))
}
println(length) // does not compile

Note that the blank line is necessary, otherwise it will be parsed as trying to call the apply method on "string" with the {...} as argument. To avoid this problem, you can use the locally method:
val str = "string"
locally {
  import str._
  println(length)
  println(substring(3))
}
println(length) // does not compile

locally per se doesn't do anything; it is only used to visually highlight that the braces are there only for scoping reasons, and by extension to help parsing do the right thing.

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package com.navercorp.pinpoint.web.service;

import com.navercorp.pinpoint.io.request.Message;
import com.navercorp.pinpoint.rpc.stream.ClientStreamChannel;
import com.navercorp.pinpoint.rpc.stream.ClientStreamChannelEventHandler;
import com.navercorp.pinpoint.rpc.stream.StreamException;
import com.navercorp.pinpoint.web.cluster.PinpointRouteResponse;
import com.navercorp.pinpoint.web.vo.AgentActiveThreadCountList;
import com.navercorp.pinpoint.web.vo.AgentInfo;

import org.apache.thrift.TBase;
import org.apache.thrift.TException;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * @author Taejin Koo
 */
public interface AgentService {

    AgentInfo getAgentInfo(String applicationName, String agentId);
    AgentInfo getAgentInfo(String applicationName, String agentId, long startTimeStamp);
    AgentInfo getAgentInfo(String applicationName, String agentId, long startTimeStamp, boolean checkDB);

    List<AgentInfo> getRecentAgentInfoList(String applicationName);
    List<AgentInfo> getRecentAgentInfoList(String applicationName, long timeDiff);

    boolean isConnected(AgentInfo agentInfo);

    PinpointRouteResponse invoke(AgentInfo agentInfo, TBase<?, ?> tBase) throws TException;
    PinpointRouteResponse invoke(AgentInfo agentInfo, TBase<?, ?> tBase, long timeout) throws TException;
    PinpointRouteResponse invoke(AgentInfo agentInfo, byte[] payload) throws TException;
    PinpointRouteResponse invoke(AgentInfo agentInfo, byte[] payload, long timeout) throws TException;

    Map<AgentInfo, PinpointRouteResponse> invoke(List<AgentInfo> agentInfoList, TBase<?, ?> tBase) throws TException;
    Map<AgentInfo, PinpointRouteResponse> invoke(List<AgentInfo> agentInfoList, TBase<?, ?> tBase, long timeout) throws TException;
    Map<AgentInfo, PinpointRouteResponse> invoke(List<AgentInfo> agentInfoList, byte[] payload) throws TException;
    Map<AgentInfo, PinpointRouteResponse> invoke(List<AgentInfo> agentInfoList, byte[] payload, long timeout) throws TException;

    ClientStreamChannel openStream(AgentInfo agentInfo, TBase<?, ?> tBase, ClientStreamChannelEventHandler streamChannelEventHandler) throws TException, StreamException;
    ClientStreamChannel openStream(AgentInfo agentInfo, byte[] payload, ClientStreamChannelEventHandler streamChannelEventHandler) throws TException, StreamException;

    AgentActiveThreadCountList getActiveThreadCount(List<AgentInfo> agentInfoList) throws TException;
    AgentActiveThreadCountList getActiveThreadCount(List<AgentInfo> agentInfoList, byte[] payload) throws TException;

    byte[] serializeRequest(TBase<?, ?> tBase) throws TException;
    byte[] serializeRequest(TBase<?, ?> tBase, byte[] defaultValue);

    TBase<?, ?> deserializeResponse(byte[] objectData) throws TException;
    TBase<?, ?> deserializeResponse(byte[] objectData, Message<TBase<?, ?>> defaultValue);

}

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Q: Ionic use angular HTTP POST does not call to API on Android Emulator I have a Ionic2 and spring boot api demo, and it is working well on browser but when I run it on Android Emulator and try to test the demo, it only works for HTTP GET, while HTTP POST does not call to API,
here is my HTTP post:
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { RequestOptions, Headers, Http } from '@angular/http';
import { Events, AlertController } from 'ionic-angular';
import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';

@Injectable()
export class AuthService {
    /**
     * Constructs the Authentication Service
     * @param {Http} http
     * @param {Events} events

     */
    constructor(
        private http: Http,
        private events: Events,
        private alertCtrl: AlertController
    ) {}

    private createHeader(): RequestOptions {
        let options = new RequestOptions();
        options.headers = new Headers({
            'Accept': 'application/json'
        });
        return options;
    }

    private login(): Observable<string> {
        let authUrl = 'http://192.168.43.231:8084/api/user/test';
        let data = {'phone':'8888888','password':'abc'}
        return this.http.post(authUrl, JSON.stringify(data), this.createHeader()).map((data: any) => {
            this.presentAlert(data);
           return '';
        });
    }

presentAlert(data: any) {
    let alert = this.alertCtrl.create({
      title: 'Low battery',
      subTitle: data,
      buttons: ['Dismiss']
    });
    alert.present();
  }
}

I also have the proxies in

ionic.config.json

like that:
{
  "name": "ionic app",
  "app_id": "",
  "type": "ionic-angular",
  "proxies": [
    {
      "path": "/api",
      "proxyUrl": "http://192.168.43.231:8084/api"
    }
  ],
  "integrations": {
    "cordova": {}
  }
}

and I have api testing:
@RequestMapping(value = "/api/user/test", method = RequestMethod.POST, produces = {
            MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE, MediaType.APPLICATION_XML_VALUE })
    @ResponseBody
    public ResponseEntity<String> test(@RequestBody LoginForm login) {
        System.out.println("This test successful");
        return new ResponseEntity<String>("Test", HttpStatus.OK);
    }

If I change get function it work for me.
let authUrl = 'http://192.168.43.231:8084/api/user/test';
        return this.http.get(authUrl).map((data: any) => {
            this.presentAlert(data);
           return '';
        });
    }

and services
@RequestMapping(value = "/api/user/test", method = RequestMethod.GET, produces = {
            MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE, MediaType.APPLICATION_XML_VALUE })
    @ResponseBody
    public ResponseEntity<String> test() {
        System.out.println("This test successful");
        return new ResponseEntity<String>("Test", HttpStatus.OK);
    }

A: I do not see any issues with your code apart from the fact, that you pass a string as a request body for HTTP POST. Apparently, Spring tries to parse input request body as a single String object, thus not finding any suitable controller to handle the request.
Replace your JSON.stringify(data) with data object and you should be fine.


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Ari Lennox Shares Update on New Album: 'I Might Have the 10 Songs'
Photo Credit: Zara Israel
Fans of Ari Lennox will have to find comfort in waiting a bit longer for her untitled second album.
The Washington, D.C. native has revealed that she is nearing completion of her follow-up to 2019's Shea Butter Baby, declared the best R&B album that year by Rated R&B.
I need like 4 more songs and the album done
— Ari Lennox (@AriLennox) January 17, 2022
"I need like 4 more songs and the album done," wrote Lennox on Twitter on Monday (Jan. 17) afternoon.
When grilled about the arrival of her sophomore album, Lennox replied, "no timeeee soon."
Lennox continued to throw out album hints, teasing the anticipation felt to share a song she tentatively titled "Mean Mug."
https://twitter.com/AriLennox/status/1483210388678197249?s=20
Of that forthcoming song, she said, "It's so pretty and I'm talkin my shit a lil bit." She later dropped a snippet of it. Listen to it below.
While Lennox thought she had more work cut out in the studio, she seems to have convinced herself that what's she's recorded so far makes for a solid album.
"Damn I might have the 10 songs," she tweeted Wednesday (Jan. 19) evening.
Last September, Lennox released her first solo track of 2021, "Pressure." Already noted as her first top ten single at R&B radio and Billboard Adult R&B, the song, produced by Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Elite, has managed to hold firm on both charts since October 2021.
Most notably, "Pressure" earned Lennox a 2022 NAACP Image Awards nomination for Outstanding Female Artist. The award ceremony airs on Feb. 26, at 8 p.m. EST on BET.
With no new single insight, Lennox continues to remain a team player, starring on tracks by Ant Clemons, Khalid, Summer Walker, and Vedo, to name a few.
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Audrie Pott Suicide: Dead After Inauguration Day
The young victim was in President Obama's inaugural parade—and so was another 15-year-old who died tragically as well.
Special Correspondent
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At 11, Audrie Pott of California was in the color guard of the only middle-school band to march in President Obama's first inaugural parade.
"The president's young daughters waved and cheered loudest for [this] group as all the other performers were so much older," says a Pott family online posting about the Redwood Middle School's moment in history.
At 15, Audrie committed suicide, eight days after a group of boys she thought were her friends allegedly gang-raped her while she was unconscious and distributed at least one photo from the attack online.
"My life is like ruined now," Audrie announced on the Internet prior to hanging herself.
That was last September, four months before a 15-year-old from Chicago named Hadiya Pendleton performed as a majorette with her high school at Obama's second inauguration. She was killed a week later, when a teen fired wildly in the direction of her and a group of her friends, mistakenly believing they were associated with a rival gang.
With the deaths of these two 15-year-olds, each of whom had played a part in an inauguration, a challenge now marches past the Capitol and the White House and every place on past in this country where laws are made, along with every school and home. The challenge for us all is to find better ways to protect our kids, be it from gun violence or from sexual violence.
First Lady Michelle Obama attended Hadiya's funeral and spoke of the murdered youngster again last week, while visiting a Chicago high school where 29 present and former students have been shot. She choked up as she spoke of the murdered 15-year-old.
"Hadiya Pendleton was me and I was her," the first lady said.
The other 15-year-old, Audrie Pott, was also in the news last week, when police arrested three 16-year-old boys in connection with the September 2012 attack.
That report comes a month after two high-school football players in Ohio were convicted of raping a teen while she was passed out. They also posted a photo from the assault.
Up in Canada earlier this month, 17-year-old Rahtaeh Parsons hanged herself, still traumatized a year after a group of boys allegedly gang-raped her and posted a photo. Nobody has been arrested in that case, though the group Anonymous is threatening to reveal the boys' identities.
In Audrie's case, she is said to have gone to the home of a friend whose parents were away and joined other kids in drinking alcohol mixed with Gatorade. Audrie is further said to have retired upstairs alone to a bedroom and gone to sleep. She awoke the next morning to discover signs that she had been sexually assaulted, including what was described as "some drawing on her body in some private areas."
"They did unimaginable things to her while she was unconscious," family attorney Robert Allard later told reporters.
Audrie's stunned and grieving parents were unaware of the assault until after the suicide, when a group of her friends told them there was "more to the story than you know." Her mother, Sheila Pott, went through her daughter's emails, texts, and Facebook postings, finding numerous references to the assault and the ensuing anguish.
"The whole school knows," Audrie Pott had written, by Allard's account.
The parents are determined to make something positive arise from the horror. They have been pushing for an Audrie's Law that would increase penalties for cyber-bullying and have juveniles charged with sexual assault treated like adults.
The parents have also founded the Audrie Pott Foundation "to support and guide local youth" with everything from scholarships to counseling to arts programs. The foundation's website includes an "About Audrie" section, which notes that she played the viola and the piano and loved to sing, having soloed at age 4 before 1,000 people in church. She also loved scoring goals in soccer, volunteering at local horse stables, and going on grueling hikes. She won the school district's creative-writing contest in the second grade.
"She was compassionate about life, her friends, her family, and would never do anything to harm anyone," the page says. "She was in the process of developing the ability to cope with the cruelty of this world, but had not quite figured it all out."
The page also reports that Audrie was in the Redwood Middle School band's color guard when it marched in the first Obama inaugural parade. A delay in the start of the event had caused these kids from the sunny Silicon Valley suburb of Saratoga to wait for 90 minutes in cold so bitter that even one of the Marines in formation behind them dropped out. None of the Redwood kids did.
"They carried on faultlessly," the page notes.
In videos of the parade, the Redwood band can be seen marching in perfect formation down Pennsylvania Avenue past the enclosed reviewing stand, the president's daughters indeed smiling and waving at these young musicians who played with such precocious skill and the color guard that so expertly twirled and flourished banners of red, white, and blue.
Those being the colors of a country that is now challenged by the memory of Audrie at one inauguration and of Hadiya at the next to do so much more to protect our kids.


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Wichulec – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie kujawsko-pomorskim, w powiecie brodnickim, w gminie Bobrowo.

Podział administracyjny
W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa toruńskiego.

Demografia
Według Narodowego Spisu Powszechnego (III 2011 r.) liczył 218 mieszkańców. Jest piętnastą co do wielkości miejscowością gminy Bobrowo.

Przypisy

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Executive Assistant Careers
executive assistant jobs salary
Executive assistants, otherwise known as executive secretaries, are the overall crutches for senior management. With stressful, demanding roles, C-suite executives struggle to juggle every operational aspect of their organization single-handedly. For this reason, they source professional assistance to oversee the daily operation of their organizations- this is where executive assistants step in. Administrative assistants comprehensively work to ease the burden by supervising office management, training staff, handling communication, taking minutes, and gatekeeping on behalf of the high-level executives. We know it sounds like a lot; however, if you're an organized individual that's been called helpful and dubbed to have exceptional interpersonal skills, administrative assistance might be the real deal for you.
What does it take to be an executive assistant?
Entry-level courses
Training and experience
Higher-level specialization
Key executive assistant responsibilities
If you're considering an executive assistant career, there are a couple of requisites to look out for. First, acquisition of the appropriate academic background and certification; second would be equipping yourself with the necessary skill set to thrive in the field. Bear in mind that these factors will always vary based on the nature of the organization. With that, we assess five steps to becoming an executive assistant.
Kickstart your administrative assistant career with a satisfactory high school diploma. Impressionable English, mathematics, economics, and computer grades are the focal point as they cover some of the basic skill sets required for this field. Essential tasks like typing, communication, bookkeeping, and the everyday software application will undoubtedly come effortlessly to individuals with decent high school diplomas.
Next up is enrolling in an Executive Assistant Training Course for a leg up over the competition. Anything between a secretarial, administrative, project planning, or computer program is quite acceptable. Upon completion of these training programs, the institution will award you a certificate as proof of your completion. With the accreditation in hand, one can apply for an intern-level executive assistant position to gain exposure and perfect application of their newly-acquired skills before setting out into the real world.
With over ten types of executive assistants in the industry, finding a niche becomes a necessity. Consider signing up for a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or one of your liking to advance your skills. Specializing in accounting, human resource management, business, ICT, or Law will streamline your performance and increase your efficiency. For instance, a personal assistant with a CPA certificate is considerably more adept at bookkeeping than an entry-level assistant, making them indispensable to the organization or company.
Never settle. Even after you've landed that dream EA job, there's always room for growth. Take strides to broaden your skill set and polish your proficiency with relevant workshops, conferences, and seminar participation. Don't forget to sign up for relevant events and social media platforms for effective networking. Remember, the goal is to increase your value as a professional and propel your career to the next level- the sky's the only limit.
Now that the path to becoming an executive assistant is carved out, the next concern would be what a typical day would look like for you. What are some of the duties of an executive secretary? Understanding the significant roles of the profession will help you pan out the gravity of the responsibility you're looking to undertake. To see you through that, we're analyzing the eight fundamental duties of an EA.
Handling internal and external communication as well as correspondence
Tackling research and documentation of data on behalf of senior staff members
Organizing and compiling records, documents, and reports for future reference and use.
Onboarding and offboarding staff members to facilitate smooth transitions.
Delegation of tasks to staff members for efficient and effective work output.
Act as a gatekeeper for the high-level executives.
Scheduling meetings, trips, appointments, and engagements for the C-Suite executives.
Basic bookkeeping, including preparation, filing, and retrieving financial statements, reports, and invoices.
Being an executive assistant is exciting; each waking day carries fresh challenges and opportunities. If you're one for a dynamic career path, administrative assistance is definitely for you. Individuals working in this multifaceted field are known to juggle various responsibilities, from correspondence and administrative aid to research and organization. Moreover, administrative support exposes you to myriad learning and networking opportunities, so you're guaranteed to grow as you go. Does this sound like something you'd be good at? Take the chance and sign up for a training course to embark on your journey as an administrative assistant.
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We arrived to Malaysian Borneo hoping to see the world's largest flower, wild orangutans, lots of jungle and animals… and we have not been disappointed! Borneo boasts the largest of many things, one of which is the rafflesia flower. This bizarre flower is found only in Indonesia and Borneo, and it only blossoms whenever it feels like it – no particular season, nothing. And since it doesn't have its own plant to flower from (it's parasitic!) you never know where one will burst (that is actually how they bloom; pop!). Fortunately, you have the Tourist Information Office to tell you. We walked into the office; saw a big sign that said, "Rafflesia in Bloom!" and hightailed to the National Park. Only twenty rafflesias bloomed throughout 2003… so we were pretty lucky.
The other thing that's only found in Indonesia and Borneo nowadays is the orangutan. They used to be found all over Asia, but like most places, people are encroaching on the surrounding woods and wildlife. They have a reserve where they rescue the orangutans from all sorts of situations and then help them back into their natural habitat. Before the orangutans go back into the wild completely, the park feeds them twice a day. It's during these feedings that you get to see them; then they go back into the jungle. The visitors get to "hide" behind some trees while the animals come up for food. We saw eleven orangutans!! Four of them were babies. It was fantastic! Orangutan means "man of the forest" in Malay. We've been on lots of hikes – they have about a billion National Parks, so we went to a few. We've seen loads of bats, lots of random brightly colored LARGE insects and even a wild bearded pig!
Since the day we arrived, Borneo has been celebrating the Gawi Festival. It represents the end of the rice harvest and it's their biggest celebration. This means that all the kids have two weeks off from school and ALL Malaysians are trying to visit the same places we are! Other than the buses being full, this has been great! The people of Borneo, most of whom have grown up in longhouses (big, long communal houses with extended family), are extremely friendly. One night we got invited to a huge family BBQ and the Mom insisted that all six (!) of her little girls call Rob uncle.
In contrast, we just spent the last two days in Brunei. The people there are still friendly, but the country takes on a whole different feel. Brunei, one of the world's smallest and richest countries, has an almost eerie quality to it; at least in the capital of Bandar Seri Begawan, where we went. The whole country has about 330,000 people living there and the sultan pretty much is their government. He is one of the richest men in the world – the sultan and Brunei get their money from oil, and we get our oil from Brunei!
While we were there we checked out a few museums, meandered around the city and peeked at a few mosques. The best part though was the speedboat ride through the Stilt Villages. Overlooking this modern capital is a village built on stilts in the shallow water of the river. The other side of the city sports the $350 million palace of the sultan. Complete with gold dome and everything. It's pretty cool. We rented the boat for an hour and he sped us past all the sites.
The country's full name is Negara Brunei Darussalam which means, "Brunei – the Abode of Peace".
Islam is the national religion and about 99% of the people there follow this religion.
Alcohol is not for sale (since 1991) and there is no nightlife.
They were a colony of Britain until 1984. Even then, they were reluctant to gain independence. And, when they are not pumping prayers through their radio stations, they are listening to London radio.
The sultan is no scrooge either. He appears to take good care of his citizens; everybody gets a pension, free medical care, free schools, free sport centers, short work weeks, subsidies for purchasing cars and, best of all… no taxes!
We are now in the northern part of Borneo, and will be here for another 2 weeks. Then we go back to Thailand for a few days to eat at our favorite Thai restaurants in Bangkok before we head off to Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. We bought those flights the other day, so it's pretty definite! It's also definite that we will head through China, Mongolia and Russia before getting back to England for Carla's wedding in October! Congrats, Carla!
Bali is one of those places you always hear about – a tropical paradise on the other side of the world. For me, the image it conjured up was exactly that, a tropical paradise. But the reality is that despite the fact that Bali is a tropical paradise, it exists in a country with more than its fair share of crime, corruption and poverty. Add to that the terrorist bombings of recent past and it becomes quite easy to forget sometimes that you are really in paradise, especially when you are in Kuta (where the bomb in the nightclub went off last year). There is a gigantic hole where the club used to be, plus the World Bank is sponsoring a renovation of the Kuta sewerage system, Indonesia style. The sewers are directly below all the sidewalks. They've got every sidewalk in the entire area torn up with giant holes everywhere. And, it appears that there are less than a dozen people working on the project. The work is so slow it practically looks abandoned!
with grimacing statues to keep out the evil spirits. Also, the little paths leading around the family complex and to the rooms are extremely curvy and practically overgrown with tropical jungle. This is to confuse any evil spirits that make it past the grimacing statues! And, apparently evil spirits can't make 90 degree turns, especially if they can't find the path in the first place.
After soaking up the atmosphere of Ubud, Rob and I and a Nepali Peace Corps Volunteer named Trey, rented a car for two days to avoid the typical tourist extortion. We wanted to go to the wreck of the U.S. Liberty and hike up one of the volcanoes. The wreck was fantastic, and I only went snorkeling! I think it is one of the few wrecked ships that can actually be snorkeled. Rob and Trey went scuba diving and said it was the best dive site they have ever been to. It is an American cargo ship that the Japanese torpedoed in World War II. The Americans towed it to shore so that the Japanese wouldn't benefit from its contents. It sat on that eastern Bali shore until the force of nearby volcanic eruption tossed it into the ocean. It plunged just far enough so that it is entirely immersed under water. It is now home to an abundance of coral and fish! You can have a look at Rob's website if you want to see underwater photos from the wreck.
After going to the ship wreck, we spent the day driving to the volcano and all the while admiring the unbelievably gorgeous views of the ocean, volcanoes, and rice paddies galore. The road map we bought was very unspecific and the roads we were driving on were virtually unmarked, so we took many wrong turns. We even thought that we went to Bali's most religious site which is perched halfway up a volcano at the end of a road. But, as we found out from a local when we stopped for directions all the roads go in the area go halfway up the volcano and have a temple perched at the top! Of course they do! We just chose the wrong road.
That night after NOT going to Bali's most religious temple we went to the volcano and were accosted by the local volcano mafia. There is only one road into town and when we arrived at that intersection there were THREE men on motorcycles there waiting. We promptly ignored them and carried on trying to find the hotel we found in our guidebook. Those three motorcycles followed us the whole way yelling, "We are not mafia! We only want to help! We will show you a hotel!" Sure, we believe you. They tried to block the road, they tried rolling down the windows, etc. but fortunately Rob just plowed through them. Our hotel was renovating their restaurant, so they let us eat on the balcony of the room… and sure enough… who comes sauntering in eating food provided our hotel but the most persistent of the moped drivers. Trey chased him out.
All of the touts have gotten together and forbidden hikers to go up the mountain without a guide – and you can only get a guide from the mafia. When we tried driving to the parking lot where we intended to start our hike from, the same thing happened, only this time the mafia moped man (MMM) prevented us from finding that parking lot and from actually climbing. He told us that we'd fall off the mountain if we didn't use a guide and then proceeded to show us photos of bloody people being carried off in stretchers because they didn't use a guide. And (even though he claimed to not be mafia) he threatened to have fifteen of his friends block the road if we didn't pay him as our guide. After at least an hour of driving and getting followed, we decided to just enjoy the scenery that was near us and went tromping through the lava, going no further than 10 feet from the road while Rob stayed with the car. The best part was, one of the Swedish tourists we picked up from the side of the road (miles from their destination) actually spoke Indonesian! She talked to MMM and eventually he drove away. All in all it was still a fun two-day road trip, but I can't say I'd recommend it!
We have just happily arrived to Malaysian Borneo for the next few weeks!


This is a single grain whiskey that is 6 years old and matured in an ex-bourbon cask.
This is a blended Irish whiskey that contains 18 year old single malt and 8 year old single grain whiskey that has been finished in a sherry cask. The 1938 is important, as it signifies the year that Hyde because President in Ireland.
HYDE Single Malt Irish whiskey is made from 100% malted barley grain from one distillery source in Ireland. It is double distilled in a traditional Copper Pot Still to our very strict HYDE specifications.
Recently, a Deanston rep came to town, and I had a couple drams from their core line of products. Here are my thoughts.
About 20% of their produced spirit is used for their single malt releases and 80% goes out the door to be a blend component for brands owned by Diageo and William Grant & Sons. Their recent dive into the single malt market comes with a promise to never filter or color, and they recently boosted their ABV floor from 43% ABV to 46-ish% ABV.
This was a bottle that I tried blind and I reviewed it live on the Whiskey Network Discord server, then got the reveal in order to fill in relevant details here.
This was a bottle that I tried blind and I reviewed live on the Whiskey Network Discord server, then got the reveal in order to fill in relevant details here.
This is a blend of 10 to 15 year old rums distilled and bottled in the Dominican Republic. They are not particularly great at explaining anything about their distilling process, or their distilling history, or whether or not they dose and color their products, so that's about par for some courses here.
This is a Barbados rum that is aged in Panama and matured in two types of casks. It also appears to leave Barbados, bound for Panama, to see some time in a cognac cask as well.
Overall, this brand is pretty bad about communicating what is distilled and aged where, which isn't surprising given the provenance of who owns it, but this expression appears to be a true Barbados rum that is shipped and aged in Panama before being shipped to France for bottling, or extra aging.
1792 Full Proof is typically a small batch, proofed release from Barton in Kentucky. Bottled at 125pf, it is hard to tell what the original barrel proof was for these releases, but all the same, 62.5% ABV isn't a bad number to run with. This is very similar to Knob Creek's Single Barrel Reserve, which is a release consistently diluted to 60% ABV and I like those all the way from fine to amazing. In this series, I'm comparing a variety of Single Barrel releases from the Full Proof lineup, selected by various stores, vendors and societies in the USA.


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Commercial and residential premises.... Keith Pattinson Estate Agents are delighted to welcome to the sales market this part commercial, part residential property situated on Coast Road, Blackhall.
With consent this property could be converted into a fully residential premises to make a good sized semi - detached family home.
The property benefits from offering commercial premises on the ground floor (former hairdressers), there is also a downstairs cloakroom, lounge/dining area and kitchen. The first floor is a two bedroom flat benefitting from: Lounge, kitchen, family bathroom and two bedrooms. Externally there is a good sized fully enclosed garden to the rear aspect and off road parking to the side.
With carpeted flooring and staircase leading to the first floor (residential premises), with door leading into the commercial premises and access into the kitchen area.
With a double glazed window to the front aspect, UPVC door to the front, carpeted flooring, radiator and access to the WC.
With low level WC, sink, vinyl flooring and double glazed window.
Situated Downstairs and benefitting from wall and base units, with roll top work surfaces, sink and drainer unit, plumbing for a washing machine and UPVC door to the rear aspect.
With carpeted flooring, double glazed window to the side aspect, radiator.
With a double glazed window, carpeted flooring, radiator and access to the kitchen.
With wall and base units, roll top work surfaces, with double glazed window .
With a double glazed window, single panelled radiator, carpeted flooring, fitted wardrobes.
With carpeted flooring, single panelled radiator and double glazed window.
With low level WC, wash hand basin and a shower cubicle. With heated towel radiator, vinyl flooring and a double glazed window.
With a driveway to the front aspect and a fully enclosed garden to the rear aspect.


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Q: Search result warning: You don't appear to have permission to view the account credentials for this result source. I am using SharePoint 2013. I login on the production environment with the farm account. I go to central admin and go to the search service application. I go to the results source. I click on the default result source "Local SharePoint Results". I cannot edit this result source because everything is readonly. I see also a warning:

You don't appear to have permission to view the account credentials
  for this result source. You need permissions at the level at which the
  result source was created. For example, only an account with
  administrator permissions for a Search Service application can view
  the account credentials for a result source created at that level.

How can I edit this default result source? Or how can I see which account has permissions to edit this result source?

A: Local SharePoint Results is a system default result source. You can not modify it. You can copy and create a new one and modify that instead...


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Princess Mako's marriage to boyfriend in limbo amid virus pandemic
KYODO NEWS - Aug 14, 2020 - 10:06 | All, Japan, Coronavirus
The planned marriage between Princess Mako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, and her boyfriend Kei Komuro remains up in the air amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, two years after Komuro began studying at a New York law school.
The wedding was originally scheduled to take place in 2018, but was postponed for two years following a string of reports that Komuro's mother was having a dispute with her former fiance over money, including her son's educational expenses, which the man was shouldering.
Japanese Princess Mako and her longtime boyfriend Kei Komuro look at each other during a news conference in Tokyo'on Sept. 3, 2017. (Kyodo)
The couple, both 28, has yet to make any official announcements about their wedding plans.
The eldest daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and her boyfriend from university days announced their planned engagement in September 2017.
But the Imperial Household Agency said in February 2018 the couple would delay their marriage, which would have taken place on Nov. 4 that year, until 2020, saying the two needed more time to prepare.
Komuro, who enrolled in law school at Fordham University in August 2018, has taken online classes amid the pandemic. He has done internships and wrote a report on crowdfunding that was published in a local legal journal.
He is planning to take the bar exam in the United States after finishing his studies at the university next year.
According to a source familiar with the couple, they still plan to get married and frequently communicate with each other through video calls.
(From left) Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito, Crown Princess Kiko and their daughters Princess Mako and Princess Kako greet well-wishers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2020. (Kyodo)
At a press conference last November, the crown prince, the emperor's younger brother, urged Princess Mako to update the public on her marriage to Komuro by February 2020.
The princess's father had asked Komuro's family to resolve their outstanding issues if they wanted the wedding to go ahead, saying the couple's marriage should be something that is "celebrated by many people."
But the coronavirus pandemic, which also led to the postponement of an event originally slated for mid-April for proclaiming the crown prince's new status as first in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, has left the outlook for the princess' marriage plans even murkier.
Asked about the princess' wedding plans at press conferences earlier this year, Takaharu Kachi, an aide to the crown prince and his family at the Imperial Household Agency, has merely said, "An announcement will be made sometime in the future."
Meanwhile, the crown prince, Princess Mako and her sister Princess Kako have been attending online lectures by specialists on the impact of the virus pandemic.
"We are now in a difficult time and the 'Rikkoshi no rei' ceremonies (to proclaim the crown prince's status) have been postponed indefinitely," an official of the Imperial Household Agency said. "We are unable to anticipate (developments regarding the wedding) because of the unexpected coronavirus pandemic."
Role of women in spotlight as imperial family members dwindle
Japan princess's boyfriend breaks silence on money issues, saying "resolved"
GALLERY: Portrait of lives of Princess Mako, boyfriend Kei Komuro
Aug 14, 2020 | KYODO NEWS


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Q: Unable To Get The Property Value Of An Object That Comes From An API Call In REACTJS Why I'm unable to access the property value of the Object That comes from an API Call ?
I Have Two Components In The React App, Both Are Given Below.
Here Is First Component Named 'Weather'
import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
import Styles from "./Weather.module.css";
import WeatherCard from "../Weather Card/WeatherCard.component";

const Weather = () => {
  // Initializing State
  //For Location
  const [location, setLocation] = useState("karachi");
  //For Location
  //For Query
  const [query, setQuery] = useState(location);
  //For Query
  //For Weather Data
  const [weatherData, setWeatherData] = useState({});

  //For Weather Data

  // Initializing State

  // Calling data through api

  useEffect(() => {
    const fetchingData = async () => {
      let url = `https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=${query}&appid=6a571911f99d7d02c4974a178ff1d933`;

      let responseFromFetch = await fetch(url); // getting obj of promise.

      let data = await responseFromFetch.json(); // getting api/weather data.

      setWeatherData(data); // setting state that comes from api.
    };

    fetchingData(); // calling func that brings the data
  }, [query]);

  const handleSubmit = (e) => {
    e.preventDefault();
    setQuery(location);
    setLocation("");
  };

  return (
    <>

        <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
          <input
            className={Styles.inputField}
            type="text"
            placeholder="Know Your City Weather!"
            value={location}
            onChange={(e) => setLocation(e.target.value)}
          />
          <button type="submit" className={Styles.button}>
            Search
          </button>
        </form>

      <WeatherCard weatherData={weatherData} />
    </>
  );
};

export default Weather;

Okay, Now Here is the second Component Named 'WeatherCard'
import React, { Component } from "react";
import Styles from "../Whether/Weather.module.css";

export default class WeatherCard extends Component {
  render() {
    const accessObj = this.props.weatherData;

    console.log(accessObj); // getting whole obj - No error,
    console.log(accessObj.name); // getting the value of the key "name" - No error,       accessObj.name isn't an object
    console.log(accessObj.sys); // getting obj - No error,          accessObj.sys is an object
    console.log(accessObj.sys.country); // Not getting the value of key "country" - Error

    if (accessObj !== "undefined") {
      return (
        <>

{accessObj.name}

                {/* I want here to use the value of the property... But country is not available here.  */}

{accessObj.sys.country}

30 C

100

        </>
      );
    }
  }
}

You Can Also see the error that occur's in the browser. screenshot link is HERE . Unable to attach the screenshot of the error here, because I'm new in this platform!

Advance Thanks For The Help !

A: You're trying to access an object information that doesn't have anything at first, so it will be undefined until your components gets information from the parent. this happends because the request to get information in the main component is still ongoing in the first render.
Adding a condition to console.log in <WeatherCard> will likely fix your problem.
if(accessObj.sys){ //Will check if the accessObj.sys object is not undefined; if it's not undefined, it will return true and the console.logs will happen.
   console.log(accessObj);
   console.log(accessObj.name);
   console.log(accessObj.sys);
   console.log(accessObj.sys.country);
}

For the rest of the code you did good, because you added a condition to render, which is basically what I put above.

A: You are checking accessObj !== "undefined" but the initial value is an empty object ({}). The initial value comes from Weather component weatherData={weatherData}.
So your condition if (accessObj !== "undefined")is always true.
One possible solution is to initialise weatherData like this :
const [weatherData, setWeatherData] = useState(null);
And do the check like this :
if (accessObj) {}
This condition will be true after you fetched the data and setWeatherData

A: getting too fancy sometimes can lead you to some issues like the one here basically the problem is that your useEffect hook has a void type as it does not returns anything.
...

const fetchingData = () => {
      let url = `https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=${query}&appid=6a571911f99d7d02c4974a178ff1d933`;

     return fetch(url)
        .then(res => res.json())
        .then(data => myFunctionThatSetsTheState(data)).catch(console.error)
};

useEffect(() => fetchingData(), [query]);

....


These days, eyebrows are everything. They frame the face, add drama to the eye, and help show expression. No look is complete without perfectly tweezed and filled-in brows and that's why microblading has become so popular. Ruth Swissa Permanent Makeup makes it easy to achieve impeccable arches with no stress!.
Microblading, a form of micropigmentation, is a semi-permanent fix for all your brow troubles. The beauty procedure fills in sparse hairs, making the brows look fuller. It also shapes the eyebrow naturally, even if you have teeny-tiny arches. The whole process makes the brows fuller and neater. The results last 2-3 years.
The full experience takes about an hour to complete. First, your certified practitioner at Ruth Swissa Permanent Makeup will talk to you about your hopes for your brows. Do you want them to look fuller? More groomed? Your considerations will guide the entire process.
Your practitioner will then apply a numbing cream to the entire brow area to ensure a painless procedure. She will begin to remove the excess hairs outside of the guidelines that she drew. This will make the brows look clean and polished when everything is finished.
Next, your specialist will draw an outline. The pigment for your brows will be placed within these boundaries. Your practitioner will ask you to lay down. Using a tool that has several small needles at the end, she will begin making delicate cuts within the guidelines she drew. These fine lines will look like perfectly placed brow hairs when the process is complete.
The brow pigment for microblading is a custom mix that will complement your skin tone and hair color. The pigment is applied to the brow area and then it is wiped away. This step completes the entire microblading process!
Since microblading creates tiny cuts in the skin, don't be surprised if you experience some scabbing in the weeks following your appointment! It's completely Normal. What you need is a proper care routine to ensure your comfort.
When your brows scab, it is crucial that you do not pick at them! This could cause scarring and will add length to the healing process. Here are some steps you should take while your brows are healing.
Do not wear makeup on your brows. This could further irritate the skin!
Do not get the are wet. Avoid sweating, swimming, and going into saunas.
Use the recommended cream as suggested by your technician.
It is important to remember that the brows will fade over time— even though they darken a bit at first. For maximum results, go in for a touch-up at least every year.


I can see from your disapproving glance that more might be needed. Perhaps you're right and I am just phoning it in using a disconnected Motorola Bravo LX Pager – which you can't even use as a phone.
Did you know that I am an expert at weddings?
Did you know that there is no governing body anywhere that regulates who is a wedding expert and there are no set criteria by which to measure one's expertise at weddings?
I was asked to review a couple of services that either I use or some friends use!
They should never have done this.
Oh, Phil. Eternally enticing me with new career options.
How Do I Tell My Five-Year-Old Daughter That She's A Bad Dramatist?
I love my daughter more than a this stupid keyboard I'm typing on can express. Yet, I cannot stand playing pretend with her using her dolls and action figures.
It has nothing to do with toxic masculinity or embarrassment. I'd put on nail polish, bows in my hair, and glitter blush on my cheeks for her. Hell, I might end up feeling pretty while I'm at it!
No, the problem is that my five year old has NO idea about the classical unities, and that is becoming a deal-breaker.


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More countries Rwanda
Tigo registers a loss of subscribers in Rwanda
By Matshelane Mamabolo
Tigo Rwanda has started the year off as the only one of Rwanda's three telcos to record a drop in active subscriber numbers according to the latest report issued from the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA).
RURA found that Tigo lost 13 269 (-0.38%) active subscribers in the ninety days leading up to 31 January 2018, while its rival MTN Rwanda and its recent acquirer Airtel Rwanda managed to increase their number of active subscribers by 83 931 (+2.25%) and 41 118 (+2.52%) respectively.
Tigo remains the second largest telco in the country with an active subscriber base of just under 3.5 million, ahead of Airtel which has around 1.6 million subscribers. MTN Rwanda leads that count with a total of 3.8 million active subscribers at the start of 2018. \
RURA's report shows that the total number of active mobile telephone subscriptions in Rwanda as a whole has increased in the period under consideration.
Millicom CEO positive despite 'challenging operating conditions' in Africa
Airtel Rwanda, regulator moves to reassure customers after Tigo buyout
Bharti Airtel pursues Tigo Rwanda deal
RURA
"The total number of active mobile telephone subscriptions (90-days revenue generating subscribers) in Rwanda increased from 8,819,217 at the end of December 2017 to 8,930,997 at the end of January 2018, thereby showing an increase of 1.27 %. The mobile-cellular telephone penetration rate decreased by 0.84%, from 76.5% to 75.6%. This decrease is attributed to the new projected population of 11,809,295 of 2017 that was used compared to 11,533,445 which is the projected population of 2016. Postpaid subscription increased from 127,727 at the end of December 2017 to 128,251 at the end of January 2018, and the prepaid subscriptions increased from 8,691,490 at the end of December 2017 to 8,802,746 as of January 2018," reads the RURA report.
The statistics showing Tigo's decrease in subscriber numbers come days after Mauricio Ramos, CEO of Millicom, which owned the mobile operator before selling it to Airtel Rwanda in January, described Africa as 'challenging' in the company's results for FY2017.
Millicom runs its business in Tanzania and Chad on the African continent after selling operations in Ghana, Senegal and most recently, Rwanda.
"In Africa, we delivered on our commitment to generate positive free cash flow from the region in 2017. We also disposed of our operation in Rwanda, and we completed a merger in Ghana, consistent with our strategy to focus on the Latam region,"said Ramos as part of the results which showed that the company's EBITDA margin in Africa declined by 32.4% in Q4 2017 and 15.9% year-on-year.
Airtel Rwanda has since announced that the merged entity following the integration of Tigo customers, operations, people and infrastructure will culminate in the abandonment of the Tigo Rwanda brand and the use of Airtel Rwanda as the name of the joint entity.
Customers will not be required to re-register their SIM cards, according to an announcement from Airtel Rwanda.
"Customers' SIM cards and mobile numbers will not change. There will be no interruption to customers' experience on both networks for the moment," reads a statement published by Airtel Rwanda on its website earlier this month.
Tigo Rwanda is being sold to Airtel Rwanda over two years in a mix of cash, vendor loan note and earn out.
SA tops Africa's download speed table Published on 09 July 2019


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Q: Ruby instance methods from a string and a block Is it possible to define an instance method in ruby from a string (the method name) and a block (the method's contents)?
I imagine this will need to use instance_eval(), but I haven't figured out how to mix the two data types yet. Both the string and the block are dynamically determined, so it would work to create the block with the "def #{string}" at the beginning - I don't know how to do this.
My use case is a class that represents a Bacula configuration file. The configuration file can have many different types of resources. They're all stored in a relatively complex data structure behind the scenes (for other reasons, simplifying this structure will not accomplish what I'm looking for). I'd like the resources to be rapidly accessible via named methods.
For example, A represents one config file, B represents another. A has resources Director, Client, Job and B has Messages and Director.
In this case, A should have methods director(), client(), and job() while B has messages() and director(). Each of these would return the relevant resource from the object's respective config file.
I know there are easier ways of doing this (like implementing a [] method), but at this point I'm pursuing the harder solution for curiosity's sake.

A: I think what you're looking for is the method define_method on Module; however, it's private so you have to use class_eval or something else to run it.
body = proc { self * 3 }
name = "triple"
c = Numeric

c.class_eval { define_method(name.to_sym, &body) }

3.triple # 9

And  a method with arguments:
body = proc { |second| [self * 3, second * 3] }
name = "triple_both"
c = Numeric

c.class_eval { define_method(name.to_sym, &body) }

puts 3.triple_both(5) # [9, 15]

To put a new method on a singleton object (or Eigenclass, or whatever they're called):
body = proc { puts @meme + @meme + @meme }
name = "meme"
class SwedishChef; def initialize; @meme = "bork"; end; end
sc = SwedishChef.new
(class << sc; self; end).class_eval {
  define_method(name.to_sym, &body)
}
sc.meme # borkborkbork

[EDIT (Jörg W Mittag): I fixed the singleton method example.]


To most people, the general impression of Shanghai is that of a megacity filled with modern, towering skyscrapers that are illuminated by a stunning array of neon lights come nightfall. The streets in the city are notoriously busy, and are often flanked by the glitzy shop fronts of luxury brands.
The word tranquillity is unlikely to be used to describe the city. The same can be said for the term "bed and breakfast". After all, Shanghai is not known as a countryside destination.


There are many different ways of creating your own simple weaving loom; from cutting slots in cardboard, to hammering nails into scrap wood, and from cutting notches into branches, to inserting wooden dowels into drilled holes in wood. And you can also weave in many different shapes too, including circles and triangles.
So weaving is an extremely versatile craft which you can start with very little...but no matter how you do it, all of the core techniques always remain the same.
You must have evenly spaced slots or nails/pins to hold the warp thread, and you then go in and out of the warp thread using the weft thread. And in basic terms, that's all there is to weaving!
- Cork block; I used a cork sanding block.
- Map pins; with small round heads.
- Yarn; bigger yarn is likely to look more rustic, and smaller yarn more neat. I'm going to be using DK (double knit) yarn - also called medium or worsted weight yarn.
- Thread to use as the warp; This thread is going to run vertically throughout the whole weaving. I used size 8 cotton crochet thread in white.
- Threads & yarns to use as the weft; you can show your creativity with your choice of weft yarns and threads, as these are what will make up the pattern. I used size 8 crochet threads and some DK yarn.
- Wooden skewer, cocktail stick or thin twig; for hanging the weaving from.
- A fork, a comb or 5 cotton buds and some sellotape; for compacting the weft thread after weaving each row.
The first step is to create your loom by sticking pins into the cork block, making sure that the pins are all an equal distance apart.
I placed 10 pins into one end of the block, spaced far enough apart so that I could just fit the warp thread between the pin heads.
Once you have put pins in one end of the block, you need to put the same number of pins at the other end of the block, so that they are exactly opposite i.e. this line of pins must be a mirror image of the first, and should also be a short distance from the end of the block.
Then we need to add the warp thread to the loom.
So, knot one end of the warp thread and secure it with a pin at the end of the cork block where we have left a bit of space.
Then take the thread past the pin at the end of the nearest pin row, and start winding the thread back and forth between the pins in a kind of zig-zag path. So take the thread around a pin (just halfway - don't wrap the thread completely around the pins), then to the next pin on the opposite pin row, and so on, until all of the pins have the warp thread around them. Then cut the thread, knot the end and secure it with another pin. See photos for any help.
You should be starting and finishing the warping of your loom at the same end of the cork block.
Make sure that there is tension in the thread, you don't want it to be loose at all.
Slide a narrow strip of thin card between the warp threads, at the bottom of the 'loom'. When you weave, you nearly always start at the bottom and work upwards and away from you.
You want the card to be woven over the 1st warp thread, under the 2nd, over the 3rd, under the 4th etc. all of the way across. This helps to keep the warp threads level, and will help with finishing off the bottom of the weaving later on.
If you don't have a fork or comb to use to help squash the weft threads together, you will need to make something to do the job. I decided to cut one end off 5 cotton buds and then tape the other ends together to make my own 'fork' tool.
We then can start weaving. To begin, you should use a thread (rather than yarn), and it should be similar in thickness to the warp threads. Use a yarn needle to feed one end in-and-out of the warp threads just above the strip of card.
Weave the thread in and out of around 6 warp threads, then use your fork tool to push this woven thread down against the strip of card.
We are now going to do a few rows of what is called plain weave, which is the regular in-out-in-out weaving technique.
The reason for adding plain weave to start with is to to create a more stable base to the weaving. If we did the tassels/fringing section first, this would be difficult to keep in place when removing the weaving from the loom.
We already wove the end of the weft thread onto the loom in the previous step. Now we need to weave back and forth for around 6 rows or thereabouts.
So, guide your needle & weft thread over a warp thread, under the next warp thread, over the next one, under the next one and so on, until you reach the end of the row. Then you pull the thread through, but not tightly - we don't want to distort the threads or 'pull in' the sides of warp.
Then we take our fork tool and press the newly-woven weft thread against the strip of card.
If we finished that row by going under a warp thread, then we start the next row by going over the first warp thread. And again we do a row of plain weave, going in and out of the warp threads.
Then use the fork tool to press this thread up against the previous thread row.
Carry on in this manner for a few more rows.
Made from short lengths of yarn, this fringing is made up of stitches known as Rya knots.
You first need to cut one length of yarn per pair of warp threads. So in my case I have 20 individual (vertical) warp threads, so I need 10 lengths of yarn.
Each of these lengths of yarn need to be just over twice the length that you want the finished fringing to be. You're probably looking at the lengths being a few inches long. It's better to make these longer than you need, because you can always cut them shorter later on.
You then take one of these pieces of yarn and place it horizontally over the warp threads, with the centre of the yarn over the first pair of warp threads.
Next, push each end of the yarn down towards the cork block, either side of the pair of warp threads.
Then use your plastic yarn needle to bring each end of the yarn up between the 2 warp threads.
Pull the 2 tails of yarn downwards to drag this tassel/knot to the bottom of the weaving.
Then repeat the same for each strand or yarn and each pair of warp threads.
Use the same method as before to add stripes of plain weave in different coloured threads and yarns.
I started with green yarn, first cutting a length of yarn by estimating how much I would need to use, then weaving it in and out of the warp threads using my yarn needle.
Don't worry about the tails of yarn and threads left hanging from the sides of the weaving when you have finished with a colour - these will be 'woven in' at the end.
I then did a plain weave stripe with white thread and then with red thread, remembering to compact each row of thread using the fork tool to keep it neat.
Next I wanted to add 2 triangle shapes in white thread, surrounded by green yarn (all in plain weave).
So I started weaving from the 6th warp thread in, and did plain weave across 10 warp threads, before changing direction and weaving back across those 10 warp threads. As usual I use the fork tool between each row.
I then started the next row on the 7th warp thread from the end, did plain weave across 8 warp threads, and then came back again.
And you just keep decreasing in this fashion until you get to the 'point' of the triangle shape.
For the next few decreases, I did 3 rows rather than 2. So I started at the 8th warp thread, wove across 6 threads, then back again, then forth again. Then from the 9th warp, across 4 threads, for 3 rows. Then from the 10th warp, across 2 threads for 2 rows. And lastly, I wrapped the weft once around the 11th warp thread.
Then I filled in the area around the triangle with plain weave using the green yarn. I started weaving just above the red thread on one side, worked my way up one side of the triangle until I could weave a full row above the triangle, and then I wove down the other side of the triangle.
On each row, I ensured that the green yarn changed direction on the warp thread next to the white triangle. It is possible to interlock the triangle with the surrounding colour by having the green yarn change direction on the same warp thread as where the triangle shape begins, but I wouldn't do this with mismatched thread/yarn weights as it can look messy. So I kept my triangles and surrounding colour separate.
You want to leave about 2 cm of the warp thread free at the top of your weaving, as these threads will need to be tied around the bamboo skewer (or dowel or twig or whatever other narrow stick you are using to hang the weaving up).
So once you have finished weaving, simply cut the warp thread at the top of each loop - where the thread loops around the pin - and then tie each pair of warp threads together around the wooden skewer.
Remove the strip of card and repeat the same steps for the warp threads below the weaving i.e. cut the warp threads where they loops around the pins, but this time you don't have to leave space for a skewer; you just tie the pairs of warp threads together to secure them. Don't tie them too tight though, as this may distort the weaving.
Then you will need to 'weave in' all of the thread and yarn tails sticking out of your weaving. To do this, thread each tail into a yarn needle, and use the needle to feed the thread/yarn through the back of your weaving, thus securing the end and hiding it. Make sure these tails are not visible from the front.
Then just tie another piece of thread onto the bamboo skewer to hang your weaving up. And it's finished!
This would make a great necklace!
Professional worker on weaving ... U guy only made like this.... AMAZING ..
How clever to use pins and cork for a loom! And the final weaving is so tiny & cute!
Miniature things are the best!


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package org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.process.traversal.strategy.verification;

import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.process.traversal.Traversal;
import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.process.traversal.TraversalEngine;
import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.process.traversal.TraversalStrategies;
import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.process.traversal.util.DefaultTraversalStrategies;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;

import java.util.Arrays;

import static org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.process.traversal.dsl.graph.__.*;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;

/**
 * @author Marko A. Rodriguez (http://markorodriguez.com)
 */
@RunWith(Parameterized.class)
public class StandardVerificationStrategyTest {

    private TraversalEngine traversalEngine;

    @Before
    public void setup() {
        this.traversalEngine = mock(TraversalEngine.class);
        when(this.traversalEngine.getType()).thenReturn(TraversalEngine.Type.STANDARD);
    }

    @Parameterized.Parameters(name = "{0}")
    public static Iterable<Object[]> data() {
        return Arrays.asList(new Object[][]{
                {"__.repeat(out().fold().unfold()).times(2)", repeat(out().fold().unfold()).times(2)},
                {"__.repeat(sum()).times(2)", repeat(sum()).times(2)},
        });
    }

    @Parameterized.Parameter(value = 0)
    public String name;

    @Parameterized.Parameter(value = 1)
    public Traversal traversal;

    @Test
    public void shouldBeVerifiedIllegal() {
        try {
            final TraversalStrategies strategies = new DefaultTraversalStrategies();
            strategies.addStrategies(ComputerVerificationStrategy.instance());
            traversal.asAdmin().setStrategies(strategies);
            traversal.asAdmin().setEngine(this.traversalEngine);
            traversal.asAdmin().applyStrategies();
            fail("The strategy should not allow lambdas: " + this.traversal);
        } catch (IllegalStateException ise) {
            assertTrue(true);
        }
    }
}


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'Great American Diamonds' Take Center Stage at Smithsonian's Newest Exhibit
The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History just unveiled "Great American Diamonds," a new exhibit showcasing four of the most stunning diamonds ever found in the United States.
Some of the new gems going on display are record holders, including the Freedom Diamond, the largest faceted diamond ever to originate in the United States, and the Uncle Sam Diamond, an emerald-cut stone fashioned from the largest uncut American diamond ever discovered.
For decades, the Uncle Sam Diamond was feared to have been lost before recently resurfacing in a private collection. This is the first time the Uncle Sam Diamond has been on public display in more than 50 years.
These precious gemstones hail from the only two diamond mines that have operated in the United States: Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds (1919–1926) and Colorado's Kelsey Lake Mine (1996–2001). Together, these sites produced tens of thousands of carats of rough diamonds.
"Most people are surprised to learn that diamonds have been mined in the United States, and as the national museum, we are delighted to introduce these great American diamonds to our visitors," said mineralogist Jeffrey Post, the museum's curator-in-charge of gems and minerals.
The flawless 12.4-carat pinkish-brown Uncle Sam Diamond was cut from a crystal weighing a whopping 40.23 carats. The rough gem was discovered at Crater of Diamonds in 1924, making it the largest faceted diamond ever discovered in the Arkansas mine.
The cushion-cut Freedom Diamond, which is now set in a ring, was fashioned from a 28-carat diamond crystal discovered at the Kelsey Lake Mine in 1997.
These American diamonds join the Smithsonian's National Gem and Mineral Collection, the world's most visited collection of gems, thanks to gifts by Peter Buck (Uncle Sam Diamond) and Robert E. and Kathy G. Mau (Freedom Diamond). The national collection contains more than 10,000 precious stones and pieces of jewelry, including the iconic Hope Diamond.
"Amazingly, the Uncle Sam and Freedom diamonds were donated to our national collection within a month of each other," Post said. "The generosity of the donors ensure that these great Earth treasures will forever belong to the people of the United States, and the world."
In "Great American Diamonds," the two new gems will be displayed alongside two additional American diamonds from the museum's collection.
Unearthed in Arkansas, the "Canary Diamond" is a golden-yellow gem crystal weighing nearly 18 carats. This stone is one of the largest uncut diamond crystals from Arkansas. It was discovered in 1917 and acquired by famed civil engineer and mineral collector Washington Roebling, whose son donated it to the Smithsonian nearly a century ago.
Originating in Colorado, the 6.5-carat Colorado Diamond Crystal displays the typical eight-sided (octahedral) shape of natural diamond crystals.
Despite the beauty of the diamonds they produced, neither American mine proved to be commercially successful, causing each to close after less than a decade of operation.
That does not mean that the United States is devoid of diamonds. The Arkansas site where the Uncle Sam Diamond was found has been refashioned into Crater of Diamonds State Park, one of the world's only diamond-bearing sites accessible to the public. The search area at the park is actually a plowed field atop the eroded surface of an extinct, diamond-bearing volcanic pipe. Visitors have found more than 33,100 diamonds since the Crater of Diamonds opened as an Arkansas State Park in 1972.
During an average year, amateur treasure hunters discover and get to keep roughly 600 new diamonds, potentially unearthing the next "Great American Diamond."
Credit: Image courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution.


Lecker's, manufacturers of products and paints for industry, bodyworks and urban protection, will be present at the Municipalia fair, which will be held from 24 to 26 October at the Lleida exhibition center. You can find us in Pavilion 2 at booth 214 where we invite you to discover our most innovative products such as the new coatings Anti urine, Anti posters and adhesives and Anti graffiti. In our stand we will expose applications of products where you can check the finishes and we will be happy to inform you and resolve any doubts.


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package com.pivotallabs;

public class Callbacks {
    public void onStart() {
    }

    public void onSuccess() {
    }

    public void onFailure() {
    }

    public void onComplete() {
    }
}


Welcome to the forum. Any indication of the size of the pond, its depth and what plants were you hoping to include?
Right so. For oxygenation, Elodia crispa. It proliferates rapidly, so you'll have to hoik some out each winter. If you have fish, you'll get very little other life in there, because the fish will eat them. There won't be enough food, so you'll have to buy fish food. Then they will poo. This will sink to the bottom and eventually silt up your pond. You will have to put waders on and remove it by hand.
Our small pond, 10'x4'x4', has no fish. We have tadpoles instead. At the moment they are eating all the algae. There are pond skimmers, water boatmen, diving beetles, leeches, dragonfly nymphs and once I saw a newt.
We put in: Marsh marigold (Calthea palustris), water forget me not, water mint, water St. John's Wort, Elodia and a small water lily (which I think has been outcompeted). Each winter I remove some of the plants to maintain the 50% of clear water that the animals need. I also have a log pile and long grass next to the pond for emerging animals.
Ponddigger on this site will probably be able to give better advice than me!
Personally, I would not include fish, either, for all the reasons Tippben gives. Enjoy watching your pond take on a life of its own.
My many thanks for your sharing of experience, as I suppose many of us do I started with great energy on the design and digging, having done the work myself that was indeed the easy bit. I now have a pond, size wise sits into the surroundings quite nicely, edged with stones found on the site I do have goldfish and a couple of Koi, I have an 8000 litre pump to a small stream and another 2500 litre pump to a filter all I suppose experimental. The pond itself became colonised with all manner of insect life and probably against your advice but I always wanted to have fish, what was as I said earlier the planting of the pond was daunting so for a start an oxygenator Rotala Rotundifolia, a couple of Lillies, Nymphaea Marliacea Carnea, Nymphaea Attraction, Japanese Water Iris, Lobelia Cardinalis, and when finances allow will add a few more will put up a picture or two whenever it starts to mature a bit as its still a bit sparse lookin, thanks again.
Dont plant Elodia crispa. its on the invasive list have a lok at what not to plant.
Personally I think "oxygenators" block up a pond. They spread too rapidly and then you can't get rid of the stuff. A pump and filter do a much better job, although they add to your electricity bill. One such oxygenator hitch-hiked into my pond and I can't get rid of the damm thing.
I put local plants around my pond (taken from local farmers' fields with permission).
All these will grow submerged except Meadowsweet, which can grow at water level.
The only plants I bought were Water Lilies and even then, water lilies I got from a local pond have been better.
On a side issue I wonder if t that example in Lough Corrib is the same plant. I find that it only grows strongly at one depth, about two feet of water. Deeper than that it just grows on the bottom and in shallow water it doesn't thrive. Perhaps it is different if you add raw town sewage like in Lough Corrib.
i've been on the lookout for water marigold, but it's not that easy to find. got some water hawthorn in our 'local' garden centre the other day, but they're getting rid of their stock of pond plants, they don't sell enough of them.
was out in pond hobby in north county dublin today; picked up a few plants; their range of pond plants is probably 5 or 10 times what you'd get in a standard garden centre.
that said, their cheapest water lilies were double the price i've seen them elsewhere - but were probably triple the size.
I've loads of Marsh Marigold if you want a piece. You'd have to collect, though.
How's the pond doing? I'm building one myself at the moment and I intend to have fish in it.
Years ago I had a small pond (5'x7'). There were 2 Rudd and 4-6 Golden Orfe. There was also a healthy population of pond skaters, diving beetles, Dragonfly larvae, newts and frogs. In any scoop of water I hardly ever found any midge larvae, the fish ate them! Plants were in baskets, one (small) white lily, flowering rush and 3 different Iris and, yes, the dreaded Canadian pondweed. The baby bugs were safe in it's embrace and when it occasionally got too big for it's boots, I hauled some out on the side of the pond and waited for the bugs to jump back in. Then I composted it. The whole thing worked really well.
Do you have any photo's yet. I'd love to see them.
cheers, i think we're well enough planted for now. what part of the world are you in?
here's ours; still a lot of maturing to do; the plant (creeping jenny?) at the far side has started to hide the pond edge, and the hostas on the near side are still very small.


After a total of 31 hours travel time from Minneapolis, our trip to India started in a small village called Kurumassery in the Ernakulam district of Kerala state.
A catholic priest friend of Maggie's kindly set us up with sleeping and hospitality arrangements. For the six nights we stayed in Kurumassery, I stayed with Father Xavier in his rectory guest room. Maggie stayed a half mile away at a convent. His hospitality was unlike anything I've ever experienced and I'm so grateful for his kindness.
During our seven days in Kerala, Father Xavier and his driver Kuttan took us all over. They invited us into their family's homes and took wonderful care of us.
All photos were taken with an iPhone 6s plus and a Canon Digital Rebel (the ones without exif data included). Here are some of my favorite shots from the experience.


Division-M, the company behind Drive Bender, has made available the beta release of their flagship product. With Drive Bender, you will be able to achieve some Drive Extender like functionality with storage pooling and data duplication.
This beta release is no where near final and does come with some risk. I do NOT recommend using Drive Bender on a server with production data.
– As stated previously, DO NOT use with production data. You are solely responsible for taking necessary precautions with your data.
– This release does not contain the add-in for the Windows Home Server 2011 Console. It will be coming in a future release.
– Be aware of a locking issue when renaming folders.
– When deleting folders or files, if a lock is held on the target folder or files, the folder or files may remain on one or more volumes in the storage pool.
– A file size check has not been implemented yet. What this means is that Drive Bender does not check to make sure that there is enough space in the pool when files are being stored to properly ensure data integrity. This will be fixed in a future release.
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Scandium Chloride is clearly tagged and labeled externally to ensure efficient identification and quality control. Iron drums and cartons are used. Great care is taken to avoid any damage which might be caused during storage or transportation.
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Facebook, right in the header.
Google AdWords -- in the Campaign Management dashboard.
MySpace, between pages. This is actually an interstitial ad for E-Research Council, but still.
Meanwhile, traditional media entities like PBS have partnered with Google to make this year's election the most transparent ever. Got a mobile cam? Covertly video your experience at the ballots. Twitter and My Fair Election are also using crowdsourcing to police the polls this year.
Other sites jumped the gun: betting destinations cast lots for Obama, and even Facebook Lexicon "suggests" (eh, I'm iffy about this) an Obama win.
We'll know in 12 hours.


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Press Release -- May 31st, 2012
Source: Alcatel-Lucent
Two-thirds of IT decision makers see guaranteed cloud performance as critical for essential operations according to research from Alcatel-Lucent
Concerns about outages top the list of inhibitors to cloud adoption; communications service providers are seen as being the most credible and reliable providers of cloud services
Paris, May 31, 2012 – Primary research conducted by Alcatel-Lucent(Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) reveals that performance concerns (stability, response time, end-to-end availability) are the biggest inhibitors to adoption of cloud services by enterprises. Information technology (IT) decision makers identified performance as the most important aspect of cloud solutions needing improvement. Other top concerns cited are security, cost and ease of use. At stake is the global cloud services market forecasted to grow to $177 billion by 2015.[1]
The recent market study was conducted with 3,886 IT decision makers at medium- and large-sized multinational technology firms in seven countries, including the U.S., U.K., France, India, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
While the study reveals rapid adoption of cloud services by major enterprises across a variety of market sectors, it also points to shortcomings in today's public cloud services, led by risks related to availability and quality of service.
Two thirds of IT decision makers don't use the cloud for their essential business applications for fear of service outages
46 percent of those surveyed find current cloud service system delays unacceptable
One in four complained that there's no simple resolution path when service level agreements (SLAs) are not met
Two out of five IT decision makers reported either frequent or lengthy service outages
The reluctance to embrace the cloud was highest in finance, insurance, healthcare and government sectors – these are industries where performance and security are essential requirements for applications and services.
Nonetheless, 44 percent of the IT departments surveyed are optimistic that the weaknesses in today's cloud services will be resolved and expect to expand the use of cloud services over the next three years.
Dor Skuler, Alcatel-Lucent Vice President of Cloud Solutions, said: "Not all clouds are created equal. A typical large enterprise supports between 250 and 750 IT applications, so before it decides to move them to the cloud it must be confident of a smooth migration. It needs to ensure that there are substantial efficiencies to be gained, risks to its operations are minimal, it is easy to use and that that cloud performance is guaranteed with service level agreements. Communications service providers can meet those expectations. By orchestrating and optimizing the assets within their networks and the network itself, they can meet the stringent cloud service delivery demands of consumers and businesses."
Trust was cited as one of the most important purchasing factors for IT decision makers in all market sectors. The study found that the dominant network service providers generally fared better than Amazon and Google as a trusted source of cloud services.
Enterprises currently rely upon communications service providers for business communication services which are routinely backed up by guaranteed SLAs. Those established relationships and history of demonstrated performance put communications service providers in a prime position to improve the quality and reliability of enterprise cloud services.
The study revealed that IT decision makers in all regions are willing to pay for a next-generation, high-performance cloud solution. In fact, a carrier-grade cloud service is four times more attractive to IT decision makers and has the potential to generate ten times more revenue than existing cloud services. But to fully capitalize on this opportunity, service providers must offer an easy to use cloud solution that can support complex network configurations, VPN and other services, as well as guarantee bandwidth and speed of delivery.
For a closer look at the primary research findings, go to: http://www2.alcatel-lucent.com/knowledge-center/cloud/ITDM-study.php
Alcatel-Lucent: Delivering a better class of cloud
Alcatel-Lucent understands the network's role in creating a better class of cloud, and its solutions are enabling the carrier cloudto allow communication service providers to bring the benefits of the cloud to their own networks and business operations as well as provide next generation cloud services that meet the stringent performance demands of enterprises and consumers. On November 17, 2011 the company launched CloudBand: a solution for carrier cloud market that combines the computing power and flexibility of the cloud with the high performance, reliability and security of communications networks. By enabling the network's dynamic orchestration and provisioning of carrier cloud services, CloudBand allows service providers to deliver applications with increased speed, greater bandwidth control and guaranteed Quality of Service.
On January 18th Alcatel-Lucent also announced the integration of advanced 'distributed denial-of-service' (DDoS) protection in its service routing platform to enhance the security of the carrier cloud infrastructure and offer innovative value added services to enterprise customers.
[1]Gartner, Inc., Forecast: Public Cloud Services, Worldwide and Regions, Industry Sectors, 2010-2015 Update, Ben Pring, et al, June 29, 2011.
About Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU)
The long-trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments around the world, Alcatel-Lucent is a leading innovator in the field of networking and communications technology, products and services. The company is home to Bell Labs, one of the world's foremost research centers, responsible for breakthroughs that have shaped the networking and communications industry. Alcatel-Lucent was named one of MIT Technology Review's 2012 Top 50 list of the "World's Most Innovative Companies" for breakthroughs such as lightRadio™, which cuts power consumption and operating costs on wireless networks while delivering lightning fast Internet access. Through such innovations, Alcatel-Lucent is making communications more sustainable, more affordable and more accessible as we pursue our mission - Realizing the Potential of a Connected World.
With operations in more than 130 countries and one of the most experienced global services organizations in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The Company achieved revenues of Euro 15.3 billion in 2011 and is incorporated in France and headquartered in Paris.
For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com, read the latest posts on the Alcatel-Lucent blog: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/blog and follow the Company on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Alcatel_Lucent.
Contact the Alcatel-Lucent Press Office:press@alcatel-lucent.com
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Korea's KT uses IP routers from Alcatel-Lucent to deliver better, faster residential broadband services