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Top 8 most romantic places to visit in Italy
15 Feb 2015 Posted by Cheryl Tay
Italian men are known to be passionate lovers – Casanovas you know? And since we are in the mood for love today, here are 10 romantic cities of Italy that you must visit – as recommended by Giacomo Giamboi, a Trafalgar Travel Director since 2008 for Trafalgar's regional trips throughout Italy.
Italy is a beautiful place, housing many UNESCO World Heritage Sites throughout the country. Giacomo knows Italy in and out like the back of his hand and Trafalgar prides themselves on delivering authentic local Insider Experiences to travellers, so I couldn't think of anyone better to provide me with the content for this list. New to 2015, they are also introducing a range of Hidden Journeys, which will take smaller groups to less visited places off the beaten track.
What must you visit when you go to these cities?
1) Rome
The most popular attraction in Rome, the capital of Italy, is without doubt the Colosseum. Originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, the 50,000-seat Colosseum from AD 80 used to stage gladiator games. The top tier and hypogeum are open to public by guided tour only at €8 on top of the normal Colosseum ticket but must be booked in advance. Otherwise, just taking a mandatory shot in front of it is fine. Do go to the Roman Forum too, a plaza in the centre of Rome city, flanked by ruins of important ancient government buildings.
Also in Rome, Vatican City, the smallest state in the world, was built over the tomb of Saint Pete and there are 11 Vatican Museums with the restored Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel and Vatican Gardens. Did you watch Angels & Demons the novel by Ron Howard? There are a couple of scenes shot there and because I watched the movie after I read the book and visited the place, I really enjoyed the movie a lot.
2) Venice
I've been to Venice, besides Rome and Florence, and Venice is a place you must go. This sanctuary on a lagoon is heavily visited by tourists but it is still a beautiful and romantic place. The most common thing to do there is to take a gondola ride down the Canal Grande – this is essentially the best way to explore Venice.
Il Ghetto (the Jewish Ghetto) in Venice is the area in which all Jews were forced to live from the 16th to the 18th century. Besides having a deep history, it is also one of the less crowded tourist spot in Venice so you can actually enjoy it with a nice stroll.
It's hard to miss Burano, an island of Venice which is one of the most colourful places in the world. It is also known for its lace, thus lacemaking in Burano is a main craftsmanship attraction.
3) Milan
When I think Milan, I think fashion. This cosmopolitan financial city is the the "new Italy", but however modern and forward looking it is, Milan still retains a lot of its historical meaning, such as the Duomo, one of the biggest and grandest Gothic cathedrals in the world, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, an ancient shopping arcade and the Santa Maria alle Grazie Basilica – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – which has one of the world's most famous paintings, Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper.
4) Florence
Florence houses some of the greatest artistic treasures in the world in its museums, palaces and churches. Giacomo recommends going to the Uffizi Gallery, one of the most famous museums in the world and the most visited besides the Vatican museums. Leading to Uffizi Gallery is the Piazza della Signoria, this L-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio. Near the square is also the Ponte Vecchio, a Medieval stone arch bridge over the Arno River. Oh, and how I can forget the famous David statue by Michelangelo, which is now located at the Galleria dell'Accademia.
5) Bologna
Giacomo describes Bologna as an "undiscovered city", a hidden treasure. This city is renowned for its culinary tradition and cured meats such as prosciutto, mortadella and salami, as well as this meat-based pasta sauce called ragù alla bolognese. There's also a secret location that only Trafalgar has access to and obviously I cannot reveal what it is!
6) Sorrento
This is a super beautiful town that overlooks the Bay of Naples and it also holds many view points of Naples, Vesuvius and the Isle of Capri along the sea cliffs. You definitely won't miss the Amalfi Coast, which is a stretch of coastline on the southern coast of the Sorrentine Peninsula. The two ports of Sorrento are main attractions of the place too – Marina Grande is the main port, while the ancient fishing port Marina Piccola is a smaller harbour.
7) Siena
The historic centre of Siena is been declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a highly visited tourist attraction. The heart of Siena is its central square Piazza del Campo, which is famous for its Palio run, a horse race run twice every summer.
8) Taormina
A charming hillside town on the east coast of Sicily, Taormina offers crazy beautiful panoramic views. Most tourists stay at nearby beach resorts of Giardini Naxos (below Taormina on the coastline) though. Do make it a point to go to Teatro Greco, an open-air theatre with great views of the coast and across to Mount Etna.
Other cities you want to explore include Turin and Naples.
*Photos courtesy of Trafalgar
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Apple Watch 'Close Your Rings' featured in trio of new ads
By Malcolm Owen
Monday, July 16, 2018, 06:27 am PT (09:27 am ET)
Apple has revealed a new collection of commercials featuring the Apple Watch's fitness functions, challenging users to "Close Your Rings" on their smart watches by exercising and performing activities every day.
Initially surfacing on the Apple Australia YouTube channel but likely to expand to other regional channels in the near future, the three 15-second videos show how three people exercise throughout their day, closing the rings on their Apple Watch in the process. Each high-tempo video focuses on a different user with varying fitness goals and lifestyles.
Yocelin is depicted as a young woman who keeps fit by playing basketball, but is also shown dancing, playing with children, and other everyday activities. Eric is an older gentleman who cycles, walks a dog, and climbs up and down stairs while moving around a city.
The last subject, Atilla, is meant to represent users who are highly fitness-minded, and is shown to be running, swimming, cycling, playing table tennis, and briefly visiting a supermarket.
"Sit less. Move more. Get some exercise," the video descriptions state, continuing the message of the videos themselves, ending with "Close Your Rings."
The rings themselves are the Apple Watch's Activity app's indicators for the user's movements in the day. The pink Move ring is closed when a user's personal active calorie burn goal has been met, while the second green Exercise ring requires at least 30 minutes of activity at or above a brisk walk. The last blue Stand ring requires users to stand and move around for at least one minute during 12 different hours in the day.
Apple often challenges its users to close their rings, holding special events throughout the year and providing awards for those completing it. In February 2018, Apple held its second-annual "Close the Rings" challenge for employees, with those achieving "gold" metrics being presented with a special Activity Rings-based Apple Watch band as a prize.
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Valkyria Revolution will come for both PS4 and PS Vita in Japan, and will even get a stray Xbox One version on top of those in the west, that said, Sega isn't exactly waving the PS Vita version around in its promotional assets. If you don't intend to go through the fairly laborious process of getting the Japanese demo, you might be wondering what the differences are with the PS4 version.
First of all, a small disclaimer: there won't be a PS4 Pro vs PS4 comparison, because the demo doesn't appear to support PS4 Pro, at least for what concerns visuals. Resolution, models, textures and level of detail are identical. This doesn't mean that the final game won't support PS4 Pro, as Sony promised that it will, but simply that support hasn't been implemented in the demo itself just yet. That's actually good news, because there is a chance that the game will look better on the souped-up version of the PS4.
On the other hand, the demo enables us to get a clear idea of the difference between the PS4 and the PS Vita versions of the game. I've read many comments alleging that Valkyria Revolution looks like a PS Vita game on PS4, but you might really want to wait and see the PS Vita version before you say that. It's true that it isn't a technological miracle, but it looks nothing like a PS Vita game, or at least nothing like its own PS Vita version.
In the gallery below, you can see pairs of screenshots from both versions of the demo, with the PS4 version first, and the PS Vita version following in each pair.
The first difference is that the PS Vita version does not feature the GOUACHE rendering engine. This means that on PS Vita images won't be filtered in a way that makes them look like they're painted on canvas. On the other hand, if you don't like this kind of filter, this might be a reason to opt for the PS Vita version over the one on PS4.
Obviously, there is also a big difference in resolution, with the PS4 rendering at 1080p and the PS Vita at 980×544. Four times as many pixels certainly make a large difference in level of detail and aliasing, but that's far from the only one.
Lighting is a lot more advanced on PS4, with much more detailed shadows and less saturated colors, while higher texture resolution contributes to make everything look more detailed.
Last, but certainly not least, there is a large difference in the detail of 3D models, which are much simpler (and in some cases absent) on PS Vita, losing a lot in definition. even more so in the distance.
This is especially visible with foliage and vegetation. Trees are extremely simplified on PS Vita, often appearing like a pixelated mess, and ground vegetation like grass and flowers is completely absent.
In conclusion, the PS4 version of Valkyria Revolution isn't really among the prettiest games out there (even if it does match quite faithfully the style of its character designer Hiro Kiyohara), but at least it runs circles around the visuals of the PS Vita version.
It remains to be seen what Valkyria Revolution will look like on PS4 Pro and Xbox One, even if I expect the version on Microsoft's console to be pretty much identical to the one on PS4.
If you want to make your own comparison, you can download the demo on the Japanese PlayStation Store for PS4 and for PS Vita. Of course you'll need a Japanese PSN account, and you can find out how to make one in our handy guide. If you plan on trying the PS Vita version, you may also find useful our new guide on how to use a Japanese PSN account on your PS Vita without losing your data.
Valkyria Revolution will be released in Japan on January 19th for PS4 and PS Vita, while a western release will come for PS4, PS Vita and Xbox One next Spring.


This listing is for BOB WILLS AND THE TEXAS PLAYBOYS TIFFANY TRANSCRIPTION RECORDS the full released set of all 24 records. These were recorded between 1946-1947 and released only to radio stations for air play between 1947-1949. These are the original 16" transcription discs this was the standard for AirPlay at this time they play at 33 1/3 rpm however not on a standard micro groove cartridge but a wider stylus like a 78 but one intended for transcription discs. These are pressed on both black and red vinyl as seen in the pictures. This set I've owned for many years varies in condition from VG+ to VG. There are marks on some of the labels and minor paper loss on a couple. This is primarily from some scuffs from the paper sleeves and these were in AirPlay at a radio station at some point so there is also some wear from being played. There are no skips or jumps in this set that I've enjoyed listening to for many years. Be advised you need a transcription turntable to play these one capable of playing a 16" record. Something else you may be unaware of these were intended for AirPlay they do not track all the way through as they are not LPs. Each individual song needs to be qued up for play as the playing of the material was intended to be shuffled. There were 24 discs released each side of the disc is considered a record so the first record has record 1 on side one and record 2 on side 2 for a total of what they considered 48 records which is actually on 24 discs. Very few of these sets were made and only for AirPlay they are rarely for sale and some of this material still remains unreleased for commercial retail sale. This is the complete set of released recordings with no discs missing a true piece of history here and one of the grails of country music collectible recordings.


Following the GoNano citizen workshop, three stakeholder workshops about nanotechnology and health were organized at the University of Twente (UT) in the Netherlands. Each covered a different subject: diabetes, sensors, and health and policy. At every workshop around ten stakeholders with different backgrounds (businesses, policy, CSOs, and research institutes) were present to discuss new suggestions for research, products and policy-making. The participants built on the output of the citizen workshop, and were challenged to bring in insights from their organization's perspective. The combination of the different perspectives led to interesting ideas for the development and implementation of nanotechnologies. Similar stakeholder workshops in the Czech Republic on food and in Spain on energy were organised.
In the workshop on diabetes the discussion led to input for product applications. Suggestions were made for adjustments in the artificial pancreas (a device that monitors glucose levels and automatically injects insulin when needed) and for the implementation of a diagnostic device to detect diabetes type 2 in an early stage. Both products currently are being developed, and representatives of both companies were present at the workshop. The ideas were based on the request of citizens to include the health professional in the care loop, to give ownership over health data, and to shift the healthcare system from curing towards more preventive healthcare.
During the workshop on sensors participants deliberated over a specific research proposal of a post-doc researcher and the Sensing research programme of the Mesa+ research institute. By combining perspectives from different research disciplines and from business, insights for how to further develop the research from fundamental to more applicable research were collected. Furthermore, suggestions were made on how to make the Sensing programme relevant for innovative start-ups that are connected to the UT.
Stakeholders who are connected to policymaking or who have a position to influence policymaking were present at the workshop on health and policy. Participants were challenged to come up with initiatives for embedding societal needs and values in the development and implementation of nanotechnology. One of the initiatives was a field lab where health technologies could be shown, tested and discussed with (potential) users, such as patients and health professionals.
In the three workshops different group dynamics arose, which led to various outputs relevant to different areas of nanotechnology. The next activity for the GoNano-project will be an online consultation, where citizens across Europe will be asked to respond to the specific product, policy and research suggestions.


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The travertine is a porous rocks made of calcium carbonate that precipitates from springs above algae and plants, mainly mosses and liverworths.
In the district of Bages, deposits of travertines are found in the springs of Les Tàpies (Calders) and Calvet (Sant Salvador de Guardiola) and around the sources of the stream of Mura, specifically in the spring of El Foradot, a few hundred meters south from the village. Close to the limits of the district, there are travertines as well by the road from La Bauma to Rellinars in La Riereta and in front of the spa of La Puda de Montserrat which are laid down by the thermal spring.
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The Keeper of the Plains is a 44-foot tall steel sculpture that stands where the Big and Little Arkansas rivers join together in downtown Wichita. The land between the rivers is a sacred area to the Native American People and is where the All-American Indian Center is located. Each night at 9 p.m., the "Ring of Fire" lights up the Keeper area for 15 minutes.
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Dealing every day with institutions and their processes helps Utopia in developing constantly an already strong political and institutional network.
This makes possible for us to establish relations among our clients and the greatest decision and opinion makers or factories, trough meetings, workshops, conferences and many other events.
Activities conducted in a professional way which aim to create or strengthen a relationship between a subject with interests and political - institutional decision makers . Constitute the necessary background to the next and possible activity of lobbying and engagement of opinion and decision makers.
The term "institutional relations" tends to indicate those activities that aim to create or strengthen a relationship between a relational subject with interests and the decision makers, policy makers or political - institutional.
We speak specifically of lobbying activity when a body of these actions is intended to represent an interest in a professional way to a given subject towards public decision makers, with the intent to influence the opinions and choices . And thus to influence the public decision-making in favor of the interest that is lawful to represent.
According to certain there would be a substantial equivalence between the activity of institutional relations and lobbying, when in truth - for precision - the second is only a possible consequence of the former. The principle underpinning the lobbying - that to be such, must be implemented in compliance with the laws and codes of ethics governing the conduct of the parties involved - is that the public decision-maker is able to decide better for the general interest just if he knows every single interests composing it and that should be compared with impartiality.
In Italian law the main basis for the recognition and legitimacy of lobbying is made from article 50 of the Constitution which , not unlike the First Amendment to the US Constitution, provides that " All citizens may present petitions to both Parliamentary Chambers to request legislative measures or to express collective needs ."


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Welcome to the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Joint Medical Readiness Center, home of Physical Exams and Flight Medicine.
The objective of the military medical exam is to determine service member fitness for duty in accordance with Air Force Instruction 48-123, Navy Manual of the Medical Department Chapter 15 and Army Regulation 40-501.
Service members are expected to maintain medical and physical fitness.
In order to assist the examining provider and staff during the physical, please follow the instructions provided below. Please do not hesitate to contact the clinic for any questions or concerns regarding the physical exam process.
All who are enrolled at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, including Fairfax Health Center and Dumfries Health Center:
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Special forces, SERE, dive, airborne, and ranger accession
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All components of the Flight Physical must be completed through the Aviation Clinic under the direction of the Aviation Nurse Consultant.
NOTE: Any exception to this policy is at the discretion of the Officer-In-Charge of Aviation Medicine.
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Recognizing the winner of our Global 2020 Partner Value Award
Every year, VMware honors a distinguished group of partners around the world with the VMware Partner of the Year Awards. The awards recognize partners that deliver exceptional innovation and results with VMware solutions and are divided into several categories, most with a global winner and three regional winners.
The 2020 Global Partner Value Award goes to Lenovo. This award recognizes the impressive growth of Lenovo's business and its customers' businesses in China through the use of VMware solutions.
"We are thankful and honored to win the 2020 VMware Partner Value Award, which recognizes the win-win partnership between Lenovo and VMware, now in its 20th year," says Tong Fuyao, Senior Vice President of Lenovo Group and President of Lenovo Enterprises Technology.
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Since its founding as a startup in Beijing, China in 1984, Lenovo has grown into a multinational technology company with overseas headquarters in the United States and Singapore. It is one of the world's largest manufacturers of personal computing devices, from desktops and laptops to smartphones and tablets.
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You never realise just how much of your heart you give away, until you get it back. In my case, I didn't even realise it was missing, I just thought it was smaller than it used to be.
Now much time has passed, the heart is back in place, pieced back together and the bruises healed; I'd like to say that I will be more careful next time, be more careful of whom I give my heart too. It is a precious thing after all.
The truth is though; I have always given my whole heart. It is the kind of person I have always been and despite the hurt that sometimes comes with that, one day I will meet the person that deserves to receive it.
On a random note, I now can't stop thinking about the Ood from Doctor Who. They hold their hearts in their hands too.
I'm the same. When I gave away my heart, I made sure that that person can trample upon the whole heart and not just on a piece. But than I've found someone who treated it very carefully. I keep my fingers cross that this person comes into your life sooner as you expect. You deserve it!


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«Про злыдней» (также «Злыдни», ) — украинская народная сказка.

Существуют другие варианты этой сказки с подобным сюжетом, где повествуется о двух братьях (или просто о двух людях), один из которых был богатый, а другой бедный. В частности, это сказка «Горе» из сборника «Народные русские сказки» А. Н. Афанасьева (номер сказки № 303), а также русская народная сказка «О бедном и богатом брате».

Сказка печаталаcь в сборниках сказок и отдельной книгой, а также выпускалась в виде аудиосказки.

Сюжет
В славянской мифологии злыдни — демонические существа, враждебные человеку духи (нищета, недоля, беда).

Жили два брата: один, старший, был богатый, а другой — бедный. У бедного под печью поселилась нищета, которую он никак не мог выгнать из дома. Но у богато живущего брата не было детей, как он ни просил Бога за это. Тогда пришел он к бедному брату и предложил тому тоже молиться, чтобы Бог послал ему детишек, пообещав за это взять бедного брата в кумовья.

Через год усердного моленья бедного брата у богатого родился ребёнок. Жена напомнила бедному про обещание его старшего брата и послала мужа на крестины ребёнка. Забыв о своём обещании, на вопрос: зачем пришёл к нему его брат, бедный ответил, что ему необходимы конь и телега, чтобы съездить в лес за дровами. С собой в лес бедный брат позвал двенадцать злыдней, сидевших у него под печью. В лесу он срубил большой дуб и хитростью защемил в нём всю свою нищету. Но случилась беда — поднявшаяся буря повалила в лесу деревья, которые разломали телегу и убили коня.

Вернувшись домой и сообщив о случившейся беде, богатый брат не поверил бедному и приказал показать ему то место, где всё произошло. Увидев происшедшее, заметил он и злыдней, защемленных в дубе. Нищета слёзно просила богача освободить их, что он и сделал. Вмиг злыдни накинулись на него, не отпуская. Не в силах освободиться от них, пришёл богатый брат домой — нищета соскочила на пол и разбежалась по его жилищу. С тех пор богатый брат стал жить в нищете. А его бедный, как у него не стало нищеты, со временем разжился немного, а богатый тем временем ещё беднее стал.

В другом варианте сказки, тоже было два брата — бедный просил у богатого помощи, чтобы прокормить свою семью. Тот в помощи отказал. Тем временем бедный брат нищету (злыдней) своего дома хитростью закрывает в бутылке, после чего выбросил её в болото. После этого в семье бедняка начали происходить перемены к лучшему. Богатый из зависти выпросил у своего брата, как тому удалось добиться такого успеха. После разговора, богач пошёл на болото, освободил нищету из бутылки, чтобы навредить брату, но она не захотела идти к своему предыдущему хозяину и с богачом пришла в его дом. С тех пор дом и хозяйство богатого брата начали приходить в упадок.

Существуют и другие вариации украинской сказки про двух братьев.

Экранизация
В 2005 году был снят российско-украинский мультипликационный фильм «Злыдни».

Литература
 Грищук В. В. Народна казка — віддзеркалення душі українського народу, його звичаїв, традицій та характеру // Слово і Час. — № 5. — 2001. — С. 13-15.
 Плачинда С. П. Словник давньоукраїнської міфології // К. : Укр. письменник, 1993. — 63 с.
 Українські народні казки: Для мол. та сер. шк. віку / [Перед. М. К. Дмитренка; Упоряд О. С. Яремійчук]. — К. : Веселка, 1989. — 412 с.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Сказка «Про злыдней»

Литературные произведения по алфавиту
Украинские народные сказки

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Q: "Anyway" Meaning in this context A man was dying; a doctor stood near him, and the doctor's wife was also there.  Both of them (husband and wife) were hesitating to do something for the dying man. Then the doctor said

"The Question is whether he will not die anyway."

I wish to know the meaning of it.
Collins Cobuild lists the following meanings for anyway:

1 adverb
You use anyway or anyhow to indicate that a statement explains or
  supports a previous point.
I'm certain David's told you his business troubles. Anyway, it's no secret that he owes money.
Mother certainly won't let him stay with her and anyhow he wouldn't.
Synonyms: anyhow, regardless, in any case, for all that

*adverb

  You use anyway or anyhow to suggest that a statement is true or
  relevant in spite of other things that have been said.
I don't know why I settled on Aberdeen, but anyway I did.
I wasn't qualified to apply for the job really but I got it anyhow.

*adverb

  You use anyway or anyhow to correct or modify a statement, for example
  to limit it to what you definitely know to be true.
Mary Ann doesn't want to have children. Not right now, anyway.

*adverb

  You use anyway or anyhow to indicate that you are asking what the real
  situation is or what the real reason for something is.
What do you want from me, anyway?
Where the hell was Bud, anyhow?

*adverb

  You use anyway or anyhow to indicate that you are missing out some
  details in a story and are passing on to the next main point or event.
I was told to go to Reading for this interview.
It was a very amusing affair. Anyhow, I got the job.

*adverb

  You use anyway or anyhow to change the topic or return to a previous
  topic.
'I've got a terrible cold.'—'Have you? Oh dear. Anyway, so you're not going to go away this weekend?'

*adverb

  You use anyway or anyhow to indicate that you want to end the
  conversation.
'Anyway, I'd better let you have your dinner. Give our love to Francis. Bye.'
'Anyhow, thanks a lot. Bye bye.'

A: The question posted is poorly worded because it combines the asking of "whether" with a negative topic of consideration. The question should really be whether he will die anyway. Asking whether he will not die is confusing because the "whether" consideration is implicitly testing the affirmative case.
In the link you provided, the second definition most closely matches the meaning of "anyway" in the example sentence. That definition is:

You use anyway or anyhow to suggest that a statement is true or relevant in spite of other things that have been said.

It's a little tricky if you only look at the example sentence because the other things that have been said probably appear in the source writing before the example sentence does. However, if you replace the word "anyway" with "regardless", the meaning of the sentence might become clearer.

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IAF's Mirage 2000 squadron takes part in Blue Flag exercise in Israel
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 17 (ANI): Indian Air Force's Mirage 2000 aircraft squadron is taking part in the Blue Flag 2021 international exercise which was launched in Israel on Sunday.
Seven countries including Israel, Germany, Italy, Britain, France, India, Greece and the US are taking part in the war games.
The Indian Mirages and the French Rafale are participating in the exercise for the first time.
The Israel Air Force and German Luftwaffe flew over Israel's house of representatives, in Jerusalem on Sunday, during the launch of the international Blue Flag exercise.
Blue Flag, which will take place until October 28, The Jerusalem Post reported. It is the largest and most advanced aerial exercise ever hosted in Israel. (ANI)


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A Szakszervezeti Tanács (SZT) a szakszervezeti mozgalom központi vezető testülete volt a 19. század végétől 1948-ig.

Története
A Szakszervezeti Tanács 1891. május 22-én alakult, 1904 óta a szakszervezetek országos koordináló testületeként lépett fel a munkásság érdekeinek képviseletében a munkáltatókkal és az állammal szemben.

A SZT feladata volt a munkásság gazdasági taktikájának kidolgozása – valójában a munkásosztály ipari forradalom utáni kialakulásának elősegítése –, a sztrájkok koordinálása, a szakmai- és ágazati szakszervezetek és egyesületek működésének pénzügyi felügyelete.

A Szakszervezeti Tanácsot a kommunisták és szociáldemokraták 1945 januárjában paritásos alapon szervezték újjá, tiszteletben tartva a szociáldemokráciában kialakult korábbi elveket. A szakszervezetek autonómiája változatlanul megmaradt, de mindkét párt saját hatalmi pozíciójának erősítésére és befolyásának növelésére kívánta felhasználni a Tanácsot. 1945–1946 között még érvényesült a hagyományos szakmai szakszervezetek fenntartásának szociáldemokrata elképzelése, de az ország kommunista átalakításával párhuzamosan az MKP propagandájában 1947 elejétől a szakszervezetek iparági átszervezése került előtérbe.

Egyéb szervei
A SZT ifjúsági titkársága létrehozta az ifjúmunkás- és tanoncmozgalmat a tanoncok és az ipari tanulók körében végzendő szervezési munkára. A mozgalom felkészítette a fiatalokat a szakszervezeti mozgalom (szociáldemokrácia) alapelveire, az abban való részvételre.

Megszűnése
A nagyobb, ágazati alapon szerveződő és a kisebb, szakmai szakszervezeteket magukba integráló szakszervezetek megalakulását tovább gyorsította, hogy az 1948 október 17-20. között (az MDP létrejötte után) megrendezett XVII. szakszervezeti kongresszuson bejelentették a tradicionális szociáldemokrata szakszervezetek és a SZT felszámolását, helyettük a szakmai érdekképviseletek iparági átszervezését.

A Szakszervezeti Tanács helyén létrejött a Szakszervezetek Országos Tanácsa.

Jegyzetek

Források
 Az 1956-os Magyar Forradalom Történetének Dokumentációs és Kutatóintézete Közalapítvány kislexikona
Lux Judit: A magyarországi szakszervezetek történetéből

Külső hivatkozások
 A Szakszervezeti Tanács (SZT) iratai, Politikatörténeti és Szakszervezeti Levéltár, SZKL 1. f.

19. századi magyar történelem
Magyarország 20. századi történelme
Magyarországi szakszervezetek


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A Columbus-Born Opera Performer Sings Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Praises
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The singer discusses his musical brush with the late legal legend.
Among Central Ohioans mourning the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Adam Cioffari is likely the only one to have sung about the legal legend.
In 2015, Cioffari, a bass-baritone who grew up in Columbus, appeared in the gently satirical opera "Scalia/Ginsburg," which tells of Ginsburg's unlikely friendship with her conservative foil, the late Justice Antonin Scalia. As a character named the Commentator, Cioffari presided over a mock trial of Scalia, brought up on charges of "excessive dissenting" but defended by Ginsburg. Shortly after her death, Cioffari shared his recollections of the diminutive yet larger-than-life justice.
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Asamoah Gyan's mohawk haircut termed as 'unethical hair' in United Arab Emirates
Asamoah Gyan has been found to have "unethical hair" under strict United Arab Emirates Football Association rules (UAEFA).
Published: February 15, 2017 8:19 PM IST
By Sylvester Tamang Email
Gyan's mohawk has landed him in hot water with the UAE FA.
Former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan is among a group of more than 40 players deemed to have "unethical hair" under United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA) guidelines.Also Read - .Prague SPF19 SPO-FOOT-MARADONA Hasek replaces Maradona at Al Fujairah
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Individual match referees judge whether players' haircuts are appropriate.
Some match officials in the United Arab Emirates enforce the rules because they are concerned about children copying the styles.
Similar guidelines have been enforced in neighbouring countries.
In 2012, Saudi Arabia goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah was told to cut his "un-Islamic" hair by the referee before playing for his club side Al Shabab.
The UAEFA sends a player's club a warning letter in the first instance, with punishments escalating to a fine and then a suspension if he does not comply.
Gyan is one of 46 players at the warning letter stage.
According to Middle Eastern football website Ahdaaf, Al Wahda's Suhail Al-Mansoori (pictured below) was told to cut his hair while UAE international and 2016 Asian footballer of the year Omar Abdulrahman, who sports a similar style and also plays in the Arabian Gulf League, was let off.
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Site was down until earlier today but it's now open for business!
The VIP Gold Card has been reintroduced, it costs an extra £50 but has the promise of best seats in the house (!) an exclusive gift, and other enticements.


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1988 to 1990 Baseball Legends -- The cards in these three 110-card sets featuring retired Major Leaguers are simply perfect for autographing. The fronts of the cards have simple designs with classic color photos (many of the same photos you'll see being sold as 8x10 glossies at autograph appearances). Although some deceased players were included, the sets focused mainly on living players, many of whom were popular card show guests at the time (and some still are). I've seen packs of these cards, which originally sold for 50 cents each, now being priced at $3-5 each at card shows.
1989 and 1990 Senior Professional Baseball Association -- Probably few people remember the SPBA, which was a professional league for players aged 35 and older, featuring mostly former Major Leaguers. But Pacific issued a 220-card set in 1990 and a 160-card set the following year. The league featured eight teams in its inaugural 1989-90 season and six teams in its abbreviated second and final 1990-91 season, all based in Florida. The Pacific sets can be found for just buck or two, and it's worth it just to see Ferguson Jenkins and Cecil Cooper with the Winter Haven Super Sox, Earl Weaver managing the Gold Coast Suns, Bobby Bonds with the St. Lucie Legends, Rollie Fingers with the West Palm Beach Tropics, Bill Madlock with the Orlando Juice or Jim Rice with the St. Petersburg Pelicans.
After it was granted its first major professional sports license in 1991, Pacific released a 660-card NFL set. It continued issuing NFL cards through the 2002 season, when it made 10 different sets -- Pacific, Adrenaline, Atomic, Crown Royale, Exclusive, Heads Up, Heads Update, Private Stock Reserve, Private Stock Titanium and Titanium Post Season. In 2003 and this year, the company made Canadian Football League sets.
1991 Pacific -- The company's first issue was one of its most attractive, with fronts and backs including lots of color, mirroring each team's colors. The backs also have a unique diagonally-oriented design. Pacific followed up its 550-card first series with a 110-card update.
1993 Pacific -- This issue's marble-style borders, in team colors, are simply striking.
1997 Philadelphia Collection -- This brand resurrected the name of the maker of NFL sets from 1964 through 1967. The cards are quite attractive, with large photos surrounded by just a thin white border on the front, along with a team logo shield over the photo. Backs include nicely-written bios and complete career statistics. Perhaps most importantly, the set checklist emphasizes players not seen in many (or in some cases, any) other sets. The top stars are there too, but even in 1997 the football card market was very crowded, so it was nice to see some different players for a change -- including Adam Vinatieri's only rookie card (and his only card made before the 1999 season), now priced at more than $20. In addition to the 330-card regular set, packs included several Philadelphia Gold cards from a separate 200-card set. The Gold cards have a completely different design and feature top players with full-bleed photos on the front.
2000 Pacific -- A simple but effective design, with the player's name, position and a team helmet logo at the bottom underneath a photo that goes full-bleed on the other three sides. Backs are also very attractive with a head shot, complete statistics and a bio over a ghosted-out in-stadium picture. The 450-card set offers about 15 players per team -- another plus at a time when set sizes were rapidly shrinking.
2001 Atomic -- These attractive and thick cards are easily distinguished by the die-cutting around the very large team logo on the fronts. Definitely a set for team collectors -- even the write-ups on the back tend to describe how each player fits in with his team's history. A similar design was used for the 2002 Atomic NFL set and the 2003 Atomic CFL set.
2002 Adrenaline -- This set was made to be displayed in a spiral holder with nine-pocket pages. Each team has nine players featured, in consecutive numerical order, and when placed together the nine cards that make up a team set show an additional large photo of a player from that team on their backs, ghosted behind the traditional player info and stats on each individual card.
Next week, I'll take a look back at some of Pacific's best baseball and hockey issues over the years.


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Q: Envoy Jaeger HTTPS collector endpoint I'm using Envoy as a proxy for Service Mesh with Consul Connect. I have configured envoy to send traces to an Jaeger collector(AWS ALB) in the Zipkin format. The configuration is the Zipkin one mentioned in https://www.consul.io/docs/connect/distributed-tracing.
This example works fine if the Jaeger collector is using HTTP, but doesn't work with HTTPS.
Does envoy support sending traces to HTTPS Jaeger collector endpoints? If yes, then what are the changes required in the following config?
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COVID-19: FG Releases New Guidelines for Resumption of Schools
COVID-19: FG Releases New Guidelines for Resumption of Schools- The Federal Government, Monday, released guidelines ahead of the resumption of schools at every level in the country, but it failed to disclose when schools will resume.
The guidelines for the safe reopening of schools and learning facilities after the COVID-19 pandemic outlined actions, measures, and requirements needed for the safe reopening of schools.
You will recall that the federal government Shutdown All Schools Nationwide check the spread of Covid -19 which has become a pandemic in the world.
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The safe distancing measures in the new guidelines require that in schools and other learning facilities, learners should be supported to stay two meters apart.
However, the government did not disclose when schools will resume.
Mallam Adamu explained that the need to develop the guidelines became imperative, "given that COVID – 19 may be with us for a while."
On social distancing in shools, the document reads, "However, there are exceptions where the two-meter rule cannot be reasonably applied and other risk mitigation strategies may be adopted. Examples include early years, younger primary school children, and those with additional needs.
"In these circumstances, risk assessments must be undertaken with the best interests of the learners, teachers, and other education personnel in mind. The scenarios require organizing learners and children into small groups with consistent membership and compliance with the risk mitigation strategies. The membership of these groups should not change unless the NCDC public health guideline suggests otherwise."
With the release of the guidelines, the government would conduct a rapid assessment and determine funding requirement for upgrading infrastructure and facilities such as classrooms, furniture, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene-WASH and ICT facilities to meet and sustain prescribed safe school reopening requirements.
Notable among the items in the guidelines are recommendations for the review of existing policies, practices, and risk mitigation strategies in the use of schools for other purposes, such as distance learning centres, temporary shelters, isolation, quarantine and treatment centres, markets, voting centres, among others.
The document adds: "COVID – 19 pandemic poses an enormous risk to the health and safety of learners, teachers, parents, school administrators, education practitioners, and the wider community…More than 1.5 billion children and young people globally have been affected by school and university closures.
"As a responsible government, it is also our duty to provide comprehensive guidelines for a safe and hitch-free reopening of schools and learning facilities. We do so knowing that the health, safety, and security of learners, teachers, education personnel, and families are priorities."
Adamu said the guidelines also highlight the urgent need to maintain and improve upon distance-learning programmes.
Adamu said: "Our aim is to identify and strengthen programmes that will guarantee the recovery of learning gaps resulting from the pandemic.
"The guidelines were drafted in close coordination with health, environmental, education, and school safety experts who were tasked with the responsibility of charting a pathway for safely reopening our schools and learning facilities for quality teaching and learning."
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HyzerBomb Discs has been around since 2011 and spent the 2013 season pushing many new products. One of those new products was the HyzerBomb Mortar midrange. The Mortar is a beadless, overstable midrange that can really hold up in a headwind. After Hyzerbomb sent us a Mortar in the Frontline-X plastic for this review.
High power throwers will love this midrange. It's flat top profile makes it so reliable and predictable even in extreme wind conditions. This premium plastic with extra give feels great in the hand and allows for more control. Throw into a headwind and watch it hold the line and not turnover.
The Frontline-X plastic is a very flexible blend of a Star like plastic. It is quite flexible, but never felt too flexible. We could really dig into it and know that we weren't going to have it slip out of our hands. From drives to approach shots, we always felt that the plastic was performing nicely. While we haven't had a lot of time with it, the Frontline-X plastic seems to beat in pretty slowly and holds the initial flight characteristics even after some tree hits.
The Mortar's flight is very stable at both high speeds and low speeds. When the Mortar first comes out of your hand, it will certainly hold the angle you put it on. If you need a big sweeping hyzer approach shot, the Mortar will hold that line and fly on a very predictable arc. If you need it to hit a line straight ahead, you can go right at it and trust it won't turn on you. One of our favorite throws with the Mortar was with a quick, tight anhyzer on initial release and have it flex quickly back to a flat angle before fading left. A very controllable shot on each throw.
When facing a headwind the Mortar will certainly play nice. We threw the Mortar into some relatively strong headwinds and it held up perfectly every throw. This is a disc you can trust.
The fade of the Mortar was also quite predicable. This is the type of disc you want to fade. The fade was perfect for those shots where you need it to hold a line and then dive in towards the basket. It was strong enough to create a decent skip when kept low, but not to the point where you're afraid of having it skip out of control.
While the Mortar does have some speed, it certainly doesn't have a lot of glide. That leads to a lot of control and trust in the flight. If you need distance from a midrange, this isn't your disc, but if you need control, it is worth a shot.
Overall, we'd rate the Mortar at 5, 2, 0, 3. Those happen to be the same ratings HyzerBomb also gives the Mortar. The flight chart from inbounds Disc Golf shows the very stable flight path at high speeds that concludes with the expected fade.
When we first picked up the Mortar the feeling certainly felt familiar. After looking at it some more, and talking with HyzerBomb, the Mortar is based off of Innova's beadless Gator mold. If you're a fan of the old run of Star Gators without the bead, you could easily fall in love with the Mortar. Even if you've never thrown the beadless Gator, the Mortar could find a spot in your bag.
Updated on September 11, 2015 – HyzerBomb recently produced a run of the Mortar in their Recon plastic and we were able to pick up a few from HyzerBomb's Matt Siri at the recent Ledgestone Insurance Open. These are also a signature model for 2012 collegiate champion Jared Roan.
The Recon Mortar has same great feel in the hand with a full nose that just feels beefy. The flat top gives it a smoother feel than you'd expect. Putting this in a simple fan grip or any type of control grip is very easy to do. You'll feel right at home.
While the Recon Mortar was still just as stable at both high and low speeds, this run had a little more glide to it, which adds a unique element to the disc. We were able to get a little added distance which isn't something we expected.
We pulled out the Mortar on a few holes where we tried a few different shots and always and a little more legs than we thought. First, we gave it just a solid power throw with a flat release and it had just enough glide to carry it out an extra 30-50 feet. We weren't getting distances of other midranges like a Roc3, but the disc isn't designed to do that. The added distance was certainly welcome.
We also had a few throws where we gave it that tight anhyzer release and it held that angle a little longer and flexed out a little slower. It still returned left, but it had a little extra float to it which was nice. This helped with the accuracy and you could really control it on some tight lines.
Overall, we'd stick with most of the flight ratings as we previously stated, but bump them to 5, 2.5, 0, 3. In short, you could compare this to an Innova Gator with a little more glide and a touch less fade.
I love gators. I carry two in my bag. I would like to get that little extra distance out of them though.


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New Dates Revealed For FPHL Season; Inside Edge Club Perk Deadlines
Columbus, GA - The Columbus River Dragons are revealing the new deadlines and pre-sale dates for the 20-21 season after the FPHL announced yesterday that a new tentative start date for the league would be January 15, 2021.
Today (November 20) was supposed to be the deadline for fans to join the Inside Edge Club and freeze season ticket pricing for the 21-22 season and be eligible for the members-only pre-sale for tickets in the 20-21 season. This deadline has now been changed to December 16th.
Additionally, the IEC pre-sale window will now be between January 4-15 with tickets going on sale to the general public on January 18th.
Fans can enroll in the Inside Edge Club at anytime this season to get enhancements for the 20-21 season and start a 21-22 season ticket account. However, pre-sale access and the season ticket price freeze will expire if you don't join by December 16th.
For more information on the Inside Edge Club visit this link and fill out the interest form or call 706-507-4625 to enroll today!


Commemorating the centenary of Armistice Day, the Union Theatre is playing host to the professional premiere of Benjamin Till's musical Brass. Initially commissioned as a piece for the National Youth Music Theatre, Brass follows a group of boys called The Leeds Pals, an amateur brass band who enlist to fight in WW1. In the meantime, back home in Leeds, the lads' sisters, wives and girlfriends plan to form a brass band of their own.
It's clear from the get go that the cast have great chemistry together. They gel well as an ensemble, so much so, it's hard to individually pick out any stand outs. Although the time the show takes place in was a very bleak and depressing time, Benjamin Till's book adds enough humour to run alongside the historical context that it makes the friendship between the characters radiate so well, it felt as if we knew these characters for years. The score, also written by Benjamin Till, is rich and luxurious and highlights the incredible voices of the cast well.
Although I do feel the show could easily be a bit more fast paced, the excellent storytelling from the cast and wonderful score from Benjamin Till are definitely reasons to check out this beautiful show.


The Great Barrier Reef of Australia has been a focal point for those that are aware of and committed to understanding, loving, and caring for what we cannot see. The undulating flow of life carrying bionetworks that birth beauty beyond comprehension. The reef is a 2,300 kilometer (over 1,400 miles) ecosystem living beneath us.
Imagine what it would be like to miniaturize one's self and drift through the Great Barrier Reef. The magnificent colors and the fractured sunlight laying across the brilliant plants and the unimaginable beauty of the coral life that seems infinite. The magical nooks and crannies, the curves and dips as you glide through massive beds of coral of every shape and color. The brilliantly painted marine life that swims, eats, and lives in tandem with the magic of a world completely unlike our own.
HISTORY: The Great Barrier Reef has died and been reborn five times since the Ice Age. Two reefs were destroyed by exposure when sea levels fell. The three after that were overwhelmed by a combination of water too deep for it to live in and sediment from the mainland. The current reef is the sixth in the last 30,000 years.
The miracle of its ability to regenerate is nothing less than astonishing.
There are those that are for the IVF treatments, and those that feel the money should be spent to study and rectify the effects of the pollution and rising temperatures that seem to be choking the planet and the Great Barrier Reef along with it.
I really hate to think that one day all we will have left of this Icon Of The Ocean will be pictures and video. The thought that all of that mystery and magic could be still and lifeless is sort of sickening.
For me it begs the question, if we humans spent even a small amount of time with the greatness of our inner self, would it inspire us to understand the interconnectedness of all life? If we as a whole had a better sense of the true Self, the inner mind, would it not excite us to come together to nurture all life, knowing that in those acts of caring and love, we are nurturing ourselves.
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Palestinians in Iraq in crisis
Al-Waleed refugee camp offers Palestinians in Iraq little hope.
An aid lorry at the camp
Nearly 700 Palestinian residents of Baghdad have fled to the western al-Anbar province and are awaiting international assistance in makeshift camps along the Iraq-Syria border.
They are unable to leave Iraq since they lack recognised travel documents and funds. They now face shortages of food, water and medical supplies.
At the al-Waleed refugee camp in a rural and impoverished stretch of al-Anbar the most vulnerable are given the best accommodation - an abandoned and dilapidated school. This site lacks basic services - there is no rubbish collection, no sewerage, toilets, showers, fuel or electricity.
Transport to urban areas is difficult and employment is nearly non-existent.
Anita Raman, a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR) spokesperson, told Al Jazeera.net: "Al-Waleed is a remote and inhospitable location, and access by aid organisations is limited.
"Shelter is currently inadequate, with refugees sleeping on ground level through the desert night, where snakes and scorpions are common."
Numbers dwindling
The population of Palestinians living and working in Iraq in 2003 was estimated at 34,000, but since the US-led invasion, the Palestinian community has been the target of sporadic attacks, kidnappings, rape and assassinations.
"Rocketing and mortaring of their homes, abductions, abuse, threatening, torture and killing have become routine. There are no comprehensive totals of fatalities since 2003, but UNHCR believes that several hundred Palestinians have been killed on the basis of community and media reports," Raman says.
UN aid agencies estimate about 19,000 have left the country while some of those who remain have fled to encampments housing Palestinians along Iraq's borders.
In addition to the al-Waleed camp, several hundred Palestinians fled to Syria where they were granted entry and are currently housed in the town of el-Hol.
But, as the number of Palestinians increased, several hundred were allowed to exit Iraq but not enter Syria. They were left with no choice but to remain in the village of al-Tanf within the Iraqi-Syrian border buffer zone.
Abu Muhammad, 47, a refugee at al-Waleed, says life in Baghdad became dangerous after his family and other Palestinians were threatened and attacked.
Children and the elderly at most at risk
from the poor conditions at the camp
"In January 2007, they killed our son and left a note beside his body giving us one week to leave before our daughter had the same fate," he told Al Jazeera.net.
"We fled after two days without money or goods but we had to save our lives."
But the situation in the makeshift camps is beginning to deteriorate.
Dehydration hazards
Families long since driven from their employment are using limited savings to buy essential items from one local shop, but inflation has left them with limited options.
"Our saved money is ending ... sometimes we have to make only one meal a day to save supplies for our children," said Hanan Ahmed, 38, a mother of three.
The lack of food and clean water is particularly worrying to aid agencies as the summer months approach. Temperatures in the deserts of al-Anbar have been known to reach 55C, conditions which could mean death for the youngest and eldest of the Palestinian refugees.
Dr Faisal Rabiaa, a clinician from al-Qaim, who sometimes travels to the area to provide free humanitarian services to displaced Palestinian families, says the situation is critical and that without urgent medical assistance, many children could succumb to diarrhoea.
"When I found a two-year-old child under severe chronic diarrhoea and dehydration, I tried to help by transporting him with me to a nearby medical centre, but hours later the child died because of late medical assistance," he told Al Jazeera.net.
"They don't have even medicines for simple diseases like headaches and diarrhoea. The inaccessibility of the area has made it difficult for doctors who are working with local NGOs to access those vulnerable families and provide them with [adequate] health care."
Unclean water
Aid agencies are also worried that the refugees have been resorting to unclean water.
Um Kareema, a 42-year-old mother says: "Sometimes you feel desperate and drink even water that was used to wash yourself to save your life."
UNHCR, through its local partners, is trying to provide water, food, and medical services and access to the Palestinians at al-Waleed, but local aid groups say much more is required.
Omar Subhi, spokesperson for the Association for Saving Palestinians in Iraq (ASPI), said: "Even with all efforts offered by UNHCR, it isn't 20 per cent of all requirements."
With Iraq's hot summer just a few weeks away, the UNHCR is pursuing and promoting resettlement options. However, no country has yet shown a willingness to accommodate this group from al-Waleed.
Syria's Civil War


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