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22 Mart 2008 Cumartesi

India’s Fighter Upgrades: Mirage 2000s Next?

DID has covered India’s accelerating round of fighter fleet upgrades before. Now India Defence reports that the Indian Air Force is “close to finalising” a EUR 1.5 billion (about $2 billion) deal to upgrade its fleet of 52 Mirage-2000 ‘Vajra’ fighter jets. Work would be performed by a French-Indian consortium including Dassault (aircraft manufacturer), Thales (weapons systems integrator), MBDA (missiles) and India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. The aim is to give the aircraft, inaugurated into IAF service in 1985-1988, another 20-25 years of service life; no word on whether any additional Mirage 2000s acquired from France would also come with a similar upgrade set.
Word is that the upgrade will include new radar, combat display, and electronic warfare systems; these will be tied into a joint tactical information data link system (JTIDS, usually Link 16 compatible but not always), along compatibility with helmet-mounted sights for off-bore-sight heat-seeking missiles and “long-range sensors.” Those sensors may involve a long range IRST system, because the aircraft will reportedly be equipped with MBDA’s Mica family of medium range missiles. As DID’s AMRAAM coverage noted, while the MICA’s radar-guided version has mediocre range, there is also a heat-seeking IR version that offers a potent short-medium range ‘no warning’ targeting option.
MBDA will probably be unamused by India Defence’s description of its wares as “an advanced medium-range missile that is the French counterpart to the more capable American AMRAAM missile.”

France Says Defense Budget To Stay Near 2 percent of its GDP

France’s defense budget will remain at around 2 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP), although some programs might be delayed or abandoned, defense minister Herve Morin said in a newspaper interview published Saturday.
Morin, who became defense minister last month after Nicolas Sarkozy won the presidential election, also reiterated in an interview with Le Figaro that France was still working with Britain on the building of new aircraft carriers.
With Britain looking for new ships in 2012 and 2015 and France needing one around the same time, the two sides are looking at how to combine their efforts.
Morin added France would also carry out a review of its military equipment needs.
He also confirmed that French troops would remain in Afghanistan for the time being. –>

Finmeccanica Appoints New U.K. Chairman

Italian defense group Finmeccanica said July 2 it had appointed Sir Kevin Tebbit as chairman of Finmeccanica UK.
Tebbit will join Finmeccanica UK Chief Executive Alberto de Benedictis in managing the Finmeccanica group’s activities in the United Kingdom, where it employs 9,000 staff and has sales of more than 1.8 billion pounds ($3.6 billion).
Until 2005, Tebbit worked for seven years as a permanent secretary to the British Ministry of Defence, working as principal policy adviser to ministers, Finmeccanica said in a statement.
He has also held a number of positions at the Foreign and Commonwealth office, including deputy undersecretary of state overseeing foreign policy aspects of defense, security and intelligence, as well as working with NATO and the British intelligence services. He is a nonexecutive director of Smiths Group.
Tebbit is the latest of several British citizens to be hired by Finmeccanica for senior U.K. management positions.
Former BAE Systems executive Steve Mogford was hired in April to run Finmeccanica’s Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems unit.
Last September, Lord Bach, the former British defense procurement minister, was appointed nonexecutive chairman of Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems. In April 2006, Finmeccanica hired former Royal Air Force strike command chief Sir Brian Burridge as its senior strategic marketing adviser in the U.K. –>

Budget hotel accommodation

Booking for budget hotel accommodation online is steadily increasing.
From students to families and business travellers just looking for a clean base to stay, budget accommodation is here to stay.

The popularity of independent travel seems to be responsible for this upcoming trend and hostel and cheap hotel owners are responding offering more services and comfort than ever before.

That being said, it does depend upon your destination. If you book a cheap hotel in London and want anything more than a base from which to explore the city then it’s highly likely that you will be disappointed.

Book a cheap hotel in Bangkok like the 3* Viengtai Hotel which comes has an excellent location and great online rates and you wont be disappointed.

If you have never booked a budget hotel before, then to get the most out of your stay you need to make sure that you will not expect too much or you will certainly be disappointed and if this is likely to be the case then its best to pay a little more to make sure you get what you really want.

Budget hotel check list
Budget hotels generally fall into the 1-2* category and have limited facilities

Location. Don’t expect a prime location if you are booking a budget hotel
Shared facilities. Check the hotel description. You may have to share bathroom facilities though not always.
Room size. Expect your room to be a little cramped. Possibly not a wardrobe but hooks on the wall for your clothes.
Street noise. It’s highly unlikely that your room will have soundproofing.
Double beds. Probably not. More than likely 2 Single beds to sleep 2 people instead of 1 large bed.

To sum it up, if you are looking for a base with no frills from which to explore a city then you will get the most out of a budget hotel and enjoy your stay.

Tags: Budget hotel, independent travel

Belfast to Faro

Aer Lingus are now flying from Belfast to Faro 3 times a week.

From Faro airport you can easily get to your destination by taxi, hire car or using the services of Eva buses.

Faro airport is used by visitors to Portugal and is only about 7km to Faro itself.

Most visitors to Portugal tend to head for the beach resorts such as Lagos and Albuferia but why not take time and spend some time in the city of Faro itself.

From Faro harbour you can take a boat trip and enjoy the channels of the Ria Formosa nature park. From the boat you will have the opportunity to enjoy the nature and do a spot of bird watching at the same time. The nature park is well known to attract hundreds of different migrating birds especially during the spring and autumn periods.

In Faro itself you should visit the old town with its cobbled streets and the largo da se Square and the cathedral.

For nightlife head for Rua do Prior where you will find plenty of bars and clubs.

Faro is also home to a bizarre attraction, the Chapel of bones ( Capela’Ossos). This is a 19th century chapel and as its name suggests, its walls and ceiling are covered with human skulls and bones.

Less of the bones and more of the shopping then head for Rua Santo António.

Time for the beach then take the number 16 bus to Praia de Faro a beautiful long stretch of sandy beach.

Where to stay? The 4* Faro hotel has a great location overlooking the marina. From the marina you are able to take one of the water taxis to the sandy beaches on the Islands in the Ria Formose nature park.

Tags: faro, Portugal

Manchester to Malaga flights

On the 1st May 2008 easy jet start flying from Manchester to Malaga.With Malaga’s mild climate it is a popular year round destination.Flying time from the UK is only between 2.5 to 3 hours so it’s a short flight to get some winter sunshine and Malaga’s airport is only about 8km from the city itself so the transfer time is very short.As well as car hire and taxis you can also get from Malaga airport to the city by bus or rail.
Local trains go from the station which is located opposite the airports terminal 2 while bus number 19 connects the airport with the centre of MalagaCheck out the respective websites; for rail travel you need renfe.es.com and for the bus options emtmalaga.com and ctsa-portillo.com. The latter company provides transport to Marbella and other popular destinations.

Many visitors travel to Malaga to see the birthplace of the artist Pablo Picasso who was born in the city in 1881.

Visitors to Malaga should not miss seeing the impressive Alcazaba, the building was built in the 11th century and a visit to the area makes for a very enjoyable afternoon.

If you want to shop then you will not be disappointed, from large shopping centres to quaint shops in the historical part of the city there is something for everyone.

No visit to Malaga is complete without a visit to a Tapas bar or without tasting the local ice cream!

Malaga also has a nice promenade running along the clean beach so you are travelling during the warmer months you may enjoy a dip.

Where to stay?

The hotel Don Curro offers a good base from which to explore the city. This 3* hotel is right in the city centre.

Tags: easyjet, Malaga, Malaga airport, Manchester airport, where to stay

Flights from Manchester to Innsbruck

Easyjet start flying from Manchester to Innsbruck on the 30th March 2008.Innsbruck is a popular year round destination. The town is particularly beautiful and with its surrounding mountains really looks like a picture postcard.Innsbruck airport is approx 5km from the city. You can either take a taxi or there is a bus that runs frequently to Innsbruck main train station. The respective bus stops are in front of the station and airport terminals.

The old town of Innsbruck is full of medieval buildings and narrow alleyways and its here that you will find the Golden Roof.

Feeling lucky? Did you know that you can try your luck at the casino in Innsbruck? The casino is fully accessible to wheelchair users and those with walking disabilities.

In Innsbruck you can also find a trail for the blind. This is situated along the river Sill. It is also wheel chair accessible and it’s interesting and open to everyone.

From Innsbruck you can also take the new designer-funicular by Zaha Hadid from the town centre right up to the Nordpark skiing area!

The ski lifts and cable cars are open year round so in the spring and summer months offer hikers the change to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

During the summer months you can swim and sunbathe for no charge at the Lake of Natters

Just outside the city you will find the large modern shopping centres. These are accessible by public transport.

Check out the selection of Innsbruck hotels from http://www.otel.com/hotels/austria.htm

Tags: Cheap flights, Innsbruck, Innsbruck airport, Manchester flights

Recycling

What is recycling?Recycling is basically turning old materials that we have used into new products that can again be used.

Why recycle?

When we recycle we are preventing wasting materials that are able to be used again and therefore reduce the expenditure of fresh materials and energy and this in turn reduces the greenhouse gas emissions compared to when a product is made completely from non recycled materials.

Think before you throw anything into the rubbish bin. Can it be recycled?

Here is a list although by no means complete of the household items that you can recycle.

Class bottles and jars
Empty aerosol cans
Cardboard
Plastic bottles and jars
Paper bags
Aluminium and metal cans
Aluminium foil and trays
Newspapers
Paper bags
Phone books
Paper or card boxes such as those used for frozen food
Mail and magazines
Cloth and clothing can be donated to charity shops for example

Check with your local council or local authority to find out where your closest recycling banks are. Your local library will more than likely have this information to hand also.

Think before you shop. Don’t always accept the shops own plastic bag. In the UK along an astonishing 150,000,000 plastic bags are used every week. Every one of these bags takes literally hundreds of years to disintegrate in a landfill site.

Use a canvas bag…Much more attractive than the plastic bags and less likely to split as you are carrying your shopping home!

Get involved, get recycling

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Athens

Moderators commentsI should like to thank Panayiotis from the Miramare hotel Athens for submitting this Blog

http://www.otel.com/hotels/hotel_miramare_athens.htm

History

In this Region Parliaments lived in the all periods of antiquity, from the proistoriki season as the Byzantine years. The total of almost her extent constituted the ancient Attic municipality of Aixonidon Alon.
The name of municipality Aixonidon Alon is owed obviously in his geographic place and in the natural configuration of region, that is to say in his adjacency with Aixoni and in the existence of saltmarshes at length of coast.
The soft climatic conditions that characterize the space in combination with the adjacency with the sea constituted factors particularly encouraging for the growth permanent katoikisis.

In 1934 were approved the demand of constitution of Community and in 1936-1937 were recorded 44 houses. In 1982 Voula becomes Municipality.
Today the extent of her Municipality Parliaments is roughly 10.000 acres and her population reaches the 40.000 permanent residents roughly.

At the same time, from 1920, is founded by the EES Asklipieio Parliaments. The hospital, that was dedicated in the treatment fymatiosis, it knew big growth and constituted one from the basic components of growth of region. In the decade 1930 begins still the action of PIKPA, that will offer multifaceted services during the next decades.

Distant and rural Voula of mesopolemikis period is to a large extent changed progressively, first in seasonal settlement and centre of recreation, and afterwards more and more in Athenian proasteio.

In her region Parliaments it was built in 1960 specifically for you the travellers,their paratheristes and sessions of patients, hotel MIRAMARE that naturally anakainisthike enough times from then, with last renovation this year in 2007.

It is a ideal hotel next to the sea (with the free beach in the100m. And the organised beach) for you that you want to enjoy the hot helium of Greece, as well as for’ those that want they enjoy the nightly life of Athens.

Tags: Athens

Cambodia

Moderator comment

I should like to thank Mr Bunhong Oung,the owner of the Orient D’Angkor Hotel for submitting this Blog

http://www.otel.com/hotels/orient_dangkor_hotel_siem_reap.htm

Why not joining wells digging volunteer activities with local parliamentarian Seang Nam in the area of world heritage Angkor Watt?In the year 1998 at the Siem Reap constituency Mr. Seang Nam won the first parliamentary seat, decides to run a campaign for wells digging activities to the poor people in Siem Reap, especially the district near Kulen Mountain where former Khmer Rouges stronghold based on, not just only removing mines but looking through the normal way of life at village people in that area where drinking water is in need for help, the villagers using 5 meters wells as their daily consuming water.

Lack of hygiene causes diarrhea especially to children. Based on this research, to improve way of life for villagers, to provide the hygienic clean water to the people, Mr. Seang Nam decides to dig a well with hand made water pumping in the depth of 30 meters in standard for them, of course, the wells digging activities are most welcomed to all tourists who come to visit the world heritage of Angkor Watt. One water well is US$200 (Make your payment upon well inspection),
it will take 3 days to be completed with an english written signboard based on request upon ordering.

Mr. Seang Nam organizes a well digging committee to keep tracking about water quality, water in need family and wells inventory for maintenance. Until today with the help from japanese travelers joining this volunteer activities, more than 1228 wells are already in places.

Why not you can join also.

Stay at Orient D’Angkor hotel with us and you can place your order

Tags: Cambodia, volunteer