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Strategic Turn-around in India-Russia Relations- South Asia set to witness Arms Build-up
in World — by K M Seethi — October 13, 2018
The strategic turn-around in India-Russia relations is all too obvious with New Delhi getting closer to Moscow in recent years. The joint statement issued after the 19thAnnual Indo-Russian Summit held on 4-5 October 2018 in New Delhi between President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi specifically mentioned that "India-Russia cooperation is based on the solid foundations of the 1971 Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation" between India and the USSR, 1993 Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, 2000 Declaration on Strategic Partnership between the two countries and 2010 Joint Statement "elevating the Partnership to a Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership" (India, Ministry of External Affairs 2018). However, a major difference between the 1971 Indo-Soviet Treaty and the post-Soviet treaties and declarations (after 1993) can be seen in their approach to India's security concerns and Moscow's commitment. While the 1971 Treaty was more or less a 'security insurance' for India, the 1993 treaty and subsequent declarations and joint statements make no such commitments. It is in this context that the 68-Paragraph Joint Statement issued following Putin's visit holds importance.
The Summit had already drawn worldwide attention for obvious reasons. It was held in the background of widespread speculations if New Delhi would go ahead with its plans to sign an agreement for the purchase of Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air missile system by incurring the displeasure of the Trump administration which has been all set to impose sanctions on countries having such transactions with Moscow. The Summit also came like a test case of New Delhi's recent claims of its "strategic autonomy" in foreign policy. Many even wondered if the Modi Government would run the risk of moving away from the strategic tie-up with Washington which assumed new heights with the 2+2 dialogues in New Delhi (Seethi 2018).
The Summit attracted further attention in the context of the trade war unleashed by the Trump administration on China and its inevitable fall-out on countries such as Russia, India and Pakistan. Besides all, during the last four years, Washington-Moscow relations saw a worsening scenario, since the Ukraine issue emerged. Russia's support to Syria and Iran further strained their bilateral relations. Moscow's alleged involvement in the 2016 US presidential elections also created serious fissures in their relations. It was against the backdrop of all these issues that the Trump administration placed several Russian firms under sanctions. The Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) was put in place in 2017 with a view to targeting three of its major adversaries—Russia, Iran and North Korea. The US imposed sanctions as per Section 231 of CAATSA on China "for engaging in significant transactions with Rosoboronexport, Russia's main arms export entity." These transactions involved Russia's delivery to China of Su-35 combat aircraft in 2017 and S-400 surface-to-air missile system-related equipment. The US officials stated that Washington would "continue to vigorously implement CAATSA and urge all countries to curtail relationships with Russia's defense and intelligence sectors, both of which are linked to malign activities worldwide" (U.S. Department of State 2018b).
Obviously, the Indo-Russian summit and its politico-strategic outcome would have given multiple signals to Washington and Beijing (Seethi 2018). Resting all speculations, Prime Minister Modi went ahead with the defence deal worth $5.43-billion to procure five Russian S-400 Triumf missile shield systems at the summit. India-Russia Joint Statement made a specific reference to "the conclusion of the contract for the supply of the S-400 Long Range Surface to Air Missile System to India." Both countries also "reaffirmed their commitment to enhance military technical cooperation between India and Russia, which has a long history of mutual trust and mutual benefit" (India, Ministry of External Affairs 2018).
S-400 missile system is said to be more sophisticated than the US Patriot missiles and as such it is seen as an important boost to India's airpower, particularly when the establishment is facing a shortage of squadrons. Defence experts claim that the new surface-to-air defence system will help enable India's air reconnaissance by detecting and destroying missiles. Russia continued to be India's largest supplier of arms for several years, a legacy inherited from the Soviet days. Russian arms now constitute almost 62 per cent of India's imports. However, arms imports from the US skyrocketed by a staggering 557 per cent during the past decade. Over years, Washington has become India's second largest arms supplier. The US defence sales to India grew from nearly zero fifteen years back to more than $15 billion today. However, India's multibillion S-400 deal is a "cause of concern" to Washington because it is a relatively new and state-of-the-art weapons system(Seethi 2018).
It's almost sure that the Trump administration would come up with fresh demands for 'fresh' deals to offset the S-400 purchases in the background of apprehensions made by officials. A month ago, in response to a question, Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State said that "We are working to impose CAATSA Section 231 in a way that is appropriate and lawful and to exercise that waiver authority only where it makes sense. And we as a team, the national security team, will work on that, and as we continue to have these conversations with India about that, I think come to an outcome that makes sense for each of our two countries" (U.S. Department of State 2018a). In a special briefing later, a Senior State Department Official said that "The CAATSA was not intended to take down the economy of third party countries. It's intended to impose appropriate pressures on Russia in response to Russian malign acts, and we have it on very good authority from the office of the statute itself that they expect that we will implement it in ways that are appropriate in light of consultations with all of the parties involved." "As to other potential recipients of the S-400, we haven't made any determinations yet with respect to what to do about those, but you can be confident that we have spent an enormous amount of time talking about prospective purchases of things such as S-400s and Sukhois with people all around the world who may have been interested in such things and some who may still be. We have made it very clear to them that these – that systems like the S-400 are a system of key concern with potential CAATSA implications. Members of Congress have also publicly said that they believe any transfer of an S-400 to anybody would constitute a significant transaction… (U.S. Department of State 2018c). Moreover, thus, the US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did not give any assurance regarding the waiver during their visit to Delhi in September(Seethi 2018).
Even as Trump continued with his trade war against China, he described India as 'tariff king' and sought to have a trade deal with the US to keep him happy. This obviously caused diplomatic alarm in New Delhi. In such a context, India's attempts to improve relations with both Russia and China hold importance. According to the Joint Statement, "India gives top priority to its relations with Russia. In this rapidly changing world our relations have become more relevant." It further noted:
From human resource development to natural and energy resources, from trade to investment, from the peaceful cooperation of nuclear energy to solar energy, from technology to tiger conservation, from arctic to far East, and from sea to space, there will be an even greater expansion of India-Russia relations. This expansion will take our cooperation ahead of the few selected areas of the past. India and Russia are unanimous in strengthening multi-polarity and multilateralism in this rapidly changing world. Both our countries have common interests in cooperating on terrorism, developments in Afghanistan and Indo-Pacific, climate change, regional organizations like SCO, BRICS and multilateral organizations like the G20 and ASEAN. We have agreed to continue our beneficial cooperation and coordination in international institutions (India, Ministry of External Affairs 2018).
There are also subjects in the Joint Statement which might not get the appreciation of the Trump administration. For example, both India and Russia reaffirmed their commitment "for a political resolution of the conflict in Syria, through an inclusive Syrian-led, Syrian-owned political process which safeguards the state sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Syria in pursuance of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254 (2015)." Both countries also underlined "the importance of the full and effective implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear programme in order to support international peace and security, to strengthen non-proliferation regime and to develop normal economic cooperation with Iran. They called for all issues related to the Iranian nuclear programme to be resolved peacefully and through dialogue" (Ibid).
The trade between the two countries is also assuming a new dimension. During 2017-18, it has grown by 20 percent. India and Russia also "reviewed the progress on the achievement of the goal to increase two-way investment to USD 30 billion by the year 2025." The two sides also expressed their "support to promoting bilateral trade in national currencies." A number of areas were identified to improve progress such as mining, metallurgy, power, oil & gas, railways, pharmaceuticals, Information Technology, chemicals, infrastructure, automobile, aviation, space, shipbuilding, manufacturing of different equipment, civil nuclear cooperation, etc. India and Russia also "underscored the vital importance of increasing connectivity between them" and "called for the development of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)" (Ibid).
Admittedly, the Joint Statement, which also noted India's growing interest in BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), could be a signal to Washington that New Delhi cannot be intimidated with any unilateral action on crucial issues. Given the range of international issues being considered at the Summit, it appears that the Modi Government is all set to play a strategic bargain with the global powers in an uncertain configuration of world politics (Seethi 2018).
The responses from Washington and Beijing are in predictable lines. President Trump is reported to have said that India would soon hear from him about the possible American reply to the deal. China went a step further and agreed to sell a batch of military-grade drones defying American warnings against military transactions with Moscow. Pakistan's air force said Islamabad and Beijing would jointly produce 48 Wing Loong II UCAVs – unmanned combat aerial vehicles manufactured by China's Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (The Economic Times 10 October 2018). A likely scenario is that the strategic arms buildup in the Indian subcontinent will get a further push, and both India and Pakistan will be poised to accelerate the arms spiral with unpredictable consequences.
India, Ministry of External Affairs (2018): "India-Russia Joint Statement during visit of President of Russia to India, October 05, https://www.mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/30469/IndiaRussia_Joint_Statement_during_visit_of_President_of_Russia_to_India_October_05_2018
Seethi, K.M. (2018):"Modi's Push for a Multilateral world," Madras Courier, 11 October, https://madrascourier.com/opinion/modis-push-for-a-multilateral-world/
U.S. Department of State (2018a): "Remarks to the Press," by Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State, U.S. Embassy, New Delhi, India, September 6.
U.S. Department of State (2018b): "Sanctions under Section 231 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (CAATSA), Press Statement of Heather Nauert, Department Spokesperson Washington, DC.," September 20.
U.S. Department of State (2018c): "Previewing Sanctions Under Section 231 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (CAATSA), Special Briefing, Senior State Department Officials, September 20, 2018, https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/09/286083.htm
The author is Dean of Social Sciences and Professor, School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. The details of his profile are available @ http://kmseethi.com/ Prof Seethi can be reached at kmseethimgu@gmail.com
Author: K M Seethi
Dr. Sebastian Vargese says:
Will the tie-up with Russia help consolidate a reunion of Russia, China and India? In that case, will China leave Pakistan and join for such a trio? The fact that China immediately responded by agreeing to supply drones to Pakistan shows that Beijing's strategy is always long-term and geo-specific.
KM SEETHI says:
Already the trio is working together in transregional settings like BRICS. The proposal for a consolidated tie-up has been in place for long. However, the complexities of the global system make them prisoners of their own priorities. Of course, Sino-Pak tie-up has a historical context. Yet, if willing, Beijing can effectively play the role of a 'good office' in ensuring peace and stability in South Asia.


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Plans for 'compostable' plastics at London Olympics
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Amid claims that the London 2012 Olympics will be the greenest in the event's history, an environmental organisation is hoping that plastic packaging used at the event that is not recyclable will be made from compostable materials.
The NNFCC, the UK's National Centre for Biorenewable Energy, Fuels and Materials, has agreed to act as an advisor to the Olympics Delivery Authority and London Organising Committee on how renewable packaging can be used at the event. The organisation is helping to create a supply chain for bio-based packaging at the London Olympics and will ensure that materials used comply with European Standard EN13432 (the requirement for packaging recovery through composting and biodegradation).
The NNFCC said this certification would mean that non-reusable, non-recyclable packaging should be suitable for 'in-vessel' composting or anaerobic digestion. John Williams, the NNFCC's Head of Materials, said the body wanted any plastics used at London 2012 that were not recyclable to be made out of certified compostable plastic. The NNFCC is promoting the certification scheme for compostable materials through its UK Renewable Packaging Group, while "raising awareness of the benefits offered by more sustainable materials to key players in the packaging supply chain".
Mr Williams conceded that the scale of the Olympics venture would be relatively small but added, "2012 is a perfect way to show how waste can be dealt with." The NNFCC is working with a number of retail brands – including the fast food chain, McDonalds – in the run-up to the event.
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London set to lose corporate events in busy 2012 summer
Recent research has indicated that London may lose some of its lucrative corporate events business next summer, as events managers avoid the capital in what will undoubtedly be a busy period. With both the Olympic Games and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, London is set to be overrun with British as well as foreign tourists.
In research carried out by the corporate venue, Center Parcs, among 110 of its corporate events clients – which include Innocent, Sainsbury's, Gap, Vodafone, HSBC and the NHS – 85% of respondents who have in the past hosted summer events in the capital said they will be moving their events outside of London. Of the survey respondents, 42% regularly host events in the capital, with 40% of these London events taking place during the summer months. Some 15% of those who plan meetings, conferences and events in the capital said they plan to postpone any activity to later in 2012. The reasons for their decision to host events outside of London included cost (58%) and likely transport issues (17%).
The research from Center Parcs is supported by the findings of the European Tour Operators' Association, which predicts an average 90% downturn in bookings in London during next summer.
Tags: 2012 Olympics, events
Outlook for the events industry in 2012
With rising fears concerning the state of the economy and the Euro zone crisis, alongside high hopes surrounding the Olympics, the outlook for 2012 in the UK exhibitions and events sector really is a mixed bag.
What is not in doubt is the fact that there is a lot at stake here. In a recent article in support of the Britain for Events campaign, Kevin Murphy, CEO of ExCel London, outlined the impact that the events industry has on the UK economy: "Every organisation that chooses to bring its event to the UK delivers an average economic impact of £15 million for its local economy, meaning just 10 more events held in this country would generate £150 million. That would pay for 7,000 nurses in our hospitals, 6,000 more teachers in our schools or 5,000 more police officers on our streets."
Ocean Media, organisers of the UK Venue Show and Event Production Show, recently provided an optimistic report following research conducted amongst some 3,000 visitors. This indicated that budgets would increase by 10% year on year. Meanwhile, the Britain for Events campaign gained momentum during 2011, with the Prime Minister, David Cameron, officially endorsing the campaign. In addition, the identification of business tourism as one of the areas to benefit from VisitEngland's successful bid for £19.8 million of Regional Growth Fund will bring a welcome boost. The cash will fund the three-year 'Growing Tourism Locally' project and help the UK events industry to capitalise on key events in 2012 including the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Diamond Jubilee, the Torch Relay and the Cultural Olympiad.
Although the Chancellor's Autumn Statement painted a gloomy picture, with the UK growth forecast for 2012 revised down from 2.5% to 0.7%, hard-hit consumers may continue to shun foreign holidays in favour of domestic vacations and day trips, which would be a welcome shot in the arm for cultural, music and festival events in the UK.
The Autumn Statement also made provision for support for SMEs through a credit-easing programme, a £1 billion business finance partnership to raise money for medium-sized firms and a regional growth regeneration fund. The many SMEs that are service providers to the events industry may well benefit. On balance, then, things are not looking so bad for 2012.
Cameron supports 'Britain for Events'
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Prime Minister, David Cameron, has given his backing to the Britain for Events campaign. In a letter to Nick de Bois MP, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Events, Mr Cameron refers to the campaign as 'great'. Mr de Bois wrote to the PM last month to notify him of the launch of the campaign, which aims to promote the UK's events industry and enhance the country's competitiveness and ability to bag large-scale events. In his response, Mr Cameron states that the campaign, "aims to deliver a lasting economic legacy for the whole country from the unprecedented level of interest generated by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games".
Tags: 2012 Olympics, APPG
Royal wedding boosts London visitor figures
According to provisional stats from the International Passenger Survey (IPS), London welcomed more than 4 million visitors in the period April to June this year, representing an increase of 12.6% over the same period in 2010. The IPS interviews more than a quarter of a million travellers each year at major air, sea and rail terminals.
The 450,000 extra visitors in the three-month period are being attributed to major events in the capital, including the Royal Wedding in April and May's UEFA Champions League Final at Wembley.
The IPS survey shows that leisure visits accounted for most of the rise (2.2 million visits) whereas business visitors accounted for some 770,000 visits.
The IPS figures also show that visits from North America – London's biggest in-bound market – were up by 8.6% and visitors from Europe were up by 10.4%.
London Mayor, Boris Johnson, commented that the buzz surrounding the forthcoming Olympic Games meant that it was "little wonder that London continues to dominate as one of the most desirable destinations in the world".
Mr Johnson added, "2012 is set to be a huge year for the capital and we stand ready to welcome the world."
Tags: 2012 Olympics, events, promotional merchandise
Event industry may grow by 12 billion by 2020
A report presented to members of parliament earlier this week states that, with the right support in place, the UK events industry could grow from its current value of 36 billion to over 48 billion by 2020.
Commissioned by Britain for Events, the annual marketing campaign promoting the value of event tourism to the British economy, the report shows that the UK events industry could provide a much-needed boost to Britain's economy over the next decade. As well as the industry's economic value, the report highlights the benefits of positioning the UK at the centre of international business and the role that events play in bringing together world leaders. The report also outlines ways in which the events industry can work with national and local government to make Britain more competitive internationally.
Phil Mist of the Event Industry Forum commented, "With the countdown to the London 2012 Games and the Queen's Jubilee well underway, the UK events industry will undoubtedly again show the world that organising major outdoor and sporting events is one of our specialities, and because of our expertise, the UK economy as a whole will benefit."
According to Michael Hirst, Chairman of the Business Visits & Events Partnership, the report comes at a crucial time for the British economy: "The UK events sector is well set to play a pivotal role in facilitating economic growth and added employment by showcasing Britain as a world class destination for international conferences and trade shows, as well as staging its great sporting and cultural events and festivals."
Tags: 2012 Olympics, Britain for Events, BVEP, Event Industry Forum, events, promotional industry news
Over 25% of Olympic hospitality tickets sold
Prestige Ticketing, official London 2012 hospitality ticket provider, has revealed to Haymarket's Event Magazine that it has sold more than a quarter of its 88,000 hospitality packages for the London Olympic Games.
Whereas public tickets are being allocated by a random ballot process, the corporate tickets have been sold on a first-come-first-served basis since 15 March. Prestige says that the most popular tickets have been those for the athletics, rowing and diving events, closely followed by cycling at the Velodrome, gymnastics and beach volleyball, the latter taking place at Horse Guards Parade. While equestrian events, basketball and swimming have also been popular, tennis matches only just made the top ten in the popularity stakes. This may be due to the fact that the tennis events take place at the All England Tennis Club less than six weeks after the start of the Wimbledon tournament.
Prestige will be building temporary venues in the Olympic Park, Horse Guards Parade, Greenwich Park, Eton Dorney and Weymouth for the Olympics, with each having its own theme and design. The company has also secured all 96 boxes at the O2 Arena, which will be renamed the North Greenwich Arena for the duration – some hope of that catching on, we think! Hospitality ticket prices range from £325 per person up to a whopping £4,500 per person for an opening or closing event.
Tags: 2012 Olympics, corporate hospitality, events, promotional merchandise
London & Partners team announced
London and Partners – the new promotional agency for London that was officially launched by London Mayor, Boris Johnson, on 1 April this year – has announced the membership of its new executive team. The organisation incorporates Visit London, Study London and Think London, responsible for promoting tourism, higher education at London's 42 universities and foreign investment to the capital respectively.
Reporting to Interim CEO Danny Lopez, the new team comprises Andrew Cooke as Chief Operating Officer/Deputy CEO, Tracy Halliwell as Director of Business Tourism & Major Events, Paul Bromelow as Sales Director (Foreign Direct Investment), Martine Ainsworth Wells as Director of Marketing & Communications, Oliver Leeds as Interim Commercial Director and Julie Chappell as Acting Head of Digital.
The team will have to hit the ground running in order to maximise the potential of upcoming events including the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympics.
Commenting on the announcement, Interim CEO Danny Lopez said, "I am delighted to confirm the appointment of the executive team for London & Partners, the makeup of which reflects the business objectives of the new agency. The Executive, supported by their teams, can ensure that the excellent legacy of all three agencies is continued through London & Partners and that the capital remains the most popular place to visit, invest and study."
London & Partners will be responsible for promoting London to key relevant domestic and international markets including France, Germany, Spain, Italy, USA, China and India. The body will work closely with other London agencies and stakeholders, as well as national promotional bodies and the public sector to ensure that all areas of business in London are represented.
Tags: 2012 Olympics, Boris Johnson, events, London & Partners
New London promotional body launched
London and Partners – a new promotional body specifically for London – has been officially launched by London Mayor, Boris Johnson.
The organisation incorporates the existing bodies Visit London, Study London and Think London – responsible for promoting tourism, London's 42 universities and foreign investment to the capital respectively.
London and Partners will act as a single agency for the city to promote both leisure and business tourism, foreign investment and business growth, as well as bringing major events, exhibitions, conferences and foreign students to the capital.
Forthcoming events including the Royal Wedding, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympics will be at the forefront of London's drive to raise its profile.
The new board is headed by interim chair, Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas, and includes Kevin Murphy, CEO of Excel
Tags: 2012 Olympics, Boris Johnson, Diamond Jubilee, events, London and Partners, Royal Wedding, Study London, Think London, Visit London

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Q: Difficulty in writing LINQ Query I have written a query to fetch count of lines matching the criteria.
The linq query that i have used is:
int result = File.ReadLines(filePath).Count(line => line.StartsWith(word));

Here, i require the lines matching the criteria not the count. Please help

A: File.ReadLines(filePath).Where(line => line.StartsWith(word));

Just change it to a Where instead.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.linq.enumerable.where.aspx

Filters a sequence of values based on a predicate.

A: Use Where:
List<string> lines = File.ReadLines(filePath)
                         .Where(line => line.StartsWith(word)).ToList();

You can then do:
int count = lines.Count;

To get the number of lines matching the predicate

A: var lines = File.ReadLines(filePath).Where(line => line.StartsWith(word));
var total = lines.Count;

A: IEnumerable<string> linesMatching = File.ReadLines(filePath)
    .Where(line => line.StartsWith(word));

On this way you have the lines and - if you create a collection from it - also the count:
List<string> lines = linesMatching.ToList();
int count = lines.Count;

Note that you cannot reuse the query once it is executed since you're using File.ReadLines which uses a StreamReader under the hood. Once it was used it is disposed. So this will raise an exception since the query was already executed at ToList:
int count = linesMatching.Count();

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package org.apache.camel.component.aws.lambda;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.model.CreateAliasResult;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.model.CreateEventSourceMappingResult;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.model.CreateFunctionResult;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.model.DeleteAliasResult;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.model.DeleteEventSourceMappingResult;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.model.DeleteFunctionResult;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.model.GetAliasResult;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.model.GetFunctionResult;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.model.ListAliasesResult;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.model.ListEventSourceMappingsResult;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.model.ListFunctionsResult;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.model.ListTagsResult;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.model.ListVersionsByFunctionResult;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.model.PublishVersionResult;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.model.TagResourceResult;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.model.UntagResourceResult;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.model.UpdateFunctionCodeResult;
import com.amazonaws.util.IOUtils;
import org.apache.camel.BindToRegistry;
import org.apache.camel.EndpointInject;
import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
import org.apache.camel.ExchangePattern;
import org.apache.camel.Processor;
import org.apache.camel.builder.RouteBuilder;
import org.apache.camel.component.mock.MockEndpoint;
import org.apache.camel.test.junit5.CamelTestSupport;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;

public class LambdaProducerTest extends CamelTestSupport {

    @BindToRegistry("awsLambdaClient")
    AmazonLambdaClientMock clientMock = new AmazonLambdaClientMock();

    @EndpointInject("mock:result")
    private MockEndpoint mock;

    @Test
    public void lambdaCreateFunctionTest() throws Exception {

        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:createFunction", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.RUNTIME, "nodejs6.10");
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.HANDLER, "GetHelloWithName.handler");
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.DESCRIPTION, "Hello with node.js on Lambda");
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.ROLE, "arn:aws:iam::643534317684:role/lambda-execution-role");

                ClassLoader classLoader = getClass().getClassLoader();
                File file = new File(
                        classLoader.getResource("org/apache/camel/component/aws/lambda/function/node/GetHelloWithName.zip")
                                .getFile());
                FileInputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream(file);
                exchange.getIn().setBody(IOUtils.toByteArray(inputStream));
            }
        });

        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        CreateFunctionResult result = (CreateFunctionResult) exchange.getIn().getBody();
        assertEquals("GetHelloWithName", result.getFunctionName());
        assertEquals("Hello with node.js on Lambda", result.getDescription());
        assertNotNull(result.getFunctionArn());
        assertNotNull(result.getCodeSha256());
    }

    @Test
    public void lambdaUpdateFunctionTest() throws Exception {

        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:updateFunction", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.RUNTIME, "nodejs6.10");
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.HANDLER, "GetHelloWithName.handler");
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.DESCRIPTION, "Hello with node.js on Lambda");
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.ROLE, "arn:aws:iam::643534317684:role/lambda-execution-role");

                ClassLoader classLoader = getClass().getClassLoader();
                File file = new File(
                        classLoader.getResource("org/apache/camel/component/aws/lambda/function/node/GetHelloWithName.zip")
                                .getFile());
                FileInputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream(file);
                exchange.getIn().setBody(IOUtils.toByteArray(inputStream));
            }
        });

        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        UpdateFunctionCodeResult result = (UpdateFunctionCodeResult) exchange.getIn().getBody();
        assertEquals("GetHelloWithName", result.getFunctionName());
        assertNotNull(result.getFunctionArn());
        assertNotNull(result.getCodeSha256());
    }

    @Test
    public void lambdaDeleteFunctionTest() throws Exception {

        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:deleteFunction", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {

            }
        });

        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();
        assertNotNull(exchange.getMessage().getBody(DeleteFunctionResult.class));
    }

    @Test
    public void lambdaGetFunctionTest() throws Exception {

        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:getFunction", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {

            }
        });
        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        GetFunctionResult result = (GetFunctionResult) exchange.getMessage().getBody();
        assertEquals("GetHelloWithName", result.getConfiguration().getFunctionName());
    }

    @Test
    public void lambdaListFunctionsTest() throws Exception {

        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:listFunctions", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {

            }
        });
        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        ListFunctionsResult result = (ListFunctionsResult) exchange.getMessage().getBody();
        assertEquals(1, result.getFunctions().size());
        assertEquals("GetHelloWithName", result.getFunctions().get(0).getFunctionName());
    }

    @Test
    public void lambdaInvokeFunctionTest() throws Exception {
        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:invokeFunction", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
                exchange.getIn().setBody("{\"name\":\"Camel\"}");
            }
        });
        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        assertNotNull(exchange.getMessage().getBody(String.class));
        assertEquals("{\"Hello\":\"Camel\"}", exchange.getMessage().getBody(String.class));
    }

    @Test
    public void lambdaCreateEventSourceMappingTest() throws Exception {
        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:createEventSourceMapping", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.EVENT_SOURCE_ARN, "arn:aws:sqs:eu-central-1:643534317684:testqueue");
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.EVENT_SOURCE_BATCH_SIZE, 100);
            }
        });
        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        CreateEventSourceMappingResult result = exchange.getMessage().getBody(CreateEventSourceMappingResult.class);
        assertEquals("arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:643534317684:function:GetHelloWithName", result.getFunctionArn());
    }

    @Test
    public void lambdaDeleteEventSourceMappingTest() throws Exception {
        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:deleteEventSourceMapping", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.EVENT_SOURCE_UUID, "a1239494949382882383");
            }
        });
        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        DeleteEventSourceMappingResult result = exchange.getMessage().getBody(DeleteEventSourceMappingResult.class);
        assertTrue(result.getState().equalsIgnoreCase("Deleting"));
    }

    @Test
    public void lambdaListEventSourceMappingTest() throws Exception {
        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:listEventSourceMapping", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
            }
        });
        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        ListEventSourceMappingsResult result = exchange.getMessage().getBody(ListEventSourceMappingsResult.class);
        assertEquals("arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:643534317684:function:GetHelloWithName",
                result.getEventSourceMappings().get(0).getFunctionArn());
    }

    @Test
    public void lambdaListTagsTest() throws Exception {

        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:listTags", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.RESOURCE_ARN,
                        "arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:643534317684:function:GetHelloWithName");
            }
        });
        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        ListTagsResult result = (ListTagsResult) exchange.getMessage().getBody();
        assertEquals("lambda-tag", result.getTags().get("test"));
    }

    @Test
    public void tagResourceTest() throws Exception {

        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:tagResource", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
                Map<String, String> tags = new HashMap<>();
                tags.put("test", "added-tag");
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.RESOURCE_ARN,
                        "arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:643534317684:function:GetHelloWithName");
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.RESOURCE_TAGS, tags);
            }
        });
        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        TagResourceResult result = (TagResourceResult) exchange.getMessage().getBody();
        assertNotNull(result);
    }

    @Test
    public void untagResourceTest() throws Exception {

        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:untagResource", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
                List<String> tagKeys = new ArrayList<>();
                tagKeys.add("test");
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.RESOURCE_ARN,
                        "arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:643534317684:function:GetHelloWithName");
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.RESOURCE_TAG_KEYS, tagKeys);
            }
        });
        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        UntagResourceResult result = (UntagResourceResult) exchange.getMessage().getBody();
        assertNotNull(result);
    }

    @Test
    public void publishVersionTest() throws Exception {

        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:publishVersion", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.VERSION_DESCRIPTION, "This is my description");
            }
        });
        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        PublishVersionResult result = (PublishVersionResult) exchange.getMessage().getBody();
        assertNotNull(result);
        assertEquals("GetHelloWithName", result.getFunctionName());
        assertEquals("This is my description", result.getDescription());
    }

    @Test
    public void listVersionsTest() throws Exception {

        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:listVersions", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.VERSION_DESCRIPTION, "This is my description");
            }
        });
        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        ListVersionsByFunctionResult result = (ListVersionsByFunctionResult) exchange.getMessage().getBody();
        assertNotNull(result);
        assertEquals("GetHelloWithName", result.getVersions().get(0).getFunctionName());
        assertEquals("1", result.getVersions().get(0).getVersion());
    }

    @Test
    public void createAliasTest() throws Exception {

        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:createAlias", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.FUNCTION_ALIAS_DESCRIPTION, "an alias");
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.FUNCTION_ALIAS_NAME, "alias");
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.FUNCTION_VERSION, "1");
            }
        });
        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        CreateAliasResult result = (CreateAliasResult) exchange.getMessage().getBody();
        assertNotNull(result);
        assertEquals("an alias", result.getDescription());
        assertEquals("alias", result.getName());
        assertEquals("1", result.getFunctionVersion());
    }

    @Test
    public void deleteAliasTest() throws Exception {

        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:deleteAlias", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.FUNCTION_ALIAS_NAME, "alias");
            }
        });
        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        DeleteAliasResult result = (DeleteAliasResult) exchange.getMessage().getBody();
        assertNotNull(result);
    }

    @Test
    public void getAliasTest() throws Exception {

        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:getAlias", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.FUNCTION_ALIAS_NAME, "alias");
            }
        });
        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        GetAliasResult result = (GetAliasResult) exchange.getMessage().getBody();
        assertNotNull(result);
        assertEquals("an alias", result.getDescription());
        assertEquals("alias", result.getName());
        assertEquals("1", result.getFunctionVersion());
    }

    @Test
    public void listAliasesTest() throws Exception {

        Exchange exchange = template.send("direct:listAliases", ExchangePattern.InOut, new Processor() {
            @Override
            public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
                exchange.getIn().setHeader(LambdaConstants.FUNCTION_VERSION, "1");
            }
        });
        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();

        ListAliasesResult result = (ListAliasesResult) exchange.getMessage().getBody();
        assertNotNull(result);
        assertEquals("an alias", result.getAliases().get(0).getDescription());
        assertEquals("alias", result.getAliases().get(0).getName());
        assertEquals("1", result.getAliases().get(0).getFunctionVersion());
    }

    @Override
    protected RouteBuilder createRouteBuilder() throws Exception {
        return new RouteBuilder() {
            @Override
            public void configure() throws Exception {
                from("direct:createFunction")
                        .to("aws-lambda://GetHelloWithName?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=createFunction")
                        .to("mock:result");

                from("direct:getFunction")
                        .to("aws-lambda://GetHelloWithName?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=getFunction")
                        .to("mock:result");

                from("direct:listFunctions")
                        .to("aws-lambda://myFunction?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=listFunctions")
                        .to("mock:result");

                from("direct:invokeFunction")
                        .to("aws-lambda://GetHelloWithName?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=invokeFunction")
                        .to("mock:result");

                from("direct:deleteFunction")
                        .to("aws-lambda://GetHelloWithName?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=deleteFunction")
                        .to("mock:result");

                from("direct:updateFunction")
                        .to("aws-lambda://GetHelloWithName?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=updateFunction")
                        .to("mock:result");

                from("direct:listTags").to("aws-lambda://GetHelloWithName?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=listTags")
                        .to("mock:result");

                from("direct:tagResource")
                        .to("aws-lambda://GetHelloWithName?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=tagResource")
                        .to("mock:result");

                from("direct:untagResource")
                        .to("aws-lambda://GetHelloWithName?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=untagResource")
                        .to("mock:result");

                from("direct:publishVersion")
                        .to("aws-lambda://GetHelloWithName?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=publishVersion")
                        .to("mock:result");

                from("direct:listVersions")
                        .to("aws-lambda://GetHelloWithName?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=listVersions")
                        .to("mock:result");

                from("direct:createEventSourceMapping")
                        .to("aws-lambda://GetHelloWithName?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=createEventSourceMapping")
                        .to("mock:result");

                from("direct:deleteEventSourceMapping")
                        .to("aws-lambda://GetHelloWithName?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=deleteEventSourceMapping")
                        .to("mock:result");

                from("direct:listEventSourceMapping")
                        .to("aws-lambda://GetHelloWithName?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=listEventSourceMapping")
                        .to("mock:result");

                from("direct:createAlias")
                        .to("aws-lambda://GetHelloWithName?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=createAlias")
                        .to("mock:result");

                from("direct:deleteAlias")
                        .to("aws-lambda://GetHelloWithName?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=deleteAlias")
                        .to("mock:result");

                from("direct:getAlias").to("aws-lambda://GetHelloWithName?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=getAlias")
                        .to("mock:result");

                from("direct:listAliases")
                        .to("aws-lambda://GetHelloWithName?awsLambdaClient=#awsLambdaClient&operation=listAliases")
                        .to("mock:result");
            }
        };
    }
}

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Message from Richard Gere, Chairman of the International Campaign for Tibet, to the Tibet Solidarity Rally in New York on December 10, 2017
By International Campaign for Tibet|December 12, 2017|
ICT Vice President Bhuchung K. Tsering reading the message from Chairman Richard Gere at the rally in New York.
Tashi delek dear Tibetan brothers and sisters. As I write to you today, we have just concluded a successful visit to Capitol Hill and our year-end meetings of the Boards of Directors from the United States and Europe. I am sorry I cannot join your gathering in New York today but would like to express my solidarity at this critical time in Tibetan history.
Your rally is timely as the situation in Tibet is both dire and rapidly evolving. Following this recent visit to Washington, I can assure you there are many different people, from many communities throughout the world who care deeply about Tibet and have come together in their work to do whatever they can to help address the situation.
It is my great hope that our community can also come together to support one another and support Tibetans in Tibet. At a time that the world is filled with violence, hatred and division, let us be united in our nonviolent struggle to fulfill the vision of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and honor the voice of Tibetans in Tibet.
We at the International Campaign for Tibet remain committed to being proactive in our collective efforts throughout the world to- not only support but resolve the Tibetan issue and bring about change in Tibet. In this light and in solidarity with you all today, let us all come together as one and be united as we do everything we can to help make the situation in Tibet better.
Thank you all. Tashi Delek.
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I thought I'd share a little workaround I came up with for those of you that want to use Device Tunnels but don't have Windows 10 Enterprise or Education. It turns out this extremely useful feature is locked behind a much higher tier of Windows 10, so I set out to get around it. You can create device tunnel vpn profiles, but it won't auto-dial without those specific versions of Windows 10.
Instead of pointing at a file on a share however, you can deploy the profile the same way as Always On VPN by just including the XML into the script and taking out the first few lines. That should put the profile on the machine, but to get it to auto connect is a little trickier.
From there, I used that same GP to deploy a scheduled task that triggered in a very specific Event ID and runs that batch file. You'll want to use "Microsoft-Windows-NetworkProfile/Operational" ID 4002. This ID occurs when a network, any network, is connected. Once that happens, the batch file disconnects the device tunnel if its active, then tries to ping the domain controller as a test to see if its on a domain network. If it can, it exits the script, and if it can't, it connects the device tunnel. As long as the scheduled task runs as SYSTEM, whether or not the user is logged in, with highest privileges, and you have a machine cert installed, it should work with properly configured IKEv2 RRAS and RADIUS server.


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A Super Apology
By : TMFUSYWER
Category: DC Verse Television > SuperGirl
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Disclaimer: I do not own CW's Supergirl, nor the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
1-Remorse
2-A New World
3-Deeper into the Rabbit hole
4-Control
5-Punishment
6-Devotion
7-Secret
8-Alex
9-Struggle
These events happen after S05E07 and start directly at S05E08, but instead of Kara using the hologram to communicate with Lena, she goes to her directly. Also, I apologize if this story seems sloppy or badly written, English is only my second language and this story is my 2nd ever and my 1st written in English, so I hope you can excuse occasional grammar mistakes.
"Hologram won't work, I will go to her directly, it needs to be real!" Kara said decisively.
"You already tried that and she almost shot you off the sky with Kryptonite!" Alex almost yelled.
"I'm sorry, but I can't let you do that, Lena isn't friendly anymore." Alex continued with a calmer tone.
"I'm going Alex, you can't stop me, I need to do this!" Kara brushed off Alex's remarks.
"She used kryptonite against you, Kara! Your friend wouldn't do that to you, only an enemy would!" Alex still fought her sister back, still with a more firm tone.
"You don't understand, she's hurt, she's not a villain, she didn't kill or hurt anyone." Kara didn't back down.
"I don't know Kara, this is too dangerous and risky, anything could go wrong, what if she is truly beyond redemption, what if she attacks you with kryptonite again? What if we won't be able to save you?" Alex replied with a softer tone, realizing that Kara will do this whether she thinks that it is a good idea or not.
"I don't believe that for one second, and even if it's true, it's all my fault and I deserve to pay for it and I will forgive Lena for whatever she may do." Kara didn't back down on her firm tone.
"Okay, but we will have you on comms at all times and at the very moment Lena starts being offensive, we will be on our way, understand?" Alex resigned, but she wanted to make sure that everything will go smoothly and that her sister will be safe.
"Deal, but it won't be necessary, I will get through to Lena, I must.". Kara mumbled the last few words, so no one could hear them.
Kara headed out to Lex's base, she was there just a couple hours ago and she could've died easily, but she wasn't going to back down this time, even if it meant that she would die. In just a few seconds she was there, at the place where she was almost shot down with Kryptonite cannons. Alex, J'onn, and others on the comms.
"Everything good, Supergirl?" The question came from J'onn.
"I don't see cannons pointed at me, so I take that as progress." Kara tried to make a joke, but her voice was trembling, she was very nervous.
"Don't make jokes, you could die!" Alex wasn't accepting any jokes in this situation, her sister's life was in danger and she had to be careful.
"I'm sorry.". Kara responded softly.
Kara didn't have a way to connect to Lena's comms inside the hideout, so she decided to just fly around so that it would get Lena's attention and hopefully she would talk to her.
"Ms. Luthor? We have Supergirl on our radar again. Should I deploy the cannons again?" Hope announced Supergirl's arrival.
"No, don't... Doesn't she understand that she won't just make this up with a stupid apology and some tears?!" Said Lena mostly for herself, there was a speck of anger in her voice.
"Ms. Luthor, do you wish to initiate communication with Supergirl?" Hope realized Lena's question wasn't for her and continued to wait for further instructions.
"Yes, do it, let's see what else does she have to say, though nothing she will say will gain my trust back." Once again Lena mostly mumbled this to herself with a small dose of arrogancy to her remark.
Hope initialized comms with Supergirl, "What do you want Supergirl, or should I call you Kara, I don't even know anymore." Lena started with a cold, poisonous tone, but Kara could hear the sadness in her tone, hidden layers under this protective barrier.
Kara already felt terrible, "Please, hear me out, I know I-."
Lena immediately interrupted her, "Save your breath, nothing you will ever say, will resolve this."
Kara already had teary eyes, "You have every right to hate me right now, I hate myself for what I've done to you, you didn't deserve this, I was a bad, horrible friend, but please don't do this, I will do absolutely anything!"
Lena couldn't stop a smirk on her face, "Of course.. of course, you only think the worst of me, did you actually think I was going to destroy the world with my work? You keep telling me that you didn't want to treat me like a villain and that you won't do that anymore, yet you still assume the worst of me. Your words mean absolutely nothing to me, same as our friendship didn't mean anything to you."
For Kara, every single one of Lena's words stung worse than any pain she has experienced, because they were partially true, "Please, Lena, I'm sorry.." Kara didn't manage to let out anything else with her soft, broken, trembling voice.
Lena was ready to tell Hope to turn off the comms and let Supergirl be, but she got curious.. what did it mean when a Kryptonian told her that she would "do anything"?
"Hope, get ready to allow Supergirl inside our hideout, but conceal everything she doesn't need to see and get ready to activate the inner defense systems just in case she wants to betray me again and take me into the D.E.O.."
"Ms. Luthor?" Hope seemed confused about this change of heart.
"Just do it, Hope, I know what I'm doing."
Kara was just ready to leave in tears when she heard Lena on the comms again, "You can come in, but don't expect hugs, or any affection for that matter and if you try anything, I will not hesitate to defend myself."
Kara felt a huge weight coming off of her heart, "Thank you, thank you, Lena! I will not disappoint you again, not ever!" Kara's voice still sounded very nervous.
Kara entered the hideout and tried to navigate through it, to find Lena. Due to lead shielding, she couldn't find her easily. She also realized that since she entered the facility, her comms with Alex, and the rest stopped working, "Alex? J'onn, Brainy? Are you there? Hello?" Comms didn't work, but that didn't matter for her right now. Kara continued to helplessly try to navigate through the maze, but after several minutes she finally found Lena standing in the middle of a room, with Hope in the background. Lena stood by her table, arms crossed, she expected Kara to start the conversation. But after a few seconds of Kara just standing and looking around, tears running down her cheeks, she had to push her.
"Well..? What do you have to say now, What is your plan, Supergirl?" Lena said with a firm tone.
"I-I... I want to apologize for everything that I've done to you, I know this isn't enough, I don't know if something ever will, but I feel horrible and I can't live with the knowledge of how you feel, how I betrayed you and destroyed the trust that we have built.." Kara stuttered a lot, her voice trembling even more than before on the comms, she was nervously looking around and rubbing her hands against each other, she honestly believed, Lena would be able to attack her right now. And she believed that she would deserve it.
Lena let out a laugh, "And that's all? Oh my god, I already told you, anything you said doesn't mean a single thing to me, you are a liar and a deceitful person, I don't trust you and I never will again."
Kara was so lost, "What do you want me to do, I will do absolutely anything, I will go beyond words, what do you want from me, anything and I will do it!" Kara found some force in her voice, but it still sounded weak.
"I want you to suffer." For the first time during this conversation, Lena said something softly, smoothly, silently. She meant that for herself, but Kara obviously heard it.
"Lena.. please, I beg you.." With these words, Kara, the mighty Supergirl, dropped to her knees and begged Lena for forgiveness.
"Kara, what are you doi-" First thing that caught Lena off guard.
Kara couldn't keep the tears at bay at this point, now it wasn't just tears coming down her face, it was a full-on cry, "Don't you see what I'm willing to do, a Kryptonian on her knees in front of you, absolutely willingly!"
Lena looked shocked, she didn't expect this from Kara. She always seemed like a really dominant person, both as Kara and as Supergirl, in the end, both of her "occupations" didn't allow for anything else other than dominant personality. However, this was the complete opposite. Lena never expected someone like Supergirl to drop to her knees in front of her, crying, absolutely pathetic. For the first time since Kara's arrival, she was interested.
"Hope, leave." Lena wanted to find out the truth alone.
Hope responded without much emotion, "Yes, Ms. Luthor."
Lena tried to hide her shocked expression and decided to investigate further... Was Kara really a submissive? If that was to be true, Lena already had ideas coming to mind, on how she could play with the Kryptonian.
She needed to push more, "That's not enough." Lena looked down on Kara and with these words, Kara seemed even more desperate.
Kara walked over, on her knees, closer to Lena and then dropped on all fours, putting her head all the way down, her nose touched the tip of Lena's beautiful black boots, Kara's ass sticking up.
Lena knew exactly what to do, of course, no one knew this, but this wasn't her first girl's head at her feet. But of course, it was never someone as powerful and as dominant looking as Supergirl herself. She often had fantasies about Supergirl, what would it be like, to have her at her mercy. Just the fact that she had Kara, the Supergirl in front of her doing this, filled her body with waves of warmth. Lena didn't want to start ordering any commands though. Not just yet. She still couldn't be absolutely sure that it was her fantasy what's happening there. There might still be a chance that this is just an act of absolute desperation from Kara.
"Kara, this is not enough." The firm tone in Lena's voice still prevails, then she patiently waited and observed what would Kara do next. As she was lightly touching her boots, she could feel her trembling and hear her sobbing and see her tears. running down her face...
Kara didn't have anything else other than Lena's friendship and her own need of forgiveness in her head, she was ready to do anything, but Lena didn't imply that she wanted anything, she just kept on saying, it wasn't enough, she just hoped that if she continued to belittle herself and humiliate herself for her, that she would understand how much she regrets everything.
Kara slowly opened her mouth and her soft tongue reached for Lena's left boot. She started to delicately lick the tip of Lena's boot and Lena almost couldn't contain her excitement, she allowed herself a big smirk as Kara couldn't see her face. This was real. Supergirl was on the ground in front of her, head down on the cold hard floor, and licking the dirt off of her boots. She decided to do a step back so see how Kara would react.
Kara mistakenly took that as a cue, implying that Lena was satisfied and decided to look up at her face, but that was then Lena decided to outright yell the first command.
"Don't look at my face! You don't deserve it, or did something give you the impression to think that you do?!"
Kara was shocked when she heard those words coming out of Lena's mouth, but she quickly obeyed and looked straight back into the ground.
"I asked you a question." Lena returned to a more collected voice and expected an answer.
"N-No, I-I don't, I'm sorry Lena." Kara stuttered and apologized to Lena, this whole thing was insanely humiliating to her, but she felt like she was on a good path.
"That's right and did I tell you to stop licking my boots?!" Lena raised her voice again, but only by a little bit. And Kara quickly crawled forwards a little bit and continued the lick the tips for Lena's boots.
"That's not enough, Kara. Lick my boots, not just the tips." Lena continued with another command.
Kara hesitated just for a second, but then quickly moved from the tips upwards, ankles, insteps, shins and worked her way up and down. Luckily for Kara, she was still a Kryptonian and her tongue didn't feel sore at all. Lena had Kara lick her boots for a few more minutes. She considered asking Lena if she could stop or if there's anything else she could do, but at this point, she didn't want to mess up and so just awaited Lena's next instructions.
"Kara, I still feel like my boots are not clean yet." Without saying anything else, Lena lifted one of her feet a little, letting her heel carry the weight of her foot, revealing her boot's sole. Kara hesitated. Lena's boots were overall pretty clean, so it wasn't that dirty, but Kara thought that this was too nasty.
"Come on Kara, you want to make it up to me right?" Lena insisted and wiggled her foot a little bit.
"Lena, this is too much, I can't do it." Said Kara softly, she was nervously anticipating Lena's next response.
"What do you mean, this is too much? You didn't think it was too much to keep one of your best friends in the dark from your biggest secret when everyone around me knew? That wasn't too much? You are an absolute bitch!" Lena got angry, as Kara pretty much expected, but still hoped that her reaction would be lighter. However, Lena's next move shocked her even more.
"This is what you deserve Kara!" With these words Lena lifted her leg completely from the ground and decided to step on Kara's cheek, rubbing her head against the ground for a few seconds, leaving some dirt and mud on her beautiful face.
"Lena, oh my god, please.." Kara whimpered softly.
"I already told you what to do." Lena then continued with once again an absolutely balanced voice. And proceeded to lift her foot once again, just enough so that her heel would support her. This time Kara didn't hesitate and started to lick Lena's sole. Kara felt disgusting and so humiliated, more than she ever felt before in her entire life. After every lick, Kara had a full mouth of small bits of dirt and dry mud, it was crunching in her mouth, she wanted to spit it out so badly, but she knew that would anger Lena a whole lot more, so she just tried to swallow everything. After about 5 minutes, which felt like an hour for Kara, Lena ordered her to stop. Then she finally let Kara stand up and look her in the face. One of Kara's cheek was still dirty and red thanks to Lena's boot.
"We are not done yet, but you can go now, I don't want your friends storming this place, just because they couldn't reach you on the comms for a few minutes, but you will come back, this isn't over. And if you want this to stay between us, I suggest that you do come back." Said Lena with a completely serious tone.
"Yes, Lena, whatever you want...". Kara mumbled softly as she was leaving and scrubbing the dirt off of her cheek.
"Hope, you can come back now, we can continue.". Lena called back Hope into the room.
"Did everything go according to plan, Ms. Luthor?"
"No.. It was much better." Lena couldn't help herself but let out a smirk as she knew that what was about the happen in the upcoming days, would hopefully change Kara's and her dynamic forever.


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New Book by Asta Idonea
Posted on March 15, 2016 by L.V. Lloyd
First Swallow of Spring
Asta Idonea
Torquere Press
Short Story/MM
The first swallow of spring draws Seanán back to the fae circle each year. There he dances with the handsome fae lord, Iorweth. He knows the rules he must follow if he wishes to be free to leave at the end of the night; however, Iorweth is growing ever more inventive in his attempts to trick Seanán into breaking them.
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"Seanán will be dancing with none but me." The words were softly spoken, yet the tone brooked no argument, and at this utterance, the others scurried away and a new figure stepped into view.
A wave of contentment flooded through Seanán. "Iorweth." He accepted Iorweth's proffered hand, and Iorweth pulled him to his feet as if he weighed nothing. He gazed up at the regal figure. "I have missed you."
"And I you. Shall we dance?"
Iorweth swept Seanán into his arms and they spun toward the edge of the clearing. The others made room for them and they joined the chain, circling the stone in a dance of pure delight. The music came from no discernible source, but it filled the air, bright and bell-like, and between its magical refrains, the fae laughed, clapped, and cavorted in the moonlight.
Seanán followed Iorweth's lead. The rest of the world melted away as he lost himself in the fae lord's glimmering, emerald eyes. This was the time of year he felt most alive. In the long months between these meetings he survived on memories and dreams. They kept him going, but nothing compared to being here in Iorweth's arms. The press of his hand on Seanán's back—that was the brilliant reality. The rest of his life was colorless.
Iorweth pulled him closer until their bodies met. Warmth spread through Seanán and he sighed and rested his head against Iorweth's chest. Surely they had danced for long enough. Surely Iorweth would soon take him to the stone. Yet, on and on they danced. They twirled and dipped and swayed, never breaking from the circle. Seanán should have felt dizzy. At the very least he should have grown weary. But when he was with Iorweth, he always had boundless energy. So long as their hands touched, Seanán believed he could go on dancing without pause, forever.
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Asta Idonea (aka Nicki J Markus) was born in England, but now lives in Adelaide, South Australia. She has loved both reading and writing from a young age and is also a keen linguist, having studied several foreign languages.
Asta launched her writing career in 2011 and divides her efforts not only between MM and mainstream works but also between traditional and indie publishing. Her works span the genres, from paranormal to historical and from contemporary to fantasy. It just depends what story and which characters spring into her mind!
As a day job, Asta works as a freelance editor and proofreader, and in her spare time she enjoys music, theatre, cinema, photography, and sketching. She also loves history, folklore and mythology, pen-palling, and travel; all of which have provided plenty of inspiration for her writing.
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Hjerkinn es un pueblo en Dovre, Oppland, Noruega. Es uno de los lugares más áridos del país, con solo 222 de precipitaciones anuales.

La estación de ferrocarril Estación de Hjerkinn se encuentra en Dovrebanen, a 1017 . La autopista E6 también pasa por el pueblo. Lo sirve un pequeño aeropuerto. Hasta 1993 hubo minería por Folldal Gruver. El ejército noruego tiene un campamento en Hjerkinn.

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Localidades de Oppland

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