Thanks chaps, I think I will give all of those suggestions a try and see what works best for me. That Pontos kit that has the PE version of this part also comes with the exact same AA guns from Veteran Models that I had to buy to replace the Flyhawk ones. Then again, it doesn't have the resin boats or any of the lovely girders underneath the bridge platforms, but I'm wondering how visible they're going to be on the completed model. I suppose there's no single add-on kit that does absolutely everything.
I'm not sure if anyone would be able to offer some advice on this, but here's an issue I've just found. The Flyhawk kit includes replacements for all the clear plastic windows in the bridge structure, except for one annoying omission - piece T2, which is made entirely from transparent plastic. The top and bottom would be painted but it's going to look weird next to all the empty PE windows (and does on most of the pics of similar completed models I've seen online). There's a Pontos detail set that does include this part in PE (circled) but it would be foolishness to buy it just for this one piece. What would be the best way of reproducing something like this myself? It's small, about 5x5x4 mm.
Two types of CA glue (both Expo brand, if it makes a difference). For the freestanding parts it's a bead of thick grade glue, which has a slow enough setting time to allow a bit of wiggling to get things to stand up straight, and for the parts that slot in or to reinforce a joint, a dab of the thin grade glue. These just arrived from BNA Model World in Australia (very fast delivery, they must have teleported it here). Replacements for the rubbish AA guns in the Flyhawk set. There's absolutely no comparison in terms of quality, made from thicker resin that's not warped and the handholds are molded on rather than being PE pieces a quarter of a mm across. I'll do two with the cover over the guns and two without, as there's some really nice detail under there.
Look out for me continuing to add to this thread in 2024. Actually it's not as bad as all that. The bits I'm not looking forward to are painting the workboats/lifeboats and aircraft. If my experience so far is anything to go by (three ships completed, featuring a total of 12 tiny boats and 1 tiny plane) those will be the things I leave until last. I've just done this: ^ These are the undersides for five of the seven-ish layers of the pagoda mast. Putting all those tiny girders together was incredibly satisfying. As long as the guide rails are correctly placed, which was not easy for the circular one, most of the others just slot in place. I've decided to paint it in a much lighter colour than the regulation IJN Kure grey. That stuff is so dark, details like these are going to be hard to see when it's all assembled.
This is Hasegawa's Z24 Nagato kit, to which I'm adding the Flyhawk Gold Medal Edition detail set. I got the detail set a few months ago in a 20% off everything on Ebay sale, which made it seem like good value. The actual kit followed a few weeks ago. I fancied the idea of building one of those pagoda masts, although having seen the number of parts required, it's fiendishly complicated. The instructions for the Flyhawk set are really poor - there are whole sheets of photo etch with no mention of where to put them. Just a lot of blurry photos of a completed model with the odd part pointed out. ^ A whole lot of photo etch, which I've sprayed with Mr Metal Primer, probably at the expense of one or two months off my life expectancy. ^ Loads of resin parts and some brass barrels, mast parts, and dozens of little bollards (generally without any indication of where they're meant to go). ^ This is frankly ridiculous. It's a Type 89 AA gun, which you're meant to put together out of seven tiny resin pieces. But the resin is warped in crucial places, so it doesn't go together very well, and as for those PE handholds... How on earth am I meant to cut out something that size, let alone stick them in place? I had a very brief go at unwarping it all in hot water, but the bits are too small to get a grip of. I've ordered some better looking guns from Ebay, these ones can go in the bin. ^ It's a big ship. I'll be painting the deck rather than using Flyhawk's wood sticker. Perhaps I shouldn't have gone for the Flyhawk set. ^ The build quality of the kit is excellent, as it ought to be for the price. The larger parts more or less snap together without any gaps, and those braces are numbered both on the parts and the hull, so it's impossible to put them in the wrong place. ^ There's also this from Flyhawk. The biggest piece of photo etch I've seen so far, replacing the entire flight deck with something that looks identical. I don't see the point, other than for those pinholes where some rails will go, but at least it might be easier to paint if I can just take it off and assemble it away from the plastic parts.
Thanks very much for the kind comments. I've learned plenty from building this, not least to clean the spare room before spraying varnish. Here's one more close-up detail that I noticed the Infini detail-up set fixes - this ladder wouldn't actually function with the torpedo net rail in place. Oh well. I'm not sure if the cables for the netting should have been wrapped round those double winch things either, but they looked like they needed something on them so I hooked them up at both ends of the ship. I've moved straight on to the Nagato now, having somewhat spoiled my small Trumpeter HMS Hood model by putting a wooden deck on it. The thickness of the sticker forced most of the upper parts out of alignment. I think painting the decks is the way forward for me. If anyone wants a wooden deck for the Z24 Nagato, let me know.
I think I've finished this now. I kind of ran out of steam when it got down to the really fiddly, annoying little tasks like threading up all those eyelets and attaching the rigging. I found there were certain tiny spots where CA glue just didn't want to stick and would not dry properly, so I gave up on it for weeks at a time. Anyway, it's all done. ^ Torpedo net is made from muslin cloth soaked in watered-down PVA glue, wrapped up tight and painted dark grey. The thread is for tying flies for fishing. A lot of eyelets had got narrowed from paint and varnish, but dipping the end of the thread in CA glue helped it poke through without fraying. ^ Damn that low waterline and Hobbyboss's painting instructions. Still, I don't really mind, most people won't know the difference. ^ One of the things I really liked about this kit is that the sides of the hull are just a blank canvas. No detailing whatsoever, so I tried to make it as busy as I could. ^ Thanks to Jase for the tip about greening up the propeller. I used phthalo green, which I didn't even know was a word, much less a colour. There was a yellow decal to go over the photo etch nameplate at the back, but after trying it I thought it looked really bad so I took it off and just dirtied up the plate to make the letters stand out. ^ I had some photo etch oars left over from my Yukikaze kit, so I stuck those on the lifeboats to make up for not being able to make a harness for them out of stretched sprue. I really tried but it kept breaking. Incidentally, I was really impressed with the Galeria matt coat here - it's way better than the Tamiya flat stuff I'd previously used. ^ There's the rigging that almost broke me. It's Infini 40 denier black lycra, which was left over from my Yukikaze. In future I'll use the thicker white version, because it's a whole lot of effort to attach but you basically can't see it unless you hold it up to the light. I notice Infini has just released a huge detail-up set for this, which is a bit annoying since I've finished it. Still, I probably wouldn't have bought it at the price they're asking - 165 quid! That takes the kit from all-in-one bargain to massively overpriced, in my opinion, and it looks like half of the photo etch they provide just duplicates the very good stuff you get with the kit. Next up I've got a 1/700 Hood, which I'll use to see if I can get along with stick-on wooden decks, and then a massive 1/350 Nagato with a ton of add-on bits.
Thanks for the tip! Would that be green mixed in with the base colour or as an extra layer like the rust?
I've varnished and started weathering / ruining the paintwork. Varnished with Alclad light sheen, then I used a mixture of burnt sienna and burnt umber oil paints for rust and AK Interactive's ready mixed salt streaks. I made the mistake of using Mr Color's levelling thinner to drag some of these streaks down the hull, and discovered that it eats straight through to the primer. Switched to turpentine and it was all good, this does look better in real life than via my phone camera (that decal at the front is actually bright red and white). Above, a turret dry fitted to the deck, which now has anchor chains and dirty winches. In the background on the left, I managed to knock off one of those incredibly fragile PE walkways. I won't reattach it until the last minute. I've also knocked the masts around quite a lot - luckily the PE ladders on them mean they're easy enough to straighten out, but I'd better finish this soon because it's not going to survive much longer (I also work at this desk). ^ I'm not 100% sure what to do with propellers. This is a random mixture of Tamiya gold paint, hull red and flat brown, with two shades of powdered rust from Tamiya weathering compacts. Once I've tidied and toned down the salt and rust a little bit, I'm going to spray it with a matt finish (Windsor and Newton Galeria, which I saw recommended somewhere) and attach the final parts.
This is where I'm at right now. Ship's boats done, railings all done. There was supposed to be a PE ladder up to the funnel in this pic but I had to sacrifice it to replace some other ladders I manage to break elsewhere. Maybe I'll find a replacement somewhere. I found a couple more errors in the kit. The railing in the pic comes as one piece with gaps for bending it, which is super easy, but the gaps make the whole thing a bit too long for the deck edges. I had to snap the pieces off to compress it so it would fit. Those little PE cranes are for holding a couple more boats but the lower wire was originally attached right at the bottom, so it bumped up against the railing. I cut it, shortened it and reattached it a bit further up. Does nobody at the manufacturer actually test these things? Stuff left to do: figure out how to attach the lifeboats to the cranes, varnish, turret decals, weathering, torpedo net, a large amount of thread.
^ Platform with searchlights and guns. I really like that this ship is quite colourful, it stands out much more than my other all-grey ones. ^ Here it is fitted to the deck. There are no photo etch ladders provided for the back, which is a shame. The kit hose reels are a bit anaemic, so I wrapped them in wire to bulk them up. ^ The wires attached to that gantry are the thinnest bits of photo etch I've seen so far. Just touching them is enough to warp them, so they were a real pain to get fitted. When you look at it this close the paintwork seems quite rough but it's acceptable to me with the naked eye. ^ The kit has some very nice anchor chain (not pictured). Better than the one in my Yukikaze kit, since the links are elongated and look less like a repurposed necklace. They're supposed to wrap around those wheels and pass under the curved guard thing, but that was originally a solid piece. So I could either cut the chain in half, which would probably look bad, or attempt to cut holes in this piece, which I did. Like most of the plastic here, it's flimsy and brittle, and there are some struts on the back that limit the places you can cut. This and the poorly fitting deck are the worst things about this kit.
A bit further on: ^ These are the torpedo net booms, made from size 8 harpsichord wire and silver wire. The hull is painted with a mix of Tamiya hull red (which, as I found on my Yukikaze model, is actually a horrible shade of brown), normal red and yellow. ^ The photo etch wheelhouse. There are actually instruments in here, including a pedestal with a tiny photo etch wheel. But there is basically no circumstance where you'd be able to see this without using the world's smallest endoscope, so I could have left it out. You can see one of the non-etch ladders up the side - they'd have been better off providing a ladder for this spot rather than that pointless wheel. ^ Various deck parts dry fitted. The masts are reinforced with a long ladder but the arms at the top are incredibly flimsy. This one I reinforced with a piece of leftover Yukikaze etch (one of the braces for the linoleum deck). On the other mast, one was broken when it arrived and the other broke as soon as I tried cutting it off the sprue, so I had to make them out of wire.
Fast forward a couple of weeks: ^The deck parts masked and dry fitted for painting the deck details. As it turned out, I didn't really need to mask the whole deck. The hull is primed in white, and you can see the shelf for the torpedo net. This is made of a thicker grade of ready-cut plastic stick that I found at a model shop. About the fit of the deck - I could tell from the dry-fit that it wasn't going to be good. There were huge voids along the main seam in the hull, and on top some gaps of about 1mm, which is very noticeable. The kit isn't Tamiya quality (that's all I have to compare it to) but it's great value in terms of what else you get. ^ Photo etch railings, steps and ladders come as standard. There are a few places where there are just some moulded lines instead of a ladder, but in general it's a very complete kit. Neither of my Tamiya ones had any of this. ^ Forward funnel structure. It was only after priming that I noticed I'd made a mess of a couple of the rails around the funnel (the gaps had become clogged with glue) so further pictures of this will be taken from a distance. ^ Super fine etch, very fiddly. I made this with the cranes pointing out over the sides of the ship, then decided they'd just get broken too easily so I cut them off and moved them so they're over the deck.


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Microsoft Graph 101: Build Intelligence with Microsoft Graph
One API to access all of your data in the Microsoft Cloud? We're remarkably close to that reality. Here's what you need to know to start building applications with the Microsoft Graph API.
By Terrence Dorsey
The Microsoft Graph is evolving into a service that provides direct API access to user information, documents, business intelligence (BI) and machine learning insights based on data from the company's cloud-based applications and data services. While only 18 months old, Graph benefits from years of incremental work by Microsoft on Office-based data interchange features and a broad, mature platform of cloud services on which to build.
Graph's primary benefits, however, grow from two important features: significant sources of cloud-based data and a consistent, flexible API that's rapidly gaining new services
First, Graph enables you to access, combine, and build workflows and applications with data across a broad range of Microsoft Cloud services, including Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), Intune, Office 365, OneDrive, Power BI, SharePoint, OneDrive and more. The data may be provided by employees using Microsoft Cloud services within your organization, it could be customer information generated through business processes and applications, or it could even be provided by third-party application services.
Second, Graph provides a broad, straightforward, and consistent set of API endpoints for accessing your cloud-based data and machine learning insights. Previous data interchange efforts provided access to limited data (such as just SharePoint or Exchange data, or just data for a particular business service, such as search, scheduling, or advertising). API access was often provided through language-specific libraries or complicated data-access interfaces. Refreshingly, Graph uses simple HTTP-based API endpoints that you can access through the language or application framework of your choosing.
There's been a lot of talk about the high-level collaboration and BI scenarios that Microsoft can, potentially, enable through the Graph API. However, there's been significantly less explanation of the actual interfaces presented for your team to develop against and the resources Microsoft has made available for you to employ these interfaces in your own applications or daily workflows.
I'm going to walk you through the specifics of what Graph enables developers and IT professionals to do today, along with the tools and resources Microsoft has released so far for building Graph-based applications.
But first, let's step back for a minute and briefly look at where Graph came from and what it proposes as a solution today.
What Is Microsoft Graph?
Microsoft has a long history of ambitious data interchange concepts that it iterates forward generation by generation. The original Microsoft Graph (also known as Microsoft Chart) was a 1990s-era Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) technology for Office apps, specifically Access and Excel. And it's worth pointing out that OLE itself was an evolutionary step from the Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) interprocess communication mechanism introduced in the late 1980s.
Jumping forward a decade or so, Microsoft continued to ship interesting cross-application collaboration tools such as Groove Networks, the company founded by Ray Ozzie that Microsoft acquired in 2005. The Groove technology evolved into the SharePoint Workspace and Azure AD, and in March 2014 Microsoft launched the Office Graph, consisting of two social networking technologies and a new search and discovery app, code-named "Oslo," plus a new "Groups" capability, which Microsoft started extending across Office. In November 2015, the Office Graph became Microsoft Graph, a sweeping effort to bring BI beyond Office to its connected frameworks. Microsoft started out by rolling much of the Azure AD feature set into Graph.
Here's where the technology has finally caught up with Microsoft's ambitions: If you're using Microsoft's cloud services and applications, the Graph API lets you access all of that information, create service workflows, and operate on user information, documents, and machine learning insights from that data. Microsoft is closer than ever to offering a single API to build data-interchange and machine learning applications on all of the data from all of its cloud-based applications. Maybe not all just yet, but more than we've seen so far.
In this case, "graph" refers not to the concept of a graph database -- it may in fact use a graph database behind the scenes, though Microsoft has not discussed the underlying data structures used -- but more important, I think, it refers to the concept of a social graph for your documents, data and contacts within the Microsoft Cloud.
To turn this around and look at it from a user's perspective, people in your organization are using a variety of Microsoft applications and services, including Azure AD, Office 365, OneDrive, OneNote, SharePoint, Planner, Intune and more. Graph gives you the opportunity to access and analyze all of that data through a single, consistent API layer that is straightforward to address and simple to use.
The Graph API enables some fairly interesting cross-application scenarios right out of the box. Show me the documents used by the people I work with most often. Tell me when people are added to AD and automatically kick off employee onboarding workflows. Users, groups, e-mail, contacts, and tasks are all available directly through the Graph API endpoints, along with files, notes, and chat conversations (see Figure 1).
[Click on image for larger view.] Figure 1. Microsoft Graph provides a single, simple API access strategy with many SDK options for how you access those APIs.
Using the Microsoft Graph APIs
Using the Graph API to access data is straightforward and remarkably transparent for developers who have any experience using Web service APIs. Microsoft chose to build Graph by employing mainstream, easy-to-use technologies: OpenID Connect and OAuth 2.0 for authentication to the service (using Azure AD as your identity provider), HTTP-based REST API endpoints, and standard JSON-formatted response objects.
Common data types and tasks are organized through individual API endpoints, which you'll recognize as HTTP URLs. For example, the https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me endpoint provides information about the authenticated user. Further information about that user is provided by child API endpoints: my Outlook e-mail (/me/messages), my calendar (/me/calendar), my OneDrive files (/me/drive/root/children).
Say I wanted to know about my provisioned software. The API endpoint for this Microsoft Graph data is: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/provisionedPlans
Along with some system information, the response includes an array of objects that specifies which software has been provisioned for my use, as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2. What a user account is authorized to access.
"@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users(
'b63d5fb9-4f43-44c4-8f9d-fd0727842876')/
provisionedPlans",
"capabilityStatus": "Enabled",
"provisioningStatus": "Success",
"service": "SharePoint"
"service": "CRM"
"service": "MicrosoftCommunicationsOnline"
"service": "exchange"
"service": "MicrosoftOffice"
As you can see in Figure 2, the user account here has access to SharePoint, CRM, messaging with Office Communicator or Skype for Business (and Lync), Exchange e-mail, and Office 365.
Many of the examples you'll see use simple HTTP GET requests to return current information, but you can also submit POST requests, such as assigning licenses to a user, or DELETE requests, such as deleting OneDrive files.
Delta query, a Graph feature currently in preview, enables you to get only changes that occur to your cloud data or related insights between requests. Graph keeps track of all relevant changes since your last query. When you send another delta query, the API returns either updated data since your last request or, if there aren't additional changes to show, a new deltaLink URL to use for your next request. For push-style notifications, Graph also supports Webhooks-based Subscriptions.
Microsoft Graph Takes Main Stage
By Jeffrey Schwartz
Microsoft Graph received top billing at last month's annual Build conference in Seattle because the company believes the APIs and SDKs, while still in preview, are rich enough for developers to build a new wave of applications incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and new cognitive computing services that can be put into use. Since CEO Satya Nadella introduced Graph as an outgrowth of its evolving Office Graph 18 months ago, extending the API with new Cognitive Services has been a key priority and talking point.
Putting Graph at center-stage at Build signals not only its strategic importance, but Microsoft's conviction that developers can start building and extending applications with AI, using the machine intelligence and predictive analytics backplane for sharing data across Office 365, Dynamics, SharePoint, Windows and Azure.
"Now there is a new platform in Microsoft Graph that allows every developer as they start constructing these multi-device experiences to be able to access people, their relationships, their activities, as well as their devices," Nadella said in his keynote address at Build. Nadella gave prime airtime in the opening keynote session to Harry Shum, Microsoft's executive VP for AI. As Shum took the stage in the opening keynote he remarked in jest that Nadella promoted him to the "main stage" this year.
"The time for AI is now," Shum said. "At Microsoft, we believe AI is about amplifying human ingenuity. This is our vision for AI at Microsoft." Why now? Shum pointed to three major forces that are coming together to make AI possible. Massive scale-out compute, powerful algorithms "with amazing progress in deep learning and deep reinforcement learning," and massive quantities of data generated from individuals and machines that can be processed by the advances in compute and processing. Graph is what brings everything together. "Microsoft Graph gives you access to the most important data for your business -- that's your work data -- all in a trusted platform where you own your data, and you have full control of it," Shum said, emphasizing the importance of applying quality data. "To have great AI you need great data."
Graph extends upon the concept the company announced in early 2014 when it introduced Office Graph, designed to make information more discoverable and bringing more intelligence to applications in Office 365 by providing consistent interfaces, connectivity, and associations between people and the data generated in files, schedules, messages, and social streams. As the company began releasing the Office Graph interfaces, it became evident that while Office 365 is the mechanism where much of that data is generated, building an intelligent graph should transcend the core collaboration tools people use, particularly machine data from Internet of Things edge devices. Consequently, in November 2015, Microsoft Graph was born, an extension of the Office 365 Unified API launched earlier that year.
The first release of the Graph API was a collective undertaking of the Office Extensibility and Azure Active Directory teams providing a common and standard REST-based API endpoint to access all capabilities available in the company's cloud services, with unified access to data and intelligence from various signals. By gathering various machine learning algorithms with data and user behavior with a common authorization token, the teams envisioned Graph automatically exposing intelligent insights.
To offer a truly intelligent graph means not just connecting endpoints such as documents, schedules, conversations, people and groups, but also devices. Hence, the company's extension of the Intune interfaces to the Graph API. Released in January, the Intune API was refreshed at Build, where Microsoft announced a number of other changes and new APIs.
Microsoft also revealed an extensive set of new interfaces to Graph, adding connectivity to additional endpoints, including the recently released Microsoft Teams chat-based social activity stream via extensions to the Groups API and new Insight APIs, which can automatically return a document to its author after someone edits it, and a Shared API that associates documents with users based on relevancy. Also added was the new Planner API, which Microsoft said allows apps to create tasks and assign them to users in a group.
The company also released an update of the SharePoint list APIs, which adds more relevance to SharePoint lists, and new webhooks client apps now support new subscriptions to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Users and Groups, as well as support for Outlook.com resources, which the company says helps organizations build processes around user onboarding and profile updates.
Delta query is another new API that allows apps to discover newly created, updated or deleted data without requiring a complete read with every query in Azure AD and Outlook. This allows users to discover changes to Users, Groups, Messages, Mail Folders, Calendar Events, Personal Contacts, Contact Folders and Drives. And Graph will also come to the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.
Microsoft's goal was to see multiple graphs coming together via all of its APIs, making them accessible through a common gateway to bring more intelligence to its cloud. It's still early in the process, but last month's latest API releases show a steady march toward that aspiration.
These kinds of data insight-driven responses make it easy to kick off workflows in response to business events without requiring that your application track the underlying data for changes.
Online you'll find an excellent collection of Graph documentation, which also covers beta endpoints and features, along with an interactive Graph Explorer that lets you experiment with API calls and see the responses (see Figure 3). The Quick Start walks you through all of the steps necessary to call the Graph API, from choosing the API endpoint and development platform, to registering your application and generating authentication keys.
[Click on image for larger view.] Figure 3. The API calls generated from the Graph Explorer to associate access controls among group members
More Graph Development Resources
Another thing Microsoft has done well with the rollout of Graph is providing API wrappers (SDKs in Microsoft parlance) and code samples for a wide variety of programming languages and development platforms. For desktop and general-purpose development there are SDKs for the .NET Framework (including Windows Phone 8.1 and higher), Python and Ruby. For Web development Microsoft provides SDKs for AngularJS, ASP.NET MVC, JavaScript, Node.js, PHP and TypeScript. For mobile development, there are SDKs for Android (Java), iOS (Objective C and Swift) and Xamarin (C#), in addition to the .NET Framework SDK.
Evolution of the Microsoft Graph
Groove becomes SharePoint Workspace in May 2009
Office Graph, formerly known as "Project Oslo," is introduced as Office Graph in March 2014
Office Graph is extended into Microsoft Graph, a plan to build business intelligence through connected frameworks starting with Azure AD in November 2015
Microsoft extends Graph API services in May 2017
The SDKs, along with code samples for all supported languages and platforms, are available on the Graph Samples & SDKs page or directly from the Microsoft Graph GitHub repositories. Microsoft Graph Client Library packages are also available through the NuGet Gallery, and there's a Microsoft Graph API module in the Windows PowerShell Gallery.
This may seem like a lot of resources to sort through, but the variety of development options and related sample code is a good thing. Your team can choose the development path best suited to your skills, environment and business needs. PowerShell, Python or Ruby might be well-suited to one-off scripts, DevOps teams, and other in-house tasks, while the .NET Framework and mobile SDKs may be better suited for full-scale application development. Fortunately, you have a lot of options, which is great.
Graph Cloud Service API Advantages
There are several advantages the Graph cloud service-based approach brings to any solutions you might build with it.
First, if you're using Microsoft's cloud-based applications, Graph gives broad access to data and insights across all of the product offerings. Just in the last 18 months Microsoft has expanded the breadth of Graph data access from Office 365 to include OneDrive, OneNote, Power BI, Azure AD and, most recently, Intune.
Microsoft Graph API Resources
Graph Samples & SDKs
Microsoft Graph GitHub repositories
Microsoft Graph Client Library packages via the NuGet Gallery
Microsoft Graph API module in the Windows PowerShell Gallery
Intune API and SDKs in Microsoft Graph
Office 365 Planner API
Changelog for Microsoft Graph
Office Dev Center Blog
Second, Graph offers consistent API endpoints across all supported product offerings. You don't need to learn new SDKs or APIs when building applications for different products or data types.
Third, as a cloud service, Microsoft can continually release new Graph API endpoints, machine learning capabilities and support for additional products without requiring updates in your existing Graph-based applications. Updates are completely non-disruptive and available as soon as Microsoft rolls them out -- no downloads or installations required.
Finally, Graph API is available to any user or service that can reach the Microsoft Cloud, on-premises or in the field. If you have access, your application can use the Graph APIs.
Keeping Tabs on Graph
Aside from the breadth of APIs and SDKs, perhaps the most interesting aspect of Graph is how quickly Microsoft is expanding the API endpoints and service coverage. The Intune APIs for Graph were added in January 2017 and have expanded every month since then (with dozens of additions in March and April alone). Microsoft also added a new Planner API in April.
The best way to keep up-to-date on details as the Graph API grows and matures is to check the Changelog for Microsoft Graph, which provides monthly release notes with links to documentation for changed or new features. The Office Dev Center Blog offers higher-level notes on Graph features, and you should also follow the Enterprise Mobility and Security Blog for details on Graph API endpoints related to Intune.
For developers, it would be smart to follow the issues and pull requests on GitHub for any SDKs or examples incorporated into your projects.

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P.S как сделать автоподгон изображений в слйдере?

A: Вам надо в атрибутах tabs > item добавлять ссылку на фото, после чего нажимаете на Элемент, изменялся src= tab-content (а не класс уже существующих элементов)

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8 Top Tourist Attractions in Cordoba
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Cordoba is an Andalusian city with a wonderful beyond. It turned into the sector's maximum populous town within the 10th century and have become a middle for schooling underneath the Moors who conquered it in the 8th century. Amazing examples of Islamic architecture may be determined for the duration of the town, with the well-known Mezquita, a mosque-cum-cathedral, dominating the skyline from all instructions. Different top sights in Cordoba encompass several systems from Roman instances. The metropolis also is regarded for its beautiful plants and thoroughly landscaped patios which might be celebrated with a patio festival every may additionally.
8. Calahorra Tower
The Calahorra Tower is some other Cordoban landmark that represents Islamic architecture. Located on the south cease of the Roman Bridge, the horseshoe-shaped tower is the oldest defensive web page in Cordoba. It became constructed by the Moors to protect the city from attackers. It initially consisted of an arched gate among two towers; a 3rd tower changed into introduced by means of King Henry of Castile within the 14th century. Nowadays, it houses a museum that showcases Cordoba's records, such as the peaceful co-lifestyles of Christians, Jews and Muslims. It also showcases the early subculture, science and engineering feats that Andalusia was well-known for hundreds of years in the past.
7. Calleja de las Flores
The picturesque Calleja de las Flores is one of the most famous streets in Cordoba. It's greater like a slender alley than a street, but, as it runs through the town's Jewish zone. Colorful pots, window boxes and ornate balconies packed with vegetation hold from homes and greet traffic as they walk the alley. The Calleja de las Flores ends in a small plaza. It's a incredible area to take pics, now not handiest of the gaily-colored plants, however the Mezquita provides a impressive backdrop to this attractive scene.
6. Medina Azahara
The Medina Azahara (Madinat al-Zahra) was a lovely 10th century palace constructed for a caliph about five miles out of doors of Cordoba. Legend has it the caliph named it for his preferred concubine, although there are indicators he constructed it to reveal that his caliphate changed into the maximum effective in medieval Europe. The complex consisted of 3 terraces with the fort constructed on the top two ranges. The terraces have been surrounded via a wall, with a mosque constructed out of doors it. The palace become constructed of luxurious colorful materials, such as valuable gem stones. The luxury palace became destroyed 70 years later. It turned into rediscovered inside the early nineteenth century and is being restored today.
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5. Palacio de Viana
From the out of doors, the Palacio de Viana seems alternatively austere, however step inner for a look at how seventeenth century nobility lived. One of the high-quality aristocratic homes in Cordoba, the palace is likewise called the Museo de los Patios because it carries 12 grand patios, every of that is adorned in a different way. The indoors of the constructing today consists of a carriage museum, appropriate for the reason that provision become made for horse-drawn carriages to go into interior; leather wall hangings; a 7,000-volume library that also carries Flemish tapestries; an artwork gallery with a ground crafted from Roman tiles, and different historical items reflecting the duration.
4. Juderia de Cordoba (Jewish area)
Jews have lived in Cordoba given that Roman times, and surely flourished after the Moors conquered the town inside the 8th century. They became wealthy and served in critical positions inside the Moorish courtroom. Maimonides, a famous Jewish logician, was born here in 1126; a statue of him stands in Tiberiadus rectangular inside the Juderia. The Jewish zone with its narrow warren-like streets is a good area to shop for rings and silver objects.
Juderia de Cordoba
3. Cordoba Synagogue
the primary enchantment inside the Jewish region today is the historic synagogue (l. A. Sinagoga) at the Calle de los Judios; it is one among handiest three authentic synagogues last in Spain. Constructed inside the 14th century the synagogue become turned into a health facility after the Jews have been expelled from Spain in 1492. It have become a Catholic chapel in 1588. These days it's far a museum. The indoors nevertheless consists of inscriptions of Hebrew psalms. The main hall is square in shape and embellished with Mudejar-style plant motifs. The wall supporting the girls's tribune has 3 arches with fantastic decorative plasterwork.
2. Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos
The Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos, or citadel of the Christian Monarchs, turned into constructed in the 8th century as a palace or castle for the Moorish caliphate. A primary Cordoban landmark, the alcazar have become the house of Spanish kings and queens who dominated from there for one hundred sixty years. Christopher Columbus got here here to searching for funding for his journey to the unknown lands from Ferdinand and Isabella. It later became a prison, but nowadays it's miles a public museum for those who want to peer historical artifacts. The principle draw of this famous attraction in Cordoba, but, are the backyard gardens with fountains and hedges that honor the alcazar's Islamic historical past.
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1. Mezquita of Cordoba
It didn't start off this way, but the stop result of the Mezquita represents an ecumenical attempt with the aid of several religions, all of which conquered Cordoba at one time. The original Roman temple changed into changed with the aid of a Visigoth cathedral. It have become a mosque within the 8th century while Moors captured the metropolis. At one time this sacred Moslem pilgrimage vacation spot held an authentic copy of the Koran and an arm bone belonging to Mohammed. It became a cathedral once more within the thirteenth century whilst Cordoba became conquered by using Christians. They left the beautiful Islamic structure of this Cordoba landmark basically intact, clearly consecrating and renaming it.
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Saratoga Casino Hotel celebrates contributing $1 billion to NYS Education
10/17/18 – Troy Record
Saratoga Casino Hotel celebrated contributing $1 billion to New York State Education since expanding their harness track into New York State's debut VLT facility in January 2004, Tuesday morning.
Saratoga Casino Hotel reached the milestone officially on Saturday, Oct. 6.
"Since opening the doors to our casino in 2004, we've worked diligently to develop [a[ historic harness track into a strong entertainment destination for our region and New York State," said Daniel Gerrity, President of Saratoga Casino Hotel in a statement. "This is something we're very proud of, and we could not have achieved this without the commitment of our team members, unions and trades staff."
On average, Saratoga Casino Hotel contributes 48 percent of their total gaming revenues to New York State Education. The funds get allocated to the New York State Education Fund where they are then dispersed across the region and state accordingly. Of the nine gaming facilities who are members of the New York State Gaming Association, Saratoga Casino Hotel is just the third property to surpass the billion-dollar threshold for education contributions.
Numerous capital improvements and property expansions throughout the casino's 14 years have led to consistent employment growth and development – the most significant of which came in 2016 with the addition of the casino's 117-room hotel and Morton's® The Steakhouse. Prior to the casino, Saratoga Harness Racing Inc. consisted of just 35 full-time employees and 100 seasonal team members with a $1.8 Million annual payroll in 2003.
Skip Carlson, senior vice president of External Affairs, thanked the 620 employees at the hotel.
"We don't make a billion dollars for education without their support," Carlson said.
In addition, there are over 200 others employed on the race backstretch as a direct impact of harness racing in Saratoga.
"We're very grateful for the employment opportunities and financial support that have been provided to Saratoga County and the state as a direct result of Saratoga Casino," said New York State Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner in a statement. "The casino has consistently demonstrated good community stewardship along with a strong reliance on purchasing goods and services from local businesses. We congratulate them on the significant achievement of contributing One Billion Dollars to New York State Education."
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"Homeowners are becoming more and more conscious of the environment and the running costs of items they are purchasing," says Danielle Kellar. "We find that typically they would rather spend more at the time of purchase than have the item cost more to run in the future.
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While there are clear environmental and financial advantages to choosing an eco-friendly spa, there are a few things you should consider before taking the plunge. Kellar advises that homeowners need to think about the associated costs of installing greener heating, filtration and sanitation systems.
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When making your decision, it's important to consider your budget now and in the future. If you already own a spa, you can easily reduce its environmental impact by updating its products and materials with eco-friendly alternatives.
CLEVER COMPONENTS
With a wide range of eco-friendly products now available, choosing the appropriate products for your spa can be difficult. For swim spas, Kellar recommends the Aquatemp™ electric heat pump, which allows you to heat your spa 50 per cent
faster, with a 50 per cent reduction in energy consumption.
Mounted under the spa cabinet, the Aquatemp™ heat pump is easily controlled via a touch panel, and doesn't require on-site plumbing. Using only a percentage of the warm air under the spa cover, the innovative product works well in cooler climates, allowing you to enjoy your spa for longer throughout the year.
Similarly, a high-quality sanitation system is also vital to your spa's health and efficiency. "The Spa Guardian will increase the longevity of your spa water by decreasing the frequency of required water changes," Kellar says. "Its effective sanitation method eliminates 99.5 per cent of all contaminants in the spa water, which means fewer chemicals need to be added to maintain superior water quality.
"These products [listed above] will not only make your spa more environmentally friendly, but they'll also reduce a lot of the spa's workload as the water is managed more effectively without the need for excessive sanitation. They can also potentially save up to 60 per cent on energy costs year on year."
To ensure these products are suitable for your spa, speak with a spa care professional who can assist you with all your installation and maintenance enquiries.
MATERIALS MATTER
According to Kellar, choosing high-quality materials that have been tested to last the life expectancy of the spa can make all the difference. Investing in a premium hardcover is another sure-fire way to increase your savings. "Maintaining a good-quality hardcover [is key], as old, water-logged covers can increase spa running costs by up to 50 per cent," she says.
A well-fitted spa cover can significantly reduce water evaporation in outdoor spas over summer, while retaining heat in winter, when it can increase the water temperature by up to 15 degrees. Further, covering your spa also means that chemicals won't evaporate as quickly, reducing the need for additional dosing. Over the course of a year, this seemingly simple item will have you covered, with the potential for massive savings on energy, water and chemical costs.
In addition to an insulated spa cover, you should also opt for closed-cell insulation within the spa's shell. Made from polyurethane foam, closed-cell insulation has a much higher density level than open-cell insulation, making it more resistant to
water degradation or penetration, as well as moisture build-up. Its increased density also helps to prevent drafts and mould growth, and regulate temperatures.
Energy-efficient LED lights can also significantly reduce your pool's power consumption, without sacrificing your spa's visual appeal.
TESTING THE WATERS
There has been plenty of debate around whether a saltwater or freshwater system is best to use in your pool and spa. From an environmental point of view, Kellar advises that a freshwater spa is the superior choice.
"Saltwater spas and pools generate chlorine through a reaction process external to the spa," she says. "In smaller bodies of water with high temperatures, it is harder to control the amount of chlorine generated from the salt system, which could have an impact on user experience," she says. "A freshwater [system that uses] small amounts of sanitiser is the simplest way to
manage and enjoy your spa."
Freshwater systems are also generally softer on the surrounding environment. Due to the low salinity of the water, they have little to no detrimental effect on nearby plants and surfaces, which is good news for your outdoor furniture and fronds.
CURRENT ADVICE
Before taking that first soothing soak, Kellar recommends ensuring your spa will have minimal impact on the immediate environment as well. "Noise could possibly be an environmental factor to consider," she says. "You should ensure the spa is fitted with a low-noise filtration system so it does not disrupt your household's sleep or your neighbours'.
"You should also do your homework and ensure you consider not just the purchase price of the spa, but the long-term operating costs," Kellar says. "Buying a spa that is eco-friendly could save you up to thousands of dollars over the life of the spa."
Whether you're looking to purchase a brand-new eco-friendly spa or simply want to make your existing spa more sustainable, so long as you choose the right products to suit your climate, budget and lifestyle, you'll be one step closer to greener horizons.
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Arthritis & Rheumatology Expert Joins NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
April 12, 2019 (12:00PM)
Arthritis is one of the most common causes of disability among older adults, and has become a growing public health concern in New York City as the population ages. To address the need for specialists who treat the painful condition and other joint diseases, renowned rheumatologist Yamen Homsi, MD, MPH, has been appointed chief of rheumatology at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn.
Dr. Homsi, who is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology, now oversees a growing practice in Brooklyn as part of NYU Langone's Division of Rheumatology, one of the top rheumatology programs in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.
In collaboration with physicians and researchers at NYU Langone's Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity, Dr. Homsi is helping patients manage a variety of rheumatologic conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, vasculitis, and Behcet's syndrome.
Jill P. Buyon, MD, division director of rheumatology at NYU Langone and the Sir Deryck and Lady Va Maughan Professor of Rheumatology in the Department of Medicine, expressed excitement for the recent appointment. "Dr. Homsi extends the division's research vision with the incorporation of additional patients into clinical trials and registries," she says.
"Dr. Homsi brings a new level of expertise to the clinical team at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn," says Joseph M. Weisstuch, MD, chief medical officer at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn. "Now patients who experience symptoms from a variety of arthritic or autoimmune conditions can be seen by a leading expert in the field and receive support from one of the best rheumatology teams in the nation."
Arthritis is most prevalent in older adults, and New York City's senior population has grown at more than double the national rate, according to a report issued by the New York City Comptroller's Office. Additionally, in New York, nearly a third of adults between the ages of 45 and 64 have arthritis. Though there are a number of factors that may cause arthritis, a lack of physical activity is a contributor.
"Studies show that increased physical activity can actually reduce pain and improve quality of life for adults with arthritis," says Dr. Homsi, who helps connect his patients with programs and services that help manage the condition. "There is a lot we can do clinically, but we also encourage and promote comprehensive self-management plans."
Dr. Homsi, who is fluent in English and Arabic, received his medical degree from the University of Aleppo in Syria. He completed a rheumatology fellowship at Albany Medical Center in New York, and finished his internal medicine residency at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine in Pittsfield. Dr. Homsi also holds a master's degree in public health from Northeastern University in Boston.
Dr. Homsi sees patients at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn and NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Bay Ridge.
Media Inquiries:
Colin DeVries
colin.devries@nyulangone.org
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