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DAVID JEREMIAH: 7 Ways To Study The Bible Effectively
(1) READ IT – Find time every day to read the Bible. Build this into your routine each morning, Pray as you read, asking God for insight.
(2) LOOK FOR A NEW VERSE EACH DAY – As you read, ask God for a special verse to meet that day's need. Read until you arrive at that verse, and then write down and carry it with you. You'll discover new strength!
(3) STUDY BOOK-TO-VERSE-TO-WORD – One of the best methods of Bible study is book-to-verse-to-word, some times called inductive Bible study. Choose the book you want to study, then read through the book introduction and the Bible text several times for a sweep of its contents. Then read all you can about the background of that book. Next…
(4) LOOK FOR THE OUTLINE OR THEME OF THE BOOK – After that, you're ready to study chapter by chapter. Read through each chapter, making notes, underlining verses, and looking for key thoughts. When you have a good idea of what each chapter says, study the individual verses themselves, down to the various words that are used. Then…
(5) READ THE BIBLE WITH PEN IN HAND – Underline, circle, and draw lines from verse to verse. Thoroughly read (A good study Bible – like the Jeremiah Study Bible) notes and their cross references. Scribble comments and insights in the margins, and post dates besides verses that God gives you on particular days. Someone once said, "A well-marked Bible means a well-fed soul." You can also use a journal to analyze sentences, paraphrase verses, and condense passages, list points, and record observations.
(6) MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE AND MEDITATE ON IT – Memorized Scripture is the fodder for meditation, and meditating on God's Word opens the door of our hearts to the real riches of Scripture. When we memorize God's Word, we can think about it all the time, mulling it over as we eat breakfast, as we drive to work, as we fall asleep at night. We digest its meaning, and it becomes part of us.
(7) JOIN A BIBLE STUDY GROUP – One of the most exciting developments in many churches has been the proliferation of Bible study groups. Find a good group and sign up. The right small group can make a big difference in your appreciation of Scripture.
SOURCE: *Adapted from "Ways To Study The Bible Effectively" in The Jeremiah Study Bible. Worthy Media, 2013. xv.
Dr. David Jeremiah is the senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, California, and chancellor of San Diego Christian College. He is also the founder of Turning Point, a ministry committed to providing sound Bible teaching through national radio and television broadcasting. Dr. Jeremiah has authored numerous books, including the best-selling "Captured by Grace," "Life Wide Open," "My Heart's Desire," and "Sanctuary."
What Are the Basics of Bible Study? By John MacArthur
There is nothing more important for the Christian than to seek Jesus, hear from Him, obey Him, and proclaim Him daily. Few people that I know of have been more faithful in doing these four things than Pastor John MacArthur in our generation. Therefore, who better to write about on how to study the Bible than someone who has been doing it with great passion and great effectiveness for over fifty years. Enjoy this article by Pastor John MacArthur. – Dr. David P. Craig
Personal Bible study, in precept, is simple. I want to share with you 5 steps to Bible study which will give you a pattern to follow:
STEP 1—Reading. Read a passage of Scripture repeatedly until you understand its theme, meaning the main truth of the passage. Isaiah said, "Whom will he teach knowledge? And whom will he make to understand the message? Those just weaned from milk? Those just drawn from the breasts? For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little, there a little" (Is. 28:9,10).
Develop a plan on how you will approach reading through the Bible. Unlike most books, you will probably not read it straight through from cover to cover. There are many good Bible reading plans available, but here is one that I have found helpful.
Read through the Old Testament at least once a year. As you read, note in the margins any truths you particularly want to remember, and write down separately anything you do not immediately understand. Often as you read you will find that many questions are answered by the text itself. The questions to which you cannot find answers become the starting points for more in-depth study using commentaries or other reference tools.
Follow a different plan for reading the New Testament. Read one book at a time repetitiously for a month or more. This will help you to retain what is in the New Testament and not always have to depend on a concordance to find things.
If you want to try this, begin with a short book, such as 1 John, and read it through in one sitting every day for 30 days. At the end of that time, you will know what is in the book. Write on index cards the major theme of each chapter. By referring to the cards as you do your daily reading, you will begin to remember the content of each chapter. In fact, you will develop a visual perception of the book in your mind.
Divide longer books into short sections and read each section daily for 30 days. For example, the gospel of John contains 21 chapters. Divide it into 3 sections of 7 chapters. At the end of 90 days, you will finish John. For variety, alternate short and long books, and in less than 3 years you will have finished the entire New Testament—as you will really know it!
STEP 2—Interpreting. In Acts 8:30, Philip asked the Ethiopian eunuch, "Do you understand what you are reading?" Or put another way, "What does the Bible mean by what it says?" It is not enough to read the text and jump directly to the application; we must first determine what it means, otherwise the application may be incorrect.
As you read Scripture, always keep in mind one simple question: "What does this mean?" To answer that question requires the use of the most basic principle of interpretation, called the analogy of faith, which tells the reader to "interpret the Bible with the Bible." Letting the Holy Spirit be your teacher (1 John 2:27), search the Scripture He has authored, using cross-references, comparative passages, concordances, indexes, and other helps. For those passages that yet remain unclear, consult your pastor or godly men who have written in that particular area.
Errors to Avoid – As you interpret Scripture, several common errors should be avoided.
Do not draw any conclusions at the price of proper interpretation. That is, do not make the Bible say what you want it to say, but rather let it say what God intended when He wrote it.
Avoid superficial interpretation. You have heard people say, "To me, this passage means," or "I feel it is saying. . . ." The first step in interpreting the Bible is to recognize the four gaps we have to bridge: language, culture, geography, and history (see below).
Do not spiritualize the passage. Interpret and understand the passage in its normal, literal, historical, grammatical sense, just like you would understand any other piece of literature you were reading today.
Gaps to Bridge – The books of the Bible were written many centuries ago.
For us to understand today what God was communicating then, there are several gaps that need to be bridged: the language gap, the cultural gap, the geographical gap, and the historical gap. Proper interpretation, therefore, takes time and disciplined effort.
Language. The Bible was originally written in Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic. Often, understanding the meaning of a word or phrase in the original language can be the key to correctly interpreting a passage of Scripture.
Culture. The culture gap can be tricky. Some people try to use cultural differences to explain away the more difficult biblical commands. Realize that Scripture must first be viewed in the context of the culture in which it was written. Without an understanding of first-century Jewish culture, it is difficult to understand the gospel. Acts and the epistles must be read in light of the Greek and Roman cultures.
Geography. A third gap that needs to be closed is the geography gap. Biblical geography make the Bible come alive. A good Bible atlas is an invaluable reference tool that can help you comprehend the geography of the Holy Land.
History. We must also bridge the history gap. Unlike the scriptures of most other world religions, the Bible contains the records of actual historical persons and events. An understanding of Bible history will help us place the people and events in it in their proper historical perspective. A good Bible dictionary or Bible encyclopedia is useful here, as are basic historical studies.
Principles to Understand
Four principles should guide us as we interpret the Bible: literal, historical, grammatical, and synthesis.
The Literal Principle. Scripture should be understood in its literal, normal, and natural sense. While the Bible does contain figures of speech and symbols, they were intended to convey literal truth. In general, however, the Bible speaks in literal terms, and we must allow it to speak for itself.
The Historical Principle. This means that we interpret in its historical context. We must ask what the text meant to the people to whom it was first written. In this way we can develop a proper contextual understanding of the original intent of Scripture.
The Grammatical Principle. This requires that we understand the basic grammatical structure of each sentence in the original language. To whom do the pronouns refer? What is the tense of the main verb? You will find that when you ask some simple questions like those, the meaning of the text immediately becomes clearer.
The Synthesis Principle. This is what the Reformers called the analogia scriptura. It means that the Bible does not contradict itself. If we arrive at an interpretation of a passage that contradicts a truth taught elsewhere in the Scriptures, our interpretation cannot be correct. Scripture must be compared with Scripture to discover its full meaning.
STEP 3—Evaluating. You have been reading and asking the question, "What does the Bible say?" Then you have interpreted, asking the question, "What does the Bible mean?" Now it is time to consult others to insure that you have the proper interpretation. Remember, the Bible will never contradict itself.
Read Bible introductions, commentaries, and background books which will enrich your thinking through that illumination which God has given to other men and to you through their books. In your evaluation, be a true seeker. Be one who accepts the truth of God's Word even though it may cause you to change what you always have believed, or cause you to alter your life pattern.
STEP 4—Applying. The next question is: "How does God's truth penetrate and change my own life?" Studying Scripture without allowing it to penetrate to the depths of your soul would be like preparing a banquet without eating it. The bottom-line question to ask is, "How do the divine truths and principles contained in any passage apply to me in terms of my attitude and actions?"
Jesus made this promise to those who would carry their personal Bible study through to this point: "If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them" (John 13:17).
Having read and interpreted the Bible, you should have a basic understanding of what the Bible says, and what it means by what it says. But studying the Bible does not stop there. The ultimate goal should be to let it speak to you and enable you to grow spiritually. That requires personal application.
Bible study is not complete until we ask ourselves, "What does this mean for my life and how can I practically apply it?" We must take the knowledge we have gained from our reading and interpretation and draw out the practical principles that apply to our personal lives.
If there is a command to be obeyed, we obey it. If there is a promise to be embraced, we claim it. If there is a warning to be followed, we heed it. This is the ultimate step: we submit to Scripture and let it transform our lives. If you skip this step, you will never enjoy your Bible study and the Bible will never change your life.
STEP 5—Correlating. This last stage connects the doctrine you have learned in a particular passage or book with divine truths and principles taught elsewhere in the Bible to form the big picture. Always keep in mind that the Bible is one book in 66 parts, and it contains a number of truths and principles, taught over and over again in a variety of ways and circumstances. By correlating and cross-referencing, you will begin to build a sound doctrinal foundation by which to live.
What Now?
The psalmist said, "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night" (Ps. 1:1,2).
It is not enough just to study the Bible. We must meditate upon it. In a very real sense we are giving our brain a bath; we are washing it in the purifying solution of God's Word.
"This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success" (Joshua 1:8).
Here is the spring where waters flow,
To quench our heat of sin:
Here is the tree where truth doth grow,
To lead our lives therein:
Here is the judge that stints the strife,
When men's devices fail:
Here is the bread that feeds the life,
That death cannot assail.
The tidings of salvation dear,
Comes to our ears from hence:
The fortress of our faith is here,
And shield of our defense.
Then be not like the swine that hath
A pearl at his desire,
And takes more pleasure from the trough
And wallowing in the mire.
Read not this book in any case,
But with a single eye:
Read not but first desire God's grace,
To understand thereby.
Pray still in faith with this respect,
To bear good fruit therein,
That knowledge may bring this effect,
To mortify thy sin.
Then happy you shall be in all your life,
What so to you befalls:
Yes, double happy you shall be,
When God by death you calls.
(From the first Bible printed in Scotland—1576)
Adapted from the "Introduction" to John MacArthur. ESV MacArthur Study Bible. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2010.
About the Author: Dr. John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. Grace Church has grown from 450 members in 1969, when MacArthur accepted the pastorate, to over 12,000 today. He is also the president of The Master's College and Seminary in Newhall, California, a prolific author of more than two dozen books, and the speaker on the worldwide radio broadcast, Grace to You, heard over 700 times daily–every half hour, day and night, somewhere around the world. The primary emphasis of MacArthur's ministry has always been the expository preaching and teaching of God's Word through a verse-by-verse exposition of the Scripture. His studies pay particular attention to the historical and grammatical aspects of each biblical passage. MacArthur's recently published book, How to Get the Most from God's Word, released in conjunction with The MacArthur Study Bible, is designed to fill what he sees as "an increased hunger for the meat of the Word." He assures the reader that the Bible is trustworthy and that an understanding of Scripture is available to everyone. He then provides guidance on how to study the Bible and how to discern the meaning of Scripture for oneself. Dr. MacArthur explains that the book and the Study Bible have been "in the works for 30 years…the product of 32 hours a week, 52 weeks a year…dedicated to the study of God's Word." He asserts that "God's Word is the only thing that satisfies my appetite, but it also arouses an even deeper hunger for more." Among MacArthur's other books are The MacArthur New Testament Commentary series, The Gospel According to Jesus, The Master's Plan for the Church, Saved Without a Doubt, The Glory of Heaven, Lord Teach Me to Pray, Unleashing God's Word in Your Life, Safe in the Arms of God, The Second Coming, Why One Way?, and Truth for Today, and Slave: The Hidden Truth About Your Identity in Christ. His books have been translated into Chinese, Czechoslovakian, French, Finnish, Hungarian, Korean, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, and several Indian languages. Though occasionally viewed by some groups as a controversial figure for strong critiques of freudian psychology, trends in the modern charismatic movement as well as the self-esteem movement, John MacArthur is seen by many as a champion of correcting many of the ills of evangelical Christianity. He is also a champion of helping believers grow stronger in their relationship with God through the committed study of the Word and personal commitment to the local church. MacArthur spent his first two years of college at Bob Jones University, completed his undergraduate work at Los Angeles Pacific College, and studied for the ministry at Talbot Theological Seminary. John and his wife, Patricia, live in Southern California. They have four grown children — Matt, Marcy, Mark, and Melinda–and eight grandchildren.
Book Review: Passages – How Reading the Bible In A Year Will Change Everything by Brian Hardin
Tremendous Motivations For Reading Your Bible Daily
In Brian Hardin's own words from his blog on the writing of this book, "In researching the book I discovered that 93% of professing Christians don't have a daily relationship with the Bible. I found that a majority of people find the Bible hard to understand. And yet with these facts comes the startling reality that more than 200 million people in the United States alone would affirm that they believe the Bible is the Word of God and that it is the truth. It's an ironic disconnect that believers in Jesus think the Bible is true and contains the path to life but don't actually learn that path by becoming intimate with Scripture. This book was written to create a context for that path. I wrote it to explain that the Bible is not a manual or rule book to live up to, rather, it's a story….our story. We can find ourselves in it's passages. It's not a book of exceptions, rather, it's a book of examples and we are invited as Walt Whitman so eloquently put it to, "contribute a verse."
I enjoyed this book immensely. It's fascinating to read this book and hear from Brian how he was led by the Holy Spirit to begin the Daily Audio Bible on the Internet and hear his own testimony of how reading the Bible daily has radically changed his life and the lives of millions of others around the world for the better.
If you have never read the Bible before this book will give you much added motivation for making this very enjoyable discipline a habit for life. The book contains many personal testimonies of people whose lives have been changed for the better that will inspire you to read and listen to God's Word daily. The book also contains many resources on the Internet to help you begin the exciting journey of Bible reading. In the back of the book there are three reading plans to help you get started.
As a Pastor and Life Coach there is nothing that I can recommend more to help you in your life than to read the Bible and apply it daily. I agree and pray for you what Brian writes and prays at the end of the book, "The Bible is about becoming more like Christ. It constantly invites us to submit ourselves in obedience not to make us miserable but to change us from the inside out…May you find life in God's Word, my friend, and may true life find you. May he make his face to shine upon you and keep you. May he lift up his countenance on you and give you peace. May the strength of God go with you. May the wisdom of God instruct you. May the hand of God protect you. May the Word of God direct you. May you be sealed in Christ this day and forevermore. Amen."
Book Review: Handbook of Basic Bible Texts by John Jefferson Davis
Great Resource for Bible Students – Especially those who Teach God's Word
John Jefferson Davis, professor of Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, has provided a very practical resource for Bible Students who desire to check out what the Bible has to say on the various aspects of Systematic Theology (what the whole Bible has to say on a given topic/doctrine).
Each chapter in the book includes a major subject of the Bible followed by a brief introduction; all the relevant verses on the topic in sequential order; brief theological comments on most of the verses; and recommended resources for each subject at the end of each chapter.
Here are the Subjects Covered in the Book:
1) Scripture – Verbal inspiration and Inerrancy.
2) God – His existence; Divine attributes – Metaphysical & Moral; The Trinity, and Election (verses supported by both Calvinists and Arminians).
3) Creation.
4) Providence – Nature, World History, and Personal Circumstances.
5) Person of Christ – Humanity and Divinity; Divine Titles; Divine Attributes or Qualities; Divine Actions and Prerogatives; etc.
6) Man – Man's Original State; Aspects of Human Nature (Trichotomy and Dichotomy); Man in the State of Sin (Original Sin; Personal Sin, Manifestations and Consequences of Sin.
7) Work of Christ – Preaching, Teaching, Miracles; Obedience; Death; Resurrection; and Ascension.
8) Salvation and the Christian Life – Calling and Regeneration; Repentance and Faith; Justification; Sanctification (Wesleyan, Reformed, Pentecostal Distinctives); Perseverance (Reformed and Wesleyan/Arminian Views).
9) The Church – Nature of the Church; Government of the Church; Mission of the Church.
10) Sacraments – Baptism (General Texts; Believer's Baptism; Infant Baptism); Lord's Supper (General Texts, Lutheran, Reformed, and Zwinglian Views).
11) Individual Eschatology – Death and the Intermediate State
12) General Eschatology – The Second Coming of Christ; Millenial Views (all four major views); The General Resurrection; The Final Judgment; The Eternal State.
As a teacher, preacher, disciple maker, mentor, counselor, and life coach for Christ – I find myself coming to this book over and over again to provide just the right verse/s for my understanding and instruction on a particular topic. I like the fact that Davis allows you to formulate your doctrine based on the Biblical evidence. It is more helpful than a concordance in that theological truths are taught throughout the Bible without using theological words (e.g. "Trinity;" "pre-millennial"; etc.) I can't recommend this book highly enough.
*John Jefferson Davis is Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he has taught since 1975. He is an ordained Presbyterian pastor.


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Are you planning to get married in JUNE of 2010? I hope not. Our June SATURDAYS of 2010 are ENTIRELY booked. Couple days ago I had bride who asked me to refer her a videographer for her June wedding, but both VIDEOGRAPHERS that I LOVE
working with are BOOKED for JUNE 12, 2010 as well. We would love to work with you so PLEASE pick another month:) May or July:).
Here are some STATISTICS about 2008 and 2009.
For us the busiest month of year 2008 was: MAY and SEPTEMBER.
THE BUSIEST SATURDAY was September 6, 2008.
We had 9 people who SAID they were READY to book us for Sep 6 ,2008 but we were TAKEN,
Meanwhile Sep 20 and 27th were STILL OPEN! And so we got booked for all of September weekends last minute.
YEAR 2009 MOST busiest month(s) were APRIL and AUGUST.
Our April stats : 7 weddings
04-04_09 Irina Johann (Church)
04-11-09 Alison Steven (Vineyards)
04-17-09 Irene John (Lake Clementine in Mountains)
04-18-2009 Anna and Roman (Roseville Golf Corse)
04-23-09 Tania Tom (Arden Hills Resort)
04-25_09 Liliya Sergey (Church)
August: 7 wedding photoshoots a well.
Does it mean that we are ALWAYS that busy? OH NO!!! Sometimes we have just 2 or
3 weddings a month and are all on Fridays and Sundays so Saturday's tend to be OPEN.
It's different every month.
Meanwhile we are working hard with the post production; our goal is to finish all albums before
hot wedding seasons begin.
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Here are images from today's wedding. Ugen & Don's wedding was in Bay Area close to Livermore. Air was very fresh, little cold. But I
hear what kind of temperature in Minnesota and other states so we can't complain.
Ugen and Don' are really nice couple. Really enjoyed whole wedding day. Very classy wedding.
When we got to Vineyards we had about 10 minutes for a photo shoot. We were very blessed because HEAVY rain just stopped. So we were able
to shoot and I tryed to shoot as much as possible. I'm very happy that Ugen and Don agreed to freeze outside for sake of images;).
They look so nice cozy and worm on this photo.
Afternoon (1st shoots) of wedding party.
Vineyards } Livermore CA
VIDEO When I shoot video obviosly I see good composition, light etc. But my video's do have shake that heavily needs to be improved.


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iCare Data Recovery Standard - file recovery when partition even deleted
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Don't worry. The files on your hard drive is not touched if you just deleted the partition. All you have to do is to download the program, install and search the lost files from FAT partition!
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Partition Deleted, when you performed a partition accidentally deleted, your partition may disappear from My Computer. What to do is there were some files you forgot to back up or your backup copy is corrupted and you want to take the original data from the deleted partition?
Besides human operation deletion, a partition can also be deleted without your conscious, that can be deleted by virus. Many users don't know what had happened to their hard drive that they lost their partitions. Or a partition can also get lost if you got system crash, software malfunction and your partition gone like when using some partition software to resize or shrink partitions such as PartitionMagic. Partition lost or deleted is complicated and varies with different situations.
But one thing is kind of clear that most frequently when a partition is deleted or lost, the partition table is damaged. When you delete a partition by accident, what your computer OS does is to write in the record that to delete a partition in Partition Table. The data is totally untouched that makes some data recovery software is able to perform the file recovery.
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The Overbrook Community Centre has received several additions and renovations over its history. The latest expansion features a new full-size gymnasium complete with washrooms and change rooms as well as two new multipurpose rooms. The reconfigured, open concept lobby and central corridor were designed to promote community interaction and bring a sense of cohesion to the facility. Central to this idea is the new courtyard area, which is perceived as both a visual backdrop to community events occurring in the facility as well as an extension of the adjacent rooms.
The new addition is LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certified and meets basic standards of sustainable design. The sustainable features will reduce energy usage by 42.5% saving taxpayers $7500 per year. Greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by 33 tonnes per year. Other sustainable features include:


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The festival of Baisakhi is a time for celebration, as it marks the harvest of Rabi crops. Farmers celebrate this festival with lot of enthusiasm and to enjoy the celebrations of Baisakhi one must visit Punjab where you will find the true color of Baisakhi celebrations.
Some of the Baisakhi songs that are commonly sung on Baisakhi are given below:
Ambarsare diyan vardiyan
Jind Mahi
Apna punjab hove


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mLearning addresses the needs of all stakeholders including lecturers, course coordinators, students and education institutes. mLearning creates a vibrant educational stage which explores new frontiers of knowledge and matches it with the dynamic needs of the global market.
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University of Colombo
mLearning was initiated in September of 2008 with the collaboration of University of Colombo and Mobitel with both parties having interests in enhancing the higher education systems in Sri Lanka. The University of Colombo inaugurated the initial course in March 2009 with the Faculty of Graduate Studies Executive Diploma in Marketing course. With the success of this course many other faculties have now joined mLearning and are currently delivering their courses over this unique education tool. The faculties with mLearning and their courses are:
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Executive Diploma in Marketing
Post Graduate Diploma In Business Management
Postgraduate Diploma and Masters in Public Administration & Management
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Masters in Applied Electronics
Faculty of Arts, Department of Economics
Diploma in Travel & Tourism Economics & Hotel Management
The success of the FGS course and the advantages of the functionalities the product offers prompted the University to use the mLearning in delivering their courses outside of Sri Lanka. Therefore, the University of Colombo Courses was offered in the Maldives using mLearning.
In this regard, the first course was introduced in the Maldives on the 20th of April 2010. This event was graced by the Vice President of the Republic of Maldives, CEO and other dignitaries from Wataniya Telecom, Vice Chancellor, Dean and delegates from the University of Colombo, Chairperson SLT, CEO and Delegates from Mobitel.
The Open University of Sri Lanka
The Department of Language Studies of the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences offers a range of academic programmes that can cater to the needs of diverse groups of students. It is committed to offering high quality programmes in the Distance Education mode utilizing innovative modes of teaching.
The mLearning programme offered by the department is a Diploma in English (For English Teachers) with the title of Practical Approaches to Teaching Literature. The first batch of students has successfully completed the course, and a new intake is scheduled for early 2012.
Additional courses from the Open University are to be made available within the coming months.
Edinburgh Napier m-MBA
This unique programme is supported by a mobile mLearning platform which has been developed by Sri Lanka's leading telecommunications company Mobitel. You will be able to study anytime anyplace, by having only a laptop and an Internet connection. Our MBA will develop skills which can help you to develop customer focussed, agile, and humane business practices which are fit for comparison and challenge in regional, national and international arenas. The programme aims to provide you with an understanding of the dynamics of working organisations in a rapidly changing environment by providing the skills and knowledge to take forward organisation-wide change programmes.
Edinburgh Napier m-MBA enables you to gain a competitive edge through personal learning any time, any place, any where
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Organisational Behaviour & Management
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Contemporary Issues in Strategic Management
Research Skills for Managers; and
MBA Project.
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Choosing the online programme will allow you to study for a UK award whilst based in Sri Lanka. The online environment will give you access to engaging, interactive and self-directed learning materials. It also supports real time interaction with Module Leaders and provides you with opportunity to learn and discuss topics with
your fellow students. Our MBA adopts a practice based approach to learning and through case studies and real life situations, you will be able to apply theory in practical situations to solve business problems. Full academic support will be available throughout your study; and you will also meet with Edinburgh Napier academics at the beginning of each Trimester for introductory lectures. You will establish a network of contacts through your classmates, lecturers and MBA Alumni.
Admission requirements
You will need either an honours degree or equivalent and at least two years' relevant work experience. Similarly, an ordinary degree or equivalent with at least four years' relevant work experience, preferably from a professional occupation or a management or supervisory role, are also considered. Where English is not your first language, you will be required to prove competence in English to IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 575, or to pass the ENU English Assessment.
£6,000. A 10% discount will be available for admission in session 2011/2012
Further Information: www.napier.ac.uk/business-school/mba/srilanka
Contact us: +94 (0)713777666
CIMA tuition via mLearning
Mobitel has collaborated with CIMA, the world's largest professional body of management accountants to initiate the country's first 'knowledge exporting' endeavor by facilitating CIMA Sri Lanka's globally acclaimed panel of lecturers to share their expertise with overseas students through Mobitel's revolutionary learning platform: mLearning. A groundbreaking initiative and a global first, students in over 20 countries inclusive of students from Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives, North Africa, Egypt, UAE and the Gulf are currently following live lectures and live revision classes conducted by some of CIMA's very best resource persons.
With this initiative, Global CIMA Students can now receive study material and communicate with lecturers all on the mLearning platform from any global location just by login in anytime anywhere.
College of Surgeons
The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka is currently using the mLearning platform to conduct lectures and workshops to physicians situated in various corners of the country. This service has proven vital due to the mission critical nature of the work with which hospitals face on a daily a basis. It also provides physicians located in the peripheries to learn new procedures and update their knowledge at their convenience.
The flexibility of mLearning has enabled the college to even conduct lectures while live surgeries are being performed and be broadcasted then and there to any hospital or individual doctors for learning and teaching purposes.
Ministry of Higher Education & National Online Distance Education Service (NODES)
The Ministry of Higher Education now utilizes mLearning as 'the National Higher Education Learning Platform'. This initiative is part of the ministry's initiative styled under the theme "Samata Denuma Samase" (Equality in the dissemination of knowledge), expected to eliminate the disparities between disseminating higher education throughout the country.
In this regard, Ministry of Higher Education provide students the ability to learn the subject of their choice from reputed local government, private & international universities island wide via mLearning. Students can access courses from the NODES centers or from their own homes once they register with a course.
The initial programmes are – General IT and A/L Tuition for Advanced Level Students of the National Education Stream.
Other courses are to follow in the coming months.
'Leadership and Positive Thinking' training programme for University new entrants via Mobitel's mLearning
His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressed a gathering of 10,000 students convened at 28 centers across the island, from Temple Trees, at the inauguration of the training and development initiative for new entrants to universities. The speech was delivered via the National Higher Education Learning Platform – mLearning, provided by Mobitel.
The 'Leadership and Positive Thinking' training is an initiative embarked on by the Ministry of Higher Education to propel personal development across our nation, introducing training methods that will help induce positive thinking and empowering the Sri Lankan youth. The course embraced topics on decision making, team work, empathy, personality building, interdependency and conflict resolution mechanisms.
National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority
Taking yet another step in its pioneering role in facilitating industrial training opportunities, mLearning has now been extended to the National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA) to enable industrial training and entrepreneurship development programmes to its students in regional centers island wide.
Through mLearning, students from any part of the country can pursue the theoretical aspects of their vocational studies. They can participate in live lectures and also effectively manage their time and gain access to lessons that are pre-recorded and available to be accessed later. This also provides the students the opportunity to some of the best lecturers in the industry who are based in Colombo.
NAITA with a history that spans more than 40 years and centers in all districts is an ideal medium to spread this much needed knowledge and skills amongst Sri Lankan youth in the periphery.
Institute of Agro Technology & Rural Science – Hambantota
The establishment of this Institute heralded an era of affirmative action on the part of the Government of Sri Lanka to "uplift farming in Sri Lanka as a prestigious occupation through arming the farming community with modern knowledge and information technology".
The Institute has a mandate to "providing, promoting and developing among persons presently engaged in Agriculture and Agro-Technology, higher education in the discipline of Agro-Technology and Rural Sciences"
mLearning is currently used by the institute to deliver Diplomas and Higher Diplomas to the farming community.
Aitken Spence
Aitken Spence has subsidiaries, departments and employees distributed across large geographic areas. Therefore, they are now using Mobitel's mLearning platform can to maintain contact, undergo training, share information and communicate at a fraction of the costs that they would otherwise have to incur.
City and Guilds
City and Guilds International (Sri Lanka) is part of City and Guilds UK which has over 8500 centers in more than 102 countries offering training materials and conducting examinations in skills development. City and Guilds has been in Sri Lanka for more than 60 years and offers internationally recognized vocational qualifications that cover nearly every occupational sector. City and Guilds offers internationally recognized qualifications through over fifty centers
The first programme shall be an English course intended to raise the relative levels of English Language Competency with special emphasis on Spoken English delivered to the masses over mLearning. The local entity which shall be heading this initiative shall be Skills International. Skills International is an authorized Implementation Partner of City & Guilds of UK with the primary objectives of promoting and conducting City & Guilds Programs aimed at career initiation and advancement
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Type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Security |
Founded | 1954 (Coral Gables, Florida) |
Headquarters | Jupiter, Florida, United States |
Key people | George Wackenhut (Founder) |
Parent | G4S plc |
Website | www.g4s.com/us |
Type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Security |
Founded | 1954 (Coral Gables, Florida) |
Headquarters | Jupiter, Florida, United States |
Key people | George Wackenhut (Founder) |
Parent | G4S plc |
Website | www.g4s.com/us |
G4S Secure Solutions (USA) is an American security services company, and a wholly owned subsidiary of G4S plc. It was founded as The Wackenhut Corporation in 1954, in Coral Gables, Florida, by George Wackenhut and three partners (all are former FBI agents). In 2002 the company was acquired for $570 million by Danish corporation Group 4 Falck (itself then merged to form British company G4S in 2004).[1] In 2010, G4S Wackenhut changed its name to G4S Secure Solutions (USA) to reflect the new business model.[2][3] The G4S Americas Region headquarters is in Jupiter, Florida.[4][5]
After early struggles (including a fistfight between George Wackenhut and one of his partners), Wackenhut took sole control of his company in 1958, then naming it after himself. Working throughout the day in his office, he sometimes continued nightly as a security guard. By 1964, he had contracts to guard the Kennedy Space Center and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission's nuclear test site in Nevada. The following year, he took his company public.
In the mid-60s, Florida Governor Claude Kirk commissioned the Wackenhut Corporation to help fight a "war on organized crime", awarding the company a $500,000 contract. The commission lasted about a year but led to more than 80 criminal indictments, including many for local politicians and government employees.[6] Following the murder of a British tourist at a rest stop in 1993, Florida contracted with Wackenhut to provide security at all state rest stops.
Services by security companies typically include: permanent guarding service, security officers, manned security, disaster response, emergency services, control room monitoring, armed security, unarmed security, special event security, security patrols, reception/concierge service, access control, emergency medical technicians (EMT) service, ambassador service.
Like other security companies, G4S targets sectors: energy, utilities, and chemical/petrochemical, financial institutions, government, hospitals and healthcare facilities, major corporates, industrials and construction, ports and airports, residential communities, retail and commercial real estate, transit systems
Clients include: GSK[7] and U.S. Customs and Border Protection[8]
AMAG Technology, Touchcom Inc., Adesta, and Nuclear Security Services Corp. (NSSC)[2]
Having expanded into providing food services for U.S. prisons in the 1960s, Wackenhut in 1984 launched a subsidiary to design and manage jails and detention centers for the burgeoning private prison market. Wackenhut then became the nation's second largest for-profit prison operator.
In April 1999, the state of Louisiana took over the running of Wackenhut's 15-month-old juvenile prison after the U.S. Justice Department accused Wackenhut of subjecting its young inmates to "excessive abuse and neglect."[9] U.S. journalist Gregory Palast commented on the case: "New Mexico's privately operated prisons are filled with America's impoverished, violent outcasts — and those are the guards."[10] He catalogued lax background checks before hiring guards, which led to several alleged cases of guards physically and sexually abusing inmates. In the U.S., Wackenhut has appeared in the federal courts 62 times since 1999,[when?] largely resulting from prisoners' claims of human rights abuses.[10] The company has been accused of trying to maximise profits in its private prisons at the expense of drug rehabilitation, counselling and literacy programs. In 1995 Wackenhut was investigated for diverting $700,000 intended for drug treatment programs at a Texas prison.
The GEO Group, Inc. now runs former Wackenhut facilities in 14 states, as well as in South Africa and Australia. Some facilities, such as the Wackenhut Corrections Centers in New York, retain the Wackenhut name despite no longer having any open connection with the company.
In 2003, GEO Group changed from a corporate subsidy (WCC) into a fully independent company from Wackenhut.[11]
The Wackenhut Corporation provided armed security services for many nuclear power plants. In September 2007, former employee Kerry Beal and Paul A. Kennedy videotaped fellow security guards at the Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station sleeping while on duty. Beal had previously tried to notify supervisors at Wackenhut and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Wackenhut was fired from its role guarding Peach Bottom and nine other nuclear plants.[12]
In 1979, hotel clerk and Hope College senior Janet Chandler was found dead in a snowbank along Interstate 196 near Holland, Michigan. She had been raped. Initially treated as a robbery, the case remained unsolved until a group of Hope students, led by Hope professor David Schock, produced a documentary that uncovered a sex and drugs party atmosphere at the hotel, which had been occupied by dozens of Wackenhut security guards (assigned to protect the facilities of local manufacturer Chemtron during a bitter strike). The documentary prompted a reopening of the case, and arrests of six security guards and a hotel supervisor who was Chandler's roommate. In November 2007, two individuals pleaded guilty to charges, and the remaining four then-guards were additionally found guilty of her murder.[13]
Frequent rumors that his company was in the employ of the Central Intelligence Agency, particularly in the 1960s, were never substantiated, but Wackenhut, who was obsessive about high-tech security gadgets in his private life, did not discourage the suggestion. In 1991, a U.S. House of Representatives committee investigated charges that a Wackenhut executive, working for a consortium of oil companies, illegally spied on a whistleblower, former independent oil executive Chuck Hamel, exposing environmental damage caused by the Exxon Valdez oil spill.[14]
A dispute between Wackenhut and Miami-Dade Transit arose from allegations made by a former employee, who claimed that G4S Wackenhut over-billed Miami-Dade County for work not performed. As a result of the allegations of that lawsuit, the County ordered an audit of the contract in 2005. That audit was completed in 2009 and came up with an amount of estimated overbillings. In response, G4S Wackenhut filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging, among other things, that the audit's findings were erroneous.[15]
In February 2010 the issue was resolved. Miami-Dade County commissioners approved a $7.5 million settlement agreement with Wackenhut Corp. to resolve the dispute. As part of the deal, Wackenhut can bid on future contracts and the county won't use this case against it when considering Wackenhut's bids.[16]
Fingers were pointed at Wackenhut when it was revealed that anti-nuclear protesters, including an 82-year old nun, had managed to cut through fences of one of the United States' most protected nuclear facilities at Oak Ridge in Tennessee in July 2012.[17] Three activists broke into the US Government's only weapons grade storage facility to paint graffiti and throw what they claimed was human blood on the walls.[17] The breach and lack of security at the site at the time was blamed upon the absence of key Wackenhut personnel in the previous few weeks; the plant manager and chief operating officer had retired 12 days prior to the incident.[18]


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Hoops fans have a chance Tuesday night to see some big-name basketball players in action.
Seniors from UNC's National Championship team, including Tyler Hansbrough, and other stars from Duke and Wake Forest will play seniors from New Hanover County's four high schools in a charity basketball game.
There will also be a three-point contest, a slam dunk contest and even an autograph session.
Tickets for the game are ten dollars in advance or $12.50 at the door. VIP seats are 25 dollars. You can get them at New Hanover, Laney, Hoggard and Ashley high schools.
The action tips off at 7:30 p.m. at Brogden Hall at New Hanover High.


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Medical tourism is a term that describes the practice of traveling across international borders to obtain health care. The term also loosely defines the practice of healthcare providers delivering healthcare across international boundaries. Dental surgery, cardiac surgery, joint replacement and cosmetic surgeries are common healthcare services performed internationally. Medical tourism may also encompass psychiatry, convalescent care and other alternative treatments.
What Countries Participate in Medical Tourism?
Over 50 countries recognize medical tourism and participate. Some countries or medical schools have different levels of accreditation. These countries may not have state of the art equipment and ideal medical standards that may be dangerous for some of these "tourists". If student volunteers, health professional trainees or researchers from economically developed countries are working in the country where they surgery is performed, then the same level of service may be provided in a resource-poor country.
India, Mexico and Thailand are some of the most popular locations for medical tourism. For instance, in India, they entice medical tourists by offering a $6,700 heart surgery. In another example, patients saved 80 percent on their hip resurfacing surgeries. The surgery in America would cost $48,000. The same surgery in India will cost $7,000 for equally adequate care.
Many hospitals in other countries meet or exceed the criteria set forth by institutions such as the Joint Commissions on Accreditation's of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), the Joint Commission International (JCI) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Millions of Americans visit Asia, South America and Mexico for medical tourism. Exotic vacations also accompany these trips to calm the patient and make the experience more palatable.
Select a Network that Can Verify the Hospital's Standards
Patients that intend to receive healthcare abroad should consider joining a healthcare network. These networks can verify the level of service that they will receive once they arrive at the hospital. The quality of the hospital is listed on the website for the patients to peruse. The proficiency of the physician will also be described so that patients can monitor and select their level of care.


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Dish and DirecTV to raise rates in February, Comcast adds new "Broadcast TV" surcharge
Update 2:55 p.m. Jan. 3, 2014 | Added information about Comcast's new surcharge.
Citing higher programming costs, satellite-TV giants Dish Network and DirecTV said this week that they are raising rates in February.
The pay-TV industry traditionally hikes fees toward the beginning of the year, although Comcast implemented its latest rate increase for Colorado subscribers in October.
The cable giant also is adding a new $1.50 surcharge this month – a so-called Broadcast TV Fee – to "defray the rising costs of retransmitting television signals."
DirecTV said it will raise rates by 3.7 percent starting Feb. 6, noting that the jump is lower than the 8 percent increase in fees the company is paying to programmers.
"Each year, television networks continue to increase the programming fees they charge DirecTV for the right to broadcast their movies, shows and sporting events," DirecTV spokesman Robert Mercer said in an email. "As a result, DirecTV must adjust the price of our programming packages so we can continue to deliver these channels."
DirecTV is the nation's largest satellite-TV company with 20 million subscribers.
Satellite-TV rival Dish, based in Douglas County, said its rates will increase by $3 to $5 a month on everyday programming packages starting Feb. 1.
Dish spokesman John Hall said in a statement that the entire pay-TV industry is experiencing "significant increases in programming costs, well above the rate of inflation."
"Dish is bearing the burden of these programmer rate increases with our customers, holding price increases below those of our primary competitors over the past two years," Hall said.
Comcast, Colorado's largest cable-TV provider, took the unusual step of raising rates twice in one calendar year in 2013. The company boosted fees on programming packages by an average of 3.3 percent in January. It followed that up with a 2.5 percent hike in October.
"While we continue making investments in our network and next-generation technology to make enhancements customers want and value … we periodically need to adjust prices due to increases we incur in programming, business costs and technology enhancements," Comcast spokeswoman Cindy Parsons said Friday.
Customers who are on promotional pricing packages will continue to pay the same rates through the end of their promotional periods.
Despite the threat of cord cutting – where subscribers drop service in favor of Internet-based content – pay-TV rate hikes will probably continue as retransmission deals become more complex and costly.
In November, SNL Kagan revised its projections on programming fees, calling for retransmission revenue to reach $7.15 billion by 2018. That's up from a previous forecast of $6.05 billion. Retransmission revenue was projected to hit $3.3 billion in 2013.
"The projections for growth are based on rising per-month sub fees for TV station owners in recent negotiations, as well as the consolidation of the business over the last couple years, which has often led to higher retrans rates after acquired stations are brought under larger groups' umbrellas," SNL Kagan said in its report. "The negotiation of digital rights has added complexity to retrans negotiations."
At the same time, SNL Kagan dropped its pay-TV subscriber estimate for 2018 to 100.6 million, down from a previous projection of 103.7 million.


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A couple of weeks ago we asked our friends on Twitter and Facebook where they stood on online learning versus classroom courses. The range of opinions put forward was fantastic, with arguments from both sides no doubt strong enough to sway those who like their perch on the fence.
Last few places available for January 2011 Courses
As the end of 2010 approaches we're filling up fast for our next round of courses in January 2011. The last spot on our Compositing course has just gone, so the next seats available for that are now in April. We have also just filled our Character Animation course with Alex Williams so we now only have a few seats left on the two Visual Effects Production courses, taught by Mark Spevick and Dan Shutt.
Students Protest Violently Over Tuition Fees
Few of you will have missed this morning's headlines about yesterday's violent student protests in London. Taking to the streets is not something that comes naturally to British people – unlike the French, who view student protests almost as a right of passage. So, having 50,000 of them marching in London shows the level of discontent over the government's recent decision to increase tuition fees.
The Pitfalls of Digital Perfection
At the end of every one of our intensive classroom courses, we get our students to present their finished work to their classmates and to our Training Development Director Lee Danskin. Last Friday, it was the turn of the escapees from our latest Visual Effects Production Course.
Escapee Jacob Flint Lands First VFX Job at The Mill
VFX escapee, Jacob Flint has just bagged a job at The Mill which as you can imagine he's pretty pleased about. The truth is, we are too. Having studied with us for 12 weeks on our VFX Production course, Jacob learned all of the vital skills that he needed to get started in the industry right away. He was pretty nervous during his interview but ultimately his skills shone through.
First Look at Students Work From Our VFX Mentored Course
Having started at the beginning of October, the first batch of students from our Online Mentored Visual Effects Course are well under way and the initial results of their work has been great.
MA Way
Last week, we launched our first academic qualification, an MA in Visual Effects Production, which we're running with the University of Bradford. You'll probably be wondering what we're up to, what with everything that's been in the news about how much university tuition is going to cost in the UK. Having collaborated on this project with some leading industry pros, however, I reckon we're on to a winner. Here's why:
Escapee Alumni Company Roll Call
I was just looking over some of the people in our alumni group on LinkedIn and it was great to see the amazing list of companies Escapees are working at. To the have the CG industries peppered with so many people from our courses is a great feeling and we'd love to hear from anyone who isn't in the group so we can see where you are and what you've been up to.
Two New Online Courses: ZBrush for 3D Artists & Character Animation Foundation
Today, we are launching two brand new online courses. One is an advanced ZBrush course for professionals; the other is a Character Animation course for 3D novices.
Bursaries Available for Escape Studios' New Short Courses
We've just launched some new short courses which are going to be taking place here at Escape before Christmas. Each of these consists of five days intensive full-time classroom training from one of our industry professional tutors.
We have four courses on offer, and they are...
Conrad Olson's take on Escape's Compositing Course
One of our escapee - Conrad Olson - recently posted a story on our LinkedIn group which I thought would be of use to all of you who are currently considering taking our Compositing Course.
Missing the guys at Escape
A couple of weeks ago, we featured the work of Tracey Chung, who recently completed our Character Animation course. Tracey has been very busy since then working on her showreel, and we will keep you updated on her progress. But what I want to share with you today is a bunch of illustrations that Tracey created one day when she was clearly missing us all at Escape.
New Skillset Bursaries Available for Escape Studios Training
Skillset have recently announced a new funding scheme which will allow individuals working in the UK film industry to apply for a bursary towards various types of training. The scheme is aimed at increasing the high-end visual effects skills within the film industry so individuals who want to get additional training under this new funding can identify a course or a training provider that meets his or her needs and apply for bursary from Skillset.
October Free Tutorials
I find it really annoying when I find freebies that are 'for a limited time only', and it's something we've been guilty of with our free tutorials. We've had some great feedback about them, and with that in mind we've decided to revamp the way our freebies work.
Balloons & Zeppelins: Fresh VFX escapee work
Here's my final post showing some work from the courses which have just finished. These clips are from escapees who were on the Visual Effects Production course taught by Dan Shutt. Again these are 'work in progress' and need a little more polishing but you can see they are both great ideas that have been really well executed.
Tracey Chung: a budding character animation artist
Last week, I promised to share with you some more of the work that our students have presented to us at the end of their courses. This time, I have decided to show you the work of Tracey Chung, who recently completed our Character Animation course taught by Alex Williams.
VFX Professional - New work!
We've just had another round of courses finish and again we've seen some really great work!
Last Chance to Apply for Skillset Bursaries
If you work in TV or produce work for TV as a freelancer, you could receive between 50% (employees) to 80% (freelancers) off the price of four of our visual effects courses. These are online courses, so can be done in your own time. They are: Maya Core; Nuke for 3d Artists; Zbrush Foundation; and Advanced Lighting and Shading.
Online courses updated to reflect the Maya new 2011 UI
If you are a user of any software package you'll know that at least once a year software developers deliver an update. Autodesk's Maya 2011 was no exception. 3D users had become accustomed to Maya's UI over the last 10 years but Autodesk thought it was time for a change, enter Maya 2011. So this release brings all sorts of challenges for the diehard Maya user, it has a new interface... I hear the screams of "where did you put that" and "what on earth does this icon represent"!
Escape Studios announces winner of the CG Graduate Design Awards
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Switzerland's retailing group Migros and the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) have opened a training centre for Maldivian fishermen.
The fishing industry news source 'Fish Site' reported that the aim of the newly opened Fishermen's Community and Training Centre (FCTC) was to provide long term support for the country's pole and line fishing communities through fisheries training and education.
According the website, the FCTC will provide free training courses for active fishermen and school leavers.
The source quoted Chairman of the IPNLF John Burton, who described the training centre as "an important milestone for the Maldivian fishing industry, an industry we are all part of, an industry that is at the heart of Maldivian way of life.''
Government records show that, in 2012, over 120,000 metric tons of fish were caught in the Maldives, with over 10,000 fishermen registered.
"The opening of this centre marks our collective and considerable efforts in building a stronger and commercially competitive pole and line fishing industry for this country, while directly supporting the local fishermen and their communities,'' said Burton.
Also present at the ceremony, Maldives Fisheries Minister Dr Mohamed Shainee sincerely thanked everyone supporting the program in the name of the ministry and local fishermen for partnering in the development of the fishing industry, keeping pole and line fishing a sustainable method as well as promoting it to other countries.
The FCTC is based in Gan in Laamu Atoll, and will be run by Maldives Fishermen Association.
In November 2013, The European Union declined to extend the duty-free status of imported fish from the Maldives, following the country's failure to comply with international conventions concerning freedom of religion.
The Maldives exports 40 percent of its US$100 million fishing industry to the EU – its single largest export partner by value.
However, in an interview with Minivan News, Fisheries Minister Dr Shainee stated that this issue could be solved through bilateral relations between the countries in EU.
"The European market or consumer will be affected from this as well. There will a lot of pressure from the consumer's side, as when prices of fish go up, it's not just us carrying the burden, but also the consumers. So I think there will be a lot of pressure,'' he told Minivan News.
Shainee noted that there would be a lot of pressure from the consumers in Europe, with the minister suggesting that people were more educated and wanted these types of niche products.
"Maldives is the only country that doesn't catch by-catch fish. We are dolphin free. We are catching one by one. We are the most green fisheries industry in the world, in fact. So I am sure the consumers in the European market would like to get something from this side of the world which is more green and environmental friendly,'' he added.
6 Comments on "Leading Swiss retail group opens training centre for Maldives fisherman"
Former tourist on Tue, 28th Jan 2014 8:50 PM
Talking about prices for Tuna in the EU:
My foto shows what we get at a big rteailewr in GE:deepfreeze Tuna like this: This is 200 g ( TWO HUNDRED GRAMS) for 5,80 US$ !!!
coffee on Tue, 28th Jan 2014 11:45 PM
Some times you find coffee 2 grams over 10$.. depnding on brading etc..
But does Africa get it. No. So its not simple. In real life there are corporate monsters who exploit and take profit… MIGROS.. I wonder if they are doing charity.
And who is IPNLF John Burton Character.. looks like there is a back story..
canned truth on Wed, 29th Jan 2014 1:12 AM
@ Former tourist
The major profit goes to Thai canning plants, big supermarkets.
fish on Wed, 29th Jan 2014 5:03 PM
This is the same story all over the third world. Developed countries exploit the crap out of us. Our fisherman and farmers get very little for their products which are sold at highly inflated prices at the ultimate destinations.
Initiatives like Fairtrade are trying to help the situation. With 8 billion people to feed, and the population of the world rising fast, the future is bleak for fisherman and farmers in the 3rd world.
Maldivian on Thu, 30th Jan 2014 11:24 PM
There wont be any fish left to catch here, since foreign trawlers will suck the oceans dry of fish.
No matter how skillful, a fisherman can never catch anything in a dead ocean.
cabs on Fri, 31st Jan 2014 4:41 PM
Canned truth I thought that maldivians tuna is canned is Maldives or is it the sticker trick


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Just a few years before, scientists had come up with a lie-detector mechanism, to be used in the courts. It is a small mechanism; it is hidden under the chair. The criminal sits on the chair, the magistrate asks him questions and the lie detector which is hidden in the chair goes on making a graph, just like a cardiogram. As long as the person is speaking truthfully, the cardiogram makes a very simple, even and harmonious graph. The moment he lies, the graph goes off the track.
The psychoanalyst thought that it would be good to try that graph on this fellow; he had the machine in his office. First, things are asked about which you cannot lie, so that the graph can become adjusted. For example, "What time is it on the clock on the wall?" Naturally, how can you lie? Everybody can see what time it is.
The psychoanalyst asked, "How many fingers do you see on my hand?" Naturally you cannot lie. Simple questions in which it is impossible to lie, so the graph can become harmonious, and then suddenly he asked, "What do you think, is it true that you are Abraham Lincoln?"
And he said, "Of course." And the graph went on without any change. Even the psychoanalyst could not believe his eyes that this man has not only become mentally identified with Abraham Lincoln, it has even reached to his heartbeats. He was dragged from this analyst to that analyst. Finally he became tired. He said, "This is stupid, why should I be unnecessarily harassed?"
But the whole village became interested. Everybody was saying to him, "You are not Abraham Lincoln. Forget all about it. That was just acting."
Somebody reported to the court that this man was deceiving. He was brought into the court. Seeing the situation.he was getting tired. He was put on that lie-detector mechanism again, and when it was asked, "Who are you?" he said, "I am not Abraham Lincoln, I am tired of it." But the graph said, "No, he is." The graph did not accept his denial of being Abraham Lincoln because he was only denying intellectually. Deep down he knew who he was. The graph picks up the very heartbeat, your innermost feeling, not what you say but what you feel.
We have all become names, but we were born nameless and we will die nameless. But such is the deceptive way of the world that you will live with a name and even when you die, people will put the name on your grave. There was no such name ever as a reality; it was a fiction. A nameless reality existed, a nameless reality changed its form, but the grave will carry for years, as long as it remains, a name which represents nobody.
Kyozan asking Sansho, "What is your name?" is provoking him. If he says, "Sansho," then he has not realized the nameless reality. If he says, "I am not Sansho," then the question arises, "Who are you? - You must be somebody."
Even in denying he is accepting somebodiness; there must be some other name: "Just tell it exactly - what is your name?"
But Sansho was not to be caught by Kyozan's game. He was of the same perceptivity and clarity; he reversed the whole process. He said, "My name? My name is Ejaku."


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(CNN) — The first of six Patriot missile batteries intended to protect Turkey from Syrian threats is operational along the countries' shared border, NATO said Saturday.
The other five batteries, which NATO says are to be for defensive purposes only, are expected to be in place in coming days.
NATO foreign ministers decided in December to deploy the batteries after Syria launched Scud missiles near the Turkish border. And in October, errant Syrian artillery shells hit the Turkish border town of Akcakale.
The missile battery that is now operational is in the city of Adana. Patriot systems will also be deployed to help protect the Turkish cities of Kahramanmaras and Gaziantep, NATO said.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said this month that the missile batteries will stay only as long as there is a threat.
In Syria, at least 96 people were killed across the country Saturday, according to the Local Coordination Committees for Syria, a network of opposition activists. Thirty-seven of the deaths were in Aleppo province, 29 in Damascus and its suburbs, and 18 in Homs province.
The group reported fierce shelling by the regime in the Damascus suburbs. Injuries were reported after aircraft dropped cluster bombs near Aleppo, the group said.
Also Saturday, a senior Iranian official said an attack on Syria would be regarded as a strike against Iran and its allies, according to the Mehr News Agency.
Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, also praised Syria's logistical support for the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, which the United States lists as a terrorist organization.
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State Officials Join Students for Annual Salmon Stocking in Western Massachusetts
100,000 young salmon released in tributaries of Westfield River
CHESTER - Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - As part of a joint federal and state species restoration effort, Massachusetts environmental officials today joined students and teachers in Chester to release 100,000 half-inch long salmon into the West Branch of the Westfield River.
Students from Chester Elementary School assisted Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Richard K. Sullivan Jr. and Department of Fish and Game (DFG) Commissioner Mary Griffin in stocking the river behind the school. The annual event is part of an ongoing endeavor to restore Atlantic salmon to its native habitat in the Connecticut River watershed.
"This annual stocking is crucial in reintroducing Atlantic salmon back into this part of the Connecticut River," said Secretary Sullivan. "Today we celebrate the partnership among state, federal and local interests, which make this restoration effort a success. We are grateful to everyone, especially the students and their teachers, involved in this effort."
Atlantic salmon are making a steady comeback in the Connecticut River, thanks to a cooperative restoration program run by Massachusetts and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
DFG's Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) staff and a cadre of volunteers are planning to stock 1.5 million state and federal hatchery-raised salmon fry (baby salmon) into Connecticut River tributaries during the spring. The fry come from MassWildlife's Roger Reed Hatchery in Palmer and the White River National Fish Hatchery in Bethel, Vermont. Fry are trucked to stocking sites where volunteers gather to aid in the release.
"I would like to thank Chester Elementary School administrators, teachers, and students for helping us with the release of Atlantic salmon fry into this beautiful cold water stream," said Commissioner Griffin. "The Atlantic salmon restoration effort is very labor intensive and we greatly appreciate the efforts of MassWildlife staff and volunteers who assist us in this important program."
The Connecticut River's once-abundant native Atlantic salmon population was nearly eliminated 200 years ago due to the development of dams that blocked their migration from the sea to their spawning grounds in rivers. As a result of the 20-year restoration program, several hundred adult Atlantic salmon once again return to the Connecticut River to spawn each year.
Female salmon bury fertilized eggs in stream bottom gravel nests in late autumn and fry hatch in late winter and emerge from the gravel in early spring. After living for two years in freshwater, young salmon migrate to the ocean where they grow to maturity. Adult salmon weighing eight to 15 pounds return to their native streams to repeat the spawning cycle after living at sea for two to three years.
In addition to stocking salmon fry, MassWildlife's migratory fish programs include monitoring fish passage at dams on the Connecticut, Westfield, and Merrimack Rivers; trapping salmon and shad for transport to hatcheries or upstream locations; working with federal agencies to ensure safe upstream and downstream fish passage at hydroelectric dams; and helping local watershed groups improve freshwater fish habitat.
Volunteers from high schools, sporting clubs, watershed associations, civic groups, colleges, and other people with a passion for rivers, fish, or fishing have assisted the DFG personnel in the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon restoration program.


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