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An air show on the scale of next week's Aero India is bound to throw up surprises, but one certainty is a massive push by the six contenders in India's pivotal medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) competition.
Delegations from Boeing, Dassault, Eurofighter, Lockheed Martin, RSK MiG and Saab will number in the dozens, if not hundreds, and no expense will be spared on chalets, booths, flight simulators and pricey flight demonstrations.
It is hard to overstate the importance of the $10 billion MMRCA competition. With an order of 126 fighters on the cards, and likely follow-on orders, the winning programme could see its life extended well into the next decade. As for the losers, most will end their production runs in the middle of the decade as the world's major air forces enter the era of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.
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Lockheed Martin's F-16IN Super Viper has set its sights on India's MMRCA contest
The contenders are diverse. US airframer Boeing is offering its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and arch-rival Lockheed Martin the F-16IN Super Viper - essentially an F-16 Block 60. Sweden's Saab has the Gripen IN, Dassault is seeking its first foreign order for the Rafale, Eurofighter is pitching the Typhoon, and Russia is offering the RSK MiG-35.
Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh's recent appointment diary underlines the stakes. Foreign leaders including UK prime minister David Cameron, French president Nicholas Sarkozy, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev and US president Barack Obama have all trooped to New Delhi recently, intent on building business and defence ties with the subcontinental superpower.
No winner will be announced at the show, however - a shortlist is due to be drawn up in April or May, although some reports suggest this could be delayed until later in the year.
"All the technical evaluations are done," says an industry source. "The next stage will be a downselect some time after the Aero India show. This will determine which aircraft go into contract negotiations."
An already tight and fiercely fought competition could get even messier, however. Another source says there is no fixed number of aircraft for the downselect, and that all six aircraft types could, in theory, advance to the contract negotiation stage. "After Aero India, they will open the commercial envelopes and see who is cheapest," says one executive involved in the competition.
The evaluation process has been long and arduous. An initial tender stipulated 660 requirements, and the first proposals issued by the airframers ran to 5,000-6,000 pages each. Comprehensive field tests of each aircraft were then undertaken, including flying the aircraft - borrowed from various air forces - to India at the manufacturers' expense.
There they were subjected to batteries of tests reflecting India's varied geography of tropical, desert and mountainous regions. Tests took place at Bangalore (a tropical region), Jaisalmer (desert) and the Himalayan air base of Leh, said to be the highest operational air base in the world.
"We spent quite a lot on the tests with no guarantee of a sale," says another executive involved in the race. "That said, the air force got a very good impression of all the aircraft."
As with any competition on such a scale, the merits of aircraft alone will not determine the winner. Politics will play a part, and that could hurt Boeing and Lockheed.
India's defence ties with the USA are improving rapidly. Long gone are the Cold War days of frosty relations between the two nations, or the chilly ties after India's nuclear tests in 1998. In response to India's help in the war on terror, the then-US president George Bush lifted sanctions in the mid-2000s. In 2008, India purchased six C-130J Hercules aircraft from Lockheed and is considering six more. It has also signed up for eight Boeing P-8I Poseidons and has committed to ordering 10 C-17 strategic transports.
But although impressive in themselves, these orders are small compared with the MMRCA contract. In addition, India's military has not forgotten the sanctions Washington imposed after the 1998 nuclear tests.
One former member of the Indian navy was a junior officer and helicopter pilot at the time of the sanctions. "The US sanctions made a strong impression on us," he says. "They penetrated very deeply. At that time, we had sent some helicopter gearboxes to the UK for repair, but these repairs ceased with the sanctions, and it hurt our operational readiness."
"Operational sovereignty" is a phrase often heard among Indian defence pundits. Although the USA and India have reportedly agreed on the language of an end-use agreement, India has yet to sign the Communications Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA). In theory, this could see key technologies excluded from any F-16 or F/A-18 purchase.
Teal Group analyst Joel Johnson says: "If the Indians want access to top-level US weapons systems, and given that the USA wants to deepen its defence relationship with India, then an agreement will be reached that satisfies US security concerns and lets India save face. The CISMOA could well get another name, but it will in fact be a CISMOA."
Also, many commentators say that although the US vendors make much of interoperability, some Indians see it as an impingement on sovereignty.
"India has its own systems and is proud of them," says one industry source close to the race. "The country is unique, and templates that apply elsewhere simply don't apply there." The source points out that India initiated the Non-Aligned Movement of nations in 1954. "India prides its sovereignty," he adds.
Indeed, Eurofighter and Saab executives stress the operational independence they feel their respective products offer.
On the other hand, both US aircraft have performed well in combat. In terms of joint exercises and training, Indian air force pilots will have the most opportunity to train with pilots from the US Navy, which operates F/A-18s from aircraft carriers that are often on station in the Arabian Sea.
As Teal Group analyst Richard Aboulafia points out, the Super Hornet comes with the Raytheon APG-79 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. Although other aircraft being pitched have AESA radars, the APG-79 is used by the US Navy, providing an excellent long-term upgrade programme.
Of all the contenders, the MiG-35, essentially an updated MiG-29, is seen as the outsider. Although India has been a long-time buyer of Russian arms, it is now inducting a large fleet of Sukhoi Su-30MKIs in the heavy fighter category. State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics has built about 100 of a total order of 180 Su-30s, and expects a deal for 42 more.
India also bought 40 Su-30s from Russia as flyaways in 2010. Over-reliance on Russian aircraft hurt the Indian air force's operational readiness in the early 1990s when the Soviet Union collapsed, choking vital spares for India's vast fleet of MiGs.
Apart from aircraft performance capabilities, another crucial element in the MMRCA competition is the offset package. Typically, India seeks offsets of 30% for defence programmes, but for high-value programmes such as this, the figure is 50% as India targets job creation and technology transfer. Only 18 aircraft will come as flyaways, with the remaining 108 produced by HAL.
HAL chairman Ashok Nayak says development of the production capacity required to produce the eventual MMRCA winner is already under way.
"We will have to set up new infrastructure for this," he says. "It will not happen in one of our existing factories, but hopefully will still be in Bangalore." He estimates Hindustan Aeronautics alone will employ 3,500 workers to produce the MMRCA, and it will take about three years to set up the facility.
Hinting at frustration, several MMRCA contenders say the rules governing offsets in India are something of a moving target. Offset rules continue to evolve, mainly because of changing and evolving technologies. Technology transfer is, of course, a critical aspect of the MMRCA competition. One peculiarity, say some race contenders, is that the offsets apply only to the defence sector, rather than the broader aerospace industry.
"They are very new to offsets," says one industry source, who tells the story of one Indian defence specialist relishing the idea of $30 billion in MMRCA offsets. "I reminded him that there will be only $5 billion in offsets, as there can be only one winner. Some of them see the offsets as free money."
Naturally enough, the various suppliers are reluctant to discuss intricate details of their bids, although all insist they comply with India's offset requirements. India's defence ministry is also tight-lipped on how the different aircraft and their offset packages are faring at the evaluation stage. Whatever India's final decision is, the aviation world is unlikely to see a repeat of the two-decade procurement saga of India's BAE Systems Hawk.
Vivek Lall, Boeing's country head for defence, space and security, says the P-8I deal took just two and a half years from India's request for proposals to a decision to purchase the aircraft. "There is a paradigm shift here in terms of embracing technology, and what the world has to offer," says Lall.
Conversations at Aero India 2011 will, inevitably, turn to the MMRCA battle, the biggest jet fighter export deal in history. A heady mix of fighter performance, weapons, technology, offsets, politics and luck will decide which aircraft move on to the next round. All this in a fervid Indian media environment, with reporters desperate to generate "scoops" about the competition.
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Clockwise from top left, Eurofighter Typhoon, Boeing F/A-18E, Lockheed Martin F-16IN, Dassault Rafale, Mikoyan MiG-35, Saab Gripen NG
- Lockheed Martin F-16IN Super Viper
Essentially an F-16 Block 60, the F-16IN is one of two single-engined aircraft in the competition. Powered by the General Electric F110-132A, the F-16IN has a Northrop Grumman APG-80 AESA radar. Lockheed Martin makes much of its combat record: more than 100,000 missions flown, and a 72-0 record in air-to-air victories.
Given that more than 4,000 units have been built, ramping up production would not be a problem - 928 F-16s have been produced by licence partners. F-16 variants are also flown by India's arch rival, Pakistan.
- Dassault Rafale
The Rafale has yet to win orders outside France, but its single-engined predecessor, the Mirage 2000, reportedly performed well for India in the high-altitude Kargil conflict with Pakistan in 1999. In French service the Rafale has been successful in Afghanistan.
- Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
In late October, Boeing said it was optimistic of making the MMRCA shortlist. One possible point in the Super Hornet's favour is its General Electric F414 engine, which will also power the indigenously developed Mk II version of India's Tejas light combat aircraft.
Boeing has offered India its Super Hornet International Road Map, which includes conformal fuel tanks, an enclosed weapons pod and other systems.
- Saab Gripen IN
The Gripen IN is essentially the Gripen NG, a successor to the Gripen C/D used by the air forces of Sweden, the Czech Republic, Hungary and South Africa.
As with the Super Hornet, the Gripen IN will use a GE F414, potentially creating synergies with the Tejas Mk II. Interestingly, the original Gripen was designed to operate from roads with basic logistics support, under the assumption that in an invasion by a "larger neighbour", the Swedish air force would not have access to airfields.
Saab plays up the affordability of single-engined fighters, its complete openness to technology transfer, and Sweden's practical, common-sense design traditions.
- Eurofighter Typhoon
"Enthusiastic support" for the Indian government's 50% offset target and technology transfer ambitions are a cornerstone of the Eurofighter bid, says consortium member BAE Systems.
Eurofighter touts the Typhoon's "swing-role" capabilities, which enable the aircraft to perform simultaneous air-to-air and air-to-surface missions. It is also actively wooing India as a full partner in the programme. With that status, India would take a share of future Typhoon sales.
- RSK MiG-35
Formerly known as the MiG-29OVT, the MiG-35 is touted as a generation 4++ multirole fighter. It can carry a weapons load on nine external stations and is also configurable for use as a tanker.
"Upon customer request, the fighters can be equipped with all-aspect thrust-vectored RD-33MK engines, ensuring superiority in a manoeuvring dogfight," says RSK.
India has been a long-time buyer of Russian aircraft. Many observers see the MiG-35 as an outsider because the Indian air force already operates a number of Russian types, including the Sukhoi Su-30MKI at the heavy end of the fighter spectrum.
Source: Flight International


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Sanders' Plan to End The Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico
Bernie's Plan for Puerto Rico
"Right now in Puerto Rico, the government is struggling with an unsustainable amount of debt. Rather than restructuring that debt in a way that protects the people of Puerto Rico, a small group of hedge fund billionaires are demanding extreme austerity policies that would decimate public services, including the firing of teachers and the closing of schools. It is unacceptable that these Wall Street investors will reap huge profits off the suffering and misery of the Puerto Rican people. These creditors must be forced to negotiate a debt repayment plan that is fair to both sides – the people of Puerto Rico deserve nothing less." — Bernie Sanders
Bernie is committed to addressing the unprecedented challenges facing the Puerto Rican people, and has engaged with many community, political and civic leaders both on the island and the continental U.S. These conversations have given him an understanding of what the people of Puerto Rico need from the next American president, and how to address the economic crisis in a manner that is both effective and responsive to the needs of the people of Puerto Rico. Bernie's plan for Puerto Rico would build on his broader agenda for America, and focus on strengthening middle and working class Puerto Rican families.
"When people are suffering and hurting, you don't continue to squeeze them. We cannot allow Puerto Rico's budget to be balanced on the backs of the most vulnerable people – working families, veterans, the elderly, children and the poor. It is not only morally wrong, it is also economically unsustainable." — Bernie Sanders
Puerto Rico's debt crisis and harsh austerity measures are making a very difficult economic situation even worse. Today, more than 45 percent of the Puerto Rican people are living in poverty, and the childhood poverty rate is a staggering 56 percent. Meanwhile, the official unemployment is more than 12.5% — more than twice the national average – and real unemployment is much higher still. It is no wonder that an estimated 84,000 thousand people fled the island last year, and more than 1,000 are moving to Florida every week. The crisis is not only causing suffering and despair for Puerto Ricans living on the island, but is impacting their families on the U.S. mainland. This situation will spiral even further out of control if no adequate plan of action is implemented.
Bernie is fighting for economic justice for Puerto Rico:
- At an October, 2015 Senate Energy Committee hearing, Bernie challenged Puerto Rican government leaders and U.S. Treasury Department officials to implement common sense solutions to help solve Puerto Rico's debt crisis. For instance, he urged the officials to transition away from expensive imported oil and toward clean and locally-produced electricity sources. Bernie also noted that Wall Street "vulture funds" knew they were making risky investments in Puerto Rico's debt that could only be repaid by exacerbating the misery of the Puerto Rican people – and that it is only fair that they take "a pretty significant haircut" on their investments.
- Shortly after, Bernie sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew urging the Obama Administration to convene a meeting with Puerto Rican leaders, its creditors, labor unions, business leaders, and pension advocates to work out a debt repayment plan that is fair to all sides.
Bernie understands that Puerto Rico's unsustainable debt has everything to do with the policies of austerity and the greed of large financial institutions. Bernie will fight to ensure that Puerto Rico is able to rebuild its economy, create good-paying jobs and expand its tax base by:
- Fighting to give Puerto Rico the same Chapter 9 bankruptcy protections that exist for municipalities in the United States. Puerto Rico should be able to restructure its debt in a rational and organized way that protects its people without harming ordinary investors and pension funds in the United States.
- Auditing Puerto Rico's debt to investigate whether it was incurred legally. If any debt was issued to creditors in violation of Puerto Rico's Constitution, it must be immediately set aside.
- Reversing austerity measures that have harmed children, senior citizens, and the most vulnerable people in Puerto Rico.
- Creating new jobs and making Puerto Rican businesses more competitive in the global economy by enacting a national jobs program to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure. Bernie's Rebuild America Act would create more than 150,000 good-paying jobs in Puerto Rico and put 13 million people to work all over the U.S. This plan would help rebuild Puerto Rico's crumbling roads and bridges, improve its ports, upgrade its drinking water and wastewater plants, and fortify flood control projects. It would also improve public transportation within cities like San Juan, Ponce, Bayamon, and Carolina, modernize Puerto Rico's aging electric grid and expand high-speed broadband networks all across the island.
As president, Bernie will fight for a U.S. congressionally-sanctioned and binding referendum where the Puerto Rican people would be able to decide on whether to become a state, an independent country, or to reform the current Commonwealth agreement. This is an issue that should be decided by the Puerto Rican people.
Bernie believes we must move aggressively away from fossil fuels toward energy efficiency and sustainable energy production. Puerto Rico is blessed with abundant solar and wind resources, and has great potential to expand biomass and geothermal energy. The island also is well-positioned to develop cutting edge marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy, as well as oceanic thermal energy. Yet, 99 percent of Puerto Rico's energy mix currently comes from imported oil that is extraordinarily expensive for the Puerto Rican people and awful for the environment.
Bernie has introduced several bills that would help Puerto Rico transition to a clean energy future. He would expand and make permanent tax incentives for renewable energy, and his climate plan would tax carbon and use the revenue to make significant investments in wind, solar, and geothermal energy. His Rebuild America Act will help modernize the island's antiquated electric grid to end rolling blackouts and make it easier to integrate new solar and wind installations. Updating Puerto Rico's energy system is also critically important in terms of addressing the island's debt crisis, since the single largest debt – more than $9 billion – is owed by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.
Bernie's Climate Protection and Justice Act calls for an end to toxic pollution from incinerators by closing loopholes that treat trash as a "fuel" instead of "solid waste." This is of particular importance in regards to the proposed construction of a 2,100-ton-per-day municipal solid waste incinerator in the north coast municipality of Arecibo.
Bernie would also make sure federal environmental and public health laws are enforced. The Martin Peña Canal in downtown San Juan is severely polluted, with a fecal content 60 times greater than the EPA water-quality standard. The pollution has caused a tremendous amount of disease and distress in the heavily populated area – with between 26,000 and 30,000 residents affected by the urban waterway in an area where most of San Juan's labor force resides.
As president, Bernie will call attention to the pressing needs in Vieques, including environmental clean-up, raising the quality of life and health on the island, and improving socioeconomic development. The alarming rates of cancer and other serious health conditions on Vieques – very possibly linked to the now closed U.S. Naval bombing range – must be addressed and the environmental damage caused by the range fully remediated. As one of the poorest municipalities in Puerto Rico, Vieques must have access to the same economic development opportunities as the rest of Puerto Rico.
It is counter-productive to the best interests of our country and our future that Puerto Rico's bright young people cannot afford to go to college, and that so many who do pursue higher education leave school with a mountain of debt that burdens them for decades. That shortsighted path to the future must end.
As President, Bernie Sanders will fight to make sure that every American who studies hard in school can go to college without going deeply into debt, regardless of how much money their parents make.
Bernie has long fought for access to affordable higher education by:
- Expanding Pell Grants to make college more affordable.
- Fighting for funding for low-income and first-generation students through the federal TRIO programs.
- Combating sexual violence on campus by co-sponsoring the Campus Accountability and Safety Act.
- Fighting to create the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to forgive federal student loan debt after at least ten years of public service.
Bernie's College-for-All plan would:
- Make public colleges and universities tuition free.
- Cut new student loan interest rates almost in half.
- Allow students with existing student loan debt to refinance their loans at lower rates.
- Triple funding for the work study program to provide income and experience for college students.
Bernie believes that health care is a right, not a privilege. As president, he would fight for a single payer, Medicare-for-all plan which would cover everyone and apply equally to states and territories, including Puerto Rico.


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Redline Urbis
I don't typically like to repost news, but this is awesome and wanted to add this to my little collection of stuff I think is cool. Urban Velo has introduced a new bike from Redline called the Urbis. Not much info on it yet, but it's Redline and it's urban. Go to Urban Velo for more info.
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How The Lifestyle Changes Women
By: Ramo Kye
Many women have a hard time keeping up in a man's world. Mass-market culture offers a feminine standard that is far too hard for most to match. Not only are they expected to be free of blemishes, as thin as they are busty, and otherwise attractive, from their styled hair down to their painted toenails, they're usually also expected to be charming, witty, compliant and well employed.
It's a hard enough icon to emulate when women are young. But, as they age, it becomes even more difficult. Once a woman is past the mid-thirties, our culture generally denies that they have very much sex appeal remaining. The mirror view they get of themselves consists of streaks of new wrinkles, weight that just won't go away, and strands of gray hair.
Sure, the same thing happens to men, and there are words for this – distinguished, mature, noble. But women seem to go from "young" straight to "elderly."
But wait! Lots of guys are attracted to mature women. Many men prefer women that are not too skinny, women who defy the norm with their hairstyles or makeup and women who have reached an age where they've forgotten how to giggle.
So, is this a view thrust on women, by men? Or is this a view that women incorporate, regardless of how they are treated? Most men would probably agree, that this feeling that women have is not reflective of how men truly view them. Though, it is a view reinforced many times daily, with newspaper and television advertisements that feature too many thin, young blondes.
But, luckily, there is a cure for this – the
Our own relationship provides a startling transformation. Lara was in her early forties when we began playing. We'd spoken about it for years, but she was hesitant, if not downright petrified, by the idea.
We'd been together for a dozen years or so. We still had great sex, though it was more of a weekly affair that had turned somewhat predictable. She'd grown shy
as she'd aged. She rarely undressed unless she were alone. She locked the bathroom door when she showered. She took to wearing baggy jeans and blouses that did much to hide her form. We made love with the lights turned off.
Slowly but consistently, the direction our life was taking became clear. We were turning into our parents.
Eventually, Lara agreed to try some soft play with others. And her transformation began from there.
We started placing on-line ads and soon began hearing from interested couples and single men. We moved slowly from there. We got to know people through e-mails, chats and phone calls, before meeting. After meeting, we normally moved even slower. Our first few encounters barely had enough action to make a monk blush. But, she was discovering an amazing thing, men, all kinds of men, found her to be very sexy. While Lara is an extremely intelligent, knowledgeable woman who, if given half a chance, can quip and banter faster and better than a morning disc jockey, being considered physically desirable was something she'd given up on.
Entering the lifestyle was a difficult process for her. And, since I was new to it as well, I wasn't able to guide her along very well. But soon, given the circumstances we were putting ourselves into, other men were enjoying her, and she, them. Unless you've been through it, the intensity of the emotions we both encountered are impossible to describe. "Nervous" just isn't enough of a word to explain how you feel while driving over to meet new and potential play-partners. "Excited" can't encompass the feelings just before the first foreign touch. "Satisfied" would do an injustice to the feeling of contentment one has the day, or week, afterward.
The first indirect change for Lara was with her wardrobe. She couldn't well be meeting people for sexual play in the intentionally frumpy outfits that filled out her wardrobe. Suddenly mini-skirts, garter belts, nylons and tall, leather boots started showing up in the closet and dresser drawers.
Then, her shyness with me rapidly vanished. It had to. How could she be stripped naked in front of near strangers and then deny me the chance to see her the same way in our own home? How could she handle another man's hard-on, and not lend me a squeeze on her way by? She stopped wearing panties and a bra with every outfit. Rather than locking the bathroom door, she began inviting me into the shower with her. Whenever the weather allowed, she'd sleep in the nude, and hum all night long.
And sex with each other? Hot damn! Like it has never been before. Only now are we even able to realize how stale our sex life had been prior to the lifestyle. We seek out new experiences with each other – just to be sure we are able to try them together before we are caught sharing them with others. The foreplay of soft touches and gentle smiles can last from noon until midnight. I never know when, suddenly, she'll admit that she's been trapped in an erotic fantasy, and proves it by being wet to my touch. At times, we make love until the alarm clock beckons us to work.
Sex between us is more frequent, more intense and more satisfying. While Lara used to have multiple orgasms, they pale compared to the enduring chain of climaxes she now experiences. She used to beg me to stop when her coming overtook her rationalism. Now, she begs me for more.
When the kids aren't around, and the windows are closed, all we talk about is sex. When we'll have it again. How great it was last time. Who's next.
So, in the end, the lifestyle experience
has had as much to do with convincing Lara that other men found her attractive, as it did with her to realize that I, her mate, her lover, her partner, have always thought of her that very same way.
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|Audrey Kempson, Programme Tutor
The MSc in Mental Health Recovery and Social Inclusion (online) started in November 2014 with 60 students signed up to this truly innovative project that has been developed by partners in Europe and funded by the European Union. Experts in the field have put together an online course that reflects international work in the mental health field in Italy, the United States, Portugal and Poland.
This online programme has students from across the UK, Switzerland, Poland, Italy and Australia and is being delivered online with contributions from the team across Europe who are involved in sharing and reflecting on their expertise in particular areas of research, practice and continuing professional development. It has attracted doctors, psychologists, mental health nurses, social workers and has been particularly successful in getting applicants who are people with lived experience of mental illness and their carers on board. This has led to a course that is truly participatory and that has brought a great deal of hope and inspiration about the mental health recovery journey. Maybe one of the students says it best:
"I work as a Staff Grade psychiatrist at Brockfield House, secure unit in Wickford, Essex, United Kingdom. I work in medium secure acute and rehabilitation wards. My patients are detained under the section of the mental health act and mostly are prison transfers and under Ministry of Justice directives.I wanted my patients to have Recovery and be able to voyage of self-discovery and personal growth. I wanted to increase my knowledge and help my patients cross bridges of stigma and recover. For being able to help my patients I choose the MSc in Mental Health Recovery and Social Inclusion Programme. I have been using the medical model and after attending the modules my knowledge have increased in different models of recovery and I am able to see the benefits within my practice. I am able to support my patients and provide a holistic view of mental illness that focuses on the person, not just their symptoms.MSc in Mental Health Recovery and Social Inclusion Programme has been an excellent experience, the programme gave me an experience of meeting different students all over the world and also of having a discussion about various topics within the programme.I have learned a lot and still continue to do so at my MSc in Mental Health Recovery and Social Inclusion Programme at the University of Hertfordshire."
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Technical Project Manager
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Company Description
Job Title: Technical Project Manager
Job Code: REF18714H
Skill Category: Strategy
Location: London
Job Type: Permanent
Posting Start date: Wednesday 3rd July 2019
Closing Date: Wednesday 31st July 2019
Salary: Competitive plus Benefits
Job Description
If you think you could support Visa as a Technical Project Manager, we want to hear from you – together, let us make Visa a great place to work.
What's it all about?
This role will provide pro-active high quality management across the Interchange & Pricing team to ensure that overall departmental needs are met. In addition, the role will support the Senior VP, carrying out actions on their behalf where appropriate
What we expect of you, day to day:
- Anticipate needs, taking accountability for filtering, prioritising and escalating issues as appropriate.
- Oversee frameworks and processes, implementing enhancements to drive continuous improvement.
- Build relationships with individuals at all levels of seniority across a number of different business areas.
- Liaise and interact across executive management and their respective teams when arranging the logistics of key meetings.
- Act in a manner that promotes the professional image of Visa.
Travel may be required on an ad-hoc basis.
What we're after:
- Project management skills, ability to manage multiple project work streams and deliverables, engage project participants to drive project timelines and results.
- Ability to own and drive individual project work streams, including analysis, presentation and recommendations
- Strong understanding of Visa's business (four party model, rules, pricing, products, sales) processes
- Proven international payments experience
- Facilitate engagements across multiple internal Visa stakeholders to drive business decisions


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Over the past ten days, Saudi Arabia has seen the arrest of over 500 people, including at least 11 princes from the House of Saud. The sweeping crackdown is apparently aimed at purging corruption in a country where conflict of interests has never been seen to be against the law. Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy, where private profit at the cost of public interest is so pervasive that any attempt to tackle corruption is perceived as an act of selective prosecution.
The crackdown on corruption has been led by crown prince Mohammed bian Salman, one of King Salman's sons. He is also the deputy prime minister and minister of defence. In the last two years, the young prince has taken over most of the key economic and security posts and has emerged as the most powerful hand in the Saudi government. Prince Mohammed is apparently trying to consolidate his position to stake his claim for the kingdom's throne. In Saudi Arabia, power has been passed among the sons of the founder of the modern Saudi kingdom, known as Ibn Saud, since his death in 1953. The state is ruled under a broad family coalition where power is shared and alternated between seven major families.
Prince Mohammed's elevation to crown prince two years ago was not unanimously supported by the royal princes. His attempt to flush out corruption amidst arrests and announcement of changes to top ministries and creation of a powerful anti-corruption committee is widely seen as centralisation of power in his hands. The perception about his keenness to reshape Saudi Arabia which will be ruled by a single family is substantiated by the removal of prince Miteb, the crown prince's potential rival, as head of the National Guard.
Two weeks before the 'anti-corruption' drive, the 32-year-old crown prince had organised a lavish global economic summit meeting in Riyadh to showcase his plans to diversify the Saudi economy beyond oil. At the summit, the crown prince spoke about his plans to take Saudi Arabia to its original moderate Islam that is 'open to the world and all religions'. It is difficult to say whether it was a public relation exercise aimed at global investors, but the prince has also announced economic and social changes like selling off a stake in the stateowned oil giant Aramco and limited rights for women. This is in sharp contrast with Saudi Arabia of past four decades: ruled by the royal clan with an iron hand and projected as 'true guardian' of Islam.
As a state and society, Saudi has remained a backward nation in education, technology, development and social progress, while the world has experienced high-speed changes in every aspect of life: social, cultural, political and economic. This was perfectly fine with the kingdom till high oil prices covered all deficits of progress and development. But not anymore, as oil has lost its sheen and the kingdom needs to reduce its dependence on oil by attracting foreign investment.
One cannot say how serious is prince Mohammed about moderate Islam. But he seems keen on shifting the basis of legitimacy of the Saudi regime that took a sharp religious turn in 1979 when a group of radical Islamists seized the Mecca mosque in protest against corruption, westernization and other grievances. The Unitarian fundamentalists had claimed that the ruling al-Saud family was not Islamic enough. To shore up its religious legitimacy, the ruling family began radicalisation of Saudi Arabia that proved to be a disaster for the county and the Arab world.
The year 1979 is remembered for the Iranian revolution. The founding of the Islamic Republic of Iran undermined Saudi Arabia's claim of being the only truly Islamic country. As Iran began to propagate its Islamic revolutionary ideology abroad, Saudi Arabia turned to a more radical version of Islam: Wahhabism. Two more important events that partly contributed to Saudi's radicalisation were: the Camp David accord between Egypt and Israel, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Both happened in 1979 and gave Saudi an opportunity to display its Islamic credentials aggressively.
Today, the Arab world is in the grip of political instability, civil war and ISIS-inspired terrorism. Saudi Arabia's Middle-east policies have an anti-Iran theme. Three months ago, it led a group of Gulf countries to isolate Qatar for being too close to Iran on charges of supporting terrorism and causing political volatility in the region. To confront Iran, it has also got the Sunni prime minister of Lebanon to quit his office ten days ago, blaming Iran and its Shiite allies for making Lebanon ungovernable. Prince Mohammed's aggressive approach towards Iran and his moves to reshape Saudi Arabia and the Middle East are likely to have wider consequences, further destabilising the region already in turmoil.
How moderate Islam will emerge in Saudi Arabia under a repressive regime that thrives on purging theological difference and gains its legitimacy from supporting puritanical Islam is difficult to understand. Wahhabism, as a source of solidarity, binds the country and it is not going to be easy to replace it with secular nationalism. When tweets that criticise the authorities invite lengthy prison terms, the message is clear: fall in line or pay the price. In such a scenario, political liberalisation is definitely not on the cards, but economic reforms will follow because oil is no more the regime's saviour.
Saudi Arabia is no longer what it once was. With 70 per cent of its population under the age of 30 and about 25 per cent of them unemployed, not only there is a desperate need to create more jobs outside the oil sector, but the country needs to develop much faster than it has done in the last four decades. Disillusionment with repressive regimes, human rights abuses, economic mismanagement, corruption and stifling of political dissent were the causes of the Arab Spring that brought political change in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, while it was crushed in other countries like Bahrain and Syria. Saudi Arabia's response to the Arab Awakening was a $130 billion package of financial benefits that included unemployment compensation, salary increases and new housing developments. The first phase of Arab Spring is over, but its final outcome is still undetermined.
This is largely the backdrop for prince Mohammed's daring power play in the kingdom. His promise of moderate Islam, economic reforms and rights for women may give him an image of a modernizer. But the pace of change and the methods he has chosen to achieve these objectives have raised serious questions about his motive and judgement.
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Nissan General Industries
Nissan General Industries is one of the largest manufacturers of fusion engines in the Draconis Combine.[1]
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One of the primary fusion engine supplier to the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery, Nissan General Industries has a history that dates back to pre-spaceflight Terra. The company was convinced to move its operations and headquarters to the Combine in 2612 in return for two hundred years of tax breaks and automatic grants in exchange for more than seventy-five percent of its production output. Relocating to Kagoshima, Nissan's profits exploded which the company poured back into both research and development as well as construction of additional facilities within the Combine.[1]
The company's standard and extralight engines are mostly used in conventional vehicles, however, and this has limited their market share when compared to other Combine manufacturers.[2] As thanks for House Kurita's support for the company, Nissan sells its fusion plants at cost to those Combine manufacturers that use them, but adds a significant mark-up to those exported to the Draconis Combine's traditional enemies. The post-Clan Invasion detente between the Combine and the Davion-Federated Commonwealth resulted in trade discounts to Davion purchases of Nissan engines, resulting in a spike in the company's production and bolstering its profit line.[1]
During the Jihad the Kagoshima factory suffered no capital or personnel losses, and the factory was operating at 100% of its production potential in 3079.[3]
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The harmless old tramp might still be around, the loner that chose this lifestyle and some of them were quite some originals. But meanwhile, we have another breed of individuals meeting under the bridges and tunnels and the derelict warehouses of our neighborhood – homeless or not, they don't want to be seen in the open as they are dealing in drugs.
All too often, we close our eyes at the goings on under the bridge, but for our children's sake, let's make our neighborhoods safe again. Even under the bridge. We used to play there safely, so why can't our kids? Let's open our eyes again, let's get to know the local cop and cooperate with the police. Every street can have their own neighborhood watch and if you invite your local cop, he/she will only be too happy to advise. Is that not how it should be? The police your friend and neighbor?
Do join the new local social network site at http://www.localblox.com, it's free! Here you find out fast where you can go safely with the kids, which playgrounds have adult supervision (or start your own and invite all moms and kids in your neighborhood!).
Do use LocalBlox to report strange goings-on in your neighborhood, alert the other neighbors and if necessary also alert the police. Anonymous neighbors are weak, but if the neighbors know and can trust each other, there is strength in numbers!
Whether a suspicious stranger, a stray dog, a couger or a bear – report it on LocalBlox! Because if you post it on the wall at localblox all your neighbors will see it and be thankful to you for reporting it.
You don't have to be a journalist, a blogger or a blockwatch, you just need be a good neighbor and a good citizen to report on http://www.localblox.com. It's easy and it's free to join! Come on board for the sake of a safe neighborhood!
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all the team at Trusted Reviews.
We're all looking forward to tucking into our turkey and pudding and then sitting on the sofa with heavy eyes and full bellies. Hopefully you'll get everything you want for Christmas and not just itchy jumpers, socks and pants, but just in case you don't we thought we'd give you a leg up on the Boxing Day sales with some bargains. Sales start on 24th December online so we've picked a few of the best for you below:
TV and Audio
Sony Bravia KDL46HX853 TV – 10/10
The Sony Bravia KDL46HX853 is one of our favourite ever tellies with amazing picture quality and a score of 10 out of 10. It can be bought now from John Lewis for £1,149.00 with 5 year guarantee included which makes it a great bargain.
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Philips BDP3280 3D Blu-Ray Player – 8/10
If you're looking for a great value and solid 3D blu-ray player then you won't go far wrong with the BDP3280. Available at TheHut for just £69.99.
Best deal >
Philips Fidelio DS9 – 9/10
If you're looking for a great iPod dock for your iPod, iPhone or iPad (30-pin connector, we've not tried it with an adapter) then you won't go wrong with the great stylings and sound of the Philips Fidelio DS9 for £209.99.
Best deal >
Pentax K-30
If you're looking for a solid SLR at a great price try the Trusted Reviews recommended Pentax K-30 which is going for just £399.00 with a 18-55 WR lens from Jessops while stocks last. Image and build quality are particularly notable.
Best deal >
Laptops and tablets
Aspire AS5750 – 8/10
One of the best value laptops has just become even more of a bargain. At £399.99 you get a lot of PC for your money including an Intel Core i5 processor and, 8GB RAM and a blu-ray drive.
Best deal >
Asus Vivobook – 8/10
If touchscreen is more your bag then the Vivobook can be bought for just £379.99 with Windows 8. The design and build quality is great for the price.
Best deal >
Google Nexus 7 32GB – 9/10
This isn't exactly a Christmas sale item but the Nexus 7 is still one of the best tablet bargains out there and is one of our favourite gadgets of last year.
Best deal >
Blackberry Playbook 64GB
The Google Nexus 7 changed the game when it comes to 7 inch tablets but the Blackberry Playbook's price and storage are hard to resist. If you mainly browse the net, read the occasional book and like having oodles of space for films and TV series you won't go far wrong with the Playbook for £124.99.
Best deal >
We've also had a look at some stocking filler Christmas bargains. Why not try Blink on the PC, a solid FPS game, for just £2.98 or an iPhone/iPod dock for an unbelievably low price. We've not reviewed or even tried the Lenco IPD-5200 but at £9.69 it's hard to ignore.
If you've found some great bargains then share the joy and Christmas cheer by telling everyone about them in the comments below.


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Peace Of Mind brings a new experience to your stay in one of the most comfortable and private cabins in all the Smoky Mountains. This cabin is secluded from other cabins, road noise and most of all - from traffic. YET, it is very close to all the attractions that Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Townsend and the Smoky Mountains have to offer.
Personal touches in this cabin abound. There is a private wrap around deck on the main level and two private decks upstairs (one outside the upper master suite). These decks have porch swings, plenty of rocking chairs, and a patio set to sit and enjoy your coffee or a drink while marveling at the wildlife and scenery that surrounds you from all sides of the home.
Inside you will find a fully equipped kitchen, including an IPod/MP3 docking station, that adjoins the dining and living room area. In the living room you will find a 50" plasma TV to watch your favorite movies, sports events or cable shows (or choose one of many videos left for your convenience).
This three level cabin offers a full king-sized master suite on each level (the master on main level has a jetted tub). Each king-sized bed offers comfy pillow top mattresses (with Tempur-Pedic pillows on the main level). The loft area has an Xbox game system for the kids (or kids at heart), complete with over 20 arcade games! The large game room downstairs boasts a wet bar with mini-fridge, CD player/radio, pool table, multi–cade game and a second 50" plasma TV.
Outdoors take in the gorgeous views from the complete wrap-around deck; or soak away stress in the new secluded hot tub complete with waterfall (installed 8/2010) with 45 therapeutic jets, comfortable seating for 6, and color LED lights; or better yet you can warm yourself by the fire pit on those chilly nights. Getting to Peace of Mind is also pain free with paved roads and a large driveway that offers plenty of parking. Peace of Mind is centrally located in the heart of Wears Valley, just 7 miles from the Parkway in Pigeon Forge. A stay at this cabin will truly provide you Peace of Mind.
Visit Dollywood, just 12 miles away, the heart of Pigeon Forge for family fun entertainment! Stop for breakfast at Flapjack's Pancake Cabin to power up before receiving a boarding pass to the Titanic Museum, meeting the stars at the Hollywood Wax Museum or racing around the tracks with go-karts at Xtreme Racing Center. Shop and play at the Island in Pigeon Forge, step back into yesteryear at the Old Mill or find deals at Tanger Outlets Center at Five Oaks.
Roam over Gatlinburg to wander along the Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Trail to find one-of-a-kind handmade treasures made by local artisans with traditions handed down from generation to generation.
Take a tour of the stills and smell the shine at Ole Smoky Distillery offering samplings of their potent moonshine in a variety of flavors.
Peace of Mind is located on what is known as the peaceful side of the Smokies. Embrace the rich history of the area with a visit to the Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center. Go below the mountains at Tuckaleechee Caverns to see the double waterfall in the caverns. Pack a picnic lunch and head to Metcalf Bottoms Picnic area were hiking trails are accessible, trout fishing is abundant and you can cool off by putting your toes in the refreshing river water.
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The club will be holding an Open Day from 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday 12th May 2019, which had been designated National Croquet Day. As well as an opportunity to watch good players in action, there will also be a chance to have a go yourself. All equipment provided: just bring flat soled footwear and outdoor clothing suitable for the weather that day!
The Open Day will be followed by a four week taster course on Tuesday evenings starting 14th May.
The Open Day will be free of charge.
For more information or to register an interest, please use the Enquiries form or call David Brydon on 0115 923 2876.


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Through early Thursday, the ramps going from Interstate 30 east and westbound onto Loop 820 north will be closed at night.
THe ramps will be shut down beginning at 9 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and will open by 6 a.m. the next morning.
The ramps are being temprorarily closed to allow for bridge maintenance to be done.


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Immaculate Takapuna Office
Level, 2, 46 Taharoto Road, Takapuna, North Shore City
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A great opportunity to relocate to quality modern offices in this well known iconic building within easy reach of the Northern Motorway.
The fit out is very efficient, with boardroom, offices and open plan area.
Would suit a health/medical company or professional office tenant looking for quality premises.
Call the Sole Agents for further information or to inspect.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland State University men's and women's swimming & diving teams opened action in the sixth annual Magnus Cup Friday, as the CSU men highlighted the day by winning both relays contested inside the Robert F. Busbey Natatorium.
With help from their relay results, the CSU men sprung into the lead. The Viking men have 505.5 points, which is 144 points clear of second-place George Washington. The CSU women are in a solid third place of 15 teams with 314 points.
The Viking men claimed first place in both the 200 freestyle relay that began the finals session and the 400 medley relay that closed competition for the day. Sophomore DJ Arslanian and junior Sean Mulvin swam on both winning relays for Cleveland State.
Arslanian led off the winning 200 free relay and was followed by sophomores Jack MacDonald and Tyler Stevenson with Mulvin anchoring the group. The quartet finished in 1:22.78. CSU's 'B' relay consisted of juniors Jared Stergar and Jason van der Touw and seniors Patrick Tippen and Grant Wethington, as they finished in 1:24.67.
Van der Touw led off CSU's winning 400 medley relay and was followed by Stergar, Arslanian and Mulvin. That group combined to touch the wall in 3:20.49. CSU's 'B' relay took sixth in the event in 3:24.60—freshman Dominik Niedzialek led off and was followed by Stevenson, Wethington and MacDonald.
The best individual event for the CSU men was the 500 freestyle as Vikings claimed two of the top three spots and five of the top 12. Niedzialek was second in 4:29.64 and van der Touw was third in 4:32.28, as both dropped over three seconds from their time in the preliminaries. Niedzialek became one of the top five performers in program history with his effort.
Freshman Lee Moffett was sixth in the 500 free (4:37.10), junior Erwan Mahoudo was 11th (4:37.45) and freshman Alec Bowie was 12th (4:37.63). Mahoudo dropped over six seconds from the prelims to the finals.
Arslanian posted the top time in the 50 freestyle in the morning prelims with a new personal best of 20.92 seconds. He was not quite able to carry that over to the final as he settled for third (20.97). MacDonald was seventh (21.23) and Mulvin was 10th (21.41), as each of those Vikings also set new personal bests in the morning prelims.
Stevenson, Niedzialek and Stergar finished seventh through ninth, respectively, in the 200 IM in 1:53.95, 1:54.00 and 1:54.43. Junior Addison Kaufmann (1:55.13), freshman Timothy Kubacki (1:55.48), junior MacJilton Lewis (1:55.56) and sophomore Spencer Tretter (1:57.07) all scored in the event for CSU as well.
Tippen took third in the 50 breaststroke in 26.20 seconds while Tretter was 12th in 27.44 seconds.
Freshman Matt Akers dominated in the 3-meter diving preliminaries as he posted the top score of 318.10 points. He scored at least 50 points on five of six dives and was fewer than two points shy of the NCAA Zones qualifying standard. However, he would take fourth in the finals after scoring 279.65 points. Junior Curtis Roden was second in the finals with a strong finish, as he scored 297.85 points. Roden scored 65.80 points on his final dive, a forward 3.5 somersault tuck.
The CSU women were led by a strong effort in the 400 medley relay that nearly saw the Vikings break a school record.
Junior Cassandra Oltman, senior Tobie Zeller, junior Molly McNamara and sophomore Gabriella Marinelli combined to stop the clock in 3:44.82, just .12 seconds off the program record. CSU's 'B' relay of senior Jamie VanDewerker, freshmen Gracyn McQueary and Alana Cartwright and sophomore Meghan Bobick finished ninth in 3:52.08.
All four CSU women that swam the 50 breaststroke finished among the top nine. Zeller was fourth (29.57), McQueary was fifth (29.75), redshirt senior Madisen Tretter was eighth (30.11) and freshman Libby Smith was ninth (30.23).
VanDewerker and Marinelli led the way for Cleveland State in the 50 freestyle in 23.80 and 23.85 seconds, respectively. Junior Ashleigh Bennett (24.41), Oltman (24.43) and McQueary (24.45) finished among the top 26 in the event that featured 125 competitors. Both Oltman and McQueary posted new personal bests in the event.
McNamara and Cartwright placed sixth and ninth, respectively, in the 200 IM in 2:03.67 and 2:05.94. Cartwright smashed her personal best entering the day by over four seconds and became one of the top five performers in the event in program history.
Marinelli, who was CSU's top finisher in the 500 freestyle (5:03.53), led off CSU's top-finishing 200 free relay. She was followed by VanDewerker, McQueary and Oltman, as that quartet finished fifth in 1:35.30. Not far behind was CSU's 'B' relay as Cartwright, Bennet, Bobick and junior Claudia Zido took eighth in 1:36.51.
Freshman Erica Henrichsen led CSU on the 1-meter board by taking eighth (203.15) while junior Maggie Stebick was ninth (195.85).
The Magnus Cup continues Saturday with five more individual swimming events, two more relays and the conclusion of the diving portion of the meet.
CSU Men Sweep Relays to Take Lead at Magnus Cup
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland State University men's and women's swimming & diving teams opened action in the sixth annual Magnus Cup Friday, as the CSU men highlighted the day by winning both relays contested inside the Robert F. Busbey Natatorium.


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Gwand Fashion design support · Swiss & international · 2018-05-11 · May·2018 · 2018
Eleven times the Gwand Fashion Festival took place in Lucerne. Gwand grew from a local event to a Swiss and international hotspot in the fashion scene and in the fashion industry. Always Gwand remained true to its roots: The support of fashion designers.
Fashion Love & pain · part of society & industry · 2018-05-11 · May·2018 · 2018
Gwand understands fashion as a reflection of the society and as an industry with a global reach and impact. Under the impression of climate change and worsening social tensions, humanity needs a breakthrough of sustainability in all areas of life.
Sustainability Back fair & green with 12th edition of the festival · 2018-05-11 · May·2018 · 2018
From now on Gwand's mission is the support of sustainable fashion. And Gwand is back under the star of sustainability with the upcoming 12th edition of its festival—where fair and green, big and small stars will shine bright.
Blog Posts under the star of sustainability
Facebook Feed · Look over our shoulders · #VOCKSDiary
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Gwand Fashion Festival Back sustainable for fair & green, big & small fashion stars · It is time
Gwand Sustainable Fashion Festival Presents The Pre-Nominated Designers and The Jury in Milano
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The Whispers of Ancient Gardens
Echoes of strings are slowly disappearing in the evening air, railings still remember the warm touch of hands. Rustle of dresses, laughter, light clatter of heels are still wandering through the empty corridors. Beautiful ladies and gallant cavaliers, shadows dissolve in purple dusk. Branches of the old garden whisper, whisper something to the wind.
Light, elegant jewelry and souvenirs, inspired by delicate antique charms, romantic novels and historical romances.
Light, elegant jewelry and souvenirs, inspired by delicate antique charms, romantic novels and historical romances.
Vanishing trails
Set: bracelet and earrings
An old garden, where none enters since long ago is hiding its secrets. Forgotten trail vanishes in grass and flowers. Where does it lead? The one who can find a way on these rare tiles, will come into the pavilion and will meet ... whom?
Materials: japanese beads, metallic furniture (hooks are nickel free)
Length: bracelet 17 cm with closure, earrings 4 cm without hooks
Author: Marina.
Ships from Brazil.
In stock. Price: $40.
Turquoise Daydreams
Set: bracelet and earrings
Almost imperceptible scent in the wharm evening air. The young woman with the hair of the color of moonlight puts aside the book and closes his eyes. Somewhere far away, on the other side of her dreams, dark blue and light blue roses are blooming delicate aroma seeps into a crack between the worlds, revealing the true face of things. Handsome young man with grey eyes noiselessly enters into the room, picks up the fallen book, covers the sleeping woman with warm blanket and sits nearby, admiring her face. When she wakes up, she will not remember dropping her book and wrapping herself in the blanket. She will stroke the ear of the cat on her lap and smile to the new day of summer. She does not know that in the world of her dreams the spring is beginning ...
Materials: polymer clay, beads - turquoise imitation, metallic furniture
earrings 4.5 cm without hooks, bracelet 1.75 cm with closure
Author: Alex
Ships from Russia.
Custom order.
Lilac dreams
Set: necklace and earrings
Curves of trails, park benches, light silhouettes of gazebos melt in a haze of lilac dreams. Only transparent scarf, flowing between trees, can be seen form time to time. Words of love dissipate slowly in an evening haze. Girl's illusions, lilac dreams.
Author: Marina
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Interesting. I'm going to check out "Revenge of the Electric Car." I hope the car wins. Yes, about infrastructure. We've spent about a century working on the gasoline/diesel engine, and about thirty years saying that climate change is a myth. Most things are not very good the first time around. It takes me about thirty drafts to create writing that I'm satisfied with.
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As I write this I'm here in Manchester for Sparkle Weekend, 2017. It's only the second time I've been – I came last year too – and while it's not quite the ideal event for me personally, I have nevertheless returned. Why?
It's obvious to anyone who's been here, that although it bills itself as "the world's largest trans celebration", the event itself is aimed far more at the part-time / cross-dressing end of the transgender spectrum than at people like me. And although I'm not a fan of the label "transsexual", it's definitely at times like these when it feels like it might be useful to have labels to help us talk about these things – about the different ways of being trans, all of which are OK. Because being trans, or non-binary, is just who we are. We all experience some kind of mismatch or dissatisfaction with our assigned gender, but how we react to that and deal with those feelings varies from person to person.
We could use language as terse as "some of us transition, some don't" – but even then, that's treating "transition" as a yes/no option, as if it's a single thing, which we know that it isn't. So let's be more specific.
How we deal with our gender identity (or, to put it more simply, our gender) – varies along many axes. What, if anything, do we tell our partners, our friends, our families, our colleagues? How do we present ourselves to the world, in our clothing, our hair, our skin, our voices, our speech, our mannerisms, our actions? What do we ask people to call us – our names, our pronouns? Do these things vary depending on context, or day of the week, or how we feel? Then, there's the things which, while they can be changed, can't be switched into and out of at will (if that's your thing): hair removal, body mass, hormones, or various forms of surgery.
It's easy – and potentially even useful – to label people as "part time" or "full time" or "transitioning" or "transitioned", but that greatly contracts and simplifies a complex picture which we would do well to recognise as actually containing far more nuance, complexity and detail.
So, I'm here at Sparkle not just to hang out on the edges of the event, to meet up with friends, and generally have fun, but also for another reason. Because after all of the changes that I've achieved with my transition – which I now regard as effectively "complete" – I recognise where I was, where I came from, what I've been through. Although I didn't come to Sparkle until I'd already changed a great many things about myself, I look around, and I still see in those around me an essence of how I used to be.
This lunchtime, Lisa Severn and I will be holding one of the workshop events here, because we hope to be able to give back, to help some of the people here deal with their own gender: to deal with "transition", whatever that entails for them. We're not experts – we'll simply be telling our stories, and hoping to facilitate discussion with any who attend. With luck, those of us who have already been down a path, can make the way easier for any who choose to follow.


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In a statement released yesterday in Anambra State and signed by the Biafra Director of Information, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has included opening of another Radio Biafra in Germany.
The leader of Biafra Independence Movement (BIM), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has included opening of another Radio Biafra in Germany as part of activities lined up to mark the 18 years of the founding of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB), which he said was formed September 13, 1999.
In a statement to newsmen on Monday in Onitsha, Anambra State, signed by Biafra Director of Information, Mazi Chris Mocha, Uwazuruike noted that the celebration proper of 18 years of MASSOB would take place in Onitsha, Anambra State on September 13.
He noted that other activities lined up for the 18 years of non-violence and non-exodus by MASSOB would also feature the official opening of Voice of Biafra International (VOBI), radio located in Germany, which would lead to the radio commencing broadcast on short wave (SW) band, this week.
The statement further quoted Uwazuruike as saying that the radio station would be the "authentic voice of the Biafran people and always educate, inform and enlighten our people on the issue of Biafra and not to spread hate messages or blackmail."
The statement maintained that "BIM would continue to play a leading role in our quest for Biafra", assuring Ndigbo that it is only non-violence that will lead them to Biafra independence without firing a gunshot.
On Anambra State governorship election fixed for November 18, the statement added that its members would suffocate Anambra as the Ijele Ndigbo, Uwazuruike and BIM will visit Onitsha in solidarity with Chief Willie Obiano to tell him and Ndi-Anambra that the election must hold on November 18 as planned.


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Suppose that $\{f_n\}$ is a sequence of nondecreasing functions which map the unit interval into itself. Suppose that $$\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} f_n(x)=f(x)$$ pointwise and that $f$ is a continuous function. Prove that $f_n(x) \rightarrow f(x)$ uniformly as $n \rightarrow \infty$, $0\leq x\leq1$. Note that the functions $f_n$ are not necessarily continuous.
This is one of the preliminary exam from UC Berkeley, the solution goes like this:
Because $f$ is continuous on $[0,1]$, which is compact, it is then uniformly continuous. Hence there exists $\delta >0$ such that if $|x-y|<\delta$ then $|f(x)-f(y)|<\epsilon$.
We then partition the interval with $x_0=0, \cdots ,x_m=1$ such that the distance $x_{i}-x_{i-1}$ is less than $\delta$.
Note that since there are only finite number of $x_m$, there is $N\in \mathbb{N}$ such that if $n\geq N$ then $|f_n(x_i)-f(x_i)|<\epsilon$ where $i=0,\cdots, m$
Now if $x\in[0,1]$, then $x\in[x_{i-1},x_i]$ for some $i\in\{1, \cdots m\}$.
My question is how to use the nondecreasingness to arrived at this inequality, for $n\geq N$
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Stress has been blamed for a number of health conditions. Irritable bowel syndrome and acid reflux come to mind, as do ulcers. And we all know stress can trigger temporary bouts of anxiety and depression. But here's a condition that you've probably never associated with stress: prostate cancer.
What's led to this discovery? Past research has revealed something startling about prostate cancer progression: tumors tend to grow and multiply along nerve fibers. Obviously there is some link between the spread of cancer and the nervous system. So far, no one has understood the nature of this link. Until now, that is.
Researchers think that both nervous response and stress help trigger the onset of prostate cancer and its subsequent spread to other locations.
Your nervous system is responsible for orchestrating all of the automatic functions in your body such as your heart beat and your digestion. It's generally divided into two branches: the parasympathetic nervous system (PSN) and the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). In a nutshell, the PSN helps you to rest, stay calm, and use minimal energy. Its polar opposite, the SNS, kicks in a burst of energy to get you to respond to stress and perceived threats. It is the SNS that is linked to prostate cancer in its earliest stages and the PSN that gets involved when the condition has progressed.
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01 Jun 2017 By Sami El-Yousef
The new norm in Gaza?
While on my visit to Gaza, I was shocked at how severe the shortage of electricity is now — a mere 3 hours of power per day. According to locals I spoke with, housewives complain about the daily power outages which hampers life; the lack of power prevents the use of the washing machine or the refrigerator which forces the family to buy groceries every day. The smell of sewage has also become a norm practically everywhere you go in Gaza.
Gaza's sewage treatment plant no longer works due to the electricity crisis and thus raw sewage is merely dumped in the sea. Untreated sewage has also infiltrated Gaza's natural aquifer along with saltwater from the sea and chemical run-off, and given the demands of the population, there is a severe water shortage as a result.
During my visit and to my surprise, there were minimal number of cars and people on the streets. I was informed that this was mainly due to the recent decision by the PNA in Ramallah to reduce the salaries of some 70,000 public servants; in a few months' time their salaries will be cut completely. Many employees have gone to the banks to withdraw money from their accounts only to find that the accounts are either frozen or in the minus from the lack of payment on their bank loans. Many people are unable to afford anything nor fill their cars with gas. In addition, there is a new restriction on the private consumption of diesel fuel, with a limitation of up to 50 NIS (Shekels) (app. 7 liters) per person. A combination of problems: the reduction of electricity and diesel consumption; a 40 percent unemployment rate; and the cut of public servants' income has increased crime and theft in Gaza and locals are fearful for their personal safety. I suppose the only positive factor I witnessed was the availability of building supplies including cement and iron rods (for building construction) that has been allowed through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. The question is: who can afford to purchase these building supplies with so many limitations on basic needs like electricity, fuel, clean water and a decent wage? In fact, during my previous visit about two months ago, people expected a new war with Israel and fretted how devastating it would be. Now, people expressed concern about having access to basic needs to survive. I suppose the predictions highlighted in the UN report in August 2012 "Gaza in 2020 — A liveable place?" may become a reality sooner than expected given that there are no real efforts to change the 'status quo' in Gaza. Despite this, one still must be optimistic and carry forth so that hope is not truly lost.


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Chelsea Charters Offshore fishing charters is my business, my passion, my livlihood. I have been a die hard fisherman my entire life. I started my fishing career like most as a mate on fishing boats, learning from some of the most talented and knowledgable captains in the industry. Finally I went into business for myself almost fourteen years ago. Here in the Florida Keys we are so fortunate to be blessed with the best sportfishing in the world! Every day on the water is truly an adventure. Even the most seasoned anglers are surprised, on a regular basis, at the teeming sea life and endless fishing options we enjoy year round.
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What is Start-up Crowdfunding?
You may have heard of crowdfunding as a way for small businesses or creative projects to raise funds online from the public. Traditional (non-securities based) crowdfunding usually raises money through donations or by pre-selling products.
Start-up Crowdfunding is slightly different as it is securities-based.
Instead of giving a donation or pre-purchasing a product, Start-up Crowdfunding is where individuals invest in a start-up or early stage company that is selling securities like debt securities (such as bonds) or securities giving the right to participate in future profits (such as shares). Investments are made on-line through a funding portal website.
Remember, Start-up Crowdfunding investments are risky – don't invest unless you can afford to lose all the money you pay for the investment.
Why Start-up Crowdfunding?
In Canada, there are many rules and obligations for businesses that want to sell securities to the public. Start-up Crowdfunding Registration and Prospectus Exemptions have been introduced in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Manitoba, Québec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (the participating jurisdictions) in order to make it less complicated and more cost effective for businesses to raise capital in those jurisdictions. Those businesses and funding portals wanting to use Start-up Crowdfunding are subject to the Start-up Crowdfunding rules and obligations.
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Cyber security has become a popular topic recently as information technology and sensitive data transfer continues to substantially accelerate its growth each year. Financial transactions, trade secrets, and sensitive government information are continuously transmitted on networks around the globe making them susceptible to cyber hacks that aim to steal this data. Recent growth in this industry has increased the need for advanced technology facilities to thwart attacks against commercial, industrial and governmental entities. Bryan Construction has worked with these industries to build secure, technologically advanced structures, and has the experience your team needs to execute a successful project on your next cyber security construction project.
Bryan has worked on various advanced technology government projects at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado. Bryan worked with the 544th Intelligence Group whose Information Operations section is responsible for the group's cyber security to build their Information Operations Support Facility. On this same base, Bryan also built the Rapid Attack, Identification, Detection, and Reporting System – RAIDRS – Space Control Facility, which is a state-of-the-art space control system that detects and reports attacks on both ground and space-based elements of operational space systems and monitors cyber security threats.
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Men are more exposed to sun than women and yet less protected. Excessive exposure to sunrays can cause wrinkles, infection, aging, skin disorders and even cancer in extreme cases. Hence men must use sunscreen to protect their skin when they go under the sun for long hours.
If you're looking for soft clear skin, shiny hair, and smooth pink fingernails, you probably reach for the latest creams, conditioners, and lotions. But you'd be better off tackling the job from the inside. Radiant skin equals radiant health. Like health, natural radiance is something that we create in our day-to-day lives. Achieving natural beauty is quite simple and it doesn't need to be a major expense, nor should it be an inconvenience when you travel.
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Cleansing is the first skin care regimen you should think about. However, you have to do enough research that allows you to find the best one out there. Then once you do, it's extremely important to stick to your regimen. If you want a good way to choose a cleanser, we recommend getting a creamy one for dry skin, and one without oil for oily skin. While this can be very beneficial, you don't want to over do it. The good news is there will be clear signs if you are over-cleansing (even though you won't like them). You can either have rashes or adult acne. It's also recommended that you avoid using soaps to cleanse the face.


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Now Chávez is going to swallow his own paquetazo.
Here's how I put it back in July…
- How would Venezuela be different if the constitution had allowed Jaime Lusinchi to be re-elected president in 1988?
- If instead of leaving a new administration without a penny in reserves, forcing a new team to own the arithmetically unavoidable, socially explosive adjustment, the old adeco nomenklatura had had to face the music?
- What if it'd been Manuel Azpúrua going cap-in-hand to the IMF for a rescue package? Matos Azocar negotiating gas price rises with the bus-driver unions? José Angel Ciliberto ordering the army to put down riots?
- What lessons would our body politic have learned, collectively, that it didn't learn because this didn't happen?
- How would our collective memory be different? What if what had passed into conventional wisdom was the memory of the same government that made the crash inevitable then having to pick up the pieces?
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