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/* @flow */
/*eslint-disable no-undef, no-unused-vars, no-console*/
import { it, describe } from "flow-typed-test";
import _, {
  ascend,
  compose,
  curry,
  descend,
  filter,
  find,
  gt,
  gte,
  intersection,
  lt,
  lte,
  pipe,
  prop,
  repeat,
  sort,
  zipWith,
} from "ramda";

const ns: Array<number> = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
const ss: Array<string> = ["one", "two", "three", "four"];
const obj: { [k: string]: number } = { a: 1, c: 2 };
const objMixed: { [k: string]: mixed } = { a: 1, c: "d" };
const objArr: { [k: string]: mixed } = { a: 1, b: [1,2,3], c: "d"};
const os: Array<{ [k: string]: * }> = [{ a: 1, c: "d" }, { b: 2 }];
const str: string = "hello world";

const cl: number = _.clamp(1, 10, -1);
const numbers = [1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 2.0, 3.0, 2.2];
const letters = _.split("", "abcABCaaaBBc");
// In ramda docs example it's just `Math.floor`
// but we don't want the implicit number -> string
const countB = _.countBy(_.compose(_.toString, Math.floor))(numbers);
const countB1: { [k: string]: number } = _.countBy(_.toLower)(letters);
const diff: Array<number> = _.difference([1, 2, 3, 4], [7, 6, 5, 4, 3]);
//$FlowExpectedError
const diff1: Array<string> = _.difference(
  ["1", "2", "3", "4"],
  [7, 6, 5, 4, 3]
);

const cmp = (x, y) => x.a === y.a;
const l1 = [{ a: 1 }, { a: 2 }, { a: 3 }];
const l2 = [{ a: 3 }, { a: 4 }];
const diff2 = _.differenceWith(cmp, l1, l2);

const eqb: boolean = _.eqBy(Math.abs, 5, -5);

const es: boolean = _.equals([1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3]);

describe('ascend', () => {
  /**
   * In the examples for ascend, its result is plugged into sort. In order
   * for this to function properly ascend needs to yield a function that can
   * take two arguments.
   */
  it('works as an input to sort', () => {
    const byAge = ascend(prop('age'));
    const people = [
      { name: 'Emma', age: 70 },
      { name: 'Peter', age: 78 },
      { name: 'Mikhail', age: 62 },
    ];
    const peopleByYoungestFirst = sort(byAge, people);
  })

  it('returns a curried function', () => {
    const byAge = ascend(prop('age'))
    byAge({ name: 'Emma', age: 70 })({ name: 'Peter', age: 78 })
  })
})

describe('descend', () => {
  /**
   * In the examples for descend, its result is plugged into sort. In order
   * for this to function properly descend needs to yield a function that can
   * take two arguments.
   */
  it('works as an input to sort', () => {
    const byAge = descend(prop('age'));
    const people = [
      { name: 'Emma', age: 70 },
      { name: 'Peter', age: 78 },
      { name: 'Mikhail', age: 62 },
    ];
    const peopleByYoungestFirst = sort(byAge, people);
  })

  it('returns a curried function', () => {
    const byAge = descend(prop('age'))
    byAge({ name: 'Emma', age: 70 })({ name: 'Peter', age: 78 })
  })
})

describe('gt', () => {
  it('works with two numbers and produces a bool', () => {
    const result: bool = gt(2, 1)
  })

  it('works with two curried numbers and produces a bool', () => {
    const result: bool = gt(2)(1)
  })

  it('works with two strings and produces a bool', () => {
    const result: bool = gt('a', 'b')
  })

  it('works with two curried strings and produces a bool', () => {
    const result: bool = gt('a')('b')
  })

  it('does not work with mixed numbers and strings', () => {
    // $FlowExpectedError
    gt('a', 1)
    // $FlowExpectedError
    gt(1, 'a')
  })

  it('does not work with functions', () => {
    // $FlowExpectedError
    gt(() => 1, () => 2)
  })
})

describe('gte', () => {
  it('works with two numbers and produces a bool', () => {
    const result: bool = gte(2, 1)
  })

  it('works with two curried numbers and produces a bool', () => {
    const result: bool = gte(2)(1)
  })

  it('works with two strings and produces a bool', () => {
    const result: bool = gte('a', 'b')
  })

  it('works with two curried strings and produces a bool', () => {
    const result: bool = gte('a')('b')
  })

  it('does not work with mixed numbers and strings', () => {
    // $FlowExpectedError
    gte('a', 1)
    // $FlowExpectedError
    gte(1, 'a')
  })

  it('does not work with functions', () => {
    // $FlowExpectedError
    gte(() => 1, () => 2)
  })
})

describe('lt', () => {
  it('works with two numbers and produces a bool', () => {
    const result: bool = lt(2, 1)
  })

  it('works with two curried numbers and produces a bool', () => {
    const result: bool = lt(2)(1)
  })

  it('works with two strings and produces a bool', () => {
    const result: bool = lt('a', 'b')
  })

  it('works with two curried strings and produces a bool', () => {
    const result: bool = lt('a')('b')
  })

  it('does not work with mixed numbers and strings', () => {
    // $FlowExpectedError
    lt('a', 1)
    // $FlowExpectedError
    lt(1, 'a')
  })

  it('does not work with functions', () => {
    // $FlowExpectedError
    lt(() => 1, () => 2)
  })
})

describe('lte', () => {
  it('works with two numbers and produces a bool', () => {
    const resulte: bool = lte(2, 1)
  })

  it('works with two curried numbers and produces a bool', () => {
    const resulte: bool = lte(2)(1)
  })

  it('works with two strings and produces a bool', () => {
    const resulte: bool = lte('a', 'b')
  })

  it('works with two curried strings and produces a bool', () => {
    const resulte: bool = lte('a')('b')
  })

  it('does not work with mixed numbers and strings', () => {
    // $FlowExpectedError
    lte('a', 1)
    // $FlowExpectedError
    lte(1, 'a')
  })

  it('does not work with functions', () => {
    // $FlowExpectedError
    lte(() => 1, () => 2)
  })
})

const _max: number = _.max(2, 1);
const _min: number = _.min(2, 1);

const _maxBy: number = _.maxBy(Math.abs)(2, 1);
const _minBy: number = _.minBy(Math.abs, 2, 1);

const _identical: boolean = _.identical(2, 1);

const _innerJoin: Array<{ [k: string]: mixed }> = _.innerJoin(
  (record, id) => record.id === id,
  [{id: 824, name: 'Richie Furay'},
   {id: 956, name: 'Dewey Martin'},
   {id: 313, name: 'Bruce Palmer'},
   {id: 456, name: 'Stephen Stills'},
   {id: 177, name: 'Neil Young'}],
  [177, 456, 999]
);

const pathEqObj: boolean = _.pathEq(["b", 1], 1, objArr);
const pathEqObj2: boolean = _.pathEq(["b", 1])(1)(objArr);

// It's good to test this with multiple params since $Keys<T> is a union.
type PropEqObj = { bar: number, baz: string };
const propEqObj: PropEqObj = { bar: 2, baz: "qux" };

const isQueen = _.propEq("rank", "Q");

const propEqResult1a: boolean = _.propEq("bar", 1, propEqObj);
// Test curried versions.
const propEqResult1b: boolean = _.propEq("bar")(1)(propEqObj);
const propEqResult1c: boolean = _.propEq("bar")(1, propEqObj);
const propEqResult1d: boolean = _.propEq("bar", 1)(propEqObj);

// The type compared can be any type just like any other === comparison.
// Also test the various arities.
const propEqResult2a: boolean = _.propEq("bar", "always false", propEqObj);
const propEqResult2b: boolean = _.propEq("bar")("always false")(propEqObj);
const propEqResult2c: boolean = _.propEq("bar")("always false", propEqObj);
const propEqResult2d: boolean = _.propEq("bar", "always false")(propEqObj);

// The property name must be a property on the object supplied.
// $FlowExpectedError
const propEqResultError: boolean = _.propEq("missing", 1, propEqObj);

// propEq must work with key value pairs.
const propEqKvp: { [string]: mixed } = { foo: 1, bar: "2", baz: 3 };
const propEqResult3a: boolean = _.propEq("qux", "value", propEqKvp);
const propEqResult3b: boolean = _.propEq("qux")("value")(propEqKvp);
const propEqResult3c: boolean = _.propEq("qux")("value", propEqKvp);
const propEqResult3d: boolean = _.propEq("qux", "value")(propEqKvp);

// propEq must work with arrays.
const propEqArray = [1, 2, 3];
const propEqResult4a: boolean = _.propEq(1, 2, propEqArray);
const propEqResult4b: boolean = _.propEq(1)(2)(propEqArray);
const propEqResult4c: boolean = _.propEq(1)(2, propEqArray);
const propEqResult4d: boolean = _.propEq(1, 2)(propEqArray);

const sortByFirstItem = _.sortBy(([first]) => first);
const pairs = [[-1, 1], [-2, 2], [-3, 3]];
const sorted: Array<[number, number]> = sortByFirstItem(pairs);

const sortWithData = [
  {name: 'alice', age: 40},
  {name: 'bob', age: 30},
  {name: 'clara', age: 40}
];
const descAge = (l, r) => l.age < r.age ? -1 : 1;
const ascName = (l, r) => l.name < r.name ? -1 : 1;
_.sortWith([descAge, ascName], sortWithData);
_.sortWith([descAge, ascName])(sortWithData);

const eqA = _.eqBy(prop("a"));
const ls1: Array<{ [k: string]: number }> = [
  { a: 1 },
  { a: 2 },
  { a: 3 },
  { a: 4 }
];
const ls2: Array<{ [k: string]: number }> = [
  { a: 3 },
  { b: 4 },
  { a: 5 },
  { a: 6 }
];
const symW: Array<{ [k: string]: number }> = _.symmetricDifferenceWith(
  eqA,
  ls1,
  ls2
);
const sym: Array<number> = _.symmetricDifference([1, 2, 3, 4], [7, 6, 5, 4, 3]);

const un: Array<number> = _.union([1, 2, 3])([2, 3, 4]);
const un1: Array<{ [k: string]: number }> = _.unionWith(eqA, ls1, ls2);

// Given $ReadOnlyArray is super type of Array, no need to test Array -> $ReadOnlyArray case
describe('intersection', () => {
  it('should accept read only input', () => {
    const readOnlyArray: $ReadOnlyArray<number> = [1, 2, 3]
    const inters1: Array<number> = intersection(readOnlyArray, readOnlyArray)
    const inters2: Array<number> = intersection(readOnlyArray)(readOnlyArray)
    const inters3: $ReadOnlyArray<number> = intersection(readOnlyArray, readOnlyArray)
    const inters4: $ReadOnlyArray<number> = intersection(readOnlyArray)(readOnlyArray)
  });

  it('should allow mutable array in and out', () => {
    const readOnlyArray: Array<number> = [1, 2, 3]
    const inters1: Array<number> = intersection(readOnlyArray, readOnlyArray)
    const inters2: Array<number> = intersection(readOnlyArray)(readOnlyArray)
    const inters3: $ReadOnlyArray<number> = intersection(readOnlyArray, readOnlyArray)
    const inters4: $ReadOnlyArray<number> = intersection(readOnlyArray)(readOnlyArray)
  });
})


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PM's site suffers Anonymous DDos attack
By Tim Lohman
CIO |
Threats from protest group Anonymous to disable the Web site of the Australian Prime Minister appear to have rung true.
A spokesperson from the Australian Computer Emergency Response team confirmed that the pm.gov.au had come under a distributed denial of service (DDos) attack last night and was disabled as a result, however no intrusion into the site was detected.
A spokesperson from the Australian Federal Police said that as of 11am this morning, the matter had not been referred to the agency for investigation, but was instead being managed by the Attorney General's office.
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A spokeswoman from the Attorney Generals' office also confirmed the Prime Minister's website was unavailable for a short time shortly after 7pm on 9 September 2009 due to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) designed only to disrupt access to the website, conducted by a group calling itself 'Anonymous'.
There was no unauthorised access to the website's infrastructure and visitors to the site received an error message stating that the service was unavailable.
The spokeswoman said relevant Australian Government agencies worked with Internet service providers to ensure that the site was restored.
"The Cyber Security Operations Centre (in the Defence Signals Directorate) is providing IT security advisers (ITSAs) in each of the targetted Australian Government agencies with assistance to monitor and respond to the threat," the spokeswoman said. "Agencies are working with their Internet service providers (ISPs) to respond to any attacks."
Commenting on the relatively quick return to service of the pm.gov.au site, she said that Australian Government agencies identified as potential targets by 'Anonymous' were briefed in advance and were provided with suggested mitigation strategies.
"Media reports that other Australian Government websites, including that of the Australian Communications and Media Authority, were affected are inaccurate," she said.
The disabling follows a 'Declaration of War' against the Australian government by Anonymous as a reprisal for its role in establishing an Internet filter.
"Australia's internet future is at stake," the group wrote on the site Operation Didgeridie. (Warning: graphic images also at this site.)
"Kevin Rudd is attempting to execute a plan in which every part of Australia's internet will be censored; even though you may not care about Australia, the world (i.e. USA and others) will eventually follow suit until free information ceases to exist. This operation, therefore, is of highest importance; it is one to save the internet."
On the site, the group urged members to initiate denial of service attacks on the Web sites of the offices of Department of Broadband, Communications the Digital Economy, Communications minister Stephen Conroy, and ACMA. It also called for the mass spam calling and facing of the offices of the same.
"1. We need to blast their servers into the dust. We already have about 60 lazors, and as such this should run smoothly. Ausfags are reminded that they will be more useful /efg/'ing and blackfaxing etc." the group wrote.
"2. All Australians must either /efg/, blackfax or call in constantly... Targets for blackfax are below. Find and call the numbers for the DBCDE and tie them up. Print out fliers and cards and distribute them in public areas.
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"Whereas, such acts continue to pose extreme threat to the security and freedom of the internet and its users; and such acts render it both necessary and appropriate that Anonymous exercises its rights and acts in defense of themselves and the supporters of net neutrality," the site reads.
"Therefore, be it Resolved by the united conglomerate that is Anonymous, that the state of war between Anonymous and the Government of Australia and aforementioned governments which has thus been thrust upon the Anonymous is hereby formally declared."

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After about a two month courting period (at least we felt like we was courting her…one day we got the project, then the next we do not), we was awarded the project. Spending several weeks reviewing her competition, bring on board a wordsmith for the content, and working with a search engine optimization expert, we hit the ground running. Showing our client several design mark ups, she was very involved in her brand and web design. We started to work on a launch party and began a couple of social media campaigns geared toward the launch of her new web site. Unaware, but a couple of investors had got wind of our efforts. They reached out to her…she began to put extra pressure on us to deliver our best web site to date.
We finished the design a few days earlier. Presented the site to our client, she was very happy about the site. We explained that it not only showcase her products. We had place an area for stores outside of town to solicit her for license to sell her products. She had told us about a couple of conferences, which she was going to attend. We place a calendar on the site, and create a couple of marketing campaign advertising free samples for select time and place to introduce her products.
We hit a home run with regards to the web site and branding development. Knowing that the contract allow us to continue to work on her brand for the next 18 months, we began to work on strategies to grow her company and business.
About 6 months into the contract, the company hired a marketing director. We were summons to the East Coast to discuss all the elements of the web site. Our branding plans were put on the back burner. The marketing director would be responsible for growing the companies revenue. Working hard to make sure the web site was in line with all the new marketing promotions, we would hold weekly, then bi- weekly, and later monthly meeting with the Marketing director.
Soon we found that the only conversations between us and the marketing department was make this change or update this image on the site.
A week before our contract was due to renew, we received a letter which stated "your services are no longer needed." It was a relief. Our client was paying a lot of money to us, and not utilizing any of our branding advise or suggestions. Sending them a thanks for the opportunity and form about how we did (which they did not fill out), we parted ways.
Occasionally, we would mentioned if the site was re-design. It took about two months, and up a new site replaced ours. Once we saw it, we could not believe our eyes. It was a one page site. Top section was a video of someone drinking one of their products, next section gave a list of products, and bottom section was a contact form.
The had moved from a 6 figure web site (and proven success) to a couple hundred bucks site. Maybe they have sold the company and are just waiting to announce the merger.
Can you activate our brand?
A few weeks ago, we received a call from our old client. Business had been a struggled. Too many hires. Too many hands in the fire. Needed the old web site. As we begin to ponder if this would be a good fit, our former client hung up on us. Feeling this was probably best for both.
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Activating your brand is not a sometimes ideals, it is something that has to be done on a daily basis.
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Q: WPF: button control template not firing click event I am making my own costumed button, which has a label in it. For some reason, my button doesn't react to the 'click' event, and the click function doesn't lunch.  why?
here is my button style xaml code:
   <Style x:Key="MyMenuButtonStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
        <Setter Property="Background" Value="#AF4EB4EC"/>
        <Setter Property="Foreground"  Value="White"/>
        <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
        <Setter Property="Margin" Value="0,0,5,0"/>
        <Setter Property="Template">
            <Setter.Value>
                <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
                    <Grid >
                        <Rectangle Fill="{TemplateBinding Background}"  StrokeThickness="0" MinWidth="{Binding ElementName=lblCnt,Path=Width}"/>
                        <Label Name="lblCnt" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"  HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"
                               Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" FontSize="{TemplateBinding FontSize}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
                               Height="auto" Width="auto"/>
                    </Grid>
                </ControlTemplate>
            </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
        <Style.Triggers>
            <Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
                <Setter Property="Cursor" Value="Hand"/>
                <Setter Property="Background" Value="White"/>
            </Trigger>
            <EventTrigger RoutedEvent="UIElement.MouseEnter">
                <BeginStoryboard >
                    <Storyboard>
                        <!--<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="Width"
                                                        Duration="0:0:0.200" By="30"/>-->
                        <DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="FontSize"
                                                        Duration="0:0:0.200"
                                                         From="12" To="22"/>
                        <ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Control.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)"
                                                        Duration="0:0:0.200"
                                                        From="#AF4EB4EC" To="White"/>
                        <ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Control.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)"
                                                        Duration="0:0:0.200"
                                                        From="White" To="#AF4EB4EC"/>

                    </Storyboard>
                </BeginStoryboard>
            </EventTrigger>
            <EventTrigger RoutedEvent="UIElement.MouseLeave">
                <BeginStoryboard>
                    <Storyboard >
                        <!--<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="Width"
                                                         Duration="0:0:0.100"
                                                         By="-30"/>-->
                        <DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="FontSize"
                                                         Duration="0:0:0.100"
                                                         From="22" To="12"/>
                        <ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Control.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)"
                                                        Duration="0:0:0.100"
                                                        From="White"
                                                        To="#AF4EB4EC"/>
                        <ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Control.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)"
                                                        Duration="0:0:0.100"
                                                        From="#AF4EB4EC"
                                                        To="White"/>
                    </Storyboard>
                </BeginStoryboard>
            </EventTrigger>
        </Style.Triggers>
    </Style>

and this is the complete xaml code:
<Window x:Class="FMS_Csharp_GUI.MainWindow"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="File Indexer" Height="552" Width="864" Icon="magna-folder-icon.ico">
<Window.CommandBindings>
    <CommandBinding Command="New" CanExecute="CanExeNewRepo" Executed="ClickNewRepo"/>
    <CommandBinding Command="Delete" CanExecute="CanExeNewRepo" Executed="ClickDeleteRepo"/>
</Window.CommandBindings>
<Window.Resources>
    <StackPanel x:Key="documentStackPanelStyle"  Orientation="Horizontal" >
        <Image Source="Images/openDoc.ico" Width="32" Height="32"/>
        <Label Content="" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
    </StackPanel>
    <Style x:Key="MyMenuButtonStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
        <Setter Property="Background" Value="#AF4EB4EC"/>
        <Setter Property="Foreground"  Value="White"/>
        <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
        <Setter Property="Margin" Value="0,0,5,0"/>
        <Setter Property="Template">
            <Setter.Value>
                <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
                    <Grid >
                        <Rectangle Fill="{TemplateBinding Background}"  StrokeThickness="0" MinWidth="{Binding ElementName=lblCnt,Path=Width}"/>
                        <Label Name="lblCnt" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"  HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"
                               Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" FontSize="{TemplateBinding FontSize}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
                               Height="auto" Width="auto"/>
                    </Grid>
                </ControlTemplate>
            </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
        <Style.Triggers>
            <Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
                <Setter Property="Cursor" Value="Hand"/>
                <Setter Property="Background" Value="White"/>
            </Trigger>
            <EventTrigger RoutedEvent="UIElement.MouseEnter">
                <BeginStoryboard >
                    <Storyboard>
                        <!--<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="Width"
                                                        Duration="0:0:0.200" By="30"/>-->
                        <DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="FontSize"
                                                        Duration="0:0:0.200"
                                                         From="12" To="22"/>
                        <ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Control.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)"
                                                        Duration="0:0:0.200"
                                                        From="#AF4EB4EC" To="White"/>
                        <ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Control.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)"
                                                        Duration="0:0:0.200"
                                                        From="White" To="#AF4EB4EC"/>

                    </Storyboard>
                </BeginStoryboard>
            </EventTrigger>
            <EventTrigger RoutedEvent="UIElement.MouseLeave">
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Viking Hair Styles
By Viking Zon on Jan 10, 2022
Vikings came from an honor culture where individuals expressed their worth through actions, words, and appearance. Abundant jewelry, clothing, combs, and personal care items recovered by archaeologists show that personal presentation was of great importance in Viking societies. But while the Viking preoccupation with hair and grooming are well established, what their hair styles actually looked like is a surprisingly controversial topic. Since Vikings only left cremated or skeletal remains, and since the written material from the era is almost always sparse in detail, how can we really know what Vikings looked like? This article will examine the surviving evidence from the literary and archaeological record to render a more accurate portrait of the Viking hairstyles of 1000 years ago. And as we will cover below, these various accounts range from short hair to long hair, beardless to bearded, full head of hair to partially shaved heads.
The Viking Age (793-1066; or 750-1050, if you like the less Anglo-centric numbers) lasted around 300 years. Vikings traveled through what are now 40 different countries and interacted with 50 world cultures. At the apex of their influence, Vikings could be found from Newfoundland to Western Asia. Their trade networks were extensive, with goods and ideas passing between intrepid travelers over vast distances. There is strong historical and archaeological evidence that Vikings absorbed fashion and other material and intellectual properties from the peoples they interacted with and spread them to new peoples. Because of the Vikings, fashion trends from the east were felt in the west, and vice versa.
Because of this, when one speaks of "Viking hair style" it is foolish to think that this is a narrow spectrum of styles that never changed. To think that Vikings only had short hair or long hair, bowl cuts or "reverse mullets," full beards or just mustaches or were clean shaven would all be a drastic oversimplification. Similarly, it is not on the side of accuracy to say "Vikings never had that hair style" when hundreds of thousands of Vikings lived over 10-15 generations throughout an immense spread around the world. Vikings were a varied and curious people who did not like to be limited.
Women's Hair
In Viking society, women wore their hair long as a sign of status and to be appreciated for its beauty. Naturally, these hard-working women tied their hair back, braided it, or wore it up to keep it out of their way while they worked the loom or performed their other daily tasks. Sculptures, carvings, and other art show women wearing their hair long in the back, while the long locks of the front and sides are worn up in a bun or braided in a knot.
Below is a reproduction pictured next to to the original Viking artifact depicting women's hairstyles during that time:
And below is a 9th century artifact found in Revninge, Denmark which appears to show a woman with long hair knotted or in a bun at the back of the head.
And below is yet another Viking age artifact which appears to be a Valkyrie holding a drinking horn, with her hair in a bun:
The Eddic poem Rigsthula mentions both jarl (upper class) and karl (the land-owning "middle class" that made up most Vikings) women wearing head dresses or bonnets. In the Oxford translation, the karl woman's head dress is referred to as a "curved cap." Such bonnets have survived in archaeology. This "curved" style is called a Jorvik (York) cap, while a simpler, more angular style is known as a Dublin cap. These caps or head dresses were commonly made of linen, with wool perhaps being used in the colder months.
Then as now, richer women had nicer hats. Here, a pair of archaeological discoveries speak a thousand words: a finely made woman's cap from Viking Age York and another from Lincoln (about 55 miles apart in the Viking occupied Danelaw of England) were produced from the same bolt of silk. This bolt of silk had come all the way from the Far East, changing hands from one Viking to another across the river systems of Europe. This is a testament both to the Vikings' far-reaching trade networks, and the importance they placed on fashion.
Proud as Viking women were of their locks, it was Viking men that were the most preoccupied with hair. Here we see a wide range of hair styles and beard grooming, as men tried to set themselves apart from each other and boast their status and worth.
Did Viking Men have Long Hair or Short?
Numerous Roman writers comment on the long hair of "Northern barbarians," but did the Vikings still wear their hair long like their ancestors (and the neighbors of their ancestors) did? In the Grágás medieval law codes of Iceland, there is the rule that women should not wear their hair short "like a man's," but "short" and "long" are always relative terms. In many ways, short hair is more practical for men on the move – one of the main reasons why most armed forces today insist on short hair. So, for insight into the question of Viking men's hair length, we must rely on the artistic record.
Below is a period artifact showing a Viking warrior with long hair and a possible pointed goatee:
In the carvings and other art of the Vikings, or the art of others portraying them, we see a range of hair lengths. An easy illustration of this is in the Isle of Lewis chess pieces, where we see the king with long plaited hair, the warriors have shoulder length straight hair, and the bishop only wears his hair to the nape of his neck.
Another illustration is the carving found on a wooden wagon that was part of the Oseberg ship burial. This particular scene shows men in battle – one apparently with short hair on top of his head but not on the sides or back. While some may argue this might represent a wool cap he was wearing, there are similar hair styles found on the Bayeux Tapestry.
The 11th century color plaits by English artists portraying the Great Heathen Army of two centuries before show most Vikings having short hair. The artists could not have known what the Vikings of the late 9th century had looked like (except from oral tradition, now lost) but would have been acquainted with Vikings of their own day. Again, notice the range of bearded and non-bearded faces.
The 230 foot long Bayeux Tapestry (small portion seen below), was reportedly woven by Matilda, the wife of William the Conqueror and her ladies to commemorate the dramatic events of 1066 show a number of Vikings. This amazing artifact is believed to be from the 11th century, made just a few years after the famous battle of Hastings. In this particular account, most of the Vikings are shown with short hair, various hair colors and some possibly having the back of their heads shaved (note the second man from the right).
So, once more, the picture that emerges is one of considerable variety in hair length and style. But in almost every case, there is the predisposition towards grooming and deliberate personal presentation, whether that hair be long or short.
Shaved and Partially Shaved Heads?
One of the rare written accounts of Viking hair styles comes from a surviving letter from one Englishman to his brother, upbraiding him for his adoption of Viking clothing and hair. "You dress yourself in the Danish fashion, with bald neck and blinded eyes." This "bald neck and blinded eyes" is taken by many to mean a hairstyle where the back is shaved but the top is long (perhaps even with long bangs).
Below is History Channel's series Vikings attempts to recreate this Danish style:
Speculation aside, such a haircut appears both in the Oseberg Ship Burial and the Bayeux Tapestry. In the previously mentioned relief on the Oseberg Ship and in the scene below from the Bayeux Tapestry, we see a similar hair style.
But there is more. In the account of the treaty signing between the Byzantine Empire and the Viking Rus (of Kiev), Leo the Deacon describes the notorious Sviatoslav (Norse name, Sveinald and Grand Prince of the Rus) as having "shaved his head completely, except for a lock of hair on one side, denoting his rank." This hairstyle sounds similar to what we see above, as well as a bit like the "Suebian knot" described by Roman writers of long before.
Among the Suebi, even till the hair is grey, the rough locks are twisted backward, and often knotted on the very crown: the chieftains wear theirs somewhat more ornamentally.
—  Tacitus, Germania, 38.
Sviatoslav's shaved head and side knot described in this passage support the premise that Vikings used razors, tweezers, and/or other means to mold their hair to however they wanted.
Below is a 19th century sculpture of Sviatoslav the Brave, based on the description by Leo the Deacon:
Did Viking Men Dye their Hair?
Some Viking soaps had a very high lye content. These soaps could bleach the hair and beard a platinum blonde (as well as annihilate any lice that might try their luck). Many experts are convinced that Vikings deliberately dyed their hair to achieve this desirable look (as well as conceal their age if they were lucky enough to live so long). However, since sources mention Vikings with other hair colors, such as red, brown, or black, it is safe to say that this practice was neither universal nor accidental.
Irish sources speak of competing groups of Vikings that fought it out for supremacy during the middle of the 9th century. These "Fair (or Light) Foreigners" and "Dark Foreigners" are usually thought to be Vikings from Norway and Denmark, respectively – though there are many other theories. Since Norwegian Vikings were not uniformly blonde any more than Danish Vikings were uniformly brown, the name could have arisen from one group's prevalence of blondes and bleach-blondes juxtaposed to the other group's natural coloring. Of course, there are many other possibilities, and it is impossible to know.
Few things seem more synonymous with Vikings than beards! Of course, Vikings loved beards and were even known individually for their beards (such as Sygtrygg Silkenbeard and Sweyn Forkbeard). One of the kennings (poetic nicknames) for Thor was "Red Beard." But not all Vikings grew their beards au naturel. In fact – some Vikings had no beards at all.
In one of the most popular Icelandic sagas (then and now), Njal's Saga, the wise hero is slandered by his enemies for having no beard (with the insinuation that this casts doubt on his gender and sexuality). However, beardless Vikings are plentiful in both Norse and non-Norse art.
Vikings who had beards groomed them carefully. In the Eddic poem, Rigsthula, we read of the free-born landowner (the class that produced the most Vikings) "his beard was trimmed." Similarly, in art we see beards trimmed and shaped. Sometimes we see goatees or even mustaches with no beard. It would appear that Vikings used as much freedom of expression in cultivating and grooming their facial hair as they did in everything else.
A figure from the Oseberg Ship Burial showing a figure with well-groomed hair, mustache, and beard:
As we have seen from the (very limited) written accounts and the few period artifacts we have to pull from, Viking hair styles varied from short hair to long braided hair, and sometimes included shaved on the side and possibly even bangs over their eyes. With nearly 300 years of Viking age history, including literally hundreds of thousands of Vikings who were each influenced by the dozens and dozens of different cultures they eventually blended with, it is impossible to say there was only one or two specific Viking hair styles. Enthusiasts who say that a particular hairstyle was never worn by the Vikings are overconfident considering the few available facts. Or they are letting the artistic liberties of popular Viking TV series or movies frustrate them too much.
We do know for certain, though, that Vikings were very deliberate with their appearance and quite proud of how they looked. Shortly after the Viking Age was kicked off with the infamous raid of Lindisfarne, the Anglo-Saxon bishop, Alcuin, included in his scathing letter to King Aethelred I of Northumbria:
"Look at the dress, the hairstyle, and the luxurious habits of the princes and people. Look at the hairstyle, how you have wished to imitate the pagans [Vikings] in their beards and hair! Does not the terror threaten of those whose hairstyle you wished to have?" (Price, 2020, p. 282).
Not only were the Vikings well-groomed and distinctive in appearance, but they were also known by this. Indeed, these qualities were admired (sometimes grudgingly) by the people they came in contact with. Of course, this was all part of the point. Appearance shows self-respect and conveys self-concept. The Vikings had these things in spades. It was part of who they were, and part of what made them so successful.
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AJPS Vol.6 No.7 , April 2015
Review: Nitrogen Utilization Features in Cotton Crop
Nour Ali1,2
1 Department of Crop Cultivation and Farmings, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
2 Department of Field Crop Sciences, Agricultural College, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.
Abstract: Cotton is one of the important cash crops and a fiber crop most widely grown and the highest yielding as well. Cotton fiber is woven to be the fabrics commonly used in our daily life due to its excellent performance and great production in the world, especially in China. To access to such high quantities must ensure the requirements of materials such as nutrients for plant growth and take care of the smallest details to make the production cost less, to improve the utilization efficiency, such as nitrogen (N) fertilizer. Hence, N fertilization studies are not only about the dosages, timing and ratio, but also the uptake processes by the plant, N effect on cotton yield and its formation, as well as the movement and metabolism within the plant. As economic and ecological issues are concerned, economizing N fertilization is paid more and more attention. Many approaches have been done and suggested in order to improve NUE like combine the plant sensing techniques and precision application. Simulations and recent field trials demonstrate that site-specific nitrogen management helped reduce technological constraints to higher AE achievement, profit and more sustainable N management. Therefore, improving nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is one of the key points to ensure cotton production development sustainable. In this review, we try to highlight the accomplishments of N effect on cotton growth and yield, NUE and factors related to NUE in cotton production based on the current knowledge, and from our viewpoint we propose some possible approaches to improve NUE through N managements in terms of application splits, rates, and timing.
Keywords: Cotton, Growth, Yield, Nitrogen, Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE)
Cite this paper: Ali, N. (2015) Review: Nitrogen Utilization Features in Cotton Crop. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 6, 987-1002. doi: 10.4236/ajps.2015.67105.
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Q: Programmatically modify a recently added fragment (e.g. setText to a TextView) I add a second fragment to a view to lay on top of a first one (Google Map fragment) to show some details about clicked markers (onInfoWindowClick(Marker)). The new fragment is added via FragmentTransaction:
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
details_fragment = new DetailsFragment();
fragmentTransaction.add(R.id.map_container, details_fragment);
fragmentTransaction.commit();

DetailsFragment:
public static class DetailsFragment extends Fragment {

    public DetailsFragment() {

    }

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_shop, container, false);
        return v;
    }
}

This fragment shows different details depending on the marker being clicked, so I need to I need to set some values. For example setText to a TextView in the new fragment (inside fragment_shop.xml).
<TextView
    android:id="@+id/details_title"
    ... />

Whatever I've tried so far gives me a null TextView (NullPointerException).
I tried accessing it by
((TextView) details_fragment.getView().findViewById(R.id.details_title)).setText("Some Text");

Or
((TextView) findViewById(R.id.details_title)).setText("Some Text");

I tried them before and after commit with the same result. I also tried adding a tag to the fragment when adding it and using it to access by
fragmentManager.findFragmentByTag("the_tag").getView().findViewById(R.id.details_title);

With the same result.
I'm surely doing something wrong, but can't figure out what. Would appreciate any help.
EDIT:
Thanks to VM4's answer I was able to solve the problem:
public static class DetailsFragment extends Fragment {
    //shop contains all the info I want to set to the new fragment.
    Shop shop;
    TextView title;
    //...

    public DetailsFragment() {

    }

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_shop, container, false);
        initView(v);
        return v;
    }

    private void initView(View v) {
        title = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.details_title);
        title.setText(shop.getName());
        //...

    }

    public void setShop(Shop shop){
        this.shop = shop;
    }
}

Then I just pass shop after DetailsFragment is initiated.
....
details_fragment = new DetailsFragment();
details_fragment.setShop(clickedShop);
....

A: You need to inflate your views in onCreateView:
    TextView title;
    @Override public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater
    inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_shop, container, false);
        title = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.details_title);
        return v;
    }

    public void setTitleText(String text) {
       title.setText(text);
    }

Now in your activity you can: detailsFragment.setTitleText("sometext");
You also need to make sure that the fragment and the title View aren't null when you need them.


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Thinking at Length About "Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs & Shaw" (2019)
Time again for another movie review! Well, more of a long-ass impression piece with thoughts and rambling, but you'll see what I mean. This time around, it's the ninth installment (or first spin-off, if you want to get specific) in the long-running adrenaline-fuelled over-the-top action-comedy Fast & Furious franchise. The Rock and Jason Statham return once again as familiar bald badasses in Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs & Shaw, which just like every previous movie, requires no knowledge of or affinity for the rest of the brand to enjoy. (If you WOULD like to know more about the franchise, consider checking out the extensive screen capture gallery with mini-review writeups on the Helix page here.)
Say what you will about the venerable action movie brand, it has always been an exciting product of its time (much like the Bond films), and though they haven't all been good (much like the Bond films), they very much reflect the moods and fears of their eras. And so, angsty good-looking young adults street racing and hijacking shipments of CRTs and VCRs in 2001 has given way to cyber-futuristic paramilitary corporations using drones, cybernetics, and weaponized viruses to cleanse the human race in 2019.
But rest assured: the F&F brand is still by all means the over-the-top guilty pleasure it has always been. And even though the things to feel guilty about might have changed over the years, the pleasure is still very much present. Fans of the franchise will also be glad to see staples of the brand are still in place, such as the concept of the Stunt Position (popularized by the Just Cause series even though its use appeared in the first Fast film in 2001), the judicious use of nitrous oxide, and, naturally, the liberal use of the term "family." More so than in the previous films (other than possibly 7 and 8), family is a core concept at the heart of this spin-off.
Directed by David Leitch, one of the pair of directors behind John Wick, Hobbs & Shaw tells a new story set in the every-evolving Fast & Furious world, reuniting two of the biggest-name actors in the brand's history. When a deadly weaponizable virus is stolen by a rogue MI6 agent, who do the CIA spooks send in to save the world from a genocidist's wet dream?
None other than The Rock as Luke Hobbs (introduced in Fast Five), formerly of the American DSS, and Jason Statham as Deckard Shaw (introduced in a mid-credits scene in Furious 6), British ex-military whose lineage hasn't exactly kept its hands clean over the years. Shaw's brother (played by Welsh gentleman Luke Evans in 6, 7, and 8) does not return, but their overbearing disappointed mother does, once more played by the legendary Dame Helen Mirren, who is utterly perfect in the role.
Both Shaw's and Hobbs' families are expanded in this movie. The newest Shaw is Deckard's sister Hattie, an MI6 agent framed with killing her team and stealing a deadly virus. Vanessa Kirby of The Crown fame is outstanding as the sassy and extremely badass Agent Hattie Shaw, and from what a friend tells me, is a great choice to play Dame Helen Mirren's daughter. Personally, I was hoping to see the lovely Rosamund Pike as the character, but perhaps she might be a bit too classy for the scrappy, dirty-fighting Hattie character. (But reuniting her and The Rock might've made for a fun line or two referencing their time together in that hilariously-awful DOOM3 movie.)
One of the more fun elements of the F&F brand is the blurring of the lines between characters and actors. When discussing the films with friends, I often substitute the characters' names for the actors' names, and for good reason. "Roman Pierce" is pretty much Tyrese Gibson. The top-notch player-hating of "Tej Parker" sounds like it could be lyrics from a Ludacris album. And let's not forget the gut-wrenching heartfelt farewell that closed Furious 7, which changes subtly, almost imperceptibly, from the "Dominic Torretto" character talking about the "Brian O'Connor" character to Vin Diesel directly addressing his late friend Paul Walker.
Hobbs & Shaw runs with the idea that you're not here for the rich characters or even that deep, deep F&F lore (which I could go on about at length, if I haven't already). You watch Hobbs & Shaw to see the familiar faces and antics of big-screen badasses The Rock and Statham, and that's what you get. Hobbs is so The Rock that not only does he deliver smack talk worthy of a wrestling promo video, but there are scenes of him straight-up working out, his famous eyebrow, and even filling up at a diner on his world-famous Cheat Day. Man, that is one big-ass stack of pancakes. And, of course, the final act of the movie has Hobbs (and by extension The Rock) going home to literally reunite with his family.
Statham, similarly, plays The Jason Statham Character, who you'll recognize not just from Furious 7 and The Fate of the Furious, but the likes of The Transporter, Crank, The Expendables, and Guy Ritchie movies. I don't mean any of this in a bad way -- these are familiar, fun, likeable personalities, and even if you haven't seen them trade punches and insults in F7, you can jump right into Hobbs & Shaw. And make no mistake, the insults they trade this time around are so savage, so close to escalating to punches, that it takes a special-guest-star cameo as an Air Marshal to prevent Statham from getting Rock-Bottomed at 30,000 feet.
As is often the case in the F&F films, the story makes precious little sense or plausibility, but is perfectly serviceable as a reason (if not excuse) to have the heroes travel across the world fighting bad guys. And what a bad guy do they have to fight against. A dude so bad enough that in the opening scene, he even simply refers to himself as the "bad guy." Make no mistake, Idris Elba hams it up as the villainous Brixton, and it is pure ridiculous perfection.
Elba's character humorously refers to himself as "Black Superman," but he's more like "Black Crysis Guy." Brixton is a genetically- and cybernetically-enhanced super-soldier outfitted with a bulletproof bodysuit and some kind of self-driving shape-shifting motorcycle that feels out of place, like it fell out of those soul-crushing Generic Overdesigned Hollywood Robot flicks that crapped all over a beloved line of toys, comic books, and cartoons. The high-tech futurism doesn't quite gel with the F&F brand in my opinion, and that includes the Hollywood hacking stuff from 7 and 8.
Brixton works for some kind of transhumanism-focused death cult whose leader is never seen but sounds like Dr. Samuel Hayden from DOOM4. They want the virus that Hattie Shaw's team died to protect, and that she, her brother, and Hobbs have to travel the world to keep out of enemy hands. But it seems that despite all of the bad guys' attack drones, futuristic vehicles, and electronically-activated guns, they only have one supersoldier. I don't know how much it costs to make a supersoldier like Idris Elba's character, but surely a pair of them would be much more effective than just one.
Furthermore, and strangely enough, Augmented Idris Elba's abilities seem quite similar to what Regular-Ass The Rock can do normally. The are obviously standouts, like Brixton's ocular implants and HUD, but many of Hobbs' feats of strength seem comparable to what the superpowered villain can do.
Travelling the world, fighting bad guys, and dropping some hilarious dialogue along the way, Hobbs & Shaw really delivers, and cyberpunk themes aside, it doesn't feel like that much of a departure from the mainline F&F flicks, absence of the ensemble cast notwithstanding. The humour is there, the action is intense, the dialogue is right where it needs to be, and the story is suitably nonsensical to string the action scenes together. But it's not without its faults.
There are a few celebrity cameos that go on way too long and are not consistently funny enough to be worthwhile. The first one, at the diner, was great -- the others, not so much. They attempted to work the Air Marshal into the story later, sure, but that doesn't make the character less annoying or the delivery any better. And I'm surprised with the casting: how'd that guy manage to find the time for an unfunny cameo with his busy schedule of cheating on his wife?
The mid- and post-credits scenes were good for a chuckle, I guess, but felt like more excuses to keep a cameo character around for a bit longer even after overstaying his welcome. The scenes don't push the brand forward, set anything up, or answer any questions in the way the mid- and post-credits scenes from 1, 5, and 6 did.
Director David Leitch also seems to have regrettably stepped away from one of the decisions that made John Wick as strong as it was: rather than let the audience see the action of the well-choreographed stunts and fight sequences, Hobbs & Shaw is mired in the typical overused big-budget Hollywood shaky-cam effects that Leitch steered clear of in Keanu's quest for revenge. Why the same couldn't be done here is beyond me.
More standard Hollywood techniques include the movie's handling of computer equipment. Hackers hacking hackers is nothing new to the brand, but the death cult mercs have electronic safety measures on their firearms that require the weapons' operators to wear some kind of security gloves that authorize the weapons to fire. No glove, no love. However, the security tech can be hacked, preventing any firearms from being used. When the hacking program finishes and the mercs can use their weapons again, would they really just surrender to the Samoan warriors, and not, say, take as many down as possible before falling in glorious combat in the name of The Cause?
Also, the entire final act set in Samoa feels self-indulgent in a way the brand, for all of its flaws, doesn't tend to feel. The Rock and his brothers plan to use Mad-Max-style weapons and tactics against a cyberpunk death cult armed with what must be the lightest, weakest Black Hawk helicopter ever to go into production? I don't know, man. I mentioned the brand often blurring the lines between character and actor, and to be fair, The Rock/Hobbs lead his daughter's sport team in a traditional war dance in F8, but still.
And speaking of The Fate of the Furious, in that movie, Hobbs and Shaw had to grudgingly work together, and in the process, learned to respect each other. During the scene in the secret government vehicle facility known as Toy Shop, Hobbs reads Shaw's file, learning how Deckard's acts of selfless heroism saved the lives of his military team and earned him a medal. So how'd Shaw end up a criminal? The same way Hobbs himself ended up being accused of treason -- the two military men were used up and spat out by their countries. They're more alike than they want to admit, and Hobbs reacts in anger when Shaw is seemingly killed during the New York battle. Hobbs and Shaw have put their differences behind them in the previous movie, so this movie pretending their rivalry has somehow escalated even further than it was then they first met doesn't really make sense. Sure, this movie wouldn't be as much fun without their savage smack-talk, but it feels like something's missing here.
All things considered, they have crafted a thoroughly-enjoyable buddy-action movie with spectacular stunts, some great writing, the right amount of over-the-top hilarity, and the ever-important theme of family. Both characters of Hobbs and Shaw technically started as villains, and I'm still unhappy about Shaw canonically murdering my favourite F&F character, and even if the movie didn't have the strong writing, pacing, and technical elements that it does, the appeal of The Rock and Statham would still be enough to carry Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs & Shaw. As it stands, it's an exhilarating laugh-out-loud action comedy that seriously delivers on the brand's strengths. It's a shame they couldn't get the entire crew back to make this a proper numbered installment (we'll see what Furious 9 brings), but don't let your enjoyment or disdain for the Fast brand prevent you from catching this balls-through-the-wall action experience.
I think that's pretty much all I can think to say about it right now. But, if you have any questions, feel free to ask them, and I'll tell you all about it when I see you again.
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Andrey Kazu is from Jakarta, Indonesia and supports Fiorentina in Italy.
He's been following the club since 1996. He spoke to me about his journey as a Fiorentina fan.
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In 2016, Andrey visited Florence. The stadium was closed but the kindness of the staff gave him an experience of a lifetime.
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@AndreyKazu is from Jakarta, Indonesia and supports @acffiorentina in Italy. He's been following the club since 1996. He spoke to me about his journey as a Fiorentina fan. We discussed the influence and loyalty of Gabriel Batistuta. The rivalry with Juventus and how he picked a name for his son. In 2016, Andrey visited Florence. The stadium was closed but the kindness of the staff gave him an experience of a lifetime. He's a member of @ViolaClubINA. We discussed the fantastic job they have done as well as the passion for football in Indonesia. I asked him what this journey has taught him. He told me it was patience. Something I realized he has a lot of, when he told me the story of how he waited for 5 hours outside the training ground just to be able to see the players. He also gave me some advice on why I shouldn't get a tattoo 🙂 Thank you to Viola Club Indonesia for their help and support. To listen, click the link in the bio or visit farawayfan.com/listen #ForzaViola #Fiorentina #ACFFiorentina #football #podcast #podernfamily #ViolaClubINA #FiorentinaIndonesia #jakarta #Italy #florence #FarAwayFanPod
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