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Business centre set for refurbishment
By Jim Dunton - Fri 31 January 2014, 9:00 am
A hub that provides crucial advice and support to new and existing businesses is set to get a fresh lease of life with a £325,000 package of improvement work.
Enfield Business Centre, in Hertford Road, will be extended and refurbished with the cash boost, which has come from round two of London Mayor Boris Johnson's Outer London Fund.
The building, which is run and managed by Enfield Council, houses a range of organisations including Enterprise Enfield.
Councillor Del Goddard, Enfield's cabinet member for business and regeneration, said a temporary reception area was being installed at the back of the centre, allowing it to remain open until the upgrade project's scheduled completion in April.
"Enfield Business Centre plays a vital role in supporting businesses in Enfield by giving them the information, advice and practical support they need to thrive in today's incredibly competitive market place," he said.
"This refurbishment will make the centre better able to meet their needs, encourage more people to use it and continue to enable us to make Enfield's business community amongst the most competitive and profitable in London.
"We continue to support small and medium businesses as shown by the efforts we made to encourage people to shop locally during Small Business Saturday."


Yugoslavian self-management was a modern system in its time. It was a hybrid of various forms of economic organization. It was not planned socialism like in the Soviet Union, but also not a pure market economy. It was something in between. Yugoslavian socialism was an economy with social property, but also many other forms of property. This system was very popular in its era, not only among the left, but also among the other political powers. There were quite diverse organizational elements. In Yugoslavia there was a relatively strict cadre administration, a party cadre administration, on the one hand, but on the other, direct democracy, especially in factories: on the one hand, party control – on the other, worker control. Naturally, they were not always opposed to one another, as the ruling party and the worker shared the same ideology; that was the communist, the left ideology. But there were several conflicts between these powers.
The real, direct democracy took place only at the lower levels. This is where there was actually a democracy, where everyone participated in decision-making. But like all other communist countries, there wasn't much democracy at the upper levels. It was a hard cadre party that controlled this direct democracy down below. That was one way it was a mixture. The other was the mixture between planned and market economies. Especially after 1965, there was a relatively liberalized market economy in Yugoslavia. That was an answer to the Soviet Union. The entire ideology of Yugoslavia's self-management was a kind of third way, which the Yugoslavian socialist functionaries constantly emphasized. It was not planned socialism but also not capitalism. We are between these opposites; we are not an extreme; we are a true self-governed democracy. And this ideology of the third way also enabled a very flexible foreign policy, which was of concrete benefit in the East and also the West.
The decisions in the production plants were made independently; the workers' councils were sovereign. But, on the other hand, they were under the auspices of the ruling party. One should differentiate several issues, those where the workers' councils were sovereign, and the others, where they were dependent on the decrees from above. In the distribution of income in the firms, the workers' councils – in which all workers were present, not only the skilled ones – were sovereign in their decisions: How much income should be distributed? How much should be put aside for other purposes? Etc. But, in the production plants, there were also several expert questions, where the worker controls were not sovereign. These were the purely technical questions, engineering issues, technology, etc. There, the experts were sovereign. It is possible to say that there were three areas: one concerning the questions for experts, a second area for the distribution issues within the plant, and the third area was the cadre question. There, the party committee always decided, and there were no sovereign decisions from the workers' councils. You could say that it was a multi-layered and mixed direct democracy.
But compared with the state of present Yugoslavia, for example, where a type of wild capitalism reigns, it was a relatively well-functioning democracy. The working class and the poor people had a type of sovereign right, which they do not have today. One cannot reject Yugoslavian self-management, as a whole, as totalitarianism. But one must also not romanticize this issue of socialism. The truth lies somewhere in between, like in all other areas. The truth lies between two extremes: It was a one-party system, but we also had direct democracy at the lower levels. At the worker level, for example, workers couldn't lose their jobs without the workers' council being activated. The director couldn't make the decision alone. The workers' council, in which the common workers were present, decided whether or not a worker was good. Today, only decrees are valid. Also, in other social issues, such as apartments, vacations, and distribution of income, the workers' councils were sovereign.
Naturally there were many problems. Here I want to speak only about a few structural problems. The Yugoslavian system of self-management arose in a relatively underdeveloped Balkan state. That was mainly relevant for the work force. There was a very underdeveloped rural populace in the 1950s when self-management began. First, it was necessary to create a modern working class, which was not so simple because many workers were tied to their villages. The farmers had to work in industry. This was a key problem, but it was not only related to an industrial culture, but also an immature political culture. The Balkan area was burdened by war and dictators; and, we did not have a long tradition of political culture. That was also very important for self-management. It is logical that self-management can function only in a cultural environment. Without culture, without education, without schools, without qualifications, there is no self-management. The second problem that I mentioned was the contrast between direct democracy and the control by the cadre: this inner cleft between party control and the workers' striving to create their own space of democracy. And the third, important, structural problem was the contrast in Yugoslavia between the rich and the poor areas, the rich and the poor republics, which later became the rich and poor nations. Since the beginning of the 1960s, a latent struggle between the rich and the poor has taken place. Tito had to constantly arbitrate between rich and poor. It was about a battle for the distribution of the federal income. This structural contradiction impeded the functioning of Yugoslavian self-management.
In my opinion, Yugoslavian self-management was most developed in Slovenia, our most developed Republic. In Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, where ancient tribal structures ruled, there could never be true self-management and democracy. It is necessary to know that previously, Yugoslavia was a federal state with very diverse areas. There were differences in the cultural, confessional, and also in the industrial level of development. It was very difficult to coordinate all of that. But, it was possible; it worked for almost forty years. Also, Tito was very important for that in his role as leader of such a contradictory, explosive state.
Yugoslavian self-management was a social as well as a national laboratory. In a social sense, it was an experiment in which many groups of ideas were influential: the legacy of the Paris Commune, the legacy of Serbian social democracy at the end of the nineteenth century, the legacy of anarchy, which was later very important for the critique of Stalinism. These anarchistic and some Trotskian elements were components of the ideology of Tito's party, because they were useful in critiquing Stalinism. On the other hand, as I said, the system of Yugoslavian self-management was also a national, and even a transnational laboratory. That was a regime where very different nations had lived in peace, where a transnational economy functioned, where a transnational leader was very popular – from Macedonia to Slovenia. Tito's charisma, although he was authoritarian, also had a clearly cosmopolitan function. I once compared it with the Alexander the Great's charisma: He was an authoritative leader, but he united many diverse peoples. That also holds true for Tito. I also want to say that it is important to consider this history of Yugoslavian self-management from an extreme perspective. It is necessary for us to keep our eyes open to the past and then judge just how authoritarian this system was. It was an enlightened, authoritarian, direct democracy – although these terms might sound very contradictory at first glance. But my opinion is that everything was very contradictory. It is impossible to grasp this state in unambiguous terms and categories.
That building opposite [Editor's note: of interview location] was the Central Committee of the Yugoslavian Communist Federation. The sessions took place there. This very beautiful modern building was built in the 1970s and bombed in 1999. It was quite ruined then. Later, a private businessman bought the building; he repaired the former Central Committee building and now wants to use it for private purposes. Here you can see a historical turning point. This square, on which the critique of capitalism was very strong, has developed into a commercial, capitalist square.
I think that self-management is an evergreen. It isn't about mere romanticism, also not a type of totalitarian democracy like today's liberals claim. In my opinion, it is a full democracy, which unfortunately, is impossible in today's globalization. Similar to every other idea, self-management needs its era in which social contrasts are mature enough to create this type of democracy. This situation existed in Yugoslavia in the 1950s and 1960s, when the contrast between Stalinism and liberal capitalism was very strong. I don't believe that the time is ripe today for a possible self-management in a globalized capitalism, where everything that is private is normalized.
My vision of a desirable society is also multifold. Every historical epoch creates its own desirable vision. In my opinion, that can never be wild capitalism. One must always have a mixture of various forms of property, and mainly, the peaceful coexistence of nationally and socially diverse societies. Without social peace, without national peace, which is something that we know very well on the Balkans, there are no visions, no utopias, and no mature critiques of what exists. Therefore, my vision is outside of today's normalized capitalism.


now we are waiting for that movement. We are waiting for the test to be repeated and to confirm what happened. Is it a false or real break?
but even with this breakdown BTC still near the broken area without daily close or weekly close below this $5650 until now.
you can see H&S Pattern but he takes a long time to break down but after movement done you can see many patterns were supported this movement, but your feeling and hope cover your eyes.
Maybe you ask why we keep say drake move or new trend?!
like now after this red movement and hit $5180 we can see BTC went up with a green bar to $7000 !!
" Notice we Don`t use leverage for that we can`t short BTC"
Then BTC drop from $5565 to $5450 so what now?
but with a Shooting star at 4 H frame, the bears starting to sell BTC directly.
Most Important levels for BTC you need to know.
When the market can back to safety, and the hope back to people?
If BTC back to $6200/6500 and close above daily/ weekly.
When the market and BTC confirming this dip and break hope?
if BTC close below $5650 Daily / Weekly with full red candles.
it`s a good time for a trade?
wait until market confirm this breakdown is a fake or real Then depending on this you can start trade again.
what the best thing to do now?
stop trading is trading. also during the red market give a good chances for scalping, we scalp BTC about 7 times until now, without leverage!
Scalping is a trading strategy geared toward attaining many profits on minor price changes. Traders who implement this strategy place anywhere from 10 to a couple hundred trades in a single day with the belief that small moves in stock price are easier to catch than large ones; traders who implement this strategy are known as scalpers. Many small profits can easily compound into large gains if a strict exit strategy is used to prevent large losses.
Scalpers need to be disciplined and need to stick to their trading regimen very closely. Any decision that needs to be made should be done so with certainty. But scalpers should also be very flexible, because market conditions are very fluid and if a trade isn't going as expected, they'll need to fix the situation as quickly as possible without incurring too much of a loss.
for us, we scalp with long-only, no leverage at any signals, split our sell order at the targets to catching profit faster, secure our trades after gain the first target, put management plan depends on market situation and movement.


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THE DREAM POLICE.
Hold out your candy-bags, kids -- here's another freebie from Roy Edroso Breaks It Down. And in a rare double-up, like the last freebie this one features Rod Dreher. But he's just one of a bunch of rightwingers who've gone ballistic over a charming Twix Halloween ad, in which a boy who likes to wear dresses gets a nanny with heavy goth-witch vibes who confronts his bullies and proceeds to blow them off (in one case, literally).
The rampage against this ad is not limited to Dreher (who brings his unique "woke capitalism" brainworms to it) but extends to conservative outlets such as the Media Research Center ("Twix Halloween Ad Features Zero Candy and Plenty of Trans Propaganda for Kids"), Gateway Pundit ("Twix Releases Halloween Ad About a Boy Wearing Dresses With His Witch Nanny — Forgets to Mention Candy," hey thanks for the tip, Rosser Reeves), Russia Today ("The Witch & the Wardrobe change: Twix blasted for 'woke' Halloween ad with boy wearing princess dress, but no holiday… or candy"), et alia.
One particularly dumb idea in their coverage is that, when the witch-nanny sends off one bully with a gust of wind, the commercial actually, in the words of Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire, "Suggests Violence Against Those Who Disagree Acceptable." Quite apart from the characterization of bullies as "those who disagree" -- there's a whole academic paper on rightwing victim-status-claiming in that -- I wonder if, when these guys saw Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Augustus Gloop drowned in the Chocolate River and Violet Beauregarde turned into a blueberry, they stormed the box office claiming it was a pedophiliac snuff film.
But my essay's not so much about that as why people like these hate fantasies in which the marginalized and bullied vanquish their tormentors, but love fantasies about overthrowing the government and raping and lynching their real-life opponents.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


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Smithsonian Museum Day in Phoenix
United States Arizona Phoenix
Many Local Museums Participate in Smithsonian Museum Day
Judy Hedding
Judy Hedding is a Phoenix resident and has written more than 1,000 articles about Greater Phoenix and Arizona since 2000.
Each year museums and cultural destinations that are affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution participate in Smithsonian Museum Day, offering free admission for you and a guest. In 2017 the official date for Smithsonian Museum Day is Saturday, September 23. The listings below are for admissions on that day, unless otherwise indicated.
You must present the Smithsonian ticket for the free admission. That ticket is good for you and one guest, You can get it online and there is no charge. The free admission applies to general admission only. There may be a charge for special exhibits or activities at the museum.
See which museums in the Phoenix area have free admission all year long.
Check the calendar for more September happenings.
These Phoenix area museums participate in Smithsonian Museum Day
Arizona Capital Museum
"Celebrating Arizona's vibrant cultural heritage through history."
Call for information: 602-926-3620
More About Arizona Capital Museum
Map and Directions to Arizona State Capital
Arizona Museum of Natural History
"Explore Arizona and the Southwest from the creation of the earth 4.5 billion years ago to the present."
Cave Creek Museum
"The mission of the Cave Creek Museum is to preserve the artifacts of the prehistory, culture and legacy of the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area through education, research and interpretive exhibits."
"Desert Botanical Garden is the largest botanical garden in the Southwest featuring 55,000 plants from across the world."
More About Desert Botanical Garden
Directions to Desert Botanical Garden
The Museum of Casa Grande
"Experience the 19th Century mining boom as you tour the exhibit. See the miniature agricultural display. Learn how irrigation turned sandy plains into lush cotton fields. See what Casa Grande looked like in 1879 when the railroad ended here and the city was named Terminus....Tour the historic Heritage Hall and the Rebecca Dallis School House."
Pinal County Historical Museum
"The museum has numerous exhibits of native Americans, day to day life in early Florence, prison artifacts, and an extensive Library of Arizona and the southwest." Free every day.
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
"Pueblo Grande Museum is an archaeological site museum and repository. We collect, preserve, research, interpret, and exhibit cultural materials from the site of Pueblo Grande and the Greater Southwest. The Museum, part of the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department since 1929, is dedicated to enhancing the knowledge of prehistory, history, and ethnology of inhabitants of the Southwest, and promoting a greater understanding of the diversity of cultures past and present, for our guests and the citizens of Phoenix."
Map and Directions to Pueblo Grande Museum
River of Time Museum
"History, archaeology, anthropology, art, geology, and geography...of the Lower Verde River Valley through water."
Rosson House Museum at Heritage Square
"A fully-restored 1895 Queen Anne Victorian house museum which interprets the history of Phoenix."
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA)
Old Town Scottsdale
"Exhibitions on contemporary and modern art, architecture, and design."
Map and Directions to SMoCA
Call for information: 480-994-2787
All dates, times, prices and offerings are subject to change without notice.
Visit the official Smithsonian Museum Day website for more information and for participating museums in Arizona outside the Phoenix area.
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Avignon tramway project consists of a 5.2km-long railway line, connecting Saint Roch to Saint Chamand.
Alstom was contracted to supply ten Citadis trams for the Avignon tramway.
The Citadis tram offers a maximum speed of 70km/h.
The infrastructure work at Saint Chamand began in May 2017.
The Community of Greater Avignon (Communauté d'Agglomération du Grand Avignon) began construction on a tramway project in Avignon, a commune in Provence region in south-east France, in October 2016. The tramway is expected to serve up to 25,000 passengers a day in the initial stage of operation.
The first section of the Avignon tramway project will consist of a 5.2km-long double-track tram line between Saint Roch and Saint Chamand.
The new tramway is intended to cater to transport needs for the growing population in the city. It is expected to provide improved public transport in Avignon City Centre, as well as residential, commercial and business areas.
The City of Avignon originally planned to build a 14.7km tram network consisting of two tram lines at a total cost of €250m ($330m) in 2013.
In January 2015, the Greater Avignon Council announced a revised plan to build one tram line instead of the two originally planned, as well as two bus lines at an estimated cost of €135m ($150m).
The first section of the Avignon tramway network will be developed in four phases. The roadworks, including diversion and renovation of underground networks, commenced in October 2016 and concluded in April 2017. Infrastructure and line works began in May 2017 and are expected to last for ten weeks.
The trams are scheduled to be delivered from October 2018, and tests will be held between January and June 2019. The first section of the tramway will be opened for public in June 2019.
The Avignon tramway project will involve the creation of a 5.2km-long tram line, ten stations, two high-frequency bus lines, and a redeveloped bus network.
The tram line will run from Saint Roch to Saint Chamand, via Avignon Central railway station, Les Roses, Place St Ruf, Marius Jouveau, Stadium, Librairie, Aquilon, and Barbiere.
It will be coupled with two high-frequency bus lines, exchange hubs and a new bus network to provide direct access from the tram platform to a wide range of transport options, such as trains, cars, buses and bicycles.
The bus lines will run between Hôpital and Le Pontet-Avignon Nord through Avignon Central railway station, and between Agroparc and Saint Lazare via Pierre-Sémard street.
A maintenance centre will be built in St Chamand for operating and maintaining the tramway.
Alstom was contracted to supply ten Citadis Compact modular train sets for the Grand Avignon tramway project. The trams will be designed and assembled at multiple industrial sites in France.
Each train is 24m long, 2.4m wide, and 3.6m high with a pantograph. It can accommodate up to 150 passengers and run at a maximum speed of 70km/h. The tram has four 1.3m-wide double-access doors to speed-up passenger boarding and minimise downtime at stations.
Featuring large windows and air-conditioning, the Citadis Compact trams facilitate comfortable and safe travel for the passengers. The interior design will feature large individual seats, a 40% glass area, and LED lighting.
Built using recyclable materials, the trains emit a reduced amount of carbon dioxide and noise. The trains will be operated at a frequency of five minutes during peak times, allowing them to serve as an alternative to cars.
SAFEGE was appointed to provide impact assessment, design and consultation services for the tram project during 2011 and 2016.
In May 2017, the Greater Avignon Agglomeration (Communauté d'Agglomération du Grand Avignon) and SPL Tecelys awarded a contract to a consortium led by TSO, a subsidiary of French public works group NGE, for the civil works of the platform and track.
The consortium partners, which also include Alstom, Guintoli, EHTP and Agilis, will be responsible for civil works across 10.8km of track with eight corresponding track turnouts, ten stations, and a maintenance centre as part of the contract.


On Thursday, the 15 members of the UN Security Council passed a resolution imposing a no-fly zone on Libya. The resolution is extensive and also authorizes "all necessary measures" to protect civilians from attacks by Gaddafi's forces. The resolution would allow air strikes, which are urgently needed to stop Gaddafi's assault on the Libyan rebels stronghold of Benghazi.
France Foreign Minister, Alain Juppe, forcefully spoke before the vote, and said that "the world was experiencing a wave of great revolutions that would change the course of history as people throughout North Africa and the Middle-East were calling for a breath of fresh air. Such calls for democratic transition had echoed through Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco." Juppe added that "the new Arab springtime is good news for all", and said that "the changes required the international community not to give lessons, but to help the people of those countries build a new future". The French foreign minister added that the time to act against the atrocities committed by Gaddafi on his own population was running out. "We have very little time left, perhaps only a matter of hours," said an emotional Juppe.
The UN Security Council resolution passed 10 to 0, with five abstentions from China and Russia, both permanent members which could have used their veto power but didn't, and Germany, Brazil and India. This is a diplomatic victory for France and Britain, and it serves political purposes for both President Sarkozy and Prime Minister Cameron. A few days ago, the hope to pass a resolution looked shaky, but Sarkozy and Cameron have just filled the vacuum left by the indecisiveness of the Obama administration. The last time France and Britain had an international venture of this scope was in Egypt over the control of the Suez canal in 1956. The United States and the USSR joined forces to tell the old empires to back off, and the military operation turned into a fiasco.
Different diplomatic sources, in Europe, in the US and in the Middle-East, are indicating that air strikes from a coalition led by France and Britain are imminent, and could be just hours away. For the Libyan rebels in Benghazi, this military intervention couldn't be soon enough as they are getting clobbered by Gaddafi's forces.
The announcement of the UN Security Council vote was greeted by celebratory gunfire in Benghazi. Shortly before the vote demonstrators in Benghazi said they would welcome air strikes and a no-fly zone. The Libyan rebels have been pleading for a UN imposed no-fly zone for weeks. What the Libyan rebels do not want is to have foreign troops on the ground getting involved in the crisis. Now that they have the green light from the international community, President Sarkozy and Prime Minister Cameron must launch a massive attack on Gaddafi's military assets without hesitation or delay.
While both France and Britain have military assets already on alert, many questions remain. How will Gaddafi react to the UN resolution and the credible threat of force? Will it speed up his move to crush Benghazi or will he just stand on the positions he has already gained? And for France and the UK, will they pull the trigger immediately and give a crippling blow to Gaddfi's air power,missiles, artillery and tanks or will they make the mistake to wait for Gaddafi to make his final push for Benghazi? Regardless of the tactical questions France and Britain have to answer quickly, they have now a clear mandate from the United Nations to take "all necessary measures" to deal with Gaddafi's crimes against his own population.
Editor's Note: All photographs of Libyan rebels courtesy of Al Jazeera English's photo stream.
Whatever decision has been taken by the U.N. it is absolutely correct.
Maybe the U.N. isn't such a bunch of wusses as I thought, lol.
I live in America. I and many I know, especially my Christian friends, have the greatest affection for the Libyan people and all mid-Eastern people.
I pray for the success of the Libyan Revolutionaries. I pray that God bless them in creating a free democratic government of a form they themselves want.
I pray God bless all the peoples of the mid-East, and give them freedom and happiness.
They have finally taken the right decision because there is not much time left before Kadhafi commits more atrocities to his own people. What I see as very important is the coalition of the most powerful countries which in the past was very difficult to forge..


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Melanie's Catering & Events, another local North London business, have an eye for style and pay great attention to detail, making Active Webdezign an obvious choice for their web development. By using the freshest ingredients available, we developed a responsive web design with a rich flavour and smooth texture on an iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac and PC.
By using a simple minimalist web design, we were able to draw attention to beautiful photos of their mouth-watering food, tempting visitors to use their catering services. The site contains multiple areas, including menus, galleries, testimonials and a contact form to ensure everyone who visits can find out enough about their services to make an informed decision.
We baked this website using the WordPress Content Mangement System, meaning that it can be sprinkled with new content by the client without them needing to get back in touch, including adding new pages, images and more.


Amine Bendriouich fuses urban aesthetics and Moroccan cultural heritage with a hint of this certain je-ne-sais-quoi that keeps fashion going. Working in Marrakech with the local craftsmen, Amine designs his collections like a storyteller: each season has a theme that symbolizes his perception of the world we live in.
Hailing from Ukraine's capital, Kiev, Anna Karenina, launched her womenswear label Anna K, at the young age of 16. Her Autumn/Winter 2015 collection, presented in London, was a girly showcase of bright knits, exaggerated collars, large ribbons and — for the final look — a tin foil dress with a gigantic bow on the front, modelled by Karenina herself.
Karenina's first collection was shown in 2012 at Mercedes-Benz Kiev Fashion Days. She later scored a showcase at Pitti Immagine. That season, she received her first orders — from leading retailers like Luisa Via Roma and Colette, which took to her slogan t-shirts poking fun at fashion industry clichés, with catchphrases such as 'it-girl,' 'fashion insider,' and 'fashion circus,' as well as the titles of films such as Breathless, Pretty in Pink and Funny Face.
Today, the brand has 40 international stockists, including Lane Crawford, Revolve and Isetan, and has recently launched an e-commerce site that ships worldwide.
ASYA KRASNAYA is a story about two best friends, great sisters and trusted partners. Evgeniya and Elena started their fashion journey in 2016, driven by a long-standing desire to find two characters in one, that would rise up to the aesthetics of a comfortable, chic, colorful wardrobe. The signature is the brand's design leading vision of bringing together Russian culture and lifestyle: ballet, luscious nature, cozy log houses and the tenderness of summer nights at grandma's with an extremely recognizable balance, characterized by fresh colors, soft and good for skin fabrics, high definition of finishing and signature currant print, that form the unmistakable habitat for ASYA KRASNAYA.
MINI FASHION – BEYOND NATIVE collection, a collaboration with three up-and-coming international designers. The collection sees the designers highlighting the creative tension that exists between their cultural roots and adopted homelands. Find out more about MINI FASHION here*.
Wael Hussain was born and raised in Dubai, the Middle East's most dynamic city.
Coming from a family heritage of sartorial practices, Wael has equipped himself with the knowledge of the latest production methods and best practices of the couture industry.
His youthful restlessness and ambition would not let him rest on his laurels, as he dreamt of establishing his own brand. Brainstorming with a friend over coffee for a suitable name for his fashion line, he decided to avoid using foreign or misspelled words. His label would have to reflect his own self.
Thus in 2015, the label WAEL. was born.
Zaid has always aspired to become a fashion designer.
With a global background being an Arab American educated in the Italian fashion techniques he found inspiration in the fusion of cultures. Imagining a woman adorned by European clean cuts, true American liberties, and the ever-existent Arab dramatization has helped him to create the globally hybrid woman, a representative of a new globalized world and the woman whom he yearns to design for.
His pieces are all handmade and abide by couture techniques, embroidery, and finishing. Furthermore, all his prints are hand painted onto the fabric therefore the wearer becomes a walking piece of art.
Artem gryshchenko and Victor Victorov are the creative duo of the brand dressaddict.
The ukrainian designers create the brand's formula based on numerous experiments with forms, cuts and fabrics. They have managed to make a garment from some of the simplest shapes that have great wearability and versatility.
The ethos of their designs has been guided by the highest standards of quality, design and presentations.
Roni El Helou was born in Lebanon in 1992. Although he studied Marketing, his true calling was always in fashion design.
In 2013, he was accepted at Creative Space Beirut, a fashion design school offering free education. He also worked for many private clients and Lebanese designers. In 2014, Roni won first place at a national fashion design competition hosted by Persil (Henkel). As a result, he was sent to Milan to participate in a workshop at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti.
Roni graduated from Creative Space Beirut in December 2017. His thesis collection was shown as the finale in a live fashion show at Dar El Nimer for Arts and Culture. In 2017, Roni Helou was selected by Starch foundation to launch his brand and showcase his first collection at Fashion Forward Dubai and the Starch foundation's shop at Saifi Village.
Crafted for the modern-day women Royaled is a pret-a- couture brand offering bespoke structure and powerfully stylish pieces. Creating garments with a persona that provide mesmerizing elegance and character only fit for a queen. Developed through meticulous tailoring and high quality fabrics. Royaled is founded by Renad Hefni, a young Saudi visionary committed to empowering women through their senses of individuality bringing the brand essence "crown your confidence" to life. A crown to represent power, legitimacy, victory, triumph, honor and glory; traditionally passed down by monarchs. In its purest form, it symbolizes leadership to closely align the women of the 21 st century with their rights of passage to confidence and influence.
SADEEM is a Pret-a-Couture fashion brand by Saudi designer Aljawharah (Sadeem) Alshehail. The line is centered on creating collectible high-end pieces for a woman who is confident, elegant and sophisticated; a woman who is looking for timeless, well-made and versatile attire. SADEEM's garments are designed and created with a focus on quality and a very acute attention to detail, resulting in clean lines and a luxurious feel.
An advocate of sustainable design, SADEEM embraces ethical practices, collaborating with companies that share the same principles. SADEEM's fabrics are non-toxic and are sourced from companies that employ sustainable practices. A core value of SADEEM is to provide fashion that has a positive impact on the global environment and society.
Born to a family of art lovers, Sara Altwaim developed a love for everything artistic. She took up writing poetry as a hobby and fashion design as her life's passion.
After attending the college of arts and design in Jeddah, she went on to teach art and took the time to develop her own unique style in fashion.
Her first collection launched in 2015, inspired by the Japanese blossom 'Sakura', was a collection of delicate and feminine pieces made from organzas and chiffons in pink.
Her latest collection Salam, reflects the designers ideas of wishing peace for the entire world.
UTRUJ lends a new vision of contemporary modest wear that women today can truly identify with. With an ambition to universalize the traditional abaya by designing it as versatile outerwear, Utruj aims to bridge the fashion gap between the Gulf and the rest of the world.
breathable in hotter temperatures, UTRUJ is combining Western consumer consciousness with Khaleeji practicality.
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Karen State is the most exciting and unique opportunity for conservation in South East Asia. It contains some of the last tracts of rare pristine forest landscapes. These habitats host tigers, leopards, and elephants and a host of other endangered species of global significance.
Myanmar is going through a rapid phase of political change and industrial growth. This project, with unique access and relationships to these areas, undertakes direct wildlife conservation initiatives working within a broader framework to support peacebuilding processes and sustainable development in the region to enable durable large-scale conservation with communities.
Ultimately, the program aims to support the establishment of the 5,205 square km Salween Peace Park to foster peace, cooperation, cultural preservation and environmental conservation through a bottom-up, people-centred planning approach, that integrates community economic development within a conservation framework.
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The Karen indigenous communities have collectively and sustainably managed their resources until today, despite the decades-long armed conflict.
Community-led, ground-based conservation planning, management and practice have gained international recognition as more effective, durable and responsible conservation strategies. The work of this project recognizes that successfully achieving locally appropriate biodiversity and wildlife conservation management requires that:
Indigenous people are at the frontline of conservation planning, management and implementing activities
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To counter these threats and effectively secure protected areas in Karen State, Wildlife Asia has funded eight highly trained Wildlife Protection Units (WPU), operating under the Karen Forestry Department (KFD).
These elite teams of skilled and dedicated rangers represent their local communities in their battle to protect their natural resources and biodiversity from the rapidly increasing external threats.
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With support from Rainforest Trust, the Kaydoh Mae Nyaw Wildlife Sanctuary is the newest area to be designated in the Karen National Union (KNU) controlled territories and provides a refuge for some of the most incredible wildlife occupying Karen State. This Protected Area, expands over 100,000 acres and falls within the proposed Salween Peace Park, building the foundations for a network of community-based sustainable development and conservation initiatives.
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Syerramia Willoughby describes how Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence evolved and influenced events in South Africa. Read more articles in the "Why India-Africa relations matter" blog series.
For as long as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi lived, he never forgot the events of 7 June 1893 for they lit within him the first political stirrings that would dominate the rest of his life. By the time of his death in 1948, he would be acclaimed as one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century and as Bapu (or Father) of the Indian nation. Yet when he arrived in South Africa in 1893 he was a timid, modest man whose attempts at establishing a law practice in Bombay failed because he was too shy to speak up in court, according to his biographer Dinanath Tendulkar.
Natal – the province of which Pietermaritzburg was the capital – had just been granted self-government the previous month and growing anti-Indian sentiment was spreading through the Province. By the following year, Gandhi had formed the Natal Indian Congress. So began the fight to block discriminatory legislation by the Natal Parliament which sought to disenfranchise Indians.
If there was any disappointment in Gandhi, it was that he never included the plight of the Africans in his struggle. He certainly "had advised Indians to keep their issues distinct from those of other non-White groups". This would only change after World War II when Dr Yusuf Dadoo became the leader of the Transvaal Indian Congress.
For the first time in the 1950s, all the racial groups united to protest against the apartheid government via the Defiance Campaign, also the largest non-violent resistance ever seen in South Africa. This landmark campaign also marked the emergence of a new generation of leaders within the African National Congress which included Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu and Oliver Tambo. Mandela would go on to write about Gandhi's influence on this grand campaign.
Later, Mandela would declare that "Mahatma Gandhi 'had exerted an incalculable influence' in the history of the people of South Africa".
Yet, after the Sharpeville massacre in 1960, Mandela lost faith in non-violence resistance and was instrumental in setting up the armed wing of the ANC. Could Gandhi's philosophy marked by truth and love have a truly lasting effect on him?
This post is based on the paper, The Mahatma Gandhi and South Africa by Brian M Du Toit.


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The University of Iowa women's tennis team opens up the dual season Saturday with a home double header featuring Nebraska-Omaha at 12 p.m. (CT) and in-state foe Northern Iowa at 5 p.m. (CT). The Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Center is the site for both matchups.
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
The University of Northern Iowa women's tennis team enters the weekend with an 0-2 record. The Panthers suffered a 7-0 loss to Minnesota on Sunday before falling to Eastern Michigan, 7-0, on Monday. Nebraska-Omaha opens the season on Thursday against Southeast Missouri State before traveling to the state of Iowa to face Iowa State on Friday and Iowa on Saturday.
HAWKEYES LOOK TO KEEP WIN STREAK ALIVE
The Hawkeyes are 7-0 all-time against Northern Iowa. Since the 2004 season, Iowa has posted a 4-0 record against the Panthers, including three 7-0 sweeps. Saturday's meeting with Nebraska-Omaha is the first ever meeting between the two schools.
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"We are looking forward to competing again this weekend and getting the dual match season underway. The team got a lot out of last weekend in terms of match play and we've had a very productive week of practice. We've put a lot of emphasis on preparation, and this week is no different getting ready for two quality teams."
Ruth Seaborne LEADING THE WAY FOR THE HAWKEYES
Senior Ruth Seaborne, the No. 56-ranked singles player in the country, is coming off a weekend where she posted a 2-1 record at the Wildcat Winter Duals. Seaborne fell to Northwestern University's Veronica Corning on the first day of action, but bounced back on day's two and three to pick up victories against DePaul's Ana Vladutu, the No. 52-ranked singles player (6-3, 6-1), and Danielle Spielmann of Alabama (4-6, 7-5, 1-0).
DOUBLES TAKE II
Senior Ruth Seaborne and junior Morven McCulloch return for a second season as Iowa's top doubles team. Seaborne and McCulloch were 16-7 overall, 5-3 in Big Ten play last season. They reached as high as No. 34 in the ITA doubles poll a year ago.
COMING UP FOR THE HAWKEYES
Iowa heads to Norman, Okla., to take on a pair of ranked schools next weekend. On Friday, Jan. 31, the Hawkeyes square off with No. 34 Oklahoma at 2 p.m. (CT), and face No. 31 Memphis on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 11 a.m. (CT). Both matches will be held on the University of Oklahoma campus at the Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion.
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Brownie Troop 68174 and Daisy Troop 86222 from Lowell explored this year's theme, "Connect," by learning about connections with themselves, friends, WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) and the world.
First, they connected with themselves by uncovering their inner Happiness Super Hero! They used recyclable materials to create a comic of their Super Hero alter ego in action.
Then, they connected with sisters around the world by making postcards to send to other councils. They also brought in food, clothing and other items from different cultures to gain a broader understanding of global sisterhood.
Lastly, they posed with the thematic "puzzle frame" to interact digitally with girls everywhere, using the hashtags #WTD2016 and #Connect10Million.
While the girls shared with us that their favorite part was the food (that's usually our favorite part too…), their Recruitment Specialist said the girls were "so amazed to find out that there are Girl Scouts and Girl Guides in other countries! They want to learn everything other girls do with their troops and leaders!" How beautiful is that?!
Daisy Troop 69023 from Burlington celebrated by compiling a photo album to send to a Brownie troop in England. Each Girl Scout wrote down one or two of their favorite things about Girl Scouting. Then, they each decorated a scrapbook page with photos and stickers. Each page was added to an album and sent overseas, along with World Thinking Day patches.
What an awesome, creative way to connect to our sister Girl Scouts abroad! We wish we could witness the excitement of receiving this package after its voyage overseas!
Over in Medford, Brownie Troop 68137 connected with the 129th Troop of Brownie Girl Guides from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada! Our Brownie troop made "Flat Savannahs" — illustrated cartoon cut-outs named for Savannah, Georgia, the birthplace of our founder Juliette Gordon Low — that they will mail to their Canadian sisters. In return, the Brownie Girl Guides will send them "Flat Olaves" — named for Lady Olave Baden-Powell, the wife of the founder of the Girl Guides, Lord Baden-Powell.
The troop also sent them a care package of Girl Scout Cookies, photos, and patches.
This exchange of scouting artifacts isn't just for World Thinking Day, it's an investment in an enduring friendship with our sisters in Canada: "The Vancouver Brownies are going to bring the 'Flat Savannahs' with them on their adventures for the next month and then send some notes and photos back to our girls in Medford," Troop 68137's Co-Troop Leader Rebecca Scott shared with us.
For their World Thinking Day celebration, the New Bedford, Fairhaven, and Acushnet Service Units partnered together with the FaB Factor program to unite nine troops in total at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School. Each troop made compelling presentations about a country that they had studied; describing the traditions, lives of girls, foods, and activities that make each country unique. Great way to honor the holiday, girls!
All across our council, troops took part in celebrating this special Girl Scout holiday, each in their own unique way. It makes us so proud to see our Girl Scouts mindfully valuing the bond of sisterhood we share with girls everywhere. Their enthusiastic curiosity towards others is how they will make the world a better place.
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Dendrobium pseudoglomeratum outcross #1966 ('Stony Point' x 'Lisa') (approximately 25 seedlings per flask).
The Species: This grows on the island of New Guinea from sea level up to 6000 ft elevation. It grows as an epiphyte in forests along rivers. The flowers are fragrant and clustered at the apex of both old and new canes.
Culture: I grow this plant with 55 degree minimum night temperatures in bright shade. I suspect it might do better a bit warmer. It is mounted on cork and this allows the "semi-erect" canes to hang down freely and arch out gracefully. It can also be staked up and grown in a pot with a free draining medium. It does not get a dry rest and conditions should be maintained all year. I water most every day and use dilute fertilizer.


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HUGE BORDER CRISIS: Illegals Brag About Being "Home Free" In The U.S. And Encourage Others To Come [Video]
The American taxpayer is on the hook for the millions and millions it costs to house and feed these kids. Record numbers came here with over 10,000 in October and November. This is unbelievable! You can blame the Obama policy for this:
PLEASE WATCH THIS SHOCKING VIDEO:
OBAMA POLICY PAYING MILLIONS TO TAKE IN ILLEGALS:
WFAA found this:
As the newest surge of refugee South American children begins arriving soon in North Texas, everything from food to clothing, counseling and medical services will be provided by the nonprofit group BCFS. But, records show, taxpayers will be footing the bill.
Long before the buses of workers who will care for immigrant children rolled into North Texas today, San Antonio-based BCFS was tapped by the Obama administration to provide temporary shelters in North Texas at taxpayer expense. How much is this going to cost? Neither BCFS nor the U.S. Health and Human Services department could say today.
But, an online database search of federal contracts and grants shows that there was a spike in payments to the group coinciding with last year's surge of unaccompanied minors.
According to USAspending.gov, BCFS received $296 million to administer the government's "Unaccompanied Alien Children Program" nationwide over the past three fiscal years.
"The costs for temporary shelter operations, medical care, security, room and board are requested, vetted, proposed and authorized for by the federal government," said Krista Piferrer, BCFS spokeswoman. "All expenses are based on cost-reimbursement, which means funds are drawn down only when goods/services are requested and expended."
What the records don't show is exactly what the money bought, or where it was spent.
We do know one area where BCFS has spent dollars, though.
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, BCFS, which used to be called Baptist Child & Family Services, has spent $210,000 on lobbying lawmakers since 2006.
RECORD NUMBER OF ILLEGAL MINORS IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER OF 2015:
The Department of Homeland Security has told Congress that for the past six years it has deported just six percent of youths who entered the country illegally, an enormous policy failure that illegal immigrants are seizing on to encourage friends and relatives to raid the border.
Getting into the United States is so easy, and staying here a cinch, that illegals are even telling U.S. Border Patrol officials that they know they will be freed and are using social media to send home photos of their "permisos," documents that set them free.
"Border Patrol agents have confirmed that the new arrivals are saying that they know they will be released after they are processed," said Jessica M. Vaughan of the Center for Immigration Studies. "They have heard this from family and friends who have gone before and shared their experience. They use social media to communicate this, sometimes even texting pictures of what they call their 'permiso,' which is the document they get showing them to appear for a court date years in the future," she told Secrets.
According to a Congress report, DHS told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that since 2009, it has apprehended some 122,700 unaccompanied children from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. But it has only "repatriated" about 7,700, or 6 percent.
When added to the administration's practice of releasing most illegal minors who promise to eventually show up at an immigration court hearing and a judge's order to close some detention centers, those looking to flee troubled Latin countries believe that once they get across the border that they are "home free," said a report on the issue from the Senate Homeland panel headed by Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson.
A new surge of crossings by minors on the border appear to prove that out, according to Vaughan.
When asked about a new report on the surge and what was fueling it, she said, "I believe that part of the reason for the new surge is that the smugglers now can assure their potential customers that they will no longer face a possibility of extended detention after being processed by the Border Patrol, because a federal judge has ordered DHS to close the family and child detention centers."
Vaughan, the Center's director of policy studies, said that Border Patrol agents have revealed that new arrivals know they will be released once processed and use social media to spread the word in Latin America.
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You must also understand how to properly your appliances because they are the major factors in your monthly power bills. It is true in case you are still utilizing old models since they consume more energy when compared with new ones.
The good thing is that one could always save electricity and minimize your monthly bills. Here are a number of of the straightforward suggestions that you should think about if you would like to lower your monthly bills.
Basically, you will not be using much of the energy coming from electricity firms so there is a likelihood that your monthly expenses will be lowered by over fifty percent. The initial investment for renewable power sources may be high, but it is worth the money.
Renewable energy options can also be a good option if you want to lessen your monthly electric bills. Quite a few folks still think that these energy options are not a good choice because you will need to spend a lot of money. You will definitely benefit in the end if you are going to this as an alternate.
The best method to conserve electricity is to close the lights when you are not using them. Make an effort to all-natural light during day time as well. You do not need to open your lights during daytime because you can enable natural light to light up your house during the day.
A lot of people attempt to disregard lighting since they believe that their bills are not afflicted by the little lights. When you are making use of your artificial lighting 24 hours a day, it will start draining plenty of energy and you will have to deal with more expensive bills every month. The very first thing that you need to do is to replace your incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs or CFL since they are consuming less energy. It is also important to make of all-natural light instead of making use of your artificial lighting 24 hours a day. Open your curtains during day time and let all-natural light enter your home and simply open your light bulbs at night.
You should also know how to properly your home appliances as they are the major factors in your monthly power bills. This is correct if you're still utilizing old models since they consume more energy compared to new ones.
Electricity rates for Texas ordinarily range in price between 4.20 to 15.56 cents a kWh subject to market conditions and where the property is located: these prices cannot be guaranteed and are only used as an example.
You can consider these renewable power options as a kind of alternate source to decrease your regular bills. You can gather energy during daytime and them at night.


Syracuse University and Blackboard have partnered to develop technologies that will allow Blackboard's learning management systems to integrate with the Sakai Foundation's open-source learning management platform.
The Blackboard-Sakai Connector is designed to provide access to learning materials in one place to simplify course/learning management at schools that use multiple systems. It's being developed primarily by Syracuse U, with "design guidance and review and support" provided by Blackboard, according to the company. The connector itself will be released as open source.
The partnership, according to Blackboard, is part of its Project NG, a multi-stage effort deliver the new learning tools that couple traditional LMS technologies with new capabilities, including social networking/social learning. This project also included the development of the Learning Environment Connector, on which Syracuse's Blackboard-Sakai Connector.
"This development effort is very important to Syracuse," said Michael Morrison, manager of academic applications at Syracuse U, in a statement released today. "This partnership makes sense for us, given our large installed base of active Blackboard users."
Blackboard said it's also planning to develop a connector Moodle separately. Moodle is one of the most widely used learning management systems, if not the most widely used. Like Sakai, it's also open source. Moodle, as of this writing, has more than 21.5 million users participating in nearly 2.06 million courses at 46,703 registered sites, according to Moodle's published statistics.


A delicious, full, juicy red with a lovely redcurrant flavour on the palate and a most attractive roundedness on the finish.
Dolcetto is one of the unsung heroes of Piemonte but is always rather ignored, unjustifiably if this wine is to go by. Made by motorcycle fiend Roberto Bianco it captures the typical style and robustness of Dolcetto from Alba. A delicious, full, juicy red with a lovely redcurrant flavour on the palate and a most attractive roundedness on the finish.


Thuan, don't you have somewhere more important to be?
Kuldip opened the door and held it open for Sandip.
Slartibartfast tackled the problem right away.
Isidore and Knute yelled at each other.
Mac is being tried for murder.
Patrick died a day later.
How do you think Miles feels?
Shamim is going to be really disappointed, isn't he?
Corey was one of my better students.
We'll let Knut and Real decide.
Kevin tiptoed out of the room.
People still think Marsh is a liar.
I'm not going to talk to Anatole about this.
Vance has lots of things he needs to be doing.
I think Clarence feels the same way.
Billy was on the list.
Kieran won't be back until evening.
Dennis is the only one still sleeping.
You were Francisco's accomplice, weren't you?
I never should've let Nikolai go.
Dean asked me who was responsible for the accident.
Randy dug through the ashes to see what he could find.
Major reminded Irvin to go to the bank before 5:00.
Sedovic woke with a start.
Felix knew he'd never see Laurie again.
Ken was wearing a pink blouse with matching miniskirt.
Phill said it wasn't him who broke the window.
Robert crawled through the dog door.
Natraj and Antonella were in love with each other.
Duncan takes a bath every evening after dinner.


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Academic & Professional Books Reference Reference: General
FAO Statistical Yearbook 2005-2006, Volume 1 and 2
Series: FAO Statistical Yearbook Volume: 2005
Edited By: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organisation
ISBN: 9789250055060 Paperback Jul 2006 Out of Print #164420
The new FAO Statistical Yearbook, the first volume of which was issued in 2004, has consolidated and replaced four previous FAO publications: the FAO Bulletin of Statistics and the FAO Production, Trade and Fertiliser Yearbooks. The yearbook covers a wide spectrum of statistics and indicators belonging to several thematic topics and serves as a reference guide to economists, policy-makers and analysts.
The FAO Statistical Yearbook is published annually in two separate issues: the first providing data by topic for all countries, and the second providing data for each country covering all topics. This publication is Volume 2, issue 1, and includes Volume 2, Issue 2, on a mini CD-ROM.
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Water fascinates us. How else do you explain the price premium on beachfront, lakefront, and riverfront properties? As skydivers, water should fascinate us for another, very important reason–it moves and responds to physics much like air, only we can actually see and thereby learn from it. As such, water has a whole lot to teach us about airflow and, more importantly, turbulence.
In the news recently, we find a very public example of the effects of turbulence from an Australian military skydiver who suffered severe injury following turbulence-induced canopy collapse while doing a demo jump into a stadium.
Air turbulence is something most of us understand conceptually, but not so much in practice. Why? We can't see it. And if we're on the ground, it usually doesn't even affect us that much unless winds are extreme, so we don't think about it that much. But when you're flying a parachute, turbulence can radically affect your parachute's flight and change your life very quickly. A little turbulence might feel like driving over a bumpy road, but severe turbulence can partially or completely collapse your canopy. Canopy collapses can cause radical, diving turns and even put you back in freefall at an altitude where you absolutely never want to be in freefall!
The good news is that turbulent airflow does follow the laws of physics, just like a river flowing around rocks. (Watch that closely next time you get a chance.) Thus, we usually have a pretty good idea of where it will appear when winds pick up. Turbulent airflow exists downwind of obstacles, extending to 10-20 TIMES the height of the obstacle horizontally! It also exists behind moving objects, and very much so behind airplanes with props turning, even if they are parked. Winds can also affect the location of turbulence generated by aircraft.
Let's put this into practice. For example, with our 34-foot-tall hangar at Skydive Spaceland Houston in a north wind, turbulence could be expected at distances of up to 340-680 feet to the south. Measuring directly south of the middle of the hangar's edge, the runway is about 450 feet away. Thus, the entire area between the hangar and the runway would be considered a hazardous landing zone in a north wind. This is why you generally see even highly experienced jumpers landing east of the hangar in north winds; it's just safer.
Take another look at the turbulence graphic above with the airplane. Notice the turbulence behind the airplane? This is essentially the same situation we have at Spaceland Houston if an aircraft is turning hot and loading at loading area 2 just west of the hangar, facing north. Turbulence from this aircraft, especially but not only with a west wind, will affect the west-most edge of the staff/D-license landing area, making it a very good place to avoid no matter how many jumps you have or what kind of canopy you're flying. The laws of physics do not bend for skydivers, no matter how many jumps they have!
A good rule of thumb is to never land anywhere behind a running airplane or close to and facing an obstacle.
A good rule of thumb is to never land anywhere behind a running airplane or close to and facing an obstacle. Just downwind of an obstacle, any significant wind will create turbulence right where you can least afford to deal with it–close to the ground where you have very little time and altitude to recover from a canopy collapse. Besides, if you overshoot while facing said obstacle, you might end up pulling a Wile E. Coyote faceplant on the obstacle, risking injury, embarrassment, and lots of beer owed.
Turbulence is a potential factor on any skydive whether you're landing on or off the DZ. Before you make a skydive, consider the likely areas of turbulence in today's conditions and plan to avoid those areas. If you need a little help, take a look at the aerial cheat sheets we've put together to help you sort it out.
Now to the really cool stuff: Here's a video to help you visualize air turbulence using smoke, put together by our awesome staff members Ken Stone, Rosy Booker, Ben Nelson, and Nick Lott. As you watch this video, note the extreme change in both direction and speed of the wind when the smoke canister is placed downwind of obstacles. Now imagine what your canopy will do when flying through the same highly variable wind conditions.
Do you really want to fly there? I absolutely don't!
Now here's a video of what can happen to a canopy that does run afoul of turbulence. It's a tandem, so it's a lighter-loaded and lower-performance wing than what many skydivers fly. This result is quite ugly, and it could have been even more violent with a higher-performance wing.
For more information and several first-hand stories about skydivers battling dust devils (which in a sense are just visible turbulence), see this article from Skydive Mag. Note that one of the big differences between a "dust devil" and "turbulence" is that you can see a dust devil coming as it has picked up dust. In grassy areas, turbulence is invisible unless it picks up something you can see being flung around. This is why an understanding of where turbulence develops, and avoidance of those areas, is your best defense.
Concerning the turbulence accident video: can anyone comment or suggest what canopy control inputs the jumper could have made to recover?
Hey Mike, thanks for asking! In typical turbulence, things just feel a little bumpy and airspeed is your friend, so hands all the way up for full flight. In this case though, a large part of the canopy collapsed with the nose down and in that scenario, typically a strong flare to keep the canopy overhead and try to repressurize it would be indicated. And of course, if the canopy is collapsed on one side like this, a turn will result and a stronger flare on the opposite side to counter would be indicated.
Firstly, the bes thing is prevent a situation of this, How? analyzing the weather before jump, analyzing the area that you will use to land.
But if you are in a situation of turbulence, the best thing that you can do is have your system (canopy, lines, harness) with more G forces, pressure in your canopy, tension in your lines can resist better the turbulence. If you have the ability to land with more speed, this can help.
Hey Jose, absolutely! Staying down in sketchy conditions and/or choosing landing areas with low risk of turbulence is the best plan. Thank you for your comments!


What makes marketing at the digital world more interesting, are the ways that you can promote your business to take it to new heights. We are in the age of digitalization where everything is dependent on the world of the internet. Using the right tools, you can really promote your business well amongst the segments where you can penetrate the different audience. Using techniques like SMO and SEO, you can not only get the right hits on your website, but you can also compare the results with the old ones and then can make the necessary changes. Online marketing has helped a lot of little business setups that are on a tight budget. It uses very little of your investment and some tools over the internet are completely free to use and promote your business. This way, you don't have to worry about spending a lot of bucks on the marketing strategy and you can really work your way towards the right promotion of the business. Here are some tools that you can use on daily basis to get the traffic at your website.
This is by far the most used platform on the internet to promote the business right now. It offers you a free way to use the page after creating it, and then it can be updated on daily basis to promote your product or services. After you create the page on the social media website like FaceBook, LinkedIn or Twitter, all you have to do, is to come up with a post on the daily basis and update it. You can use the searched keywords on the search engine in the description and attach the relative images along with it to make the post more reader friendly.
This is also a very popular method to get the traffic to your websites. Blogging has changed the marketing ways on the internet and now using the keywords, you can create a very meaningful and attractive content that can be posted on the blog section of your website. This way, you can use the keywords on daily basis and this gets you all the traffic of the users who search for the relative keywords. The blogs can be linked to the other pages like the social media platform and the other website that you have so that every time a user clicks on the blog, the browser redirects the page to the website.
If you want to stay ahead of the competition and want to carve a niche with your brand name, the best way to do it, is by the use of the right internet marketing tools. Make sure that you take the help of the right company to help you in the process, and the one who knows how to use the latest tools at the right places. It not only helps you to gain an edge in the market, but also helps you to promote globally.


Praesepe approached Deep Red to work on creating a refreshed new look across their range of Beacon Bingo clubs. They wanted to create a suite of materials including external signage, and posters, as well as brand guidelines. The creative looked to focus on the social and fun side of the clubs, bold call to action across a palette of highly coloured backgrounds and a clear area to highlight the Beacon logo.