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us ed wi t h cas ualout fit sdur i ngt he day f or r unni ng er r ands . Deni m j acket swi t hl ot sofpocket spai r ed wi t h at ank t op,whi ch made t hei r way i nt os pr i ng 2020 a er many year s ,ar eper f ectf ort hi ss eas on. Fort heeffor t l es sl ook,al oos ebot t omups hi r twi t hmat chi ngs hor t si s i t .Fi nal l y,ever yt hi ng wi t hl eopar d pr i ntands t r i pes ,f orwomen as wel l , i st hei dealchoi ce.I nt hel as tcoupl e of year s , women r ocked l eopar d pr i nt ,now i ti smen’ st i me.Leopar d pr i nti soneoft hemos tpr act i cali mpr i nt s .I tcan bes wi mmi ngs hor t s ,a bl azer ,as hi r toras car f . Ot her t han s eas onal f as hi on t r ends ,ever yone mus tkeep s ome s t apl ei t emsi nt hei rcl os et ,becaus e t hey ar e pr act i cal ,never goesout oft r end and mat cheswi t h al mos t ever yot hercl ot hi ngpi eceyouown. For bot h boysand gi r l s ,a deni m j acket and bas i ct i ght fit t ed j eans s houl dneverl eaveyourcl os et . Al s o, awhi t epai rofs neaker si sal waysa s af eopt i on.Ot hert hant hes ei t ems , gi r l ss houl d al ways have a l i t t l e bl ack dr es s( LBD)i nt hei r cl os et . LBDsar eawear abl ei t em t o ever y occas i on,whet heri ti spai r ed wi t h s neaker sort r ans l ucent( cl ear )heel s , whi ch i ss omet hi ng t hatever y gi r l hast oown.A l oos ebl azerwi t hfine l i nesi samus ti never yman' scl os et . I t pumps up t he out fit wi t h one l i t t l et ouch.Al s o,agoodfit t edwhi t e t s hi r tal wayscomesi n handyf ora l as t mi nut ehangout .
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I l l us t r at i onsbyBedr osAndr eas Soghomi an
Thi nkandLi veGreen Byzhanna muradyan Reduce,r eus e,andr ecycl e–t hr ee R’ st hatar et hecr i t i calel ement sof s us t ai nabl el i vi ng.Today,t hegr een l i f es t yl e has many s uppor t er s al l ar ound t he wor l d.The mai n conceptoft hi senvi r onment al l yf r i endl yl i f es t yl el i esi nt hemaki ngofs uch l i f echoi cesanddeci s i onst hatwoul d have a mi ni mum negat i ve i mpact onourenvi r onment( ornonegat i ve effectatal l ) .Goi nggr een concepti s t i ght l yi nt er connect ed wi t hs us t ai nabl el i vi ng s i nce bot hi mpl yl i vi ng al i f es t yl et hatai mst or educepeo pl e’ si nt r us i on i nt o Ear t h’ s nat ur al r es our cesand t o bui l d a heal t hi er envi r onmentf oral ll i vi ngcr eat ur es . Ther ei san i nnumer abl eamount ofr eas onst o go gr een.Notonl yi s i tes s ent i alf orourpl anet ,butal s oi t i sus ef ulf orpeopl e’ sheal t h.As hor t l i s toft hemai n benefit sofl i vi ng a s us t ai nabl el i f es t yl ei ncl udes :pr es er vat i onofnat ur alr es our ces ,r educ t i onofpol l ut i onandenvi r onment al t oxi ns ,pr es er vat i on oft he ani mal habi t atandecos ys t em,cons er vat i on ofr ai nf or es t sand,ofcour s e,l i vi ng agr een l i f ewi l lmakeyou happi er . A eral l ,even as mal lact i on t aken t ohel pourpl anetwi l lundoubt edl y eel i ngofpr i deand happr ovi deaf pi nes s . Ani nal i enabl epar tofl i vi nggr een i spr act i ci ngveget ar i ani s m andveg-
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ani s m.The ecof r i endl y di et s can pos i t i vel ycont r i but et oourenvi r onment .Ther es ear ch byOxf or dUni ver s i t y es t i mat ed t hat pl ant bas ed di et sr educe f ood emi s s i onsby up t o7 3%r es ul t i ngi nas i gni ficantdr op i ngr eenhous egasemi s s i ons .Ther ef or e, pr act i ci ng veget ar i ani s m or vegani s m canbeagr eathel pf ort he Ear t h.However ,how pos s i bl ei si t t o pr act i ce t hos e di et si n Ar meni a? A eral l ,al mos teacht r adi t i onalAr meni an di s h has meator anot her ani malpr oducti ni t .Hence,bei nga veget ar i an and avegan i n Ar meni a canbecomear ealchal l enge.
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ands oci al i zeandevendi s cus sbus i nes swi t ht heper f or mer s .Men l i ke t hem hadgr eataut hor i t yi ns oci et y and coul d offeral ott ot he young bal l etdancer s ,whocamef r om poor f ami l i esand j oi ned t hei ndus t r yt o as s i s tt hei rf ami l i es . Dr .Rhodess ayst hatt her ei sal ot ofs pecul at i on aboutwhet herDegas wasaf emi ni s t .I nhi sopi ni on,many oft hear t i s t ’ swor kscanbei nt er pr et edasf emi ni s t .Ther ei sagoodper cent ageofhi swor kt hatf ocus eson womeni nt hewor kpl ace,whi chwas “ ext r emel ynew f orar tatt hatt i me. ” I n t hos e pai nt i ngs , bal l er i nas ar e hunchedover ,t hey’ r el eadi ngdown t ot hegr ound.Thos ear ebodypos es t hatar emor es ubmi s s i ve,mor es ubor di nat e.They col l aps et hei rbody i nt oas mal l eruni t . I t ’ san i mage ofa br oken body, ar ms ,and angl es .Ther e’ sa l evel ofdi s comf or ti nt hos ebody pos es . Thos ebodypos esmaket hem s eem as i ft hey’ r e not s t r ong peopl e. They’ r enotaut hor i t ar i an,and t hey don’ thaveper s onal i t i es .Theydon’ t havei ndi vi dual i t yorami ndoft hei r own.Degas ’ sdancer sar ej us twai t i ng f ors omeonet ot el lt hem what t odos i ncet heyar enotment al l yi n char geoft hei rl i ves .I t ’ saver ypas s i ves ubmi s s i vei mage.Themen,on t he cont r ar y,ar es t r ai ghtand t al l . They ar e mor e upr i ghtand mor e dynami c.Thatcanbes eeni noneof Degas ’ spai nt i ngscal l ed“ TheDance Cl as s ”( 1 874) ,wher eaman i ss t and-
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i ngs t r ai ghtwi t h as t i ck,t hechor eogr apher ,and t her ear et hebal l er i nas —l ooki ngmor es ubmi s s i ve. Dr .Rhodesment i onst hatDegas waswel lawar eofmal eand f emal e dynami cs ,whi ch i sr eflect ed i n hi s wor ks .“ I t ’ smor es ubt l eher e.I t ’ snot obvi ous .He does n’ tf or ce i tupon you,and he does n’ tl i ke t os hout t hi sf emi ni s tagendat hr oughouthi s pai nt i ng, ” Dr .Rhodes s ai d:“ Ar ti s notwhatyous ee,butwhatyoumake ot her ss ee, ”Degasonces ai d.W het herhewasani mpr es s i oni s torar eal i s t ,af emi ni s torabel i everofmal e aut hor i t y,he di d make an i mpact wi t h hi sar t .Degasmadepeopl es ee whatwasbehi ndt hos eper f ectbal l et per f or mances .Di vi ngi nt ot hewor l d ofbal l et ,he document ed t he unf ami l i ar ,yett hever ycommonoft hat wor l d.
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i mmune s ys t em and makest hem mor evul ner abl e.Thi si soneoft he r eas ons why t hey mus t be ext r a car ef ul ,des pi t et he f act ,t hati sa medi caldepar t ment at t he s pace s t at i on.Ther e ar es peci fic changest hataccr uei n one’ sbody when t heyent ers pace.Spacef everi sone of t hem. An as t r onaut ’ s aver age bodyt emper at ur ei s38degr eesand s omet i mesdur i ng exer ci s es ,i ti ncr eas esup t o 40 degr eeswhi ch i s cons i der ed ext r emel y danger ous on t he Ear t h butnor mali ns pace. As t r onaut swhoar enewcomer sexper i enceheavynaus eadur i ngt hei r fir s tdaysi ns pace,whi ch i snat ur alf orabodyexper i enci ngadapt at i ons . Opi ni ons-I nt he end,Iwoul d l i ket os har eopi ni onsr egar di ngt he l evelofdi fficul t i es and har ds hi ps as t r onaut sf ace on a dai l y bas i s . A er r eadi ng t hi s ar t i cl e t hr ee r andom i ndi vi dual ss har ed t hei r i mpr es s i onswi t hus .“Iwoul ddefini t el y i ncl ude t hi s pr of es s i on i n t het op 3 mos tdanger ousand t uff pr of es s i onsi nt hewor l d, ”s aysAni Tokhmakhyan.She t hi nkst hatno mat t ert heamountoft r ai ni ngt hey under go on t heEar t ht hepos s i bl e chal l engest heywi l lf acei ns pacei s f r i ght eni ng.M ar gar i t a Zakhar ova t hi nkst hatt he adapt at i on pr oces s t hatever y as t r onautgoest hr ough a erl eavi ngt heEar t hi fphenomenal .Shet hi nkst hati ti sver y di f ficul tt o bel ocked down i n as mal l
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ar ea s ur r ounded by t echnol ogi es onl y.“Icani magi nemys el fi nt hei r pl aceaswear eal ll ockeddownbecaus eoft hequar ant i ne.Now i magi ne bei ng l ocked down i ns pace! ” s ays Zakhar ova. Di na Avagyan hi ghl i ght edt hei mpor t anceoft hei r ment alheal t h,“Icanonl yi magi ne how di fficul ti ss us t ai ni ng pos i t i ve ment alheal t h whi l e bei ng cl os ed downal onei ns pace. ”Al loft hei nt er vi ewed i ndi vi dual s hi ghl y appr eci at ed t he effor tand s acr i ficed as t r onaut s puti nt ot he cons t r uct i onandf ut ur edevel opmentoft h humanr ace.
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oppor t uni t yt o par t i ci pat ei nt hes e champi ons hi ps . I n addi t i on t os por t s ,he i si nvol ved i n campai gns ,r ock cl i mbi ng,cooper at eswi t ht heFeder at i on ofMount ai neer s ofAr meni a,and wi t h or gani zat i onsout s i de t he Geghar kuni k r egi on. Gevor g t hi nks t he wor l dl ooksdi ffer entf r om t he mount ai n peaks ,manyofwhi ch he hasal r eadyconquer edwhi l ei nr ock cl i mbi ng and hi ki ng gr oups ( Ar maghan,MountAr a,t he nor t her n peakofAr agat s ,Aj dahak,Hat i s ,Sl i k mount ai n,Kar kat armount ai n,Spi t akas ar , et c. ) . Ext r eme campai gns , gymnas t i cs ,mount ai neer i ng,hor s ebackr i di ng,communi t ywor k:t hes e ar et hepr ef er encest hatmakehi m s t r ongerand t he di fficul t i esofl i f e eas i l y s ur mount abl e. Over comi ng anychal l enge,hehast hes uppor tof bot hhi spar ent sandcl os ef r i ends .“ I wasus i ngwal ker s ,andwasaf r ai dof wal ki ng wi t h cr ut ches ,however ,as Is t ar t ed my campai gnsand cooper at i onwi t ht heMount ai neer sFeder at i on,Ihad no choi ceot hert han l ear ni ngt owal koncr ut ches , ”ment i onedGevor g. Heal s o or gani zess emi nar swi t h chi l dr en wi t h di s abi l i t i esand t hei r par ent s ,t r yi ngt ochanget hei rat t i t udet owar dst hedi s abl edandbr eak t he s t er eot ypes ,i ns pi r ed by t he s t or yofaboywhowasbei ngt r eat ed wi t h hi m.“ Hehad vi s ualpr obl ems andwant edt obemuchcl os ert ot he publ i c, ”expl ai nedGevor g,
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“ however ,i ns t ead of s uppor t i ng hi m,hi s par ent sf or bade hi m t o l eavet hehous eand communi cat e wi t h peopl e. ” Gevor g’ s mai n goal has become pr ovi ng peopl et hat di s abi l i t yi snott he end,and does notpr eventt hem f r om achi evi ng l i f echangi ngdr eams .Hi ss emi nar s and s peecheswer enoti n vai n.Al t hough at t he begi nni ng peopl e wer e nott aki ng hi m s er i ous l y,he s ays ,t her ei s pr ogr es s ,and now manyar et hanki nghi m f orchangi ngt hei rl i ves Fornow,hedes i r est os t ar twor ki ngi nt her es cues er vi ceoft heMi ni s t r yofEmer gencySi t uat i ons ,“ not asat el ephoneoper at or ,butasar es cuer ,becaus eIcannotdo as edent ar yj ob,Ii magi nemys el fi nact i on, goi ng t ot he s cenes .Ihave al lt h neces s ar y knowl edge, and I can hel p peopl e. ” The di s abi l i t y does nots t opGevor gf r om l i vi nghi sbes t l i f e,f r om achi evi ngbi gaccompl i s hment s ,and i ns pi r i ng peopl e wi t h di s abi l i t i est ol i vemeani ngf ul ,s at i s f yi ng,and pr oduct i ve l i veswi t hi n t hei rcommuni t i es .Hi scour ageand dedi cat i onar es i gni ficantandhear t eni ngf orever yone.
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Byse rge ykhachatryan I nr ecent weeks ,t he s pr ead of t he cor onavi r us ar ound t he wor l d has caus ed mar ket st o pl ummet . Di f f er ent wor l d power s ar e concer ned about t he i mpact of t he pandemi c and t ake economi c meas ur es ,al mos tal lofwhi ch ar e expans i ve. W hi l e t r yi ng t o s t em t he s pr ead of t he cor onavi r us t o pr eventmor ei nf ect i onsanddeat hs , t he i nt er nat i onal communi t y i s al s or edoubl i ngef f or t st ocopewi t h t he s t r ong economi ccons equences t hat t he pandemi c i s al r eady caus i ng.The Republ i c ofAr meni a i s al s o pr epar i ng i t s el fagai ns tt he cons equences of t he i nt er r upt i on of t r ade,t he f al li nt our i s m,and t he di f f er entquar ant i ne meas ur es wor l dwi de; t he economi ci mpact of COVI D1 9 wi l l be es peci al l y di s r upt i veont hef or merf l our i s hi ng Ar meni aneconomy. Ar meni a, af t er decades of pover t y,hasr egi s t er ed t hehi ghes t gr owt hi nt he Caucas usi nr ecent year s ;even s ur pas s i ng Azer bai j an, r i ch i n oi l ,and Geor gi a,s poi l ed by t he W es t .I n 201 9,t he Gr os s Domes t i cPr oduct( GDP)gr ew 7. 6%, accor di ng t ot he W or l d Bank.I n t woyear s ,pover t yf el l2. 2poi nt st o 23. 5%,i t sl owes tr at e.Some87, 000 new j obshavebeencr eat edandt he aut hor i t i es have l aunched maj or
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i nf r as t r uct ur epr oj ect s . Las tyear ,f i nanci alr at i ngagenci es Fi t chRat i ngsandMoody' sAnal yt i cs r ai s ed Ar meni a' s r at i ng by one not ch.Andt henCOVI D1 9ar r i ved, l ower i ng Ar meni af r om a ¨ St abl e Economy¨t oa¨ Negat i veEconomy¨ i n 2020. The Ar meni an Cent r al Bank now f or ecas t s gr owt h of 0. 50. 7% f or 2020,i ns t ead of t he 4. 5% i ni t i al l y f or ecas t . Ar mPr es s r ecent l yr el eas ed an ar t i cl es t at i ng t hat Ar meni a has hi gh economi c gr owt h pot ent i alf ort henextyear s , whi chcanr each56%,however ,t hi s gr owt hi sexpect edt obes eeni nt he upcomi ngyear s ,f r om 2021s of or t h. The r epor ts t at ed by Ar mPr es s r eads : “ Ar meni an economy i s expect ed t o gr ow i n 2020 by j us t 0. 5%,buti twi l lr api dl yr es t or ef r om 2021 . ' ' Dur i ng an i nt er vi ew wi t h Ruben Mel i kyan,a 47 year ol d man,who ent hus i as t i cal l yr et ur nedt oAr meni a af t er t he el ect i on of Pas hi nyan i n 201 8,t hedecl i nei nt heeconomyi s evi dent .On hi sr et ur nf r om Fr ance, af t erf l eei ngt heUSSR,heopenedan expor tf r ui t sandveget abl ecompany wi t h anot her f or mer i mmi gr ant . Accor di ng t ot he bus i nes s man,hi s s ucces s was pos s i bl et hanks t ot he r ef or ms of PM Ni kol Pas hi nyan, whi ch l ed t ot he f al loft he f or mer