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CNRL Potluck

We had a wonderful gathering yesterday. It was the first formal gathering of students & faculty working at CNRL (Computer Networking Research Laboratory). We had food & desserts from around the world. For 7 graduate students, it was a really good gathering which included Prof. Jayasumana, friends & wife's.
Visit to my web album for some pictures of the event.
Thanks a lot for everyone's help in making the potluck such a great success....

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