#people-to-people contacts

[tsotc]

fucking obsessed with the uni town i live in

#the char is a lifesize cardboard cutout from what we could see from the ground. obsessed #APPARENTLY the people who im stranded on on a road trip rn know who owns char. hes handmade #edit: the owner has been in contact :D #ALSO YES THIS IS IN WALES. IM WELSH. i saw him again on my snack run to spar at ~2:30 am and it made me smile. hi char

[thepeacefulgarden]

#recovery #stop enabling #self care #self care is not selfish #doing the hard stuff #self care is not an indulgence #codependency #boundaries #relationships #unhealthy relationships #family #friendship #mental health #make yourself a priority #self compassion #healing #low contact #no contact #dysfunctional family #people pleasing #fawning #love #find your people

[the-nefarious-vampire]

"you only say you're autistic because you want to feel special and different" actually finding out i was autistic made me feel significantly less special and different. before i was autistic i was Strange and Unpredictable in some sort of Unknowable way which Surely meant i was Predestined for Greatness (like storybook character). now im just some fuckin autistic guy like any other. i significantly prefer it this way btw

#this isnt about being a gifted kid btw this is about being different from everyone else #seeing that all the famous people you look up to were Also described as being different from everyone else #and going “ahah! i must be a main character of some sort! i cannot wait for my fascinating tale to unfold!” #“perhaps i will be the first contact which alien life makes with earth! perhaps i am secretly a shapeshifting cat!” #only to grow up & find out what autism is & go “oh im actually just like millions of other people who are not famous at all. yay!” #autism #autistic #actually autistic

[eeitonline]

Bridging the Divide: Overcoming Limited Integration in the Black Sea Region

by Eastern European Institute for Trade

Navigating the complex landscape of regional cooperation, the Black Sea region has faced significant challenges in fostering economic and political integration. Despite its geopolitical importance and rich natural resources, historical disputes and a lack of harmonized policy frameworks have hindered the area’s full potential. This article delves into the existing limitations, highlighting avenues for enhancing integration and cooperation for a more prosperous and stable future.

With a shared historical heritage, the Black Sea countries hold great potential for economic collaboration. However, internal and external political tensions have resulted in a fragmented landscape, impeding the region’s progress (Manoli, 2015). As a means to bridge this divide, multilateral initiatives such as the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) and the European Union’s Eastern Partnership have sought to foster cooperation and economic integration (Beyer, 2016).

Trade barriers are one of the most critical factors hindering economic integration in the region. The World Bank (2014) highlights that despite the establishment of the BSEC, trade among its members remains significantly below potential. Reducing these barriers by streamlining customs procedures, harmonizing regulations, and implementing joint infrastructure projects can boost intra-regional trade and foster economic growth.

Energy security has emerged as a pivotal issue in the Black Sea region, with countries such as Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria seeking to diversify their energy sources (EIA, 2013). Collaborative efforts in developing energy infrastructure, such as the Southern Gas Corridor, can enhance regional energy security and foster economic cooperation.

Investment in cross-border infrastructure projects, such as the TRACECA and TEN-T transport corridors, can significantly improve connectivity within the Black Sea region (European Commission, 2020). Improved infrastructure not only strengthens economic ties but also enhances the region’s attractiveness to foreign investors.

Lastly, enhancing people-to-people contacts through joint educational and cultural programs is vital to fostering trust, understanding, and cooperation among the Black Sea countries (Uzer, 2017). These initiatives can lead to the development of a shared regional identity and pave the way for increased collaboration in other sectors.

In conclusion, overcoming the limitations of regional integration in the Black Sea region necessitates a multifaceted approach encompassing trade, energy, infrastructure, and people-to-people contacts. Such an approach can unlock the region’s potential and pave the way for a prosperous and stable future.

References:

Beyer, A. (2016). The external dimension of the EU’s Eastern Partnership: the case of the Black Sea region. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 16(4), 577–591.

EIA. (2013). Black Sea Region: Energy Resource Development and Transportation. U.S. Energy Information Administration. Sourced from https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/special-reports/2013/black-sea

European Commission. (2020). The TEN-T Network. Sourced from https://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/ten-t_en

Manoli, P. (2015). The Black Sea region and EU policy: the challenge of divergent agendas. Routledge.

Uzer, U. (2017). Identity and Turkish foreign policy: the Kemalist influence in Cyprus and the Caucasus. Bloomsbury Publishing.

World Bank. (2014). Overcoming Trade Barriers in the Black Sea Region. Sourced fromhttps://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/11/10/overcoming-trade-barriers-in-the-black-sea-region

Read more at Eastern European Institute for Trade.

#Eeit #Black Sea Integration #Ten T Transport Network #People To People Contacts #Political Stability #Political stability Black Sea #Black Sea region collaboration #People-to-people contacts #Eastern European Institute for Trade

[catsharky]

Another interim comic! With how small and cramped the bathrooms on the SR2 are, there's no way the SR1 at half its size would have had room for more than a single communal shower room. Turns out Shepard and Garrus both just happen to prefer showering at night.

There's going to be a shorter second part to this one, so expect that once I'm done June's Patreon art.

Part 1 • Previous Comic • Next Part

#mass effect #femshep #garrus vakarian #shakarian #garrus x femshep #femshep x garrus #I like to think that Turian soap products are a lot harsher than most because their plates are supposed to be kind of leathery #so while normal soaps aren't an allergy risk Turian ones can be for people who are extra-sensitive #my Shepard is technically allergic she just doesn't react to skin contact so she good #mass effect comic #sharky shepard #sharky art

[kneel-gayman]

his ass is not reading (he cannot see)

#crowley #good omens #good omens 2 #aziraphale #good omens series 2 #go2 #aziracrow #good omens spoilers #neil gaiman #michael sheen #david tennant #tadfield #his ass is not reading #don’t care didn’t ask plus you’re gay #david tennant in those silly contacts and dark glasses was bumping into walls and people and things almost constantly #snake eyes #snake crowley #good omens bonus content #good omens behind the scenes

[hajihiko]

Turn into an oyster that's productive

#Boy I sure hope other people have seen that post otherwise I sound weird #Hajime hinata #Fuyuhiko kuzuryu #Sdr2 #Super danganronpa 2 #Danganronpa 2 #Today I got really mad then ok then really mad again #So mad that I stumbled upon some dude being racist and now I'm contacting his workplace as a concerned citizen #(But not of the US tho.... 🤫)

[glitterynebulas]

THIS IS CRAZYYY

#ff #ffvii #Sephiroth #Cloud Strife #sefikura #JESUS. #ffvii rebirth #(​in case people have the tag muted for spoiler reasons though I won’t use it for reblogs) #so glad I uploaded this cause I’m loving reading all the tags djjdj #(I linked in a reblog and in the replies a clip of this scene but with cloud wearing just the swimsuit trunks… enjoy that leather on bare - #-skin contact djjd it makes me go insane)

[sunburstsandmoonshadows]

it remains extremely funny to me that freddie wong accidentally (?) made Dan Fucks, embodiment of pleasure, so distinctly ace-coded. like, Dan talks a big game about sex and seems to view it as interesting and desirable, but when presented with such an obvious in for it he completely ignored Avaricci's come-ons to just talk about non-sexual pleasures like goddamn cold pillows. he's not paying attention to sex at all when it's not personally convenient or expected of him to do so.

100% Elias is ace and just doesn't realize people genuinely crave sex and it's not a metaphor or exaggeration like it is for him yet. bless him.

#mentopolis #and thats that from a local ace #i say ''accidentally'' since ofc i dont know freddie's thought process #most likely he was just trying to avoid getting too outright crude on the show #or thought going on about pillows and haircuts would be the funnier option than playing the horniness straight #but in-universe it paints him as only vaguely invested in actually achieving the goal of having sex #which means elias doesnt really care that much about sex #outside of cultural pressure to have it and its status as an easy in-road to physical contact #which he does desperately crave #plus its known that ace people are the most willing to make a joke out of sex lmao

[muzsmoux]

I found tgcf via some gorgeous fanart of two pretty men looking at each other like the other hung the stars on the skies so I came to check it out.

Fully expected it to be just a niche ship with no actual evidence in the show other than the fandom thinking they'd be cute together. But no. Hua Cheng and Xie Lian really are tenderly eyefucking every time they're in frame together. All of them.

(spoilers)

The first time they meet in wedding attire, sauntering like they're literally walking down the isle. On the wagon. At the shrine while sharing a bed. In a devestating sandstorm mid air. In a giant pit filled with dead bodies and blood. It's insane.

The last time I've seen romantic tension this tangible in a show was in Yuri on Ice and that's REALLY saying something my dudes.

#heaven official's blessing #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #xie lian #hua cheng #hualian #it's not even eyefucking really #these two are making love via eye contact #i said it and i'll say it again #unprecedented levels of homosexuality #like bbg have some couth there are other people and also life threatening dangers around

[wickedlittleoz]

an artist i follow got an ask about whether it was alright to use their art as covers for fanfic bookbinding and i'm. sorry i must have missed this discourse but since when are people outright printing out other people's work and binding them into books? do you contact and get author's permission (sure as fuck hope so)? and how do we writers feel about that, because i certainly feel very uncomfortable with that idea. i mean not to spoil the artistic expression of bookbinding because it's beautiful work that i most certainly could not do, but. you can access them stories any time you want on the websites where they were originally posted. why print them? again i mean i get the pleasure of holding & reading physical books, i much prefer that too, but like. get some books i guess? sorry i come from a place of honesty and tbh surprise and confusion about this whole thing. someone tell me how we're feeling about this. someone explain to me why it's being done. i just wanna understand

#wicked little talks #wicked little rambles #tbh rambling like crazy i been thinking about this for like 12h now #& i bet i sound like an asshole but it's not my intention #i respect the work but why use other people's work is what i don't understand #hopefully they have permission but i'm terrified by the idea of being contacted by someone who found something of mine #on someone else's shelf while i'm sitting at home in my pajamas painfully unaware #anyway might delete later

[inmyperfectworld]

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘺𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘥𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦/𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘴 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘴. ♥️

#black tumblr #aesthetic #aesthetics #black aesthetic #source: pinterest #pinterest #black women #black love aesthetic #black love #lovers #love #eye contact #brown couples #black couples #brown women #brown men #black people #black men #i love love #i love you #gazing into each others eyes #love language #love is beautiful #love and deepspace

[icys-junkyard]

have a blasphemous new year everybody :)

Ingo very vaguely recalls typical Unovan New Year’s social drinking traditions. Doesn’t realize Hisuian alcohol is stronger than what he may have expected in the future. Fails to apply religious filters.

#submas #pokemon ingo #subway boss ingo #warden ingo #pokemon irida #pokemon adaman #pokemon legends arceus #pla #a WONDERFUL speech ingo! bravo! #gaeric seems like a tactile kinda drunk. drape an arm on ya. slap your back jovially. etc etc. #i needed an excuse for ingo to suggest blasphemy. hed usually be conscious enough to not say such things out loud im sure #new years drinks gave me the excuse i needed #(no clue how a drunk ingo would actually talk #but im sure some people would find it hilarious if mr-excessive-paragraphs suddenly became far less articulate) #eye contact #drinking #alcohol #icys drawings and doodles

[nelkcats]

The Medium and his assistant

Amity Park was a roller coaster, but after eliminating the GIW, talking to the Fentons, and getting some sort of alliance with the ghosts, Danny felt like he didn't have much else to do. He took Ellie's advice to travel a bit, but tried to make it a little more exciting.

Although the money he had been given could last forever (and longer with Vlad's card in his pocket), he wanted to earn his own money. So he made his trip a fun job, turning part of his vehicle into a trailer. Thus was born his career as a medium and fortune teller, traveling around the world, listening to the dead, advising people, etc.

Technically, thanks to Clockwork Danny could see the future, but he doesn't need it, or at least not always. And talking to the dead was practically his day-to-day, so he thought he had chosen well.

During one of his trips, when he passed through Gotham he found a zombie (which turned out to be a halfa!), the poor thing was lost, and wandering, so he helped him and did the most sensible thing possible: he offered him a job. Jason, who hadn't been back for a long time and his memories were scrambled, decided that he needed a vacation anyway, for his own sanity (not seeing the Joker's face was a bonus) and accepted the offer. Of course, he covered his face in case someone recognized him as the son of a millionaire, Danny approved.

Both traveled around the world, offering their services and bothering a certain Constantine who complained every time they had the same client (Danny replied that it really wasn't his fault, but the British man was still upset). A year later they returned to Gotham.

The Batfam assumed that Danny's business was a scam. But Bruce was desperate, he wanted to talk with Jason, to hear about him, even if it was a scam, so he visited them. When Danny asked who he wanted to contact, Bruce replied "Jason Todd."

Danny, who knew full well the identity of his employee, raised an eyebrow and glanced surreptitiously at his assistant, who was avoiding his gaze. He sighed before continuing his 'work', glancing at Jay from time to time.

A few days later, Dick Grayson showed up with the same request, and Danny made sure to kick Jason as soon as he left.

#dpxdc #Fortune teller Danny #he can see the future #and give advices #but he's not going to do it all the time #just with people that really need it #dead on main #technically he's a medium #he can talk with ghosts and all #he's just a ghost too #not that people know that #He actually summon ghosts if they want to talk with the client #dp x dc #dc x dp #Danny doesn't know what to do with Bruce Family #Jason keep avodiding them #and they keep coming back #Constantine have a rivalry with them #most of his clients contact the medium too and is annoying #Jason is happy as an assistant #he accepted impulsively but it was a good choice #Talia didn't found Jason because Danny did so he was not near the pits this time #Danny heal him with his ecto and it worked #Medium Danny

[logicpng]

dumps dreamcore all over your blorbo

timelapse under cut!

#wally darling #welcome home #welcome home puppet show #welcome home arg #welcome home wally #whps #dreamcore #can you tell this was mostly an excuse to draw eyes. i took the eye motif thing a bit too far #also do people talk about how like. when wally is looking Directly At You his eyes are at a different angle than the 'promo' art #i decided to Not use those staring eyes but i still think it's a very cool detail #cw scopophobia #cw eye contact #cw eye horror

[disguisedcheezed]

take a look into my beautiful mind.

dw he's disassociating. <3

#homestuck #john egbert #mine #eye contact #people dont draw him insane enough. im changing that #i like this style for this purpose #im translating it to my other styles too teehee #hare of breath lol