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Dr Etienne named WHO Regional Director for the Americas
Nearly five months after she was elected Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dominican-born Dr. Carissa Etienne has been named Regional Director for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO).
The WHO Executive Board, which is holding its 132nd session here this week, said that Dr. Etienne will begin her five-year term as PAHO Director and WHO Regional Director on 1 February, succeeding Dr. Mirta Roses Periago of Argentina. PAHO serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of WHO (WHO/AMRO).
"I believe strongly that good health is rooted in equity, universality, solidarity and inclusiveness. I have learned that universal health coverage is not only the best way to improve the health of every citizen in a country, but that it is entirely feasible," said Dr Etienne in her acceptance speech.
Dr Etienne holds degrees in medicine and surgery from the University of the West Indies as well as a Master's in community health and an honorary diploma in public health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
She held several senior positions in Dominica, including serving twice as Chief Medical Officer and Director of Primary Health Care Services. She was also an Associate Professor at the Ross University School of Medicine. In Geneva, Dr Etienne led efforts to renew primary health care (PHC) at the global level and to strengthen health systems based on PHC, promoting integration and improved functioning of health systems. She has also promoted policy directions to reduce health inequalities and advance health for all through universal coverage, people-centered care, the access to safe and effective medical products and technology, the integration of health into broader public policies, and inclusive and participatory health leadership. The Regional Office for the Americas comprises 38 member states stretching from the Arctic to the Tierra del Fuego and including all the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries. (CMC)


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Nature Photo 2019 Calendar
Nature always bring positive thoughts and positive vibes all over the environment and it's also good for your eyes. Whatever your eyes see they send thoughts to your mind. Today here we have collected Nature Photo 2019 Calendar Templates for your office desk and house table. The usefulness of this lesson isn't limited to large corporations, government agencies, or radio companies hoping to manipulate our tastes, These same insights can be used to change how we live. If you want to achieve something or have big goals in your life, then you have to create a perfect plan for it and make schedules for your every day, hour and month which move towards your goals. Usually, only when all three parts of this process are fulfilled can a movement become self-propelling and reach a critical mass. There are other recipes for successful social change and hundreds of details that differ between eras and struggles. But understanding how social habits work helps explain why Montgomery and rosa parks become that catalyst for a civil rights crusade. Some people's brain, though, experience switching errors. They go into incomplete paralysis as they sleep, and their bodies are active while they dream or pass between sleep phases. This is the root cause of sleepwalking and for the majority of sufferers, it is an annoying but benign problem. Those emotions are really powerful, though. They are some of the most basic cues for all kinds of behaviors we've learned throughout our lives. Responding to a threat by running away or defending ourselves is something everyone has practiced since they were babies and when those emotions occur, and there's no chance for the higher brain to put things in context, we react the way our deepest habits tell us to. We run or fight or follow whatever behavioral pattern is easiest for our brains to latch on to.
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Urban Regeneration Strategy for Templeshannon, Enniscorthy adopted by Wexford County Council
Wexford County Council have formally adopted the Urban Regeneration Strategy for Templeshannon Enniscorthy, prepared by FAC in association with our partners Arup and Sheridan Tierney Architects and with proactive support from our client, Wexford County Council.
The Core Vision of the strategy is for local economic renewal built upon the existing assets; both the physical heritage and the business and community networks. Comprehensive consultation with stakeholders and the wider community was key to learning about the key strengths of the place, its people and developing a plan that works with their needs and for the town to take ownership.
7 Regeneration Themes were developed to provide a bridge between the Vision and 24 Actions. Each Action was future-proofed for potential impacts, stakeholders (for implementation), funding sources, timescale and value.
8 Key Projects have been identified to enable and sustain the regeneration process, including a new pedestrian bridge, traffic flow changes, urban realm improvements, building block opportunities and a river walkway. All these initiatives are designed to ensure that the town can build on the opportunities afforded by the forthcoming Flood Relief scheme and motorway bypass of the town.
The regeneration strategy includes an Implementation Plan to manage how the initiatives and projects can now be progressed. The strategy has been prepared to be a 'living plan' for Templeshannon and Enniscorthy, as a road-map for partnership and action. We look forward to seeing this positive process reflected in a changing, vibrant and sustainable town centre in the months and years ahead.
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FAC is a leading Chartered Town Planning, Development and Socio-economic Analytics Consultancy based in Dublin with an extensive project portfolio throughout Ireland. FAC has extensive experience in town and village renewal, town and village health checks, and settlement profiling.


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North East Arnhem Land
Working with the Community
Key partner organisations in North East Arnhem Land include the following:
- Buku Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre
- Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation
- Gumatj Corporation
- Laynhapuy Homelands Aboriginal Corporation
- Marngarr Resource Centre
- Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation
- Rirratjingu Aboriginal Corporation
Communities supported include Gunyangara, Nhulunbuy, and Yirrkala.
Regional Contacts
Glenn Weston
Jawun General Manager, Regions and Acting Regional Director, NEAL> Read more
Prior to joining Jawun, Glenn had a distinguished career working with some of Australia's largest corporates. He has vast experience in management, including running his own businesses for five years, in excess of 11 years banking with Westpac and NAB and running Telstra store teams across 3 states. Glenn joined Jawun 6 years after having completed a secondment in 2009 working alongside the Archer Point Trust in Cooktown.
In 2015, Glenn was appointed as the Regional Director for Jawun's Cape York operations supporting the Indigenous communities of Cape York. In June 2017 he was appointed to the role of Jawun's General Manager, Regions, supporting the local leadership in East and West Kimberley, North East Arnhem Land, Cape York and more recently Goulburn Murray, Central Coast NSW and Central Australia.
Glenn is an avid learner holding a number of qualifications including a Bachelor of Accounting and an Executive MBA, which provided him the opportunity to study overseas in four countries.
To contact Glenn, please email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Case Studies
Case studies show how Jawun secondees have achieved real results. If you are interested to learn more about Jawun's work in this region, click on the case studies below.
- Rarrtjiwuy Melanie Herdman — a rising Yolŋu voice
- CBA Customer Advocacy: Understanding Indigenous perspectives to support Customers
- Town Vision and a community in transition
- Yolngu and Ngapaki Come Together
- Supporting Yolngu managers to drive change for their communities
- Supporting Gumatj Corporation's Prisoner Rehabilitation Program
- Supporting Lirrwi Yolngu Tourism Aboriginal Corporation
- Strengthening Gumatj Corporation's Small Business Framework


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United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
Why in News?
- On June 1, 2017, President Trump formally announced that US would quit the Paris Agreement.
- There has been widespread condemnation of US exit at global level. UN Secretary General's spokesperson called it a major disappointment and EU termed it a sad day for the world when climate change is going to be a major global problem. The enormity of the problem is expected to magnify in the forthcoming decades.
- US coal industry and some Republican members supported the move.
What is under Paris Accord?
- Paris agreement calls for holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
- Paris agreement, which takes effect in 2020, calls on nations to establish a fund (Green Climate Fund) of at least $100 billion a year in climate-related financing by 2020.
- Paris agreement does not have historical responsibility clause.
- Paris agreement is not legally binding.
Why such a decision by Trump Administration?
- Trump mentioned the Paris Agreement would cost US millions of jobs.
- Withdrawal is to fulfil his promises made during election campaign. He wants Paris Agreement to get renegotiated.
- Green Climate Fund is costing the U.S. a vast amount of money.
- According to critics of the agreement, Paris deal will be successful only when all the countries meet their intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) but this is not going to happen while agreement is not legally binding, the other countries will enjoy flexibility while US will have to face serious regulations.
- A section of American community considers that paying for the regulation imposed is a losing proposition rather than a leadership.
- Due to shale gas evolution, the United States carbon emission has decreased in previous years and so she feels that there is not much requirement of further regulations.
- The Trump administration feels that the deal is not about climate change but about its competitors getting economic advantage over the US and will handicap the US economy. So, the US wants a renegotiated deal in sync with its 'America First' policy.
What is the validity of claims made by Trump Administration? Do you think Paris Agreement would be more effective in cutting pollution or it will lead to job cuts?
- After declaration of withdrawal of US from Paris Agreement former US President Obama released a statement. "The nations that remain in the Paris Agreement will be the nations that reap the benefits in jobs and industries created"
- Clean Energy sector is the one of the fastest growing sector of US.
- Growth in solar energy outpaces the growth in other sectors not only in US but across the World. Millions of jobs have been created in Solar, Wind, Advanced Batteries, Energy Efficiency etc. in the United States.
- Critics feel that the US has lost the opportunity to lead the global clean energy sector with its high-end technology by pulling out of the agreement.
USA's intended nationally determined contribution (INDC)?
To reduce its carbon emissions from 2005 levels by 26-28 per cent by 2025.
Are the efforts taken by USA sufficient?
U.S. is the largest contributor to climate change, responsible for 21 per cent of the accumulated stock of carbon in the atmosphere. It is the second-largest contributor (with about 15% share, after China's 30% per cent) to the current flow of global carbon emissions.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) demands of developed countries, is 25-40 per cent reduction below 1990 levels to stabilise GHG concentrations, so that the temperature increase is limited to 2 °C.
Comparison of US and EU (European Union) efforts
While, the E.U. made a commitment of "at least 40 per cent" reduction from 1990 levels. From 1990 to 2005, U.S. emissions rose by 17 per cent, making its Paris commitments just 9-11 per cent from 1990 levels. U.S. is greatly advantaged compared with the E.U.
Other steps of Trump Administration which are setback for Climate Protection Initiatives
- Clean Power Plan of Obama administration which aimed at combating global warming was also revoked by Trump Administration. The Plan meant to reduce emissions from electricity sector by an estimated 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 with a view to shift away from coal energy and limit usage of natural gas.
- Additionally, Obama's administration six moratorium on climate change were also repealed bringing to light that US administration's focus is on fossilizing its economy and achievement of climate goals seemed no in near future.
Impact of USA's withdrawal from the agreement
- The Financial aid for the developing countries to develop clean energy capabilities is in jeopardy. The road map for rich countries to provide US $100 billion annually starting in 2020 looks more dubious than before.
- US by its actions also sets a bad precedent on other players who could follow US footsteps.
- Countries which lack capabilities like Maldives, Bangladesh and other island nations will be the worst sufferers.
- Renegotiation if occur, will be more disruptive. Paris agreement was itself a huge compromise. It makes weak Paris Agreement weaker further.
More than half of Americans believe that climate change will harm people in the US. But lower than 40% believe it will harm me personally. (Source -Yale University poll)
Implications on India
- US largest most responsible nation has walked away, now countries like China and India may have to take more responsibility.
- Climate Funding for cleaner technologies may get affected which will further limit the climate protection measures.
Would it also impact the Geopolitical Importance of United States at International Level?
This is not the first time that the U.S. is pulling out of an international climate agreement. It withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol claiming that emerging economies did not have quantified emission targets. Further it also withdrew from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), TPP etc. This will affect United States negotiating power at global level.
How the withdrawal Mechanism works under Paris Climate Agreement?
Article 28 of the Paris Agreement deals with withdrawal mechanism. It states that parties cannot apply for withdrawal for the first three years.
What is the way forward for Trump Administration?
- Paris agreement, was negotiated by 195 parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on December 12, 2015, and it came into force on November 4, 2016.
- According to Article 28.2 of the agreement, even if the Trump administration were to submit a written notification on withdrawal to the U.N. Secretary- General on the very day of expiry of the three-year period, the notification could take effect only after a year from that date, which means that a U.S. withdrawal can take effect at the earliest on November 4, 2020.
Efforts with in the United States towards Environment Protection
- There are states in US like California and New York which has their own environmental regulations that are very advanced. Other example in terms of Environment protection are, states like Virginia which have switched to gas from coal.
- Californian Governor signed an agreement with China to work towards lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
How EU can manage the situation in during such climate crises and withdrawal of US?
- EU needs to forge a strategy of dealing with players like US who are all set to re-fossilize their economies thus greatly undermining the goals of the Paris Agreement.
- EU-China joint leadership on climate change is a welcome step but at the same time it would also be tough to implement considering that China has no track record on dealing with soft issues like climate change.
Way Forward
- Climate change is the global problem, so it will affect United States too. As here are no punitive measures one can take against USA due to legally non-binding nature of Paris Agreement therefore bilateral or multilateral talks to bring the US back to Climate related discussions is the way ahead.
- We need to find the strategy to strengthen the Paris Agreement.
- As the global community is struggling to implement the Paris Agreement, the International Organisations like EU needs to step up its action.
- Climate change, green finance, and sustainable development were high on the agenda during latest G-20 meet in Hamburg (2017), this is a welcome initiative.
- It is also well known that with the current Paris pledges, the global temperature rise by the end of century will be about 3.3 °C, which means countries need to ramp up their commitments a great deal more, not lower them. Thus, the climate partnership need to be forged more strongly.


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In the past few years, we have showcased various Knightscope security robots here. The company has announced the availability of its facial recognition software for K1 security robot platform. It will use deep learning to detect, analyze, and compare faces.
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These robots will now be able to recognize and detect threats at the workplace to reduce workplace violence. Knightscope will demonstrate this system at ISC West in Las Vegas on April 10th through the 12th in booth #2127 at the Sands Expo Convention Center.
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Nectarine Corn Salsa
Balanced, bright, and sweet; this salsa is summer. It's my go-to for summer gatherings and the one parents rave most about from my Summer Fruits Kids' Camp. I've had more than one requests for the recipe for this
Nectarine Corn Salsa, and today I'm happy to share it with you.
The secret to easily cutting corn off the cob is a tube style cake pan. Simply shove the shucked corn cob on the tube and cut away the kernels hands-free. The tall sides of the pan keep the corn nibs contained and collected- no more spraying corn all over the cutting board and counter. And don't skip scraping the milk from the corn cobs- it add so much creaminess from the corn to this simple and refreshing summer salsa.
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- 2 cobs fresh corn
- 2-3 nectarines finely chopped
- 1/2 cup red onion minced
- 1 small jalapeno minced (more or less to taste)
- 1/2 lemon juice only
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup cilantro, basil, and/or mint chopped
- Cut the corn from the cob (a bundt pan works well for holding the corn while you do this).
- Combine with nectarines, red onion, jalapeno, lemon juice, sea salt, and herbs in a large bowl. Taste for seasoning and adjust for more lemon, salt or onion.
Recipe Notes
- Swap: peaches or plums for nectarines. Red chile flakes or cayenne for the fresh jalapeno.
- Add: toss with chopped grilled shrimp or chicken or pecans and maybe some greens or cucumbers for a simple summery salad.
- Serving ideas: With chips, on top of grilled meat or tofu, alongside black beans, and/or a vinaigrette cabbage slaw.
- Speed up chopping by pulsing the nectarines, onions, and herbs in a food processor, then stir together with the cut corn, lemon, and sea salt.
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Grades: High School | Del Sol High School
- Founded: 2004
- # of Students: 2134 as of 2015-2016
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 24.8
- Average Standard Score: 24.26
- Colors: Cardinal and Gold
- Rank: #93rd as of 2017
Opened in 2004, Del Sol Academy of the Performing Arts is a 9-month public high school in Las Vegas. As a performing arts school, Del Sol focuses on band, costume design, dance, mariachi, music production, orchestra, theater, theater tech, and vocal performance. Del Sol was one of three schools, including Canyon Springs and Spring Valley to open in 2004.


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Tuesday 13th February - Seville - Santa Cruz Barrio
We started very late I like the Spanish breakfast of coffee and a small bun with tomato and ham.
When walking to the Santa Cruz area I saw in the shop window they were selling models of me on my white Horse already. Ok I had a different helmet and a sword instead of a pea shooter.
A great little bar for a couple of tapas for lunch
The barmaid took this one, they wrote your tab on the top of the bar.
A building being re-furbished near a park with an old tree in it.
It was like being put on the naughty step.
Maria stood down by the tower.


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The Level 7 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management is designed to enable learners to develop a sound understanding of policy, management theory and practice in health and social care. It provides learners with an opportunity to engage with the challenges facing professionals, services users and policy makers in own country. It will create knowledge in candidates so that they can work as an effective manager in hospitals/social care industry.
It combines both theoretical and practical knowledge in the health and social care profession. The qualification will develop and enhance knowledge and skills in the areas of leading change, effective performance, planning and accountability, development and team leadership. Candidate will be able to work in a variety of roles within health care administration and or management.
Credit value is defined as being the number of credits that may be awarded to a Learner for the successful achievement of the learning outcomes of a unit.
The RQF credit value of the unit will remain constant in all contexts, regardless of the assessment method used or the qualification(s) to which it contributes. Learners will only be awarded credits for the successful completion of whole units.
All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the LSPM and verified by external evaluators.
The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes. To achieve a 'pass' for a unit, a learner must have successfully passed all the assessment criteria for that unit.
Plagiarism is defined as the unacknowledged use of the work of others as if this were your own original work. A student may be found guilty of an act of plagiarism irrespective of intent to deceive.
The most common forms of plagiarism are:
- cut/copy and pasted material from the Web
- copying the work of another student (past or present) including essay material, laboratory data or computer source code
- copying course material or lecture notes
- copying material out of a textbook or journal
Some of tips are given below:-
- When presenting the views and work of others, include in the text an indication of the source of the material
e.g. …as Sharpe (1993) has shown,…
and give the full details of the work quoted in your bibliography.
- If you quote text verbatim, place the sentence in inverted commas and give the appropriate reference
e.g. 'The elk is of necessity less graceful than the gazelle' (Thompson, 1942, p 46)
and give the full details in your bibliography as above.
- If you wish to set out the work of another at length so that you can produce a counter-argument, set the quoted text apart from your own text (e.g. by indenting a paragraph) and identify it by using inverted commas and adding a reference as above.
- If you are copying text, keep a note of the author and the reference as you go along, with the copied text, so that you will not mistakenly think the material to be your own work when you come back to it in a few weeks' time.
- If you reproduce an illustration or include someone else's data in a graph include the reference to the original work in the legend:
e.g. (figure redrawn from Webb, 1976)
or (triangles = data from Webb, 1976)
- If you wish to collaborate with another person on your project, you should check with your supervisor whether this might be allowed and then seek permission (for research degrees, the permission of the Board of Graduate Studies must be sought).
- If you have been authorised to work together with another candidate or other researchers, you must acknowledge their contribution fully in your introductory section. If there is likely to be any doubt as to who contributed which parts of the work, you should make this clear in the text wherever necessary.
e.g. I am grateful to A. Smith for analysing the sodium content of these samples
- Be especially careful if cutting and pasting work from electronic media; do not fail to attribute the work to its source. If authorship of the electronic source is not given, ask yourself whether it is worth copying.
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Have You Forgotten That Stock Markets Go Up?
"The masses are always wrong." – Ayn Rand
Have you noticed that nearly every investor is investing defensively these days? Many investors have lost faith in the long term growth of the stock market. This is not surprising after the big crash in 2008. It has made investors more aware of risk.
It can be hard for investors to know what to do when they are not confident in the market. The bottom in the market was 20 months ago, but there is still a lot of bad news and fear about what may happen. Will we have another debt crisis? Will we have high inflation? Will unemployment stay high? Will the market crash again?
What happened in the past when we had pessimistic times like this?
Studying past markets is actually quite reassuring. It shows 3 solid reasons why investors should maintain confidence in the stock market:
- Stock market growth is much more consistent over time than most investors realize.
- Pessimistic times are usually the best times to invest.
- Maintaining long term faith in the stock market is very rewarding.
Stock market growth is much more consistent over time than most investors realize.
Most people think that stock market ups and downs are completely erratic. In actual fact, stock markets have been quite consistent in rising throughout history when you stay invested for a period of time – and there are good reasons for it. Note the odds of making profit since 18711:
% Chance of Gain if invested for:
1 year 72%
7 years 96%
15 years 100%
Why are gains so consistent? The stock market is primarily driven by the profits of huge companies. Whatever happens in the economy or politics, companies are able to adjust their operations so that they can continue to increase their profits. They can cut costs, raise prices, develop new products or expand to new regions.
In addition, new companies with high profits are often created and join the stock market. For example, quite a few large, very profitable companies in technology such as Microsoft, Google, Research in Motion, Apple, eBay, Dell and Cisco were tiny or did not exist 20 years ago.
The stock market has been described as a see-saw moving up a hill. Over time, these huge companies are able to grow their profits. Short term, sentiment is erratic because much of it is based on human emotion. However, eventually logic and the fundamentals of rising profits will win and the market will rise. That is why the market consistently rises when you stay invested long enough.
Pessimistic times are generally the best times to invest.
In pessimistic times like this, the question is always asked: Is it different this time? Could the system collapse "this time" or could we have another decade of low growth "this time"?
This mantra has nearly always been wrong throughout history. "The 4 most dangerous words in investing are "This time it's different." (John Templeton)
In fact, the biggest gains usually follow the most pessimistic moments. Note the wisdom of John Templeton: "Buy at the point of maximum pessimism." And Mark Mobius: "Buy when there is blood in the streets – even when that blood is your own."
The wisdom of these quotes can be seen in this graph of 10-year rolling returns.1
Note first of all that there are hardly any decades without a gain. There is a more interesting and surprising conclusion, though. Note the low periods in the graph? Now look 10-15 years before and after each low period. Note that there are big, high peaks in the 10-year periods just before and just after the lows?
Here are the actual returns:
Before & After Worst 10-Year Periods
|Prior 10 Years
|Next 10 Years
There are always many reasons given for decades of high or low growth, but perhaps there is a much more simple reason – market returns are much more consistent than investors realize. Bad decades are usually preceded and followed by great decades (and vice versa), which just brings the non-normal returns back closer to normal.
In short, investors have been well-rewarded by maintaining faith in the stock market – especially during pessimistic times.
Maintaining long term faith in the stock market is very rewarding.
From our experience, we have noticed that investors that have faith in the stock markets long term tend to do very well, while those that are nervous of the market tend to buy and sell at all the wrong times. The most successful investors tend to be the ones that stay invested all the time.
If you stay invested for 20 years, even during the most pessimistic times, the returns have always been acceptable – and almost always very good. You would have made 5%/year or more 97% of the time. Here are the worst and best-case scenarios:
If you invest for 20 years, you will have1:
Worst case 3.1%/year (Almost double your money)
Average 9.3%/year (6 times your money)
Best case 18.0%/year (27 times your money)
Doubling your money over 20 years is not great, but if that is the worst-case scenario, but it is certainly nothing to be scared of!
Whenever the stock market returns are low, comparisons are made to other investments. Since the last 10 years have had no gain, investing in almost anything else would have been better.
What are investors doing now? Investors have a short term memory and tend to base their investment strategy on recent events. That is why the most popular investments now are cash, bonds, GICs, gold and real estate (in Canada), with stock market investments focusing on dividend stocks, market-timing strategies, or "anything with a yield".
These are all the areas that performed better in the last 10 years and they are all defensive in nature. They are popular because of the fear created by 2008 and negative news.
However, how do these other investments compare long term? The surprising truth is in the chart below – the long term growth of other investments, such as G.I.C.'s, real estate or gold, is tiny compared to the stock market. Note that gold and real estate have not even kept up with G.I.C.'s!
* Morningstar and Toronto Real Estate Board
The dollar values in this chart start with $64,559, which was the average price of a home in Toronto in 1977. At the end of 2009, the average home in Toronto was worth $411.931, but if you had invested the same amount in the Toronto Stock Exchange, you would have had $1,886,820. You could now buy almost 5 houses!
Investing and staying invested in the stock market is very rewarding.
It can be hard for investors to know what to do when they are not confident in the market. Market history shows why investors should maintain confidence in the stock market as the main investment vehicle for retirement planning and other long term goals. The stock market consistently rises when you stay invested long enough.
This is particularly true during periods of time like today when there are many reasons to be pessimistic. Investing during "maximum pessimism" and after bad decades have been the best times to invest.
Investors that have faith in the stock markets long term tend to be very well rewarded, while those that are nervous of the market tend to buy and sell at all the wrong times. The most successful investors tend to be the ones that stay invested all the time.
1 Standard & Poor's – calendar returns 1871-2009
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The International Centre of Advanced Materials Science and Electron Microscopy is announcing the International Autumn School on
"Microscopy - advanced tools for tomorrow's materials"
to be held from October 8th to October 11th, 2007 at Berlin-Adlershof, Germany.
Aims and Scope
The first Autumn School of the International Centre was organized in 1975. The Autumn Schools provided and will provide a platform for bringing together especially younger scientists (PhD students, Post docs) from Middle/ Eastern and Western Europe. Young scientists are therefore encouraged to apply to participate in this school. The participants will have the opportunity to listen to lectures of internationally renowned scientists and to have lively discussions with them. Furthermore, the young scientists are encouraged to present their own work in the form of posters during the school. Extended abstracts will be published on the website of the school.
The school is open for all scientists interested in advanced materials development. Attendees need not necessarily be electron microscopists.
For more than 20 years
autumn schools on electron microscopy have been traditionally organized
by the Institute of Solid State Physics and Electron Microscopy in
Halle, which became the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Microstructure
Physics whose
International Centre of Electron Microscopy was extended to the
Centre of Materials Science and Electron Microscopy in 1996. Since
the autumn schools have been organized alternately in Halle at the MPI
and in Berlin at the Fritz-Haber
Institute. In 2002 the responsibility
for the organization of the school moved to the Humboldt University of
Berlin and, in particular, to the Chair of Crystallography
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This year, the Museums partnered with Plains Capital Bank, Assistant Vice-President Banking Branch Manager Norma Mendoza, for a location. The bank's facility offered flexibility, ample room and convenient parking. Mendoza and her staff were very helpful and accommodating and plans to utilize the space fell into place.
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I´m trying to glue formica laminate to metal doors (zinc metal), but after some time (about week) some laminate will develope bubbles, but most wont. Glue i use is SIMSON MSR BC, so i wonder if any of you have any ideas what is making the bubbles, could it be cold (the metal is shrinking, and laminate wont)? Dents in door surface? Frankly i think it could be all of reasons or none of reasons. Previously i used liquid PUR, but the outcome was far worse.
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Last night China presented a dazzling display of fireworks and acrobatics to a crowd of 10,000 people as part of the official welcoming ceremony for next year's Olympic games to be hosted in Beijing. Held in Tiananmen Square, notorious for the 1989 tragedy when troops brutally crushed pro-democracy demonstrations with huge loss of life, the ceremony has not allayed fears in the international press about the country's fitness to host the games.
China has already been subject to scrutiny over human rights issues and freedom of the press. Critics claim it has failed to live up to promises of press freedom made when they were awarded the Games in 2001, and recently concerns have also been raised over pollution levels at the Games, which could adversely affect athletes' performance and health. The country has a bad track record on environmental issues (over the last few months there have been a number of scares over contamination in products produced or processed in China), and the International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has said that some competitions might have to be moved if continuing efforts by organisers to clean up the city's notoriously smoggy air were unsuccessful.
Billions have been spent in an attempt to reduce pollution in Beijing, without success. Many factories have been closed or moved elsewhere, but the rapid rate of construction in the city contributes to its smog problem. Wang Junyan, the director of cycling events for the games, assured reporters that the events would go ahead, adding that "Rogge's comment reminds us that we have to work harder to fix environmental problems."
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For best balance of flavors and texture combine something fruity (berries, pomegranate seeds, persimmon etc.), something "nutty" (toasted pecans, macadamia nuts, cocoa nibs, almond slices etc.) and something creamy (tahini, almond butter, MCT oil, homemade nutella etc.)
If you're not too strict with your carbs and want to get some extra veggies (and prebiotic fiber) in, you can combine it with my baked jicama fries too!
1 serving
- 1 cup riced cauliflower (I get mine at Trader Joe's)
- 1/3 cup unsweetened coconut flakes (I get mine at Trader Joe's)
- 2 tbsp melted ghee (currently loving this one), or use avocado oil if dairy-intolerant
- 2 tsp golden monkfruit sugar or other low-carb sweetener of choice (or use coconut sugar, or omit completely)
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- a pinch of ground clove
- a pinch of cardamom
- a pinch of ground nutmeg
- a pinch of salt
- 1/3 cup coconut yogurt or milk (or both)
- toppings of choice (see above)
- Mix all ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Spread out mixture evenly on baking sheet. Make sure it's spread out in a single layer, or the cauliflower will "sweat" and you won't get that nice, nutty texture.
- Roast for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown, tossing occasionally.
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Kourtney Kardashian just posted the dreamiest picture that she has together with Younes Bendjima. They are dancing in a fairytale scenery, and they seem happier than ever!
These two really seem to be in paradise when they are together, and Kourtney took to her Instagram account on January 4 to post the sweetest photo of themselves. She captioned the pic 'Dancing by the moon.'
The lovebirds look fantastic, and it's not wrong to say that they have become actual relationship goals.
After posting this photo, Kourt's fans were not shy to express their feelings, and they said that she truly deserves to be this happy after everything that she has gone through in the past with her ex.
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He seems to be totally in love these days with his girlfriend Sofia Richie are they are not shy to express their feelings all over their social media accounts.
Sofia recently posted a photo featuring Scott and herself, and she wrote 'Love you kid' on it. So sweet!
Kourtney and Younes were together at Kris Jenner's Christmas bash, and Scott was not that lucky because Sofia was banned from the party by the family, unfortunately.
His plans for this year include convincing everyone that she is a fantastic woman and he wants to introduce her in the Kardashian family in order to be able to present her to his three kids who he shared with Kourtney. We wish the best for all of them, and we hope that 2018 will turn out to be a better and a more peaceful year for them.


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Koninklijke BAM Groep NV's (BAMNB.AE) adjusted pretax profit soared 57% in the first nine months of the year, the Dutch construction company said Thursday, backing its full-year guidance.
BAM Groep said its adjusted earnings--which strip out restructuring costs, impairments and other one-offs--rose to 93.6 million euros ($107.2 million), from EUR59.4 million in the year-earlier period.
Revenue in the first nine months of the year rose 7.8% to EUR5.04 billion, the group said.
During the period, BAM said it booked a non-cash impairment worth EUR23 million in relation to regional property positions in the Netherlands.
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One of Northern Ireland's most iconic landmarks
Scrabo Tower stands majestically 125-feet high on a hill 540-feet above sea level and is one of Northern Ireland's most famous landmarks. The site was originally the location of a great megalithic cairn which was later used for tribal gatherings. It eventually became a part of a farmed estate belonging to the Dominican Order. The word 'scrabo' means 'cow pasture' in Irish which would suggest this fertile area has always been farmed. The tower was built as a memorial to Charles Stewart 3rd Marquess of Londonderry for his efforts to alleviate suffering during the Great Famine. His tenants lead a communal effort to erect a memorial to him as acts of kindness by a landlord were not the norm during these hard times. Stewart was one of the Duke of Wellington's generals during the Napoleonic Wars and was known as "Warring Charlie". He inherited his title after his brother, the 2nd Marquis, committed suicide. It was originally called the 'Londonderry Monument' and was built to designs attributed to the famous architect Sir Charles Lanyon after a controversial competition for the tender. It now stands in a golf course and is surrounded by a beautiful country park. The tower is now open to the public and houses two floors of displays. The 122 steps to the top are worth the effort for the stunning views.


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Sport & Recreation
We pride ourselves at Kingsweston in being able to support pupils in experiencing, participating and achieving in a range of sport, recreation and leisure opportunities, both as part of the curriculum in scheduled PE lessons, and through close ties and positive relationships with local organisations and sport teams. In addition, some pupils are given the opportunity to compete against other schools in a number of organised competitions each year. In the past few years these opportunities have included golf, cricket, T-Ball, football, rugby, basketball and sailing. We have also hosted a rugby competition with two other local schools.
We have been working closely with a number of organisations to offer high-quality experiences for pupils both on and off site. These have included golf with Bristol and Clifton golf club, cycling through Bristol All-Abilities cycling, cricket coaching from Gloucestershire Cricket Club, sailing with our partner club All Aboard Water Sports, climbing and bouldering with The Climbing Academy. We continue to work closely with Wesport and Access Sport, who help to create and fund a number of the opportunities we offer, and we extend our thanks to both organisations.
Recently we have been privileged to work closely with the Bristol Community Sport Foundation, who have visited us to provide high-quality on-site coaching in football, basketball and rugby. Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils were also able to complete a journalism project, watching and reporting on a Bristol Rugby match. A number of Kingsweston school pupils have also played competitively for the new Bristol Wheelchair Rugby team in regional and national competitions as a result of this link. In summer 2017 we begun to work with Bristol Manor Farm FC and the Gloucester FA, providing high-quality football coaching.
As part of our sports week in the penultimate week of the summer we hold a whole-school sponsored event – in 2016 the entire site participated in a sponsored walk/ run, and raised £400 for Bristol Refugee Rights.
We are always on the look-out for new activities and to be able to extend the provision we can offer – please get in touch if you have any ideas or would be able to help offer something new for our pupils.
The safety of our pupils is paramount on any activity, and everything we do is thoroughly risk assessed before we participate in it. We also take the individual needs of pupils into account when considering activities, and try to match activities to individuals and groups who are best suited to benefit from the experience. These experiences allow pupils to revisit and improve upon learnt skills, as well as increase their independence and attempt activities that may be new to them. For secondary pupils these activities often tie-in with accreditation.


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Um, sorry? Did I mention I'm easily distracted with shiny objects? I really have no good excuse. "Oh, you were probably shopping for all of your beautiful and perfect little nieces and nephews." Um, no. I whipped up their gifts in a couple of hours on my computer. In the beginning of December, I had really good intentions but then laziness and other priorities took over. "Oh, well work must be really busy for you now." True. However, my late hours were not the reason for not blogging. "Well, I'm sure you had some good reason for not sharing your amazingly awesome life with us." Mmmmm, my life is good, but I wouldn't say amazing. Or awesome. No, I can call my life awesome.
So, what's coming up for me in 2013? A whole bunch of medical appointments. Woot. At the end of January, I will spend the night at the hospital for a very, very long overdue sleep study. I've been snoring so loudly lately that Charlie has no guilt kicking me to the futon in the middle night. Even with the bedroom door closed, Charlie has experienced several sleepless night thanks to my night noises. Although I don't mind sleeping on the futon, the second bed becomes so much smaller when I have to share it with a tubby cat who has been kicked out of the main bedroom. I love my cats so much that I don't have the heart to move them in the middle of the night when I need to shift or turn.
In February or early March, Charlie and I will start shopping for a new car! I'm pretty excited about this. I love my Vue, but it's kind of a ticking time bomb. Well, ticking time bomb is kind of being overdramatic — the Vue could poop out sometime within the next couple of years. While we still have some good time on Anouk (the Vue), we should look at something new, which makes me excited because I like looking at new cars. A compact SUV is still my preference, but we really don't need one. All I know is that I'm making Charlie keep the new car super clean unlike his Jeep, which is completely dirty and gross. Dirty. Every time I look at the Jeep, I have a strong urge to clean Anouk.
What else is going on in my awesome life? Not much. I hope to find my motivation within the next couple of days or weeks. My sewing projects have been neglected, and my desire to design and create has been growing. Not to mention, the new year is right around the corner. You know what that means? My New Year's resolution! Something New. That's the theme for 2013. I'm debating if I should give up my diet pop for the year or month or a week. So many possibilities. Stay tuned.
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Par cogniflex8 dans Accueil le 14 Juillet 2016 à 08:44
Are your vitamin supplements carrying out any excellent? Are you throwing away your hard earned money?
You might think vitamin health supplements certainly are a little bit off subject matter what talking about heart well being. But genuinely they're not. A variety of nutritional vitamins happen to be analyzed in terms of their relevance to coronary heart well being. Vitamin B6 continues to be connected having a reduction of heart attacks in ladies. Vitamin C has been recognized to help lower blood pressure. Vitamin D and vitamin E have also been described when speaking about coronary heart well being.
How you can know which and exactly how considerably vitamin dietary supplements to just take
We now have the government's RDA (Recommended Day-to-day Allowance). And we've got other tips by various authorities. Some of the government's RDA quantities are considered inaccurate by some experts. Most specialists recommend that you simply must try get as much of your respective vitamin and mineral vitamins from food. And plenty of advise adding nutritional supplements to fill in the gaps in which you might not get sufficient of such nutrients from foods.
I've usually imagined it is sensible to take vitamin nutritional supplements in the event that I do not get what I need in the food I consume. As I keep on to learn more about what our foodstuff is made up of, I am ever more persuaded that we want nutritional supplements. I am also more worried, and puzzled, about the quality of health supplements. Far more on that under.
The best way to know which brand of vitamin nutritional supplements to purchase
In case you are having dietary supplements that do not function, you are just squandering your time and money. Which means you wish to get this right.
Think about it. Should you take the same nutritional supplements for a lot of a long time only to find out they did not have any nutrients, or your method could not absorb individuals nutrients, it truly is a squander of your time and income. And you've got also misplaced well being positive aspects that you simply may well have in any other case achieved with better nutritional supplements or foods!
You have to know which nutritional supplements work. And which ones do not. Discovering the solution just isn't easy.
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A big Thank You to everyone who visited Nellie's flat on Saturday the 12th of October as part of the Open House Dublin 2019 event. We hope you enjoyed your experience and went away knowing a bit more about Nellie, The Molloy family, the flat itself and The origins of The Iveagh Trust.
We were delighted that you took the time to visit us and were impressed by some of the questions we were asked and the level of interest.
So, spread the word about Nellie's Flat and The Iveagh Trust and we hope to see you again this time next year!
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PERSONAL NOTE: I decided to share my book with friends and students in mainland China because it costs too much to order a copy from USA. Enjoy it and share it with people you care and love. Peace, Steve, USA March 3, 2019 firstname.lastname@example.com blog – https://getting2knowyou-china.com
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Chapter 45
After living and working in China, many experiences will remain with me for a long time, like the indelible tattoos on your back, the biggest mundane lesson I learned is that nothing is permanent. I am not talking about the abstract concept of impermanence in Hindu and Buddhist teachings. I am talking about the ordinary things of life. From friendships to the things I bought and used in my apartment. The simple square dining table which I would also use to play mahjong with my favorite students almost killed me one day when I tried to stand on it to change a light bulb. That taught me to invest later in an aluminum ladder. The wooden table collapsed on me but I landed skillfully and safely on the floor, like a cat falling from a tall tree. The first set of four plastic chairs could not stand the weight of my student guests, most of them were of average weight. The legs of the chairs would bend or spread under the weight of students. Chairs with mental frames solve the problem. Within seven years I had bought and used at least four sturdy mops for the bathroom and the same is true of the big plastic buckets which could not hold any water after a short period of use because of sudden cracks at the side or the bottom. I used it only once a week when cleaning the bathroom. A simple desk with a drawer in my bedroom was about to collapse—slowly disintegrating—used by an adult, with a light TV on it. One morning in winter my coffee cup broke up in my hand while drinking my favorite Vietnamese coffee. The best kitchen trash bags were too fragile or flimsy to hold any substantial waste, without the elasticity and firmness of American trash bags. In desperation, I had to buy alarm clocks in America, ironically made in China for the American markets because the Chinese alarm clocks in China would literally stop functioning after a few months. And the list could go on.
This is China.
One day I had to see a dentist in a hospital connected to Xiamen University, and that means I had to travel from my campus, first on a bus, then a boat, then another bus to the hospital, not far from Xiamen University campus. In this particular hospital, mostly the patients or clients are people working for the university or students, and a few local people who live in that neighborhood. In China, you do not wait in a waiting room and go in to see a doctor when called. In America, you wait for your turn to see your doctor in a clinic full of people seeing different doctors. I was surprised my first visit to see a dentist because people simply walked by the cubicles where the dentists were doing their jobs. And you chose the dentist you wanted. So strange to me. I was privileged to see a female dentist whose English was almost flawless and when asked, "Did you study in England or America?" She shook her head. I was impressed with
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her spoken English. I thought I found the right dentist to work with me. It was a good visit and she told me to return to her office another day. I informed her because I was living far away, I needed to know the best time to see her. She signed some papers and I took them to the cashier and paid for the service.
The second visit was a little unsettling to me. I had to travel a long distance and all she did was use a tool and touch a tooth or two without really performing any work on my tooth. She signed the papers and I went to the window and paid for the service. I was so annoyed, having traveled the long distance, and I decided to share the story with a professor and some of my students. It was quite a revelation to me to learn that in China most doctors working for the government are not paid well, and so the more visits I made, the more money she could get from me. And that made sense to me, because she wanted me to come back again and again and each time she would charge me so much. The third time I chose not to see her after I discovered the truth of how she got "paid" for her job in the hospital, I waited patiently for her boss, an older gentleman, probably a teaching professor at the university. He did not question who did my dental work previously but took care of my dental problem efficiently enough that I did not have to return to see him.
It made sense why many ordinary citizens, not long ago, were physically attacking workers—doctors and nurses—in some hospitals in China for one simple reason: they felt these medical professionals were not taking care of their loved ones, resulting in some unnecessary deaths. So to secure a peace of mind, you are expected to give them money under the table so they would pay more attention to your loves ones.
So you will understand why many parents would shower gifts on teachers for the same reason: gifts will definitely guarantee your children attention from the teachers and, maybe, their success in the school. One student told me once, "You should see how many gifts my mom received from her students. So many she could open a store to sell them."
This is China.
At the beginning of every academic year when I return to teach in China, for health insurance and the government, I have to obtain a CERTIFICATE OF HEALTH EXAMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLER required by the ENTRY-EXIT INSPECTTION AND QUARANTINE, THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. and that means going for a thorough physical checkup—covering the critical functions and parts of your body, like your lung, heart, liver, kidney, stomach, blood, urine, etc., going from station to station, seeing different medical professionals—at
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a Physical Examination Record of Xiamen International Healthcare Travel Center, much more than the annual physical I would do when I return to America demanding only my blood and urine.
In America, I would be required to put on a simple hospital gown even in a private clinic for the medical checkup. In China you were not required to change into a hospital gown, you are required only to remove your shoes.
As a Chinese I believe in TCM, traditional Chinese medicine. I tried a famous brand cough syrup, a few times, recommended to me by my Chinese students and I stopped coughing within a short time. Bitter taste but it worked. My students said, "I grew up using this famous cough syrup." Who am I to question the usefulness or efficacy of this cough syrup? One time I developed a terrible itch near my anus and was about to see a Western doctor in a hospital (I doubt foreigners know that we have some top Chinese doctors trained in some top medical schools in America or in England, attracting medical tourists to China from different parts of the world), when I decided to see my Chinese doctor first before going to the hospital. He examined the spot and gave me some simple ointment and the itch was over in no time, saving me time to travel to see a Western-trained doctor in a hospital.
TCM wasn't born yesterday because it has more than 5,000 years history. TCM and acupuncture are becoming very popular in many parts of Europe; some American doctors are slowly catching up despite their many visits to study and observe the practices of Chinese medicine in mainland China. In the West, we have doctors who specialize in anesthetics, literally putting you to sleep for a major surgical operation. Western doctors have watched how in China doctors would use nothing but acupuncture on a patient to perform a major operation like a heart surgery. Nobody, witnessing it, could doubt the efficacy of the Chinese traditional practice of acupuncture. Today, TCM continues to offer Chinese medicine to those who want it the traditional way, brewing and drinking the bitter Chinese herbal medicine or in the pill forms like the ones in the West.
I would like to try the Chinese medicine to maintain and improve my health but the young Chinese doctor near my campus was not convinced I would need it because, looking rather casually at the lengthy results on paper of my medical health checkup, he would say, "You are very healthy. You do not need any help from me. You are ok." He tried my blood pressure, he said, "You are ok. Nothing wrong with you." And he would repeat, like a refrain to a song, "You are looking good and healthy." I wish my American doctor would say the same after my annual physical checkup. Because after the urine and blood tests each year, he would be disappointed with me, telling me I
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need this and that medicine to improve my health…he is not happy with my health.
Just the other day, the young secretary in the International Office said something, almost meaningless or ridiculous, to me, "Steve, you need to get sick, so you can use your health insurance. You are not using it!"
This is China.


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Jarugandi starring Jai was cleared by the censor board with U certificate recently. Now the makers have announced that the flick will be released on 28th September.
The movie is the debut production venture of actor Nithin Sathya. Reba Monica plays the female lead in the film.
First look poster of the movie was released by director A R Murugadoss. Pichumani, former assistant of Venkat Prabhu, is directing the movie which has music by Bobo Sashi.
Star cast also includes Robo Shankar, Ilavarasu and Danny among others.