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Mohamed Kouaci (1922 Blida – 1996 Alžír) byl alžírský fotograf, bojovník ALN během války za nezávislost své země. Je považován za jednoho z průkopníků fotografie v nezávislém Alžírsku a jeho jméno zůstává spojeno s válkou za nezávislost.

Životopis
Obráběč kovů, který se stal militantem FLN, se pak v roce 1958 přidal k bojovníkům pohraniční armády působící za tuniskými hranicemi pod velením ALN .

Byl jediným fotografem pracujícím pro noviny El Moudjahid, oficiální orgán FLN, který sehrál významnou roli v mezinárodním uznání alžírské záležitosti. Vytvořil velké množství fotografií o alžírských uprchlících v Tunisku, výcvikových táborech ALN a portréty tuniských a alžírských prezidentů Habiba Bourguiby, Ahmeda Ben Belly, Houariho Boumédièna nebo antikolonialistického spisovatele Frantze Fanona .

Některé z jeho fotografií jsou vystaveny v Martyr Memorial Museum v Alžíru .

Dílo
 Mohammed Kouaci, Algérie d'hier, Algérie de toujours, Alger, Entreprise nationale du livre, 1983

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Alžírští fotografové
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But you need to remember is to set 45 degrees yaw offset in the configurator to make sure it flies strait.
The assembled frame weights only 45.2 grams.
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Today, we are releasing a plugin that allows customers to use the Titan graph engine with Amazon DynamoDB as the backend storage layer. It opens up the possibility to enjoy the value that graph databases bring to relationship-centric use cases, without worrying about managing the underlying storage.
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Graph databases belong to the NoSQL family, and are optimized for storing and traversing relationships. A graph consists of vertices, edges, and associated properties. Each vertex contains a list of properties and edges, which represent the relationships to other vertices. This structure is optimized for fast relationship query and traversal, without requiring expensive table JOIN operations.
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The ability to support a graph containing billions of vertices and edges.
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Today, we are happy to bring the result of this effort to customers by releasing the DynamoDB Storage Backend for Titan plugin on GitHub. The plugin provides a flexible data model for each Titan backend table, allowing developers to optimize for simplicity (single-item model) or scalability (multi-item model).
The single-item model uses a single DynamoDB item to store edges and properties of a vertex. In DynamoDB, the vertex ID is stored as the hash key of an item, vertex property and edge identifiers are attribute names, and the vertex property values and edge property values are stored in the respective attribute values. While the single-item data model is simpler, due to DynamoDB's 400 KB item size limit, you should only use it for graphs with fairly low vertex degree and small number properties per vertex.
For graphs with higher vertex degrees, the multi-item model uses multiple DynamoDB items to store properties and edges of a single vertex. In the multiple-item data model, the vertex ID remains the DynamoDB hash key, but unlike the single-item model, each column becomes the range key in its own item. Each column value is stored in its own attribute. While requiring more writes to initially load the graph, the multiple-item model allows you to store large graphs without limiting vertex degree.
When building applications that are centered on relationships (such as social networks or master data management) or auxiliary relationship-focused use cases for existing applications (such as a recommendation engine for matching players in a game or fraud detection for a payment system), a graph database is an intuitive and effective way to achieve fast performance at scale, and should be on your database options shortlist. With this launch of the DynamoDB storage backend for Titan, you no longer need to worry about managing the storage layer for your Titan graphs, making it easy to manage even very large graphs like the ones we have here at Amazon. I am excited to hear how you are leveraging graph databases for your applications. Please share your thoughts in the comment section below.


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FOUR BYZANTINE MANUSCRIPTS offers a glimpse into the world of handwritten illuminated texts of the New Testament. While book production flourished in the Early Byzantine period (4th to 6th centuries), it waned during Iconoclasm (726-784) when it became controversial to depict Christ and the saints. When holy images were reinstated in the early 9th century, manuscript production quickly and steadily increased.
Manuscripts were laborious and costly investments. Written in ink and illuminated with natural pigments and gold, they were commissioned for private use or given to churches and monasteries by wealthy patrons. Displayed on the altar, read to the congregation, carried in processions, and venerated in churches or libraries, the manuscripts were already rare and precious at the time of their making. Ultimately, they were produced to confirm, conserve, and spread the word.
The volumes on display are also digitally available online: Gospel Lectionary MS1, Psalter and New Testament MS3, Gospel of Luke and John MS4, and Gospel Book MS5. They present four book types with varied textual compositions and accompanying illuminations. The painted miniatures, whether initials, portraits, and narrative images, emphasize the sacredness of the texts.


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import os
from django.test import TestCase

from core.models import ConfigurationSetting

from core.tests.requests_mock import install_requests_mock

TEST_SETTING = 'test.setting'
TEST_VALUE = 'some value'

class ConfigurationSettingTests(TestCase):
    """
    Test if the ConfigurationSetting's class methods work.
    """
    def setUp(self):
        if not os.environ.get('USE_NETWORK', False):
            install_requests_mock()
        ConfigurationSetting.set(TEST_SETTING, TEST_VALUE)

    def test_get(self):
        self.assertEqual(TEST_VALUE, ConfigurationSetting.get(TEST_SETTING))

    def test_get_nonexistent(self):
        self.assertFalse(ConfigurationSetting.get('should.not.exist'))

    def test_get_nonexistent_with_default(self):
        self.assertEqual('default', ConfigurationSetting.get(
            'should.not.exist', 'default'))

    def test_change_setting(self):
        self.assertEqual(TEST_VALUE, ConfigurationSetting.get(TEST_SETTING))
        ConfigurationSetting.set(TEST_SETTING, 'new setting')
        self.assertEqual('new setting', ConfigurationSetting.get(TEST_SETTING))


When it comes to state-owned security companies that are known for being reputable and reliable, one very important thing that you need to know about them is that they actually advocate the use of three M's in the security management practice that they have and these three M's represent Man, Methods and also, Machine. On the other hand, another way to view the three M's would be the three W's or the three Wares which are the Hardware (which deals with the access control system, the CCTVs and a whole lot more), the Software (which talks about the security system and its processes, the policy as well as the procedures) and the People ware (the management, the employees, customers, and even the security force) as well. Combining together the three Wares or the three W's, there is only possible result and that is the formation of the essential whole of the security management that is present in an organization.
When the discussion tackles about hardware, there is just no way for us not to get fascinated and even dazzled by the presence of some modern and state of the art equipments as well as machines that are offering only the best in the world of technology. No matter what the case might be, when it comes to supporting the security, we always made sure that we center and we focus our views on the real need of technology, not for the sake of it. Just to elaborate the purpose of hardware in the management of security, we want you to know that the use of technology is for the supporting security.


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Is Unity a programming language?
UNITY is a programming language that contains no method of flow control, and program statements run in a nondeterministic way until statements end up causing changes during execution. This permits programs to run indefinitely, such as auto-pilot or power plant safety systems, also the programs that would normally terminate (which here converge to a fixed point).
In Unity, you can use scripts to develop almost every part of a game or other real-time interactive content. Unity supports scripting in C#, and there are two major ways to make your C# scripts in Unity: object-oriented design, which is the traditional and most commonly used method, and data-oriented design, which is now possible in Unity, for particular cases, via new high-performance multithreaded Data-Oriented Technology Stack (DOTS).
More than an engine, Unity offers you everything you need to develop high-quality content and achieve success. Once you get used to using it, you can create amazing things.
Unity's built-in components are very multipurpose, but you'll soon understand that you have to go beyond what they can offer to implement your logic. To do this, you will need to use scripts to implement your logic and behavior in the game and then add those scripts as components to the game objects. Each script makes its connection to Unity's internal processes by executing a class that originates from the built-in class, called MonoBehaviour.
Your script components will let you do many things: trigger game events, search for collisions, and apply physics, react to user input, and much more. If you do your best in Unity, you can also create a game without writing a script. However, when programming becomes possible, the range of things that can be expressed in games expands. If you can express the world of the game you envisioned, it will be easier to reach the hearts of users. Therefore, it is recommended that you master programming.
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Which programming language is used in Unity?
Unity is one of the foremost real-time development platforms in the market, with underlying runtime code written in C++, and all development scripting is done in C#. All the languages that Unity uses are object-oriented scripting languages. Like any language, scripting languages have syntax or parts of the dialogue, and the main parts are called variables, functions, and classes.
In the first place, C # has been selectable since Unity appeared, and it is a language that has been actively adopted for large-scale game development, so if you can use it from the beginning, you can support various game development.
Whether you're looking to create games, movies, and animation kinematics or even render architectural or engineering concepts in a virtual world, Unity has the right infrastructure to help you. Unity uses a programming language called C #. In the past, it was possible to use UnityScript (JavaScript), but from Unity 2018.3 it has been unified into C #.
Unity supports C # scripting, and there are two main options for structuring your C # scripts in Unity: object-oriented design, which is the traditional and most commonly used approach, and data-oriented design, which is now possible in Unity, for specific use cases, through our new high-performance multithreaded Data-Based Technology (DOTS) stack.
Unity supports C #, an industry-standard language that has some similarities to Java or C ++. C # is easier to learn than C ++. Furthermore, it is a "managed language," which means that it manages memory automatically for you: allocates an unallocated memory, covers memory leaks, and so on. In general, C # is preferable to C ++ if you want to create a game first and deal with the more advanced aspects of programming later.
Can you use C++ for Unity?
In Unity, you can use scripts to develop most of your games and other real-time interactive content. Unity supports scripting in C #, and there are two main ways to design C # scripts in Unity. The first is the most widely adopted traditional object-oriented design. The other is data-oriented design, which allows Unity to design for specific use cases through the new Data-Oriented Technology Stack (DOTS), which offers high performance and multithreading.
C++ is not a scripting language and can be used with Unity in only one way, that is, in the form of plugins (in the Pro version). Unity supports the industry-standard language C #. C # has some similarities to Java and C ++. Compared to C ++, C # is easier to learn. C # is also a "managed language," which means it automatically manages memory, such as allocating and de-allocating memory and eliminating memory leaks.
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In general, C # is recommended over C ++ if you want to create your game first and then deal with the advanced aspects of programming later. C++ is the industry standard for game engine development, but most of the time, the gameplay code will be written in scripting languages. Unity's core is written in C++, but the game logic is coded in scripting languages. The most popular languages for in-game scripting are Lua and Python, and Unity's boo is much like Python. Unity's javascript is suitable for artists and flash developers, but C# is the best option.
Most languages have a way to call C++ DLL. If a certain module in the project needs to be used by the client and server, you can consider implementing the module in C++ so that the client and server do not need to rewrite the module, just write some glue code.
Unreal only provides C++ as a text code language. It can only be said that there are historical reasons and some considerations of its own.
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Can we use Python in Unity?
Python for Unity enables Unity's interaction with various media and entertainment industry applications and ensures that you can integrate Unity into a broader production pipeline seamlessly. Advantages of using Python in your Unity project include:
• Automating scene and sequence assembly in the environment of using Unity as a real-time renderer.
• Automating time-consuming responsibilities like duplicating or modifying a large number of assets.
• Authoring custom editor tools that could both use complex UI elements and relate natively with other DCC suites.
• Python for Unity needs installing third-party software.
Python for Unity provides:
• A Python Script Editor window mainly aimed at Technical Artists who need to run short scripts and easily generate new menu items that run Python code.
• An in-process API aimed at Pipeline Technical Directors who need to call studio scripts executed in Python from C# and vice versa.
• An out-of-process API aimed at Pipeline Technical Directors who need to make a live link between Unity and their studio's custom applications executed in Python.
• Project Settings.
Is Unity good for programming?
Yes, it is a good programming language due to the following reasons:
• Flexible utilization across other platforms rules all others out: Unity's development context comes bearing great support for various operating systems. It also features a diversity of platforms to build apps too; for instance, around 95% of your work can be shared between web, PC, mobile platforms, and consoles.
• Insane graphics for the ideal gaming experience: One of the chief benefits Unity has to offer is the remarkable visual effects. They are a bonus when developing a mobile application, plus the visuals scale down to any screen size of smartphones.
• Unity Editor is super easy! It is visual, which makes it easy to use and not rocket science. Unity is aimed to simplify the game development procedure, and its editor speaks for it.
• Excellent for rendering 2D and 3D scenes: It's ideal for game development, especially effective for rendering 2D scenes. You can also practice it to render 3D images. The quality presented is superb compared to other apps.
• The awesome built-in analytics: A good cause why you should opt for Unity (3D) is its built-in analytics. You can effortlessly locate these in the editor. These analytics aid provide vital insights into your game, data that you can use to tweak gameplay and optimize the experience for the players, your end-users. To squeeze the most out of the monetization labors you invest in your game, Unity Analytics is vital.
• No-code game creation: You can make game apps in a drag and drop highly gratifying setting. Yes, it is possible to make a game application in Unity without having to write code. While it doesn't need writing codes, most projects ask for programming chops. Being a Unity user, you can use Boo, C#, or JavaScript as they have similar syntax as that of Python. The development environment of Unity runs on Mono, but it is written in C++.
How to learn C# for Unity?
The language used in Unity is known as C# (pronounced C-sharp). All the languages that Unity functions with are object-oriented scripting languages. Like any language, scripting languages have syntax, and the primary parts are known as variables, functions, and classes.
You don't need to pay too much attention to the language itself to write some small games at the beginner level. If you want to know more, you can read Unity in Action or some other foreign books (if you read on, the official case is also a good choice). Classes are collections of these variables and functions. For example, this script is a class:
In any case, it is not recommended for game developers with no programming experience to learn programming in the initial stage because it is too easy to be hit by difficulties and lose interest. Although programming is very simple, if you want to write a program well and understand it more deeply (for example, what a class is, what is object-oriented, and what is the essence of Unity in Action), it takes a certain amount of time to get used to it.
This is that you are an independent game producer who prefers to develop. And if you are a planner, you are a planner who will make the program "wow." But at this time, you can't be called a programmer, but you can learn and make the most independent games somehow. For programming, you already have your way of learning. At this point, you should not be paying attention to this issue. You already have your direction and way of learning. Move towards your goal. (For example, if you want to do technical art, you will learn rendering, if you want to do the GamePlay program, you will learn algorithms. And you will always feel that the basics of the program are not well laid. Want to learn some special programming books such as "Computer Composition Principles."
Unity 2D Coding Language
Unity is a complete platform that can be used to create 2D content. It allows you to deploy to all mainstream and emerging mobile operating systems, speed up the development process, optimize games, connect players closely and achieve commercial success.
C# is a language for gaming in general. It's comparatively new and specifically designed for object-oriented programming (If you don't know what that is, just know that it means it works well with games, you'll eventually learn at least the basics of object-oriented programming no matter which language you head into).
If you're just working with 2D games, then any language works fine, but if you work with the right language, then you can easily shift into 3D game development. Essentially any object-oriented programming language.
Popular game engines like Unity3D and Unreal all now provide support for C# because of how well the language fits into game design. It's easier to learn than C++. Then again, C++ is comparatively harder than most languages to begin with.
If you know you're going to stick with 2D gaming, then know that 2D games can be created without programming; by combining assets and parts, Unity can also develop games that run without programming. For those who are not good at programming, it is a great advantage to be able to move characters and change screen effects and sound effects just by operating the screen menu and mouse.
On the other hand, if you are good at programming or know C#, then choose Unity-Game Engine. It is most suitable for 2D game development.
How to code in Unity?
You want to start learning to code in Unity so that you can make your first game, but you don't know where to initiate. We get the struggle. Here's a guide of the scripting elements in Unity that you can use to go through more advanced projects like "Space Shooter." This should get you covered in the areas like the very basics of coding, like variables, functions, and classes, and how to use them.
Here's a script with some model code in it:
As you can see, there are variables, functions, and classes.
What do these do?
Variables hold values and references to objects (you can consider objects as "bigger" variables). They're like a box that holds things for us to use. They start with a lowercase letter.
In Unity, the scripts start by laying out the tools that you need at the top, and this is usually done by declaring variables. You can see the declared variables below with the visibility keyword "public" or "private" at the front, followed by a type and a name.
Functions are the collection of code that compares and manipulate these variables. Functions start with an uppercase letter. We organize coding in functions so that we can easily reuse them multiple times in different parts of the program. Scripts manipulate the variables by using functions. Following are the functions that run automatically inside Unity:
Classes provide proper structure code to wrap collections of variables and functions together to make a template that describes the properties of an object. Classes are collections of these variables and functions. For example, this script is a class:
Scripting is mainly comparing these objects and their current states and values. It's based on logic determining an outcome or resolution.
Learning C# programming with Unity 3D
Unity3D (or simply Unity) is a video game development engine that, since 2005 (the year of its first release), has become increasingly popular, especially among mobile developers, to the point of being the most used video game engine in the world. C# is currently the most widely used development language for Unity3D, so it is very important to master the basic knowledge of C#.
As with every game engine, Unity 3D facilitates game development because the developer does not need to program directly for DirectX or OpenGL, as it does this automatically. Unity can make games for Apple products (Mac, iPhone, iPod, iPad), Microsoft (Xbox, Windows), Google (Android devices), Sony (Playstation 3), Nintendo (Wii), and for browsers Web (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera and Safari).
In addition to this portability, Unity has a large number of tools and is very easy to work with, as, in addition to being visual (not just code-based like Irrlicht, for example), the interface is very user-friendly. It has a scripting tool based on Mono (a tool to develop and run .NET applications on different platforms), enabling programming in C#, UnityScript, and Bool.
Another strength of Unity is file import. It imports in multiple formats, both 2D and 3D, which excludes the hassle of having to export some artwork before importing it into Unity. It accepts files from the following programs:
• Blender: .blend;
• Autodesk 3DS Max: .max;
• Autodesk Maya: .mb or .ma;
• Maxon CINEMA 4D: .c4d;
• Cheetah3D: .jas;
• Luxology 3D Mode: .lxo – from 501 modes onwards;
• NewTek LightWave: it is necessary to export to .fbx using LightWave's fbx export plugin.
Unity's 3D graphics engine uses Direct3D (Windows, Xbox 360), OpenGL (Mac, Windows, Linux, PS3), OpenGL ES (Android, iOS), and proprietary APIs (Wii). There is support for relief mapping, reflection mapping, parallax mapping, ambient occlusion (SSAO), dynamic shadows using shadow maps, render-to-texture, and post-processing effects.
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In Unity, you can use scripts to develop almost every part of a game or other real-time interactive content. Unity supports scripting in C#, and there are two major ways to make your C# scripts in Unity: object-oriented design, which is the traditional and most commonly used method, and data-oriented design, which is now possible in Unity, for particular cases, via our new high-performance multithreaded Data-Oriented Technology Stack (DOTS).
C # is recommended over C ++ if you want to create your game first and then deal with the advanced aspects of programming later. C++ is the industry standard for game engine development, but most of the time, the gameplay code will be written in scripting languages. Unity's core is written in C++, but the game logic is coded in scripting languages. The most popular languages for in-game scripting are Lua and Python, and Unity's boo is much like Python. Unity's JavaScript is suitable for artists and flash developers, but C# is the best option.
Python for Unity enables Unity's interaction with various media and entertainment industry applications and ensures that you can integrate Unity into a broader production pipeline seamlessly.


This little guy reminds me of SHELBY, he's just so cute!
I wonder how many other people go into a slump in the heat. This summer has landed me in a big one, I think I need a crane to hoist me out of it. Summer's all very nice, but I like it better in the mid 70's (that's about 23 or 24 Celsius) and not humid. Our air conditioner has produced almost a full pail of water on each of the last two days. What a difference it makes, but it would be such a treat to have a quiet machine!!!
One of these days, we'll have a place with central air again. We had it in our house, such a luxury compared to a window unit.
I do know I have no right to complain, and that I am actually one of the luckiest people on earth. Shelter, food, and medical care are taken for granted by my kind. I sure wish there was not such disparity in the world. I'm not one to pray, but one can fervently hope for peace, an end to hunger and poverty and a turnaround in the ecology of our planet.
One thing that bothers me is the lack of interest in most people to care about the future. So I ask each one of you to consider using biodegradable plastic bags for garbage, take the train instead of driving to work or carpool, turn off lights, computers and internet connections for the night or when you aren't using them, always recycle to reduce the landfill, stop using dryers and let the air do the job.
And above all have a good Saturday, and a great long weekend.
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Oh Paula, you say it so much better than me! One great thing I discovered when I bought my purse at Bentley's was that they have stopped using plastic and give customers a reusable bag. I wish all stores would just stop handing out plastic bags, people would soon remember to bring their own, right?


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import sys

from src.stokes_flow import problem_dic

def main_fun(**main_kwargs):
    for mypath in sys.path:
        # PETSc.Sys.Print(mypath)
        if 'stokes' in mypath:
            PETSc.Sys.Print(mypath)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main_fun()


What is the Body Wrap?
Body Wrap is also referred to as a body cocoon or body mask is a beautifying body treatment created to enhance the health and appearance of skin, and/or reduce body measurements.
The treatment starts with the body exfoliation, either by dry brushing, salt scrub or body polish to remove dead skin cells to allow the nourishing products to penetrate into the skin.
This is followed by a nourishing oil or mineral-rich formula which is applied to the entire body.
The entire body is then wrapped in cotton, mylar bandages or a plastic film. This promotes the extraction of dirt, toxins and excess water from the skin.
The benefits of body wraps are many: to condition, intensively moisturise, exfoliate, detoxify, tone and tighten skin, and take inches off the body frame instantly. Please note that the slimming effect is only temporarily due to the loss of excess water.
What are the different types of body wraps?
Detoxing and mineralising body wraps - Detox wraps use a variety of products such as algae, seaweed, mud, clay or gel to help rid the body of toxins.
Hydrating body wraps - Hydrating body wraps use creams and gels to soften, soothe and hydrate the skin.
Slimming wraps – designed to help you lose inches, it involves being tightly wrapped in a high-concentration mineral solution to detox and mineralise the body, helping body loose inches during the treatment.
Remember to drink plenty of water afterwards to stay hydrated!


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Whitman Faces 'Fight of Life' in N.J.
A Pol's Prediction
By Linda Feldmann Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
@linda_feldmann
Christine Todd Whitman, a national symbol of moderate Republicanism, faces the toughest battle of her career in her race to remain governor of New Jersey, says the man who ran her campaign four years ago.
"I think Christie's in the fight of her life," GOP strategist Ed Rollins told a Monitor breakfast yesterday.
Mr. Rollins is himself famous for having claimed four years ago - at another Monitor breakfast, after Whitman won the governorship - that the campaign had handed out "walking-around money" to black ministers to help suppress the black vote. The comment ruined Rollins's political career; he hasn't spoken with Whitman since.
Rollins cites two reasons why Whitman is struggling now: One, she did not use her four years as governor to "define herself" or reinforce her political base. And two, he says, "she was more of a national figure than she was a big Republican figure in her home state."
But even as a national Republican figure, Rollins says, she's out of step with much of her party.
"I think Christie fits the party of her father better than she fits the modern-day Republican Party," says Rollins. "She hasn't in any way, shape, or form attempted to relate to the conservative element in the Republican Party."
Rollins predicts she'll win the Nov. 4 race in Democratically-dominated New Jersey - but probably by less than 50,000 votes.
"I think she's fighting on the wrong issue," he says, adding he can't understand why she picked a fight over auto insurance rates when she couldn't push a bill through the state legislature.
Found: a lost novel by Walt Whitman
Slim Whitman, a country singer, had a distinctive high-pitched yodel
McCain calls accusations against Clinton aide 'sinister'


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Irene Zisblatt says that she was "put on" a train at Auschwitz by a "Sonderkommando boy" who wouldn't tell her his name
Filed under: Germany, Holocaust — Tags: Auschwitz gas chamber, Irene Zisblatt, Sonderkommando — furtherglory @ 10:54 am
Irene Zisblatt points to the spot under her arm where her tattoo was removed by Dr. Mengele
I previously blogged here about how famous Holocaust survivor Irene Zisblatt got stuck in the door of a gas chamber at Auschwitz-Birkenau, but was saved when a Sonderkommando, who was working in the crematorium, wrapped her in a blanket and threw her over a 10 foot high barbed wire fence.
It seems that Irene has modified her story a bit since I last read about her in the news. She told a room full of Jewish students at Ohio State University in May 2011 about her famous escape from the gas chamber.
According to a newspaper article about her talk, which you can read in full here, Irene was not thrown over a 10 foot high fence into a railroad car. No, she was "put on" a railroad car, according to the news story. The Sonderkommando boy, who helped her, refused to tell her his name. He had only 3 days to live, at that point, because as everyone knows, the Sonderkommando men and boys were killed every 3 months, (or was it every 6 weeks?) so that they could not bear witness in the future. Only the last group of Sonderkommandos were saved and marched out of Auschwitz, so that they could tell the story of the gas chambers.
It could be that the reporter who wrote the newspaper article changed Irene's description of her escape, so as not to cause people like me to make fun of her. Maybe she was still sticking to her story about being tossed over a 10 ft. high fence when she spoke to the students.
Another thing that Irene changed in her story, as told to the Ohio State University students, is the frequency with which she swallowed her diamonds. In her talk, she didn't say that she swallowed the diamonds every day.
When I wrote about Irene on my website here four years ago, I was asked by a Holocaust True Believer to omit her story, but I declined. Irene Zisblatt is an embarrassment to the Holocaust True Believer community, but apparently this doesn't bother her.
Irene is comparable to Elie Wiesel who soldiers on in spite of the widespread belief that his Holocaust story is a complete fake. You can read a serious article, written by Carolyn Yeager, about Irene's fake story in a 5-part article, entitled The Fifth Diamond: A Special Jewel in the Genre of Holocaust Horror Stories.
According to the news article, cited above, Irene has told her story to 6 million people on the lecture circuit, or one person for each Jew that died in the Holocaust, and that was two years ago.


By signing into the booking system, all players agree to the terms and conditions of using the members' area of the website for as long as their account is active.
By entering the squash courts' building, all players agree to abide by the squash club's code of conduct.
All players are to provide address and contact details in their profile page to meet with insurance obligations to the Sports Club, notably to be contactable in an emergency. Profile details are only accessible to players via their user account and it is the user's responsibility to ensure that the details are current and to delete any details prior to the account being de-activated when membership expires.
By creating a user account, all players provide consent to be contacted by the club by email for all matters relating to membership and development of the Squash Club, which can include forwarded emails about related activities and communications from third parties with an interest in the facilities (e.g. Playball, Wandsworth Council, the SRA, etc.). Central emails will normally be sent from an email address ending @spencersquash.club @mailjet.spencersquash.club or @bookings.spencersquash.club and may be sent using an email distribution platform.
By creating a user account and providing a mobile number, the user provides consent for other members to see these details on the leagues and to use the details for contacting fellow members about arranging matches for the leagues.
User accounts are not deleted but are either active or inactive. Active accounts have varying access rights to the members' website depending on their role within the club and their type of membership. Inactive accounts are typically accounts without an active membership and may be prevented from being able to log into the website but may continue to receive communications from the Spencer Squash club relating to the club. For any enquiries or further information about user accounts, please contact members@spencersquash.club.
All players agree to wear clean non-marking indoor shoes when on court, which means carrying shoes to and from the courts.
All players playing with rackets that have not been used for a long time must check that the grips are not peeling. Peeling grips must be changed prior to play as they can cause significant damage to the floor.
Members (and coaches) are fully responsible for any non-members brought onto site.
All players agree to abide by a respectful conduct both towards other players and also towards other players of the facilities.
Players may wish to wear protective eyewear on court in line with England Squash recommendation (click for more details). This particularly applies when playing doubles and in junior squash, where eye protection is mandatory in competition. Look for the British Standard BS7930.1 Squash on any eyewear purchased to ensure the right quality.
Failure to abide by this code of conduct can result in enforcement of the club's disciplinary policy outlined below.
The Committee can enforce a disciplinary policy for circumstances either resulting in a degradation of the facilities or in response to a complaint lodged against the club about a user's conduct on the premises.
Verbal warning (and educating), when the user fails to abide by the code of conduct or there is minimal damage to the facilities that is easily repaired.
Suspension of membership, where strong punishment is necessary but without the necessity to terminate membership (e.g. first offence for a long standing member with a good reputation).
Termination of membership, where there has been total disregard for the above warnings with unacceptable ongoing behaviour and/or refusal to pay a repairs bill for any damage incurred.
The level of disciplinary is at the discretion of the committee (or sub disciplinary committee).
Players have the right to appeal to the Chair of The Spencer Club, for which a review panel would be set up. The panel would likely include, amongst others, the Spencer Club Chair and Secretary.
The Spencer Squash Club Committee reserves the right to change the terms and conditions and rules of conduct at any time to meet with legal requirements and/or standards imposed by the Sports Club.
Any other changes are subject to procedures outlined in the charter.


What does YANGTZE RIVER stand for?
YANGTZE RIVER stands for "Yangtze River Express"
How to abbreviate "Yangtze River Express"?
What is the meaning of YANGTZE RIVER abbreviation?
The meaning of YANGTZE RIVER abbreviation is "Yangtze River Express"
What does YANGTZE RIVER mean?
YANGTZE RIVER as abbreviation means "Yangtze River Express"


The ancient Chinese art of Qigong is becoming more commonplace than ever before. More and more people are turning to this ancient practice for reasons of feeling healthier, healing medical issues, connecting the mind and the body and to realize the power of universal Qi that runs through everyone and everything. Experiencing the connection of your mind and body to the universal life energy flow is important to experience wholeness and healing of oneself. Performing any style of Qigong correctly will help you to feel the Qi flowing through your body, through the proper Jingluo channels for nourishing and healing your body.
What Is Qigong And How Can It Benefit You?
Qigong, pronounced as chi gong or chi kung, has been around for thousands of years. In recent years, more traditional medical doctors and practitioners are beginning to realize its abilities to heal. In many cases, Qigong allows someone to heal another person without ever touching them. Directing the flow of life energy is a deep concept of Qigong and can be used by anyone to enlighten their mind and body as a whole.
For as long as Qigong has been in practice, it has been viewed as a type of health care maintenance system. Many people assume Qigong is a form of martial arts. However, you should know that Qigong incorporates movements from several forms of martial arts and from other alternative practices like yoga. Some aspects of Qigong allow you to learn how to breath while others help you to focus on the inner parts of you that require it the most. Your posture, your internal focus and breathing are combined for experiencing fantastic benefits of this ancient form of healing and Qi channeling.
Spring Forest Qigong is growing in popularity due to anyone of any age in most any physical shape being able to perform it. The benefits of Spring Forest Qigong are great and can allow your mind, body and soul to be one. Without this important connection in life, the human body experiences illness and a general overall feeling of irritability and moodiness. When the Qi, universal life energy, does not flow properly in the body, many kinds of disease and other health problems usually are the direct result. Learning the simple movements of Spring Forest Qigong can allow you to direct the Qi flowing in your body, promoting greater physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.
Many Qigong exercises are slow movements that focus on breathing and moving life force energy within your body. The most important aspect to learn about any Qigong exercise is how breathing is intricately linked to the movements and how each movement causes the correct directional flow of Qi. With daily practice, you can learn the correct breathing techniques for allowing the greatest benefit of energy flow to take place. Directing Qi into the right Jingluo for every level of nourishment and energy required by your body is an essential aspect of reaching your optimum levels of good health. Many teachers are available for you contact about learning the inner aspects of Qigong and how you can become well versed at this ancient, natural healing technique.
You have most likely heard a great many things about meditating and how it can change your life. You should know that Qigong meditation is an intricate part of learning how to direct the flow of Qi through your body and it allows you to better feel this movement as it follows along the right channels. In fact, many practitioners perform meditation before starting exercises for connecting the mind and body first.
Meditation is a special kind of connection that takes place in every movement you make during Qigong when you are focused in the right way. Closing your eyes and feeling the movement of Yin and Yang energies demonstrates this type of constant mediation. You may not realize you are in a meditative state while performing many of the exercises focusing on the movement, the gong, of the Qi running through you from the universe and back out to the end of the universe.
Several gentle exercises are perfect for beginners to learn Qigong and to experience the great health benefits it provides. Many videos online are available that can guide beginners through some basic gentle exercises for channeling energy and learning about the placement of the hands and even the tongue while performing each exercise. In most Qigong exercises, making sure your tongue stays on the roof your mouth is important. The reason for tongue placement is simply to keep that part of you from interrupting the flow of Qi during gong exercises. Unwanted, diseased energies are always expelled outwards and to the end of the universe during Qigong.
Researchers in China have conducted various studies about how Qigong affects the body and about its true level of positive healing as well. Many of these studies have been going on since the 1980's, allowing a greater insight to the benefits on the human body through simple energy movement and meditative focus. Researchers have proven medically that Qigong does improve blood flow, thus increasing bone density, heart and brain functioning, better hormonal balances and greater vision.
The National Standard is a highly respected organization that conducts scientific reviews about alternative medical practices. In a study conducted alongside Harvard Medical School, evidence was found to support the benefits of yoga for reducing levels of anxiety and stress. The many aspects of medical Qigong that include aspects of yoga are important to consider when looking at this research study. The number of people today suffering from diseases related to stress and anxiety is phenomenal and sad. Millions of people worldwide dealing with modern day stress could benefit greatly from participating in Qigong healing exercises daily.
Learning Qigong is as simple as visiting online. You can start experiencing the benefits of this ancient Chinese form of healing anytime you wish. Check out the video below to find out how easy many of the exercises are while also feeling the movement of Qi inside you.
You can also experience the release of stress and anxiety while feeling the positive life energy moving through you. Through these initial exercises, your body can gain strength and greater immunity. These exercises can allow you to practice focus that will be important as you advance in your Qigong workouts. Keep in mind when doing any type of Qigong movement: always keep your finger apart. Keeping your fingers together will block the positive flow of Qi.


Lonk Sheep are one of the largest native hill breeds, their face and legs are pure black and white. The fleece is trim and even from head to skirting, white and free from kemp. Both sexes are horned. Average mature ewe weighs 45-54kg, rams 75-91kg.
Lonk ewes are prolific and good mothers. They are often crossed with Down and Continental tups (rams) to produce a long lean lamb suitable for the modern consumer. Lonk tups are often put to ewes of other hill breeds such as Swaledale, Dalesbred, Scottish Blackface, and Welsh ewes to produce bigger lamb carcasses and improve wool quality.


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News National How surging fuel prices will not just hurt you at the pump
9:40pm, May 18, 2018 Updated: 11:35pm, May 18
How surging fuel prices will not just hurt you at the pump
The price of unleaded fuel will increase to $1.62 per litre next week. Photo: Getty
Christiane Barro @BarroChristiane
Soaring fuel prices will not only hurt motorists at the pump, but could also hike food costs and spark the reintroduction of airline fuel surcharges, experts have warned.
Some service stations in Brisbane were charging as much as $1.62 per litre for petrol on Friday, but general manager of Fueltrac Geoff Trotter said the rest of Australia will reach a similar price peak next week.
"We expect retail petrol prices will go up to $1.62 per litre," Mr Trotter told The New Daily.
"That's what will happen pretty much across the board in all the capital cities this coming week … there's no doubt."
Woolworths stations in Brisbane lead prices of up to $1.62 per litre. Photo: Geoff Trotter
The last time the petrol price went above $1.60 per litre in the five capital cities – Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth – was in July 2014, Mr Trotter said.
The prices for unleaded fuel are "incredibly high", RACQ spokesperson Ranee Smith told The New Daily.
"We don't think that service stations can be justified for prices to go as high as what we're seeing at the moment," Ms Smith said.
"The prices are some of the highest that we've seen in years."
'Airlines are disingenuous'
Australian airlines will try to "jack up airfares" by reintroducing fuel surcharges, often citing the increased cost of aviation fuel as the reason, Mr Trotter said.
But airlines do not suffer from the costs of rising fuel prices, he said.
Often, they're "disingenuous". Some airlines lock in aviation fuel prices almost two years in advance, he said.
But Mr Trotter said airlines will often say 'the oil price has gone up, so the aviation fuel's gone up and we've got to put this airline fuel surcharge on'.
"They think they can get away with it," he said.
"Airlines, no doubt will jump on the bandwagon very quickly and you'll start to hear them talking about introducing airline fuel surcharges again."
'Food prices are high enough'
The impact of higher fuel prices on interstate food supplies that are time sensitive or require refrigeration "could be in excess of a 5 per cent flow on to the consumer", Dr Kim Hassall, director of the Industrial Logistics Institute, told The New Daily.
"This is a big deal if we think about lamb chops at the moment. The prices are high enough now.
"If you actually added another 5 per cent on, this would actually be a very hard impost," Dr Hassell said.
Diesel prices have increased to as much as $1.40 per litre which has resulted in up to a 13 per cent total cost increase in trucking operations – about seven times the rate of inflation, he added.
Transport companies usually vary their freight rates based on fuel price increases every three, six and 12 months depending on their contracts, Fueltrac's Mr Trotter said.
Given the increases in the price of diesel – the major source of fuel for heavy vehicles transporting goods – these will start to flow through to increased transport costs, he said.
"One of the largest categories of goods carried is groceries including fruit and vegetables which in turn are sold to consumers in the supermarkets."
'Be smart'
Motorists must be "smart about where they shop", RACQ's Ms Smith said.
Filling up the car is one of the biggest weekly expenses, outside of getting the groceries, she said.
"So when we are being slapped with these higher prices at the bowser, it really does hurt our weekly budget.
"The more we're being hit, families are going to have to re-evaluate their costs at home."
The cheap fuel "will disappear incredibly quickly", so motorists must fill up while prices are still cheap at some service stations, Ms Smith said.
RACV is urging motorists to see its online fuel-watch portal to find the cheapest deal on fuel.
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Record Tourist Arrival Year in 2021
The Turks and Caicos Tourism Board has announced that 2021 was one of the most successful years on record.
Pamela Ewing, Director of Tourism
In a news release, the Tourism Board said the achievement was not only owing to the destination being open for business as of July 2019, but also to the Tourist Board's continued marketing of the country as safe for travellers.
The Board said it was instrumental in welcoming two new carriers: Frontier Airlines out of Orlando, Florida and Sun Country Airlines from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
"This, in addition to helping to negotiate the return of Southwest Airlines from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. What is more, there was the resumption of service from Toronto with Air Canada and British Airways (BA) from London Heathrow. The Tourist Board also had marketing partnerships with BA and Air Canada, affording travellers in the UK, EU and Canada the opportunity to discover, book and fly to TCI," the news release said.
It said the last quarter of the year, September to December 2021, saw an average increase in arrival numbers of approximately 122,289 for 2021, versus 1116,338, which it said was an upsurge from 2019 numbers of the same period.
"These preliminary numbers reflect the continued advertising and promotions initiatives carried out in collaboration with our wholesaler partners, travel advisors, hotel partners and airlines.
"The Board organized familiarization and press trips from the US and UK markets. These trips showcased the country, providing partners with in-depth knowledge on the destination and our various product offerings, with the view of promoting the TCI on to their clients and in their publications," the release further stated.
The Tourist Board pointed out that this past year marked record tourism in the Turks and Caicos Islands, along with record publicity for the destination across the United States, our leading market generator.
"The Turks and Caicos Tourism board developed and executed diverse multi-faceted public relations plans and strategies to expand upon the Islands cachet as a world-class luxury vacation destination, having affordable options and offerings for all.
"The Tourism Board has been aggressive with advertisement, that resulted in notable placements in the UK publications: Travel & Leisure, Food & Travel, Conde Nast Traveller and Travel Weekly magazines; and in the US: Travel + Leisure online, Conde Nast Traveler (print and online), Forbes online, USA Today, ELLE online, Harper's Bazaar online, CNN Travel, CNBC Travel, The Washington Post online, Brides online, PEOPLE Magazine online, MSN, Time Out, Marie Claire online, JustLuxe, Departures, TripSavvy, TravelPulse, Travel Weekly, Caribbean Journal, and The Points Guy, among others.
"The Tourism Board exhibited at trade shows and roadshows in the United States, United Kingdom and France. Showcases focused on luxury, cruising, diving and water sports, weddings, honeymoons, adventure and eco travel.
"The Turks and Caicos Islands Tourism Board is proud to have won multiple awards from Caribbean Journal this year, chiefly: Providenciales being named the Best Island in the Caribbean to Visit in 2022; Luxury Destination of the Year; New Hotel of the Year won by The Ritz-Carlton Turks & Caicos; and Caribbean Tourism Director of the Year," the release continued.
Pamela Ewing, Director of Tourism was pleased with the figures and the prospects.
"The record number of traveller arrivals, advertisement placement, events and activities, accolades, in conjunction with our partner collaboration, is indicative of the work that the Tourist Board has been building upon and will continue to do," said Ewing.
"We have been steadfast, contentious and consistent in these trying times. We are cognizant of the travelling publics needs, and we strive to inform them not only of our destination, but keep them up-to-date on the various protocols with regard to entry and remaining safe."
"2021 was indeed a banner year for us, and with hope, 2022 will be an even better year ahead, as we work toward not only increasing our arrival numbers, but bettering the product we have to offer", added Ewing.
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Dindinger v. Allsteel: The Equal Pay Act and Economic Conditions
With today being Equal Pay Day, I thought I'd highlight the Eighth Circuit's decision in Dindinger v. Allsteel, Inc., No. 16-1305 (Apr. 3, 2017). In this case, a jury found in favor of three female plaintiffs on their pay discrimination claims, but the defendant argued on appeal that it was entitled to a new trial because the district court "incorrectly instructed the jury that Allsteel could not rely on economic conditions to establish its affirmative defense that a factor other than sex justified the pay discrepancies between the plaintiffs and their male comparators."
The district court provided the following instruction:
Allsteel cannot rely upon market forces or economic conditions as a factor other than sex to justify any pay differential complained of by [the plaintiff]. These market forces and economic conditions include downsizing, reductions in force, restructuring, and economic downturns. If the pay differential complained of by [the plaintiff] was based in any part upon her sex, market forces and economic conditions cannot justify perpetuation of that differential. It is not a defense under the Equal Pay Act that a woman may be paid less than a man in the same position simply because the woman is willing to accept less pay, or because the man demands more pay.
In my view, this is a confusing jury instruction because, as the defendant points out, it appears to mix up the reliance on market forces that might lead an employer to pay a woman less because she is a woman with economic conditions that might lead an employer to pay a particular individual, whether a man or a woman, less because of the employer's particular economic circumstances. The first is impermissible. Equal pay protections were enacted to address failures in the market that resulted in employers paying women less than men simply because they are women. The latter is likely permissible in some circumstances. For example, if an employer has to replace a worker who retired, it may not have the finances to pay a replacement the same salary that it paid the individual who retired. Such a change in the employer's economic circumstances could be a permissible reason for paying the new person less than the person he or she replaced.
The appeals court upheld the instruction because, regardless of whether economic conditions could justify a pay differential between employees of the opposite sex, the defendant had presented no evidence that economic conditions caused the pay discrepancies at issue in this case. While an economic downturn caused layoffs, the restructuring of job duties, and pay freezes, Allsteel presented no evidence that these measures caused the plaintiffs to be paid less than male employees:
No evidence suggested that the layoffs and job restructuring had any effect on the wages of the plaintiffs or their male comparators. And to the extent the merit-based pay raise freeze affected wages, the evidence demonstrates that it did not cause the plaintiffs to be paid less than their male comparators, but merely held pre-existing wage differentials in place.
As suggested by the court's analysis, if an employer sets a wage rate based on discrimination, it cannot later rely on economic circumstances to justify the failure to correct it.
Although Dindinger involves a claim under the Equal Pay Act, the same principles apply to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which was the first legislation signed by President Obama, establishes that each paycheck based on an underlying discriminatory pay-setting decision violates Title VII, no matter how long ago the pattern of discrimination began.
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