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Avene Soothing Eye Contour Cream
88 reviews
73% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.2
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 4.2
Price: $$$
INGREDIENTSINGREDIENTS: Water (aqua), Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum), Caprylic/Capric Triglycerides, Cyclomethicone, Glycerin, Sucrose Stearate, PEG 12, Sucrose Distearate, Triethanolamine, Batyl Alcohol, Bisabolol, Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Carbomer, Dextran Sulfate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopheryl Glucoside
on 4/4/2012 3:36:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I started to use this after reading about the reviews on MUA. As I have extremely sensitive skin (periorbital derm), I am always a little apprehensive trying out new products. This cream didn't irritate or burn my eyes and I am actually noticing some lines around my eyes from the derm disappearing. It's not a mind-blowing eye cream but for a derm sufferer, it has been a god send
on 2/20/2012 2:57:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Other
Eyes: Brown
very pleasant texture: cream and not greasy, does not interfere with makeup. but i dont think the efficiency is there. i almost finished the (little) tube, but i would probably not buy again. PS: it gave me 1 pimple under one of my eyes. it contains mineral oil so not non-comedogenic. i prefer hyraphase intense from la roche posay now.
on 1/24/2012 8:12:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Sensitive, Medium, Warm
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I bought this to use at night as I tend to have much drier skin during the winter months and really needed something to help that. I use an eye cream with SPF 15 for day, and it contains some aha too so perhaps that's why I get drier sometimes. Overall, I like this. It did what I wanted it too. It soothed and moisturized my eye area without causing irritiation or millia. Overall, I'm satisfied. Does it do anything incredible? No. But I wasn't expecting it to and it's priced right so I think for that reason it gets a 4 outta 5 and yes to re-purchase. If your looking for something to help with other eye issues like lines, puffiness or dark circles then I'd look to something else. But if you want a nice lightly moisturizing eye cream that doesn't irritate then look no further!
on 12/20/2011 9:15:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Green
BREAK OUT alert!! Beware this caused me to break out in the eye contour area and above the mouth were I also applied it. Never using it again
on 11/22/2011 3:50:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Other, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
WHAT IS IT? Light eye cream
INGREDIENTS: Water, Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cyclomethicone, Glycerin, Sucrose Stearate, PEG-12, Sucrose Distearate, Triethanolamine, Butyl Alcohol, Bisabolol, Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Carbomer, Dextran Sulfate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopheryl Glucoside.
DOES IT PERFORM? This does not provide extreme hydration but also does not cause milia or migrate in my case which makes it appropriate for both the eyelid and undereye area, as its name implies. This is sufficient to provide moisturization to fend off dry crepey-looking skin even in cooler weather for me and also eliminates the red patchy areas that develop at the corners of my eyes in drier weather or due to chlorine (I swim.)
WOULD YOU BUY AGAIN? Yes although I am open to trying more economical eye creams (ShiKai Borage, for example) that might have similar performance.
PRICE: $27.00 CAD for 10 ml - very expensive for what it is
on 10/17/2011 3:38:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Red, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
This is my favorite eye cream for day time and also the only one i buy it for ..actually now is 4th time.I cant even imagine replacing or ever finding something similar or better.
Most of eye creams are giving me hard time only becouse i have very sensitive eyes..and this is genetics.
I love this eye cream for morning and for evening,for eye lids ,great makeup base,great ss base and also great healing for dry patches all over face and very near eyes.This never gave me any irritation,any stinging or redness.
While traveling i dont need to take 2eyecreams (home i use different ones for am/pm),i only take this,the tube package,really sanitary,tinny and safe,is making it perfect for my very often travels.
This is the cheapest skincare product i use,even my lipbalm..but also i very ,very good.
This is my HG eyecream for day time and for lids(is the only one i can use it without stinging and redness).
Texture is light cream,not too heavy ,not too light.My trick is:with the ring finger i dab this cream gently untill is completly in..if i do the mistake to add some more then yes,i will get some oily marks..but i know how to solve this.
I apply my eye make-up and before foundation i dab in the area i see some oily marks ,some toilet paper..and everything looks perfect.
Belive me i use it and test it so many eyecreams,very expensive and very cheap ones,so i know when i find a really good eye cream.1tube is enough for 6months..2for1year,and yes i like to always have one new for any case :-)
My HG eyecream from almost 2years!
on 9/2/2011 4:39:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Acne-prone, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
I used the whole thing. It's soothing alright. But that's about it. If you have dry patches around your eyes. I'm not sure this will help it in any ways. There are a lot more richer eye cream out there...
on 4/18/2011 8:48:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Black, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Have very sensitive skin and eyes. This eye cream is light and does not cause any stinging or redness in my eyes (don't ask how/why the product is getting in my eyes).
Moisturizes without making eye area feel greasy or heavy.
Tube allows precision in product use.
on 3/7/2011 10:38:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
this is great, i have been using it for a year now, i am just worried that it does not prevent wrinkles or prevent them either,
but it is great, it never leaves my eyes irratated and i swear i cannot have a day without it, i use it day and night
Q ladies- I am 22 years old- should i be looking for somehting that has SPF instead?
how do you ladies apply eye cream, i feel as if i am too harsh, i use my middle finger
do u rub or tap?
also to avoid too much rubbing i use more product- is this bad? is there a better way to go about this?
on 3/3/2011 12:34:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Very Oily, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
So in my venture through the Avène brand, I've come across this when I searched an eye skin soothing and moisturiser. It indeed does that quite well, and also helps getting rid of wrinkles and dark circles that appear because of lack of moisture.
I'm not a packaging freak and I don't care if it comes in a fancy box or not, as long as it does what it says it does. However, I must say I like the squeeze method quite a bit. I think there's no hygiene in those pots you got to dip your fingers into. Also, it's much more economic as there's less wasted product.
Reading through some of these reviews, it seems like people buy things without informing themselves of what they do or do not do. This cream will not help with permanent wrinkle fading.nor with regular dark circles due to other reasons such as lack of sleep, bad nutrition or darkened skin. Please don't expect something the product was never advertised of doing.
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You couldn't make this more overpowered if you tried. Ever hear of Glyph of Sacrifice? Makes your 8 second cast irrelevant. Four eles casting this in concert would ruin everything.
Nerf the Glyph since that's always has been the solution anyway. Nevertheless, an Elite skill SHOULD be a game breaker. As of now, we get Elites that do you more harm than good.
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Information about the 6800XT
Hi, I currently have a fairly old system (P4 2,4GHz, 1.2 GB RAM, AGP 4x, GeForce 4 MX) and since I'm not planning to buy a new computer until next week, I really want to buy a new graphic card. I want the best thing I can get for this computer, not something too overkill that the cpu or the AGP 4X bus will bottleneck.
I have this on mind. Planning to buy in a a month.
But there are some problems. In the newegg page it says it supports AGP4X/8X, but in Biostar's site it says AGP 8X. Also, it doesn't say anything about the power supply, I currently have a 400W (well, it says Output: 400W).
Any info on this, or any other card you recommend please post it. I really want to toss this geforce4 out the window.
Re: Information about the 6800XT
But maybe more important is that to get the best from your new card, you should also consider overclocking the VGA card and your cpu/mobo ?
And unless your 400W PSU is a cheap generic type, it will probably be ok with a 6800xt ?
For a 68xxxx series card it's generally recommended that the PSU have a +12v rating of around 15-20 Amps ---> and I mean real RMS amps. The PSU is the heart of the computer, so always important to go for best quality version you can afford ?
With PSU's, the basic rule of "if you pay little, you get little for it", really is true !!
Re: Information about the 6800XT
Just curious, what parts will your newer system consist of(cpu/mem/etc) and do you plan on using that 6800XT with your newer system or just keep it with the old one?
About that 400w psu, unless its a quality made unit(psu that came with case doesnt qualify), dont play with fire, plan on buying a new one.
Clean and stable power is a must for todays systems, so buying a quality name brand power supply by the likes of Enermax/OCZ/Xclio/Antec is the smarter choice and will last you along time.
Re: Information about the 6800XT
With the rig you have, I'd forget about overclocking, since you'll be going from slow to almost as slow. That 6800XT is going to be an easy 4 to 8 times faster than your Geforce4MX, with added support for every current game. Good cheap choice. The power draw is pretty low too, I would say you're fine with a 400W, but don't OC and have good case airflow, heat impacts on a PSU's performance too!
Re: Information about the 6800XT
Hows the reference Nvidia 6800 xt? Heres the link
Ive heard of the agp bug, so I went ahead and did that registry tweak.
I wont receive the card til next weekend, but since I couldn't find any reviews online about this specific card made by nvidia, does anyone know anything about it?
I do have the K8N Neo v2.0 nforce 3 board and Athlon 64 3200+ (venice)
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I have bought 2 of them already.
No SLI ready bit, but it's solid so far. Im running a A64 3200+, K8N Neo v2.0 H nforce 3 mobo, 160 gig ata100 seagate, regular cd-rom, gig of 3200 ddr ram, 1 120mm case fan, g4 ti 4600.
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Make sure the video card has its own line from the psu... meaning nothing else connected to the other molex connectors for that line.
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It would actually be a lot better if umanzor was going for one of the old 6800LE's because it's default speeds of 325/700 are much better than the 300/533 speeds of the 6800XT being considered ?
The 6800LE also had the advantage that it's pipes could be usually unlocked from default of 8x1,4vp to anything between 12x1,5vp and the full 16x1,6vp level of a 6800gt. And it overclocked like hell, eg, my old 6800le still runs fine at 425/900 !
However the card in question is not a 6800le as I know it, so unlikely to provide any real performance, unless heavily overclocked above it's default 300/533 ---> if that's actually possible?
The 6800xt at the link below would be a much better bet since it's default speeds are 350/800, and it appears to use same NV40 gpu as on original 6800le/nu/gt cards !
Re: Information about the 6800XT
I had the molex connector plugged to it, nothing else on the line.
turned pc off, and back on to do a driver install(after the nvidia drivers couldnt detect the card), and after being on some seconds, it trips the power supply.
So after some testing, if I dont plug the molex connector in , the system boots but no video. When I connect the molex, the power supply trips when I turn it on.
Its not the PS. It's a Coolmaster 450watt, with about 30 amps kicking. I even pulled the hd and cd rom connector and tried, still triped.
Im RMA'in it back to tigerdirect This is disappointing. :thumbdwn:
UPDATE: Ordered a FX 5900XT in hope that my power supply will run it. I have 17amp's on the 12volt side, hopefully that will do:o
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Welp, the 5900xt runs fine. Guess I need a small nuke plant to run anything faster.
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Children of the Grave
|"Children of the Grave"
|Single by Black Sabbath
|from the album Master of Reality
|21 July 1971
|Island Studios, London, England
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|Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward
|Rodger Bain
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|"Children of the Grave"
|Single by White Zombie
|from the album Nativity in Black: A Tribute to Black Sabbath
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|Geezer Butler
Tony Iommi
Ozzy Osbourne
Bill Ward
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"Children of the Grave" is a song by Black Sabbath from their 1971 album Master of Reality. The song lyrically continues with the same anti-war themes brought on by "War Pigs" and "Electric Funeral" from Paranoid, adding in Geezer Butler's pacifist ideals of non-violent civil disobedience. Two previously unreleased versions of this song are released on the deluxe edition of Master of Reality. The first is a version with alternate lyrics, the second an instrumental version.[1]
The song has been featured on several greatest hits and live albums. As well as being performed by Black Sabbath in concert, in its various incarnations, Ozzy Osbourne performed it in concert many times as a solo artist. It appears in the game, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock as a playable song. It is also referenced in the online game League of Legends as the name of the ultimate attack of the character Mordekaiser. It also is the background music for the opening level of the video game Brütal Legend.
One feature lost on CD, is that on vinyl the track was the last on the side, and continually looped a whispered "Children of the Grave". This looped part has an individual, yet rarely used name of 'The Haunting'.
Cover versions[edit]
Canadian rockers Jet Set Satellite covered the song on their 2008 album End of an Era. American band Racer X released a cover of the song that can be heard on the Japanese version of Technical Difficulties. The song has been covered by German heavy metal band Grave Digger. Also, hardcore punk band The Fartz covered it for their Because This Fuckin' World Still Stinks album. It has also been covered by the Finnish band Tarot on To Live Forever. The American straight edge hardcore band Earth Crisis covered the song for their covers album "Last Of The Sane." The band White Zombie covered "Children of the Grave" (with slightly altered lyrics) for the Black Sabbath tribute album Nativity in Black. It was later released as a promo single in 1994. Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth covered the song in 2010 for Metal Hammer's Black Sabbath tribute CD.Argentinean thrash metal band Nepal covered the song on their 1997 album Manifiesto. In 2014, Mac Sabbath, a fast food-themed Black Sabbath tribute band, recorded a parody version entitled "Chicken for the Slaves".
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- Children of the Grave - 5:49
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PRESTONSBURG — A local writer and former Floyd County Times reporter will be hosting a reading later this month at Big Sandy Community and Technical College.
The reading, by author Sheldon Lee Compton, of Virgie, will take place at the Prestonsburg Campus of Big Sandy Community and Technical College on Thursday, April 26, beginning at 4 p.m.
The reading is free and open to the public. It will take place in the art gallery, located on the first floor of the Magoffin Building. A book signing and refreshments will follow.
"I'll be reading a few selections from my upcoming collection, 'The Same Terrible Storm,'" said Compton, who hopes to have hard copies of his book at the reading. "This is a good thing, a chance to get the ball rolling on the reading tour."
Compton also plans to make appearances in Lexington soon, though no dates have been set.
Compton was recently selected to serve as a judge for the Appalachian Days Writing Contest. "This was my first time judging a writing contest," said Compton. He said winners of the contest will be announced on April 12, and he hopes to be able to attend.
Compton is the author of the forthcoming collections "The Same Terrible Storm" and "Where Alligators Sleep." His work has also appeared in several print and online journals including BLIP (formally Mississippi Review Online), Thunderclap Magazine, Emprise Review, Keyhole Magazine, Kudzu, and the Appalachian anthology Degrees of Elevation (Bottom Dog Press, 2011).
Compton has worked as a Floyd County Times reporter on several occasions, most recently from 2008 to 2011. He has also worked as a reporter with the Appalachian News-Express and the Medical Leader, and has served as editor of the Hazard Herald and Salyersville Independent.
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Most rail companies require a high school diploma or equivalent for locomotive engineers. Locomotive engineers generally receive two-to-three months of on-the-job training before they can operate a train on their own. Typically, this training involves riding with an experienced engineer who teaches them the nuances of that particular train route.
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For each of the scenarios, the total net present value (NPV) of installing the flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs) and pumps was calculated using a real social discount rate of 10 percent and an average inflation of 3 percent per year. The cost of installing E85 fuel dispensers depends on the type of tank installed (new underground tank or conversion of existing tank). Between 30 to 60 percent of the E85 installations involve new tanks, while the others convert a current tank (Moriarty et al., 2009). The typical gas station has 3.3 tanks, one for regular, midgrade, and premium. If a tank is converted, the station loses the revenue stream from one blend. However, some stations, especially at convenience stores, lack the space to add a new tank (Moriarty et al., 2009). Cost estimates for new tanks range from $50,000 to $200,000, with a mean at $74,418. The average cost of a tank retrofit is about $21,244. Thus, the weighted average cost of installing a tank is $45,000. In addition, it costs an additional $100 per vehicle to produce a FFV instead of a standard vehicle (Corts, 2010). Other infrastructure costs are not included so that the cost estimates provided here are clearly underestimates of total cost.
The first alternative of maintaining the blending limit at 10 percent and producing only ethanol as a biofuel is clearly out of question. It would require massive increases in E85, with accompanying huge increases in FFVs (Tyner and Viteri, 2010). Annual sales of FFVs would need to be at least 8.7 million cars per year compared with a cumulative total of 7.9 million on the road today. The total FFVs needed by 2022 would be 121.5 million. It would also require installation of 24,277 E85 fueling pumps per year compared with a cumulative total of 2,100 operating today. A cumulative total of 158,000 stations would need to add flex-fuel pumps. The total cost of E85 pump installation and FFVs around the whole United States have a NPV of $11.13 billion for this scenario. Furthermore, E85 would have to be priced no more than 78 percent of E10 blend gasoline because of the mileage difference. (See the discussion of the regional strategy below for more on E85 pricing.) The bottom line is that this scenario is not likely to be feasible, and EPA would be forced to waive RFS2 at some point. The time profile of E10 and E85 for this scenario is illustrated in Figure N-2.
The second alternative of a 15-percent blend limit with only ethanol as biofuel is less restrictive than the first but suffers similar problems over the longer term. The higher blend limit essentially extends the time before the blend wall is reached but does not solve the problem. E15 consumption would grow from 13.1 billion gallons per year in 2010 to 17.5 billion gallons per year in 2022, as the continued growth in E85 once again crowds out the use of the lower blend fuel (Figure N-2). By 2022, there needs to be about 90.4 million FFVs on the roads, served by 236,208 E85 gas dispensers. The total NPV value cost


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The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in CIVAD (C-533/10, 14 June 2012) reminds all importers that even if the Court declares an anti-dumping duty or countervailing duty invalid, an importer will not be able to recover the duty from the national customs authority unless a claim was filed with that authority within three years of the assessment of duties.
This result follows from the strict application of Article 236 of the Customs Code and a narrow interpretation of the exception in cases of force majeure.
This judgment arose in the following scenario. Importer A made imports of cotton-type bed linen from Pakistan and paid the relevant anti-dumping duties. Importer B challenged the validity of the anti-dumping duties before the national court, which referred the question of validity to the EU Court of Justice. The Court ruled that the duties were invalid (Case C-351/04 [2007] ECR 1-7723).
In reliance upon this judgment, Importer A applied to the national customs authority for reimbursement of the duties. The national customs authority refused to reimburse the duties in respect of imports made more than three years prior to Importer A's application because Article 236 of the Customs Code imposes a three year limitation period except in cases of force majeure. Importer A argued that the invalidity of the duties was an act of force majeure beyond its control.
The Court of Justice rejected this argument, observing that the illegality of anti-dumping duties is not an abnormal circumstance and Importer A could have registered its objection to paying the duties at the time of import. It could also have filed an application for the repayment at that time.
It follows from this judgment that when an importer suspects that anti-dumping duties are invalid, for example because another importer is challenging them in court, it should itself file a formal challenge and maintain that challenge on the record until final judgment has been given on the validity of the duties. Although this could be burdensome if the importer is importing into several Member States, it may well be the safest measure to take.
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'Divergent' based on the best selling novel by Veronica Roth is set in a futuristic Chicago. The story revolves around people who are tested when they are young and subsequently divided into five factions based on their personalities and virtues. Each represents a different virtue, and teenagers have to decide if they want to stay in their faction or switch to another - for the rest of their lives. Beatrice 'Tris' Prior (Shailene Woodley) discovers that she is Divergent, meaning she does not fit into any one faction, and soon uncovers a sinister plot brewing in her seemingly perfect society.
Abnegation (The Selfless)
The faction that values selflessness in the service of others. These are ones who do community service. The dystopian society of Chicago is ruled by a council of fifty people, composed entirely of representatives from Abnegation because their faction is incorruptible, due to their commitment to selflessness. Abnegation's color is grey. They must wear all grey loose fitting clothes to not attract attention to themselves. They can also wear a plain watch.
Erudite (The Intelligent)
According to the norms of the faction, it is dictated that a faction member must wear at least one blue article of clothing at a time, because blue causes the body to release calming chemicals which attest to their saying, a calm mind is a clear mind. It is also noted that Erudites are big on speeches and that Eloquence are for them.
Dauntless (The Brave)
Dauntless are those who are brave, fearless almost. They strive to become fearless and indestructible. The Dauntless are those who guard the fence, making sure no one gets in or out, and are the best soldiers. Dauntless' colour is black, in which members completely dress. Dark makeup and tattoos are also recommended for members.
Amity (The Peaceful)
The faction who values peace above else. The ones who try to make everything peaceful. Members of the Amity Faction are dressed in red or yellow. Every time Tris sees them, they look kind, loving and free. Amity children are seen playing hand clapping games and singing songs. They mostly have a laid back happy-go-lucky attitude and are viewed as artists. Yet despite that, Amity has given Chicago understanding counselors and caretakers.
Candor (The Honest)
The faction that values honesty. The ones who can't even tell one little lie. A member of the Candor faction can be recognized because of his black suit and white tie, a Candor's standard uniform. They see the truth as black and white so that is what they wear. Through the years, the Candor Faction provided the people with trustworthy and sound leaders in law. Candor children are seen to make wide gestures with their hands and appear to be arguing. They are very truthful and would even frankly and tactlessly say what they feel. The candor initiation does not utilize simulation but utilize lie detectors tests and truth serum.
There is one more group that is not part of the social classes or factions. These are the factionless. These are the people who failed to complete their initiation into whatever faction they chose and live in poverty, doing the work no one else wants to do. They are the janitors, construction workers and garbage collectors. They are the ones who make fabric, operate trains and drive buses. In return for their work they get food and clothing. They live in places in collapsed roads, empty subways full of trash and sewage. It is later found that they have the highest number of divergents.
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1.a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968
2.(MeSH)A kingdom in southern Africa, west of MOZAMBIQUE. Its capital is Mbabane. The area was settled by the Swazi branch of the Zulu nation in the early 1880's, with its independence guaranteed by the British and Transvaal governments in 1881 and 1884. With limited self-government introduced in 1962, it became independent in 1968. Swazi is the Zulu name for the people who call themselves Swati, from Mswati, the name of a 16th century king, from a word meaning stick or rod. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1170&Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p527)
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Descripteurs EUROVOC (fr)[Thème]
ancienne colonie brit. membre du Commonwealth (fr)[ClasseParExt.]
continent de la Terre (fr)[Classe...]
country, land, parts, region, state - continent, main, mainland[Hyper.]
Afrique noire (fr) - due south, S, south, southward[Situé]
Africa - eastern hemisphere, orient[Desc]
territoire du Commonwealth à autonomie limitée (fr)[ClasseParExt.]
African country, African nation[Hyper.]
Swaziland (n.)↕
Swaziland (n.) [MeSH]↕
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|Kingdom of Swaziland
Umbuso weSwatini
|Motto: "Siyinqaba" (Swati)
"We are a fortress"
"We are a mystery/riddle" "We hide ourselves away"
|Anthem: Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati
Oh God, Bestower of the Blessings of the Swazi
Location of Swaziland (dark blue)
– in Africa (light blue & dark grey)
|Lobamba (royal and legislative)
Mbabane (administrative; coordinates below)
|Largest city
|Official language(s)
|Unitary parliamentary democracy within constitutional and absolute monarchy
|King Mswati III
|Queen Ntombi
|Prime Minister
|Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
|Deputy Prime Minister
|Themba N. Masuku
|Parliament of Swaziland
|Upper house
|Lower house
|House of Assembly
|from British protection
|6 September 1968
|17,364 km2 (157th)
6,704 sq mi
|Water (%)
|2009 estimate
|1,185,000[1] (154th)
|2007 census
|68.2/km2 (135th)
176.8/sq mi
|2011 estimate
|$6.233 billion[2]
|Per capita
|GDP (nominal)
|2011 estimate
|$3.947 billion[2]
|Per capita
|60.9 (very high)
|0.522 [3] (medium) (140th)
|Lilangeni (
|Time zone
|Drives on the
|ISO 3166 code
|Internet TLD
|Calling code
|Estimates for the country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected.
Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland (Umbuso weSwatini), and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique. The nation, as well as its people, are named after the 19th century king Mswati II.
Swaziland is a small country, no more than 200 kilometres (120 mi) north to south and 130 kilometres (81 mi) east to west. The western half is mountainous, descending to a lowveld region to the east. The eastern border with Mozambique and South Africa is dominated by the escarpment of the Lebombo Mountains. The climate is temperate in the west, but may reach 40 °C (104 °F) in summer in the lowveld. Rainfall occurs mainly in the summer and may reach 2 metres (6.6 ft) in the west.
The area that Swaziland now covers has been continuously inhabited since prehistory. Today, the population is primarily ethnic Swazis whose language is siSwati, though English is spoken as a second language. The Swazi people descend from the southern Bantu who migrated from Central Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Anglo-Boer War saw the United Kingdom make Swaziland a protectorate under its direct control. Swaziland gained independence in 1968. Swaziland is a member of the Southern African Development Community, the African Union, and the Commonwealth of Nations. The head of state is the king, who appoints the prime minister and a small number of representatives for both chambers of parliament. Elections are held every five years to determine the majority of the representatives. A new constitution was adopted in 2005.
Some 75% of the population are employed in subsistence farming, and 60% of the population live on less than the equivalent of US$1.25 per day.[4] Swaziland's main trading partner is South Africa, and its currency is pegged to the South African rand. Swaziland's economic growth and societal integrity is highly endangered by its disastrous HIV epidemic, to an extent where the United Nations Development Program has written that if it continues unabated, the "longer term existence of Swaziland as a country will be seriously threatened."[5] The infection rate in the country is unprecedented and the highest in the world at 26.1% of adults,[6] and over 50% of adults in their 20s.[5] According to the CIA World Factbook, Swaziland has the lowest life expectancy in the world, with an average life expectancy of only 31.88 years.[7]
Artifacts indicating human activity dating back to the early Stone Age 200,000 years ago have been found in the Kingdom of Swaziland. Prehistoric rock art paintings date from ca. 25,000 B.C. and continue up to the 19th century.
The earliest inhabitants of the area were Khoisan hunter-gatherers.They were largely replaced by the Bantu tribes during Bantu migrations who hailed from the Great Lakes regions of Eastern Africa. Evidence of agriculture and iron use dates from about the 4th century and people speaking languages ancestral to current Sotho and Nguni languages began settling no later than the 11th century. The Bantu people known as the Swazis established iron-working and settled farming colonies in the 15th century after crossing the Limpopo river. They experienced great economic pressure from the rival Ndwandwe clans from the south.[8]
The country derives its name from a later king, Mswati I. However, Ngwane is an alternative name for Swaziland and Dlamini remains the surname of the royal house, while Nkosi means "king". Scholarly history of Swaziland shows that independent chiefdoms and small kingdoms dominated by various clans were initially conquered and incorporated into the growing Ngwane kingdom ruled by members of the Dlamini clan sometime in the 18th and 19th centuries, long before British colonisation.[9]
According to Swazi royalist tradition, these clans came to be classified in the Dlamini kingdom as the Emakhandzambile category of clans ("those found ahead", e.g. the Gamedze), meaning that they were on the land prior to Dlamini immigration and conquest, as opposed to the Bomdzabuko ("true Swazi") who accompanied the Dlamini kings, and the Emafikemuva ("those who came behind") who joined the kingdom later. Emakhandzambile clans initially were incorporated with wide autonomy, and often in part by granting them special ritual and political status (cf. mediatisation), but the extent of their autonomy was drastically curtailed by King Mswati II, who attacked and subdued some of the clans in the 1850s.[9]
The autonomy of the Swaziland Nation was dictated by British rule of southern Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1881 the British government signed a convention recognizing Swazi independence. However, controversial land and mineral rights concessions were made under the authority of the Foreign Jurisdiction Act of 1890 in terms of which the administration of Swaziland was also placed under that of the then South African Republic (Transvaal). Swaziland was indirectly involved in the Second Boer War (1899–1902).
The Swaziland independence Constitution was promulgated by Britain in November 1963 in terms of which a legislative Council and an Executive Council were established. This development was opposed by the Swazi National Council (liqoqo).
Despite such opposition, elections took place and the first Legislative Council of Swaziland was constituted on 9 September 1964. Changes to the original constitution proposed by the Legislative Council were accepted by Britain and a new Constitution providing for a House of Assembly and Senate was drawn up. Elections under this Constitution were held in 1967. Since 1973, Swaziland has seen a rather quiet struggle between pro-multiparty activists and supporters of the current Tinkhundla (constituencies) System of governance or Grass Roots Democracy System.
In June 2011, Swaziland, fearing bankruptcy, asked for a financial bailout from South Africa.[10]
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The head of state is the king or Ngwenyama (lit. Lion), currently King Mswati III, who ascended to the throne in 1986 after the death of his father King Sobhuza II in 1982 and a period of regency. By tradition, the king reigns along with his mother or a ritual substitute, the Ndlovukati (lit. She-Elephant). The former was viewed as the administrative head of state and the latter as a spiritual and national head of state, with real power counter-balancing that of the king, but during the long reign of Sobhuza II the role of the Ndlovukati became more symbolic. The king appoints the prime minister from the legislature and also appoints a minority of legislators to both chambers of Libandla (parliament), with help from an advisory council. The king is allowed by the constitution to appoint some members to parliament for special interests. These special interests are citizens who might have been left out by the electorate during the course of elections or did not enter as candidates. This is done in order to balance views in parliament. Special interests could be people of gender, race, disability, business community, civic society, scholars, chiefs and so on. The Senate consists of 30 members which some are appointed by the king on recommendation of the advisory council and others elected by the lower house. The House of Assembly has 65 seats, 55 of which are occupied by elected representatives from the 55 constituencies around the country, 10 appointed by the king on recommendation of the advisory council and the attorney general is the ex-officio member. Elections are held every five years.
In 1968, Swaziland adopted a Westminster-style constitution, but in 1973 King Sobhuza II on the advice of parliament at the time suspended it due to widespread complaints by citizens of the country. In 2001, King Mswati III appointed a committee to draft a new constitution. Drafts were released for comment in May 1999 and November 2000. These were strongly criticized by civil society organizations in Swaziland and human rights organizations elsewhere. In 2005, the constitution was put into effect, though there is still much debate in the country about the constitutional reforms. From the early seventies, there was active resistance to the royal hegemony. However despite complaints from progressive formations, support for the monarchy and the current political system remains strong in a majority of the population. Submissions were made by citizens around the country to commissions including the constitutional draft committee that they would prefer to maintain the current situation.
The Swazi bicameral Parliament or Libandla consists of the Senate (30 seats; 10 members appointed by the House of Assembly and 20 appointed by the monarch; to serve five-year terms) and the House of Assembly (65 seats; 10 members appointed by the monarch and 55 elected by popular vote; to serve five-year terms) elections: House of Assembly – last held 19 September 2008 (next to be held in 2013) election results: House of Assembly – balloting is done on a non-party basis; candidates for election are nominated by the local council of each constituency and for each constituency the three candidates with the most votes in the first round of voting are narrowed to a single winner by a second round.
Swaziland is divided into four districts:
Each district is further divided into tinkhundla. There are 55 tinkhundla in Swaziland and each elects one representative to the House of Assembly of Swaziland.
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Swaziland lies across a geological fault which runs from the Drakensberg Mountains of Lesotho, north through the Eastern highlands of Zimbabwe, forms the Great Rift Valley of Kenya and, eventually, peters out in present-day Turkey.
A small, land-locked Kingdom, Swaziland is bordered in the North, West and South by the Republic of South Africa and by Mozambique in the East. Although Swaziland has a land area of only 17,364 km2, roughly the size of Wales or the American State of New Jersey, it contains four separate geographical regions. These run from North to South and are determined by altitude.
Swaziland is located at approximately 26°30'S, 31°30'E.[11] Swaziland also offers a wide variety of landscapes, from the mountains along the Mozambican border to savannas in the east and rain forest in the northwest. Several rivers flow through the country, such as the Great Usuthu River.
Along the eastern border with Mozambique is the Lubombo, a mountain ridge, at an altitude of around 600 meters. The mountains are broken by the canyons of three rivers, the Ngwavuma, the Usutu and the Mbuluzi River. This is cattle ranching country.
The western border of the country, with an average altitude of 1200 meters, lies on the edge of an escarpment. Between the mountains rivers rush through deep gorges making this a most scenic region. Mbabane, the capital, is located on the Highveld.
The Middleveld, lying at an average 700 meters above sea level is the most densely populated region of Swaziland with a lower rainfall than the mountains. Manzini, the principal commercial and industrial city, is situated in the Middleveld.
The Lowveld of Swaziland, at around 250 meters, is less populated than other areas and presents a typical African bush country of thorn trees and grasslands. Development of the region was inhibited, in early days, by the scourge of malaria.
The seasons are the reverse of those in the Northern Hemisphere with December being mid-summer and June mid-winter. Generally speaking, rain falls mostly during the summer months, often in the form of thunderstorms. Winter is the dry season. Annual rainfall is highest on the Highveld in the West, between 1,000 and 2,000 mm (39.4 and 78.7 in) depending on the year. The further East, the less rain, with the Lowveld recording 500 to 900 mm (19.7 to 35.4 in) per annum. Variations in temperature are also related to the altitude of the different regions. The Highveld temperature is temperate and, seldom, uncomfortably hot while the Lowveld may record temperatures around 40 °C (104 °F) in summer.
The average temperatures at Mbabane, according to seasons:
|September – October
|November – March
|April – May
|June – August
Swaziland's economy is diversified, with agriculture, forestry and mining accounting for about 13% of GDP, manufacturing (textiles and sugar-related processing) representing 37% of GDP and services – with government services in the lead – constituting 50% of GDP. Title Deed Lands (TDLs), where the bulk of high value crops are grown (sugar, forestry, and citrus) are characterized by high levels of investment and irrigation, and high productivity. Nevertheless, the majority of the population – about 75%—is employed in subsistence agriculture on Swazi Nation Land (SNL), which, in contrast, suffers from low productivity and investment. This dual nature of the Swazi economy, with high productivity in textile manufacturing and in the industrialized agricultural TDLs on the one hand, and declining productivity subsistence agriculture (on SNL) on the other, may well explain the country's overall low growth, high inequality and unemployment.
Economic growth in Swaziland has lagged behind that of its neighbors. Real GDP growth since 2001 has averaged 2.8%, nearly 2 percentage points lower than growth in other Southern African Customs Union (SACU) member countries. Low agricultural productivity in the SNLs, repeated droughts, the devastating effect of HIV/AIDS and an overly large and inefficient government sector are likely contributing factors. Swaziland's public finances deteriorated in the late 1990s following sizable surpluses a decade earlier. A combination of declining revenues and increased spending led to significant budget deficits.
The considerable spending did not lead to more growth and did not benefit the poor. Much of the increased spending has gone to current expenditures related to wages, transfers, and subsidies. The wage bill today constitutes over 15% of GDP and 55% of total public spending; these are some of the highest levels on the African continent. The recent rapid growth in SACU revenues has, however, reversed the fiscal situation, and a sizable surplus was recorded since 2006. SACU revenues today account for over 60% of total government revenues. On the positive side, the external debt burden has declined markedly over the last 20 years, and domestic debt is almost negligible; external debt as a percent of GDP was less than 20% in 2006.
The Swazi economy is very closely linked to the South African economy, from which it receives over 90% of its imports and to which it sends about 70% of its exports. Swaziland's other key trading partners are the United States and the EU, from whom the country has received trade preferences for apparel exports (under the African Growth and Opportunity Act – AGOA – to the US) and for sugar (to the EU). Under these agreements, both apparel and sugar exports did well, with rapid growth and a strong inflow of foreign direct investment. Textile exports grew by over 200% between 2000 and 2005 and sugar exports increasing by more than 50% over the same period.
The continued vibrancy of the export sector is threatened by the removal of trade preferences for textiles, the accession to similar preferences for East Asian countries, and the phasing out of preferential prices for sugar to the EU market. Swaziland will thus have to face the challenge of remaining competitive in a changing global environment. A crucial factor in addressing this challenge is the investment climate. The recently concluded Investment Climate Assessment provides some positive findings in this regard, namely that Swaziland firms are among the most productive in Sub-Saharan Africa, although they are less productive than firms in the most productive middle-income countries in other regions. They compare more favorably with firms from lower middle income countries, but are hampered by inadequate governance arrangements and infrastructure.
Swaziland's currency is pegged to the South African rand, subsuming Swaziland's monetary policy to South Africa. Customs duties from the Southern African Customs Union, which may equal as much as 70% of government revenue this year, and worker remittances from South Africa substantially supplement domestically earned income. Swaziland is not poor enough to merit an IMF program; however, the country is struggling to reduce the size of the civil service and control costs at public enterprises. The government is trying to improve the atmosphere for foreign direct investment.
Swaziland is critically affected by the HIV and AIDS pandemic, which is now a major threat to its society. As reported in the 2009 CIA World Factbook, Swaziland has the highest HIV infection rate in the world (26% of all adults; more in other reports) and also the lowest life expectancy at 32 years, which is 6 years lower than the next lowest average of Angola. From another perspective, the last available World Health Organization data in 2002 shows that 64% of all deaths in the country were caused by HIV/AIDS.[12] In 2009, an estimated 7,000 people died from AIDS-related causes,[13] from a total population of approximately 1,185,000.[14] This translates into an estimated 0.6% of the population dying from AIDS every year. Chronic illnesses that are the most prolific causes of death in the developed world account only for a minute fraction of deaths in Swaziland; for example, heart disease, strokes, and cancer cause fewer than 5% of deaths in Swaziland in total, compared to 55% of all deaths yearly in the US.[15]
In 2004, Swaziland acknowledged for the first time that it suffered an AIDS crisis, with 38.8% of tested pregnant women infected with HIV (see AIDS in Africa). Prime Minister Themba Dlamini declared a humanitarian crisis due to the combined effect of drought, land degradation, increased poverty, and HIV/AIDS. According to the 2011 UNAIDS Report, Swaziland is close to achieving universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment, defined as 80% coverage or greater. Estimates of treatment coverage range from 70% to 80% of those infected.[16]
Life expectancy has fallen from 61 years in 2000 to 32 years in 2009.[17] Tuberculosis is also a significant problem, with an 18% mortality rate. Many patients have a multi-drug resistant strain, and 83% are co-infected with HIV.[18]
Public expenditure was at 4% of the GDP of the country, whereas private expenditure was at 2.3%.[19][specify] There were 16 physicians per 100,000 persons in the early 2000s.[19][specify] Infant mortality was at 69 per 1,000 in 2005,[19][specify] with the WHO showing that 47% of all deaths under 5 are caused by HIV/AIDS.[12]
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The principal Swazi social unit is the homestead, a traditional beehive hut thatched with dry grass. In a polygamous homestead, each wife has her own hut and yard surrounded by reed fences. There are three structures for sleeping, cooking, and storage (brewing beer). In larger homesteads there are also structures used as bachelors' quarters and guest accommodation.
Central to the traditional homestead is the cattle byre, a circular area enclosed by large logs interspaced with branches. The cattle byre has ritual as well as practical significance as a store of wealth and symbol of prestige. It contains sealed grain pits. Facing the cattle byre is the great hut which is occupied by the mother of the headman.
The headman is central to all homestead affairs and he is often polygamous. He leads through example and advises his wives on all social affairs of the home as well as seeing to the larger survival of the family. He also spends time socializing with the young boys, who are often his sons or close relatives, advising them on the expectations of growing up and manhood.
The Sangoma is a traditional diviner chosen by the ancestors of that particular family. The training of the Sangoma is called "kwetfwasa". At the end of the training, a graduation ceremony takes place where all the local sangoma come together for feasting and dancing. The diviner is consulted for various reasons, such the cause of sickness or even death. His diagnosis is based on "kubhula", a process of communication, through trance, with the natural super-powers. The Inyanga (a medical and pharmaceutical specialist in western terms) possesses the bone throwing skill ("kushaya ematsambo") used to determine the cause of the sickness.
The most important cultural event in Swaziland is the Incwala ceremony. It is held on the fourth day after the full moon nearest the longest day, December 21. Incwala is often translated in English as 'first fruits ceremony', but the King's tasting of the new harvest is only one aspect among many in this long pageant. Incwala is best translated as 'Kingship Ceremony' : when there is no king, there is no Incwala. It is high treason for any other person to hold an Incwala.
Every Swazi may take part in the public parts of the Incwala. The climax of the event is the fourth day of the Big Incwala. The key figures are the King, Queen Mother, royal wives and children, the royal governors (indunas), the chiefs, the regiments, and the "bemanti" or "water people".
Swaziland's most well-known cultural event is the annual Reed Dance. In the eight day ceremony, girls cut reeds and present them to the queen mother and then dance. (There is no formal competition.) It is done in late August or early September. Only childless, unmarried girls can take part. The aims of the ceremony are to preserve girls' chastity, provide tribute labour for the Queen mother, and to encourage solidarity by working together. The royal family appoints a commoner maiden to be "induna" (captain) of the girls and she announces over the radio the dates of the ceremony. She will be an expert dancer and knowledgeable on royal protocol. One of the King's daughters will be her counterpart.
Today's Reed Dance is not an ancient ceremony, but developed out of the old "umchwasho" custom. In "umchwasho", all young girls were placed in a female age-regiment. If any girl fell pregnant outside of marriage, her family paid a fine of one cow to the local chief. After a number of years, when the girls had reached a marriageable age, they would perform labour service for the Queen Mother, ending with dancing and feasting. The country was under the chastity rite of "umchwasho" until 19 August 2005.
Swaziland is also known for a strong presence in the handcrafts industry. The formalized handcraft businesses of Swaziland employ over 2,500 people, many of whom are women (per TechnoServe Swaziland Handcrafts Impact Study," February 2011). The products are unique and reflect the culture of Swaziland, ranging from housewares, to artistic decorations, to complex glass, stone, or wood artwork.
Education in Swaziland is now free at primary level mainly 1st and 2nd grades and also free for orphaned and vulnerable children but not compulsory.[20] In 1996, the net primary school enrollment rate was 90.8%, with gender parity at the primary level.[20] In 1998, 80.5% of children reached grade five.[20] The University of Swaziland provides higher education. The Swaziland National Library Service operates public community libraries throughout Swaziland and establishes school libraries in partnership with Fundza, a non-governmental organization and the African Library Project.[21]
The majority of Swaziland's population is ethnically Swazi, mixed with a small number of Zulu and White Africans, mostly people of British and Afrikaner descent. Traditionally Swazi have been subsistence farmers and herders, but most now mix such activities with work in the growing urban formal economy and in government. Some Swazi work in the mines in South Africa.
Swaziland also received Portuguese settlers and African refugees from Mozambique. Christianity in Swaziland is sometimes mixed with traditional beliefs and practices. Many traditionalists believe that most Swazi ascribe a special spiritual role to the monarch. Residents of Swaziland have the lowest documented life expectancy in the world at 31.88 years, less than half the world average of 69.4.[22]
SiSwati[23] (also known as Swati, Swazi or Seswati) is a Bantu language of the Nguni Group, spoken in Swaziland and South Africa. It has 2.5 million speakers and is taught in schools. It is an official language of Swaziland (along with English) and one of the official languages of South Africa.
About 76,000 people in the country speak Zulu.[24] Tsonga, which is spoken by many people throughout the region is spoken by about 19,000 people in Swaziland. Afrikaans is also spoken by some residents of Afrikaner descent.
82.70% of the total population adheres to Christianity, making it the most common religion in Swaziland. Several Protestant and indigenous African churches, including African Zionist, constitute the majority of the Christians, followed closely by Roman Catholicism. There are also non-Christian religions practiced in the country such as Islam (0.95%), the Bahá'í Faith (0.5%), and Hinduism (0.15%).[25]
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WUSA9) -- Police are investigating a bank robbery in Alexandria, Va.
Officials say the Virginia Commerce Bank, located at 5140 Duke Street, was robbed on Friday, Dec. 13, around 10:41 a.m.
The suspect handed the teller a note that implied he had a weapon and demanded money, police say. The teller handed him an undisclosed amount of cash and the suspect fled the bank.
The suspect is described as a black male, standing 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a thin to average build. He was last seen wearing a black mask and construction attire (a neon yellow jacket and a white hard hat with the word "joy" on the front.
Anyone with information about the robbery or who recognizes the suspect in the surveillance photos is asked to call Detective Amy Santiago at 703-746-6289. Detectives would like to remind witnesses that they can remain anonymous.